“Yes!”
At that, all the guards stationed here left the ruins.
Xue Yingsi sneered inwardly. Just as he had suspected, Sachiko Izayoi had long since developed ulterior motives, despite nominally standing with the main family.
“Then I won’t disturb you any longer. If I manage to capture Xu Mu and hand him over to the Amamikado clan, they’ll surely reward me with some treasure.”
Xue Yingsi turned to leave. “You should put in some effort as well. The moment you capture him, hand him over to me.”
“Yes!”
Sachiko Izayoi nodded.
After personally seeing Xue Yingsi off, she immediately returned to the ruins and went back to her palace.
When she arrived, she discovered that Xu Mu had disappeared.
Even so, she spotted the area where Xu Mu had been at a glance. With a leap, she landed behind a stone pillar.
“As expected of you. What an incredible physique. You’re clearly only at the Transcendent Realm, yet you managed to break free from my ice.”
Sachiko Izayoi smiled.
Xu Mu had made sure to put on a convincing act. If he had remained frozen until she returned, it would have been too embarrassing for a genius like him.
He used the Eye of God to inspect her identity.
Name: Sachiko Izayoi
Identity: Head of the Izayoi family of the Snow Woman clan; concubine of the former Susanoo of the Amamikado clan.
Favorability: 7
Fate Level: 3 (maximum level: 10)
Xu Mu was somewhat surprised when he saw this information. No wonder she was working for the Amamikado clan—she had actually been the former Susanoo’s woman.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? I just saved your life.”
Sachiko Izayoi continued.
“I don’t know you, but thank you for saving me all the same.”
Xu Mu’s tone was calm. “Can you let me go now? I’ll repay you someday.”
“I don’t like ‘someday.’ Since you want to repay me, then do it now.”
Sachiko Izayoi narrowed her cloudy eyes into slits.
“What do you want me to do?”
Xu Mu pretended to be wary.
“They’ll tell you in a moment.”
As Sachiko Izayoi spoke, white light suddenly flickered in her eyes.
Xu Mu immediately felt a strange force rush toward him.
Clearly, she had launched a mental attack.
At that moment, Sachiko Izayoi’s appearance changed before his eyes.
The old woman who had looked ready for the grave had transformed into a black-haired girl. She looked no older than seventeen or eighteen, wore a kimono, and had an innocent, pure expression.
An ordinary man would easily be captivated by a woman like that.
But Xu Mu merely blinked, and Sachiko Izayoi returned to her normal appearance.
Sometimes, having mental power that was too strong could be a disadvantage. He had seen through the illusion at a glance, making it impossible for him to figure out what it was actually meant to do.
Sachiko Izayoi smiled. “Be a good boy and wait here.”
With that, she left.
Xu Mu didn’t dare move. He could only stand where he was and wait in silence.
About two minutes later, Sachiko Izayoi returned. A young woman was with her.
The woman was slightly above average in appearance. She had an oval face, long hair, and looked to be in her thirties.
However, they were members of another race, so their actual ages were impossible to determine.
Xu Mu continued standing motionless.
“Ziyuan, Xu Mu is a fine specimen. Don’t kill him yet—make sure to squeeze him dry first. After I’ve had my fun, you can take over. Ever since I gave birth to Chengxiang, I seem to have gone through menopause. I hope you can replace me and give birth to a grandson with top-tier talent.”
Sachiko Izayoi placed a hand on Shizono Izayoi’s shoulder. “Among all my children, you have the greatest talent.”
Xu Mu was utterly dumbfounded when he heard that. What kind of outrageous conversation was this?
That old woman looked so ancient that he had assumed Izayoi Chengxiang was her granddaughter. He had never expected her to be her daughter.
And the woman standing before him was her daughter as well.
Yet now, Sachiko Izayoi was telling Shizono Izayoi to take her place and deal with him.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Sachiko Izayoi asked blandly.
“I was just wondering whether I’ll be able to take over after you’re finished with him.”
Shizono Izayoi’s tone remained flat.
“You’re underestimating Xu Mu’s physique. If someone like him can’t even deal with us, then he’s completely useless.”
As Sachiko Izayoi spoke, she walked toward Xu Mu. “You stay here and watch obediently. Don’t interrupt us.”
With that, she came to a stop in front of Xu Mu, and white light once again flickered in her eyes.
“Brother Xu Mu, why are you spacing out? Am I so beautiful that I’ve left you speechless?”
Sachiko Izayoi suddenly spoke in a coquettish voice.
“Damn it!”
Xu Mu cursed inwardly. He was really at his limit. Watching an old woman put on an affected act and say things like that made him feel sick.
He had originally planned to play along and let her lower her guard completely, but now he couldn’t endure it for even one more second.
He suddenly pulled out a spray bottle from the Eternal Life Research Institute and sprayed it directly into Sachiko Izayoi’s face.
Pssht, pssht…
Sachiko Izayoi’s eyes widened, and she immediately retreated several meters.
Covering her face, she shouted harshly, “You weren’t affected?”
Shizono Izayoi also frowned slightly. She hadn’t expected Xu Mu’s mental power to be so strong.
“I was affected. You were simply too confident in your technique and thought you could control me for that long.”
Xu Mu smiled and shrugged.
“I think you’re the one who’s too confident!”
Sachiko Izayoi covered her mouth and nose, her voice icy.
“Of course I am. Aren’t you feeling dizzy and weak all over right now?”
“No. All I can feel is my anger!”
As Sachiko Izayoi spoke, she opened her mouth.
Several frozen ice crystals spilled from it.
“I’ve seen the Eternal Life Research Institute’s spray before. Unfortunately, this is a liquid. The instant it touches my skin, I can freeze it completely, so none of it gets absorbed.”
Sachiko Izayoi wiped her mouth with her sleeve. “If you had used some other kind of surprise attack, I might have fallen for it.”
“Damn, she’s that powerful?”
This was the first time Xu Mu had encountered a situation where the spray had failed.
Buzz!
White light once again flashed in Sachiko Izayoi’s eyes.
Xu Mu immediately held himself perfectly still. That was precisely why he had deliberately claimed to have been affected earlier—the goal was to make her use the technique on him again.
If he had told her that the illusion was useless, Sachiko Izayoi definitely wouldn’t have tried it again.
Taking advantage of the moment, he immediately sent a telepathic message to Chen Xuan and Xue Yingsi.
“Can you hear me? Get over here, quickly!”
Sachiko Izayoi slowly approached Xu Mu. “I’ll start by tearing off both your arms!”
Buzz!
At that moment, the teleportation token in Xu Mu’s pocket lit up.
Xue Yingsi instantly appeared in the room and struck Sachiko Izayoi with a palm.
Pfft!
A bone-chilling blast of cold struck Sachiko Izayoi head-on and sent her flying backward.
“Xue Yingsi! You… you’re working with Xu Mu?”
Sachiko Izayoi’s face twisted with rage.
“You’re the one who betrayed me! How dare you ally yourself with Xu Mu! You deserve to die!”
Xue Yingsi didn’t waste any more words and continued attacking Sachiko Izayoi.
At the same time, Xu Mu sprang into action as well.
However, Shizono Izayoi, who was nearby, immediately unleashed her power and charged toward Xu Mu.
Boom!
Just then, the illusory image of a gigantic golden axe descended from above.
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
