#49 - Undercurrent

Ironwood Stronghold!

The newly built Lin family hall was filled with Lin family executives.

Lin Zhentian sat in the seat of honor, with Lin Yun sitting to his immediate left.

This signified Lin Yun's current position in the Lin family, second only to Lin Zhentian.

Due to the Six Beasts, the entire Lin family now held Lin Yun in awe, and even the elders did not dare to put on airs in front of him.

However, they did not know how strong Lin Yun's true strength was, and their awe of him came more from the Six Beasts.

The seat of honor on Lin Zhentian's right was also changed from Lin Ken to Lin Xiao. With the help of the Yang Yuan Stones, Lin Xiao's strength had fully recovered and even improved, reaching the late stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

Lin Dong also participated in the core level of the family.

Among the people present, he and Lin Yun were the only two third-generation juniors.

Lin Zhentian stood up, looked around at everyone, and slowly said, "We have been in Ironwood Stronghold for more than a month. The family's resources have been constantly consumed and need to be replenished. In addition, the cut ironwood is piled up like a mountain, and more than a hundred Yang Yuan Stones have been mined. It is time to take these things to Yan City for trading to improve the strength of our Lin family."

"This is the first time our Lin family has traded Yang Yuan Stones, which is very important. Moreover, the journey to Yan City is long and there are many bandits along the way."

"The news that our Lin family occupies the Yang Yuan Stone mine cannot be concealed at all. Those bandits probably already know about it. I am afraid that this shipment will have many twists and turns."

"I plan to personally transport it!"

"Father, no!" Lin Ken immediately stood up to object. "Ironwood Stronghold is now the foundation of our Lin family. No mistakes can be made. You must be here to oversee it."

Lin Mang immediately echoed, "Yes, now everything of our Lin family is invested in Ironwood Stronghold. This place cannot be without Father."

"Why don't I lead the team? Although my strength is not as good as Father's, I am also in the late stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. Ordinary bandits cannot do anything to me," Lin Xiao took the initiative to volunteer.

"Listen to me!"

Lin Zhentian waved his hand and looked at Lin Yun. "The Fire Python Tiger and the Black Iron Demon Leopard are our Lin family's strongest assets. Even I feel a lack of confidence when facing those three beasts. With the three beasts guarding Ironwood Stronghold, there will basically be no problems. After I leave, there is also Yun'er in the stronghold."

Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Yun, because the Fire Python Tiger and the Black Iron Demon Leopard both obeyed his orders.

Related to the development of the family, Lin Yun did not flinch and stood up to participate in the discussion.

The key was that he didn't want to stay at home and wanted to go out and have fun. Only by going out would he have more opportunities to establish missions.

Lin Yun said, "Grandpa, the Fire Python Tiger and the Black Iron Demon Leopard are our Lin family's trump cards. Outsiders don't know about them yet. If you leave Ironwood Stronghold, we can only use them if the enemy attacks. Exposing them too early will be detrimental to our Lin family, and passive exposure will put us in a passive position in the future."

"Grandpa, your deterrent power against the enemy is stronger. If you stay to guard Ironwood Stronghold, you can deter the villains. Anyone who wants to attack will have to think twice."

"The caravan will be led by Uncle Lin Xiao and me."

"After I leave, the Fire Python Tiger, the Black Iron Demon Leopard, and Qing Tan can still issue orders. This way, the defense force of Ironwood Stronghold, whether it is overt or covert, will not be weakened."

"As for the caravan, Uncle Lin Xiao has already recovered to the late stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm, and no one knows about it yet."

"And I have already broken through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. Fighting beyond my level is not a problem."

"This also has the effect of showing weakness to the enemy, which can lure out those enemies who want to target our Lin family."

"When the other party comes to attack the caravan, we will catch them off guard and they will never return!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they immediately felt it made sense.

Especially when they heard that Lin Yun had already broken through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm, they were even more shocked. The speed of his breakthrough was too fast. It had only been a short time and he had already begun to surpass their older generation.

With the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm, coupled with Lin Yun's superb attainments in martial arts, it was indeed not a problem to fight against the late stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

Lin Yun's arrangement was very prudent.

Everyone readily agreed.

With the team leaders determined, the other followers were much easier to decide. In a short while, they had gathered a team of more than a hundred people, and Lin Xia and Lin Dong also followed to broaden their horizons.

Originally, Qing Tan also wanted to join in the fun, but she had to stay to take care of the Six Beasts.

"This mission is very important, and only we Qing Tan can handle it. It's only for a few days, and you'll be back soon." In the small room, Lin Yun comforted the little loli.

"Brother Lin Yun, then you have to come back quickly. If you come back late, my cold energy will flare up and I'll be frozen into an ice sculpture. You won't be able to see your little cutie ever again," Qing Tan said aggrievedly,捶打 Lin Yun's chest with her small fist.

She also wanted to go to the city, but Brother Lin Yun wanted her to stay and take care of the Six Beasts.

"Little cutie" was a teasing term Lin Yun occasionally used for Qing Tan in private. After helping her resolve her cold energy many times, the two had spent a lot of time alone together, and their relationship had become increasingly close. Qing Tan had also begun to act spoiled towards him.

Of course, this was also because Lin Yun doted on her too much, causing her to become dependent on Lin Yun.

There was no way around it. Who could not love a little loli!

Lin Yun comforted her softly for a while and promised to bring her delicious food and fun things back. Only then was Qing Tan willing to get off him.

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These strawberry plants are planted too densely... Lin Yun touched his itchy and slightly painful neck, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise forty-five degrees.

Fragrant!

The next day, the Lin family's caravan, led by Lin Xiao, set out from Ironwood Stronghold.

More than twenty carriages and a team of more than a hundred people headed towards Yan City in a mighty manner.

Such a large team could not be concealed from others at all.

Soon, the Xie family, who had been monitoring the Lin family, received the news.

Xie Qian hurried to find Leopard Lei to discuss.

"Brother Leopard, the Lin family has sent a caravan to Yan City, carrying your family's ironwood, more than twenty carts. Should we take action?"

Leopard Lei narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is leading the team? How many Heavenly Yuan Realm experts are there?"

"Hehe, this time the Lin family only has Lin Xiao leading the team, there are no other Heavenly Yuan Realm experts."

"I think the Lin family also knows the importance of Ironwood Stronghold and doesn't dare to send too much power. That Lin Xiao is probably a discarded pawn sent out to test the waters. Although his strength has recovered, it is far from what it used to be. He probably has no hope of advancing, so Lin Zhentian let him out to take risks."

"Brother Leopard, since they sent him out, we don't need to be polite. We'll eat them all up and let the Lin family lose a Heavenly Yuan Realm expert."

Xie Qian smiled sinisterly.

Leopard Lei shook his head, secretly pondering. Since the Lei family lost four Heavenly Yuan Realm experts and suffered heavy losses, he had become cautious in everything he did.

"It shouldn't be that simple. You first release the news of the Lin family's caravan and let the bandits along the way know about it."

"Surely some bandits will not be able to resist taking action. Let's watch and see first, don't rush to take action. If there is no trick, we'll intercept them when they return, just after they've traded the ironwood and Yang Yuan Stones, which will save us trouble."

"When the time comes, the interception will be handed over to your Xie family. You can handle it. During this time, I will focus on breaking through the realm."

Xie Qian nodded, "Brother Leopard, you are so thoughtful. I'll go now and not disturb you from breaking through to the Yuan Dan Realm."

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