"Someone like you is far beyond what my Lin Clan can afford to use!"
Lin Fan's expression was calm. The loyalty of a Lesser Yuan Dan Realm expert did not shake his will in the slightest.
Inside his Niwan Palace, the three talisman seals pulsed again. Mental Power surged out, and a Spirit Blade slashed viciously toward the sea of consciousness of that Hook-nosed Offering.
When the Hook-nosed Offering heard Lin Fan refuse, he had been about to explode into violence and injure someone, but he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his mind. Then he fell into a daze.
"Hiss!"
Lin Fan waved a hand casually, and a Shattered Yuan Needle easily pierced through the center of his brow.
"You..."
With his brow pierced through, the man's mind returned. He stared at Lin Fan with bitter venom, but after uttering only one word, all life left him completely.
Gu Ying, Wei Tong, and that Hook-nosed Offering—three great experts died one after another. As for the remaining twenty or thirty Bloodcloth Sect members, the Lin Clan naturally captured them with ease, and before long they had all been taken down! This time, Lin Zhentian finally made up his mind and shouted, "Kill them all!"
Last time, he had kindly spared the Xie Family, but in the end, Xie Yingying had drawn over a vicious enemy like the Bloodcloth Sect!
If Lin Fan had not broken through to the level of a Three-Mark Talisman Master at the critical moment, their Lin Clan would likely have been wiped out! Lin Zhentian would absolutely not allow himself to make the same mistake a second time!
"Grandfather, wait!"
At this moment, however, Lin Fan suddenly stepped forward and stopped Lin Zhentian.
Seeing this, Lin Zhentian asked in some confusion, "Fan'er, what is it? Are we not killing these people?"
Lin Ken, Lin Xiao, and the others also looked toward Lin Fan in puzzlement.
Lin Fan shook his head slightly. "Those who offend my Lin Clan—how could there be any reason not to kill them? I only want to ask Grandfather to kill them a little later."
Lin Xiao said, "Fan'er, if you have an idea, don't keep us guessing."
"I think it would be best to gather all the forces in Qingyang Town here, and in front of everyone, make the matter of Xie Yingying and the Bloodcloth Sect public."
Lin Fan smiled faintly, then continued, "At that time, we will make our move and kill Xie Yingying and these Bloodcloth Sect people, then completely destroy the Xie Family, leaving not even a chicken or dog alive!"
That was right. During the previous chaotic battle, Xie Yingying had been rather lucky and had not been killed.
Lin Zhentian's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "What is the purpose of doing this?"
Lin Fan smiled and said, "By doing this, we can let everyone in Qingyang Town understand that we have just cause for destroying the Xie Family, and that the Xie Family's destruction is entirely their own fault!"
"In addition, it can also serve as a warning to others, making the other forces in Qingyang Town afraid to act recklessly when facing my Lin Clan in the future!"
When the three brothers, Lin Ken, Lin Mang, and Lin Xiao, heard Lin Fan's words, light flashed through their eyes.
The younger generation, such as Lin Xia and Lin Hong, felt their blood surge even more.
Lin Zhentian pondered briefly, then nodded and said, "Good. We will do as you say."
After a pause, Lin Zhentian said to Lin Ken and Lin Mang, "Lin Ken, immediately arrange for people to send letters in my name to all the major forces in Qingyang Town, asking them to send people to Ironwood Estate for a gathering."
"Lin Mang, lead the guards with lighter injuries and do everything you can to treat the heavily wounded among the guards."
In this battle, among the Lin Clan's core members, aside from Lin Fan and Qing Tan, Lin Ken and Lin Mang had suffered relatively lighter injuries.
Thus, Lin Zhentian arranged these matters for them.
"Yes, Father!"
Hearing this, Lin Ken and Lin Mang answered at the same time.
"As for the corpses of the Bloodcloth Sect, leave them where they are for now. Don't move them yet," Lin Zhentian thought for a moment, then added.
"Yes!"
The two answered and immediately went to handle the matters.
Lin Zhentian said again, "Lin Xiao, Fan'er, Dong'er, use this time to regulate your breathing and recover as well."
Naturally, none of them had any objections to this.
