Chapter Ten: The Pitiful Lin Shao

  "Bastards, Xiao Fan and Tang Long, you two sons of bitches, just wait for me, one day I'll kill you."

  Lin Jianren returned home and scolded loudly, followed by a series of "bang bang" sounds, and unfortunately, the decorations in his room were destroyed.

  "Lin Shao, what should we do next?" asked Chen Dong, a young man behind Lin Jianren. He was the son of a small Chen family in the city and had become one of Lin Jianren's trusted followers due to his clever ideas.

  "What else can we do? Just quietly raise the money and send it to the appraisal hall." Lin Jianren said coldly.

  "We just don't have that much money anymore." Chen Dong's face showed a look of difficulty, earlier they had collectively given 500,000 to Lin Jianren, where would they get the money now.

  "No money, huh? You're telling me you have no money, are you expecting me to lend it to you?" Lin Jianren's face twisted in anger as he turned around, his hand grasping Chen Dong's collar. He spoke slowly and deliberately: "I don't care if you have any money or not. Tomorrow, bring all your money to the appraisal hall. Remember, I said all of it. Did you hear me clearly?"

  "Ah..."

  Chen Dong and the young masters of several other small families immediately turned green with rage, but they didn't dare to retort in the slightest. Lin Jianren's face was too unsightly at this moment, as if he wanted to swallow them whole. They didn't dare to provoke Lin Jianren at this time, otherwise, Lin Jianren would not show mercy to them.

  "Yes, we know."

  Lin Jianren shamelessly handed over all the debt to them, and several people were very dissatisfied in their hearts. However, they did not dare to refuse, fearing that if they were not careful, Lin Jianren would destroy them.

  "Get out!"

  Lin Jianren let out a loud roar and chased everyone out. He was left alone in the room, venting his anger by smashing things.

  "Winter brother, what should we do?" A group of people walked out of the Lin family's house, and several young men from small families all had crying faces.

  "What else can we do, let's just go back and gather the money. If not, he'll really get angry, and the consequences are something we can't afford."

  "Go ask your family for money."

  Several people had no choice but to leave with tears and a gloomy face, however, in their hearts they were no longer blindly loyal to Lin Jianren, this 'big brother', but instead were filled with resentment.

  Lin Jianren naturally did not know what kind of impact his actions had on his subordinates, after venting his anger alone, he brought two guards and swaggered out the door.

  All along the way, Lin Jianren would scold anyone he didn't like at the top of his lungs, and if someone dared to retort, he'd let his two bodyguards take action and beat them up.

  Lin Jianren's two guards were at the level of Tempering Body Nine Heavens, ordinary people were no match for them. Thus, Lin Jianren swept through with ease, and no one could stop him.

  "Go, have a good drink." Under the gloomy mood, Lin Jianren took two guards and rushed to the most luxurious wine house in Xuanshan City. Coincidentally, Xiao Fan and others were also there.

  Inside the private room of the wine house, Xiao Fang and the little witch were happily eating and drinking. Xiao Fang occasionally told a few jokes that made the women present laugh so hard they couldn't close their mouths.

  Tang Baozi sat silently, watching as Xiao Fan got along famously with the little demon girl. In his heart, he had already placed Xiao Fan in the ranks of the gods. His admiration for Xiao Fan was unmatched, and all he could think about was finding a way to learn from him in the future. If only he too could possess Xiao Fan's eloquence, he wouldn't have to suffer his grandfather's constant scolding at home.

  "Who is in here?" Just as Xiao Fan and the others were chatting happily, a loud shout suddenly came from the doorway.

  "Who's the bloody hell making noise outside?" Tang Pangzi stood up in anger inside the private room.

  Xiao Fan smiled and said: "Life is indeed where you don't meet, Lin Jianren's ghost is still lingering, and he has appeared again."

  "It was him after all, let's go and chase him away." Tang Baozi said as he started to head outside.

  "It's okay." Xiao Fang pulled Tang Long back and chuckled at the little witch, "Girl, we'll need your help later."

  "Lin Jianren actually dared to interrupt your storytelling, don't worry, later this girl will definitely not let him off." The little witch's small head nodded vigorously, at this moment she was also filled with anger. Just now when Xiao Fan was telling the story, she was listening happily, but now that Lin Jianren had arrived, the story was ruined, it was truly unforgivable.

  "We'll be like this soon..."

  A few people were discussing in the private room how to deal with Lin Jianren, from time to time, Tang Baozi's happy laughter came out, but the scene outside the door was different.

  "Lin Shaohu is furious, Lin Shaohu is furious. Xiao Erlang and Tang Shao are inside." Immediately followed by the boss's apologetic smile.

  "What? It's those two bastards inside." Outside the door, Lin Jianren couldn't help but narrow his eyes as soon as he heard that it was Xiao Fan and Tang Long inside the private room.

  "Xiao Fan and Tang Long, those two bastards, are still here, which means they didn't return after leaving the Wanhua Building. Xiao Fan is still carrying my things on him." Lin Jianren's thoughts were racing as he looked at the two guards behind him, a gloomy smile spreading across his face.

