Decaying World

Chapter 220, War Begins II

"I'm afraid you can't lure them away, old man. The Lin family's offer this time is quite substantial. The sect has offered a reward equivalent to three missions. You've really made a name for yourselves by attracting so many experts here at once."

The blurry figure swiftly passed through the crowd, landing lightly in front of Lin Shunhe's horse, blocking its path. Startled, the horse reared up slightly, almost falling over.

"This old man," Du Lao, was about to dismount.

Suddenly, he saw the other person rushing forward at lightning speed, actually passing by him, passing by Lin Shunhe and Lin Hui, and heading straight for the Lin family's carriages in front.

Their target wasn't them, but Liu Shenglan inside the train carriage!
"Oh no!!" Old Du rushed forward, but he was still a step too late.

"Hahaha! The credit goes to me!!" The blurry figure drew his sword with both hands, creating two silver arcs, and slashed at the carriage from the left and right at the same time.

The illusory force vibrated, and the internal force surged, causing cracks to appear in the wooden exterior of the carriage even before the blades approached.

puff!
next moment.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of the carriage.

His eyes glowed with a purple fluorescence, and his right hand was clad in a purplish-black metallic glove. He swept his hand across the room with one hand.

With a whoosh, the two blades of light were easily deflected and shot into the ground on the right, creating two deep cracks.

"Friend, isn't it a bit too much to try and lay a hand on my wife and daughter right in front of me?" Lin Shunhe's face still wore the gentle smile of a businessman, but his eyes revealed a hint of murderous intent he had never shown before.

"Huh?" The blurry figure was startled and took several steps back using the force of the recoil, looking at Lin Shunhe with surprise and uncertainty.

"you??!"

Not only him, but also Liu Shenglan covered her mouth with her beautiful eyes fixed on her husband through the half-open car window. She was also startled by the strength that Lin Shunhe had suddenly revealed.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?!"

"I just like to keep something in reserve," Lin Shunhe said with a smile. "You guys go first, I'll be right behind you."

"But..." Liu Shenglan wanted to say something, but Lin Shunhe waved his hand behind him, and an invisible force struck the horse pulling the carriage on its rump.

With a sudden neigh, the two strong horses took off charging forward.

"Little Liu, don't be afraid! Mother is here, and Father is protecting us too! Don't be afraid." Liu Shenglan held her daughter tightly in her arms, her face pale.

Opposite her, Lin Hui's mother, Yao Shan, was also pale, muttering incoherently about praying for divine protection.

The pendant hanging around her neck was now faintly glowing with a bluish light.

It was a talisman she had recently joined, and because of her great contributions, the leader personally bestowed it upon her.

But just as the two horses charged forward, the Wanhua Sect members were entangled by their respective opponents.

call! ! !
The fog in mid-air was instantly cleared away.

A terrifying, transparent pressure of unknown origin stretched for hundreds of meters around and crashed down on everyone present.

Amidst screams and the neighing of horses.

Many ordinary people, martial artists, and servants in the Lin family fell to the ground, their bodies scattered and overturned.

The disciples of Qingfeng Dao were slightly stronger, but they all knelt down and tried their best to support him.

Only in the few battles that were currently raging, the priests and high priests of the Wanhua Sect, the blurry humanoid and the black-knife-wielding giant, as well as Xia Siliu and Xiao, managed to withstand the pressure and raise their heads to look up at the sky.

In mid-air, a tall, slender figure with white hair reaching his waist stood in the void.

Its face was covered by a pure white mask, and its hands wore a pair of pristine white metallic gloves. It was clad in black armor inlaid with gold thread, adorned with dragon and phoenix patterns.

Its face is not visible, but the invisible ripples of pressure spreading out from around it suggest that...

"Soaring through the air, releasing such a vast area of ​​ethereal power!!" Although Liu Xiao's strength was far from reaching that level, his vision, thanks to his elder brother, was far superior to everyone else present.

It was precisely because she could judge people's social standing that a deep sense of panic and despair involuntarily arose in her heart!
"Palace Master! He's at the Palace Master realm!!"

Why would a top-tier expert at the Palace Master level appear here?! Why would they target an ordinary large clan's caravan?!
What merit do they possess to attract such a high-level expert?!
'Could it be... Big Brother!?' Liu Xiao's heart trembled, and he could only guess at the one closest possibility.

On the other side, Lin Shunhe was also filled with fear.

As the head of the Charity Church, he naturally possessed a great deal of information and could easily identify a powerful figure of this caliber at a glance.

Soaring through the air, spreading and pressing with immense power—this is an external characteristic of a Palace Master.

Especially the former. Flying through the air—this is a skill only palace masters can possess.

At this moment, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out where he had offended such a powerful person.

"Was it a powerful figure I offended within the sect who happened to be passing by and started a fight? Or perhaps my secret scheme was exposed, leading to an investigation by the inner city and them trying to silence me? It can't be that bad. I framed the Wanhua Sect entirely; the evidence is overwhelming. This shouldn't be happening... This is terrible!! Is my Lin family truly destined for annihilation?!"

His mind raced with all sorts of ways to escape and save his life, but no matter which one he tried, he couldn't escape from a powerful opponent of this level.

You should know that no one present could survive a powerful figure of this caliber unless the Black-Faced Lord himself came.

"Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid... Mother is here." Inside the carriage, Liu Shenglan trembled as she stroked Lin Xiaoliu's long hair.

But they didn't notice that Lin Xiaoliu was staring intently in a certain direction with her big eyes wide open.

And that direction.
"Young friend Lin Hui, you've come all this way, aren't you going to come out and greet me?"

At this moment, it is in mid-air.

The white-haired figure that had drawn everyone's attention gently removed his white mask, revealing a gentle and handsome face.

What's most striking is his pair of eyes.

Those were pale blue python eyes.

Lin Hui?!

In that instant.

"!!!?" Lin Shunhe. "!!!?!" Liu Shenglan.

"!!!" Liu Xiao.

Wang Hongshi and the other members of the Qingfeng Dao sect were even more astonished and shocked. They all looked around, trying to find Lin Hui.

But then everyone noticed that a tall figure was inexplicably standing on the open ground beneath the white-haired man.

His black hair reached his waist, his white robe billowed, and he held a sword upside down behind his back with one hand.

It was Lin Hui.

call!
A gentle breeze swept through the surroundings, then suddenly rose upwards, forcefully resisting the invisible pressure pressing down on everyone.

Everyone suddenly relaxed and resumed their activities.

The white-haired man stared intently at Lin Hui below.

"Even after our parting at the Moon Tower, young friend Lin still prefers to conceal his talents. Why bother?"

"I've been hiding my true abilities precisely to deal with someone like you, Palace Master Su Yaping," Lin Hui said with a smile.

"Deal with me?" Su Yaping raised an eyebrow. "How so?"

"When you think you have victory in your grasp, is there a possibility?" Lin Hui tilted his head back, his smile growing wider.

"Was all of this just a deliberate illusion I created for you?"

Su Yaping frowned, about to speak, when she was horrified to find that Lin Hui in her field of vision was slowly bursting and dissipating like a soap bubble.

"!!?"

He reacted instantly, and with a backhand strike, he channeled all his strength and struck behind him.

But the chill came from the left!
Pfft!!!

Blood splattered in an instant.

A phantom image pierced Su Yaping's waist in an instant, carrying her away towards the distant fog area, where it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"kill!!"

Xia Si was the first to react below. He laughed and roared, his muscles bulging as he grew taller. He activated the True Body Seal, gripped his sword with both hands, and unleashed a horizontal slash at his opponent.

"You're all dead! You're all dead!! Hahahaha! The teacher won't let anyone who knows the truth about him get away with it!! You idiots! You're all asking for it!!"

She increased her strength by half, and with a slash, the black-sword-wielding man opposite her staggered backward, spitting out blood.

The black-knife-wielding man looked desperate.

"Damn it. I've kicked a hornet's nest again. Hey, you crazy guy on the other side, is it too late for me to surrender?"

"Surrender?" Xia Si was taken aback.

the other side.

Lin Shunhe took a deep breath, recovering from the pressure he had just been under, and looked at his opponent again.

He quickly pulled himself out of the shock of his son being a big shot and decided to deal with his opponent first before sorting out his thoughts.

but.
laugh! !

The next moment, the blurry humanoid figure opposite him suddenly made a crisp sound like cloth being torn.

His body was instantly torn into more than ten pieces, scattered on the ground. He was lifeless.

Behind the corpse, a black-masked figure flashed by; it was none other than Tao Xuehai, who had rushed over.

The same applies to Liu Xiao.

Just as they were about to make a move, they saw their opponent turn and run away without saying a word.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Liu Xiao struck him with a palm, causing his back to cave in and him to cough up blood, resulting in serious injury. The man did not dare to turn around and used a secret technique to disappear into the mist in the blink of an eye.

Liu Xiao was left standing there, completely bewildered. Recalling what had just happened, she felt as if she were in a dream.

"Lin Hui." She lowered her head, looking at her white palms. She had heard that if you couldn't see the details clearly in a dream, you could wake up from the dream by carefully observing the lines on your palms.

But at this moment, no matter how she looked at her palm, everything remained the same. There was no change whatsoever.

"I don't want to go to Qingfeng Temple!" Lin Xiaoliu's crying voice rang in her ears again.

Long ago, ever since Lin Xiaoliu could speak, she had never liked going to Qingfeng Temple.

When asked why, she couldn't explain it clearly. She just said she was afraid of Lin Hui, but she didn't know why she was afraid.

And now.
Liu Xiao seemed to have guessed the reason.
Inside the carriage at this moment.

Liu Shenglan held his little daughter with a blank expression, listening to Lin Xiaoliu's tearful voice.

"I told you long ago that Brother Hui is terrifying, but none of you believed me! I told you long ago that if you don't listen to him, you'll be killed, beaten to death, and turn into the wind, disappearing with a single gust!"

"..." Liu Shenglan felt a little flustered.

"Xiao Liu, we believe you now. Can your father ask you, who do you think is scarier, that person or Brother Hui?" Lin Shunhe's voice came from the side.

He entered the carriage at some point and began asking his youngest daughter questions.

"I don't know... I don't know," Lin Xiaoliu cried, shrinking back. "That person, all I could sense was that he was afraid, but also excited!"

Fear? Excitement?
What do you mean?
Lin Shunhe and Liu Shenglan exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled.

(End of this chapter)