CHAPTER 643: CHAPTER 642: THREAT

The next moment, Lin Hao made his move!

He only needed to gently exert force with the hand holding the sword.

"Crack!"

Li Ge’s Three-foot Green Blade unexpectedly snapped into two pieces from the middle without warning!

At the same time, it was as if Li Ge had been struck by a heavy blow; he was sent flying backward, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood while still in midair!

"Bang!"

Under the dumbstruck gaze of everyone present, Li Ge somersaulted back, landing face-first into the ground, skidding forward for a good length before finally collapsing.

Despite Li Ge’s high cultivation, this blow was too much for him to bear.

His face scraped against the ground, peeling off a layer of skin, and blood instantly oozed out, turning his face into a bloody mess!

"Ah ah ah ah!"

Only at this moment did the terror and pain sweep over Li Ge’s body and soul; he clutched his face, curling up on the ground without trying to get up, screaming loudly in agony.

But Lin Hao was not ready to leave things at that.

Having reached this point, not finishing off the snake would only lead to its retaliation. Besides, the Li Family Trading House crew was hardly worth his concern.

If you’re going to kill, then kill!

Lin Hao stepped forward, and the banquet hall suddenly quieted.

Both Shen Fei and Annie were watching everything unfold in shock, forgetting what they were supposed to do.

However, not far away, Li Ge’s servant saw the severe beating Li Ge had received and his expression instantly went wild, crying out: "Somebody help!"

Then he madly rushed over.

Li Ge was the future heir of the Li Family Trading House and the most talented descendant of the Li Family. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he was the Li Family’s hope.

But now, the Li Family’s hope had been severely injured by someone!

"How daring of you!! If the young master has any mishaps, you will certainly be torn into a thousand pieces today!!!"

The servant had been attending to Li Ge since they were children; he could be considered both a servant and Li Ge’s bodyguard.

But today, he had witnessed first-hand how Li Ge was beaten up like this, a failure on his part as a bodyguard! To him, Li Ge was his god of wealth, his future hope; his status in the Li Family all depended on whether Li Ge could become the Family Head.

But now...

Not to mention why Li Ge had been beaten like this, he certainly wouldn’t escape blame for failing to protect him, and Li Tianyu would surely punish him severely!

"Kill him, kill him, Li Er, you kill him for me aaahh!!!" Li Ge’s face was searing with pain, and his eyes were blinded by blood; all he could see was a blur of red.

In his fury, Li Ge did not bother to get up but instead shouted at Li Er, his servant.

Li Er’s eyes narrowed as he channeled his Primordial Power.

At this very moment, all he could think of was to take revenge on behalf of Li Ge and teach this Wandering Practitioner a good lesson.

However, before Li Er could make a move, Lin Hao approached, lifting his foot.

"Thud!"

Despite Li Er’s impressive cultivation, he failed to dodge and, without even getting a chance to confront Lin Hao, was kicked flying by Lin Hao’s foot!

He flew away!

With that, the banquet hall became even quieter.

Shen Fei’s eyes widened, and his lips trembled, unsure whether he was excited or scared.

Annie and her companions had their mouths agape in an ’O’ shape, completely unable to believe that a Wandering Practitioner with Bronze Cultivation could possess such strength.

And while everyone was in shock, Lin Hao’s foot decisively came down, neither too far left nor right, right onto Li Ge’s face.

Although not exerting much force, Li Ge’s face was instantly crushed out of shape, his entire head seemingly about to be stamped into the mud.

Li Ge’s screams grew louder, echoing across the entire Gobi Desert.

"I have no grudge against you. You want to kill me?" Lin Hao looked down at Li Ge indifferently, a faint murderous intent emanating from him, settling on Li Ge and scaring him to the point his face turned pale and his body trembled.

At this moment, Li Ge deeply regretted his actions. He was frightened!

He could feel the cultivation of this Wandering Practitioner was definitely not as simple as it seemed!

"I... I... I was wrong, I was blinded by greed, I was foolish. Please spare me, I won’t dare to do it again."

Li Ge cowered. He had never dreamed that it would all end up like this, that this Wandering Practitioner was actually playing dumb to catch the cunning!

"Wrong? Is this how you apologize?" Lin Hao sneered, but his foot did not lift off.

However, hearing this, Li Ge seemed to see hope.

Being under someone else’s roof, he had no choice but to bow his head. The most important thing now was to save his own life. Once his father arrived, he did not believe that a Wandering Practitioner, one that needed to travel with a caravan, could still turn the tide!

"I was wrong, I was wrong, please spare me. It was my fault for competing with you over a woman, Annie is yours, I won’t pester her anymore." Li Ge cried and howled, continuously attempting to kowtow.

However, Lin Hao just sneered repeatedly: "If apologies were useful, the world would have been at peace a long time ago."

"Ah?"

Li Ge didn’t understand what Shen Fei meant and was stunned.

Then, a surge of intense fear overwhelmed him.

If apologies were useless, did that mean this man intended to kill him?!

Li Ge didn’t want to die. He feared death even more!

"No... Please don’t! I really was wrong, truly wrong. Please, show mercy and spare me this once!" Li Ge started wailing, tears and snot mingling, his eyes red with blood, filled with endless fear.

Meanwhile, in the distance.

"Release my son!"

"Does that Loose Cultivator seek death?!"

"Hurry up and let our Young Master go, or you will find no place to lay your bones!"

Seeing Li Ge being trampled under Lin Hao’s foot from afar, his face bloody and illuminated by the campfire, and hearing the cries for help, Li Tianyu was instantly enraged.

He was originally in his tent discussing how to obtain the Ancient Zither of Destiny with his confidants when he suddenly heard the shouts outside. Bursting out to see such a scene, how could Li Tianyu not be furious?

"Is this how you beg me?"

Lin Hao stepped on Li Ge and looked up at Li Tianyu and his group.

Li Tianyu was taken aback. He actually sensed a dangerous aura from Lin Hao!

Immediately, Li Tianyu stopped five steps away from Lin Hao.

His eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Lin Hao, at the same time, he raised his hand to halt his own people behind him.

Li Tianyu was a skilled fighter too. He could tell the difference between good and bad.

If he rushed forward now, Lin Hao definitely had the capability and time to crush his son’s head with a single foot!

If Li Ge died, even if he then rushed forward and killed Lin Hao, what would it matter?

Li Ge couldn’t die. Li Ge was a genius, the hope of the Li Family, and also the future hope of Li Tianyu!

"Let him go!" Li Tianyu took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth.

"Are you commanding me?" Lin Hao’s voice remained indifferent, as if he was discussing an ordinary matter.

Li Tianyu was stunned, then a frightening glint flashed in his eyes, his fists clenched so tightly that his fingernails pierced his palms without him even noticing!

What did Lin Hao’s words mean?

Was he going to release him, or not?

Li Tianyu’s teeth clenched with a grinding noise, and then, thump, he actually knelt down in front of Lin Hao!