Chapter 40: When the Head of the Clan Acts, You'd Best Keep Your Mouth Shut! (Please keep reading)

"Third Uncle!"

"Father!"

"Patriarch!"

"Third Brother!"

"Third Uncle!"

The members of the Lin family were all overjoyed, as if they had finally found their backbone.

Hearing the cries of the Lin family, the others also began to observe Lin Xuan with curious expressions. Was this man truly the legendary "Iron Patriarch" Lin Xuan!?

As expected, he was headstrong—he started things off by delivering a resounding slap to the Cui family!

"Aaaahhh~~ How dare you hurt me!"

Cui Sheng clutched his bleeding shoulder and let out a piercing, agonized roar.

To his surprise, Lin Xuan didn't give this fool even a second glance, walking straight to Lin Fan's side instead.

"Kid, you doing alright?"

"Hehe, I'm not dead. I can take it."

Lin Fan grinned, looking extremely carefree.

"You brat, why act like a hero? Look at you, you're already paying the price."

Lin Xuan chuckled as he took a healing pill from his storage bag and handed it to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan accepted the pill without ceremony and swallowed it in one gulp. Regarding his father's sarcasm, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Hey! You brat, you actually dare to glare at your old man!"

Lin Xuan laughed and gave Lin Fan a playful tap on the head.

"Third Uncle, Brother Lin Fan is injured, so please stop teasing him."

Lin Xue'er could no longer stand it. She transformed into a "husband-protecting demon," her willow-like brows furrowed and her small mouth pouting.

Lin Xuan laughed helplessly. This brat—aside from having bone structure like mine, his luck with women is just like mine too!

The rest of the crowd, watching the father and son perform this scene of "filial piety and parental affection," was instantly unsettled.

This was the Cui family estate! You just injured a Cui family elder, and yet you dare to act all warm and fuzzy right in front of their main gates!?

"Causing trouble in my Cui family... Lin family, are you all being a bit too arrogant!?"

The main protagonist had arrived.

Cui Yongzhou, the Patriarch of the Cui family, was one of the top combatants in Huaqing Prefecture.

"Greetings, Patriarch Cui."

The members of various small families bowed and saluted Cui Yongzhou one after another.

The corners of Lin Xuan's mouth curled up slightly. The main player was here.

"What? Is it only permissible for your Cui family to bully my son, but not permissible for me to return a single sword strike to your Cui family? The Cui family is being far too overbearing, don't you think!?"

"Hiss~~"

The crowd gasped. Patriarch Lin's actions could be considered an open provocation against the Cui family!

Hearing the mockery in Lin Xuan's voice, Cui Yongzhou's face darkened instantly.

"A fine Lin family, and a fine Patriarch Lin! I didn't expect you people in Cloud Mist City to actually have such guts!"

Cui Yongzhou's tone was cold and bone-chilling.

Lin Xuan smiled indifferently, completely unbothered by Cui Yongzhou's words.

"The President of the Huaqing Prefecture Tongtian Chamber of Commerce, Lady Gong Ling, has arrived!"

Suddenly, a loud announcement rang out.

Everyone turned to look.

Lin Xuan was slightly bewildered. Why was Gong Ling here? And how had she become the President of the Huaqing Prefecture Tongtian Chamber of Commerce?

A beautiful woman dressed in a green gown appeared, leading a group of people from the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce as they walked slowly toward the area.

"Greetings, President Gong."

Everyone bowed to Gong Ling.

This new President Gong was no simple person. She had ascended to the position of President immediately, and the former President of the Huaqing Prefecture Tongtian Chamber of Commerce had stepped down without a single word of complaint—a fact that remained quite mysterious.

"Haha, isn't the Family Assembly about to begin? What are you all doing out here?"

Gong Ling spoke with a smile, but her tone was not particularly pleasant.

"Everyone, I apologize for making you watch such a joke. Please, take your seats. Some matters will be discussed after our Family Assembly is concluded."

After saying this, Cui Yongzhou's gaze swept over Lin Xuan and his group.

