"Lin Suyi?" Shi Xiuxian was stunned. He obviously didn't expect the Lin family's eldest daughter to be in the carriage.
"Hmph, you should go home and ask him yourself." Shi Xiuxian looked at Lin Suyi, clearly lacking in confidence. "Let's go."
After he finished speaking, he called out to the others and left with his entourage.
Old Wu's face was gloomy. He looked at Lin Suyi and said in a low voice, "There's a Lin family shop nearby. I'll go ask."
A moment later, Old Wu returned. However, his face was extremely pale, as if a disaster was about to befall him.
"Uncle Wu, what's wrong?" Lin Suyi saw that something was wrong and asked in a low voice.
Jiang Tingtao also looked at Old Wu with a serious expression.
"Miss, there's a big problem this time." Old Wu's expression was extremely serious and his eyes were filled with worry.
"What's going on?" Lin Suyi asked.
"It's because of Young Master. A few days ago, a fire-type inner core appeared in an auction in Luo Yun City. Our Lin family didn't hesitate to bid for it, but …" Old Wu revealed a terrified expression.
"But what?" Lin Suyi asked. It seemed that the problem was with this fire-type inner core.
"However, this fire-type inner core was something that the nation's protector, Master Yuan, wanted. Unexpectedly, it was snatched away by our Lin family." Old Wu's face was pale. The deterrence of a Xiantian Master was no joke.
Lin Suyi's expression also changed. "My father doesn't know about this? He doesn't know that this inner core was something that Master Yuan wanted? "
"Master knows, but …" Old Wu looked at Lin Suyi. "But Young Master is waiting for this inner core to save his life. This is his last hope."
Lin Suyi immediately understood. Her father would definitely not watch her brother die like this. Therefore, even if he knew that Master Yuan wanted this inner core, he could only bite the bullet and bid for it.
"Let's go back first." Lin Suyi thought for a moment and said to Old Wu.
The carriage sped up and went straight to the Lin family.
The Lin Mansion was located in the west of the Falling Cloud City and occupied a vast area. The vermillion gate was extraordinarily imposing, and there were stone lions standing on both sides of the gate, giving it a majestic appearance.
At this moment, in the Lin Mansion's guest hall, there were seven to eight people standing quietly with their hands behind their backs. Opposite them, the head of the Lin family, Lin Cheng-fan, and several Lin family disciples stood quietly, their expressions extremely respectful.
When Lin Suyi and the others came in, they just happened to see such a scene.
"Lin Cheng-fan, immediately break your own arms, tie them up, and kneel in front of Master Yuan. Perhaps you'll still have a chance to live. Otherwise, your Lin family will face a calamity." A sallow-faced man laughed coldly.
"Master Liu, this time it is my Lin family's fault. My son is in desperate need of the inner core to save his life, so we had no choice but to do this." Lin Cheng-fan cupped his hands and bowed. His posture was extremely humble.
"I don't care about your son. In short, you dare to take something that belongs to Master Yuan? You are truly audacious." The sallow-faced man sneered.
At this moment, he was also very irritated. At the auction two days ago, Master Yuan had specifically asked for the fire-type inner core. Due to a moment of carelessness, it had been bought by someone else. He and his brother didn't know how to explain this to Master Yuan.
Actually, with Master Yuan's noble status, what couldn't he get if he wanted to?
However, the person who organized the auction came from a large faction. Even Master Yuan didn't want to offend them, so he sent his brother to participate in the auction in order to obtain the inner core at the lowest price.
They originally thought that no one in the Falling Cloud City would dare to oppose Master Yuan. However, they didn't expect that there would actually be someone who wasn't afraid of death. The fact that the fire-type inner core had been bought by someone from the Lin family infuriated them greatly.
"Why are you wasting your breath on him? He didn't even spare my brother's face at the auction. My brother didn't get the inner core and won't be able to explain this to Master Yuan," the other person said impatiently with a pale complexion.
"Master!" Jiang Tingtao shouted.
"Tingtao? Suyi, why are you back? "Lin Cheng-fan was first stunned, then shocked.
"Just in time. The Lin family is here, so we don't have to go around looking for you." The pale-faced man sneered and didn't say anything else. He stretched out his hand and directly grabbed Lin Cheng-fan.
Lin Cheng-fan was shocked, but he didn't dare to resist.
The people in front of him were all attendants of the Yun Nation's Great Master Hall. They were a cut above the rest. If he resisted, he would be punished even more severely.
However, Jiang Tingtao was still a newborn calf. How could he watch his master get caught? He shouted angrily and leaped over, throwing a punch in an attempt to stop that person.
"You still dare to resist?" A cold smile appeared on that person's face. He changed his grip into a palm and directly slapped over.
"Bang!"
Although Jiang Tingtao was at Stage Eight Internal Force, the person who attacked him was a Stage Ten Internal Force expert. When the fist and palm collided, he only felt a strong force pass through him. Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. He staggered back a few steps and felt a sweet taste in his chest. He had already spat out a mouthful of blood.
Lin Cheng-fan was shocked. Seeing that the person wanted to chase after him, he had no choice but to stop him.
"Bang!"
A light sound was heard. The person was pushed back, and his face was filled with shock and anger.
"Good, good, good. Lin Cheng-fan, how dare you resist?" The person was furious. "Go and take them down."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people behind him moved at the same time, forcing Jiang Tingtao and Lin Suyi to take them down.
"Kid, crawl down!" One of them sneered and directly attacked Yang Xuan.
