"Lin Family... but the Lin Family who runs the mining and leather goods business?"
Xiao Tiannan pondered for a moment, gently tapped the armrests of the rosewood chair with his fingers, and asked slowly.
"Exactly."
Elder Fang Yuan answered.
"I heard that Lin Family and Tianfeng City have a long history of dealings with several firms. They may have property here or have a secret location."
Xiao Tiannan nodded, his expression turning solemn.
"In this case, this matter should not be delayed. My dear nephew, please rest assured. I, Xiao Clan, still have some foundation in Tianfeng City. I immediately ordered the use of manpower to search for the whereabouts of these six people."
He spoke simply and without any hesitation, and the reason why he did so was naturally the potential shown by Fang Han.
"Thank you Uncle Xiao!"
"Thank you Xiao Clan Head."
Fang Han and Elder Fang Yuan stood up together and solemnly thanked them.
"No need to be polite."
Xiao Tiannan waved his hand and then raised his voice.
"Someone is coming!"
An old man who looked like a butler came in.
"Send me an order to search all shops, warehouses, and mansions related to Liangshui City Lin Family, and look for anyone named Lin who has recently entered the city or any suspicious faces. The focus is on the six people traveling together. If you have any clues, report them immediately!"
Xiao Tiannan ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes, sir!"
The butler bowed to accept the order and left quickly.
Xiao Clan, this huge machine, began to operate efficiently, and the efficiency was so high that it exceeded the expectations of Fang Han.
Just one day later, a housekeeper from the Xiao Clan came to the inn where Fang Han and others stayed.
"Fang Elder, Mr. Fang, there is a house in Tianfeng City west city where six people live. All six of them are named Lin. They came to Tianfeng City years ago. These six people should be the people you are looking for."
The butler said with a smile.
"The time, location, and number of people all match, and it's most likely that's where it is!"
Elder Fang Yuan had surprise in his eyes.
"Thank you Uncle Xiao for me. After dealing with these six people, I will come back to thank you!"
Fang Han thanked.
Tianfeng City West Market, the second floor of the "Drunken Immortal Inn" restaurant, a private seat next to the window.
Lin Jiao was sitting alone at the table. There were several plates of exquisite side dishes and a pot of warm rice wine on the table.
His face still has a bit of childishness, but there is a look of arrogance in his brows that is typical of the Lin Family disciples, but at this moment, this arrogance is mixed with a trace of annoyance and uneasiness that is difficult to eliminate.
Years ago, he and five other tribesmen were secretly sent to this Tianfeng City by Lineage, with the euphemistic name of developing business and training their children.
But he always felt that Lineage was hiding something, and the expressions of the elders in the clan seemed too solemn.
This almost-escape arrangement made him feel vaguely uneasy.
He was feeling really depressed today, so he couldn't help but sneak out and have a few drinks at Drunken Immortal Inn to relieve his worries.
The restaurant was buzzing with people, and all kinds of diners were chatting and making a lot of noise.
Lin Jiao was not in the mood to listen to other people's chatter, so he poured himself a drink and looked out the window at the bustling market, but his mind had already flown back to the distant Liangshui City. I wonder what Lineage's situation is now.
At this moment, several men dressed as businessmen at the next table were drunk with wine, and their voices could not help but rise a little higher. Their conversations floated intermittently into Lin Jiao's ears.
"... Have you heard? Something big happened to Liangshui City!"
"Oh? What's going on? Could it be that the Fang and Lin families are fighting again?"
"More than just a fight! Lin Family... hey, no more! Fang Clan completely wiped it out overnight!"
"What?! Are you serious about this? Lin Family is a wealthy family of Liangshui City, how can you just say it's gone?"
"It's absolutely true! As for what happened a few days ago, I heard that Fang Clan who joined Azure Profound Sect, Qilin Child Fang Han, is already a Seventh Rank warrior! It's so powerful! Lin Family can't stop it at all..."
"Seventh Rank?! Oh my god! How old is Fang Han? It only takes a year to join Azure Profound Sect, right? This... this is simply a monster!"
"Who says it's not the case! I heard that warriors from the Lin Family to Clan Head Elder and Guard warriors were all killed... Tsk, tsk, how miserable..."
"Boom--!"
It was like a thunderbolt exploding in my mind!
Lin Jiao The wine glass in his hand fell to the table with a clang, and the wine spilled out and soaked his clothes, but he didn't notice it at all.
His face instantly became as pale as paper, without any blood.
His body trembled slightly uncontrollably, and his eyes widened, full of extreme shock, confusion, and a kind of fear like the sky was falling.
"No... impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
He screamed crazily in his heart, his lips trembled, but he couldn't make any sound.
Lin Family... Gone?
Destroyed by the Fang Clan?
The Fang Han who once fought against him but was not much stronger... is already a Seventh Rank warrior?!
One year, Subordinate Ninth Rank to Seventh Rank?!
Every piece of news was like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard, shaking his soul and almost suffocating him.
He stood up suddenly and walked stiffly to the next table. His voice was hoarse and trembling, and with a trace of last luck, he asked.
"What several... just said, Liangshui City Lin Family..., is it true?"
The merchants were startled by his pale face and lost look. One of them looked at him twice and nodded.
"Of course it is true. This matter has been spread around Liangshui City. How can it be false? Is this guy from Liangshui City?"
