The Lin in Shenglin City Belongs to My Lin Family!

"Aside from our City Lord's Manor, there are three major clans in the city: the Zhang Clan, the Wang Clan, and the Zhao Family."

"But you needn't think too highly of them. Back then, their ancestors were merely attendants to our Lin Family's ancestor. It was our ancestor who founded Shenglin City here, allowing those three clans to settle and flourish."

Lin Xiao declared domineeringly, "Although the three major clans have developed well, our Lin Family still rules supreme over all of Shenglin City."

Lin An had no doubts about that. Although those three major clans weren't weak, their strongest members were only in the Silver Realm.

And what about his ready-made father?

He had already reached the Gold Realm ten years ago. With another decade gone by, he was certainly even stronger.

It could be said that his ready-made father's strength put him leagues ahead of everyone else in Shenglin City.

Besides, the City Lord's Manor had three thousand guards, with no shortage of Silver Realm experts among them.

If the three major clans stirred up trouble, those three thousand guards alone would give them more than they could handle.

"Shenglin City's crown prince?"

Lin An smiled.

Everyone hated privilege, but when that privilege was in their own hands, it was another story entirely.

"Come, I'll take you around our manor first and see whether any more Sin Beasts are hiding here," Lin Xiao said.

But after making the rounds, Lin An found no trace of any Sin Beasts.

That made sense. This was the City Lord's Manor, after all. Ordinary Sin Beasts wouldn't dare enter.

Physician Liu had only dared enter the City Lord's Manor because, after hearing about him, Lin Xiao had forcibly invited him over.

Lin Xiao then brought Lin An to the guard camp to screen the manor's guards.

These guards were all Lin Xiao's personal troops, men who had been on the battlefield and whom he had personally selected. There were three hundred in total.

Upon taking a look, Lin An really did discover more than a dozen guards possessed by Sin Beasts.

"Father, so far, I've only found these seventeen," Lin An said, his eyes shining.

Seventeen whole Sin Beasts! If they were all killed, he would gain at least seventeen attribute points.

In his previous life, it had taken him two months to obtain seventeen attribute points, and he had nearly died several times.

But now it was much simpler. He only had to point them out, and his ready-made father would take care of the rest.

"Damn it. Those rats really did sneak in."

Lin Xiao snorted coldly, his eyes filled with icy menace.

Within twenty-four hours of possession, a Sin Beast could still be expelled from the body. But once twenty-four hours had passed, it would take root inside its host.

The Sin Beasts possessing these seventeen guards had clearly been there for more than twenty-four hours, their lives now bound to those of the guards.

Killing these Sin Beasts meant that the seventeen guards would have to die as well.

How could Lin Xiao not be furious?

These were all the manor's personal troops. They hadn't died on the battlefield, yet now they would have to die at the hands of their own city lord.

"Father..." Lin An could see that Lin Xiao was in a poor mood.

"Say no more. Though it pains me to lose these fine men, I cannot gamble with the safety of everyone in Shenglin City," Lin Xiao said, waving a hand.

As someone in a position of power, he was naturally not indecisive.

"Come. This is a good chance for the guards to meet you, too." With that, Lin Xiao led Lin An straight into the camp.

Hide Lin An away and let him grow stronger in secret?

There was no need whatsoever!

He, Lin Xiao, ruled supreme over all of Shenglin City!

And Lin An meant everything to him. If anyone dared act against Lin An...

Lin Xiao wouldn't mind letting them experience what it meant for the heavens to collapse!

"Greetings, Lord City Lord!"

Upon seeing Lin Xiao, the guards at the entrance immediately straightened their expressions and bowed respectfully.

"Mm. Go tell Ji Yuan to come here," Lin Xiao said.

Ji Yuan, commander of the guards, was in the Silver Ninth Grade Realm and commanded three hundred guards.

"Yes, Lord City Lord." The guard hurried inside.

"Wait here. I'll be right back."

With that, Lin Xiao turned into a streak of light and shot into the barracks. Lin An knew he had gone to seize those men.

Less than a minute after Lin Xiao left, hurried footsteps rang out, and a man came rushing over with more than a dozen others.

The man looked around before finally settling his gaze on Lin An. He immediately quickened his pace and approached him.

"Ji Yuan, commander of the guards, greets the young master," Ji Yuan said, bowing. The dozen or so men behind him also bowed.

"Mm. Wait here. Father will be back shortly," Lin An said with a nod.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan respectfully acknowledged the order and stood obediently beside Lin An.

Although Lin An was currently only an ordinary person without any cultivation, Ji Yuan dared not show the slightest disrespect.

He knew very well that the young master, Lin An, was their city lord's everything.

Still, as he looked at Lin An's back, Ji Yuan felt somewhat surprised.

This wasn't his first time seeing Lin An. In the past, Lin An had been utterly lifeless, as though he had lost his soul.

But the Lin An before him was different. He could sense vitality in him.

As he was thinking this, a streak of light shot toward them.

Thud, thud, thud...

With a series of thuds, seventeen figures slammed into the ground. They were none other than the seventeen guards Lin An had pointed out earlier.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord," Ji Yuan and the others said, bowing again.

"Mm. We'll talk in a moment."

As Lin Xiao spoke, he swept his hand, and a long saber flew out, landing before Lin An. "An'er, do it."

Lin An looked at the seventeen guards his ready-made father had pinned motionless to the ground, particularly the blood-red skull symbols above their heads, and immediately gripped the saber.

"Spare us, Lord City Lord! What have we done wrong? Why are you killing us?"

"Yes, Lord City Lord! We've always behaved ourselves and never done anything to harm Shenglin City. Please spare us!"

"Commander Ji, save us! Please plead for us. We don't want to die yet!"

As they watched Lin An approach with the saber, the seventeen guards' expressions changed drastically, and they all began wailing and begging for mercy.

Ji Yuan frowned deeply. He didn't know what these seventeen men had done, but for the city lord to seize them personally and have the young master execute them, there had to be something wrong with them.

He said nothing and merely watched in silence. He trusted that the city lord wouldn't kill indiscriminately.

"Ji Yuan, you bastard! Why aren't you pleading for us? Are you afraid of him, Lin Xiao?"

"Lin Xiao, even if you're the city lord, you can't slaughter innocents!"

"I've shed blood for Shenglin City! I've rendered meritorious service to Shenglin City! Are you going to murder men of merit just like this, Lin Xiao?"

"..."

Seeing that Ji Yuan did nothing, the seventeen guards threw caution to the wind and began cursing furiously.

Especially as the other guards in the camp looked over, they shouted even louder, attempting to shake the troops' morale.

"Die."

Lin An snorted coldly, raised the long saber in his hand, and slashed at one guard's head without hesitation.

Slash...

The saber was clearly no ordinary weapon. Although the guard had already reached Black Iron Realm Eighth Grade and possessed a powerful body, the blade still tore through him with ease.

As blood splattered, his large head fell to the ground.