"So why didn't you tell him directly at that time that what you killed was not the kid, but the remnants of parasitic inner demons in his body? It is easy to cause misunderstandings if you say hello to someone if you don't agree with him."
"Oh, then I'll tell him: Wait a minute, you have an inner demon parasite on you, I'll beat it up and then talk about it, don't hide. Just say it like that, do you think they will believe it?"
"...It seems like he's looking for an excuse to hit someone. And his attitude is so bad."
"Look. If the position has been preset, no matter what I say, they will only think of the one they think. Because to them, the truth is not important."
"But don't you think if this development continues, it will be like those bloody romantic dramas, where the male and female protagonists have misunderstandings and do not explain it clearly, and then the male mistresses keep poaching and saying bad things about the male protagonist, and the female protagonist is shaken; when the male protagonist finally comes out When explaining "I'm doing it for your own good", the heroine started: 'I don't listen, I don't listen! I don't believe it, I don't believe it!'?"
Someone scratched the old pigeon with a knife:
"...Then I have to thank you for treating me as a man?"
He still shouldn't tell this pigeon that a big boss like Ling Linhan, who has successfully ascended to the top, is entirely possible to come to this world to attack him - although it won't be as easy and simple as him.
"Ahem...you're welcome."
A certain pigeon pinched his neck to try to calm down,
"So Ling Linhan just misunderstood? You guys had a good relationship before, so you shouldn't fall out over an ambiguous matter, right?"
"I have no idea."
"But later he clearly..."
"It's inevitable for him to have doubts and suspicions, and it's inevitable for him to be on guard. But do you think he thinks I really want to do anything to mess with him... Although if I wanted to mess with him, I definitely wouldn't use such a stupid method. , but I am not him, how can I know what he is thinking? Moreover, he still has a bewildering inner demon hanging around him.
"What's more...it doesn't matter whether he misunderstood or not. Sometimes the development of things is just the general trend, and individual will is of no importance at all driven by the will of the group."
Although he only slowly understood this truth after going through these things.
A certain pigeon touched his chin, looking thoughtful:
"Anyone else in Hengnan...? You are really hated by people. I feel like from this whole journey, there are more people who want to mess with you than the main character."
"That's because someone screened the kid, okay? If you see the world behind, you will know that most of the people who want to mess with me are still the protagonists."
A certain pigeon pretended to ignore someone's tone of disgust with a hint of inexplicable pride, and turned the book in his hand to the next page.
However, as soon as he turned the page, his expression immediately stiffened, and then he raised his hand and flipped through a few pages, his expression getting weirder:
"Damn... are you so cruel? In order to frame your master's family, you even kill your own people? Isn't Lian Bofeng a member of the protagonist group? Why are you like cannon fodder?"
"Weren't you the one who told me that the protagonist group could also be?"
"But! I fucking mean being killed by the enemy!"
A certain pigeon's eyes widened,
"But Lian Bofeng was killed by Lian Yunpeng! It must be poisonous!!"
"Under the temptation of money and power, what kind of antagonism is impossible? And if even you, a bystander, think it is impossible, wouldn't it be better?"
Someone shrugged,
"Compared to the outrageous and cruel truth, people are more willing to believe false but reasonable lies. Compared with the possibility of Lian Yunpeng killing one of his own people just to frame me, I am angered by Lian Bofeng's verbal provocation, and I hold a grudge against him. Nan 'unintentionally' caused too many casualties to his master's soldiers, so he arranged for Xu Tingxin to take the opportunity to have him 'accidentally killed' on the battlefield, taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and take revenge on Heng Nan - wouldn't this possibility be more convincing? ?"
…
At that time, Ling Yao didn't know how Lian Bofeng died. Because on the surface, that guy's death was indeed just an accident. But because of this, all kinds of bad conjectures began to spread.
Coupled with his sudden "action" against Ling Linhan earlier, the rumors of the master's family turning against Heng Nan immediately after the war intensified, and the situation began to become tense.
"Ting Xin, you have to stay."
