son, don't mess around

Night falls.

In the brightly lit inn, Lin Jiangnian quietly looked at the familiar black-robed figure in front of him.

After not seeing him for half a year, the black-robed leader seemed to be the same as he was six months ago. He was still wearing the familiar wide black robe that wrapped him up tightly, not even a bit of his hair was exposed.

The material of this black robe could not be seen, but it was obvious that it was not ordinary. There were many ancient and strange patterns embroidered on the robe. The familiar bronze mask, ferocious fangs, and the pair of indifferent and cold eyes were calmly looking at Lin Jiangnian.

After Li Piaomiao was injured, Lin Jiangnian had anticipated how the leader would appear before him, but he had never expected that he would be so brazen.

He appeared quietly in the inn and in front of Lin Jiangnian.

An Ning, who was standing at the stairs not far away, changed her expression the moment she saw the black-robed figure appear.

Obviously, she recognized the black-robed figure as the person who had hurt her that night in Linjiang City not long ago!
An Ning's hand holding the sword fell on the hilt almost immediately. That cold face was full of vigilance and fear, and a strong coldness burst out from his eyes. He moved silently towards Lin Jiangnian.

At the same time, the guards outside the inn finally discovered the "uninvited guests" in the inn.

Everyone's faces suddenly changed. They had never expected that the inn was heavily guarded. How on earth did this black-robed leader get in? !

He actually hid it from everyone?!

The next moment, several afterimages flashed by and appeared silently in the inn, surrounding the black-robed leader.

A sharp and tense atmosphere instantly filled the air!
But then, Lin Jiangnian waved his hand.

"Let's all go back."

Immediately, several guards in the inn left the inn.

Soon it returned to quiet.

An Ning, who was standing at the stairs, had appeared behind Lin Jiangnian without anyone noticing. Her cold and tense face stared at the black-robed leader with great vigilance, her eyes sharp and cold.

Like an enemy!

"Boss, why don't you serve the wine?"

At this time, Lin Jiangnian shouted again behind the counter of the inn.

The shopkeeper hiding behind the counter just woke up from his dream and quietly raised his head.

At that moment just now, he was almost scared to death!

Suddenly, countless guards rushed in from outside, with swords flashing and the atmosphere was tense. At that moment, the atmosphere was extremely depressing!
The innkeeper dared not breathe a word. Although the inn had returned to calm, the guards had already left, but they still gathered outside the inn, ready for battle.

As for the inn...there was only a strange man who wrapped himself up and the distinguished guest who booked their inn.

The two looked at each other, seemingly motionless.

But in fact, it gave the shopkeeper a tense feeling as if a storm was about to come.

Are we going to avoid a fight later?

Wouldn’t they destroy his inn?

The shopkeeper was worried, but he still responded and hurried to the back to prepare wine and food, and then ordered the waiter to bring them up carefully.

Then he pulled the waiter out of the lobby and hid in the backyard to carefully check the situation.
"Boss, what's going on?" The waiter asked in a low voice, somewhat confused.

"You ask me, who should I ask?" the shopkeeper asked unhappily, his face tense and uneasy.

He was also worried that something big might happen in the inn!

"How about we report it to the police?"

The waiter suggested in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by the shopkeeper: "Call the police? Are you crazy?!"

Report to the police?
The shopkeeper remembered very clearly how the officials had grovelled when they saw this "big shot" two days ago. The officials didn't even dare to fart, and even took the initiative to help clean up the scene.

Even when the government officials come, we have to behave ourselves. What's the point of reporting to the government at this time?

"Hide for now, if a fight breaks out, run away!"

At this moment, the shopkeeper can only observe carefully and secretly

He was prepared to run away and hide if a fight really broke out. He didn't care whether the inn would be destroyed or not, as his life was more important.

……

In the lobby of the inn.

Still silent.

Lin Jiangnian looked at the black-robed leader in front of him. He picked up the wine glass on the table, poured a glass of wine, and took a sip.

Then he put down his glass.

"This wine is good."

He commented softly.

The black-robed leader opposite stared at Lin Jiangnian for a long time with emotionless eyes.

"I have something I'm curious about."

Lin Jiangnian looked at the leader in front of him and asked, "Does the leader usually wear a mask when he sleeps?"

"Will the leader take off his mask when he eats and bathes?"

no answer.

