Chapter 398 Tang Haoran's Visit
Chapter 398 Tang Haoran's Visit
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Tian, for returning safely."
The Taoist boy was at the formation and said with a smile, "If Senior Brother Tian doesn't come out, I'm afraid my ears will get calluses from it."
Tian Lin heard this and asked him, "Are those two of me holding swords bothering you, fellow Taoist?"
"It's not the two girls Cui'er and Yu'er, but Senior Brother and Sister Tang and the others."
When the Taoist boy said this, Tian Lin was stunned.
When he was setting up the formation, Mei Xiangu said to Tian Lin: "The Tang family is coming to settle accounts with you and me. It seems that Sect Master Tang has already secured the position of Sect Master of the Dao Sect."
Tian Lin laughed when he heard this: "That may not be the case. Maybe it's because our status is too low, so even if the Tang family uses us as a target, the other elders in the sect won't say anything."
After saying this, Tian Lin said to Dao Tong, "Junior brother, please don't tell anyone about my leaving the secret realm."
The Taoist boy smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother. I'm not a talkative person."
After chatting briefly with the Taoist boy, Tian Lin went down the mountain with Mei Xiangu. They had been in the secret realm for more than two months, which was not a short time.
Unfortunately, Fairy Mei was also in the secret realm, so there was no way of knowing whether Tian Lin was dead or alive.
Now that they saw the two of them return safely, Cui'er and her sister finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did the Tang family cause you trouble?"
Tian Lin only took a look at Cui'er's broken arm and asked directly.
Yu'er was a little hesitant, but Cui'er said, "This injury is actually nothing. If there is a chance in the future, the arm can still grow back!"
With the water of fortune, a broken arm can naturally regenerate.
But what if Tian Lin doesn’t have the water of creation, or is reluctant to use it?
"It looks like they are really from the Tang family."
Seeing that Cui Er did not deny it, Tian Lin asked, "You used to be unwilling to suffer any loss, so why are you covering for the Tang family now?"
Cui'er didn't say anything, and Yu'er beside her quickly explained for her sister: "Cui'er didn't mean to hide it, but now the Tang family is very powerful in the sect, and Cui'er doesn't want to cause trouble for the master."
Mei Xiangu, who was standing by, was amused when she heard this and sneered, "Since it's trouble, how can we just hide and avoid it? The Tang family is coming for me and your master. As long as your master and I are still alive, the Tang family will not give up."
After she said this, she had no intention of staying in the hall and went directly to the stone chamber where she was.
Tian Lin and the other two were the only ones left in the cave hall. Upon seeing this, Tian Lin said to Cui Er, "Take the water of good fortune to recover from your injuries first. During this time, don't tell anyone that I'm back from the secret realm. I'm going to retreat—"
Yu'er was delighted when she heard this and said, "Master is going to break through to the Golden Core realm?"
Seeing Tian Lin nod, she said with some concern: "But it hasn't been long since the master broke through to the late stage of foundation building. Isn't it too hasty to break through to the Golden Core realm now? I heard that the Golden Core realm is prone to inner demons."
Tian Lin said: "I have been in the late stage of foundation building for more than a year. It is not good to wait any longer."
Yu'er was speechless. It was only a year or so into the late stage of foundation building. Why couldn't she just wait a little longer?
But she couldn't change Tian Lin's decision, so she could only follow his arrangements.
In the afternoon, Yu'er boiled a large pot of hot water. After Tian Lin took a bath and returned to the stone chamber, she boiled another pot of hot water for Mei Xiangu.
No one disturbed the cave for several days after that, until about a week later, Tang Haoran, with a sword in hand, ran to Tian Lin's cave to provoke him.
I heard the man holding the sword say, "Now all sects have to take exams, and the capable ones will be promoted and the mediocre ones will be demoted. Your master is still hiding in the secret realm and not taking the exam. Is he afraid of becoming a menial disciple?" Although Cui'er had a broken hand, she was not willing to show weakness. "It took less than a year for my master to be promoted from Class D to Class A. If he wants to change from an outer disciple to an inner disciple, it is not impossible.
