Yun Wu noticed Jiang Huihui gripping her dagger, while the other hand clenched into a fist, swinging toward Jiang Huihui.
Jiang Huihui raised her own fist in response.
Boom!
Their forces collided in an instant.
The ground beneath them cracked, fissures spreading into the distance.
Jiang Huihui’s body shuddered, releasing the dagger as she was sent flying backward.
"Little sister, considering you’re quite the beauty, I’d hate to kill you. But if you stand in my way again, you’ll die too!"
As Yun Wu spoke, faint green light flickered across the back of her hand.
Jiang Huihui’s eyes widened in shock.
Divine Ability Realm!
"If I capture you, I’ll be just one step away from becoming captain!"
Jiang Huihui’s excitement surged as she launched another attack at Yun Wu.
"Ah, it seems I’ll have to be ruthless after all."
Yun Wu narrowed her eyes, abandoning restraint and unleashing a lethal strike.
Boom!
Their energies clashed once more.
Jiang Huihui’s body was flung uncontrollably through the air.
Xu Mu, witnessing this, immediately rushed forward and caught Jiang Huihui from behind.
It seemed Jiang Huihui, at the peak of Gang Qi, couldn’t handle this. He’d have to step in himself.
"Run! Leave her to me!"
Jiang Huihui broke free from Xu Mu’s arms, her eyes still blazing with excitement.
No sooner had she spoken than blood spilled from her lips, her chewing gum dropping to the ground.
"You’re bleeding!" Xu Mu exclaimed.
"I need to bleed to get serious!"
As she spoke, a faint crimson mist began to seep from her body.
Whoosh!
The ground beneath Jiang Huihui shattered as she lunged at Yun Wu again.
Yun Wu’s expression twisted in disbelief at her speed. "This technique… Earth-grade? No—could it be Heaven-grade?"
Boom!
Another collision of power.
Jiang Huihui’s blood-qi surged like a tidal wave, forcing Yun Wu—a Divine Ability cultivator—back two steps.
Jiang Huihui entered a frenzied state, attacking relentlessly with blinding speed.
Yun Wu watched her exhilarated gaze, and a glint of admiration flickered in her own eyes.
This girl… has style!
As an assassin, her target wasn’t this woman.
Besides, Jiang Huihui was beautiful—Yun Wu felt no urge to kill her. Instead, she considered recruiting her.
She retreated swiftly, hurling two steel spikes at Xu Mu before turning to flee.
Jiang Huihui swiped her hand, her released qi deflecting the spikes, and gave chase without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, both vanished from Xu Mu’s sight.
"That Jiang Huihui… she’s no ordinary background."
Xu Mu shook his head. After all, her grandfather had close ties to the formidable Wei Jingzhi.
Her strength was nothing to scoff at.
His gaze then fell on a backpack Yun Wu had left behind. He walked over and opened it.
Inside were mostly weapons—daggers, short blades, steel spikes, throwing stars.
And a rope woven from Ghost Vine Silk.
"This rope is a treasure."
Xu Mu opened his storage space and tucked it inside.
The rest of the weapons? He tossed them into the river.
Returning to the roadside, he sat on his electric scooter and pulled out his phone to make a call.
After a few rings, Chen Cai answered. "Young Master Xu, with all the trending topics today, I assume that’s your handiwork?"
"Never mind that. Feng Kang and Feng Ruili have gone into hiding. You need to return to the Feng family and take charge immediately."
Xu Mu spoke to Chen Cai.
"But right now... if I show up, I’ll definitely be taken in for questioning, won’t I? My son has already been taken away."
Chen Cai’s voice came through the phone.
"So what if you’re taken in? With your cunning, you shouldn’t be afraid of that. It’s not like you were the one who did those illegal things."
A faint smile appeared on Xu Mu’s face.
"Does Young Master Xu have any strategies?" Chen Cai asked.
"Go find Feng Yue. She’s one of my people. She should be able to give you a few good methods."
Xu Mu then asked into the phone, "Do you have her number?"
"I do!"
Chen Cai let out a deep sigh. She never expected things to escalate like this.
But now, she had no choice but to follow Xu Mu’s instructions—it was the only way to save her life.
...
Xu Mu looked into the distance as Jiang Huihui approached, her face smeared with dirt.
There were traces of blood on her cheeks, and her clothes were torn in several places.
"Huihui, are you okay?"
Xu Mu rode over on his electric scooter.
"I’m fine, but she got away."
Jiang Huihui shook her head lightly. "Seems like I’m really not cut out to be a captain. The opportunity was right in front of me, and I still couldn’t seize it."
"Being able to fight above your level is already impressive."
Seeing Jiang Huihui’s dejected expression, Xu Mu smiled reassuringly. "Let’s head back."
"Alright."
Jiang Huihui sat on the back seat, but this time, she didn’t deliberately keep her distance from Xu Mu.
Instead, she pressed her grimy cheek against his back.
This defeat had truly shaken her.
Xu Mu wasn’t worried at all. After all, Yun Wu would come looking for him again.
She might even reappear any moment now.
If Jiang Huihui couldn’t handle it, then he’d just have to step in himself.
According to the original plot, Yun Wu wasn’t a bad person.
Her organization didn’t target those who stood for justice.
Killing her would be a shame—Xu Mu needed to think of another way.
Suddenly, a smile crossed his face.
Got it.
Jiang Huihui remained pressed against Xu Mu’s back the entire time, silent, not even chewing her usual bubblegum or mints.
Xu Mu stopped the scooter and suddenly called out, "Huihui!"
"What is it?"
Jiang Huihui jolted, snapping out of her thoughts.
"What exactly is our relationship now?"
Xu Mu asked abruptly.
Jiang Huihui thought for a moment before answering, "We’re friends, I guess."
She didn’t dislike Xu Mu. In fact, he was nothing like the rumors made him out to be.
"Just friends? That’s not enough." Xu Mu shook his head.
"What do you mean?"
"If we were good friends, I’d want to give you a gift."
Xu Mu said calmly.
"What gift?"
Jiang Huihui pressed.
"A Qi Sea Pill."
Xu Mu pulled out a blue pill from his pocket. "Your current level is strong, but this pill still has a high chance of helping you break through."
Instead of showing a favorability meter above her head, Jiang Huihui’s expression turned wary as she jumped off the scooter.
"Xu Mu! Something’s off about you!"
"What’s wrong with me?"
Xu Mu tucked the pill away again.
"Earlier, you said I could fight above my level. How do you know about my cultivation stage?"
Jiang Huihui stared at him intently. "And you just casually pulled out a seventh-grade pill. Who are you?"
"Who am I? Just a guy who met an old master. He said I had ‘astonishingly gifted bones,’ taught me a few tricks, and gave me some pills."
Xu Mu shrugged.
"Why would you give something so valuable to me?"
Jiang Huihui's expression turned serious. She swallowed hard before finally blurting out, "You're not... into me, are you?"
As she spoke, black text floated above her head.
[Affection Points +20]
"Huh?"
Xu Mu was utterly confused.
"My standards are high, you know. The man I'm with... has to treat me well."
Jiang Huihui averted her gaze and muttered under her breath.
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!
+ 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!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
