In an instant, everyone painfully covered their ears.

The reason for this was that they all heard an absolutely jarring striking sound...

...

Lin Ling'er was protected behind Xiaobei, so she didn't hear too much...

Taking a deep breath, she quickly looked over.

In that moment, she smiled joyfully...

The reason was that, in this instant, Lin Ling'er saw Lin Chong, who had just charged crazily, retreating in a disheveled manner...

"Xiaobei's punch is really powerful!"

Muttering to herself, she was extremely happy...

Earlier, as Hu Xiaobei threw his punch, she was eagerly watching him...

As a result, the moment Hu Xiaobei and Lin Chong's fists collided, she saw it particularly clearly, so Lin Ling'er saw Lin Chong retreat quickly after his attack failed...

The young onlookers were gradually coming back to their senses at this moment...

They saw Lin Chong return to his original spot, his face as dark as water, with narrowed eyes...

They knew his earlier charge obviously didn't gain much advantage...

Thinking this way, they looked at Lin Chong's hand and only then noticed it was trembling slightly.

"It seems that earlier, he and that young man were really evenly matched!"

"Indeed!"

Hearing many young people make such a judgment, many slightly older people shook their heads lightly...

Soon, these slightly older and more experienced people began speaking in a somewhat raspy voice!

"Evenly matched? I don't think so! Clearly, Lin Chong was at a disadvantage!"

As soon as these words came out, the young people present turned to look at those elders...

Soon, they all asked curiously!

"Uncles, why do you say that?"

"Exactly!"

These young people were really curious because they couldn't really understand what they were trying to express.

Feeling the curiosity of these young people, these people exchanged glances...

Soon, the elder who spoke earlier began explaining to them in a slightly low voice.

"Earlier, Lin Chong was the one on the offensive, and that young man was on the defensive! So, if their strengths were evenly matched, Lin Chong should have gained some upper hand! But in reality, he returned to his original spot! This indicates his strength is inferior to that young man's, and it seems, the difference is not just a little bit!"

Hearing such a detailed explanation, these young people thought carefully for a moment.

Soon, they all nodded knowingly!

Indeed!

What he said does make sense!

Earlier, Lin Chong did have the advantages of time, place, and people...

So logically, he should have had the upper hand!

However, he really didn't, so this truly shows his power is somewhat lesser...

Understanding this, they once again looked at Hu Xiaobei...

But at that moment, their gaze towards Hu Xiaobei gradually became much more admiring...

Young people all admire heroes!

They are no exception either...

Previously, they didn't know about Hu Xiaobei's strength and had little interest in him!

But now, knowing Hu Xiaobei's strength, they became extremely interested in him...

Lin Chong didn't know their thoughts at this time, nor did he know they were looking at Hu Xiaobei with great admiration...

Right now, his mood was really very, very bad...

Before, although he knew Hu Xiaobei was a helper Lin Ling'er found, he didn't really care because he had absolute confidence in his strength.

But now, he knew he had completely underestimated Hu Xiaobei...

Because he really was strong, at least ten times, a hundred times stronger than he had anticipated!

Earlier, he was quite infuriated by Hu Xiaobei, so at that moment, he intended to take down Hu Xiaobei in an instant...

As such, when he struck earlier, he didn't hold back at all...

In his view, giving his all in this way should easily take down the opponent...

But upon contact, he realized he was wrong...

Because after coming into contact, he discovered Hu Xiaobei was a hundred times more terrifying than he had imagined...

Truly!

His fist hitting Hu Xiaobei felt like striking against a towering mountain...

No reaction at all...

After realizing he couldn't possibly gain the upper hand, he quickly retreated with a grim expression!

Only after retreating did he feel his shoulder ache!

He knew he had truly injured himself earlier...

Clenching his numb arm, he looked at Hu Xiaobei with a grim face and said coldly, "I didn't expect you to be this strong! It seems my sister really found a reliable helper this time!"

