Chapter 295: Human Life is Worth It

In the early morning, a fine mist of rain washed over the entire city.

The day of the Spring Festival is a statutory holiday in Zhonglian Country and also its grandest festival.

On this day, the Royal Family offers sacrifices to the heavens.

All citizens enjoy a holiday lasting half a month.

At this moment, the Royal Manor is bustling with activity, with many socialites and high-ranking officials gathered.

On the day of the Spring Festival, people of status in Zhonglian Country all come to the Royal Manor to participate in the Spring Festival.

Nearly half of the honorable members of parliament have arrived.

Excellent students from the First Immortal Academy, as well as teachers and even the dean, have also come here.

Even some big figures from the Ancient Origin Realm have been invited to attend.

At this time, in the manor, Wei Jue says with a smile in his eyes: "See that? That person is a guest of His Majesty Huang Hun, and he lives on the twenty-ninth floor with Jianhua Gongzi."

Beside Wei Jue, a group of young people is gathered.

These young people are all second-generation elites of Zhonglian Country, possessing honorable status and position.

Their faction is in a hostile position to the faction represented by Huang Hun and Huang Zhongqian.

Usually, they often disparage Huang Hun.

"He looks... quite ordinary. I don't know why he is qualified to be mentioned alongside Jianhua Gongzi."

The faction of Wei Jue and the others are the New Aristocrats.

These New Aristocrats have the faint shadow of the Ancient Origin Realm behind them and have risen in the last ten years.

The faction led by Huang Hun, however, are the Old Aristocrats, mainly consisting of former warlord forces.

These two types of forces constantly target and devour each other.

However, because the New Aristocrats have the shadow of the Ancient Origin Realm behind them, they have been gradually growing stronger, slowly encroaching upon the power of the Old Aristocrats.

Yet, because the Old Aristocrats have a deep foundation, they are currently still in the upper hand.

Nevertheless, the New Aristocrats have been vaguely provoking them.

"Has his identity been checked?" someone asks, looking at Lin Chao, who is sitting in the distance eating fruit.

"His identity... has a very high level of confidentiality," Wei Jue muses. "However, I still found out that he seems to be related to the death of Zhang Yuanmou."

"Zhang Yuanmou?" The New Aristocrats present are slightly stunned.

This name is somewhat distant to them.

But they all know that it was precisely because of Zhang Yuanmou's death that the other warlords turned swords into plowshares and jointly established Zhonglian Country.

"No wonder Huang Hun values him; so that's why." The others understand why the Royal Family would treat this Xu Ling with such respect.

"He is related to the death of Zhang Yuanmou... could it be..." Someone shows a look of apprehension.

Zhang Yuanmou was the greatest warlord at the time, and the security forces around him were extremely powerful.

To kill him was extremely difficult.

"Rest assured... I have checked; he is not a person from the Ancient Origin Realm," Wei Jue says.

Hearing this, the people present heave a sigh of relief.

If he is not a person from the Ancient Origin Realm, that means... he is theirs to manipulate.

What they fear most are people from the Ancient Origin Realm; as for people from their own country, they don't count for much to them.

"Should I go and tease him?" At this moment, a woman wearing a low-cut dress speaks, her eyes filled with a flirtatious look.

This woman, named Xia Ya, is the latest to enter this circle; she is a famous socialite within the circle and has always liked to show off.

Now, this is her chance to perform.

As she speaks, she leans close to Wei Jue's ear and whispers something.

Beside them, the other young people show smiles of spectators.

"No problem."

"The method is a bit low-level, but it's very effective."

"Where is it low-level? Do you want to learn from what's acted out on TV?

That kind of thing... is too impractical."

The others also chime in in agreement.

Indeed, when watching TV, those business wars are full of intellectual battles, brilliant and magnificent, treacherous and unpredictable, with one scheme after another.

But in reality, business wars might just be seizing company seals, poisoning, or shootings.

To scheme for wealth is to harm lives.

As for power struggles, they are not as high-level as imagined either.

Xia Ya's suggestion just now is also very common.

"Go ahead," Wei Jue naturally does not veto it.

He just wants to drag Xu Ling and Huang Hun into the water.

Only in this way can he use the power of the Ancient Origin Realm to suppress the Old Aristocrats.

