Lin Yan sighed: "It's a long story. If he hadn't led a large number of masters to intercept at the first line gorge this time and then launched a sneak attack, I wouldn't have fallen into his hands." With that, he briefly summarized the battle at the first line gorge. After saying it again, of course, he omitted the identity of the interceptor and the terrifying sword.
"Eight top masters." Hearing this, even those with a cultivation level like Cheng Linong couldn't help but take a breath.
With such a terrifying lineup, it would not be easy for even the top experts from the Cheng family to escape unscathed. But from Lin Yan's description, it was only He Mingyuan's daughter who was hit by an arrow, and Lin Yan suffered. Although he suffered some injuries and accidents, everyone else was unscathed. In the end, if Tu Dongyin hadn't taken action, Lin Yan would have been able to enter the Central Plains safely.
Cheng Linong's eyes suddenly looked different when he looked at Lin Yan, but he couldn't figure out why Lin Yan had so many means when he was only sixteen years old. He suddenly discovered that since Lin Yan came in, except for hearing about Cheng Feishuang's ridiculous lies, he seemed very calm. Even when faced with the furious Cheng Linong, he was neither humble nor arrogant, without a trace of fear.
If he were an ordinary sixteen-year-old boy, he would be frightened even if he saw Cheng Linong from a distance.
As the head of a top martial arts family, Cheng Linong's superior demeanor is enough to awe people, but Lin Yan is very calm.
Cheng Linong then changed his mind and looked at Lin Yan. Lin Yan looked calm, as if he were facing ordinary people.
"I will find out the secret behind this matter. Since you are not a flower-picking thief like the rumors, then stay in the Cheng family and change your appearance. The day after, you and Yu'er will go to Changshan to participate in the sword trial competition. ." Cheng Linong said in a deep voice, "Of course, you and Shuang'er are not allowed to get too close these days."
Lin Yan smiled bitterly and said: "I have nothing to do with Miss Cheng, so I will keep our distance. But why did Senior come to rescue me? If it was just Miss Cheng's lie, Senior could have pretended to send someone to rescue me, and then come back and say that the guards were too strict. If it didn’t work out, I’m sure Miss Cheng would believe it.”
Cheng Linong smiled and said: "That's smart. When you fought against Lian Chenghao, did he really use the Broken Sword Technique?"
Lin Yan nodded and said: "Senior Tianxu of the Zhengyang Sect was also present at that time and will not admit his mistake." Cheng Linong immediately sneered and said: "In this case, at least I will not go wrong in saving you. The Can Sword Art is the benefactor's unique martial art. Even when he first stayed in the Cheng family, his benefactor didn't show it, he just taught him a few moves. However, the younger disciples of the Cheng family had little qualifications. Except for Feiyu who had memorized it, no one else could master it. The benefactor valued this sword so much. Jue, naturally I will not let him live in the world easily. Although Lian Chenghao is quite talented, he is still a fool and is not worthy of the title of Sword Demon Disciple. So if this matter is true, I can conclude that Lian Chenghao has a favor in his hands. News from the public.”
Everyone knows that Sword Demon has a close relationship with the Cheng family, and has perfected the Cheng family's Juntian Sword Technique. However, everyone knows that Sword Demon Dugu City is a great benefactor of the Cheng family. He once saved the Cheng family from fire and water, and the entire Cheng family has suffered from Dugu City. A great kindness, but no repayment.
More than ten years ago, Dugu City had a decisive battle with Xiao Qianjue. In the end, he lost half a move and fled to the northern region. There was no news for more than ten years, let alone any disciples walking in the world. Therefore, "The Lost Sword Jue" returned to the world, and Cheng Linong Therefore, he concluded that it must be related to Dugu City, so he paid attention to Lian Chenghao and even sent people to the southwest to investigate Jinling Qiwu.
"Lian Chenghao used the Broken Sword Technique, which shows that something happened to the senior Sword Demon. The sword secret in his hand was spread out because of this. Or, the person behind the scenes who caught the Sword Demon senior leaked the sword secret on purpose. , to achieve a certain purpose." Cheng Linong said solemnly, "I believe it is the latter."
Lin Yan said: "If Lian Chenghao hadn't practiced the Broken Sword Technique, he would definitely not be my opponent. Then the people behind the scenes must have thought that as long as Lian Chenghao practiced the Broken Sword Technique, he could defeat me, or test whether I was really strong enough." Damage. However, it now seems that the birth of "The Broken Sword Jue" has a deeper purpose."
Among the entire Central Plains arena, those who are most dissatisfied with Xiao Qianjue, the leader of the martial arts alliance, are the major forces that have connections with the Sword Demon Dugu City, such as the Zhengyang Sect, the Cheng Family, etc. Zhengyangzi, the head of the Zhengyang Sect, He is also a swordsman wizard. He has benefited a lot from discussions with sword demons. The Zhengyang Sect is also neutral in the world and does not fully support Xiao Qianjue's position as the leader of the martial arts alliance. However, as one of the three sects, Ming Ming On the surface, Zhengyang Sect still has to obey Xiao Qianjue's orders. Needless to say, the Cheng family has never listened to Xiao Qianjue's orders in the world. Fortunately, the Cheng family is just a martial arts family, not a sect, and its influence is limited. Therefore, Xiao Qianjue allows the Cheng family to be so independent. Walk alone.
What happened to "The Broken Sword Art" was like a signal, telling all the forces related to the Sword Demon that the Sword Demon had fallen into someone's hands.
"The Sword Trial Conference is coming soon. At this juncture, the Can Sword Jue was born. The purpose must not be simple. That Xiao Alliance Leader must have an agenda." Cheng Linong said, "So this time in the Sword Trial Conference, that Xiao The alliance leader will definitely take action."
