Xin Xia: Thanking Sister Asha for Brother Ningwei

"Good luck with your assessment." "Good luck, Sister!"

"Mm, Brother Ningwei, Nuxin, don't worry."

After Mu Nujiao left, Mu Nuxin took out her notebook, put on her protective goggles, and transformed into an intellectual young woman, working from home.

"I'm going out too."

"Okay, Brother Ningwei, will you be back for lunch?"

"I'll probably eat out."

"Then we'll eat out tonight to celebrate Sister passing the assessment."

"Alright."

Leaving home, Mu Ningwei transformed into a shadow, rapidly traversing between houses, approaching the assessment area of Pearl Academy, and reappearing on top of a tall building.

The wind blew, ruffling Mu Ningwei's clothes. Within the shadow, dim stars lit up one by one, secretly forming a star chart. The power of magic turned his eyes dark.

Dark Vision!

His vision turned stark white, with many black dots lurking within the buildings.

Those were things tainted by dark energy.

They could be mages, demon beasts, or their remnants.

However, Shadow Mages were rare, and there definitely wouldn't be so many demon beasts in the city.

Therefore, it could be concluded that these were Black Beast Demons, or followers of Black Pepper Court.

"So many of them."

Mu Ningwei's expression was somewhat complex.

Back then, he wanted to prevent Wen Tai's death, precisely to prevent Ye Chang from becoming a Cardinal.

But Wen Tai insisted on dying. Mu Ningwei tried to resolve Ye Chang's obsession in advance.

However, after learning of Wen Tai's intentions, Ye Chang became even more distraught and frantic. After all, Wen Tai's actions were undoubtedly a betrayal to her.

Abandoned by the one she loved, Ye Chang still went mad.

"It's a shame I couldn't kill her back then."

"Indeed."

"Who?"

Mu Ningwei suddenly turned around. A graceful, beautiful woman appeared on the rooftop behind him, her eyes filled with a wild ferocity. She grinned, revealing her pearly white teeth.

"Salang..."

Tap, tap, tap.

Salang walked closer step by step. Her intense, mad gaze carried a palpable killing intent, like cold, sticky ice clinging to Mu Ningwei's vital points.

His brow, his heart, his throat...

Mu Ningwei clutched a black cross. This action seemed to anger Salang. She stopped, her ferocious grin vanishing, her eyes darkening:

"As expected, you wanted to kill me back then."

"Should I be grateful? Without Ash Riya stopping you, I might have died. After all, neither she nor I would have expected you to harbor murderous intent towards us."

Mu Ningwei: "What a shame."

Salang sneered, "No shame. Ash Riya's judgment has always been poor. She actually angered you all the way to Shenzhou."

Mu Ningwei took a deep breath, "So, are you here to kill me?"

"I will be, in the future, but not now."

"Then what do you want?"

"To mock you."

A flicker of pleasure crossed Salang's eyes. "I misjudged men, and your judgment is also poor; you misjudged women. You've always seen Ash Riya as your future wife, but she backstabbed you, hehehehe."

Mu Ningwei gave a soft "Oh." "At least I knew when to cut my losses. There are countless good girls in Shenzhou; I'll find a suitable one eventually. But you invested too much, and after your defenses were broken, you couldn't accept it, degenerating into this disgusting state."

"Madness? Terror? You use them to cover your own fragile, riddled heart, taking others' lives and relishing their fear to maintain your pathetic self-esteem."

"You are truly a complete piece of trash. You'll die in a landfill sooner or later, burned to ashes by the fires of sin."

Salang covered her mouth and laughed, "Foolish. How could you possibly fathom me?"

"Then put your hand down."

Salang suppressed her gritted teeth, turned around, and disappeared into the shadows.

Mu Ningwei was puzzled.

What was Salang's true objective? Was it just to see him?

"Why, why, why can he still be so holy, so righteous, so high and mighty!!!"

In the dim basement, Salang clenched his fists tightly, biting his lips until blood flowed, his eyes filled with madness.

