Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "Old sir, I know you trust me, but there are rules to doing things. You can't just not produce any evidence because you trust me; that's simply being unreasonable."
"Why don't you hurry up and tell me everything you know!"
Hearing Lin Xiaotian's words, Zhou Lanmei didn't hesitate and quickly recounted all the things he had done and his experiences today.
After finishing, she looked at Lin Xiaotian pleadingly.
"I've told you everything. Can I leave now?"
Lin Xiaotian waved his hand, "You can get lost. Let this be a lesson to you, don't be a pawn for others so casually, or you won't have another chance to speak."
Hearing this, Zhou Lanmei fled as if she were escaping.
She didn't dare to stay there for another second.
Lin Xiaotian couldn't be bothered to look at her anymore. Of course, he wouldn't let Zhou Lanmei die just like that.
Even if he didn't act, this woman probably wouldn't live much longer.
At this moment, he had already taken out a wine glass and placed a bottle of wine on the table.
"Old sir, would you like a few drinks?"
Tang Jingde's face broke into a smile, "I love drinking. Xiaotian, you might not be my match. I might get you drunk today."
"It just so happens that I also like drinking. Although there aren't many dishes, I have some peanuts."
Lin Xiaotian smiled and brought out another plate of fried peanuts he had made himself. When he returned earlier, he had already told the villa's servants to go home.
Because he knew that Old Master Tang would definitely come.
Some things were not suitable for outsiders to know.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Tang Jingde opened up, his eyes filled with helplessness and resentment.
"Xiaotian, my old Tang family has wronged you in the past."
"My unfilial son may not be a good person, but he wouldn't do anything heinous, nor would he keep trained assassins. I can guarantee this."
"I suspect he was being used."
"Chu Qiaoyu, I knew from the beginning that she wasn't a good person. When Old Man Chu was alive, he once said that the person he couldn't see through the most was this daughter, and he even suspected that she wasn't his biological child."
"This concerns Old Man Chu's reputation, so you can't spread this, boy. We are brothers for life."
"I'm telling you this so you can be wary."
Lin Xiaotian said with a smile, "Old sir, I see some things more clearly than you do. But I have discerning eyes that can see through people."
"For example, you, old sir, faced a calamity twenty-three years ago. You almost died. Even though you were saved, you were left with a chronic illness."
Hearing this, Tang Jingde's eyes widened, "Only Old Chu knew about this. Did he tell Nianxue?"
"No, if that girl knew, she wouldn't have told you."
"I know that girl's personality. She definitely wouldn't reveal those secrets."
Lin Xiaotian smiled brightly, "Old sir, I told you earlier that I understand divination. I can even give you a reading now, for example, you are facing a bloody disaster."
"Someone wants to kill you, because after you die, they can use your son."
"Combined with Tang Mingxuan, they can make our two families turn against each other."
Tang Jingde's expression changed. He was somewhat skeptical of divination. He liked collecting ancient books, many of which contained similar records, but he had never believed in them.
If such magical arts truly existed, why would people say, "Are kings and generals born to be so?"
It was impossible for a person's destiny to be set from birth.
Lin Xiaotian seemed to have seen through his thoughts and smiled, "Old sir, a person's fate is not predetermined. For example, in physiognomy, left for men and right for women, the left hand represents the destiny one is born with."
"'Man conquers heaven' is not just a saying. The most famous event is Zhuge Kongming borrowing the heavens to extend his life at Wuzhang Plains, setting up the Seven Star Life-Extending Array, but ultimately failing."
He deliberately steered the conversation in this direction because he had already seen some things.
He didn't say them now because he realized that Old Master Tang truly didn't believe in these matters. His gaze even held a hint of surprise and astonishment.
"Xiaotian, let's not talk about these things for now."
"You told me before that you had a way to teach my foolish son a lesson. That unfilial son's mind is muddled by someone. Can you help him regain his senses?"
Lin Xiaotian knew the old man was deliberately changing the subject, so he didn't press further. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's simple. I've already given him a sufficient lesson. If he thinks clearly, it shouldn't take long. I haven't helped him break the spell on him because I don't want to alert the enemy."
"Chu Qiaoyu cast a spell on him, a love spell, using蛊虫 (gu worms) as a link."
"Once I've completely resolved this matter, I will lift it for him, and he will regain his clarity."
Hearing this, Tang Jingde's face showed a look of sudden realization, but then his brows furrowed. "Xiaotian, tell me the truth. Do those things really exist in this world?"
"Is it just something you've heard, or have you truly witnessed it?"
Lin Xiaotian revealed a mysterious smile, "Old sir, do you know why I guessed you would come and prepared drinks?"
"Why?"
Tang Jingde was somewhat taken aback.
Lin Xiaotian whispered a few words in his ear.
About half an hour later, Tang Jingde walked out of the villa, his face as dark as water.
At this moment, he was like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
"I will fight you to the death. You want to destroy my family. I will find each and every one of you and make you understand what regret is!"
His voice was not loud, but each word was spoken with great emphasis, as if all his rage was concentrated in this statement.
After saying this, he got into his car. He had driven himself here, not using a chauffeur.
As he drove down the mountain, a large truck suddenly appeared, blocking the road.
At this moment, Tang Jingde's heart trembled. He had been half-believing the words Lin Xiaotian had told him earlier.
However, he had ultimately chosen to do as Lin Xiaotian had advised.
He stopped the car, rolled down the window, and looked at the two men standing beside the truck.
"What's going on? Why is the truck blocking the road?"
Then, one of the men suddenly revealed an extremely cruel smile, "Because we want you to die!"
"If we don't block your way and let you die here, how can we frame Lin Xiaotian?"