A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1388 Don't You Dare Touch Her!

There were plenty of rich and powerful families in Jiangbei, and the Lv family was not the only martial arts family among them either. Even with a grandmaster in the Lv family, they would still have to be careful that they did not go overboard with their exploiting behavior. Martial arts in Jiangbei was thriving and there were at least three grandmasters on the list in China from this region alone.

The Lv family was part of the rich and powerful circle in Jiangbei, and they had reached their peak many years back. However, ever since then, they had been experiencing a decline and this became more apparent in the recent years as the Lv family's patriarch aged and their descendants were not particularly gifted. The family would not be able to sustain itself in future if the patriarch did not have a capable descendant to succeed him. Among all their descendants, Lv Hua was the most capable one and therefore, was the hope for the family.

Even so, Lv Hua wasn't a grandmaster yet, so his family was under a lot of pressure.

It would definitely change their situation if they could take over Jiangdong.

"Hua, are you very sure that Ye Fan is dead? You should know that there is no turning back once we embark on this course. This is equivalent to falling out with Ye Fan once we get ourselves involved in Jiangdong. It would be a catastrophe for our family if he comes back alive! We would never be able to withstand the revenge from a supreme grandmaster," a low, stern voice that sounded grave yet worried spoke over the phone.

"Don't worry, Dad, he's definitely dead. I saw the two supreme grandmasters attack Ye Fan with my own eyes. He was already seriously injured by Indra when another sneaked an attack on him from the back. It's impossible for him to survive with this amount of injury. Besides, even the God of War, Ye Qing-Tian, had failed in his attempt to search for him personally. War God Castle has also concluded that Ye Fan is dead. Dad, surely you trust the God of War and War God Castle?"

Lv Hua finally secured his father's consent in his plan after mentioning Ye Qing-Tian and War God Castle.

"There's one more thing, Hua. Ye Fan was after all, a supreme grandmaster. Will War God Castle stand by and do nothing if we are to go after Ye Fan's estate?" Lv Hua's father asked worriedly.

One could hardly blame him for being too cautious. This was a grave matter with severe consequences.

A small mistake might result in a disaster for Lv Hua.

And so, all aspects in relating to this matter had to be considered carefully before any action could be taken.

"Hahaha! Dad, you can totally rest easy on this. The long serving regents at War God Castle disliked Ye Fan as they did not think that he was qualified to be a supreme grandmaster. Also, Ye Fan snatched the title of a supreme grandmaster from the King of Fighter's son and in doing so, had offended the King of Fighter big time. Under such circumstances, War God Castle wouldn't care less about a dead Ye Fan," L Hua laughed heartily.

"Alright then, we will do as you have said. The clan will support you in taking Jiangdong and Ye Fan's estate. But, Hua, let me remind you not to take things too far, especially when you are dealing with Ye Fan's family members. It is always good to avoid burning your bridges. In the event that Ye Fan returns alive, this will at least give us some room for intercession. We are only after his wealth, and not to take lives! Am I clear?" The man's voice was sober over the phone.

Lv Hua nodded, "Don't worry, Dad. I know what to do. I will not kill unnecessarily."

"And anyways, who knows, maybe we will be able to take over Mufan Group without having to go through too much trouble," Lv Hua said slyly as he gave a soft laughter.

Lv Hua hung up the phone soon after.

But he did not return to the hotel immediately. Instead, he made a few more phone calls, seemingly to make some arrangements.

The first rays of sunlight lit up the sky, signaling the arrival of a brand new day.

But no matter how bright the sunlight was, it could not penetrate the thick cloud of gloominess that was cast over the top of Mount Yunding.

VROOM!

Roaring sounds from a car's engine could be heard at the bottom of the mountain.

A black Bentley belonging to Li Er was making its way up the mountain.

Li Er decided to visit Qiu Mu-Cheng this early in the morning as he was worried about her.

Just as he had imagined, Li Er saw an ashen and haggard looking Qiu Mu-Cheng the moment he stepped into the villa.

"Miss Qiu, are you alright? How about if you take a few days off work and rest? I will give Miss Su a call and ask her over to accompany you," The Miss Su that Li Er was referring to, was Su Qian, Qiu Mu- Cheng's best friend of many years.

Su Qian was a key figure in the Mufan Group and was one of Qiu Mu-Cheng's most trusted persons in the company.

Li Er knew that they were as close as sisters and thought it might be good to have Su Qian over to be with Qiu Mu-Cheng during this difficult period.

To Li Er's surprise, Qiu Mu-Cheng rejected his suggestion.

"I'm alright, so there's no need for that. Let everything be as per normal. Also, keep Ye Fan's news under the wraps. The fewer people in the know, the better. And recall the Green Dragon Force. We will need them around based on the current situation in Jiangdong," Qiu Mu-Cheng spoke calmly. It was difficult to tell how she was feeling with her cold voice.

There was no panic and sadness. Instead, the composure that she was exuding could influence others around her, especially in times of trouble.

Qiu Mu-Cheng's response unsettled Li Er.

He had not thought that the lady in front of her, who was young enough to be his daughter, could pull herself together in such a short amount of time. Her composure was impressive.

"Please rest assured, Miss Qiu, I had already contacted the Green Dragon Force last night. They are hurrying back now."

"That's good. Let's go to the office then, just like before," replied Qiu Mu-Cheng calmly.

After using a short time to freshen up and get dressed, Qiu Mu-Cheng started to make her way to the office in her car.

But when she was about halfway there, a van suddenly cut into her lane and blocked her car at a road junction.

Startled, Qiu Mu-Cheng swerved her car towards the left as she slammed the brakes.

Once Qiu Mu-Cheng was forced to stop her car, four or five masked men alighted from the van and ran towards her. Using the hammers in their hands, they smashed the windows on the car and started to reach into the car to drag Qiu Mu-Cheng out.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Everything moved so quickly that these men already had the car's windows smashed and doors opened just as Qiu Mu-Cheng realized that this was more than a car accident. Shocked at what was happening, she could only throw her questions at the men furiously.

"What are we doing?"

"I'm capturing you, to make you my woman." "Hahaha!"

One of them laughed maliciously as he grabbed hold of Qiu Mu-Cheng and started dragging her away.

"Stop! Don't you dare touch her!"