"not bad."
A figure suddenly appeared on the empty seat opposite him just now. He stretched out his hand, grabbed the cup of tea that Ling Linhan pushed over without politeness, and blew the hot air:
"It's just a little noisy."
Ling Linhan was not annoyed that the other party had to be "choosy" even though he was peeping at her. Instead, he responded and said:
"That's right. However, she won't have the chance to make any noise in the future."
This Feng Qingyun said calmly, but Xiao Jinnian couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at him. Ling Linhan had said before that he did not intend to take Yin Ruobing's life personally. But if you want people to "shut up" completely, then obviously...
Probably seeing Xiao Jinnian's suspicion, Ling Linhan didn't shy away from it:
"As soon as the news about her evil deeds is released, there will always be someone willing to do it for me."
He is now the youngest person in the True Yuan realm in the world, and he controls a super powerful force that can rival Shenlong Academy. Even if he doesn't take action, or even restrains his subordinates from taking action, there are still countless small forces who want to rely on them to take advantage of the situation and use 'Yin Ruobing' to please Ling Linhan.
In other words, can doing such a thing really please Ling Linhan? They may not know. But the name of "upholding justice" has been established and done, and it will be beneficial to them without any harm, so why not do it?
Just like Yin Ruobing used various methods to get closer to him - as long as there are enough roads, there might be one that can lead to it.
However, if you can admit this openly, you should also pay attention to explain that today's Ling Linhan is no longer the "little brat" who was hesitant, had serious moral problems, had no scheming, and was deceived by others.
"Speaking of which... Are you sure you can deal with that old man Tian Xi if you really want to tell the truth? If Tian Xi's collusion with the demons was exposed, I'm afraid that even the superficial peace between you and Shenlong Academy will be ruined. It’s unsustainable. With your current state...it’s hard to say whether the royal family of Wolong Kingdom will choose you or protect him.”
"...If we fight against him in person, we are probably 30% sure."
"Thirty percent...it's already very rare. He has lived for so long and found the way to the True Yuan Realm. With this 30% certainty, he will not be willing to risk a fight. Even if Jie Shi breaks up, even if If you can’t produce conclusive evidence, I guess it won’t directly lead to the situation of using knives or guns.”
Xiao Jinnian shook his head,
"It's just that I'm afraid that all your planning will be in vain. If only you could clarify the truth back then, it's been ten years. Not to mention other people, even Ayao himself doesn't care much.
"Anyway, those who know him well, including me, the people from Changling Jianmen, and even those in Ruchuan, know that he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately without explanation; as for the others, they have been scolded enough and are looking for trouble. The search is over, and they already know they can't beat him. Even if they know the truth, they won't apologize.
"So, Ayao won't do it because of this..."
"I know."
Ling Linhan interrupted him and replied seriously,
"But I didn't do these things to impress him and ask for forgiveness. I just... To relieve my guilt and do what I should have done ten years ago. I want to do this, just That’s all.”
Ling Linhan still remembered the end of that battle. When he used the blessing of the Nine Heavens Heavy Cloud Tower to give Ling Yao the final blow, Ling Yao did not dodge as he expected.
Although the man was swinging his sword at him, his eyes were not focused on him at all.
Even at this moment, he was staring at the void that seemed to Ling Linhan to be empty, as if waiting for something to come.
But when Ling Linhan's dagger finally touched his waist, Ling Yao's eyes suddenly lit up - or suddenly became excited and fierce.
His sword carries a terrifying mighty sword energy, a scalp-numbing purple thunder and lightning, and a mysterious and mysterious power of space - splitting, shattering, and even destroying the heaven and earth - straight Slash towards that illusory shadow.
Ling Linhan finally saw clearly at this moment that at some point, the arena they were on was filled with corpses corroded by demonic energy.
But the air that had been cleansed and clear in the thunderstorm was suddenly filled with thick black and red fog, which was full of strangeness and familiarity.
Looking along the faint whining sound, Ling Linhan finally found the source of the familiar feeling.
——Those blood-red eyes belonging to the inner demon.
All the horses were silent.
And the dagger that he stabbed into Ling Yao's dantian could no longer be taken back.
Ling Linhan's hands began to tremble, and the anger in his eyes and the spiritual power in his body also subsided like a tide. Then he staggered backwards, fell off the ring unconsciously, and finally fell to the ground.
All. real. The inner demon is really not dead; and his ignorance really makes him an "accomplice" of the demons.
He seemed to be suddenly awakened from a dream, and everything collapsed in an instant under the gap between reality - the truth he wanted, the "justice" he wanted to pursue, all seemed like a big joke in the face of the facts. You can only fool your stupid self.
"...You lied to me...Tian Xi...you lied to me!!! The plan was obviously not like this! I shouldn't die here!! The remains of Patriarch Tianxin!! I..."
But soon, the bewitching eyes of the inner demon were completely wiped out by the Shadow Bearing Sword.
And at the moment when the inner demon was wiped out, he felt that the aura on Ling Yao's body declined instantly - he was weaker than ordinary people, as if he would turn into smoke like the inner demon at any time.
