Chapter 126 - Hes Mr. Lu? (1/2)

Even Li Hongjun, who had elected to root for Song Shijie initially, sported a different expression right there and then.

Song Shijie’s methods were simply too brutish and straightforward.

To put it simply, those were not the rules of commerce, but the rules practiced in the world of cultivators—a world where the law of the jungle reigned supreme without a doubt.

The one with the bigger stick was the righteous one.

Not only were the winning side was allowed to strip the losing ones of all their wealth, but the winning ones could even kill the losers if they so fancied.

That had crossed the very bottom line of those who were in the game of politics and business, and it was clear that they had not been able to accept all those new rules in place.

Song Shijie paid no heed to what they wanted. He wanted a Min Province that submitted to him—a Min Province that was of use to him.

He had other plans, and as such, he needed the powers found within the province to serve as his backing.

Even though the competition within the Holy Dragon Corporation remained as intense as ever, he still deemed that he stood no chance against the others, if he were not to have Min Province to back him.

That would have served as his backing and his insurance.

“I don’t know who’s the one calling the shots in Min Province, but I sure as hell know that you’re definitely not that guy,” a cold voice said of a sudden.

Everyone traced where that voice came from and saw a young man wiping his mouth before standing up and walking into the crowd.

Everyone present was rather stunned. It seemed as if none of them had ever seen that young man before, yet they were somehow able to tell that they saw him somewhere before. However, none of them were able to recall if Chu Yunfan was seen in the banquet.

“It’s Mr. Lu!”

Ling Huang’s eyes lit up right away. He did not catch sight of Lu Xuan earlier, but he knew from how Lu Xuan did things that the young man would have definitely not let it slide just like that. Lu Xuan would have shown up.

Ling Fei, on the other hand, had seen Lu Xuan around.

He breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he saw Lu Xuan. He had seen what Lu Xuan was capable of with his very own eyes. He saw how Lu Xuan killed National Guardians from the Soul-snatcher Sect’s expeditionary forces without breaking a sweat. If there were to be anyone present who had the most confidence in Lu Xuan, it had to be Ling Huang.

That was the very reason he was able to muster the courage and confidence to stand against Song Shijie. However, he did not anticipate that Song Shijie had no intention of playing the game by the rules of commerce at all.

Song Shijie opted to kill anyone who stood in his way, which meant that no other rules would have mattered.

The banquet of that night was more than just a swearing-in event, declaring the Holy Dragon Corporations to enter Min Province; it was also a trap filled with treachery and murder.

Anyone who did not agree with the proposal were to be dealt with.

It was a battle that would have quelled any resistance from the forces of the province.

“Mr. Lu!” Some of the remaining ones present shouted when they saw Lu Xuan.

That someone was none other than Chen Nian. He served as the Chen Clan’s representative to meet up with Song Shijie.

However, he had been given no authority to agree with anything on behalf of the clan. He thought of discussing with the elders back home and had totally not expected to be forced to pick a side right there and then.

There was even a possibility of being cut down by Song Shijie on the spot if he were to disagree.

Lu Xuan emerged in the nick of time, just when he was thinking if he should kneel now or later.

There was also a representative from the Seven invincible Sect, who was just as elated as Chen Nian. Other than business and political representatives, the Chen Clan and the Seven Invincible Sect, which had been reigning supreme all over the province, were invited to the banquet as well.

Song Shijie intended to make those two forces serve him, and Lu Xuan’s emergence had no doubt given them other options.