"Then I'll go first." Xia Ya pulls her dress up a bit, covering up quite a bit of her charms.

This kind of action of hers, if placed in other occasions, would attract many people's gazes.

Unfortunately, this is the Royal Manor, and everyone who can enter here is a high-ranking official or noble.

On the other side, Lin Chao is eating fruit, feeling bored.

He is pondering about when to go and take over that building in Kyoto.

Just at this moment, a woman's soft, charming voice comes: "Handsome, alone?"

The person who has come is none other than Xia Ya.

Lin Chao looked up at the woman, withdrew his gaze, and said nothing.

Xia Ya was completely oblivious and sat down beside Lin Chao.

She picked up some fruit and continued talking to Lin Chao: "Handsome, why don't you go play with the others?"

As she spoke, she deliberately moved a little closer to Lin Chao.

Lin Chao's gaze was icy: "Back off."

Xia Ya was slightly startled.

However, thinking of her goal and this opportunity,

she suddenly turned pale with fright, an expression of anger appearing on her face.

"What are you doing! Why are you touching my butt!"

With a wave of her hand, the plate on the table fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

Xia Ya shouted very loudly, almost instantly attracting the attention of many people.

Many people looked over, their expressions varied.

Some wore expressions of watching a show.

Others frowned, wondering what they were thinking.

At this moment, Wei Jue and the others immediately gathered around.

"What do you mean by molesting my companion?" one young man spoke up, his tone heavy, his face filled with anger.

Xia Ya hurriedly burrowed into this man's arms, her voice filled with a sobbing tone.

"Just now, I was only chatting with him for a few sentences, I didn't expect him to lay his hands on me, and even..."

Xia Ya was acting very convincingly.

Nearby, Wei Jue and the others had fury on their faces.

"You must give us an explanation!"

"Those who come to the Royal Family Spring Festival are all of noble status; how could you do such a thing?"

These seven or eight young people, one after another, spoke all at once, questioning him.

All around, the others remained silent and did not speak.

Clearly, the situation before them was not as simple as it looked.

Some people looked at Xu Ling with a trace of pity in their eyes.

"Wang Shao, Mr. Xu Ling is a guest of His Majesty, he would absolutely not do such a thing." At this time, a middle-aged man hurried over, a look of anxiety on his face.

He was the butler of the manor, and his words could almost represent the will of His Majesty Huang Hun.

The others around also smelled the scent of gunpowder.

It seemed this was a confrontation between Wei Jue's faction and Huang Hun.

"Even if he is a guest of His Majesty, can he just molest a woman as he pleases?" Wang Shao was relentless.

The butler looked at Xu Ling, then at Xia Ya: "I believe in Mr. Xu Ling's character; he would absolutely not do such a thing. There must be some misunderstanding here."

Wei Jue's eyes held anger: "What do you mean? Are you saying Xia Ya deliberately framed Xu Ling?

Could it be that a woman would use her own purity as a joke to slander a stranger?"

"Xu Ling, you say Xia Ya framed you, produce your evidence."

"A grown man, daring to molest a woman, but not daring to admit it?"

The others all looked at Lin Chao.

Deep in Wei Jue's eyes was a look of mockery.

Slander and rumors are the most useful means to attack a person.

Even if he produced evidence, so what?

"Evidence?" Lin Chao's eyes held a smile.

He also hadn't expected that such a thing would happen to him.

Such a frame-up, if it fell upon an Ordinary person, would indeed be very difficult to overturn.

Just like in his past life, he had seen many such cases.

Unfortunately, even if you won the lawsuit, even if you produced evidence, you would still be covered in filth.

Even if they saw the bowls of noodles in your stomach, there would still be people saying you committed suicide out of shame.

Slander is indeed the most useful means to attack a person.

But... it is not the best means.

"The evidence is naturally..."

Lin Chao's eyes were smiling; his hand formed a sword finger, pointing remotely at Xia Ya.

Those present watched this scene, having no idea what was happening.

But the next second, Wang Shao's expression changed drastically.

"Xia Ya?"

A look of terror appeared on his face.

Xia Ya, who was in his arms, had a clean cut across her waist, breaking into two halves, blood splattering everywhere.

His whole body was covered in blood.

He was both terrified and afraid.

"This is the evidence." Lin Chao spoke calmly.

Eradicating a person completely is the best means of attack.

