Chapter 143: The Madness of the Lin Family

Chapter 143: The Madness of the Lin Family

Addicted to slapping faces?

Watching Chu Fei there, curling his lip and vigorously shaking his hands, quite a few people felt like cursing. There was simply no limit to such humiliation.

Yet the person who suffered the most humiliation was Lin Cong...

This time, Lin Cong did not remain stunned for long. He snapped back to reality almost immediately, his eyes turning bloodshot. With a murderous aura, he lunged straight at Chu Fei, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Asshole, I'll slaughter you!"

The young master of the Lin family was truly furious, enraged to the point of losing his sanity.

No matter how refined a person was, or how strong their psychological resilience might be, facing one slap after another would drive anyone insane...

However...

Lin Cong charged forward fast, but he retreated even faster. He was sent flying backward by a single slap from Chu Fei, spinning around twice on the spot before stumbling and landing squarely on his backside...

The scene was utterly grotesque.

Chu Fei had just been shaking his hand when Lin Cong lunged forward, making it look as though Lin Cong was voluntarily delivering his face to Chu Fei's palm.

Moreover, this slap was clearly far more explosive than the previous ones, directly knocking Lin Cong over in his charge... One could easily imagine the sheer force behind it...

"You actually dare to strike back?"

Acting as though he had discovered the greatest joke in the world, Chu Fei stopped shaking his hand, took two steps forward to stand right in front of Lin Cong, looked down at him from above, and then squatted down with the absolute posture of a victor: "Other people might care about your identity as a member of the Lin family, but I couldn't care less. Do you believe I can cripple you right here and now?"

"You wouldn't dare!"

Lin Cong's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he scrambled to his feet, ignoring his bedraggled state. Yet, facing Chu Fei's disdainful gaze, he did not dare to lunge forward again. It wasn't that he lacked the courage; it was that he knew charging forward would only bring further humiliation. In terms of martial prowess, he was simply no match for this asshole. The Chu family name was, by its very nature, synonymous with ruthlessness.

"Wouldn't dare? You say I wouldn't dare?"

Chu Fei suddenly burst into unbridled laughter, turned to glance at the surrounding crowd, and then looked back down at Lin Cong, shouting loudly: "Lin Cong, you actually dare to say I wouldn't dare? Have you all forgotten what happened twenty-odd years ago? Twenty years ago, the old swindler dared to publicly force your father and your second uncle to their knees, begging for mercy before chasing them out of East Ocean. Even twenty years later, they haven't dared to truly return... Haha, twenty years ago, the old swindler dared to make your Lin family kneel, and today, I, Chu Fei, can still make you kneel and beg for mercy. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try and see whether I dare or not!"

With that, Chu Fei swept his gaze across the crowd once more.

His gaze was piercingly stern.

At that moment, everyone present could feel the unbridled arrogance and murderous intent emanating from this young man—a fearlessness and lawlessness deeply rooted in his bones.

"You—"

Lin Cong's expression shifted drastically.

And not just him.

Seated in his chair, Elder Lin now wore a terrifyingly gloomy expression, the look in his eyes as he stared at Chu Fei overflowing with undisguised murderous intent.

This spectacle carried an extraordinary significance in the eyes of the onlookers. Not everyone knew the hidden backstory of those years; in fact, only a handful of people truly knew the secrets concerning Chu Zhangtian, and even those who knew had merely heard rumors.

Especially the event Chu Fei had just mentioned—it was something no one had ever known about, save for the few who had been present at the time.

Chu Zhangtian had actually been so domineering and ruthless back then that he forced the eldest and second masters of the Lin family to their knees, begging for mercy?

Could that possibly be true?

Almost everyone's gaze shifted toward Lin Cong and Elder Lin, only to find a look of utter bewilderment on Lin Cong's face. He turned to look at his grandfather, while Elder Lin was glaring at Chu Fei with a murderous expression, looking ready to devour him alive...

The grandfather and grandson's expressions caused everyone's hearts to skip a beat.

Could it really be true?

