Hearing what Lin Beichen said, Cao Renshuang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He unconsciously stroked the armrest of the chair with his palms, and then said with a bitter look on his face: "What do you want? Just tell me. I will try my best to satisfy you." you."
Since Lin Beichen said this, it means that as long as Lin Beichen's requirements can be met, the latter will not take action against the Cao family again.
"You are very smart, and you deserve to be the leader of one of the four major families in Qixingzhong."
After saying that, Lin Beichen picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and then said slowly: "I don't want to be enemies with these families in Qixing Tomb, and it's best to ask you not to come and cause trouble for me. . I have no interest in whether you want to leave the Tomb of Seven Stars or not. It has nothing to do with me whether you want to stay here and dominate. I only have one purpose, which is to leave the Tomb of Seven Stars."
Cao Renshuang listened quietly to every word Lin Beichen said, without taking any of Lin Beichen's words. His pupils flickered slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lin Beichen rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Since you have a good attitude, you didn't do anything irrational to make me unhappy."
"Well...I have two requests for your Cao family."
"First, post an announcement to me right away, saying that your previous descriptions of Sun Moon Lake were all exaggerations, and that the dragon-shaped creature is not as scary as you said before, so as to dispel the concerns of those who are still watching."
"We are not exaggerating... Our Cao family also has some records about the dragon-shaped creature, all of which describe its terror."
Cao Renshuang curled his lips and muttered quietly.
However, no matter how quiet his voice was, it still reached Lin Beichen's ears in the relatively quiet living room.
Lin Beichen frowned slightly, with a slightly displeased look on his face, but he did not get angry on the spot. He looked at Cao Renshuang calmly and said, "You only know one thing about that dragon-shaped creature, but you don't know the other. Do you know why I chose to go to Sun Moon Lake ten days later?"
Hearing this, Cao Renshuang looked stunned and shook his head blankly.
"Hmph, you are really ignorant. What do you know? The synodic moon will be in ten days. The sun has not risen yet and the moonlight is the faintest. That time will be the time when the strength of the thing in Sun Moon Lake is the weakest. Compared with you Those adults who are strong and healthy are just a little bit stronger."
"If this special time hadn't been so short, I would have gone by myself, so why bother with so much trouble."
After saying that, Lin Beichen glanced at Cao Renshuang who was sitting in the front seat, looking at the latter as if he were a fool.
"Forehead..."
Cao Renshuang was so embarrassed that he was at a loss.
Anyone would be a little embarrassed to be looked at by someone who is a generation younger than him, with a hint of disdain in his words.
Lin Beichen looked at Cao Renshuang's appearance and did not continue talking. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "The second request is that the Mu family's funds are not enough to recruit so many people. You, the Cao family, are needed." Give one hundred thousand taels of silver to the Mu family and guarantee that in ten days, the Mu family will be able to recruit a thousand people for me."
"One hundred thousand?"
Cao Renshuang stood up immediately and subconsciously exclaimed.
"What? Are you reluctant to give up?"
Lin Beichen raised his brows, and then slowly narrowed his eyes. Coldness crept onto his face quietly, and his tone unconsciously took on a hint of solemnity.
The temperature in the air suddenly dropped to freezing point, and there seemed to be a faint wisp of cold wind surrounding Cao Renshuang, making him shiver.
"No...no, I'm just a little surprised." A hint of bitterness appeared on the corner of Cao Renshuang's mouth, and he slowly sat back on the chair with his arms supported.
As for the one hundred thousand taels of silver, it's not like the Cao family can't come up with it.
But taking out one hundred thousand taels of silver all at once would strain even the Cao family, which has a huge fortune, and may even break the capital chain.
After all, this one hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to cover the income and profit of the entire Cao family for several years.
But at this time, even if he didn't want to take out the one hundred thousand taels of silver, it was impossible.
He had no doubt that if he didn't hand over the one hundred thousand taels of silver, Lin Beichen would not hesitate to attack the Cao family.
People are snipers, I am fish.
At this moment, a strong sense of powerlessness emerged in his heart.
"This amount is really too huge. You need to give me some time to raise it." Cao Renshuang sighed and said slowly: "One day, one day later, I will go there personally with one hundred thousand taels of silver." Mu family."
Lin Beichen nodded lightly, looking at the bitter expression on Cao Renshuang's face, he couldn't help but have a hint of curvature at the corner of his mouth, and advised: "You might as well think about it from another angle, just treat it as one hundred thousand taels of silver in exchange for your son and the Cao family's We can exist without a family like the Mu family. From now on, there will only be your three major families in Seven Star Tomb, and the power you can control will increase accordingly. This is a very good deal."
