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The woman wore a black top and black skirt while silver accessories adorned her head. There were also over a dozen silver bracelets with bells on her wrists. Her appearance was impressive, and soon a person walked over to take the portrait from her hands to hang it on the announcement board.
The woman of True Heaven Palace looked down at them from high above and said, âThis fugitive from Great Ruins is extremely important and will come from the flaming desert in the next few days so you guys have to be alert. If you see him, donât make a commotion so he wonât be alerted.â
Xiong Qiâer wanted to run over to look, but Qin Mu grabbed her tiny hand to prevent her from getting lost.
There was a large crowd in front of the announcement board, and it was impenetrable. However, Xiong Qiâer still managed to squeeze all the way forward while pulling Qin Mu behind her. He then raised his head to see himself on the painting. On top of it were writtenâGreat Ruinsâ Fugitive Qin Mu.
Xiong Qiâer was both surprised and delighted. âFatty Dragon, you are also beside big brother! Only Iâm missingâ? ?Up.dated b.y B o x Novel. com
The surroundings had been full of noise moments ago, but everyone fell silent at that moment. They looked at Qin Mu.
He seemed to not notice anything as he looked at the announcement board with a smile. âThis is the work of Pangong Tso; he painted it personally. Xing An also had a portrait of me which was drawn by him, so I can recognize his strokes.â
Whoosh!
The surroundings instantly emptied as the crowd dispersed, moving as far away from him as possible.
Qin Mu paid no mind to it and continued to smile. âGrandmaster still has a wide circle of friends and knows quite a lot of people. Itâs a pity he ran too fast and I didnât manage to kill him.â
âGreat Ruinsâ fugitive, die!â
An angry shout came from behind him followed by a whoosh as the tree man raised its gigantic feet to step on him. The tree man was incomparably heavy and its power was immense. Since there were a lot of trees and their prices werenât high, divine arts practitioners of West Earth would usually choose them as their main transportation and weapon in battle.
The tree man that the female disciple of True Heaven Palace had chosen was of a different breed, though. Its branches, trunk, and leaves were crimson like blood, and based on its appearance, it seemed to have gone through numerous battles, gaining quite an awe-inspiring air about itself.
Qin Mu stretched out his hand in a grabbing motion, and a ball of green light flew out from the tree manâs body which froze it in place. Qin Mu had taken out the soul of the tree. Xiong Xiyu had imparted Ten Thousand Spirit Nature Technique to him so even though he felt that it wasnât as easy for men to cultivate as to women, he had still put in quite some effort into it.
The disciple of True Heaven Palace was astonished, and the silver accessories on her head suddenly flew up, transforming into a silver phoenix that rushed at Qin Mu. The silver bracelets on her arms also flew out to encase his head.
Flames blazed around Qin Muâs body and before the silver phoenix and silver bracelets could even reach him, they turned into a puddle of molten metal.
The female disciple of True Heaven Palace saw that her situation was bad and immediately turned to leave. Her clothes fluttered and brought her to soar into the sky. She didnât even have to use any flying spells.
âTen Thousand Spirit Nature Technique is really miraculous, even the clothes can allow one to fly,â Qin Mu exclaimed with admiration. âSeems like I have still underestimated this technique.â
The woman grunted and fell from the sky.
âBig trouble!â The crowd in the surroundings fled in all directions while shouting among themselves. âA lowly man is going to kill a female master!â
Qin Mu looked around and saw that the street was already empty. The doors and windows of all the houses were shut, and there wasnât a soul in the surroundings. Only the dragon qilin and Xiong Qiâer were still standing beside him while the female disciple of True Heaven Palace was sprawled on the ground. The fall had stunned her.
âDo you know how to reach True Heaven Palace?â Qin Mu asked with a friendly expression
That female disciple of True Heaven Palace suddenly flipped forward and the hairpins in her head shot toward his eyes like swords. She quickly moved to a house beside the street and she raised her hand to pluck down the god statue on the inscribed board.
Boom!
The house suddenly stood up and transformed into a giant. The two small rooms became the fists which smashed down on Qin Mu!
