Episode 1135: First meeting with Lin Lei, the price of transformation
"Your Excellency, you want me to carve a group of statues based on you?!"
Lin Lei looked at the person with a stunned face, although he couldn't detect the depth of the other party's strength, but it made him feel an indescribable sense of awe from the deepest part of his soul, he knew that this was definitely a strong man.
"Not bad. ”
Jiang Chen stepped forward with a smile, afraid of Lin Lei's shoulder, and said: "As long as the stone carving carved by Master Xiao Lin Lei can satisfy me, I can pay a treasure as a reward, a treasure that even if you reach the god level, you will think that it is a very precious treasure!"
"Huh?!"
Lin Lei's face was full of surprise, although he was still far away from the god level now, but with the soul of a holy domain powerhouse by his side, he could naturally understand the horror of the god level.
"How?"
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Is Master Xiaolin Lei interested?"
"This ........."
Hearing this, Lin Lei suddenly hesitated, and at this moment, a voice came from his mind: "Promise him, no matter what kind of reward the other party will give, the other party's strength is unfathomable, even if it is incomparable to me in my heyday, and now you have not the ability to resist the other party." ”
"Grandpa Delin........"
Lin Lei's heart was flooded with boundless turbulence, you must know that the Grandpa Delin in his mouth, whose full name is Delinquwater, was a magician in the realm of the Sanctuary during his lifetime, and it was not the early stage of the ordinary Sanctuary, although it has fallen for many years now, and his strength is no longer there, but his eyesight has not regressed, so it is conceivable that he can make Delinkewater so nervous and frightened, and the person in front of him should be so terrifying.
The protection of the main god ring, the hidden soul aura, even a god-level powerhouse cannot be detected, however, Jiang Chen is not an ordinary god-level powerhouse, even if he is now heavily injured, it is no exception, at the moment, he glanced at Drinkwater with interest.
"Not good!"
In this instant, Drinkwater felt an unprecedented fear, and he felt as if he was being targeted by an unimaginably powerful being, once the other party made a move........ No, you don't need to do it, as long as the other party has a thought, you may be gone.
Will Jiang Chen do it?
The answer, of course, is no!
What kind of existence is he, enough to be on an equal footing with Hongmeng, who opened up the world of the coiling dragon, even if he is seriously injured, his strength is damaged, and he is at a low point, he is not comparable to ordinary cultivators, just a powerhouse in the holy realm........ Well, it should be said that it is just a holy realm soul, in his eyes, it is just an ant.
A person can easily crush an ant, but who would be so bored to crush an ant?
Ignoring the fact that Delincowater was almost broken in fright, Jiang Chen smiled at Lin Lei and said: "I know, Master Xiao Lin Lei has scruples, but I am not a strong person, if Master Xiao Lin Lei is unwilling, I will not be reluctant, after all, what I want is a fair deal." ”
"Lord Jiang Chen!"
Lin Lei hurriedly said: "I'm not unwilling. ”
Jiang Chen was overjoyed: "So, Master Xiaolin Lei is willing!"
"I ......."
Forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Lin Lei had a resolute expression on his face, and replied in a deep voice: "I am naturally willing to be valued by Lord Jiang Chen, but ......" Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then added: "A group of stone carvings, the time required for carving must be a lot, and it is difficult to complete in a short time." ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Jiang Chen smiled: "I will give you plenty of time, after all, what you need is a high-quality product." As he spoke, he patted Lin Lei on the shoulder again and walked towards the outside of the hall.
"It's really a useful skill to be able to carve, it's just a set of stone carvings, and the reward is actually a good thing that even that adult calls a 'treasure'. The treasures that can be valued and given by that adult, and with them in hand, I am afraid that even a pig can become a god-level powerhouse. ”
"And this Lin Lei became a seventh-level dual-line magician at the age of seventeen, and his talent is obviously not bad. It seems that soon, there will be another god-level powerhouse on the mainland. ”
Xisai looked at Lin Lei with envy in his eyes, although he has always been very confident in his talent, but it still took him more than six thousand years to break through to the god level, and this confused little guy in front of him, I am afraid that in the near future, he will be able to catch up with or even surpass himself, thinking of this, he suddenly had the idea of friendship, and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Master Lin Lei, my name is Xisai." ”
"Cisse?"
Lin Lei had never heard of this name at all, but some people did.
"Cisse?!"
Drinkwater's voice suddenly sounded in Lin Lei's mind: "I really didn't expect that this little pervert of Xise would still stay in the material plane of the Magnolia Continent. ”
Hearing this, Lin Lei couldn't help but be stunned.
