Chapter 30: Survival in the cracks The moment he saw the giant bird, Patriarch Lin's heart sank, and he immediately had a bad premonition. Unfortunately, before he could think about it, he saw the giant bird circling twice over Chixing Island and finally landed on the square. Everyone looked up and saw an old man and a young girl strolling leisurely on the giant white bird, and they appeared in the center of the square where the two sides were confronting each other. "finally come." Seeing this, Ye Linyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly put away the talisman in his hand. If these two people had not come today, he would have to expose his own means of sneak attack to have a chance to change the situation of this battle. "..." Let’s go back in time to a few days ago. On Tianheng Island, in front of a weathered cave. A young girl was kneeling in front of the cave entrance, her eyes red, and she had been kneeling there for three full days.
The girl's eyes were red and she remained silent. It was not until a long time later that a sigh was heard from behind the cave. An old man slowly opened the door and looked at the girl in front of him and said. "Idiot." The old man slowly stood up, supported the girl in front of him and said, "Do you know that you may have been used by someone?" "My granddaughter doesn't care." The girl's eyes were red, and she held the old man's hand and said, "Grandpa, you love Han Qing the most. Han Qing begs you to help him." "Ugh." The old man sighed, then shook his head and said, "In this world, fists are the greatest truth." "The Lin family has two great Qi training masters, and their rise is inevitable. Even the Qinghe Immortal Sect has tacitly agreed that they will annex the seven islands of Xinghu. Grandpa cannot change this outcome." "You must have a way." Shui Hanqing held the old man's hand, with a hint of pleading in his eyes. The old man was somewhat helpless, and said with a wry smile: "This is the first time in your life that you have been so disobedient." "Forget it. I can help him this time, but you have to agree to one condition of mine." Shui Hanqing was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately said with surprise: "Let alone one condition, even if it is ten conditions, Hanqing will agree." The old man nodded, and then said: "After this matter is over, you must not have any contact with him again." Shui Hanqing was slightly stunned and fell into confusion for a moment. The old man sighed, and after a long while he said, "He has a sharp mind, writes beautiful calligraphy, and writes good articles. If he were among the foundation-building immortals, he might be able to achieve something." "But he was born into a small Qi training family, which cannot change the weak situation of the Ye family." "A family like this at the bottom of society is born to be bullied and exploited. Neither you nor I can change this fate." “If you get entangled with it, it will not only not bring you any help, but will hinder your cultivation. In the future, let alone a glimpse of the foundation-building realm, I’m afraid that breaking through the middle stage of Qi Refining will require the Ye family’s ten years of accumulation.”
"..." On the Red Star Island, Ye Linyuan watched the two people from the Shui family arrive. He was somewhat relieved at first, but after a moment he noticed something strange. Compared to the gracefulness when they first met and the closeness in the letters, Shui Hanqing's temperament at this moment was exceptionally cold as ice. She did not look around, but just stood quietly beside the old man, as if she was just a fairy from the Han Palace carved out of white jade, making it difficult for people to get close to her and touch her. At this moment, Patriarch Lin finally reacted and immediately bowed and said: "It turns out to be Brother Shui. I wonder what brings you here today?" When everyone present heard this, they were slightly shocked. As one of the most prominent clans in the Qinghe Islands, the Shui clan has an extraordinary heritage. And in this lineage, the only one who is worthy of being called brother by Ancestor Lin is the ancestor of the Shui family. This Water Ancestor is named Shui Daosheng. He is only about 110 years old, but his cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi training for many years. He is considered a well-known figure in the Qinghe Islands. At this time, Shui Daosheng glanced at everyone, then looked at Patriarch Lin and said with a smile: "I heard that the nobles are going to take over the seven islands of Xinghu. I would like to congratulate you, brother." Elder Lin was a few years older than Shui Daosheng, but he did not dare to be negligent at this moment. But he quickly bowed and said with a smile: "This is the internal affairs of our Seven Islands of Xinghu Lake. Please don't interfere." Ancestor Shui nodded, then looked directly at Ye Linyuan and said, "This son of the Ye family has done a favor to my granddaughter. Today I am here to repay the karma." "Fellow Daoist, are you willing to give me a favor and not touch the Ye family?" When Patriarch Lin heard this, his heart was slightly shaken. Although Patriarch Shui's words seemed to be a discussion, there was an unquestionable spirit in his tone. Thinking of this, Patriarch Lin was a little indignant at first, but after glancing at the six major families, he suddenly smiled. But he smiled slightly, bowed to Shui Laozu and said, "Since Brother Shui has asked, I will naturally give you some face." "But there has to be a deadline." At this point, Patriarch Lin pondered and said, "For ten years, we will not take over the Ye family's spiritual veins, nor will we target anyone in the Ye family. How about that?" "Thirty years." Patriarch Shui spoke directly, his tone revealing a sense of unquestionableness. Elder Lin pretended to hesitate for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "Okay, as you say, it will be thirty years." Ye Linyuan was watching all this and understood that thirty years was already the limit. Because after thirty years, Patriarch Shui will be almost dead, and even if he wants to protect the Ye family, he won't be able to do it, so the Lin family will naturally not give him any face. The reason why Patriarch Lin agreed so readily was not only because he was afraid of Patriarch Shui’s power, but also because Yejia Island was indeed insignificant. After all, on the surface, Yejia Island only has a low-grade spiritual eye, which is far less valuable than the mid-grade spiritual eyes of the Qian and Zhang families. It can be said that if it were just Yejia Island, they would not even look down on it. Moreover, the Ye family also has the hot potato of Old Man Ye. They can take this opportunity to divide the six major families, so as to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy without fighting. This is also beneficial to the Lin family of immortals.
After all, there are more than fifty cultivators from the six major families combined. If a life-and-death struggle breaks out, the Lin family will lose at least 30% to 50% of its cultivators, and even the two in the late Qi training stage will be in danger of being seriously injured. At this time, Patriarch Lin borrowed the donkey to go downhill, and Yejia Island was temporarily preserved, but the other five major families could not hold on any longer. Qian Bo Ran immediately looked at Shui Dao Sheng and said pleadingly, "Senior, please make the decision for us." "There's nothing you can do." Shui Daosheng waved his long sleeves, took Shui Hanqing and jumped onto the back of the albatross, and without stopping, he carried the giant white bird away. Ye Linyuan looked up and found the girl in white dress standing on a giant white bird. Her clothes fluttered in the wind, and she looked like a beauty of crumbling mountains and blooming flowers. (End of this chapter)