Meng Wanyue lowered her head slightly. "What kind of mission?"
Ye Chen stood up from his chair, walked to the window, and looked at the road outside. "My three thousand soldiers recently found another ruin in the Dragon Kingdom. I want you to find a way to take Xu Mu there with you."
Hearing this, Meng Wanyue's eyes gradually turned cold. She kept her head down and asked, "Dragon King, this ruin... it's dangerous, isn't it?"
"Meng Wanyue, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. You just need to complete whatever mission I assign you."
As Ye Chen spoke, he looked at Xiao Ran, who was standing to the side. "Send her the address."
"Yes, Dragon King."
Xiao Ran nodded gently.
"What exactly should I do? Just lure him to the ruin, or make him go deep inside?"
Meng Wanyue needed to find out the details so she could inform Xu Mu.
"Make him go deep into the ruin. Make sure he doesn't come out too quickly. You don't need to worry about the rest."
After Ye Chen finished speaking, he waved his hand at Meng Wanyue. "You may leave."
"Yes."
Meng Wanyue nodded, turned around, and left.
Ye Chen kept watching from the window until he saw Meng Wanyue drive away alone. Only then did he sit back down.
"Has Meng Wanyue been acting unusually lately?"
Ye Chen suddenly looked at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran looked startled and immediately replied, "No. Why do you say that, Dragon King?"
"I feel like she's acting more human than before."
Ye Chen said after a moment of thought.
"It might be because she's been interacting with too many people lately. In the past, after she killed someone, she would just hide in her room alone. Her current living environment is indeed different from before."
Xiao Ran defended Meng Wanyue.
Ye Chen nodded to himself. "Perhaps."
"I've already sent her the address."
Xiao Ran put her phone away. "When is this scheduled for?"
Ye Chen's expression was calm. "That depends on when Xu Mu has the time."
"Dragon King, what experts have you found to deal with him this time?"
Xiao Ran asked with a smile.
Ye Chen cast a flat glance at Xiao Ran. "Didn't I just say it? Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Yes."
The smile on Xiao Ran's face instantly vanished.
...
Sitting outside, Xu Mu was somewhat surprised. He felt that Ye Chen's attitude towards Xiao Ran seemed to have changed.
In the original plot, both Xiao Ran and Huang Qu were Ye Chen's most trusted aides.
But the one who had the best relationship with Ye Chen was Xiao Ran.
Ye Chen would talk to Xiao Ran about almost anything and discuss everything with her. After all, Xiao Ran had risked her life to help him several times.
But this time, Ye Chen was actually keeping things from Xiao Ran.
Could it be that Ye Chen found out about what happened between him and Xiao Ran last time?
Logically speaking, it was impossible for Xiao Ran to tell Ye Chen about that kind of thing.
Xu Mu shook his head slightly and got up to leave. Regardless, Xiao Ran must be feeling terrible inside right now.
Returning to the restroom from earlier, Xu Mu reverted to his original appearance. He took a taxi and headed to the Xu Group.
During the ride, Xu Mu closed his eyes in deep thought. Ye Chen was probably planning to make a move against him this time.
Could it be that he and Fang Chu had already reached an agreement?
He wondered what kind of cooperation the two sides had agreed upon. Under normal circumstances, Fang Chu definitely wouldn't agree.
Because he knew that once he was dealt with, Ye Chen would deal with Fang Chu next.
Just as Xu Mu returned to the company, he saw Meng Wanyue also parking her car in a spot.
"Brother Mu."
Upon seeing Xu Mu, Meng Wanyue hurriedly jogged over and recounted everything that had just happened word for word.
Xu Mu smiled and nodded. "It looks like this Ye Chen is planning to set a trap for me inside."
From Ye Chen's perspective, this scheme of his was indeed well thought out.
Luring Xu Mu in, while an inescapable net had already been laid out inside the ruin, focusing on catching him off guard.
But he had overlooked the most crucial detail: Meng Wanyue was Xu Mu's person.
"Brother Mu, how about we just don't go? Ye Chen is ruthless. Since he's decided to take the initiative to attack, he must have come up with a foolproof plan."
Meng Wanyue looked up at Xu Mu.
"If I don't go, won't you be unable to complete your mission? I'm afraid Ye Chen will use it against you. Right now, I might be able to protect myself, but you still can't do that against Ye Chen."
Xu Mu smiled. "As long as I make preparations in advance, nothing should go wrong."
Meng Wanyue's eyes flickered, and a mist of tears welled up within them. Ye Chen's goal was clearly to deal with Xu Mu.
Yet even at a time like this, he was still worried about her safety.
Meng Wanyue clenched her fists, her gaze resolute. This time, she had to go with Xu Mu.
If there really was danger, she had to die before Xu Mu did.
[Affection Level +30]
[Meng Wanyue's Affection Level has reached the maximum limit]
[Meng Wanyue has established a connection with the host]
"Holy crap?"
Xu Mu looked at this string of black text, secretly shocked.
He didn't expect that he and Meng Wanyue hadn't even kissed, yet her affection level had actually reached the maximum limit.
Of course, he also knew what it was like for someone like Meng Wanyue, who had lacked love and a sense of security since childhood.
Giving her a sense of security and warmth was far more important than romance.
"Brother Mu, what's wrong?"
Meng Wanyue asked curiously. She herself didn't feel any discomfort.
"It's nothing. Wanyue, come with me first."
Xu Mu grabbed Meng Wanyue's hand and walked over to her Wuling Hongguang.
Thinking they were going somewhere, Meng Wanyue pressed her car key.
Xu Mu then sat in the passenger seat, while Meng Wanyue sat in the driver's seat.
"Brother Mu, where are we going?"
"Don't panic. Let me think for a moment first."
As Xu Mu spoke, he first used his Eye of God to check Meng Wanyue's information.
According to Ye Tong's previous situation, everyone whose affection level reached the maximum limit would carry an aura.
He needed to check what Meng Wanyue's aura was first.
Name: Meng Wanyue
Identity: Assassin, Female Lead of "The Descent of the Dragon King"
Affection Level: (Max Limit Reached)
Destiny Level: 9 (Max Level 10)
Aura: An Elder Brother is Like a Father
Seeing the name of this aura, Xu Mu was a bit dumbfounded. This was way too weird.
He remembered that the system's introduction had previously stated that these auras were somewhat related to the person's own personality.
At the time, he even thought that Meng Wanyue's aura would have some connection to being an assassin.
Therefore, Xu Mu clicked on the aura's name to check the detailed introduction.
After reading it, Xu Mu couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Damn, that's intense!
The introduction on it was written in great detail.
When a father is absent, an elder brother will take care of you like a father during your youth.
But if the elder brother grows old, you need to show gratitude and care for him just as you would care for a father.
To put it plainly, this was a reflection of Meng Wanyue's inner thoughts.
She treated Xu Mu as an elder brother and as a father.
Xu Mu had given her so many things unconditionally, and she wanted to use her own life to show her gratitude.
And the ability of this aura was the Filial Piety Value.
Xu Mu could see anyone's filial piety towards someone.
Although it was called filial piety, it was actually quite similar to loyalty.
For example, regarding Xu Mu himself, if someone had a very low filial piety value towards him but appeared very enthusiastic on the surface, it would prove that this person had impure intentions.
This ability of Meng Wanyue's allowed Xu Mu to read people.
To know who could be used and who could not.
Xu Mu activated the ability, first checking Meng Wanyue's filial piety value to see what hers was.
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)
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
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?!
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.