But that was the first time Ling Yao spoke to him after the battle:
"Hey...I won."
Yes, he won.
"I said it. I must win this time."
Not only because he is a living person standing on the ring at this moment and has won the game according to the rules.
"And...from now on, I will always win."
It's more because all of them lost to him on another level and in another battle.
And failed miserably.
"What's more, I am no longer the me who had to lie dormant under the supervision of Shenlong Academy and make decisions before taking action. If, as a True Yuan realm, I still have to look forward and backward and compromise, then in this True Yuan realm, I should It’s not interesting either.”
Xiao Jinnian raised his eyebrows:
"It's best if you think so. I don't want to see Ayao feel embarrassed."
Don't look at Xiao Jinnian's "very happy conversation" with Ling Linhan, which is based on Ling Yao's previous talk with him.
When Ling Yao's accident happened, Qiu Tianming rushed to the Ling family because of the mark triggered by Ling Yao's dying life, and dragged the half-dead Ling Yao to the Liuchuan Holy Spring to hang himself. Ling Linhan felt guilty and hurriedly followed him to help save Ling Yao's life. As a result, he failed to help, and instead gave Xiao Jinnian a beating first, who rushed over after getting the news.
Ling Linhan didn't dare to fight back back then, but he still remembered how the guards guarding the holy spring looked at Xiao Jinnian - a guy at the peak of Dongxu dared to beat up their Priest, who was already on the first level. Where did this madman come from?
Every change in Xiao Jinnian's attitude toward Ling Linhan stems from Ling Yao's recovery or his own change in attitude. For example, after Ling Yao woke up, Xiao Jinnian would not glare at Ling Linhan fiercely every day, as if he wanted to eat him alive; after Ling Yao talked to him, the deal with the White Fish Gang was restored; and now...
This is why Ling Linhan attaches so much importance to Xiao Jinnian's visit - because he wants to know Ling Yao's attitude.
"but……"
As soon as Xiao Jinnian said these words, Ling Linhan immediately perked up and waited for his next words.
"You don't have to be too pessimistic... He himself knows that this matter cannot be entirely your fault. Some things are indeed not your fault.
"It's just human nature. If he's like this... there's no way he can honestly say that he has given up, or that he has no grudges. He didn't do anything to you, and it's not because he doesn't resent you. It's just because he knows that he doesn't You only need to take action and avoid it, which is enough for you to drink a pot. This person always holds a grudge, okay, don't think of him too noble.
"It's just that the object of this resentment is not directed at you personally... Anyway, let him explain it to you personally when the time comes. It's annoying, I'm the worst at being a messenger!"
However, Ling Linhan was stunned for a while, her mind buzzing, and she seemed to only hear the last sentence:
"Kiss...in person? He, he wants, wants to come back?"
Xiao Jinnian glanced at him sideways:
"Otherwise? Even if he has no blood relationship with the Ling family, he has lived in the Ling family for so many years. Moreover, his cheap and stupid brother Ling Xiao is always a member of the Ling family, right? Can you still let people come back? Don't tell me It's been ten years, and you still don't have control over the Ling family, and you can't even entertain a guest."
"That's definitely not the case. I have already...but...but...isn't he...unwilling to see me?"
Ling Linhan responded stutteringly, seeming to be a little down.
After all, he had told Lou Yueniang before burning the incense that he would only feel uneasy if Ling Yao was willing to come to see him... Now he really feels uneasy!
If Ling Yao comes back, have all the people in the Ling family who plotted against them been cleared away? Will there be restless people who see Ling Yao coming back and make trouble about what happened back then? Is anyone still cleaning the house where Ling Yao lived before? There is also a forbidden area in the ancestral land. Should he also let Ling Yao go in and take a look...
Thinking about it this way, it seems that he is not ready for anything!
"You are really interesting."
Xiao Jinnian rubbed his chin playfully.
Seeing Xiao Jinnian's expression, Ling Linhan suddenly calmed down and asked with some uncertainty:
"Are you kidding...I still feel..."
"You still remember how you opened the forbidden area of the Ling family, right? I heard Ayao say that that forbidden area did not originally belong to the Ling family, and even the Ling family was not the guardian of the forbidden area. The remains of Patriarch Tianxin were sealed there , in fact, it was all the work of Ling Xingran alone.
"You can understand that in order to prevent himself from being killed by the 'Blessed One' back then, that guy deliberately cut off the opportunity that the 'Blessed One' had, and transferred his 'karma' to Ah Yao. So after Ling Xingran left, only Ling Yao could open the forbidden area. This is why... Tian Xi wanted to make a deal with him back then.
"So even if Ayao wants revenge, he will go to that guy, not to you, the brat. Although it is not obvious, he has been changing his attitude towards you over the years, and at the same time he is also adjusting his own mentality. Wait until he has completely adjusted , will naturally come to see you.
"Nothing is impossible, kid. If you are entangled in the past and resentment for the rest of your life, that's too much. Even Ling Xingran will end it with his own hands one day.
"After all, he is... Ling Yao."
