Gathering Together

Hearing this, Zi Wangyou finally nodded gently.

Seeing her like this, Xu Ningbing shouted coldly, "That bastard, what did he do to you?"

"Huh?"

Zi Wangyou was completely dumbfounded. That bastard?

Wasn't Xu Mu part of their family? Or had she sought out the wrong people.

"He... he bullied me."

Zi Wangyou's brain spun rapidly. She rubbed her eyes and squeezed out some tears. "I came here this time just to look for him."

"What are you looking for him for?"

Hearing this, Xu Shou couldn't help but smile and light a cigarette.

"He... he robbed me of a lot of my treasures. I want to get them back."

Zi Wangyou felt like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat and thorns on her back. As she spoke, she carefully weighed her words, terrified of saying a single wrong syllable.

She certainly didn't dare to spout nonsense, like claiming Xu Mu had taken liberties with her.

If she actually said that, what if they called Xu Mu over to confront her?

By then, her ashes would probably be scattered to the wind.

She could only tell the truth and feign pity, making these people think she had been forced to come here.

Only then might she win their sympathy and have them mercifully let her go.

"What treasures?"

Xu Shou asked.

"The rare natural resources I worked so hard to gather," Zi Wangyou said pitifully.

"I see."

Xu Shou shook his head in slight disappointment. He had initially thought it was the other kind of bullying.

To think it was just a robbery of treasures. That boy really didn't know how to do things right.

"You belong to a foreign race. It's only right that he robbed you."

Xu Shou took a drag of his cigarette and said, "You can go. Letting you off the hook will serve as compensation."

"Yes, thank you, thank you."

Of course, Zi Wangyou understood what Xu Shou meant, but her eyes flicked toward Shentu Wan and Xie Wangwei on the side.

Seeing that neither of them said anything, she immediately said to Liu Ge, "Let's scram!"

With that, the two leaped over the wall together.

They sprinted madly into the distance for about ten minutes until Zi Wangyou's legs suddenly gave out, and she collapsed onto the ground.

"Miss! Are you alright?"

Liu Ge hurriedly came over to help her up.

"I'm fine, I'm fine..."

Although Zi Wangyou said so, she could feel that her panties were slightly damp.

The scene just now had literally scared her into wetting herself.

She looked back toward the Xu family manor, her mind a complete mush.

Who exactly was that middle-aged man who had spoken?

It seemed that both Xie Wangwei and Shentu Wan respected him deeply. Moreover, when he said he would let her go, Shentu Wan hadn't raised any objections.

Even though earlier, when that one-armed man tried to stop him, he hadn't given him any face.

Zi Wangyou shook her head vigorously. Forget it, this wasn't something she had the right to know. Better not to think about it.

The matter of Xu Mu robbing her treasures could only be put to rest.

Just as that middle-aged man had said, they were even.

Xu Mu had taken her treasures, and in return, they had spared her life.

...

On the lawn outside the villa.

A dining table had been set up, and Xu Shou and the others were sitting around it.

Xu Ningbing was sitting on the steps outside the villa, looking in their direction.

"Ningbing, why are you sitting so far away? Come over and eat."

Xu Shou waved at Xu Ningbing.

"I don't want to eat."

Xu Ningbing said flatly.

Xu Shou smiled. "If you don't want to eat, then go back inside. It's chilly out here at night."

"I'll just sit here and wait for you, lest you get drunk and agree to whatever people ask of you. The company is in a period of growth, and we don't have any spare cash right now."

Xu Ningbing said from afar.

"I'm not borrowing much," Jiang Mingzhuo smiled as he looked at Xu Ningbing.

"Alright, stop teasing her."

Xu Shou stood up and said, "Dad promises you, if it's about borrowing money or anything like that, it has to get your approval first. Will that do?"

"Okay."

Only then did Xu Ningbing nod, turning around and walking into the villa.

"Her personality is a bit similar, but she talks more than him."

Jiang Mingzhuo took a sip of his drink and said calmly.

Hearing this, the few people present all fell silent.

"By the way, Boss, I saw Xu Mu in the Four-Eyed Race's ruins last time."

Xie Wangwei smiled and started a new topic. "That kid has some solid skills. He's nothing like the rumored prodigal son. However, his combat style is completely different from yours. If he didn't look like you and wasn't named Xu Mu, I might not have recognized him."

"These are all the will of Heaven. I never taught him anything about ancient martial arts, but by a stroke of luck, he met a senior expert who taught him a lot."

Xu Shou stubbed his cigarette out in the ashtray beside him and lit another one. "Some things simply cannot be stopped."

"By the way, Brother Zhuo, do you know that woman from earlier?"

Zhang Que suddenly asked. "I saw you come out and then go back inside."

"Hehe, I do indeed know her. Zi Wangyou, the Deputy Minister of the Defense Department at the Immortality Research Institute. She's young but highly proficient in formations, a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan."

Jiang Mingzhuo smiled and lit a cigarette.

Hearing this, Shentu Wan put down the lamb chop in his hand. "Brother Zhuo, why didn't you say so earlier? I hate these people who use ordinary humans for experiments the most. If I had known, I would have torn her to pieces."

"Hehe, I'm also part of the Immortality Research Institute now."

Jiang Mingzhuo laughed. "You wouldn't tear me to pieces too, would you?"

"Brother Zhuo joined them to go undercover. I know that much, at least." Shentu Wan stuffed the lamb chop back into his mouth.

"That Zi Wangyou is also an undercover agent. Her goal is to steal the Immortality Research Institute's treasures to elevate her own race."

Jiang Mingzhuo said with a smile, "I know her secret, and right now, I can use this secret to threaten her into doing things for me."

"Then you could have just come over and mentioned it. What if one of the brainless brutes here couldn't hold back?"

Xie Wangwei smiled and took a sip of his drink.

"Xie Wangwei, who are you mocking?"

Shentu Wan snorted coldly.

"Hehe, I didn't want her to see me here. Our organization has been destroyed and disbanded; that's exactly why the Immortality Research Institute dared to hire me. If she found out that the members of our organization had gathered together again, she would have caught hold of my weakness too."

Jiang Mingzhuo looked calmly at Xie Wangwei. "Furthermore, with the Boss there, Little Wan is much more level-headed than you."

"Hahaha!"

Xu Shou laughed and raised his glass. "Come on, cheers!"

...

Xu Mu had already had an in-depth exchange with Ye Tong regarding the global situation.

Ye Tong was fast asleep, but Xu Mu was still wide awake. Logically speaking, since he had robbed Zi Wangyou of so many treasures, she wouldn't just let the matter drop.

Tomorrow, he should first inform his old man and Xu Ningbing, so they could guard against any sneak attacks from Zi Wangyou.

After all, Zi Wangyou was at the peak of the Grandmaster realm; they definitely wouldn't be a match for her.

Early the next morning.

Xu Mu woke up early. He looked at Ye Tong sleeping soundly beside him and revealed a faint smile.

After getting out of bed and briefly washing up, he found that Ye Tong had already gotten dressed.

Just like usual, he gave her peach a pat, and then Xu Mu grabbed his phone and headed downstairs.

Just as he was about to call Xu Ningbing, he noticed a call coming in from Dai Xuan.

If he hadn't called, Xu Mu would have forgotten all about the Dai family's affairs. It seemed they couldn't hold out any longer.