Wei Jue's expression shifted slightly, his heart filled with dread.

He did not expect this scene to occur.

And Xu Ling's strike was too fast; he had not reacted at all.

This kind of strength...?

Wei Jue felt an ominous premonition in his heart, but thinking of the Ancient Origin Realm behind him, his courage grew a bit more.

Moreover, Huang Hun's honored guest killing someone—this was truly entering the game!

This was an opportunity for their New Aristocrats!

"This is the Spring Festival, and you actually dare to kill!"

"You are killing to silence witnesses!"

"Guards, come quickly, someone is killing here!"

"Disregard for the law!"

There was a small-scale commotion in the surroundings.

Many people looked at Lin Chao, their gazes stunned.

There were also neutral people who felt pity, thinking Huang Hun's guest was quite unwise.

At this time, one should speak less, wait for His Majesty Huang Hun to arrive, and then engage and communicate.

Killing someone puts oneself in a bad position.

"Students of the First Immortal Academy, follow me to take this villain down."

Wei Jue shouted.

The momentum was on his side; he already had victory in his grasp.

In the First Immortal Academy area, many people's expressions shifted; among the dozen or so people, five came to Wei Jue's side, looking as if they were truly prepared to strike at Xu Ling.

Lin Chao glanced at Wei Jue and the few who had newly arrived: "Are everyone here?"

For some reason, an inexplicable sense of foreboding arose in Wei Jue's heart.

He still said loudly: "Relying on your powerful strength to kill wantonly, you are not taking His Majesty Huang Hun seriously, not taking the Council seriously, and not taking the First Immortal Academy seriously."

The smile on Lin Chao's face deepened: "Since everyone is here... then... go keep that woman company."

After all, that woman was quite pitiful.

She had originally thought to stand out in front of these second-generation heirs, but ended up dead, her corpse thrown on the ground, with no one grieving for her, no one caring whether she lived or died.

Her death was merely a reason and an excuse.

Lin Chao had a kind heart and could not bear to see such sad things happen.

Lin Chao waved his hand.

Instantly, a streak of red light flew past.

The thirteen people present felt their bodies stiffen, and with a crack—

Everyone was decapitated.

Wei Jue looked at his own neck, his eyes filled with endless fear and shock.

How did he... dare!

He could not understand.

After all, these people represented one-third of the power in Zhonglian Country.

The few students who came over from the First Immortal Academy represented the power of the Ancient Origin Realm.

Yet, that person did not care at all, nor did he care about Huang Hun's situation, and began a massacre.

Carrying this question, Wei Jue's head hit the ground, and he died on the spot.

The scene was silent for a moment.

Everyone watched this scene, completely stunned.

If it were just killing one Xia Ya, it would not actually be a major matter.

Now, the people Mr. Xu Ling killed were all true second-generation heirs, and there were even students from the First Immortal Academy.

He was putting His Majesty Huang Hun on the fire to roast.

At this moment, the neutral parties were shocked, feeling that a storm was coming.

The Old Aristocrats were also incomparably worried; they did not know what kind of turmoil would be caused by His Majesty Huang Hun's guest acting this way.

The New Aristocrats were angry and shocked.

The honorary dean of the First Immortal Academy looked stunned; he also had not expected such a thing to happen.

And he had not seen through the methods of that Xu Ling.

As the honorary dean of the First Immortal Academy and also the organizer participating in this Spring Festival, he knew it was time for him to step forward.

After all, those were students of the First Immortal Academy.

He was also sighing now; those students were too foolish.

Could they not just cultivate properly?

They had to participate in the secular struggle for power.

However, just as he prepared to move, Wang Guan beside him hurriedly spoke: "Uncle-Master, do not go; that Xu Ling is that senior from Fengsheng Island."

"What?" The honorary dean hesitated immediately.

If it really was that senior, as strong as Wang Guan described.

If he went, he would be courting death.

Moreover, he truly had not seen clearly the methods Xu Ling used just now.

What Wang Guan said might be true.

A look of sighing appeared on his face.

He came to this world to retire, not to seek death.

Keeping a low profile is just fine.

He decided it would be better not to show himself in this matter.

As for the few students, if they died, they died.

Just then, a slightly tyrannical voice rang out.

"Young man, your killing intent is very heavy."

Only to see a young man in white robes appear.

