Chapter 176 Blatant Blackmail

Chapter 176 Blatant Blackmail

Chapter 176 Blatant Blackmail

He had no grudge against Li Gongfeng, and would never do anything to harm the other person or benefit himself at the expense of others.

Tian Lin didn't stay here for long, and dived into the distant sea again.

Not long after, a small boat appeared in front of the field and forest.

Just as Tian Lin approached the boat, Zhou Shoufan on the boat frowned and glanced at the sea water under the boat.

Tian Lin, who was under the sea, was slightly startled. He held his breath and sank more than ten feet deeper.

At this time, he couldn't see Zhou Shoufan, and Zhou Shoufan on the boat couldn't see Tian Lin.

At this time, Tian Lin heard the sound of waves above him, and vaguely saw another boat appear on the sea.

Then a young man's voice came: "Xing Bufan, where is the soul-gathering bead?"

"Fifth Young Master, the Soul Gathering Orb is here."

After Zhou Shoufan's voice sounded, the young man's voice sounded again, with a relaxed and playful tone:
"You are no worse than my Thirteenth Brother, you have the same Five Elements Dharmakaya and have achieved the mid-stage foundation building cultivation.

My Thirteenth Brother knows how to collect residual souls and compete for the position of Shuiyun Sect's outer disciple. Are you, Xing Bufan, willing to be a servant of my Tong Family for the rest of your life?"

Listen to Zhou Shoufan's voice:

“The Tong family prohibits the private sale of residual souls. It’s simply because the Shuiyun Sect has a limited number of outer disciples. They are afraid that the Tong family cannot compete with outsiders, so they set up this rule to restrict outsiders, but they themselves may not abide by it.

After understanding this truth, I knew that I, Hua Hualang, could not compete with the aristocratic disciples of the Tong family. Instead of dreaming of competing for the position of outer disciple, it is better to sell the remaining soul in the soul-gathering bead and make some spirit stones to earn money. "

After he finished speaking, the Fifth Young Master's voice rang out:
"Well, no wonder you have reached the middle stage of foundation building at such a young age. This is how the world is. Compared to your origin, so-called talent is not that important.

Here are seventy mid-grade spirit stones, which are my reward to you."

As soon as the two finished talking, the sound of a zither suddenly rang out.

Tian Lin, who was under the sea, was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed.

Although he was more than ten feet below the sea this time, he could still clearly see a pleasure boat slowly emerging from the clouds on the sea.

The pleasure boat was very large, and both floors of the building were decorated with big red lanterns.

"What the hell is that?"

As soon as the fifth young master's voice sounded, he flew towards the pleasure boat.

Tian Lin only heard the Fifth Young Master shout angrily: "Xing Bufan, you dare to use me to block the knife?"

There was a swish sound, and above Tian Lin's head, the boat belonging to Zhou Shoufan quickly moved away from the approaching pleasure boat.

A bamboo pole made of unknown material, with a young man whose eyes were still open, was gently being paddled under the sea.

Tian Lin saw the Fifth Young Master on the bamboo pole. He was obviously killed by the "Master Xun" at the bow.

At this time, the fifth young master's eyes widened, and his body slipped from the bamboo pole and sank into the deep sea of ​​Chenxiantang.

Above Tian Lin’s head, the sound of the zither and the sad singing of the dancer faded away.

Tian Lin suppressed the fear in his heart and dived towards the Fifth Young Master.

His hands were as fast as lightning. He took off the storage bag from the Fifth Young Master and also took off the valuable-looking jade pendant from the Fifth Young Master's waist. This time, he did not change direction but swam towards the pleasure boat.

This pleasure boat moves extremely slowly when there is no one around.

But once they encounter people, the speed will increase, and they will be able to kill them in an instant. Only after killing those who are catching wandering souls at sea will they turn the boat around and slowly leave.

In just one night, Tian Lin followed the pleasure boat and earned three storage bags and a number of porcelain bottles that contained some unknown elixirs.

As soon as day broke, the pleasure boat disappeared in the mist, and Tian Lin was completely exhausted.

He searched for an hour and finally surfaced in an uninhabited place near the coast. He took out a spare wooden boat from his storage bag and climbed onto the boat.

When Tian Lin arrived at the coast, Gao He and his wife had already landed, and they were followed by many foundation-building monks whom Tian Lin did not recognize.

The great elder was also in the crowd. When he saw Tian Lin appear, he quickly came up to him and asked:

"It was inevitable that a pleasure boat appeared last night. Did you see it?"

Tian Lin glanced at Zhou Shoufan behind the great elder, and saw that Zhou Shoufan's brows were slightly frowned and his face looked a little solemn.

After thinking for a while, Tian Lin nodded solemnly and said:
"That pleasure boat is extremely powerful. I have only encountered it once. Poor Jiang Gongfeng, a strong foundation-building expert, was killed by the boatman on the pleasure boat in one move."

The elder heard what he said, turned around and looked at Zhou Shoufan, and then he saw Zhou Shoufan said:

"The boatman on this painted boat is probably in the realm of a night-wandering god. If the boatman is like this, then the singing girl on the boat is probably a day-wandering god."

The Great Elder nodded and said to the several foundation-building monks beside him:
"I will tell the old man about this. If you see this pleasure boat or hear that singing in the future, it is better to run away as soon as possible.

In my opinion, each of you should prepare a soul-guiding needle. With the soul-guiding needle, you can be mentally prepared before this painting boat appears."

