louisehourcade Chapter 409 My dad? How is that possible!
Chapter 409 My dad? How is that possible!
The next morning.
Inside the black mountain range at the westernmost edge of the Dragon Kingdom.
Inside the palace hall built of huge stones.
The old man in the black robe sat on the stone chair in the center. Standing in front of him was a man in a black suit.
This person is the bio-engineered special forces captain from the old faction.
The special forces captain's face was expressionless; he stood ramrod straight.
He looked at the old man in black robes and said in a very clear and loud voice:
"My boss, Li Ze, asked me to pass on a message to you."
"Whatever you do overseas, how much money and companies you steal, our boss won't interfere for now."
"However, you must stay overseas obediently. You are absolutely not allowed to cause trouble in China."
"Most importantly, you are absolutely not allowed to disturb our boss's wedding next month, and you are not allowed to disturb our boss's family."
"If you can do this, our boss will spare your lives for now. If you dare to cross the line, our boss guarantees you'll die a more gruesome death than Lu Xia."
The special forces captain recited all of Li Ze's orders in one breath.
Upon hearing these words, the air in the hall seemed to suddenly turn cold.
The old man in the black robe narrowed his eyes slightly.
The old man in green, the old man in red robes, and the old man in white robes standing next to him all burst into loud laughter upon hearing these words.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The old man in the red robe laughed the loudest. He pointed at the special forces captain and said with great disdain:
"A mere mortal boss dares to speak such words to us Nascent Soul stage experts?"
"Does he really think his title as the world's richest man can intimidate us?"
"We've even killed those Western gods. What is he anyway? He thinks he can spare our lives? What a joke!"
The old man in the black robe sat in the chair and raised one hand.
The laughter in the hall immediately stopped.
The old man in the black robe looked at the special forces captain. His eyes were filled with arrogance.
He said in a very low voice:
"Go back and tell that Li Ze."
"His technological weapons are of no use to us."
"I don't care how he killed Lu Xia. In my eyes, he's just a slightly stronger ant."
The old man in the black robe stood up from his chair, emanating a terrifying aura.
He announced loudly:
"I'll give him three days."
"If, during these three days, he brings all his wealth and his family, runs to me, kneels on the ground, surrenders to me, and becomes my slave..."
"I might consider sparing his life and letting him work as a handyman under me."
"If he still doesn't surrender after three days."
The old man in the black robe's voice became extremely cruel:
"Then I will go to Han City myself."
"I'm not only going to kill him, I'm going to torture his entire family to death in front of him. I want him to understand in despair that the dignity of cultivators is absolutely inviolable!"
After hearing these words, the special forces captain remained expressionless.
He simply nodded mechanically and replied:
"I will relay your words to my boss verbatim."
After saying that, the special forces captain turned around and strode out of the palace.
Watching the special forces captain's departing figure, the old man in the red robe sneered.
"Brother, why give him three more days? We can kill him now."
The old man in the black robe sat down again, shook his head, and said:
"Killing him is just a matter of convenience. I'm going to make him live in fear for the next three days."
"Moreover, our most important task now is to integrate the resources we've plundered from overseas and set up a super spirit-gathering array."
"Once the formation is set up, our cultivation will advance further. Then killing him will be as easy as stepping on an ant."
……
In the large house in Beichen Garden, Han City.
Li Ze sat in a chair in the study.
The old man stood in front of him and gave a very detailed report of what the special forces captain had told him.
"Boss, those four old monsters are extremely arrogant. Not only did they ignore your warnings, they even gave you an ultimatum."
"They said they're only giving you three days to surrender. Otherwise, they'll come to Han City and kill you and your family."
Li Ze listened to Lao Yi's report.
He was holding the string of beads in his hand.
He wasn't angry at all; instead, he laughed out loud.
"Haha, these old men have quite the tempers."
Li Ze leaned back in his chair and said very casually:
"Three days? That's perfect. It gives me time to help Ruoran pick out flowers and candies for the wedding."
"If they come over now and make a big commotion, I'm really afraid they'll scare Ruoran and the children."
Li Ze looked at Lao Yi and said in a very casual tone:
"Oldest brother, don't worry about them."
"You continue with the wedding arrangements. Buy whatever needs to be bought."
"Let them dream of being invincible in the mountains for three more days. After three days, when they arrive in Han City, I will personally send them to see their deadbeat junior brother, Lu Xia."
Li Ze didn't take these four so-called Nascent Soul stage old monsters seriously at all.
He is now the invincible Celestial Emperor in the entire universe.
Those four old men were nothing but dust in his eyes. All he could think about now was how to give Zhang Ruoran the most perfect wedding.
……
Meanwhile, on the campus of Seoul University.
The atmosphere at school today is very strange.
