Chapter 9 Counterattack

  When it came to a head, Lin Ruyun suddenly calmed down. She took a deep breath and suppressed her anger, saying:

  "Elder Duan, Elder Wei! Is this how you repay the Lin family? Don't forget who gave you what you have today. If it weren't for your master taking you in back then, you would have long been dead and buried. You wouldn't have the status you have today. Now that Lin Xiong has passed away, Lin Xi is Master's only living bloodline. Are you going to kick him when he's down and push him into the fire? Is this how you repay his kindness?"

  When Lin Ruyun finished speaking, all the elders were shocked, and their eyes showed a complex expression.

  Lin Ruyun's Shifu, was the first master of the Five Thunder Sect and also the master of the six people, Lin Bo Yuan!

  The first generation ancestor of the Thunder School, Lin Boyuan, founded the Thunder School with his own strength. He took in six apprentices, who were the six great elders. After Lin Boyuan's death, his son Lin Xiong succeeded him as the head of the school. After Lin Xiong's death, it should have been Lin Xi. Unless the bloodline of the Lin family had died out, it would not be someone else's turn.

  This is also why Meng Jun insisted that Lin Xi must be overthrown. If Lin Xi was not removed, he would not be able to take the position of the Five Thunder Sect's leader.

  This matter is a well-known rule and tradition of the Five Thunder Sect. Everyone knows, but they all try to avoid discussing it. Lin Ruoyun clearly forced several elders into an embarrassing situation.

  "Lin Ruyun, you can't say that. The Five Thunder Sect is everyone's Five Thunder Sect, not just the Lin family's. If anyone says otherwise, I, Meng Jun, will be the first to disagree. — Sixth Elder, what do you think?"

  Meng Jun let out a cold laugh and shifted his gaze towards the Sixth Elder Han Shizhong sitting at the far end.

  The Sixth Elder Han Shizhong stroked his two black whiskers and said calmly:

  "What Meng said is absolutely right, Han Shizhong has no opinion."

  This sentence was neither warm nor cold, but it gave Lin Ruyun a fatal blow.

  Whoosh!

  Lin Ruyun heard this sentence, as if she had been heavily injured, her whole face turned pale, her body swayed slightly, and she sat back heavily in the wide chair, stunned.

  Among the six elders, four agreed to abolish Lin Xi's position as Junior Master. At this time, even if she reacted slowly, she understood that the trend had already gone and it was impossible to stop the elder council from abolishing Lin Xi.

  "Hahaha!"

  Lin Xi suddenly burst out laughing as he sized up the situation.

  "What's so funny?!"

  Meng Jun said angrily.

  Lin Xi coldly smiled and walked into the center of the meeting room, pointing at Meng Jun:

  "Meng Jun! I advise you not to be too self-righteous. Do you think holding an elder meeting can get rid of me? Hmph! You're too wishful, whether or not I become the Young Master is still up to me to decide!"

  Lin Xi had been watching coldly from the sidelines, and when he saw Meng Jun fanning the flames of the three great elders' attempt to overthrow him, he immediately knew that his moment to take action had arrived, and so he made a decisive move.

  "Lin Xi?! How dare you speak to me like that?! In front of so many elders, who do you think you are to be so insolent?! Get back!"

  Meng Jun suddenly became furious. Wei Bu Ping and others looked even more displeased.

  "Meng Jun, you old rascal, don't be too arrogant! The Five Thunder Mountain hasn't fallen into your hands yet, it's not your turn to cover the sky!"

  Lin Xi changed his tone, since the two people had torn their faces apart, they might as well tear them thoroughly.

  He clapped his palms together and shouted towards the outside of the door: "Let him in!"

  "Groan! ——"

  The next moment, the door was pushed open, and in the midst of everyone's astonished gaze, a slender girl reluctantly walked in, with a golden flame on her chest that stood out particularly prominently.

  "Lièyángzōng!" -> "Scorching Sun Sect!"

  Everyone in the hall was surprised to see this girl, revealing a look of astonishment. A girl would not be worth their fuss, but the identity behind her was the reason for their commotion!

  Why did the people of Lieyang Zong suddenly appear at the Elder Council, this is what everyone cares about.

