Inside a secret chamber at the Lin Family estate in Azure City.
Lin Weitian spat out a great mouthful of black blood, then felt considerably lighter. He immediately dropped to his knees and cupped his fists. "Thank you for saving me, senior. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have known what killed me."
Xu Tong reached out and pulled him up. "Say no more. Come back with me first."
He started to leave, but Lin Weitian called him back. "Wait, senior. Let's leave through the back door."
Xu Tong laughed. "Why take the back door? I want them to know that I'm the one taking you away. If they have the ability, let them come and take you back!"
For a moment, Lin Weitian didn't know what to say. Such commanding confidence was probably something only a figure like Xu Tong could possess.
And so Lin Weitian followed Xu Tong out of the secret chamber, and they strode brazenly toward the exit.
Lin Pan had only just left. As soon as Lin Ran stepped outside, he saw them and hurried over. "Hold on, who are you? Why are you in our Lin Family estate? What are you planning to do to our family head?"
Xu Tong smiled. "Me? Xu Tong. Lin Weitian is badly injured, so I'm taking him to my place for treatment. If you have any business with him, come find me."
With that, Xu Tong gave him no chance to respond and took Lin Weitian out the door.
How could Lin Ran dare stop him?
Even if he had never met Xu Tong, he had certainly heard of him. If he stepped forward now, he might very well end up dead.
Besides, men grew shrewder with age, just as ghosts grew more uncanny.
At his age, how could he