Chapter 237:

Chapter 237:

Bing State, Yucheng City

Chaos erupted in Lin Jiang’s cave once again. Golden Feather Carving tried to please Small Shadiao, wanting to get closer to it, but Small Shadiao was very disdainful. Being a mediocre bird, it often attacked Golden Feather Carving. After a few days, its golden feathers became dull.

Meanwhile, Lin Jiang secured several shops in Yucheng City and planned to open some restaurants. They would not be upscale but rather mid-range and affordable. The low-end ones would mainly serve modern fast food, catering to the lower-level cultivators in Yucheng City, i.e., the poor. As for the mid-range ones, they wouldn’t focus on any special features. Lin Jiang would simply follow what others were doing, at most personally teaching some new dishes.

It was mainly for Lin Jiang himself, he couldn’t get rid of the habit of eating and didn’t feel like cooking, so he decided to open a restaurant where he could eat as much as he wanted without worrying about the money.

After a busy period, several months passed and the restaurant wasn’t making much noise, but the business was very good, especially the low-end fast food, which was highly popular with regular customers and the business was extremely busy.

One day, Lin Jiang rolled up his sleeves, feeling full and acting like a boss, he inspected his property and ran into a cold-faced Zhang Shuhua at the entrance.

"Hey, isn’t this my dear senior brother?"

"You still remember that I’m your senior brother?"

"Of course I remember, come on, senior brother, come in and have some tea."

Lin Jiang laughed loudly and pulled Zhang Shuhua into the shop, asking the staff to serve tea.

"Junior brother, my father is very angry, the sect is very angry."

"Senior brother, taste the spiritual tea here, it’s a specialty of Bing State, you can’t find it in Yun State."

"I am speaking to you seriously."

"Drinking tea is also possible to say."

"You wouldn’t drug me, would you?"

"You’re not a beauty, why would I drug you?"

Lin Jiang realized that he had been overthinking. Even if he was a handsome and wealthy man like Lin Jiang, there was no need for him to do such things. Now, which independent cultivator in Yucheng City didn’t know about Lin Jiang?

"Tell me, how do you want to solve this?"

"Let’s agree from the beginning, it’s not my fault..."

"Do you have a reason to leave without saying anything?"

"You forced me to do it."

"What did my dad do?"

"My job is not to spy on the Lin family and find their secrets."

"An envoy is basically a public spy, and everyone knows that."

"Yes, it’s true, but I am also a relative of the Lin family. We’re family, so what would you do if your dad asked you to investigate your mother’s family? Would you agree?"

"I..."

"So running away is the best choice, not angering anyone, don’t you think so?"

Lin Jiang said, he believed he was not at fault in this matter. He didn’t want to offend anyone or be persecuted. Leaving was the right thing to do.

"But I shouldn’t have just left, my dad got angry when he found out."

"Well, it doesn’t matter because I’m not there, being angry is useless."

"You brought shame upon our sect."

"So I came to Yucheng City to atone for my sins. My business has doubled in the past six months, I hope they didn’t miss all those piles of spiritual jade I sent back."

Lin Jiang said. I’ve been busy these days, besides running my own restaurant, the business with spiritual jade has been thriving as well.

"No matter what, you’re right, aren’t you?"

"Haha, the junior apprentice brother made a mistake. Come, let’s have some tea and alcohol. I will punish myself by drinking three cups first."

Lin Jiang laughed loudly, but he changed the topic as a result. Lin Jiang is really unwilling to talk about the sect now. He has already left the Five Elements Sect for many years.

"Xiao Brother, Xiao Brother!"

They chatted for a while, and then Yi Zhibai arrived.

"Oh, we have a guest! Xiao Brother"

"The senior apprentice brother from my hometown came to visit me today."

"That is a distinguished guest from Yun State. Why are they here? Come, let’s go to Yuhuan Tower. I will treat you. Xiao Brother’s senior apprentice brother is also my friend."

"No, no, no, Brother Yi. My martial brother is a respectable person with a family."

"I also have a family, but we play differently. Let’s go."

"I really can’t go this time. I’ll play with Brother Yi in a few days."

"Alright, no pressure. I came this time to deliver something, so I can finally take down your beast pet."

Yi Zhibai placed a storage bag down, inside which were specially-made pills, designed for beast pets to consume.

It’s a bit like dog-wolf and cat food, made from dozens of ingredients such as monster beast meat, Demon Core, spiritual paddy, spiritual medicine, etc. It was invented by the Central Domain’s Beast Taming Sect, but many sects have cracked it, imitated it, and even improved upon it. It is highly favored by beast pets.

Small Shadiao couldn’t resist the temptation and became less inclined to beat up the Golden Feather Carving. The bond between the two birds grew stronger.

"Brother Yi, you didn’t add any extra ingredients this time, right? You know my beast pet has a bad temper and can really hurt someone. I think you might not be a match for it."

"Haha, Brother Xiao, I definitely won’t make that mistake. Don’t worry, but we should hurry up with this matter. It’s been almost a year."

"Don’t worry, it’s important to be patient, right?"

"Yes, alright, I have something to do, so I’ll go now. See you in a few days."

Yi Zhibai smiled. In the medicine, he added a special ingredient that Small Shadiao ended up consuming, almost causing a rampage.

"Who is this person?"

"He is a friend of mine from the Pure Jade Sect. He’s the one who handles all the spiritual jade business. Otherwise, as an outsider, why should I be able to establish myself here?"

"Judging from his appearance, he doesn’t seem to be a good person."

"Haha, are you and I really good people?"

Lin Jiang burst into laughter. They have also killed many people. It’s too simplistic for people in the cultivation world to differentiate between good and evil.

He and Yi Zhibai became acquainted while in the Divine Kingdom. At first, they shared life-and-death experiences. Later on, it became a partnership driven by mutual benefits. Now, they have a balance of power. Although Lin Jiang has a golden core, he also has a fourth-tier beast pet and is supported by a mysterious sect or family.

"You’re right, when we’re away from home, it’s important to be careful."

"Understood."

"I’ll stay for two days and then I’ll go. Right now, I’m taking over your responsibilities in the Lin family. There’s a lot going on in Qing State and the Lin family has been going crazy, constantly assassinating members of the four major families. Many people from both sides have died."

"You take care too."

Lin Jiang nodded. If everything goes as planned, he would leave without saying goodbye. The sect would still need to send someone to Lin family, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to control the situation in Qing State.

After staying for two days, Zhang Shuhua left. Lin Jiang went to meet Yi Zhibai as planned. Yi Zhibai’s jade gambling business had taken off and he had formed an alliance with many Nascent Soul cultivators from the Pure Jade Sect. Their business was booming, making a fortune. It was a time of great success for them.

"It seems like Brother Yi is building high towers."

Lin Jiang looked at Yi Zhibai’s current circle of friends, all Nascent Soul cultivators, and sighed.