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Chapter 114 If you have any benefits, then call Mr. Lin (please vote for this [-]-word chapter)
In Jiangzhou, Lin Huaian returned quietly, just like when he left Jiangzhou without making any noise.

After a few days of waiting, the people in Jiangzhou got the news that the arrogant Demon Cult had been wiped out by a mysterious man.

Who is this mysterious person? Most people in Jiangzhou have a guess in their minds. It is not a strange thing to be revenged by this master for assassinating Master Lin in public on Gulan Street.

Lin Huaian naturally brought Wang Jinsheng and the jade tube with him when he came back.

For Wang Jinsheng, Lin Huaian simply arranged a room and did not restrict others. He could travel freely, but he did not reuse it.

As for the jade tube, Lin Huaian still had many questions to ask.

Just staying in the room without leaving the room, Xu Qianyuan appeared from the jade tube, and her entire figure floated in the room, seemingly as if any gust of wind could blow her away.

A person appears in the jade tube. Naturally, this scene cannot be exposed at this time. After all, it is too unbelievable. For most people, they still fear the gods in their hearts. Seeing this scene, they might regard Xu Qianyuan as some kind of god descended to earth. .

Lin Huaian called Xu Qianyuan out, and naturally he was asking about some things about Xu Qianyuan's period. He was not interested in knowing anything else. He only wanted to know if there were any other techniques that came into being besides the cultivation method jointly created by the hundreds of great masters at that time. .

Regarding Lin Huaian's problem, Xu Qianyuan had no intention of hiding it. The sword light from beyond the sky was always a thorn in her heart. That fear is still buried in her heart. The person in front of her is her only ally now. For His words naturally meant everything he knew.

Xu Qianyuan always had a cold look when she spoke. She opened her mouth and said: "At the beginning, we only recorded the cultivation method, and the others were all our own conjectures, which were still in the trial stage. Due to time constraints, we did not have time to correct them. and records.”

"However, Yuan Qi is really magical and has many wonderful uses. It can borrow the power of the five elements of heaven and earth for its own use. As long as there is no problem in guiding it, Yuan Qi can exert energy beyond imagination in the hands. We guessed at the time that this should be the legendary immortal means."

As Xu Qianyuan spoke, she raised her hand, and a hot flame emerged out of thin air in her palm. The flame danced in her hand, changing its appearance with her thoughts and control.

In addition to flames, she also considered vitality as the basis and transformed into prototypes of various weapons, such as long swords, long knives and a series of attack methods.

"Although I have participated in these ideas, most of them were still thought up by those people at the time. I just borrowed some because they are not perfect enough. Currently, these attack methods only have their form, but their real power is not How much, maybe even less than ordinary spiritual energy."

Lin Huaian silently watched the vitality in Xu Qianyuan's hand transform into everything. His heart was moved and he began to try to figure it out.

He followed suit, raised his hand, and like Xu Qianyuan before, a ball of flame jumped out of his palm.

The flames were equally hot, seeming to raise the temperature of the entire room a lot.

Xu Qianyuan looked at everything with wide eyes and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why do you know it after just one look? Moreover, I feel a terrifying power in the flames transformed by your vitality, which is many times stronger than the spiritual energy." , not to mention now, even in my time, no one could do anything."

Hearing the praise, Lin Huaian was unmoved and continued to change the vitality in his palm, turning it into the prototype of a sword. The vitality transformed it and it still looked sharp. You could see the cold light on the sword, not only the shape. , and the potential is hidden deep inside. If it is used, it will definitely cause huge power.

Xu Qianyuan showed a wry smile: "I thought that in the era when martial arts was prosperous, I could stand shoulder to shoulder with geniuses from all walks of life. Only now do I know what it means to sit in a well and watch the sky."

"In my era, no one could compare to you. No wonder you were so confident before..."

Lin Huaian glanced sideways at Xu Qianyuan: "If I were born in your era, the situation now would be different. At least I wouldn't be frightened by someone's sword."

Hearing this slap in the face again, Xu Qianyuan didn't say anything. Anyway, he had been intimidated for so many years and didn't care about this moment.

Lin Huaian said: "I had some speculations before. If we want to take a preemptive strike when the vision comes, we will definitely not be able to rely on the previous spiritual energy methods. If we want to deal with the so-called immortal, we will definitely need vitality, so what we have to do now is to continue Go gather your energy.”

