He spared Nangong Wushuang's life.
It was only for the sake of Nangong Wudi.
Although Nangong Wudi had said that she wouldn't care about the survival of the Nangong family, that it wouldn't matter even if the family were destroyed, Lin Xiao still saw a hint of reluctance when she spoke of Nangong Wushuang.
So, he gave Nangong Wushuang a chance.
However, the protective true qi of this old gentleman from the Nangong family instantly repelled Lin Xiao's hand, and he knelt on the ground.
"I, Nangong Wentian, am sorry to the Lin family!"
"If it weren't for the fact that I was in closed-door cultivation four years ago, and when I emerged, I learned that the Nangong family had sent people to attack the Lin family! By the time I wanted to intervene, all I found were the corpses of the entire Lin family, old and young..." Nangong Wentian knelt there, tears streaming down his face, "All this old man could do was to tell everyone who was preparing to find you to go back... It is I, who was unworthy of you!"
Lin Xiao was somewhat bewildered. So, it was because Nangong Wentian had called people away that he had survived back then. He also wondered how he had managed to live peacefully all the way to the northern frontier and start his life anew.
"We old fellows, actually, all received favors from that person of the Lin family back then," Gu Qianfan said at this moment. "If it weren't for the guidance of that senior, none of us old fellows standing here today would have reached our current strength."
Received help from the Lin family's ancestors?
Lin Xiao was a little surprised. He really didn't know that the Lin family had such a history?
Then why wasn't the Lin family a dominant force in Shashi? And why were they eventually betrayed by those bastards from the Heavenly Alliance?
"Back then, that person from the Lin family was incredibly talented. As the last God-tier powerhouse recorded in our Dragon Country, he truly became invincible in the world, contributing to both external defense and internal pacification. It was precisely because of his existence that many retaliatory measures secretly plotted against the Dragon Country were intercepted."
"He was the foremost War God of the Dragon Country at that time."
"And now, as his descendant, so are you."
Zhao Yuanchao patted Lin Xiao's shoulder. "It's a pity... a great pity... that we old guys were too selfish. If we hadn't been constantly in closed-door cultivation for those years, searching for that elusive God-tier realm, the Lin family wouldn't have met their fate."
"What has happened, has happened. It's all in the past."
Lin Xiao shook his head and pulled Nangong Wentian up from the ground.
Even if he were to pursue the matter, what would be the point?
If truly paying with his life could bring his entire family back to life, why would he let those people from the Nangong family live?
From the moment he learned that the Nangong family was the mastermind, the people of the Nangong family were as good as dead.
But resurrection?
He couldn't do it.
No one in this world could.
Therefore, he had no choice but to let go. He was now the War God of the Dragon Country, and he would protect the nation.
Nangong Wentian looked at Lin Xiao, but he still refused to get up.
"Senior Nangong, please rise. If you continue to kneel, it will truly be a joke, for both me and you," Lin Xiao shook his head and reached out to help Nangong Wentian to his feet.
These old fellows were all astute. This move clearly aimed to make him and the Nangong family put aside their grudges.
What else could he do but go along with them?
"Now, esteemed seniors, can we discuss the main business?"