Chapter 253 Lin Zhennan's Shock
The Fuwei Escort Agency has high walls and wide gates. The copper nails the size of teacups on the vermilion lacquered door sparkle. The plaque above the door reads four large gold-lacquered characters "Fuwei Escort Agency", which leaves a deep impression on people at first sight.

There are two rows of benches at the entrance, on which sit eight men in tight suits. They all stand straight, showing a heroic spirit. Anyone who comes here will have more confidence in the escort agency.

Before Yan Xu, who would always be the focus wherever he went, entered the door, one of them hurriedly stood up, took a step forward, clasped his hands together, bowed, and asked politely.

"I'm Lu Escort from the Fuwei Escort Agency. Nice to meet you, Taoist priest. I don't know why you've come this time." Lu didn't finish his words because he wasn't sure what this Taoist priest was here for.

The main clients of the escort agency are businessmen and wealthy families, and occasionally they also serve the government. As for monks and Taoists, there have never been any.

Just as Lu Biaotou was thinking about it, the other party spoke, and he was stunned when he heard it.

"This is the escort agency opened by Mr. Lin Yuantu."

Escort Captain Lu opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond. First of all, this was not a secret. Secondly, who would come up and ask questions like this? If someone didn't know, they would think that you and the chief escort were of the same generation. Huh?
Because he had set foot in the extraordinary world, it was difficult to judge Yan Xu's physical age. Coupled with his extraordinary temperament and his wide range of knowledge and experience, Biaotou Lu felt a little scalp-numbing at this moment. Could he really be an old monster with the secret of maintaining his youth? No, he was an enlightened person.

In any case, since it involved the chief escort, it was no longer something he could ask, so after taking a deep breath, Escort Captain Lu first respectfully invited the other party in, and then hurriedly asked someone to notify the chief escort.

From then on, whether the other party was a real person or a liar, it had nothing to do with him. It was really scary.

Because the other party mentioned his ancestors, Lin Zhennan did not dare to neglect him, but he felt unhappy, thinking that he had met a liar who was deliberately mysterious, until he saw the other party.

It is wrong to judge people by their appearance, but Lin Zhennan has never changed this habit. So when he saw Yan Xu, he felt a pang in his heart, as he had previously believed that the other party was a liar.

"I'm Lin Zhennan, the chief escort of the Fuwei Escort Agency. I didn't know you were coming to visit me. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me." Lin Zhennan said politely with a hint of respect.

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness. Thank you, Mr. Lin." Yan Xu returned the greeting calmly with a very graceful manner, which made Lin Zhennan even more afraid to neglect him, because he could still tell whether the other party was pretending or not, so he showed more respect.

After both parties sat down, Lin Zhennan asked the maid to serve good tea, and then planned to find out the other party's background and whether he knew his ancestor, so he said.

"I wonder in which blessed place of heavenly mountain you grew up and practiced, and how you knew your ancestors?" Perhaps because he was anxious, Lin Zhennan spoke directly and asked as soon as he opened his mouth, because he was really curious.

"I am practicing in Mount Longhu, and I don't know Mr. Lin Yuantu. I have only heard of him. As for why I came here, I can only say it is fate. When I passed by this place, I suddenly had an inspiration and calculated that Mr. Lin's family would be wiped out." Lin Zhennan was straightforward and Yan Xu did not give in. He felt that what he said was the same as that of the fortune teller on the street who told everyone that there would be a disaster of dark clouds covering the sky and black blood on the forehead.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhennan did not slam the table in anger, nor did he ask anyone to kick the other person out.

It wasn't that he believed it, but he couldn't make up his mind and didn't know how to send the person away tactfully without offending anyone.

Lin Zhennan was able to make such a big business of the escort agency, naturally he was not a reckless man who would fight and kill at everything, nor was he a landowner with little vision. However, it was precisely because of his caution and vision that he dared not make a decision easily.

