The Cui Family and the Demon Sword Sect

Xu Mu revealed a hint of a smile. What a low-level provocation.

He was just afraid Xu Mu would run away, so he deliberately said that, certain that men cared too much about their pride and would refuse to leave if provoked like this.

"Brother Wu Tian, are you serious?"

"Absolutely!"

Wu Tian nodded repeatedly.

"Thanks for the heads-up. Sis, let's go home. We don't do dangerous things."

Xu Mu grabbed Xu Ningbing's hand and turned to leave.

"What the hell?"

Wu Tian froze. However, he didn't chase after them immediately, thinking Xu Mu was just joking.

But seeing him and Xu Ningbing get into the car, Wu Tian started to panic.

He didn't expect him to actually leave.

But thinking about it carefully, Xu Mu had no relationship with the Cui family whatsoever, and originally didn't even want to come to this so-called birthday celebration.

However, since the other party had actively invited them, they didn't want to refuse. They planned to develop in Jiangnan in the future, so the two families would inevitably cross paths.

Since he had told him it was dangerous, it made perfect sense for them to just leave.

Cui Yunshen frowned and walked over from a distance. "Wu Tian, what did you say to him?"

"I... I'll go stop them."

Wu Tian quickly ran over and blocked the front of the car. "Brother Xu Mu, don't leave. I was just joking earlier."

Inside the car, Xu Ningbing looked at Xu Mu, waiting for his instructions.

"It is slightly dangerous this time."

Xu Mu pondered in the car. "Wu Tian roughly knows my cultivation level. Since they plan to deal with us this time, it proves there must be experts on the mountain."

Hearing this, Xu Ningbing couldn't help but clench her fists. She had originally planned to come here and show off a bit.

To think there were actually experts here; didn't that mean she wouldn't be able to show off anymore?

"What are your thoughts?"

Xu Mu turned to look at Xu Ningbing.

"Deep down, I still want to go, but I'll listen to you."

Without even realizing when it started, Xu Ningbing had already begun to follow Xu Mu's lead completely.

"Since you want to go, then we'll go. This is the outside world; they wouldn't dare do anything to us anyway."

Xu Mu smiled and opened the car door.

[Affection +10]

Xu Ningbing also got out of the car, following closely by Xu Mu's side.

"Wu Tian, why are you blocking our car?"

Xu Mu walked up to Wu Tian and asked, "You already said it was dangerous. Do you want me to die?"

"It was just a joke, why take it so seriously?"

Wu Tian smiled and waved his hand. "Besides, with your strength, why would you be afraid of any danger?"

"I'm not that close with you. If you make this kind of joke again, I'll leave immediately."

After saying that, Xu Mu glanced at Xu Ningbing. "Let's head over."

"Alright."

Xu Ningbing nodded gently.

Seeing the two of them heading toward the Cui family's territory again, Wu Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

...

At the top of the mountain.

The Cui family's architecture wasn't a modern villa, but rather resembled an ancient mansion.

At this moment, the doors of the mansion were draped in red, looking very festive.

The massive courtyard inside the mansion was already filled with banquet tables.

Quite a few people had gathered here, chatting in groups of twos and threes.

When Xu Mu and Xu Ningbing walked in, almost everyone turned to look in their direction.

Among the businessmen in Jiangnan today, who didn't know of the Xu family from Jiangbei?

However, surprisingly, not a single businessman came over to talk to them.

This alone surprised Xu Ningbing quite a bit, considering that a few of these families had just recently reached cooperation agreements with her.

The fact that they weren't coming over to greet her now clearly meant they had been turned against her.

Xu Ningbing couldn't be bothered to take the initiative to approach them either. She hadn't come here this time to talk business.

She was here to show her strength. The goal was simple: to let the Cui family of Jiangnan know that the Xu family was not to be trifled with.

Xu Mu and Xu Ningbing sat together on their chairs, still left out in the cold. No one came over to greet them.

However, Xu Mu was completely unaffected by the surrounding atmosphere. He picked up a pastry from the table and took a bite.

This tastes pretty good. Sis, try some.

Xu Mu offered it right to Xu Ningbing's lips.

I can do it myself.

Xu Ningbing reached out to take it, looking slightly unnatural.

[Affection +5]

The people around them found it quite unbelievable to see the siblings so relaxed.

Did they really not know what was going to happen next?

Hahaha! This must be President Xu Ningbing, right?

Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit with slicked-back hair walked over from a distance. His limbs were rather thin, but he had quite a prominent belly.

Xu Mu checked the man's identity using his Eye of God.

Name: Cui Sen

Identity: Current head of the Jiangnan Cui family.

Affection: -10

Destiny Level: 2 (Max level 10)

Seeing this, Xu Mu nodded to himself. If he wasn't mistaken, this man should be Cui Yunshen's father.

Xu Ningbing had done her homework long ago, so she naturally recognized the man.

As the saying goes, you don't slap a smiling face. Since he had come over with a smile to greet them, Xu Ningbing certainly couldn't give him the cold shoulder.

Thus, she put on a professional smile. Patriarch Cui, this should be our first time meeting.

Hahaha! I've seen you many times on the news, though.

As Cui Sen spoke, he suddenly looked toward Wu Tian and Cui Yunshen, who were walking over. Yunshen, have you greeted Miss Xu yet?

Not yet.

Cui Yunshen walked over with a smile and said to Xu Ningbing, Miss Xu, we meet again.

As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but drift toward Xu Ningbing's chest.

One of her buttons was stretched incredibly tight, and he was wondering when it might finally pop off.

Seeing this, Xu Mu immediately stepped in front of Xu Ningbing to block his view. Young Master Cui, it seems there aren't any businessmen from Jiangbei here this time?

Hahaha! Naturally. After all, this is Jiangnan. As for why you were invited, it's mainly because you've been trying to get your hands on Jiangnan recently.

Cui Yunshen said with a fake smile.

You used the phrase get your hands on quite well, Young Master Cui. I like it.

After saying this, Xu Mu and Xu Ningbing sat down again.

Cui Sen led Cui Yunshen and Wu Tian toward the backyard.

A short while later, several people came out from inside. Leading them was an old man wearing a traditional Tang suit.

Beside him were two other people.

One was a woman, around twenty years old, with a slender figure and permed hair. Her looks were above average.

The other was a man in a suit, around thirty years old.

He looked very burly, though he was less than 1.7 meters tall.

Xu Ningbing whispered to Xu Mu, That old man is Cui Rui, the former head of the Cui family. That woman with the permed hair is Cui Nannan, Cui Yunshen's younger sister. However, it seems she was born to Cui Sen's second wife.

Xu Mu nodded to himself, then looked at the thirty-year-old man.

The man was walking side by side with Cui Rui, and judging by Cui Rui's demeanor, the old man was actually showing a hint of flattery toward him.

He checked the man using his Eye of God.

Name: Peng Huihuang

Identity: Grandson of the Great Elder of the Demon Sword Sect

Affection: 0

Destiny Level: 2 (Max level 10)

Xu Mu was full of surprise; he hadn't expected someone from the Demon Sword Sect.

He remembered that Xia Sihan, whom he had encountered previously, belonged to the Demonic Sword Sect. In the original storyline, she was considered a member of Chen Xuan's harem.

To think that the Cui family had actually colluded with the Demonic Sword Sect.

However, Xu Mu had no ties to the sect anyway. If they dared to make a move against him, he wouldn't mind wiping the Demonic Sword Sect out entirely.

Right now, he had the power to do exactly that.