What does this woman want to do

Xu Mu glanced at Zilan Yin in the distance as she approached with a guard and said softly, “How would I know? Why don’t you go over there yourself?”

“Tch!”

Zilan Yin gave a light snort and left with the guard.

For some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of joy.

Thinking about it carefully, she had originally planned to face Zidian head-on by herself. In her eyes, there had been almost no hope of success.

But now Xu Mu had joined her. With him around, her chances of success had increased considerably.

Xu Mu watched Zilan Yin leave and gently shook his head.

He returned to his building. There were only two rooms inside: a living room and a bedroom.

He moved a rocking chair from the living room out onto the grass, lay down in it, and enjoyed the breeze blowing against his face.

He closed his eyes, but he had barely rested for a moment before Zilan Yin’s voice rang out again.

“Xu Mu! I’ll give you credit—you knew better than to badmouth me in front of them.”

Zilan Yin stood on the road and called out toward Xu Mu.

Xu Mu ignored her. He did not even lift his eyelids.

“You…”

Zilan Yin was just about to continue when she suddenly turned around and looked toward the teleportation array in the distance.

A woman in a blue dress walked over with a smile on her face.

It was Shui Shu.

“Oh my, isn’t this the Ninth Princess? What brings you here?”

Shui Shu looked at Zilan Yin in surprise.

“I’m here as a guest.”

Whenever she faced other people, Zilan Yin returned to her former gentle demeanor.

“I’d say you’re here to see Xu Mu, aren’t you? Still, you two mustn’t start fighting in our ruins.”

As Shui Shu spoke, she walked toward Xu Mu. “Little brother Xu Mu, could I have a word with you?”

“Of course.”

Xu Mu opened his eyes and looked at the woman expressionlessly.

If what Shui Zheng had said was true, then this woman was far too vicious. Beneath that beautiful exterior lurked a man-eating demon.

“Why don’t you come to my place for a visit?”

Shui Shu smiled invitingly. “I’ve prepared all sorts of interesting things there.”

“I’d rather not. I’m sure Senior has already guessed that I’ve chosen to stand with Senior Shui Yuanyao. If I go with you, I’m afraid he might misunderstand.”

Xu Mu had no intention of going with her. What if there was some danger waiting for him?

He was not worried that Shui Shu would kill him. What he feared were the crooked methods she might use.

After all, someone as shameless as her had no limits left to cross.

What if she accused him of disrespecting her or claimed that he had made some improper advances? Even if Xu Mu jumped into the Yellow River, he would never be able to clear his name.

A flicker passed through Shui Shu’s eyes. She had not expected her guess to be correct—Xu Mu really had agreed to join Shui Yuanyao’s faction.

Killing intent gradually surfaced in her heart. That brat could have arrived at any other time, yet he had chosen to show up now.

She had just received word that the election would officially begin tomorrow.

If Xu Mu had arrived a few days earlier, she would definitely have found a way to deal with him. But now, there was simply no time.

“Little brother, I still advise you not to join them. You’ll be in danger when the time comes. You haven’t grown strong enough yet, so it would be best not to get involved in this kind of struggle.”

Shui Shu smiled. “I’m saying this for your own good. I truly look forward to seeing how far you’ll go in the future.”

“I’m sorry, but I think Senior Shui Yuanyao is a good person. When the Black Moon Clan threatened me earlier, he dared to speak up for me. That moved me.”

Xu Mu’s expression remained as calm as still water, without the slightest ripple.

“All right. Since that’s your decision, there’s nothing I can do.”

With that, Shui Shu turned and left.

She simply did not want her odds of winning to decrease. That was all.

With Zidian’s help, what did Xu Mu amount to?

He was not the only one capable of fighting above his level. Zidian could do the same.

Moreover, Zidian had already reached the fourth stage of the World-Breaking Realm.

Even Shui Shu, who was at the eighth stage, found him extremely troublesome. As for Xu Mu, who had not even reached the World-Breaking Realm, he had no chance at all.

Only after Shui Shu had left did Zilan Yin approach with a smile.

“Xu Mu, you’ve really made me see you in a new light.”

Xu Mu glanced at her indifferently. “What do you mean?”

“Most men wouldn’t be able to resist Shui Shu’s allure, yet you kept a completely blank expression from beginning to end. That really surprised me.”

Zilan Yin naturally knew who Shui Shu was. Across the entire Beiming Continent, she was a renowned figure.

Even Shui Zheng, the clan leader, was not as famous as she was.

She had possessed extraordinary talent since childhood, and, on top of that, she was beautiful. Even now, her full and proud figure was enough to make countless men drool.

Of course, looks alone were not enough to make Shui Shu so famous.

Her greatest strength was that she possessed both beauty and power.

By the standards of the Inner Realm, she was already considered an old woman. But the key point was that she had reached the eighth stage.

To experts at the same level, she still looked like a young girl.

Not to mention, she had a very good chance of breaking through to the ninth stage.

“I’m not interested in older women.”

Xu Mu shrugged.

“Is that so?”

Zilan Yin suddenly raised a hand and brushed back her hair. “That makes sense. Who wouldn’t prefer someone young and beautiful like me?”

“You’re young? How old are you?”

“I’m only fifty this year.”

“Hello, Auntie.”

“Damn you!”

Zilan Yin walked up to Xu Mu and kicked his rocking chair, nearly sending it toppling over.

Xu Mu rocked violently several times before the chair slowly came to rest.

“What do you know? Who says we’re like you weaklings from the outside world, living such short lives?”

Zilan Yin snorted. “Compared to your age, you should divide mine by two.”

“Why? Can’t a twenty-year-old woman have children?”

“Of course she can! But our bodies mature more slowly than yours, and our youth lasts longer.”

Zilan Yin put her hands on her hips as she spoke.

“Then you really are a meat-loving good girl.”

Xu Mu waved at her. “Go away. You’re blocking the breeze.”

“Tch! You think I’m eager to stay here?”

Zilan Yin turned around and walked off with a flourish.

Since Xu Mu was inside the ruins, it was inconvenient for him to look for Chen Xuan, so he could only rest there.

Before he knew it, night had fallen.

Xu Mu returned to his bedroom and lay down on the bed. The competition for clan leader would begin tomorrow, and he would finally cross swords with the true geniuses of the four great clans inside the ruins.

It was the perfect opportunity to find out just how powerful Zidian was.

Through his perception, he could easily see Zilan Yin.

She had already gone to bed and fallen asleep.

Before long, the silver moon at the center of her brow gradually became full.

Once it reached its full-moon state, purple flames ignited around her body.

However, the flames quickly dissipated, and she transformed into a demonic form with horns atop her head.

Her skin became a black suit of armor that covered her entire body, outlining her perfect figure.

Although she could not compare with Sister Empress, her size was still comparable to Dai Xingluo’s.

Xu Mu remembered that the last time she had entered this form, purple flames had burned around her body, covering her entire face. Only the glowing, circular moon at the center of her brow had remained visible.

But this time, no flames covered her face. Her features were exposed, dark violet in color, while her hair had turned white.

When she opened her eyes, her pupils changed as well, resembling two silver full moons.

To people with certain peculiar tastes, she was even more alluring in this state than she was normally.

Suddenly, Zilan Yin flew out of her building and arrived at Xu Mu’s building in the blink of an eye.

“What the hell? What is this woman trying to do?”

Xu Mu immediately sat up in bed.