Chapter 188 - Bai Family Elder (2/2)
“Silence your ass!” Another Bai family elder suddenly blew up in anger and hated how this immature lump of iron couldn’t become steel faster as he gave the younger elder’s head a hard knock. He curled up his beard as he explained, “Can you still not see it? This person, Lin Xuanzhi, has been able to materialize his soulfire for a long time, but did anyone know about it before? No! He’s in the process of reforging now and doesn’t need to take out his soulfire to help with crafting at all, so why would he have to make such a brilliant performance?”
The younger elder experienced a flash of inspiration, then answered hesitantly, “It can’t be……He wants everyone to see it?”
The older elder nodded with great approval, “There is no better opportunity to reveal one’s talents, nor a more influential event, than today’s Hundred Families Gathering. It seems that this little friend Lin is very ambitious.”
The little elder was stunned, “It can’t be that he wants to trample our entire Bai family underfoot? But this is overestimating his own capabilities way too much!”
The oldest elder took a deep breath, “Nobody currently knows what he wants, but we will find out soon.”
After the oldest elder finished speaking, he looked towards the Second Elder beside him.
The Second Elder helplessly added, “I’m most worried that he’ll take this opportunity to step on our Bai family’s face right now and say that we have no successors while our younger generation lacks discipline, which will be detrimental to the Bai family’s reputation.”
The young elder rolled up his sleeves as he gritted his teeth, “If he dares to do so, then I’ll send people to teach him a lesson so that he’ll know his place.”
“Hmph.” An elder who rarely spoke till now gave a cold snort and spoke in an ill-humored tone, “So certain Bai family youngsters won’t lack discipline if Lin Xuanzhi doesn’t say it? Who taught them this malicious and vicious method of stabbing people in the dark? This entire fiasco has become a dark history that can’t be spread out, losing all of my Bai family’s old face! The younger generation really can’t compare to the older generations anymore.” Of course, he was clearly referring to the young Bai disciple just now who tried to make Lin Xuanzhi experience an ‘accident’!
Several Bai family elders immediately sank into silence.
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It was fortunate that this kind of thing can be called an accident, or else the Bai family really would lose all its face this time.
The youngest elder asked cautiously, “Third Brother, why are you so frank? Why don’t we just overlook this kind of event that can easily cause disharmony and drop the topic?”
The elder whom the young elder called “Third Brother” immediately felt distressed. “What kind of thing is this? Playing a malicious trick in the dark but being countered anyways, and he even hurt his own people by mistake. He lacks the ability but still wants to use this kind of scheme. He really made a fool of himself!”
Several Bai family elders couldn’t help but glance at each other and saw the helplessness reflected in each other’s eyes.
Although the method was dirty, it could still be said to be smart. It’s just that the opponent was too strong, so no crafty plot could hide itself in front of Lin Xuanzhi.
The idiom “tried to steal the chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it” perfectly described these Bai family youngsters.
“Why has nobody asked about that youngster’s injuries?” The oldest elder frowned with dissatisfaction.
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Even if Bai Honghu wasn’t part of the main branch, he was still a disciple of the Bai family. What were these people trying to say, being so concerned about Lin Xuanzhi?
With a face laden with grief, Second Elder answered, “He forcibly cut off his soul force in the middle of crafting and suffered backlash from both his soul force and spiritual qi. This result is within our expectations and is not impossible to treat, but…” Second Elder paused and sighed, “I’m just afraid that Lin Xuanzhi will hold a grudge!”
On their side, they planned to cover up the younger generation’s folly and treat the entire affair as an accident. Besides, nobody could come up with evidence that the little fool had been deliberately trying to kill someone. In addition, the Bai family represented authority, so no one would deliberately make enemies of the Bai family over this.
However, that “nobody” certainly didn’t include the victim himself, Lin Xuanzhi.
Even if the scheme didn’t succeed, it was still nowhere near enough to erase the fact that Bai Honghu had plotted against Lin Xuanzhi’s life.
Why had Lin Xuanzhi suddenly materialized his soulfire and shown the public a part of his demonic talent?
Perhaps it was to recruit forces by attracting strong cultivators from the major families and sects in order to form a protective and confrontational force to stand on equal ground with the Bai family and then retaliate in revenge!
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The mood of the Bai family elders immediately fell into a dark and gloomy state.
They seemed to have already seen the scene of Lin Xuanzhi suppressing and provoking the Bai family from all directions after recruiting enough forces.
“Why don’t,” the youngest elder suggested hesitantly, “we talk to Young Master? He seems to have some friendship with Lin Xuanzhi.”
“I think you want to die.” The oldest elder rolled his eyes at him. “The Young Master hates this kind of despicable act the most. Besides, his health is not good, and he’s busy with many family affairs everyday. To inconvenience him with such trifles, have you no shame?”
The young elder hurriedly shook his head.
Although Bai Yichen always spoke in a leisurely and composed manner, his smile like the spring breeze, every time the youngest elder saw him, he always had an urge to run away with his tail between his legs.
Some people possessed inherently strong and imposing auras that couldn’t be covered up by simply sitting in a wheelchair.
The little elder dismissed the idea of finding Bai Yichen. If he could help it, he didn’t want to see this young master who often appeared unpredictably, was shrouded in mystery, and held a supreme and untouchable position within the Bai family.
The oldest elder muttered to himself irresolutely for a moment, then made up his mind. “That Lin family’s younger generation who lived with the Bai family family a few days ago should have some blood ties with both the Bai and Lin families, shouldn’t he?”
When one of the Bai family’s children reached a hundred days old, he even gifted the child quite a high-quality rattle-drum — it looked like a rattle-drum but was actually a high-grade defense treasure. The gifter could be said to be full of sincerity and creativity.
Second Elder nodded, “Yes, that’s Bai Ling’s son. Bai Ling married into the Lin family a few years ago. That boy and Lin Xuanzhi are also from the same branch, so their relationship shouldn’t be too distant.”
The youngest elder suddenly thought of something, “That rattle-drum should also be Lin Xuanzhi’s work?”
“That’s right.” Second Elder nodded. “The technique was sophisticated, and the strength was applied evenly. I can’t pick out any flaws.”
All of a sudden, as though blessed by luck, they seemed to have understood something.
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The youngest elder and Second Elder glanced at each other as they spoke simultaneously, “Good opportunity.”
This was actually the first time Lin Zezhi met all the Bai family elders.
While Lin Xuanzhi was still crafting onstage, Lin Zezhi had already been cordially invited to the spectating platform on the mountain by the Bai family’s people.