"I'm really sorry about this. We didn't know that Miss Chen Xi is Senior Lin's godsister. If we had known, we wouldn't have dared to do this even if we had the support of an ancient sect!" Elder Zhuang's words sounded nice. What he meant was that Lin Yi was very powerful. Even if he had the support of an ancient sect, he wouldn't have dared to do this.
"It's fine. It's not your fault for not knowing." Lin Yi didn't want to pursue this matter any further. He couldn't say that the hidden Zhuang Family was in the wrong. It was just that they didn't have the same information. If they knew Chen Xi's background, they definitely wouldn't have done this.
Lin Yi followed Elder Zhuang into the Zhuang Family's manor. Zhuang Niaopao and Zhuang Niaoqiang didn't dare to walk beside Lin Yi. Elder Zhuang treated Lin Yi like a VIP and went straight to the most luxurious reception room of the hidden Zhuang Family. This place was usually used to receive the heads of other hidden families and people from the ancient sects. Now that it was used to receive Lin Yi, it showed how much importance the Zhuang Family placed on Lin Yi.
"Senior Lin, this is actually a misunderstanding. We, the hidden Zhuang Family, want to use this opportunity to bury the hatchet. I wonder if Senior Lin can accept us?" Elder Zhuang understood Lin Yi's personality a little. He knew that Lin Yi liked to go straight to the point, and didn't like to beat around the bush. He didn't bother with the pleasantries and just expressed his intention of defecting.
"Haha … …" Lin Yi smiled. "What can you offer? I'll accept your Zhuang Family as my underlings. If something happens to you, I'll have to help you settle it … … "
"We, the Zhuang Family, will naturally follow Senior Lin's lead. Of course, in order to express our sincerity, we will offer all the good things of our Zhuang Family for Senior Lin to choose!" Elder Zhuang said seriously.
"Oh?" After hearing Elder Zhuang's words, Lin Yi was a bit surprised. He didn't expect that Elder Zhuang could offer such an attractive condition, which was exactly the same as the hidden Han Family! One had to know that even though the hidden Han Clan had pledged allegiance to Lin Yi, they had no choice but to take out all of their treasures for Lin Yi to choose from. However, the hidden Zhuang Clan was different. They had only offended Lin Yi and kidnapped Chen Xi. All they had to do now was take out one or two valuable treasures and the matter would be resolved.
However, the hidden Zhuang Family had directly revealed their trump card. From the looks of it, they were eager to surrender and had no intention of bargaining with Lin Yi.
"Then let's go take a look." Lin Yi nodded, accepting the hidden Zhuang Family in his heart. Lin Yi was a straightforward person, and he liked people who did things in a straightforward manner. If they hid things, Lin Yi wouldn't have bothered to deal with them. On the contrary, Lin Yi approved of the hidden Zhuang Family's way of doing things.
"Senior Lin, please!" Grandpa Zhuang heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. Since Lin Yi said this, then the hidden Zhuang Family's acceptance was already set in stone. Unless Lin Yi went back on his words, or the treasures in the vault were too bad, Lin Yi wouldn't be interested in them. "The vault is in the manor, in the basement of my courtyard."
Zhuang Niaopao and Zhuang Niaoqiang's eyes lit up. Both of them had never been to their family's vault before. Thanks to Lin Yi, they were able to go in and take a look.
Lin Yi carried Chen Xi on his shoulder and didn't wake her up. He could tell that Chen Xi didn't have enough sleep. Lin Yi wanted to take this opportunity to let Chen Xi sleep a little longer. This girl was also very hard working. Other than studying, she also had to go scavenge for the family.
The design of the vault was almost the same as the hidden Han Family's. Lin Yi even suspected that they had a telepathic connection and found the same designer. In short, the situation was almost the same. After Grandpa Zhuang verified the fingerprint and password, the door of the vault opened.
"Niaopao, Niaoqiang, what I'm going to say now, don't spread it around! Even your father, I, have never said these words! " Grandpa Zhuang said, "This is the core secret of our hidden Zhuang Family. It's only passed down from generation to generation. But now that our hidden Zhuang Family has submitted to Senior Lin, we naturally can't hide this from Senior Lin."
"Yes, Grandpa, we won't say anything!" Zhuang Niaopao and Zhuang Niaoqiang quickly promised.
Lin Yi was a little surprised. What secret did this hidden Zhuang Family have that even Zhuang Niaopao and Zhuang Niaoqiang didn't know about it?
"Senior Lin, actually, the ancestors of our hidden Zhuang Family originated from the Everyday and Every Day Sect. Our ancestor was a disciple of the Everyday and Every Day Sect, but he had a falling out with the sect leader at that time, so he left the sect and established his own sect. Although the hidden Zhuang Family flourished for a while and was as powerful as the ancient times, we, the younger generation, didn't have any outstanding talents. Until now, we were only classified as a hidden family. But now, this matter has passed for a long time, even the Everyday and Every Day Sect itself doesn't know about this. We also don't dare to announce that our cultivation technique came from the Everyday and Every Day Sect. Not only will it attract the hostility of some righteous sects, we're also afraid that the Everyday and Every Day Sect will come and ask us for the things our ancestor took away." Grandpa Zhuang explained in one breath.
"So … you're a branch of the Everyday and Every Day Sect? Seems like you have a great background! "Lin Yi was surprised:" I have a grudge with the Everyday and Every Day Sect, have you thought about it? "
"We have a grudge with our ancestors. If this matter is spread out, we won't get any benefits." Grandpa Zhuang smiled bitterly: "Moreover, even if Senior Lin doesn't mention this, the Everyday and Every Day Sect won't care about small fries like us, right?"
Lin Yi nodded and said: "Let's see what treasures you have."
"Alright, this is the treasury, and that is the Scripture Pavilion. What does Senior Lin want to see first?" Grandpa Zhuang asked.
"Hmm … let's see the treasures first." Lin Yi thought for a moment and said.
Lin Yi didn't lack cultivation techniques and martial techniques at the moment, unless they were especially heaven-defying. Therefore, Lin Yi's attention was still on the treasures, to see if there was anything he needed.
"Here it is!" Grandpa Zhuang led Lin Yi into one of the rooms and pointed to a row of shelves in front of them: "These are the treasures of our hidden Zhuang Family for many years!"
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