Tu Shan Rui Is Going to Marry the Hat Guy

Xu Mu used the God’s Eye to inspect the man’s information.

Name: Hei Shen

Identity: eldest son of the Flood Dragon Clan’s third leader

Favorability: 0

Fate Level: 3 (maximum level: 10)

Xu Mu noticed that most of the people nearby left as soon as they heard Hei Shen’s name.

However, two people remained.

One was a young man with long black hair and a hooked nose. He was squatting on the ground, feeding a little girl.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man dressed in armor.

When Xu Mu had activated the God’s Eye and scanned everyone around him, he had already learned the young man’s identity.

His name was Li Han, the son of the Owl Clan leader.

Xu Mu remembered that Chen Xuan’s mission had been to infiltrate the Owl Clan.

Hei Shen’s expression gradually darkened. He first turned his gaze toward Xu Mu. “I told you to get lost. Can’t you understand me?”

Xu Mu smiled. “If you beg me, I might consider it.”

“Ant! You’re courting death!”

The moment Hei Shen finished speaking, the middle-aged man behind him walked toward Xu Mu.

Ying Weiyang pointed at Li Han. “There are people over there who haven’t left either. Why are you only driving us away?”

“That question really hits the nail on the head.”

Xu Mu smiled and placed a hand on Ying Weiyang’s head. “Because he’s merely the son of a third leader. The people over there include the son of the Owl Clan leader. Their statuses are different.”

Li Han revealed a faint smile when he heard this. He had to admit that he rather liked what Xu Mu had said.

Hei Shen, however, turned livid. Xu Mu’s words made it sound as though he was too afraid to act against Li Han.

“I’m only driving out the trash first.”

Hei Shen stared at Li Han with his vertical pupils. “The mere Owl Clan is nothing but a pack of chickens and dogs before my Flood Dragon Clan!”

“I admit that our Owl Clan is inferior to your Flood Dragon Clan, but who do you think you are, Hei Shen?”

Li Han’s face was full of disdain. “You’re the son of the third leader. Can you order the Flood Dragon Clan to launch an all-out war against us? At most, you can summon your father. But your father isn’t as powerful as mine!”

While they were arguing, the armored middle-aged man behind Hei Shen had already reached Xu Mu and the others.

He had just reached out to grab Xu Mu when a woman’s voice rang out from the distance.

“Stop!”

Everyone nearby turned around and saw a woman dressed in splendid clothes standing in the distance.

It was Tushan Rui.

She hurried over, first coming to Xu Mu’s side and asking worriedly, “Are you all right?”

“I’m fine.”

Xu Mu smiled. This woman looked even more beautiful in person than she had in the photograph.

He used the God’s Eye to inspect her information.

Name: Tushan Rui

Identity: Queen of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan; female lead of My Cultivation-Returning Husband Is a Super Dad

Favorability: 1

Fate Level: 8 (maximum level: 10)

Damn!

Xu Mu had never expected his guess to be right.

When he had learned that this woman was a widow, he had begun wondering whether she might be part of Hat Bro’s harem.

After all, Hat Bro liked this type of woman. Now that he had seen her for himself, his guess had been confirmed.

“You should leave quickly. You can’t afford to offend them.”

Tushan Rui spoke to Xu Mu.

“Thank you.”

Xu Mu nodded, then left with Ying Weiyang toward the orphanage’s entrance.

“Your Majesty!”

When the many children nearby saw Tushan Rui, they all ran toward her and surrounded her.

Tushan Rui gestured for them to spread out, then looked at Li Han and Hei Shen before her.

“There are many children here. I hope you won’t fight here. If you truly like children, you’re welcome to come. But if you’re only here to win my favor, I think you should give up.”

At this point, Tushan Rui’s expression became solemn.

“I’ve already decided who I’m going to marry.”

Xu Mu, who was preparing to leave in the distance, suddenly stopped.

She had already decided?

Could it be Hat Bro?

If it was him, Xu Mu would have to act and prevent her from becoming Xiao Gui’s female lead.

Xiao Gui was already so powerful. If he gained another female lead to provide him with Fate Power, wouldn’t he become even harder to deal with?

“Who is it?” Hei Shen asked with a frown. “Miss Tushan, I hope you’ll think this through carefully. If you marry me, our Flood Dragon Clan will allow you to retain your position as queen. You’ll continue ruling over the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.”

Li Han also spoke up. “He’s only the son of a third leader. I’m the son of the Owl Clan leader. If you marry me, our Owl Clan will be your strongest support. I’ll make you the queen of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Mu smiled faintly. These two had plans more elaborate than the other.

Their goal was to have Tushan Rui continue ruling the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.

But they wanted her to marry them as well.

Put simply, they wanted their respective clans to control the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan and annex it under the guise of legality.

“I’m sorry, but I cannot go against my ancestor’s final wishes. Since my king has died, I will either leave the clan or be buried with him.”

Tushan Rui shook her head slightly.

“What final wish?” Li Han looked at Tushan Rui. “Your tradition used to require a queen to be buried with her deceased husband, but later it was changed to allow remarriage. They were allowed to change it, so why can’t you? We’ve lived in Qingqiu and known each other since childhood. We’re around the same age. If you marry me, I’ll treat you well.”

“I’m sorry.”

Tushan Rui shook her head.

“Who is it? You have to tell us who he is, don’t you?” Hei Shen added.

Marrying Tushan Rui was an order from his father.

The Flood Dragon Clan spanned both the Northern Abyss and Qingqiu Continents, with its main forces stationed in the Northern Abyss.

His father governed the territory in Qingqiu.

If Hei Shen could marry Tushan Rui, he would be able to bring the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan under his control.

Their strength would certainly soar. By then, who would still call him the third leader?

The position of Jiao King in the Flood Dragon Clan had always gone to the strongest.

The current Jiao King had taken the throne only after defeating the previous ruler, Old Flood Dragon King Dantai.

“You don’t know him. His name is Xiao Gui. He’s helped me many times. He was the one who stabilized the hidden injuries in my grandmother’s body. He also has a daughter, and I’m very fond of her.”

Tushan Rui spoke without expression.

“Damn! It really is Hat Bro!”

Xu Mu had already brought Ying Weiyang outside the orphanage, but his perception allowed him to hear every word of their conversation clearly.

When he had faced Ye Chen and the others before, Xu Mu had intercepted their female leads in advance.

But Hat Bro seemed to spend a great deal of time in the Inner Realm and had already been developing there for a long time. Xu Mu had arrived too late. Intercepting them was no longer useful, since these female leads already knew the protagonists.

However, Tushan Rui had said that Hat Bro had stabilized her grandmother’s hidden injuries.

Could it be…

Xu Mu thought of the divine medicine he had gone to the Heavenly Imperial Clan to obtain earlier. That medicine had been used to treat injuries.

Could his purpose have been to heal Tushan Rui’s grandmother?

If that was truly the case, then Xu Mu still had room to make a move.

“All right, that’s enough. You don’t need to waste your efforts. Once I’ve finished handing everything over, I’ll leave with him.”

After saying this, Tushan Rui turned and walked away.

Xu Mu stood at the entrance, waiting for her.

He knew a thing or two about healing, too.