Chapter 030：Lin family annual meeting
When Qianli Xue entered Lin Family's residence, she immediately attracted many members of the Lin family.
"It's Lin Feng who has returned. I wonder what level of cultivation he has reached now."
"Ha ha, well, coming back won't change anything. It's still going to be embarrassing at the annual meeting. Now that my two children are so powerful, Lin Feng is no match for them even if he's at the level of the eighth stage of the martial realm."
"Right you are. Although this loser defeated Lin Yun last time, Lin Yun is no match for the prodigies in his family. If I were him, I would have hidden away in the sect and not come out."
Many people began to gossip privately. Most of them were secretly mocking Lin Feng. After all, Lin Feng was the heir of the Lin family, but he was actually a 'useless person'.
At this moment, Lin Feng has returned to the courtyard where he lives. The courtyard is not large but very clean. Only Lin Feng and his father Lin Hai live there.
"Father." Lin Feng came into Lin Hai's room and saw his father painting. He called out, "Father!"
"Xiao Feng, you're back." Lin Hai raised his head and put away the painting. A gentle smile appeared on his brows.
"Well, it's only seven days before the year-end party. I deliberately came back to attend it." Lin Feng glanced at the portrait that Lin Hai had put away. In his memory, Lin Hai was very quiet and secluded. It seemed to be related to his hobby of painting. He didn't like being disturbed. However, Lin Feng had never seen Lin Hai's paintings.
"Xiao Feng, you don't need to attend this year's annual meeting. Let them cause a ruckus instead." Lin Hai said with a smile, shaking his head.
"Father, why is it so?"
"Ha ha, this year's annual meeting, they all came here specifically to target us father and son. I don't really care about them, but Xiao Feng, you'd better be careful. Lin Hai sighed. Nowadays, the Lin family has changed. It's not as peaceful as before. His two elder brothers and some cousins, even a few elders have already started to plot. They might be planning to depose him at this annual meeting."
"Don't worry, Father. I don't care," Lin Feng shook his head. Now he had reached the ninth stage of the Air Martial realm. Even if those people wanted to do him harm at the annual gathering, they would have to have the strength to do so. He was already at such a stage.
"Um?" Lin Hai gave his son a surprised look. Seeing Lin Feng's confident gaze, he couldn't help but smile: "Haha, I underestimated my son. Alright, we father and son will go and see how they do it. If you want to take my seat, you won't be able to do it without showing some ability."
"However, Xiao Feng, it's better to be cautious during the annual meeting. It's said that Lin Qian has already reached the level of Spirit-Primal Realm and started practicing."
"It is said that she has indeed reached the Lingwu Realm. However, it won't be that easy for her to hurt me. " Lin Feng's eyes flashed with a cold light. Lin Qian had sent people to the Yunhai Sect to get her back for his sake. Before leaving, she even threatened him that they would meet again next year. Now that the meeting is here, he really wants to see how Lin Qian will treat him.
"Father, I'll go and cultivate now. Wake me up on the day of the annual meeting." Lin Feng said as he left. Although his cultivation level was already not weak, Lin Qian, the owner of the spirit soul that combined ice and fire, was not someone he could easily deal with. It would be better for him to enhance his cultivation level a little more.
At this moment, outside Lin Family's mansion, three fiery steeds galloped towards the place, accompanied by a whirlwind. Among them, the one on the middle steed was Lin Qian, wearing a fiery-colored phoenix-tailed robe. This attire highlighted her extremely noble appearance. Coupled with her cold and elegant temperament, it made people dare not to desecrate her, making her seem so lofty and superior.
"Miss," the guard of Lin Mansion respectfully called out. Compared to how he treated Lin Feng, he was much more courteous. Their gazes even dared not meet Lin Qian's. Just her demeanor alone made them feel ashamed of themselves.
Lin Qian walked straight ahead without looking around, stepping onto the flaming horse and entering the Lin Mansion. She was as haughty as a princess, and the two people wearing the attire of the Hua Yue Sect who were beside her also followed closely and entered the Lin Mansion.
"Indeed, the young lady has changed. Her demeanor and beauty are both better than before. Among the Lin family members, she is the one who deserves the top spot without a doubt." A guard said with a sigh after Lin Qian left.
"Of course, the powerful ones in Lingwu Realm are so formidable. The eldest daughter is only sixteen years old, and her future is boundless. She is far beyond the reach of that useless young lord. Even her friends are outstanding. They are the elites of the Hua Yue Sect." Another person chimed in. In their eyes, Lin Feng didn't even have the qualification to be compared with Lin Qian. One was the Hua Yue from the sky, and the other was the firefly on the ground. They couldn't compete with each other. Lin Feng was destined to only look up to them.
