“Let’s go, I heard the Dragon Family is about to fight the Wang Family. Let’s go join the fun.”
“Go, go, go, waiter, put it on my tab. We’ll pay you back when we have money.”
With that, many burly men picked up their large sabers from the side and walked out the door.
“Customer, what would you like to eat?”
At this, a waiter with a towel draped over his shoulder hurriedly came before Ye Lin, bowing and scraping.
The reason was that those burly men had surrounded the entire restaurant, making it impossible to pass, and coupled with Ye Lin’s small stature, he hadn't been noticed immediately.
“Sit down and chat with me. This is yours.”
Ye Lin took out a Low-Grade Spirit Stone and placed it on the table, smiling as he spoke.
“S-Spirit Stone.”
The moment he saw the Spirit Stone, the waiter swallowed hard.
Their Sanghai City was incredibly poor, and as for Spirit Stones, they were high-end goods, rarely seen even one on a normal day.
As a Mortal, he had no right to even touch such a thing.
But if he could obtain just one Low-Grade Spirit Stone, he would be well-fed and clothed for the rest of his life.
Now, upon seeing the Spirit Stone in Ye Lin’s hand, his mouth instantly felt dry. He looked around and, finding no one, quickly sat down in front of Ye Lin.
“Customer, just ask whatever you want, I will tell you everything I know.”
The waiter patted his chest, his eyes fixed on the Spirit Stone in Ye Lin’s hand.
As a restaurant waiter who dealt with people every day, he was a smart man.
Ye Lin clearly looked like an important figure from outside. What could an important figure possibly want to chat with him about?
It was nothing more than asking for information, being new to Sanghai City and not knowing the situation.
“Good. How long has the Wu Wang Sea riot been going on?”
“From its outbreak until now, it erupts every three days, so it’s been about a month.”
Hearing this, Ye Lin nodded, then asked again.
“What’s the situation with the Wang Family that those burly men just mentioned?”
“Customer, you wouldn’t know about this, but here’s how it is.”
“Previously, the Dragon Family, the Wang Family, and the Zhao Family were the three major Families of our Sanghai City, and each of these three Families had a Golden Core Stage mighty figure overseeing them.”
“But now, Old Master Wang’s lifespan is nearing its end, so the Dragon Family has allied with the Zhao Family, intending to wipe out the Wang Family in one fell swoop. The destruction is a minor matter; according to unofficial news, both Families are after a stone belonging to the Wang Family.”
After the waiter finished speaking, Ye Lin’s eyes narrowed slightly. A stone.
“Continue.”
“When the Wang Family was mining ten years ago, they suddenly discovered a strange stone. This stone looked ordinary, but its hardness was incredibly high; no matter how it was attacked, it couldn’t be damaged in the slightest.”
“Old Master Wang immediately knew that this stone was definitely not an ordinary item, and he eventually brought the stone home to study it carefully.”
“And this news was also heard by the other two Families, but because Old Master Wang was strong and vigorous at the time, the other two Families didn’t try to seize it.”
“Now, with Old Master Wang’s lifespan nearing its end, the Dragon Family and the Zhao Family can no longer hold back.”
After the waiter finished speaking, Ye Lin tapped on the table, deep in thought.
“Old Master Wang was strong and vigorous ten years ago, but now his lifespan is nearing its end. What do you mean?”
“It is said that Old Master Wang studied that stone day and night, and was eventually injured by the stone, which led to him being severely wounded and his lifespan nearing its end.”
After the waiter finished speaking, Ye Lin trembled. He now had an eighty percent certainty that the stone was one of the nine stone tablets.
It contained a sword move, but this was just a guess; he could only truly confirm it once he saw it.
And he definitely had to go to the Wang Family.
If it truly was a stone tablet, then this trip, even if he didn’t encounter a Nascent Soul Realm True Person’s Immortal Cave, would still be a huge gain.
“Tell me the Wang Family’s address.”
