Oh No

From Miao He's perspective, she had a clear view of Wang Ai making his move.

Unfortunately, Wang Ai's speed was incredibly fast, completely exceeding everyone's expectations.

Just a second ago, he was full of smiles, praising Xu Mu's mastery of formations.

But in the next second, his attack was already right in front of him.

The smile on Wang Ai's face grew wider, but a sudden, crisp sound made his smile freeze abruptly.

Clang!

The blade in his hand was caught firmly between two of Xu Mu's fingers.

At this moment, Xu Mu was looking at Miao He. He hadn't even turned his head, yet his two fingers had caught the blade with absolute precision.

Instantly, Meng Wanyue's eyes widened, overflowing with monstrous killing intent.

Whoosh!

A black shadow burst forth from her body as she launched her own attack.

On the other side, Fu Jinyu stomped her foot on the ground, shattering the earth into pieces in an instant.

Black feathers, like sharp swords, shot out from the ground, streaking toward Wang Ai.

Wang Ai's eyes widened in disbelief. Even though he immediately let go of the dagger, retreated violently, and quickly put up his defenses,

his arm was still pierced by the shadow, blood spurting wildly.

And the feathers shooting from the ground sent him flying on the spot.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Wang Ai's body smashed into a pyramid-like structure in the distance before sliding down to the ground.

A large pool of blood stained the stones of the pyramid.

Meng Wanyue gripped her dagger tightly, charging toward Wang Ai together with the black shadow.

Meanwhile, Fu Jinyu had already grabbed Miao He by the neck with one hand, lifting her into the air.

"Stop!"

Xu Mu suddenly shouted.

Hearing this, Meng Wanyue stopped in the distance, and the flying shadow slowly dissipated.

"You stop too. She is innocent."

Xu Mu patted Fu Jinyu's shoulder.

Just now, he had kept his eyes on Miao He specifically to observe her expression.

When Wang Ai made his move, she had been extremely surprised and had clearly raised her hand in an attempt to stop him.

This proved she had no idea about the attack.

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu released Miao He. She lightly pushed her sunglasses up and said with a calm expression, "I won't take advantage of you. A sixty-forty split. I'll take forty percent."

Originally, she and Xu Mu had agreed to a fifty-fifty split of any treasures they found; she would take her half first, and leave the rest for Xu Mu.

But just now, when the opponent tried to assassinate Xu Mu, she hadn't even reacted in time.

As a dignified expert in the Mortal Shedding Realm, she had almost let a Grandmaster Realm cultivator kill Xu Mu. She no longer had the face to ask for half of the treasures.

"Brother Mu, are you okay?"

Meng Wanyue immediately retreated to Xu Mu's side.

"Isn't it obvious that I'm completely fine?"

Xu Mu tossed the blade he had caught between his fingers onto the ground.

Miao He was clutching her neck, coughing violently. Even now, she was still in a state of bewilderment.

She first looked at Wang Ai in the distance and shouted sternly, "Wang Ai! What are you doing? Xu Mu is my friend, how dare you attack him?"

"Miao He, I lied to you about something. This ruin wasn't found by our people; our employer told me about it."

Wang Ai staggered to his feet. "The employer hired me to kill Xu Mu, saying he was only at the Divine Ability Realm, and offered a whopping two stalks of Grade Seven heavenly materials and earthly treasures. In my eyes, this was a very simple mission. Killing him was just something to do along the way, so I didn't tell you."

"He is my benefactor!"

Miao He shouted coldly, "You clearly saw my relationship with him, yet you still attacked him on your own. How am I supposed to face him now?"

"Have you forgotten who we are? We are assassins! Besides, I don't even know him."

Wang Ai leaned against the stone behind him and looked at Xu Mu. "I'm very curious. You clearly had your back to me, so how did you know I would strike?"

"Because I can see through people's hearts. I knew long ago that you would attack me, so I prepared in advance."

Xu Mu shrugged. He really had to thank Meng Wanyue's ability for this.

