Chapter 106: Standing Tall in Front of the Young Masters

  The night wind howls, and the starlight in the sky is dim.

  Three figures flashed across the sky like shooting stars, with the leader being none other than Qiu Lian, the master of the Qiu family.

  "Have the others arrived at Qingniu Town?"

  "The provincial lord, they are on the road. Although they are rushing from various towns, they don't have a 'cloud-changing coupon', so their speed is somewhat slower. However, they will definitely arrive two days later."

  "'Hua Yun Quan' is a precious artifact, but also a one-time use item, with an exorbitant price. This time, I'll take down Qing Niu Town's fat meat and give them one as a gift, so in the future, even if there are orders to be carried out, it won't be this slow. Normally, traveling from Jin Yuan City to Qing Niu Town takes over 20 days, but with 'Hua Yun Quan', I can arrive within three days, greatly increasing efficiency."

  The gray-browed elder on the right said, "Master, Qingniu Town is just a small place, and Cao Kun will die soon. If we mobilize all our forces like this, won't it be making a big deal out of nothing? Are we giving too much importance to the Cao family? With their little power, just the three of us are enough to handle them."

  Qiu Lian's face turned ruthless: "I also know that I don't need to use my full strength, but Qiu Ze died in Qingniu Town, and he was killed by a small Lin Heng. If I don't vent my anger thoroughly, how can I show the power of the Qiu family?! Qiu Ze is my only younger brother, if I don't slaughter Qingniu Town, if I don't cut that little brat Lin Heng into a thousand pieces, this trip will not end well! In short, regardless of whether the Cao family surrenders or not, Qingniu Town must pay the price for Qiu Ze's death. I want every old and young, woman and child in Qingniu Town to be annihilated!"

  The two men followed silently, they were used to Qiu Lian's cruelty, but when it came to his decision to slaughter the entire town of Qingniu, they couldn't help but feel a chill. Those were countless innocent lives, even ants would evoke a sense of pity.

  They felt deep sympathy for Lin Huan, this ignorant and reckless young man. With Qiu Lian's cruelty and viciousness, if Qingniu Town had surrendered peacefully, if you weren't a member of the Cao family, at least your life would have been spared. Now that Qiu Ze is dead, it has thoroughly provoked this person's massacre!

  "If Qingniu Town is slaughtered and annihilated, will that person in Jinyuan City...?"

  Qiu Lian snorted: "Am I still afraid of him now? If I kill, I'll just kill. What can he do to me, Qiu Lian?"

  "Gu Yan, Lu Cheng, you two remember, if you encounter that Lin Heng little brat, you must capture him alive! I want to publicly cut him into a thousand pieces and make him suffer a thousand times, only then will I let him die!"

  "Yes." The two saw his face was gloomy, and both were worried.

  Cao Guan finally passed away, and the entire Cao Mansion was plunged into a sorrowful atmosphere. At the same time, there was also a strong sense of impending war, with feelings of repression and anxiety.

  At this moment, Lin Heng was in the main hall of Cao Fu's mansion. This was his first time entering the largest and most majestic mansion in Qingniu Town, but unfortunately, he didn't have the mind or time to appreciate it properly.

  Lin Heng swept a glance around at the dozen or so young masters and misses of the Cao family, and slowly said: "Before his death, Master Cao had already made it clear to you all that I have come to deal with the Qiu family, not to spy on the power and interests of the Cao family. Whether you obey or disobey, this is the agreement between me and Master Cao. From this moment on, the power of the Cao family will be in my hands. I, Lin Heng, hereby declare that at a time when a great war is imminent, whoever dares to stir up trouble for me, whoever dares to cause me any more problems, don't blame me for not giving Master Cao face, I will directly kill them."

  Cao Bao jumped out first, pointing at him and scolding: "This is our Cao family, what right do you have as an outsider to point fingers? You must have given Father some kind of potion, or he wouldn't have made such a decision! Get out of here quickly!"

  Lin Heng placed a golden token on the table, saying: "This is the 'Cao Fu' that Master Cao handed over to me in front of you all yesterday. The owner of this token is equivalent to the master of the Cao family." He glanced at Cao Bao lightly and said: "Your previous words involved infringing on the authority of the new master, as well as disobeying the orders of the former master. I give you three seconds to take back your words, otherwise I will execute you on the spot in the name of the master!"

  "One..." he slowly began counting.

  Cao Bao did not expect Lin Huan to be so overbearing, almost without reason, and directly using violence to suppress!

  "You... you... dare?" He gritted his teeth.

  On the other side, Cao Hongjuan knew that Lin Heng was ruthless and would dare to kill anyone. Afraid that her brother would really anger this ruthless person, she hastily stepped forward and said: "Lin Heng, Cao Bao doesn't understand things, I'll apologize on his behalf! You can give orders as you please, Cao Fu is in your hands, no one dares to disobey your commands..."

  Cao Zhi also came out and said: "Lin Huan, father has just passed away. Cao Bao is overcome with grief and momentarily lost control, don't take it to heart."

  Lin Hang ignored them and continued counting: "Two..."

  Cao Hongjuan was anxious and kicked Cao Bao: "Don't you admit your mistake? Do you really want to be killed by someone?"

