Chapter 38: Ye Lin, you are still too kind and too merciful

"Not killing women?"

Lady Qian was stunned; Ye Lin's words left her momentarily at a loss for what to say.

"That's right. Kensen was a decent man while he lived. Since you are alive, you can just happen to collect his body. Sigh, if not for him kidnapping Uncle Ji, I truly would not want to be his enemy," Ye Lin said with a sigh.

"Brother Sen..." At the mention of Kensen, Lady Qian's tears flowed uncontrollably once more, like a breached reservoir.

Ye Lin ignored Lady Qian and turned to walk toward Father Ji.

"Uncle Ji, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Ye Lin undid the shackles on Father Ji's body and pulled the towel out of his mouth.

"It's alright, child. I am already deeply moved that you could take such a great risk to save me," Father Ji could not help but exclaim, his eyes filled with emotion.

He knew how powerful Kensen's forces were; he could hardly imagine how much suffering Ye Lin had endured and how much effort he had expended to successfully rescue him.

"Uncle Ji, let's go!" Ye Lin supported Father Ji as they walked out of the underground black market.

"Ye Lin, you must have suffered a lot fighting your way in, right?" Father Ji asked with concern.

"Uncle Ji, you underestimate me. I am only level 16. Even if I am a Forbidden Spellcaster, I couldn't possibly deal with so many of Kensen's subordinates. They could have worn me to death just by attrition," Ye Lin could not help but shake his head.

"Oh? Then how did you get in? And how did you injure Kensen to that miserable state?" Father Ji asked curiously.

He had seen Kensen's appearance just moments ago clearly; all four of his limbs had been severed, turning him into a human pig.

"It was a friend of mine," Ye Lin said after a moment of hesitation. "This friend of mine... does not allow me to reveal his identity, so please forgive me for not being able to tell you, Uncle Ji."

Father Ji nodded, a flash of shrewdness unique to a businessman crossing his eyes.

The growth of a Forbidden Spellcaster is very fast. Even though Ye Lin is only level 16 now, once the college entrance exam is over and he heads into the wilderness, in a year or two, Ye Lin could become a powerhouse capable of suppressing a region.

It seems that it was not just he who had his eye on Ye Lin's talent; there were others in Qingcheng harboring the same idea.

Realizing this, Father Ji did not press further. After all, it was a stroke of luck that he survived tonight, and being kidnapped by Kensen tonight had also made him see many things clearly.

"Ye Lin, don't think Uncle Ji is being long-winded. In this society, the core and most essential relationship between people is profit. Only when you have utility value will others take the initiative to approach you. You must be careful and not easily trust anyone, including..."

"Me."

Father Ji's expression was complex. At the very beginning, when he had asked Ji Lingyu to contact Ye Lin, he had also held the mindset of using Ye Lin.

"Alright! I will remember that, Uncle Ji! Ye Lin will certainly take what you have taught me to heart!" Ye Lin nodded obediently.

"Since you acknowledge me as your uncle, there is one more thing Uncle Ji must tell you, otherwise you will surely suffer a great loss in the future!"

Father Ji could not help but say sternly. He now completely viewed Ye Lin as his second son; Ye Lin's status in his heart was now second only to Ji Lingyu.

"Please speak, Uncle Ji, Ye Lin is listening attentively," Ye Lin responded obediently.

"You are too kind! And too merciful!"

A cold glint flashed in Father Ji's eyes.

"This is a great taboo!"

"Mercy does not command troops, righteousness does not accumulate wealth, kindness does not serve as an official, sentiment does not establish affairs, and benevolence does not engage in politics! These are eternal truths. Take that woman of Kensen's just now, for example. Uncle Ji admits that the genuine feelings between the two of them were indeed moving, but precisely because of that, you must not let her go!"

"Otherwise, once she recovers, given her status as Kensen's woman, she will certainly be able to rally many of Kensen's remnants to seek revenge on you! By then, it will cause you great trouble! It might even put your life in danger!"

Ye Lin put on a terrified expression and said hurriedly.

"Uncle Ji, what should I do now? Should I go back and finish her off now?"

"No need! I will handle the aftermath of the underground black market properly for you. I just want you to correct this habit of being soft-hearted."

Father Ji shook his head, then said to Ye Lin kindly.

"Ye Lin, it is fine to be soft-hearted, but only toward those around you. Once it is clear that the other party is an enemy, then that party has already invited their own destruction!"

"Ye Lin will strictly follow Uncle Ji's teachings!" Ye Lin said obediently.

As they spoke, they retreated toward the edge of the black market, but when they reached the perimeter, Father Ji was dumbfounded!

Countless white, bone-chilling skeleton warriors stood guard at the edge of the black market, their hollow eye sockets burning with eerie, greenish soul fire. Behind the skeleton warriors, there were even headless knights, bone dragons, liches, and all sorts of undead creatures.

On the rusted short swords of the skeleton warriors, there were even warm bloodstains; clearly, some unlucky soul had just tried to rush out and was cleaved by a sword.

"Has Kensen's revenge come so quickly?" Father Ji was terrified, and then a look of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. "Ye Lin! If there is truly no other way later, just abandon me and run yourself!"

"Uncle Ji, how could that be!" Ye Lin was shocked.

Father Ji wanted to say more, but he had already seen a skeleton warrior appear stealthily behind Ye Lin.

"Ye Lin, watch out!" Father Ji hurriedly pushed Ye Lin away, and the skeleton warrior swung a fist at his face, knocking him unconscious with a single blow.

Ye Lin rubbed his nose and looked at the unconscious Father Ji with some guilt, muttering to himself.

"Uncle Ji, I'm sorry. I didn't want to do this either, but if you don't pass out, it's hard for me to operate."

The secret of the Undying Body was of great importance; Ye Lin did not want anyone to know. As for everyone in the underground black market tonight, he did not intend to let any of them go.

"Forbidden Spell — Burning Samsara!"

"Forbidden Spell — Karmic Fire Burning the Heavens!"

Ye Lin raised his hands, and the blood throughout his body was instantly drained, leaving him as a withered, skin-and-bone corpse.

But it did not end there. With a thought, his Undying Body immediately regenerated his blood, and he sacrificed it once again.

Ye Lin kept switching between his normal state and his skin-and-bone state, and with every switch, the ball of purple-red karmic fire in his hands grew more powerful. In the end, it was as dazzling as a small purple-red sun!

The small sun formed by the purple-red karmic fire pulsed in Ye Lin's hands, as if it would break free from its restraints at any moment and incinerate everything.

Ye Lin could clearly feel that he was about to lose control of this power; the Karmic Fire Burning the Heavens released this time was far more powerful than any previous time!

He took a deep breath and violently threw the karmic fire sun in his hands toward the black market in front of him. The purple-red fireball traced a long trajectory through the air, like a comet streaking across the night sky, carrying an aura of world-ending destruction as it fell into the depths of the black market.

The moment the purple-red fireball touched the ground of the black market.

"Boom!"

After a deafening roar, a mushroom cloud rose above the black market, and the terrifying karmic fire erupted instantly!

The flames raged with extreme heat, as if to incinerate everything in the vicinity. The creatures still alive in the black market let out shrill screams under the terrifying high temperature, but in the blink of an eye, they were swallowed by the flames, leaving not even ashes behind.

The entire black market was enveloped by the karmic fire, turning into a sea of flames. Under the glow of the fire, it declared that this place, once the largest city of sin in Qingcheng, had come to a complete end at this moment!