Betrayal of the Lin Family!

Even as Lin Hong took the beating, he could not understand why his father, Lin Mang, had suddenly lashed out and attacked him.

After all, all he had done was mention dealing with Lin Chen.

Surely it could not be because of that, could it?

Based on Lin Hong's understanding of his father, Lin Mang would absolutely never let the matter drop. He would definitely make a move against him afterward.

What he truly could not understand was why his father had gotten so emotional.

Anyone who did not know better would think Lin Hong was the enemy, and Lin Chen was the one who belonged to his family.

"Father!"

After Lin Mang finished teaching Lin Hong a lesson, he hurriedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake to Lin Zhentian, whose face was frighteningly dark.

"Please don't listen to Hong'er's nonsense. He's still young—what could he possibly understand? Those were just angry words. We never did such things before, and we won't do them now. Please see the truth clearly!"

Then he knocked his head heavily against the ground and did not dare raise it for a long while.

He knew very well that the voice transmission Lin Hong had thought was so discreet had long since been heard by Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken.

If he did not quickly make his stance clear now, what awaited him next would not merely be punishment—it could be a death sentence!

How could Lin Mang possibly give up a life of wealth and status, along with his extremely hard-won Heavenly Yuan Stage cultivation and his own life, just to go court death?

"Hmph!"

Lin Zhentian slammed the table and rebuked him harshly.

"Well done, Lin Hong. Obedient in public and defiant in private, actually daring to continue plotting harm against your own younger clansman—utterly hateful! A short-sighted person like you, who only brings disaster, is not fit for important use no matter how talented he may be! You are hereby sentenced to three years of confinement. During that time, you may not set foot outside by any means, no outsiders may visit you, and you will be stripped of access to cultivation resources. Carry it out immediately!"

Lin Ken, standing beside him, trembled slightly, but he also understood that what Lin Hong had just done had truly been far too arrogant and reckless. Even if he was a genius, he could not—and they did not dare—continue to put him to important use.

If they raised him for so many years only to end up with an ungrateful wolf who only bit his own people, there would be nowhere to cry.

"Yes!"

Lin Ken immediately called over the people of the Lin Family Law Enforcement Hall, intending to have Lin Hong taken away for confinement at once.

The place of confinement was at the bottom of a desolate valley in the Lin family's back mountain that had never been developed. Conditions there were extremely harsh, and there was almost no Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to be found. It could be called a barren land.

No one would want such a place even if it were given to them.

The Lin family only used it as a place to confine Lin family disciples who had committed grave mistakes, making sure they understood the severity of their wrongdoing and repented inside.

Those who performed well might have a chance to come out early.

"Let go of me! I didn't do anything wrong! Why are you locking me up?"

At this moment, Lin Hong still did not understand how his impulsive behavior in refusing to accept defeat to Lin Chen at the Clan Tournament could have become so serious.

The Yuan Power of his Body Tempering Stage Seven cultivation instantly erupted, forcing the two men from the Law Enforcement Hall back. His palms were wrapped in fierce palm winds to keep others from daring to approach, and he roared in anger.

Seeing this, Lin Ken's face turned dark and stern as he shouted coldly.

"Lin Hong, how bold of you! Don't tell me you thought that little Yuan Power voice transmission of yours was so clever. It seems I must let you know that with the strength of the Heavenly Yuan Stage, breaking through your so-called Yuan Power voice transmission and hearing every word clearly is an easy thing. And you still wanted to target Ah Chen afterward? Ridiculous!"

When he reached this point, thinking of a certain key point in Lin Hong's earlier words, his tone grew much colder.

"And besides, burying people in the back mountain—didn't you do plenty of that before? Why do you not dare admit it now?"

An extremely terrifying pressure descended instantly upon Lin Hong, forcing the Yuan Power on the surface of his body back inside him.

"Pfft!"

After Lin Hong spat out a mouthful of blood, he collapsed to the ground, his face full of despair.

Only then did he understand why his father, Lin Mang, had been so furious and agitated just now.

So it turned out he had "stuck knives in both sides" for his father.

"Do not hurt my son!"

Lin Mang had originally planned to endure this matter and settle accounts afterward.

