Arriving at Ding Province

"How boastful! I'll see how you pacify this Ding Province."

Yin Ke Ren stood up and said with a cold snort.

Lin Xiao glanced at him indifferently, "A waste like you certainly doesn't have the ability."

"You..."

Hearing Lin Xiao's insulting words, Yin Ke Ren was about to explode, but was stopped by the old man.

This person's strength was extremely terrifying. If the young master provoked him again, he might be beaten to death. He should endure it for now, and wait until they returned to the Yin Family to find an opportunity for revenge later.

Anyway, this person would be working in Ding Province in the future, and there would be plenty of opportunities to take revenge.

Their Yin Family was a top family in Ding Province, and it was easy to take revenge on someone.

Lin Xiao glanced at the master and servant pair, and said faintly, "Do you know why this official spared your lives?"

"Why?"

Yin Ke Ren asked unhappily.

Lin Xiao said, "Go back and tell your family head that I intend to reorganize Ding Province. I hope he will be sensible and submit to the imperial court. There will be no good end for those who oppose the imperial court."

"This world is ruled by strength. Let's see if you have the strength to make my Yin Family submit."

Hearing Lin Xiao ask their Yin Family to submit to the imperial court, Yin Ke Ren sneered directly.

"This official will let you see my strength."

Lin Xiao stood at the very front of the deck, facing the wind, his Flying Fish Uniform fluttering, and his domineering aura enveloped his body.

Yin Ke Ren and the old man stood behind him, daring to be angry but not daring to speak, only hoping that the ship would dock quickly and get away from this person.

The reason why Lin Xiao didn't directly kill the master and servant pair was because the time wasn't right yet. If the news spread, he would directly confront the Yin Family.

His strength and influence were not enough now. Starting a war with the top power in Ding Province rashly after arriving in Ding Province would only affect his plan.

Of course, although he couldn't start a war with the Yin Family now, he had a sinister plan.

After another hour of sailing, they could finally vaguely see the shore.

At this moment, another merchant ship was sailing from afar.

The flag on that merchant ship had a large Su character written on it.

Seeing the flag of that ship, Yin Ke Ren frowned slightly.

"Is that the Su Family's ship?"

At this time, the old man, who had finished bandaging his wound, nodded and said, "Yes, young master, it should be the Su Family's merchant ship, no mistake."

"Who is the Su Family?"

Lin Xiao glanced at the merchant ship in the distance and asked curiously.

Yin Ke Ren said, "Although the Su Family is not one of the four major sects in Ding Province, they are the wealthiest merchants in Ding Province.

The Su Family has a hand in profitable businesses such as restaurants and cloth shops."

"Eight out of ten restaurants in the entire Ding Province belong to the Su Family. It can be said that they are the number one richest family in Ding Province."

At this time, on the Su Family's merchant ship in the distance, a woman with a beautiful appearance and gentle temperament was sitting quietly in the cabin.

"Miss, we're almost to Ding Province. We'll be home soon."

A maid respectfully said to the woman.

The woman's name was Su Wan'er, and she was the apple of the Su Family's eye.

The only daughter of the Su Family's head. Because she was an only child, they prepared very well for her every trip, and there were countless guards.

"Finally, I'm almost home."

As she spoke, Su Wan'er stood up happily and walked outside.

Coming to the deck, she took a deep breath, and a look of enjoyment appeared on Su Wan'er's face.

Just at this moment, the Yin Family's and Su Family's ships met.

The maid beside Su Wan'er saw the Yin Family's ship, and a look of disgust appeared on her face.

"Miss, it's the Yin Family's ship."

Su Wan'er looked curiously, "Is it the Yin Family of the one sect and four major families?"

"Yes, Miss."

The maid nodded.

"Miss, the Yin Family members are domineering, so it's better not to deal with them. I'll have the people below sail faster and stay away from them."

"Hmm, is that the Yin Family's young master?"

Su Wan'er looked sideways at Lin Xiao, who was standing on the deck of the Yin Family's ship, and asked doubtfully.

The maid looked over, and when she saw Lin Xiao, who was full of domineering aura and wearing a Flying Fish Uniform, she was slightly surprised, "Miss, that person is not Yin Ke Ren. The gloomy guy behind him is the Yin Family's young master, Yin Ke Ren. I haven't seen this person before."

"However, the person is wearing the official uniform of the Jinyiwei, so he should be one of them."

"Strange, how could a member of the Jinyiwei be walking with someone from the Yin Family? Aren't the One Sect and Four Families of Ding Province supposed to strongly dislike the imperial court?"

"The Jinyiwei?"

Su Wan'er grew even more curious.

