Halfway through the hour, the lights of thousands of homes in Nanling County have been extinguished, and so has the Lin family's main village. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are many houses in the huge Lin family's main village, and at this time almost all of them are silent in the dark, and everything is silent.

However, in the cold and quiet courtyard in a relatively remote corner of the Lin family's main village, there is a room where bright candles are still lit, which is particularly eye-catching in this dark night.

In the boundless night, I saw Lin Xiaoyang, who had high black hair and was wearing a thin navy blue robe, and was holding the Dragon Xiao Sword in his left hand, strode into this courtyard quietly.

When he walked to the room with a bright candle, Lin Xiaoyang directly raised his hand to push the door in, closed the door with his backhand, and went straight into the inner room.

I have to say that every furnishing in this room is very refreshing and simple, which makes people feel comfortable no matter how they look at it. It's just that the smell in the house is not very good, and almost everywhere is filled with a strong smell of bitter herbs, and the taste is strong...... It's almost disgusting.

To be honest, Lin Xiaoyang really, really hated this strong bitter herb smell. Therefore, every time he encounters Lin Lanfeng drinking medicine, Lin Xiaoyang will try to hide as far away as possible.

But there are no absolutes, no matter how sensitive Lin Xiaoyang is, there will always be times when he can't hide.

If he occasionally failed to avoid Lin Lanfeng drinking medicine, Lin Xiaoyang had no choice but to endure the churning feeling in his stomach without a smile, trying not to let Lin Lanfeng, who was drinking medicine, notice his discomfort.

Lin Xiaoyang is like this, just because Lin Xiaoyang doesn't want Lin Lanfeng to feel embarrassed. After all, when Lin Lanfeng drank the medicine, he had a sad face on the side, and even a face full of disgust, what did Lin Lanfeng think?

And now, Lin Xiaoyang has to endure the strong smell of bitter herbs that he hates, because this house, which is filled with a strong smell of bitter herbs almost everywhere, is the house where his father is recuperating from illness.

It was only after striding to the wooden bed placed against the wall in the inner room that Lin Xiaoyang stopped, and then shook his fist at the person who was sitting on the edge of the bed, lowered his head, and asked respectfully: "Father, the second brother said that you have something to look for me?"

"Ahem...... I didn't hear the sound of talking, but I heard a cough first.

Although the cough was not too strong, it was a little obviously suppressed, so that Lin Xiaoyang, who was standing in front of the bed, clasped his fists and lowered his head, felt a tense in his heart: Listen to this voice and breath...... My father's body seems to be weaker than when he came here yesterday!

Over there, the coughing gradually stopped, and Lin Xiaoyang heard an extremely weak and somewhat old man's voice say to him: "Yang'er, your mother asked you to go to her tonight, but you said cough cough...... Let you voluntarily give up the competition the day after tomorrow?"

I looked over the sound, but I saw that the man who was sitting on the edge of the bed was half-covered with a dark blue satin quilt, and the hands placed outside the quilt were not only old, but the skin on the back of the hands was also a little dark blue, obviously looking deeply poisoned.

I looked up along the hands, but saw that the man who was sitting on the edge of the bed was wearing only a pure white undershirt, and his neatly combed hair was black and white, which looked very mottled in the light of the bright candles in the room.

And although the man's face looked a little old, his face looked very tired, and his facial skin was also a little dark blue, but from the eyebrows and facial features, it was not difficult to see that his appearance was very similar to Lin Xiaoyang and Lin Lanfeng.

That's right! This man who is sitting on the edge of the bed, who seems to have been poisoned into the bone marrow, and seems to be dying at any time, is the current head of the Lin family, and is also the biological father of Lin Lanfeng and Lin Xiaoyang - Lin Ao.

Actually, because Lin Ao is a native of the rivers and lakes and has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and because Lin Ao was also the son-in-law of the head of the Lin family when he was young, he has been superior in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation since he was born, so Lin Ao's physical foundation has been very good since he was a child.

However, because Lin Ao grew up in Nanling County, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and was still a native of Jiangnan, although Lin Ao's physical foundation is good, his physique is still not as burly and strong as the man in the north of the Tiancheng Continent.

Although Lin Ao's original physique was not burly and strong, he was definitely a great man who stood up to the sky!

