Chapter 5: Nothing Else, I Just Don't Like the Look of You!

"Young Master Lin, is there some kind of mistake?" Du Juan asked, her face deathly pale.

Lin Feng, however, sprang up and slapped Du Juan across the face.

*Smack.*

The blow caused the entire left side of Du Juan's face to swell instantly.

"You bitch, this is all because of you! If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have been blacklisted!"

Du Juan trembled with fear, her heavy makeup flaking off her face.

Lin Feng turned around, dropped to his knees with a thud, and pleaded, "Old Master Qin, Miss Qin, please, I beg you to spare our Lin family! I know I was wrong!"

Qin Yu snorted coldly, turned her head away, and ignored him completely.

Qin Yuan, on the other hand, bowed toward Xue An. "Little Master, are you satisfied with this?"

Seeing Xue An, Lin Feng crawled toward him like a drowning man clutching at a straw.

"Xue An, Brother Xue, please say something! Let our Lin family go! I know I was wrong. All of this was caused by that bitch Du Juan. Please, just forgive me!"

Xue An looked at the sobbing, snot-nosed Lin Feng and said indifferently, "Your family may be broken, but your life is not yet forfeit."

The entire room fell silent at these words.

Qin Yu frowned, feeling an even deeper dislike for this man.

Lin Feng shuddered, then looked up at Xue An with disbelief. In his memory, Xue An was not like this. Back in school, Xue An was a submissive boy who rarely fought back even when bullied. Lin Feng had assumed that by kneeling and begging, Xue An would let him go. He never expected that not only did Xue An want to ruin his family, but he also wanted him dead.

At this moment, Du Juan timidly approached. "Xue... Xue An, please spare Young Master Lin. He knows he was wrong. Be the bigger person..."

Xue An ignored her and leaned down to his two daughters, smiling. "Xiangxiang, Niannian, go play over there. Daddy will come find you in a moment!"

"Okay! Daddy, hurry up!" Xue Xiang left with her sister.

Only then did Xue An stand up and look at Du Juan, who was shivering but still trying to maintain her seductive facade.

"Be the bigger person? Heh. Tell me, if our positions were reversed and I were the one begging, would you have spared me?"

Du Juan hesitated. Xue An walked right up to her, staring at her face, which was ravaged by layers of cosmetics.

"Answer me! Would you have?"

"Yes," Du Juan whispered. She looked up, her expression seemingly sincere. "Xue An, actually, when we were in school, I always liked you. I haven't forgotten you all these years. I..."

She didn't finish her sentence; the look in Xue An's eyes robbed her of the courage to continue.

"I find it truly strange that a woman like you could ever be liked by anyone."

With that, Xue An turned and walked away, leaving a pale, trembling Du Juan standing in place.

Xue An approached Lin Feng, who recoiled in fear. "W-what are you doing? I’m telling you, this is broad daylight! If you dare to do anything, you’ll be going to prison..."

Xue An kicked Lin Feng over and, before he could look up, stepped firmly onto his face. Lin Feng struggled desperately, but he couldn't budge Xue An's foot in the slightest.

"I know," Xue An said calmly. "Even back in school, you never respected me, did you?"

Lin Feng felt as if the foot on his face weighed a thousand pounds; his skull felt like it was about to shatter.

"Brother Xue, Grandmaster Xue, please spare my life! I beg you, I will never go against you again!" Lin Feng cried, his crotch growing warm as he wet himself in terror.

"Save those words for the afterlife," Xue An said with a flat expression.

He had truly intended to kill him. Although killing someone in public was high-profile, Xue An, once an Immortal Venerable, did not care much for such things. Human laws were meant to constrain ordinary people; even though his current strength was not even one-billionth of his former self, an Immortal Venerable was still an Immortal Venerable—not to be trifled with by anyone.

Just then, a hurried, elderly voice rang out. "Stay your hand! Stay your hand!"

A sweating old man pushed through the crowd. When Lin Feng saw him, he nearly wept. "Dad, save me!"

It was Lin Feng’s father, Lin Danian, director of the Lin Group. He glared at Lin Feng with a look of disappointment before smiling cautiously at Qin Yuan.

"Old Master Qin, do you not remember me?"

Qin Yuan thought for a moment before nodding. "So it is Director Lin."

Lin Danian forced a bitter smile. "Old Master, I was on my way to your company, but when I heard you were here, I rushed over. Our family has always enjoyed a pleasant partnership with your company. Why the sudden blacklist?"

Qin Yuan pointed at Xue An. "As for that... you'll have to ask this Little Master here."

Lin Danian was shaken. He had assumed his useless son had offended the Qin family, but he never expected it to be because of this plainly dressed man. Judging by Qin Yuan's demeanor, even he seemed to show great respect for this man. What kind of background did he have?

Lin Feng screamed, "Dad, save me! He's going to kill me!"

Lin Danian, a seasoned businessman, pondered for a moment before saying respectfully, "Little brother, may I ask how my son has offended you to the point that you wish to kill him?"

Xue An looked up at Lin Danian. That single glance made Lin Danian’s scalp tingle. He had never seen such a terrifying look—it was one of absolute indifference toward life, like a supreme emperor gazing down upon everything. Lin Danian was struck with dread. *Who is this man?*

Xue An said indifferently, "Nothing much. I just find him unpleasant to look at."

Lin Danian nearly spat out blood. *Killing someone just because they are unpleasant to look at?* That was... too tyrannical!

Suddenly, Xue An let out a faint "Oh." "What are you carrying on you?"

The Lin family dealt in medicinal herbs. When they were suddenly blacklisted by the Longtai Group, Lin Danian had desperately brought along a century-old wild ginseng root that his family had cherished for years, hoping to gift it to Qin Yuan in exchange for forgiveness. He hadn't expected Xue An to spot it instantly.

Lin Danian hurriedly pulled out a thin, long box. Opening it, he said with a hint of pride, "This is the treasure of our Lin family, a century-old wild ginseng!"

The rich, herbal fragrance made even Qin Yuan, who was standing nearby, brighten up. It was indeed a fine item. Lin Danian waited to see shock on Xue An's face, but he was disappointed.

Xue An merely said with a calm expression, "Just a small root that barely qualifies as a medicinal herb."

*A century-old wild ginseng, and in his eyes, it’s just a small root that barely qualifies as a medicinal herb?* Lin Danian felt like he was going to vomit blood.

"However, it is somewhat rare. Give it to me, and I will spare your son this once."

Lin Danian hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth. "Fine! Little brother! As long as you let my son go, the ginseng is yours!"