Heroes Return

"You mean those three guys called 'tall, rich, and handsome'?" Lin Jie waved his hand and said, "They're three idiots I just met today. They're playing games together. Just ignore them and let them have their fun."

"Is that so?" Lin Shuntian thought for a moment, then led Lin Wan and Lin Jie onto a hovercar.

They traveled in silence, and soon the hovercar arrived in front of a building that finally looked somewhat ancient.

When Lin Shuntian led the two people into the building, there were already quite a few people sitting inside. There was a row of people on both sides, and they were all sizing up Lin Jie and his sister.

At the same time, everyone present exuded a powerful aura, which had no effect on Lin Jie. However, it did have a certain influence on Lin Wan, causing her to unconsciously grab Lin Jie's hand and lean as close to him as possible.

In the very center of the room sat an old man, and to his left sat several middle-aged men.

The person sitting closest to the old man was Lin Shunren.

"Lin Jie, why aren't you paying your respects to your grandfather?" Lin Shuntian said, pointing to the dignified old man sitting directly in front of him.

Looking at the dignified old man, Lin Jie couldn't help but recall seven or eight years ago: 'I remember back then, several groups of people seemed to be planning to take over Area C again, and I went and fought with them. If I remember correctly, one of them was this old man. I never imagined he was my grandfather. Luckily, I let them go as soon as they begged for mercy, otherwise it would have been a huge problem.'

Thinking of this, Lin Jie said awkwardly, "Grandpa, hello."

Lin Wan, standing behind Lin Jie, also said weakly, "Hello, Grandpa."

Lin Shuntian didn't say anything at this moment, but went straight back to his seat and sat down next to his younger brother, Lin Shundi. At the same time, his eyes met Lin Shunren's the moment Lin Shuntian sat down.

Both of them felt very uncomfortable at the same time.

"Is he trying to provoke me? That bastard, I wonder how he managed to take down Ying Shuai and the other two." Lin Shunren sneered inwardly. He still didn't believe that Lin Jie had dealt with Lin Ying Shuai and the other two on his own. In his opinion, Lin Shuntian must have arranged something beforehand, otherwise Lin Jie wouldn't have been able to appear here unharmed. The look Lin Shuntian gave him just now must have been one of smugness.

"Is this guy mocking me? Bastard!" Lin Shuntian cursed Lin Shunren inwardly during the scene. He believed Lin Shunren had some ulterior motive in arranging for those three to befriend Lin Jie and play games with him, but Lin Shuntian couldn't figure out his intentions. Coupled with the look Lin Shunren had given him earlier, he felt extremely annoyed. In Lin Shuntian's eyes, Lin Shunren was clearly mocking him for not understanding his true intentions, and a surge of anger rose within him.

That's just how reality is; the more cunning a person is, the more they tend to think.

"How did Shunshan die?" The old man, Lin Changping, sitting in the main seat, slowly spoke after observing Lin Jie and Lin Wan for a while.

As soon as he spoke, Lin Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the old man hadn't recognized him; otherwise, it would have been incredibly awkward. You see, when Lin Jie made his move, he had killed countless people, and felled even more.

"My parents were killed by a monster that appeared ten years ago," Lin Jie said calmly.

"Is that so?" The old man replied indifferently, his expression unchanged. Then he said to Lin Jie and the other man, "You've worked hard all these years."

"It's not that hard work," Lin Jie said.

"I heard you found the Fire Spirit Sword for the clan?" Lin Changping asked. "Are you planning to use the Fire Spirit Sword's merits to return to the clan?"

"No, I just wanted to see my brother." Lin Jie shook his head and said, "My third uncle said I could see my brother here, so I came here."

Upon hearing Lin Jie's words, Lin Changping's aura suddenly intensified, pressing down on Lin Jie: "So you don't intend to hand over the Fire Spirit Sword to the family?"

"Nephew Lin Jie has already agreed to hand over the Fire Spirit Sword to the family." Lin Shuntian quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "This child just has a bit of a personality problem. He heard that he has a twin brother, so he's inevitably a little anxious. Nephew, hurry up and hand over the Fire Spirit Sword to the family."

After hearing Lin Shuntian's words, Lin Changping finally calmed down.

"Oh," Lin Jie responded, and with a flick of his wrist, a long, crimson sword appeared before everyone. Instantly, the temperature in the entire room rose.

Everyone was surprised when the Fire Spirit Sword appeared out of thin air, but those expressions were fleeting. Lin Changping then ordered the Fire Spirit Sword in Lin Jie's hand to be presented. After examining it carefully, he slowly said, "It is indeed the real Fire Spirit Sword. I never expected it to fall into your hands by such a coincidence. In that case, you and your sister should return to the main branch of my Lin family."

