Chapter 5: Displaying Strength, Beating Lin Hong

"Lin Shan, you're going too far!"

"How so? We discovered this Red Sun Grass a few days ago. We just left it there because it wasn't fully matured yet. Now that you've picked it, you accuse us of going too far. Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense."

"Do you have any evidence to prove that you saw the Red Sun Grass first?"

"No, but do you have evidence to prove that we didn't see it first? Lin Qingtan, stop lying. Give me the Red Sun Grass, and I'll let you go."

"You wish!"

"Heh, fine. If you won't, then forget it. Anyway, I saw Lin Changqiang's kid running away just now. He probably went to find Lin Dong, right? Good, I haven't had a good fight since last time."

"You jerk!"

At this moment, what happened in front of Lin Yan was exactly the conflict between Lin Shan and Lin Qingtan over a piece of Red Sun Grass, as depicted in the original work. This also helped Lin Yan further understand the current timeline.

After all, the only reference timeline he could use before was the Zubi, but that was still several months away, so there were many specific things he couldn't infer.

But now Lin Yan knew. Lin Dong should have only obtained the stone token one step ahead of him, and now his strength should be roughly at the level of the fourth layer of tempering. With Lin Dong's strength, he could deal with Lin Shan in front of him, but he couldn't handle Lin Hong. So in the original work, Lin Dong suffered a considerable setback here, only saved later by Lin Xia's help.

"Young man, interested in handling this matter?" The Medicine Elder, unaware of Lin Yan's thoughts, asked curiously as he suddenly stopped walking.

"This matter? Handling it wouldn't hurt," Lin Yan replied after a moment of contemplation.

In his view, handling this matter would be beneficial. After all, he wasn't familiar with Lin Dong, but Lin Dong was indeed someone worth befriending. He was righteous and wholeheartedly devoted to his friends.

Currently, Lin Shan was bullying Lin Qingtan, and he could take this opportunity to lend her a hand, naturally getting acquainted with Lin Dong. And he wouldn't have to pay any price himself. As long as he didn't go too far, the elders wouldn't interfere with the affairs of the younger generation. And as long as the elders didn't interfere, no one among the younger generation could do anything to him.

So for Lin Yan, it would be effortless to gain favor with Lin Dong and Lin Qingtan, a deal that would guarantee a profit.

With this in mind, Lin Yan walked forward directly.

Meanwhile, Lin Qingtan, under the pressure of Lin Shan and the others, was already on the verge of collapse. She didn't want to hand over the Red Sun Grass, but she was afraid that Lin Dong would get hurt, so after much hesitation, she decided to give in.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so many people bullying a young girl, shameless," Lin Yan sneered at Lin Shan and the others as he approached.

Hearing Lin Yan's sneer, Lin Shan and the others became infuriated, directing their gazes towards him.

"Lin Yan, have you had enough of living? You want to play the hero and save the damsel in distress?"

Realizing Lin Yan's intentions, Lin Shan and the others were even more enraged, as they found out that Lin Yan, who had come, was just a worthless nobody. They were very angry at his arrogant words just now.

"If you apologize to me now, I might let you off the hook," Lin Shan said, narrowing his eyes at Lin Yan.

"And what if I don't want to?" Lin Yan said with a smirk.

"If you don't, then prepare to lie in bed for a few months!" Lin Shan couldn't bear it anymore. Originally, he looked down on Lin Yan because of his orphan status, but now, Lin Yan's repeated defiance made Lin Shan extremely angry. Therefore, Lin Shan had made up his mind to give him a good beating to vent his anger.

Lin Shan snorted coldly.

Principio del formulario

As the cold snort echoed, he suddenly charged towards Lin Yan ahead, swiftly throwing a punch.

"Rockfall Fist!"

"Lin Yan, be careful!"

Seeing this, Qing Tan quickly reminded Lin Yan. Although she only knew Lin Yan casually and hadn't spoken much to him before, now that he was here to help her, Qing Tan naturally stood on his side. So when she saw Lin Shan attacking Lin Yan, Qing Tan was extremely concerned and warned him urgently.

"Don't worry, he can't harm me."

Lin Yan replied to Qing Tan with a faint smile.

Then, facing Lin Shan's attack, Lin Yan didn't even bother to use martial arts. He simply threw a punch, pouring forth with powerful force straight ahead.

Lin Shan was knocked down on the spot by Lin Yan's punch, rolling on the ground in a very sorry state. Seeing this, Lin Yan mercilessly mocked Lin Shan.

"Is that all?"

Lin Shan cried out in pain. But after hearing Lin Yan's mockery, he became even more furious. So he angrily shouted at the other little brothers behind him, "What are you looking at? Get him!"

The little brothers could only grit their teeth and charge forward.

But their strength was even inferior to Lin Shan's, most of them being martial artists at the third level of tempering. So after facing Lin Yan, they were quickly beaten and lay on the ground unable to fight back.

"Lin Yan, you're amazing."

Qing Tan swallowed hard as she watched.

Originally, she thought Lin Yan would be at a disadvantage outnumbered, but she didn't expect that when they actually fought, Lin Yan would beat Lin Shan and the others so severely. So Qing Tan was stunned and filled with admiration.

"Stop!"

But at this moment, a slightly larger teenager came running towards Lin Yan. He shouted to stop, but his hand was already raised to slap Lin Yan.

"Oh no, it's Lin Hong!"

"Lin Yan, be careful!"

Qing Tan's face turned pale at the sight, obviously quite frightened. She quickly reminded Lin Yan.

"Lin Hong? He seems to be at the sixth level of tempering too?"

"Well, then, let's give you a try."

But Lin Yan was not afraid at all. In fact, he seemed a little excited.

Dealing with Lin Shan and the others just now, Lin Yan deliberately held back his strength, fearing that he might accidentally kill someone. But dealing with someone like Lin Hong, who was also at the sixth level of tempering, was different. Lin Yan could use him as a sparring partner.

"Back Strengthening Fist!"

He threw a punch fiercely, and suddenly a series of "crack, crack, crack" sounds rang out. This series of sounds continued for ten times before stopping. As for the fist that Lin Yan had thrown out, it collided directly with Lin Hong's palm.

Bang!

Another violent sound erupted.

But what was unexpected was that after Lin Yan's fist and Lin Hong's palm collided, the latter couldn't withstand the force of Lin Yan's punch at all and was directly pushed back by him.

Lin Yan became extremely disappointed: "Is this what they call the sixth level of tempering?"

"So weak."

As for Qing Tan and the others on the side.

After seeing what was happening in front of them, they were all dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost, extremely shocked.

(End of Chapter)