"You... Who are you exactly?"

Zhao Rui stared at Xiao Mu, enunciating each word, his face brimming with killing intent.

"Ignorant fool, you don't even know who I am, why are you still alive? If I were you, I'd just bash my head in and save myself the embarrassment."

Xiao Mu continued to mock, completely ignoring the mediation of Bai Rong and the white-haired elder.

"You..."

Zhao Rui was furious, his eyes shooting out two beams of black light.

The black light was boundless in its rage.

Suddenly, a Divine Spirit of ordinary rank approached Zhao Rui and whispered a few words.

Then Zhao Rui looked at Xiao Mu again, now showing disdain, "I thought it was someone else, but it's just you, coward. Strange, you were always so timid, how come you've suddenly gotten bold, daring to mock even me?"

"Timid?"

Hearing this, Xiao Mu knew that his identity as Zhang Xiu had been recognized, and disdainfully responded, "I'm cautious. You're really foolish, can't even tell between caution and cowardice."

"Enough, I don't care to argue these things with you. Zhao Rui, if you have any sense, just scram early, otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite."

Bai Rong, and the white-haired elder were both extremely anxious, again communicating secretly to stop Xiao Mu.

They truly didn't want to fight with Zhao Rui at this moment.

"Haha! Hahaha!"

Angry to the point of laughter, Zhao Rui glanced at Xiao Mu, but was no longer angry, "I can't be bothered to argue with the likes of you, coward."

"You're trying to provoke a war between me and Bai Rong, aren't you? If you think like that, you're overthinking it. If there will be a war, I may initiate it, but not now. Bai Rong."

Speaking this, he turned his head, giving Bai Rong a meaningful look, "Be careful, having someone like this in your team will only get you killed! Let's go!"

Then, he turned to his own team, issued a command, took the lead, and used Escape Art to leave swiftly.

"Zhang Xiu, you were too reckless, do you know how dangerous it just was? What if Zhao Rui had been provoked by you and really fought us, do you know what the consequences would have been?"

With Zhao Rui gone, Bai Rong immediately rebuked Xiao Mu, "Zhao Rui's strength far exceeds ours. Once a war starts, each of us might die, including you, the same."

The white-haired elder also advised Xiao Mu, "Reckless, Zhang Xiu, in the future, you can't do this again. Fortunately, Zhao Rui had scruples and chose to leave. Otherwise, if it came to blows, it's uncertain how many of us would survive."

"Haha!"

Xiao Mu laughed, loudly retorting, "Respected Envoy Bai, I don't agree with your words. We have scruples, doesn't Zhao Rui also have scruples?"

"It is precisely because I knew he had scruples that I deliberately mocked him, wanting to see if he dared to make a move."

"In the end, as I guessed, he didn't dare to make a move, did he?"

"Moreover, I deliberately mocked him for another reason."

Bai Rong and the white-haired elder exchanged glances, both puzzled; what kind of logic could Xiao Mu have for provoking an enemy and setting a strong adversary against the team?

Seeing their expressions, Xiao Mu knew what they were thinking and immediately said, "My reason is actually very simple, to clearly distinguish between friend and foe in advance."

"That Zhao Rui is our enemy, right? It's impossible to win him over to stand on our side, right?"

Bai Rong subconsciously nodded; Zhao Rui was indeed his enemy, the two had always been at odds, unless dealing with the human world, otherwise couldn't possibly stand together.

Xiao Mu was pleased and continued, "Since we are enemies, we need to clearly distinguish friend from foe as soon as possible."

"The information about Bai Jing's Treasury, we know it, others know it too. The forces rushing there are not only us, not only Zhao Rui, but other teams too."

"Who among these people are our enemies? Who is worth allying with? Do we know? We don't know."

"Therefore, we need to quickly clarify our stance, letting enemies know we are enemies and friends knowing we are friends in advance."

"In doing so, although relations with enemies further stiffened, at the same time, friends knew we were friends and started to align with us early."

"This way, our power can expand rapidly, providing more opportunities in the contest for the Treasury."

Bai Rong slowly furrowed his brows; Xiao Mu's words left him unsure of how to respond.

He glanced at the white-haired elder, finding similar expressions between them.

Both were bewildered by Xiao Mu's reasoning, which seemed to have logic and, at least from a certain perspective, held a certain feasibility.

"Next time, before taking any action, inform me first."

In the end, Bai Rong did not reject Xiao Mu's words, but issued a reminder for Xiao Mu to communicate before taking any similar actions.

While Xiao Mu's words did not completely convince him, they seemed to make a certain amount of sense to him.

"Definitely!"

Xiao Mu responded solemnly.

Thus, the team continued forward, pursuing the direction just taken by Zhao Rui and his group.

No one continued to hold Xiao Mu accountable, and mingling in the team, he couldn't help but start contemplating again.

Earlier, he provoked Zhao Rui, and though Zhao Rui in the end chose to restrain himself without making a move.

Xiao Mu nevertheless had to consider the outcome if it had come to blows.

With his means and strength, even if it really came to a fight, he wouldn't fear Zhao Rui, but he would risk exposing his identity.

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