The two returned to the market pavilion and saw Qing Tan waiting at the entrance, looking very anxious.
Seeing Lin Yun and Lin Dong approach, Qing Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Brother Lin Yun, Brother Lin Dong, you're finally back."
"What's wrong, Qing Tan? What has you so worried?" Lin Dong asked.
Qing Tan's small face was anxious as she said, "People from the Xie family are causing trouble at our Lin family shop. There was a conflict, and they injured many of our Lin family members. Even Lin Hong and Lin Shan were beaten. Sister Lin Xia has already gone over, and she told me to wait here for you two."
The two's expressions changed. Lin Yun said, "Then let's hurry over. Don't let Sister Lin Xia suffer a loss."
The three quickly rushed towards the Lin family shop.
As a family that had just arrived in Qingyang Town, the Lin family's rapid development inevitably led to conflicts with the local families in Qingyang Town.
The Lei family and the Xie family were the two largest families in Qingyang Town. Over the years, they had suppressed the Lin family both openly and secretly.
Among the younger generation, they would basically fight as soon as they met.
In previous encounters, the Lin family side often suffered losses.
Before long, the three arrived in front of the shop square, where many people had already gathered, making a lot of noise.
"The Lin family sells fakes and wants to extort people! This jade is clearly fake, and Lin Shan himself didn't hold it steady and dropped it on the ground, breaking it. This has nothing to do with us."
In the crowd, a young man in yellow clothes held up a piece of broken red jade and shouted loudly, mocking.
His words caused the surrounding people to discuss animatedly.
"You're spouting nonsense, Xie Zhen! You clearly broke it on purpose! This Crimson Cloud Jade is the treasure of our shop. You must compensate us," Lin Shan said angrily. At this moment, his face was bruised and swollen, tears welling up in his eyes, almost crying.
He looked even more wronged than Qing Tan when he bullied her back then.
The Lin family's shop in the market was managed by Lin Mang. Recently, there had been a large flow of people in the market, and business was good, so Lin Mang let his two sons, Lin Hong and Lin Shan, come to gain some experience and manage this shop.
Originally, Lin Shan was quite happy, but today, people from the Xie family suddenly came to cause trouble, saying they wanted to buy something. They took the most expensive piece of jade in the shop to look at, but deliberately dropped it on the ground.
Furious, Lin Shan argued with them and directly got into a physical conflict with the other party. Then, he was surrounded and severely beaten by a group of people from the Xie family who were prepared.
His brother, Lin Hong, rushed over upon hearing the commotion and also joined the ranks of those being beaten.
The Xie family had brought two Body Tempering Seventh Layers this time.
The Lin family only had Lin Hong, a Body Tempering Seventh Layer, who was no match for them at all.
Fortunately, Lin Xia arrived later and rescued the two brothers, stabilizing the situation.
"If you break something, you have to compensate. With so many people watching, Xie Zhen, you still want to talk nonsense? As a member of the dignified Xie family, you wouldn't be a rogue, would you?" Lin Xia said coldly.
"Who's a rogue? It's clearly your Lin family that doesn't follow the rules! What treasure of the shop? You want to extort people with a fake jade? Hmph, our Xie family members are not to be trifled with." At this moment, a tall young woman in luxurious brocade clothes walked out from the crowd. She stood proudly, her fair, oval face showing a hint of mockery as she looked at Lin Xia. Her slightly thin lips seemed to carry a hint of harshness.
"Xie Ting!" Lin Xia's eyes turned colder.
The two people in the Xie family she disliked the most were Xie Yingying and Xie Ting.
Similarly, the two Xie family sisters also disliked Lin Xia.
Xie Ting pointed to a sign in front of the Lin family shop and said with a cold smile, "Fake one, compensate ten. Very good. You will compensate Xie Zhen ten times the price of this fake jade."