What era did Grandpa Delin know? If he did, how old was this Hesse?
"Lin Lei, this Cisse is a very perverted guy. The cultivation speed is very fast, and killing people is not blinking. While I was alive, Hisse had already set foot in the Sanctuary. Although he was only new to the Sacred Domain at that time, now that more than five thousand years have passed, with his cultivation speed, his strength is probably even more amazing, the peak of the Sacred Domain? Or ....... God-level realm?!"
Lin Lei's heart couldn't help but twitch violently.
The middle-aged man in front of him, who looked to be only thirty or forty years old, was already a powerhouse in the Sanctuary when Drinkwater was alive. Drinkwater only lived for more than a thousand years before he died, but this Cisse, if you think carefully, is at least about six thousand years old.
A six-thousand-year-old pervert!
And it's also an old pervert who has a good chance of reaching the god-level realm!
"Master Lin Lei, what's wrong with you?"
Heath asked with a concerned face, "Your face doesn't seem to look good." ”
"Nothing, Mr. Cisse, is there anything wrong with you. ”
Lin Lei tried his best to keep himself calm, but when he thought of the other party's identity, Lin Lei couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. A six-thousand-year-old old fellow, a strong man who has lived until today in the era of the Puang Empire, stepped into the Holy Realm back then, and now?
"It's nothing, I just want to make friends with Master Lin Lei!"
Xi Sai stepped forward, hugged Lin Lei, with a hint of ruffian on his face, and said a word that made Lin Lei's heart twitch for a whole day: "Compared with that adult, the age difference between me and you is not too big, you can call me Brother Xi Sai, if there is anything in the future, just ask me for help!"
"This ........."
The corners of Lin Lei's mouth couldn't help twitching: "It's a little bad........ although he is respected as a master carver and has experienced a lot of ups and downs, but, in essence, he is still a seventeen-year-old boy.
"What's so bad. ”
Xisai smiled: "I believe that you must not be a thing in the pool, you will be able to achieve unlimited achievements in the future, and it may be my blessing to be able to call you a brother and sister." ”
"Your Excellency?"
Lin Lei suddenly realized in his heart, the adult in Xisai's mouth should be Jiang Chen, who had traded with him before, thinking of this, he was even more shocked in his heart than before, to be able to make a strong person like Xisai who is very likely to have reached the god-level realm called an adult, then Jiang Chen, what kind of existence should it be?
As if seeing the horror in Lin Lei's heart, Xi Sai immediately smiled and said: "That adult, it's not something you can measure now, what you have to do now is to carve for that adult, believe me, the reward that the adult gave you will definitely surprise you so much that you wake up laughing in your dreams!"
"Really?"
Lin Lei tried his best to calm himself down: "I will work hard, and I will definitely do my best to carve the most perfect work as much as possible." ”
"I believe in the strength of Master Kobayashi Lei. ”
At this time, Jiang Chen, who retrieved the "Dream Awakening", came over, and he said with a smile: "However, it is not easy to carve for me, Master Xiaolinlei, you can go and deal with your own private affairs first, and in a month, I will come to you again, and it will not be too late to carve at that time." ”
As he spoke, he left with Cissie, and in a trance, the two of them disappeared without a trace.
"First........ Go home!"
Lin Lei's face was full of horror, and his heart was even more shocked, he knew that he was afraid that he had met an unimaginably powerful existence this time, at the moment, he left, redeemed the ancestral war knife "slaughter", and then hurriedly returned home, he had to end his private affairs as soon as possible, and then he could concentrate on completing the carving for that adult, in this matter, he did not dare to have even the slightest carelessness.
In the Imperial Capital Tower, Jiang Chen and Xisai stood at the top, looking at the distant team, speechless for a long time.
"My lord, you seem to have a high regard for Master Lin Lei?"
Cissey asked cautiously.
"Hmm. ”
Without concealing it, Jiang Chen immediately smiled and said, "His future achievements will be greater than you can imagine." ”
"No, it won't. ”
Xisai's face was full of doubts: "Although he has some talent, but throughout the ages, there have been more talented people." ”
"Later, you will understand. ”
Jiang Chen sighed and said: "It's just that there is a price to be paid for becoming stronger, and soon, he will usher in a great change, a great change that will change his life!"
As Jiang Chen said, when Lin Lei returned to his hometown with the ancestral war knife with joy, it was not his father's relief and joy that was ushered in, but ......... A cold tablet.
