Chapter 15 : Chapter 15
Chapter 15 - A Stick and a Sweet Date
At that thought, Ji Qingshan no longer hesitated. He grabbed the beast meat and began eating, taking a bite of meat and a sip of wine.
The fragrance of the meat mixed with the aroma of the wine drifted through the room, quickly attracting the attention of the others inside.
“Old man, bring the meat and wine over here.”
Suddenly, a harsh voice rang out.
Lin Zhi’s gaze paused slightly. He looked up and saw several figures walking toward them from the innermost bed in the room.
The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a long scar across his face. His expression was vicious, making his already ugly appearance look even more ferocious.
Several equally fierce-looking men followed behind him.
All of them stared greedily at the beast meat in the old man’s hands, scaring the little girl so badly that she hurried behind Lin Zhi, peeking out timidly.
Lin Zhi’s heart immediately turned solemn.
Judging by their posture, they had come with bad intentions.
“And why should I give it to you?”
A sharp glint flashed through Lin Zhi’s eyes as he looked directly at the scar-faced man. At the same time, he quietly began circulating his cultivation, stirring the Spiritual Power throughout his body.
When the men behind Scarface saw this, they were startled and did not dare meet Lin Zhi’s gaze directly.
“This is none of your business. Are you sure you want to meddle?” the scar-faced man said viciously.
“The meat and wine were brought here by me, so naturally this concerns me. If I say no, then you cannot take them.”
Lin Zhi was not afraid of him at all.
In Lin Zhi’s view, everyone here had been captured and brought to work as slaves. No one was any more impressive than anyone else.
What kind of underworld boss was this man pretending to be?
In truth, the moment Lin Zhi entered the room, he noticed that the old man’s spot was right by the door.
Not only was the night wind strong there, there was not even a bed.
It was obvious that these people had been bullying him.
Lin Zhi had not even said anything yet, and now they had the nerve to come looking for trouble.
“What, even here you still want to bully people? Since you are so capable, isn’t it a waste for you to be here? Why not go outside and become a bandit?”
Lin Zhi mocked coldly.
“You may look impressive now, but I would like to see how long you can keep being arrogant.”
Scarface spoke in a harsh tone, then continued, “I advise you to be sensible and hand the meat over to us. Otherwise, when we go down into the mine, I will find a chance to kill those two.”
Since they were in the same group, they naturally knew that the woman in charge had taken a liking to Lin Zhi.
Because of that, they did not dare touch him.
But they had not expected Lin Zhi to be so forceful, so they could only threaten him to save face.
Lin Zhi did not back down even half a step.
There was little enough beast meat to begin with—just enough to fill the stomachs of the grandfather and granddaughter.
There was no extra for these people.
Besides, even if Lin Zhi gave the food to them, it would not bring any good result.
They would only think the three of them were weak and easy to bully, and in the future they would only become worse.
“This meat was rewarded to me by Lady Meiyao. I dare to give it away, but do you dare to take it? I will go ask Lady Meiyao myself whether this meat should be given to you.”
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Lin Zhi’s lips. He turned around, pretending to head for the door.
“Wait!”
The scar-faced man immediately panicked when he saw Lin Zhi about to leave.
He had personally seen the woman in charge specially arrange a separate room for Lin Zhi.
Now this meat had also been specially sent to him.
Naturally, Scarface did not dare snatch Lin Zhi’s food.
Earlier, he had only spoken up because he thought the old man and little girl were easy targets. He had never expected things to become so troublesome.
“Little brother, such a small matter is not worth troubling the lady in charge over. It was my fault.”
Scarface’s tone instantly softened, and he forced an awkward smile onto his face.
Everyone had just arrived here, so Lin Zhi naturally did not think Scarface had any real ability.
They had already been dragged to this place to die, yet instead of thinking about how to unite and search for even the slightest chance of survival, this man was still thinking about how to bully others.
Lin Zhi looked down on that kind of person from the bottom of his heart.
“You think one apology is enough to settle it?”
Lin Zhi shot Scarface a disdainful glance.
The moment Scarface heard Lin Zhi mention going to Meiyao, he immediately cowered.
Naturally, Lin Zhi was not about to be polite with him now.