  "Xiao Fan, Tang Baozi, today you two are in trouble! Young Master is going to avenge his humiliation!"

  "Open the door!" Lin Jianren's voice was cold and devoid of emotion.

  "Lin Shao, isn't this not good? Xiao Er Shao and Tang Shao Ye have repeatedly instructed us not to disturb them while they're eating." The boss had a troubled expression, opening the door wasn't an option, nor was not opening it, he didn't know what to do.

  "Do I need to say it again?" Lin Jianren gazed coldly at the tavern owner, his face devoid of emotion.

  "The..." The boss was almost in tears, today was so unlucky, he actually encountered Lin Jianren, this spoiled young master, coming here to cause trouble. The young masters inside and outside the door were all people he couldn't afford to offend, no matter which side he offended, it wasn't something he could bear.

  "Haha, life is full of unexpected encounters, Lin brother, we meet again." Just as the boss was about to cry, the door opened and Xiao Fang stood at the entrance with a faint smile on his face.

  "Xiao Fan, I really admire your courage, you actually dare to open the door." Lin Jianren's face had a gloomy smile on it, and with a wave of his hand, his two subordinates immediately blocked off the road.

  "Actually, I didn't want to open the door either, but there was a dog outside barking crazily, so I had no choice but to open it and shoo it away." Xiao Fan's face showed deep helplessness, and he shook his hand in disgust, as if Lin Jianren were indeed a dog.

  "This young master will not argue with you today, hand over all the things you got today, and this young master will let you go. I think you are a smart person, do you need me to teach you what to do?" Lin Jianren coldly smiled at Xiao Fan, as if Xiao Fan had already become his captive.

  Xiao Fan's face wore a faint smile, as if watching a clown perform, but in his heart he was secretly laughing. Luckily, the little demon girl was still inside, otherwise, relying on himself and Tang Baozi alone, they wouldn't be a match for Lin Jianren. But now, haha, how could he not thoroughly enjoy playing with him?

  As for the owner of the wine shop, as soon as he saw the two young masters arguing, he had long since escaped far away, afraid of offending anyone.

  "Hmph, I finally understand your shamelessness today." Xiao Fan's smile remained unchanged as he said with a chuckle: "I shouldn't have settled that bet with you earlier. It's a pity I didn't make you run around the city of Xuan Shan naked."

  "There's no medicine for regret in this world, I don't want to waste words with you, today I'm not only going to take back what was taken from me, but also take away that cheap woman Shen Xiangrou. If it wasn't for your collaboration with that cheap woman to harm me, how could I have lost?" Lin Jianren said coldly.

  Lin Jianren not only hated Xiao Fan more, but also hated Shen Xiangru, he wanted to catch Shen Xiangru back and **her.

  "Come here and take good care of Xiao Er Shao." Lin Jianren knew that Xiao Fan wouldn't easily hand over the thing, and didn't want to waste more words with him, so he directly ordered his own men to take action.

  "How dare you!" Xiao Fan coldly gazed at Lin Jianren's subordinate and said, "Do you really think Lin Jianren can protect you? You'd better think twice before making a move."

  Lin Jianren's subordinate was just a low-ranking servant, and although he had Lin Jianren backing him up, as for Xiao Fan, wanting to crush this lowly servant was simply effortless, even Lin Jianren wouldn't be able to protect him.

  "Sorry, Xiao Er. I'm just following orders." Lin Jianren's subordinate flashed a hint of hesitation in his eyes after hearing Xiao Fan's words, but his movements didn't slow down; he continued to approach Xiao Fan.

  He also understood in his heart that what Xiao Fan said was the truth. If Xiao Fan really wanted to move him, even the Lin family couldn't protect him. However, this was a matter for later. If he didn't listen to Lin Jianren's words now, he would first have to face Lin Jianren's anger, which he couldn't bear.

  Lin Jianren's right-hand man, like an eagle claw, grabbed towards Xiao Fan. Although the speed was not fast, it created a burst of explosive sounds in the air, which was a manifestation of his power reaching 10,000 jin.

  When a cultivator reaches the 9th Heaven of Tempering the Body, their body will be tempered to be as hard as steel. The power in one hand can surpass 10,000 jin (a unit of weight), and with one hand, they can split stone tablets and crack open rocks, unstoppable.

  "Hmm..." Just as the powerful hand was about to grab Xiao Fan, a cold hum came from behind him, and then a red light flashed by.

  "Ah..." The hand quickly withdrew as if electrocuted, and a streak of fresh blood splattered in the air.

  In the blink of an eye, Lin Jianren's subordinate was seen holding his right hand and wailing in anguish.

  Xiao Fan took a look, and that guy's right hand was completely red-hot, like a branding iron. Strands of blood gas were constantly rising up, turning into steam and dissipating. On his hand, there was a strand of red flame jumping elegantly, and every time the flame jumped, several cracks appeared on his palm. When the flame went out, his palm was already in a mess, almost burnt to charcoal.

