Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law

Chapter 776 - 782-783: Neverending

"Your luck with women is really strong. You’ve already captured that young lady’s heart so quickly." Nalan Yiren suddenly whispered to Chen Mo after setting up the tent, her voice soft, but Chen Mo heard it.Chen Mo naturally noticed Lin Xuelan’s gaze. He looked in her direction, and their eyes met. Instead of avoiding it, Lin Xuelan presented a captivating smile, though her heart beat faster.

Chen Mo smiled back and then said to Nalan Yiren, "Miss Nalan, you’re overthinking. She has a request for us, that’s all."

Nalan Yiren gave Chen Mo a few looks and said nothing more.

Not far away, Liang Mu, who was experienced, glanced back and forth between Lin Xuelan and Nalan Yiren, and then teasingly said to Si Song, "In terms of attracting men, the Saintess of Poison King Valley is no match for this young Lin Family girl. Furthermore, the Lin Family girl might even join forces with her maid."

"She has been filled with hatred since childhood, suppressing her nature and not daring to desire anything else. I hope that after this great revenge is exacted, Yiren can let go of her disguise. I still hope that in my lifetime, I can hold the grandson of my old friend who passed away," Si Song said.

Before resting.

Lin Xuelan personally brought food and water to Chen Mo and the others. Seizing this gap, Chen Mo also inquired about the situation in the Yelang Kingdom.

Compared to other countries in the Western Regions, Yelang Kingdom’s national power is still quite flourishing. It is considered a strong country in the Western Regions, with a registered population of about ten thousand households, around six hundred thousand people.

Compared to the Great Song, it’s a veritable small nation.

Chen Mo asked if there were any Upper-Grade Martial Artists in Yelang Kingdom.

This Lin Xuelan was not too sure. She only knew the former king, the late Emperor Xing Huan, was a Divine Power Realm Martial Artist. However, he was defeated in battle with the Great Song a cycle ago, fell into depression, and passed away early.

Now the current king unexpectedly fell seriously ill over a decade ago, bedridden, and the Yelang Kingdom is now governed by the Third Prince Xingyin, who is only at the Fourth-Grade.

Then, Lin Xuelan mentioned several notable Fourth-Grade Martial Artists in the country.

For example, the Third Prince’s uncle, also the current Grand General.

The Third Prince’s aunt, Princess Yan Yang.

Lin Xuelan’s purpose for entering the capital this time was to seek out Princess Yan Yang.

It’s said that the Lin Family knows Princess Yan Yang because of Princess Yan Yang’s Prince Consort.

Princess Yan Yang’s Prince Consort, Zhongli Ti, was a schoolmate and friend of Lin Xuelan’s father, Lin Kong. However, Lin Kong didn’t do well in his studies and failed the provincial exam, while Zhongli Ti excelled all the way, became the third-ranked scholar, was noticed by Princess Yan Yang, married and had a daughter.

With this relationship, the Lin Family frequently visited Princess Yan Yang’s Mansion.

But recently, during a battle with Louwo, Zhongli Ti was unfortunately killed in action.

Without this connection with Zhongli Ti, Lin Xuelan was not very confident in seeking aid from Princess Yan Yang in the capital.

Chen Mo was not interested in the entanglements between the Lin Family and Princess Yan Yang.

According to Lin Xuelan, the strongest person on the surface in Yelang Kingdom was merely a Fourth-Grade.

Yet Liang Mu asked somewhat curiously, "Miss Lin, since Xingyin is the Third Prince, it means there are two other princes before him. Even if the Emperor is bedridden, how can the Third Prince be in power? Didn’t your country establish a Crown Prince early? Is it about the difference between legitimate and illegitimate sons?"

Lin Xuelan shook her head and said, "The Crown Prince also suffered from the same illness as His Majesty, and the Second Prince died young. It is said that the Third Prince was smart and capable as a young monarch."

"Both the Emperor and Crown Prince fell seriously ill, is it such a coincidence?" Si Song said.

"That, I’m not sure, but there is indeed some buzz among the people that it has something to do with the Third Prince," Lin Xuelan said.

The night deepened, the bright moon hanging high, the temperature dropped sharply.

Being a young lady, Lin Xuelan naturally felt shy to continue and got up to rest.

In the next two days, Lin Xuelan frequently appeared in front of Chen Mo during her free time and casually chatted with him.

Though the talks were about ordinary things, those who knew Lin Xuelan’s nature, Han Yang, Yu Zhu, and Lin Luo, were greatly surprised.

In her family, Lin Xuelan was not one to talk much, especially with the incident with Lin Kong happening recently, she said even less, not to mention displaying an icy demeanor before outsiders.

Yet at this moment, she was acting rather unusually.

Even if she wanted to express gratitude, this wasn’t the way.

Lin Luo realized that perhaps his niece was experiencing young romantic feelings.

This "Ink Language" is indeed excellent, but his identity and background are still unknown.

For the sake of his niece’s well-being, Lin Luo asked how old Chen Mo was and whether he was married.

Chen Mo stated truthfully that not only was he married, but he also had numerous concubines.

Hearing this, Lin Xuelan’s face didn’t show much, but she couldn’t hide her disappointment inside.

Even Yu Zhu was a bit surprised.

Nalan Yiren was somewhat surprised as well.

In her view, Chen Mo could be considered an expert in romance, and at this moment, when the other party is interested in you, shouldn’t you first ensnare her with flowery words?

Nonetheless, in her heart, Nalan Yiren felt rather pleased with Chen Mo’s response.

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The blazing sun was high in the sky, the skies were clear, and beams of scorching light, carrying high temperatures, baked the earth. In the desert, apart from Chen Mo’s caravan, no one else could be seen.

Unlike the desert outside Yelang Kingdom, this desert clearly had constructed roads, and the yellow sand was relatively solid.