THE LING TIAN LEGEND
episodes 226-230

Young noble, since you are eager to increase our strength, do you have something big for us to do?” Ling Jian asked.

Ling Tian then replied with a smile, “Whether there is something big for you to do or not will depend on how much all your strength can increase. If you can't reach my goal, it makes no difference to ask someone else to do it. Ling Jian, you should be aware that the First Pavilion is not the only power in my hands.

Ling Jian's body trembled as his face flushed red and he replied seriously, “ Rest assured young nobles, we will definitely increase our strength, even if we have to risk our lives! We will not disappoint you!”

“Mmm, do you have any other important news?” Ling Tian asked casually.

Ling Jian thought for a moment before saying, “No more.” Ling Jian felt as if Princess JiaoYue's demeanor looked strange and made him feel a little uneasy in his heart. But after thinking about it, Ling Jian decided not to mention the matter.

“I have news about the XiMen.” Family Ling Chen said, “The Violent Wind Gang sent a message, saying that XiMen BuRuo and XiMen Qing went to the Yang Family last night. They just left Yang Family around 11pm.”

Ling Tian nodded his head as a receipt.

Seeing that there was nothing for him, Ling Jian was about to leave!

The three of them then looked up at the sky and realized that the day was coming soon! A whole night had passed unnoticed!

Before Ling Jian left, Ling Tian said solemnly, “Ah Jian, if you are going to make a low-level mistake like this again, I will greatly doubt my judgment from then on!”

Ling Jian's body trembled, and he knew that Ling Tian was very unhappy with the matter today! After following Ling Tian for over 10 years, this was the first time Ling Jian had heard Ling Tian talking to him in such a tone! Ling Jian's body could not help but shudder.

Ling Tian then turned around and smiled, “Ah Jian, since I have a family, you guys and Ling Chen, I cannot die. So, even if it was for you guys, I would never give up! Even though you don't have as much weight as I do, you'll eventually have a family of your own. Next, you must answer me and be accountable to your brothers! So, we no longer hold the fate of our lives in our own hands. If we choose to throw it away because of the hot-blooded moment, we are nothing more than fools! Do you understand what I mean?”

While Ling Tian did not say much, Ling Jian's body was filled with sweat.

Yesterday, Ling Tian's shout was like a loud thunder on a sunny day and shook the entire Sky Bearing City! After which, he easily killed the fourth young master of the XiMen Family, XiMen Zhang. The height of his martial arts was unfathomable and his abilities were extremely ruthless. Four of the XiMen Family were killed on the spot in a miserable manner! These two things spread throughout the city like wildfire!

In just a short moment, all the different powers living in Smoky Thea Tower knew who the roar belonged to. After they found out who the roar belonged to, all of their faces changed in shock! Clearly, no one could imagine Ling Tian's silk pants to be a martial arts expert! At that time, each of them had the same thought, “For the number one silk pants in Sky Bearing as a disguise, what does this mean?”

Many of them then thought about how the number one fortune teller from Beyond Heavens, Ye QingChen, appeared in the Ling Family and came into conflict with the Yang Family. After which, they all came to the same conclusion: Ling Tian must be the successor to the secret of Beyond Heavens! If he really was the successor of Beyond Heavens, then the appearance of his usual silk pants would be fully explained!

Despite the fact that every successor of Beyond Heavens possessed outstanding martial arts and talented geniuses, the greatest trait was the fact that they would never interfere in worldly affairs! As the only descendant in the third generation of the Ling Family, it was impossible for him to distance himself from worldly affairs. The only option was for him to act like silk pants in front of everyone!

After the XiMen Family learned of this, they stopped all of their disciples from taking revenge with Ling Tian. While Beyond Heavens did not interfere in the worldly power struggle, they were not afraid of any provocation. If you want to seek death, I will definitely fulfill your wish! Even the XiMen Family did not want to provoke such an enemy! On the one hand, they sent the news back to the family to ask what they should do next. On the other hand, they found the Yang Family and showed their intention to form an alliance. No matter what, it was impossible for XiMen and the Ling Family to cooperate after Ling Tian killed XiMen Zhang! Since it was impossible for them to cooperate, the XiMen Family needed to form an alliance with the other party who would never cooperate with the Ling Family, the Yang Family!

Third Master Yu is currently furious! Even though he was very straightforward, he was definitely not a fool! After receiving this news, he immediately realized that young noble Ling Jian must be Ling Tian, and also the one who beat him up earlier! Originally, Yu ManTian wanted to immediately find that hateful brat for revenge. With the complex situation in Sky Bearing, it was no wonder that the Ling Family became the target of many parties. To think that this brat really wants to compete with me in all the scientific arts! What difference does this make to ridicule me! Thinking of that, Yu ManTian almost wanted to bang his head in embarrassment!

However, he had bet with Ling Jian. If he could not defeat the combined strength of some brats, he would not find trouble with Ling Tian! In just a short moment, the frustrated Third Master Yu had paced back and forth several hundred rounds in the room! He was like a frustrated dragon trapped in a cage!

As for Xue Leng and Xue Fei, they sent the news back to their family head, Yu Man Lou, as quickly as possible. Regardless of how big or small the matter was, they reported it back to Yu Man Lou, emphasizing on Yu BingYan and Yu ManTian's interaction with Ling Tian! They then wait for a reply. After knowing about Ling Tian's martial arts level, the two of them now felt very comfortable with regards to Yu BingYan's safety in the Ling residence! If their little princess met with an accident under Ling Tian's protection, the two of them might as well be useless!

