Chapter 25

“On a dark and windy night, where murder is afoot…”

But right now, it’s the daytime!

Lin Yan looked completely bewildered, dazedly leading Lin Xuan out of Tai’an City to the foot of Black Tiger Mountain.

“Teacher, this script isn’t right!”

Lin Yan belatedly realized, his little face still showing signs of confusion. Shouldn’t they have discussed their strategies first?

This is a peak expert at the ninth level of the True Essence Realm!

In Tai’an City, only the city lord could possibly suppress the current Black Big Tiger.

Now, they had directly come to Black Tiger Mountain in broad daylight!

“Perhaps… your cousin has his own ideas,” said the mysterious master in Lin Yan’s mind, somewhat uncertain.

“However, based on your cousin’s strength, making a bit of noise to hold off the three leaders of Black Tiger Mountain for a moment shouldn’t be a problem. You just need to quietly sneak into the back mountain while they’re fighting.”

Lin Yan nodded upon hearing this but still looked somewhat worried.

“Lin Xuan, do you think it’s really okay to charge in like this?” Lin Yan said anxiously.

Even though his teacher had said it would be fine, didn’t they really need to disguise themselves a bit?

Lin Xuan halted his steps and slowly said, “Lin Yan, you need to stick close to me and not get lost.”

However, just then, a loud shout came from Black Tiger Mountain.

“Stop! Who are you? How dare you come to our Black Tiger Mountain!”

Several mountain bandits brandished bright knives, their eyes sharp, with a rich aura of blood and energy, at around the fifth or sixth level of the Body Refinement Realm. This was already quite a formidable level.

A long sword emitting cold air suddenly appeared in Lin Xuan’s hand, its blade intricately engraved with beautiful patterns.

Clang!

Accompanied by the sound of the sword being drawn, a torrent of True Qi surged into the sword, and a silver-white sword light tore through the sky, continuous and unending.

The mountain bandits didn’t even have time to react; they just felt a flash of darkness in front of them and then saw a headless corpse fall to the ground, silent the next moment.

However, the sword energy didn’t stop there; it struck directly at the gate of Black Tiger Village, causing the massive gate to collapse with a loud crash, turning into a pile of ruins.

“Who dares to cause trouble for my Black Tiger Village?!”

In an instant, several angry roars echoed. Lin Xuan sensed the situation roughly; several auras of the True Essence Realm instantly rose, and soon he saw three tall, fierce men leading nearly a hundred underlings rushing in from all directions of Black Tiger Mountain.

“Teacher, what should we do now?”

Lin Yan’s small face looked mournful. He felt that he might have gotten himself into serious trouble. Looking around, there were at least a hundred people, including several experts at the True Essence Realm. Once they completely surrounded them, even a peak expert at the ninth level of the True Essence Realm would find it difficult to handle, not to mention that the big leader of Black Tiger Village, Black Big Tiger, hadn’t made his move yet.

“Don’t worry; your cousin hasn’t used his full strength yet. From the strength he just displayed, he should be no weaker than the seventh or eighth level of the True Essence Realm, plus with his spiritual body, it’s unlikely these people can stop him.”

“Your cousin is quite impressive; a young genius. I didn’t expect to see such a talent emerge from your Lin family. He’s not any weaker than some direct descendants cultivated from a young age by major powers.”

“Tsk tsk, little Yan, you should worry about yourself. Just because these mountain bandits can’t do anything to your cousin doesn’t mean they can’t do anything to you.”

The old man in Lin Yan’s mind said with amusement, but he couldn’t understand why the Lin family had such a genius; could it be a family favored by great fortune?

Lin Yan had no idea about the old man’s confusion, but he was realizing this serious issue.

He was still just a small fry at the fourth level of the Body Refinement Realm; any random master at the Qi Condensation Realm could take his life!

However, if he ran far away now, would that be considered ungrateful?

Just as Lin Yan found himself in a dilemma about his life, Lin Xuan noticed his current predicament.

“Lin Yan, stay away from me next. I don’t want to accidentally hurt you.”

Lin Xuan looked at Lin Yan, who was caught in a dilemma.

“Brother Lin Xuan, take care!”

Lin Yan felt as if he had been granted amnesty and fled without hesitation; if he didn’t run now, it would be too late!

As his teacher said, his brother Lin Xuan was strong, and he might be fine, but he was just a small weakling at the fourth level of the Body Refinement Realm. Knives and swords have no eyes; if he got chopped, he wouldn’t even have a place to cry!

“You brat, are you the one who provoked our Black Tiger Village and dared to kill my brothers?”

Amidst the rumbling dust, a deep voice resounded, sounding somewhat hoarse, as if sandpaper was rubbing against eardrums, causing Lin Xuan to frown.

Then, a figure appeared before Lin Xuan. This figure was quite short, with a sinister appearance, but his aura was immense. Behind him were nearly a hundred bandits from Black Tiger Village, all holding gleaming knives and swords, glinting coldly in the sunlight.

This short figure was the third chief of Black Tiger Village, Black Three Tiger. Although he was only 1.5 meters tall, his notoriety surpassed even that of Black Big Tiger and Black Second Tiger.

Black Three Tiger squinted at Lin Xuan under the sunlight, saying, “What a handsome young man. I wonder which family’s talented youth dares to come and find trouble with my Black Tiger Village?”

Lin Xuan sensed the strength of Black Tiger Village and secretly thought, “As Lin Yan said, this Black Tiger Village indeed possesses great opportunities. If left unchecked, it will definitely lead to disaster.”

Lin Xuan glanced at Black Three Tiger and calmly replied, “Lin family, Lin Xuan.”

“I’ve heard for a long time that the Lin family has a proud son; today I see that it lives up to its reputation,” Black Three Tiger chuckled, but a glint of greed flashed in his squinted eyes, along with… a strong killing intent!

“I wonder why Young Master Lin Xuan is not staying properly in the Lin family but has come to my Black Tiger Village?”

Black Three Tiger didn’t immediately make a move, only squinting at Lin Xuan. However, Lin Xuan’s next words made his expression grow even darker.

“To kill.”

Lin Xuan’s expression was indifferent; facing nearly a hundred people, he showed no signs of weakness. “Your Black Tiger Village has colluded with the Chu family. You deserve to be destroyed.”

Upon hearing Lin Xuan’s words, Black Three Tiger’s face turned extremely gloomy. The collusion with the Chu family was something only he and his two brothers should know; it was absolutely confidential, especially since Black Big Tiger was currently at a critical juncture of breaking through to the Sea of Qi realm!