The last bit of luck was completely shattered.
Lin Jiao felt like the world was spinning, his vision turned black, and he almost fell to the ground.
He barely held onto the corner of the table, steadied his body, and could no longer care about anything else. He stumbled out of the restaurant as if he had lost his soul, and ran like crazy towards the hidden house in the corner of the West Market.
The wind whistled in my ears, and the street view blurred before my eyes.
Those words kept echoing in his mind - "Lin Family is gone".
Fear, grief, anger, disbelief... all kinds of emotions bitten at his heart like poisonous snakes.
He ran all the way back to the house and slammed open the door.
In the courtyard, an old man wearing a brown gown, with a pale face and sharp eyes was instructing four young disciples in boxing exercises.
It is Transmission Elder Lin Yuan who is led by the Lin Family this time.
This man is about fifty years old, with bulging temples and a calm aura. He is a Ninth-rank late stage warrior.
The four young disciples are Lin Ao, Lin Hu, Lin Feng, and Lin Qing, all of whom are the top disciples of the Lin Family Inner Hall.
When the five people saw Lin Jiao rushing in so rudely, they were all startled and stopped and looked over.
"Lin Jiao, why are you so panicked? What a shame!"
Lin Yuan Elder frowned and scolded in a deep voice.
"Long...Elder! It's over! We Lin Family are done!"
Lin Jiao threw himself in front of Lin Yuan, screaming incoherently with a cry in his voice.
"We Lin Family... were destroyed by the Fang Clan! Clan Head... Everyone Elder... they are all... all dead! It's Fang Han! Fang Han has broken through Seventh Rank!"
"What?!"
Lin Yuan Elder The severity on his face instantly solidified, replaced by a sense of extreme astonishment and absurdity, as if he had heard the most incredible joke in the world.
"Nonsense! Lin Jiao, where did you hear this crazy talk?!"
He shouted sharply, not believing it at all.
Lin Ao, Lin Hu, Lin Feng, and Lin Qing also looked at each other with surprise and disbelief written on their faces.
"It's true. Everyone in the restaurant has spread the word. Liangshui City Fang Clan did something a few nights ago. Lin Family...Lin Family no longer exists!"
Lin Jiao burst into tears and yelled out everything he heard in the restaurant.
Looking at Lin Jiao's devastated and desperate expression, which didn't seem to be fake, and then thinking of Lineage's abnormal behavior of secretly sending them away years ago...
Lin Yuan Elder The blood on his face faded little by little, his body swayed, and he involuntarily took half a step back. The sharp light in his eyes quickly dimmed, and was replaced by a huge feeling of horror and emptiness.
"Fang Han is already a warrior Seventh Rank... how is this possible?"
He muttered to himself, his voice dry and hoarse, full of disbelief.
In one year, Subordinate Ninth Rank to Seventh Rank? This simply overturned his decades of knowledge of martial arts!
But if this were not the case, how could Fang Clan, whose strength was only about the same as Lin Family, be able to destroy Lin Family overnight?
Four people, Lin Ao, Lin Hu, Lin Feng, and Lin Qing, finally came to their senses at this moment and realized that this was probably not a rumor.
The faces of the four people instantly turned pale, and their eyes were full of fear and confusion.
"Lineage... Is it really gone?"
Lin Hu punched the wall next to him, and his fist was instantly torn apart, but he seemed to feel no pain, only boundless anger and despair.
Lin Feng bit her lip and her body trembled slightly.
Lin Ao's eyes flashed, full of fear.
The youngest Lin Qing could not help but sob softly.
Huge grief and hatred flooded the courtyard like a tide.
"Fang Clan! Fang Han!"
Lin Yuan Elder suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with blazing anger and deep-seated hatred, but then this anger was replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness.
The opponent has Seventh Rank warriors whose strength far exceeds theirs. Now they are like lost dogs. They can't even protect themselves, so how can they take revenge?
"Elder! What... what should we do?"
Lin Ao asked with a trembling voice, helplessness written on his face.
Lin Yuan Elder's chest rose and fell violently, his breathing was heavy, and the look in his eyes was changing, with anger, despair, unwillingness, madness... all kinds of emotions intertwined.
Suddenly, an extremely spiteful light suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if he had grasped the last life-saving straw, he roared hoarsely.
"Revenge, we want revenge. Although we can't kill Fang Han or destroy Fang Clan, we can kill people with a borrowed knife!"
He glanced at the five confused disciples in front of him and gritted his teeth.
"Fang Han killed fellow disciple Zhao Qianjun. This is a taboo for the Azure Profound Sect! Now that Lin Family no longer exists, we no longer need to worry about Lineage being implicated in paying for the murder!"
"As long as we find a way to reveal the news that 'Lin Family bribed Zhao Qianjun to assassinate Fang Han, and Zhao Qianjun failed but was killed by Fang Han', find a way to reveal it to the Azure Profound Sect!"
"At that time, under the law of the Azure Profound Sect, Fang Han will be punished!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Jiao, Lin Ao and the other five people were startled at first, and then their eyes suddenly burst out with an almost crazy hatred and pleasure.
Yes, they still have this way!
Even if they die, they will drag Fang Han to hell with them!
"Yes! Expose him! Let Azure Profound Sect take care of him!"
Lin Hu roared, his face full of ferocity.