Bar.
Fu Yanxiong stepped into Su Yangjian’s office once again.
Ever since Mu Jiajia went missing, he had no one left to confide in or strategize with. The people around him were either brainless thugs like Ding Xiaohan or the spoiled rich kids who had followed him to Tianhai City. They were fine as muscle, but utterly useless when it came to planning.
Now it was certain that Mu Jiajia was in Li Feng’s hands, but he had no idea where exactly. She could be at the Black Eagle Squad’s training base, or she could be at Tianya Pavilion. Either way, the forces at his disposal were nowhere near strong enough to rescue her or kill her. So his only viable target was Li Feng himself. As long as Li Feng died, everything would be settled.
That was why he had gone to great lengths to track down Su Yangjian, the Iron-Hand King who had lived in hiding for over ten years. But was Li Feng really that easy to kill?
Fu Yanxiong didn’t know, yet he had no choice but to try. This was his only shot. Especially after last night at New Century, when Li Feng had looked at him with such blatant contempt. The memory still made his blood boil. Still, he believed that in the hands of the Iron-Hand King, Li Feng shouldn’t stand a chance of surviving.
This morning, when Su Yangjian had called and asked him to come over, he hadn’t hesitated for a second. In his view, Su Yangjian must have good news.
So now, looking at Su Yangjian seated behind the desk, he said in a low voice, “Boss Su, you wanted to see me?”
“Young Master Fu, you’re finally here. I’ve been waiting quite a while,” Su Yangjian replied, lifting his head. A sharp glint flashed across his eyes.
“Boss Su, is this about Li Feng?” Fu Yanxiong asked. Their only deal concerned killing Li Feng, so naturally he assumed that was why Su Yangjian had summoned him.
“There is someone who wishes to meet Young Master Fu,” Su Yangjian said calmly.
“Meet me?” Fu Yanxiong was taken aback, then asked, “Who?”
“Me.”
At that moment, a voice sounded from behind him.
The voice felt oddly familiar. Fu Yanxiong whipped around and his face instantly paled. “Li Feng? How can it be you? How are you here?”
The newcomer was, of course, Li Feng. Seeing the shock on Fu Yanxiong’s face, he smiled, closed the door, and said, “What’s the matter, Young Master Fu? So surprised to see me here?”
Fu Yanxiong’s expression turned extremely ugly. He had never imagined Li Feng would show up in this place. Could it be…
At that thought, he spun back around and stared coldly at Su Yangjian. “Boss Su, I’d like an explanation.”
“An explanation? Young Master Fu must be joking. What do I need to explain?” Su Yangjian gave a cold laugh.
“You…” Fu Yanxiong’s face darkened with fury. He had hired Su Yangjian to kill Li Feng, yet now the two of them were standing together in front of him. Even an idiot could see what was going on.
“Boss Su, I’d like to know why,” Fu Yanxiong demanded icily.
“Are you really that surprised?” Li Feng spoke before Su Yangjian could answer. “Su Yangjian, wait outside. I have a few things to discuss with Young Master Fu.”
“Yes, Master.” Su Yangjian acknowledged, then left the office.
Master. Master!
Hearing Su Yangjian address Li Feng as Master, Fu Yanxiong felt as though his mind had exploded. Everything went blank.
How was this possible? Su Yangjian was the renowned Iron-Hand King from over ten years ago. He had stayed hidden in Tianhai City all this time. Fu Yanxiong had only found him through secret family intelligence channels. Before him, nobody had ever located the man. How on earth had Li Feng become his master?
Disbelief was written all over Fu Yanxiong’s face.
For Su Yangjian to call Li Feng “Master” meant he genuinely considered himself Li Feng’s servant. The once-famous Iron-Hand King had willingly reduced himself to a slave. If word of this got out, hardly anyone would believe it.
If he hadn’t heard it with his own ears, Fu Yanxiong himself wouldn’t have believed it either.
At the same time, he finally understood why Su Yangjian hadn’t killed Li Feng. If Li Feng was his master, of course Su Yangjian would never raise a hand against him.
Regret surged through Fu Yanxiong. He never should have hired Su Yangjian in the first place. But it was too late for regrets now.
Bang!
The door closed as Su Yangjian stepped out, jolting Fu Yanxiong from his thoughts. He looked at Li Feng and said, “Li Feng, what do you want?”
He knew full well that Li Feng hadn’t lured him here using Su Yangjian just for a casual meeting. If Li Feng simply wanted to see him, there had been no need to expose Su Yangjian’s allegiance. A single phone call would have sufficed. Besides, they had seen each other only last night at New Century.
“What do you think?” Li Feng replied with a cold smile.
“How should I know?” Fu Yanxiong snorted, his mind racing as he tried to guess Li Feng’s intentions. This time was different from before. Last time, he had only wanted to obtain that batch of chemical equipment through trickery. This time, he had tried to have Li Feng assassinated through Su Yangjian. Although the attempt failed because Su Yangjian belonged to Li Feng, the killing intent had been revealed, and Li Feng now knew. Given Li Feng’s temperament, he would never let this slide easily.
