Chapter 2131.

Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing also tactfully stepped aside.

An invisible force enveloped the two of them, isolating them from the outside. Ancestor Lei Yiming said, "Brother Lin, are you wondering why I address you as a brother?"

Lin Moyu nodded. "I am indeed a bit puzzled, but given your status, Senior, you must have your own reasons for doing things."

Ancestor Lei Yiming said, "We of the Lei Family cultivate the Thunder Dao; we like to be straightforward and don't have so many twists and turns."

"There are a few reasons why I call you brother and gave you the Lei Ancestor Token."

"First, you saved Princess Pengpeng. Counting it up, Princess Pengpeng is my great-granddaughter, a close blood relative. You are her savior, so naturally, I must thank you."

"Second, I find you very agreeable. Don't disbelieve me; from the first moment I saw you, I felt a connection with you."

"Third, it is because of Senior Daoist Tianlei."

As he spoke, he glanced toward the depths of the Thunder Mountain range.

Lin Moyu suddenly realized; in his view, the third reason was the biggest one.

So it was Daoist Tianlei's instruction; no wonder Ancestor Lei Yiming was acting so abnormally.

Lin Moyu asked, "What did Big Brother Tianlei say to you?"

Ancestor Lei Yiming said, "He didn't say anything. Senior Daoist Tianlei only told me that you are his brother and that Miss Xiaoyue is his disciple."

"Originally, I wanted to interact with Miss Xiaoyue as peers, but I thought that wasn't right. It's better to interact with you as peers. I assume Senior Daoist Tianlei wouldn't blame me."

Lin Moyu couldn't help but laugh. It was indeed as he said; all other reasons were secondary, and Daoist Tianlei was the fundamental one.

It seems he was still benefiting from Daoist Tianlei's influence, but that was fine. With the Lei Family as a backer, it would be easier for him to settle down on the Origin Continent.

Before he had sufficient strength, using a big banner to find a backer was not a bad method.

Moreover, this backer wouldn't ask him to do anything but would do things for him—where could one find such a good deal?

After Ancestor Lei Yiming finished speaking, he added an extra explanation, "Brother Lin, don't think that I'm only doing this because of Senior Daoist Tianlei."

"Besides Senior Daoist Tianlei, the other two reasons are also very important. If you hadn't caught my eye, I wouldn't be going to such lengths."

It would have been fine if he hadn't explained, but once he did, it felt like the old saying, "there is no silver buried here."

However, Lin Moyu was clear-headed and understood everything perfectly.

No matter where one is, everything is done for the sake of benefit.

Especially for an ancestor like Ancestor Lei Yiming, he had to consider the Lei Family even more, thinking things through carefully before doing anything.

The Lei Family was his backer, but wasn't he also looking to make Daoist Tianlei his backer?

In the end, one's own strength is what matters most.

After their conversation, Lin Moyu had a general understanding of Ancestor Lei Yiming's character and temperament.

People who cultivate the Thunder Dao actually don't have much guile; they are straightforward and quite direct in their speech.

Lin Moyu also liked dealing with such people—direct and concise.

Thunder rumbled continuously, and people were constantly being teleported out of Thunder Mountain.

Suddenly, someone roared, "It's you! It's you who snatched this young master's gauntlets!"

The aura of the God Venerable Realm surged, and the young man from the Yin Family, filled with intense killing intent, pounced toward Miss Xiaoyue.

Miss Xiaoyue was currently talking with Mist, wearing the Profound Light Gauntlets on her hands and gesturing with them.

Suddenly, someone pounced on her. Having no combat experience, Miss Xiaoyue let out a cry of alarm and instinctively threw a punch.

The Profound Light Gauntlets shimmered with light, and an attack erupted, instantly forcing the Yin Family youth back.

If the Profound Light Gauntlets were activated at full power, they could unleash an attack of the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

But it was Miss Xiaoyue's first time using them formally, and it was in a hurry, so the power of this punch was less than one ten-thousandth, only at the God Venerable Realm.

The Yin Family youth was knocked into the air, standing mid-air. Precious light shimmered on his body, and his killing intent continued to rise. "You still dare to resist? This young master is determined to kill you today!"

As he spoke, he attacked Miss Xiaoyue again, his momentum even stronger than before, already far exceeding the God Venerable Realm.

