Who Dares Touch My People, You're Asking for Death!

"How did you do it..."

When Qing Tan heard the question, she froze for a moment, then lightly bit her lip and answered, "Probably... I just slept, and then it happened."

When Lin Dong heard that, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Sure enough, it was pretty much what he had guessed.

It was probably related to Qing Tan's special constitution. Otherwise, judging by her cultivation process, there was no way she could have reached Body Tempering Stage Eight so quickly.

"All right..."

Since Qing Tan had put it that way, Lin Dong could only shrug.

However, when he looked at Lin Chen, his eyes showed a plea for help.

Hurry up and take his little sister Qing Tan away!

This was too crushing. Boohoo.

"Ahem."

Lin Chen gave two dry coughs, avoided Lin Dong's gaze, looked at Qing Tan, and congratulated her.

"Reaching Body Tempering Stage Eight is great. In the future, maybe we'll have to rely on little sister Qing Tan to protect us."

When Qing Tan heard that, her eyes curved with delight, and she said with a giggle, "Of course! Protecting Brother Chen and Brother Lin Dong is my bounden duty!"

She paused, then asked cautiously, "But Brother Chen, Brother Lin Dong, can we go to the Trading Fair?"

Clearly, the good news about reaching Body Tempering Stage Eight had actually come with her own little agenda.

Hearing this, Lin Dong reminded her, "But Father won't let you go out."

Because of the cold energy inside Qing Tan's body, as well as Lin Mang and his son, and the other forces in Qingyang Town targeting the Lin Family, they were worried about her safety and had only then told her to stay in the Lin Family as much as possible.

"Oh, Brother Lin Dong, I'm already at Body Tempering Stage Eight. Can't I even go out and have some fun? Sister Lin Xia went there too!"

Qing Tan pouted slightly. Seeing that Lin Dong's expression didn't change, she could only roll her eyes, switch tactics, and ask, "Brother Lin Dong, what level has your cultivation reached now?"

"..." This little girl was doing it on purpose, wasn't she!

Lin Dong frowned slightly. He looked at Lin Chen and passed the buck. "Well, you should ask Brother Chen. I'll listen to him!"

After all, Lin Chen was the strongest.

Even if they went out and ran into trouble, Brother Chen would protect them.

If Brother Chen thought there was no problem, then there was no problem.

The decision he made definitely had nothing to do with the fact that Lin Dong only had the cultivation of Body Tempering Stage Eight.

"Brother Chen~"

Qing Tan tugged at Lin Chen's arm and wheedled, "Sister Lin Xia is there too, and she even said that if possible, I should bring you along. She said... she said she has a little surprise for you!"

A little surprise?

Lin Chen thought back for a moment. Recently, Lin Xia seemed to act a little shy and evasive around him, while his eldest uncle Lin Ken had looked utterly gratified. He faintly felt something was off, as if Lin Ken were looking at a son-in-law...

If Lin Mang and his son hadn't betrayed them, causing the Lin Family to cancel quite a few events, there probably would have already been some movement by now.

Lin Chen secretly shook his head. Maybe he was overthinking it.

"Since Sister Xia is there, then let's go stroll around the Trading Fair. Just in time to buy some cultivation resources, like spirit medicines and the like."

He made the decision directly. They could have fun and also search for cultivation resources. Why not?

Most importantly, it had been a long time since he had left the Lin Family and gone into Qingyang Town to broaden his horizons.

As the start of the Qingyang Town Hunting Event drew closer and closer, the lively atmosphere of the New Year was gradually becoming stronger throughout Qingyang Town.

He could also take this chance to see if there were any better cultivation resources, such as Spiritual Medicine Plants.

Third-grade Spirit Medicine wasn't that useful to him anymore.

If he could find some Spiritual Medicine Plants and plant them in the Small World inside the Azure Dragon Ring, then perhaps one day, he would be able to eat Fourth-grade Spirit Medicine whenever he wanted.

Lin Chen cared quite a bit about that.

"Yay! Brother Chen, you're the best!"

Qing Tan was so happy she practically flew off the ground. While Lin Chen wasn't paying attention, she planted a loud kiss on his face, then, with her cheeks flushed red, bounced straight ahead and went on first.

Lin Dong, standing to the side, could only rub his nose and look at his toes. In any case, he hadn't seen anything.

"Ahem, let's go."

Lin Chen smiled, patted Lin Dong on the shoulder, and reminded him.

"Okay, okay..."

Qingyang Town North Square.

The Trading Fair.

The dazzling array of shops and the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds were enough to show just how lively it was.

Lin Chen and the others passed through the crowd, browsed around briefly, and soon arrived before a grand pavilion at the end of the street, where they stopped.

