Chapter 236 - 235: Where is the Thieves’ Den?

Words : 1343 Updated : Sep 27th, 2025

Chapter 236: Chapter 235: Where is the Thieves’ Den? "You don’t mind?" Lin Tian couldn’t understand what Zuo Xing’er was thinking at all. Could it be that she had discovered his true identity and had come to terms with it? That would indeed be a good outcome. "Yeah, I don’t mind. Since you already have three girlfriends, why don’t I become your girlfriend too, what do you say?" Zuo Xing’er smiled slyly, uttering words that turned Lin Tian’s world upside down. It wasn’t just Lin Tian who was stunned; the three Xiao sisters were also completely shocked. Are there still such independent and unconventional girls these days? "Uh, that’s not really appropriate," Lin Tian hesitated, thinking that there were still such good girls around who would share a boyfriend with others? "Hehe, I was just kidding, Brother Lin, I can call you that, right? I know you were just joking too," Zuo Xing’er said, her eyes smiling as she looked at Lin Tian. Indeed, no beauty is easy to fool; this cunning little girl had seen through him. Lin Tian was helpless; his acting with the three girls was amateurish, no wonder she could tell. But there was a problem with her way of addressing him. Although this little girl looked young, she was probably older than him. Calling him a master was one thing, but calling him Brother Lin felt awkward. "Miss Xing’er, you should be older than me, so it’s not quite appropriate to call me Brother Lin," Lin Tian pointed out her mistake. Zuo Xing’er tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "You are a master, and it would be disrespectful to just call you Lin Tian directly. Calling you Little Brother Lin is even more inappropriate. Always calling you master doesn’t feel right either. After thinking it over, it seems calling you Brother Lin is most appropriate. Besides, do you masters really care about age? Isn’t it all about seniority?" With her way of reasoning, Lin Tian really couldn’t think of a better way to be addressed and let her call him whatever she wanted. After all, there was hardly any chance of meeting again after today. "Brother Lin, if you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as you agree. Can you tell me where you live, so I can find you if I need something?" Zuo Xing’er asked about Lin Tian’s residence without considering herself an outsider, which might make others think she was forward. "I don’t have a permanent residence for now. If you really need something, you can find me at Xikou City High School," Lin Tian spoke the truth; he currently hadn’t rented or bought a house and was temporarily staying at the Xiao Mansion. "Alright, I’ll remember that. I have to go home now. Bye, Brother Lin, do think about letting me be your girlfriend, hehe," Zuo Xing’er laughed playfully and walked away with light footsteps. Finally, the last one had left, and Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief, taking her last sentence as a joke. "The Zuo family?" Xiao Manxuan muttered under her breath. Upon hearing this, Lin Tian wondered why Xiao Manxuan said that. The Zuo surname wasn’t uncommon; there was nothing strange about it. He asked, "Second Miss, do you know Zuo Xing’er?" "I don’t know her, but I’ve heard that this building, the Xikou City Leisure Center, is a property owned by a businessman surnamed Zuo, and considering this girl’s behavior and demeanor, she doesn’t seem like an ordinary person’s child. I wonder if she is that businessman’s daughter, especially since there aren’t many with the Zuo surname in Xikou City," Xiao Manxuan spoke from her experience visiting such places with her sister and obviously knew some insider information. "Who cares if it’s Zuo family or any other family? It’s not our family, so it has nothing to do with us. We just met by chance," Lin Tian wasn’t concerned about who owned the leisure center building; it didn’t matter. However, the three women clearly did not believe his words, as their relationship just now seemed rather intimate. Zhang Lingyu glanced at him and led the way to the elevator, with the other two women following. "You guys go down to the parking lot and wait for me, I’ll be down in a bit," Lin Tian glanced subtly at the end of the corridor and told them. "What, do you still want to check out the swimming pool?" Zhang Lingyu joked, implying that Lin Tian was reluctant to leave the swim-suited beauties behind. This little girl had been rather talkative lately; Lin Tian couldn’t figure out if she was on some medication. Ignoring her remark, he waved his hand and walked toward the end of the corridor. Zhang Lingyu could only stamp her foot in frustration and entered the elevator with the two women. As the elevator descended, a person emerged from around the corner at the end of the corridor—it was the vampire Rossi. "Brother Tian, about the ’shaking the mountain to scare the tiger’, how did it go?" Rossi asked, knowing that Lin Tian’s visit to the taekwondo gym was not just a challenge but a tactic to intimidate them and make them slip up. "I personally took action, definitely no problem; I had that gym leader scurrying around helplessly. Mr. Qi is actually a shareholder of the taekwondo gym; it seems this Cui Haolong is quite well-connected with Xikou City’s young and rich. Perfect, you keep an eye on Mr. Cui and Mr. Qi, see what moves they make, and find out where their hideout is," Lin Tian explained, as tracing those four unfortunate souls had led him here, and things were becoming clearer. "Alright, I’ll keep following them," Rossi nodded, implying that tracking was a piece of cake for him. "Also, I’ll give you my phone number. Buy a phone, get a SIM card, and you can call or text me if there’s anything urgent, no need to run back and forth. By the way, you vampires do use mobile phones, right? I’ve never seen you with one," Lin Tian wasn’t sure if vampires, those ancient relics, would use modern society’s gadgets. "Yes, vampires need to blend into human society to survive, and there are many things we must know. Otherwise, being too idiosyncratic can arouse suspicions. Vampires are not invincible; humans have ways to deal with vampires," Rossi explained. Humans still dominate this world; for vampires to survive, they inevitably need to walk among humans. Only by integrating better can they keep their identities hidden. "Movies and TV often say that one of the vampire’s laws is to avoid the world; is that true?" Lin Tian asked curiously. "Correct, the depictions of vampires in movies and literature have some basis in reality, as no legend comes out of thin air. Moreover, the law of avoiding the world doesn’t mean staying away from human society but to blend in and conceal their vampire identities. That’s the true meaning of avoiding the world," Rossi, a legitimate vampire, explained, surprising Lin Tian a bit. "Okay, then you must be careful. Remember my number, 189..." Lin Tian gave him his phone number. After settling the tracking mission, Lin Tian also left. Arriving at the parking lot, the three women were standing outside the car chatting. Lin Tian then remembered that the car keys were with him. He opened the car door to let the three women in and apologetically smiled, "Ladies, I’m really sorry for the wait." "We thought you had been so dazzled by the beauties today that you completely forgot us. Plus, you spent so much time with those students, not quite your style, huh?" Zhang Lingyu comfortably leaned back in her seat, recalling the earlier events aimlessly. "Just like you said, there were so many beauties, how could you guys understand the loneliness and solitude of a single virgin like me?" Lin Tian said deliberately. However, Xiao Manxuan accused, "Lin Tian, you’re lying." The source of this content is free(w)ebnovel

Chapter 236 - 235: Where is the Thieves’ Den?

Comments (0)