Mist Forest, a desolate woodland.
"Who is that?" Chen Mu quietly asked Xu Gui beside him.
"Qin Yue, Vice City Lord of White Bird City. The number one man beneath the City Lord, supreme commander of the City Defense Battalion, with Divine Ability comparable to a Weapon Master."
Xu Gui answered in a trembling voice, so soft it was like a mosquito's buzz.
That really was a troublesome figure.
Chen Mu frowned slightly.
"Old Chen, hurry up and hand over that stone! I haven't enjoyed myself enough yet—I don't want to die!"
Xu Gui's face was pale as paper.
"You think I don't want to?"
Chen Mu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and looked inward at his brow.
That Gray Stone of unknown origin had already slipped into his Brow Secret Aperture.
Like a weary bird returning to its nest, it hid in one corner of the Secret Aperture without moving. No matter how Chen Mu dragged it with Yin Spirit Divine Power, it showed no intention of budging.
"I have no designs whatsoever on that stone." Chen Mu raised his head and looked seriously at Qin Yue.
"Give me some time. I'll find a way to remove that stone from my body." His face was full of sincerity.
Qin Yue expressionlessly glanced at Chen Mu, then waved a hand to the side.
Nine Gray-clad Men with hoods over their heads emerged ghostlike from the mist, surrounding Chen Mu and Xu Gui on all sides.
"Take him back to Three Paths City. Ask Ancestor to act and use Five Yin Fire to refine the Divine Weapon out of him," Qin Yue coldly ordered.
Then, without even looking at Chen Mu again, he turned and headed back the way he had come.
"Don't go! I really never wanted that