Lin Xiao Tian smiled faintly.
Through his divine sense, he clearly saw that the other party was under the bed.
The method the other party used to conceal their aura was quite masterful. If it were the pre-immortal cultivation Lin Xiao Tian, he might not have detected their presence without careful sensing.
Lin Xiao Tian pretended to be nonchalant and lay down on the bed. Directly eliminating the other party was meaningless; Lin Xiao Tian was more interested in knowing who had sent them.
As for how to interrogate them, Lin Xiao Tian had already devised a plan.
Previously, to understand the situation in Kunlun Valley, Lin Xiao Tian had used a form of hypnosis. However, at that time, Lin Xiao Tian had not yet begun cultivating immortals, and the power of his hypnosis was limited, only effective against disoriented lunatics.
But now that Lin Xiao Tian’s strength had reached the Qi Refining stage, this hypnosis would be extremely potent against ordinary people. Of course, to be safe, Lin Xiao Tian still needed to make some other preparations.
If the other party were also disoriented, their resistance to Lin Xiao Tian’s hypnosis would be significantly reduced.
Lin Xiao Tian intentionally waited on the bed, then lowered his aura to its lowest point.
As expected, the person below thought Lin Xiao Tian had fallen asleep and secretly crawled out from under the bed.
But as soon as he emerged, he felt a wave of dizziness.
"What's going on? Did I get oxygen deprived from staying under there too long?" He was utterly bewildered, as such a phenomenon should not occur to someone like him.
It wasn't until he saw wisps of white smoke drifting from the head of the bed.
When he had entered the room earlier, he hadn't seen this!
As he was puzzling over it, Lin Xiao Tian suddenly turned over.
The unexpected turn of events made him scramble backward, but he tripped and fell to the ground after only a few steps.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at him with a smile.
"Have we met somewhere before?"
"You've mistaken me for someone else."
"It's impossible to mistake you. I've thought about it for a long time and finally figured it out. The person who tried to assassinate Lin Li Wen in the hotel before, it seems to have been you. Unfortunately, you got away then."
Lin Xiao Tian was quite confident in his photographic memory, especially concerning the person in front of him; he had a deep impression of them.
Back then, Fang Wen Hua had shown him a photo of the assassin, and Lin Xiao Tian had remembered this person instantly because he had seen him before.
This fatty was not only one of the accomplices in the assassination of Lin Li Wen, but he had also been on the same bus as Lin Xiao Tian when Lin Xiao Tian rushed to Jiang Cheng that day. Lin Xiao Tian remembered this clearly.
Considering he was involved in the assassination of Lin Li Wen, it meant he was likely from the faction within the Lin family that opposed Fang Wen Hua.
Upon careful consideration, only the Jiang clan in the entire Lin family was the most likely candidate.
The fatty gritted his teeth, pulled out a flying needle, and threw it at Lin Xiao Tian.
Because Lin Xiao Tian had already added a tranquilizer to the smoke, the fatty’s flying needle had no lethal power.
But the reality was not that simple.
The flying needle indeed lacked force, but the real danger was not the needle itself, but what it carried.
Gu poison!
As a Gu master, the fatty only needed to make contact with Lin Xiao Tian to complete the act of administering the Gu.
As expected, Lin Xiao Tian fell into the trap and did not dodge.
The fatty burst into laughter.
"Heh heh, you underestimate me too much. Prepare to die!"
As soon as the fatty finished speaking, he began to hum.
This was the tune used to activate Gu worms. In the blink of an eye, a small wisp of black smoke surged towards Lin Xiao Tian.
Although it was just a small wisp of black smoke, it contained tens of thousands of Gu worms.
Gu techniques had evolved with the times. In the past, people cultivated worms, but now they had developed to include bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. Although the number of Gu masters specializing in this area was currently small, the fatty was one of them, and he was quite powerful.
But he shouldn't have provoked Lin Xiao Tian.
After the black smoke passed, according to the fatty's estimation, Lin Xiao Tian would be completely powerless and under his complete control.
However, in reality, Lin Xiao Tian felt nothing at all.
The fatty refused to believe it.
Had his Gu worms failed?
But his Gu worms were microorganisms and invisible to the naked eye, so the fatty had no way of knowing what had happened to them.
The fatty threw another needle.
Lin Xiao Tian still didn't dodge.
But the same scenario repeated.
Lin Xiao Tian stood before the fatty unharmed.
"Why are you unharmed?" the fatty exclaimed.
Lin Xiao Tian shrugged, "Because you're too weak."
After Lin Xiao Tian's statement, the fatty completely collapsed onto the ground.
However, his consciousness was not entirely lost; it was in a detached state.
Lin Xiao Tian took out a golden needle and inserted it into several pressure points on the fatty's body.
Then, Lin Xiao Tian stared into the fatty's eyes. "What's your name?"
"Fang Hai," the fatty replied obediently.
Seeing the other party's blank expression, Lin Xiao Tian knew his hypnosis had been successful.
So, Lin Xiao Tian wasted no more time and asked directly, "Who sent you?"
"The clan elders sent me."
Lin Xiao Tian knew that these Gu masters usually didn't act alone; they had families supporting them. However, Lin Xiao Tian wasn't interested in which family he came from. These families would definitely not dare to casually attack reclusive families without a mastermind behind them.
"Whose orders did the clan elders receive to send you to kill me?"
"I don't know," the fatty responded like a robot.
This hypnosis had a drawback: Lin Xiao Tian couldn't interrogate him like a normal conscious person to make him reveal everything he knew. He could only ask one question at a time, according to his own queries.
Lin Xiao Tian thought for a moment and asked a few more questions.
"After receiving the order, who did you come into contact with?"
"Do you know who those people were?"
"How did you enter the hotel?"
The fatty answered all these questions honestly.
However, one of the answers caused Lin Xiao Tian to frown deeply.
Because of this particular answer, Lin Xiao Tian could not have possibly imagined it.
Since he couldn't get any more information from the fatty, Lin Xiao Tian examined his body again and discovered that he had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin.
This poison would definitely take effect after a certain period, and it was clearly administered by his clan to prevent the fatty from revealing too much if he were captured.
The cultivation of Gu masters was extremely difficult, and to go to such lengths indicated the importance of this mission.
Lin Xiao Tian neutralized the poison for the fatty and then waited for him to regain consciousness.
Not long after, the fatty indeed woke up. He tried to struggle, but Lin Xiao Tian had sealed his acupoints, rendering him unable to do anything.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at him. "You said quite a few things just now."
Cold sweat beaded on the fatty's forehead. Although he had been hypnotized, his memories were all intact. He naturally knew what Lin Xiao Tian had done, but at the time, his consciousness was completely beyond his control.
"I've neutralized the poison for you. You must understand that only I can save you now," Lin Xiao Tian continued. "I need your cooperation."