Chapter 97: Grandmaster

The group turned their heads and saw that it was a girl who had been happily clapping for the people on stage. Too excited, she accidentally stepped on Jing Lingxuan's foot.

Jing Lingxuan's silver high-heeled shoe had a smudge on it where she had stepped.

"How could you do that? Are you blind?" Jing Lingxuan scolded her painfully.

The girl had only just steadied herself. Seeing that she had stepped on someone, she quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"A simple 'I'm sorry' won't do. This is a branded item. It's ruined like this, can I still wear it?"

Jing Lingxuan pointed loudly at the smudge on the shoe.

The girl looked at it and realized that Jing Lingxuan's shoe had been dirtied by her step. She hurriedly took out a tissue from her bag and said, "I'm sorry, let me clean it for you."

As she spoke, the girl bent down to wipe Jing Lingxuan's shoes.

But Jing Lingxuan pushed the girl away and said sternly,

"Who asked you to clean it? This shoe can't be worn anymore. You come with me right now. I just bought this for over five thousand."

The girl was taken aback when she heard it was over five thousand.

This pair of shoes Jing Lingxuan was wearing had been bought by Shi Jianbo a while ago from a big brand in Hong Kong and Taiwan, a high-end urban beauty brand, and it really cost over five thousand.

Jing Lingxuan loved this pair of shoes very much. Seeing it ruined like this, she was instantly furious.

The girl looked at Jing Lingxuan with a troubled expression. Five thousand yuan was not a small amount for her, and it put her in a difficult position.

From the girl's clothing and appearance, it was easy to see that her family background was ordinary, not like from a wealthy family.

Lu Ming couldn't stand it anymore and was about to speak, but he heard Shi Jianbo suddenly say,

"This young lady, this pair of shoes is a luxury item. Although it's a bit dirty, there are already scratches. It's indeed not wearable anymore. Making you compensate is reasonable."

Seeing Shi Jianbo speak in the same vein, Lu Ming sighed.

At least he was a billionaire. To quarrel over a few thousand yuan's shoes and embarrass a girl, his bearing really wasn't up to par.

Shi Jianbo was egging him on from the side, Jing Lingxuan was unrelenting, repeatedly demanding the girl to pay. Yu Bai and Sheng Siyun whispered some advice from the sidelines, but it was useless.

The girl seemed quite honest, and being pushed by Jing Lingxuan, she was almost crying.

Just then, a voice came.

"Xiaoxiao, what's going on?"

A burly man came to the girl's side and asked concernedly.

This burly man was the man who had just won the competition on the martial stage earlier.

The girl called Xiaoxiao looked at him and said aggrievedly,

"Just now, I was too busy clapping for you and accidentally stepped on someone's shoes."

The man said, "Don't be afraid. I saw it all. I'll handle it."

The girl nodded.

At this moment, the burly man turned to Jing Lingxuan and Shi Jianbo and said, "My surname is Lin, call me Lin Jin. Xiaoxiao is my girlfriend. If you have any issues, talk to me."

This big man was Lin Xiao's disciple, Lin Jin from the Lin family.

And this girl was Li Xiaoxiao, whom he had met at a performance match in the gymnasium earlier.

Li Xiaoxiao came from a mountainous rural area with a poor family background. At that time, she was working part-time as a cleaner in the gymnasium. Lin Jin was moved by her rare honest qualities in the city and pursued her.

After two years, they confirmed their relationship as a couple and were about to discuss marriage.

Today, Lin Jin told him that he was going to participate in a competition in Zuijianghu. Li Xiaoxiao had requested leave specifically to cheer him on, but she hadn't expected this to happen.

When Shi Jianbo and Jing Lingxuan heard this person's surname was Lin and that he had just come down from the martial stage, they knew he was a martial dao master, from the Lin family, and their faces immediately looked bad.

Jing Lingxuan didn't know exactly how powerful the Lin family was, only from Shi Jianbo's words that they were a big family with a very powerful expert.

Shi Jianbo, as a man who liked to care about martial dao affairs, knew exactly what the Lin family meant.

The Lin family's power was terrifyingly vast.

They were not only the leaders of the northwest martial dao, and in the northwest, they could make a call and a hundred respond, and the family had several large companies with assets of hundreds of billions.

His family background and companies, compared to the Lin family, were like clouds and mud, not comparable at all.

At this moment, when Lin Jin spoke, Shi Jianbo and Jing Lingxuan were no longer as fierce as before.

Jing Lingxuan didn't mention paying anymore, just kept looking at Shi Jianbo.

Shi Jianbo had a face full of awkwardness, not knowing what to say. The Lin family was an existence he absolutely couldn't afford to offend; if he said the wrong thing today, he might suffer a great loss.

At this moment, Lu Ming secretly laughed beside him.

This Li Xiaoxiao was an honest girl, easy to bully, but she had a badass boyfriend. Now, she was in trouble, right?

Lu Ming smiled and watched the show from the side without saying a word.

Seeing them not speaking, Lin Jin said,

"I saw what happened just now. My girlfriend stepped on your shoe, it's her fault. I'll apologize for her. Whatever the money, I'll pay."

