“Young Master.”
Xu Yang hurried into Li Wu’s study and looked at Li Wu. “Young Master, that Fourth Master is dead.”
“Fourth Master? You mean the Fourth Master from Su City’s Tianyan? How did he die? Was he killed by Li Feng?” Li Wu was stunned, then a trace of joy appeared on his face.
“No, Fourth Master died by the seaside. The cause of death was sudden apoplexy during intercourse.” Xu Yang shook his head.
“Sudden apoplexy during intercourse? How is that possible?” Li Wu looked completely incredulous. He had seen Fourth Master just a few days ago. With that man’s physique, how could he possibly die that way?
“This subordinate also finds Fourth Master’s death suspicious,” Xu Yang said gravely.
“Do you think Li Feng did it? A few days ago, Fourth Master sent assassins after Li Feng. Although they failed, with Li Feng’s methods, it would be easy for him to trace it back to Fourth Master. Given Li Feng’s vengeful nature, killing Fourth Master would make sense,” Li Wu analysed.
“That is possible, but we have no evidence,” Xu Yang replied.
“No evidence? Then we create evidence. Fourth Master can only have died at Li Feng’s hands.” A sharp glint flashed in Li Wu’s eyes. He had approached Fourth Master to kill Li Feng not because he believed Fourth Master could succeed. With Li Feng’s strength and methods, Fourth Master stood no chance. His real purpose was to make Li Feng kill Fourth Master. Since Fourth Master belonged to Tianyan in Su City, once Li Feng killed him, Tianyan would pursue Li Feng to the death.
A similar glint appeared in Xu Yang’s eyes. “Young Master, rest assured. I will arrange everything perfectly. I will make Tianyan believe Li Feng killed Fourth Master.”
“Just convincing Tianyan is not enough. The people behind Tianyan must also believe it. When you handle this, leave a few deliberate flaws. Only then will those people truly believe it,” Li Wu said, a cunning light flickering in his eyes.
Xu Yang’s gaze sharpened. He understood Li Wu’s meaning.
“By the way, how are the preparations I asked for coming along?” Li Wu suddenly asked.
“Young Master, everything is ready,” Xu Yang answered.
“Very good. Immediately send someone to Ying Suyan. Tell her I have something she needs. If she wants it, she must come and negotiate with me personally.” Another sharp glint flashed in Li Wu’s eyes.
“Yes.” Xu Yang acknowledged and turned to leave the study.
Li Wu leaned back in his chair, a cold light passing through his eyes. “Li Feng, Li Feng, enjoy your moment of triumph for now. Very soon, I will let you know the price of opposing me.”
Tianya Pavilion.
“Zhong Shuhui said you wanted to see me?” Li Feng’s gaze fell on Mu Jiajia standing before him, a strange look flashing across his eyes.
“I want to know when you will release me,” Mu Jiajia asked coldly.
“Release you? Mu Jiajia, are you joking?” Li Feng gave a cold laugh. He had gone to great trouble to capture her. How could he simply let her go?
“You don’t keep your word,” Mu Jiajia said, her expression changing.
“Don’t keep my word? Mu Jiajia, when have I ever broken my word?” Li Feng sneered.
“You said that if I helped you lure out the Blood Sand people, you would let me go.” Mu Jiajia stared at him coldly. Although she had prepared herself, hearing the refusal still filled her with rage.
“I did say that, but the plan didn’t succeed, did it?” The last time at the hospital, the person Zhong Shuhui identified was Mu Jiajia. With her excellent martial skills and being female, she was the perfect bait to draw out Blood Sand’s people. Unfortunately, just as their plan began, Blood Sand kidnapped Mu Xiuzhen, forcing Li Feng to change course.
“You…” Mu Jiajia was speechless.
“No ‘you’ this or that. Mu Jiajia, not killing you is already the greatest mercy. And you still talk about leaving? In my view, you’re dreaming. If you have the ability, try leaving on your own. I hope you survive it.” Li Feng’s voice was icy.
“What on earth do you want?” Mu Jiajia watched him warily. If Li Feng simply killed her with one strike, she would have nothing to fear, but he deliberately had not.
“What do I want?” A cold smile curved at the corner of Li Feng’s mouth. He looked at Mu Jiajia and said, “Mu Jiajia, you are Fu Yanxiong’s trusted confidante. You’ve followed him for a long time. You must know many of Fu Yanxiong’s secrets, right?”
“You can forget about it. I will never talk,” Mu Jiajia said, her face paling.
“Never talk? Mu Jiajia, do you still think that after falling into my hands you can return to Fu Yanxiong’s side? Even if you did, do you think Fu Yanxiong would still trust you?” Li Feng laughed coldly. Looking at Mu Jiajia’s ashen face, he continued, “At the Fengyuan Group press conference, I told Fu Yanxiong that you, Mu Jiajia, were spending our honeymoon with me and wouldn’t be back for a month. What do you think is in Fu Yanxiong’s mind right now?”
