"We don't have the strength. If they really have interest in us, then we are really out of our league."
Ye Linyuan nodded, but then shook his head and said, "But I don't have any intention of marrying up to someone higher than me. Why does he react so strongly?"
"Maybe there's an answer in the letter."
As Old Man Ye spoke, he looked at the letter in Ye Linyuan's hand.
Ye Linyuan did not answer, but thought of Shui Qingzhu's words before leaving, and said thoughtfully: "It seems that Lin is about to digest the previous gains."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Ye immediately looked extremely solemn.
He was silent for a long time, then he said, "Read the letter first, then consider this matter."
Ye Linyuan nodded and returned to the mansion. He first opened the wooden box and took a look. He found that there was a one-foot-long golden sword inside.
The sword glowed with a sharp light, and had a line of sharp runes engraved on it.
"A first-level lower-grade magical weapon, the Golden Spring Sword."
Ye Linyuan's brows moved slightly, and he looked at the flying sword with a hint of regret.
A low-grade magic weapon is worth one spirit stone, which is a very valuable item for most Qi training practitioners.
Shui sent this sword, obviously not wanting to have too much interaction with Ye, and wanted to repay Ye Linyuan's kindness for his guidance.
To be fair, Shui has done the most kindly thing by doing this, but this is not what Ye Linyuan wants.
"They don't want to interfere in the Lin family's affairs with us."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart and roughly understood the Shui clan's thoughts.
After all, the Lin family is quite powerful, and it is very likely that a second late-stage Qi training master will appear. The Shui family may not be willing to make enemies with them.
In this situation, Shui repaid his favor with a low-grade magic weapon. If Ye Linyuan wanted to use favor as a condition to let Shui interfere, Shui could just ignore it.
Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan put down the Jinquan Sword, then took out the letter and began to read it.
After taking out the letter, he found that it was sealed with a layer of wax and stamped with a seal. There were four big characters written on the envelope - Lin Yuan Qin Qi.
"So cautious?"
Ye Linyuan couldn't help but hold his forehead. Shui Hanqing made the letter so mysterious and asked his own father to deliver it personally. No wonder Shui Qingzhu had such a huge reaction.
After all, Ling Zhifu is of noble status, and Shui Hanqing is Shui's treasure. His secret correspondence with outsiders would inevitably make Shui Qingchu think too much.
As Shui Hanqing's father, it would be strange for Shui Qingchu to give him a good look when he saw this letter that could not be opened.
Thinking this in his mind, Ye Linyuan opened the letter, then took out the letter inside and started to read it.
As a result, after just one glance, his eyes could not help but move slightly, and he saw a line of beautiful and elegant handwriting in the letter.
Mr. Ye
I'm glad to hear from you. It's like meeting you in person.
It has been several months since we parted from Qinghe Fairy House, and now I know that you are from the Seven Islands of Xinghu.
Thanks to your guidance, Han Qing has recently mastered the art of spiritual rain and become a true spiritual husband. That's why I sent this letter here just to express my gratitude for your kindness.
Please forgive me if I am being rude.
Your kindness will be something I will never forget in my life.
…
If you have free time, can we exchange letters from time to time?
I am ignorant and dull, and not as knowledgeable as you. If I could receive your guidance again, I would be very grateful.
Ye Linyuan put the letter away, and a few ripples appeared in his calm eyes.
The content of Shui Hanqing's letter seemed to be just a thank you, but between the lines there was a hint of implicit intimacy.
Ye Linyuan lived for nearly eight hundred years in his previous life. He had seen all kinds of peerless beauties and understood the thoughts of different women.
Women value power, and young girls are more sentimental.
The older female monks place more emphasis on power, strength, influence, status, and financial resources.
Therefore, most of the older lower-ranking female cultivators are willing to become the spouses of higher-ranking cultivators, even if they are just concubines and maids of low status.
Even if such female cultivators could form a Taoist couple, it was often difficult to have a complete heart-to-heart talk with them.
Of course, these are not considered high-level female cultivators. Most of the female cultivators above the foundation-building stage have a firm heart in Taoism and want to find a Taoist partner who can support each other. However, the other party's strength and status are also one of the key conditions they consider.
But girls are different. Their minds are purer and they are not so realistic and materialistic.
Shui Hanqing was only 28 years old, at the prime of her youth. When she met a man of his outstanding temperament and appearance, she could not help but feel attracted to him, but she did not dare to express it directly.
Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan closed the letter but did not reply to Shui Hanqing.
He calmly took out the second page from the letter, but after reading it, his brows became solemn.
The second page of the letter talks about the current situation of the Lin family of Red Star Island. Shui Hanqing told them in the letter that the Lin family had sold the spiritual veins of Purple Scale Island recently, and was hiring a formation master to set up a first-grade mid-grade soul-locking formation.
Shui Hanqing told Ye Linyuan to be careful.
Knowing this, Ye Linyuan immediately found Old Man Ye and handed the second page of the letter to him.
"After the Lin family obtained the spiritual vein, they did not purchase a large number of rare treasures, but instead used it to set up a first-level mid-grade locking spirit formation. It seems that the Lin family's immortal clan is very ambitious."
After reading the letter, Mr. Ye couldn't help but frown slightly, revealing an extremely solemn expression.
Ye Linyuan also nodded, and then said calmly: "If all of them were replaced with breakthrough opportunities, the Lin family would be able to cultivate at least one or two people in the late stage of Qi training."
"After setting up the Soul Locking Formation, it may not be possible to produce a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator in a short period of time, but in the future, there will be a continuous flow of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators."
"The most important thing is that they can now hide their roots."
Old Man Ye also nodded. If one breaks through to the late stage of Qi training in a rented territory outside, then success or failure will be noticed by others.
However, since he achieved a breakthrough quietly in his own dojo, it was difficult for outsiders to detect whether he had succeeded in achieving it.
After all, the breakthrough to the later stage of Qi training would not make much noise, so if it were really hidden, the outside world would not be able to detect it.
Thinking of this, Mr. Ye asked carefully: "What do you mean, what should we do?"
"The Lin family is very powerful. We have no chance of winning if we confront them head-on. The most urgent thing is to inform the other five families of this news."
Ye Linyuan pondered for a moment, then spoke thoughtfully.
Old Man Ye nodded. The Ye family was still far from strong enough. Facing the increasingly powerful Lin family, they could only protect themselves by uniting with the five major families.
Moreover, the Ye family immortal clan should also lie low now, and need enough time to wait for Ye Linyuan's rise.
Thinking of this, Old Man Ye hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I will contact the five major families about this matter. You stay in the family and don't have to worry about it."