Repairing Relations

"Law Enforcement Elder, you summoned me. What are your instructions?"

Within Lin Langtian's courtyard, a Gray-robed Old Man looked respectfully at the handsome, heroic youth before him.

This youth was none other than Lin Langtian, the strongest genius of the Lin Clan's young generation and the newly appointed Law Enforcement Elder.

"Elder Tao, you are an old man of the Lin Clan and have made countless contributions to the family throughout your life.

I only attained the position of Law Enforcement Elder through the clan leader's favor. You are a senior within the clan, so you should call me Langtian instead." Lin Langtian looked at the Gray-robed Old Man with a genial expression.

This man was the Main Family member whom Lin Langtian had asked Lin Zhi to find, someone with a very good relationship with the Yan City Branch Family where Lin Dong lived. More precisely, he was very close to Lin Dong's grandfather, Lin Zhentian.

Upon hearing Lin Langtian's words, the Gray-robed Old Man was momentarily stunned.

As far as he knew, Lin Langtian, the foremost genius among the clan's young generation, had always been proud and arrogant, looking down on everyone. He had not expected him to be so mild toward an insignificant, invisible figure in the clan like himself.

At that thought, the Gray-robed Old Man's favorable impression of Lin Langtian rose considerably.

"Hehe, then this old man shall presume upon his age and call you Langtian." The Gray-robed Old Man smiled at Lin Langtian.

At his age, he had only reached the Grand Perfection of Yuan Dan Realm, while Lin Langtian had already become a Shaping Realm Expert despite his youth.

Whether in status within the clan or in strength, Lin Langtian far surpassed him. Thus, being treated so courteously by Lin Langtian filled the Gray-robed Old Man with a sense of satisfaction.

"Elder Tao, please sit." After chatting for a while, Lin Langtian spoke to the Gray-robed Old Man.

The two sat down one after the other. Lin Langtian then got straight to the point. "Elder Tao, are you familiar with the Yan City Lin Family Branch?"

"Oh, the Yan City Branch Family?" A look of reminiscence flashed through the Gray-robed Old Man's eyes as he murmured.

"Could the family you mean, Langtian, be the one founded by Lin Zhentian of Qingyang Town?"

Hearing Lin Zhentian's name, Lin Langtian raised his brows and nodded. "Precisely."

The Gray-robed Old Man was somewhat surprised by Lin Langtian's question, but he still explained, "I never expected you to take an interest in the Yan City Branch Family, Langtian. Yes, Lin Zhentian and I have been friends for many years. When we were young, we even carried out missions together on numerous occasions.

Later, Zhentian failed a mission and caused the family enormous losses. He was subsequently expelled from the Inner Clan and sent to Qingyang Town in Yan City to establish a branch family.

Although he established a branch family in Qingyang Town and produced quite a number of clan members, Zhentian's lifelong dream remained to return to the Inner Clan.

At the last clan assembly, Zhentian's son, Lin Xiao, had originally had a chance to help the family return to the Inner Clan, but then..."

At this point, the Gray-robed Old Man looked toward Lin Langtian and said no more.

Lin Langtian awkwardly rubbed his nose. The original body had been proud and arrogant, never placing branch families in his eyes, and had struck with extreme ruthlessness, crippling Lin Xiao outright.

However, he had never expected that crippling Lin Xiao would be a minor matter, while Lin Xiao's son would turn out to be the renowned Martial Ancestor!

Although this was something the original body had done, since it had provoked Lin Dong, the Son of the Plane, he had no choice but to clean up the mess.

With that in mind, Lin Langtian gave the Gray-robed Old Man an apologetic smile. "I asked Elder Tao to come because of this matter.

Back then, Langtian was young and ignorant, so I struck too heavily. I am deeply sorry for Uncle Lin Xiao's injuries. Here, I hope Elder Tao can apologize to the Yan City Branch Family on my behalf.

I have an Azure Wood Yuan Pill that can restore Uncle Lin Xiao's injuries, as well as ten thousand Pure Yuan Pills and one of my identity tokens. I hope Elder Tao can deliver them to Uncle Lin Xiao as my apology and compensation."

As he spoke, Lin Langtian took the items out of his Cosmic Bag.

When he saw the Azure Wood Spirit Pill on the table giving off a rich pill fragrance, along with the token bearing the character "Heaven," the Gray-robed Old Man was stunned.

He had heard of the Azure Wood Spirit Pill. It was one of the clan's finest healing medicines, worth fifty thousand Pure Yuan Pills. To him, it had only ever been something he had heard about.

As for the "Heaven" token, it represented Lin Langtian's identity.

With this token, one might not be able to run rampant through the Lin Clan, but as long as one did not commit an excessively serious crime, one could avoid punishment. After all, Lin Langtian himself was the Law Enforcement Elder.

More importantly, this identity token represented a close relationship with Lin Langtian.

As the strongest of the Lin Clan's young generation, who would not want to curry favor with this rising star?

On top of that, there were ten thousand Pure Yuan Pills. Even he could not help but be tempted upon seeing such compensation.

"This... isn't this too valuable? Zhentian..." The Gray-robed Old Man spoke somewhat incoherently.

Even he had never seen such lavish compensation. It was practically equal to the entire wealth of an ordinary sect in Lin City.

"Compared to the pain Uncle Lin Xiao has suffered all these years, this is nothing. I hope Elder Tao will do me this favor and resolve as much of the resentment as possible. I also have three thousand Pure Yuan Pills here as payment for Elder Tao's trouble."

As he spoke, Lin Langtian took out another Cosmic Bag and handed it to the Gray-robed Old Man.

Although this compensation was indeed considerable and had even used up twenty percent of his private treasury, Lin Xiao's son was Lin Dong.

If his identity had not made it inappropriate to fawn over Lin Dong too openly, and if he were not currently at a critical stage of cultivation, Lin Langtian would have wanted to fly to Qingyang Town himself to offer an apology.

If he waited any longer, Lin Dong might be able to restore Lin Xiao's injuries completely on his own.

Fortunately, what reassured Lin Langtian was that although the original body had crippled Lin Xiao, blades and swords had no eyes during the clan assembly's martial contests. Thus, even if one side suffered serious injuries, it was not considered a major matter.

Therefore, although Lin Dong hated Lin Langtian, the two had not yet become mortal enemies.

To Lin Dong at present, Lin Langtian was merely an enemy who had crippled his father. What he wanted most was to defeat Lin Langtian for his father, not kill him.

The reason their relationship had worsened later was that Lin Langtian had been too arrogant. He looked down on Lin Dong, who had been born in a branch family, and constantly suppressed, excluded, and even plotted against him, eventually creating a situation where they would not rest until one was dead.

Now that he had been reborn, Lin Langtian naturally would not allow events to develop as they had in the original timeline. It was absolutely necessary to repair his relationship with Lin Dong in advance.

Even if they could not become close brothers, it would still be fortunate if they could live in peace with one another.

After receiving Lin Langtian's solemn request, the Gray-robed Old Man silently rejoiced for Lin Zhentian.

After all, in anyone's eyes, having the Yan City Branch Family connected to Lin Langtian, the Main Family's foremost genius, was an excellent thing.

The Gray-robed Old Man cupped his hands toward Lin Langtian and chuckled.

"Rest assured. This old man has been Zhentian's friend for many years. I will certainly help you resolve this grudge!"