"Yes, we need to be quick. We must set off tomorrow morning and try to land in the East China Sea before dawn."
"Yes, Master."
Seeing Song Chunsheng leave, Song Zhiming nodded in satisfaction. He looked at Song Juncheng's corpse, then casually waved his hand, and the lid of the Xuanbing coffin beside him automatically closed on Song Juncheng's ice coffin. His precise control of internal energy clearly indicated that he was also a grandmaster of ancient martial arts, and of a high rank, having already reached the Great Perfection.
This is Song Zhiming's biggest secret, and no one knows it except for himself to this day.
He had always only believed in himself; only when he was strong could he be truly powerful, while the family's retainers were ultimately the power of others.
"My dear brother, this time everyone has come to the East China Sea to personally pick you up and take you home."
The next day, Su Lin got up very early, changed into a loose set of clothes, and stood by the window waiting for news.
Like Song Zhiming, Su Lin also thoroughly understood Song Zhiming, especially his true strength and personality.
This is a vengeful and ruthless man, so he will definitely make arrangements immediately.
Just as Su Lin was in a daze, her cell phone rang.
"Hey boss, the Song family members have boarded the private jet and are expected to arrive in Donghai in two hours."
Hearing Luo Sihai's words, Su Lin wasn't surprised at all. He said, "Find out which airport their connecting flight landed at right away. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Luo Sihai replied, "No problem, boss."
"Okay! Notify the Li and Qin families that we can start setting off."
"Okay, boss!!"
After giving a few more instructions, Su Lin hung up the phone and turned around to see Lin Xiaowan staring at him with her big, bright eyes. She said, "Su Lin, the Song family is here today, right? Don't try to fool me. You know I have other ways to find out the results."
Lin Xiaowan bit her thin lips, her face full of stubbornness. She knew Su Lin too well. The more something was like this, the less Su Lin would let them know. He would then quietly handle it on his own, and once it was over, he would find a time when everyone was laughing and joking, and then casually mention it.
They only talked about the results and not how difficult the process was, which is why Lin Xiaowan felt so bad.
She could never help Su Lin when he was in trouble, and even now that he had finally become a Grandmaster, she still couldn't help. However, Su Lin allowed her to ask the family for help, simply because he wanted to ensure that the women of the family would have protection when he went out alone.
Seeing this, Su Lin knew that even if he tried to fool Lin Xiaowan, she would still find out about the matter through her own channels, so he could only nod and say, "That's right, the Song family has already boarded the plane and is expected to arrive in Donghai in two hours. I just don't know which airport it will be at, but I guess it won't be Donghai's international airport. Instead, it will land at some small airport. I'm having people check it now."
"It's very dangerous, isn't it?" Lin Xiaowan asked again.
Su Lin nodded: "It's extremely dangerous. According to the news from Luo Sihai, it's a large group, estimated to be over a hundred people. They're all either Grandmasters or Great Grandmasters."
Lin Xiaowan said somewhat frightenedly, "There are so many people, Su Lin, why don't you come to the capital with me now?"
Su Lin shook his head: "Xiao Wan, you know me. Running away from problems isn't in my nature; facing them head-on is my approach."
Lin Xiaowan was not surprised at all by Su Lin's answer. She looked at Su Lin and said, "Then take me with you."
Upon hearing this, Su Lin waved his hand and said, "No, it's too dangerous."
"Don't worry, I won't hold you back. Xiaoyu, Yanyan, and I have been practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sword Technique every day recently. We are now both Grandmasters, and our lightness skills have also improved a lot. We are much faster than those clumsy Grandmasters. Su Lin, let me go."
"No, Xiao Wan, it's extremely dangerous."
"Even if you don't let me go, I will go alone. If something unexpected happens, Su Lin, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Looking at the stubborn Lin Xiaowan, Su Lin didn't know what to say. He suddenly realized that having maxed out his favorability rating wasn't necessarily a good thing. For example, right now, Lin Xiaowan seemed to think she was going to die in the struggle with the Song family, and she was determined to die with him.
Su Lin smiled wryly, "Xiao Wan, if I take you there, how am I supposed to take care of you? If dozens of Grandmasters rush at you, how am I supposed to stop them? Should I save my own life or protect you?"
Lin Xiaowan fell silent instantly. She felt immense regret for not listening to Su Lin and cultivating diligently. Now, she was in a predicament: going would only hinder them, but not going would leave her heartbroken. How could a pampered young woman like herself bear this?
"Xiao Wan, stay home and wait for me. Don't worry, the Song family's bunch of good-for-nothings can't do anything to me."
Lin Xiaowan clenched her teeth and then said, "I don't have to go, but you have to bring Aunt Su with you."
"Aunt Su?"
Lin Xiaowan nodded, then she got up, walked to the window, and knocked on the windowpane three times. Su Lin then felt an extremely powerful aura flying over from not far away, directly into Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan's room.
Su Lin saw a woman in her thirties who looked youthful and had an ancient-looking longsword on her back.
"Aunt Su~! I'm entrusting Su Lin's safety to you."
He Suxin looked at Su Lin with dissatisfaction: "Wanwan, you made me come all the way from the capital to Donghai just to be your boyfriend's bodyguard?"
Lin Xiaowan clung to He Suxin's arm and shook it vigorously; "Aunt Su, please help me, you're the best."
What will you do if I leave?
"I can take Xiaoyu and the others to the Qin family and the Li family. In short, we will protect ourselves and we will be fine," Lin Xiaowan said quickly.
He Suxin sighed and said, "Aunt Su can help you this time, but you must remember Wanwan, the women of our Lin family will never be concubines, nor will they ever want a useless son-in-law."
