After putting on a dramatic and righteous performance, Li Mu glanced at Ou Xiaoqian, nodded, and turned to leave, leaving Ao Chong stunned and blushing.
He knew this girl, who liked to show off and was a bit of a chatterbox, could probably give him a helping hand.
Sure enough, after Li Mu deliberately slowed down and walked more than twenty meters, he heard shouts behind him.
"Hey!" It's really tough these days. People have to resort to cheating and swindling to get what they want.
When Li Mu received the Xuanbing Grass, he did not refuse it. Ao Chong was too naive; if he really thought Li Mu was being generous, then he would lose out.
"Uncle Mu Li, don't go yet, come with us. I want to ask where we can get this kind of pill. What if my father still needs it? Who should I ask to get it?" Ao Chong pulled Li Mu, not letting him leave.
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"Ao Chong, this kind of pill is extremely rare. If you still want it, you can only ask Li Mu for help."
That Li Mu is a junior brother I know. He's only in his early twenties, handsome, and incredibly talented.
My junior brother Li Mu has a bad temper and I heard he offended some people recently. He will probably also be at the Martial Arts Trade Fair.
If you encounter him and want to exchange for the pills, you must show some sincerity.
He's not as generous as me; he has a terrible temper. Even if you can't be friends with him, you absolutely mustn't offend him.
After all, someone who can produce such a pill probably has a sect or lineage behind them, though I don't know which sect they belong to.
After Li Mu finished speaking, he left despite Ao Chong's reluctance.
He originally came here to forge a flying sword, but he's been slacking off for days and hasn't even produced a trace of one.
On the bright side, I obtained a rare spider silk mask and also managed to swindle a key ingredient for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Thinking of the flying sword, Li Mu began to hesitate. It wasn't that he didn't want to forge it quickly, but rather that he felt his strength was still insufficient.
Fearing that the spiritual energy might be insufficient during the refining process, the original large number of Life-Giving Pills have been depleted by the unexpected consumption, leaving only half remaining.
Li Mu decided that he needed to improve his strength before forging the flying sword to be on the safe side.
As for that martial arts trade fair, it doesn't seem that important anymore. It would be better if we could go, but it's not a big deal if we don't.
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At the foot of Mount Taibai in the western mountains.
Since the Chen family began investigating Huo Zheng's background, they have followed his movements and arrived here.
The two luxury cars belonging to Huo Zheng have been parked in the scenic area's parking lot for several days without being moved.
According to the scenic area's surveillance footage, there was no record of Huo Zheng leaving, which means that, theoretically, Huo Zheng is still in the mountains.
After the Chen family sent people to wait there for three whole days, Huo Zheng still did not come down the mountain. The head of the Chen family gave an order to launch a full investigation and ordered a search of the mountain.
On the other hand, through Huo Zheng's call records, they have found the person who made the call: Zhao Lei, the son of Zhao Baochuan, a building materials merchant from Xiangzhou.
The questioning of Zhao Lei implicated his classmates Lin Hongluan and Yang Mi, two girls.
After finding two girls, Chen Jizu basically concluded that Huo Zheng's target was one of these two girls.
Further investigation revealed that the two girls checked into a hotel in the scenic area very late that night.
Huo Zheng did not appear at the hotel. The two girls left the scenic area the next day and went to Yunnan.
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Yanjing, Chen Family Compound.
Chen Jizu frowned deeply. Ever since he couldn't find Huo Zheng, he had been restless, feeling that something big was about to happen.
Looking at the girl's photo on his phone, he was certain that his nephew had gone to see her because of her. She was pure and elegant, cold and aloof, and could be considered one in a million.
The problem now is that the girl is already far away in Yunnan, while the nephew has disappeared without a trace.
There have been similar situations in the past where we couldn't contact each other for several days, but that was after this guy had won me over, and I was already caught up in his charms.
It seems we still need to investigate this girl further; given Huo Zheng's methods, he won't let her go.
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Just as Chen Jizu was about to pick up the phone to call Chen Jiayu, the phone rang prematurely.
"Hello!"
"Uncle, this is Jiayu. Jiawei is in trouble." Chen Jiayu delivered the devastating news as soon as he opened his mouth, so anxious that he didn't even call him the head of the family anymore.
When Chen Jizu heard that Chen Jiawei was in trouble, he almost fell over.
The Chen family is now in dire straits. Of the two sons, Jiaxiong just died, Jiaguo was crippled, and even the last son is in trouble.
Unlike his two previous nephews, Chan Kar-wai had been grooming a younger generation, intending for them to become his son's right-hand men or even his successor.
Since getting married, Chan Kar-wai has become exceptionally composed, handling business matters very well and being adept at interpersonal relationships.
