It had only been a few days since Lin Jin transmigrated to this world and this body's memories were like countless dusty books. Not all of them could be inherited by Lin Jin immediately.
Lin Jin didn't know about the painful memories that the original owner didn't want to remember. But once he touched them, they would resurface on their own.
Lin Jin studied those memories and only felt one word.
Useless.
Of course, this was his predecessor's fault. He wasn't willing to shoulder it.
The situation was simple. Lin Jin's predecessor was once engaged to the daughter of the Chen family's medicine hall, Chen Yuanyuan.
One was a down-and-out beast appraiser while the other was a medicine hall's daughter. They were supposed to be completely unrelated, but because Lin Jin wasn't down and out when he first became an official beast appraiser, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was riding on the crest of success.
Back then, Lin Jin had saved an elderly man along the way. That elderly man was none other than the owner of the Chen Medicine Hall, Chen Wenlin.
Chen Wenlin was a well-educated and reasonable man. Since Lin Jin saved his life, he was obviously grateful so he invited Lin Jin to his house and held a banquet to thank him.
After a while, when he found out that Lin Jin was an official beast appraiser, Chen Wenjie decided to betroth his daughter, Chen Yuanyuan, to Lin Jin in return.
Back then, Xu Yuanyuan came out too. When they met, the good-for-nothing Lin Jin took a liking to her and agreed to the engagement. Xu Yuanyuan didn't say anything back then. After all, marriage was decided by one's parents. Or rather, she had taken a liking to Lin Jin.
It was fine at first. The good-for-nothing Lin Jin and Xu Yuanyuan met on a few dates. It was romantic and poetic but the good times didn't last. One day, Xu Yuanyuan stopped paying attention to Lin Jin. Not only did they stop seeing each other, but she also made derogatory remarks about him. She even wanted to call off the engagement.
Unfortunately, the good-for-nothing Lin Jin was so infatuated that he embarrassed himself quite a bit.
Xu Yuanyuan's mother passed away when she was young and Chen Wenlin was busy with his business, so she lacked discipline and acted willfully. She cried, threw a tantrum, and even threatened to hang herself, forcing Chen Wenlin to call off the engagement.
One could imagine how Lin Jin became a laughingstock. The blow back then, to put it in modern terms, had made him autistic and depressed.
Truth be told, to Lin Jin, this wasn't a big deal at all.
Why did he become autistic?
You thought that you could spend the rest of your life with me after seeing me for a few times. Coward, you coward.
This was what happened in his memories. Lin Jin shook his head, dispelling the negative emotions in his mind. The coward from before was dead. Now, Lin Jin was the one in charge.
Chen Yuanyuan? I don't even like Gao Yuanyuan.
Opening his eyes, Lin Jin was no longer affected by that memory. After all, the past was the past. He couldn't possibly go over there and yell at them, 'Life is full of ups and downs, don't bully the young for being poor' or something like that. He just had to do what he had to do.
Today, he was here to buy medicinal herbs. It was that simple.
"Buddy, come here. I'll get the medicine." Lin Jin called the shop assistant over. Then, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down the herbs needed to concoct the energy-gathering pill one by one. Then, he asked the assistant to get the herbs.
The waiter didn't ask any more questions and went to get the medicine.
Lin Jin waited on the spot, looking around. He had to admit that the Chen family's business was pretty good. There was an endless stream of people coming and going.
Just then, a few people came in.
Leading the group was a woman about the same age as Lin Jin. She wore a pink pleated skirt and a white mink shawl. Her shirt was buttoned up to her waist, accentuating her lithe figure. Her facial features were regular and beautiful, but her expression was currently cold.
"This is outrageous! Zu Yingying is just relying on her family's influence. In terms of looks and figure, which part of her is better than me? Why can she go to the red leaf flower festival but I can't? "
The woman yelled as she walked in. The people along the way were so frightened that they parted to make way for her.
Beside this woman was a pet beast.
A maned jackal.
