#51 - Yancheng, Qiwu Building

Lin Yun resolved Chen Sanbao with a single spear, and amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd, he returned with Chen Sanbao's head.

By this time, the bandits had already been frightened out of their wits by Lin Yun, and they fled into the surrounding mountains and forests.

The bandits came, and the bandits left!

The whole process was too short.

The Lin family's team was dumbfounded; some of them hadn't even had time to draw their sabers.

The last bandit leader, Xiong Wei, watched Lin Yun walking towards him and knelt down directly, not daring to run away at all.

Chen Sanbao's fate had already told him that running away was useless. In front of this ruthless man, even a horse with four legs was useless, let alone him with two legs.

"Spare me, spare me!"

"I am willing to submit to the Lin family, please spare my life."

Xiong Wei put down his weapon and kowtowed to Lin Yun.

"Glug, glug, glug!"

Lin Xiao, Lin Dong, and the others swallowed their saliva and quietly watched Lin Yun walk over.

In this short moment, they once again looked at Lin Yun with new eyes.

"Bang!"

Lin Yun threw Chen Sanbao's head in front of Xiong Wei.

"How did you all know that my Lin family's caravan was entering the city today? You all came in a bunch to rob us."

Xiong Wei trembled and said, "I received a message from the Xie family. They said that the Lin family was transporting a large number of Yang Yuan Stones, led by only one Tian Yuan realm expert, and that the Black Dragon Stronghold and Chen Sanbao would also take action, so I thought of coming to join in the fun."

"I wasn't targeting the Lin family. Those of us in this line of work will never miss an opportunity when it presents itself."

"This time we failed, we're done for. I am willing to submit to the Lin family, please spare my life."

"Don't you find it strange why the Xie family didn't take action themselves, but instead told you the news?" Lin Yun put away his spear and scrutinized Xiong Wei.

"Naturally, I thought about it, and I also knew that the Xie family was using us, but the Lin family's Yang Yuan Stones were real, who wouldn't be tempted? Moreover, the news said that there was only Lin Xiao, a Tian Yuan realm expert. I thought that even if I didn't get any benefits, escaping wouldn't be a problem, but who knew…"

Xiong Wei's expression was slightly helpless, and he added in his heart, "Who knew I would encounter a freak like you."

To be able to casually kill three Tian Yuan realm experts with a spear at such a young age, this strength, not to mention in Qingyang Town, even in the entire Yan City, it would be difficult to find another one.

Lin Yun looked at the begging Xiong Wei and suddenly had an idea, creating another mission.

[Mission: Subdue Xiong Wei. Reward: A bottle of Yang Yuan Pills.]

"You are very aware of the situation, I won't kill you. Since you have chosen to submit, then I will have you do something."

"Now that the other three bandit leaders are dead, the bandits in this area are leaderless. You go back and gather them, occupy the Black Dragon Stronghold, how about it, can you do it?"

Xiong Wei was stunned, not expecting such a good thing. He quickly nodded,

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Lin Yun smirked, "Very good, then you go and do it now. I will come to find you after a while, I hope that by then you have already done it well."

"Yes!" Xiong Wei got up and prepared to slip away, but suddenly stopped, looking at Lin Yun cautiously,

"May I ask for the leader's name?"

"Lin Yun!"

Xiong Wei cupped his hands and bid farewell.

In the blink of an eye, the avenue returned to peace, except for a few bandit corpses.

"Lin Yun, Xiong Wei has already expressed his willingness to submit, aren't you afraid that he will run away directly by letting him go?" Lin Xia asked curiously.

The others were also somewhat puzzled. That was a Tian Yuan realm thug, and his submission to the Lin family would be enough to enhance the Lin family's strength on the surface.

Lin Yun said indifferently, "If he runs away, then so be it, we haven't lost anything. If this kind of bandit doesn't sincerely submit, accepting him into the Ironwood Manor would be a hidden danger. But letting him go, if he obediently waits for me in the Black Dragon Stronghold, it proves that this person truly has a heart of submission and also has ambition, our Lin family can appropriately support him. If not, then we will kill him when we meet him again in the future. A Tian Yuan realm early stage cultivator can't cause much trouble."

