The Xie Family's End, Returning Fully Loaded!

However, the moment the battle began, Xie Qian realized he had been wrong—and outrageously so!

At first, when Xie Qian saw that his opponent was not Lin Zhentian but Lin Xiao, he was overjoyed. He planned to severely wound Lin Xiao, or even kill him first, cutting off one of Lin Zhentian's arms.

"Yuan Dan Realm! How is that possible?"

After the two exchanged a single move, Xie Qian's eyes went wide, his face filled with disbelief!

Lin Xiao, however, had no intention of talking with him. His hands moved, his attacks fierce beyond measure, pressing Xie Qian until he had no strength to fight back.

In just a dozen moves, Xie Qian's heart was shattered by Lin Xiao's punch. His corpse flew backward and fell, his eyes still open in death!

On the other side, Lin Zhentian and Lin Fan had also almost simultaneously dealt with one Heavenly Yuan Realm expert from the Xie Family each.

It sounded like a long story, but in truth, it had all happened in mere moments!

In that short span of time, all three Heavenly Yuan Realm experts the Xie Family had sent to aid the Lei Family had died on the spot!

"The family head is dead! Run!"

Suddenly, a Xie Family guard discovered that the three Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, including Xie Qian, were all dead. His face instantly filled with terror as he shouted.

Once there was a first, there was a second.

Very quickly, the Xie Family guards began fleeing madly in every direction.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Watching the Xie Family guards flee in panic, Lin Fan and Lin Dong simultaneously activated the Shattered Yuan Needles.

In the darkness of night, the Shattered Yuan Needles were as fine as ox hair. Ordinary people could not detect them at all.

Those Xie Family guards were already in utter panic, and they were even less able to discover those life-reaping needles!

With Lin Fan and Lin Dong joining hands, nearly a hundred Xie Family guards soon all went down to accompany their family head!

With such a huge commotion involving the Lin Clan, the Lei Family, and the Xie Family, the other forces in Qingyang Town naturally noticed as well.

Outside Lei Family Manor, people from all sorts of factions were hiding. When they saw this scene, they could not help but feel their hearts pound with fear.

Everyone understood that from now on, Qingyang Town was about to change!

The Lei and Xie Families, who had once thrown their weight around Qingyang Town, would become history!

And the Lin Clan would become Qingyang Town's new overlord!

Just then, outside Lei Family Manor, the rumble of horse hooves sounded again.

Lin Zhentian immediately had everyone go on guard, while his gaze fixed on the main road outside the manor, wanting to see who had come.

Soon, a mounted group appeared in Lin Fan and the others' sight. It was the men of Mad Blade Martial Hall, and the one leading them was none other than the hall master of Mad Blade Martial Hall, Luo Cheng.

After Luo Cheng brought his men to the manor gates, he directly flipped down from his horse and cupped his fists toward Lin Zhentian in salute.

"Clan Head Lin, I heard that you were in the middle of a great battle with the Lei Family, and that people from the Xie Family had also rushed over, so I brought the disciples of Mad Blade Martial Hall to support you. May I ask how the situation is now?"

In truth, Luo Cheng had received the news of the Lin Clan and the Lei Family going to war not much later than the Xie Family had.

It was just that Luo Cheng had hesitated at first, unsure whether he should lend the Lin Clan a hand and join them against the Lei Family.

Later, after Wu Yun repeatedly persuaded him and clearly explained the stakes to him, Luo Cheng finally made up his mind and brought his men to support the Lin Clan.

Compared with the Xie Family, Mad Blade Martial Hall was farther from the Lei Family. Added to Luo Cheng's hesitation, they had arrived quite a bit later than the Xie Family.

Lin Zhentian smiled and said, "Many thanks to Hall Master Luo and the brothers of Mad Blade Martial Hall. At present, the main members of the Lei Family have all been wiped out, and the men brought by Xie Family Head Xie Qian have also been slain by us."

As he spoke, Lin Zhentian even gestured to Luo Cheng at the corpses of Xie Qian and the other Heavenly Yuan Realm experts.

"Hiss!"

Hearing Lin Zhentian's words, Luo Cheng and the people of Mad Blade Martial Hall could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.

Since when had the Lin Clan's strength become so formidable?

"Could it be that Clan Head Lin has already broken through to the Yuan Dan Realm?"

Luo Cheng seemed to think of something. His mind shook, and he asked Lin Zhentian.

