Chapter 454 453: Settling Accounts

It wasn't long before Jia Ming was dragged back into the private room by the big man's subordinates.

"How have I treated you all? You useless wastes of space! It's one thing to lose a fight, but to sell me out to the enemy?"

The big man said, "Young Master Ming, if I don't work for Mu Xian, I'll die. It's a simple calculation."

Jia Ming raged, "Don't you get cocky! I'll kill you for this later!"

The big man was displeased, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. 'This is the fate of being someone's dog.'

"Ahem." Mu Lin coughed twice, pulling everyone's attention back to him.

Jia Ming turned his head, looking at Mu Lin with a trace of fear.

"What... what do you want?"

Mu Lin couldn't be bothered with Jia Ming right now. He directly called Lin Tian.

"Elder Lin, do you know a Jia Ming from the Heyang Commerce Association?"

"Jia Guang's son? Quite the troublemaker. What's wrong?"

Mu Lin said, "He drugged a friend of mine. His methods are filthy."

Lin Tian fell silent. 'What kind of mess is this?'

"Settle it privately. It won't look good for anyone if this blows up."

Mu Lin said, "That's right, that's what I was planning. The reason I called you wasn't about what to do... It's just that I discovered the Heyang Commerce Association is very strong. They claim they can crush the Xu Family with ease."

"For real?" Lin Tian was a little surprised. He hadn't expected anyone to make such a bold claim.

"They really said that."

"Do whatever you want. If anything goes wrong, I've got your back."

Mu Lin hadn't planned on simply following Lin Tian's advice anyway.

He just wanted to see what Lin Tian's take on the matter was.

'If the Heyang Commerce Association goes crazy and comes after me with everything they have, they'll probably drag the Lin Family into it as well.'

By telling Lin Tian, he could make him aware of the cause and effect, which would lead to a deeper understanding between them.

Mu Lin hung up and immediately kicked Jia Ming.

Jia Ming felt an explosion of agony rip through his body. It was unbearable.

There was a special technique in that kick. From this day forward, Jia Ming would no longer be a man.

Mu Lin said, "Call your father over. And tell him to bring money!"

Jia Ming stared daggers at Mu Lin. "You're really courting death! My dad will never let you get away with this!"

Mu Lin laughed. "I welcome him to try. The more people, the better. The stronger, the better!"

'I'll make an example of them to deter any other petty fools,' Mu Lin thought. 'If they don't know what's good for them, I'll personally eliminate them all.'

A moment later, he heard many people gathering outside and immediately spread his divine sense to perceive them.

There was no sense of a Land Immortal. The strongest among them were merely Grandmasters.

'Are they still hiding their strength, or is this all they've got?'

'Who knows?'

A middle-aged man with eyes and brows resembling Jia Ming's walked into the private room.

Jia Ming cried out miserably, "Dad!"

"Shut up!" the middle-aged man barked. 'This disgraceful creature still dares to call me dad.'

He truly wished he could just throw Jia Ming out to be fed to the dogs.

He looked at Mu Lin. "Mu Lin, you'd better give me an explanation. Otherwise, don't expect to have a peaceful day!"

The man's aura was quite imposing.

Mu Lin moved Zhou Ying behind him and said nonchalantly, "I have plenty of methods. How do you plan on making my day not peaceful?"

Mu Lin glanced at the Grandmasters. "They say Nanjiang has few Grandmasters, yet you've gathered so many all by yourself. You're quite bold."

Marquis Jia's eyes were fixed, sizing up Mu Lin, locking onto his every move.

If Mu Lin made the slightest rash move, he would immediately kill him using one of his many varied and imaginative methods.

"What are these four Grandmasters for?" Mu Lin asked.

Marquis Jia said coldly, "I don't need to explain myself to you!"

Mu Lin said, "You don't really think four Grandmasters can kill me, do you? These guys are nobodies. How could they possibly have the strength for that?"

The four Grandmasters behind Marquis Jia looked extremely grim. 'Mu Lin really doesn't see us as human beings!'

This was a huge problem.

Mu Lin said, "Jia Ming wanted the Xu Family to pay two billion to buy Xu Tianying's life. So, I have to make the Jia Family bleed. Only after they've bled enough will the Jia Family know what pain is."

"Four billion. You need to come up with four billion right now if you want to take Jia Ming with you."

