The Villain's Counterattack

"Grandpa, these two golden galls look too tacky. You'd better throw them away. Your precious grandson has prepared better things for you." As soon as they met, Lin Pingzhi started to act like a fool. He snatched the two goose egg-sized golden galls from Wang Yuanba's hands and handed him an exquisite sandalwood incense box.

As the leader of the Golden Sword Sect, although Grandpa Wang smiles all the time, he is the one who calls the shots at home. Not to mention his grandsons, even his sons are afraid of him. Only this little grandson is brave enough to snatch away the golden gallbladder that he has carried with him for decades.

Seeing Lin Pingzhi casually throwing the golden gall to his younger brothers and sisters and letting them roll around and play with it, Old Man Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head, pointing at him, not knowing how to react.

The sandalwood incense box was opened, revealing two goose egg-sized balls inside, one red and one yellow, each radiating preciousness. Old Master Wang's expression instantly changed: "Chicken Blood Stone, Tian Huang Stone, and both are top-grade. You kid, you kid..."

"You kid, you've put your grandpa in a difficult position. I don't dare to rub this thing casually in my hand, for fear that if I accidentally use too much force, I will lose this luxury house." Although Wang Yuanba said so, he took it and felt it carefully. It was smooth and not awkward in the hand, obviously a real good thing.

"Grandpa's kung fu has reached the state of combining hardness and softness. These two golden gallbladders are useless and will only hinder your ability to perform. It's better to practice soft power. Jade nourishes the body, and the body nourishes the jade. Playing with golden gallbladders too much will do more harm than good, but this item can become a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation. Why not start with Grandpa?" Lin Pingzhi said nonchalantly, "It's just a few tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's your grandson's way of honoring you."

"You little brat, you're so arrogant! Is this something your father found and presented to me? You're a prodigal son, all you do is eat, drink, and have fun. When did you ever think of these things?" Old Master Wang looked at his increasingly heroic daughter with a kind gaze and nodded gently, saying, "Zhennan is thoughtful."

"Father, you have wronged this kid. Although the bloodstone and Tianhuang stone are Zhennan's products, they are used to make balls for father to play with. To be honest, Zhennan was really distressed for a few days and did not look at this kid in a good face for several days. Father, do you think Pingzhi's reputation as a prodigal kid is false?" Mrs. Lin Wang's words made Wang Yuanba laugh.

"In the end, I got the advantage. Boy, your grandpa's love for you is not in vain." Wang Yuanba didn't care after hearing this. The matter that made him sad for a few days was indeed precious to his Wang family and could be a family heirloom, but it was just like that to the Lin family.

"Pingzhi, you gave father such a generous gift as soon as you arrived. What about your uncle's?" Wang Bofen and Wang Zhongqiang looked at the two treasures eagerly, they were really greedy.

However, they also knew that their father would not have given it to them a hundred years ago, and Lin Pingzhi was indeed a good man. He gave them two pieces, which would be just enough for each of the two brothers.

Shouldn't the family heirloom be passed down to future generations?

"This soft armor is made of deep-sea Kun fish skin. It's hard to pierce with ordinary swords and knives, and it's not damaged by water or fire. It's soft and comfortable. I'll give one to each of my two uncles."

"Two Longquan swords, these are for my two cousins." Lin Pingzhi chuckled and said, "Back then, I approached the Longquan sword-making family and asked them to help forge the Longquan swords. They almost beat me out, but in the end, I managed to knock them down with silver."

"East Sea pearls are just common goods, and they are not easily found in the mainland. Each one is carefully selected, and even one out of a hundred is rare. The truly fine ones, selected from a thousand, are given to the women in my family."

Lin Pingzhi was giving away a lot of gifts, and Mrs. Wang had already ordered people to take the cooks down to prepare wine and food. Crocodiles and whales were rare things, plus sea cucumbers, shark fins, bird's nests and other marine delicacies. It was so luxurious that everyone in the Wang family was stunned and ate with their mouths full of oil.

Wang Yuanba had mixed feelings about Lin Pingzhi passing the examination to become a scholar at such a young age. Since the Han Dynasty abolished all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, the Ming Dynasty also respected Confucianism. Scholars always had some status, especially those with official titles.

After eating and drinking, the family chatted and talked about everything. Old Man Wang had already forgotten about the golden gallbladder that had been with him for decades. Lin Pingzhi completed today's suicidal mission, robbing Wang Yuanba's golden gallbladder and knocking out everyone in the Wang family with money. He would not have to endure the torture of the life and death talisman tomorrow.

"Pingzhi plans to continue on the path of imperial examinations?" Old Master Wang was still very concerned about this grandson. After all, he was the eldest son of the Lin family and would inherit the family business in the future.

"The status of a scholar is still a bit low. For future convenience, I still have to pass the Juren exam, but that's all I can do. It's really difficult to move up further." Lin Pingzhi said nonchalantly, "The so-called fame is just a layer of skin. I still have to make money and actively squander my wealth."

Old Master Wang couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this. Although he always laughed, his usual smile was never as happy as today's. This little guy was really funny, and Bufan and Feifei were not afraid of him at all. They kept hanging around him, laughing and playing, making Old Master Wang feel a little younger.

Afterwards, the prince also tested Lin Pingzhi's martial arts. Even though he was hiding his skills, he was still able to fight against two cousins, Wang Jiajun and Wang Jiaju, alone and severely defeated them. He was using the family's inherited sword technique to ward off evil spirits.

Old Master Wang nodded slightly. Although it was rumored that Lin Zhennan never took action and was looked down upon by others, the Lin family's evil-repelling sword technique still had some power. However, Pingzhi was still young after all, and this top-level sword technique lacked some flavor in his hands.

As a first-class master, Mr. Wang had a very good vision. He could naturally see that Lin Pingzhi's swordsmanship was tricky, sharp and powerful, but his skills were slightly insufficient, and his moves were somewhat stiff and awkward.

If it was surprising that Lin Pingzhi could defeat his two older cousins, then it was shocking that his daughter defeated his two sons.

You have to know that my daughter is the youngest of three children, and no one showed any talent before she got married. How come she suddenly became smart?

Mrs. Lin Wang naturally did not hide her father's question. "Ever since Bufan and Feifei were born, Zhennan and Heping have been worried that I would lose my vitality, so they've been using various methods to nourish me. They've even used over a dozen hundred-year-old ginseng roots. Plus, with the two little ones being naughty, I've been getting more exercise, and gradually my Kung Fu has improved."

It’s okay to tell my father about the martial arts secrets I got from Southern Shaolin in private, but forget about telling him about it in public.

Rich and willful!

Lin Pingzhi said that the total value of the supplements his mother took every year exceeded ten thousand taels of silver, and his younger brothers and sisters spent relatively less, but still a thousand taels. If you have money, you can be willful!

"Grandpa, I also brought you a cart of these herbs. If you use them sparingly for three to five years, it should be enough. I'll send them back when they're all used up."

Wang Bofen and Wang Zhongqiang looked at each other and almost asked directly, "Nephew, does your family send medicinal materials by the truckload?"

Compared with you, our Wang family of the Golden Sword Gate in Luoyang feels like a poor relative from the countryside.

You must hold this thigh tightly!

Grandpa Wang: My dear grandson, what you mean by saving is different from what I understand. This truckload of precious medicinal materials may not be used up even in ten years according to my usual usage.