Chapter 81: Senior Brother Leaves the Sect, Why Should I Stay?
“You little beast, return my son’s life.”
Lin Mo frowned slightly. The cultivators in the air, their realms were beyond his comprehension. Based on their aura, they were terrifyingly at the Nascent Soul Stage.
Moreover, this group in the sky was clearly here for him.
Chen Sheng’s shout was not quiet, and it directly attracted most of the people in the Lin family to come out.
“Little brat Chen, you come to my Lin family’s doorstep today with so many people. Are you trying to start a war?”
Lin Nantian’s tone was rather cold as he stared at the person leading the group.
“Someone from your Lin family took my son’s life. Today, I’m just here to demand an explanation.” Speaking to Lin Nantian, the current head of the Lin family, Chen Sheng was still relatively polite.
“Hmm?” Lin Nantian seemed slightly surprised but remained expressionless. “Who in my Lin family took your son’s life?”
Chen Sheng glared at Lin Mo and said, “It’s this brat. He killed my child.”
“Mo’er, you killed his child?” Lin Zhan also came out at this moment.
Lin Mo shook his head. “I don’t know.”
He really didn’t know.
Who knew who this person’s son was.
“Little beast, don’t think playing dumb will work at a time like this.” Chen Sheng pointed to Chen Huai’s life stone in his hand. This life stone trembled wildly when facing Lin Mo. “My son’s life stone only reacts this strongly when it comes into contact with you.”
Everyone present could see clearly.
The Chen family had a secret technique. When alive, they would inject their soul energy into their life stone. After death, if they encountered their enemy, it would produce a violent reaction.
In front of so many people, being called ‘little beast’ repeatedly, Lin Mo was very unhappy.
Ruoyan Qu, not yet understanding the situation, asked with a cat-like confused face, “Master, is that person calling you a little beast?”
Lin Mo spread his hands, pretending to be ignorant.
Seeing Lin Mo still playing dumb, Chen Sheng pointed at Lin Mo and cursed, “Little beast is calling you.”
Ruoyan Qu then made a beautiful assist. “Master, that person is so strange. Why does he call you a little beast?”
The somewhat suppressed atmosphere in the field was broken by Ruoyan Qu’s actions, causing many people to burst into laughter.
Gu Ningxin clapped her hands and praised, “Mo’er, where did you find such a clever Spirit Pet?”
Lin Zhan nodded, also with a smile. “It’s indeed smart.”
Lin Mo felt speechless. He knew very well what his pet’s intelligence was.
However, Ruoyan Qu’s actions and words often had the same effect as striking at the heart.
“Little beast, you’re seeking death.” Chen Sheng was furious, and surging Spiritual Energy shot from his palm, aimed directly at Lin Mo.
Lin Nantian and the three elders were about to intervene.
However, Ruoyan Qu moved first, growing larger and opening her mouth to swallow Chen Sheng’s surging spiritual energy.
“A Spirit Pet at the Nascent Soul Stage.”
Some discerning cultivators present immediately recognized Ruoyan Qu’s realm.
They were all astonished. Lin Mo, who clearly only had Early Golden Core cultivation, why did he possess a Spirit Pet at the Nascent Soul Stage?
It was known that Spirit Pets were almost always trained from a young age.
Even if one were to capture one, their strength would have to be above the Spirit Pet’s to subdue it by force.
And Lin Mo, with only Early Golden Core cultivation, clearly didn’t meet the second condition in their eyes.
If one raised a Spirit Pet from a young age, who would pile all their cultivation resources onto a Spirit Pet?
Besides, cultivating a Spirit Pet at the Nascent Soul Stage consumed far more resources than breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage oneself.
No fool would do that.
Of course, the Lin family members wouldn’t think so much. Lin Mo was one of their own, and having a Spirit Pet at the Nascent Soul Stage brought them great honor.
Although Chen Sheng was surprised by his Spirit Pet’s Nascent Soul cultivation, the revenge for his son was more important: “Little beast, you are a member of the Lin family after all. Bear the consequences of your actions.”
“I have over a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators standing behind me. Surely you don’t want to drag the Lin family into this, do you?”
With this sentence, Chen Sheng was clearly threatening Lin Mo.
Lin Mo asked, “Who is your son?”
“Chen Huai!” Chen Sheng glared at Lin Mo and said.
He searched his mind for the name.
Lin Mo finally remembered that he had indeed killed a ‘jokester’ whose name seemed to be Chen Huai.
