Lin Huan's Doubts

Lin Huan's Doubts

"Mother, fine, I'll listen to you in everything this time. I'll stay home a while longer, all right?" Knowing what was on his mother's mind, Lin Yu did not know what else he should say for a moment. His mother wanted him to remain at home longer, and now she wanted it even more.

Only then did Wang Cheng nod. She gently stroked Lin Yu's head and said lightly, "All right, don't keep staying here with me either. Go wherever you want to go soon. Just remember to come by often."

Lin Yu stood there and grinned, then said, "I know, I know, Mother. I'll head back to my little wooden cabin first..."

"Ah, right, wait. If you hadn't mentioned it, I really would have forgotten." Wang Cheng patted Lin Yu's hand and pulled him over, then said, "Look! Your strength should now make you one of the outstanding ones among the Lineage's younger generation. Isn't it time to consider moving out of there?"

Wang Cheng had actually wanted Lin Yu to move out of there long ago. If not for the constraints of status, he would probably be living in her palace already.

Lin Yu knew his mother would bring these matters up sooner or later. He suddenly said vaguely, "Um... Mother, I've lived there for nearly ten years. If you make me move out all of a sudden, I'll still feel unaccustomed to it. Let's talk about these things later. I'm leaving..." He did not want to answer such questions at all...

Palaces were nice, but as the saying went, a golden nest or silver nest could not compare to one's own doghouse. Besides, there were simply too many memories there—far too many for him to forget...

The instant Lin Yu left Wang Cheng's place, two surges of blood qi suddenly burst from within his body, followed by another mouthful of blood spraying out...

The injuries from his battle with Yan Baiping had not fully healed. Otherwise, he would not have ended up in such a state. Lin Yu thought to himself, Looks like I'll need to enter seclusion to heal over the next few days...

Nu Sheng was already in Lin Yu's room at that time. When he saw Lin Yu return covered in blood qi, he hurriedly asked, "Hey, hey, hey, Young Master, what happened? Don't scare me!" In that instant, Lin Yu's clothes had been dyed bright red with essence blood. Lin Yu forcefully suppressed himself and let out a breath, saying, "My father should be coming soon. When he arrives, tell him I'm injured, and explain the whole sequence of events. He'll understand you. Go out!"

Lin Yu had no choice but to leave all these matters to Nu Sheng now, and he urgently sent him away. The moment Nu Sheng left, the door immediately locked itself. Lin Yu directly took out the Purple Yuelan he had obtained from the underground trade and began restoring the blood qi in his body...

He sat cross-legged on the not very large bed and drew in a long breath. He had not expected the injuries this time to be so severe.

Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the door outside. Lin Yu lowered his hands and asked, "Father... If there's anything you want to ask, just ask Nu Sheng directly! I'm currently in seclusion recovering. Tell Mother as well—three or four days will do..." Lin Yu said no more and continued recovering...

"Your body isn't seriously injured, is it?..." No matter what Lin Huan said outside, there was no response from within. Only then did Lin Huan decide to go to the room next door.

"Sigh, he already told you about it, right? What exactly happened to him..." Lin Huan looked at Nu Sheng and asked this lightly. If Lin Yu had not told him to come here and ask, he definitely would not have come here.

Nu Sheng then said, "Lineage Head, seeing that Lin Yu had rendered great merit, the Ancient Emperor not only had him kill the former general, but even appointed him as Grand General..."

Nu Sheng recounted the entire course of events, then continued, "Um... Afterward, Young Master joined the ministers and the Linglong Princess in remonstrating together. Only then was Lin Yu allowed to resign from the post of Grand General. Yet who would have thought that he encountered six assassination attempts along the way..."

"What? Six assassination attempts? Do you know who was behind them..." Lin Huan glanced over, his eyes already wide open. Nu Sheng then continued, "Does that even need saying? The Ancient Emperor values talent, but if someone cannot be used by him, he can directly kill them."

"After five assassination attempts had all failed, he directly sent a Half-Step Netherpassage expert here. That was why he had me leave. Only afterward did I learn that Young Master had faced such a powerful person..."

At that, all the doubts in Lin Huan's heart were finally resolved. In the end, he was even somewhat furious as he shouted, "Hmph, what a fine Ancient Emperor! My Lin Family has kept to itself for a thousand years—did he truly think there was no one left in the Lin Family?"

Lin Huan spoke loudly. This matter had been the Ancient Emperor's wrongdoing from the start. Lin Huan did not provoke trouble, but once he was truly angered, even Lin Xuanmu would find it difficult to stop him...

"Ancient Emperor, you had better pray that my son is unharmed. Otherwise, I will make your Ancient Emperor Clan pay the price..." Lin Huan said coldly, then turned and left directly...

"Lineage Head, where are you going!" Nu Sheng looked at Lin Huan with some confusion...

"Boy, although Lin Yu brought you back, you must remember this: in the Lineage, do not ask about things you should not ask about. Since Lin Yu brought you back, just serve him properly. All these years, he has never had anyone attend to him..." This was Lin Huan giving Nu Sheng a show of force, while also making it clear that he was to obey only Lin Yu.

"Lineage Head, with his status, surely he wouldn't have no maids attending to him?" Nu Sheng looked on in confusion, truly not knowing what to say...

"You do care quite a bit about your master. That boy Lin Yu simply doesn't want so many people crammed in here. Otherwise, things would not be like this." Lin Huan had become somewhat interested in Nu Sheng. Over all these years, why had Lin Yu brought back only this one boy...

"Ah, no way! How could it be like this?"

"Because of strength, do you understand? All right, I'm leaving. I still need to inform his mother. Remember to tell him..." After Lin Huan finished speaking, he left. Even now, he did not know what else he should say...

"Lin Yu? You really do place such importance on your own strength. But now, you should already have the strength." Nu Sheng stood in the room and quietly spoke these words...

With a Purple Yuelan in his hand, only a thread of spiritual power remained. Lin Yu stretched lazily and said, "This thing, honestly... I wonder how much it could recover if I put this remaining bit of spiritual power into my vegetable garden..."

PS: Tomorrow's update will be after two o'clock. There are recommendations, so please forgive me.