Lin Yan returned to Fenyang City with this group of Mo family disciples.
Upon arriving in Fenyang City, the disciples needed to arrange accommodation, as she was considered their savior.
However, Lin Yan refused, choosing to find a quiet inn in the city to stay.
After the Mo family disciples helped Lin Yan settle in, they left with some reluctance.
Lin Yan's demeanor, appearing innocent and inexperienced, made the disciples feel a sense of closeness. They had encountered cultivators with high cultivation levels before, but those cultivators were usually arrogant and paid them no mind.
They felt fortunate to befriend such a high-level cultivator with a good temper.
"Then please rest well, Senior. We will come again tomorrow. We don't know what brings you to Fenyang City, but although our strength is low, this is Mo family territory, and we can still provide you with some conveniences," the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator said politely.
"There's no need to trouble you to come," Lin Yan refused.
"Senior saved our lives, so let us do something to repay you," another Qi Refining stage cultivator chimed in.
Initially, they wouldn't have dared to speak to such a high-level cultivator, but they had discovered on their journey that this senior was exceptionally easy to talk to, so they lost their reservations.
"It was merely a simple act for me, no need for you all to be so formal," Lin Yan continued to decline.
The more she refused, the more the Mo family cultivators felt Lin Yan possessed great virtue. This made them value the prospect of befriending Lin Yan even more.
After a back-and-forth exchange, the Mo family members finally left the inn. Before departing, they agreed on a time to visit tomorrow and also received some guidance from Lin Yan. They returned content and looked forward to their visit even more.
After seeing them off, Lin Yan closed the courtyard gate, activated the courtyard's protective formation, and then set up several formation disks to completely isolate the courtyard from the outside world.
Once she confirmed that the outside could not detect anything within, Lin Yan walked to a mirror. The clear bronze mirror reflected an unfamiliar face.
This face did not belong to this world; it was a face Lin Yan had used in a previous world. It was equally beautiful but lacked the cool detachment of Tantai Wangshu, possessing instead a gentle warmth.
Such a face was easily trusted and readily evoked pity.
Lin Yan removed the hairpin from her bun, letting her dark hair cascade down her back. Then, facing the mirror, she offered a gentle and friendly smile.
The third elder of the Mo family was very fond of women, particularly gentle, high-level female cultivators. Relying on his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, he had taken many unaffiliated female cultivators as his own.
Some of these women, with strong wills, committed suicide. Others became members of his inner court, and some died under his torment.
The original host's aunt was one of those who died at his hands.
When the Tantai family was annihilated, his aunt was not killed but was abducted by this third elder of the Mo family. Later, unable to bear the humiliation, she committed suicide.
This third elder of the Mo family was Lin Yan's first step in her revenge.
Now, a beautiful, gentle, background-less, and seemingly inexperienced Golden Core stage female cultivator appearing in the Mo family's stronghold was akin to offering meat to the third elder of the Mo family's mouth.
Lin Yan did not believe he would not be tempted. This third elder of the Mo family was a genius of the Mo family and the pillar of the entire Mo family, holding an extraordinary status.
Although she had saved those Mo family disciples, they ultimately depended on the Mo family for survival. Therefore, her information would likely be delivered quickly to the third elder of the Mo family.
Lin Yan picked up a jade comb carved from jade and slowly combed her dark hair.
The Brahma Sect was in a difficult situation recently. It wasn't just the disciples; the elders' brows were also furrowed. This was because of that Fairy Yaoguang, they had completely offended the lunatics of the Lingxiao Sword Sect.
No one could be happy when a group of lunatics attacked their sect, and they couldn't win.
Fairy Yaoguang was now resented by the entire sect. She could only enter solitary confinement and no longer pay attention to external matters. This way, she wouldn't have to listen to the gossip anymore.
However, while Fairy Yaoguang could go into seclusion, her master could not simply hide. He had to face the people from the Lingxiao Sword Sect head-on.
More than ten people had come from the Lingxiao Sword Sect, with the lowest cultivation being at the Nascent Soul stage. Each of these sword cultivators could challenge opponents of a higher level.
More than ten sword cultivators challenged all the elders of the Brahma Sect who were present. Every elder was suppressed, which caused all the disciples of the Brahma Sect to lose their smiles, and a shadow fell over the entire Brahma Sect.
When this news reached Lin Yan, she was in a teahouse in Fenyang City. The people around her were discussing the matter with unrestrained enthusiasm, speaking excitedly, and the listeners were fired up.
Lin Yan, as a half-involved party, was also deeply moved. However, Lin Yan also found it strange. If the Lingxiao Sword Sect was so powerful, why was it so easily annihilated in the original novel?
How strong was the person who could so easily destroy the Lingxiao Sword Sect? The male protagonist was only at the Golden Core stage at the time, so how could he provoke such a powerful opponent?
The original novel did not explain who annihilated the Lingxiao Sword Sect. After all, even the original host was completely marginalized in the end. How much of a role could the Lingxiao Sword Sect, a beginner's village of sorts, play?
Although the male protagonist had already left the Lingxiao Sword Sect, and its annihilation had not occurred, Lin Yan still intended to find out who the culprit was. This was the original host's obsession, and she would help her fulfill it.
Even if this path was difficult, Lin Yan would not give up.
At this moment, in a private room on the second floor of the teahouse, a pair of eyes fell upon Lin Yan's face.
Lin Yan was leaning sideways, listening to the discussions of the people beside her. Lost in the conversation, her face involuntarily revealed some emotions, making her entire expression lively and radiant.
Such a face was truly captivating!
He gently rubbed a jade ring on his finger, his gaze appraising the exposed skin of the female cultivator below.
Her skin was like condensed fat, seemingly able to be pierced by a single touch. What a pity that such a woman, like flowing water, couldn't become his collection.
Thinking thus, he recalled the letter sent by the disciples of his clan. This gift had indeed arrived at the perfect moment.
Such an innocent and beautiful female cultivator should not be like those insensible women who would rather die than yield.
However, he still needed to proceed gradually. Haste could not lead to a good outcome. Such a "delicacy" was well worth the effort.
With this thought, a look of amused interest spread across his face.