Ever since she met Lin Chen, everything he had shown her had already overturned her understanding.
Compared to the spiritual impact the Spirit brought her, a portable villa was nothing at all.
Tang Yue placed all of Lin Yue's belongings into the villa, fed Lin Yue, and after coaxing her to sleep, Tang Yue exited the villa and released the Black Totem Snake using the totem orb.
"Big guy, it's very safe here, you can rest assured!" Tang Yue stroked the huge head and said with a smile.
The Black Totem Snake flicked its tongue, gently licked Tang Yue, and was about to leave when it saw Lin Chen take out a pile of colorful crystals and place them in front of it.
The Black Totem Snake's enormous snake eyes narrowed, and it immediately developed a strong interest in the crystals in front of it. It leaned in to sniff them, and its huge eyes looked at Lin Chen.
"Eat them, they can replenish the energy you consumed during molting!" Lin Chen said.
Tang Yue looked at Lin Chen, and a sweet smile involuntarily appeared on her charming face.
She naturally knew the preciousness of these crystals. Now that Lin Chen was willing to give these valuable resources to the Black Totem Snake for her, how could Tang Yue not be moved?
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the Black Totem Snake no longer hesitated, directly opened its large mouth, swallowed all the energy crystals in one gulp, and then dragged its massive body into the forest.
Lin Chen could clearly feel the aura emanating from the Black Totem Snake in the forest growing stronger and stronger. "It seems it won't be long before the big guy passes its molting period!" Lin Chen murmured to himself.
Tang Yue, who was beside him, looked at Lin Chen, her eyes filled with love. She softly said, "Thank you!"
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Why are we still being so polite between us!"
Despite his words, Tang Yue was still very grateful to Lin Chen. If it weren't for Lin Chen, her cultivation would probably still be hovering at the high-intermediate level, and it would have been impossible for her to advance to the Super-Tier so quickly. When she needed help the most, it was Lin Chen who stepped forward without hesitation, giving her a sufficient sense of security.
Lin Chen had done so much for her, yet what she had given back to Lin Chen was very little. Lin Chen suggested taking the Black Totem Snake to Feiniao City, and Tang Yue knew that doing so would definitely benefit Lin Chen, but she refused without hesitation. Yet, Lin Chen had no complaints and continued to be tolerant of her.
For so long, the only thing she had probably done for Lin Chen was to give birth to a daughter for him, but Tang Yue herself knew in her heart that her pregnancy with Lin Yue was entirely her own doing. Rather than saying Tang Yue bore children for Lin Chen, it was more accurate to say that Tang Yue herself wanted a child, after all, she was no longer young at that time.
So, in Tang Yue's opinion, besides being a philanderer, Lin Chen probably had no other flaws.
The meaning behind Tang Yue's thank you was multi-layered; it was not only to thank Lin Chen for his efforts regarding the Black Totem Snake but, more so, to thank Lin Chen for all his efforts for her over such a long time.
...
Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
With Lin Chen's nourishment, Tang Yue's complexion visibly improved a lot.
Over these three days, the Black Totem Snake's aura also grew stronger and stronger. Its strength had almost recovered to its peak, and it wouldn't be long before it completely finished its molting period.
On this day, the weather was fair and sunny, with not a cloud in the sky. Lin Chen estimated that Lingling had probably finished her investigation. He took out his phone and called Lingling.
Soon, a familiar voice came from the other end of the line.
"Lingling, how are things?" Lin Chen asked.
"It's pretty much as you guessed. The source of the plague indeed comes from the blood agent. This blood agent is different from ordinary ones; if humans drink it, there won't be any problems in the short term, but this blood agent will lurk inside the human body, and as time goes on, lesions will appear. These lesions are exactly the same as the plague that has recently appeared," Lingling said.
"Then have you found out where the source of the blood agent comes from?" Lin Chen asked.
Lingling said, "My sister has already found out. This batch of blood agents was mainly supervised by Vice Judgment Head Wang Yi, but Wang Yi is only a Vice Judgment Head and simply doesn't have the guts to do something like this, so the ultimate blame points to Councilman Luo Mian. It's just that he is a Councilman after all, and without sufficient evidence, it will be difficult to bring Luo Mian to justice!"
Hearing this, Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "Now that the source has been found, is there a way to solve this plague!"
Lingling said, "We already have a lead! But it still needs a little more time!"
Lin Chen heard this and said, "Alright then, I'll wait for your good news!"
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen told Tang Yue about the situation. Now that the source of the plague had been found, proving the Black Totem Snake's innocence, they no longer needed to worry about anything.
Now, they just had to wait for the Black Totem Snake to finish molting, and then they could return to Hangzhou to settle accounts with that group of people.
As for Luo Mian, they would just take him down first. What evidence or no evidence, it simply wasn't needed in Lin Chen's eyes.
Tang Yue had no objections to this; she wished she could dismember a scumbag like Luo Mian.
Early the next morning, the Black Totem Snake completely finished its molting period. Lin Chen and Tang Yue packed up, and the three people and one snake quietly returned to Hangzhou.
...
Tang Zhong knew that the Black Totem Snake had left, and for a time, he was helpless, only able to stall for a few days.
Now, he could no longer stall. Inside the Judgment Association conference hall, the two sides confronted each other again.
"You keep saying that beast is innocent, but now you won't even give us a drop of its blood. How are you going to prove that beast's innocence?" Zhu Meng questioned in a deep voice, pressing hard.
Facing Zhu Meng's aggression, Tang Zhong said with a helpless expression, "The deity is no longer in West Lake; it might have already left!"
"What? You let that beast go? What about the people of Hangzhou? Can you bear the consequences?" Zhu Meng roared. He had finally gotten a chance to eliminate the Black Totem Snake, and now he was being told that it had escaped. Zhu Meng could not accept this under any circumstances.
Just then, a Silver-haired Man burst in. Seeing this, Tang Zhong's eyes lit up, his expression improved slightly, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The Silver-haired Man surveyed the people in the conference hall, then looked at the middle-aged man who was leading them and said, "Are you Zhu Meng?"
This Silver-haired Man was precisely Lin Chen. Although Lin Chen did not know Zhu Meng, it did not mean Zhu Meng did not know Lin Chen. As early as when Tang Yue gave birth, all of Lin Chen's information had appeared before the Judgment Association.
However, much of Lin Chen's information was incomplete, apparently, Lin Chen had a powerful backer behind him, a backer that even the Judgment Association and the Councilmen could not reach. Otherwise, how could they not find Lin Chen's complete information?
Clearly, their authority was not enough.
Zhu Meng heard this, his eyes narrowed, and his brows furrowed. After a while, he replied, "What, does Young Master Lin want to interfere with the affairs of my Judgment Association?"
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