Luo Hou froze.
For the first time in his life, he felt so close to death.
A casual glance from Lin Xiao Tian seemed to hollow out his body and soul.
"What... what exactly do you want to say?"
In fact, at this moment, Luo Hou vaguely had a guess about Lin Xiao Tian's true strength, but this guess was completely denied by him; he absolutely refused to believe it.
"There's no one else here, just us," Lin Xiao Tian said indifferently.
This sentence seemed to possess a magical power.
Luo Hou felt as if the world was collapsing like an avalanche.
Not just him, but Liu Yue, who was beside him, also trembled.
There was no one else here.
Then who was responsible for their current state?
"Who... who exactly are you?" The old man, who had been silent all along, looked at Lin Xiao Tian with a trembling voice.
As a servant, he had always been composed. This was one of the rare times he had lost his composure.
Lin Xiao Tian glanced at him.
The next moment.
Space around the old man began to warp.
Luo Hou's eyes widened.
He couldn't believe it.
The old servant, who had been fine just moments ago, was annihilated in the blink of an eye, leaving not even a trace behind.
This was the power of space.
Even a Core Formation expert couldn't control such power.
Unless...
"You are... a Nascent Soul expert?" Luo Hou's lips trembled, his voice hoarse.
"That answer is no longer important to you," Lin Xiao Tian looked at him with pity.
To him, Luo Hou was something that could shatter with a single touch. If there were no deep-seated grudges, Lin Xiao Tian could have been very lenient with people like him.
Because... they were simply too weak.
It was a pity that they had to court death when he didn't provoke them.
"Xu Hao... Senior Xu... no, no... Ancestor Xu, I was wrong, I was truly wrong, please spare me."
Luo Hou kowtowed desperately.
Not long ago, he had forced Lin Xiao Tian to kowtow, and now he was the one doing it.
His forehead was bleeding, but Luo Hou paid no attention to it.
"I am from the Zhao family of Runan. Our Zhao family's ancestor might even know you. For his sake, please spare me! I promise that once I return, I will disappear from your sight forever."
As Luo Hou spoke, he actually started to cry.
"I had nothing to do with this trap today, it was all her..."
Luo Hou pointed at Liu Yue beside him.
"It was this slut who wanted to harm you, simply because you blocked her path to wealth."
"I was also deceived and used by her."
"Who could have imagined that this woman, who courted death, would dare to provoke you? If I had known, I would have killed this slut on the spot."
"Yes! Kill her! As long as you are willing to spare me, I promise that when I return, I will make this woman wish she were dead, unable to live and unable to die!"
Liu Yue, standing beside him, was filled with rage at his words.
"Luo Hou, you scoundrel, I gave you my first time, how can you say such things?" Liu Yue cried.
"Who cares about your first time? You ugly thing, I find you disgusting! If it weren't for your physician's identity, would I even bother with you? Have you even looked in a mirror? You dog, I'll kill you when I get back! Ancestor Xu, you must not spare her. This woman has wanted to harm you for more than a day. She even had me ambush you in the forest before. You can't forget this!"
At the brink of death, Luo Hou no longer cared about anything else!
Gaining Liu Yue's favor would have slightly improved his standing within the family later on, but compared to his life, it was nothing.
At this moment, he resented Liu Yue immensely.
If it weren't for Liu Yue, he wouldn't have offended a Nascent Soul expert.
"Xu Hao... don't listen to his nonsense, I never intended to harm you. These were all Luo Hou's doing. I was also tricked by him. He kept saying he loved me, but who knew he was plotting to harm you behind my back? He must have done it because..." Liu Yue paused here, then looked at Lin Xiao Tian with affection, "Because I liked you, he became jealous, and that's why he did those things. Xu Hao, it really had nothing to do with me!"
"Shameless! Disgraceful!" Luo Hou cursed.
If he hadn't been suppressed by Lin Xiao Tian, he would have slapped Liu Yue without hesitation.
Lin Xiao Tian watched the two of them dogfight and found it amusing.
"Stop arguing, both of you are going to die."
Lin Xiao Tian said, raising his hand symbolically. Although killing them required no effort.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian raise his hand, despair filled their eyes.
"Xu Hao, you can't kill me. I am from the Zhao family. The Zhao family will not stand by and do nothing." Luo Hou made a final desperate plea.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled faintly.
The Zhao family?
The Zhao family was rumored to have a Nascent Soul expert guarding them, making them a powerful clan.
But to go against another Nascent Soul expert for a mere Luo Hou was highly unlikely!
Nascent Soul experts cherished their lives the most and rarely engaged in direct combat with each other.
Luo Hou thought he had figured out Lin Xiao Tian's strength, but he didn't know that Lin Xiao Tian had also figured out his.
Luo Hou, a person with the surname Luo from the Zhao clan, whose father's surname was also Zhao, indicated his status.
Luo Hou was merely a pawn, insignificant within the Zhao family, only capable of throwing his weight around in Black Rock City.
In despair, Luo Hou ended his pathetic life.
Liu Yue, standing beside him, was stunned.
"Xu Hao, please..."
"I heard you came from humble beginnings and built your success from scratch," Lin Xiao Tian asked.
Liu Yue nodded vigorously.
"You were bullied by many people along the way, weren't you? For someone from the lower rungs to climb up, I know there are always people who will suppress you."
Liu Yue didn't know why Lin Xiao Tian was saying this, but she quickly agreed, recounting her own experiences of being bullied during her studies. It was only after much hardship that she managed to become a physician, and even then, she only dared to practice in a remote area.
Liu Yue spoke with tears streaming down her face, showing genuine emotion.
Lin Xiao Tian shook his head.
"You don't believe me?" Liu Yue asked.
"No."
"Then why are you shaking your head?"
"You were bullied before, and now, what are you doing any different from those who bullied you?"
Liu Yue was stunned.
She looked at Lin Xiao Tian again.
His eyes held only coldness.
She understood that no matter how pitiful she appeared today, she could not survive.
The next moment, her world went dark.