Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of things breaking rang out in the Golden Jade Hall shop. The Gu Clan members were fearlessly smashing all of the most valuable items in the shop.

“How dare you?!”

Gu Liang was enraged. His eyes bulged from their sockets in anger as he tried to stop them.

“If you dare to do anything, this place will become a river of blood!”

Gu Yong’s eyes gleamed sinisterly as they turned towards a certain direction where a group of Golden Jade Hall servants and attendants were shivering in fear.

“You guys…you guys are too much!”

Red-eyed, Gu Liang trembled in anger. These servants and attendants were innocent. He would not be able to live with himself if they were implicated because of him.

However, this only made Gu Yong grow increasingly pleased with himself as he laughed loudly, “Is there anything we won’t dare to do to deal with a little shit like you?”

The other Gu Clan members roared with laughter as they smashed everything of value in the shop.

Ashen-faced, Gu Liang said, “I’ve said before that Golden Jade Hall doesn’t only belong to my father and me. Aren’t you guys worried that the Lin Clan Leader will punish you? Even the entire Gu Clan won’t be enough to stop him when that happens!”

Gu Yong’s expression immediately darkened as he frostily said, “You still dare to use the Lin Clan to threaten us at this juncture? If the Lin Clan Leader does have ties to Golden Jade Hall, why has he done nothing for the past few days?”

Gu Liang found himself unable to reply as his expression grew increasingly ugly. Watching the shop he had so painstakingly built up being destroyed made him feel as if his heart was bleeding.

“You should just give up already!”

Gu Yong disdainfully said, “If the Lin Clan Leader personally comes today, I’ll happily kneel and kowtow. However, that’s clearly impossible. There’s no one in the Forbidden City who doesn’t know that the Lin Clan Leader is a supreme heaven pride that even the high clans do not dare to provoke. How can such a famous and brilliant individual possibly have any relation to your crappy Golden Jade Hall?”

A few days ago, Gu Yong had also led the clansmen to cause trouble, but had ultimately been frightened off by Gu Liang’s supposed ties to the Lin Clan Leader.

However, Gu Yong quickly noticed that there was no reaction from the Lin Clan despite the Golden Jade Hall’s difficulties.

Thinking he had been tricked, he flew into a rage. He immediately gathered up men and set off to take revenge for this humiliation.

In the beginning, he had held back against Golden Jade Hall out of caution and made sure not to go overboard with their actions.

However, since the Mind Cleansing Peak Lin Clan had done nothing despite their past few days of probing, Gu Yong was finally certain that he had been tricked by Gu Liang.

That little shit had obviously lied to scare him off!

Embarrassed and angered, Gu Yong decided to no longer hold back and resolved to destroy Golden Jade Hall today and chase Gu Liang out of the Forbidden City!

It was due to these reasons that Gu Yong had dared to make such absurdly bold claims.

In fact, he was feeling very pleased with himself for seeing through Gu Liang’s ‘lies’ and ‘evil plan’ to trick them.

“You’ll regret this.” Gu Liang’s expression was stoic. The originally beautiful Golden Jade Hall was now a complete mess. The extensive damage made his heart twist in his chest.

“Regret?”

Gu Yong laughed loudly. “I, Gu Yong, have never regretted anything I’ve done!”

Thud! Thud!

It was at this moment that the ‘human wall’ blocking the shop entrance was suddenly sent painfully flying and tumbling about like human bowling pins as if a bull had rammed into them.

Screams and wails of pain soon followed.

Gu Yong’s smile froze before he exasperatedly roared, “Who dares to interfere in my Gu Clan’s affairs?”

“Didn’t you say that you would kneel and kowtow if I come? Not only are you not kneeling, but you even dare to be so rude to me. How brave.”

The voice was accompanied by a youngster and an elder stepping into the shop.

“Who are you?”

Gu Yong’s pupils shrank as his expression turned uncertain.

The other Gu Clan cultivators were also alerted by the disturbance. They immediately stopped what they were doing and looked over.

“Kneel, then you can continue speaking.”

The youngster was naturally Lin Xun. He glanced at Gu Yong before turning his gaze to Gu Liang.

“I’m late.” Lin Xun was somewhat apologetic.

Gu Liang shook his head and revealed a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart. “You’re not late. I’m just glad we’re finally able to meet again in the Forbidden City.”

“You…you…you’re…”

Gu Yong’s eyes suddenly widened as if he had guessed something, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Thud!

