""Mr. Jian, can I join your team?"

As soon as Niu Mang made his move with a pitchfork attack, he immediately stopped, his booming voice seemingly able to rupture one's eardrums.

"Yes!"

Mr. Jian consented, but his expression was filled with helplessness.

Niu Mang rashly struck, the power of the Spirit Contact Devil's Fork was too strong, it almost destroyed his manor.

Nevertheless, he still agreed.

Niu Mang was also a strong figure, having such a powerful individual join would increase the chances of him completing his task once again.

"Thank you, Mr. Jian!"

Niu Mang sneered at Xiao Mu after expressing his gratitude.

Xiao Mu's expression remained calm.

He was very clear about Niu Mang's purpose for joining the mission, yet he was not afraid.

The power of the middle-grade artifact, Spirit Contact Devil's Fork, was great, but it didn't frighten him.

Nothing else to mention, the power of the Door-God Painting equaled those of middle-grade artifacts.

Ding Dong!

The doorbell rang again.

Mr. Jian was visibly startled, he exchanged an odd look with Xiao Mu and Niu Mang and responded, "Come in!"

Soon, someone came in, two people in total.

Seeing these two people, Xiao Mu's face suddenly changed.

One was He Bei whom he had injured not long ago, looking as miserable as he could, the other was Perfected Ying.

He Bei carefully followed behind Perfected Ying, appearing nothing more than a lackey.

Perfected Ying was a peculiar snake who had Attained Dao and self-proclaimed as Ying Long. His strength had reached the Peak of the Fourth Realm.

Before breaking through the late stage of the Fourth Realm, Xiao Mu was not an opponent of Perfected Ying for now.

"Xiao Mu, you've got a lot of guts, ignoring my summons!"

Perfected Ying's gaze immediately landed on Xiao Mu, exuding a killing intent through his cold eyes.

The haggard-looking He Bei smiled grimly at Xiao Mu, thinking that Xiao Mu would soon be in deep trouble.

On facing Perfected Ying's threat, Xiao Mu didn't show any weakness, "Ying Long, don't try to scare me. With your strength, you aren't able to intimidate me."

Perfected Ying was greatly outraged, a malicious look flickered across his face. Being a cold-blooded snake transformed being, his angry expression was more terrifying than other creatures, he stared fixedly at Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, do you think I can't kill you?"

Xiao Mu sneered, hitting back defiantly, "Ying Long, you're overrating yourself. With your strength, you truly can't kill me."

Even though Xiao Mu's strength hadn't broken through the late stage of the Fourth Realm yet, he was on the verge of breaking through, reaching the peak of the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm.

For any regular mutated beings at the same realm who encountered Perfected Ying, most would end up being killed.

But Xiao Mu was different, he had too many tricks and treasures, enough to compete with Perfected Ying.

Defeating Perfected Ying was impossible, but it was unlikely for Perfected Ying wanting to kill him too.

Not to mention, Xiao Mu had the Fire Dragon Vehicle, with a speed that could rival a Fifth Realm powerhouse, he could escape anytime if he was at a disadvantage.

"Presumptuous!"

Ying Long was furiously outraged, he raised his hands and from his ribs, suddenly appeared two bizarre silver long knives.

As Ying Long waved his arms, the silver long knives suddenly rose, emitting a fearsome aura than instantly swept over the whole manor.

Given the momentum, it seems that he was ready to attack at any moment, wielding the silver knives to cut down Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu remained cautious, keeping his eyes fixed on Ying Long's silver long knives from his ribs.

These two silver long knives presented a great threat to him, as if they could destroy everything.

He quickly reached his right hand into the Earth Seal Space and took out the Door-God Painting.

Having the Door-God Painting in hand instantly boosted Xiao Mu's confidence.

The Door-God Painting could be used for both offense and defense. Even if not attached to the door, it was still a formidable treasure.

"Stop!"

Mr. Jian suddenly stepped forward to stand in front of Xiao Mu, coldly facing Perfected Ying, "Ying Long, dare to start a fight in my manor!"

"Mr. Jian, you dare to obstruct me, seeking death!"

Ying Long looked at Mr. Jian, a murderous glance flashed across his face.

However, he seemed to have immediately noticed something from Mr. Jian, revealing surprise, "You've broken through to the Peak of the Fourth Realm?"

"Indeed!"

