Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Convict Below the Stage

  Three days, a whole three days have passed since that day when I fainted by the pond, but these three inhuman days are enough to be etched in my memory for a lifetime.

  Torture and beating? Not a drop of water entering? Those are just minor things. For the past three days, anyone can give you a kick, and whoever comes in seems to have a grudge against your father. That's what it means to be truly miserable. When a person's dignity is trampled to the bottom, if he hasn't died yet, he will definitely become a great figure. I said to myself in my heart.

  Yes, because I almost killed that old man, I changed from the honored guest of Heng Xing Tian to the prisoner I am today. Now I'm no longer in Shen Xian Valley but in a private hospital with only one patient - that old man. I don't know what his identity is, but I do know their power is like the sky falling down, batch after batch of people rushing over here, batch after batch of people hurrying away with tasks.

  I gaze at the iron window above my head, speechless. Lately, everything has been a rollercoaster ride. I don't even know how I've managed to get through it all myself. At this point, it's no longer just about survival, but what exactly I'm fighting for, I'm not even clear about that. Life is too complicated.

  The iron door was kicked open violently again, and Hsin's face turned very dark. He walked slowly in front of me, took out a cigarette from his pocket, stuffed it into my mouth, lit it up, then lit one for himself as well.

  I smiled as I looked at the curved iron gate, do I still need an iron gate in my current state? Three days ago, that gunshot was originally aimed at my heart, but it was saved by Hsin's lion roar and hit my arm instead. The whole hand almost fell off, and of course, they wouldn't treat me, just simply bandaged me up. Now the wound is probably infected, and to prevent me from escaping, they found a Chinese medicine expert to give me over a dozen injections on my body. After being injected, I felt like I had tens of kilograms of shackles on my back, let alone running, even walking was laborious.

  "How is it, the taste of hitting rock bottom, is it cool?" Hua Xin Tian asked, exhaling a ring of smoke. In fact, his heart was even more complicated. The old man lying in bed next door had done him a great favor and was also his half-mentor. Without him, there would be no Hua Xin Tian today. He might still be working as a laborer on some construction site. So, over the past few days, he hadn't received any less criticism than others, but he never complained a word.

  Because he was the one who found him, he wanted to avenge his nephew Kang Cheng, not just talking about it. More importantly, this person is already his target of persuasion. If something goes wrong, it's because he didn't make himself clear. The people in Shen Xian Valley are not someone he can move easily, at first he thought he understood them.

  "This coolness, I will remember it for the rest of my life." I said to Hsin Yu Tien. Actually, now I'm quite admiring myself. For three days, Hsin Yu Tien has been looking for me dozens of times just to make me bow down and apologize, but I managed to get through it all.

  "Little kid, you still dare to resent, do you know who the person you hurt is?" My eyes had resentment and I didn't hide it at all, so Xiaoyu Tian slapped my head hard, making me grit my teeth in pain.

  "To be honest, if you're lucky enough to survive this time, I'd advise you to give up on your revenge, because you won't have the chance. You don't know what kind of person and organization you're up against."

  Hao Xin Tian's words were laced with a deep sense of warning. As a high-ranking member of the organization, he was well aware of its immense power. However, the people who had shown up in recent days were still enough to shock him. It turned out that even he was just a large stone on this vast mountain, and he didn't dare to wade into the deep waters here.

  "Haha" I laughed loudly, "Hao Xintian, Kang Shushu, I'm very curious about your organization. To be honest, I don't know what you're capable of. Now that I've walked out, I'm a wanted man by both the righteous and evil paths, as well as the black and white factions. Do you think I'll still be afraid?"

  "Haha, you're not afraid of wearing shoes with bare feet, but what about your family? I guarantee that if the person next door dies, your whole family will be buried with them." Heng Xin Tian's eyes suddenly turned cold.

  "Then hurry up and kill me, or else you won't have this chance again." I gritted my teeth and said. Same old trick, do you think I'd be afraid? Afraid, what's the use of that anyway.

  "Why are you so eager to die? He has no grudge against you, why do you have to go and get buried with him?" Hu Xin Tian roared, he was about to go crazy. Clearly, if they had just saved the old man, nothing would have happened, so why did it have to turn out like this.

  "Hmph, after all, it's still your incompetence, can't even save one person." I rolled my eyes and said, looking at the new sky, that old man hasn't woken up yet, what a delight! Now he'll have company on the road to the underworld.

  "You and I don't need to waste words, a big shot is coming today and the result will be settled, you deal with it yourself." Hsin Tian dropped a bun on me and then got up and left.

  I didn't respond, I just picked up the steamed bun, slowly tore it open, and stuffed it into my mouth. If I really hadn't eaten or drunk for three days, I would have died already. Fortunately, these three days were all brought by Heng Xin Tian with some food, but I was being monitored all the time, he couldn't eat or drink too much to entertain me, so just threw a cookie or steamed bun or something. As for that big shot, I didn't hear anything, because there were too many people coming these three days, each one wanted to beat me up and said they would kill me.

  After finishing the steamed bun, I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep. Now all I can do is sleep, but soon, someone came, two strong men dragged me out of the small black room and into the adjacent super VIP ward that was even bigger than a classroom.

