At this moment, Zhao Shuning had just arrived at Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang.
Situ Yun felt that he must be crazy. Otherwise, how could he let such a little girl interfere in the affairs of the Chu family?
When Zhao Shuning first mentioned that she wanted to come to Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang with Situ Yun, Situ Yun flatly refused.
But in the end, he couldn't outlast this little girl.
Wherever Situ Yun went, she would follow.
Moreover, no matter which route Situ Yun took or what he was going to do next, that little girl, whether by good luck or something else, always managed to get ahead of him.
It wasn't until he boarded the boat that she disappeared from sight.
But when Situ Yun got off the boat, he saw a little girl standing on the shore. Beside her was still that young man named Mo Bai.
At this moment, Zhao Shuning was leaning against a willow tree trunk and smiling as she waved and greeted Situ Yun.
Situ Yun had intended to ignore her, but not long after, he saw her again in front of Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang.
"Little girl, the affairs of the Chu family are not something you can casually interfere in."
"I know. It's okay."
Finally, out of helplessness, Situ Yun had no choice but to take the two of them back into the fort.
They had only been inside for a short while, not even having time to sit down on the stools, when someone rushed in to report, "My Lord Situ, the Lin family has sent someone again."
Zhao Shuning raised her eyebrows.
The Lin family?
Was it that old scoundrel Lin Feng?
"Let him come in and speak."
After that person came in, Zhao Shuning, being quite familiar, directly sat down and listened to the conversation between the person from the Lin family and Situ Yun.
"My Lord Situ, this time, you must think carefully about this matter of the Lin family."
"Steward Lin, you must make it clear that Changwu Fort in Zhoujiang is the territory of the Chu family. Although the Lin family is well - known in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness, our Chu family doesn't have much to do with the Lin family. Moreover, this time, it's also a family matter of your Lin family, which has nothing to do with me. You've sent people to invite me several times, which makes it very difficult for us."
"My Lord Situ, are you going to make our Lady Begonia come and invite you in person?"
Situ Yun sneered disdainfully.
"Steward Lin, are you trying to use Lady Begonia to pressure me?"
"Of course I wouldn't dare. It's just that, my Lord Situ, we are all working for our families. Please don't make it difficult for me. And don't let this cause a rift between our Lin family's master and your master."
This remark made it seem as if the Chu family was willing to have something to do with the Lin family.
"Lady Begonia is the legitimate first wife of the direct line of the Lin family. She holds a lot of resources of alchemists and excellent spiritual medicine masters. Whether Situ Yun is there or not, what difference does it make to her?"
"My Lord Situ, that's not right. You're well - known in Changwu of Zhoujiang. As long as you stand in Lady Begonia's camp, the other ladies naturally won't dare to say anything."
The Lin family was really powerful.
In Qingning, Nan Tianyuan was extremely humble towards Situ Yun. But here, a steward of the Lin family actually dared to openly say so many threatening words.
Situ Yun was a loyal person who protected his master. Naturally, he wouldn't let such a small matter affect his master.
So, he put down the teacup in his hand and said, "I'll think about it."
The Lin steward got up and bowed, "It's best to decide within three days, because after three days, it will be time for the Qianyuan Tournament."
Situ Yun snorted, which was his response.
When the Lin steward left, Situ Yun didn't even get up.
What was the Qianyuan Tournament?
Seeing Zhao Shuning's expression, Situ Yun sighed and began to explain it to her.
The Qianyuan Tournament had been popular for many years. Especially after the death of the former female emperor Ye Ling, the Lin family had become more and more arrogant.
The Qianyuan Tournament was a series of game competitions such as dart - throwing, horse - racing, red - makeup contests, and spiritual power competitions held by the ladies of the Lin family.
Among the Lin family, apart from the Lin family's master, the most powerful person was Lady Begonia, who was called the First Lady.
Lady Begonia was Lin Feng's original wife.
She was also a powerful woman in the Lin family whose words couldn't be questioned.
She had one son and two daughters, all of whom were already adults, either married or betrothed.
The children of Lady Begonia's line were the direct descendants and were well - known in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness.
Because Lin Feng had cultivated his spiritual power to a certain level, his appearance basically remained in his forties with little change. In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, Lin Feng had taken many concubines.
Apart from Lady Begonia, there were twelve other concubines.
The children born to these twelve concubines were only considered collateral descendants. Generally, they were not favored and couldn't be on the stage.
But this time, there appeared a person who was on par with Lady Begonia.
That was Beauty Xiao.
The reason why Beauty Xiao could stand on the same level as Lady Begonia was that she had given birth to a son named Lin Siyuan, who had extremely high talents since childhood and was even more outstanding than the young Lin Feng. The Lin family had two proud disciples in total. One was Lin Siyuan, and the other was Wen Bo.
Since Lin Siyuan was Lin Feng's son, a lot of resources were tilted towards him.
In the past, Lady Begonia basically won the ultimate championship in the Qianyuan Tournament. But this time, Beauty Xiao had found a fifth - rank alchemist. As a result, Beauty Xiao had become Lady Begonia's biggest competitor.
The two were already at odds in the Lin family. Now that Beauty Xiao had openly declared war on Lady Begonia, Lady Begonia naturally didn't want to lose face and directly sent someone to invite Situ Yun by using her position as the mistress of the Lin family.
After listening to what Situ Yun said.
Zhao Shuning suddenly thought of something and quickly asked, "This time, will all the twelve ladies participate?"
"Yes, naturally."
"Little Yunyun, have you ever heard of Lin Min'er?"
Situ Yun glanced at Zhao Shuning. Seeing her smiling face, he didn't care about this address.
"Do you mean the girl born to the Eighth Lady Xiang of the collateral line of the Lin family?"
"Yes, yes, that's right."
"Why are you inquiring about her?"
"I just want to ask what kind of person this Lady Xiang you mentioned is."
If calculated, this Lady Xiang should be her grandmother. She had heard her mother mention her before, but the impression left was not very deep.
"I don't know the specific details, but I've heard that because of Lin Min'er's matter, she has received a lot of cold looks in the Lin family. It's common for her to be beaten and scolded by the other ladies."
"Doesn't she fight back?"
Situ Yun shook his head.
"Lady Xiang is the most cowardly and timid lady in the Lin family. So Lin Feng doesn't like her either."
No wonder her mother was sometimes so gentle and timid. It seemed that a large part of it was influenced by Lady Xiang.