They ran for several kiloters, all three of them beside themselves with excitent.
"Let's split the money now!"
"Okay!"
"What's the rush? For safety's sake, let's wait a few more days. If he hasn't co looking for us by then, it won't be too late to divide the money!"
"Uh, that makes sense..."
They had intentionally transferred 888,888 yuan, rather than any other number. The reason was that if Lin Tang filed a police report, they could claim they had accidentally entered the password as the amount, making it an unintentional error. But if they touched the money now, it would be impossible to explain later.
Overjoyed, they found a barbecue restaurant to celebrate with drinks, chatting excitedly about how they would spend their windfall.
Suddenly, one of them said worriedly, "This guy is worth billions; he must have so serious backing. What if he finds out and uses so underhanded thods to get revenge on us?"
"This—"
They had been blinded by greed before, but now, the more they thought about it, the more terrified they beca.
"What should we do?"
"Return the money?"
"No way! I can't part with money that's already in our hands!"
"How about..."
They argued among themselves, a vicious gleam appearing in their eyes as their expressions grew more and more savage. One of them downed a large glass of alcohol. Then, grinding his teeth, he made a cutting motion across his neck.
"In for a penny, in for a pound," he snarled. "We strike first!"
"Yeah!"
"Let's do it!"
***
「At Lin Tang's Ho」
Yu Huaji didn't dare retaliate against Long Tianji, but he had no intention of letting Lin Tang off the hook.
Who does Lin Tang think he is? How dare he reject the olive branch from the dical Immortal Sect and even injure Zhuo Renxiang and Si Guoyuan. It's an unforgivable cri!
He didn't take Lin Tang's formidable poison arts seriously at all. He had drawn another tube of Mu Ping'an's lifeblood, and after consuming it, he would be immune to all poisons for several days. By taking action personally this ti, he would ensure nothing could go wrong.
Lin Tang is a dead man!
However, upon entering the house, he was stunned.
Why are Xiao Xuanye and Guo Jufeng's Secret Technique Manuals in Lin Tang's house? Why are there remnants of the Thousand-Year Purple Spirit Flower I gave to Long Tianji in the kitchen's clay pot? Why... is the Holy Corpse of the Heavenly Person Academy also here?!
Yu Huaji's eyes bulged in disbelief. He recalled the concert hall, how Lin Tang and Long Tianji had been conversing so amiably.
Could Lin Tang really be Long Tianji's disciple? Does Long Tianji live here too? Oh my god!!
A chill shot up his spine, and he turned and fled in terror, fearing that Long Tianji might suddenly appear and slap him to death with a single palm.
I have to inform my two sworn brothers about this, and then report it to the Heavenly Person Academy!
WHOOSH!
Yu Huaji blurred into an afterimage, as fast as a cheetah. As the Sect Leader of the dical Immortal Sect, he also possessed a Master Realm cultivation, making him a true expert. He wasn't carrying a phone, planning to contact Xiao Xuanye the mont he got back to his hotel. Or, he could just snatch one on the way...
Just as he reached an alley near the residential complex, he paused and whipped his head around.
"Hm?"
***
「Food Street」
Before they knew it, Zhang Xinyu and his wife had sold out their entire inventory, so they began packing up their stall.
"Rember all the techniques and tips I taught you. From now on, just follow my instructions. Keep this seasoning recipe safe, and don't let it leak out," Lin Tang instructed.
The two of them nodded repeatedly. Then, they kowtowed in unison, choking up with emotion. "Thank you, benefactor! We don't know how we can ever repay you..."
They knew the recipe Lin Tang had given them was incredibly valuable—enough to completely change their fate.
"Our eting was its own kind of fate. No repaynt is necessary." Lin Tang smiled faintly, then took Lee Encai's small hand and led her away.
Along the way, Lee Encai glanced at Lin Tang's phone and was left speechless. "Are those guys idiots? Did they really think you wouldn't check your accounts? That they could actually get away with it..."
Indeed. No matter how much money the three had transferred, Lin Tang would receive a text notification. He had been too busy stir-frying rice to notice at the ti, but he saw it the mont he looked at his phone afterward.
"So, how are you going to deal with them?"
Lin Tang yawned. "It's less than a million yuan. Not worth the trouble."
Lee Encai was silent.
This generous? Are you really Lin Tang? Or are you so saint in disguise?
She reached out and pinched his cheek, earning a look of disgust from Lin Tang. "Ew, you stink! Didn't you wash your hands after using the restroom?"
"I totally washed them, okay!"
Playfully bickering, they passed through an alley and drew close to their apartnt complex. Lee Encai was busy twisting her finger inside Lin Tang's nostril when she noticed he had suddenly stopped trying to tickle her.
"What's wrong?"
Following his gaze, Lee Encai turned and found herself looking straight into the eyes of Yu Huaji.
"It's him! The sworn brother of CEO Xiao and CEO Guo! What is he doing here?"
"Lin! Tang!"
Yu Huaji completely ignored Lee Encai. Certain that Long Tianji wasn't around, he made a split-second decision. Instantly transforming into a ferocious tiger, he charged viciously toward Lin Tang!
SWISH!
In the blink of an eye, he was in front of them, his nails as sharp as tiger claws. Lee Encai could almost hear a tiger's roar, and the hair on her body stood on end.
