"All right, I agree, but I have one condition," Xu Mu suddenly said, raising his head.
"Speak."
Lin Feng said indifferently.
Xu Mu glanced at A Cai and A Fa, making them both shiver, and then said,
"Although I know they are just using me to do their dirty work, we have known each other for too many years.
I don't want to deal with him, so I can only take you to the outskirts of Kongshan."
Lin Feng smiled coldly, "Do you think I need your help to kill them? If you really don't want to be the boss, I can fulfill that for you too."
He didn't think Xu Mu had any right to negotiate with him. His life was in his hands now. To still talk about loyalty in this situation meant he wasn't cut out for great things.
"However, I can take you to the outskirts of Kongshan and give you a topographical map. I won't participate in anything else."
Seeing that Lin Feng seemed a little displeased, Xu Mu felt his request was a bit excessive.
He wanted to be the boss but didn't want to do any work.
Lin Feng, however, said indifferently, "If you can't show your resolve, then forget it. I won't make you kill them, but you must take me into Kongshan. This is your pledge of loyalty."
Although he said this, Lin Feng also knew that finding someone to manage things for him was not easy.
At least this person had to have a certain strength and status here, otherwise, even if he found someone, they would be finished tomorrow.
After hesitating for a while, Xu Mu finally made up his mind and said,
"Alright, but I absolutely won't make a move."
Lin Feng smiled faintly. He knew Xu Mu would agree. Although this kind of person valued loyalty, his own life was more important.
Hearing that Xu Mu had agreed to Lin Feng's terms, A Cai shivered.
In the next moment, Lin Feng might kill him.
With Xu Mu leading the way, why would he, A Cai, be needed?
Thinking of this, A Cai quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Lin Feng, saying,
"Brother Lin, A Fa and I are willing to follow Brother Xu. Please, Brother Xu, spare us."
Upon hearing A Cai's words, A Fa also quickly stepped forward, clasped his fists, and bowed respectfully.
Lin Feng thought that A Cai was so quick-witted.
To beg for his life, he first declared his loyalty to him, but he wanted to pledge allegiance to Xu Mu.
This showed that he saw the situation very clearly. He declared his loyalty because only Lin Feng could spare his life now.
He wanted to pledge allegiance to Xu Mu because Xu Mu was the person Lin Feng had designated to manage things.
Only by pledging allegiance to him would he have a good life in the future.
Lin Feng thought that if A Cai were the manager, it would be much better than Xu Mu, but he had no way to promote A Cai. A Cai's standing was too low.
Xu Mu felt a little strange when A Cai and A Fa expressed their loyalty to him in front of Lin Feng.
However, thinking that they were doing this to save their lives, he was relieved.
Kongshan
Various small and medium forces were anxiously discussing in the assembly hall because Xu Mu had not reported any news for several days, and even the news they received was that Liu Yu Jiao was still unharmed.
Xu Mu's plan for the two of them was not just a plan, but also Xu Mu's pledge of loyalty. They planned to kidnap Liu Yu Jiao to disrupt the Liu family's formation.
After the kidnapping, they would use various truthful messages to make the Liu family search everywhere, and then they would defeat them one by one.
Since she was not taken away, why didn't Xu Mu transmit the information?
"Patriarch Jin, could something have happened to Xu Mu?" the Li family head suddenly asked.
Patriarch Jin frowned and did not speak. He was thinking to himself, how could something happen to Xu Mu?
Even if Liu Yu Jiao was troublesome, it was unlikely that anyone could kill or capture Xu Mu.
Patriarch Zhang also frowned. After a long while, he said,
"It's likely that knowing Liu Yu Jiao's distinguished background, Xu Mu is planning again. After all, such a thing can only be done once. And judging by the fact that Liu Yu Jiao has made no moves, it means he hasn't acted yet."
As soon as Patriarch Zhang finished speaking, the phone rang. A phone call that could get through here must be an important call. Patriarch Zhang signaled Patriarch Jin to answer the phone.
Patriarch Jin immediately picked up the phone, but the information that came from the other end made him break out in a cold sweat.
Because there was no news from Xu Mu, the spy Patriarch Jin had sent to the Liu family again brought news.
Liu Yu Jiao's father was furious and had mobilized the entire Liu family's strength to thoroughly investigate the culprits who attacked Liu Yu Jiao. It was also said that this matter had alarmed the main family of the Liu family, and their forces had been deployed within a radius of ten thousand miles.
Patriarch Jin hung up the phone, feeling cold all over his back.
He had just received the news that Liu Yu Jiao was unharmed, and now he had received the news that the Liu family head was thoroughly investigating.
Patriarch Jin immediately knew that Xu Mu had not only acted but had also failed.
The action failed, and Xu Mu did not reply, nor did those who accompanied him in this action reply. This in itself was a strange matter.
With Xu Mu's abilities, even if he died, he would leave behind a contingency plan to send a message back.
Now, with no news at all, what did this mean?
It meant that Xu Mu had betrayed them.
Who could have made Xu Mu betray them?
It seemed he had underestimated the Liu family. Regardless of how they knew about Xu Mu's actions, since things had come to this, the situation was unfavorable!
Patriarch Jin had guessed most of the situation correctly, except for not knowing about Lin Feng. The rest of the matters were within his expectations.
But no matter how capable the Liu family was, how could they have such great power?
In Xu Mu's eyes, could the Liu family be stronger than their alliance?
Although Patriarch Jin did not believe Xu Mu's judgment, and even did not believe that the Liu family could break into Kongshan, he was always a cautious person.
What if Xu Mu betrayed them, and he brought the Liu family into Kongshan, then...?
Some things are better believed than not, Patriarch Jin was unwilling to risk his own life. He didn't think he could get away unscathed.
If the Liu family really intended to come to Kongshan, and had won over Xu Mu, then this Liu family was indeed terrifying. They were worthy of being the foremost aristocratic family that had stood for a hundred years in this area.
If the plan they had devised couldn't even kill him, then they were truly terrifying.
Thinking of this, Patriarch Jin wanted to flee.
However, all these thoughts flashed through Patriarch Jin's mind as quickly as lightning. His expression remained normal, without revealing any abnormality.