Chapter 7 Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning (Finale)

Back at the Prime Minister's estate, Lin Da and the others had already gotten the children settled in. These children, likely having suffered too much hardship and exhaustion, weren't shy around strangers upon arriving at the Lin family. One after another, they couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep in the rooms arranged for them.

"That scum!" Lin Xing was flooded with killing intent! He regretted not having killed Enkas Ray earlier. "He's worse than a beast!" Lin Xing said, still seething with anger.

It turned out he'd just learned the truth of the matter. Enkas Ray's actions had deeply enraged Lin Xing! It could be said that if Enkas Ray ever fell into Lin Xing's hands again, Lin Xing would kill him without hesitation!

This Enkas Ray, relying on his father being a count, was up to every kind of evil in Tianjing City—killing for pleasure, abducting commoner women, and acting tyrannically. The atrocities he had committed were countless! He had become a universally despised scoundrel!

However, in Tianjing City, no one oversaw or even bothered with these matters! The reason no one intervened was that those being bullied by some nobles were, in their eyes, commoners—no more valuable than ants! They were born to be despised by the nobility! The nobles could crush them at will! And who in the empire with any influence wasn't a noble? Who could be bothered to care about those lowly people?

Moreover, although Enkas Ray's father was merely a count, his maternal grandfather was a marquis of the empire! A marquis was also a very noble title, though in Lin Xing's eyes, it meant nothing.

With such a prominent family background, Enkas Ray could practically get away with murder in the empire, as long as he didn't offend those he couldn't afford to provoke.

Enkas Ray was also shrewd in a nasty way. Before bullying anyone, he would always check their background; he never offended those he couldn't afford to cross. Although his family was considered powerful, within the empire, there were still plenty who could easily annihilate his family.

Usually, he bullied commoners and some down-and-out minor nobles—those who had no ability to harm him. At the same time, he didn't care about the down-and-out minor nobles. So, until he encountered Lin Xing, he was doing just fine.

But this time, on a sudden impulse, he wanted to visit the legendary slums, and along the way, see who was unlucky enough to catch his eye for some abusive fun.

He saw them—right after entering the slums, he saw them. He saw four boys in tatters not far from him. Among them was one child who kept staring at him. The gaze full of hatred sent chills down his spine.

He was instantly furious. As a noble young master, when had he ever been looked at like that by a commoner? Moreover, what was his status? That commoner wasn't even worthy of looking at him! But the hatred in that gaze made his heart turn cold. He felt a pang of guilt. After all the bad he'd done, he had never encountered such a situation before, so he couldn't help but feel afraid! Afraid of this child. Though still young now, perhaps when he grew up, he would seek revenge.

Thinking of this, he became very displeased. When he was displeased, he'd destroy whatever was annoying him!

Under normal circumstances, he might have personally killed the one who displeased him, but today he couldn't simply kill him; he wanted to torture him slowly to death!

So, he ordered his underlings to capture that child. As for the other three? Once he finished with this one, he would finish them off together.

The few lackeys who usually followed Enkas Ray, relying on their master's power, were every bit as vicious as their master. They were even more skilled in torture.

At that moment, they took out the tools they carried for torturing people. First, they used a whip covered in barbs, like snake fangs, to continuously abuse the child. They whipped his entire body until it was covered in wounds. The barbs even tore off strips of flesh! The wounds were deep enough to see bone, with flesh torn and turned over—a horrific sight!

But at this time, the child didn't make a sound, only stared hatefully at Enkas Ray.

Enkas Ray, seeing that the child remained silent, felt his pride stung. So, he called over one skilled in healing magic to treat the child's wounds, then whipped him again, and then healed him once more! It was sheer brutality!

The child was also stubborn, enduring the heart-wrenching pain, and refused to utter a sound!

At this point, Lin Xing and the others arrived. Then, the events that followed earlier occurred.

Now, Lin Xing was still furious. He had thought of many things, but he never imagined such cruelty could happen to a child.

"Young Master, they're awake." "Awake? Let's go see them now."

The group walked to the room where they were resting. Lin Xing entered and saw the four children sitting together, chatting softly, looking quite spirited. Seeing Lin Xing enter, all four knelt down together and said, "Thank you, Young Master Lin Xing, for saving our lives! We, the four brothers, will never forget this kindness for the rest of our lives."

Seeing them about to kneel, Lin Xing exerted a bit of his strength, releasing his Zhen Qi outward to prevent them from kneeling! Seeing Lin Xing so powerful, their expressions grew even more respectful.

"Hehe, don't bother with such formalities. I, your young master, hate all this kneeling back and forth the most. Get up."

"By the way," Lin Xing smiled awkwardly, "what are your names? I've forgotten to ask all this time."

The four were stunned for a moment, then said, "We only know that our surname is also Lin, but our father never gave us names." Mentioning their father, they couldn't help but feel a bit downcast.

"Then how do you usually address each other?" "I'm the eldest," said the child who had been beaten by Enkas Ray earlier. "Usually, they call me 'Eldest Brother.' He's the second eldest." Lin Lao Da pointed to a child with a carefree appearance and red hair. "They are the third and fourth eldest," Lin Xing looked at the remaining two children who looked almost identical. "They are twin brothers, both six years old this year. I'm eight, and the second eldest is seven."

"Greetings, Young Master." The second eldest and the others all greeted Lin Xing.

"You don't have names, which is troublesome to address, and you can't always be called 'Eldest Brother' or 'Second Brother,' right? How about I give you names?"

Upon hearing this, all four were overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness." They now deeply admired and were grateful to Lin Xing.

First, this incredibly noble young master, Lin Xing, was willing to save the four of them, for which they were already very grateful. Moreover, the skill Lin Xing had just displayed had filled them with awe.

"Hmm, what are your elemental attributes? Eldest Brother, you have the wind attribute; Second Brother, fire attribute; Third and Fourth Brothers, you both actually have the thunder attribute?" With Lin Xing's perception of the elements in heaven and earth, it wasn't difficult to discern the attributes of the four brothers. "Alright then, wind, cloud, thunder, lightning. Eldest Brother, you'll be called Lin Feng; Second Brother, you'll be Lin Yun; Third Brother, Lin Lei; and Fourth Brother, Lin Dian." From then on, the four brothers would be Lin Feng, Lin Yun, Lin Lei, and Lin Dian.

"Thank you, Young Master." The Four Lin Brothers expressed their heartfelt gratitude.

Thus, Lin Xing's four future legendary enforcers, who would dominate the otherworld, had finally made their formal debut! Hehe, in the near future, the story of this book will become even more exciting.