Chapter 293: Was My Own Brother Swapped?

As for Lin Zhang Hao, he said with a grin: "Ninth Brother, when you went to the Gambling Stone Workshop today, did you also buy one or two raw stones to play with?"

Lin Zhangqing hurriedly shook his head and denied: "Of course not! I just accompanied the two of them to go take a look, I didn't have any intention of taking action."

There was no way, he could only lie to them. If they knew he also bought raw stones, it would be equivalent to being encouraged in disguise, and they would definitely be even bolder at that time.

And they didn't have the Innate Merit True Eye to help them cheat. In order to let them lose a little less, he could only lie to them. This could be considered a well-intentioned lie! After speaking, he ignored them.

After speaking, he turned to his younger sister and Lin Changlian and said: "Alright! You two, just be happy for a while. Now think about how to handle this piece of Medium-Grade spirit stone raw ore? Do you want to open it all and keep it for your own cultivation, or exchange it for Lower-Grade spirit stones and put it into your bags for peace of mind."

Hearing the question Lin Zhangqing asked, his younger sister and Lin Changlian held hands and discussed it together.

After a while, they told Lin Zhangqing that they decided to open it all and then exchange it for Lower-Grade spirit stones for the two of them to split equally.

Their decision was within Lin Zhangqing's expectations. After all, Lin Changling's storage bag still had

That piece of medium-grade spirit stone was completely enough for Lin Changling to cultivate to the Qi Refining Great Perfection, and Lin Changlian was cultivating a water-attribute technique.

She wouldn't keep this piece of fire-attribute spirit stone raw ore either, so keeping this piece of medium-grade spirit stone raw ore would also be a waste.

Everyone had heard their decision, so Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother continued to help polish the raw stone.

The raw stone was quite large, and the two of them polished it together for nearly an hour before they cleaned all the stone shell off the raw stone, and they specifically rinsed it with clear water.

The six people once again surrounded this bright red medium-grade spirit stone raw ore. Lin Changlian sighed: "Such a large piece of spirit stone raw ore, it's so beautiful! I feel a bit reluctant to part with it!"

Lin Changjie couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said: "Then Twelfth Sister, if you're reluctant, you don't have to sell it!

Keep it as a souvenir, and whenever you think of it in the future, take it out and look at it; that way, your mood will improve."

Lin Changlian shook her head, "Forget it! It's enough to look at it more now, and besides, half of it belongs to Little Sister Changling! It's not convenient to handle if I keep it in my hands.

Exchanging this raw ore will fetch at least over ten thousand spirit stones! That's already enough to do many things!

At the very least, the resources for the early-stage cultivation of my spirit beast, Xiao Lei, are now settled."

Hearing her say this, everyone laughed.

After a while, once everyone had finished laughing, Lin Zhangqing felt that some things still needed to be said to everyone first, lest something happen suddenly and the little companions be caught off guard.

So he spoke up: "Alright, everyone listen to me. Tomorrow will be the third day since we came out!

After noon, we will set off to return. We should arrive back at Nine Peaks Mountain around dusk, so there is only this time tomorrow morning left.

It just so happens that Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, and Tenth Brother are going to the gambling stone workshop early tomorrow morning, so we won't bother going anywhere else.

We'll just take this piece of medium-grade spirit stone raw ore there and exchange it for low-grade spirit stones.

Then, after Fifth Brother and the others have finished selecting their raw stones, I estimate the time will be about right, and we will leave the market directly and return to the clan!

However, I estimate that the journey back might not be too smooth, so everyone must be mentally prepared!"

Fifth Brother Lin Changjie hurriedly asked: "Ninth Brother, have you already discovered something?"

Lin Zhangqing nodded and said: "That's right! When we came back from the stall square today, there were several people tailing us. Although we shook them off by weaving through the streets and alleys of the market,

these people are local tyrants and are much more familiar with the environment inside the market than we are. I don't know if any slipped through the net, so everyone should be a little prepared.

