“Peak Young Master, I have already apologised to you on behalf of the Situ family. What more do you want?” Situ Lei’s face changed. He had expected Li Feng to refuse, but he never imagined Li Feng would reject him so decisively and cleanly.
“Apologise? Uncle Lei, are your words really an apology? Besides, you, Situ Lei, are merely the person in charge of the Situ family in Tianhai City. Do you truly believe you can represent the entire Situ family?” A trace of disdain flashed across Li Feng’s lips.
Represent the Situ family. How could Situ Lei even say such words? If it had been Situ Ming who said it, he might have given some face, but Situ Lei was only a peripheral member of the Situ family. How could he represent the Situ family?
“You…” Situ Lei took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice, “Peak Young Master, feel free to state any conditions you have. As long as the Situ family can agree, we will definitely satisfy you.”
“Hahaha, what a generous Situ family.” Li Feng laughed loudly, his gaze icy as he looked at Situ Lei and said coldly, “If I killed Situ Qiang and then went to the Situ family to apologise, would your Situ family let me go?”
“Impossible.” Situ Lei blurted out.
“Exactly. Situ Qiang wanted to kill me. Situ Lei, do you think I would release Situ Qiang just because of a few words from you? Situ Lei, go back and think about it carefully.” After saying this, Li Feng ignored Situ Lei and went upstairs with Zhong Shuhui.
Situ Lei’s expression changed several times. Finally, with a face ashen, he left Tianya Pavilion.
On the second floor of Tianya Pavilion, Zhong Shuhui asked in a deep voice, “Young Master, why did you not continue talking with Situ Lei just now?”
“Talk? Talk about what?”
“Situ Lei already said earlier that you could state any conditions you want. Why did Young Master not propose your own terms?” Zhong Shuhui said.
“Because Situ Lei has no sincerity at all. Otherwise, he would not have come empty-handed today.” Li Feng replied.
“Just because of that?” Zhong Shuhui was stunned.
“Yes.” Li Feng nodded, glanced at Zhong Shuhui, and said, “Zhong Shuhui, surely you did not fail to think of even this? Or do you have something you want to say?”
“Young Master, I think the matter with the Situ family needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Although Chen Junyi does not know that you have controlled Blood Shadow, Blood Shadow failed to kill Young Master twice. Chen Junyi is likely to become dissatisfied with Blood Shadow and send new people to kill Young Master. If the Situ family matter is not settled, it will be difficult for us to obtain intelligence from them.” Zhong Shuhui said.
“What? Zhong Shuhui, at this point, you still believe in the Situ family?” Li Feng sneered coldly.
“Of course I do not believe the Situ family…” Zhong Shuhui paused here. Believing the Situ family was impossible. However, even if the Situ family provided just a tiny bit of intelligence, it would still be beneficial for them. They could pick up clues from whatever the Situ family offered and find what they needed.
But looking at Li Feng’s attitude, it was clear he did not think this way, which puzzled Zhong Shuhui. If Li Feng could not even think of this approach, she would never believe it. So what exactly was Li Feng’s goal?
“Could it be that Young Master wants to use Situ Qiang to threaten the Situ family into providing intelligence about Chen Junyi?” Zhong Shuhui suddenly said in a deep voice.
“No. If that were the case, Situ Qiang’s value would be too small. You reminded me earlier that we can use Situ Qiang to extract the maximum benefit from the Situ family. Since that is so, at this moment, we absolutely cannot give in. If they want me to release Situ Qiang, they must bring something that truly moves me.” Li Feng shook his head and said.
“That makes sense, but Young Master has now rejected Situ Lei. It would be best to be careful in case the Situ family tries to rescue him. The Situ family is not an ordinary family. Even in Tianya Pavilion, if they really want to save Situ Qiang, it is not impossible.” Zhong Shuhui said gravely.
Li Feng nodded, then sneered coldly and said, “I am not afraid of the Situ family coming to rescue him. I am only afraid they will not come. If anyone from the Situ family dares to come and rescue him, then I will kill every single one of them, until rivers of blood flow.”
Zhong Shuhui felt a chill. The murderous aura radiating from Li Feng made even her feel a little frightened.
“Zhong Shuhui, what do you think we should do with Li Wu?” Li Feng suddenly asked.
“Young Master, this subordinate does not know.” Zhong Shuhui shook her head. For other matters, she could offer an opinion to Li Feng, but regarding Li Wu, Zhong Shuhui did not dare to speak carelessly.
If Li Feng wanted to become the heir of the Li family, he absolutely could not kill Li Wu at this time. It was similar to back then in the Li family heir selection competition, when Li Xiangyang fell into Li Chuanwei’s hands, yet Li Chuanwei did not kill Li Xiangyang.
This was an unwritten rule among the major families.
For anyone else, Zhong Shuhui would have mentioned this unwritten rule, but since it was Li Feng, she felt there was no need to say it. Of course, she did not speak not because it was unnecessary, but because Li Feng was different from others. He simply did not care about any rules or conventions.
Li Feng had not expected Zhong Shuhui to answer his question anyway. Since she did not speak, he did not press further. Instead, he asked another question, “Zhong Shuhui, what do you think if I send Blood Shadow to the United States to kill Chen Junyi?”
