With three supreme masters, they were invincible upon descending the mountain.

"That's enough!"

Lin Ruhai roared, his voice echoing through the corridor.

"This is utter nonsense! I think your father has really spoiled you all these years!"

His face was grim, and he waved his hand.

"Someone come here!"

"Take this ignorant girl away and lock her up. Let her reflect on her actions!"

The words fell.

At the end of the corridor, ten Lin family guards dressed in black outfits hurried over.

They were the elite guards stationed at Yangxin Pavilion, but when they saw Lin Qingxue blocking the entrance, they were all stunned.

"Miss?"

The captain of the guards opened his mouth, his face full of confusion: "How did you get in?"

The Yangxin Pavilion is heavily guarded; without the patriarch's token or order, not even a fly can get in.

How did this young lady manage to sneak in so quietly?

Lin Qingxue didn't answer. She just opened her arms and pressed her back tightly against the door, like a mother animal protecting her cubs.

His voice was hoarse, yet unusually firm: "No one is getting in today."

The guards looked at each other, none of them daring to move.

After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Lin family, the biological daughter of the family head.

If they get hurt, they'll be the ones who suffer the blame.

"Are they all deaf?!"

Lin Ruhai flew into a rage, pointing at the guards and yelling, "Do you think I'm keeping you around to eat?!"

"Make your move! Or get the whole family out of the Lin family!"

The captain of the guard gritted his teeth and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lin Qingxue.

"Excuse me, miss."

After saying that, he took a step forward and reached out to grab Lin Qingxue's shoulder.

"roll!"

Lin Qingxue advanced instead of retreating, unleashing a powerful palm strike!

The captain of the guards did not expect her to fight back and hastily blocked the attack.

"Bang!"

The two of them each took three steps back!

The captain of the guards' expression changed. When did the young lady become so strong?!

"What are you all standing there for?!" Lin Ruhai roared, "Attack her together! Take her down!"

The remaining nine guards did not hesitate any longer and rushed forward!

Ten against one.

Lin Qingxue was instantly plunged into a fierce battle.

Although she was at the peak of Qi Refining, a higher level than these guards, she lacked practical combat experience. Surrounded by ten people, she was immediately overwhelmed.

What's more troublesome is that she doesn't dare to use excessive force.

These guards were just following orders; she couldn't bear to actually injure them.

The guards, too, were constrained.

They only dared to surround her, not attack, for fear of hurting the young lady and being blamed by the head of the family afterward.

The situation reached a stalemate for a time.

"A bunch of useless idiots!"

Lin Ruhai was furious.

He couldn't wait any longer.

"Get out of here!"

Lin Ruhai took a step forward, his figure as fast as lightning, instantly inserting himself into the battle!

He raised his right hand and slapped Lin Qingxue on the back!

This palm strike showed absolutely no mercy!

The palm strike whistled, carrying the pressure of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!

Lin Qingxue was dealing with the attacks from the three guards in front of her and was completely unaware of the sneak attack from behind!

By the time danger is sensed, it's too late!

She managed to turn to the side, trying to brace herself with her shoulder.

"Bang!"

The force of his palm landed squarely on her back!

"puff!"

Lin Qingxue spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string!

It slammed heavily against the door of Yangxin Pavilion, causing the door to tremble.

She slid to the ground, coughed up another mouthful of blood, and her face turned ashen.

The corridor was deathly silent.

All the guards stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the scene.

The patriarch actually laid such a heavy hand on his own daughter?!

Lin Ruhai withdrew his hand and walked over expressionlessly.

He stopped in front of Lin Qingxue, looking down at his daughter curled up on the ground, his voice flat.

"Qingxue, be a good girl and listen to me."

"Although I don't know how you recently raised your cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining, you must remember... everything I've done is for the family."

Lin Qingxue raised her head, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes filled with disgust and hatred.

"For the family?" She smiled, the sarcasm in her voice almost tangible.

She stared at Lin Ruhai and said, word by word, "If Grandpa doesn't wake up today... I will never forgive you for the rest of my life."

Lin Ruhai's pupils contracted slightly as he saw the hatred in his daughter's eyes.

It was so deep, so intense, like a poisoned knife.

A deep pain was pierced in some corner of his heart.

But he quickly suppressed the stinging pain.

