This is really... bizarre.

[Martial Artist's Log: Sneak Attack! Martial Artist's Experience +150]

Who told you that was a sneak attack?

Xu Guang glanced speechlessly at the log panel's contents.

He did not step forward to rummage through Yu Rong's corpse but instead quietly waited.

Moments later.

Shen Muyu and General Wei arrived.

Hmm, she was riding on General Wei, and even leisurely lay down.

Upon seeing Xu Guang, Shen Muyu was about to speak when she noticed the disfigured corpse at Xu Guang's feet.

Xu Guang's face was joyful, looking relieved, "Senior Sister, rest assured, Xu Mou has avenged you. However, something strange happened with him, and Xu Mou dared not hold back, leaving no survivors."

Yu Rong was already missing an arm, letting the Wine Daoist intentionally leave him alive.

This, Xu Guang could see clearly.

Now that Yu Rong was dead, he didn't know what Shen Muyu's attitude would be.

Shen Muyu gave Xu Guang a peculiar look, seemingly unconcerned about Yu Rong's death.

Xu Guang felt uneasy under her gaze, but suddenly a smile appeared on Shen Muyu's pale face.

"They all say Master Xu isn't skilled in the Martial Dao, yet he could sever a Half-Step Innate with his sword."

Upon hearing this, Xu Guang frowned slightly.

For some reason, Shen Muyu's presence gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

It was as if Shen Muyu just had a moment of intent to kill him.

But for some reason, she suddenly restrained it.

An illusion?

"How did you know we were looking for him?"

Xu Guang corrected his expression, recounting how Yu Rong tempted him with Dragon Blood and revealed the clues he gathered from Yu Rong, explaining how he probed the matter.

He had no intention of opposing Jiufeng Mountain; anything he could say, he would.

"Did you take that risk for this Great Beast?"

Xu Guang nodded frankly.

Shen Muyu said no more, lost in thought.

It was her first time traveling the Jianghu. Her uncle master had indeed spoken of the dangers of human intentions, people like Xu Guang were rare to be seen.

...

As expected.

The man in black was killed by the Wine Daoist. Innate experts cultivate Primordial Qi to enhance the Great Dragon, forging extraordinary bone structure. Even among the Innate, there are differences.

There was no doubt the Wine Daoist's strength was far beyond the man in black.

This also allowed Xu Guang to breathe a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to worry about the clichéd plot of killing Wei Shuangnian, attracting Yu Rong, then being targeted by the man in black after killing Yu Rong.

However, the old monster that could possess Yu Rong still gave him some apprehension.

In the cave.

Shen Muyu and the Wine Daoist sat facing each other, with a pile of things in front of them, "Yu Rong had quite a lot of good stuff on him. Xu Guang really wasn't tempted and handed these over to you?"

Xu Guang gave these to them merely to express he had no covetous intention towards Jiufeng Mountain's inheritance.

The inheritance Yu Rong obtained was not the insignificant and extinct White Crane Sect's cultivation method from Wei Shuangnian; it was from a powerful sect at its peak, spanning several prefectures in Zuo Chuan. He wouldn't dare to cultivate it even if he got it.

Shen Muyu glanced down, "He is very smart, and has a good reputation too."

She paused and added, "That Great Beast isn't bad either, just the name isn't good, changing it to Baoxiang would be better."

The Wine Daoist chuckled weirdly, "You wouldn't be thinking of recruiting him, would you?"

Shen Muyu's pallor receded completely, showing no sign of injury, she nodded, "This person has a great reputation in Qingshuo County, praised by both the Underworld and the Green Forest, and when saving me, he let me ride the Great Beast..."

About riding the Great Beast, her eyes had a flicker of excitement.

"Wasn't Yu Rong's reputation in Jiufeng Mountain good enough?"

"Members of the Celestial Destiny Sect are full of deceit, who knows if they deliberately abandoned Yu Rong to push this Xu Guang forward?"

When Yu Rong was exposed, the Celestial Destiny Sect had previously abandoned people as offerings to infiltrate Jiufeng Mountain again, it wasn't the first time.

The Wine Daoist's words caused a change in Shen Muyu's expression.

"Uncle Master, didn't you have me feign injury just to find out whose side he's on? He killed Yu Rong, got marked with a Life Seal by a Celestial Destiny Sect's Master, judging from the traces, it's Changtang behind Yu Rong, he shouldn't be with the Celestial Destiny Sect."

