The most ordinary one-night landscape, but also to the city that never sleeps to the noise, added a bit of upward trend, the streets, people come and go, are all laughing and talking about how the stars in the sky are shining that night, and in addition, the hottest topic, is naturally the lord of the Lin family in the city, today's birthday feast.

The location of the city that never sleeps, in the imperial dynasty is a slightly remote location, although the royal family's control over here is relatively deep, but because of the special geographical environment, rich resources, there are many rare monsters, all forces have poured in, and from time to time there will be some reclusive old monsters, yes, the huge machine of the dynasty, can not help but be afraid, so the so-called complete control, is just a matter on the surface.

A world where martial arts is the wind and strength is admired has always been a situation where imperial power is secondary!

The Lin family, among the many forces, because of the support of the Ouyang family, and the latter is closer to the city that never sleeps, once something happens, it can also arrive at the fastest speed, and over time, the position of this overlord has gradually stabilized.

Today, the birthday of Lin Tianming, the head of the Lin family, is naturally concerned by the masters of the city, and many good deeds and echoers have also exaggerated, saying that the night that night is a gift from God for Lin Tianming, which adds a few halos to the top of the Lin family's head.

The spacious courtyard of the Lin family is already full of people at the moment, extremely lively, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere, and the people here are just following to join in the fun, they are not qualified to get close to those really high-ranking characters in the city that never sleeps.

In the hall in front of them, the number of people seemed to be not as large as those outside, but everyone knew that they were the ones who really controlled several resources of the city that never sleeped.

On the neatly arranged chairs, there are leaders from various forces in the city that never sleeps, for the Lin family, who is respected as the overlord, although the people here are convinced, but there is no way, after all, the strength is there.

At the same time, everyone was also secretly envious in their hearts, the Lin family was just an ordinary family, until Lin Tianming appeared, the entire family rose rapidly like a comet, they didn't know, why did the Ouyang family take Lin Tianming so seriously?

Even if there are often rumors, Lin Tianming is now full-fledged, and he is not satisfied with the remote command of someone above his head, and he also has a heart of disobedience to the Ouyang family, but all these words, when they arrive at Ouyang's family, it seems that they can't stir up the slightest storm at all.

Even in a family, between brothers, and uncles, there will also be power struggles, not to mention Ouyang's huge family, the struggle for power and profit is more serious, but in terms of attitude towards the Lin family, it is surprisingly consistent, that is, no matter what the outside world says, the Lin family has always won the trust and support of the Ouyang family.

On the top of the high platform in the hall, an old man in a brocade robe with still dark hair nodded to the guests below, and the smile on his face has never stopped because of the festivity, but the arrogant and reserved meaning of this smile is obvious, and it can be seen that he enjoys peace of mind for the flattery and good words of everyone.

This old man is naturally today's birthday star, Lin Tianming!

The Lin family has jumped from an inconspicuous small door to a well-deserved overlord of the city that never sleeps, such as Zhongtian, of course he Lin Tianming has such an arrogant posture, as for the heads and representatives of the various forces below, what kind of thoughts are in his heart, he is too lazy to pay attention to it, everything is based on strength, as long as he wants to, any of these forces will quickly collapse in the thunderous offensive of the Lin family.

With this self-confidence as the bottom, Lin Tianming of course has a lot of superiority in his conversations with these people!

Not long after, some forces arrived one after another, and everyone was surprised to find that the entire city that never sleeps, with a little prestige, was all in this hall.

"Lord Hongtong, the city lord who never sleeps, has arrived!"

"Young Master Ouyang of the Ouyang family has arrived!"

Outside the gate, two loud announcements made the noise in the hall and even in the courtyard disappear in an instant.

The former, the lord of a city, and the officials under the orders of the royal family, although they are not as good as the Lin family in terms of power, but with the words of the royal family on their foreheads, it is something that Lin Tianming of the Lin family does not dare to provoke easily.

And the latter is the young master of the Ouyang family, the future patriarch, this kind of identity, compared to Hongtong, the lord of a city, I don't know how much higher, and he is his benefactor Lin Tianming.

Therefore, Lin Tianming, who was reserved and arrogant, also stood up from the first place for the first time today, personally went to the door of the hall, greeted the two people, and led them to the other two chairs on the high platform to sit down.

"Hehe, Lin family master, congratulations!" On the right hand, the middle-aged man in a fancy costume said with a smile on his face: "Knowing that Brother Lin is your birthday today, not only the city lord has prepared a big gift for you, but the royal family has also prepared a generous gift for your brother, Lin family master, you are like Zhongtian!"

