Chapter 246:

Chapter 246:

In the central region, there is Shenmu Sect.

Lin Batian hasn’t been heard from since he joined Shenmu Sect. Lin Die has gotten used to Lin Batian’ way of doing things, so she’s not worried. But Lin Jiang is having a hard time adjusting.

"Who should I ask? Don’t you know I’m here every day?"

Faced with Lin Jiang’s question, Lin Die shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she didn’t know. They had been staying in the guest house arranged by the Shenmu Sect these past few days, and hadn’t been anywhere else.

"Can I leave first, Third Auntie?"

"What do you need to do?"

"I want to go back to Shenmu City. If I don’t open my shop, it will be a waste because I still have to pay rent."

"So narrow-minded."

"Well, before I had money, it didn’t matter. But now that I don’t, I have to be very careful with my spending. Life is tough..."

"Don’t get all worked up. They’re just deducting a small portion of your dividends."

"Third Auntie, it’s not just a small amount, it’s at least more than ten million spirit stones."

"More than ten million? That’s a lot. Your master is really good to you."

"What a jerk! He dumped me, he’s just a loser."

"I’ll tell your master and he’ll punish you again."

Lin Die rolled her eyes. Her nephew was so rebellious, he even schemed against his master.

"I’m not afraid anymore. Since he already takes my money, he thinks he’s in charge. If he doesn’t give me money, he’s nothing."

"Is your business in Shenmu City big?"

"Not really, just a small shop. I make a few tens of thousands of spirit stones a year. But now that I’m going back, I definitely need to expand my business."

Lin Jiang said, before he thought he had some industries in two places, so he could just relax and make a little profit. With a golden core and a fourth-rank beast pet, he only made a few tens of thousands of spirit stones a year. Now that he lost his industries, he can only work hard to make money.

"Can your Third Auntie help you?"

"Are you trying to plant someone close to me?"

"Yes, you also mentioned before that moving frequently is not good for disciples’ training. Our clan has many talented young people, and they have been delayed in their training due to all these years of moving. We need to find an opportunity to provide them with a stable environment."

"That works too. It’s better to have people from the Lin family rather than recruiting independent cultivators. But let’s make it clear that they are just workers and cannot take shares in my business."

"No problem, but we shouldn’t mistreat them. We need to give them what they deserve."

"Don’t worry, I believe in winning people over with kindness."

"I have seen it. You have arranged it well."

After a few more days, Lin Die appeared and said to Lin Jiang that she had been observing for a day. Lin Jiang had arranged the people very well.

"Third Auntie, why are you here?"

"I’m worried, so I came to take a look."

"Well, you have to disguise yourself. I have already given the order that no one is allowed to talk about the Lin family. Your appearance would render all my efforts useless."

"There’s no need to be so nervous. The four major families have no influence over Shenmu City. I received information that the four major families have visited Shenmu Sect, but they were driven away. It seems that they have grudges against each other, and their relationship is not good."

"Alright, how is the family head?"

"We have achieved our goal, but we still need to stay in seclusion at the Shenmu Sect. I don’t know when we will come out. Please inform me when I should return to the Lin family. Also, intensify the harassment against the remnants of the four major families, gather their remaining forces."

"Didn’t we say we were taking a break? Do we have to fight?"

"We have to fight, otherwise it won’t work. The four major families almost control the entire Qing State. Once they settle down and develop, we won’t be able to compete with them no matter what. So we can only fight them to deplete their resources and prevent them from focusing on their development. Otherwise, we have no way out."

Lin Die said. The Lin family has very limited resources and territory. If we compete with the others, the Lin family will definitely lose.

Now, the only hope for the Lin family is to constantly harass the four major families, assassinate their talented descendants, and slow down their development. Otherwise, the future of the Lin family is in danger.

Hearing this, Lin Jiang frowned. The Lin family’s situation reminded him of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period. Even if the enemy is stronger, they still need to be on the offensive. Strategically, this is the right approach. However, Lin Jiang already knows the fate of the Shu Kingdom.

"It seems like you don’t have much confidence in this strategy."

"Even if we exchange one member of the Lin family for five or ten members of the four major families, in the end, the Lin family will still lose. Let’s not forget that at the Nascent Soul level, the Lin family only has you and Lin Ying, and if we include Big Shadiao and Small Shadiao, it’s still only four of you. How can you compete with the four major families?"

"Then tell me, what other options do you have?"

"There’s no other way, the only hope is to rely on the appearance of an extraordinary genius in the Yu family, similar to the Yu family’s head, and gather all resources to cultivate him, allowing him to take a shortcut."

Lin Jiang said. If it’s in the ordinary world, the Lin family has no hope at all, but in the world of cultivation, there is still hope. The hope lies in an extraordinary genius.

"Extraordinary geniuses are rare and cannot be sought after. My father’s appearance alone is already a stroke of luck for the Lin family. So now, all the plans revolve around my father. This trip to the Shenmu Sect is already halfway successful. If my father can achieve the plan, then revenge is possible. As for us, all we can do is to buy time for my father."

"Auntie Three..."

"There’s no need to be so desperate, everything will get better."

"Yes, Auntie Three."

"Take care of these people. They are all the elite of the Lin family, with excellent Spiritual Roots, talents, and understanding. Take good care of them, and the Lin family will reward you handsomely. It will definitely be a priceless reward."

Lin Die said. The Lin family’s descendants have been dispersed and arranged in various places, just to plan for the future. We should also take care of our eldest nephew here, considering how much he has contributed to the Lin family.