After Mu Lin entered the courtyard, he casually closed the gate behind him. Seeing this action, the stunned servants finally regained their senses. Mu Lin’s move was exactly what they had all wished to do themselves. Although these servants appeared to be nothing more than lowly attendants, they were actually top fighters from various outposts before coming here. Regarding the man daring enough to challenge a tiger, they had already reached an internal conclusion: under no circumstances could this person be allowed to leave alive.
Seeing Mu Lin shut the gate, these men quickly surrounded him. With a loud shout, they attacked simultaneously. At the very moment they moved, Mu Lin swung his unsheathed sword and swiftly knocked out the servants who had rushed at him all at once.
Still holding his sword horizontally, Mu Lin continued walking toward the main house. He knew countless hidden eyes were still watching him, so he deliberately kept the sword sheathed, mimicking the demeanor of a Japanese warrior. This way, the others would not suddenly pull out firearms and recklessly shoot at him. Doing so would ruin his plan.
Before reaching the main house, guards hidden in the shadows rushed out one after another, desperately trying to stop Mu Lin. Yet Mu Lin struck each down without hesitation, one after another. Although his sword remained unsheathed, in his hands, it hardly mattered whether it was drawn or not. The bones of those he struck were cleverly shattered, rendering them completely incapable of combat, even if they somehow recovered later.
His psychic ability enveloped the entire area, placing everything under his control. When Mu Lin finally reached the main house and entered the living room, the host still hadn’t appeared, frantically making phone calls for reinforcements. Mu Lin encountered very few skilled fighters here; apparently, all the capable ones were absent today. This situation almost made Mu Lin laugh. These so-called yakuza families, having enjoyed peace for too long, had completely lost the courage to handle emergencies. At such a critical moment, they dared to send all their top fighters away. If it weren’t for his long-range surveillance ability, he wouldn’t have chosen this moment to strike. Perhaps they had placed too much faith in their family’s strength.
Standing on the living room floor, Mu Lin imitated the posture of Japanese warriors seen in films and television, remaining motionless. After a while, he shouted again, “Nakajima Yasu has already entered the master’s room. Is the host of this house merely a family of empty fame? If so, I, Nakajima Yasu, shall wait another half hour. If the master still does not appear, I will prepare to take my leave!”
Mu Lin knew that in this so-called warrior nation, if someone issued a formal challenge following the traditional samurai code, even in the age of firearms, the challenged party would still refuse to use firearms. If the challenged family used firearms or refused the challenge outright, their clan would lose face and be despised by all. Glancing at the people watching from afar, Mu Lin knew no one dared to confront him directly after witnessing his skills. As they continued calling for reinforcements over the phone, Mu Lin placed a decoy figure in the room and swiftly slipped away.
After leaving the living room, Mu Lin entered the inner quarters of the Hejin family. Without hesitation, he struck ruthlessly. First, he entered the room of the man desperately calling for help and mercilessly ended his life. Then, he killed everyone else in the house except the elderly, the weak, and the infirm who posed no threat.
As the ancestral home of the Hejin family, the surveillance and security measures here were extremely tight. However, Mu Lin had infiltrated from within the enemy’s ranks, rendering all the defenses—designed to repel outside intrusions—completely useless. After eliminating all the guards, Mu Lin once again used his usual method to slip into the secret chamber of the Hejin family.
Mu Lin hadn’t expected to find so much gold and drugs inside the secret chamber. It appeared these had been recently transported here, possibly meant for conversion into cash. There were also many antiques, most of which were Chinese relics long lost overseas. Seeing these items only deepened Mu Lin’s hatred. He looted everything inside, set explosives in place, and then swiftly returned to the courtyard where the living room was located. Without hesitation, he eliminated all the people watching the living room, re-entered the room, grabbed his decoy, and left the ancestral home of the Hejin family.
When the head of the Hejin family returned with reinforcements, only an empty living room greeted them. It was only then that they realized something was terribly wrong. Before they could investigate further, a massive explosion erupted from the secret chamber. The blast was so powerful that the head of the Hejin family collapsed to the ground, knowing that his once-great family would never again be number one.
The explosion was so loud it could be heard throughout the entire city of Xijing, naturally drawing a large police presence to the scene. Various media outlets, recognizing this as the ancestral home of the city’s top family, also dispatched numerous reporters to cover the event. Other influential families in Xijing sent people to pretend to watch the commotion, secretly trying to gather information.
Being the top family, one phone call was enough to dispatch the police first to clear the surrounding crowds, including various martial artists and onlookers. After dealing with the police, reinforcements summoned from other locations finally arrived, giving the Hejin family sufficient manpower to secure the ancestral home. Only then did the family head have time to learn the full details of what had transpired.
After understanding the entire sequence of events, the Hejin family head began to reflect deeply. A vague sense of suspicion grew within him, hinting that this was a well-planned conspiracy targeting the entire family.
Originally, he had brought the top fighters from the ancestral home to intimidate two smaller families who had recently shown resistance and even some minor defiance. His goal had been to force them into submission and sign a humiliating agreement, thereby strengthening the Hejin family’s power. The mission had nearly succeeded when he received the distress call from the ancestral home, forcing him to rush back immediately. He had originally believed the ancestral home’s strength would be enough to hold out until his return. Yet, despite his haste, he had still arrived too late. This could only mean that the hidden enemy was extremely powerful.
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