Seeing Xu Lin, Liu Qingji and Secretary Zhang's expressions changed.
Secretary Zhang was the first to lose his cool. He asked curiously, "Why … Why is Master Xu back?"
Liu Qingji, on the other hand, seemed to understand something. He shook his head and said, "Just keep watching."
The voices of the two of them could not be considered soft. With Xu Lin's cultivation, any movement within a hundred meters of him would not be able to escape his eyes and ears. However, at this time, with my Dao Qi enveloping him, there was nothing to worry about.
Xu Lin walked to the place where the small cauldron was buried. He lowered his head and waved his sleeve, sweeping away the dust on its surface. He bent down and picked up the small cauldron. He held it in his hand and carefully examined it. His face revealed a trace of wild joy.
"He wants this small cauldron!"
Only now did Secretary Zhang seem to understand, and his expression changed dramatically. "This person's words are not true, and his objective is this small cauldron. Could it be that all his actions during this period of time are …"
At this point, he stopped talking and looked up at Liu Qingji, unable to say anything else.
Xu Lin was found by Liu Qingji. If he were to say that Xu Lin was a swindler, wouldn't that be slapping Liu Qingji in the face?
Secretary Zhang didn't dare to say anything, but Liu Qingji didn't care about his face. His expression was extremely ugly, and he turned around to ask me, "Mister Zhang, you are a cultivator. From your point of view, is this Xu Lin a swindler?"
Previously, he had always called me by my name, but now he had changed to calling me 'Mister'. It was clear that Liu Qingji no longer cared about his status.
Come to think of it, from what he had said earlier, the matter of the Dragon Vein in Shenzhen had a great impact. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it would decide Liu Qingji's career.
The officialdom was like a battlefield. One could not afford to take a wrong step.
It wasn't easy for Xu Lin to appear and claim that he could solve this problem. Now, there was another problem. Liu Qingji was completely panicking. As he spoke, he stared at me with a burning gaze. His voice seemed to be trembling.
I gently nodded and pointed at Xu Lin in the distance. "If he isn't a swindler, after resolving the issue of the Dragon Qi, the two of you would agree to anything he asks for. Why would he need to resort to such underhanded methods?"
This was an unnecessary question. Liu Qingji only asked it because he didn't want to believe it.
Hearing my affirmative answer, Liu Qingji's complexion instantly paled, and he couldn't say a single word.
As for Secretary Zhang, his expression was even more unbearable. His dignified square face revealed a look of deep despair.
Although Liu Qingji had always been in charge of the Dragon Qi crisis in Shenzhen, when the nest was overturned, no egg could remain unscathed. When Liu Qingji fell, he could only follow suit.
At this moment, I couldn't care about the two of them. In the distance, Xu Lin examined the small cauldron for a long time. He picked up the wooden box that he had just thrown away. He was preparing to place the small cauldron into the wooden box and slip away.
I used my Dao Qi to envelop Liu Qingji and Liu Qingji. Afterwards, I lifted my foot, and with a single step, the three of us arrived two meters behind Xu Lin from the fruit forest.
Shrinking into an inch is a divine ability that only the Celestial Masters have. I used the power of the Astral Steps to take this step. It's not a divine ability of Shrinking into an inch, but it's not too far off.
When I arrived behind Xu Lin, before Liu Qingji and the other two could react, Xu Lin had already lifted his foot and was about to leave. I hurriedly dispersed my Dao Qi and said in a clear voice, "Grandmaster Xu, please wait!"
Hearing my voice, Xu Lin suddenly turned around. When he saw the three of us, his face instantly revealed an expression of disbelief, and he was stunned speechless.
At this moment, Liu Qingji finally reacted. He didn't have the time to investigate the matter of instantly appearing behind Xu Lin. His face was ashen as he stared at Xu Lin and said in a deep voice, "Grandmaster Xu, you said that this small cauldron is an item that suppresses dragon qi. With this cauldron suppressing it, you don't have to worry about dragon qi leaking.
Now that you've stolen the small cauldron behind our backs, I need your explanation! "
With Liu Qingji's identity, if placed in ancient times, he would be a feudal lord. Under his rage, his aura was overbearing. Even I, who was standing at the side, felt my heart tighten. There was no need to mention Xu Lin, who bore the brunt of it. His expression froze, and he couldn't say anything for a long time.
However, this Xu Lin had the cultivation of Shi Yao after all. After a few seconds, he reacted. The frightened expression on his face disappeared, and he calmly closed the lid of the wooden box in his hand. Afterwards, he raised his head and smiled at Liu Qingji. "I had a use for this small cauldron, so I came back to get it. I don't know what explanation Chief Liu wants."
