"None of you four will leave here today!" As Old Mo spoke, his aura surged, making him appear completely different from the somewhat mad old man he had been before.
Seeing Qing Zhi, Qing Shuang, and Mo Wen, the four exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and collapsed to the ground with thuds, spitting out black blood.
These four had committed suicide by swallowing poison without hesitation.
Watching them commit suicide, Mu Yun was shocked.
In the entire Southern Cloud Empire, there were probably only a handful of forces capable of training such disciplined assassins.
Who could it be?
Swish, swish, swish…
The sound of the four swallowing poison echoed, and in the blink of an eye, a dozen or so people had gathered in the corridor.
All of them were dressed in silver robes, their cultivation levels all above the fourth level of the Spirit Cave Realm. Looking at the scene before them, their faces showed astonishment.
Someone actually dared to assassinate someone in the Heavenly Pavilion! Were they courting death?
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
a hurried voice rang out, as a ball of flesh rushed towards them.
"Tian Jiyu, I think your Tianzhi Pavilion should close down!" Seeing the fleshy mass, Mo Wen shouted, "I'm hosting a banquet here today, and an assassin appears at your Tianzhi Pavilion. What a coincidence!"
"Misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!"
Seeing the person in front of him, Tian Jiyu hurriedly shouted, "Master Mo, Master Mo, if I knew you were here, how could there be only these few guards? This matter has nothing to do with me!"
Tian Jiyu was the owner of Tianzhi Pavilion and was quite famous in Nanyun City, but no matter how famous he was, he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Mo Wen.
"Hmph, Tian Jiyu, you'd better give me an explanation for this matter!" Mo Wen didn't bother with him and hurriedly investigated for Mu Yun.
"Don't pull them out!"
Seeing Mo Wen trying to pull out the four daggers, Mu Yun shouted, "All four daggers are poisoned. If you pull them out, I'll die instantly, and even a divine pill won't save me. Carry me back first, Brother Mo, to your alchemy room."
"Okay, okay, okay, no problem!"
Mo Wen didn't dare delay and stopped scolding Tian Jiyu. He quickly used his true essence to slowly lift Mu Yun up.
"Tian Jiyu, if this matter isn't resolved, I, Mo Wen, swear that you will make your Tianzhi Pavilion disappear completely from Nanyun City!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yun'er, Qing Zhi, and the others were dumbfounded.
Although Master Mo Wen was a sixth-grade alchemist with a high status, he was not one to fight or compete.
Everyone in Nanyun City knew that Master Mo Wen was famously good-tempered.
But today, Mo Wen had said such harsh words.
Tian Jiyu's face turned pale instantly.
It's over!
"What happened!"
However
, just as Mo Wen was about to carry Mu Yun away, the door to a private room opened, and a figure staggered out.
"Young Master Lin."
Seeing the drunken figure, Tian Jiyu bowed even deeper, his smile overflowing with obsequious flattery.
"Manager Tian, what's going on? This young master is enjoying his drink, why are you disturbing me?"
This man was dressed in brocade robes, with a jade pendant at his waist, his hair tied up, giving him the air of a somewhat eccentric scholar.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Something unexpected happened at the small building today, disturbing Young Master Lin. I'm truly ashamed." Tian Jiyu wished he could bury his head in his crotch, and said tactfully, "Young Master Lin, please continue drinking your wine!"
"Drink my ass! You ruined my mood."
Lin Xianyu's face was flushed as he cursed, "I think you don't need to come to Tianzhi Pavilion anymore. You're looked down upon within the family, and even drinking and drowning your sorrows outside isn't enjoyable."
As Lin Xianyu spoke, his gaze fell on Mu Yun.
"Who is this? From the circus? So many daggers stuck in his body, and he's still not dead?" Looking at Mu Yun, Lin Xianyu chuckled.
He staggered forward, looking at Mu Yun lying on the stretcher, and Lin Xianyu pointed at the daggers with his finger.
"Get out of the way!"
Suddenly, Qingzhi and Qingshuang revealed murderous intent, their true energy spreading out. With a bang, Lin Xianyu was actually forced backward, crashing into the corridor wall and falling to his knees with a thud.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Lin Xianyu kneeling on the ground, Mu Yun's expression hardened.
This guy actually had no true essence in his body!
As a member of the Lin family, he was just an ordinary person who hadn't cultivated martial arts. It was truly strange.
"Hehe..." Standing up, Lin Xianyu gave a bitter laugh. "Indeed, I am a complete waste. Anyone can step on my head and trample me hard."
Lin Xianyu's tone was filled with indescribable despair and self-mockery.
"Lin Xianyu, I won't bother with you. Get lost!"
Master Mo Wen snorted coldly, picked up Mu Yun, and quickly left.
Not long after, Mo Wen brought Mu Yun to his residence at the Seven Sages Academy and placed him on the bed, not daring to move him.
In his eyes, Mu Yun understood his injuries a hundred times better than he did.
Now, he would do whatever Mu Yun asked him to do.
"Young Master, are you alright?" Seeing the four daggers still stuck in Mu Yun's body, Qing Shuang looked worried.
