20: A sixth-class family!

After the great battle, the Lin Family rested briefly for a few days before relocating the entire clan.

It sounds like a big undertaking, but in reality, the core members were only the eight Elders and Lin You.

The Lin Family had no branch families, nor did they have any long-term servants or stewards.

As for the original attendants, they were given ample compensation and allowed to return to their respective homes.

There are differences in standing even within the Sixth-Rank Star Domain. The Lin Family chose a modest Star Domain to settle in.

Firstly, they wouldn't encounter any families that were too powerful, avoiding a repeat of past mistakes. After all, nobody likes it when outsiders come to carve up their interests.

Secondly, the Lin Family was, after all, ascending from the lower three ranks of Star Domains. Several uncles in the clan had suppressed their cultivation for a long time, and none had yet achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial Immortal Realm. Biding their time and keeping a low profile was the right path.

Mengpo Star Domain. The Lin Family took root, recruiting servants while making arrangements on how to interact with the other three major local families.

"Youer... you have also reached the True Fire Refining Spirit Realm."

"How about... we finalize your marriage first?"

"After all, you are already eighteen; it is time for you to start a Family."

Inside the main hall, Lin Tao sat at the head of the table, gripping his teacup tightly, and said earnestly.

The further a Cultivator progresses, the harder it becomes to produce offspring. At the True Fire Refining Spirit Realm, it is still barely possible.

Lin You had a forehead full of black lines. How long has it been, and they are already pushing for marriage? Eighteen... am I that old?

"Brother Tao..."

"There is no rush for marriage, no rush at all."

Lin You laughed it off, trying to gloss over it.

"How can there be no rush?"

Second Elder Lin Dong slapped his thigh, "The Lin Family only has you as the sole heir now, and you are not in a rush?"

"Do you want our Lin Family line to end?"

"By the time you achieve a Breakthrough to the Martial Dao Profound Realm and the Martial Immortal Realm, you won't be able to have children even if you want to."

"We brothers are still waiting to hold a baby!"

The Eighth Elder nodded repeatedly as well.

"I previously contacted the young lady from the Zhao Family in the Eighth-Rank Star Domain."

"If you don't like her, Uncle will help you arrange something else."

"I even have aphrodisiacs prepared for you!"

Facing the relentless siege from everyone, a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down Lin You's forehead.

Good grief... this pressure was greater than fighting ten Geniuses.

If he refused, he would likely hurt his uncles' feelings. After all, he was the Lin Family's only heir. If he didn't have children, were they expecting this group of uncles who had lived for thousands of years to do it?

But if he didn't refuse... given his speed of progress, finding a wife who matched him at the moment... within two days, they wouldn't even be in the same world anymore. How could he get married?

"Uncle... I, I will think about it." Lin You stammered.

"No problem!"

The Sixth Elder spoke up; he was the first to stand on Lin You's side.

"A real man shouldn't worry about not having a wife!"

"Isn't it just about having a baby? Tomorrow, I will go to the Star-Plucking Tower to find ten or eight girls for Youer."

"I guarantee he can produce a whole litter."

Lin You heard this, and his heart, which had just settled, rose again. What kind of place is the Star-Plucking Tower? A brothel! Do they really think of him as a stud horse? Damn. Does this world have STDs?

"Nonsense!"

"In my opinion, the Zhao Family girl is quite good."

"At least she is from a prominent Family, even if the social standing is a bit mismatched."

"But I have heard that the Zhao Family girl has extremely high talent."

"Only sixteen, and she has already reached the Five Qi Towards Unity Realm; she is guaranteed to achieve a Breakthrough to the Martial Immortal Realm in the future!"

Second Elder Lin Dong spoke seriously. Upon hearing this, the uncles nodded repeatedly.

"Not bad."

"Although she is a bit worse than Youer, with such talent, she can barely be a match."

"Excellent, I will go to the Zhao Family to deliver the betrothal gifts right now."

