Soon, Lin Chen saw Huo Ni裳 rush over in a flurry.

"Master, Grandpa wants you to come over, said he wants to discuss the matter of the map."

Without another word, Huo Ni裳 grabbed Lin Chen and ran.

On the way, they even ran into several members of the Huo family.

"Hmph, dragging around with some wild man..."

"Really, a disgrace to our noble family!"

"I really don't understand why this bastard can still stay in our Huo family!"

"..."

Some of the remarks were simply unbearable.

Lin Chen looked up.

Those people all had fiery red hair and high-bridged noses...

And were also very young.

However, their words were more vicious than the last.

Huo Ni裳, on the other hand, seemed not to hear them, but her face changed slightly, as if she was just pretending, as if those people weren't talking about her.

But she still held Lin Chen's hand and only quickened her pace.

When they reached the courtyard and put some distance between them and those people, Huo Ni裳's speed slowed down, and her voice came weakly, "Master, I'm sorry you had to see that. I...I'm used to it! Grandpa said that those people are my brothers and sisters, Huo Jinpeng, Huo Loufeng, Huo Nihong, Huo Lingjun, all surnamed Huo. But, it seems no matter what I do, I can't get their approval."

The little girl seemed to care a lot.

"It's okay, as long as you become strong, then no one will dare to bully you," Lin Chen comforted.

"But I...I'm very weak. I still haven't completed the trial to become an adult."

Huo Ni裳 looked a little dejected.

The little girl looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Three or four years younger than Lin Chen.

Most importantly, she, like Lin Chen, was an orphan.

Lin Chen could understand the feeling of being despised by everyone without parental protection.

The key was that Huo Ni裳's parents had died even earlier.

He heard that she was only three years old when they passed.

Despite Huo Ni裳 having her grandfather protecting her, from Lin Chen's few meetings with Huo Zhili, Lin Chen didn't think Huo Zhili was a truly kind old man, or a grandfather who particularly doted on his granddaughter.

Why did he say that?

The reason lay precisely with Lin Chen.

He actually let Lin Chen be Huo Ni裳's teacher.

Lin Chen wasn't even at the God Disciple realm yet.

He was only level 170, and he could already be someone's teacher?

Although Huo Zhili said a lot and said that he had also found many famous teachers for Huo Ni裳, but they weren't the right fit, this reason was indeed a bit far-fetched.

Lin Chen wasn't a fool. He just listened to it.

He didn't believe it.

It was more like Huo Zhili was using Lin Chen to express his concern for his granddaughter Huo Ni裳.

Now, Huo Zhili summoned Lin Chen over.

Instead of him coming over.

This shows that the treasure map clue discovered by Lin Chen, which originally belonged to Huo Ni裳, now belonged to him, Huo Zhili. Moreover, Lin Chen had just seen many Huo family members rushing to this courtyard.

What did Huo Zhili mean by this?

As Lin Chen expected.

When Lin Chen brought Huo Ni裳 to the hall, it was already full of people.

Moreover, Huo Zhili was standing next to Huo Zhi Jin!

The head of the Huo family.

Also, the person Lin Chen had always wanted to get close to.

Next, Huo Zhi Jin announced, "The reason I called you here is because your second grand-uncle may have discovered a trial secret realm. We don't know the specific situation of this secret realm yet. However, this secret realm must belong to our Huo family! Therefore, this time, all the elites of our Huo family, three generations, will be dispatched. We will first explore this secret realm. No one is allowed to publicize this matter. Everyone, set off immediately!"

It was clearly a treasure map left to Huo Ni裳 by her mother.

And now, the clues had just become clear.

As a result, the treasure map was gone.

And it had become the Huo family's?

Lin Chen didn't want to comment on this.

But when he looked at Huo Ni裳, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Is this secret realm the one on the treasure map?"

"Yes!"

Huo Ni裳 nodded.

"That's your thing, but now it belongs to the Huo family..."

"Master, it's okay."

Huo Ni裳 showed a smile, sensible to the point of being heartbreaking, "I'm used to it!"

Alright!

She had already said that, so what else could Lin Chen say?

Perhaps it was because Lin Chen also knew about the treasure map, or perhaps it was because Lin Chen was Huo Ni裳's master. In short, Huo Zhi Jin didn't recognize Lin Chen. At this time, Huo Zhi Jin had a lot of things to deal with and didn't pay attention to Lin Chen.

The group set off directly.

Just as Huo Zhi Jin said, the three generations of Huo family elites were dispatched.

The large group naturally attracted the attention of many people.

But the Huo family did have enough power in Zhenhai Province.

Lin Chen was very curious. Huo Zhi Jin had personally led the team, wasn't the Huo family afraid that their city would be empty and invaded by others?

The result was that Lin Chen had thought too much.

Because Lin Chen heard Huo Ni裳 say on the way, "Our manor has Second-Ranked Venerables guarding it, and Great-Grandpa has Second-Ranked Pinnacle Venerables guarding him. Moreover, there are very mysterious elders in the family. No one dares to cause trouble on our Huo family's territory."

Lin Chen deeply agreed.

This should be the foundation of a large family!

The Huo family was indeed not comparable to families like the De Family.

Look at the level of their Venerables, and then look at the De Family's?

They hadn't even seen a Second-Ranked one.

It's not that the De Family didn't have money. In fact, the De Family should have money, but their foundation was not as good as the Huo family's. Those high-level Venerables were naturally more willing to follow powerful families.

For example, this time's secret realm.

If the Huo family succeeded, the secret realm would be transferred to the Huo family's city.

Those Venerables could also explore it.

And relying on a powerful family was like latching onto a big tree.

If Lin Chen were to be a Venerable for someone, he would definitely choose a powerful family.