The hairpins froze in place when they got near Qin Muâs eyes. The formations in them swirled, and the hairpins melted into droplets of molten silver.
Qin Mu raised his head, and the star lights shone in his eyes, sweeping toward the house giant. Through a window, he could see a family shivering inside and not daring to move.
âI knew these god statues had no use.â Two beams of light shot out from his eyes and swept past the female disciple of True Heaven Palace. He said indifferently, âAs divine arts practitioners, you care nothing about these ordinary people. I despise you.â
The two beams became shorter and shorter, returning back into his eyes. The formations that were swirling crazily vanished and the stars gradually dimmed.
The house giant landed down with a crash and transformed back into a circular house.
Qin Mu turned to leave as the woman on the roof froze. She didnât dare to move.
When Qin Mu picked Xiong Qiâer and jumped onto the dragon qilinâs back, the sound of the door opening came from below. The female disciple of True Heaven Palace revealed a look of terror and lowered her voice. âDonât open the doorâ¦â
Creak.
The door slowly opened more, and the woman screamed, âDonât open the dooââ
Her vital qi couldnât stabilize her body anymore and blood lines appeared on her neck and waist. Two chunks of flesh then slid off from her waist and tumbled down to the street. Her two legs fell off the roof afterward.
âCult Master is really benevolent.â Outside the small town, the dragon qilin couldnât help exclaiming in admiration. âThat woman was so ruthless yet Cult Masterââ
Just as he said that, he heard the screams of the woman behind him, so he turned back to look. He was just in time to see the sight of her lower body falling off. This made him unable to resist a shiver.
Qin Mu sighed ruefully. âIâm not benevolent. For divine arts practitioners to put their hands on ordinary people is already considered a taboo. We are all human so how can we recklessly take the lives of others just because weâre stronger? When I was in Eternal Peace Empire and Great Ruins, the battles between divine arts practitioners rarely involved the innocent. Even when I fought with Pangong Tso, we also fought outside the city. When Granny Si fought with Border Dragon City Lord, she had also done so in the sky above the city instead of recklessly going at each other among the common folk in the streets.â
The dragon qilin shut his mouth and didnât continue the conversation.
He had originally planned on praising Qin Muâs benevolence for not taking the life of that female disciple of True Heaven Palace, but he hadnât expected she would still end up killed by him. The benevolence that Qin Mu mentioned was only targeted at the ordinary people.
Ever since he was young, Qin Mu had been taught by the nine elders of Disabled Elderly Village, learning from their words and examples. Even though he carried the title of Heavenly Devil Cult Master, he could still clearly differentiate between right and wrong.
Based on that point alone, he had surpassed many of the righteous people in most of the reputable sects.
âQiâer should know the direction of True Heaven Palace, right?â Qin Mu asked.
Xiong Qiâer shook her head. âMy mother brought me out to avoid pursuit so we walked through many desolate places and I donât remember the path back.â
Qin Mu muttered to himself irresolutely for a moment before saying, âFatty Dragon, letâs head along the official road. We can ask for the way once we reach a big city. The people there should know the direction of True Heaven Palace.â
The dragon qilin followed the official road and covered dozens of miles. Gradually, there were more and more people traveling on land. The road was very wide and flat, much better than in Eternal Peace.
The river beside the road was also so clear that the bottom could be seen. There were fish, turtles, and snakes, and they were all not small. There was also divine arts practitioners and martial arts practitioners hurrying on their way over the water. The women were in the majority, but there was also quite some men.
The technique that those people cultivated most likely also followed the path of all things having spirits and all things having soul. Some of the women and men would stop on the riverâs surface and call out to it. Waves would instantly rise up high, speeding them forward.
There were also passers-by on the road, and many of them were hurrying on their way on tree men. There were also vine men, but their speed was slower.
There were also divine arts practitioners riding all kinds of flying beasts in the sky. Their multicolored wings reflected light, making them very eye-catching.
âSeems like we are close to the city.â Qin Mu let out a sigh after seeing the increasing number of people.
Suddenly, clattering sounds rang out, and Qin Mu instantly saw a strange sight. Numerous maidens rushed out from a col and flipped many small mountains in a rush to the main road.
