Once everyone had taken their respective seat, Lin Tian Nan had the waiters bring out the food, but the atmosphere was still very tense. Lin Tian Nan had invited quite a few military friends, all of whom were braced for battle because each and everyone of them knew who Wei Fan was. He was the boss of Blood Scythe, in other words, he had the most power in the underground world. Actually, Wei Fan was the main target of many Guardians, and now he was sitting right at the same table as them. Clearly, he was relying on Ou Yang Chuan behind him for protection.
Lin Tian Nanâs military friends didnât seem to know the strength of the enemy they were facing. They were even ready to pull out their guns. But Lin Tian Nan knew how terrifying a Yang Yan expert was, and immediately signaled them to stop. Otherwise, Iâm afraid no one would be able to leave this room alive.
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After pouring out a glass of wine*, Lin Tian Nan raised the cup and smiled, âWe are fortunate that Chief Wei had the time to come and join us for this meal. Hereâs a toast to you, Cheers!â
Note: Technically, this should be a shot of Chinese Bai Jiu, which ranges from 40-120 proof, in other words, alcohol poisoning.
Drinking it in one gulp, Lin Tian Nan raised the cup once again to indicate the end of his turn*. Wei Fan didnât skip a beat and immediately stood up, and respectfully finished his cup of wine and smiled, âIn the past, Iâve always admired the reputation that you, Chief Lin, has made for yourself. Now that I meet you in person, you are indeed as impressive as the rumors say. Lockheed Martinâs center of technology, the founder of Tian Jin Group, you truly are a complicated manâ¦â
Note: A Chinese table manner, where a person makes a toast, drinks the wine, and the person being toasted then also stands up and drinks his wine in appreciation.
Lin Tian Nan wryly smiled, âWhat are you talking about? Compared to the achievements of Chief Wei in the entertainment world, mine are quite insignificant. Iâm just a simple weapons merchant. Iâm incomparable to you, who can cover half the sky with one hand.â
Wei Fan hesitated, then laughed, âChief Lin, surely youâre joking. Iâm just a modest merchant that follows the law. I havenât done anything sinful.â
As he said that, Wei Fan looked towards Wan Er, âThe little miss Lin can attest to that. Sheâs Fan Shu Cityâs number one most beautiful Assassin, Cang Tong, while Iâm Ba Huang Cityâs [Thousand Burial]âs Guild Master, you can even say weâre allies. Recently, Iâve been obsessed with this game, Iâve even been dreaming about it. I donât have the time to get involved with any dirty work. Little Miss Lin, isnât that right?â
Wan Er smiled, âI heard that your [Thousand Burial] has been tyrannically reigning over training grounds, maliciously PKing, and all sorts of unfair gaming practices. In the eyes of the Ba Huang City players, you are perhaps the most evil power thereâ¦â
Wei Fan was clearly embarrassed. He laughed, âThatâs just paying my respective debts. Some people were just looking for problems, so I could only return the favor tenfold. Iâm already this old, I canât just let myself get bullied by the young ones, right?â
Wan Er nodded, âYes, youâre right.â
Wei Fan glanced at me, âThis little brother is Xiao Yao Zi Zai, right? Just as expected⦠your looks betray your talents in real life, just like in game. Do you still remember how many deaths your [Zhan Long] has brought to the battlefield?â
I lost my smile, âWhat, did Chief Wei want to clear up those in game debts offline now?â
Wei Fan rubbed his nose, âThatâs impossible, Iâm not that kind of a person. Besides, you are one of Chief Linâs guests. I should at least respect him that much. Itâs just⦠Even if the mountain doesnât turn, the water will. Sooner or later, I will take revenge for [Thousand Burial]⦠So [Zhan Long] better watch out, [Thousand Burial] will come looking for you at any time, and make you regret your past actionsâ¦â¦ I am not the type that will seek revenge in real life, so you can at least relax on that part.â
I nodded with a smile, âThatâs good. [Zhan Long] will always welcome a battle with you!â
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We began to eat. I didnât drink any wine, instead I only ate the food on the table. After that, I picked out some food for Wan Er to eat. Lin Tian Nan seemed to also agree with this, as he didnât say anything. After all, I have a close relationship with Wan Er. He can tell as well. With all the spies he had placed around us, itâd be strange if he didnât know.
