"Young Master, that kid doesn't look like he has any money, does he?"
Mu Li's greedy gaze fixed on the Storage Ring on Xiao Yan's hand.
"You idiots, do you know what that Storage Ring on his hand is? That thing alone is worth tens of thousands of gold coins." Mu Li cursed them for being so useless.
Xiao Yan had disrupted the original plot and encountered Mu Li earlier than in the original story. At this point, he was only a three-star Dou Zhe.
The person Mu Li had scolded was named Chen Liu. Chen Liu said pitifully, "Well, I've never seen one before. How was I supposed to know a lousy ring could be so expensive?"
"Hehe, what lousy ring? That's a good thing. Such a tiny ring can hold a lot of stuff. Hardly anyone in all of Green Mountain Town owns one. Looks like we've run into some rich young master." Greed flashed in Mu Li's eyes.
Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and glanced behind him. Mu Li and the others immediately hid behind the trees, but that little act could not fool Xiao Yan at all.
"Ding, robbery encountered. The host faces two choices."
One: Use Hai Bodong to deal with them and obtain the title Cowardly as a Mouse.
Two: Use your own strength to defeat them. The host will receive a three-star increase in strength, along with one Low-level Summoning Talisman.
"Come on, System, you don't have to insult me like that. Do I need someone else's help to deal with these little lackeys?" Xiao Yan gave a wicked smile.
He began wandering around Green Mountain Town, and Mu Li's group hurriedly followed him.
Xiao Yan led them in a large circle before finally arriving at an empty corner.
"Kid, you really know how to pick a place. You knew it would be convenient for robbery here." Mu Li laughed.
Chen Liu anxiously said, "Young Master, can I have the clothes he's wearing? I think they look pretty good."
Mu Li said with a look of disgust, "Take them, take them. What a worthless thing."
After saying that, Mu Li called out to Xiao Yan, "Kid, my brothers have lost money gambling lately. How about lending us some money?"
Xiao Yan suddenly wanted to toy with them, so he put on a frightened expression.
"Big brother, I don't have any money. Please let me go."
Seeing how cowardly Xiao Yan looked, Mu Li immediately grew bolder.
"You look like some half-baked nobody. How about this? I'm the young master of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. If you lend me money today, we'll be friends. If anyone dares bully you, come find me."
Xiao Yan looked at the smug Mu Li and firmly shook his head.
"Big brother, I really don't have any money. If I had money, I would have given it to you already. I love making friends most of all. You have to believe me."
Mu Li frowned. He had not expected this kid Xiao Yan to be so difficult to talk to.
"Looks like you really are an idiot. I've made myself so clear, and you think I'm really asking to borrow money from you?"
Listening to Mu Li and looking at Xiao Yan's cowardly appearance, Chen Liu immediately volunteered himself. He stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Yan by the collar.
"Kid, didn't you understand when we told you to hand over everything valuable on you?" Chen Liu snarled.
The surrounding mercenaries also cracked their knuckles, trying to pressure Xiao Yan with their presence.
Xiao Yan was almost unable to hold back his laughter. Chen Liu was only at the eighth stage of Dou Qi. His combat power was practically negligible.
And the Dou Zhe in such a small place generally cultivated only Yellow-rank Dou Techniques. They were completely insignificant before Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan merely sent a small amount of Dou Qi from within his body into Chen Liu through their contact.
Chen Liu's expression instantly twisted. In less than two seconds, he actually dropped to his knees, hugged himself, and curled into a ball.
Everyone beside him stared in shock. Mu Li walked over and kicked Chen Liu twice.
"You all right, kid? Your stomach always acts up at critical moments. You're fucking useless. Get out of the way!"
Chen Liu clutched his stomach and rolled toward the wall, clearing the space.
Mu Li sneered. "You're playing me, kid? Judging by your strength, you're at least a Dou Zhe. You're pretty young too. You're from some big family, aren't you? Hand over that Storage Ring, and I won't make things difficult for you. Otherwise!"
Mu Li shouted, and the mercenaries beside him drew the weapons at their waists.
An ordinary person really might have been intimidated by them.
"Looks like I can't keep pretending. In that case, I'll stretch my limbs a little." As Xiao Yan spoke, he threw a punch at Mu Li.
Mu Li had not expected Xiao Yan to fight back like this, and the punch landed squarely on his face.
Seeing this, the surrounding mercenaries all rushed forward. Xiao Yan had no choice but to cut loose and fight them.
Mystic Divination Palm!
Eight Extremities Collapse!
Stone Crushing Palm!
In less than three minutes, some of the mercenaries were lying down while others fled. Almost all of them had been taken down.
Mu Li was frightened now as well.
"Young hero, I failed to recognize your greatness and offended you." Mu Li hurriedly begged for mercy, but he knew that the mercenaries who had escaped had already gone back to call for help.
All he needed to do now was stall Xiao Yan and wait for reinforcements.
Naturally, Xiao Yan saw through him, but he was not worried in the slightest.
"Sigh, the Flame Mantra is only low Yellow-rank. I used up all my Dou Qi after fighting just a few lackeys. Looks like I have no choice but to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission. The mission rewards are now being issued. Please collect them."
"Collect!"
Name: Xiao Yan Age: 15 Strength: Four-star Dou Zhe Cultivation Method: Flame Mantra (low Yellow-rank) Dou Techniques: Stone Crushing Palm (beginner Yellow-rank), Eight Extremities Collapse (high Mystic-rank), Mystic Divination Palm (beginner Mystic-rank) Summoned Expert: Hai Bodong (three-star Dou Ling) Summoning Slots: 1/2 Items: None Summoning Talismans: Three Low-level Summoning Talismans Summoning Points: 1000 (can be exchanged for various items in the System Mall)
Xiao Yan felt warmth spread through his body, and his realm continued rising until it finally stabilized at four-star Dou Zhe.
However, the low Yellow-rank Flame Mantra was far too weak. It seemed that finding Heavenly Flames was truly urgent.
The reward for clearing the Green Mountain Town instance had still not been completed. It looked like he needed to trigger every instance in Green Mountain Town.
Looking at Mu Li before him, Xiao Yan knew that letting him go would bring considerable trouble, but Xiao Yan was not worried at all.
Still, it would be troublesome for Xiao Yan, so before Mu Li's terrified eyes, Xiao Yan brutally snapped his neck.
"Go back and tell your commander that I killed his son. Tell him to come find Xiao Yan." After saying that, Xiao Yan left and headed toward the inn.
The sooner he resolved the matter of his cultivation method, the better. Otherwise, as Xiao Yan's level increased, perhaps using a Dou Technique once would drain all the Dou Qi in his body.
The members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group also hurried back and spread the news.
Before long, word that Mu Li had been killed spread throughout Green Mountain Town.
Even Xiao Yi Xian heard the news.
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