Chapter 155: The Arrogant Bastard Son

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When Xie Qiushan saw that even her father, Xie Jiuling, had been alerted, a trace of worry immediately appeared on her face, and she could not help becoming concerned for Lin Le.

As the head of the Xie family, Xie Jiuling was unquestionably one of the most powerful figures in the capital, and even in the entire nation. Within the Xie family, he held absolute authority. At his arrival, every member of the family, along with the Xie household guards, displayed a look of awe.

Surrounded by a host of bodyguards, Xie Jiuling radiated an imposing aura. His expression was slightly dark, and he possessed an air of authority that needed no anger to command fear.

His gaze fell directly upon Lin Le, sizing him up from head to toe before he asked coolly, “You are Lin Le?”

Under ordinary circumstances, Lin Le should have addressed Xie Jiuling as his maternal grandfather. But considering the attitude the Xie family had shown toward the Lin family, Lin Le did not know how he was supposed to face this elder whom he was meeting for the first time.

“That’s right.” After a pause, Lin Le answered without much emotion.

“Xiao Le, come and pay your respects to your grandfather,” Xie Qiushan said to him.

Before Lin Le could react, Xie Jiuling let out a cold snort. “Grandfather? You give me far too much credit. I, Xie Jiuling, would never dare claim to have such an arrogant grandson!”

“This is your first time visiting the Xie family, yet you have already injured members of the family, offended your elders, and thrown the entire household into chaos. Now you even intend to slaughter your way through our home! I, Xie Jiuling, have lived all these years, yet I have never seen a junior as arrogant as you!”

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became.

“If I were to acknowledge a grandson like you, I fear it would not be long before my entire family was plunged into misery!”

When Xie Jiuling had returned, he had found not a single member of the Xie family present. Feeling puzzled, he had asked about the whereabouts of Xie Jingguo and Xie Xinglong. Hao Fei, the Xie family’s steward, had then told him everything that had happened that day.

As a member of the Xie family, Hao Fei naturally took their side. Moreover, he was a man who loved to curry favor, so every word he spoke was naturally biased toward the young masters, Xie Xinglong and Xie Dong. As for Lin Le, Hao Fei had heaped upon him nothing but slanderous remarks designed to kick him while he was down and fan the flames.

Xie Jiuling had already harbored no goodwill toward the Lin family—or toward this grandson of his. After hearing Hao Fei’s account, he had immediately burned with rage and hurried here with his men to demand an explanation from Lin Le.

“Father, Xiao Le had his reasons for doing this! Let him explain himself to you!” Xie Qiushan pleaded, her face full of anguish.

“I don’t want to hear any explanation from him!” Xie Jiuling roared.

“I don’t give a damn about explaining anything to your lousy Xie family either!” Lin Le bellowed the moment Xie Jiuling’s voice fell, breaking his long silence.

By now, Lin Le had been utterly disappointed in the entire Xie family.

Every one of them was arrogant, conceited, and convinced of their own superiority. The reason Lin Le had gone this far in the Xie family was entirely because they had driven him to it.

Whether it was Xie Jingguo, Xie Yucheng, or Xie Jiuling, none of them had ever given Lin Le a chance to explain himself. Even when he had told them that the entire truth was clearly recorded on the dashcam, they had not been willing to spare it even a glance.

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This was no longer a question of who was right or wrong. The truth was that the people of the Xie family had never regarded Lin Le as their equal from the very beginning.

Since that was the case, what was there left to say?

If the Xie family looked down on the Lin family and on Lin Le, why should he hold them in high regard?

Everyone was stunned by Lin Le’s words. No one had expected him to say something so outrageously disrespectful to his own maternal grandfather.

“You... you... how dare you speak to me like that!” Xie Jiuling was so furious that his entire body trembled, and for a long while he could not utter another word.

“Eldest Sister, this is the fine son you raised!” Xie Yucheng shouted angrily. “He dares to show such utter disrespect!”

“He doesn’t even acknowledge his own grandfather! What an unfilial wretch!” Fourth Aunt was so enraged that she nearly leaped to her feet.

“Master, kill him for our Xie family!” Xie Xinglong seized the opportunity to shout.

