Su Yibo's eyes glared fiercely at the Yin Family members. Yin Cui and her entire family were breaking out in cold sweat, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Father Yin suppressed his fear and said with a fawning smile, "Young Master Su, how could we know what the next act will be? Could someone possibly dare to oppose your Su Family?"
Su Yibo sneered, "Yes, there's still one more person to deal with later. I'll invite you all to watch the show then. How about it? I'm inviting your Yin Family to watch a show; that's quite good for you, isn't it? You'll get to feast your eyes, something others can only dream of."
When Yin Cui's entire family heard "I'll invite you all to watch the show then," they all breathed a sigh of relief, glad it wasn't their Yin Family.
Father Yin continued to fawn, "Young Master Su is right, you are indeed very good to our Yin Family. It is our Yin Family's good fortune that our Yin Cui can marry you, and we are eternally grateful. Young Master Su, if you have any needs, please feel free to command us; we will certainly obey. We are absolutely loyal to the Su Family."
Father Yin's heart was numb with fear, and he cursed inwardly, "That damn Su Gou, could he be eyeing the two ancestral treasures of my family? If he wants them, I'll have no choice but to obediently hand them over, but that's impossible. Besides me and my wife, no one knows about them. It shouldn't be for the treasures. No matter what, I cannot offend this inhuman beast."
Su Yibo laughed heartily upon hearing this, "It's good that you know. It is your Yin Family's honor that this Young Master fancies your daughter's beauty. Let's go, come back to Su Manor with me; we'll discuss some matters before the wedding."
After an evening of 'pleasant conversation' at Su Manor, Yin Cui and her entire family emerged, each with a strange expression.
As soon as they left Su Manor, their expressions immediately turned to terror, fear, and helplessness. Yin Cui's face was deathly pale.
Father Yin and Mother Yin helped Yin Cui into the carriage, then tremblingly returned to their own seats.
Yin Zhongda saw this situation, sighed, shook his head, and returned to his own carriage.
Once inside the carriage, Yin Cui finally could not hold on any longer and fainted.
The Yin Family's carriage slowly made its way towards the Yin Family's residence.
Speaking of not having blown that Su Gou to death last time, Lin Han felt truly upset, and during this time, he was even more anxious.
He had considered all sorts of methods, but they were still useless. Su Gou was surrounded by guards, a multitude of experts. After this incident, he was already on guard, making it even more impossible to assassinate Su Gou.
Poison? He had bought many poisons, but with so many guards and servants in the Su Family, it was difficult to even get in to administer poison.
The Su Family had many ways to check for poison; even Su Yibo's drinking water was inspected by his servants.
After much deliberation, he could only disguise himself as a thief, abduct Yin Cui, and leave a message like "A notorious lady-killer was here." What else could he do?
But the Yin Family was probably already "protected" by the Su Family's experts...
After the incidents with the Qian Family and Sun Family spread throughout Haoyue City, Lin Han was furious when he heard about them.
Thinking that the Qian Family and Sun Family's ruin was due to him, Lin Han punched the nearby tea table, smashing it, and roared, "Beast! I will never let you off in this life!"
Lin Han, with his innocent and kind nature, had never even killed chickens or ducks. This time, being forced to use explosives by Su Yibo, it was all because of Yin Cui.
After this incident, Lin Han was even more devastated, and he became increasingly resilient.
He was no longer the innocent child who once laughed and smiled.
The affairs of the Qian Family and Sun Family had made Lin Han no longer soft-hearted; his personality began to harden and become fierce.
Just as Lin Han was pondering Yin Cui's situation, a servant suddenly reported that Young Miss Yin Cui had arrived.
Lin Han naturally ran out to the main hall with joy to greet her, "Yin Cui, why have you come? I've missed you so much!" After speaking, he hugged Yin Cui and cried bitterly, then tried to kiss her.
Yin Cui, however, gently pushed Lin Han away and said, "I came to see you, fearing you might do something rash, so I came to check on you."
She then helped Lin Han sit down and sat on a chair beside him.
Lin Han was still very happy and asked, "Your Yin Family allowed you to come? How is your engagement with the Su Family?"
Yin Cui said, "I pleaded with Su Yibo and told him about our relationship.
