Chapter 363:

Shenmu City, in Zhongzhou.

About a year ago, Lin Jiang came to Yu Hai’s banquet. Yu Hai noticed Lin Jiang’s intention to approach Bai Yu and wanted to take advantage of the situation, forcing Lin Jiang to give up the new talisman technique in Bai Yu’s hands.

Lin Jiang pretended to comply, and Small Shadiao’s acting skills were good. Several times, he successfully fooled Yu Hai into thinking that Lin Jiang was really afraid. But no matter how long he waited, Yu Hai never received the offering from Lin Jiang. This time, Yu Hai became anxious and personally went down to confront him. If he didn’t go down, he would be transferred from Shenmu City by the Shenmu Sect and stationed elsewhere.

"To the elder"

"Cloud Taoist friend, you are really busy! Even if I invite you three or five times, you still won’t show up."

"I’ve been a little busy lately."

Lin Jiang casually said. Yu Hai has been organizing Talisman Maker exchange meetings. But in the recent few times, Lin Jiang has been absent because he got better sources of news from Bai Yu.

Bai Yu and the Holy Heavenly Sect have regular contact. Even Yang Luo continuously sends him news about the new talisman technique. Lin Jiang can get firsthand information from Bai Yu, so he gradually loses interest in Yu Hai’s exchange meetings.

"Being a little busy is a good thing, but when you get too busy and forget some things, then it’s not a good thing. Cloud Taoist friend should always remember that."

"You are right, senior. However, we cultivators have the ability to have photographic memories, so we remember everything."

"Since you remember, then you’re just playing tricks on me!"

"I wouldn’t say I’m playing tricks, it’s just that I thought Senior should understand my true intentions, but unexpectedly, you didn’t grasp them. That’s what surprised me."

"What do you mean?"

"I became friends with Bai Xiong because we had similar interests and goals. We got along really well, like brothers, instead of being driven by personal gain and flattery, as some might think.

Bai Xiong and I discussed the new talisman technique because we both had a strong interest in it. We were both famous Talisman Makers in the cultivation world, and there were no hidden agendas or schemes.

I am disappointed that the elder misunderstood my intentions in getting close to Bai Xiong. I thought I could make the elder realize the truth, but instead, the elder forced the situation. This is not how a respected elder in the cultivation world should behave, especially as a member of the Shenmu Sect."

Lin Jiang looked at Yu Hai and spoke firmly, which made Yu Hai very angry.

This person is shamelessly disrespectful, Yu Hai had never seen someone like this before.

Even a fool could see what Lin Jiang’s intentions were in approaching Bai Yu.

"Your surname is Yun, alright. It seems that I haven’t drawn my sword for a long time, to the point that people mistakenly think that my sword has lost its sharpness."

Through gritted teeth, Yu Hai said that Lin Jiang and Bai Yu were colluding together, but he didn’t care much because he wasn’t desperate for money. If he did get involved, the sect would be the one benefiting, not him.

However, he valued the new talisman technique a lot because the Shenmu Sect placed great importance on it. If he could improve his abilities in this technique, he might have a chance to be specially trained by the sect and achieve the Void Achieving stage.

"Bang"

Just as Yu Hai finished speaking, the door of the private room in the restaurant was blown open, and Bai Yu walked in with big steps, coldly saying, "Yu Hai, you old thief. My sword has never been defeated. Do you want to taste it?"

"You…"

"Old thief, if you bully my brother, you are bullying me, and you are bullying my Holy Heavenly Sect. I’m telling you, you’re finished."

Bai Yu cursed loudly. As soon as he said that, Yu Hai’s murderous intent appeared, while Lin Jiang and Bai Yu both gripped a spiritual talisman tightly in their hands.

"Fifth-grade spiritual talisman!"

Yu Hai was shocked. This was Shenmu City, and he only had one chance. If he couldn’t defeat both of them with one move, it wouldn’t work. But both of them had fifth-grade new style talismans, which greatly surprised Yu Hai.

"Who is causing trouble?"

Soon, the opportunity passed, and the patrol team of Shenmu City had already arrived.

The patrol team entered the private room and were surprised to see Yu Hai there. They wondered how he got involved with the disciples of the Shenmu Sect.

"Martial Uncle Yu, what’s going on?"

"Dear taoist friend, don’t be alarmed. It’s all a misunderstanding. I, along with Martial Uncle Yu and Brother Bai, are Talisman Makers. We had a disagreement about some new talisman techniques, and things got out of hand by accident. We didn’t fight each other. Martial Uncle Yu, you agree, don’t you?"

Lin Jiang stepped forward and spoke to Yu Hai.

Yu Hai’s face looked displeased, but he still nodded to show his acceptance. If this matter was exposed, he would be punished by the sect. He wasn’t afraid of punishment, but he was concerned about losing the opportunity to obtain the Void Achieving chance.

