"Bang bang bang bang...!"
Gunfire erupted, and Guo Nuting's bodyguards fired wildly at the invisible adversary.
Unconcerned, the adversary turned into a phantom and pulled out a black case. He flipped a button, and the black case quickly transford into a shield about one ter wide and over two ters long. He placed the shield in front of him, blocking all incoming bullets.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, it frightened the living daylights out of the newly appointed officials and their group. They had been expensively hired by the invisible man precisely to tangle with Guo Nuting's motorcade. However, the invisible man hadn't ntioned that there would be guns involved. These temporary actors were ordinary people who ca here just to make so money. When the gunfire started, chaos ensued as people scrambled to escape in all directions. The bodyguards didn't dare to shoot at random, fearing they might hurt civilians, which gave the invisible man a perfect opportunity.
Amongst the crowd, the invisible man used the confusion to his advantage and, combined with his lightning-fast Step Technique, he quickly approached within ten ters of the bodyguards.
Two Flying Daggers were thrown, piercing straight through the foreheads of two bodyguards.
The remaining bodyguards fired frantically at him. While he shielded himself with the shield on one side, he forcefully landed a spinning kick, knocking down three bodyguards. The next mont, he threw a Flying Dagger towards Guo Nuting's car, from which a scream suddenly erupted.
The invisible assailant chuckled coldly, and after succeeding, quickly retreated.
"My lord, my lord...!"
A panicked captain rushed towards the car. He was in charge of Guo Nuting's security, and if sothing truly happened to such an important figure, his entire family would be done for.
Fortunately, the dagger had struck Guo Nuting's hand, leaving it semi-disabled but his life was not in danger.
While the captain had so attendants bandage Guo Nuting's wound, he shouted, "Catch him, you must catch him!"
Leaving several bodyguards to guard, the rest of the bodyguards all rushed toward the fleeing assailant.
The assailant's movent technique was extrely fast. Even Lin Tian had trouble dealing with him in their first skirmish, so how could these bodyguards hope to catch up to him?
As the distance grew, the captain beca enraged. He knew that it was impossible to capture the man alive now; they would be lucky to shoot him dead.
"Fire, kill him, you must kill him!"
"Dada dada..."
"Bang bang bang...!"
Pistols and submachine guns fired together, and the assailant used the shield to protect his back as he climbed a wall and leapt with a single bound onto a rooftop.
He waved arrogantly at the bodyguards and shouted, "Bye now!"
Then, he turned, intending to jump down and thus completely lose the bodyguards.
"Damn it, we must take him down!" the captain bellowed. He grabbed a rifle and climbed the wall to pursue the assailant.
Guo Nuting's injury represented a serious dereliction of duty on the captain's part as head of security. Capturing him alive would redeem his fault; taking him dead might relieve so of his responsibility. But if the assailant managed to escape entirely, it might an the captain's head.
Just as he climbed up the wall with intent to capture the assailant, he suddenly saw a figure appear before the escapee.
That figure was Lin Tian.
The assailant was taken aback to see Lin Tian appear suddenly. In an instant, Lin Tian punched him down.
"You're playing !"
The assailant shouted angrily as his body fell, barely managing to land on Qinghe Street and steady himself.
Lin Tian rushed over, shouting, "Criminal, where do you think you're going!"
He threw another punch at the assailant.
The attacker t the punch with his own, exchanging blows with Lin Tian. Instantly, his arm went numb, and he was forced back more than ten steps.
That punch sent his blood surging, and he nearly vomited blood.
"Kid, I'll take revenge for today's grudge another day."
He yelled wickedly, using his Step Technique in an attempt to get past Lin Tian and escape.
His strength was average, but what he was proud of was his Step Technique. Relying on this technique, he had escaped from the hands of many stronger opponents. Lin Tian might be strong, but he believed he could escape from him too.
If Lin Tian hadn't studied his Step Technique, he really couldn't have done much to him. But Lin Tian had already figured out all the flaws in his technique; dealing with him was a piece of cake.
The assailant feinted a punch and his feet moved with the agility of a dragon-snake manuscript, trying to bypass Lin Tian.
To his surprise, Lin Tian accurately anticipated his movent and blocked his path with a powerful body, throwing a punch straight at him.
The assailant swiftly dodged and tried to escape in a different direction once more.
Unexpectedly, Lin Tian blocked him again, this ti unleashing his Superpower Heaven's Punishnt and fiercely striking the assailant.
Lin Tian hadn't used his full strength, rely injuring him; otherwise, that one blow would have taken the assailant's life.
Severely wounded, the assailant glared viciously at Lin Tian and counterattacked with a Flying Dagger, then turned to climb the wall and flee.
Now injured, his movents slower, Lin Tian could have easily caught him if he wanted to.
However, Lin Tian did not capture him but instead allowed the Flying Dagger to hit his left arm. Clutching his bleeding left arm, he shouted at the bodyguards.