After saying that, Lin Beichen stood up from the chair and stretched, with a look of laziness on his face.
Hearing this, Cao Renshuang's mouth became even more bitter, and his whole person seemed to have aged many years all of a sudden.
Although it was just like what Lin Beichen said, it would definitely be nerve-wracking if the Cao family took out one hundred thousand taels of silver all at once.
Let’s not talk about whether the Mu family can really rely on Lin Beichen to leave the Qixing Tomb. Even if the Mu family really disappears from the Qixing Tomb, how can the Cao family, which lacks such a huge cash flow, belong to the other two major families? opponent?
One step slowly, each step slowly, maybe in the future we will become the two big families of Qixingzhong.
Lin Beichen raised his eyebrows. Although he didn't know what Cao Renshuang was thinking, he could more or less guess it by looking at his expression.
But he had to decide on these one hundred thousand taels of silver. Originally, he was still worried about how to get a large amount of silver taels, but in the end, the Cao family came to blackmail him.
When I feel really sleepy, someone comes to give me a pillow.
"Okay, if you have any difficulties, we'll talk about it tomorrow when we send the money to the Mu family." Lin Beichen picked up the tea cup on the table, drank all the tea in it, and looked at Mu Hongling beside him, saying: " let's go."
After that, he walked towards the door without looking back.
After hearing this, Mu Hongling stood up immediately, said goodbye to Cao Renshuang, and followed Lin Beichen.
This is the quality of a lady like her. Even if she dislikes the middle-aged man above the head, at least he can be regarded as her uncle. Before today, the two of them were treating each other as uncle and nephew rather politely. She will still do the etiquette in place.
"well..."
In the waiting room, a long and faint sigh came out.
Cao Renshuang leaned on the back of his chair and stared blankly at the two people's leaving figures, feeling a sense of loneliness in his heart.
After walking out of the Cao family's living room, Mu Hongling hesitated for a while, then looked at Lin Beichen and asked, "Aren't you afraid that they will regret it after we leave the Cao family?"
"Since this Cao Renshuang can become the head of the Cao family, he is definitely not a fool."
"The hand I showed before is deeply engraved in the hearts of everyone in the Cao family. Even if he doesn't want to give it, others won't agree."
"Besides, the one hundred thousand taels of silver I want won't bankrupt the Cao family. I can always get it if I squeeze. I didn't push him to a dead end. I don't believe he would risk the safety of the entire Cao family. Come to take risks."
Lin Beichen raised his eyebrows slightly and explained with a smile.
Human nature is like this. When you have the strength to crush him, as long as you don't push him to a dead end and leave him a chance to survive, no matter how difficult or rude the request is, he will just accept it.
Mu Hongling's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she stared straight at Lin Beichen's fair and handsome face. She suddenly showed a half-smiling smile and asked: "I heard that there are people with strong cultivation in your Yunying Continent. You can keep your youth forever, tell me honestly if there is an old man’s soul hidden under your body.”
"Old man?"
Lin Beichen's mouth twitched, and he immediately rolled his eyes at Mu Hongling and said, "Don't slander my reputation casually. I'm only in my early twenties this year."
Hearing this, a light flashed suddenly in Mu Hongling's beautiful eyes and she said, "You are only twenty. I am already twenty-two this year, so you have to call me sister."
"Call you!"
"Call me~"
"Don't scream, don't scream, go away, go away, don't pester me."
"Call me sister and I'll give you candy."
"..."
In the blink of an eye, the two of them walked out of Cao's mansion.
"Brother Beichen, where are we going now?" Mu Hongling said with a smile.
"Go back to your Mu family and tell your father the news." Lin Beichen said with a bitter look on his face.
He really couldn't resist Mu Hongling, so he had no choice but to accept the title of 'Brother Beichen'.
"Come on, my father will definitely be very happy after knowing the news. With these one hundred thousand taels of silver, he won't have to worry about money matters now." Mu Hongling said with a smile, and then her beautiful hands became very natural. He took Lin Beichen's arm, as if the two were really siblings, and then pulled Lin Beichen towards the direction of Mu's house.
Feeling the elastic feeling on his arm, Lin Beichen couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart.
"It seems like it would be nice to have a sister..."
The corners of Lin Beichen's mouth turned up in an imperceptible arc.
...........
Mu family.
A middle-aged man walking in a hurry came towards him.
Mu Hongling quickly stopped the man and asked, "Uncle Yu, where are you going in such a hurry? Where is my father?"