If it weren't for Meng Wanyue, he felt there was a small chance he might have been hit. After all, his perception had been focused on scanning the surroundings.

He had also noticed Wang Ai's attack.

But even if he couldn't dodge it, whether the opponent's dagger could pierce his skin was entirely another matter.

"See through people's hearts? Do you think I'd believe that?"

Wang Ai then looked at Xu Mu and the people around him.

That delicate and pretty beauty holding the dagger should only be at the Divine Ability Realm; it was just that her cultivation technique was very strong.

But she could be dealt with.

The terrifying one was that busty beauty wearing sunglasses. He didn't even have the ability to defend against the attack she had just unleashed.

She was clearly far above his level.

Most importantly, this Xu Mu was absolutely not at the Divine Ability Realm.

Facing his full-force assassination attempt, he had easily blocked it with just two fingers.

After weighing the situation, Wang Ai let out a breath. He couldn't win.

"I didn't expect to be screwed over by the employer. I originally thought this was a simple mission."

Wang Ai raised his hands in surrender. "I admit defeat, but I beg you not to kill me. There are so many stone golems around. An extra person means extra combat power; I can definitely still be of use."

"Do you think you are very strong? One more of you or one less of you is negligible to us."

Fu Jinyu said with an indifferent expression.

Hearing this, Meng Wanyue immediately looked at Xu Mu, clearly waiting for his command.

As for Miao He, her heart was currently filled with conflict. It had to be said that Wang Ai had indeed taken good care of her.

But Xu Mu had also saved her life, and she didn't know what to do.

"I can consider letting you go, but not because of the extra combat power, simply because you are Miao He's friend."

After Xu Mu finished saying this, he observed the other party's Filial Piety Value.

If there was no change, he would decide to kill Wang Ai.

After all, he hadn't made an absolute promise; he only said he would consider letting him go.

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"Xu Mu, thank you."

Miao He's eyes were full of gratitude. She immediately jumped in front of Wang Ai, grabbed his shoulder, and said, "Boss, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank him!"

Wang Ai looked at Xu Mu, then lowered his head. "Thank you."

Xu Mu then checked Wang Ai's Filial Piety Value. As expected, it had changed. It was no longer 0, but had become 1.

A little bit better than a total stranger.

Hongyu was still in the vicinity, dealing with those stone golems.

Xu Mu expanded his perception and then said, "Follow me! Let's move."

He moved past the stone golems, rushing toward a pyramid structure in the distance.

Seeing an entrance here, Fu Jinyu prepared to go inside.

"Wait!"

Xu Mu reached his hand into the entrance and closed his eyes to sense it. "Not this one. This is a killing formation!"

Regardless, he was an Intermediate Formation Master. Although he couldn't dismantle this kind of high-level formation, he was still quite familiar with the types of formations.

Fu Jinyu nodded to herself. Following normal logic, the surrounding stone golems couldn't be killed no matter what.

Anyone would try to enter these entrances to avoid the pursuit of the stone golems.

The person who designed the formations had definitely thought of this as well, so they had built even more powerful killing formations inside, waiting for people to walk right into them.

There were about a dozen structures here, and Xu Mu tested them one by one.

After testing all of them, he returned to a medium-sized pyramid.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is the place. Everyone must be careful."

After saying that, Xu Mu walked into the pitch-black entrance.

As soon as he stepped inside, he found himself reappearing in a mountain forest.

"Wanyue..."

Xu Mu turned around, only to find no one behind him.

He waited where he stood for a few dozen seconds, but still, no one came in.

He immediately extended his senses, detecting an elderly man in the distance sitting on a rock, resting with his eyes closed.

The old man also noticed his presence. His figure moved in a rapid blur, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared right in front of Xu Mu.

Pulling out his phone, the old man glanced at a photo and asked, "Are you Xu Mu?"

"This is bad."

Xu Mu muttered under his breath, immediately activating his Divine Eye to inspect the old man.