He glanced at the corpse on the ground, then glanced at Xu Ling, his eyes indifferent.

"Jianhua Gongzi has arrived!"

"Jianhua Gongzi, please make a decision for my son!"

"His Majesty Huang Hun is bullying people too much, actually letting someone kill my son!"

"Even students of the First Immortal Academy are being killed; this person deserves to die!"

Those New Aristocrats, seeing Jianhua Gongzi arrive, hurriedly sought help.

Jianhua Gongzi did not pay them any mind at all, but instead looked at Lin Chao.

"Killing intent too heavy is not very good."

"You have killed so many people, you should bear the corresponding punishment."

"However, I have taken a liking to you."

"I am missing a sword-holding attendant by my side."

"If you are willing to follow me, I am willing to spare your life."

Jianhua Gongzi's voice was tyrannical, aloof, and insufferably arrogant.

The New Aristocrats present, upon hearing Jianhua Gongzi's words, all fell silent and dared not speak.

After all, Jianhua Gongzi was a big shot from the Ancient Origin Realm, whom they absolutely dared not offend.

They looked at Lin Chao, their eyes full of hatred.

Lin Chao smiled and did not speak either.

Jianhua Gongzi continued to speak: "Only by following me can you truly have a chance to glimpse the Dao and truly master your own life and death."

"Situations like today's will also no longer happen."

In fact, Jianhua Gongzi had taken a liking to the move Lin Chao had just used.

To him, that was definitely a profound Daoist Method.

He wanted to seize it.

That was why he had made this move.

As for Xu Ling's life or death, he did not take it to heart at all.

After all, once that Daoist Method was seized, whether to kill or keep him would depend on his mood.

"Master my own life and death?" Lin Chao chuckled, "I wouldn't even dare to boast about mastering my own life and death."

"Following you... can I master my own life and death?"

"It seems you prefer to be punished rather than drink the toast of friendship." Jianhua Gongzi's eyes were icy.

Since that was the case, he would stop wasting time.

Just a stowaway, he would kill him if he killed him.

"To die at my hands is your honor."

"Is that so?"

Just at this moment, a crisp voice came.

Two beautiful figures appeared.

One was dressed in a white dress, her long hair reaching her waist, cold and clear as frost, like a fairy from the Nine Heavens.

One was in a long green dress, lively and cute, appearing like an elf.

The two women appeared, their gazes falling upon Xu Ling.

Their gazes could no longer move away.

Everyone present looked on with confusion, not knowing what the identity of these two suddenly appearing women was.

Could it be... fairies from the Ancient Origin Realm?

Beside them, Jianhua Gongzi's gaze was slightly stunned, carrying a trace of astonishment: "Since the two fairies know Mr. Xu Ling, this matter... shall be treated as if it never happened."

Jianhua Gongzi knew that these two women had noble identities and were existences he could not offend.

However, he suddenly discovered that he could not move.

A surging Spirit Power pierced through his body, and Jianhua Gongzi, with a look of terror on his face, died on the spot.

The one who made the move was none other than that figure like a fairy from the Nine Heavens.

Everyone present was incomparably shocked.

Especially the people from the Ancient Origin Realm; they knew Jianhua Gongzi's identity was noble and his strength was also very powerful, reaching the Great Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Yet, he just died like that.

What kind of strength and what kind of status did that woman have?

And what relationship did she have with that Xu Ling?

The crowd looked at the two beautiful figures, then looked at Xu Ling.

"Master..."

"Uncle..."

Under the gaze of everyone, Yusu and Xu Xiaojing held Lin Chao tightly.

One on the left, one on the right.

In their eyes, there was endless longing and surprise.

With soft, fragrant warmth in his arms, a sense of joy welled up in Lin Chao's heart.

He also had not expected that Yusu and Xiao Jing were actually still alive.

He had not expected to meet them again here.

The joy of recovering what was lost made one's emotions soar.

Since they had met... this time...

Lin Chao raised his hands and slowly embraced the two of them as well, pulling them into his arms.

"It has been a long time."

Indeed, it had been a long time since they last met.

Feeling the arms on her back, Yusu's heart was filled with intense joy.

It was as if... all the waiting had been worth it.

The human world is worth it.

Thanks to 【Tulingge】 for the tip.

(End of this chapter)