Unrivaled Soldier in the City

Instinctively, a wave of unease washed over Lin Kuang. It felt as if something terrible was about to happen, and his calm heart grew restless.

Clutching his phone, he looked at the incoming call number displayed on the screen. Lin Kuang’s body tensed—the call was from his father, Lin Guodong!

Seeing his father’s phone number, Lin Kuang instinctively thought of his grandfather.

Could it be... that Grandfather has had an accident?

Lin Kuang thought anxiously and then swiftly answered the phone.

"Father," Lin Kuang said softly, his voice trembling slightly.

"Yes, come back. Your grandfather isn’t going to make it," Lin Guodong replied, his tone detached, yet his words carried an inexplicable pain.

Upon hearing this, Lin Kuang’s body shook violently, and his eyes reddened instantly.

Although Lin Kuang had long sensed that his grandfather’s days were numbered, hearing the news for real made him feel as if the sky were falling.

"Okay, Father, I’ll come back right away. Is Grandfather at home?" Lin Kuang asked hurriedly.

"Yes, at home. Call me when you’re about to arrive, and I’ll send someone to pick you up," Lin Guodong said.

Lin Kuang nodded in agreement and then hung up.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Lin Kuang didn’t even know how he got up. He moved in a daze to Liu Shilin’s room.

At this moment, Liu Shilin was still not fully awake. The night before, Lin Kuang and the Witch had made such a commotion that it took her a while to fall asleep.

"Shilin, Shilin, wake up," Lin Kuang murmured, gently nudging the sleeping Liu Shilin.

Feeling someone calling her, Liu Shilin opened her sleepy eyes. After rubbing them, she saw Lin Kuang’s lost expression and his eyes, which lacked their usual luster.

Liu Shilin was startled at first, but then she instantly became alert.

"Lin Kuang, what’s wrong? What happened?" she asked urgently, her beautiful eyes filled with concern as she looked at the distraught man before her.

The Lin Kuang she knew had never shown such an expression, not even when facing formidable enemies. Seeing him like this pained her heart.

"Shilin, my grandfather is dying. I need to return to Yanjing, and I’m afraid I won’t be back for some time," Lin Kuang said softly, a touch of spirit returning to his vacant eyes.

"What? Grandfather... he’s dying?" Liu Shilin asked quickly.

"Yes," Lin Kuang nodded.

Hearing this, Liu Shilin’s pretty face turned pale. Although Lin Kuang rarely spoke of his family, she could tell that he was a person who valued his relationships deeply. It was only natural that he would be devastated now that his grandfather was passing away.

"Okay, go get dressed and wait for me downstairs. I’ll get ready. I’m coming with you," Liu Shilin said.

Lin Kuang’s grandfather was her grandfather too. Now that the old master was passing away, as his granddaughter-in-law, she had to go see him.

"Okay, I’ll wait for you downstairs," Lin Kuang replied before heading down.

Liu Shilin then woke up all her sisters, even rousing the exhausted Witch.

"Shilin, what’s wrong?" Yang Ruotong couldn’t help but ask, seeing Liu Shilin’s troubled expression.

"Lin Kuang’s grandfather is dying. I’m planning to go back to Yanjing with him. What about you all?" Liu Shilin asked, looking at the assembled sisters.

At these words, all the women were stunned. Even the very sleepy Witch suddenly became wide awake.

"Grandpa Lin is dying? I’m definitely going," Mu Wan was the first to speak. She was very close with Old Master Lin, so now that he was critically ill, she naturally had to rush over.

"I’m going too. Lin Kuang’s grandfather is my grandfather," Lin Guo’er said, her face fraught with worry.

The other women quickly agreed. Lin Kuang’s grandfather was their grandfather, and they had to go.

In no time, the women reached a unanimous decision. They merely washed their faces, not even bothering to comb their hair, before changing clothes and coming downstairs.

"Lin Kuang, we’re going with you. We want to see Grandpa one last time," Liu Shilin said, her tone firm, as she looked at Lin Kuang, who had regained some of his spirit while sitting on the sofa.

Hearing this, Lin Kuang’s body shuddered. His gaze fell upon the pretty faces of the women. Seeing their anxious yet determined expressions, his heart instantly warmed.

"Alright. We’ll go together. We’ll go see Grandpa for the last time!" Lin Kuang declared, standing up with a firm voice.

Then, with his women, Lin Kuang drove straight to the East Sea Airport.

「At that moment, the situation in Yanjing had also begun to destabilize.」

With the Lin Family’s influence—or more accurately, with Old Master Lin’s clout—there had always been a surface calm. However, Yanjing was now far from peaceful, whether in the shadows or out in the open.

After all, Old Master Lin was dying. Once he passed away, the power he held would inevitably be released, and contenders would surely vie for it.

Naturally, the only ones qualified to compete were the other three great families: the Gao Family, the Wang family, and the Zheng Family.

The Gao Family, in particular, couldn’t wait for Old Master Lin to die, given their irreconcilable feud with Lin Kuang. Even the Zheng Family, which had always remained neutral, was growing restless and beginning to make moves. As for the Wang family, it remained calm, showing no signs of action.

Outside Old Master Lin’s room in the Lin Family’s quadrangle courtyard, a crowd had gathered. Most of them were in military uniforms, and each held a high rank. These were the soldiers Old Master Lin had once led, men who had served faithfully under him to this day.

Of course, in this fickle society, how many of them would remain after Old Master Lin’s death? And of those standing there now, how many had already been bought by others? No one could say for sure.

But everyone was aware that the moment Old Master Lin died, it would be a massive shock to the Lin Family. It would even be a struggle for them to maintain their status as a top-tier noble family.

Of course, that wasn’t what mattered most. The real question was, if the Lin Family lost its power, would the Gao Family let them off?

Anyone with half a brain knew that was utterly impossible.

"Guodong, hasn’t Lin Zhan arrived yet? I want to see him again. That boy left my side when he was so young," Old Master Lin said with a smile. He had become skeletal, yet his voice still held a surprising amount of strength.

"Father, my brother will be back soon, please just wait a little longer. Lin Kuang is also on his way back. They’ll all come," Lin Guodong said in a heavy voice, his eyes red and his body trembling slightly. How could he not be distraught, knowing that the father he revered most was about to leave him?