Before Yang Lin could retort, Wang Li slapped him.
"Are you unhappy?"
"No, I'm content, I'm content."
Wang Li sneered and continued slapping him. "Don't think I don't know, you're just not convinced, aren't you? You worthless piece of trash, without your family, what are you?"
Li Xuejiu, standing by, chuckled. "Hit him well, just beat him to death. Keeping him is a waste of food, and dead, he can be a meal."
A meal?
Hearing Li Xuejiu's words, Yang Lin burst into tears.
"No! Don't kill me, I'll do anything, I'm willing to have my family compensate you, please don't kill me."
"Heh, still thinking about your family? You pathetic worm, let me tell you, even if you manage to get out, you'll only leave as a corpse." Li Xuejiu said darkly.
For the first time in his life, Yang Lin felt despair.
"You'd better hope there's something to eat later, otherwise, your life will be forfeit." Li Xuejiu laughed heartily.
He was laughing when, the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his neck.
What's going on?
In the last moment before his consciousness faded, he saw a familiar face.
"Lin... Xiao Tian."
Wang Li also spotted Lin Xiao Tian and was about to draw his gun, but Lin Xiao Tian grabbed his hand.
"Lin Xiao Tian, what are you doing?"
"Nothing much, just want to borrow something from you."
"What?"
"I want your gun."
Facing Lin Xiao Tian's "request" and seeing Li Xuejiu lying on the ground, Wang Li immediately caved.
He knew how formidable Lin Xiao Tian was, having fought dozens of assassins alone, emerged unscathed, and even captured them all. Against such a person, he stood no chance without a gun.
"I'll give it to you, but I have a condition."
"Say it! But whether I agree is another matter."
The initiative was with Lin Xiao Tian now, so he saw no need to bargain with Wang Li.
"Lin Xiao Tian, don't forget, if it weren't for me and my brothers holding the line that night, everyone would have died."
Just then, Yang Xin and Li Xue also arrived.
"You're still alive?"
Seeing Yang Xin appear, Wang Li looked surprised.
"Didn't expect it, you scoundrel!" Yang Xin immediately slapped Wang Li.
"Our Yang family treated you well, yet you did such things to us, what a thankless wretch."
"Wang Li, how could you treat the young master and miss like that? And Jennifer, how could you do that to her? Are you even human?" Li Xue said indignantly.
"Hahaha..."
Hearing their words, Wang Li burst into laughter.
"The Yang family treated me well?"
"My own brother died saving you, and how did you treat him? You said he deserved to die."
"What else do you expect me to do for you?"
"Yang Xin, you're lucky, otherwise, I would have had you by now."
"And Li Xue, you're truly the Yang family's good dog!"
Wang Li was about to continue, but Lin Xiao Tian slapped him.
"Heh, Lin Xiao Tian, kill me! Am I the kind of person who fears death?" Wang Li glared at Lin Xiao Tian.
Yang Xin was furious and tried to snatch the gun from Lin Xiao Tian, but he didn't let her.
"Lin Xiao Tian, what are you doing? That bastard almost assaulted me, shouldn't he die?" Yang Xin questioned.
Beside them, Wang Li was still laughing, his voice tinged with bitterness.
Lin Xiao Tian frowned.
"He saved us before, let's consider this repaying a debt?" Lin Xiao Tian looked at Yang Xin.
Yang Xin's eyes welled up, and after a moment of eye contact with Lin Xiao Tian, she turned and ran. Li Xue hurried after her.
"I agree to your condition, but the gun is mine."
"Good! Lin Xiao Tian, at least you have some conscience."
Lin Xiao Tian ignored him, letting Wang Li leave.
As Wang Li left, he also took Li Xuejiu with him. Lin Xiao Tian gave him some food, and shortly after, Wang Li disappeared from his sight.
"What about you? Are you coming with us?" Lin Xiao Tian asked Yang Lin.
Yang Lin watched Wang Li disappear into the distance, a sense of relief finally washing over him. He then cautiously looked at Lin Xiao Tian. "Can I?"
Lin Xiao Tian thought he misheard. Was this the Yang Lin he knew?
But he didn't dislike this new Yang Lin. If Yang Lin were still ordering him around, Lin Xiao Tian would definitely ignore him.
"Yes! But you have to listen to me."
"O... okay." Yang Lin nodded.
Lin Xiao Tian sensed his hesitation and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"That... did you and Yang Xin do it?" Yang Lin suddenly blurted out.
Lin Xiao Tian shot him a glare. "No!"
After a brief tidy-up, Lin Xiao Tian set off with the three of them.
Lin Xiao Tian's current goal was no longer to find an exit, but to seek out more powerful monsters.
Now that he had a gun, he could handle most monsters, and by killing them, he could obtain their cores. With those cores, Lin Xiao Tian could rapidly strengthen himself.
Once he was strong enough, leaving this place would be a simple matter.
After traveling a considerable distance, Lin Xiao Tian found another spot to camp.
Dinner was bear paw. When Yang Lin saw the food, he felt like he was dreaming.
For days, he had only eaten leftovers like bones, not a single bite of meat. Seeing the bear paw now, he was incredibly excited.
"Yang Lin, can you wipe your drool? It's disgusting," Yang Xin said, rolling her eyes.
"This... this is bear paw!" Yang Lin exclaimed, "Can we... can we start eating?"
Looking at Yang Lin, Yang Xin couldn't help but recall their recent experiences.
Given Yang Lin's personality, he must have been bullied terribly. His entire demeanor had changed so much. The former Yang Lin would never be this astonished.
Thinking of this, Yang Xin became even more furious.
"Lin Xiao Tian, why did you stop me?" Yang Xin directly questioned.
"Didn't I explain?"
"But... but they're scoundrels!" Yang Xin's voice rose, almost a roar.
Lin Xiao Tian was reluctant to discuss issues involving such conflicting stances.
Wang Li had indeed acted wrongly, intending to assault Yang Xin and even bullying Yang Lin.
But to Lin Xiao Tian, these were their private matters.
All Lin Xiao Tian knew was that Wang Li and his brother had saved him before by covering their retreat.
This was a debt Lin Xiao Tian owed them, and he had to repay it.
Wang Li hadn't caused Lin Xiao Tian any harm. If Wang Li had intended to attack him, Lin Xiao Tian would not have held back.
"If you want revenge, you can do it yourself later, I won't stop you," Lin Xiao Tian said calmly.
"You... what do you mean? Are you kicking me out?" Yang Xin trembled with anger.
Lin Xiao Tian was speechless.
He hadn't expected Yang Xin to think that way.
"If I wanted to kick you out, I wouldn't have saved you in the first place."
"Stop explaining. You just think I'm a hindrance, don't you? I can't stand guard, you and Aunt Xue have to take care of me, and I'm getting in the way of you two being lovey-dovey. Without me, you'd be living so much better!"
Yang Xin became more agitated as she spoke. Even with Lin Xiao Tian's good temper, he was starting to get annoyed.
He had saved her out of kindness, and now she was complaining about him?
"If you really want to leave, I won't stop you."
"Fine, I'll go then!" Yang Xin stood up.
Li Xue tried to stop her, but Lin Xiao Tian held her back.
If Yang Xin continued to act so unreasonably, how could he ever live peacefully here?