Xu Da cried out in fear, "Can't you ask something else? If you ask him like this, he'll definitely become vigilant, and he might not even tell me the result."
"Old Madam Su is an old hand in the game, a truly shrewd person."
"She absolutely wouldn't expose her intentions directly like those fools. Until her goal is achieved, she won't reveal a single word."
Mu Feng's lips curved into a cold arc, "Do you want to die?"
These simple three words sent a bone-chilling cold through Xu Da.
His eyes were filled with terror. If he didn't make this call now, he would likely endure agonizing pain until death.
The living immortal before him was no benevolent soul.
After a few seconds of hesitation, the phone was connected.
Old Madam Su's hoarse, low voice came through, "It's so late, what business do you have calling me?"
"At this hour, you should be discussing specific cooperation details with President Niu. Calling me at this time, is it because you two couldn't agree on the spoils?"
Xu Da cast a pleading glance at Mu Feng. Seeing no change in Mu Feng's expression, he completely abandoned any thought of escape.
He could only stammer, "Old Madam Su, I desperately want to know why you're doing this to your own family."
"Even with such powerful experts protecting you, dealing with anyone should be easy."
"Why would you harm your own interests like this?"
There was a silence of a few seconds from the phone.
Old Madam Su's voice took on a mocking tone, "You're not the one asking this, are you?"
"Your previous cowardly demeanor already betrayed your nature. You're no tough nut to crack. I gave you ample benefits when I asked you to do this."
"Your nature is to obediently carry out tasks, even suppressing your greed. Now you dare to risk your life calling me directly, which means you've been investigated, and even our plan has been leaked."
"Isn't Mu Feng right beside you?"
This last sentence made Xu Da's body tremble slightly. He turned his resentful gaze towards Mu Feng.
The look in his eyes seemed to say: I shouldn't have made this call.
According to his plan, he absolutely shouldn't have alerted the enemy at this time. If he wanted to deal with Old Madam Su, other methods would be needed.
However, Mu Feng completely ignored his gaze, merely giving him a cold look.
Xu Da trembled and said, "Mu Feng is not with me. I was just very curious, so I wanted to ask."
"If you don't want to answer, I won't mind."
"I just want to hear the reason. I'm too curious, like little claws tearing at my heart, I can't calm down."
He didn't even know what he was saying. He had already seen the look in Mu Feng's eyes, knowing that Mu Feng wanted him to convey this message.
Old Madam Su's voice on the other end of the phone held more derision, "Get out of here. You don't have the guts."
"Although I don't know the reason, I can tell you clearly now."
"The Su family is no longer my Su family."
"Mu Feng's strength is too great; even I cannot deal with him. And the expert by my side doesn't want to act personally; the risk is too high. So, the risk has to be shared between you two."
"Now, you and President Niu are like ants on a rope."
"If either of you betrays me and tells Mu Feng my information, you will both die."
The ruthlessness in her words made Xu Da tremble.
His eyes were also filled with fear, "I just want to know the reason."
"You are not qualified to know. You do your job properly and don't call me again, or I will have that person personally visit you and make you wish you were dead."
With that, the line went dead.
Mu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. Given Old Madam Su's repressed personality for so long, she shouldn't have made the call so decisively.
She might have even spoken her mind freely, as after setting up her scheme, she would surely be thinking of ways to fully implement it, and being unable to share the results would be lonely.
Could it be that the person behind her was too powerful, making Old Madam Su unable to breathe?
Xu Da trembled and said, "I call you ancestor. I've done as you said. Can you give me a chance now and let me go?"
"I promise I will never appear before you again."
"I'll roll as far away as possible. From today onwards, I'm never coming back. Please, can you give me another chance to live peacefully?"
Mu Feng's lips curved into a cold arc, "I only asked you to make a phone call. You don't need to be so afraid. Old Madam Su will have no chance to trouble you again."
"If you don't want to die, arrange it immediately and sell off your businesses. After all, you're leaving this city, and there's no point in keeping those businesses."
Hearing this, Xu Da was stunned.
His eyes held clear suspicion. Mu Feng directly asking him to sell his businesses raised many questions.
Although he had considered it, having Mu Feng suggest it made him wonder if the latter had other intentions. Was he still going to leave Xu Da penniless like President Niu and send him away?
How would he survive in another city? His luxurious life reduced to nothing. The thought made him feel immense suffering.
Mu Feng turned his gaze, a half-smile on his lips, "Do as I say, and you still have a chance to live. Otherwise, I don't need to act; someone from Old Madam Su's side will come looking for you."
"After all, what you just said was equivalent to directly betraying him."
"He needs to come and retrieve the parasite from your mind."
"He doesn't know that this parasite is already in my possession. The蛊虫 (gu worm) has a certain mental connection with its master."
Xu Da's voice trembled, "After I sell off those businesses, will you snatch my money?"
"I truly don't want to live a life of poverty. I've worked hard for half my life just to live comfortably. But now I..."
Before he could finish, Mu Feng interrupted him.
"When you wanted to transfer the factory to me for free before, I didn't even have the keys and couldn't be bothered with your meager possessions."
"If I wanted to, I could easily create businesses hundreds of times larger than yours."
"I believe you understand what I'm saying now?"
Xu Da nodded vigorously, though he still harbored some uncertainty.
Mu Feng also had his own motives.