Yang Fan's laugh was wicked, like a cobra constantly flicking its tongue. It was as if he could deal Lin Xiao a fatal blow at any moment.

"Oh, you saw through my act?"

Lin Xiao sighed. "Buddy, I didn't want to, but your acting is just too terrible. It could probably only fool my wife."

"That's right, I am deceiving your wife! And the effect is pretty good, don't you think? I imagine she must be filled with guilt and fondness for me right now!"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Hm, you're right. After all, my wife is a kind-hearted person."

"That's why you don't deserve her," Yang Fan said with a smug smile.

"And you do?"

"Of course."

Lin Xiao's eyes widened in mock realization. "So, you took the manager's position just to get to my wife?"

"That's right!" Yang Fan no longer hid his intentions, his tone firm and certain, as if Su Qingning had already fallen into his grasp.

Lin Xiao chuckled. "You've really played your cards well!"

"What can I say? You can only blame yourself for being stupid and talentless. Oh, your medical skills. I'll admit, they're not bad. How about this? Let me have a go with your wife. Don't worry, I'll only do it once. Then, I'll let you join the Ghost Medicine Sect."

"You're from the Ghost Medicine Sect?" Lin Xiao asked, feigning surprise.

"Oh, you've heard of the Ghost Medicine Sect?"

"Of course. It's said to be the most evil sect in the world. Rumor has it that its members are villains capable of any atrocity!"

Yang Fan sneered. "That's not a rumor, it's true. So, are you scared now?"

"Not at all!" Lin Xiao said, shaking his head.

"Kid, don't act tough. A person like you with no power, influence, or background... Let me be blunt, I could kill you with a single finger!"

Lin Xiao laughed again. He was genuinely amused by his words.

What an idiot.

"Yang Fan, aren't you curious about my identity?"

"You? Your identity? Aren't you just a filthy beggar?" Yang Fan said disdainfully.

"What, you really think I'm a beggar? Have you ever seen a beggar with such extraordinary medical skills?"

"Cut the crap. I give you a little praise and you take it to heart? Kid, I'll tell you the truth. Before you treated me, I had already taken a secret pill from our Ghost Medicine Sect. I would have been fine even without your help."

Yang Fan looked down at Lin Xiao with contempt, his gaze like one would cast upon an ant.

Just as Lin Xiao was about to speak, Yang Fan continued, "Still, you're one lucky beggar, marrying a beauty like Su Qingning. Too bad your luck runs out there. You probably don't know this, but your wife is a treasure. Anyone who sleeps with her can become the world's number one master. And since you don't have a shred of cultivation, I'm guessing you haven't slept with Su Qingning yet, have you?"

At this, Yang Fan laughed smugly once more.

Lin Xiao also laughed. This guy's stupidity was almost enough to make him cry. He had never met anyone more foolish.

Since he had already admitted he was after Su Qingning, then there was no reason for him to live. To Lin Xiao, Yang Fan no longer had any value.

"Yang Fan, has it ever occurred to you that the cultivation within my wife's Dantian was originally mine?"

Yang Fan burst out laughing. He laughed until tears streamed down his face, as if he were about to suffocate. "Filthy beggar, stop, you're going to kill me with laughter! Seriously, in all my life, I've never met a bigger bullshitter than you. You win, you really win!"

Lin Xiao sighed. "See, the world is full of fools. No one believes you when you tell the truth!"

"Alright, stop posturing. I didn't bring you up here to listen to you act tough. Let's get straight to it. If you want to live, go get your wife and bring her up here. I'm going to have her right here, right in front of your filthy beggar face!"

Suppressing the urge to kill this piece of trash, Lin Xiao smiled and said, "So brainless. No wonder you're just a bastard."

BOOM!!!

All expression vanished from Yang Fan's face in an instant—the arrogance, the sneer, everything. A flicker of terror finally appeared in his eyes.

"You investigated me?"

Lin Xiao shrugged. "That's right. Gao Yi had just released the news about my wife's astounding cultivation, and you immediately showed up to apply for the manager position. Do you really think that's a coincidence?"

Yang Fan was stunned again. "How did you know Gao Yi released that news?"

"Because I killed him."

BOOM!!!

Yang Fan felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. His heart lurched, and the way he looked at Lin Xiao grew increasingly complex.

"What, starting to doubt who I am?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

He was smiling. And in Yang Fan's mind, Lin Xiao was nothing more than a beggar. Yet, for the first time, he found that smile to be hair-raisingly terrifying. He didn't even dare meet Lin Xiao's gaze. It wasn't just the smile that scared him; Lin Xiao's questions did, too. Indeed, Yang Fan was beginning to doubt his identity. But what truly horrified him was the feeling that Lin Xiao could see right into his soul.

"Who… Who are you?" Yang Fan asked coldly.

"Why don't you take a guess?"

"Kid, you'd better be straight with me, or don't blame me for getting rough," Yang Fan said, forcing himself to sound brave.

"What, you want to use your cultivation against me? Why don't you guess if I did something when I grabbed your vital point at the security room door?" Lin Xiao retorted with a cold laugh.

A tremor went through Yang Fan's body. He hastily tried to circulate his Qi, but a sharp, stabbing pain shot out from his Dantian. The agony was so intense that he almost collapsed to the floor. He finally realized something was terribly wrong.

BOOM!!!

The color drained from Yang Fan's face, leaving it deathly pale. He stared blankly at Lin Xiao as the anger in his eyes gave way to utter terror—the terror of realizing he was the clown.

Yang Fan had thought Lin Xiao was just a beggar with no power, status, or backing, whose wife he could take with ease. But he never imagined that what he considered a brilliant plan was nothing but a joke in the other man's eyes.

It turns out he had already investigated my background completely. In his eyes, I was as exposed as if I were naked. All this time, he was just playing along with my act. And the funniest part is, I actually thought I had everything under control. After all this, I'm just a clown. No, an absolute idiot. The biggest idiot in the world.

"Who exactly are you?" Yang Fan asked again. This time, his voice held no arrogance, no bluster—only fear and reverence.

"Oh, my name is Lin Xiao."

"I'm not asking for your name!"

"You want to know my title?"

"What is your title?"

Lin Xiao smiled.

"Dragon Lord."

BOOM!!!

Yang Fan collapsed to the ground.

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