At that moment, the hearts of everyone present were in turmoil, especially those who were hearing the name Chu Zhangtian for the first time; they were utterly shocked. No wonder that man was considered a taboo—he had been lawless to such a degree?

"Chu Fei, insulting me is one thing, but how dare you insult my entire Lin family?" At that moment, Lin Cong wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He had known nothing of the inner details regarding what happened back then; he only knew that his father and second uncle had indeed rarely returned to East Ocean over the years, operating purely under the banner of fighting for the family's glory, and he had never thought much of it. But now, listening to Chu Fei's words and observing his grandfather's reaction, he heard the naked truth: his father and second uncle hadn't chosen not to return, but rather didn't dare to return to East Ocean. They were terrified of a single man.

And to think he had always regarded his father and second uncle as the heroes of the family! Not just him, but all the younger generation viewed those two as heroes. Yet now, he discovered the reality was entirely different. The two heroes among the Lin family's younger generation were actually nothing more than stray dogs driven out of East Ocean territory, chased away for over twenty years without daring to return, and even sneaking back like thieves when they occasionally did.

Humiliation.

At that moment, Lin Cong felt as though most of the strength had drained from his body. That pride stemmed from the foundation of the Lin family—it was the very capital that had once made him arrogant. But now, all of it had transformed into a humiliation that prevented him from lifting his head.

Yet, humiliating though it was, he refused to admit defeat. For he was Young Master Lin, the peerless Lin Cong; he possessed his own pride and halo, and he could not fall!

Even if he were slapped across the face, he had to face what was before him head-on; even if it was humiliation, he had to endure it.

This was a pride deeply engraved in his bones.

"So what if I insult your Lin family? Do you dare to fight back? Can you beat me?" Chu Fei's expression suddenly turned cold and fierce as he glared down at Lin Cong: "Your Lin family possesses an inherent root of inferiority. More than once in the past, you publicly claimed that the old swindler left East Ocean because he was driven out by your Lin family. But what was the actual truth? You know it in your hearts. With your pathetic capabilities, do you even possess the qualifications to drive the old swindler away?"

A dead silence fell over the place.

Everyone stared at Chu Fei as he spoke in a booming voice.

They knew that the "old swindler" Chu Fei referred to was none of other than the man who had shaken the entire East Ocean territory twenty years ago—Chu Zhangtian!

"However, you were right about one thing. Your family may insult me, but you are absolutely forbidden from insulting the old swindler, because you are not qualified to do so... It is simply because the old swindler is magnanimous that he hasn't bothered to bicker with you over all these years, leading to your delusions of grandeur. But with me here today, you cannot utter a single derogatory word about the old swindler." Finishing his sentence, Chu Fei fixed a chilling gaze upon Lin Cong: "If you don't believe me, give it a try. That slap just now was merely a warning. If I hear anyone from the Lin family say even a single negative word about the old swindler again, I will break all four of your limbs. Do you believe me or not?"

Believe it or not?

Lin Cong stared with blazing eyes into Chu Fei's furious gaze, remaining silent.

He didn't dare *not* believe it.

Chu Fei had just proven his methods through his actions.

Looking at that murderous figure basking in the attention of the crowd, Lin Cong felt a sense of desolate bleakness mixed with unwillingness and madness...

His earlier bravado had merely served as a stark, ridiculous contrast to the other's overwhelming tyranny.

"Chu family brat, you don't have the capital to act so wild in East Ocean! How dare you humiliate a junior of my Lin family like this—I'll cripple you!"

A furious roar suddenly erupted at that moment.

A figure suddenly rose from the outer hall, staring at Chu Fei with equally bloodshot eyes...

"Haha, brilliant! That is the true seed of the Boss, that is the true seed of the Chu family—"

Right at that moment, another voice rang out. It was Xiao Feilong, standing beside Chu Fei. He gazed at Chu Fei before him with eyes brimming with excitement, making no effort to conceal the admiration in his gaze. Then, he turned to glare at the murderous Lin Chengze in the outer area with a ferocious expression: "Little Five Lin, you really are something else! You're actually sticking your nose into the affairs of the juniors? Do you have any shame left?"

