His back, which had been torn by Zi Yao's whip, fluttered in the night wind, and the burning pain seemed to have lessened by quite a bit.
Ling Dong's face was filled with contemplation. Tonight's events had caused Ling Dong to suddenly realize that his personality had changed. In the short span of half a year, he had unknowingly changed into a completely different person.
Before his rebirth, he was not only scheming and astute, but also extremely ruthless and merciless. If any woman dared to whip him, even if he didn't kill her on the spot, he would definitely kill her afterwards.
Before his rebirth, everything he did was for revenge. In life, other than planning and cultivating, there was nothing else. Even eating was a means of survival. There was no difference between eating meat and eating chaff.
But now, Ling Dong was somewhat alarmed to discover that his personality had changed. His personality had merged with the arrogance and desire of an 18-year-old youth, including certain thoughts about the opposite sex. In his previous life, it was very easy to suppress his desires. Now, he actually had the desire to be controlled.
For example, Zi Yao's whip, he actually didn't get angry? This caused Ling Dong to be somewhat alarmed. Would this change in personality be very dangerous?
So now, Ling Dong was lost in thought. He was considering whether he should deliberately maintain his personality from his previous life, or just let nature take its course.
As he walked, he thought, but Ling Dong still couldn't figure it out. It wasn't until he reached the Ling family's gate that Ling Dong once again saw the lantern that had caused him to have an epiphany!
The lantern hanging under the door post swayed left and right as the night wind blew. Sometimes it fluttered lightly, sometimes it rose violently. The light from the lantern shone on the guard's face, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, but there wasn't a trace of awkwardness. It was extremely natural!
"Natural?" These two words suddenly streaked across Ling Dong's heart like lightning, instantly shattering the fog in Ling Dong's heart.
That's right, let nature take its course. Why must he insist on the pain of his previous life, a life purely for revenge?
If that was the case, wouldn't it be a waste of this precious opportunity given to him by the heavens?
Let nature take its course!
I changed the trajectory of fate, but changing the trajectory of fate also changed me!
When these words appeared in Ling Dong's mind, the confusion and fear in Ling Dong's eyes suddenly vanished. There was no longer any trace of nervousness and uneasiness from before!
"Third young master!" When he walked through the gate, the guard at the gate greeted Ling Dong. However, there was a strange expression on his face. Yes, it was a bit like sympathy, but also a bit of schadenfreude.
Ling Dong didn't care. He had seen this kind of expression many times. When he was walking in, four or five figures rushed out from the side room at the entrance of the mansion. With a whoosh, they surrounded Ling Dong.
Ling Dong raised his head. His eyes were filled with killing intent. How could he be surrounded in his own home? Judging from their attire, they should be martial artists from the Ling family's Elite Hall.
"Third young master, we are under orders to invite you to the Ling family's Ancestral Hall. Please don't blame us!" The leader of the martial artists cupped his fists and said.
"Invite me to the Ling family's Ancestral Hall? Whose orders?" Ling Dong had already expected this result when he beat up Ling Zhengshan this morning. The only surprise was that he didn't expect Ling Zhengshan's bloodline to target the Ling family's Ancestral Hall!
He originally thought that they would invite him to the Ling family's Assembly Hall. There, they would only fight a war of words. However, going to the Ling family's Ancestral Hall meant that they were serious. It seemed that Great Elder Ling Gaofeng's bloodline was even more ruthless than he expected!
"Third young master, it's on …"
"Captain, why are you wasting your breath on him? Didn't Great Elder ask us to take him there? Saying please, isn't that just putting gold on his face! "A martial artist said disdainfully.
"Shut up. Before entering the Ancestral Hall, he's still the Third young master!" The captain shouted.
"Captain, aren't you just asking for trouble? Even Great Elder is stomping his feet and scolding you for being a bastard. He … "
Ling Dong's face instantly darkened. A golden-white light flashed on his palm!
"Be careful!" The captain cried out in alarm at the same time the green light appeared.
"Just him …"
The martial artist who was scolding Ling Dong stopped abruptly! Originally, he had seen Ling Dong's palm light up suddenly. It was because Ling Dong had activated his Earth Energy, as if he was about to attack. However, he didn't care at all.
Then, these martial artists saw Ling Dong throw a punch at their brother. However, none of them made a move. In their eyes, Ling Dong was just someone who had just reached the Xiantian realm. Wasn't he just looking for trouble by fighting with people like them who had risked their lives for him?
"Bam!"
Fist collided with fist, Earth Energy collided with Earth Energy. In an instant, a brilliant light exploded in the pitch-black night!
At the moment of punching, that martial artist was still extremely confident. In his heart, he was still wondering if he would just repel this dandy young master or make him vomit blood.
However, at the moment when the fists collided, that martial artist, including the other four or five martial artists from the Elite Hall, heard the clear sound of bones breaking!
The most shocking thing was that the sound of bones breaking came from their brother's body!
Soon after, the face of the martial artist who spoke rudely to Ling Dong turned pale and painful in the blink of an eye! The bones in one of his arms were completely broken!
"I'll break your arm to teach you a lesson!" Ling Dong coldly threw down these words and strode forward. "Isn't it just going to the ancestral hall? Did I say I wouldn't go?"
Just as that guard captain was surprised, Ling Dong turned back and said to them, "Actually, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"
That guard captain was even more confused. Opening the ancestral hall meant that the situation was very serious. It would only be opened when there was a need to severely punish the clansmen. Ordinary small mistakes would be dealt with in the meeting hall!