“Customer, you just go straight along this road, all the way to the end, and you’ll find a mansion. That’s the Wang Family mansion.”
“Good, it’s yours.”
Ye Lin threw the Low-Grade Spirit Stone to the waiter in front of him, then stood up and left the restaurant.
The waiter grabbed the Spirit Stone and put it in his 懷中, coming to the restaurant entrance with an excited face.
“Customer, take care, customer, take care.”
The waiter bowed and scraped at Ye Lin’s retreating figure.
“What are you doing? Instead of tidying up the restaurant, you’re sitting down and chatting with others. Don’t you want this month’s wages? If you don’t want to work, then get out.”
At this moment, a pot-bellied middle-aged man walked up behind the waiter and pointed at the waiter’s nose, launching into a tirade of insults.
“Damn it, I haven’t wanted to work here for a long time. This crappy job, whoever wants it can have it. Damn it, farewell, you piece of trash. In the future, when I buy your restaurant, you can just wait to work for me.”
The waiter snatched off his hat and threw it at the man’s face, then angrily walked out of the restaurant.
Once he exchanged the Spirit Stone for gleaming silver, he would immediately buy this restaurant.
Don’t look down on a young man in poverty, hmph.
On the other side, Ye Lin looked at the huge red gate in front of him and reached out to knock on it.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump.
A series of knocks sounded, and after a while, the gate slowly opened.
Only a girl, no more than one and a half meters tall, with two bun hairstyles, stood before Ye Lin, her face full of vigilance.
“Who… who are you looking for?”
“I’m looking for your Wang Family Head.”
Looking at the little girl in front of him, Ye Lin smiled slightly.
“You… why are you looking for my daddy? You’re not a bad person, are you?”
The little girl looked at Ye Lin with a wary expression.
“Just take me. If I were a bad person, would I be speaking to you so politely?”
“That’s true.” The little girl nodded, seemingly understanding yet not.
Then she looked around behind her.
“Come in.”
After Ye Lin entered the mansion, the little girl slowly closed the large gate and picked up a pillar, bracing it against the gate with great effort.
“Let’s go, my daddy is in the main hall. I’ll take you there.”
The little girl walked in front of Ye Lin, who followed behind her.
The entire mansion was extremely vast, but there were few people. Along the way, Ye Lin didn’t see many people.
Following the little girl, they arrived at a main hall. Inside the hall, a middle-aged man sat on the main seat, his face full of worry.
“Daddy.”
Looking at the man in front of her, the little girl cried out, then spread her arms and threw herself into the middle-aged man’s embrace.
“Oh, my precious good daughter, Daddy is busy right now. You go play by yourself, go on.”
Looking at his daughter, the middle-aged man’s sorrowful face gradually relaxed.
Then he suddenly looked up at Ye Lin.
“Who are you?”
The middle-aged man grabbed a long sword from the side, shielded the little girl behind him, and looked at Ye Lin warily.
“Wang Family Head doesn’t need to know who I am. You only need to know that I can solve the difficulties your Wang Family is facing.”
Ye Lin smiled, sat down to the side, and picked up a teacup to pour himself some tea.
“Good daughter, you go down first. Daddy has something to say to this big brother.”
After the Wang Family Head finished speaking, the little girl nodded and turned to walk out.
“I am the Wang Family Head, Wang Qing. Is what Fellow Daoist just said true?”
Wang Qing cupped his fists and bowed to Ye Lin, his expression slightly moved.
The Dragon Family and the Zhao Family were about to attack the Wang Family, and this matter had kept him from eating and sleeping.
It was also because of this matter that all the servants in the mansion had fled.
Now, hearing that someone was willing to help their Wang Family overcome this calamity, his first thought was surprise, and his second thought was disbelief.
Both the Zhao Family and the Dragon Family had Golden Core Stage mighty figures overseeing them, and beneath them, there were seven or eight Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators combined.
Such power was terrifying.
And the young man in front of him? He wasn’t old, looked fair and clean, and had no aura whatsoever – clearly just a Mortal.
