"There are some things that don't need to be too big. Just a trigger is enough. Do you know how many people are eyeing my family?
None of the Four Scales are easy to deal with, especially the Frigid Immortal Sect. They've always wanted to do something to my family. Over the past few years, we've done our best to censor ourselves so that we don't give the Frigid Immortal Sect an excuse for outsiders to interfere, "Nong Ya said seriously.
Lu Yin was surprised. "The family's situation shouldn't be that bad. Besides, there's still the Liu family and Yi Xian Academy. If the Frigid Immortal Sect insists on doing something to the family, aren't they afraid that the other families will resist?
The White Dragon Clan, the Wang family, and Shenwu Plane will also be wary. "
Nong Ya looked at Lu Yin in surprise. "I thought that you were focused on capturing spies, but from what you just said, it seems like you have a clear understanding of the situation in this region of space."
Long Seven felt that he had said too much. "It's just hearsay."
"Have you heard of a saying?
Warm water is used to boil a frog. The Frigid Immortal Sect is using warm water to boil this region of space, and no one can escape. Even the smallest excuse is still an excuse, and my family avoids such excuses as much as possible. "
Lu Yin sighed. "But I'm in a difficult position. How should I explain this to the Fourteenth Gate?"
Nong Ya replied, "The Fourteenth Gate did not say that you failed to complete the Liu Ke incident, and the same goes for my family. Of course, as compensation, you can state your conditions."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Senior, besides Grandmaster Shi and Chishui, there are two more spies in the family."
Nong Ya was furious. "Are you sure?"
Lu Yin nodded and looked at Nong Ya. "Senior, this family is not easy to manage."
Nong Ya sighed. "The family accepts many different races, and it's normal for some spies to sneak in. We have never slacked off, but we can never get rid of them."
Lu Yin fell silent, and he did not mention the names of the other two spies.
Nong Ya was not stupid. "Dragon Sect Leader, cultivation is difficult. If there's anything that the family can help with, please feel free to ask. As long as it's within our means, we will do our best."
"Senior, you're being too formal," Lu Yin politely replied.
Nong Ya replied, "The Dragon Sect Leader is one of the few outstanding elites that I've seen. Providing you with resources is equivalent to cultivating experts for the human race. In the future, it will be easier for us to resist external enemies. If there's with any requests, please feel free to ask.."
Lu Yin coughed. "If that's the case, then I'll speak."
Nong Ya heaved a sigh of relief. He was not afraid that Lu Yin would raise any conditions, but he was afraid that Lu Yin would be stubborn and insist on capturing the spy. That would be troublesome. "Go ahead."
…
When Lu Yin and Nong Ya reappeared in front of everyone, the white fatty noticed that Nong Ya's expression wasn't too good, while Lu Yin was very happy.
Of course, Lu Yin was happy, as the four spies had given him a total of 600 million star essence. That was 600 million star essence! Even though it might not seem like much to a farmer's family, and it was even more pitiful when compared to Junior Progenitor Planet, that was only in relative terms. 600 million star essence was actually a lot.
"Lie 'er, you entertain the Dragon Sect Leader," Nong Ya said. Before he left, he glanced at Lu Yin with a strange expression.
It was rare for the sect master of a humble family and a member of a Four Way Libra branch to care so much about money. He really couldn't understand why Lu Yin needed so much money. Was he going to eat it?
Nong Lie was no longer in high spirits because of what had happened with Master Shi. He didn't bring Lu Yin to the botanical garden again, but he didn't take back the Ten Thousand Species Ring.
The rest of the tour of the seed garden was much more mundane, but Lu Yin didn't mind. He had already achieved his goal of coming here, and it could even be said that he had exceeded his expectations. Now that he knew about that little plant, his next goal was to find out more about the person who had planted it, as well as find out more about what had happened to the Lu family.
"Eh, Sanniang?" the white fatty exclaimed.
Everyone turned to look and saw Nong Sanniang and another girl walking through the air, heading in a certain direction.
Lu Yin was stunned when he saw the girl with Nong Sanniang. Bai Xue?
He had never dreamed that he would run into Bai Xue in the seed garden.
Bai Xue and Zhang Dingtian had disappeared from Jupiter, and he had met Zhang Dingtian at the Sword Stele. Zhang Dingtian had told him that Bai Xue had gone to the Top World and was most likely in the Frigid Immortal Sect. Why was she here?
Bai Xue didn't see Lu Yin, and she and Nong Sanniang headed in the same direction.
"Brother Nong Lie, where did Sanniang go?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Nong Lie replied, "He went to see the big-faced tree."
"The big-faced tree?"
Everyone was confused.
Nong Lie explained, "In the seed garden, there is a tree that has existed for a very long time. It has a fat face, and we call it the Big Face Tree. According to the ancestral teachings, every descendant of the Nong family must visit the Big Face Tree often and chat with it."
"Can we go take a look?" Lu Yin asked.
Nong Lie nodded. "Sure, let's go."
The big-faced tree was located quite far away, and it spanned almost half of the seed garden. An hour later, Lu Yin's group saw the so-called big-faced tree, and it really did have a fat face.