He also had a magic treasure similar to the Profound Light Gauntlets on his body, which he could use to unleash power far exceeding the God Venerable Realm!

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

"This is the territory of the Lei Family! Who dares to make a move!"

Angry shouts rang out. The Lei Family wanted to intervene, but they were a step too late.

Lei Pengpeng shouted angrily, "Get lost!"

As she spoke, she stepped forward, blocking in front of Miss Xiaoyue. Precious light shimmered on her body as well, and a precious sword appeared in her hand.

The sword was inlaid with five origin crystals, which glowed simultaneously as Lei Pengpeng swung the sword.

Brilliant sword qi swept upward, carrying intense thunder within it.

The Yin Family youth was instantly blasted away by the sword qi, his entire body flying uncontrolled into the air before crashing down heavily.

His whole body was wrapped in thunder light, and he was unable to move for a moment.

Lei Pengpeng stood with her sword, like a female war god, staring sharply at the Yin Family youth. "Yin-Yang Man, what do you want to do?"

Hearing this name, Miss Xiaoyue suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud. "What a strange name."

Lei Pengpeng snorted coldly, "His surname is Yin, and his name is Yin Mingyang, but I like to call him Yin-Yang Man."

Being in Lei City, Lei Pengpeng naturally knew Yin-Yang Man.

Miss Xiaoyue made an "oh" sound. She had known from the other party's first sentence that he was a member of the Yin Family; her Profound Light Gauntlets were snatched from him at the auction.

The Lei Family members came over one by one and stood in front of Lei Pengpeng.

This was the Lei Family's territory; even if they were from the Yin Family, they couldn't break the rules here.

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying and Lei Sanxiang came over side by side, their expressions unfriendly. Breaking the rules on the Lei Family's territory, even for the Yin Family, would require paying a price. As for the reason, it was not important.

No matter the reason, no one could make a move here.

Ancestor Lei Yiming and Lin Moyu also discovered the situation here and walked over together.

Mist was hanging on Lin Moyu, and Lin Moyu looked a bit strange.

But no one dared to laugh. Lin Moyu was standing side by side with their ancestor; who would dare to laugh?

Seeing Yin Mingyang unable to get up, Lin Moyu roughly guessed the cause and effect of the matter. "At the auction, I snatched a magic treasure he had his eye on. I didn't expect him to hold such a grudge."

Lin Moyu was not worried about Miss Xiaoyue's safety at all. Miss Xiaoyue was now like a little hedgehog; even if a Dao Venerable from the Yin Family made a move, they might not be able to do anything to her.

Ancestor Lei Yiming looked at Yin Mingyang with an unkind gaze, his voice low. "Who else from the Yin Family came this time?"

The Lei Family manager immediately said, "Reporting to the Ancestor, there is also the current eldest young master of the Yin Family, Yin Mingzong."

"Where is he?"

"He just teleported out!"

As soon as the words fell, a person rushed over. It was Yin Mingyang's elder brother, the middle-aged man he had seen at the auction that day.

Yin Mingzong looked much younger than he did at the auction last time. Previously he was a Supreme, but now after the trip to Thunder Mountain, he had already broken through to the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

The spot in the Core Area that the Yin Family had won at auction was given to Yin Mingzong to use.

Yin Mingzong came to Yin Mingyang's side, helped him up, and at the same time used his Heavenly Venerable power to dissipate the thunder light on his body.

As soon as Yin Mingyang recovered, he immediately shouted, "Big brother, it's this dead girl who snatched my Profound Light Gauntlets."

"Shut up!" Yin Mingzong shouted angrily, and at the same time slapped him across the face.

Chapter 2584. The Resilient Yin Mingzong

Yin Mingyang was stunned by his brother's slap, but Yin Mingzong had no time to pay attention to him at this moment.

He saw the Profound Light Gauntlets on Miss Xiaoyue's hands, combined with the huffing Lei Pengpeng and the thunder light on Yin Mingyang, and had already guessed the cause and effect of the matter.

He bowed to everyone, and at the same time said apologetically, "This matter was my brother's fault. I apologize to everyone on his behalf. Afterward, our Yin Family will offer a gift of apology. I hope the seniors of the Lei Family will be magnanimous and not hold it against a junior."

