Chapter 299 As Silent as a Cicada in Late Autumn

Rui Qing yelled angrily and made the imposing middle-aged man take a look at Lin Xun.

Lin Xun appeared to be a handsome, gentle and harmless youngster, but when the middle-aged man met Lin Xuns deep and dark eyes, he inexplicably felt a sense of fear surge to his heart.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, swept a glance around, and said in bewilderment, A fierce battle seemed to have happened just now?

Lin Xun smiled inwardly. He knew that the imposing middle-aged man was a cunning old fox and had already sensed that something was wrong.

Thats correct. Lin Xun nodded.

Rui Qing interrupted, Father, dont waste time talking to him. Just kill him!

Lin Xun smiled. Friend, if I hadnt thrown you out of the restaurant just now, do you think you would still be alive? He directed him to the rubble of the restaurant as he was speaking.

Rui Qing fumed, What the hell do you mean by you saved me? Do I need you to save me?

He stormed toward Lin Xun and swung his hand towards his face. He knew that he didnt need to fear anything with his father as his backing.

However, Rui Qing had just moved when his father stepped forward with a frown and lashed out with a slap to his face. He stumbled and fell on his buttocks while clutching his face and screaming.

Father...you...what are you doing? Rui Qings face twisted with disbelief. Even the people standing behind them looked perplexed.

However, the middle-aged man ignored him and bowed his head at Lin Xun. He said gratefully, Thank you, little friend, for forgetting about the past and repaying hatred with kindness. If I hadnt witnessed this with my own eyes, I would have been deceived by my son and caused a big misunderstanding.

Dont mention it. It was nothing, Lin Xun replied casually.

Father, you believe that guys nonsense? Rui Qing fumed.

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The imposing middle-aged man slapped him again and scolded, Are you blind? If it wasnt for this young master, would you still be alive?

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Rui Qing wanted to weep but no tears came out. What do you mean he saved my life? He just threw me out of the restaurant!

How did he save my life?

Shut up! The middle-aged man shot a glare at him and made him shudder all over.

The middle-aged man was very furious. Given the state of the destruction, anyone with brains would know that Rui Qing wouldnt have been able to survive if he was inside the restaurant.

Even if Rui Qing was beaten, humiliated, and thrown out of the window, it didnt matter as long as he was still alive.

Little friend, Im sorry you had to see this. My son grew up in Qingliu Town and so is like a frog at the bottom of a well. He is arrogant and ignorant. He doesnt know how tall the sky is. Please forgive him if he has offended you, the imposing middle-aged man sincerely explained with a cupped fist salute.

Lin Xun couldnt help but wonder whether the father and son were a real father and son pair. One was as intelligent as an old fox and the other was as stupid as an idiot. The difference between them was too huge.

Little friend, if you dont mind, please come to our humble abode so we can prepare a banquet for you to express our gratitude, the middle-aged man invited Lin Xun.

He could tell from one glance that, although Lin Xun was dressed plainly, he had a unique air around him and wasnt an ordinary person.

Theres no need. But I would like to ask Elder for a little favor, said Lin Xun

The middle-aged man was taken aback at first but he immediately urged, Little friend, just tell me what it is?

There are fifty-one corpses nearby and in the rubble. Elder, can you send your subordinates to help me collect the items on them? Lin Xun asked with a smile.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, waved his hand, and told his subordinates to act as instructed. Then, he looked surprised at Lin Xun and whispered, Little friend, can I ask if you are the one whokilled all those people?

Lin Xun just smiled and didnt deny it.

However, his answer was obvious and the imposing middle-aged man couldnt help but inhale sharply. Judging from the state of Maple Night Restaurant, the battle was no doubt not a small one.

The youngsters opponents had to be extremely powerful, at least at the Human Dipper Stage!

Amazing, the imposing middle-aged man marveled. He didnt ask about the cause of the battle, and he also didnt want to get involved.

Before long, a group of subordinates came back to report to him, all carrying a heap of various aeth tools, crossbows and bows.

The imposing middle-aged mans eyes went wide as he swept a glance over the various weapons. Divine Arm crossbow, Violent Armor crossbow and Blood-Breaking crossbow

There are dozens of them! Together they are worth thousands of gold coins!

Moreover, that was only a small part of the youngsters spoils. In addition to weapons, there were dozens of armors, combat boots, and wrist protectors as well as upper human-grade aeth tools and hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs!

