The commoners on the road showed fear in their eyes at the sight of the two men, each one hiding in every direction, terrified that they might catch this man's eye.
Ye Lin and Tang Qingru hid in the shadows, quietly observing the pair.
Only one of them was a prodigy from the Star River Cosmos; the other was a local.
"How does the Lin Family handle affairs? I gave them so much grain, so many resources, and they raised the pigs into this state? Looks like the Lin Family hasn't taken my words to heart."
As they walked, the young man's face darkened as he looked at the emaciated commoners around him.
Kong Tian beside him kept silent, aloof and cold, merely following quietly at the young man's side.
The moment they arrived before the golden manor, the two burly guards at the gate immediately fell to their knees, trembling from head to toe.
"M-Milord."
The burly man spoke in a trembling voice, as though he were deeply afraid and terrified of the young man before him.
"Hmph. You're useless at getting things done, but you've certainly grown yourselves nice and fat."
The young man sneered. The two burly men lay sprawled on the ground, not daring to move an inch, while the young man smashed the grand gate made entirely of pure gold with a single slap and walked inside on his own.
Ye Lin led Tang Qingru as they followed behind the two men.
Beyond the entrance lay an enormous garden. After passing through it, the pair arrived before a great hall.
When they pushed open the doors of the hall, three people were standing inside.
He Yunyu, Chu Yunxiao, and an unfamiliar middle-aged man.
"Oh? It seems our great Family Head Lin has guests."
The young