AWB Chapter 220 The truth comes out
Chapter 220 The truth comes out
After running out, Lin Jingquan was filled with inner turmoil.
What should he do? Should he tell his brother the truth about what happened back then? But he didn't want his brother Ji to kill their father.
The Lin family can't lie, so he has no choice but to hide the truth. "I'm sorry, Brother Ji, he can't lose his father."
Therefore, Lin Jingquan concealed this truth for a full twelve years.
Within the sect, he and his disciples isolated Ji Yun. To avoid arousing Shangguan Yu's suspicion, Lin Jingquan would sometimes have people bully Ji Yun, who would feign fear and weakness, which pleased Shangguan Yu. However, when Shangguan Yu wasn't monitoring Ji Yun, Lin Jingquan would promptly deliver high-quality medicine to him to heal his injuries.
Nevertheless, every time Lin Jingquan saw Ji Yun, he was reminded of the secret he had been hiding. He lived in constant fear, terrified that Ji Yun would discover the truth.
However, in order to bring Brother Ji to his senses, Lin Jingquan ultimately had to tell him the secret.
"boom!"
The explosion rang out, and Lin Jingquan closed his eyes in despair.
However, Si Jinchuan had already used his knife to lift the explosive talisman and throw it into the air.
A flash of light, and the blade was pressed against Ji Yun's neck. Si Jinchuan said coldly, "Ji Yun, I told you, don't fight in my territory."
"With you here, how could a fight possibly break out? After all, the Pavilion Master is omniscient and omnipotent," Ji Yun mocked.
"I did make deals with both sides, I admit it, it was dishonest of me." Si Jinchuan removed the knife, raised his hands, and surrendered helplessly.
However, a sly glint flashed in Si Jinchuan's eyes. He chuckled and said, "I don't want to lose you two capable assistants, so I will tell you the truth about the Lin family back then."
"What do you mean?" Ji Yun glanced at Si Jinchuan and frowned.
Lin Jingquan looked up, the despair in his eyes vanished, and he looked at Si Jinchuan expectantly.
"A letter, a letter hidden at the bottom of a box."
Si Jinchuan placed a yellowed piece of paper in Ji Yun's hand, and Ji Yun looked down and read it carefully.
"How...could this be!" Ji Yun exclaimed, holding the paper in her hand with trembling hands.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Lin Jingquan asked worriedly, taking the paper from him.
The writing on it was blurry, even illegible at times, but upon closer inspection, one could still understand what it said.
Five hundred years ago, a demon general named Mu Qing fell in love with a human girl.
However, humans and demons cannot live together, let alone high-ranking demon generals.
Mu Qing escaped from the Demon Realm, taking with her the demonic artifact, the Fallen God Bow.
With this bow in hand, no spiritual cultivator or demonic cultivator could harm him or his lover; he had the ability to protect his family.
He and the human girl lived a peaceful life, loved each other in an ordinary way, and finally faced death together.
They left behind two children, and in order to integrate into human life, they renamed them "Lin".
As children of mixed human and demon blood, they lack pure demon blood and are unable to fully utilize the power of demonic artifacts.
However, with the demonic artifact in hand, countless demonic cultivators would vie for it. In order to survive, they learned the human race's talismans and joined forces to seal the demonic artifact in a box, affixing talismans to prevent its demonic energy from being released.
To prevent future generations from being affected by the demonic artifact, they established a rule: only the head of the Lin family could keep the box, and it could not be opened. Otherwise, if the demonic artifact appeared, the Lin family would be doomed.
Every generation of the Lin family head has abided by this rule.
However, over a hundred years ago, a member of the clan named Lin Xiu, while cultivating immortality, harbored evil intentions and actually activated the demonic bloodline within him, becoming a powerful demonic cultivator. He inadvertently learned about the demonic artifact and devised a plan to lure the then-patriarch away, taking the box with him.
Fortunately, the head of the family at the time discovered Lin Xiu's trick in time and caught up with him. Lin Xiu was unable to remove the talisman on the box. He threw the box away unwillingly, and fled after being seriously injured.
The box was found, but the head of the family at the time had some suspicions.
The Lin family's ancestors were demons, and all members of the Lin family have demon blood, making them more susceptible to demonic possession.
Therefore, the Lin family gained two more family rules.
"The Lin family should avoid cultivating immortality as much as possible. Except for the head of the family, everyone else should avoid cultivating immortality."
