When Ling Xiao heard that voice, his first thought was whether to take action.
He must know that in this jungle of giant trees that is surrounded by dangers, every danger hides a deeper danger. Three hundred years of experience have allowed him to know and understand many things.
In this kind of forest, because they are in danger, or have no dry food, or lack the ability to move, some people will pretend to call for help, call other people over, and then force them to do something.
What's going on.
These people will not even reveal their true intentions at the beginning. Instead, they will settle the relationship with the person in advance, and only show their original ugly face after they are able to get out of the predicament or after their injuries are healed.
.
The world is so difficult and people's hearts are sinister, so he has to guard against it.
But when he heard another scream, Ling Xiao was startled. The voice sounded very familiar. The faces of several people appeared in his mind, and he finally settled on one person.
Ling Tianfang!
Ling Xiao immediately moved, jumped several times, passed through a pile of bushes, and saw Ling Tianfang under a small hill. He bowed in front of Ling Tianfang and made an attack posture.
A tiger with a striking white forehead.
The tiger's ribs and five claws are covered with a layer of fluorescent white armor, which shines brightly and is very dazzling.
At this time, Ling Tianfang no longer had the free and easy expression before, his face was full of pain, his right arm was dripping with blood, and most of his original white clothes were damaged, and his chest was damaged.
The three deep blood marks were obviously caused by the tiger's claws.
Ling Xiao saw that the tiger had already bowed its body. Ling Tianfang obviously didn't have the energy to fight back. Ling Xiao didn't even think about it, and rushed forward with a quick step. The blood knife on his right arm was summoned by his heart, and he was filled with energy.
He used all the strength in his body and slashed down with a powerful long sword without any plan.
With a popping sound, the tiger was cut into two pieces. Blood spurted out. The tiger didn't even make a sound and died.
Ling Xiao put away the knife and moved forward. Ling Tianfang saw that the tiger was dead and that it was Ling Xiao. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.
Ling Xiao stood opposite him and squatted down. Ling Tianfang looked at Ling Xiao and said with some joy on his face: "Why are you here?"
Ling Xiao looked at the tiger corpse behind him, turned back and said, "Grandpa went to my family to practice martial arts. I came here to practice. It's a coincidence that I met you."
Ling Tian looked at the tiger corpse that had been cut into two parts with relief and fear, and cursed in his mouth: "Damn, I almost risked my life here this time. This time when I go back, I must call my second uncle."
Here comes a handy weapon."
Ling Xiao recognized the tiger. The tiger was called an armored tiger. Although its attack power was average, the armor around it was very hard and could not be cut through without a spiritual weapon. Ling Tianfang must have had no weapons at his disposal and faced the armored tiger with his bare hands.
Fell behind.
Ling Tianfang's injuries were not serious, they were just minor wounds on the skin. He just rested on the spot and applied some topical gold wound medicine. Since the two of them had met, they started walking together.
After a lot of troubles, it was already dark at noon, so the two of them stopped to rest where they were. Ling Xiao brought enough dry food, and the two of them took the dry food and started talking.
Ling Tianfang was a familiar person. He gnawed a large piece of shortbread and said while chewing: "I seem to have heard about you. The Ling family in Black Rock City was threatened by the Holy Fire Sect a few days ago. Later I heard that
It was a young man named Ling Xiao who defeated all the heroes and finally won, and it was you."
Ling Xiao also chewed the dry food slowly and smiled humbly: "I mean, it's just that you have better luck. I heard that your name has the character "天", which seems to be similar to the name of the elder of the Ling family.
You should be of the same generation."
These words seemed to touch something in Ling Tian's heart, and Ling Tianfang's face also showed a trace of sadness: "You are really smart. You are right. I am indeed the same generation as those old guys.
of."
Ling Xiao smiled: "According to seniority, I should call you... uncle?"
Ling Tianfang waved his hands, with an expression as if he would never mention the matter: "What's the matter? My name is Ling Tianfang. We are about the same age. It doesn't matter if you call me eldest brother or I call you eldest brother."
, To be honest, apart from my name and seniority, this thing has not brought me any benefits. I am only at the second level of the Primary Yuan, how can I compare with those old guys."
Ling Xiao secretly thought to himself: "You, the second level of Chuyuan, have already put all of our peers behind you by a lot."
However, Ling Xiao would not really say what he was thinking about. He smiled and said: "This generational matter is also very important. The Ling family puts benevolence, justice and filial piety first, so you should be very comfortable.
"
Ling Tianfang drank a large amount of water and wiped his mouth: "Why do you feel comfortable? Seniority is one thing, and whether you have real power is another. Although I am senior, I have no real power at all. Then the seven of the Ling family
Everyone is doing their own thing, so there is no need for me, an outsider, to do anything."
Ling Xiao's heart skipped a beat. He knew very little about the affairs of the Ling family. Now that he had taken the initiative to mention it, it would be better to ask first. There would be no harm in knowing more about the inside information of the Ling family.
"Everyone is working independently. The seventh elder of the Ling family is in charge of the Ling family. He is the head of the big clan and assists the huge family business. They are very united. How can they be working independently?" Ling Xiao asked deliberately.
