The Prodigies War
chapter-516

Mind Cleansing Peak.

It was drizzling and misty.

Only four people were in the Mind Cleansing Hall—Lin Xun, Lin Zhong, Spirit Vulture and Xiaoke.

Lin Xun’s left arm injury had already been treated. His body was full of vitality after being tempered by the Heavenly Water Sacred Bead several times, so he would recover within a few days even without applying medication.

“Lin Feifeng, I never thought it would be him...” Spirit Vulture muttered.

An ice-cold corpse was lying on the ground. It was the black-robed man who died after the God Devouring Insects corroded his Spirit.

No one, including Lin Xun, would have imagined that the black-robed man was Lin Feifeng, the Patriarch of the Flying Peak Lin Clan!

Based on seniority, Lin Xun should have addressed him as Fourth Grandfather!

The atmosphere in the hall became heavy.

Lin Xun finally understood the reason why Lin Feifeng had yelled at him, calling him an unworthy descendent just as he was about to die!

“He must have already known about Young Master’s identity but he had no scruples to capture and kill him. Isn’t that heartless and cruel? He is worse than a beast! He is not worthy of being in the Lin Clan! He is an embarrassment!” Lin Zhong thundered, and his eyes almost popped out from anger.

He had completely lost his composure as he didn’t expect a member of the Lin Family would attack Lin Xun!

How ruthless was it for an elder to try to kill a junior of their family?!

“Fortunately, Young Master is safe and sound. If anything were to happen to him, I would massacre the entire Flying Peak Lin Clan no matter what!”

Lin Zhong was so livid that he couldn’t control himself.

“Uncle Zhong, please calm down. I already knew that such a day would come, but I just didn’t expect it to come so quickly.” Lin Xun said aloud, his expression unusually calm and without a ripple of emotion.

However, that only made Lin Zhong’s heart ache even more badly.

Young Master wholeheartedly wanted to restore the Lin Clan to its former glorious times, but his own clansmen came to attack him instead!

“Why...why did they do that? Can they really not accept the fact that Young Master has taken charge of the Lin Family?” Lin Zhong murmured.

“It’s very simple. The rapid and strong rise of Lin Xun made them feel uneasy. If they don’t do anything soon, they fear that they will never have the chance to eliminate Lin Xun.”

Spirit Vulture seemed particularly calm as he analyzed the situation. “However, other major forces have to be behind their assassination operation. They would never have the courage to launch such a crazy attack because there would be unbearable consequences if they failed.”

Lin Zhong looked taken aback. “Master Spirit Vulture, do you mean that the three high clans, the Chi, Zuo and Qin Clans are behind the assassination operation?”

Spirit Vulture nodded.

“How dare they!” Lin Zhong almost crushed his teeth in fury. The three collateral branches of the Lin Clan had colluded with outsiders in the past to take shares of the Lin Clan’s properties and wealth. They hadn’t settled that with them yet, but they worked with enemies again to assassinate the head of the Lin Clan. They deserved to die!

Spirit Vulture looked at Lin Xun. “Now that Lin Feifeng has died, the Flying Peak Lin Clan is left without a leader. Now is the best time to deal with them.”

Lin Xun shook his head. “I promised them that I would give them three years to consider, so I won’t do anything during that period.”

“Young Master, but they’ve gone too far and never cared about you. They only want to get rid of you as soon as possible. We can’t sit here and do nothing!” Lin Zhong said indignantly.

“Lin Xun is too kind. He doesn’t want to start killing people and hopes the clansmen will change and get back on the right path,” Xiaoke sighed out loud.

She understood Lin Xun the best. He wouldn’t hold back when dealing with enemies, but he couldn’t help but be forgiving to the members of his own clan.

“This might be good.” Spirit Vulture unexpectedly said aloud. “Lin Feifeng’s death would no doubt alarm the three collateral branches of the Lin Clan and make them realize Lin Xun’s strength. Even if they hate Lin Xun, they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly again.”

Lin Zhong frowned. “But what if they have help from the Chi, Zuo and Qin Clans?”

Spirit Vulture smiled slightly, his clear eyes sparkling with wisdom. “They have missed out on the best opportunity to assassinate Lin Xun already. They wouldn’t dare to make another move unless Lin Xun leaves the Forbidden City.”

“Why is that?” Lin Zhong asked in puzzlement.

“Because Lin Xun has proven his worth to the whole world. He is now a rune founder who can craft rune armaments!”

