As the man in black walked out, he kept his head down,
clear marks left by Lin Xiaotian still visible on him.
The words "simple-minded" appeared on his chest, the blood lines distinct, immediately drawing attention.
If his clothes hadn't turned into rags, he wouldn't have dared to walk out so brazenly.
Lin Xiaotian watched the man in black leave with a smile, a cold curve at the corner of his lips: "The Liu family still wants to cause trouble for me? You think you've planned everything, but I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Meanwhile, chaos had erupted in the Liu family.
The Liu family head roared in anger, "Which idiot collected this list?"
Among those standing below, an old man trembled, his eyes filled with fear. "Patriarch... Patriarch, I never expected Lin Xiaotian to be so cunning."
"He didn't come himself, but sent a martial artist. They delivered the pills."
"I even scraped off some powder from the pills and confirmed their efficacy."
"Just a fraction of a milligram of powder significantly increased my strength."
"I believe this pill can greatly improve our family's power, especially yours, Patriarch. Your strength will surely reach new heights, and then we won't have to fear Lin Xiaotian anymore."
"But I never expected this medicine to be sent by Lin Xiaotian, and now he's spread the news."
"The person who delivered the medicine left a recording at the time, but didn't record himself."
"And we can't replicate this medicine at all. We can't even replicate the spirit of the few words on the pill, so there's no possibility of forgery."
Lin Xiaotian had put a little thought into refining the pills.
He deliberately made them top-grade pills and even left a few unique, profound runes on them.
Unless one grasped their profound meaning, these runes could never be carved.
This eliminated the Liu family's possibility of forging fake medicine.
The Liu family head was so angry his lungs felt like they would explode. His eyes were bloodshot, and without hesitation, he slapped the old man fiercely on the head.
The old man, filled with terror, didn't even have time to dodge before he was knocked to the ground by the blow. Blood gushed from his nose and mouth, and his vision began to blur.
He never imagined that his good intentions would bring such a catastrophic disaster to the family.
Nor did he expect that the Patriarch, in his rage, would directly kill him with a single slap.
The Liu family head roared in extreme anger, "Throw this old bastard out to feed the dogs."
The old steward walked over. Only he could manage to speak a few words; everyone else was already trembling with fear and dared not utter a sound.
"The Patriarch's anger now won't solve the problem. The best solution is to have Lin Xiaotian take the pill back. This way, his plan to shift the blame will be thwarted."
"You say it so easily. How do we get him to take it back himself?"
The Liu family head gritted his teeth, "Lin Xiaotian isn't like those arrogant young people. I even suspect he's an ancient monster who's become refined."
"Wearing a human skin and running around."
"Look at what he's done. Doesn't each action have its purpose? You don't know what he wants until the last moment."
"Even the delivery of this medicine was beyond my expectations."
"A precious medicine, and he doesn't take it himself, nor does he give it to those around him. Instead, he directly hands it over to us."
"This is completely framing us."
"This incident might even lead to the annihilation of our Liu family."
The Liu family head understood the pros and cons best. When he obtained that seven-colored Ganoderma lucidum, he had killed countless people to keep the news hidden.
He was naturally unwilling to let Lin Xiaotian benefit from it.
After he released the news, Lin Xiaotian's counterattack came so quickly.
A simple stratagem, yet it completely destroyed all his plans.
It was like lifting a rock only to smash his own foot.
"My biggest mistake in this scheme was not considering Lin Xiaotian's shrewdness. Since he already knew we spread the news, he would definitely take countermeasures. I didn't expect him to be willing to give up that medicine."
"That medicine can create a Grandmaster, and even help a Grandmaster break through to the Great Grandmaster realm."
"Such a powerful expert is a force to be reckoned with anywhere, yet he directly gave it to us. Is he out of his mind?"
The old steward suddenly thought of something, a sinister smile appearing on his face. "Patriarch, we still have a way."
After speaking, he whispered a few words into the Liu family head's ear.
The Liu family head's eyes suddenly lit up, and his expression kept changing.
"If we follow your plan, we will definitely be on opposite sides with Lin Xiaotian. Lin Xiaotian's personality absolutely won't let us off easily."
"Our entire Liu family will become his target. With his ruthless and decisive nature, he might even exterminate us completely, leaving us no chance to react."
The old steward shook his head and said, "Lin Xiaotian probably won't do that."
"And I am eighty percent sure that Lin Xiaotian won't be so ruthless."
"Based on our investigation of Lin Xiaotian, the most he has done since descending the mountain is to investigate one matter: the annihilation of his Lin family back then."
"Almost everyone involved in that incident has been wiped out by him."
"But he didn't cut off all ties. He killed those involved, but left their families alive."
"This proves he is not a cruel and bloodthirsty person who kills indiscriminately."
"Based on this alone, it might be a bit risky. My real confidence comes from the fact that Lin Xiaotian also has concerns. If he annihilates our entire Liu family, he won't be able to live peacefully in the secular world anymore."
"Patriarch, don't forget, there's a sharp blade hanging over the heads of all us martial artists."
"'Heroes who break the law with martial arts' is what those high-ranking figures above least want to see."
"Our Liu family consists mostly of ordinary people. He wouldn't dare to go too far."
The Liu family head gritted his teeth, "Now, this is the only path we can take."
"Otherwise, once the news truly spreads, we will surely face the disaster of annihilation."
"Even if it's just a slim possibility, I absolutely will not allow it to happen."
It wasn't even afternoon when the news changed again.
Wu Chengming called directly. When Lin Xiaotian heard the news, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"The Liu family really has some smart people!"
"But what you thought of, I already thought of long ago. Only I can find my own flaws. You are still too far behind."