"You stay in Yang City these few days. I'll notify you as soon as I have news."
Xu Mu picked up a chicken leg and took a bite. "Do you need money? I can lend you some."
"No need. Qin Yanzi from the Qin Family gave me over a hundred grand last time. That’ll last me a while."
Chen Xuan grinned at Xu Mu. "I’ll take these days to experience city life."
"Alright."
Xu Mu nodded with a smile.
After finishing their meal, the two parted ways.
Xu Mu’s mind wandered, contemplating how to handle Chen Xuan.
One thing was certain—he wouldn’t deal with Chen Xuan the same way he had with Lin Yang.
Once in his car, Xu Mu dialed Jiang Huihui’s number.
After a long pause, she finally answered. "Xu Mu!"
"Where are you? I need to talk."
Xu Mu spoke into the phone.
"I’m at home, arguing with my grandpa. Can’t leave now—I’ll call you back later!"
With that, Jiang Huihui hung up.
Xu Mu stared at his phone, momentarily stunned.
After a moment’s thought, he figured Jiang Huihui might have reached the Divine Ability realm and was negotiating terms with her grandfather.
Shrugging it off, he decided to return to Jiang City to find Meng Wanyue since nothing urgent demanded his attention.
……
Meanwhile, Xu Shou and Xu Ningbing had spent the entire day running around Yang City.
Now seated in the back of a Rolls-Royce, Xu Ningbing scowled. "What’s the deal with the Chai Family? Weren’t they focused on entertainment? Why are they suddenly opposing us at every turn?"
Xu Shou chuckled lightly, gazing out the window. "They’re expanding their reach, especially with Yang City in chaos. But we’ve been building this for twenty years—newcomers like them won’t find it easy to compete."
"True. We’re not like before—our cash flow is solid now."
Xu Ningbing’s expression softened slightly before she pouted. "That brat Xu Mu isn’t even pulling his weight…"
"Stop the car!"
Xu Shou’s voice suddenly sharpened, startling Xu Ningbing mid-sentence.
"Dad, what’s wrong?"
"I… saw an old acquaintance."
Xu Shou’s eyes narrowed as he stared out the window, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.
The driver immediately pulled over and cut the engine.
They were on Yang City Bridge, where a middle-aged man leaned against the railing.
Dressed in a suit with a purple tie, he appeared to be in his early forties.
His face was gaunt, cheeks hollow, with faint crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes.
His pupils were small, giving him a fierce, almost beast-like gaze.
A cigarette dangled from his lips as he exhaled smoke into the breeze.
Xu Shou stepped out of the car and approached him.
The wind tugged at the man’s sleeve, revealing his missing right arm.
The man’s dull eyes suddenly widened when he noticed Xu Shou walking toward him.
Xu Shou plucked the cigarette from the man’s mouth, tossed it to the ground, and crushed it under his shoe.
Then he pulled out a pack of Tianye cigarettes. "Have one of mine."
"Shou-ge…"
The man accepted the cigarette, his expression dazed. "I wasn’t here for you."
"I know."
Xu Shou flicked his lighter, lighting the man’s cigarette first before his own.
Leaning against the railing, the two smoked in silence.
Just then, the Rolls-Royce’s rear window rolled down, revealing Xu Ningbing’s striking face.
"Your daughter?" the man murmured.
Xu Shou nodded.
"She looks just like her, especially those eyes."
The man sighed. "Hard to believe so much time has passed."
"Xiao Que, why are you in Yang City?" Xu Shou asked between drags.
"Jiangbei’s about to see some major upheaval. Interested, Shou-ge?"
Zhang Que flicked ash into the wind, tilting his head toward the sky.
"Not really. These days, I’m just focused on making money and retiring in peace."
Xu Shou finished his cigarette and clapped Zhang Que’s shoulder. "I’m heading out."
Zhang Que watched Xu Shou’s retreating figure, his throat bobbing. "Shou-ge, remember how unstoppable we were back then?"
"Even legends grow old. I’m just a fifty-year-old has-been now."
Xu Shou didn’t turn back, merely waving a hand.
"I’m still young, though."
Zhang Que whispered to himself as Xu Shou drove away.
……
Xu Mu had already returned to Jiang City. A phone call led him to Meng Wanyue, who was training in the woods outside the city.
Arriving there, he noticed the trees bore deep gashes from dagger strikes.
Meng Wanyue, dressed in workout gear with her hair tied back, was drenched in sweat, panting heavily.
The moment she spotted Xu Mu, her face lit up. "Boss Xu!"
[Affection +20]
"Wanyue, is the technique giving you trouble?" Xu Mu asked with a smile.
"It’s way harder than Phantom Blade. But then again, it’s a legendary Earth-grade technique—far beyond anything I’ve tried before."
Meng Wanyue looked at Xu Mu with gratitude.
Even now, she couldn’t believe he’d entrusted her with such a high-level skill.
"Show me."
Xu Mu gestured.
If it worked well, he might even try learning it himself.
Meng Wanyue nodded, assuming a combat stance with her dagger held horizontally.
Whoosh!
A shadowy figure suddenly darted from her body, streaking past a nearby tree.
Crack!
The trunk split with a deep gash.
"There’s more to it—I should be able to control the shadow, but I’m not there yet."
Meng Wanyue lowered her head sheepishly.
"You’re doing great for an Earth-grade technique."
Xu Mu beckoned her over. "Let’s head back. Take the day off."
"Okay."
She sheathed her dagger and followed him.
Just as they got into the car, Xu Mu’s phone rang.
It was Xu Ningbing.
"What’s up?" Xu Mu answered.
"Are you in Jiang City now?" Her voice was urgent.
"Just got back."
"Get to the company—someone’s surrounded it!"
Xu Ningbing rushed on. "Dad and I are still on the road."
Without hesitation, Xu Mu drove straight to their family’s headquarters with Meng Wanyue.
Outside the building, a crowd of over a dozen people shouted angrily.
Some held banners that read: "Black-hearted company! Selling fake medicine! Give us justice for our dead!"
A young man at the front yelled through a megaphone:
"Xu Corporation’s weight-loss pills killed my father! Is there no justice? No law?"
Beside him, others filmed the scene on their phones.
Xu Mu’s expression darkened.
Rumors spread like wildfire online, while the truth lagged behind.
This was clearly a targeted attack.
Their medicine was purely herbal, designed to induce satiety—how could it possibly be lethal?
His mind raced. The Feng Family seemed unlikely. Could it be Fang Chu?
"Boss Xu, what’s the plan?"
Meng Wanyue’s eyes glinted dangerously. "Should I make him disappear tonight?"
+ 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!
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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!
