Chapter 250: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Hearing this, Lin Changlian's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said: "Really? That's great! My request is very simple, Ninth Brother, you just need to give me a few Purple Crystal Scorpions!"

Lin Zhangqing heard this and had a black line on his forehead. Lin Changlian truly was still persistent, always wanting to target his little treasures.

He hurriedly refused: "That won't do. They have all formed contracts with me, so I can't give them to you. Change to another one, change to another one! Find a more reliable request, otherwise, I might go back on my word!" Lin Zhangqing said a bit shamelessly.

Lin Changlian heard this and thought it sounded so familiar! Her eyes started darting around, and she suddenly thought of something! She said to Lin Zhangqing: "I remember now, last time when we were on our way back from the market."

"We encountered several robber cultivators. After we dealt with those robber cultivators, because I performed well, you promised me a reward."

"I haven't asked you to fulfill it until now, plus this one you just promised, I can make two requests, right? I didn't calculate wrong, did I?"

"Brother Changqing! Ninth Brother! You wouldn't want to go back on your word, would you?"

Lin Zhangqing had a headache. He carefully recalled it, and it seemed there really was such a thing. He had truly lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

He could only nod and say: "That's right, but when have I ever not kept my word? I have never gone back on my word, okay! You hurry up and think, anyway, my ability is limited, so nothing too difficult!"

Lin Changlian smiled like a weasel that had stolen a chicken and said immediately: "Ninth Brother! Then just find me a spirit beast as powerful as the Purple Crystal Scorpions!"

Lin Zhangqing was almost laughed to anger by her. He couldn't help but roll his eyes at her and said: "Get lost! Purple Crystal Scorpions are spirit insects, not spirit beasts!"

"Besides, spirit insects and spirit beasts of this level are not easy to find! I can't find them either. Change to another request! If you make such impossible requests again, I'm leaving! Forget it, forget it, you only know how to target my spirit beasts, I'll say it myself!"

"I see you are already at the peak of the fifth layer of Qi Refining. This thing is my war trophy; it's just right for you to use."

After saying this, he took out a small jade box from his storage bag and handed it to her.

Lin Changlian took it and opened it to look. Her eyes immediately widened; inside was actually a hundred-year Vermilion Fruit.

She was truly too familiar with this thing. The family originally had a hundred-year Vermilion Fruit tree, and Lin Changlian had watched the fruit it bore from childhood to adulthood.

It was just a pity that after they ripened, they were all taken by Grandfather to exchange for family contribution points. Growing up, she had only consumed one.

She hurriedly closed the jade box and stuffed it back to Lin Zhangqing: "This is a hundred-year Vermilion Fruit, it's too precious, I can't accept it, and Ninth Brother, you need this thing more than I do!"

Lin Zhangqing chuckled lightly: "This thing isn't as precious as you say. I just happened to capture a large box of them this time, there are twenty-four in total. Everyone in the family has used them, and I have used even more. Look!"

After saying this, he temporarily stopped the operation of his Hidden Spirit Technique in front of Lin Changlian, revealing his cultivation base of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. He only showed it for a moment, and then hid it again.

Taking advantage of Lin Changlian's dumbfounded state, he directly stuffed the thing back into her hands.

Lin Changlian was truly incredibly surprised. Over a year ago, Lin Zhangqing was only at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and now he was already at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Just how many hundred-year Vermilion Fruits did he eat? Was he not worried about his foundation? Lin Changlian finally couldn't help but ask: "In just over a year, your cultivation has risen to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Like this, aren't you afraid of affecting your foundation?"

Lin Zhangqing heard this and nodded: "I have already been careful, and my cultivation method also has a strong consolidation effect on the foundation. Rest assured! I know what I'm doing!"

Only then did Lin Changlian rest assured and accept the gift Lin Zhangqing gave her. Moreover, after receiving Lin Zhangqing's gift, she was obviously much happier, not as melancholy as before.

In fact, Lin Zhangqing himself had a selfish motive. He was a five-spirit-root cultivator and was already at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Even soon, he might advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. This required a plausible explanation, and now the opportunity was just right! He happened to borrow Lin Changlian's mouth to let everyone know that his cultivation was piled up by consuming hundred-year Vermilion Fruits.

With this as a foundation, in the future when he advanced to Foundation Establishment, everyone wouldn't feel it was too abrupt.

Lin Changlian solemnly put the small jade box back into her storage bag, and then thanked Lin Zhangqing with a grin.

"Thank you, Ninth Brother, for the gift. This kind of hundred-year Vermilion Fruit is indeed the most suitable for me. Do you have any more? Give me another one, I won't refuse!"

Lin Zhangqing scolded with a laugh: "Get lost, that was the last one. You still want another one? If it weren't for seeing you unhappy, I wouldn't have given it to you!"

Lin Changlian didn't mind Lin Zhangqing telling her to get lost. As companions who grew up together, they always spoke like this, with no taboos; they could say whatever they wanted.

"Then I'll save the remaining request for later, and I'll come find you when I've thought of it! But it must at least be of the same grade as the hundred-year Vermilion Fruit!" Lin Changlian said triumphantly.

"Dream on, that's if I have it! How about I give you some Green Jade Spirit Tea to offset the other request, how about that?"

Lin Changlian heard this and giggled: "Ninth Brother, do you think I'm that stupid?"

"If I want to drink Green Jade Spirit Tea, can't I just go to your place and mooch? You still want to offset my other request, you're the one dreaming!" After saying this, she couldn't help but laugh again!

Seeing Lin Changlian return to her usual self, Lin Zhangqing also felt a bit more at ease. Subsequently, the two of them started drinking tea and chatting, mainly with Lin Changlian asking about some things outside.

It could be seen that Lin Changlian was very yearning for the outside world. Lin Zhangqing shared his experiences of encountering robber cultivators several times with her. Of course, he avoided the parts that were inconvenient to talk about.

He let her know the dangers outside, all to dispel her yearning for the outside. And for better effect, Lin Zhangqing even brought up Qi Zhanfei's example to tell her.

Of course, in this story, he definitely cleared himself out and processed it later, letting Lin Changlian truly feel that the hearts of people outside were unpredictable, effectively striking a blow to her restless heart.

Now she was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining, and even after consuming the Vermilion Fruit, she would only be at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. Moreover, she was a female cultivator; such people were most easily targeted, so Lin Zhangqing definitely did not support her.

As for Lin Changlian, with the enlightenment from her companion Lin Zhangqing, her mood was much better. They chatted until the sky was almost dark before they left Aoyun Peak together and then returned home separately.

Originally, Lin Changqing wanted to go take a look at the growth of the spirit fields, and whether the nests for First-One and Second-One were well-prepared. Now, delayed by Lin Changlian like this, he couldn't see them and could only wait for next time.

When he returned home, his younger sister Lin Changling was playing with the Little Mystic Tiger in the courtyard. Lin Zhangqing just felt that although his sister was well-protected by the Clan Leader.

She must have missed out on many joys of her peers, which was why he specifically gave her such a spirit beast, hoping she would live a little happier.

"Brother! Look quickly, I have formed the contract. From now on, it's called Tiger Girl. I must raise it well and let it become a third-grade, or even fourth-grade existence, so it can protect you all in the future!" Lin Changling said triumphantly.

Lin Zhangqing heard this and couldn't help but laugh. He said to his sister: "That's great, then I'll rely on you to protect me in the future. You must work hard!"

He naturally couldn't dampen his sister's intentions, so he fished out a few bottles of Spirit Nurturing Pills from his storage bag and gave them to her as encouragement.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 251 =====