With Evan Lin's two sentences, the entire hall fell into a brief silence.
You could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared at Evan Lin, who had stepped forward, their faces full of shock.
"What did you say!"
The former Ma Patriarch, who had been sitting there, suddenly narrowed his eyes and fixed a cold gaze on Evan Lin, sizing him up from head to toe.
"Everyone in your Ma Family, except you, was wiped out by me."
Evan Lin spoke again, his tone flat.
"You..."
The Rowe Patriarch, seeing Evan Lin walk up beside him, was startled. Hearing Evan's words, his heart grew even more complicated: "Why didn't you leave?"
"Rowe Patriarch."
And not just a Moonshade operative, but the guy who broke through House Rowe single-handedly?
And he even dared, right in front of the Heavenly Phenomenon-level Ma Patriarch, to straight-up admit he wiped out the whole Ma Family?
What kind of freak is this guy?!
Is he even human, or some kind of monster?
Jason Liu glanced at Lily Liang beside Evan, his mind buzzing as he finally pieced it all together.
A new Moonshade operative.
So he's one of Moonshade's people.
He never expected that House Rowe was actually broken into by a Moonshade operative!
That makes it a lot easier to accept.
"Brother Lin, you'd better not get involved in this business."
Kevin Qin, sitting across the hall, was slightly startled to see Evan Lin, especially after hearing him say those words to the former Ma Patriarch. Kevin's heart tightened instantly.
"Kevin?"
The Qin Patriarch looked over at Kevin Qin in mild surprise.
The Qin clan had originally planned to just watch from the sidelines.
No one expected Kevin Qin to speak up at this moment.
"He's with Moonshade."
Kevin Qin spoke loud enough for everyone to hear, and the words echoed around the hall, making everyone's expression change again.
Just a second ago, they were already shocked.
Now, the shock doubled!
Even the former Ma Patriarch's face changed several times.
"You... joined Moonshade?" The Rowe Patriarch stared at Evan Lin, unsure whether to be amazed or suspicious.
"Yeah."
Evan Lin nodded.
Earlier, Ethan Lu and the others had plenty of opinions about Evan Lin, but now they all shut up.
Cindy Hong went pale and dropped to the floor in terror.
Moonshade!
That's a level she could never even dream of reaching!
Even Ancient Martial Clans have to treat Moonshade operatives with utmost respect!
"So, you're relying on your Moonshade status and think I won't dare kill you?"
After a long silence.
The former Ma Patriarch finally spoke, his tone icy and his whole body radiating a terrifying aura.
He looked like a volcano about to erupt at any moment.
"I'll ask you one last time—was it you who wiped out my entire Ma Family?"
The former Ma Patriarch pressed again.
"For the third time, yes."
Evan Lin didn't hesitate at all, nodded, then shifted his gaze to Jason Liu in the Liu clan's section.
Jason Liu was utterly dumbfounded.
He'd gone home to the Liu clan, tried to get the clan head to stand up for him and help him regain face.
But he never imagined that the next time he'd see Evan Lin, he'd turn out to be a Moonshade operative.
Not only a Moonshade operative, but the one who single-handedly crushed House Rowe?
And not just crushed House Rowe, but dared to admit in front of the Heavenly Phenomenon former Ma Patriarch that he wiped out the entire Ma Family?
What kind of monster is this guy?!
Is he even human, or some kind of demon?!
Jason Liu glanced at Lily Liang beside Evan Lin, and his mind buzzed as he finally understood.
(Translation completed for lines 41-80. Next step: review for tone, clarity, and narrative flow.)