Lin Yi kept his face calm, as if he hadn't seen them at all, and walked straight ahead.
"Stop!" Lin Dong barked.
Lin Yao flinched. Just as she feared, these two were here to pick a fight with Brother Lin Yi.
Lin Yi halted and glanced at Lin Dong. "You talking to me?"
"Is there anyone else here besides you?" Lin Dong's tone was ice-cold. "I heard from Lin Ling that you killed Lin Chen. Is that true?"
Lin Yi nodded once. "Yes."
Lin Yao's mouth formed an "O" of disbelief. Brother Lin Yi killed Brother Lin Chen? How could that be?
Lin Dong's face was expressionless. "I never thought you'd manage to kill Lin Chen—you really surprised me."
Lin Yi answered calmly, "I didn't just kill him. If you stood in front of me, you wouldn't be worth much either."
Hearing that, Lin Dong sneered. "Lin Yi, do you still think you're the prodigy who once towered over Qingshan County? If you were still that man, I might not even dare breathe when I saw you. But now…"
He looked Lin Yi up and down with contempt. "In my eyes, you're barely more than a slightly tougher ant."
Lin Yi's face stayed serene. "And then?"
Lin Dong's face hardened. "Then I'll act on behalf of the Lin family head and take you into custody for murder. You'll answer for this."
No sooner had he finished than Lin Yi was already a streak of motion in front of him. A fist wrapped in a gust of wind slammed straight for Lin Dong's face.
At the same moment, a cold voice exploded in the air. "Who do you think you are, daring to act on behalf of the Lin head?"
Lin Dong's pupils shrank. He hadn't expected Lin Yi's speed to be so frightening. Hastily, he crossed his arms to block.
Crack!
The impact sounded like a war hammer—Lin Yi's fist smashed into the arms Lin Dong used to guard his face. Bones clearly snapped. Agony shot up Lin Dong's arms as if they would split.
He flew back like a broken kite.
Thud!
He slammed into a wall several meters away; the hard surface dented inward where he hit. A spray of blood burst from his mouth. Lin Dong's face had turned paper-white—he couldn't believe that his Level-? Body Tempering cultivation wasn't enough to take one of Lin Yi's punches. How had this worthless wreck turned so terrifying?
Lin Yao gasped, covering her mouth with tiny hands, eyes wide with shock. Lin Yi had just sent Lin Dong flying with a single blow—was she dreaming?
Lin Ling stood frozen, too. She had thought that winning would be easy with Lin Dong's cultivation, but she'd never expected him to be crushed so completely.
Lin Yi wasn't done. Before Lin Dong slid down the wall, Lin Yi was already in front of him again. He pressed slender fingers to Lin Dong's face, pinning him to the wall, then swung a merciless fist into his stomach.
"You still don't deserve to stand before me." Thud!Thud!Thud!
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The heavy blows never stopped. Each one sent painful tremors through Lin Dong's body until he couldn't care about pride anymore.
"Li—Lin Yi, please stop! If you keep hitting me, I'll die!" Lin Dong croaked.
Lin Yi paused, voice flat. "Are you afraid of killing me and making my hands dirty?"
Lin Dong nodded desperately. "Y-yes, Young Master Lin Yi, my life is worthless—I don't deserve to soil your hands…"
Lin Yi shook his head. "Don't worry. A little wash and it's all gone."
With those words, and with the terror and hopelessness in Lin Dong's eyes, Lin Yi raised his fist again and brought it down hard, right for Lin Dong's skull.
Thump!
[Target detected dead. Violent Points +100]
Lin Yi released the hand that had held Lin Dong's face; the limp body slid down to the ground. He turned slowly to look at Lin Ling.
She had collapsed, shaking violently, urine already soaking through her trousers as her body betrayed her. "Brother Lin Yi… I know I was wrong… please give me another chance… I'll—"
"I already gave you chances." Lin Yi cut her off. Then he grabbed her throat.
One light squeeze.
Crack.
A crisp sound. Lin Ling's voice choked out, her eyes wide and staring as the life bled out of her.
Lin Ling was dead.
[Target detected dead. Violent Points +100]