The two of them shopped for the entire afternoon. Nangong Linglong bought clothes and a watch for Long Xiao, and also replaced his mobile phone. When they returned from shopping, she bought several large bags of his favorite food for him.
When Long Xiao came out of Nangong Jindong's villa, he noticed several people following them. These people had been tailing them all afternoon, and it appeared they were all Nangong Linglong's subordinates.
Back at the villa, Nangong Linglong told the four bodyguards responsible for watching Long Xiao, in front of him, that Long Xiao could go wherever he pleased from now on and they were to follow him.
In the evening, Long Xiao cultivated "Long Yuan" for a while. He called Xiao Ming and arranged a plan for a substitution with him, preparing to have Luo Tianshui replace him.
After the two of them made arrangements, the next morning, Long Xiao proposed visiting the various tourist attractions in Mianyin City to relax.
The four bodyguards turned into four guides, and they took Long Xiao around several places. Long Xiao was generous, paying for everything the four of them bought, and even treated them to a meal at a hotel at noon.
After a few drinks, Long Xiao stood up to go to the restroom, and he specifically asked a bodyguard to follow him.
The bodyguard waited outside the door while Long Xiao entered the toilet and found Luo Tianshui, who had been waiting inside.
The two quickly swapped clothes, and Long Xiao placed the human skin mask he was wearing onto Luo Tianshui.
Their body shapes were similar, only their voices differed slightly. Long Xiao had Luo Tianshui imitate a few of his speaking styles.
Once everything was arranged, Long Xiao told Luo Tianshui that the mobile phone in his pocket contained photos of the four bodyguards, Nangong Linglong, Nangong Jindong, and Zhao Yuyan, along with their profiles.
After Luo Tianshui left the restroom, Long Xiao took out Governor Zhao's human skin mask and disguised himself again.
Leaving the restroom, Long Xiao first went to buy several outfits, some for himself and some for Xiao Ming.
As soon as he came out of the mall after buying the clothes, a young man in an expensive suit, with a girl on his arm, walked towards him.
The girl was fair-skinned and beautiful, wearing a very short skirt and a crop top that exposed her navel. Long Xiao couldn't help but stare a few more times.
"Brother Hong, this old man was molesting me and staring at me," the girl said in a childish voice, shaking the young man's arm.
Just as they passed each other, the young man shouted, "Hey old man, stop right there!"
Long Xiao stopped and looked at the young man. The young man, in a rage, pointed at Long Xiao and said, "Kneel down immediately and apologize to my girlfriend, or you won't be leaving here alive today."
Long Xiao looked at the girl, then at the young man, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure," the young man said arrogantly, looking at Long Xiao.
The young man was very familiar with the various factions in Mianyin. He didn't recognize this middle-aged man and was certain he didn't belong to any faction. Moreover, judging by the middle-aged man's attire, he seemed like an ordinary person.
"Young man, your arrogance will bring disaster to your family."
"What the hell do you think you are, to dare threaten me? I'll beat you to death."
Saying that, the young man swung his hand and slapped Long Xiao.
From the speed of the young man's attack, Long Xiao could tell his strength was not at the Earth realm. Long Xiao dodged the incoming hand, grabbed his wrist, and with a crack, broke it.
A scream erupted. The young man looked at Long Xiao in astonishment, not expecting him to dare injure him.
"Old man, you've caused trouble. Do you know who you injured?" the girl said, stepping back in panic.
"Tell me, who is he?"
"He is Young Master Zhao Hongyu of Xinglong Company."
Long Xiao sneered and said, "Young Master Zhao, hmph, I do enjoy bullying rich young masters."
"You wait, I'll call someone to kill you," Young Master Zhao said, pulling out his phone.
Long Xiao raised his hand and slapped him, sending the phone he had just taken out flying to the ground.
"No need to call anyone. I'll go to your house with you right now. I want to see how formidable your Zhao family is," Long Xiao said, kicking Young Master Zhao again.
Young Master Zhao got up from the ground, and the girl picked up his phone and handed it to him, intending for him to make a call.
"Where's the car? Let's go," Long Xiao said.
Seeing that Long Xiao truly dared to go to the Zhao family with him, Young Master Zhao panicked completely and took two steps back, preparing to flee.
Long Xiao flashed in front of Young Master Zhao and said, "If you dare to run, I'll take your girlfriend to a hotel right now."
The girl, terrified, hid behind Young Master Zhao, trembling as if Long Xiao was really going to do something to her.
Following Young Master Zhao, they drove to the Zhao family villa.
As soon as he got out of the car, Young Master Zhao bolted, shouting, "Help! Help! Kill him!"
Over a dozen Zhao family bodyguards surrounded Long Xiao. Long Xiao sneered and swung his palm.
A series of loud slaps echoed. The dozen burly men didn't even see how Long Xiao moved before their faces stung and they were hit.
After a round of slaps, Long Xiao kicked each of the dozen bodyguards away.
Long Xiao hadn't used his full strength. These bodyguards were just working for others, and there was no need to harm them without any grudges.
The dozen bodyguards once again got up and charged at Long Xiao, but in less than a minute, they were kicked away by Long Xiao again.
"Stop it! All of you, stop!" a middle-aged man in his early fifties shouted from inside the villa.
Seeing the middle-aged man, Young Master Zhao hurried over and cried, "Dad, this old man broke my hand!"
The middle-aged man raised his hand and slapped him, saying, "Watch your mouth! Kneel and apologize."
"Dad, why are you hitting me? He broke my hand!"
"I'm not hitting you, I'm stopping you from ruining our Zhao family! Kneel and apologize!"
The middle-aged man kicked Young Master Zhao's leg, and Young Master Zhao fell to his knees in front of Long Xiao.
Long Xiao looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "Are you Young Master Zhao's father?"
The middle-aged man quickly stepped forward, cupped his fists, and bowed, saying, "I am Zhao Jinbao. My unworthy son has offended you greatly. I beg for your forgiveness, master."
Long Xiao thought to himself that the middle-aged man must have seen the fight just now and realized he was no match for him, so he was afraid. Now was a time when he needed people, and if he could subdue the Zhao family, it would add another helper.
"Alright, let's go inside and talk."
With that, Long Xiao walked into the villa. Zhao Jinbao and his son hurried to follow.
Long Xiao sat on the sofa. Zhao Jinbao kicked his son, Zhao Hongyu, again, forcing him to kneel before Long Xiao.
Long Xiao looked at Zhao Hongyu and asked, "Do you know you were wrong?"
Zhao Hongyu nodded quickly and said, "I know, master. I was wrong. Please spare me."
Long Xiao nodded slightly and said, "I originally intended to destroy your Zhao family. But seeing as your father recognized his mistake so promptly, I will let this matter go."
"Thank you, master, for sparing our Zhao family," Zhao Jinbao said, cupping his fists again.
A maid brought over tea for Long Xiao. Long Xiao waved his hand at the teapot, and the teapot slowly floated up. The tea slowly poured into the teacup.
After filling the cup, the teapot slowly landed on the tray, and the teacup flew up, landing in Long Xiao's hand.
Long Xiao took a sip and smiled, saying, "Your Zhao family's tea is quite good."
Zhao Jinbao's legs trembled, and he fell to his knees with a thud, not daring to say another word. He had heard Nangong Jindong mention before that, besides the Nangong family, only those who had reached the Heaven realm could project their internal energy to control objects.
Although Nangong Jindong could control objects and fight against those in the early Heaven realm, he couldn't control objects as effortlessly as Long Xiao. Clearly, Long Xiao's strength far surpassed Nangong Jindong's.