Especially, when Lin Ao was young, he was a rare and famous beautiful man who captured the hearts of many girls. Of course, this can be seen from Lin Lanfeng and Lin Xiaoyang alone.

I only sigh that the world is impermanent!

Since a year ago, Lin Ao went out to run errands but was inexplicably poisoned, and he couldn't find the antidote, the toxicity has been getting deeper and deeper, and finally to the point where the medicine stone is reckless, Lin Ao's whole person has become skinny.

The bone toxicity not only made Lin Ao, who was originally strong and tough, bedridden all day long, but also made Lin Ao lose weight from a majestic and iron-clad man to a skinny man in just a few months, and at the same time, it also accelerated the speed of Lin Ao's aging.

Lin Ao is only fifty or three years old now, even if an ordinary person is at this age, he is not very old, but at the moment, Lin Ao looks a little older than those seventy or eighty old men.

And Lin Ao's former handsome and handsome dragon and phoenix posture have long been tortured by bone toxicity, and only the old state of the bright head is left.

At this point, I have to say that before returning to the Lin family's main village, Lin Xiaoyang's memory of his father has always stayed in the impression of the young man who was radiant and handsome when he left home with their master when he was a child.

Therefore, when Lin Xiaoyang returned to the Lin family's main village accompanied by Lin Zhiwu at the end of last month, and saw Lin Ao lying on the bed, old and thin beyond words, in this room that was filled with a strong smell of bitter herbs almost everywhere, Lin Xiaoyang couldn't believe it for a while, and didn't dare to accept it.

If Lin Ao, who was not lying on the bed at that time, was the first to open his mouth, he said to Lin Xiaoyang, who was standing in front of his bed with a look of disbelief, "My Yang'er, you are finally back, it's okay, my father is waiting for you to come home......

If it weren't for the sentence "My Yang'er", Lin Xiaoyang really couldn't believe it, this one was lying on the bed, looking dying, and it seemed that he would die at any time...... The old man turned out to be the one who held his little hand on the eve of his departure, his spirit shone, and his red face explained to him, "If you worship the master, you have to listen to your master", his ...... Father!!

Okay, after talking about Lin Ao, let's talk about it.

Hearing Lin Ao's question, Lin Xiaoyang, who was standing on the side of the bed and bowing his head with his hands clenched into fists, suddenly raised his head, looked straight at Lin Ao who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and asked with a surprised face: "How could my father know?"

As soon as the words came out, Lin Xiaoyang couldn't help but think: Could it be ...... His father, who called him in the middle of the night, was also, like his mother, trying to persuade him to give up the next day's competition for the sake of his eldest brother? If so, then he ......

It is true that it is undeniable that Lin Xiaoyang will come to Nanling County, which is misty and rainy, and hot and humid to participate in this year's martial arts conference, and deal with so many martial arts heroes (cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods) (void and snakes), which is completely not Lin Xiaoyang's original intention.

Lin Xiaoyang would come to this Nanling County over the mountains and mountains, just because Lin Xiaoyang first served the orders of his master, and then was stared at by his second senior brother, especially his second senior brother specially assigned Lin Zhiwu to accompany him all the way to this Nanling County......

It is true that on the way to Nanling County, Lin Xiaoyang had thought about escaping several times!

Needless to say, with Lin Xiaoyang's skills, it was completely easy for Lin Xiaoyang to escape unconsciously under Lin Zhiwu's nose, and not to be found by Lin Zhiwu and his second senior brother after escaping.

It's a pity that whenever Lin Xiaoyang prepares to carry out his escape plan at a critical moment, Lin Xiaoyang can't help but think of their master who is far away on the top of Qin Mountain and his second senior brother Zhu Zimo, and can't help but think of how disappointed their master and his second senior brother would be if he ran away like this......

As a result, since he was a child, Lin Xiaoyang, who has been taught that the teacher's life is like a mountain, that he cannot disobey the teacher's order, that he must respect the teacher, be friendly to his brothers, not deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, and that he cannot be discordant with his brothers, and that he must know the kindness of others and so on...... Gave up all thoughts of escaping.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoyang was really helpless to come to Nanling County.

Since everyone else has already come to this Nanling County, naturally they can't come in vain!

So, Lin Xiaoyang temporarily signed up and participated in this year's martial arts conference.