"He's running, shoot, shoot!"
The squad leader gave the order, and a hail of bullets began to fire. Invisible hadn't even climbed the wall when he was shot over ten tis in the back, dead beyond doubt.
His body fell at Lin Tian's feet. While checking his wounds, Lin Tian slipped the ring onto Invisible's corpse.
"Buddy, are you okay?"
The squad leader ran over to Lin Tian, his eyes showing gratitude.
If not for Lin Tian, Invisible would have escaped long ago. In that case, his own head might have been in jeopardy, especially since Guo Nuting was an important figure of the imperial court!
However, Lin Tian's intervention had indirectly saved his life. Looking at Lin Tian now, he felt as if he was staring at his savior.
"I'm fine, just so minor injuries. Didn't hit the bone, only so flesh wounds!"
"You say you're fine, but you've lost so much blood. One mont, co quickly, check his injuries!"
A middle-aged man in a suit ca running over with a dicine box and began inspecting Lin Tian's wounds.
"Luckily, it didn't reach the bone. I'll dress it for you. But the wound is quite large and could get infected, so rember to change the dressings regularly."
Lin Tian nodded, and as his wound was being dressed, a man with half-grey hair stepped out of a car.
He was Guo Nuting, fifty-six years old. Though he had half-grey hair, his eyes shone with vitality, and his robust physique was that of a very capable man.
He first looked at Invisible's body, a hint of anger erging at his lips. Then, he surveyed Lin Tian before speaking.
"I am Guo Nuting, thank you for your help."
Guo Nuting!
Lin Tian feigned a surprised expression.
"Guo Nuting, you're Guo Nuting! I've seen you on the news before."
He then scrutinized Guo Nuting so intensely that it was almost embarrassing.
"You really are Guo Nuting! I can't believe I t soone from the imperial court today. This is great! Could I get a photo with you to show my mom?"
He posed like an ordinary passerby, picked up his phone, and prepared to take a picture.
Two bodyguards swiftly positioned themselves in front of Guo Nuting, shielding him from Lin Tian.
"Make way," Guo Nuting ordered, and then said to Lin Tian, "You can take a picture, but please don't circulate it!"
"Yeah, it's just for my parents to see."
Lin Tian nodded and quickly snapped a photo with Guo Nuting.
Guo Nuting handed Lin Tian a business card, "I have an important eting today and must leave now. You helped this ti; I owe you a favor. If you run into trouble in the future, rember to call . You're quite young, but you've got good skills. If you don't mind, you could co work for as a bodyguard."
"Sure, I'll consider it, thank you." Lin Tian bowed in thanks.
"Take the body away; let's go!"
After sending Guo Nuting off, Lin Tian felt a delightful anticipation brewing inside him, expecting the play that was about to unfold.
...,...
That evening, Guo Nuting returned ho in a rush. A bodyguard hurriedly approached him.
"Sir, we've identified the two individuals from earlier today. The young man is nad Lin Tian, a resident of Wu'an City and the founder of Tianyi Pharma. The assassin, Xue Ping, is known in the assassin world as Invisible. We found this on Invisible's body."
The bodyguard passed the ring to him.
Lin Tian's appearance at noon was too coincidental and not quite realistic. Additionally, Guo Nuting discerned that Invisible was not actually after his life. Feeling that sothing was off, he ordered an investigation into Invisible, which included Lin Tian.
It didn't take long for Guo Nuting to uncover Lin Tian's background, even discovering Invisible's real na, which the Wang Family had failed to do. This fact alone highlighted the Guo Family's capabilities.
Guo Nuting held the ring, tapping it thoughtfully. It seed familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.
"The Ouyang Family has a hidden assassin organization known as Tiger Charm. Although few are aware of this, you indeed know it. Each mber of Tiger Charm wears this ring; it's their symbol," the bodyguard explained.
"Tiger Charm, the Ouyang Family, the Li Family, Lin Tian..." Guo Nuting quickly ran the relationships of these entities through his mind.
He asked, "Are you certain that the assassin Invisible is a mber of Tiger Charm?"
"mbers of Tiger Charm are extrely secretive, either lurking in the city or serving the imperial court. Except for the Ouyang Family Head, Ouyang Dugu, no one knows how many they number or who exactly they are," the bodyguard revealed.
"Humph, interesting!"
"Invisible tried to assassinate but only aid for one hand, Lin Tian appeared out of nowhere and killed Invisible. Lin Tian has a deep-seated grudge with the Li Family; The Ouyang Family is dependent on the Li Family, and I have a feud with the Li Family too. This Lin Tian, truly interesting!"
The bodyguard, having served under Guo Nuting for many years and with sharper wits than most, quickly grasped the implications in Guo Nuting's words.
"Sir, are you suggesting that all of this, every single bit, is Lin Tian's doing, seeking to use you to destroy the Ouyang Family?"
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