Threat from the Martial Ancestor

When Chen Lin first saw Ding Yushi, he intended to pretend he hadn't seen her.

However, Ding Yushi clearly wouldn't miss such a meticulously arranged chance encounter. Seeing that Chen Lin had no intention of acknowledging her, she immediately changed tactics, taking small, quick steps to run to Chen Lin's side.

"A Lin, you're not still mad at me, are you!" Ding Yushi asked Chen Lin with a pure look on her face, her expression pitiable.

"Excuse me, can you move? You're blocking our path!" Chen Lin said expressionlessly, too lazy to deal with this kind of "green tea" behavior.

"A Lin, let me explain! The poison in your pre-martial exam meal wasn't me, it was all Duan Xingze's doing, it has nothing to do with me!" Ding Yushi tilted her head up, like a lost fawn, and explained softly.

Hearing Ding Yushi's saccharine voice, Chen Lin got goosebumps all over.

As a Martial Artist, he couldn't even control his own body. It was clear how annoyed Chen Lin was by Ding Yushi's current tone.

"Whether it has to do with you or not is no longer important. Please move, you're blocking our way!" Chen Lin continued coldly.

"A Lin, what do I need to do for you to believe that I really didn't drug you!" Seeing that Chen Lin wasn't falling for her act, Ding Yushi changed her strategy again, her face stern, and questioned him righteously.

Facing Ding Yushi's questioning, Chen Lin frowned, his tone icy. "If you're sick, go see a doctor. Don't come out to the street and ruin other people's good mood!"

"You! Chen Lin, what's wrong with you? You said you liked me before, was that all a lie? How could you treat me like this?" Ding Yushi asked, her eyes reddening, her voice on the verge of tears.

In just this short while, Chen Lin had seen through several "green tea" acting styles, making him inwardly exclaim.

"Sorry, I don't know you!" Chen Lin, too lazy to argue with Ding Yushi any further, simply flashed past her.

"You can't leave! If you don't give me an answer today, you're not allowed to leave!" Ding Yushi was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around and rushed in front of Chen Lin, reaching out to block his path.

Seeing the growing crowd of onlookers, Chen Lin had truly lost all patience.

"Are you fucking sick! Do you really think I won't hit a woman just because I have a good temper? Get lost!" Chen Lin roared, shoving Ding Yushi aside before disappearing into the crowd in a few flashes.

Ding Yushi, who had fallen to the ground, stared at Chen Lin, who had vanished into the crowd, with disbelief.

She kept muttering, "Impossible, how could this be? How could he have no feelings for me at all?"

Seeing this, Zhang Shan pouted, shook his head, and quickly strode in the direction Chen Lin had left.

Ding Yushi's actions not only brought no benefit to her family, but as Chen Lin's strength grew and his fame spread, they actually brought considerable trouble to her family.

After shaking off Ding Yushi's entanglement, Chen Lin and Zhang Shan reunited at another restaurant.

While eating, Chen Lin asked Zhang Shan to keep an eye on his home while he was away on a mission.

This was to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble in his absence.

After they parted ways, Chen Lin walked home as usual.

"You're Chen Lin, right!" A lean young man with an arrogant expression blocked Chen Lin's path.

Looking at the two crimson-gold copper coins hanging from the young man's waist, a hint of suspicion flashed in Chen Lin's eyes.

"Who are you?"

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Duan Hengyuan, and I am Duan Xingze's elder brother. I heard that you and my brother had some conflict a while ago, which even alerted the Law Enforcement Hall of the War God Temple. Is that right?" Duan Hengyuan stared into Chen Lin's eyes and questioned him word by word.

"Yes, there was. What about it?" Hearing that the person before him was Duan Xingze's brother, Chen Lin's heart sank. He questioned coldly.

Although he knew he wasn't a match for a Rank 8 Monster Exterminator yet, Chen Lin didn't feel the slightest bit of fear.

With his golden finger, breaking through to Martial Ancestor wouldn't take much effort; it would just require killing a few more Demonic Beasts. He didn't take it seriously at all.

"My brother is young and a bit unruly. For the sake of us both being Martial Artists of the War God Temple, give me some face and withdraw the case at the Law Enforcement Hall today!" Seeing that Chen Lin showed no reverence towards him, Duan Hengyuan became angry. He released his Martial Ancestor aura and stared intently at Chen Lin, stating his demand in a deep voice.

"Give you face?" Chen Lin, enduring Duan Hengyuan's Martial Ancestor-level pressure, scoffed.

"What? Isn't the face of a Rank 8 Monster Exterminator enough?" Seeing Chen Lin like this, Duan Hengyuan's expression immediately turned grim. The suppressed rage was almost overflowing from his eyes.

"Is this how you ask someone for a favor? You think too highly of yourself! I have other things to do, so I won't waste any more time with you!" Chen Lin's lips curled up in disdain, and he then stepped past Duan Hengyuan.

Duan Hengyuan laughed in extreme anger. He didn't expect a mere Martial Master like Chen Lin to dare to disregard the face of a Martial Ancestor-level expert like himself. He was truly clueless.

"Kid, disrespecting the strong can get you killed. Do you really think you can be so fearless just because you have some strength? When you leave Nanqing City to carry out missions in the Demonic Beast territory, you'll realize how dangerous it is, how frequent the sudden dangers will be. I hope you'll still be as tough as you are now!"

Duan Hengyuan spoke without turning around, his hands behind his back, his tone chilling and unrestrained as he threatened Chen Lin.

"That's not something you need to worry about. With this time, you should focus on your brother instead!" Chen Lin paused, his expression turning exceptionally grim as he retorted.

He had clearly understood the threat in Duan Hengyuan's words.

However, Chen Lin truly didn't take a Martial Ancestor-level threat to heart.

The reason his expression was so grim was that Duan Hengyuan dared to threaten him so brazenly within Nanqing City. It was likely that he had done such things often, and wasn't afraid of investigation by the Law Enforcement Hall at all.

In a situation where they were surrounded by external enemies, these people, instead of uniting against them, were constantly engaging in infighting. This behavior truly disgusted Chen Lin.

It reminded him of the very dark period during the nation's founding.

As a result, his impression of Duan Hengyuan became even more loathsome.

Back home, Chen Lin continued to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Divine Firmament Swordplay. He felt that he was on the verge of mastering the first level of the swordplay in this technique.

Time flew by, and a few days had passed before Chen Lin realized it.

The time had come to the end of August.

After returning from his mission, Zhu Wei submitted his report and booked a private room at the famous restaurant, Green Peak Tower, in the inner city to gather his team for a celebratory relaxation.

As a newly promoted member of the Monster Slaying Squad, Chen Lin was naturally also specially invited by Zhu Wei to foster relationships with the other team members.