  "Green shoots!"

  Meng Jun was shocked and recognized that the girl was one of the personal maidservants beside Lieyang Shengnu.

  The girl sneered and walked in as if no one was around. She gave Lin Xi a fierce glare before turning to face the crowd, saying indifferently:

  "I'm disturbing you elders. The young lady had me come to thank you for your hospitality over this period of time, she's very satisfied. As for herself, due to the sect leader's urgent summons, she has already returned to Lieyang Mountain. Also, the young lady had me come to clarify something to everyone - the so-called Lin Xi peeking at the Holy Maiden bathing incident is completely fabricated and utterly false!"

  Boom!

  As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked. A certain elder was so shocked that his eyes widened and his mouth fell open.

  Especially Second Elder Meng Jun, it was as if the sky had fallen, he was shocked and stumbled backward several steps, his face filled with incredulity.

  "How could this be!?"

  Meng Jun's voice dropped low as he let out a startled cry, his face revealing a look of shock.

  The matter of deposing Lin Xi has reached its final step, only the last stroke remains. But now the Holy Maiden of Liet Yang suddenly sends a maid over to make such remarks, which is equivalent to pulling his legs from under him and dismantling his walls, causing all his efforts to be in vain.

  What Meng Jun couldn't understand was that this matter had been agreed upon by the two of them. Abandoning Lin Xi would be beneficial to both him and Lieyang Shengnu. Moreover, he had managed to carry it out so smoothly, and Lieyang Shengnu's role in this was also not insignificant.

  However, in just a few days, the attitude of the Holy Maiden of Blazing Sun changed drastically, even going so far as to tear up their agreement. This was completely incomprehensible to Meng Jun, and it was like a bolt from the blue!

  "This is a letter written by the saint herself and also has Miss's seal. Take it away! --- There's nothing else, I'm leaving."

  The maid of the fierce and sacred maiden threw down a white paper and immediately left without lingering for a moment.

  "That's right, this is the mark of the Sacred Maiden of the Liuyang Sect!"

  The four elders handed over the paper to Duan Yimou, who read it and furrowed his brow.

  The mark of Lieyang Sect is unmistakable, a discerning eye can see it at a glance!

  "Meng Jun, you fabricate right and wrong, harbor evil intentions. Listing a string of false charges, you want to convene the Council of Elders to frame me. What is your true motive? Could it be that you have received benefits from Lieyang Sect and are colluding with them to bring chaos to our Five Thunder Sect?"

  Lin Xi was just about to say this, when Duan Yi Mei had just finished speaking, Lin Xi immediately pointed at Meng Jun and a big hat of being a traitor was immediately put on him.

  "Fart! How could I possibly collude with a foreign agent!"

  Meng Jun's face turned red with rage, almost to the point of vomiting blood. He had not expected things to take such a turn, and yet he was being framed by Lin Xi with a serious crime.

  "Hum! If there's nothing, then why are you so excited? It's clear that you have a guilty conscience! Elders, although Lin Xi is young, he understands reason. I've been tolerant of Elder Meng's provocations, but he's been relentless in his pursuit of me, even resorting to underhanded schemes. What can be tolerated, cannot be tolerated, and Lin Xi will risk his life to fight him to the end. Please, Great Elder and esteemed Elders, uphold justice for me!"

  Lin Xi said this with great righteousness and dignity.

  He had seen early on that the other three elders and Meng Jun were of one mind. But at this moment, they absolutely could not admit it. Nor would they admit it. At this moment, they still had to take charge for Lin Xi.

  "You!"

  Meng Jun's eyes widened in anger. His entire mind was a mess. All his plans were disrupted by Lin Xi's sudden kick.

  "Xi'er! ——"

  Lin Ruyun's expression was agitated, with a look of surprise on her face. She also did not expect that after twists and turns, there would be such a change.

  The other elders were also shocked, looking at Lin Xi's expression before and after, it was clear that he had been prepared. But what they said, they couldn't understand how Lin Xi did it.

  With the power of Lieyang Shengnu, killing Lin Xi was as easy as crushing an ant. Moreover, she had a proud temperament and would never cooperate with Lin Xi.

