Chapter 766 - 709: Mu Zili’s Deal

In the Southern Border camp, Han Yu and the old Daoist exchanged glances.

After Mu Zili brought them back, he left the two of them aside and instead went alone with Su Xiaoxiao somewhere.

"Your disciple doesn’t look too good?"

Han Yu leaned over curiously, whispering to the old Daoist.

The old Daoist’s face was gloomy, and if even Han Yu could see it, there was no way he couldn’t see it.

Mu Zili rarely showed such an expression, which meant that he was already on the verge of being angry.

And he rarely had this attitude towards Su Xiaoxiao, regardless of what trouble he caused, but something seemed to have genuinely angered Mu Zili this time.

Su Xiaoxiao stood nervously in a spot, and Mu Zili’s gaze never wavered as he stared intently at him.

"Senior Brother, why are you staring at me like that?"

Su Xiaoxiao spoke softly.

Mu Zili’s expression was complex, and he sighed heavily.

"I’m assessing if you’re still that pure but foolish junior brother of mine."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned, staring blankly at his senior brother, "Senior Brother, have you gone mad?"

Mu Zili’s expression gradually turned solemn, and after a moment’s contemplation, he suddenly looked up and asked.

"Why did you bring Han Yu over?"

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback, seemingly never having expected Mu Zili to ask this.

"I..."

"I wanted to witness your Divine Dao Realm showdown."

"I’m always just a step away from breaking through to that realm, hoping to gain some insight through this."

No matter how Su Xiaoxiao’s tone changed, Mu Zili remained silent, listening calmly.

Perhaps what he wanted to hear was not the reason.

Su Xiaoxiao was also watching Mu Zili, and for a moment, they fell into silence.

"Remember, it was Han Yu who took you there."

Suddenly, Mu Zili spoke and then disappeared in front of him.

Han Yu disappeared as well.

The old Daoist was originally waiting with Han Yu, feeling a myriad of emotions, not knowing what Mu Zili intended to do with Su Xiaoxiao alone.

From very early on, Mu Zili’s thoughts had been hard for his master to comprehend.

This disciple indeed made him proud; Mu Zili’s character and talents were too outstanding.

But because he was so outstanding, it made it difficult for the old Daoist to fathom Mu Zili’s thoughts.

Just as he was deeply contemplating, Han Yu suddenly vanished. Had it not been for the familiar aura beside him, he would have almost erupted in surprise.

The same applied to Han Yu; he was standing there with the old Daoist and was suddenly whisked away in an instant.

Had it not been for recognizing Mu Zili, he almost activated his Dharma Aspect to protect himself.

Unlike Su Xiaoxiao, Mu Zili glanced complexly at Han Yu and then straightforwardly stated.

"I’ll give you a hundred Inquiry Stones to insist that it was you who took Su Xiaoxiao to the battlefield."

No questions of cause and effect, nor plans to negotiate with Han Yu.

Mu Zili directly laid out the terms.

Han Yu was momentarily dumbfounded, and if not mistaken, it seemed like Mu Zili was offering him a hundred stones.

"Not a free offer, didn’t you hear the condition?"

The Artifact Spirit suddenly reminded.

Of course, Han Yu heard it, but how was this different from a free offer, especially when it was easier than what Su Xiaoxiao went through.

"Are you willing?"

Mu Zili asked again.

Willing? Without hesitation, Han Yu immediately agreed.

He was just curious about Mu Zili’s approach.

Did it matter who took whom?

In fact, it mattered a lot.

Mu Zili did everything in a very short time, and when Han Yu was brought back, the old Daoist was still quietly asking the little disciple.

As for what he inquired, naturally, it was about why Mu Zili took Su Xiaoxiao away.

But Su Xiaoxiao unusually fell silent.

Upon seeing Mu Zili bringing Han Yu back, it seemed he understood Mu Zili’s arrangement.

With Mu Zili’s last words echoing in his mind, "Insist that Han Yu took you."

Chang Gen and the others returned shortly after, not long from when Mu Zili came back.

However, at the first moment they returned, they cast a glance at Su Xiaoxiao.

