I'm in the world of Xianjian

Li Xiaoyao was stabbed by Lin Yueru and was in critical condition.

Zhao Linger suddenly thought of a spell and said, "We can only take a gamble, Brother Xiaoyao."

So he began to pinch his hands and chant a spell, then placed his hands on Li Xiaoyao, and saw that the two were surrounded by a white light.

After a while, the white light gradually dissipated, and Zhao Linger also felt a little weak.

Anu hurriedly supported Zhao Linger and shouted, "Sister Linger, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Linger said, "This is... the Resurrection Spell, but it's not mature enough... I hope it can save Brother Xiaoyao."

Zhao Linger was sweating, her lips were pale, and her cheeks were bloodless. She knew that this was caused by the consumption of a lot of spiritual power.

So Anu supported Zhao Linger with one hand, and with the other hand took out a rat fruit and gave it to Zhao Linger to eat, saying, "Sister Linger, it's okay. Just have a good rest and you'll be fine."

Li Xiaoyao's wounds were also slowly healing. Lin Shen saw everything that happened and thought: Although there was an unexpected factor like Anu, the overall plot remained unchanged.

Lin Shen felt that with Anu by his side, there shouldn't be any unexpected situations, so he used the Leaping Technique to leave.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiaoyao woke up, and Zhao Linger had almost recovered. Li Xiaoyao looked around and saw that nothing was wrong with him. He asked, "What happened to me?"

Anu said, "You were stabbed just now and almost died. It was Sister Ling'er who saved you with the resurrection spell. Why don't you thank her properly?"

Li Xiaoyao saw that Zhao Linger was feeling a little uncomfortable and asked, "What's wrong with you, Linger?"

"Sister Ling'er's resurrection spell isn't mature enough yet, so it consumed a lot of spiritual energy. Luckily, she had some intensive training before, otherwise she would still be unconscious now."

Li Xiaoyao reached out and touched Zhao Linger's hair, saying, "I heard that forcing yourself to use a spell you haven't yet mastered can easily lead to obsession. Why would you do this for me?"

Zhao Linger said, "For Brother Xiaoyao, I am willing to do this."

Li Xiaoyao raised his right hand, held up the three middle fingers, and said, "I, Li Xiaoyao, swear here that I will never let Zhao Linger down in this life. If I break this oath, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death, and I will never be reborn."

Zhao Linger smiled, and Anu said jealously, "So it's none of my business. I'm just watching you guys here for nothing."

Li Xiaoyao smiled and said, "Okay, okay, thank you too, Anu." Then the three of them stood up, dusted off the dirt on their bodies and walked towards Suzhou City.

After the three of them entered Suzhou City, Ling'er and Anu were fascinated by the prosperity and bustle of Suzhou.

Anu pulled Ling'er to look left and right, looking at street performers spitting fire and swallowing swords, some spinning plates with wooden chopsticks, some jumping through fire rings on the street, and even some people who had marked out an area for sumo wrestling.

The scene is bustling with merchants coming and going, and the street vendors are selling a wide variety of goods.

The three of them walked up to a vendor selling candied haws, and Zhao Linger said, "Brother Xiaoyao, I want this."

Li Xiaoyao took a look and asked the vendor, "How much?"

The vendor replied, "Two cents a string."

Li Xiaoyao glanced at Anu, asking her if she wanted it, and Anu nodded.

Li Xiaoyao said, "Two skewers." He paid the money and gave one skewers to each of them.

Afterwards they came to a jewelry stall, and Li Xiaoyao wanted to pick out jewelry for Zhao Linger.

Zhao Linger felt it was a bit expensive and wanted to refuse, but Li Xiaoyao believed that girls should learn to dress themselves up.

So he selected them one by one, and compared each one on Ling'er. Finally, he picked out a silver hairpin for her and put it on her with his own hands.

Anu, who was standing by, jokingly said, "Brother Xiaoyao is really good to Sister Ling'er."

Ling'er blushed immediately. Lin Shen, who was drinking tea not far away, saw the three of them laughing and joking. Although he hoped they could always be carefree like this, he felt a surge of jealousy.

After the three of them walked around, they heard people on the street talking about various things. Apart from the gossips of the neighbors, the most talked about topic was the Lin family's martial arts competition to recruit a bride.

Anu wanted to join in the fun, but Li Xiaoyao saw that it was getting late, so the three of them decided to find an inn to stay in first.

After the three of them went in, the innkeeper said that the inn had been booked by the Lin family and would only accommodate those who were preparing to participate in the martial arts competition to win a bride.

