Chapter Thirty-Eight Shut Up For Me

  Lin Zidao soon followed the young master of the Murong family into the cave. On the way, he followed the guide, a young master of the Murong family, and Lin Zidao did not notice any traps or anything out of the ordinary. Now, he felt quite depressed - wasn't this supposed to be a trap? Weren't there supposed to be many mechanisms in place? But he just couldn't see anything out of the ordinary! He simply didn't believe that this was a place full of mechanisms.

  "Little brother, didn't you just say there were traps everywhere? How come I didn't notice even a bit of danger?"

  Lin Zidao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

  "Hmph! Do you think ordinary citizens like you can see through this trap? If you're not up to it, then don't bother following me."

  The young masters of the Murong family have no courtesy at all.

  "Oh, little brother, don't be angry. I'm just curious... just curious."

  Lin Zidao immediately spoke up, saying that he shouldn't have doubted him. Fortunately, the other party didn't blame him for his rudeness. If it weren't for Murong Hai's orders not to touch a single hair on Lin Zidao's head, Lin Zidao would probably be a dead man by now.

  The tunnel to Murong's cave mansion was at least two or three hundred miles away. When we reached the end, a magnificent cave mansion appeared before our eyes. On either side of the gate stood two pillars made of pure gold. Above the gate were carved two giant dragons, vivid and lifelike. Further inside, in the center of the hall, sat a chair like those used by ancient emperors. Below it were arranged rows upon rows of ancient chairs, which any connoisseur could tell were priceless cultural relics. If Lin Zidao knew that these chairs were for some of the Murong family's elderly members, guardians, and favored disciples, who knows what he would think?

  "We've arrived, wait for me outside this door. I'll go in first and report to Master."

  Murong family disciple turned around and said to Lin Zidao.

  "Oh, okay, okay, little brother you go ahead. I'll wait for you outside."

  Lin Zidao respectfully bowed his hands together.

  Lin Zidao had just finished speaking, and the disciples of the Murong family disappeared in the blink of an eye. Leaving behind Lin Zidao who was still in a daze, his astonishment today made him feel terrified. On such an ordinary person's body, where could he face to face with these extraordinary people? But he really saw them, plus the strange movements of these high-ranking officials made him feel too incredible, and at the same time made him even more afraid. This time he came here thinking of borrowing a knife to kill someone, if one was careless, his own old man would be finished off here.

  "My god, little treasure scared me to death!"

  Lin Zidao wiped the sweat from his head with his hand and muttered a sentence under his breath.

  In a closed room, a man in his fifties sat on the bed with his eyes closed as if he had stopped breathing. In fact, he was still breathing, but we couldn't see him practicing qigong. Suddenly, his tightly closed eyes opened wide, and his gaze shot out in all directions.

  "Is it that old man from the Lin family who has come?"

  The person sitting in meditation suddenly asked towards the door outside the secret room.

  "Yes, Master. I have brought that person to the entrance of the cave as you instructed."

  He quickly came in like a ghost, knelt down on the ground, clasped his hands together and said respectfully. Being able to notice someone approaching while cultivating shows that this person is not ordinary.

  The person cultivating in the secret room is Mu Rong Hai, a member of the Mu Rong family. The one kneeling on the ground is the same Mu Rong disciple who had just brought Lin Zidao to the entrance of the cave mansion. When Lin Zidao pressed down the mechanism under the mountain peak, Mu Rong Hai knew that it must be Lin Zidao who had come. Because in the Mu Rong family, no one is allowed to leave this cave mansion casually, unless they are going out to perform some tasks.

  "Well, go ahead and order everyone to gather in the main hall for a meeting!"

  Murong Hai said loudly.

  "Yes, Master!"

  The disciple kneeling on the ground heard Murong Hai's order and immediately stood up and walked out.

  Lin Zidao was pacing back and forth in front of the cave entrance when suddenly, people from all directions started drifting into the cave like a gentle breeze. Before long, the chairs that were once empty were now filled with people. Lin Zidao rubbed his eyes vigorously, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

  "Hey! Our master is calling you in!"

  The disciples of the Murong family walked out of the cave and said to him.

  "Oh...oh, I'll go in now."

  Lin Zidao said nervously. Where had he ever seen such a scene? Each and every one of them was quietly entering from beside him, if these people were to kill him, even a hundred of himself wouldn't be enough for them to fill their teeth gaps. Thinking of this, Lin Zidao's heart broke out in cold sweat, hoping that today he could just pass by safely.

  As soon as Lin Zidao stepped through the gate, he looked up and saw Murong Hai sitting in the central dragon chair. He immediately walked up to pay his respects.

  "Is the master of the Murong household doing well?"

  Lin Zidao knew that these people were all recluses, of course they wouldn't use worldly outside conversations to ask him if he was okay. Even if they didn't know how, shouldn't they learn from TV and say a few words? Fortunately, the outside technology is advanced, there's TV this household appliance, otherwise today Lin Zidao would really be in trouble.