A faint sense of killing intent spread as Chang Gen spoke coldly.

"Why were you there?"

Almost as the words fell, an aura pressed down upon Su Xiaoxiao.

As the sudden aura was felt, Su Xiaoxiao’s expression changed, followed closely by an overwhelming pressure striking him like a vast ocean.

In a single instant, Su Xiaoxiao’s limbs were torn, and blood lines streamed out incessantly, almost resembling a blood man in just a few moments.

The old Daoist frowned, almost unable to suppress his desire to intervene.

Even if it was an elder from Qionghua Hall, it was beyond bounds to trouble a disciple in this manner.

But Mu Zili subtly held his robe sleeve, shook his head slightly, and then glanced at Han Yu, signaling him to watch.

Ensuring Han Yu saw but not excessively.

Damn!

Han Yu regretted it, realizing those hundred stones weren’t as easily earned as he thought.

They seemed to be rather hot potatoes.

Still, for the sake of the Inquiry Stones, he steeled himself and stepped forward.

"Umm... Esteemed elders."

Just as Han Yu spoke, several gazes fell upon him simultaneously.

In that moment, the pressure intensified, though it wasn’t as oppressive as Su Xiaoxiao endured.

Yet those indifferent, emotionless stares were intimidating.

Nevertheless, Han Yu continued to speak, "I was the one who took him there, I didn’t know the way."

Chang Gen’s face remained impassive, and after hearing this, instead of believing it instantly, he questioned back.

"Why did you want to go there?"

Indeed!

Why did he want to go there?

Han Yu was dumbfounded; he had agreed readily back then.

He hadn’t thought such a situation awaited him, nor had he thought about responding to it.

In a moment of inner resolve, he bit his teeth and echoed words similar to Su Xiaoxiao’s.

"I felt the realm barrier loosening recently and sought to break through, hoping the seniors’ battle might bring me insights."

Mu Zili and the old Daoist both sported odd expressions, none more so than Su Xiaoxiao.

Damn the loosening of the realm, that line could apply to any cultivator, except it was absurd for Han Yu.

You, a physical cultivator or a divine technique cultivator, could garner insights on what?

Yet, despite the absurdity, Chang Gen and the others accepted it.

Not only accepted it but also nodded collectively.

"In that case, when there’s another major battle, we’ll bring you along."

Damn!

Han Yu’s eyes widened, a major battle? Bring him along?

Believing is one thing, but why go the extra mile?

Just recalling their battles sent chills down his spine; just watching was frightening enough. If they genuinely brought him along, he’d likely be reduced to ashes.

"This wretched place cannot stay, too dangerous."

Han Yu silently communicated with the fog within his Sea of Consciousness.

The Artifact Spirit took a long time before responding, "If you run, wouldn’t that be admitting guilt without a fight?"

Judging from how Chang Gen’s attitude differed between Han Yu and Su Xiaoxiao, they seemed to genuinely be treating him as an important piece in their plans.

Once these terrifying individuals discovered he was deceiving them, the consequences would likely be dire.

"So I have to continue pretending?"

Han Yu lamented incessantly, hadn’t he heard them? Next time there’s a big war, they’ll bring him along.

The questions from Chang Gen and the others seemed simple, only requiring Han Yu’s response without further inquiry.

Zhen Tuo casually tossed the tower in his hand, which grew with the wind until it stood ten feet tall. Without uttering a word, the group stepped into the tower.

Su Xiaoxiao, now slightly relieved, glanced at Mu Zili, finally having felt the pure killing intent from those elders just earlier.

"What exactly is going on?"

The old Daoist, kept in the dark all along, felt somewhat angry.

Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Zili maintained a mutual silence, and as the old Daoist’s anger grew, Mu Zili eventually took them both away...

Han Yu was also reevaluating the recent events.

Indeed, the situation was quite bizarre, from Mu Zili leaving with Su Xiaoxiao briefly to his transaction with Han Yu.

And the inquiries from those elders.

Everything reeked of strangeness.

Han Yu tried to piece it together, but his expression grew increasingly peculiar.

The peculiarity wasn’t with him but with Su Xiaoxiao.

"You say..."

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