I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 398: Robbers

On this day, while still fishing, Lin Qing heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Curious, Lin Qing looked over and saw three horses galloping along the riverbank. Each rider had their face covered with a black cloth and carried a large knife on their waist and a bow and arrow on their back.

Lin Qing's grandfather, who was beside him, also noticed the scene and his face suddenly changed. He immediately rowed the boat towards the sea.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qing asked curiously.

In the past few years, Lin Qing's grandfather had never taken the boat out to sea, always saying that the sea was too dangerous.

"Hurry, row faster. Those people look like Black Wind Bandits. They should be active near the surrounding cities. I didn't expect them to come here. It's definitely not a good thing. If we go out to sea, they won't be able to do anything to us." Lin Qing's grandfather, with his extensive experience, recognized the riders' attire and knew that they were Black Wind Bandits who operated near the nearby cities. Although he didn't know why they had come here, it was clear that they needed to escape quickly.

Having lived for so long, Lin Qing's grandfather knew one thing: people like them would never have any good fortune. So if someone came looking for them, it could only be trouble.

However, Lin Qing looked at the group of Black Wind Bandits riding on the riverbank and felt a sense of familiarity. Unlike his grandfather, his eyes were not filled with fear. He didn't seem afraid at all.

After rowing towards the sea for a while, Lin Qing's grandfather, who had been observing the three Black Wind Bandits, suddenly changed his expression. "Oh no, they're heading towards our house. The child is still inside. We need to go back first."

Without hesitation, Lin Qing's grandfather immediately docked the boat and rushed towards the house.

Lin Qing naturally followed behind him, but they could only walk while the robbers on horseback were much faster. They could only see their figures from behind. When they reached the house, the three robbers had already grabbed the child and were about to leave.

"Ah!"

Lin Qing's grandfather was immediately shocked and shouted.

"Don't scream! We're taking him to live a good life. What's the point of following you for the rest of his life? If he follows us, the Black Wind Bandits, he can live a life of luxury and pleasure. Not only your child, but we also need to take the children from the other households nearby. If you dare to report us to the authorities, we'll kill your whole family." One of the robbers said viciously.

From the robber's words, it seemed like they wanted to recruit the child.

"My child, sirs, my child is timid and can't do this kind of work. Please find someone else. I have a few taels of silver saved in my house. Consider it your hard-earned money." Lin Qing's grandfather immediately pleaded pitifully.

Becoming a robber was a life-changing decision, and he didn't want his child to join this group and live a life of luxury. It would require luck to survive.

"Hmph! You think we didn't notice the silver in your house? Originally, we were going to take your silver too, but since we're taking your grandson today, we'll let it go. And if anyone treats you badly in the future, just mention our name, and you'll be safe." The robber sneered, but his tone seemed somewhat friendly. It seemed like once this child joined the Black Wind Bandits, they would become one big family.

After saying this, the robber's eyes moved and he looked at Lin Qing, who hadn't entered the house. He asked curiously, "Who is this person? He doesn't look like you."

"Oh, he... I found him by the seaside before. When he was saved, neither we nor he knew who he was." Lin Qing's grandfather answered truthfully because his grandson was in the hands of these robbers.

"Ah, found by the seaside."

The robber looked at Lin Qing and for some reason, Lin Qing's gaze made him uncomfortable.

After thinking for a moment, the robber suddenly smiled at Lin Qing. "You're still young. Do you want to come with us? We'll guarantee that you'll live a life of luxury and pleasure in the future. You can have as many women as you want. You seem like a good man. It would be a waste for you to spend your whole life fishing."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing showed a thoughtful expression but then shook his head.

"Wow, toasting without eating and eating punishment wine. Our big brother is giving you face, and yet you refuse." One of the bandits on the side saw Lin Qing shaking his head and said aggressively. Then, he pulled out the knife by his side and swung it towards Lin Qing.

"No!"

His big brother quickly said. He still had some fear towards Lin Qing, whom he knew nothing about.

But by the time the big knife came down, the bandit had already shown a cruel expression. This one strike would surely sever an arm.

The grandfather beside them showed a look of despair, but in the instant the big knife was about to strike, a layer of golden light suddenly appeared on Lin Qing's body. This sudden golden light blocked the big knife with a "clang" sound.

"Hmm?"

With this, the bandit looked at Lin Qing as if he had seen a ghost.

But then he showed a hint of greed. As bandits, they had encountered similar mortals before, usually with treasures passed down by cultivators that made them impervious to blades and unaffected by heat and cold. As long as they trapped them and then took away these treasures, they could sell each one for dozens of taels of gold, or keep them for their own use.

Most of the leaders of the Black Wind Bandits had such treasures to protect themselves.

While he was still thinking this, Lin Qing, on the other hand, looked at the sudden golden light emanating from his body, the bracelet on his arm, and his palm that had never wrinkled after years of fishing. A hint of clarity suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to have remembered something.

"Kid, be smart and hand over the treasures on your body. We'll spare your life." This bandit shouted loudly again.

But Lin Qing remained motionless, lost in thought.

"Clang!"

Another crisp sound. It turned out that when this bandit saw that Lin Qing didn't respond, he became angry and swung his knife again. However, not only did it not harm Lin Qing at all, his own knife broke into seven or eight pieces.

Suddenly, Lin Qing smiled and raised his hand, saying, "Although my Vajra Bracelet doesn't have any magical power, it has an automatic protective function. Even a Purple Mansion cultivator would have a hard time breaking it."

As Lin Qing said this, the bandit who had stopped the people around him from attacking Lin Qing seemed to realize something. He stared at Lin Qing with widened eyes and said, "You...you're a cultivator? That's impossible. Why would a cultivator like you be in a place like this?"

After speaking, he didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed out of the door, mounted his horse, and rode away with a whip.

He didn't even care about the captured tooth.

The other two bandits, seeing this scene, seemed to have realized something as well. They immediately scrambled to mount their horses and quickly rode away.

Behind them, Lin Qing revealed a smile.

Then, he spat out a storage bag from his mouth. In a flash of white light, a magical treasure appeared in his hand. He waved his hand, and the three bandits who had already run dozens of zhang away all shouted and fell to the ground.

"This..."

The grandfather beside Lin Qing stared at him, not knowing what to say, just looking at him in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)