Four Golden family experts fought Black Dog, and soon Black Dog was at a disadvantage. He hurriedly retreated towards Luo Tianshui, seeking help.
There were no experts from various prominent families here. Luo Tianshui intended to end the fight quickly, so he fought without any reservations.
He directly unsheathed 'Blood Blade', and the entire living room was filled with a crimson hue as the sounds of clashing steel echoed.
With a flash of red sword light, two Golden family experts had their arms severed, and the other two lost their legs.
The speed was too fast. The Golden family members couldn't clearly see how Luo Tianshui had attacked. His 'Blood Blade' had already been sheathed back into his iron sword.
The difference in strength was instantly apparent. The experts standing behind Jin Tian no longer dared to advance.
One sword had disabled four experts. Luo Tianshui had even shown mercy; otherwise, the four experts would have become corpses by now.
After retracting his iron sword, Luo Tianshui sat back in his chair and said, "Black Dog, continue collecting the debts."
With Luo Tianshui's display of power, Black Dog's confidence surged. He looked at Jin Tian, waved the recently produced IOU, and said, "This is an IOU signed by your son. Pay up."
Jin Tian looked at the IOU and almost exploded with rage. What was this? It turned out Jin Shaohuai had bought his grandfather's IOU.
"Fine, you've done well. Fifty million, I'll pay." Jin Tian said through gritted teeth.
Fifty million was nothing to the wealthy and powerful Jin family; they could afford to pay it.
Black Dog sneered and said, "Dream on. You haven't paid for so long, the interest has doubled. I'll be lenient and say one hundred million."
"You're extorting me!" Jin Tian roared.
Black Dog nodded and said, "Yes, I'm extorting you. Pay the money. If even a fraction is missing, we'll dig up graves today and take your father out of his tomb."
Jin Tian looked at Black Dog and said viciously, "Fine, I'll pay. I'll give you the money."
The Jin family could still afford one hundred million. Soon, Black Dog's account received the sum.
Jin Tian thought that Black Dog would leave after receiving the money, but to his surprise, he produced another IOU. This time, it was an IOU signed by Jin Shaohuai for his grandmother, also for fifty million.
"Pay up, one hundred million," Black Dog said, shaking the IOU.
"You, how many people did you buy off?" Jin Tian roared at Jin Shaohuai in anger.
Forced to sign that day, Jin Shaohuai was already like a stray dog, and he had long forgotten how many IOUs he had signed.
Jin Shaohuai's face crumpled. "I don't know. So many. They forced me to sign them all."
Black Dog shook the IOU and said, "Stop the nonsense and pay quickly."
If they continued to pay this kind of money, even a powerful family would be ruined. Jin Tian thought for a moment and said, "Black Dog, can we have a few more days to pay? Our company doesn't have that much cash on hand."
Black Dog shook his head without hesitation. "No. If we don't get the money, we're not leaving today."
Jin Tian's eyes darted, and he had an idea. "Since you brothers want to stay, I'll host you properly."
Jin Tian asked the cook to prepare food. He told Black Dog he was going to raise money and then left.
In less than an hour, the food and wine were laid out. It was almost noon, and Black Dog and the others were hungry, so they sat down to eat without hesitation.
Jin Tian called his son Jin Shaohuai into the courtyard and asked him about the situation in detail. Jin Shaohuai dared not conceal anything and told Jin Tian everything.
When Jin Tian learned that Long Xiao was behind all this, he took his two most skilled subordinates and headed straight for the Lin family.
Long Xiao returned to the Lin family, had nothing to do, and spent some time researching 'Dragon Movement Hand'. Then he went to the kitchen to stir-fry soybeans.
Aunt Ling found it strange that Long Xiao suddenly thought of stir-frying soybeans.
"Long Xiao, do you like stir-fried soybeans?" Aunt Ling asked curiously.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "I've loved stir-fried soybeans since I was a child, but my family was poor back then, and I couldn't afford to eat them."
