Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 2043: Swindler

Lin Kong glanced at the guests in the hall.

Everyone, as if afraid Lin Kong might harm them, stepped back in fear.

Lin Kong, being highly skilled in martial arts, usually didn’t care to explain himself. However, he had just reached the Capital and hadn’t enjoyed himself yet; he didn’t want to leave in such a sorry state.

So, he jumped onto a nearby table and looked down at the people in the hall, loudly proclaiming, "Dear folks, don’t listen to this woman’s nonsense. I am the master of Celestial Master Zhang. We got separated when I went out with Celestial Master Zhang yesterday, and this lady here wouldn’t stop pestering me, insisting that I did something to him. Think about it, when does a master ever harm his disciple?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

When the crowd heard this, they finally understood, and shook their heads, saying, "Impossible."

Lin Kong nodded in satisfaction, lowered his head to look at the sobbing Lady Zhang, and said, "See, everyone knows the truth, so why don’t you? Why would you insist that I harmed my disciple? Are you out of your mind?"

Lady Zhang, still sobbing, replied, "That’s just your side of the story, why should I believe you?"

Lin Kong asked, "What exactly do you want?"

Lady Zhang responded, "Find back the Old Master, and I’ll believe you."

Lin Kong said, "He’s in the Deep Mountains and Ancient Forests, how can I find him?"

Purple Peak Mountain is so vast, with endless ridges, and it’s already been one night. Who knows where Celestial Master Zhang has gone?

The crowd looked at Lin Kong, feeling something was off about him. Eventually, an old man finally realized what was odd, clapped his hands powerfully, and pointed at Lin Kong, exclaiming, "Hey! I finally figured out what’s wrong!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him, thinking that this old man had a death wish to dare point at another person like that.

Lin Kong looked at him expressionlessly and asked, "What’s the problem?"

The old man looked Lin Kong up and down and said, "You said you’re Celestial Master Zhang’s master?"

"Yes, what’s the issue?"

"May I ask, young man, how old are you this year?"

"Twenty-six."

"You’re just twenty-six years old, but Celestial Master Zhang is already over fifty, right? How could you possibly be his master? Are you pretending?"

"Old man, for all your many years, how can the relationship of a master and disciple be a lie?"

"That’s hard to say. Some people have ulterior motives and can pretend over anything! Like Goudan from our village, who claimed his biological daughter wasn’t his to send her to recognize someone else as her father, just to cheat ten taels of silver out of them. In this world, some people will do anything for money."

Hearing this, Lin Kong’s face turned dark, realizing these people were viewing him as a swindler. He had no choice but to turn to Lady Zhang and say, "Madam, please explain to everyone that I’m not a fraud; I’m the legitimate master of Celestial Master Zhang."

Lady Zhang sat on the ground, her face still tear-streaked like a pear blossom in rain. Although she wasn’t hurt by the kick Lin Kong gave her, her dignity felt tarnished under the public gaze, and she was extremely resentful of Lin Kong, refusing to vouch for him.

Lady Zhang furiously said, "You’re nothing but a fraud, you deceived the Old Master and me."

Not only did Lady Zhang refuse to help clear his name, she even accused him further. Lin Kong was extremely angry but couldn’t do anything about it and helplessly asked, "Lady Zhang, what do you want me to do?"

Lady Zhang, with her heart set on finding Celestial Master Zhang, said again, "Bring back the Old Master, and everything will be addressed then."