Chapter 8 Family
"I don't accept it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Changqiang rushed onto the stage and said loudly in front of the stunned eyes of Lin Dong and others: "I have something to say, please listen carefully!"

"The Lin Clan Competition is a big deal. Losing is usually defined as being defeated or knocked out of the ring. Among the top five in today's competition, Lin Dong won one match, and I am not talented, but I have never lost a single match. The rest of them lost one match each! Therefore, it is reasonable that Lin Dong should be first, I should be second, and the rest should be tied for third!"

"I've finished speaking. Who's in favor and who's against?"

For a moment, the entire trial hall was silent, and one could hear a pin drop. Almost everyone stared at Lin Changqiang in amazement, unable to speak.

Only Lin Dong held his forehead helplessly, guessing that Lin Changqiang was angry because Lin Hong failed to defeat Lin Xia and slapped him in the face.

Gradually, some people came to their senses and thought about Lin Changqiang's words, and whispered to the people around them.

"Does what he said seem to make sense?"

"Hiss—this kid is so talented!"

"I'm just a passerby, and I'm telling you the truth, it's true, how can you win if you fall off the stage?"

Even Lin Hong was confused. Although he felt that something seemed to be wrong, he just couldn't think of how to refute it.

In the trial hall, as the discussion among the crowd grew louder and louder, seeing that everyone was tending to agree with Lin Changqiang's statement, Lin Hong suddenly became anxious. He quickly jumped onto the stage and started shouting.

"I object! We have never fought each other, why should you be ranked ahead of me?"

Unfortunately, while he was talking, Lin Changqiang had already put his left hand into his pocket and was secretly activating his energy, waiting for the boy to jump up!
Seeing this, he said no more and rushed to Lin Hong in one step. While the other party had not reacted and had not yet activated his Yuanli, he used his backhand to hit Lin Hong's chest with a powerful Eight Desolate Palm, blasting him away.

"Now, have we fought?"

Lin Changqiang snorted coldly. He would not talk about morality when dealing with this evil person who was always thinking about minors, especially his own sister (this did not imply anyone), even though Qingtan was actually adopted.

The crowd in the audience just saw Lin Hong rushing to the stage in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, he saw his body flying out of the ring like a kite with a broken string, and fell flat on his face...

The entire trial hall fell silent again. No one had ever thought that Lin Hong, who was going to be the first place in this clan competition, would be knocked away so dramatically. Only Lin Mang clenched his fists and took a step forward with his left foot. However, when he saw Lin Zhentian sitting in front of him, he gritted his teeth and stood back in place.

"Lin Changqiang is also at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm!"

Feeling the energy emanating from the other party, Lin Xiao was stunned. After a moment, his body suddenly trembled, and then he suddenly looked at Lin Dong, with ecstasy suddenly appearing on his face.

"If what the spear says is true!"

Lin Dong swallowed his saliva. He felt numb all over under Lin Xiao's fiery gaze. He didn't know what to say, so he could only silently blame Lin Changqiang in his heart.

On the ground outside the ring, Lin Hong looked pale and his eyes were dazed. It was obvious that he had not yet recovered from the situation in front of him.

He never expected that Lin Changqiang, whom he had never looked at, was actually at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm, and that he could knock him away with one move! He simply couldn't accept this result!
"impossible!"

The gazes from all around made Lin Hong feel uneasy. He suddenly shouted, stomped his feet on the ground, rushed onto the stage again, and then rushed towards Lin Changqiang anxiously and angrily.

Looking at Lin Hong who was on the stage again and the furious Lin Mang not far away, and thinking of Lin Changqiang's temperament, Lin Dong couldn't help but frown and had a bad premonition.

“Dad, if the spear attacks Lin Hong again later, Second Uncle will most likely do something bad to him.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao quickly glanced at Lin Mang, then nodded seriously.

Lin Changqiang was not surprised at all when he saw Lin Hong rushing onto the stage. However, he did not want to attack Lin Hong again. God knew what would happen to Lin Hong if Lin Xiao did not attack, or attacked too late.

Having made up his mind, Lin Changqiang immediately led Lin Hong towards Lincoln who was at the edge of the ring, and stopped in front of him while the other party looked stunned.

"In this case, even if Third Uncle doesn't have time to take action, Big Uncle will be able to stop Lin Mang."