"Come, I'll help you stir-fry," Aunt Ling said, taking the spatula from Long Xiao.
Long Xiao meticulously studied 'Dragon Movement Hand' and concluded that any object could be used as a weapon.
'Dragon Movement Hand' uses qi to control objects, and its attack speed is extremely fast and difficult to dodge.
Soybeans are small and convenient to carry in a pocket. If one has enough accuracy, they can directly attack vital points. A single soybean is more effective than a bullet.
Soon, Aunt Ling stir-fried a large plate of soybeans for Long Xiao and brought it to the coffee table in the living room.
Jin Tian, accompanied by two experts, barged into the Lin family's residence. Nangong Yue had gone to play mahjong, and Lin Shijie was at work. Only Long Xiao and Aunt Ling were left in the villa.
Long Xiao didn't look up when he heard the noise. He lowered his head, picked up a few still warm soybeans, and held them in his palm, examining them.
"You are Long Xiao," Jin Tian asked.
"Yes, I am Long Xiao," Long Xiao said, popping the soybeans into his mouth and chewing.
"Did you conspire with my son Jin Shaohuai to make him pay debts?" Jin Tian asked again.
Long Xiao nodded. "Yes, it was me. But I'd like to correct you on one word. I didn't conspire with Jin Shaohuai; I made him sign the IOUs according to his own logic."
Long Xiao recounted in detail how Jin Shaohuai had run him over with a car and then forced him to sign away his wife.
Jin Tian felt a lump in his throat. He knew his son was arrogant and domineering, but he never expected his son to do something so terrible and cause so much trouble.
"Hmph, Long Xiao, this world is about strength. I can also play your game of selling out family members. If you cancel the IOUs, I'll let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, I'll force you to sign an IOU now to offset the ones you made Shaohuai sign."
Long Xiao picked up two more soybeans and examined them. "Mr. Jin, you're right. The current world is about strength. If you want to force me to sign an IOU, you need enough strength."
Jin Tian waved his hand and said, "Attack! Break his limbs first."
The two experts following Jin Tian rushed towards Long Xiao. Suddenly, the two soybeans in Long Xiao's hand slowly floated up.
As the two Golden family experts reached Long Xiao, the soybeans suspended in the air suddenly exerted force. As if enchanted, with a whistling sound, the two soybeans instantly pierced the necks of the two Golden family experts.
Blood gushed from the two men's necks. They frantically covered their throats in terror.
The two bloody holes were right next to their carotid arteries. A slight deviation would have severed their carotid arteries.
"Fall back. You only have one chance to live," Long Xiao said calmly.
The two Golden family experts retreated in fear, realizing that Long Xiao did not want to kill them. If he had wanted to, they would have been dead long ago.
Jin Tian looked at Long Xiao with a face full of shock. He had thought Long Xiao was a pushover, but he turned out to be even more formidable than the expert who had visited his villa.
With no other choice, Jin Tian dropped to his knees before Long Xiao.
"Young Master Long, please spare the Jin family. The Jin family will repay your kindness by being your oxen and horses."
"Hmph, spare the Jin family? Did Jin Shaohuai spare me? If I weren't lucky, I would have been run over and killed by him a few days ago."
"Young Master Long, I will definitely punish Shaohuai severely when I return and apologize to you. Please spare the Jin family. From now on, the Jin family will be like a dog to you, Young Master Long. Whomever you tell us to bite, the Jin family will bite."
The two experts Jin Tian brought also knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Please, Young Master Long, spare the Jin family. We are all willing to be your dogs and guard your home for you."
Aunt Ling, standing nearby, felt her heart churn with astonishment. She never imagined that an inconspicuous live-in son-in-law, constantly looked down upon by his mother-in-law, possessed such incredible power.
"Long Xiao, why don't you spare them? Let them work for you. You'll have more people to run errands."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Alright, I'll spare you for Aunt Ling's sake."
Jin Tian looked at Aunt Ling gratefully. If Aunt Ling hadn't pleaded for them today, the Jin family would have been finished.