What was carrying those maidens was a huge chest which was over a dozen feet large. It took wide strides and ran very quickly.
Some more girls rushed out from a village nearby, but what they were riding was a wooden boat. It had also grown feet and was running on land.
Qin Mu was dumbfounded. It was as though the chest and wooden boat had turned into spirits, able to sprint like the dragon qilin. It was truly weird.
âThereâs anything and everything in the boundless world, and the spells and divine arts of other places can also be used by Eternal Peace. If this kind of spell was promoted to Eternal Peace Empire, wouldnât that be wonderful?â
Qin Mu blinked and thought to himself, âHowever, it would cause some confusion, wouldnât it? I reckon those with strong magic power would probably ride mountains to show off.â
The girls were very curious about the dragon qilin he was riding, and the huge chest with over a dozen legs came over. It was very big and numerous yards in length and width. There were also silk cushions that were like clouds laid out on the top. Seven girls sat on them as they examined the dragon qilin and Qin Mu.
The girl in the lead should have been their leader, and it was her who was using her magic power to control the chest, making it carry them forward.
She looked very pretty when she smiled, and the huge eyes under the tassels weaved by silver pendants were like crescents. Her voice had a unique accent of West Earth, but before she even spoke, she already started giggling. âLittle bubba, your big pig runs really fast. Where did you get it?â
Qin Mu was stunned for a moment, then came to realization that little bubba was probably little brother. He smiled and said, âThis is a dragon qilin, a mixed breed between a dragon and a qilin.â
Xiong Qiâer popped out from the dragon qilinâs fur and revealed her small head that looked around with curiosity. The girls were surprised and found the little girl to their liking, wanting to kiss and hug her. Qin Mu was helpless and could only let the dragon qilin move closer to them. He brought Xiong Qiâer up and sent her onto the chest.
He started chatting with the girls and found out that the reason they were surprised was because he was bringing Xiong Qiâer along. West Earthâs social customs were different from what he was familiar with. After a man and a woman went through visiting marriage, if a child was born, the son would be sent to the manâs house while the daughter would be kept by the woman.
This social custom resulted in a strange situation in West Earth. The families were either all female or all male, and numerous villages were made up of solely men or women.
When the girls saw Qin Mu bringing Xiong Qiâer, they thought she was his daughter. However, looking at how Qin Mu wasnât that old and looked like a sunshine-bright boy, they changed their minds. He didnât look too young to have kids, so they couldnât help becoming astonished.
âLittle sisters, can I ask you girls about something?â Qin Mu was puzzled by the social customs there and probed, âIâve met a girl once, and she invited me to her house, but she told me not to walk through the main door but flip through her window instead. What etiquette is this?â
The girls all started to giggle, and the eyes of the girl in the lead curved into crescents again. âPerhaps little bubba isnât silly. When a girl asks you to flip through the window, it means she wants to smooch with you, just like how the necks of the mandarin ducks coil together, rubbing against each other.â
Qin Mu scratched his head in puzzlement. âWhat mandarin duck coiling?â
The girl in the lead jumped onto the dragon qilinâs head and smiled. âDonât move.â After she said that, she leaned into his chest and grabbed his hands to put on her chest. She moved her face over and her long neck went into his embrace. She rubbed her face against his, and her earlobes touched with his, giving him a smooth and intimate feeling that was indescribably soft and charming.
Qin Muâs face flushed as he was left at a loss. All he could smell was the fragrance of the girl.
She chuckled and returned back to her chest. The other girls looked at his intoxicated look and all laughed loudly in delight.
âBig sister, was your heart moved? Why donât you take him for visiting marriage?â one girl even teased.
She took a glance at Qin Mu, and her heart was pretty moved. She said hesitantly, âItâs just if he is willing or notâ¦â
The other girls also nudged her, and she took a fragrance pouch out, throwing it to Qin Mu with a giggle. âLittle bubba, you can climb through my window tonight, Iâll teach you how the mandarin ducks do it.â
The women in West Earth were daring and much more fiery than the girls in Eternal Peace Capital. Qin Mu felt that he couldnât digest all that was happening and immediately changed the topic. âDo you know how to reach True Heaven Palace?â