The students were no longer interested in class. They gathered in small groups, holding their phones and watching videos and news online.
Li Menghan, Li Mengli, Huo Qian, Zhao Jiajia, and Lu Wenzhou.
The five of them sat in a café next to the school.
It was very quiet there. They found a private room and sat down.
The five people all had very serious expressions on their faces, and some even looked confused.
Zhao Jiajia held a cup of hot coffee in both hands, her body still trembling slightly.
She exclaimed, "What's wrong with this world? Am I dreaming?"
"An old man flying around in the sky smashed the Statue of Liberty to pieces with one slap, and even killed that so-called Western angel on TV!"
"I used to think these were all made up in movies. Now that they're all real? That's terrifying!"
Huo Qian sat next to her and nodded very seriously.
Huo Qian said, "Yes. The elders in our family were in a meeting this morning, and they were all panicked. Many businesses have stopped operating. The situation overseas is very bad right now."
"Those cultivators have completely taken over those regions. Ordinary people have no rights now."
Li Menghan sat on the sofa.
He recalled the events of the past few days, his brows furrowing tightly.
Li Menghan said loudly:
"I feel like everything started to become so abnormal after that woman named Wang Jiaojiao appeared."
"She first came to the school and asked me to be her boyfriend. Then she kidnapped Huo Qian."
"Later, her men even managed to acquire armored vehicles and helicopters!"
"Now it's even more outrageous; even legendary cultivators have appeared!"
Li Menghan scratched her hair with both hands.
He said, completely bewildered, "How could cultivators possibly be real? Aren't they just something that exists in novels? I've always believed that science is the only true power."
"I'm starting to wonder if this world is even real."
Li Mengli sat next to Lu Wenzhou.
She also felt that all of this happened too suddenly.
Li Mengli sighed and said, "Menghan, there's no use thinking about this now. The news clearly shows that those forces are real."
"Now, apart from our Dragon Kingdom, the rest of the world has been controlled by them. Everyone is worried about when they will come to Dragon Kingdom to cause trouble."
Lu Wenzhou sat there, his expression more composed than the others.
As the eldest son of a multi-billionaire family, he has access to far more information than the average person.
Lu Wenzhou looked at everyone and said in a very calm voice:
"Don't panic, everyone."
"Cultivators do exist. And their power is indeed terrifying."
"But think about it carefully. Why is it that they control the whole world, yet they haven't attacked our Dragon Kingdom?"
When Li Menghan heard this question, he looked up at Lu Wenzhou.
"Brother Lu, what do you mean?"
Lu Wenzhou said with great certainty:
"This shows that there is a force in our Dragon Kingdom that they fear."
"Or rather, there are people who can deal with them."
Zhao Jiajia quickly asked, "Who was it? Even foreign gods have been killed, who in our Dragon Kingdom could defeat them? Could it be those old Taoist priests who live in seclusion deep in the mountains?"
Lu Wenzhou shook his head.
He turned his head and looked at Li Menghan and Li Mengli.
His eyes became very serious.
Lu Wenzhou lowered his voice and said:
"Meng Han, Meng Li. You probably don't even realize it yourselves."
"The person who can keep these old monsters of cultivation from making any rash moves is very likely your father."
Upon hearing this, both Li Menghan and Li Mengli were stunned.
Li Menghan exclaimed loudly, "My dad? How could that be!"
"My dad's the world's richest businessman! His bodyguards in black are powerful, but how could they possibly defeat those magical gods?"
"Brother Lu, you must be joking. No matter how rich my dad is, he can't possibly fight those monsters."
Li Mengli nodded. In her mind, Li Ze was simply a loving father and a wealthy businessman. He had absolutely nothing to do with being a superhero who saves the world.
Lu Wenzhou looked at the two of them and analyzed very seriously:
"Meng Han, carefully recall what happened the night you saved Huo Qian."
"The power behind Wang Jiaojiao is so immense, with armored vehicles and helicopters. The Wang family even has deep connections with these cultivators."
"But that night, Uncle Li not only rescued you and Huo Qian safely, but also completely uprooted the Wang family's influence."
"More importantly, that cultivator named Lu Xia had been threatening to come to Han City to cause you trouble. But he suddenly died in the Great Snow Mountain."
"Although no one knows who killed Lu Xia, at this critical juncture, besides Uncle Li, who else has the motive and the ability to do this?"
After listening to Lu Wenzhou's analysis.
The private room fell silent immediately.
Li Menghan and Li Mengli exchanged a glance.
They still found it hard to believe.
However, what Lu Wenzhou said was indeed very logical.
Could it be that father who usually cooks for them at home and always has a smile on his face?
Is he really a super big shot hiding among ordinary people?
Is he a peerless master who can even defeat cultivators?