"Aunt Su, Su Lin, is not a good-for-nothing. He is very powerful; he is a Grandmaster," Lin Xiaowan reminded him with dissatisfaction.
"Oh? A Grandmaster?" He Suxin sized up Su Lin, then released her aura slightly, but Su Lin remained unmoved.
Seeing this, He Suxin agreed with Lin Xiaowan's words: "Grandmasters are nothing special. There are quite a few Grandmasters in the capital who are eighteen years old. Wanwan, what's so good about this Su Lin that makes you care about him so much?"
Lin Xiaowan said with a happy expression, "I can't explain why Su Lin is so good, but I just like him."
"Sigh~! Throughout history, love has been the most tormenting thing. Wanwan, you've never asked me for anything before. This time, I'm granting your request, but we need to make a deal: this is a one-time thing, and it won't happen again."
Lin Xiaowan excitedly hugged He Suxin's neck and said, "Aunt Su, you're the best."
He Suxin patted Lin Xiaowan's back affectionately and said, "You're such a grown-up, why are you still so carefree?"
"Hehe~!!"
"Su Lin, what do you say?" Lin Xiaowan asked Su Lin.
Seeing Lin Xiaowan like this, Su Lin couldn't bear to refuse her anymore. He knew that if he refused Lin Xiaowan's kindness again, she would definitely follow him.
Su Lin sighed, "Since you're so worried about me, Xiao Wan, I certainly can't let you down. But we need to talk. Until I come back, you can only stay in the Qin family and can't go anywhere else."
"Mmm, we'll definitely act weird." Lin Xiaowan smiled and squinted, clearly pleased that Su Lin had agreed to her plan.
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As dawn broke, after discussing things with Lin Xiaowan, Su Lin asked Lin Xiaowan to wake Xia Shiyu up as well.
When Xia Shiyu heard Lin Xiaowan say that Su Lin was going to lead people to fight against the Song family, she was stunned. She then asked to go with Su Lin, but Su Lin decisively refused.
If there were only a dozen or twenty people, Su Lin would definitely not care and would send Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu together, but the message he received was that there were hundreds of people.
Su Lin didn't know how many Grandmasters or Masters were among these hundred people, so he could only have the two women wait for news at home.
With over a hundred people, he couldn't possibly take care of everyone. If anything happened to the two women, Su Lin couldn't imagine what would become of him.
After breakfast, Su Lin drove to Zhao Yanyan's house and picked her up.
The group arrived at the Qin family's manor, where Qin Jiuyue was already waiting at the entrance.
The women fell silent, unsure of what the outcome of Su Lin's departure would be.
"Su Lin, we're waiting for you to come back."
"Su Lin, if you die, I'll make the Song family pay with their lives," Lin Xiaowan said calmly.
"Waiting for you to come home~!!"
"Su Lin, you haven't let me fly with your lightness skill again yet, so you can't get hurt."
Feeling the sincere concern from her close female friends, Su Lin smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. You guys are just too pessimistic."
Thinking about what this world would be like in the future, Su Lin really wanted to take them to see the cruelty of society, but their strength was too weak.
He shook his head; "Go on in, you all go into 02, I'm leaving."
Lin Xiaowan shook her head; "You go first, then we'll go in."
Su Lin didn't like the atmosphere; it felt like a parting of life and death. He shook his head, then leaped away, disappearing from everyone's sight in a few flashes.
Seeing Su Lin leave, Lin Xiaowan said, "Let's go in too."
"Yes, Xiaowan, Su Lin will be alright, right?" Zhao Yanyan asked, sounding a little distressed.
Although they had known for some time that something big might happen, they did not expect it to happen so suddenly that Lin Xiaowan, Xia Shiyu, and Zhao Yanyan were not mentally prepared at all.
Lin Xiaowan smiled and said, "Su Lin has never suffered a loss before, so he'll definitely be fine."
At this moment, Su Lin and He Suxin were flying away.
He Suxin was incredibly surprised. She was a Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts, having started cultivating from a young age and accumulating countless rare and precious materials. Now, in her forties, she had only reached the Great Perfection of Grandmaster. Meanwhile, Su Lin was already in the late stage of Grandmaster.
The early and later stages of a Grandmaster are two completely different concepts.
Many young people in the capital city have reached the Grandmaster level, but that's because they had access to medicinal herbs and rare treasures in the early stages, which made their cultivation faster. The later stages become increasingly difficult. However, Su Lin was only eighteen years old when he reached the late Grandmaster stage.
He Suxin also noticed that Su Lin not only practiced ancient martial arts, but also possessed a very remarkable lightness skill. This skill was not for worldly use; at least, she, with her extensive knowledge, had never heard of it before.
At this moment, even with He Suxin using all her lightness skill, she could barely keep up with Su Lin.
Su Lin, however, appeared completely at ease, saying, "It's truly rare for Wanwan to find such a man in Donghai. It's a pity he's a playboy. I just don't know if the Lin family will agree to this son-in-law."
Thinking of the complicated Lin family, Su Wan and her husband shook their heads. Most of those people would not agree to Lin Xiaowan and Su Lin getting together.
But in the end, she was just an outsider and had no right to interfere in these matters.
After flying for about half an hour, the two finally met up with the Qin and Li families.
Seeing Qin Deshu and Li Ziyu, Su Lin looked puzzled. "Grandpa Qin, Ziyu, what brings you two here?"
Qin Deshu glared at Su Lin.
When Su Lin was at the Qin family home, he taught his grandfather that once he stepped out of the Qin family gate, he would be addressed as Old Master Qin.