The Divine Martial Stars

At that point, at the entrance of the noddle restaurant, the onlookers all retreated one after another for fear of being targeted by the group of hooligans, especially Gu Chenggong, the Iron Palm, who was said to be a cruel murderer. In the past few years, he was quite famous in the city.

After taking a look at him, Li Mu grinned. He stood up, and taunted, "After talking on the phone for ages and making me waste half an hour, it turns out that you merely called such trash for help and he even dares to play tough in front of me. This is so fu*king funny."

"Kid, you haven't tasted death before, have you?" Gu Chenggong snarled, flaring up.

He held the two iron balls in his hands and rotated them back and forth. When he heard Li Mu's words, he suddenly gripped the iron balls and squeezed them. Then, he threw the flattened iron balls in front of Li Mu and said with a sneer, "Little boy, is your head as harder as the iron balls? I've made up my mind that I will not only break your hand but also all the bones on your arms. This is the price you have to pay for messing with our Longteng Company."

The crowd watching the scene from a distance exclaimed in horror at that sight.

"What kind of strength does he have to crush the iron balls with bare hands?"

"He is a real martial arts master!"

Uncle Zheng noted that the situation was not going well. He quickly stood in front of Li Mu, smiled apologetically at the gangsters, and said, "Manager Gu, it's a misunderstanding. This young man may not be very sensible. Don't lower yourself to his level. Don't you want 200,000 yuan? I'll give it to you. I will. As for today's matter, please show your mercy…"

As he said that, he tugged Li Mu, silently warning him not to pretend to be a macho man.

Gu Chenggong laughed out loud and said, "What do you mean by 'I want it'? It's your daughter who owes me money. Don't make it sound like I'm blackmailing her. That's against the law. Oh, okay, Old Zheng, it seems that you have made a lot of money by selling noodles in recent years. You have to protect this guy, right? Well, this little kid has beaten a member of our Longteng Company. Pay us 500,000 yuan for medical treatment and today's matter will be considered over…"

"Ah? Half a million? Um, I… I can't scrape so much money even if I sell my house. This…" Mr. and Mrs. Zheng were thunderstruck at the requirement.

"Uncle Zheng, don't stoop to compromise in front of this kind of rubbish. Let me handle it." Li Mu said as he patted Mr. Zheng on his shoulder.

As soon as Li Mu reached out his hand, the two iron balls on the ground soared to his palm as if they could fly. Li Mu gazed at Gu Chenggong and said, "You simply refuse to admit that you are a good-for-nothing. Considering your lame tricks, how come you think you deserve to be called Invincible Iron Palm?"

As he spoke, the two iron balls were pinched into different shapes as if they were made of mud. Then, they squeezed through Li Mu's fingers like iron powder and fell on the ground.

There was dead silence all around.

The onlookers were all stunned.

So were the gangsters.

Gu Chenggong, the Invincible Iron Palm, couldn't believe his eyes.

"Did he just summon the objects through the air?"

Moreover, the iron balls were made of solid iron, but they were directly crumbled into iron powder. How much strength did that take? Was this young man actually a disciple of some legendary big sect in the martial arts society?

"I've kicked an iron plate."

Fear rose in Gu Chenggong's heart.

When he was about to say something, he suddenly heard two clicks in his ears. Then he felt a sharp pain on his wrists. Subconsciously, he looked down and found that both his wrists were broken, exposing the bones. Before he could even scream, he got a kick in his belly again and flew out more than 10 meters away. Then, he hit a wire pole, slipped to the ground, and passed out.

No one saw clearly how Li Mu made his move from the beginning to the end.

Zhang Junzi and the other gangsters had been waiting for Gu Chenggong to take revenge. However, when they saw that scene, they were so terrified that their knees were about to give way.

By this moment, even a fool could tell that he had really met a tough guy.

"What a waste of my time!"

Li Mu clapped his hands and ordered, "Aren't you going to hand the receipt over?"

