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Lin Cheng frowned and said, "Master Chen, you are also an alchemist, and a senior at that. I'm sure you know better than me what finger arts mean to an alchemist, especially one under the Danhai Realm. Don't you think your requirements are too excessive?"

"Then, do you think that your life is more important, or is the finger technique more important?" Chen Yongwen asked with a sullen face.

"Master Chen, you mean if I don't hand over my finger technique, you want to take my life?" Lin Cheng's expression turned cold as he asked in a low voice.

Regardless of whether it was his previous life or his current life, Lin City possessed an extremely high level of dignity, and had never been subservient to anyone before.

Even if he did not have the slightest bit of cultivation base in his previous life, he had never submitted or retreated when facing an expert at the peak of the Arterial Circulation Realm. Now that he was only a mere Chen Yongwen, he was even less afraid.

Chen Yongwen didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it. He only said in a deep voice, "Lin Cheng, don't think that I don't know that you came here because you had nowhere else to go. That's why you came here to seek our protection. If it were not for that golden signboard, do you think the Lin Clan would not dare to touch you? "

He knew that the Lin Family expelled him from the family, and that Second Wife Tan Yulan had always wanted to put him to death. That was why Chen Yongwen believed that he came here in order to protect his own life, to seek protection.

He sneered in his heart. Chen Yongwen thought he had investigated very clearly, and thought he had him under control?

However, Chen Yongwen probably did not know that he had indeed encountered a predicament when he came back. However, it was not because he lost his life, but because he did not have any cultivation resources in the Lin Family. That was why he came back to refine pills and obtain rewards as cultivation resources.

"Master Chen, I'm afraid you haven't investigated thoroughly. I was kicked out of the clan two days after I returned. Furthermore, even if we do not return, it would not be that easy for the Lin Family to kill me! "

Lin City confidently said, "If I don't come back, I can leave the city at any time. I can stay anywhere and I can stand!" The reason I came together is because coming together is indeed a golden signboard. I also came here because of this golden signboard, but I didn't expect that coming together isn't as clean as I thought it would be.

"Humph!"

Hearing Lin City's ridicule, Chen Yong Wen coldly snorted, his face became gloomy as he slowly said: "Lin Cheng, playing tricks is useless. Right now, two choices are placed in front of you, you can either join them as a group and become a guest. Or, you can hand over your Alchemy Finger Art to repay the debt of protection that you owe to me! "

Lin Cheng suddenly raised his head and said in a clear voice, "Master Chen, even though you have protected me, you have not saved my life. My Lin City's life was preserved entirely by myself! As for the relationship of protection that I have, in addition to cultivating, I've also been concocting pills. Several hundred of them, as well as a single pill formula, are enough to repay me! "

Without waiting for Chen Yongwen to speak, Lin Cheng continued, "As for these two paths, I won't choose either of them!"

"It's not up to you!"

Hearing Lin Cheng's rejection without hesitation, Chen Yongwen's face turned even more unsightly. A fierce look flashed in his eyes as he said, "If you don't choose between the two paths, from today onwards, you won't be able to obtain any protection. Moreover, you must leave and come back together! "

"Of course I will leave and come back together!"

Chen Yongwen's actions had greatly angered him. Even if Chen Yongwen begged him to stay together with them, he would absolutely not stay here any longer.

He stood up and said in a deep voice, "Goodbye!"

Then, he turned around and left, not saying another word to Chen Yongwen.

Suddenly, he said sinisterly: "Lin City, as long as you leave my side, I believe the Lin Family's Second Madam will be very willing to send someone to properly send you off. In addition, I believe that you have also heard that a Demonic Beast has appeared outside the city, and you are only a mere body transformation martial artist. If you encounter a Demonic Beast, your fate might not be too good!"

Lin Cheng did not even stop his steps. He only sneered at the doctor, "You don't have to worry about that!"

After which, he left in large strides.

Chen Yong Wen's face was so gloomy that it looked as though water was about to drip out of it. He watched Lin Cheng's figure disappear outside the door, and after a long time, he finally let out a cold snort: "Humph! An ungrateful thing! "How reckless!"

When Lin City walked out of the small courtyard, his expression had already returned to its normal calm. However, he had already fully recovered his vigilance in his heart.

Chen Yongwen was coveting his Alchemy Finger Technique. This made Lin Cheng suddenly recall the feeling of being watched every time he refined a pill for the last dozen days. Previously, he had some doubts, but now, he completely understood them.

It must be because Chen Yongwen was secretly observing him refining pills, wanting to secretly learn his Alchemy Finger Technique.

Because just those two service disciples alone, being able to learn his pill refining skills was already not bad. If they wanted to secretly learn his Pill Refining Finger Technique, only an expert like Chen Yongwen, who had already become a pill refiner, could understand it.