He lowered his stance, admitted his mistake directly, and didn't say a word of nonsense.

In this way, it was hard for the Lei Family to blame him.

Previously at the auction, Lin Moyu felt that this Yin Mingzong was very deep and cunning, far superior to his brother.

Now it seemed that he was not only deep and cunning but also very smart, knowing how to assess the situation, and was able to bend and stretch.

Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing clicked his tongue. "Your Yin Family is really rich. You just took out a huge sum of wealth, and now you have to bleed again."

"However, with such a spendthrift in the Yin Family, no matter how much family wealth you have, it will all be squandered."

"It's a pity for the hard-earned accumulation of the Yin Family's ancestors!"

Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing's words were highly sarcastic, but he was a Dao Venerable, and a Dao Venerable of the Lufeng Chamber of Commerce at that; the Yin Family simply could not afford to offend him.

Previously, for some unknown reason, as if possessed, they had auctioned a fourth-order world-level origin crystal for the price of 10,000 third-order premium origin crystals. The Yin Family had already bled once.

It seemed that this time, they would have to bleed again.

But they dared not refuse!

Yin Mingzong glared viciously at his incompetent brother, then lowered his voice and said, "The apology gift from our Yin Family will definitely satisfy all the seniors."

Lei Sanxiang said, "Very well, let us see what kind of apology gift your Yin Family can produce."

Lei Sanxiang did not push Lin Moyu out. At this moment, it was best for the Lei Family to come forward, as that would force the Yin Family to bleed to the maximum extent.

If Lin Moyu were pushed out, with his status as a mere low-level Heavenly Venerable, the Yin Family would not take them seriously at all.

Yin Mingzong nodded. "Rest assured, Seniors, our Yin Family knows what to do."

Lin Moyu kept his gaze on Yin Mingzong. Although his attitude seemed sincere, the depths of his eyes were full of hatred.

This hatred was not just for his own brother, but also for Miss Xiaoyue and Lei Pengpeng.

"This person cannot be left alive!"

Lin Moyu had already placed a mark on him; if there was an opportunity, he would kill him.

The Yin Family was, after all, a five-star power. If they were targeted by the Yin Family, it could sometimes be troublesome.

The Lei Family could indeed serve as a backer, but once one left the Lei Family's territory, it was hard to say.

Yin Mingzong took his incompetent brother and left.

Lei Sanxiang said, "Lei Pengpeng, put your sword away."

Lei Pengpeng obediently put away her magic treasure. "Father, Third Uncle, why didn't you kill him?"

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying said, "We can't kill him for the time being."

"Why?" Lei Pengpeng asked persistently.

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying glanced at Dao Venerable Gu Nianhai in the distance and said indifferently, "The reason is not sufficient!"

Lei Sanxiang patted Lei Pengpeng's head. "Princess Pengpeng will understand these things in the future. There is no need to consider them now."

Lei Pengpeng snorted lightly. "When I become stronger in the future, I will kill him. This Yin-Yang Man is the most annoying."

Lei Sanxiang laughed heartily. "Alright, alright, then we'll keep him and wait for Princess Pengpeng to be strong enough to kill him later."

The few of them chatted and laughed, not shying away from matters of killing at all.

Being on the Origin Continent and born into the Lei Family, they were long accustomed to such things.

Lin Moyu already understood that the Yin Family must be related to the Hanshui Holy Land; the Yin Family was an eye placed by the Hanshui Holy Land in Lei City, specifically to monitor the Lei Family.

The Lei Family did not want to fall out with the Hanshui Holy Land yet, so they could not touch the Yin Family for the time being.

When the day came that the Lei Family truly had to start a conflict with the Hanshui Holy Land, the first one to be annihilated would be the Yin Family.

It was true that the people of the Lei Family were straightforward, but they were not stupid; otherwise, they could not have become a six-star power.

Yin Mingzong took Yin Mingyang and left. After walking far away, Yin Mingyang said viciously, "Big brother, why didn't you help me!"

Yin Mingzong looked at him as if he were an idiot, having already cursed him ten thousand times in his heart.

Help you? With so many Dao Venerables present, if I helped you, wouldn't I be seeking death?

However, he did not say this out loud. "The Yin Family cannot fall out with the Lei Family for the time being, so you will just have to endure this matter."