Ye Ling smiled without saying a word; to him, the profoundly unfathomable martial artist in their eyes was nothing more than an ant he could crush with his hand.
Just then, a quarrel erupted outside the courtyard door, followed by a loud bang as the Lin family's gate was smashed open by a Land Rover. As everyone was about to step forward and scold, they saw the Land Rover accelerate and drive directly into the inner courtyard, heading straight for them.
With a clang, the marble table was shattered, and the food and drinks were scattered all over the ground. The people of the Lin family were also in a disheveled state, angrily blocking the path of the Land Rover.
"Who dares to run wild in my Lin family's home? Do you have a death wish?"
Everyone was cursing and swearing when suddenly a hand swiftly slapped across their faces. After a few loud smacks, they were seeing stars, blood dripping from the corners of their mouths.
Lin Jianyang's face turned furious. He was about to slam the table and take action when his expression suddenly froze and he said with a trembling voice, "Tian Hu!"
A middle-aged man with a fierce look in his eyes got out of the car and stepped on one of the Lin family member's legs. With a crack, he broke the bone in half.
"Hehe, Lin Jianyang, you're still alive?" Tian Hu sneered before raising his hand and announcing, "But that's good because I'm here to declare two things."
"First, your daughter, Lin Xue, must marry me!"
"Over my dead body!" Lin Jianyang shook with fury.
"Ha!" Tian Hu looked at him with disdain and continued, "The second thing is that all of the Lin family's assets will serve as a dowry and be handed over to me entirely."
"Beast, you're courting death!" Lin Jianyang was beside himself with rage, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles crackled.
"Heh, Lin Jianyang, don't bother struggling, you're no match for me. Even the younger generation of my Tian family can beat you like a stray dog!" Tian Hu scoffed with a cold smile and signaled with his hand behind him, prompting a young man dressed in training attire to get out of the car.
"How dare you, Tian Hu, you're too arrogant! Our family head is a master of hidden strength. How could your family's younger generation be a match?" The people of the Lin family were so angry that their faces turned red; they clenched their fists and knelt on the ground, shouting, "Family Head, you must teach them a lesson, or else, how will our Lin family ever show its face?"
"Yes, even if we die, we must make Tian Hu, that bastard, regret it!"
"Fine, I'll stake my old life on it to protect the dignity of our Lin family!" Lin Jianyang said with a deep voice, his muscles taut as he walked towards Tian Hu and his accomplice.
Tian Hu didn't even bother to look at him, but the young man from the Tian family let out a cold laugh and swung his fist violently at Lin Jianyang.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Bastard, you dare to ambush me!" Tian Hu hissed through clenched teeth. He couldn't believe he would lose to a young man like Ye Ling. He was a top-five expert in Jinling City; how could he possibly lose to a young man?
"Hmph, an ambush, and you think you're worthy?" Ye Ling's eyes were full of contempt as he hooked his finger, "If you don't believe it, you can try again."
"Fine, this time I will use my full strength—you wait there to die!" Tian Hu hissed, his body suddenly tensing, the bones in his body making a cracking sound.
Right after that, he stamped on the ground fiercely, and his body shot out like a bullet, lunging towards Ye Ling.
The roaring airwaves shook the entire room, with everyone straining to keep their footing, faces turning pale as they watched the scene, their hearts seeming to leap out.
Ye Ling remained calm, as if he hadn't quite reacted yet, letting Tian Hu pounce above his head, a punch roaring towards his head like a wild beast.
Only then did he raise his finger, poking towards Tian Hu's incoming fist.
"Fool, my punch can smash through a steel plate, you think you can stop it with a finger? You're asking to die!" Tian Hu rejoiced inwardly, even imagining Ye Ling's fingers shattered and his head crushed by his punch.
But the next moment, he felt a piercing pain in his fist.
Just when he was about to retract his fist, he was sent flying by a tremendous force, his bones cracking and breaking.
With a thud, he was embedded into the wall.
Everyone was horrified, their faces showing disbelief.
The young people of the Tian family turned pale: "No, that's impossible. My second uncle is a master of the dark energy, how could he be beaten so badly?"
As he spoke, a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Ye Ling, you're courting death. You dare oppose our Tian family; all of you must die!"
With a loud bang, the iron gate of the Lin family's mansion was kicked open along with the wall, as figures charged in like cheetahs.
"Dark energy masters, eighteen dark energy masters?" Lin Jianyang's face was pale, his eyes wide with shock.
Eighteen dark energy masters, such power could sweep through the entire Jinling City, let alone a small Lin family.
The Lin family's guards didn't even have the courage to resist, throwing away their weapons and kneeling on the ground with their heads in their hands.