Chapter Eight Conflict

  Behind the Lin family's house, there is a forest that connects to a relatively vast woodland. In this forest, if one is lucky, they can occasionally find one or two spiritual herbs. Therefore, when the younger generation of the Lin family has free time, many of them like to run here to try their luck. As a result, this forest is considered a lively place in the Lin family.

  At this moment, in the direction of the forest road intersection, there were many people gathered around. These people looked to be mostly in their teens, and they were obviously the younger generation of the Lin family.

  Through the crowd, only a few sturdy figures stood at the center of the intersection, completely blocking it. In front of these figures, there was a little girl wearing light-colored clothes.

  The girl's eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, her skin as white as snow. Despite her young age, she gave off an astonishing feeling. At this moment, she was gazing angrily at the figure blocking her way with her spirited eyes. In her small hands, which were covered in some mud, she tightly grasped a fire-red plant, from which a faint fragrance was emanating.

  "Linsan, don't go too far!"

  Qingtan gazed at the leader of those few figures, her light voice carrying a hint of anger.

  "Huh, we found this Red Sun Grass yesterday and were just waiting for today to pick it up. You took our stuff and say I'm being excessive?" The leader of the group, also a young man around 14 or 15 years old, was now standing with his arms crossed, looking at the enraged Qingtan with a smile.

  "Nonsense!"

  Lin Shan's words turned black and white, Qing Tan was so angry that her small face turned red. She had spent a lot of effort to find this Red Sun Grass, how could this guy have discovered it first? And if he really knew about the Red Sun Grass beforehand, why would he still be staying there? Was he waiting for someone else to come and pick it?

  "I'm not talking nonsense..."

  Lin Shan gazed at Qing Tan with an adorable expression, just like when he was angry earlier. With a sly smile, he said: "Qing Tan, hand over the Chi Yang Grass to me, and I'll let you leave."

  "Think again!"

  Qingtan bit her small silver tooth, and during this time, she had been watching Lin Dong's desperate cultivation. She also understood that in a few more months, it would be the Lin family's clan comparison. If Lin Dong performed poorly in the clan comparison, not only would he himself suffer a blow, but his parents would also be affected.

  So, during this period of time, she had been running here, hoping to find some spiritual medicine to help Lin Dong's cultivation speed up a bit. Now that she had finally found a stalk of Red Sun Grass, how could she possibly give it to this despicable guy!

  "It seems that you can only stay here tonight then." Lin Shan chuckled and glanced at Qing Tan, saying: "Just now, Lin Changqiang's kid seemed to have run off, probably to find Lin Dong? Well, last time we didn't get a chance to finish the fight anyway."

  Upon hearing this sentence, Qingtan's small face finally changed a bit. She knew that Lín Dòng and Lín Shān had never gotten along, and every time they met, they would fight, with Lín Dòng always ending up at a disadvantage.

  "Give me the Red Sun Grass and I won't hit him, how about it?" Seeing Qingtan's face turn pale, Lin Shan laughed and said with a pleased tone.

  "You damn idiot!"

  Qing Tan's lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes were slightly red-rimmed. The sight was enough to make many people feel a pang of sympathy for her. Although Qing Tan wasn't technically a member of the Lin family, she had already grown into a lively and charming young woman at a tender age, and not only in the Lin household but also throughout the entire town of Qingyang, there were many young men who secretly harbored feelings for her.

  Although they felt sorry and resentful, many people hesitated for a moment before deciding not to say anything. Lin Shan was like a little overlord among the younger generation of the Lin family, with considerable strength himself, and his father controlled the family's finances, so no one wanted to offend him. Even if someone reported him to the older generation, at most he would be locked up for a day or two, but after being released, he would secretly retaliate against the person who reported him. Over time, few people in the younger generation dared to clash with him.

  "Are you going to give it or not? If you don't, Lin Dong will probably be here soon..." Lin Shan said, while he intentionally looked around, as if expecting Lin Dong to appear at any moment.

  "Take it away!"

  In her eyes, tears of grievance swirled around, but she stubbornly endured, clenching the red sun grass in her small hand tightly, then bit her silver teeth and fiercely threw it at Lin Shan.

  "Hehe, so clever."

  Seeing this, Lin Shan was overjoyed and took a step forward. He reached out to grab the flying Red Sun Grass, but just as he was about to catch it, a figure suddenly burst through the crowd and heavily collided with his body. The force was so great that it directly sent him tumbling to the ground, rolling twice before finally coming to a stop.

  The sudden change left everyone stunned, their eyes hastily looking over, and when they saw who the newcomer was, a sympathetic expression immediately appeared in their eyes.

  "Bastard!"

  Lin Shan, also crawling up from the ground at this time, couldn't care less about the mud all over his body. He looked towards the figure standing in place and suddenly a hint of anger rose in his eyes. With a cold smile, he said: "Lin Dong? Good! It's been several days since we last met, and it seems you've become bolder. It looks like I didn't teach you a lesson last time, or maybe I was too lenient?"

  "Linsan, I've already given you the Red Sun Grass, what more do you want?" Seeing Linsan's appearance, Qingtan's face changed, she picked up the fallen Red Sun Grass and threw it at Linsan, angrily saying.

