My carefree life in space

Chapter 217 Ancient Ruins Appear

Having grasped the situation, Lin Chengan no longer hesitated and revealed what he knew.

“I was imprisoned by those people for more than twenty days. They wanted to use me to lure out your mother, so they didn’t intend to kill me at first. The reason they changed their minds yesterday was because the ancient ruins they had been looking for have appeared.”

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze understood immediately. Since there was news about the ancient ruins, there was no need to search for Yuan Qing, and there was no need to keep the hostages.

What puzzled them was how the so-called ancient ruins could appear out of nowhere, and whether the news was true or false. Unfortunately, they had no way of knowing more specific information.

"I'll have someone from the trading company inquire about it; they should be able to find out some information."

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze then came to their senses. They weren't without help; the businessmen traveled all over the country and had branches in many places, so their information should be more readily available.

"It must have been difficult for you to start your own business, right?"

Lin Cheng'an was somewhat disappointed that his daughter had not yet called him "father," but he knew he couldn't rush things. He was already quite fortunate to have achieved what he had.

"It was indeed a bit difficult at first, but it got better later." Lin Chengan glossed over the hardships of starting a business, not wanting to gain sympathy from his daughter through this.

When he first arrived on the Yan Yang Continent, the only person he knew was his wife. Unfortunately, the two were separated as soon as they arrived, and he had to struggle and fight his way through it all.

The unfamiliarity with the environment was a minor matter; the true danger he faced lay in the powerful cultivation of the people there and their disdain for ordinary people. The perilous situations he encountered were, in retrospect, a form of tempering. Fortunately, he survived, and was able to wait for his daughter to find him.

Soon, news came from the merchant guild. It turned out that the appearance of this ancient ruin was due to an anomaly in the tides of spiritual energy, which happened to expose an ancient restriction.

Many people noticed the unusual activity and went to investigate, where they discovered the restriction. However, no matter how they tried, they couldn't open it, and they had no choice but to leave.

After returning home, one of them realized something was amiss. The aura emanating from that barrier was extremely ancient and very different from what they usually encountered.

Driven by curiosity, he returned to the forbidden area, and this time, he indeed discovered something unusual. For example, the runes on the barrier were unlike anything he had ever seen before, and there were even barriers within barriers, making it impossible to enter.

The man told his friends about his discovery, and more and more people learned about it. Later, a learned man found some clues in ancient books and discovered that the place where the restriction was located was very likely the ancient ruins that everyone had been searching for.

The news spread like wildfire, and various forces began to stir. By this time, except for those who were still on their way from a more distant location, the rest had already arrived at the ruins.

"How did they know that this ruin was the one rumored to be connected to the Yuan family?" The "they" Lin Shushu referred to were the people from the Shadow Pavilion. After all, that was why they wanted to eliminate Lin Cheng'an.

In truth, Lin Shushu had serious doubts about whether the Yuan family actually possessed the so-called map of ancient ruins. In her opinion, they most likely didn't, otherwise, how could the Yuan family have been so easily wiped out?

Lin Cheng'an couldn't answer that question. However, that was the information his guards received.

"Shushu, should we go take a look too?" Mo Ze was somewhat tempted. So many people were flocking there, there must be some treasures inside that couldn't be ignored.

He wasn't after any treasure; he just wanted to see what ancient times were like.

Lin Shushu thought for a moment and nodded. She had a feeling that Yuan Qing might go there too. After all, her enemies were all people who were determined to obtain the ancient ruins, and now that the ruins had appeared, they certainly wouldn't be absent.

Yuan Qingxin's only thought was to return and take revenge. The opportunity was right in front of him. Even if he didn't have the strength, he wouldn't keep hiding. Otherwise, all his hard work to come back would just be a joke.

Even if I can't avenge them myself, seeing the enemy die with my own eyes is a kind of consolation. If I could take advantage of the situation to hasten their demise, that would be even better.

This is not optimism, but rather that every time a rare treasure appears or a secret realm is discovered, it always sparks a struggle among various parties, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

Hearing that they were going to the ruins, Lin Cheng'an was very worried. He had been in the cultivation world longer than them and knew how brutal the competition for resources was.

"Shushu, are you really going? There will be many experts from all sides gathering there, I'm afraid you'll suffer." Even if his daughter didn't like it, he still tried to persuade her.

Lin Shushu didn't miss the worry in his eyes. A warm feeling suddenly welled up inside her. Was this what parental concern was like? She had never experienced this before; she had always borne all the joys and sorrows alone.

She didn't voice her suspicions about Yuan Qing, otherwise Lin Cheng'an would definitely have insisted on going with her, and she wasn't confident she could protect him.

However, even without Yuan Qing's involvement, Lin Cheng'an still wanted to go along.

"Shushu, let me go with you. Maybe I can help you." For example, he has an advantage over them in terms of information transmission.

Just as Lin Shushu was about to refuse, her communicator beeped. This was a different kind of communication tool than the telegraph talisman, which was a disposable item. This communicator could be reused.

As long as a trace of the other party's consciousness remains on it, the owner of the communicator can receive messages sent by that party.

While at the Fang family's residence, Lin Shushu and Fang Siya exchanged spiritual senses and were able to contact each other at any time. This message must have come from her.

Sure enough, after opening the communicator, Fang Siya's somewhat anxious voice came through.

"Shushu, have you heard about the ancient ruins? Are you interested? If you want to go, why not join our Fang family? Don't worry, whatever you get in the ruins will belong to you."

After a moment's thought, Lin Shushu replied, "Okay, I'll join." The Fang family holds a prominent position in the cultivation world, so traveling with them would be safer. Moreover, the Fang family members are all decent people, so she could try to place her trust in them.

She also had another idea: traveling with the Fang family would conceal her true purpose. Others would only assume that they were part of the Fang family and wouldn't suspect their real intentions.

With a ready-made reason, Lin Shushu no longer needed to think of any other excuses to refuse Lin Chengan's company.

"You should know the Fang family in Linyang City. I did them a small favor before, and now they've invited me to come along, so you don't need to worry."

Seeing this, Lin Chengan was still worried, but he didn't say anything more.