Chapter 547 Becoming a Scapegoat
At that, Tan Rushuang and his men were a little taken aback.
“What’s going on? Why did the immortal suddenly take her leave?”
“And it appears that she is afraid of this Duan Shuiliu, isn’t she?”
“Hahaha, lucky you, the wandering souls of my broadsword. You escape fast. Otherwise, I’ll definitely make you end up like those rubbish of the Gold Sun Sect, the Wind Sword Party, and the Flowing Shadow Sect—you’ll die without a burial place.” Li Mu laughed out loud, drew back his machete, and turned around to leave at a moderate speed.
His remark shuddered the hearts of the experts of the nine sects like a thunderclap.
“Did the immortal really escape out of fear?
“Er, errrr…
“Who on earth is this Duan Shuiliu? How could he even scare away an extraterrestrial immortal?
“And from what he said, it seems that he knew the black-robed immortal, and they once had a fight in the past?
“So the Gold Sun Sect and the Wind Sword Party and so on are also outer-s.p.a.ce sects, aren’t they?”
The information disclosed by Li Mu’s words gave them a very bad feeling.
Soon, Li Mu disappeared in the remote air as he entered White Emperor City.
“Swoos.h.!.+”
The black sword light flashed, and the woman in the black gauze dress went back.
Her face was contorted with anger. When she saw that Li Mu had gone, she lost her temper and yelled, “Where is that little rat?”
Tan Rushuang and the others were puzzled, but they didn’t dare to ask anything and just pointed at the direction of Li Mu’s disappearance.
The woman in the black gauze dress turned into a stream of light and chased after him at a high speed.
A moment later, she returned with a very embarra.s.sed look on her face.
“A bunch of good-for-nothings! How dare you allow that jerk to escape? You loafers!” she cursed in rage. The sword Qi around her began to swirl and then burst out, pervading the void like a black mist.
The people of the nine sects were trembling with fear, but they did not dare to refute or defend themselves.
Just now, the black-robed woman herself ran away in fear without putting up a fight. But now, she was berating them instead.
“Immortal, what should we do now? Are we attacking White Emperor City by force?” Tan Rushuang asked gingerly.
“Fu*king your attacking by force!” The woman in black looked furious. She was so angry that she swore. Then, she shot a look at him and snorted, “Follow the original plan.”
The 10 rounds of combat on the fighting ring had been decided by the major extraterrestrial sects. As the vanguard, she could not break the rules.
At the moment, she was both shocked and enraged.
She had never imagined that she would run into such a bloodthirsty murderer on the Bitter Star.
She had indeed misjudged the situation.
Back in the Tomb of the G.o.d of Sin, Li Mu successfully defeated the cultivators of a.s.sorted extraterrestrial factions because, on the Divine Land, the secrets of heaven had not been released yet, so that world suppressed the power of those extraterrestrial cultivators who had descended in it. Those cultivators could only bring less than half of their cultivation into play. Furthermore, in the Tomb of the G.o.d of Sin, there was also the Grand Devil-subduing Deployment curbing alien power, so the strength of extraterrestrial cultivators was once again dashed by 50%. When they went down to the Five-finger Mountain, Fairy Emperor of Light’s deployment had the power of suppression as well, causing the extraterrestrial cultivators—even if they were experts in the Soldier Realm—to be left with only less than one-tenth of their original strength. That was why they all ended up being killed by Li Mu, who had the advantage of being a native free of all the suppression.
But now, on the Bitter Star, the secrets of heaven had been exposed, and the laws of heaven were clear, while there was almost no suppression imposed on the extraterrestrial cultivators.
In this case, Li Mu had no advantage at all and was definitely no match for her.
However, fear had been ingrained in her heart. Therefore, her soul nearly jumped out of her in fright the moment she saw Li Mu. Without thinking, she ran away and made a big fool of herself. But by the time she came to her senses and doubled back, Li Mu had already fled into White Emperor City.
And Li Mu’s escape further confirmed her thoughts. After two years, even though Li Mu’s strength had grown, he was still in the Worm Realm, which was not enough to compete with those in the Life and Death Bridge Realm, let alone those in the Soldier Realm.
She just missed the perfect opportunity to kill Li Mu.
At the thought of the huge reward to catch Li Mu offered by the major factions in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region, the girl in the black gauze dress felt her heart bleeding.
The huge reward close at hand was lost just like that.
It should be noted that the reward the sects offered to catch Li Mu not only included fairy crystals but also various Taoist treasures, Cultivation Methods, and golden opportunities. During the battle in the Tomb of the G.o.d of Sin, Li Mu had killed many extraterrestrial cultivators, especially the future leaders of the major sects such as the Heavenly Devil Sect. Therefore, the sects hated the cultivators on the Divine Land to the marrow, and even offered a generous bounty to hunt them down.
Unfortunately, the Divine Land was still in the progress of heading to its adulthood. The world was quite primitive. The secrets of heaven had not yet been exposed. And the Taoist Principles there forbade the cultivators from outer s.p.a.ce to enter. The suppression power of the Great Way was still there. And there were many dangerous traps laid out by the powerful Sinners, making the place even more dangerous. Although the sects never stopped wanting to kill Li Mu for revenge even in their dreams, they did not dare to blindly send their disciples to murder Li Mu.
A piece of juicy meat that was just about to enter her mouth flew away. The more the girl in the black gauze dress thought about it, the more vexed she became.
But there was nothing she could do.
By the time, Li Mu had already entered White Emperor City.
With her strength, to bombard open the gates of White Emperor City was simply daydreaming.
Back on the Desktop Peak, she mused for a long time and finally decided to keep the news of Li Mu’s appearance on the Bitter Star a secret.
