"Old Master, you …"
Cui Lao had returned. When he saw Ling Lie's shocking transformation, he was stunned and asked subconsciously.
"Hehe, my precious grandson is a monster. Look, I've become like this in such a short time. Xiantian Realm Level Eight …"
Ling Lie couldn't even close his mouth at the mention of Ling Yun. He sent a telepathic message to Cui Lao.
"Xiantian Realm Level Eight!" Cui Lao was shocked, and his eyes shone with excitement. He knew better than anyone else what it meant for Ling Lie to reach Xiantian Realm Level Eight!
It could be said that in a family fight, no matter if it was power, money, connections, resources, or anything else, it wasn't as practical as a foundation.
The strength of the core members of the family! That was the most important thing!
Why?
Take the Chen Family for example. The head of the Chen Family, Chen Jingtian, was only at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Seven. Now that Ling Lie had surpassed Chen Jingtian by an entire realm, would Chen Jingtian still dare to plot against the Ling Family?
When that time came, Ling Lie would personally kill his way to Chen Jingtian's doorstep and beat him half to death. Who in the Chen Family would dare to make a fuss then?
No matter what they fought for, status, money, resources, and everything else depended on strength! Everything else had to be pushed aside!
Ling Lie now had the strength of a Xiantian Realm Level Eight. Even if five Xiantian Realm Level Seven ninjas came at him at once, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage at all. As for those who hadn't reached the later stages of the Xiantian Realm, he could kill them all with a few strikes. How could the Ling Family be wiped out?
According to what Cui Lao knew, among the seven big families in Beijing, only the Long Family, which controlled Huaxia, and the low-profile and mysterious Ye Family had masters at Xiantian Realm Level Eight and above. The other five families didn't have any!
Only the Chen Family was slightly stronger. Chen Jingtian had reached the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Seven ten years ago, but he was too old and couldn't progress any further.
Now, the head of the Ling Family had reached the early stages of Xiantian Realm Level Eight in the blink of an eye. This meant that the Ling Family had entered the top three of the seven big families in Beijing!
This was just one Ling Lie. Don't forget that there was still Ling Yun who had just acknowledged his ancestors!
Ling Yun was even more unbelievable!
Even though Cui Lao didn't say it, he knew that Ling Yun had a chance against a Xiantian Realm Level Eight master after seeing how easily Ling Yun defeated two Chuunins at Xiantian Realm Level Seven with ease.
Moreover, this was only pure martial arts. Ling Yun still had many trump cards, including the Dragon Elephant Divine Force that could increase his combat power by ten times!
Cui Lao felt as though his brain was about to explode. He was too excited!
"Congratulations, Old Master! Congratulations, Old Master! Great news for the Ling Family!"
Cui Lao's mouth trembled as he sent a telepathic message to Ling Lie to congratulate him. At the same time, he couldn't help but imagine how powerful Ling Xiao's cultivation would be if Ling Xiao could be saved with Ling Yun's monstrous medical skills!
Don't forget that Ling Xiao's talent was publicly acknowledged by the entire capital as heaven-defying! Even the geniuses of the Long family would lament their inferiority!
Ling Lie, Ling Xiao, and Ling Yun. Once the three of them worked together …
The Ling Family definitely had enough power to compete with the Long and Ye Families and become one of the top three families in Huaxia!
Cui Lao looked at Ling Yun's four loyal Blood Clan slaves again. He was so happy that he was about to moan!
The rise of the Ling Family was right in front of him, and it was about to become a reality in the blink of an eye!
"Cui Lao, you will personally lead some men to clean up the battlefield. Tonight, every soldier of sacrifice from the Ling Family who died in battle must be given a proper burial!"
Ling Lie originally wanted to assign this task to Ling Yong, but he was afraid that Ling Yong was too young to do such a job. Hence, he assigned this task to Cui Lao.
"Yes!" Cui Lao accepted the order respectfully.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I have a few announcements to make!" Ling Lie stood in the middle of the sixth courtyard of the Ling Family with a solemn expression. He used telepathy to transmit his clear voice into everyone's ears.
Everyone from the Ling Family stopped and looked at Ling Lie respectfully.
"First, everything that happened tonight, no matter who it is, as long as they dare to leak even half a word, they will be killed without mercy!"
"Second, Young Master Ling Yun has already returned to the family. This matter cannot be announced to the public for now. Anyone who dares to leak it to others will be killed without mercy!
"Third, all soldiers of sacrifice from the Ling Family, listen up. From now on, no matter what Young Master Ling Yun wants you to do, you don't need to go through me or my instructions. His words are equivalent to mine. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
After Ling Lie finished speaking, his gaze was dignified and unquestionable as it swept across everyone in the courtyard, including the family head, Ling Zhen. Ling Zhen felt an inexplicable sense of panic in his heart, and he couldn't help but lower his head before saying in a low voice, "Do you all understand?"
All the soldiers of the Ling Family responded in unison. Their eyes were filled with unconcealable excitement.
Every single one of these Ling Family Men of Sacrifice had been carefully selected through layers of training and elimination. Not only were they loyal to the Ling Family, but they were also smart and capable. Their aptitudes and intellect were all above average.
