xymnovel Chapter 36 The Secret of Heaven Revealed
Chapter 36 The Secret of Heaven Revealed
The mother and son talked for a while before Su Wanqing left.
Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, Chen'er, Minister Li's family... sent an invitation, wanting to pay them a visit."
A cold glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes: "I won't see you."
"But……"
"Mother, the Li family broke off the engagement first, then kicked us when we were down. Now that the Lin family has risen, they want to curry favor with us?" Lin Chen said calmly.
"This kind of opportunist is not worthy of entering the Lin family."
Su Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded: "You're right, Mother is confused."
"Mother isn't confused, she's just kind-hearted," Lin Chen said with a smile. "But for some people, kindness is just indulgence. Leave this to me."
After seeing his mother off, Lin Chen returned to his desk and wrote a letter.
"Lin Wu".
"exist."
"Send this letter to Minister Li's residence." Lin Chen handed over the letter. "Tell him that if he dares to send another invitation, what he sends next will not be a letter."
"yes!"
……
The study in Minister Li's residence.
After reading the letter, Minister Li turned pale and trembled all over.
The letter contained only one line: "When you broke off the engagement back then, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
"Dad, what's wrong?" Li Yanran pushed the door open and was startled when she saw her father's appearance.
Minister Li handed her the letter and said with a wry smile, "The Lin family... has refused."
After reading the letter, Li Yanran's pretty face turned pale, and her eyes were filled with regret.
She recalled the terrified look on the faces of the Cui family when news of their birthday banquet came back three days ago.
The father rushed to the palace that night to plead guilty, but was refused entry by the Empress.
In recent days, officials who were once on good terms with him have distanced themselves, and his home has become deserted.
All of this stemmed from her initial disdain for Lin Chen's纨绔 (playboy) lifestyle and her insistence on breaking off the engagement.
"I...if only I had..." Li Yanran's voice trembled.
"It's too late to say all this now." Minister Li slumped down.
"Lin Chen is at the height of his power now, with a half-step Celestial Realm expert under his command and three hundred first-rank iron cavalry. Even the Second Prince has fallen. Our Li family... is finished."
"No way!" Li Yanran exclaimed urgently.
"I'll beg him, I'll kowtow to Lin Chen and admit my mistake. He used to like me so much, he'll definitely forgive me."
"You like him?" Minister Li smiled bitterly. "Yanran, don't you understand? Lin Chen is no longer the纨绔 (playboy) he used to be. Going to him will only humiliate you."
"What should we do then? Are we just going to wait to die?"
Minister Li remained silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "There is only one way—leave the capital."
"What?!"
"I'll voluntarily request to be transferred to a post outside the capital, never to return, and to stay far away from him." A resolute glint flashed in Li Chongming's eyes. "This is a declaration to the Lin family, and also to His Majesty. Perhaps... it will save my life."
Li Yanran collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
She finally realized what she had missed.
……
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, West Garden.
Lin Chen was naturally unaware of the Li family's tragic situation, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.
He was currently looking at the eight Marrow Cleansing Pills in the system space, pondering how to send them out.
Giving it directly? That would be too abrupt.
Find a reason? What reason...?
Just then, footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
"Eighth Brother!" It was Wen Ruoxi's voice, filled with excitement.
Lin Chen pushed open the door and went out, only to see Wen Ruoxi walking quickly towards him, holding an account book in her hands:
"Eighth Brother, look! Zuiyue Pavilion has already made three thousand taels of silver in just one day of its trial operation!"
More than thirty members have booked, all of them prominent figures in Beijing!
"So fast?" Lin Chen asked in surprise.
"It's all thanks to you," Wen Ruoxi said with a smile.
"With the downfall of the Cui family and the imprisonment of the Second Prince, who in the capital doesn't know that the Lin family is about to rise again? Those powerful and influential people are very good at reading the winds, and they all want to curry favor with them."
"Alright." Lin Chen nodded. "Fifth Sister-in-law, I'm leaving Zuiyue Pavilion to you."
However, it's important to note that membership eligibility will be strictly vetted; quality over quantity is preferred.
"Understood." Wen Ruoxi put away the account book, then suddenly said, "By the way, Eighth Brother, I heard... you returned the Li family's invitation?"
"Um."
"Good riddance," Wen Ruoxi snorted. "That kind of snob deserved it."
Lin Chen laughed: "Fifth Sister-in-law seems to really dislike the Li family?"
"Of course!" Wen Ruoxi replied matter-of-factly.
"I remember everything they said when they broke off the engagement. Now that we're doing well, they want to cling to us again? Dream on!"
She paused, then lowered her voice: "But Eighth Brother, I heard that Minister Li is going to be transferred to a post outside the capital. Is this... related to you...?"
"It has nothing to do with me." Lin Chen shook his head. "He's just feeling guilty."
"That's true." Wen Ruoxi nodded, then suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Eighth Brother, Seventh Sister asked me to ask you when you're going to the Heavenly Mystery Academy to deliver medicine to Elder Yao Chenzi?"
"Tomorrow," Lin Chen said.
"Then I'll go with you?"
