Lin Qinghen's final answer surprised Yin Jiuxiao a little.
"Because... the trial field that day."
The trial field that day was indeed a very interesting place. It made Lin Qinghen disappointed with the younger generations of the Yin family who were scheming against each other and the indecisive Yin Hengxie, but it also made him see something different.
In fact, he really took the time to watch that competition.
The first competition that day was attended by children, around ten years old, whose spiritual power level was around the high yellow star level.
Most of these children were born after the Yin family fell into poverty, and had never enjoyed the continent's top cultivation resources. Compared with the children of the same age in the Lin family, they were certainly superior in terms of spiritual power level.
But that match was exciting.
Everyone worked very hard, no one was slacking off, and more importantly, no one was playing dirty tricks on the field. A competition was a competition, and even though they were young, it was still a fair and beautiful competition.
Although the Yin family was in decline for a while, the family's genetic talent is indeed excellent. Several children in the field have also inherited the essence of the Jiuxiao Jueyun Sword. Their current spiritual power level and combat awareness are not inferior to those children of the Lin family who are being trained as the focus, which shows how hard they work.
Even at the end, when the barrier broke unexpectedly, the children inside were only panicked for a moment but did not run away.
The first child who got the flag quickly gathered everyone together. A few children with higher spiritual power stood in front and formed a circle to protect the other children.
Even if there was nothing wrong with the protective cover, Lin Qinghen saw this subconscious reaction. He was smart and had a promising future.
The Yin family is in chaos now, and there is no possibility of a comeback in the future if they rely on these children. However, a thousand-mile dam can be breached by a single ant hole, and the cost of internal strife is much greater than anyone imagined.
"So I thought at that time that Yin Hengxie, your uncle, was good for nothing," Lin Qinghen said, "He still had the legacy of the Yin family, and he tried very hard to protect and cultivate these seedlings in the family. At least those children were not taught astray by him. The children's hearts were influenced by him, which means that he is not only the head of the family, but also a group of people in the Yin family who have good hearts."
Lin Qinghen is willing to cooperate with this kind of people.
The Yin family is also suffering. If there is a little hope, most people would want to fight among themselves, especially the children.
So Lin Qinghen wants to give it a try. Everything depends on the Yin family's choice. If it succeeds this time, it will be a good thing.
Lin Qinghen had a very accurate grasp of Yin Hengxie's psychology. This man should not be given too much time to think. He was too indecisive. If he was given time, he would think too much and would not have ended up like this in his life. It would be best to take precautions. Forcing him would only lead to bleeding.
Yin Jiuxiao was silent for a while, then sighed, "Qinghen can see it more clearly than anyone else in the Yin family."
Even he himself couldn't find anything good to say about the Yin family, but the other party was very well-informed.
Lin Qinghen lowered his head and smiled, muttering to himself: "But today's Yin family is just the beginning."
He had a lot of things he planned to do, not just the Yin family.
Yin Jiuxiao heard it. He and Lin Qinghen had a telepathic connection many times. He didn't need to say much because he knew what Lin Qinghen was thinking.
"Alchemist Association?"
"Yes," Lin Qinghen nodded, "He seemed to be willing to listen."
The Tear City Alchemist Association is less sophisticated than the Yin family.
Lin Qinghen had not yet brought many things about him to the surface, and he was now completely convinced.
However, Yin Jiuxiao knew that in Lin Qinghen's mind, the Tear City Alchemist Association was a "useful and saveable" force.
When studying the demonic energy in the soil some time ago, Lin Qinghen and he took a closer look at the Tear City Alchemist Association.
When he first entered the City of Tears, he paid close attention to this force.
He was puzzled as to why, although alchemists and weapon refiners were the same type of spiritual masters, the Tear City Weapon Refiner Association had become so powerful, and what was its origin
And he wanted to know who was making the decisions in this association.
When the association was communicating with Diemeng, including the handover with Xu Yaoyang, many external activities were handled by Gong Chong. The association's president Mu Jiumu seemed to have no existence, as if he was an empty shell. Even Diemeng's shopkeeper said so.
To catch a thief, one must first catch the leader. When Lin Qinghen faced the Yin family, he focused on studying Yin Hengxie and Yin Miao for a while. When facing the Alchemist Association, his eyes naturally fell on the reclusive president.
Although Yin Jiuxiao was blind, Lin Qinghen discovered after getting along with him that this person always had some special ideas and perspectives, and they were often correct.
Sure enough, Yin Jiuxiao gave him another explanation.
"The Alchemist Association has always been ruled by Mu Shi-chi, and that has not changed since the beginning," Yin Jiuxiao said confidently, and explained the reason in detail. "The story of the Tear City Alchemist Association dates back to the past, when the Northern Province catastrophe occurred. Tear City was severely affected, and the alchemists in the city were weak, so they all moved out.
When the disaster was resolved and the City of Tears was in ruins, the alchemists who had moved out were scattered all over the place, and those who were not found basically didn't want to come back. Only President Mu managed to get a group of people to come back, and that's how the City of Tears Alchemist Association was established."