Lin Zhong walked forward and gently patted Gu Yong, causing him to fall to his knees with a loud thud. His kneecaps were instantly shattered, causing his face to twist in agony as he involuntarily gasped.

He did not dare to make any noise out of fear and was already beginning to sweat like crazy. He looked traumatized.

If his guess was correct, the youngster was Lin Xun!

However, Gu Yong could not comprehend how such a famous and peerless individual could possibly have any relation to the no-name Golden Jade Hall.

It was like finding out that a divine dragon had ties to a mere ant, which was inconceivable, to say the least.

“Didn’t you hear what my Young Master said? Kneel then speak!” Lin Zhong warned before he crossed his arms and took a position slightly behind Lin Xun.

The Gu Clan cultivators were in shock.

An old man and a young man had suddenly arrived, easily knocked aside the ‘human wall’ in front of the shop, and confidently strolled inside. This series of events paralyzed the Gu Clan cultivators.

The sight of a Heaven Ascension expert like Gu Yong being forced to his knees with a light tap made their hearts tremble in terror and caused their expressions to change drastically. They seemed to have bullied the wrong target this time!

Many busybodies were gathered outside the shop, and there were even a number of formidable cultivators among the crowd.

These onlookers were naturally shocked when they witnessed the arrogant and fearless Gu Clan cultivators suddenly turning into cowering chickens.

Who had dared to interfere in the Gu Clan’s affairs?

Although the Gu Clan wasn’t as prominent as the seven high clans, they were still a mid-tier noble faction in the empire.

No one had ever treated them this way before!

One of the sharper cultivators soon identified Lin Xun and instinctively blurted out, “Oh my god, that’s Lin Xun! He’s appeared again after half a year!”

His words struck them like a rock creating a huge splash, causing the crowd to burst into an uproar as realization dawned upon them. No wonder the youngster dared to treat the Gu Clan members in such a manner. The famous and brazen heaven pride had returned!

The Gu Clan was in hot soup now!

Many cultivators could not help but gloat.

Several cultivators who admired Lin Xun also began to offer their services.

“Young Master Lin, do you need our help?”

“These Gu Clan members have gone too far. How dare they commit such heinous acts in public? Young Master Lin, please permit us to help you eliminate these evildoers!”

Gu Yong nearly fainted when he heard the din outside.

How could he have anticipated this? He had tried to be cautious, but still ended up being tricked by that ‘lie.’

In fact, it wasn’t a lie at all!

Gu Yong wanted to slap himself. How could he have offended the Lin Clan Leader?!

Gu Yong began to wish he was dead when he recalled the ruthless acts Lin Xun had committed in the Forbidden City. There were no words to describe what he was feeling at this moment.

Panic?

Terror?

Regret?

It was probably all of this and more.

Gu Yong’s expression was very gloomy as if he was at a funeral.

“I remember that you were in a similar situation when we met in Haze City. What happened this time?”

Lin Xun ignored him and continued to look at Gu Liang.

“It’s a long story.”

Gu Liang sighed. “It’s actually related to the grudge between my father and me and the Gu Clan that happened long ago. I originally believed that we had given in enough and never expected that the Gu Clan would still refuse to let us off even until now.”

The two began to converse while ignoring everyone else.

However, this only made Gu Yong and the other Gu Clan members grow increasingly uneasy. The feeling of being at the mercy of someone else was torturous.

The crowd outside the shop grew as more and more people rushed over after hearing that Lin Xun had appeared.

It was inevitable since Lin Xun had not been seen for half a year. Moreover, people were always interested in the movements of a peerless heaven pride like him. It was easy to imagine the huge commotion that would follow when people found out he had appeared in some unknown shop.

Not long after, an elderly voice sounded outside Golden Jade Hall, “This old man Gu Tianzhang has led our clansmen here to accept our punishment!”

The crowd outside parted, revealing an elderly man rushing over with a group of people. They ultimately stopped outside Golden Jade Hall and bowed.

The scene shocked numerous cultivators. They knew this person! He was Gu Tianzhang, the current leader of the Gu Clan!

He was the ruler of a mid-tier noble faction and was a powerful and influential figure to any ordinary cultivator.

Likewise, the group he led wasn’t composed of nobodies either. They were all influential figures of the Gu Clan, including the likes of elders, stewards, and other high-profile individuals.

But now, all of them were obediently lined up outside Golden Jade Hall, ready to accept their punishment. The scene was shocking, to say the least!