Four billion wasn't a huge sum for a power like the Heyang Commerce Association. It was actually quite easy for them.

But Marquis Jia simply could not accept such an unfavorable outcome.

For the sake of face, he would never give in. Otherwise, wouldn't every Tom, Dick, and Harry start trying to extort him? How could he possibly live like that?

"I'll have to trouble you four esteemed Grandmasters to take action and kill this scoundrel Mu Lin on the spot!"

Mu Lin gave a cold smile. "You, you, you... This is something that could be settled with a little money, but you just had to make a big deal out of it. Do you have to push things to the point of no return before you come crying and begging for mercy?"

"I've met plenty of people like you. So many that I can't even be bothered to waste my time on you!"

"Now the price is eight billion!"

Mu Lin's figure blurred as he exchanged a punch with each of the four Grandmasters. By the time he stood firm again, looking refreshed, the four Grandmasters had been sent flying. They slammed into the walls, unable to move, creating a shocking scene.

And this was with Mu Lin holding back. Otherwise, he could have demolished the entire building.

Marquis Jia's expression was incredibly ugly.

"And you call yourself the chairman of a commerce association? All you think about is courting death. Is this how you do business?"

Mu Lin struck Marquis Jia, forcing him to his knees with a THUD.

Marquis Jia was furious, but his entire body was controlled by Mu Lin, unable to move an inch.

The others felt they couldn't bear it. Was this a scene they were even worthy of witnessing?

He took out four Grandmasters in an instant and then did this to their leader.

"Kid, I'm warning you! If you offend the Heyang Commerce Association, you'll spend the rest of your life steeped in fear! Don't make things difficult for yourself. Pull back from the brink now!"

Mu Lin gave a cold smile. "Keep spouting nonsense and it'll be sixteen billion. A little more, and it's thirty-two billion. If you don't care about the money, feel free to keep talking. It makes no difference to me."

With trembling hands, Marquis Jia transferred the money. Just like that, with a twitch of his hand, eight billion was gone.

"Alright, the money's here! I won't make things hard for you. Scram. Consider today's events a lesson you've paid for, understand?"

Marquis Jia didn't want to stay a second longer. All he wanted was to leave immediately and then give his son a harsh lesson later.

But when he was halfway out the door, Mu Lin spoke again. "Oh, Chairman Jia, one more thing to remind you of. You'd better pray that nothing happens to Zhou Ying. If she has even the slightest accident, I'll assume you're behind it. Understand?"

Marquis Jia left with a dark face, pretending he hadn't heard a thing.

The big man limped over to Mu Lin. "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Clean this place up, then arrange for a quieter private room."

Zhou Ying's mouth hung open. She really couldn't comprehend what she was seeing.

'Isn't Mu Lin just too strong?'

Mu Lin looked at Zhou Ying. "I told you before that making money is easy. See? It's incredibly easy. Eight billion in just a few hours."

Zhou Ying was so angry she almost started cursing. 'Is this what Mu Lin calls 'making' money? Bullshit! This is straight-up robbery!'

Eight billion! Even the Zhou Family would have to frown at such a sum, yet Mu Lin had extorted it with ease.

'Even though the Jia father and son are despicable, they aren't worth that much money, are they?'

Mu Lin smiled gently and said in a soft voice, "What do you plan to do about your 'friend'?"

He was, of course, talking about Xia Xin. The only reason Zhou Ying was here and had been drugged was entirely due to Xia Xin's betrayal.

If Jia Ming had succeeded in sleeping with Zhou Ying, Xia Xin would have become one of Jia Ming's own people, and she wouldn't have been short of opportunities.

Zhou Ying struggled with the thought for a moment, then sighed deeply. "Forget it. I'll just stop associating with Xia Xin from now on."

Mu Lin said, "Fine. That's your decision, and I'll respect it."

After a while, the big man returned. Mu Lin had him carry Xu Tianying over.

Then, he ordered the big man to fetch some herbs, brew them into a medicine, and give it to Xu Tianying to drink. Finally, he infused Fang Qing's True Qi into Xu Tianying's body to help him recover.

Xu Tianying's injuries began to heal at a visible rate, making Zhou Ying's eyes go wide.

Zhou Ying was stunned. "Brother Mu, how did you do that? What kind of medicine is this?!"