Ling Yao pinched Qingming point and sighed,
"There are not many trustworthy people who can take on important responsibilities in the master's family this time. Although there are various rumors...but they are mainly aimed at me. After Ling Linhan and I left Hengnan, you should stay away The main family’s struggle is actually safer.”
After the war, Ling Yao immediately reported the battle report to his family and contacted Yang Huaili to cooperate with him. He slapped You Huanzhi hard in the face, making other families start to fear the power of the Ling family.
After defeating the inner demon and forcing the demon army to withdraw from the Ling family's territory, the pressure on the Ling family during the battle suddenly eased. In addition to cooperating with the official forces of the Wolong Kingdom in the neutral areas on the border to continue to strangle the demons, there is no longer a need for two forces like the Puxiang Realm to sit on the front line.
In addition, Yang Huaili also took the opportunity to weaken You Huanzhi's power, deployed his own men into the state capital, and gave the Ling family appropriate care in the subsequent battle against the demons as agreed, Ling Yao and Ling Lin Han no longer needs to stay here.
The master's side also quickly issued an order, asking Ling Yao to leave some people to control the front, and take Ling Linhan and others to return to the master's house immediately to receive the reward.
It is said that he is receiving a reward, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is actually here to receive command power. And once they arrive at the master's house, public opinion will turn to the master's side. How can we throw dirty water at that time? Isn’t that the master’s family can do whatever they want?
It's not that Ling Yao doesn't understand this truth, he also understands the fear that his master's family has towards Ling Linhan. However, so many suspicious things happened on the battlefield just now, which stimulated the nerves of the people in Hengnan. Now that something like this has happened again, all kinds of conspiracy theories are emerging one after another.
Therefore, he could only pray that the people in the master's family would not have a short-circuit in their heads, and at least do the superficial thing of rewarding them according to their merits; instead of plotting against Ling Linhan and the others as soon as he returned, causing Heng Nan to completely break with them and declare war.
At present, the demon clan, he really doesn't want to fight the same clan again after defeating the aliens.
"But there are so many rumors outside now...you..."
Xu Tingxin looked embarrassed. It's not that he doesn't want to stay, but that he really feels that the current direction of public opinion is wrong. He also knew that Ling Yao did not deliberately cultivate his own power in the Ling family. When encountering similar situations, there were actually very few people at hand who could be trusted and entrusted. If he stays, what if something goes wrong again with the master's family...
"Don't worry. At least the patriarch is on my side. And I don't care about that position. When it comes time to break up with Hengnan, I believe those guys will know who to choose to cooperate with."
Ling Yao patted Xu Tingxin on the shoulder.
Seeing that there was no worry on Ling Yao's face, Xu Tingxin felt a little relieved. But then he frowned again and asked:
"There is a question I don't know whether to ask or not. Why did you suddenly attack that person at that time? I can't figure it out. I know you are not the kind of person who burns bridges, but the situation at that time was indeed a bit..."
Ling Yao smiled helplessly:
"The battle wasn't over yet at that time. I thought everyone knew it, but in fact I was the only one who saw the traces of the inner demon's parasitism. This was probably what Ta wanted. He was really tricked by the demon. …”
How could he not guess that when things had developed so far, he deliberately showed his inner demon to him when he was hiding? Only he can see it, but no one else can. His attack on the inner demon will be regarded as an attack on Ling Linhan, and the fragile alliance between Hengnan and the main family will immediately appear cracks and eventually be broken.
Although he hasn't figured it out yet, what is the meaning of the inner demon's behavior of hurting the enemy a thousand times and himself hurting himself nine thousand nine. But as long as he is still lurking on Ling Linhan, and he is even about to go to his master's house with Ling Linhan... that is a huge threat.
Could it be that there is something in the master’s house that it wants to get, and it needs to borrow Ling Linhan’s hands to get it?
It's a pity that he can no longer discuss these matters with Ling Linhan. It wasn't that Ling Linhan wouldn't listen to his explanation, but that once he said it, all the hidden inner demons would be heard.