"Die!" Yu Huaji sneered, not thinking for a second that Lin Tang could dodge or block his attack.
His martial arts were crippled, after all. And even if they weren't, he was rely at the Innate level. How could he possibly withstand a single move from ?
Sigh, his Tiger Claw technique is actually quite good; he's grasped its essence. With the right opportunity, he might have even had a chance to reach the Grandmaster realm in this lifeti. So why did he have to co here seeking death? Lin Tang lanted internally.
Too lazy to even lift a hand, he simply tilted his head forward.
Yu Huaji's sharp nails collided with his forehead, and it was as if sparks flew.
The next mont, Yu Huaji, who expected Lin Tang's head to burst like a smashed waterlon, instead felt a devastating force assail his fingers, his hand, and his entire arm, reducing them inch by inch to a bloody pulp!
"How is this possible?!"
Yu Huaji staggered back several steps, his eyes looking ready to burst from their sockets as he watched his arm and shoulder disintegrate. His mind went completely blank. He couldn't comprehend how Lin Tang could be so powerful. He was as strong as Long Tianji!
"No—"
He was about to beg for rcy when, with a soft *puff*, his entire body exploded.
A mist of blood began to form but was instantly enveloped by an invisible, intense heat. With a sizzle, it vanished into nothingness. In less than a second, Yu Huaji was completely obliterated, his body and bones gone, having vanished from the face of the earth.
CLANG!
An unusually solid rattle-drum, made of so unknown material, fell to the ground.
He's... just gone? Lee Encai blinked. Even knowing he was an enemy who deserved to die, she couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. She then spat repeatedly, terrified of being tainted by his remains. And here I was, thinking Brother Lin had been possessed by so saint. Now I see...
Lee Encai smiled wryly and picked up the rattle-drum. "The dignified Sect Leader of the dical Immortal Sect carries a toy around with him?"
"This is no toy, but a type of Gu device," Lin Tang said gently. "You can place a Gu on soone, and then by shaking this to make a sound, you can make them suffer a fate worse than death."
"What? That's so malicious!" Lee Encai was about to throw it away.
Lin Tang took the rattle-drum from her. "It's better to destroy sothing this harmful."
CRUNCH!
He crushed the rattle-drum in his hand.
***
「In Yu Huaji's Hotel Room」
The small boy, Mu Ping'an, who had been curled up asleep, suddenly convulsed, screaming and writhing on the floor. His skin began to crack, taking on a bark-like texture as green blood gushed from the fissures. His life signs faded rapidly.
And yet, he survived. He didn't die.
"Gasp... gasp... I'm... free..."
"GYAHAHAHA! I'M FINALLY FREE!!!"
An eerie light shone in his eyes. He smashed through the window, his delicate, slender limbs splaying out behind him like a spider's. They adhered firmly to the wall, allowing him to climb nimbly downward.
On the ground below, people who saw the creature scread and fled in terror.
"My god, what is that thing?"
"A ghost!"
***
Lin Tang was, at that mont, oblivious to all of this. After destroying the rattle-drum, he turned and asked calmly, "You all saw that?"
CLATTER!
Knives, iron pipes, ropes, and burlap sacks fell to the ground. The three n who had stolen 888,888 yuan from Lin Tang let out choked rattles, their bodies shaking uncontrollably. They were so terrified they wet themselves. Sohow, they had managed to track Lin Tang down, arriving just in ti to witness him murder Yu Huaji and eliminate all traces of the body.
How could this happen? Is he a demon? What do we do now?!
THUD!
They fell to their knees at once, kowtowing profusely. "We didn't see anything! Please, spare us..."
Lee Encai looked at them with disgust. "You stole such a large sum of money, and Brother Lin wasn't even going to bother with you. But you had to get greedy and co back to try a kidnapping... You really don't die unless you're courting death."
Lin Tang spoke calmly, "Your only mistake was seeing sothing you shouldn't have."
Their faces turned ashen. Just as they were about to scream for help, they t the sa fate as Yu Huaji.
Lin Tang shrugged. "I hadn't planned on killing anyone before my breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage. Why did you have to force my hand?"
***
「Late at Night, at the Shen Residence」
Shen Youling was sleeping soundly when she was startled awake by a nightmare. She took several deep breaths, and her heart finally began to settle. She got up, poured a glass of water, and gulped it down.
A flicker of movent in her peripheral vision made her shudder so violently she almost dropped the glass.
"Who's there? Who is it!"
She stared nervously at the window, feeling as though sothing was clinging to the glass. But when she looked closer, there was nothing there. After hesitating, she crept over and opened the window. Still nothing.
"I must have been seeing things," Shen Youling muttered to herself. As she started to close it again, she paused.
"Hm?"
A vibrant, jade-green twig was caught in the window fra. It was exceptionally beautiful, like a hairpin. Shen Youling picked it up. Instantly, she was reminded of Mu Ping'an and was lost in thought...
***
「The Next Morning」
Shen Youling tidied herself up, putting her hair into a bun and using the green twig as a hairpin. As she was about to leave, Dong Mingfeng suddenly blocked her path.
"Stop! Where are you going?"
"I'm going to ask Lin Tang sothing..."
"I knew it! You're going to see that jinx! I absolutely forbid it! If you dare to disobey , you'll have to kill first!"
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