As for the BeiMing and DongFang Families, they were suddenly silent! The BeiMing Family, who originally had a close relationship with the Yang Family, was acting extremely abnormal. They stopped their disciples from leaving the family and began to hide their strength in such critical times.

As for the NanGong Family, they never expected Ling Tian to reveal his strength at such a time and in such a domineering manner! After deep consideration, NanGong TianLong was convinced that Ling Tian's move was an ingenious act! Although it was not very rare news for the NanGong Family to know Ling Tian's outstanding martial arts, it was still important. For Ling Tian to publicize his strength to the world, it was also the same as pressuring the NanGong Family to agree to his condition. After a series of discussions, their family decides that they have no choice but to go through an alliance. However, they were now scared and excited at the same time! For Ling Tian to show his strength in public, one of the Great Families would definitely be a sacrificial lamb for Ling Tian to show his strength! The NanGong family must have wished that they were not sacrificial lambs! For them to hasten an alliance with the Ling Family, it might be a good thing for them. After all, the ones who were sacrificed today could give them a powerful ally in the future.

The BeiMing Family must have considered such a thing as well, so chose to hide their strength at such a time! Facing the furious dragon that had just woken up from its slumber, and furthermore being in its territory, it would be foolish for them to be reckless in their actions.

No one could have foreseen that the various plans that all the different families had would be confounded by the sudden appearance of an unexpected person. All of this was involuntarily created by Ling Tian's actions! It is as the saying goes, ‘plant the seeds with great difficulty but do not sprout, plant willow trees casually and shade is formed’!

In the afternoon, Ling Tian sat under his wine rack leisurely with Yu BingYan in front of him. A table was in front of him as he painted a lush green scene around him. Ling Chen stood beside Yu BingYan, occasionally chatting with her and laughing out loud. These two girls obviously had a very close relationship.

Yu BingYan held onto her brush as she looked at the leaves on the wine rack with focus. Sometimes, he then lowered his head to paint a few strokes. Sometimes, he would bite the tip of his brush with a frown as if he was thinking hard.

Seeing Yu BingYan's focused appearance, Ling Tian frowned as he watched her. Finally, he could not stand it anymore and stood up, “Yan’er, the biggest taboo in painting is hesitation. How could a famous painter like you, paint one scratch every few minutes? If that were the case, you would never be able to form a complete painting in your life! If you do not have the perception of bamboo in your mind, how can you paint bamboo?! Do you really think that ‘have a perception about bamboo’ is something ordinary?”

“Have a perception about bamboo?! The complete painting ?! ” Yu BingYan blinked her eyes, “What is a complete painting? What does it mean to have a perception about bamboo?”

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Ai, if you don't have a scene in your heart, then how can you paint that scene? If an artist did not plan ahead of time, how could they display their talent on paper? Yan’er, you are blessed with superior intelligence, how can you make such amateurish mistakes? Definition of the perfect artwork.” Ling Tian sighed once, “....referring to your artistic skills, intentions, spirit, style, and core fused into one, it's the perfect art! You have skill and an outline of intent, but you've just been exposed to an artistic spirit, so sometimes your portraits are lively and sometimes lack passion. Spirit is basically a character in a work of art. For a beautiful work, a concept alone is not enough, one has to inject it with the character, then whether it is meat in the skeleton! As for style, it emphasizes on uniformity, one should always use the same style in drawing all things! An accomplished painter can say that the author of the artwork is an amateur if the style of the art is disorganized and messy. Lastly, the core of the painting should have some form of realism in it, for example a drawn flower will be able to attract bees and butterflies, and if a young woman is drawn, it will be possible to attract bees and butterflies, it should be able to trigger the hidden desire of a woman. Anyway, that's it. ” and if a young woman is withdrawn, it should be able to ignite the hidden desires of an ma. Anyway, that's it. ” and if a young woman is withdrawn, it should be able to ignite the hidden desires of an ma. Anyway, that's all. ”

At the last sentence, Ling Tian almost strangled himself to death because of his words; what nonsense was he spouting? While it may seem normal in the twenty-first century, it is highly inappropriate for this age. This is especially true for the last sentence!

Indeed, the two women protested while having their faces flushed red, but to Yu BingYan did not appear with a fist that was ready to hit Ling Tian, instead remaining thinking hard and muttering, instead, “How do I reach this state?”

Ling Tian secretly laughed at himself as he spoke, “That stage is the end of the painting, with your current stage, you can only be considered to have just crossed the threshold of artistic spirit. To reach the top, hi! Easier said than done!” Seeing the sad expression on BingYan's face, Ling Tian slightly softened his tone, “However, there is still a way! As long as this master was here, haha, this was no big deal. Did you not notice that Chen’er has improved greatly? This is all because of my teachings!”

While Ling Tian's sermon was initially half right, he did so because he wanted to pave the way for Yu BingYan to begin fusing the Dao of Art together with the Dao of the Martial Way. From Xue Leng, Ling Tian had learned that not only did Yu BingYan suffer from an incurable disease, she was also the representative for the sixty-year battle with the Shui Family, she was also the representative for the sixty-year-old battle with the Shui Family, so he made this plan. In fact, he was not very confident, so in order not to let Yu BingYan down too much, he could only use this twisting method to trigger her!

