LOT – Chapter 18 With That Personal Set of Values, She Might Just Rip the Sky Open Someday!

Lin Mo’s roguish, swaggering presence stood out starkly among the group.

With her as the center, a three-meter radius was completely cleared—except for Lin Ran, no one dared get close.

Who would dare? With the way Lin Mo had just fought, anyone could see she went all out like a madwoman. No regard for face or dignity—just pure brutality!

They couldn’t help but wonder about the condition of the County Princess of Yangning’s chest… Just the sound of those bites made them feel the pain.

System: [Host! You were so cool just now! Out-of-this-world cool!]

Lin Mo modestly replied: [Just average, third place in the world.]

Everyone else: …Are you sure it’s only third? Who would even dare claim first or second with you around?

By the end of the banquet, no one had dared approach Lin Mo, and she was perfectly happy being left alone.

“Wuwuwuwu~ my chest hurts so bad! She definitely bit through it!”

The County Princess of Yangning had been taken to a side room for treatment. Her crying was utterly pitiful.

If she’d known earlier, she wouldn’t have gone up to provoke that lunatic. Now her neck and body were covered in bite marks—someone who didn’t know better might think she’d suffered some sort of… assault.

“County Princess, you really should stop provoking the Lin sisters from now on. Lin Mo is favored by His Majesty right now, and that strange system of hers—His Majesty is clearly protecting her. If you go looking for trouble again and something really happens, he’ll definitely side with her.”

The maid who had accompanied her gently applied medicine while softly advising her, her eyes filled with concern.

The County Princess sniffled and muttered, “I won’t mess with them again… never again.”

After the banquet, the moment the Lin family left, the entire hall erupted into noise, everyone buzzing about what had just happened.

“Heavens! I’ve never seen a girl so fierce! I already thought the County Princess of Yangning had quite a temper, but compared to that little Lord Lin, she’s nothing!”

“I actually think that young Lord Lin isn’t bad. She didn’t pick the fight. If the County Princess hadn’t slapped the eldest Lin sister, she wouldn’t have retaliated.”

“Still, the County Princess’s temper really needs to change. Miss Lin has quite a status herself. For her to be slapped in the face—if the Princess keeps behaving so arrogantly, who knows what kind of disaster she’ll stir up next?”

It had to be said—the County Princess of Yangning really didn’t have a great reputation. Most people were blaming her for the whole incident.

Come on, they were just here to enjoy some drama. How could they badmouth the person delivering the drama?

If the County Princess hadn’t stirred things up, maybe they could’ve even gotten a new round of gossip to enjoy!

Meanwhile, back in the Lin family’s carriage, Madam Lin looked at Lin Mo, who was acting as if nothing had happened, her face full of helplessness. “I mean… did you really have to get physical like that? Just look at the beating you gave her. Her father died serving the country—couldn’t you have at least spared her for his sake?”

Lin Mo retorted, “But she hit my sister first. Why can’t I hit back when she started it?”

Madam Lin’s words were instantly stuck in her throat. Truthfully, when her eldest daughter got slapped, she had nearly rushed forward too—only her rationality had held her back.

“Anyway, you can’t do this kind of thing again. There are many ways to stand up for your sister—you just had to pick the one most likely to cause conflict. You’re a court official now. If you go around hitting people, that gives others leverage against you. If someone wants to bring you down later, they’ll definitely bring this incident up.”

Lin Mo replied indifferently, “Let them talk, I don’t even want this official position. I’m happy staying at home.”

As if someone forced her into the role—she hadn’t wanted to be an official in the first place! Having to attend morning court every day before dawn, then standing there for hours on end? No thanks.

Madam Lin: …Why is this child so completely immune to reason?!

Seeing her mother and sister about to argue, Lin Ran quickly smoothed things over: “Mother, you can’t really blame Little Sister for this. It was mainly the County Princess of Yangning being far too arrogant.”

“And even if someone does try to make a fuss, we’ve got nothing to worry about. So many people were there to witness it—she struck First Sister first. The matter’s already over, let’s just leave it at that.”

It was actually Lin Ran’s first time hitting someone, and honestly? It felt amazing.

Suddenly, the system chimed in: [Host, I completely support your decision! If you’ve got a grudge, settle it on the spot! That whole “a gentleman waits ten years to take revenge” thing? Absolute nonsense!]

[If you really wait ten years, you’re just swallowing your anger for a decade. If you can get revenge now, why put yourself through that?]

Lin Mo wholeheartedly agreed: [Exactly! You’re 100% right—that’s exactly how I feel too! No wonder we make such a great team; our minds are totally in sync!]

Madam Lin and Lin Ran: …In sync, huh? You two really are a perfect pair of troublemakers spouting nonsense in stereo.

They were both starting to worry about Lin Mo’s worldview. She already acted entirely on impulse with no regard for consequences—and now she had a system with the exact same warped moral compass? One person and one system like this… it wouldn’t be surprising if they ended up tearing the sky open someday.

Outside, Lin Qi was riding his horse and overheard the conversation inside the carriage.

He let out a long sigh, feeling a wave of pressure wash over him.

With such a troublemaking little sister, he was going to have to work very hard in the future. Otherwise, if she got into real trouble, not even he would be able to protect her.

What had happened at the banquet quickly spread among the noble sons and daughters, and naturally, their families heard about it.

The wives of court officials were all stunned when they heard the story—many of them regretted not attending the banquet themselves.

“Next time Little Lord Lin is attending something, we have to be there early and get front-row seats to the drama!”

This was quickly becoming a shared consensus.

Minister Lin, upon hearing what had happened, was completely numb. Fighting guests at someone else’s banquet, and biting someone’s chest?! He could barely bring himself to imagine the scene.

“My lord, please, calm down—it really was the County Princess of Yangning’s fault. She struck the eldest young lady first, and that’s why the second young lady retaliated.”

The steward rushed over to steady the minister, who looked like he was on the verge of passing out.

Minister Lin rubbed his temples weakly. “It doesn’t matter who started it—how could anyone resort to violence at a banquet, and with such low, disgraceful methods too?! Doesn’t anyone remember the saying, ‘A gentleman uses words, not fists’?!”

The steward paused for a moment, then stifled a laugh and said, “Actually… there was a young gentleman who said that. And then the system told Second Young Lady to ‘use her mouth’—so she bit the County Princess. Right in the chest.”

Minister Lin: …Is that how “a gentleman uses words, not fists” is supposed to be interpreted?!