Chapter 49: Triple Realm vs. Quadruple Realm

"Alright, alright, Patriarch Lin, take your grandson away to tend to his injuries. What kind of decorum is it to be wailing and making a scene here?"

Cui Yongzhou waved his hand in displeasure.

Many knew that the Lin family followed the Cui family, but the Cui family truly could not find a single point to attack Lin Xuan for the time being.

To say Lin Xuan killed their Fourth Elder?

Sorry, there was no substantial evidence. As for Lin Xuan's Four Seasons Sword Technique, that originally didn't belong to the Cui family anyway.

Cui Yongzhou could only wait—wait for an opportunity.

Seeing that Cui Yongzhou had spoken, Lin Xia could only swallow his grievances.

"Yes."

Lin Xia cupped his hands and then led his grandson away.

Lin Xuan cast a slight glance at Cui Yongzhou.

Heh, this Patriarch Cui is truly cautious. Lin Xuan knew that Cui Yongzhou was waiting for his moment.

To be honest, this kind of opponent was actually more troublesome; like a hidden venomous snake, they wouldn't strike unless they intended to take a life!

"Alright, then..."

Xia Yi was about to speak when Zhao Kuang of the Zhao family suddenly interrupted, "Lord Prefect, my skills are itching for a test. I also wish to challenge the prodigy of the Lin family!"

Everyone turned their gaze toward Zhao Kuang.

Clearly, Zhao Kuang was much stronger than that Lin Hao.

Zhao Kuang was also eighteen years old, but he possessed the strength of the fourth level of the Kaiyuan Realm, which was quite impressive in Huaqing Prefecture.

"Lin Chang'an, Lin Fan, do you two accept?" Xia Yi looked at the two and asked.

"We do not!"

To everyone's surprise, Lin Fan actually shook his head slightly.

Zhao Kuang froze, then immediately resorted to provocative tactics in a fit of rage, "Lin Fan, Lin Chang'an, are you two actually afraid of me? You cowardly rats!"

The insults were harsh, but Lin Fan remained unmoved, arms crossed, quietly watching Zhao Kuang rant.

As expected, the more the dog barked, the more it felt ignored, and the more furious and loud it became.

"Waaaah! You two are actually so cowardly! You're truly useless, trash..."

"Heh, save your breath."

Lin Fan waved his hand, his expression one of disdain.

"If you want us to accept your challenge, you can, but I think a price must be paid. If you can challenge the two of us at will without offering anything, what are we to do when others follow your example?"

Lin Fan's words echoed exactly what Lin Xuan was thinking.

Lin Xuan smiled inwardly; this son of his truly was just like him.

Not only was he as handsome as he was in his youth, but his personality was also identical!

Hou Mingyu also grew interested, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. This Lin Fan seemed quite interesting.

As for Ba Li, he looked at Lin Fan as if he wanted to devour him. *The son of my enemy Lin Xuan, is it? I will make sure Lin Xuan tastes the pain of losing a son as well!*

Ba Li's eyes darted around, and he gave a cold smile before whispering a few words to the two youths beside him.

Upon hearing Ba Li's words, the boy and girl nodded slightly. At this moment, the look in their eyes as they watched Lin Fan and Lin Chang'an had turned fierce!

From the viewing stands, Lin Fan's words were not without merit.

Zhao Kuang snorted coldly, "Fine! Then this young master will set the stakes at two thousand essence stones!"

To his surprise, Lin Fan casually held up five fingers. "Five thousand!"

"You!"

Zhao Kuang was nearly exploding with rage. This little brat was actually pushing his luck!

Even the members of the Zhao family were infuriated; this Lin Fan was just as loathsome as his father!

"Fine! Five thousand it is! At least you won't have the life left to collect it!"

Zhao Kuang gave a wicked smile, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.

"Chang'an, will it be you, or me?"

Lin Fan looked at Lin Chang'an with a faint smile.

Although Lin Fan was nearly two years younger than Lin Chang'an, seniority still mattered, so it was normal for Lin Fan to call him by his given name.

"Hehe, it's only the fourth level of Kaiyuan. Uncle, let me handle it. You should just wait to deal with those self-righteous young masters later!"

Lin Chang'an smiled faintly.

"Very well."

Lin Fan replied simply and walked to the side to sit down.

"As expected, I guessed correctly. This Lin Fan has no strength at all; he makes a collateral branch member do everything!"

"A toad dreaming of eating swan meat. Is Miss Bai Yurán even worthy of such a waste?"

"Heh, it's quite interesting that the Lin family actually has such a useless Young Clan Leader."

"If you ask me, they should just let this Lin Chang'an be the Young Clan Leader. That Lin Fan is nothing but a piece of trash."

"..."

The crowd felt contempt for Lin Fan's behavior of "hiding in the back," believing he was afraid and had pushed Lin Chang'an to the front.

Bai Yuxiang snorted disdainfully. *Truly a useless person who cannot be relied upon; I could kill him with a casual wave of my hand!*

The Cui brothers and others thought the same.

Gong Ling blinked as she watched Lin Fan. From him, she saw confidence and a sense of calm composure; he was truly a dragon among men!

Xia Yi also watched Lin Fan with shifting eyes. To remain so composed under such mockery, Xia Yi did not believe he was a waste.

Lin Xuan sat with his legs crossed, watching quietly without offering any explanation.

A true winner must know how to hide and must possess a powerful mindset.

Back in the Jixia Academy, Lin Xuan had been fine before the age of twenty, but after that, he had endured eighteen years of disdain and mockery.

"Zhao Kuang, come!"

Compared to the useless Lin Hao, Lin Chang'an was naturally going to give Zhao Kuang his all.

After all, Zhao Kuang was at the fourth level of Kaiyuan.

"Kid, you dare fight me at only the third level of Kaiyuan? Today, I'll make you taste the feeling of being heavily wounded!"

Zhao Kuang grinned wildly.

"Boom!"

Zhao Kuang struck first, throwing a punch toward Lin Chang'an.

Lin Chang'an remained unhurried, his body dodging just past Zhao Kuang's fist.

"Good kid! Then take this strike from me!"

Zhao Kuang shouted as he pulled a Grade 7 Mortal-rank battle saber from his storage bag!

As expected of the Zhao family's Young Clan Leader, he possessed a Grade 7 Mortal-rank weapon at the fourth level of Kaiyuan.

In the past, only people like Lin Wen and Lin Wu of the Lin family were qualified to own Grade 7 weapons.

Seeing Zhao Kuang draw his weapon, Lin Chang'an refused to be outdone. He immediately pulled a weapon from his storage bag—a long spear, also a Grade 7 Mortal-rank!

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound of steel clashing, the two instantly separated.

Everyone stared at the spear in Lin Chang'an's hand. They hadn't expected the Lin family to be so generous as to give a collateral branch member a Grade 7 Mortal-rank weapon!

Generally speaking, a Grade 7 Mortal-rank weapon could be worth several thousand essence stones on the market; this was no small resource.

"Damn it! Even if you have a Grade 7 weapon, you're still going down before me!"

Zhao Kuang roared in fury, his saber flashing with white light.

"Then come and try!"

Lin Chang'an gripped his spear tightly, his aura surging!