Xu Mu moved incredibly fast, following the trajectory left by the falling vehicle as he sprinted down the mountain.
Miao He was right behind him, descending the mountain together.
If it really was Zhao Pinglu, she didn’t want Xu Mu to kill him.
She still wanted to find out the location of that powerful Gu insect.
Finally, the two of them reached the foot of the mountain, where a massive rock stood. There, they found the BMW from earlier.
The BMW was completely crushed now, and Xu Mu carefully examined it—there was no one inside.
He activated his perception, scanning all living things within range, but still found no trace of Fang Chu or Zhao Pinglu.
“Looks like they got out of the car beforehand.”
Xu Mu glanced around the dense mountain wilderness. Finding Fang Chu here wouldn’t be easy.
After all, Fang Chu possessed a very high Destiny rank.
“You were careless. You shouldn’t have let them get so far ahead,” Miao He said with a smile.
Still, the fact that they rolled down from such a height but managed to run away was enough to prove they weren’t ordinary people.
Maybe Xu Mu’s guess was right.
[Affinity +10]
With no other choice, Xu Mu began climbing back up the mountain.
Throughout the ascent, he kept his perception active.
But no matter how far he searched, there was no sign of Fang Chu.
Returning to the Wuling Hongguang, Xu Mu got in and drove away.
“Why are you doing so much for me? Or is Fang Chu your enemy?” Miao He asked.
“Fang Chu isn’t my enemy, just a rival,” Xu Mu replied, glancing at her. “I hate those lowlife men who use dirty tricks to force women. A real man makes a woman want him.”
[Affinity +10]
Miao He looked out the window, thinking this guy was definitely interesting.
...
Back at the Yangshan villa.
Xu Mu and Miao He got out of the car together.
Miao He hesitated for a moment when she saw the bottle of Maotai liquor in the car but eventually took it with her.
As a Gu practitioner, she had studied all kinds of poisonous insects and herbs.
Chun Ye Cao was colorless and tasteless, and with the strong flavor of the liquor, no normal person would notice it.
She suspected Xu Mu was lying to her.
Still, she decided to test it. If Xu Mu was telling the truth, then he had truly saved her life.
Before leaving, Xu Mu added Miao He’s contact information.
Since he had promised to cooperate with her, he wouldn’t go back on his word.
All he needed from Miao He was one thing: to find out the location of the ruins and tell him.
That way, Xu Mu wouldn’t have to search for it himself.
After bidding farewell to Miao He, Xu Mu left.
...
Miao He sat on the sofa, pouring the liquor from the bottle into a glass.
All poisons depended on dosage—if diluted enough, they were harmless.
Moreover, Chun Ye Cao wouldn’t kill anyone.
She went to the kitchen for a bowl of water, returned to the living room, and poured the water into the glass of liquor.
After stirring, she took a small sip.
Then she lay back on the sofa, closing her eyes to feel the effects.
About ten minutes later, Miao He felt something strange.
Although her mind was very calm, suddenly she couldn’t help but imagine scenes filled with passion and desire.
She was astonished to realize that the man she had imagined all along was none other than Xu Mu.
“Sure enough, it’s Spring Night Grass. Even with just this little, and diluted at that, it still has such an effect,” Miao He murmured softly, feeling a dull ache swelling in her head.
What if someone had forced down a whole cup or two of this poison?
【Affinity +20】
Though she didn’t know exactly how Xu Mu had figured out the wine was poisoned, one thing was clear—he had truly saved her life. Thinking back to Xu Mu’s tall figure and his formidable strength, everything suddenly made perfect sense.
Miao He immediately got up and headed to the bathroom, repeatedly rinsing her face with water.
This drug was indeed powerful; she dared not imagine what would have happened without Xu Mu’s help.
Gradually, the makeup on her face and the black tear stains beneath her eyes began to fade.
At that moment, she pinched something black between two fingers and pulled it out from her eye—a black contact lens.
In the mirror, Miao He’s eyes were a dark red.
She swept aside the silver hair covering her other eye and took out another black contact lens.
In the reflection, she now had silver hair and crimson eyes.
……
Xu Mu returned to the Mu Yue Group.
Thanks to Fang Chu, Zhao Pinglu had survived this time.
