Because she had previously scolded and questioned Lin Yun, her attitude towards him had been very poor. Yet this was a Void Dao realm powerhouse.
“Brother Gong Zhan, the matter here has been settled for you. You can get up now.” Lin Yun walked over to Gong Zhan.
Gong Zhan was actually a decent person, which was the reason Lin Yun was willing to help him.
Gong Zhan, however, felt somewhat panicked and at a loss. After all, he had never faced a powerhouse of this level before.
“Get up.” Lin Yun waved his hand directly and pulled him to his feet.
“Thank you, Lord Beichen.” After standing, Gong Zhan hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
Gong Zhan was also very clear that if Lin Yun had not helped today, they would have been in serious trouble.
“You can just call me Dao Friend.” Lin Yun said.
Then Lin Yun turned to the rest of the Gong family and said, “Everyone, you may rise.”
“Thank you, Lord.”
After everyone responded, they finally stood up.
After the initial shock, they felt excitement and joy.
A genuine Void Dao realm powerhouse had stood up for the young master of their Gong family and even called the young master a friend. If this news spread in the city, the Gong family would become incredibly prestigious!
From then on, which family in the city would dare provoke the Gong family?
Lin Yun looked at Gong Jiangxue with a faint smile. “Gong Jiangxue, how about it? I told you that if you ran into trouble, I could sort it out for you. I didn’t lie to you, did I?”
“I… I…” Gong Jiangxue’s cheeks burned bright red. She was tongue-tied and flustered.
Lin Yun did not say anything more. Instead, he turned his full attention back to Gong Zhan.
“Gong Zhan, take these people’s storage rings. I don’t want them. Also, tell me the location of the Tiangang Gang. I’ll pay them a visit later and resolve this matter completely.” Lin Yun said.
Lin Yun knew that if he simply left now, hidden dangers might remain. If the Tiangang Gang sought revenge against the Gong family in the future, the help he gave today could instead become the spark that led to the Gong family’s destruction.
Since he had chosen to help, he would help thoroughly. That was always Lin Yun’s way: either don’t help at all, or help all the way.
Moreover, during the time he had travelled with Gong Zhan, the two had talked a lot, and Lin Yun had a very good impression of him.
If it were not for Lin Yun’s current special identity, he would even be willing to take Gong Zhan as a disciple and give him some guidance.
Unfortunately, with his present status, that was not realistic.
“This… Lord Beichen, you have already helped us enormously. How could we trouble you further?” Gong Zhan said.
Letting a Void Dao realm powerhouse do so much for a nobody like him made him feel truly embarrassed, especially since they had only met today.
“No trouble at all. To you, the Tiangang Gang may seem an insurmountable mountain, but to me, dealing with them is just something I can do along the way.” Lin Yun replied.
The white-haired elder quickly stepped forward. “Then we thank the Lord once again.”
He immediately took out a local map, marked the location of the Tiangang Gang on it, and handed it to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun accepted the map. “I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave now.”
With those words, Lin Yun walked straight towards the centre of the square, leaving Gong Zhan and the rest of the Gong family gazing up at his departing back.
“I never imagined that in my lifetime, I, Gong Zhan, would travel and talk freely with a Void Dao realm powerhouse and even be considered his friend.” Gong Zhan revealed a smile.
This was something he could boast about for the rest of his life!
“Young Master, why don’t… you chase after him and ask for a way to contact him, or request to become his disciple? If you could attach yourself to a Void Dao realm powerhouse, you would surely rise to greatness!” the white-haired elder said.
Gong Zhan smiled and shook his head. “His status is far too high. Forcing a connection would never work. Besides, he has already resolved our trouble and even left us Zhou Gao’s group’s storage rings. We should be content with that.”
…
Lin Yun walked towards the centre of the square.
The entire square was dilapidated. The ancient stone pavement was covered with cracks.
Wherever Lin Yun passed, the cultivators in the square looked at him with awe and kept their distance.
Soon, Lin Yun reached the very centre of the square.
There stood a huge broken sword carved from stone, with half of it protruding from the ground, over twenty metres tall.
The broken sword was bound by countless chains. It appeared to be nothing more than a landmark sculpture for appreciation.
The moment Lin Yun arrived at the centre, his eyes were immediately drawn to this broken sword sculpture.
