Curfew

Ye Chen had a very straightforward standard for judging beauty and ugliness: defining characteristics.

For example, in his eyes, a man should possess hormones and obvious masculine features.

A face that gave off a sense of masculinity was what made a handsome man.

Those androgynous types were incredibly ugly to him.

As for women, it was the same. What was a beauty? It was someone with obvious feminine features.

However, Ye Tong held a special place in his heart, so she was an exception to this rule.

But seeing the woman in front of him, Ye Chen's heart stirred a little.

He originally thought that someone like Xu Ningbing was already top-tier.

But the woman before him had even stronger feminine features than Xu Ningbing.

"The Jiuli Tribe?"

Ye Chen said with a calm expression, "It seems this really is the base camp of the Jiuli Tribe."

Before Li Chenshuang could speak, several more figures in black robes caught up from behind.

"Li Chenshuang?"

Wu Cang said in a deep voice upon seeing the woman.

The people behind him were about to attack Ye Chen, but he signaled them to stop.

"Judging by the voice, you must be the leader of the Seventh Tribe, Uncle Wu Cang, right?"

Li Chenshuang revealed a faint smile.

Wu Cang hesitated for a moment before taking down the hood of his black robe.

He smiled and said, "It seems you know me quite well. I only said a name, and you already knew who I was."

"Of course. Actually, I have people in Uncle Wu Cang's tribe. For example, I also know that the new leader of the Ninth Tribe, Shanyue, is here too."

Li Chenshuang said with a smile.

Shanyue frowned slightly but still took down the hood of his black robe.

Wu Cang first looked at Xia Chuan and Zhong Shuizhou, then shook his head slightly. It definitely wasn't those two who leaked the information.

He had only just told the two of them about Shanyue's identity at the hotel outside.

And they hadn't touched their phones to send messages to anyone the entire time.

Wu Cang pondered for a moment and smiled, "Do you think I would fall for your trick to sow discord?"

"Think whatever you want. I just want to tell you, Uncle, that since you are getting old, you should stop finding young women to bear your children. I'm sure many of your relatives are hoping for your death."

Li Chenshuang said indifferently.

"How presumptuous! Although you are the leader of the Second Tribe, in terms of seniority, I am of the same generation as your father. How dare you speak to me like this?"

Wu Cang's eyes were piercingly cold.

"You are the presumptuous one! The Patriarch only told the First and Second Tribes about the location of this Inner Realm. Yet you stepped in here without permission. Aren't you afraid of the Patriarch's punishment?"

Li Chenshuang pointed at Wu Cang and shouted.

"The Patriarch? This place belongs to all of the Jiuli Tribe; it's not his private property. What gives him the right to decide who can enter and who cannot?"

Wu Cang narrowed his eyes into a slit. "Maintaining the status quo simply means he is afraid of the descendants of Yan and Huang. He should have abdicated long ago!"

"You're courting death!"

Li Chenshuang immediately erupted with power and stomped her foot on the ground.

Then, she cast Demonic Guardian.

Sensing the power fluctuation, three formation guardians flew over from the depths.

Li Chenshuang pointed at Wu Cang and said, "Kill them!"

Seeing this, Wu Cang also cast Demonic Guardian. "Who allowed you to kill me? This woman is a traitor; kill her first!"

"So you are both of the Jiuli Royal Family. Resolve your own conflicts yourselves."

After the leading formation guardian spoke, he retreated with the other two.

Seeing this, Li Chenshuang was shocked to the core. "You... how do you know the situation here? Have you been here before?"

"I have no obligation to tell you. Let's go!"

Wu Cang ignored Li Chenshuang and led the people beside him toward the interior.

Seeing this, Ye Chen quickly followed behind them with Huang Qu.

Li Chenshuang stood frozen in place, her brain working rapidly.

Currently, there were many experts from the Second Tribe on the second floor.

They didn't let Li Chenshuang go in with them because she was the leader and still needed to manage the tribe.

Therefore, every few days, Li Chenshuang would come here to deliver supplies to them, making it easier for them to continue their breakthrough.

But now, Wu Cang had arrived.

Judging from his understanding of this floor, he might also know a lot about the second floor.

If he were to get the treasures inside, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Chenshuang felt there was no time to lose and immediately followed.

There was no other way now but to catch up and stop him.

...

Before leaving, Xu Mu specifically gave the three of them healing pills.

He also told them that he had a friend who came along and that they needed to gather in the distance in an hour.

Zhang Yuqiang and the others didn't say much. They had eaten and drunk their fill, replenished their stamina, and could hold on for a while longer.

Xu Mu continued to cover himself with formations and walked toward the mountain peak deep within.

Not a single formation guardian came to deal with him.

The journey was unimpeded. He suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky above.

Fu Jinyu was fighting a Realm-Breaking stage formation guardian. Even though she was clearly no match, she fought more bravely as the battle went on.

Xu Mu respected this. He didn't need to fight to improve or stabilize his realm.

The cultivation methods he obtained were instantly mastered, and he had the title of the God of Assassins, so his combat skills didn't need any further improvement.

Xu Mu checked the surroundings with his perception and found that the most numerous real people here were from the Jiuli Tribe.

Moreover, the deeper he went, the more battles there were, and the denser they became.

Finally, Xu Mu was the first to reach the top of the mountain peak. He took out his phone to check the time and found that about forty minutes had passed.

He wasn't in a hurry. Turning around to look behind the mountain, he was surprised to find a massive stone palace there.

However, no one was fighting there.

In front of the distant palace gates stood two figures whose faces couldn't be seen clearly.

They stood on the left and right sides of the palace gates, one wearing a black robe and the other a white robe.

It was obvious without a second thought that this must be the entrance to the third floor.

However, the fact that no one was here proved one thing.

The level of danger there was much greater than the battlefield on this side of the mountain.

After waiting for about another twenty minutes, Chen Xuan's figure appeared from afar.

His hair was a bit messy, and holding a woodchopping knife, he quickly ran over. "Brother Mu, it's so dangerous here."

"It is indeed dangerous, but I have a way to avoid it."

Xu Mu looked at the numerous experts attacking from behind Chen Xuan and immediately waved at him. "Come to my side quickly."

Chen Xuan quickly ran to Xu Mu's side and turned to look at the incoming experts.

They all stopped in mid-air, looked around left and right, and then vanished from the spot.

Just a few minutes later, Fu Jinyu also flew toward them. Behind her, there were a full three Realm-Breaking level experts following.

Compared to Chen Xuan, Fu Jinyu was in a much more sorry state.

"Sister Empress! Come to my side quickly."

Xu Mu shouted at her from afar.

Seeing Xu Mu over there, Fu Jinyu originally planned to change direction, not wanting the people behind her to attack Xu Mu and the others.

But upon hearing Xu Mu's words, she still landed by his side.

Looking back, the three experts behind her also left one after another.

"What's going on?"

Fu Jinyu took out a healing pill from his pocket, swallowed it, and asked about the situation.

Xu Mu gave them a brief rundown, including his encounter with the cleaner.

"A curfew? I never expected there to be such a thing here."

Chen Xuan asked curiously, "Brother Mu, when does the curfew start?"

"I forgot to ask..."

Before Xu Mu could finish his sentence, the sky instantly turned dark.

It wasn't pitch black, however. Instead, a silvery glow illuminated their surroundings.

This was because the night sky was filled with a vast expanse of brilliant stars.

At the same time, the Black and White Twin Fiends, who had been guarding the palace in the distance, flew straight toward them.

"Not good, something has happened."

Xu Mu immediately grabbed the two of them, leaped to his feet, and fled.