His father, dead!
Kneeling in front of his father's spiritual seat, he opened the last letter his father had left him with trembling hands:
"Lin Lei: When you open this letter, I may have been dead for a long, long time.
I am extremely sorry for you and Wharton, but I can't make it up to you. I just want you to be able to spend as much time as possible in peace, so I'll let you Uncle Hillman. I'll give you this letter when you reach level 7 warriors. ”
Seeing this, Lin Lei couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. Let yourself be calm for a while, I'm afraid my father wouldn't have imagined that he would become a seventh-level magician so quickly. After all, at a normal speed, it would take a long time for an average person to cultivate from level six to level seven.
"Lin Lei, I have always kept a secret in my heart, your mother did not die because of Wharton's childbirth. ”
At first glance, Lin Lei's heart was suddenly shocked, because, since he was a child, Lin Lei knew that his mother died because of Wharton's dystocia, but now it seems that this is ....... It turned out to be just a lie.
"When your mother was pregnant again, she and I were very happy, but the medical conditions in our Wushan Town were too poor, I set off with your mother to Finlay City, in Finlay City, your mother gave birth to little Wharton safely, little Wharton is very cute, your mother and I are very happy, not long after Wharton was born, I and your mother took little Wharton to the Temple of Light to pray for Wharton. Your mother and I were very happy that day, and then we left the Temple of Light and stayed overnight at the hotel in Finlay. ”
"That night, a group of mysterious people came to the hotel and snatched your mother directly. I was outnumbered and only saved Wharton, but I also saw the birthmark of a red spider on the arm of one of the killers. ”
Seeing this, Lin Lei felt that he seemed to have returned to that night for more than ten years: under the siege and robbery of a group of mysterious people, his outnumbered father could only keep Wharton, and he could only watch, but he was powerless to save his beloved wife.
"I know, that group of people is not ordinary people, the weakest are all fourth-level warriors, and the strongest one is stronger than me, fortunately, the purpose of those people is only your mother, otherwise I would have been killed a long time ago. Being able to dispatch such a team is not a small person in Finlay City. I didn't dare to say anything, I came back with little Wharton, and I just said that your mother died in childbirth. And this secret is known to both the butler Ciri and your Uncle Hillman. ”
When Lin Lei saw this, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: among that group of people, the strongest was stronger than his father, but they didn't care about their father, they just snatched their mother, but where is the mother worthy of being snatched by the other party?
"I can't tell you this, I've kept this secret deep in my heart for more than ten years. I don't dare to say it...... I can't even go alone to find out if your mother is alive or dead, who are those people? ”
Father's words also made Lin Lei's heart ache.
"I am the heir of the Dragon-Blood Warrior family, and at least I must raise you up. I can't let the Baruch family break their roots. I endure it year after year, but I can't sleep late every night, and whether your mother lives or dies has tormented me all the time. I endured it...... I've endured it for eleven years!"
"Lin Lei, you make me very proud. First became a student of the No. 1 Magic Academy in the Magnolia Continent, and then became a genius of the Ernst Academy of Magic, I have great confidence in you. Even the concentration of the blood warrior's bloodline in Wharton's body has reached the requirement. I am proud that my two sons are so good, that I am worthy of the ancestors of the Baruch family! But even at this time, I dare not inquire about your mother, for Wharton still needs a lot of money to pay for the expensive tuition. ”
"I've endured it for eleven years, and when you handed me the large amount of magic crystal nuclei you obtained from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, I knew that day...... I can finally drop everything to inquire about your mother's life and death, although your mother has not come back for the past eleven years, and your mother is likely to be dead, but I don't want to give up, even if I die, I have to avenge her. ”
When Lin Lei saw this, his hands trembled. He understands that in the past, his father was responsible for his younger brother's expensive tuition, so he never dared to investigate his mother's affairs regardless of life and death. But his magic crystal nucleus, which was worth nearly 80,000 gold coins, made his father completely unburdened.
"I can finally investigate, I have changed my appearance and changed my identity to lurk in the city of Finlay. I began to track down the events of that year. ”
"But it's been too long, I only know that there is a red spider birthmark on my arm, and I have been investigating for nearly a year, and finally found the person with the red spider birthmark. I continued to check along this line, and gradually ...... I finally got to know the people behind this group of people. ”
"The person behind this group of people is none other than the younger brother of His Majesty King Clyde in the royal family of the current Finlay Kingdom, Duke Paderson!"