Lin Xiao sneered in disdain.

This trash is a complete moron. He's not even wondering why I'd still dare to kill him, despite knowing who he is.

Watching Kang Shaoping's furious expression, Lin Xiao shrugged nonchalantly and said, "I heard you. And I don't care."

Kang Shaoping was instantly so angry he felt like he was about to explode.

How can this stinking beggar be so stubborn? Is he an idiot? Or did he get his head smashed in a door?

"You stinking beggar, are you a fucking moron? I'm the Vice Hall Master of the Asura Hall! Do you understand me or not?"

Lin Xiao just found him terribly noisy.

"So, your plan is to use your background to pressure me?"

"Exactly!"

Lin Xiao stared straight at him as if looking at an idiot.

"Do you know of the Martial Alliance?" Lin Xiao suddenly asked.

"Are you fucking kidding me? My Asura Hall is part of the Martial Alliance, how could I not know?"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Then have you ever seen the Alliance Leader's Command?"

"Of course I've seen it!"

"Good. As long as you've seen it," Lin Xiao said. "I was afraid you hadn't."

With that, Lin Xiao prepared to toss the Martial Alliance's token to the piece of trash.

Kang Shaoping, however, suddenly let out a snort of laughter. "You stinking beggar, don't you fucking tell me you have our Martial Alliance's Alliance Leader's Command!"

Lin Xiao couldn't be bothered to waste any more words. If the man wanted to die, he would let him die with full understanding of why. With a flick of his wrist, Lin Xiao sent a palm-sized token flying toward Kang Shaoping.

Kang Shaoping snorted disdainfully and caught the token, ready to mock him mercilessly.

But the moment the token landed in his hand, Kang Shaoping's heart sank. He had indeed seen the Alliance Leader's Command before; he had even held it in his hands to admire it. He would know if it was real or fake the instant he touched it. His heart plunged because he immediately realized it might be genuine.

The weight of the token, the vividly carved dragon upon its surface—everything told Kang Shaoping that this item was very likely authentic. As that thought emerged in his mind, a fear he had never before experienced sprouted from the soles of his feet and began to spread throughout his body.

But how is this possible? The guy in front of me is no different from a beggar. How could he possibly possess the Alliance Leader's Command?

Lin Xiao saw that Kang Shaoping's hands were trembling as he held the token, yet the man said nothing. Lin Xiao sneered. "You've seen it before, haven't you? What, you don't recognize it now?"

BOOM!

Lin Xiao's words shattered the last of Kang Shaoping's delusions. He looked up, his eyes pleading for mercy.

"You stinking beggar... you... you tell me... this... this thing is fake. As long as... as long as you admit it, I'll give you whatever you want. Okay?"

"Scared?" Lin Xiao sneered.

Kang Shaoping didn't speak, but his increasingly violent trembling gave Lin Xiao the answer. Yes, Kang Shaoping was scared. Though the token was just an inanimate object, the sense of oppression it carried made his entire body shiver, and his breathing became incredibly difficult.

A crisp clang suddenly echoed through the deathly silent security room. It was the sound of the token falling to the ground. Though it weighed just over two hundred grams, at that moment it felt as heavy as a ton. Kang Shaoping couldn't hold on to it any longer.

Bei Kuang sneered as he picked up the token and respectfully returned it to Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao blew the dust off it, and with another flick of his wrist, the token vanished.

THUD.

Kang Shaoping finally knelt before Lin Xiao. He knelt ramrod straight, his knees colliding harshly with the hard floor. Honestly, it was agonizing, but Kang Shaoping couldn't feel a thing. Fear had completely enveloped him. His entire body trembled, and his face turned deathly pale, as if he had suddenly been struck by a grave illness.

"I... I was wrong! I'm an idiot! I was blind! I deserve to die! Please, seeing my sincere regret, spare this dog's life!"

Before he could finish, Kang Shaoping had already burst into tears. It was a despairing terror that one could never understand without experiencing it firsthand.

"Oh, so you know fear now? Where did all that arrogance from before go?" Bei Kuang said with a cold laugh.

Kang Shaoping collapsed to the floor, speechless. He was physically unable to form words.

Just then, Bei Kuang suddenly asked, "Do you know who is sitting before you?"

Kang Shaoping froze. He stopped crying and quickly raised his head to look at Lin Xiao. "Who... who is it?" he asked, his voice trembling.

Bei Kuang's tone was icy. "The Dragon Lord."

Anyway, this trash is about to die, Bei Kuang thought. Might as well let him know Lin Xiao's identity before he goes. He can die without regrets.

BOOM!

A thunderclap seemed to explode in Kang Shaoping's mind. The shock turned his face ashen, and the expression on his face froze solid. He was like a statue, kneeling motionlessly, staring blankly at Lin Xiao, his eyes unblinking.

Yes, Kang Shaoping was scared witless.

In truth, when he first saw the Alliance Leader's Command, he had considered Lin Xiao's identity. To be honest, he had even speculated that Lin Xiao might be the Dragon Lord. But he had quickly dismissed the idea himself. How could Lin Xiao possibly be the Dragon Lord? After all, the Dragon Lord was the most powerful man of his era. He was said to be handsome and heroic, possessing an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers. The young man before him clearly lacked those qualities.

Later, Kang Shaoping had settled on the idea that Lin Xiao was simply someone from the Martial Alliance with a good relationship with the Alliance Hierarch. That was how he'd gotten the command. He had accepted this explanation.

But he had never imagined that Lin Xiao was actually the Dragon Lord.

Fear, an unprecedented fear, suddenly overwhelmed him. He spewed a shocking mouthful of fresh blood.

He was now completely in the throes of utter despair. A moment ago, he still harbored a sliver of a desire to live. But upon learning Lin Xiao's identity, that desire vanished without a trace.

If I had provoked anyone else, it might have been fine. But I just had to provoke the Dragon Lord. Even if he gave me a chance to live, I don't want to live anymore. It's time for my life to end.

As this thought crossed his mind, Kang Shaoping suddenly calmed down. He respectfully kowtowed three heavy times to Lin Xiao.

He actually smiled.

"To have the honor of seeing the Dragon Lord's true face today is my, Kang Shaoping's, good fortune. But it is my misfortune to have brought this disaster upon myself, and no one else is to blame. Dragon Lord, I apologize for all the idiotic things I said earlier."

"It's nothing," Lin Xiao replied. "I didn't take it to heart."

Kang Shaoping nodded. "Dragon Lord, goodbye."

Lin Xiao gave a grunt of acknowledgment.

Kang Shaoping violently swung his palm toward his own fontanel.

CRACK!

He instantly collapsed into a pool of his own blood and slowly closed his eyes.

"Clean this up. Leave no trace."

"As you command!"

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