"No, the one who should die is me, Sister. It was I who framed Lin Chen for stealing underwear; it was I who was blind enough to regard Zhang Hui as a hero; it was I who drove Lin Chen away. Sister, all of this is my doing; let him kill me!" Xiao Ziting struggled as she cried out in agony.

Xiao Zixuan shook her head helplessly, "Foolish girl, I was the one who was wrong—not to have trusted Lin Chen. Besides, I am your elder sister; if someone has to die, it should be me."

The man with the scar suddenly burst into laughter, "Oh, such deep sisterly love, fighting over who gets to die. Well then, I'll grant your wish."

He drew a dagger and placed it at Xiao Zixuan's neck.

Xiao Zixuan felt a bitterness in her heart, never imagining she would die like this. She closed her eyes, and suddenly, a figure appeared—it was Lin Chen!

If only she hadn't driven him away, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way. Lin Chen's disappointed gaze echoed in her mind.

It was her own arrogance that had caused harm to herself and her sister.

Lin Chen, I am sorry, I misunderstood you, but unfortunately, I no longer have the chance to apologize.

"Wait a minute, one hour is almost up; I'll be there in three minutes,"

Just as the man with the scar was about to strike, a figure suddenly emerged from the darkness, speaking coldly.

Originally, Lin Chen had planned to ambush the man with the scar to rescue the sisters, but given that the man with the scar was about to strike, Lin Chen had no choice but to reveal himself.

Seeing Lin Chen, Xiao Zixuan felt like she was dreaming; despite how they had treated him, she would never have imagined that he would come back for them.

Looking at the familiar figure, tears gathered in Xiao Zixuan's eyes; he hadn't given up on me, he really came to save me.

"Lin Chen, you finally arrived," the man with the scar said, his face twisted into a grimace.

"Who are you, and why are you targeting me?" Lin Chen asked coldly.

The man with the scar glared at Lin Chen with venom, "Who am I? Heh, I'll tell you. I am the young sect hierarch of the Five Poisons Sect. You destroyed my sect, killed my father; our enmity runs deep."

As it turned out, the man with the scar was on a mission outside when Lin Chen led an attack that annihilated the Five Poisons Sect, thus escaping the fate of his sect.

When he returned, he found out that his sect had been destroyed. Since then, he had been secretly tracking Lin Chen, looking for a chance to take revenge.

A few days ago, a mysterious person informed him that Lin Chen was in Hei An, protecting the Xiao sisters. That was why he had been lurking around the Xiao residence, waiting for a conflict between the sisters and Lin Chen to capture them and threaten Lin Chen.

"So that's how it is. Now that I am here, what do you want?" Lin Chen asked coldly.

"What do I want?" A cold glint appeared in the man with the scar's eyes.

He drew three daggers from his robes, flinging them onto the ground in front of Lin Chen.

The blades of the three daggers were pitch-black, obviously coated with poison.

A poisoned dagger is far more lethal than a normal one. Once it contacts blood, the black poison on the blade will infiltrate the body, beyond the help of even a god.

"You have two choices: one, stab yourself with these three daggers and die; two, they die," the man with the scar, holding the dagger to Xiao Zixuan's neck, grinned hideously.

Looking at the daggers on the ground, Lin Chen shook his head: "That's impossible!"

Xiao Zixuan gave a bitter smile, realizing she had hoped for too much. How could he possibly die for us, given how we treated him!

"I will only stab myself with two daggers to save two people; as for that imposter from Long Zu, I won't bother saving him. You can kill him anytime you want," Lin Chen said flatly.

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Zhang Hui's face turned pale; just when he saw a glimmer of hope, his body started trembling again.

Shock appeared on both Xiao Zixuan's and Xiao Ziting's faces. He was really willing to die for them.

The man with the scar scoffed, "Fine, two it is. As long as you stab the daggers into your thighs, I will release them."

Even one dagger, drenched in poison, would be enough to be fatal, so reducing the number wouldn't affect the plan of killing Lin Chen.

Swish!

The man with the scar swung his knife, cutting the rope that bound Xiao Zixuan's hands.

With tears in her eyes, Xiao Zixuan ran toward Lin Chen, who held the dark knife, and cried, "Lin Chen, don't!"

"Puchi!"

As her words fell, the knife in Lin Chen's hand had already plunged into his own thigh.

"Lin Chen!" Xiao Zixuan ran frantically to Lin Chen, wanting to bandage his wound for him.

"Don't touch it, it's poisoned. Go outside and wait for me, don't get in the way here," Lin Chen roared.

"I'm not leaving; if I must die, I will die with you," Xiao Zixuan obstinately said.

"If you don't want me to die, then get out of here and don't get in the way," Lin Chen shouted angrily.

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Xiao Zixuan froze for a moment, then nodded, "Lin Chen, you are my bodyguard, I won't allow you to die."

Watching Xiao Zixuan leave the warehouse, Lin Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Chen glanced at Xiao Ziting and coldly said, "Let her go!"

The scarred man flicked his wrist and cut the rope binding Xiao Ziting.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Chen unhesitatingly drove the dagger into the other thigh.

"Lin Chen, I was wrong, I shouldn't have framed you, I should have listened to you..."

"Enough with the nonsense, get out!" Lin Chen said coldly.

Xiao Ziting wiped the tears from the corner of her eye: "Lin Chen, you must survive this."

As Xiao Ziting was about to leave the warehouse, the scarred man's face revealed a cold smile, his wrist flicked, and a dagger emitting a faint black glow stabbed toward her back.

"Bastard!" Lin Chen burst forth, stretching out his hand to catch the dagger aimed at Xiao Ziting from the air.

Seeing that Lin Chen, though poisoned and with both legs injured, still moved agilely, the scarred man was stunned.

"How is this possible, how can you still move? You should be bleeding from all seven orifices and dying," the scarred man said in shock as he watched Lin Chen, who seemed barely affected.

The poison on his knife was concocted from a hundred toxins, even a touch of which would cause death from bleeding through all seven orifices.

Just now, both of Lin Chen's legs were pierced by daggers, the poison merging into his bloodstream, increasing its lethality a hundredfold. By now, Lin Chen should have died from his blood and energy rupturing his heart; there was no reason for him to still be alive.

Lin Chen's gaze was ice-cold as he stared at the scarred man: "You've used up all your moves, now it's my turn."

"What?" Hearing Lin Chen's words, the scarred man twitched.

Could it be that this guy, despite being poisoned, could still strike back?

The next instant, the scarred man felt a blur before his eyes.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, the scarred man's body flew backwards, crashing heavily into the metal rack behind him.

Puchi!

The scarred man spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling several ribs break.

The scarred man wore a horrified expression on his face, "Impossible, you've been poisoned by me, how can you still possess such tremendous power!"