"Mr. Lin...Mr. Lin, you've finally come back!" The faces of the Chu sisters—Chu Lingding and Chu Xin—filled with worry inside the villa lit up with an extremely joyful expression at the sight of Lin Mo's arrival.
These past few days, they had been controlled by Chu Tianyi and Chu Jiaoyong and kept in the villa, effectively under house arrest.
The Chu sisters had also greatly admired the peerless young man who once stood at the pinnacle of Shu Province. Seeing Lin Mo again, their hearts filled with even greater reverence.
Lin Mo nodded slightly, then said indifferently, "Are the Qu Family people at Die Mo Pharmaceutical now?"
The one who had brought Lin Mo to the Chu Family, Chu Feiyun, frowned and said, "At this time, they should be..."
Die Mo Pharmaceutical currently controlled the market for the very precious Eternal Youth Pill and Hundred Spirit Pill. It was certain that the Jiangzhou Qu Family would not let go of such huge benefits. Lu Haotian has probably had a very tough time these past few days.
Although Die Mo Pharmaceutical's branch in Shu Province was also very profitable, after all, it was not the headquarters. Compared to the Jiangzhou Qu Family, it had much less power.
"Let's go to Die Mo Pharmaceutical." Lin Mo's expression flickered with an icy cold light.
Chu Feiyun's eyes shone brightly, "Mr. Lin has returned. It seems that not just Shu Province but even Jiangzhou might see a change in the winds!"
In fact, there were numerous capital predators surrounding Shu Province watching Die Mo Pharmaceutical, this plump fish, but with Lin Mo around, no one dared to challenge Die Mo Pharmaceutical's prestige.
However, he had not returned to Shu Province for a full six months, which was why, finally, someone couldn't restrain themselves. The Jiangzhou Qu Family made a move against Die Mo Pharmaceutical. In such a short time, everyone thought the Qu Family had defeated Die Mo Pharmaceutical of Shu Province, frightening Lin Mo into running away.
In Shu Province, at the golden land in the heart of the city center on Beixin Road, stood a modern skyscraper approximately sixty layers tall, like a sword piercing the heavens, reaching for the skies and under the sunlight, emitting a faint golden glow.
"Ah, what a pity, such a good commercial gold mine, soon to fall into the hands of the Qu Family."
Near the building, a Mercedes S600 was parked. Inside, an old man in traditional Chinese attire shook his head, sighing.
"Grandpa, didn't you say that there is a Big Shot behind Die Mo Pharmaceutical? Why won't he step forward?"
Inside the car, a woman with long hair and wearing a coffee-colored long dress furrowed her brows in confusion.
The old man, a legend in Jiangzhou's business and martial fields for fifty years, known as the King of Replicas, self-made with now hundreds of billions in assets, had some enmity with the Qu Family. The girl beside him was his granddaughter.
Hu Yonghe sighed again, "Indeed, Die Mo Pharmaceutical is formidable, and the Mr. Lin supporting them is an even more super powerful being, but unfortunately, they've encountered the hundred-year legacy of the Jiangzhou Qu Family."
"Grandpa, didn't Mr. Lin from Shu Province defeat the fifth-ranked Yuan Qingtian before? How can the Qu Family still dare to provoke him?"
"Ah, my granddaughter, you know too little about this world. Those are just the well-known strong ones of Huaxia, but there are far more truly hidden powerful entities. When Grandpa didn't know the real power figures of this world, I was like you, thinking that those known powerhouses were invincible in Huaxia, but... it was only after a friend told me that those truly hidden power figures, like the advanced masters in the Hidden Sects, are many times stronger than those known powerhouses of Huaxia!"
"Moreover, above the Hidden Martial World, there is the Inner Martial World, and the Sects within the Inner World are much more powerful than those Martial Arts Sects of the Hidden World by manifold times. As for what higher-level Martial Worlds lie beyond the Inner World, I am not very clear."
Hu Xiaoqi nodded her head but sighed softly, "By the way, Grandpa, is that Mr. Lin you mentioned really about the same age as me?"
