Chapter 28: The Dragon Sovereign's Tomb — Do You Want a Wife or Not?

If people knew that the Wild Dog Gang, which had dominated Baiyin Pass for seven or eight years, had been wiped out just like that, it would surely cause a massive sensation.

After Lin Xuan eliminated the Wild Dog Gang, he immediately began looting the corpses and proceeded to empty the gang's treasury as well.

As expected of the largest gang in Baiyin Pass, their wealth was indeed substantial; all in all, it likely amounted to no less than fifty thousand stones.

Holding this harvest, Lin Xuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

It turned out that killing and looting was so profitable!

This made money much faster than running a legitimate business!

Having tidied everything up, Lin Xuan departed gracefully, returning all the way to the Arrival Inn. That Yuan Ying was quite sensible; she did not flee but instead sat quietly on a stool.

"You little girl, you are actually quite sensible."

Lin Xuan gave a faint smile, then took several heads out of his storage bag and tossed them onto the ground.

"Chen Gou!"

Yuan Ying cried out in shock upon seeing the heads, her eyes filling with resentment.

"I have avenged this extermination for you. Now, you must fulfill what you promised me," Lin Xuan said with a light smile as he sat on the bed and took a sip of Jade Spring wine.

"Rest assured, My Lord. Since I promised, I will naturally not go back on my word. Yuan Ying is willing to marry into your lineage and is willing to serve as a beast of burden for the rest of her life!"

Yuan Ying gave Lin Xuan another "thud" of a grand salute, kowtowing three times with tears in her eyes.

Lin Xuan did not refuse this time; these three kowtows were something he deserved to receive.

"I will write a letter for you. Take it to the Lin family in Cloud Mist City and present it to them."

After speaking, Lin Xuan wrote a letter and took off the jade pendant he was wearing to hand it to Yuan Ying.

Yuan Ying took the jade pendant and the letter, carefully placing them into her storage bag, and then pulled out a black box from the bag.

"My Lord, this black box contains the secret of the Three-Pass Divine Realm. Our Yuan family has guarded this black box for a hundred years, and it is because of it that our family has suffered such a great disaster."

Looking at the black box in her hands, there was no trace of greed in Yuan Ying's eyes, only hatred.

"How did the Wild Dog Gang know your Yuan family possessed this?"

Lin Xuan grew interested and took the black box to examine it.

"Hehe, actually, it was the Cui family of Huaqing Prefecture that knew this secret. The Wild Dog Gang was merely acting under the Cui family's instructions."

Lin Xuan was slightly stunned. He quickly opened the black box, only to find a piece of animal skin parchment and an ancient black key lying inside.

The location recorded on the map perfectly matched the records found in the fourth elder of the Cui family's storage bag.

It seemed this thing wasn't just a single map, but this key was likely the most crucial part.

"This secret concerns a powerhouse from over a hundred years ago."

Looking at the key in Lin Xuan's hand, Yuan Ying began to tell the story.

"Oh? Tell me more."

"Over a hundred years ago, there was a powerhouse who called himself the Dragon Venerable. He was a practitioner of the Profound Realm and possessed a powerful dragon-shaped primordial soul. He was capable of fighting those in the True Martial Divine Realm while only being in the Profound Realm. However, in the end, he could not avoid the fate of death and the dissipation of his Dao. It is said that the place recorded on this map is his tomb, and the key is the key to opening the tomb gates."

As Yuan Ying recounted the facts, Lin Xuan was greatly shocked.

The Dragon Venerable—Lin Xuan had heard of this figure from his own master.

This Dragon Venerable and Lin Xuan's master, the Wine Venerable, were contemporaries!

The two even had a significant history together.

Back at the Jixia Academy, Lin Xuan had often heard his master mention this figure, praising him as a peerless genius!

To think he had turned into a handful of yellow dust.

"Wait, if this is the Dragon Venerable's tomb, how could only the Cui family be targeting it?"

"Under normal circumstances, the giants of the Eastern Province or even people from the Great Desolation Imperial Capital should be coming for it," Lin Xuan said in a flat tone while playing with the key.

"Because, besides the core members of our Yuan family, no one knows this is the Dragon Venerable's tomb."

"Our Yuan family patriarch was once a servant to the Dragon Venerable."

"The news leaked because of a traitorous dog in our Yuan family. However, that thief only knew this was the tomb of the Three-Pass Divine Realm; once the news spread, it became known as the tomb of a Profound Realm powerhouse."

Yuan Ying spoke truthfully, her teeth chattering.

Clearly, there was a traitor in the Yuan family who had destroyed the family for personal gain!

Lin Xuan nodded slightly; so that was how it was.

"Fine. Since that is the case, I shall go and explore this tomb."

Lin Xuan tucked the key away with a chuckle.

The primary condition for the Three-Pass Divine Realm was to awaken one's primordial soul, and one had to find the primordial soul themselves.

Lin Xuan had been without a clue regarding his own primordial soul awakening, but now, it was coming to him without effort. This Dragon Venerable had likely left behind something good.

"My Lord, our secret has now been leaked. I fear several families outside know of it. Furthermore, our Yuan family is only one of the servant families of the Dragon Venerable. There are three other families, making a total of four keys."

Lin Xuan was speechless. So after all this, he had to do it alongside others?

What kind of joke was this!?

"Forget it, forget it. This opportunity is right before my eyes; if I don't go see it, I won't be satisfied. Take the things I gave you and head to Cloud Mist City. Someone will receive you when you arrive."

Lin Xuan waved his hand dismissively.

"Yes, My Lord," Yuan Ying responded respectfully.

Early the next morning, Yuan Ying first returned to the ruins of the Yuan family estate to tidy things up, and then set off toward Cloud Mist City.

As for Lin Xuan, he did not go into the Baiyin Mountains. Since the treasures were all locked within the mountains, they certainly wouldn't run away. Lin Xuan followed behind Yuan Ying back to Cloud Mist City.

To be honest, Lin Xuan did not fully trust Yuan Ying.

When treating her injuries, Lin Xuan had intentionally held something back; if this Yuan Ying proved disobedient, he would not be soft-hearted.

Yuan Ying proved to be quite obedient, heading straight for the Lin residence.

"This is the Lin Estate. No unauthorized personnel allowed. Please stay back."

Seeing Yuan Ying approach, several Lin family disciples immediately blocked her path.

"I am the fiancée of your Elder Lin Yang. Please go and report this," Yuan Ying said with poise.

"Huh!?" The several disciples were visibly startled.

At that moment, Lin Shan, who had just returned from outside, heard these words and was startled.

"Is it truly my sister-in-law?" Lin Shan asked, looking at Yuan Ying.

Yuan Ying produced the letter and the jade pendant.

After reading them, Lin Shan was greatly shocked, then greeted Yuan Ying with a beaming smile and escorted her into the Lin family.

"Wait for me a moment. I will go call Brother Yang and the two elders."

"Very well," Yuan Ying sat on a stone stool and nodded slightly.

At this time, Lin Yang was still sweating in his private courtyard, his upper body bare, displaying his masculine charm.

"Brother Yang, do you want a wife!?"

"As long as you speak the word, your big brother will bring one to you immediately!"

(End of Chapter)