But when he saw Lin Ken use his pressure to subdue Lin Hong, he truly could not hold himself back.

The future of their branch of the family could only rely on Lin Hong. He had great hope of breaking through to the Core Formation Stage; he was Lin Mang's hope. He absolutely could not be injured, and even less could he be confined in Confinement Valley—especially for three whole years!

Three years—that was an extremely precious three years of cultivation time!

This was undoubtedly destroying Lin Hong's cultivation future, destroying his hope. How could he possibly endure it?

And Lin Ken even intended to dig up the murders Lin Mang had committed before. How could he just sit still and wait for death?

"Take this!"

Lin Mang furiously unleashed the might of his Heavenly Yuan Stage cultivation and struck at the younger disciples such as Lin Chen and Lin Xia with an extremely vicious Eight Desolations Palm. Then he immediately grabbed Lin Hong from the ground, rushed into the sky, and fled the Lin family directly.

This move startled Lin Ken so much that he failed to stop Lin Mang and Lin Hong from escaping at the first moment.

Lin Xiao immediately stood in front of Lin Chen and Lin Dong, his expression unchanged as he reached out and blocked the Eight Desolations Palm attack Lin Mang had deliberately launched while fleeing.

There was no doubt that the other party had planned this long ago. He knew that with three Heavenly Yuan Stage experts present, it would be far too difficult to force his way directly out of the Lin family with his own strength, so he chose to attack Lin Chen and the others in order to hold back at least one Heavenly Yuan Stage expert.

"After them!"

Lin Zhentian was thoroughly enraged. If it had been before, Lin Mang would still have had a chance to live. At the very least, he had still belonged to the Lin family.

And now, what Lin Mang was doing was undoubtedly betraying and fleeing the Lin Family.

How could Lin Zhentian possibly accept that? He slammed the table in front of him to pieces, then immediately charged out with Lin Ken.

His strength was greater than Lin Mang's and Lin Ken's, which was also one of the main reasons Lin Mang did not dare to stay.

In the blink of an eye, only Lin Chen and the others were left in the rear hall of the Lin Family estate.

"Ah Chen, Dong'er."

Lin Xiao's expression was grave as he hurriedly instructed them, "Lin Mang's actions are already an act of betrayal. From now on, he is an enemy of the Lin Family. Wait here. I'll follow them at once and make sure Lin Mang is captured and brought back. Otherwise, the consequences will be endless!"

After saying this, he immediately left as well.

If a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert went mad, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous disaster for the Lin Family.

But for the other factions in Qingyang Town, this was an enormous opportunity.

On one hand, they could recruit a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert. On the other, they could weaken the Lin Family's strength. Why would they not take it?

Lin Zhentian and the other two Heavenly Yuan Stage experts had all gone out precisely to prevent such a situation from happening.

They did not dare be negligent at all, or it would surely bring a calamity of extinction upon the Lin Family!

Lin Dong's eyes were filled with yearning for the power of the Heavenly Yuan Stage, but when he thought of Lin Mang and Lin Hong leaving, worry also appeared on his face.

"Brother Chen, what should we do now?"

Since Lin Chen was their backbone, of course he had to ask for his opinion.

"What else can we do? Cultivate if we should cultivate, play if we should play."

Lin Chen shrugged slightly. He memorized the direction Lin Mang had fled in earlier before continuing, "But it's best to stay within the Lin Family estate. There are still quite a few Earthly Yuan Stage experts in the clan, so Lin Mang won't dare come back."

Lin Dong frowned slightly, sensing the meaning in Lin Chen's words, and asked, "Brother Chen, do you think Lin Mang and Lin Hong can escape the pursuit of three Heavenly Yuan Stage experts?"

How was that possible? If Lin Mang had that kind of ability, why would he have knelt and begged for mercy just now, even to the point of fleeing?

"The Lin Family isn't the only faction in Qingyang Town."

Lin Dong gazed at the violent commotion on the horizon from the clash between Heavenly Yuan Stage experts and continued, "I have something to do. I'll leave for a while."

Now, he was going to wait for the rabbits by the stump.

Lin Mang and Lin Hong, those two enemies—he had to kill them, or the future trouble would be endless.