Chapter 2043
After his trip to Jiangbei, Li Er returned to Yunzhou of Jiangdong with Ye Fan''s son and kept the child in
his own manor. But when he saw how the situation in China was escting, he knew for certain that
the Li residence was no longer a safe haven.
Back in the manor, Li Er was sitting on a long bench watching the child catch some butterflies when Jin
Bao and Yin Bao hurried in with thetest updates on the situation.
“Mr. Li,” Jin Bao informed, “armies of the Chu Sect have just arrived at the coast of Eastsea. It seems
that they willunch an attack against War God Castle on Mount Yan anytime soon. The whole martial
arts world is facing an imminent threat.”
“Mr. Li, I believe it''s time we activate Jiangdong''s defense n,” Yin Bao added.
Li Er furrowed his brows. “So, things are that bad. Is war reallying to Mount Yan?”
The man could not help but feel sorrowful when he learned that the Chu Sect''s army was enclosing
Mount Yan and that a bitter battle would soon erupt in China''s martial arts world.
Would the Chu Sect be this ruthless if Mr. Chu were still around? Our country''s martial arts world would
not end up in such a wretched state if he were still alive.
“How I wish there is deliverance in such trying times.” Li Er sighed.
Although Li Er and the others in Jiangdong despised people like Sword Saint from the War God Castle,
Li Er was still grieved by their fate.
After all, the War God Castle was the representation of China''s martial arts for the past hundred years.
It was once the pinnacle of the martial arts world, yet it was reduced to such a pathetic state.
As a citizen of the country himself, there was no way Li Er was unmoved when he saw that the nation
was on the brink of a copse.
“Mr. Li, we can''t afford to waste more time. The enemies are really aggressive, and their three leaders
at the frontline are already right outside the coast of China. What if they decide to divide and conquer
Mount Yan and Jiangdong concurrently? We will be caught unawares. It will be toote for us to do
anything by then,” Jin Bao and Yin Bao urged.
Seeing how dire their situation was, the two hurried Li Er to kickstart their defense strategy. However,
thetter still took some more time to think things through.
He stood up slowly and looked over at Mount Yan.
“All right. Convey my orders. Jiangdong''s defense strategy is officially in force.”
“Right away!” the two answered.
With Li Er''smand traveling across Jiangdong, the formerly quiet area was galvanized into rapid
action.
Chen Ao, Lei San, and the Wang family of Horbah—the family of Wang Jiexi—received calls regarding
Li Er''s order very soon.
These influential figures immediately embarked on a journey with their subordinates, heading for
Yunzhou.
Meanwhile, tens of limousines were spotted heading in the direction of Ye Fan''s families'' and friends''
whereabouts to pick them up and send them to Yunzhou.
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On thest night before going to Mount Yunding, Li Er visited his ancestral shrine to pay hisst
respects.
“As Mr. Chu had instructed, Mount Yunding Vi should be a ce of hiding in times of need.
Unfortunately, this day hase. We can no longer stand guard at this ce. We have to retreat to
Mount Yunding with the women and children. I pray that Mr. Chu and the ancestors of the Li family will
watch over everyone in Jiangdong. Help us survive this war,” Li Er prayed.
Then, he brought Ye Fan''s son and a few of his subordinates over to Ye Fan''s grave to say theirst
goodbye.
When everything was over, Li Er led the group toward Mount Yunding Vi, Ye Fan''s former abode. But
when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, someone intercepted their journey.
“Stand right there! Who are you guys, and what''s your business here? Who dares to trespass on Mr.
Hu''s territory? Get out!”
The gate at the bottom of Mount Yunding remained closed to the group since the guards at the
entrance barred them from entering.
When the guards saw so many of them, they called for backup. And soon enough, the whole ce saw
a standoff between tworge groups of people.
Li Er ignored them and turned toward Jin Bao and Yin Bao instead. “What''s going on? Since when did
the vi have a new owner?” he asked with a frown.
The two''s faces paled. Since Li Er had not spent much time in Yunzhou, and the two had always
apanied him, they did not have the answer to Li Er''s question either.
“Let me make a call, Mr. Li.”
With just a brief call, Jin Bao and Yin Bao obtained some information about the man who was residing
in Mount Yunding Vi.
“Mr. Li, it seems that War God Castle has been reining in different forces to consolidate their influence
in Jiangdong. Lin Tianhu, the CEO of Tianhu Corporation, is the most powerful among the people here.
He has the backing of War God Castle and maintains close ties with Mo Wuya, the son of the King of
Fighters. About half a year ago, this man wanted Mount Yunding Vi for himself, so he acquired
ownership of the property through some connections. That is how he ended up staying at the vi right
now.”
When Li Er heard this, his face fell, and a gush of fury took over him.
He had never felt this incensed before.
“Mr. Chu has only been gone for three years, and this bunch of people has already seized his former
residence! It seems that these snakes really take this as their turf since I''ve not been in Jiangdong
often. They''ve really gone too far,” Li Er fumed.
Although he did not raise his voice, those who were familiar with Li Er knew from his facial expression
that he was infuriated.
“Hey! Are you guys deaf? I told y''all to scram! Mr. Hu is gonna kill all of you before you set foot in this
ce!” one of the guards shouted.
Li Er saw no reason to control himself anymore, so he charged toward the guard who screamed at
them. p!
After striking the guard''s face, he ordered, “Go and tell Lin Tianhu that I demand to see him right now.”
The guard was piqued after receiving the blow. Instead of going back to inform his boss, he hit Li Er
back, yet those guards were no opponents for Li Er.
“Since no one ising out to greet us, I guess we can only go in on our own,” Li Er said before
beating the guards up to a pulp and leading the group up the mountain.
Lin Tianhu was sleeping soundly when amotion broke out outside.
When he was awakened, the man put on his jacket and went out with his subordinates.
“Who are you?” he questioned angrily. “How dare you trespass on my residence?”
Li Er went up and booted him.
“Did you f*cking say this is your residence? You are not even worthy of this ce!” Li Er scowled and
gave him a sound thrashing.
Lin Tianhu''s bodyguards dashed forward, trying to protect him, but a few people came from behind Li
Er and immobilized the guards.
“Motherf*ckers! Shoot them down! Kill them!” Lin Tianhu cried out, ordering the shooters in hiding to
take down the uninvited guests.
“Green Dragon Force!” Li Er summoned.
Swoosh!
A few shadows emerged from the dark instantly, moving agilely and fearlessly as bullets rained down
on them.
The tallest among them was so strong he could even deflect bullets.
Bang!
Amidst the sounds of diminishing gunshots, the shooters dropped to the ground one after another with
their heads cracked, and they were lugged and thrown at the feet of Lin Tianhu.
“W-What... Who are you guys?” Lin Tianhu was stupefied.
He had dominated Yunzhou for more than a year, yet he had never seen anyone as powerful as this
before.
Li Er did not even bother replying to him. Instead, he asked his men to break the legs of Lin Tianhu''s
subordinates before chucking them off the mountain.
Thereafter, Li Er and everyone else stood right at the entrance of the vi, facing forward, and bowed.
“Wee home, the son of Mr. Chu,” he announced in reverence.