Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 2181 - Ebons

鈥淓h?鈥?Lin Xiaoyun and Lin Wuyi were surprised to hear a figure like Lin Jie placing so much importance on a few children. Even Lin Wuyi had been on the verge of washing her hands of the matter, as it was kind of pointless in the end.

鈥淏rother Jie, you mean we can use certain methods, or even force on those girls? Dongshen Yue鈥檚 protecting them well, but it鈥檚 not impossible to find an opportunity,鈥?Lin Wuyi said.

鈥淒ecide for yourself. You know how far you should go. You just have to make Lin Xiao and Dongshen Yue鈥檚 reputation stop rising and even drop it back to the level of the past. Use your head and think of a few plans. There must be some way to deal with kids that won鈥檛 implicate you,鈥?Lin Jie said.

鈥淎lright. I didn鈥檛 try very hard before, as I thought it鈥檇 be easy, but I鈥檒l do my best now that Brother Jie鈥檚 reminded me.鈥?Lin Wuyi nodded.

Lin Xiaoyun frowned. 鈥淏rother Jie, please enlighten me. Why do we need to focus so much on some kids? They鈥檒l need over a thousand years to grow even if they鈥檙e geniuses. We鈥檒l have completed the reformation by then.鈥?/p>

鈥淭he kids aren鈥檛 the crux, but Lin Xiao and Dongshen Yue are,鈥?Lin Jie said.

鈥淲hat do you mean?鈥?/p>

鈥淲hen Ku鈥檚 gone, the Second Patriarch will be the eldest and most senior of the Lin Clan. He also has one big difference from Ku. I suspect he鈥檚 still got a large portion of his strength. The Lin Xiao of the past was an expert second only to Ku. Half of my accomplishments were guided by him, so I know how strong he is.鈥?Lin Jie grit his teeth.

鈥淏ut so what? What can he change? He isn鈥檛 even a member of the council hall. Not even the traditionalists accept him. Those old fogies are just clowns on Brokensword Peak that no one pays attention to,鈥?Lin Xiaoyun disdainfully said.

Lin Jie laughed and shook his head. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e still young, Xiaoyun, which is why you never knew how glorious Lin Xiao was in his younger years. He has a very strong relationship with the people in the traditionalist faction, even Ku. He highly values relationships and is even willing to die for his brothers. His only conflict with Ku was marrying Dongshen Yue. The Second Patriarch was a victim in the matter of Lin Mu in the end. Although he was kicked out of the council hall and left the decision-maker level of the clan, his relationships, connections, and reputation still exist. Get it? Lin Xiao is the perfect loyal hound of the Lin Clan. There鈥檚 nobody that doesn鈥檛 recognize his efforts. If it weren鈥檛 for the black marks of his wife and son, he鈥檇 have a status in the council that isn鈥檛 any lower than Ku鈥檚 and would become the clan master once Ku dies.鈥?Lin Jie鈥檚 expression turned darker.

鈥淚 understand. Before, Lin Xiao was destined never to raise his head because of his son. It鈥檇 have nothing to do with him if we began reformations and we got into conflict with the traditionalists after Ku dies. But now, thanks to his grandson and granddaughters-in-law, he鈥檚 returned to the Lin Clan鈥檚 attention in a very high-profile way! They鈥檙e integral to rebuilding his reputation. Once Ku dies and the traditionalists lose their head, our pressure on them may cause them to push Lin Xiao into conflict with us!鈥?Lin Wuyi鈥檚 eyes shone. She hadn鈥檛 cared much about the matter before. No matter how dazzling the girls were, it didn鈥檛 matter; however, many people had now changed their opinions of Tianming. It was very possible that the effect may apply to Lin Xiao and Dongshen Yue as well.

鈥淭he important thing is that Lin Xiao has a very strong bond with those from the traditionalist faction. He鈥檚 been too ashamed to talk to them all these years, but if they need help, he鈥檒l definitely be willing to stop us on their behalf,鈥?Lin Jie said.

鈥淚 see. No wonder you wanted to get rid of the Second Patriarch when you became the Hall of Discipline鈥檚 new head. Your foresight鈥檚 amazing.鈥?Lin Xiaoyun was full of admiration. He had never considered that angle.