"No need, Fifth Sister-in-law is busy with the affairs of Zuiyue Pavilion," Lin Chen said with a smile. "Seventh Sister-in-law can accompany me; she is familiar with Elder Yao Chenzi."
……
The next day, at the Tianji Academy.
Lin Chen and Murong Xue returned to the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.
When Yao Chenzi saw the Di Mai San, his beard stood on end with excitement.
"This medicine...this medicine can actually cure the bone-corroding poison!" After careful examination, he exclaimed in admiration.
"Murong girl, your 'family member' is quite something!"
Murong Xue blushed slightly: "You flatter me, Elder Yao."
Yao Chenzi put away the medicine bottle and said seriously:
"Young friend Lin, I will accept this medicine, but I will not take it for nothing."
The Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion contains a 'Millennial Blood Ginseng,' which can replenish qi and blood and strengthen the spirit; consider this a return gift.
"This is too expensive..." Lin Chen was about to decline.
"Take it," Yao Chenzi waved his hand.
"Furthermore, I have something to tell you—you need to be careful around the Purple Robe Tower."
Although Mr. Yin is dead, the Purple Robe Tower still has three Celestial Beings, and the Tower Master is even in the late stage of Celestial Being.
They are vengeful and will not let things go easily.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder," Lin Chen said casually.
"But we'll meet force with force, and water with earth. If they dare to come, I, Lin, will face them."
A look of admiration flashed in Yao Chenzi's eyes:
"What a spirit! Xuanjizi is waiting for you at the 'Star Gazing Platform,' saying he has important matters to discuss. You may go."
The Star-Gazing Platform is the highest point of the Heavenly Mystery Institute, a nine-story stone pagoda.
When Lin Chen and Murong Xue reached the top of the tower, Xuanjizi was looking up at the celestial phenomena.
"Young friend Lin has arrived." Xuanjizi turned around, his expression solemn.
"I observed the stars last night and saw dark energy gathering near the Ziwei star, which indicates that something unexpected will happen in the capital soon."
"Does the elder know the specifics?"
"The secrets of heaven are obscure, but..." Xuanjizi paused.
"It is related to the northern border. I have calculated that there may be some unusual activity in the northern region within three months."
Beishuo?
Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine.
My father and brother died in the North, and now there's unrest in the North again...
"Furthermore," Xuanjizi added:
"His Majesty summoned me to the palace yesterday to inquire about the 'Purple Robe Tower'."
"I report this truthfully, but Your Majesty seems... to have anticipated this."
Does the Empress know about the Purple Robe Tower?
Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly: "What does the elder mean...?"
"His Majesty's thoughts are unfathomable." Xuanjizi shook his head.
"All I can tell you is to seize the time to improve your strength."
Chaos is approaching; only the strong can protect themselves.
When Lin Chen left the Tianji Academy, he was preoccupied with many thoughts.
Murong Xue said softly, "Eighth Brother, there's no need to worry too much. We'll deal with whatever comes our way."
Lin Chen looked at her concerned eyes and suddenly smiled:
"Seventh Sister-in-law is right. There's always a way out."
He paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Seventh Sister-in-law, I will be in seclusion for three days tomorrow to break through my bottleneck."
"I'll need you and my sisters-in-law to take good care of the affairs of the household."
"Seclusion?" Murong Xue was taken aback. "Eighth Brother, you..."
"I need to process some of my insights," Lin Chen said vaguely.
In reality, he needed to "digest" the Grandmaster-level cultivation reward from the system and comprehend the Myriad Swords Return to Origin.
Although the system has been automatically completed, it's still necessary to familiarize yourself with it.
Murong Xue, unsuspecting, nodded and said, "Eighth Brother, please rest assured and continue your seclusion. We will take care of things in the manor."
"Thank you, Seventh Sister-in-law."
On the way back home, Lin Chen looked at the bustling streets outside the car window, and his heart gradually calmed down.
The layouts of Ziyi Tower, Beishuo, and the Empress... are indeed troublesome.
But so what?
He now possesses the cultivation of a Grandmaster at its peak, and has three great masters under his command: Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, and Dugu Qiubai.
There are one hundred Bad Guys and three hundred Heavenly Guards, eight sword servants to be summoned, and one thousand Great Snow Dragon Riders...
Such strength is enough to sweep across the world.
Upon returning to his residence, Lin Chen summoned Dugu Qiubai.
He was an old man in a blue robe, with an ordinary face and a thin build, but his eyes shone as brightly as cold stars.
"Dugu Qiubai greets Your Majesty." The old man's voice was calm, yet it carried an air of arrogant disdain for the world.
"Senior Dugu, there's no need for such formalities." Lin Chen cupped his hands in greeting. "From now on, I hope you will stay and oversee the Lin family, protecting my clansmen."
"It's my duty." Dugu Qiubai nodded, and in a flash, he disappeared.
At the peak of the Celestial Realm, one's swordsmanship is divine; everything can be a sword.
With such a powerful figure in charge, anyone from the Purple Robe Tower who dares to come is simply courting death.
Lin Chen's lips curled up slightly.
Chaotic times?
No, this is his era.