Mu Feng’s face showed a hint of a cold smile, and his eyes gleamed with frigid light.
“Old man, I don’t need to say more about what happened back then. Since you left home and got involved in that matter, there’s no room for any further negotiation.”
“If you could slaughter my entire clan, why can’t I make a move against you?”
“And you don’t need to play any tricks on me here.”
“The entire Li family is now surrounded so tightly that not a single fly can escape. Even if Li Changhe had wings, he would only be shot down.”
Old Man Li gritted his teeth, the sound echoing loudly. “I’ve made my point crystal clear. Don’t you understand?”
“My son is not even in the family. He left the family to preserve a sliver of hope for us.”
“As long as he is alive, you wouldn’t dare…”
However, before he could finish, Mu Feng slapped him hard across the face.
Old Man Li was sent flying backward. When he landed, his remaining teeth were knocked out.
Blood streamed from the corner of his mouth.
Though he appeared frail and old, he was, after all, a martial artist. He was not as weak as a normal person.
After taking such a blow, he seemed unaffected. He only looked somewhat miserable on the surface, but his mind remained sharp.
His gaze was filled with immense venom. “Even if you kill the entire Li family, my son will not appear. If you want to find him, you should give up on that idea. My son will not show himself.”
Mu Feng said with a half-smile, “You’ve repeated that your son won’t appear twice now.”
“Do you know what people say when they subconsciously try to hide something?”
“And your micro-expressions have also told me something.”
“You are playing the ‘hiding in plain sight’ trick!”
“If I’m not mistaken, Li Changhe is currently hiding within your family’s manor. Finding him isn’t difficult; all it takes is to search this place thoroughly.”
“Xiao Qi!”
Mu Feng uttered the two words at the end.
Xiao Qi immediately strode forward, bowing slightly, and responded respectfully.
“Install demolition charges everywhere here. If we can’t blast him out, then let him sleep here forever.”
“After all, the hatred of our clan has reached its endpoint. I don’t want this to affect my mood anymore.”
As he said this, Old Man Li’s pupils contracted sharply, and his face showed extreme anger. “You can’t do this!”
“Why not?”
Mu Feng turned his head back with a half-smile, his expression laced with mockery. “I could level this entire mountain, and no one would dare say a word. They would all praise me for doing a good job.”
“If I wanted to deal with your Li family, and send your entire clan to hell, no one would dare to stop me.”
“When I act, no one dares to interfere.”
The ferocious aura and confident words made Old Man Li’s heart race.
He knew that this time, it was likely truly over.
He had advised his son against taking such risks, but his son hadn’t listened and remained in the manor, directing the overall situation.
Now, it was as if he had shot himself in the foot.
“Why aren’t you talking anymore? Do you think I wouldn’t dare to detonate it?”
Mu Feng flicked his gaze towards Xiao Qi.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Qi fetched the explosives.
“Install these things immediately. Since the young master said he’d level this mountain, let’s just blow the mountain away.”
“We have plenty of explosives anyway, so we can blast it however we want.”
His subordinates quickly dispersed to make arrangements.
Old Man Li shouted loudly, “Wait!”
No one paid him any mind; the actions on the other side continued swiftly.
Fear began to appear in his eyes. He hastily cried out, “Mu Feng, you don’t need to be so ruthless. If you really want to play it this way, I can call him over directly.”
He was also trying to stall for time, hoping to give his son a chance to escape.
Mu Feng must have received some intelligence, otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed over so suddenly.
He wouldn’t have surrounded the entire Li family so completely, leaving no chance for escape.
He could no longer think of anything else. He had only one thought: to find a way to buy his son some time.
As long as there was enough time, there would always be a chance to escape.
Mu Feng had seen through what Old Man Li was thinking. His smile grew more sarcastic. “It’s impossible to stall for time for your son anymore. I’m giving you just ten minutes, which is precisely the time needed to install these devices.”
“By then, if you can’t give me a clear answer, regardless of whether Li Changhe is inside or not, I will directly level this mountain.”
“If you don’t believe me, we’ll see.”
He was fully capable of making Old Man Li tell the truth, not even needing any threats; simple hypnosis would suffice.
However, he didn’t intend to do that. He wanted Old Man Li to reveal his son himself.
Furthermore, he wanted to see if Li Changhe truly cared about the people of the Li family.
Time slowly passed. Dense sweat broke out on Old Man Li’s forehead, and his face grew paler. He realized that the people Mu Feng brought indeed had enough explosives. By then, not only would the mountain be leveled, but this entire place might be blown into a crater.
Fear spread within him, but betraying his own son was something he couldn’t do.
If his son were to appear, he would inevitably become a soul claimed by Mu Feng.
Just as he was in deep turmoil, a voice suddenly echoed.
“Mu Feng, you don’t need to bother with all this. I’m here.”
Mu Feng did not order his subordinates to stop. Instead, his calm gaze shifted towards a middle-aged man walking from the rear of the crowd.
He appeared to be in his late forties or early fifties.
On his face, there was no trace of fear or anger, only an extreme, profound calmness.
“You’ve finally decided to show yourself!”
“It seems you wouldn’t appear unless someone from the Li family died. But even if you come out now, it’s too late. I just said I would kill one person every ten seconds.”
“How much time has passed since then? You know it well, don’t you?”