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At this moment, I dare not utter any more complaints.
She obediently entered the fortune-telling shop and waited for Chen Yan to return after finishing his breakfast.
A quarter of an hour later.
Chen Yan returned to the fortune-telling shop and sat down.
Yue Lingshan hurriedly took out a ten-tael silver ingot and placed it in front of Chen Yan: "Shopkeeper Chen, I want to ask, is it true that you said yesterday that Xiao Linzi would kill me in the future?"
"Yes."
Chen Yan nodded and accepted the silver.
Yue Lingshan was stunned, then asked, "Why did he want to kill me?"
Chen Yan smiled and held out his hand: "That's the second question."
Yue Lingshan was speechless.
He cursed himself for being stupid, and then cursed Chen Yan for being greedy.
With a pang of regret, he pulled out a ten-tael silver ingot.
This was all her savings, which Chen Yan had repeatedly squeezed out of her, and now there wasn't much left...
Chen Yan accepted the silver and glanced at Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, and the others.
His gaze lingered on Lin Pingzhi for a moment, then he sighed softly, "Actually, you're also a person with a tragic fate."
He immediately stopped keeping her in suspense and slowly said, "There are very complicated reasons why Lin Pingzhi would kill you, Yue Lingshan."
It's hard to explain in just a few words.
You need to be patient and let me explain slowly..."
Yue Buqun and the others all became serious, knowing that they were finally about to enter the group, and listened attentively.
Especially Lin Pingzhi.
While listening attentively, I also felt a bit unconvinced.
He believed that, given his character, he would never do something like murdering Yue Lingshan.
Yue Lingshan was also very nervous and apprehensive.
I desperately want to know why the righteous and kind-hearted Linzi would kill his wife...
P.S.: I'm desperately seeking some data, thank you.
Chapter Eleven You Are Not a True Gentleman
Inside the fortune-telling shop.
Everyone's attention was focused on Chen Yan.
We wait for him to reveal the reason why Lin Pingzhi killed Yue Lingshan.
Chen Yan closed his folding fan, patted it lightly with his left palm, and slowly said, "The reason why Lin Pingzhi killed Yue Lingshan is very complicated. It needs to be explained when Lin Pingzhi was still at Fuwei Escort Agency."
At that time, he was the young master of the Fuwei Escort Agency, dressed in fine clothes and riding a spirited horse. He was young, wealthy, promising, and full of vigor—a truly handsome young man.
Furthermore, despite being born into a prestigious family, he also possessed a chivalrous heart.
During a hunting trip, he encountered a man with a Sichuan accent harassing a young girl at a secluded shop. He stood up to defend her and, in a moment of inattention, killed the man.
This revealed the continuous tragedy that befell Lin Pingzhi.
One after another, people died in the escort agency, causing widespread panic. His parents were arrested, and he fled alone in misery.
In desperation, they sought refuge at the Mingtuomu Peak in northern China.
But Mu Gaofeng was no good either, and he tortured him to the point of near death...
Listen to Chen Yan say this in his deep voice.
Lin Pingzhi recalled that nightmarish life and couldn't help but tremble slightly.
At the same time, he was deeply shocked.
Why does Chen Yan know so much about his affairs?
Could it be.
Is he really a time traveler, as the people at Tongfu Inn say, capable of knowing the past and future?
Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze's expressions also changed.
His gaze toward Chen Yan became more serious.
Chen Yan continued.
As the saying goes, "Where there's a will, there's a way," and "After the darkest hour comes the dawn."
Lin Pingzhi, who had been extremely unlucky, finally had a stroke of good fortune.
They encountered Yue Buqun, the leader of the Huashan Sect, who was handsome, had an extraordinary demeanor, and was known in the martial arts world as the "Gentleman Sword."
Yue Buqun rescued him from Mu Gaofeng and Yu Canghai, brought him back to Mount Hua, and took him as his disciple.
In the Huashan Sect, the care from his master and mistress, along with the one-on-one guidance from his senior sister Yue Lingshan, finally made him feel warmth.
He secretly vowed that since the Huashan Sect had been so good to him, besides seeking revenge, the most important thing in his life was to repay their kindness...
Hear this.
A puzzled voice came from the side.
"Manager Chen, since you say Lin Pingzhi is so grateful to the Huashan Sect, why would he personally kill Yue Lingshan?"
Everyone turned to look.
They discovered that it was Guo Furong who was speaking, and that Tong Xiangyu and other onlookers were also around her, all looking on with suspicion.
Now that the inn's peak season is over, seeing Chen Yan speculating about the future again, they formed a group to come and watch the drama unfold.
Yue Lingshan and the others all nodded.
I agree with Guo Furong's statement.
Lin Pingzhi, in particular, was shocked that Chen Yan could clearly recount his past, but he was still very unconvinced.
"Hmph! You yourself said that I am a decent person and grateful to the Huashan Sect, so how could I possibly kill Senior Sister Yue Lingshan?"
Besides, she'll marry me someday, so I'd never kill her.
Chen Yan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
He smiled and said, "No rush, a turning point is coming soon."
Upon hearing this, everyone became solemn and pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single piece of information.
Chen Yan: "After joining the Huashan Sect, Lin Pingzhi enjoyed a period of peace, but this did not last long. The Huashan Sect was harassed by the Sword Sect, the Songshan Sect, and the Six Immortals of Peach Valley. Although they escaped danger, they dared not stay in Huashan any longer."
Therefore, under the guise of traveling, they led their entire clan down the mountain to escape a powerful enemy.
Hear this.
Even with Yue Buqun's thick skin, his face flushed slightly, and he was even more shocked.
Could this young fortune teller really be omniscient, even knowing his family's plan to leave the mountain to escape a powerful enemy?
Chen Yan continued: "After that, the Huashan Sect went to the Golden Knife Wang family in Luoyang, and then traveled to Fuzhou."
After arriving in Fuzhou, Lin Pingzhi practiced swordsmanship during the day as if nothing had happened.
That night, however, he secretly entered the ancestral home in Xiangyang Lane and searched everywhere.
According to the dying words of their parents, conveyed by their eldest brother, the Lin family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual was hidden in their ancestral home!
However, after searching for many days, we still found nothing...
That evening, Lin Pingzhi went to the ancestral home to look for the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual and discovered Yue Lingshan who had followed him. The two searched all the way to the Buddhist hall, but still had no clue.
Just as the two were feeling discouraged...
A sudden change occurred!
They were ambushed by two mysterious figures who used acupuncture on them.
An ironic scene unfolded.
The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, which Lin Pingzhi had been searching for for a long time without success, was found by these two mysterious people by sheer chance in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea!
And take it away.
Seeing his family's Evil-Repelling Sword Manual taken away, Lin Pingzhi, eager for revenge, was furious, but he was unable to move because his acupoints had been sealed.
Fortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Although Lin Pingzhi and Yue Lingshan were immobilized by having their acupoints sealed.
But Linghu Chong, who was secretly hiding, had been watching everything that happened inside the Buddhist hall.
Seeing the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual stolen by a mysterious person, Linghu Chong chased after him to retrieve it. After a fierce battle, although he managed to get the manual back, he was also severely injured and collapsed unconscious. Fortunately, he was discovered by the passing heroine Ning and taken back to the inn for treatment…
Upon hearing this series of dramatic twists and turns, Yue Lingshan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Lin Pingzhi let out a long sigh of relief.