The call was to his third master, who was also the Sect Leader of the Immortal Doctor Sect.

The call connected quickly.

"Young Master, what are your orders?" a hoarse and fawning voice came from the other end.

"Old man, what are you busy with?"

"Drinking!"

"You sure know how to enjoy yourself!"

"Heh, isn't it all thanks to your blessing, Young Master?"

"Cut the crap. I have a question for you."

"What is it?"

"Is there someone named Huang Youde in the Immortal Doctor Sect?"

"Yeah, he's just a good-for-nothing. Young Master, why do you ask?"

If Huang Xingcheng had heard this, he would have been utterly devastated. His grandfather, the man he was so proud of, was just a "good-for-nothing" in the eyes of the Immortal Doctor Sect's Leader.

"Oh, just kick him out."

"What happened?" the third master asked gravely.

"His grandson is using his name to show off in front of me."

The third master erupted in fury.

"Damn it! How dare he show off in front of you, Young Master? Just you wait, I'll kick his grandfather out right now. Oh, by the way, Young Master, do you need Huang Youde to kneel before you and apologize?"

"That won't be necessary."

"Understood. I'll deal with this trash immediately!"

Lin Xiao hung up the phone.

Huang Xingcheng looked at Lin Xiao as if he were a complete moron, his face a mask of scornful mockery. "Finished with your act, you stinking beggar?"

"Act? Be patient. In one minute, at most, your grandfather will probably call you. You might even have to kneel and apologize to me," Lin Xiao said with a cold laugh.

PFFT.

Huang Xingcheng looked as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world and burst into a hideous, wild laugh. "You stinking beggar, have you lost your mind, or were you kicked in the head by a donkey? Putting on a show was one thing, but now you actually expect me to kneel and apologize to you? Who the hell do you think you are? How about this: you get on your knees and apologize to me, and I'll spare your miserable life!"

Lin Xiao couldn't be bothered to respond. He knew this type all too well—they were just courting death. He picked up a cup of tea that someone had brewed for him and began to drink with unhurried leisure.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Huang Xingcheng's anger boiled over. "Are you deaf, you stinking beggar? Didn't you hear what I just said to you?"

Lin Xiao still paid him no mind.

By the time he had drunk half the cup of tea, Huang Xingcheng could no longer restrain himself. He lunged forward, intending to teach Lin Xiao a harsh lesson.

But just at that moment, his phone suddenly rang.

Huang Xingcheng shot Lin Xiao a glare, planning to deal with the stinking beggar right after he took the call. He quickly pulled out his phone, a smirk spreading across his face when he saw the caller ID: his grandfather.

He answered the call swiftly.

"Grandpa, you won't believe this! I ran into this moron in Jinling City who put on a show of making a phone call and then told me you'd been kicked out of the Immortal Doctor Sect. You have no idea how ridiculous this guy is!" Huang Xingcheng said triumphantly.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a voice boiling with rage roared from the other end.

"You beast! What have you done?"

Huang Xingcheng's heart sank, and the smile on his face froze solid.

"Grandpa? W-What's wrong?"

"Shut up! I'm asking you, what did you do?" Huang Youde demanded sternly.

Huang Xingcheng had been raised by his grandfather and knew his temper like the back of his hand. He could tell his grandfather was angry. No, not angry—furious. In all his life, Huang Xingcheng had never seen his grandfather so enraged.

"Grandpa, I... I didn't do anything!" Huang Xingcheng stammered.

"Shut up! Tell me, who did you offend?"

"Grandpa, I... I didn't offend anyone! It was just some stinking beggar acting tough, and I... I wanted to teach him a lesson!"

"You beast! Do you have any idea what a catastrophe you've caused?!" Huang Youde roared.

A catastrophe? I've... caused a catastrophe?

Huang Xingcheng froze, overwhelmed by a wave of fear unlike anything he had ever felt. His grandfather wasn't just a member of the Immortal Doctor Sect; he was also the Vice President of the Shengjing Commerce Association. His status and connections were top-tier. Ordinary matters never fazed him, and he would certainly never use a word like "catastrophe."

Could it be? Is this beggar's background really that heaven-defying?

Panic seized Huang Xingcheng. Complete and utter panic. If that was the case, the Huang Family was likely doomed. After all, the Huang Family had become one of Shengjing's top-tier families not because of its wealth, but because of its ties to the Immortal Doctor Sect and his godfather, the King of the Northern Town. Now that his grandfather had been expelled from the Immortal Doctor Sect, the family had instantly lost a powerful backer. For the Huang Family, this was a devastating blow.

As Huang Xingcheng stood there in stunned silence, Huang Youde's furious voice boomed from the phone again. "You beast! Do you realize what a foolish thing you've done? You may have just doomed the Huang Family to ruin! I don't care what you have to do—even if you have to get on your knees—you will fix this! Otherwise, you will be the shame of the Huang Family! I'll not only punish you according to family law, I'll expel you from the Huang Family!"

SNAP.

The call ended abruptly.

Huang Xingcheng was dumbfounded. Utterly dumbfounded. He couldn't understand how things had escalated to this point. His grandfather's words echoed in his ears. Punished by family law, expelled from the family... either fate was more than he could bear.

Without realizing it, Huang Xingcheng's face had turned deathly pale, as if he'd been struck by a sudden, severe illness. He looked at the beggar before him with frantic terror. His throat bobbed as he tried to speak, but it felt as if something was lodged in his throat, rendering him completely speechless.

Lin Xiao set down his teacup and looked coldly at the imbecile. "What's wrong? Done acting tough? Not so arrogant now? No longer acting so high and mighty?"

Huang Xingcheng wished the ground would open up and swallow him whole. He was burning with a shame so intense he didn't know what to do. He had always believed his status and background were untouchable, that dealing with a stinking beggar would be easier than drinking water. But now, in the face of true power, he was nothing but trash. No, he was worse than trash.

When the man remained silent, Lin Xiao asked with a sneer, "Do you need me to call Liu Chengfeng, the King of the Northern Town, for you?"

He knew the King of the Northern Town's name. And he dared to say it so casually.

BOOM!

Huang Xingcheng's mind went completely blank. If the King of the Northern Town also severed ties with the Huang Family, then he might as well just die. A bone-deep terror washed over him, and his entire body began to tremble like a leaf in the wind.

He was scared. Utterly and completely scared. He didn't dare court death a moment longer.

Dropping from his standing position, he fell to his knees with a loud thud. Sobbing wretchedly, he pleaded, "Lin Xiao, I was wrong! I'm an absolute moron, the biggest moron in the entire world! Please, I'm begging you, spare me this once! If you let me go, from this day forward, I, Huang Xingcheng, will be your dog—your most loyal dog!"

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