Su Yibo later felt that many people already knew about our relationship, and a forced melon wouldn't be sweet.
So he sought us out to negotiate. We could break off the engagement, but there had to be sufficient compensation.
In the end, with no other choice, Father gave Su Yibo many of our family's valuables and collections, and finally even our family heirloom was taken.
Only then did Su Yibo's anger subside, and the engagement was called off.
Alas, the Su Family has power and influence; we cannot contend with them.
They wouldn't accept money; only extremely valuable family collections could please them.
My father truly did his best this time."
Lin Han was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said, "It's good that it's called off. Material possessions are external things; as long as the engagement is broken, it's fine.
I will definitely compensate your Yin Family in the future. You are my wife; tell your parents to trust me."
He then wanted to talk with her in detail, but Yin Cui said it was inconvenient outside.
Lin Han, seeing that she didn't shy away from the distinction between men and women, was even happier and took her to his room to discuss in detail what had happened during this time.
Yin Cui said that now was not the right time to discuss their matters and suggested they talk about it after half a year.
Because the Su Family had just agreed to break off the engagement, they needed to wait until things had settled down.
For a period after that, Yin Cui often came to see Lin Han.
The two continued their sweet nothings in the room... but without kissing, which they used to do.
Yin Cui said they should wait until after marriage, that it wasn't suitable to do such things now, and there was no rush.
Lin Han didn't mind and wasn't in a hurry, thinking it was because Yin Cui had been forced and was feeling down, which was why there were no passionate kisses.
Before, they only kissed and hugged, never went to bed. Now it was even more impossible to do such things before marriage; there was no rush during this time.
Lin Han's life during this period could be described as very warm, and the happiness seemed even greater than before... Perhaps it's always like this when you regain something most precious that was lost.
On this day, the wind howled as if ghosts were wailing and gods crying. The sun was obscured by wind-blown dark clouds; there was no sun and no rain, only a sky full of grey and black scenery.
The winter wind, both cold and merciless, swept across everything in the world.
Few people went out or onto the streets because winter days were too cold, and the violent wind made it even colder.
Walking out, the fierce wind would scrape every inch of skin and eyes on one's face.
The things on the street, fallen leaves, and dust were blown wildly everywhere...
While the cold wind raged violently outside, Lin Han was comfortably reading at home.
Father Lin had people send a brazier for warming, and Mother Lin brought homemade flatbreads, snacks, and sweet drinks.
Father Lin watched the howling wind outside in the courtyard, his eyebrows constantly twitching.
Ever since hearing about the Sun Family and Qian Family incidents, Father Lin's existing worries had grown heavier.
Later, Yin Cui came and explained the process of the Su Family breaking off the engagement.
Father Lin still worried incessantly, because everyone in Haoyue Province knew what kind of people the Su Family were.
Seeing Yin Cui frequently visit Lin Han, he slowly felt a little more at ease.
Father Lin often comforted himself, saying that worrying was useless anyway.
Father Lin knew that Lin Han couldn't live without Yin Cui, so he didn't stop them.
"Alas, today my eyebrows are twitching, and my heart is pounding fiercely. I hope nothing happens."
Father Lin's worries returned.
The desolate, raging wind battered the almost deserted streets. Many people hid at home, warming themselves by the fire to escape the wild wind and cold outside.
Yin Cui wouldn't be coming today, so Lin Han was happy to rest for a day.
Suddenly, Lin Han felt his house shaking, and it seemed like there were rumbling noises, but the howling wind was so loud that he couldn't hear clearly, and everyone thought it was due to the wind.
On the main street outside Weifeng Town, two teams of armored horsemen galloped wildly.
From the moment they entered Weifeng Town, as they passed each area, the buildings shook extremely violently.
Although the wind was strong, it couldn't cover the sound of hooves as this team passed.
The wailing wind, like ghosts crying and gods howling, mixed with the intermittent sound of hooves, as if devils were on the move, slaughtering humans with their screams.
Devils were howling, humans were screaming miserably, and the hooves were the devils' drums and battle cries.
Many people, trembling with fear, went to the upper floors of their homes to watch this team.