It had to be said—borrowing another’s power to intimidate people really was useful.
Scarface naturally sensed the contempt in Lin Zhi’s eyes.
He lowered his head slightly, cold light flashing in his gaze.
This pretty boy really was lucky. He had found himself a powerful backer the moment he arrived.
Fine. Scarface would see how Lin Zhi died once they entered the mine.
“Little brother, I was wrong about this matter. How do you want to settle it?”
Though Scarface wished Lin Zhi dead, he still did not dare make things difficult for him on the surface.
After all, if the woman in charge really pursued the matter, his own life would be forfeit.
When you are under someone else’s roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
“Simple. Give my old man and little sister a different spot. That one over there.”
Lin Zhi raised his hand and pointed to the bed by the window at the very back of the room.
Scarface followed the direction of Lin Zhi’s finger.
That spot… was his own.
Ever since taking it over, he had even specially chosen the best bed in the room and moved it there.
Who would have thought he would end up preparing a wedding dress for someone else?
Though furious, he did not dare speak out. He could only agree unwillingly.
After casually taking another spot and driving away the person who had been there, he sat down gloomily without saying a word.
Lin Zhi could not be bothered with any of that.
When he saw Scarface vacate the spot, he quickly took Ji Xueyan’s hand and led her toward the bed by the window.
He bundled up the tattered junk Scarface had used like garbage and threw it outside before inviting the old man to sit down.
“In a little while, big brother will go back to my room and bring you a blanket. That way little Xueyan will not be cold at night.”
“If those bad people dare bully you again, tell big brother, and I will deal with them for you.”
A gentle smile hung on Lin Zhi’s lips as he spoke softly to the little girl.
If Yang Guo were here, he would definitely be unable to stop himself from saying, “Damn, he really pulled it off.”
After that, Lin Zhi turned around, gathered up the remaining pieces of beast meat the old man had left behind, and walked over to Scarface.
“Brother, there is only this little bit of food left. I hope you do not mind. Consider it my apology. We will still have to look out for each other in the future.”
Scarface looked at the especially young man in front of him with astonishment.
He truly had not expected that after he lowered his head, Lin Zhi would still share food with him.
He froze for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha! I, Wang Laowu, admire you. Kid, you really are somebody.”
It was not that Lin Zhi feared Scarface.
It was simply that he could not stay by the old man’s side all the time.
If these people decided to harbor ill intentions, he really would not be able to guard against them.
So he might as well do them a favor on the way.
First a stick, then a sweet date.
Lin Zhi had known how to use that trick for a long time.
Ji Qingshan remained silent throughout, watching everything Lin Zhi did to stand up for him.
He was fearless when facing trouble, yet he did not drive others into a corner.
Ji Qingshan’s opinion of Lin Zhi immediately rose by several levels.
Then, seeing the gentle expression on Lin Zhi’s face when he spoke to his granddaughter, Ji Qingshan secretly nodded to himself.
This young friend was truly not bad.
He seemed to be only sixteen, merely a dozen years older than his granddaughter.
If something happened to me, entrusting her to him might not be a bad choice after all, the old man thought, his eyes turning thoughtfully.
After exchanging a few more words, Lin Zhi was in the middle of teasing the little girl and making her laugh when Ji Qingshan suddenly reached into his robes and took out a yellow talisman, handing it to Lin Zhi.
“I found this protective talisman outside some time ago. At a critical moment, it can keep your life safe.”
Lin Zhi examined the strange black symbols printed crookedly across the yellow talisman and could not help laughing.
He had already arrived on the Barbarian Continent, yet people here were still this superstitious?
He had seen such things on Blue Star as well.
Although the symbols looked different, he never believed such items could really do anything.
At best, they were just psychological comfort.
“Then thank you, Old Master.”
Lin Zhi did not say what he really thought.
Just as he was about to tuck the talisman away, the old man suddenly grabbed him and slapped it directly onto Lin Zhi’s forehead.
In an instant, the talisman vanished without a trace, as though it had transformed into a stream of Spiritual Power and shot straight into Lin Zhi’s forehead.
“What the hell! Did I just run into the real thing?”
Lin Zhi’s face filled with shock.
The ones on Blue Star definitely would not drill themselves into someone’s forehead.