The purple-clad man in front exuded a powerful aura.
But as soon as Lin Min'er showed up, she headed straight towards Zhao Shuning.
Then she stretched out both hands and stood in front of Zhao Shuning.
"What do you want?"
"Shuning, don't be afraid."
Even after all these years, even though Zhao Shuning was no longer the innocent little girl she used to be, even though she had become extremely powerful now.
But Lin Min'er, as her mother,
Still instinctively stood in front of Zhao Shuning.
"Mother, I'm fine. They can't do anything to me."
Viper also arrived at the scene. He had come specifically for Zhao Shuning's sixteenth birthday in ten days.
Zhao Shuning just gave Xie An a look, and he understood her meaning.
In a corner where no one could see, he leaped and entered Zhao Huai's courtyard.
"You must be the daughter of Concubine Yu Xiang, the eighth wife, right?"
Lin Min'er had an inherent grace of a noble lady.
She said softly, "Are you from the Lin family?"
"I'm Lin Siyuan. Counting it up, I should call you elder sister. In that case, Zhao Shuning, you should call me uncle."
Uncle? Was there such a young uncle?
"Are you the child of Concubine Xiao?"
"Exactly."
When Lin Siyuan was born, Lin Min'er had even held him.
Although he wasn't Lin Feng's first son, Lin Feng had announced him as the legitimate heir of the Lin family when Lin Siyuan was three years old.
"Elder sister, look, we're all family. Let's not stand on ceremony. Now I'm here on Father's order to search for the criminals of the Lin family. So, could you please make an exception?"
"Siyuan, in the Zhao family, Shuning is in charge of these matters. If she won't let you in, I can't do anything about it."
"Elder sister, you..."
"Mr. Lin, you're so affectionate calling me elder sister now, but you may have forgotten that my mother was kicked out of the Lin family genealogy by Lin Feng long ago. Now, apart from sharing the same surname, we have nothing to do with each other."
Lin Siyuan didn't expect that his kind gesture would be met with Zhao Shuning's cold shoulder.
Moreover, Lin Min'er was standing beside them and didn't scold Zhao Shuning for her words at all.
"Since your Zhao family is so unfeeling, I don't need to be polite to you either."
"Mother, go over there."
Zhao Zheng also came over and pulled Lin Min'er back. They knew their daughter's abilities. If they stayed beside her, it wouldn't help her at all but would only hold her back.
"Shuning, get out of the way. We share a quarter of the same blood. If you call me uncle, I'll help you regain your rightful status in the Lin family. How about it?"
"No thanks."
Spiritual energy surged from Lin Siyuan's hands. It was a pity that with such good spiritual cultivation, he hadn't even broken through to the seventh realm.
Zhao Shuning stood up and smiled slightly.
The power of a seventh - realm spiritual pharmacist spread with a bang in the small courtyard.
"A seventh - realm spiritual pharmacist!"
"The Zhao family has actually produced a sixteen - year - old seventh - realm spiritual pharmacist!"
Lin Siyuan's hand stopped at this moment.
He knew that if the young girl in front of him wanted to block his way, none of the people present could enter the courtyard behind her.
Did things really have to get out of hand like this?
Zhao Shuning certainly didn't want that.
Although the Zhao family had become much stronger now, it still couldn't rival the Lin family.
Although Zhao Shuning harbored deep hostility towards Lin Feng, this was her personal matter with the Lin family. It wasn't her intention to drag so many Zhao family members into this.
So, she was actually a bit flustered now.
Xie An suddenly appeared behind Zhao Zheng.
Then he nodded at Zhao Shuning, and Zhao Shuning felt relieved.
"It's your Zhao family's fault for not showing mercy to our Lin family. But our Lin family also has its own stance. If I leave so easily, people in the martial world will laugh at me, Lin Siyuan, for being a coward, easily blocked by a girl."
"Zhao Shuning, it's your choice. Don't blame me."
A great battle between the two sides was about to break out.
Lin Siyuan obviously couldn't hold back his temper any longer.
Even though he knew he wasn't Zhao Shuning's match, he didn't want to go back empty - handed. That wasn't his style.
Just as Lin Siyuan gathered all his spiritual energy and his subordinates got ready for an all - out battle,
Zhao Shuning on the opposite side withdrew all her spiritual energy.
Then she quickly smiled and said, "Why be so impulsive?"
Lin Siyuan and the others were now full of questions.
Why was this young girl's face as changeable as the weather in May?
Her smile made the people on the opposite side even more at a loss.
"Zhao Shuning, what kind of scheme are you up to?"
Zhao Shuning forced a smile and said, "Uncle, what are you saying? We share a quarter of the same blood. We're family. As a junior, I naturally won't go against you."
Although the age difference between them was less than ten years.
Lin Siyuan frowned.
The smiling young girl in front of him seemed even more terrifying than the cold and sharp - tongued one before.
When she called him uncle, Lin Siyuan felt like all the hairs on his body were standing on end.
"What do you mean?"
Not only Lin Siyuan was confused, but Zhao Zheng, Zhao Xue, and Lin Min'er were also completely in the dark.
Their Zhao family didn't want to offend the powerful Lin family. But if Shuning insisted on not letting the Lin family members in for the search, they would stand by Zhao Shuning's side regardless of right or wrong.
They had thought that a great battle was inevitable.
But now Zhao Shuning had suddenly changed her attitude.
The fierce look before? Was it all an act? It didn't seem so.
Only Viper knew why Zhao Shuning had such a big change.
For Zhao Shuning, she knew how to be flexible. She wouldn't act recklessly for a moment of glory and bring disaster to the Zhao family.
Lin Siyuan was the precious son of Beauty Xiao, and Beauty Xiao was the beloved wife of Lin Feng. If this matter got out of hand, the Lin family would find a new excuse to destroy the growing Zhao family.
The head of the Lin family was quite capable of doing such a thing.
"I don't mean anything. Uncle, what you said is so unfamiliar."
"Come on, I'll open the door for you. You can go in as you like."
"Whoosh—"
The big door was kicked open by Zhao Shuning. That posture was truly "elegant" to the extreme.
"Come on, please—"
The door was open, but Lin Siyuan and his group didn't dare to go in.
They always felt that behind the young girl's smiling face were sharp daggers hidden.