"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?" Cai Ying asked in surprise when he saw Zhang Chaoran and Song Qianjing stopping him.
"Cai Ying, where are you going?" Zhang Chaoran asked calmly.
Cai Ying panicked when he heard Zhang Chaoran's words, but he forced himself to remain calm. "I'm just … going out for a walk."
"Go out for a walk? I don't believe you are going out for a walk so early in the morning. "Zhang Chaoran's face darkened.
"Brother Zhang, it's true."
"Really? Cai Ying, I won't beat around the bush with you. I already know that you framed Lin Li! "Zhang Chaoran said.
"Brother Zhang, there's no such thing. Given my relationship with Lin Li, why would I frame him if it's not true?" Cai Ying said anxiously.
"Haha, Cai Ying, if you don't want to tell me, I can only bring you to Young Master. I believe that with his ability, he will definitely make you tell the truth!" Zhang Chaoran said coldly.
Cai Ying broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Zhang Chaoran's words.
"Do it!" Zhang Chaoran suddenly said to the person behind him.
Just when the person was about to reach out to grab Cai Ying, Cai Ying suddenly said, "I'll tell you …"
Cai Ying thought that he was no match for these two people. Once he was brought to Young Master Li Qianjing, it would be even more impossible for him to keep the secret. After all, Young Master Li Qianjing was not an ordinary person. Hence, he might as well confess now.
"Okay." Zhang Chaoran snorted and gestured for the person behind Cai Ying to stop. Then, he said, "To be honest, if you're not in the wrong, I will help you."
Cai Ying immediately said helplessly, "Actually, Elder Song Jia and Hall Master Zhang Xing forced me to do this."
"Oh, how did they force you?" Zhang Chaoran's eyes immediately lit up when he heard Cai Ying's words.
"They captured my younger brother and used him to threaten me. If I didn't listen to them, they would kill my brother. I had no choice but to listen to them and frame Lin Li. Actually, I didn't see Lin Li take anything into his room," Cai Ying said honestly.
"As I expected." Zhang Chaoran nodded and said, "Then, where are you going now?"
"They took my brother outside the city. They said they would return him to me there. That's why I came out so early in the morning," Cai Ying said.
"Is that so?" After thinking for a while, Zhang Chaoran said to the person in front of him, "You stay here with Cai Ying, I'll be back soon!"
With that, he returned to the Li family and met with Li Qianjing.
"What's the matter so early in the morning?" Li Qianjing frowned.
"Sir, it's like this. I've found the evidence. Hall Master Zhang Xing and Elder Song Jia worked together to frame Lin Li …" Zhang Chaoran said.
"Preposterous!" A trace of anger involuntarily surfaced on Li Qianjing's face.
He was the Young Master of the Li family. How could he tolerate someone ruining the Li family?
"Sir, the crux of the matter is a newcomer called Cai Ying. He has a good relationship with Lin Li …" Zhang Chaoran immediately told Li Qianjing about Cai Ying being threatened by Zhang Xing and Song Jia. He also said that Cai Ying was going out of the city and might get his brother back from Zhang Xing and Song Jia.
"Since you've come to find me, does that mean you want me to bring some people over to take a look?" Li Qianjing asked.
"Yes, Sir. After all, Song Jia and Zhang Xing are elders and hall masters respectively. Their statuses are higher than mine. Only if you bring some people over and catch them on the spot will they be speechless," Zhang Chaoran said.
"Alright, then I'll bring some people over immediately." Li Qianjing nodded.
Soon, he found three elders, one of whom was the Third Elder from yesterday. After that, they immediately left the Li family.
At this time, Zhang Chaoran asked Cai Ying to pretend that nothing had happened and go out of the city to get his brother.
As for them, they naturally followed Cai Ying closely.
Cai Ying naturally saw Li Qianjing and the others, so he did not dare to do anything. He only hoped that Li Qianjing and the others would be able to rescue his brother safely.
Not long after, Cai Ying came to a pile of rocks outside the city. This was the place where Zhang Xing had arranged to hand his brother over to him.
After walking for a while, Cai Ying saw a person. This person was the person who had been following Zhang Xing and Song Jia.
"Follow me." After saying that to Cai Ying, the person turned around and walked forward.
"My dear friend, can I see my brother soon?" Cai Ying asked anxiously as he walked.
"Don't worry. You will see your brother soon. Don't worry," the person said coldly.