Xu Qianyuan nodded: "That's right, but converting spiritual energy into vitality is a very long process. Even if you continue to swallow spiritual stones every day and night and use spiritual energy to transform into vitality, you won't be able to gather much. And those strange phenomena are probably the most A few years will come and we may not be able to make it in time.”

Lin Huaian glanced at her in surprise, thought for a moment, raised his hand, and violent spiritual energy gathered from the world and poured into his body crazily. He did not understand what Xu Qianyuan meant. Qin Tian and Dianshan might have problems with their talents. Using this mysterious cultivation method to absorb the purest spiritual energy in the world and then transform it into vitality may be a very long process. However, Xu Qianyuan was considered a proud son of the emperor in her time, so how could she say such a thing? .

On the first day when I learned the cultivation method, I felt that the speed of gathering these energy should be very fast.

Xu Qianyuan didn't think much about it. When she saw this scene, she fell silent for a moment...

What kind of monster is this man? Those who created the cultivation method together couldn't do this. If they had gathered at such a speed, maybe the outcome could have been changed.

Unable to figure it out, Xu Qianyuan simply stopped talking and said instead: "Maybe this cultivation method is just for you...I will listen to you next, but my speed of gathering vitality is far slower than yours, and now I am blocked by this jade..." The tube restrictions make it inconvenient in many cases.”

Lin Huaian frowned: "You used the blood of those demons from the Demon Sect to refine your body. How is the progress?"

Xu Qianyuan shook his head: "There has been almost no progress. Over the past 50 years, the effect has been minimal. Perhaps it is because of this jade tube. It saved me, but it also restricted me."

Lin Huaian was a little curious: "What is in this jade tube?"

Xu Qianyuan thought for a while and said: "I don't want to hide it from you. There are many things in this jade tube that I haven't figured out yet. It's like chaos inside. I am in chaos, and I need to constantly explore the things hidden in the chaos." It’s a pity that my qualifications are dull and there is no progress. Everything is a mystery.”

Lin Huaian agreed with the issue of dull qualifications. After all, there was no one with such monstrous qualifications as him in the world. After thinking about it, he expressed his guess: "Perhaps if you want to discover the secrets in this jade cylinder, you need to If you come into contact with those visions, without those visions, you may not be able to discover the contents of this jade tube in your lifetime."

Xu Qianyuan was stunned for a moment: "Then he nodded. I have thought about this issue before, but later I was unwilling to accept it and became obsessed with it, so I didn't think about it anymore. Maybe it was because I always wanted to escape from everything in the past and was afraid. That scene will happen again, and now I feel less afraid, and I have some expectations for those visions, instead of just pure fear."

Lin Huaian nodded in approval: "You were able to survive the catastrophe at that time, which means you are a blessed person. This time, your luck will not be bad either."

Xu Qianyuan showed a rare smile after hearing this: "Maybe because I met you this time, my luck will be better."

Lin Huaian ignored these words of flattery. Now there are countless flatterers who follow him every day. He has no feeling at all about these words. He just said: "You can stay in Qin Mansion these days and help me guide my nephew." , and an old guy from the bookstore, I also taught them the cultivation method when they first got it."

Hearing this, Xu Qianyuan nodded immediately and understood the meaning of Lin Huaian's words. This nephew and the old man must be trusted people, otherwise the cultivation method would not be spread.

"Uncle, Bai Ru, the great master of Yangzhou, would like to see you."

Outside the house, a guard knocked on the door, his tone was respectful and a little trembling.

Although his uncle is the Grand Master, and there is also a Grand Master from the Wei State who protects the Qin Mansion, but now that another Grand Master has come, he still politely asks to see him, and he naturally feels proud in his heart.

Bai Rushi?
This man, Lin Huaan, knew that the great master in Yangzhou had no connection with him, and that he could not even be hit by the same person.

However, Lin Huaian reacted quickly. Baiyun Mountain of the Demon Sect is the closest to Yangzhou. Now that the Demon Sect has been exterminated, Bai Ru came to find him, most likely because of the annihilation of the Demon Sect.

"I'll be there later." Lin Huaian shouted outside the house.

After the guards left respectfully, Lin Huaian had no ink marks. When Xu Qianyuan entered the jade tube, he took the jade tube directly to Qin Tian and asked him to wait for him with Dianshan.

After meeting Qin Tian and Dian Shan, he directly told them some information in a short and long story.