The girl in the black gauze dress was a member of the Black Killing Tower, an a.s.sa.s.sin sect. She was best at hiding and a.s.sa.s.sinating. She felt like taking her time to find a way to a.s.sa.s.sinate Li Mu. Anyway, since the battle between the devil and the decent was approaching, Li Mu could not hide in White Emperor City all through it. She had plenty of opportunities to take Li Mu’s head and then exchange it for the rewards set by the various sects in the galaxy. That was the best option she had.
Those rewards, resources, and treasures stood for wealth and status. Once she obtained those rewards, she could promote her own strength to a new level. And it was even possible for her to become the head of the Black Killing Tower.
And if she spread the news, countless cultivators from outer s.p.a.ce would scramble to land in this world to get Li Mu. Then, she might not be the one to take Li Mu’s life.
The loss certainly would outweigh the gain.
So, after pondering over the matter over and over again, she made up her mind to bury the news of Li Mu’s appearance in the Bitter Star World and did not report it to her superiors.
For the people of the nine sects, Li Mu was now a person named Duan Shuiliu, so it was not a big problem for the time being.
“Whew, I’m finally back.”
After crossing the gate of White Emperor City, Li Mu felt his limbs had been sore.
The secret of Grasping the Bird’s Tail was indeed very powerful, but the premise of performing that style was that he must be able to withstand the power of a group attack.
This style was suited for dealing with group attacks, and it had a miraculous effect on long-range attacks. In hand-to-hand combat, its power would decline a lot. It was not much of a help when dealing with experts who were way more powerful than him. Although Li Mu’s physical body was quite strong, and he had managed to withstand the siege of hundreds of experts of the nine sects, absorb and throw their power back to them, that was practically the best he could achieve. After casting that style, his muscles were damaged, and his bones and meridians were broken. In fact, he was injured and needed to be nursed.
“Teacher, this’s wonderful! You’re finally back!” Xiao Dong, Lu Xun, Luo Xuanxin, and Qiu Shuiming, who had been on tenterhooks, immediately came to welcome him.
“Your ladys.h.i.+p, are you all right?” Qin’er also came up at once and inquired. But when she saw Her Ladys.h.i.+p lying on Li Mu’s back in such an intimate way, she could not help but widely open her mouth in surprise.
What was going on?
In the past, her mistress always gave men a straight face.
Something big seemed to have happened.
Noticing the expression of her maid, Qin’er, Ye Wuhen finally came to herself. She jumped off Li Mu’s back at once and stood aside.
Gu Lang and the other martial art cultivators from Earth also bustled here in no time. When they saw that Li Mu returned safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hahaha, Brother Duan Shuiliu is really the best out of the heroes. He killed his way out of the encirclement and saved my niece, Wuhen. What a good match! What a good match!” the head of the Dragon King Ridge said in the air, his tone quite heroic. When he saw Duan Shuiliu and Wuhen, he laughed merrily and repeatedly stroked his purple long whiskers.
“h.e.l.l with your good match!
“Man, don’t talk nonsense.”
Li Mu felt a little depressed.
“Uncle, you are such a grownup now, but why are you still so naive? Don’t claim a man and woman a couple at random. Don’t mess up others’ love story, okay?”
The experts from the various branches on Mount Shu were attracted here as well.
The experts of the Moon Dao Sect, in particular, were highly grateful toward Li Mu as he had brought Ye Wuhen back.
The old lady of the Moon Dao Sect also made her way here with the help of a crutch. Seeing that Ye Wuhen was back almost unscathed, she nodded with satisfaction repeatedly and looked very excited. She pulled Ye Wuhen over and examined her carefully before she put her mind at ease. Then, she looked at Li Mu and said, “Young man, don’t worry. What I said before definitely counts. I know what you want. You are very brave and sincere…”
“Er, grandma, you may have misunderstood some…” Li Mu opened his mouth, trying to explain something.
At this time, Ding Yi popped out from nowhere and saluted to Li Mu, saying, “Young master, I’ve explained everything to them.”
“Young master?”
An ominous feeling immediately washed over Li Mu.
As expected, Ding Yi went on, “When you risked your life to save your girl out of love, I, as your servant, have proved to the leaders of the Divine Sect that you are the real future leader of the Fate-defying Sect. Your ident.i.ty has been recognized, and you can rest a.s.sured.”
Li Mu was speechless.
He knew that this guy might play some trick, but he never knew he could come to this far.
“Brother, you don’t have to thank me. This is what I should do.” Ding Yi secretly transmitted his voice to Li Mu and winked at him.
Li Mu lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he said, “I’d like to go into closed-door training to adjust my breathing and heal my injuries.”
“Teacher, you’re injured?”
“It’s not serious, is it?”
Xiao Dong and the others expressed their concern at once.
The old lady of the Moon Dao Sect chuckled and said, “Haha, okay. Young man, you are so shy. You’ve already called me grandma. What misunderstanding can I have made? Haha, I know what you mean. There is no hurry for you two to get married. After all, you are still young and have plenty of time. There will be a day for that. I am very satisfied with you. You should go to treat your wounds first. Don’t leave any cracks in your martial arts cultivation. Go ahead.”
Many people flickered their eyes at Li Mu with envy.
After all, Ye Wuhen was the most appealing flower in the entire Divine Sect. Countless talents of the Divine Sect had coveted her. But in the end, that flower was taken away by Li Mu.
Anyway, this was how things were supposed to be. They had no reason to be jealous of Li Mu. After all, he had put his life on the line and rescued Ye Wuhen out of this hopeless situation.
They were a perfect match.
Without a word, Ye Wuhen pulled her maidservant, Qin’er, away and left.
Li Mu also did not say anything but drag his “servant”, Ding Yi, toward their residence that had been arranged beforehand.
He wanted to do nothing but punish this liar harshly first.