Chapter 477 476: Weren't You So Awesome?

Liang Fuhu stared, stunned. 'How could this be? How could he be so fast?'

'I clearly crippled Li Ba from head to toe. Why did he recover so quickly?'

Mu Lin checked on Li Ba and found him completely unharmed.

Only then did he let out a sigh of relief and turn to face Liang Fuhu.

"You had a chance to run for your life, but you wasted it. Now, you have no chance of escape."

Liang Fuhu's face twisted. This Mu Lin was the height of arrogance to dare speak to him like that.

"Bullshit! If I want to leave, who can stop me?" Liang Fuhu brandished a dagger, tracing countless intricate patterns in the air.

It was pure showboating, but it greatly bolstered Liang Fuhu's confidence.

In his eyes, Mu Lin was all talk and nothing more.

'It was still just a matter of killing him.'

But in the next instant, Mu Lin raised a hand, and a blast of explosive energy shot straight toward Liang Fuhu.

Liang Fuhu was suddenly terrified, a bone-deep fear washing over him.

It felt as if his heart could be crushed in the very next second.

'This is horrifying!' Liang Fuhu quickly dived to the side.

He dodged it.

But the wall behind Liang Fuhu completely crumbled.

He was scared to death. This wasn't just killing a man; it was crushing his spirit. Every moment was a battle between life and death.

And the result of that battle was despair; his body knew it couldn't withstand Mu Lin's attack!

'Why else would I have dodged?'

This filled Liang Fuhu with immense humiliation.

Mu Lin glanced at Liang Fuhu. "You're very skilled. Few people can dodge my Primordial Gang Force."

'Primordial Gang Force?' A flurry of thoughts raced through Liang Fuhu's mind. 'That's a Buddhist Sect Cultivation Technique. To be precise, it's a secret art from the Celestial Dragon Temple. And the one who recently stirred up trouble at the Celestial Dragon Temple was supposed to be Mu Lin.'

'The man who killed Vajra Zhenren!' The name was all too familiar to Liang Fuhu.

Liang Fuhu knew he was no match for Vajra Zhenren, and his expression turned extremely grim.

'To think I'm facing such a powerful master!'

'If something goes wrong, what will the consequences be?'

He spun around, his only thought to escape as quickly as possible.

Even a fraction of a second's delay would mean utter annihilation.

Mu Lin said calmly, "Weren't you acting all high and mighty just now? What was that about 'no one below a Land Immortal can make you run'? I clearly don't have that kind of power, so why are you so scared? You're flattering me. I'm unworthy of such praise!"

Liang Fuhu paid no mind to such bullshit. No matter what Mu Lin said, he wouldn't listen. He just wanted to run—the faster, the better.

He was filled with regret. He had missed countless opportunities to escape, all for the meaningless act of showing off.

Now he realized his mistake, but it was too late. He had no idea if he could get another chance.

It wasn't even a chance he could earn. It was something Mu Lin had to grant him. The moment Mu Lin decided not to, he would be finished in minutes.

Mu Lin silently raised a finger. A peerlessly powerful blast from the Divine Finger Technique erupted from it, piercing through Liang Fuhu's forehead in an instant.

In a flash, Liang Fuhu's forehead shattered. Large globs of brain matter slid down his face, a truly disgusting sight.

He was most certainly dead.

This Grandmaster, who had run rampant in Di Yang for so long that no one dared to provoke him, had drawn his last breath in a mere instant.

Mu Lin averted his gaze, not even sparing the body a second look, and continued tending to Li Ba's wounds.

Li Ba said, "Mr. Mu, I... I'm fine! Please, check on my sister! She's the only sister I have! If anything happens to her, I don't know what I'll do!"

Mu Lin glanced at the woman. "Alright, then. Just wait a moment."

Li Ba's injuries were already under control; he was just doing the finishing touches. His sister's condition, on the other hand, was far more serious. Mu Lin had no choice but to help her as quickly as possible.

Mu Lin infused a significant amount of Fang Qing True Qi into her, quickly stabilizing her internal injuries so her life was no longer in danger.

Her external wounds, however, would have to heal slowly. After all, they were so severe that if they scabbed over too quickly, people would think she was a monster.

'Humans are just that pragmatic.'

