“Li Feng, what do you want?”
Murong Kang’s face changed dramatically. After falling into Li Feng’s hands, his only bargaining chip had been Ge Ying. Now that Ge Ying was safe, he had lost even that final leverage. His life or death now rested entirely on Li Feng’s whim.
If it were anyone else, he might have believed they would hesitate to kill him out of fear of his family’s power, but this Li Feng was different. He was capable of anything.
“What I want depends on the choice you make,” Li Feng said coldly.
“What do you mean?” Murong Kang asked.
“Do you want to die or live? If you want to die, then tell me how you would prefer it: death by a thousand cuts or dismemberment?” Li Feng stared at Murong Kang with icy eyes, a thick killing intent radiating from him.
Enveloped by the murderous aura pouring from Li Feng, Murong Kang felt as though he had stepped into a hell of carnage. A flash of fear appeared in his eyes.
“I, I want to live…” Murong Kang said quickly.
“Want to live? Living comes at a price,” Li Feng said coldly, his gaze sharpening.
“Li Feng, as long as you don’t kill me, I am willing to pay any price,” Murong Kang said hurriedly. At this point, he no longer had the capital to threaten Li Feng; his only thought was survival.
“Is that so? Then you…”
Before Li Feng could finish, a Tianya Pavilion security guard rushed in. “Young Master Feng, someone outside is looking for you.”
“Looking for me? Who?” Li Feng frowned.
“They say they are from the Murong family,” the guard replied.
“Murong family?” Li Feng glanced at Murong Kang, then said to the guard, “Bring them in.”
“Yes.” The guard left the meeting room.
“Haha…” Hearing the guard’s words, Murong Kang suddenly burst into laughter again.
“What are you laughing at?” Li Feng’s gaze turned cold.
“Haha, Li Feng, it must be people from our Murong family. Although you captured me, in front of our family’s experts, no matter how strong you are, you are no match for them,” Murong Kang said arrogantly as soon as he heard the family had arrived.
He knew the several family experts who had come with him to Tianhai City very well. He believed that although he had fallen into Li Feng’s hands, those experts could easily rescue him.
If their purpose in coming to Tianhai City had not been the Nine Dragons Jade, and if they would not act against Li Feng otherwise, he might have ordered them to intervene long ago.
Murong Kang decided in his heart that once the family experts saved him, he would make Li Feng pay. He would let Li Feng know the price of humiliating him.
Not only Li Feng, but also Ge Feng and Ge Ying. He would not let them go, especially Ge Feng, who had beaten him until he was in agony. If he did not get revenge, could he still call himself Murong Kang?
And of course, Nangong Xin. If she had not betrayed him, Ge Ying would already have been in his hands, and Li Feng and Ge Feng would have been forced to hold back.
“It seems you, Murong Kang, still haven’t recognised your current situation,” Li Feng sneered. Even now, Murong Kang remained so arrogant. He truly did not know where his confidence came from.
“Murong Kang, do you believe that even in front of your Murong family members, I could still kill you?” Li Feng said coldly.
“Who dares to kill a member of our Murong family?” At that moment, a cold voice came from outside. Immediately afterwards, two elderly men walked in.
“From the Murong family?” Li Feng narrowed his eyes at the sight of them.
“Boy, you want to kill someone from our Murong family?” The leading elder in blue robes fixed his gaze on Li Feng and spoke in an unfriendly tone.
“And if I do? What, are members of your Murong family untouchable?” Li Feng sneered.
“Humph, members of our Murong family cannot be killed,” the blue-robed elder said with a cold snort.
“Elder Yi, save me.” A gleam of joy flashed in Murong Kang’s eyes when he saw the elder. This Elder Yi, named Mu Rongyi, was a peak ninth-level acquired ancient martial artist and the leader of the Murong family experts who had come to Tianhai City this time.
“Third Young Master, who beat you into this state?” Anger flickered in Mu Rongyi’s eyes when he saw Murong Kang’s condition.
“It was Li Feng and Ge Feng,” Murong Kang said, staring coldly at Li Feng and Ge Feng.
“Li Feng, Ge Feng, who gave you the audacity to beat the Third Young Master like this?” Mu Rongyi said coldly.
“Murong Kang dared to kidnap my sister, so I dared to beat him,” Ge Feng replied coldly. Although the Murong family was powerful, the Ge family was no less so.
“You are from the Ge family?” Mu Rongyi’s pupils contracted. He had not expected this matter to involve the Ge family.
“Indeed,” Ge Feng nodded.
“Someone from the Ge family.” A glint appeared in Mu Rongyi’s eyes. If it were only Li Feng, it would be easy to handle, but with the Ge family involved, it was different. The Murong family was not yet ready to become enemies with the Ge family.
