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Chapter 268 The Witch of the Martial World 9

Lin Shiwan raised her head, her eyes red, "But brother, she seems so smart, and every time she does something, it's like she's targeting us."

Lin Shinian pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Then we must be more cautious. From now on, we should try to avoid direct conflict with her and gather more intelligence from all sides."

Lin Shiwan nodded as if she understood, "Then, brother, what should we do next?"

After thinking for a moment, her face flushed slightly, and she stammered, "Do you need me to continue getting closer to Guo Xiao?"

Although she didn't have a good impression of Guo Xiao, it was undeniable that Guo Xiao possessed a mysterious and inexplicable luck that could help them.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shinian's eyes hardened. "Let's hold back for now and proceed according to our plan. If the witch does something amiss later, that will be our opportunity. At the same time, we also need to find more good cultivation techniques to practice, or win over Guo Xiao's heart!"

"We'll encounter even more problems ahead, and if anything goes wrong, we'll have to take drastic measures!"

His tone was somewhat heavy, yet undeniably firm.

Lin Shinian and Lin Shiwan have relied on each other since childhood. Although they live in the Guo family, they are not happy and always feel like they are living under someone else's roof. Therefore, now that they have the opportunity to become strong, they are both desperately trying to achieve it!

Lin Shiwan finally smiled slightly, "Yes, brother is right. As long as we siblings work together, we can definitely overcome any difficulties."

Seeing his sister regain her spirits, Lin Shinian secretly resolved to protect her and help them achieve their goal.

Before that, he had to appease the Guo family. Guo's father had already sent people to search for them everywhere. He had to find a way to get rid of those people, or send them back directly!

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After a night's rest, the three decided to continue their journey. This time, after discussing it, they decided to head straight for the Five Factions.

However, as they were leaving the inn, the landlady stopped them, asking, "Are you... not staying here?"

Guo Xiao nodded. "Is there anything you need, Boss Lady?"

Something wrong? The proprietress had nothing to do, but looking at these delicate-skinned children, she couldn't bear to part with them, so she decided to risk stopping them.

"It's nothing, nothing at all. We just launched a new wine today, and you young heroes are about to leave. This is a perfect farewell dinner for you. Would you do me the honor?" The proprietress said with a charming smile as she approached. She was quite attractive and exuded the charm of a mature woman, and her presence was accompanied by a waft of fragrance.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have already harbored illicit thoughts. Unfortunately, the Lin siblings knew she was not a good person, and Guo Xiao even thought the fragrance was not as pleasant as that witch's!

All three remained expressionless, even becoming more wary, and refused, saying, "No need, ma'am, please settle the bill quickly!"

The proprietress's smile vanished, a flash of anger crossing her eyes. Upon hearing this, she slammed her hand on the table, instantly creating a crack. "Hmph! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. I thought we could resolve this amicably, but since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After he finished speaking, a group of thugs emerged from the surrounding area.

Lin Shinian shielded Lin Shiwan behind him, while Guo Xiao gripped his sword tightly.

"Boss lady, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation if word gets out about your actions?" Guo Xiao tried to stall for time to find an opportunity to break through, while Lin Shinian was already thinking of a solution. The nearest government officials would arrive too late, and the boss lady and her group were ruling the area, so they probably wouldn't be easy to deal with.

Since that's the case, we have no choice but to just point it out!

"Reputation? In this desolate wilderness, my words are reputation!" The proprietress laughed arrogantly.

After saying that, Lin Shinian shouted without any regard for the consequences, "Your inn harms martial arts practitioners every day, killing people to make steamed buns...aren't you afraid of everyone's revenge?!"

There were other people in the inn at this time. The crowd who had come to watch the commotion were all startled when they heard this, and they immediately threw away the buns in their hands.

"What?! This is human flesh..."

"presumptuous!"

"How is this going?!"

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The crowd erupted into chaos, but the proprietress remained unfazed, as if she had anticipated this. She let out a coquettish laugh, a smile that appeared utterly sinister to everyone else.

"So what if it is?! None of you can escape! Wu Er! Contact person!" the proprietress snapped, addressing the man in the kitchen.

The man immediately sent a signal.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and everyone was taken aback.

The proprietress frowned and called out, "Who's there?"

A group of soldiers rode up on horseback.

The proprietress was somewhat incredulous. Soldiers? How could there possibly be soldiers?!

She was somewhat flustered and looked at Wu Er, who was even more bewildered than her. He strode forward and faced the soldiers together, asking, "Are you all alright?"

Guo Xiao and his group breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know who had reported them to the authorities beforehand, the arrival of the soldiers gave them an extra layer of protection, given that the landlady wouldn't let them leave easily.

"Sir, someone here is trying to harm us!" Lin Shinian shouted hurriedly.

The soldiers quickly surrounded the inn. Upon seeing this, the landlady's expression changed, and she glared fiercely at Lin Shinian.

But she dared not act rashly in the face of the government troops. After all, no one in the martial arts world dared to go against the imperial court, and besides, she was in the wrong to begin with...

Finally, he had no choice but to order his men to retreat, gritting his teeth as he said, "You're lucky today, just you wait!"

As he spoke, he quickly retreated, abandoning the inn and fleeing.

Guo Xiao and the others breathed a sigh of relief and dared not linger in the town any longer. They set off for the Wutong Sect without stopping, being even more cautious along the way.

Qingyu only learned about this through the system, because by the time she returned to the inn, it was already closed.

Upon hearing the system's explanation, Qingyu never imagined things would develop this way...

She pondered for a moment, then immediately suspected someone: "Was it Xue Lingyuan? Does he have any connection with the inn?"

"Then why did he reveal his identity?" the system asked, bewildered.

Qingyu chuckled, her voice seemingly coming from the deep sea, revealing a hint of coldness and profundity, "Sometimes revealing your identity is a way to solve problems... Look, the inn is gone, they've run away, who will expose Xue Lingyuan now?"

The system was speechless; it felt it was just a system and couldn't quite understand these people's thought processes...

However, the system mentioned another matter, "Recently, the crackdown on the Demonic Sect in the martial arts world has become increasingly severe. You have no idea how busy Hua Wuyi has been every day..."

Since the last incident, it decided to help Qingyu monitor each world as much as possible, since it had no other use anyway.

Qingyu knew about this, since it was mentioned in the original plot that at this time, the imperial court and some people in the martial arts world had reached a secret cooperation to attack the demonic sect together.