59: Chapter 59 The Killing Intent in Lin Shen's Heart

"Yes, yes, yes. Fairy Leng makes complete sense. This old man will not meddle blindly; everything will depend on their own wishes!"

Qin Yuanming gave an awkward chuckle, but secretly winked at Qin Tieying, wanting him to go and work behind the scenes.

Everything he did was for the interests of the Qin Family.

Judging by Xiao Xuance's performance today, there was a high probability that he would be taken in as a Personal Disciple by Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai in the future.

As the saying goes, adding flowers to embroidery is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow.

What he needed to do was establish a good relationship with Xiao Xuance before he became Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai's Personal Disciple, and foster feelings between him and his own fifth granddaughter.

In this way—

Wouldn't there be two Golden Core experts from the Shuiyue Sect standing behind his Qin Family in the future?

Furthermore, the Xiao Family's influence in Yunzhou was not weak, even stronger than the Qin Family before his Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.

If an Old Ancestor of the Xiao Family also broke through to the Golden Core Realm in the future, then with the intermarriage between their two families, they would surely rise rapidly throughout Yunzhou and become a truly powerful Golden Core Family!

Nodding apologetically to Leng Qiuyue, Qin Yuanming shifted his gaze back to Lin Shen in the arena.

Such a Prodigy was his old friend's disciple, so Qin Yuanming naturally wanted to forge a good affinity.

He immediately smiled and said to Lin Shen, "Little Friend Lin, after this banquet concludes, my Qin Family will present your prize with both hands. If you have anything you don't understand regarding cultivation matters, feel free to come and ask me."

"Many thanks, Master Qin!"

Lin Shen smiled and nodded, bowing respectfully with cupped hands towards Qin Yuanming.

Qin Yuanming smiled and nodded, looking around at the guests attending the banquet as he said, "The rewards from the Qin Family for the rest of those who achieved consecutive victories remain valid. Now the hour is no longer early; everyone please take your seats as previously arranged as soon as possible. The arena matches conclude here."

As his voice fell, Qin Yuanming, Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai, and Leng Qiuyue exchanged a glance before their figures drifted away gracefully.

At this moment, Lin Shen also leaped down from the arena.

As soon as he came down from the arena, several surrounding Family factions and Sect Prodigies instantly swarmed over.

Some had met him in passing, while others were completely unfamiliar.

They all enthusiastically greeted Lin Shen, wanting to befriend him and expressing that as long as Lin Shen visited their territories in the future, they would certainly treat him with utmost hospitality.

Facing the goodwill displayed by everyone, Lin Shen smiled and nodded in response one by one.

Xiao Xuance, standing to the side, did the same.

After jumping down from the arena, he too received expressions of goodwill and intentions of friendship from a large number of people from other factions and families.

All of this was the convenience brought by strength and background identity.

If he hadn't defeated Xiao Xuance, and if Xiao Xuance hadn't been accepted as a Named Disciple by Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai, these people probably wouldn't have had so much goodwill at all.

The world was simply this realistic.

When you are strong and your momentum is thriving, you will never lack well-intentioned people around you.

But if you are weak and fall into the valleys of failure, those around you will always be sinister and scheming Faces, eager to squeeze dry your very last trace of value!

"Fellow Daoist Lin, regarding the matter earlier in the arena, I hope Fellow Daoist Lin will not take offense. It was mainly because Xiao was too anxious..."

Pushing through the crowd, Xiao Xuance came to Lin Shen's side and spoke apologetically to him.

Inferior in skill, one should admit defeat when losing.

At that time, he was indeed a bit too anxious, actually wanting to send a secret voice transmission asking Lin Shen to give him Face and deliberately lose to him. This indeed bordered on being a sore loser.

Now realizing it, coupled with the fact that he had already gotten what he wished for and was accepted as a Named Disciple by Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai of the Golden Core Realm, Xiao Xuance couldn't help but feel utterly ashamed when recalling what he had done.

"It's nothing! It's human nature!"

Lin Shen shook his head indifferently.

He naturally knew what Xiao Xuance was talking about; it was nothing more than the secret voice transmission in the arena.

However, while Lin Shen said it was nothing verbally, his impression of Xiao Xuance had plummeted to the absolute limit in his heart.

This kind of person couldn't afford to lose. In the future, one must never take such a person as a friend; once matters of interest were involved, he would definitely be the first to turn hostile.

Actually, with his very last move, he had also used a little trick, wanting to teach Xiao Xuance a lesson and see if he could seize the opportunity to kill him with a single sword strike.

It was a pity that Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai stepped in to stop it.

But Lin Shen's killing intent still did not diminish. Given that Xiao Xuance could still be accepted as a Named Disciple by Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai after being defeated by him, he definitely possessed no small amount of Luck.

If there was a chance, in a desolate wilderness with no one around, he might not be unable to complete that sword strike destroyed by Seventh Elder Xiong Dahai.

After all...

Human hearts were like the bottom of the sea, unfathomable.

He had no idea what the Xiao Xuance before him was thinking; what if Xiao Xuance still harbored resentment against him?

If there was a chance in the future, it would be better to strike first to gain the upper hand and eliminate this potential hidden danger as early as possible.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, Fellow Daoist Lin."

Sun Liancheng and Wang Weidong also walked up, smiling as they cupped their hands towards the two with expressions of respect in their eyes.

"Just now, Fellow Daoist Xiao and Fellow Daoist Lin, the battle between the two of you can be described as extremely brilliant. With the strength of both of you, if you were to join forces, ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm experts might not be impossible to slay!"

"Indeed, indeed. After this banquet concludes, the four of us should stay in more contact in the future. Once we arrive at our respective territories, we can look out for each other like this."

The two of them flattered Lin Shen and Xiao Xuance with beaming smiles.

Their expressions were excited, as if it wasn't Lin Shen and Xiao Xuance who had just fought that battle, but the two of them instead.

To this, Lin Shen merely smiled.

He did not refuse, still maintaining his usual attitude towards the two of them.

Kings of Hell are easy to provoke, but petty ghosts are hard to handle.

These two were Inner Sect Disciples of major factions after all; there was no need to treat them coldly just because he had gained power overnight.

Lin Shen and they had no conflict of interests anyway; naturally, it was best to maintain their past relationship.

Of course.

If there were a conflict of interests, or under the temptation of absolute benefits, his meager bond of affection with these two would naturally amount to nothing, and he would still strike when it was time to do so.

Not only was Lin Shen thinking this, but Xiao Xuance was doing the same.

On the surface, the four of them maintained their past relationship, chatting and laughing as they left the Qin Family's courtyard and headed towards the banquet direction.

Because the gift sent by Mo Shenggu was quite heavy, Lin Shen's seat was arranged in an extremely prominent, forward position.

Those seated at the same table with him either had massive backgrounds or were in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

All of these people had witnessed Lin Shen's strength, so during the banquet, their attitude towards Lin Shen was quite enthusiastic.

After all, for a Prodigy like Lin Shen, if he did not fall, the prestige of today's battle would spread far and wide, and the Sect behind him would certainly increase its support.

I'm afraid that in less than a few years, Lin Shen, who was sitting at the same table with them today, would long since have reached the Foundation Establishment Realm when they met again.