Xu Mu was currently thinking of a plan. Within this ruin, the most troublesome ones should be Li Mopan and Xie Wangwei.
"How long have you been imprisoned here?"
Xu Mu suddenly looked at Fu Jinyu. "What is their purpose in imprisoning you?"
"About three or four days. I'm not sure what they want either."
Fu Jinyu shook her head slightly.
"How often does Li Mopan come here?"
Xu Mu continued to inquire.
"I don't know that either. But judging by the mental state of the guards, it should be at night."
During these days, Fu Jinyu had been observing the guards. Whenever Li Mopan was about to arrive, their mental state wasn't good; they would yawn from time to time, so she guessed it was at night.
Xu Mu nodded secretly to himself, feeling reassured.
Through his perception, he knew that neither Li Mopan nor Xie Wangwei were in the palace above, and the stone door was currently closed. They shouldn't be noticed by others.
Thinking of this, Xu Mu opened his storage space and took out his teleportation token.
"I have this thing on me. It can teleport me directly from here to a location ten kilometers away."
Xu Mu said, looking at Fu Jinyu.
Seeing this, Fu Jinyu's eyes were full of surprise. "You got caught on purpose?"
"Correct."
Xu Mu nodded.
[Favorability +2]
Fu Jinyu's opinion of Xu Mu improved slightly. In her view, people who weren't afraid of death were true heroes.
What she hated most were people who were not only despicable and vile but also cowardly and afraid of death.
Although this Xu Mu before her seemed somewhat shady, he dared to take risks alone, which made him somewhat of a character.
"What do you need me to do?" Fu Jinyu asked calmly.
"In a moment, after you deal with the people here, charge out and restrain Xie Wangwei and Li Mopan. I will rescue the others in the shortest time possible."
Xu Mu handed the teleportation token to Fu Jinyu. "The other token is on the mountain opposite the palace. If you're in danger, teleport there immediately."
[Favorability +3]
Fu Jinyu's expression showed some surprise. "Teleportation tokens are extremely valuable. Aren't you afraid I'll just take it and leave, abandoning all of you?"
"No, I trust you. People like you give off a strong vibe of... great kindness."
Xu Mu said, looking at Fu Jinyu.
The person before him, being an empress, should have her own dignity and wouldn't go back on her word.
Furthermore, she was counting on him to treat her injuries.
[Favorability +4]
Fu Jinyu took the teleportation token, her opinion of Xu Mu improving a bit more.
She then pressed one hand against the wooden bars of the cell. Her waist-length black hair gradually began to flutter, stirred by her Qi.
The next moment, her entire body was enveloped in black Qi.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the drowning wood instantly shattered.
The several Four-Eyed Tribe members playing cards in the distance saw this and immediately stood up.
But instantly, a black shadow flashed before them.
Thud!
Blood spurted from the necks of these men as they collapsed to the ground.
Xu Mu stepped out through the gap in the cell bars, sighing inwardly. As expected of the Heavenly Demon Tribe's empress, truly domineering.
"What's going on?"
The two guards outside the stone door seemed to hear the commotion and immediately pushed it open.
Fu Jinyu grabbed their necks with each hand. With a crisp crack, their necks were snapped on the spot.
"Xu Mu! Remember what you promised me!"
Fu Jinyu looked back at Xu Mu, then ran up the stairs towards the palace above.
Xu Mu, meanwhile, went over to the bodies, bent down, and picked up the keys.
He quickly went to the other cells and unlocked the door where the cleaners were held.
About ten people here were all slumped on the ground, extremely weak.
However, they had naturally noticed the situation.
"Are you a cleaner too?"
One middle-aged man asked in a low voice.
"No, but my fiancée is. Her name is Jiang Huihui."
Xu Mu gave a name. If they wanted to thank someone, they could thank her.
"Jiang Huihui's fiancé? I think I've heard of that."
"We don't even have the strength to stand up. How are we supposed to get out?"
...
"Don't worry, I know a little about medicine. I've prepared an antidote in advance."
Xu Mu opened his storage space, took out some rare spiritual herbs, and placed a bit in each person's mouth.
The people here all mustered their strength to chew. Within a few short minutes, they gradually regained some strength.
These ten or so people stood up one after another.
"Everyone, run quickly. I've made a deal with the woman from just now. She'll temporarily hold off the experts here."
Xu Mu said to the group.
"Thank you. I will repay you."
"Me too."
...
Several of the intermediate-level cleaners ran towards the distance.
Xu Mu then went to the remaining two cells. "Sorry, everyone. I didn't bring that many rare herbs. When the cleaners enter the ruin, they will rescue you."
After saying this, Xu Mu also left the area.
Successfully reaching the outside of the palace, he noticed the cleaners had run quite fast.
However, judging by the Four-Eyed Tribe corpses along the way, it probably wasn't Fu Jinyu's doing.
...
Elsewhere.
Xie Wangwei and Li Mopan were returning to the palace together.
"I didn't expect those two to have a teleportation formation. Things might not be that simple."
Xie Wangwei said with a calm expression.
"Heh! You guessed it. Those two were just a diversion. There was someone else who sneaked into my palace."
Li Mopan's four eyes all narrowed into smiles.
"Who? It wouldn't be Du Yan, would it?"
Xie Wangwei asked.
"No. I don't know who he is either. Anyway, I caught him and threw him in the dungeon."
Li Mopan said nonchalantly.
"Take me to see."
Xie Wangwei said.
Li Mopan nodded lightly. Just as the two of them arrived at the foot of the hill below the palace, they found corpses strewn everywhere. A long-haired woman was sitting on a nearby rock, the breeze lifting her hair.
Her hands rested on her thighs, her head slightly lowered, but her eyes were fixed on the two men before her.
Like a tiger about to pounce, her aura was intimidating.
Seeing this, Li Mopan's eyes widened. "How did you get out?"
"I'll tell you after you're dead!"
Fu Jinyu stood up from the rock. The ground beneath her feet first cracked like a spider's web, then suddenly shattered and exploded.
Boom!
Enveloped in blackness, Fu Jinyu, like a demon, instantly appeared before Li Mopan.
Seeing this, Li Mopan also erupted with power to meet the attack.
Bang!
Their Qi collided violently, producing a sound like rolling thunder.
At the same time.
Xu Mu felt the tremors in the distance. Their battle must have begun.
He was considering whether to leave. After all, Fu Jinyu had the teleportation token; she probably wouldn't be in danger.
...
Elsewhere, Chen Xuan and Jiang Huihui had been out for a while.
Chen Xuan kept looking at the time on his phone, growing more and more anxious.
"No good! Why hasn't Brother Mu come out yet? I'm going in to check."
Chen Xuan picked up the woven bag again, preparing to head back into the ruin.
"Wait! Give Xu Mu a little more time. He's definitely fine."
Jiang Huihui blocked Chen Xuan's path.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
