Soon, Lin Chen saw Huo Ni裳 rushing over in a flurry.

"Master, Grandpa wants you to come over. He said he wants to discuss the matters regarding that map."

Without explanation, Huo Ni裳 grabbed Lin Chen and ran.

On the way, they ran into several Huo family disciples.

"Hmph, hanging around with some wild man..."

"Really, what a disgrace to our noble family!"

"I really don't understand why this bastard is still allowed to stay in our Huo family!"

"..."

Some of the comments were simply unbearable.

Lin Chen looked up.

Those people all had fiery red hair, high nose bridges...

They were also very young.

However, the words they spoke were more vicious than the last.

Huo Ni裳, on the other hand, seemed not to hear anything. However, her expression changed slightly, as if she was trying to hold it together, as if those people weren't talking about her.

But she still held Lin Chen's hand tightly, only quickening her pace.

When they reached the courtyard and put some distance between themselves and those people, Huo Ni裳's speed slowed down, and her voice came weakly: "Master, I'm sorry you had to see that. I… I'm used to it! Grandpa says those people are my brothers and sisters: Huo Jinpeng, Huo Loufeng, Huo Ni Hong, Huo Lingjun, all surnamed Huo. But, no matter what I do, I can't seem to get their approval."

It seemed the little girl still cared a lot.

"It's okay, as long as you become stronger, no one will dare to bully you," Lin Chen comforted.

"But I... I'm very weak. I haven't completed my trial yet to become an adult."

Huo Ni裳 looked somewhat dejected.

The little girl looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Three or four years younger than Lin Chen.

Most importantly, she and Lin Chen were both orphans.

Lin Chen could understand the feeling of being looked down upon by everyone without the protection of parents.

The thing was, Huo Ni裳's parents had passed away even earlier.

He heard that she was only three years old when they died.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Huo Ni裳 still had her grandfather to protect her, but from the few times Lin Chen had met Huo Zhili, Lin Chen didn't think Huo Zhili was a truly kind old man, or an old man who especially doted on his granddaughter.

Why did he say that?

The reason was precisely Lin Chen.

He actually let Lin Chen be Huo Ni裳's teacher.

Lin Chen wasn't even at the Divine Disciple realm yet.

He was only level 170, and he could be someone's master?

Although Huo Zhili said a lot, and also said that he had found many famous teachers for Huo Ni裳, but they were not suitable, but this reason was indeed a bit far-fetched.

Lin Chen wasn't a fool; he just listened to it.

He didn't believe it.

It was more like Huo Zhili was using Lin Chen to express his concern for his granddaughter Huo Ni裳.

Now, Huo Zhili summoned Lin Chen over.

Instead of coming over himself.

This showed that the treasure map clue discovered by Lin Chen, the treasure map that originally belonged to Huo Ni裳, now belonged to Huo Zhili, and Lin Chen had just seen many Huo family members rushing towards this courtyard.

What did Huo Zhili mean by this?

As Lin Chen expected.

When Lin Chen brought Huo Ni裳 to the hall, it was already full of people.

Moreover, standing beside Huo Zhili was none other than Huo Zhi Jin!

The head of the Huo family.

Also the person Lin Chen had been trying to get close to.

Next, Huo Zhi Jin announced: "The reason I've called you here is that your Second Grand Uncle may have discovered a trial secret realm. We don't know the specific situation of this secret realm yet. However, this secret realm must belong to our Huo family! Therefore, this time, the three generations of elites of our Huo family will go out in full force. We will first explore this secret realm. No one is allowed to publicize this matter, everyone set off immediately!"

It was clearly the treasure map left to her by Huo Ni裳's mother.

And now, the clues had just become clear.

As a result, the treasure map was gone.

And it became the Huo family's?

Lin Chen didn't want to comment on this.

But when he looked at Huo Ni裳, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "This secret realm, is it the one on the treasure map?"

"Yes!"

Huo Ni裳 nodded.

"That's your thing, but now it's become the Huo family's..."

"Master, it's okay."

Huo Ni裳 revealed a smile, so sensible it was heartbreaking: "I'm used to it!"

Alright!

She had already said that, so what else could Lin Chen say?

Perhaps because Lin Chen also knew about the treasure map, or perhaps because Lin Chen was Huo Ni裳's master, in short, Huo Zhi Jin didn't recognize Lin Chen. At this time, Huo Zhi Jin had a lot of things to deal with, and didn't notice Lin Chen.

The group set off directly.

As Huo Zhi Jin said, the three generations of elites of the Huo family were out in full force.

The mighty group naturally attracted the attention of many people.

But the Huo family in Zhenhai Province did have enough power.

Lin Chen was very curious, Huo Zhi Jin personally led the team, was the Huo family not afraid that their city would be empty and invaded?

The result was that Lin Chen was overthinking it.

Because Lin Chen heard Huo Ni裳 say on the road: "Our manor has Second-Rank enshrined protectors guarding it, and Grand Grandpa's side has Second-Rank peak protectors guarding it, and there are also very mysterious elders in the family. No one dares to make trouble on our Huo family's territory."

Lin Chen deeply agreed.

This should be the foundation of a large family!

The Huo family was indeed not comparable to families like the De family.

Look at the level of their enshrined protectors, and then look at the De family's?

Not even one Second-Rank was seen.

It wasn't that the De family didn't have money, in fact, the De family should also have money, but their foundation was not as good as the Huo family's. Those high-level enshrined protectors were naturally more willing to follow families with strong strength.

For example, this time's secret realm.

If the Huo family succeeded, when the secret realm was transferred to the Huo family's city.

Those enshrined protectors could also go and explore it.

And relying on a powerful family was like clinging to a big tree.

If Lin Chen were to be an enshrined protector for someone, he would definitely choose a powerful family as well.