Lin Changqiang took a deep breath, turned around and fought with Lin Hong.

Although both of them were at the seventh level of Body Tempering, one had just finished a battle that ended in a draw and was thrown into confusion by the sudden encounter, while the other was calm and composed, looking fully refreshed.

Although one of them attacked like rain and used the Eight Desolate Palm with unparalleled ferocity, it was a little messy, while the other one used both hardness and softness, defending and fighting at the same time, and even handled it with ease.

The outcome of this battle was already determined before it began. After just a few moves, Lin Hong was slapped out by Lin Changqiang again and fell several meters away.

"Do you want to fight again?"

Lin Changqiang put away his hands and stood, looking calm and composed. However, it was this relaxed expression that made Lin Hong doubt his life.

“No, no… This is impossible!” Lin Hong struggled to stand up, panting heavily, “Why, why on earth is this happening? It’s clear that a month ago, you and Lin Dong were no match for me at all.”

"I'm sorry, I'm a cheater." Lin Changqiang said silently in his heart. At this moment, he actually felt a little empathy.

He never thought that he, who had rapidly improved himself with the help of the golden finger, had the right to look down on those who worked hard but had lower cultivation. After all, if he didn’t have the system and Lin Dong didn’t have the ancestral stone, then even if the two of them practiced and worked hard, they would not be Lin Hong’s opponents at this moment…

"Give up. You can't win. If it were any other time, you might still have a chance to defeat me, but you just went through a big battle today and your condition is really bad. So I can say that... my victory was unfair."

The voice was not loud, barely audible to a few people on the stage, but it stirred up a ripple in Lin Hong's heart.

"Are you feeling sorry for me?" He raised his head and looked at Lin Changqiang who was slowly approaching, with a few crystal tears flashing in his eyes.

"Whatever you think." Lin Changqiang curled his lips unhappily and stretched out his right hand to the other party, "Get up quickly, do you still need me to help you?"

After all, the other party was just a child in his teens who had not yet grown up. He was also his cousin, and blood was thicker than water. Although he always liked to bully Lin Dong, it would be fine if he just taught him a lesson. In the original novel, Lin Dong himself did not care, so why would he meddle in other people's business?
What's more...I wasn't the one who was bullied in the first place~

"..." Lin Hong stared at Lin Changqiang in a daze. It seemed that it was because of the sunlight shining on him, but he actually felt that Lin Changqiang exuded a warm and tranquil aura.

"Tsk, can you stand up or not? Can you behave like a member of the Lin family?" Lin Changqiang shook his hand unhappily. "If you don't accept it, stand up and fight with me again. If you accept it, hold my hand, stand up and wipe your tears. Why are you sitting there and feeling sorry for yourself? Are you letting outsiders laugh at our Lin family?"

“By the way, I’m still on stage!”

His originally fair little face turned red. He quickly wiped away the tears from his eyes with his sleeve, grabbed Lin Changqiang's right hand and stood up.

"You don't hate me?"

"???Why should I hate you?"

“…Because I often bully Lin Dong.”

"Tsk, how can I put it? If you were an outsider, I would definitely beat you half to death with Lin Dong, but since you are one of us, I will just treat you as someone who is ignorant and give you a little beating."

"So, you forgive me? But Lin Dong..."

"Lin Dong is actually very easy to talk to. Like me, he is very tolerant of his family. As long as you sincerely apologize, he won't mind."

It has to be said that the protagonists written by Mr. Tudou seem to be like this. They forget their grudges with a smile. Xiao Yan forgave the elders of the Xiao family, Lin Dong forgave Lin Hong and Lin Shan, and as for Lin Langtian...

Not to mention.

"……sorry."

"?" The voice was a little soft and the wind was a little loud, so Lin Changqiang naturally couldn't hear it clearly.

"I meant thank you."

"Hey, little thing."

Anyway, even if you want to bully Lin Dong now, you can't beat him...

"Boom! It is detected that Lin Hong's favorability towards the host has increased to sixty-nine, surpassing Lin Dong's sixty-eight. The target of the passive skill - Guerrilla has been changed to Lin Hong."

"??? You backstabbed me!"

Lin Changqiang opened his eyes wide, regretting that he had not said the second half of the sentence.

(End of this chapter)