There was a forest within the seed garden, and in the middle of the forest was a damp cliff that met with the flow of water. The big-faced tree was at the bottom of the cliff, and Nong Sanniang and Bai Xue were there as well, their backs facing the group.
The big-faced tree wasn't very big, and it looked like an ordinary tree.
Nong Lie stopped a few kilometers away from the tree and had a strange expression. "Go take a look. If you can't stand it, you can leave. It's fine."
The group was stunned, and the white fatty grew nervous. "What do you mean?
Is it going to hit us? "
Nong Lie replied, "Of course not. It's just that the big-faced tree has lived for too long. It's a little … how should I put it … naggy."
The white fatty relaxed. "I thought it was something serious. It's just nagging. Brother, you're the best at chatting with old people." He then walked off.
Lu Yin followed closely behind, and Shangqing and Liu Tianmu followed closely behind.
Nong Lie watched the group walk towards the big-faced tree, his eyes filled with anticipation and schadenfreude.
As Lu Yin's group approached the tree, Nong Sanniang turned around with a pained expression. She was surprised to see Lu Yin's group, but she didn't say anything and just hurried away.
The white fatty greeted her, "Sanniang, what are you doing?"
Nong Sanniang's face was pale, as if she had just gone through a battle that had been completely crushed.
Seeing her like this, the white fatty stopped in his tracks and subconsciously looked at Lu Yin. His meaning was clear; he wanted Lu Yin to leave first.
Lu Yin pursed his lips and walked behind the white fatty. "Go."
"Go ahead, brother," the white fatty smiled.
Lu Yin smiled in a friendly manner and pushed the white fatty towards the big-faced tree.
At that moment, Bai Xue seemed to be unable to withstand some sort of torture, and she turned around to leave. She almost collided with the white fatty, and just like Nong Sanniang, she was impatient to leave. However, when she saw Lu Yin, she was stunned. Zhang Dingtian, Liu Tianmu, and the others were all stunned when they saw Lu Yin, let alone her.
However, some unknown torment quickly woke her up, and she followed Nong Sanniang's footsteps and flew away.
The white fatty was directly pushed to the front of the Big Face Tree. He saw two eyes, a nose, and a mouth on the tree. Especially the two cheeks, which were bulging. It looked very fat. This was the Big Face Tree?
"Eh, there's another newcomer. How are you, kid?" the tree spoke, its mouth constantly moving, but Lu Yin and the others couldn't hear it. Only the white fatty could.
When the big-faced tree spoke, the white fatty's brain felt as if it had been struck by a hammer. Every word exploded in his mind. Just a single sentence almost made the white fatty faint. That wasn't all. The big-faced tree continued, "Little guy, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell? Come, Uncle Tree will teach you how to train your body. You-" At this point, the white fatty fainted, bleeding from his seven orifices.
Lu Yin was shocked, and he quickly grabbed the white fatty and threw him away. Behind him, Shangqing and Liu Tianmu retreated as quickly as they could, leaving Lu Yin alone.
The tree looked at Lu Yin, and Lu Yin happened to look back. When their eyes met, the tree smiled. "Here we go again."
Lu Yin was about to leave, but when he heard those words, he stopped and looked at the tree in shock. "You know me?"
The tree grinned; it actually had teeth, although they were yellow. "Don't underestimate Uncle Tree. Uncle Tree may have lived for a long time, but I have a good memory. I remember that you weren't like this the last time you came."
Lu Yin understood Fatty Bai's feelings. The big-faced tree's words were like thunder, and it was no wonder that Fatty Bai had fainted. No wonder Nong Sanniang and Bai Xue had reacted that way. No one could withstand such power.
Lu Yin estimated that Nong Sanniang would at most listen to a few sentences, and Bai Xue would probably only listen to one or two sentences. The same went for the white fatty, but he could take a few more.
"Then do you remember my name?" Lu Yin asked.
The tree's eyes spun as it tried to think.
Lu Yin stared at it.
It looked up and grinned. "Call me Little Guy."
Lu Yin was speechless.
"Kid, Uncle Tree misses you a little after we parted last time. You're one of the rare few who can chat with Uncle Tree, and the same goes for the girl who came with you. Where's she?
It's been a long time since we last met, and she's so pretty … "The tree started, but it didn't finish.
Lu Yin wanted to stop it, but just listening to it was exhausting all of his strength. He even had to use the Origin Opening Array, but this wasn't a spiritual force attack, so the array was useless.
"Let's get back to the topic. We talked about the war in the Third Mainland, right? There was a kid called Ce Wangtian who was incredible. He was the model of a scoundrel, and he could even become a grandmaster. Not only did he like to play chess with others, but he also created a secret technique that allowed him to do so. That's really …"
"The old monster who destroyed the Third Mainland probably didn't notice that Ce Wangtian had slipped away. Others might not know where that kid went, but how could Uncle Tree not know?
He must have gone to Immemorial City, and everyone is trying their best to … "
Lu Yin didn't hear the tree's next words from the moment he mentioned the Third Mainland. He was only focused on not fainting and staying awake. The only reason he was able to hold on was because he had memorized the Stonewall Scriptures. No matter what happened, there was nothing wrong with memorizing the Stonewall Scriptures.