Hearing him still talking about such meaningless pleasantries, Hu Xiaobei laughed!

Soon, Hu Xiaobei directly called him out, "Alright, cut the crap, your arm must be killing you! Before, I thought your strength would be decent, now it seems that's all it is!"

"You... sharp-tongued! I'll soon make you understand what regret means, I..."

Lin Chong hadn't finished speaking when a low cough sounded...

Soon, a dozen sharp-eyed people quickly walked over...

At that moment, all the young people present quickly lowered their heads...

The reason they did so was that they knew they were the elders of the family.

The Lin Family pays great attention to the hierarchy, so none of these juniors dared to speak now.

They knew that these people coming here were likely to deliver some messages from the Family Head...

As all the young people lowered their heads, Lin Chong also quickly lowered his head...

He knew that although he was number one among the youth, he was still not worth mentioning in front of them, so now he had to show respect...

"What just happened? The Family Head needs rest now, you all..."

As he spoke, one of the elders, with a grim expression, suddenly looked surprised into the distance...

The reason was that, in that instant, he saw Lin Ling'er not far away.

"Ling'er, you... you're back! When did you come back?"

As soon as he said this, the other elders also noticed Lin Ling'er, and at this moment, nearly everyone became very excited...

The reason they were so excited now was that they were truly delighted to see Lin Ling'er return once more.

"Seeing this, compared to the hypocritical Lin Chong, they are the ones who truly care about me!"

Muttering to herself, Lin Ling'er spoke softly, "Uncles, I... I just got back too, haven't had a chance to pay my respects yet!"

"Haha! We are family, no need to be so formal! What happened before? Why did you suddenly disappear?"

"I..."

Lin Ling'er was preparing to explain everything clearly...

But was directly interrupted by Lin Chong...

"Uncles, I asked my sister earlier, she doesn't quite know what happened back then, and most importantly, she has lost her Ice Marrow Body... now she's become an ordinary person!"

"What?"

Shocked in this way, they all stared blankly at Lin Ling'er...

Soon, they anxiously spoke directly, "Is what Lin Chong saying true? Has your Ice Marrow Body really disappeared now?"

They knew the importance of the Ice Marrow Body more than anyone else...

So the news they least wanted to receive was about her Ice Marrow Body disappearing...

Taking a deep look at Lin Chong, Lin Ling'er slowly nodded, saying, "Uncles, he's not wrong, my Ice Marrow Body has indeed disappeared, but there's a reason for it, I..."

After Lin Ling'er finished speaking, she was preparing to explain in detail the reason for her Ice Marrow Body's disappearance, but just as she started, she was directly interrupted...

"Alright, since the Ice Marrow Body is gone, let's drop it for now."

"Exactly! Let's stop here!"

They rudely interrupted Lin Ling'er's words...

The reason they interrupted Lin Ling'er so quickly was that they felt there were more important matters to handle right now...

Hearing their decisive declaration, Lin Ling'er hesitated for a moment before silently nodding...

"As expected! Their previous excitement wasn't because of me, but because of my Ice Marrow Body!"

Before, Lin Ling'er had guessed that losing her Ice Marrow Body would lead to being overlooked, but now that it really happened, she was still slightly frustrated...

Witnessing Lin Ling'er's gloominess, the surrounding young people sighed silently...

They knew such a situation was normal because the elders in the family had to think about things more comprehensively...

Simply put, they had to consider the family's interests...

These young people knew the family elders were very smart, so they clearly knew that Lin Ling'er's loss of her Ice Marrow Body was closely related to Lin Chong...

But even knowing this, they could only pretend not to know now!

Because now, Lin Ling'er's Ice Marrow Body had completely disappeared...

In other words, if Lin Ling'er still had her Ice Marrow Body, they would definitely stand by her side...

But now, they had to stand by Lin Chong, because compared to the now ordinary Lin Ling'er, the more gifted Lin Chong is more valuable to the entire family, so no matter what, he cannot be given up...

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