"Ah? Oh, ye-yes…" Zhang Junzi quickly took out Zheng Xiu'er's loan receipt and handed it to Li Mu gingerly.

Li Mu casually tore it up and yelled, "Get out of here. Go back and tell Longteng Company's boss that this matter is not over yet."

The gangsters were relieved as if they had been granted amnesty. They carried the unconscious Gu Chenggong and left in dejection.

It took a long time for the people watching the scene to come to their senses.

Some cheered, and some advised Li Mu to leave quickly.

"Young man, it's hard to defeat many people with two fists. You… should leave now. I'm afraid that the Longteng Company won't give up so easily. Over the years… Alas, thank you very much for today. Life is getting more and more turbulent." Uncle Zheng also tried to persuade Li Mu.

He was packing up his things and discussing with his wife that they closed the restaurant and left Jade Gate City with their daughter, Zheng Xiu'er, to seek refuge with their relatives in another province and hide there for a while.

Li Mu said, "Uncle, don't worry. You can continue to do business here. My family also has some connections. Longteng Company is just a small department store my family runs. I'll tell my family to let them get out of Jade Gate City and stop running amuck."

"Really?" Uncle Zheng and his family took Li Mu's words with a pinch of salt.

Li Mu promised, "Rest assured. I'll go and reason with them right now."

In the end, Li Mu carried his backpack and left.

His spiritual force could now cover a radius of about 100 miles. After consulting a few passers-by on the side of the road, he soon found the office building of Longteng Company and learned everything about it.

"I should wait for some time. When this group of trash gathers together, I'll finish all of them at one go."

Li Mu picked an Internet bar on the roadside and entered. He turned on the computer and began to browse through the Internet about things that had happened on Earth in the past few years. After all, he had been away for five years. He wanted to know what kind of big events had occurred on Earth during his absence.

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"What? Gu Chenggong was disabled?"

In the office on the top floor of Longteng Company, Yan Dinghu, General Manager, was astonished when he received a report from his subordinate. Gu Chenggong, the Iron Palm, was one of the men in Jianghu he had roped in. That man's means were quite rigorous. Yet, he had been crippled by a teenager?

"Could it be that the government has gotten involved in this?"

"Or did he meet a real master in Jianghu?"

In the past few years, people who knew martial arts had been getting more and more active in society, and their influence had increased significantly. Many figures and sects that could only be seen on TV or in novels before, had emerged like burgeoning bamboos, and their influence also grew at a fast rate.

Just half a year ago, the government had allowed these martial arts sects to exist with registration, which meant that even the country began to pay attention to martial arts cultivators.

Longteng Company was also preparing to register its own sect. It had already recruited some masters with high payments. But to everyone's shock, a promising member of the sect like Gu Chenggong had been disabled like this.

Yan Dinghu hung off the phone with an uncertain expression on his face.

"Send Tie Jun, Zhou Ming, and Zhang Youfa to me. Now." Yan Dinghu looked over his shoulder and said to the secretary. Then, he added, "Call the people in the company who can be on duty to come here. Hurry up."

He was a little scared.

Because Zhang Junzi had told him on the phone that the young man said that the matter was not settled yet, and he might come straight to the company.

"What's wrong? Did you run into any trouble?"

A young Taoist in his early 20s was sitting on the sofa opposite the desk. He was wearing a black Taoist robe with white patterns, a jade teapot held in his hand. He was playing with it with great interest. The Taoist had handsome facial features, but there was a hint of evil in his eyes.

"One of my men has provoked a tough opponent. He might be a disciple of some big sect in the martial art society." Yan Dinghu sat down and told the Taoist what he had heard on the phone.

Looking at Yan Dinghu, who seemed to be facing a mortal enemy, the young Taoist was nonetheless relaxed. He smiled faintly and said with a condescending air, "Interesting. There is really such a young master. But according to your description, he should not be from a big sect, but a heterodox. He is not worth mentioning… By the way, have you nailed the matter with the woman named Zheng Xiu'er?"