Could it be that this Third Young Master Ling didn't know that the ancestral hall was opened for him? He was about to face a calamity. That was impossible, right?
Thinking about it was just thinking. When the guard captain passed by that injured martial artist, he scolded, "I already warned you. Now you know what's good for you?"
As he said this, the guard captain rejoiced that he had listened to his colleague Che Jun. Otherwise, who knew who would be the one at a disadvantage today. This Third Young Master Ling was really strong and strange!
No matter which clan it was, the ancestral hall was a very sacred place. Not only were the ancestral tablets enshrined there, but it also represented the clan's strictest laws!
Under normal circumstances, the ancestral hall would be opened once a year. It would be held once a year on the Spring Memorial Day, where all the clansmen were required to be present to pay respects to their ancestors. At the same time, the ancestors would be informed on the Spring Memorial Day, and the names of the new descendants would be recorded in the clan records. These were all important matters.
However, if the ancestral hall was opened at any other time, it only meant one thing — the clan was going to use the real family rules to punish the clansmen.
Why was it called the real family rules? In fact, the Ling family's rules were usually the Ling family's rules. They applied to the servants, guards, and clansmen. A lighter punishment could be dealt with by the deacons, and a more serious punishment could be decided by the meeting hall.
However, when the ancestral hall was opened and the Ling family's ancestral rules were brought out, it meant that the clan was going to be serious. The Ling family's ancestral rules were extremely strict. For a minor offense like Ling Dong beating up Ling Zhengshan, according to the ancestral rules, the lightest punishment would be imprisonment for three years, and the heaviest punishment would be crippling his cultivation and disbanding the clan.
Ling Dong was no stranger to the Ling family's ancestral hall. When he was young, he would attend it once a year and it would last for an entire day. It was the program that Ling Dong hated the most. The location was two hundred meters to the left of the Ling family's Earth Fire Alchemy Room!
It was an extremely thick and heavy courtyard. There was a main hall in the courtyard, and there were a total of three sacrificial halls on both sides. The main hall in the center enshrined the memorial tablets of the Ling family's patriarchs and elders. At this time, the main hall in the center was brightly lit. The Ling family's elders, who rarely gathered together, were all standing in front of a row of memorial tablets with their eyes closed, deep in thought. For some reason, they gave off an oppressive feeling.
In the center of the main hall, there was a soft couch. On the soft couch, there was a pale-faced guy whose cheeks were slightly deformed. He was whimpering non-stop, constantly reminding the elders in the main hall that he was seriously injured and had been beaten up by someone!
When Ling Dong entered, the guard behind Ling Dong announced loudly, "The Ling family's third son, Ling Dong, is here!"
In an instant, the four Ling family's elders, who rarely gathered together, all opened their eyes and shot a lightning-like gaze at Ling Dong!
First Elder Ling Gaofeng waved his hand lightly, and the main doors of the ancestral hall closed with a heavy creak.
However, Ling Dong didn't show a trace of fear. He first gave his father, Ling Yuanshan, who was standing there, a comforting look. "Father, don't worry, I'm fine!"
Next, it was naturally time for First Elder Ling Gaofeng to perform. He first announced the ancestral rules, then said that the Ling family's third son, Ling Dong, had committed a crime by beating up his own uncle. He was punished by opening the ancestral hall and disturbing the ancestors, causing the younger generation to panic, and so on.
After comforting the ancestors, it was time to deal with Ling Dong in the ancestral hall activity.
"Ling Dong, do you recognize the injured person on the ground?" First Elder Ling Gaofeng asked with a dark expression.
"The injured person on the ground?" Ling Dong deliberately walked over to the groaning Ling Zhengshan and circled him twice. After carefully sizing him up, he said, "This person's head is swollen like a pig's head, and he's groaning non-stop. First Elder, forgive my poor eyesight, but I really can't tell who this pig-like person is!"
"Pfft!" Ling Dong's words instantly made one of the elders laugh. Even Ling An and Ling Zhengshan's hardcore supporters revealed a smile.
However, the smile disappeared in an instant. First Elder Ling Gaofeng's strange voice rang out. "You can't recognize him? Yuanshan, you remind him! "
Hearing First Elder Ling Gaofeng mention his father, Ling Dong didn't want to make things difficult for his father. He suddenly slapped the back of his head and said, "Eh, wait, I remember now. This pig-like person … isn't he my second uncle?"
Hearing this, Ling Zhengshan, who was pretending to groan, was so angry that he almost fainted. How could you insult someone like that?
First Elder Ling Gaofeng wasn't angry at all. "Then let me ask you. Do you know the origin of your second uncle's injuries?"
Ling Dong was straightforward this time. "I do. During the day, my second uncle said that he was going to break my nephew's wings. He didn't expect that my wings would prick his hand!"
Hearing this, the Ling family members' expressions turned cold. This was a demonstration, a slap in the face. Ling Dong was openly slapping Ling Zhengshan's face in front of the elders again!
But then again, Ling Zhengshan's face was already swollen like a pig's by Ling Dong today. One more time wouldn't make a difference!
Hearing this, First Elder Ling Gaofeng's hair and beard stood on end. Ling Dong gave him a thumbs up. "Good, you dare to take responsibility for your actions. You are a man of our Ling family!"
After praising Ling Dong, his expression became extremely fierce and ferocious, "Offending his superiors, beating up his own uncle and not knowing his place. According to the rules of the Ling Family, such an animal behavior should be crippled of his cultivation and removed from the clan!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression became extremely awe-inspiring!
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