Chapter 21 : Lin Family Meeting
After the Oldman safely left the Su family clan land , he ran straight to the direction where the Lin Family resided. He must have been a master of concealing arts . That's why when he flew past other than the Su clan and three major families , no one else finds about him .
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" How was it ?? Did you find any intelligence worth the time ?? "
Looking at the void , Su Yang smiled and shouted in a low voice but his voice seems to be backed by his cultivation, magnified and echoing in the hall .
Suddenly , two figures dressed in black and white robes appeared and knelt down on their knees . The expression being that of respect for the superior and no malicious content.
" Yes , My Lord.." One of them nodded in affirmation while the other explained.
" The Symbol on that person's forehead is the sign of the 'killer group' that was active a few decades ago. These guys were nothing but a bunch of lunatics accepting commission and request for almost everything from assassination to defiling the target and encouraging the Slavery, right under the nose of the four regional Emperors. "
" The small families that they destroyed are no less than three digits in number and even the lone wolves slaughtered by them are uncountable till date . "
" I see , they are like an assassin organisation that also does some side line requests. " Su Yang suddenly understood why this guy was so proficient in hiding from others . Isn't it that something an assassin tried to achieve to the level of perfection.
Although the two were Interrupted by him in the middle of conveying the information, they didn't feel the slightest dissatisfaction. However , continue after Su Yang finished his words.
" It's not 'are' but 'was'. Because around forty years ago , the only sage that was also the leader of their organisation offended a hidden powerhouse at the peak of same rank and he was beaten badly before mysteriously disappearing , letting the whole organizational management fall in chaos and a lot of people either escaped to the land in the barren parts of the border or they were ambushed by the enemies they have made so far. "
" And you suspect this person is the mysteriously disappeared leader that the organisation lost ?? ". Su Yang asked despite knowing the answer in his heart.
" Yes !! Because according to the rumors he is the only person with a black and red dagger tattoo on his forehead, which for some reason is still available in his soul body. "
" Tell me one more thing. Why was he only dealt after offending a hidden person but not by the leaders of the four regions and several major sects . " Thinking of a major loophole in the entire story , he can't help but ask.
" Umm... That.. Your highness , How should I say this .. " the first speaker seems to be hesitant in speaking as he lowered his head in shame
Su Yang raised his eyebrows finding the other was embarrassed from the information he wanted to hear but pointing to the second person , he hinted him to speak .
" My Lord, That has something to do with your parents... As you know they actually get together because of the deep love between the two of them. However , the 'long' family was initially resistant to marry and sending their most promising daughter to the Su Clan , which attracted a lot of noise that time , and the two families almost engaged in an all out war , the rest of forces were also eyeing on the two side and doesn't have much energy to spare on a power dealing at most with 'middle upper' forces . So , the matter of 'killer group' was left out for a while . "
" And by the time , the Emperor and Empress married peacefully after a lot of ups and downs , the other's attention was also shifted to this organisation's existence . Unfortunately , but this time they have already offended the peak level sage cultivator, falling from grace and were left with nothing but ruins , this was also the beginning of their demise. "
Listening to the answer that the person came up with , Su Yang stand up speechlessly. No wonder , other people called his father a madman in love. This is too fucked up!! because of his romantic affairs , the entire Human realm has been in turmoil for years.
" **Cough , You go and find first who that hidden powerhouse was. Also , check if there are any Loyal survivors of the killer group and if you find any , close their chapter at the earliest while pretending to be Lin family's person . Lastly, look for people and families you may find evidence against for dealing with the 'killer group' in the past years. For now just give them a warning not to respond to a deal if the previous leader tries to contact them. "
Su Yang lightly coughed shaking off the embarrassment he has from listening to his father's 'heroic tales' and turning his attention back to the main topic , gave the absolute orders .
" We understand " The two black figures bow their heads and disappear back in the shadows, immediately executing the orders .
" I will see how this protagonist will gain the background to deal with me , the main villain " Su Yang chuckles slowly, sitting back to his seat .
Actually , this move of him is already two prolonged approach to weakened the force that may help Lin Tian in the future . The massacre of the killer group is equal to exhausting the background of the old man in the ring and restrictions on some families prevent them from supporting Lin Tian through the means of black material that the Oldman holds.
" Thanks to my almost invincible background, Lin Tian's side has already fallen in my grasp and now all that's left is Su Chen , who is not much different than the former .. " Thinking of this Su Yang's mood also became a lot better , the smile on his face also grew wider.
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The core of the Northern region, the territory of the Dawn capital city has been long divided to several families by the Su Clan , and on normal days they don't care whether somebody has snatched a part of other's share or not , just to ensure a sense of the competition within the inner clans and families.
On the west of the city of the dawn , there are several prominent clans living and cultivating hard with ambition to enter and replace three major clans of the capital city. So that they can also marry the mainline blood of the ruling Su clan , not some collateral or branch veins descendants that they are offered generation via generation.
One of these clans is highly in the limelight in recent years and the cause of this is nothing more than a junior born in their family , less than thirty years ago , the Lin family's Lin Tian .
Originally , this clan was not considered weak but a slightly strong force in the First ranked family within a regional territory, only level below the major clans and the ruler Su. Even the other top powers and forces in the First rank family must seriously calculate the pros and cons of battling with them.
However , due to the birth of a junior with sword heart changed their situation greatly. From the glorious engagement with the Princess Su Ling to Lin Tian becoming a waste and openly challenging the authority of the Su Clan are all the current rumors and news that are circulating not only in the Northen region but the entire Human realm.
