Martial Arts Master: The Lin Family Sword God, who swept through the Five Mountains and Four Sects

Lin Tian did not stop her, but calmly said, "Is the Fire Rain Agate on Madam's waist made by the Fire Rain Manor back then? The pattern, texture, and carving are exactly the same as another one I have seen."

Madam Hu stopped in her tracks, her expression a turbulent mix of anxiety, hope, and fear. She whirled around, her gaze fixed intently on Lin Tian: "Where have I seen you before, young master? Please tell me!"

"It's right in Xinzheng City," Lin Tian answered readily.

A light suddenly lit up in her eyes, then quickly misted over them, and her voice trembled slightly: "Young master... could you take me to see her? I... I want to see her."

"Of course." Lin Tian smiled gently. "Nongyu will be overjoyed to see her mother."

Madam Hu was taken aback: "Young Master...you already knew?"

"Mm." Lin Tian nodded.

She paused, then finally whispered, "So... how has she been all these years?"

Lin Tian looked at her reddened eyes and nodded gently: "She has no worries about food and clothing, and from now on, I will never wrong her in the slightest. Let's go, Madam, I will take you to see Nongyu now."

"Okay," Madam Hu responded softly, her throat slightly choked.

Of all the worldly concerns, what can compare to the reunion of family?

Inside the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

When Lin Tian pushed open the door, Nongyu was carefully closing a sandalwood box. Her hairpins, jewelry, and clothes had all been moved over, and traces of the old residence were being erased little by little.

When she looked up and saw Lin Tian, ​​her ears burned instantly, and even her neck turned a rosy color—the words "Wait for me tonight" from that morning still lingered in her ears.

"Young Master? Why are you back at this hour... It's still early before dark..." Her voice was so faint that Lin Tian would have missed the last syllable if he hadn't had such excellent hearing.

Fortunately, her voice was soft and gentle, and Madam Hu behind her had not yet heard her.

Lin Tian coughed twice: "Nongyu, don't rush, I have something to show you."

"Young master, please don't trouble yourself. I am already overjoyed to be able to stay by your side," she replied softly, but a hint of curiosity quietly surfaced in her eyes.

Lin Tian said nothing more and stepped aside—Madam Hu stood quietly by the door.

In a single glance, all of Madam Hu's doubts vanished. The tremor in her blood did not lie. The beautiful woman before her was none other than her long-lost daughter.

Nongyu also choked, as if something had hit her chest hard.

When her gaze fell on the familiar Fire Rain Agate at her mother's waist, her breath caught in her throat, and she suddenly looked up at Lin Tian: "Young Master..."

"That's right." Lin Tian nodded with a smile. "Madam Hu is Nongyu's birth mother."

"Mother..." Nongyu murmured.

Despite a thousand speculations, when the moment actually arrived, it still felt like a dream, as if I were floating on air and couldn't touch the ground.

Seeing the mother and daughter embracing and weeping, their fingertips trembling, Lin Tian quietly stepped back and gently closed the door.

In this situation, having outsiders around would only be a hindrance.

But as soon as he stepped out the door, he suddenly stopped, and his face fell.

Oh no—tonight is definitely going to be a washout.

Thinking about it again... it's probably not just tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow night, the night after, and even the next ten nights or so will likely be empty-handed.

No!

This absolutely cannot be done!

Now that he has placed Nongyu in his heart, how could Lin Tian continue to live a life of blandness and loneliness?

We need to think of a way—forcibly pulling and tugging won't work, we need to use a clever approach to subtly divert my mother-in-law's attention.

But where should we direct our attention? Right, there's Li Kai, my cheap father-in-law! Hmm, dragging him out to stir things up is perfect. Right now, this father-in-law is probably already been dragged into the dungeon by the Poison Scorpion Sect and tortured beyond recognition.

Deep within the Scorpion Sect's dungeon, Lin Tian flicked the Abyss Rainbow sword twice, a flash of cold light, and the iron chain on Li Kai's wrist snapped. Lin Tian scooped him up, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and walked away.

"Your Excellency...why did you save me?" Li Kai's voice was dry and trembling. He had only been captured for less than a day, yet his body was already covered in bruises and scabs.

Lin Tian's lips curled into a slight smile: "You should thank God for raising such a good daughter. Besides—I'm just looking for a pretext to keep Madam Hu's attention."

"Capture...the gaze?" Li Kai was taken aback.

"Don't ask any more questions. Just do as I say, and you'll be doing me a huge favor." Of course, Lin Tian couldn't say it directly: I want to be alone with your daughter. Saving you is just using you as bait to lure Madam Hu's watchful eyes.

Ha... If that's really the case, Li Kai would probably be furious on the spot and smash his cane over his head!

Li Kai shut his mouth, lowered his head, and said no more.

Lin Tian didn't bother to point out that he was pondering how he had ended up in this predicament.

Just as they were carrying Li Kaichao outside the dungeon—

A low, husky voice suddenly rang out: "Mo Ya, is this what you call a 'master'? He looks rather ordinary."

Before the Scorpion Gate, a dozen dark figures appeared in unison. Lin Tian recognized one of the two leaders—it was Mo Ya; the other wore dark red and gold silk armor, with several tufts of crimson feathers adorning his arms. His features were alluringly beautiful, and his phoenix eyes held a hint of seductive charm. Despite being a man, he was enveloped in a dazzling, blinding light.

"Red Owl, do not underestimate him. This man is troublesome." Mo Ya's voice was as cold and hard as iron.

"Indeed. If they weren't tough opponents, why would the General have sent us along?" Red Owl's expression turned serious, and his fingertips quietly touched the feathered blade hidden in his sleeve.

The Mohist school has five leaders, and the hundred birds are not all of one dominant power. The Black Crow is one, and the Red Owl is another; the two are equals.

"Red Owl? That name sounds like a firefly?" Lin Tian asked, raising an eyebrow out of pure curiosity.

The red owl's face instantly darkened—to him, this was blatant humiliation. He pressed a hard line to his lips and said coldly, "You'll understand soon enough." Before his words even finished, three crimson feathers pierced the air with a shrill, ear-piercing shriek!

A dozen or so assassins behind him suddenly attacked, their blades and palms raining down on Lin Tian.

"Again?" Lin Tian sighed softly, utterly weary. This group of people before him, just like those from the Poison Scorpion Sect earlier, weren't even worthy of his attention. He hadn't wanted to fight, but someone was in such a hurry to deliver their credentials to the King of Hell.

The moment the longsword was drawn, light flowed like water across the stone steps; when the sword was sheathed, the lingering sound still echoed in the ears—while the attackers' necks were all ripped open with a line of blood, their heads rolling into the dust.

The only one still standing was Mo Ya.

It wasn't that Lin Tian was showing mercy. He never spared anyone who harbored murderous intent towards him.

Mo Ya was able to stand up only because he hadn't laid a hand on him at all.

Perhaps the moment he lifted his foot, Red Owl and the others would all be headless corpses; but he didn't make a move, and that was that—Lin Tian was too lazy to care about the reason.

Although he had heard of Lin Tian's name before, this was the first time Mo Ya had witnessed Lin Tian in action. He never expected that Lin Tian could be so ridiculously strong.

The Red Owl was his equal in strength: slightly inferior in lightness skill, but more ruthless in fighting to the death. Yet even this Red Owl couldn't withstand a single move from Lin Tian, ​​and in the process, took down more than ten of the top assassins from the Hundred Birds Clan.