When Shui Yuanyao heard that it was Zilan Yin, he looked at Xu Mu, who was sitting across from him. “Could she be here to find you?”
“Definitely not. I haven’t contacted her since she escaped last time.”
Xu Mu took a black robe out of his spatial ring. “I’d better disguise myself.”
“Good idea.”
Shui Yuanyao looked toward the middle-aged man in the distance. “Go and bring her here.”
“Yes.”
The middle-aged man disappeared from the spot.
Xu Mu got to his feet and said with a smile, “Do I need to leave for a while?”
“No. We’re not familiar with Zilan Yin at all, so it probably isn’t anything important.”
Shui Yuanyao looked at Xu Mu as he spoke.
At present, the father and son urgently needed Xu Mu’s strength. They certainly wouldn’t do anything that might make him uncomfortable.
“All right, then. I’ll just stay here and keep quiet.”
Xu Mu nodded lightly.
He naturally understood the purpose of the father and son before him: they simply wanted to make use of him.
But Xu Mu wasn’t going to help them for nothing. Aside from whatever treasures they could offer, he also wanted them to deal with Shui Shu.
After learning about the organization known as Immortality from Jiang Sheng, Xu Mu had developed an instinctive disgust toward nearly all of its members.
There were very few things that Xu Mu truly hated from the bottom of his heart.
“Grandfather, Father, why don’t I leave first?”
Shui Miaomiao suddenly spoke from the side.
As the younger daughter, and one whose talent was not particularly outstanding, she had never been valued by them. Normally, they would never call her when discussing important matters.
“Why leave? You’re my granddaughter. Is there anything you can’t hear?”
How could Shui Zheng let Shui Miaomiao leave? She was currently the link between Xu Mu and them.
Perhaps Xu Mu had agreed to come because he liked her.
If Shui Miaomiao could marry someone like Xu Mu, then once he grew stronger, he would become an enormous asset to their clan.
However, Xu Mu’s relationship with the four great clans was still unclear, so they would have to wait and see.
Shui Miaomiao looked slightly surprised. She had not expected to be allowed to stay. Under normal circumstances, she definitely would not have received such treatment.
At that thought, she couldn’t help looking toward Xu Mu.
[Affection +10]
It was all because of the man before her that her grandfather and father had begun to take her seriously.
Just then, a burst of light appeared on the teleportation array in the distance.
Apart from the guard who had just reported in, there was also a figure dressed in a black robe.
After the guard withdrew, Zilan Yin removed the hood from her robe, revealing her seemingly gentle face.
“Why has the Ninth Princess of the Black Moon Clan suddenly come to visit us?”
Shui Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at Zilan Yin as she approached.
In his opinion, she had most likely come to question them about why they had invited Xu Mu over.
After all, the Black Moon Clan’s homeland was in Beiming, not far from the Water Spirit Clan.
They looked down arrogantly on every clan in the Beiming Continent, treating them as though they were servants.
However, Xu Mu was related to their clan leader position. Unless absolutely forced to, Shui Zheng could not afford to give up.
“I’m here to discuss an alliance with you.”
After arriving, Zilan Yin’s gaze fell on Xu Mu. “Who is this person?”
Clearly, she did not want outsiders to know what she had come to discuss.
“This is a friend of the Water Spirit Clan. He has done many things for us, so there’s no need for him to leave.”
Shui Zheng spoke in an even tone.
Zilan Yin nodded inwardly, then looked at Shui Zheng. “The struggle over your clan leader position is now common knowledge. I want to work with you and help you secure victory in the ruins trial.”
Shui Zheng and Shui Yuanyao exchanged glances. They could both see the distrust in each other’s eyes.
They knew very well that Shui Shu had an excellent relationship with the Black Moon Clan. Why would the famed Ninth Princess go out of her way to help them?
She was obviously here to act as a spy and pass information to Shui Shu.
“Heh! Does the Ninth Princess take us for three-year-olds? Everyone knows that Shui Shu is close to the Black Moon Clan. You’ve invited her, the Second Elder, to several of the Black Moon Clan’s ceremonies, yet never invited me, the clan leader. And now you suddenly want to help me?”
A trace of mockery appeared in Shui Zheng’s smile. “Do I look that foolish to you?”
“The clan leader should understand that even your small Water Spirit Clan has its internal struggles, let alone the Black Moon Clan.”
Zilan Yin paused before continuing, “Shui Shu is close to Zidian. She isn’t close to me.”
“What difference does that make? If Shui Shu calls Zidian over, would you dare stand with us and oppose him?”
Shui Yuanyao stared at Zilan Yin.
There were certain things he naturally did not dare say outright, such as how someone as timid and self-preserving as Zilan Yin could possibly dare compete with Zidian.
“I dare!”
Zilan Yin’s tone suddenly became solemn.
In truth, she had deliberately come to the Water Spirit Clan the day before to discuss this very matter.
However, she had run into Xu Mu, which had forced her plans to a halt.
When she fought Xu Mu, he had humiliated her as well, leaving her too embarrassed to stay any longer.
She had originally intended to leave, but when she remembered her plan, she turned back.
“Sigh… Ninth Princess, we don’t want to work with you. That should be enough, shouldn’t it?”
Shui Zheng sounded somewhat helpless. When one’s clan was weaker, every word had to be carefully weighed, and they could not be too direct.
He didn’t dare openly tell Zilan Yin to get lost, after all. She was one of the Black Moon Clan’s geniuses, and allowing things to become too hostile would be bad for his clan.
“You don’t believe me?”
Zilan Yin’s expression turned ugly.
“It’s not that we don’t believe you. We’ve already found the best candidate.”
Shui Yuanyao smiled. “Having too many people would only make things worse.”
Xu Mu also had no desire to work with Zilan Yin. Who knew what she was really thinking?
Since the two members of the Water Spirit Clan were unwilling to be too blunt, he decided to speak for them.
Without hesitation, he pulled down the hood of his black robe, revealing his face.
“You two seniors are being far too polite. Allow me to say it plainly.”
Seeing the shock on Zilan Yin’s face, Xu Mu mocked her without the slightest courtesy. “Someone as cowardly and self-serving as you actually dares to oppose Zidian? How am I supposed to believe that?”
“You… you brat! What are you doing here?”
Zilan Yin pointed at Xu Mu and questioned him angrily.
“Why can’t I be here?”
“I understand now!”
Zilan Yin suddenly turned around and looked at Shui Zheng and the others. “The person you invited to work with you is Xu Mu!”
“Now that things have come to this, there’s no point in deceiving you.”
Shui Zheng felt immensely pleased. Xu Mu was practically speaking for him, saying the things he himself had not dared to say.
“Coward, I know you won’t fight alongside me either, so please leave.”
Xu Mu waved dismissively at Zilan Yin.
“I’m not leaving!”
Zilan Yin forced herself to calm down.
Her fellow clan members had looked down on her, and she had to accomplish something to prove them wrong.
That bastard Zidian had always lorded it over her, relying on his superior talent and overwhelming strength.
This time, she had come specifically after learning that Zidian intended to help Shui Shu.
“I get it now. You’re a spy sent by Zidian, aren’t you? Your goal is to disrupt us.”
Xu Mu suddenly smiled as he spoke.
Shui Zheng and Shui Yuanyao secretly nodded. They felt the same way.
“Xu Mu, shut up! What do you know?”
Zilan Yin was so furious that her eyes began to redden.
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