Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

impossible.

Lin Tian denied it.

Yu Li said this purely because she was desperate and grasping at straws, like a drowning person desperately grabbing at even the smallest straw.

Thinking about this, Lin Tian suddenly felt utterly bored.

Kill them?

of course can.

With a cleaver in hand, one slicing at a time, clean and efficient.

But that would be too easy on them, and too... boring.

These people didn't have it this easy when they bullied him and his sister back then.

They would play tricks, mock, and enjoy the thrill of being superior.

Like a cat catching a mouse, it doesn't rush to eat it; it plays with it until it's tired of playing before taking a bite.

So why can't he be that cat now?

Lin Tian had an idea in mind and revealed a pure and innocent smile.

"Yu Li, don't worry, I'm a kind-hearted person. This kitchen knife won't kill women or children."

He twirled the cleaver in his hand and slowly put it down; the bloodstains on the blade had already dried.

Yu Li and Yan Jiedi were stunned.

As they watched Lin Tian put down the cleaver, a faint glimmer of hope slowly emerged in their despairing eyes.

"I am not like you beasts, who have no bottom line and bully and harm even children."

After my parents were murdered, you beneficiaries were chatting and laughing in the yard, discussing what to eat for dinner.

Lin Tian became increasingly distressed as he spoke, and his eyes even turned a little red.

"What were you doing when my sister was crying from hunger? You were gnawing on steamed buns and eating braised pork, and you even made smacking noises while eating in front of her."

"Lin Tian..."

"Don't try to deny it, this is what my sister Tangtang said."

Yu Li lowered her head in shame, her voice trembling as she tried to confirm one thing, "Lin Tian, ​​are you telling the truth? You won't kill us?"

"Don't be silly, sister-in-law."

Lin Tian toned down his act, threw the kitchen knife on the ground with a clatter, spread his hands, and made an innocent expression.

"How could I kill you? She's just a child. I was just trying to scare you. Who told you to bully my sister?"

He spoke with such self-righteousness, as if he wasn't the one who had just been wielding a cleaver to kill someone.

But Yu Li and Yan Jiedi did not let their guard down.

They stared intently at Lin Tian and the kitchen knife on the ground, their bodies still tense.

Experience told them that things wouldn't be that simple.

After all, Xu Damao, who was lying on that eight-immortal table, wouldn't lie.

Lin Tian seemed to see through their thoughts, sighed, and looked aggrieved, as if to say, "Why don't you believe me?"

"Sigh, it's no wonder you don't believe me, after all, there's been a misunderstanding between us."

He took a step forward.

Yu Li and Yan Jiedi retreated at the same time.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," Lin Tian waved his hand, "I really won't kill you, but that doesn't mean I won't kill the others."

"Others?"

Are there other people?

Yu Li repeated it subconsciously.

"Yeah," Lin Tian tilted his head and gestured behind them with his lip, "Look behind you if you don't believe me."

Yu Li turned her head almost instinctively, only to find a pale, ghostly face pressed against her back, less than two centimeters away.

"Aaaaaah!!! It's a ghost!!!"

Yu Li was so frightened that she fell to the ground and crawled backward on her hands and feet.

Yan Jiedi burst into heart-wrenching sobs.

Lin Tian's ghostly clone had silently appeared behind the two of them at some unknown time.

Lin Tian chuckled, like a child who had just pulled off a prank: "See? The real culprit is someone else."

I already said I'm kind-hearted; I can't even bear to step on an ant, so how could I possibly kill someone?

Let me introduce you. This is my… um… friend. It has a bit of a temper, and it especially hates people who bully children.

Yu Li and Yan Jiedi watched as the ghostly figure slowly drifted over, fear like countless ants gnawing at their every nerve.

"Don't come any closer...please don't come any closer..."

"Mom and Dad, I'm scared, boohoo... Sister-in-law..."

Yu Li held Yan Jiedi in her arms, both of them trembling as if they had Parkinson's disease.

Suddenly remembering something, Yu Li cried out pleadingly, "Lin Tian, ​​didn't you say you wouldn't kill us? Save us! We don't want to die!"

At this moment, dignity and calculation are all irrelevant.

She just wanted to live; she was willing to kneel down and lick Lin Tian's toes.

Lin Tian frowned, looking "troubled": "I mean I won't kill you. But my friend... it's stubborn, and I can't control it."

Okay, I'll talk to it about this.

"If you play a game with it and have fun, everyone will be happy, and it won't die."

"Play...play what game?"

Yu Li asked, her voice trembling.

She knew it was definitely not a good game, but she had no choice.

Playing games with ghosts is better than being killed by them.

Lin Tian's eyes lit up, like a child who had received a new toy: "A masked throwing knife! It's so much fun!"

"What?"

Yu Li didn't understand.

But she quickly understood.

The ghostly figure suddenly moved.

It floated to Yan Jiedi's side and stretched out an ethereal hand.

"Ah! Let me go, let me go, sister-in-law, save me!!"

Yan Jiedi struggled desperately, but the ghost's power was astonishing.

They picked up Yan Jiedi and took her to a cross-shaped wooden stake that had been erected sometime earlier, then tied her up with hemp rope.

"Lin Tian, ​​what do you want to do?"

Yu Li lunged forward like a madwoman, but Lin Tian gently waved his hand, and an invisible force pushed her back.

He is the master of the Spirit Spring Space.

"Didn't you say you'd let us go? Stop! Let go of Jie Di!"

Lin Tian stood there, hands in his pockets, with an expression that said, "I'm just watching the show." He said, "Don't worry, I won't kill any women or children. I mean what I say."

But my friend wants to play the game, and I can't stop him. How about... you beg him?

Yu Li turned to the ghostly figure.

A knife had appeared in its hand at some point, not a kitchen knife, but an exquisite throwing knife, its blade gleaming coldly.

"Please...please..."

Yu Li knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the ghostly figure, pleading, "Spare my sister-in-law! She's just a child. If you want to play...play with me...I'll play with you..."

The ghostly figure turned to her, as if in thought.

Then, it slowly shook its head, clearly indicating its refusal.

It wants to play Yan Jiedi.

"The rules of the game are very simple."

Lin Tian kindly explained from the side, "My friend will blindfold himself, stand ten meters away, and throw knives at the wooden stake."

If Yan Jiedi can dodge, or if the throwing knife doesn't hit her, then you win. Winning one round means you can live another day.

"Play ten rounds in total. If you win six or more, I'll let you go. How about that? Fair enough?"

fair?

Yu Li's eyes almost bled from staring.

How can a little girl be tied to a wooden stake and allowed to be blindfolded by a "ghost" who throws knives at her?

How is this any different from directly killing someone?

Do ghosts need to be blindfolded?

This is the same as not being blindfolded at all.

"Lin Tian! You can't do this!"

Yu Li screamed, "This is too dangerous! She'll die!"

"No, no, that won't happen."

Lin Tian waved his hand, "My friend's knife skills are very accurate. Of course, whether they are accurate or not depends on his mood, but don't worry, he seems to be in a good mood today."

Ghostly Shadow deftly brandished the throwing knife in his hand, the blade tracing a chilling arc in the air.

"Ready to begin."

Lin Tian clapped his hands, like an excited host.

……