"Young Master Lin Chen, there are disciples of the Zhang Family on that island, let's head over."
Zhang Hongying looked at Lin Chen and said softly.
Initially, she was upset with Lin Chen for exchanging favors for Spirit Crystals, but now, seeing Zhang Family's disciples and having traveled with Lin Chen who took care of her, she naturally had to seek Lin Chen's opinion.
"Let's go, have a look."
Lin Chen looked at Zhang Hongying and nodded slightly in agreement.
Lin Chen also wanted to see if there was any news about Zi Ling, Cheng Liang, and Wan Qiansan on the island below.
After entering the ruins, Lin Chen lost contact with the three of them; the Communication Jade Slip left with each of them couldn't send a message here, and the positioning stone in the Jade Slip left on them by Lin Chen should sense them as long as he was near, but now there was no response at all.
Lin Chen now learned from Dragon Fang that the ruins were extremely dangerous, his thoughts of staying to explore for opportunities had almost vanished, and he urgently wanted to find the other three and leave.
Lin Chen followed Zhang Hongying onto the island, approaching the Zhang Family Martial Artists.
Zhang Hongying and Lin Chen had just arrived on the island, saw familiar Zhang Family faces, and immediately ran over to call out.
"Hong Ying, you're here, did you encounter any danger on the way, are you hurt?"
Zhang Caiyun looked at Zhang Hongying with care, her face full of joy.
"Sister Caiyun, I'm fine; thanks to Young Master Lin Chen's care on the way, he helped me avoid many troubles, otherwise, I wouldn't have safely reached here on my own."
Zhang Hongying said softly, then proceeded to introduce Lin Chen to Zhang Caiyun.
Upon hearing Zhang Hongying's words, Zhang Caiyun then turned her attention to Lin Chen. Zhang Caiyun thought back to the time of recruitment when she had briefly encountered Lin Chen.
At that time, Zhang Hongying wanted Lin Chen to join, and Wan Qiansan also tried to have the Earth Hall take him in, but the other three halls disagreed.
At that time, Zhang Hongying wanted Lin Chen to enter the Profound Hall, but Zhang Caiyun didn't agree due to pressure from the Heaven Hall.
Now, Zhang Hongying evidently wanted to take the chance for Zhang Caiyun to agree to let Lin Chen join the Profound Hall.
In fact, Zhang Caiyun could accede to Zhang Hongying's request, but she didn't like the way Zhang Hongying was praising Lin Chen.
"Hong Ying, even if you want him to enter the Profound Hall, there's no need to fabricate a lie; this guy's cultivation is no more than the Seventh Level of the Nirvana Realm. It'd be good if he didn't hold you back along the way, let alone take care of you. I think you were the one taking care of him."
"I just don't get it, the family arranged for you to meet so many men, yet you fancy none, but why this particular loser? What's so good about him?"
Zhang Caiyun looked at Lin Chen and ridiculed him mercilessly.
Lin Chen's face instantly stiffened at her words, feeling secretly annoyed.
Zhang Caiyun's inexplicable contempt baffled him; she had rejected Zhang Hongying's request for him due to Heaven Hall's pressure after their brief encounter.
From what Lin Chen learned later, he had a deeper understanding of Zhang Caiyun when he and Cheng Liang had to pay fines at the Law Enforcement Hall, and she mocked them without remorse, although her mockery was mainly directed at Cheng Liang, dismissing Lin Chen as insignificant.
Lin Chen later heard from Cheng Liang that Senior Sister Zi Ling had conflicts with this woman.
Even so, it shouldn't be a reason for her to look down on people from the Yellow Hall, nor to belittle Lin Chen.
If it weren't for her being Zhang Hongying's elder cousin, Lin Chen would have gladly knocked her teeth out.
Hearing Zhang Caiyun's words, Zhang Hongying's face changed, anxious and unsure of how to respond.
Yes, she had indeed requested Zhang Caiyun to accept Lin Chen into the Profound Hall and was rejected.
Yet now, Zhang Caiyun was belittling Lin Chen so openly, making him sound worthless, leaving Zhang Hongying at a loss.
Given Lin Chen's character, Zhang Hongying knew it well; the Zhang Family had managed to reconcile past grievances with Lin Chen through her efforts, and if they became estranged again because of Zhang Caiyun, the family would regretfully lose any chance to rely on Lin Chen, even facing tragic consequences.
"Sister Caiyun, you misunderstood, Lin Chen and I are just ordinary friends, not as you think, and all but Lin Chen really did take care of me along the way."
Zhang Hongying looked at Zhang Caiyun and hurriedly explained. She certainly didn't want anyone to misunderstand her relationship with Lin Chen, fearing Young Master Yang might find out.
"You're just ordinary friends, and you don't fancy him? Cousin, do you think I'm easy to fool? If you're ordinary friends, why do you protect him so much, escort him here?"
Zhang Caiyun looked at Zhang Hongying, curled her lips, clearly not believing their lack of involvement.
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What a joke; those Magical Beasts encountered along the way were tremendously powerful; how could she have the strength to escort Lin Chen?
But, thinking it through, this perception was understandable, as the cousin hadn't seen Lin Chen's real power, merely assuming he's at the Seventh Level of Nirvana Realm.
Yet they couldn't know that Lin Chen's battle prowess defied logic. To avoid further animosity between the Zhang Family and Lin Chen, Zhang Hongying knew further explanation was futile, so she decided to play along with her cousin's assumption and said:
"Just consider it as if I fancy him."