After his whereabouts were exposed, Xu Lin simply shed all pretense of cordiality. His words were no longer polite.
"The matter in Shenzhen is of great importance!
By doing this, aren't you afraid that the country's laws are merciless? "Liu Qingji asked angrily again.
"Hahahaha …" Xu Lin laughed. "The country's laws are merciless?
I am a cultivator. What can the country's laws do to me if they are merciless? "
"You!"
Liu Qingji was furious to the extreme. "It's true that you are a cultivator, but if you think that cultivators can be lawless, then you're wrong!
The country has a department that specializes in dealing with cultivators like you. Don't be arrogant! "
Xu Lin didn't care in the slightest. He laughed coldly. "Report to the higher-ups of the three associations. I'm naturally not their match, but I have a pair of legs. Which of you can stop me now?
As long as I leave this place, where can you guys find me? "
After saying that, he seemed to be purposely angering Liu Qingji. He glanced into the distance and said, "I know that you have a cultivator protecting you, but you can call him out. Let's see if he can stop me."
Liu Qingji's expression was gloomy, but he couldn't say a single word in the face of the arrogant Xu Lin.
What Xu Lin said was right. Although Liu Qingji had a cultivator protecting him, and he had been in the car behind us, I had already sensed that the person only had an acupoint sealing cultivation. He wasn't Xu Lin's match at all.
Just as we were talking, a series of hurried footsteps came from behind us. It was Liu Qingji's secretary and a few other bodyguards. Among them, the person from the metaphysics world that had an acupoint sealing cultivation was also among them.
They had obviously heard what Xu Lin had said. Their gazes towards Xu Lin were filled with hatred, but no one dared to make a move.
Liu Qingji turned his head to look, and his expression became increasingly gloomy. It was obvious that he understood that Liu Qingji's words weren't false.
Seeing that he had intimidated everyone, Xu Lin smiled complacently and was about to leave.
I knew that I couldn't continue to watch the show, so I coughed and said, "President Xu, you should leave the small cauldron behind."
Hearing my words, the smile on Xu Lin's face instantly disappeared. He didn't say anything, and only coldly looked at me. His footsteps didn't stop, as if he wanted to quickly escape.
Although he couldn't see through my cultivation, he could faintly feel a trace of unease. His actions were much more cautious than before.
It was a pity that in front of absolute power, it was useless no matter how cautious he was.
I faintly smiled, and softly said, "Bind!"
As I said the word, Xu Lin's body instantly froze in place. Even his striding motion didn't change. It was as if an invisible rope had bound him in midair.
Xu Lin's expression greatly changed. Standing behind me, the expressions of Liu Qingji's guards that had an acupoint sealing cultivation also greatly changed. Their gazes turned to me, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
On the other hand, Liu Qingji and Secretary Zhang's complexions were still fine. Their expressions had only changed from anger to surprise.
The two of them weren't people from the metaphysics world, so they naturally didn't know what this word formation represented. They only turned their heads to look at me, and said with pleasant surprise, "So it turns out that Mister Zhang's cultivation is so high!"
I faintly smiled. "It can't be considered high. It's just slightly higher than him."
As I said that, I waved my hand and removed the restriction that bound Xu Lin.
The One Word Formation was a Heavenly Master's method, but my current cultivation was only a step away from that of a Heavenly Master. The Dao and Witch Qi in my body was even stronger than that of a normal Heavenly Master. In the past few days, I had gradually grasped the method of the One Word Formation and was able to use a few moves.
However, although the One Word Formation was powerful, it also consumed a lot of energy. With my current cultivation, I could barely use it, and wouldn't be able to maintain it for too long.
After removing the technique, Xu Lin's body suddenly collapsed on the ground, and he didn't have the strength to get up.
At that moment, his expression was extremely shocked. His entire body trembled, and he squeezed out a few words with great difficulty. "Heavenly … Master!
You're a Heavenly Master! "
I smiled again. I didn't agree, but I didn't refute him either.
After Liu Qingji heard that, he turned his head to look at me in surprise. "Heavenly Master?
I've heard that in the metaphysics world, only people with extremely high cultivation can reach the Heavenly Master realm. Mister Zhang, you're still young, but you've already reached the Heavenly Master realm? "
Without waiting for me to speak, Liu Qingji's acupoint sealing realm guard took two steps forward. After he respectfully cupped his fist and saluted me, he said with a face full of admiration, "That's right. The technique that Master Zhang used just now was the One Word Formation. It's a Heavenly Master's method!"