Lin Xiaotian snatched the phone directly, unable to bear it any longer. Wu Gaoyang's wronged expression was like a wounded, two-hundred-jin child.
"Hello, is this Wu Gaoyang's master?"
"Who are you?" The voice on the other end was filled with vigilance and tension.
Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "I am Wu Gaoyang's sworn elder brother, and also his elder brother. My brother has been bullied, but I don't know who the other party is. I'm so angry, tell me what your so-called Old Dog Du's name is? Where is he? I'll go find him now."
The other side was clearly stunned for a few seconds before replying.
"What is your cultivation level?"
"If you can make my disciple recognize you as his boss, you must have truly convinced him. My little disciple has always been arrogant, and no one can control him. For him to willingly call you brother, you must be an even more formidable genius than him."
Lin Xiaotian raised an eyebrow, "My cultivation isn't that high, I've barely reached Grandmaster."
There was silence on the other end upon hearing this.
"Say something, who is Old Dog Du?"
"Young man, lying is not a good habit. Give the phone back to your disciple. I know he must have encountered a骗子 (piànzi - swindler). I don't have time to waste with you. Tell me your location, and I'll come down the mountain to find you immediately."
"By the time you get here, it'll be too late." Lin Xiaotian threw the phone back to Wu Gaoyang and gave him a look.
Wu Gaoyang talked for a long time and finally managed to extract some information from the other party.
"Young Master, that guy's name is Du Daming. I don't know the specific details, I only know that he currently lives at No. 28 Donglin Street."
"The other party has already sent me a message, and they've definitely set up a net, waiting for my master's arrival."
"My master isn't an invincible expert among Grandmasters, but he's at least ranked in the top thirty within the Grandmaster realm. The fame of Dian Cang Mountain was built by my master."
"And that person named Du Daming has a past grievance with my master. When they were exploring together, they obtained an ancient medicinal formula."
"The formula can produce a medicine that can improve one's cultivation, but it requires the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Furnace to refine the medicinal ingredients. They had everything prepared, but eventually, problems arose due to some conflict."
"The result was that they turned into enemies."
A smile appeared on Lin Xiaotian's face, "Alright, you don't need to follow me anymore. Go back and watch the antique exhibition."
"Your brother is also my brother. I will save them all."
Wu Gaoyang didn't dare to follow anyway. Those were Grandmaster-level experts. To put it bluntly, he would only be a burden if he went.
As soon as Lin Xiaotian got the address, he didn't linger and rushed over at extreme speed.
Donglin Street belonged to the old urban area.
The houses here were built haphazardly, and the sanitation conditions were poor, but there were still some places with private courtyards.
Pushing open the door of No. 28, the first thing he saw were seven people hanging on the wall.
Their faces were already somewhat bloody and blurred, especially Wu Chengming's face, which was so swollen that it was almost unrecognizable.
When he saw Lin Xiaotian, his eyes barely opened a slit, and a smile suddenly curved his lips.
Lin Xiaotian knew what he was smiling about.
At this moment, the door of the house was also pushed open, and an old man leaning on a cane walked out.
His eyes looked murky, but occasionally a sharp cold glint would flash through them.
His goatee was meticulously groomed, and he walked as if he were at the end of his life, about to be blown over by a gust of wind at any moment.
His gaze also fell on Wu Chengming, and he chuckled, his throat emitting a sound like a knife scratching glass.
"You can still smile? It seems I didn't hit hard enough."
"Did the old scoundrel from Dian Cang Mountain only teach you a bunch of trash?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this kid should be that old scoundrel's youngest disciple, right?"
"You've come at the right time. I heard that old scoundrel dotes on you the most. That's great. I'm going to cut you little bastards into a thousand pieces, starting with you!"
As he said this, he hobbled over to Lin Xiaotian with his cane and then raised the cane, swinging it towards Lin Xiaotian's face.
When he moved, there was no sign of his frail appearance. His speed was as fast as lightning, and the cane even left afterimages.
Lin Xiaotian simply raised his hand and easily caught the cane, a bright smile appearing on his face, "Old man, who told you I was their junior?"
"I am their boss. They have to call me Young Master when they see me."
"Do you know what Young Master means?"
The old man was somewhat stunned. He glanced at his cane. He had used most of his strength just now, but it remained motionless in the other's hand, as if it were stuck in steel bones.
Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "Are you Du Daming?"
"If not, then call him out."
"I am indeed Du Daming. I feel that your cultivation should have also reached the Grandmaster realm. How did you achieve this at such a young age?" Du Daming's eyes held shock and disbelief.
His age had long since caused his vitality to decline.
With his current realm, he was no match for experts of the same level, especially young ones.
Moreover, he could clearly feel a sense of danger emanating from Lin Xiaotian.
It was a vague intuition.
Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "Old man, I'm asking you questions now, not the other way around."
"Know your place. Since I've found you, you're like meat on my chopping block. It's up to me how I deal with you."
"Kid, don't be arrogant!"
"Ginger is still old and spicy. You'll pay the price for being so arrogant." After Du Daming finished speaking, he suddenly pressed a mechanism on his cane.
The end of the cane that Lin Xiaotian was holding split open.
Sharp cold light shot out from the cane, directly piercing his throat.
The speed was as fast as lightning. The people hanging on the wall widened their eyes, and some even wanted to cry out in terror.
A smile of a successful scheme immediately appeared on Du Daming's face.
As an old hand like him, he had countless tricks up his sleeve, not something a young man could compare to. His gaze was sharp and ruthless. He had no intention of talking much with Lin Xiaotian. His previous words were just to distract Lin Xiaotian.
It was also one of his killing moves.
And it was always effective, having tricked countless people.