Chapter 25: Lin Family's Astonishment, Mighty Lin Yan

Seeing Lin Xia's mischievous smile, Lin Yan just shook his head slightly and said without any embarrassment:

"To be honest, I recently made a breakthrough."

"My strength before was indeed similar to yours."

"Moreover, it seems that Lei Li hasn't gone all out yet. Judging by his previous appearance, he should still have some hidden cards."

"I have a feeling that if he were to use his hidden cards, I might not necessarily win."

Lin Xia had heard enough of his nonsense, and she rolled her eyes at Lin Yan, saying, "I don't believe you."

"With your appearance, who knows, you might have already reached the Earthly Yuan Realm."

"That Lei Li, he's nowhere near as powerful as you. I realized that a long time ago."

She didn't want to linger on this topic any longer and quickly turned to check on the other Lin family disciples to see if they were injured.

On the side, Lin Dong could only smile wryly at this.

He felt that his brother, Lin Yan, was being too modest.

Although his strength was indeed formidable, he was overly humble. Both he and Lin Xia shared the same view after this incident.

They both believed that Lin Yan was strong, especially after witnessing the extremely powerful martial skill he used just now, which they had never seen before.

"It seems that Brother Lin Yan also has his own secrets."

Lin Dong sighed, while on the other side, Lin Xia had finished her examination. The injuries suffered by the Lin family disciples were only minor, nothing serious.

Therefore, they quickly decided to return to the Lin family together.

However, as they were about to leave, Lin Hong and Lin Shan approached them. This time, their demeanor was no longer aggressive; instead, they seemed a bit awkward and uncomfortable.

However, they were people who could put down their pride. After all, they had received help from Lin Yan and Lin Dong just now. So, now they sincerely said to Lin Yan and Lin Dong, "Thank you for what happened earlier. We were in the wrong before..."

Lin Dong glanced at Lin Yan, indicating that he should speak.

Seeing this, Lin Yan chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Let bygones be bygones. Although we had some minor conflicts before, we are still from the same family. We might bicker on normal days, but if we face difficulties, how could we as a family stand by and do nothing?"

"Don't take it to heart."

He patted the shoulders of the two and quickly left.

As for Lin Hong and Lin Shan, after hearing Lin Yan's words and watching him walk away, they were left with a mixed feeling of admiration.

"Such magnanimity and strength, younger brother, we are really far behind."

Lin Hong felt inferior for the first time and let out a sigh, saying to Lin Shan.

Lin Shan nodded, "Yes, big brother, Lin Yan is truly exceptional."

The group soon returned to the Lin family residence.

However, they didn't disperse immediately after arriving. Today happened to be the end of the month, which meant it was time for the Lin family's gathering. Every month at this time, the core members of the family would gather together to report on various matters of the month.

So, after returning to the Lin family, Lin Yan, Lin Dong, Lin Xia, Qing Tan, Lin Hong, and Lin Shan all went to the backyard together. They took their seats and ate while chatting and laughing.

As the family enjoyed their meal...

A letter was delivered to Lin ZhenTian's hands. He looked at the contents and his expression initially became serious, but soon his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Very, very good! Well done!"

Seeing this, everyone was puzzled and didn't understand why Lin ZhenTian suddenly became so happy. So, Lin Ken took the initiative to ask, "Father, what's making you so happy?"

With a smile, Lin ZhenTian replied, "I just received some information. Today, our younger generation in the family had a conflict with the Lei and Xie families again. And in the end, they even lured Xie Yingying and Lei Li over."

Lin Ken looked puzzled, and Lin Xiao on the side also found it strange, "Father, is that really something to be happy about?"

They were all confused because in the past, whenever conflicts arose between the younger generations of the family and the Lei and Xie families, they mostly ended up losing. The elders weren't able to intervene directly, so every time they ended up being at a disadvantage.

If this time Xie Yingying and Lei Li were not present, they would have believed that the younger generation of their Lin family had the upper hand. However, Lin ZhenTian just mentioned that Lei Li was there, which meant that the Lin family's younger generation had likely suffered again. What was there to be happy about?

"It's definitely worth it."

But the next words Lin ZhenTian uttered left everyone astonished.

"I heard that Lin Yan, this little guy, stepped in at a crucial moment. Not only did he block Lei Li, but he also managed to knock him back with a single punch. I never expected it! This kid has been hiding his true strength so well!"

Now, the surrounding members of the Lin family were dumbfounded.

They were all well aware of Lei Li's strength. He had already reached the ninth level of body refinement at a young age, and he might even break through to the Earthly Yuan Realm soon. This kind of strength was far superior to that of Lin Hong and Lin Xia from their Lin family. They couldn't believe that Lin Yan had actually defeated him this time.

"Lin Yan, is this true?"

At this point, everyone found it hard to believe. Lin Xiao was particularly excited as he asked Lin Yan.

"Perhaps a stroke of luck." Lin Yan replied with a faint smile.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao's happiness grew even stronger.

Lin ZhenTian couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Hahaha! Great! It looks like our Lin family has finally produced a super genius!"

Lin ZhenTian looked at Lin Yan and said, "Lin Yan, as I've said before, if you have any requests in the future, just let us know! As long as the family can help you, we will do our best."

"Four months until the hunting competition. It will be up to you then."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan cupped his hands and said, "Alright."

The meal finally ended in this joyful atmosphere.

After this incident today, Lin Yan's reputation within the Lin family soared. Whether it was the younger generation or the elders, they treated him with great respect.

For the first time, Lin Yan felt a sense of belonging to the family. As the saying goes, "Humans are not like grass or trees, how can they be heartless?"

The Lin family's attitude towards Lin Yan wasn't bad, especially with Lin Dong, Qing Tan, and Lin Xia as his friends. With the warmth of these relationships, Lin Yan naturally developed some positive feelings toward the Lin family.

"Well then, let's show our abilities in the hunting competition."

"I wonder if we can achieve anything there."

Lin Yan muttered to himself.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed Qing Tan stepping up and approaching him with determined steps.

"Brother Lin Yan, wait for me,"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan halted his gaze, looked at Qingtan, and asked with some confusion.

"Do you have something going on, Qingtan?"

Qingtan's cheeks turned slightly red, her fingers fidgeting behind her. But in the end, she mustered up her courage and said to Lin Yan, "Lin Yan, I still have two theater tickets. I'd like to invite you to watch a play. I'm not sure if you have the time..."