Chapter 1447 - 1462: Old Fox
Lin Mu thought for a moment, according to his original intention, he would undoubtedly eliminate him without hesitation. However, his breakthrough to the White Qi Layer was somewhat attributed to Hatanaka, although Hatanaka’s help was unintentional and reluctant. Besides, Hatanaka had already become like this, so there’s no need to finish him off.
"Disable him and spare his life. Judging from the situation, he’s already done for." Lin Mu waved his hand and said.
Though he would let him live, his martial skills must be disabled. Without his skills and in this condition, he would become harmless, just a senile old man. Who knows, he might end up among the beggars at temple fairs in the future.
Earth Wolf nodded, stepped forward, and struck Hatanaka in the chest with his palm.
"Pff..." Hatanaka spewed another mouthful of blood, then rolled his eyes and fainted. Earth Wolf’s strike had completely destroyed Hatanaka’s Inner Qi, turning him into just an ordinary frail old man.
Looking at his dazed expression, he would be nothing but a foolish old man when he wakes up.
"Alright, boss, it’s done," Earth Wolf stood up and said.
"Haha, not bad, let’s wrap it up!" Lin Mu grinned. Having dealt with Hatanaka and achieving a breakthrough to the White Qi Layer made Lin Mu quite pleased. The Black Qi Layer and White Qi Layer, although just one level apart, had vastly different powers.
If it weren’t for the duel with Hatanaka, if he hadn’t discovered he could merge Pure Yin Qi, and if he hadn’t clashed with Tang Hongwei, none of this would have happened. It seemed all these events were a series of coincidental opportunities!
As they say, life is like a director with no rehearsals. You never know what will happen in the next moment.
"Boss, what about the old man?" Earth Wolf pointed to Tang Hongwei, who was sitting on the sofa.
Until Earth Wolf mentioned it, Lin Mu had truly forgotten. The biggest enemy this time wasn’t the Celestial Eagle or Hatanaka, but Tang Hongwei, who was sitting calmly on the sofa, awaiting his fate!
Lin Mu looked at Tang Hongwei, whose expression remained calm without any sign of panic. This made Lin Mu curious. Was this man really unafraid of death? Or did he have a stronger trump card? Even Hatanaka had shown his hand, and Lin Mu couldn’t figure out what kind of power Tang Hongwei could still possess.
Could this old man be playing mind games with him, pretending to be calm? But it didn’t seem so, because Lin Mu could tell Tang Hongwei’s calmness wasn’t feigned. Whether one was pretending to be calm, Lin Mu, with his Seventh Sense Super Sensing Ability, could immediately discern. He could see that there was no dark intent in the old man’s mind, meaning he wasn’t playing any deceitful tricks!
But even so, what could Tang Hongwei’s trump card be? Could it be that even Hatanaka wasn’t his ace in the hole?
Thinking back to the information he had found on Tang Hongwei, Lin Mu felt that Tang Hongwei might not be that easily dealt with.
No matter how it was looked at, Tang Hongwei was an old fox who had been through many ups and downs. He excelled in the game of ’the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind’!
Whenever an enemy thought they were about to win, Tang Hongwei would deliver a fatal blow! So Lin Mu wanted to see where Tang Hongwei’s confidence came from.
At this moment, Tang Hongwei raised his head and looked at Lin Mu, smiling calmly, "Hehe, Lin Mu, your strength indeed exceeded my expectations."
"Really? But your level of calmness also surpassed my imagination. I’m curious, why are you so composed?" Lin Mu looked at Tang Hongwei and said.
"Hehe, I haven’t lost. Why should I be afraid?" Tang Hongwei looked at Lin Mu and said.
"Oh, you haven’t lost? Then do you think you still have a chance to win? I can snap my fingers at any moment now and you’d be dead. Don’t you realize that?" Lin Mu looked at Tang Hongwei and said.
Tang Hongwei smiled calmly again, "You won’t kill me. I’m just an old geezer."
"Really? Want to test that?" Lin Mu felt annoyed. Could this old man be overconfident? Although he’s aged, if he really angered him, Lin Mu would indeed dare to take action.
"Then go ahead and try!" Tang Hongwei said with a stiff tone to Lin Mu, his tone devoid of any fear; his attitude was as if Lin Mu were the weaker party and any action on Lin Mu’s part would come with a hefty price.
Seeing Tang Hongwei’s expression, Lin Mu genuinely got angry. Damn, this old geezer, acting all superior! Did he really think Lin Mu wouldn’t dare? If he didn’t act, wouldn’t that actually convince this guy that Lin Mu feared him?
However, in the next second, Lin Mu flashed and appeared in front of Tang Hongwei, grabbing his throat and lifting Tang Hongwei from the sofa.
Tang Hongwei didn’t dodge; of course, as a regular old man, he couldn’t dodge, and was effortlessly lifted.
Despite this, Tang Hongwei showed no fear. Lin Mu could see from his eyes that Tang Hongwei felt no fear, nor showed any frightened expression, which puzzled Lin Mu. Damn, this guy had incredible composure!
"Do you believe I can choke you to death with just a little bit of force?" Lin Mu glared at Tang Hongwei and said.
"I believe. If you want to do it, do it quickly. I’m nothing but old bones, with nothing to worry about," Tang Hongwei said with a smile.
"Beg for your life, and I’ll spare you," Lin Mu looked at Tang Hongwei and said.
"In your dreams," Tang Hongwei suddenly frowned, looked at Lin Mu, and said, "Our game has just begun!"
"Oh? Really? Just begun? Don’t you realize your life is already in my hands?" Lin Mu chuckled and said.
"My life is in your hands, but I’ve already said my life is worthless, not even worth a penny. Take it if you will," Tang Hongwei looked at Lin Mu and said.
Lin Mu nodded, then released Tang Hongwei with a smile, "Hehe, you want to play? Show your trump card then. I can see, you’re not unafraid of death, and your calmness isn’t a façade. You must have a trump card. Show it. I want to see what kind of trump card you have that makes you so confident."
Tang Hongwei looked at Lin Mu and also smiled, "You truly are a smart person. You’ll find out soon enough."
"Don’t talk nonsense. Don’t play tricks in front of me. My patience is limited," Lin Mu said very irritably. He didn’t want to be led by Tang Hongwei anymore; otherwise, there would be trouble. Yet, it seemed he was already following Tang Hongwei’s lead unknowingly.
"Hehe, you can choose to not understand, or you can choose to kill me," Tang Hongwei said with a laugh as he looked at Lin Mu.
At this moment, Lin Mu was really infuriated. Damn, he had seen arrogant people, but never anyone this arrogant.