“The imperial family, Qinglu Academy, and other major forces won’t tolerate Lin Xun being attacked again!” Spirit Vulture spoke calmly. “If my guess is correct, the empire will express their stance on this matter and make a clear statement today!”

Lin Xun and Xiaoke fell into deep thoughts.

……

Just as Spirit Vulture predicted, on the same day, the imperial family issued a notice to the entire world, stating that whoever dared to use violence in the capital of the empire without authorization would be severely punished!

The meaning of the announcement couldn’t be made more obvious, especially since the notice was issued right after Lin Xun had encountered an assassination attempt. It was a warning to everyone that anyone who dared to touch Lin Xun again would bear the wrath of the imperial family!

It sparked commotions!

Many people thought that Lin Xun had offended the imperial family by forcing the Marquis of Rising Sky to kneel!

Who would have imagined that the imperial family would forgive and forget the past and take the initiative to condemn the assassination attempt on Lin Xun?

It was too unexpected.

However, it also made everyone realize that Lin Xun wasn’t the same as before. After all, he had crafted a rune armament. His worth and value was so great that the imperial family had changed their attitude towards him!

On the same day, the Rune Master Association headquarters, Qinglu Academy, Stone Cauldron Alms, as well as the Steel-Blood King’s Ning Family, the Never Falling Geezer Gong Clan, the East Sea King’s Ye Family...and many other colossal clans successively issued statements regarding the assassination. They strongly condemned the attack and made it clear that they supported the imperial family’s decision and wouldn’t tolerate a similar incident from happening.

Those successive statements were like one clap of thunder after another and sent the Forbidden City quaking everytime.

It was extremely rare for so many major forces to express their firm stance to protect someone in the history of the empire!

Who would have imagined that Lin Xun, a young man who had been in the Forbidden City for less than a year, would have built such a tremendous prestige already?

Everyone realized that Lin Xun had completely risen. He was no longer the same as he was in the past. Now, he was able to make many great clans support him and had the imperial family change their attitudes towards him. His name resounded throughout the capital!

“In the future, the Lin Clan of Mind Cleansing Peak will rise in the Forbidden City with Lin Xun…”

“Based on the circumstances, the Chi, Zuo and Qin Clans wouldn’t dare to act rashly anymore.” Many people had the same view.

……

That day, it was all doom and gloom in the West Creek, Cloud Weight and Flying Peak, the three collateral branches of the Lin Clan. The clansmen all felt uneasy and started to panic.

Perhaps, they never expected Lin Xun to have such an influence on the major sects and clans in the empire.

They didn’t know whether Lin Xun would suddenly come out to settle accounts with them, and they didn’t know how their clansmen would be impacted from this.

However, they were all well aware that they had lost the support and strength to deal with Lin Xun, and their days would no doubt be difficult from then on…

……

That day, the Forbidden City became a stage for Lin Xun!

The conference, the assassination attempt, and the statements from the imperial family and other major clans set off endless commotions in the capital like giant waves.

Lin Xun!

The name seemed to have magical power. It had never dimmed once ever since it made an appearance in the Forbidden City.

……

Lin Xun returned to Qinglu Academy ahead of schedule.

He had no other choice. Many clans and sects were sending representatives to Mind Cleansing Peak with gifts after learning that he had gotten injured during the failed assassination attempt.

In addition to the Stone Cauldron Alms, the Ning Family, the Ye Family, the Gong Family, many other clans that he had never had contact with in the past also took the opportunity to visit him.

There were too many visitors. It would be too time-consuming to greet them one by one. With no other choice, Lin Xun chose to leave everything to Lin Zhong and Spirit Vulture.

However, when he returned to Qinglu Academy he found that it wasn’t as peaceful as he had thought. As soon as he returned, Shen Tuo was delighted to tell him that the entire Rune Department unanimously decided to elect him deputy head of the Rune Department.

For a teenager, it was an incredible honor.

After all, in the history of Qinglu Academy, no one as young as Lin Xun had ever assumed the role of deputy head!

However, Lin Xun unhesitatingly rejected the role. A man dreaded fame as much as a pig feared becoming fat. He would gather more attention if he took on the role of deputy head of the Rune Department at such a time.

Shen Tuo left in disappointment.

Lin Xun smiled bitterly. He wanted to keep a low-profile as much as possible for a period and didn’t want unnecessary attention or start any more heated discussions.

However, he found that was too difficult because not long after Shen Tuo left, Zhao Tailai arrived with Princess Jingxuan, who was disguised as a man.

Almost at the same time, the unexpected visit of an influential figure startled him.