Chapter 138: Brother
Chapter 138: Brother
Without Qiu Ling saying anything, Tian Lin knew that the people she wanted to save were probably Senior Brother Qu and his companions from last night.
Tian Lin thought of the scene last night. If it weren't for the Fiery Talisman, how could he have escaped from the hands of more than a dozen people at the twelfth level of Qi Refining?
Now that Senior Brother Qu and his companions have been captured, they must be under strict guard.
This is the heartland of the Blood Cult, how could Tian Lin dare to take the risk to save people?
"Who are you going to save, Junior Sister?"
Tian Lin asked, and Qiu Ling immediately said:
"My senior brothers and I have been trying to find out Han Yue's whereabouts, so we came to this county town. Yesterday, we saw that some blood cultists were luring the neighbors to Huangjiaji, so Senior Brother Qu planned to go to Huangjiaji to inquire about Han Yue's news.
It’s just that after they left the city last night, a big battle broke out in Huangjiaji, and they didn’t come back all night.”
Tian Lin nodded and said, "So, they may have escaped, and they may not have been caught by the blood cultists."
Qiu Ling immediately said, "The fire last night was caused by a Foundation Establishment expert. If there was a Foundation Establishment expert, how could Senior Brother Qu and the others escape?"
Tian Lin remembered that he was the one who set the fire, but he didn't intend to say it out loud at this time.
He said, "Yes, since there is a foundation-building expert. How can you and I save people from the hands of the foundation-building expert? What does Junior Sister Qiu plan to do?"
Qiu Ling said: "I heard that someone was buying spiritual clam pearls, so I suspected it was the missionary, Deputy Hall Master Zhao. Only an old man of his status would have extra spiritual stones to waste on Zhuyan, but I never thought-"
The topic came back again. Tian Lin put down his teacup and said:
"Fortunately, the one who wanted to buy the spiritual clam pearl was not that Deputy Hall Master Zhao. If it was really that Deputy Hall Master Zhao, you alone would not be able to take him down. Even if you were lucky enough to take him down, how could you use him to save your Senior Brothers Qu?"
Tian Lin said: "In my opinion, Junior Sister, you should return to Qi Sect as soon as possible and ask the elders of Qi Sect to help."
Qiu Ling said anxiously, "After all this time, I'm afraid that Deputy Hall Master Zhao has already left with Senior Brother Qu and the others. Even if the elders come, how can they find them?"
At this time, Qiu Ling realized that Tian Lin was rejecting him politely. She was both angry and helpless.
"Brother, if you don't want to save me, I'll find a way myself."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Tian Lin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not follow.
He didn't think of himself as a decent person, but he couldn't commit murder and robbery with a clear conscience.
At this moment, he really wanted to spend spirit stones to buy the spirit clam pearls, but he only had more than thirty spirit stones, which were the monthly salary he had saved after becoming an inner sect disciple.
How many can I buy?
Besides, even if he was willing to buy it, would Qiu Ling be willing to sell it to him?
Tian Lin was thinking about something when there was another knock on the door.
He didn't need to guess, so he said, "Brother Zhao, come in."
Zhao Bei came into the room with a big bag in his hand and said to Tian Lin:
"I just met Qiu Ling, and she thanked us for saving her the day before yesterday. To express her gratitude, I'll give this bag of clam pearls to you, Senior Brother."
Tian Lin was stunned for a moment and asked him, "Where did Junior Sister Qiu go?"
Zhao Bei shook his head: "She didn't look nice to me, and she didn't answer me when I talked to her. It's really weird."
He handed the bag to Tian Lin. Tian Lin took a quick look and saw that the bag was indeed full of clam pearls.
Looking at the bag of spiritual clam beads, Zhao Bei smacked his lips and said, "It is said that weapon refiners are wealthy and powerful. Today I see that it is indeed true. If it were me, I would not be able to give away so many spiritual clam beads casually."
Tian Lin suddenly felt that the clam pearls in the bag were a little hot, but after thinking it over, he could not agree to Qiu Ling's request to rescue people.
