Chapter 184: Spoiled Rotten

Mu Lin and Zhou Qianfan found a car, with Zhou Qianfan personally acting as Mu Lin's chauffeur. The car slowly drove away from the watchtower.

They hadn't driven far when Mu Lin saw a girl waving at them.

He looked again and saw it was Zhou Ying.

"Uncle Zhou, look! It's Zhou Ying!"

Zhou Qianfan looked and saw that it was indeed her. Zhou Ying was carrying a small bag and pulling a wheeled suitcase. Dressed in a vibrant, youthful dress, she was quite eye-catching.

"Well, look at that. I didn't even see her…"

Zhou Qianfan pulled the car up beside Zhou Ying and rolled down the window. "Get in!"

Zhou Ying asked, "Dad, how are things now?"

Zhou Qianfan said, "The crisis has been averted. Your Brother Mu saved the day. Come on, get in. I'll take you back to school."

Hearing this, Zhou Ying's expression first relaxed. But when she heard Zhou Qianfan was going to send her back to school, she immediately grew tense again.

"Dad… but I just got back, didn't I?"

Zhou Qianfan said, "Your studies are important. You just left a couple of days ago, and it's not like I didn't spend time with you, right? Be good. Get in the car!"

Zhou Ying pouted, but when she saw Mu Lin through the window, her attitude changed completely.

"Brother Mu is here too?"

"I'm taking him to Di Yang City to handle some business. You can go hang out at the department store in Di Yang by yourself, how about that?"

Zhou Ying thought for a moment. "That's no fun. Why don't I just go play with you guys after you're done with your business?"

'This...'

Sighing, Zhou Qianfan was completely powerless against his daughter. He said:

"Alright, alright. We'll do it your way, okay, my little princess?"

Zhou Ying laughed triumphantly. She tossed her luggage into the trunk, then pulled Mu Lin out of the front passenger seat.

"Brother Mu, come sit in the back with me! It's more spacious!"

Mu Lin felt a bit awkward, but Zhou Ying didn't mean any harm. Besides, Zhou Qianfan hadn't said a word, so it was hard for him to refuse.

He had no choice but to do as Zhou Ying said.

"Ying'Er, why don't you take a nap? It's still a four or five-hour drive to Di Yang!" Zhou Qianfan said.

But Zhou Ying just wrapped her arm around Mu Lin's. "Okay!"

"Hey, that's Mu Lin's arm. You can't just grab it like that!"

Mu Lin said, "Uncle Zhou, it's alright!"

Zhou Ying leaned triumphantly against Mu Lin's arm.

Suddenly, Mu Lin remembered he needed to let Li Xue know.

He took out his phone and called Li Xue.

"Li Xue, I still can't make it back today. Sorry!"

"Then you can just go die!"

Li Xue stomped her foot. Her mother was at the hospital taking care of her grandfather, so she had the maid prepare a couple of simple dishes and ate a simple meal with Li Yinhe.

"Xue'Er, are you unhappy?"

"I'm fine," Li Xue sighed.

"Mu Lin isn't coming home again?" Li Yinhe asked slowly.

Li Xue said, "What can I do about it? We agreed he was free to come and go. As long as Grandpa is still unconscious, he can go fool around wherever he wants."

Li Yinhe shook his head. "Just because he isn't home doesn't mean he's out partying and womanizing. I don't think Mu Lin is that kind of person."

"Dad! Why are you taking his side too?"

Li Yinhe gave a bitter smile. "Without him, I might have died long ago."

"Your injuries weren't that serious, and it was Divine Doctor Zhao who treated you. What does that have to do with Mu Lin?"

Li Yinhe thought for a moment but didn't say anything. At the time, he had been on the verge of death and truly didn't know what had happened.

'Maybe Mu Lin's all-night rescue effort was just a dream?'

Who knew? In any case, Li Yinhe preferred to believe that Mu Lin had saved him that night.

After finishing her meal, Li Xue went upstairs. That night, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

She finally got up and decided to chat with Ye Chunshui.

But her message was sent and remained unread.

This made Li Xue a bit frustrated. It was always annoying when you couldn't sleep and you were all alone.

After a few hours on the road, Mu Lin and the others arrived in Di Yang City.

Zhou Qianfan had Zhou Ying book a hotel in advance.

The three of them parked the car directly in the hotel's parking garage.

Zhou Ying went straight for the best option, the presidential suite, which gave Zhou Qianfan a start.

It wasn't that he thought it was too expensive, of course. It was just that he had expected her to book two rooms—one for himself, and one for Mu Lin and Zhou Ying.

'If I put the two of them together, even if nothing happened, it could still create a certain... impression.'

