Chapter 78

After teasing Long Long Xiaoyun for half a day, Lin Fan didn't let him eat a single bite of food.

After eating, Lin Fan sealed Long Long Xiaoyun’s mute point again, tied him to the top of the carriage, and continued on their way.

The journey was peaceful, and they didn't encounter any more mountain bandits. Lin Fan was quite satisfied, because although these mountain bandits were no threat to them, they were annoying, just like flies.

But A Zi was very disappointed, because without mountain bandits, there was no internal energy for her to absorb.

When A Zhu drove the carriage from the forest path onto the main road, someone else happened to be driving a carriage from behind, overtaking A Zhu. The big man driving the carriage had a fierce appearance, a full beard, and eyes as sharp as a hawk’s. A Zi curiously looked a few more times.

"There is an expert!"

Lin Fan, who had been closing his eyes and enjoying a lap pillow, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, where is the expert?" A Zi, outside the carriage, was excited when she heard what Lin Fan said.

Brother-in-law said there was an expert, so wouldn't that be a Grandmaster martial artist? If she could absorb his internal energy, even if she couldn't become a Grandmaster, she could become a peak Innate, right?

"Cough, cough, cough..."

A series of coughs came from the carriage in front. The big man driving the carriage slowed down and asked worriedly, "Young Master, are you okay?"

"No need to worry, it’s just an old ailment; I won't die yet!" The person in the carriage replied freely.

"Brother-in-law, the expert you mentioned, wouldn't it be that coughing person in the carriage in front? Or is it that big man driving the carriage?"

"To you, both are experts!" Lin Fan said lightly.

"Why are there experts everywhere in the Central Plains? When I was in the Starry Sea, only my master, the Starry Sea Old Monster, was an expert!" A Zi said with some dejection.

"The Starry Sea is a bitter and cold place outside the territory; it’s good enough to have one Ding Chunqiu. And what kind of expert is Ding Chunqiu? If you take away his poison skills, he is only at the strength of a peak Innate martial artist; he wouldn't even rank in the Central Plains."

"Brother-in-law, the carriage in front has stopped. Are they trying to find trouble with us?" A Zi said suddenly, excited.

"A Zi, don't be so surprised. Maybe they stopped for other reasons; you can't be afraid that the world won't be in chaos!" A Zhu, who was driving, could not help but rebuke A Zi.

"I know, Sister!" A Zi lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

However, unexpectedly, the other party actually blocked Lin Fan’s carriage.

"Hey, Curly-Bearded Guest, why are you blocking the carriage in the middle of the road? Looking for trouble, right?"

A Zi instantly became spirited; this time, the other party was the one looking for trouble first, so she couldn't be blamed, right?

She rode her horse around the other party’s carriage and then asked the big man driving.

"This young lady, my Young Master is a bit curious as to why you would tie a child to the top of the carriage, so he ordered me to inquire."

"Curly-Bearded Guest, your Young Master is meddling too much, right? Does it have anything to do with you?"

A Zi was a bit speechless. People in the Wu Lin pay attention to minding their own business; why did the other party like to meddle in other people’s business?

"Cough, cough, cough. Young lady, I am truly curious, but I see that the child is only eleven or twelve years old; tying him to the carriage is really a bit excessive. I don't know what grudges you have, but I wonder if I can mediate a little."

"Brother-in-law, it’s the expert you mentioned. What should we do? Should we answer him?"

A Zi rode her horse to Lin Fan’s carriage window and asked.

"A Zi, are you afraid? When did A Zi, who is afraid of nothing, become afraid?" Huang Rong teased A Zi.

"A Zi is not afraid, just doesn't want to ruin Brother-in-law’s business!" A Zi hurriedly said.

Long Long Xiaoyun, on top of the carriage, saw someone meddling, and that person was the expert Lin Fan mentioned, and he was immediately excited.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't speak and was unable to move, he would have been jumping and asking for help long ago.

Lin Fan opened the carriage window and looked at the carriage opposite. Coincidentally, the person in the opposite carriage also looked over.

Although the man in the carriage had a tall figure and a handsome face, he looked very haggard, with a sickly appearance on his face, and he covered his mouth and coughed from time to time, as if he would fall at any moment, but also as if he would never fall.

The corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles, and each wrinkle was filled with the worries and misfortunes of his life, but only his eyes were young.

These were a pair of strange eyes, actually appearing to be emerald green, as if they were willow branches blown by the spring breeze, gentle and flexible, and also as if they were seawater under the summer sun, full of pleasant vitality.

It was these young and lively eyes that gave this down-and-out middle-aged man a silent charm, which would probably make many women fall into his gentle gaze and subsequently fall in love with him.

As their eyes met, Lin Fan smiled. It really is true that life is full of coincidences; he had actually met an acquaintance again. The Southern Jiao and Northern Gu of later generations, he had finally seen one of them today.

"One family with seven Jinshi, father and son with three Tanhua; I didn't expect to be able to meet Little Li Tanhua Li Li Xunhuan so coincidentally. It is truly my honor!"

Lin Fan nodded slightly; this man was worthy of his respect.

Huang Rong and the women, including Long Long Xiaoyun on top of the carriage, were extremely surprised. They never dreamed that the down-and-out man they met on the road was actually Li Li Xunhuan.

"Oh, Your Excellency knows me? That is indeed very coincidental. I have lived outside the pass for a long time; I didn't expect that the first meddlesome thing I did after entering the pass would be to a friend who knows me!"

"You say we are friends, even though you don't know my name yet?"

"Friends are friends; cherishing each other and having compatible spirits can make people friends. I see that you are pleasing to the eye, so I have already regarded you as a friend. As for the name, it is just a code name."

"Little Li Flying Dagger is really willful, but becoming your friend is a fortunate thing. I am Lin Fan; I am very happy to meet Brother Li today. It’s a pity there is no wine here, otherwise, we should drink a big bowl!"

Being friends with Li Li Xunhuan is not bad; after all, he is truly good to his friends.

"There is wine, there is wine! How can there be no wine to treat a friend when meeting one!"

Li Li Xunhuan grabbed the wine pouch at his waist, drank a few large gulps, and then threw it to Lin Fan. Lin Fan caught it and drank it all in one go.

"The wine has been drunk; now can Brother Lin tell me why you tied this child to the top of the carriage?"

Li Li Xunhuan caught the wine pouch Lin Fan threw back and asked curiously.

"Brother Li doesn't look like someone who likes to meddle in other people’s business; why are you so concerned about this child?"

"It’s a coincidence; I have never liked to meddle in other people’s business, but looking at this child, I always feel that he has a connection with me!"

Of course he has a connection with you; the child born of your cousin and your sworn brother, how could there be no connection?

"Brother Li doesn't know, but although this child is young, his personality is sinister, cunning, and ruthless, more like an adult than a child. Coupled with his lack of awe, I am teaching him how to be a person."

"So that’s how it is. To be so vicious at such a young age, it must be due to his parents’ doting. If such a personality develops, he will definitely become a disaster for the Wu Lin in the future. Brother Lin’s actions, I admire!"