Chapter 26
Clear skies, scorching sun.
However, Ling Chen's heart was incomparably cold, and it was an ice-cold feeling that was no greater than his heart's death.
He is the young patriarch of the Ling family, a young genius on the sixth level of Qi refining, the first in the last competition, and the first in this competition. So many halos shrouded his head, making him like the stars and the moon, becoming a young Ling family. The center of the generation, attracting attention and respected status.
However, at this moment, his hair was loose, his eyes were dull, and he fell there in despair, with a bright red slap print on his face.
"I'm defeated, completely defeated..." Ling Chen lowered his head, his self-confidence had completely collapsed, and there were only two moves in total. The first time was when Ling Xian saw through his weakness and thus defeated him. At that time, he thought Ling Xian was a fluke. , even if it's not a fluke, it can't be his opponent.
The second time, he was very confident, thinking that with the Canglang Sword Art that broke through to the seventh realm, he would definitely be able to defeat Ling Xian, but he was defeated by Ling Xian again, and it was completely broken from the front. The strong blow to him made him finally realize how ridiculous he was at the beginning.
He was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, while Ling Xian only had the fifth level of Qi Refining, which was one level apart, but he was defeated in the face-to-face spell duel.
The Canglang Sword Art, which he regarded as the supreme secret scripture, had no resistance at all in front of the big hand that covered the sky and the sun, and was turned into powder. If the two have the same cultivation level, doesn't that mean that he is not even qualified to fight against Ling Xian?
Thinking of this, Ling Chen's heart became even colder.
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous." He lost his soul, and there was a smell of death in his whole body, and he could no longer see that kind of arrogance and arrogance, and muttered to himself: "I actually wanted to make him lose face and ruin his reputation. I didn't expect that in the end, I was knocked down to a point of no return..."
"If I had known today, why should I be in the first place?" Ling Xian sighed softly and said, "If you don't come to provoke me, and you want me to be ruined and ruined, then you are still the young patriarch who enjoys reverence, and you won't end up like this now. Sub-pattern."
After this battle, the genius Ling Chen is considered a waste. Although his cultivation is still there, his Dao Heart has been broken. If he can't rebuild his Dao Heart and strengthen his beliefs, then in this life, Ling Xian's great power to defeat him will always accompany him. He became the nightmare he always feared.
Ling Chen raised his head abruptly, his eyes flashed with bitter hatred, and sneered: "No need to say more, the winner is the king and the loser is the thief, I don't need your mercy, but you remember, sooner or later, I will take care of you. You plunged into the abyss, snowing today's shame!"
"I don't know what's wrong, I don't know how to introspect, I'm obviously going too far, but I'm putting the blame on others." Ling Xian frowned and said, "If you take today's incident as if I'm deliberately humiliating you, then I have nothing to say. can be said."
If Ling Chen can really afford to lose, and treat Ling Xian with a normal mind, but just regard him as a mountain that must be crossed on the road to immortality, then he may one day reshape his mind and make great progress in his cultivation. But now his mind is full of resentment towards Ling Xian, and the shame of that slap, I am afraid that he will be immersed in hatred in this life, and it will be difficult for him to improve his cultivation.
"I'm the young patriarch of the Ling family, and it's not your turn to teach me a lesson." Ling Chen's face was full of resentment, and he said: "Remember me, one day, I will humiliate you. I will give it back to you ten times and a hundred times, so that you can also taste the pain of being knocked down from the altar!"
Ling Xian's eyes turned cold, and he was moved to kill.
At this moment, Ling Tianqing descended from the sky and slapped Ling Chen on the other side of the face, but this slap was much lighter. After all, it was his own flesh and blood, so he couldn't bear to be cruel.
"Father..." Ling Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted like crazy: "You beat me? You actually beat me for a sidekick?"
Ling Tianqing looked at Aiko in distress, but he had to be ruthless, and snorted coldly: "I'm hitting you up! Look at how you look now,
Arrogant, ignorant of self-examination, arrogant and domineering, at every turn, Ling Xian will be ruined, and if he wants to die, how could I give birth to such a wicked son as you? "
"Father, to put it nicely, he is a collateral child of the Ling family, but to put it badly, he is my servant of the Ling family. What if I want him to live rather than die? That's why I look up to him, but you actually taught me a lesson for a slave?" Ling Chen's expression was agitated, and he didn't choose what to say, but he didn't realize that as soon as he said these words, everyone's eyes changed to him.
Some words cannot be said on the surface.
It is true that the ancestors of most collateral children are servants of the Ling family, so the direct descendants bully them on weekdays and do not treat them as people of the same clan. This is a potential rule of the Ling family. on the bright side.
However, at this moment, Ling Chen's fluttering words tore off the fig leaf, and what greeted him was the anger.
The descendants of the direct descendants are okay to say, but they frown slightly. After all, everyone has done such things as bullying the collateral descendants, and they have said things like slaves in private.
