When Lin Yun saw the old man, a sense of familiarity surged within him instantly.
There was no mistaking this feeling.
Moreover, the resemblance in appearance was striking.
“Master!”
Overcome with emotion, Lin Yun rushed forward, grabbing Elder Cui’s arm, his hands trembling with excitement.
“My disciple, I’ve heard of your deeds. I knew back then that your future was boundless,” Elder Cui said with a smile.
Lin Yun’s exploits were widely known throughout the Xingwu Empire.
“Master, back then… why didn’t you tell me you were leaving?” Lin Yun’s eyes reddened, his voice quivering.
“I didn’t want you to worry,” Elder Cui replied, still smiling.
“Hm? Master, what’s with the wound on your arm?” Lin Yun noticed an injury on Elder Cui’s arm.
“Just a minor injury from training. No need to make a fuss, my disciple,” Elder Cui said.
“No!”
“That’s not right!”
Lin Yun immediately shook his head. With his experience, he knew this injury couldn’t possibly be accidental.
Moreover, why was Elder Cui confined to this dilapidated room in the back courtyard?
Lin Yun instantly sensed something was amiss.
“Master, let me take a look.”
Lin Yun grasped Elder Cui’s arm, examining his injury.
His internal meridians were severed.
The injury was far more severe than Lin Yun had imagined.
Upon discovering this, Lin Yun swiftly turned, glaring fiercely at the Jing family head.
“Who!”
“Who injured my Master!”
Lin Yun’s shout thundered like rolling lightning, his towering rage surging forth.
A terrifying aura mixed with fury radiated from Lin Yun, spreading instantly.
“Good heavens, this… this…”
“An Immortal?”
Feeling this aura, the Jing family head’s face paled in terror, his legs barely able to hold him up.
He had thought the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect was the big figure and paid little attention to the young man beside him.
He never dreamed that this unassuming young man was an Immortal.
Even more shocking to the Jing family head was that this mighty Immortal was so respectful to Jing Shi, addressing him as Master.
What in the world was going on?
This wave of fury instantly enveloped the entire residence.
“Good heavens, what’s happening?”
“Why is there such a terrifying aura?”
From servants to the more skilled cultivators of the Jing family, many collapsed in fear, trembling uncontrollably as if plunged into hell.
In the back courtyard.
“I’m asking you a question!” Lin Yun, seething with anger, shouted at the Jing family head.
The Jing family head hurriedly knelt. “My lord, it was… the County Lord who did it. Jing Shi offended the County Lord, and our Jing family… had no choice but to confine him in the back courtyard.”
Though the Jing family was prominent in the county city, how could they compare to a figure like the County Lord?
“Was it the County Lord of Fengshan County?” Lin Yun asked coldly.
“Yes… yes,” the Jing family head nodded repeatedly while kneeling.
Lin Yun then withdrew his aura and turned to Elder Cui.
“Master, back at the Heavenly Sword Sect, you risked everything to protect me.”
“From now on, let your disciple protect you. No matter who it is in this continent, if they dare harm you, I will make them pay with their life!” Lin Yun’s tone was resolute and sharp.
“My disciple, it’s not a big deal. No need to make such a fuss,” Elder Cui urged.
Hearing Lin Yun’s words, Elder Cui felt a warmth in his heart, no matter the circumstances.
“Master, your meridians have been destroyed. If this isn’t a big deal, then nothing is. This grudge must be avenged!”
“Master, come, we’re going to the County Lord’s Mansion!”
Lin Yun supported Elder Cui, and they instantly took to the air.
“This time, the County Lord of Fengshan County is in for big trouble,” the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect sighed.
With that, the Sect Master also took to the air, following them.
Lin Yun’s wrath was bound to have consequences.
At this moment, the Jing family’s cultivators had gathered in the back courtyard.
“Family Head!”
“What happened, Family Head?”
“Where did that terrifying aura come from?”
The family cultivators bombarded him with questions.
The Jing family head, still in shock, exclaimed repeatedly, “Quick, to the County Lord’s Mansion! Something big is happening!”
…
In Fengshan County City.
Three figures sped through the air at low altitude.
Flying was forbidden in the county city, so this commotion naturally drew the attention of the citizens, who looked up at the sky.
“Good heavens, what a terrifying aura!”
“Is that… an Immortal?”
The citizens exclaimed in awe.
An Immortal’s appearance in such a county city was a rare event, unseen for thousands of years.
Outside the Fengshan County Lord’s Mansion.
Lin Yun, with Elder Cui, hovered above the mansion.
“County Lord of Fengshan, come out now!”
His booming shout rang like a great bell, carrying explosive force that reverberated far and wide.
Buzz!
A glowing barrier instantly appeared, enveloping the County Lord’s Mansion.
Lin Yun’s thunderous shout had directly triggered the mansion’s protective formation.
“It’s… an Immortal…”
The guards at the mansion’s entrance had intended to reprimand the figures flying above, but feeling this overwhelming aura, they nearly collapsed in fear.
After his shout, Lin Yun waved his hand.
Boom!
A powerful surge of internal energy poured from his palm, transforming into a terrifying shockwave that smashed into the barrier covering the mansion.
Bang!
With a loud explosion, the formation barrier shattered instantly, and the tallest building in the mansion collapsed, debris flying everywhere.
Amid this commotion, a large crowd of citizens had gathered around the County Lord’s Mansion, curious to know what was happening.
“Which esteemed lord has arrived? Forgive my failure to welcome you.”
A figure quickly flew up from the mansion.
Lin Yun focused his gaze and saw a tall, imposing middle-aged man dressed in the County Lord’s robe.
“You’re the County Lord?” Lin Yun’s gaze was icy, his tone brimming with chilling intent.
“I… I am indeed,” the County Lord of Fengshan replied, visibly terrified, his voice trembling.
He struggled to suppress his fear, trying to appear calm.
“My Master, Jing Shi, was injured by you, correct?” Lin Yun asked coldly.
The County Lord glanced at Elder Cui beside Lin Yun.
He immediately understood why this Immortal had come.