Lin Jiang also promised to compensate for the damages to the restaurant. The patrol team didn’t bother about it anymore and left directly.

"I admit, I underestimated you. I will be transferred to another town next month and won’t be stationed in Shenmu City anymore. We will meet again someday."

Before leaving, Yu Hai said to Lin Jiang that although Lin Jiang helped him out, he didn’t feel grateful. He only felt humiliated, as if he was being toyed with. He made a mental note of this grudge.

"Brother Yun, why didn’t you finish him off? Just look at the way he looked at us in the end; it’s obvious he’s holding a grudge. Your good intentions were wasted."

Bai Yu couldn’t understand why Lin Jiang let Yu Hai go. This matter was getting serious, and his Holy Heavenly Sect had to intervene. Yu Hai would definitely suffer consequences.

"Just because of this, Yu Hai won’t die. Since he won’t die, there’s no need to offend him to death."

"Brother Yun, you are too kind-hearted. He won’t feel your goodwill, he’ll just see it as humiliation. We’ve already become enemies, how can we let it go so easily?"

Bai Yu said that if it were him, he would fight to the death, he had to heavily punish the defeated enemy.

Lin Jiang smiled and said some kind words, which made Bai Yu show a hint of regretful expression.

"Brother, did you set a trap for Bai Fatty again?"

After separating from Bai Yu, Small Shadiao immediately asked. He knew that Lin Jiang was definitely not a saint.

"What do you mean by setting a trap? Can’t you speak properly?"

"Uh…"

"Do you understand what it means to enhance one’s character? Do you believe that Bai Yu will treat me better in the future?"

Lin Jiang said that his kindness towards women this time was not for Yu Hai’s sake, but for Baiyu’s sake. It was to enhance his character, making Bai Yu think of him as a kind and loyal brother.

"Tsk tsk, this is called hurting someone’s heart. If Bai Fatty knows you planned this, he will definitely want to kill you."

"Even if it’s not true, he still wants to kill me. When you owe someone too much, there’s no need to worry."

"I’ve learned another move, following my brother makes me feel smarter."

Small Shadiao said that his brother is really cunning. Bai Fatty was sold out and now he has to help count money for others.

As expected, half a month later, Bai Yu took the initiative to find Lin Jiang and said. Brother Yun, I have a gift for you.

"Why would Bai-xiong give me a gift? Why not give it to the little fairy in the Little Red House?"

"How could they deserve this? Brother Yun, take a look."

"Okay, then I won’t refuse. Let’s not be fake between brothers."

Lin Jiang nodded and opened the jade box voluntarily. Inside was a black robe.

"Defensive robe?"

"Yes, a superb quality defensive robe, just slightly inferior to a spiritual treasure. It is a proud creation of one of my senior brothers, not available in the market."

"It’s too expensive."

"It’s not good for brothers to say such things. This time, Yu Hai seemed to be plotting against Brother Yun, but he was actually plotting against me. Brother Yun helped me out of a disaster. If I don’t show some gratitude, what kind of person am I?"

Bai Yu said that Yu Hai, that cunning person, was plotting against him. If it wasn’t for Lin Jiang informing him in advance, Yu Hai would have surely sought someone else to plot against him.

"Brother Bai, you make me feel ashamed. You are my brother, and between brothers…"

"Brother Yun, if you look down on me, you can refuse, otherwise, please accept it."

"Okay, I’ll accept it, but Brother Bai, what is this?"

Lin Jiang reluctantly accepted it, but found something under the robe.

"This is a fifth-grade high-quality defense spiritual talisman. It’s the best spiritual talisman Brother Yun can quickly activate. Brother Yun at the sixth grade still needs some time, so it’s not very significant."

"Then, what about this?"

"They are just two valuable beads. The black one on the left can be explosively activated once, delivering an attack equivalent to the full power attack in the later stage of Soul Changing. The blue one on the right is defensive and can withstand attacks from Soul Changing many times, as long as it doesn’t break, it can be continuously used."

"Brother Bai, this, this…"

Lin Jiang was really astonished and honored. These things were extremely valuable, much more expensive than the things Xu Yunyue chased after Small Shadiao before. The key is, Xu Yunyue’s things could be easily bought with money, but these things couldn’t be bought no matter how much money you had.

"Ah, Brother Yun, to be honest, there was a girl I liked before. I thought I could give her my heart, but in the end, I couldn’t. But now, Brother Yun, if you ask me to give my heart and soul, I definitely will."

"Brother Bai, don’t be like this."

"Really, I’ve never put so much effort into chasing a girl, but Brother Yun saved me and helped me time and time again. I’m very touched."

"·····"

Lin Jiang felt the burning gaze of Bai Yu, and his heart suddenly turned cold. Oh no, could this chubby guy have changed his preferences? He’s not my type, not into this at all.

I really want to escape.