Looking at the arrogant stepsister and the smug stepmother, Xia Lin let out a cold chuckle. He would soon teach them a lesson. The stepsister sat on the ground in a sorry state, looking incredulous. "How is that possible! How could your magic be stronger than mine? Clearly..."
Xia Lin folded his arms. "Because I'm no longer the old Lin!" Now I'm like 'New and Powerful Lin'! Well, just kidding!
"I'm not the brother in your memory who would only back down. So there's no need for me to hide my strength anymore. You should leave right now and behave. If you provoke me again, the attack will be more than just what you've just experienced!" The stepmother and stepsister huddled together in silence, looking at Xia Lin with a hint of fear. Xia Lin thought they had realized their fear and would leave soon.
But just a few steps after he turned around, Xia Lin heard the panicked shout of the butler. "Young master, be careful!"
Xia Lin turned around and saw a fireball hurtling towards him. It was too close to dodge. Just as Xia Lin thought he was about to be burned, a chill came from behind him. It bypassed Xia Lin and hit the fireball, instantly extinguishing it with a hissing sound and wisps of smoke.
Cold sweat broke out on Xia Lin's forehead. He took a few deep breaths before gradually calming down. Then he was filled with anger. If it weren't for Lu Saling suddenly showing up! How annoying...
Lu Saling stopped Xia Lin. "Stay still. I'll take care of them for you!" With an air of a big shot, Lu Saling walked step by step towards the stepmother and stepsister. The large fireball just now had depleted all of the stepsister's magical energy, which meant she had no ability to fight back now.
And her crazy behavior just now had completely enraged Xia Lin, the butler, and other servants. So they all watched coldly as Lu Saling approached the two women.
Xia Lin didn't intend to stop him at first because he thought Lu Saling wouldn't kill them. But he overlooked Lu Saling's identity as a villainous big shot, a demon king who had once tried to rule the human world by force. Although he failed in the end, it was only because of the intervention of the celestial realm. Even so, the bloody invasion event three hundred years ago still cast a shadow over the hearts of all races in the human world.
[Ding~ New task: Stop Lu Saling from killing the stepmother and stepsister. Task reward: Lu Saling's darkness value will be reduced by 7 points. Failure penalty: Lu Saling's identity will be exposed.]
What would happen to the butler and the servants if his identity was exposed? Xia Lin didn't even dare to think about it! Forget it. Besides, Xia Lin didn't want Lu Saling to kill the mother - daughter pair either.
"Lu Saling, stop!" Xia Lin stopped him. Lu Saling stared at Xia Lin unhappily, as if to say that he was helping Xia Lin but Xia Lin was actually stopping him.
Xia Lin racked his brains and came up with a reason to stop Lu Saling. He whispered in Lu Saling's ear, "That girl is indeed my biological stepsister. If I allow you to kill her, my scumbag father won't let me off! And if you kill her, the people from the Holy Church of Light will surely send paladins to cause you trouble. I don't want those people to bother you."
The latter reason made Lu Saling feel quite pleased. "So we're just going to let them go?"
[Ding~ Task completed. Lu Saling's darkness value is reduced by 7 points. Current darkness value: 65. Please host continue to work hard.]
"Of course we're not going to let them off so easily. I have a magic spell for playing tricks."
As a result, the mother - daughter pair, who kept hiccupping, were driven away. "Don't worry. Once someone is hit by this magic spell, unless they have the magical power of a great magic tutor, they'll have to wait for the spell to wear off on its own after three days!"