Chapter 137: Chapter 40 Someone Wants to Kill Me
Xu Mo and Lin Xi’s conversation made it clear that Lin Xi understood everything.
She knew Ming Hui had ill intentions, and knew Lin Yuan had abandoned her for the company.
Yet even so, she still made compromises.
The ones who are betrayed are mostly the kind ones.
Selfish people, on the other hand, tend to live better lives.
Xu Mo didn’t offer any advice; instead, he sent a message to Su Rou.
Among the people he knew, the only powerful ones were probably Lin Qingze and Su Rou.
Extraordinary Academy was special. Xu Mo now wanted to know some news about Lin Yuan, and it was more appropriate to ask Su Rou for this favor.
Previously at the Lin Family, he thought Lin Yuan loved his daughter very much.
But this matter showed that it was not entirely true.
If Lin Yuan could sacrifice Lin Xi, he then wasn’t very fond of Lin Jian either.
Then Xu Mo couldn’t help but doubt some things.
A successful gentleman, a widower for many years, according to Xu Mo’s understanding of men, the possibility of him not touching a woman was almost zero.
Of course, he was too lazy to manage such affairs.
But now the issue was, since Lin Yuan was planning to sacrifice Lin Xi, he had to intervene.
He wanted to know if Lin Yuan had any illegitimate children outside.
Su Rou replied to him, needing some time.
On the manor’s lawn, Lin Xi had dinner prepared.
Under the night sky, a group of people sat together.
“Finish dinner and head back to the academy. If it gets too late, it won’t be easy to enter,” Lin Xi told Xu Mo.
She treated Xu Mo like a younger brother.
If only he really were her brother.
Lin Jian, she was utterly disappointed in him, especially with the recent events, which greatly lessened her feelings for Lin Jian.
“So eager to send us away?” Xu Mo looked at Lin Xi, “Sister Xi, no matter what happens, at least we will be by your side.”
“Yeah, I won’t leave either,” Elsa nodded.
“Not studying anymore?” Lin Xi, touched in her heart, nevertheless glared at Xu Mo.
“Studying doesn’t happen overnight.” Xu Mo smiled, “There’s still more time ahead.”
“Dean Lin is watching you now,” Lin Xi spoke.
“Dean Lin, that old fox is very cunning,” Xu Mo shrugged his shoulders.
If it really comes down to it, he would just have to shamelessly ask Lin Qingze for help.
However, he first wanted to confirm Lin Yuan’s situation.
Lin Xi, of course, wasn’t going to get engaged to Ming Hui.
“Dean Lin is actually pretty good, his heart is really in the academy, he doesn’t have personal motives,” Lin Xi said.
“Yeah,” Xu Mo nodded.
From his contact with Lin Qingze, Lin Qingze really wasn’t bad, having no air about him in front of him.
Although he had an S-level talent, as the dean of Extraordinary Academy and a top figure in Steel Dome City, what benefit could your high talent bring in relation to Lin Qingze?
Talent represents potential in the future, and before it materializes, you are still the one needing favors from others.
Lin Qingze being this way illustrates his public-spiritedness.
Not everyone has this trait.
This point, Xu Mo naturally understood clearly.
“Let’s eat first,” Lin Xi added.
Under the dim lights at night, the group chatted casually, as usual, making Lin Xi feel very comfortable.
She didn’t expect her family to make her feel oppressed.
Xu Mo and the others, however, gave her warmth.
Thinking this, Lin Xi felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
After dinner.
The group rested by the poolside.
Xu Mo received a reply from Su Rou.
Glancing at it, Xu Mo’s gaze turned towards Lin Xi, feeling somewhat sorrowful.
This seemed somewhat cruel for Lin Xi.
“Sister Butterfly, you guys go elsewhere for a stroll, I want to talk to Sister Xi for a moment,” Xu Mo said.
Ye Qingdie glanced at Xu Mo, nodded gently, and left with a few others.
“Are you trying to persuade me?” Lin Xi looked at Xu Mo, “Since I’ve already made the decision, let’s leave it at that.”
