At this moment, the entire Lin Family fell somewhat silent.
The steward, the elderly Immortal Emperor, the beautiful woman, and the others all remained silent, feeling stifled and unwilling—but what could they do?
Their opponent was simply too powerful.
They had never imagined that this young man would be so strong. Perhaps he was an old monster who had cultivated for countless years, merely disguising himself as younger.
That possibility was highly likely, and there were quite a few similar beings.
What they could not understand, however, was how such an existence had become involved with Tie Zhuang.
But none of that mattered anymore.
They looked at one another, then finally sighed and lowered their heads in defeat.
There was no other way. Their strength was inferior; if they continued to resist to the bitter end, they would only drag the entire Lin Family into a hopeless situation.
They had no doubt that the young man before them possessed the ability to uproot the entire Lin Family... Yet even so, they remained deeply unwilling. Founding Ancestor Cheng's statue meant far too much to the Lin Family.
Even the beautiful woman and the old man in the air were nearly grinding their teeth to pieces.
But there was nothing they could do.
Besides, the true culprit was not the person before them. The one who had truly destroyed the statue was someone else, yet the Lin Family could do nothing to that being... Thinking of this, the old man and the others suddenly lost all interest.
Forget it.
Since they had already compromised once, what was the harm in compromising a second time?
With bitterness filling his heart, the old man turned and cast a deep look toward the depths of the Lin Family estate, only to find that the old