But the children of the collateral line will not do it. Our ancestors threw their heads, shed blood, and made great contributions for the Ling family. Why do you treat us as slaves, oppress us wantonly, and don't treat us as human beings?
One by one, they were filled with anger, and their eyes were full of anger. If it wasn't for the fact that the patriarch stood on the stage, they would have rushed up and tore Ling Chen to pieces.
"Idiot! How can such a thing be said on the bright side? This is terrible. If it is not handled properly, I am afraid that the conflicts that have accumulated for a long time between the direct line and the collateral line will break out completely!" Second Elder Ling Tianjiao was full of face concern.
"I believe that eldest brother can handle it well. This is the end of the matter, and it is useless to hurry now." Ling Tianxiang frowned. This matter is quite tricky. Since the establishment of the family, there has always been a conflict between the direct line and the collateral line.
The direct line is high above, enjoys sufficient cultivation resources, and usually takes pleasure in bullying the collateral line. And the children of the collateral line have a low status, and the training resources that can be received every month are pitiful.
In fact, what they want is nothing more than fairness, but there is no fairness in this world.
Therefore, the contradictions have accumulated little by little, but they have scruples with each other, and it has not been a big problem.
But today, Ling Chen's words became the fuse, detonating those injustices, those dissatisfaction, and those contradictions.
"Patriarch, why does he say that we are slaves? Please give us an explanation!" Such a sentence suddenly appeared in the crowd, followed by an overwhelming voice.
"Yes, do you think so, Patriarch? If not, give us an explanation!"
"The Ling family can have its current glory, and our ancestors have contributed to it. Is it that the Ling family treats the younger generations of us who have made great achievements?"
"It's so chilling, but any dangerous task is always done by our sideline. Why can your direct line be able to sit back and enjoy it and get something for nothing? Why? Give us an explanation!"
The crowd was outraged, and every side disciple had a dissatisfaction on his face, vowing to seek justice.
Ling Tianqing's face was sinking like water, and his headache was endless. He really didn't expect that his son would say such a thing, causing him to be in a dilemma now.
Explain to what?
Do you want to kill Ling Chen by yourself?
"You evil son, look at the trouble you caused!" Ling Tianqing really wanted to slap him, but after all, it was his own flesh and blood, how could he be so cruel?
"I..." Ling Chen also realized that he had made a blunder, but it was too late to regret it, so he quietly took a step back, fearing that the excited sidekicks would come up and strip him alive.
"How do I usually teach you that the Ling family is an inseparable whole, regardless of direct lineage and collateral lineage. I didn't expect you to think of the family's children as slaves. How could I give birth to such an inseparable thing like you?" Ling Tianqing was heartbroken and hated that iron could not become steel.
It wasn't acting, he really thought so, and taught Ling Chen the same way.
Unfortunately, the tiger father gave birth to a dog.
"Patriarch, give everyone an explanation, otherwise today's affairs will be difficult to be kind." Ling Xian said.
Ling Tianqing let out a long sigh. He could forcibly suppress the opinions of those collateral children, as long as their fathers and grandparents did not come out to make trouble, but Ling Xian's words had to be carefully considered.
Because Ling Xian was the victim, and the peerless talent he showed today made Ling Tianqing know that once such a talented person grows up, he will be invincible and sweep all directions, which can ensure the long-lasting prosperity of the Ling family.
What's more, the key to the Ling family's ability to survive the crisis in the future mostly lies with him.
How could he not pay attention to Ling Xian's opinion?
Just when Ling Tianqing was in a dilemma, a ghostly figure passed by and appeared on the martial arts arena.
It was an old man in sackcloth with white hair and white beard.
"Uncle Yun, why is your old man here?" Ling Tianqing walked quickly to the old man, bowed and saluted.
The old man in linen hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "This old man is a slave, the eldest young master is the head of the Ling family, don't break me."
"Uncle Yun is joking, in the entire Ling family, who would dare to call you a slave?" Ling Tianqing said.
"Haha, the young patriarch dares, he didn't say it just now." The old man smiled slightly.
"This..." A trace of embarrassment flashed across Ling Tianqing's face, and he said, "The dog is naughty, you must never know him in the same way, I will teach him a good lesson."
"Okay, the old man won't talk nonsense, just get straight to the point, and show up today to pass a hand letter from the master." The old man waved his hand, and a piece of rice paper appeared out of thin air, and slowly flew to Ling Tianqing's hand.
"Today's matter, the master has been watching from the back mountain. This is his advice to the eldest young master. To listen or not to listen, it is entirely up to the eldest young master to decide. After all, you are the head of the Ling family now." The old man said sternly.
As soon as the voice fell, the person disappeared, leaving Ling Tianqing blankly looking at the rice paper in his hand.
There is only one word on the paper.
waste.