Hearing this, Shi Jianbo quickly said, "Just kidding, just kidding. It's just a pair of shoes, no need to compensate. Let's just settle it like this."

Hearing Shi Jianbo say this, although Jing Lingxuan was somewhat dissatisfied, she also knew the Lin family was hard to deal with and didn't dare to speak.

However, Lin Jin then said,

"Apologizing and paying is no problem, but this matter can't just be settled like this. You guys just attacked my girlfriend, this bill, I will settle with you."

As Lin Jin spoke, several burly men came over and surrounded Shi Jianbo, Lu Ming, and the others, with hostile expressions.

Upon seeing this, everyone knew they were all disciples of the Lin family. Except for Lu Ming, the others' faces changed for the worse.

At this point, Shi Jianbo was already panicked, stammering, not knowing what to say.

Yu Bai and Sheng Siyun held hands and stood close together, their faces a bit pale.

These people were all strong and fierce-looking. They hadn't experienced such a scene before and were starting to fear.

Seeing no one speaking, Lin Jin turned to Shi Jianbo and said to Jing Lingxuan, "Is he your boyfriend?"

If it were in the past, Jing Lingxuan would definitely act shy and not admit it, but the situation was different now; first, tie up Jing Lingxuan.

Jing Lingxuan quickly nodded and said, "Yes."

Seeing Jing Lingxuan admit it, Lin Jin then turned to Shi Jianbo and said,

"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for a woman. Her shoes, no matter how much, I'll compensate. But you guys just attacked my girlfriend, this matter can't be settled like this. You and I are both men, let's fight one on one, call it even. I can explain it to my girlfriend, how about that?"

Hearing Lin Jin say this, Shi Jianbo felt his whole body soften. He only regarded martial dao as a hobby and actually had no skill at all. How could he be Lin Jin's opponent?

Moreover, even if he had skills, he wouldn't dare to make an enemy of the Lin family.

How could he dare to fight this? Probably with one punch from Lin Jin, he could take his life.

For a moment, the air seemed to solidify.

Yu Bai pulled Sheng Siyun and carefully moved towards Lu Ming, coming to his side and saying nervously in a low voice,

"Mr. Lu, what should we do? I'm a bit scared."

Seeing Yu Bai and Sheng Siyun looking nervous and afraid, Lu Ming chuckled.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's good to give these people a lesson."

Seeing Lu Ming calm and composed, Yu Bai and Sheng Siyun felt a bit relieved in their hearts. However, looking at the unfriendly gazes of the several big men around them, they still trembled.

Lin Jin and several family disciples surrounded Shi Jianbo and the others in the middle, coldly watching them.

As a member of the Lin family, he had enough confidence and strength to face anyone who dared to provoke him.

Bullied his girlfriend, that was slapping Lin Jin in the face, and also slapping the Lin family's face, which was absolutely not allowed.

He wanted to see how Jing Lingxuan and Shi Jianbo would resolve this matter.

Li Xiaoxiao was kind-hearted. Seeing this situation, she secretly pulled Lin Jin's sleeve and said softly, "Why don't we, just forget it."

She also knew her boyfriend's temper was explosive and he had skills; if he beat the other side badly, it would be troublesome.

But Lin Jin said, "Xiaoxiao, people from my Lin family can't be bullied like this. Today, I must get an explanation for you."

Although Li Xiaoxiao was worried about Lin Jin causing trouble, hearing this sentence, her heart still felt a sweet warmth.

At this moment, Jing Lingxuan's face was already quite ugly. In front of Lin Jin, Shi Jianbo didn't dare to speak, nor did he have his former arrogance. They had lost face badly.

Shi Jianbo was even more troubled. Today, this matter was no longer just embarrassing; if not careful, his whole life might be ruined.

If the Lin family wanted to play him to death, they had plenty of ways; he had no choice.

For a moment, it was stuck here.

Lin Jin wasn't in a hurry either, just waiting slowly to see what they would do. Bullying his girlfriend would cost a price.

And at this moment, on the fifth phoenix building, Lin Xiao was already a bit anxious.

Yesterday in the valley, after Lu Ming left, he and the others entered the cave and found that piece of Zhong Ling milk liquid, soaking in it for nearly a whole night until the milk liquid dried up and disappeared.

Their group also experienced the wonders of the Zhong Ling milk liquid. In just one night, their blood qi became abundant, true qi condensed quite a bit, which was equivalent to a year's hard cultivation in usual times.

Lin Xiao sighed at Lu Ming's power and broad knowledge. He immediately led people back. Upon returning, he immediately gathered the martial dao comrades of the northwest.

With his master realm and status as northwest martial dao leader, naturally a call and hundred responses. All the family heads came overnight to meet him.

After this incident, Lin Xiao had some insights and didn't hide them. He told everyone about how he met Lu Ming and was saved by Lu Ming, and confirmed that Lu Ming was already a great master.

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.

A great master!

That was a legendary existence in the martial dao world, an absolute super strong, the ultimate title for a martial artist.