“This…” The Young Lord of the Nether Palace twitched at the corner of his eye.
“What? You’re not willing? If you don’t want to get lost, I can let you taste my fist again. Whether you can survive it, well, that’s another matter.” Mu Li cracked his knuckles, looking ready to strike at any moment.
“No, no, no! I’m willing! Willing!” The Young Lord waved his hands frantically, his face turning green.
With that, he hurriedly led his men, changed direction, and flew towards the outside of the Ancestral Heart Realm at the fastest speed possible.
Lin Yun and the others watched the direction in which the Young Lord fled.
Everything that had just happened left Lin Yun and his group stunned.
Hong Yuan swallowed hard and could not help sighing, “I never imagined that the mighty Young Lord of the Nether Palace would be beaten so badly, and after being beaten, he didn’t dare show the slightest temper. He could only obey and admit defeat. Only a beastman powerhouse would dare act like that.”
Among humans, who would dare provoke the Young Lord of the Nether Palace? Who would have such guts?
Dong Jian also smiled and said, “It’s precisely because it was a beastman powerhouse that the Young Lord could only submit. Mu Li simply doesn’t acknowledge his background.”
Under normal circumstances, even if the Young Lord encountered someone stronger, he could still use his status and backing to intimidate them. A powerful identity and background were indeed a trump card most of the time.
But when that card became useless, only personal strength remained.
In reality, the Young Lord had barely taken a few hits before vomiting blood. Given his status, he must have been wearing extremely high-quality defensive armour, and he had even used a protective artefact to block two blows. If he took another one or two punches, he definitely would not have survived.
Only after the Young Lord and his group vanished from sight did Mu Li turn back and walk towards Lin Yun and the others.
“Brother Beichen, it’s settled.” Mu Li’s voice was loud and full of energy.
“Brother Mu Li, thank you so much. If you hadn’t returned, we probably would have faced a tough battle just now.” Lin Yun smiled with genuine gratitude.
Even without Mu Li, Lin Yun would not have feared fighting the Young Lord and his men, but resolving it so easily was naturally better.
“It was just a small effort. Since I recognise you as my brother, of course I’ll help when you’re in trouble.” Mu Li said.
“Regardless, I will remember this favour, Brother Mu Li. In the future, if there’s ever anything you need from me, just say the word.” Lin Yun spoke firmly.
Although Mu Li was stronger than Lin Yun, as a beastman there were still areas where he needed help from humans.
For example, setting up the formation this time, or when Mu Li needed to obtain certain human resources; Lin Yun could assist with such matters.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Yun flipped his hand and produced two jade slips that formed a pair.
“Brother Mu Li, keep this jade slip. If you crush it, you’ll be able to contact me instantly.”
After speaking, Lin Yun handed one of the slips to Mu Li.
“Good!”
Mu Li accepted it. “Brother Beichen, crushing the one in your hand should let you contact me too. If you ever need my help, reach out anytime. If that Young Lord of the Nether Palace dares trouble you again and you can’t handle it, just let me know. At the very least, while we’re in the Ancestral Heart Realm, I can deal with him for you.”
Mu Li could only exert influence within the Ancestral Heart Realm. If Lin Yun clashed with the Young Lord in the human Nine Domains, Mu Li definitely would not be able to help.
“Alright.” Lin Yun answered with a smile.
“Brother Beichen, I’ll take my leave now.” With that, Mu Li turned and departed once more.
Lin Yun watched until Mu Li disappeared from view.
“Thanks to Mu Li’s help this time, we resolved the problem without lifting a finger, and that Young Lord even took a few punches and suffered a humiliating defeat.” Lin Yun said with a laugh.
“That Young Lord is no kind-hearted fellow. I’ve long heard of his reputation. He’s an arrogant, overbearing bully who always picks on others. He definitely won’t swallow this insult. He’ll bear a grudge against both Mu Li and you. He can’t easily touch Mu Li, so he’ll target you instead.” Hong Yuan said.
“It doesn’t matter. Even without Mu Li today, he would still come after me. We’re already enemies. He wants me dead anyway, so what difference does it make?” Lin Yun shrugged.