Recalling it, Lin Mo generously admitted, “That’s right, I did kill a person named Chen Huai. There seemed to be a Golden Core cultivator with him at the time.”
“Since you admit it, you must know about the law of ‘a life for a life’.” Chen Sheng’s Nascent Soul Stage aura gradually heightened.
Lin Mo rose slowly into the air with his sword, meeting Chen Sheng’s gaze, and said coldly, “I know. Of course, I know. ”
“It’s just that your son wanted to kill me first.”
“Are you saying I should just wait to be killed without resisting?”
“Utter nonsense!” Chen Sheng questioned, “Why would my child want to kill you?”
Ruoyan Qu asked confusedly at this time, “Master, was his son interested in Xiaxia?”
Everyone present vaguely guessed the situation.
Who didn’t know that Chen family’s Eldest Young Master, Chen Huai, was notoriously lustful?
He was either at a brothel or on his way to one every day.
This was common knowledge among the younger generation.
“Then tell me, who is this ‘Xiaxia’ you speak of? Have her come out for a confrontation.” Chen Sheng said.
“Xiaxia is Xiaxia!” Ruoyan Qu tilted her cat-like head.
“It’s truly fabricated. You can’t even state that person’s name. I think you coveted my child’s wealth and committed murder out of greed.”
Chen Sheng clearly remembered that his son, Chen Huai, had gone to an auction to buy something, and he had given him over a million Spirit Stones.
However, to be safe, he had also sent a Golden Core guest elder from his family to accompany Chen Huai.
He hadn’t expected that something would still happen.
“Enough with the nonsense.” Lin Mo said with a cold expression, “Tell me, how do you want to settle this?”
“Naturally, I will kill you to avenge my Huai’er.” Chen Sheng said.
“Little brat Chen, you have quite a lot of nerve.” Lin Nantian shielded Lin Mo, his Nascent Soul peak aura rising to its maximum. “You come to my Lin family and demand my grandson’s life. Do you think our Lin family is easy to bully?”
With Lin Nantian standing forward, the elders who had received Lin Mo’s favor, as well as those of Lin Zhan’s generation, also stepped forward to protect Lin Mo.
Chen Sheng was surprised that this little beast was Lin Nantian’s grandson.
Seeing the formation before him, this little beast seemed to be highly valued in the Lin family, causing them to be so united.
However, he was not worried. To prevent such a situation, Chen Sheng had intentionally gone for a “Night Raid” before coming to the Lin family and invited several Nascent Soul cultivators to assist.
“Whether your Lin family is easy to bully or not, I don’t know, but do you really think this old bone of yours can contend against my more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators?” Chen Sheng sneered.
Previously, the Chen family’s overall strength was slightly inferior to the Lin family’s. But with the help of several cultivators from the “Night Raid,” they were not afraid of the Lin family.
He had also agreed with these “Night Raid” people beforehand.
If they were truly to take action, forty percent of the Chen family’s income in the coming years would belong to them.
Although it pained him, thinking of avenging his child, the money was well spent.
“Whether we can win or not, we’ll know after we fight.” Lin Nantian also saw that Chen Sheng was well-prepared this time, but he was not afraid at all.
The Lin family currently had two Nascent Soul cultivators besides himself and the three elders.
Although the number of Nascent Soul cultivators was lower than the opponent’s, most of the cultivators Chen Sheng had brought with him were in the early Nascent Soul stage.
He, having one foot in the Split Divinity realm, could handle multiple opponents.
He looked at his grandson and asked, “Mo’er, can your Spirit Pet fight?”
Lin Mo found it difficult to answer this question.
He didn’t quite know how strong Ruoyan Qu was now.
He didn’t know if this girl had gained any formidable cultivation techniques from the Six-Tailed Demonic Fox, besides her realm improving.
Lin Mo smiled. “I can fight.”
Lin Nantian frowned. “Nonsense.”
Although he had heard that his grandson had defeated Xia Qianqiu, the prodigy of the Xia family, in the end, it was still Golden Core fighting Golden Core.
Now, the opponents were all at the Nascent Soul Stage.
Even with his grandson’s talent, it was clearly extremely difficult for him to defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator while at the Golden Core Stage.
If Lin Mo were at the late Golden Core Stage, Lin Nantian would believe that Lin Mo had a chance to defeat an early Nascent Soul cultivator.
But Lin Mo was only at the early Golden Core Stage.