The middle-aged man was most astonished that all the equipment, tools and medicines were high-quality products that couldnt be found on the market!

The subordinates were also in stunned silence. Their breathing was rapid and their eyes were red and blazing with greed.

Rui Qing looked even worse. His eyes almost popped out and his jaw dropped. A voice echoed repeatedly in his head. How much are those worth?!

Everyone, although the items on the corpses are valuable, its not a good idea to pocket them as they may bring you danger, Lin Xun suddenly spoke. His voice was indifferent, but it was as terrifying as a rumble of thunder in the imposing middle-aged mans ear.

His face suddenly paled and a terrifying cold glint flashed in his eyes. Whoever has pocketed any must return them this instant. Otherwise dont blame me for being impolite!

The subordinates all stiffened and many peoples expressions turned awkward. But no one dared to admit that they took advantage of the chance to pocket some of the items.

Lin Xun smiled. All right, since youre not afraid of retaliation from the influential figures in Forbidden City, I dont need to remind you further. As he was speaking, he started to pick up spoils on the ground.

However, the middle-aged man and his subordinates assumed terrified expressions.

All of these dead people were cultivators from the Forbidden City, the capital of the empire!?

The imposing middle-aged man yelled, Ill give you one last chance to hand them over now and I wont pursue matters further. If anyone dares to hide anything, I will kill their whole family! He was extremely afraid and didnt dare to take a chance on whether or not what Lin Xun said was true.

Immediately, eight subordinates sprang up and glumly handed over some aeth tools.

You all deserve to die! The imposing middle-aged man was so furious that his hair seemed to sizzle.

Lin Xun smiled, put away the spoils, and waved. Everyone, farewell.

Before his voice faded, he was already strolling away from them.

As the middle-aged man watched Lin Xuns figure disappear into the distance, his expression changed indefinitely. In the end, he sighed and retracted his gaze.

Father, are you just going to let him go? Rui Qing said bitterly.

The middle-aged man didnt get angry. Instead, his face grew overcast and he said, Those things are not something we can touch.

Do you really believe what that kid said? asked Rui Qing.

The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling the subordinates to bring over the nearby corpses.

The miserable way they died sent a chill down the middle-aged mans spine and made all his hair stand on end.

He drew a deep breath and said, Take a look. These cultivators are all at the Heavenly Dipper Stage but they were all shot to death. It was the doing of the youngster.

Everyone became paralyzed with shock and horror. Even Rui Qing was no exception.

The middle-aged man continued, Think about it. The aeth tools just now were all high-grade products that cant be found on the market. What sort of people could dispatch so many top experts at once and equip them with such weapons and armor?

Everyone was so terrified that they shuddered all over.

I have a hunch that the young man didnt lie to us. These corpses...are all cultivators from a certain major clan in the Forbidden City. Only they can dispatch so many elite cultivators at once.

The middle-aged mans expression was complicateda mixture of fear, gladness, and shock.

Father, that kid killed so many people. He...Is he not worried about them retaliating? Rui Qing asked in a trembling voice.

We shouldnt get involved in that kind of matter. And we shouldnt mention this matter again in the future. Although no one in Qingliu Town dares to touch our Rui Family, we are nothing to the true major forces and clans in the empire. Once were swept into the storm, we could be wiped out in it!

The middle-aged man drew several deep breaths before he said through gritted teeth, Everyone, remember to not disclose what happened today. I will slaughter the entire family of whomever dares to disobey!

Everyone nodded in unison and remained as silent as cicadas in late autumn.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun had just left Qingliu Town. Ahead was a dense forest.

He surveyed the surroundings and he reckoned that he was halfway to the Forbidden City and would reach it in seven days.

He was well aware that his journey ahead would be increasingly more dangerous and it wouldnt be smooth.

However, he wasnt afraid of any danger that would come his way as long as he didnt encounter cultivators of the Spirit Sea Stage or above.

Luoluo was already deep asleep in the basket. Lin Xun was worried that the battle would frighten her so he had hypnotized her using his mind-sea power before the battle began.

Xu Qianjing...a master tactician.the attacks that I would face would be more and more dangerous. Fortunately, I have just broken through to the Earth Dipper Stage. Even Xu Qianjing likely doesnt know about this

Lin Xun analyzed his situation as he hastened his journey to the Forbidden City.