Chapter 165: Biting Someone

After seeing Peng Zhenyuan off, Lin Dong didn’t idle around either. He asked Ma Chun to prepare all the fruits and snacks and place them on the table. After carefully considering possible scenarios and countermeasures and feeling a bit more confident, he sat down in a chair and closed his eyes to rest.

After waiting for most of an hour, hurried footsteps were heard approaching from outside the door. Moments later, Ma Chun pushed the door open and said with a strange expression, “Boss, they’ve arrived.”

“What’s wrong?” Lin Dong asked, puzzled.

Ma Chun smirked toward the door and said, “Boss, you take a look yourself!”

Concerned, Lin Dong stood up and looked outside. At the front was Peng Zhenyuan, wearing a grim expression. Behind him, two guards flanked a young girl with messy hair who was struggling desperately with her legs.

As they got closer, the girl became clearer in sight. She appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, her face red as she fought against her captors. Besides her stubborn refusal to yield, what stood out the most were the two distinct freckles beneath her eyes.

“Boss Lin, I’m sorry for the embarrassment,” Peng Zhenyuan said awkwardly, bowing slightly to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong shook his head and quickly invited him in, “Peng family head, please come in!”

Peng Zhenyuan nodded with a wry smile. Seeing that Lin Dong was looking at his back and the situation was already embarrassing, he gave up pretending and introduced her, “This is my daughter, Peng Qiao.”

After inviting Peng Zhenyuan into the room, Lin Dong glanced at the two guards and said sternly, “Why haven’t you let Miss Peng go?”

The two guards loosened their grip on Peng Qiao’s hands slightly and looked at Peng Zhenyuan.

“Whatever Boss Lin says is my order,” Peng Zhenyuan said, channeling his spiritual energy and preparing for any emergencies. He then shouted, “Hurry up and let Sixth Miss go!”

Reluctantly, the two guards released her hands.

As soon as Peng Qiao stepped free, she immediately turned her head and bit hard at the shoulder of the guard on her left.

“Ahh…”

With a cry of pain, the guard raised his arm to push her away. Realizing Peng Zhenyuan was also there, he endured the pain and pushed her away forcefully.

Peng Qiao wasn’t strong enough. Even after being pushed away, she didn’t give up. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t break free from the guards’ grasp and get close to him.

Peng Zhenyuan’s face turned slightly red. Unable to stand by, he shouted, “Peng Qiao, don’t be reckless!”

“Mmm…”

Seemingly frightened, Peng Qiao looked at Peng Zhenyuan, stepped back in terror, then mustered courage and suddenly rushed at him.

Peng Zhenyuan waved his right hand, aiming straight at Peng Qiao’s right shoulder. With a snap, his palm sent her staggering back several steps before she fell to the ground.
Lin Dong frowned slightly, his perception of Peng Zhenyuan dropping momentarily. After all, she was his own daughter—no matter what, he shouldn’t have been so forceful.
Seeing Peng Qiao struggling to get up, Lin Dong stepped forward and helped her up. “Miss Peng, I’m Lin Dong, from Lin’s Inn…”
Before he could finish, Peng Qiao suddenly grabbed Lin Dong’s arm and bit down hard.
Lin Dong felt intense pain in his arm. As Peng Qiao kept biting with all her might, the pain gradually became excruciating.
“You damned girl, let go now!”
Peng Zhenyuan was shocked. He moved swiftly to Peng Qiao’s back, ready to strike her with his palm. Lin Dong shouted through the pain, “Stop!”
“Shopkeeper Lin…” Peng Zhenyuan didn’t understand Lin Dong’s intention.
Lin Dong remained silent, sweat already forming on his forehead. Peng Qiao’s messy hair on her forehead was also gradually covered in sweat.
Umm…
The searing pain dulled over time. Lin Dong’s distracted gaze gradually sharpened, and he began to observe Peng Qiao with interest.
She wasn’t tall or particularly attractive, but her determined expression touched him, causing his tense arm to relax.
At that moment, Lin Dong even wished Peng Qiao could fulfill her wish and bite off a piece of his flesh. He was willing to endure some loss to honor such perseverance.
Umm…
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes… As Peng Zhenyuan grew anxious, Peng Qiao continued to bite Lin Dong’s arm, gradually loosening her grip due to exhaustion.
Finally, with her last bit of strength gone, Peng Qiao collapsed to the ground, staring at Lin Dong with a dazed gaze.
Looking at those seemingly lifeless eyes, Lin Dong nodded toward the desk and smiled, “Get up and eat something to regain your strength. If you’re not satisfied, how about continuing later?”
Peng Qiao tried to get up but lacked the strength. Lin Dong didn’t offer help, simply standing there quietly.
After a while, perhaps regaining some strength, Peng Qiao managed to stand up and lunged at Lin Dong’s arm.
Lin Dong smiled calmly and stretched out his arm. Two rows of bloody holes on his sleeve were slowly oozing blood.

Grasping Lin Dong’s arm, Peng Qiao hesitated for a moment before looking up at him, receiving a gentle smile in return.
“I want sugar-coated haws…”
Peng Qiao’s voice sounded weak, but to Peng Zhenyuan and the two guards, it sounded utterly unbelievable. Peng Qiao had never made a request like this before, except to her mother.
“Uh, sugar-coated haws…” Lin Dong glanced at Ma Chun.
“Boss, your arm?” Ma Chun hesitated.
“It’s fine, just a bite,” Lin Dong waved his hand.
Ma Chun nodded and ran out of the room.
“Do you want anything else?” Lin Dong asked with a smile, looking down.
Peng Qiao tightened her grip on Lin Dong’s arm before reluctantly letting go, gesturing, “I want stones, lots and lots of stones.”
Lin Dong took out a spirit stone from the counter and asked, “Is this it?”
Peng Qiao nodded eagerly.
Lin Dong smiled leisurely, raised his right hand, and the spirit stones fell down one after another, quickly piling up to his knees.
“If that’s not enough, more is available. What else do you want?”
Peng Qiao turned to look at Peng Zhenyuan and rushed forward, snarling.
Peng Zhenyuan instinctively raised his right arm, but Lin Dong suddenly said, “Peng family head, it’s just a few bites. It’s not that serious, right?”
“This…” Peng Zhenyuan looked troubled. As he hesitated, Peng Qiao already grabbed his arm and bit down hard.
Clearly having used all her strength earlier, although she tried her best this time too, her bite wasn’t very strong.
Peng Zhenyuan glanced at Lin Dong, then chose to remain silent, enduring the pain, hoping the girl would exhaust herself soon.
Soon, Peng Qiao grew weak. The moment she fell, Lin Dong moved swiftly—under Peng Zhenyuan’s astonished gaze, he was instantly behind her and helped her up.
Such speed…
Peng Zhenyuan seemed to wake up from a dream. This Lin boss was also a martial artist. No wonder he never left the inn, leaving everything to the manager.
“Do you want anything else?” Lin Dong asked patiently.
“Sugar-coated haws,” Peng Qiao spread her arms. “A whole room full of them.”
“Okay! Anything else?” Lin Dong nodded with a smile.
“Stones. I want stones as high as mountains,” Peng Qiao stood on tiptoes, raising her right hand high to gesture.
Lin Dong was stunned.