Chapter 408 - Chapter 408: Chapter 108: The Plan (1/2)
chapter 408: chapter 108: the plan
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seeing this, lin jing smiled lightly before asking in a soft voice:
“little sparrow, do you still remember me?”
this time, lin jing didn’t disguise his voice; he used his own.
hearing lin jing’s words, little sparrow cocked its head and looked at him as if pondering.
then, lin jing took a jade bottle out of the storage bag and poured out an elixir medicine, tossing it to little sparrow…
little sparrow’s eyes sparkled, and with a “swoosh,” it flew up, caught the elixir medicine with its beak, and swallowed it.
following that,
little sparrow’s eyes shone as it fixated on lin jing.
it flapped its wings ceaselessly, circling around lin jing without stopping.
“jing…”
“it’s you!”
as it spoke, little sparrow landed on lin jing’s shoulder and then looked up at him with an excitement in its eyes that it couldn’t hide as it said:
“qing… ling…”
“master… where…”
little sparrow’s speech was still choppy as before.
but lin jing understood perfectly what it meant.
little sparrow was asking where huang qingling was right now.
lin jing glanced around and then said to little sparrow:
“follow me for now; it’s not safe here.”
after that, lin jing prepared to take little sparrow and leave.
however, little sparrow didn’t move and grabbed hold of lin jing, not letting him go.
then, little sparrow gestured continuously toward the auction house and said to lin jing:
“qing qing…”
“captured…”
lin jing then reached out and soothed little sparrow before saying:
“i know…”
“we need to leave for now, and tomorrow, i’ll take you to rescue qing qing.”
after hearing this, little sparrow cocked its head thoughtfully and then nodded.
following this, lin jing continued in a low voice:
“follow me and leave this place first.”
little sparrow nodded its head.
afterward, lin jing did his best to conceal his presence as he walked out of the alley, leaving the area.
and little sparrow obediently stayed on lin jing’s shoulder.
fortunately, it was late at night, and the streets were empty. lin jing’s journey was uneventful for now…
……
not long after lin jing left, the middle-aged man who had been meditating in the secret chamber of the black shark auction house suddenly opened his eyes.
he stood up, left the chamber promptly, and flew above the auction house.
once above the auction house, the middle-aged man scanned his surroundings and, seeing no activity, spread out his divine sense to search the area.
as the middle-aged man was using his divine sense to investigate, another cultivator also emerged from the chamber and flew up to the man’s side.
“brother yin…”
“what’s happened?”
“could it be that you’ve discovered something?”
the middle-aged man shook his head and said:
“nothing…”
“it just feels odd. normally at this time, the black kite would have attacked under the cover of night.”
“but today, for some reason, it hasn’t shown up.”
the other cultivator spoke up and said:
“perhaps it’s afraid after nearly getting hurt yesterday?”
the middle-aged man furrowed his brow and replied:
“i don’t think it’s fear…”
“considering its phoenix clan bloodline, its intelligence far surpasses that of other demonic beasts; it’s probably smarter than we think.”
“and, it is utterly loyal to its master. it’s not likely to give up on a rescue mission over a minor incident like this.”
the other cultivator nodded and said:
“could it be because it exhausted itself yesterday and is taking today to rest and recover, so it didn’t come?”
“after all, the black kite, no matter how smart, couldn’t possibly know that the auction is tomorrow and that after tomorrow, its master will no longer be here.”
after hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded slightly and said:
“perhaps…”
“tonight, that black kite probably won’t come again; let’s go back.”
“after the auction tomorrow, we won’t have to stay on guard like this all day long.”
the other cultivator said:
“right…”
“after that, we’ll leave everything to the young gang leader.”
the middle-aged man nodded and said:
“alright, let’s go back.”
having said that, the two of them returned to the secret chamber together.
……
meanwhile, lin jing, with little sparrow in tow, returned to the inn called “guest’s arrival.”
even on entering, lin jing made sure to tuck little sparrow into his embrace to hide it.
only after entering the room did lin jing let little sparrow out.
this room had been prepared by lin jing before he had left—it was located right next to ye yun’s room.
upon entering the room, lin jing used his spiritual power to envelop the entire room in a protective barrier.
then, lin jing dropped his disguise and reverted to his original appearance.
seeing this, little sparrow’s eyes glittered as it fluttered its wings and landed on lin jing’s head, using its claws to mess up his hair into a bird’s nest—its way of expressing excitement.
lin jing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and quickly said:
“little sparrow, calm down a bit…”
upon hearing lin jing’s words, little sparrow settled down.
afterward, little sparrow perched on lin jing’s shoulder,