Those people died without ever knowing how they met their end, their eyes still wide with bewilderment.
Their pupils slowly dilated, their final thoughts filled with shock at Lin Xiaotian's power.
Lin Xiaotian walked over with a smile and stepped directly onto the black-robed man.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones shattering suddenly rang out.
The piercing pain jolted the black-robed man awake, and he couldn't help but let out a scream.
Every finger is connected to the heart; pain in any one of them hurts. Lin Xiaotian had stomped one of his hands into a comminuted fracture.
"Lin Xiaotian, you're seeking death!"
The black-robed man's uninjured hand reached out to grab the remote control that had fallen to the ground.
However, as soon as his hand extended, Lin Xiaotian stomped on his other shoulder, his foot suddenly exerting force.
The sound of bones shattering was even clearer.
The black-robed man's eyes widened, bloodshot.
His gaze was filled with terror: "Don't forget that. I have subordinates, and they also have remote controls."
"That remote is a backup. If I give the order, everyone here will perish with you. It doesn't matter if we die, but if a master like you is gone, who will protect your wife's company then?"
"Many people are coveting those precious treasures, not just us."
"For the sake of trash like us, I didn't expect you to take such a big risk."
As he spoke, the black-robed man's eyes were filled with cautious fear, and he glanced around.
At this moment, his eyes suddenly widened.
His gaze was filled with disbelief and shock.
Because he knew very well that his subordinates did have remote controls, and if Lin Xiaotian attacked, they could crush the remotes and detonate the explosives.
But his subordinates had all fallen, and the remotes hadn't been triggered. Had something gone wrong with the explosives he'd planted?
"Or perhaps his subordinates were taken down by Lin Xiaotian before they could even react?"
As he thought of this, a trace of fear involuntarily surfaced in his heart, and his gaze instinctively shifted to Lin Xiaotian.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I've given you chances time and again, but you always push your luck. I don't want to give you any more chances."
"Originally, I wanted to give you a quick death, but when I discovered this thing was fake, I was already very unhappy."
"Are you trying to insult my intelligence by fooling me with such a fake item?"
"However, I soon discovered something else. Although this thing is fake, it must have been forged using some methods. You must have seen the real thing."
"Since you said you were going to give me that item, don't go back on your word. Xiao Yan hates people like this the most, and my attitude towards such people is to kill them on sight."
After saying this, Lin Xiaotian's aura suddenly erupted.
The sharp killing intent pressed down on the black-robed man's head like solidified pressure.
The black-robed man swallowed hard, his expression filled with terror, his gaze flickering, not daring to meet Lin Xiaotian's eyes.
He did know where the real item was. He had intended to use this as a scam, as few people had ever seen what Zhu Yuanzhang's begging bowl looked like, representing the emperor's most inglorious period.
However, no one had expected that the emperor had actually kept the bowl until the very end, even taking it to his coffin.
"If I tell you, I only saw a photograph and then copied it based on that photograph, would you believe me?"
Lin Xiaotian showed a brilliant smile: "You're trying to insult my intelligence again."
"Now I've decided. Since you're being so dishonest, I'll let you taste the most painful experience in the world."
"When you regret it, think about the foolish things you've done."
He had nothing else to do now and wasn't in a hurry.
A small pill appeared in his hand. He pinched the black-robed man's mouth open and flicked it in.
Before the black-robed man could even struggle, the pill seemed to turn into a warm current and entered his body.
Lin Xiaotian smiled brilliantly: "Slowly feel this little thing settling into your body."
"Imagine having a little life growing inside your stomach. What kind of feeling is that?"
The black-robed man looked at Lin Xiaotian in terror: "What did you give me? How could I possibly be pregnant?"
Lin Xiaotian blinked and then couldn't help but laugh: "Don't say it's pregnancy, but you can say it that way, as it's a new life being born."
"However, pregnant women give birth to babies."
"You'll have little worms, and they're quite cute, plump little worms."
The black-robed man trembled all over: "You're not human, you're a devil."
"How can you control those worms? They are only used in tombs, things that cannot see the light and fear it greatly!"
Lin Xiaotian said no more, lit a cigarette, and waited.
Within minutes, the black-robed man was already kneeling on the ground in terror. He clearly felt as if something was biting through his stomach, and that thing was wriggling inside him.
Fear had completely consumed his mind.
He knelt on the ground, weeping, and shouted: "Please, take this thing out! I really know I was wrong, and I won't dare to hide anything from you anymore."
"As long as you take that thing out, I'll immediately give you that rare treasure."
"I guarantee it's the genuine article, or you can let these little worms eat me alive."
Lin Xiaotian smiled brilliantly: "What do you think I'm doing right now?"
"I'm waiting for those little worms to eat you hollow, and then I'll search slowly. After all, this thing can't be far from here. Since this is your lair, it must be hidden in some corner."
"Sometimes, the most inconspicuous places are the easiest to find, and people like you who like to play mind games are even easier to read."
"Where do you think you would hide the item?"
As Lin Xiaotian spoke, his gaze swept around the area, and his eyes suddenly lit up.