The Life Eye is Shen Muyu's Celestial Register blessing.

It allows her to see some people's Life Charts, a very peculiar ability.

She could track Yu Rong using the Feng Shui Compass to some extent because she remembered Yu Rong's Life Chart.

Upon hearing Shen Muyu, the Wine Daoist grinned.

"I thought your first time in Jianghu, you'd foolishly trust just anyone."

"In Uncle Master's heart, am I that stupid?"

Actually, when Xu Guang handed the note to Shen Muyu, the Wine Daoist had wanted to kill Xu Guang, given that even if the message was true, Xu Guang was still using Jiufeng Mountain.

For someone like him, if the Wine Daoist were alone, Xu Guang wouldn't possibly survive.

He believed in 'better to kill wrongly than let go'.

It was Shen Muyu who gave Xu Guang a chance, to see what actions he would take under the guise of Shen Muyu being 'seriously injured'.

Now it seems this Xu Guang is, at least, not going to die.

Shen Muyu remained calm in appearance and continued, "The person who gave me Sword Qi this year, I haven't used it yet. I was initially thinking of using Yu Rong to find the Master behind him, to give him something to do."

The Wine Daoist's mouth twitched, "Sword Qi bestowed by a Third Grade Expert, only a little ancestor like you would dare to use it as play."

After all, that's your old man, if you use the Sword Qi, he'll just rush over to replenish it for you.

How many people in the world have such privilege?

If Xu Guang had truly had ill intentions, well, dying under the Third Grade Sword Qi would be his honor.

Honestly, the Wine Daoist did look forward to it, it had been a long time since seeing Shen Muyu do fireworks.

"If you rarely speak, wanting him to join the sect is possible, though I estimate this kid might not be willing."

The Wine Daoist changed the topic and said.

Xu Guang hides his strength so deeply, such people, in chaotic times, either have grand purposes and ambitions or are simply recluses wanting a peaceful life.

Considering Xu Guang's reputation and his loyalty shown to General Wei, if he's not a hero, he's likely the latter.

A person wanting a peaceful life doesn't wish to step into a bigger mess without reason.

Though Jiufeng Mountain is better compared to other great powers.

Shen Muyu couldn't quite understand all this. To her, Xu Guang should be a very cautious... well, a person who treasures his life. He wouldn't be safer in the Iron Armor Sect than in Jiufeng Mountain.

"Our Jiufeng Mountain isn't something the Iron Armor Sect can compare to. Tie Kuang's narrow-minded nature even stalks him, why wouldn't he want to join our Jiufeng Mountain?"

The Wine Daoist thought for a moment, "You can try, he's indeed a good prospect."

"He's been marked with Changtang's Qi, he'll definitely come."

The Wine Daoist suddenly realized, "Did you have this idea in mind?"

Shen Muyu smiled openly, "I'm really interested in riding that Great Beast."

The Wine Daoist felt at ease, Xiaoyu'Er may be kind-hearted, but she's also shrewd.

"Xiaoyu'Er, you should smile more."

Shen Muyu immediately retracted her smile.

Since childhood, she had rarely smiled.

Seeing this, the Wine Daoist sighed inwardly.

He inexplicably thought of Shen Muyu's father.

The strongest genius in three hundred years at Jiufeng Mountain, don't know what he experienced, but after resisting Barbarians, he went solo to seek release.

He also returned the newborn Shen Muyu to Jiufeng Mountain.

Growing up under such circumstances, Shen Muyu's reserved character can be imagined.

"Senior Brother, pursuing Third Grade made Xiaoyu'Er endure these years, have you ever regretted it?"

He had plenty of complaints about this senior brother, the sect poured so much effort, finally cultivating him to the Fifth Grade, yet he chose to join the Baoxiang Temple, became a monk, and even gave his only daughter a name like Wooden Fish.

Does that make sense?

As revenge for her childhood environment, Shen Muyu would squander the Sword Qi she had each year so casually, forcing her monk father to come running all the way from Kunlun.

It seems, since learning about Xu Guang, Shen Muyu had taken an interest in him.

Especially after seeing Xu Guang's Great Beast, this interest grew even stronger.

After all, the temple her father worships now is called Baoxiang Temple.

Her father worships the Baoxiang Buddha, and she rides on it, perhaps for the thrill of it.

The Wine Daoist shook his head, not daring to delve further into the thoughts.

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