Two Corpses

Fox Slave A Si put down the spoon on the cutting board and asked curiously, "What happened?"

"I just got news that the Xianling Nan group is going to attack this place and wants to occupy the intersection between the inner and outer realms."

Xu Mu looked at Fox Slave A Si. "You're a clever person. Based on your understanding of them, what will they do?"

Fox Slave A Si first moved the iron pot off the fire to prevent the bottom from burning.

She took off the apron she was wearing and said softly, "If we surrender, they probably won't kill us. But afterward, when fighting the Lao Jie clan, they'll likely send us to the front lines."

"We're all the same clan. I didn't expect them to go this far."

Xu Mu sighed.

"I don't agree with that statement. Take you Yan Huang descendants, for example—most of your wars are also between your own people, aren't they?"

As Fox Slave A Si spoke, she took a ceramic bowl from the cabinet and ladled out a bowl of rice porridge with a few vegetable leaves in it. "Do you want some?"

"I'm fine, thanks."

Xu Mu waved his hand and sat down on a long bench. "What you said does make sense. So, what's your plan?"

"First, I should thank you for coming specifically to tell me."

Fox Slave A Si sat across from Xu Mu, picked up the spoon, and took a bite. "We don't have any experts. The leaders of Xianling and Pang's clan are both fourth-rank masters. I simply can't resist."

"So you're just going to sit and wait for death?"

Xu Mu asked.

"Then what do you think I can do? With all the old, weak, women, and children in our clan, can I really start a war?"

Fox Slave A Si sighed deeply. "You're an outsider. You don't understand how brutal the inner realm is. Here, strength is everything. People like us ordinary folk are only meant to be ruled over."

"If I were you, I'd lead the clan away. If you can't fight them, you can still avoid them."

Xu Mu stood up from the bench.

He had come here specifically this time to help Fox Slave A Si. After all, she had a level-six destiny, and might even provide positive feedback in the future.

But if Fox Slave A Si was just going to accept her fate like this, Xu Mu felt there was no point saying more.

"Where can we flee?"

Fox Slave A Si ate the rice as tears dripped into her bowl. "Do you think I don't want to take them away? But I'm too weak. If we flee to the territory of other races, we'll only end up worse off."

Xu Mu looked at Fox Slave A Si and nodded slightly. "Everyone has their own convictions. I respect your choice."

With that, Xu Mu turned and left.

"If I were willing to follow you, would you help us?"

Fox Slave A Si pressed her hands on the table and stood up to ask.

"I would definitely help, but my abilities are limited. I can't guarantee the safety of all of you by myself."

Xu Mu answered honestly.

[Affection +10]

Fox Slave A Si smiled. "Since I was little, I've been taught that you Yan Huang descendants are all bad people—cunning, treacherous, and selfish. But you're completely different from what I imagined."

"Every race is the same. There are no exceptions."

Xu Mu turned back with a smile. "So, what's your decision?"

"If our clan were reduced to just me, I would definitely go with you. But our clan still has sixty-four lives. I will never abandon them."

"You're a good person."

Xu Mu gave Fox Slave A Si a thumbs-up. "You should be blessed by fortune."

Before Fox Slave A Si could say more, he quickly walked away. A fight was bound to happen here soon, and Xu Mu wanted to stay out of it.

Not long after he left, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Brother Mu! If you can hear me, reply!"

Before Xu Mu could respond, Chen Xuan's voice came again.

Clearly, Chen Xuan was looking for him and had been trying to send a telepathic message.

"Old Chen, I can hear you."

Xu Mu immediately sent a message back.

"Great, finally found you. Brother Mu, teleport over directly. I've found something good."

Chen Xuan said on the other end.

Hearing this, Xu Mu took out the transfer token, activated the formation, and in the next moment, he appeared beside Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was still wearing a black robe. When he saw Xu Mu, he took off his hood.

"Old Chen, what did you find?"

Xu Mu smiled. "Not another top-tier treasure, I hope?"

In his view, this was pretty normal—after all, Chen Xuan was the protagonist.

"Not a treasure. I found two corpses."

Chen Xuan smiled and led the way ahead.

"Corpses?"

Xu Mu was a bit puzzled but followed behind Chen Xuan.

Under Chen Xuan's guidance, they came to a small stream. In the middle of the stream was a stone.

The stone was the entrance to the ruin.

"Brother Mu, follow me!"

Chen Xuan pressed his hand to the stone, and his figure disappeared.

Xu Mu followed closely and also arrived at a ruin.

He looked around and found that this ruin was small as well.

By a distant stream lay two bodies.

Xu Mu used his perception to examine them and found they were dead, but their bodies contained red parasitic worms.

"Sacred Parasites—Servile Bugs?"

Xu Mu carefully observed those parasites. The Chiyu he had encountered earlier used these same worms to control the corpses of the powerful.

"As expected of Brother Mu. You noticed from that far away."

Chen Xuan was full of admiration. He then led Xu Mu over to the two bodies.

Xu Mu bent down to examine them and saw that both corpses had open golden eyes, though lifelessness filled them.

The first was an elderly man, seemingly around sixty, with long black hair and a thick, brute-like beard, looking like a lion.

However, around the neck of this bearded man was a ring of stitching marks.

The second was a middle-aged man, appearing to be about fifty years old.

He had a black crew cut, and his face was crisscrossed with scars and wrinkles, looking very frightening.

Xu Mu remembered that his God's Eye could reveal the identities of bodies even after death, so he observed the two.

First, he fixed his gaze on the thick-bearded man.

Name: Xianling Cui

Status: Deceased, former leader of the Baishi Clan

Affinity: 0

Destiny Level: 0 (Max Level 10)

Seeing this, Xu Mu was shocked. This was actually the former leader of the Baishi Clan?

He immediately examined the other person.

Name: Xianling Bu

Status: Deceased, former great elder of the Baishi Clan

Affinity: 0

Destiny Level: 0 (Max Level 10)

"No way!"

Xu Mu exclaimed. It seemed that these two were originally the top combat power of the Baishi Clan.

"Brother Mu? What is it? Do you recognize them?"

Chen Xuan asked curiously from the side.

"If I'm not mistaken, this bearded man is the former leader of the Baishi Clan."

Xu Mu roughly told Chen Xuan what he had learned during his investigation.

"I see. If I guessed right, these two corpses are connected to Chiyu."

Chen Xuan crouched down and pointed at Xianling Cui's neck. "I examined his body just now. His head was severed but reattached using some special method. The Servile Bugs inside him haven't been given any orders yet, so he's been kept in this state."

Xu Mu nodded slightly. "You're right. It's likely that Chi Ting has been collecting corpses again. Since I've discovered them, I might as well use them to feed my sacred gu..."

As he spoke, Xu Mu suddenly froze.

He drew a long sword from his person and, executing the Mirror-Breaking Sword, struck at the two bodies on the ground.

Crack!

A crisp sound of shattering glass echoed.

Xu Mu looked at them. "Get up."

The two corpses lying on the ground immediately scrambled to their feet.

Xu Mu broke into a smile. With these two corpses helping him, wouldn't he be able to assist the fox slave, Ah Si?

"Old Chen, come with me. There's a show worth watching!"