The black-robed leader broke into the inn and asked the innkeeper for two jugs of wine, but he did not touch them.

Of course, only a pair of eyes were revealed under his bronze mask.

I can’t drink alcohol either!
Seeing that the leader didn't say anything, Lin Jiangnian picked up the wine glass and drank it. He looked relaxed and didn't seem to feel nervous at all.

But the atmosphere in the inn became increasingly cold and depressing.

Especially An Ning, who was standing not far behind Lin Jiangnian, had already concentrated and held his breath, as if facing a formidable enemy, ready to take action at any time.

As long as the leader in front of her shows any intention, she will step forward to stop him immediately!

When the corner of her eye fell on Lin Jiangnian, a rare look of anxiety appeared on An Ning's cold little face.

Why is he so free?

Why aren't you nervous at all?
Isn't he afraid?

The martial arts skills of the leader in front of him are unfathomable. Once he makes a move, An Ning is not sure he can stop him.

...How can he be so relaxed?!

An Ning was anxious and nervous, but Lin Jiangnian remained nonchalant, as if he was not worried at all.

The confrontation continued in the lobby until...

"Lin Jiangnian!"

The leader, dressed in a black robe and under a bronze mask, finally spoke.

His voice was still low and hoarse: "Are you not afraid of our sect?"

Lin Jiangnian asked back: "Why should I be afraid?"

The leader stared at him and asked: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"Why did the leader want to kill this prince?"

Lin Jiangnian looked relaxed: "Although the leader and I are not close friends, we do have a small friendship... The leader wants to kill me for no reason. Can you give me a suitable reason?"

"Why does our sect need a reason to kill people?" the leader said in a low voice.

"The leader naturally doesn't need a reason to kill people, but..."

At this point, Lin Jiangnian paused and chuckled, "If the leader really wanted to kill me, he could have done it earlier. Why wait until now?"

This leader's martial arts skills are unfathomable, even Li Piaomiao is no match for him!

The fact that he could appear here quietly proved that he didn't take the guards outside the inn seriously at all.

The fact that he could sit here calmly proved that he had no intention of killing Lin Jiangnian... at least, not for the time being!
The leader stared at Lin Jiangnian for a long time with deep eyes: "He is a smart man!" After a moment of silence, the leader looked up at the inn and asked in a deep voice: "Where is the Saint of my sect?"

"she's fine."

Lin Jiangnian said, "I won't bother you with your concern, Master."

The leader stared at him and said, "We want to see her."

"She doesn't want to see you."

The leader said coldly: "Liu Su is the Holy Maiden of our Tianshen Sect. Our sect has the right to summon her."

Lin Jiangnian sneered: "Although she is the Saint of your Tianshen Sect, she is also my woman. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for the Sect Master to want to see my woman, right?"

The leader stared at Lin Jiangnian coldly. The Prince of Lin in front of him had a calm look, and there was no fear of him in his expression.

After a while, the leader said coldly: "She deceived our sect!"

"You deceived our sect too!"

Lin Jiangnian laughed and said, "What do you mean? When have this prince and the saint ever deceived the leader?"

The leader's eyes gradually became sharp: "Who are you?!"

"You are not the Prince of Lin? Who are you?"

The leader's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of questioning and doubt!
He was questioning Lin Jiangnian's identity.

Lin Jiangnian continued to chuckle and said, "The leader said that this prince is not the prince of Lin? Then who do you think this prince should be?"

The leader didn't say anything, but his eyes became sharp!
This is something he hasn't figured out!
Who is Lin Jiangnian in front of me? !

On that day, he learned from Liu Su's confidant about the incident of impersonating the Prince of Lin in the temple that night a year ago!
This means that the real Prince Lin is dead, and the current Prince Lin is a fake!

After learning the news, the leader was angry at the saint's concealment and betrayal, but at the same time, he also had a plan in his mind against the Lin Wang Mansion.

However, things turned out to be beyond his expectations!

When he spread the news that the Prince of Lin was a fake, it indeed caused quite a stir among the people. From Linjiang City to Linzhou, the news about the fake Prince of Lin was a hot topic.

The news even reached the capital, causing quite a bit of turmoil!
However, in the face of so many rumors and doubts, the Prince Lin's Mansion remained unmoved!
The planned scene of chaos in the Linwang Palace did not happen. There was no movement in the entire Linwang Palace. Even in the Linwang Army, no one had the slightest doubt or made a move!