It was naturally the first time for Qin Tian and Dianshan to hear such mysterious words. If someone else had said it, they would have thought it was a lunatic. However, since the words came from their own uncle, they naturally would not disbelieve them, but they were shocked.

Immortal?catastrophe?Are there people living in the jade tube?Guide us?

When Xu Qianyuan floated out of the jade tube and slowly emerged, Qin Tian and Dianshan were completely confused...

Lin Huaian ignored them, who were already in a daze, and walked directly to the living room.

"Yangzhou Grand Master Bai Rushi... we can try to bring him in, which will help Dongzhou's next bid..."

Lin Huaian muttered, although he learned about a new world from Xu Qianyuan, spiritual energy is still fundamental, especially when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has become thinner, that spiritual energy is even more important. Now it is not only Qin Tian He Dianshan, even a proud man like Xu Qianyuan of that era, could not absorb and transform it much quickly. As a result, the value of the spirit stone will be even greater in the future!
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In the reception room of the Qin Mansion, although the status of the Qin Mansion in Jiangzhou has undergone earth-shaking changes, and various rooms in the mansion have begun to be renovated and repaired, most of them are still busy with other affairs recently. The reception room of the Qin Mansion , on the contrary, it is still the same as before, simple and without any extravagant or gorgeous accessories.

Bai Ru was wearing a white robe, sitting on a chair, with a cup of hot tea next to her, the fragrance of tea overflowing.

Grandmaster Lin is probably not someone who likes luxury. You can tell by looking at this living room...

Bai Ru was silently looking at everything in the living room, and he estimated in his mind that although it was not shabby, it seemed a bit unworthy compared to the status of the Grand Master.Bai Rushi pays more attention to details in this area. Throughout his life, he has been very demanding in controlling details.

Although I haven't met anyone yet, I should have labeled this Grandmaster Lin, whom I have never met, as low-key.

Even if there is suspected support from an immortal behind him, he is still so low-key. This kind of person either has a Taoist mentality and values ​​tranquility and inaction, or he is suppressed miserably by the people behind him and does not have the courage to be arrogant.

The sound of footsteps not far away interrupted Bai Rushi's guess. He immediately stood up, straightened his clothes and made sure there were no wrinkles before showing a gentle smile and facing the door of the living room.

"Grandmaster Lin, you are polite!"

After seeing that the person who came in was the same as Grandmaster Lin in the portrait, Bai Rushi immediately greeted him politely. They were both Grandmasters. As long as the person was equal to him, no matter who he was, he would always be so polite. Because of this The way he behaves, everyone calls him a gentleman.

Lin Huaian stepped into the living room and glanced at the whites of his eyes. This person was the most polite among the great masters he had ever come into contact with. He was also the most outstanding-looking, only slightly inferior to himself...

After a simple greeting, the two of them took their seats one after another.

Bai Ru came straight to the point: "First of all, congratulations to Grandmaster Lin for taking Jiangzhou without any effort. I'm in such a hurry today that I didn't prepare any generous gifts. I just gave some modest thoughts to the servants in the house. I hope you don't dislike them. "

Bai Ruzhi did a good job. He gave gifts when he came to the door, and he was polite when he spoke. Lin Huaian naturally responded politely.

The seemingly peaceful scene, after putting down the porcelain cup in his hand, Bai Ru changed the subject and said, "I heard that the Baiyun Mountain Demon Sect was attacked by a mysterious master a few days ago, and all the sects were wiped out. I don't know if Great Master Lin heard about this ?”

Finally the topic comes...

Lin Huaian glanced at him lightly, without any intention of making excuses: "I did it. You may have come late and don't understand the situation. This matter has been spread in Jiangzhou. I wonder if Grandmaster Bai has any objections? By the way, I heard that the Demon Sect has some connection with Grandmaster Bai, could it be that he is here to seek revenge?"

Bai Ru, who was accustomed to flirting with great masters from all over the world, did not expect that the person in front of him would be so straightforward. He was immediately blocked by a word. After being stunned for a long time, he managed to squeeze out a smile: "The demon sect has always acted unscrupulously in recent years. Naturally, everyone will punish him. Grandmaster Lin has done a great good deed by eliminating harm for the people. As for why I have some connection with the Demon Cult, this is just a rumor in the world. I have always been upright and aboveboard in my actions. How could I be associated with people from the Demon Cult? Collusion, let alone seeking revenge."