Yan Dinghu smiled bitterly and said, "That boy protected Mr. Zheng's family, so we didn't succeed. But Taoist Lu, please rest assured. Our chairman, Mr. Zhu, has already ordered that you will be satisfied no matter at what cost."

"Haha. He's quite sensible." Taoist Lu smiled.

After a pause, he added, "Well, given that you are both very sensible, don't worry, I'll deal with that heterodox master for you. But bear this in mind, you must get that Zheng Xiu'er. I'm leaving tomorrow. I need to see her before my departure."

Yan Dinghu rejoiced and said, "As long as that little bastard is sorted out, I will take my men and go there in person to tie up that little girl for you."

This Taoist Lu had a very strong background. Now that he had guaranteed it, Yan Dinghu was not concerned at all.

"Hehe, good, it's now getting interesting." Taoist Lu smiled and said, "I know. You are exerting yourself in front of me because you really want to get a chance to go into the Qinling Heaven."

Yan Dinghu gave a fawning smile.

He quickly stood up, edged to the Taoist, and said respectfully, "Taoist Lu is really observant. It's true. After all, it's said that even ordinary people who enter one of the Heavens can live 10 years longer after they breathe in the air there. And those who are dying of illness can get a full recovery and even return to their youth after they enter the Heaven for a period of time… Taoist Lu, I've been told that the Qinling Heaven is about to open. Chairman and I, of course, dare not think about getting those other blessings in it. We just want to go in and have a look."

Taoist Lu squinted at him and smiled with a sense of superiority. He remarked, "Okay. Once you get this thing done, I'll try to persuade my master. I'm a Taoist and it's sometimes not convenient for me to handle some problems. Do your job well and there will be more opportunities for you to display your value in the future."

Yan Dinghu was overjoyed.

While they were talking, footsteps sounded from the corridor.

The other three of the "Four King Kongs" of Longteng Company— Tie Jun, Zhou Ming, Zhang Youfa— and more than 50 young and sturdy men all came to the office building. The others were waiting outside, while the three King Kongs entered the office.

"I heard that Old Gu has been disabled?"

"Boss, who is so unruly? How dare he touch our man?"

"I heard that he will also come to pick up a fight at the company. In a while, if he really dares to come, I will cut him into pieces."

The three King Kongs were all reckless people. They had some martial arts skills and were very arrogant. They shouted angrily as soon as they arrived.

Taoist Lu, who was sitting on the sofa, did not say a word, a look of disdain on his face. In his view, they were just a group of idiots who didn't deserve to come to the front stage.

Sensing the expression on Taoist Lu's face, Yan Dinghu hastily asked the three King Kongs to stand aside in silence. After that, he smiled obsequiously and said, "Taoist, my men are not very shrewd. Please don't take their words to heart. When that little bastard arrives in a while, I'll have to rely on you."

Taoist Lu chuckled and said, "Easy. It's just a heterodox. I can sort him out without effort."

But before his voice died away—

"Is that so?"

A clear voice boomed. Before the crowd realized what happened, their eyes were dazzled for an instant and a young man with short black hair in a white Li Ning sports suit had already appeared in the room.

Taoist Lu's pupils contracted.

The handsome young man surveyed the office and then said, "Seems that everyone is here. Hey? This little Taoist…" The young man's eyes fell on Taoist Lu and he said, "Interesting. You appear to be in the qi-refining stage, am I right? Pity that your practice is in a mess. You haven't even made to the first level. So, where are you from, little Taoist?"

At once, Taoist Lu stood up obediently as if he was a primary school student encountering his headteacher. He bowed deeply and said, "I'm a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Temple in Mount Maiji. May I ask who you are, senior?"

When Yan Dinghu saw that, his eyeballs almost fell out.