After finding a quiet and secluded cave, Lin Long tossed Li Ying aside and took out the Flowerless Fruit to eat.
Naturally, the earlier he ate the Flowerless Fruit, the earlier he could refine it. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the Mo Family's patriarch came over early.
Lin Long didn't knock Li Ying out. Thus, Li Ying, who was under Lin Long's control and unable to move, could naturally see the process of Lin Long wolfing down the Flowerless Fruit.
Looking at this scene, Li Ying couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. His heart was incomparably envious.
He knew what the Flowerless Fruit in Lin Long's mouth was. It could be said that this was something that everyone in Black Wind City wanted to eat. Naturally, Li Ying was no exception.
However, even Li Ying, who regarded himself as Zhao Kuo's future son-in-law, only dared to think about it in his heart. He never thought that he would be able to eat the Flowerless Fruit.
Now, seeing Lin Long gorging himself in front of him, he was naturally extremely envious.
At this moment, Li Ying thought of something and couldn't help but look at Lin Long in confusion. "Why did you kidnap this young master?"
He knew that if Lin Long really wanted to kill him, he would've already killed him and thrown him into a corner. There must be some ulterior motive for him to survive until now.
However, he really didn't know what the Li family had that could tempt him, since he dared to snatch the Flowerless Fruit.
"Nothing much. I just want you to take the blame along with me," Lin Long said with a faint smile.
"Take the blame? What do you mean? "Li Ying naturally couldn't understand.
Lin Long didn't answer him. Instead, he suddenly spat out the Flowerless Fruit's seed in his mouth. After washing it with water, he directly crushed it into powder.
"What are you doing?" Li Ying felt that something was wrong.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Long directly struck his chin with his palm, causing him to involuntarily open his mouth. The powder in Lin Long's hand was immediately stuffed down his throat. Then, he poured some water down his throat and the powder entered Li Ying's stomach.
Li Ying immediately felt as if a ball of fire was burning in his stomach.
"You're quite lucky. The Flowerless Fruit's seed also contains some energy. It can slightly increase your strength," Lin Long indifferently said.
"Will you treat me that well?" Li Ying did not think so.
"That's just one side of it. The other side is that the seeds of the Flowerless Fruit contain some impurities. These impurities are highly toxic. If you can't find something to detoxify the poison within a year, the profound energy in your body will slowly dissipate. In the end, you will become a useless ordinary person." Lin Long revealed a strange smile.
"You …" Li Ying immediately glared at Lin Long. He already knew that Lin Long was up to no good.
However, he quickly calmed down. After all, the Li family wasn't an ordinary family, and they knew many powerful alchemists. If the Flowerless Fruit was really poisonous, those alchemists would definitely be able to cure it.
"En, I also want to tell you that in the few towns around Black Wind City, I'm afraid that no alchemist can cure the poison of the Flowerless Fruit's seed." Lin Long added.
Lin Long's words made Li Ying even more furious.
"Alright, there's one more thing. I advise you not to let Zhao Kuo see you. Otherwise, he'll definitely be able to tell that you've consumed the Flowerless Fruit. Of course, he's not powerful enough to see that you've consumed the fruit of the Flowerless Fruit … En, you can naturally imagine the consequences when that happens …"
Hearing this, Li Ying was so angry that the blood in his body churned. It seemed that he was going to be toyed to death by Lin Feng.
"You're so ruthless!" He glared at Lin Long with incomparable hatred.
At this moment, he even began to regret going to Mount Wu today to wait for Zhao Xiangrong. Why did he treat Lin Feng in such a manner after Zhao Xiangrong appeared? Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Lin Long couldn't be bothered with him. If it wasn't for his powerful strength, the one who would be toyed to death today would be him.
This was how the world was. Strength was everything.
"Alright, I'm going to circulate my cultivation method to absorb the energy of the Flowerless Fruit. You can do whatever you want." As he spoke, Lin Long directly removed the restriction on Li Ying's body.
He knew that even if he stayed by Lin Long's side, Lin Long wouldn't tell him how to obtain the antidote. So, after cursing Lin Long several times in his heart, Li Ying could only helplessly leave.
As for Lin Long, he continued to circulate his Dantian Record in the cave.
Even though the mountain forest wasn't too far from Black Wind City, there were few people there. It was impossible for Zhao Kuo to find Li Ying there so quickly. Thus, Lin Long wasn't worried that Zhao Kuo would follow the clues and find the cave.
Of course, the most important thing was that Li Ying wouldn't take the initiative to find Zhao Kuo.
That was why he didn't leave the place and look for another place to cultivate.
…
A few days later, a tall old man with a dignified face led three Middle-stage Martial Lords to the Chuxi Town. After the old man entered the Chuxi Town and walked around, he went straight for the Lin family in the Chuxi Town.
Then, some news quickly spread through Chu Xi Town.
"The Lin Family is doomed. That old man is the Mo Family's Clan Chief, Mo Tianying. He must have come to avenge his son."
"Judging by his appearance, it's not just because of the matter of Lin Long beating up Mo Han. It's because Mo Han seems to have disappeared."
"Since Mo Han has disappeared and he can't find Mo Han, he must have found the Lin Family, who has enmity with Mo Han."