Although Lin Xiaoyang still looked reluctant when he signed up for the martial arts conference, when Lin Xiaoyang was in the martial arts competition, he was definitely more serious and attentive than anyone who also came to participate in this martial arts conference.

All those who have watched Lin Xiaoyang's first three competitions said that Lin Xiaoyang worked so hard to compete for the throne of the martial arts alliance leader!

However, the fact is that Lin Xiaoyang worked so hard to participate in the competition and win hard, not for the position of the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance at all. It can even be said that even if the throne of the martial arts alliance leader is placed in front of Lin Xiaoyang, Lin Xiaoyang will only disdain him.

The fact is that all the efforts made by Lin Xiaoyang at the martial arts conference are just to give them an explanation for their master......

Lin Xiaoyang has always felt that their master has raised him for more than 18 years, and in the past 18 years, their master has taught him fist and foot kung fu, taught him light body kung fu, taught him internal strength, taught him the principles of life, and taught him to distinguish between right and wrong......

In the past 18 years, their master has taught him a lot of things, but he has never asked him to return half a cent! Their master is the most powerful and best master in the world!

In the past eighteen years, the only request that their master has made to him that has nothing to do with martial arts practice is that he must participate in this year's martial arts conference.

Since he came to this Nanling County on the orders of his master, and since he went to the ring of martial arts, then he must win to the end!!

He Lin Xiaoyang has studied art for 18 years, and if he can't just go down the mountain, he will let the world look down on their master! He can't let the world feel that their master's ability is no more than Erer! This is related to the reputation of their master, and he absolutely cannot back down!!

Having said so much, it is nothing more than that Lin Xiaoyang had a complete intention and never wanted to get involved in this year's martial arts conference.

But!!Whether Lin Xiaoyang wants to participate in the martial arts conference or not, it is Lin Xiaoyang's business. Whether Lin Xiaoyang wants the throne of the martial arts alliance leader or not, that is also Lin Xiaoyang's business, and others, even Lin Xiaoyang's parents, have no right to interfere.

So...... I was repeatedly persuaded to give up the final competition, and this feeling is really ...... Hehe...... It's uncomfortable!

When Lin Xiaoyang, who was standing in front of the bed, had a lot of thoughts in his heart, Lin Ao, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, pulled out a weak smile and said, "I have been a husband and wife to your father and your mother for more than 30 years, cough cough...... What is going on in your mother's heart, how can a father not know? What's more, just how much your mother loves your eldest brother, ahem...... It's not hard to predict what your mother will do tonight. ”

After Lin Ao's words were finished, Lin Xiaoyang didn't answer, nor did he look at Lin Ao, but just stood in great silence.

It's not that Lin Xiaoyang doesn't want to talk to Lin Ao, it's really what Lin Ao said, Lin Xiaoyang doesn't know how to answer it!

"Father, I don't know if you let the child come tonight, but what are your orders?" After being silent for a while, Lin Xiaoyang considered his words so carefully and asked respectfully.

Looking at Lin Xiaoyang standing in front of his bed, Lin Ao opened his mouth and said in his weak and old voice: "Yang'er......! I am very happy to be a father, and I have an indescribable sense of pride in having a successor. Actually, if you really want to talk about it, you and your eldest brother are siblings of the same mother, so whether it's you, cough cough...... It's still your eldest brother who is the leader of this martial arts alliance, and he is happy for his father.

The results of the third round of the competition are there, no matter the two of you, who is the leader of this year's martial arts alliance in the end, and the left is not the position of the leader of this year's martial arts league, cough cough...... Always in our Lin family. But, Yang'er, compared to your eldest brother, my father is more interested in you, do you know why to be the leader of this martial arts alliance?"

Facing Lin Ao's eyes, Lin Xiaoyang replied innocently: "Please forgive the child for being dull, the child doesn't know." ”

Slowly shaking his head, Lin Ao sighed helplessly: "You kid, don't look at you like this, you are actually smart......! I like to play stupid too much.

You had such a strange temper when you were a child, but now in a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and you haven't said anything about changing it. Ahem...... Since you don't know the answer, then the Father will tell you the reason for this tonight. ”

At this time, but seeing Lin Xiaoyang grinning at Lin Ao, he said, "What my father taught me was, and the child listened to it." (To be continued.) )