Lin Xiao frowned and turned around. He saw a young man of about seventeen or eighteen walking towards him with a loud laugh.
“I’ve taken a liking to this item. You’d better sell it to me, and for the price of one gold coin,” the young man said slowly, looking at Lin Xiao with excitement.
He happened to be short on a gift to please his boss. He had his eye on this item but, after asking the price, found that a third-grade pill was beyond his means. Besides, anything sold by the royal team’s market was protected by a fee, and he didn’t dare to rob them.
Unexpectedly, this guy actually used a third-grade pill to buy the item, making him feel ecstatic. After all, buyers were not protected.
And the item bought with the third-grade pill would make for a decent gift, and he could also gain his boss’s appreciation.
The middle-aged man running the stall didn’t seem inclined to intervene. With the mix of people here, he didn’t dare to interfere and instead watched the two with an amused expression.
Anyway, the item had already been sold; it was no longer his concern.
“One gold coin for something I bought with a third-grade pill?” Lin Xiao said, slightly taken aback, looking at the young man with sympathy.
“That’s right. Hand it over. You should know I’m sparing your life and not cutting off your limbs or ruining your cultivation. That’s already a big concession. Although your life isn’t worth much, you letting me keep your life is quite valuable,” the young man said, folding his arms and speaking arrogantly.
“One gold coin is too much. How about you just cut off my limbs and ruin my cultivation?” Lin Xiao said mockingly.
The young man was momentarily stunned. Seeing Lin Xiao’s mocking expression, he angrily retorted, “Hmph! Do you think I’m joking with you? Do you know who I am?”
“Not interested,” Lin Xiao said dismissively.
“You!” The young man, enraged, scoffed, “Hmph! I’m Chen Tong’s subordinate!”
“Someone from the Chen family?” Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao’s expression suddenly turned cold.
Seeing Lin Xiao’s reaction, the young man revealed a triumphant expression and coldly threatened, “That’s right. Not only is he from the Chen family, but he’s also Chen Yan’s cousin! Do you know who Chen Yan is? Among the four young masters of the royal city, he’s the youngest and most talented. In his twenties, he’s already reached the Heavenly Martial Realm, with strength surpassing that of the princes and Zhou Xiong!”
“How about it? Are you scared now? Hand over the green fruit obediently, bow your head to me three times, and if I’m happy, I’ll let you off,” the young man continued, his gaze fixed on Lin Xiao’s visible eyes and chin, imagining Lin Xiao’s forthcoming frightened reaction, his face showing a smug and mocking expression.
However, Lin Xiao’s reaction disappointed the young man. Lin Xiao’s face shifted from cold to one of disdain as he said, “After all that, your point is that you’re just a dog for the Chen family?”
“I’ll f*** your mother!” Upon hearing this, the young man lost control, shouting furiously, “So what if I’m just a dog of the Chen family? Even if I’m a dog, I have to see who the master is! And damn it, after all that, can you even beat me?”
“…” The middle-aged man watching nearby was somewhat dumbfounded. This was the first time he had seen someone so proudly admit to being a dog.
And seeing Lin Xiao’s sharp retorts, he guessed that Lin Xiao was no ordinary person; this was going to be entertaining.
The young man’s words attracted a crowd nearby.
“Hey, look! Isn’t that Chen Tong’s subordinate Wu Neng?”
“That’s right. It’s Wu Neng. He’s using Chen Tong’s name to bully people again.”
“To be a lackey for Chen Tong, Wu Neng must be no weakling himself. At such a young age, he has already reached the first level of the Xuanwu realm. It seems that the boy with the mask is in trouble.”
The crowd began to murmur among themselves.
However, Lin Xiao didn’t respond to Wu Neng in public; instead, he looked at him with pity.
“I’ll give you three breaths of time. If you don’t kneel and bow your head, I’ll make you regret coming into this world!” Seeing the crowd growing, Wu Neng, wanting to assert his authority before taking action, shouted at Lin Xiao again.
He completely dismissed Lin Xiao, who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Wu Neng’s legs kicked back, and his whole body suddenly flipped forward heavily.
“Bang!”
Dust flew everywhere as Wu Neng fell flat on his face.
“…” The crowd was stunned.
They initially thought Lin Xiao would be the one in trouble, but this unexpected turn of events left them speechless.
Wu Neng was dazed, took a moment, then raised his head and spat out mud, furious and embarrassed, “You, you dared to sneak attack me!”
With that, he slapped the ground with both hands, propelling himself upward.
However, at that moment, Wu Neng’s body wasn’t able to stand on the ground. He felt a powerful force controlling him entirely, no matter how he tried to circulate his energy, he couldn’t move. In the blink of an eye, this force lifted him several meters into the air.
“You are a second-grade Spirit Controller!” Wu Neng’s expression changed drastically as he exclaimed.
His cultivation was at the first level of Xuanwu, so only someone with at least second-grade primary spiritual power could completely control him. Seeing Lin Xiao’s age, he concluded that he must be a second-grade primary Spirit Controller.
This left Wu Neng finding it hard to accept. How could someone who looked so ordinary be a second-grade primary Spirit Controller?
The onlookers were equally astonished. To reach second-grade primary Spirit Controller at the age of sixteen or seventeen was already remarkable talent.
Finally, they had run into something formidable.
As the alchemy competition approached, the royal city indeed attracted many young Spirit Controller talents.
Ignoring the crowd’s reactions and Wu Neng’s words, Lin Xiao looked at Wu Neng calmly and said, “You want to make me regret coming to this world?”
Wu Neng’s heart trembled. For some reason, looking into Lin Xiao’s calm eyes gave him a sense of fear.
However, he was Chen Tong’s subordinate. Usually, he bullied others without anyone daring to provoke him. How could he show weakness to an obscure youth? He immediately got up from the ground and threatened Lin Xiao, “You’d better let me go, otherwise… ah!”
Before he finished speaking, Wu Neng’s body crashed heavily into the ground, letting out a pig-like scream.
Bang!
Wu Neng’s legs were controlled and lifted, causing him to land hard on the ground, a cloud of dust rising as a mouthful of fresh blood spewed from his mouth.
The crowd gasped in shock. Even Chen Tong’s lackey dared to attack; this youth was ruthless!
“Get lost immediately, or you won’t be able to leave!” Lin Xiao’s voice turned cold as he commanded.
“You…” Wu Neng was infuriated but, thinking about his aching backside, quickly suppressed his anger.
He crawled up from the ground, feeling as if his legs were paralyzed, but still managed to slowly crawl away.
“You wait for me!” Before leaving, Wu Neng couldn’t resist threatening Lin Xiao again.
Bang!
“Ah!”
As he stumbled, Wu Neng fell onto the ground again, letting out another pig-like scream.
“What did you say?” Lin Xiao asked.
