"A gift? Satisfied? Do you have the gall to ask that?!" Lin Tang laughed, seething with anger. His rage only intensified as he saw the finger-thick black scar on Shen Youling's face, still expanding bit by bit. Technically, he could have turned a blind eye since they had already severed ties. But in that mont, he still felt his heart ache with a profound sense of distress.
Zhu Yingning was dumbfounded. I've condescended to this extent. I took the initiative to extend an olive branch, offering you the Luodi fruit, a ten-billion-dollar corporation, and a beautiful maid, Mo Pinglan. What more do you want from ?! To be so greedy and unreasonable... are you even human?
She was livid and about to explode with curses, but Lin Tang had already hung up and was walking toward Shen Youling. With a wave of his hand, his True Qi burst forth, forcibly expelling the poison.
Afterward, Shen Youling felt her body lighten, regaining her freedom of movent. The next mont, she clutched her face and cried out in pain, "It hurts! It's so painful! Is my face completely ruined? Am I hideous now? Don't look at , please don't look at !"
She broke down, her emotions erupting violently before she fainted into Lin Tang's arms once again.
Lin Tang placed his palm over her cheek, forcing out the last of the corrosive poison. He then searched Tang Ruqing's body, finding all sorts of poison samples but no antidote. "Speak! Where's the antidote?" he demanded, clutching Tang Ruqing's throat.
Tang Ruqing, already enduring the agony of a severed hand, sucked in a sharp breath as cold sweat poured down her face. Yet, a crazed smile spread across her lips. "Hahaha, there is no antidote! Nothing can cure them! They're destined to be ugly freaks for the rest of their lives!"
"Is that so?" Lin Tang glanced down and noticed that Tang Ruqing's fingers were unhard when they touched the corrosive toxin. She was immune, which ant she must have taken the antidote beforehand. Without another word, Lin Tang grabbed the large bottle from a nearby water cooler and drained it.
"What are you doing?" Tang Ruqing's eyelids twitched.
Lin Tang gave a cold laugh, grabbed her, and began to drain her blood into the empty container.
"AHHH—" Terrified, Tang Ruqing struggled frantically, but it was useless. She began screaming curses, calling Lin Tang a blind fool for daring to touch her and vowing that the Tang Sect would avenge her and slaughter his entire family.
"Hmph!" Lin Tang pressed a finger to her neck, crushing her vocal cords and rendering her mute. All she could do was stare with wide, terrified eyes, like a lamb on a chopping block.
anwhile, Zhu Yingning's anger stewed. She tried calling Mo Pinglan to demand an explanation, but the call wouldn't go through. "Hmm?" Zhu Yingning was montarily surprised, then her brow furrowed. Sothing must have happened.
She imdiately summoned her subordinates and ordered a high-speed investigation. Before long, they reported that Tang Shaojie and Tang Ruqing had arrived in Jiangbei and gone to the company.
"Damn it!" Zhu Yingning's expression changed, and she departed at once. She finally understood what had happened. The Tang siblings must have taken matters into their own hands to wrest the company from Lin Tang. Useless, trouble-making bastards! If Tang Dingbo or an expert of his caliber had co personally, I would have welcod them with open arms. But for two young juniors to co and serve themselves up on a platter? That's just idiotic.
By the ti Zhu Yingning rushed to the company, Lin Tang had already left with Shen Youling and Lee Encai. The building's security couldn't possibly have stopped him. Her gaze swept across the room. She saw Tang Ruqing, looking shriveled and as pale as a ghost, clearly suffering from excessive blood loss. Tang Shaojie was hunched over, his groin a mangled ss, and the joints of his arms and legs were twisted like pretzels. Worst of all, they were both deeply poisoned and unconscious. Lin Tang must have used the raw materials they were carrying to concoct a compound poison on the spot. Without knowing the exact formula, creating an antidote would be nearly impossible.
In any case, Zhu Yingning was helpless. Expressionless, she walked over to an ugly, disfigured woman and looked down at her. "Are you Mo Pinglan?"
Mo Pinglan's body trembled. She slowly raised her head, tears streaming down her face as she choked out, "Mistress!"
THUMP!
Zhu Yingning kicked her to the ground, her tone icy. "Utterly useless!"
"..." Mo Pinglan's heart went cold. Although she had long known that her mistress treated servants like her no differently than a farr treats livestock, when the mont actually arrived, she was still overco with sorrow.
Zhu Yingning couldn't care less about her maid's feelings. She paced back and forth anxiously, then, bracing herself, decided she had to go and explain things to Lin Tang.
