Martial Universe: Starting with Lin Langtian, who crippled Lin Dong's father.

Chapter 7 Conflict

As the carriage slowly entered the town...

Lin Langtian also curiously looked around Qingyang Town, the birthplace of the Martial Ancestor.

Its size is much smaller than the previous Lin City, but compared to Lin Langtian's memories of his previous life, it is about the size of a county town.

"Young Master, we've arrived."

As the carriage slowly came to a stop, Lin Bao's voice rang out from outside the carriage.

Lin Langtian took out a large black robe from his Qiankun bag, put it on, and then lifted the curtain to get off the carriage.

Although with Lin Hu and Lin Bao's strength, they could easily slaughter the entire Qingyang Town, let alone a branch of the Lin family.

But Lin Langtian still didn't want to invite trouble.

After all, his main purpose in coming here was to seek opportunities. If he made too much of a fuss and attracted the attention of other major families, it would be a loss.

After all, during yesterday's clan competition, quite a few members of the Lin family branch in Qingyang Town saw their own appearance.

Lin Bao had already been standing respectfully in front of the carriage. When he saw Lin Langtian wearing a cloak, he paused for a moment, seemingly surprised, but he didn't show anything on his face.

"Young master, this is the largest inn in Qingyang Town. If you want to gather information, this is the best place."

The wide robe enveloped Lin Langtian, and the cloak hanging down from his head made it impossible for others to see his face.

Lin Langtian nodded slowly. Although Lin Hu was nowhere to be seen, Lin Bao must have been settled long ago.

After all, given Lin Hu's physique and appearance, he naturally had a high degree of recognizability within the entire Lin clan.

If they were recognized, it would introduce some variables into Lin Langtian's plan. Of course, this is also why Lin Langtian had previously instructed Lin Bao to keep a low profile.

The two entered the hotel and found that there were quite a few people sitting in the lobby. Although the flow of people was not dense, it was still quite substantial.

Pretending to be nonchalant, Lin Langtian eavesdropped on the conversation for a while.

Lin Langtian noticed a group of middle-aged men sitting in one spot. They were probably drinking, as they were speaking very loudly, which Lin Langtian could hear clearly.

"Did you hear? Lin Xiao was carried back, it seems!"

"When did this happen?"

"Just last night! Zhang Lao Er told me himself."

"He was returning home after delivering the goods last night, just as he was about to go home to rest, when he happened to run into the Lin family's convoy returning from outside the town."

"His family lives near the Lin family's house, so I didn't think much of it and was planning to go straight home."

"And guess what he saw... Lin Xiao being carried into the Lin family home on a stretcher!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Lin Xiao is the most talented person in the Lin family and even in the entire Qingyang Town."

"I remember he broke through to the Heavenly Origin Realm last month, and this time he even traveled with Lin Zhentian, the head of the Lin family. Who could have injured him so badly?"

"Hiss, speaking of which, I do recall that yesterday was the Lin clan's once-in-a-decade grand competition, wasn't it?"

After a long while, someone finally spoke slowly.

The group fell silent for a moment, then exchanged glances, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

"The Lin clan? You mean...?"

One of them asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense, in this Great Yan Dynasty, who else dares to call themselves the Lin clan?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, even the one who had been the loudest earlier lowered his head and remained quiet.

Being at the bottom of society naturally comes with its own rules for survival.

Don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask. It's not uncommon for people to get killed because of their words.

Lin Langtian calmly withdrew his gaze and walked towards the counter, with Lin Bao following closely behind.

Given the Lin clan's power and influence in the Great Yan Dynasty, these people naturally dared not utter a word.

However, the news of Lin Xiao being crippled has probably not spread yet; most people only have some guesses.

Walk to the counter.

Lin Bao had already booked a private room and communicated with the maid at the counter. Lin Langtian didn't pay any attention to it, but just silently pondered whether there were any oversights in the plan.

"Sir, I'm so sorry, the last private room has already been booked." The pretty maid looked troubled.