Bai Ru spoke in one breath, then lowered his head to pick up the porcelain cup, took a sip of tea, and narrowed his eyes slightly, flashing with anger.

Although Lin Huai'an couldn't see the expression on the back covered by the porcelain cup, the aura on Bai Rushi's body fluctuated obviously just now. Obviously, his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, and he immediately knew it.

This guy is also a polite scum who is different from what he looks like to what he looks like...

However, Lin Huaian didn't care about the other party's character. He just smiled and said: "I originally planned to find an opportunity to go to Yangzhou to meet Grandmaster Bai someday, but since you are here in person today, there is no need to go to so much trouble. Okay, let’s talk about some things today.”

Need me?

Bai Rushi's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. He had never had any interactions with this person. The main reason he came here this time was to find out if there was any immortal behind him. Otherwise, as long as there was no conflict between the two parties, there would probably be no intersection in his life. What about the Grand Master?Nowadays, all the great masters from all over the world are not guarding their own three-acre land all day long, farming and raising their children at home, but few have the energy to do it every day like the great master of Mengzhou.

Although he was confused, Bai Rushi still showed a gentle smile on his face: "Oh? Grandmaster Lin, please tell me."

Lin Huaian said directly without any ink: "It's about Dongzhou's bidding. What do you think, Grandmaster Bai?"

Bai Ru's eyelids twitched, he thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Of course, each family has used their methods. At the moment, the competition is still human and financial resources. As for the result, only then will we know."

Lin Huaian nodded: "Do you know how many percent of the spirit stone mine the imperial court is planning to throw out this time?"

Bai Ru thought for a while and smiled: "Others don't know, but people like us must know more. Grandmaster Lin asked knowingly. If the information is correct, the rumor from the court is [-]%."

Lin Huaian: "[-]%, let eight states bid together, the court's calculation is very good."

Bai Ru nodded: "Everyone understands the truth, but there is no way. Many rules have been set as early as the late emperor's time. At that time, everyone swore their promises to the people of the world. Even if they want to change them now, , That’s also a slap in the face, at most, some small tricks behind the scenes, no huge benefits, no one wants to lose this face.”

Bai Ru said it very directly, and there was nothing to hide. Everyone understood this truth.

Lin Huaian said calmly: "I have a way to prevent Mengzhou and Qingzhou from participating in this bidding. The remaining [-]% is equivalent to a joint bid by our six states, but the requirement is that the six states need to make some concessions."

Bai Rusui's eyes widened. We are all great masters. There is no need to amuse others with these words. He said before that it is really not worth losing face for a little profit, but this does not mean that they are not greedy for these spiritual stone mines. Especially now that the price of spirit stones has skyrocketed.

If Mengzhou and Qingzhou can really make concessions, then if the six states bid for the remaining [-]%, it is not impossible for them to make some concessions, at least Bai Ru is willing to do so.

However, although the benefits were good, Bai Ru was still relatively stable and asked tentatively: "I wonder what concessions Master Lin is talking about? If it exceeds the bottom line, I don't think anyone is willing."

With the benefit, Bai Ruzhi directly changed the title. When heard from the mouth of a low-status person, the title Lin Ye means flattery, but when heard from the mouth of a great master, it means respect and kindness.

At this time, Bai Rushi's expression was very kind, his smile was bright, and his eyes were tentative.

Lin Huaian ignored Bai Ru's changes and said bluntly: "The imperial court is preparing to expand to the east. The farmers have been traveling around for these years just for a place to live. They don't need the Lingshi Mine, they just want a piece of land that can accommodate it." The millions of disciples in the farm are enough."

Bai Ru thought about it and thought it was a good deal to give the farmer a piece of land in exchange for the condition that Mengzhou and Qingzhou withdraw from the bidding for the Lingshi mine.

Even if they get the wasteland in Dongzhou, they still need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to open up the wasteland. For them, in the entire Dongzhou, only the Lingshi Mine is what they need. As for the territory, only the imperial court will care. They don't look down on it at all. They only want to maintain their own interests or expand their interests, but they have not thought about expanding their territory to rebel. The current land of one state is completely enough for them.

Bai Rushi immediately said: "Master Lin's condition is not too much. If it is as you said, Mengzhou and Qingzhou withdraw from this bidding, I, Yangzhou, will definitely not object to the farmer's request to get a place to live in Dongzhou. , and can even help Mr. Lin to lobby in other states and counties. Over the years, I, Bai, still have some status in the eyes of my colleagues."

