I'm Taking Her with Me

Mu Li's eyelid twitched. Mo Lin's calm composure caught him off guard—and stirred even stronger killing intent within him.

With a smile that did not reach his eyes, he said, "Brother Mo Lin, you must be joking. To be honest, I learned several days ago that Little Fairy Doctor might have found a treasure cave, but I had no idea where it was exactly.

Today, the two of you were kind enough to lead the way. Naturally, Mu came to have a look—and, while I'm at it... take possession of the spoils."

"You!" Little Fairy Doctor trembled with fury, flames nearly bursting from her beautiful eyes.

In an instant, she understood the crux of it and demanded sharply, "How did you find out? I only told my assistant, Lifi! You... you bribed her?!"

Mu Li smiled smugly. Rather than deny it, he said in a frivolous tone, "Heh, that woman named Lifi?

Simple-minded. A few sweet words, a hollow promise that she'd be the mercenary group leader's wife, and she spilled everything.

Women like that are the easiest to fool." He made no effort to conceal his contempt for Lifi or the fact that he had used her.

"You despicable, shameless bastard!" Little Fairy Doctor's delicate brows stood on end as her rebuke echoed through the cave.

Betrayed by the assistant she had trusted most, she felt as though a knife were twisting through her heart. It also gave her an entirely new understanding of just how disgusting Mu Li was.

Mu Li paid no heed to Little Fairy Doctor's insults. Instead, he spread his hands and said with feigned helplessness, "Little Fairy Doctor, don't make it sound so ugly.

This world has always been one where the strong devour the weak. These treasures are of vital importance to our Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Once we obtain them, we'll be able to swallow up every force in Qingshan Town. In the future, we might even leave this backwater behind!

How could a tiny town like this possibly confine my ambitions?"

His words were filled with ambition, and Mo Lin began to find the man somewhat admirable.

Then Mu Li changed the subject. His gaze turned "tender" as he looked at Little Fairy Doctor, and he deliberately softened his voice. "Hand the things over, Little Fairy Doctor.

You should understand how I feel about you. As long as you follow me, once I take charge of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, you'll be the Group Leader's Wife. You'll enjoy endless glory and riches. Why risk your life following this kid of unknown origins?"

Those seemingly affectionate words sounded particularly hypocritical and nauseating in the present situation.

"Follow you? Group Leader's Wife?" A deeply mocking curve lifted at the corner of Little Fairy Doctor's rosy lips. Her voice was icy and cutting. "The moment I hear your voice or see that face of yours, I feel utterly sick! You make me feel filthy!"

The fake smile on Mu Li's face finally crumbled. A cold, sinister glint flashed through his eyes, and his tone darkened. "It doesn't matter whether you're sickened or disgusted. I'll force you to stay by my side.

Given enough time, you'll get used to it." He had completely torn off his mask of false virtue.

After saying that, he turned his killing gaze toward Mo Lin, who had barely spoken, and sneered darkly. "Mo Lin, this young master kindly invited you to join the group before, but you failed to appreciate the favor.

Now? Even if you kneel and beg me, it's too late. You said our mercenary group was trash without even a Da Dou Shi? Hmph. Killing a lucky brat like you will be more than easy!"

He crossed his arms and raised his chin, speaking in a tone of charity. "If you know what's good for you, hand over what you got from the stone box, along with all the valuables on you. Perhaps, if this young master is in a good mood, I'll leave you an intact corpse."

Faced with Mu Li's threats and the encirclement, Mo Lin suddenly laughed.

He was neither angry nor afraid. It was the laugh of someone who had just heard something utterly ridiculous.

He shook his head. Then, beneath the somewhat stunned gazes of Mu Li and Little Fairy Doctor, he made a move no one had expected—

He stepped forward naturally, extended an arm, and pulled Little Fairy Doctor, who was trembling slightly from anger and fear, into his embrace!

"Ah!" Caught off guard, Little Fairy Doctor let out a brief cry and froze instantly.

Warm masculine breath enveloped her. That powerful arm wrapped tightly around her slender waist, pinning her securely against his solid chest.

