Chapter 151: Not a Single One Will Live

"Is that so?" Li Tianxiang raised an eyebrow. "Then why is this company still called the Li Group?"

'Why? Is he trying to provoke me? We've tolerated you for sixty years, this is just…'

Li Tianxiang's pointed question made Li Yinhe's expression turn foul.

'How am I supposed to answer that?'

Li Yinhe wasn't even born when the Li Group was founded. It was hard to say what the old man had been thinking.

But the Li Group's operations had always been confined to Anhua. It shouldn't have had any impact on the Di Yang Li Clan.

'So why are they here making trouble?'

"But we don't interfere with you. Why must you drive us to extinction?"

Li Tianxiang chuckled. "Who said anything about wiping you out? I just think you haven't learned your place. A whole corporation is too much for you. If you were just a small contractor under the Yuelong Group, I definitely wouldn't be here making trouble."

"Haha, it's getting late. Let's get down to business. Sign this contract, and from now on, the Li Group will be part of the Yuelong Group. Then, I won't come looking for you again," Li Tianxiang said, crossing his arms.

From the very beginning, the Di Yang Li Clan knew that Li Hao had run off to Anhua to work in construction.

That was precisely why they had chosen to support the Yuelong Group, intending to keep Li Hao's activities within a range the Di Yang Li Clan could control.

But as it turned out, Li Hao wasn't content with being a small contractor and founded the Li Group.

Even then, the Di Yang Li Clan remained calm. Their plan was to let Li Hao develop his business and then swallow it whole when he could no longer sustain it. That way, they would naturally regain control of Li Hao's branch of the family.

At first, everything went smoothly. But unexpectedly, things had recently gone awry.

The Li Group had a string of good luck, first landing several major projects and later securing an investment from the famous investor, Zhu Qiyu.

The Di Yang Li Clan had tried to interfere, but Zhu Qiyu completely ignored their warnings.

Since that was the case, rather than getting tangled up with Zhu Qiyu, it was better to come in person and take over the Li Group directly.

Li Tianxiang pulled himself from his thoughts and sized up Li Yinhe. "I've already prepared the contract. You just need to sign it. After all, the old man started out as a contractor at your age. I'm sure you can do it too, Uncle."

Li Yinhe's face darkened. 'What does Li Tianxiang take me for?'

"I refuse!" Li Yinhe shoved the contract away. "I'm warning you, don't go too far! Don't think the Li Family is a pushover!"

Li Tianxiang said, "So you wouldn't be worried even if the Li Group vanished into thin air?"

Li Yinhe blurted out, "Do it, if you have the guts!"

"Fine. Then we'll start with you!"

Li Tianxiang waved his hand, and an old man in a purple robe suddenly emerged from a hidden spot, his eyes as sharp and vicious as a hawk's.

"Uncle, you forced my hand," Li Tianxiang said coldly, his eyes landing on Li Xue with a hint of regret.

'If I'd known earlier that I was going to have to get rid of Li Xue, there are quite a few things I could have done…'

"Elder Ying, kill them!"

The purple-robed old man grunted in acknowledgment and walked toward the two with a grim, emotionless face.

Li Yinhe felt an immense pressure radiating from the purple-robed old man and hastily pulled Li Xue behind him.

"Xue'Er, don't worry about me! Run…"

But how could Li Xue possibly abandon Li Yinhe and run?

Elder Ying walked toward Li Yinhe, devoid of any emotion. When you've killed enough people, it's just a procedure, nothing special.

He calmly raised a hand and shoved it toward Li Yinhe's chest.

PUFF! Li Yinhe had never formally practiced the Martial Dao and was as fragile as a sheet of paper.

He fell backward, landing heavily on the ground.

His mouth was full of blood and his eyes glazed over as he fainted on the spot.

Li Xue threw herself onto Li Yinhe, crying out, "Dad! Dad! Wake up, don't fall asleep!"

Li Yinhe could hear Li Xue's words and struggled to keep his eyes open, but his gaze was already starting to lose focus.

Elder Ying glanced at Li Xue and turned to Li Tianxiang. "Third Young Master, should I kill her too?"

Li Tianxiang eyed her. "She's going to die sooner or later anyway. Why not keep her for now? I'll have some fun with her tonight. If she's cooperative, it wouldn't be bad to keep her around as a plaything."

Being stared at by his lecherous gaze, Li Xue was filled with anger and panic. 'If the rest of my life is going to be like this, I'd rather just die!'

'I should just bite my tongue and end it all.'

Who could possibly understand such despair?

