12dz Chapter 74 Can't Afford to Offend
Chapter 74 Can't Afford to Offend
As the young master of the Lin family, being knocked to the ground in front of the family servants was extremely embarrassing for Lin Ziyu. However, he also knew that the other party's strength was not to be underestimated. He could only glare at the guard beside him and ask him to help him up. He then cupped his hands again and said, "Senior is indeed powerful. It was this junior who was presumptuous."
"Knowing it's presumptuous, why do you still dare to block the road?"
Bai Yan's voice was unusually cold, every word carrying a chilling edge, leaving the other party no room to maneuver.
Sensing Bai Yan's roar, Tao Tao blinked, a blue light flashing in his eyes, and took in Lin Ziyu and the others through the carriage.
She couldn't see through Lin Ziyu's cultivation level, which must be higher than hers, so it's no wonder she dared to bring people to block their way.
"Senior, please don't be angry. The reason I blocked your way was that I wanted to make a deal with you. You showed off your skills at the auction, which has attracted the attention of many forces. Some of them want to befriend you, while others want to profit from you. Although you have profound cultivation, you can't withstand being coveted by so many forces. If you are willing to join our Lin family and become our guest elder, it may be able to solve your current crisis."
Lin Ziyu was afraid that Bai Yan would not want to listen, so she spoke very quickly, trying to finish in one breath and let Bai Yan decide for himself.
What he said was true. The major powers were very well-informed, and there must be many people watching Tao Tao and his group. After all, Tao Tao bought the Thunder Beast for 100,000 at the auction. In addition, given the strength that Bai Yan displayed at the time, how many people wouldn't want to befriend him?
These words might be useful to others, but they are of no use to Bai Yan. How could a few forces possibly threaten him?
Bai Yan ignored these words and calmly replied, "I'm not interested, move aside."
Unexpectedly, Bai Yan was so difficult to deal with. Lin Ziyu was somewhat helpless, but she couldn't just give up like that. So she had to bite the bullet and say, "Senior, this matter is only beneficial to you. Besides, our Lin family is willing to offer you the best tribute. You don't need to fulfill any duties. You just need to be present when the family has important matters to discuss."
Needless to say, the conditions offered by Lin Ziyu and Xuanyuan Mingyue were very generous, and generally no one would refuse. However, Bai Yan was not buying it. He ignored Xuanyuan Mingyue and the same went for Lin Ziyu. His eyes darkened, and a cold aura emanated from him. He grabbed Lin Ziyu by the neck from a distance and lifted him up.
The speed was so fast that no one else had time to notice. When the guard saw this, he was startled and hurriedly approached, but was pushed away by a force and could not get close at all.
"Please forgive me, senior... I only wanted to befriend you, senior, and had no other intentions..." Lin Ziyu was quite frightened and stammered. He did not expect Bai Yan to make a move directly, without any regard for the fact that he was the young master of the Lin family.
To dare offend a family of cultivators on his own, the other party must be far more unfathomable than he thought.
If they truly reached that level of cultivation, it would be something that even a small family like theirs wouldn't dare to dream of.
“I said I’m not interested. If you don’t move aside, none of you are leaving.”
Bai Yanqing's cold voice rang out, causing everyone to tremble. Lin Ziyu dared not act recklessly anymore and hurriedly nodded, "This junior understands and will never dare to do it again. Please, senior, spare this junior's life."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ziyu was thrown to the ground by that force. The coachman was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He turned around blankly to ask a question, but he only heard Bai Yan coldly say, "Go."
Upon hearing this, the coachman dared not be negligent. He flicked his whip and rode away. The Lin family members also dared not act rashly and made way for him.
As the carriage drove away, the guard helped Lin Ziyu up and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, are we just going to let them go like that?"
"Otherwise what? Didn't you realize that this senior has no interest in any power? That's enough to show that he doesn't need to rely on anyone. Since that's the case, why should I bother? Besides, I've offered such good conditions and I still couldn't sway him. Do you think people from other powers can do it?"
As far as Lin Tzu-yu was concerned, since neither he nor anyone else could have it, at least he wouldn't lose out, and it was better than offending them.
What just happened was like a dream for Song Chaofeng and his group. Along the way, he had met several families who had extended olive branches to Bai Yan, but they didn't seem to care at all.
This made him even more curious about Bai Yan's identity. Song Chaofeng carefully observed Bai Yan, who was sitting there in a white robe, his eyes slightly closed and not saying a word, but he exuded an aura of authority that made him dare not look directly at him. He had no choice but to look away and send a telepathic message to Tao Tao.
"Tao Tao, senior, you've offended a family of cultivators so much. Won't you make enemies in the future?"
"No way, why would they want to make an enemy of Ayan?"
Tao Tao looked puzzled and asked in bewilderment.
“Of course…” At this point, Song Chaofeng completely gave up. Why bother arguing with Tao Tao about these things? She wouldn’t think that much about it. Sometimes she was even more reckless than Bai Yan.
Well, worrying was pointless, so Song Chaofeng simply sat down and stopped bothering with it.
The carriage slowly drove to the foot of Yanhan Sect Mountain. The driver stopped the carriage and said in a low voice, "Gentlemen, we have arrived."
"Okay, thank you." Tao Tao jumped off the carriage, took out some silver and handed it to the driver. Song Chaofeng also opened his eyes and got off the carriage. After getting off, he realized that Bai Yan was nowhere to be seen, so he asked, "Where is Senior?"
“Ayan has returned to the magical artifact.”
Tao Tao explained casually, which puzzled Song Chaofeng. But after thinking about it carefully, he guessed that Bai Yan didn't want to be discovered by the Yanhan Sect, so he stayed in the magic artifact after returning here, which also saved Tao Tao some unnecessary trouble.
After returning to the Annihilation Sect, Song Chaofeng went to report back first, while Tao Tao went straight back to the Immortal Spirit Valley. As soon as she entered the gate, several senior brothers and sisters surrounded her, looking her up and down. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she was unharmed.
"Oh dear, Junior Sister has reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"When did you break through? Weren't you still in the Qi Refining stage before you left?"
"As expected of our junior sister, a cultivation genius, her breakthrough is so fast. If it were us, we don't know how long we would have to wait."
The senior brothers and sisters were very excited about Tao Tao's breakthrough and eagerly took her to see Mu Chen. Mu Chen was also surprised to see Tao Tao's cultivation level. It seemed that Tao Tao was indeed much faster than the others in Immortal Spirit Valley.
"Little apprentice, did you encounter any trouble during your breakthrough this time?" Mu Chen asked about the situation. Tao Tao thought carefully for a moment, scratched his head, and said with a smile, "Yes, but I got through it."
“Breakthroughs for demonic beasts are different from those for humans; they are fraught with danger and could backfire at any time. It was not easy for you to break through this time. If you encounter anything like this in the future, be sure to tell me immediately so I can help you.”
"Yes, Master."
Tao Tao nodded, looking very cute. Mu Chen didn't say anything more, but instead gave her several magical artifacts and pills, telling her not to go anywhere for a while and to stay in the Immortal Spirit Valley to consolidate her cultivation.