Image was sometimes very important!
âFraming your own clan members should be a crime in the Lin Clanâs House Rules, right?â
âItâs at least ten yearsâ punishment for Lin Jianchen and Lin Xingqing.â
âWhen the Hall of Discipline arrives, Lin Feng can directly hand over the evidence!â
âHe wonât let go of this chance for revenge.â
When Lin Jianchen and Lin Xingqingâs groups heard the whispers, they panicked.
âCome over here, Jianchen and Xingqing.â Tianming beckoned them over with a smile.
Lin Jianchen glared back at him, while Lin Xingqing looked at him with fear.
âCome over.â Tianming put his arms over their shoulders and pulled them over. He turned to the audience and continued, âEveryone, Iâve made a fool of myself. My personal matters have blown up so much that itâs embarrassing. Iâll apologize alongside the two of them.â
Tianming pressed the two down and bowed to everyone. âAlso, I want to say something. Iâve come to the Lin Clan not to make enemies with my fellow disciples, but to contribute instead. My strength may be meager, but I wonât slack off! Even if you think of me as just a rich kid, at least think of me as a rich kid willing to contribute to the Lin Clan.
âThese two next to me are kids. They heard some rumors here and there and became angry at me. I get it. As their elder, Iâll give them a chance and wonât pursue this at the Hall of Discipline. I hope they can let go of their hatred and work hard on their cultivation so they can repay our ancestors. Also, Iâm just a hundred-year-old trash. No need to spend so much effort trying to remove me, itâll just embarrass us in front of the guests. If you have the energy, cultivate instead!â
Lin Jianchen and Lin Xingqing allowed Tianming to push them into another bow like puppets.
âGood!â Many guests praised Tianming.
âThis kid is good. Lin Jianchen wanted to use the hearts of the people against him, but it turned out to be Lin Feng whoâs the expert at peopleâs hearts.â
âThat was a beautiful speech. His image in the clan is secure.â
âMany on Ebonia outside of the Lin Clan will also reevaluate this kid after today.â
âHe used to be beneath everyone else, as they thought of him as a sinnerâs son. Now, if other disciples want to target him, theyâll probably feel bad.â
âHe may not have gotten vengeance on Lin Jianchen or Lin Xingqing, but honestly, those two have socially died.â
âHe knows what heâs doing, so what did he used to do?â
A lot of eyes were on Tianming now.
âShowâs over. Shop to your heartâs content! My Lin Clanâs goods are all at the best prices you can find!â Tianming advertised like nothing had happened.
âWhyâre you all stunned there? Receive the guests!â Tianming pulled Lin Xingqing up.
âSupervisor! I! Iâ¦â Lin Xingqing cried.
âYour acting is a bit bad. Learn from me, the king of movies!â Tianming pinched her cheek, causing her to cry out.
âSupervisor, can I really continue working here?â Lin Xingqing had thought she was dead meat.
âThen are you my person or Lin Jianchenâs in the future?â he asked with a laugh.
âSupervisor, I belong to the second branch. My and my sistersâ lives belong to the supervisor.â Lin Xingqingâs knees went weak and she nearly knelt.
âDonât exaggerate things. Get back to your post. Whether or not I get my salary every month depends on you all,â Tianming said.
âYes!â
All of the second branch disciples looked at their new young master with light in their eyes.
â¦â¦
Lin Jianchen and his team were all hiding in a corner of the emporium, unable to tolerate the strange looks. He looked up and saw a woman with black and white hair and an older youth in black and white robes standing in front of him.
âLin Jianchen, youâre famous now.â Lin Jianjia had a cold smile.
âLittle sisâ¦â Lin Jianchen gasped.
âOh, Iâm your sister, am I? We already planned to work together, but you managed to wreck everything when you tried taking credit. Nice.â
âI.â¦â Lin Jianchen really wanted to cry, but no tears came out.
âJianchen, you really did something unnecessary today,â the man, Lin Yijian, said.
âBig Brother Jian, who knew heâd be so familiar with the House Rules and the Code of Infinitum? Who knew a twelfth-level solarian could beat me? Donât tell me you all did.â Lin Jianchen clenched his teeth.
âTrue, no one could have expected Lin Fengâs power. However, if youâd worked together with us and we directly sent him to the Hall of Discipline, what could he do? And if heâd dueled with Jianjia and I, we couldâve crushed him. So in the end, the fault lies with you, who wasnât strong enough but wanted to hog all the credit,â Lin Yijian said.
âWorst of all, you let him establish himself. When we act against him next time, weâll become infamous. Thatâs the best part. The elders wanted to let Big Brother Jianxing get closer to Lingfengâs wives, but you promoted him instead.â Lin Jianjia shook her head.
âWhatâs the problem? Sure, he fought three levels above to beat me, but heâs still over a hundred years old. Jianjia, heâs almost sixty years your senior, but below you in level. Heâs nothing.â Lin Jianchenâs teeth were still clenched.
âI donât know what he is, but you, Lin Jianchen, are a joke.â Done speaking, Lin Jianjia gave him a cold look before leaving with the man.
âLetâs go to Swordsoul Purgatory to take our minds off this,â Lin Jianjia said.
âYou want to vent?â
âYes.â
â¦â¦
On Brokensword Peak, Dongshen Yue and Lin Xiao, who was stroking his beard, were staring at Tianming, whose face had turned red.
Lin Dan was behind him, doing a reenactment to the best of his abilities. âEven if you think of me as just a rich kid, at least think of me as a rich kid willing to contribute to the Lin Clan.â When Lin Dan was done, he roared with laughter while giving a thumbs up. âGranny, you didnât see it yourself. At that time, me and the Second Patriarchâs jaws dropped. That kid Lin Jianchen wanted to kill him, but he didnât take revenge. Instead, he made them lower their heads and apologize to the audience instead. His magnanimous heart won over the audience. Not bad!â Lin Dan seemed to have become an admirer of Tianmingâs.