Lin Zhan retracted his previously unreliability and said to Lin Mo with a serious face, “Mo’er, step back a little. Sometimes you need to trust the strength of your family.”
Lin Mo didn’t say anything more. He slowly retreated to Gu Ningxin’s side.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t going to act, but he could observe his family’s abilities first.
If they really couldn’t handle it, it wouldn’t be too late for him to step in.
He was confident that he could handle a few early Nascent Soul cultivators.
If all else failed, he could use his Regret points to directly break through to the late Golden Core Stage.
This was what Lin Mo thought.
Chen Sheng mocked, “What a coward, making his family take the lead after making a mistake.”
Gu Ningxin grabbed Lin Mo’s sleeve and said, “Mo’er, he’s provoking you. Don’t be impulsive.”
Lin Mo gently patted his mother’s hand and smiled. “Don’t worry, I won’t stoop to the level of a wild dog.”
The battle was thoroughly ignited by Lin Mo’s words.
“Little beast, you’re truly seeking death.” Chen Sheng moved first, his target naturally being Lin Mo.
How could Lin Nantian let him succeed?
He blocked Chen Sheng’s path and they began to clash.
On Gu Ningxin’s side, she knitted her brows and repeatedly caressed a red ring in her hand.
She was observing the battle situation. If the Lin family were to lose, she would spare no effort to expose her identity to save her child.
Lin Mo also noticed his mother’s actions.
He secretly thought, ‘The red ring my mother is wearing seems to be no ordinary item.’
He had already learned from the System that his mother’s true identity was of the Demon Race.
This ring was likely her trump card, and it was probably not something that could be used casually. If it could be used, his mother wouldn’t have been so stifled in the Lin family before.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo gently pressed down on his mother’s hand stroking the ring.
Gu Ningxin’s heart skipped a beat. She had almost used the ring’s power.
She looked at Lin Mo and saw him smiling at her. “Don’t worry mother, everything will be fine.”
Gu Ningxin was puzzled. Had her child learned something?
She glanced at Lin Mo again. Seeing him now intently watching the battle in the air, she dismissed it as her own overthinking.
Now, she was just an ordinary human.
As long as she didn’t use the ring’s power, her identity couldn’t be discovered.
“Brother Lin Mo…” Gu Qingxue said with a face full of worry. She knew Lin Mo was in trouble but was powerless at the moment.
“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine.” Lin Mo pointed to Ruoyan Qu, who was displaying powerful vigor in the air. “Look how capable Yan Yan is.”
Gu Qingxue also looked towards Ruoyan Qu’s direction.
She saw Ruoyan Qu, in her cat form, alone fighting three Nascent Soul cultivators and still holding the advantage.
Not only did she use her devouring ability to neutralize the long-range attacks of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, but her close-combat skills were also formidable. Her ‘meow’ punches, ‘meow’ kicks, and ‘meow’ tail sweeps had the three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Chen family flustered.
At some point, Lin Tian ran to Lin Mo’s side and exclaimed, “Uncle Lin Mo, your Spirit Pet is so ferocious!”
“Where did you find it? I want one too.”
Thinking of Ruoyan Qu’s true identity, Lin Mo said directly, “Why don’t you join a sect and take new disciples out for training more often? Maybe you can find one too.”
Lin Tian was utterly confused: what did finding a spirit pet have to do with what you’re saying?
Seeing that Lin Mo was unwilling to pay him any attention, Lin Tian wisely shut his mouth and stood obediently to the side.
Chen Sheng also noticed the situation at Ruoyan Qu’s location and couldn’t help but feel annoyed. They clearly had the advantage in numbers on their side.
Yet, so many people were being held back by a single pet.
However, he knew his target was always Lin Mo.
He transmitted a secret message to two cultivators from his family who were at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, saying, “Later, you two will do your best to hold off Lin Nantian for me. I’ll go and take that brat’s dog life.”
Before long, Lin Nantian felt the attacks from the cultivators in front of him become more ferocious.
He was caught off guard and Chen Sheng bypassed him.
Lin Nantian felt a sense of dread, knowing that Chen Sheng’s target was Lin Mo.
Unfortunately, the two people in front of him suddenly acted as if they were desperate, their attacks becoming increasingly brutal, making it impossible for him to break free in time.
At the same moment, everyone from the Chen family realized Chen Sheng’s intentions and used all their might to hold back the Lin family members in front of them.
For a time, no one could rush to intercept Chen Sheng’s attack.
“Little brat Chen, you are despicable and shameless,” Lin Nantian roared.
