"Today, seeing as you were forced into this, I'll give you a chance. Next time, you won't be so lucky. If anyone tries to cause you trouble, you can pretend to agree and then tell me. If they want to make a move on me, they'd better be prepared to pay the price."
Lin Xiaotian's voice was cold as he looked thoughtfully at Zheng Dewei, who was lying on the ground.
A hint of a playful smile tugged at his lips.
Some things didn't require tangible evidence; a mere feeling was enough for Lin Xiaotian to know what would happen next.
His master had taught him too much. Especially now that his cultivation had reached the Jin Realm, he didn't need to deliberately do anything. A clear intuition would guide him.
Zheng Dewei, thinking Lin Xiaotian had noticed nothing, showed a look of surprise and excitement. "Thank you for letting me go. I promise I'll never cause you any more trouble. From today on, I'll disappear as far as possible and never appear before you again."
Lin Xiaotian waved his hand dismissively. "Prepare the dishes I ordered. When I have time, I'll go find the person behind you."
"Aren't you going to deal with him now?" Zheng Dewei asked instinctively. Based on his understanding of Lin Xiaotian, he wouldn't let the person behind this go easily.
Now that he had fallen into Lin Xiaotian's hands, Lin Xiaotian should have made him lead the way to that guy. But why did it feel like Lin Xiaotian wasn't taking this matter seriously at all?
Lin Xiaotian said with a half-smile, "As long as he's in this city, he won't escape my sight."
"Your phone is mine now. I'll send this video to my friends, and someone will find him. His strength probably isn't that great, so catching him should be easy."
"Don't worry. As long as you don't mess around, you won't be in danger. After all, someone is watching you all the time."
With that, Lin Xiaotian gently patted Zheng Dewei's shoulder and turned to walk out of the private room.
Zheng Dewei was still stunned. As far as he knew, Lin Xiaotian had no influence anywhere except in Chu Nianxue's company. How could it be that Lin Xiaotian now seemed to have some hidden power behind him that he didn't know about?
But soon, he couldn't help but shake his head. He absolutely didn't want to go through something like this again. From today on, he would stay as far away as possible and not get involved in such matters.
However, as he walked out of the private room and before he could catch up to Lin Xiaotian, he suddenly felt a chill behind him as something pressed against his back.
He instinctively turned his head to look and saw a familiar face appear before him.
"You... How could you be here?" His voice trembled violently.
The person behind him was the one who had instructed him to target Lin Xiaotian earlier.
The man looked to be in his thirties, with a gaunt face, cold eyes, and a height of just over 1.7 meters. He was so thin that a cold gust of wind could blow him over.
However, his eyes held a chilling killing intent.
"I warned you before that if you leaked any information about me, you would die. Not only did you disregard my words, but you even intensified your efforts to have Lin Xiaotian target me."
"Now Lin Xiaotian has left, leaving you here. What do you think I should do to torture you?"
Hearing this, Zheng Dewei's body trembled, and his eyes were filled with fear.
His mind raced. He knew that if he didn't answer well, he might be completely finished today.
He even suspected that Lin Xiaotian already knew about this guy's existence, which was why he wasn't in a hurry to have this guy kill him first. Lin Xiaotian could then use the man to kill him.
Thinking of this, a sudden idea struck him. He quickly shouted, "Don't do anything! I have something to tell you!"
The man sneered, "You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation, or I'll cut you into a thousand pieces today and make you wish you were dead."
"If you think Lin Xiaotian's torture was unbearable, I'll show you what real pain is."
Zheng Dewei couldn't help but shiver. He naturally didn't want to face such pain. He quickly stammered, "I did it on purpose. Before I relaxed Lin Xiaotian's guard, I had already made a plan. Lin Xiaotian was going to order food at my hotel, so I could decide how the dishes were made in the kitchen. And I happened to have a poison on me that I could add to Lin Xiaotian's food."
"Once Lin Xiaotian ate those dishes, wouldn't it be easy to deal with him? I know you must be afraid of Lin Xiaotian's powerful strength. Once he's poisoned, even the strongest person can't use their power."
The man's eyes showed a hint of surprise when he heard this.
Finally, his gaze revealed a hint of amusement.
"Give me a believable reason, or you might still die!"
Zheng Dewei didn't dare to hesitate. He took out a small porcelain bottle from his body and respectfully handed it over.
"You can see that this small porcelain bottle contains the poison. And why would I carry poison with me? My encounter with Lin Xiaotian today was a coincidence. I felt that using those insidious methods to deal with Lin Xiaotian was too slow."
"It's better to be direct. After killing Lin Xiaotian, I can avoid huge losses in my business. I've long hated Lin Xiaotian. You saw how he almost made me wish I were dead when he targeted me before."
"Moreover, to be humiliated like this in public again, the whole city will probably spread the word by tomorrow. I knelt before everyone, and he still didn't forgive me, so don't blame me for being ruthless."
"He made everyone know that even a powerful expert like Lin Xiaotian has to die in front of me. If anyone else wants to target me, they'll have to think about the consequences of angering me."
The man's face gradually broke into a smile as he listened to Zheng Dewei's words. "Very good. Your attitude is quite satisfactory. You can take this poison and get to work now."
"Don't worry, I'll be watching you. I won't leave until I personally see you put the poison in Lin Xiaotian's food."