"You are all still too naive. When I was young in the sect, I learned many survival skills. In everything, one must always keep a backup plan. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how many times I would have died."
Dai Feiying said with a calm expression, "This is also why, when I reached the mid-stage of Divine Ability, I had you spread the news that I had just entered the early stage. When I reached the late stage, I publicly declared I had just entered the mid-stage."
Hearing this, Xu Mu nodded inwardly. The Valley of Ten Thousand Races housed various races, forming cliques and factions.
Internal strife was extremely severe. To survive within it, one indeed needed some tactics.
One must understand, when possessing a strong point, being able to resist mentioning it almost always indicates someone not simple.
For example, Xu Mu himself, with a height of 185 cm, 186 cm with shoes—that counted as a strong point.
Back when chatting with girls online, he would always, intentionally or unintentionally, steer the conversation toward his height.
Like telling a girl that the office desk was too low, the chair uncomfortable to sit on.
Why?
Because his legs were too long, no helping it.
The average height in Dragon Country was only 170 cm, so desks and chairs were surely designed for the majority.
Then there were people who suddenly bought a luxury car, or even just drove one once. When taking photos, they would often inadvertently reveal the car's emblem.
These are all part of human nature.
The Ancient Martial World was the same. In most cases, once someone advanced in cultivation, they would wish for everyone under heaven to know.
Because an increase in realm represented a corresponding rise in status and position.
Yet Dai Feiying could resist and not publicly announce it, which was enough to show he was not simple.
No wonder the Dai family could contend with Ye Chen for so long.
"Xu Mu, you can take your little girl and leave now."
Dai Feiying said indifferently, "And stop threatening me with the sect behind you. In this matter, I am originally the one in the right. No matter what, Dai Xingluo carries the blood of our Dai family."
"That's right, Xu Mu, you better think carefully. How great is the deterrence of a Grandmaster-level figure? Perhaps the sect behind you is indeed powerful, but they won't protect your entire family forever, will they?"
Dai Xuan also began to threaten, "If you dare to act against us, the other members of your Xu family will face the same threats."
Hearing this, Xu Mu grinned, "And what if I insist on taking Dai Xingluo away?"
"First, answer me, do you like Dai Xingluo?"
Dai Feiying looked at Xu Mu and asked.
Hearing this, Dai Xingluo immediately lowered her head, but her jade-like hand occasionally tugged at Xu Mu's sleeve.
"Of course I like her. I'm hopelessly smitten."
Xu Mu said without hesitation.
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Dai Xingluo felt somewhat embarrassed, though in her heart, she could guess this much.
If Xu Mu didn't like her, why would he give her such precious pills?
"Good. As long as you can help me with three tasks, I will marry Dai Xingluo to you."
Dai Feiying said calmly, "As for bride price or the like, our Dai family has no need for it."
Hearing this, Xu Mu smiled, "Your first task wouldn't happen to be dealing with the Dragon King, would it?"
"Oh? You know him?"
Dai Feiying was somewhat surprised. His first task was indeed exactly that.
His goal was to use a borrowed knife to kill.
Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to act and expose his strength, and that Dragon King was at least at the Divine Ability realm.
His son Dai Xuan was also at the early Divine Ability stage.
Dai Feiying certainly didn't want his son to take risks, so using Xu Mu as the borrowed knife was perfect.
"I need to consider this matter. To be honest, the forces behind Ye Chen are on par with our sect."
Xu Mu took a deep breath.
"In that case, go back and consider it. But you cannot take Dai Xingluo."
Dai Feiying said lightly.
"Before I leave, may I speak with Xingluo alone for a few words?"
Xu Mu looked at Dai Feiying and asked.
"You may, but you cannot go far. Go just outside the villa, where I can see you."
Dai Feiying pointed outside the villa.
"Thank you."
Xu Mu, holding Bai Yi's hand, walked towards the outside.
Dai Xingluo followed behind Xu Mu.
The two arrived at a cliffside near the villa.
Dai Xingluo looked around and found no one else nearby; the closest people were about twenty meters away.
So, she whispered, "Brother, don't worry. I haven't exposed my cultivation realm yet. They can't keep me confined."
"Still, be careful. What if Dai Feiying watches you constantly? Or simply locks you up."
As Xu Mu spoke, he took out a teleportation token from his person. "Take this."
Seeing the token, Dai Xingluo quickly hid it in her sleeve. "This couldn't be the legendary..."
"Exactly, a teleportation token. It can teleport about ten kilometers, and in a straight line. So from the mountaintop, you can directly teleport to the foot of the mountain."
Xu Mu said to Dai Xingluo, "I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain. I'll send you a message then."
"Okay."
Dai Xingluo nodded repeatedly. "Brother, you're so good to me."
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"There's even better to come in a moment."
After saying this, Xu Mu, holding Bai Yi's hand, walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Seeing Xu Mu about to leave, Dai Xingluo started to follow behind him, but Dai Feiying from inside appeared in an instant, blocking her path.
"I said you cannot leave."
Dai Feiying stood with his hands behind his back.
"On what grounds do you stop me?"
Dai Xingluo said sharply.
"On the grounds that I am your nominal grandfather. Do you like Xu Mu?"
Dai Feiying asked calmly, "Are you satisfied with this marriage arrangement I mentioned?"
"Not satisfied! Many people like me; Xu Mu is just one of them."
Dai Xingluo crossed her arms. "He's been pursuing me; I haven't agreed yet."
"But I can tell you like him too."
Dai Feiying gazed at Xu Mu's departing figure. "These three tasks are my test for him. If he can complete them, it proves he is someone reliable to entrust you to."
"Father, how should we arrange things for Xingluo?"
Dai Xuan walked out of the villa and asked.
"Have her stay right next to your room. Post more guards outside."
After speaking, Dai Feiying looked at Dai Xingluo. "Don't blame me. Your strength is too great; there aren't many in the family who can stop you."
Dai Xingluo's expression remained unchanged. Even Dai Xuan couldn't stop her.
...
Xu Mu had already arrived at the foot of the mountain with Bai Yi.
He looked over Bai Yi's Lolita dress and black stockings. This outfit really did belong to the attack speed set.
He should find time to have Ye Tong try it; her long legs were simply made for black stockings.
"Yiyi, are you afraid?"
Xu Mu suddenly looked at Bai Yi's face.
"Master, I'm not afraid!"
Bai Yi lifted her face and smiled. "They are far inferior to the people from Reckless Mountain."
Xu Mu was momentarily stunned and couldn't help but pat Bai Yi's head. "Have you been eating more these past few days? Why are you still so thin."
Bai Yi was the classic case of 'slender branches bearing heavy fruit.'
Although this form was top-tier, Xu Mu, proficient in observation, inquiry, and pulse-taking, could still tell it was an unhealthy physique.
She should gain a little more weight. It wouldn't affect the 'slender branches bearing heavy fruit' and would be better for her health.
"I have. I've been eating very well these past few days."
Bai Yi said with a smile.
Xu Mu nodded, walked to the car, took out his phone, and sent a message to Dai Xingluo, signaling that she could come over now.
They wanted him to deal with Ye Chen so the Dai family could reap the rewards.
In their dreams?
Not only would Xu Mu not move against Ye Chen, he was going to add fuel to the fire.
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.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
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)
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?!
