Xia Mengdie and Yingzi both turned their heads simultaneously, only to see a familiar figure appearing on the white-blanketed road, slowly approaching them through the snow.
"Mo."
"Master."
Both women were overjoyed.
"Mengdie, Yingzi," Lin Mo approached with a smile on his face.
"Master, I just knew you would be alright," Yingzi said, her big, joyful eyes brimming with happy tears.
"With a master as formidable as yours, how could anything happen?" Lin Mo ruffled her head and immediately took Xia Mengdie's cold little hand, "Die'er, I made you worry again."
"As long as you're back, that's all that matters," Xia Mengdie said with a gentle smile, her eyes reddening.
The members of the Su Family, seeing Lin Mo return, instantly displayed a diverse range of expressions on their faces.
Surprise, astonishment, fear, terror. The scene of Lin Mo boldly killing Mr. Bai surfaced once again in everyone's minds.
Lin Mo had already sensed the earlier conversation from hundreds of meters away using his Divine Sense. Holding Xia Mengdie's small hand with a calm gaze, he said, "Since the Su Family has completely severed ties with Mengdie, we will leave the Su Family. But if the Su Family dares to let Mengdie suffer in the future, I will not spare them!"
After saying this, Lin Mo's palm swept across, and a Wind Blade drew a long mark of several tens of meters on the snowy ground.
Su Yongchun and Su Anshun and others shrank their necks, not daring to speak anymore.
"Lin Mo, although you are formidable and we fear you, what about the consequences you have provoked?" Su Feiyue gathered his courage to speak.
"The debts I owe the Su Family, I, Lin Mo, will naturally repay you. I heard you wanted to sell the clothing company, I'll help you retrieve it, and then we'll be even."
Having said this, Lin Mo turned around with Xia Mengdie and Yingzi and left.
The three figures walked shoulder to shoulder, gradually moving away from the eyes of the Su Family members.
"Ah," Su Yongchun sighed, "I don't know if Lin Mo coming back is a good thing or a bad thing!"
"Lin Mo has offended the Green Dragon Gang, it's best for our Su Family to clear our relationship with him," Su Kaileang coldly stated, a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. His wife, who had been scared into sitting on the ground earlier, was really his wife.
"If Lin Mo wins, the sky in the Northeast will change, but we have offended him... There's nothing to do with him anymore," Su Yongchun said with a frown.
"Father, he is just one person after all, and you know very well the power of the Green Dragon Gang in the Northeast. The other three great families have also received covert directives from the Green Dragon Gang, otherwise, why would they unprovokedly attack our Su Family?" Su Anshun said.
"Lin Mo, you think you're so formidable? I would like to see how formidable you can really be," Su Feiyue said, a glint of jealousy in his eyes.
...
In a Five-star Hotel.
"So, Master, your strength has improved again?" Yingzi widened her beautiful eyes, listening to Lin Mo talk about his experiences in the valley and showing a surprised expression.
Mengdie's eyes were even wider, "Mo, are there really Flood Dragons in the world? Do you have a photo to show me?"
"The Flood Dragon has already left, I didn't see it," Lin Mo said with a wry smile.
"Ah, what a pity," Xia Mengdie showed a disappointed expression.
Then, Yingzi told Lin Mo that during their time in Shanghai, she had taught Xia Mengdie martial arts, which was somewhat unexpected for Lin Mo.
Lin Mo glanced at the two women and smiled, "By the way, I found many treasures that can help you refine elixirs to improve your cultivation level."
"Mo," suddenly Xia Mengdie's pretty face showed a hint of melancholy, "I still haven't been able to feel the energy Yingzi talked about – am I not suited for cultivation?"
"Time is still long, Die'er, don't worry, with me here, you will definitely make it," Lin Mo consoled.
But Lin Mo knew that Xia Mengdie had a Nine Yin Body, which made cultivation extremely difficult. In fact, if this issue wasn't resolved, Xia Mengdie might be in danger at any time.
