"I see. Lin Shi did a great job, we should reward him."
"Ancestor, although Lin Shi did a good job, there were still some mistakes, which led to this assassination. Moreover, after being assassinated, Lin Yang was afraid of other assassins and went into hiding. During this time, he encountered a tiger demon, and both of them were injured. He even injured his soul. It took him seven days to recover from his injuries and return to the gathering place to reunite with them."
"What did you say? Lin Yang has been out of your sight for seven days! Why didn't you report such an important matter to me immediately?"
"Ancestor, Lin Yang's soul was indeed seriously injured, and there are traces of the ghost's magical powers on it. Lin Yang did not lie, and he is safe, so, I..."
"I know you're trying to protect Lin Shi, but the truth is the truth. How can you hide it like this? Besides, you're my direct descendants. Even if you're hiding it from the Elders, how can you hide it from me?"
"Grandmaster, we didn't mean to hide anything from you. Didn't I come here immediately to report this? Things like this can only be reported in person."
"Well, that's more like it! You chose to conceal it, did Lin Yang agree? Otherwise, you can't hide it."
"Lin Yang admires Lin Shi's talent very much, so he's willing to cover up for him. Li Meng is interested in Lin Shi. I just mentioned it, and she immediately said that she's willing to keep it secret for Lin Shi's sake."
"Well, Lin Shi has always been popular and has great command skills! He's a talent that our Lin family is in desperate need of. We must protect him well."
There is a shortage of commanding talents, and even a gap in their supply, mainly because of the ancestor Nan Hua.
When she seized the Dark Guard Training Camp, she carried out a large-scale purge, essentially wiping out all the command instructors. The next dozen or so classes had no command courses or training.
Later, his shortcomings were discovered and he was taken away by other Beiyang ancestors who were proficient in this area. Only then did he slowly recover. However, it also caused a three-hundred-year gap in command talent among the Lin family's secret guards.
Of course, such words were not something that these little rascals could discuss. Lin Yi was just thinking about it. Actually, the Dark Guard Training Camp was snatched away by the Nan Hua Patriarch from the original direct lineage, which is now the Lin Fan lineage.
If Nan Hua Patriarch had taken action a few days later, the ten of them would still be direct descendants of Lin Fan. They would not have been able to rise to prominence and possess the power and influence they have today.
"The assassins who returned to Xuanhuang City were a well-known mercenary group of independent cultivators. They have a very good reputation and are said to have the chivalrous spirit of ancient times."
"Hmph! Chivalry is nonsense. If something happened to Lin Yang, it would be a big deal. I'm afraid our cultivation world would suffer heavy losses. How can such a person doing something that harms the cultivation world be called chivalry?"
"The ancestor is right. We have already conducted a detailed investigation on the five of them. However, because they have been famous for a long time and have a wide range of friends, we are afraid that we will not be able to find any useful clues in a short time."
"Aside from the positioning method, did the assassin on the battlefield make any other discoveries?"
"The man is a stranger, likely a secret assassin who has recently entered the world. We have no record of him. Based on our autopsy findings, he is indeed a pure sword cultivator, most likely from the Busan Jin Clan or the Shushan Sword Sect."
In fact, whether it is the major forces, independent cultivators, or even ordinary people, they are accustomed to separating the Shushan Sword Sect and the Busan Jin Clan. This is because the two are of equal power, and their internal organizational structures are completely different. The two are not the same system at all.
The Shushan Sword Sect's verbal claim of affiliation with the Busan Jin Clan stemmed from a verbal promise made by the Sword Cultivator before his departure. This nominal affiliation was the only condition the Busan Jin Clan offered to fully support the Sword Cultivator's journey into the demon world. The Sword Cultivator reluctantly agreed. However, he also left a verbal stipulation that the sect must operate independently and not be substantively affiliated with the Busan Jin Clan.
The Shushan Sword Sect's internal situation was far more chaotic than that of the major clans. The Shushan Sword Sect wasn't a single family or clan; it was more like an academy, but like the major clans, it had its own R&D facilities, sales channels, and even defense forces and secret guard-like structures.
Their centripetal force does not come from blood, but from their reverence for the ancestor of sword cultivation and their sincerity towards the way of the sword.
Although their internal composition is very chaotic, with people from all families and surnames, and the internal competition is even more brutal, they are also very united when facing the enemy and are united against the outside world.
Some people from the Shushan Sword Sect also left to establish their own families, and their family traditions also inherited the pure sword cultivation lineage.
In addition, basically all the people from medium-sized and larger families have placed people in the Shushan Sword Sect. Therefore, if the assassin is a sword cultivator, it is difficult to determine which faction he belongs to.
"Then we should start by looking for trouble with the Sawada clan and concentrate our firepower on them. We've already confirmed that the artifact used for the location teleportation was indeed theirs. Regardless of whether they were involved or not, they must have clues. Let's go after them first and see if we can find a breakthrough. We might even get some unexpected gains."
"I understand, ancestor."
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"The Qinglian Patriarch I brought you to visit is the oldest ancestor of our family, the God Transformation Patriarch. When you meet the Qinglian Patriarch, you must be respectful, understand?"
"I understand, Father."
At the heart of the manor is a tall tower, housing the relics of Hua Hong, the ancestor of the Transformation God. It's said that this tower has the power to suppress the Lin family's fortunes, though its authenticity remains unknown.
There are eight courtyards built around the stupa in the center, and sixteen courtyards outside these eight courtyards. These twenty-four courtyards plus the stupa constitute the central area of the Lin family manor in Xuanhuang City.
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