Chapter 479 478: He Really Did Kill Him

This was the executive's son who'd had his eyes on Li Yan.

"Lin Wuyang, you listen to me! Liang Fuhu is dead!"

"What the hell? Li Ba, who gave you the nerve to call me by my name?"

Lin Wuyang was seething with rage. God knows what had just happened.

"Get over here, kowtow, and beg for death. Otherwise, I'll fuck your sister and then kill her—make her experience the worst nightmare of her life. Don't even hesitate. I'm a man of my word!"

Hearing this, Li Ba grew even more furious.

He had slaved away for the Jade Pavilion District for so long, only to be treated like he was less than nothing in the eyes of these big shots.

His life and death were in their hands.

So what was there left to hold on to? At that moment, anger was all that filled Li Ba's heart.

'He truly had no idea how to sort this out.'

"Lin Wuyang, I'll tell you straight: I'm leaving the Jade Pavilion District. From now on, I will no longer take your orders!"

Lin Wuyang was enraged. That dog Li Ba actually dared to betray his master. Li Ba owed his entire position today to the Jade Pavilion District.

'Now his wings have hardened,' he thought. 'He won't even let me sleep with his sister. And over such a trivial matter, he's actually making a scene about betraying the Jade Pavilion District.'

'What a fucking joke.'

"Li Ba, you've gotten too big for your britches, daring to speak to me like that! When you were down and out, who was it that put food in your mouth?!"

"Have you forgotten how the Jade Pavilion District deals with traitors? With your pathetic level of skill, you want to go up against the Jade Pavilion District? Are you kidding me?"

Li Ba burst out laughing. "I'm going up against you, so what? What can you do to me?"

"I can kill you!" Lin Wuyang roared.

But this only made Li Ba want to laugh even more. "Kill me? I'm afraid you can't even protect yourself!"

"I work for Mr. Mu now. If you dare to touch me or my sister, Mr. Mu will immediately make you understand the consequences!"

Lin Wuyang narrowed his eyes. He wanted to laugh at Li Ba's words. "What kind of nobody is that? I've never even heard of him!"

Li Ba said, "It's your loss for not having heard of him. Have you heard of Vajra Zhenren? Mr. Mu is the one who killed Vajra Zhenren!"

Lin Wuyang was stunned. Since he moved in the circles of the Jade Pavilion District, the name Vajra Zhenren was of course one that rang like thunder in his ears.

He was also intimately familiar with the story of how Vajra Zhenren had been killed by a mysterious expert the moment he entered Anhua.

However, too many people knew about this incident, so Li Ba bringing it up didn't prove a thing. To Lin Wuyang, it was a sign of desperation. He was just hiding behind a powerful name to bluff; it didn't mean any of it was true.

"Are you trying to fuck with me? Let's not even mention that Mu Lin fellow is in Anhua. Even if he really came to Di Yang, how could he possibly let you in on all this? Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"Li Ba, I'm telling you, you are a dead man. Don't even think about hiding. Your head is mine! I'm sending men to take you down right now. If you're obedient, I promise I'll be a little gentler with your sister! If not... well, you'd better pray for your own good fortune!"

Li Ba's scalp tingled. The pressure from Lin Wuyang was overwhelming, an inertial response built up over many years of subservience.

But now, with Mu Lin as his backer, Li Ba was no longer afraid of him.

"Heh, whether I'm telling the truth or not, if Young Master Lin doesn't believe me, you'll find out the hard way soon enough!" Li Ba said coldly.

A surprising hint of dominance had crept into his posture and words, the result of years of accumulated resentment.

Having finally had his moment of vindication, he no longer saw Lin Wuyang as a big deal.

Of course, Lin Wuyang didn't believe him. 'Li Ba would definitely lie to survive!'

"Consequences? I think you're pretty good at one thing—running your mouth and spouting bullshit!" Lin Wuyang scoffed dismissively.

"You might as well just say he killed Liang Fuhu, too!"

Li Ba smiled. "How did you know? Mr. Mu really is the one who killed Liang Fuhu."

The corners of Lin Wuyang's mouth trembled with rage. The way Li Ba was talking was truly making him furious.

"Hmph, you can brag until you're blue in the face!" Lin Wuyang hung up and tossed his phone aside.

'Li Ba is constantly testing my limits. It's unbelievable that a subordinate would be this audacious.'

Li Ba, however, was exhilarated. Even though Lin Wuyang had threatened him, he wasn't the least bit afraid.

'What was there to be afraid of? What could Lin Wuyang possibly do to him?'

'With Mu Lin backing him up, of course he had nothing to fear.'

Li Ba hung up the phone and said excitedly, "Sis! We've made it! If we follow Mr. Mu, we'll be set!"

Li Yan's lips trembled. "Then... Brother, what will happen to us in the future?"

Li Ba said, "Things will only get better and better, of course. Why do you ask?"

Li Yan swallowed. "But... isn't it bad to rely on Mr. Mu so much?"

Li Ba laughed heartily. "What's bad about it? Mr. Mu needs me to get things done for him! He has his reasons for protecting and using me."

"At the very least, Mr. Mu Lin is someone worth relying on. The Jade Pavilion District treated us like dogs, but Mr. Mu actually treats us like human beings!"

"For that alone, I'm willing to give everything for him!"

She had witnessed all the hardships Li Ba had endured over the years. Outsiders thought he lived a glamorous life, but only Li Yan knew how much her brother had suffered.

'Anyone Li Ba would serve from the bottom of his heart must be a good person.'

After leaving Li Ba's residence, Mu Lin headed straight for Elder Gu's place. He wanted to ask about his intentions.

If Elder Gu was on the same page, the two of them could come to an agreement immediately.

Halfway there, Mu Lin's phone rang. He took a closer look and saw that, surprisingly, it was Elder Gu.

What a coincidence. It was as if they had both thought of the same thing at the same time.