“Sister Xi, even if the Lin Family goes bankrupt, you are a faculty member of the academy and can still have a good life. As for Lin Jian, she should experience some things; there’s no need to sacrifice yourself,” Xu Mo spoke.
“Silly boy.” Lin Xi gave Xu Mo a look, “I am a member of the family, how can I just look out for myself?”
Very helpless, but very realistic.
“But, they didn’t think about you,” Xu Mo sighed internally.
“Sister Xi, what do you think Mr. Lin is like?” Xu Mo asked.
Lin Xi didn’t understand why Xu Mo was asking this.
But she still answered, “Mother died early, and father has always been very good to me, meeting any request, just that he was too busy with company matters, lacking some companionship.”
“If that’s the case, as a father, why would he be willing to sacrifice you?” Xu Mo asked.
Now, he had to probe Lin Xi’s sore spot.
Although he did not want to do so.
But he must wake Lin Xi up. If she was willingly resigned to her fate, it would be a dead end.
Lin Xi felt heartbroken hearing Xu Mo’s words.
Yes, as a father, why would he be willing to sacrifice her.
For himself, or for the family, Lin Xi never wanted to think about it.
“He has his own pressures; if the company goes bankrupt, he cannot get out unscathed,” Lin Xi said.
“What about Lin Jian, what’s her attitude?” Xu Mo continued to ask.
Based on her understanding of Lin Jian, both foolish and selfish, spoiled from childhood.
“Lin Jian…” Lin Xi was speechless, “Let’s not talk about this.”
“Sister Xi, I know you don’t want to face it, but you have to be clear-headed. You may be willing to sacrifice yourself, but Lin Jian won’t consider your happiness as a sister at all. She’s only worried about whether she can continue to live as the spoiled daughter, and regarding your father…”
Xu Mo handed the communicator to Lin Xi, “Sister Xi, see for yourself.”
Lin Xi glanced down, it was a photo.
It looked like a loving couple, with two boys in front.
The woman was very young, fashionable, and beautiful, not much older than her.
As for the man, she knew him all too well.
Suddenly, Lin Xi felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if struck by a blunt object.
Feeling dizzy, she handed the communicator back to Xu Mo, her action a bit slow, as if she hadn’t recovered.
Xu Mo took back the communicator, feeling that reality was somewhat cruel for Lin Xi.
She thought about sacrificing for the family.
However, the two closest to her were thinking about sacrificing her.
She was betrayed.
Betrayed by his own kin.
Lin Xi raised her head to look at Xu Mo, her eyes red and tears falling.
This kind of pain is incomprehensible to outsiders.
No wonder Lin Yuan was always so busy.
No wonder he never had time for her.
So, it was like this!
Thinking about her sensible and well-behaved youth, Lin Xi felt it was so ironic.
She had always tried to understand her father and care for Lin Jian.
Faced with her family’s crisis, she was willing to sacrifice herself.
But this was the result she got in return.
“Sister Xi, they’re not worth it,” Xu Mo said, looking into Lin Xi’s eyes. “Let’s go.”
Lin Xi looked up at the upstairs, seeing both Lin Yuan and Lin Jian.
They were both watching over her.
At this moment, Lin Xi suddenly felt a release.
“The news of the engagement has already spread; I’m afraid it won’t be that easy, where can we go?” Lin Xi asked, looking back at Xu Mo.
“Leave it to me,” Xu Mo replied.
As long as Lin Xi agreed, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
He didn’t believe the Lin Family and the Ming would dare come to the academy to snatch people.
“Leave it to you?”
Lin Xi felt odd, Xu Mo, with his talents still not actualized, how could he resolve this?
However, a warm current still flowed through Lin Xi’s heart.
Abandoned by her relatives, it was Xu Mo and the others who were willing to help her.
“Yes,” Xu Mo nodded and said, “Let’s leave first.”
Lin Xi nodded, not caring anymore.
The two walked toward the outside.
“Lin Xi.”
“Sister.”
Previously, Lin Yuan and Lin Jian, seeing something was amiss in her eyes, realized something was wrong and they both rushed down.
Lin Xi turned her head back, but Xu Mo directly grabbed her arm and continued pulling her forward.