Yan Xu's outfit is very special. The materials come from the imperial palace treasury in the late Qing Dynasty, and they are all tribute-grade fine products.

The tribute may not be the best, but it is certainly precious, and the maker is also the top craftsman of the Imperial Household Department, which is equivalent to the eighth-level worker a few decades later. The combination of these two makes the product much better than any aristocratic handmade suit.

In the Ming Dynasty, materials were easy to come by. As long as you were willing to spend money, you could always buy them from all over the country. However, the craftsmen who mastered these unique skills were either in the imperial palace or in major aristocratic families. There were none among the common people. Occasionally, one or two with unique innovations would emerge, but they would quickly be taken into the palace and ordinary people would not be able to access them at all.

In other words, ordinary rich people can only get the materials but cannot obtain the finished product.

Therefore, in Lin Zhennan's eyes, Yan Xu must be of extraordinary origin and must not be offended easily. Otherwise, since it involves his own ancestors, it would be good enough not to take direct action. Who would care about the attitude issue?

Yan Xu knew that Lin Zhennan didn't believe it, because he wouldn't believe it either, so he continued, "Do you know the origins of Mr. Lin Yuantu?"

"Also, why is the Exorcism Sword Skill so invincible in the hands of Monk Lin Yuantu, but not so successful in the hands of Monk Lin?"

After hearing this, Lin Zhennan no longer cared about how to send the person away tactfully, but became alert.

He is not young, and he will be attracted when others say something shocking. In fact, when faced with such a situation, he is more likely to think about the benefits.

However, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, because Lin Zhennan had similar doubts a long time ago, otherwise why would he behave like a businessman and be friendly to others to make money, because he was shocked to find that there was a problem with the family's inherited sword technique to ward off evil spirits.

When he was young, he had seen his ancestor perform the sword technique to ward off evil spirits. The sharp, swift and strange sword technique left a deep impression on him, so he had been practicing hard, wanting to become a legend like his ancestor.

But Lin Zhennan found that no matter how hard he tried, let alone recreating the fame of his ancestors, it was difficult for him to even reach one or two percent of that. When fighting with others, others thought he was being modest and deliberately yielding, but who could know the bitterness in his heart.

However, the sword technique was passed down by his ancestors, and it worked exactly the same when practiced, so he could only attribute it to his own poor talent, secretly lamenting that he might never be able to reproduce the style of his ancestors in his lifetime.

Since then, Lin Zhennan has become more slick in his dealings and has gradually focused his energy on business.

Thanks to the reputation established by his ancestors, people from all over the country, whether they were famous families or heroes, gave him some face. In addition, his business acumen made the Fuwei Escort Agency more and more prosperous.

But only Lin Zhennan knew that the Fuwei Escort Agency was just a paper tiger. Once it was exposed, it would be the day of its decline.

However, that day never came. Lin Zhennan was gradually dazzled by the prosperous business and reputation of the Fuwei Escort Agency and slowly forgot about the matter. Now that the other party brought it up again, he broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the other party came to seize the Lin family's property.

"It seems that Mr. Lin knows nothing." Yan Xu shook his head and started talking about Lin Yuantu's origin.

What? The ancestor was a monk!

What? The ancestor was a eunuch!

What? The ancestor was a thief!

What? The ancestor was a villain!

"I want to be alone." Lin Zhennan, slumped in the armchair, looked pale, sweating profusely, his limbs weak, and his face full of confusion and helplessness. The truth was really too shocking.

He was skeptical at first, but after what the other party said matched what he knew one by one, he could no longer deceive himself.

Especially his only son, Lin Pingzhi, encountered the same problem as he did back then. No matter how much he practiced the family inherited sword technique to ward off evil spirits, he could not reach even one or two levels of his ancestor's level.

Think about his father again. Three generations of his family can’t all be idiots.

So the truth is that the family-inherited sword technique for repelling evil spirits is for eunuchs to practice. Unless they cut themselves, they will become ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)