"Sir, you have eliminated four people in the past three years. Except for Ling Chen, the other three have completely left this world, so you should stop. If you continue like this, you will really be discovered.
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The man behind the boy looked a little unbearable. Although he was just a servant arranged by the boy's father to protect him, the boy in front of him was really terrifying.
Such ruthless and decisive methods are not something that a person of only fifteen years old can do.
Two years ago, two students in the Swordsman Academy fell in love with Ruo Ling at the same time, so they agreed to compete on the cliffside on the mountain behind the Lingwu Academy. However, they both fell off the cliff and died without any body parts.
Many people thought that the two men accidentally fell off the cliff during the fight, but in fact they were knocked off the cliff by the palm of the young man in front of them.
Naturally, Heqing also pursued Ruoling so hard that he was killed and died unjustly.
And Ling Chen was the only lucky one among the four who survived at the hands of the young man.
Listening to the man's nagging, the young man frowned impatiently. If his father hadn't insisted on letting him be by his side to protect him, he wouldn't have bothered to let such a follower follow him.
"Well, I don't like people to be verbose. Killing a few people is nothing to me. That trash from the Ling family actually came back alive, which surprised me. I saw him fall off the cliff with my own eyes at the time. I didn't expect it.
He didn’t even die!”
"Perhaps this boy is blessed with great fortune. Doesn't the Young Master have to kill him?"
There was a sneer on the corner of the young man's mouth, and the faint anger between his eyebrows made people feel very uncomfortable.
"Do you have a reason not to kill him?" The young man looked back at the man and asked with a playful smile.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then sighed, shook his head, turned and left the room.
After the man went out, the young man slowly drew out his sword and gently wiped the sharp blade, the cold light in his eyes getting stronger and stronger.
"Ling Chen...since you insist on stealing my beloved woman, then don't blame me for sending you to the West!"
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Xinpo Town, Lingjia.
What is different from usual is that tonight the Ling family is brightly lit and the meeting hall is full of people.
These people are all branches and direct descendants of the Ling family, and they are also the most important force of the Ling family.
The head of the Ling family, Ling Chen's father, is named Ling Xiao, and he holds all the power of life and death in the Ling family.
At this time, in the Ling family's meeting hall, in addition to Ling Xiao in the middle of the hall, there were also Ling Xiao's second brother Ling Yuntian and third brother Ling Chu.
In addition, there are some branch deacons from the Ling family and a few older people.
"I'm afraid this matter will not be that simple. The Wang family has always been looking for opportunities to go against our Ling family. This time Chen'er killed his nephew He Qing. Regardless of the truth of the matter, they will use it as an excuse to cause trouble. You
Tell me what to do."
After finishing speaking, Ling Xiao picked up the white porcelain teacup on the table next to him, took a sip, and waited for others in the hall to speak.
Ling Yuntian, who was sitting in the first seat to the lower left of Ling Xiao, glanced at Ling Chu opposite him and said to himself: "In my opinion, this matter may be detrimental to our Ling family. The Wang family has become more and more powerful in the past two years.
It’s probably impossible for our Ling family to contend with them.”
After hearing this, Ling Chen nodded repeatedly and said: "Master, second brother, he is right. This matter must be treated with caution. If you are not careful, it may cause the Ling family to fall into a greater disaster. This Ling Chen also
Really, how could anyone be accused of murder?"
"Yes, I would say that the head of the family should not have sent him to Lingwu Academy in the first place. Three years later, he is still a second-level swordsman. I don't know how much the Wang family and the Qin family laughed at this matter. .”
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"Ahem... You are right about this. It is precisely because of Chen'er's low cultivation that it is impossible to kill He Qing, a swordsman at the seventh level of swordsmanship. This shows that someone must have deliberately framed him."
"Master, even so, someone is deliberately taking this opportunity to cause trouble for our Ling family. In my opinion, if it doesn't work, hand over the young master. Only in this way can the Ling family be protected!"
The speaker was an old man from another branch of the Ling family. This man's status in the Ling family was not low. Although he was only a branch of the Ling family, he still had some influence.
When Ling Xiao heard that his son was to be handed over, he couldn't help but frown.
Although he said that his good-for-nothing son was of no use, he was his son after all, and he did not want to do this unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Is there something wrong with what Mr. Li said? Although Chen'er is a martial arts waste, he is the son of someone like me, Ling Mou. If I abandon my son in order to protect my safety, I'm afraid I can't do it. arrive."
The old man whom Ling Xiao called Mr. Li seemed to be aware of Ling Xiao's dissatisfaction, and immediately laughed twice and stopped talking.
"Master, I think everyone is right. Regardless of whether Chen'er committed murder this time or not, this crime has been laid. You still have to take the overall situation into consideration when you go there tomorrow. Don't get into a fight with the Wang family."
The person who spoke was Ling Yuntian. As the second eldest son of the Ling family, he naturally had a lot of hatred for Ling Xiao in his heart.
When the master passed on the title of head of the family, the second eldest son, Ling Yuntian, was originally supposed to be the head of the family. However, Ling Xiao broke through to the fifth level of combat master not long before the passing of the throne, and became the most powerful person in the Ling family's generation. The tallest person takes the position of head of the family.
Since then, although Ling Yuntian was very respectful to Ling Xiao on the surface, that was not the case behind the scenes.
Ling Xiao knew this very well.
Seeing Ling Yuntian opening his mouth to help, Ling Xiao put down the teacup in his hand and glanced at Ling Yuntian with some dissatisfaction.
"Yun Tian, I understand your thoughts, but don't let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige. When have our Ling family ever been afraid of others!"
"Hehehe... The head of the family is right. Our Ling family has never been afraid of anyone, but that's just in our Xinpo Town. Moreover, news came not long ago that the head of the Wang family has just broken through to The Sword King realm is considered a master in our Xinpo Town. Doesn’t the head of the family not know about it?"
It was Lingchu who spoke this time. As the third child, both Ling Xiao and Ling Yuntian were regarded as a thorn in his side.
Ling Xiao's face darkened. Of course he knew about this. Ever since the head of the Wang family broke through to the Sword King realm, Ling Yuntian and Ling Chu had often used this as a topic and took the opportunity to ridicule Ling Xiao, which made him feel very unhappy.
Ling Xiao has been at the ninth level of sword master for more than a year, but has never been able to break through to the sword king level.
The second child, Ling Yuntian, is also a ninth level swordsman, and the third child, Lingchu, is also a seventh level swordsman.
Because of this, the second eldest child, Ling Yuntian, was even more dissatisfied with Ling Xiao and wished he could find an opportunity to kick Ling Xiao out of the position of head of the family.
So the seemingly peaceful Ling family actually had their own hidden agendas. Ling Xiao knew this very well, but he had no choice.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to reconcile everyone's opinions, so all Ling Xiao can do is try his best to keep others mentally balanced.