"Even if the Lin Family isn't related to Mo Han's disappearance, they won't have it easy either. Judging by Mo Tianying's appearance just now, he will definitely not let the matter rest until he sees blood."
…
Mo Tianying, who was leading his subordinates and riding towards the Lin Family in Chu Xi Town, was incomparably anxious. His son had truly disappeared. Originally, it wouldn't be a big deal if there was no news of Mo Han and the others for a few days.
However, a few days ago, Mo Tianying, who was in the Mo Family's courtyard, felt a faint sense of unease. His intuition told him that something might have happened to Mo Han.
He had always believed in his intuition because many years ago, when his other son had died, he had the same intuition. He felt that this intuition was related to a bloodline that flowed through the Mo Family's people.
It was precisely because of this that he brought several of the Mo Family's strongest Martial Lords to Chu Xi Town.
Indeed, after arriving at Chu Xi Town, all sorts of signs told him that his son had truly disappeared.
Before Mo Han disappeared, he had a conflict with the Lin Family in Chu Xi Town and was heavily injured on the spot. Naturally, he went straight to the Lin Family to cause trouble.
"I hope I can find traces of my son in your Lin Family, or else …" Mo Tianying coldly snorted in his heart.
He had the strength of a late-stage Martial Lord, and he also had a powerful Spiritual Fire and Talisman Sword. Not only that, he even had a trump card. So, he simply didn't put Chu Xizhen and the other Martial Lords in his eyes.
Besides, the three Martial Lords he brought all had the strength of a mid-stage Martial Lord.
With that kind of strength, he could simply crush the entire Chu Xi Town.
…
Before a horse even rushed into the Lin Family's gate, it fell to the ground. Clearly, the owner of the horse used all methods to stimulate the horse's potential, causing it to die from exhaustion.
Even though the horse fell to the ground, the person on the horse didn't care about his beloved horse at all. He flipped himself up from the ground, then rushed towards the Lin Family's gate.
As he rushed in, he yelled. "Not good, not good … A late-stage Martial Lord has come to cause trouble for our Lin Family …"
Such a voice immediately called out the Lin Family members who were in their homes. Naturally, that included Lin Qingshan, Su Ranran, Su Qingqing, and the others.
"Speak slowly. What exactly happened?" Lin Qingshan said in a deep voice after arriving in front of that person.
"It seems … the Mo Family's chief … has brought three people towards our Lin Family's direction …" The person who reported breathlessly said.
"What?"
Hearing that the Mo Family's chief had personally brought people over, the faces of the Lin Family members changed greatly. They had heard of the strength of the Mo Family's chief, Mo Tianying!
That kind of strength was simply not something the Lin Family could deal with.
"When are they coming?" Lin Qingshan furrowed his brows and asked.
"They're right behind me. I'm familiar with the road, so I'm a bit faster than them. I reckon they'll be here in a while." The person who reported said.
"Lord, what should we do?" Hearing that, the Lin Family members immediately panicked.
"Ranran, Qingqing, immediately bring the women and children to the shelter at the back of the mountain. If you don't hear any good news, do not come out." Lin Qingshan immediately turned his face towards Su Qingqing and Su Ranran and said.
He faintly felt that the Lin Family was about to encounter a great calamity.
"Father, then … then what about Husband?" Su Qingqing said with a face full of worry.
Although they received a message from the Spirit Monkey a few days ago, they hadn't seen Lin Long. Now that the Mo Family had come, they were naturally worried whether Lin Long had been killed or not.
"Don't worry about him for now. Take them and hide well. Only then can the Lin Family's bloodline be preserved." Lin Qingshan said with incomparable seriousness.
Just at that moment, a person suddenly rushed in from the gate.
Thinking that it was the Mo Family, the Lin Family members were all startled. When they saw who it was, they heaved a sigh of relief. Because this person was Liao Wan, who came to Chu Xi Town a few days ago and said that he was Lin Long's subordinate.
"Senior Liao, what's the situation?" Seeing Liao Wan, Su Ranran, Su Qingqing, and the others hurried over.
"I'm sorry. The Mo Family actually took a big detour and didn't come through the main road. That's why I only discovered that they entered Chu Xi Town not long ago. But don't worry, I've already used a rune to inform Young Master Lin Long. He'll be here soon." Liao Wan said.
The place that Mo Tianying and the others passed by just happened to be the area that Liao Wan was in charge of. If it was the Spirit Monkey's area, this situation wouldn't have happened. After all, in terms of scouting, even ten Liao Wans couldn't compare to one Spirit Monkey.
"Senior Liao, is Lin Long alright?" Hearing this, a trace of joy immediately appeared on Su Qingqing's face.
Liao Wan, on the other hand, was taken aback. To be honest, he hadn't seen Lin Long in the past few days. He had only sent a rune to inform Lin Long, so he had no idea what had happened to Lin Long in the past few days.
Another thing was that when he sent the rune, Mo Tianying and the others were already near the Lin Family, but he didn't know where Lin Long was. Even if Lin Long was still alive, whether or not he could rush to the Lin Family in a short amount of time was a problem.
Lastly, even if Lin Long came, they might not be able to defeat Mo Tianying, who was a late-stage Martial Lord. Liao Wan knew the strength of a late-stage Martial Lord.
Seeing Liao Wan's reaction, the Lin Family members immediately went silent again.
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