Inside the clothing shop.
"Wow, Brother Su Fugui~ Long time no see, how have you become so powerful?"
Mu Li didn’t care at all about Tang Mo, who had fled after being humiliated.
After witnessing Su Fugui casually throw out twenty gold coins and slap Tang Mo so hard that his teeth flew out, Mu Li’s attention was completely fixated on Su Fugui.
A man like Su Fugui—wealthy, powerful, and with a hint of handsomeness—what woman wouldn’t be drawn to him?
Mu Li cooed in a high-pitched voice as she called him "brother" and walked toward him.
She extended her arms, ready to embrace him.
The next second.
*Slap!*
Su Fugui decisively raised his hand and struck Mu Li across the face.
Mu Li was immediately sent sprawling to the ground, coughing up blood.
However, Su Fugui hadn’t used his full strength.
Otherwise, Mu Li would have lost a few teeth as well.
With a look of disgust, Su Fugui glared at Mu Li and cursed,
"Trash, hitting you makes me feel dirty. Get lost!"
"Su Fugui, you! You!"
Mu Li, still on the ground, pointed at Su Fugui, clearly seething with anger.
But her ability to curse was no match for Su Fugui’s modern vocabulary, honed by years of internet use.
After struggling for a moment, she managed to spit out,
"How can a man hit a woman?! Men should be courteous to women!!!"
"F*** your mother! I believe in gender equality! I didn’t hit you hard enough earlier, so let’s fix that now!"
Su Fugui walked over, raised his hand, and delivered two more resounding slaps to Mu Li’s face.
Initially, Su Fugui had held back when he struck her.
But Mu Li’s words had thoroughly disgusted him.
*Slap!*
*Slap!*
With these two unrestrained blows, Mu Li collapsed to the ground with a thud, twitched a couple of times, and then lay still.
Dead.
"Idiot!"
Su Fugui cursed under his breath, then turned to the shopkeeper and said,
"Pick out a few outfits that suit me. Keep the change."
"Yes, yes, of course!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded in agreement.
As for Mu Li’s corpse…
No one cared.
Su Fugui didn’t think it was a big deal. Mu Li had no influential background.
After all, if she had any connections, she wouldn’t have been hanging around Tang Mo.
Killing someone without a background meant no fear of retaliation.
Although this was only the second time Su Fugui had killed someone, he felt no significant emotion.
Having inherited the memories of his predecessor, Su Fugui had essentially lived through that person’s life.
Starving for eighteen years in a village, eating dirt and tree bark on the way to Chang’an, enduring humiliation and abuse, climbing the Heaven Rank until his fingers broke.
After experiencing all that, Su Fugui naturally felt little remorse for taking a life.
In this Xuanhuan world, human life was as cheap as grass. If you didn’t kill, others would kill you.
As for why he didn’t kill Tang Mo…
If you forced Tang Mo to kneel and call you "daddy," he might send some personal guards to cause trouble, just to save face.
But if you actually killed Tang Mo, it wouldn’t just be guards coming after you.
As for enduring and not provoking Tang Mo, that was impossible!
Su Fugui’s temper couldn’t stand Tang Mo’s arrogance!
At least the young master from the dumpling shop hadn’t openly mocked him.
Otherwise, he would’ve beaten him up too!
……
……
In the crowd.
"Ye Wangchuan, why are you wearing a mask and secretly watching that beggar?"
Fang Que, who wore a white veil, looked at Ye Wangchuan with confusion.
Ye Wangchuan, wearing a black mask, chuckled and explained,
"I just enjoy watching the spectacle."
"Master Fang Que, there’s no need to rush. Once this beggar finishes his antics, I’ll take you inside to buy some clothes."
Ye Wangchuan’s eyes kept darting toward Su Fugui.
At the same time, he began to calculate in his mind.
The confirmed points were:
First, Su Fugui had a system.
The system allowed him to allocate points. It was unclear whether these points could do more than just increase his cultivation.
Second, Su Fugui had just pulled out twenty gold coins out of thin air.
Judging by Su Fugui’s indifferent demeanor, Ye Wangchuan guessed that the money came from the system.
If Su Fugui had been wealthy, he wouldn’t have been mocked by the waiter. So, the money had to be from the system.
Moreover, the system must have given him a lot, so much that Su Fugui could spend it extravagantly without a hint of regret.
Third, Su Fugui was not only arrogant and loved to show off, but he also wasn’t a simp, a doormat, or a saint. He would kill those who deserved it and beat up those he couldn’t kill.
Although Ye Wangchuan had enjoyed protagonists like this in novels during his past life, now that he was a villain, he didn’t like such protagonists.
Because they were hard to deal with.
If the protagonist were a simp or a doormat, he could just send a stunning woman to seduce and distract him.
But Su Fugui, with his arrogant personality, would likely build a harem instead.
A protagonist like this probably had grand ambitions.
His ultimate goal wouldn’t just be to collect a few women but to rise to the top and become the strongest in the world.
He couldn’t be left alive!
Today, he dared to humiliate the Tang family in public; tomorrow, he might humiliate the Liu family!
The Ye family was allied with the Liu family. How could they allow Su Fugui to act so recklessly?
This man must not be allowed to live!
Of course, the main reason…
Was that Su Fugui increased his cultivation by directly allocating points, rather than consuming pills.
This meant Ye Wangchuan couldn’t exploit him.
The only item the system had provided so far was money.
And money was something Ye Wangchuan didn’t lack!
So, keeping Su Fugui alive was pointless—he couldn’t be exploited, and his ambitions were too great.
Moreover, Su Fugui’s surname was Su, and the Su family had a feud with the Ye family.
If he were a surviving member of the Su family, he might come seeking revenge.
It was better to kill him now and eliminate the potential threat.
But…
"Li Luo and Liu Han aren’t here right now. Can I kill Su Fugui on my own?"
Ye Wangchuan wondered internally.
The last time he successfully killed Tang San was mainly because Li Luo was present.
When a Son of Destiny delivered the final blow to another Son of Destiny, it wouldn’t trigger plot armor or sudden power-ups.
But now, Li Luo had gone to the Li family, and Liu Han was focused on cultivating in the Liu family.
Ye Wangchuan thought for a moment, then glanced at Fang Que.
Hmm… probably not.
Su Fugui had no grudge against him, so Fang Que wouldn’t help him kill someone.
After all, Fang Que had originally been the mentor of a Son of Destiny. While she might not be a paragon of virtue, she certainly had principles and wouldn’t attack an innocent, weaker person.
Unlike him, a villain who would kill someone over the slightest suspicion—a classic case of paranoia.
"No, without a Son of Destiny to deliver the final blow, the risk is too high. Besides, Master Fang Que is here, and I need to maintain a kind and upright image to keep exploiting her."
"The best course of action now is to go to the Li family and find Li Luo. We’ll gang up on Su Fugui before he can grow stronger!"
Having made up his mind, Ye Wangchuan turned to Fang Que.
He said to her,
"Master, after carefully examining the clothes in this shop, I found their quality to be inconsistent and unworthy of you."
"However, I just remembered something. The Li family is renowned for their clothing products."
"How about we go to the Li family and have a custom outfit made for you?"
Fang Que nodded and said, "That’s fine. It’ll also be good to visit Li Luo."