Chapter 261：I want to die

The annual gathering of the Lin family was still going on. At this moment, Lin Hong, the eldest son of Lin Daomin, unleashed a cold ice palm attack, knocking down a Lin family member. Immediately, there were cheers from the crowd. 

"Good, impressive. A father of a tiger doesn't produce a tiger cub of inferior quality. Lin Hong, you're really amazing!" 

"Right, back then, even a nobody like Lin Hai's son was so overconfident. Now, our family has two brilliant children. Qi Qian doesn't need to boast, she's extremely talented and outstanding. And Lin Hong, too, has astonishing natural abilities. Apart from Qi Qian, no one else in the Lin family can match him. Even some of the elders are starting to fall behind." 

A newly-appointed elder from the Lin family smiled and said, his hearty voice resonated far away and was very clear. Everyone could hear it very distinctly. 

Among them, there was Lin Feng who came slowly and steadily on his way here! 

Lin Feng didn't expect that someone would speak ill of him right away. He couldn't help but smile faintly at the corner of his mouth. He raised his head and looked at the crowd in the distance. Then he said softly, "Really?" 

The sound was not loud, but it spread throughout the drill ground and could be heard by everyone. 

The gazes of the crowd focused for a moment, then turned around. Immediately, they saw a figure, a familiar one, young and handsome. 

This familiar figure, who was originally regarded by everyone as a loser, rose to prominence at the Lin Family's annual gathering last year. Later, he shone brightly on the martial arts competition stage in Yangzhou City, allowing everyone to re-recognize him. However, Lin Feng remains a discarded pawn of the Lin Family, someone who was expelled from the family. 

Between Lin Qian and Lin Feng, the Lin family chose Lin Qian because everyone believed that Lin Qian would have a brighter future and achieve greater success than Lin Feng. He would be able to lead the Lin family forward. 

"It's him, Lin Feng!" 

"Lin Feng, he's back, back to the Lin family!" 

Looking at this figure, the gazes of all the Lin family members all tightened. The charm in their eyes was all different. 

This slender figure now has an added touch of maturity on it. The sharpness of the lines on his face has become more pronounced. At the same time, the calm gaze in his eyes has also acquired a bit more sharpness and a touch of unrestrainedness. 

"Lin Feng." 

Lin Daoba's gaze narrowed slightly. This young man from the Lin family who had been sent away by him was actually daring to come back. 

He smiled slightly. On Lin Daoba's face, a hint of sarcasm emerged. "There's a way to reach the real paradise, but you choose not to take it. Lin Feng, are you really coming back to seek your doom?" 

Beside the battle platform, Lin Qian's gaze was completely different from Lin Daoba's. Her body trembled violently for a moment. It was Lin Feng? It was him! 

Lin Qian once wondered whether this young man who had stirred up a tumultuous scene in the imperial city would return to Yangzhou and to the Lin family. 

Her unease turned into reality. Lin Feng did come back. He came back to reclaim what he had lost here at the Lin family residence, his dignity! 

"Are you still daring to come back?" 

The newly-promoted Ninth Elder saw Lin Feng and gave a cold and sinister smile at the corner of his mouth. He said, "Lin Feng, your father rebelled against the family and killed his own brothers in the clan. He deserves no mercy and was banished from the clan. You, disregarding your seniors, were arrogant and domineering, and were also banished from the clan. That day at the Lord Mayor's Mansion, you threatened Nalan Feng and narrowly escaped death. Today, you even dare to return to Yangzhou City and to the Lin Family?" 

"Are you just talking nonsense? Have you finished saying it?" 

Lin Feng looked at the newly-promoted Ninth Elder and felt somewhat amused. As soon as he returned, he was accused of all these groundless charges. He was too tired to listen to them. 

"Shut up?" The ninth elder's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze on Lin Feng revealed a hint of coldness. 

"You just said I was a loser. Today is the Lin Clan's annual gathering. How about letting your son and me have a try?" Lin Feng murmured. He naturally recognized this ninth elder. He was his cousin's son, and they were of the same age. 

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, that day when he remained silent, the corners of his eyes that were narrowed became even colder. 

"Why don't you say anything? Your son, even when facing me, he dares not fight back. How could he be anything but a complete loser then?!" 

Lin Feng's voice carried a touch of mockery. He stepped forward slowly and in a moment, he actually reached in front of the crowd and walked slowly towards the stage of the annual meeting. 

Seeing Lin Feng approaching, many young men from the Lin family actually made way for him and allowed him to step onto the arena directly, then they looked around the crowd. 

"Why is everyone so silent?" Lin Feng, seeing the crowd remaining silent, continued to say. 

Lin Daoba laughed coldly and said, "Lin Feng, we know you are a member of the Lin family. Last time, we deliberately spared your life and let you go without harming you. But you seem not to be grateful and dare to act recklessly in my Lin family again." 

