Negotiation

The atmosphere was completely different this time when the Shentu Family came.

As a prominent family in the Tianyuan Realm, the capture of their heir, and the prospect of being subjected to the most severe punishment of Lingchi Devouring Heart, is a blatant slap in the face to the Shentu Family. Tragically, however, they have no choice but to come.

The Shentu Family was in the wrong from the start, and the Lin family deliberately publicized the matter, exposing their conspiracy and causing the Shentu Family to lose face. Now, many of the Shentu Family elders, Granny Thousand Hands, and Shentu Nantian, the most important genius in the Lineage, have fallen into the hands of the Lin family.

With so many powerful families from the Tianyuan Realm bearing witness, the Shentu Family could only swallow their anger and suffer in silence.

They must bring Shentu Nantian and his group back; otherwise, not only will it discourage the Shentu Family, but it will also lead to accusations of cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness from other aristocratic families in the Tianyuan Realm.

As for revenge against the Lin family, that's something for later.

On the Lin family's training ground, members of the Lin family and representatives from the Shentu Family faced each other, and sparks seemed to fly between them as their eyes met.

This martial arts arena was already filled with a chilling atmosphere. The Lin family had completely broken ties with the Shentu Family. When the Shentu Family members came, Old Madam Lin didn't even arrange a reception room. Instead, she arranged the meeting place in this martial arts arena.

The training ground was a hundred feet long and wide, with tables and chairs casually placed in the middle, where elders from the two major Lineage sat.

Around the training ground stood the young members of the Lin and Shentu Family, these young geniuses also clashing fiercely.

Being chosen to assist the younger generation in this negotiation is an honor from the Lineage. However, while feeling high-spirited, these younger members also frequently cast envious and complicated glances at Old Madam Lin's side.

There stood two people: Lin Xin Tong, the Heavenly Proud Daughter the Lin family, and Yi Yun.

They already knew that Yi Yun was Yun Yantian; he had changed his identity for some reason.

They stood around the training ground, Yi Yun stood beside Old Madam Lin, alongside Lin Xin Tong, clearly demonstrating the difference in their status.

Lin Fenggu sat not far away, looking at Yi Yun with a sullen face. Her confinement had just ended, and now that she had come out to negotiate, she saw Yi Yun standing beside the Old Madam.

This made her extremely depressed. Even though Old Madam Lin already knew about Yi Yun's connection with the Desolate Clan, she still favored Yi Yun so much.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense, almost to the point of being on the verge of conflict.

The backdrop of the martial arts arena, in particular, makes people suspect that the two sides could start fighting at any moment.

Yi Yun could sense that, apart from the elders who were actually in charge of the negotiations, he had become the unwitting focus of the discussion.

The truth eventually came out. The Shentu Family also learned that Yun Yantian was Yi Yun, and that this was the very kid who had completely ruined the Shentu Family's plans and caused them to lose face.

The elders of the Shentu Family still restrained their hostility, but many of the younger generation were already looking at Yi Yun with murderous eyes without any restraint.

"That's him!"

A gaunt-faced boy stared at Yi Yun across the training ground like a venomous snake.

His skin was sallow, giving him a sickly appearance, but his downcast eyes were incredibly sharp, making him resemble a sinister eagle.

"If I could cripple Shentu Nantian's enemy and bring him down, it would greatly enhance my prestige within the Lineage. It's just a pity that he's too young and mainly cultivates the Savage Heaven Technique; his actual combat ability is negligible. There's nothing to be proud of in defeating him."

The thin boy gently rubbed the tip of his nose with his thumb.

This person is named Shentu Ya. Within the Shentu Family, Shentu Ya is a formidable rival to Shentu Nantian!

Although Shentu Nantian was basically designated as the heir of the Shentu Family, there are always unexpected events. Ya, who was a little younger than Shentu Nantian, had a fearsome reputation.

Unlike the usually gentle and refined Shentu Nantian, Shentu Ya is bloodthirsty and murderous. He began carrying out Lineage missions at the age of twelve. In his first mission, he wiped out a small gang that had become outlaws, leaving no survivors among the hundreds of people.

After that, Ya went to the extreme of bloodlust, and the people he killed were often left with very little, not even intact.

"Teeth, don't let your guard down!"

Upon hearing Ya's words, the elder leading the Shentu Family spoke in a low voice.

Shentu Ya stared at Yi Yun, licked his lips, and said, "I know what I'm doing. I will definitely do what the Ancestor ordered me to do!"

