Winning over the Ye Family!

"First Soul Skill: Golden Dragon Shock Strike!"

The middle-aged man's pupils contracted sharply as a massive dark-gold hammer rapidly expanded in his vision.

"Aaaah! I'll fight you to the death!"

He roared, Soul Power surging wildly within him.

Black scales surfaced on his skin again, and he crossed his arms before him, trying to withstand the blow head-on.

Yet before the hammer arrived, its overwhelming force struck first.

An incomparably tyrannical surge of blood energy pressed down, as though an invisible mountain had crashed onto his shoulders.

The ground beneath the middle-aged man's feet cracked. His legs buckled, and his knees slammed into the ground.

"How is this possible... I'm a Soul King..."

Before his final thought could finish running through his mind, the massive dark-gold hammer came crashing down.

BOOM!!!

An utterly muffled explosion rang out.

A cloud of blood burst forth, spreading through the woods as a thin red mist.

Under a single hammer blow, this Soul King had actually employed the Blood Escape Secret Art.

Tang Tianlin put away the Golden Dragon Clear Sky Hammer. His slit pupils faded and his dragon scales receded, revealing a handsome face.

"Little San, you're up."

Hearing this, Tang San immediately emerged from his hiding place and swiftly searched every corpse, his movements practiced, clean, and efficient.

Before long, Tang San approached with several bags of spoils in his hands. "Big Brother, everything they had is here."

Tang Tianlin glanced over them. Finding only some identification tokens and Gold Soul Coins, he immediately lost interest.

"What a pity. The fattest catch, that Soul King, got away with blood escape. Otherwise, we could've made a little more."

Tang San: "..."

So getting hammered into a bloody mist counted as blood escape?

"Thank you for saving us, benefactor!"

"I am Ye Cixin, head of the Ye Family, and this is my daughter, Ye Lingling."

Just then, Ye Cixin, who had recovered her senses, took Ye Lingling by the hand and hurried forward, bowing in greeting.

Tang Tianlin turned and waved a hand casually. "It was no trouble."

Ye Cixin raised her head, about to offer a few more words of gratitude, but froze when her gaze landed on Tang Tianlin's face.

The youth had black hair, black eyes, handsome features, and a noble bearing.

In particular, the dense blood energy emanating from him made her feel somewhat dizzy merely by drawing near.

In all her years of practicing medicine, this was her first time seeing someone with such dense blood energy. He was practically a true dragon wearing human skin!

Meanwhile, Tang Tianlin was also sizing up this voluptuous beauty.

Her skin was whiter than snow, her features delicate and gentle. A watery sheen lingered in her phoenix eyes after her narrow escape from death, making her all the more movingly lovely.

Especially those voluptuous curves outlined by her court dress, flickering in and out of view beneath the moonlight...

Gulp.

Tang Tianlin's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and a trace of dark gold quietly surfaced in the depths of his eyes.

The Golden Dragon King's power within him was like a beast that had caught the scent of prey. A primal, greedy instinct rose from deep within his blood and rushed straight to his head.

Tang Tianlin's heart jolted, and he hurriedly circulated his Soul Power to suppress that restless impulse.

However, his momentary distraction did not escape Ye Cixin's eyes.

Having practiced medicine for years, she had encountered all kinds of gazes and could naturally distinguish goodwill from greed.

That look Tang Tianlin had given her clearly held a trace of naked possessiveness.

It was not sordid, vulgar lust, but an almost instinctive urge to plunder.

As though what stood before him was not a woman, but a treasure he was determined to possess.

That feeling made her heart tighten, yet inexplicably stirred a strange flutter within her.

With blood energy that dense, he must be very capable...

Pah, pah, pah! What nonsense was she thinking? How old was her benefactor, anyway?

A flicker of shyness passed through Ye Cixin's heart. She raised a hand to tuck back the loose strands at her temple, her graceful movements carrying the distinctive charm of a mature woman.

Tang Tianlin: "..."

Come on, lady, aren't you testing a cadre's resolve here?

He hurriedly took a deep breath and changed the subject. "Family Head Ye, what are your plans from here?"

Ye Cixin came back to herself, her expression dimming. "We don't have any at present."

The Ye Family had always passed down through a single line, and in this generation, only mother and daughter remained.

Now that even their last ancestral home had drawn the Holy Dragon Sect's attention, they had nowhere left to go.

"If you have nowhere to go, why not join us?" Tang Tianlin said with a light chuckle.

Ye Cixin was slightly taken aback.

"To tell you the truth, I am Tang Tianlin, the Clear Sky Sect's Young Lord. This is my cousin, Tang San."

As he spoke, Tang Tianlin stepped aside to reveal Tang San, who had remained silent behind him.

Hearing this, Tang San hurried forward and cupped his fist. "Tang San of the Clear Sky Sect greets Family Head Ye."

"The Clear Sky Sect..."

Ye Cixin's pupils contracted slightly, and the way she looked at Tang Tianlin immediately changed.

Although the Clear Sky Sect had lived in seclusion for years, its formidable reputation remained.

After all, the Clear Sky Sect of those days had been the undisputed leader of the Upper Three Sects, powerful enough to rival even Spirit Hall.

To think the youth who had saved her and her daughter was actually the Clear Sky Sect's Young Lord!

"Family Head Ye, I guarantee you as the Clear Sky Young Sect Master that after joining the Clear Sky Sect, your Ye Family will retain its independence."

Seeing the hesitation on Ye Cixin's face, Tang Tianlin chuckled softly. "Not only can I help you take revenge, I can also establish a medical clinic for you in Heaven Dou City."

"You can continue practicing medicine. You'll only need to step in and heal some wounded people at critical moments."

In the original story, the Ye Family lacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's substantial strength and could only attach itself to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

And his Clear Sky Sect was not necessarily inferior to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Hearing Tang Tianlin's terms, Ye Cixin's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

Only she and her daughter remained of the Ye Family now, with no one to rely on. Their healing ability was the only thing they had to offer.

Even if they sought refuge with another power, they would most likely end up as mere tools.

Since that was the case, she might as well accept Tang Tianlin's invitation and join the Clear Sky Sect.

At the very least, Ye Cixin saw limitless possibilities in him.

Blood energy far beyond reason, and the strength to instantly kill a Soul King at eleven or twelve years old...

At that thought, a flash of resolve crossed Ye Cixin's beautiful eyes.

"I can join the Clear Sky Sect, but I have one condition."

Tang Tianlin raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Please go ahead, Family Head Ye."

"I want to serve under you and take orders directly from you, rather than the Clear Sky Sect."

Ye Cixin looked at him intently. "You may be the Young Lord, but the Clear Sky Sect still has its sect master and elders. I don't trust them. I only trust you."

Hearing this, Tang Tianlin was inwardly surprised.

As expected of someone who had become a family head, she had a keen eye and knew whom to stake her bet on.

Outwardly, he remained composed and nodded slightly. "Are you taking a gamble, Family Head Ye?"

"Yes."

Ye Cixin admitted it frankly. "I'm betting that you'll take charge of the Clear Sky Sect one day, and that you won't mistreat my daughter and me."

As she spoke, she turned to glance at Ye Lingling beside her and said gently, "Lingling, pay your respects to the Young Lord."

Ye Lingling stepped forward, her gaze lingering on Tang Wulin for a moment. Her earlobes reddened slightly as she bowed properly. "Lingling greets the Young Lord."

"Mm."

Tang Tianlin nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Rest assured, Family Head Ye. Since you trust me, I naturally won't let you down."

Watching from the side, Tang San silently marveled.

Big Brother is amazing. With just a few words, he's brought both mother and daughter entirely... over to his side.