Chapter 174

At this moment, outside the secret chamber, a middle-aged man followed Lin Hai.

This person was none other than Lin You.

He was currently responsible for the Ziyun Mountain Spirit Mine and had been urgently summoned back today, leaving him completely bewildered.

"Patriarch, I... I have always been diligent in my duties. Why did the Patriarch call for me?"

Lin You felt terrified and asked in a low voice.

Lin Hai was expressionless; how could he know the Patriarch's purpose in seeing Lin You?

However, seeing Lin You's demeanor, he immediately became suspicious.

"You brat, did you do something bad?"

"The Patriarch is wise and has heaven-defying cultivation. He knows everything we do clearly. You should think about it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Lin You broke out in a cold sweat.

He fell to his knees with a thud, his back turning cold.

"Elder, I am guilty. I... I did embezzle some Spirit Stones, but the amount was definitely not large. I did it for my son!"

"I took a total of ten thousand Spirit Stones from the family. I plead guilty!"

After Lin You said this, Lin Hai was stunned on the spot.

Well, this guy really did commit a crime!

Embezzling family Spirit Stones is no small charge.

Lin You was in charge of the Ziyun Mountain Spirit Mine; he decided how many Spirit Stones passed through his hands every day. Given the output of a medium-sized Spirit Mine, it produced at least tens of thousands daily.

More than a year had passed, and this guy had only embezzled ten thousand Spirit Stones. His guts were a bit too small.

Lin Hai didn't know what to say for a moment.

He glared fiercely at Lin You.

At this time, the door to the secret chamber opened. Lin Feng walked out with his hands behind his back and a gloomy expression. Seeing this, Lin You felt his heart turn to ash.

"Elder, arrange an identity for her."

"From now on, she is called Lin Anyao and is a member of my Lin Family."

Lin Feng pointed at Li Anyao. The latter was clearly stunned, not expecting Lin Feng to actually accept her.

"Understood!"

Elder Lin Hai nodded quickly. These were small matters. Now that the Lin Family had developed, arranging for one person was like a mud ball entering the sea—not a ripple left behind.

"Patriarch Lin, thank you," Li Anyao said, bowing solemnly to Lin Feng.

At this moment, Lin Feng's mouth curled up, and he suddenly thought of something.

He said to Lin Hai, "Just arrange for her to be next to that brat Lin Yan, and let them live together."

Lin Hai revealed an "I understand" expression and chuckled. Li Anyao frowned slightly but said nothing more; she thought Lin Feng was having someone monitor her.

After Lin Hai left, Lin Feng looked at Lin You.

"Why are you kneeling?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Lin You immediately kowtowed until his forehead bled. His appearance left Lin Feng feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Patriarch, I will never dare to do it again!"

"I embezzled the Spirit Stones all for my useless son."

Lin You's eyes were blurred with tears; he gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling.

These words made Lin Feng frown. Embezzling Spirit Stones?

He asked suspiciously, "How much did you take?"

"Ten thousand Spirit Stones! I have kept track of it all. From now on, I will work like a beast of burden to make up for this deficit!" Lin You said, gritting his teeth, his face covered in tears, knowing his sin.

But Lin Feng was speechless; a mere ten thousand Spirit Stones really didn't count for much.

Yet, to Lin You, it was a source of terror.

However, Lin Feng understood one thing: this guy took the Spirit Stones for his son, and there was likely a reason for it. Lin Feng looked at Lin You suspiciously and asked, "What happened to your son?"

"Reporting to the Patriarch, three years ago, my son was out training and encountered a disciple of the Yunxiao Sect from Changfeng Prefecture. The other party disagreed with him and beat my son into a serious injury, leaving him with a chronic illness to this day."

"Back then, my son had the strength of the Kaimai Realm, but now, he can only remain at the Foundation Building First Layer..."

After saying this, Lin You wiped away his tears. He gave a bitter smile and continued, "All these years, I have been seeking various treatment plans, but unfortunately, there was no way."

"Because of that, I owed some external debts, so I misappropriated the family's Spirit Stones."

Hearing such heartbreaking words, Lin Feng's expression turned extremely gloomy.

He pulled Lin You up and said through gritted teeth, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? What Yunxiao Sect, what Changfeng Prefecture—does my Lin Family need to fear them?"

"If you have any ambition, go and take revenge!"

"You only misappropriated a mere ten thousand Spirit Stones from the family; you didn't even manage to heal your son!"

Lin Feng's fierce demeanor left Lin You bewildered. The point Lin Feng was angry about was that he hadn't misappropriated enough and hadn't gone to take revenge on the Yunxiao Sect?

"Here is a Fuchun Pill that can heal your son's injuries."

Lin Feng tossed the pill over in annoyance and then opened Lin You's panel.

【Clan Member: Lin You】

【Cultivation: Martial Pill Realm Fifth Layer】

【Physique: Xuanming Sacred Body】

【Root Bone: King-Level Root Bone】

【Comprehension: King-Level Comprehension】

【Carrying a blood feud, target: Yunxiao Sect! Complete this clan member's sub-quest to receive a random reward.】

Lin Feng's mouth twitched. It seems there are still such grievances within the family.

He thought that with the rise of the Lin Family, all previous grudges had been settled!

He didn't expect there to be such a foolish Lin family member who, despite the family having power, didn't want to trouble the family for revenge and kept everything bottled up inside.

If he doesn't speak, how can the grudge be avenged?

Lin Feng rolled his eyes in annoyance; this Lin You is truly a blockhead.

But he is his own clan member, and he has the Xuanming Sacred Body, so Lin Feng simply upgraded his root bone and comprehension to the Imperial level, then flicked his hand.

He directly threw out the Six-Star Spirit Treasure, the Nether Array Diagram, and the Six-Star Art, the Xuanming Heaven-Breaking Art.

"Here is a Spirit Treasure and an Art, both prepared by this Patriarch for you. Your physique is special; if you use these two, your future achievements will be limitless."

"I give you one month. If you can reach Small Success and break through to the Martial Pill Realm Ninth Layer, I will avenge your son's grudge for you."

"Furthermore, this Patriarch will suppress the matter of you embezzling Spirit Stones."

"But if you cannot reach Small Success, then all crimes will be punished together. From then on, you will not need to stay in the Lin Family; my Lin Family does not need people like you who lack blood and spirit!"

After saying this, Lin You stood frozen on the spot.

He didn't expect that after committing a mistake, Lin Feng would not only not blame him but also give him the motivation for revenge. That Nether Array Diagram was clearly a treasure of no low grade!

And that Art was even Six-Star!

Such treasures, if placed in the outside world, would likely cause fighting and create mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

But Lin Feng gave them to him so casually.

This kindness made Lin You feel ashamed of himself.

"Remember, your time is limited." After saying this, Lin Feng turned and returned to the secret chamber.

He still had to plan how to deal with the Crown Prince; he had no time to worry about Lin You.

If this guy can succeed, then he still has value to be cultivated; if he cannot, then let him stay in the Lin Family as a waste!

Seeing Lin Feng leave, Lin You's eyes were filled with determination.

He solemnly put away the treasures and kowtowed three times to Lin Feng's secret chamber.