427: Chapter 427 Lin Ran's plan to attack the Chen family, and Ming Chuan's attitude

"Disperse into smoke and clouds?"

Hearing Lin Qingmeng's self-deprecating words, Lin Ran couldn't help but shake his head. With a flick of his hand, he conjured a dark purple treasure bead and infused it into Lin Qingmeng's soul body.

"This is a supreme treasure I just scavenged from the Golden Ancient Loulan. I don't know its name, but I know its function: it can nourish your remnant soul."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingmeng was overwhelmed with gratitude toward Lin Ran. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly in thanks.

"Many thanks, Young Master, for letting bygones be bygones! Thank you, Young Master!"

While she was alive, Lin Ran had been willing to warn her, telling her that Chu Jinyu harbored evil intentions and that she should be wary of him.

And after she died, Lin Ran had acted again to maintain this wisp of her remnant soul, allowing her to continue existing in this world.

Lin Ran had been incredibly benevolent and righteous toward her!

Yet, the more this was the case, the deeper the guilt she felt toward Lin Ran grew.

Lin Ran waved his hand slightly, and a gentle breeze helped Lin Qingmeng up.

He turned his head to look at the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag and asked, "You must be the Magic Treasure Spirit of this flag now, right?"

Lin Qingmeng nodded vigorously and said, "Young Master, the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag was originally my companion Magic Treasure."

"Before I died, I used a secret technique to strip away a wisp of my remnant soul and merge it into the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag, becoming its Magic Treasure Spirit."

"If not for that, I fear I would have completely perished at the Lin Mansion, and Chu Jinyu's treacherous scheme would have succeeded!"

Lin Ran rubbed his chin with his right hand, pondered carefully in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"In that case, I will accept this flag."

"Since you are the Magic Treasure Spirit of the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag, you shall stay by my side for the time being."

Lin Qingmeng was overjoyed and quickly said, "As long as Young Master does not abandon me, Qingmeng is willing to follow you forever!"

Lin Ran waved his hand: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"

"Now that I have killed Little Prince Chen Lian, and you were persecuted by the daughter of the Chen Mansion,"

"The two of us have completely forged a grudge with the Chen Mansion."

"To prevent the Chen Mansion from stabbing me in the back, I must find a way to completely eradicate the Chen Mansion!"

"Besides, this can also be considered as avenging you and the Lin Mansion."

He still felt it was a pity about the destruction of the Lin Mansion.

Although Lin Qingmeng had fallen in love and been very foolish while alive.

At the very least, Lin Qingmeng's father, Lin Wurong, was a smart man, and he had seen that Lin Wurong wanted to invest in him.

It was just a pity that before the investment was fully completed, the Lin Mansion was destroyed, and Lin Wurong also died.

This truly was the unpredictability of the world!

Hearing that Lin Ran was already planning to take action against the Chen Mansion, Lin Qingmeng was overjoyed, and strong hatred and anger appeared on her face.

But at the same time, she was also very worried.

As a top-tier prince's mansion, the Chen Mansion had deep roots in the Chenxin Divine Dynasty, and it was indeed very difficult to topple it.

This could be seen from the fact that the Chen Mansion dared to slander the Lin Mansion and even bribe other prince's mansions to act before reporting to the throne.

It was evident that the Chen Mansion no longer had much awe for the imperial court or the Empress.

"Young Master, the Chen Mansion has deep roots and a tangled web of influence. This matter must not be rushed; we must think it through carefully before taking action!"

Lin Qingmeng advised him with good intentions, her face full of worry.

Now, she was merely the Magic Treasure Spirit of the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag, and the only person she could rely on was Lin Ran.

If any accident happened to Lin Ran in the process of dealing with the Chen Mansion, she certainly wouldn't be able to survive alone, and there would be others who wouldn't let her continue to live.

"Rest assured, I have my own plans for this matter; I will not act recklessly."

"You should return to the Wangchuan Fenghua first. That treasure bead should not be an ordinary object; you can explore its mysteries first."

Lin Ran said with a smile.

"Mm!"

Lin Qingmeng's remnant soul flashed and entered the Wangchuan Fenghua Flag.

Lin Ran took the opportunity to put away the Wangchuan Fenghua.

"Brother Lin, do you really intend to take action against the Chen Mansion for the sake of Miss Lin?"

Ming Chuan asked in a deep voice.

Lin Ran shook his head slightly: "It is not for Lin Qingmeng, but for myself."

"I killed Little Prince Chen Lian and have already forged a grudge with the Chen family. Since that is the case, I certainly will not let the Chen family off easily. I will completely strangle all hidden dangers that are harmful to me in the cradle!"

Saintess Yu Luo, with a cold expression, suddenly spoke: "But if we don't say anything, who would know that Little Prince Chen Lian died at your hands?"

"Or are you suspecting that we will leak this matter to the Chen Mansion, or perhaps you suspect that General Li will leak this matter to the Chen Mansion?"

Lin Ran smiled and shook his head: "Of course I trust you. Neither you nor General Li would leak this matter to the Chen Mansion."

"You might even change your story and unanimously say that Little Prince Chen Lian died at the hands of the Son of Xiancha."

"It's just, is there any need for us to weave such a massive lie for a mere Chen Mansion?"

"The downfall of the Chen Mansion is already inevitable. Even if the Chen Mansion finds out that I killed Little Prince Chen Lian, so what?"

Chen Mu's eyes lit up, and his breathing became a bit rapid as he said: "Brother Lin, do you mean..."

"The Chen Mansion dared to collude with other prince's mansions to act before reporting to the throne within the Chenxin Divine Dynasty. Who gave them this right?"

"The Empress shouldn't have given them this kind of right, right?"

"In other words, this is a right they gave themselves. They even placed their own authority above the Empress's authority."

"With such overstepping and self-destructive behavior, even if I don't try to target the Chen Mansion, the Empress will make a move sooner or later."

"When the time comes, and the Empress is determined to take action against the Chen Mansion, can't I just tag along and reap some benefits?"

Ming Chuan immediately gave Lin Ran a thumbs up.

He was truly worthy of being someone who could force Leader Mo Yuan to reveal himself with the wisdom and deep schemes of a Prodigy!

Regarding such precise control over the situation and the ability to fathom the human heart, they asked themselves: compared to Lin Ran, they were not even a fraction as good!

"Haha! Brother Lin is truly impressive!"

"In that case, my Ming Mansion will also have to go and reap some benefits when the time comes!"

"Brother Lin, my Ming Mansion is also a top-tier prince's mansion, not much weaker than the Chen Mansion."

"As long as Brother Lin speaks, as long as it is within my, Ming Chuan's, capabilities, and within the capabilities of the Ming Mansion, I, Ming Chuan, and the Ming Mansion will absolutely not refuse!"

Ming Chuan laughed loudly.

Having spent so many days with Lin Ran in the Koumo Desert, he had roughly understood Lin Ran.

Lin Ran was a Prodigy, and an unprecedented, perhaps even unrepeatable, Prodigy.

Lin Ran was deep, resourceful, and decisive, but he was natural and straightforward with those around him, making people feel very comfortable when getting along with him.

He admired Lin Ran, respected Lin Ran, and was both respectful and fearful of Lin Ran, so he also wanted to make some investments in Lin Ran!