When Xu Mu heard that familiar voice, he turned to look in that direction.
Sensing someone looking at her, Xiao Qiao immediately glanced over from the corner of her eye.
“Ah! It’s you, you old geezer!”
Xiao Qiao pointed at Xu Mu and shouted.
As she spoke, Xiao Gui, dressed in a black coat, also appeared.
Xiao Qiao immediately hid behind Xiao Gui. Clearly, she had been frightened by the few slaps Xu Mu had given her earlier.
Xiao Gui also noticed Xu Mu and the others. He merely cast them a casual glance before sitting down on a sofa on the other side.
Xiao Qiao went to grab some of the complimentary snacks placed there, occasionally glaring at Xu Mu.
Xu Mu’s expression remained unchanged. They had already been in the inner realm of the island nation, so it was perfectly understandable that they had returned to Dragon Nation at the same time.
Xu Mu and Chen Xuan no longer discussed any sensitive topics. The VIP lounge was not very large, and the others could definitely hear them clearly.
Just then, another person walked in.
She was a woman dressed in white. She was delicate and stunningly beautiful, giving off a fresh, otherworldly aura.
Her skin was as smooth as jade, and her eyes were like clear springs, utterly free of impurities.
Her long, jet-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, with several red ribbons woven through it.
This woman was none other than Miyako Fuka.
Xu Mu was somewhat surprised. He had actually run into two groups of acquaintances in a row. His luck was pretty good this time.
After entering, Miyako Fuka’s gaze fell on Xu Mu.
She took the initiative to sit down beside him and gave him a faint smile. “Xu Mu, I didn’t expect to run into you here.”
In the past, she had viewed Xu Mu as nothing more than a somewhat talented person.
But after the Martial Arts Championship ended, she realized that she had greatly underestimated him.
“Looks like we really are fated to meet,” Xu Mu said with a slight nod.
“Mommy! Can you be my mommy?”
When Xiao Qiao saw Miyako Fuka, her eyes lit up. This woman’s aura was simply too unique.
She was like a pure lotus emerging unstained from the mud.
Holding her snacks, Xiao Qiao walked up to Miyako Fuka and spoke with complete sincerity.
Xiao Gui, sitting nearby, felt somewhat helpless. But he had to admit that he really liked Miyako Fuka’s appearance and bearing.
Still, using Xiao Qiao’s approach during their very first meeting was a bit too forceful.
Miyako Fuka might even think that he had put the girl up to it.
“Xiao Qiao, get back here!” Xiao Gui called out.
But Xiao Qiao ignored him and continued introducing him to Miyako Fuka. “Mommy! That’s my daddy. Look how handsome he is. You two would make such a perfect couple!”
Miyako Fuka had originally intended to continue chatting with Xu Mu.
She had not come across Xu Mu this time by coincidence. After sending people to investigate and learning his flight information, she had deliberately rushed over.
She had not expected a little girl to suddenly barge into the situation.
“Sorry, but I’m not looking to date right now,” Miyako Fuka said, declining Xiao Qiao before turning her attention back to Xu Mu.
“Mommy! My daddy is really strong. He—”
Before Xiao Qiao could finish, Xiao Gui covered her mouth from behind and picked her up.
He gave Miyako Fuka an awkward smile. “Sorry. Don’t listen to this girl’s nonsense.”
Xu Mu was full of disdain.
Damn, he was smiling so gently in front of a beautiful woman. There was a good chance he had taken a liking to Miyako Fuka.
“It’s fine.” Miyako Fuka shook her head slightly. After that, she no longer looked at Xiao Gui. Instead, she gazed at Xu Mu. “What brings you here?”
Xiao Gui’s smile instantly froze.
Normally, he would not have cared about being ignored like this.
After all, he was a father with a child. Any ordinary woman who learned that he had a wife and child would deliberately keep her distance.
But after ignoring him, this woman had immediately started talking to Xu Mu.
Wasn’t that just a slap in the face?
Expressionless, Xiao Gui returned to his seat. He was finding Xu Mu more and more irritating.
“We came here to take care of something. We’re getting ready to head back now,” Xu Mu replied without going into detail. “What about you? Where are you headed?”
“I’m going to Dragon Nation to take care of something as well.”
