If one word had to be used, it would be… fate playing tricks on people!
Of course, this also had a great deal to do with Qin Mingfei's own will.
Zi Linling's gaze swept over the Qin family's formation and landed on Dongfang Feihong.
"Your Highness Prince Dongfang, I just want to ask one thing: are you representing your father's wishes today?"
Dongfang Feihong nodded and said, "Patriarch Zi, Father said that as long as you serve in the court, he will grant you a position second only to himself, above ten thousand people!"
Zi Linling said sarcastically, "Tell your father that I am accustomed to freedom and unrestraint, and I cannot be a rule-abiding courtier. Therefore, I must decline his kind offer."
Hmph! Do these families really think she can't see through their petty tricks?
They speak in such high-sounding terms, but is their ultimate goal not to monopolize the secret she holds?
Dongfang Feihong's expression changed slightly, and the smile on his face turned cold.
"If that is the case, Feihong must take offense!"
With that said, he stood silently in place with the people of the Dongfang family.
It wasn't that he didn't want to make a move on Zi Linling, but in the current situation, whoever struck first would become the target of public criticism.
Zi Linling sneered, finally shifting her gaze to the Zi family's formation.
"Has the new patriarch of your Zi family been chosen?"
The faces of the Zi family members turned extremely ugly.
As one of the four great families, the death of their patriarch was enough to make them a laughingstock in the cultivation world.
Even more shameful to other families was that the Zi family was intimidated by Zi Linling's methods and dared not seek revenge.
Now, Zi Linling's question undoubtedly tore open the Zi family's fig leaf.
"Ignorant child! You killed our patriarch and still dare to boast! Today, we will settle old and new scores together!"
From the Zi family's formation, a young man stepped out, accusing Zi Linling.
Zi Linling was amused because this person was none other than Zi Dong'an, who had suffered humiliation twice before.
"Oh! Haven't you had enough of eating shit, do you want to chew on some more?" Zi Linling said with a smile.
Although she was smiling, the sarcasm in her words was undeniable.
Zi Dong'an instantly jumped up.
The greatest stain on his life was being forced to eat dirt twice by Ye Lingyuan and Zi Linling, respectively.
"Bitch! Don't be arrogant, today I… we will definitely capture you and take you back to the Zi family, flay your skin and rip out your tendons, to avenge the patriarch!"
Zi Linling said with a cold sneer, "Oh! I underestimated you. This reason is indeed high-sounding, but no matter how high-sounding the reason, it cannot cover up your filthy intentions!"
"You…"
In terms of verbal sparring, Zi Donglai was no match for Zi Linling, and in just a few words, she choked him speechless.
Zi Linling's demeanor shifted, and she let out a cold snort, "Hmph! I'm making it clear today: it's fine if you covet the secret I possess, but if you make a move against me, you will become my enemy, and I will not stop even with a flick of my finger!
To friends, I am naturally generous, but to enemies, I will show no mercy! If you become my enemy, we will be in an irreconcilable conflict, with no outcome other than life and death!
So, if you want to make a move, then come! Let's see if you can capture me and force the secret out of me, or if I will celebrate my survival with your blood!"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one intended to make the first move!
After all, they all understood the principle of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
If they didn't move, Zi Linling naturally wouldn't either. She didn't want to waste energy dealing with these nobodies.
The two sides remained in a stalemate.
Zi Linling casually took out a chair from her Nine Spirits Ring and sat there leisurely, munching on melon seeds.
It was as if she were not the one being targeted, but merely a spectator watching a play.
Just as she was enjoying herself leisurely, a flash of light streaked behind her, and a sword was thrust directly at her waist.
Zi Linling smiled coldly, and with a movement of her mind, she leaped into the air.
By the time she landed, her foot was precisely on a soft sword.
And the hilt of the soft sword was held in the hand of a familiar person.
Zi Linling stood there, a picture of unparalleled beauty.
Her clear eyes held a trace of disappointment.
"You have disappointed me greatly! But you have also underestimated me. Shen Wenqing, do you really think that the greed in your eyes has escaped my notice? The reason I didn't expose you is that I truly wished for less ingratitude and more gratitude in this world!"
A trace of guilt flashed across Shen Wenqing's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by greed.
"Patriarch Zi, if you did not possess such a major secret, our Shen family would absolutely follow your lead! But you happen to possess this secret, a secret that makes the entire cultivation world covetous, a secret that will make you an enemy of the world!
Therefore, I had no choice but to consider the Shen family's interests. Rather than letting you fall into someone else's hands, it is better to fall into the hands of our Shen family. At the very least, out of gratitude for saving Liu Xing, we will not take your life!"
Shen Wenqing's words were spoken with apparent sincerity.
But paired with his sordid intentions, it could only make one nauseous.
Zi Linling sneered, "Why speak so high-mindedly? I've said it before, anyone who makes a move against me is my enemy! So, I am not afraid of being an enemy of the world, and you don't need to speak so hypocritically!
Since you've made a move, why pretend to be virtuous? Come on, today, I'll show you what it means to make the world tremble!"
With that said, her aura erupted, and the surrounding spiritual energy surged towards her body.
Shen Wenqing knew that Zi Linling was preparing a powerful move.
Therefore, his expression changed, and he shouted at the people from the other three great families, "If you don't act now, you'll be defeated by her one by one!"
After speaking, Shen Wenqing drew his sword and lunged at Zi Linling.
"Let's attack together!"
The leaders of the other three families gritted their teeth and led their men, charging towards Zi Linling.
Zi Linling smiled coldly and said, "Come on!"
Her aura was fully unleashed, and at some point, two surgical knives had appeared in her hands.
The Phantom Dragon Step, combined with the Autumn Leaf Falling Saber technique, and the sharp fire spirit energy, instantly transformed Zi Linling into a terrifying killing god, more fearsome than a phantom.
Kill one in ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles!
To kill one is a crime, to kill ten thousand is a hero!
Zi Linling, who had transformed into a killing god, became extremely terrifying.
In just a few breaths, more than a dozen corpses lay on the ground. SouDan Novels.
None of the four great families "suffered," because Zi Linling's killing seemed meticulously calculated, with each family "taken care of" by four people.
Apart from the four great families, the remaining onlookers, rogue cultivators, retreated in terror.
Zi Linling's surgical knives danced continuously, and with each blade that fell, several lives were taken.
Under her blades, killing even Saint King realm experts was as easy as chopping vegetables!