After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 426 Nameless Iron Piece
Lin Mang walked out of the room and set up a soundproof array. Looking at the other elders in the courtyard, Lin Mang, who originally planned to wait for the Third Elder to speak to him, pondered for a moment and decided to tell the story of the past that had been weighing on his mind for many years and that he had always felt guilty towards his family.

"The reason the Lin family was initially targeted was because of my eldest son, Yu'er, and Yun'er."

After saying this, he knelt heavily in the direction of the Lin family ancestral hall; "This matter is my fault, Lin Mang, who has failed the family. Over the years..."

The First Elder and Third Elder lifted him up before he could kneel completely. The Second Elder said, "We know about what you're talking about. Do you think you could hide those events from us old folks?"

Lin Mang was stunned, then looked at the elders in disbelief: "But why did the family..."

Not far away, the voice of the Lin family patriarch echoed softly, "Why not punish you? What wrong have you and your wife done? Anyone from our Lin family would have done the same. The matter of the Ancestral Dragon is of great importance and cannot be compromised."

Lin Mang was surprised that the Lin family patriarch knew even this much, and his forehead was immediately covered in cold sweat.

“If you hadn’t done that, it would have made us Lin family seem like we had entrusted the responsibility to the wrong person.” The First Elder shook his head. “Besides, the fact that the family head’s Phoenix Fortune was taken away back then is something the family owes you.”

The Lin family was implicated and fell into decline because of Lin Mang and Yao Yun's eldest son, Lin Yu. Similarly, because of their decline, they failed to protect the phoenix fortune of Lin Mang and Yao Yun's youngest daughter. How can we figure out who wronged whom?

"Why does the Ancestor know that this matter involves the Ancestral Dragon?"
The Lin family patriarch looked at him and said, "Your wife explained the situation to us on the day Yu'er and Yi'er were sent away, and expressed her willingness to bear all the consequences."

Lin Mang moved his lips, but finally closed his eyes in despair.

After the elder finished speaking, he slapped Lin Mang on the shoulder and said, "You old rascal, although you are not very brave, not strong, and not very capable, you have married a good wife and had a good daughter."

Seeing that Lin Mang was still in a daze, the Third Elder said, "Alright, back when the current patriarch had just come down from Cloud Peak Mountain, didn't we old folks also have poor judgment and want to suppress your family? In the end, it's all for the sake of the family. We're all family, why bother with so much?"

Thinking of Lin Yuan and the Seventh Elder of the Lin Family back then, Lin Mang's dazed expression returned, and he said seriously, "One thing at a time. That brat dared to scheme against my daughter and cannot be forgiven. This is not something that can be overlooked by family members."

Third Elder: "..."

The Lin family patriarch waved his hand: "These things are in the past, and Lin Yuan and the seventh brother have been punished, so let's not talk about them. We found you here to tell you some things. The Lin family has developed to this point now, all thanks to the patriarch. Lin Mang, you are now an elder, no longer the patriarch, so there are some things I have to say to you, even if they are harsh."

The Lin family patriarch lowered his eyes and slowly instructed, word by word: "I earnestly hope that you will consider everything for the sake of the family head. As long as the family head is alive, the Lin family will exist. In the worst-case scenario... everyone in the Lin family can die, but the family head cannot be harmed."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mang remained silent for a moment, then nodded: "Zhao Zhao is my daughter. I would rather risk my life than let anything happen to her in front of me."

"And this is something we brought from the aristocratic family. We don't know what it is. We originally wanted to give it to the family head, but she was too young at the time, so we didn't. You can give it to the family head when the time comes." The Lin family patriarch took out a rusty piece of iron from his sleeve.

Lin Mang looked at the unremarkable piece of iron with some curiosity for a while, and asked, "What is this?"

The Lin family patriarch shook his head: "I don't know. I only know that this thing has been with the strongest members of the Lin family since the family was founded. Now that I am no longer the strongest member of the Lin family, I should naturally hand it over to a more suitable person."

Lin Mang said, "Although I have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, I am still far inferior to the Ancestor..."

After saying that, he remembered that the other party meant for him to give the piece of iron to Lin Zhao.
Lin Zhao?!
His daughter?! Even stronger than the patriarch?!

Having just emerged from seclusion and arrived at the conference hall, Lin Mang, unaware of Lin Zhao's previous achievements and exact strength, was caught off guard by this information. He asked incredulously, "Ancestor, do you mean Zhao Zhao?"

The Lin family patriarch nodded: "The pressure that girl is exerting on me now is even stronger than that of some old monsters at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage." Lin Zhao, Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage?

Lin Mang can understand these two words separately, so why can't he understand them when they are put together?

Having finally accepted this fact, the elders and patriarch had finished their instructions and left, leaving only Lin Mang sitting dejectedly on the threshold, waiting for Lin Zhao to come out.

After Lin Zhao finished drawing the talisman, what he saw was Lin Mang sitting on the steps, sighing deeply without any of the majesty of a Nascent Soul stage expert.

She stepped forward and asked, "Is something troubling you, Dad?"

Lin Mang turned his head and said, "The elders want my father to protect you with his life."

Lin Zhao wasn't surprised by this, but she still didn't understand: "Dad, why are you sighing like this over this?"

After the initial excitement of the father-daughter reunion subsided, Lin Zhao regained some of the casual and intimate manner she used to have with Lin Mang.

"Father, your cultivation has become stronger, but your heart has become more fragile."

Lin Mang glared at her: "You only dare to say that to me."

Lin Zhao chuckled, and the next moment Lin Mang tossed her a patch that looked quite worn out.

She quickly took over, observed for a moment, and said, "Dad, even if I said something sarcastic to you, you don't have to make me collect junk, do you?"

"What junk? This is something that only the strongest in the Lin family throughout the generations is qualified to keep. The ancestor asked your father to give it to you. You little girl, you became the strongest without saying a word. Even your old man has to watch over you now."

As Lin Mang spoke, a smile played at the corners of his eyes and brows.

As parents, we naturally hope that our children can be stronger and better than ourselves.

Lin Zhao examined the iron sheet carefully for a while. If she didn't know how much Lin Mang doted on her, she would have suspected that Lin Mang was deliberately teasing her.

"Master, can you detect anything different?"

Grandma Honghu gave a negative answer: "I can't tell. It just looks like an ordinary piece of scrap metal."

The remnant soul of the Ancestral Dragon did provide some information: "This thing has a familiar aura, but I can't quite put my finger on where I've sensed it before."

The remnant soul of the First Emperor is familiar?

That's what the First Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was familiar with back then.

Something familiar to Zu Long... it couldn't possibly be an ordinary item, so how could it have become the Lin family's possession?