Upon hearing these words, Lin Bei's pupils contracted sharply, as he spoke without a trace of emotion, "I'll seek revenge against the Xie Family later, but for now, I will reclaim a hundred, a thousand, even a thousand times what you did to my daughter!"
"What? What are you going to do?!"
Xie Shaofeng was struck with terror, but all that responded to him was the silver needle in Lin Bei's hand.
For a moment, nothing could be heard in the room except the sound of the silver needle piercing flesh and Xie Shaofeng's harrowing screams.
"You... you devil, please... just kill me," Xie Shaofeng finally broke down.
"Think you can die that easily?" Lin Bei sneered coldly and then took out a bottle of medicine from his chest and sprinkled it across Xie Shaofeng's battered wounds.
Immediately, Xie Shaofeng watched in horror as the wounds all over his body began to heal at a visible rate, quickly stopping the bleeding, forming scabs...
How... how is this possible?
Seeing Xie Shaofeng's reaction, Lin Bei sneered once more.
His medical skills were unparalleled in the world; as long as one was not yet dead, he could bring them back to life, only to let them experience the agony of being cut open again!
And so, in the next second, Xie Shaofeng, who thought he might be saved, fell into despair once again.
He saw clearly as Lin Bei once again sliced open his belly and then healed the wound with medicine...
After countless repetitions, seizing a moment of clarity, Xie Shaofeng weakly pleaded, "Lin... Lin Bei, I was wrong, please grant me a swift end!"
Seeing that there was no point in continuing, Lin Bei flicked his wrist, and a flash of white light crossed Xie Shaofeng's neck.
Half an hour later, in Fragrant City's Xie Family home.
Lin Bei, who had already changed his appearance on the way, looked at the ancient plaque above the entrance with dragons and phoenixes flying on it, his eyes turning cold.
With a grand gesture, he unleashed a burst of energy.
Accompanied by a loud "Snap," the plaque reading "Xie Family" split in two and crashed to the ground.
"Fragrant City, no more Xie Family!"
As the words fell, a tremendous momentum erupted from him.
Meanwhile, inside the Xie Family Manor.
In a large banquet hall, well-dressed guests were gathered, creating a lively scene.
"Today is my 50th birthday, I greatly appreciate everyone out of their busy schedules, for finding time to attend!"
At the head table, Xie Shaofeng's father and patriarch of the Xie Family, Xie Qian, dressed in a neat suit, cheerfully clasped his hands in greeting and smiled at the guests, "Please, make yourselves comfortable, eat well, drink well!"
The crowd burst into a round of cheers.
"Dad, your daughter wishes you health and longevity, a lifespan of a hundred years!"
Just then, a trendy young woman in her twenties, holding a delicately wrapped gift box, spoke in a clear voice.
When the gift box was opened, inside was a fine antique decoration.
Xie Qian, greatly comforted, replied joyfully, "Good! Qiongfang is thoughtful, daddy likes it a lot!"
With Xie Qiongfang leading the way, other members of the family also presented birthday gifts, followed by various valuable gifts from other guests after the Xie Family members had presented theirs.
As the atmosphere grew more exuberant, every face in the hall beamed with smiles.
But then, a thunderous roar, completely out of place, exploded in the hall.
"I wish the Xie Family members, without exception, a terrible death and no place to bury their bodies!"
Before the echo of his voice faded, a tall figure strode into the banquet hall, instantly capturing everyone's attention.
Lin Bei's steps were slow and heavy, each one seeming to tread on the hearts of those around him.
Besides, Qing Tian, who had been properly settled by Han Han, also arrived in time. Now, at Lin Bei's command, he changed his appearance and followed behind, holding a blood-stained cloth bag in his hand.
"Patriarch Xie, please accept this birthday gift with a smile," Qing Tian said with a deep and resonant voice, before hurling the cloth bag through the air towards Xie Qian.
Xie Qian instinctively wanted to dodge, but the cloth bag was moving too fast and ultimately smashed heavily into his chest.
This sudden development stunned everyone present.
The Xie Family was one of the notable noble houses in Fragrant City, and although not the biggest, they had recently aligned with the Yang Family, the number one noble house of Fragrant City. Looking across the whole of Fragrant City, who would be so foolish as to provoke the Xie Family?
And yet, here someone was causing a commotion at the Underground Emperor, Xie Qian's birthday banquet, even uttering the disrespectful phrase "to die without a resting place." Had they gone mad?
Xie Qian's face turned extremely dark, but he didn't erupt in anger immediately. Instead, he ordered someone to open the blood-drenched cloth bag.
In an instant, the ghastly severed head of Xie Shaofeng was revealed to all.
Whoosh!
Seeing this, people subconsciously stepped back, their eyes filled with tangible horror.
And Xie Qian, he erupted in rage, never imagining that his eldest son's head would be cut off.
"You... who exactly are you?"
Lin Bei didn't answer. He had deliberately changed his appearance to avoid unnecessary complications.
After all, his return this time was not only to make up for his neglect of his wife and daughter, but also to find out the true culprit behind the Lin Family's destruction six years ago.
Seeing Lin Bei remain silent, Xie Qian's anger intensified. If it weren't for the numerous guests present, he would've already started a massacre.
"Who gave you the audacity to kill my son?"
"Heh, heh."
Lin Bei let out a light chuckle, then his expression suddenly turned icy, his body emanating an overpowering intent to kill.
He stared intently at Xie Qian and said, word by word, "You despicable old cur deserve to die for letting your son harm my wife and daughter. My daughter was only five years old. How could you bear to dissect her!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a chilling shock erupted through the crowd.
No wonder this man was causing such a disturbance in the Xie Family—it turned out they had dissected his daughter.
Xie Qian's brow furrowed slightly, but then something seemed to dawn on him as he peered at Lin Bei and asked, "You... you didn't die?"
As he spoke, Xie Qian took a closer look at Lin Bei, and then let out a cold snort, mocking, "Even if the Xie Family did dissect your daughter, so what? Believe it or not, today I'll dissect you too!
"My son Shao Feng is the heir to the future head of the Xie Family. Now that you've killed him, you've declared war on the Xie Family. Don't even think about leaving here alive today!"
As soon as Xie Qian finished speaking, more than a dozen powerful-looking fighters abruptly leapt into the scene, surrounding Lin Bei and Qing Tian.
Lin Bei did not feel any sense of impending danger, still staring fixedly at Xie Qian, seated at the place of honor.
"Attack!" Xie Qian shouted, his voice filled with venom, "Remember, regardless of life or death!"
"Yes, Patriarch!" the leader of the fighters responded and then led his subordinates in a swift charge towards Lin Bei and his companion.
"Kill them all."
Facing the group of powerful fighters, Lin Bei just gave a faint order.
Instantly, Qing Tian's figure flashed and suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The next second, he pointed a finger at the leader's forehead and then lightly tapped.