Chapter 1164: Chapter 1164

Soon, Zhou Yongyi and Zhao Wuji had each finished their phone calls, instructing their families to transfer the funds to the Lin Family.

This time, the Zhao Family had brought a total of eighteen people, with a compensation cost of five billion each, amounting to ninety billion in total, whereas the Zhou Family had come with nine people, and they also paid forty-five billion in compensation. Although both families were feeling aggrieved, for the sake of redeeming their family members, they had no choice but to forcefully suppress their resentment.

Not long after, Lin Jiancheng briskly walked into the living room, having already instructed the Lin family members and brought the news that the Zhao and Zhou families had transferred the compensation payments into the family’s common account.

Lin Kangshi, not wanting to go too far, saw that the money had been received and naturally found no reason to further trouble the two major families. With a wave of his hand, he ordered the younger members of the Lin Family to untie the people from the Zhao and Zhou Families.

"Zhao Wuji, Zhou Yongyi, I hope you will behave yourselves from now on. Although my Lin Family cannot compete with top-tier families, we still have a certain foundation. Don’t even think about scheming against the Lin Family anymore, otherwise, when that time comes, we will both be destroyed!" With a cold gaze at Zhao Wuji and Zhou Yongyi, a mocking expression emerged on Lin Kangshi’s face.

Zhao Wuji glared fiercely at Lin Kangshi and quickly strode towards Zhao Liangze and the others.

Those people were all elders of the Zhao Family, and Zhao Liangze was Zhao Wuji’s grandfather, so he was eager to know what exactly had happened in the Lin Family before that even his own ancestor was captured alive, which was completely unbelievable.

Rushing up to the elders of the Zhao Family, Zhao Wuji was shocked to find that these nine experts didn’t even have the strength to stand up, their faces each showing a strange, goofy smile. As Zhao Wuji looked on, he felt a sudden chill surge from the bottom of his heart.

He turned back abruptly, bellowing in fury, "Lin Kangshi, what on earth have you done to the elders of my Zhao Family! Why have they become ?"

"Zhao Wuji, stop yelling in my Lin Family’s house. You should be thankful that Zhao Liangze and the others are guaranteed to live. I’m telling you, the foundation of the Lin Family is beyond your imagination, and if it weren’t for fear of repercussions on the younger members of the Lin Family, do you think Zhao Liangze and the others would still have a chance to be alive today?" Lin Kangshi scoffed at Zhao Wuji’s questioning.

The two were already enemies, and Lin Kangshi himself was nearly killed by the Zhao Family. Now seeing Zhao Wuji in such a furious state, he finally felt a sense of exultation.

Although he received a compensation of over a hundred billion, Lin Kangshi felt no sense of achievement.

After all, as a second-tier family, the Lin Family was not short of money.

A mere hundreds of billions, they could come up with just by squeezing, and for Lin Kangshi, who had reached the Peak of Virtual Energy, money was just numbers.

However, seeing Zhao Wuji being outwitted was a completely different matter. Especially considering Li Changlin had sealed off the thoughts of Zhao Liangze and the others, equivalent to crippling the Zhao Family’s nine strongest members. Even as a first-tier force, such a loss could damage Zhao Family severely.

Moreover, Lin Kangshi estimated that the Zhao Family would not just let it go and might expend various resources to save these nine people.

The fun would be even greater by then, because Li Changlin had told Lin Kangshi before that even an Inch Force Expert would not be able to solve his method when he was sealing the thoughts of Zhao Liangze and the others.

Thinking of this, Lin Kangshi felt even more pleased.

It’s also because the Lin Family has a good granddaughter, otherwise how could they have established a relationship with Li Changlin!

"Lin Kangshi, I’ll remember you!" Knowing that there was no point in squabbling with Lin Kangshi, Zhao Wuji cursed fiercely, then called the other Zhao Family members to help the nine elders up and leave the Lin Family living room in a miserable state.

Seeing the fate of the Zhao Family’s strong warriors, Zhou Yongyi felt a chill in his heart but also an immense relief.

Yesterday, when discussing how to deal with the Lin Family, Zhou Yongyi suggested that several elders of the Zhou Family should join forces to attack Lin Kangshi, but Zhao Wuji rejected the idea.

Zhou Yongyi knew that Zhao Wuji wanted to monopolize most of the resources. At the time, Zhou Yongyi actually felt somewhat resentful, but now, he felt lucky that the family elders hadn’t been arranged to take action.

Otherwise, there would be no need to mention compensation; they would certainly have had to pay a huge sum.

Moreover, those elders who took part would certainly have met the same fate as Zhao Liangze and the others.

What kind of foundation does the Lin Family truly have?

Zhou Yongyi was depressed, and seeing that Zhao Wuji had already left with his people, he waved his hand and also led his clan members to leave the Lin Family’s living room in a sorry state.

At this time, the living room, mostly damaged from the fight, looked too shabby. Therefore, Lin Kangshi invited Li Changlin to another hall to serve tea.

This place was originally used for the Lin Family’s gatherings, and now by bringing Li Changlin here, Lin Kangshi subtly accepted Li Changlin’s association with Lin Ruonan.

Lin Ruonan came over, having changed into a new outfit, and Lin Jiancheng and others also tidied up before re-entering the living room to greet Li Changlin. Because of Lin Ruonan, Li Changlin naturally wouldn’t put on airs, and everyone got along quite pleasantly.

"Master, master." Just then, Chen Mingjiang and Zhou Jian, led by Lin Yichen, also came to the living room. It turned out that after Li Changlin was received by Lin Jiancheng and the others, they had been taken by the Lin family disciples to rest elsewhere.

The two had bad luck; they were originally sitting and chatting in the back garden when they happened to encounter Zhao Liangze and the others, then were knocked unconscious by them, only waking up after Lin Jiancheng arranged for Lin Yichen to look for them.

"It’s good that you’re okay," Li Changlin said, hearing their accounts and not blaming them.

Those people like Zhao Liangze were at least at the Middle Stage of Virtual Energy, and Chen Mingjiang’s strength was only comparable to the Early Stage of Virtual Energy, so it was natural that he was no match.

As for Zhou Jian, he was only at the Mid-stage of Inner Strength and unexpectedly didn’t even get injured, which was somewhat surprising to Li Changlin.

Afterward, the Lin Family set up a feast to treat Li Changlin with great ceremony, and Chen Mingjiang and Zhou Jian naturally enjoyed a fair amount of the limelight too.

After the meal, Lin Kangshi brought up the issue of compensation funds. He asked for Li Changlin’s bank account details, planning to transfer all the funds to Li Changlin.

If Li Changlin had not been there today, their Lin Family might have truly been finished.

Lin Kangshi wasn’t greedy, and considering the relationship between Li Changlin and Lin Ruonan, Lin Ruonan’s marriage into the Li Family shouldn’t be a problem, so of course, Lin Kangshi couldn’t take advantage of the younger generation.

Li Changlin naturally wouldn’t accept; in fact, the reason the Lin Family faced this unwarranted disaster was fundamentally due to his involvement.