Facing Wu Tian's question, Bai Ruoqi explained, "As I said before, my cousin has a large number of spiritual cultivators."
"And the organization of these spiritual cultivators is called the Ling Jiao."
"The scale of the Ling Jiao can even be compared to some ordinary hidden spiritual sects, so in family disputes, this is his greatest reliance."
"So that's how it is..." Wu Tian nodded.
"Then, this confirms that your cousin is behind this, right?"
"Your cousin seems quite idle, so fond of targeting you."
Bai Ruoqi sighed slightly and said, "What can I do about having such a cousin?"
"Big families are like this, with constant strife, I am also very helpless."
Wu Tian walked up to the person wearing the red mask earlier, squatted down, and smiled at him, saying, "Hey, are you convinced now?"
The red mask looked at Wu Tian with great fear and said, "Who... who exactly are you?"
"According to our intelligence, there shouldn't be anyone like you here!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "What does this tell us? It only shows that your intelligence system is not very good."
"Tell me, what is your master's purpose in sending you here?"
"You'd better tell me honestly, otherwise, I will definitely give you a little punishment."
Hearing this, the red mask turned his head away, adopting a look of facing death bravely, clearly unwilling to reveal any information to Wu Tian.
Wu Tian was not angry about this; instead, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a tough nut to crack."
"In that case, I'll give you a little punishment!"
As his voice fell, Wu Tian flipped his palm, and several silver needles immediately appeared in his palm.
With a casual wave of his hand, those silver needles shot out instantly, piercing the two masked individuals.
Immediately, the expressions of both masked individuals changed drastically.
They rolled on the ground non-stop, shouting, "Pain, pain, pain! It hurts so much!"
"What did you do to me, what did you do to me!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "It's nothing. I was fortunate enough to study Chinese medicine for a few days. I just used silver needles to prick a few acupoints on you."
"You will feel intense pain now, and given your physical condition, you will likely die of pain soon."
Wu Tian said this casually, while the red mask shouted loudly, "Didn't you say it was just a small punishment? You lied to me!"
Wu Tian was amused by him and laughed, "I didn't lie to you. This is truly just a small punishment."
"If you want to receive a greater punishment, that's also possible. It's not like I can't satisfy you!"
After speaking, Wu Tian produced another handful of silver needles.
The red mask, seeing the gleaming needles, was terrified to the point of losing his courage.
He hurriedly said, "Wait! Wait! I'll talk!"
"I'll tell you anything you want to know! Don't torture me anymore!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "No way, you're giving in already?"
"Aren't you a tough nut to crack? If you're a tough nut, shouldn't you be more steadfast?"
"People like you, in the past, would easily become traitors!"
The red mask shouted, "I never said I was a tough nut to crack. You said that yourself!"
"Please let me go quickly. I can't stand it, I really can't stand it!"
Wu Tian said, "Alright, alright. Since you've said so, I'm not a cruel person, so I'll let you go!"
With that, he waved his hand again, and the silver needles flew out on their own, returning to his hand.
He put the silver needles into his spatial ring and then asked, "Answer me, what was your purpose in coming here?"
After enduring such torment, the red mask dared not defy Wu Tian any longer.
He hurriedly said, "Young Master Bai only told me to come and cause trouble, nothing else!"
"Is that all?" Wu Tian continued to ask, "Are you sure you're not lying to me?"
The red mask said, "No, I'm not lying to you. That's the only mission we received!"
"Young Master said that as long as we make things difficult for Miss Bai, we don't need to do anything else!"
Hearing this, Bai Ruoqi also felt indignant.
She said angrily, "This is too much. It's clearly an attempt to harass me. He's simply not human!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "You only just realized he's not human? For someone like him, I wouldn't be surprised by any beastly act he commits."
Speaking of this, Wu Tian said to the red mask again, "I can spare your life today, but you have to do something for me. Are you willing?"
Hearing that Wu Tian was willing to let him go, the red mask was naturally more than willing.
He nodded repeatedly, saying, "No problem, no problem. As long as you say it, I promise I won't refuse!"
Wu Tian nodded, "Good, I like people who are so straightforward."
"Actually, what I want you to do is very simple. When you go back, you just need to deliver a message to your master for me."
"What should I say? Let me think. Ah, yes, tell your master to act more discreetly in the future and not to engage in such petty thievery. It's beneath his status."
"We are not people to be trifled with. If we are pushed too far, we don't mind a fight to the death. We can gamble, but you might not be able to afford to lose."
Wu Tian paused here, then smiled and said, "Do you understand?"
The red mask felt a pang of fear.
At this moment, he dared not say anything more, only nodding repeatedly, "Understood, understood!"
"Don't worry, I will convey your words without missing a single word. I promise!"
Wu Tian smiled, "Your word is enough. Alright, you can leave now."
Seeing that Wu Tian truly intended to let them go, the two masked individuals did not ask any further questions.
They quickly endured the pain in their bodies, got up from the ground, and fled in a sorry state.
After watching their backs disappear, Wu Tian smiled at Bai Ruoqi and said, "I let them go. You won't blame me, will you?"
Bai Ruoqi shook her head, "Why would I blame you? You must have your reasons for doing so."
"However, although you've resolved this matter, my cousin will definitely continue to harass me in the future."
Wu Tian smiled, "That's not necessarily true. From my perspective, he won't be coming to find you for quite some time."
"Hmm?" Bai Ruoqi was surprised by Wu Tian's statement.
"Why do you say that? Have you made any new discoveries?"