After many rounds of selection, the Ling Family's Men of Sacrifice naturally worshipped the strong. They had witnessed Ling Yun's heaven-defying performance just now and were already willing to follow him to the death. Now that Ling Lie had made such an announcement, wouldn't everyone be excited?
After Ling Lie finished speaking, he waved his hand at Cui Lao and asked him to clean up the battlefield. At this time, Ling Yun said, "Cui Lao, you only need to collect the corpses of the Ling Family brothers who died in battle. Just gather the corpses of the Japanese ninjas together and let me handle it."
This time, Ling Yun had prepared the Corpse Dissolving Powder. It was specially made for this.
Cui Lao grinned at Ling Yun and quickly led his men to work.
Ling Lie gathered Ling Zhen, Ling Yue, and Ling Yong in front of him. He smiled at the three of them and said, "Tonight, the three of you performed well and didn't embarrass the Ling Family. After tonight, Grandpa will naturally reward you …"
"Grandpa, we don't need any rewards. We want Little Brother Ling Yun to teach us martial arts …" Ling Feng hurriedly said.
Ling Lie turned to look at Ling Yun and laughed. "That's between you brothers. There's no use begging me. Whoever wants to learn martial arts from Yun Er, find a way to beg him yourself …"
Before Ling Lie could finish his sentence, Ling Feng was already about to hug Ling Yun's thigh. He pretended to be begging. "Good brother, you must teach me martial arts. As long as you're willing to teach me, I'll do anything …"
Ling Yong and Ling Li naturally begged at the same time.
Ling Yun laughed. "Don't worry, as long as you're not afraid of hardship, I'll teach you …"
Ling Yun had seen that these brothers of the Ling Family were the cream of the crop in terms of aptitude. It was just that they didn't have a good teacher to guide them.
However, martial arts wasn't just about aptitude. It also required tempering of the heart. Ling Yun still needed to polish them and observe their temperaments.
Ling Yong, Ling Feng, and Ling Li naturally patted their chests to show that they weren't afraid of hardship.
Ling Yun laughed in his heart. As long as they don't regret it when the time comes …
The four of them joked around for a while before Ling Lie reminded them again, "What I said just now was mainly for the three of you to hear. All of you better keep your mouths shut. Don't go out and brag about it. Do you hear me?"
Cui Lao didn't have to worry, the Ling Family's men of sacrifice didn't have to worry, and Ling Zhen and Ling Yue naturally understood this. Ling Lie was most worried about the three of them.
"Grandpa, don't worry. We're not fools!" Ling Li said with a smile. This kid was mischievous and had a sweet mouth.
"Hmph! I'm most worried about you, kid! "Ling Lie scolded with a smile.
Ling Li's thin lips twitched. He was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything else.
"Boss!" Ling Lie finally looked at Ling Zhen.
"Yes!" Ling Zhen lowered his head respectfully.
It turned out that Ling Zhen was the one with the highest level of martial arts in the entire Ling Family. He was the only one who had reached Xiantian Realm Level Two. As the head of the Ling Family, he had the power to decide life and death for many years. Ling Zhen naturally had an awe-inspiring aura. Even though he was still filial to Ling Lie in the past two years, he had already started to not report to Ling Lie about things that he could decide on.
Ling Lie hid his abilities and relied on this son the most. Thus, he followed Ling Zhen's instructions and turned a blind eye most of the time. The relationship between father and son became rather delicate.
However, now that Ling Lie had reached Xiantian Realm Level Eight, his aura was shocking. Ling Zhen was secretly excited but also frightened. He didn't know what Ling Lie wanted to say to him.
"Yun Er has just returned to the Ling Family. Don't arrange anything for him. Just let him decide everything …"
Ling Lie's tone was very calm, as though he was talking about something insignificant.
However, Ling Zhen and Ling Yue both understood what the old man was implying. Ling Yun didn't need to listen to any orders from the head of the family!
Ling Zhen bowed immediately and said respectfully, "I understand!"
"That's good …"
Ling Lie nodded and said to Ling Yue, "Second Brother, after tonight, if Ling Yun isn't busy, the two of you should talk more. Tell him everything that needs to be told. Don't hide anything or overlook anything …"
Ling Yue nodded happily. "I understand!"
"Okay!" Ling Lie suddenly roared after he finished making the arrangements. "Men!"
Cui Lao's side was almost done packing. He immediately sent six men of sacrifice back when he heard that the old man wanted people.
Ling Lie pointed at Chen Haizhen, who was lying in the corner, and shouted, "Throw him and those two Japanese ninjas into the Ling Family's dungeon!"
"Yes!"
The six men of sacrifice responded and split into three groups. Without any nonsense, they carried the three men in pairs and walked towards the eighth courtyard. Obviously, the dungeon of the Ling Family was in the eighth courtyard.
"This … we can't go over …" When the six men of sacrifice arrived at the entrance of the seventh courtyard, they realized that there was a white fog in front of them. Where was the shadow of the seventh courtyard? (To be continued.)
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