Regarding the identity of the middle-aged man, Lin Hai already had a rough answer in his mind.
At the beginning, the ancestors of the Lin family only had three registered apprentices, and the Eight Drunken Immortals were only passed down to these three apprentices, so this middle-aged man should be the descendant or successor of these three apprentices.
In other words, this middle-aged man has quite a connection with him.
Lin Hai was about to inquire in detail to see which of the three apprentices this middle-aged man was descended from, but the other party suddenly handed over his hand and said: "I am responsible for this, I have offended you!"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he immediately put his hands into action, and it looked like he was still going to fight.
Lin Hai naturally didn't care. If he wanted to fight, he would fight. It would just take more time and effort.
However, just after the fight, Lin Hai immediately confirmed his judgment. The middle-aged man is definitely a descendant of the three apprentices of Lin's ancestors, because the Kung Fu he uses is called Thunder Palm, which is the unique skill created by Lin's ancestors.
Kung Fu. But what puzzled Lin Hai was that many of the moves in the Thunder Palm used by the middle-aged man had been tampered with to make them seem specious, and their power was greatly reduced.
I don’t know whether these moves were modified by the middle-aged man himself or by someone who taught him.
But even so, with his deep internal strength and skillful Thunder Palm, the middle-aged man's strength is still far greater than the previous three people. Even if he is one against three, he should be able to easily defeat the three people in front of him.
Lin Hai felt more and more uncomfortable as he watched the opponent keep using the Thunder Palm that had been tampered with beyond recognition, so he simply performed a complete set of Thunder Palm. Every move was exactly what the ancestors of the Lin family looked like when they pioneered this unique skill.
As a result, the middle-aged man immediately turned red with excitement, just like a twenty-year-old boy who suddenly saw a beautiful woman in a cool swimsuit. He stared at Lin Hai with fiery eyes, giving the impression that he was about to pounce on her at any time.
The result can be imagined. As Lin Hai finished a set of Thunder Palms, the middle-aged man was hit in the chest with his palm. He took seven or eight steps back and fell to the ground on his back.
However, Lin Hai obviously held back this time, and the middle-aged man was not injured. After he got up from the ground, he turned around and saluted Cao Tian, and then said loudly:
"Mr. Cao, I'm really sorry. I don't have enough strength to complete the task. In addition, the ten-year agreement that year has expired, so from now on, I officially leave the Cao family!"
Cao Tian's face changed drastically and he said hurriedly: "Mr. Wei, although the ten-year agreement has expired, on behalf of the Cao family, I hope you can stay. No matter what requests you make, the Cao family will try their best to satisfy you."
However, Xiong Zheng shook his head and said: "I appreciate Mr. Cao's kindness, but I have found a new way to get rid of it, so I definitely can't stay in the Cao family anymore."
Cao Tian frowned and said, "Where are you going, Mr. Xiong?"
Xiong Zheng was exactly the master that Cao Tian had managed to recruit ten years ago. In order to recruit Xiong Zheng, he had put a lot of effort into it.
However, Xiong Zheng's help to the Cao family in the past ten years has far exceeded his original contribution, and it can be said that the return far exceeded expectations.
Moreover, Xiong Zheng is different from the previous three people. He does not love beauty or be greedy for money. He lives a very simple life. He has almost nothing but three meals a day. If there is nothing to do, he will just keep practicing.
However, he is still the strongest among the four.
In terms of cost performance, Xiong Zheng is undoubtedly a great value.
Therefore, Cao Tian was absolutely reluctant to let Xiong Zheng leave the Cao family like this. This would definitely be a huge loss to him and the Cao family.
What Cao Tian didn't expect was that Xiong Zheng suddenly turned around, knelt on one knee in front of Lin Hai, and shouted respectfully: "Xiong Zheng has met the young master!"
Even Lin Hai was confused at this time.
He immediately stepped aside and asked, "Did you make a mistake?"
Xiong Zheng shook his head firmly, "It's absolutely true, the young master's surname is Lin?"
"..." Lin Hai nodded.
"That's even more true!" Xiong Zheng said: "The Eight Drunken Immortals is a unique skill created by the founder. Although he passed the Eight Drunken Immortals to his three disciples, he also said it first. Without his approval, no one can use the Eight Drunken Immortals.
The Eight Immortals were passed on to others. But since then, his three disciples have never seen the Master again, so the Eight Immortals have also become extinct in their hands. Except for the Master and his direct descendants, there is no one anymore.
Able to cast the Eight Drunken Immortals."
Lin Hai suddenly realized that no wonder Xiong Zheng insisted that his surname was Lin. He continued to ask: "So, you are the descendant of those three disciples? I remember that among the three disciples accepted by my ancestor, one of them was indeed named Xiong.
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Xiong's face showed a look of shame, "I am stupid and stupid, I am really ashamed of my ancestor!"
But then a firm look appeared on his face, and he bowed and said: "The ancestors once left a legacy. If our Xiong family can meet the direct descendants of our ancestors, we must treat them as young masters. I, Xiong Zheng, have no other worries.
From now on, I hope the young master will allow me to serve you!"
Including Cao Tian, everyone in the Cao family almost dropped their eyes to the ground when they saw this scene.
The reason why Xiong Zheng wanted to leave the Cao family was to serve Lin Hai.
Didn’t this guy surrender to the enemy in public?
Everyone in the Cao family was extremely angry. As someone took the lead, more and more people began to loudly insult Xiong Zheng. All kinds of obscene words came out in an endless stream, and the more they cursed, the more unpleasant they were.
Although Cao Tian didn't say a word, you could tell by looking at his livid face that he was also very angry.
As for Liu Yin, who was standing behind Lin Hai, she was surprised and happy. She quickly ran over and helped Xiong Zheng up.
"Oh, don't keep kneeling, get up first and then talk!" Liu Yin helped Xiong Zheng up with a smile, "Don't worry, Lin Hai will definitely agree!"
Xiong Zheng immediately saluted Liu Yin respectfully, "I've met the young mistress!"
Liu Yin immediately blushed, with a shy look on her face, and quickly waved her hands and said: "No, no, you are wrong!"
Lin Hai couldn't laugh or cry. He never imagined that things would turn out like this. However, he could also see that Xiong Zheng should not have any bad intentions towards him, and Xiong Zheng was indeed a descendant of the Xiong family back then. He was both affectionate and reasonable.
He should accept each other.
"Yinyin is right. Now is not the past. Don't kneel down at every turn. If you have nowhere to go, there is no problem in staying with me. If you have a new place to go, you can leave at any time!"
Xiong looked happy and said respectfully: "Thank you so much, Master!"
Lin Hai nodded, "We'll talk about the rest after we leave here. I'll take care of the things here first."
Xiong Zheng immediately stood behind Lin Hai, staring eagerly at the Cao family members around him.
His current state is completely different from before. Not only are his eyes sparkling, but his aura is like an unsheathed sword, unparalleled.
Obviously, if anyone in the Cao family wants to take action against Lin Hai, they must get through him first.
This scene fell in the eyes of everyone in the Cao family, and once again made them so angry that their livers ached.