"Xiao Tian, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Chu Nianxue asked curiously as she saw him get up in a hurry to leave.
"It's nothing, just a friend is in a bit of trouble, and I need to go help them out. Wife, you eat by yourself and then go to work. After I'm done, I'll come to the company to help you."
After saying goodbye to her, Lin Xiao Tian left home and drove straight to the Qin family's antique company.
He quickly arrived at Qin's Group. After parking his car, he was about to walk into the company when a cry for help suddenly came from behind him.
He turned his head and saw a familiar face appear before him.
The person shouting was Pang Beibei. She was running towards the antique company in a panic, with several black-clad experts chasing after her.
Lin Xiao Tian saw that those people were martial artists and felt a surge of curiosity. What kind of trouble had Pang Beibei gotten into this time to be chased through the streets?
"Brother Lin, save me! Those people behind me want to kill me."
As Pang Beibei fled in panic, she happened to see Lin Xiao Tian and rushed to him, grabbing his clothes and begging him.
Lin Xiao Tian sneered and shook her hand away. "Pang Beibei, you and Ye Wantong are sworn enemies, so naturally, you are my enemy too. Although I tricked you last time, our relationship hasn't improved."
"Brother Lin, it's all my fault. I'm willing to reconcile with you. Please save me. Our Pang family has nothing left, but the people from Tian Luo Di Wang still won't let me and my father go. My father has already been killed by them, and now they want to kill me for revenge."
"I truly have nowhere else to turn. Brother Lin, please save me. I'm willing to serve you like a horse or cow for the rest of my life."
"Are you saying that these people chasing you are all from Tian Luo Di Wang?" Lin Xiao Tian asked with a frown.
"Yes, they know our Pang family betrayed them and killed a Tian Luo. That's why they are hunting us down. I don't want to die. Mr. Lin, please save me."
As Pang Beibei spoke, she knelt on the ground and repeatedly begged Lin Xiao Tian for mercy.
At this moment, the assassins from Tian Luo Di Wang quickly arrived and surrounded Lin Xiao Tian and Pang Beibei.
These assassins recognized Lin Xiao Tian and stopped in their tracks, none daring to make a move.
The leader looked at Lin Xiao Tian and said, "Lin Xiao Tian, our Tian Luo Di Wang's target today is not you. Please hand over the woman beside you."
"Heh, are you asking me to do that?"
Lin Xiao Tian released Pang Beibei and turned to scan the leading assassin with disdain, sneering, "What if I don't? Are you going to make a move on me?"
"Lin Xiao Tian, you..."
The leader's face turned cold. Although he wanted to kill Lin Xiao Tian, he knew that Lin Xiao Tian, with his own strength, had killed a Tian Luo. His power was by no means comparable to ordinary assassins.
Moreover, when they came out, their superiors had specifically instructed them not to engage in a strong fight with Lin Xiao Tian if they encountered him.
A few seconds later, the leader said directly, "We are no match for Mr. Lin, so naturally, we won't fight you. However, this woman is someone we must have. She is, in a way, one of our own from Tian Luo Di Wang, and we are merely eliminating internal threats."
"We hope Mr. Lin will not interfere."
"I'm interfering?"
Lin Xiao Tian pointed to his nose and let out a cold laugh. "I wasn't planning to save her originally, but your words made me very uncomfortable. Today, I will indeed interfere."
"I'll give you two choices: either let this woman go and voluntarily reveal who the Tian Luo behind you is, or all of you will be killed by me."
"What? You want to attack us?"
The leader broke out in a cold sweat and unconsciously took two steps back.
The other assassins also showed fear on their faces, taking defensive stances, ready to fight Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled calmly and said, "What, already scared? It seems you little pawns of Di Wang are truly不堪一击 (不堪一击 - unable to withstand a single blow)."
"Based on my experience, you probably don't know the secret of the Tian Luo behind you. Why don't you tell me who sent you to kill Pang Beibei? If you confess voluntarily, I'll let you go."
"You... are you telling the truth?" the leader asked timidly, looking at Lin Xiao Tian.
"Nonsense, I, Lin Xiao Tian, keep my word. I'll give you three seconds to consider. If you don't speak, I'll slaughter you all. Three, two..."
"We'll tell you! The one who sent us to kill Pang Beibei is Song Yao. She is our direct superior." The leader confessed immediately before Lin Xiao Tian could finish.
"Song Yao?"
Lin Xiao Tian frowned. He didn't expect this woman to be so arrogant even without the support of Tian Luo.
Had she defected to another Tian Luo?
Earlier, she was seen shopping with the eldest young master of the Feng family and even tried to harm him. It seemed it was also the intention of her superiors.
The identity of this second Tian Luo didn't seem difficult to investigate.
"Very good. Seeing your sincerity, can you leave now? Don't let me see you again, and you are not allowed to deal with Pang Beibei anymore. From today onwards, she is my person."
"If you dare to violate this, I will make sure you regret it." Lin Xiao Tian glared at them fiercely and ordered.
"I understand. Everyone, let's go quickly." The leader saw that Lin Xiao Tian was willing to let them go and quickly turned to lead his men away, afraid that Lin Xiao Tian would change his mind.
After they left, Pang Beibei's worried expression finally eased. She slumped to the ground and weakly said to Lin Xiao Tian, "Brother Lin, thank you for saving me. You are my benefactor from now on. I will repay you handsomely."
"No need. I just wanted to know who sent them. As for you, you can fend for yourself. I've already given you a way out. I don't lack women like you by my side."
After speaking, Lin Xiao Tian turned to enter the antique company.
But after taking only a couple of steps, Pang Beibei grabbed his thigh tightly. She lay on the ground, looking up at Lin Xiao Tian and said, "Brother Lin, please take me in. I have no money now, and I am just a weak woman. I won't be able to survive if I leave here."
"I'm willing to be your servant and serve you for the rest of my life. Please don't drive me away, take me in."
"You want to follow me for the rest of your life?"
Lin Xiao Tian had never encountered such a woman before. She had wanted to kill him before, and now she was desperately begging to be his servant!
Lin Xiao Tian had not intended to take her in, but seeing her clingy demeanor, he knew she wouldn't leave if he refused.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Xiao Tian finally nodded. "Alright, I can take you in, but you have to follow my rules. Whatever I say goes, and you cannot make any decisions on your own."
"I understand. Thank you, Brother Lin." Pang Beibei kowtowed to Lin Xiao Tian repeatedly.
After she finished kowtowing, Lin Xiao Tian took her into Qin Zhentian's antique company.