Gu Ningxin saw this and wanted to use the power of her ring.
Unfortunately, Lin Mo acted faster than her, drawing his sword and moving forward.
“Brat, you have guts.” Chen Sheng was extremely excited; Lin Mo’s action was like suicide in his eyes.
The Lin family members were stunned.
Lin Tian anxiously said, “Uncle Lin Mo, don’t be rash. I know you’re arrogant, but that Chen family head, Chen Sheng, is at the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.”
Although Gu Qingxue was worried, she knew in her heart that Lin Mo was not someone who acted impulsively.
After interacting with him for a while, she knew Lin Mo was very strong and quite steady. If he charged forward like this, he must have had confidence.
Thinking this, she even comforted Gu Ningxin, “Auntie, Brother Lin Mo is very strong.”
Gu Ningxin also calmed herself down. Although she was human now, she still had discerning eyes.
The moment Lin Mo drew his sword, she could tell that Lin Mo’s swordsmanship was of a very high level.
Although he was using a Profound-grade sword technique, it possessed the power of an Earth-grade technique.
Seeing Lin Mo unleash hundreds of sword energies towards him in a single strike, Chen Sheng was quite confident.
How powerful could the sword moves of an Early Golden Core cultivator be?
To unleash so many sword energies at once not only consumed a lot of spiritual energy but also dispersed the power.
This move was completely superficial.
Thinking this, he didn’t plan to meet the attack head-on at all, intending only to defend with his protective spiritual energy.
He was convinced that Lin Mo’s sword move would be nothing more than a light shower against his protective spiritual energy.
A series of loud ‘bang’ sounds followed.
Chen Sheng felt as if each sword energy striking him was like being struck by lightning, and all his bones were about to fall apart.
With just this one move, Chen Sheng not only failed to get close to Lin Mo but was instead repelled hundreds of meters away.
Everyone at the scene could hardly believe their eyes.
An Early Golden Core cultivator repelling a Mid Nascent Soul cultivator hundreds of meters away with one move?
Was this something a human could do?
The younger generation of the Lin family who had entered the secret realm had seen Lin Mo’s power, but they didn’t expect him to be this powerful.
It seemed that Lin Mo had held back when dealing with Xia Qianqiu last time.
“Good, well fought,” Lin Nantian roared with laughter, pointing at the disheveled Chen Sheng in the distance and scolding, “Little scoundrel Chen, with your dignified Mid Nascent Soul cultivation, you couldn’t block a single move from my Early Golden Core grandson.”
Chen Sheng’s face turned red, and he couldn’t utter a word.
He admitted that he had indeed been careless, but his protective spiritual energy genuinely couldn’t block Lin Mo’s sword move.
It was known that even cultivators at the Late Golden Core Stage generally couldn’t break through his protective spiritual energy.
Just what kind of monster was this grandson of Lin Nantian?
Why had he never heard of such a prodigy from the Lin family in all these years?
The chance to kill Lin Mo had just been wasted.
The Lin family had already regained their composure, and he had no opportunity to attack Lin Mo again.
At this very moment, dozens of figures flew towards them from the sky.
Looking at the figures and seeing their faces clearly, Lin Nantian couldn’t help but wonder, “Why are the Xia family people here joining the fun?”
The leader was the head of the Xia family, Xia Jingtao.
Beside him stood the only two juniors from the Xia family on this trip, Xia He and Xia Qianqiu.
They had learned about the situation at the Lin family several hours ago.
Xia He immediately told her grandfather, Xia Jingtao, about how Lin Mo had killed Chen Huai to protect her.
And Xia Qianqiu, who had also received Lin Mo’s help in the Demon Beast Secret Realm, had spoken highly of the Lin family.
Their Xia family already had a bad relationship with the Chen family.
Xia Jingtao was also furious upon learning about his granddaughter’s ordeal.
He doted on this granddaughter he had taken in from outside, and a large part of the reason was Xia He’s talent.
Knowing all the cause and effect, he naturally couldn’t stand by and watch the Lin family.
Seeing the Xia family arrive, Chen Sheng knitted his brows and said, “Xia Jingtao, this is a personal grievance between me and the Lin family. It has nothing to do with your Xia family. Why are you here joining the fun?”
“This matter does have something to do with our Xia family,” Xia Jingtao replied.
Lin Mo, seeing Xia He smile at him, could roughly guess what was going on.
Then, everyone heard Xia Jingtao continue, “Your son deserved to die.”
