Primordial Emperor
Chapter 1119: Saving Lives in Return, Spirit Crystal

Chapter 1119: Chapter 1119: Saving Lives in Return, Spirit Crystal

"Who dares to trespass in our Tan Shui Village?"

The men of Tan Shui Village looked at Lin Chen and the others, loudly demanding answers.

Having just survived a fierce battle, they were naturally very cautious about the arrival of Lin Chen and his group.

Among them, a middle-aged man, who had been repairing the defensive array on the rooftop, was the first to notice Lin Chen’s group.

He was the son of the village chief, responsible for safeguarding his home.

Facing strangers like Lin Chen and Su Yun, the villagers did not relax their guard despite them not appearing to be water bandits, but instead remained on high alert.

"Brother, it’s me."

The beauty behind Lin Chen saw her brother and immediately stepped out from behind Lin Chen, calling out loudly.

"Yu’er, it’s Yu’er back! She’s not dead; she escaped from those water bandits, hurry, open the door, let my sister in."

Shi Yan, seeing his sister Shi Yu safe and sound, showed a joyful expression, speaking as he walked towards the defensive array at the village gate.

However, as he reached the place to activate the defensive array, he was stopped.

"Shi Yan, brother, don’t make it difficult for us, it’s an extraordinary time now, we don’t know the identity of the people who returned with Shi Yu, if we rashly open the array and let them in, what if this is a water bandit conspiracy?"

A middle-aged man stopped Shi Yan, reminding him.

"Water bandits? But my sister is right outside, she must come in, you also know how dangerous it is outside."

Shi Yan understood the middle-aged man’s concerns, but thinking of his sister being so close yet unable to enter the village made him extremely angry.

"Quick, report to the village chief, let the village chief decide."

The middle-aged man knew Shi Yan’s feelings and said to the person beside him.

The man quickly ran towards the village.

Meanwhile, inside Tan Shui Village, the beautiful woman Bai Qing was still arguing with her husband Shi Lijian.

At this moment, a man rushed to their residence, hearing their argument, and informed them of the situation at the village gate.

"Uncle Shi, Aunt Bai, Sister Shi Yu is back, right at the village gate, Uncle Zhao doesn’t dare to open the gate by himself, he sent me to ask for your decision."

The man said urgently, Shi Lijian and Bai Qing were taken aback for a moment, then quickly rushed out of the yard to the man.

"What? Yu’er is back? She’s right at the village gate?"

Bai Qing asked joyfully, barely daring to believe her ears.

"Yes, Aunt Bai, she’s at the village gate." The man confirmed.

"Then what are you waiting for, let my daughter in quickly, what if those water bandits come back?"

Bai Qing was extremely anxious, wanting to immediately go to pick up her daughter, ready to go with the man to the village gate.

However, the man appeared troubled, looking at Shi Lijian.

"Uncle Shi, here’s the thing, Sister Shi Yu didn’t return alone, there are ten people with her, all strangers to us. We’re worried this could be a water bandit plot, using Sister Yu to break into the village."

The man said worriedly, the middle-aged man heard this, and frowned deeply, although he also worried about his daughter’s safety, he, as the village chief, must be responsible for the lives of all villagers, therefore he would not easily open the defensive array at the village gate.

"We’ll go see for ourselves first." Thus, the three quickly went to the village gate.

"Yu’er, Yu’er, are you alright?"

The beautiful woman saw her daughter just outside the village gate, her eyes instantly reddened, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

She deeply understood the consequences of falling into the hands of water bandits, hence she was very worried whether her daughter had suffered misfortune.

If that happened, she planned to take her daughter away from Tan Shui Village, to live in other water regions.

Shi Lijian looked at his daughter, his heart tightened, but his concerns did not show.

"Mom, I’m fine."

Shi Yu’s cheeks flushed, she understood what her mother was asking.

"When those guys tried to do beastly acts to me, it was thanks to these gentlemen who saved me from harm."

Upon hearing Shi Yu’s words, the beautiful woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Shi Yu and Lin Chen and the others, flew out of the village, came to their side; the Tan Shui Village array didn’t block people inside from going out, hence she was able to freely leave the village.

"Thank you all for saving my daughter, I’m extremely grateful."

The beauty slightly bowed to Su Yun and Su Lie, expressing her gratitude.

"Everyone, please follow me into the village; we will surely give thanks to each of you."

Su Yun and the others looked towards Lin Chen, seeing Lin Chen nod slightly, indicating agreement.

However, Lin Chen also noticed the defensive array at the distance outside Tan Shui Village. Despite the beauty inviting them into the village, the array had yet to be opened.

Lin Chen had his calculations, suspecting the villagers weren’t wholly relaxed yet; after all, he might also suspect these people are water bandits in disguise, using Shi Yu as leverage to try entering the village.

"Yan’er, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and open the array and village gate, let the benefactors in."

The beauty shouted loudly towards the inside of the village.

Shi Yan heard this, was about to open the array, but was stopped by Shi Lijian.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Shi Yan asked, puzzled at his father.

Shi Lijian ignored Shi Yan, flying to a house atop the village gate, pulling out an extremely pure transparent crystal stone from his bosom.

"Benefactors, Shi Lijian here thanks you for saving my daughter but also apologizes; Tan Shui Village is currently in a special period, and it’s inconvenient to let strangers inside, please understand."

"This low-grade spirit crystal is given in return for you saving my daughter’s life."

Shi Lijian said, throwing the spirit crystal in his hand towards Lin Chen.