“When we saved her, we did it half for the sake of saving Senior Brother Zhou, so she doesn’t need to thank us.
I will repay her for the favor of the Ling Clam Pearl when I have the chance in the future."
This spiritual clam pearl was given to Tian Lin. Whether Tian Lin returns the favor or not is Tian Lin's business, so Zhao Bei has no objection.
After a night's sleep, he was no longer depressed as he was yesterday. He asked Tian Lin, "Brother, let's go find Qu Butong and ask him about the whereabouts of Junior Sister Han."
Tian Lin frowned, knowing that he was thinking wrongly.
"Junior Sister Qiu is here because she didn't go to Huangjiaji last night. She came here to inquire about the whereabouts of Qu Butong and the others."
Zhao Bei couldn't help but say, "So, Qu Butong and the others are probably in danger. What should we do?"
"Let's go to another place. I will catch some red-robed people and ask them about the whereabouts of Junior Sister Han."
For three consecutive days, the two changed several inns.
During this time, they received news that Deputy Hall Master Zhao killed several disciples of Qi Sect, but eventually let Qu Butong escape.
In addition, Vice-President Zhao left the county to preach in other places.
Tian Lin didn't care about Zhao Kang's whereabouts, and he wasn't even that concerned about Han Yue's whereabouts.
After he got the spiritual clam pearl, he spent almost all his daytime practicing.
Top-grade spells are not as good as mid-grade spells, but even so, Tian Lin relied on the Ling Clam Pearl to improve his Cangming swordsmanship to the great perfection level.
In addition, his earth escape technique also advanced from the minor level to the major level.
The next morning, Zhao Bei knocked on Tian Lin's door and walked into the room with a hint of joy on his face:
"I arrested a man yesterday and finally found out the whereabouts of Junior Sister Han. The man said that he saw Junior Sister Han in Xiaguan Village, Tonghe County."
Tian Lin looked at the exhausted Zhao Bei and said, "Junior brother, you haven't been able to sleep well these past few nights. Do you want to take a rest first?"
Zhao Bei shook his head: "We went out to find Junior Sister Han. Now that we have finally got news about her, why should we stay here for long?"
Tian Lin felt even more ashamed. He took out a spare flying sword from his storage bag and said, "I'll lend this sword to you for now, Junior Brother. Let's go to Xiaguan Village now."
The two of them left the county town and quickly arrived at Tonghe County by flying on a sword.
After several inquiries, I finally found out the whereabouts of Xiaguan Village from an old man in Tonghe County.
But not long after leaving the city, on the way passing Xiaguan Village, Tian Lin pressed his flying sword and landed on the top of a hill.
Zhao Bei saw this and followed Tian Lin to put down his flying sword. He stopped beside Tian Lin and asked, "Brother, what are you doing here?" "According to what the old man pointed out, Hanjia Bay should be not far away. When I was a chores disciple, I promised a friend that I would visit his hometown one day."
Zhao Bei didn't recognize Han Li, but after hearing what Tian Lin said, he had no reason to stop him.
The two men rode their flying swords down to the turbulent river in the distance.
Looking at the waves of wheat and the people playing by the fields, Zhao Bei couldn't help but say, "Many of the villages we passed by along the way have been destroyed. This Hanjia Bay seems like a paradise."
"In fact, this world is full of spiritual energy, and the common people don't have to worry about not having fertile land. If there were no cultivators, this world would be full of peach gardens."
As the two were talking, they walked towards Hanjia Bay. A woman washing clothes by the river looked at them.
Those brave women could still stare at Tian Lin, but those who were not yet married could only look at him secretly.
"Excuse me, is Han Li's family here?"
Walking into the village, Tian Lin walked up to an ox cart and blocked the road.
On the ox cart, the young man frowned at Tian Lin and shook his head, saying, "There is no one named Han Li in our village. You've got the wrong person."
Tian Lin asked him again: "Is Hanjiawan here?"