"Xie Ting, don't go too far! You won't compensate us for our precious jade, and you even want us to compensate you in return? Do you think our Lin family is easy to bully?" Lin Hong was furious and pointed at Xie Ting, shouting.
"What can you do even if we go too far? If it weren't for our Xie family's generosity, would your Lin family even be able to survive in Qingyang Town?" Hearing this, Xie Ting's lips curled into a sneer.
Xie Zhen walked to Xie Ting's side, a mischievous smile on his lips. "Hehe, Sister Ting, I don't think they can afford this ten times compensation. Why don't we just take action and beat them up again to teach them a lesson? They shouldn't sell fakes in Qingyang Town in the future."
Another Body Tempering Seventh Layer young man from the Xie family echoed, "Right, beat them up and let them know who calls the shots in Qingyang Town."
"Alright, teach them a little lesson so they know that the status of our Xie family is not something these outsiders can compare to," Xie Ting also smiled, staring at Lin Xia like a little devil, and said.
"Attack!"
The two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic fight.
Whether in terms of numbers or strength, the Xie family clearly had the advantage.
"Brother Lin Yun, let's go help," Qing Tan said worriedly.
"Don't panic. Sister Lin Xia has already broken through to Body Tempering Eighth Layer. These few people from the Xie family are not her match. Sister Lin Xia won't suffer a loss," Lin Yun stopped Lin Dong and Qing Tan, not rushing to make a move.
Lin Dong and Qing Tan immediately understood.
Sister Lin Xia wouldn't suffer a loss. As for the others suffering a little loss, it didn't matter.
Among the people from the Lin family who were being beaten here, except for Lin Xia, the others were all Lin Hong and Lin Shan's lackeys. Even if they were beaten, they wouldn't feel bad. It was just right to let these two brothers, who only knew how to bully their own people, experience what they were without the family.
Lin Yun continued, "It's clear that the Xie family is deliberately causing trouble this time and came prepared. It's probably not just Xie Ting and these few people. Let's observe in secret first."
Beating these few weaklings definitely wouldn't yield any good rewards. If they were going to fight, they should fight the big ones... Lin Yun thought to himself, preparing to lure out other members of the Xie family.
He began to create tasks.
[Task: Teach the Xie family juniors a lesson. Reward: One Third-Grade Foundation Nurturing Pill.]
[Task: Teach Xie Zhen a lesson. Reward: One Third-Grade Qi Blood Pill.]
[Task: Teach Xie Ting a lesson. Reward: One bottle of Third-Grade Origin Qi Pill.]
As expected, except for Xie Ting, the rewards were all very ordinary, not even as much as fighting demonic beasts.
In the chaotic fight, Xie Zhen and another Body Tempering Seventh Layer young man rushed towards Lin Xia and Lin Hong respectively. Xie Ting did not make a move immediately, but her gaze was fixed on Lin Xia, preparing to launch a sneak attack.
Just as Xie Zhen and Lin Xia were fighting, Xie Ting took advantage of the chaos to approach, a smile playing on her lips.
She wanted to slap Lin Xia's face, to make this eldest daughter of the Lin family lose face in front of everyone!
Xie Ting's movement technique was agile, and she launched a surprise attack from Lin Xia's side and rear.
She opened her palm and was about to slap Lin Xia's face.
"Sister Lin Xia..." Qing Tan exclaimed, wanting to warn her.
However, Lin Yun and Lin Dong beside her showed no sign of panic.
"Slap!"
A crisp sound spread, and a light red handprint appeared on Xie Ting's face.
It was Lin Xia. Not only did she nimbly dodge Xie Ting's sneak attack, but she also slapped Xie Ting back.
The Flowing Wind Movement Technique had a very keen sense of the airflow fluctuations around her. Lin Xia had mastered the movement technique and was also at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer, one layer higher than Xie Ting.
If Xie Ting had succeeded in this sneak attack, it wouldn't just be slapping Lin Xia's face, but also Lin Yun and Lin Dong's faces.