There was subtext in his words; Cui Yongzhou clearly intended to settle the score later!

Lin Xuan gave a disdainful laugh and led the Lin family members toward the interior of the Cui estate.

As they entered the estate, Lin Xuan and Gong Ling exchanged a subtle glance.

However, one could not discern much emotion in Gong Ling's eyes.

Lin Xuan smiled slightly before withdrawing his expression and walking into the manor.

Every family had its designated place.

There were eighteen cities in Huaqing Prefecture. Including the local area, there were over two hundred families in the Small Yuan Dan Realm, with a total of three to four thousand people in attendance!

As Lin Xuan scanned the surroundings, he realized he could not find the seat for the Lin family of Cloud Mist City!

Lin Wen, Lin Wu, and the others also noticed this issue, and they were all filled with fury. This kind of petty, playground-style targeting was truly disgusting!

"My apologies, I forgot to prepare tables and chairs for your Lin family. Someone, come here and set up five tables at the main gate for the Lin family."

Cui Yongzhou clapped his hands mockingly.

The crowd erupted in an uproar, subsequently casting highly mocking glances at Lin Xuan and his group.

Let's see what your Lin family does this time!?

Gong Ling sat in one of the highest seats. She did not speak up for Lin Xuan; instead, she watched him quietly, wanting to see how he would resolve this.

As for Bai Rong of the Bai family, there was a trace of shame in his eyes when he looked at Lin Xuan, but that shame soon vanished.

Lin Xuan snorted in disdain. He looked directly at Cui Yongzhou and said, "I recall that the Family Assembly is arranged according to strength. What? Is our Cloud Mist City Lin family not worthy?"

Without waiting for Cui Yongzhou to respond, Lin Xuan walked straight toward another family.

The Lin family of Shuiyun City!

Lin Xuan had already heard from his own people that this Shuiyun City Lin family was the loudest and most obnoxious!

"Excuse me, please move. This seat is not worthy of your status."

Lin Xuan's tone was contemptuous and extremely mocking.

The Lin family elder, Lin Xia, stood up from his seat in a rage.

"Who do you think you are!?"

Cui Yongzhou snorted coldly, "Patriarch Lin, it would be better if you went to sit in the seat I assigned to you."

Lin Xuan ignored Cui Yongzhou and grabbed Lin Xia!

How could the strength of the Three-Flow Divine Realm be compared to the peak of the Great Yuan Dan Realm?

Lin Xia's expression changed drastically, but he could not break free from the confinement of Lin Xuan's sword intent.

*Bang!*

Lin Xuan lifted Lin Xia directly and threw him out.

Lin Xia slammed heavily against the perimeter wall, looking utterly pathetic.

Silence!

The scene was terrifyingly silent—so quiet that a needle dropping could be heard!

Lin Xia, the elder of the Shuiyun City Lin family and a formidable peak Great Yuan Dan Realm expert, had been instantly neutralized by the Patriarch of the Cloud Mist City Lin family!

Lin Xia hadn't even been given the chance to resist.

"Patriarch!"

The members of the Shuiyun City Lin family were horrified, rushing toward Lin Xia in a panic.

"There, that's better. I didn't want to have to do it myself. Big brother, second brother, come over! There are seats available!"

Lin Xuan called out to Lin Wen and the others with a smile.

Lin Wen and the others swallowed hard in disbelief; it seemed their Patriarch had grown stronger again.

Though shocked, their bodies were very honest, and they moved to take their seats at the Shuiyun City Lin family's designated area.

Cui Yongzhou's face turned green.

The Shuiyun City Lin family were people of his Cui family.

"The Family Assembly is a place for friendly exchange. Is your Lin family being a bit too overbearing by doing this!"

Before the Cui family could even stand up, someone from the Sun family could no longer sit still.

They were all in the same boat.

Facing the Sun family's accusation, Lin Xuan merely smiled indifferently. Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, he spoke calmly

"As for how I conduct myself, you'd best keep your mouth shut!"