The man with the triangular eyes showed a look of terror on his face. "I'm sorry, I was wrong. What I said before was just angry words. You can ask your young master. Even if I were furious, I would only say that I was going to teach him a lesson."
"I never intended to kill him. I was just bluffing you because I knew there was an incredibly powerful force behind your young master. I wouldn't dare provoke you lightly. I'm not tired of living."
Wu Gaoyang gritted his teeth and said, "You keep saying you don't dare to provoke us, yet you've completely crippled me. Is this what you call not daring to provoke?"
"Do you take me for a fool, deliberately trying to deceive me?"
"Do I look like someone with no intelligence?"
The triangular-eyed man felt like crying. When he dealt with Wu Gaoyang, he never imagined that Wu Gaoyang would have such terrifying experts behind him, far beyond his comprehension.
The power to kill him was as simple as crushing an ant. If he had known the consequences, he would never have dared to trouble Wu Gaoyang again, even if it meant death.
His face was a picture of utter despair, and his voice trembled as he said, "Our family's heirloom medicine furnace was indeed sold to you, and at a ridiculously low price of one million."
"I feel uneasy whenever I think about it. And don't forget, I'm not alone; I have others backing me."
"Perhaps you don't know that force. Even if I told you, you wouldn't grasp their immense power. If anything happens to me, my backing will never let it go easily."
"We've already had some conflict. Let's not let trivial matters affect our relationship. I believe we'll become friends through conflict in the future."
After issuing a threat, he offered a sweet date.
Wu Gaoyang became even more furious. He slapped the triangular-eyed man hard across the face.
The triangular-eyed man, already crippled, was sent reeling and fell to the ground.
"Stop spewing nonsense at me. Do you think I can't see through you? You're deliberately looking for trouble. That medicine furnace was never your family's heirloom treasure."
"You just heard about it and wanted to profit. Do you think I'm that stupid?"
Wu Gaoyang grabbed the collar of the triangular-eyed man and said through gritted teeth, "You said you had a powerful force behind you? Tell me directly what that force is."
"Is there any force in this world that I don't know about? If you confess honestly, perhaps we can avoid a misunderstanding where we don't recognize each other."
Lin Xiaotian stood by, lost in thought, and said softly, "The force you're talking about, is it the Tianluodiwang?"
"How did you know?" The triangular-eyed man turned his head in disbelief.
His eyes filled with dread, and a terrible thought crossed his mind. He had intended to use the name of Tianluodiwang to intimidate them, but he never expected the other party to mention it first.
Furthermore, he carefully observed Lin Xiaotian's expression and saw a hint of amusement in his eyes.
This situation could only mean one of two things: either Lin Xiaotian didn't take Tianluodiwang seriously at all, or Tianluodiwang had a significant connection with Lin Xiaotian.
Lin Xiaotian could see exactly what the man was thinking. He said with a half-smile, "The Tianluodiwang you mentioned has reached a cooperation agreement with me."
"If you are truly one of them, you should know my name. Moreover, we have been in conflict with Tianluodiwang for a long time, and they know me very well."
"Yet you, unaware of my strength, dare to rush in. If you are indeed from Tianluodiwang, then what you're doing now is essentially turning all of Tianluodiwang's efforts to ash."
"Old Wu, you don't need to continue dealing with him. I can call Ku Mu Dao Ren directly and have him come to collect you."
The triangular-eyed man couldn't help but tremble. His eyes showed disbelief. Lin Xiaotian might not know others, but he knew Ku Mu Dao Ren very well. This person was a notorious fiend within Tianluodiwang.
If he were to truly come, the man wouldn't even know how he died.
Without any hesitation, he immediately knelt before Lin Xiaotian, his voice trembling with fear, "You've misunderstood. I never said I was from Tianluodiwang."
"I merely learned that they wanted to collect some medicine furnaces, so I immediately wanted to get one for them as a favor. At least they sent out a message to everyone, stating that whoever provides them with a precious medicine furnace will owe them a favor."
"Many people are going crazy for this favor, searching everywhere for valuable medicine furnaces. This news has spread throughout the world, and Tianluodiwang's operations are in full swing."
"As for why they want this medicine furnace, I'm not entirely sure. But I do know that he indeed has one, which he acquired just two days ago, and he bought it for a mere one million."
"This was information I painstakingly gathered, so I came to him immediately. Wu Gaoyang was a tough nut to crack. When I tried to negotiate buying the medicine furnace, he cursed me out."
Wu Gaoyang sneered, "You came to my antique shop offering a dollar for a medicine furnace, and I considered cursing you lightly. If I weren't your match, you wouldn't have even left my shop; I would have beaten you to death right there."
"I'm too lazy to waste any more words with you. Since you're not from Tianluodiwang and have no relation to us, prepare to die now!"
His eyes burned with angry hatred, and his heart was filled with lingering fear. If the young master hadn't brought the precious medicine to help him repair his dantian and severed meridians tonight, he would truly have been a cripple forever.
Moreover, without his own strength, it would be easy to make mistakes when appraising truly ancient antiques. He was a master of the Xiantian realm, yet he had been defeated by such a scoundrel. This was an utter humiliation.
"Please, don't deal with me. I can give you a piece of news that is absolutely enough to save my life," the triangular-eyed man shouted urgently.