Chapter 13: This Is What It Means to Fight to the Death

“Who is causing trouble at Yiren Group under my name?”
A furious shout made the security guards at Yiren Group pause and turn to look at the newcomer.
Roast Duck, his head still wrapped in bandages, wore an unpredictable expression as he led a large group of followers charging in.
Su Zijun, as if clutching at a lifeline, crawled through the crowd and hugged Roast Duck’s leg, pleading, “Brother Roast Duck, you’re finally here!”
“Who the hell are you? Get off!”
Roast Duck impatiently kicked him far away, then looked at Lu Ye with a complicated gaze and explained, “Master Lu, this has nothing to do with me!”
Lu Ye nodded with a smile, “I know, but these people are all under you, aren’t they?”
Roast Duck’s face darkened. “Not really. They’re just dogs guarding some small venues.”
Su Zijun was dumbfounded. In truth, he wasn’t familiar with Roast Duck—he only knew him by reputation, but Roast Duck didn’t know him at all.
The people Su Zijun hired to smash up Yiren Group were spirited young men he met in bars during his wild days; they all claimed to be Roast Duck’s men, often stirring up trouble under his name.
Su Zijun thought Lu Ye would surely be wary of Roast Duck and wouldn’t dare touch them, but who could have guessed Roast Duck would call him ‘Master Lu’?
Right then, Roast Duck grabbed one of the troublemakers by the ear and berated him, “You useless lot, hurry up and apologize to Master Lu!”
The young men knew they’d stirred up serious trouble this time and quickly knelt, trembling, heads hung low, and cried in unison, “Master Lu, we’re sorry!”
Lu Ye waved generously, “Forget it, you were deceived. The real culprits are this Su father and son. Go settle accounts with them!”
With those words, even the ones who came with Roast Duck turned their hostile gazes toward Su Shanglin and Su Zijun!
“Damn it, you dared trick us into smashing up Master Lu’s place?”
They didn’t know Lu Ye’s identity, but that hardly mattered. All they needed to know was that even their own boss called him ‘Master Lu’—he was no ordinary man.
Su Zijun’s face turned pale with shock; he never expected to dig his own grave!
Thinking of the cruel methods that might be used against him, Su Zijun couldn’t help but kneel and beg, “Brother Roast Duck, my old man can’t take any more punishment at his age. Please spare us!”
Roast Duck sneered, “Master Lu is here, it’s not up to me. Begging me is useless.”
Su Zijun’s face turned the color of pig’s liver. To bow his head and apologize to Lu Ye, that lowly security guard? That would be worse than death!
But between pride and life, Su Zijun had no doubt which to choose.
“Lu… son-in-law, I’m sorry! Please, for the sake of family, let us off this once?”
Lu Ye’s smile grew meaningful. Today’s events were the perfect opportunity for Su Qianqian to build her family’s authority and status.
Since he intended to let Su Qianqian play the ‘good cop’ later, Lu Ye decided to play the villain to the end!
“Don’t worry, my medical skills are excellent—your father won’t die!” Lu Ye smirked wickedly.
Despair flashed in the eyes of Su Shanglin and Su Zijun.
It was over; this bastard wouldn’t show a shred of mercy.
“Do it!”