Lin Cheng-fan and that person were both Stage Ten Internal Force experts. However, that person's subordinates were all Stage Nine Internal Force experts. In the blink of an eye, Lin Suyi and Jiang Tingtao were already at a disadvantage. They were in imminent danger.
"Little Lei, throw him out." Yang Xuan said calmly.
"Okay, Master." Lei Jingwu sent the person in front of Yang Xuan flying. Then, with a flying leap, he was already in front of another person.
At this time, that person was throwing a punch at Lin Suyi's back. However, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind him. His face turned pale with fright. It was too late for him to turn around, and Lei Jingwu pounced on him.
Lei Jingwu didn't care about anything else. He used the Bear Hugs the Tree move, and that person was sent flying out of the hall with a scream.
"What?" The remaining people were shocked. Before they could react, Lei Jingwu had already pounced on them. With a few punches and two kicks, they screamed and flew out of the hall.
The person who was fighting Lin Cheng-fan didn't even have time to react before his subordinates were all killed. He was shocked and didn't want to be entangled with Lin Cheng-fan anymore. After exchanging a blow, he took the opportunity to retreat and looked at Lei Jingwu.
"Who are you? How dare you interfere with the business of the Master Hall? "That person shouted angrily.
"Your Grandpa Lei!" Lei Jingwu didn't care who he was. He laughed and directly pounced on him. He used the Black Tiger Steals the Heart move. Before his fist arrived, the air was already pierced.
That person didn't expect Lei Jingwu to attack so quickly.
"Boom!"
With a loud sound, that person staggered back three steps. His face changed color: "The peak of Stage Ten Internal Force?"
The situation in the hall took a long time to describe, but it happened in the blink of an eye. Lin Cheng-fan was stunned and didn't know what to do.
"Good, good, good! Lin Cheng-fan, I didn't expect you to be prepared and invite an Internal Force expert to help you. " That person suppressed his surging blood and sneered: "Originally, if you cut off your own arms and apologize to Master Yuan, then hand over the Dantian and all of the Lin family's assets, you might still have a chance to live. But now, you're digging your own grave."
Seeing that the situation had developed to this point, Lin Cheng-fan straightened his back and called out: "Liu Wenyuan, the Dantian was obtained by my Lin family through an auction. Even if the Emperor heard it, it would still be reasonable."
"Do you think the Emperor will help you or Master Yuan?" Liu Wenyuan's eyes flashed with a cold light as he stared fiercely at Lei Jingwu.
Lin Cheng-fan was stunned. Liu Wenyuan's words had hit the nail on the head. A Xiantian Master was a national treasure. Not to mention stealing his Dantian, even if the entire Lin family was wiped out, the Emperor probably wouldn't hold them responsible.
"Just you wait!" Liu Wenyuan sneered and turned to leave.
His subordinates also supported each other and limped behind him.
"Thank you for your help, brother. I can't thank you enough. " After they left, Lin Cheng-fan looked worried. He first cupped his fist to Lei Jingwu, then looked at Lin Suyi.
"Father, my brother …"
"Zhu Ying is fine for now. This is?" Lin Cheng-fan looked at Yang Xuan and asked.
"This is Yan Jing City's Childe Yang. He came to our Yun Country for a tour." Lin Suyi didn't tell the truth.
Lin Cheng-fan looked suspiciously at Yang Xuan, secretly guessing Yang Xuan's identity.
"Father, I'll tell you more about this later."
Lin Suyi looked at Yang Xuan, then said to Lin Cheng-fan: "Father, what do you plan to do about the Dantian?"
Lin Cheng-fan frowned, his face full of worry: "My Lin family has completely offended Master Yuan for the fire-elemental Dantian. The only thing I can do now is to contact an old friend tonight and see if I can put in a good word in front of Master Yuan. Even if I have to go bankrupt, I'll save my Lin family from this disaster."
"But …" Jiang Tingtao still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Lin Cheng-fan: "Tingtao, go down immediately and secretly gather my Lin family's disciples. Be prepared. If anything goes wrong, leave immediately."
"Master …" Jiang Tingtao hesitated, unwilling to leave.
"Tingtao, it's now a matter of life and death for my Lin family." Lin Cheng-fan changed his weary expression and displayed the decisiveness of a family head: "If I had just surrendered, I might still have a chance to live, but now …"
He sighed and didn't say anything else.
If he had hardened his heart and given up half of the Lin Clan's business, there would still be a chance for him to survive. However, now that he had injured Master Yuan's attendant, there was no way for him to turn the situation around.
However, Lin Cheng-fan knew that today's matter wasn't entirely caused by the Dantian. On the contrary, the Dantian might just be a catalyst.
A tall tree attracts the wind.
Lin Cheng-fan smiled bitterly. The Lin family had a large business and shops all over Yun Country. Their wealth was comparable to that of a country. This was a good thing. However, good things were also bad things.
This was like having a piece of fat meat left unattended. Wouldn't it attract a pack of wolves?
However, he didn't expect that the first to make a move would be a Connate expert.
At this moment, Lin Cheng-fan was extremely emotional. Everyone who didn't enter the Connate stage was an ant.
No matter how much money one had or how many connections one had, it was all useless. It was fine if others didn't pay attention to you, but if you were careless and looked over, you would be consigned to eternal damnation.
"Father, how's Zhu Hua now?" Lin Suyi asked.
"With the help of the Dantian, Zhu Hua's cold illness has temporarily stabilized. However, this isn't a long-term plan," Lin Cheng-fan said.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Is Old Master Lin here?"
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