Chapter 341 340: I Know I'm Not Going to Make It

Mu Lin shot Chu Chaoxiong a glare. "Is that any way to talk? 'What if'? What are you hoping will happen to me?"

Chu Chaoxiong sucked in a sharp breath, not daring to utter another word.

"I... I..."

"That's not what I meant!"

"All right, all right, I know. Now, let me heal you..."

Chu Chaoxiong said, "Mr. Mu, don't bother. I know it's over for me... Please, don't waste your time..."

Mu Lin sighed. "Heh. What kind of person do you take me for? I'm not just good at killing, you know. I'm just as skilled at saving lives."

"Don't move. I'm going to heal you."

Mu Lin circulated his True Qi, using it to help restore Chu Chaoxiong's vitality.

In just a few moments, Chu Chaoxiong was nearly recovered.

"Thank you, Mr. Mu!" Chu Chaoxiong said to Mu Lin, overcome with gratitude.

Mu Lin smiled. "It was nothing. You can wait outside. Come back in after I've finished my chat with President Wang."

Chu Chaoxiong was speechless. 'What is even happening right now?' he thought. 'This is just... beyond words.'

But his entire body was still throbbing with pain, so intense it felt like he was being torn apart.

So he would just have to endure it.

Mu Lin fixed Wang Zuguang with a cold stare. "Mr. Wang, let me ask you something. What are you trying to accomplish here? Going to such great lengths just to oppose me... it defies all logic."

Wang Zuguang's expression shifted multiple times. Finally, he said, "How does it defy logic? I made a move against you simply because I can't stand you. What more is there to say?"

"You can't fool me," Mu Lin said. "Who is really behind you?"

"The Ning Family is behind me. All my capital comes from them, so naturally, I answer to them. You stole something Master Ning wanted, so of course you ended up in my sights."

"Just being a dog for the Ning Family is enough to get you on the Military Suppression Bureau's radar? Do you take me for an idiot, or is everyone from top to bottom in the Bureau an idiot? I'll grant you, the Military Suppression Bureau is both stupid and corrupt, but the number one reason they've managed to survive this long is that they have to be logical in their actions, you get it?"

"They wouldn't waste time keeping tabs on a moron like you unless you had a much deeper background."

"A deeper background? I don't know what you're talking about!"

Mu Lin smiled. "I don't know either. I'm not an omniscient Immortal. That's why I'm asking you, isn't it?"

And just like that...

...he was completely dumbfounded.

"You'd better tell me the truth. Otherwise, I'll have to... persuade you. When that happens, things will get ugly, and none of us will be happy."

Wang Zuguang was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had finally understood something, he said with a sense of resignation, "Ah... I get it. So that's all it amounts to. But I don't know what power they represent. Only one person has ever made contact."

Mu Lin pressed on, unwilling to drop the subject.

"Tell me," he demanded. "How powerful are they?"

"Secretary Song said they're even more incredible than a Grandmaster—a Land Immortal, he called them. I'd never even heard of such a thing, so I refused to believe it!"

'This is ridiculous,' Mu Lin thought. 'Why would a Land Immortal get personally involved in something like this? How bored would they have to be? The time of someone at that level is incredibly precious. While their lifespans are vast, they also face the pressure of great tribulations, so every single second must be spent on cultivation.'

'How could they possibly get entangled in the mundane affairs of the Mortal World?'

'But since this person was officially on the radar, it meant there was truly something different about him.'

'Mu Lin could only handle common matters; people and things that transcended common sense were completely foreign to him.'

'He had no idea how he would even begin to handle it.'

"Where are they?"

"I don't know! How could I? If I knew where they were, don't you think I'd try to contact them more? I've only ever been in a position to be contacted and ordered around by them; there's never been a way for me to initiate contact..."

"Then how do you receive their orders? Do they deliver them in person? If I just stick by your side, will I be able to meet them?"

"No, no. Every month, I take a trip to the neighboring city and stay for one day. If they have something to tell me, the item will be delivered to the table in my hotel room. The person themselves never appears."

"Their power is transcendent. I truly can't even muster the will to challenge them. Just imagine if they decided to teach me a lesson... I'd lose everything I've built. How could I possibly risk that!"

