Repairing Relations

"Law Enforcement Elder, you summoned me. What are your instructions?"

Inside Lin Langtian's courtyard, a gray-robed old man looked respectfully at the handsome, spirited young man before him.

This young man was none other than Lin Langtian, the strongest genius among the Lin Clan's younger generation and the newly appointed Law Enforcement Elder.

"Elder Tao, you are one of the Lin Clan's elders and have made countless contributions to the family throughout your life.

This junior only attained the position of Law Enforcement Elder through the Clan Leader's favor. You are a senior of the clan, so please just call me Langtian." Lin Langtian looked at the gray-robed elder with a friendly expression.

This was precisely the main clan member whom Lin Langtian had asked Lin Zhi to find, someone with close ties to Lin Dong's branch family in Yan City—or, more accurately, someone well acquainted with Lin Dong's grandfather, Lin Zhentian.

Upon hearing Lin Langtian's words, the gray-robed elder froze for a moment.

As far as he knew, Lin Langtian, the foremost genius of the clan's younger generation, had always been proud and arrogant, looking down on everyone else. He had never expected him to treat an inconspicuous clansman like himself with such courtesy.

At that thought, the gray-robed elder's favorable impression of Lin Langtian rose considerably.

"Hehe, then this old man shall presume upon his age and call you Langtian." The gray-robed elder smiled at Lin Langtian.

At his age, he was only at Origin Core Realm Great Perfection, while Lin Langtian had already become a Form Creation Realm expert in his youth.

Whether in terms of status within the clan or strength, Lin Langtian far surpassed him. Thus, being treated so politely by Lin Langtian filled the gray-robed elder with a sense of satisfaction.

"Elder Tao, please sit." After chatting for a while, Lin Langtian said to the gray-robed elder.

The two sat down one after the other. Lin Langtian then got straight to the point. "Elder Tao, are you familiar with the Lin branch family in Yan City?"

"Oh, the Yan City branch?" The gray-robed elder's eyes flashed with reminiscence as he muttered.

"Could the family Langtian speaks of be the one founded by Lin Zhentian in Qingyang Town?"

At the mention of Lin Zhentian's name, Lin Langtian raised a brow before nodding. "Exactly."

The gray-robed elder was somewhat surprised by Lin Langtian's inquiry, but he still explained, "I never expected you to take an interest in the Yan City branch. Yes, Lin Zhentian and I have been friends for many years. When we were young, we even carried out missions together on numerous occasions.

Later, Zhentian failed during one mission, causing the family enormous losses. He was subsequently expelled from the inner clan and went to Qingyang Town in Yan City to establish a branch family.

Although he founded a branch family in Qingyang Town and his descendants multiplied, Zhentian's greatest wish remained to return to the inner clan.

At the last clan assembly, Zhentian's son, Lin Xiao, had originally had a chance to help the family return to the inner clan, but then..."

At this point, the gray-robed elder looked toward Lin Langtian and said no more.

Hearing this, Lin Langtian awkwardly rubbed his nose. The original owner had been haughty and had never regarded the branch families highly, so he had struck with exceptional cruelty and directly crippled Lin Xiao.

He had simply never expected that crippling Lin Xiao would be one thing, but Lin Xiao's son would turn out to be the renowned Martial Ancestor!

Though this had been the original owner's doing, since he had provoked Lin Dong, the Child of the Plane, it still fell to him to clean up the mess.

With that thought, Lin Langtian smiled apologetically at the gray-robed elder. "I called for Elder Tao precisely because of this matter.

Back then, Langtian was young and ignorant, and my actions were too heavy-handed. I am deeply sorry for Uncle Lin Xiao's injuries. Here, I hope Elder Tao can convey my apology to the Yan City branch family on my behalf.

I have an Azure Wood Yuan Pill here that can heal Uncle Lin Xiao's injuries, along with ten thousand Pure Yuan Pills and one of my identity tokens. I hope Elder Tao can deliver them to Uncle Lin Xiao as my apology and compensation."

As he spoke, Lin Langtian took the items from his Universe Bag.

When he saw the Green Wood Spirit Pill on the table, radiating a rich medicinal fragrance, as well as the token bearing the character "Heaven," the gray-robed elder was stunned.

He had heard of the Green Wood Spirit Pill. It was one of the clan's finest healing medicines, worth fifty thousand Pure Yuan Pills. To him, it had only ever been something he had heard about.

As for the "Heaven" token, it was Lin Langtian's identity token.

With this token, one could not exactly run rampant in the Lin Clan, but so long as one did not commit an overly serious crime, they could avoid punishment. After all, Lin Langtian himself was the Law Enforcement Elder.

More importantly, this identity token represented a close relationship with Lin Langtian.

As the strongest member of the Lin Clan's younger generation, who would not want to curry favor with this rising star?

And there were also ten thousand Pure Yuan Pills. At the sight of this compensation, even he could not help but feel tempted.

"This... isn't this too valuable? Zhentian, he..." The gray-robed elder spoke somewhat incoherently.

Even he had never seen such lavish compensation. It was practically equivalent to the entire fortune of an ordinary sect in Lin City.

"Compared to the suffering Uncle Lin Xiao has endured all these years, this is nothing. I hope Elder Tao can do me this favor and resolve as much of the resentment between us as possible. I also have another three thousand Pure Yuan Pills here as payment for Elder Tao's trouble."

As he spoke, Lin Langtian took out another Universe Bag and handed it to the gray-robed elder.

Though the compensation was indeed generous and had even cost him twenty percent of his private treasury, Lin Xiao's son was Lin Dong, after all.

If his status had not made it unsuitable for him to fawn over Lin Dong too openly, and if he were not currently at a crucial stage of cultivation, Lin Langtian would have wanted to fly to Qingyang Town himself to offer compensation and apologize.

If he delayed any longer, Lin Dong might be able to restore Lin Xiao's injuries on his own.

Fortunately, what reassured Lin Langtian was that although the original owner had crippled Lin Xiao, swords and blades had no eyes during the clan assembly's martial contests. Even if one side suffered serious injuries, it was not considered a major matter.

Thus, although Lin Dong hated Lin Langtian, the two had not yet become mortal enemies.

To Lin Dong at present, Lin Langtian was merely an enemy who had crippled his father. What he wanted most was to defeat Lin Langtian for his father's sake, not to kill him.

The reason their relationship had worsened later was because Lin Langtian had been far too arrogant. He looked down on Lin Dong for being born in a branch family and continuously suppressed, excluded, and even plotted against him, eventually driving them into an irreconcilable conflict.

Now that he had been reborn, Lin Langtian naturally would not allow events to develop as they had in the original timeline. Thus, it was extremely necessary to mend his relationship with Lin Dong in advance.

Even if he could not become good brothers with Lin Dong, it would still be fortunate if they could live in peace with one another.

After receiving Lin Langtian's solemn request, the gray-robed elder silently rejoiced for Lin Zhentian.

After all, in anyone's eyes, it was a great thing for the Yan City branch family to become connected with Lin Langtian, the main clan's foremost genius.

The gray-robed elder cupped his hands toward Lin Langtian and chuckled.

"Rest assured. This old man has been friends with Zhentian for many years. I will certainly help you resolve this grudge!"