Xiao Xuanye, Guo Jufeng, the aide, their subordinates, and the father-son duo of Hua Tianxiong and Hua Fengchen all watched with horror. Their faces twisted, their eyes practically shooting flas. Lin Tang, that bastard! How could he? How dare he!
"PFFT!" Lin Tang burst out laughing and stomped on the face of the aide, cutting off the curse he was about to scream. "I'm starting to wonder if any of you have brains. You knew perfectly well I could poison people, yet you still scread and threatened to kill . Isn't that just asking for a death wish?"
"Lin Tang, you—" Xiao Xuanye started to speak.
Before he could finish, Lin Tang kicked him squarely in the chin, producing a sharp CRACK.
Lin Tang lood over him and Guo Jufeng. "You two morons. Still so arrogant even when you're gravely injured. Do you think you're still in your pri? That you can just use your internal energy to force out any poison you like?"
Seeing Xiao Xuanye humiliated, the aide flew into a rage like a mad dog. "AAAAH! You insolent whelp! I'm going to—"
"Going to take down with you? Detonate the explosives on your body? Is that it?" Lin Tang cut him off. "Go on, then! I'm waiting! Detonate them!"
With another kick, Lin Tang sent Xiao Xuanye tumbling into the aide, and the two rolled into a heap on the floor.
The aide froze. Wouldn't detonating it now blow up General Xiao and General Guo too?
Guo Jufeng was a hothead. Seeing Lin Tang act so brazenly, he gritted his teeth, gathering what little strength he had left. Despite his severe injuries, he prepared to launch a palm strike.
Lin Tang sidestepped it easily and slapped him hard across the face several tis. "You old pervert! You dared to pinch my face? How about now? Pinch it now!"
"Urgh... urgh... urgh..." Guo Jufeng was powerless with rage, his lungs about to burst. If it had been Long Tianji stepping on their faces and humiliating them, they might have reluctantly understood. But to be treated this way by a worthless cripple like Lin Tang… it was utterly unacceptable!
"Lin Tang, I swear I will exterminate your entire clan! Everyone connected to you, whether by blood or by bond, will face a reckoning! Just you wait!" Guo Jufeng roared, his voice hoarse. The strain caused his old wounds to tear open, and blood sprayed from his mouth.
The subordinates guarding the outside heard the commotion and were about to rush in to help, but their bodies suddenly went limp, and they collapsed one by one. Even Shatana and her entourage were no exception.
"Damn it! I protest! How dare you people of the Central Earth harm our Sunset Princess..."
Ning Yuexi, who was unaffected, rushed back when she heard the noise. She arrived just in ti to see Lin Tang swaggering over the fallen forms of Xiao Xuanye and his n. She couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath. Such audacity! Such arrogance!
"Pavilion Master Ning, you've co at the perfect ti! Quickly, save us!"
"Cure us imdiately, and I will see to it that you are handsoly rewarded!"
Ning Yuexi hesitated for a mont before deciding to comply. After all, even with her formidable background, she didn't dare to offend these two n, lest she face their retribution later.
Lin Tang tilted his head, looking at her. "Are you sure you want to help them against ?"
Ning Yuexi sighed. "Lin Tang, you managed to poison them right under my nose, which proves your mastery of toxins is truly formidable. You are a talented man, but don't let that talent make you so arrogant. Do you have any idea how terrible the consequences of this will be?"
"Haha! They were about to have flayed alive! Why should I care about the consequences now?" Lin Tang laughed so hard his stomach ached.
The sudden reversal of fortunes left Shen Youling stunned for several monts. When she finally snapped out of it, she was terrified, thinking Lin Tang was being far too reckless. She had been about to urge him to stop, but after hearing his words… she had to admit he had a point. If they were going to kill him anyway, why hold back?
Ning Yuexi found herself unable to offer a rebuttal. She silently resud her attempt to neutralize the poison. However, after trying several different thods, she found them all completely ineffective.
How is this possible? Could his dical skills be that much better than mine? she wondered in astonishnt. Just then, her own body went weak, and she crumpled to the ground, an even greater shock washing over her. I've been poisoned too?!
"Master!" Chen Yuyan cried out, rushing to support her as she fell. "Brother Lin, my master has no grudge against you! Why did you poison her?"
Lee Encai, who already disliked Ning Yuexi, sneered at the question. "Your master was about to help them kill your Brother Lin, and then she was going to be their accomplice. Why shouldn't he poison her?"
"But..."
CLANG! The sound of tal scraping echoed as Lin Tang pulled a sharp dagger from the aide's belt and unsheathed it. "Since you all wanted drawn and quartered, I'll just have to flay you alive first! Now, who should I start with? You'll do."
He grabbed Hua Fengchen and ripped his clothes open, revealing pale, untoned flesh.
"No! Please, spare ! I shouldn't have opposed you! I shouldn't have coveted your wife! I especially shouldn't have incited General Xiao to kill you! I was wrong! I truly know I was wrong!" Hua Fengchen was so scared he started sobbing, his pants turning wet and sticky with a foul stench.
"BLECH—" Hua Tianxiong, who had collapsed right next to him with his face pointed at his son's rear, imdiately threw up.
Hua Fengchen hadn't expected to lose control so completely. His face went from deathly pale to beet red in an instant. He wished a hole would open up in the ground and swallow him whole. The humiliation was unbearable.
Disgusted, Lin Tang turned away from him and went to tear at Xiao Xuanye's clothes instead.
