But the scent emanating from this person was real, carrying a peculiar foul odor.
This was the scent of someone who had entered the Jile Sect.
At this moment, the person lying on the ground also spoke, groggily waking up. "You... who are you?! Why did you ambush me!"
"Have you seen him?" Hu Zhicheng could no longer contain himself. He took out his phone, found a photo of his son, and asked urgently.
Upon seeing the photo, both of them instantly changed their expressions, though they quickly regained their composure.
The three of them realized almost simultaneously. Hu Zhicheng grabbed the collar of the person on the ground and roared, "You've seen him! Where? Tell me quickly!"
"Come on, brother, don't talk nonsense. We haven't seen this kid. How old is this child? Shouldn't he be at home being well taken care of?" the man quickly argued.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other man casually dislocated this person's arm.
*Crack*
The sound was crisp.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Such excruciating pain made the person on the ground fully sober up.
"You speak."
Lin Xiao pointed at another person beside him, his eyes narrowed. "If you miss anything in your story, I believe... you've seen the consequences. Just like him."
The man's right arm hung by his side, as if it were a dislocated, artificial limb.
He swallowed and cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead.
"I... haven't seen him... I really haven't seen him..."
As he spoke, his eyeballs darted around, looking upwards as if trying to hint at something.
"Have you seen him or not!"
Hu Zhicheng's voice rose by three decibels. He grabbed the man's collar and followed his gaze upwards.
"Haven't seen him! Even if we had, we couldn't say!"
He spoke again.
With these words, the three of them understood instantly.
It was clear that the real power players were upstairs.
These two individuals were likely mere small fries from the Jile Sect, perhaps not even considered true disciples.
Lin Xiao said, and then signaled to Ming Yi.
With a wave of Ming Yi's hand, the two men collapsed.
Meanwhile, the bath attendant had already slipped away.
"These two are likely outer members of the sect, just name-only ones. The real big shots are upstairs," Lin Xiao said. He then squatted down and did a quick examination of the two men. He found a strange energy within their bodies, concentrated in their heart regions.
This energy was likely planted by a powerful Grandmaster. If these two were to act against the Jile Sect in any detrimental way, this energy would likely be detonated.
"Let's go up."
Lin Xiao said, and quickly led the other two away from there.
The three of them changed their clothes, paid, and swiftly took the elevator upstairs.
The bathhouse was quite large. The lower floors were mainly for scrubbing and massages, with small private rooms. Upstairs, there were different services. The introduction stated that the upper floors offered various therapeutic treatments like acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as special massage programs by master technicians.
The private rooms were also significantly larger.
Simply put, the upper floors were where the premium services were offered.
As they went up to the first floor, they didn't sense any presence of the Jile Sect. The group continued to ascend. By the time they reached the top floor, things had changed.