When they came back out, everyone immediately looked over to see what would happen next.
But Lin Fan just ignored them all as he let Lin Li Zi deal with the Lin Family.
He just waved his hand at the governor.
The governor immediately understood this and went over to Lin Fan’s side.
Like this, Lin Fan and the governor left the Lin Family manor to go somewhere else.
Lin Li Zi was left standing there in front of everyone by herself.
There was an awkward silence that filled the air after Lin Fan left with the governor and his men.
The remaining members of the Lin Family looked at Lin Li Zi with strange looks, as if they didn’t know what to make of her.
The only impression that they had of her was that she was Lin Fan’s follower.
No, there were some of them that recognized Lin Li Zi from the family meetings of the past. They knew that she was one of the illegitimate children of the Lin Family, just like them.
So it did make sense that she would be made the family head.
Of course, there were some that didn’t accept this since they wanted that position for themselves.
Lin Fan was someone that they feared, but Lin Li Zi…
So there were some that started moving closer during the silence, as if they were planning on making a move against her.
It was just too bad that Lin Li Zi wasn’t a pushover.
She knew what had to be done for her to really take over as the family head, so the first order that she gave was, “Beat them.”
As soon as she gave this order, the guards that had been standing around suddenly turned to look at the ones that had been approaching her.
They revealed shocked looks as soon as they heard this before one of them said, “What are you doing? Why are you beating us? We’re not doing anything wrong!”
Lin Li Zi gave a soft snort before saying, “You know in your hearts what your crimes are. If you want to complain, then do it after you receive your punishment.”
After receiving their punishment?
Was there even a point to complaining after they had been punished?!
But they weren’t able to say a thing as they were surrounded by the guards of the Lin Family.
The guards of the Lin Family were not weak, though they were a bit weaker than the members of the Lin Family.
Still, with the numbers advantage, it was easy for the guards to capture the ones that had tried to do something.
At the same time, just in case someone wanted to do something…the hidden guards had been ready to move at any time.
The weakest among those hidden guards were in the Ninth Qi Gathering Realm and the strongest were in the Foundation Realm. There was no way that the illegitimate children who had barely received any resources of the Lin Family would be able to do anything against them.
But they didn’t even need to get involved since the guards were more than enough to take care of them.
That was just how weak the illegitimate children of the Lin Family were.
They didn’t have talent and they didn’t have resources, it would be impossible for them to become stronger.
They could only cover their faces as they tried to stop the guards from hurting them too badly.
Once the guards finished beating them up, they dragged these people in front of Lin Li Zi, waiting for her to say something.
When they were placed in front of Lin Li Zi, one of them looked up and said, “You can’t treat us like this! We’re all part of the Lin Family, how can you treat us this way! If that young master knew about this, he wouldn’t stand for it!”
Lin Li Zi narrowed her eyes to look at the one that spoke before saying, “You think that he cares about you? You can try to talk to him, but he won’t even listen to you.”
All of them felt a chill run down their spines when they heard this.
That was right, that was how they felt that this situation was.
They had only wanted to take advantage of the unstable situation to undermine Lin Li Zi and then use that as a way to gain power, but they never thought that Lin Li Zi would be this firm that she would beat them without a word.
They just looked at her with a shocked look on their face, as they didn’t know what to say in response to this.
In the end, they weren’t able to say a single word as they lowered their heads.
The looks on their faces were clear that they had been subdued to a certain extent, but it wasn’t as if they had completely given up because of this. The glow in their eyes showed that their ambitions were still more than alive.
But Lin Li Zi didn’t stop them.
She knew that there was a reason why Lin Fan had brought these people back in the first place.
These people had a certain personality and a certain set of skills that the new Lin Family needed, so he had brought them back for her to use. Though they would be a bit hard to tame, it wasn’t as if it was impossible to tame them.
So in a sense, it was a test to see what she was capable of.
Now that she had shown the stick, it was time for the carrot.
Lin Li Zi took a deep breath and said, “But if you want power, it isn’t as if you can’t gain it.”
It wasn’t just the ones that had been forced onto the ground that reacted when they heard this.
The rest of them also looked at Lin Li Zi with a very strange look when they heard this.
But it didn’t seem like they were against what she was saying.
Lin Li Zi continued in a calm voice, “As long as you dedicate yourself to the new Lin Family, do you think the Lin Family would treat you poorly?”
With a thought from her, the old master and the third master pulled some things out.
Earlier, she had checked the Storage Rings of the old master and the third master before coming out. She knew what they had, so she knew what she could use to entice these people.
The old master and the third master threw the items that they had been holding onto the ground, shocking the ones that were kneeling there. However, they didn’t dare reach their hands out to take these items that had been thrown in front of them.
They just looked at them before looking up at Lin Li Zi as they wondered just what she wanted to do.
The items that the old master and the third master took out were special pills that would be very helpful to their cultivation. As long as they obtained these pills, there was no doubt that they would be able to go up a level or two.
So these pills were very enticing for them…
But they didn’t dare take them since they could still sense the guards that were standing over them.
The moment that they reached out for these pills, there was no doubt that the guards would make a move.
So before Lin Li Zi made it clear what she wanted to do, they didn’t dare take them.
Lin Li Zi waited as if she was taunting them into taking them, but seeing that they didn’t move, she didn’t wait any longer.
She just gave a nod to the guards that suddenly came forward to pick them up.
After the guards picked these pills up, they turned to the ones that were on the ground.
The way that they looked at them, it was almost as if they were about to give these pills to them. Or at least that was what it seemed to the ones that were on the ground.
But in the end, they walked right past them with these pills in their hands.
These guards went over to the ones that were watching from a distance and stopped in front of them before reaching their hands holding the pills towards them.
The other members of the Lin Family cautiously looked at Lin Li Zi to see her giving a nod to them.
Only then did they take the pills that were handed to them.
Lin Li Zi didn’t pay any attention to this as she looked at the ones that were on the ground and said, “These were the dividends that you would have received as members of the Lin Family, but your first punishment will be the revocation of your first month’s dividends. Consider this a light warning and if you don’t learn from this, know that I won’t be as kind in the future.”
The ones on the ground revealed bitter looks when they heard this, but then they realized something.
She had said that this was just the first month’s dividend that had been taken away…
Then did that mean that as long as they didn’t act up, they would receive a dividend like this the next month.
No, it wasn’t certain that the dividend would be as good as this, but…they could tell from the expression on her face that she didn’t seem like she would cheat them…
So in the end, the ones on the ground figured that it was better to endure for now.
They might be able to find a way to take the position of family head from Lin Li Zi in the future. But that was still far away because they were just too weak right now.
Even if they could take it from her, it would be hard to keep since they were too weak.
It was better to take the dividends and become stronger, so they would have a chance to take the position in the future.
So in the end, the ones on the floor bowed their heads and said, “Family head, we recognize our mistakes and hereby repent for them.”
Lin Li Zi felt disgusted seeing them like this, but she didn’t let that show on her face.
Instead, she just gave a nod with a calm look as she said, “Un.”
Then after that, she said, “Big Brother Fan hopes that we can be a proper family in the future. I hope that all of you will keep this in mind.”
Everyone revealed shocked looks when they heard this.
Not because of what she said, but of how Lin Li ZI had addressed Lin Fan.
It seemed that they were much closer than they had thought…
…
“It seems like she has handled it.” Lin Fan suddenly said to himself.
The governor looked at him with a strange look before asking, “Young Master Lin, is there a problem?”
Lin Fan shook his head and said, “It’s nothing.”