Ling Tianfang sighed, put down the dry food, and folded his hands together: "Of course, your branch family has no way of knowing about this family's affairs. Don't look at the appearance of the seven elders of my family coming in and out together. In fact, it's the same.
Divided into three factions."
"Oh? Three factions?" Ling Xiao said doubtfully.
Ling Tianfang held his fingers and counted them one by one: "These three, four, and five elders are in one faction, trying their best to assist the current head of the family, and have no other intention. This elder, and the second elder are in one faction, and they support the next one."
, that is, the candidate for the head of the family among the second generation of the Ling family."
"What about the remaining faction?" Ling Xiao asked.
"The remaining faction is the Sixth and Seventh Elders, who support another candidate for the head of the family," Ling Tianfang sighed, "Don't look at the great cause of our family at the moment. On the surface it seems peaceful, but internally there are factions.
They don't give in to each other, and the internal worries are endless. It's a shame that the internal worries are not included, the Ling family is also facing fatal foreign threats."
This internal trouble is his own business, and foreign trouble is naturally the hostile force from outside. Although Ling Xiao has heard about some matters in this place, the detailed situation is not clear. He immediately asked: "Is there any foreign trouble? The Ling family has
With such a great enterprise, who else dares to make trouble?"
"Oh, it's not that there are no troublemakers, it's just that we don't have the courage yet. Our Ling family is not the only one in Bohai County. The Qingyun Sect of the Disha Sect is tied to each other and cannot affect us for a while.
capable of causing external harm
, there are only two other families like us, one is the Sima family, and the other is the Kou family. The Sima family still has some friendship with us and has not revealed it, but everyone understands that they are just waiting for a while.
That’s all…”
"But the Kou family is very domineering. Last month, a young man from the Kou family used an excuse to provoke and injured two of our family's guards. The third uncle was so angry that he lost one of the young man's arms. If the Sima family hadn't intervened,
I’m afraid there could be a fight between the two families.”
"Although the Sima family has some friendship with us at the moment, the ones who have business dealings with us are still with the Kou family. These two families have joined forces to squeeze out the Ling family's position in Bohai County, openly and secretly. It's just that the Ling family has a big business, so no trouble has arisen.
.”
Ling Xiao understood something, nodded and said: "With internal and external troubles, the Ling family is really not at peace."
Ling Tianfang couldn't help but sigh when he talked about his family's affairs, and he sighed again: "Who says it's not true? In fact, if we unite a little bit and the three factions can shake hands and make peace, then the Sima family and the Kou
What do we have to fear even if we join forces? It’s a pity, it’s a pity, alas!”
Ling Xiao didn't know how to answer the topic he asked, so he suddenly said: "I'm here to practice, what are you here for?"
This question seemed to be on point. Ling Tianfang looked around cautiously, and his voice lowered involuntarily: "I told you, but don't tell others. Come here this time, actually.
I came here to look for a treasure belonging to the Ling family. It is said to be of some use to the Ling family. However, I don’t know where the treasure is hidden. I don’t know where it really is. I only know that it is in a mountain range deep in the forest of giant trees.
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Ling Xiao could tell at a glance that there was something concealed in his words. Also, he didn't have a particularly deep relationship with him, so there was no need to tell everything in a comprehensive way.
But what Ling Tianfang didn't know was that in this aspect, he knew better than Ling Tianfang. He also clearly understood the specific effects and even the influence of the treasure.
But again, they didn't have a close relationship, and he was both a member of the Ling family. He didn't say anything about this. The two of them each had their own plans.
The place Ling Tianfang was talking about was deep in the northeast corner of the Forest of Giant Trees. It was a dangerous place. Ling Xiao had never been to the Forest of Giant Trees even in his previous life. Now he was following Ling Tianfang.
It is naturally excellent to lead the way.
Ling Tianfang also had his own plans in mind. There were dangers everywhere in the Forest of Giant Trees. He didn't feel anything when he didn't come in. But after he came in, he found that he didn't have any weapons at his disposal and he was fighting against the monsters. He was obviously at a disadvantage.
, Ling Xiao holds the third-grade blood sword spiritual weapon in his hand, and walking together, supporting each other, can be regarded as taking care of each other.
It took a stick of incense to reach the precipitous place in the Forest of Giant Trees. The two of them speeded up their journey. In this inaccessible place in the wilderness, the danger level after nightfall was several times greater than during the day. They had to hurry up before nightfall.
It was the fastest time to get to that place before.
After walking forward for about half a stick of incense, the branches of the trees became sparse. With the direct sunlight shining down, the surroundings became brighter. It was peaceful along the way, with the occasional small monster.
It's a beast. Ling Xiao doesn't need to take action. Ling Potian strikes out with a palm and the road ahead becomes clear.
When they reached another small plain, Ling Tianfang suddenly stopped. Ling Xiao was about to ask something, but when his ears twitched, he immediately understood, stopped his steps, and said nothing more.
Ling Tianfang glanced around and said loudly: "I have heard the breathing of several people. Why are you always hiding like this? Please come out and show yourself."