Yokai Realm, Shuzen Family Manor.
In the open clearing of the outer gardens.
Lin, Akasha, Tohru, Kanna, and Lala suddenly appeared.
Sakurajima Mai did not accompany them.
Knowing that Lin intended to meet his former comrade-in-arms, Mikogami Tenmei, Akasha planned to seize the opportunity to see him as well. Tohru and Kanna wanted to be with Lin, not merely to join in the fun. Lala, on the other hand, was purely there for the excitement, simply because she loved lively places.
"Is this the Yokai Realm?"
Lala's eyes widened slightly as she looked around with a face full of curiosity. Tohru and Kanna were much the same.
A soft smile hung on the corners of Akasha's mouth as she chuckled lightly and said, "This is the Yokai Realm. The place we are currently in is where Moka lived as a child, the home of Kahlua, Kokoa, and the others."
"I see," Lala nodded as if suddenly enlightened upon hearing Akasha's introduction.
Lin, holding Kanna's hand with his left, looked toward the direction of the old castle. "Someone is coming."
Just as his voice fell, the very next moment arrived.
"Stinky brat!!!"
A furious shout approached from a distance. The glass of the windows shattered instantly, and a streak of blood-colored flowing light, seemingly carrying monstrous rage, rushed rapidly toward Lin.
Lin's expression remained composed.
Beside him, Tohru made her move. Relying solely on the power of her physical body, she threw a punch directly at the onrushing bloody light. To attack Lin in front of her was simply like the God of Longevity eating arsenic or carrying a lantern into a latrine—purely seeking death.
A booming explosion rang out.
A devastating shockwave of air swept out in all directions but was neutralized by an invisible psychokinesis, dissipating into nothingness. The onrushing bloody light flew backward at an even greater speed, crashing directly through the old castle behind it and flying at least several thousand meters away.
"This..."
Akasha's expression was somewhat strange. She had already recognized that the one who was just sent flying was Shuzen Issa. As for why he was so angry? That hardly needed asking; obviously, it was because his three biological daughters and one adopted daughter had all been packed up and taken away by Lin.
Kanna and Lala blinked in confusion at this sight. Why were they suddenly attacked? Wasn't this Kahlua and the others' home?
"Lin?" Tohru looked at Lin. Since she hadn't sensed any killing intent, she had held back just now. Otherwise, the other party would have already exploded.
"That was Akua, Kahlua, and Kokoa's father just now," Lin explained with a faint smile.
"Ah..." Tohru was stunned upon hearing this.
Help! I just arrived in the Yokai Realm and immediately sent my good sisters' father—my partner's father-in-law—flying. What should I do? Waiting online, it's urgent.
Just then, Akashiya Moka, Shuzen Akua, Shuzen Kahlua, and Shuzen Kokoa emerged from the old castle. The expressions on their faces were all somewhat strange. Clearly, they had all witnessed the scene of Shuzen Issa being sent flying just now.
When they came here a few days ago, Shuzen Kahlua had revealed the matter of her being with Lin. To be precise, it was the four sisters together. When Shuzen Issa found out, he was so angry that smoke almost poured from his ears. He nearly blacked out and fainted on the spot.
He had immediately wanted to go to the Human Realm to challenge Lin to a duel, but in the end, they had persuaded him against it.
Akashiya Moka and the others came out of the old castle and walked toward Lin.
Meanwhile, several thousand meters away.
Shuzen Issa furrowed his brows tightly. He hadn't expected to be sent flying by a woman beside Lin. Moreover, the opponent clearly hadn't used her full strength. His attention had been entirely on that brat Lin just now, so he hadn't noticed the specific appearance of the woman who hit him. Though, it seemed she had horns on her head?
He heard Kokoa say that there were many powerful clansmen beside Lin. He hadn't expected them to be this strong.
The moment he thought of Lin, Shuzen Issa couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger. Back when he asked Lin to help find the missing Kokoa, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and now it had come true. Kokoa had indeed fallen for Lin.
And when Kahlua suddenly returned before to inquire about what happened after Lin came here, he also had a bad premonition. Although he had guesses in his heart, when the facts were laid out before his eyes, Shuzen Issa still exploded with rage.
One daughter wasn't enough. Two daughters weren't enough. He actually abducted all four of them. If he had two more daughters, would Lin abduct them too?
Thinking about it made him angrier the more he took a step back. He really wanted to give Lin a beating in his heart. Unfortunately, he wasn't an opponent at all.
Thinking of this, Shuzen Issa felt extremely stifled. In the end, he hadn't worked hard enough. Strength is always regretted as too little when it's needed.
Although he was already very strong, he ultimately hadn't evolved into a True Ancestor. But it seemed even becoming a True Ancestor would be useless. After all, as far as he knew, Lin seemed to be an existence who could easily wipe out Alucard, the strongest True Ancestor of the Yokai Realm.
He hadn't been to the Human Realm in too long. Why would such a powerful fellow be born in the Human Realm?
Thoughts surfaced one by one in his mind. Shuzen Issa took a deep breath, tidied his messy clothes, and flew rapidly toward the Shuzen Family Manor.
When he returned to the manor, the group of eight, including Lin, were talking and laughing. Shuzen Issa's face went black. Good, very good. The old father was sent flying, yet the daughters didn't care in the slightest; their elbows were turning outward too much.
Lin looked at the returning Shuzen Issa and smiled with a composed expression. "Father-in-law, you're back. I'm truly sorry; Tohru already held back, yet she still sent you flying that far. I apologize on her behalf."
"???"
Shuzen Issa's face was as black as ink. His hands instantly clenched into fists. He almost crushed his back molars.
Does this stinky brat know how to talk? If you don't know how to speak, you can just keep quiet.
"Father, are you alright?" Shuzen Kokoa asked at this moment.
"I'm fine." Shuzen Issa felt a little better; worthy of being his 'little padded jacket,' she still knew to care for her old father.
Shuzen Issa kept a straight face and looked at Lin. "What are you here for?"
He was actually asking while knowing the answer.
Lin smiled faintly. "Someone wanted to see me, so I came."
Shuzen Issa's expression remained unchanged. "Since that's the case, and you're not leaving yet, do you intend to stay for dinner?"
The longer Lin stayed, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart.
"Father!"
Hearing Shuzen Issa's words, both Shuzen Kahlua and Shuzen Kokoa couldn't help but frown slightly, showing a trace of reproach.
Shuzen Issa: "..."
Lin could also understand Shuzen Issa, so he said with a smile, "No problem, we're leaving right now. When we have time in the future, we will come to see you again, Father-in-law."
Saying this, he walked toward the outside of the manor. "Let's go."
Tohru, Kanna, Lala, Akasha, and Akashiya Moka kept up.
Shuzen Kahlua and Shuzen Kokoa looked at Shuzen Issa. "Father, we're leaving."
Leaving behind a word of farewell, they also hurriedly followed.
"..."
Witnessing this scene, Shuzen Issa, now left all alone, couldn't help but cover his chest with his hand, his heart feeling chilly.
After Lin and his group left the Shuzen Family Manor on foot, the power of the Silver Sanctuary enveloped everyone. They flew toward Yokai Academy.
Flying at a somewhat low altitude, their speed neither fast nor slow, they admired the scenery along the way.
After about an hour or so, the group of eight arrived outside the school gate of Yokai Academy. Someone had been waiting for a long time.
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