Based on his current condition, if Yu BingYan did not take a new approach and forge a new path on her own, then she would definitely lose and die in battle three years from now! This was something Ling Tian could not accept! Moreover, since this matter involved the honor of both noble families, and they did not accept a successor, Ling Tian could not find a better idea except for this.

Yu BingYan suddenly flinched and hugged Ling Tian's arm, pouting while shaking him, “No wonder why Sister Chen's painting always looks good, it turns out she is already approaching the top! Brother Tian, you must quickly teach me, I want to reach this stage as well!

Ling Tian put on a stern face as he replied, “Yan’er, not because I do not want to teach you, but this road is thorny and difficult to pass. his current achievements, and I don't want you to experience the same.”

Yu BingYan gently bit her lower lip as she firmly replied, “I will definitely succeed! If not, then I...” He could not finish his sentence even after a long time, his little face was completely red.

“If you fail, then you must become a young noblewoman; if you succeed, then you get a young noble as your husband! ” Ling Chen laughed out loud as he joked.

“Sister Ling Chen, you're bluffing me!” Yu BingYan could not help her embarrassment, throwing herself towards Ling Chen. Only after struggling for a while did they stop, sweating profusely. With her slanted hairpin and dazed eyes from exhaustion, both of them were beautiful sights to behold.

“Quick describe your idea. I want to hear how hard it is! ” Yu BingYan urged at this moment.

Ling Tian hid his smile as he glanced at her. He decided to throw another rope at him, so that he could fully control it, saying, “What happens if you end up crying and throwing a tantrum and asking to stop when it is too difficult? I think you better not, or even Chen’er will laugh at you!

Yu BingYan flared up and stubbornly said, “Brother Tian, you underestimate me too much! I am from the Yu family, and no one in the family gave up halfway!”

“Good!” Ling Tian stood up. “Starting today you will start the first phase. Every morning, you have to produce three paintings with specific characters and pass the evaluation of Chen’er or me. If you fail then you have to redraw! In the afternoon, you will cover your eyes with a piece of black cloth and redraw the three paintings. Only when I consider you suitable to pass the first level, you can proceed to the second level. ”

Yu BingYan could only breathe cold air, “Three paintings of character? Reprinted if I fail? Close my eyes and picture?? Are you planning to reap my life? How is this possible for humans?”

“Fear?” Ling Tian replied with a tinge of attention. “If you are afraid then you can forget about it. Back then, Chen’er also did the same, and even did it perfectly.”

“Who is afraid of whom?! Since sister Ling Chen can do it, I can too!” Yu BingYan glared at Ling Tian.

“Good! Since you are not afraid, then Ling Chen will be your superior from today onwards. If you are unable to complete your task for the day, then Ling Chen will tell you what your punishment is! Ling Tian ended the topic!

Therefore, he could use this opportunity to develop a strong foundation in painting for Yu BingYan, then use this to develop martial skills. With Ling Chen at his side to guide and protect him, it killed two birds with one stone.

The two women immediately agreed, looking at each other and smiling. Ling Chen, of course, understood Ling Tian's intention of letting him do this, so his smile seemed strange. Ling Tian glared at him before coughing twice to hide it. Realizing that his goal had been achieved and that he had nothing else to do, he sat back down, before suddenly jumping up when he recalled something. Turning to Yu BingYan she said, “Yan’er, now that you are considered in the doorway, remember this. Whatever you draw in the morning must be with your heart and that in the afternoon, with intention! When you have reached the stage of having a heart but not an intention, that is when your Dao has reached the stage of small success! These words about heart and intent were similar to martial arts books, so you could slowly sift through them and learn them. There are countless creatures and Taoists in the world, with countless paths for everyone to walk, but all paths ultimately lead to the same goal. Remember this!”

Yu BingYan had long since realized that Ling Tian was a hidden martial expert and definitely would not consider his words to be mere nonsense. He just muttered to himself, “Have a heart but no intention ..?” He seemed to have been thrown into deep contemplation.

A beautiful waiter walking at this time, “Young Miss, Madam requests your presence in the hall.”

Ling Tian straightened himself, asking, “About what?”

“Head of NanGong Family, NanGong TianLong has arrived, asking specifically to meet you.” The waiter timidly replied.

“Oh,” That's all Ling Tian answered before sitting back down. “NanGong TianLong specifically asked me? Should I show her face now? What joke! Just because he wants to see me, I have to run like a dog? Since when did the NanGong Family have such a big face?”

The waiter looked in shock. For someone with the identity of NanGong TianLong, to secretly come to Sky Bearing, to personally come to the Ling Family, and ‘ask’ to see the young noble, how honorable it is! However, their young nobles did not seem to return the favor at all!

“Go and tell the head of the NanGong Family that I am waiting for him here, and have him come to find me.” Ling Tian continued in a lazy tone. Since he has already surrendered himself to my doorstep, haha, it is better to go all the way!

The waiter hesitated a little, not moving, even stammered, “But the Madam said ..”

Ling Tian glared at him, “Go! Now!”

The Madam of the Ling Family, Chu Ting’er, was even more confused over this entire situation. The head of the NanGong Family, one of the Eight Great Families, actually came to visit them and was even polite and courteous to him! Fortunately, her name as the Goddess of Fortune placed her above the other women, and while chatting lightly with this big fellow, she constantly looked at the door, wondering why the boy had not come yet.