However, Lin Cheng's finger techniques were developed after dozens of years of experimentation. Even if he was using the simplest finger techniques, it wasn't something that could be learned that easily.

Learning finger techniques was simple, but finger techniques required the cooperation of elemental energy. During pill refining, which finger was used to stimulate the strong elemental energy required a slow conclusion and experimentation. Wanting to learn it through peek was a bit too much!

This also made Lin Cheng realize that Chen Yongwen wasn't a very skilled alchemist. At the very least, the alchemy standard of this alchemist wasn't as high as he had imagined.

From this, it could be understood why Chen Yongwen wanted his Alchemy Finger Technique.

If Chen Yongwen was able to master Lin City's Alchemy Finger Technique, his alchemy level would certainly improve, maybe even rising to a whole new level.

Dream on!

Lin Cheng sneered in his heart and quickly returned to his bedroom. He briefly packed up his things. In fact, besides a few clothes, he only paid his respects to a few bottles of Returning Energy Pills and Three Treasures Pills.

He could reject the clothes, but he had to take away these bottles of pills. These were the rewards from his hard work in pill refining, and were also essential for raising his strength.

Lin Cheng knew that he had to leave as soon as possible. Right now, Chen Yongwen clearly had evil intentions. If he didn't leave in time, once Chen Yongwen attacked him, he would be in danger.

"Master Lin, you …" You want to leave? "

Lin Cheng passed through the front hall and saw the bag in Lin Cheng's hand. He couldn't help but be startled and asked in confusion.

Lin Cheng slightly nodded his head and said, "That's right, I'm leaving now. "Shopkeeper, thank you for taking care of me this time."

The shopkeeper was stunned. "You …"

"Alright, I must leave now. We will meet again if fate wills it." Lin Cheng said. Even though the shopkeeper had been very mean to him before, this person's mental skills were not bad, and Lin City did not have any bad feelings towards him.

Moreover, the head storekeeper had been extremely respectful towards him these few days. He was indeed treating him with sincerity, so Lin Cheng was willing to make this friend of his.

The shopkeeper wanted to say something, but Lin Cheng had already walked out with his backpack.

At this moment, there were still many people waiting in the front hall to buy the Three Treasures Pill. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but start discussing in low voices.

"That was Master Lin? Could it be the Master Lin who forged the Three Treasures Pill? "

"That's right, that's him. I've seen him in the Lin Clan before."

"It's really Master Lin!" Why did he leave? "

"Does Master Lin want to leave?" Is he in some kind of trouble? "

Everyone began to discuss in hushed voices.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly clasped his hands and said, "Everyone, the supply of the Three Treasures Pill is temporarily suspended. Everyone can choose to purchase some other medicinal pills and ingredients."

Then, without waiting for the others to react, he quickly let the servants take his place while he rushed to the back of the hall.

"Seeing how flustered the shopkeeper is, I'm afraid Master Lin has really met with trouble."

"I'm afraid that Master Lin is in trouble now. The Three Treasures Pill was concocted by Master Lin. Once he leaves, where can we go to purchase it?"

"All of us should still have some stock. No, I have to hurry and buy some …"

Amidst the crowd's discussion, a female warrior wearing tight clothes quietly left.

After exiting the city, Lin City did not linger for too long. He first bought food and a large amount of rations, then bought a long blade from the weapon store and immediately left the city.

Lin Chen had originally planned to buy a horse in order to leave quickly, but he did not have enough gold coins on him. The gold he had was originally sold to Gui Shen for a Returning Energy Pill, and now he was running out.

Lin City blended in with the crowd and walked out of the city gate!

"Dongluo City!"

Standing at the city gate and looking at the three big words on the door, he coldly said, "Soon, I will definitely come back!"

Whether it was the pressure from Chen Yongwen or Tan Yulan's pursuit of him, he would never let it go.

After leaving the city, Lin City became even more vigilant. He quickly walked along the public road, wanting to reach the nearest relay station before nightfall. Perhaps, he could even reach a small town.

If he was alone in the wilderness at night, the danger would increase tremendously. Moreover, he did not forget that the Three Treasures Pill he refined was able to become popular in the entire Dongluo City because it coincidentally rescued a warrior injured by a demonic beast.

This meant that there were demon beasts outside the city!

Only the heavens knew whether that demonic beast had returned to the Great Luo Mountain Range or was still roaming outside!

With Lin City's current strength, even the lowest level demon beast would be able to kill him in an instant. He didn't even have the slightest ability to resist.

"Ta ta ta …"

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves could be heard behind him and a woman's voice cried out, "Benefactor! Benefactor! "

Lin Chen curiously turned his body and saw that a horse carriage was rapidly approaching along the public road. The driver of the carriage was a female martial artist.

Lin Cheng looked around and found that he was the only one left. He couldn't help but be stunned. Was this female martial artist calling for him?