Lin Tianlong glanced at Elder Kou and noticed that his attitude was different from his previous domineering one.
He thought Elder Kou was scared.
So he immediately swaggered with pride, lifting his chin and speaking arrogantly, "Of course, all of us from the Lin Family will withdraw."
"Very well," Elder Kou replied indifferently, "I agree."
Everyone: "..."
Lin Tianlong's eyes widened in disbelief, thinking he had misheard.
"Elder Kou, are you sure you heard me correctly?" Elder Lin said uncertainly. "I'm saying that on behalf of the Lin Family, we collectively oppose this."
Elder Kou didn't answer but instead asked, "Are you sure you can represent the Lin Family? You won't go back on your word later, will you?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lin Tianlong was confused.
"It means whether you can truly represent everyone in the Lin Family and lead the family to oppose protecting Feng Yuqin," Elder Kou explained. If this question had been asked privately,
Lin Tianlong might have hesitated.
But he was a man who cared a lot about his face. Now that Elder Kou was asking him in front of so many people,
even if he couldn't, he had to say he could.
"Of course, I can represent the Lin Family," Lin Tianlong said. "If you don't believe me, I can show you the token of our family."
Recently, Lin Tianlong had been performing well, so a few days ago, an important family token had been entrusted to him.
He had some things to take care of soon and would need this token.
But now, he took it out.
Elder Kou glanced at it and nodded. "Okay, then you can represent the Lin Family. I'm here to protect Feng Yuqin. If you can accept this, you'll need to contribute. If not, and your family wants to leave the Lingxiao Academy, then so be it."
Lin Tianlong didn't expect that even after showing the token, which proved his importance in the Lin Family,
Elder Kou still made such a decision. "Elder Kou, are you sure you're going to ignore the wishes of our entire Lin Family for the sake of Feng Yuqin?"
"You can keep your opinions, but I also have the right to make decisions," Elder Kou said calmly. "Now, I'll make it very simple for you. If you're willing to stay, you'll need to contribute and help us protect Feng Yuqin. If you want to leave, then... goodbye and no need for farewell."
Lin Tianlong finally felt something was off being put on the spot like this.
But he wouldn't admit it.
Moreover, he thought the Lin Family was on a good development track.
If the Lingxiao Academy treated them unfairly, they could turn to other forces.
"Fine! Very well!" Lin Tianlong roared in anger. "Since in Elder Kou's heart, Feng Yuqin is more important than our entire Lin Family, then our Lin Family will leave the Lingxiao Academy."
Hearing this, Elder Kou turned to Liu Yu. "This matter needs to be handled by your Law Enforcement Hall. Is that okay?"
Liu Yu gave Lin Tianlong a cold look. "No problem."
Lin Tianlong: "..."
He had thought it was just empty talk before.
Now that Liu Yu had given the green light, everyone finally understood Elder Kou's determination to protect Feng Yuqin.
Moreover, Liu Yu acted quickly and immediately summoned the Law Enforcement Hall members guarding outside the council hall.
"Elder Lin, you may leave," Liu Yu said calmly.
"How dare you," Lin Tianlong finally reacted.
His threats had no effect on them.
Lin Tianlong thought that as a big family, the Lin Family couldn't be so easily abandoned.
But Elder Kou and the others really dared to do so.
"Don't worry. Everyone heard what you said just now," Elder Kou scanned the crowd. "Everyone here can testify, right?"
"We can testify," several elders who were on bad terms with the Lin Family immediately spoke up.
The Lin Family had always been arrogant, and many people had suffered because of them.
Now seeing Lin Tianlong being dealt with and the Lin Family being expelled from the academy, they were more than happy.
"You can't do this..." Lin Tianlong panicked.
He started shouting, but Liu Yu had no intention of giving him a chance.
He just ordered his men to drag them out.
Elder Kou and Liu Yu's plan this time was to make an example of someone to warn others.
Seeing Elder Kou and Liu Yu's firm attitude, the other opposing elders immediately changed their stances.
"Very good," Elder Kou said. "Next, let's discuss the matter."
"Everyone already knows about Feng Yuqin's affairs. How can we discuss it now?" an elder was confused.
"Since I'm protecting Feng Yuqin, I must have a way," Elder Kou said. "Now that you've all agreed, you'll do as I say. If anyone backs out halfway, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself. After all, the academy's punishment for such deserters is quite severe. I'm sure you won't want to take that risk."
The elders looked at each other in silence.
Some of them had planned to slack off, but now that Elder Kou had reminded them, those thoughts disappeared.
Seeing their attitude change, Elder Kou started assigning tasks to each of them.
Then he selected some people and sent them directly to the main gate of the Lingxiao Academy.
Some people were already itching to take action.
If Elder Kou had been a bit later, they might have started fighting.
Seeing Elder Kou arrive, Zhai Gaoyang from the Huantian Academy spoke up. "Elder Kou, you've kept us waiting."
"You don't have to wait. If you have nothing to do, go play on your own. What are you doing in our Lingxiao Academy?" Elder Kou's cold voice echoed.
Zhai Gaoyang laughed. "It was your academy's people who invited me here. After all, your people bullied our academy's students. We can't just let it go. Otherwise, how can our Huantian Academy's students make a name for themselves in the future?"
"Last time you came because of Feng Yuqin, and this time it's still because of her. Are you that jealous that our academy was able to recruit a genius like Feng Yuqin?" Elder Kou said coldly. "Can't you pick on someone else? Do you have to target Feng Yuqin?"
"It's not that we're targeting her," Zhai Gaoyang said with a smile. "This time, she was just too arrogant and didn't care about human lives. So you'd better hand over Feng Yuqin."
"What if I say no?" Elder Kou asked coldly.
Zhai Gaoyang had anticipated this answer, so when he heard Elder Kou's reply, he still smiled smugly. "Are you going to go against all the major forces then?"
"We don't intend to go against the major forces. It's all your words. You don't have any evidence to prove that Feng Yuqin did anything to your people," Elder Kou said. "Then I can also say that your people did something to our academy's students."