She had heard of the Jinyiwei's reputation. It was said that they were one of the Wu Kingdom's five major military organizations.

They specialized in serving the emperor, were ruthless, and often carried out acts of outrage like confiscating property and exterminating entire families.

People in the martial world called the Jinyiwei the court's lackeys and despised them.

At that moment, Lin Xiao's gaze swept over, meeting Su Wan'er's eyes.

Just as Su Wan'er was about to look away, she saw Lin Xiao smile and nod in acknowledgment.

Lin Xiao was already extremely handsome, but his temperament was somewhat cold. Coupled with the Flying Fish Uniform, he gave off a sense of majesty, making him difficult to approach.

But now, that smile gave him an approachable feeling.

Su Wan'er was shy, and suddenly encountering someone like Lin Xiao made her face flush red, and she quickly looked away.

"So handsome."

Su Wan'er's heart pounded wildly, and she didn't dare to look again.

But the maid was very dissatisfied with Lin Xiao.

"Miss, let's go quickly."

It was best to avoid provoking either the Yin Family or people from the imperial court.

The Su Family's merchant ship quickly sailed away.

On the other side, Yin Ke Ren watched the Su Family's merchant ship disappear into the distance, his eyes gleaming.

The Su Family was a piece of fat meat, and the One Sect and Four Families all wanted to take a bite.

Who told the Su Family to be so rich?

If any of the One Sect and Four Families could take down the Su Family, their power would definitely rise to another level.

After another hour of sailing, the ship finally slowly docked.

The pier was very lively at this time.

There were fishing boats just returning from fishing, and merchants just returning from trading.

The Yin Family's ship attracted a lot of attention as soon as it arrived.

After all, the Yin Family was a top force in Ding Province, and it had a reputation.

"It should be Yin Ke Ren, the young master of the Yin Family, who has returned."

"That's right, Yin Ke Ren went out to train, he should be back to participate in the Ding Province Martial Meet."

"I wonder how Yin Ke Ren's cultivation is going. It is said that Liu Yuyang of the Azure Cloud Sect has vaguely become the leading figure of the younger generation in Ding Province. I wonder if Yin Ke Ren can compete with him."

"I don't think so. Liu Yuyang has suppressed the entire younger generation of Ding Province since he was a child. He is talented and powerful. I think Liu Yuyang will definitely be the first in this Ding Province Martial Meet."

"Don't underestimate other geniuses from Ding Province, maybe someone will become a dark horse."

"Huh, who is that person?"

Seeing the Yin Family's ship dock, a young man jumped off the ship first.

Yin Ke Ren behind him could only be content to stay behind, which made many people look puzzled.

However, when Lin Xiao jumped off the ship and everyone saw his clothes clearly, they were all so frightened that they retreated backward.

"It's someone from the imperial court, it seems to be the Jinyiwei."

"It's the court's hunting dog."

Seeing everyone's appearance, Lin Xiao didn't care. He turned around and glanced at Yin Ke Ren and said, "Brother Yin, goodbye, I hope Brother Yin will truthfully tell your family about my proposal when you return. I will be waiting for good news."

After speaking, Lin Xiao turned around and left directly. Wherever he passed, everyone made way for him.

And Lin Xiao's last sentence made the crowd explode.

The Yin Family's young master is actually mixed up with someone from the Jinyiwei?

At this moment, countless people looked at Yin Ke Ren with suspicion.

Yin Ke Ren's face was dark. This Lin Xiao was simply shameless, setting him up before leaving.

If the news that their Yin Family was colluding with the imperial court spread, they would immediately be isolated and even targeted collectively.

But now he couldn't explain, otherwise it would only make things worse.

In the distance, the Su Family was happily talking.

A refined middle-aged man looked at Su Wan'er with love.

"Wan'er, you've finally returned, your father was so worried."

"Oh, father, I just went to see Sister Qing'er, she is about to go into seclusion, I don't know when we will meet next time."

"Miss Qing'er is going into seclusion?"

Su Cheng looked surprised.

This Qing'er is named Ye Xuanqing and is a disciple of the Sword Pavilion's master, ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

It's said that her strength has already reached the peak of the Innate Realm, only a step away from breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm.

Most importantly, Ye Xuanqing is only twenty years old.

Throughout the entire Zhenwu Continent, she can be said to possess unparalleled talent.

Moreover, the Sword Pavilion's techniques are incredibly powerful.

Once she breaks through to the Grandmaster Realm, even some veteran Grandmasters will not be her match.

After all, there's a widely circulated saying:

When it comes to swordsmanship, the world looks to the Sword Pavilion.