While the two of them were talking, they could tell that the other party had already shown signs of impatience, yet had no choice but to continue speaking, leaving the two equally distressed! His arrival to the Sky Bearing was supposed to be a secret, and coming to visit Ling Tian was even more hidden, so why did the Ling Family not feel as if this was an important matter! Even to make the waiter laze around, how could the news of him remain hidden?

Before long, the waiter sent to report the news came in a hurry. “Where is your young noble? Why isn't he here ?! ” Seeing that he had only come alone, Chu Ting’er asked with an angry expression.

The servant could only stammer, “The words of the young noble, said the young noble..” Sneaking a look at the expression of the Madam, he did not dare to continue.

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What did he say?” Chu Ting’er asked with a frown.

“The young noble said ... he will wait in his courtyard and the head of the NanGong Family can find him there.” after finishing that sentence, his back is full of sweat and his head is down. His young nobleman was too rude.

“That vile beast!” Indeed, Chu Ting’er became angry, “He actually dared to be rude! I'll go and..”

“Wait!” NanGong TianLong stand up, “Ah ah, don't get mad, Mom. This old man was the one who was here to visit him and I did have to go to find him. I thank the Madam for letting him know earlier. ” NanGong TianLong knows that Ling Tian is showing off his prestige in front of him. While he was extremely depressed in his heart, the current situation was much more critical. Thus, he still had a friendly smile on his face.

“Ah? Ah ah ah, the Head of the NanGong Family is too polite. You are indeed generous. ” Chu Ting’er face immediately changed, “Chun Tao, what are you waiting for? Quickly lead the way for the Head of the NanGong Family! Tell the damn brat that the Head of the NanGong Family is an honored guest of our Ling residence and he must not mistreat the Head of the NanGong Family.”

Seeing NanGong TianLong walk out with his servant, Chu Ting’er heaved a sigh of relief. His face then smiled as he muttered, “You little b*st*rd, just see if I will take care of you in the future! Hmph, you actually dared to keep me in the dark for so long! However, he was still much better than that wooden block father! This is how my son should be!” He then returned to his room satisfied.

Ling Tian had a friendly smile on his face with his slightly reddish cheeks and friendly appearance. He looked completely harmless with a harmonious smile in his eyes. He then calmly sat there as he assessed the Family Head of one of the Eight Great Families, NanGong TianLong.

NanGong TianLong has a square face, with a large nose and mouth and a face with a full beard. However, his eyes were filled with energy with a stocky and stocky body. On the surface, he looked exactly like Yu ManTian, a straightforward and brash man who did not know how to scheme. However, his calm river-like eyes and deep gaze told Ling Tian that he would be truly foolish to treat NanGong TianLong like a brash individual!

While Ling Tian was measuring NanGong TianLong, NanGong TianLong was also doing the same. Was the weak-looking teenager who looked like he was going to shy away from this conversation the number one silk pants in Sky Bearing? Is this the young noble from the Ling Family who recently revealed his terrifying strength and ruthless ways?! How many other unknown sides is this teenager?

You really can't judge a book by its cover! They both breathed in their hearts.

“It must be difficult for the Head of the NanGong Family to come from afar. How can I trouble the Head of the NanGong Family to visit me personally? Quick, sit down.” Ling Tian stood up warmly and handed him his seat, “Chen’er, serve tea to let the NanGong Family Head eliminate his fatigue.”

Inside the room, Ling Chen acknowledged Ling Tian's words and walked out with a set of tea.

“Head of Family might be here for NanGong Le's brother affairs, right?” Ling Tian took the initiative to start the conversation, sighing long while continuing in a serious tone, “While Ling Tian did not interact much with brother NanGong Le, I greatly admired his straightforward vibe of manhood. In order for brother NanGong Le to come to Sky Bearing, I originally wanted to establish a good relationship with him. Who would have imagined that the nightmare would happen so suddenly, and my brother was actually killed so brutally? For such talent to fall, it was truly the tragedy of the century! It really made me very sad to hear about that. Ling Tian should be the one to visit you, but I never expected the Family Head to consider me so important and make a personal visit. Ling Tian was completely overwhelmed with the help you showed me. Ling Tian's words were clearly no different from nonsense. In order for NanGong Le to have a straightforward ‘vibration male’, he might just display it in a brothel. As for when Ling Tian said ‘for talent to fall, it really is the tragedy of this century’, it is no different from nonsense! NanGong Le could not even compare to a coward, so how could he be considered a hero?

However, the effects of these words were still somewhat obvious, quickly closing the gap between the two. Especially after hearing someone mention the death of his son, NanGong TianLong revealed a painful expression, “That's right, Le’er's death must be avenged! Our NanGong Family will never coexist with the Yang Family!”

“Young master Ling is a smart person. Why should you test me like that?” NanGong TianLong laughed bitterly, “After this incident, the Yang Family tried various ways to cover it up and confused the entire incident. But no matter what, they could not hide the fact that the Yang Family was the ringleader of the incident!”

“Oh?” Ling Tian was completely confused. In fact, he also did not know why NanGong TianLong was so certain that the Yang Family was the culprit. Was it just because of the statements from the guards? It's impossible, right? How could an ingenious old fox like NanGong TianLong be tricked so easily?

