"What did you say?!"
After Tang Ya pointed at him and gave him a thorough tongue-lashing, Shen Xinghui went into a fit of rage.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like an ox. Gritting his teeth, he let out a cold laugh. "Fine, fine, fine. I'll show you today whether I'm all talk!"
Since playing nice hadn't worked, Shen Xinghui stopped pretending and revealed his true colors. He viciously ordered his attendants, "Take these two women back. As for the man..."
Shen Xinghui stroked his chin, sizing Mu Guiyun up and down. Then he leered and said, "I want the man too!"
What the hell is wrong with you?!
Shen Xinghui's words gave Mu Guiyun a fright, and a chill rose in his heart.
Mu Guiyun grabbed Shen Xinghui's outstretched, wicked hand and instantly transformed into Black Commander. The Thunder Control Technique activated at once.
A violent silver arc surged from Mu Guiyun's palm, sending electricity coursing through Shen Xinghui's entire body.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
How about it? Hm? Do you like Daddy's big electric arc?
Watching Shen Xinghui twitching on the ground, Mu Guiyun's lips slowly curled into a standard Homelander smile.
His smile didn't reach his eyes, and the sight left the attendants' scalps tingling. For a moment, they even forgot to help Shen Xinghui up.
So you like doing things the unconventional way, huh?
Mu Guiyun gave a cold laugh. The golden eyes that had once shone brightly suddenly glimmered with an eerie silver light.
Shen Xinghui knew his talent was only so-so, but at least he had the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster. Yet this handsome young man before him had defeated him with a single blow without even releasing his Martial Soul.
Knowing he'd kicked an iron plate, Shen Xinghui hurriedly begged for mercy. "Please, don't kill me! My father is the City Lord of Qingyuan City. If you kill me, you won't make it out of Qingyuan City either!"
Seeing Mu Guiyun hesitate, Shen Xinghui quickly set his Storage Soul Tool on the ground.
"As long as you don't kill me, all of this is yours!"
Looking at Shen Xinghui begging on the ground, Mu Guiyun couldn't help frowning.
He hadn't expected this lecher who went after men and women alike to be the son of Qingyuan City's City Lord.
Thinking this, Mu Guiyun glanced around at the crowd of onlookers and barked, "Get lost!"
"I'm going, I'm going..."
Seeing that Mu Guiyun had "spared" him, Shen Xinghui's face brightened. With his attendants supporting him, he hurriedly left.
"You're just going to let them go?"
Watching them flee in disarray, Tang Ya couldn't help feeling puzzled.
As far as she knew, Mu Guiyun wasn't the sort to repay hatred with kindness.
"With so many people watching, I can't exactly butcher him right here."
At that, Mu Guiyun gave a mysterious smile.
He wasn't one to hold a grudge, so naturally, he had to get even.
As far as Mu Guiyun knew, the City Lord of Qingyuan City wasn't even in the city right now.
So when Evil Soul Masters got word of it and took the opportunity to wreak havoc in Qingyuan City, Shen Xinghui, the City Lord's son, was killed by them. That was perfectly reasonable, wasn't it?
Turning the Soul Tool over in his hand, Mu Guiyun gestured to Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan. "Come on, let's get something to eat first."
After the whole farce, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan had lost their appetite for sightseeing. After dinner, they each returned to their rooms and devoted themselves to cultivating.
As night fell, darkness enveloped the entire city of Qingyuan.
Qingyuan City was an unremarkable little town. There wasn't even a decent Soul Master Academy in the city, and in terms of size, it didn't even measure up to Nuoding City.
Opening his eyes, Mu Guiyun felt the Soul Power inside him teetering on the brink of level forty and couldn't help grinning smugly.
Mu Guiyun hadn't come on this trip just to visit Mother Jiang. He planned to change course on the way back and head straight to the Far North.
At the thought of Ice Empress's four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, Mu Guiyun felt a wave of excitement stir within him.
Glancing at the night outside, Mu Guiyun took a black robe from his Storage Soul Tool and pulled it on. It could block his aura.
"Kehehehe~"
After letting out his signature cackle, Mu Guiyun vanished from the room in the blink of an eye.
In a rather stately courtyard, Shen Xinghui looked at the wounds on his body. A vicious glint flashed through his eyes as he snarled, "Damn bastard! Once Father comes back, I'll make you pay!"
"Oh? Is that so? Too bad you won't get the chance. Kehehehe!"
Two and a half days flew by. After three days of travel, Mu Guiyun and the others finally reached Lingdou City, the capital of the Dou Ling Empire.
The Dou Ling Empire had once been the Heaven Dou Empire. Unfortunately, civil unrest split the enormous empire in two, and it even lost its capital, Heaven Dou City, which had stood for over ten thousand years.
Looking at the extravagant, bustling buildings around them, Tang Ya curiously glanced from side to side. "Nannan, where's your home?"
At that, Jiang Nannan managed a faint smile. "It's in the Lower City of Lingdou City."
The Lower City of Lingdou City was where the commoners lived. It was a tangled mix of people and could only be described as a complete mess.
Just then, Mu Guiyun patted Jiang Nannan on the shoulder and smiled. "Once we've cured your mother, move to Shrek City. I happen to have a house in the residential district. It's just sitting empty anyway."
"Thank you, Gui Yun."
Jiang Nannan looked grateful.
She attended Shrek Academy and usually entrusted her neighbors with looking after her mother. Every time she had a break, she had to travel back and forth between Shrek City and Lingdou City.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked. Their handsome-and-beautiful combination drew plenty of eyes from those around them.
Jiang Nannan was the acknowledged campus belle of Shrek Outer Court, so there was no need to elaborate on her beauty. Tang Ya was a little less stunning, but she was still one of the Outer Court's famous beauties, on a par with Jiang Nannan.
What made her especially striking was her youthful, vibrant air, paired with those smooth, rounded legs like wineglasses. The combination was downright lethal.
"Why do you keep staring at Sect Master? If you like me, just say so. Maybe Sect Master will say yes!"
Noticing that Mu Guiyun kept looking at her, Tang Ya puffed out her small chest.
"Keep dreaming."
As Mu Guiyun and the others entered the Lower City, the bustling scenery around them gradually gave way to low, dilapidated homes.
The sight made Mu Guiyun shake his head.
Who would believe this was the capital of one of the four great empires?
The Xue Clan's line had only itself to blame for having its throne stolen.
Ignoring the surroundings, Jiang Nannan followed the route she remembered, leading the other two through the maze-like residential district for quite a while. At last, they stopped in front of a somewhat rundown little house.
She shakily opened the door. The familiar scene came into view, and Jiang Nannan could no longer hold back her tears.
"Mom, Nannan's home!"