Chapter Thirty-Eight: Last Words

  Ling Jing followed Linghu Cong for a few steps, after all, this time the main line was still missing the last link. If Linghu Cong really made some mistakes at this time, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

  He quickly caught up with Lin Hu Chung, and the two of them walked a few more steps forward, pushing aside branches, and before their eyes appeared a yellow wall, which seemed to be an abandoned temple.

  Linghu Chong's face showed a look of doubt, and he said to Ling Jing in a low voice: "Little brother, this temple is probably strange, we'd better be careful."

  Ling Jing had just recalled the plot of this scene, so he naturally knew who was in the temple. Hearing Linghu Cong's words at this time, he thought that "Sai Bei Ming Tuo" Mu Gaofeng was among them, and we two were thinking that it would be impossible to not know each other even if we didn't want to.

  He nodded and pointed to the back of the broken temple, saying: "Let's hide behind the temple for now and listen carefully before doing anything."

  Two people cautiously approached the temple and looked inside through a gap in the wall, only to see Mugō no Toku standing with a cane in the middle of the temple. On the ground sat two middle-aged men and women, covered in wounds and disheveled hair. At this time, if you listen carefully to their breathing, you can find that their breathing is extremely irregular, obviously already seriously injured.

  At this time, Mu Gaofeng's gloomy voice came: "Quickly tell me, where is the 'Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum' of your Lin family hidden? If you can hand over the sword spectrum to me, I might help you destroy the Qingcheng Sect and avenge your Lin family."

  The man on the ground said, "If Master Mu is really willing to help my Lin family avenge, I would be eternally grateful. However, our Lin family's swordsmanship has always been passed down orally, so how could there be any sword manuals circulating?"

  Ling Jing had long known the inside story, and naturally knew that the man and woman on the ground were Lin Pingzhi's parents, Lin Zhen Nan and his wife. But Linghu Chong didn't understand until now, and only reacted when he heard these two people asking each other questions.

  It turned out that the two people on the ground were Lin's couple, whom Master Fang had just asked Yu Canghai about, but it was unknown how Mu Gaofeng took them away from Yu Canghai.

  Ling Jing couldn't help but sneer in his heart, for Mu Gaofeng was originally a ruthless and cunning character who would stop at nothing to obtain the "Devil-Slaying Sword Manual". His schemes were probably no less than those of Yu Canghai, but unfortunately, he had no luck. In the end, although he finally got to see the "Devil-Slaying Sword Technique", he was ultimately killed by Lin Pingzhi, who had mastered the technique.

  In the temple, Mu Gao Feng sneered coldly and said, "It seems you really don't want to say it, but have you ever heard of the 'Se Bei Ming Tuo' technique?"

  Lin Zhen Nan said: "Mu Qian Bei's great name shakes the rivers and lakes, his methods are ingenious, I naturally know."

  Mu Gaofeng burst out laughing and said, "Very good, the name 'Shaking the Jianghu' may not be seen yet, but my ruthless methods as a camel, I'm afraid you really haven't heard of them."

  Lin Zhen Nan sighed and said, "It seems that Elder Mu is going to use force on us." He chuckled lightly and continued, "Elder Mu may not know that my wife and I have been in the hands of Qingcheng Sect for many days. We've seen all sorts of punishments, so if Elder Mu insists on this, then Lin has nothing more to say."

  Mu Gaofeng's eyes rolled, and he knew that this person was indeed a hard bone. The Qingcheng Sect had captured them for a long time, but they had not seen him reveal the secrets of the "Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum". He feared that even if he used force now, it would be unlikely to have any effect.

  At this moment, Lin's thoughts were racing, and after a brief pause, he suddenly burst out laughing: "Lin Bi'ao, do you know that your precious son Lin Ping has already become my disciple? Now that both of you are seriously injured, I'm afraid your lives are hanging by a thread. Don't you fear that your family's legendary swordsmanship will be lost forever?"

  At this time, Mrs. Lin, who had been silent all along, suddenly shouted: "Ping'er... where is my Ping'er?"

