Cosmic Trading System

"Uncle Tian, are you alright?"

After launching a strike, Lin Tian didn't wait to see if the technique was successful before swiftly returning to Xia Qingqing's side. Upon seeing this, Xia Qingqing immediately expressed her concern.

At this moment, Xia Qingqing was deeply shocked.

She finally realized why Lin Yun let her bring Lin Tian wherever she went, while other people were not as necessary. She only knew Lin Tian was very skilled, but now she realized he was far more terrifying than she had imagined.

The solid wall, so hard and rigid, felt like tofu under the fists and feet of Lin Tian and his opponents.

This completely overturned her worldview.

Was this still a normal world?

She felt as if she had entered the world of superhumans, and many more superhumans appeared suddenly.

Lin Tian was one such person. Those two, no, three, no, a group of people, were not simple characters. Especially those three, two of them forced Lin Tian to retreat continuously while the other's strength didn't fall behind Lin Tian, not even two of them did.

Xia Qingqing had been taught by Lin Yun how to cultivate her Mental Strength. Her mind had given birth to some Mental Strength. At this point, whether it was her memory, observation, or reaction speed, they were far beyond any ordinary person. Despite the dire situation, she was still able to see it clearly.

"I'm okay." Lin Tian waved his hand and said.

His whole body looked extremely disheveled, littered with multiple "wounds", seeping with "blood". However, the core of his body hadn't suffered any significant damage, and he wasn't critically wounded.

He heard the noise from outside.

A heavy weapons attack?

Xia Qingqing wore strong protective gear and he had similar equipment. They weren't particularly afraid of physical attacks. Given this, they could still hold their ground for some time.

"Uncle Tian, what on earth is going on?" Xia Qingqing asked.

"Certain powers see that Qingyun Company is profiting greatly. They want the young master to give up a share of the profits. The young master disagrees, so they are attempting to take it by force." Lin Tian explained calmly.

"What? How dare they do this? Don't they fear the law? Their actions are completely criminal. Even if they succeed it's not lawful!" Xia Qingqing exclaimed, her eyes wide in disbelief.

"Law? Criminal? Miss Xia, didn't you hear them say they are from the official Flying Eagle Guards?" Lin Tian shook his head and replied.

Even though Lin Tian was a robot, he understood human laws. Talking about laws to officialdom was a joke.

Law was formulated and executed by the officials; they held the right to interpret it. If you wished to argue about the law, you first had to survive to stand in front of the people who were willing to listen to you discussing the law.

"They are really from the Flying Eagle Guards?" Some of the bodyguards were shocked, finding it hard to believe.

"It's quite certain. If you don't resist now, they may spare your lives. However, I suggest that you all hide behind Miss Qingqing and me later on." Lin Tian looked at them, speaking calmly.

His superior intelligence enabled him to think and analyze situations like a human, understanding their thoughts and offering suggestions.

The protective gear on Xia Qingqing could only resist pure physical attacks. Just now, many of those who attacked Xia Qingqing were masters of Dark Strength. If their attacks landed on Xia Qingqing, it was hard to say whether she would be injured.

Therefore, the protection of these bodyguards was very helpful to Xia Qingqing at that moment.

Unfortunately, these bodyguards were somewhat restrained and had wrongly judged their opponents' decisiveness, causing such heavy casualties.

Everything happening here was transmitted in real-time to Lin Yun, thus Lin Yun was aware of all the incidents here. It was for this reason that Lin Yun ordered Lin Tian to, under the premise of ensuring Xia Qingqing's safety, try to minimize the casualties of these bodyguards. He said he could arrive in about two to three minutes.

This was also the reason why Lin Tian gave these two suggestions to the bodyguards.

Otherwise, even if these people died, if it could make Xia Qingqing safe for a few more seconds, he didn't care about their lives.

Because, before this incident occurred, Lin Yun's first command to him was to ensure Xia Qingqing's safety.

The second command was to minimize other casualties as much as possible.

At such a critical moment, the first command far outweighed the second.

"Not resist? Impossible! Pillar, Brother Wang, they were all killed by those people! Even if they are from the Flying Eagle Guards, I will kill them to avenge Pillar and Brother Wang!" One of the bodyguards roared in fury.

"Senior Lin, don't bother saying such things!"

"Our duty is to protect Miss Xia, how can we hide behind you?"

The bodyguards shook their heads one after another in denial.

As martial artists, most of them were hot-blooded. Even if some of them didn't wish to defy the authorities, even if some were afraid of dying, they had just witnessed so many of their comrades ruthlessly killed by the enemy. Their blood boiled in rage. How could they be willing to yield without a fight or admit defeat at this point?