Everyone agreed when they heard what he said. After the elder left, they chatted with each other.

Gao He brought Cai Shu to Tian Lin's side and asked Tian Lin with a smile:
"When Jiang Gongfeng died yesterday, you were by his side, Fellow Daoist Tian. What about Jiang Gongfeng's relics?"

Tian Lin noticed that some people were looking at him, so he simply said:

"It is true that Jiang Gongfeng's relics are in my hands, but I risked my life to get them from Huafang. You guys don't want me to return these relics to the Jiang family, do you?"

Gao He hurriedly said, "Daoyou, you misunderstood. Are we that kind of people?"

Tian Lin didn't listen to Gao He's explanation. Amid the envious gazes of some people, he bowed and walked towards Yu'er in the distance.

He could actually deny that Jiang Gongfeng's relics were in his possession.

But considering that the harvest this time was quite large, he couldn't hide what he had in his hands. It would be better to use the name of "Jiang Gongfeng" to sell all the relics of the three foundation-building masters in his hands.

When Tian Lin walked towards Yu'er, Yu'er stood up from the stall.

In her stall, in addition to selling the things that Tian Lin gave her, she also collected some things for resale.

At this time, Tian Lin had just handed a storage bag to Yu'er when he saw a young man in luxurious clothes walking towards him.

Tian Lin looked at the young man approaching with doubt, and heard Yu'er whisper beside him, "This is the seventh young master of the Tong family."

Just as Yu'er finished speaking, the Seventh Young Master walked up to Tian Lin and asked Tian Lin:

"I heard you were a corpse retriever."

There was no respect in these words, but Tian Lin was now the Tong family's servant, and this young man was the young master of the Tong family.

Tian Lin couldn't just turn around and leave, and he couldn't imitate Zhou Qing and shout out something like "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west."

"I did fish out a corpse, but I don't know why you are looking for me, Master Seventh?"

Tian Lin suspected that the other party was here to blackmail him.

But even if the other party is a disciple of the Tong family, how could Tian Lin give up his interests?
The Seventh Young Master said, "I heard that you salvaged the remains of Jiang Gongsheng yesterday? So, the Soul Gathering Orbs that Jiang Gongsheng collected during this period are in your hands?"

Tian Lin suddenly remembered that Gao He had also asked about Jiang Gongfeng's relics.

At that time, he thought that the other party was coveting the treasure in Jiang Gongsheng's hands. Now that he thought about it carefully, the other party was probably also planning to take the Soul Gathering Orb.

"I will give the Soul Gathering Orb to the Great Elder. If the Seventh Young Master wants the Soul Gathering Orb, please go and ask the Great Elder for it yourself when the time comes."

After Tian Lin understood the cause of the matter, he made the decision without thinking.

The Seventh Young Master's face darkened when he heard this. He didn't need to say anything at this moment. A maid behind him stepped forward and scolded:
"Do you only have eyes for the Great Elder and not for my Seventh Young Master?"

Tian Lin was very confused. How could this woman who was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining have the confidence to speak to someone like him who was at the Foundation Establishment level in this way?
Besides, why should she consider her Seventh Young Master?

Seeing that the woman drew out her flying sword while speaking, Yu'er also drew out her sword and stood in front of Tian Lin, facing the maid with swords held against her.

Both women hold swords. Although they are from the same Tong family, they now serve different masters.

But Tian Lin knew clearly that Yu'er only had the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining. If she really fought with the Seventh Young Master with swords, Yu'er would definitely not be his match.

He didn't care about the loss of face if Yu'er failed in the sword duel, but he didn't want to escalate the conflict for no reason.

Tian Lin pushed Yu'er away from him, looked at the Seventh Young Master coldly and said:

"Tian is a worshiper of the Tong family, not a servant of the Tong family. The Seventh Young Master came up to force Tian. Does he simply think that Tian is easy to bully, or does he think that the worshipers of the Tong family are inferior to others?"

Tian Lin's question was interesting, because no matter which one the Seventh Young Master admitted, he would have confirmed his reputation as a bully.

The Seventh Young Master frowned and found that many foundation-building cultivators and Tong family priests were looking over here.

He knew that it would be disadvantageous to him if the matter became serious, so he began to think about retreating.

He glanced at Tian Lin coldly and said, "I wanted to make friends with you, Tian Gongsheng. Since you look down on me, we will meet again later."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left with his sword.

At this time, a worshipper came over and comforted Tian Lin:
"Master Tian, ​​don't worry. Although we are the masters of the Tong family, we are also foundation-building cultivators. If a member of the Tong family can order us around, then what's the point of being a master?
Don't worry, if the people above investigate, we will speak up for you."

Tian Lin heard this and said with a smile: "Thank you all for your kindness, and please bear witness that all the soul-gathering beads of Jiang Gongfeng are in this storage bag.

I will not keep any of these soul-gathering beads, but will hand them all over to the Great Elder."

He knew that he had given the Soul Gathering Pearl to the Seventh Young Master, and these worshippers would probably hate him.

Because in the eyes of these priests, the Seventh Young Master is also their competitor.

The reason why he was unwilling to give the Soul Gathering Pearl to the Seventh Young Master was not only because he did not want to bring hatred upon himself, but also to prevent other Tong family members from coming to him to ask for the Soul Gathering Pearl next time.

The more he humiliates the Seventh Young Master this time, the more likely other young masters will not follow the Seventh Young Master's example and come to blackmail openly in order to avoid embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)