Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

"My Lin family, a whole family of loyal martyrs, more than a hundred people, were all wiped out by you long ago."

"You're talking to me about executing your entire family now?"

Lin Mo stared at Xia Jie, his gaze as cold as a knife.

Xia Jie shuddered.

fear.

A fear that runs deep in your bones.

He suddenly regained consciousness.

The person standing before him was no longer the good-for-nothing playboy he had been more than ten years ago.

Instead, it's a monster that can easily tear people to pieces!

His mind replayed the scene of Lin Mo smashing a catapult with a single punch and flying through the air amidst a million-strong army.

This guy is no longer within the realm of mortals!

How could I have just been shouting wildly in front of such a monster?

"Lin...Lin Mo! Listen to me!" Xia Jie cried out in a panic.

"Let's put the past behind us! Let's not talk about it now!"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Turn the page?

You killed my whole family, and now you want to talk to me about moving on?

Why don't you let me kill your entire clan before we talk about moving on?

Seeing that Lin Mo didn't make a move, Xia Jie thought there was hope and started talking rapidly.

"Lin Mo, I just want to remind you that killing me will do you no good!"

"Really! There's absolutely no benefit to it!"

"Regardless of anything else, I am the third prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, the rightful regent and crown prince!"

"If you kill me here in the Lin family ancestral hall today, and word gets out, you will be accused of regicide! It's treason!"

"You will be infamous for eternity! You will be despised by the world forever!"

"Your Lin family was initially only accused of treason, and at least someone spoke up for you. But if you touch me today, the Lin family will be branded as traitors and rebels forever!"

Xia Jie became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

"So, how about we talk? If you release me, everything is negotiable!"

Lin Mo stood still, watching him perform.

I felt completely unmoved, and even felt a little like laughing.

Are you trying to morally blackmail me?

As long as I have no morals, you can't hold me hostage.

Besides, I now regard even a million-strong army as ants, so why would I care about a few light insults?

To be infamous for eternity?

I'll live for ten thousand years and show you.

Lin Mo's face was gloomy, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

When Xia Jie saw that Lin Mo's expression had changed, he thought that he was frightened by the words "to be infamous for ten thousand years".

There is a play!

That son of a bitch is scared!

What good is high martial arts skill? You're still just an ordinary person who cares about reputation!

Despite the excruciating pain, Xia Jie crawled forward once more.

She lunged at Lin Mo's feet and grabbed his black boots tightly.

"Lin Mo! Let me go! Just spare my life today!"

"I guarantee it! I swear! I will immediately draft an imperial edict upon my return and proclaim it to the world!"

"I will personally exonerate the Lin family and restore their innocence!"

"I will tell the whole world that your Lin family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, the pillars of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the golden beams that span the sea!"

"The accusations of treason against us back then were all fabricated by spies from the Northern Barbarians! Yes! Spies!"

Xia Jie shook Lin Mo's trouser leg frantically and spoke with great conviction.

Lin Mo remained unmoved.

Xia Jie panicked and unleashed his ultimate move.

"If all else fails, I'll bestow upon you the title of king!"

"I give you half of the Great Xia Dynasty! I bestow upon you the title of King of the Flat Shoulders! Hereditary succession! Obeying only orders, not summons!"

"The territory of the Great Xia will be divided equally between you and me! You will be the emperor of the north, and I will be the emperor of the south! We will rule separately along the river!"

"You like women, don't you? I'll give you all three thousand beauties of my harem! I'll marry you all the most beautiful princesses of the Great Xia Dynasty! As long as you nod, you'll be the undisputed king of the Great Xia Dynasty!"

Xia Jie waved his hands, frantically sketching out a large pie.

Lin Mo was annoyed by his shaking.

Xia Jie's eyes were bloodshot as he frantically threw out his chips.

He desperately tugged at Lin Mo's pants.

Power! Status! Territory!

He didn't believe anyone in the world could resist such temptation.

Lin Mo was extremely annoyed by his pulling.

"Let go."

Lin Mo glared at Xia Jie.

Xia Jie froze, quickly released his grip, and obediently withdrew his hand.

I have a question for you.

Lin Mo crouched down and stared into Xia Jie's eyes.

"Ask! Go ahead and ask!"

"If you let me go, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Xia Jie nodded repeatedly.

"Why did you frame the Lin family back then?"

Lin Mo pointed to the nine memorial tablets on the offering table.

"My Lin family has produced ten generals who have guarded the borders of the Great Xia for over a century. My nine elder brothers fought valiantly on the frontier, driving the Northern Barbarian army back three thousand miles."

"Your Great Xia royal family, if you don't want to reward me, then so be it."

"Why poison them? Why try to kill the Lin family?"

Lin Mo's voice wasn't loud, but it resonated in the empty ancestral hall.

Xia Jie stiffened, his gaze darting away, not daring to look at the black tablets with gold characters on the altar.

"I……"

"What? You don't want to explain?"

Lin Mo used his toes to pick up a piece of broken wood from the ground.

Snapped!

The wooden board struck Xia Jie's already swollen face directly.

"Confess! I'll confess!" Xia Jie covered his face, completely breaking down.

"It's for...to pave the way..."

Xia Jie swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"When my father was old, he became obsessed with alchemy and immortality, and the power of the court gradually slipped away from him."

"I am the Third Prince, and the Crown Prince's faction wields immense power, while your Lin family..."

Xia Jie looked up at Lin Mo.

"Your Lin family has immense prestige in the capital."

"The Lin family army only recognizes the Lin family's tiger tally, not the imperial edict. The people of the capital only know that the Lin family is full of loyal martyrs, but they are unaware of the boundless grace of the imperial court."

"Even the Crown Prince has to rely on the Lin family's support at every turn!"

Xia Jie howled and spoke faster and faster, as if he had found an outlet for his emotions.

"If the Lin family continues to exist, the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion! What do I have to fight for it? What do I have to seize it?!"

"I must eliminate the Lin family! Sever the Crown Prince's right and left arms!"

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes.

"So, you bribed the military supervisor to poison the wine, killing my nine brothers?"

Xia Jie shrank his neck sharply, but still nodded.

But then, he suddenly straightened his back like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"This isn't my fault!"

Xia Jie shouted and tried to shift the blame.

"It's because your Lin family's achievements overshadow your master's!"

"Even if I didn't frame your Lin family, even if I didn't poison them, my father would definitely find an excuse to wipe out your Lin family before he abdicated!"

"He couldn't possibly allow a non-royal family to wield more terrifying influence than the royal family!"

Xia Jie pointed to the memorial tablets on the offering table.

"So what if your Lin family won battles on the border? So what if you drove away the northern barbarians?"

"Your achievements have reached a point where no reward can be given!"

"To bestow a title of king? A king of a different surname is a grave taboo in the royal family! To pay him? The national treasury is almost emptied by the military pay of your Lin family army!"

Xia Jie became more and more self-righteous as he spoke.

"Blame your Lin family! You only have loyalty and courage, but you don't understand the ways of a subject!"

"You don't know how to conceal your talents! You don't know when to retreat gracefully!"

"Your Lin family is too arrogant! Every time you return from a military campaign, you don't even give my father, the Emperor, any face! Which official in the entire court doesn't pay tribute to the royal family? Only your Lin family is so high and mighty! Only your Lin family is so incorruptible!"

"You've made our royal family look like a tyrant! You think fighting on the border equates to loyalty? Wrong! In the eyes of the royal family, you, with your large army, are the greatest threat!"

"So the Lin family's extermination was inevitable! I was merely following my father's wishes and giving them a push sooner!"