Long Xiao stood at the entrance of Nino's manor, admiring the scenery for a while. A fat man, accompanied by more than a dozen monkey-like bodyguards, hurried out from inside the estate.
"Are you Nino?" Long Xiao asked, looking at the fat man.
The fat man didn't seem to understand Chinese. He glanced back at his subordinates, and one who understood Chinese stepped forward to translate for him.
After understanding Long Xiao's question, the fat man looked at Long Xiao with disdain and said, "A mere Hua Xia person, and you expect Lord Nino to come and greet you? You think too highly of yourself."
Hearing that the fat man was not Nino, Long Xiao said, "Let Nino come out to see me. I don't want to kill innocents."
The dozen bodyguards burst into laughter at Long Xiao's words. The fat man said, "Kill innocents? Saying you'll kill innocents at Nino's manor entrance, hahahaha. Whom do you dare to kill, and whom can you kill?"
Long Xiao didn't want to kill anyone, but he had to make these monkey-like fellows fearful, otherwise they wouldn't obey him.
To get things done locally, one needed local henchmen; this made everything easier.
Nino was the boss of Dakan City, and Long Xiao naturally had to subdue him.
Long Xiao glanced around and saw a row of large trees by the entrance. He walked towards them.
Seeing Long Xiao approaching the trees, the fat man laughed heartily and said, "You're not going to break this big tree with one punch, are you? If you can break this big tree with one punch, I'll immediately go and ask Lord Nino to come and greet you."
Long Xiao didn't answer the fat man. He stood by a large tree, grabbed it with his right hand, and used the 'Dragon Swallows the Seas' technique. Instantly, the tree withered.
Everyone was stunned. No one had ever seen anyone with such power.
Long Xiao then reached out and grabbed another tree. The tree instantly withered completely. With a light pat, the tree collapsed, turning into a pile of dust.
"How can this be? Who are you?" The fat man stared at Long Xiao with wide eyes, astonished, and asked.
"I am a master from Hua Xia. My surname is Long. You can call me Master Long."
The fat man didn't know what a master was, and the bodyguard who understood Chinese couldn't explain it.
After a discussion, they concluded that a master was someone who practiced witchcraft. Long Xiao was a very powerful sorcerer from Hua Xia.
The Nishians worshipped witchcraft. Even those who understood Taoist magic were called sorcerers. Long Xiao's mere touch had turned a tree into a withered one, and a pat had turned it into dust. To the Nishians, this was the work of a standard sorcerer.
"Quickly report to Lord Nino and ask him to come out and greet the sorcerer immediately."
The Nishians worshipped and respected sorcerers. Sorcerers, regardless of their power, were considered superior.
Although Taoist magic originated from ancient witchcraft, it was a level higher than ancient witchcraft and formed a complete system. Therefore, those who practiced Taoist magic were even more respected by the Nishians.
About ten minutes later, a dark and thin middle-aged man in an expensive suit, accompanied by dozens of followers, walked out of the estate.
The middle-aged man sized up Long Xiao from head to toe, not noticing anything special, and asked, "Are you that so-called master?"
Long Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Are you that so-called Lord Nino?"
Nino burst into laughter and said, "Yes, I am Lord Nino. What advice do you have for me?"
Long Xiao used the 'Chimei Carefree Steps'. Nino and his subordinates couldn't see how Long Xiao moved before he was already in the bushes on the side, grabbing a handful of leaves and returning to his original position.
He extended his right hand. The dozens of leaves in his hand floated as if pulled by strings.
Everyone was stunned. Making leaves float was something few sorcerers could do, and even those who could would spend a long time chanting spells. A sorcerer like Long Xiao, who made leaves float with a mere gesture, was something they had never seen before.
"What else do you want to see?" Long Xiao asked.
Nino looked at the leaves and asked, "What's the use of making these leaves float?"
Nino was practical and didn't care much for flashy things.
Long Xiao waved his hand, and a leaf shot out faster than a bullet, whistling towards the leg of a short man behind Nino.
With a cry of pain, a large gash was cut on the short man's thigh.
Long Xiao said with a proud smile, "These leaves of mine can kill people. One leaf, one person. It should be no problem."
Killing a person with a leaf, Nino was shocked by Long Xiao's words. He still looked at Long Xiao with disbelief.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "You don't believe me? How about this, I'll kill all your followers, and then you'll believe me."
As Long Xiao raised his hand to make his move, Nino quickly shouted, "Master Long, don't act yet! I believe you, I really believe you."
Long Xiao waved his right hand, and all the leaves suspended in the air shot towards a large tree at the entrance of Nino's manor. The tree was cut in half and fell to the ground with a bang.
This time, Nino was completely dumbfounded. The leaves controlled by Long Xiao not only could kill people but also cut down trees. Cutting down trees was far more difficult than killing people.
"I believe you, I believe you, Master Long."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Since you believe me, you will listen to me and help me with a few things. If anyone fails, they will be buried under the tree."
"Yes, Master Long, don't worry. In Dakan City, there's nothing Nino can't do."
Long Xiao nodded and followed Nino and his men into Nino's manor. Entering the living room, Long Xiao sat on the sofa and said, "I have a few friends who will be coming here to stay. Prepare a few guest rooms for them."
The fat man bowed obsequiously and said, "Master Long, our Nino manor has over a hundred guest rooms. Your friends can check in anytime they arrive."
Long Xiao called Xiao Ming and the others, and also contacted Lin Xuan, told them his location, and asked them to gather there.
More than an hour later, everyone had arrived one after another.
After Lin Xuan arrived, she handed the information she got from the travel agency to Long Xiao.
Long Xiao threw the information on the table and said, "Nino, a Chinese tourist group has gone missing. Find them for me."
Nino picked up the information and looked at it. He said, "It's no wonder they're missing. This travel agency has dealings with our Chunyu Travel Agency in Dakan City. Chunyu Travel Agency is a human trafficking organization."
"Human trafficking? What do you mean?" Long Xiao asked.
"Chunyu Travel Agency specializes in receiving foreign tour groups and then selling the members of these groups to the Forest of Sorcerers."
"What is the Forest of Sorcerers for?" Long Xiao asked.
Nino told Long Xiao that the Forest of Sorcerers was a gathering place for sorcerers. After buying people from Chunyu Travel Agency, the sorcerers would use them for various witchcraft experiments, and some were sent to laboratories opened by foreigners in Nishia.
"What do the laboratories buy people for?" Long Xiao asked curiously.
"Most of the laboratories near the Forest of Sorcerers are biological laboratories. After buying people, they can conduct various biochemical experiments, and their organs might even be removed and sold for profit."
Lin Xuan became anxious upon hearing this and stood up, saying, "My mother and the others must have been sold to the Forest of Sorcerers. Let's go quickly."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Nino, take your men and let's go surround Chunyu Travel Agency."
Nino immediately gathered his men and personally led them with Long Xiao and the others, heading straight for Chunyu Travel Agency.