“Kill Chen Junyi?” Zhong Shuhui was shocked. She could hardly keep up with Li Feng’s wild and unpredictable thinking. But after thinking about it, Zhong Shuhui felt it was not entirely impossible. Only a few people knew that Blood Shadow was under Li Feng’s control. No one would ever imagine that Blood Shadow, who was originally sent to kill Li Feng, had already been controlled by him. Naturally, Chen Junyi would not expect it either. If Blood Shadow went to kill Chen Junyi, there might actually be a chance of success.
However…
Zhong Shuhui hesitated for a moment and said, “Young Master, Chen Junyi is the leader of the Hongmen. He surely has many experts protecting him. Although Blood Shadow’s strength is good and he is one of Chen Junyi’s men, killing Chen Junyi is still not guaranteed to succeed.”
Li Feng’s eyes flashed as he nodded. Zhong Shuhui was right. Chen Junyi was surrounded by experts like clouds. Although Blood Shadow was an Innate expert, getting close to Chen Junyi to kill him would still be extremely difficult, with very low chances of success.
But killing Chen Junyi was the best way to resolve the situation with ease. If Chen Junyi could be eliminated, then the matter with Chen Haotian would be completely settled. So the moment this idea appeared in his mind, it took root firmly in Li Feng’s thoughts.
It seemed he needed to find a time to question Blood Shadow about Chen Junyi’s situation. If possible, he would send Blood Shadow to kill Chen Junyi. Even if Blood Shadow died in the process, it would not be a great loss. However, if there were too many experts around Chen Junyi and it was impossible to make a move, then he would have to think of another way.
Tap tap tap…
At that moment, a series of footsteps sounded. Soon after, a security guard from Tianya Pavilion ran up from below, came before Li Feng, and said, “Peak Young Master, someone wants to see you.”
“See me? Who is it?” Li Feng frowned. Situ Lei had just left. Who else wanted to see him at this time?
“He said he is your fourth uncle.” The security guard replied.
“Fourth uncle?” Li Feng was stunned. Li Zhengxiang wanted to see him. What was he doing here at this time? Could it be because of Li Wu?
A glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. He glanced at Zhong Shuhui, then said to the security guard, “Go tell him that I am busy right now and do not want to see him. But tonight, I will personally pay him a visit.”
“Yes.” The security guard responded and went back downstairs.
“Young Master, is this alright?” Zhong Shuhui asked hesitantly. After all, the person who wanted to see Li Feng was Li Zhengxiang, who was Li Feng’s elder. Rejecting him at this moment might leave a bad impression in Li Zhengxiang’s heart. Even though Li Zhengxiang was close to Li Xiangyang, Li Feng should not act this way.
“There is nothing wrong with it.” Li Feng shook his head and said, “If there is no surprise, Li Zhengxiang came this time because of Li Wu. So no matter what, I cannot see him right now.”
“But…”
Zhong Shuhui wanted to say more, but Li Feng interrupted her. “I know what you want to say. I have this matter under control. I will go see Li Zhengxiang, but not now.”
At this point, Li Feng gave a strange smile, “Right now, Li Xiangyang must already know that Li Wu has fallen into my hands. I wonder what his reaction will be.”
Hearing this, Zhong Shuhui smiled.
Back then, when Li Xiangyang fell into Li Chuanwei’s hands, it led to his defeat in the family heir selection competition against Li Chuanwei. Now Li Wu had fallen into Li Feng’s hands. Although it was not yet the time for the family heir selection competition, one could imagine how wonderful Li Xiangyang’s expression would be when he received this news.
“But Zhong Shuhui, do you not find anything suspicious about Li Wu?” Li Feng said.
“Suspicious?” Zhong Shuhui was stunned and looked at Li Feng in confusion.
“Yes. It is understandable that Li Wu wanted to deal with me. But at the intersection of Binhe Road and Hanjiang Road, apart from ambushing ten snipers and more than a dozen killers, he did not even have any decent experts. Was it because Li Wu thought those people were enough to deal with me, or because he had no high-level experts he could mobilise?”
A grave look flashed in Li Feng’s eyes, “Moreover, when Song Zhiyuan captured Li Wu, there was only Xu Yang by Li Wu’s side, and Li Wu did not resist at all. This does not match Li Wu’s character.”
“And from what I know, Li Wu’s own strength is not weak. Why did he surrender without a fight? Where are his subordinates?”
Zhong Shuhui’s expression also became serious. She had not paid attention before Li Feng mentioned it, but now that he had pointed it out, she also sensed that something was unusual.
“Young Master thinks Li Wu is plotting something?” Zhong Shuhui asked in a deep voice.
“Yes, that is my current suspicion.” Li Feng nodded.
“But Young Master, Li Wu is now in our hands. No matter what he was plotting, it is already useless. We do not need to worry about it, right?” Zhong Shuhui said.
“Not necessarily.” A cold glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes as he said, “Li Wu is not an ordinary person. If he is plotting something, it is probably not something simple. So before dealing with Li Wu, I must find out exactly what he is planning. Because I have a feeling that Li Wu’s target is me.”