  "What a big nerve you have, daring to be violent in front of me!" Behind Xiao Fang, the little demon girl walked out with her small face tense and angry.

  Lin Jianren was stunned when he saw the little witch, and his whole body froze. He felt that the world had turned dark, and his head was spinning: "Why is she still here?"

  The little witch's delicate face, like jade, was now tightly stretched, and her slender fingers pointed at Lin Jianren, saying in a low voice: "Lin, this young lady is just having a meal here, has she offended you? You dare to come and disturb this young lady's meal, it's simply lawless, and it's infuriating."

  The little witch was extremely angry at this moment, and the consequences were very serious; she was listening to Xiao Fang's joke with great joy, but unexpectedly, Lin Jianren burst out of the door and quarreled, interrupting Xiao Fang, which was really unbearable.

  "You, how are you here?" Lin Jianren's words were not articulate as he spoke, his brain couldn't react quickly enough. He had never thought that the little demon girl hadn't gone back, but was instead having dinner with Xiao Fan here.

  "This girl, why can't she be here." The little witch glared at him and snorted: "This girl's time is precious, doesn't want to waste words with you, do I need to teach you what to do?"

  Lin Jianren's face turned bitter, his own words that he had just spoken to Xiao Fan were now being used against him by the little demon girl, this was truly a case of retribution in this life.

  "I'll leave now, please calm down, Princess Wang." Lin Jianren was furious, but he didn't dare to lay a hand on the little demon girl.

  "Hmph, you can try walking away, and Wang will follow you too. I'm sure Lin will give Wang an explanation." As Lin Jianren turned around, Xiao Fan's ominous laughter echoed over.

  Lin Jianren's body trembled as he heard Xiao Fan's words, and he stopped in his tracks, turning his head around.

  "Why aren't you leaving? It's fine, we won't stop you, go ahead." Tang Pangzi said with a gloating smile.

  "If Miss Wang wasn't here today, would you have the chance to speak like this?" Lin Jianren looked at Tang Long and Xiao Fan coldly and said: "As men, you can only hide behind Miss Wang's back. I truly feel sorry for you."

  His words were really vicious and poisonous. Even though Xiao Fan and Tang Long had extremely thick skin, they couldn't help but blush.

  "Leave a million gold coins and this matter will pass." Xiao Fan said before anyone else could speak.

  "One million gold coins, why don't you go rob it?" Lin Jianren almost jumped up when he heard this. He still owed the little demon girl money and was worried about where to get the funds from. Xiao Fang's lion-like mouth opened wide, and in one breath, it was a hundred thousand gold coins.

  "Girl, with the addition of this million gold coins, the ordinary people in the city will have a chance to eat and wear warm clothes." Xiao Fang said with a smile, ignoring Lin Jianren and speaking to the little demon girl.

  The little witch's eyes lit up as soon as she heard it, and her small face burst into bloom: "Great, that's settled then. Lin, I won't make things difficult for you either. Just write an IOU, and deliver the money to the Appraisal Hall within three days."

  "Where did I get a million gold coins?" Lin Jianren cried with a sad face.

  "One million gold coins are just equivalent to ten pieces of low-grade spirit stones. As an elite disciple of the Lin family, you can get five pieces of low-grade spirit stones allocated to you every year. After so many years, I think you should have more than ten pieces of spirit stones, Wang Gongzhuang, I think we should add a bit more..."

  "I write!"

  Xiao Fan's words were cut off by Lin Jianren, who hastily interrupted him with a loud shout, fearing that the little demon girl and Xiao Fan would trick him again.

  Now that Lin Jianren has agreed, everything else is easy to handle. However, in an instant, Lin Jianren had already written another IOU worth a million gold coins and left with his two subordinates, leaving behind only Xiao Fan and the others with a smile on their faces.

  "It's so much fun, and I've tricked him again, hehe." The little witch held the IOU in her hand and smiled at Xiao Fang: "Xiao Fangzi, since this girl has helped you with such a big favor, shouldn't you show some gratitude?"

  "I won't share this million gold coins with you, I'll give them all to you." Xiao Fang said very generously, waving his hand.

  "Hmph, this was originally a spoil of war for me, what right do you have to share it with me?" The little demoness snorted and said: "I don't care, in any case you owe me one favor, you must help me do something."

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Fan asked with a gloomy face.

  "I haven't thought of a specific one yet, I'll tell you when I do, let's make a pact with a high-five." The little witch's eyes sparkled with cunning light, her bright and clear big eyes blinked repeatedly, revealing her current mood.

  "Alright."

  If it weren't for Xiao Mo's existence today, he would have been insulted by Lin Jianren, so Xiao Feng could only agree to Xiao Mo's request.

  "Bang..."

  "Bang..."

  "Bang..."

  After clapping her hands three times, the little witch left with a smile on her face, leaving behind only one sentence floating in the wind: "Come to Jianbao Hall to find me three days later, don't forget."