Chapter 375: Xiao Yan: How about... you come in and see the big treasure?
As for "weapon toys," Jiang Lin had quite a few, both serious and not-so-serious. Of course, Jiang Lin wasn't looking to take advantage of Gu He, as shown by the current situation:
"Here, take this and play with it. I plan to try small-scale promotion in the near future," Jiang Lin said, turning back to throw a small storage ring to Gu He as they bid farewell to Fa Ma and walked toward the Mo family base.
Inside the small storage ring, which only had one cubic meter of space, was a fifth-tier Fire Spirit Furnace, capable of refining fifth-tier Fire Spirit Stones. Of course, apart from the Fire Spirit Furnace, there were also some "spiritual shells" Jiang Lin had refined, a relatively cheap type of crystal stone used as a carrier for spirit stones.
"Hmm? A new type of medicinal refining cauldron?" Gu He probed with his spiritual power and casually glanced inside, instinctively thinking that Jiang Lin had gifted him a medicinal refining cauldron.
"No, it's a fifth-tier Fire Spirit Furnace with some fifth-tier spiritual shells. There's an instruction manual inside, and if you're curious, you can try it yourself later. The end product should provide some help in medicinal refining with Fire Spirit Stones," Jiang Lin explained as he and Gu He walked through the streets of Jia Ma Holy City, finally reaching a large building.
"Brother Lin! You guys are here!" As Jiang Lin and Gu He entered the Mo family base, greeted with respect by the Mo family's guards, they saw Xiao Yan pacing back and forth in the courtyard. Beside Xiao Yan were Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and others.
At this moment, inside the room behind Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan was silently undergoing his "mechanization" transformation by the Mo family.
When Xiao Yan saw Jiang Lin, a hint of joy appeared in his deep black eyes. However, just as he was about to greet him, he noticed Gu He behind Jiang Lin. Xiao Yan wasn't unfamiliar with Gu He. The moment he saw him, he recognized the man.
"Let me introduce, Dan King, Gu He," Jiang Lin nodded slightly to Xiao Yan and the others, then stepped aside to reveal Gu He behind him.
Gu He also nodded lightly to Xiao Yan and greeted him warmly, "Nice to meet you for the first time."
"Uh," Xiao Yan froze slightly upon hearing this. He remembered it wasn't their first time meeting, but he still nodded at Gu He, saying, "Nice to meet you."
Xiao Yan then looked at Jiang Lin, seemingly wanting to ask why Gu He was here.
"More friends, more paths, right?" Jiang Lin gave a light smile, then explained, "Master Gu He wants to see your crystal core. I can't show it, so I brought him here. You two can chat. I'll go inside and take a look."
With that, Jiang Lin pushed open the 'operating room' door, leaving Gu He and Xiao Yan to look at each other awkwardly outside, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged confused glances.
"Uh... how about you come inside with me?" Xiao Yan, feeling uneasy under Gu He's burning gaze, hesitantly asked.
The matter of the crystal core wasn't something they could let the whole world know about. If Gu He insisted on seeing it, Xiao Yan felt he couldn't really refuse.
Also, since Jiang Lin was already helping his father, Xiao Yan had even less reason to refuse this "friendly trade."
"..." Gu He, for some reason, felt his face twitch, sensing an inexplicable dilemma. As he glanced at the complicated and strange looks from the Xiao family and Mo family people around them, he felt uncomfortable all over.
"Mm." Gu He softly muttered, and then, like a famous person at a flower house, he was dragged along by Xiao Yan, not sure if he was being seduced or just gently guided.
"Could you not say things that have such big double meanings next time?" After walking a few steps, Gu He finally reacted, furrowing his brow as he couldn't help but grumble.
"Huh? Uh..." Xiao Yan froze when he heard this, and his cheeks immediately flushed. Quick-witted, he quickly saved face, "Ah, Master Gu He, please! Xiao Yan has some important matters I want to consult you on!"
No matter if anyone believed it, Xiao Yan blushed as he quickly tried to cover up, hoping to redeem himself.
"Hey." Gu He's face stiffened slightly but said nothing. He just nodded and followed Xiao Yan into a side room.
Inside the courtyard, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged glances, their little eyes filled with big questions.
Xiao Li leaned over to Xiao Ding and whispered, "I still think Third Brother should go to the Canaan Academy sooner rather than later. If he stays around Jiang Lin too long, things are going to get really weird."
Xiao Ding fell silent for a moment, then lightly shook his head and sighed, "You noticed it too, huh? Jiang Lin, who we met briefly before, now seems to have this very unique aura. He always attracts people around him. You're right, once the family matters are handled, we need to make sure he heads to Canaan Academy quickly!"
"Mm? Sir." In the Mo family's operation room, where it felt like a slaughterhouse, Mo Lan, dressed in a white lab coat, was busy clearing the energy channels of Xiao Zhan's weapon arm. She noticed someone approaching and frowned slightly. The Mo family elder assisting her also started to rise, ready to shoo the visitor away. However, when they saw that it was Jiang Lin, Mo Lan's expression instantly softened.
"Don't mind me, keep going. I'm just here to watch," Jiang Lin nodded at Mo Lan, signaling her to continue.
"Mm." Mo Lan didn't say much and continued working with the other Mo family elders to attach the weapon arm to Xiao Zhan.
Jiang Lin didn't say anything, nor did he move. He waited patiently until Mo Lan, sweating, finished connecting all the channels in Xiao Zhan's arm. Only then did he smile and say, "Good job," before turning and walking out. By then, the sky outside was beginning to darken.
Though Jiang Lin had trusted Mo Lan to handle the weapon arm, he still couldn't help but check on it. At least if something went wrong, Jiang Lin could fix it right away.
After all, this was the first "handover" after the Mo family's transformation, and as their behind-the-scenes weapon master, Jiang Lin didn't want the Mo family to mess it up.
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