The young man said, "This is Hanjiawan, but there is no one named Han Li."
The young man drove the ox cart across the fields and forests, and entered the village with a cart full of things.
"Senior brother's friend has been away from home for too long. I think his wife and children have probably moved out of the village, right?"
Zhao Bei walked up to Tian Lin and suggested, "If not, why don't we find some old people in the village and ask them?"
Tian Lin nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Han has been away from home for decades. How can the younger generation know his name? Only the elders in the village probably know him."
Tian Lin was quick-witted and saw a child running towards him from a distance. He took out a dime and handed it to the child: "Young man, who is the village elder of your village?"
The child looked at the stone in Tian Lin's hand curiously and did not take it. Instead, he spat and ran away.
Tian Lin certainly would not be spit on by this child, but Zhao Bei said angrily: "This child has no rules, let's talk to his parents."
Tian Lin shook his head, looked at an old man with a cane in the village, and strode towards the old man.
The old man listened to him asking about Han Li, thought for a while and said, "His home is at the west end of the village, you will know when you go there."
Tian Lin asked him again, "May I ask, old man, which of his relatives are still alive?"
The old man thought hard and said, "Not two years after he left, my mother passed away. Look, that's his great-nephew. If you follow that guy, you will find Han Dalang's home."
The old man suddenly pointed at a child who was running towards him. The child had a high bun and was jumping and running with a few stones in his hands.
Tian Lin bowed to the old man, followed the child and soon arrived at the west end of the village.
At the west end of the village, I saw two courtyards built next to each other.
The one with the pigtail ran into the yard on the right. There was a woman in the yard. She grabbed the child and slapped him on the butt, sending up clouds of dust.
"I guess Brother Han's home is on the left."
While Zhao Bei was speaking, Tian Lin was already looking at the fenced yard on the left.
The fence in the yard is very neatly built, and it is obvious that the family is well-off.
Tian Lin soon saw a woman walking out of the yard.
The woman was not young, but she was calm and elegant in every way, not like an ordinary peasant woman.
Tian Lin was not sure whether this woman was Han Li's wife, but he saw her take out a handkerchief from her sleeve.
She peeled off the silk handkerchief layer by layer and took out a whistle from it.
The whistle is made in a rather odd way and looks like a wood carving in the shape of a bird.
"This may be Brother Han's wife."
Tian Lin noticed that the woman had seen them, so he stopped hiding in the dark and strode forward and said:
"Excuse me, are you the wife of the Han family? Here is some silver, which your husband asked someone to bring to you."
Tian Lin was reluctant to mention the identity of a disciple of the Yaoyue Sect, after all, this was the place of the Blood Sect.
He was also afraid that the woman would ask about Han Li's whereabouts, and it would be difficult for him to answer.
Tian Lin only planned to confirm the identity of the woman, leave the silver and leave, which also fulfilled Han Li's wish.
Han Li lived frugally in Yaoyue Sect and was content with having only a small living. Wasn't it just because he wanted to send more money home?
The woman was stunned. She looked at the big package in Tian Lin's hand and turned to ask, "Old Han, did you bring the silver back from the city?"
A man came out of the room and frowned at Tian Lin and Zhao Bei: "Who are you?"
Tian Lin's heart sank. Zhao Bei beside him hurriedly said to the man, "Sorry, maybe we found the wrong one."
Zhao Bei pulled Tian Lin back, and the woman over there ignored them.
Tian Lin only heard the man surnamed Han say to the woman: "It's not peaceful outside Hanjiawan recently. Let Xiaoxiao come back to prevent her from being kidnapped."
Then I heard the woman's gentle voice saying, "Don't worry, I was just about to call him."
Tian Lin turned his head and saw the woman pick up the bird-shaped wooden sculpture with her bare hands, put it into her mouth and blew it.
Throughout Hanjia Bay, the valleys were filled with the cries of partridges:
"That won't work, brother!"
I'm begging for monthly tickets, begging for follow-up reading, and I'm begging for anything.
(End of this chapter)