“Father, this seems quite inappropriate,” Lin Shunren suddenly stepped forward and said, “This is not in accordance with the ancient customs of our Lin family. Moreover, these two people only obtained the Fire Spirit Sword by chance. As members of the outer sect of our Lin family, they should have handed it over to the family as soon as they obtained it. This is a matter of course. Why should we give them such a big reward?”

After Lin Shunren spoke, quite a few people in the hall nodded in agreement.

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Chapter 11

“I don’t think so, elder brother,” Lin Shuntian suddenly stepped forward and said, “You know, before I came to their house, Lin Jie and his sister knew nothing about our Lin family, so this kind of thing is not their fault at all. Besides, the fact that they were able to find this sword is a great achievement in itself. If such a merit is not rewarded because it’s considered a contribution to the family, wouldn’t that discourage everyone in the family? Who would be willing to work wholeheartedly for the family then?”

"Hmph!" Lin Shunren snorted coldly: "I didn't say that merit should not be rewarded. I just think that the reward for them is too high. For people like them, all they need to do is be assigned to the outer sect and give them some money. There is no need to put them back into the clan's genealogy."

“They are my second brother’s sons, and they themselves carry our clan’s bloodline. How can they be classified as outer disciples?” Lin Shuntian said with a sneer. “Besides, are you questioning Father’s decision?”

“I did not question Father,” Lin Shunren said. “Just as you said, these two are direct descendants of the Lin family, so it’s understandable that Father might be soft-hearted for a moment. But don’t forget, those who have been able to return to the Lin family genealogy are all people who have made great contributions to the Lin family. If you let two boys return to the genealogy with just a sword from Jin Ping, I’m afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!”

"Isn't the Fire Spirit Sword's contribution a great achievement?" Lin Shuntian said.

"The Fire Spirit Sword is indeed of great importance, but that doesn't mean we can bring such a person back into the family register," Lin Shunren said. "With their abilities, they will only bring shame to the family in the future. I don't want outsiders to know that Lin Jie has taken in two incompetent people into the main family. Otherwise, Lin Jie will become a laughing stock among other families."

"Really? You really think these two are useless?" Lin Shuntian smiled, about to say something, but was interrupted by a sharp shout.

"Enough!" Lin Changping shouted, causing the entire room to shake. "How can you two argue in front of so many uncles, elders, and cousins! As for Lin Jie and Lin Wan returning to my family, let's call it a day! We can discuss that after the clan meeting! Right now, our priority is to discuss matters related to the clan meeting! Lin Jie, you two siblings can stay here for a few more days. After the clan meeting, I will give you a satisfactory reward."

With that, Lin Changping waved his hand, signaling that Lin Jie and Lin Wan could leave.

"I'll see them off," Lin Shuntian said, and then followed Lin Jie and Lin Wan out.

After the three of them got into Lin Shuntian's hovercar, Lin Shuntian said, "I'm sorry, my dear nephew, I didn't expect that my elder brother would even stop you from doing something like this. It seems that my elder brother doesn't want you to settle the score with him for your parents back then."

“I have no interest in these things,” Lin Jie said. “I’m just here to see my brother.”

“I know, I know. But don’t you want to settle accounts with your older brother?” Lin Shuntian asked.

"Thinking about it carefully, that guy really deserves a beating," Lin Jie said.

"The clan will be mostly here tomorrow night, and there will be a party that you will all attend," Lin Shuntian said. "Nephew, with your strength, as long as you show it off at the party, I believe no one in the clan will object to your return. You can also take the opportunity to challenge my elder brother and settle the score with your parents."

"Will my brother go?" Lin Jie asked.

"Will it be difficult? As the leader of the new generation, he will definitely come," Lin Shuntian said.

"Oh," Lin Jie replied, just as they arrived at their villa.

Normally, given Lin Jie's personality, he probably would have already lost his temper in the meeting room. However, this time, the Lin family was one of the families Lin Jie had severely beaten in the past, and Lin Jie vaguely remembered that he seemed to have killed quite a few people back then. Now, thinking about it carefully, Lin Jie realized that many of the people he had met back then were likely his blood relatives.

Thinking about this, Lin Jie felt embarrassed. After all, he was a traditional Chinese man, and killing a large number of his own blood relatives was essentially no different from killing those heinous criminals.

Thinking about this, Lin Jie kept thinking about whether they recognized him and what he would do if they recognized him and asked him to pay compensation.

'If only I had known this, I would have found out the situation before I killed him!!' Lin Jie thought to himself in frustration. Back then, Lin Jie had no concept of showing mercy to criminals. On the contrary, he would usually kill criminals with a single sword strike without hesitation. Even those who were lucky enough to survive were basically terrified of Zero.