Lin Chengze's expression shifted through a myriad of colors as he gritted his teeth and glared at Xiao Feilong: "Xiao Feilong, today's business concerning my Lin family has nothing to do with you. You'd better stay out of it."

With that, he lifted his foot and began walking toward the inner hall.

"Good! You really have some spine. Little Five Lin, I, Xiao Feilong, will put my words right here: if you dare step foot into the inner hall today, I'll cripple both your legs. Whichever foot you dare step inside with, I'll break that very leg..." Xiao Feilong's expression suddenly twisted with madness as he strode in two steps to the threshold connecting the inner and outer halls, fixing a savage gaze on the approaching Lin Chengze...

Lin Chengze's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, his complexion turning even more livid, though he soon resumed his advance...

*Swish—*

At that exact moment, a sturdy figure suddenly blocked the path of Fifth Master Lin.

"Fu Pengfei, you dare try to stop me?"

Lin Chengze stared with bloodshot eyes at the man blocking his path, disbelief written all over his face. And not just him—everyone who saw this man wore a bizarre expression. For the person was none other than Fu Pengfei, the fourth master of the Fu family, the very same Fu family fourth master who had just been slapped by Xiao Feilong moments ago. Now, he was actually stepping forward to block Lin Chengze. What was the meaning of this? Could he have switched sides to join Xiao Feilong's camp?

People's minds raced with wild speculations.

"Little Five, this is a matter between the younger generation! You cannot step in and participate!"

Fu Pengfei, wearing a completely expressionless face, stared at Lin Chengze and said in a deep voice: "With me standing here, you are not getting through!" His voice was filled with absolute confidence.

"Good! Very good!"

Lin Chengze nodded as he looked at Fu Pengfei. With reddened eyes, he glanced past him into the inner hall toward Lin Cong and Chu Fei, before suddenly turning his head and roaring at the top of his lungs: "Did you all hear that? This is a grievance among the juniors! The juniors of the Lin family are right in there—if you consider yourselves members of the Lin family, get your asses out here!"

*Swish, swish—*

At Lin Chengze's command, seven or eight figures rose to their feet in the outer hall, while another five or six stood up from the courtyard outside. Combined, there were more than a dozen of them, all scions of the Lin family...

Gazing at this dozen-plus third-generation members of the Lin family, a ferocious grin spread across Lin Chengze's face. He turned back to look at Fu Pengfei, who was blocking his path: "You said it yourself—I won't interfere in third-generation matters. However, you can't stop them—"

Fu Pengfei's expression turned gloomy; he had already guessed Lin Chengze's intentions.

"You all just witnessed with your own eyes how your eldest brother was humiliated by that bastard. What do you say we should do?" Lin Chengze addressed the group of Lin family youths.

"Cripple him!" a chorus of Lin family descendants roared in unison, their eyes bloodshot. When had members of the Lin family ever suffered such mistreatment?

"Just shouting won't do a damn thing! Why aren't you moving?" Lin Chengze glared viciously in the direction of Chu Fei: "Today, I've got your backs! Go ahead and strike, and I'll take responsibility for any and all consequences!"

"Little Five, have you lost your mind?" Fu Pengfei frowned as he looked at the man acting like a beast stripped of its reason.

"That's right, I've lost my mind! And my Lin family has never suffered such humiliation before. Fu Pengfei, I'm giving you face by not stepping inside myself, but if you dare to stop the juniors of my Lin family, don't blame me for casting aside all courtesies..." Gritting his teeth, Lin Chengze finished his sentence and sidestepped to clear the path...

*Swish, swish...*

Instantly, all the Lin family youths gathered together and marched in unison toward the inner hall, their collective vision locked onto that unbridled figure waiting inside...

For the first time, the younger generation of the Lin family mobilized en masse.

The spectacle caused everyone witnessing the scene to widen their eyes in absolute shock...

This—this was true madness!