Everyone present was stunned.
Human nature is greedy for wealth, lust, and all beautiful things. But all this greed will disappear completely with the passage of life. What if one could live forever and never die?
How wonderful that would be.
Furthermore, if he possessed such a thing, wouldn't he be able to control the entirety of China and possess the vast majority of China's wealth? No, no, no... he could even control the entire world!
Han Zheng was clearly becoming agitated: "Are you telling the truth?"
Han Rui said calmly: "Yes. This wealth is far greater than the entire Han family. If you let me go today, the entire China will be ours in the future. Why bother with a mere Han family patriarch?"
He looked at Han Zheng with every word he spoke, observing all his thoughts.
Han Zheng sneered: "Ha, if I kill you, the elixir of immortality will be mine. Am I keeping you around to cause myself trouble?"
This time, his words were truly what he thought.
Han Rui said lightly: "There is more to this than you know. Every few years, some special children are born into the Han family, children who possess abilities ordinary people do not. My father died precisely because he lacked this ability, yet he attempted the Han family trial."
Han Zheng was taken aback: "Are you telling a fairy tale?"
Han Rui smiled slightly, his smile incredibly captivating: "Not at all. I truly possess this ability. I can see into your heart."
Han Zheng's eyes widened: "How is that possible?"
Han Rui said calmly: "You can think of any five-digit number right now."
Han Zheng paused, then subconsciously thought of a number.
Han Rui said lightly: "17689."
Han Zheng's eyes widened even further. Han Rui was correct. He thought that if he thought of a number related to himself, it might be guessed, so he randomly thought of a few unrelated digits.
Han Rui raised an eyebrow slightly: "Your subordinate standing beside you, wearing a blue vest and with dyed red hair, is thinking of 56789. The one in the white t-shirt with a skull drawing and a nose ring is thinking of 88888!"
As soon as he said this, Han Zheng immediately turned to look at the thugs he had brought with him. It took Han Zheng some effort to identify the two people Han Rui described.
After finding them, he immediately asked: "Is what he said true?"
Blue Vest: "Yes, yes it is."
White Skull T-shirt: "N-no, it's not!"
Han Rui curled his lips into a smile and said lightly: "You are now thinking, why, why is this happening? Why do I have this ability, and not you!"
Han Zheng, whose inner thoughts had been revealed, was completely shaken and believed that Han Rui truly possessed telepathy.
Seeing Han Zheng like this, Han Rui finally felt relieved: "Let us cooperate. I can give you the Han family, because I desire much more."
Immortality, eternal youth, no matter who it was, it was an irresistible fortune. As long as Han Zheng wasn't foolish, he would know how to choose. But in the next second, he froze, his face paling slightly.
Because he saw the words appearing next to Han Zheng's face: I don't believe you. Since I don't have this ability, I can't afford to keep you alive!
He could see others' thoughts, but he could not control their intentions.
He had guessed Han Zheng's ambition but had not predicted Han Zheng's jealousy.
If you can't have it, you must destroy it!
It was over!
As expected, this time, Han Zheng did not plan to use his subordinates at all. He directly drew a long saber from the hand of a thug beside him and swung it towards Han Rui.
Han Rui closed his eyes at that instant.
Indeed, even if one could understand others' thoughts, one still couldn't save oneself. He could only hope for revenge.
With his eyes tightly shut, he waited for the pain to arrive. However, to his surprise, after several seconds, the pain did not come. Instead, he heard the sound of a metal blade dropping to the ground, followed by Han Zheng's enraged roar: "It's you again!"
It's you again?
Han Rui opened his eyes and saw Bai Xi.
Today, Bai Xi was wearing a moon-white long dress made of the moon-silk he had bought for her. He had personally chosen the style, believing it would look good, and indeed... it looked beautiful on her. Under the light of the abandoned factory, it shimmered with a radiance as pure and beautiful as moonlight.
She stood steadily before him, completely calm and composed, looking coldly at Han Zheng, saying softly: "Just passing by."
Han Zheng's gaze was unfriendly.
Honestly, he hadn't even seen where Bai Xi had come from. By the time he came to his senses, she was already standing in front of him.
This woman seemed to possess some skill, and... she had a group of formidable thugs behind her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to breach the Han family's defenses so easily back then.
"Miss, this is our Han family's internal affair. If you leave now, I'll exercise my gentlemanly chivalry and overlook it. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite..."
After speaking, he waved his hand, and the street thugs swarmed forward, their eyes gleaming as they looked at Bai Xi.
Compared to Han Rui, this woman was more likely to incite their desire to bully.
"Brother, you're just too nice. Since this little beauty dares to come, we shouldn't let her go."
"Yeah, yeah, once we capture her, we'll let Brother have a taste first."
"Hahaha, little beauty, you're truly brave, coming to save your lover without hesitation. Don't worry, if you serve us well later, we might leave your lover's corpse intact for you!"
"..."
The mocking laughter was loud, causing Han Zheng to feel an inexplicable sense of arrogance.
Yes, even if this woman was skilled, she was still just a woman.
Even if she had backing, her backing hadn't arrived today.
Today, in front of Han Rui, he would completely crush and destroy this woman who protected him, which would surely dampen his spirit and make him deeply experience such humiliation.
Han Rui looked at Han Zheng's eyes, observing the annotations next to his cheeks, and a fire burned in his chest. This disgusting creature actually wanted to harm Bai Xi to humiliate him. This disgusting, filthy scoundrel.
He subconsciously wanted to stand up but found himself unable to move.
In a daze, he recalled a problem... The Bai Xi before him was no ordinary girl. She was the God of War of the Dark Department! A legendary figure, whose glorious battle achievements he had pieced together from an entire briefing document, to the point where he had almost mistaken her for a monstrous barbarian with six arms, a bloodthirsty demon, the God of War of the Dark Department!
Han Rui smiled slightly, his lips, stained with blood, now even more vibrant. His phoenix eyes were exquisite and beautiful: "Miss Bai, Han Zheng is deliberately provoking you and intends to offend you. You must not let him get away with it!"
Bai Xi turned her head, glancing briefly at Han Rui, who lay on the ground.
Was this man reporting to her?
Han Zheng's face was filled with mockery: "Han Rui, I truly overestimated you in the past. I didn't expect that at such a moment, you would be tattling to a woman, hiding behind her. Moreover, I think your brain is malfunctioning. In this situation, who is not letting whom go!"
His inner monologue: Han Rui has been a pretty boy for too long, and now he's complaining to a woman. It seems he doesn't care that much about this woman either, wanting to send her to her death.
It doesn't matter, he'll take over. He will have everything today...
Han Rui smiled even more enchantingly, not expecting Han Zheng to still be lost in wishful thinking: "Han Zheng, the most foolish thing in this world is to make assumptions and be self-righteous. I can only return your words to you exactly as you said them. Take a good look and see who is not letting whom go."