“You are despicable,” Mu Jiajia said, her face turning deathly pale. Fu Yanxiong already distrusted her. After Li Feng’s words, the consequences were obvious.
“Despicable?”
Li Feng laughed coldly. “I haven’t stripped you naked, taken photos on a bed, and sent them to Fu Yanxiong. That’s already showing you great face. Mu Jiajia, let me tell you, I have plenty of ways to deal with you. You’d better stay obediently in Tianya Pavilion, otherwise I have countless methods to make you suffer.” With that, he gave her one last cold glance and turned to leave the room.
“Young Master, you’re still too soft-hearted,” Zhong Shuhui said helplessly, shaking her head as Li Feng emerged.
“Soft-hearted?” Li Feng smiled at her words. “For a woman like Mu Jiajia, torture and interrogation are useless. Besides, she’s only Fu Yanxiong’s subordinate, not a high-level member of the Fu family. From her we can only get information about Fu Yanxiong himself. There’s no need to waste too much effort on her.”
At that point he paused, then asked, “Speaking of Fu Yanxiong, what has he been doing lately? We found that batch of chemical equipment. With his personality, he won’t let it go easily.”
“Right now Fu Yanxiong has made no moves at all,” Zhong Shuhui replied.
“Have people watch him closely. We cannot be careless,” Li Feng said solemnly. From all their clashes so far, Fu Yanxiong had been obsessed over that equipment. Li Feng was certain this man would never give up. People like him, after a setback, would always mount a fierce counterattack.
Zhong Shuhui nodded, then said, “Young Master, tomorrow is the auction. Should you apply for funds from the family foundation? The auction will require a huge amount of money. With Fengyuan Group’s current situation, I’m afraid we can’t produce it.”
“Family foundation? Given my position, how much could I even get? There’s no need. I’ll solve the funding issue myself.” Li Feng shook his head. He could probably obtain a few tens of millions from the family foundation, but for the upcoming Ancient Martial Artists Association auction, that would be a drop in the ocean. Better not to apply at all. Although he did not deny being part of the Li family, he would never allow himself to rely on them, especially now when internal family struggles were so intense. Requesting family funds at this time would easily cause major trouble. The matter of him tearing up the Elder Council’s order at the last press conference still hadn’t been resolved.
Although he only knew fragments about the family’s situation, all the information coming in suggested the internal fighting was extremely fierce, possibly to the point of irreconcilable enmity. Li Feng did not believe that after he tore up the Elder Council’s command, those old fellows would simply let it go. Even with Li Chuanwei suppressing them, they would surely make some underhanded moves.
Hearing this, Zhong Shuhui said no more. She had only made a suggestion; the final decision was Li Feng’s. Seeing his confident expression, he had probably already found a solution.
“Young Master, this is Miss Zhu’s invitation. Miss Zhu Yuanyang wishes to invite you to dinner three days from now,” Zhong Shuhui said, handing over an invitation card.
“Zhu Yuanyang is inviting me?” Li Feng’s expression faltered. Why would Zhu Yuanyang suddenly invite him?
“Young Master, could Miss Zhu have taken a fancy to you?” Zhong Shuhui said with a laugh.
“Nonsense. Do you think Zhu Yuanyang is that kind of woman?” Li Feng glared at her. Zhu Yuanyang was no simple woman. Even though Li Feng was confident in his own charm, he didn’t think he could captivate her.
But why exactly was Zhu Yuanyang inviting him? What was her purpose?
After thinking for a moment and finding no answer, Li Feng simply gave up. He would know when he went. It wasn’t as if Zhu Yuanyang would eat him alive.
“Zhong Shuhui, tomorrow you’ll come with me to the auction,” Li Feng said.
The following evening, Li Feng took Zhong Shuhui to the Ancient Martial Artists Association auction venue. The Tianhai City branch of the association was Wenjun Pavilion Pharmacy, but the auction was not held there. It was taking place in a factory on the outskirts of Tianhai City.
Tonight the factory hosted not only the association auction but also the once-every-three-months Ghost Market trading period.
The Ghost Market was a free trading ground for ancient martial artists. It had existed since ancient times and was the place ancient martial artists loved most.
Li Feng and Zhong Shuhui drove quickly and soon reached the factory. Many luxury cars were already parked in the open space in front, showing that quite a few participants had arrived.
Just as Li Feng was about to get out, Zhong Shuhui stopped him. “Young Master, this is for you.” She handed him a mask.
“This is…” Li Feng was taken aback.
“At the auction, there’s no need to reveal your identity. This makes things much more convenient,” Zhong Shuhui explained.
Li Feng nodded, put on the mask, opened the door, stepped out, and walked inside.
At that moment, a figure flashed out from the darkness like a ghost and instantly appeared beside the two of them.
“Your invitation cards, please?”