What about your young master? I heard that many inner disciples have become true disciples, unlike your old master? He was an inner disciple at first, and he is still just an inner disciple now. "
As soon as these words were spoken, the man holding the sword's face instantly turned ugly.
After the sect established the position of true disciples, the status of inner disciples became less popular.
So on paper his young master was still an inner disciple, but in reality his status was greatly reduced, equivalent to that of an outer disciple.
His young master got angry a lot because of this, and most of the anger was borne by her.
So when this matter was mentioned, not only was his young master angry, but she also felt ashamed.
After being broken by Cui'er's words, Bao Jian also wanted to use the most heart-piercing words to break Cui'er's defense.
She remembered that last time, because of that sentence, Cui'er duelled with her with swords and ended up breaking her arm.
Now she wanted to cut off Cui Er's arm again, so she repeated the old words: "You, an outer disciple holding a sword, dare to mock my young master? Just wait and see! Your master hasn't come out of the secret realm yet, and he is probably dead in there."
If she had said this a day ago, Cui'er would have been furious.
But now that Tian Lin has returned, how could Cui'er be broken by these words?
She smiled confidently and said, "My master even dared to enter the 'secret realm' of Chenxiantang, let alone the secret realm of the Daodao Sect? But your master - as an inner sect disciple, doesn't even dare to enter the secret realm. He is really a coward."
Cui'er's words were actually biased, because although the Tianmen of Chenxiantang was scary, it was not necessarily more dangerous than the secret realm of the Wendao Sect.
But since it is a verbal battle, of course, it does not matter whether the words make sense or not. The purpose is not to convince the other party, but to make the other party angry.
Obviously, Cui'er's words made the man with the sword very angry.
She took out the sword from the storage bag and said, "I think you are tired of living. Let's fight again if you have the guts!"
Cui'er was not a coward, but just as she was about to step forward, Yu'er quickly grabbed her sleeve.
"Miss Ping, your young master and my old master are both disciples of the Daodao Sect. We are all from the same sect, so why would we draw swords against each other?"
The man holding the sword said, "The sect has set up a competition platform, and the disciples can challenge each other. Although you and I are not true disciples of the Dao Sect, we can sign a fight to the death agreement and compete with each other!"
Yu'er still shook her head. The man holding the sword sneered, "Why, you don't dare anymore? It turns out that all of you Tian family members are cowards!"
Although Cui'er and Yu'er don't have the surname Tian, they are Tian Lin's daughters, so they are naturally members of the Tian family.
As the saying goes, if the master is humiliated, the servant will die. Cui Er finally couldn't help but stand up. Just when she was about to fight, Mei Xiangu came out of the cave without knowing when.
She looked at the man holding the sword and said, "Okay, I'll sign a life and death agreement with you."
The sword bearer recognized Mei Xiangu and her expression changed slightly. She remembered that Mei Xiangu was in the late stage of foundation building. Although she was also in the late stage of foundation building, Mei Xiangu was from the inner sect of the Goddess Sect, which was very different from her who was in the late stage of foundation building.
Moreover, Mei Xiangu had a violent temper. If she signed a life and death agreement with Mei Xiangu, Mei Xiangu would definitely not spare her life.
"Why, do you Tang family members also get scared sometimes?"
Mei Xiangu sneered, but then a voice said, "I'm here to fight you!"
The young man who spoke came out. Who else could it be but Tang Haoran?
He was beaten by Mei Xiangu and regarded as a disgrace to the Tang family. Now that he has reached the level of a golden elixir, how could he miss the opportunity to avenge his previous disgrace?
Mei Xiangu, who was also at the early stage of the Golden Core Cultivation Stage, smiled and said, "Okay! You can fight me, but just sign a life and death agreement."
(End of this chapter)