However, Huo Ni裳 said that no one dared to provoke the Huo family, but that was not necessarily true.

Three days after everyone set off, they encountered a group of people blocking the way.

At that time, everyone was heading west, less than a thousand miles away from Zhenhai Province.

The place they were now in was the Dragon Tiger Province of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

The Huo family's confidentiality work was indeed very good, even Lin Chen in the team didn't know where they were going, but so many people traveling was still a very large group, and they were also walking on the official road. Although no one dared to provoke them in Zhenhai Province, when they arrived in Dragon Tiger Province, someone dared to stop them.

"Huo Zhi Jin, your Huo family's sphere of influence is Zhenhai Province, why did you bring so many people to my Dragon Tiger Province?"

The leader of the group came out directly and questioned Huo Zhi Jin, the head of the Huo family, in a reproaching tone!

It could be said that this was very disrespectful!

Huo Zhi Jin was, after all, a dignified marquis.

The head of a large family.

However, under Lin Chen's attention, he learned from the mouths of the people next to him that the other party's background was also not small.

Dragon Tiger Province.

The head of the Shui family.

The Dragon Spirit Kingdom's Mountain-Suppressing Marquis, Shui Jingtian!

His strength and status were not weaker than Huo Zhi Jin's.

At the same time, Lin Chen also learned that the marquises of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom actually had different levels of status.

Ordinary marquises, like De Miller, only had titles.

They had no honorific title.

Therefore, De Miller's clan was destroyed by Lin Chen in the Battle of Tianyue City, and as a result, this matter did not cause too much of a stir in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

Titles without honorifics were just rewards.

What truly represented strength were the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's Three Dukes and Thirteen Marquises!

The Three Dukes were three dukes.

Duke Long Yandao, the Duke of Protecting the Kingdom, came from the royal family and was the current king's direct uncle. He was second only to one person and above ten thousand, in charge of the Dragon Guard Army and the Imperial Battlefield!

Duke Long Yanhui, the Duke of Subduing the Kingdom, came from the royal family and was the current king's royal uncle. However, he was the president of the council and the head of all officials. His relationship with the royal family was relatively delicate, and he was more inclined to the interests of the nobility.

Duke Xiongnate'er, the Duke of Loyalty to the Kingdom, was the commander of the entire Dragon Spirit Kingdom, equivalent to the General of the Army, but he could not command the Dragon Guard Army, nor could he interfere with the Imperial Battlefield.

Then there were the Thirteen Marquises.

Six of the marquis families guarded the Imperial Capital all year round.

The other seven marquises guarded seven provinces respectively.

Yingtian Province, Marquis Jin Sitede, the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's number one weapon refiner, fiefdom Tianbing City, the main business was also refining various weapons.

Zhenhai Province, Marquis Huo Zhi Jin of Raging Flames, fiefdom Fenghuo City, had many businesses.

Dragon Tiger Province, Marquis Shui Jingtian of Mountain-Suppressing, fiefdom Yunmeng City, was famous for raising aquatic creatures. Many delicious aquatic demonic beasts were their business, and there were even many aquatic jewels, such as large night-luminescent pearls and top-quality pearls, which could only be produced by the Shui family.

Shanyue Province, Marquis Tu Nate, fiefdom Futu City, was good at formations.

Lianghu Province, Heavenly Sound Marquis Mu Qingyi, the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's number one alchemist, fiefdom Miaoyao Valley, the main business was naturally various elixirs.

Lingnan Province, Marquis Nilisi of Sea-Suppressing, unknown.

Xijiang Province, Marquis Lei Wanjun of Divine Firmament, unknown.

The above was some of the information that Lin Chen had obtained so far by listening to the Huo family's children's conversations.

At this time, Lin Chen realized that Huo Zhi Jin in Zhenhai Province actually dared not to give Jin Qiang face, so he was so powerful.

No wonder he, the city lord of Tianyue City, could only change his appearance and mix into the team now.

Although Lin Chen was also a baron.

But his status in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was vastly different from Huo Zhi Jin's.

Huo Zhi Jin could be said to be the actual ruler of Zhenhai Province in some ways.

No wonder the provincial governor Jin Qiang seemed to be at odds with him.

Could nobles and powerful officials get along?

"Our Huo family is here in Dragon Tiger Province this time only to seek inheritance, and has no intention of provocation. Shui Jingtian, what do you mean by this?" Huo Zhi Jin's voice came.

It was as loud as a bell.

This was a negotiation.

Since it was a negotiation, naturally, the momentum could not be lost.

However, next, Shui Jingtian and Huo Zhi Jin's voices became smaller.

Lin Chen could not hear it either.

However, Lin Chen could see that after the two sides negotiated, the Shui family did not make things too difficult.

Instead...

They sent some people to follow the team.

Shui Jingtian was also among them.

The group quickly arrived at a scenic spot in Dragon Tiger Province.

And Lin Chen was very familiar with this place...

Longhu Mountain! (Dragon Tiger Mountain)

...

ps: The dungeon will open in the next chapter.

Recommend an interesting book: 《Saint Beast Awakens, I囤eggs in the Doomsday Kai Suzaku》, this book is similar to mine, it is also a doomsday theme, but he囤eggs before the doomsday, haha.

Recommend a friend's book:

《From the Godfather to the Heavens》

Everyone plays themselves in life until death.

But I am different, I only interpret legends, and there is no end.

An accident gave Li Fang the ability to travel through the heavens.

As long as the interpretation meets the standard, the system can extract powerful items and abilities.

《the godfather》

《Game of Thrones》

……

Countless classic famous scenes emerged in Li Fang's mind, which meant that he had unlimited possibilities.

The first prop he extracted was called 【Mike's Foundation Gun of Kingship】

(End of this chapter)