Ye Chen's Objective

"Do you have a dog's nose? I can understand sensing an alien aura, but are you really that sure the alien is an acquaintance of yours?"

Fu Jinyu glanced at Xu Mu and said indifferently.

"Rather than a dog's nose, it's more like a bear's nose. The number of olfactory receptors in a bear is far greater than that of a dog."

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu's chest, "I like bears, especially big ones."

As he spoke, Xu Mu quickened his pace and hurried toward the inside of the ruin.

The few people beside him also followed behind Xu Mu.

After they crossed the distant hilltop, they saw two figures at the foot of the mountain.

The two figures were walking forward at a leisurely pace.

The two people over there also noticed Xu Mu and his group, so they stopped.

Only when they got closer did Fu Jinyu get a clear look at the people in front of them.

A man and a woman.

The man was wearing a leather jacket covered in studs, and his left ear was almost full of earrings.

He had short red hair. Judging by his appearance, he was about forty years old, and the nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose were already visible.

He had a word tattooed on the back of each hand.

One was "Forget," and the other was "Love."

At this age, to still dress in such a Shamate punk style was truly rare.

As for the other woman, she had long, wavy silver hair that covered her left eye.

Under her right eye, there was a black teardrop.

She wore denim shorts, and her long, straight legs were clad in black silk stockings that reflected the sunlight.

This person was precisely Miao He of the Jiuli Tribe.

"Xu Mu?"

Seeing the man in front of her, Miao He walked over with a face full of pleasant surprise.

[Favorability +5]

Beside him, Fu Jinyu frowned. Looking at the woman's reaction, it was obvious she didn't know Xu Mu was coming.

This meant that they hadn't notified her in advance when they came.

Yet the moment Xu Mu entered, he knew he had encountered an acquaintance. Was his nose really that effective?

"Xu Mu, did you really smell her?"

Fu Jinyu asked in a low voice.

"That's right. For example, you. If nothing unexpected happens, your Aunt Flo is coming soon. Remember to drink more magma."

Xu Mu shot a flat glance at Fu Jinyu.

"You..."

Fu Jinyu pointed at Xu Mu, her eyes filled with shock. Calculating the time, her "relative" was indeed due in these few days.

"Xu Mu, why are you guys here?"

Miao He came up to Xu Mu.

"It was just a coincidence. We found out there was a ruin here, so we came to see if there were any treasures."

Xu Mu explained with a smile, "What about you?"

"This ruin was discovered by people from our family, so the boss and I came over to take a look."

At this point, Miao He stepped back to the middle-aged man's side. "This is the chief of our family, Wang Liaoai, Wang Ai."

"I've long heard the great name of Wang Liaoai from the Zang'ai Family. Today, I finally get to meet you."

Xu Mu smiled and used his Eye of God to examine the man in front of him.

Name: Wang Ai

Identity: Assassin, Chief of the Zang'ai Family

Favorability: 0

Destiny Level: 3 (Max Level 10)

Xu Mu realized that he couldn't see much just from this, so he checked the other party's Filial Piety Value toward Miao He.

From his attitude toward the people around him, one could roughly tell what kind of person he was.

His Filial Piety Value toward Miao He was 6, which classified him as a lower-tier filial son, possessing emotional identification.

Seeing this value indicated that this man should be pretty decent.

Xu Mu then checked Miao He's Filial Piety Value toward himself and found that it was also 6.

However, this was normal. Xu Mu and Miao He didn't have any deep interactions either.

Finally, Xu Mu checked this Wang Ai's Filial Piety Value toward himself.

-1.

Xu Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. For a normal stranger, it should be 0, not a negative number.

To confirm his guess, he checked Wang Ai's Filial Piety Value toward Meng Wanyue.

Sure enough, it was 0.

He had zero favorability toward him, but his Filial Piety Value was negative.

Xu Mu already had a rough guess. The reason Wang Ai knew about this ruin was probably because Ye Chen had told him.

And his goal was to kill him.

"I don't have any great name, it's just small-time stuff."

Wang Ai smiled and waved his hand. "Since you are Miao He's friends, you are my friends. Let's head over together."

Xu Mu nodded slightly, and everyone walked toward the depths.

It was truly dangerous to be surrounded by these people this time. Other than Meng Wanyue and Fu Jinyu, everyone else harbored their own hidden agendas.

Of course, Miao He probably didn't know about this mission. It could be seen from her Filial Piety Value that she was innocent.

Along the way, Xu Mu noticed that the backpack on Wang Ai's back had no sharp edges or corners.

Judging from the straps of the backpack, it must be carrying something very heavy.

Under normal circumstances, things like mineral water bottles would show some bulging outlines from the outside.

What he was carrying seemed to be something powdery.

"Brother, what's in your backpack? It looks quite heavy."

Xu Mu asked curiously.

"It's filled with cement. I usually bring my own cement when I go on missions."

Wang Ai smiled and looked at Xu Mu.

The internet meme of "gathering at the village entrance, bringing your own cement" instantly flashed through Xu Mu's mind. Was this meant to add special effects for himself?

Finally, the group arrived at the depths of the ruin, at a massive pyramid-like structure.

At a height of two meters on the structure, there was an opening that was only one meter wide and two meters high.

"Let's go, let's go inside and take a look!"

Wang Ai was the first to jump up.

Miao He followed right behind Wang Ai.

Just as Xu Mu was about to go up, he found Meng Wanyue gently tugging at the corner of his clothes.

He revealed a faint smile. "Wanyue, don't worry."

As he spoke, Xu Mu also went up.

The remaining three all immediately followed.

...

Meanwhile.

On a hilltop not far outside the ruin, Ye Chen and Fang Chu were standing there.

At this moment, Ye Chen's phone was displaying the footage of the ancestral hall entrance.

He had long since sent people to install pinhole cameras near the mouth of the well.

"Calculating the time, Xu Mu and the others have been inside for a while now. If there were no delays, they should have almost entered the structure."

Ye Chen turned off his phone and put it in his pocket.

"I'm very curious. Xu Mu should be considered your brother-in-law, right? Why do you hate him so much?"

Fang Chu asked in puzzlement from the side.

"I simply find him an eyesore, that's all."

Ye Chen definitely wouldn't tell Fang Chu his true thoughts.

From the very first time he saw Xu Mu, he had felt a sense of disgust.

Xu Mu had monopolized Ye Tong, which was something he couldn't tolerate.

Later, Ye Chen took a fancy to Xu Ningbing and wanted to cooperate with the Xu family. From their previous interactions, Xu Mu's father initially seemed quite satisfied.

But after Xu Mu got involved, the Xu family immediately rejected him. He didn't even need to think to know that Xu Mu had interfered.

Just recently, he had set his sights on Mu Qingying, wanting to make her the CEO to work for him.

But at the last banquet, Mu Qingying had taken the initiative to toast Xu Mu.

Only after investigating did he find out that Xu Mu had previously courted Mu Qingying.

How could Ye Chen tolerate this?

No one could snatch away what he set his eyes on, yet Xu Mu had ruined his plans time and time again.

Of course, the Fang Chu in front of him was the same.

For this ruin, he had paid a hefty price. His goal was to bury Fang Chu and Xu Mu together inside it.

Xiao Ran had been taken away by Fang Chu and lost her virginity. How could he possibly not see that?