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Chapter 74: Chapter 74: The Dust Settles
Lin Dong hadn’t finished speaking when he swallowed back all his words, staring at the exploded head, the whole person froze on the spot.
He killed him, this Lin Feng, actually dared to slaughter a clan member right under everyone’s noses!
"Lin Feng... you..."
Lin Dong’s face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with both shock and anger, he never expected Lin Feng to be so decisive, killing without any hesitation, is this still a youngster?
Then Lin Mo’er simply rolled her eyes and fainted along with Lin Dao, they were literally scared unconscious, Lin Zihua was a god in their hearts, but now, the head of this god was squashed like a watermelon by that ruthless youth.
Not just them, many of the Lin Family youths felt a chill in their hearts, looking at the youth standing tall and unbending like a war spear, they felt a deep reverence.
"Betraying the family, death is well deserved."
Lin Feng’s face was emotionless, he had once said, the first person he wants to kill in this lifetime was this Lin Zihua.
His gaze fell on Lin Dong, simply a cold laugh, not even bothering with that old fool, but instead addressing the Elder Council: "Elders, I, Lin Feng, killed a fellow clan disciple during the Family Head selection meeting and am willing to accept punishment."
A group of elders from the Elder Council looked at each other, hesitant, this Lin Feng, after all, was a Ninth Grade Star.
Even though Lin Zihua was a genius, now dead, he was just a useless corpse. Besides, now that Lin Feng is so valiant, who would intentionally try to make things unpleasant and trouble Lin Feng?
The Third Elder pondered briefly, then spoke: "Elders, I think that since Lin Feng has slain a fellow disciple, he deserves to be punished. How about this, we confine him for half a month, and then we reschedule the family selection assembly. What do you think?"
The rest of the elders nodded upon hearing this: "This method is fair."
"I agree."
Watching the group of elders happily make this decision, Lin Dong foolishly was unable to come back to his senses.
Half a month of confinement? That’s it? Isn’t that the same as no punishment at all?
And, why restart the selection? All the plans that he, Lin Dong, had painstakingly made, just vanished in an instant?
"Disciple is willing to accept the punishment."
Lin Feng clasped his fists, then his gaze fell on Lei Gang and Shen Nanfei standing to one side, both of them trembled, immediately the latter revealed a big smile, "Ah, is this my son-in-law? Truly a dragon among men, a talented individual indeed, Bingyan, go quickly." 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Shen Nanfei directly pushed Shen Bingyan, who was standing beside him, forward forcefully, Bingyan’s face turned somewhat pale, she looked at Lin Feng in front of her, her mind still a blank, not knowing what to say.
"What, seeing your husband, so excited that you can’t even speak?"
Lin Feng said, seemingly laughing.
"I..." Bingyan lowered her head, she almost dared not look into Lin Feng’s eyes.
"Having fun with Lei Pojun these past few days?" Lin Feng asked with a light smile.
Hearing this, anger flashed in Bingyan’s eyes, Lin Feng saying this, wasn’t this just to embarrass her intentionally?
"Alright, don’t look at me with that kind of gaze, from now on, how you want to play, with whom, and how many people you want to play with, it’s all none of my business."
With that, Lin Feng turned around and left, not even giving this woman another glance. Disgusted.
"Because, I don’t want you anymore, you are not worthy of me."
That simple statement from the youth caused everyone’s heart to shake, their gazes falling on the pale-faced girl.
Humiliation, this was absolute humiliation, to be divorced in public!
Shen Bingyan’s face was filled with unbearable shame, and the various looks in people’s eyes made her wish she could vanish into thin air.
She had never imagined things would turn out this way. In her mind, she had only fantasized about Lin Feng being forced to propose annulling their engagement. Now, the engagement was indeed annulled, but the way it happened was that she, Shen Bingyan, a bride-to-be, was divorced by the man!
If this got out, what would others think of the Shen Family? Would they think she was ill or that there was a scandal involving her private life? In any case, it would certainly be a disgrace to her family!
Shen Nanfei staggered a step. He immediately looked towards Lin Zheng, hoping he might say something. However, Lin Zheng just shook his head slightly and then left.
"Lin Feng, you will regret this! Just wait, the humiliation you have inflicted upon me today, I will return it a hundredfold in the future!"
Shen Bingyan roared hysterically.
And the figure of the young man walking away did not even turn his head, acting as if he heard nothing. Not killing her was not because Lin Feng still loved her, but because sometimes, death is a liberation. Lin Feng wanted her to fully experience this humiliation, to understand how terrifying and isolating it could be when subjected to people’s mockery and ridicule.
As for her revenge, Lin Feng didn’t care at all. It was like an ant brandishing a spear to seek revenge on an elephant.
"Pojun, let’s go,"
Lei Gang whispered.
"But, Bingyan..." Lei Pojun hesitated, feeling sorry for her. If he left now, wouldn’t it completely break Bingyan’s heart?
"Foolish boy, what you need to do now is sever all ties with this Shen Bingyan, act as if everything that happened before never did," Lei Gang murmured lowly.
Lei Pojun gritted his teeth and said, "But, I promised her before, to marry her!"
"Foolish boy, think about it. This Shen Bingyan was divorced by Lin Feng. Although divorce is not uncommon, it’s somewhat disgraceful to speak of. If you pop out now wanting to marry Shen Bingyan, what would that make you? To put it bluntly, it’s just scavenging, picking up leftovers!"
"Whenever people mention Shen Bingyan in the future, they will remember her as a bride that was divorced by Lin Feng. Are you willing to accept that? Although Shen Bingyan has great talent, the Lei Family has its foundation here; we can surely find another Shen Bingyan. There’s no need to stir up trouble."
Lei Gang’s words caused Lei Pojun’s expression to change vehemently, but finally, he grimaced and turned to leave as well. He could live without Shen Bingyan, and though it might hurt for ten days or a half month, he couldn’t live without the Lei Family.
In the solitary confinement room.
Lin Feng was taking this time to cultivate, engaging in matters related to the Ninth Grade Star, which was soon the talk of the neighboring towns, and even in Boyang City of the Lin Family, a genius of the Ninth Grade emerged.
Even the Star Palace of Hu Ben Country had been alerted.
Inside the Star Palace.
A white-robed elder glanced at the message on the letter and calmly spoke, "Boyang City of the Lin Family... Which of you will go check personally? If it indeed is a Ninth Grade Star, reward him, and see if this prospect can be brought to the Star Palace."
"Elder, I’ll go. It’s been a while since I moved around,"
A middle-aged man said.
"Then, you go."
The elder waved his hand, and the surroundings fell into utter silence.
...
The Lin Family was recently bustling with joy, as after the event, the Elder Council unanimously agreed to let Lin Zheng continue as the Family Head.
As for Lin Dong, he was reassigned to oversee the family’s external affairs. Lin Dong, in truth, had no fault other than narrow-mindedness, simply desiring to be the Family Head. If the Lin Family really fell into his hands, it was certain to decline within ten years.
Since Lin Zihua was violently killed by Lin Feng, Lin Dong knew the trend had shifted. Thus, the application to transfer out of the main house was proposed by him, which Lin Zheng naturally approved. After all, Lin Dong had made mistakes but was not at fault, and he was still an elder within the family. This might be the best resolution possible.
"Lin Feng, regarding the matter of the Jade Stone Room, several Elders from the Elder Council have already agreed, and the Third Elder was also promoted to Great Elder."
