80: Reunion

The ten lashes didn't last long, and coupled with the fact that Lin Xi wasn't serious, only a few bloody marks were left on Zhou Luo's back, which was considered fulfilling the task.

Zhou Luo got up and tore off his white shirt, revealing his upper body.

After the tempering of the Giant Bear Body Refining Art, Zhou Luo's physique was significantly different from those ordinary Qi Training cultivators, possessing clear muscle lines and sharp contours, quite aesthetically powerful.

Lin Xi's beautiful eyes flickered slightly upon seeing this scene, showing no sign of shyness, but rather appreciation.

"Your physique is quite good," she said with a smile.

Zhou Luo shrugged, picked up a new white shirt from the side and put it on, then put on the purple-gold magic robe.

During this time, the original bloody marks on his back were also quietly healing with the help of spiritual energy.

Lin Xi put away the round object, left a sound transmission talisman, and looked at Zhou Luo meaningfully: "I'll be staying here for a few days. What I said earlier wasn't a lie. Think carefully."

With that, she turned and left the room.

Zhou Luo fastened the buttons of his magic robe, his gaze falling on the sound transmission talisman on the table, and couldn't help but shake his head.

To win him over, the Main Family seems to have even resorted to a honey trap.

The Zhou Family's Fifth Miss.

If he could become her husband, it might be of great help to him.

But the Great Elder is still lurking in the shadows, watching like a tiger.

Being a fence-sitter is quite good; at least while the two sides haven't determined a winner, he can still live in peace.

Even if a winner is truly decided, as long as he shows a little more Pill Refining talent, the Zhou Family will definitely be reluctant to kill him.

After the punishment ended, Zhou Luo began his daily seated Cultivation.

As for the sound transmission talisman, he casually tossed it aside.

...

Lin Xi, who had left the First Layer, arrived at the pavilion down the mountain and told Lin Tianfang about what had happened earlier.

Although she didn't like Zhou Family infighting, as a direct descendant of the Zhou Family, there were some things she had to do.

She really wasn't lying when she said she wanted Zhou Luo to marry her.

If Zhou Luo was willing, the Main Family would definitely marry her to Zhou Luo.

After all, compared to her more talented elder sister, she really had no other advantages except for her noble status.

Even if she wasn't used to win over Zhou Luo, she would be used to win over other Zhou Family Disciples.

After listening to Lin Xi's account, Lin Tianfang said nothing, only told her to go to the Fourth Layer for Cultivation, and not to worry about other matters.

For Zhou Luo, Lin Xi's matter was just a small interlude; the following days were relatively peaceful, with no one else coming except for Lin Shi occasionally coming to tease Bai.

The Main Family's probing seemed to have stopped as well.

However, seven days later, Lin Shi brought a surprising piece of news.

He was moving to the Second Level.

The Second Level's defenses were even more stringent and safer than the First Layer's, especially after the previous incident, the guard force on the Second Level was directly doubled.

They even moved the kitchen to the Second Level to prevent anyone from poisoning.

Originally, Zhou Family's Key Care Targets (objects of special care) like Alchemists should have been on the Second Level.

However, the Main Family had moved him to the First Layer under the pretext of preventing him from contacting Array Masters like Lin Xianlong after Zhou Luo arrived.

Now, the Main Family asking him to move to the Second Level seems to indicate they no longer care about him contacting the Great Elder's people.

After all, there was still an Array Master on the Second Level.

But Zhou Luo knew that this might be the Main Family's countermeasure.

Because although the Second Level was safer than the First Layer, it was indeed under the Main Family's control.

On the contrary, with many people around, no one knew if there were any of the Great Elder's people inside. Isolating him, assuming he didn't know the secret, was a good method.

And it could also be used to observe whether he would contact the other Array Master.

Zhou Luo really had no way to refuse such a matter.

After packing up everything, Zhou Luo, holding Bai, arrived at the Second Level.

Seeing this familiar environment, his heart was filled with emotion.

Previously, in order to come here, he had gone through various schemes, and in the end, even fell into a death trap.

He never expected that now, he would simply be living here so easily.

Zhou Luo's appearance attracted the attention of others on the Second Level; figures walked out, examining him.

After all, his earlier act of killing Lin Xianlong had caused a huge stir on the Second Level.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, everyone was curious about this live-in son-in-law.

Captain Lin Kai stood not far away, his cold eyes quietly watching him, his expression blank.

Under Lin Shi's guidance, Zhou Luo found his room.

This room was located in the northern corner of the Second Level and was much larger than the one on the First Layer.

While tidying up the room, Lin Shi casually said, "I heard the Zhou Family is sending a new Array Master."

The Spirit Mine currently only had one Array Master, which was definitely not enough to maintain daily operations, so sending someone was a normal thing.

However, what made Zhou Luo fall into deep thought was.

What attitude would the Main Family have towards the Great Elder's people?

Could it be that they were confident in letting him have contact with the other party?

Or was this also a test of him?

Zhou Luo didn't know, but he made up his mind to stay in the room and not contact anyone for the remaining twenty days.

If the Time came and the Main Family still refused to let him go, he would try to contact the person Lin Xianlong had mentioned, use this to negotiate with the Great Elder, ask the other party to rescue him, or simply side directly with the Main Family.

In the end, it was just a matter of choosing sides.

Perhaps there would be other turns of events during this Time?

However, Zhou Luo, who had intended not to contact anyone, never expected that the person who would come to the Spirit Mine two days later would be an old acquaintance.

At the door of the room, he looked at the two people coming down from the First Layer, his gaze fixed on one of the young men with a severed arm, his expression stunned.

Why was he here?

Zhou Luo never expected that he would meet Xu Changsheng here.

Xu Changsheng, in a strict sense, was Zhou Luo's first friend; as the first batch of live-in sons-in-law tricked by the Lin Family, they were comrades in adversity.

It was just that in many matters, they were both helpless.

So Zhou Luo could only watch helplessly as Xu Changsheng was sent to the Spirit Mine.

Later, he learned that all the live-in sons-in-law from the same batch had died, except for Xu Changsheng, who was very lucky to have his talent in Array Formation discovered and became the Disciple of an Array Master.

Zhou Luo had thought that he would see the other party again one day.

But he never expected it to be in this place.

The current Xu Changsheng was still wearing that green robe, but his originally handsome face had a few more traces of Vicissitudes (vicissitudes/world-weariness); he followed behind an old man, his expression respectful and his posture humble.

Zhou Luo looked at the two deeply, thinking to himself, could this be arranged by the Great Elder?

At this moment, he didn't hesitate to turn around and hide in the room.

But while he wanted to hide, the other person didn't.

On the afternoon of arriving at the Second Level of the Spirit Mine, Xu Changsheng took the initiative to knock on Zhou Luo's door.

Zhou Luo opened the door and looked at his former friend, a bitter smile on his face.

"You look very unhappy to see me?" Xu Changsheng said with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

"How could I be unhappy when old friends reunite?" Zhou Luo also smiled slightly.