But Zhou Ying was more straightforward and didn't think of such a devious plan.

Zhou Ying linked her arm with Mu Lin's and led him to the presidential suite.

"Brother Mu, look!"

Mu Lin glanced around. "It's pretty nice."

It was a socially graceful answer, but it showed no real emotional fluctuation.

Zhou Ying had booked the room hoping to get a big, surprised reaction out of Mu Lin, but he didn't react at all.

"Ying'Er, you sleep in this room. Mu Lin, you sleep in this one. And I'll take that one."

"Tomorrow morning, Mu Lin and I have to make a trip to the Li Family. It might be a little dangerous, so you should just wait for us here in the room. We'll take you out to have fun after we're done."

Zhou Qianfan was still completely obedient to his daughter's wishes. He couldn't help it; he only had one daughter. He had to treat her well, if only for his own peace of mind.

Zhou Ying responded with a cheeky grin, "Okay! I'm going to go take a nice, fragrant shower, Brother Mu!"

Zhou Qianfan's face darkened when he heard that. 'Is she deliberately trying to tempt Mu Lin into making a mistake?'

'But Mu Lin wasn't that kind of person, was he?'

While staying at the Li Family home with a great beauty like Li Xue, there hadn't been any rumors about the two of them.

The next morning, a waiter delivered breakfast to their door early.

After the three of them had breakfast, Mu Lin and Zhou Qianfan headed for the Li Family estate.

Mu Lin was quite curious about what the difference was between the two Li Families.

And what gave this Di Yang Li Family the right to be so tyrannical?

At the Di Yang Li Family estate, a morning meeting was underway.

Li Tian asked with a cold expression, "Still no word from Grandmaster Qiu?"

A whole night had passed. There should have been some news by now.

Especially for a long-renowned master like Qiu Qianlong, efficiency was more important than life itself.

Any wasted time was time that could have been spent taking countless other jobs.

The same was true even if it was just to gain more time for cultivation.

But he had yet to deliver.

Li Tianxiang's father, Li Hetu, was getting anxious. He said to Li Tian, "Patriarch, why don't we call and ask Grandmaster Qiu?"

Li Tian waved his hand. "No. Grandmaster Qiu dislikes being disturbed. If he's in the middle of something, calling him would be tantamount to provoking him. The consequences couldn't be smoothed over even with tens of millions."

Li Hetu lowered his head. He hadn't expected this complication.

'Li Tianxiang isn't Li Tian's biological grandson, so of course he's not in any hurry,' he thought. 'If his own grandson had died, would he be able to sit still like this?'

Li Tian's younger brother, Li Tao, spoke up. "Big Brother, I heard Celestial Killer Zhenren is coming to Nanjiang Province. Does the family have confirmation of this news?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then a wave of excitement washed over them. "Something like that is happening? Even if we don't have confirmation, this is definitely a major event!"

Everyone was extremely excited.

Celestial Killer Zhenren was a famous Body Refining master. His entire body was perfectly enveloped in Qi Force, without a single weak point.

He once did a demonstration where he had someone splash ink on him. Although the ink completely drenched him, when it dripped off, they discovered there wasn't a single drop of it left on his body.

What did that prove? It was a display of nothing less than divine skill.

If the Li Family could win over such an expert, it would be an unexpectedly huge development.

But Li Hetu asked, "Second Uncle, isn't Celestial Killer Zhenren in seclusion, preparing to break through to the next stage? Why would he have the time for something like this?"

"I don't know… There are rumors that he's coming to avenge his junior brother. The specific details are unclear."

Li Tian slammed his hand on the mahogany armchair and stood up. "Everyone, be on high alert and gather information. The moment you have any news about Celestial Killer Zhenren, report it immediately."

"Since Li Tao was the first to find out, consolidate all the information you gather and give it to him. Li Tao can then report back to me."

Li Tao was thrilled. This was a great opportunity to perform well in front of the Patriarch. 'If the Patriarch remembers me,' he thought, 'any future benefits will surely fall into my lap first.'

The meeting was still slowly progressing when a muffled noise came from outside the hall.

A security guard hurried over to provide backup, but a moment later, there was a dull THUD. The guard fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes and came scrambling back.

The reinforcements had been beaten back without being able to do a thing.

"What's going on?" Li Tian barked. "Who's causing trouble out there? The audacity!"

Mu Lin walked in slowly. "Who's causing trouble? Didn't you say you wanted to see my head? Well, I've brought my head here with me. Take a good look!"

Hearing this, Li Tian only needed a moment of thought to understand exactly who Mu Lin was.

"It's you! You're not dead!"