"Please spare my life and don't kill me?" 

Lin Feng was somewhat stunned. When had Lin Daoba become so kind? How could he have let him off? 

"Of course, as soon as one steps in, one can hear a chorus of flattery and obsequiousness. The master is so shameless, and the servants below, naturally, are just like him." 

"Such arrogance!" The Ninth Elder roared angrily, and a chill emanated from his body. 

"I'm bold enough to say that just now, you said Lin Qian and Lin Hong were endowed with extraordinary talents and were both geniuses, right?" 

"Of course, Qian Qian and Lin Hong are both geniuses from my Lin family." 

"Then I, Lin Feng, am a loser, aren't I?" 

"Then you knew all along!" the Ninth Elder sneered. 

"Since that's the case, I, this wretch, am willing to show off to all the geniuses present here, Lin Hong and Lin Qian. You can do as you please. If I lose, I'm willing to die." 

Lin Feng spoke softly, but it caused the crowd's gazes to narrow slightly. "If I fail, I'm willing to die!" 

Such a bold and domineering tone, full of arrogance and authority. 

The Lin family members all fell silent. Except for Lin Qian and Lin Hong, no one dared to challenge Lin Feng. Lin Feng was already very powerful a year ago, let alone now. 

"Why is no one talking anymore? I, Lin Feng, beg for death!" 

With a glance over the crowd, Lin Feng's lips curled into a very intense and teasing smile. 

"Desire for death," such a rash and impetuous statement, it made everyone's eyes narrow in astonishment. But still, no one responded. The gazes of the other Lin family's sons and daughters all fell upon Lin Hong and Lin Qian. Only they might be able to defeat Lin Feng. 

However, those who lived in the imperial city dared to engage in a battle with Lin Feng? That's suicidal. 

"I, Lin Feng, am begging for my life. But no one has come to fight me. This bunch of such useless people dare to boast shamelessly, saying that they have extraordinary talents and are outstandingly talented. I, Lin Feng, truly admire your shamelessness. You can actually be so shameless as to do such a thing!" 

Lin Feng's sarcastic voice grew louder and louder. The Lin family members felt a burning sensation on their faces. Lin Feng was once a discarded child by the Lin family, but now, standing on the high platform, he challenged the Lin family members to a duel and loudly declared his intention to die. Not a single person dared to fight him, including Lin Qian, who was adored to the extreme! 

"You are presumptuous!" the Ninth Elder shouted angrily. 

"Outrageous!" As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng shouted angrily in return: "Just you! You said earlier that I'm a loser while they are geniuses. Now, where are they? I, Lin Feng, am standing here, begging to die. They dare not fight. If you are willing, you can come up too. I, Lin Feng, beg to die." 

Crazy, beyond all bounds of reason! 

Even Elder Lin Feng, who is a senior fellow of the Order, dares to challenge for battle and begs for death! 

The eyes of the Ninth Elder narrowed into a slit. He glanced at Lin Hong and Lin Qian, then sneered coldly, "Lin Feng, Lin Qian and Lin Hong are the prodigies of my Lin family. They are not willing to engage in a fight with you. Since you demand death, I will grant your wish." 

Having said that, the ninth elder took a step forward, leaping out from the stands and landing directly in front of Lin Feng. 

"Such amazing martial arts skills and graceful movements! You're so good, Lin Feng. How dare you challenge the elders to a duel? This is sheer arrogance and suicidal behavior!" 

"Senior Nine, you truly are a powerful being with the strength of a Realm Five cultivator. You are indeed formidable. Lin Feng is doomed." 

The crowd watched the ninth elder strike out, and in their hearts, they all thought, at the same time, a wild and powerful icy and cold palm force poured out from the ninth elder's hand and rushed towards Lin Feng, as if to freeze him. 

Lin Feng stood there calmly, looking up at the Ninth Elder above him. A trace of pity flashed in his eyes, accompanied by a smile. 

"Die!" the Ninth Elder shouted. But at this moment, Lin Feng's body moved, or rather, his hand moved. In the void, a dazzling flash of light streaked by and vanished in an instant. Immediately after, before the Ninth Elder could even utter a scream of horror, a blood line appeared in the middle of his body. With a thud, he fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open, but there was no sign of life left. 

"Boom!" 

The crowd's hearts suddenly trembled. Lin Daoba was even on his feet. Looking at this shocking scene, was it that Elder Jiuzi had died? 

Did the Ninth Elder get wiped out by Lin Feng's one move? 

The crowd began to tremble wildly. Seeing that Lin Feng gave a casual glance at the corpse, he said, "Trash!" 

As soon as he stepped forward, Lin Feng's gaze swept across the crowd, looking carefree and contemptuous of everything. 

"I, Lin Feng, wish to die!"