Du Jinpeng returned with anger still on his face. He took out his phone and called the person he had contacted before, only to find that the call wouldn't go through. His frustration was evident.
"This scoundrel was playing me! I thought he had found some powerful expert to help me, but it turns out it was just some young kid."
"I really don't know what's wrong with your brains, thinking you can cause trouble for me here."
"Even a starving camel is bigger than a horse. You still want to trick me."
He was gritting his teeth in anger, convinced that they were deliberately toying with his family. They were already under immense pressure, and now someone was stirring up trouble, igniting his rage.
But he was helpless. Their family was in a weak position and facing a crisis; that was the reality. They couldn't spare any effort for anything else.
Just as his anger was boiling, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
His gaze snapped over, and he saw Lin Xiaotian appearing before him.
"You dare to come to our family again?"
"Coincidentally, I can't find the guy who introduced you. So, I'll take it out on you. You two colluded to trick me. Today, I'll make you understand the painful price of playing with me!"
Lin Xiaotian still wore a faint smile. "Old Du, it seems you haven't taken my words seriously. I don't mind giving you a glimpse of what I can do."
Du Jinpeng laughed mockingly. "Little thing, do you think I'm giving you face?"
"You want me to see what you can do? Come on, I want to see what you can..."
However, before he could finish, Lin Xiaotian simply swung his palm forward.
The gust of wind from the palm grazed his ear. In that instant, he felt a fatal threat.
His pupils contracted violently. He instinctively turned his head to look behind him and saw a palm print imprinted on the wall.
"You... you can actually release internal energy externally. This is at least the Grandmaster realm!"
Lin Xiaotian said with a half-smile, "Do you think I'm qualified to help you now?"
Du Jinpeng's anger completely vanished. If it were before, he would have called Lin Xiaotian overconfident. But now, he dared not say a word.
Even if Lin Xiaotian's strength was only at the Grandmaster level, their family couldn't deal with him. In fact, if Lin Xiaotian wished, he could kill him with a single palm strike on the spot.
"Of course, you are qualified to help us. However, the expert our family has provoked this time is extremely powerful. That expert's strength has already reached a legendary realm. You alone might not be enough."
He spoke cautiously, afraid of angering Lin Xiaotian.
After all, his previous attitude had been very unfriendly.
Lin Xiaotian said with a half-smile, "I never said my strength is only at the Grandmaster level. You can guess higher if you want."
"If you insist on me proving it, you can. However, you might get injured then, as you won't be able to withstand even the residual force if I unleash my full power."
"If you want to die, I don't mind fulfilling your wish."
Hearing this, Du Jinpeng's heart skipped a beat. He felt this was more like a warning. Although their family had Grandmaster-level experts, that expert was already old and frail.
He was no match for Lin Xiaotian. Moreover, they needed to preserve their strength. A hint of helplessness appeared on his face.
"I believe your strength is sufficient. But it might be genuinely dangerous. Aren't you going to reconsider?" Du Jinpeng really didn't want to interact too much with Lin Xiaotian. After all, Lin Xiaotian's strength wasn't overwhelmingly strong, and given the conflict between them, Lin Xiaotian might have other ideas, even betraying them in the back.
Lin Xiaotian's eyes still held that half-smile as he calmly looked at Du Jinpeng.
Du Jinpeng's expression grew increasingly awkward. After a few seconds, he finally said with a slight tremor in his voice, "I believe you can definitely help solve our Du family's crisis. As long as you can help our family resolve this matter, we will agree to any request you have."
Since he had already lowered his head, he didn't mind lowering it further. At least he had to coax this guy into going to his death first.
He had already made up his mind and said directly, "Mr. Lin, I should tell you about the crisis our family is facing."
"Our family has a mortal enemy. Their expert has now broken through to the legendary realm of a terrestrial immortal. They are now looking for trouble and want to attack us."
"If it weren't for the fact that they are wary of the Special Operations Department, we might already be gone. However, the Special Operations Department doesn't really interfere in our internal conflicts. If we are caught by them, they might directly attack us."
"Those ordinary people might be fine, but for martial artists, I believe you know what I mean, Mr. Lin."
Lin Xiaotian said with a half-smile, "Just tell me who their family members are. I'll go to their family now and bring that expert over to have a good chat with you."
Hearing this, Du Jinpeng was slightly stunned, his eyes filled with suspicion. "Mr. Lin, that's a terrestrial immortal realm expert. Aren't you going to make any preparations before going directly?"
Lin Xiaotian nodded with a smile. "No preparations are needed. You just need to have the promised compensation ready. When I bring the person over, I'll have them resolve the conflict with you face-to-face. At that time, your family's crisis will be resolved, and you should give me my reward."
With that, he stood up and said calmly, "Tell me who they are? What's their name, and where are they located specifically? I'll go right now."
Du Jinpeng hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. "His name is Bai Shaoxuan. I don't know his exact location, but I know he lives in the Bai family for a long time and rarely goes out."
"Moreover, he came to this city to do something: to avenge a great family proxy. I heard his name is Bai Wuji."
"I also wanted to investigate this matter, but when I found a clue, I was warned by Old Xu from the Special Operations Department. I didn't find out the specific cause of the incident. It's a pity that having one more friend means one more path!"