鈥淎nyway, let this matter be the last time. Don鈥檛 let their prestige rise any further,鈥?Lin Jie said.

鈥淵es. I鈥檒l handle the matter well, Brother Jie,鈥?Lin Wuyi said.

鈥淪peaking of which, wouldn鈥檛 it have been good if Jianxing had just killed the four of them when he first saw them?鈥?Lin Xiaoyun asked.

鈥淵es, but that chance won鈥檛 come again.鈥?Lin Jie shook his head with a bitter smile.

鈥淎lright. I know Jianxing鈥檚 been full of regret, but now I regret it even more than him.鈥?/p>

鈥淭hey鈥檙e just lucky. But they shouldn鈥檛 hope to live well after this.鈥?/p>

鈥淭heir reputation was already bad, so even if they want to make a comeback, there鈥檚 many ways to drop them back into the abyss.鈥?Lin Wuyi coldly smiled. Lin Jie had already given her a lot of leeway and she now dared to do many things she hadn鈥檛 before.

鈥淭he most important thing is to leave no trace. Ku鈥檚 still around, so don鈥檛 give the traditionalists any weakness to grab hold of,鈥?Lin Jie said.

鈥淯nderstood.鈥?Lin Wuyi seriously nodded.

Lin Jie leaned back in his chair. 鈥淎ctually, Dongshen Yue鈥檚 also a roadblock.鈥?/p>

鈥淚s it because of the Grandnorth Dongshen Clan behind her?鈥?Lin Xiaoyun asked.

鈥淩ight. The ebons are eying Mount Taia. We鈥檝e chosen to side with the ebons, so we can offer them Dongshen Yue鈥檚 head as a sign of loyalty! For every day she remains in the Infinitum Swordsea, there鈥檚 a thorn in the relationship between our Swordgod Lin Clan and them. Dongshen Yue also has a very high status in the Grandnorth Dongshen Clan, so this thorn must be removed!鈥?Lin Jie didn鈥檛 hide his killing intent.

鈥淭hose two old fogies already wrecked the clan, and now they鈥檙e even getting in the way of us revitalizing it. How revolting. They鈥檙e the clan鈥檚 sinners no matter how much they contributed before!鈥?Lin Wuyi spat.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e old like Ku, stuck in their ways and only remember historical grudges and unable to accept the new times. The only eternal thing in this world is benefit! We can forget all the past conflicts and grudges with the ebons for it!鈥?Lin Jie said in a low voice.

鈥淭he ebons.鈥︹€?/p>

Ebonia, the ebons. Using that as their clan name made it clear they had a relationship with the sixth-level nova source world.

鈥淭he ebons have already returned to their peak state. If it weren鈥檛 for Yi Daiyan fifty years ago, the first, fifth, seventh, ninth, and tenth places on the reges mundi ranking would all be theirs! The Infinitum Bodhimanda may have thirteen Royal Clans, but the ebons would be number one and rule over half of all the land! If the Infinitum Bodhimanda didn鈥檛 have a special rule, how could Yi Daiyan be in power? Just based on luxdaemons that aren鈥檛 even a third as strong as our Lin Clan and rank at the bottom of the Royal Clans? Our Infinitum Bodhimanda has had quite a few reges mundi without followers, but Yi Daiyan is the only one that can match the mighty ebons alone. We鈥檝e killed luxdaemons and, while she hasn鈥檛 done anything yet, she won鈥檛 let us off.鈥?Lin Xiaoyun鈥檚 eyes were filled with hatred when he mentioned Yi Daiyan.

鈥淚n the fifty years since she ascended, she hasn鈥檛 done anything, but many still no longer dare to interact or do business with our Lin Clan. We鈥檝e lost thirty percent of our income and it鈥檚 still rapidly dropping. We can鈥檛 sell our stock and it鈥檚 only accumulating. Our cash flow is ruined, but the resources our disciples are exchanging for are increasing. It鈥檚 all snowballing, and if we don鈥檛 fix this, we won鈥檛 have enough resources to raise so many clan disciples! A few emporiums have gone bankrupt and more and more clan members no longer dare to have children because of the lack of resources. At this rate, our population will even decrease, too.鈥︹€?/p>