"When I was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of him back then, he was indeed a young man. If given a few more years, he might have the potential to reach the Realm of the strong in the Inner Martial World." Hu Yonghe's eyes sparkled with a wise light.
"You say that, and now I'm quite eager to see this Mr. Lin from Shu Province for myself; whether he has an extra eye or two extra arms, to be so young and yet so formidable," Hu Xiaoqi pouted, her bright eyes revealing a hint of anticipation.
At that moment, two figures silently appeared in Hu Xiaoqi's field of vision, prompting her to let out a soft exclamation, "Grandpa... when did they show up?"
At the entrance of the skyscraper stood a young man with an impeccably upright figure, peerless in his appearance, accompanied by a young woman dressed in black with an extraordinary demeanor.
Upon seeing the young man's features, Hu Xiaoqi's pretty eyes blinked in admiration; it was her first time encountering a youth so dashingly handsome.
"That... that looks like Mr. Lin from Shu Province!" Hu Yonghe was taken aback, his eyes widening in recognition. He had the good fortune to witness the battle between Lin Mo and Yuan Qingtian before, so he had a vivid memory of Lin Mo's appearance.
Lin Mo and Yingzi stood at the skyscraper's entrance, their starry eyes twinkling with a cold gleam.
"Today I shall strike down the ants who dare to defy the heavens unknowingly!" Lin Mo's starry eyes turned frosty, and just as he was about to step forward, an elderly man quickly approached him, leading a little girl by his side.
"Hu has the honor of meeting Mr. Lin," Hu Yonghe greeted with a bow, bending slightly in a respectful manner.
The girl beside him, Hu Xiaoqi, curiously circled her dark, shiny eyes observing Lin Mo, her expression one of amazement. The stronger Lin Mo's cultivation, the more his skin shone like glaze, his countenance exceedingly handsome, surpassing even top male celebrities in looks.
"Xiaoqi, hurry up and greet Mr. Lin," Hu Yonghe glared at his granddaughter and scolded.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lin," Hu Xiaoqi called out crisply.
Truth be told, she could hardly believe that the youth before her, no older than she, could be the helmsman of Die Mo Pharmaceutical, let alone the very Mr. Lin from Shu Province who had defeated Yuan Qingtian.
"And who might you be?" Lin Mo glanced at the two, asking indifferently.
Hu Yonghe replied with a smile, quickly saying, "Mr. Lin, I am Hu Yonghe from Jiangzhou. I had the privilege of witnessing your fight with Yuan Qingtian."
"Oh, have you come here to watch the show?" Lin Mo swept a brief glance over him and said, "If you want to watch, come in with me."
With that, Lin Mo walked into the building with Yingzi, his hands tucked casually in his pockets.
"Grandpa, this guy is really arrogant; even the mayor of Jiangzhou City has to be polite to you, and here he is, acting as if he's the king of heaven," Hu Xiaoqi muttered after Lin Mo left.
"Do not speak nonsense," Hu Yonghe frowned, his gaze flickering as he said, "This young man is no simple character! Let's go in and see. With Mr. Lin's return, I wonder how he's going to deal with the mammoth entity that is the Qu Family."
Hu Xiaoqi, sticking out her tongue, followed her grandfather, also eager to join in on the excitement.
Inside Die Mo Pharmaceutical's largest conference room.
Chu Jiaoyong and Qu Jianshu sat with a few bodyguards inside the room, while opposite them were Lu Haotian and several senior executives of Die Mo Pharmaceutical.
"Lu Haotian, stop putting up a brave front. Mr. Lin from Shu Province won't come back. If you continue to drag this out, not only will Die Mo Pharmaceutical collapse, but even your family will be implicated," Chu Jiaoyong said with a sneering laugh toward Lu Haotian.
Lu Haotian snorted and retorted, "You can forget about taking over Die Mo Pharmaceutical of Shu Province unless you kill me."
The rest of the Die Mo Pharmaceutical executives also spoke in a firm voice: "And us too; don't think we are intimidated by you."