Xiao Fan, I, Lin Ao, will hold you accountable for this debt

Lin Ao spent quite a while comforting Gu Wanqing in the car, which finally helped her stop her tears.

Looking at her slightly red and swollen eyes, Lin Ao felt quite terrible inside as well.

"I promise you, this kind of thing will never happen again, I swear!"

Lin Ao stroked Gu Wanqing's face and said to her with complete sincerity. Since he had already mastered the basics of the Sun God Art, he could cultivate anywhere from now on, and the manor had been rebuilt as well.

Furthermore, Lin Ao's purpose in returning this time was to have a head-on collision with Xiao Fan.

At the thought of Xiao Fan, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Lin Ao's eyes.

"The things you said in that text message still count, right?"

A single sentence from Gu Wanqing caused Lin Ao to shift from ruthless to panicked.

"Wh... which sentence?"

Lin Ao feigned ignorance with a guilty conscience.

"Didn't you say you wanted to have a real, no-holds-barred fight? Didn't you say I only knew how to tease you? Didn't you say you wanted to bump into each other in reality? What? Now you want to play the coward?"

Gu Wanqing muttered while wiping away her tears. You might think she was talking tough, but it sounded more like she was acting coquettish. However, don't be fooled by that tone; if Lin Ao dared to nod his head, the scene that followed would be something not fit for public viewing.

"Ahem, well... Wanqing, let's wait a few days, alright? It won't be too long!"

It wasn't that Gu Wanqing lacked charm—on the contrary, she was very much like a seductive enchantress—nor was it that Lin Ao was still intentionally trying to distance himself from her. Ever since he let off some steam with Xia Qiange on the beach, Lin Ao had basically figured everything out.

Moreover, Heavenly Mandate had been pulling strings in the shadows, infinitely amplifying the desires hidden deep within Lin Ao's heart. How could he possibly distance himself from Gu Wanqing now? If he hesitated for even a second when he had the chance to eat, then Heavenly Mandate would have lost.

It was just that Lin Ao felt this wasn't the best timing; he needed to start preparing to deal with Xiao Fan.

"Pfft~ You ugly thing, I knew you were all talk. Also, what did you do to your manor? I was shocked the moment I walked in."

Gu Wanqing had received a notification from Uncle Zhang early in the morning that Lin Ao was returning, so she went straight to Lin Family Manor to wait for him. When she saw the 20-meter-high city wall outside, the corners of her mouth twitched. She hadn't had time to look at the rest of the place, having waited at the entrance the whole time. According to Uncle Zhang, Lin Ao had completely demolished and rebuilt it.

"Right~ Let's call Uncle Zhang over; I want to inspect my Lin Family Fortress!"

Hearing Gu Wanqing's reminder, Lin Ao pulled her out of the car. Seeing that the surroundings were completely empty, he felt a bit speechless and called out for Uncle Zhang.

Some emerged from the ground, some from the trees, and others crawled out of trash cans...

"Young Master, are we ready to begin the inspection?"

Uncle Zhang had crawled out from under the car.

Lin Ao's mouth twitched as he signaled for him to lead the way.

Uncle Zhang took Lin Ao on a tour around the perimeter of the main residence. Every hidden corner was equipped with laser radar, capable of detecting even a mosquito passing by. At the same time, various weapons and mechanisms were buried in the ground, hidden in trees, and even disguised as everyday facilities.

Lin Ao nodded in satisfaction, while Gu Wanqing's mouth had been hanging open the entire way. Looking at the dense array of traps and mechanisms, she couldn't help but shiver.

Finally, Uncle Zhang brought Lin Ao back to the main residence.

"Young Master, you go into the main residence first. I'll come find you in half an hour."

Uncle Zhang said this inexplicably and then vanished, leaving Lin Ao confused. Was he in a rush to take a dump?

Gu Wanqing didn't say anything, but a mischievous smirk curled the corners of her lips.

Lin Ao arrived at the front door of the house, and a laser scan swept over him.

"Verification successful."

The door to the main residence opened. As soon as Lin Ao pushed the door and stepped inside, a familiar gust of wind rushed toward him.