Instead, there is a colder, more resolute determination.

"I told you, it's all for the family."

"Besides, hasn't your grandfather still not woken up?"

Lin Qingxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked at the man she had called "father" for twenty years.

Then, in a tone of extreme disgust, he said softly, "Lin Ruhai."

"You really are... just like you, a hypocrite."

"It's disgusting to look at."

The temperature in the corridor plummeted, and all the guards dared not even breathe.

For the first time, Lin Ruhai's face darkened completely. He stared at his daughter, and the last trace of warmth in his eyes vanished.

"How dare you speak to your father like that!"

He raised his hand and pointed at Lin Qingxue: "Guards, take her away!"

The guards looked at each other, and finally, steeling themselves, they walked towards Lin Qingxue.

They looked at the girl on the ground, who resembled a broken doll, with pity in their eyes.

But this was the patriarch's order, and they dared not disobey it.

Just as the guards' hands were about to touch Lin Qingxue, the door to Yangxin Pavilion opened.

"Squeak—"

A young figure walked out from inside.

His voice was soft, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"A person who can be so cruel as to harm even his own daughter."

"It's so heartwarming to see."

Ye Yaocheng stood at the door, his gaze sweeping over the injured Lin Qingxue on the ground, finally landing on Lin Ruhai's face. He smiled, a smile full of sarcasm.

"I heard everything you just said."

"What a 'good head of the household' who stands on the moral high ground."

Lin Ruhai's pupils suddenly contracted!

There's someone else in the room?!

Ye Yaocheng did not look at Lin Ruhai.

He walked to Lin Qingxue's side and squatted down.

Looking at her pale face and the bloodstains at the corner of her mouth, his eyes turned cold.

Anger rose within him.

"Old Deng, this is your own daughter."

He helped Lin Qingxue up, his voice calm, yet carrying a chilling coldness:

"You may not care, but plenty of others will."

Lin Qingxue leaned against Ye Yaocheng's chest, her body trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear, it was feeling wronged, it was finally finding an outlet.

Tears flowed silently down her face.

"I'm fine, Young Master Ye," she said softly.

"Enough!" Lin Ruhai's roar interrupted the two.

He stared intently at Ye Yaocheng, his eyes blazing with murderous intent: "I was wondering why this girl was acting so strangely today..."

"So, it's because of you, you wild brat!"

He pointed at Ye Yaocheng, his voice shrill: "Who are you?! How did you infiltrate my Lin family?! Speak!"

Lin Qingxue lifted her head from Ye Yaocheng's embrace and said coldly, "What's wrong, Young Master Ye?"

"He can cure Grandpa's illness, I believe him."

"Cure your grandfather's illness?" Lin Ruhai laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Him? This wild kid who hasn't even grown his first hair?!"

His laughter vanished, his face instantly turning icy, and his voice was cold: "I think you've been fooled by him!"

He suddenly waved his hand, pointing at Ye Yaocheng, "Men! Seize this fraudster who deceived my daughter and impersonated a doctor!"

Give the order.

The guards, who had been holding back their anger for a long time, immediately perked up!

They didn't dare to lay a hand on the young lady just now.

Now it's the perfect time to vent my anger on this kid who suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

Ten guards simultaneously lunged at Ye Yaocheng!

aggressive!

"A bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals."

Ye Yaocheng didn't even lift his eyelids. He released Lin Qingxue and took a step forward.

A simple straight punch is enough to deal with these guards who rush up to you.

"Bang bang bang!"

Before long, one figure after another flew out.

These elite guards of the Lin family, all at the fifth level of Qi Refining or above, were now lying on the ground, groaning and howling.

I can't get up.

Ye Yaocheng withdrew his fist, patted off non-existent dust from his hands, as if he had done something insignificant.

Lin Ruhai's pupils dilated in shock!

He looked at the guards lying haphazardly on the ground, then at the composed Ye Yaocheng, and his expression changed.

"Foundation Establishment stage?" he muttered to himself. "Such a young Foundation Establishment stage cultivator... is indeed rare."

But the next second, his eyes turned cold again: "Unfortunately, this is the Lin family. Even if you are a genius, it's of no use here."

"Today, I also want to teach you a lesson: in the face of absolute power..."

"Geniuses are just weaklings who haven't fully matured!"