"Miss, Mr. Lin."
The middle-aged man known as 'Uncle Yu' turned around, bowed respectfully, and then said: "The head of the family is still worrying about the silver in the accounting room. The head of the family asked me to go to the recruitment site to take a look."
"Okay, then go ahead. I'll go to the accounting room to find my father now." Mu Hongling nodded lightly, and then pulled Lin Beichen towards the accounting room.
Seeing Mu Hongling and Lin Beichen being intimate, the middle-aged man known as 'Uncle Yu' couldn't help but have an inexplicable look on his face.
This Mu Hongling was the one he had watched since childhood.
He knew Mu Hongling's personality as well as the head of the family, but he had never seen her show such close feelings to another man.
Walking to a deserted place, Lin Beichen said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I can walk by myself, so don't hold me back. Your father will look at me like that again when he sees it later." ”
"Tch, you coward, I'm not afraid of you. What are you afraid of?" Mu Hongling pouted with a look of disdain.
"coward?"
The corner of Lin Beichen's mouth twitched, and a cruel look flashed across his face. He put his arms around Mu Hongling's slender waist and said viciously: "You're not afraid, are you? Then I'll hold you like this. Went to see your daddy."
Feeling the warmth from Lin Beichen's thick palms, Mu Hongling blushed, and immediately avoided Lin Beichen's sight, and said timidly: "What's there to be afraid of? It's just that the weather is too hot. I'm sweating."
With a smile on his face, Lin Beichen didn't expose Mu Hongling's lame excuse, and said hummingly: "Humph! Let me see if you dare to call me a coward in the future."
After that, after squeezing Mu Hongling's thin waist, he released his hold on her.
However, when he retracted his palm, his arm accidentally touched a raised place. For some reason, Lin Beichen's mind got hot and he gently slapped his buttocks with his palm.
"Snapped!"
A crisp slap sounded.
Although the sound was very subtle, both people heard it.
In an instant, Mu Hongling's pretty face, which was slightly red, turned red to the back of her ears. Her whole pretty face was extremely rosy, as red as a ripe apple.
At this time, Lin Beichen also came to his senses and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
The atmosphere was a little ambiguous for a while.
"Ahem..."
After a long time, Lin Beichen coughed awkwardly, touched his nose and said, "Let's go first, bring this good news to your father, and make your father happy as soon as possible."
"Um..."
Mu Hongling buried her head deeply and said timidly. She followed Lin Beichen in a confused manner, without any trace of the lively and open feeling she had just now.
A few minutes later, the two arrived outside the accounting room. Just as they were about to walk in, they heard a sound coming from the back room.
"Master, the Mu family just acquired ten shops some time ago, and now there are only these taels of silver left in the account. This is still 80,000 taels short of the silver you requested. I really have no choice. "
"From now on, all the stores and other physical properties under the Mu family's name will be sold to the public, as well as our Mu family's mansion. If anyone needs it, it can also be sold."
"Ah? What are you going to do, Patriarch? If we can't leave the Seven Stars Tomb, our Mu family will be in catastrophe. You must think twice."
"It doesn't matter. If we can really leave the Seven Star Tomb, these silver coins will be useless to us. And no matter what, we must seize this opportunity. Third brother, return to Yunying Continent to recognize our ancestors. This is What every generation of the Mu family should strive to do, the first generation ancestor also made it clear that his ashes should be returned to the Mu family mausoleum in Yunying Continent for burial."
"Brother, I understand...I'll do it now. If it doesn't work, I'll be fine."
All the conversations between the two people in the accounting room fell into Lin Beichen's ears.
"I didn't expect your father to be so courageous." Lin Beichen looked at Mu Hongling beside him and said with a wry smile.
Although Mu Hongling remained silent, a complicated expression flashed across her beautiful eyes.
She knew that behind this desperate move, there was actually another reason, which was her mother who had been dead for more than ten years.
"It's Hong Ling, and Mr. Lin, who are you?" A middle-aged man walked out of the accounting room and looked at the two people standing outside the door with confusion.
Obviously, this person is the person who just talked to Mu Lingyun.
"Third uncle, let's find my father." Mu Hongling said softly.
"Oh, the master of the house is inside, you go in." The middle-aged man said with a smile on his lips.
After saying that, he left here in a hurry.
As soon as Lin Beichen entered the door, they saw Mu Lingyun sitting at a table with a distressed look on his face.
The table was covered with some books, which should be the Mu family's account books.
Judging from the conversation he had just had with Mu Hongling's third uncle, he should have felt powerless at this moment. He didn't even notice Lin Beichen and the others entered the door.