After passing the wine around three times, Wei Fanâs face turned red. He raised his cup and stood up, smiling at Lin Tian Nan, âBoss Lin, let me make another toast. I⦠I, Wei Fan, have never really admired anyone else, but you, you are the first. Truly. Tian Jin Groupâs weapons manufacturing is just too great. Around the entire globe, youâre one of the top manufacturers. I heard that you created an Oracle System that can even rival the Aegis Combat System. All those Americans are freaking out over this, hahaâ¦â¦â
Lin Tian Nan smiled, âItâs nothing. Iâm just a merchant, not some gifted man. The one in charge of my companyâs technology is the real backbone.â
Wei Fan squinted his eyes, âThe weapons that the Tian Jin Group have most recently been creating are nanobullets. These bullets can fuse a tankâs armor together and is the hottest new weapon. I heard that even the âScientific Strangersâ from TV canât block these. He he, if I may ask a favorâ¦â¦â
Lin Tian Nan chuckled, âWhat is it?â
Wei Fan smiled, âItâs like this. I want to buy a stack of nanobullets from you. Hei Hei, I donât know if that is ok with you.â
Lin Tian Nan coldly laughed, âYou want to buy some nanobullets for personal use? Thatâs against the law. I remember half an hour ago, Chief Wei had said that you were just an average merchant. How did it all suddenly change?â
Wei Fan remained cheery, âThis⦠you know what I mean. Us organizations, we need some of the real stuff to get people to respect us. Hang Zhouâs delinquents are getting more and more rebellious these days. If Chief Lin sells a few boxes of nanobullets to me, then I just need to shoot once or twice, to let those delinquents know that weâre living in a technological age, and the time for swords and knives is overâ¦â¦â
Lin Tian Nan wryly smiled, âGive up on it. Unless you have a permit from the government, I will never sell a single bullet to you.â
âHey, Old Lin, you wonât even give me this much respect!?â Wei Fan said with a fake smile, âThis doesnât sound like something brothers would say. At least give me a few thousand bulletsâ¦â¦â
Lin Tian Nanâs eyes turned cold, âIf I said I wouldnât then I wouldnât. You should be clear of the rules for manufacturing weapons. They definitely cannot be broken.â
âOh?â Wei Fan softly said, âHe he, Boss Lin really is an iron chicken. You wonât even give a single feather. Hmph, you really donât give any favors. If itâs like thisâ¦â¦â
âShua Shua!â Two middle aged military officers stood up, holding their guns to Wei Fanâs head. One of them coldly said, âWei Fan, donât turn down the favors that have already been offered. Who do you think you are? I just donât want to pluck you from Hang Zhou, thatâs all. Donât you dare threaten Tian Jin Group, or else Iâll make sure you donât have a good ending!â
Wei Fan hesitated, âHaha, why are you all pulling out the guns. Everyone should talk peacefully. I was just going to say, even if Old Lin doesnât give me the respect, then heâll still be my Boss. I didnât say anything elseâ¦â¦â
The lieutenant general slowly lowered his pistol, his eyes filled with killing intent, âYou street thug!â
The other general softly said, âEven if this is a small birthday celebration, thereâs a military force encircling this place in a one kilometer radius. Wei Fan, if you really think you can use one hand to cover the sky in Hang Zhou, then why donât you try and see, if your head will burst before we fall!â
Wei Fan nodded with a smile, âI got it. Itâs not like Iâm an untactful personâ¦â
Ou Yang Chuan slowly stood up, and pressed his hand on the generalâs gun with a smile, âYoung man, whyâs your temper so short? Hurry up and put those away. Today, weâre all here to celebrate Chief Linâs birthday, why would we need to take out these swords and gunsâ¦â¦â
As he was talking, a flame rose from his fingertip. In the next second, the general suddenly let go of his gun with a yelp. The gunâs entire barrel had been melted away and dripped onto the table. Anyone could tell that it was because of Ou Yang Chuanâ¦â¦â
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âThisâ¦â¦â The lieutenant general suddenly stood up. Before he could pull out his gun, the air around him seemed to freeze. It was Ou Yang Chuan again. He managed to control the aura of a top tier Royal Air Expert, and thus in a short time completely stopped anyone elseâ movements.
Lin Tian Nan sat there, his entire body shaking, but unable to move.
Wan Er immediately looked towards me.
I slowly stood up and raised my cup, âWhy doesnât everyone just cool down a little and drink some wine. This was never any kind of big thing. Isnât that right?â
Ou Yang Chuan looked at me, âOh? This young man is pretty strongâ¦â
I looked at him, and I could feel the edge of Ou Yang Chuanâs aura. The pressure from this Yang Yan expertâs energy was enough to stop me in my steps. However, I was able to gather up my energy to overcome the pressure. Ou Yang Chuan didnât move an inch as he watched me. A drip of sweat rolled down his nose, but his breath was not as harsh as my own. It was clear that he hadnât been in the Yang Yan level for long, or else I wouldâve already been forced to the ground.
âHa ha ha haâ¦â
Ou Yang Chuan suddenly raised his head and laughed, âThe young ones are going to surpass us old geezers⦠Here, letâs drink. Just now, we just had a small misunderstanding. Everyone, please donât think too much about it!â
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The tension was released, and Lin Tian Nan gratefully glanced at me. If I hadnât stood up in time, Ou Yang Chuan wouldâve probably continued as he pleased.
I, on the other hand, was feeling a bit of fear. The old geezer had once told me, that before I reached Yang Yan level, I was to never cross swords with a Yang Yan level expert, or else I was practically looking to die. Looked like it truly was the case. I was so scared, my legs felt like jelly, and I weakly sat down on my seat as my face turned green. Wan Er quickly held my hand and softly whispered, âHow was it?â
I took a deep breath, âNerve wrecking, hahaâ¦â
âYou can still laughâ¦â
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The meal continued. I could faintly hear the generals plotting to kill off Ou Yang Chuan, but they were all stopped by Lin Tian Nan. Everyone here was an important person, and Lin Tian Nan couldnât let any one of them get harmed. After all, he somewhat understood the different levels of Qi training, and he also understood whether or not one would be able to resist an expert like Ou Yang Chuan.
After eating the birthday cake, the dinner was considered to be finished.
Lin Tian Nan went downstairs to wait for his car with four other body guards. I tightly gripped Wan Erâs hand, and took her with Lin Tian Nanâs team. This way, I would not only be able to protect her, but also protect Lin Tian Nan.
Only after seeing Lin Tian Nanâs car slowly drive out of the gardenâs parking lot, was I able to relax a little.
After slowly starting up the car, the TT was ready to set off!
âPeng!â
Suddenly, a loud sound came from above. A fiery light appeared from the roof. A person landed on the rooftop!
Ou Yang Chuanâs hand was filled with flames, his veins pulsing with a light. He flashed a sinister smile at me, âLi Xiao Yao, why are you leaving in such a hurry? How about you let me send you on your way*?â
Note: This is a play on words, itâs what you usually say to someone âon their way to deathâ.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om