All Parties with Hidden Agendas

"Mu... Mu She!?" Xiao Yi Xian's face turned slightly pale before she demanded, "How... how did you find this place?"

But soon, Xiao Yi Xian spotted Lifi standing beside Gan Mu, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's second-in-command.

That was her assistant!

"Lifi! It was you!?" Xiao Yi Xian flew into a rage at once, her pretty face frosty as her almond-shaped eyes widened.

"Xiao Yi Xian, I... I only wanted to save you..." Lifi said pitifully.

"Bullshit!"

Xiao Yi Xian immediately cursed, "If you wanted to save me, why did you go to that damn Wolf Head Mercenary Group?"

In Qingshan Town, who didn't know of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's wolfish ambitions? Those bastards were greedy beyond measure and wanted a hand in every good thing. Worse still, their damn Young Leader, Mu Li, had his eye on her.

What was the difference between seeking their help and handing meat to a dog?

If Lifi truly wanted to save her, even beating gongs and telling every mercenary in Qingshan Town whom Xiao Yi Xian had treated would have been better than informing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group!

Tears filled Lifi's eyes, and she did not dare speak after being berated by Xiao Yi Xian.

"Hahaha, enough, Xiao Yi Xian, and this friend as well..." Mu She clapped his hands and laughed, drawing everyone's attention to himself. "Our Wolf Head Mercenary Group... isn't made up of bad people. As long as you hand over everything you found in that cave, I guarantee that we'll let you leave immediately."

"We won't make things difficult for you!"

Holding his long spear, Mu She laughed heartily and patted his chest as he gave his assurance.

Xiao Yi Xian said nothing. Her beautiful eyes narrowed as she held a small packet of medicine in her hand. As for Lu Bu... he still stood with his hands behind his back, calmly watching Mu She's performance.

Seeing this, Mu She's expression gradually darkened. "The two of you, I, Mu She, am not an unreasonable man. I prefer harmony and prosperity; drawing swords and weapons isn't a good habit."

"How about this? Let me introduce everyone present..." Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian and Lu Bu remained unmoved, Mu She continued.

"Boss, why don't we just take them down?" Gan Mu, the second-in-command, asked quietly.

"Shut up, idiot!" Mu She snapped in a low voice. "That one is a Dou Master. The force behind such a young Dou Master isn't something you or I can afford to provoke!"

After saying that, Mu She's smile returned. Pointing at himself, he said, "I am the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, a Two-Star Dou Master. I once killed a Second-Tier Magical Beast by myself. This is my good brother, Gan Mu, a Nine-Star Dou Zhe, soon to step into the ranks of Dou Master..."

Before he could finish, the determined expression on Xiao Yi Xian's face, the expression of someone prepared to fight to the death, instantly collapsed. Her pretty face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat slowly seeped from her fair forehead.

She was only a One-Star Dou Zhe. Mu She was not an enemy she could contend against.

Lu Bu tilted his head. This man actually took him for a Dou Master? How could he tell? The original owner's Dou Qi cultivation had only been at the One-Star Dou Zhe level. Even I didn't know I had already become a Dou Master.

Across from them, Mu She spread his arms and pointed to the twenty skilled men behind him, all holding torches. "These are all the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's finest fighters. Every one of them possesses at least the cultivation of a Five-Star Dou Zhe."

"Damn it..." Xiao Yi Xian's lips trembled slightly. Behind her was a cliff, while before her stood a Dou Master, a Nine-Star Dou Zhe, and twenty Five-Star Dou Zhes.

This time, even heaven and earth would offer her no aid!

"I'll say this one last time, Xiao Yi Xian, and this gentleman as well. As long as you hand over what you obtained in the cave, I guarantee that you'll leave safely."

"I, Mu She, am absolutely not someone who enjoys fighting."

At those words, hesitation flashed across Xiao Yi Xian's face. She could not win, nor could she escape. Other than handing over the items and begging for her life... there was no second way to resolve their current predicament.

Seeing the hesitation on Xiao Yi Xian's face, Mu She secretly rejoiced. She had wavered, which meant there was hope for this to succeed.

"Mu She, I..." Xiao Yi Xian began, but Lu Bu grabbed her and stopped her.

