"What are you trying to do?"

Overwhelmed by Xiao Mu's intimidating presence, Qiu Jianyu subconsciously took a step back.

Immediately realizing his mistake, his demeanor quickly hardened. His face darkened as he coldly countered, "Mr. Mu, dare you defy King Zitong's commands?"

"Chen Yanming is nothing. How dare he command me?"

A murderous intent appeared on Xiao Mu's face. Waving his hand, he released the Ghost Servant and ordered, "Capture him!"

"Hehe!"

The Ghost Servant, brandishing the Soul blade, charged toward Qiu Jianyu.

"What is this?"

The sudden appearance of the Ghost Servant startled Qiu Jianyu immensely.

The strength of the Ghost Servant was obviously formidable, causing him to panic.

He cried out in surprise and hastily retreated.

His strength was, after all, far inferior to the Ghost Servant. He managed to dodge the Soul blade, but could not avoid the blade's Aura.

Chichi!

With a sound similar to the aura of a sword, the Blade Aura, stretching over a meter long, suddenly extended and threatened Qiu Jianyu's neck.

The Aura of the blade emerged, instantly severing his skin and drawing blood.

"You... What are you trying to do?"

Overpowered in a single move, Qiu Jianyu was scared stiff, daring not move a muscle.

"I didn't provoke Chen Yanming, but he provoked me. He even dared to demand tributes from me."

Xiao Mu's face darkened, "Tell Chen Yanming that he should prepare the tributes according to the list I give, and send them to Nanke City every month. If not, I will settle the score with him sooner or later."

He didn't want to bully others, but he would not allow himself to be bullied either.

Since Chen Yanming was demanding tributes from him, he decided to treat him the same, demanding tributes from him instead.

With the Ghost Servant's blade pointed at him, Qiu Jianyu dared not object, but seriously said, "I will relay Mr. Mu's words to King Zitong, and I hope Mr. Mu will not regret it."

Although he was under control, there was still a trace of threat in his words.

Clearly, compared to Nanke City, Baoyue City was stronger and more formidable, and this man didn't take Xiao Mu's words seriously.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu suddenly gave Qiu Jianyu a cold stare.

Overwhelmed by his gaze, Qiu Jianyu quickly turned his head.

"You are nothing more than a lackey under King Zitong, and you dare to threaten me! Ghost Servant, cut off his arm!"

"Yes, Master! Hehe!"

The Ghost Servant responded loudly, a strange laughter emanated from his throat as he eyed Qiu Jianyu with a joking expression.

"You... you dare!"

Hearing this, Qiu Jianyu panicked, angrily rebuking Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu couldn't be bothered to respond.

The Ghost Servant lifted the Soul blade, swiftly executed a slash.

Thud!

Qiu Jianyu's right arm was severed on the spot.

"Ah..."

With his right arm severed and blood gushing out, Qiu Jianyu screamed in pain, almost fainting from the shock.

"Go back and tell Chen Yanming to be prepared, it's best to send the tribute every month, or I will settle the score with him sooner or later, now off with you!"

Xiao Mu sternly reprimanded.

"You... you... King Zitong will not let you get away with this."

Qiu Jianyu was sweating profusely from the pain, but he still didn't forget to threaten.

"Still dare to threaten me? Ghost Servant, chop off another of his arms."

Xiao Mu's face fell, and he gave the order once more.

"Yes, my Lord!"

The Ghost Servant raised his Soul Blade, aimed at Qiu Jianyu's left arm, and slashed down again swiftly.

"No, ah..."

Qiu Jianyu screamed miserably as his left arm was also severed, and he promptly fainted.

"Take him away and get his injuries treated."

Qing Songzi looked at Qiu Jianyu with disgust and ordered his men to take him away.

A few workers came in, carried Qiu Jianyu away, and went to treat his injuries.

"Sigh!"

Seeing that only himself and Xiao Mu were left in the living room, Qing Songzi sighed and tried to reason, "Mr. Mu, you really shouldn't have acted so impulsively."

"To say nothing of Baoyue City's powerful forces, just the imminent danger that Nanke City is currently facing, with the Evil Ghosts stirring and a Great War about to break out, it's really not a good time to make more powerful enemies."

Xiao Mu looked indifferent, "So I should just let Chen Yanming bully me? If he wants tribute, should I just give him tribute?"

Qing Songzi advised, "Pretending to agree is no big deal. As for whether to pay tribute, it's not too late to go back on your word after the current crisis is over."

This was a mature approach. According to Qing Songzi, it was okay to agree to Chen Yanming first, play along for the time being, and deal with the war against the Evil Ghosts before considering anything else.

In fact, that's how he had always done things.

"There's no need."

The way Xiao Mu handled things was clearly very different from Qing Songzi. Not to mention, in the Evil Ghost's Secret Realm, he had already had conflicts with Chen Yanming's men. He wouldn't compromise now.

"Constant indulgence will only make enemies more arrogant. If Chen Yanming wants to fight, then let's fight."

"Sigh!"

Qing Songzi shook his head and sighed again, "Mr. Mu is the master of this land, so if Mr. Mu has decided, then so be it."

He voiced his concern, "However, Chen Yanming is not someone to swallow his pride. I fear this will only bring trouble to Nanke City."

Xiao Mu smiled confidently, "Mr. Qing Songzi, don't worry. If Chen Yanming dares to start a war, I will ensure his downfall."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Qing Songzi was taken aback. He could sense strong self-confidence from Xiao Mu's tone and expression, but he couldn't figure out where this confidence came from.

Worried that Xiao Mu was being careless, he hurriedly warned, "Mr. Mu, please don't underestimate the situation. Baoyue City has five hundred soldiers, including two hundred Simple Knife Soldiers, two hundred Archers, and in addition, a hundred Mutated Cavalry."

"With such strength, they far exceed us in Nanke City. Especially the hundred Mutated Cavalry, if we encounter them on the battlefield, I fear… our soldiers in Nanke City might not be able to withstand them."

Qing Songzi's face was filled with concern, clearly very worried.

The key was not how many soldiers Baoyue City had, but the fact that they had Mutated Cavalry.

Compared to ordinary infantry, the cavalry was obviously much stronger.

Especially when used to charge the enemy lines, under normal circumstances, a cavalry charge could decimate infantry at a ten-to-one ratio.

This meant that just a hundred Mutated Cavalry could wipe out two hundred Simple Knife Soldiers and a hundred Archers of Nanke City in a normal confrontation.

Especially with the existence of the Earth Symbol, Soldiers could connect their Blood Qi to multiply their strength. The power of the cavalry was even more enhanced.

Hearing this, Xiao Mu understood what Qing Songzi was worried about and waved his hand, "Mr. Qing Songzi, there's no need to worry about their cavalry. Even if the cavalry comes, I have a way to deal with them."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Songzi was taken aback again. From Xiao Mu's words, he once again heard a strong confidence and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Mu, you have a way to deal with the cavalry? What's your plan?"

Xiao Mu gave a slight smile, casually picked something up and waved it in front of Qing Songzi, "Mr. Qing Songzi, do you recognize this?"

"'Tyrant Blade Slash', a Secret Manual? No, this is an Army Technique! Mr. Mu, you've got an Army Technique! How did you get it?"

Upon recognizing what was in Xiao Mu's hand, Qing Songzi shivered, and his voice trembled with excitement.

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