THUD!

Xiao Shixiong dropped stiffly to his knees before Lin Xiao, his forehead nearly touching the ground. He didn't even dare to breathe, let alone meet Lin Xiao's gaze.

Yes, Xiao Shixiong was terrified. The person he had recommended was actually from the Ghost Medicine Sect. For such a grave mistake, Lin Xiao would have been justified in killing him on the spot, and he wouldn't have had a single complaint. After all, the mistake was his, and an utterly foolish one at that. Although a catastrophe had been averted, Xiao Shixiong couldn't forgive himself.

Lin Xiao ignored the kneeling man and took a sip of tea.

He said indifferently, "Before coming to see you, I called my master and asked him to check on Li Shilin. Do you know what my biggest fear was then?"

Xiao Shixiong shook his head repeatedly.

"I was worried that you knew his identity and had deliberately sent him to my side," Lin Xiao said, his voice cold.

Xiao Shixiong's face turned deathly pale in an instant. His entire body was already drenched in cold sweat as overwhelming fear completely enveloped him.

"Sir, I wouldn't dare do such a thing, even if you killed me!" Xiao Shixiong's voice trembled as he explained.

"Hmph. I know. That's why I haven't dealt with you yet. However, while you may have no connection to him and didn't know his identity, punishing you for negligence isn't going too far, is it?"

Xiao Shixiong hurriedly nodded. "Sir, it isn't too far, not at all! I deserve to die! Even if you were to kill me right now, I would have no complaints!"

"I'm glad you think that way. In that case, you can get up."

"Sir, please, just let me kneel for a while longer," Xiao Shixiong pleaded, his gaze lowered.

"Get up. What's done is done. Kneeling for a day and a night won't change anything!" Lin Xiao's voice rose sharply.

Xiao Shixiong heard the command in Lin Xiao's tone. He didn't dare hesitate and quickly scrambled to his feet. This time, he didn't sit down, instead standing respectfully to one side.

"How do you plan to deal with Li Shilin?"

Xiao Shixiong's expression darkened, a chilling light flashing in his eyes. That scum actually dared to deceive me. How could he possibly let him off easy?

"Sir, I will light his Heavenly Lantern," Xiao Shixiong said in a low voice.

"Alright. I'll leave this matter in your hands."

"As you command!"

With that, Xiao Shixiong summoned his butler.

"Go, summon Li Shilin to the villa. The moment he arrives, take him down!"

The butler nodded and was about to leave when Lin Xiao spoke up. "Send several top experts. Li Shilin is the Hall Master of the Ninth Hall of the Ghost Medicine Sect; his skills are not to be underestimated."

"Understood," the butler said respectfully.

"You may go."

The man quickly departed.

"Well, that's enough tea for today. Handle Li Shilin properly. I'll be leaving now."

"Sir, allow me to see you out!"

"No need. Attend to your business."

Xiao Shixiong nodded heavily. Even without Lin Xiao's specific instructions, he had no intention of letting that scum off lightly. Even if he hadn't faked his identity to deceive him, the very fact that he was a member of the Ghost Medicine Sect meant he had to die!

「By the time Lin Xiao left Wangjiang Tower, it was already past three in the afternoon.」

He had just gotten into his car and hadn't even had time to start the engine when he saw a van charging crazily toward him. He didn't need to guess; it was the same van that had fired two shots at him when he was driving Su Qingning and Shen Jingzhe back to the villa that morning.

Seeing the vehicle bearing down on him like a cannonball, Lin Xiao leaped out of the car like a bolt of lightning.

Just as his body flashed to safety, a loud CRASH erupted at the entrance of Wangjiang Tower.

A closer look revealed that the Mercedes G-Wagon he had been driving had been smashed to a pulp. He was lucky he had gotten out so quickly; otherwise, he would have been severely injured, if not killed.

However, the other vehicle was in no better shape. Its front was completely demolished, and the driver had been knocked unconscious. Blood was pouring from his wounds, and it was impossible to tell if he was dead or alive.

But Lin Xiao had no intention of letting him off so easily. His figure flickered, and in an instant, he was standing beside the van's door. The driver was a mangled mess. Not only was he unconscious, but his body was also twisted into an unnatural shape.

Lin Xiao ripped the car door off its hinges and dragged the scum out of the vehicle. He then summoned the Xuantian Needle and pierced it into the point between the man's eyebrows.

Don't be mistaken, Lin Xiao certainly had no intention of saving him. He simply wanted to know who had sent this trash.

The Xuantian Needle truly was an extraordinary item. With a single prick, the nearly dead man slowly opened his eyes. Unfortunately for him, this was merely the final flare-up of a dying flame.

"Speak. Who sent you?" Lin Xiao demanded coldly.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the man violently spat at him. But being so grievously injured, he had no strength left. The spittle didn't even reach Lin Xiao's face, instead splattering back onto his own.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, which clearly enraged the man. He stared at Lin Xiao with uncontrollable fury and used all his remaining strength to curse, "Baka!"

The word made Lin Xiao's expression shift slightly. It wasn't the curse that angered him, but the fact that it had revealed the man's identity.

So, this piece of scum is from the Cherry Blossom Country.

Lin Xiao sneered and slapped the man's brow. The Xuantian Needle flew back into Lin Xiao's hand. Without the needle's power, the man instantly lapsed back to the brink of death.

But how could Lin Xiao let him die so easily?

With a wave of his hand, the Xuantian Needle shot out again, this time piercing the man's heart.

"ARGH!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted, as piercing as a pig being slaughtered.

"Speak. Who sent you?" Lin Xiao asked again, his voice colder than ice.

"Baka... if you... if you have the guts... you'll kill me!" the man spat out in a heavily accented, halting voice.

Lin Xiao couldn't understand the man's bird-tongue, but he could guess the general meaning from his expression.

Just then, Xiao Shixiong hurried out of Wangjiang Tower. His subordinate had already reported what happened. The news that someone had rammed into Lin Xiao's car nearly made Xiao Shixiong collapse in fear. If anything happened to Lin Xiao on his turf, he could forget about living.

However, when he saw Lin Xiao was unharmed, he heaved a massive sigh of relief and rushed to his side.

"Sir, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Take this scum back with you and investigate him thoroughly."

"As you command!"

"Also, get me another car."

Xiao Shixiong snapped his fingers, and his driver swiftly brought his Phantom over.

Lin Xiao didn't stand on ceremony. A Phantom was an extravagant vehicle, but not one he was unworthy of driving.

He was just about to get into the car.

BANG!

A sharp crack echoed through the air.

In the next instant, Lin Xiao saw a flash of cold light speeding toward him like a lightning bolt.

A bullet. A deadly bullet.

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