Chapter 2197: 2197: The Sharp Confrontation Between Old and Young

Capítulo 2197: Chapter 2197: The Sharp Confrontation Between Old and Young

Not yet noon, the sunlight hadn’t reached the spot where Ling Jinhua was sitting, making it quite serene and cool.

Ling Jinhua picked up the tea brewed by Ling Ruonan, took a satisfying sip, and then grabbed a loquat placed nearby, eating it slowly. He paid no attention to Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling, as if they didn’t exist.

Seeing that Ling Jinhua wasn’t speaking but didn’t ask them to leave either, Ling Ruonan walked behind Ling Jinhua and began to massage his back.

While massaging Ling Jinhua’s back, she said softly, “Grandpa, we just went to see Zhengping.”

“You shouldn’t have gone to see him; it’s not good for his recovery.” After speaking, Ling Jinhua spit a loquat seed into his hand and tossed it into the nearby trash box. “Your visit will complicate his recovery further.”

Luo Ziling, standing to the side, watched Ling Jinhua’s actions calmly. Seeing Ling Ruonan momentarily at a loss for words, he couldn’t help but speak: “Great Grandfather, are you willing to see my mom and her brother continue their endless struggle?”

Ling Jinhua didn’t expect Luo Ziling to speak so directly and immediately looked over.

He cast an authoritative gaze at Luo Ziling, and even though Luo Ziling was used to such situations, he felt immense pressure.

This overwhelmingly powerful aura made even Ling Ruonan feel the pressure, causing her face to turn pale.

However, Luo Ziling wasn’t intimidated by Ling Jinhua’s presence. He stubbornly said, “No matter how successful you are, allowing your descendants to fight is a failure. If you ignore or secretly encourage it, a tragedy will inevitably happen one day, then…”

Luo Ziling swallowed his remaining words forcefully.

He initially wanted to say, “Then don’t regret it.”, but felt it might sound like a threat to Ling Jinhua, so he wisely stopped.

“Then what will happen?” Ling Jinhua coldly pursued when Luo Ziling stopped speaking.

“Then the Ling Family will naturally face troubles, possibly even significant ones,” Luo Ziling changed his response. “Even the strongest fortress falls from within. If you allow my mom and her brother to fight, or even secretly support it, the Ling Family will surely suffer. United, siblings can overcome anything; if everyone harbors ulterior motives and fights, and the elders allow or even encourage it, nobody benefits, and ultimately everyone suffers losses.”

“Do you think you and your mother can really stand against the Ling Family? Do you think, with what little abilities you possess, you can challenge the entire Ling Family? Ha ha! Ha ha!” Ling Jinhua’s expression didn’t change, but his words exerted immense pressure.

Ling Ruonan’s face instantly turned pale, but before she could speak, Luo Ziling grabbed her hand.

Holding Ling Ruonan’s hand firmly, Luo Ziling boldly stepped forward, saying righteously to Ling Jinhua: “Great Grandfather, apart from my grandpa and me, no one else can extend your life!”

Ling Jinhua’s expression also changed; his face became uglier: “Are you threatening me?”

“I’m just reminding you. I’ve done nothing wrong by you; I was the one who brought you back from the ghost gate pass.” Luo Ziling spoke loudly, not fearing Ling Jinhua. “I believe, no matter how much people value benefits, they still understand gratitude. I saved your life, and I haven’t done anything to threaten the Ling Family, just dissatisfied with how they’ve looked down on me, which is why I’m angry. The Ling Family has tried to take my life multiple times, and all I’ve done was to warn them. If we’re still not enough, Great Grandfather, then everyone can just leave everything to fate.”

While Luo Ziling spoke, Ling Ruonan’s expression changed several times, but ultimately she refrained from stopping Luo Ziling.

Ling Jinhua looked coldly at Luo Ziling for a while, then turned to Ling Ruonan: “Your son is bold; no one has ever dared to speak to me like this.”

“And no one has ever repaid kindness with enmity towards us,” Luo Ziling retorted. “Even the old man from the Yang Family hasn’t done so.”

Luo Ziling clearly saw an unhidden fury on Ling Jinhua’s face, but he wasn’t afraid; instead, he looked at Ling Jinhua openly, not avoiding his gaze.

After a moment of eye contact with Ling Jinhua, Luo Ziling confidently said, “I have never felt that I’ve done anything wrong, whether it’s what I did before or what I will do in the future, I have a clear conscience. If Ling Zhengping tries to strike me again, he’ll be the one to die first, not me.”

While saying this, Ling Ruonan shivered, and her lips pressed tightly together, but she still said nothing.

There was a look of shock in Ling Jinhua’s eyes; he couldn’t believe Luo Ziling would become so angry and desperate, like a vase shattering completely.

“Grandpa,” after a moment of silence, Ling Ruonan finally spoke, “we really don’t want to fight with anyone in the Ling Family. I truly can’t understand why my brother is doing this! Ling’er wasn’t by my side since childhood; he stayed with Grandpa in the Northwest for twenty years and finally returned to reunite with me. I don’t understand why my relatives are unwilling to see our mother-son reunion. Why treat Ling’er as an enemy? No matter what, they shouldn’t regard Ling’er as an enemy. He grew up in the Northwest and doesn’t know anyone in the Ling Family, let alone have any interest conflicts with them. If they hold grudges against me, they should direct them at me, so why try multiple times to take Ling’er’s life?”

At this point, Ling Ruonan became emotional: “Grandpa, they are trying to take Ling’er’s life; they want him dead, not just trying to warn him.”

Ling Jinhua said nothing but turned his head away.

Ling Ruonan took a deep breath and firmly said, “Today, I also dare to speak a few angry words to Grandpa; if anything happens to Ling’er, I will risk everything to avenge him. It’s not just me, but also Xusheng. We only have one child, and if something happens to him, we will not let it go unless they kill us too.”

Upon hearing Ling Ruonan speak this way, Luo Ziling grasped her hand tightly and smiled at her.

He originally thought Ling Ruonan wouldn’t lose her temper in front of Ling Jinhua, but after he spoke, Ling Ruonan also became angry.

Ling Ruonan daring to speak this way filled Luo Ziling with immense relief, so he smiled encouragingly at Ling Ruonan.

Ling Jinhua also didn’t expect that Ling Ruonan, who had always been docile in front of him, would express herself so fiercely, and was taken aback.

“Alright, sit down and talk, don’t just stand there.” Ling Jinhua waved his hand impatiently, “Sit down and have a cup of tea together.”