The woman regained consciousness a short while later and stared blankly at Mu Lin.

"You... you..." The woman instinctively tried her best to cover her body, scrambling backward.

Half-conscious, her priority was to ensure her own safety.

Her name was Li Yan. She watched Mu Lin warily, which made him feel a bit disheartened.

'I helped her so much, and this is how she repays me—with suspicion.'

'But it's understandable. The blame for this should fall on those thugs from the Jade Pavilion District.'

Li Ba said, "Sister, it's okay! He's my friend. He's the one who saved you! He's not a bad person! You can trust him completely!"

Li Yan saw her brother covered head to toe in blood, looking as if he was on the verge of death.

An infinite sorrow filled her heart. There was no one she could turn to for justice—it was the Jade Pavilion District, after all! 'What can I possibly do?'

"Brother, you're bleeding so much!" Li Yan said anxiously. "How are you? Are you in pain?"

Li Ba said, "I'm fine. Mr. Mu is treating me! Mr. Mu's medical skills are incredible!"

Hearing Li Ba say this, the light gradually returned to Li Yan's eyes.

She seemed to regain some of her senses, and a bit of life returned to her eyes.

Mu Lin asked, "What's this Liang Fuhu's background? I'm guessing the Jade Pavilion District?"

Li Ba sighed. "Yes, just as you suspected. He's a top master from the Jade Pavilion District. Among the masters they can deploy publicly, he's ranked very high."

"Let me put it this way: the organization wouldn't send him out for routine matters. They'd send low-level thugs first. If they fail, they send someone a bit stronger. Liang Fuhu is the last resort. If even he can't handle a target, it means the opponent is someone the Jade Pavilion District must use nearly all its strength to deal with."

Mu Lin chuckled. "Then you can't say the Jade Pavilion District's arrangements were wrong. Am I not exactly the kind of person they need to use all their strength against?"

"Yes, yes! You certainly deserve that kind of treatment!"

"The son of one of the Jade Pavilion District's big shots took a liking to my sister and wanted her to... accompany him. I couldn't possibly agree, so they sent Liang Fuhu to deal with me."

Mu Lin narrowed his eyes. "Is your rank that high? Didn't you say he was the last resort?"

"The big shot's son was too impatient, so he had Liang Fuhu make a move."

"That I can understand," Mu Lin nodded slowly. "But you've served the Jade Pavilion District for so many years. Even if you have no great merits, you've certainly worked hard. They'd attack you just like that? Do the bosses of the Jade Pavilion District have no rules at all?"

Li Ba's face soured. "What do you think? They don't follow any rules at all! I might be considered an old-timer in the Jade Pavilion District, but in reality, I'm just an old dog to them! There's no dignity at all!"

"Mr. Mu, you're a man of the world. Have you ever seen a master feel sorry for his dog? Even pet dogs are treated better than us thugs!"

Li Ba was truly heartbroken, his eyes turning red as he spoke.

Mu Lin quickly resumed his treatment, worried that Li Ba's emotional state would cause a severe fluctuation in his condition.

"So, Boss Li, what's your plan now? Are you going to keep working for the Jade Pavilion District?"

Li Ba gave a miserable laugh. "Mr. Mu, you have a strange sense of humor. Do you think I still have that option? The big shot wants me dead! As long as I'm alive, he'll want me dead."

"I want to take my sister and leave, fly far away to the ends of the earth and never look back."

Mu Lin thought to himself, 'I'm in need of capable people right now. Li Ba is very familiar with Di Yang. Wouldn't it be perfect to have him help me here?' He chuckled and said:

"Boss Li, I have an idea. I wonder if you'd be interested in hearing it."

Li Ba frowned and asked, "Mr. Mu, please speak. Is there anything I can do for you? You saved my sister and me. Your word is my command. Just say it!"

Mu Lin said, "Well, it's like this. After Huang Fengnian died, you took his place. Now that you've been cast out by the Jade Pavilion District, won't others come to take your position?"

Li Ba said, "You're not wrong. I'll have to be careful about that..."

"But I don't think it'll do any good. They'll definitely find a way to come after us!"

Mu Lin smiled. "Come after you? Perhaps. But I don't think you need to worry or be too afraid. Just take things one step at a time."