"Yun Han, you go back first! Remember not to mention today's events to anyone, especially Yunfan," Mu Yunxuan anxiously explained once again.
"Big brother, you are well aware of Yun Han's behavior," Mu Yunhan replied.
"Hmm! You go back and investigate the matter at Drunken Junlou. Don't let them find the head of Mingyue Villa."
"Big brother, do you really like Su Zimo? In the past six years, you haven't shown interest in any woman. Consider Ling Qiushui, she is a beautiful woman loved by the city, and she fits the type that Mother would like..."
"Yun Han..." Mu Yunxuan quickly interrupted Mu Yunhan's words.
"You are not me, so don't assume my feelings. Su Zimo is a very special woman. She took root in my heart six years ago and is my first love. It's a feeling you wouldn't understand. You go back first!"
Before he finished speaking, Mu Yunxuan had already disappeared from the spot.
Mu Yunhan stood stunned, trying to comprehend the meaning behind his brother's words. He couldn't fathom how Su Zimo became his brother's "woman."
Located a hundred miles away from the capital of Haoyue Country, the Mountain of No Return stretched endlessly to the southwest. Riding his contracted divine beast, the nine-winged golden dragon, Mu Yunxuan reached the Mountain of No Return in less than half an hour.
"Nine Wings, has the poison barrier in the Mountain of No Return not appeared yet? Can you sense any fluctuations of Xuan Qi?" Mu Yunxuan asked.
"Master, the silver grass of Guiyi Mountain usually grows on the edge of the cliff next to the Guiyi River. We should be able to find it wherever we go," replied the Nine-Winged Golden Dragon.
"Good! Sense the quickest route to the cliff. We must reach there as fast as possible."
Under the cliff near the Guiyi River, Su Zimo and six colorful women were surrounded by a group of bloodthirsty demon bats in the divine beast stage. Su Zimo's purple dress was tattered, and she was exhausted from her journey.
The bloodthirsty demon beasts unfurled their huge wings, revealing their hideous faces one by one, with foul-smelling yellow liquid dripping from their mouths.
Su Zimo's heart raced as she witnessed the battle. She was terrified by these bloodthirsty monsters with black bodies. She had never fought against divine beast-level magical beasts before, and encountering them in groups for the first time was daunting.
"Owner, what should we do? Even if the seven of us join forces, we might not be able to defeat these ten Divine Beast Stage Demon Beasts," Liu Yue, dressed in white, spoke with anger in her clear and elegant eyes.
The five women behind her were all stunningly beautiful, like freshly bloomed roses.
"What else can we do? We have to fight. Duels with Warcraft rely on determination. In addition to the silver grass on this cliff, there are two other precious spirit grasses we came here for. We can't give up now that we've come this far," Su Zimo said, suppressing the turmoil in her heart. This spirit grass often grew in extremely dangerous places, and she couldn't cultivate the silver grass on her own, except with the Divine Pool in Cloud City.
"Owner, be careful!" Liu Yue shouted as a bloodthirsty demon beast lunged at them, its huge wings sweeping toward them with speed and urgency.
"Sisters, let's fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight..."
In an instant, seven figures darted among the ten enormous bloodthirsty demon beasts, giving their all in the battle.
Meanwhile, Mu Yunxuan, who had sensed the situation, witnessed the scene.
"Nine Wings, refining all these monsters will boost your cultivation by two levels," Mu Yunxuan said.
"Master, I gratefully accept," replied the Nine-Winged Golden Dragon, its mouth curling into a happy smile, as it accelerated its speed.
Su Zimo and the others were engaged in a fierce fight against the demon beasts and didn't notice Mu Yunxuan's arrival.
When a bloodthirsty demon beast was about to launch a sneak attack, Su Zimo suddenly felt a wave of heat behind her. She turned around swiftly, only to be faced with a terrifying and repulsive bat's mouth.
Before she could dodge, she was engulfed in flames. Su Zimo was astonished to realize that this was the process of the divine beast refining the demon beast. The divine beast absorbed the demon beast's cultivation to enhance its own.
Shocked and furious, Su Zimo looked up and saw an incredibly handsome face with slightly furrowed brows, accompanied by a seductive smile at the corner of his mouth.
Mu Yunxuan, the despicable man, why was he here?
His magnificent and peerless appearance made it difficult for Su Zimo to look away.
Just as Su Zimo was shocked and infuriated, Mu Yunxuan reached out his big hand, pulled her towards the nine-winged golden dragon, and firmly held her in his arms.
Without giving Su Zimo a chance to speak, Mu Yunxuan commanded the nine-winged golden dragon to slaughter the demon beasts.
Seeing that it was a divine beast in the form of a golden dragon, the bloodthirsty demon beasts no longer cared about devouring tender human flesh. Instead, they focused on finding an escape route. Nevertheless, five or six demon beasts were swallowed by the nine-winged golden dragon.
Observing this, Liu Yue and the others retreated to the side.
"What are you doing here?" Su Zimo's anger flared up now that the danger had subsided.
"Honza saved you. Is this how you treat Honza?" Mu Yunxuan's tone was playful, tinged with laziness. This wild little cat provoked a strong desire to conquer him.
"Do you expect me to be grateful and kneel down to thank you?" Su Zimo retorted, unable to put on a friendly face in front of a man who despised her and acted irresponsibly after satisfying his desires.
"That's not necessary. How about we make a deal?" Mu Yunxuan suggested with a joking tone but a hint of seriousness.
Su Zimo turned away abruptly, her clear eyes meeting his agile gaze filled with pride and anger.
A charming smile played on the corner of Mu Yunxuan's lips as he looked at her from a distance. Her eyes were truly beautiful. If it weren't for the mask obscuring her face, she would be even more attractive. Suddenly, he felt a certain reaction within himself. Mu Yunxuan's smile grew wider as he realized that only she had the power to elicit such a response from him. Since that time, he had felt no emotions for any woman. He had once doubted whether Su Zimo's words had affected him. Today, she once again shattered the "fact" he had accepted—that he felt nothing for her.
As if sensing the intense gaze upon her, Su Zimo also realized that she was currently in someone else's embrace.
"You beast! You're shameless, thinking about such things in broad daylight!" With that, she slapped Mu Yunxuan's face.