Li Qiyuan was slapped so hard that his whole body stiffened and his mind went blank.

He stared blankly at the young man in front of him, feeling like his brain couldn't process what he was seeing.

On his unconscious face, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and when he opened his mouth, blood-red saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth onto his white clothes.

Two young men who looked like his followers came to his side and asked him, looking at his miserable state.

"Brother Yuan, what happened?"

Hearing his companion's familiar voice, he suddenly felt a surge of courage to question, and looked at Li Mu to ask.

"You're washing water? (Who are you?)"

Several security guards from the bar had arrived, and seeing the two sides arguing, they were at a loss for what to do.

The first lesson for businessmen in the capital is not making money, but recognizing these rich kids. Who knows which second-generation rich kid you might accidentally offend?

They happened to know Li Qiyuan, who had been beaten, while the person who dared to beat Li Qiyuan, though unknown, dared not offend.

"I am Li Mu!"

Li Mu said calmly.

Li Qiyuan's eyelids twitched when he heard the name Li Mu, and he was greatly alarmed.

Although the Li family of Yanjing has never taken the Li family of Jiangcheng seriously, they have been showing signs of rising in the past few months because of Li Mu.

It is said that this cousin, whom they had never met before, was extremely powerful. The Chen family was showing goodwill to the Li family because their biggest backer had been killed by Li Mu.

"Go back and tell them that the Li family in Yanjing has a lot of resources and can eat as much as they want. Be careful not to overeat and ruin your stomach."

Also, don't go to Jiangcheng again, or you'll never come back. Just say I told you so.

After Li Mu finished speaking, he put his arm around Lin Hongluan and said to Cheng Yishi:

"Let's go, Lao Cheng. Next time you encounter something like this, just kill it. Don't give me any face."

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The three of them left the bar and remained silent the rest of the way.

Cheng Yishi knew that Li Mu disliked the Li family of Yanjing, but no matter how much he disliked them, they were still ancestors.

He stayed in Yanjing for more than a month and only went to bars twice. Coincidentally, he ran into Li Qiyuan both times.

Last time, because of a hostess, this guy acted up in front of me, so I just let it go.

This time, Li Qiyuan was even more arrogant, actually taking the initiative to provoke him. Given his temper, he would have slapped him long ago.

Chen Jiaxiong of the Chen family used to be arrogant in front of me, but one slap made him behave. I didn't mind hitting him.

This Li Qiyuan is different; he's Li Mu's cousin. Li Mu's face has to be considered, especially since Li Mu happens to be there too.

When he returned to his booth, he knew Li Qiyuan was following behind him and assumed he was going to greet Li Mu.

Who would have thought that this reckless fellow didn't even recognize his own cousin, and instead, he took advantage of her beauty and flirted with Lin Hongluan.

Although Li Mu told him that if he encountered something like this again, he should just kill it without giving them any face.

He asked himself, "Can I fight them next time?" The answer was, of course, no.

Li Mu hitting the Li family members was a way of teaching them a lesson, a family matter. But if he hit someone himself, that would be a slap in the face, a blood feud. He could distinguish between these two things.

Li Mu, who had just finished beating his cousin, had no idea that Cheng Yishi was thinking about all sorts of things on the side.

The reason he didn't slap Li Qiyuan to death was out of consideration for their past relationship.

An arrogant cousin wouldn't affect his mood too much.

However, the plan to collect debts from the Chen family in Yanjing is now abandoned.

"Hey bald guy, let's find a place to grab some late-night snacks."

They walked to a group of small restaurants that were connected together, and thinking of Lin Hongluan, who was a foodie, they began to speak.

After all, coming all the way to Yanjing (Beijing) and having some local snacks with Lin Hongluan and experiencing the night market culture of the capital city makes the trip worthwhile.

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The following day, an auction was held at the Sheraton Hotel.

Various worldly antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and rare treasures were on display, but Li Mu only had his eye on one item at the auction.

