17: Family meeting

“It’s not over yet!”

After severing Lin Li and Lin Qi’s tendons, his Golden Blade Flying Sword continuously stabbed out, severing important Meridians in various parts of their bodies.

Decades of diligent Cultivation were ruined in an instant.

Piercing screams erupted from their mouths, sounding terrifying!

Lin Yucheng’s actions were measured; he wouldn’t take their lives, but he would make sure they suffered the bitter consequences.

As the captain of the Hunting Demon Team, Lin Yucheng was very skilled!

Especially after capturing a Yao Beast, he had performed countless times the actions and behaviors required to completely incapacitate it.

It was just that this time, the targets were Family disciples.

“Captain Lin, you…”

“Don’t say anything else. Come with me to see the Clan Chief! If you confess honestly, I can still send you to a Mortal town to live out your remaining days. If not…”

Lin Yucheng didn’t finish his sentence, but the price of dishonesty was self-evident.

After confiscating their Magical Artifacts and Storage Pouches, Lin Yucheng handed them all over to Lin Yongmao, who naturally accepted them without ceremony.

However, before Lin Yongmao could inspect the resources within the Storage Pouch, Lin Yucheng said to him:

“Yongmao, let’s go to your eldest uncle’s place. We must find the mastermind behind this.”

Lin Yongmao nodded and followed Lin Yucheng to the Family’s council hall.

…

The Lin Family ancestral home was located on the highest peak of Cloud Mist Mountain.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi on this highest peak was also the most abundant in the entire Lin Family. Coming here felt like all the pores on one’s body opened up, greedily absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of this place.

If one Cultivated in such a place for a long time, the speed of Realm improvement should be significantly faster.

Lin Yongmao thought to himself that in Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, where he resided, the low-grade spirit soil was continuously transforming the spirit fields, and the number of spiritual plants was increasing daily. All of this would increase the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi content, and catching up to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here was only a matter of time.

Family Council Hall.

Clan Chief Lin Yuheng sat at the head, silently watching Lin Li and Lin Qi, who were slumped on the ground, still occasionally wailing.

On the seats on both sides sat Lin Yongmao’s second uncle, Lin Yumo, third uncle, Lin Yukai, and father, Lin Yucheng, in order.

Lin Yongmao stood respectfully behind Lin Yucheng.

The expressions of the few people varied.

Lin Yucheng’s brow was furrowed into a “Chuan” character. This wasn’t the first time his son had been attacked, but this time he had caught them red-handed.

Lin Yucheng’s face was grim, and he dared not look at Lin Li and Lin Qi.

Lin Yumo, on the other hand, looked at Lin Li and Lin Qi with great interest, even glancing at Lin Yongmao, wondering what he was thinking.

Lin Yongmao’s second uncle failed when he attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in his early years, even suffering a backlash that caused his Realm to drop to the eighth level of the Qi Refinement Stage.

Otherwise, the Lin Family would have one more Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and the Lin Family’s position among the major Cultivation Families would have improved significantly.

Because his Realm had dropped, he no longer joined the Family’s guard team or Hunting Demon Team, but instead began to manage the Family’s Logistics Hall.

Lin Yongmao also looked at this second uncle a few times, but he had a feeling he couldn’t quite understand him.

Because on him, Lin Yongmao did not see that kind of frustrated dejection, but rather a heroic Aura occasionally revealed itself.

Just as Lin Yongmao’s mind was still turning, Lin Yuheng spoke.

“Lin Li, Lin Qi, do you two have anything to confess?”

Lin Yuheng’s voice conveyed a sense of authority, the Aura of a Family elder, and the pressure of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator continuously bearing down on the two.

Lin Yucheng had just briefly explained the course of events.

Before Lin Li and Lin Qi could speak, Lin Yukai spoke first:

“Lin Li, Lin Qi, you must think clearly before you confess. Today, you were not arranged to patrol Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, so why did you go there on your own initiative and even attempt to harm nephew Yongmao?”

Lin Yukai wanted to quickly distance himself from the matter, saying this half-threateningly and half-defensively.

Lin Yucheng’s gaze was sharp. He said in a low voice, “Third Brother, as far as I know, these two are your trusted subordinates! Can their actions be unrelated to you?”

Lin Yukai naturally denied it. He said, “I did not arrange the patrol of Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff this time. They were not instructed by me.”

“Oh? Who said they were caught at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff?” Lin Yucheng said.

“Isn’t that so?”

Lin Yukai immediately panicked. Could it be that Lin Yucheng was deliberately trying to trick him?

“Yongmao, this child, came along. Wasn’t it at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff?”

Lin Yucheng stared at Lin Yukai with a stern gaze. He had basically confirmed that the order was given by Lin Yukai.

“And how did you know Yongmao was on Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff?”

Lin Yukai quickly explained, “Yongmao is my nephew, after all. As an elder, what’s wrong with caring about my nephew?”

The more he explained, the more he fell into Lin Yucheng’s trap.

Lin Yuheng and Lin Yumo, who were present, basically already knew the whole story, and Lin Yuheng’s face was extremely grim.

Because he thought of a possibility, which was that this matter was related to his son, Lin Yongrong.

Lin Yongrong and his third uncle, Lin Yukai, had an unusual relationship, and they had been meeting frequently recently. Could they have been discussing how to eliminate Lin Yongmao?

Lin Yuheng coldly shouted, “Lin Li, Lin Qi, you two honestly confess the truth, otherwise…”

The pressure belonging to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator descended upon them. If they lied even a little, they would fall into an abyss of no return.

“We’ll tell…”

Lin Li and Lin Qi could not withstand the pressure and confessed that Lin Yukai was the mastermind.

Lin Yukai’s legs were numb, and he didn’t even have the strength to stand up from his chair.

He had originally intended to act and directly kill Lin Li and Lin Qi, but Lin Yucheng had been watching him.

“Third Brother, do you know how disheartening this is to all of us…”

“Our Lin Family, whether direct descendants or collateral branches, has always been united. Because of the cooperation of all parties, including the Hunting Demon Team, the guard team, Spiritual Plant Masters, and the Logistics Hall… our Lin Family can develop steadily.”

“Now, someone, for their own selfish gain, has actually pointed their spear at their own people, and this person is my own brother. What do you say should be done about this?”

Lin Li and Lin Qi were just small fry; their Meridians had been severed, and their Cultivation had been crippled. Sending them to a Mortal town would be sufficient.

But now, the person to be dealt with was his third brother, and even more likely, his son.

Lin Yukai was already breaking out in a cold sweat from shock.

Lin Yumo was the first to express his stance. He said, “Big Brother… No! Clan Chief, I believe this trend of internal Family strife must not be allowed to grow. It must be dealt with severely.”

As Lin Yongmao’s elder, he genuinely liked this child.

Moreover, Lin Yumo also disliked Lin Yukai’s way of doing things. Although this person was his third brother, he always gave off an extremely sinister feeling.