Feeling the strength from his arm, Lin Xi didn’t resist and continued walking forward.
Seeing Lin Yuan and Lin Jian anxiously chasing after them, Lin Xi suddenly smiled at that moment.
She felt relieved!
“Buzz.”
Lin Yuan suddenly dashed forward, stirring up a gust of wind.
In such an era, to establish a major business, one must possess a significant amount of martial strength; otherwise, it would be difficult to hold one’s ground.
Although Lin Yuan’s strength was not very strong, it was not weak either, possessing a B-grade strength.
As Lin Xi heard the sounds behind her, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable, knowing Lin Yuan was about to make a move to stop her.
Xu Mo’s arm forcefully swung Lin Xi forward, knowing she would not strike back at Lin Yuan.
He turned, throwing a punch.
Lin Yuan’s punch also aimed at him.
“Bang…”
A loud noise erupted, and Xu Mo’s footsteps slid back.
“Xu Mo,” Lin Xi called out.
“It’s okay,” Xu Mo said.
Lin Yuan looked at Xu Mo incredulously; could this Desert Hunter really catch his punch?
“Sister, you can’t leave,” Lin Jian shouted from behind Lin Yuan.
“Lin Xi, are you going to abandon your family?” Lin Yuan’s gaze was deep as he stared at Lin Xi, “Xiao Xi, the decision was yours to make; dad didn’t force you. Now that the news is public, if you leave now, you’ll doom both dad and your sister.”
“Sister, what will we do if you leave?” Lin Jian also spoke.
If Lin Xi left, her family was doomed.
She was doomed too; she couldn’t imagine living at the bottom, being the young mistress of the Lin Family.
Looking at the two of them, Lin Xi’s heart turned to ashes, completely despairing.
Seeing Lin Xi’s expression, Lin Yuan knew it was Xu Mo who had influenced her.
A Desert Hunter.
As Lin Yuan gazed at Xu Mo, a murderous intent filled his deep eyes.
If the Lin Family fell, it was over for him, not just here but his other home as well.
He, of course, knew Ming Hui was not well-intentioned, but it could at least save some.
“Click.”
Xu Mo clenched his fist, a Source Power Field forming around his body as his spiritual power mobilized the surrounding Source Power.
“Bang.”
With a step on the ground, Xu Mo charged forward.
“Xu Mo,” Lin Xi yelled, knowing her father Lin Yuan and she had comparable strengths, and Xu Mo was no match for her father.
Around Lin Yuan’s body, a Source Power Field also formed, and a strong wind stirred his clothing, fluttering without wind.
He also charged forward, his body radiating a subtle yet powerful energy.
At B level Source Power, it was strong enough to become external.
Between breaths, Xu Mo’s arm suddenly swung out; in that moment, the Source Power inside his body surged toward his arm, and the outer Force Field converged on his fist, smashing again at Lin Yuan.
As their fists collided again, Lin Yuan felt a tremendous force, the punch having triple force impact, sweeping like a terrifying wave.
“Boom…”
Lin Yuan’s body rapidly retreated, his feet scraping the ground, his shoes wearing through, his arms numb, and his fists throbbing painfully as it trembled slightly.
He was shocked at the sight of Xu Mo before him.
How could such a young Desert Hunter possess such strength?
Xu Mo, merely seventeen years old.
Lin Xi was also taken aback, realizing for the first time just how strong Xu Mo was.
Lin Jian stared in astonishment at the scene; while not the brightest, she was aware of Lin Yuan’s strength.
Was Xu Mo stronger than her dad?
Around them, the house guards gathered, some holding weapons.
Beside them, someone handed a Source Power Sword to Lin Yuan.
Ye Qingdie and Xiao Qi, behind Xu Mo, had already readied their weapons.
“Xu Mo,” Ye Qingdie called out, throwing a War Saber towards Xu Mo, who caught it directly with his hand.
All around them unfolded, recorded into their memories, with more people rushing over from outside.
The Lin Family’s defensive forces were strong.
He raised his arm, clicked on a Communicator number and asked, “Someone is trying to kill me, can I defend myself?”
As he spoke, Xu Mo shared his location directly.