Master Jin

Outside Lin Kee Restaurant.

Lin Haiyang and a young man with a crew cut were unloading boxes of ingredients from a van.

"Hey, Boss Lin, you've bought quite a lot this time. Business must be good," the owner of the neighboring tea shop called out with a smile.

Lin Haiyang wiped the sweat from his forehead. They were all old foxes seasoned in business and understood very well that wealth should never be flaunted, so he waved his hands repeatedly. "It's a small business. I'm lucky if I break even."

Inside the restaurant, Mother Lin was attending to customers while Lin Xiaoxi ran around holding a balloon.

It was seven or eight in the evening, just when the bustle of people heading out for food began.

Not far away.

A van slowly came to a stop.

"Is that the guy?" The driver pointed at Lin Haiyang.

Someone beside him took out a photograph, compared it, and nodded. "That's him."

The driver said flatly, "Then this is the place. Bring your weapons. The boss said to break everyone's legs."

The man in the passenger seat noticed Lin Xiaoxi and asked hesitantly, "What about that kid?"

The driver gave him a cold look. "Everyone. Don't you understand plain language?"

They all shuddered. "Understood!"

The van door had just opened when a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed it.

Everyone inside froze.

The newcomer was none other than Lin Shuguang.

"Got a death wish? Get lost!" The burly man closest to Lin Shuguang snapped out of his daze, his face full of impatience.

Seeing how young Lin Shuguang was, everyone in the van assumed he was some drunk off the street and paid him no mind.

Lin Shuguang's gaze was icy. "Who sent you?"

Those words instantly made the hair of all five men in the van stand on end.

One of them got a clear look at Lin Shuguang's face in the moonlight, and his expression changed drastically.

"He's the tar-!"

Before he could finish.

Lin Shuguang moved!

The van shook...

All five men had their legs broken and lay unconscious inside.

Expressionless, Lin Shuguang shut the van door.

His slender figure stood in the dim shadows,

and he turned toward the bustling street a hundred meters away, so at odds with the darkness and cold silence here. Images of his parents and younger sister flashed through his mind...

Lin Shuguang felt a surge of fury in his heart, demanding release.

He had been given a second life, and his parents and younger sister were his inviolable line.

Yet now, someone wanted to cross that line!

Killing intent surged!

Screech-

The sound of brakes screeching came from beside Lin Shuguang.

Feng San had hurried over from another city.

"Where are they?"

Lin Shuguang gestured toward the van beside him.

Feng San hurried out of his vehicle to look and was badly startled to see five men lying in pools of blood.

He quickly checked their breathing. They were all still alive, and he relaxed.

He turned to Lin Shuguang. "Did you get anything out of them?"

In the dim night, Lin Shuguang's face was indistinct. He spoke hoarsely. "They don't know who the boss behind this is either."

Feng San froze, then said thoughtfully, "Leave this to me. I'll help you keep an eye out for whoever's behind this... I only found out by chance. Once I've dealt with these men, I'll go back and look for clues."

"Thanks, Brother San."

Lin Shuguang had to thank him.

If Feng San had not warned him in time, something would definitely have happened to his parents and younger sister.

Feng San waved a hand. "Come on, we're brothers. No need for that."

After Lin Shuguang left, Feng San made a call.

A few minutes later, a group arrived, deftly tied up the five men, and took them away along with the van.

Before leaving, Feng San glanced back.

Lin Shuguang was walking step by step out of the shadows toward the bustling street...

"Why are you back so early today?"

Mother Lin was wiping a table. She looked up when Lin Shuguang pushed the door open, a little surprised.

"Things finished early at the Martial Arts Hall today." There was no sign on Lin Shuguang's face of what had just happened.

Mother Lin finished wiping the table and walked over. "Have you had dinner? If not, shall I have the kitchen make you something?"

"A bowl of noodles, please."

"All right. Find yourself a seat."

Lin Shuguang sat in a corner, quietly watching his parents. Though they worked hard, their faces brimmed with happiness.

That warmth gradually dispelled the killing intent in his heart.

Just then, Lin Xiaoxi returned from playing wildly in the backyard. The moment she spotted Lin Shuguang, she charged over with a loud cry. "Big Brother!!!"

She flung herself into Lin Shuguang's arms. He let her cling to his arm and asked gently, "Have you eaten?"

"I ate ages ago. I had egg fried rice, a duck leg, and three big vegetable buns." Lin Xiaoxi counted on her fingers, then suddenly gave a mischievous grin and tugged at Lin Shuguang, signaling for him to lower his head.

Looking at her innocent little face, Lin Shuguang smiled fondly and bent down.

Lin Xiaoxi whispered, "How about we sneak out and buy fried chicken later?"

Lin Shuguang chuckled despite himself and ruffled the little girl's hair.

"Big Brother, please?"

Lin Shuguang took his sister's hand and stood up. "No need to wait. I'll take you now."

"Wow! You're the best, Big Brother! You're the very, very best big brother in the whole world!"

That night, the heavily guarded Jin Family residence was brightly lit, and quite a few people sat in the main hall, waiting anxiously.

Li Yihai removed the silver needles from Master Jin's body.

Only he and Master Jin were in the room.

"Did something happen on your way here?"

Master Jin had been unconscious for days and had only just woken up that day. His face was still somewhat pale, but seeing that the person beside him was Li Yihai, he spoke with great familiarity.

Li Yihai glanced at him, looking anything but pleasant. "Do you think I actually wanted to bother with you?"

Master Jin grinned instead. "Stay a few more days. Keep me company. It's been twenty years since we fellow disciples last saw each other, hasn't it?"

Li Yihai snorted coldly, picked up his medical kit, and started to leave.

Master Jin hurriedly tried to sit up, but the stitches over his heart were fresh. The movement sent searing pain through him, and blood immediately seeped out. His face instantly grew several shades paler.

At the sound, Li Yihai stopped. His expression shifted a few times before he returned.

He replaced the bloodstained gauze over Master Jin's heart.

His manner remained icy, however. "The Heart-Eating Gu has already fused with you. Once your wounds heal, your strength is certain to rise another level."

Master Jin did not care. He said wistfully, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if our master were still alive?"

It was as though the scene of several children playing and practicing together decades ago had appeared before his eyes.

Li Yihai glanced at him but said nothing.

Master Jin paused for a while, then emerged from his memories and looked at Li Yihai, seemingly recalling something. "Senior Brother, you once said you wanted to find a disciple and pass on our school's entire legacy to him. After all these years, have you found that person?"

Li Yihai instinctively thought of Lin Shuguang.

Seeing his expression, Master Jin smiled and could not resist asking curiously, "Looks like you really have found someone? When will you bring him over for me to meet?"

Li Yihai snorted coldly and pressed harder with his hands. Master Jin grunted in pain.

Li Yihai left him with one remark. "Worry about yourself first."

After Li Yihai left, Master Jin summoned his eldest son. Leaning against the bed, he fixed him with an imposing gaze. "Tell me in detail what happened that day."

Jin Chaodong froze, not understanding why his father had suddenly asked, but he obediently recounted the information his subordinates had reported.

A long moment passed.

Master Jin's eyes flashed. "You're saying someone named Lin Shuguang killed Baisha's Wuming? And he only used two strikes?"

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