Chen Sheng roared, “You old geezer, what nonsense are you spouting?”
He didn’t dare to act rashly at this moment; there were quite a few Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in the Xia family’s entourage.
If he were to confront the Xia family again, even if they had hired the ‘Night Raid’ people, he would certainly not be a match for the Lin and Xia families.
Xia Jingtao first ignored Chen Sheng and then, noticing his granddaughter smiling at a junior from the Lin family, stepped forward to ask, “Young man, are you Lin Mo?”
“Old man Xia, why are you looking for my grandson?” Lin Nantian asked, puzzled.
“Looking for your grandson? Naturally, it’s to express my gratitude,” Xia Jingtao said.
“Gratitude?”
Everyone present was filled with questions.
Xia Jingtao continued, “Your grandson saved my granddaughter’s life, so I naturally have to come and thank him.”
Then, Xia Jingtao recounted what Xia He had told him.
He clearly explained how they encountered Chen Huai at the auction, how they were in danger, and how Chen Huai later ambushed them.
Only then did everyone truly understand the truth: it turned out Chen Huai had indeed acted out of lust.
Then, he truly deserved to die.
Chen Sheng’s face grew darker. He knew his son was lecherous, but he didn’t expect him to be so audaciously brazen as to try to buy the endangered Xia He at the auction to be his plaything, and then ambush these people from the Lin family when he failed.
Looking at it this way, he indeed had no reason to demand an explanation from the Lin family.
“Since it was a misunderstanding, and it was my fault, Chen Sheng, I bid farewell!” Chen Sheng’s attitude was extremely perfunctory, and he prepared to leave.
He truly had no face to stay any longer.
However, no matter how wrong his son was, he would eventually have to avenge his son’s death.
“Stop!”
It was naturally Lin Mo who spoke.
“It was a misunderstanding, and apologizing makes it all right? Do you know how much time you’ve wasted for us?”
Seeing this scene, Lin Tian excitedly said to the juniors beside him, “I bet Uncle Lin Mo is going to make a killing.”
The Lin family members had seen Lin Mo’s methods.
When Jiang Yanran broke off their engagement, Lin Mo had made a substantial profit.
“Then what do you want?” Chen Sheng asked coldly.
“What else can we want? Naturally, compensation,” Lin Mo said, looking at Chen Sheng as if he were an idiot.
Chen Sheng, knowing he was in the wrong, could only ask, “What kind of compensation do you want?”
Lin Mo pointed at the Chen family’s group, “You should have quite a few mercenaries here, right?”
“Give us Lin family a portion according to their treatment.”
“You’re simply delusional,” Chen Sheng said angrily.
He had promised the ‘Night Raid’ people forty percent of the Chen family’s income for the next few years.
If Lin Mo were to demand another forty percent of their income, their Chen family’s operations might even falter.
“Since you, the Chen family head, are willing to spend money to deal with us, but are unwilling to spend the same amount of money to compensate for your mistakes, I think you have no intention of reconciling with us at all,” Lin Mo’s voice gradually turned cold, his aura covering everyone present.
Chen Sheng was shocked to find that he could feel a sense of oppression from an Early Golden Core cultivator?
This was too outrageous.
Lin Mo then winked at Lin Nantian.
Lin Nantian, having already cooperated with Lin Mo once, now found it incredibly smooth to cooperate again.
Lin Nantian’s face completely darkened, “Little scoundrel Chen, since that’s the case, our Lin family will inevitably be in an irreconcilable conflict with your Chen family.”
Hearing this, Lin Tian acted as a hype man again, hiding behind Lin Zijian and shouting passionately, “Irreconcilable conflict, irreconcilable conflict!”
Lin Zijian frowned, “What are you doing?”
Lin Tian chuckled, “Cousin Zijian, your status in the Lin family is higher than mine, so it’s easier to generate momentum by using your position…”
Lin Zijian was so angry he had nothing to say.
Seeing that Lin Zijian had taken the lead in shouting slogans, the other Lin family juniors became bolder and joined in the chants in unison.
Thus, the sound of “Irreconcilable conflict!” covered more than half of Tianxing City.
Chen Sheng glared fiercely at Lin Zijian.
Seeing this, Lin Zijian’s expression became extremely awkward.
Having escalated to this point, Chen Sheng had no other options.
If they were to completely go to war with the Lin family now,
the Xia family might even lend a hand to the Lin family.
His Chen family’s power was already weaker than the Lin and Xia families. If they joined forces, the Chen family would surely be doomed.
