Chapter 145: How Do You Think You Can Escape?

Wu Wan held her phone, struggling to believe that the people who had come to their rescue were summoned by Mo Han.

Yet, the facts left her no room for doubt. The group had already seized Li Hu, bound him, and dragged him before Mo Han.

"Brother Han, how should we deal with him?" Xu Jing asked, personally holding Li Hu captive.

"Who are you people?" Despite being restrained, Li Hu remained defiant.

"Small places really are small places. You don't even recognize the people from the Pharmaceutical Factory, yet you have the nerve to call yourself a player?" Xu Jing laughed mockingly. In his view, Xiuwen was just a minor county near Qiancheng. That the local underworld here was unaware of the massive upheaval in Qiancheng’s underground circles only proved how small-minded they were.

Li Hu’s heart skipped a beat. While he was a big shot in Xiuwen, he knew he was nowhere near the level of the Qiancheng underworld. However, he had heard the rumors about how the Li Family Pharmaceutical Factory had wiped out the Qiancheng underworld. He finally understood why Zuo Lengdan had offered a hundred million to capture him. Could this kid really be the legendary powerhouse who defeated the Fifth Master and Ba Dao?

Mo Han walked up to Li Hu, looked him over, and asked, "You wanted to capture me the moment you arrived. Why? Tell me the truth, and perhaps you might survive in Xiuwen a little longer."

Li Hu shuddered. Mo Han’s words radiated such immense confidence and power that even a veteran like him felt intimidated. He had intended to lie, but seeing the sharp glint in Mo Han's eyes, he made the wise choice.

"Someone offered a hundred million to capture you and your wife," Li Hu confessed. "And your mother-in-law, too."

"A hundred million to capture me?" Mo Han narrowed his eyes. He couldn't fathom who would go to such lengths. He had certainly made plenty of enemies lately.

"Who is the client?" Mo Han asked in a low voice.

"I don't know them personally. They were brought to me by He Zhinian—one was a man called Patriarch Zuo, and the other was Mr. Mu," Li Hu replied.

Mo Han paused. He knew exactly who it was. Zuo Lengdan! It was definitely Zuo Lengdan who had gone to the North to hire experts to deal with him. As for this Mr. Mu, Mo Han had no interest in him. Even the Dragon Slayers of the Mo family were nothing but trash to him; this Mr. Mu couldn't be much better.

"They came from the North," Li Hu added, suppressing his fear.

"Where is he now?" Mo Han asked sternly. While he didn't care for the experts Zuo Lengdan hired, since Zuo Lengdan was targeting his family, he saw no reason to let him live.

"He's with He Zhinian," Li Hu answered honestly.

"Take me to them," Mo Han commanded.

***

"Patriarch Zuo, things are not looking good. I just received word that Li Hu has been taken down!" At the Tianci Clubhouse, He Zhinian hung up the phone and looked at Zuo Lengdan in shock. He had heard that Li Hu took over a hundred men, only to have them all beaten to the ground by a group of thirty in mere minutes, with Li Hu himself captured. He knew Li Hu’s strength; as the undisputed king of the Xiuwen underworld, his defeat by an outsider was unimaginable.

Zuo Lengdan, however, was not surprised. He had witnessed Mo Han’s strength firsthand. His own three brothers had been killed by him. He had also seen how monstrous those thirty men under Mo Han were. His family’s two hundred elite fighters had been crippled in a single battle against those thirty wolves. Only thirty or forty had managed to escape. A small-timer like Li Hu stood no chance.

"I only want to know where Mo Han is now," Zuo Lengdan said coldly.

"It seems he left Xu Village with Li Hu. I don't know where they went," He Zhinian said.

"Useless!" Zuo Lengdan’s face darkened. "Search for him!"

"Yes!" He Zhinian nodded hastily. Despite his status in Xiuwen, he knew he was nothing before Zuo Lengdan.

"Could he still be in Xu Village? Maybe we should just go there and wait," Mr. Mu suggested suddenly.

"That's right, Li Hu went to Xu Village to find him. It's very likely he's still there," He Zhinian said, his eyes lighting up.

"Fine, let’s go to Xu Village," Zuo Lengdan agreed.

Just then, the door was kicked open. The three turned to see Mo Han walking in, followed by a wary Li Hu. As for Xu Jing and the others, Mo Han had left them waiting at the village.

"Who are you?" He Zhinian shouted angrily.

Mo Han ignored him, his gaze fixed on Zuo Lengdan.

"Mo Han!" Zuo Lengdan stood up, his eyes filled with seething rage. It was a case of enemies meeting with intense hatred.

"Zuo Lengdan, I didn't kill you last time, hoping you’d learned your lesson and would turn over a new leaf. I didn't expect you to keep courting death. Today, I’ll send you down to reunite with your three brothers and your son," Mo Han said, a glint of murder in his eyes.

The mention of them only fueled Zuo Lengdan’s fury. "Hmph, you think you can kill me? In front of my senior brother, you are nothing but trash!" Zuo Lengdan roared, "Senior Brother, this is the bastard who killed Leng Jian and the others!"

Mr. Mu looked at Mo Han. "So, you’re the one who killed my three junior brothers?"

***

"That's right. Do you want to avenge them?" Mo Han turned to Mr. Mu with a mocking smirk.

"Then pay with your life!" Mr. Mu didn't waste words. His presence shifted instantly, like an ancient beast descending upon the world. The air in the room became thick with the scent of blood. He Zhinian and Li Hu were so terrified by his aura that their legs began to tremble.

Mr. Mu transformed into a fierce tiger and lunged at Mo Han. His speed was extreme; in a flash, he was before Mo Han, his hand forming a claw, aiming straight for Mo Han's throat. A successful strike would surely break it.

"You're stronger than your brothers, but only by a little," Mo Han said. He moved, his speed several times faster than Mr. Mu's. By the time Mr. Mu realized what was happening, Mo Han had already seized his wrist.

Mr. Mu’s expression shifted to horror, and he tried to pull away, but Mo Han gave him no chance. With a squeeze, he crushed Mr. Mu’s wrist bone. Mr. Mu stared in disbelief. He was a well-known expert in the North; he hadn't expected Mo Han, despite his youth, to possess such terrifying cultivation!

Without hesitation, Mr. Mu turned and fled through the window. He knew that if he didn't run, he would be joining his brothers in the afterlife.

Watching his senior brother’s wrist being crushed and seeing him flee, Zuo Lengdan’s heart sank to the bottom of the abyss. If even his senior brother couldn't survive a single exchange with Mo Han, who in this world could stop him? He felt such resentment! Who would avenge him now?

Resentment or not, seeing his senior brother escape, Zuo Lengdan sprinted toward the window as well. If he stayed, he would certainly die!

"I didn't give you permission to leave. How do you expect to escape?" Mo Han’s eyes flashed with lethal intent. He reached out, snatched a teacup from the table, and hurled it with the force of a thunderbolt toward the back of Zuo Lengdan’s head.