  "Hum! Lin Xi! You good-for-nothing, stop speaking eloquently here and framing my father. What status does my father have? How could he possibly lower his status to frame you? Speak! What kind of sinister plot did you use to make the Holy Maiden of Lieyang change her mind?"

  Just at this moment, a voice cut in. It was Meng Shi who saw his father eating alone and couldn't help but stand up.

  "You say I'm trash?!"

  Lin Xi turned his head and looked at Meng Shi, with a chill in his eyes.

  "Hmph! I knew you were useless, what's wrong with you? What can you do to me? Hmph, with your three-legged cat skills, you can't even beat me, and yet you want to be the young master of the Five Thunder Sect. It's simply absurd, you're overestimating yourself! The elders should have gotten rid of you long ago!"

  Meng Shi's face was full of arrogance, and even in the Elder Council, he was unscrupulous, not putting Lin Xi in his eyes at all.

  "Is that so? In that case, let's have a competition and see who is the real waste! Let me see if I can do anything to you!"

  Lin Xi stared at Meng Shi and said coldly.

  "Xi'er, come back, you're no match for him."

  Lin Ruyun was anxious. She hadn't expected Lin Xi to be so impulsive and want to fight Meng Shi.

  "Auntie, don't worry, I've got everything under control."

  Lin Xi said calmly.

  "Old Master Lin, the young people are just sparring with each other. Don't stop them. Lin Xi is after all the future master of the house, he can't possibly not have even this bit of courage and skill, right?"

  On the side, the five elders said in a low and gloomy tone.

  "Haha, did I hear that right? You actually want to compete with me?"

  Meng Shi was as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, bursting into loud laughter, his eyes full of disdain and contempt:

  "This is what you get for yourself. Don't blame me for not warning you. I am a Fourth-Stage Iron Bone cultivator in the flesh. One punch from me can crush steel. Dealing with trash like you is as easy as crushing an ant."

  "Hmph! Don't spout nonsense anymore. If I'm trash, then you're not even worth that. To deal with someone like you, one hand is enough!"

  Lin Xi said coldly.

  "You!"

  Meng Shi's face turned red with rage, and a hint of cruelty flashed across his face: "Fists and feet are blind, this is what you asked for. However, before we take action, I still want the elders to bear witness - several uncles, you have also seen this. Lin Xi provoked me on his own initiative, and it's not my fault if he dies!"

  "Meng Shi Xian's nephew, we all heard that. Fists and feet are blind, casualties were inevitable from the start. It's only natural, can't blame you."

  He tapped his fingers on the armrest and had a fair-minded expression.

  " Meng Shi, less nonsense, true skills are shown in actual work."

  Lin Xi said in a low voice.

  "Haha, Lin Xi, you're looking for death. I'll fulfill your wish!"

  Meng Shi smiled faintly, a hint of danger flashing in his eyes.

  Youthful vigor is the common disease of all young people. A capable young person should naturally be proud, and cannot be the same as others. Meng Shi was like this. Although he looked at people with his nose, this confidence also came from his own efforts.

  As Meng Jun's second elder, he provided him with a steady stream of large amounts of practice resources. Even if Meng Shi had poor qualifications, his martial arts skills were not much worse off.

  "Junior brother, this kid is asking for a beating, teach him a good lesson!"

  "Haha, junior brother, this kid is probably dizzy. You'd better wake him up!"

  "Fists and feet have no eyes, fellow disciples don't hold back. Let him know the price of arrogance!"

  …………

  In the great hall, Meng Jun's several disciples immediately followed suit and started shouting.

  "Haha, don't worry, I'll leave him half alive! It's also good to let him know the huge gap between us."

  Meng Shi's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he swung his arm, directly unleashing the "Furious Slashing of the Great River" towards Lin Xi.

  Meng Shi's fist was like a huge stone, thrown into the water. The air boomed and responded, splitting apart like a wave. Meng Shi's outstretched arm was like a giant beast's claw, slapping down towards Lin Xi.

  That momentum was simply earth-shattering, and with a single move, Meng Shi's Iron Bone Period cultivation was revealed in all its glory. Meng Shi had intended to end the battle quickly, resolving it with just one move.