Lin Zhentian shook his head slightly. "I am still at the late stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. However, Lin Xiao happened to break through to the Lesser Yuan Dan Realm not long ago."

"So it was Brother Lin Xiao!" Luo Cheng was even more shocked when he heard this. Then he cupped his fists toward Lin Xiao and said, "Congratulations, Brother Lin Xiao!"

Lin Xiao returned the salute and smiled. "Many thanks."

Seeing the two sides exchanging pleasantries there, Lin Fan could not help stepping forward to Lin Zhentian's side and saying in a low voice,

"Grandfather, now that the Xie Family's main force has been removed, why not take this chance to attack the Xie Family, pull the weeds up by the roots, and eliminate future trouble?"

Lin Zhentian's brows moved slightly when he heard this, and he hesitated a little.

He felt that the current Xie Family only had one Heavenly Yuan Realm expert left and could no longer pose a threat to the Lin Clan. Wiping out an entire household at every turn seemed a little excessive.

Moreover, doing that would also cause the other forces in Qingyang Town to panic and band together to reject the Lin Clan, just as they had banded together in the past to resist the Lei and Xie Families. That would not be good for the Lin Clan's steady development.

Lin Zhentian pondered for a long while, but still shook his head. "Forget it. The Xie Family is already nothing to fear. There is no need for us to go so far and stir up public anger."

Lin Fan did not quite agree when he heard this. However, Lin Zhentian was the head of the Lin Clan, as well as his grandfather, so he could not very well refute him in public.

Luo Cheng, who was off to the side, felt slightly more at ease when he heard Lin Zhentian's words.

In the past, with the Lei and Xie Families around, Mad Blade Martial Hall had needed to band together with the Lin Clan.

Now that the Lei Family had been destroyed, if the Xie Family were destroyed by the Lin Clan as well, who knew how the Lin Clan would treat them?

However, since Lin Zhentian had no intention of destroying the Xie Family, then presumably he was even less likely to deal with Mad Blade Martial Hall.

Lin Fan thought for a moment and said, "Then let Third Uncle make a move and deal with the Xie Family's remaining Heavenly Yuan Realm expert, so that the other side doesn't stir up trouble—especially by secretly attacking the Lin Clan's younger generation."

"Lin Xiao, go take a trip to the Xie Family."

Thinking of the arrow that had been fired at Lin Fan from within the Xie Family's ranks earlier, Lin Zhentian immediately agreed.

"Yes, Father."

Lin Xiao acknowledged him, cupped his fists toward Luo Cheng in farewell, then mounted a fast horse and galloped toward the Xie Family!

Luo Cheng glanced at the situation in the field, cupped his fists toward Lin Zhentian, and said, "Clan Head Lin, since the threat from the Lei and Xie Families has already been resolved, we will return first."

"Once the Lin Clan has finished handling the aftermath, Luo will personally come to pay a visit and congratulate the Lin Clan."

"Hall Master Luo, please," Lin Zhentian said with a smile when he heard this. He did not try to make him stay.

"Farewell!"

Luo Cheng cupped his fists toward Lin Zhentian in salute, then once again flipped onto his horse, turned it around, and left.

"Brother Lin Fan, farewell!"

Wu Yun, meanwhile, said goodbye to Lin Fan before quickly following after him.

Before long, everyone from Mad Blade Martial Hall had followed the two of them and left.

Afterward, Lin Zhentian ordered the Lin Clan members to gather the corpses and clean up the battlefield.

They were busy all the way until the sky was bright, and only then was Lei Family Manor completely cleaned up inside and out.

Lin Xiao had also returned to Lei Family Manor from the Xie Family.

"Is it done?" Lin Zhentian asked when he saw Lin Xiao return.

Lin Xiao nodded. "It's done. The Xie Family will never pose any threat again."

"That's good. Let's go back," Lin Zhentian said, finally completely at ease.

Lin Zhentian left behind a squad of guards to remain at Lei Family Manor, while he took Lin Xiao, Lin Fan, and Lin Dong with him, escorting the Lei Family's many years of collections back toward Ironwood Estate.

On the way back, Lin Dong moved close to Lin Fan and lowered his voice.

"Brother Lin Fan, that arrow from the Xie Family's ranks that was fired at you earlier—was that controlled by you using Mental Power?"

Lin Fan smiled faintly and answered without answering, "Grandfather sometimes has too many concerns."

With that, Lin Fan squeezed his horse's belly, increasing his speed by a few notches.

Lin Dong wore a thoughtful expression, then hurriedly followed...