"Dad, let's come back."
Mu Hongling called out cautiously.
Mu Lingyun's body froze slightly, and then slowly turned around.
"Master Mu." Lin Beichen cupped his fists and saluted.
Mu Lingyun looked confused and asked: "Why are you here? Aren't you at the recruitment site?"
Hearing this, Lin Beichen and Mu Hongling couldn't help but smile at each other.
Then Mu Hongling walked gently to the chair where Mu Lingyun was sitting, and said mysteriously: "Dad, do you think where we came back from?"
As soon as these words came out, Mu Lingyun's face became even more confused. She didn't know what kind of medicine Lin Beichen and Mu Hongling were selling in their gourds.
"Oh, Miss Mu, just tell Patriarch Mu. Didn't you see that Patriarch Mu is even more worried? You still let him think and cause trouble for him." Looking at Mu Hongling's weird look, Lin Beichen couldn't help laughing.
After hearing this, Mu Lingyun couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was not angry at Mu Hongling's appetizing behavior.
He dotes on his only baby daughter very much and has never been angry with her. He would not even scold her on weekdays.
After Mu Hongling rolled her eyes at Lin Beichen dissatisfied, she immediately turned around, with the corners of her mouth raised slightly, she gently leaned close to Mu Lingyun's ear and said, "We just came back from Cao's house."
"What!" Mu Lingyun slapped the table, stood up from the chair suddenly, and stared at Mu Hongling with eyes as wide as copper bells.
"ah!"
Mu Hongling was startled by Mu Lingyun's sudden move. She staggered back and almost fell down. Fortunately, Lin Beichen's quick eyesight and hands caught her and prevented her from falling to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Mu Lingyun, who came back to his senses, immediately realized that his tone was too harsh, and he quickly stepped forward and said with an apologetic look: "Ling'er, are you okay?"
Mu Hongling pursed her lips stubbornly, turned her head to the side, and ignored Mu Lingyun's concerned words.
Seeing this, Mu Lingyun sighed softly and could only smile helplessly and said: "It was dad who was wrong just now, but you don't know that the Cao family has fallen out with our Mu family? When you go to the Cao family, dad is worried about you. The safety of the person is in danger, so the tone will be a little more serious when the situation is urgent."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Hongling's stubborn expression softened slightly.
Mu Lingyun struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Daddy was wrong. Daddy will never be like this again."
"snort!"
Mu Hongling snorted coldly and said, "We walked out of Cao's house so arrogantly, how could we be in danger?"
"Coming out in a swaggering way?"
Mu Lingyun looked slightly stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face unconsciously, and said: "How is this possible? How could Cao Renshuang let you go? Could it be that... there is no one in the Cao Mansion?"
Mu Lingyun was stunned for a moment, and some completely impossible ideas even came to his mind.
"How is that possible? How can there be no one in such a big Cao Mansion? We walked out of the Cao Mansion in such a big way in front of that Cao Renshuang, who didn't even dare to fart."
As she said that, a look of pride appeared on Mu Hongling's pretty face.
Hearing this, Mu Lingyun subconsciously glanced at Lin Beichen, who was standing aside with an indifferent expression.
Could it be...
"I say Miss Mu, stop teasing the Mu family leader and tell her." Lin Beichen touched his nose and said helplessly.
"Who made him scare me just now? What's wrong with him?" Mu Hongling muttered in her mouth, then looked at Mu Lingyun, cleared her throat and said: "Dad, listen up ”
"Cao Renshuang has already apologized to us, and Cao Renshuang also said that he will compensate us one hundred thousand taels of silver. He will collect the money and send it to our Mu family tomorrow."
"How about it? Are we good?"
Mu Hongling looked at Mu Lingyun with a wide-open pupils and a shocked look on her face with a playful smile.
"You...are you telling the truth or lies?" Mu Lingyun's face was full of disbelief, and even his tone was trembling.
Lin Beichen shook his head helplessly and took over the conversation: "Master Mu, everything Miss Mu said is true. The money will be sent tomorrow. We also heard what you and Miss Mu's third uncle just said. Okay, now you don’t have to sell things at all, the money for recruiting people is definitely enough now.”
At this point, Lin Beichen paused for a moment, then added, "And the Cao family promises not to cause trouble again in the future."
Hearing Lin Beichen say the same thing, Mu Lingyun reluctantly believed what Mu Hongling said just now, but he still couldn't help asking: "Why is this? Is Cao Renshuang mentally ill?"
