Yue Wangshu's Invitation

Hearing this, Xu Mu smiled and shrugged. He knew his own limits; in his current state, he couldn't gain any advantage over this woman.

"Sister, from what you're saying, you don't plan on letting me go?"

"Exactly."

Yue Wangshu replied without hesitation.

"In that case, I won't hold back out of tenderness for a woman."

As soon as Xu Mu's voice fell, the water droplets transformed into countless ice spikes.

Swish, swish...

The sound of piercing wind echoed through the air.

This attack was far stronger than the last, both in power and speed.

Specks of starlight appeared in front of Xu Mu. As the ice spikes approached him, they completely vanished.

Seeing this, Yue Wangshu's eyes widened in shock.

Swish, swish, swish...

Suddenly, all of those ice spikes appeared right above Tong Guoguo's body.

Tong Guoguo had been immersed in her grief, lying motionless on the ground.

When she saw the ice spikes appear before her eyes, her jaw dropped. "Damn it..."

She immediately rolled on the ground to dodge, but quite a few ice spikes still struck her body.

Pressing one hand against the ground, Tong Guoguo darted over ten meters away.

She looked at the few ice spikes lodged in her body and pulled them out directly.

"Shameless! So when you said you wouldn't hold back out of tenderness, you meant toward me!"

Tong Guoguo glared at Xu Mu and cursed.

"Well, you have thick skin anyway. You've tried to kill me time and time again, and I've let you go every time. I had to teach you a lesson eventually."

Xu Mu paused, then looked at Yue Wangshu. "Besides, I really like Sister's blue-and-white porcelain dress, and I didn't want to ruin it."

"Hmph! Don't think I don't know. You just like her nice figure, don't you?"

Tong Guoguo cast a cold glance at Yue Wangshu.

Xu Mu was a bit surprised. It seemed the relationship between these two wasn't as good as he had thought.

"Was that a cultivation technique you just used? To actually be able to redirect my attack... just who are you?"

Yue Wangshu's gaze gradually grew solemn.

"My identity is a secret. However, since Sister asked, I'll reluctantly tell you."

Xu Mu paused and said with a smile, "I am an ass-tronomer."

"An astronomer?"

Yue Wangshu frowned.

"Exactly, I love deeply studying the shape and bounce of heavenly bodies, like yours for example."

Xu Mu said while looking at Yue Wangshu.

"He's insulting you."

Tong Guoguo glanced at Yue Wangshu.

"I know that, of course."

Yue Wangshu closed the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, but a smile still lingered on her face.

"How about we join forces?"

Tong Guoguo looked at Yue Wangshu.

"That wouldn't be very appropriate, would it? Having to team up to deal with someone so weak would be a blow to my pride."

Yue Wangshu said with a smile.

"I heard Mr. Soul say that last time in the Inner Realm, even when he acted personally, he failed to kill Xu Mu."

It was precisely because of this that Tong Guoguo had been forgiven by Mr. Soul.

Wang Hun had previously thought that Tong Guoguo was showing mercy, but after truly witnessing Xu Mu's survival skills, he realized that it was perfectly normal for Tong Guoguo to be unable to kill him.

"Even Mr. Soul couldn't kill him?"

Yue Wangshu's face filled with surprise. She then said, "Guoguo, let me handle him alone. I want to see exactly what this stinky man is capable of."

Boom!

In an instant, the earth beneath Yue Wangshu's feet caved in by several meters, the ground shattering into pieces.

Tong Guoguo, who was standing nearby, was sent flying by the shockwave of this power.

Xu Mu's eyes widened. In the mere blink of an eye, he found the sharp tip of the umbrella right in front of him.

It was only ten centimeters away from his eye.

"So fast!"

Xu Mu was secretly alarmed. He quickly leaned back and kicked the oil-paper umbrella, forcing the tip to deflect upwards.

He executed his Cloud Steps technique and flew off into the distance.

Yue Wangshu immediately gave chase, and the two of them disappeared from the area in the blink of an eye.

Tong Guoguo took a deep breath and sat on a nearby rock to recover her strength.

She grabbed her hair. For some reason, after seeing Xu Mu, she felt somewhat irritated.

She even had a feeling deep in her heart that she didn't want to be enemies with Xu Mu.

Was it because he had spared her life several times, and she had developed a sense of compassion?

Tong Guoguo shook her head. She didn't understand this feeling.

Just like earlier, Xu Mu truly had a chance to kill her.

As she was lost in thought, two bald men appeared in the distance. They were test subjects from the Immortality Research Institute.

"Boss, why are you sitting here?"

One of the bald men asked curiously.

"It's nothing. It looks like the managers of the Myriad Races Valley won't surrender to the Sanitation Department."

Tong Guoguo took out her phone. "It's about time. We'll leave the rest to Director Zhou. Let's get ready to withdraw."

...

Xu Mu was swatted to the ground by Yue Wangshu's umbrella.

He reacted quickly, landing firmly on the hillside, causing the ground to cave in a few meters.

Scanning his surroundings with his perception, he decided that the safest method was still to find a third person to absorb the damage for him.

Right at that moment, Yue Wangshu's figure slowly descended from above, blocking Xu Mu's path.

"There is no one else here now. We can speak honestly with each other."

Yue Wangshu looked at Xu Mu and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"Didn't I just say..."

"I am asking you seriously. I can introduce myself first. My name is Yue Wangshu, the third patriarch of the Myriad Races Valley."

Yue Wangshu interrupted Xu Mu. "I don't care much for managing the affairs of the Myriad Races Valley, which is why the outside world once believed there were only two patriarchs."

Hearing this, Xu Mu's expression also grew serious. "What are you trying to say?"

"What I want to say is that not everyone in the Myriad Races Valley wants to cooperate with the Immortality Research Institute."

Yue Wangshu pointed at herself. "For example, I don't like hypocrites like Wang Hun."

Hearing this, Xu Mu asked curiously, "Then why don't you lead your people to surrender?"

"This world isn't just black and white. Just because I hate Wang Hun doesn't necessarily mean I like you Yanhuang descendants."

Yue Wangshu said to Xu Mu, "That's why I'm asking who you are. If you're from the Sanitation Department, then forget it. But if you're not, I might be willing to cooperate with you."

Xu Mu spread his hands and said, "But I am a Yanhuang descendant."

"There are good and bad people among the Yanhuang descendants too. As long as you aren't from the Sanitation Department, I can try cooperating with you."

Yue Wangshu opened her oil-paper umbrella once again.

"Why seek me out?"

Xu Mu frowned. "You aren't trying to use a honey trap on me, are you?"

He checked her filial piety value toward him and found it was 0, meaning she was a complete stranger.

"At your age, to be able to use Heaven-tier cultivation techniques and possess a Holy Gu, you must have quite the background."

Yue Wangshu paused before continuing, "And the most important point is that Wang Hun wants to kill you."

"Why does that matter?"

"The fact that he wants to kill you proves you definitely aren't his man. That is very important to me."

Yue Wangshu explained.

"My name is Xu Mu. I come from the Zhengdefa Heretical Sect. This sect doesn't involve itself in worldly affairs, so you've definitely never heard of it."

Xu Mu looked at Yue Wangshu. "How do you want to cooperate?"

In the end, there was only one reason he had spoken so much with Yue Wangshu: she was the female lead.