To make the matter worse , the Su family has not taken any action yet but their loyal followers and the Ling family has already started to oppress them in every manner possible.
That's right , the Ling family. Su Ling is the niece of the owner of the Ling family and insulting her is equivalent to spitting on the Ling family's face . Even due to some reasons Su family will ignore the matter related to her , but that doesn't mean they too will ignore it. So , they have tried their best to make the Lin family suffer losses both openly and in secret step by step , very slowly , damaging their mentality to the extreme .
Because of this the Lin family who dreamt of becoming a major family doesn't even know how long they can hold the current status of the first ranked clan , and are already on the verge of almost falling to the second rank.
But their situation has never been so bad as now . Who knows that fool Lin Tian will ran out in the crown prince's banquet , insulting and offending Su Yang to the extreme . Resulting , the rest of the families now can't sit back to destroy their family in the name of treason but the moto is to loot the ancestral property.
From the last night till now , they have suffered almost 30% loss at a lot of their shops and resources gathering sides , within both the captial city and the small territories within the Northen region. Some of which has been forcefully robbed and occupied by the others .
At this moment , an emergency meeting was held by the council of the Elders to think of a countermeasure to prevent the destruction of their family.
Lin Xiaoting , the head of the family sat on the main seat in the hall and under his seat on both sides sat the elders and senior members of the family.
Looking around , there is only a single person with the bone age less than the twenty five, sitting amidst the council , proving she either has high status in the family or huge merits. This person is Lin Xiaoxiao , daughter of the head of the clan and one of the most promising juniors their family nurtures and in terms of beauty she can be ranked top 100 among the new generation. Of course, this ranking is only limited to the north's well known beauties.
" Patriarch , This time it's too much . That white eyes wolf concealed his cultivation base from us , keeping everyone in the dark and even intended to harm the eldest princess with a surprise attack. To make the matter the worst , he even offended the Youngest prince, the next ruler we must bow down to . Does anyone know what that means?? " An old Elder sitting can't help but say something in frustration , provoking the head and others indirectly to take action against Lin Tian.
" How could we not ?? The wrath of the Su family is definitely going to burn us all down to ashes and the funny thing is that they themselves doesn't need to move a finger to do so. " Another senior Elder said in a bitter tone , his face was full of helplessness and regret.
" If I had known this guy would be this big of a troublemaker , I might as well have killed him at the birth. This way neither he will ran out to attract hatred outside nor we will face such fatal crisis over our head . ". A seemingly young elder said with face full of hatred and gritting teeth . In fact , He is the one of the two senior Elder left in the Vein Lin Tian originally belongs to .
" That's right . As it was not enough to tarnish the name of our vein by becoming a waste all of a sudden. Now this guy wants to bring the whole clan down to hell with him. " The other elder of the same vein said with remorse and hatred.
" Uhh , We have sinned to the whole clan by giving birth to this plague . We are sorry for the ancestors who managed the family for hundreds of thousands of years and for the descendants who might not live up in the upcoming era because of a fool's stupid actions " The first elder of Lin Tian's vein said with a hoarse voice and even some tears ran down his cheeks.
" Lin Xiaoting , I think instead of blaming others for the family's difficulties, we should think of an immediate countermeasure to protect the clan in the future. With the temperament of the Empress Long , it is impossible to let us go so easily . The Youngest prince is also her biological child after all and once someone has offended him , he has never lived up past to see the sunlight next day."
An old Elder of the family sitting on the closest to the right of the Lin Xiaoting, said in a solemn tone. With his long white beard fluttering in the wind , there was a sacred halo on his face.
To call the name of the family head so casually , proves he too has a very status in the council of the Elders. Nevertheless , he is the Great Elder of the Lin family , with actual authority that is no less than Lin Xiaoting , himself.
But the Patriarch of the Lin family doesn't like this person in the slightest. Not because of the distribution of the absolute authority within the family but because this guy is a sick head who will oppose whatever Lin Xiaoting supports to do.
Clearly knowing that the life and death of the whole clan may depend on the decision of these two peoples , he still behaves like a stubborn person, always opposing him in the silence.
Even the reason why Lin Tian why is so scrupulous in the family is not inseparable from this Oldman. Just because Lin Tian's great-grandfather saved the life of the great Elder's pregnant sister years ago , this guy has been so keen to protect him for so much time.
People outside have asked the reason why Lin family didn't execute or abandoned Lin Tian after his engagement got annulled with the Eldest princess Su Ling , If not for Lin Xiaoting to prevent any more jokes on his family , he might already thrown the black pot on this retarded guy long ago.
Now listening to the Great Elder word's , Lin Xiaoting's face turned ugly . Other don't know but he have already understood , this guy is already directing the hatred of their misfortune to the Su family, while giving a reasonable excuse for Lin Tian to get a way out to gain the protection of the whole clan.
" The Great Elder is right. The Su Family is so domineering to bully a 'small' family like us . Let them shot at us , who is afraid of whom. "
" That's right. I bet our ancestors must have also regretted 'joining' the Su family if they were to see the situation we are going through now. "
" It's useless to say these things now. The Entire dawn City is already prepared to move against us. We should figure out a way to preserve a way for the Lin family's blood to survive. Even if we were all to die , we should have at least someone inherit our blood and 'sword' . "
The Elders in the great Elder's faction spoke one by one , showing their strong support to their leader . Anyways , they didn't think if there was some problem with the Great Elder's idea of protecting the clan instead of blaming a junior as the cause of it.