But in the next moment, Elder Ying's expression changed. A terrifyingly powerful force was surging toward them.

The aura crashed down on them like a tidal wave. Even Elder Ying was shaken to the core.

Elder Ying felt like a lone boat that would be utterly destroyed if struck by the wave.

"Who's out there? Stop hiding!"

Elder Ying's sudden shout startled Li Tianxiang, who leaped from his chair and hid behind his guards.

The door opened, and in walked none other than the hotel's general manager, Lao Wang.

Lao Wang had come to greet Li Tianxiang when he arrived, so he naturally recognized him.

"Young Master Li, how are you enjoying your meal?"

Li Tianxiang breathed a long sigh of relief and, forcing himself to look calm, sat back down.

"Not bad. Truly worthy of being called the best restaurant in Anhua."

Seeing that Li Tianxiang's attitude was still amicable, Lao Wang let out a breath of relief. But then he looked around at the scene and was horrified.

Li Yinhe lay in a pool of blood, while Li Xue's face was pale with terror.

'It happened after all!'

Lao Wang lamented internally. What Mu Lin had done in the past—killing Pang Dahai, for example—that was an internal Anhua affair. As long as the right connections were managed, it wouldn't blow up.

'But this situation was utterly hopeless.'

Li Tianxiang was an untouchable outsider.

Now that his man had assaulted someone here, there was no way to smooth it over; it was bound to become a huge incident, and the pressure on the hotel would be immense.

Li Tianxiang said to Elder Ying, "Elder Ying, that's just the hotel's general manager. Are you being a little too tense?"

But Elder Ying remained on high alert. "No! The threat is behind him!"

Li Tianxiang was stunned. "What threat?"

Mu Lin pushed the door open and walked in.

When Li Xue saw Mu Lin, she grew even more frantic. "Mu Lin, run!" Her tear-streaked face only made Li Tianxiang's heart pound faster. 'She's definitely mine tonight,' he thought.

'I'm definitely not getting away. I can't let Mu Lin get dragged into this, too. That would be truly hopeless.'

Mu Lin looked unfazed. "Run from what? Let's just do this."

Elder Ying's gaze was locked onto Mu Lin. "Young Master, you need to leave! Now!"

Li Tianxiang said, "Isn't he just some unremarkable brat? What's so scary about him?"

But Wu Long scrambled over to Li Tianxiang's side and roared, "Third Young Master, he's the one who did this to me! Kill him!"

Li Tianxiang kicked Wu Long away. "Who gave you permission to get so close? Elder Ying, is this man really that strong?"

Elder Ying stared intently at Mu Lin, not daring to look away for an instant. "This man's strength is no less than my own. If I have to split my focus to protect you, I will certainly lose!"

Such high praise. A flash of delight crossed Li Tianxiang's eyes. 'Such a powerful individual… why not recruit him?'

"You're Mu Lin, right?" Li Tianxiang said slowly, looking at him.

Mu Lin tilted his head. "And I suppose you're the Third Young Master of the Di Yang Li Clan?"

Li Tianxiang laughed heartily. "Of course I am! So you're not entirely clueless."

"I can see your strength is quite impressive. How about coming to work for me? The Anhua Li Family is finished. Why not switch your allegiance to the Di Yang Li Clan!"

Mu Lin said, "No need. Before long, your Di Yang Li Clan will be wiped out, too."

"You have some nerve. Who taught you to speak like that?" Li Tianxiang's eyes narrowed. Mu Lin was audacious, daring to curse the Li Clan to a short life.

'Truly detestable.'

Mu Lin said, "It's as plain as day. Anyone who isn't blind can see it."

"Elder Ying, there's no need to keep someone like him around. Kill everyone here!" Li Tianxiang ordered coldly.

Elder Ying was extremely wary of Mu Lin. He immediately unleashed his full power, his internal energy radiating outwards. A wind suddenly whipped up within the room, sending people stumbling.

"To have such a level of cultivation at your young age is remarkable. Why do you insist on seeking death?"

"If you followed the Third Young Master, you would want for nothing in terms of wealth and glory. But instead, you…"

Elder Ying formed his five fingers into a claw and struck toward Mu Lin's vital points, the pressure immense.

Li Xue couldn't bear to watch. Clutching her unconscious father on the ground, she thought, 'At least if I die with my father, it won't be a total loss.'

Mu Lin, however, showed no fear. Instead, he raised his hand to meet Elder Ying's attack head-on.

A savage look appeared on Elder Ying's face. "You're dead, boy."