Upon saying this, He Shen paused briefly to give everyone time to process, and then said with a bitter smile, "Before I reveal the answer, I want to ask you all a question. You've heard of the Dark List, right?"

Over fifty thugs nodded slowly. As a recognized ranking in the Dark World, anyone who makes it onto the list is undoubtedly a top-tier expert, and the reason they followed He Shen was precisely because his name was on it.

However, they couldn't quite understand why he was so deferential to that young man, even injuring his own hand. What did it have to do with the Dark List?

Could it be that the name of that excessively handsome young man, who hadn't used a single move since he arrived on the scene, was on the Dark List?!

The next moment, the answer was revealed.

He Shen nodded affirmatively, "That's right, just as you guessed, that person's name is indeed on the Dark List, and anyone who's looked at the rankings would certainly recognize his title!"

No time to think about how He Shen had seen through their thoughts, the fifty people couldn't help but start discussing, matching potential experts one by one.

After a while, He Shen chuckled softly and said word by word, "He is the Hunter!"

The mere six words left everyone initially puzzled, but soon their mouths hung agape, as if petrified in place.

Hunter?!

The absolute powerhouse ranked tenth?!

At that moment, the dissatisfaction everyone previously had towards He Shen suddenly transformed into gratitude. To encounter the Hunter and only lose a hand — wasn't that a huge gain?!

Moreover, they've now got bragging rights; they can say they encountered a top-tier expert and survived, even if they did lose a hand. After all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime event!

In their relief, they couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. Thinking about it, if they had actually rushed to resist, they would have lost much more than just a hand.

Thinking of this, more than fifty people looked gratefully at He Shen. Had it not been for Lord He waking them up, the consequences would have been unimaginable, and the last trace of resentment in their hearts dissipated.

Focused by everyone's grateful gazes, He Shen's expression remained regal, yet in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh. One must admit, in this world, fairness often doesn't exist.

Just like now, the more than fifty people whose hands he had broken had wished him dead a moment ago, but once he revealed the other was the Hunter, they were immediately grateful.

The drastic change in attitude couldn't help but make him sigh!

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On the other side, looking at Lin Bingxuan's injured wrist, Xiao Tian regretfully said, "If only it were your ankle that was hurt!"

Lin Bingxuan immediately became displeased, "What do you mean?!"

"If it were your ankle, I could take the opportunity to carry you!" Xiao Tian said, "You have no idea how wonderful it is to carry someone with such a light weight and good figure, especially that..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Lin Bingxuan rolling her eyes so far back they almost flew skyward, making Xiao Tian quickly contain his teasing and return to a serious demeanor.

"To talk about it, your unauthorized actions again this time should really be severely punished!" Xiao Tian then changed his tone, "However, considering you left an address and did not cause any grievous consequences, and you also got injured, I'll let you off this time!"

Lin Bingxuan wasn't in the mood to joke and asked seriously, "That He Shen, is he someone you knew before?"

Xiao Tian laughed, "Yes! Back then in the Golden Triangle, he tricked me into gambling at an underground casino."

"And then what?" Lin Bingxuan asked. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"And then," Xiao Tian said casually, "they ended up losing eighty million US Dollars to me."

Looking at Xiao Tian, who spoke of eighty million US Dollars as if it were eight dollars, Lin Bingxuan couldn't help but marvel at his broad-mindedness.

After Xiao Tian recounted what happened next, he looked at Lin Bingxuan with eyes widened, and started his endless monologue.

"To say it, back then, I was quite the renowned figure, as evidenced by He Shen drinking Golden Rattan." As he said this, Xiao Tian patted his chest, speaking with great excitement, "As for True Qi or not, we didn't even need to make a move, and they were scared to death."

Listening to Xiao Tian boasting endlessly at her ear, Lin Bingxuan lowered her head slightly and then suddenly asked, "Just now, when you first saw that He Shen, you didn't recognize him immediately. Was Ghost Face's prophecy really coming true, that your memory..."

Xiao Tian's smile instantly froze on his face. He had been boasting and exaggerating to lighten the mood and distract Lin Bingxuan, but he didn't expect her to pick up on it so sharply.

Sighing inwardly, Xiao Tian didn't comfort her or change the subject as he used to, but said very seriously, "Then let's make haste and find the other half of the pendant, and solve this problem!"

Lin Bingxuan nodded with some satisfaction and then asked, "Do you seem to know why Huang Feizhong is targeting us?"

"I do!"

After giving a confirmed answer, Xiao Tian explained what happened at the airport, and then combined it with what happened after entering the elevator, when the burly man went to the front desk, finally enlightening Lin Bingxuan.

"But just because of such a small matter, does it really make Huang Family's young master hold such a grudge?!" Lin Bingxuan asked, somewhat incomprehensibly.

"That's where you're wrong!"

Xiao Tian shook his finger left and right, saying, "To us, it's a very ordinary small matter, and they weren't in the right either, but it's different for them!"

"First of all, considering the Huang Family's status in the Northern Desert, if some bystanding person spreads what happened at the airport, the uninformed might think an outsider provoked and the Huang Family's young master did nothing about it."

Xiao Tian explained, "For an expanding family, this is something they absolutely cannot tolerate, because there will be a second and a third if there's a first. By then, for the Huang Family as the ruler of the Northern Desert, the trouble will be endless."

"Of course, that's from a macro perspective. From Huang Feizhong's personal viewpoint, I'm more inclined to believe he viewed my self-defense as an open declaration of war against him, so he targeted us."

After listening to Xiao Tian's explanation, Lin Bingxuan said with a somewhat somber expression, "From now on, I think we should keep a low profile?"

"Low profile?"

Xiao Tian looked at Lin Bingxuan curiously, "Since Huang Feizhong has already made his move, do you think keeping a low profile is useful?!"

Lin Bingxuan waved her hand and rephrased, "That's not what I mean. I'm saying that until things are openly hostile between us, we should try to steer clear of him…"

As she finished, even Lin Bingxuan herself found her reasoning somewhat flawed, her voice trailing off as she quickly thought of how to express her sentiment more tactfully.