2: Lin Hong's provocation, cold air bursts out!

Lin Fan raised his eyebrows slightly, recognizing the young man in front of him at a glance as Lin Shan's older brother, Lin Hong.

Among the Lin Family, Lin Hong was the most outstanding junior, second only to Lin Xia.

Lin Hong and Lin Shan's father, Lin Mang, managed the Lin Family's finances, and the Cultivation resources at his disposal were far more abundant than Lin Xiao's.

Therefore, Lin Hong, at only fifteen years old, had already reached the Body Tempering sixth Realm!

The current Lin Fan was not his opponent.

However, Lin Fan was not worried.

Because Lin Fan knew that Lin Xia should be arriving soon to stop Lin Hong from making a move.

Even if Lin Xia didn't come, Lin Fan could take a Body Tempering Pill, Cultivate Body Tempering during the fight, and use Lin Hong's attacks to accelerate the refinement of the medicinal power to improve himself!

In fact, the subsequent developments were exactly as Lin Fan had predicted.

The two sides first exchanged a few words, and then Lin Hong attacked Lin Fan.

However, Lin Hong only attacked once before Lin Xia arrived in time and stopped Lin Hong from continuing to attack Lin Fan.

Lin Hong was reprimanded a few times by Lin Xia and then planned to leave with Lin Shan.

As he walked past Lin Fan, Lin Hong paused slightly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"In the Family competition half a year from now, I will enter the top three, and then use that to ask Grandpa to agree to my engagement with Qing Tan. So, take good care of Qing Tan for me; she is my future wife."

"You won't have a chance, I guarantee it!" Lin Fan smiled faintly, patting Lin Hong's head as if he were a younger brother.

Lin Fan knew Lin Hong was deliberately trying to provoke him, so he naturally wouldn't let him have his way.

Moreover, Lin Fan was confident that Lin Hong would not succeed, so he didn't take Lin Hong's provocation to heart.

Lin Fan's words and actions infuriated Lin Hong, but he ultimately did not act out. With a cold face, he quickly left with Lin Shan.

After Lin Hong left, Lin Xia encouraged Lin Fan a few times and then also left.

Qing Tan looked at Lin Xia's slender back and said with some envy, "Sister Lin Xia is truly impressive. Even Lin Hong has to obediently bow his head in front of her. If only I were as strong as Sister Lin Xia."

Lin Fan chuckled, "Who told you to be lazy and not Cultivate diligently?"

"Hehe, then I'll put more effort into Cultivating from now on," Qing Tan said with a playful smile upon hearing this.

Lin Fan rubbed Qing Tan's head and smiled, "It's okay. Even though you don't have Sister Lin Xia's strength, you have me and your Brother Lin Dong to protect you."

"I don't need your protection. I want to Cultivate hard and become strong, so I can protect you, Brother Lin Dong, and Mom and Dad."

Qing Tan stuck out her small pink tongue, looking very cute as she said.

"Alright, I'll wait for Qing Tan to protect me," Lin Fan said with a face full of smiles.

The two chatted and laughed as they returned to their residence.

Lin Changqiang followed them for a distance, and seeing that it was getting dark, he reluctantly left.

When Lin Fan and Qing Tan returned to their residence, Lin Xiao, Liu Yan, and Lin Dong, the Family of three, were already waiting at the dining table.

"Faner, Qing Tan, you're back. Come and eat quickly," Liu Yan said softly when she saw Lin Fan and Qing Tan return.

As she spoke, Liu Yan was about to serve rice to Lin Fan and Qing Tan.

Lin Xiao sat silently at the table, while Lin Dong winked at Lin Fan and Qing Tan, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Lin Fan quickly said, "Thank you, Third Aunt, I'll do it myself."

Lin Fan's parents in this life passed away when he was six years old, and he had lived with Lin Xiao and his wife for ten years.

Lin Xiao and his wife treated him as their own son, and in his heart, they were no different from his true parents.

After Lin Fan's Awakening of his past life memories, he cherished this affection even more.

As Lin Fan spoke, he took the rice spoon and served rice to everyone.

Liu Yan looked at the sensible Lin Fan, feeling very comforted in her heart.