Li Feng sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and looked at Fu Yanxiong. “Young Master Fu, you wanted Su Yangjian to kill me, didn’t you? I’d like to know what deep hatred exists between us that you’re so desperate to see me dead.”
Fu Yanxiong gave a cold laugh. Deep hatred? Did someone need deep hatred to want another person dead?
Besides, even if there were no mortal grudge between them, the animosity was already considerable. Whether it was the chemical equipment or the humiliation he suffered at Fengyuan Group, he and Li Feng were already locked in a death feud.
Moreover, Zheng Haoyuan had died at Li Feng’s hands. Zheng Haoyuan might have been a minor figure under him, but he was still Fu Yanxiong’s man.
“Hmph, Li Feng, yes, I do want you dead. So what? I failed this time, but next time I will definitely kill you.” Fu Yanxiong stared at Li Feng with icy eyes.
“Kill me? With what you’ve got?” Li Feng smiled disdainfully. If it were anyone else, he might take the threat seriously, but from this moment on, Fu Yanxiong no longer had the slightest chance.
“Young Master Fu, plenty of people want me dead, but do you know what happened to them?” Li Feng glanced at him and continued, “Zheng Haoyuan wanted me dead, and what was the result? He died a miserable death. Zheng Xiaoyang wanted me dead, and he’s dead too.”
“What did you say? Zheng Xiaoyang?” Fu Yanxiong’s expression changed drastically. He stared at Li Feng in disbelief. “You’re saying Zheng Xiaoyang is dead?”
“What, Young Master Fu, you didn’t know?” A cold smile played on Li Feng’s lips. “Fu Yanxiong, even now, are you still going to deny it? Wasn’t it you who sent Zheng Xiaoyang to kill me?”
“Me? How could that be possible?” Fu Yanxiong shook his head. Zheng Xiaoyang was Third Master Zheng of the Zheng family. Someone of that calibre was far beyond Fu Yanxiong’s ability to command or control.
“Wait a minute, Li Feng, you said Zheng Xiaoyang is dead?” Suddenly realising something, Fu Yanxiong looked at Li Feng with shock. Zheng Xiaoyang had tried to kill Li Feng and ended up dead instead. Did Li Feng kill him? How was that possible? How could Li Feng have the power to kill Zheng Xiaoyang?
Hold on. Su Yangjian was also at the ninth level of the Postnatal realm, and he was Li Feng’s servant. If Su Yangjian had acted, killing Zheng Xiaoyang wasn’t entirely out of the question.
Even so, Fu Yanxiong was still shaken. Zheng Xiaoyang was a ninth-level Postnatal ancient martial artist, a pillar of the Zheng family. And now he had died because of Li Feng.
Li Feng paused. All this time he had assumed Zheng Xiaoyang’s pursuit in Nanling Province was somehow connected to Fu Yanxiong. But judging from Fu Yanxiong’s reaction, the man clearly had no idea Zheng Xiaoyang was dead.
So who had sent Zheng Xiaoyang after him? Zheng Xiaoyang himself? Impossible. After killing Zheng Xiaoyang, Li Feng had immediately headed to Nanling Province. Zheng Xiaoyang had still been in Zhongyuan Province at the time. Even if he had received news, he couldn’t possibly have caught up so quickly.
A cold light flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. It seemed there was someone else pulling strings behind Zheng Xiaoyang.
“Hahaha, Li Feng, you’re finished.” Fu Yanxiong suddenly laughed triumphantly.
“I’m finished?” Li Feng curled his lip in contempt.
“Li Feng, you killed Zheng Xiaoyang. Whether you did it personally or your servant did it, the Zheng family will pin Zheng Xiaoyang’s death on you. Once they learn of this, do you think they’ll send people to kill you? You’re done for.” Fu Yanxiong gloated. Zheng Xiaoyang wasn’t like Zheng Haoyuan. Zheng Haoyuan was merely a junior member of the family, but Zheng Xiaoyang was the youngest in the Zheng family with the potential to break through to the Innate realm. He was a true pillar. Once the Zheng family discovered his death was linked to Li Feng, they would never let him live.
“You seem very pleased, Young Master Fu,” Li Feng said with a cold smile.
“Of course I’m pleased to see you in trouble. Li Feng, you may be skilled in combat, but what use is that? Your biggest mistake was killing Zheng Xiaoyang. Killing Zheng Haoyuan would only have brought you trouble from the Zheng family, but killing Zheng Xiaoyang? They will stop at nothing to see you dead, even if you’re the eldest son of the Li family. The Zheng family will never let you go.”
He paused, then continued, “Moreover, the Zheng family is a vassal of our Fu family. If your Li family moves against the Zheng family, our Fu family will never stand idly by.”
“So I’m definitely dead, is that it?” Li Feng sneered.
“Exactly.” Fu Yanxiong nodded, looking at Li Feng smugly. “Of course, if Young Master Feng kneels and begs me right now, I might be willing to help you cover this up.”
“You’d be that kind, Young Master Fu?” Li Feng laughed coldly, a chilling glint in his eyes.
Fu Yanxiong’s lips curved into a triumphant grin. “Naturally, I do have a few conditions. But Young Master Feng, you have no choice. This is your only chance to stay alive.”
