"Ouch, Brother Lin, this is too long! It hurts! Pull it out quickly!"

"Junior sister, I told you long ago, I'm not only long, but also very big, so just bear with it!"

On the towering mountain peak.

Inside a dilapidated Taoist temple, a young girl with flushed cheeks lay on the headboard, her long skirt revealing a strikingly straight waist and hips.

Lin Jinglong stood behind her, one hand supporting her waist, the other holding a silver needle, inserting it in and out gently.

Only after completing the last step did he breathe a sigh of relief: "Junior sister, your sprain is too severe; it will take a while to heal!"

"Brother Lin, you're amazing! It really doesn't hurt anymore!" The girl, Hongwu, blinked and rolled over to lie on her side. "Brother Lin, is Master going to let you go down the mountain?"

“Yes, after three years on the mountain, it’s time for me to go back!” Lin Jinglong nodded.

"But I can't bear to part with you, please don't go!" Hongwu pouted, then suddenly twisted her body, revealing a patch of white skin at her neckline. "I, I'll let you eat steamed buns!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglong's heart instantly warmed.

He looked at the barely visible fullness and swallowed hard. "Junior sister, this... isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Hongwu rolled her eyes in embarrassment and anger: "What are you pretending to be so reserved for? You've been eyeing me for more than just a day or two!"

"Lin Jinglong, I told you to get the hell down the mountain! What are you still doing here?!" Just then, a loud roar swept in from outside, "If you don't want to leave, I'll lock you up for another three years!"

"Damn it, old man, don't even think about it!" Lin Jinglong's expression changed. "Junior sister, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you when I have time!"

After saying that, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Just kidding, he's been cooped up in the mountains for so long, he's been wanting to go back for ages.

If I stay any longer, I'll go crazy!

He is the young master of the most prestigious family in the capital.

Three years ago, he met an old man by chance who claimed that Lin Jinglong would face a great calamity within three years, and that the only way to avert it was to become his disciple and follow him up the mountain to learn martial arts.

Lin Jinglong scoffed at the idea, but his grandfather believed him wholeheartedly, making Lin Jinglong become his disciple on the spot and then taking him away.

They suffered hardship and torment, living a life worse than death.

Fortunately, he had his junior sister Hongwu by his side, and he also learned some amazing Taoist techniques.

Even a celestial master might not be a match for him!

Now I can finally go home.

I wonder how my family is doing?

...

Go to Beijing.

The Lin family residence.

This once prestigious and authoritative family has nurtured three generations of influential figures who have dominated the world and stood tall for many years.

However, within a month, all the elites of the family from different generations died one after another.

Only the elderly, women, and children, led by the old lady of the Lin family, were left to hold a funeral today, a scene of utter desolation.

Those who came to pay their respects shook their heads and sighed, "Alas, I never imagined that the once-powerful Lin family would fall to such a state! It's truly a case of watching their towering building rise and then crumbling!"

"Three generations of outstanding members of the Lin family have all perished within a month, including Old Master Lin. This is clearly a massacre targeting the entire Lin family. I really don't know who could pull off such a massive operation!"

"Shut up! How can you talk about such things like that? You'll only bring trouble upon yourself! In short, after today, the Lin family is finished..."

Dressed in plain clothes, these words only deepened Old Mrs. Lin's grief.

The successive deaths of her loved ones were already a huge blow, and all the responsibilities of the Lin family fell on her shoulders.

It made her look extremely haggard.

She also understood that the Lin family had been set up, and this time they were likely to truly collapse.

The only saving grace is that the Lin family still has a single son.

That was Lin Jinglong, the grandson who was taken away three years ago.

Once he returns, we should arrange his marriage as soon as possible so that the Lin family can have many descendants.

Perhaps there is still hope for the Lin family in the future!

Thinking of this, Grandma Lin felt a little better.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to speak, "Gentlemen, my Lin family is not all dead yet. As long as I, this old woman, am alive, the Lin family will not fall! Thank you for coming to pay your respects, but please excuse us and leave today!"

Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads and sighed, preparing to leave.

After all, the Lin family had suffered such a major incident, they had no time to entertain them.

"Grandma Ye, please wait a moment!" Just then, a woman stepped out from the crowd.

She wore a long dress and exuded exceptional elegance.

Her beautiful face carried a hint of cold arrogance: "Grandma Lin, there is something I would like to announce now, and I implore everyone present to bear witness for Yang Ruoxue!"

"My engagement with Lin Jinglong, the youngest grandson of the Lin family, is hereby officially dissolved!"

Whoosh!

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Yang Ruoxue publicly broke off the engagement right after the Lin family had finished their funeral.

This is tantamount to adding insult to injury!

"The Yang family is ruthless enough to announce the annulment of the engagement at a time like this!"

"Sigh, with the Lin family's mansion collapsing, the monkeys scatter when the tree falls. Yang Ruoxue naturally doesn't want to be dragged down. That's very realistic!"

"I heard that the Yang family's youngest grandson went to learn magic from this old Taoist priest three years ago, and even after this terrible thing happened in the family, he hasn't come back..."

Amid the murmurs, Old Mrs. Ye's face paled: "Yang Ruoxue, what did you say?"

"The marriage was arranged by our parents and the matchmaker. The engagement between you and my grandson is a contractual agreement. How can you just break it off like that!"

“Grandma Lin, that’s not what Ruoxue meant!” Yang Ruoxue’s father, Yang Hai, stepped forward. “It’s just that times have changed, arranged marriages aren’t common anymore. Besides, they’ve only met a few times, there’s practically no emotional foundation between them…”

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Ruoxue interrupted, "Grandma Lin, it is said that a good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. Everyone knows the current situation of the Lin family! I cannot gamble my life to marry a down-on-his-luck young master!"

"So, I beg your understanding, Madam Lin, and please let me off the hook!"

These words were both barbed and gentle, a feigned retreat that was actually a way of putting Old Mrs. Lin on the hot seat.

"You, you, you..." Old Mrs. Lin was already exhausted, and the repeated shocks made her unable to bear it any longer.

His body swayed and he fell backward.

Snap!

Just then, a long, slender hand steadily supported her.

She slowly raised her head, and when she saw the face in front of her, she was immediately shocked: "Jing, Jinglong? Grandson, my little grandson, you're back?!"

"Grandma, your unfilial grandson is late!" Lin Jinglong's eyes reddened. He had thought that coming back from the mountain would allow him to reunite with his family.

Unexpectedly, what I saw was the Lin family's funeral.

Especially since his grandmother was all alone and had to be humiliated in public, it fueled his anger: "Grandma, I will be the one to support the Lin family from now on!"

"No one should try to act arrogantly in front of the Lin family!"

His appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.

"Is he Lin Jinglong, the youngest grandson of the Lin family?"

"He's coming back to take charge!"

"What kind of big picture can he possibly manage? Rumor has it that he went to study Taoism with an old Taoist priest. Can that stuff be eaten?"

"It's just a flash in the pan, it doesn't change anything!"