  The ward was also packed with people at this time, but everyone's eyes were focused on one person in front of the bed. He was a very tall man, and his hair was all white from behind, but he didn't feel old at all. His aura was amazing, and it could be said that he was the most majestic person I had ever seen. Just standing there was enough to make people's hearts tremble.

  "You're the one who hurt my third brother, Lin Hao." After seemingly examining the old man, he turned his head and revealed a ferocious face.

  I shrugged to indicate that I did it, but I'm actually getting a bit curious about this person. People have physiognomy, some people are born looking like bad guys, and this guy is definitely the worst of the worst. Growing up to look like this, probably even gods and ghosts wouldn't dare approach him.

  "What are you looking at? Answer the question quickly!" I stared at that person, but instead provoked someone else's displeasure and was soon kicked, almost falling to the ground.

  "Hey, don't move yet, just a light tap will do, now I want to ask him some questions, irrelevant people get out." The man said, and soon more than half of the people in the room left, while I patted my clothes and stood up again.

  "I already know about the grudge between your third brother and me. It was originally a small matter, so let's just forget it. You wake him up, I'll spare you, and I guarantee that our three dragons will not bother you in any way. If you need us, we can even give you a large sum of money." The man said to me with a smile, but his expression looked more like a sly grin.

  I shook my head, not believing they were one and the same thing, unwilling to wake up that old man was also one thing, of course, another thing was that I couldn't wake him up.

  "Young people are afraid that we will go back on our words and not believe us? Don't worry, my name is Long Batian, you can ask around, I am a man of my word, what I say I can definitely do." Long Batian explained patiently to me.

  "Long Batian, what a great name!" I clicked my tongue and said, "Since you're so sincere, I'll tell you too, my name is Bu Xingtao."

  "Nonsense, the illusion is something you created, how can you not wake me up? If you don't wake up my grandfather today, I'll kill you!" Just as I finished speaking, a young woman next to me shouted loudly, and tried to threaten me with her gun, but before she could even raise it, someone next to her disarmed her.

  With so many people around, if they still want to use guns to solve problems, then they won't be able to show their faces anymore.

  "Lingling, don't worry, Second Master will wake up your grandfather." Long Batian comforted the woman who claimed to be the old man's granddaughter.

  "Yes, Second Master, but this person cannot be spared either. He harmed my grandfather and made him sleep for so long, he must be killed." The woman looked like a little girl when facing Long Batian, but to me, she was indeed a female demon. These three days, the one who beat me the most and hit the hardest was her.

  As for her threats, I just hummed a tune. If I were afraid of death, I would have surrendered on the first day.

  "Lin Hao, I know how you're feeling right now. What do you want? Just tell me and as long as it's not too excessive, I'll make sure to get it done. But you have to wake up my third brother, or else I won't be able to guarantee what my men will do." Long Batian's words also carried a heavy threat.

  I lowered my head, biting my lip and fell silent for three seconds. Yes, it's undeniable that family is now my biggest weakness. Although I've always shown them a fearless attitude towards their threats, I know this won't fool them. Just one threat would be enough.

  "Alright, I'll wake him up. And I don't want any of your money or demands either. First, I need to ensure my parents are not harmed in any way. Second, let's destroy the Three Gods' Way and avenge my sister Xue. That's all I ask for." Since we can't escape anyway, why not face it with our heads held high?

  "Alright, you're a good man. If it weren't for this matter today, I would have let you stay just because of that." Long Batian laughed loudly and said coldly, "Did you hear? Let the people from Jiangnan retreat, and also, tell Heng Xiantian about the recent situation of the Three Gods Sect."

  Long Ba Tian's one sentence made me break out in a cold sweat, I originally thought they were just threatening, didn't expect them to be able to take action against my family at any time, if I had been a bit more stubborn, then I dare not imagine.

  "Yes, Lord Long Er," replied Xin Tian with a respectful tone, then turned to me and said, "After days of siege, the external forces of the Three Gods Sect have been almost completely destroyed. The elite of the Three Gods Sect has also suffered heavy losses. More than half of the female disciples, elders, and executives have died. They are now hiding in the mountains, and it's only a matter of time before they are completely annihilated. I, San Long Hui, am now gathering our forces to prepare for the final blow."

  Hao Xin Tian's face was somewhat complex, because he knew that I was actually doing him a favor. Destroying the Three Gods Sect had long been part of the plan, but Hao Xin Tian wasn't the leader of the Three Dragons Association and his resources were limited. Now, mobilizing the entire Three Dragons Association to deal with the Three Gods Sect would be easy, and by letting him owe me this favor, I wasn't expecting him to save me, but rather hoping he could help my parents after I died.

  "Did you hear that? Hurry up and wake up my grandfather!" Linlin shouted anxiously from the side.

  "Please move Dragon Overlord's hand a little to the side and let me go forward."

  Just take a look, anyway I don't know how to do it either, I've already made the worst preparations, so I pretended to check it out and shook my head saying "I'm also helpless, this..."

  "What" I hadn't even finished speaking, when a huge force came from behind me, grabbing my clothes and throwing me out, slamming me to the ground, leaving me dazed.

  Damn it, I haven't finished speaking yet.

  But I still looked up and was beaten by someone with a slap in the face.