Lin Qingbai

"Clan Uncle Bohai, look over there!"

Meng Haoran pointed ahead. At the entrance to Xinghua Village, several constables dressed in Qingyang County Yamen uniforms had arrived.

And behind those constables were actually people from the Lin Family.

"People from the Lin Family?"

Thoughts raced through Meng Bohai's mind. He hurriedly said, "Haoran, the Lin Family must have discovered Lin Jiangye's whereabouts. That's why they joined forces with the county yamen constables and came to our Xinghua Village!"

A month ago, to ensure that the secret of the Meng Family's Spirit Plant Field producing the Second-Tier Spirit Plant, Six-Pattern Wheat, would not spread, Meng Haoran had been left with no choice but to pursue Lin Jiangye and kill him in the forest.

Moreover, the dead Lin Jiangye had long since been reduced to ashes by Meng Haoran using Daoist Magic. His face could not possibly be identified by the naked eye.

That day, Lin Jiangye had not returned to the Lin Family, and this had made the Lin Family members realize that something might have happened to him.

Thus, they had dispatched many clan members to search for Lin Jiangye's whereabouts.

Over the past month, the Lin Family had been searching for Lin Jiangye's corpse. They had practically turned the area between Qingyang County Town and Xinghua Village upside down, yet still failed to find where Lin Jiangye was.

Then, a Spirit Plant farmer serving a Ninth-Rank Cultivation Family in the county town suddenly had an urgent need to relieve himself and went into the forest. By chance, he discovered a pile of completely burned remains.

After that Spirit Plant farmer reported the matter to the Qingyang County Yamen, the Lin Family of Xinghua Village finally accepted the fact that Lin Jiangye had died.

Compared with the other juniors in the Lin Family, Lin Jiangye possessed considerable cultivation talent and was greatly favored within the clan. Otherwise, after Meng Haoran killed him, he would not have found a Storage Bag, a Storage Ring, and a large number of Spirit Stones and Cultivation Methods on him.

Because Lin Jiangye held a relatively high status in the Lin Family, the Lin Family's clan leader gave the order that they must uncover the truth behind Lin Jiangye's death within Qingyang County.

And their foremost suspect was the Meng Family of Xinghua Village.

After all, for all these years, the Meng Family and the Lin Family had never seen eye to eye.

If someone from their Meng Family were to die unexpectedly in Qingyang County, they too would cast their suspicions upon the Lin Family and the Chen Family.

"What do we do now?"

Meng Haoran was somewhat flustered. He was the true culprit behind Lin Jiangye's death, and now the latter's father had come with county yamen constables. He could not help feeling nervous.

"Haoran, don't panic. Steady yourself. Act as though you have never met a person named Lin Jiangye!"

Meng Bohai gave Meng Haoran a reassuring look. "Your Clan Uncle is here for everything!"

With that, Meng Bohai and Meng Haoran headed straight over.

When they reached the entrance of Xinghua Village, Meng Bohai looked down at a member of the Lin Family and clasped his hands. "Brother Qingbai, long time no see. What are you doing here?"

The person Meng Bohai addressed was one of the Lin Family's upper ranks, Lin Qingbai.

The deceased Lin Jiangye had been his only son.

Lin Qingbai was now standing at the tragic brink of a white-haired man sending off his black-haired son. Upon hearing that the speaker was Meng Bohai, he replied without any courtesy, "What's it to you?"

"Look at you. I kindly asked after you, yet you bite my words back at me!" Meng Bohai shook his head and sighed.

Meng Bohai turned to the constables from the county yamen and asked, "Gentlemen, what exactly has happened to the Lin Family?"

Just as the constables were about to answer, Lin Qingbai suddenly cut in. "Meng Bohai, do you have nothing better to do? Does the county yamen need your approval to handle its affairs?"

A chill flashed through Meng Bohai's eyes, and he sneered. "Haoran, let's go!"

