Mu En looked up.
He was dumbfounded.
His men were being tossed around like punching bags, one after another, sent flying by Ye Qiu.
But Ye Qiu—
He was completely unscathed!
Not a single one of Mu En’s men could get close to Ye Qiu.
Not even the hem of his clothes was touched.
Mu En was utterly shocked.
“How is this kid so skilled?”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In less than ten minutes, all of Mu En’s men were sprawled on the ground, groaning in pain.
This…
The entire crowd was stunned!
The onlookers were left speechless, their jaws dropped.
“Damn, that kid is incredible!”
“One guy taking on hundreds? Even Ip Man in his prime couldn’t do that!”
“Absolutely unreal!”
“No wonder he was so cocky earlier—he’s got the skills to back it up!”
Ma Dong’s face darkened. “Damn it, he’s that good? I underestimated him.”
Gao Fei said, “Let’s just hope Boss Mu steps up next and takes him out.”
Mr. Yao’s earlier excitement vanished completely. Things weren’t going as he had hoped, and his worries returned.
What if Ye Qiu walked away with the top-grade red jadeite and Mu En demanded compensation from him?
“God, please help me. Let Boss Mu finish him off!”
Mr. Yao prayed silently.
After Ye Qiu knocked down Mu En’s men, he moved in a flash.
The crowd only saw a blur.
Then, they saw Ye Qiu standing in front of Mu En, a cold, menacing smile on his lips.
In that moment, Mu En felt as if he were being stared down by a ferocious beast. He instinctively stepped back, shouting at Ye Qiu, “What do you want?”
Ye Qiu didn’t respond. He lunged forward, grabbed both of Mu En’s arms, and twisted hard.
Crack!
“Ah…”
A scream like a slaughtered pig echoed.
Both of Mu En’s arms were broken by Ye Qiu.
The crowd felt a chill run down their spines.
“This kid is ruthless!”
“Not only did he slap Boss Mu, but he also broke both his arms. He’s got some nerve!”
“Boss Mu’s no pushover. I’ve heard he’s got blood on his hands. He’ll probably fight this kid to the death!”
Slap!
Ye Qiu slapped Mu En across the face. “You dare touch my girlfriend? I’ve been putting up with you for too long.”
Mu En didn’t say a word, his eyes glaring at Ye Qiu with such hatred it seemed he wanted to swallow him whole.
As the local kingpin of Dali, he had never been so humiliated.
Ye Qiu sneered. “What, you want to kill me?”
“Planning to get revenge?”
“I’d advise you not to try, or you’ll end up a corpse.”
With that, Ye Qiu picked up the top-grade red jadeite, took Lin Jingzhi’s hand, and said gently, “Big Sis Lin, let’s go.”
Lin Jingzhi nodded, and with Qian Duoduo, they headed outside.
Just like that?
Everyone looked at Mu En, wondering what he would do to stop Ye Qiu.
After all, with things having escalated this far, Mu En wouldn’t let it go easily.
But to everyone’s surprise, Mu En didn’t say a word. He just watched as Ye Qiu and the others left the processing plant.
After a long pause, Ma Dong approached Mu En and said, “Uncle Mu, how could you just let them leave?”
Mu En’s eyes narrowed, his gaze sharp as a blade. “What, you trying to tell me how to handle my business?”
Ma Dong flinched, quickly saying, “Uncle Mu, you misunderstood! I’m just worried. That kid treated you like that, and you let him walk away. What will people think of you? This is your territory!”
“Shut up! I don’t need you telling me what to do.”
After cursing Ma Dong, Mu En’s eyes fell on Mr. Yao. “Mr. Yao, do you remember what you said earlier?”
Mr. Yao forced a smile and said, “Boss Mu, what I said before was just a joke. Don’t take it seriously.”
“A joke?” Mu En’s face darkened. He strode over and kicked Mr. Yao to the ground. “Say it’s a joke one more time, I dare you!”
Mr. Yao, frail and elderly, couldn’t withstand Mu En’s kick. Clutching his stomach, he writhed in pain on the ground, saying, “Boss Mu, I was really just joking…”
Slap!
Mu En stomped on Mr. Yao’s face, snarling, “You think you can joke with me? Are you tired of living?”
“You’re the so-called Jade King. You made a promise in front of everyone, and now you deny it? Have you no shame?”
“And that top-grade red jadeite was supposed to be mine. If you hadn’t sworn there was no jade in that stone and convinced me to give it to that kid, how would I have lost ten billion, been slapped, and had my arms broken?”
Mr. Yao immediately apologised. “Boss Mu, this has nothing to do with me. That kid deliberately went against you, I…”
Mu En cut him off impatiently. “Mr. Yao, I’ll ask you one thing: are you going to compensate me for my loss?”
Mr. Yao wanted to keep denying it, claiming it was a joke, but he noticed the murderous intent in Mu En’s eyes. Panicking, he quickly changed his tune.
“I’ll compensate! I’ll compensate! But Boss Mu, I don’t have that kind of money. How about I give you the Imperial Green I cut earlier…”
Bang!
Before Mr. Yao could finish, Mu En kicked him again, cursing, “That Imperial Green came from my rough stone. It was always mine.”
“Yao, if you don’t pay up, I’ll send you to the afterlife today.”
Mr. Yao was on the verge of tears, pleading, “Boss Mu, let’s talk this out.”
“I’m not hiding anything—I genuinely want to compensate you, but my entire net worth isn’t even a tenth of that red jadeite’s value.”
“Boss Mu, please, spare me!”
Mu En sneered. “You may not have the money, but you can borrow it from your boss!”
Boss?
Mr. Yao paused, then realised what he meant and shouted at Ma Dong, “Young Master Ma, save me!”
“Lend me ten billion.”
“If you help me, I swear I’ll follow your every order and work like a dog for you.”
Ma Dong sighed. “Mr. Yao, it’s not that I don’t want to help, but I really don’t have that kind of money!”
Mr. Yao said, “Young Master Ma, you can ask your father!”
“Doesn’t your father have a net worth of tens of billions? Ten billion is nothing to him!”
“After all, I’m your company’s chief appraiser. You can’t just let me die, can you?”
Ma Dong’s face was cold. “Mr. Yao, it’s not that I don’t want to save you. Honestly, I want to help more than anyone, but ten billion is too much. My father won’t give it to me.”
Just then, Mu En spoke up. “Ma Dong, Mr. Yao is your man. He caused me to lose ten billion. As his boss, don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
“Uncle Mu, what do you mean…”
“Pay me ten billion, or none of you are leaving here alive!”