“That’s right! I am an unfilial wretch, and I intend to tear apart the disgusting faces of every one of you Xie family members! What are you going to do about it?” Lin Le roared.

His voice thundered like a bolt from the blue.

At this point, Lin Le’s hatred for the Xie family had reached its absolute limit. They had shown disrespect toward his mother, and just moments ago they had been determined to kill him. Yet now they had the nerve to accuse him of rebellion and filial impiety. They truly had no shame.

After his furious tirade, Lin Le’s anger blazed fiercely and his blood surged. He glared at Xie Jingguo, Xie Yucheng, and the others surrounding him.

Those people had already witnessed Lin Le’s methods. Now that they found themselves under his furious gaze, a chill ran down their spines. Fear took hold of them, and none dared say another word.

“You still want to kill me, don’t you? Come on! Come on!” Lin Le glared at Xie Xinglong with blood-red eyes.

The aura around him surged instantly to its peak. His entire body was enveloped in white inner energy, which burst outward in waves, crackling sharply through the air. He looked exactly like a god of slaughter.

Under Lin Le’s terrifying gaze, Xie Xinglong stumbled backward again and again before collapsing onto the ground.

Even Gongshu Ye, who had only moments earlier intended to fight Lin Le to the death, could not help frowning as he sensed the overwhelming power radiating from him. A look of wariness appeared on his face.

When Gongshu Ye had claimed that he would fight Lin Le to the bitter end, he had still held out hope of victory.

But now, having felt the astonishing aura of the enraged Lin Le, he finally understood just how powerful his opponent truly was.

Gongshu Ye concluded that in Lin Le’s current frenzied state, even if the entire strength of the Xie residence were brought to bear, they still would not be his match.

Lin Le bared his teeth in fury, his eyes blood-red as he glared at everyone. The entire Xie household fell into a deathly silence.

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Even Xie Qiushan was startled by Lin Le’s appearance at that moment. Yet in her heart, she could understand what her son was feeling.

Having lived in a great clan while enduring rejection and exclusion, how could Xie Qiushan never have imagined doing exactly what Lin Le was doing now—trampling every rule, law, empty courtesy, and falsehood beneath her feet, and tearing the hypocritical faces from every last one of those pretenders?

“You wretched son! You wretched son!” Xie Jiuling was a man of immense prestige. Whether before outsiders or within the Xie residence, he was always treated with reverence. When had he ever encountered someone as insolent as Lin Le—and one who was his own junior, at that?

At that moment, Xie Jiuling was so furious he seemed ready to explode.

“You... you are simply arrogant beyond all reason!” he shouted, trembling as he pointed at Lin Le.

“Even if I am arrogant...” Lin Le took a step forward, allowing Xie Jiuling’s finger to remain pointed at his nose. He stared straight into the old man’s eyes and continued, “It is because your Xie family drove me to it!”

The moment those words were spoken, Xie Jiuling was struck as though by a thunderbolt. His eyes widened in disbelief.

Lin Le’s arrogance had completely exceeded his expectations.

Xie Jiuling had always been steady and had witnessed every kind of upheaval. Yet beneath Lin Le’s successive condemnations, he found himself utterly unable to answer back.

Only after a long while did Xie Jiuling recover from his shock.

“Get out! Leave this instant! You are never to set foot in the Xie family again!” Xie Jiuling roared at Lin Le.

At this point, Xie Jingguo, Xie Xinglong, and the others no longer dared utter a word about taking revenge on Lin Le.

Even Gongshu Ye no longer attempted to stop him. He had abandoned the idea of fighting Lin Le to the death. In his view, a grandmaster as terrifyingly powerful as Lin Le was nothing less than a devastating time bomb. It would be best to send him away as soon as possible.

“You want me to leave?” Lin Le said coldly. “Your people ran into me, then turned around and blamed me while launching a sneak attack. Just now, you even tried to kill me. And now you want me to leave? Do you really think I, Lin Le, am some spineless coward you can bully whenever you please?”

“You... what more do you want?” Xie Jiuling had assumed that once he allowed Lin Le to leave, the young man would be grateful for his mercy. He had never imagined that Lin Le would dare continue provoking him.

“What do I want?” Lin Le’s voice was cold, as though it had risen from the deepest depths of hell. “Anyone who wants my life must repay me with theirs.”

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