But even if we encounter the worst-case scenario, it should be about the same as the situation when we encountered the robber cultivators last time. Everyone has had the experience once already; as long as we don't panic ourselves, there will definitely be nothing wrong."

When Lin Zhangqing said this, Lin Changjie and the others actually became excited, especially those who hadn't performed well last time; this time they were even more eager to try, preparing to perform well so that Lin Zhangqing might look at them in a new light.

Their excited performance was a little different from what Lin Zhangqing had imagined, but he didn't think too much about it, just assuming they felt stimulated.

Moreover, seeing that everyone had no expression of fear, he felt relieved! However, he continued to instruct: "When everyone rests tonight, you can think about it! What if we really encounter robber cultivators? At the very least, in a one-on-one situation, how can you quickly and effectively kill your opponent while ensuring your own safety?

It's best to think of several methods; don't just prepare one. If it gets broken by someone else, the situation will be bad. I don't need to say this; everyone should understand.

I'm not joking; we might encounter them very soon. Changling, you also have to think about it, lest you be caught off guard!"

"Ah!" Lin Changling didn't expect that she would be singled out by her brother, and that he would require her to come up with a method to quickly and effectively kill an opponent.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes and say: "Brother, isn't it enough that you protect me? Besides, I'm only twelve years old, and you want me to go and fight and kill those robber cultivators?"

Lin Zhangqing said to Lin Changling with a serious face: "That's right, Changling, I can protect you, and I can definitely protect you very well, but you must understand!

This is the cultivation world where the law of the jungle prevails. Those robber cultivators will not show mercy just because you are only twelve years old.

Although you will probably spend most of your time on Nine Peaks Mountain in the future, do you mean to say you will never have to travel outside? Is there never a time in your life when you will be alone? If there is danger then, who do you want to rely on to protect you?

Therefore, rather than relying on this person or that person then, it's better to learn how to fight and kill, and learn how to protect yourself starting now. This is the only way to solve all problems.

Moreover, at the very least, with me by your side now, I can ensure that you won't suffer fatal injuries, giving you enough time to learn and grow! You are already much luckier than others in this regard, so you should feel fortunate!"

Lin Changling still couldn't turn the corner all at once; she wasn't ready to fight and kill robber cultivators.

And she had thought that coming out to the market to play this time, with her brother's protection, everything would be worry-free! She didn't expect that her brother would actually want her to learn how to fight and kill now.

She was now doubting whether the brother in front of her was her real brother. Could he have been swapped by someone else? Could he return the brother who loved her the most to her?

So she couldn't help but ask again: "Then what if I get seriously injured?"

Hearing the question Lin Changling asked, Lin Zhangqing was speechless. How could he have such a silly younger sister! He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, knowing that this matter was too sudden, she wasn't ready, and there should also be a bit of fear involved.

However, he still spoke up: "We encountered such a situation last time too. We weren't given much time to prepare then, didn't we pull through just the same?

And first, it's impossible for me to let you suffer such serious injuries under my nose.

Second, even if you really were seriously injured, surely I would treat you immediately! Could it be that I would ignore you and just give up on treatment?"

As soon as Lin Zhangqing said this, everyone present who heard it couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Especially Lin Zhang Hao, who laughed so hard he fell off his chair. The others were no better, all laughing until they were swaying.

Hearing their laughter, Lin Changling's face turned red with anger, tears rolling in her eyes, and she shouted angrily at Lin Zhangqing: "Stinky brother! Stinky Lin Zhangqing! I won't talk to you ever again!"

After saying this, she ran back to her own room, ignoring even that piece of medium-grade fire spirit stone raw ore.

Lin Zhangqing shook his head, signaling Lin Changlian to put the things away first.

Actually, there was a third point that Lin Zhangqing didn't say out loud: his younger sister Lin Changling was an Earth Spirit Root, which destined her to be unable to live a stable and secure life on Nine Peaks Mountain like others.

Instead, she had to become a protector of the clan, in which case fighting and killing would definitely be inevitable, so it was better to start learning to adapt now.

(End of chapter)