"The Lin family is not allowed to lie."
Firstly, it reduces the possibility of the Lin family's demonic bloodline being exposed; secondly, it prevents anyone from coveting the demonic artifact again.
Therefore, few members of the Lin family practiced immortality; instead, most chose to engage in commerce or become officials.
However, the head of the family at the time certainly did not foresee that a century later, his descendants would open the box out of curiosity, thus triggering the downfall of the Lin family.
"According to my investigation, Lin Ce lied back then to prevent Shangguan Yu from discovering that the Lin family had demon blood. Otherwise, the entire Lin family would have been wiped out by cultivators," Si Jinchuan explained.
The existence of a human-demon hybrid is a great disgrace, and neither human nor demon would allow it.
Si Jinchuan deeply understood this feeling. His naturally red eyes made everyone speak ill of him and beat him. Not to mention the human-demon hybrid, who was even less likely to escape death.
"Father pinned all the blame on Uncle in order to save the Lin family. The Lin family has lived an upright life for hundreds of years. If this matter is discovered, the Lin family will be completely destroyed." Lin Jingquan suddenly realized. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
“Brother, even so, I will not shirk my responsibilities. I will do whatever you want, as long as you can vent your anger.” Lin Jingquan looked up at Ji Yun and said firmly.
Ji Yun remained silent for a long time, feeling no joy at knowing the truth. For the sake of the Lin family, Lin Ce was willing to break the family rules. And his father valued the Lin family most; if he were still alive, he would undoubtedly dedicate himself to them without hesitation.
However, Ji Yun only wanted his father to live well. He only hated that he was not strong enough to stop the massacre that night.
Ji Yun raised his hand high, and Lin Jingquan closed his eyes in despair.
He only felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. Ji Yun placed his hand on his shoulder and said heavily, "Jingquan, Father has been kind to me, so that is also a favor from the Lin family. I will not resent the Lin family. However, I will no longer be Lin Ji Yun. Let bygones be bygones. Just pretend I never came to the Lin family."
"elder brother……"
“However, the real culprit has not yet been punished.” A strong killing intent flashed in Ji Yun’s eyes.
Si Jinchuan asked in confusion, "Ji Yun, weren't all the demonic cultivators who attacked the Lin family dead back then? Are there any survivors?"
Ji Yun looked at Si Jinchuan, and a scene flashed through her mind.
It was his second month after joining the Shadow Pavilion. Si Jinchuan led him to a giant pit and said, "Zero, I have avenged you. From now on, you can stay in the Shadow Pavilion in peace."
The giant pit was filled with countless corpses of demonic cultivators, and Ji Yun did see many of the demonic cultivators who had attacked the Lin family, but they were all lifeless.
That was the first time Ji Yun realized why a child two years older than him could become the leader of the Shadow Pavilion. At the same time, he also felt an unprecedented fear.
Ji Yun, an assassin from the Shadow Pavilion, codenamed "Zero," will remain loyal to the Shadow Pavilion until his death.
"Shangguan Yu, she deserves to die." Ji Yun came back to his senses and said fiercely.
"Do you need me to take action?" Si Jinchuan said calmly.
"No need," Ji Yun refused.
“I will kill that person with my brother,” Lin Jingquan said resolutely as he stood up.
Ji Yun glanced at Lin Jingquan and smiled, "Jingquan, the talismans inside the Tianyan Sect should be set up by now, right?"
"It's all set up."
"Is the Tianyan Sect going to change its leader? I'm waiting for your good news," Si Jinchuan said with a light laugh.
He told the two of them about Xie Wanning.
"Sect Leader, we will do our best," Ji Yun said with a smile.
Not far away, Xie Wanxun hung high in the sky and saw everything.
She clenched her fists so tightly her knuckles turned white, her teeth chattered, and her chest heaved violently, as if a surge of anger was about to erupt.
"So! You two fought like madmen in front of me back then, but it turns out you were just playing me. You two brothers had planned this all along!"
Xie Wanxun took a deep breath, closed her eyes tightly, and tried her best to control her emotions. The muscles on her face trembled slightly, and sweat seeped from her forehead. After a long time, the surging anger gradually subsided under his forceful suppression, leaving only the lingering resentment in her eyes and a face full of exhaustion.
"Well, at least we've gained their trust."
She transformed into ghostly flames and vanished into the air.