Stamping her feet, Dongshen Yue beat her chest. It was clear that she was furious. The ebons? Tianming was confused.

Lin Xiao bitterly smiled. "What’s the point in running your mouth? So what if the two of us can beat ten of them? Without a successor, winning is the same as losing."

"We must fight even if we end up losing. Isn’t it supposed to be a duel? I’ll kill Lin Bei. Let’s see if he can still become branch master then!" Dongshen Yue said through gritted teeth.

"If that happens, we’ll be scorned forever and the children won’t have a place to live," Lin Xiao sighed.

"Ah... no successor? How’re you supposed to fight? Can we participate?" Tianming interrupted. He had figured out the dispute between his grandparents. Lin Xiao felt that there was no need to fight, but Dongshen Yue was furious. She wanted to fight even if it meant losing.

Lin Xiao and Dongshen Yue glanced at them. "It has nothing to do with you. You’re too young to take part in it." She shook her head.

"I see." 

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