  Mu Gaofeng burst out laughing and said, "That's more like it. Lin Biao, Madam Lin, if you tell me where the 'Devil-Slaying Sword Manual' is right now, I'll call for Lin Pingzhi to come over and send you off together."

  Lin Zhen Nan shook his head and said, "If Elder Mu really accepted my child as his disciple, then it would be his good fortune. However, at present, my wife and I are on the verge of death, and our lives hang by a thread. So, I still have to trouble Elder Mu to call my child over, so we can see him one last time. If there really is a 'Devil-Expelling Sword Manual', even if you don't ask, I will beg Elder Mu to pass it on to my child."

  Mu Gaofeng, seeing that his repeated persuasions were of no avail, suddenly became enraged and angrily said: "Lin Biao, you don't want to drink the toast, but if you provoke me, I'll kill Lin Ping first and let your Lin family be exterminated from then on."

  As soon as he finished speaking, a palm suddenly slapped towards the beam of the house, and with a loud "pa" sound, the beam was split into two sections by his palm force, and it fell to the ground with a "hua la la" sound.

  Mrs. Lin was shocked and said: "You... you mustn't hurt my child..."

  Lin Zhen Nan however lost his smile and said: "Madam, there's no need to be alarmed. If our Ping Er is really in his hands, he would have brought her out to threaten us long ago. Why bother with so many words?"

  Mu Gaofeng burst into loud laughter, his patience worn thin. "Lin Biao Tou," he said fiercely, "if I, Mu Gaofeng, want to kill Lin Pingzhi, even if he's not in my hands now, what difference does it make? In this Jianghu, the people I want to kill are few and far between, and hardly anyone can escape my grasp."

  "Master," said Mrs. Lin in a low voice, "if he really wants to find our son's trouble..."

  "Indeed, you've said it out loud. Even if your lives are in danger, leaving behind Lin Ping's child would be a good thing, wouldn't it?"

  "Madam, if we tell him where the Sword Scripture is, this camel will first go get it and then kill our child. If we don't tell him, he'll have to protect Ping'er's life in order to get the scripture. As long as Ping'er doesn't say anything, this camel won't dare harm him. This is a crucial point that must not be overlooked."

  Mrs. Lin said: "That's right, camel, you'd better kill us husband and wife quickly."

  Linghu Chong heard this and suddenly became furious, then loudly said: "Mu Qianbei, I am Linghu Chong, a disciple of the Hua Shan sect, here on my master's orders. I respectfully invite you to move your residence, as there is something we need to discuss."

  Ling Jing saw Linghu Chong suddenly speak up, and his heart instantly let out a bitter smile. In fact, he really didn't want to get involved in this mess. He still remembered the original storyline where Linghu Chong was accused by Yue Buqun and others of privately keeping the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual" after learning the "Dugu Nine Swords" because he helped Lin Zhennan's wife pass on a dying message to Lin Pingzhi, which led to an extremely difficult situation that couldn't be described.

  But now, must I also be drawn into this whirlpool?

  "For now, I can only calm down and pretend to smile: 'Master, unexpectedly it's the famous "Sai Bei Ming Tuo" Mu Da Xia in this place.'"

  Mugao Feng was enraged, raised his palm and was about to strike Lin Zhennan's head when he suddenly heard two Huashan disciples speaking loudly outside the temple, which made him jump in surprise.

  He rarely let anyone in his life, but he was quite wary of Yue Buqun, the leader of Mount Hua, especially after personally experiencing the power of Yue's "Purple Energy Skill" outside the "Jade Garden".

  He threatened Lin Zhennan and his wife, such a thing is not worthy of a reputable family. Many of Yue Buqun's disciples had been eavesdropping outside the temple for some time, thinking: "What does Yue Buqun want to discuss with me by asking me out? Isn't it just a polite advice on the surface, but actually mocking and humiliating me? A good man doesn't take advantage of others, it's better to slip away early."

  He said, "Mu has other important matters and cannot stay. Please pay respects to the venerable master for me. When you have time, please come to Sai Bei to play, Mu will personally sweep the floor and wait respectfully." As he spoke, his feet touched the ground lightly and he jumped from the hall to the roof, then fell behind the temple, fearing that Yue Buqun would stop him to question him, and ran away in a flash.

