61: Chapter 61 All Sides Blocking the Village Entrance? First, Get Past My Son's Three Barriers!

After Ling Xi stood by Lin Zhe's side, the liveliness of Luofeng Village had yet to dissipate.

Players were still frantically spamming the world channel.

"The Elf Princess actually confessed!"

"Big Shot Lin is truly the number one winner in life across the entire server!"

"Don't push! I still need to enter the village to deliver a gift!"

Below the slope, gifts were still piling up.

Lin Chen snuggled in Ling Xi's arms, a piece of Spirit Honey Cake dangling from his small mouth, swinging his little feet, clearly in a good mood.

But in the next second, a sudden commotion came from the direction of the village entrance.

The noise grew louder and louder.

It was even mixed with the clashing of weapons.

Xing Jianwan's brow furrowed, and she immediately turned her head toward the east.

"Is someone causing trouble again?"

A faint golden light pattern flashed in the depths of Lin Zhe's eyes, and his Rule Perception swept directly over.

They weren't ordinary players.

Instead, there were four distinctly different auras.

One was heavy and majestic, carrying the air of Imperial etiquette.

One was cold and arrogant, wrapped in Dragon Might.

One was holy and dazzling, full of the aura of light.

The last one was the coldest, shrinking into the shadows like a snake, carrying the scent of the abyss.

Four groups of people.

All blocking the village entrance.

"Interesting."

Lin Zhe's expression remained unchanged.

"They've all come."

At the same time, the entrance of Luofeng Village was about to explode.

Lingxiao Pavilion and the independent player patrol team stood guard before the entrance, their expressions looking rather grim.

Opposite them stood four groups of people dressed completely differently.

On the far left was a Human official wearing a crimson-gold ceremonial robe, his beard and hair combed without a single strand out of place, followed by several Imperial Protocol Officers holding scroll boxes.

Further to the right were two Silver Dragon Guard of the Dragon Race clad in silver armor; the leader was tall with a high bridge to his nose, and his eyes were filled with unconcealed arrogance.

The third group was a Holy Knight of Light encased in white-gold armor, holding a scepter, his chin held higher than anyone else's.

The last group was the most eye-catching.

An old man draped in black robes leaned on a Shadow Bone Staff, his face as thin as a skull, his eye sockets deeply sunken, with a cold sneer hanging on the corner of his mouth.

Abyssal Shadow Elder.

The four groups all stood at the village entrance, none yielding to the others.

And they all shared a single attitude.

"See Lin Zhe immediately."

A Lingxiao Pavilion patrol player gritted his teeth and said, "Luofeng Village has rules; if you want to enter, register first!"

The Ministry of Rites Official frowned, his tone still restrained.

"This official has come by order of the Empire; the matter is important and does not permit a long wait."

The Silver Dragon Guard smiled coldly.

"A mere Novice Village dares to make the Dragon Race wait?"

The Holy Knight of Light was even more direct, taking a step forward.

"The will of the Holy Light shall not be obstructed. Move aside."

The coldest Shadow Elder scoffed, his gaze sweeping around like a venomous snake.

"You lowly human players, are you even worthy of blocking this old man's path?"

As soon as these words fell, the surrounding players immediately bristled.

"Who are you calling lowly?"

"Old geezer, do you really think this is the outside world?"

"You dare to act tough in Luofeng Village?"

The atmosphere tightened instantly.

The Lingxiao Pavilion patrol team had already raised their weapons.

The attendants behind the four envoys also had cold expressions.

A clash was imminent.

The news had already zipped back to the slope.

A patrol player ran over quickly, drenched in sweat.

"Big Shot Lin! The village entrance is blocked!"

"The Human, Dragon, Celestial, and Abyssal envoys have all arrived, and they've called for you by name!"

Xing Jianwan's gaze turned cold, and her staff was already raised.

"I'll go handle it."

She was just about to step forward.

However, Lin Chen raised his small face from Ling Xi's arms.

The little fellow still had honey in his mouth, but his expression had suddenly become serious.

"What's the rush?"

He swallowed the Spirit Honey Cake and huffed in a milky voice.

"If they want to see my father, they must follow the rules first."

Xing Jianwan paused and looked at him.

Ling Xi also looked down at the little fellow in her arms.

Lin Chen raised his small hand and slapped the air with a 'pah'.

Hum—

A faint golden rule light screen instantly spread from the slope to the village entrance.

In the next second, a giant notice board appeared directly above the village entrance.

Golden characters lit up row by row, quite dazzling.

[Luofeng Village Temporary Meeting Rules]

[Trial One: Submit a meeting gift, value must not be less than 10,000 Copper Coins]

[Trial Two: Queue and wait for 3 hours]

[Trial Three: During the waiting period, no trouble-making, no provocations, and no breaking of village rules]

[Violators: Entry permission will be directly banned]

The entire village entrance fell silent instantly.

The players who were livestreaming were stunned for a second.

The next second, the world channel exploded again.

"Holy crap! Seeing Big Shot Lin requires passing three trials!"

"Ten thousand copper coins as a meeting gift?"

"Three hours of queuing? This prestige is through the roof!"

"LMAO, the four major powers just arrived at the gate and were immediately given rules by the Little Archon Lin!"

The faces of the four groups at the village entrance also changed.

The Ministry of Rites Official's eyelid twitched.

The Silver Dragon Guard's brow furrowed.

The Holy Knight of Light's face darkened.

Only the Shadow Elder burst out laughing.

"Hahaha—"

"A human NPC dares to put on such airs?"