  "Haha, Brother Zidao, you're being too polite to me! After all, you're still the one who saved my life!"

  Murong Hai also politely returned the courtesy to Lin Zidao. Isn't that right, on the rivers and lakes, if you show respect to others, they will naturally give you three points of respect. This is all written above, not just randomly blown out.

  "It's nothing, it's nothing. It was just a matter of lending a hand, helping each other out on the road! Moreover, at that time, the master of the house was in a life-or-death situation, if I hadn't stepped forward to save him, I would have been unable to rest easy in front of Buddha, my conscience wouldn't have allowed it."

  Lin Zidao has no humility at all. It seems like he wants to be treated as a savior just by saying something. There are indeed many people like this! However, let's get back to the point, in today's society, who helps others without expecting anything in return? Who dares to intervene when they see someone beating up a woman on the street? Who jumps into the water to save people in distress? Who has the courage to confront a thief on public transportation? Who... (There are too many injustices in this society, it's hard to say them all. Everyone knows what's going on in their hearts, no need to elaborate.)

  "Haha, yes! If it weren't for Brother Zidao's timely rescue, my old life would have been buried in the yellow earth long ago. Being able to talk with Brother Zidao today is all thanks to his kindness!"

  Murong Hai saw Lin Zidao speaking like this, of course, he couldn't not give him face. In fact, he had already scolded Lin Zidao countless times in his heart. He had done many things for Lin Zidao to repay the favor, even ensuring the safety of Lin's family without a single scratch. Now, Lin was being unreasonable, always bringing up this matter. This made Murong Hai feel very unhappy, although he could only express it in his heart and not on his face.

  "Dad, is this the person who helped you in the past? Do you know how many violent commoners we, the Murong family, secretly killed to repay your kindness? Now you still bring up this matter, don't you feel ashamed? Your family was able to get to where they are today because of our help behind the scenes; otherwise, you would have gone to see King Yama long ago!"

  The young man sitting below suddenly stood up, pointing at Lin Zidao and shouting loudly.

  "Kang'er mustn't be rude!"

  Murong Hai slapped his hands on the chair and stood up, loudly shouting.

  "Dad! It's just... it was meant to be!"

  The young man lowered his head and said in a low voice.

  "Shut up! If you dare say another word, I'll deal with you according to family rules!"

  Murong Hai glared at the young man with anger in his eyes, it seemed that Murong Hai still had some conscience. The young man he was scolding was none other than his own son and the successor of the Murong family, Murong Kang.

  "Master of the house, don't get angry. Even if Xiaokang's words are unreasonable, our Murong family has protected their Lin family for so many years, they should be grateful."

  An elder from under the platform immediately stood up and pleaded for leniency.

  "Yes, our host's kindness should have been repaid long ago. We can't always be giving them so much favor. Once we've finished this time, they'll definitely ask for more next time."

  Another elder also stood up at the same time and cupped his hands towards Mu Rong Hai.

  Yes...

  At this time, the whole cave was filled with murmurs, and Lin Zidao didn't dare to raise his head after hearing these discussions. He hadn't expected such a reversal today, and the cold sweat on his forehead kept flowing down. He also didn't dare say another word, fearing that speaking again would trigger public outrage, and at that time, his own life would really be lost here.

  "Everyone be quiet! Be quiet!"

  Murong Hai stretched out his hand to the sides and shook it, opening his mouth to speak. He also didn't think that everyone would have such a big reaction. This is not surprising, they have been helping Lin Zidao for many years, and all these years they have been doing things without any complaints or resentment. Their hearts are really bursting with anger. The dignified Murong family has never suffered such humiliation before. Who wouldn't be angry? The Murong family is no exception.

  "Brother, you've also seen it. And I know that for so many years, you've been able to dominate the business world without suffering any harm, and you should understand the reason behind it. Moreover, when you asked me to arrange for someone to be killed in prison, I did as you instructed."

  Murong Hai calmed himself down, took a deep breath and said. He actually still didn't know that the two people he had ordered Qiangren Lao San and Murong Dian to kill were already dead. If he knew, it would be strange if he didn't explode in anger and demand an explanation from Lin Zidao! Those were his most favored disciples, and if he wasn't heartbroken, then the world must have turned upside down. How much effort had he put into cultivating two formidable ancient martial arts experts?!

  "Actually... actually I came today to tell you some bad news. Your two disciples... have already..."

  Lin Zidao spoke in a stuttering manner, wiping his forehead with his hand every two words. The pressure was immense for him to personally deliver the news that Qiangren Lao San and Murong Diao had already died. He didn't dare imagine the reactions of those present, nor did he dare think about how furious Murong Hai would be when he heard this news. He really worried that his life might be in danger today.