Luring Lin Qingbai

Lin Qingbai, consumed by rage, felt as if struck by lightning!

Lin Jiangye was Lin Qingbai's only son, and he had always doted on him.

In his plans, he would use his position as the Pavilion Master of Xinghua Lin Pavilion to create many shortcuts for Lin Jiangye, aiding his rapid growth.

Perhaps, after a hundred years, the title of Lin Family Patriarch would fall into Lin Jiangye's hands.

Just as Lin Qingbai placed his high hopes on Lin Jiangye, the devastating news suddenly arrived.

Lin Jiangye was missing!

For several full days, not a single trace of Lin Jiangye could be found!

Lin Qingbai's heart was filled with extreme anxiety; he dared not consider the worst-case scenario.

He mobilized all the connections and contacts he could, spending a vast amount of Spirit Stones, to search for his son's whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, he heard the news that Lin Jiangye was dead, his body burned to ashes by Daoist Magic!

From that moment on, Lin Qingbai's mental state became unstable, even leading him down an extreme path.

And now, he had originally intended to personally kill Meng Haoran and Meng Xiaoran, but he never expected to hear such astonishing words from Meng Haoran!

Lin Qingbai stopped in his tracks, slowly turning around. He completely ignored Meng Xiaoran's rapid departure in the distance, his eyes seemingly burning with flames as he stared intently at Meng Haoran, who stood before the mountain forest. He asked, "Meng Haoran, do you know what you are saying?"

Meng Haoran tilted his head. Seeing that Meng Xiaoran's figure had already moved far away and Xiao Hu had also disappeared, he felt a slight sense of relief. However, to completely lure Lin Qingbai over, he could only retort, "Lin Jiangye's remains were discovered in this mountain forest behind me, weren't they?"

Creeeak!

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Qingbai clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands.

"As expected! As expected, Lin Jiangye was harmed by you!"

Lin Qingbai roared, "I suspected you were the culprit from the beginning!"

Meng Haoran put on an indifferent expression and sneered, "Whether I am the culprit or not, you'll find out when you get here!"

With that, Meng Haoran turned and disappeared into the mountain forest.

At this moment, the last sliver of sunlight in the distant sky was finally swallowed by the earth.

Night had finally fallen!

"You little brat!"

Lin Qingbai took a step forward, carrying boundless hatred, and said, "If I catch you, I will surely skin you alive and tear out your tendons!"

As his voice faded, Lin Qingbai's figure followed the darkness, entering the mountain forest together.

Qingyang County Town, Xinghua Meng Pavilion.

Meng Luohai stood in the front hall. Just after seeing off a guest, he noticed a figure rapidly approaching on the distant street.

Meng Luohai peered closely and realized it was Meng Xiaoran!

Meng Xiaoran was now covered in sweat, his face filled with terror.

"This is bad! Something major has happened!"

Meng Luohai turned and stepped out of Xinghua Meng Pavilion. Within mere moments, he reached Meng Xiaoran's side.

Meng Xiaoran, due to Lin Qingbai's intention to kill Meng Haoran, had exerted all his strength. At this moment, the heaven and earth spiritual energy in his Dantian was completely depleted.

The moment he saw Meng Luohai, his legs felt weak, and he was about to collapse to the ground.

Fortunately, Meng Luohai caught Meng Xiaoran, stabilized his figure, and quickly asked, "Xiaoran, what happened?"

Meng Xiaoran took several gasping breaths and quickly replied, "Lin Qingbai wants to kill Brother Haoran!"

Meng Luohai exclaimed, "How could this be?"

But he knew this was not the time to dwell on the reasons; the priority was to find Meng Haoran as quickly as possible!

Leaning Meng Xiaoran against the wall, Meng Luohai turned and ran towards the outskirts of the city, leaving behind a single instruction.

"Go find Magistrate Song!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, in Xinghua Village, the Meng Family courtyard.

Meng Bohai was guiding the younger generation of the Meng Family in their cultivation when suddenly, a dark shadow leaped over the tall courtyard wall of the Meng Family.

Upon seeing what it was, Meng Bohai chuckled softly, "Why is this clumsy beast not as steady as its master? It actually flew over the wall!"

That dark shadow was Meng Haoran's Spirit Beast, the Thunderfire Tiger, Xiao Hu.

Then, Meng Bohai's brow furrowed slightly, and he murmured, "That's not right! Haoran only left not long ago, and it's already dark. Why is Xiao Hu alone?"

With that, Xiao Hu, with remarkable intelligence, found Meng Bohai. With a few leaps, it arrived by his side.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Xiao Hu lowered its front paws slightly, the fur on its back gleaming. The "Thunder Power" and "Fire Power" on its body also shimmered faintly.

Seeing this, Meng Bohai asked in alarm, "Could it be that Haoran is in trouble? And sent Xiao Hu back to report?"

Thinking this, Meng Bohai no longer hesitated. He turned and flew to the entrance of the Meng Family courtyard, opening the gate with one hand and shouting, "Let's go, Xiao Hu, lead the way!"

During this period, Xiao Hu had been continuously consuming Spirit Stones and eating the "Cauldron Liquid" given to him by Meng Haoran, and was now remarkably human-like in its understanding.

Hearing Meng Bohai's call, the four tiger hooves galloped rapidly.

One person and one tiger disappeared into the endless night in the blink of an eye.

The Tianyang Mountain Range has a vast area and extremely complex terrain.

It is precisely for this reason that Meng Haoran, relying on his sixth-level Qi Refining Realm cultivation, continuously widened the distance between himself and Lin Qingbai behind him.

Lin Qingbai followed closely behind Meng Haoran, not far away, and said with a cold laugh, "Meng Haoran, looking at your cultivation, you're at most at the Great Accomplishment stage of the Qi Refining Realm. To escape from my hands as a cultivator at the Perfection stage of the Qi Refining Realm is simply wishful thinking!"

The Qi Refining Realm is divided into ten levels. In terms of the power of each level of cultivation, they are generally divided into Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, Perfection, and Peak.

Generally speaking, cultivators who have reached the Perfection stage in the Qi Refining Realm possess several times more heaven and earth spiritual energy in terms of quantity and quality compared to cultivators at the Great Accomplishment stage.

Even more than ten times as much.

Lin Qingbai thought that even if Meng Haoran could temporarily widen the distance between them by relying on the terrain of the mountains and forests, once the heaven and earth spiritual energy in the latter's body was depleted, it would be Meng Haoran's death day!

Therefore, Lin Qingbai felt a sense of pleasure in torturing Meng Haoran at this moment!

After hearing Lin Qingbai's words from behind, Meng Haoran retorted with youthful pride and unwillingness to admit defeat, "Lin Qingbai, you want to toy with me in the palm of your hand now, don't you? Heh heh, little do you know that day, Lin Jiangye was also toyed with by me in the palm of my hand, and died miserably in the end!"

As soon as Meng Haoran's voice fell, a sharp branch suddenly shot out from behind!

Meng Haoran dodged it by turning sideways, narrowly escaping!

"Good kid! Good kid!"

Lin Qingbai said coldly, "I've decided. If I catch you, I won't kill you. I will imprison you in a dungeon and make you my plaything for the rest of your life, to mourn my dead son!"

Meng Haoran's heart stirred, and a porcelain bottle filled with "Cauldron Liquid" appeared in his hand. He quickly took it, threw it on the ground, and continued to move forward.

Meng Haoran knew that directly taking "Cauldron Liquid" was not ideal, but time was pressing, and he couldn't care about anything else!

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a huge beast roar echoed from the distance!