Then deal with a hammer.
However, regardless of the current traces of the inner demon, he still had to find an opportunity to explain clearly the previous "sneak attack". Whether Ling Linhan believed it or not was one thing, and whether he said it or not was another matter - it was a matter of attitude.
Ling Yao exchanged a few words with Xu Tingxin before packing up his things and conveying his master's instructions to Ling Linhan.
However, the people in Hengnan were probably afraid that he would attack Ling Linhan again, so they always tried their best to keep him away and prevent him from meeting Ling Linhan. Even if he climbed to the roof of Ling Linhan's house in the middle of the night, he could still see Yin Ruobing guarding Ling Linhan - as if as long as someone looked at Ling Linhan, he, Ling Yao, would be unable to do anything.
How could Ling Yao bear the aggrieved feeling of being treated as a thief while offering good intentions, let alone belittle others in order to prove his innocence. This was the case after trying it several times. Naturally, he didn't want to make trouble for himself anymore, so he just sent a few explanations to Ling Linhan hastily and asked him to ask for other explanations, so he didn't mention it again.
At that time, he probably still had some teenage arrogance. Perhaps he is conceited of his own charisma and feels that the other party will eventually understand his actions; or perhaps he is conceited of his abilities and believes that even if he is misunderstood, it will not harm the overall situation.
Although misunderstandings can be resolved by speaking... But everyone has one mouth to talk to, and there are still so many misunderstandings in this world. And he just made the mistakes that ordinary people make and suffered the corresponding price.
…
Ling Linhan felt that the recent development of things was completely out of control.
Ever since the decisive battle between inner demons, he didn't know whether it was his excessive use of the Nine Heavens Chongyun Tower that caused his mental weakness, or the psychological effect of Ling Yao's words. He always felt that the sea of consciousness was a little unclear, and his thoughts were often erratic.
Although he was more confused about "what Ling Yao wanted to attack at that time" than "why Ling Yao suddenly attacked me"... But others in Hengnan obviously didn't think so.
Before he could think too much, the news of Lian Bofeng's death caused huge waves in Hengnan. While Ling Linhan was busy dealing with his companion's funeral, he also had to deal with various voices urging him to deal with his master's family.
And then... the head of the family issued an order for them to return to their own home, and a group of people led by Ling Feiyu began to analyze the so-called "conspiracy of the master's family against Hengnan", and encouraged him to disobey the order and stay in Hengnan, or to simply rebel. He took Ling Yao as a hostage and declared war on the Ling family based on Hengnan.
Ling Linhan naturally refused. Although he could not accept this series of changes emotionally, the host's current behavior of recruiting people back did not rise to the level of murdering him. He couldn't do such a thing to completely break up with his master's family over such a thing and cause Hengnan to be caught in the flames of war again.
And take Lingyao hostage? Is he drifting off or is Ling Yao crazy?
In the end, it was Yin Ruobing who acted as the peacemaker and followed the clan leader's arrangement and rushed to the master's house. However, other people in Hengnan took turns staring at Ling Yao during this period, preventing him from getting close to Ling Linhan.
Ling Linhan thought that if this could stop people like Heng Nan from jumping around, it wouldn't be impossible, so he agreed.
Ling Yao, wait until he has the opportunity to get rid of these people, and then find a way to ask for details.
In this way, the two groups of people started their journey back to their master's house with their own thoughts.
…
"It's too much! It's just too much! It's impossible to complete the mission without going down to the canyon, but there is no way back from that place! Giving Brother Han such a mission clearly means that he must be charged with a crime, or else We can only go and die! The people in the master’s family are all evil!”
Ling Linhan held her forehead and watched Ling Yuandong yelling in the room, feeling a headache.
As soon as they returned to the master's house, the master did not neglect them, but rewarded them according to their merits as usual. They even stepped down on Ling Yao and praised Ling Linhan when publicizing the results of the war. It seemed that they were trying their best to shape him into a man who could not come out in a century and could do anything. The new star of the Ling family, it seems that the next step is to hand over the future of the Ling family to him.
