272: Chapter 227 272: Chapter 227 “None of you are leaving, compete with us before you talk.”
Someone knew their intentions, wanting to stop them in their tracks.
Some even wanted to challenge Jiang Tang, seeking improvement from someone with slightly superior skills.
Jiang Tang greeted them with a carefree smile and with a wave of his hand, he created a ring of light that walled him and those people apart, allowing them to see him leave but never again to impede him.
Lin Dandan saw the men of her family watching Jiang Tang, with nothing but helpless stares.
Lin Dandan laughed, and the other eight women beside Jiang Tang laughed as well, finding it ridiculous that so many men wanted to challenge Jiang Tang but were utterly helpless.
The girls admired Jiang Tang even more for his powerful abilities and his handsome, carefree, and graceful demeanor.
Compared to the burly men on the training ground, who simply had imposing figures, they were nothing but mere warriors.
In the eyes of these lovers, the Lin Family men were actually not weak; any one of them could be a personage in the Cultivation World when going out.
They generally had higher cultivation than men from ordinary families and even those from the Immortal Sect, so they carried an air of arrogance, but today they encountered Jiang Tang, who was stronger than them.
That’s why they seemed weak, and for the first time, the ordinarily proud men facing someone with abilities like Jiang Tang realized their former pride was worthless.
After the women had their laugh, they followed Jiang Tang and, under Lin Dandan’s lead, arrived at a spacious hall.
“Family Head, I’ve brought Jiang Tang.”
In the main seat of the hall sat a middle-aged man with a burly figure and a full beard, appearing much like a warrior.
He wore loose-fitting warrior attire that was unique to their family.
“Jiang Tang, young man, and these ladies, please take a seat.
It’s been two, three days since we expected you in our family.
For the sake of a couple, it hasn’t been easy, has it?”
Jiang Tang bowed to Patriarch Lin and to the men seated on both sides before finding an empty spot to sit down.
The other women, along with Lin Dandan, also found chairs and sat down.
“Patriarch Lin, it’s been out of my control.
People from the Ten Great Clans came, and nine families invited me to visit, so I had to go to each one.”
“Hmm, I understand, young man.
It’s admirable for someone of your youth to achieve so much!” Patriarch Lin had a hearty character, speaking his mind without mincing words, a true warrior’s straightforward nature.
“It’s all thanks to Patriarch Lin’s praise.
Us young people must learn more from our elders—there’s still so much to learn.”
Jiang Tang realized that Patriarch Lin had Ocean Wheel cultivation, similar to his own; it wasn’t about flaunting one’s superiority or diminishing one’s ambition.
Had he not had the Golden Finger or obtained the Star-absorbing Spell secret manual, it might have taken him much longer to reach such capabilities.
Many human cultivators spend their whole lives without achieving his current level of power—that was the advantage of the Golden Finger.
The old ginger is still spicier, thought Jiang Tang.
With the same cultivation as the Family Head, who might possess more experience, such experience is also a form of wealth.
He had yet to establish his own Saint Sect; when he became a Sect Leader, managing subordinates and an entire Saint Sect would require plenty of experience.
“Look, young Jiang Tang isn’t the least bit arrogant.
I think our young people should learn from him.
They act so high and mighty with their cultivation, but compared to Jiang Tang’s, it’s nothing.”
Patriarch Lin felt it was a pity that Jiang Tang was not part of their family.
If he were, it would be wonderful—with such a person among them, wouldn’t they stand firm among the Ten Great Clans?
The other Elders thought it inappropriate for the Family Head to criticize their young in front of an outsider and secretly communicated with him.
“Family Head, you shouldn’t talk about our young people in front of so many women.
The youth need encouragement.”
“Encouragement be damned!
If their cultivation isn’t as good as others, they should be told.
If they’re arrogant with such cultivation, once they go out, they might amount to nothing.”
“Family Head, since you think so highly of this young man, why not betroth Lin Dandan to him?
Wouldn’t that make him one of us?”
“I’ve thought about it, but look at the other women around Jiang Tang.
Those old foxes are shrewd, and others have the same idea as us.
Lin Dandan can’t marry a man with so many wives.”
“Other families don’t mind; as long as Lin Dandan doesn’t mind, like other families, we could simply appoint Jiang Tang as an Elder—our family should follow their example.”
“Hmm, we’ll consult Lin Dandan on her preference before making any plans.
Inviting him to be an honorary Elder is still possible.”
One by one, the Elders discussed with the Family Head, all communicating via secret transmission.
Upon hearing the Family Head’s words, Lin Dandan herself agreed, feeling honored whenever others praised Jiang Tang, as if it reflected on her.
She smiled joyfully, and the other eight clan women followed suit.
However, as they were women and not the hosts, they chose to remain silent.
After a while, Lin Dandan turned to look at the other women, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with their smiles.
Their laughter at her family men felt like mockery toward her family.
Don’t be smug; aren’t our families all roughly the same?
Do the young men in your families match up to Jiang Tang?”