"Faner, did you fight with Brother Lin Shan again this afternoon?" After dinner, Lin Xiao put down his bowl and chopsticks and said faintly. Hearing this, Qing Tan's body tensed up, while Liu Yan shook her head and gave them a chiding look.

Qing Tan timidly said, "Dad, this matter started because of me..."

Lin Xiao glanced at the two of them, his expression unchanged, and asked Lin Fan, "Faner, what Body Tempering Realm are you in now?"

Lin Fan said, "I broke through to Body Tempering fifth Realm two days ago."

"Fifth Realm, not bad!" Lin Xiao nodded slightly, showing a satisfied expression, and then said with some regret, "I held you back, otherwise, Lin Hong probably wouldn't be your opponent either."

Lin Fan quickly said, "Third Uncle, please don't say that. If it weren't for you and Third Aunt, I probably wouldn't even have food and clothes, let alone Cultivate."

After all, Cultivation requires resources!

Lin Fan didn't want Lin Xiao to continue focusing on him, so he changed the subject and said, "By the way, Lin Dong seems to have also broken through."

"Oh?" Lin Xiao's attention was indeed diverted by this, and he looked at Lin Dong with some surprise, "Give me your hand."

Lin Dong nodded silently and offered his hand.

Lin Xiao held Lin Dong's arm and gently tapped it, a barely concealed look of joy appearing on his calm face, "Body Tempering fourth Realm?"

"Mm," Lin Dong nodded, his expression slightly nervous.

His Cultivation speed had only increased with the help of the Stone Talisman.

But he didn't want to expose the existence of the Stone Talisman. He always felt that the secret of the Stone Talisman should not be revealed, otherwise, it might lead to disaster!

"Haha, good!"

Upon receiving confirmation, Lin Xiao immediately burst into laughter, his laughter filled with relief and joy.

Because of the incident years ago, Lin Xiao had always believed that he had caused the Lin Family to lose a Genius and ruined the Family's hope.

Therefore, with his stubborn personality, he had always wanted to return a Genius to the Lin Family all these years.

And Lin Dong, naturally, was the Genius Lin Xiao most hoped for!

Now it seemed that Lin Dong had not disappointed him.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao remembered something and said with some doubt, "It seems you only advanced to Body Tempering third Realm about ten days ago, right? How did you advance so quickly again?"

Lin Dong attributed the reason for his Cultivation advancement to the Red Ginseng he had eaten earlier.

Liu Yan then smiled and said, "I heard that some people are naturally gifted, and their bodies absorb Spirit Medicine much better than ordinary people. Perhaps Dong'er is in such a situation."

Lin Xiao was initially a little surprised and doubtful, but Liu Yan's words dispelled his doubts, and he didn't ask any more questions, instead taking out another Spirit Medicine.

"This... a second-grade Spirit Medicine, Golden Jade Branch?" Liu Yan covered her mouth in surprise when she saw the Spirit Medicine.

"Hehe, I went to the mountains yesterday and was lucky enough to encounter this. Liu Yan, tomorrow, boil the Golden Jade Branch and let Faner and Dong'er consume it," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

However, not long after he smiled, his face turned pale, and he coughed violently twice.

"Third Uncle (Dad), I don't need it. You should keep it for your injuries!"

Lin Fan and Lin Dong said in unison when they saw Lin Xiao's appearance.

After some polite refusals, Lin Xiao brought up the Family competition and ultimately insisted that Lin Fan and Lin Dong use the Spirit Medicine, then sent them back to rest.

After Lin Fan and the other two left the room, they could still hear Lin Xiao's hearty laughter from inside.

Lin Fan patted Lin Dong's shoulder, "Lin Dong, work hard. During the Family competition, we must take the top three and not let down Third Uncle's high hopes!"

"Mm," Lin Dong gently clenched his fist and nodded heavily.

At the same time, the System's notification sound rang out again in Lin Fan's mind.

【Ding! You touched Lin Dong and gained Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability! Note: Those with Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability can easily understand and comprehend any Cultivation Technique and Martial Art!】

Hearing the System reward, Lin Fan was secretly delighted when he suddenly felt a chill attack him from his side. He quickly turned his head to look.

He saw Qing Tan's delicate, jade-like little face was now deathly pale, and visible wisps of cold Qi slowly seeped out from her body, causing fine ice shards to appear on the nearby ground!