Why Did You Take Away My Stepmother I Hate You

Xu Mu’s mind raced. At the moment, the ruins held Nalan Shisan, Lin Ruoshi, and Li Hongdou.

All three were part of Hat Bro’s harem. Xu Mu had already guessed before coming here that he might run into him.

He had originally assumed that the person he would encounter was a male protagonist who had only just begun his journey. If so, he would have been relatively easy to deal with.

But judging from the current situation, the other party had clearly been developing for quite some time.

That much could be inferred from what his daughter had said. If he had only just met his daughter, how could she possibly have accepted her father having a harem?

Clearly, the two had been in contact for a long time and had become very familiar with each other before the girl had developed such an attitude.

Xu Mu used his God’s Eye to examine the little girl.

Name: Xiao Qiao

Identity: Xiao Gui’s daughter; female protagonist of “Returning from Cultivation to Become a Daddy”

Favorability: -3

Destiny Level: 9 (Maximum: 10)

Xu Mu wasn’t surprised by the information. Everything was more or less as he had guessed.

This daughter of his was the male protagonist’s core figure during the early stages of the story.

If Xu Mu hadn’t been here this time—or if he hadn’t learned beforehand that Nalan Shisan was a female protagonist and increased her favorability toward him—then Xiao Gui’s appearance would have turned into a grand hero-saving-beauties spectacle.

After all, he would have saved three members of his harem at once.

Whether it was Lin Ruoshi, Nalan Shisan, or Li Hongdou, even if none of them immediately threw themselves at him, they would certainly have developed favorable feelings toward this protagonist.

“Don’t call me your stepmother! I have nothing to do with any of you!”

Nalan Shisan looked at Xiao Qiao. “You just asked why I was explaining myself to him, didn’t you? I’ll tell you now. I’m his wife!”

Lin Ruoshi, who was standing nearby, secretly glanced at Xu Mu.

Thinking back to the way those two had met earlier, could they really be that kind of couple?

Xu Mu helplessly adjusted his hair.

This was getting a little too much like a cliché.

The male protagonist’s harem had taken the initiative to claim that she was the villain’s wife. Did that mean this villain had no chance of surviving?

“What?”

Xiao Qiao immediately puffed up her cheeks and pointed at Xu Mu. “Why did you steal my stepmother? I hate you!”

“All right, stop.”

Xiao Gui glanced indifferently at Xu Mu. Before this, he had only found Nalan Shisan stunning. Whether in appearance or figure, she was an absolute beauty.

But although he had felt a slight fondness for her, his main priority was restoring his former cultivation level and taking revenge.

He had no interest in romance between men and women at the moment.

However, after hearing Nalan Shisan say that she was that man’s wife, a strange anger began to rise within him.

He looked at Xu Mu again, and the more he did, the more displeased he became.

Still, he could suppress such emotions with ease.

A mere Transcendent-level ant was beneath his notice.

In his eyes, Nalan Shisan choosing to follow such an ant was an extremely degrading act.

“Sweetheart, stop making a fuss. We have more important matters to attend to.”

Xiao Gui held Xiao Qiao in one arm while looking toward the distance. “Which one of you is in charge here?”

Susanoo dispelled his technique, revealing his original appearance. “I am. What do you want?”

“A few days ago, did you find a divine medicine in the Fusang Inner Realm?”

Xiao Gui looked calmly at Susanoo. “Hand it over. I discovered that divine medicine a long time ago. It simply hadn’t matured yet, so I never picked it.”

“What an arrogant tone! You’ve come to the Tenyu Clan to seize our treasure? Divine medicines belong to no one. Whoever takes one gets to keep it. Just because you saw it first, you think it belongs to you?”

Susanoo pointed at Xiao Qiao in Xiao Gui’s arms. “I can see your daughter right now, too. Does that mean she belongs to me as well?”

Although Xu Mu and Susanoo were enemies, he had to admit that the man’s argument made perfect sense.

It seemed this Xiao Gui was an extremely domineering person as well.

“You’re right. Whoever obtains a divine medicine gets to keep it. That’s why I came to find you.”

A disdainful look gradually appeared in Xiao Gui’s eyes. “In three seconds, I’ll attack.”

“Arrogant!”

Susanoo once again unleashed his power. The seawater around him began converging toward his body.

In the blink of an eye, his body swelled once more, transforming into a twenty-meter-tall giant of ice.

Xu Mu immediately signaled to the people around him.

They all followed Xu Mu and retreated into the distance.

It seemed this farce was about to end.

The Hat Bro before them was also at the fourth level of the Boundary-Breaking Realm.

But a fourth-level male protagonist was fundamentally different from an ordinary fourth-level cultivator.

Xiao Gui continued holding Xiao Qiao in one arm while raising his other hand toward the enormous figure in the distance.

“Heaven-Reaching Palm!”

Whoosh!

A golden palm print shot out from Xiao Gui’s hand. The moment it left his palm, it was only about the size of an ordinary hand.

But as it flew into the distance, the palm print grew larger and larger.

By the time it reached Susanoo, the enormous palm had expanded to more than ten meters across—nearly half the size of his body.

Susanoo immediately tightened his grip on the Ten Fists Sword and swung it forcefully at the golden palm print.

But the instant his sword struck the palm, it was like an ordinary man trying to slash apart a speeding heavy truck.

The palm’s terrifying force instantly shattered his arm and sent the entire attack crashing into Susanoo’s massive body.

Boom!

In an instant, golden light erupted, illuminating the surface of the sea like a second sun.

Storm-like ripples spread in every direction, churning up seawater as they surged outward.

“Get underwater!” Xu Mu immediately shouted to the people beside him.

Everyone plunged into the sea. The seawater absorbed the tremendous impact, leaving them completely unharmed.

Once the surface had returned to calm, Xu Mu and the others emerged again.

Susanoo’s enormous body had been completely pulverized, revealing his original form.

His body was nearly disintegrated. The flesh beneath his skin could be seen clearly.

Even his face was a mass of raw, bright-red flesh.

Nearby, Tsukimori Koto stared with wide, disbelieving eyes.

That man looked so young. How could he possibly be this powerful?

Xiao Gui continued holding his daughter in one arm. With two steps, he flew in front of Susanoo.

“I spared your life just now so that you would hand the item over to me. That divine medicine is useful to me.”

Susanoo gritted his teeth and let out a wild laugh. “You must be a descendant of Yanhuang, right? Your cultivation has already surpassed the third level. You dared to enter the Inner Realm and attack us. Just wait for the counterattack from our alien races!”

“Don’t make me out to be so noble. What do the lives of other people have to do with me?”

Xiao Gui’s expression remained indifferent. “I’ll say this one last time. Hand it over. Otherwise, even if I kill you, I can still take it.”

Rumble…

Suddenly, Tsukimori Koto unleashed her power. More than a dozen monstrous shikigami burst forth from her body, all charging toward Xiao Gui.

At the same time, Tsukimori Koto seized Susanoo and dove toward the water.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and undo the formation!” Tsukimori Koto said quickly.

Clang!

A flash of sword light flickered.

The dozen or so shikigami were instantly cut apart.

Xiao Gui’s expression was filled with disdain. “With only this much ability, you still think you can escape from me?”