As he spoke, the Eighth Elder actually stood up and was about to leave. Lin You's head was spinning.

"Don't!"

"I haven't even agreed yet!"

"Why are you all in such a rush?"

He slapped his thigh and sat in his chair like a rascal.

"If you want to marry, you do it!"

"Anyway, I'm not marrying!"

...

Everyone was speechless, and the main hall fell into silence. Lin You looked up, puzzled. Could it be that he was too aggressive just now and hurt his uncles' feelings?

But in the next second, an extremely angry roar from a young girl came from the Jade Slip in the Eighth Elder's hand.

"Lin You!"

"You bastard!"

"When did I, Zhao Linger, become someone so unwanted that I have to throw myself at you!"

"You just wait, one day I will come to deal with you!"

Well. She heard everything clearly. Lin You slapped his forehead and rolled his eyes. He looked at the Eighth Elder speechlessly.

"You are truly efficient in your work."

"You just finished speaking, and you immediately contacted her."

"Isn't this making me offend people?"

Everyone curled their lips, unable to help but snicker. Their gazes toward Lin You were filled with the look of watching a good show.

Let that kid get carried away. Now you're finished, right? If she really comes to your doorstep, you can't hit her, and you can't out-curse her. In any case, it's just two words: Unreasonable!

Lin Tao silently picked up his teacup, not mentioning the child-bearing matter at all, and said earnestly: "Offend anyone... but don't offend women." "If she heard you say that, she would definitely feel insulted."

He took a sip of tea and spat out the tea dregs.

"Two words. Trouble!"

Everyone burst into laughter. The Eighth Elder awkwardly closed the Jade Slip communication with the Zhao Family.

Just then, the door outside was knocked. — Bang.. — Bang bang...

Everyone looked at each other. The visitor was not here with good intentions.

The Eighth Elder stepped forward and opened the door. He saw three middle-aged men who looked to be in their forties standing at the door.

The man in the lead was dressed in magnificent robes, with a scholarly air between his brows. He nodded slightly.

"Are you all the Lin Family from the Seventh-Rank Star Domain?"

"Su Ming offers his greetings."

The Su Family. The number one Family in the Mengpo Star Domain. On the surface, the Su Family coexisted in the Star Domain with two other major families. But in reality, the Su Family's strength was greater than the other two major families combined.

"So it is the Su Family Head."

"Please, come in." Lin Tao greeted them first. A powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake, and the Lin Family had just ascended to the Sixth-Rank Star Domain. There wasn't a single Cultivator in the Martial Immortal Realm within the clan. They couldn't be considered a powerful dragon yet. Naturally, they had to be treated well.

"This Junior greets the Lin Family Head." Su Ming nodded with a smile and walked through the door.

"I wouldn't dare accept that. You have already achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial Immortal Realm; in the path of a Cultivator, the capable come first." Lin Tao kept his posture very low.

"I just happened to have good fortune."

"The lower three ranks of Star Domains are suppressed by the Longevity Family, preventing any Breakthrough to the Martial Immortal Realm."

"If I had been born in a Ninth-Grade Star Domain, I might not necessarily have done better than everyone in the Lin Family."

Su Ming shook his head and walked slowly toward the main hall.

After these words fell, everyone's hearts sank. A show of force? It seemed like he hadn't said anything, yet in his gestures, he had vividly displayed the Su Family's superiority.

Every sentence mentioned lower three ranks or Ninth-Grade Star Domain. It was undoubtedly saying: I know all your backgrounds.

Lin Tao forced a smile on his face and first poured a cup of tea for the other party. "I wonder why the Su Family Head has come here today?"

Su Ming picked up the teacup and took a small sip. "I have come to discuss resource allocation with you all."

Lin Tao's heart stirred slightly, "I would like to hear the details."

Just as everyone was waiting for the rest of what he had to say, Su Ming suddenly turned his head and looked at Lin You.

"This must be Lin You, the first place winner of the Prodigy Grand Competition, right?"

"What a young lad!"