"Have mercy!"
Just as Yu Haoran's left foot was about to crush He Zhiqiang's head and take his life, a hurried voice called out to stop him.
Then, an ordinary-looking young man dressed in black walked out from the shadows. He was about thirty years old and had a restrained aura.
Retracting his left foot and placing his hands behind his back, Yu Haoran looked coldly at the other party.
"Your subordinate, Lin Yun, greets the Young Clan Leader!" The man in black walked up to Yu Haoran and bowed with a very respectful expression.
"Don't, I'm just a handyman who carries water and cleaves materials. I can't even eat three meals a day. I'm neither the successor of the family nor the Young Patriarch you speak of. I can't accept such a great bow from you."
Although the other party's attitude was very respectful, Yu Haoran didn't give him a good look. His tone was very cold.
"In your subordinate's eyes, the Young Patriarch will always be the successor of the Yu Family!"
Yu Haoran's cold and distant attitude didn't displease Lin Yun in the slightest. His attitude was still very respectful.
Yu Haoran didn't say anything in response. He just asked coldly.
"Alright, there's no need for pleasantries. Now, you need to give me a reason not to kill He Zhiqiang."
"Family rules!"
Lin Yun replied as he shot out a blast of Qi and directly stunned He Zhiqiang, who was about to get up.
Then, he asked in return, "Young Patriarch, I'm sure you can guess where I'm from."
"Someone from the Disciplinary Hall, the confidant of the Ninth Elder!" Yu Haoran replied with a nod.
"Young Patriarch guessed correctly. Your subordinate is indeed from the Disciplinary Hall, but I'm not the confidant of the Ninth Elder," Lin Yun continued humbly.
"Your subordinate didn't expect the Young Patriarch's talent to be so strong and your strength to rise so quickly. When you killed Wang Ru, your subordinate couldn't stop you in time."
Actually, there was one thing that Lin Yun didn't say, and that was that Yu Haoran's schemes were so deep and his methods of concealment were so well hidden that he didn't notice Yu Haoran's secret cultivation from beginning to end.
"Therefore, Young Clan Leader's killing of Wang Ru has broken the clan's rules. This subordinate has to bear most of the responsibility."
"At the same time, at that time, you were in a hurry to save Elder Sister and were willing to do so. Therefore, the Ninth Elder could persuade the other elders to exempt you from the responsibility."
At this point, Lin Yun pointed at the unconscious He Zhiqiang and continued.
"Young Clan Leader, if you kill He Zhiqiang now, it would be considered as intentional murder. Moreover, it would be going against your superiors and killing your superior. Even if the Ninth Elder wants to protect you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to convince the masses."
Yu Haoran couldn't help but sneer at Lin Yun's explanation.
"Lin Yun, then let me ask you. If my strength was insufficient and I was defeated and killed by Wang Ru or He Zhiqiang, would you have intervened?"
"Haha, Young Clan Leader, ever since you were expelled from the clan and demoted to a servant, the First Elder's people have secretly attacked you dozens of times. Do you really think that you're lucky to be alive and well now?" Lin Yun asked with a chuckle, not answering Yu Haoran's question directly.
"That's right. I, Yu Haoran, am able to live until now because of the Ninth Elder's secret protection. Otherwise, I wouldn't have shown mercy just now." Yu Haoran nodded, accepting the other party's secret protection.
In fact, when Yu Haoran had reached the peak of Martial Master in his previous life and returned to the Yu Clan, he had personally heard from the First Elder and the others that the Ninth Elder had secretly protected him. He also knew that it was the Ninth Elder's secret help that allowed him to escape the clan alive and successfully pass the Sect Selection Competition to enter the Sect.
He had always been grateful for the Ninth Elder's secret protection and help. This was also the reason why he was willing to let most of the clan members go.
However, the only thing that made him unhappy was that when Yu Siqi was forced to commit suicide by that bastard Yu Haocheng, not only did he not help, he even looked on coldly from the sidelines. This was also one of the reasons why he was unwilling to stay in the Yu Clan and help the Yu Clan become stronger.
It was precisely because of this knot in his heart that Yu Haoran's attitude towards Lin Yun was so cold in the beginning.
"Lin Yun, today I can temporarily let He Zhiqiang off because of you and the Ninth Elder. However, this is the only exception. If you stop me in the future, then don't blame me, Yu Haoran, for falling out with you."
After leaving behind these threatening words, Yu Haoran directly left the courtyard and walked towards the Yu Clan residence.
…!
Looking at the departing Yu Haoran, Lin Yun's face revealed a trace of worry as he carefully pondered over the words he had just left.
As the person who had been secretly sent by the Ninth Elder to protect Yu Haoran and his sister, he knew what kind of life they had been through over the past year. He had also witnessed with his own eyes what kind of oppression and humiliation they had suffered. He also knew how much resentment and hatred they had accumulated in their hearts.
Originally, according to his thinking, since he had already taken the risk of offending the First Elder by secretly protecting Yu Haoran and his sister, why not help them more?
If he did this, when Yu Haoran really grew up and regained the power of the clan, those who had helped him in the past would be considered meritorious subjects.
At that time, whether it was their status, reputation, or their treatment, they would all be greatly improved.
Unfortunately, the order given by the Ninth Elder was only to ensure that Yu Haoran would not die. As for the humiliation and torture they had suffered, he was not allowed to help.
Now, Yu Haoran was able to use a short period of more than a month to reach the fourth grade of Martial Disciple under his nose. Furthermore, he was able to easily defeat Wang Ru and He Zhiqiang, who were completely superior to him in terms of cultivation. This was enough to prove that his talent was not inferior to those top geniuses of the sects. His scheming was not inferior to those old foxes in the clan.
Talent was the foundation that determined whether a person was strong or not, and scheming was the means that determined whether a person was strong or not.
Yu Haoran's talent and scheming were enough to guarantee that he would be able to grow up in the future and surpass his father, becoming the first expert of the Yu Clan to break through to the Martial Ancestor Realm.
Thinking of this, Lin Yun decided to properly persuade the Ninth Elder to find a way to quickly curry favor with Yu Haoran. It would be best if he could win Yu Haoran's favor.
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