Others in Hengnan just take it for granted. In their minds, they are so unique. But Ling Linhan looked at Ling Yao's serious expression and vaguely guessed that things might not be that simple.
The result has come true now - the host's family gave him a new task the next day - to find out what happened in the Hezhou Canyon.
The Hezhou Canyon is so remote that it is almost like being sent to the frontier by the Ling family. What's more, the canyon is rumored to be full of dangers, and this change is a sinister omen.
But it happened that the master's family just praised him yesterday that Ling Linhan could take on a big position and that he would be able to become the leader of the Ling family with just a few more tests. If he refuses now, there will be rumors outside that he, Ling Linhan, can't even complete the first task assigned by his master, and he is not the head of the family at all.
This is flattery.
It was not that Ling Linhan didn't understand these methods, but he didn't think that he would seriously give up on such a small task. But after hearing the yelling and scolding from Ling Yuandong and Ling Feiyu, he was annoyed and at the same time felt a lot of dissatisfaction with his master's family.
Maybe Ling Yao wasn't as bad as he thought back then, but the rest of the main family might be even worse than he imagined now.
He couldn't let down his guard against the rest of the master's family just because of Ling Yao.
"Hengnan is just a branch of the Ling family after all... If the master family wants to suppress you, no one else will speak for you."
Yin Ruobing sighed,
"It's a pity that I am not from the Ling family after all, and I have no say in the Ling family, otherwise I wouldn't be like this... If you don't mind, little friend Linhan, if Ruobing is willing to go with you, it would be a good idea to contribute. "
Although Ling Linhan did not think that her relationship with Yin Ruobing was good enough to let the other party help her unconditionally, Ling Yunpeng was left in Hengnan. Compared with Ling Yuandong who only knew how to jump and Ling Feiyu who harbored evil intentions, Yin Ruobing who volunteered to help was obviously More reliable.
Seeing Ling Linhan nodding in agreement, a smile appeared on Yin Ruobing's face:
"Little friend Linhan, don't worry about it. I also hope that you can have a good relationship with Zixian Pavilion in the future. It's just a small investment. It's Ruobing's honor that you are willing to accept Ruo Bing's help."
Compared with Shenlong Academy's roundabout use, Yin Ruobing's attitude of openly admitting his purpose of making friends really made Ling Linhan's favor increase a lot.
But he still couldn't be happy - as an "outsider", Yin Ruobing couldn't speak in the Ling family, so she had to find other ways to help herself; but someone who could speak in the Ling family didn't move at all... …
Although he knew clearly that whether to help or not was a matter of affection and not responsibility. In contrast, Yin Ruobing's words were like a thorn in his heart. It hurt, but it was unavoidable.
When he and Yin Ruobing were heading to Hezhou Canyon, a vague thought suddenly came to Ling Linhan's mind. There seemed to be something pushing him behind him, pressing forward step by step. When he had no time to look back, he had no choice but to keep running forward.
But what exactly it is and why; what he is running towards, and what he loses while running - is unknown.
…
"Have you already planned to support Ling Linhan to become the next head of the family?"
When Ling Yao approached the clan leader, Ling Weiran, and asked what the clan wanted to do to Ling Linhan, Ling Weiran asked straight to the point.
Ling Yao was stunned for a moment, knowing that Ling Weiran was telling him in a roundabout way that if he didn't take sides, he shouldn't talk about Ling Linhan, so he immediately responded:
"If he had the ability...I wouldn't object. But that has nothing to do with this."
Ling Weiran looked at Ling Yao for a long time and shook his head:
"This matter is not my instruction. It is the idea of the old guys and the little guys. After all, Ling Linhan is a member of the branch. No matter how fiercely the master's children fight, they will join forces first to deal with him. Outsiders. I just didn’t interfere with them.”
Ling Yao frowned:
"This little thing can't stop Ling Linhan. Even if he really fails in his mission, no one else can beat him because of his strength. Now, praising him like this will only intensify the conflict between Hengnan and the master's family."
