Two cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining stopped at the gate of Tan Jianye's villa and rang the doorbell.
The nanny came out and saw two unfamiliar men. She asked them who they were looking for. One of them said he was looking for Tan Jianye. The nanny, not understanding the situation, let them in.
Liu Xiaoyuan stood still, watching everything unfold. He was right; the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator was indeed after the Tan family's small cauldron.
What they didn't know was that the Tan family's small cauldron was now in Liu Xiaoyuan's possession.
"Big star, let's go." Liu Xiaoyuan said, holding Murong Yuyan's small hand.
Murong Yuyan said worriedly, "Xiao Yuan, aren't you going to take care of Ling Shan's father?"
Tan Jianye deserved to die. Liu Xiaoyuan had no sympathy for him whatsoever. It was best that he was killed by two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Such a person only cared about his own little cauldron and had no family. He was the worst kind of scoundrel.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Don't worry about it. Anyway, Xiao Ding is no longer with the Tan family, so I don't think those two will make things difficult for Tan Jianye."
As soon as Liu Xiaoyuan and Murong Yuyan stepped out of the residential area, the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators came out and blocked Liu Xiaoyuan's way.
"What are you two doing?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked, looking at the two men, wondering what had gotten into them that they were blocking his way.
One of them said, "You know perfectly well what we're doing. Hurry up and bring out the Tan family's small cauldron."
Huh? Liu Xiaoyuan was stunned. How did these guys know that the Tan family's small cauldron was on him? What was going on? Logically speaking, apart from Tan Lingshan and her daughter, no one else should know about this. Could it be that Tan Lingshan and her daughter told these two?
No way, Tan Lingshan and her daughter wouldn't be such ungrateful scoundrels.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Gentlemen, I don't understand what you're talking about. What Tan family's little cauldron? I think you've got it wrong."
Murong Yuyan tightly hugged Liu Xiaoyuan's right hand, knowing that these two men had come with ill intentions. But she wasn't afraid, because as long as she held onto Liu Xiaoyuan's hands tightly, even if the sky fell, Liu Xiaoyuan would hold it up for her.
“Friend, stop making excuses. Tan Jianye has already said that you took their family’s small cauldron. If you know what’s good for you, hand it over quickly and don’t force us to take action.”
Holy crap! It was actually Tan Jianye who told this story. Liu Xiaoyuan guessed that Tan Jianye probably made it up to get revenge on him, with the aim of using someone else to do his dirty work.
Thinking about this, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that Tan Jianye was truly despicable, not just ordinary despicable, but exceptionally despicable.
"Where is Tan Jianye? Make him confront me in person. I don't even know what his Tan family's small cauldron looks like, yet he claims I took it. This is outrageous!" Liu Xiaoyuan said angrily.
Liu Xiaoyuan is also a skilled actor, and his performance was extremely convincing. Even the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators almost believed it. However, for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, it's better to kill three thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person go free.
Since Tan Jianye claimed that the Tan family's small cauldron was on Liu Xiaoyuan, they decided to disregard all else and subdue Liu Xiaoyuan first. Even if the cauldron wasn't on Liu Xiaoyuan, it wouldn't matter. In their eyes, two against one was a piece of cake.
“Friend, you don’t need to see Tan Jianye. Please take out your storage bag and let us see it. If there really is no Tan family’s small cauldron, we’ll leave!” the other party said.
Putting aside the fact that the Tan family's small cauldron was originally on Liu Xiaoyuan's person, even if it wasn't, Liu Xiaoyuan wouldn't take out his storage bag for the two of them to inspect; it's a matter of face and dignity.
"Gentlemen, isn't this going a bit too far?" Liu Xiaoyuan squinted at the other party. They were just two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, yet they dared to be arrogant in front of him. They were simply courting death.
One of them laughed and said, "Too much? My friend, you can see the situation right now. In this world, might makes right, you know?"
"Oh, so might makes right, right?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.
"Yes, so if you know what's good for you, you'd better take out the storage bag. That way, everyone will be better off," the other person said.
Liu Xiaoyuan said to Murong Yuyan beside him, "You go back to the hotel first, I'll be back in a bit."
Murong Yuyan stubbornly said, "No, I'm not going back. I want to go with you!"
Liu Xiaoyuan advised, "Don't be stubborn. Listen to me and go back. Don't you believe in my abilities? Listen to me and take the car back."
When Murong Yuyan thought about Liu Xiaoyuan's abilities, she realized that if she went with him, she would only be a burden. So, she glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and said, "Then you have to be careful. I'll wait for you to come back at the hotel."
"Yes, that's more like being obedient." Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and stroked Murong Yuyan's hair.
After watching Murong Yuyan get into the car, Liu Xiaoyuan said to the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, "Gentlemen, let's go. This isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere to have a proper discussion."
"Alright, we brothers know a good place to talk, but we don't know if you dare to go," the other party asked, using a provocation tactic.
Liu Xiaoyuan shrugged, looking nonchalant, and said, "As long as you dare to lead the way, I dare to go."
"Good, you've got guts. Come with us!" the other cultivator said with a smile.
So Liu Xiaoyuan followed the two men into a dilapidated Santana, which drove to the outskirts of the city and then stopped in a wasteland.
At this moment, the sun was blazing overhead, and the thatch on the ground was drooping under the scorching sun. Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow by, bringing waves of heat.
The wasteland in the suburbs was exceptionally quiet at this time of year, with only the rustling sound of the grass blades colliding with each other when the wind blew through it.
This place and time is the perfect setting for murder and arson.
"Oh dear! It's so hot." Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at the blazing sun in the sky. Even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining would feel the heat under such a bright sun.
“The weather is very hot, but you’ll soon stop feeling the heat,” one of the cultivators said with a sneer.
The meaning of this statement is quite clear: once Liu Xiaoyuan is dealt with on the spot by the two of them, he will naturally not feel the heat of the sun anymore; the dead know nothing.
Liu Xiaoyuan wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the meaning behind the two cultivators' words.
Liu Xiaoyuan also sneered and said, "Oh, really? I reckon I'll still feel hot later, but I'm afraid you two won't be able to feel the warmth of the sun!"
(End of this chapter)
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