“Elder Yi, don’t listen to Ge Feng’s nonsense. I never kidnapped Ge Ying,” Murong Kang said quickly.
“Murong Kang, even now you won’t admit it?” Ge Feng’s gaze turned cold. He had not expected Murong Kang to try to deny everything completely, treating them like fools.
“Ge Feng, I never kidnapped Ge Ying. You cannot slander me,” Murong Kang said. He knew that in front of Mu Rongyi, he absolutely could not admit to kidnapping Ge Ying. In Mu Rongyi’s eyes, only the family’s interests mattered; the Third Young Master was far less important than the family’s welfare. Admitting it now would harm relations between the Murong and Ge families, and Mu Rongyi, who prioritised family interests, would not spare him.
“Ge Feng, are you slandering our Third Young Master?” Mu Rongyi asked coldly, staring at Ge Feng.
“Humph, the kidnapper is right here. Am I making this up?” Ge Feng snorted coldly and pointed at the bound middle-aged man on the floor.
Murong Kang’s pupils shrank. That was his subordinate. Mu Rongyi could not fail to recognise him.
In his heart, Murong Kang cursed the subordinate. Not only had he failed to kidnap her, but he had also been captured. What a useless waste.
But soon, an idea flashed in Murong Kang’s mind. “Ge Feng, I think you have misunderstood. I had no intention of kidnapping Ge Ying. I have no grudge against her; why would I kidnap her? Someone else wanted to kidnap Ge Ying.”
“Is that so? Then tell me, who wanted to kidnap my sister?” Ge Feng sneered.
“Who else? It was Nangong Xin. She bribed my subordinate to kidnap Ge Ying and frame me,” Murong Kang said.
“Murong Kang, what are you saying?” Nangong Xin’s face changed dramatically. She had never imagined Murong Kang would say such a thing. She understood clearly what it meant: not only had she offended Li Feng and Ge Feng, but she might now offend the Murong family as well.
At that moment, Nangong Xin regretted it deeply. Why had she let herself be bewitched into agreeing to help Murong Kang?
“Nangong Xin, even now, won’t you admit it? If you hadn’t bribed my subordinate to kidnap Ge Ying, why would you be here?” Murong Kang said coldly.
Seeing Nangong Xin’s ashen face, Murong Kang thought himself extremely clever for shifting all the blame onto her.
“Ge Feng, everything is now clear. It was Nangong Xin who wanted to kidnap Ge Ying and frame our Third Young Master,” Mu Rongyi said with a glint in his eye.
“Clear? Murong Kang, I never imagined your ability to invert black and white was so impressive. I am truly impressed,” Ge Feng sneered.
“Young Master Ge, what are you saying? I don’t understand you,” Murong Kang said, feigning ignorance.
“Humph.” Ge Feng snorted coldly.
“Ge Feng, although you are from the Ge family, you cannot slander our Third Young Master,” Mu Rongyi said coldly.
“Murong Kang, you say Nangong Xin kidnapped Ge Ying? Well, this meeting room has surveillance cameras. Shall we pull up the earlier footage? Although the cameras have no audio, we only need someone who can read lips,” Li Feng said with a cheerful smile at that moment.
“What?” The smile on Murong Kang’s face froze. He had never expected Li Feng to have installed surveillance here.
“Indeed, pulling up the footage will make everything clear,” Ge Feng said, a sharp glint in his eyes as he stared coldly at Murong Kang. “Murong Kang, then it will be obvious whether I am slandering you or not.”
“You…” Murong Kang’s expression shifted.
Not only Murong Kang, but Mu Rongyi and the others also looked grim. With their intelligence, how could they not understand Murong Kang’s purpose in pushing everything onto Nangong Xin? However, offending the Nangong family was preferable to offending the Ge family, so they had tacitly accepted it. What they had never expected was that Li Feng had surveillance footage. Once it was shown, the truth would be revealed, confirming that Murong Kang had indeed tried to kidnap Ge Ying.
Mu Rongyi’s face turned livid. He thought Murong Kang was utterly incompetent, good for nothing but ruining things. If you must kidnap someone, at least cover your tracks properly.
“I want an explanation from your Murong family,” Ge Feng said coldly, looking at Mu Rongyi.
“Young Master Ge, rest assured, our Murong family will give you an explanation. But for now, can you release our Third Young Master?” Mu Rongyi said coldly.
“Release Murong Kang.”
Li Feng sneered and said, “Releasing Murong Kang is possible, but it depends on what price you are willing to pay.”
“What, you want to extort the Murong family? Li Feng, I think you are courting death.” Mu Rongyi flew into a rage and struck out fiercely with his palm towards Li Feng.
