Chapter 162: The Feast to Carve Up the Lin Family Begins

In his youth, he and Lin Taian's father were known together as the Twin Heroes of the Central Province.

Back then, she was both righteous and evil, and no one knew how many bad deeds she had committed.

In the end, during the struggle for the position of Head of the Family, he voluntarily withdrew from the contention; thus, among his several brothers, he was the only one besides Lin Taian's father to survive.

Having long since retired behind the scenes to live out his twilight years, he had grown indifferent to power and influence, and he had no interest whatsoever in the position of Lin Jia Zhujia.

It was just that now that the Lin Family had reached a critical juncture, he had no choice but to stand up and uphold justice.

"Master, I understand what must be done. Please rest assured, Master; I guarantee that not a single whisper of this will leak out."

Taking a deep breath, with a look of intense hatred flickering in his eyes, Lin Yun slowly clenched his fists and spoke with a solemn expression.

"Let's go; we are going to the reception hall to watch the show."

Having said this, the two of them walked toward the outer courtyard of the Lin Family.

At the same time.

In the reception hall of the Lin Family's outer courtyard, there were a full sixty or seventy people sitting at this moment.

They were men and women of various attire and appearances, but all of them exuded an extraordinary aura, clearly indicating their significant status.

These people were the leaders of the major powers in the Central Province.

The Nangong, Ouyang, and Sun families, as well as the Seven Kings Mansion, Leiyin Mountain, Ziwei Pavilion, Taiyi Sword Sect, and a host of other forces.

Generally speaking, they had all come with the intention of swallowing up the Lin Family's resources.

After all, the Central Province was located in the middle of the Tianxuan Continent, and the Lin Family was the head of the four great families; if these forces could occupy this piece of fat meat that was the Lin Family, their strength would inevitably surge.

At this moment, everyone was sitting upright in their chairs, their expressions varied.

From the Nangong Family, Nangong Tian and his son Nangong Feiyu were prominently among them.

The two of them had come specifically today in the hopes of seeing the Lin Family fall, so they could fish in troubled waters and reap a profit for the Nangong Family.

After all, in their view, all of this was the Lin Family's own doing, and they had no one else to blame.

"Lin Taian, oh Lin Taian, back then you forced my Nangong Family to hand over the spirit herb, and although you promised my Nangong Family that you would not harm my family's descendants, I never expected you to exterminate them all. Haha, this is truly retribution!"

Nangong Tian said with a ferocious face.

A month ago, in order to force him to hand over a type of spirit herb obtained in the Secret Realm, Lin Taian had used a beauty trap to lure out his youngest son and then taken him captive.

Forced into a corner, he chose to compromise and delivered the spirit herb, but after obtaining it, Lin Taian still chose to kill the hostage.

Having suffered the painful loss of his beloved son, he had harbored a grudge over this matter ever since.

Just as he was preparing to find a way to avenge his youngest son, he never expected that the news of Lin Taian's death and the near-total annihilation of the Lin Family's main force would arrive last night, leaving him ecstatic.

"Nangong Family Head, the spirit herb you speak of, could it be that Hundred Flower Immortal Lotus?" At this moment, the Sun Family's representative, Sun Yuanliang, suddenly raised his head to ask.

"It is."

Nangong Tian nodded with a cold expression.

"Hmph, I was wondering how Lin Taian dared to make a move against us; so it was by relying on this Hundred Flower Immortal Lotus." Sun Yuanliang was filled with indignation.

"That Hundred Flower Immortal Lotus is a rare treasure of heaven and earth, but it was a pity it was wasted by Lin Taian, who ultimately ended up with the fate of having his body destroyed and his soul scattered."

Nangong Tian wore a look of deep grief and indignation.

He had paid a huge price to obtain the Hundred Flower Immortal Lotus back then.

"The Heavenly Dao follows a cycle; who has Heaven ever spared? Lin Taian brought this upon himself." Sun Yuanliang shook his head and said.

"Indeed, for a villain like him who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, death is the only outcome he deserves."

The other families chimed in one after another.

Among these people, all had been suppressed by Lin Taian to a greater or lesser extent, and upon hearing the bad news about Lin Taian, they were all overjoyed.

"Family Head Sun, Family Head Ouyang, since everyone is here, I think we should just lay everything out on the table."

Nangong Tian paused and continued: "Everyone coming here today is for nothing more than the Lin Family's resources, and my Nangong Family wants a thirty percent share."

The Lin Family was the head of the four great families and possessed countless industries and resources; if the Nangong Family were to take thirty percent, their strength would certainly increase by more than half.

"Thirty percent?"

Hearing Nangong Tian demand thirty percent right off the bat, most people frowned slightly.

Nangong Tian asked for thirty percent immediately, but everyone knew this was all that remained of the Lin Family, and they all wanted the lion's share, so naturally, they were unhappy.

"Thirty percent is simply too much. In my opinion, we should split the spoils equally; my Sun Family should at least get twenty percent." Sun Yuanliang said, unwilling to fall behind.

"You two are too greedy. One wants thirty percent, the other wants twenty percent; if you two take half of the Lin Family's remaining resources, the remaining fifty percent won't be enough for the rest of us to divide." Ouyang Family Head Ouyang Haiya said with a look of displeasure.

"Family Head Ouyang is right; why should you two families take away half the resources..."

"We are all powers of the Central Province; why should you get such a large share?"

"This is unreasonable and barbaric; it's the logic of bandits."

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded and agreed one after another.

They all wanted to get a larger share of the resources.

Seeing that everyone's attitude was firm, Nangong Tian narrowed his eyes into slits and said coldly:

"If that is the case, everyone, then this negotiation is a complete failure, and we shall see who ends up the winner."

Nangong Tian's tone was gloomy, carrying a hint of a threat.

Over these years, although their Nangong Family had been suppressed by the Lin Family at every turn, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse; they were still the second-largest family in the Central Province, and if it really came to a fight to the death, these fellows would certainly not get any good results.

Sure enough, seeing this, everyone looked at each other, all revealing expressions of wariness.

Although they all coveted the Lin Family's resources, they did not dare to risk their lives fighting the Nangong Family.

The scene fell into a brief silence, and everyone frowned and began to think.

A moment later, Sun Yuanliang was the first to laugh and say: "Why must you be so angry, Family Head Nangong? As long as everyone is willing to cooperate, we can distribute the benefits more fairly, how about that?"

Hearing this, Nangong Tian's expression improved slightly, and he said indifferently: "What good distribution plan does Family Head Sun have?"

Sun Yuanliang smiled and proposed: "I think we should just draw lots to decide; the one who draws first gets thirty percent, the second gets twenty percent, the third gets ten percent, and so on—it will all be up to the will of the Heavenly Dao!"

"My Ouyang family agrees!"

"My Seven Kings Mansion approves!"

"Leiyin Mountain agrees!"

"My Taiyi Sword Sect also agrees!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement one after another.

This method of distribution was the fairest and also the most time-saving; after all, no one knew how the outcome would turn out.

Just as everyone thought this distribution plan was about to pass unanimously, a voice of opposition suddenly came from behind.

"This old man does not agree!"

The crowd looked toward the sound and saw Lin Zhengnan bringing Lin Yun, slowly walking into the great hall.

He swept his gaze across the crowd and said in a loud voice, "This old man believes this distribution plan is unfair!"

(End of chapter)