“This old man does not believe that this is the plan of Yang's parents,” NanGong TianLong then said hatefully, “but he made one simple mistake. He should not try to pull the Ling Family into the entire affair! Only after he tried to withdraw the Ling Family was I convinced that Yang Kong Qun was the one who killed my son! He tried to cover up too badly and reveal his own flaws! ”

“How is it?” Ling Tian's doubts were no longer faked. He was completely confused by everything NanGong TianLong said. How did this old boy make such a judgment? While these young nobles are usually very intelligent, I am getting confused!

“The Ling family of young nobles has been fighting the Yang Family for over ten years and it wouldn't be too much to call your two families sworn enemies, right?” NanGong TianLong said as he sipped his tea.

“Ah ah, I dare not call us mortal enemies. However, both of our families serve the same imperial family and it is inevitable for us to have some conflicts. ” Ling Tian said calmly.

“Young noble martial arts are at a very high level and your wisdom far exceeds that of your peers. While you have faced the world with a different appearance, “NanGong TianLong paused for a moment before proceeding calmly,” is entirely acceptable for me to be unaware of your talent being thousands of miles away. However, this old man would never believe that Yang Kong Qun was completely unaware of this even after fighting your family for over 10 years! Let me ask you a question: if the NanGong Family and Ling are both seriously injured from fighting with each other, who will benefit the most from it?! It must be the Yang Family!”

“Oh,” Ling Tian let out a long sigh and finally understood the problem. So that's the problem! He could not help but smile as he added oil to the fire, “That's right, this young noble has fought with the Yang Family many times before and I have never lost. While this young noble has never been willing to be too humble, if you say that Family Head Yang is unaware of my abilities with his wisdom, not to mention the Head of the NanGong Family, not to mention the head of the NanGong Family, even I wouldn't be able to believe it. ”

NanGong TianLong patted his thighs agreed, “That's right! Yang Kong Qun clearly knew that you were a disciple of Beyond Heavens and had to hide your talent because of the rules of your sect. However, he still chose to blame Le’er's death to the Ling Family! He obviously wants my NanGong Family to fight against your Ling Family and Surpass Heaven! He obviously wants to push my NanGong Family to total annihilation! Who can't see through his scheming? Thinking of Yang Kong Qun still thought that his plan would work!” NanGong TianLong said with disdain.

* Cough cough cough*Ling Tian is drinking his tea and inevitably choking. The Beyond Heavens disciple? Where'd it come from?

NanGong TianLong was convinced that all his conjectures were perfectly logical with no flaws to be plucked. He was certain that he had revealed all of Yang KongQun's devious plans. However, NanGong TianLong had no idea that the Yang Family was completely unaware of Ling Tian's strength before this! As for Ye QingChen, who represented Beyond Heavens, she had only arrived at the Ling Family after NanGong Le's death. Just because of Yang KongQun's bad luck, he offended Ye QingChen.

As for Ling Tian being an Beyond Heavens disciple, it was truly NanGong TianLong's imagination. In the entire continent, other than Beyond Heavens, who could nurture someone like Ling Tian? Despite his young age, he had almost reached the pinnacle of martial arts! So, NanGong TianLong was not the only one who thought that way. Many of the other powers also made such guesses!

Even if Ling Tian publicly announced that he was not an Beyond Heavens disciple, no one would believe him for sure!

When the NanGong Family came to Sky Bearing, they were really arrogant in their actions and looked like their enmity with the Yang Family was truly irreconcilable! They did not even give Yang Kong Qun the chance to give an explanation! After that, all the other incidents happened one after another and Yu ManTian also coincidentally mixed into chaos. Through many coincidences, NanGong Le's death crime was fully pinned onto the Yang Family!

Even if Ling Tian announced that he was the one who killed NanGong Le, no force would believe him for sure!

“That's right,” Ling Tian said with a sigh, “if it wasn't for the NanGong Family Head looking far ahead and wise, Ling Tian would definitely be a scapegoat.” Ling Tian shook his head with******softly.

“The innocent will remain innocent,” NanGong TianLong said honestly, “even if things are not so clear, my NanGong Family will definitely not slander the innocent.”

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“That's right, the NanGong Family is a famous family from the southeast region and all who come out from there will definitely scent their name!” Ling Tian almost laughed out loud and he raised his teacup to NanGong TianLong, “Chen’er, bring the best wine in my room. My mood is good today and this young noble is going to have a drink with the Head of the NanGong Family. ”

“Ling young noble is too polite,” after NanGong TianLong rejected Ling Tian politely, he remembered the reason he came here today, “haiz, I am really embarrassed. This old man was here to seek forgiveness from young noble Ling. ”

“Oh?” Ling Tian's eyes twinkled but his tone was still indifferent, “What kind of evil did the Head of the NanGong Family do? Besides, I am still young and belongs to the younger generation. How could I accept such words from the Head of the NanGong Family? ”

NanGong TianLong's face wrinkled in misery, “Don't beat around the bush anymore. For the past few years, our NanGong Family was stupid and listened to that old Yang KongQun. To think that we actually have greedy thoughts and violate your Ling Family. I hope that young noble Ling will forgive us. ” As he said that, NanGong TianLong took out a small notebook and placed it on the table.

The moment they met, NanGong TianLong was already convinced that Ling Tian was not someone easy to deal with. Even before he had the chance to open his mouth, Ling Tian had led the conversation massively.

With regards to the alliance between their families and Ling Tian's condition, NanGong TianLong was confident that Ling Tian would definitely lead the conversation in circles if he did not mention it himself. While Ling Tian was in no hurry at all, his own NanGong Family could not wait any longer! Therefore, NanGong TianLong decided to be firm and take the initiative to offer a name notebook.

