After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 246 Lin Family Son-in-Law

"Xiao Xi, guess what your father brought back for you from the capital this time?" At the Lin family banquet, Lin Zhengwei said with a smile to a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy in brocade robes.

The boy shook his head and said with a smile, "I'll like whatever Dad brings me back."

"Haha, Xiao Xi is becoming more and more sensible. It was worth all the effort I put into getting this. The item is inside, take a look for yourself!" Lin Zhengwei handed Lin Xi an exquisite sandalwood box.

Lin Xi took the box with some anticipation. He knew that the contents must be very precious, otherwise his father would not have said that he had paid a great price to obtain it.

But when he opened the box, he found that there was only a thin piece of paper inside, which made him a little puzzled.

When he looked up at Lin Zhengwei, Lin Zhengwei gave him an encouraging look and told him to keep looking.

Lin Xi carefully took out the finely crafted piece of paper from the box. After just one glance, he couldn't hide his excitement. "Father, this..."

"Father knows that you grew up with Xinrong and the others since you were little, and he also knows that your talent is no less than theirs, and may even be more outstanding. Since they can go to Yunyang Academy, Xiaoxi, you can naturally go too!"

"Father!" Lin Xi knelt before Lin Zhengwei, tears streaming down her face.

Lin Zhengwei reached out and wiped away the tears on the boy's face, his voice choked with emotion as he said, "Good boy! The future of the Lin family rests in your and your sister's hands. From now on, you should focus on your studies at Yunyang Academy. I will gradually hand over the family affairs to your sister."

"If you can obtain a title at the border in the future, our Lin family will finally be able to hold our heads high in Fumo City."

"Your son will never fail your expectations, Father!" Lin Xi wiped away her tears and stood up again.

"Wouldn't it be better to keep both children safe and sound with us? Why did you have to send Xiao Xi to the battlefield!" Madam Lin wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"That's a woman's view! The families in Fumo City are already very dissatisfied with our continued refusal to hand over the formula for Mojin. In addition, the King and Prime Minister Lin's health has been poor in recent years, and the situation in the capital is constantly changing. Anything could happen after the new king ascends the throne."

If Xiao Xi cannot support the entire Lin family during this period, then the hundreds of members of the Lin family may very well be wiped out without a trace. At that time, how can we talk about peace?

The King's willingness to grant Xiao Xi a place at the academy is also a way to provide the Lin family with a backup plan. Whether we can seize it depends on Xiao Xi's abilities.

“Mother, you don’t need to worry too much. What Father said is the worst-case scenario. Even if the new king ascends the throne, he will still use our family’s purple brocade. If other families replace us, they will definitely not provide the royal family with purple brocade for free. I think the royal family should be well aware of this.” Looking at her mother who was still crying, Lin Qingxiang couldn’t help but comfort her.

"Qingxiang, what do you think of Shen Xu, the one you saved?" Lin Zhengwei suddenly asked.

"Oh? Father, why are you suddenly asking about this?" Lin Qingxiang couldn't help but feel a little shy.

"What I mean is, since you're going to take over the Lin family's business in the future, you can't get married. I think Shen Xu is quite good in all aspects. If you like him too, I'll arrange for him to become the Lin family's son-in-law."

"This..." Lin Qingxiang was in a state of confusion. She did have some feelings for that man, but to marry him...

"My lord, what are you saying! How can you entrust your daughter to someone you rescued on the roadside! Besides, I haven't even met him yet. I absolutely disagree with this," Madam Lin said anxiously.

“Father, how could you let my sister marry a stranger!” Lin Xi couldn’t help but retort.

“You think I don’t want Qingxiang to marry someone of equal social standing, but why would he be willing to come to our house? Besides, I think that young man is exceptional in his speech and has an extraordinary temperament, and Qingxiang does indeed have feelings for him. Why not let them be together?”

"Qingxiang, tell your mother the truth, what do you really think of that boy? If you really have feelings for him, bring him to meet your mother tomorrow." Hearing Lin Zhengwei's words, Madam Lin couldn't help but feel a strong curiosity about Shen Xu. She rarely heard Lin Zhengwei praise someone like this.

"Father and Mother, please don't interfere! I want to get to know him better, and even if I agree, he might not." Lin Qingxiang blushed as she finished speaking.

"You won't find a beauty as stunning as my daughter in the entire city of Fumo. He must be blind to disagree!"

Seeing Lin Qingxiang's expression, Madam Lin also understood her intentions. She had to admit that her husband was right. Since their daughter could not marry someone of equal social standing, she should at least marry someone she liked.

Lin Xi frowned when he saw this. He wanted to test the man named Shen Xu himself; he couldn't let his sister marry a bad person.

And she also has to be able to beat him, otherwise how can she protect her sister when he's not around?

At this moment, Shen Xu was unaware that he had already been chosen as the Lin family's son-in-law, nor did he know that a young man was about to cause him trouble.

He was also very happy to have found free accommodation, after all, it is not easy to find a safe and comfortable place to live in a strange world.

Especially when his strength has not fully recovered, he really needs such an undisturbed place to quietly recover his strength.

……

"Young master, she's awake!" In a palace that exuded luxury, an elderly man with white hair and beard spoke to a young man with a furrowed brow sitting at a dimly lit table.

Upon hearing this news, the handsome young man's brows immediately relaxed, and he revealed a bright smile. "Take me to see him quickly!"

Upon waking, Li Xiaoyi sat up weakly, her brows furrowing as she looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. But when she saw the peacefully sleeping white crane lying beside her, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Just as she was about to reach out and stroke the feathers of the Qiling White Crane, a series of hurried footsteps approached her, immediately waking the sleeping crane. Li Xiaoyi had no choice but to silently withdraw her outstretched hand.

When Ji Yunfan hurriedly entered the main hall, he saw a face as beautiful as a painting. The exquisite features seemed to have been carefully sculpted by the heavens, and the perfect fusion of two qualities made the woman in front of him seem otherworldly.

Coupled with the chilling coldness in her eyes, she seemed like a celestial being, possessing an otherworldly majesty and nobility that inspired awe yet irresistibly drew him in.

It was as if just one more glance would make him involuntarily submit at its feet.

Although he had imagined the true appearance of the beauty before him countless times in recent days, when the woman before him actually opened her eyes, he realized that all his imaginations were a kind of blasphemy against the divine being before him.

Just as Ji Yunfan was about to step forward, a divine light shot out from the golden-red pupils of Qi Lingbaihe. The old man beside Ji Yunfan immediately stood in front of him, and a light barrier appeared to block the divine light.

Seeing this, Ji Yunfan wasn't annoyed. He knew Ji Yunfan had crossed the line, so he asked with concern from a safe distance, "How are you feeling, young lady?"

Seeing Ji Yunfan's gaze, Li Xiaoyi asked coldly with some disgust, "Besides me, have you discovered anyone else?"

"Others? It was this white crane that led me to you, young lady. There didn't seem to be anyone else with you."

Li Xiaoyi looked at the Qiling White Crane. She knew that the teleportation array pattern on the Qiling White Crane was bound to Shen Xu. Since the teleportation array pattern on the Qiling White Crane had not disappeared, Shen Xu should be fine.

But why is the white crane by her side?

"Where is this place?" Li Xiaoyi continued to ask.

"Cangli Dynasty, Crown Prince's Residence!"