As a Grandmaster-level expert, Lin Ao didn't even have a chance to react. In the blink of an eye, he found himself hanging in the living room, just as he had been before, wrapped tightly in leather belts.

Lin Ao was stunned. He could probably guess who it was; this technique could only belong to Lin Dong~

Wait! Who told you to install a hook up there after the renovation? Huh???

Lin Ao saw the two elders with eyes full of murderous intent, their four eyes glowing with a red light!

Hunting time!

The feather duster and leather belts were swung with ferocious power.

Lin Ao let out loud wails as he was whipped, wriggling back and forth like a caterpillar.

"Dad!! Mom!! I was wrong!!"

Lin Ao hurriedly apologized, begging for mercy.

"Uncle, Auntie~ Please don't hit him anymore. Although Lin Ao doesn't deserve to be a good son or a good fiancé, and although he just said outside that sneaking out was exciting and that he'd do it again, we can only forgive him!"

Lin Ao was initially moved when he heard Gu Wanqing pleading for him, but as he listened, he realized something was wrong. You're just adding fuel to the fire! And when did I ever say that outside? Didn't I promise you I wouldn't do it again?

Lin Dong and Li Wanyu paused for a second upon hearing Gu Wanqing's words, then produced even more feather dusters and leather belts. They were attacking with both hands—no! It was four-handed! This time, the afterimages were too fast to even see!

"Ah------!"

Lin Ao's screams pierced the sky above the manor!

Lin Dong, Li Wanyu, and Gu Wanqing were leisurely sipping tea on the sofa.

Lin Ao, covered in bruises, remained hanging above.

Lin Ao was now certain that Lin Dong and Li Wanyu definitely possessed the strength of a Great Grandmaster. Just by the speed at which they had tied the people up and the precision of their strikes, he could conclude with absolute certainty that they were Great Grandmasters.

"Speak! When did you reach the Grandmaster level? Was hiding away for two months just to practice?"

Li Wanyu asked Lin Ao with a calm expression.

"!"

See? Lin Ao knew his parents were definitely not simple.

"Dad... Mom... are you both at the Great Grandmaster level?"

Why hadn't he noticed anything before? When Lin Ao had clashed with those people, he had never seen them make a move. Had something happened that he didn't know about?

"I'm asking you a question! What kind of cultivation technique allowed you to advance from a complete novice to a Grandmaster in two months? Don't you dare tell me you practiced some crooked, evil path; I won't let you off if you did!"

Lin Dong spoke with much more severity this time. He had never heard of any technique that could allow someone to reach the Grandmaster level in a mere two months.

Furthermore, he had known since Lin Ao was a child that he wasn't suited for martial arts. Now that he had returned to find his son was a Grandmaster, he couldn't think of any reason how he could have reached the Grandmaster realm so suddenly, other than through some crooked, evil path.

Lin Ao generally wouldn't hide anything from his parents, except for the fact that he had been reborn.

Since he didn't consider Gu Wanqing an outsider anymore, he told them about the Sun God Art and the Moon God Art and had them take the transcribed copies he had written from his luggage.

Lin Dong and Li Wanyu looked at these two cultivation techniques with serious expressions.

The Sun God Art was essentially equivalent to reshaping a person's talent, but the difficulty and danger involved were proportional.

The Moon God Art used the Sun God Art to guide the practitioner through the entry phase; its difficulty was extremely low, and once mastered, it was only slightly weaker than the Sun God Art.

Overall, they were an incredibly powerful dual-cultivation technique.

Seeing that it wasn't some evil, crooked technique, the couple finally breathed a sigh of relief, though the Sun God Art was a bit terrifying—it was essentially gambling with one's life to achieve entry; you either became a god or you were sent to the afterlife.

Then, they realized something didn't feel right. Gambling with your life to achieve entry?

As the only heir of the Lin Family, you dared to go and do something this major without even saying a word?

Lin Dong and Li Wanyu's eyes turned bloodshot once again.

Lin Ao felt a fierce chill wash over him.

"Ah------!"

"Xiao Fan! I, Lin Ao, am putting this debt on your head!!!"