Gu Xi straightened his clothes, took out the Powderize Staff, held it like the Civilization Staff, and slowly made his way toward his territory.
As he walked forward, Gu Xi slipped a strip of jerky into his mouth. If the other party made the slightest unusual move, the jerky would turn into a Corpse Explosion bomb and be thrown straight into that person's face.
Whether it could kill anyone or not was beside the point. He would first use the blast to draw out the nearby guards.
Fortunately, this oddly dressed fellow showed no intention of attacking Gu Xi.
Instead, he glanced at Gu Xi. After confirming that Gu Xi was the owner who had claimed this land, he grinned at him.
Only then did Gu Xi get a proper look at the man's face. He was clearly quite handsome, though a brown beard covered half his face. His eyes were perfectly normal as well, completely unlike the two Twisted Magicians Gu Xi had killed before.
Yet for some reason, the moment he bared his teeth, Gu Xi felt as though he had been targeted by a powerful beast.
But Gu Xi was no coward. Faced with such pressure, he instead stepped forward, curled his lips, and revealed a faintly disdainful smile.
That gesture was clearly mocking the man before him.
The man did not get angry. He simply watched Gu Xi enter the ruins before slowly leaving.
Some time after he had gone, the previously vanished Shaya quietly slipped into the ruins.
Gu Xi was sitting in front of the still-unfinished gate, seriously drinking from a cup of hot water.
"How did it go?"
"I found where that guy was staying and gathered some information. The one who appeared at our gate today was called the White Magic King.