The Absolute Overlord

On a secluded patch of grass in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yu dragged Shi Wan there.

He threw Shi Wan onto the ground. Looking at Shi Wan lying there and pretending to be dead, Xiao Yu kicked him resentfully and said flatly, "Stop playing dead. Keep it up, and you'll really be dead."

Hearing

Xiao Yu's words, Shi Wan opened his eyes. A trace of malice flashed through them, but when he looked at Xiao Yan before him, he immediately dropped to his knees and begged in terror.

"Spare me, hero! Let me go, and I'll give you anything!"

Xiao Yu raised a hand to cut off Shi Wan's pleas. He looked at him with interest and sneered.

"I'm not interested in hearing you beg. Give me a reason not to kill you."

Shi Wan's face lit up at Xiao Yu's words. "I have money! I have lots of money! My uncle is the second commander of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. I can use money to buy my life."

"Oh? How much money do you have?"

The introduction of Origin Coins by the system had only made Xiao Yu's already poor household even worse off.

Xiao Yu remained quite fixated on money.

Seeing Xiao Yu's reaction, Shi Wan thought he had found a way to survive and said to him,

"Th-this is my money. It's everything I have."

As he spoke, Shi Wan took a storage ring from his person and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu accepted Shi Wan's storage ring and sent his consciousness into it. After a brief inspection, he found only a little over a hundred thousand gold coins.

He frowned and said to Shi Wan disdainfully,

"You're the nephew of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's second commander, and this is all the worthless junk you have?"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Shi Wan nearly spat blood. Was over a hundred thousand gold coins not enough? He had skimmed all of it over the years only because his uncle was Gan Mu.

After all, a single gold coin was enough to cover an entire year's expenses for a low-income civilian family.

A large portion of the hundred thousand-plus gold coins he carried was capital meant for supplies on this trip. He simply had not gone to purchase them yet because the Fire Wolf Mercenary Group had delayed him.

If he actually escaped, he would still have to find a way to make up for that shortfall.

But looking at Xiao Yu's "ferocious" face, Shi Wan cried out, "I-I also know where my uncle hides his money! If you don't kill me, I can tell you!"

Xiao Yu raised an interested eyebrow at Shi Wan's words.

"Where your uncle hides his money? How do you know? I don't believe your uncle would tell you where he keeps his wealth."

Seeing that Xiao Yu was interested, Shi Wan hurriedly said,

"I discovered it by accident. Whenever he hid money, he went there alone in secret. It's in a secluded courtyard in Green Mountain Town, inside a dried-up well."

Xiao Yu forced Shi Wan to reveal the exact location where Gan Mu hid his money. As for whether the information was true or false, Xiao Yu planned to verify it when the opportunity arose.

In any case, if he found it, that would be his fortune; if not, it simply was not meant to be.

Xiao Yu had no intention of putting himself in danger over a mere bit of money.

Xiao Yu accepted Shi Wan's storage ring, then looked at him and said, "Tell me about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. I can consider sparing you."

Shi Wan was overjoyed upon hearing Xiao Yu's words. Without hesitation, he told Xiao Yu about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's current situation.

Because Xiao Yu had killed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's third commander, Mu She had long since sent out word that Xiao Yu was to be killed in revenge. It also served as a warning to the other mercenary groups in Green Mountain Town.

It would tell everyone that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was not to be provoked by just anyone.

After all, although the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was one of the three major mercenary groups in Green Mountain Town, it was not an absolute overlord.

Any sign of weakness could give the other mercenary groups ideas they should not have. As the leader of a large mercenary group, Mu She understood this well.

Therefore, Xiao Yu had to die for the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Moreover, he had to die before everyone in Green Mountain Town, as a warning to them.

In Green Mountain Town, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was still a top-tier force.

Since they had been unable to find Xiao Yu, Mu She came up with a solution.

He pushed Little Medical Fairy, who had entered the cave with Xiao Yu, into the spotlight.

They spread word everywhere that Little Medical Fairy had obtained a Profound-rank cultivation technique. This way, no matter how well-liked Little Medical Fairy was in Green Mountain Town, there would always be greedy people unable to resist making a move.

Thousand Medicine Hall's current actions were the best proof of that.

Little Medical Fairy could no longer even enter or leave Thousand Medicine Hall freely.

Thousand Medicine Hall had stationed many people around Little Medical Fairy. In name, they were protecting her, but in truth, they also coveted the so-called Profound-rank cultivation technique she possessed.

As a result, Little Medical Fairy's life in Green Mountain Town had become very difficult.

Furthermore, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had already decided to make its move tomorrow and force Thousand Medicine Hall to hand over Little Medical Fairy. They claimed that the ruins were the burial ground of a Wolf Head Mercenary Group senior.

They believed that as long as they pressured Little Medical Fairy, Xiao Yu, who had been with her, would definitely show himself. Even if he did not, they would merely be making an example of someone else, and their objective would still be achieved.

After hearing Shi Wan's words, a cold gleam flashed through Xiao Yu's eyes.

When they had parted, Xiao Yu had already guessed Little Medical Fairy's situation. That was why he had told her to be wary of Thousand Medicine Hall.

Now, it seemed that the people of Thousand Medicine Hall had indeed been unable to restrain themselves. They had already placed Little Medical Fairy under house arrest, though they were still uncertain whether the news was true and did not wish to completely fall out with her.

"Tell me, are there any higher-ups from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group still outside?"

Xiao Yu asked Shi Wan fiercely.

"N-no."

Because they were preparing for a major operation, nearly all of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's higher-ups had returned to Green Mountain Town.

"What about Mu She and Gan Mu?"

Xiao Yu continued asking, unwilling to give up.

"My uncle and the commander are both in Green Mountain Town now. They're stationed at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters."

Having failed to get the answer he wanted, Xiao Yu frowned.

He had originally wanted to pick off Mu She and Gan Mu one at a time while they were separated.

But it appeared there was no opportunity.

Shi Wan, still kneeling on the ground, saw Xiao Yu fall into thought. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he quietly drew a short sword from his sleeve and stabbed it straight at Xiao Yu's face.

"Die!"

Xiao Yu looked at Shi Wan, who had revealed his murderous intent, and amusement flashed in his eyes.

With a casual strike of his right hand, he knocked Shi Wan's short sword away, seized him by the throat, and smiled. "I was going to spare your life..."

Before Shi Wan could react, Xiao Yu kicked him deep into the forest, where he was pierced clean through by a sharp branch of a tree.

After dealing with Shi Wan, Xiao Yu hurried toward Green Mountain Town in deep thought.

He was now a two-star Dou Master. In a fight, he did not fear Mu She at all, but with Gan Mu, a nine-star Dou Practitioner, beside him, Xiao Yu was afraid something unexpected might happen.

But since he had no chance to defeat them separately, he could only enter the town now and make more preparations.

However, as he approached the city gate, Xiao Yu suddenly felt a burst of excitement from the Bone Chilling Flame within him.

"Hmm?"

Sensing that something was strange with the Heavenly Flame, Xiao Yu quickly concealed his aura.

To be safe, he took out the Shadowless Mask and put it on.

Xiao Yu's entire presence instantly vanished, as though there had never been a living person there at all.