Do you think all of this is free?

You think all of this was free? This was a contract, a contract that demanded he repay the money.

It was also practically a black-hearted usury note.

If he really followed what was written on it, and failed to pay back the money at the first possible moment, then as the principal and interest kept stacking upon each other, in the end, it would reach a point where Lin Tian's entire family could not repay it in this lifetime.

So rather than calling it a usury note, it was more like a deed of bondage.

"May I ask what Second Aunt means by this?"

Lin Tian spoke once more.

"Hah! Still playing dumb there! Naturally, I'm making you pay back the money! You took money from my household to practice martial arts—do you really think you don't have to repay it?"

"Where under heaven is there such a lovely thing!"

Hearing those words, Lin Ci, off to the side, immediately could no longer hold herself back and stood up directly. "Enough, Second Sister-in-law. I lent that money to Ah Tian, and that was my money. It has nothing to do with you!"

At this moment, Lin Ci's little face had already flushed red because of what had just been said!

There was also a suppressed fury in her tone.

After all, from the very beginning, she had been practically forced to come here.

This so-called repayment was nothing more than Zhang Cui acting on her own!

It had even less to do with her.

Moreover, in her original thoughts, Lin Tian could not possibly have come.

But she had not expected...

The next moment, Zhang Cui slammed one big hand directly onto the table, producing a dull thud.

"Hmph! What do you mean, your money? What? This family has raised you for so long—your food, drink, shit, and piss, which one of those doesn't cost money?"

"You think all of that was free?"

"It's only because you haven't married out yet that I haven't settled accounts with you. Did you really think that money was yours!"

Below, Lin Tian's eyes shifted once more when he heard those words.

Because from what Zhang Cui had just said, putting everything else aside, Zhang Cui indeed had already set her sights on his little aunt Lin Ci's marriage.

And those words she had just said.

What did she mean, this family had raised you for so long?

Was the one supporting this family not the old master?

What did that have to do with Zhang Cui in front of him?

If those words were to be said, it should be the old master saying them.

Since when was it Zhang Cui's turn to say them?

Could it be that Zhang Cui already saw all of the old master's money as her own?

But Lin Tian knew that, at this moment, his little aunt was caught in the middle.

So he also did not want to fuss with Zhang Cui in front of him over anything.

Immediately, Lin Tian said again, "I borrowed that money from Little Aunt, so I will repay it, but I will only repay Little Aunt."

Then Lin Tian said to Zhang Cui again, "As for anything else, you should stop thinking about it."

As he spoke, Lin Tian immediately tossed that thing, which was as good as a deed of bondage, straight to the side.

"You!"

Seeing this, Zhang Cui only felt as if the anger in her heart was about to explode.

An extremely stifled feeling immediately churned in her chest.

The next moment, she seemed to think of something.

Then she said to Lin Tian again, "Fine, fine! Repay the money! If you won't give it to me, then pay the money back to Lin Ci right now!"

At this moment, Zhang Cui knew that she had no way to deal with Lin Tian before her.

But she would not give up just like that.

After all, she had no way to deal with Lin Tian, but did that mean she had no way to deal with Lin Ci?

As long as Lin Tian paid the money back to Lin Ci, wouldn't it be all the same if she took the money from Lin Ci afterward?

"No! Ah Tian is still practicing martial arts right now! He still has places where he needs money, so how can he return the money now!"

Lin Ci spoke up again at that moment.

Clearly, after Lin Ci had stood up and resisted just now, she simply stopped enduring things the way she usually did.

Hearing Lin Ci's voice of resistance once more, anger surged up in Zhang Cui's heart again!

Today, she had been contradicted like this again and again.

A feeling of having lost every scrap of face suddenly rose in her heart.

"Hmph! Practicing martial arts? Someone like Lin Tian thinks he's worthy of practicing martial arts?"

"I said long ago, is martial arts something he can practice just because he wants to? Why doesn't he piss and take a look at himself! Is he worthy?"

"Giving him money is all a waste! A piece of trash thinks he's worthy of—"

Lin Tian, who was listening from the side, immediately revealed his cultivation without the slightest concealment.

A ripple belonging solely to Bright Force instantly spread out.

After sensing that ripple, the entire inner hall seemed to fall straight into silence.

Even the expression on Zhang Cui's face froze solid.

"I have been practicing martial arts until now, and yesterday, I successfully broke through to Bright Force."

As Lin Tian's voice rang out, Old Master Lin, seated at the center of the inner hall, immediately came back to his senses from his earlier daze.

He naturally recognized that movement belonging solely to Bright Force.

After all, Lin Tiansheng behind him was also at Bright Force.

And at that moment, Lin Tiansheng behind him was likewise staring at Lin Tian before him with a face full of shock.

"Good... good! Hahaha, good! My Lin family has produced another Bright Force!"

After coming back to himself, the old master immediately rose to his feet and laughed in a ringing voice.

At that moment, all the so-called emotions from before vanished completely.

Only joy and excitement remained!

"Lin... Cousin, when did you start practicing martial arts?"

At that moment, Lin Tiansheng's voice came from behind.

There were actually traces of unease and nervousness in his tone.

Hearing his words, everyone looked toward Lin Tian as well.

After all, at this moment, this question was still very important to them.

Because Lin Tiansheng practiced martial arts, everyone in this family roughly knew some of the rules of martial arts practice.

For example, there were particulars when it came to breaking through to Bright Force.

The earlier the timing, the greater the potential it represented.

And Lin Tian naturally knew why Lin Tiansheng before him was asking this question.

Of course, Lin Tian had no intention of hiding anything about it either.

He then told them that after he had left here last time, he had begun practicing martial arts.

And as this information was spoken, Lin Tiansheng's heart immediately loosened.

Even Zhang Cui at the side was the same.

And the excitement in the old master's eyes atop the raised platform was no longer as fervent as before.

Clearly, at this moment, they all already knew

that Lin Tian had spent a full two months before breaking through to Bright Force.

The potential of such a person was limited.

In the future, wanting to advance another step was already impossible.

Of course, when Old Master Lin treated Lin Tian now, he no longer had that same coldness as before.

Even Zhang Cui, standing to the side, had only just now begun to tactfully stop saying another word.

As for the matter of paying back the money, no one brought it up again.

Lin Tian chatted with Old Master Lin for some time.

But when Lin Tian had originally come from the Martial Academy to the Lin Family Old Residence, it had already been evening.

At this moment, seeing the sky gradually darken, Lin Tian immediately rose and was about to say to Old Master Lin, "It's already getting late. It's about time I went back."

Hearing this, Old Master Lin also said, "Right, right. Look at me, this muddled old fool. You should head back early."

At this moment, Old Master Lin showed no intention of keeping Lin Tian from leaving when he took his leave.