Chapter 124: Li Youran's Discovery

“Speak. Where is your organization, and who belongs to it?” Ling Tian could not be bothered to ask why they had kidnapped Tingting. The members of this organization merely carried out orders; they probably knew nothing more. He might as well go straight to their headquarters and wipe them out.

Naturally, the two kidnappers refused to say anything. They merely glared at Ling Tian resentfully. They had never imagined that he would be even more formidable than the rumors claimed. Before they had even exchanged blows, he had already subdued them.

“You kidnapped me last time. Why are you kidnapping Tingting this time?” Lin Youya looked at the frightened Tingting, wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and wished she could kick the kidnappers herself.

The two men remained silent. Ling Tian shook his head, then took out several silver needles and drove them into the men’s bodies. The needles multiplied pain several times over; even the slightest discomfort would be magnified enormously until it exceeded the limits of what the human body could endure.

“Tingting, go ahead and beat them. Hit them as hard as you like.” Ling Tian smiled gently at her and let her do it herself. Only then could she avoid being haunted by what had happened. The poor girl had suffered enough.

Tingting glanced at Ling Tian, then at Lin Youya, before walking over and kicking one of the kidnappers. It looked as though she had barely used any force—because, in truth, she had not.

“Ah!” the kidnapper howled. He could never have imagined that Tingting’s kick would hurt so much. The pain was almost unbearable. He had no idea that Ling Tian’s silver needles were responsible.

Ling Tian smiled mischievously from the side, while Lin Youya stared with her mouth open. Was Tingting really that strong?

“Wife Youya, Xiaomei, you two join in. Beat these men properly, and don’t stop until they tell us everything about their organization.” Seeing Lin Youya’s curiosity and Song Xiaomei’s eagerness, Ling Tian added fuel to the fire. Watching two grown men being tormented by several young women was rather satisfying. Even if the police came, surely they could not blame him for anything. Heh.

“Yes! I’ve wanted to beat someone for ages!” Song Xiaomei rushed forward, kicking and stomping with great enthusiasm. She seemed to be enjoying herself immensely. Lin Youya also went over and kicked them several times. After all, these men belonged to the same group as the ones who had kidnapped her. They had it coming.

And Lin Youya was wearing high heels. The two men were truly unlucky.

“Ah! It hurts!”

“Roar—stop hitting me!”

The two men were beaten by the three girls until they howled miserably. In the end, they could hold out no longer and confessed everything Ling Tian wanted to know. As for Tingting’s kidnapping, they truly had only been carrying out orders.

Still, Ling Tian managed to learn the location of their headquarters and some general information about the organization. One thing had surprised him: the organization seemed to have powerful backing. It did not matter what kind of influence stood behind it. From now on, it would cease to exist.

“Ling Tian! We told you everything. Why are they still hitting us? Ah—” one of the men asked in confusion, only to cry out again when Song Xiaomei stepped on him.

“They want to hit you. What does that have to do with me?” Ling Tian said with an innocent smile, watching the girls continue their assault on the two large men.

What on earth was going on?

When Han Bing arrived with the police, this was the scene that greeted her: Tingting, Lin Youya, and Song Xiaomei were punching and kicking two burly men, who were crying out in agony.

“Stop! I received a report that a kidnapping has taken place here. Where are the kidnappers?” Han Bing was completely bewildered.

“Miss Police, these two are the kidnappers. Brother Ling Tian caught them. They were trying to abduct me.” Tingting stopped kicking and walked over to Han Bing, looking at her pitifully. She still felt frightened. Why was she always being kidnapped?

“Oh, Tingting, these two men were trying to kidnap you? Don’t be afraid. Big Sister will take them to the station. There, there.” The moment Han Bing realized it was the poor little Tingting, her tone became gentle. These kidnappers were utterly conscienceless—to abduct such a helpless girl.

“Bingbing, these two men belong to the same group as the people who kidnapped Youya last time. We probably won’t learn anything about whoever is behind them. Take them away for now,” Ling Tian said seriously.

“All right. Contact me if anything comes up.” Han Bing looked at him with some surprise. Since when had Ling Tian become so serious?

The news about what had happened in Wei County had reached Han Bing as well. She found it difficult to believe that Ling Tian was truly so powerful, yet some instinct told her that it was true. This man was far from ordinary. Perhaps he was not merely a shameless womanizer after all.

Seeing him so serious today only deepened her confusion. She led the two kidnappers away with the officers.

The incident was merely a minor interruption and did nothing to spoil the young ladies’ mood for shopping. Ling Tian and Shi Xiaocai worked very hard as their attendants, and by the time they returned, both men were carrying armfuls of bags.

Ling Tian was in high spirits. While pretending to use the restroom, he had secretly bought a pair of earrings without letting Lin Youya and the others notice. It was the first time he had seen something and immediately thought of a particular girl, then deliberately bought it for her.