His laughter was cold, and his eyes were full of contempt.

"Make this old man queue?"

"And pay a meeting gift?"

"Do you really think this place is some kind of forbidden land?"

Hearing this, the surrounding players immediately started jeering.

"It's over, this old geezer is going to be in trouble."

"He really doesn't understand the rules of Luofeng Village."

"Stay put, there's about to be a show to watch."

The Shadow Elder was still sneering, but the corner of his eye had already landed on the notice board at the village entrance.

He didn't dare to charge directly into the village.

But smashing a sign to establish dominance should be fine, right?

The moment the thought arose.

His finger under the black robe moved quietly.

A thin, poisonous Shadow Blade zipped out along the ground, heading straight for the base of the notice board.

The movement was very hidden.

And incredibly fast.

Ordinary players almost couldn't see it clearly.

But just as it touched the outer layer of the Rule Shield surrounding the notice board—

Hum!

The golden light vibrated!

The entire Shadow Blade was like hitting an iron wall and instantly rebounded!

And at an even faster speed!

"What?!"

The Shadow Elder's face changed wildly.

He didn't even have time to dodge.

Psh!

The Shadow Blade slashed back along its original path, heavily striking his own left leg!

Blood light suddenly exploded!

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream instantly echoed through the village entrance.

That leg was nearly sliced in half on the spot.

The black robe tore open.

Blood splattered five paces.

The forest-white leg bone was even exposed!

The Shadow Elder knelt on the ground, his face instantly pale, clutching his leg and gasping frantically, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

The surroundings were deathly silent.

All the players were dumbfounded.

The world channel even stopped for a full two seconds.

Then, it was immediately flooded.

"Holy crap!!!!!"

"He released a blade and cut his own leg?"

"shockback! It's rule-based shockback again!"

"The Abyssal Elder's blood splattered five paces on the spot, LMAO!"

"Is this the consequence of making trouble?"

The faces of the other three envoys at the village entrance changed simultaneously.

The Ministry of Rites Official, who had been putting on airs just now, now felt a chill down his spine.

The arrogance in the Silver Dragon Guard's eyes instantly halved.

The Holy Knight of Light even instinctively took half a step back, his gaze toward that Rule Shield becoming completely different.

They had all seen it clearly just now.

The Shadow Elder's methods were not weak.

Yet he hadn't even touched a notice board at the village entrance, nearly severing his own leg instead.

This place was not one where they could mess around.

Above the village entrance, Lin Chen's milky voice fell once again.

"The third trial, I just finished saying it."

"And he violated it."

"Serves him right."

After saying that, he added another sentence.

"If anyone else causes trouble."

"Direct ban."

When the last two words fell, the air at the entire village entrance seemed to grow a few degrees colder.

The Human Ministry of Rites Official was the first to react, immediately cupping his hands, his posture significantly lower than before.

"The Empire is willing to follow the rules."

After speaking, he quickly signaled the protocol officer behind him to step forward.

A purple-gold gift box was held up with both hands.

"This is the meeting gift; please register us first."

The Silver Dragon Guard's mouth twitched, and he didn't dare to act tough anymore. Gritting his teeth, he flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized Dragon Crystal.

As soon as the Dragon Crystal appeared, the eyes of the surrounding players lit up.

"Holy crap! The real deal!"

"This piece is worth at least ten thousand copper coins!"

The Silver Dragon Guard had a cold face, but his voice had already lowered.

"Dragon Race, submitting gift."

The Holy Knight of Light was even more direct, raising his hand to take out a white-gold jade bottle.

Inside was a pool of faint golden liquid; as soon as it was taken out, the aura of light diffused.

"Celestial Realm, submitting gift."

The surrounding players were in a commotion again.

"All three of these have completely backed down!"

"They were just putting on airs!"

"The Abyssal Elder's single blade strike woke them all up!"

And that Shadow Elder kneeling on the ground was still clutching his leg, his face distorted, unable even to stand steadily.

The venom in his eyes almost overflowed, yet he didn't dare to say another word.

Because he knew very well.

If it happened again.

His life might truly be left here at the village entrance.

Soon, a queue formed at the village entrance registration desk.

One team for the Human Envoys.

One team for the Dragon Envoys.

One team for the Celestial Envoys.

They all stood there honestly.

No one dared to push ahead anymore.

No one dared to put on airs anymore.

Surrounding players gathered in circle after circle, and some even started livestreams with titles already written out.

[Four Major Factions Queuing at the Village Entrance to See Big Shot Lin, Abyssal Elder Seriously Injured by shockback After Making Trouble]

The number of people in the livestream rooms skyrocketed.

Bullet comments covered the entire light screen.

"What prestige!!!"

"That NPC doesn't even need to show up; his son suppressed the four envoys!"

"Little Archon Lin is truly ruthless!"

"If anyone says Luofeng Village is just a Novice Area today, I'll have words with them!"

On the slope, Xing Jianwan withdrew her gaze and couldn't help but smile.

"Your son is faster to act than I am."

Ling Xi held Lin Chen, her eyes also sparkling.

"And very fierce."

Lin Chen immediately puffed out his small chest.

"Of course."

"If they want to see my father, they have to pass the trials."

Lin Zhe stood in place, looking at the envoy teams that had clearly settled down at the village entrance, his expression remaining calm.

The four-way probing had already begun.

And this was only the first step.

In the distance at the village entrance, the Shadow Elder clutching his leg was still panting lowly, the venom in his eyes flickering.

But in the end, he still didn't dare to look up at that notice board again.