At this moment, Yi Yun, standing beside the Old Madam, clearly felt a gaze as sharp as a venomous snake fixed on him.

Yi Yun tilted his head slightly and saw Shentu Ya.

Shentu Ya narrowed his eyes slightly and a smile appeared on his lips.

"This guy..." Yi Yun frowned slightly, realizing that he was indeed attracting the attention of the Shentu Family.

In fact, putting aside the hatred that Yi Yun had incurred, the fact that he had ruthlessly trampled on Shentu Nantian alone had aroused great interest among many members of the Shentu Family in taking down Yi Yun.

Especially those who covet Shentu Nantian's position.

Just then, very suddenly, an overwhelming pressure descended!

No one knew where the oppressive force came from; they only felt a sudden heaviness on their bodies, as if a mountain was pressing down on them.

This is...

People were shocked, and many of the weaker juniors almost knelt on the ground.

People looked up at the sky and saw a dark cloud gradually gathering. The overwhelming pressure seemed to come from within that cloud.

Old Ancestor Shentu!

The Lin Family Old Matriarch took a deep breath. She knew that Old Ancestor Shentu had arrived! Of course, how could he not come to oversee such an important negotiation?

Otherwise, if the Lin family were to harbor murderous intent and annihilate all those negotiating, the Shentu Family would suffer a severe blow.

As the oppressive force of the dark clouds swept over everything, several powerful streams of energy soared into the sky atop the main peaks of the Lin family, meeting this overwhelming pressure head-on!

The two forces clashed high in the sky, and for a moment, a strong wind howled, blowing the clothes and hair of everyone in the training ground.

This is the Supreme Elder of the Lin family!

This negotiation, though called a negotiation, was in reality a contest between the top figures of the Shentu Family and Lin families!

The younger generation present were all deeply moved as they watched the wind and clouds surging in the sky. With the Lin family's Supreme Elder bearing the pressure for them, they felt much better.

At this moment, Old Madam Lin spoke up, "What about the news of the Empress Secret Realm?"

"Where are they?" the head elder of the Shentu Family asked sharply.

"Bring him up." An elder from the Lin family clapped his hands.

Soon, several guards from the Lin family led many elders from the Shentu Family up, and the two at the front were none other than Shentu Nantian and Granny Thousand Hands.

They were bound in chains, disheveled, with messy hair and bloodstains on their faces, looking like condemned prisoners on their deathbeds.

Upon seeing the appearances of Granny Thousand Hands and Shentu Nantian, the faces of the Shentu Family members present twitched.

The elder in charge frowned twice, his expression instantly turning ashen. "What do you mean by this?"

Granny Thousand Hands and Shentu Nantian are truly pitiful; they're practically slapping the Shentu Family in the face!

"If we're going to imprison them, we'll naturally have to restrict their cultivation. Locking them up will only make them suffer a little. Otherwise, some people will think that the Lin family is a place where they can come and go as they please," Old Madam Lin said coldly.

Everything Yi Yun did was tacitly approved by Old Madam Lin, who was originally unwilling to let Shentu Nantian go so easily.

At this moment, not only the Shentu Family members, but even the Lin family members felt a chill run down their spines when they saw these two. This Yi Yun, he really went all out!

On the elders' platform, Su Jie's lips twitched slightly as he suppressed a laugh. He felt incredibly pleased to see Shentu Nantian and the old woman in such a state.

That cheap apprentice of mine is really quite a handful...

Good for him! He'd had enough of that Granny Thousand Hands for a long time!

"A little hardship?" The head elder of the Shentu Family turned pale. He stepped in front of Granny Thousand Hands and Shentu Nantian and grabbed their wrists with lightning speed.

"Hmm?" The Supreme Elder carefully sensed that both Granny Thousand Hands and Shentu Nantian were injured, and their meridians were damaged!

These injuries are not minor, but if the Shentu Family provides top-quality medicine, they are not irreparable.

However, this was clearly not something that Old Madam Lin could describe as a "minor hardship."

"Did they do anything to you?" the Supreme Elder asked.

Shentu Nantian and Granny Thousand Hands exchanged a glance; both of them harbored deep hatred for Yi Yun.

Shentu Nantian gritted his teeth and said, "Even a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. That Yi Yun is a despicable and shameless scoundrel. However, he wouldn't dare to really do anything to us; it's just some physical pain, nothing serious."

As Shentu Nantian spoke, his anger surged. He had been forced to take the Seven Fiends Heavenly Yin Pill, yet he claimed it was just some physical pain. How humiliating!

This hatred is irreconcilable!

...(To be continued~^~)