Mu Li had just infuriated her until she trembled, and now Mo Lin's sudden action left her mind utterly blank. Her pretty face flushed red and pale in turn. Embarrassed and flustered, she instinctively tried to struggle free.

"Don't move." Mo Lin's low, magnetic voice sounded beside her ear, carrying an unquestionable calm. "Since that mad dog is barking so arrogantly, why not make him mad enough to die?"

His words seemed to hold some strange power, and Little Fairy Doctor's struggling paused.

Especially when she felt the strength and warmth of the arm around her waist, along with the heated breath at her ear, a peculiar feeling mingled with the danger of their current situation. For a moment, she even forgot to push him away.

Perhaps, deep down, this powerful embrace—though belonging to an "abominable" man—had become the only place where she could feel even a trace of safety in this desperate situation.

She could only turn her face away in shame and anger, refusing to look at Mu Li's twisted expression as she lowered her burning cheeks.

The instant Mu Li saw this, his eyes turned red! He had coveted Little Fairy Doctor for a long time and had never even touched her hand, yet Mo Lin was holding her in his arms right before him?

This was simply the utmost humiliation!

"You little bastard! Take your filthy hands off her!" Mu Li roared, veins bulging on his forehead.

Mo Lin ignored him completely. Lowering his head, he looked at the crimson tips of the ears and trembling lashes of the girl in his arms, a wildly arrogant smile appearing on his face.

Then he raised his head. His gaze flashed like lightning as it swept across Mu Li and every mercenary blocking the entrance. In a clear, unhurried voice filled with boundless arrogance and dominance, he spoke words that left everyone present stunned—words in a language none of them understood:

"Today, I'm taking her with me. Let's see who dares stop me!"

The crisp, resonant Cantonese echoed through the cave of this other world, carrying an indescribable rhythm and imposing force.

Mu Li and his mercenaries were all dumbfounded, looking at one another in confusion.

"What... what kind of nonsense was he saying?"

"No idea, but it sounded pretty cool..."

"Young Group Leader, did this kid get scared out of his mind?"

Mu Li himself was stunned for a moment before flying into a rage from humiliation. "Playing tricks! Who cares what bird language you're speaking! Get him! Hack the man to death, and capture the woman alive for me!"

Just as the mercenaries were about to swarm forward, Mo Lin moved!

Holding Little Fairy Doctor tighter, he abruptly retreated. His free left hand formed a hand seal with lightning speed, while icy Dou Qi surged wildly from within his body at an unprecedented rate!

"Ice Wall, rise!"

With a low shout, a vast surge of extremely frigid Dou Qi violently slammed into the ground at the Stone Gate entrance!

"Rumble—!"

A gigantic Ice Wall several feet thick, crystalline and translucent, radiating a bone-chilling cold, seemed to grow from the earth in an instant as it shot upward at an astonishing speed!

Not only was the Ice Wall thick and heavy, its surface was smooth as a mirror and incomparably hard, completely sealing off the entire Stone Gate!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Outside came the muffled thuds of mercenaries unable to stop in time as they crashed into the Ice Wall, along with Mu Li's furious roars and the sounds of him smashing the wall. Yet the Ice Wall did not budge in the slightest, yielding only dull echoes.

Inside the cave abode, silence fell at once. The Ice Wall shut out the clamor beyond, while the light of the Moonlight Stones spilled over its surface, reflecting hazy halos.

Still shaken, Little Fairy Doctor raised her head and stared at the enormous, cold-radiating Ice Wall that had suddenly appeared before her, as well as the vaguely shifting, infuriated figures behind it. Her beautiful eyes were full of shock.

She had never imagined that Mo Lin possessed such a powerful defensive measure!

Mo Lin lowered his head and looked at Little Fairy Doctor in his arms—tears still clinging to her face, her little mouth slightly open, her expression blank. The arrogant, domineering look on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a teasingly wicked grin. In words she could understand, he softly said, "All right, the annoying flies are blocked for now. Next..."

He released the hand around Little Fairy Doctor's waist and, before she could react, pinned her against the wall.

"...it's time to get down to business!"