Of course, this excludes a certain mentally ill girl who has already returned to Zone O.

"Brother," Lin Wan said to Lin Jie after they entered the house, "Can we go back?"

"Do you want to go back?" Lin Jie asked.

"Hmm." Lin Wan nodded. "I definitely don't like it here either, so I don't want to join this so-called family. The people here give me a really annoying feeling. I still prefer life in H City."

"Really? You don't like it here?" Lin Jie said, "Since my precious little sister doesn't like it, then we shouldn't join this family. After we see my brother tomorrow night, we'll go back to H City."

"Hmm!" Lin Wan said, blushing slightly, "Could you please not call me 'baby little sister'? It sounds really weird!"

“My little sister is my little sister, what’s so perverted about her?” Lin Jie said.

"Fine, whatever you want," Lin Wan said. "By the way, what exactly did Uncle San mean when he was talking to you in the car? And what did he mean by settling scores with Uncle?"

"Oh, this." Lin Jie recounted his father's story to Lin Wan, making Lin Wan stomp her feet in disbelief.

“That uncle is such a scoundrel!” Lin Wan said. “And my second brother! He actually recognized the uncle who caused our family to be separated as his father. It’s infuriating!”

"Alright, we're just here to check on him." Lin Jie said to Lin Wan, "After all, he's my twin brother. I didn't know that before, but now that I do, as his older brother, I naturally want to take good care of him."

"Brother..."

"So what about that family tree? It's fine if we don't include him. What I really care about is my younger brother," Lin Jie said. "Once we confirm Ying Nan's situation, we'll go have some fun in H City."

"What do you mean, go back to play with your butt?!" Lin Wan said, stepping on Lin Jie's foot. "You should go back to the academy and continue being a teacher!"

"It doesn't really matter, right?"

“It’s different! I absolutely can’t let you turn back into that lazy bum!” Lin Wan said. “But speaking of which, we should thank that uncle. If we had lived in a place like this when we were kids, I really can’t guarantee what I would have become!”

Just as the two were talking, a knock on the door suddenly reached their ears.

When Lin Jie opened the door, he saw a handsome young man standing in the doorway, dressed in a butler's uniform.

"Hello, my name is Lin Bai. I was sent by my grandmother to take care of you during this time." The young man gave Lin Jie a kind smile: "If you need anything or have any questions while you are here, you can ask me. I will also help you with your food and clothing choices during this time."

"Sigh? This is too much trouble!" Lin Jie said.

“This is all thanks to my grandmother,” Lin Bai said.

"Is that so? Then come in." Lin Jie said to Lin Bai.

"I won't come in yet. Actually, I have something to discuss with you and Miss Lin Wan," Lin Bai said. "My grandmother specifically instructed me to take you to see him as soon as I see you."

"Huh? What's going on?" Lin Jie asked. "Are we going to have to meet someone again? Can't I play a game of looking up at someone's butt first?"

"Looking up at your butt?"

"It's my brother's new online game," Lin Jie said to Lin Bai. "I'll just play one round, then we'll head out!"

“But going to see Grandmother is a very important matter,” Lin Bai said.

"No, no, no! You're wrong!" Lin Jie shook his head at Lin Bai and said, "For me, playing a game of 'Looking Up at the Butt' is the most important thing right now!"

"How can this be?" Lin Bai said anxiously, "You can play games anytime! Do you really want to disobey your grandmother's summons?"

"It's not against my will, I'm just playing a game, and then we'll talk," Lin Jie said.

"No way!" Lin Bai shook his head and said, "Playing games is just a small thing. How can we delay important matters for such a trivial matter!"

An hour passed like this.

"This is so much fun!" Lin Bai shouted excitedly while wearing the gaming helmet.

"Hey! Didn't you say there was an important meeting?" Lin Jie asked Lin Bai.

"Let's start another game, and then we'll go back!" Lin Bai said. "Nothing is more important than this game right now."

"These idiots!" Lin Wan looked at Lin Jie and the other four Lin brothers with the eyes of someone looking at trash: "These people are completely beyond saving!"

At the same time, Lin Changping finished the meeting and returned to his room, where a beautiful woman who looked to be in her early thirties was staying.

"Have you already met Lin Jie and Lin Wan?" Lin Changping asked the woman.

"Not yet," the woman said. "I already asked Lin Bai to go find them, but for some reason, an hour has passed and they still haven't come. Changping, do you think they don't want to see me?"

The woman looked at Lin Changping with a hint of sadness as she spoke.

This woman is Lin Changping's wife, and also the grandmother of Lin Jie and Lin Wan. Although she looks only in her thirties, she is actually over seventy years old.

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