The Lower City

"What did you say!"

After being pointed at and berated by Tang Ya, Shen Xinghui immediately suffered a mental breakdown.

His eyes turned blood-red, he wheezed like an ox, and he sneered through gritted teeth, "Fine, fine, fine! Today, I'll show you whether this young master is 'weak' or not!"

Seeing that soft tactics weren't working, Shen Xinghui stopped pretending and revealed his true colors, viciously ordering his attendants, "Grab these two women and take them back. As for this man..."

Shen Xinghui stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping over Mu Guiyun before he let out a lecherous grin, "This man, this young master wants him too!"

Damn your plague!

Shen Xinghui's words gave Mu Guiyun a shock, and a wave of revulsion rose in his heart.

Grabbing the evil hand Shen Xinghui had reached out, Mu Guiyun instantly transformed into Black Commander and activated his Thunder Control Technique.

Violent silver arcs surged along Mu Guiyun's palm, instantly shocking Shen Xinghui until his entire body went numb.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Do you still want it? Hmm? Do you like Daddy's big electric arc?

Watching Shen Xinghui twitching on the ground, the corners of Mu Guiyun's mouth curled up slowly, revealing a standard smile just like Homelander.

That expression, where the skin smiled but the eyes did not, made the surrounding attendants' scalps tingle, and for a moment, they even forgot to pull Shen Xinghui up from the ground.

You like taking the unconventional path, right?

Mu Guiyun sneered, his originally golden eyes suddenly flashing with an eerie silver light.

Shen Xinghui knew his talent was average, but he was at least a Soul Grand Master. Yet, this handsome youth had defeated him in one blow without even releasing his Martial Soul.

Knowing he had kicked an iron plate, Shen Xinghui could only beg for mercy, "Please, don't kill me! My father is the City Lord of Qingyuan City. If you kill me, you won't be able to walk out of this city alive!"

Seeing Mu Guiyun hesitate for a split second, Shen Xinghui hurriedly placed his storage Soul Tool on the ground.

"As long as you don't kill me, all of this is yours!"

Watching Shen Xinghui groveling on the ground, Mu Guiyun couldn't help but frown.

He hadn't expected this pervert who preyed on both men and women to be the son of the Qingyuan City Lord.

Thinking of this, Mu Guiyun scanned the surrounding onlookers and let out a cold shout, "Get lost!"

"I'm going, I'm going right now..."

Seeing that Mu Guiyun was "letting him go," Shen Xinghui's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly left the scene with the help of his attendants.

"Are you just going to let them go like that?"

Watching the pathetic backs of the group as they fled in a panic, Tang Ya felt a bit confused.

In her impression, Mu Guiyun wasn't the type to return evil with kindness.

"There are so many people watching; I can't exactly slaughter him on the spot, can I?"

Hearing this, Mu Guiyun revealed a mysterious smile.

He wasn't a man who held grudges, which was exactly why this grudge had to be settled.

According to what Mu Guiyun knew, the City Lord of Qingyuan City was currently not in the city at all.

So, if an Evil Soul Master were to receive word and take the opportunity to wreak havoc in Qingyuan City, and Shen Xinghui, as the City Lord's son, were to fall victim to the Evil Soul Master and die, wouldn't that be perfectly reasonable?

Fiddling with the Soul Tool in his hand, Mu Guiyun signaled to Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, "Let's go, let's go get something to eat first."

After this farce, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan had no interest in sightseeing. After dinner, they simply returned to their respective rooms to cultivate diligently.

As night fell, the entire Qingyuan City was plunged into darkness.

Qingyuan City was an unremarkable little town; it didn't even have a decent Soul Master Academy, and in terms of scale, it couldn't even compare to Nuoding City.

Opening his eyes and feeling the soul power in his body on the verge of breaking through to level forty, Mu Guiyun couldn't help but smirk.

The purpose of Mu Guiyun's trip wasn't just to visit Mother Jiang; he planned to detour to the Far North on his way back.

Thinking of the Ice Empress and her four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, Mu Guiyun couldn't help but feel a surge of heat in his heart.

Glancing at the night outside, Mu Guiyun pulled a black robe capable of concealing his aura from his Soul Tool and draped it over himself.

"Hehehe~"

After letting out a signature eerie laugh, Mu Guiyun vanished from the room in the blink of an eye.

Inside a rather grand courtyard, Shen Xinghui examined the wounds on his body, a flash of malice crossing his eyes as he hissed, "Damn bastard, once my father returns, this young master will make you pay!"

"Is that so? Too bad you won't have the chance. Hehehe!"

Two and a half days passed in a flash. After three days of travel, Mu Guiyun and the others finally arrived at the capital of the Heaven Spirit Empire—Lingdou City.

The predecessor of the Heaven Spirit Empire was the former Heaven Dou Empire, but due to civil strife, the vast empire had split in two, and they had even lost the capital, Heaven Dou City, which had stood for over ten thousand years.

Looking at the extravagant and bustling architecture around them, Tang Ya looked around with curiosity, "Nannan, where is your home?"

Hearing this, Jiang Nannan forced a smile and said, "It's in the lower district of Lingdou City."

The lower district of Lingdou City was where the commoners lived; it was a chaotic place where all sorts of people mixed, and it could be described as a complete mess.

Just then, Mu Guiyun patted Jiang Nannan on the shoulder and smiled, "Once your mother is cured, you should move to Shrek City. I happen to have a courtyard in the residential district that's just sitting empty."

"Thank you, Guiyun."

Jiang Nannan's face was filled with gratitude upon hearing this.

She studied at Shrek Academy and usually relied on neighbors to look after her mother, forcing her to travel back and forth between Shrek City and Lingdou City every time she was on break.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked, the combination of handsome men and beautiful women immediately drawing the gazes of many passersby.

Jiang Nannan was the recognized campus belle of Shrek Outer Court; there was no need to even mention the extent of her beauty. Although Tang Ya was slightly inferior, she was still a renowned beauty in the Outer Court, standing on equal footing with Jiang Nannan.

In particular, her youthful and vibrant aura, paired with those shapely, rounded legs, possessed a truly staggering lethality.

"Why do you keep staring at this Sect Master? If you like me, just say it! Who knows, maybe this Sect Master might even agree!"

Seeing Mu Guiyun's gaze fixed on her, Tang Ya couldn't help but puff out her small chest.

"Keep dreaming."

As Mu Guiyun and the others entered the lower district, the bustling scenery around them was gradually replaced by low, dilapidated residential houses.

The surrounding sight made Mu Guiyun shake his head.

Who would believe that this was the capital of one of the Four Great Empires?

One could only say that the Xue Clan bringing about the theft of their own nation was entirely their own doing.

Ignoring the surroundings, Jiang Nannan followed the route in her memory, leading the two through the maze-like residential area for quite a while before finally stopping in front of a slightly run-down little house.

With trembling hands, she opened the door. The familiar scene immediately came into Jiang Nannan's view, and she could no longer hold back her tears.

"Mom, Nannan is home!"