During this time, the two of them had exchanged pointers with Lin Xia, significantly improving her movement technique and practical combat skills. They had practiced countless times against similar sneak attacks from behind.
In the original work, Lin Xia and Xie Ting also had a conflict.
Xie Ting successfully slapped Lin Xia in the chaos.
Now, with Lin Yun's guidance, Lin Xia's strength had improved rapidly, and the plot had changed.
"Bitch, I've been guarding against you for a long time. I knew you were going to sneak attack. You want to slap my face, right? Then let you taste the feeling of being slapped."
Lin Xia slapped Xie Ting's face again and again.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Crisp slapping sounds came from Xie Ting's face, causing an uproar among the onlookers.
Xie Zhen's expression changed, and he punched towards Lin Xia, wanting to help Xie Ting out of trouble.
"Spirit Sword Finger!"
Lin Xia nimbly dodged with her movement technique, and a sword finger pointed at Xie Zhen's back, instantly sending Xie Zhen flying and crashing to the ground.
"Body Tempering Eighth Layer?! Aren't you at the Body Tempering Seventh Layer? When did you break through to the Eighth Layer?" Xie Zhen was full of surprise.
According to the information they had, Lin Xia was clearly only at the Body Tempering Seventh Layer.
Xie Ting took the opportunity to break away from Lin Xia, covering her hot red face with both hands, her eyes filled with anger and hatred as she stared at Lin Xia.
"You dare to hit me, bitch, you actually dare to hit my face." Xie Ting was directly beaten into a repeating machine. The anger in her eyes hadn't subsided, and tears appeared.
She had been severely slapped four or five times by Lin Xia, and her beautiful, fair face was swollen.
Since she was a child, she had never suffered such a great humiliation.
"Your mouth is so cheap, do you want me to smash your mouth?" Lin Xia threatened.
Xie Ting subconsciously shrank back.
The people from the Xie family were also suddenly shocked by Lin Xia, who had revealed her Body Tempering Eighth Layer strength. They all retreated, protecting Xie Ting in the middle, confronting the people from the Lin family.
"Sister Lin Xia!"
The people from the Lin family also stood behind Lin Xia.
They all looked at Lin Xia with surprise, clearly very surprised that Lin Xia was already at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer.
Especially Lin Hong, his expression was incredibly complex. He had broken through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer around the same time as Lin Xia, but now Lin Xia had pulled ahead.
Lin Xia's progress was too fast!
Thinking about the time after the Clan Competition, when Lin Xia often cultivated with Lin Yun and Lin Dong in the back mountain, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.
He was really wrong!
Seeing the surprise and fear of the Xie family on the opposite side, as well as the surprise of Lin Hong and others, Lin Xia couldn't help but slightly raise the corner of her mouth... So this is what it feels like to hide your strength and act cool. No wonder those two guys like to do this, it's really satisfying.
"Lin Xia, what kind of skill is it to bully people by relying on your strength?"
Suddenly, a voice broke the brief silence at the scene.
Another young girl came out. She was wearing a fox fur coat and taking small steps, looking quite noble. Her appearance was somewhat similar to Xie Ting's, but she didn't have Xie Ting's obvious harshness and rudeness. Instead, she made people feel approachable.
Seeing the newcomer, Xie Ting's eyes immediately lit up, and she immediately said with a crying voice and anger, "Sister, you must uphold justice for me and help me hit her back. I want to ruin her face."
"Xie Yingying!" The expressions of the people on the Lin family's side changed.
Xie Yingying was Xie Ting's older sister and the most outstanding among the younger generation of the Xie family. She had already broken through to the Body Tempering Eighth Layer.
Xie Yingying looked at Xie Ting's swollen face and immediately said coldly, "You actually dared to be so heavy-handed. Don't worry, sister will definitely get it back for you."
The atmosphere at the scene became tense again!
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