After a long time, the Lin clansmen near the archway kept quiet out of fear. No one made a sound, and no one moved.
The atmosphere was terrifyingly gloomy.
"Are we just going to let him go?" Lin Zhengli asked. "Are we just going to let a ninth-stage Wandering Pulse guy throw his weight around in the Lin Family?"
"Everyone." Lin Zhengren turned around and said calmly, "Disperse."
Everyone left. Even Lin Duanxing, Lin Zhengren's father, didn't hesitate. This was enough to show Lin Zhengren's prestige in the clan.
Old Master Lin glanced at Lin Zhengli and said, "Zhengli, come, help me back to my room."
Lin Zhengli squeezed out a smile. "Grandfather, let the servants help you back. I still have some things to discuss with my brother. "
Old Master Lin wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he shook his head and left with the help of the servants.
Soon, the people near the memorial archway had all left. Only a few withered winter leaves were still spinning in the wind.
"Brother!" Lin Zhengli was furious. "Are we just going to let it go?"
Lin Zhengren glanced at him. "What else? Are you going to chase after him and kill him? "
"It's not like our Lin Family doesn't have Heavenly Cycle Realm experts!"
"That's our Lin Family's, not yours."
"I'm not doing this for myself! I'm just doing this for our Lin Family's reputation! "
"For our Lin Family?" Lin Zhengren looked at him coldly. "Do you think I don't know what you've done?"
"You stole Lin Zhenglun's stall, but you didn't manage it well. Grandfather asked you to invite him back, but you humiliated him and even took the opportunity to take advantage of him! Are you so desperate for women that you can't control your crotch? "
"I just wanted him to know his place and understand what he is!" Lin Zhengli said anxiously. "Is there any use in holding someone like him up? Look at him today. Even Grandpa tried to talk to him. What kind of attitude was that? Didn't he just bite me? Is he well-fed? Even if our Lin Family's business is ruined, we can't use him! "
Lin Zhengren pointed at Lin Zhengli and didn't say anything.
"Brother, listen to me. Send someone to kill them halfway!" Lin Zhengli said. "If Jiang Wang doesn't die, where will our Lin Family put its face?"
Pa!
Lin Zhengren slapped Lin Zhengli with a backhand, causing him to fall to the ground.
"The Lin Clan's reputation is not important. My, Lin Zhengren's, face is more important! "
Lin Zhengren pointed at Lin Zhengli, who was glaring at him on the ground. "But because of you, I lost face."
Lin Zhengli laid on the ground. At first, he didn't dare to believe it, then he became angry. He almost jumped up. "You can't beat Zhu Wei, could it be that you blame me? Sure! Tie me up and bring me to Maplewood City, apologize to Zhu Wei, and have that Jiang guy kill me! I won't embarrass you! "
He rushed in front of Lin Zhengren and roared, "Send me there!"
"I'm warning you!" Lin Zhengren grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up. "I will only warn you this once, my dear brother."
He looked at Lin Zhengli's face, which was gradually turning red because of breathing difficulties, and said slowly, "You don't have to pretend to be so shallow, short-sighted, and irritable. You don't have to act childish in front of me.
Since I gave the Lin family to you, I won't take it back. In your eyes, it's boundless, but in my eyes, it's nothing. You don't have to deliberately hide your strength and worry that I will be afraid of you! "
He raised his hand and waited until Lin Zhengli began to roll his eyes before he said, "Do you understand?"
After speaking, he didn't wait for him to respond and directly let go of his hand, turned around, and left.
Only Lin Zhengli was left on the ground, half-kneeling and coughing non-stop.
… …
When they returned to Maplewood City, it was already late at night.
Huang Azhan was waiting for them at the city gate, holding the sleeping An 'an in his arms.
"You're finally back!" Huang Azhan lowered his voice and said, "The little ancestor has been crying all day. My lips are sore and I can't coax her! She insisted on waiting for you. In the latter half of the night, she was really tired from crying and fell asleep. "
Jiang Wang carefully took An 'an and said to the others, "You can go back first. We'll talk about other things tomorrow."
Everyone dispersed. Jiang Wang carried An 'an and returned to his home in Pegasus Alley.
He didn't directly enter the house. Instead, he leaped onto the roof, his feet hanging off the eaves, and sat down just like that.
The night was as cold as water. An 'an was wrapped in a small cotton-padded jacket and was sleeping soundly in his arms. Her eyes were swollen. Even in her sleep, her little mouth was pursed sadly.
A five-year-old child didn't know nothing. Although their world was relatively simple, the sadness was sometimes purer.
Tonight, Jiang Wang didn't cultivate, which was rare. He looked in the direction of Phoenix Creek Town and fell into a daze.
Inexplicably, many images appeared in his mind.
It wasn't the first time he felt lonely, but at this moment, he truly realized that in this world, only he and Jiang An 'an were left.
They didn't have a father or a mother.
"Brother …" An 'an had woken up at some point. She opened her slightly swollen eyes and looked at Jiang Wang's chin. "Did you go to find my mother?"
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment before saying, "Do you remember that I told you about the stars? Father is there. Aunt Song also went there. "
An 'an sighed softly, as if she was afraid of crushing something. "It's so far away."
Jiang Wang suddenly had the urge to cry. "Yes, it's so far away."
"Brother, is it possible for you to pick the stars in the future?" Jiang An 'an's eyes seemed to overflow with light. "Mother said that you might become an immortal in the future."
An immortal …
Looking at Jiang An 'an's little face, Jiang Wang couldn't bear to tell her. The distance between him and an immortal was even further than the distance between them and the stars.
Perhaps she felt that the day she could pick the stars, she would be able to see her parents again. She still didn't know that some parting was really forever.
No matter how high they flew, no matter how strong they became, they would never be able to meet again. That "forever".
"In ancient times, when humans raised their heads for the first time and saw the stars, they began to approach them." Jiang Wang finally said, "After crossing the deepest river and climbing the highest mountain, when there was no road at all, they built their own ladder … This is cultivation."
"Brother, I don't know what the end of the path of cultivation is, but I think that picking the stars and the moon is definitely not the end."
"Then I …" Jiang An 'an bit her lip and asked carefully, "can I also cultivate?"
"Of course!" Jiang Wang rubbed her little head.
"I can also fly?"
"Of course!"
"I can also pick the stars?"
"Yes, yes!"
"I can go and pick up Father and Mother?"
"… Yes!"
This was a beautiful lie. Even Jiang Wang himself wanted to be deceived by it.
"Then, from tomorrow onwards, in addition to learning how to read, you also need to memorize scriptures …"
"No problem!" An 'an was full of enthusiasm.
"I also need to take an hour to practice martial arts to build the foundation. It will be very tiring …"
"An 'an is not afraid of tiring!"
"Okay, then let's make a promise. We'll wait until the day you can pick the stars and the moon. Let's chase the stars together. "
Jiang An 'an clenched her little fist. "Chase the stars!"
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