However, Huo Ni裳 said that no one dared to provoke the Huo family, which wasn't necessarily true.

When everyone set off three days later, they encountered a group of people blocking the way.

At that time, they had only gone west, less than a thousand miles away from Zhenhai Province.

The place they were now in was Longhu Province of the Dragonspirit Country.

The Huo family's secrecy work was indeed done well. Even Lin Chen in the team didn't know where they were going, but so many people traveling together was still a big commotion. Moreover, they were traveling on the official road. Although no one dared to provoke them in Zhenhai Province, someone dared to stop them when they arrived in Longhu Province.

"Huo Zhi Jin, your Huo family's sphere of influence is Zhenhai Province. Why are you bringing so many people to my Longhu Province?"

The leader directly stepped out of the team and questioned Huo Zhi Jin, the head of the Huo family, with a blaming tone!

It could be said that this was very disrespectful!

Huo Zhi Jin was, after all, a dignified Marquis.

The head of a large family.

However, Lin Chen noticed from the people around him that the other party's background was also not small.

Longhu Province.

The head of the Shui family.

The Dragonspirit Country's Mountain Suppressing Marquis, Shui Jingtian!

Whether in terms of strength or status, he was not weaker than Huo Zhi Jin.

At the same time, Lin Chen also learned that the Marquises of the Dragonspirit Country actually had different levels of status.

Ordinary Marquises, like De Miller, only had titles.

Without honorific titles.

Therefore, the destruction of the De Family by Lin Chen in the battle of Tianyue City didn't cause much of a stir in the Dragonspirit Country.

A title without an honorific title was just a reward.

What truly represented strength was the Dragonspirit Country's Three Dukes and Thirteen Marquises!

The Three Dukes were three Dukes.

Duke Long Yandao, the Protector of the Country, came from the royal family. He was the current King's direct paternal uncle, second only to one person and above ten thousand, in charge of the Dragon Guard Army and the Imperial Battlefield!

Duke Long Yanhui, the Pacifying the Country, came from the royal family. He was the current King's royal uncle, but he was the president of the council and the head of all officials. His relationship with the royal family was relatively delicate, and he was more inclined to the interests of the nobles.

Duke Xiongnater, the Loyal to the Country, was the commander of the entire Dragonspirit Country, equivalent to the Grand General of the Army, but he could not command the Dragon Guard Army or interfere in the Imperial Battlefield.

Then there were the Thirteen Marquises.

Six of the Marquis families were stationed in the Imperial Capital all year round.

The other seven Marquises were stationed in seven provinces respectively.

Yingtian Province, the Town Soldier Marquis Jinster, was the Dragonspirit Country's number one Refiner, with the fiefdom of Tianbing City. His main business was also refining various weapons.

Zhenhai Province, the Blazing Flame Marquis Huo Zhi Jin, with the fiefdom of Fenghuo City, had many businesses.

Longhu Province, the Mountain Suppressing Marquis Shui Jingtian, with the fiefdom of Yunmeng City, was famous for raising aquatic creatures. Many delicious aquatic monsters were their business, and even many aquatic jewels, such as large luminous pearls and top-quality pearls, could only be produced by the Shui family.

Shanyue Province, the Town Earth Marquis Tunat, with the fiefdom of Futo City, was skilled in formations.

Lianghu Province, the Heavenly Sound Marquis Mu Qingyi, was the Dragonspirit Country's number one Alchemist, with the fiefdom of Miaoyao Valley. Her main business was naturally various elixirs.

Lingnan Province, the Town Sea Marquis Nilisi, unknown.

Xijiang Province, the Divine Firmament Marquis Lei Wanjun, unknown.

The above was some of the information that Lin Chen had obtained so far through listening to the Huo family members' conversations.

At this time, Lin Chen realized that Huo Zhi Jin in Zhenhai Province actually dared not to sell the Golden Spear's face because he was so powerful.

No wonder he, the city lord of Tianyue City, could only change his appearance and sneak into the team now.

Although Lin Chen was also a Baron.

But his status in the Dragonspirit Country was vastly different from Huo Zhi Jin's.

It could be said that Huo Zhi Jin, in some respects, was the actual ruler of Zhenhai Province.

No wonder the Provincial Lord Jin Qiang and him seemed to be at odds.

How could nobles and powerful officials get along?

"Our Huo family has come to Longhu Province this time to find a heritage and has no intention of provoking. Shui Jingtian, what do you mean by this?" Huo Zhi Jin's voice came.

Resounding like a bell.

This was a negotiation.

Since it was a negotiation, naturally, the momentum could not be lost.

However, next, Shui Jingtian and Huo Zhi Jin's voices became smaller.

Lin Chen couldn't hear it either.

However, Lin Chen could see that after the two sides negotiated, the Shui family did not make things too difficult.

But instead...

They sent some people to follow the team.

Among them was Shui Jingtian.

The group soon arrived at a scenic spot in Longhu Province.

Lin Chen was very familiar with this place...

Mount Longhu!

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ps: The dungeon will open in the next chapter.

I recommend an interesting book: "Saint Beast Awakens, I Hoard Eggs in the Apocalypse and Open Vermilion Bird", this book is similar to mine, also an apocalypse theme, but he hoards eggs before the apocalypse comes, haha.

Recommend a friend's book:

"All Heavens Start from the Godfather"

Everyone plays themselves in life until death.

But I am different, I only deduce legends, and there is no end.

An accident allowed Li Fang to have the ability to travel through the heavens.

As long as the deduction meets the standard, the system can extract powerful items and abilities.

"the godfather"

"Game of Thrones"

…

Countless classic scenes appeared in Li Fang's mind, which meant he had unlimited possibilities.

The first prop he extracted was called [Mike's Scepter Foundation Gun]

(End of this chapter)