Late at night, Meng Chen suddenly opened his eyes and tried to get up quietly. Huang Wujin beside him woke up for some reason and placed his slender jade hand on the back of Meng Chen's hand.

"Husband, where are you going?"

Meng Chen was startled, but quickly calmed down. After all, he was not going to do anything bad.

"Xiao Huang, I'm planning to find out about Miss Lin."

Huang Wujin stared at her suspiciously. "Do you have to go in the middle of the night to find out? And you learned something from the waiter today. It seems that Miss Lin is going to get engaged to the city lord's son Zhao Qian. This is a cooperation between the Lin family and the city lord. It is the most rational choice Miss Lin made after considering the overall situation."

Meng Chen secretly complained in her heart, as expected of a woman who had once been an emperor, she always considered the overall situation. As for sacrificing some personal interests, it was probably nothing in her eyes.

Meng Chen pays more attention to Lin Xinran's personal choice. After all, he has the ability to help Lin Xinran. In this case, the so-called rationality is unnecessary. Lin Xinran only needs to follow his heart.

Meng Chen was determined, and Huang Wujin did not try to stop him: "Then I will go with you!"

Meng Chen had no reason to refuse, but was a little worried: "Do you still remember how to practice? Can you still fly?"

Huang Wujin snapped his fingers, and a ray of light bloomed at his fingertips. The divine light was dazzling, emitting a terrifying pressure.

This scene frightened Meng Chen silly. Judging from the situation, Huang Wujin's cultivation didn't seem to be affected much. Even the ball of light released from his fingertips just now was at least above the Refinement Void Realm. He was no match for him now.

Meng Chen was glad that he had not taken action before, otherwise Huang Wujin might have killed him while trying to protect himself.

"Let's go!"

The two of them blended into the night silently, and soon arrived at the Lin family mansion.

There was something strange about the Lin family mansion. It seemed that Lin Xinran was the only person in charge of the entire Lin family, and the rest were maids and servants.

Meng Chen and Huang Wujin quickly found the courtyard of Lin Xinran's room. Meng Chen was about to go in to investigate, but was stopped by Huang Wujin.

"Wait a minute! What if she is taking a shower or changing clothes? You wait outside, I will go in and take a look first."

Meng Chen rolled his eyes at her and said, "You are just a concubine, how can it be your turn to take care of these things!"

Meng Chen went in first, hung upside down on the eaves, ready to find out about Lin Xinran's situation.

When he was about to peek, a man came up from below and knocked on the door.

Meng Chen was horrified and didn't understand what Huang Wujin was going to do. Didn't he say he wanted to secretly investigate?
Meng Chen was about to dissuade him, but the door opened first. Lin Xinran looked outside the door in confusion, and saw that it was Huang Wujin. Her pretty face was full of surprise.

"Sister Xiaohuang, why are you here?"

Huang Wujin whispered, "Let's go in and talk!"

Lin Xinran got a lot of good things from Meng Chen and Huang Wujin, so she was not on guard against them and pulled Huang Wujin into the room.

She poured a cup of tea for Huang Wujin, and then asked, "Sister Xiaohuang, is there something wrong? Where is Brother Meng? Why didn't he come with you?"

Huang Wujin had an awkward smile on his face and said with a wry smile: "He's here."

As she spoke, she shouted out the window, "Husband, how long are you going to hide there and peek?" When she heard that she was peeping, Lin Xinran's face instantly became unnatural.

Meng Chen fell to the ground and came to the door with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Well, don't listen to Xiao Huang's nonsense. We came here together. I just arrived too. Well... I didn't peek."

Lin Xinran was still a little skeptical, but didn't say much. Instead, she asked the two about their purpose.

Meng Chen said bluntly: "Well, we met a man named Guo Huai'en on the road, who was scolding you, and then we learned about your affairs with the City Lord's Mansion. It seems that you have encountered some trouble, right? Do you need our help?"

Lin Xinran's expression visibly fell. He glanced at Meng Chen and Huang Wujin repeatedly, and after a long while, he said bitterly:
"Forget it, Brother Meng, Sister Xiaohuang, although you are cultivators, some things cannot be solved simply by force."

Huang Wujin narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "Ms. Lin, no matter who it is, we can solve it for you. In fact, you don't have to worry so much."

Lin Xinran's eyes flickered, and he had a faint expectation in his heart. Of course, if he knew that the so-called solution was that Huang Wujin wanted to kill all those people, he probably wouldn't be so calm anymore.

Meng Chen interrupted: "We can help you solve it without harming the interests of your family, so you don't have to hide anything from us."

Lin Xinran met the sincere and earnest looks of Meng Chen and Huang Wujin, and was quite moved. After thinking for a moment, she wiped away her tears and slowly talked about the Lin family.

The Lin family was considered a large family in Weiyuan City, and no one could compete with them. Three years ago, in an accident, Lin's father and mother died in a foreign land while on their way to do business. Since then, the once prosperous Lin family began to decline.

The internal fighting within the family and the coveting of other families quickly put the Lin family into a precarious situation.

Lin Xinran is the only daughter of the Lin family. After her parents passed away, she single-handedly supported the crumbling Lin family. Although she tried her best, the Lin family still inevitably declined.

According to the speed at which the Lin family declined, they should have been ruined long ago. However, a turning point came a year ago when a new city lord arrived and hosted a banquet for all the major families in the city. Of course, the Lin family was among the invited guests.

Then, Lin Xinran met Zhao Qian, the son of the city lord. After that, Zhao Qian often invited Lin Xinran to parties, and when the Lin family encountered troubles, he would also lend a hand.

During this process, Lin Xinran always maintained a rejection attitude, but Zhao Qian ignored it.

Moreover, Lin Xinran and Guo Huai'en were indeed childhood sweethearts and loved each other. If nothing had happened to the Lin family, they might have already gotten married.

Unfortunately, the affairs of the Lin family destined the two of them to be apart, as Lin Xinran said.

If she was alone, she would of course be willing to hand it over to Guo Huai'en, but the huge Lin family needed her support and protection!
These were all left by her parents. It was shameful that the family had fallen to this point. If they were taken over by someone else, Lin Xinran would feel ashamed to no longer be a daughter of the Lin family.

So, three months ago, when the Lin family business encountered an unprecedented crisis, Lin Xinran made a decision.

Since the Lin family cannot be supported by their own strength alone, they can only seek external forces.

The Guo family did not have that strength, so she quickly passed it over and decided to give up her relationship with Guo Huai'en. In this case, Zhao Qian, the son of the city lord, was the best choice.

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