Chapter 66: The Lotus-like Maiden

  " Misunderstanding?" Xia Lin smiled and said, "How can there be a misunderstanding? Chief Yao led a group of people to rob us, claiming that she would take us back to the mountain stronghold to serve her. We had no choice but to follow her back."

  "Stubborn to the end." The old woman silently scolded Yao Nu a few times in her heart, then put down her smile, took a deep breath, and said to Xia Lin: "Since you're from Hei Feng Village, I won't waste words either. Speak, what conditions do you want?"

  "This is what negotiations look like." Xia Lin smiled slightly, "There's no other requirement, just that you merge your Yin Yang Mountain with my Black Wind Fortress."

  "Bang!"

  The old woman slammed her cane on the ground, sending a strong shockwave, and shouted: "You dare to annex my Yin Yang Mountain? You have quite an appetite!"

  "Hey, old man, slow down." Xia Lin hastily said, "You see, we're fine even if we get hurt, but what if our hands slip and we hurt Master Yao?"

  "How despicable!" The old woman shouted angrily.

  Xia Lin glanced at her: "Old man, we all come from the same humble background, you haven't been innocent of such things either. Next time when scolding others, remember to exclude yourself first."

  "Hmph." The old woman snorted coldly and didn't respond, apparently having been hit on the nail by Xia Lin's words.

  "Old man, look at this. All of your thousand disciples are here. The remaining disciples of Yin Yang Mountain are only a few hundred. If all these people die, Yin Yang Mountain will be finished." Xia Lin said with good intentions, "Not to mention the others, just this leader alone, you must save him."

  "This is your trump card? Using my Yin Yang Mountain disciple to threaten me?" The old woman smiled coldly, "Do you think a strong cultivator in the Condensed Sea realm can be threatened by just one little guy like you? I'm standing right here today, and I'd like to see if you dare kill a Yin Yang Mountain disciple! If anything happens to my disciples, I'll take responsibility with my life. At worst, you can kill them all, and I'll kill you all in return. If I surrender, that would be the joke. These kinds of threatening tricks are just leftovers from when I was young."

  The old woman's words were like a loud slap, making everyone quiet down. Indeed, even the bound disciples of Yin Yang Mountain calmed down. Indeed, as the old woman said, if she really surrendered, that would be a joke. Xia Lin used the Yin Yang Mountain disciples to threaten her, and she directly threatened everyone, indeed worthy of being called Old Ginger!

  "Are you sure? Do you have this ability?" Xia Lin coldly snorted.

  "Eh?" The old woman raised an eyebrow.

  As Xia Lin's voice fell, a figure appeared in the distance and walked slowly towards them. The surrounding Black Wind Gang disciples parted to make way, leaving a wide path open.

  The old woman's pupils contracted: "Xia Man?"

  Xia Man slowly walked in front of her, not saying a word. The aura around him suddenly opened up, and the same air mass as Cong Hai's peak rushed out, colliding with the old woman's aura, and was actually evenly matched!

  "Condensed Sea Summit?!" The old woman's face was shocked, her usual calmness instantly disappearing, "Xia Man, how could you..."

  "Mrs. Yao, it's been a long time since we last met, I hope you've been well." Xia Man said with some melancholy.

  Mrs. Yao shook her head dazedly: "I should have thought of it earlier... With your talent, you were so powerful back then..."

  How could you stay at the peak of the cyclone for so long? It turns out that you had already arrived at the peak of Conghai.

  "Did you plan everything today?" Mrs. Yao suddenly opened her eyes wide and asked.

  Xia Man shook his head: "You should know my temper, Ning Zhan! I'm no longer the leader of the village, everything is handed over to Lin Er for handling. This is his way of doing things, different from mine, maybe he can go further."

  "I remember twenty years ago, you came to visit me at Yin Yang Mountain for your wife's sake, and I even gave you some pointers. Who would have thought that today we'd meet again as enemies."

  Mrs. Yao said with some self-mockery.

  Xia Man couldn't help but smile: "Everything has a cause and effect. What Yao Nü has done over the past decade is excessive! As for how Lin Er will deal with Yin Yang Mountain, I won't interfere, but if you make a move, I'll definitely stop you!"

  Mrs. Yao felt a bit bitter, and she didn't know that her daughter had gone too far all these years? It's just... after all, she is her daughter, and after many unsuccessful persuasions, Mrs. Yao could only let it go.

  Looking back at Xia Lin, there was a faint aura of the summer barbarian's style from that year, but it seemed even more sharp! At least when Xia Man came to Yinyang Mountain that year, he visited with courtesy and respect as a junior, seeking guidance. But when Xia Lin came, he brought endless conquest.

  "Summer is coming, what do you think?" Old Lady Yao looked at Summer and asked.

  "I've said it before, the annexation of Yin Yang Mountain." Xia Lin said lightly. He had been listening to his father and Mrs. Yao's conversation, and he also knew that they were familiar with each other back then, but what did that have to do with anything? If it was at the beginning, he might have given up, but now, as he stepped closer and closer, his own ambition became clearer and clearer.

  Yin Yang Mountain, must be eliminated! Either merge or destroy!