Roast Duck’s men surged forward, pinning the two to the ground and beating them mercilessly!
Su Zijun was relatively lucky, at least he was young.
But Su Shanglin, over eighty years old, couldn’t withstand such a beating. The pain from his body and the utter humiliation overwhelmed him, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.
“Damn, did the old man just die?”
“Brother Roast Duck, what now?”
Even Roast Duck looked nervously at Lu Ye. “Master Lu, what should we do? Maybe we should just leave it at this? If someone dies, I can’t take the blame!”
Lu Ye calmly stepped forward and unleashed a series of fierce punches on the unconscious Su Shanglin.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
Su Shanglin’s chest caved in with each blow, his bones vibrating audibly. Lu Ye’s exaggerated movements recalled the classic scene from the film ‘Ip Man’ where a dozen punches were thrown in a single second.
Even Roast Duck, a veteran of the underworld, frowned and took a deep breath, genuinely feeling a mix of awe and fear for Lu Ye!
This, now, was truly beating someone within an inch of their life!
Master Lu, worthy of being a peer of Lin Zhongze, was ruthless indeed!
One of the men suddenly remarked, “Something’s not right… that old guy looks more lively with each hit!”
Roast Duck focused and, sure enough, Su Shanglin’s deathly pale face was gradually regaining color!
Boom!
With the last punch, Lu Ye summoned all his strength, striking Su Shanglin’s abdomen and sending him flying into Su Zijun. The two collapsed together, sliding dozens of meters before coming to a stop.
Su Zijun, his face battered and swollen, grimaced in pain and struggled to crawl to Su Shanglin, helping him up, “Dad, how are you?”
Su Shanglin slowly came to and said, “I… I feel comfortable… What happened just now?”
“I told you your father wouldn’t die. Continue!” Lu Ye smiled.
With the Life-Saving Fist, your father couldn’t die even if he wanted to!
Fear crept into their hearts. If Lu Ye had such bizarre methods, weren’t they doomed to endless torment, unable to die or live?
Seeing Roast Duck’s men flexing their fists and moving forward again, Su Zijun and Su Shanglin were terrified, scrambling backward as if the men before them were demons from hell.
“No, please, no!”
Another round of brutal beating ensued. This time, both Su Shanglin and Su Zijun fell unconscious, only to be revived by Lu Ye’s Life-Saving Fist once more…
And so it went, cycle after cycle. By now, Su Shanglin and Su Zijun were covered in wounds, not a single unbroken patch of skin left. Only endless pain and terror stimulated their minds, even unconsciousness now felt like a luxury…
“Stop!”
A clear voice made everyone pause.
Lu Ye felt that the intimidation of Su Shanglin and his son was sufficient, so he sent a message to Su Qianqian, who had been waiting in the car, to come and finish the scene.

When Su Shanglin saw her, all dignity abandoned him, tears streaming as he wailed, “Qianqian, save me, I’m your grandfather!”
Though she loathed this so-called grandfather to the extreme, Su Qianqian still replied coldly, “Lu Ye, for my sake, let them go?”
Lu Ye nodded, grinning, “Since my wife herself asks, how could I refuse?”
“I’ll let them go, but there’s one condition. Return fifty percent of Su Group’s shares to my father-in-law, Su Shiming.”
“Su Group owes half its achievements to Qianqian’s grandmother. That fifty percent is rightfully my father-in-law’s.”
Su Qianqian looked deeply at him—so this was his plan? Well done!
Su Shanglin hesitated for nearly ten minutes; Lu Ye patiently waited.
Su Shanglin asked, “If I transfer fifty percent of Su Group’s shares to Su Shiming, will you really let us go?”
Lu Ye shook his head. “No, that condition is only for you. Su Zijun hired people to smash up our Yiren Group—he still owes me.”
“Su Zijun, do you want to pay or keep getting beaten?”
Su Zijun immediately answered, “I’ll pay, whatever it takes!”
“No cash. Transfer one percent of Su Group’s shares to my wife, and today’s matter will be settled.” Lu Ye smiled.
Su Shiming would get fifty percent; Su Qianqian another one percent—thus Su Shiming would become the largest shareholder, replacing Su Shanglin as chairman of Su Group!
To avoid further torment, Su Zijun gritted his teeth, “Fine, I’ll pay!”
Lu Ye said, “I’ll notify my father-in-law to take over in two days. You’d better not play any tricks.”
“Understood.”
After this near-crippling settlement, Su Shanglin and Su Zijun finally escaped Yiren Group.
Not only did they get nothing from Su Qianqian, but they handed over more than half of Su Group’s shares…
Damn it, lost the bride and the army—today, they should never have messed with Su Qianqian!
The commotion at Yiren Group was significant, and the Zhang family soon heard of it.
After last time’s probe, Zhang Boquan and Zhang Yunjie mistakenly believed Lin Zhongze was Lu Ye’s backer. Although Lin Zhongze held high status in Mingzhu City, he wasn’t enough to threaten the Zhangs.
Zhang Yunjie complained bitterly, “Damn, what kind of monster is that security guard? He calls Lin Zhongze brother and has such bizarre skills!”
Zhang Boquan said, “Whether man or monster, we must eliminate him. Every time he appears, he throws our plans into chaos. After our recent poor performance, the chairman is already displeased.”
“Dad, what will you do?”
Zhang Boquan sneered, “I’ve posted a twenty-million bounty on the black market for Lu Ye’s life. The third-ranked assassin, Beauty Meng, has accepted the job…”