Chapter 121 Not even ghosts are spared!
This time, the slap came not from the old man, but from the silent princess.
The princess slapped him across the face, and everyone was stunned.
Even the old man looked over in surprise.
"You scoundrel, who do you think you are? You keep calling me a witch and trying to torture me and my son. I've had enough of you!" The princess straightened her chest as she tried to stand up straight.
She might have been scared before, but now that she knows this bastard isn't Old Lin's biological son at all, what's there to be afraid of?
"You, you actually dared to hit me?" Lin Wang asked in disbelief.
When has he ever been hit, and not just once, but twice, on the left and right, symmetrically?
"I'm hitting you!" The princess jumped up and down as she tried.
"Father, she..."
*Smack!*
The crisp sound came again, and Lin Wang covered the other half of his face, completely stunned.
"You worthless bastard, all you do is embarrass yourself all day long," Old Lin Wang said angrily.
I had previously assumed this person was my biological son, so I tolerated him in every way.
Now that everyone knows this person is a fake, brought over by those adopted sons, how could he possibly put up with this again?
"Father, I... I've made a fool of myself?" King Lin was still stunned.
He seemed to be getting to know his father for the first time, and his face turned red as he stood there, trying to suppress his embarrassment.
"If it weren't for you, how could so many things have happened at the Lin Prince's Mansion?" The old Prince Ling was too ashamed to say that the Lin Prince's Mansion had been turned into a green meadow; he couldn't bear the loss of face!
"Father, you...you've gotten together with the Queen, haven't you? Is that why you're working with her to deal with me?" King Lin suddenly blurted out.
"You never cared about these things before. This must be because this vixen has bewitched you. She bewitched me in the same way before, which is why she made me give up the position of princess!"
Hearing him say that, Lan Yue silently rolled her eyes.
[Lan Yue: He even bewitched you, making you give up the position of princess. Wasn't it you who asked the old emperor for a marriage decree in order to get her, and the old emperor bestowed the position upon you as a princess?]
[Tsk tsk, not daring to defy the royal family or openly cause trouble for the princess, so he secretly stirs up trouble himself—that's truly unique!]
Who exactly is it?
Lin Wang's face turned pale. He had originally wanted to question the voice that had appeared out of nowhere.
But when the words reached his lips, all sound vanished, as if he had touched upon some taboo.
King Lin shuddered in fright and dared not mention the strange voice again.
"You even got together with the princess! You wretched child, how could you slander me like this? How could I have given birth to..."
Old Lin was halfway through his story when he suddenly realized something was wrong; this wasn't his biological son at all.
So he immediately changed his tune: "How could I have raised such a beast like you!"
"Isn't that right? If not, why did you and that vixen beat me together? Father, it must be that you and she have fallen for each other!" King Lin argued vehemently.
"No need to say anything, I already know all of this. Let me suffer all the pain. Since you like him so much, then..."
"Get out of my way! Who would like anyone from your Lin Prince's Mansion? I've already found the father of my child, so don't come any closer, you people from the Lin Prince's Mansion!"
The princess, carrying the child, rushed directly towards the Ghost King.
Because she was underwater, she had some difficulty running and almost got tangled in the surrounding seaweed.
But the queen still ran up behind the ghost king and placed the child in his hands.
The people from the Linwang Mansion were dumbfounded, and even the Ghost King himself stared blankly at the other party.
"I'm just asking you, do you want this son or not?" the princess asked, hands on her hips.
The Ghost King paused for a moment, then immediately exclaimed, "Yes, yes, I want it!"
They were afraid that if they spoke even a second too late, the other party would change their mind, and they would lose their wives and children.
"Hmph, it's good that you know what's good for you. If you had answered no, my son and I would have haunted you even in death!" the princess sneered.
The Ghost King turned pale with fright and quickly hugged his son tightly.
"No, you can't become ghosts!"
"Being a ghost is terrible!"
His many years of painful experiences have been a lesson!
"You, you vixen, you don't even spare ghosts!" King Lin was even more shocked.
Everyone: "???"
How on earth did Lin Wang come to such a conclusion?
Of course, what they really wanted to know was how Old Lin Wang had raised such a son.
"That's right, I don't even spare ghosts, so you'd better pray you don't run into me again!" the princess said arrogantly.
"How could you do this? You are, after all, a princess of the Lin Prince's Mansion. How could you debase yourself like this?" The Lin Prince was heartbroken.