Bai Ru dared to vouch for this. Even if he didn't come forward, Mr. Lin would tell the other great masters about this request. No accident, everyone would support it. Now that he offered to help, he also wanted to make a good friend. , sell some feelings.

However, Bai Rushi was still a little curious, and couldn't help asking: "What is the relationship between the two states of Mengqing and Master Lin? They may not agree to it, but Master Lin has some countermeasures to stabilize the court?"

Bai Rushi's doubts were normal, and Lin Huaian was not surprised.

To the imperial court, a country's territory is more important than the Lingshi Mine, but with Da Chu's current situation, if the imperial court does not agree to Lin Huaian's request, it may suffer even greater losses in the future.

Lin Huaian had already thought about how to stabilize the court.

He had told Zhang Nanli before that the imperial court would give up [-]% of the profit to allow Mengzhou and Qingzhou to withdraw their troops. Next, he would persuade the imperial court to find a place for farmers to live in Dongzhou. He was not afraid that the imperial court would not agree. First of all, the peasants would There are millions of disciples, and this is a potential hidden danger scattered throughout Dachu. If it breaks out one day, the disaster it will bring will be absolutely unimaginable for Dachu.

If all the disciples from the peasant family were moved to Dongzhou, and they were given a piece of land to manage themselves, would that be considered as partially solving the hidden dangers of Da Chu?In addition, he will ask Bai Rushi to come forward, contact other great masters, and jointly request the court to give farmers a place to live. In this way, the great masters of the eight states of Chu will speak together, and the court will definitely have to worry about these great masters. Emotional issues.

There is definitely no problem in letting these great masters speak out. Just like what Bai Rushi said before, Mengzhou and Qingzhou withdraw from the bidding and give the farmers a piece of land, and they are willing to make this statement.

After all, Lin Huaian played a key role in it, like a link, a white wolf with empty gloves, plotting on both sides at the same time.

But the final result will not embarrass both parties, and it seems that they have indeed gained some benefits.

The imperial court gave up [-]% of the profits, but allowed Mengzhou and Qingzhou to withdraw their troops, which stabilized the people of Chu. At least they did not have to worry about civil strife or war, and it also solved a problem that hundreds of schools of thought had buried in various states over the years. Big hidden danger.

For the Grand Master of the Eight Prefectures, Mengzhou and Qingzhou each gained [-]% of the profit. They did not pay any price, they just sent troops to circle around Zhongzhou several times, while the other six states, in addition to Lin Huaian himself, plus the remaining If five or six states bid for [-]% of the spirit stone mine, the price paid will definitely be much smaller. Six-state bidding and eight-state bidding are different concepts. If you win the bid, the final benefits will be greater than the latter. Many, the only thing they have to do is to stand up and wave the flag and shout. In the end, it is the court that loses its territory and it has nothing to do with them. This account is also a good deal for them.

But it was impossible for Lin Huaian to explain these things to Bai Rushi one by one. He only had to know many things in his own mind. So he just smiled at Bai Rushi's doubts and said, "Since I dare to say it, there will be no problem. Bai Da The next thing the Grandmaster has to do is to go to all the states and counties, except for Mengqing and Qingzhou, it is enough to convey my words to the great masters in the other states."

Bai Rushi was also a human being, and he could tell that Lin Huaian was declining politely and did not mean to tell him the details. He did not force it. He stood up and clasped his fists with a smile: "Okay, I won't ask any more questions. Mr. Lin asked me to do so." Things must be done, and it just so happens that I haven’t been out and about for a long time in the past few years, so I will stop by to take a look this time.”

Lin Huaian nodded and smiled in return. After all, Bai Ru was going to travel to various states and counties for him, so he did not hesitate to smile.

After the two hugged each other and said some polite words to each other, Bai Ru left the Qin Mansion. He was quite satisfied with the negotiation this time. As for the job of running errands in various states and counties, it seemed not very decent, but he had his own The calculation is that although the initiator of this matter is Mr. Lin, he is also involved in this matter. When the matter is completed in the future, the great masters of each state will also remember his kindness.

He is a good dancer, and practice has always made perfect when it comes to winning over and making friends with people. He is very satisfied with this result.

However, after some distance away from Qin Mansion, he frowned. It seemed that he came to Qin Mansion this time to test whether there was any immortal support behind Mr. Lin, but in the end, he seemed to have nothing. Didn't find out...

(End of this chapter)