Yan Qiu remained silent beside him.

"Hoo~ ha~ hoo~ ha~"

Salang gasped for breath, still unable to comprehend. Should Mu Ningwei, abandoned by Ash Riya, not have collapsed like her, gone mad, and wanted revenge on the world?

"Mom, don't be angry."

A gentle and pleasant voice came, and Salang's rage miraculously subsided.

"Xin Xia, you're here."

Blue Bat pushed the wheelchair closer. The serene, princess-like girl in the wheelchair smiled and said:

"Brother Ningwei has been wise beyond his years since childhood. There's probably nothing in this world that can make him collapse. Sister Ash Riya, when she makes a mistake, she just cries and throws a tantrum at home; her level is far inferior."

Yan Qiu bowed respectfully:

"Lord Xin Xia."

Ye Xin Xia nodded charmingly, "Sister Yan Qiu."

Salang said coldly, "It seems there's no way to bring Mu Ningwei into our ranks. We can only consider killing him."

"No, Mom, we all know how capable Brother Ningwei is. Especially the Divine Soul within me, it tells me that Brother Ningwei carries the blessing of its original owner."

"He has already come into contact with beings of that level. Sooner or later, he will stand at the pinnacle of the human world. The Holy City, Parthenon, Magic Association... their competition is not important. Whichever faction Brother Ningwei supports will be the one to dominate the world; that's what matters most."

Salang's eyes narrowed, "But he will never join us. We must eliminate him before he grows stronger."

Ye Xin Xia shook her head, "Although Brother Ningwei has always been Father's man, he didn't abandon me. He even wanted to adopt me back then, but I chose Mom."

"I have already lost my father, and I don't want to lose any more family. Besides, we may not necessarily be his enemies."

"I am very grateful to Sister Ash Riya for giving us the opportunity to gain Brother Ningwei. She is a good girl who is willing to dedicate herself."

"Sister Blue Bat."

Blue Bat knelt at Ye Xin Xia's feet, her expression devout, "My Goddess!"

Ye Xin Xia's smile was sacred and serene, "Sister Blue Bat, please go and approach Brother Ningwei. Use your beauty, your identity, your everything. This is my request."

"Your divine decree shall be obeyed!"

"Is it them?"

Mu Ningwei hid in the shadows as a young couple walked past him. They squatted outside the semi-abandoned processing plant, eavesdropping on the sounds inside.

The followers of Black Pepper Court were hidden quite discreetly. This couple, wearing Pearl Academy uniforms, were not participating in the assessment properly. They headed straight for the followers, clearly having discovered something.

Two Intermediate Mages during their school years, charging headfirst into Black Pepper Court...

Such courage was unique. Besides Xu Zhaoting and his girlfriend, it couldn't be anyone else.

Inside the processing plant, several grey-robed priests were discussing capturing Mo Fan.

"The Master wants us to apprehend the target alive. Failure is not an option. You all know the consequences of failure."

The semi-abandoned food processing plant was filled with the stench of rotten meat. Black Beast Demons, with their unbearable body odor, were perfect for masking the smell here.

The grey-robed priests shivered as they stared at the sharp claws of the Black Beast Demons.

Normally, the Black Beast Demons were their slaves. Cruelly killing others with the help of Black Beast Demons was their favorite pastime.

If the mission failed, the Master would confiscate the Black Beast Demons and have them slowly cut to death!

No one wanted to be slowly cut to death, so the priests quickly nodded to show they understood.

Mu Ningwei stood with his arms crossed in the leader's shadow, keenly hearing the sound of approaching footsteps in the distance.

Xu Zhaoting was even speaking in a low voice:

"Lulu, stay right here. I'll go check the situation. If anything unexpected happens, you run immediately."

"Zhaoting, who are they? Why are you eavesdropping on them?"

"My enemies!"

Xu Zhaoting began to approach.

Mu Ningwei: "..."

Kid, are you always this brave?