"How can choosing to stay in the Lin Prince's Mansion be considered as willingly falling into depravity? Wouldn't staying in the Lin Prince's Mansion be like willingly entering hell?" the princess retorted sarcastically.
"Look at what this ghost can give you. He's practically penniless, his house only has weeds and water plants. How can it compare to the magnificent Lin Wang Mansion?"
"Can this poor wretch provide you with the life of luxury you enjoy? Could that poor wretch afford the clothes you're wearing?"
"My son needs to go to school. Does that poor wretch think he can find a great scholar to teach him?"
Lin Wang's voice, one after another, seemed to transform into sharp arrows, all piercing the Ghost King's heart.
The Ghost King's face turned pale; he realized that he didn't seem to have these things at all.
His family was indeed destitute, with only a lot of aquatic plants for company. Even raising these children was something he had to do every day by fishing hard to feed them.
He couldn't afford such expensive clothes, nor did he know what kind of clothes humans actually liked.
He was even illiterate, unable to recognize all the characters, let alone teach his son.
At this moment, he was completely devastated, doubting himself every single second.
The princess continued to scoff, "None of those things of yours are what I want, nor are they what my son wants. Go wherever you want!"
The boy behind nodded vigorously.
[Lan Yue: Oh my, everyone's so excited! It seems like being a spectator right here is really great. I haven't seen such a thrilling scene in ages.]
[However, I immediately disagree with Lin Wang's claim that the Ghost King is penniless. While the Ghost King may be currently penniless, his investments are incredibly successful!]
The first scholar he rescued became a powerful female prime minister, who left him two luxurious mansions, three estates, and three thousand acres of prime farmland!
[The female prime minister originally intended to come and express her gratitude in person, but she died before she could arrive. She could only instruct her descendants to leave this family business behind and pass it down through generations to a ghost named Jiangxia.]
[The female prime minister's family still possesses this will, waiting for the Ghost King to come and reclaim his property.]
After hearing his heartfelt words, King Lin was dumbfounded.
The Ghost King immediately puffed out his chest and repeated what he had just said, extremely proud.
Although he didn't have the Lin Prince's Mansion, he did have a luxurious mansion and thousands of acres of fertile land!
Indeed, every investment has paid off!
"Hmph, what are your few thousand acres of fertile land? The Lin Prince's Mansion possesses far more than you can imagine. You ignorant fool, you'll never guess how abundant the wealth of the Ling Prince's Mansion is!"
Lin Wang recalled the family secrets his father had revealed to him, and immediately straightened his back.
Old Lin Wang behind him had a livid face and wanted to strangle the guy.
[Lan Yue: A luxurious mansion, a top-quality estate, and thousands of acres of fertile land—it certainly can't compare to the wealth of the Lin Prince's Mansion.]
[But Ghost King's investments weren't limited to just one deal; he also invested in a martial arts alliance leader!]
[This martial arts alliance leader was even more remarkable. Because she had received a favor from the Ghost King but had never been able to repay it, she built the Listening Wind Pavilion during her lifetime.]
[The Listening Wind Pavilion is a notorious assassin organization in the martial arts world. Initially, they only hunted down people for money. Later, they even expanded into the cultivation world; it's said that for enough spirit stones, they dare to hunt down even Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators!]
[That's right, this Listening Wind Pavilion was prepared by the martial arts alliance leader for the Ghost King. To make up for his own regrets, he also laid down a rule for the Listening Wind Pavilion: as soon as a ghost named Jiang Xia is found, the Pavilion Master must immediately hand over the position and serve him as his master.]
"Hmph, so what if your Lin Wang Mansion is rich? The entire Tingfeng Pavilion is mine!" The Ghost King proudly put his hands on his hips again.
"From now on, I will have the people of Tingfeng Pavilion hunt down the people of your Linwang Mansion every day, making your lives a living hell!"
Upon hearing this, even Old Lin Wang frowned deeply, feeling that things were getting complicated.
"What? You even own Tingfeng Pavilion? You must be lying!" King Lin's face was ugly, and he refused to admit it no matter what.
"Hmph, utterly ignorant! You all have no idea what the Lin Prince's Mansion means!" Lin Prince gritted his teeth again.
"My father is a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. You all know what cultivators are, right? Nascent Soul cultivators can even establish their own sects. How could you ordinary people possibly understand that?"
"The Listening Wind Pavilion actually dares to hunt down Nascent Soul cultivators? Dream on!"
At that moment, Old Lin really wanted to slap him again.
Let him experience what it's like to dream.