"That Tu Dongyin belongs to Xiao Qianjue, that's why the head of the Cheng family chose to save me." Lin Yan said with a smile, "Senior, this is probably to give Miss Cheng this favor."
Cheng Linong sighed: "My daughter is really a bit rebellious. The head of the Qin family and I once made a marriage contract between Shuang'er and Qin Haoran of the Qin family, but she didn't want to marry someone she had never met, so she was good at it. He made his own decision, ran away from home, and fled to the southwest."
"Miss Cheng is a very unique person, but the reason is too absurd." Lin Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You have a secret relationship with me? You can think of all these reasons."
Women in the Jin Dynasty attach great importance to their honor and integrity. In ordinary families, there is still a rule that women who are still married cannot go out without face. When going out, they must wear a veil to cover their faces. In addition, it goes without saying that they must abide by the three obediences and the four virtues. If you are a child of Jianghu, although there are not so many taboos, there are almost no examples of having sex with others or getting pregnant before marriage. These are extremely deviant things. If Cheng Feishuang's words spread, her reputation will be damaged, and the reputation of the entire Cheng family will also be tarnished. People will criticize her behind her back, and her reputation will plummet in the world.
"Not many people know about this, and I hope you die in your belly." Cheng Linong said, "He doesn't want to marry that kid from the Qin family, and he won't marry her there, but if she falls in love with you, I won't be that easy to talk to. , if you don’t go through some tests, you can never hope to become the son-in-law of my Cheng family." He snorted coldly, making Lin Yan smile a little and said: "I have no such idea, Miss Cheng and I only have a few acquaintances. We don't know each other well, so how can we be considered to be in love with each other? This time she was just eager to repay a favor, so she came up with this outrageous reason, please let me know this from my seniors."
"You are self-aware." Cheng Linong admired Lin Yan a little more in his heart. He had very high requirements for the son-in-law of the Cheng family. He once said that only a young talent in the top ten on the youth list would be worthy of his son-in-law, Qin Linong. Haoran is the second most talented young man in the world, one rank higher than Cheng Feiyu, so he made an engagement with the Qin family. However, he didn't expect that Cheng Feishuang would have such a big reaction. He refused and even left home. Run away and go far to the southwest.
After being in contact with Lin Yan for a short period of time, Cheng Linong suddenly discovered that apart from making him unhappy when his daughter did such a deviant thing, his behavior was very calm, and he even gave birth to a son-in-law who was very good. After thinking about it, he immediately sighed and said: "I see that your face is pale, as if you have suffered a serious internal injury. You have been recuperating in the Cheng Mansion for the past two days, but for safety reasons, you cannot go out these few days. I will ask Doctor Bai to give you Take a look and try your best to be in good shape before the sword trial. If you perform well in the sword trial, I might as well accept you as my son-in-law."
Hearing that Lin Yan had a big head, after talking for a long time, Cheng Linong still clung to this topic. He also knew in his heart that he had inherited a great favor from the Cheng family this time, and he owed Cheng Feishuang a lot. He sighed in his heart and said, "Lin Yan thanks you, senior."
Coming out of the study, Cheng Feishuang immediately greeted him and said, "How are you? Did my father give you a hard time?"
Lin Yan shook his head and said: "Miss Cheng, this time I would like to thank you very much for sacrificing your honor to save my life." After saying this, he saluted Cheng Feishuang and bowed to Cheng Feiyu. Cheng Feishuang smiled and said: "You saved me twice, and I only saved you once. After all, I still owe you my life. You don't need to thank me."
Cheng Feiyu sighed slightly. His sister was really stupid. He could tell that Lin Yan had no intention of her, yet his stupid sister still clung to her stupidly.
"Brother Lin, it's already late at night. Let me take you to the guest room to rest first." Cheng Feiyu said with a smile, "Tomorrow, I will bring Doctor Bai over to diagnose and treat the injuries in your body." Hearing Cheng Feiyu's words, Cheng Feishuang immediately became nervous. , said: "Treat the injury? Are you injured? Where? Is it serious?" He grabbed Lin Yan's hand and checked Lin Yan up and down.
Lin Yan broke away from her hand and said with a wry smile: "I have some injuries. I will recover after a while." Cheng Feiyu also had a headache and said: "Uncle Fu, please take Brother Lin to the guest room first."
"Only you, go to bed obediently. How unbecoming are you howling in the middle of the night?" Cheng Feiyu pulled Cheng Feishuang over and glared at her fiercely. Cheng Feishuang stared back, but she also knew that now It was getting late, midnight had already passed, so I could only give up and said with a smile: "Okay, Lin Yan, go and have a rest. I will come see you tomorrow." After saying that, he glared at Cheng Feiyu fiercely. , secretly pinched Cheng Feiyu's waist hard, and even with Cheng Feiyu's martial arts and magnanimity, his face twitched.
Fulu stepped forward and led the way for Lin Yan. Lin Yan raised his hand to bid farewell to the two of them and followed Fulu forward.
The Cheng Mansion is very large, at least much larger than the Linjiabao and Mingyuan Escorts. The decoration style in the manor is also different from the southwest and is very detailed.
Fulu took Lin Yan to a guest room, turned on the lamp, and said, "I will send someone some food later. Mr. Lin should eat before going to bed."
"Thank you." Lin Yan felt his stomach, he was indeed a little hungry, "Can you please send me some golden needles?"
Lin Yan was half asleep for the past two days and had very little food to eat. He just woke up today and Tu Dongyin, the old man, didn't send anyone to bring him food. He was already hungry.
