"Why didn't eldest sister come?"

Gong Xue has a pure and kind nature, and can't hide things in her heart, so she just blurts out a sentence.

It wasn't until she finished speaking that she realized how abrupt and impolite she was. She quickly covered her mouth and lowered her head, not daring to look at Lin Zhong's face. She felt nervous and uneasy, for fear of making Lin Zhong angry.

Of course, Lin Zhong was not as knowledgeable as a child, but he really didn't know how to answer Gong Xue's question, so he changed the subject and said, "Can you take us to find your father?"

"OK."

Gong Xue nodded obediently, glanced at Bi Luo again, turned around and led the way.

For some reason, she was quite afraid of this young lady who looked a few years older than herself, so much so that she didn't even dare to say a word.

The three of them set off again, with Gong Xue walking at the front, followed by Lin Zhong, and Bi Luo following leisurely at the end.

The mountain paths are rugged and difficult to navigate, but it is not a problem for Lin Zhong and Bi Luo. Even if they are injured, they can still climb over the mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenes around him, Lin Zhong couldn't help but recall the time he spent here with Lu Yin, and felt a faint sense of nostalgia in his heart.

"Tsk, tsk, it turns out you have been here a long time ago and you didn't even tell me."

Bi Luo quickened her pace slightly and walked side by side with Lin Zhong. She deliberately poked Lin Zhong's arm with her elbow and said with a faint smile, "This little sister seems to have misunderstood the relationship between us."

Lin Zhong's mouth twitched and he said speechlessly: "So what?"

"Aren't you afraid that she will tell eldest sister?"

Bi Luo glanced sideways at Lin Zhong, her tone playful.

"Not afraid."

Lin Zhong said two words without changing his expression.

"Tch, it's boring."

Bi Luo originally planned to tease Lin Zhong, but when she saw his appearance, her interest suddenly waned, she curled her lips and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

Under the leadership of Gong Xue, Lin Zhong and Bi Luo walked along the mountain path. After walking for about seven or eight minutes, they came to an ordinary wooden house.

A middle-aged man with a simple appearance stood there waiting, it was Gong Xue's father Gong Yunping.

Compared with the last time we met, Gong Yunping had not changed much. On the contrary, Lin Zhong himself had gone through many ups and downs and was no longer the same.

Gong Yunping had practiced several crops-handling moves, and he was considered a half-warrior. His perception was much sharper than that of ordinary people. He could tell at a glance that Lin Zhong was in poor physical condition.

However, even so, the feeling Lin Zhong gave him was still as unfathomable as the sea.

As for Bi Luo who was following Lin Chong, Gong Yunping didn't dare to look at her.

As an experienced hunter who often wanders in deep mountains and old forests, Gong Yunping has an almost instinctive intuition and sense of danger.

If Lin Zhong gave him the feeling of the sea, then Bi Luo gave him the feeling of a monster, and the kind that eats people without spitting out their bones.

Sensing Gong Yunping's gaze, Bi Luo, who had been looking around, suddenly turned her head and met Gong Yunping's gaze, her eyes cold and ruthless.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Being stared at by Bi Luo's emotionless eyes, cold sweat gradually broke out on Gong Yunping's back, as if he had encountered an eye-catching white-fronted insect alone in the mountains. His heart was beating wildly, his adrenaline was racing, but his feet were motionless as if they had roots.

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"You forgot my warning so quickly?"

Lin Zhong kept walking and uttered indifferent words that only Bi Luo could hear.

"Don't worry, I was just joking with him."

Bi Luo Liu raised his eyebrows, and the cold light in his eyes disappeared instantly, and he said lazily: "That man is not very strong, but he has a good heart. Faced with my murderous intention, he was able to hold on and did not run away."

Lin Zhong's face was expressionless: "It's just this once, it won't happen next time."

Bi Luo curled her lips, turned her head to look into the distance, and whistled.

As Bi Luo looked away, Gong Yunping suddenly felt relieved. In just a few seconds, his back was completely soaked with cold sweat. His legs softened and he staggered a few steps to the side, almost falling to the ground.

Lin Zhong took a step forward, as if he had shrunk to an inch. In the blink of an eye, he crossed a few feet away and appeared next to Gong Yunping, reaching out to hold the latter's shoulders.

"Uncle Gong, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay."

Gong Yunping quickly waved his hand and stood firm. The look of awe on his face became even stronger. He unknowingly used the honorific title: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, for causing you trouble."

"I am the one who should say I'm sorry."

Lin Zhong turned around and glanced at Bi Luo, who was lagging behind, and his voice turned cold: "Come here and admit your mistake!"

"What?"

Bi Luo could hardly believe her ears, her eyes suddenly opened wide, she raised her finger and pointed at her nose, then pointed at the helpless Gong Yunping: "You want me to admit his mistake? Is he worthy?!"

"No, no, no, please don't."

Gong Yunping was also frightened. He shook his hands wildly and stepped back: "Mr. Lin, I know you have good intentions, but I am just an ordinary person and I can't bear it!"

"Killing to pay for one's life, paying back debts, and apologizing for mistakes are all things that are only natural and have nothing to do with whether you can bear it or not."

Lin Zhong raised his voice: "Bi Luo, apologize to Uncle Gong!"

"I don't!"

Her green eyebrows stood upright, her hands hanging by her sides were clenched into fists, and her eyes were flashing with angry flames: "An ant that can be easily crushed to death, what qualifications do you have to ask me to apologize?"

"So that's what you think."

Lin Zhong took a deep breath, and anger appeared for the first time in his calm and deep pupils: "Do you think that with power, you can do whatever you want?"

"So what?"

Bi Luo's delicate body trembled. This was the first time she had seen Lin Zhong so angry. She couldn't help but feel terrified in her heart. However, the pride deep in her bones made her unwilling to give in.

More importantly, she didn't understand why Lin Zhong was angry.

Isn't it a consistent law of the world that the weak eat the strong and the strong are respected? Why should the strong bow to the weak?

"Uncle Gong, I apologize to you on her behalf. I'm sorry." Lin Zhong withdrew his gaze from Bi Luo, never looked at her again, and said to Gong Yunping in a deep voice.

"Oh, it's just a small thing. I haven't lost anything. Mr. Lin, you don't have to do this. I really can't bear it."

Gong Yunping rubbed his hands vigorously, his face full of fear and uneasiness.

Gong Xue stood aside, looking at Lin Zhong and then at Gong Yunping. With her simple mind, she really couldn't understand what happened.

But Gong Yunping's attitude of swallowing his anger cast a shadow over her pure and flawless heart.

The smile at the corner of her mouth slowly disappeared, her hands tightly held the corners of her clothes, her head drooped lower and lower, and her whole body wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Lin Zhong first noticed the change in Gong Xue's face, rubbed her head, and said softly: "Xueya, go inside."

"Um."
Chapter completed!