The most important thing was... Lin Tian's words indirectly expressed one point: they should not make the first choice. Given the extent of the killing, the enemy wouldn't believe them anymore. Even if they didn't resist, it would likely end in death.

Being slaughtered without resistance would be even more suffocating.

As for the choice of hiding behind Lin Tian and Xia Qingqing, they didn't even consider it. In this kind of battle, they didn't believe that Xia Qingqing could block the attacks for them for long, it was meaningless!

Besides, Xia Qingqing was their employer and a woman. How would it look for a group of grown men, bodyguards, to hide behind her?

Lin Tian's power was extremely terrifying. It would be more reasonable for them to hide behind him. However, in such a battle, it would be impossible to hide easily. They couldn't just let Lin Tian stand steady like a target to block attacks for them, could they?

In short, they had to leave it to fate!

They not only couldn't hide behind Lin Tian and Xia Qingqing, but they also had to protect Xia Qingqing well. Even if they died a few seconds before Xia Qingqing, at least they would die with loyalty and duty fulfilled!

That was their responsibility as bodyguards!

Seeing this, Lin Tian gave a slight nod. As these men didn't opt for the first choice, then if the enemies outside broke in later, these men could offer some protection to Xia Qingqing. In that case, he could free up his hands for something else, or perhaps, concentrate on warding off the powerful Grandmasters.

From this perspective, it was crucial that he and Xia Qingqing shielded these people from the upcoming attack.

"Huh?"

At this point, Lin Tian suddenly looked up.

The surveillance equipment outside informed Lin Tian that their attackers were taking action.

With a flash, Lin Tian moved in front of the two bodyguards.

"Boom – boom –"

The next moment, two powerful bullets penetrated the wall and hurtled towards Lin Tian.

"Senior Lin!"

"Uncle Tian!"

Seeing this scene, some of the bodyguards and Xia Qingqing screamed out.

"Hum –"

At this moment, a light barrier radiated from Lin Tian blocking the bullets without him taking any damage.

"What?"

"Is this –"

Many people were shocked and lost their words.

What was this thing? These were powerful bullets... yet they were blocked by a light barrier emanating from Lin Tian?

"Quick! Immediately hide behind Miss Qingqing and me, they're about to launch a massive attack!" At this moment, Lin Tian quickly turned to the bodyguards and shouted.

"This –"

Some of the bodyguards were still shocked and hesitant.

Lin Tian had already started acting, grabbing some bodyguards and throwing them to safer locations, finally ending up next to Xia Qingqing, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

"Boom – boom – boom –"

Almost simultaneously, bullet after bullet came hurtling at them, penetrating the walls.

"Hum – hum –"

Both Lin Tian and Xia Qingqing emanated barriers of light, blocking these attacks.

Xia Qingqing's face turned pale, the bullets were coming too fast, she had no time to react, but the light barrier from her body shielded her.

"Clank! Clank!"

The thick bullet heads fell to the ground, making metallic sounds as they hit the floor.

"This – this – this –"

The bodyguards were astonished, staring with wide eyes at the sight before them, as if they were seeing something miraculous.

Subsequently, some of them felt an intense sense of just having escaped calamity.

They saw that in the places where they had just been standing, powerful bullets flew through, piercing the walls far behind and leaving large holes. The destructive power of these bullets was evident. If they hadn't been thrown to safety by Lin Tian, they undoubtedly would already be dead.

"This pendant..."

Xia Qingqing held the pendant around her neck, mumbling to herself.

She knew very clearly, just now, it was this pendant that released a light barrier blocking these attacks.

This pendant was what Lin Yun had given her a few days ago, telling her never to take it off no matter what.

Now, she finally understood why.

"All of you stand behind Uncle Tian and me, don't come out!" Xia Qingqing quickly came to her senses and turned around to look at the bodyguards, instructing rapidly.

She finally understood why Lin Tian had asked these bodyguards to hide behind them.

At the time, she was puzzled, thinking that Lin Tian was being sarcastic, having noticed the hesitation and fear in the bodyguards after they had rebelled against the authorities.

Only now did she realize that wasn't it – she and Lin Tian could block these attacks.

Lin Tian must have something similar to her pendant.

If that was the case, she had to ensure the safety of the bodyguards behind her even more.

Honestly, she cared for these bodyguards who protected her daily and obeyed her commands. Seeing so many bodyguards die protecting her earlier had greatly saddened her.

"This..."

"Okay..."

After hesitating, the bodyguards quickly nodded.

They were not foolish, although they didn't understand why, Xia Qingqing and Lin Tian could release light barriers that blocked attacks. Regardless, since this could protect their safety, they naturally wouldn't throw their lives away for no reason.

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