When the sword arrives, life ends.
Screams echoed nonstop.
Evan Lin's expression was indifferent. He waved his hand.
The entire Shang family villa shattered, disintegrating into dust under countless sword-lights, vanishing without a trace.
The Shang family... is gone?
Someone asked in a trembling voice.
Looks like... it's gone.
Another person swallowed hard, nodded, and glanced around, chilled to the bone.
Just moments ago, this was still the Shang residential compound—luxurious and grand.
Now, all that remains is devastation—a scene straight out of the apocalypse.
Evan Lin walked forward slowly; no one dared come near him.
He walked up to Old Man Liu and the others.
Teacher, how are you feeling?
Evan Lin looked at Old Man Liu and asked.
It's nothing serious.
Old Man Liu nodded, his expression complicated.
Maybe it's because he's older and frail, and the Shang family obviously wanted a living hostage, so Old Man Liu suffered a rough journey, but wasn't beaten much.
On the other side, Gavin Duan woke up, and after regaining some strength, broke free from the chains.
He stood up, looked at Evan Lin, eyes full of guilt: "I failed in my duty."
It's not really your fault. Rest up, and later escort Old Man Liu back to Beijing.
Evan Lin gave a few instructions, then turned to Sisi Shao, who was standing dazedly nearby: "Are you staying here, or leaving now?"
I...
Sisi Shao hesitated, glanced at the Liang family.
Now that Ben Liang was dead, she had nothing left to do here, so she said, "I'll go back to Beijing."
Alright, you go with them.
After arranging things for Old Man Liu and the others, Evan Lin turned and looked at the nearby second-generation heirs, already pale and devastated.
The remaining fighters in these families had already been wiped out in the first wave of internal-strength martial artists.
When Evan Lin looked toward them, they immediately trembled in fear.
The Cheng family is willing to serve Master Lin from Seacrest!
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.
The speaker was an older man, clearly a family steward. After finishing, he didn't hesitate—he knelt and bowed to Evan Lin.
The Li family is willing to serve Master Lin from Seacrest!
The Zhang family will treat Master Lin from Seacrest as our lord—if the young master says west, we'll never go east!
Suddenly, countless people knelt and pledged allegiance.
Their voices rose like waves. Within minutes, everyone still alive was kneeling.
These people used to depend on the Shang family for their wealth and status, but now, with the Shang family destroyed and after witnessing Evan Lin's power, they couldn't muster the slightest resistance.
If they didn't know their place now, they'd lose their lives here.
Evan Lin didn't say much—he didn't care about these people willing to be slaves.
These minor families meant nothing to Evan Lin.
He didn't even need to think about it—the reason they knelt so quickly was just to find a way to survive.