Unexpectedly, in the modern world, Lin Tian would encounter the concept of a guardian knight, and it was happening to him. Such a stunning beauty, if placed in the Medieval times, could have men and warriors lining up around the city willing to be her guardian knight just by her asking.

However, Lin Tian had no interest at all, and he said flatly, "I once promised a girl to protect her. Unfortunately, you'll have to find another person for your guardian knight."

Xiao Manxuan felt sweetness in her heart as Lin Tian spoke; wasn't the girl he mentioned her?

Refusing to become a guardian knight was akin to rejecting both beauty and boundless wealth. The Ghost and others looked at Lin Tian with even more admiration, while a peculiar light shimmered in Miss's eyes. Only Bai Yuze thought Lin Tian was insane, to refuse money that could be his with just a word.

Bai Zhengchu sighed softly. Such a person, still a young man, with such steadfast determination, is rare in the world. Why did the Bai Family get involved with such a dreadful person?

Charlotte was not annoyed, and still said calmly, "Does this mean we can only be enemies now?"

Lin Tian tossed back the black card again, coldly saying, "From the moment you captured Mrs. Xiao, we could only be enemies!"

"All right, then let's do what enemies do. You give me the elixir recipe and research data, and I'll release Chairman Li Xinyi unharmed," Charlotte said.

"Charlotte, you promised us that if the Bai Family helped you, you would help us reclaim the gemstone store channel in Jinghua City," Bai Zhengchu interjected.

Charlotte glanced at Bai Zhengchu, expressionless, "Did I promise to help you reclaim it? I only promised that after the matter is done, you can ask the Xiao Family to get it back. You should remember clearly." Her tone carried a faint disdain.

Bai Zhengchu narrowed his eyes, saying, "Without our assistance, you wouldn't have achieved it so easily. It seems unreasonable for you to say this now."

"You exactly have it reversed. If it weren't for me suppressing them, your Bai Family might have already been wiped out. So, it's me you should be thanking," Charlotte said casually.

The Bai father and son showed a flash of anger yet were helpless, daring not to speak out. They had no way to deal with Charlotte.

Charlotte couldn't be bothered to look at the Bai father and son and continued to Lin Tian and the Miss, "Have you considered it? The elixir recipe and research data just need to be copied for me, you still own them, but there's only one Chairman Li Xinyi. Once gone, she's gone forever."

The tone was very calm, but everyone could hear it was a warning, a threat.

"I can give you the elixir recipe, but I must ensure my mother's safety first," the Miss said.

"Of course, I'll let you see," Charlotte said, then waved her hand, and one of her female subordinates took out a phone and showed it to the Miss.

The phone was playing a video, and the image was of Mrs. Xiao. From the looks of it, Mrs. Xiao seemed to be in a rundown place but appeared unharmed, only with her personal freedom restricted.

"Mom, are you okay?" Xiao Manxuan shouted loudly.

Mrs. Xiao looked up at the front, seemingly having a video call with someone holding the phone. She hesitated and said, "Is that Xuanxuan? I'm okay, just don't know where I am."

Just as she finished speaking, Charlotte waved again, and her female subordinate immediately put the phone away and retreated to her position.

"Now you can be assured, I only want the elixir recipe and research data, there's no intention of harming anyone, provided you cooperate with me," Charlotte said coldly.

"I can give you the elixir recipe, but the research data is too extensive; even the largest-capacity USB drive can't hold it all, so how do you expect me to give it to you?" the Miss said honestly.

She wasn't lying. The Xiao Family had been researching the elixir recipe for so many years, and derivative information was too vast, like the derived "Blood Angel," and all the data was stored on their server. It wouldn't be easy to copy it all.

"I only need the elixir recipe and Blood Angel data. Download it to this USB drive now; I don't have much patience, and you wouldn't want Chairman Li Xinyi to keep worrying," Charlotte said crisply and then tossed a black USB drive to the Miss.

Lin Tian also asked Stone to get the tablet computer out, so the Miss could download the data. She needed to log into Xiao Group's server to download the data to the USB drive.

In fact, Lin Tian didn't care much about the elixir recipe of the Xiao Family. To him, no recipe was more important than Mrs. Xiao's life, and he himself held quite a few recipes, so giving one to Charlotte seemed like no loss.

The data started downloading; neither side spoke but both kept a vigilant eye on each other to prevent any tricks.

The data downloaded faster than expected. Half an hour later, the Miss pulled out the USB drive, indicating that the data had been downloaded. Charlotte looked at the USB drive with an urgency that hadn't appeared since she arrived.

It puzzled Lin Tian — what did Charlotte want the elixir recipe and "Blood Angel" for?

"Bring my mom here, or you can forget about getting the data," the Miss said while holding the USB drive, negotiating with Charlotte.

Without exchanging in person, who knows if after getting the data, Charlotte would go back on her word and threaten them again. So the Miss insisted on seeing her mom return first.

Charlotte wasn't one to dawdle; she had her female subordinate make a phone call, and shortly after, a car drove in from the other side of the abandoned factory. Once the car stopped, two women emerged; one was wearing a cloak similar to those with Charlotte, and the other was Mrs. Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao's clothes and hair remained neat, confirming Charlotte's claim that she had not been mistreated.

The Xiao sisters breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing their mother safe, but the Miss didn't lose her head, only throwing the USB drive over once Mrs. Xiao was close, tossing it a bit far to divert Charlotte's attention.

Charlotte indeed stepped back to catch the USB drive, but just as she moved, the ground suddenly rose up and then exploded, causing sand and dust to fill the air, obscuring everyone's vision.

Amidst the swirling dust, several figures burst from underground towards the USB drive. At this critical moment, an ambush occurred, coming from below.

Lin Tian saw clearly; these people were decked out in night gear, just like the ninjas he'd seen before, only more formidable. It was unclear whether these ninjas were planted underground beforehand or had tunneled in just now. He'd only heard that high-level ninjas could perform Earth Escape, and didn't expect to witness it himself.

"Ninjas! I've been expecting you!" Charlotte said icily, before dashing diagonally upwards, whereupon a burst of black smoke erupted, and she astonishingly transformed into a large bat!

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