Although it was a dog, it was an extremely ferocious beast. It was written in books that jackals with manes were known as maned jackals. They had strong physiques, sharp teeth, and the strength to fight lions and tigers. They were greedy and bloodthirsty.
Of course, maned jackals weren't considered rare beasts. But among regular pet beasts, they were definitely one of the top in terms of ferocity.
This woman's pet beast was so ferocious that no one dared to go near it.
The attendants who came with the woman didn't dare to make a sound, afraid of angering their mistress.
At the sight of this woman, Lin Jin shook his head. What a coincidence. Not only did he stumble into the Chen Medicine Hall today, but he also bumped into Chen Yuanyuan, the woman who had captivated his good-for-nothing predecessor.
It was a pity that Lin Jin now had high standards. After all, both Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun were outstanding beauties, much better than this Chen Yuanyuan. After seeing such beautiful women every day, it would be strange if his taste wasn't picky.
Lin Jin wasn't familiar with Chen Yuanyuan so he pretended not to see her. But as soon as Chen Yuanyuan entered, she saw Lin Jin.
This allowed her to find a place to vent her anger that she had nowhere to vent.
She raised her eyebrows and pointed a finger at Lin Jin. "Who let this piece of trash in?"
One of the employees immediately came over to speak.
Lin Jin frowned. This Chen Yuanyuan had no manners at all. She didn't look like a lady from a wealthy family at all.
Perhaps after hearing the employee's words, Chen Yuanyuan sneered. "Buy medicine? Does he have money? He's just a pauper. Open your eyes wider. Don't let him steal anything. If he loses anything, I'll hold you responsible. "
F * ck!
Lin Jin was infuriated. This woman was a mad dog. Lin Jin couldn't be bothered with someone like her. Since he couldn't afford to offend her, he could hide from her.
Also, Maple City was a huge place with many medicine halls. It wasn't like he had to buy medicine from the Chen Medicine Hall.
He got up and headed outside.
Lin Jin couldn't be bothered to spare this woman a second glance.
However, Lin Jin had underestimated one thing. To some hysterical women, this sort of disregard was equivalent to a declaration of war.
Using their weird logic, 'Who do you think you are? What right do you have to ignore me?'
"Lin Jin, stop right there!" Chen Yuanyuan bellowed.
Lin Jin didn't even turn around. He had always maintained a respectful distance from people with mental issues.
This made Chen Yuanyuan even angrier.
Her lack of upbringing had made her hot-tempered and irascible. She would never consider the consequences of her actions. She was already filled with anger, but now, her anger erupted once more. And all her anger was directed at Lin Jin.
"Bite him!"
At Xu Yuanyuan's command, her pet beast immediately pounced on the jackal.
Usually, she would let her pet beast bite people. However, this pet beast wouldn't dare to actually bite someone to death. Usually, it would just be a small bite and some compensation would be paid. Hence, her domineering personality had been nurtured.
However, little did she know that she would be kicking an iron plate this time, and the hardest iron plate at that.
Lin Jin still didn't turn around. Only Xiao Huo did, glancing at the maned jackal.
His Rank 3 pet beast's deterrence ability was unleashed in an instant and retracted in the blink of an eye. Like a peerless swordsman, he unsheathed his sword and sheathed it. In the blink of an eye, the maned jackal's eyes rolled back and it fainted from the immense aura of a beast king.
Although it might seem exaggerated, it was the truth.
A single glare from Xiao Huo was enough to make a pet beast faint.
A perfect Rank 3 pet beast against a regular Rank 1 dog beast. The difference was overwhelming. Moreover, Xiao Huo had cultivated the Beast Energy Formation. In ancient times, he would be a legendary 'energy practitioner'. Knocking out a low-level beast was a piece of cake for him.
Outside, Lin Jin's back was proud and aloof. His clothes fluttered in the wind as he walked away in a carefree manner. Xiao Huo followed closely behind him, his fur also fluttering in the wind. Leaving behind the dumbfounded passersby and Chen Yuanyuan who was so shocked that she forgot to curse.
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