And that Prince Lin never showed up from beginning to end!
This is very wrong!
The leader was almost certain that the current Lin Jiangnian was indeed a fake. If not, why would the saint be so guilty and avoid him?

However, even the speculation among the people has almost confirmed this...but the Lin Wang Mansion is extremely strangely quiet!
Even if the Lin Wang Mansion did not believe these folk rumors, it would not be to the extent that they had no doubts at all, right?

After all, this is a fake Prince Lin... a fake Prince of a different surname who has been conferred the title since the founding of the current Daning Dynasty!

If nothing unexpected happens, he will be an hereditary figure with great power and authority in the future!
Can the Prince Lin's Mansion be so calm?
Not even a hint of doubt?
This was the point that the leader could not understand the most. He stared at Lin Jiangnian, trying to see something from this boy.

Facing the leader's questioning, Lin Jiangnian remained calm from beginning to end.

"The leader also doubts my identity?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "So, the rumors in Linzhou these past few months that this prince is a fake, and it was spread by the leader?"

At this moment, Lin Jiangnian is almost certain of this... The rumors about his identity among the people during this period must be closely related to this leader.

Apart from Zhiyuan and Xu Lan, the people around him, the only people who knew clearly that Lin Jiangnian was impersonating someone else were Liu Su and the Tianshen sect believers that Liu Su brought with him that night!
Well, the answer is obvious!

"who are you?!"

The leader asked in a low voice.

"Does it matter to the leader who I am?"

The leader stared at Lin Jiangnian's face for a long time with a deep gaze before slowly retracting it.

Then, he said in a deep voice: "I came here today to do a few things!"

"Master, please say whatever you want."

"Where is the Xuan Yang Diagram?"

The leader stared at Lin Jiangnian and asked in a cold voice.

"do not know."

Lin Jiangnian answered promptly and clearly.

The leader stared at him coldly: "Our sect wants the Xuanyang Map!"

"I really don't have any."

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If the leader wants the Xuanyang Map, he can just go and ask the prince for it. Why bother me?"

There was a gleam of sharpness in the leader's eyes beneath his bronze mask.

After staring at Lin Jiangnian for a while, he asked in a cold voice, "Where is the follow-up to the Xuanyang Heart Technique?"

"I do have this, but..."

Lin Jiangnian glanced at him, smiling: "Why should I give it to you?"

The leader stared at him coldly: "Give it to me, and I will spare your life today!"

"If I don't give it to you today, will the leader kill me?"

Lin Jiangnian asked back.

The leader said coldly: "Our patience is limited."

"Master, please don't treat me as a fool!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said, "Even if I give you the Xuanyang Heart Technique, will the leader not kill me?"

The leader said in a deep voice: "If you don't give it to me, you won't survive tonight!"

"is it?"

Lin Jiangnian raised his lips slightly: "Master, are you so confident that you can kill me tonight?"

The leader raised his eyes and glanced at the girl in white who was always standing behind Lin Jiangnian.

He had an impression of this person, having met him a few days ago. His martial arts talent was not bad, but he was too young... and vulnerable!
"It's easy for our sect to kill you!"

"I don't believe it."

Lin Jiang shook his head and looked at the black-robed leader in front of him, smiling even more: "The leader may be able to kill this prince, but it will definitely not be easy."

"This prince may die here tonight, but you, Master..."

"There's no way you'll leave alive!"

The tone was calm, but very firm.

"..."

Hearing this, the leader's eyes were deep, as if he heard a sneer: "Just relying on the girl behind you? Or relying on your guards outside the inn?"

"They can't stop our religion!"

He dared to show up here tonight and did not take these people seriously.

The Linwang Army was indeed invincible, and no master could compete with it head-on. But as the world's top master, the leader wanted to kill Lin Jiangnian in front of him, and the Linwang Army could not stop him!

As for the fact that he couldn't leave this place alive?

This is even more nonsense!
There are not many people in this world who can stop him!
There was a hint of sneer in the leader's eyes, but at the same time, he met Lin Jiangnian's calm gaze.

Very calm, so calm that it was even a little unsettling.

He looked at the leader in front of him, still with a faint smile on his face.

"In that case..."

"Master, why not give it a try?"

"..." (End of this chapter)