Chen Sheng’s face darkened, he gritted his teeth, and said, “For the next three years, our Chen family will allocate forty percent of our annual income, and we will personally deliver it then.”
This could be considered losing the wife and also the soldiers.
With that, Chen Sheng and the Chen family quickly departed.
The Lin family had completely accepted Lin Mo as their leader.
Since returning to the Lin family, Lin Mo had given them too many surprises.
In their eyes, Lin Mo was not only powerful but also possessed a perfect mind and intellect.
In a short period, he had filled the Lin family’s warehouse, and their lives had suddenly become prosperous.
Xia Jingtao praised, “Old man Lin, you’ve got a good grandson.”
“Nonsense, your junior is also good,” Lin Nantian replied politely. “Your little granddaughter is beautiful, and her innate Heavenly Spirit Root cultivation talent promises an immeasurable future!”
Xia Jingtao countered, “Do you really think so?”
Lin Nantian, not yet noticing the glint in Xia Jingtao’s eyes, stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Of course.”
Xia Jingtao stepped forward, patted Lin Nantian on the shoulder, and said with a smile, “Old man Xia, if you think so, why don’t we become in-laws?”
Lin Nantian and everyone present from the Lin family were stunned for a moment.
Then, Lin Nantian asked, “Tell me more.”
Xia Jingtao looked at Lin Mo, becoming more and more satisfied. “I’m very pleased with your grandson.”
“I’ve also heard that you’ve been in contact with the Jiang family about a marriage engagement.”
“How about we arrange a marriage for him with my granddaughter?”
Xia He, upon hearing this, blushed and lowered her head.
The reason for Xia Jingtao’s idea was that Xia Qianqiu had highly praised Lin Mo after returning from the secret realm.
Lin Mo was praised for being upright and powerful, capable of overwhelming a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator while only being in the early Golden Core stage.
Most importantly, he could properly guide Xia He.
He recounted what Lin Mo had taught Xia He in the secret realm and Xia He’s attitude towards Lin Mo.
Xia Jingtao was quite pleased upon hearing this.
Xia He had been brought back from outside four to five years ago; she was essentially his son’s illegitimate daughter.
She had lived her entire life in the lower realm, possessing a fiery temper, a tendency to overexert herself, excessive confidence, and a strong sense of justice.
It had to be known that such a personality was entirely unsuitable for survival in the cultivation world, as it easily led to troublesome situations.
However, Xia He possessed excellent talent, and Xia Jingtao naturally doted on her immensely.
Even when Xia He secretly joined a Rank 2 immortal sect out of spite, he harbored no resentment.
Now, upon learning that Lin Mo could completely subdue Xia He and teach her the principles of surviving in the cultivation world, Xia Jingtao was extremely satisfied with Lin Mo on this point alone.
Originally, the marriage alliance between the Lin and Xia families was a perfect match.
Not to mention Lin Mo’s strength and talent.
Furthermore, seeing Lin Mo’s character, his few words had caused the Chen family to suffer losses and even pay money.
He wished he could adopt Lin Mo as his godson.
Lin Nantian hesitated for a long time and said, “This… The matters of the younger generation should be decided by the younger generation themselves.”
He knew that his grandson likely had feelings for the white-clothed girl beside them, who was Jiang Yanran’s senior sister.
Naturally, he couldn’t make this decision for Lin Mo.
Gu Qingxue lowered her head slightly after listening to the conversation between Lin Nantian and Xia Jingtao.
She was just a mortal with no memories and no strength to even wield a chicken. It seemed she wasn’t worthy of her Brother Lin Mo.
“Don’t overthink it,” Lin Mo sensed Gu Qingxue’s state and ruffled her hair.
At this moment, Ruoyan Qu, in her cat form, also spotted Xia He.
“Xia…” She was about to pounce forward eagerly when Lin Mo pulled her back, covering her mouth.
“If you still want candy, don’t expose your identity carelessly,” Lin Mo warned.
This time, without Lin Mo covering her mouth, Ruoyan Qu covered her own with her little paws.
Xia He glanced at the spirit pet beside Lin Mo, wondering why she felt like the little creature had just wanted to greet her.
Was it a hallucination?
Xia Jingtao then looked at Lin Mo and said, “Young one, what are your thoughts?”
Lin Mo stated directly, “I am completely uninterested in your granddaughter. I only took care of her before because she was my Junior Sister.”
Everyone present was stunned.
