"Xiao Hei, spread the word. Tell them I'm back in business, and the first three divinations are free for those destined to receive them."
"Ah? Senior Brother, you... you're back?" On the other end of the phone, Xiao Hei's voice was filled with surprise and excitement.
"No, we'll talk about that later. Just get the message out first."
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
The call ended, and Lin Hao let out a long sigh.
Xiao Hei was a disciple of his grandfather, and they had grown up together, sharing the closest bond.
Besides Xiao Hei, he also had a senior sister and a senior brother, as well as a junior sister. All three were also disciples taken in by his grandfather.
However, Lin Hao preferred not to talk about his senior sister and senior brother.
This was because, in Lin Hao's opinion, those two were a bit out of their minds.
His senior sister, Lin Qingwan, had a habit of forcing him to bathe. Not only that, but she would also take him to the women's bathhouse, and this was when he was almost ten years old.
As for his senior brother, Lin Qingnan, he always wore a scowl, as if everyone owed him eight million.
He only felt that Xiao Hei and his junior sister were the best.
Xiao Hei needed no further introduction; they had grown up together. His junior sister was the most sensible and thoughtful. Not only did he like her, but everyone in the Lin family adored her. She was truly the apple of the Lin family's eye.
Thinking of his cute and sensible junior sister, Lin Hao couldn't help but smile. He then got up to wash himself.
Two hours later, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.
"So soon?"
Lin Hao was taken aback. He thought it was someone who had come for a divination after hearing Xiao Hei's announcement.
But when he opened the door, his face immediately darkened.
The ones knocking were Tang Xiaoli and Wang Sheng. Behind Wang Sheng were four burly men with tattoos.
Suppressing his anger, Lin Hao looked at Tang Xiaoli and said calmly, "Your things are in the living room. Take them and leave quickly. I don't have much time."
"Heh heh, in such a hurry, are you off to deliver takeout?" Wang Sheng said with a fake smile, mocking Lin Hao.
Yesterday, Lin Hao had knocked out two of his teeth and nearly crippled his leg. Today, he was determined to make Lin Hao pay double.
Lin Hao glanced at Wang Sheng, who was leaning on a crutch, and ignored him. He looked at Tang Xiaoli and said, "I don't have much time, hurry up."
"You!"
"You broke beggar, do you really think I'm desperate to live in your shabby place? Do you know where I live now? A villa! You broke beggar will probably never even get to step foot inside a villa in your life!"
Tang Xiaoli cursed at Lin Hao. Originally, she had been a little afraid of Lin Hao, but upon thinking of Wang Sheng and the four tattooed men Wang Sheng had brought, she was no longer afraid.
No matter how skilled Lin Hao was at fighting, could he fight four people alone?
Moreover, those four were all involved in the underworld; fighting and beating people were their daily routines.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and get my things out!" Tang Xiaoli said, hands on her hips, pointing at Lin Hao arrogantly.
Lin Hao looked at Tang Xiaoli and said coldly, "This is the last time. Take your things and get lost!"
"You!"
Tang Xiaoli pointed at Lin Hao, about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but Wang Sheng grabbed her arm and then looked at Lin Hao, saying with a playful smile, "Get lost?"
"Lin Hao, haven't you recognized your situation yet?"
As he spoke, Wang Sheng waved his hand, and the four tattooed men immediately surrounded Lin Hao.
"Do you recognize it now?" Wang Sheng looked at Lin Hao as if he were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and sneered, "Lin Hao, you'd better kneel down and apologize to me immediately, or I'll beat you so badly that your own mother won't recognize you!"
"Broke beggar, did you hear that? Hurry up and kneel down and apologize!" Tang Xiaoli also immediately pointed at Lin Hao's nose and scolded him.
Lin Hao glanced at Tang Xiaoli, then looked at Wang Sheng, and said coldly, "Not leaving, are you?"
With that, Lin Hao prepared to make a move.
He still had people to divine for later and didn't want to waste time with this pair of scumbags. Although there were four tattooed men in front of him, his seal had been broken, and all his cultivation had been restored.
Let alone four petty thugs, even forty more wouldn't be a match for him.
However, just as Lin Hao was about to make a move and teach Wang Sheng a harsh lesson, a voice suddenly came.
"Senior Brother!"
Lin Hao was stunned. He turned his head and saw a dark-skinned, short man walking over with excitement.
"Xiao Hei?"
"You... why are you here?"
"You'd better not worry about why I'm here. Hurry and go inside, or those people will eat you."
Xiao Hei said with a smile and was about to walk into the house, but he was blocked by Wang Sheng and the four tattooed men.
Xiao Hei was startled, then looked at Lin Hao and asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother, who are they?"
"A bunch of societal trash. Come on, let's go inside."
"F*ck your mother, who the hell are you calling trash!?"
As soon as Lin Hao finished speaking, before Wang Sheng could say anything, one of the bald men wearing a thick gold chain immediately took offense.
However, before he could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face with a "snap."
"My senior brother says you're trash, so you are trash," Xiao Hei said domineeringly to the bald man.
Wang Sheng and the other three tattooed men were stunned. Similarly, the bald man was stunned, but then, the bald man who had been slapped was instantly enraged.
"F*ck your mother, how dare you hit me!"
"Go, kill him!"
The bald man, filled with rage, swung his fist at Xiao Hei. At the same time, the other three tattooed men also raised their feet and fists, charging at Xiao Hei.
However, in the next second, with four "bang bang bang bang" sounds, all four of them flew backward like sandbags.
Xiao Hei clapped his hands and looked at the four men curled up on the ground, wailing loudly. He then shouted, "Why aren't you leaving yet!"
"Wait."
Lin Hao entered the house and pointed at the pile of clothes and suitcases in the living room, saying to Xiao Hei, "Throw this stuff out."
"Got it."
Xiao Hei agreed and immediately threw out all of Tang Xiaoli's belongings.
"You!"
Tang Xiaoli looked at Xiao Hei with a face full of rage. Xiao Hei ignored her and slammed the door shut with a "snap."
"Xiao Hei, you should go back quickly. If the family finds out you ran away like this, you'll definitely be punished," Lin Hao said, tossing Xiao Hei a cigarette.
He actually wanted Xiao Hei to stay for a few more days, as they hadn't seen each other in three years. But he was an abandoned son of the family, and Xiao Hei running away to see an abandoned son of the family was a serious violation of the family rules.
"Senior Brother, what are you talking about? What do you mean I ran away? I came here openly."
"You? Openly?"
"Yes, openly."
Xiao Hei nodded and then began to explain to Lin Hao.
While Xiao Hei was explaining to Lin Hao, a long queue had already formed outside the house, with various luxury cars at the end of the line.
Tang Xiaoli, Wang Sheng, and the four tattooed men were about to leave, but as soon as they moved, they saw many people walking into the alley.
And those people were dressed expensively, clearly not ordinary people.
Even Wang Sheng spotted the richest man in Shanghai.