When the three were worried, they heard the sound of fighting coming from a room. After they went in, they found that three thugs were beating a scholar wearing a light yellow hat and a blue round-necked robe.

While beating him, he scolded him, "You little pretty boy, why don't you look in the mirror?"

Li Xiaoyao saw this and shouted, "Stop."

The three thugs got angry and said sarcastically, "Hey, there's someone who's willing to help when seeing injustice. Guys, come on."

So the three thugs started fighting with Li Xiaoyao and his two companions.

One of them rushed towards Li Xiaoyao and punched him in the face. Li Xiaoyao dodged to the side, and the opponent missed. Li Xiaoyao took the opportunity to hit the opponent's neck with a knife. The opponent screamed and fell to the ground.

Another thug rushed towards Ling'er, and Ling'er struck him with lightning, making him cry for his parents.

The remaining one rushed towards Anu, who knocked him down with a stick. The three thugs ran away when they saw this.

The scholar on the ground breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We're saved."

Li Xiaoyao helped the scholar up and found out that his name was Liu Jinyuan. He came here because of his cousin from the Lin family.

In order to thank Li Xiaoyao and others for saving his life, Liu Jinyuan persuaded the innkeeper to vacate a room and paid for the three people's accommodation, and also prepared a banquet.

Li Xiaoyao and Liu Jinyuan got along very well while chatting, but Zhao Linger went back to rest because she was drunk. Anu was worried and followed her back to the guest room.

In fact, what Li Xiaoyao and others didn’t know was that Lin Shen was on the roof of the inn. On the one hand, he was secretly protecting Zhao Linger and others, and on the other hand, he was lying in ambush to capture the criminals in the missing girl case.

But after waiting all night, nothing was found. Lin Shen thought that maybe the group of people did not go out tonight.

After a peaceful night, Li Xiaoyao saw Liu Jinyuan off. He then went to the door of the guest room and knocked. After a while, Anu came out with her head drooping and sleepy eyes.

Li Xiaoyao said, "It's time to go. We're going to watch the Lin family's martial arts competition to find a bride."

Then I heard Ling'er say, "Oh, Ling'er still wants to sleep."

Li Xiaoyao coughed twice and said, "The sun is shining on my butt. If you don't get up, I won't take Ling'er out to play."

There was a clanging sound inside, and then Zhao Linger jumped out and said, "Linger wants to go."

Just as the three of them were washing up, they heard a lot of noise in the inn.

After all, the Lin family is the leader of the martial arts world, so many sects want to take this opportunity to establish a relationship with the Lin family. The Giant Whale Gang, the Black Spring Sect, the Iron Fist Sect, the Small Knife Society, etc. have all come, and some wandering knights have also come.

Anu said, "The Lin family's martial arts competition to find a bride is quite lively."

Zhao Linger said, "Let's go and take a look now."

Li Xiaoyao shook his head towards the inn's gate and said, "Let's go."

In fact, there was no need to ask about the location of Lin Family Fort, because there were too many people competing, and you could find the location of Lin Family Fort by following the flow of people.

After entering, I saw a brand new martial arts arena in the front yard. There was a red banner hanging on the arena with four big characters "Martial Arts Competition to Win a Bride" written on it.

Anu asked, "Where is the eldest daughter of the Lin family?"

Li Xiaoyao hushed and whispered, "I guess it hasn't started yet."

Some people started to murmur below.

"It's been half a year, and there's still no result."

"I don't know who will be the Lin family's son-in-law."

"It's hard to say. After all, apart from the old Taoist priest who came up with the idea, how many people can beat the young lady? At the age of 13, she could beat everyone in Suzhou without a rival."

Li Xiaoyao asked, "Young man, what do you mean by old Taoist?"

"Hey, you guys are from outside the area, right?

(Li Xiaoyao replied "Yes") No wonder, you don't know.

The idea of ​​holding a martial arts competition to recruit a bride for the Lin family was proposed to Lord Lin by a wandering Taoist priest half a year ago.

At that time, the eldest daughter of the Lin family even fought with him over this matter, but was defeated, so she honestly participated in the martial arts competition to win a husband."

Li Xiaoyao asked, "Which Taoist priest is so powerful?"

"I don't know about that. The eldest daughter of the Lin family has issued a gag order. Anyone who dares to speak out will have their tongue cut off."

Someone nearby shouted, "The competition has begun!"

(Chapter 23 End)