While he didn't seem to care much on the surface, he was already trembling under his cloak! These people were elites that the NanGong Family had spent a lot of effort to train! Once he handed it over, his NanGong Family would no longer be able to spy on the power of the Ling Family. Furthermore, their information net on the Sky Bearing would also be completely disbanded! From today, the NanGong Family will be blind in the Sky Bearing without any source of information!

The loss and damage suffered by the NanGong Family was not even foreseeable!

However, if they could form an alliance with the Ling Family, that loss would still be acceptable!

With an expressionless face, Ling Tian took the notebook in his hand and casually flipped through it before throwing it to the side. It was as if Ling Tian felt that the notebook was completely useless.

NanGong TianLong's eyes narrowed as he thought, This brat is really hard to deal with!

“Head of the NanGong Family,” Ling Tian's appearance turned serious, “because we are now open to each other, do not mix up personal and business matters. However, we need to be clear about some things. I believe the Head of the NanGong Family also knows that in the current situation, the Yang Family will definitely not dare to touch my Ling Family no matter how brave he is. So, my Ling Family can be said to be without worries and we definitely have the ability to watch the war from the sidelines! I wonder if the Head of the NanGong Family has anything to say about that?

NanGong TianLong let out a long sigh and said in a sad tone, “That's right. While the Ling Family did have some problems, they were not something difficult to take care of. With the wisdom of the young nobles, they would definitely not be a problem. This old man was still very clear about it. ”

Ling Tian nodded his head in praise and said, “With your NanGong Family desire for revenge, it will only be the same as me finding trouble for myself if our two families form an alliance!” Ling Tian said with a sigh, “I wonder what we should do?”

NanGong TianLong's face sank as he said, “If the Ling Family can help my NanGong Family, we will definitely thank you! Furthermore, this alliance was also very beneficial for the young nobles. If we can cause irreparable damage to the Yang Family, the Sky Bearing will belong to your Ling Family. Furthermore, your Ling Family has a close relationship with the Imperial Family and even if the young noble .. ah ah ah ah, it might not be impossible.

Ling Tian smiled and shook his head, “The head of the NanGong Family is wrong. To be honest, the current Yang Family is not something that should be feared by me! If not for the fact that I cannot personally ... moreover, it is clearly a taboo for my Ling Family to help your NanGong Family deal with the Yang Family. The Imperial Family will definitely be increasingly wary of us, and the consequences will definitely be great.”

NanGong TianLong hurriedly replied, “However, I believe that the consequences will be negligible compared to the benefits you will get!”

“One stays! Benefits!” Ling Tian leaned back on the bamboo chair and raised his finger, “In the end, it was all because of this one word: benefits! All so-called alliances had just formed on this one word. In other words, if you want me to help your NanGong Family deal with the Yang Family, that's fine! Let me see what kind of benefits I will get. Of course, if the benefits are not appropriate or suitable, then the alliance. ah ah, we do not need to talk about it further.”.

“This old man has qualified mentioned by the young noble before.” NanGong TianLong felt his heart itch with hatred.

“It's not a condition!” Ling Tian cut it off and tapped on the notebook lightly, “This list of names only shows your sincerity to cooperate. I just said that I would consider this issue if I had a list of names ..” Ling Tian paused for a moment before saying, “Chen’er, let the Head of the NanGong Family see the list of names we have prepared.”

Ling Chen acknowledged Ling Tian's orders and placed the list of names in front of NanGong TianLong.

Ling Tian then smiled, “NanGong TianLong can verify the details of these two rosters to see if we have slandered an innocent person! I think my judgment won't go too far!”

NanGong TianLong looked at Ling Tian with a doubtful look and took both lists of names. As he started flipping through the list of names, his face changed completely!

There were 70 to 80 names on the list of names that NanGong TianLong carried. As for what Ling Tian had shown him, there were over 200 names, 150 more than NanGong TianLong had brought! Furthermore, the names on NanGong TianLong's list were almost all on Ling Tian's list. Even if Ling Tian missed a few, no more than 10 were missed!

“Young nobles are indeed amazing, NanGong TianLong is amazed.” NanGong TianLong forced himself to remain calm, “Just list your name more than twice the length of my name. Ah, maybe..”.

Ling Tian sneered as an oppressive look came out of his eyes, “Head of the NanGong Family, with our status and surroundings, it is a joke for you to say something like that!” Ling Tian's face then turned cruel, “This is related to the survival of my Ling Family, the life and death of over 10,000 people! No need to talk about gentleness! In order to uproot all the trouble in the future, did the Head of the NanGong Family think that Ling Tian would really be compassionate? Do you really think that I would not kill more than a hundred innocent people? Ha ha ha..”

NanGong TianLong's back was already wet from sweat! What a cruel individual!

“So, this list of names is only able to show your sincerity and nothing more. To talk about the benefits and conditions, it is still lacking!” Ling Tian then took out both lists of names and handed them to Ling Chen, “If the NanGong Family Head is planning on giving me a list of fake names, we won't need to continue the negotiations! With this list of names here, the two of us can still continue to speak in harmony. At the very least, I will be willing to consider the sincerity of your NanGong Family! This is the true meaning of this list of names! This is the sincerity of your NanGong Family! As for the benefits of the alliance, ah ah, you cannot think of letting my Ling Family do all the hard work without success, right? ”

NanGong TianLong let out a long sigh. He never imagined that this important list of names of the NanGong Family was only enough to be exchanged for the right to negotiate! However, he still felt a lingering fear in his heart. Thinking that Ling Tian caught almost all the spies!

