Chapter 173: I Don't Want to Die!

"Ah—!"

Yang Ling shrieked, clutching his face. Overlord Blade remained entirely silent, grabbing him by the hair and dragging him directly before Mo Han. With a swift kick to the back of Yang Ling's knees, he forced him to the ground.

"You... how dare you..."

"Slap!"

Before he could finish, Mo Han delivered a heavy blow across his face, sending one of Yang Ling's teeth flying out.

"Did I give you permission to speak?"

Seething with fury, Yang Ling dared not utter another word. A mixture of blood and his shattered tooth dropped onto the floor, a horrifying sight to behold.

"The Yang family has always acted tyrannically. You have your people in both the upper and underground circles of Chuandu," Mo Han said coldly. "Yet you crossed paths with me. In my eyes, whatever power your family holds is nothing more than that of mere ants."

Yang Ling stared fiercely at Mo Han, his eyes brimming with hatred and threats, but Mo Han remained utterly indifferent.

"You should not have been so greedy, casting your covetous eyes on Minor Pharmaceuticals, and above all, you should never have dared to offend my wife!"

Mo Han narrowed his eyes and patted Yang Ling's cheek with the back of his hand. "Now, let me tell you what fate befell the last person who dared to harbor ill intentions toward my wife."

Overlord Blade promptly took out his phone and pulled up a photograph.

The image captured the scene from the night the Zuo family of Youzhou was annihilated.

It showed Xu Jing and his men relentlessly hunting down and slaughtering the elite forces of the Zuo family.

Overlord Blade swiped to the next photo, which depicted the moment Mo Han obliterated Zuo Lenghan with a single punch.

Just by looking at these two images, Yang Ling began to tremble violently.

As a prominent family in the neighboring city, the Yang family was well aware of the Zuo family's sudden destruction.

However, they had only known that the Zuo family had provoked someone they shouldn't have and were subsequently wiped out.

Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that the Zuo family was destroyed by the very man standing before them.

In that instant, all the color drained from Yang Ling's face!

It was as if his soul had been sucked out of his body in a flash!

Mo Han was actually the formidable powerhouse who had eradicated the Zuo family!

How could he be so terrifyingly brutal and overbearing?

Trembling all over, Yang Ling felt a bone-chilling cold pierce through him. His entire body seemed frozen solid, and even his lips shook uncontrollably.

"You... you can't kill me..."

His voice was laced with terror as he stammered, "I am a man of the Yang family! If you harm me, the Yang family will never let you go!"

"I wouldn't want it any other way."

Mo Han replied indifferently.

Boom—

Like a muffled clap of thunder crashing down upon Yang Ling, what had Mo Han just said?

He said he wouldn't want it any other way?

Had he wanted the Yang family to come after him all along?

He was a madman!

He was an absolute madman!

Terror gripped Yang Ling to the very core. Any regret now came far too late as he struggled desperately, yet he could not break free.

Paralyzed by fright, he lost control of his bladder, and a foul, sickening stench began to emanate from the floor.

His limbs turned to jelly, and he collapsed completely, shivering like chaff in the wind!

"I was wrong... I was wrong! Mo Han, spare me! Please spare my life!"

"I'll get out of Chuandu immediately! I'll make my father and our entire Yang family submit to you. We can become a subsidiary enterprise of Minor Pharmaceuticals!"

"Beat me! You can break my legs if you want, just don't kill me... Please don't kill me!"

Weeping and wailing, Yang Ling retained not an ounce of the arrogance that once came with being the young master of the Yang family. He banged his head frantically against the floor until blood quickly stained his forehead.

Yet Mo Han paid him no mind, standing up and turning to walk away.

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

Mo Han ignored the shrill, wretched screams echoing from behind him.

Anyone who dared to harbor malicious intentions toward his wife was destined for this exact fate, to say nothing of the fact that Yang Ling was utterly brainless.

This was a capital offense!

As the reincarnation of the Underworld Venerable, his divine majesty brook no violation!

Word of Yang Ling's disappearance spread rapidly. Those who had previously been coerced into betraying Minor Pharmaceuticals and siding with the Yang family were now seized by panic once again.

Everyone knew Minor Pharmaceuticals was not a force to be trifled with, yet merely a few hours had passed since Yang Ling boasted he would crush the company and take Mo Han's life—and what was the situation now?

Mo Han was safe and sound. Some people had even spotted him taking Li An'an to dine at the most prestigious restaurant in Chuandu. As for Yang Ling?

He had vanished!

Not a soul could find him!

The implications were obvious. No explanation was necessary.

No matter how powerful the Yang family might be, making an enemy of Minor Pharmaceuticals never ended well!

Had a single one of those who had previously targeted Li An'an lived to tell the tale?

Not one!

Not a single person!

The group of people was truly terrified.

They were consumed by anxiety and fear.

They dreaded that Minor Pharmaceuticals would settle old scores with them and worried that Mo Han would show them no mercy.

"Stop scaring yourselves. President Li is a very kind person; she won't hold this against us."

"That's right, we were all coerced. We didn't want to betray Minor Pharmaceuticals on purpose. Someone as good-hearted as her will forgive us."

"We can all plead with her together when the time comes. Once President Li's heart softens, we'll be safe."

Gathering together, the individuals had already mapped out their strategy.

They knew Li An'an was good-natured, sincere, and friendly. It was precisely because of this that they had dared to offend Minor Pharmaceuticals rather than cross the Yang family.

After all, Yang Ling of the Yang family was truly tyrannical, with ruthless methods and a heavy hand that showed no quarter whatsoever.

Li An'an, however, was different.

She was ultimately a kind-hearted woman and would never be cruel enough to drive them to ruin!

Early in the morning, they waited anxiously outside the entrance of the Minor Pharmaceuticals branch office.

It wasn't that they didn't want to go inside, but the grim, icy expressions worn by the men stationed at the doors deterred them from stepping foot across the threshold.

These guards had been personally arranged by Overlord Blade to oversee the security of the branch office. Over a hundred men were deployed within a two-kilometer radius to ensure absolute safety.

Having brought Overlord Blade along, Mo Han found things much easier; trivial matters no longer required his personal attention.

Many tasks were handled seamlessly by Overlord Blade without requiring any instruction.

Having spent so many years following Fifth Master in the underground circles, Overlord Blade understood the ropes thoroughly.

After standing outside for a long time, their legs began to ache, yet Li An'an had yet to arrive. The various executives were starting to lose their patience.

"Hehe, little brother, would it be alright for us to go inside the conference room and wait?"

One of them asked with a ingratiating smile, pulling out a pack of premium Panda cigarettes and offering them very politely.

"Without President Li's permission, anyone who takes a single step inside will have their legs broken!"

Yet no one paid any attention to the offered cigarettes, let alone gave them a pleasant look.

They had just overheard these people plotting to exploit Li An'an's kindness to win her forgiveness. Managing to restrain themselves from giving the executives a sound beating already demonstrated remarkable self-control.

The reprimanded executives dared not speak another word.

These men were ruthless enforcers—who in Qiancheng dared to provoke them?

They had all heard the tales of yesterday's spectacle involving over a thousand men.

At last, a luxury car drove up and parked directly at the entrance. The person stepping out of the vehicle was none other than Li An'an.

"President Li! President Li!"

"President Li, you've finally arrived!"

Catching sight of Li An'an, the executives swarmed toward her instantly, their faces switching seamlessly into expressions of pitiful helplessness and deep remorse.

One would have thought they were the ones suffering a grave injustice and had come to pour their grievances out to Li An'an.