Chapter 541 - 170: [Lights On] (6100)_2
Today, I’ll lay it all out for you. The only task your Lord Venerable entrusted to me was to slightly take care of you in this world. I’ve already completed her task by arranging for you an Inspector identity.
Don’t come to me for more, and don’t ask me anything."
Chen Yan disagreed, "Old man, you’ve been secretly doing a lot of small moves around me, and now when I ask you something, you just shrug it off?"
As he spoke, his expression turned unfriendly, "I don’t believe you know nothing! If you don’t answer me, I’ll come bother you every day."
"Suit yourself," Lin Qingquan said, completely unafraid, "You can’t beat me, and if you make too much of a fuss, do you think I won’t dare hit you just because of your old lady? Furthermore..."
With that, he chuckled coldly, "I’m leaving in a couple of days, a Celestial Human Realm rock demon from the Domain Realm has escaped here. Its realm is suppressed to the Ascension Realm—on the same level as the previous Gu Family girl.
Do you know how much trouble this has caused me, an old man?
Against such an opponent, those Inspectors are useless, it’s up to me, an old man, to step in personally.
I’m leaving tomorrow, don’t know for how long... If you want to come and make trouble, feel free! I’ll leave the house to you; you can even tear it down."
This time, Lin Laodeng’s attitude was surprisingly firm, completely lacking his usual cheerful and round demeanor.
After saying this, he closed the door decisively, with a cold expression.
Chen Yan stood at the door, stunned for a while, then frowned.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Yan silently turned around, climbed over the wall back into his own courtyard, and went back home.
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"Sigh..."
After closing the door, Lin Qingquan returned to his study, stood by the window watching Chen Yan go home, and then sighed.
He glanced at the water basin beside the table.
"The Huang Family’s, he seems to have realized a lot of things. I’m not responsible for the next things!
Your mess is too big. This old man is weak and can’t handle such a big issue!"
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Chen Yan sat in his living room, lost in thought as he stared at the ceiling.
The first question, what exactly is special about me? The Heavenly Dao can transform the reward of fortune into cultivation and add it to me!
Fine, Lin Qingquan didn’t say anything, let me go ask the old lady!
Then go ask the old lady!
Chen Yan isn’t a fool, up until now, too many things are unusual, the old lady seems to have hidden a lot of things, and all these things seem to be related to me!
While Chen Yan absolutely trusts that the old lady wouldn’t harm him, he still needs to ask clearly.
And the second question is another doubt in Chen Yan’s mind!
Helping the Domain Realm’s Heavenly Dao save the loss of fortune...
Is actually just doing merit.
Being a good person, doing good deeds, helping others, saving others—just like what I did through Lin Xianyu this time.
So I got a salary (reward).
But...
Didn’t I do meritorious deeds before, didn’t I do good deeds?
Not to mention long ago, just speaking of recent times.
Did reuniting Boss He and Chairman He as mother and son count as a good deed?
Did exterminating the White Fox count as doing good deeds and merit?
Going to Port City, exterminating the Evil Cultivator, did that count as doing good deeds and merit?
Going to Japan, exterminating the Artifact Spirit in that Magical Treasure, destroying that Magical Treasure Secret Realm, did that count as doing good deeds and merit?!
Why did none of those things increase my cultivation?
Hmm, as Lin Laodeng said, the salary and cultivation increase I have now is because my life is secured under the Heavenly Dao.
An apt metaphor is that I got into the system, only then do I have the salary.
But...
What about Lu Sisi before?!
When I saved Lu Sisi once, I got a cultivation increase!
And the increase was much greater than what I gained from doing good deeds through Lin Xianyu this time!!
Helping Lu Sisi defy fate directly increased my strength significantly!
Why is that?
Helping others doesn’t increase cultivation, helping Lu Sisi does?
Or, helping others increases little, helping Lu Sisi increases a lot?
"Does Lu Sisi have some hidden identity?"
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Regarding his girlfriend, Chen Yan considered himself to know her well enough.
Lu Sisi’s background and experiences are almost completely transparent in front of Chen Yan—the girl never hid anything.
But Lu Sisi not hiding anything doesn’t mean everything she said is true—what if someone else deceived her?
Chen Yan didn’t ask Lin Qingquan again—Lin Laodeng’s attitude today, with that kind of closed-door, non-cooperative attitude, was very clear.
Moreover, the old man did say, "You can’t beat me."
If force is used, I’m not skilled enough. If persuasion is used, he’ll just refuse to speak.
Chen Yan temporarily dismissed the idea of getting information from Lin Qingquan.
"Let’s start with the basics first."
Chen Yan sighed.
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A few minutes later, Chen Yan was on the phone, "You understood everything I explained, right?"
On the other end, it was Chu Keqing’s voice, with a slightly strange tone: "Senior... I did hear clearly, but... do you really want me to investigate?"
"Mm, do it discreetly, don’t let anyone know," Chen Yan sighed.
"Alright, I’ll make sure it’s done discreetly, and Miss Lu will never find out," Chu Keqing said, then suddenly laughed, teasing slightly and with a touch of affection: "But senior, having someone like me, who has eyes on you, to investigate your girlfriend... do you find it appropriate?"
Chen Yan replied flatly, "Don’t mention having eyes on me again. I find you work, you get rewarded. Last time I gave you that elixir, don’t you want a second one?"