Volume 1, Chapter 12: The Young Master Is Dead

"Damn you!"

With a sharp strike from Chu Lingtian, the man with dyed yellow hair felt his arm snap at a ninety-degree angle.

"It hurts... damn it, kill him!" the man roared.

His underlings hesitated for a moment before pouncing like starving wolves. One of them pulled out a small fruit knife and lunged straight for Chu Lingtian’s heart.

"Chu Lingtian! Watch out!" Wang Shiyan shrieked.

But the very next second, her mouth fell open in shock, her beautiful eyes widening in disbelief. In less than two seconds, Chu Lingtian had knocked everyone to the ground.

"You brat, are you looking for death?"

"Do you have any idea who I am?"

"I work for Brother Dog, and Brother Dog is with the Black Dragon Society."

"How many lives do you think you have to waste by offending the Black Dragon Society?"

Seeing Chu Lingtian’s terrifying prowess, the yellow-haired man’s eyes flickered with fear, but he quickly resorted to vicious threats.

"The Black Dragon Society? Are they supposed to be impressive?"

"I don't know if they're impressive, and I have no desire to find out. But I do know that if you dare to run wild in this place again..."

Chu Lingtian flicked his wrist and snapped his fingers.

*Whiz! Whiz!*

Two fruit knives from the table shot out like bullets, embedding themselves deep into the floor with a heavy thud. One landed right between the man’s legs, and the other struck the floor right beside his chest.

A chill gripped the man's heart. His eyes nearly popped out of his skull. What was this? What the hell was this? He had sent knives flying just by snapping his fingers?

*Gulp.*

He swallowed hard, trembling as he stammered, "I... I... understand."

"Go! Go! Leave, now!"

He wasn't sure if his eyes had played a trick on him, but he knew for certain that if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't make it out alive.

"Stop." As they tried to flee, Chu Lingtian blocked their path.

"What... what do you want?" The man cowered, lacking the courage to even look Chu Lingtian in the eye.

"You’ve caused this much damage; do you really think you can leave without paying for it?" Chu Lingtian asked.

*Smack!*

The yellow-haired man slapped himself across the face. "Look at me, being so clueless! I'll pay, I'll pay! I'll pay right now!"

"How much?" he asked weakly, glancing at Chu Lingtian.

"One hundred thousand," Chu Lingtian said.

"What?" The man’s eyes went wide, and he burst into tears. "Boss, I don't have that much money..."

"That’s easy to fix." Chu Lingtian took the man’s phone and opened a mobile loan app. "There, isn't that enough?"

Seeing this, the man’s tears flowed freely. "Thank you, Boss, for helping me take out this loan."

After paying, he didn't dare stay a second longer and scrambled away in a frantic escape.

"Chu Lingtian, thank you." Wang Shiyan looked at him with gratitude. The scene of his heroic display was still vivid in her mind, much like the time he had stood up for her against bullies years ago.

"You should leave," Wang Lianhua said sullenly. "You need to go. That man is with the Black Dragon Society; you won't have a good ending if you provoke them."

"No need. They’re just trash; don't worry about it." Seeing that Jiang Wan looked weak, he stopped the idle chatter. "My fiancée will stay here to rest. I have some business to attend to. Call me if anything happens."

Chu Lingtian scribbled his number on a piece of paper and handed it to Wang Shiyan. After settling Jiang Wan in, he told her, "Wife, get some rest. I’m going to go find Huang Yanchen."

As soon as Chu Lingtian left, Wang Lianhua, who was cleaning up the mess, looked miserable. "We have to move. Otherwise, the Black Dragon Society will definitely seek revenge. Small fry like us aren't even worth a finger to them."

"Mom, Lingtian said he would help us. We don't need to move; this hotel hasn't been open for long," Wang Shiyan urged.

"Help? Who can't talk big? In Jiangnan, who dares provoke the Black Dragon Society? Besides, it’s all his fault! If he hadn't hit them, we wouldn't have to fear retaliation. He just likes acting like a hotshot."

"Mom, how can you say that? He just helped us," Wang Shiyan defended him.

"Enough, you think I don't know what you're thinking? Let me tell you, don't even dream about it. He’s no good either... I heard back in Donghai that he went to prison for rape and only just got out."

"Did you hear me? Don't even think about it, and don't get too close to him." Wang Lianhua swept the phone number off the table and into the trash.

Meanwhile, the yellow-haired man returned to their base. Brother Dog was playing billiards. Seeing the man’s dislocated arm and bruised body, he frowned. "What happened?"

"Brother Dog, he’s not human! He’s not human!" The man was mentally shaken, clearly terrified.

"What are you panicking about? What happened?" Brother Dog looked at an underling.

The underling recounted what had happened. "That guy, with a flick of his finger, sent two knives flying..."

*Clang!*

Brother Dog slapped the underling hard across the face. "What kind of crap are you spewing? Is there such a person? Are you shooting a TV show?"

"A bunch of losers! You fail a job and get beaten up, then come back and tell me fairy tales? Do you think I'm an idiot?" Brother Dog scolded.

"Brother, it's true! I'm not lying! If you don't believe me, take your men there now!" the underling pleaded.

Brother Dog’s eyes darkened. "Whoever he is, he’s ruined my business. He must have a death wish."

"But wait until we have time. Brother Chao called me to a meeting; he said there’s a big move coming..."

...

Following the address, Chu Lingtian soon arrived at the Golden Star Building.

He told the lobby security, "I want to see Huang Yanchen."

"This is the warrant." Chu Lingtian pulled out the Tianji Sect’s warrant and placed it on the reception desk.

"What is this?" The security guard looked bewildered, eyeing Chu Lingtian as if he were a lunatic. "Go out, turn right, take a taxi for one kilometer, turn right, then left, go to the end, and turn right again. Tell them my name when you get in, and I'll arrange for a bed for you in ward three."

"Are you messing with me?" Chu Lingtian frowned.

"You started it," the security guard said, his face darkening. "Where did this lunatic come from? Get lost!"

"Take my warrant and tell Huang Yanchen that the Young Sect Master wants to see him," Chu Lingtian said, trying to maintain his patience.

"Young Sect Master? Buddy, I’m the Martial Arts Alliance Leader. If you're sick, go see a doctor, okay? Do I need to zap you with my stun baton before you realize you're being a pain?"

*Stomp, stomp, stomp!*

As they were talking, a tall, well-built man walked over.

"Manager Zhang, there's a lunatic here with some piece of junk, claiming to be the Young Sect Master..." The guard lowered his head to explain as soon as he saw the man.

"Mm, go back to your work. Leave this to me."

After dismissing the guard, Zhang Chao picked up the warrant and looked at Chu Lingtian. "You say you're the Young Master of the Tianji Sect?"

"Yes. Send someone who can actually make decisions to see me."

"I can make decisions. And I'll tell you something else: the Young Master is already dead," Zhang Chao said coldly.

"What did you say?"

"The Young Master is dead?"

Chu Lingtian’s brows knitted tightly. He was filled with confusion and was about to ask more, but a chilling aura of murder washed over him.

*Whiz!*

The man before him lunged forward with blinding speed. The terrifying killing intent caused the temperature in the room to plummet!

"You're looking for death?" Chu Lingtian’s eyes darkened.

He threw a punch!