Mu Lin's eyes narrowed. The neighboring city was where Qiao Canhua and Luo Wanqing were.

Mu Lin continued, "Where specifically?"

Wang Zuguang answered earnestly, holding nothing back, "Cyan Cloud Town!"

"To be precise, it's Cyan Cloud Mountain in Cyan Cloud Town!"

Mu Lin was still silent. Wang Zuguang summoned his courage and said, "Mr. Mu, can you spare my life? I swear I will never do anything to cross you again."

Mu Lin said cheerfully, "Of course."

A bright light flared in Wang Zuguang's eyes. He hadn't expected Mu Lin to agree so easily.

"However, you'll have to hand over all of your businesses and funds. Only then will I feel like you're no longer a threat. Otherwise, there's no point to this discussion."

Wang Zuguang trembled. He never expected Mu Lin's appetite to be so vast. "If you take all of that away from me, how would that be any different from being dead? What meaning would my life have left?"

Mu Lin shrugged. "Like I said, it's all the same to me. The ball is in your court. Your choice is entirely your own."

"It seems you've chosen the other path, President Wang," Mu Lin said as he walked toward Wang Zuguang. Wang Zuguang began to tremble all over, his jaw clenching and unclenching as his teeth chattered violently. CLACK-CLACK-CLACK.

"Plea—"

Wang Zuguang had only managed to utter a single word of his plea when Mu Lin's palm struck, knocking him unconscious on the ground, completely still.

Immediately after, Mu Lin used a soul-manipulating Secret Technique to control Wang Zuguang, transferring all of his stocks and assets to Chu Chaoxiong.

In that instant, Chu Chaoxiong became the wealthiest man in Anhua. This changing of the guard, from old to new, had taken just over ten minutes.

Of course, Mu Lin wasn't going to kill Wang Zuguang. What would be the point in that?

Wang Zuguang had to personally announce his resignation as president tomorrow. That way, the transfer of shares wouldn't seem so sudden.

Chu Chaoxiong felt some of his energy returning. Mu Lin's medical skills were truly extraordinary.

Chu Chaoxiong said, "Mr. Mu, please, take all these assets. They're of no use to me..."

Mu Lin's face grew stern, and he said seriously:

"You will hold onto it! You must make good use of this money to maintain economic stability in Anhua. Prevent any major booms or busts. If you can't do it, I'll naturally find someone else who can."

"This will require a lot of money and time. It's fine for the money to be with you. If I need it, I'll naturally ask you for it."

Chu Chaoxiong said with the utmost seriousness, "Since you have arranged it, that is what I shall do! What you say must be right!"

Mu Lin shrugged. "Who knows. In any case, I'm not the one managing things. But if you prove incompetent, I'll get rid of you."

With that, he departed in a hurry. Chu Chaoxiong remained in a kneeling posture, his eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to look up at anyone.

"President Chu, Mr. Mu has already left. There's no use putting on an act anymore..." Chu Chaoxiong's secretary came over to help him up but was pushed away.

"Shut your mouth! Mr. Mu is nowhere, and yet he is everywhere. He is an extremely special person—I don't think anyone would disagree with that. Don't you go and mess things up."

Chu Chaoxiong pointed at his secretary. "What happened tonight cannot be mentioned to anyone, do you understand? If it is, both of our lives will be forfeit!"

The secretary nodded repeatedly but was too terrified to utter a word.

With Mu Lin's level of power, he could come and go as he pleased, mysterious and unfathomable. It was unthinkable for mortals with their low-level cultivation to ever compare.

It was perfectly normal to be terrified of such people; not being afraid would be a lie.

Chu Chaoxiong remained in a daze. Tonight, he had been thoroughly conquered by Mu Lin.

His transcendent methods, his bizarre and peerless displays of power—it was hard to imagine how any of it was possible.

Not to mention his medical skills, which could practically bring the dead back to life. Just moments ago, he had truly felt he was a goner, but now he felt strong and full of energy.

'Mu Lin's strength was enough to dominate an entire region. It's truly hard to imagine someone like him being so unknown and having no greed for money at all. Is this some kind of joke?'

"I have to switch my allegiance and throw in my lot with Mr. Mu!"