Rain suddenly began to fall over Peaceful People City. This coastal province had always seen plenty of rain; even now, in the depths of late autumn, it remained exceedingly abundant. Unlike the bone-chilling autumn rain of Twin Sun Red Dragon City, the autumn rain of Peaceful People City carried a trace of warmth—so warm that even the crystal-clear raindrops seemed tinged with a certain ambiguity.
Such ambiguous raindrops fell upon the mirror-like lake in the garden, stirring ripples across its entire surface. Lin Qi stood by the lake, watching countless ripples collide and merge, as though they contained some meaning that could neither be spoken nor understood.
Lin Shan, his aura so faint he seemed not to exist, stood with his hands behind his back atop an ornamental rock beside Lin Qi. The rain shattered abruptly an inch away from him, turning into the finest droplets that drifted gently to the ground. Beneath his left foot lay Donkey, rolling his eyes, tongue hanging out, his entire body twitching.
A moment ago, Donkey had merely let his tongue run loose and cursed Lin Shan a couple of times with "fuck your grandfather." Lin Shan had then mercilessly beaten him senseless, and now he still had him pinned to the ground, making him savor the bone-deep flavor left behind by a beating.
Lin Qi watched the lake for a while, then turned to look at Lin Shan.
Lin Shan... even Lin Nue could not say exactly how many generations removed Lin Shan was as Lin Qi's ancestor. His seniority was simply too great, and he had spent too long in secluded cultivation. Unless one went through an entire roomful of Lin family genealogies, it would be truly difficult to sort out their family relationship.
But Lin Shan was at least Lin Qi's