After following him for a while, Cai Ying saw his brother under a large rock. Apart from his brother, there were also Zhang Xing and Song Jia.
The two of them appearing here at the same time surprised him. Originally, he thought that he would only see one of them at most.
Seeing the two of them, Cai Ying greeted respectfully, "Greetings, Elder Song, Hall Master Zhang."
"Mm." Zhang Xing nodded and said, "Cai Ying, you did well."
He thought that if it were not for Cai Ying yesterday, he would have been bitten by Lin Long. At this moment, he naturally praised Cai Ying.
"Hall Master Zhang, this is what I should do." Cai Ying responded, then looked at his brother and said, "Elder Song, Hall Master Zhang, since I did it, can you let my brother go?"
"Sure, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about this. Otherwise, I will make sure that you and your brother die without a whole corpse!" Zhang Xing said coldly.
"Remember this!" Song Jia also said.
"Elder Song, Hall Master Zhang, don't worry. Even if you gave me a hundred guts, I would not dare to do this," Cai Ying said hurriedly.
"Mm, alright." Zhang Xing nodded.
In fact, according to his original intention, he wanted to kill Cai Ying directly. However, he thought that it would be suspicious if Cai Ying died at this time, so he did not do it. Otherwise, Cai Ying would have been dead by now.
I'll let him live for a few more days and find an opportunity to kill him when he enters the Soaring Snow Mountain Range again. Zhang Xing thought to himself.
"Alright, take your brother away." After saying that, Zhang Xing waved his hand, and the person who came over with Cai Ying immediately pushed Cai Ying's brother over.
After a few stumbles, Cai Ying's brother finally arrived in front of Cai Ying.
Seeing his brother in front of him, Cai Ying's brother couldn't help but call out, "Brother."
"Good brother, don't worry. It will be fine in the future," Cai Ying said.
"Who did you bring with you?" At this moment, Zhang Xing suddenly shouted.
Whoosh … Whoosh … Whoosh …
As he spoke, a voice rang out. Then, seven to eight figures surrounded them.
Seeing these people, Zhang Xing and Song Jia's faces couldn't help but change because these people were Li Qianjing and the others who followed behind Cai Ying.
"Zhang Xing, Song Jia, the two of you are really bold. You actually did such a thing behind the Li family's back!" The Third Elder shouted as he pointed at Song Jia and Zhang Xing.
"Eldest Young Master, Third Elder … We … We didn't do anything." Zhang Xing's face turned pale as he hurriedly argued.
"Yes, we didn't do anything wrong to the Li family," Song Jia hurriedly said.
"Even at this time, you still want to hide it from me?" Li Qianjing's face darkened.
"The Eldest Young Master has already heard your words. Although he didn't hear you talk about yesterday's matter, we are not fools. We can already tell that you and Cai Ying are framing Lin Li!" The Third Elder said firmly.
"This …" Hearing Li Qianjing and the Third Elder's words, Song Jia and Zhang Xing broke out in cold sweat.
"What? You still want to continue quibbling?" Li Qianjing suddenly raised his voice.
Seeing Li Qianjing's expression, Song Jia and Zhang Xing didn't dare to quibble. They hurriedly knelt down and said, "Eldest Young Master, we were wrong!"
"Take them away!" Li Qianjing waved his hand.
Before he finished speaking, the four beastmen had already walked to Song Jia and Zhang Xing's side and restrained them.
"Eldest Young Master, because my biological brother was restrained by them, I could only listen to their orders. I hope Eldest Young Master can forgive me," Cai Ying hurriedly said.
"Mm." Li Qianjing turned to Cai Ying and nodded. Then, he said, "Although you were forced to do this, you are also responsible. So, you still have to be imprisoned. How about this, I'll lock you up for half a month and let you reflect on yourself!"
Cai Ying couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. He immediately said, "Thank you, Eldest Young Master."
The group quickly returned to the Li family, and the incident immediately spread throughout the Li family.
Hearing that Zhang Xing had colluded with Song Jia and Cai Ying to frame Lin Long, everyone couldn't help but be amazed. They didn't expect that Zhang Xing would do such a thing for a mere Lin Long.
When everyone found out about this, Song Jia, Zhang Xing, and the others were locked up in the dungeon. At the same time, Li Qianjing, Zhang Chaoran, and the others also walked into the dungeon and arrived in front of Lin Long's cell.