  "I want medicine, and I'm going to beat someone up today!" Lin Shan caught the Red Sun Grass with one hand and sneered.

  "You!" Upon hearing this, Qingtan's small face turned red with anger, her small hands clenched into fists, seemingly not expecting Linshan to be so shameless.

  Seeing Lin Shan's arrogance, Lin Dong couldn't help but sneer and immediately pulled the green sandalwood in front of him forward, imitating Lin Shan's tone: "I want medicine, and I'm going to beat you up today!"

  "Haha!"

  Lin Dong's words left Lin Shan momentarily stunned, before he burst out laughing and playfully stared at the former, saying: "Looks like last time your brain was also damaged?"

  The others around also looked at Lin Dong with strange eyes, a bit of stubbornness was good, but if he was too proud, it would be self-inflicted suffering. The two had fought many times before, but each time, Lin Dong ended up with a swollen face and bruised nose.

  "Lin Dong, don't fight him, we don't want that Chi Yang grass anymore." Seeing Lin Dong still resisting against Lin Shan, Qing Tan hastily pulled him and said urgently.

  "Yes, Lin Dong. A good man doesn't take advantage of the present situation. Let's cultivate for a while longer and then come back to teach this guy a lesson." Lin Changgun, who had been following him all along, also hastily spoke up.

  "Think you can just leave? It's not that simple!"

  Lin Shan burst out laughing, his body suddenly surging forward in a swift and fierce charge. In just a few strides, he appeared before Lin Dong's face, his five fingers clenched into a fist, directly striking the latter's chest. Amidst this, a faintly hurried wind sound could be heard.

  "Bang!"

  Looking at Lin Shan's fist full of power, Lin Dong's mouth corner rose with a cold smile, but he didn't flinch or dodge. His palm extended and collided head-on with Lin Shan's fist under the stunned gaze of the crowd.

  Fists and palms collided, as if the sound of stones colliding echoed, but what left everyone stunned was that Lin Dong had actually withstood Lin Shan's punch!

  "Fourth stage of Quenching Body?!"

  This exchange made Lin Shan feel that something was off. The opponent's skin gave him a feeling that it wasn't softer than his!

  Such hard skin is obviously a fourth-level cultivator of Tempering Body!

  "How is this possible? This kid was only at the second rank just half a month ago, how did he suddenly soar to the fourth rank?! Lin Shan's eyes were filled with an incredulous expression, but in an instant, he gritted his teeth and thought: even if you have reached the fourth rank of Tempering Body, don't think about fighting me!"

  "Rockfall Fist!"

  Lin Shan's fist was withdrawn, and suddenly a loud shout was heard. His arm was surging with blue veins, and several fists appeared in an instant, like falling rocks, fiercely attacking Lin Dong's head, the momentum was like flying rocks.

  "Under the guise of a unique martial art, the Falling Rock Fist? I didn't expect Lin Shan to start practicing martial arts too, Lin Dong is in trouble." As soon as they saw Lin Dong's stance, the surrounding area erupted into a commotion.

  Lin's gaze was fixed intently on the flurry of fists coming his way, and although Lin Shan's Falling Rock Fist was not weak in terms of momentum, for some reason it seemed to be full of openings when viewed by him. Without hesitation, he directly launched into a Through-the-Back Fist stance.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  The sleeves slapped against the arm, a crisp and loud sound, spreading quickly, while at the same time, Lin Dong's fists also collided with Lin Shan's fist shadow.

  Bang!

  As soon as the fists made contact, Lin Shan's body shook violently, and a surge of great force rushed forth from his fist. Then he suddenly felt that on his rock-hard fists, which were like wood or stone, there was actually a wave of pain.

  "Through-the-back fist, three resonances? How is that possible?!"

  At this moment, the astonishment in Lin Shan's eyes grew thicker. He had also heard of Tong Bei Quan, which was considered a top-notch martial art. He had originally wanted to cultivate this fist technique, but after practicing for ten days without being able to produce any sound, he had no choice but to abandon it. Who would have thought that Lin Dong, who had never been his match before, could actually succeed in cultivating it?!

  "It's not three shots, it's four!"

  Lin Dong smiled, and immediately his eyes turned slightly cold. His arm shook, and another crisp sound rang out. Then, an even heavier fist directly slammed onto Lin Shan's arms.

  "Boom!"

  Faced with the four consecutive backfist punches, Lin Shan's falling rock fist stance collapsed directly, his feet retreated hastily, and finally his ankle stumbled, under the stunned gaze of the surrounding crowd, he almost fell to the ground.

  But just as Lin Shan fell to the ground, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed his shoulder, lightly lifting him up and steadying him.

  "Brother!"

  Lin Shan quickly turned his head, looking at the figure that appeared behind him, and suddenly felt great joy. The people around him changed their expressions, with a hint of fear flashing in their eyes. (Updated to ~~ ~ Recommended votes fell behind one person, please ask everyone to finish updating and give some precious firepower after reading, the new book starts, the recommended list is really important, thank you everyone.)