  Listening to the sound of Muke Gao's departure, Ling Jing and Lin Hu Dung exchanged a smile, thinking that Muke Gao was actually so afraid of his master, it really made people laugh. Then he flew up onto the wall and walked into the temple.

  Two people walked into the temple, the hall was dark and had no lights, but saw a man and a woman's shadow, half sitting and half lying leaning against each other. He immediately bowed his body and said: "Young nephew, Huashan School Ling Jing (Linghu Chong), now has the same door with Lin Shidi, pay respects to Lin Bo Fu and Lin Bo Mu."

  Lin Zhen Nan smiled and said: "Young hero, you're too polite, I don't dare to accept. My old husband and wife are seriously injured and can't return the courtesy, please forgive us. Is my son really a disciple of the Hua Shan Sect's Yue Da Xia?"

  At this moment, he was overjoyed beyond words. Although he and his wife were now living on borrowed time, they couldn't let go of their only son Lin Ping. Now that they heard their son had joined the prestigious Huashan Sect in the Jianghu world, those scoundrels Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng would no longer be able to harm him at will. He was truly overjoyed.

  Ling Jing saw that the two men's faces were pale and unmatched, their bodies covered in wounds that could hardly be counted, and when they spoke, they were also short of breath. He knew that they were too seriously injured and feared that it was already impossible to save them.

  He rushed to Lin Zhen Nan and smiled slightly, saying: "That's right. Mu Gaofeng once wanted to forcibly take Lord Gong as his apprentice, but was rescued by the family master. Lin Shidi admired the family master's style and begged the family master to accept him as a disciple. In the end, the family master saw that Lin Shidi was sincere and had potential, so he accepted him as a true disciple of this sect."

  Lin Zhen Nan suddenly heard that his beloved son had a place to settle, and the big stone in his heart fell down. His tightly strung nerves gradually relaxed, but his body suddenly went limp, and he felt his consciousness slowly drifting away. He knew that he had been holding on to the hope of seeing Ping Er one more time, and now that he had let go, his time was almost up.

  "But in my heart, there is still a lingering concern. I gasped and said: 'Two gentlemen... worthy nephews, this old man fears that his life will not be long. Please pass on to that child of mine in Fuzhou... the Yangyang Alley old house cellar's... matter, it is... our Lin family's ancestral treasure, must be well taken care of. But... but his great-grandfather Yuantong left a testament, all my descendants are not allowed to look at it, otherwise there will be endless calamities. Tell him to remember this well."

  Ling Jing smiled wryly in her heart, knowing that she had indeed been drawn into this maelstrom. However, on the surface, she nodded and said, "Alright, these few words will definitely be passed on."

  Lin Zhen Nan smiled faintly, saying: "Thank... thank... thank..." However, before the last word "thank" could leave his lips, the vital energy gradually left his body, and he had already stopped breathing.

  Mrs. Lin saw her husband's last breath, and with a determined look on her face, she said to Ling Jing and Lian Huachong: "Two young heroes, I hope you will remind my child not to forget the deep hatred of his parents." She then turned her head and violently crashed into the stone steps of the temple pillar.

  She was already seriously injured, and with this crash, she also died.

  Ling Jing sighed softly, thinking that this "Fuwei Pawnshop" was once a great pawnshop in the world of pawning, but now it had fallen to such a state due to the personal interests of Yu Canghai and others, ultimately leading to the extinction of the entire family, leaving only Lin Ping, this young master, still alive.

  Although he looked down on Lin Pingzhi in his heart, Lin Zhenan and his wife had really devoted everything to Lin Pingzhi, and even before their death, they still remembered him, which was truly pitiful for parents all over the world.

  After a long while, they heard the voice of Yue Buqun coming from outside the temple, saying: "Let's go inside and take a look."

  PS: Second update... feels so fast, O(∩_∩)O haha~.

  The story here is about to end, and the next volume "Si Guai Cliff" is about to begin. I don't know how well this ending was written either.