「Villa No. 1.」
Lin Tang looked at the unconscious Shen Youling, his brow deeply furrowed. Lee Encai watched with a sympathetic expression and asked softly, "The scar on Youling's face... can it really not be fixed?"
Lin Tang remained silent. If it were a simple knife wound, he could heal it without a trace. The poison in Shen Youling's scar had been neutralized, but it had caused severe damage to her skin, leaving it completely necrotic. How could he possibly fix that?
Even the most gifted craftsman can't work without materials. With my hands alone, I have no way to fix this right now. Unless he broke through to the Golden Core Stage and learned the "Spring Breeze and Rain" spell, bringing the dead back to life and regenerating flesh from bone would be simple. Shen Youling's problem would be easily solved then. Or, he could obtain a rare Spiritual dicine, like the Thousand-Year Spirit Resin, which also had the miraculous effect of complete rejuvenation and limb regeneration. For now, however, this was the best he could do.
Lee Encai let out a long sigh. The number one beauty of Jiangbei was now marred by such a scar. How cruel. How could Youling possibly bear such a blow?
Suddenly, Lin Tang sensed sothing and looked outside. He sneered, "I haven't even gone to settle accounts with her, and she's already served herself up on my doorstep."
He instructed Lee Encai to stay in the room and not co downstairs without his permission, to avoid being poisoned by Zhu Yingning. Then, he went out, closed the door, and leaped down from the second floor.
Although Zhu Yingning didn't have a key, her martial arts were decent enough for her to scale the gate with ease. The mont she saw Lin Tang reach for his sword, she spoke at a rapid-fire pace, "The Tang siblings acted entirely on their own! I didn't order them to do anything! Ever since I left the Tang Sect, they've been trying to seize my assets. Today's incident truly had nothing to do with !"
"Bullshit!" Lin Tang roared. "If you hadn't insisted on giving that worthless company, why would that damned couple have co to the Jiangbei branch? If they hadn't co, my wife wouldn't have been disfigured! This is all your fault, and you still want to shirk responsibility?"
"You... I..." Zhu Yingning was dumbstruck. Am I being blad for giving him a huge gift? What kind of twisted logic is that?!
"Lin Tang, don't be unreasonable. I'm very sorry about what happened to your wife..."
"Screw you!" Lin Tang didn't draw his sword. Instead, he swung a vicious slap at her.
Zhu Yingning's face twisted with fury. I've already humbled myself to clarify and explain. It clearly wasn't my fault, yet I apologized to you. This is the first ti in my life I've ever been so conciliatory. And you still dare to hit ? "You really think I'm a pushover?!" she shrieked, dodging with all her might as poisonous smoke sprayed from her sleeves, collar, and pant legs, like a skunk releasing its stench.
Lin Tang was completely unafraid, allowing the poisonous smoke to envelop him. The two of them clashed repeatedly amidst the billowing fus. They were like two master chess players, constantly setting and breaking traps for one another. With every move Zhu Yingning made, the composition of the poison smoke changed to affect Lin Tang. In turn, he would effortlessly manipulate the smoke, altering its composition to detoxify himself while simultaneously poisoning her. Zhu Yingning countered his poisons with her own in a flash, battling poison with poison.
In the end, however, Lin Tang's skill was superior. Whether in martial arts or the art of poison, he completely overwheld Zhu Yingning in every aspect. She struggled for only a brief mont before, with an indignant cry, she lost all ability to resist.
Lin Tang grabbed her by the collar, dragged her into the house, and threw her heavily onto the sofa. Her face flickered between green and blue as if lit by neon lights. Strangely, it didn't look ugly but possessed a bizarre, bewitching beauty. A trickle of poisoned blood seeped from the corner of her mouth. Her brows were knitted together as she groaned in pain. She looked like a frail, delicate beauty, inspiring both a powerful desire to protect her and a savage urge to ravage her.
Lin Tang stepped forward and smacked her hard on the bottom, the blow so powerful her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Talk. Where is the Tang Sect's headquarters? I'm going to wipe it out!"
"You... you're hopelessly arrogant. Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Whether I live or die is none of your business. Just tell where it is."
"I won't tell you!"
SLAP!
"I won't! You can beat all you want, but I'll never tell you!"
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
"Ahh! Stop it! If you've got the guts, then just kill !"
Even as her dress was about to be beaten to shreds, Zhu Yingning stubbornly refused to speak. Lin Tang grew even angrier, his face a mask of killing intent. "You think that ans I can't do anything to you?"
RIIIP—
The sound of tearing fabric echoed through the room.
Zhu Yingning's pupils contracted. She was utterly terrified. "Wait! Stop!!"
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