Hao Yang carried Tong Guoguo by the shoulder and swaggered over to Xu Mu.
Then, he threw Tong Guoguo down in front of Xu Mu. "Kid, have a bite of this thunder to replenish your stamina."
Hearing this, Xu Mu looked awkwardly at Chen Xuan beside him.
Doing this in front of others... this was just too damn inappropriate.
Those who didn't know better might think he had brainwashed Hao Yang, causing the man to constantly find women for him.
Chen Xuan, however, rubbed his nose. "Brother Mu, she was mainly attacking you just now, so you definitely expended more energy. Take a bite to satisfy your hunger."
"Old Chen, you underestimate me too much."
Xu Mu glanced at Chen Xuan. Did he really think he wasn't a picky eater? Even thunder came in different sizes.
He crouched down in front of Tong Guoguo and took out the two formation keys from her body.
As expected of an advanced formation, it actually required two keys.
He carefully felt the patterns on them, then activated the keys. The entire ruin began to tremble.
The ice that had surfaced completely dissipated until it vanished entirely.
"Senior, this woman is from the Immortality Research Institute. I'm afraid her thunder pool is poisonous, so let's just forget about it."
As Xu Mu spoke, he noticed a white ring on Tong Guoguo's finger.
So he took it off and injected his Qi into it. Sure enough, he discovered it was a spatial ring.
Since the two people beside him were right there, Xu Mu naturally saw no need to hide it.
Moreover, Hao Yang had specially rushed over to save them. Even if he didn't get the credit, he had put in the hard work.
"Senior, this is a spatial ring. There are heavenly treasures inside."
Xu Mu handed it to Hao Yang.
Hao Yang took it, glanced at it, and then waved his hand. "I don't want it. I like alcohol. You can give me some more of that liquor from last time."
Hearing this, Xu Mu immediately looked at Chen Xuan. "Old Chen, do you have any more alcohol?"
"I do, but there are only two mineral water bottles left. There should still be a few jugs in my home village. If Senior wants them, I'll find some time to get them for you."
Chen Xuan opened his woven bag and took out two mineral water bottles containing a pale yellow liquid.
"You still have a few jugs at home?"
Hao Yang looked stunned for a moment, then reached out his hand and said with a serious face, "Kid, be my son. The two of you can just become brothers."
"Huh?"
Chen Xuan was a bit dumbfounded. He then waved his hand. "Senior, let's forget about it. I'm used to being alone."
"Why are you rejecting me? Do you look down on me?"
Hao Yang suddenly grabbed his hair forcefully, his voice rising a few pitches. Then he shook his head. "No, you're the kid who gave me alcohol. How can I lose my temper?"
"Senior, calm down!"
Xu Mu looked at Hao Yang's expression, grabbed his wrist, and carefully felt his pulse. "It's just as I thought. Senior's head has been injured. Although it's healed now, there's still some lingering damage."
"I've been injured? And in the head?"
Hao Yang scratched his head hard. "How come I don't know?"
"Senior, you most likely have nerve damage. It can only be replenished through medicine."
Thinking of this, Xu Mu took out a golden pill from his pocket. "This is a divine medicine that replenishes mental energy. Eat it."
"Divine medicine?"
Hao Yang suddenly lowered his hands, stared at the golden pill, and then grinned. "Such a precious thing, are you sure you want to give it to me?"
"Senior specially rushed over to save us this time. What's a divine medicine compared to that?"
Xu Mu paused. Not to mention, this divine medicine is indeed good for your brain.
"Kid, I won't be polite with you then."
Hao Yang grabbed the pill and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
As soon as it entered his body, the massive medicinal efficacy surged through Hao Yang's entire body, then rushed straight to his head.
It made him almost lose his footing. He clutched his head with both hands, his pupils constantly flickering, and finally slumped onto the ground.
"Brother Mu,"
Chen Xuan called out from the side.
"It's fine,"
Xu Mu said softly. Although he didn't know what was happening to him, this divine medicine would definitely only bring him benefits, not harm.
Hao Yang held his head with both hands and rolled on the ground. This lasted for nearly a minute before he gradually calmed down.
Finally, he just sat on the ground, remaining silent.
Xu Mu and Chen Xuan didn't disturb him, standing in front of him and waiting.
Finally, Hao Yang took a deep breath, unscrewed the mineral water bottle, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp of alcohol.
"Good wine. This is indeed good wine."
Hao Yang stood up from the ground. His expression hadn't changed much, but his eyes seemed more profound than before.
"Senior, how do you feel?"
Xu Mu asked with a smile.
"Kid, you've actually made me feel like I've wronged you. A divine medicine that replenishes mental energy like the Soul Replenishing Fruit is far more valuable than other divine medicines, yet you gave such a treasure to me."
Hao Yang smiled and shook his head. "You're too foolish."
Xu Mu asked, "Has Senior remembered something?"
"I remember. I remember everything."
Hao Yang patted Xu Mu's shoulder. "Kid, I have some things to take care of on my end. I'll come find you later. Before I leave, I'll give you a piece of advice: no woman is any good."
After saying that, Hao Yang vanished from in front of Xu Mu and the others.
"Brother Mu, do you think he was hurt by a woman? I think my senior sister is a very good person."
Chen Xuan said as he looked at Hao Yang's retreating back.
"Probably. Even when he was crazy, he had malice towards women. He must have suffered a betrayal."
As Xu Mu spoke, he handed the white ring in his hand to Chen Xuan. "I'll give the spatial ring to you, and we'll split the treasures inside equally."
"Brother Mu, no way. A spatial ring is a highly precious item. I can't take it."
Chen Xuan shook his head.
"Don't be polite with me. With this thing, you won't have to carry that woven bag around all day anymore."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
"This urea woven bag is a treasure left to me by my master."
Chen Xuan looked at the ring in Xu Mu's hand. "Brother Mu, I'll take the ring, but the things inside belong to you. Otherwise, I absolutely won't accept it."
"Alright."
Xu Mu didn't stand on ceremony either. He pointed at Tong Guoguo lying on the ground. "What should we do with this woman?"
Chen Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll just listen to Brother Mu."
"I have a solution."
Xu Mu opened his storage space and found a third-grade anesthetic herb. He directly crushed it and stuffed it into Tong Guoguo's mouth.
This way, it would delay her waking up for a while.
Afterward, Xu Mu held Tong Guoguo in front of him and left the ruins.
As for why he carried her in his arms, it was naturally so he could throw her out at any time.
If he carried her on his back, just in case she launched a rear naked choke sneak attack, relying on her strong physique, it would be almost impossible to break free.
Coming down from the mountain, Xu Mu and the others returned to the village.
Checking through his perception, those spies hadn't left yet, which was exactly what Xu Mu wanted.
In a place where these people could observe, Xu Mu deliberately placed Tong Guoguo on the ground and took out a tissue to wipe the corners of her mouth.
He picked Tong Guoguo up again and returned to where the helicopter was located.
Xu Mu handed Tong Guoguo over to Chen Xuan, while he himself piloted the helicopter to leave the place.
...
Xu Mu didn't go home. Instead, he parked the helicopter on a small field road dozens of kilometers away.
"Brother Mu, what are you planning to do? You're not going to do 'the deed' here, are you? Let me say this first, I'm not participating."
Noticing that the helicopter had landed out in the middle of nowhere, Chen Xuan quickly spoke up.

e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.

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?!

his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…

to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”