"Old Master!" Just then, a figure suddenly burst in. "It's bad, Old Master, you must flee! Chu Chen is coming!"
"What!" Old Master Lin's eyelids twitched violently, a strong premonition of disaster surfacing in his heart.
"Chu Chen, how dare you harm your own father! You beast! You..." Lin Wenhao was furious, smashing the table with a palm and rising to meet the challenge.
"Enough!" Old Master Lin stopped Lin Wenhao. He took a deep breath. "You few, protect Father. The rest of you, follow me to the ancestral hall!"
As Old Master Lin's command was issued, a group of direct descendants of the Lin family sprang into action, converging towards the ancestral hall.
The servants of the Lin family, meanwhile, attended to their duties, some fetching chairs, others boiling water for tea.
Old Master Lin, leaning on his cane, slowly walked out of the room, heading towards the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall was brightly lit at this moment, with everyone gathered around.
Chu Chen and a host of Lin family descendants were all present. Chu Chen sat at the head of the table, legs crossed, with two cups of tea before him.
Clearly prepared for his father, he hadn't touched them. Instead, he picked up a cup of wine and slowly sipped it.
His eyes were icy cold as he scanned everyone, finally settling on Old Master Lin.
"Father, please have some tea." A devilish smile played on Chu Chen's lips. "I heard you like Longjing tea.
Unfortunately, I couldn't afford it. This time, I specifically asked someone to bring a pot from the capital to show my filial piety."
"Hmph, your filial piety is enough." Old Master Lin snorted coldly, then asked, "Chu Chen, why have you barged into the ancestral hall tonight?"
"Nothing much, just something I need to tell you all." Chu Chen said indifferently. "I've decided to annex the entire Lin family."
Hiss! Lin Wenhao gasped, cursing, "Chu Chen, you are so venomous, you even want to kill your own father!"
"Heh, doesn't your Lin family deserve punishment?" Chu Chen narrowed his eyes, a murderous intent gleaming within them. "Besides, you forced my hand."
Hearing Chu Chen's words, Old Master Lin was almost choked to death with anger, roaring, "You are utterly wicked!"
"Utterly wicked?" Chu Chen stood up, took a step forward, instantly appearing before Old Master Lin, and slammed his right fist into his chest.
"Bang—!" A muffled thud echoed throughout the hall. Old Master Lin was sent flying back several meters by the powerful force.
Then he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face ashen pale, devoid of any color!
"Father!" Lin Wenhao cried out in alarm, quickly supporting Old Master Lin.
Lin Wenhao's gaze turned ferocious, gritting his teeth. "Chu Chen! You've gone too far!"
"I've gone too far?" Chu Chen snorted. "Lin Wenhao, you know exactly what you've done!"
Chu Chen pointed to Chu Hongxuan beside him, his voice chilling. "You were the one who sent people to dump my elder brother's corpse, weren't you?"
"Chu Hongxuan brought it upon himself, he deserved to die!" Lin Wenhao glared venomously at Chu Chen. "But don't you dare try to pin this on me!"
"Heh." Chu Chen smiled mockingly. "That only proves you're all trash!"
As his words fell, Chu Chen slapped Lin Wenhao across the face, his voice cold.
"Lin Wenhao, I've given you many chances, but you insisted on courting death! Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish!"
"You dare hit me?!" Lin Wenhao clutched his face, glaring at Chu Chen with a ferocious expression.
"Slap!" Another slap landed on Lin Wenhao's face, sending him spinning in place.
As he slapped, Chu Chen said, "What are you? Worthy of me calling you father-in-law?"
"Slap!" Chu Chen backhanded him again, knocking Lin Wenhao to the ground.
Lin Wenhao lay on the ground, his head buzzing, feeling dizzy, almost losing consciousness.
"Slap!" Chu Chen kicked Lin Wenhao in the abdomen. Lin Wenhao cried out in pain, curling into a fetal position, his features contorted.
"Lin Wenhao, weren't you very powerful? Didn't you want to be a Martial King?" Chu Chen looked down at Lin Wenhao, sneering.
"Didn't you think I, this bastard, could never threaten you? And now?"
"Now, I'll let you see just how heaven-defying this bastard is!"
As the cold voice fell, Chu Chen grabbed Lin Wenhao, lifted him into the air like a chick, and then slammed him hard onto the ground.
Immediately, the sound of cracking bones echoed through every inch of the Lin family ancestral hall.
"Ah!" Lin Wenhao clutched his left arm, screaming in agony. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his face deathly pale.
"Bastard! Let go of Wenhao!" Madam Lin, Lin Wenhao's wife, shrieked.
"Swish swish swish!" In an instant, a group of Lin family disciples rushed forward, surrounding Chu Chen.
"Anyone who takes another step forward dies!" Chu Chen's gaze swept across the Lin family disciples, his words filled with domineering intent.
A group of Lin family disciples swarmed forward, drawing their swords and thrusting them at Chu Chen.
A trace of mockery flickered in Chu Chen's eyes. He waved his sleeve, and a torrent of violent true essence surged out, blasting all the Lin family disciples away.
In an instant, the Lin family disciples lay scattered on the ground, groaning in pain.
"Trash is just trash!" Chu Chen glanced coldly at Lin Wenhao and the others, then walked straight out of the Lin family.
"Cough cough." Lin Wenhao coughed violently, his cheeks swollen, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Wenhao!" Madam Lin rushed to Lin Wenhao's side, supporting him, and asked with concern, "Wenhao, how are you?"
Lin Wenhao shook his head, his expression extremely grim. The scene just now was an absolute humiliation for him!
"I'm going to kill you! I will definitely kill you!" Lin Wenhao gritted his teeth, his heart filled with hatred and humiliation.
"Chu Chen!" Old Master Lin was also furious. "Although my Lin family is not a prominent clan, you, a mere illegitimate son, dare to humiliate my son like this. You must pay the price!"
"Father! Wake up!" Lin Wenhao looked at Old Master Lin with grief, saying bitterly.
"Chu Chen has the backing of the Liu family, his strength is terrifyingly immense, and our Lin family cannot afford to offend him."
"What damn Liu family!" Old Master Lin retorted. "I don't care what influence he has! He killed my Lin family's eldest grandson, and he must bear responsibility!"
Chu Chen, who had just stepped away, suddenly heard the voices from behind him and raised an eyebrow.
"Father, are you crazy! How can we afford to seek revenge against the Liu family?" Lin Wenhao shouted anxiously.
"Silence!" Old Master Lin growled. "Chu Chen is a good-for-nothing, and the Liu family is equally useless, not worth mentioning!"
Chu Chen turned around and sneered, "Old Master Lin, don't forget, the Liu family is a ninth-rate sect!
If I truly wanted to deal with your Lin family, do you think you could still sit peacefully in your Lin family ancestral hall?"