The two women were sent by the clan leader to protect the young clan leader. Now, Mu Yun had almost lost his life; it was entirely their dereliction of duty.
"I'm fine!"
Mu Yun smiled bitterly, and with a soft "plop," pulled the dagger from his thigh, blood spurting out.
"Ah..."
Qing Shuang and Qing Zhi cried out in alarm when they saw Mu Yun suddenly pull out the dagger.
*Plop plop plop...
* Immediately afterward, Mu Yun pulled out the remaining three daggers in succession, his clothes soaked with blood, a terrifying sight.
"Brother Mu, are you alright?"
Seeing Mu Yun's pale face, Mo Wen asked worriedly, "Didn't you say these daggers contained deadly poison?"
"They did before, but not anymore!"
Circulating his true essence, Mu Yun drew divine power from the Immortal Execution Diagram, gradually spreading it around the wound, and the blood slowly congealed.
"This..."
Just moments ago, the bleeding was unstoppable, but now it had formed a scab.
This regenerative power was terrifying!
Mu Yun didn't want to reveal the wonders of divine power and didn't explain further.
"Qingzhi, go investigate the origin of these daggers. Mid-grade Xuan-level daggers, issued to assassins... this assassin organization is no simple matter!"
"Yes!"
"Qingshuang, go investigate the identities of those four people, from birth to their deaths."
"Yes!"
Rubbing his head, Mu Yun smiled bitterly, "I haven't even started causing trouble, and someone already wants my life. Four assassins at the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, they really think highly of me!"
"I think they're still not quite right." Xiao Yun'er sneered, "Four assassins at the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, with such skillful techniques, yet they didn't kill you in a short time. That's quite surprising."
"Everyone has their own way of protecting themselves, and I'm no exception!" Mu
Yun didn't say anything more.
"By the way, Xiao Yun'er, what's the situation with Lin Xianyu?" Mu Yun asked疑惑地问道, "Lin Xianyu should be a member of the Lin family, right? It's strange that he doesn't have a trace of true essence in his body."
"Him... he's a pitiful person too!"
Xiao Yun'er sighed. "Lin Xianyu is a direct descendant of the Lin family. He showed extraordinary talent from a young age, but he was unlucky. He has an even more powerful older brother—Lin Bin. Lin Bin is a famous genius in the Lin family. The two have been rivals since childhood. But unfortunately, Lin Bin was almost torn to pieces by a spirit beast during a trial. In the end, they had to use a secret method to transplant another person's bloodline into him."
Bloodline transplant! Just as I thought!
"Lin Xianyu and Lin Bin are biological brothers. Ultimately, the Lin family decided to abandon Lin Xianyu to save Lin Bin. Therefore
,
Lin Xianyu, now without any meridians, has miraculously survived, but is now an ordinary person." "After his bloodline was transplanted, Lin Xianyu became completely ordinary, spending his days indulging in pleasure. Lin Bin, feeling indebted to his younger brother, has always protected Lin Xianyu! The Lin family patriarch, Lin Zhentian, also favors this son!"
Indebted? Favors?
Heh…
Mu Yun sneered inwardly.
Such favoritism and indebtedness were not what Lin Xianyu needed.
He originally had the opportunity to become a renowned genius, but was stripped of everything because of someone with greater talent.
Such suffering—Lin Xianyu was indeed extraordinary!
Firmly remembering Lin Xianyu's name, Mu Yun had made up his mind.
Does the absence of meridians mean one cannot cultivate? For others, yes, but for Mu Yun, no!
"By the way, Xiao Yun'er, do you know that young man standing next to Lin Xianyu?"
"Just call me Yun'er from now on, I'm your fiancée." Xiao Yun'er smiled. "The young man standing there? Oh… you mean Meng Guangling? That man is no ordinary person!"
"This guy isn't from any of the four great families, nor is he royalty. He's an unknown nobody, yet he's quite famous in Nanyun City!"
Xiao Yun'er said excitedly. "There's a lot about him, but nobody knows where he comes from or which faction he belongs to. However, his relationship with Lin Xianyu seems... not so good!"
"Hmm, I understand!"
Mu Yun nodded and lowered his head.
Looking at the wounds on his body, Mu Yun's face grew increasingly gloomy. Since
someone had already made a move, he didn't need to be polite anymore.
For ten days in a row, Mu Yun stayed in the Mu family, remaining secluded.
Under the gradual healing of divine power, the blood holes on his body slowly healed, and a layer of azure light permeated his skin, as if he had never been injured.
"Young Clan Leader!"
On this day, Qing Zhi and Qing Shuang stepped into the courtyard.
"We couldn't find out where those four mystical weapons came from because... the trail ended when we traced them to the Mu family!"
"You mean, those four mystical weapons came from the Mu family's armory?"
"Yes!"
Qing Shuang also spoke up, "Young Clan Leader, we've investigated the entire history of those four people from birth until the day you were assassinated. These four people once entered the Mu family, but were later driven out by the Second Madam, and their whereabouts remained unknown until you returned to the Mu residence, when they reappeared!"
"The Second Madam?"
Mu Yun's voice turned slightly cold, and a hint of killing intent appeared on his face.