They had only assumed that even if Lin Mo didn’t like Xia He, he would at least offer some pleasantries.
They hadn’t expected him to be so direct, showing no respect to the head of the Xia family.
Xia He’s heart felt empty upon hearing Lin Mo’s words.
For some reason, upon learning the truth, she didn’t feel particularly heartbroken.
Thinking about it carefully, maintaining their current relationship as Senior Brother and Junior Sister felt quite good…
Conversely, if they had truly become Dao companions, she would have felt somewhat uncomfortable.
She herself didn’t understand what was going on.
Could it be that she was fundamentally too subservient to be saved?
If Lin Mo could hear Xia He’s thoughts, he would tell her, “That’s the mentality of a servant who sees him as a master.”
This servant’s mentality was different from Ruoyan Qu’s.
It was a complete physical and mental submission to Lin Mo, refusing to place oneself at his equal level.
“Uncle Lin Mo, although Xia He is fiery outside, she is very obedient to you. Aren’t you going to accept such a beautiful woman delivered to your doorstep?” Lin Tian lamented inwardly.
Why had he never had such good fortune in his life, encountering someone of such quality who liked him?
If Xia He were obedient to him, he would die smiling in his dreams, and there would be no way he would refuse such a marriage.
“Are you my business?” Lin Mo asked coldly, kicking Lin Tian far away.
Instead of being angry, Lin Tian felt that Lin Mo’s words were domineering and resonated with him.
Perhaps this was the reason Lin Mo was so popular?
Lin Qingqing, seeing Lin Tian fall so hard, went forward and asked, “Are you alright?”
Lin Tian mimicked Lin Mo’s earlier expression, his face cold, and said, “Are you my business?”
“Brain-damaged!”
Immediately after, Lin Tian was kicked several more times by Lin Qingqing.
Bruised and swollen, Lin Tian still couldn’t understand why, whether it was hitting Xia He last time or telling Lin Qingqing “Are you my business” this time, he was clearly following Lin Mo’s example, yet he was so unpopular.
Xia Jingtao, on his end, hadn’t expected Lin Mo to refuse so decisively.
But he wasn’t angry, and laughed, saying, “Then are you interested in becoming my godson?”
Lin Nantian became displeased, his face stern, “Old man Xia, what do you mean by that? I’m not dead yet.”
“You’re not dead, so I can’t adopt your grandson as my godson?” Xia Jingtao teased.
In his view, even if this marriage couldn’t be arranged, he had to strengthen their relationship with Lin Mo.
“I don’t care, you can’t have designs on my grandson,” Lin Nantian snorted coldly.
“Is that so?” Xia Jingtao looked at Lin Zhan, “You…”
Lin Zhan trembled all over and interrupted, “I don’t want to be your grandson either.”
Gu Ningxin gave her husband a look, “He wants to adopt you as his godson.”
Why had she never realized her husband had such a comedic side before?
Xia Qianqiu stepped forward and bowed to Lin Mo, “Brother Lin, do you still remember what you said in the secret realm?”
Lin Mo asked confusedly, “I said many things, which one do you mean?”
Xia Qianqiu smiled, “You said that if you didn’t mind what I did later, you would be willing to befriend me.”
Lin Mo pondered for a while; he did seem to have said that.
He found this person, Xia Qianqiu, to be quite decent.
Befriending him wasn’t impossible.
Most importantly, it could improve their relationship with the Xia family.
If any problems arose in the future, the Lin family would have an additional ally.
Seeing Lin Mo agree, Xia Qianqiu added, “But I don’t want to be friends with you, Brother Lin.”
Lin Mo looked at him with confusion, waiting for him to continue.
“I want to be sworn brothers with you.”
This move caught Lin Mo off guard.
He hadn’t interacted much with Xia Qianqiu; the only time they did, Xia Qianqiu had severely injured him.
Could it be that the people of the Xia family had a slight masochistic tendency?
Xia Jingtao laughed, “That’s a good idea, kid. Do you agree to this?”
Xia He also felt it was a very good idea.
If her brother became sworn brothers with Lin Mo.
She would also have some connection with Lin Mo in the future.
There would be more reasons to meet, which also meant it would be easier to get slapped by Lin Mo.
Thinking of this, Xia He couldn’t help but let out a foolish grin.
In the end, Lin Mo agreed to become sworn brothers with Xia Qianqiu.
Xia Qianqiu was very sensible, even though he was a year older than Lin Mo, he insisted on Lin Mo being the elder brother.
