Chapter 36

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The Lin family mansion was a manor.

A European-style four-story house stood in the middle of the manor.

Pushing open the door, a luxurious aura assaulted his senses.

The ceiling between the first and second floors was opened, and a huge crystal chandelier hung down, illuminating the magnificent hall.

The guests were all dressed in luxurious clothes and looked extremely wealthy.

Lin Xiruo brought Wei Can into the study on the fourth floor.

Wei Can entered the room.

A slightly plump man walked over.

“Student Wei Can, thank you for saving my Ruoruo.”

The middle-aged man wore a white shirt with a vest made of silk.

His hair was well-combed, and he even had a small goatee.

In short, there was only one word.

Rich!

He was old-fashioned and rich!

Lin Xiruo’s father, Lin Tianbiao, walked over to Wei Can and excitedly pulled him into his embrace, patting his back vigorously.

Wei Can felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath. He coughed repeatedly and said, “Uncle Lin, I can’t breathe.”

Only then did Lin Tianbiao let go of Wei Can. He scratched his head in embarrassment and said, “Sigh, I was too excited. Please forgive me.”

Wei Can didn’t mind, thinking that Lin Tianbiao was such a person.

After that, Lin Tianbiao invited Wei Can to take a seat.

At this moment, Lin Xiruo asked, “Dad, where is my grandfather?”

Lin Tianbiao said, “Your grandfather has met a new master. He’s probably in the back garden now!”

The corners of Wei Can’s mouth twitched.

A new master…

Wasn’t that the Dark Shadow Dragon?

Lin Xiruo pouted, saying, “Didn’t grandfather say that he wanted to meet Wei Can with you?”

Wei Can didn’t understand Lin Xiruo’s meaning. He said straightly, “Uncle Lin, let’s get back to the main topic!”

Lin Tianbiao patted his head and said, “I almost forgot. I called you here today because of Ke Tu.”

“Ruoruo, you can leave first!”

Lin Xiruo released an ‘oh’ in dissatisfaction.

After Lin Xiruo left, Lin Tianbiao presented a photo album.

He took out a photo and gestured for Wei Can to come over and take a look.

The photo was black and white. It was a group photo.

At the same time, there was a banner at the top of the photo.

‘The 37th expedition team of the Ru Wen Mystic Realm.’

Wei Can’s pupils constricted.

The Ru Wen Mystic Realm!

This was one of the most mysterious and dangerous realms in the era of everyone taking up professions.

The Ru Wen Mystic Realm was located in the Desert of Death in the northwest of Country C.

Just the demonic beasts in the Desert of Death outside the secret realm could have the strength of an Eighth-Stage human!

It was also said that the ancestor of demonic beasts was in the Ru Wen Mystic Realm!

Since the start of this era, there had always been people who wanted to figure out the source of the demonic beasts.

Therefore, there was an expedition team to the Ru Wen Mystic Realm.

However, it was dismissed a long time ago.

Calculating the time, it seemed to have stopped at the 37th team.

“Uncle Lin, were you a member of the last expedition team in the Ru Wen Mystic Realm?”

In the group photo, there were four people on the far right side of the crowd. They had their arms around each other’s shoulders and were smiling happily at the camera.

One of them looked similar to Ke Tu, while the other was the young Lin Tianbiao.

The remaining two people’s faces were blurred as the photo was too old.

However, one could tell that the two of them were husband and wife.

He was different from his current appearance.

The young Lin Tianbiao had a strong figure and was dressed naturally and handsomely.

Lin Tianbiao looked at Wei Can and then at the photo.

“I was a member of the final expedition team. After our exploration, it was called off.”

“Why?” Wei Can asked.

Lin Tianbiao’s eyes turned serious, and his face darkened.

“Because of Ke Tu’s father!”

Wei Can suddenly understood.

Lin Tianbiao stared at the photo, lost in his memories.