  First, preparations must be made for the impending attack on the Jiang family and the crisis of the Xia family's extermination, a responsibility that cannot be shirked. Second, in order to consolidate his own foundation, Linjiang City must be unified! Not just the mountain stronghold, but also including the families within Linjiang City, his goal is the entire Linjiang City. The likes of Yinyang Mountain are tumors that must be eliminated. Third, solidify his position as the leader of the stronghold, at the beginning of his tenure, in his first battle, he must give himself or all the Black Wind Stronghold disciples an account.

  At this moment, no matter what choice Mrs. Yao made, countless plans flashed through Xia Lin's mind.

  Mrs. Yao fell silent, looking at the tied-up disciple of Yinyang Mountain and then glancing at her tightly bound daughter with a gag in her mouth. She let out a sigh and turned to Xia Lin: "You win, but I'd like to make a bet with you?"

  "Oh?" Xia Lin raised an eyebrow.

  "I don't know why you're attacking the Yin Yang Mountain, maybe it's for what you call justice, or maybe it's to solidify your position as the leader. But even if you conquer the Yin Yang Mountain, can you control the hearts of all the disciples? If all the disciples of the Yin Yang Mountain pretend to obey but secretly disobey and don't put in their full effort, the result you want will definitely be greatly discounted, and what you'll get is nothing more than a useless thing."

  Mrs. Yao said seriously.

  "So?" Xia Lin asked, laying down for so long, isn't it just for the conversation afterwards, why not just say it directly?

  "So, I'd like to make a bet with you." Old Lady Yao pulled the red-clad girl beside her over. "This is my granddaughter, Yao Lian. She's also sixteen years old, just like you."

  "Huh?" Xia Lin was stunned, could it be that he wanted to get engaged? She had heard that some villages...

  As he thought of this, Xia Lin looked at Yao Lian, who was wearing a red dress, with skin as white as jade and an elegant demeanor that was completely different from Lu'er's simple and delicate style. However, in terms of appearance alone, she was not inferior to Lu'er, and her figure seemed even more slender. If it were so, would he have to humble himself a bit? Xia Lin thought seriously, without noticing that Yao Lian's face had already turned iron-gray.

  "I heard that you have now entered the realm of Qi Xuan, and coincidentally, Lian Er has also entered the realm of Qi Xuan." Old Lady Yao said with a serious expression, "You and Lian Er compete in a match. If you win, from top to bottom, Mount Yin Yang will listen to your command, including myself. If you lose, I hope you will spare the disciples of Mount Yin Yang."

  Summer is just around the corner, what a great counterattack!

  Indeed, he is a worthy predecessor of the older generation, good at calculations. However, it's clear that Xia Lin was moved, and what's more, Xia Lin noticed his father's gaze, although his father never spoke up, but he knew that his father still didn't want to confront Mrs. Yao, no matter how things went on Yin Yang Mountain, after all, she was the senior who had guided him in the past.

  Xia Lin raised his head to look at the red-clothed girl, who was now staring at him with an icy expression. He suddenly smiled and thought to himself: "Ah, a realm of air rotation, and she's about the same size as me... isn't that just perfect? If I can't even beat a girl who's the same size as me, how am I supposed to find my mother or face those genius characters? Moreover, don't I need an intense battle right now to stimulate the passion deep within me?"

  "I agree with you!" Xia Lin said calmly, looking at Mrs. Yao with a calm expression.

  "Alright, let's settle this once and for all!" Old Lady Yao ordered some of the disciples from Yinyang Mountain to retreat, while she walked over to Yaolian's side and whispered, "Don't go for the kill, just win and that's enough. Otherwise, your mother..."

  The girl in red nodded slightly.

  Xia Lin didn't mind their whispering conversations, seeing that they had already retreated with their hands down. He coldly shouted: "All Black Wind Gang disciples, retreat!"

  Swish swish swish!

  Soon, everyone retreated to the surroundings, leaving only Xia Lin and the red-clothed girl standing facing each other in the vast empty space in front of the main hall.

  Battle, at the touch of a spark!

  "Hei Feng Zhai, Xia Lin, at your service."

  Yao Lian also lightly waved her hand: "Yin Yang Mountain, Yao Lian."

  As soon as the two of them finished introducing themselves, they locked eyes and two intense auras suddenly burst out, their powerful momentum shooting straight up into the clouds!

  The aura of Xia Lin was majestic and powerful, bursting out with the strength of about one layer of a cyclone. However, strangely, this one-layered cyclone's aura had the intensity of a three-layered cyclone! It was both tenacious and upright.

  But Yao Lian's momentum, once burst out, made everyone stunned and discolored, Qi Xuan Eighth Layer! There was no special aura, not even as strong as the average Qi Xuan Eighth Layer, but this did not prevent it from being a fact that it belonged to the Qi Xuan Eighth Layer!

  Sixteen years old!

  Category 8 typhoon!

  This is not just genius, but a freakish talent!

  Who would have thought that the Yin-Yang Mountain actually hid such a disciple? It seems that if it weren't for Xia Lin's feelings, perhaps Old Lady Yao would hide Yao Lian until when? Returning to the origin? Or all the way until breaking through the legendary Divine Realm and becoming a Sect Master before taking action to unify Linjiang City?

  As for the people of Heifeng Village, they were even more worried. Thinking back to when Xia Lin faced Yao Nu's Cyclone Five Layers before, he could only hold his own, so how could he possibly defeat Yao Lian's Cyclone Eight Layers now?

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