In one sentence, the title was changed again and again, and everyone was inexplicable, but those with good brains heard some flavor from it, and the royal family was already a little dissatisfied with the strength of the Lin family in the city that never sleeps. Seeing this, most people's smiles have a vague and inexplicable meaning.

"Come on, send the gifts prepared by the royal family and the lord of this city!" said the middle-aged man in a fancy costume still with a smile, as if he didn't know how his words would make everyone in the audience feel.

"Yes!"

When the words fell, a few attendants had already presented the gifts, and everyone saw them, but they were just two calligraphy and paintings, and it seemed that there was nothing special about it.

Lin Tianming's brows furrowed slightly, and he immediately stretched out, and said with a smile: "So, thank you for your gift from the royal family and the city lord." After speaking, with a wave of his hand, he asked people to take the gifts, and then, without looking at them, let people put them directly into a pile of gifts.

The corners of the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes raised the corners of his mouth, and said lightly: "Brother Lin, why don't you open it and take a look, and let all the guests see what the gift from the royal family is, so that they can also feel the majesty of the royal family!"

Lin Tianming's face was shocked, and he glanced at Ouyang Shi who had not spoken on the left, the latter nodded calmly, Lin Tianming immediately laughed, and said: "Since the royal family is so loving, then Lin Mou will also take a look, what is it that Your Majesty gave to Lin Mou today?

In the main hall, the two scrolls were opened together, and everyone looked at it, and after only a moment, their faces changed, so that everyone's hearts were filled with a touch of schadenfreude.

The picture scroll on the left is a very ordinary painting brought by a middle-aged man in a fancy costume, on which a fierce beast stands on the top of a mountain, proudly looking at the beasts crawling on the ground below. The meaning of such a painting is also very much in line with the status of the Lin family in the city that never sleeps.

The picture scroll on the right is the gift of the royal family, on the picture scroll, or the beast before, still roaring in the mountains and forests, the difference is that although the beast is arrogant, but from the endless sky, suddenly stretched out a big hand, pressing on the top of its head, as long as the former moves slightly, the giant hand will be blatantly pressed, the beast will be smashed to pieces.

"Master Lin, how are these two paintings?" said the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes with a smile at the moment.

"Yes, it's good, take it!" Lin Tianming said expressionlessly, the slightest murderous intent was already spreading in the depths of his eyes.

"The painting is very good, it can be seen that the royal family has good intentions, Master Lin, you deserve it. Ouyang Shi suddenly said loudly.

Everyone was stunned, there was no doubt that the Ouyang family had already resisted, and they couldn't help but be angry and jealous of the Lin family!

Ignoring the sneer of the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes, Ouyang Shigu said to himself: "Master Lin, I came here this time, and my father still has a message for me to tell you." ”

"Ouyang Shi's nephew, please speak!" Listening to Ouyang Shi's words, Lin Tianming's face suddenly seemed to bloom.

"My father said, the Lin family is loyal to my Ouyang family, and over the years, they have made countless contributions to the Ouyang family, so all the elders in the family agreed, and the Lin family will appear in the dynasty as allies, and anyone who wants to be unfavorable to the Lin family, the Ouyang family will be eliminated as soon as possible. ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell into silence, but the silence did not last long, it was replaced by a burst of exclamations, who doesn't know, the Lin family is a subsidiary branch of the Ouyang family, and the ally said, although it can't change that the Lin family is still attached to the Ouyang family, but Ouyang Shi's attitude has shown that from now on, the Ouyang family will not have any scruples, that is, the royal family, and the Ouyang family will not regress.

Thinking of the huge power of the Ouyang family, those who had gloated about the Lin family in their hearts before couldn't help but swallow hard, for fear that their minds would be excavated and then hit by madness.

"Uncle Lin, the birthday feast can begin, the little nephew is hungry, presumably the city lord Hong is also hungry, right?"

Lin Tianming laughed and said, "Ouyang Shinephew, Hong City Lord, please!"

Hong Tong's face tightened, but he didn't say anything, he looked very unhappy, but the moment he lowered his head, there was a chilling meaning in his eyes that quickly passed.

"Lin Tianming, I'm afraid today's birthday feast won't go as you wish. ”

In the peaceful hall, a cold voice suddenly came in from outside the mansion, and a moment later, a woman in a dark red shirt flashed in, looking directly at Lin Tianming, whose face was suddenly gloomy.

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