This was not the City Lord's army, nor were they the Su Family's retainers; this was the Su Family's army.
These residents did not relax until the army had moved far away, thinking, "Fortunately, the devils are not coming for our family."
It wasn't until the two armies approached the Lin Family's surroundings, and the Lin Family's house shook even more violently, that Lin Han ran to the window upstairs to look.
The army was vast and mighty, each person clad in armor, holding spears, swords, and sabers, with bows and arrows hanging from their saddles.
Father Lin, accompanied by Mother Lin, had already rushed over, pulling Lin Han towards the family's ancestral shrine.
Arriving in front of the small shrine at home, Father Lin moved aside the left shrine, revealing a thick, tile-like stone slab on the ground.
He then removed several mud bricks underneath, exposing a tunnel entrance.
Father Lin said to Lin Han, "You two go in, follow the tunnel, and never come back.
Those were the Su Family's troops just now. Looking at this formation, they must be coming for our family, because you offended Su Yibo during this time, and now they're coming for us.
Don't you remember what happened to the Sun Family and Qian Family before? The Su Family are all beasts; they will never let any of us go.
Hurry and leave. Listen to your father. Do you understand? Never come back."
Lin Han grew anxious, remembering his previous assassination attempt on the Su Family, and immediately patted his chest calmly, saying, "Hmph, the Su Family's army? Father, this matter is for me.
I will bear it alone. I promise I won't implicate the Lin Family. I absolutely will not leave now."
Father Lin said tearfully, "My foolish child, you are our only child. If you are gone, what meaning does our life have?
In the end, all three of us will be gone anyway."
Father Lin then comforted him, "Having you to continue our family line is our greatest happiness.
The Lin Family absolutely cannot be without you, but it can be without the two of us.
After you escape, run as far as you can, act low-key and live low-key, so you don't run into those beasts from the Su Family again.
Your mother knows the map of the tunnel; you two go. In the future, take good care of your mother and be obedient."
Mother Lin burst into tears upon hearing this and pulled Lin Han towards the tunnel, but Lin Han refused.
Lin Han said tearfully, "If we're going, let's go together, Father!" He pulled Father Lin towards the hole.
Father Lin snorted coldly, "This tunnel was specially built by our ancestors; they won't find you two so easily.
This tunnel has no mechanisms. I will manually block it later. They won't find any mechanisms.
Below the tiles are mud bricks, so there will be no echo. Even if they slowly tap on the ground and walls, they won't find it.
It just requires one of me to stay behind, fill in the mud bricks, then put back the tiles, fill the gaps around the tiles with dust, and then I still need to put the shrine back.
You two hurry and leave. If I stay behind, it means I've saved both of you. Hurry!"
Mother Lin immediately pulled Lin Han further into the tunnel, "Let's go, son."
Lin Han instantly cried, his eyes red with anxiety, "I'm not going..."
Father Lin grew anxious, "How old are you that you're still so immature? If you don't listen to what I say, I won't rest in peace even in the netherworld.
Did you hear me clearly?" After speaking, he took out a bottle of something.
He then said to Lin Han, "If the Su Family destroys our home this time, you two must not come back after you leave.
If the Su Family isn't looking for us this time, then you can come back, and then we father and son can reunite.
If you don't leave now, I will immediately take the Nine Intoxication Powder."
He then immediately put it to his mouth.
Lin Han saw the Nine Intoxication Powder and immediately knelt, saying, "Father, I'll go. Please take care of yourself, old man."
Because Nine Intoxication Powder was made from nine different chronic poisons, taking it meant certain death, but it would only take effect after one day.
He had seen his father take it out and show it to him before, saying it was a homemade family poison to be used when necessary.
Father Lin had even given it to a dog in front of Lin Han, and the dog died the next day.
Lin Han had no choice but to obey.
Mother Lin also stopped talking nonsense and tried her best to pull Lin Han into the tunnel.
After they entered this time, Father Lin's voice came from the tunnel, "In the future, take good care of your mother, live a good life, and continue our Lin Family line."
Father Lin's last words were meant for Lin Han not to seek death or revenge.
Lin Han listened, tears streaming down his face, and when he looked up, the tunnel entrance had already turned dark...