“Ling young nobles, while you don't really care about this list of names, this list of names represents more than ten years of hard work and effort of my NanGong Family. All the names on the list are the elite of my NanGong Family. To my NanGong Family, this is already a huge blow to us. For us to be willing to sacrifice like that, our sincerity must be clearly seen. I think I've done enough. ” NanGong TianLong tried to persuade Ling Tian, ”I never imagined that a young noble would have another condition. Does the young noble really think that my NanGong Family has fallen to the point where we are fish on the cutting board? Even if the young noble wants to exterminate all of us, does the young noble really think that you can suffer a loss? Are you willing to suffer such a loss ?! Please answer me!” When he said that,

“More than ten years of effort and hard work? The elite of the NanGong Family?! What does this have to do with my Ling Family? The fact that they are the elite of the NanGong Family makes the NanGong Family even more despicable!” Ling Tian stood up and faced NanGong TianLong's gaze without retreating. His voice had also become loud, “Ah ah, Ling Tian had no doubt that these people were the elites of the NanGong Family! However, who sent them down this path of no return? They're all dead! Who is the real culprit? If not for your NanGong Family's intention to swallow my Ling Family, would there be such a situation today? There is a cause and effect for everything in the world. Although this may be a great loss to your NanGong Family, it is nothing more than you suffering because of your own deeds done to my Ling Family! How can you blame others for your previous actions? Are you trying to use your family's mistakes as a negotiating tool? HAHA ...” Ling Tian laughed out loud, “Excellent joke!”

230

Regarding what the Head of the NanGong Family said about the state of your NanGong Family, I believe the Head of the NanGong Family is clear about it in your heart. This young noble is about 90% clear about the strength of your NanGong Family. Regardless of whether you will believe me or not, Ling Tian is extremely confident. However, the Head of the NanGong Family is unclear about my strength and the full strength of my Ling Family. So how can you estimate if we will be able to accept the loss?! Ah ah, NanGong Family Head, we are now talking about the alliance that your NanGong Family needs. An alliance is something that both parties should benefit from and has a common goal in mind. Especially if there is a party that takes the initiative. If the party taking the initiative cannot find any conditions to satisfy the other party,

NanGong TianLong's eyes turned ferocious as he looked at Ling Tian hatefully for a moment before his gaze became dim. Traces of anger could then be seen on his rough face as he panted for a while before finally calming down, “I wonder what condition the young noble wants? You can list it! ”

Ling Tian smiled, “After this battle, all the assets of the Yang Family in the Sky Bearing Kingdom will belong to my Ling Family. As for their assets outside of the empire, we will split them 60 into 40. I'll take 60 and you're 40. Your NanGong Family will only have the right to money but no right to interfere in the operation of such assets! What is the NanGong Family Head thinking?”

“You!” NanGong TianLong stood up and pointed at Ling Tian angrily. He was angry to the point that he could not say anything for a long time when his body trembled, “What do you think my NanGong Family is?”

Ling Tian sneered, “How can two people share a cramped bed? Does the Head of the NanGong Family not understand my intentions? For your NanGong Family to wish to enter the Sky Bearing, there is no room for discussion at all. If the Sky Bearings cannot belong to my Ling Family after the Yang Family perishes, what use are we to cooperate with? While Ling Tian is not smart, I will never accept losses. If we just turn the Yang Family into your NanGong Family, what does our Ling Family benefit from that? Just so that our Ling Family can have a new opponent? Ha ha...”

NanGong TianLong snorted, “Everything in Sky Bearing will belong to your Ling Family. It was originally in my plan and I had no opposition in that. I can still accept it if you take 60% of the other assets. However, why is my NanGong Family forbidden from interrupting their operations?! Doesn't this make too much sense? Does the young noble really want to treat my NanGong Family as just a runner to do your duty? Your condition is too harsh and we will not accept it!”

Ling Tian's eyes sparkled, “Ah ah, as the saying goes, ask for a price as high as the sky and pay the price of the earth. Since the NanGong Family Head is dissatisfied, what do you think we should do?”

At this moment, Ling Chen walked over with a bottle of wine and some dishes.

As Ling Tian had predicted, this girl did indeed bring out the strong wine that she served to the Xue brothers. Everyone around Ling Tian did not have a good impression of NanGong TianLong. For him to covet the Ling Family's assets, he deserved to die! Why should he be served good wine?

However, this low-grade wine in Ling Chen's eyes was still a fragrant wine unique to NanGong TianLong! The aroma of wine seeped out and NanGong TianLong gulped. After all, NanGong TianLong was the head of the family. After gathering his concentration, he continued, “If our two families work together, the Yang Family will definitely perish. Since our two families will work together, the profit sharing must also be fair. The Ling Family has successfully cleared the internal condition of your family and has overtook the Yang Family to become the number one family in Sky Bearing. The benefits of your Ling Family could be said to be enormous. However, the young noble actually demanded 60% of the Yang Family's assets outside of Sky Bearing! Furthermore, you still want to prevent my NanGong Family from disturbing them. It's a little too much.” NanGong TianLong originally wanted to say that he should be the one with 60% with Ling Tian taking 40% but decided to swallow his words. If he really infuriated Ling Tian today, it would be meaningless for him to hand over the list of names and every member of the NanGong Family in Sky Bearing would definitely perish. Such a loss was not something their NanGong Family could endure!