At his words, Meng Haoran followed tightly behind Meng Bohai without raising his head to look at Lin Qingbai.

But when Lin Qingbai saw Meng Haoran, who was about the same age as his son Lin Jiangye, he suddenly asked, "Wait! What were you two doing?"

At Lin Qingbai's abrupt question, Meng Haoran's heart gave a thump, and his pulse suddenly quickened.

Just then, the mysterious Heavenly Cauldron suddenly hovered above his Dantian. Within a few breaths, it calmed Meng Haoran's slightly startled emotions.

Meng Haoran looked at Lin Qingbai with feigned composure and said nothing.

"What's it to you?"

Meng Bohai shouted sternly, "Lin Qingbai, do you have nothing better to do? Does the Meng Family need your approval to handle its affairs?"

"Pfft!"

Meng Bohai had repeated Lin Qingbai's own words back at him, making the surrounding constables burst into laughter.

Lin Qingbai's face turned pale with anger. "Now that my son Lin Jiangye has met with disaster and died, my Lin Family is cooperating with the county yamen to investigate and question your Meng Family. Is that not proper?"

"Question us if you wish. You could have gone directly to our Meng Family's clan leader. Why make things difficult for a junior of our Meng Family?"

Meng Bohai frowned. "Could it be that you think Lin Jiangye was killed by Meng Haoran?"

After saying this, Meng Bohai suddenly threw back his head and laughed. Then he said, "Hahaha! Lin Qingbai, I don't know what you mean by this. Are you looking down on Lin Jiangye's cultivation, or are you overestimating Meng Haoran's? Could it be that, in your eyes, your dead son Lin Jiangye was so worthless that he could not even defeat Meng Haoran, someone of his own generation? Then he really was useless!"

Every word Meng Bohai spoke was like a blade that killed without blood and pierced straight into the heart.

Lin Qingbai trembled from head to toe!

"Meng Bohai! You have gone too far!"

Lin Qingbai shouted, "Insulting me is one thing, but you would even insult my dead son! Do you believe I'll kill you right now?"

Rather than retreat, Meng Bohai looked toward the constables and laughed. "My lords, did you hear that clearly? This Lin Qingbai actually publicly threatened to kill me right before your eyes, in broad daylight! You must uphold justice for me!"

One constable walked over to Lin Qingbai, lightly patted his shoulder, and comforted him in a low voice. "Brother Qingbai, although your son has already passed away, you must still watch your emotions. Don't make things difficult for us."

Upon hearing the constable's voice, Lin Qingbai finally calmed down.

Earlier, Meng Bohai had said that if they wanted to investigate, they could go directly to the Meng Family's clan leader.

How would Lin Qingbai dare question Meng Jingshan?

If he went into the Meng Family, Meng Jingshan might well send him flying with a single palm strike.

"Meng Bohai, I'll let you strut for a few more days. When the Qingyang County family competition arrives, I'll make your Meng Family kneel and beg for mercy!"

With that, Lin Qingbai flicked his sleeve and left.

Meng Bohai and Meng Haoran also turned and departed.

After returning to the Meng Family, Meng Haoran clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Clan Uncle Bohai, for resolving Haoran's predicament just now!"

Earlier, if Lin Qingbai had kept pressing Meng Haoran with questions, he might have exposed a flaw.

Fortunately, Meng Bohai had invisibly provoked Lin Qingbai with his words and diverted his attention away from Meng Haoran.

"No matter! Since Lin Qingbai delivered himself to my door and gave me the chance to slap his face, how could I let such an opportunity pass?"

Meng Bohai smiled faintly. "Haoran, go back to your room and rest first. I'll go request an audience with Clan Leader."

Meng Haoran took his leave after hearing this.

Meng Bohai, meanwhile, made his way to the Spirit Spring and said in a low voice, "Clan Leader Jingshan, there is something I need to seek your counsel on."

.:wap.

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