Lin Beichen's mouth twitched, and then he said helplessly: "That's definitely not the case. I think Cao Renshuang is quite aware of current affairs and quite smart."
After hearing this, Mu Lingyun's face became even more confused.
The Cao family suddenly did something like this, and even if he tried to think about it, he couldn't figure out why.
Based on his understanding of Cao Renshuang's character over the years, there is no reason for him to be so kind to the Mu family. Is there some conspiracy behind this?
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he frowned and said, "Ling'er, did you agree to the Cao family's previous request for marriage?"
"Oh, that's definitely not the case. There's no way I'm going to marry into the Cao family." Mu Hongling covered her mouth and chuckled, then continued: "It's very simple. We just go to the Cao family and kill that annoying guy. After a beating, Cao Renshuang agreed to our demands."
"Beat him?"
Mu Lingyun was a little stunned when he heard this word at first, but when he noticed the three words "in the Cao family" in Mu Hongling's words, he suddenly came back to his senses and grabbed Mu Hongling's hand. Look left and right with both hands.
He wanted to see if his precious daughter was injured.
That was the Cao Mansion, the headquarters of the Cao family.
Even though the entire Cao family had hundreds of servants, beating up the young master of the Cao family in the Cao family was not much different from seeking death.
He looked around and saw no wounds on Mu Hongling's body, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't look at Dad, we are fine. The bad guy is that annoying guy. He probably hasn't woken up yet." Mu Hongling said with a smile.
Obviously, the guy she hated so much was now like this, and she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart.
"You don't even know, Brother Beichen... how powerful Mr. Lin is. Dozens of servants rushed up at him. He didn't even blink, and he easily knocked these dozens of people away." , so many people were so stunned that they fell to the ground without even touching the corners of our clothes."
Mu Hongling described the situation in Cao's mansion with excitement.
At that time, Lin Beichen was like an invincible hero in her heart.
Listening to Mu Hongling boasting about his words vividly, a look of embarrassment appeared on Lin Beichen's face, and he couldn't help but coughed twice.
Anyone who is bragging to someone like this will feel embarrassed.
On the other hand, Mu Lingyun glanced at Lin Beichen without any trace at this moment. Although his face remained calm, the slight vibration in his pupils could make people feel the shock in his heart.
Although he didn't know how Lin Beichen was able to do it, he knew that this time they might really be able to rely on Lin Beichen to leave the Seven Star Tomb that had trapped their branch of the Mu family for thousands of years.
Lin Beichen couldn't help but glance at Mu Lingyun, and began to change the subject, saying: "Master Mu, please take back that order quickly. If it fails, you can still survive in the Seven Star Tomb."
After a long time, Mu Lingyun let out a long breath of turbid air in his chest, his eyes became extremely firm, and said: "It doesn't matter, I believe Mr. Lin."
Hearing this, Lin Beichen couldn't help but feel a touch of bitterness on his lips, and said: "Master Mu, you even want to sell the house, which puts me under a lot of pressure. If you fail, your Mu family will have to live on the streets like me. ? Anyway, plus the one hundred thousand taels of silver that the Cao family will send tomorrow, this money should be enough to recruit people, there is no need to push yourself into a dead end. "
Lin Beichen persuaded him earnestly, fearing that something unexpected would happen later, and he really couldn't do without the Qixing Tomb, causing the entire Mu family to suffer along with him.
After hearing this, Mu Lingyun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said solemnly: "It doesn't matter, if the silver is already redundant, then we will increase the bounty, which will also speed up the recruitment of manpower."
"Ouch, I don't even know what to say to you. I'm so stressed out by you." Lin Beichen had a wry smile on his face.
"You must take us away from the Qixing Tomb, otherwise I will have no place to live, and I will have to rely on you." Mu Hongling covered her mouth with a smile, looked at Lin Beichen who looked helpless, and immediately added .
"..."
Seeing this, Lin Beichen could only smile bitterly in return.
"Well, since you believe in me, Lin Beichen, so much, I will definitely not let you down." At this moment, Lin Beichen suddenly put on an extremely solemn look, glanced at the two of them, and spoke in a serious tone He said: "I will go back to the room first. I have something to do. If there is nothing important, please don't disturb me. I will come out the day before the arrival of the new moon."
"Ah? What are you doing?" Mu Hongling looked slightly stunned, and then asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Lin Beichen showed a faint smile and said, "You will know when the time comes. Like you, I also want to get away with it."
"Tch, who cares? If you want to say it or not, I won't beg you to say it." Mu Hongling pursed her lips slightly and said in a disdainful tone.