Xiao Xuanye panicked. He could see that Lin Tang was serious; this wasn't a bluff. How could he accept dying at the hands of this nobody? But he couldn't bring himself to grovel and soil himself like Hua Fengchen, could he?
"Youling! My dear daughter, please, beg him for ! He might listen to you... AAGH!"
Lin Tang's dagger flashed, slicing away a layer of flesh and skin from Xiao Xuanye's arm and exposing the bone of his elbow.
"Xiao Xuanye, when you were forcing Youling into a marriage selection, did you think of her as your 'dear daughter' then? When you were trying to forcibly tear her away from , her beloved husband, did you ever consider whether I would listen to her?"
"Enough! Enough! I admit defeat! I surrender!" Xiao Xuanye finally lowered his proud head. "We can wipe the slate clean. I promise I won't cause you any trouble after this. Lin Tang, spare my life. I'm begging you."
Guo Jufeng, silently cursing Lin Tang for a madman, quickly followed suit. "The sa goes for !"
"Oh? Weren't you the one who just swore to exterminate my entire clan?"
"...That was just angry talk, it doesn't count. Besides, I never said what would happen if I broke my oath. Just treat it like I was farting, okay?"
"What kind of fart?"
"A... bullshit one!"
"Haha! What a bullshit fart. It certainly stinks," Lin Tang chuckled. He took out his phone, started a video recording, and pointed it at them. "You can take back an oath that easily? How would I know you won't go back on your word again? If you want to live, you're going to give so blackmail material. Confess so of your dirty secrets. That way, if you dare to seek revenge, I'll spread them for the world to see."
Knowing he had no other choice, Xiao Xuanye said, "I can give you leverage, but can I tell you in private?"
"To hell with that! Stop making things complicated! Say it right here, in front of everyone! Now!"
"Alright..."
Hua Fengchen and the others groaned inwardly. They would have rather gone deaf than hear the scandalous secrets of General Xiao and General Guo. Knowing too much was a good way to get yourself silenced permanently.
A few monts later, Lin Tang was staring at Xiao Xuanye and the others as if they were beasts. "Tsk, tsk. I never would have thought you were such people. Absolutely disgusting!"
Xiao Xuanye and his n said nothing, their ears burning red with sha.
Lin Tang then walked over to Ning Yuexi. "Alright, your turn."
Ning Yuexi bit her lip and closed her eyes. "I have no scandals to confess. If you're going to kill , then do it."
"Whoa, see that? She's got more spine than the rest of you combined!" Lin Tang rubbed his hands together, reaching for her clothes. "Since you won't talk, I guess I'll just have to resort to flaying you."
"Don't!" Chen Yuyan cried.
Lee Encai pinched Lin Tang's arm. "It's obvious you're just trying to take advantage of her."
"Yeah, definitely," Wei Zichu added in agreent.
"Lin Tang, stop ssing around," Shen Youling said softly.
"Fine, fine. I'll listen to my wife," Lin Tang relented. "I'll cure you all now." He got a set of silver needles from Chen Yuyan and then turned and ripped open... the aide's shirt.
"?" The aide stared, bewildered. "Is undressing necessary for the antidote?"
"Of course it is! How am I supposed to use the needles through your clothes? What if I hit the wrong acupoint?" Lin Tang declared righteously. With a few swift movents, he inserted the needles. The aide imdiately felt so of his strength return.
A glint appeared in his eyes as he considered his options. What if I launched a sneak attack now and killed him? Then I could destroy his phone... No, he might have other tricks up his sleeve. I can't risk it! They had only just reached a truce. If he stirred up trouble again, it would surely end in mutual destruction.
Lin Tang proceeded to cure Xiao Xuanye and the others.
"What about my father and ?" Hua Fengchen asked anxiously.
"Have them drag you away and wash you off first," Lin Tang said, pinching his nose and walking right past him. He then stopped in front of Ning Yuexi. "Heh, your turn."
"Hold on," Ning Yuexi said expressionlessly. "You just need to tell Chen Yuyan how to insert the needles. Her fundantals are excellent; she won't miss even through clothing. There is no need for you to remove my clothes."
"And what if she makes a mistake?"
"Then that is my own misfortune. I will not bla you."
"Alright then..." Lin Tang said with a look of disappointnt, then leaned in and whispered instructions to Chen Yuyan.
"Huh?" Chen Yuyan's head spun. "Why is it so complicated? When you treated General Xiao and the others, there weren't nearly this many steps..."
"That's because they don't know dicine. A simple poison was enough to fool them," Lin Tang explained. "Your master is different. Her dical skills are superb. To prevent her from curing it herself, I naturally had to use a few more types of poison."
"Is that so?" Chen Yuyan wiped a bead of sweat from her brow and said with a pained expression, "Master, I'm not confident I can do it. Maybe you should just let Brother Lin do it. I trust his character. I'm sure he wouldn't take advantage of the situation."
"He absolutely would! He's doing this on purpose! He's a total pervert!" Ning Yuexi remained defiant.
Losing patience, Lin Tang strode over to Shatana. "The poison in you can only be cured by , but it requires you to undress. If you agree, shake your head."
Shatana frantically shook her head. There was no way she would let him take advantage of her! If he saw her naked, she was certain Long Tianji would never marry her. This entire trip would be a complete failure.
"See? You shook your head yourself," Lin Tang said with a smile. "That ans you agree."
He reached for the tie at the back of her neck.
"OH NO!"
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