Identity Exposed

Xu Mu altered his voice, making it sound a little older. “We’re going to the White Stone Clan to take care of something.”

He had now confirmed that these three were following the Xiao Clan on their way to the Battlefield of Gods.

Since they could follow so precisely, they must have another way of knowing where the people ahead were going.

There was no need for Xu Mu to keep following Chen Xuan. Following these three would serve just as well.

“The White Stone Clan?”

The old man nodded inwardly. “This direction does indeed lead to the White Stone Clan’s territory.”

“I told you, didn’t I? Two Transcendent cultivators actually expect to go somewhere like that? Aren’t they just asking to die?”

The young man smiled and shrugged. “Let’s hurry and catch up. We don’t want to lose them later.”

The old man nodded as well. “Let’s go.”

Only Hathaway carefully studied Xu Mu’s figure before quickly catching up with the other two.

Xu Mu and Ying Weiyang slowed down even further, eventually keeping Hathaway and the others just at the edge of their perception.

“Xu Mu, that man just looked down on you. If you hadn’t stopped me from speaking, I would’ve cursed him out already,” Ying Weiyang said from beside him.

“You have to keep your composure. If we run into people like them again, continue pretending to be mute. Only speak when I tell you to.”

“Don’t worry. As long as it’s a task you’ve given me, I guarantee I’ll complete it.”

As Ying Weiyang spoke, she lightly bumped Xu Mu with her shoulder. “Then, can you still eat me tonight?”

“Damn!”

Xu Mu was dumbfounded. Thinking back to what had happened the previous night, he realized that Ying Weiyang had no idea what modesty was.

Whenever she felt good, she simply voiced it right then and there.

Ultimately, it was because she had lost her memory. She was like a blank sheet of paper.

So far, Xu Mu had encountered two especially representative types of women: Ye Tong and Fu Jinyu.

Ye Tong was the standard gentle woman. She was too embarrassed to say anything directly and didn’t dare express herself easily, especially when it came to that sort of thing. She always substituted flushed cheeks and body language for words.

Fu Jinyu was another type entirely. She acted as if she didn’t care, pretending to be proper while constantly holding herself back.

It seemed that, as an Empress, she felt she shouldn’t reveal such a bashful side.

As for how Xu Mu knew she was always restraining herself, he could tell from the imperial weapon she carried.

Whenever she held herself back, she would grip her weapon tightly.

Fortunately, the weapon was powerful. Otherwise, it would surely have shattered.

But Ying Weiyang was an extreme in the other direction. Because of her amnesia, she had no inhibitions whatsoever. She was practically like someone who had taken an aphrodisiac herb, making no effort to hide anything.

“Keep a low profile. What’s going through your head all day?”

Xu Mu glared at Ying Weiyang.

“All right. I know happy times are always short-lived. We can’t be happy all day long.”

Ying Weiyang nodded thoughtfully. “How about I eat you instead?”

Xu Mu was speechless. “You’re mute right now. Shut your mouth.”

…

The two of them were no longer following the Xiao Clan, but the Saintlight Clan.

After traveling for more than two hours, Chen Xuan’s voice came through once again.

“Brother Mu, we’ve arrived. The entrance is on the cliff across from us. There’s a small cave there. We’re going to release our qi to speed up. You’d better wait until we’ve gone inside before following us.”

“All right, I understand.”

Xu Mu wasn’t in a hurry. He continued following behind the three members of the Saintlight Clan.

Suddenly, the old man from the Saintlight Clan spoke. “They’re releasing their qi!”

Hearing this, Hathaway said solemnly, “That’s going to be difficult. If we release our qi as well, they might notice us.”

“Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and catch them!”

The other young man immediately began sprinting into the distance.

When Xu Mu saw this, he hoisted Ying Weiyang onto his shoulder and followed closely behind them.

“Brother Mu! The people from the Xiao Clan are being very careful. They won’t let us stop for even a moment and are telling us to enter immediately. We’ve gone in first.”

After Chen Xuan’s telepathic message ended, his voice disappeared.

In the distance, Xu Mu sensed that the three members of the Saintlight Clan had also stopped.

If nothing unexpected had happened, they had already lost track of them.

Their method was probably some kind of formation token capable of locating people. It could only sense a person’s position and couldn’t transmit messages the way Xu Mu could.

Therefore, when the formation token suddenly disappeared, they had no idea exactly where it had vanished.

Xu Mu put Ying Weiyang down and used an illusion formation to alter his appearance. He then continued forward at an unhurried pace.

From beginning to end, they had been traveling in a straight line. As long as he confirmed that there was a sheer cliff ahead with a cave in it, that had to be the entrance.

About ten minutes later, Xu Mu saw a towering stone mountain ahead.

The cliff face on this side was incredibly steep. As he drew closer, he spotted a small opening nearly four to five hundred meters above the ground.

To the naked eye, it looked no more than a tiny black speck.

Using his perception, he discovered that the three members of the Saintlight Clan had split up to search the area. Clearly, they didn’t know the exact location.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the black-robed old man from the Saintlight Clan appeared in front of Xu Mu.

Xu Mu pretended to be startled and immediately shielded Ying Weiyang behind him. “Senior, is there something you need?”

“Do you know whether there are any ruins or places like that nearby?”

The old man smiled as he asked the question.

“Ruins? I don’t know of any.”

Xu Mu shook his head.

At that moment, Hathaway also came over from the distance. “Which race are you from?”

“We’re mixed-bloods.”

Xu Mu removed the hood of his black robe, revealing his face.

He had only altered two things with the illusion formation, fearing that if he inscribed too much of the formation, the person in front of him might notice.

He had merely made his cheeks fuller, giving himself a round, plump face, and changed his eyes to gold.

“You two can leave.”

Hathaway waved Xu Mu away.

Xu Mu grabbed Ying Weiyang’s hand and hurried toward the distance.

“We can’t find it! This area is too large. The three of us alone will never manage to locate it.”

The young man landed on the ground as well. He then looked toward Xu Mu in the distance. “You two, wait!”

Xu Mu cursed inwardly, but still turned around. “Senior, is there something else?”

“Don’t leave. Help us search this area and see whether you can find any ruins. At the Transcendent level, you should still be capable of searching for them.”

The young man spoke indifferently.

“That works. Two more people are better than just the three of us.”

The old man chimed in. He then took out a fist-sized spirit stone and said, “This is payment for your efforts. If you find it, we’ll give you a hundred pounds of spirit stones.”

“Thank you, Senior, but we don’t need the spirit stones.”

Xu Mu politely declined.

“No! We of the Saintlight Clan act with integrity and don’t like owing anyone anything.”

The old man extended his hand.

Xu Mu had no choice but to walk over and accept the spirit stone.

The old man smiled. “I knew I wasn’t mistaken. There are traces of a formation on you. Who are you, and why are you disguising your identity in front of us?”

Xu Mu cursed inwardly. He hadn’t expected this old man to be a formation expert.

The other two also turned their attention toward Xu Mu.

“I’m wanted by someone, so…”

“Remove the formation!”

The old man interrupted Xu Mu’s excuse.

“All right. I’ll remove it, then.”

Xu Mu backed up to Ying Weiyang’s side.