Moreover, Ling Linhan is a man favored by the protagonist's aura. How dare he say that he is the protagonist if he doesn't get two peerless secret books and two peerless magic weapons in some strange place?
The people in the master's family made a lot of calculations. In the end, Ling Linhan won both the treasure and the reputation, and he also held a grudge against them. Didn't they ask for trouble?
Ling Weiran glanced at Ling Yao:
"I have read your letter and know what you think. Compared with the younger generation who can't support the main family and are still fighting among themselves, Hengnan has united as a team and has a firm leader. It is only a matter of time before he stands up and takes charge. .There is nothing wrong with you if you want to side with Heng Nan."
"If I had some illusions at first, but this time I went to Hengnan, I already knew that they couldn't defeat Ling Linhan. No matter in terms of strength or power, they had no chance of winning. With no chance of winning. If they have a bloody head and a life-and-death fight, it would be better to give up their unrealistic ideas. At least this way, they can still save their lives."
Seeing Ling Weiran's provocation, Ling Yao no longer concealed his thoughts.
Perhaps it touched Ling Weiran's sore spot and left him unable to refute. Ling Weiran was silent for a long time before sighing:
"What you said... is right. Ling Tianyi... is not a good person, but he gave birth to a good son. I should probably... let it go..."
Ling Yao also knew that Ling Weiran must have mixed feelings in his heart at this moment. Ling Weiran fought with Ling Tianyi for half his life before he won a tragic victory; but his own junior lost to Ling Tianyi's son without even fighting. How can one be reconciled to this?
But so what if you are unwilling? Ling Weiran couldn't accept the defeat of the Ling family at the hands of his successor, nor could he accept that his descendants were driven out and killed by Ling Linhan.
Ling Yao could only comfort him like this:
"Ling Linhan will not limit himself to the Ling family. Sooner or later he will leave, and sooner or later he will let go. If they are not reconciled by then, it will not be too late to seize power again."
"Don't worry, I am measured. Just because I acquiesce to their actions does not mean that I support their ideas."
Ling Weiran waved his hand,
"The current mission is to present Ling Linhan with a problem, so why not give him an opportunity to make more achievements? The mission is for him to solve the problem, not for him to put himself in danger. To be honest, this book is also It’s not a big deal if you give him the things that the head of the family should do and practice them in advance.”
After hearing this, Ling Yao suddenly choked:
"You have this idea, why didn't you tell me earlier? Isn't this just a misunderstanding?"
"Why, will others believe me if I say it? If I don't do this, they will misunderstand me. Why not take this opportunity to do what needs to be done quickly?"
Ling Weiran raised his eyebrows and glared at Ling Yao.
Ling Yao immediately clasped his fists: I didn't expect you to think like this, I'm disrespectful.
Jiang is still very old, he still needs to practice for a few years to reach this level.
Ling Weiran couldn't help laughing and scolding Ling Yao for his actions, and finally shook his head:
"This is the limit of what I can give in. I am old, and the rest can only be left to you young people to make troubles on your own. Do you still have some... five-year agreement? Whether you want to pave the way for him , or if you want to draw a clear line from these disputes in the Ling family, you can make good use of it.
"As you said, no matter how chaotic the Ling family is, it should be a dispute between the two corners in your eyes. You have already stepped out, so don't... come back again."
Dusk fell into the hall, and the afterglow hit the old man's face thinly. Ling Yao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he looked at Ling Weiran's tired profile and gray hair.
Putting this sentence down, how much is it... that's all.
But he remembered the layout of Shenlong Academy again, and the Tucao servants who seemed to be omniscient and omnipotent in the sea of consciousness.
"Two crickets fight each other, and people watch them in a cage, commenting on them, laughing at them for the rest of their lives, but they are trapped for the rest of their lives, and they know people well... why not stay in a cage together."
He stepped out with one foot and even stepped out with the other foot. Who knows how to break free from this prison?
They can only keep moving forward, forward, forward... pushed by fate.
"I understand. Don't worry."
But we still have to move forward.