Miyako Fuka did not elaborate either.
When it was almost time to board, the group took a private passage to first class.
On the plane, Xu Mu and Chen Xuan sat beside each other.
Miyako Fuka sat next to Xiao Qiao.
“Mommy! I knew the moment I saw you that you’d be a good mother.”
Xiao Qiao started up again.
Xu Mu chuckled. This little girl really was obsessed. He was even wondering whether he should play the homewrecker and steal Xiao Qiao’s biological mother away, becoming her stepfather himself.
Miyako Fuka was getting a little annoyed by Xiao Qiao as well. She said softly, “There’s someone I like already. Don’t say things like that anymore.”
“What a shame.”
Only then did Xiao Qiao fall silent.
…
The plane landed in Yanjing.
Xu Mu and Chen Xuan left the airport together.
Miyako Fuka also departed with them, but Xu Mu kept his senses focused on Xiao Gui the entire time.
After leaving the airport, Xu Mu saw Xiao Gui and Xiao Qiao get into a Rolls-Royce.
He quietly memorized the license plate, intending to investigate it later.
Outside the airport, Xu Mu said goodbye to Miyako Fuka and left in a car with Chen Xuan.
Miyako Fuka watched him disappear into the distance and sighed helplessly.
“This mission is still too difficult for me.”
…
After Xu Mu and Chen Xuan arrived outside Yanjing, they sent a message to Ji Liang.
Before long, a military off-road vehicle stopped in front of them.
The two of them climbed aboard and were taken to a military base.
Ji Liang was waiting there. Lin Ruoshi was there as well.
“Senior, Little Shi,” Xu Mu called out with a smile from a distance.
Lin Ruoshi nodded with a smile.
[Affection +10]
“You two made a great contribution this time,” Ji Liang said with a smile as he looked at them. “If it weren’t for you, we’d still be completely in the dark about their schemes.”
“It was all Brother Mu’s doing. I was just helping out,” Chen Xuan said with a wave of his hand.
“I couldn’t have completed the mission alone either.”
Xu Mu looked at Ji Liang and grinned. “Senior, is there any reward this time?”
“Of course there is. You foiled the enemy’s scheme and rescued Little Shi. She’s a precious talent of the Sanitation Office, just like the two of you.”
Ji Liang took two slips of paper bearing engraved seals from his person. They were covered in intricate patterns and looked almost like banknotes.
“These are ninth-grade exchange vouchers. As long as you’re in Dragon Nation, you can take them to any branch of the Sanitation Office and exchange them for whatever natural treasures you want.”
“Is it really that valuable?” Xu Mu asked.
He accepted the voucher and handed one to Chen Xuan.
“Of course. You’ll receive the item within three days at the latest. Before making an exchange, though, the staff will need to check their inventory. If they don’t have what you want, you can either choose something else or wait until it becomes available.”
Ji Liang explained the details to Xu Mu.
“These are real treasures. We can exchange them for whatever we’re lacking.”
Xu Mu put the voucher away, then said, “Senior, Old Chen wants to go to a large inner realm to gain some experience. Are there any missions over there?”
“It’s quite dangerous there. Without the strength to break through realms, it’s easy to lose your life.”
Ji Liang glanced at Chen Xuan.
“I’m not afraid! I only managed to reach the Transcendent Realm with Brother Mu’s pills. There are too few chances to fight in the outside world, and I want to grow stronger as quickly as possible.”
Chen Xuan clenched his fists, his gaze resolute.
“Good! Most of our missions take place in the inner realm.”
Ji Liang looked at Xu Mu. “Are you coming?”
“Of course I am. But I have a wife at home, so I’ll need to go back from time to time.”
As Xu Mu spoke, his phone began to vibrate. He took it out and glanced at the screen, only to see that Dai Xingluo was calling.
They had been studying Heaven-tier cultivation techniques at the Hanxian Sect all this time. Could they have mastered them already?
“That’s easy enough. What if I told you there’s an inner realm right here in Jiang City? And it’s a large-scale one at that.”
Ji Liang smiled.
“What?”
Xu Mu was so startled that he even forgot to answer the call. There was an inner realm in Jiang City?
He had never heard of it.
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