Every expedition team would lose more than half of their members before entering the mystic realm.

However, in Lin Tianbiao’s team, everything went surprisingly smoothly.

Moreover, before them, there was even one person who had walked out of the Ru Wen Mystic Realm alive.

At that time, for the thirty-seventh expedition team of the Ru Wen Mystic Realm, the situation was not just good, but extremely good!

Everyone held hope and prepared to enter the Ru Wen Mystic Realm to investigate.

After all, as long as one of them came out alive, the information they brought would be a huge improvement for humans.

At this point, Wei Can had a question.

“Uncle Lin, I have a question.”

“I can guess it was Ke Tu’s father who betrayed.”

“But at that time, there were many experts in the team. At that time, the two of you were still young…”

Halfway through the sentence.

Wei Can stopped abruptly.

He realized that Lin Tianbiao’s body was trembling, and his eyes were turning red.

Wei Can subconsciously covered his mouth.

In the end, Lin Tianbiao’s face turned calm.

“Wei Can, have you heard of the Demon Spirit Association?”

Wei Can shook his head and his expression turned serious.

Lin Tianbiao sighed and said, “That’s true. The Demon Spirit Association is a secret. It’s normal that ordinary people don’t know about it.”

After a pause, he continued, “This Demon Spirit Association is a religious organization.”

“Their doctrine is that demonic beasts are sent by the heavens to save humanity, not destroy it.”

“At first, the higher-ups didn’t take the Demon Spirit Association seriously and let them develop.”

As he spoke, Lin Tianbiao’s eyes closed and opened again. His expression became ferocious and painful.

“In the Ru Wen Mystic Realm, there might be a secret of demonic beasts that is not beneficial to the Demon Spirit Association if exposed. Perhaps the Demon Spirit Association has already reached some kind of cooperation with the intelligent demonic beasts in the mystic realm.”

“In short, the day before we entered the mystic realm, we were ambushed by the Demon Spirit Association.”

“Because Ke Tu’s father has been leaking our coordinates.”

“I was the only one who managed to escape.”

After saying that, Lin Tianbiao clenched his fists, but he soon let go weakly.

After sighing, he said, “After that, the higher-ups of Country C were furious and decided to suppress the Demon Spirit Association.”

“Ke Tu’s father was arrested during that suppression and was sentenced to death.”

“Therefore, the Demon Spirit Association was gone for many years.”

“I didn’t expect that after so many years, it would finally reappear.”

“After that, for some reason, the expedition team was also called off.”

After Wei Can was secretly shocked, he also guessed what happened next. He asked, “Uncle Lin, after you escaped, you adopted Ke Tu?”

Lin Tianbiao nodded.

“Yes, after all, the child was innocent.”

“I let the butler adopt him.”

“After that incident, Ke Tu was still young. I hid his father’s true identity and actions.”

At this point, Lin Tianbiao pounded his chest. “But I never thought that this Demon Spirit Association would come to him and tell him that I was the one who caused his father’s death!”

Wei Can sighed.

The love and hatred in this wealthy family was even more complicated than on television.

Then, Lin Tianbiao added, “Wei Can, I invited you here partly to thank you for saving Ruoruo.”

As he spoke, he took out a well-made business card. “If you have any problems in the future, feel free to call me. There’s nothing I can’t handle in City H or even Province N.”

“The other reason is to tell you about Ke Tu.”

“I know Ke Tu’s personality very well. He will seek revenge for the smallest grievance.”

“He will definitely find trouble with you in the future. Be careful. Also, if you really encounter Ke Tu, if you can spare his life, please show mercy.”

Wei Can found it strange.

After all this time, it was actually because of these things.

The man could’ve just let Lin Xiruo tell him.

After thanking Lin Tianbiao for his kindness, Wei Can left the study.

The moment he closed the door, Lin Tianbiao rubbed the black and white photo in his hand. The corners of his mouth curled up as he muttered to himself.