He had already examined it with his divine sense; it was a meteorite ore with many impurities. The good thing was that it was large enough and contained some extraterrestrial meteorite iron.

If you were to refine a weapon, remove the impurities, and then add other materials, you could barely manage to forge a flying sword.

Meteorite experts estimated its value at around four million, with a starting bid of one million, but it was ultimately sold to Li Mu for six million.

After the auction, Cheng Yi accompanied Li Mu and Lin Hongluan for a stroll around Yanjing People's Square.

The three of them ate local snacks along the way, and had dinner at Quanjude on Qianmen Street.

Three dark red roast ducks were placed on the table, their aroma filling the air, glistening with oil, making one's mouth water.

After watching the chef's acrobatic performance and enjoying the crispy-skinned, tender roast duck, the three of them went straight back to the hotel.

Half an hour later, Li Mu left the hotel alone, heading to the Chen family in Yanjing.

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Kyoto is very big.

The circles of certain groups in Kyoto are quite small.

The day before, the young master of the Li family in Yanjing had been humiliated, a fact that had already caused quite a stir in aristocratic circles.

Some say that the young master of the Li family had all his teeth knocked out and didn't dare to utter a sound.

Some say the man who did the beating was a killing machine; his words, "I'm going to beat up the Li family of Yanjing," were so powerful they ruptured eardrums.

Some say that the guy who did the beating was Cheng Yishi's henchman, and that the Cheng family of Xishan had intervened.

Some people also found out that the person who did the beating was named Li Mu.

The gossiping family didn't care what the assailant was called; all they knew was that the young master of the Li family was in the hospital, and the Li family remained silent.

There was only one family that paid special attention to this man named Li Mu; that family was the Chen family of Yanjing.

At this moment, the Chen family of Yanjing invited two ministers from the Department of Clan Affairs to their home as guests.

At this moment, Chen Fengnian, the patriarch of the Chen family, was reminiscing with the two ministers about the past, recalling the rich and fulfilling years.

Both ministers are prominent figures in China: Minister Cao Changyun and Vice Minister Wei Changsheng, both at the Heavenly Realm and high-level martial artists.

There's a limerick that perfectly illustrates the high status of the two men.

'Yun Sheng's whereabouts are unknown; he is all within the Zongwu Department.'

It is precisely because of the existence of these two individuals that China has a great suppressive effect on the entire martial arts sects and independent martial artists.

The Department of Sect Affairs is a department that manages martial arts sects and has cultivated countless martial artists with the full support of the nation.

After many years of changes, the current number of registered martial artists in the Sect Affairs Department is around 430, including no fewer than five Heaven Realm experts and more than 20 Earth Realm experts.

This is an organization stronger than any sect, and it is also the reliance that can suppress sects from violating the law with martial arts.

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When Li Mu arrived at the Chen family's house, the gate was wide open and the lights were on, as if they were waiting for him, their guest.

Two young men stood outside the gate. One of them was a Yellow Realm martial artist, while the other was an acquaintance, number twelve of the Gray Wolf Squad.

Five people of considerable age were sitting in the living room, two of whom were Heavenly Realm martial artists.

Li Mu entered the courtyard with light steps. As he walked towards the house, Wei Xiaotian, number twelve of the Gray Wolf Squad, looked at him.

When he saw Li Mu's face clearly, the doubt in his eyes instantly turned into astonishment. The God of War?!

"You, you, how could it be you?"

Wei Xiaotian will never forget that young man who was like a god of war.

It was the God of War who saved their entire squad.

The reason he stands here is because he is a war god who, having experienced the baptism of bullets, realized the fragility of life.

If the God of War hadn't appeared that day, he would have been buried in the dust.

He was deemed to have no talent for martial arts from a young age, and after returning from the Dead Man Mountain, he resigned from the military and forced himself to join the Zongwu Department by threatening suicide.

Even if an ordinary person hanged himself at the gate of the Zongwu Department, he still couldn't get into the department, but he could, because his grandfather was Wei Changsheng.