They were jade earrings made of lustrous white nephrite, carved into the shape of peonies. They were exquisitely delicate in his hand. The moment he saw them, he thought of that woman whose warmth was as pure and gentle as jade—Li Youran. Suddenly, he missed her terribly and bought the earrings without hesitation.

They had cost a million.

At present, he still had four million left in his account. As for his several black-and-gold cards, he had just charged so much to them that he felt embarrassed to use them again. It seemed that making money had become an urgent matter.

“Shi Xiaocai, I may be rather busy soon. I’m leaving the security here to you,” Ling Tian instructed him privately.

“Don’t worry. If necessary, I’ll call over a few of my junior fellow disciples. Heh. Still, as long as they don’t go out, there shouldn’t be any problems.” Shi Xiaocai had already realized that Ling Tian intended to storm the organization’s headquarters. He did not try to stop him, trusting that Ling Tian possessed the strength to do it. As for himself, he only needed to keep watch over the girls.

After arranging everything, Ling Tian left the Elegant Villa. He failed to notice Lin Youya’s resentful gaze, or the lingering look in Tingting’s eyes.

In the past, Ling Tian had always clung to Lin Youya, which sometimes irritated her. She had constantly guarded against the possibility that he might take advantage of her completely. Yet now that Ling Tian was busy and always running around after other women, she felt an unexpected sense of loss. She often thought that even if she wanted to give herself to him, she might no longer have the chance. There seemed to be more and more women around him, while she was no longer the most important one.

Ling Tian had indeed gone to see another woman.

That woman was Li Youran.

When she opened the door and he saw the gentle, jade-like woman before him, ripples always stirred in Ling Tian’s heart. She was his first woman, and the one who had treated him with the greatest tenderness and tolerance. They had never quarreled or exchanged a harsh word. Being with her filled him with warmth, as though they had been bound together by fate through several lifetimes.

“Ling Tian! Are you all right?” Li Youran was just as excited to see him. Whenever he came to visit, she was happy.

“No,” Ling Tian said very seriously as he looked at the beauty before him.

“What’s wrong?” Hearing that he was not all right, Li Youran immediately grew tense, afraid that something had happened to him.

“I missed you.”

As he spoke, Ling Tian pulled her into his arms and kissed those captivating lips.

Li Youran became lost in his passionate kiss. Only after a long while did they separate. Ling Tian took out the jade pendant he had bought for her and presented it to her. Li Youran was delighted; she truly loved jade ornaments.

She lifted a jade-white finger, and a stream of blue light entered the pair of jade earrings. The white peonies immediately began to shimmer with a faint blue radiance.

“What? Wife, what level has your Yin-Yang Formula reached?” Ling Tian asked in astonishment. Li Youran’s ability to manipulate the vital energy within her body so freely was entirely beyond his expectations.

“According to the cultivation method you taught me, I should be at the peak of the upper Profound Rank. I am only a step away from reaching the Earth Rank. People at the Earth Rank can fly. I really wish I could enter that realm sooner. Alas, my cultivation is too slow.” Li Youran spoke with regret.

Ling Tian was stunned. Too slow? How could anyone call that slow? Yet he was not entirely convinced. It seemed impossible. He had slept with so many virgins before reaching his current level, so how had Li Youran advanced so effortlessly?

“Wife, let me see your strength. Attack me.” Ling Tian still found it hard to believe.

“All right, but be careful. The last time I went out, a man tried to harass me. I struck him once and crippled him. It was the first time I had ever hit anyone. I really did not use much force—I only wanted to pull my hand free after he grabbed it.” Li Youran looked completely innocent as she spoke.

“All right. Go ahead. I’ll be fine.” Hearing this, Ling Tian immediately circulated the Yin-Yang Formula and prepared his defenses. What if she truly was that powerful?

“Take this!”

Li Youran struck out with her palm. The force of the blow carried flecks of blue radiance and seemed to contain limitless destructive power.

Ling Tian raised his palm to meet hers, his own vital energy glowing with faint red light.

Boom!

Their palms collided with a soft explosion. Since neither had used their full strength, the blast was only slight. Even so, Ling Tian was secretly shocked. Li Youran’s strength was indeed formidable. If she had unleashed her full power and he had done the same, the entire room might have exploded.

“Wife, I was worried about your safety before, but now I feel much more at ease. Still, can you tell me how you cultivated? Do you possess some kind of internal cultivation manual?” Ling Tian was genuinely curious. This was far beyond anything he had expected.

“Hehe.” Li Youran gave a soft laugh before answering, “I don’t have any special internal cultivation manual. I simply cultivate according to my own nature. You are usually not here, so apart from attending classes, I cultivate. I go wherever cultivation is faster. I discovered a strange cave behind the school, and cultivating there is much more effective, so I often go there.”

“A cave? Take me there at once!”

Ling Tian had originally intended to make love to Li Youran, but the moment he heard about a cave that could accelerate cultivation, his spirits rose immediately.