Chapter 523: Betrayal
Qi Zhenzhen raised her head and looked Su Lin in the eye. She still had some doubts in her heart, "Will you really help me? Then why did you say those words tonight?"
Su Lin shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Don't you know who you are going to marry? The Wang family of the Northern Kingdom, behind this is the power of the entire Northern Kingdom. Do you want me to go against them alone?"
In fact, this is also what Qi Zhenzhen said.
With Su Lin's current strength, even facing the army of the Northern Kingdom is not a problem, but he can protect himself, but he can't guarantee the safety of those around him.
Especially Qi Zhenzhen herself, does she really hate the Qi family? If she offends the Wangye family because of this, the Qi family will be destroyed, and Qi Zhenzhen will not end up well.
Su Lin is a careful person, and he arranges things clearly. If you want to do it, you must do it the best!
Hearing this, Qi Zhenzhen lowered her head again. She felt that she had brought great trouble to Su Lin.
"I'm sorry." She said softly.
Su Lin shook his head. He thought it was not a big deal. It just took a little more time. Perhaps, through these two families, there would be unexpected discoveries. It was not impossible.
"So, what you have to do now is to be calm and obedient. You have to believe me. There will be a turnaround on the wedding day."
Hearing these words, Qi Zhenzhen nodded firmly. She regained her trust in Su Lin. What she needed now was cooperation.
After the arrangements were made, Su Lin left.
Qi Zhenzhen must be able to sleep well tonight.
The next day, Su Lin got up early and wandered in the yard of the Qi family.
Looking at the rockery, flowing water, ponds and small bridges, I sighed in my heart. No wonder so many people want to pass the imperial examinations from ancient times to the present.
Except for Ding Pingzhou, most of them probably want to live such a luxurious life.
How much does it cost to build such a large house? With Qi Shimu's salary, it may not be so easy to build.
"Hmph, no wonder the old emperor would use Ding Pingzhou. He is an outlier among these people, right?"
After sighing, Su Lin's eyes focused on the flowers and plants.
Thinking of the method of obtaining natural power before, he had not tried it yet. Now is a good time.
So he pressed his hand directly on it, and heard the system prompt: "Host, absorbing natural power."
In an instant, Su Lin felt that there was a special power entering his body from the flowers and plants.
This is not spiritual power, but after the transformation of the method, it is purer than the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It's a pity that it is too rare.
Everything has its own laws. It is impossible to accommodate too much natural power in such a small volume. Although there is no shortage, it is also made up of countless plants.
After all, they will reproduce, sow with the wind, and it is endless.
"Host, the natural power has been absorbed."
As the system reminded again, Su Lin found a shocking scene. The flowers and plants just now withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally rotted into a pile.
"Could it be that these plants also survive by relying on the power of nature? Or, the power of nature is part of them."
Su Lin felt that he had gotten into trouble.
Just now, he was immersed in this power, and without paying attention, he absorbed all the power in the entire garden.
At this moment, the place still looked dilapidated, so he hurried away.
Not long after walking, he heard the exclamation of the Qi family's servants behind him: "What happened? These flowers and plants died overnight?"
Another person cried, "It's over, if the master knew, he would definitely kill us."
Su Lin also felt pity for these two scapegoats, but he could do nothing about it. The matter was done. Even if he regretted the power of nature, these flowers and plants would not come back to life.
As soon as he returned to his residence, he saw Tan Yuanlin and his family waiting at the door, as if they wanted to see Su Lin.
"What's wrong? You don't take good care of this free place."
Su Lin went up to talk, but soon found that the expression on Tan Yuanlin's face was not right. He looked around and whispered: "Benefactor, let's go inside and talk."
Su Lin was puzzled. It seemed that there was something shameful.
After entering the house, Tan Yuanlin was still cautious, especially checking whether the doors and windows were closed tightly. After confirming that it was safe, he spoke: "Benefactor Su, I heard that you came to Qi's house last night to have dinner with Pan Fugui?"
When these three words were mentioned, it seemed that Tan Yuanlin's heart was full of anger, and both hands could not help but clenched their fists.
Su Lin didn't understand, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence? There was a connection between these two people?
But Tan Yuanlin's answer shocked him, "It was Pan Fugui who poisoned me, this treacherous villain!"
Su Lin was even more confused.
He asked Tan Yuanlin to explain clearly what was going on.
After listening, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "Humph, it seems that Pan Fugui's wealth is not legitimate."
It turns out that Pan Fugui was also a poor man in his early years.
And he and Tan Yuanlin grew up together as brothers, but their ambitions are different.
One wants to be a chivalrous warrior, and the other wants to be a wealthy businessman. This is also due to the different family backgrounds of the two.
Pan Fugui's family was poor since he was a child, while Tan Yuanlin at least had some capital.
It is said that when the two were young, they went out together. One day, they accidentally found a treasure in the mountains, which looked like a statue of a god.
Tan Yuanlin could feel the power contained in it, so he wanted to use it to break through his cultivation.
Pan Fugui thought it was extremely valuable. If he sold it, he would definitely get his first pot of gold, so the two discussed how to deal with it.
Finally, Tan Yuanlin was kind-hearted and felt that Pan Fugui had achieved nothing at this age, so he wanted to help this brother.
The two parted ways from then on. Pan Fugui took the statue to Beijing to do business and promised that once he succeeded, he would never forget Tan Yuanlin's kindness.
A few days ago, Tan Yuanlin accidentally learned that he came to Lincheng, and thought it was a turning point, so he wanted to ask him for help.
This brother's current identity can be said to be a household name in the north, so this little favor is not a problem at all.
But when he heard about the statue incident that year, Pan Fugui immediately became anxious and had a dispute with him. In the end, he even put drugs in the wine, making it impossible for him to display his strength.
In the end, he was captured by the government and almost died.
"What's so special about this statue?"
There are only a few reasons that can make a person want to kill, but in the end, it's all for desire.
It must be the interests that touched Pan Fugui, but what secrets are hidden in it, that's unknown.