Chapter 93: In the Northwest, Ling Invincible Has Arrived

“You dare to kill the young master of the Ma family? Just wait. You won’t come to a good end!”

“You’ll pay for this!”

The men roared in fury. Ma Yinglong was dead, and they would not escape responsibility either. Only by seizing Ling Xiao and letting Ma Changlong vent his rage could they hope to survive.

But Ling Xiao did not even spare them a glance.

Soon, several police cars came racing up.

“Who was it? Stay where you are. Nobody move!”

Seeing the police arrive, the men immediately pointed at Ling Xiao and Ming Cheng, shouting:

“It was them! Those two killed him!”

“That’s right! He was the one who ordered it. He killed him with his own hands!”

The officers swept a look over the scene and quickly surrounded everyone.

The leader walked straight up to Ling Xiao.

“I’m Captain Wei Long of the Northwest Police Bureau. You are now under arrest on suspicion of ordering someone to commit murder. Please cooperate and do not resist, or we will have no choice but to use force.”

Ling Xiao smiled faintly, his hands clasped behind his back, his expression impossibly calm.

“Nothing more than stepping on an ant. Is it really worth making such a fuss over?”

Wei Long’s heart gave a jolt, and his eyes narrowed.

In all his years on the force, this was the first time he had encountered someone like Ling Xiao.

After killing someone, he still dared remain so composed. Ling Xiao’s identity was likely anything but ordinary.

At that moment, one of his officers hurried up and whispered in his ear:

“Captain Wei, it’s the Ma family’s son.”

“What did you say?”

Wei Long shuddered violently.

“Which Ma family?”

“Captain, in the Northwest, who else could be called Ma Lord?”

“Damn it!”

Wei Long spat viciously. When he looked at Ling Xiao again, his face was ashen with anger.

This Ling Xiao was probably some wealthy young master from out of town, ignorant of the situation in the Northwest, and even more ignorant of the Ma family’s power.

That was why he had dared to kill Ma Yinglong, and yet still stood there with such utter composure.

Utterly detestable. He had nearly been frightened by the boy.

Since the one he had killed was Ma Yinglong, there was nothing more to say. They had to take him down, or else Ma Changlong would have him killed instead.

Thinking of this, his expression turned stern once more.

“Sir, please crouch down immediately and put your hands on your head. Do not resist! Otherwise, we will not hesitate to use force!”

Ling Xiao said indifferently, “Are you certain? You want to provoke me for the sake of an ant?”

Wei Long gave a cold laugh.

“Boy, stop acting so arrogant here! An ant? Do you even know who you killed? You’ve caused a disaster and still don’t realize it. And yet you dare swagger around? Ridiculous!”

“Let me tell you this: no matter how great your background is, no matter which wealthy family you come from, as long as you are in the Northwest and you lay a hand on someone from the Ma family, you will not escape!”

Wei Long’s face was full of pride, his tone utterly certain, as though Ling Xiao had already been sentenced to death.

The few friends of Ma Yinglong also said coldly:

“Captain Wei, do not let him go. This guy killed Young Master Ma. Lord Ma will never spare him!”

“That’s right. Lord Ma will surely flay him alive and slice him into a thousand pieces to honor Young Master Ma’s spirit in heaven!”

No sooner had the words fallen than another voice, mighty with authority, rang out from outside.

“Is that so? I’d like to see whether the Ma family really is that powerful!”

At the sound, everyone frowned and turned around. Their hearts jolted.

“Mr. Shen... Mr. Shen!”

Even Wei Long could not help but step forward two paces and greet him respectfully.

“Mr. Shen, what brings you here?”

Shen Qingshan gave a cold smile.

“If I had not come, you might have taken away my honored guest already. Was I supposed to stay away?”

“This... he is your guest?”

Wei Long’s eyes went wide.

At last he understood why Ling Xiao had dared to be so brazen. It turned out that Shen Qingshan stood behind him!

“Hmph. I have no interest in wasting words with you. Young Master Ling is my guest. Tell your men to get lost at once. Do not make Young Master Ling unhappy, or you will not like the consequences.”

“This...”

Wei Long looked troubled.

“Mr. Shen, he killed the Ma family’s son! If we let him go so easily and Lord Ma investigates later, I’m afraid... I wouldn’t be able to bear that responsibility.”

“Heh... What, the Ma family has only been glorious for a few days, and you, Wei Long, are already willing to break your back for them? Don’t forget, my Shen family has not fallen yet!”

Wei Long trembled, cold sweat seeping out across his forehead.

Though Shen Wantong was dead, the dying camel was still larger than a horse. For the moment, he truly could not afford to provoke the Shen family.

Shen Qingshan snorted coldly.

“What now? You still won’t tell your men to step aside? Do you really want me to go speak with your bureau chief?”

“N-no! Mr. Shen, that is too serious. I’ll release him at once.”

Having said that, he hurriedly shouted at his subordinates behind him:

“Quick. Move aside. Let Mr. Shen’s guest pass.”

Seeing Shen Qingshan arrive, the others had long since been frightened out of their wits. At the order, they scattered at once as if granted amnesty.

Shen Qingshan gave a low hum and quickly hurried up to Ling Xiao, bowing.

“Lord Ling, my apologies. I arrived late and made you suffer indignity.”

The crowd’s nerves went even more taut at the sight.

Shen Qingshan was actually bowing to this young man?

What on earth was going on?

One had to know that the Shen family still possessed immense wealth and power. Even if Ma Changlong were standing here, Shen Qingshan would never bow to him.

And yet Shen Qingshan was bowing to the person before them. What kind of background did this young man have?

Ling Xiao merely gave a soft acknowledgment and said nothing more. Then he stepped directly into Shen Qingshan’s car.

Cai Xiaoya and Ming Cheng followed quickly behind.

The group did not even bother to acknowledge Wei Long and the others.

In fact, they did not even spare Wei Long a glance.

But once Ling Xiao and the rest had passed, Wei Long and the others collapsed as though all strength had been drained from their bodies, sinking to the ground.

“So terrifying! I never expected such a figure to appear in the Northwest! It seems the skies here are truly about to change!”

After a pause, he seemed to think of something.

“Quick, report this to Lord Ma exactly as it happened. Clean this matter up as thoroughly as possible. Otherwise, none of us will be able to bear Lord Shen’s fury!”

...

Inside the car, Shen Qingshan wore a deferential expression.

“Lord Ling, thank you for lending your aid. I have already contacted many magnates in secret. As long as you can destroy the wealthy clique led by Ma Changlong, then in the Northwest, no one will be my match. And I will immediately place the whole Northwest into your hands! From this day on, the Northwest will be under your rule!”

Ling Xiao looked out at the bustling traffic and the splendor of the flourishing world beyond the window, and smiled faintly.

“Northwest, are you ready? I, Ling Invincible, have come!”