Three days later, inside the cave mansion, Lin Chen looked at the items before him and fell into deep thought.
These were the belongings left behind by his parents in this life.
He had not, like in the novels of his previous life, transmigrated into another's body and returned to life by borrowing a corpse. Rather, he had been reincarnated, awakening the memories and wisdom of his past life at around the age of ten.
Thus, his parents in this life occupied no small place in Lin Chen's heart.
After all, people were not grass or trees—how could they be without feelings? Even ten years spent with a dog could forge deep affection, let alone with the people who had raised him.
"My parents died fighting for the family. That was their Dao, and I won't say anything about it. But if they expect me to give myself to the Lin Family for nothing, that's impossible." Lin Chen's gaze shifted.
Lin Chen had always lived by the principle of repaying vengeance with vengeance and kindness with kindness.
The chief culprit behind his parents' deaths had already been sent onto his experimental table. Their grievances were now settled.
As for the family, the ones who had given birth to and raised him were his parents, and the Cultivation Resources had also been earned by his parents. So he truly could not be said to owe the family any great debt of gratitude.
Besides, even if he did, the estate he had left behind that year was more than enough to repay it.
Therefore, Lin Chen would not—and could not—truly risk his life for the Lin Family.
"Still, for my parents' sake, if there are sensible people in the Lin Family, I'll lend them a hand when it doesn't endanger my own