Chen Lin could not help frowning when he heard Zhou Qingyu's words.
"Who took it, and why?"
Buddha-Ferrying Grass was very important to him. Although he had always avoided getting tangled up in trouble, he suppressed the urge to sweep his sleeves and leave, and asked for the details.
"It was Chihuo Immortal. Relying on his connection to the Qin Lineage, he seizes whatever he wants through fraud and force inside the city, and outside, he is even more unscrupulous. Not only did he rob me of my Buddha-Ferrying Grass and other treasures, he even demanded that I give him my shop, or he would wipe out my Ziyuan Sect!"
Zhou Qingyuan gritted his teeth. By the end, his expression had grown somewhat savage.
Chen Lin remained expressionless, unmoved by the other man's emotions.
"Did he rob you inside the city, or outside?"
Conflict was commonplace in the Immortal Cultivation World, and there was little reason to be argued. Most of the time, it came down to whose fist was bigger. If it had happened inside the city, however, he could intervene without even appearing personally. He would only need to notify the City Guard.
He also understood why the other man had gone to such lengths to approach him. Given his strength, he could not possibly fear Chihuo Immortal. What he feared was the Qin Lineage.
The Qin Lineage he mentioned should be Qin Lingyu's lineage. They were enjoying considerable prominence in the immortal city now, occupying several important posts. If the little Ziyuan Sect offended them, it really could face extermination.
Seeing Chen Lin's attitude, Zhou Qingyu also calmed down and said gravely, "Outside the city, on the way back from the Barrens."
Chen Lin shook his head. "Sect Master Zhou, you should know that the immortal city's