Mu She's Covetousness

Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters.

Mu She looked at Mu Li's lingering fear, his expression dark and unreadable.

Mu Li had always been fond of spending the night in brothels, so when he went out with some men last night and did not return, Mu She had not thought much of it.

It was not until this morning, when his men heard the gossip that Mu Li had been beaten up, two guards had been seriously injured, and four guards had fled, that they went and brought back the three men lying on the ground.

From Mu Li, he received startling news.

That youth seemed to possess the aura of only a two- or three-star Dou Zhe, yet his combat strength had utterly crushed a four-star Dou Zhe.

In other words, the cultivation method and Dou skills he practiced were very likely Mystic Tier!

One had to know that Mu She had earned such a formidable reputation in Green Mountain Town not only because he was ruthless, but also because he possessed a low-level Mystic Tier Dou skill!

With that low-level Mystic Tier Dou skill, he could scarcely find an opponent below the Dou Master level.

With Mu She's strength, if he used a Mystic Tier Dou skill, let alone a four-star Dou Zhe, even an eight-star Dou Zhe would be slain on the spot. He was determined to get the Mystic Tier cultivation method and Dou skills on that brat!

But to reach the two- or three-star Dou Zhe realm at such a young age, while also possessing Mystic Tier cultivation methods and Dou skills, his background was surely far from ordinary. He needed to probe him and see whether anyone was secretly following the brat. If there was no one, he could find a secluded place, kill him, and flee far away with the cultivation method and Dou skills!

With Mystic Tier cultivation methods and Dou skills, he was at least confident he could cultivate to the Da Dou Shi realm. By then, what would a mere Green Mountain Town amount to?

He would not even put it in his eyes!

"Deputy Commander, Xiao Yi Xian is heading into the Monster Mountain Range. Are we going?"

He Meng was now an ordinary three-star Dou Zhe mercenary, but because he had a good relationship with Mu She, he was still considered someone important in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He was fairly loyal as a person, though his flaw was that he had no brains—or rather, his head was full of women.

Mu Li's fine habit of spending nights in brothels had been picked up from He Meng.

But Mu She understood.

After all, he was a young man in the prime of his vigor. This was exactly the age when his energy ran high. If he was not allowed to gain some experience with women, he would surely suffer because of them someday, so Mu She simply let him be.

As long as he did not become addicted to those two and a half minutes of pleasure, it was fine.

Even so, Mu Li had become infatuated with Xiao Yi Xian.

Yet they could not make a move against Xiao Yi Xian openly.

For one thing, Xiao Yi Xian held considerable influence among the mercenary groups in Green Mountain Town.

For another, Mr. Yao of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion was already a Dou Master-level expert, not someone Mu She could provoke. Fortunately, Xiao Yi Xian was merely a specially hired physician, so the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion would not necessarily protect her at all costs.

As long as they did not openly oppose the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, Mu Li buying Healing Medicine above the listed price was a good thing for the pavilion. Only fools turned down money!

But then again, it seemed He Meng was interested in Xiao Yi Xian too. That would not do—the first taste had to go to his son!

"Any movement from the brat who knocked Mu Li unconscious?"

Mu She narrowed his eyes and asked.

"I don't know. As soon as I heard Xiao Yi Xian was going into the mountains, I came back to report it!"

A lecherous grin appeared on He Meng's face as he rubbed his hands together.

"..."

Mu She truly wanted to slap this idiot to death.

His head was full of women. This idiot would sooner or later die on a woman's belly!

"Boss! That brat seems to be planning to enter the mountains to hunt magical beasts as well. I've already spoken to Mr. Yao. This time, let our Wolf Head Mercenary Group handle Xiao Yi Xian's guard mission!"

A lean, wiry man walked up to Mu She and reported crisply.

This man was Gan Mu, Mu She's confidant. Of course, Mu She could not possibly tell even his confidant about the Mystic Tier Dou skill.

Speaking of which, Gan Mu was also a lustful fiend, and he particularly liked little girls who had not yet grown hair. His only virtue was that he would not let women interfere with his work; he still knew his limits.

"Mm. This time, I'll lead the team personally. I want to see just what is so special about that brat!"

Hearing this, Mu She nodded with a grim face. Deep within his eyes, a flash of greed glinted!

"The Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion is entering the Monster Mountain Range to gather herbs. Xiao Yi Xian will be accompanying them. There are only fifty slots, and you must be above a two-star Dou Zhe. Hurry up, everyone!"

Hearing the excited shout practically right beside his ears, Xiao Yan, who was eating breakfast, glanced over before continuing his meal.

These people's methods were too ridiculous. It was as if they were afraid he would not learn of the news. Instead of recruiting at the designated spot by the town entrance, they had deliberately come to shout from the roadside right in front of him.

Did they take him for an idiot?

The shout abruptly silenced the bustling town in the early morning. A moment later, the crowd looked at one another, and the mercenaries who met the requirements immediately surged toward the middle-aged man dressed in Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion attire.

The middle-aged man secretly glanced at Xiao Yan. Seeing him eat at an unhurried pace, he could not help but feel troubled. If this brat did not come, how was he supposed to answer to Mr. Yao?

Thus, he deliberately slowed the pace of recruitment, intending to wait for Xiao Yan to finish eating.

In truth, Xiao Yan did not mind joining them.

Though he did not look at them again, Xiao Yan's soul power had been observing everyone the entire time, especially that middle-aged man.

The anxiety in the man's eyes had also been fully seen by Xiao Yan.

"There's one last slot!"

Seeing that Xiao Yan had finally finished eating, the middle-aged man's voice rose several notches. He raised the parchment in his hand, his gaze constantly darting toward Xiao Yan as he slowly stood up nearby.

"I'll take it."

The youth's slightly immature voice sounded like heavenly music in the middle-aged man's ears, incomparably wonderful!

"Good, good, good! You're in. What's your name?"

The middle-aged man wore a thoroughly amiable smile.

"Where did this little kid come from? His hair hasn't even grown in, and he's already wandering around!"

"Brat, get out of the way. Don't waste your elders' time!"

Seeing the final slot snatched by a youth who had spent half the day eating before leisurely getting to his feet, the burly mercenaries who had been squeezing around the outskirts for ages immediately began cursing.

Xiao Yan could not be bothered with them. The Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion was obviously here for him this time. Could they possibly keep him from joining the group?

He wondered whether the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had a hand in this...

"That strange giant sword—hiss, it's him?"

But soon, someone in the crowd recognized the Heavy Ruler on Xiao Yan's back and could not help letting out a cry of surprise.

"Who the hell is he?"

Hearing this, the displeased mercenaries cursed as they asked.

"Oh, he's the one I told you about last night—the black-clothed youth who subdued Mu Li in one move, seriously injured two four-star Dou Zhes, and scared off four six-star Dou Zhes!"

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?"

The cursing mercenaries immediately shut their mouths.

They had never seen such ferocious battle results.

But the mercenaries' rule of survival was to respect the strong.

Those without a sense of awe did not live long.