Chapter 10 Repaying kindness
Xin Zhen nodded and said, “Not only that, there are many people in the martial arts world who covet it.

As far as I know, people from the Five Mountains Sword Sects, Songshan, Huashan, and the Sun and Moon Sect are all eyeing them.

Your grandfather Wang Yuanba probably knows about this, and he is afraid that they will covet your family's swordsmanship, so it may not be a good choice for your family to go and seek refuge with them."

Lin Pingzhi was shocked. He had been interacting with Xin Zhen during this period of time and admired Xin Zhen's talent, ability and character very much.

He was willing to believe what Xin Zhen said.

Lin Pingzhi held Xin Zhen's hand and said, "Brother Xin, my parents, especially my mother, trust my grandfather very much. I can't stop them. Can you go to my house and talk to my parents?"

Xin Zhen thought about it and nodded, "Okay."

Xin Zhen packed his bag and followed Lin Pingzhi to the Lin family.

This is Xin Zhen’s first time here.

As expected, the Lin family is very impressive and one can tell at first glance that they are a wealthy family.

When Lin Zhennan and his wife heard that Xin Zhen was coming to visit, they hurried out to greet him. After a few polite words outside the door, they were invited into the hall.

The Lin family served tea and the host and the guest sat down.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, I came here to say goodbye to you. I have been grateful for your support recently, so I came here to thank you before I leave."

Lin Zhennan was surprised when he heard this: "Master Xin has been transferred to another place? How come it's so soon? Didn't he say there was still a year and a half left?"

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "My master was framed by his political enemies and forced to step down. I was also implicated. Now I have been stripped of my official position and am now a commoner.

So Mr. Lin, please don’t call me Sir, just call me Xin Zhen.”

Lin Zhennan was very surprised, and he exchanged glances with his wife, then said with regret: "Lord Xin is a good official, so the one who framed you must be a treacherous official.

Lord Xin, you are so young, you will surely be able to rise again in the future."

Mrs. Lin stood up and said, "I'll go in for a moment."

Xin Zhen thought that Mrs. Lin was busy and didn't care. He could just talk to Lin Zhennan about Wang Yuanba's matter first.

"Mr. Lin, I came here this time, firstly to say goodbye, and secondly, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Lin Zhennan hurriedly said, "Please give me your orders, Lord Xin. The Lin family will never forget your kindness. As long as you give me your orders, I will do my best."

Xin Zhen shook his head and smiled: "It's not my business, it's the Lin family's business..."

Xin Zhen talked about the Lin family's evil-repelling sword technique, and then analyzed the Lin family's current situation.

The more Lin Zhennan listened, the more surprised he was. When Xin Zhen said that Wang Yuanba could not be trusted, Lin Zhennan felt unwell.

"Master Xin! Although you have done a favor to my Lin family, you can't say such things carelessly!
My father is very upright, how could he covet the Lin family's sword technique to ward off evil spirits!"

Mrs. Lin came out with an unexpected look on her face.

"Madam! How can you speak to your benefactor like that? Apologize to him now!"

Lin Zhennan quickly scolded Mrs. Lin.

In the face of Mrs. Lin's rebuke, Xin Zhen did not react. He had just heard Mrs. Lin's footsteps, but he did not hesitate to tell her the matter.

Being scolded by her husband, Mrs. Lin was immediately ashamed and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Xin, that's not what I meant." Xin Zhen laughed and said indifferently, "Madam Lin, I just spoke too much.

Well, I have informed you of this matter. You can decide what to do next. I will take my leave now. "

When Xin Zhen said this, Madam Lin was a little anxious and said, "Master Xin, that's not what I meant. My family has always been grateful for your kindness. I was just anxious and spoke nonsense just now. Please don't blame me!"

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "Mrs. Lin, don't worry. I really don't mean anything else. I understand your irritation. If someone else questioned my father, I would definitely be anxious too. It's nothing.

I just want to tell you that the people in the martial arts world have been coveting the Exorcist Sword Technique for a long time, so you need to be cautious, so as not to ruin your family!"

Seeing that Xin Zhen was not really angry, Mrs. Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief and took out a roll of banknotes from her sleeve and said, "I just went inside to get the banknotes. Sir Xin, you are going back to your hometown. This is a little gift from us. Take it and you can spend it on the way."

Xin Zhen scanned the banknotes and saw one of them had one hundred taels written on it. There were probably ten of them in this roll.

In other words, the Lin family gave him one thousand taels of silver all at once, which was a great gesture of kindness.

Xin Zhen suddenly felt emotional. He had indeed helped the Lin family avoid being wiped out. This favor was indeed a great one.

But there are many ungrateful people in the world, but the Lin family is a family that knows how to repay kindness.

Especially now that he has lost his official status and has no way to protect the Lin family, the Lin family still gave him a thousand taels of silver as a reward.

This family is grateful and has really good hearts.

If that's the case, we can't just get away.

Originally, Xin Zhen wanted to remind the Lin family to be more careful in making their choices so as to avoid the destruction of their family, but it was just a reminder.

Xin Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Lin, Mrs. Lin, you are people of the martial arts world, and you should understand how attractive a martial arts secret book is to people of the martial arts world.

The reputation of the Exorcism Sword was so great back then that no matter who one was, it was difficult to resist the temptation of the peerless secret book.

Therefore, no matter who you join, you will inevitably be forced to hand over the secret book. If you have it, it's fine, but if you don't, you may even be persecuted to death.

Madam Lin, I have never met your father, and I dare not comment on him, but let me just say this: will your father's property be given to you or to your brother? You should understand what I mean, right?"

Madam Lin's face turned pale, then she nodded and said, "A daughter who is married off is like water spilled, so the secret manual of divine skills should naturally be passed on to one's son."

Lin Zhennan said sadly: "Thinking about it this way, my Lin family is facing a road of certain death. Now we can't trust anyone."

Lin Pingzhi asked anxiously, "Brother Xin, you must have a solution, right?"

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Let's go to Shaolin Temple."

Lin Zhennan and his wife were a little confused.

Lin Pingzhi quickly asked: "Brother Xin, can you tell me the reason?"

Xin Zhen said: "There are many people in the martial arts world who covet the Exorcism Sword Technique, but few can protect you. However, you don't need to covet the Lin family's Exorcism Sword Technique, and the only one who can protect you is the Shaolin Temple."

Lin Zhennan suddenly realized: "Shaolin Temple is the leader of the martial arts world, and there are 72 unique skills in Shaolin Temple, so there is no need to covet my Lin family's sword technique to ward off evil spirits. This is indeed a bright path!
Lord Xin, thank you, you have saved our Lin family once again!"

Xin Zhen smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's just a few words. You need to keep your whereabouts secret all the way to Henan. Once people know your itinerary, it will be a disaster!"

(End of this chapter)