Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 218 The Clash Between the Second Generation of Immortals
"Ah, Fellow Daoist Su, weren't you going to have a fierce battle with Lin Fan?" Shao Delong clutched his thin chest, still not having reacted.

"What are you fighting for? Why are you so belligerent!" Su Qing glanced at him and scolded him.

"No, if you're not going to fight him, can you at least give me back my Heavenly Silkworm Armor? I have three sets!"

"Here, here, here. How come it's still a Tier 1 battle armor? Fellow Daoist, you need to work harder, otherwise how will you survive in our Tier 2 circle in the future?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Su is right. I am working hard and am not far from becoming a second-tier battle armor master."

Without his armor on, Shao Delong meekly accepted the armor that Su Qing handed him.

After he put the three sets of armor back on, he immediately felt like he could move again.

Su Qing slipped and couldn't hold on, so she let go and rushed in front of He Xinyan.

"Master, I am a first-class guest elder of Baibaoge and a long-term partner of Baibaoge's first-class battle armor. Today, this villain from the Lin family has come to my shop to extort money. This is intolerable."

"I implore Your Excellency to grant me permission to duel him one-on-one!"

Shao Delong bared his teeth and glared fiercely at Lin Fan, looking as if he were about to bite him.

Su Qing took two steps forward and grabbed him, pulling him away.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Fellow Daoist Shao was recently bitten by my beloved dog and hasn't had time to see the Spirit Physician. I apologize for the trouble caused by this. Pavilion Master, Fellow Daoist Lin, you two talk. Don't mind us."

As Su Qing spoke, she whispered to Shao Delong, who was still shouting:
"Are you crazy? You think he's only good at puppets? He's also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his family's techniques can refine a person's soul into a monster and seal it into a puppet. Can your armor protect your soul?"

Upon hearing this, Shao Delong heeded the advice and shut his mouth.

At this moment, Lin Fan's expression was also quite unpleasant.

He never expected that Su Qing and the others would move in He Xinyan.

Putting aside her status as the head of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, he wouldn't dare to offend her easily just because of her family background and mentorship.

He Xinyan, a socially awkward woman, was persuaded by Manager Liu and Qinghe to come here today, saying that someone was going to make things difficult for Baibaoge.

At this point, it was still unclear what had happened.

I only heard that Su Qing destroyed a second-tier puppet belonging to the Lin family across the street.

The Lin family should be the aggrieved party, so why are these guest retainers behind them so wronged?

"Please listen to me, Master. The Lin family is abusing their power and came to forcibly seize our shops early this morning!"

With the backing of Baibaoge and the night-sleeping Yuanlai Building, Liang Haishun, with his strong connections, fired the first shot with full confidence.

“Fellow Daoist Liang is wrong. My Lin family has always been honest and fair in business, and the price we are giving Fellow Daoist Shao today is a fair one.”

Besides, I've only been looking at Fellow Daoist Shao's shop; I haven't found you all yet.

Lin Fan politely cupped his hands to He Xinyan before refuting Liang Haishun.

"If you want Fellow Daoist Shao's shop today, you'll dare to ask for ours tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, you might even forcibly take over the Hundred Treasures Pavilion!"

Helian Xian added fuel to the fire, saying that his shop was making a fortune every day, and Lin Fan wanted it as if it were his life. He didn't care about offending the Lin family anymore.

"Sect Master, the Lin family has been expanding their territory in the vicinity today, swallowing up countless shops. These fellow Daoists are now guests of my Hundred Treasures Pavilion."

"We cannot allow him to bully us so easily, otherwise, my Hundred Treasures Pavilion will have no reputation left in White Cloud Immortal City!"

Qinghe whispered to He Xinyan about the serious implications.

He Xinyan nodded in understanding. "Since the Lin family is being unreasonable, then according to the rules, we will compensate this Fellow Daoist Shao with ten spirit stones, and then we will let the matter drop."

Upon hearing this, Shao Delong was overjoyed and almost knelt down to plead for justice.

Lin Fan was furious upon hearing this, having no idea where this rule came from.

"Fellow Daoist He, please allow me to explain this matter in detail. You should know that my family patriarch has connections in the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. Please do not..."

"Stop talking. No matter how powerful your family is, it's not as deep as mine. I'm just asking you today: are you backing down or not!"

Although He Xinyan is socially awkward, her arrogance is greater than that of Wang Junli and Lin Fan combined.

With a flick of her wrist, she didn't give Lin Fan a chance to explain his family's strength and connections, or to clarify the situation of the day.

“Retreat! Since Fellow Daoist He has given his word, how can Lin Fan not retreat? However, Fellow Daoist He is not on Penglai Immortal Island after all, so it would be best if you restrain your temper!”

Lin Fan felt frustrated because his family's influence was inferior to others, he couldn't outmaneuver Su Qing as a puppet, and he was left feeling humiliated.

Before leaving, he uttered a harsh statement, which was his last act of defiance.

Today was supposed to be the day for the Lin family to establish their authority in Baiyun Immortal City, but things turned out this way. He doesn't even know how to explain this to his elders when he gets back.

They can back out, but they definitely can't give them spirit stones. They can't just bully a few rogue cultivators and then compensate them with spirit stones. What about the Lin family's reputation?

He Xinyan, however, was not even going to give him this last bit of dignity.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, if Xin Yan remembers correctly, the Lin family seems to still be on the shortlist for the Penglai Demon Extermination. By not leaving spirit stones, do you intend to move the Lin family from the shortlist to the official list?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan, who was about to turn and leave, suddenly turned cold. He suppressed his anger and threw ten spirit stones into Shao Delong's arms.

After the Lin family members arrived arrogantly and left dejectedly...

Under the compliments of Su Qing and the others, He Xinyan nodded slightly to everyone and said:
"Please manage your business well here. As long as you do not deliberately cause trouble, my Hundred Treasures Pavilion will protect your safety."

However, this is only the case here. Xin Yan is ultimately only a Foundation Establishment cultivator and has no ability to protect everyone's safety elsewhere.

The city is now a melting pot of all sorts of monsters and demons, so fellow cultivators must be even more cautious than before!

He Xinyan gave everyone a few instructions, then, having lost interest in talking to the cultivators any further, turned around and led Qinghe and the others back to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

"Does Fellow Daoist He mean that this street will be a safe zone from now on, with her and the Hundred Treasures Pavilion protecting us? As long as we don't leave this street, we won't have to fear the Lin family, the Yuan family, or any other forces?"

Su Qing summarized He Xinyan's words.

"That's about right. The old Taoist priest is planning to move into the shop soon, waiting for the big auction to begin."

Helian Xian didn't care. For a second-tier weapon refiner like him, without the protection of a powerful force, he was like a piece of fat meat in the eyes of other forces, and everyone wanted to take a bite. Today it was the Lin family, and tomorrow it might be the Yuan family. How could he avoid it?

Fortunately, I received the second-tier guest elder token from the Treasure Pavilion early in the morning.

"Then the Taoist priest should also put away the spirit house and stay in the shop!"

Su Qing was also a little intimidated by the Lin family. Lin Fan, a second-generation immortal, could summon an eight-armed ghost king. Who knew if the old monsters in his clan could summon twelve-armed or thirty-six-armed ghost kings?

He's currently in the development phase after the update and doesn't dare to face these powerful elite monsters.

"I'm luckier than you guys. This street and the street with Yuanlai Restaurant are both safe zones for me!"

Liang Haishun smiled smugly. If this street were to become a prison for these people in the future, at least he could move between the two prisons, which would be better than Su Qing and the others.

Ah, thank goodness for a good kidney!
(End of this chapter)