"You... what are you doing?" Xiao Yi Xian asked with a frown.

"Do you really think he'll let us leave safely after we give him the items?" Lu Bu said irritably.

A mercenary group that lived by the blade would never let a tiger return to the mountain. All those promises just now had merely been a test.

If the two of them truly agreed to hand over the items in exchange for their lives, they would be telling the other side... that they lacked the strength to resist and could be slaughtered at will.

"Then what do we do?" Xiao Yi Xian bit her red lips. She was unwilling... but she had no way to escape this desperate situation.

Seeing Lu Bu stop Xiao Yi Xian, Mu She knew the matter had fallen through.

"Prepare for battle!" Mu She's gaze turned sinister as he spoke calmly to those behind him.

At those words, a flash of excitement appeared in the eyes of Xiao Yi Xian's assistant, Lifi. They were fighting. They were finally going to fight.

"Kid, do you think that with your Dou Master cultivation, you can truly defeat all of us?" Mu She shouted sternly, gripping his long spear.

"A Dou Master?" Lu Bu gave a light laugh. "Where did you get the idea that I'm a Dou Master?"

"Trying to bluff me!" Mu She snorted coldly. "Kill him!"

Hearing the order, Gan Mu stamped his foot. Pale green Dou Qi erupted from his body, and his fists took on the color of withered wood as he charged at Lu Bu in the lead.

Behind him, the twenty Dou Zhes also erupted with multicolored Dou Qi. Five charged head-on, ten moved to encircle from both flanks, while the remaining five followed behind the first fifteen at an unhurried pace. Clearly, they served as reserves, responsible for handling emergencies.

As for Mu She, pale blue Dou Qi wrapped around his legs. With a light tap of his foot, he leaped into the air and landed atop a large tree.

He was responsible for overseeing the entire battlefield and directing the overall situation.

From this coordination alone, it was clear that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group truly had some skill.

But... it was completely useless!

Lu Bu stamped his foot. A humming sound rang out, and silver formation patterns spread outward from him in an instant, covering every member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in the blink of an eye.

"Not good!" Mu She's pupils abruptly constricted. Though he had no idea what was happening, this was undoubtedly the enemy's attack.

"Quick! Get out of that ring of light!"

Mu She shouted as Dou Qi erupted beneath his feet, and he retreated like lightning.

But how could things possibly be so easy?

Before Mu She could evade it, he felt his body grow heavy. An invisible pressure descended upon him in an instant. With a thud, Mu She fell directly to his knees, his body bent over, his spine forced into an arch, unable even to raise his head.

It was not just him. Every member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was the same. Those with weaker strength were even sprawled flat on the ground, unable to move.

"A Dou Master? This is supposed to be a fucking Dou Master?" Mu She's face was filled with terror as Lifi's words echoed in his mind.

"Xiao Yi Xian found a cave... I heard there was an inheritance left behind by an expert inside... She was taken away by someone, a boy around fifteen or sixteen..."

"I don't know how strong that person is... but when he took Xiao Yi Xian away, there was a layer of gauze-like armor around his body, just like Leader Mu She's..."

"Damn it! That woman tricked me!"

Mu She was both shocked and enraged. Gauze-like Dou Qi armor, my ass! He had brought down all of them in a single instant, and so effortlessly at that. This level of strength was at least that of a Dou Ling!

At that thought, cold sweat poured down Mu She's body, and even his body began to tremble. He could only pray that this lord was merciful and would not stoop to argue with a minor figure like him. Otherwise... he was dead for sure!

In the distance, Lifi's face was filled with terror. She had thought both sides would suffer losses, but she had never expected Qingshan Town's so-called strongest expert to be utterly defeated in a single exchange, along with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group he led.

"Damn it, this isn't what I expected..." Lifi's face turned pale. This was serious!

"Xiao Yi Xian, how do you plan to deal with this assistant of yours?" Lu Bu said, pointing at the miserable Lifi, who was sprawled flat on the ground.

It was obvious that this person harbored ill intentions. As a certain Bodhisattva once said, she had earned herself a death sentence.

Hearing that, Xiao Yi Xian silently looked at Lifi. At this point, no matter how foolish she was, she could see Lifi's hidden motives.