  Cao Bao's heart was also filled with anxiety, after all Lin Heng had a notorious reputation, one sword could kill five Heavenly Guards, and even more so on the decisive battle platform he killed Cao Jian. Since he publicly said such words, it's likely that he really has murderous intentions. Although they were currently in the Cao residence, which was his home turf, Lin Heng held the Cao token and was a third-grade strongman, if he wanted to kill him, others wouldn't dare say anything.

  He saw Lin Huan's light and casual appearance, and finally compromised, saying: "Alright, I take back what I said earlier. But you have to keep your word, after this matter is over, you must return Cao Fu to the Cao family, get out quickly."

  Lin Xiang didn't want to engage in a war of words with him, what he wanted was to quickly establish his authority and make those arrogant Cao family youngsters not dare to be reckless in front of him, so that they wouldn't drag him down. Now that the strength difference between them and their opponent was too great, the only way was to establish absolute authority over his commands, and only then would there be a glimmer of hope to win this battle.

  "I've written off my past grievances with the Cao family, and now you're not my enemies or the young masters and misses of the Cao family, but under me. What I just did was to remind you of this point. From now on, I am the leader of Qingniu Town's battle against the Qiu family, and for victory, for saving the entire town, I won't spare anyone's life. So don't think your lives are worth more than others, that's the most important thing. If you think your Cao family lives are precious and shouldn't die, or that I dare not kill you, then go ahead and try."

  The room fell silent, all stunned by his words.

  Lin Heng said to the general manager Bai Tian, "General Manager Bai, according to the latest news, Qiu's family has sent a large number of strong men on the road, including at least ten third-grade and one fourth-grade. Our strength is too weak, please trouble you to invite the five guest officials from the Cao family, as well as summon all the leaders of the Tianwei, Fuwei, and Neimen."

  Bai Tian Gong said: "Yes."

  Lin Heng turned to face Cao Hongjuan and Cao Zhi, saying: "In this great war, the two of you will serve as my assistants. Stay here and discuss strategies with me, preparing for battle. As for the other young masters, you may return first; if there is a task, I will naturally send someone to summon you."

  Among the thirteen children of the Cao family present, only these two can barely bear the heavy responsibility. Lin Huan was helpless and could only leave the two behind.

  A few others rarely care about family affairs, and it has always been Cao Hongjuan and Cao Zhi who handle them. They appeared because they were concerned about Lin Heng's power seizure. Now that they are discussing the right thing, they also left quickly. Moreover, when they heard what Lin Heng said, the Qiu family came with ten third-grade officials and one fourth-grade official, seemingly calm on the surface but terrified in their hearts. It is worth noting that apart from Lin Heng, there are no other three-grade officials in the Cao family at present.

  Qiu's family cruel means are well-known to all, those towns that were invaded by them, the original ruling families were almost completely annihilated. This time more than a dozen powerful third-grade officials came, how could Cao's family withstand it? As they walked, their minds were already thinking of how to escape for a while and come back after safety is guaranteed.

  Lin's words made them feel half a degree cooler.

  "In front of Qingniu Town, a great enemy is approaching. Notify all garrison troops at the exits that from today on, entry and exit are completely prohibited."

  Since Cao Guan returned, Qingniu Town has been fully defended, but in the past few days, it was allowed to go out but not enter. As soon as Lin Heng's order was issued, it immediately dashed the hopes of these young masters.

  A cup of tea work, Cao's heavenly guard leader and armor guard leader, inner gate leader.

  Due to the previous Tianwei commander being killed, the new Tianwei commander is Zhang Zhichun, a second-rank late-stage cultivator. The Jiaowei commander is Huang Linhua, also a second-rank late-stage cultivator. The Neimen commander Li Yunfei is similarly a second-rank late-stage cultivator. The Tianwei and Jiaowei, along with the Neimen, are the three core martial forces of the Cao Manor. Among them, the Neimen has the most disciples, over 3,000 people, but they are mostly first-rank, which means their combat strength is severely lacking for third-rank cultivators.

  Even in a group battle, it is impossible to defeat a strong three-star warrior.

  Because the speed of the three products will not give them a siege, they will fight in a wheel-to-wheel manner. Moreover, the three products will be suspended in mid-air, and in an instant, they will fly from here to there, completely like an old eagle playing with a small chicken. It can be said that one of the three products can almost come and go freely in the Cao family, killing important leaders.

  This is also why Lin Huan became a third-grade official and no longer looked at the Cao family with importance.

  The Cao family has a large number of people, but the situation is extremely unfavorable.

  Cao Hongjuan and Cao Zhi both saw this point, with furrowed brows. The Qiu family was really too terrifying, one move and it would be ten third-grade and one fourth-grade, plus the ones after them, there must be a large number of low-ranking warriors following closely behind, not giving the Cao family any chance to survive. With their current strength, what could they do? Unless they could invite ten third-grade warriors to narrow the gap in strength with the opponent, otherwise this match would inevitably be a game where the strong side slaughtered the weak side.

  Lin Heng is after all a human being. A clever woman can't cook without rice, and in such an uneven situation, he's not a god, how can he turn things around?

  Two men looked gloomy, could it be that Heaven is determined to destroy the House of Cao?

  After discussing for a while, neither of them could come up with any useful suggestions, and it ended in vain.

  PS: Thanks for the reward from "Little Bee lxf"!