The Lin and Xia families also incidentally became semi-in-laws, providing each other with mutual support.
With matters settled, Lin Mo could finally relax.
He could finally return to the sect to resolve the remaining issues.
Just as Lin Mo was preparing to ride his sword back to the sect, Xia He said, “Senior Brother, can you take me back with you…”
Lin Mo asked, confused, “What are you going back for?”
From his conversation with Xia Qianqiu just now, he had learned that the Xia family did not want Xia He to enter the Azure Spirit Sect.
Xia Jingtao then said, “Xia He, you don’t need to go back. The cultivation resources and cultivation techniques at home are no worse than those at the Azure Spirit Sect.”
Lin Nantian also had this thought, “Mo’er, why don’t you also withdraw from the sect?”
Lin Zhan and Gu Ningxin also wanted Lin Mo to stay.
From a young age, Lin Mo had joined the Azure Spirit Sect to act as a backer for his parents.
Now that their relationship had improved, Lin Nantian was reluctant to let his grandson go to the Azure Spirit Sect.
He could cultivate at home.
Most importantly, he could have Lin Mo teach the younger generation of the Lin family and lead them on many adventures.
He had also heard that Lin Mo, as the senior disciple of Azure Bamboo Peak, had to lead his junior brothers and sisters every day, working himself to exhaustion, with poor living conditions and scarce cultivation resources. It would be better to return to the Lin family.
Besides, given his grandson’s aptitude, if he were to go anywhere, it would be to a Rank 1 immortal sect.
That Spiritual Sword Sect would be very suitable, as his grandson was quite skilled with the sword.
Now, this was not only Lin Nantian’s idea, but the entire Lin family thought this way.
Lin Mo was simply too outstanding; after all, the Azure Spirit Sect was external, while the Lin family was internal.
With Lin Mo present, it would not be difficult for the Lin family to return to their main family in the Upper Realm.
Lin Mo also sensed the genuine desire of the Lin family members for him to stay, and he smiled, “I am returning to the Azure Spirit Sect this time to withdraw from it.”
Xia He exclaimed in surprise, “Senior Brother, you are withdrawing from the Azure Spirit Sect?”
After speaking, she felt it wasn’t strange.
Her Senior Brother’s talent and insight indeed pointed to a brighter future.
Besides, among the disciples at the Azure Spirit Sect, those junior brothers seemed to have issues with Lin Mo.
Her initial impression of Lin Mo was not good, as she had heard about Lin Mo’s poor reputation – being unapproachable, having a violent temper, and mistreating fellow disciples.
After interacting with him, she realized that Lin Mo’s unapproachability was merely a façade; he had to act according to the rules.
His violent temper was only directed at enemies.
Mistreating fellow disciples was even more absurd.
Even when they had made many mistakes, Lin Mo had not abandoned them.
She truly couldn’t understand why so many negative rumors about Lin Mo had spread in the Azure Spirit Sect.
Perhaps it was the work of malicious individuals.
Instead of enduring the cold shoulders of others in the sect, Lin Mo’s withdrawal was indeed the correct choice.
Xia He didn’t say anything further.
Since Lin Mo would no longer be staying at the Azure Spirit Sect, she saw no reason to continue staying there either.
Ultimately, the only reason she joined the Azure Spirit Sect was out of spite.
Now, there was nothing there that warranted her staying…
Oh, right.
“Senior Brother, when you go back, can you ask Yan Yan and the others if they want to leave with you?”
Lin Mo looked at Xia He with surprise, “I will ask.”
Xia He blinked her eyes; her Senior Brother’s tone seemed gentler than usual?
Ruoyan Qu, in her cat form, also liked Xia He very much. She almost couldn’t resist saying, “I will definitely withdraw from the sect with Senior Brother.”
The family matters were completely resolved. Xia He would not return to the sect; the Xia family would help her make arrangements.
As for Lin Mo, he had to return to the sect.
Because he was the senior disciple of a peak, he was responsible for all matters, big and small, on Azure Bamboo Peak. If he were to leave, he had to hand over his responsibilities and explain the situation to the peak master in person.
If he suddenly disappeared without a reason, he would be listed as a defector by the sect and hunted down by the Azure Spirit Sect.
Moreover, the reason he had to return to Azure Bamboo Peak was that he still had many rare spirit herbs and spirit fruits there. These were his belongings and he had to take them with him.
Most importantly, there were still a few people on Azure Bamboo Peak who genuinely cared for him. After so many years of companionship, a farewell was necessary.
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