Since he was still alive, there was a good chance he might target Feng Yue again.
Xu Mu thought it best to keep Feng Yue at the company. If that wasn’t possible, then she should move out and stop working from the office.
At the company gate, Zhang Que was sitting, already smoking the cigarette Xu Mu had given him.
Xu Mu smiled and greeted him.
Zhang Que nodded with a smile.
Xu Mu walked inside the company, but suddenly recalled something Feng Yue had said.
According to the usual story, Zhang Que was a villain, yet he seemed to treat him well.
Besides, he even wanted to introduce him to a potential partner. Could he really be a bad guy?
He arrived at Feng Yue’s office.
Xu Mu found Feng Yue packing her things.
“Moving out?” Xu Mu asked with a smile.
“Boss, you’re back?” Feng Yue glanced back, then said, “I’m afraid of dying. If I can’t fight it, I’ll just avoid it.”
“What about the company affairs?” Xu Mu asked.
“Don’t worry about that. I’ve already handed everything over. I can still issue orders online,” Feng Yue replied.
She zipped up her suitcase and smiled at Xu Mu. “I just rented a villa. Boss, I’ll need you to take me there later.”
“No problem,” Xu Mu nodded.
……
Fang Chu clutched his backside, repeatedly pounding a nearby tree with his fists.
Humiliation!
This was the greatest shame of his life!
He hadn’t felt this frustrated even in the Guo family.
Right now, only one thought filled his mind:
This incident must never be known by anyone else.
Otherwise, he’d rather die.
If this got out, he would never hold his head high again.
Even if he stood at the pinnacle of the world, there would always be people sneering at him for being bested.
Fang Chu’s face was dark and gloomy, his lips twitching uncontrollably.
Endure! Endure!
Damn it, I can’t endure this!
“Brother! Sorry, I really didn’t know anything,” Zhao Pinglu said awkwardly.
In fact, he had sensed halfway through that the person in front of him was Fang Chu.
But the arrow was already on the string—he had to shoot. Since it was done, he might as well see it through.
“Old Zhao, it’s alright. After all, we’re brothers,” Fang Chu said, patting Zhao Pinglu’s shoulder.
Suddenly, a razor blade appeared in the palm of Fang Chu’s hand.
Whoosh!
In an instant, a crimson line appeared across Zhao Pinglu’s neck.
Blood gushed out uncontrollably.
“Fang Chu! You bastard…”
Zhao Pinglu’s eyes widened in shock as he clutched his neck, but the blood kept pouring out relentlessly.
“Sorry, brother. If you were still alive, you’d become my inner demon. You deserve to die,” Fang Chu said, his expression calm and unshaken.
In truth, he had been planning to get rid of Zhao Pinglu for some time.
His plan was to kill Zhao Pinglu right after he had been with Miao He, just as Zhao Pinglu was about to make his move.
A woman like her was too precious to waste.
Besides, Miao He was stronger than Zhao Pinglu.
With this deeper connection, perhaps Miao He would come to follow him in the future.
But make no mistake—he had no intention of letting Miao He go.
invincible power, Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world, bound to a sign-in system that grants him cultivation rewards and various peerless treasures daily. While others struggle desperately to break through their cultivation realms, he has long since reached the pinnacle of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive Emperor whose true strength even he himself cannot fathom. Originally planning to lie low and retire peacefully on Purple Bamboo Peak, the system suddenly issues a new task — take on disciples. With no other choice, Gu Changge casually picks up a few disciples: The eldest disciple, born with a War God Constitution, is thrown a copy of "War God Stratagems" by him, and ends up conquering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming a peerless War God who sweeps across the cosmos. The second disciple, possessing a Chaos Sword Body, can break all techniques with a single sword, his swordsmanship unmatched throughout history. He points his sword at the heavens: "My master said, the sword and the man stand together. If the sword perishes... my master will give me another one." The third disciple, a reborn Empress who returns to her throne, her elegance and grace overshadowing all beings. And without anyone noticing, his own sect, the Qingxuan Sect, has become the number one sect on the continent. Looking at these unbelievably formidable disciples, Gu Changge, holding the "Primordial Purple Qi" he just signed in for, falls into deep thought: — Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful retirement? How did I become the ultimate master?!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
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?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