Two hours later, people from the various forces of Qingyang Town arrived at Ironwood Estate one after another.
Luo Cheng, the hall master of Mad Blade Martial Hall, personally led his people over as well.
When everyone saw the ground covered in red-clothed corpses in front of Ironwood Estate, their expressions were all rather shaken.
Earlier, the Bloodcloth Sect had arrived with ferocious momentum.
Wei Tong's arrogant voice had resounded throughout the entirety of Qingyang Town.
The people of the various forces had all thought that the Lin Clan would not escape this calamity.
However, they had never imagined that the Lin Clan would actually survive this disaster and even send them invitation letters.
Before coming to Ironwood Estate, quite a few people had even thought that perhaps the Lin Clan had submitted to the Bloodcloth Sect in exchange for a chance to live.
And that this invitation for them to come to Ironwood Estate was actually the Bloodcloth Sect's intention.
But at this moment, looking at the corpses of Bloodcloth Sect members all over the ground, everyone fell silent.
It seemed they had all been wrong! Not only had the Lin Clan not submitted to the Bloodcloth Sect, they had even killed and driven the Bloodcloth Sect back! They simply did not know what purpose the Lin Clan had in calling them here.
At this time, Lin Zhentian brought Lin Xiao, Lin Fan, and the others out to welcome them.
"Everyone, I am deeply honored that you were willing to come by invitation. A bloody battle just took place here, and we have not had time to clean up yet. This is no place to talk, so please come inside for a discussion."
Lin Zhentian cupped his hands toward the crowd and spoke in a clear voice.
"Patriarch Lin is too polite!"
Hearing this, everyone also exchanged polite words, then followed Lin Zhentian and the others into Ironwood Estate, finally arriving in a spacious living room.
Lin Zhentian had servants serve tea to the people from the various major forces, then smiled and said, "Everyone may be very curious about my purpose in inviting you all to the Lin Clan. I will not keep you in suspense."
"I believe everyone already knows about the Bloodcloth Sect's invasion of the Lin Clan. In truth, however, the people of the Bloodcloth Sect were drawn here by Xie Yingying of the Xie Family."
When Luo Cheng and the others heard Lin Zhentian's words, their expressions all shifted uncertainly.
Lin Zhentian clapped his hands and called outside, "Bring them in!"
Very quickly, Lin Clan guards brought Xie Yingying and Wei Hu in.
Lin Zhentian looked at the people in the living room, whose expressions varied, then asked with a smile, "Do you know who that young man is?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at one another. After a long while, Luo Cheng finally asked, "Patriarch Lin, who is that young man?"
Lin Zhentian said, "This person is none other than the son of the Bloodcloth Sect's Sect Leader, Wei Tong..."
Immediately afterward, Lin Zhentian recounted to everyone how Xie Yingying had hooked up with Wei Hu and, through Wei Hu, persuaded the Bloodcloth Sect to invade the Lin Clan.
Hearing this, everyone's expressions differed.
Lin Zhentian continued, "Back then, the Xie Family followed the Lei Clan and targeted my Lin Clan many times. The Lei Clan sent two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts to try to kill my grandson Lin Fan, and so we went to war with the Lei Clan."
"On that day, the Xie Family's patriarch, Xie Qian, also led people to aid the Lei Clan, and Xie Qian even ordered someone to launch a sneak attack on my grandson. In the end, however, the Xie Family's people were killed by us instead."
"At the time, my grandson Lin Fan advised me to destroy the Xie Family and pull them out by the roots. I could not bear to agree, never expecting that it would bring today's disaster!"
At this moment, Wei Hu suddenly shouted, "Patriarch Lin, I was bewitched by that bitch Xie Yingying! Please spare me!"
Lin Zhentian ignored Wei Hu and asked the people of the various forces in the living room:
"Xie Yingying colluded with the Bloodcloth Sect, causing my Lin Clan to suffer heavy losses. If not for my grandson making a breakthrough at the critical moment, my Lin Clan would likely already have been destroyed!"
"Therefore, my Lin Clan plans to pull out the Xie Family by the roots and eliminate future trouble! What do you all think?"
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