Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lu Dieyi spoke, her voice completely undisguised as it carried clearly through the air.

And as her voice continued, the truth of what happened on that night over three years ago was about to be spread across the world.

"Brother Hao has been without his parents since he was a child. He saw you as his own mother, calling you Aunt. Back then, Lin Wu was nothing but a good-for-nothing, but Brother Hao never once looked down on him. He even gave many of his own resources to Lin Wu. And what did he get in return?!"

"Shut up! Shut your mouth!" Shen Bilian’s crazed roars echoed from within the Lin Mansion.

However, Lu Dieyi’s voice still carried out clearly: "Shut up?! I will not! While I didn’t witness the scene from over three years ago with my own eyes, I can just imagine it. A twelve-year-old Brother Hao was brought to the blood-swapping pool by his dearest aunt and great-uncle, only to fall victim to their treachery..."

"To be cut open and have his bloodline forcibly stolen... You... how could you be so cruel! To be treated like that by his closest family... oh, the pain and despair Brother Hao must have felt!" Lu Dieyi’s voice was like a mournful accusation, making the hearts of the onlookers tremble.

It was as if they could see the desperate eyes and heart-rending screams of a twelve-year-old child, and on the other side, the so-called family with their cold expressions and blood-stained hands.

No one had known the truth behind the grudge between Lin Hao and the Lin Mansion. Even those who had heard rumors only had suspicions. Now, hearing Lu Dieyi’s words, they were all utterly shocked.

"Lin Wu appeared in the capital three years ago and rose to prominence at an unimaginable speed, acting all high and mighty and untouchable. So it turns out he’s just a common thief!" someone in the crowd of onlookers said after a moment.

"Forcibly stealing another’s bloodline, turning on his own family... I never thought someone so vicious could exist. I’ve really seen it all today."

"I must have been blind to have looked up to Lin Wu as my goal all this time! Ptooey! To even be mentioned in the same breath as someone like him is an absolute disgrace."

"I’m not interested in the Lin Mansion’s internal strife. What I’m interested in is what kind of bloodline could possibly be worth all this."

"Speaking of bloodlines, Lin Wu’s is definitely the most mysterious. No one knows what it is. When he first appeared, it was like a peerless king had descended, his aura crushing all in its path. I used to admire him so much, but to think his bloodline was actually obtained through such means."

"..."

Outside the Lin Mansion, many people spoke up, each voicing their own opinions.

Naturally, some among them were fanning the flames.

However, the fact that the figure these Martial Artists once worshipped was now suddenly a thief, pulled down from his divine pedestal, brought them a sense of profound satisfaction.

’So what if my cultivation is low? At least it’s genuine. And Lin Wu? He only got where he is today by stealing his own cousin’s bloodline. Without that bloodline, he’s nothing.’

Thinking this, many of the Martial Artists felt a surge of superiority.

Afterward, the situation escalated, with countless people joining in to rain curses down on Lin Wu and his family.

"Wait, wasn’t Lin Hao’s bloodline stolen? How could he have achieved what he has today?!" a voice suddenly piped up.

After a brief silence, the scene exploded into an uproar again: "That’s right! Just now, when Lin Hao was dueling Lin Feichen in the Trial Forest, a green light flashed from his Dantian. That means his bloodline has already reached the level of a Kingly Physique! How is that possible?!"

"Can a stolen bloodline regenerate?!" even a Martial Artist at the Soul Gathering Realm Peak exclaimed in shock.

’He couldn’t think of any other explanation.’

"A withered tree can bloom again in spring. Wildfire cannot burn the grass away, for it grows again when the spring wind blows. It’s very likely that the Origin of Lin Hao’s bloodline is reviving on its own!" an old man from a divine sect muttered from high above the Lin Mansion, a strange light glinting in his eyes as he stared intently at Lin Hao below.

Even Duan Wushuang had a contemplative look on his face, as if he had thought of something.

"Shut your mouth! You’re spouting nonsense!" Inside the Lin Mansion, Shen Bilian, who had been silent when Lu Dieyi first started speaking, suddenly erupted. She seemed to have gone mad as she roared at Lu Dieyi.

But Lu Dieyi didn’t answer her, merely staring at Lin Hao while silent tears streamed down her face.

Lin Hao looked at Lu Dieyi, also a bit stunned.

’Although I’ve only met Lu Dieyi once, the emotion she’s showing is clearly not fake. And she seems to know me so well, which just confuses me even more.’

For a moment, the conviction Lin Hao had held in his heart began to waver.

"Brother Hao, you haven’t seen me, but I’ve secretly seen you several times. When my father told me I was to marry you, I initially refused. I didn’t believe him when he said you were a genius. Later, my governess and I secretly went to War Dragon City, and what I saw was the husband of my dreams. You were willing to offend the Wu family for a poor mother and daughter, and you could laugh heartily with beggars..."

Staring at Lin Hao, Lu Dieyi recounted, one by one, the memories of what she had secretly seen back then in War Dragon City.

Lin Hao listened quietly. Only now did he realize that Lu Dieyi had actually been deeply familiar with him all along.

"A few months ago, not long after you left War Dragon City, rumors were flying everywhere. What’s your explanation for that?" Although Lin Hao already believed in his heart that Lu Dieyi was innocent, after what had happened over three years ago, he wouldn’t let his guard down so easily.

"After I arrived at the Proud Moon Divine Sect, I did hear the rumors. At the time, I also couldn’t understand how they had spread so quickly. I was confused, but I never suspected Lin Wu, otherwise I wouldn’t have just written letters. After that, I entered a forbidden area in the sect and knew nothing of the outside world for several months."

"You wrote letters?" Lin Hao asked.

Lu Dieyi nodded.

Lin Hao now understood what had happened. Under those circumstances, there was no way Lu Dieyi’s letters would have ever reached him.

Lin Hao also believed her about entering the sect’s forbidden area, because he noticed that Lu Dieyi’s cultivation had increased rapidly. Her current cultivation was even higher than his.

Even in one of the five great divine sects, Lu Dieyi’s cultivation wouldn’t have grown so quickly if not for some special training Holy Land.

Having figured everything out, the resentment Lin Hao held for Lu Dieyi vanished into thin air, replaced by a profound sense of apology.

"I’m sorry." Looking at Lu Dieyi, Lin Hao apologized sincerely.

Lu Dieyi covered her mouth and shook her head. She was smiling, but teardrops fell through the air.

’Lin Hao hasn’t wronged me. I should be the one apologizing to him.’

Whenever Lu Dieyi thought about what Lin Hao had been through, and the state of his clothes when she saw him a few months ago, she felt a heart-wrenching pain.

"Watch out!" At that exact moment, Lin Hao’s eyes looked as if they were about to split as he let out a furious roar.

At the same time, a Primordial Body shot out from within him, speeding towards Lu Dieyi.

Lu Dieyi’s reaction wasn’t slow. She had already moved the moment Lin Hao shouted, but she was still injured, her shoulder gushing blood.

Someone had made a move from the shadows, trying to capture Lu Dieyi, but she had managed to escape.

The next moment, Lu Dieyi was by Lin Hao’s side.

And Lin Hao’s eyes narrowed dangerously as he stared fixedly ahead.