"What? I sent someone to reserve it first thing this morning, and you're saying the private rooms are all booked? What's the point of this room reservation?"

Lin Bao frowned, and with a flick of his wrist, a black room sign appeared in his palm.

Not having a house is a minor issue, but it concerns the young master's trip and could potentially affect his impression of me!

"Whoosh!"

As they were speaking, a streak of red suddenly flashed through the air and shot straight toward Lin Langtian.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Bao was already in front of Lin Langtian.

Lin Bao casually gripped the sharp red object in his hand, his face darkening. Trying to attack Young Master Langtian right in front of him? That's just asking for death.

"what?"

An old woman's voice rang out from outside the hotel, seemingly puzzled that Lin Bao could answer so easily.

"I never expected that there would be such a powerful person in this barren land."

Lin Langtian's gaze fell on a group of people not far away.

A handsome young man in a white robe was surrounded by several servants in black tight-fitting clothes, like a star being surrounded by the moon.

Behind the handsome young man, an old woman in a purple robe followed closely.

The person who spoke must have been the old woman whose strength was unknown.

Reaching out to stop Lin Bao from making a move, Lin Langtian sized up the young man and the old woman beside him, and asked calmly, "What is it?"

The handsome young man must have come from an extraordinary background, but seeing Lin Bao, whose strength was unknown and who had a cold smile on his face, standing in front of Lin Langtian, he automatically ignored Lin Langtian's indifferent tone and spoke loudly.

"Haha, I suppose this gentleman is also here to stay. It's fate that we meet. I think it would be a good thing to let me have this room, as a way of making a good connection. What do you say?"

Lin Langtian's lips twitched slightly. What do you mean, "idiot"? As expected, this world is full of mentally challenged playboys.

If Lin Bao hadn't caught that crimson dagger, he would probably be nailed to the counter by now, relying solely on his strength.

He actually wanted to gloss over this matter?

Even a clay figure has a temper, and Lin Langtian was so angry he laughed.

Are you confident?

Lin Langtian tilted his head slightly and looked at Lin Bao beside him.

Lin Bao licked his lips and looked at the group of people opposite him with a gloomy smile.

"The strongest one is only at the Lesser Yuan Dan realm. I really can't understand where they got the audacity to be so presumptuous in front of you."

"Kill them all."

Lin Langtian took the room token and, ignoring the stunned maid beside him, went straight upstairs.

Although we should keep a low profile, people are bullying us like this.

Keep a low profile? You might as well become his lackey; besides, this might actually benefit your plans more...

Seeing Lin Langtian's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, Lin Bao slowly turned around, grinning maliciously at the group, and said, "Since the young master has spoken, then you will stay here forever..."

He then vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

"Young Master, be careful!" The old woman in purple robes' pupils shrank sharply, and she quickly flashed in front of the handsome young man.

"puff!"

Two figures flashed into view, and in an instant, one of them was shot backward, his body crashing through the wall and knocking down a group of carriages and horses outside the door.

The white-robed youth looked horrified. If even a mere guard beside that person was such a powerful figure, then what kind of terrifying background must that person have!

Thinking of this, a deep sense of regret welled up in my heart.

Although he often got into trouble in Yancheng, every time the other party would slink away in disgrace, or even worse, be bullied by him and have to come to apologize.

Originally, they thought that a small town like Qingyang could have any powerful figures, so they naturally brought their original way of doing things here.

Although the room was full, he had Feng Po casually display her power, which frightened the owner so much that he quickly gave up the room.

But I never imagined that I, who had been living a carefree life in Yan City for more than ten years, would suffer such a big setback here.

Seeing that the burly man had rendered Granny Feng unconscious with a single blow, the young man hurriedly spoke up.

"My name is Luo Hou, a member of the Luo family of Yan City. If only you would release me..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was already decapitated.

"Damn, you talk too much nonsense."

Lin Bao looked disdainfully at the now-cold-blooded youth and said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)