A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 2043

After his trip to Jiangbei, Li Er returned to Yunzhou of Jiangdongwith Ye Fan's son and kept the child in his own manor. But when he saw how the situation in China was escalating, he knew for certain that the Li residence was no longer a safe haven.

Back in the manor, Li Er was sitting on a long bench watching the child catch some butterflies when Jin Bao and Yin Bao hurried in with the latest updates on the situation.

“Mr. Li,” Jin Bao informed, “armies of the Chu Sect have just arrived at the coast of Eastsea. It seems that they will launch an attack against War God Castle on Mount Yan anytime soon. The whole martial arts world is facing an imminent threat.”

“Mr. Li, I believe it's time we activate Jiangdong's defense plan,” Yin Bao added.

Li Er furrowed his brows. “So, things are that bad. Is war really coming to Mount Yan?”

The man could not help but feel sorrowful when he learned that the Chu Sect's army was enclosing Mount Yan and that a bitter battle would soon erupt in China's martial arts world.

Would the Chu Sect be this ruthless if Mr. Chu were still around? Our country's martial arts world would not end up in such a wretched state if he were still alive.

“How I wish there is deliverance in such trying times.” Li Er sighed.

Although Li Er and the others in Jiangdong despised people like Sword Saint from the War God Castle, Li Er was still grieved by their fate.

After all, the War God Castle was the representation of China's martial arts for the past hundred years. It was once the pinnacle of the martial arts world, yet it was reduced to such a pathetic state.

As a citizen of the country himself, there was no way Li Er was unmoved when he saw that the nation was on the brink of a collapse.

“Mr. Li, we can't afford to waste more time. The enemies are really aggressive, and their three leaders at the frontline are already right outside the coast of China. What if they decide to divide and conquer Mount Van and Jiangdong concurrently? We will be caught unawares. It will be too late for us to do anything by then,” Jin Bao and Yin Bao urged.

Seeing how dire their situation was, the two hurried

Li Er to kickstart their defense strategy. However, the latter still took some more time to think things through.

He stood up slowly and looked over at Mount Van.

“All right. Convey my orders. Jiangdong's defense strategy is officially in force.”

“Right away!” the two answered.

With Li Er's command traveling across Jiangdong, the formerly quiet area was galvanized into rapid action.

Chen Ao, Lei San, and the Wang family of Horbah—the family of Wang Jiexi—received calls regarding Li Er's order very soon.

These influential figures immediately embarked on a journey with their subordinates, heading for Yunzhou.

Meanwhile, tens of limousines were spotted heading in the direction of Ye Fan's families' and friends' whereabouts to pick them up and send them to Yunzhou.

On the last night before going to Mount Yunding, Li Er visited his ancestral shrine to pay his last respects.

“As Mr. Chu had instructed, Mount Yunding Villa should be a place of hiding in times of need. Unfortunately, this day has come. We can no longer stand guard at this place. We have to retreat to Mount Yunding with the women and children. I pray that Mr. Chu and the ancestors of the Li family will watch over everyone in Jiangdong. Help us survive this war,” Li Er prayed.

Then, he brought Ye Fan's son and a few of his subordinates over to Ye Fan's grave to say their last goodbye.

When everything was over, Li Er led the group toward Mount Yunding Villa, Ye Fan's former abode. But when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, someone intercepted their journey.

“Stand right there! Who are you guys, and what's your business here? Who dares to trespass on Mr. Hu's territory? Get out!”

The gate at the bottom of Mount Yunding remained closed to the group since the guards at the entrance barred them from entering.

When the guards saw so many of them, they called for backup. And soon enough, the whole place saw a standoff between two large groups of people.

Li Er ignored them and turned toward Jin Bao and Yin Bao instead. “What's going on? Since when did the villa have a new owner?” he asked with a frown.

The two's faces paled. Since Li Er had not spent much time in Yunzhou, and the two had always accompanied him, they did not have the answer to Li Er's question either.

“Let me make a call, Mr. Li.”

With just a brief call, Jin Bao and Yin Bao obtained some information about the man who was residing in Mount Yunding Villa.

“Mr. Li, it seems that War God Castle has been reining in different forces to consolidate their influence in Jiangdong. Lin Tianhu, the CEO of Tianhu Corporation, is the most powerful among the people here. He has the backing of War God Castle and maintains close ties with Mo Wuya, the son of the King of Fighters. About half a year ago, this man wanted Mount Yunding Villa for himself, so he acquired ownership of the property through some connections. That is how he ended up staying at the villa right now.”

When Li Er heard this, his face fell, and a gush of fury took over him.

He had never felt this incensed before.

“Mr. Chu has only been gone for three years, and this bunch of people has already seized his former residence! It seems that these snakes really take this astheirturf since I've not been in Jiangdong often. They've really gone too far,” Li Er fumed.

Although he did not raise his voice, those who were familiar with Li Er knew from his facial expression that he was infuriated.

“Hey! Are you guys deaf? I told y'all to scram! Mr. Hu is gonna kill all of you before you set foot in this place!” one of the guards shouted.

Li Er saw no reason to control himself anymore, so he charged toward the guard who screamed at them. Slap!

After striking the guard's face, he ordered, “Go and tell Lin Tianhu that I demand to see him right now.”

The guard was piqued after receiving the blow. Instead of going back to inform his boss, he hit Li Er back, yet those guards were no opponents for Li Er.

“Since no one is coming out to greet us, I guess we can only go in on our own,” Li Er said before beating the guards up to a pulp and leading the group up the mountain.

Lin Tianhu was sleeping soundly when a commotion broke out outside.

When he was awakened, the man put on his jacket and went out with his subordinates.

“Who are you?” he questioned angrily. “How dare you trespass on my residence?”

Li Er went up and booted him.

“Did you f*cking say this is your residence? You are not even worthy of this place!” Li Er scowled and gave him a sound thrashing.

Lin Tianhu's bodyguards dashed forward, trying to protect him, but a few people came from behind Li Er and immobilized the guards.

“Motherf*ckers! Shoot them down! Kill them!” Lin Tianhu cried out, ordering the shooters in hiding to take down the uninvited guests.

“Green Dragon Force!” Li Er summoned.

Swoosh!

A few shadows emerged from the dark instantly, moving agilely and fearlessly as bullets rained down on them.

The tallest among them was so strong he could even deflect bullets.

Bang!

Amidst the sounds of diminishing gunshots, the shooters dropped to the ground one after another with their heads cracked, and they were lugged and thrown at the feet of Lin Tianhu. This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

“W-What... Who are you guys?” Lin Tianhu was stupefied.

He had dominated Yunzhou for more than a year, yet he had never seen anyone as powerful as this before.

Li Er did not even bother replying to him. Instead, he asked his men to break the legs of Lin Tianhu's subordinates before chuckingthem off the mountain.

Thereafter, Li Er and everyone else stood right at the entrance of the villa, facing forward, and bowed.

“Welcome home, the son of Mr. Chu,” he announced in reverence.