The people around Lu Wu listened in stunned disbelief as he described how he had taught those two men a lesson.
Naturally, Lu Wu never breathed a word about the Dark Fire Ape.
Lu Wu said that by the time he arrived, both men were already down, and he had merely smashed their arms and broken their bones a little more.
"..."
"So by the time you arrived, there was no Demon Beast to be seen?"
"That's right. If you don't believe me, we can go ask them."
With that, Lu Wu led them into the private room. Large patches of the two men's white shirts were stained red with blood.
"Spare me, Mage! Please spare me!" the fat man begged hurriedly when he saw Lu Wu enter.
He had more flesh on his body and was sturdier, so he could take quite a beating. Though he was still in considerable pain, some places had already gone numb, which actually lessened the pain somewhat.
"What do you mean, spare you? These mages are here to see justice done for you. They're all mages from Fresh Food City. Explain yourself clearly. Did you see any Demon Beast?" Lu Wu said irritably.
The fat man froze at those words. The room had been filled almost entirely with howls of pain, and he had not heard clearly what had happened outside at all.
All he had seen was that after the devilish boy left, a man in his forties had come in. He had thought the man was his savior, only for him to take one look and leave.
Now that Fresh Food City's mages were here, didn't that mean someone would see justice done for them?
"Did you see any Demon Beast? What exactly happened to you two?" Mu Shengniu asked, glancing at Lu Wu.
"We're here to see justice done. Just tell us," the Intermediate Mage in his forties reminded them.
At those words, the fat man grew somewhat excited.
If an ordinary law enforcement agency were handling this, he would never dare offend a mage.
But now that there were mages here to see justice done, he still had a chance to make that brat get the retribution he deserved.
After all, he would return to Hong City once his business was finished. That was their territory, so he would not have to fear anyone here, not even mages!
But if these mages were colluding with each other, he would be the one in trouble. Still, judging from that middle-aged mage's behavior, they did not seem to be on the same side.
"You'd better tell them everything. Shengniu, make sure you listen carefully." Mu Nujiao came over to one side and spoke mildly.
"Don't worry. I want to see exactly what happened, and what this conflict Lu Wu mentioned was about." Mu Shengniu nodded.
At those words, the fat man, who had been ready to pour out a bellyful of grievances, felt his heart turn half cold in an instant.
They were all in this together!!
Thinking back over what had happened, the fat man even found that the pain in his body was no longer so noticeable.
These people were on the same side. If they killed him and said they could not find any evidence, with everyone shielding each other at every level, he would probably die for nothing.
These mages were colluding with each other, while he was an ordinary person. Though he held a little power in the chamber of commerce, it would never offend a force in Magic City for his sake!
Seeing his companion still howling beside him, the fat man shuddered. "We-we drank too much and offended someone by accident. After Fresh Food City's security staff separated us, we brothers argued on our way back to the private room and started fighting. We did this to ourselves. We did this to ourselves."
"..."
Seeing the fat man take all the blame outright left even Lu Wu somewhat speechless.
He had already warned them earlier to say that an old mage had taught them a lesson if any mages came.
After all, as long as the Demon Beast had nothing to do with him, however the Magic Association investigated that old man would be none of his business.
"You did this to yourselves?" Mu Shengniu raised an eyebrow. "You two have a Summoned Beast?"
Summoned Beasts actually had the same aura as Demon Beasts, except that Summoned Beasts signed contracts with summoning mages and would help them.
These two were merely ordinary people.
"Tell the truth!" Lu Wu barked at that. "I did strike after someone else had taught you a lesson, but explain clearly how you ended up on the floor here!"
"Y-yes. We brothers had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. We offended an elderly man on our way upstairs, and he taught us a lesson. He even vanished into thin air..."
"Now there's an old mage too? Are you sure you're not lying?" The Intermediate Mage in his forties raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what vanishing into thin air means?"
"That's what happened. We wouldn't dare lie." Noticing Lu Wu glance at him, the thin man no longer dared to howl and chimed in.
He understood everything the fat man did.
They could not afford to provoke these people. If they could not afford to provoke them, couldn't they at least stay out of their way?
Their lives mattered more than anything.
"They might have offended an old mage living in seclusion in Magic City." Mu Shengniu himself came from a great family, so naturally he knew that Magic City was a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
It seemed Lu Wu's earlier account was true. By the time he arrived, someone had already taught these two a lesson.
But Lu Wu was certainly ruthless. Taking advantage of their injuries, he had shown no mercy whatsoever.
"So after all that, this was trouble caused by people who didn't know who they were messing with."
The middle-aged Intermediate Mage left that remark and departed.
At that, Mu Shengniu gestured to the others. "Go inform the general manager that the matter has been resolved. Then tell the City Demon Hunting Squad on their way here that there's no need to come."
In truth, hearing the reason had put Mu Shengniu somewhat at ease.
Mages came to Fresh Food City to eat in the first place. That old mage had not intended to kill anyone; otherwise, even if these two had died, no one would have been able to find their killer.
Vanishing into thin air-that meant at least an Advanced Mage, and a Space Element one at that!
"Please call an ambulance for us."
"No can do. You two still haven't paid me compensation for emotional distress. It's not much. You should at least cover today's meal here, right?" Lu Wu refused outright.
At their age, they had to take responsibility for their actions and words.
"We'll pay, we'll pay. We apologize for offending you earlier," the fat man said hurriedly. "We brought quite a lot of money for this business deal. You can have all of it as compensation."
"I'll only take the compensation for emotional distress that's mine." Lu Wu saw the fat man's blood-drenched hand trembling nonstop as he pointed at the briefcase beside him. He walked over and found it full of money.
There was at least a hundred thousand or more.
Taking twenty thousand, Lu Wu said, "Ten thousand is compensation for my emotional distress. The other ten thousand is compensation for the emotional distress of the beautiful lady you offended."
"Of course. It's only right..."
As the two men, both still howling, were taken away by the hospital staff who had rushed over, Lu Wu headed back with Mu Nujiao.
On the way, Lu Wu handed her ten thousand. "This is yours. I've still got ten thousand now, so eat whatever you like today. Spend that ten thousand for all it's worth."
"I don't want this money. Keep it yourself."
"If you don't want it, let's order more dishes today. Pick the expensive ones." Lu Wu was in a good mood.
He had now confirmed that intact organs would let him complete a sacrifice successfully. Now he would see whether partial organs and cooked organs could also let him succeed.
After all, he had not earned this windfall himself, so he might as well spend it all as soon as possible.
"Sure." Mu Nujiao's eyes brimmed with amusement. "I didn't expect someone with your personality to throw stones down a well."
"How is that throwing stones down a well? Whether you're taking revenge or collecting a debt, you've got to make sure you're safe. Were you unhappy with my performance today?" Lu Wu knew Mu Nujiao was joking and did not mind.
Mu Nujiao had just called the school infirmary to say they would no longer be bringing the injured back, which meant that after he left, she had contacted the school infirmary.
"Today, you were as brave and fierce as ever."
"Of course. Who told those people to be so blind as to offend you? You're beautiful, and pursuing you is their right, but they shouldn't act like scum." Lu Wu smiled. "I hope it hasn't kept spoiling your mood."
"Of course it hasn't. This is the first time you've had so much money, and you're even planning to spend all of it treating me to a meal..."