The Female Lead Brought Her Lover to the Wedding Banquet and Broke Off the Marriage; I Slaughtered Her Entire Family - Chapter 7:

Chapter 7: Keep Pressing, Make Her Compromise

“It was him! It was Li Feng who did it!” Zhou Wanqing suddenly screamed, her finger trembling as she pointed at Li Feng. “He told me to steal the Cloud Spirit Stone so he could use it to cultivate! He said once he became powerful, he would take me far away from here! He also said… he also said he wanted to get revenge on the Lin family because they didn’t accept him back then!”

There was a lot of exaggeration in her words. The theft was true, but the part about revenge against the Lin family was something she had made up in the heat of the moment, driven by hatred.

“Wanqing! What nonsense are you spouting!” Li Feng’s face turned green. “When did I ever tell you to—”

“Shut up!” Zhou Wanqing’s voice was hoarse from shouting, her face twisted with madness. “You liar! You said you’d protect me for a lifetime! You said you’d stay with me even if it meant offending the Lin family! Now you want to abandon me? Fine! If I’m doomed, you’re not getting away either!”

Yue Huan realized the situation was going out of control and hurriedly stepped forward. “Imperial Concubine, please see through this! This woman is fabricating lies to save herself; she can’t be trusted!”

Lin Chen took another step forward. “Oh? She’s lying? Then let me add some details. Li Feng took the Cloud Spirit Stone and hid in that ruined cave in Moon Shadow Valley, secretly refining it for seven days and nights. That’s why his cultivation rose so fast. If the Imperial Concubine doesn’t believe me, send someone to check.”

This was all made up, but he said it so firmly, as if he had witnessed it himself.

Cold sweat poured down Li Feng’s forehead, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

Imperial Concubine Liu stared at him, her gaze growing colder by the second.

“You really did such a thing?”

“Imperial Concubine, I… I really didn’t…” Li Feng’s voice trembled, completely lacking confidence.

Lin Chen seized the opportunity to stoke the fire. “Li Feng, do you think the Lin family is made of clay? My Second and Third Uncles just returned from the border dripping with blood. If it weren’t for the Imperial Concubine’s presence, do you think you’d still be breathing?”

The voice in his mind prompted him: [Mission progress is good, keep pressing, make her compromise.]

Lin Chen’s voice suddenly rose. “Imperial Concubine! This concerns the Lin family’s treasure! If it weren’t for our Lin family’s loyalty, this thief would have been minced into meat paste long ago! Today, for the Imperial Concubine’s sake, we can spare his dog life, but he must be handed over to the Lin family for punishment!”

Imperial Concubine Liu’s expression kept changing, her nails digging into the armrest.

The hall was eerily quiet.

After a long while, she finally spoke slowly. “Since it involves the Cloud Spirit Stone, and there are witnesses and evidence… I can’t say much more. Li Feng, do you have anything to say?”

Li Feng collapsed to the floor with a thud, his forehead pressed against the cold tiles. “Imperial Concubine, I’m innocent! I’ve been wronged!”

Imperial Concubine Liu snorted coldly. “I have always rewarded and punished clearly. If you’re innocent, you will get justice. But if you have a guilty conscience, you deserve this fate!”

She turned to Lin Chen. “Young Master Lin, considering the royal family’s face, I will take Li Feng back to the palace. Once the truth is verified, he will be dealt with accordingly.”

Lin Chen was delighted inside. This old woman still wanted to protect him. But he had already prepared his counter.

“I’m afraid that won’t do.” Lin Chen shook his head and refused directly. “This man stole the Lin family’s treasure. By our rules, his entire clan should suffer. Today, I’m giving enough face to the Imperial Concubine by sparing his life.”

“But he must serve hard labor in the Lin family for ten years to atone for his crimes!”

“Take him away.”

Lin Chen’s tone was flat.

“Abolish his cultivation, break his limbs, and throw him into the slums.”

“Let him properly ‘enjoy’ his remaining years.”

These words were no different from a death sentence, completely stunning Zhou Changqing and his wife.

Just a few hours ago, they were the rising stars of the Cloud Region, scheming to use their daughter’s wedding to gain more benefits from the Lin family.

Now? They were meat on the chopping block.

“No! Young Master Lin! Have mercy! Please have mercy!” Zhou Changqing smashed his head against the floor until it bled, tears and snot mixing together. “We were blinded by greed! It was a moment of foolishness! Please, for the sake of your magnanimity, spare us this once!”

Song Meizhi no longer cared about dignity. She crawled over, trying to grab Lin Chen’s pant leg. “Young Master Lin, considering how we served you all these years… give us a way to live! Treat us as dogs! We will obey your every command…”

Lin Chen kicked her aging face away in disgust, his voice like ice. “When you were collecting benefits, did you ever think of today?”

He scanned the frightened guests and deliberately raised his voice. “Today, I, Lin Chen, declare this—whoever dares to scheme against the Lin family must first weigh if they can bear the consequences!”

As soon as his words fell, the Lin family’s warriors stepped forward, dragging the couple by their hair out of the hall.

The wailing and begging faded into the distance, until only muffled screams remained, and then everything went silent.

In the lavishly decorated hall, only the thick stench of blood lingered.

Gu Qingzhu stood still, watching all this unfold, unsure of her feelings.

The son who once cowered before the Zhou family, timid and submissive, was completely gone.

The one before her now was cold, decisive, even… ruthless.

But this was how the Lin family should be.

Lin Chen didn’t look at his mother, walking straight toward the collapsed Li Feng and Zhou Wanqing.

Zhou Wanqing curled up into a ball, trembling like a sieve, with no trace of her former arrogance.

Li Feng knelt there, his face as pale as paper, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Lin Chen stood in front of him, looking down.

Fragments of the future flashed in his mind—Li Feng climbing up step by step with the royal family’s backing, eventually leading an army to crush the Lin family, wiping them out completely…

Thinking of this, the evil fire in his chest burned even fiercer.

“Didn’t you think you were invincible?” Lin Chen suddenly grabbed Li Feng’s chin, forcing him to look up. “Sword Dao genius? Come on, show your skills to your daddy!”

“Young Master Lin… spare me… spare me…” Li Feng was now as cowardly as a dog, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

Lin Chen let go, slapping his face disdainfully. “Killing you would be too easy.”

He leaned in close, his voice dropping so low it sent chills down the spine. “Destroy his dantian, cut his tendons and ligaments, and throw him into the Lin family’s mines.”

“Let him dig for a lifetime.”

Li Feng convulsed violently, then completely collapsed like a puddle of mud.

What Sword Dao genius? What royal reserve? All of it was utter nonsense now.

Only then did Lin Chen turn his gaze to Zhou Wanqing.

The woman shook her head frantically, trying to retreat, but surrounded by Lin family warriors, where could she go?

“As for you, Zhou Wanqing…” Lin Chen reached out, grabbing her by the hair and yanking her face toward him. “Don’t you like men?”