“This young nobleman has said before, ask for a sky-high price and pay the price of earth. Since the Head of the NanGong Family is not satisfied, you can state what you think. ” Seeing NanGong TianLong finished saying what he wanted, Ling Tian gestured for Ling Chen to pour wine for him.

“All assets outside Sky Bearing will be divided equally among us! Half each! We will not interfere with each other's operations!” NanGong TianLong clenched his teeth and made a concession!

***

“There is still no news?” Ling Tian frowned and swept the wine glass that NanGong TianLong had just used onto the floor.

“No news about Su HuaiRen and Little Chrysanthemum.” Ling Chen looked at Ling Tian's expression with slight nervousness, “However, since Northern Wei's Envoy, Meng LiGe, came to Sky Bearing, they did not move. They just moved to Smoky Thea Tower yesterday. I heard that the deputy envoys, Shi YiTan, and Meng LiGe were not on good terms. Shi YiTan seemed to make things difficult for Meng LiGe and there were even signs of Meng LiGe being locked up. It's really confusing.”

“Shi Yi Tan?” Ling Tian replied with ‘oh’. Suddenly, he laughed out loud as he spat out the wine in his mouth, “This name really makes me completely speechless! Shi Yi Tan's? A stack of dogsh*t? 1 Err. gosh, that's too disgusting. Ha ha ha..”

Ling Chen had never imagined that the name of this vice envoy actually had such a strange meaning. After hearing Ling Tian's explanation, his face turned red as he laughed out loud as well, “Young noble, I really don't know what's on your mind. Why do other people's names always differ in your mouth?”

Ling Tian laughed before frowning, “If that's the case, Meng LiGe's situation can be said to be precarious. Ever since Wei ChengPing sent him to Sky Bearing, Wei ChengPing definitely had his intentions. Now that the envoy and the vice envoy were fighting, it was clear Chen’er, let the Hard Wind Gang pay attention to the Northern Wei envoy. Make a report of all their actions since they arrived in the city and send it here. No matter what, Meng LiGe is Master Qin's junior brother and he can be considered as my senior uncle. Now that he is in my territory, I still have to take care of him. ”

Ling Chen nodded in response before saying with a smile, “Young noble, I never imagined that NanGong TianLong would actually agree to the harsh conditions provided by the young noble. The young noble really bullied the NanGong Family this time around. For a young noble to bully such a Great Family, while others might be able to do it again in the future, I believe such a thing is unprecedented. Chen’er amazed!”

Ling Tian shook his head with a serious look in his eyes, “NanGong TianLong is indeed the head of the family. He is capable! While the goal here might be to get revenge, maybe it doesn't happen again. The only reason why he approved of my condition was because he wanted to calm the Lingkun Family!”

“Why is that? Does he still dare to enter Sky Bearing?” Ling Chen could not understand. Could it be that their fierce quarrel earlier was NanGong TianLong's plan to buy some time?

“Not that. They have the intention to retreat. In other words, the Head of the NanGong Family was really scared! The only reason why he was still in the Sky Bearing right now was definitely not to deal with the Yang Family! It's just that he didn't resign himself to leaving the Sky Bearing before the matter here ended. Moreover, it was also because he was not confident of leaving here safely. That was the reason for today's negotiation! This old fox wants to test my attitude. So, I naturally had to become arrogant before finally calming down his mind. As for dealing with the Yang Family, the Head of the NanGong Family did not dare to take the risk. He was afraid that if both of their families were seriously injured, I would exterminate the two of them and take the pieces! The NanGong family initially did not understand our strength and would think differently.

“Oh so.” Ling Chen nodded his head but was still confused, “With regards to the young noble who revealed your strength yesterday, Chen’er is still confused by your intentions. Why do you expose yourself in front of all the heroes of the continent after hiding yourself for so many years? Isn't this too risky? Wasn't it a waste for years of our plan to be .. “

Ling Tian then smiled widely, “Chen’er, you don't need to worry. I naturally have my own intentions. ” He then changed the subject and asked, “Is the Old Lady in the attic or backyard? I had to find him to give him a list of names. It was still best for Grandma to take personal action for something like this. ”

“Mrs OId is in the hall,” Ling Chen then glanced at Ling Tian, ”I heard that the emperor was here to see Consort Ling Ran and Old Lady were there as the host. I heard from sister XiaoHe that the emperor will visit the young nobles later. ”

With Ling Chen's intelligence, how could he not understand what Long Xiang was visiting Ling Tian for? Ever since Long Xiang saw him before, Ling Chen had already understood that the emperor might have some thoughts about him. However, Ling Chen was not afraid in the slightest. While he was a servant, Ling Tian had taught him personally for many years. Not only did he possess Ling Tian's martial arts and scientific heritage, he was also greatly influenced by Ling Tian's character and he did not actually place this Sky Bearing emperor before him. He was more afraid of the fact that Ling Tian would be angry at him because of this, even if it wasn't his fault.

Indeed, Ling Tian's eyes narrowed as he said in a cold tone, “Birds are indeed gathering together! She and the canine empress were truly a pair made in heaven! Both are really trying to find death! He actually dared to have a luxurious design about you even after I revealed my strength, and even dared to come knocking on my door! Hehe, really give him courage!”