A clamor came from inside. It seemed people were arguing.

Faintly, they could even hear a familiar voice.

"Xie Ting, you've gone too far!"

Lin Chen frowned slightly, turned to look at Lin Dong and Qing Tan, and said, "Looks like someone is bullying Sister Xia."

Yes, from that sharp cry just now, Lin Chen had recognized the speaker. It was none other than Lin Xia, the person Qing Tan had mentioned earlier who had already come to the Trading Fair to shop.

And that Xie Ting was clearly someone from the Xie Family, the Lin Family's old rival.

"She dares bully Sister Lin Xia? Watch me give her a punch!"

Qing Tan's chest rose and fell unsteadily as she angrily raised her little fist and said fiercely.

No matter what, she was already at Body Tempering Stage Eight.

At a time like this, of course she had to step in and help.

"Brother Chen, looks like the Xie Family did this on purpose."

Lin Dong thought it over for a moment and had already figured out the reason for the argument inside. It was nothing more than the Xie Family causing trouble while Lin Xia and the others were shopping. Otherwise, with Lin Xia's personality, she definitely would not get into a dispute with others so easily.

"Mm."

Lin Chen was the first to enter, and he quickly saw a large number of people gathered on Gravel Square, watching the commotion.

"The Lin Family and Xie Family really are bound to have conflicts. See? My earlier prediction was so accurate."

"Oh, quit bragging. Who doesn't know the Lei Family and Xie Family have joined hands to suppress the Lin Family's rise? Isn't it perfectly normal for a verbal clash to break out?"

"..."

As Lin Chen passed by, he more or less learned what had happened from the mouths of these onlookers.

It was nothing more than the Xie Family, led by Xie Ting, deliberately picking a fight after discovering the Lin Family members led by Lin Xia had appeared here.

Anything Lin Xia thought was decent, they would come over and snatch.

The previous few times, Lin Xia had endured it and not lost her temper.

This time, however, she had taken a fancy to a string of snow-white accessories, a Fox Crystal Chain, and liked it very much. She planned to buy it and give it to Qing Tan as a small gift.

But Xie Ting had suddenly barged out and intended to forcibly snatch it. That completely angered Lin Xia.

However, the other side had clearly come prepared. While blocking her, Xie Ting had slapped Lin Xia in advance, leaving her no time to react at all.

Even now, there was still a faint red mark on Lin Xia's cheek.

And so, the two sides had ended up confronting each other here on Gravel Square.

"Lin Xia! Hurry up and hand over the Fox Crystal Chain, or it won't be as simple as one slap. I'll make sure all of you stay here!"

The tall young woman in luxurious brocade clothes wore an arrogant expression as she mocked her harshly.

"Heh, Xie Ting, just who do you think you are?"

Lin Xia stared fixedly at Xie Ting opposite her, raised the snow-white Fox Crystal Chain in her hand, and sneered.

"If you want the Fox Crystal Chain, then apologize to this grandaunt and stick your face over so I can slap you back. Otherwise, don't even think about it!"

Being slapped by Xie Ting in front of everyone had made Lin Xia lose face. How could she possibly swallow that anger?

She was the big sister among the Lin Family's younger generation, and right now, the only person she could rely on was herself.

Crying was useless!

"Hmph!"

Xie Ting's expression grew even darker. She waved to the people behind her and said coldly, "Looks like some people don't know what's good for them. In that case, let's teach her a lesson in advance!"

"Get them!"

At her command, the Xie Family juniors were about to charge forward and viciously beat the Lin Family juniors.

"Damn it!"

When Lin Xia saw this, she also became somewhat unsure of what to do.

On the Lin Family's side, only Lin Xia and Lin Yun were at Body Tempering Stage Seven, while the other side had three people at Body Tempering Stage Seven. As for the number of juniors at other cultivation levels, they were also far inferior.

Looking at it this way, there was no way they could be a match!

"Stop!"

Just then, a sharp sword qi appeared, instantly separating the Lin Family and the Xie Family.

It left an extremely deep sword mark in the ground.

"Who is it!?"

The mocking smile on Xie Ting's face froze at that moment.

The strength of the newcomer was not to be underestimated.

If the younger members of the Xie Family had not retreated in time just now, they would probably have been split in half by that sword!

However, the only response she received was a crisp slap!

Smack!

In an instant, Xie Ting was sent flying by Lin Chen, who had flashed over and slapped her across the face, crashing into the large stone beside the square.

Along with Lin Chen's icy voice, it rang throughout the entire Gravel Square.

"Someone of mine isn't for a bitch like you to touch. You're courting death!"