Chapter 1081: I Will Protect the Yin Family!

Yin Zhiqiang grasped Yin Geping’s hand, panting heavily, and gritted his teeth: "Geping, Yin, the Yin Family, I’ll leave it to you. You... you must hold on..."

With each word he uttered, a little blood flowed from his mouth.

Yin Geping held his body, his eyes reddened: "Okay, don’t speak anymore, save your strength."

Yin Zhiqiang shook his head: "I can’t make it. Actually... all these years, I’ve always, always been proud of you. What happened between your mother and me has nothing to do with you. It’s been hard on you all these years."

"Please, stop speaking, just stop..." Yin Geping finally shed tears.

He sensed from his father’s words a strong implication of final words.

Yin Zhiqiang stared at his son, his gaze full of affection and regret.

To say that he never directed his anger at Yin Geping because of his mother over the years is a lie.

But he knew this son, estranged for so many years yet always on his mind, had never disappointed him.

Seeming to notice something, Yin Zhiqiang’s eyes suddenly widened.

His hand gripping Yin Zhiqiang’s was trembling violently: "Promise... promise me, you must guard the Yin Family!"

Yin Geping also understood, he held his father tightly, tears streaming down his face.

"Alright, I promise you, as long as I live, I will guard the Yin Family!"

Hearing his son’s promise, Yin Zhiqiang’s body completely relaxed, pupils quickly dilating.

His mouth gently opened and closed.

"Ge... ping..."

The faint voice was filled with regret, compassion, and proud approval.

The person in his arms stopped moving, not even breathing.

Yin Geping held him, his face dazed, looking closely into his eyes, emptiness was all that could be seen.

...

In the afternoon, at the Hidden Market.

The martial arts tournament for cultivators had ended.

Or rather, it was forced to end.

The current tournament was in chaos, screams and sounds of fighting filled the air.

Multiple parties were embroiled in a chaotic battle.

Let’s rewind to half an hour earlier.

At that time, a Yin Yue Sect disciple was sparring with a cultivator on stage, their moves frivolous, hitting each other lightly as if playing house, delaying the end of the meaningless fight.

Soon, the tournament was surrounded by people.

The Yin Yue Sect disciple on stage seemed to receive a signal as the surrounding people closed in.

He no longer toyed with his opponent, but instead subdued and cruelly killed them, then jumped off the stage to slaughter other innocent cultivators.

The other disciples of Yin Yue Sect also took action, together with those surrounding the tournament, slaughtering those invited to attend the event.

No one noticed, amid the chaos, a small group rapidly approached Gu Jin and An Mingji.

The leader among them was Allen.

He quickly led his people close to the front row of the stage.

Soon, Allen stood before An Mingji, raised his hand in a respectful salute.

"Family Head, we arrived late!"

These were superpower users of the Darwin Family, around thirty in number, quickly encircling and protecting An Mingji, Gu Jin, and others.

An Mingji lifted his eyelids, glanced at the people behind Ai Lu, and said casually: "Neither early nor late, just in time."

This implied no blame, and Allen breathed a sigh of relief.

When he brought his people over, they encountered a group, cleaned them up, causing some delay.

Luckily, they arrived just as the chaos began, sparing the Family Head and Gu Jin from having to take action themselves.

The tournament descended into chaos, many innocent cultivators being slaughtered, Yu Shuo and others couldn’t sit still: "Master, should we make a move?"

Gu Jin laughed: "No one’s stopping you, if you want to go, go."