The young man, looking annoyed, snapped, "What is it?"
Lu Elder hurriedly recounted the whole story, speaking very quickly, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Upon hearing this, the young man snorted coldly, his anger intensifying, and shouted, "You can't even handle such a trivial matter!"
I'd like to see which faction in the Sacred Domain dares to bully our affiliated forces; they're practically courting death!
Lu Elder hurriedly shifted the magical artifact in his hand slightly towards the direction where Nan Xunran was.
The young man's gaze had barely fallen upon Nan Xunran when he was instantly terrified, his face turning ashen, and his voice trembled as he exclaimed, "Xun... Divine Son Xunran?!"
With a muffled thud, the young man's legs suddenly gave way, and he collapsed heavily to his knees.
His whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and his hands unconsciously braced themselves on the ground.
The Lin Clan members and Lu Elder were all dumbfounded, standing there in a daze.
After a short while, Nan Xunran spoke slowly, his voice as clear as a cold spring. "Which family's prodigy are you?"
The young man's teeth chattered as he stammered, "The... Wen Clan."
Nan Xunran nodded slightly and said calmly, "Okay."
The young man panicked instantly, his voice trembling as he said, "Divine Son Xunran! I didn't know it was you!"
If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have dared to say such a thing, even if I had a hundred lives.
Nan Xunran remained expressionless and said calmly, "I will visit the Wen Clan."
The young man shuddered violently, wilting like a frostbitten eggplant, and remained silent for a long time.
After a long silence, he finally stammered, "... We await the arrival of the Divine Son Xunran at the Wen Clan."
He then hurriedly said, "Divine Son Xunran, I will go and inform the family head immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the projection vanished instantly. Having offended someone like the Divine Son Xunran, he had to hurry and inform the family head.
Lu Elder finally came to his senses and looked at Nan Xunran with lingering fear.
His whole body trembled involuntarily; the young man before him was far more powerful than the backer his Lu Clan relied on.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with trembling hands, and said through chattering teeth, "... I'm leaving too."
There's no guarantee the Wen Clan won't hold a grudge against them; they must return to report to the head of the family as soon as possible.
Immediately afterwards, the light from the magical artifact in Lin Biao's hand suddenly went out, and Lu Elder's figure also disappeared.
Lin Xiao was terrified, and his feet involuntarily retreated, his face draining of all color.
She finally understood Nan Xunran's power. Not only was their Lin Clan like ants in front of him, but even the powerful backer of the powerful family they relied on was filled with fear of him.
Madam Lin's face turned deathly pale. She held Lin Xiao tightly, and the mother and daughter staggered back behind Lin Biao.
Clinging to his last shred of dignity, Lin Biao pleaded in his voice, "Lin Ge, for the sake of the fact that you also share the surname Lin, please spare the Lin Clan's life."
Lin Ge gently shook his head and said slowly, "I am not Lin Clan."
No sooner had he finished speaking than his figure vanished in a flash, the bamboo stick in his hand piercing through Lin Biao in an instant.
To Lin Biao's disbelief, Lin Ge expressionlessly pulled out the bamboo stick, and Lin Biao, losing his balance, fell heavily to the ground.
"Father!!"
"My husband!!"
Madam Lin cried out in anguish, gripping her long sword, and charged towards Lin Ge with all her might.
Lin Xiao gritted her teeth, her eyes bloodshot, and cried out hoarsely, "Mother, I'm here to help you!"
In the blink of an eye, Lin Ge was surrounded by the two. Lin Xiao had already lost an arm, and her strength was far inferior to Lin Ge's.
After only a few moves, he was quickly sent flying by Lin Ge, his body crashing heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
Madam Lin gradually found herself unable to cope, and several new, shocking wounds appeared on her body.
Her eyes widened in fury, and she roared in shock and rage, "How is this possible? What level of cultivation are you at?!"
Lin Ge smiled but remained silent.
Without bothering to question her, Madam Lin rushed to Lin Xiao, grabbed her hand, and tried to pull her away.
Lin Ge flashed forward, instantly appearing in front of the two women and blocking their path. He said leisurely, "Madam Lin, where are you headed?"
At this moment, Lin Xiao was barely breathing, and even speaking was extremely difficult.
She stared at Lin Ge in shock and anger, her eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.
Madam Lin's gaze was resolute. She quickly stuck a talisman on Lin Xiao's body and then forcefully pushed her away.
Instantly, Lin Xiao's body shone brightly, and Madam Lin cried out in tears, "Xiao'er, you must live on!"
"No! No!!" Lin Xiao shouted hoarsely.
All of this happened so fast that Lin Ge hadn't even had time to react before Lin Xiao vanished from the spot in a flash of light.
Madam Lin burst into laughter, a chilling laugh, "Lin Ge, I'll wait until the day Xiao'er avenges me!"
After saying that, she placed the sword against her own neck without hesitation.
Suddenly, everything around seemed to freeze, and time stood still.
Madam Lin froze in place; although her body was unable to move, her consciousness remained exceptionally clear.
Lin Ge moved slightly, turning his body slightly to the side. Wherever his gaze fell, Nan Xunran's fingertips overflowed with starlight.
Immediately afterwards, time began to flow backward. Where Lin Xiao had disappeared, light bloomed again, and her figure reappeared in the same spot, still somewhat unsteady.
Lin Xiao's face was filled with terror, her shoulders trembling. "How did I get back?!"
She turned to look at the immobilized Madam Lin and cried out, "Mother!"
Nan Xunran slowly lowered his hand, and as he did so, time began to flow again.
Madam Lin could no longer hold on; her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.
Her chest heaved violently, her mind filled with shock: What kind of extraordinary power was this? How could they possibly have any chance of escape from such a force?
Lin Ge bowed slightly, "Thank you, my lord."
Nan Xunran nodded slightly.
Lin Xiao now fully understood the situation. She looked at Nan Xunran, her words stammering, "How... how is this possible? You're just a teenager, how could you do this..."
Before she could finish speaking, a flash of cold light appeared, and Lin Ge swiftly and decisively ended her life.
Madam Lin gazed at Lin Xiao, lifeless, lying before her, and a final thought flashed through her mind: Why did they come to the Zhu Clan to seek their own deaths...?
Then, another flash of cold light appeared, and her head rolled off, spurting out blood.
Lin Clan
The guards stood listlessly, their eyes darting around, yawning incessantly.
Suddenly hearing light footsteps, the guard looked up alertly, his mouth agape, and exclaimed, "Lin Ge?!"
Lin Ge smiled slightly, his lips tightly closed, and he did not utter a word.
The two guards were about to make a sarcastic remark, but before they could utter a word, a sharp gust of wind whistled past.