Chapter 118: Terrifying Sheng Tang

Jiang Xincheng’s words left He Lin speechless. Since you clearly knew how powerful and ruthless the group from Xihua Street was, why did you still take on this mission?

He Lin really wanted to ask Jiang Xincheng that, but looking at his calm face and thinking about his talent, she couldn’t bring herself to say it directly. So she forced a dry laugh and said, “Mr. Jiang, aren’t you afraid of the West Street Pack of Wolves? They’re all ruthless killers who don’t blink when taking a life, not like the students at school who stop when they’ve made their point in a spar and rarely harm anyone. Those thugs from Xihua Street are bloodthirsty murderers, each with blood on their hands, and they’re no pushovers. What’s more, there are so many Primordial Warriors at the Bone Forging Late Stage in the West Street Pack of Wolves. If a Bone Forging Initial Stage warrior encounters them, it’s almost certain death. And their leader, Lean Dog, has reached the peak of the Bone Forging Late Stage, just one step away from the Cloud Condensation Realm.”

Jiang Xincheng understood what He Lin meant. With his decades of experience, if he didn’t catch her drift, he would be too foolish. A faint smile crossed his face as he said, “A newborn calf isn’t afraid of the tiger—that probably describes someone like me. Although the West Street Pack of Wolves is formidable and terrifying, I’m not scared of them. Besides, we have you all with us. Even if we can’t defeat them, we can still run away. Don’t worry.”

“Uh…” Jiang Xincheng’s shameless words wiped out any goodwill He Lin had for him. Biting her cherry lips, she said, “Our Zhengxin Group has limited strength, which is why we sought help from experts of the Flourishing Tang Empire. If we’re really attacked by the West Street Pack of Wolves, the outcome is hard to predict. Please think twice about this, Mr. Jiang. Fighting and killing are no child’s play. With your bright future, why risk yourself? It would be better to take on simpler tasks. I’m saying this for your own good. The strength of the West Street Pack of Wolves is far beyond imagination. It would be better if you reconsidered.”

Jiang Xincheng’s somewhat shameless words angered He Lin, and she spoke her mind directly. The reason they spent over thirty million Credit Points to hire members of the Flourishing Tang Empire was to minimize losses and complete the transaction smoothly, not to act as babysitters helping others breeze through tasks and reap rewards.

In He Lin’s view, Jiang Xincheng’s actions were meant to exploit the Zhengxin Group’s resources to help himself complete this mission, then pocket huge rewards, gain promotions, and wealth, completely disregarding the massive losses this would cause the Zhengxin Group. It could even lead to the deal falling through, plunging the Zhengxin Group into ruin.

So He Lin was furious and spoke bluntly, but out of respect for Jiang Xincheng’s exceptional talent, she still left him some face.

However, Jiang Xincheng paid no attention to He Lin’s words. He stood up directly and said, “I’m tired and need to rest at the hotel next door. When the transaction starts, call me, and I’ll naturally go protect Yuan Ning Shui. By the way, for the transaction, hire more experts; otherwise, I alone can’t turn the tide. I hate useless teammates.”

After saying this, under He Lin’s furious gaze, Jiang Xincheng got up and left, disappearing from the café in an instant. Behind him, He Lin kicked a chair away. “That bastard good-for-nothing! He’s determined to use our Zhengxin Group to complete his mission!”

After her outburst, He Lin stormed off to complain about Jiang Xincheng to He Juzheng. In the café, the pretty girl who made coffee watched it all, a strange smile curling at the corner of her mouth. She dialed a number. “Wolf Lord, I saw the person the Flourishing Tang Empire sent to protect Yuan Ning Shui.”

“Who is it? What’s their strength? Have they reached the Cloud Condensation Realm?” A urgent, cold, and low voice came from the other end, giving off a chilling vibe.

The pretty girl smiled sweetly. “Wolf Lord, this person is just a student, a freshman at that. His strength is only at the Bone Forging Initial Stage, far from the Cloud Condensation Realm. And the reason he took this three-star mission is to use the Zhengxin Group’s forces to complete it and get the rich rewards. Not only that, he just had a falling out with He Lin, the deputy manager of the Zhengxin Group. They argued, and now that Flourishing Tang Empire member, Jiang Xincheng, has stormed off from the Zhengxin Building. It seems he’s going to rest at the hotel next door.”

“Are you sure?” the cold, low voice asked, noticeably relieved, and questioned again.

The pretty girl nodded emphatically. “I’m sure, Wolf Lord. Jiang Xincheng from the Flourishing Tang Empire really had a big argument with He Lin in the café. He Lin wanted to make him aware of your fearsomeness so he’d leave willingly, give up the mission, and let another Flourishing Tang Empire member take over. But what He Lin didn’t expect was that Jiang Xincheng took this mission precisely to exploit the Zhengxin Group. So they argued fiercely and parted on bad terms. He Lin seems to have gone to complain to He Juzheng, probably to find a way to drive Jiang Xincheng away.”

“Haha, good, very good. Li Jiao, you’ve done well this time. Wolf Lord will send you a hundred-thousand red envelope later. Keep working well for Wolf Lord, always report what’s happening at the Zhengxin Group, and Wolf Lord won’t treat you poorly.” The cold, low voice sounded very pleased.

The pretty girl, Li Jiao, beamed. “Thank you, Wolf Lord. From now on, I’ll go through fire and water for you without hesitation.”

After hanging up, the owner of the cold, low voice, Liu Ergou, who was also the Wolf King of the West Street Pack of Wolves and called himself Wolf Lord, let out a long sigh of relief.

Ever since he found out that He Juzheng of the Zhengxin Group had offered over thirty million Credit Points to post a mission, seeking help from the Flourishing Tang Empire, and that the Flourishing Tang Empire had accepted it, Liu Ergou hadn’t been able to eat or sleep well.

Others might not know how powerful the Flourishing Tang Empire was, but Liu Ergou clearly understood its fearsomeness because he had once drunk with a Leader of Ten from the Flourishing Tang Empire. While the Leader was drunk, Liu Ergou managed to extract a lot of information from him, giving him a deep understanding of the Flourishing Tang Empire.

But it was precisely because he understood the Flourishing Tang Empire so well that Liu Ergou deeply knew how terrifying it was—a terror that surpassed provinces and states, even surpassing superpowers before the Fourth World War.

The entire Shenxia Alliance was one of the top terrifying forces globally, but the strength of the Flourishing Tang Empire accounted for at least over forty percent of the Shenxia Alliance.

With such a horrifying force, even if they just issued a mission targeting him, it would be enough to annihilate a small figure like Liu Ergou.