Chapter 1145: Arrival at the Mine
With just one move, the Mu Family Elder was defeated, and he didn't expect to lose so miserably. It seemed he really wasn't a match for Lin Yifan.
Since that was the case, he saw no need to continue resisting.
So he immediately conceded and pleaded, "Brother Lin, it is indeed my fault. I deceived you. Please, for my niece's sake, spare me."
"Dream on if you think I'll let you go!"
Lin Yifan rushed over, grabbed the severely injured Mu Family Elder by the neck, and lifted him up.
"Cough, cough!"
The Mu Family Elder found it hard to breathe, filled with terror—Lin Yifan wanted his life!
"Lin...young...bro...ther..."
He exerted all his strength to cry out these four words, hoping Lin Yifan would spare him.
Seeing the Mu Family Elder sobbing bitterly in pain and humiliation, Lin Yifan felt he couldn't bring himself to do it. He then tossed him aside, throwing the elder against the wall.
"Bang!"
With a heavy impact, the Mu Family Elder's internal meridians were thrown into chaos and nearly got severed.
"Puh! Puh!"
He spat out several mouthfuls of blood, finally stabilizing his internal injuries.
Witnessing this, the Sixth Elder of the Long Family, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt a bit of sympathy yet believed the Mu Family Elder deserved it.
Of all the people to offend, he chose to offend Lin Yifan. It was indeed a challenge to the authority of someone as formidable as a mountain sculptor.
After shaking off the Mu Family Elder, Lin Yifan coldly interrogated, "I'll give you another chance. Where was that emerald stone dug up?"
This time, the Mu Family Elder dared not conceal anything, answering, "At the Mu Family mining site in Tiemuer Town."
"Lead the way!"
Without further ado, Lin Yifan picked up the Mu Family Elder and used Qinggong to fly away.
The Mu Family Elder was secretly relieved, glad that he didn't lie this time. Otherwise, if Lin Yifan reached the destination and found it wrong, he would've been left to die in the wilderness.
Tiemuer Town was quite far from Ulysses. Guided by the Mu Family Elder, Lin Yifan flew for over twenty minutes to get there.
Hovering over Tiemuer Town, Lin Yifan asked, "Where is the Mu Family mining site?"
"In the northwest direction!" the Mu Family Elder replied.
Following the direction indicated by the Mu Family Elder, Lin Yifan flew swiftly.
Within a minute, he arrived at the Mu Family mining site.
At this moment, many large excavators were working at the site, digging through the soil to unearth the ores buried in the ground.
If this place were the source of emeralds, Lin Yifan might believe it. No one in their right mind would believe the emerald ore was excavated from the long-abandoned mine in Pasha Town.
Descending to the ground, Lin Yifan looked around coldly and demanded, "Who is in charge here? Get your ass out here now!"
The construction workers on the site turned to look upon hearing the command. Seeing the elder's figure, they wore expressions of shock.
In their minds, the seemingly invincible elder was being held by a young boy, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, his clothes disheveled, as if beaten by someone.
"Who the hell is this kid?"
This was their first question, followed by the second: What did he come here for? Was he planning to wipe out everyone there?
Panic spread across the construction site because the strongest person there had been defeated, and the enemy seemed to be up to something.
The Mu Family mining site manager, who was resting and drinking tea in the house, got extremely furious after hearing the shout. Who the hell dared to be so bold as to smash the Capital City's Mu Family site?
He grabbed a weapon and led a group of brothers to charge out.
Just when he was about to yell, he saw the badly injured elder and swallowed back the words stuck in his throat.
Even such a powerful as a mountain elder lost, what did a small fry like him even amount to?
He immediately ordered his brothers to put away their weapons and trotted over, putting on a fawning face to ask, "Young brother, what brings you here?"
The elder was breathing weakly; seeing him up close made the manager uneasy.
How powerful must one be to beat an early-stage Divine Transformation Fourth Realm elder like this? He could not even imagine.
"Where are the ores dug from the mining site stored?" Lin Yifan inquired.
Upon hearing this question, the Mu Family Elder felt something was off, growing more convinced that Lin Yifan had found out something from that suspected emerald stone.
It might be a treasure mine with many rare ores hidden. Whoever possesses it will make a huge fortune.
After this, he must report this information to the stationed elder so that the stationed elder could notify their backing power, the Wudang Sect.
Once the Wudang Sect took over, Lin Yifan wouldn't dare act so arrogantly anymore.
The mining site manager looked at the elder, wanting to seek his opinion, not knowing that Lin Yifan snapped back, "What are you looking at, can't you tell the situation?"
"Understand! Understand!" The mining site manager was startled, quickly answering, "Those dug-out ores are all stored in the warehouse."
"Take me there!"
Lin Yifan commanded without allowing any denial.
The mining site manager dared not hesitate and immediately led Lin Yifan to the warehouse.
After the mining site manager opened the warehouse doors, Lin Yifan gave an order: "No one is allowed near the warehouse even a step, violators will be executed."
This single sentence was enough to intimidate the entire scene; no one dared to disobey the order, for no one was tired of living.
The mining site manager helped the elder into the house to rest, incidentally asking what happened.
Why was the elder injured? Also, who exactly was that boy, and why did he come here?
The Mu Family Elder briefly explained what had happened, but regarding his suspicions, they were inconvenient to reveal to everyone, fearing that they might secretly take advantage of the rare ores in his absence.
Upon learning that Lin Yifan came for the emerald ore, the mining site manager felt the Mu Family suffered a big loss and couldn't help but ask, "Elder, since this place might have a large amount of emerald buried, why not report it to the family and let them send people for support?"
"You think I don't want to? The key is there's no time!" the Mu Family Elder replied with displeasure.
He initially wanted to report it after the Long Family Elder left, but Lin Yifan returned so quickly, catching them off guard.
After being scolded, the mining site manager smartened up right away, softening his tone, "Elder, what should we do now?"
"Immediately call the clan leader and have him come to deal with this personally."
Lin Yifan was only domineering because his strength was superior; if faced with someone stronger, would he still dare to act so boldly?
The mining site manager dared not dawdle, immediately dialing in front of the elder.
"Beep...Beep...Beep..."
After a few rings, the call was connected, and a dignified voice came from the other end.
Upon recognizing it as the clan leader's voice, the mining site manager respectfully conveyed the entire incident.