The Spirit Grass they had found in Flood Dragon Valley could be used to make Elixirs, but to completely solve Xia Mengdie's Nine Yin Body issue, more items and strength were necessary.
"Yes, I will try hard to cultivate," Xia Mengdie nodded vigorously, "I do not want to be just a vase by your side; I sometimes wish I could share some of your burdens too."
"Fool, with me here, how could I let you step forward and kill for me," Lin Mo said helplessly, but felt warm inside.
Yingzi stuck out her tongue, "Spreading dog food, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
After speaking, the young girl ran off.
Lin Mo and Xia Mengdie simultaneously showed embarrassed expressions. Lin Mo was a genius in cultivation, but when it came to his feelings for Xia Mengdie, he was very sincere and even shy.
Lin Mo glanced at the time and said, "Tomorrow we need to attend the auction to help the Su Family retrieve their garment company. I'll head to my room to rest early too."
Xia Mengdie clung to his arm, her pretty face glowing with blushes, eyes watery, and whispered softly, "Won't… won't you stay?"
Xia Mengdie was still a virgin at that time.
Lin Mo smiled and said, "Die'er, wait for the day I propose to you in the most romantic way."
Xia Mengdie sighed, a trace of sorrow crossing her stunning face, "Mother-in-law keeps nagging me about having children, but since Mo isn't willing to share a room with me, there's nothing I can do."
The next day, Jia Auction.
The Jia Auction was known as the top auction in Huaxia and the largest auction hall in the country.
This time, the auction was for the Su Family's garment company, valued at around twenty billion yuan. It's important to note that garment businesses were not as profitable as other industries. Anyone taking over without prior experience in garment business would likely incur losses.
Therefore, those competing for the Su Family's garment company were just a few acquainted people.
"Dad, the people from the Chai Family seem to have arrived as well; are they planning to compete with us?" a ponytailed woman in a cotton outfit said with a slightly knitted brow.
A middle-aged man sitting beside her, serious and frowning slightly, said, "Let's just wait and see."
"The Chai Family has invested their money into the financial sector and they've suffered heavy losses in the last two years; they're in no position to compete with us," Pan Yaowen said coldly.
These three were the Lu Family; the middle-aged man named Lu Huahui was the current head of the Lu Family, and the pretty girl was his daughter Lu Huan.
"Uncle Guan, with you here today, the Chai Family shouldn't dare to cause trouble," Lu Huahui said to another rugged man sitting next to him.
"President Lu, my life is the Lu Family's; with me here, I will let no harm come to the Lu Family," Uncle Guan said, his eyes shining fiercely, his presence intimidating enough that others nearby watched him warily.
Lu Huahui nodded slightly, his face gaining a touch of confidence.
Ten years ago, he had saved Uncle Guan's life in the sea during a business negotiation abroad, and Uncle Guan had stayed with the Lu Family since. Uncle Guan, highly skilled in Martial Arts, solved many problems for the Lu Family, hence his high status and role as the protector of the Lu Family.
"Huh, why is that guy here?" Lu Huan's eyes roamed about when she suddenly spotted a familiar figure at the entrance.
Many eyes turned to the entrance where a young man in a well-tailored suit entered, looking like a scion of a prominent family.
Of course, all eyes were not on him but on the beauties at his left and right.
The girl on his right had long ponytails reaching her waist, charmingly attractive like a blooming lotus, carrying an aura of untainted Immortal Energy.
The woman on his left was tall and curvy, dressed in casual wear and high heels, exuding a goddess-like aura, her aloof expression resembling an eternal snow lotus atop the snow, her face oval, her eyes big, and her willow leaf eyebrows as if she survived on dew and breeze.
With such top-level beauties by his side, it was clear how powerful and influential this man was.
Everyone glance quickly away, careful not to provoke the young master in the middle.