Mr. Jian's expression was stern, "Ying Long, if you want to start a fight, please leave, you're not welcomed here. Or else don't blame me for calling the law enforcer to arrest you!"

Ying Long's face turned extremely gloomy, he glared fiercely at Mr. Jian, as if he would explode at any moment.

Mr. Jian remained unmoved, his gaze firm, staring back.

"Haha!"

A moment later, Ying Long suddenly laughed out loud. No one knew what he was thinking of, his killing intent disappeared, he politely said, "Mr. Jian, I think you misunderstood me. I have no intention of making a move."

"The best thing is not to make a move!"

Mr. Jian remained indifferent, obviously mistrustful of Ying Long.

Ying Long displayed a smile that was somehow uncomfortable to look at, "I heard that Mr. Jian has just accepted the task of exploring the ancient temple. Count me in. I, Ying Long, will also take this journey."

Mr. Jian refused without hesitation, "I can't agree to your request. My team is already full."

"Full?"

Ying Long gave a hypocritical smile, "That's okay. That's not important to me. I can persuade someone to leave temporarily. I believe no one would dare not give me, Ying Long, face."

"Ying Long, you dare!"

Mr. Jian shouted angrily.

Ying Long's expression darkened, "What? Mr. Jian, are you going to interfere in this too? Don't you think you're overstepping your bounds?"

"..."

Mr. Jian was rendered speechless, not knowing how to respond.

Ying Long was merely persuading others to quit, not persuading him to quit. Indeed, he had no reason to meddle with it.

"Hehe!"

Xiao Mu suddenly sneered, "Ying Long, your joining the task is just to deal with me, Xiao. Do you really think you've got me beat? Hehe! Be careful not to capsize in the gutter!"

He was well aware that the purpose of Ying Long's joining the task was not because of Mr. Jian, but because of him.

Ying Long scoffed, "Still defiant even though death is imminent. Good. I want to see how long you can keep this up."

"Ying True Man, hello!"

Niu Mang, who had been silently observing, saw the conflict between Ying Long and Xiao Mu, showed a pleased expression, and suddenly walked towards Ying Long, bowing his hand.

"Who are you?"

Ying Long did not recognize Niu Mang.

Niu Mang respectfully said, "I have the same goal as Ying True Man. Xiao Mu killed my sworn brother, Ma Ming, and I want to avenge him."

"Very good, very good!"

Ying Long was delighted.

Although he felt that he alone could kill Xiao Mu, he didn't mind having more helpers, patted Niu Mang on the shoulder, drooling from his mouth, "I haven't eaten human flesh for a long time. I'll share you a piece when the time comes. The flesh and blood of a strong human in the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm is a great supplement for sure."

Enraged, Xiao Mu coldly said, "I have never eaten snake meat. I find it disgusting. This time I wouldn't mind roasting and trying it."

"Kid, keep talking tough. I hope you can keep tough until the end."

Ying Long was cold and felt that Xiao Mu was as good as dead.

Ding-dong!

The doorbell rang again.

Mr. Jian was surprised. He couldn't understand why so many people were suddenly visiting his manor, which was rarely visited.

He couldn't help but glance at Xiao Mu.

Could it be another person coming for him?

For a while, he regretted agreeing to Xiao Mu's request. This man had too many enemies. it had seriously affected the completion of the task. He began to worry that his mission to explore the ancient temple would fail.

"Please come in!"

At Mr. Jian's invitation, another person soon came in.

"Qinglin emissary!"

Xiao Mu looked at the newcomer with an odd expression.

He really didn't expect the person who came in this time to be a Qinglin emissary.

"Greetings, Mister!"

"Hello, Qinglin emissary!"

Everyone greeted the Qinglin emissary in turn.

The Qinglin emissary was not as powerful as most of them, but he represented Commander Yan.

This forced them to show respect.

"Ying Long, Commander Yan summons you. He has an important task for you. Come with me!"

The Qinglin emissary ignored the others, turned to Ying Long, and issued the command.

Ying Long was taken aback, then showed dissatisfaction, "Commander Yan has a task for me? Why am I suddenly assigned a task? Emissary, please tell Commander Yan that I have important matters at hand and can't split myself. Please let Commander Yan arrange for someone else."

The Qinglin emissary's face darkened and he shouted angrily, "Ying Long, dare you defy Commander Yan's command? Besides, who do you think you are to give orders to Commander Yan?"

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