The Zhang Family was destroyed by Lin Beichen.
As an existence of equal fame to the Zhang Family, the Xu Family could only tread carefully at this stage, not daring to be the least bit careless.
"Mr. Lin, please take the seat of honor."
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Xu Jiangyan immediately invited Lin Beichen to sit at the center.
The people beside them were dumbfounded.
They knew that the master valued Lin Beichen, but his behavior was too humble.
The master was old enough to be Lin Beichen’s father.
Moreover, the master had been famous for decades and was a beacon in the cultivation world, holding immense fame in Huadu.
Even with his status as the local landlord, Xu Jiangyan should not be so humble in front of many servants.
This was the Xu Family’s manor; why behave so humbly?
"Father."
Xu Hongzhu softly called out.
She was indeed very afraid of Lin Beichen, but seeing her father being so humble, a slight bitterness arose in her heart.
"Daughter, why are you still standing there? Hurry and pour wine for Mr. Lin."
Xu Jiangyan made a gesture.
Lin Beichen waved his hand, refusing Xu Jiangyan’s suggestion.
Xu Jiangyan’s humble behavior revealed his true thoughts long ago.
The destruction of the Zhang Family had triggered Xu Jiangyan’s deepest fear.
As a prestigious family, having the entire family wiped out was such a terrifying act that even Xu Jiangyan couldn’t accomplish it.
However, Lin Beichen not only did it but acted as if nothing had happened.
Lin Beichen casually took a chair, sat down, and coldly looked at everyone present, especially staring at Xu Jiangyan with an expression full of indifference.
Xu Jiangyan wanted to invite him for a meal, but Lin Beichen’s purpose for coming was not just for a meal.
"I have two questions for you today. Do you know the identity of the expert I fought that day?"
Lin Beichen asked.
Song Hualong’s cultivation was not inferior to Qin Wenwu. If it weren’t for his early injuries, he would probably be as famous as Qin Wenwu as a super expert.
Such a character was rare even across the world, yet Song Hualong was serving the Zhang Family as a protector.
A protector, no matter how much the Zhang Family respected him, was still just a family servant.
There was clearly something wrong with this.
Moreover, Lin Beichen remembered that before dying, the other party had mentioned a certain identity.
Since he had a name and background, why did he not return to his family?
There was only one explanation.
The other party indeed had a family but had done something that betrayed them.
A family that could produce a master like Chen Wenwu couldn’t be ordinary.
Qin Wenwu founded the Golden Mountain Sect on his own, and now the Golden Mountain Sect was a superpower sweeping the world.
"Sir, are you talking about the elder?"
Xu Jiangyan furrowed his brows, recalling while pouring wine for Lin Beichen.
"Song Hualong, I have no impression of this name. There hasn’t been such a Death Gate Realm expert in Huadu in the past 20 years.
With such powerful cultivation, he couldn’t have remained anonymous. As long as he appeared once, even if we didn’t know each other, just a glance would leave a deep impression on me."
"He probably wasn’t a local of Huadu. His cultivation techniques had many styles from the Southeast Region. Think carefully, especially about the Southeast, is there anyone familiar?"
Lin Beichen asked again.
"A Southeast family... could it be the Song Family?"
Xu Jiangyan suddenly remembered something, his face changed drastically, and he stood up in surprise.
"I remember now. The Song Family in the Southeast practiced swordsmanship, called the Terminators of Heaven and Earth, very arrogant. But decades ago, there was a traitor who caused great harm to the Song Family. Could this person be the traitor?"
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something, stared blankly at Lin Beichen, and the wine glass in his hand trembled continuously.
If Lin Beichen had indeed killed this Song Family traitor, Lin Beichen’s strength must have far surpassed the Mystic Sect.
"Is this family very powerful?"
Lin Beichen asked indifferently, picking up a glass of wine.
"Senior, have you never heard of this family?"
Xu Jiangyan asked anxiously, then seeing Lin Beichen still calm, he could only smile bitterly.
"Song Hualong, this person amazed the world decades ago.
Although he wasn’t very prominent in the Dragon Country, he was a superpower in the Southeast countries, known as the pinnacle of Sword Dao, a dragon among men, and his Profound Iron Heavy Sword swept the world, undefeated."
"During his peak, even Qin Wenwu and other Death Gate experts could only be equals with him, not daring to challenge him.
Before leaving the Song Family, he reportedly broke through the Death Gate’s boundary. Before you pushed open the Celestial Gate, he already stepped into it through mysterious means."
The more Xu Jiangyan spoke, the more excited he became.
Song Hualong was once a Death Gate expert, and his status was not much inferior to Qin Wenwu!
Such a level of expert being casually killed by Lin Beichen was shocking to Xu Jiangyan.
Although he knew Lin Beichen had the power to kill Death Gate experts, the news was still less shocking than witnessing it firsthand.
Moreover, what he killed wasn’t an ordinary Death Gate expert but a superpower suppressing countless geniuses.
"He was injured before our fight, his cultivation only displayed less than sixty percent."
Seeing Xu Jiangyan’s shock, Lin Beichen shook his head and explained.
From Xu Jiangyan’s description, it was clear that Song Hualong’s real cultivation wasn’t much lower than Qin Wenwu’s.
But due to previous injuries, he couldn’t fully utilize his strength.
Lin Beichen didn’t care much about the opponent’s strength, but if it had been at Qin Wenwu’s level, at least it would have made him enjoy a few more moves.
"Was he injured by someone?"
Xu Jiangyan looked a bit surprised, seemingly lost in thought.
After a moment, Xu Jiangyan suddenly exclaimed, "I remember, Song Hualong had a big conflict with his family when he left the Song Family, was constantly hunted, and might have been severely injured because of it."
He then apologized and walked outside.
Moments later, Xu Jiangyan returned to the restaurant holding a wooden box.
With a solemn expression, Xu Jiangyan handed the wooden box to Lin Beichen.
"Mr. Lin, please look at this. Do you recognize it?"
Hearing this, Lin Beichen opened the wooden box and saw a peculiar Jade Pendant inside.
This Jade Pendant seemed to be a part of a larger Jade Pendant.
The edges were broken but smooth, as though sliced by something extremely sharp, without damaging the jade itself.
"This totem is quite interesting."
Lin Beichen said thoughtfully.
The totem on the Jade Pendant was of a special plant, lush and flourishing, seemingly symbolizing a prosperous family.
After playing with it for a while, Lin Beichen found the Jade Pendant to be ancient but nothing else special.
Seeing Lin Beichen’s lack of recognition, Xu Jiangyan didn’t dare to keep him in suspense and pointed to the cut on the Jade Pendant, saying, "Mr. Lin, when Song Hualong was being hunted, he passed through Huadu, causing a battle involving hundreds.
I accidentally obtained this Jade Pendant in that battle, given to me by a member of the Song Family."
Hearing this, Lin Beichen’s face became more serious.
Though the Jade Pendant seemed ordinary, the cut left on it was significant.
Before Lin Beichen comprehended the Five Elements Spiritual Qi, this world had no concept of Spiritual Qi.
No matter the cultivator’s realm, it was all about genetics and Inner Strength.
Before the Era of Spiritual Qi, cutting such fragile jade smoothly without any cracks required more than just an extremely sharp sword.
From just the cut on the Jade Pendant, Lin Beichen could deduce that the experts behind Song Hualong’s family were numerous.
Even Song Hualong might not have been the family’s top expert.
This family, having many experts yet so low-profile, probably had true strength far greater than shown.