As soon as he arrived, the Third Elder said to Lin Long, "Lin Li, quickly greet Eldest Young Master."
Is this person the Eldest Young Master? Why did he come to see me? Lin Long was extremely puzzled.
Because Song Jia, Zhang Xing, and the others were locked up on the other side, he didn't know what had happened.
Although he was puzzled, Lin Long still greeted them respectfully, "Greetings, Eldest Young Master, Third Elder."
"Lin Li, do you know that Eldest Young Master personally rescued you? Song Jia, Zhang Xing, and the others are now locked up in the dungeon!" the Third Elder said again.
What? Song Jia and Zhang Xing are already locked up in the dungeon? Eldest Young Master personally rescued them? Naturally, Linlong was taken aback.
Although he didn't understand what was going on, he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Eldest Young Master."
"You have to thank Zhang Chaoran for this matter. If not for him, I wouldn't have made a move and you would still be locked up in the dungeon. Alright, that's all!" Li Qianjing said.
After saying that, he walked out. The Third Elder and the others hurriedly followed behind him. Only Zhang Chaoran and the two prison guards didn't leave.
"Thank you, Brother Zhang," Lin Long said respectfully. Lin Long said respectfully. He was naturally very puzzled, wondering why Zhang Chaoran would help him.
"Lin Li, let's talk about this outside. Now, let's release you …" Zhang Chaoran said to the two prison guards. "Let him out."
"Yes!"
The two of them replied in unison. Then, they opened the cell and removed Lin Long's shackles.
Seeing that the shackles on his hands and feet were removed, Lin Long heaved a sigh of relief. During this period of time, he had naturally been researching. Although he had some insights, he didn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to remove the shackles.
"Alright, let's go out." After saying that, Zhang Chaoran walked out. As for Lin Long, he followed behind him.
Very quickly, the two of them arrived at a quiet room.
"Lin Li, let's sit down and talk," Zhang Chaoran said with a smile after letting Lin Long sit down.
After sitting down, Lin Long went straight to the point. "Brother Zhang, why did you help me? I'm not familiar with you."
'Could this person be the woman in white's underling?' Linlong guessed.
If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't be able to guess why Zhang Chaoran would help him.
"Actually, I helped you because I saw your potential," Zhang Chaoran said with a smile.
"My potential?" Lin Long was puzzled.
"I saw you in action previously and felt that you would definitely become a powerhouse in the Li family in the future. You might even reach the level of an elder. Is that why I decided to help you?" Zhang Chaoran said with a smile.
"Is that all?"
"Of course not. I want you to become Eldest Young Master's subordinate and work for him in the future. It is also because of this that Eldest Young Master stepped forward," Zhang Chaoran said.
After a short pause, he continued, "Of course, you can reject it."
Since things have come to this, how can I reject it? Lin Long thought to himself.
He knew that if he rejected it, he would most likely incur Zhang Chaoran's revenge. After thinking about it, he decided to accept the invitation. After all, it wasn't a bad thing to become Eldest Young Master's subordinate.
Anyway, he didn't have to listen to Zhang Chaoran's orders after entering the mystic realm.
Seeing that Lin Long seemed to be thinking, Zhang Chaoran said, "Actually, I've seen your sister."
Sister? Lin Long was a little confused. Then, he realized that Zhang Chaoran was referring to the lady in white.
He immediately said, "Oh, so what?"
"She wanted to save you previously, but she had no choice but to leave because the Li family's security was tight. After that, I saw her and promised to save you …" At this point, Zhang Chaoran smiled again and said, "I really envy you for having such a powerful sister."
"Oh, then what did she say?" Lin Long asked.
"I don't know what she thinks. Lin Li, you can ask her … How about this, I won't rush you. I'll give you some time," Zhang Chaoran said.
"Alright, I'll give you an answer after I ask my sister," Lin Long said with a nod.
"Alright." Zhang Chaoran nodded.
After that, Lin Long left the place. Then, he walked out of the Li family and headed to the Leisure Teahouse. Soon, he saw the lady in white in the private room from before.
"Mmm, you're out!" Seeing Lin Long appear, the lady in white's face showed a hint of joy.
"It's that Zhang Chaoran and the Li family's Eldest Young Master who helped me. They want me to become their subordinate. Miss, what do you think?" Lin Long said directly.
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