The arrival of Lin Qian and two disciples from Haoyue Sect instantly created a storm in Lin Family. It was even more sensational than Lin Feng's arrival. Lin Qian was being adored by everyone. Some elders and members of Lin Family had already gone to the courtyard where Lin Daoba's family lived to pay greetings. Lin Qian's future was boundless and far beyond what Lin Family could compare with.
Therefore, many people from the Lin family are willing to do favors for others. They would like to have Lin Daoba take over the position of the Lin Clan Head. In this way, when Lin Qian becomes powerful in the future and the Lin family gains glory, those who helped Lin Daoba ascend to the position would naturally also reap benefits.
Compared with the hustle and bustle here, the place where Lin Feng lived seemed rather desolate. However, Lin Qian did not forget Lin Feng. Her eyes seemed to penetrate through numerous walls and land on Lin Feng's residence. A glint flashed and vanished in an instant.
"Next time, I'm going to really teach you a lesson." Lin Qian's heart was filled with a fierce determination.
Two days later, Lin Hong, the eldest son of Lin Daoba, returned. Lin Hong was training at Xueyin Villa. Although Xueyin Villa was not a sect, its strength was no less than that of Yunhai Sect. It was extremely famous in Xue Yue Kingdom and only accepted those with Ice Spirit Soul.
Lin Hong, who returned this time, also made great progress in cultivation and reached the peak of the 9th stage of the "Qi-Wu" realm. He was just one step away from entering the "Shen-Wu" realm and had caused a sensation within the Lin family. Nowadays, the Lin family seems to have become the domain of Lin Daoba.
Apart from Lin Hong, some elders of the Lin family and their collateral descendants also returned one after another. This made the Lin family, which was about to hold its annual gathering, extremely lively.
Especially in Lin Daoba's mansion, it was bustling with people, as if Lin Daoba himself were the head of the Lin family.
As for the courtyard where Lin Hai, the true owner of the Lin family estate, lives, it has been left unattended and is extremely desolate.
Finally, the day of the annual gathering arrived. Everyone in the Lin family felt a little excited. It was another year. They wondered how their descendants' cultivation levels would be this year. Which level did their own children belong to? Also, would there be any exceptionally talented descendants from the Lin family who would stand out? Today, all these questions would be answered.
For the top management of the Lin family, today is bound to be an extraordinary day. Three months ago, there were already people who wanted Lin Hai to step down. However, Lin Hai intimidated everyone with his strength. Today, they are better prepared. Moreover, the Lin family members who were away have all returned.
Lin Feng stepped out of the room, looked up at the rising sun and stretched his body.
For Lin Feng, he didn't feel that today was any different from other days. The position of the Lin Clan Leader didn't matter to him at all. What he was after was supreme martial arts. Only with powerful strength could one have the right to speak. The position of the Clan Leader was just a false title. If your strength was strong enough and no one could match you, even if you weren't the Clan Leader, no one would dare to disobey you.
Lin Feng also knew that his father didn't care much about these things either. Lin Hai was not someone who was obsessed with power at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived such a quiet and uneventful life. If there were no major events in the Lin family, he would even rarely show up. This gave others the opportunity to undermine his influence.
"Little Feng, you've finished your cultivation." Lin Hai came over here and was about to wake up Lin Feng.
"Um." Lin Feng nodded.
"Let's go." The two of them walked together towards the drill ground where the annual meeting was being held.
In the drill ground, there were countless people. Everyone had arrived long ago. When Lin Feng and Lin Hai arrived at the drill ground at this moment, many pairs of eyes suddenly fell upon them. These eyes carried various expressions.
"Lin Feng." Several piercing gazes fell upon Lin Feng. The owners of these gazes were Lin Qian, Lin Yu, Lin Heng (who was defeated by Lin Feng), Lin Yun (who was humiliated by Lin Feng), and Lin Hao Ran (Lin Feng's uncle), whose two sons, Lin Yun and Lin Heng, were respectively humiliated and had their cultivation levels undermined by Lin Feng. If one were to say who among the Lin family detested Lin Feng and his son the most, it would be none other than him.
Moreover, Lin Haoran even concealed the fact that Lin Heng was incapacitated by Lin Feng. He didn't let anyone know about it. Firstly, he couldn't afford to let Lin Heng suffer such a fate. Secondly, he didn't want to see Lin Feng and his son's smugness.