It is precisely because of this reason that the Tear City Equipment Refiner Association is very developed, while the Pharmacist Association is an exception.
Lin Qinghen asked: "Why did he come back?"
"The Yin family owed him a favor. He was born and raised in Tear City, and he still had a sense of loyalty at that time. For that reason, he did reject many invitations and came back reluctantly," Yin Jiuxiao said. "In the beginning, Yin Hengxie and Mu Jiu had a good relationship, but the Yin family was not the Yin family of the past, and Tear City was not the Tear City of the past. It was a mess, and as time went by, the so-called deep friendship was worn away."
Lin Qinghen slowly learned more from Yin Jiuxiao.
Only then did he know that the two Heavenly Rank Priests who had taken action in the Alchemist Association only stayed in the Alchemist Association for the benefit of elixir supply, and that Mu Jiu had saved the lives of these two people.
Most of the core members of the Tear City Alchemist Association have close ties with this president, and he really has something to say.
"As for the rat plague, is it true that the Alchemist Association cut off the support because Mu Jiu and Yin Hengxie had a falling out and the resentment has been building for a long time, and they have completely lost their feelings towards the City of Tears?"
"Who can tell for sure?" Yin Jiuxiao sighed. "It is indeed hateful that the Alchemist Association ran out of medicine before the disaster, but there is a reason for it. A few years ago, several pharmacies under the association were killed because of a disagreement over the supply of elixirs. The Yin family did not handle it well, and they became enemies. It only took a moment for the hatred to turn into hatred."
After listening to this, Lin Qinghen thought for a long time.
Looking at all these things, the Alchemist Association
It's not pure evil, the chaos in the City of Tears can only be blamed on one person.
Many choices made by all forces are forced by the situation. With the general environment like this, the knife is turned inward and no one can expect to live in peace, including the Alchemist Association's defection and the chaos in the Yin family.
From a long-term perspective, if Tear City had not had these alchemists who resolutely returned, rebuilding it would have been wishful thinking.
Lin Qinghen has always felt that there are people who are completely bad in this world.
Everyone is complex, which means that everyone can be influenced and changed.
The Yin family can change, the Alchemist Association can change, and the entire Tear City can change.
He just gave a chance, which was actually a hope under the thundering means, but he didn't know whether the other party would take it.
But it was not easy to get in touch with President Mu Jiumu at the beginning.
Lin Qinghen had tried, but even the matter of selling red round wheat seeds failed to entice him to come forward.
When Yu Yinyin passed the message, she directly asked President Mu to come over, but he did not come.
When Lin Qinghen saw in Diemeng that only the offerings came to the door, he was not particularly disappointed.
Anyway, he knew that after he was done with the Yin family, everything would become very serious and President Mu would definitely come.
Sure enough, tomorrow, the president of the Alchemist Association, who has the final say, will come to see him.
Lin Qinghen had done half of his big task, and when he reviewed it at this moment, he even had the mind to tease Yin Jiuxiao.
"Before I came here today, I thought about what to do if it succeeds, and what to do if something goes wrong. Anyway, the Alchemist Association will take action today. If Yin Hengxie continues to be a coward, he will also kill you."
He smiled again: "Even if all this fails, at least you have gotten back what you have suffered for so many years, and you still have a chance to let the master take you away.
Jiuxiao, we are on the same boat, and you have been forced into a corner with no choice. If you succeed, you will just run away with me."
Yin Jiuxiao also reached out to stroke his hair, his tone and hand movements were gentle.
"Then I'm willing to run with you," he said, "Wherever Qinghen goes, I'll go there."
He will also do his best to help this person achieve his wish.
Compared to the Yin Family and the Alchemist Association who were dragged into the situation, Lin Qinghen has not yet realized that the big shot he hooked up and who was willing to do it was actually the person in front of him.
Lin Qinghen hadn't noticed it yet. He just thought Yin Jiuxiao was well-behaved and was about to continue teasing him, so he turned his head away.
But Yin Jiuxiao's hand moved from his hair to the side of his face as he turned his head. Before Lin Qinghen could say anything, he saw this man lower his head and kiss him on the side of his face, close to his lips.
At the same time, his other hand was not idle and he hugged Lin Qinghen's waist.
Lin Qinghen: …
He was originally at ease, but he keenly felt something was wrong.
In the misty water vapor of the bathroom, Yin Jiuxiao looked no longer like his usual self. He became a little aggressive, and as if it was an illusion, even his lifeless eyes looked sharp.
Originally this man was taller than Lin Qinghen, and now this height difference made Lin Qinghen feel a little controlled by him. Although he had never kissed him before, and Lin Qinghen was quite proactive, the situation was now very serious.
Now I have no clothes on.
…something is a little too true.
Lin Qinghen began to struggle.
Yin Jiuxiao had his arms around his waist, and at first he didn't want to let go. His other hand started stroking his cheek and then pinched his chin, deepening the kiss.
Yin Jiuxiao looked weak and his wind-ban spiritual power was very low, but his hands were really strong.