"That makes sense!"

Lin Xiao praised, looking at Lin Yun with great admiration.

Admiration appeared in Lin Dong's eyes. As expected of his elder brother, whom he had always been chasing… He has strength, courage, and calculation!

"Let's continue on our way." Lin Xiao ordered to depart.

… … …

Two hours later!

The Lin family's caravan arrived at Yan City. Once inside Yan City, they didn't have to worry about encountering robberies again.

Although Yan City was chaotic, it still had the order it should have on the surface.

Before coming, the Lin family had already inquired about information and knew where to trade Ironwood.

Soon, under Lin Xiao's leadership, they successfully sold more than twenty carts of Ironwood, obtaining twenty-seven Yang Yuan Stones.

In a large place like Yan City, large forces generally don't use gold and silver for settlement.

Common currencies are generally cultivation resources such as spirit herbs, Yang Yuan Stones, and even Yang Yuan Pills.

Twenty carts of Ironwood, which was nearly half a year's worth of production from the Ironwood Manor, were only exchanged for twenty-seven Yang Yuan Stones, which is enough to prove the value of Yang Yuan Stones and the preciousness of Yang Yuan Stone mines.

"Next, we will take the Yang Yuan Stones to trade for Yang Yuan Pills."

Lin Xiao led Lin Yun and the others to Wanjin Chamber of Commerce.

The Wanjin Chamber of Commerce is the wealthiest of the three major forces. They have shops that specialize in purchasing Yang Yuan Stones, and the prices are very fair, so you generally won't suffer a loss.

The market price is ten to one!

The Lin family had more than three hundred Yang Yuan Stones this time, and after the transaction, they obtained thirty-two Yang Yuan Pills.

Lin Xiao was in a great mood, "The transaction is complete. This is your first time coming to Yan City. If you want to go out and stroll around, go ahead, but remember to return to the inn before dark. We will return to Ironwood Manor early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Dad!"

"Third Uncle, then we're going!"

Lin Yun and the other two immediately went out to the streets.

Since it was their first time entering the city, Lin Xia found everything curious, and wanted to visit every store. She had saved a lot of small private money, just waiting to come to Yan City to spend it.

Lin Dong, however, looked around, looking for large shops similar to the Qingyang Town trading square. He wanted to use pills to buy a batch of resources.

Soon Lin Dong had a goal.

He saw a magnificent pavilion and his eyes lit up.

Three large characters were written on the pavilion.

Oddity Building.

"Brother Lin Yun, you accompany Sister Lin Xia to stroll around first, I'll go over there and take a look." Lin Dong said hello and couldn't wait to run towards the building.

"Okay, I'll come find you later." Lin Yun responded.

At this moment, Lin Xia was in a cloth shop, picking out clothes.

Lin Yun also accompanied her in picking, but Lin Yun was picking for Qingtan. He had promised to buy good things for Qingtan, but he didn't know what to buy. Now that Lin Xia was here, he would buy multiple copies and varieties according to Qingtan's size.

Anyway, they were all for girls to use, so buying more would always have something Qingtan liked.

The money Lin Yun spent was all given by the three bandit leaders he killed on the road. Although those three didn't have Qiankun bags, they still had money bags, and there were many large gold and silver notes inside, enough for Lin Yun to spend casually.

"You really spoil Qingtan, buying so many things for her. She hasn't even married into the family yet, and you're already doting on her like a wife." Lin Xia saw Lin Yun packing a bunch of girls' supplies, feeling a little jealous, "Your sister is also treating you well."

"Qingtan is guarding the house for me, so naturally I have to bring her more." Lin Yun casually found a reason, changed the subject, "Of course, Lin Xia-jie's kindness can't be forgotten either. Today, Lin Xia-jie, you can buy as much as you want, I'll pay for all the expenses."

"Hmph, that's more like my good brother." Lin Xia snorted proudly, happily patted Lin Yun on the shoulder.

After a while, the two finished buying clothes and came out.

"Where's Lin Dong?"

Lin Yun pointed to the Oddity Building, "He went there!"

"Let's go take a look too."