"Tss!"
In an instant, a streak of fresh blood spurted from the leader's third eye, and then his body tilted, completely silent.
"Ah..."
This bloody scene made it impossible for the guests present to remain calm, and they cried out in horror.
Xie Qian's eyes widened in disbelief, muttering to himself, "No... this can't be possible!"
The leader was the Xie Family's top bodyguard, and yet he didn't even have the chance to fight back before he was ruthlessly stabbed to death.
But to his surprise, after Qing Tian struck, he flashed away again.
Every time he reappeared, a strong guard dressed in tight clothes would fall dead, without exception, all pierced in the brow with a single finger.
In less than ten seconds, more than a dozen imposing guards in tight clothes all collapsed to the ground, none survived.
Besides the pervasive scent of blood, only the accelerated heartbeats of the guests remained.
Everyone was intimidated by Qing Tian's ruthlessness; they all clutched their mouths, fearing they would draw lethal retribution, and some of the more faint-hearted even fainted.
"Dare to disrespect Commander Lin, kill!"
Qing Tian's voice rose again, seemingly from hell itself, chilling to the core.
Even Xie Qian, who had seen his share of storms, was shaken by Qing Tian's relentless words.
He glanced at his bodyguards and then at Qing Tian, opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.
"Xie Qian, I have only one question for you. Why did you order Shao Feng to kill my wife and child?"
As soon as Lin Bei spoke, everyone's gaze collectively shifted to Xie Qian.
His eyes flickered, and he forced himself to calm down, saying, "Who do you think you are, no more than a dog that has lost its home, do I, Xie Qian, need to report my actions to you?"
"If it were anything else, maybe I wouldn't need your report, but you were trying to kill my wife and daughter," Lin Bei said indifferently. "But you don't need to say anything, let's just have the Xie Family completely disappear from Fragrant City."
"You arrogant fool!" Xie Qian exclaimed, his expression instantly turning ferocious, "Do you really think that by killing a few pieces of trash you can cover the sky with one hand? Come out, all of you!"
Following Xie Qian's roar, a group of thugs clad in suits and wielding firearms suddenly poured in from outside the banquet hall. They chambered their weapons and aimed at Lin Bei and Qing Tian.
With just one command from Xie Qian, this group of suited thugs would definitely pull the trigger without hesitation.
For a moment, the vast banquet hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Only Lin Bei and Qing Tian still stood their ground with calm, even if one observed closely, they could spot a faint smile at the corners of their mouths.
"Xie Qian, is this your trump card?" Lin Bei asked, taunting.
Xie Qian's brow furrowed, not expecting Lin Bei to remain calm and composed at this moment.
He sneered and said darkly, "Lin Bei, don't tell me you think the guns in their hands are fake? Do you believe that with a wave of my hand, they could turn you into a sieve?"
"Really? Why don't you give it a try?"
"Fire!"
Immediately, the group of suited thugs all pulled their triggers, but before the bullets could leave the barrels, Qing Tian's figure disappeared from the spot.
The next second, the room was filled with a series of shrill screams.
When everyone took a closer look, they couldn't help but gasp.
They realized that the once arrogant thugs in suits, at some unknown time, had their gun-holding wrists severed by Qing Tian.
How... how is this possible?
Shock filled everyone's eyes as they looked at Qing Tian as if they had seen a ghost.
"Thump!"
Xie Qian saw this and suddenly his body went soft, collapsing onto a chair with a thud.
He had never expected that Qing Tian's speed could actually surpass that of a bullet. Who on earth was he?
It was an indefinable time before Xie Qian finally came back to his senses.
He let out a heavy sigh, his demeanor appearing to age dozens of years in an instant.
"I didn't expect... that you would have grown to this extent," Xie Qian forced himself to be calm, but his trembling voice and body betrayed the panic and unease in his heart.
"Then, are you ready to divulge why you commanded your son to kill my wife and children?" Lin Bei's voice was chillingly sharp.
He did not believe that the Xie family would attack his wife and daughter without reason; there had to be some motive behind it.
Xie Qian's eyes brightened; he seemed to see a glimmer of hope, but then he counter-questioned without giving an answer, "If I tell you the reason, will you spare my Xie family?"
"I have said that I will ensure the Xie family dies without a place to be buried," Lin Bei replied decisively.
Fury rose in Xie Qian's eyes; after all, he was the well-known Underground Emperor of Fragrant City. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
His face darkened, and he bellowed, "Then you will never know the truth!"
"Still won't shed a tear until you see the coffin, huh," Lin Bei shook his head. He glanced at his watch and said softly, "There are five more seconds."
"5."
"4."
"3."
"2."
"1."
"Ding ling ling..."
Just as Lin Bei finished speaking, Xie Qian's cellphone in his pocket suddenly rang.
He answered with confusion, and immediately a panicked voice came through.
"Chairman, something terrible has happened!"
"What's got you so flustered? Slow down!" Xie Qian, upon hearing this, suddenly had a very bad feeling.
The caller was not just anyone, but the manager who handled all the business for the Xie family.
Clearly, this manager didn't know what was happening at the Xie family manor at the moment. He swallowed nervously and said hastily, "Chairman, our Xie Corporation's stock has been massively sold off, our market value has evaporated by eighty percent in less than ten minutes!"
"The banks also called, saying there is a problem with our group's credit procedures, pressing us to repay our loans!"
"Moreover, all of our entertainment venues have simultaneously been found to contain a large amount of contraband, and they have all been shut down. The people in charge have also been taken away for investigation..."
Boom!
Facing this series of bad news, Xie Qian's face turned white, and he deflated like a punctured balloon, collapsing weakly to the ground.
He looked at Lin Bei with a face full of fear, begging for mercy as he kowtowed, "Lin Bei, I was wrong, uncle was wrong. For the sake of our families' past relationships, please let me go. As long as you're willing, the Xie family will be your dog from now on, alright..."
"To be my dog, you're not worthy."
Lin Bei's expression was as still as an ancient well, his voice emotionless as he said, "As for the Xie family, not even the chickens and dogs will be spared!"
"No, please!"
Xie Qian screamed in terror, "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, just let me off the hook, I—"
But Lin Bei didn't want to listen anymore.
He casually walked towards the outside of the manor, asking indifferently, "Qing Tian, what are you waiting for?"
With that, Qing Tian let out a sinister laugh, then charged towards all the members of the Xie family...