"Jiayu, I have a headache right now. In your current state, just go through the necessary procedures first, put everything else aside for now, and do everything you can to find Huo Zheng."
If you really can't find it, try to contact your uncle. The Jiawei incident was most likely done by Shu Tiancheng; my Chen family can't just sit and wait to die.”
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Yanjing, the old Li family residence.
The two brothers, Li Yaowen and Li Yaowu, sat in the living room with worried expressions.
A woman sat to one side wiping away tears. Old Mrs. Li was lamenting the Li family's bad luck and occasionally cursing Li Hongjun, that heartless bastard.
Mrs. Li was indeed angry. She was in her old age and should have been enjoying her retirement, but suddenly her home became unsettled.
Previously, the son of the third son went to Jiangcheng and became disabled. Now, the third son went to Jiangcheng himself and was severely injured by the ruthless Li Hongjun.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the two brothers, one a vice-state-level official and the other a military general, were both high-ranking officials.
How many people can see through the infighting among officials? Although they seem to hold high positions, they are not in a dominant position and are constantly hampered by others.
This time, the third son of the Li family was injured by Li Hongjun. The two brothers wanted to use this incident to use their power to imprison Li Hongjun and conduct a thorough investigation of the Li family's company in Jiangcheng.
However, things changed.
On the table was the latest issue of the business newspaper, with the headline "Xishan Cheng Family and Jiangcheng Li Family's Company Reach Strategic Cooperation, Plan to Establish Baimu Times Group".
This was truly unexpected for them and caused an uproar in the Chinese business community—the two companies had actually merged.
As a result, the stocks of the two companies' listed subsidiaries and branches skyrocketed.
Now that the Cheng family of Xishan has their backing, even the Chen family of Yanjing wouldn't dare to mess with the Li family and Li Hongjun of Jiangcheng, let alone them.
"They're truly traitors! They're so kind to outsiders, yet they won't even give the Li family of Yanjing a drop of soup." Li Yaowen was filled with resentment.
The situation is now quite clear: Li Hongjun is untouchable, and Lao San's plan was all for naught.
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Yanjing, outside the Fifth Ring Road, highway entrance.
Shu Tiancheng drove the rented car to leave the country. Although he hadn't crippled all the younger members of the Chen family this time, he had at least gotten his revenge.
It wasn't that he lacked patience, but rather that the time he had agreed to return to the sect with his master had arrived, and he needed to go back immediately to participate in the martial arts trade fair with his master.
Thinking of that Chen Jiawei, who looked respectable, discussing business with two beautiful women in a private room of a grand hotel.
When he pushed the door open, he almost threw up. It was truly mind-blowing. A man and two women were so brazenly engaging in illicit relations in a hotel dining area.
However, it's good that I felt no guilt after the beating. Such a scoundrel deserves to be beaten to death, let alone just leaving him paralyzed.
This Chen family is really something, not a single one of them is any good. There's still one left, I'll deal with him next time I have the chance.
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area.
After leaving Mount Taibai, Lin Hongluan and Yang Mi's journey did not stop; they went directly to Yunnan.
From Lijiang and Dali to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lin Hongluan's enthusiasm for the trip wasn't very high these past few days.
Ever since Yang Mi met Li Mu at the top of Mount Taibai, he felt that Lin Hongluan seemed to have become silent again, and sometimes even lost in thought.
Ever since Lin Hongluan saw the way Li Mu looked at an old friend, she felt a strange mix of emotions welling up inside her.
When Li Mu first met him, he was just a slightly polite playboy. At that time, the possessiveness in his eyes was genuine.
No matter what, the two of them had only met twice and had no other interaction. But why did he look like an old friend when they met at the mountaintop?
Lin Hongluan subtly inquired about it with Yang Mi, who only heard that Li Mu had almost been beaten to death that day, and later, that he had become a vegetable, but somehow he was now alive and kicking again.
Thinking back to that day, Lin Hongluan still felt a little reluctant.
At that time, that ugly guy made a suggestive remark to him. In a fit of rage, Li Mu hit the guy, but the guy's henchman was too strong and knocked Li Mu down with one punch.
That day, if I hadn't mentioned that I had an uncle in the Thunder God Sect, I probably wouldn't have been able to leave.
Actually, I was just in a hurry that day and brought out a tiger skin. I didn't expect it to actually work. That ugly monster let me go because of it.
The Lin family does have a distant relative in the Heavenly Thunder Sect, whom Lin Hongluan has never met, only having heard her family mention it once during holidays.
Afterwards, Chen Jiaxiong actually asked Huo Zheng about the matter, but little did he know that Huo Zheng would then set his sights on Lin Hongluan because of it.
This is also the reason why Huo Zheng arranged the chance encounter later, and why he was eventually turned to ashes by Li Mu.
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