Wu Li tried his best to remain calm.

"But I've already touched you twice, what should I do?"

Xu Mu smiled and gripped the dagger tightly. "Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well kill you first. That way, even if I die, I won't have lost anything."

"Wait! If you release me now, I can forgive and forget about what happened before."

Wu Li trembled with fear and quickly said.

"You'll let bygones be bygones? Do you think I, the mighty Dragon King, am afraid of a lowlife like you?"

Xu Mu said arrogantly, "Let me tell you, I, Ye Chen, will wipe out you bastards of the Jiuli Clan sooner or later!"

"Are you Ye Chen?"

Wu Li frowned; he seemed to have heard this name before.

"I will not change my name or surname. I am Ye Chen. I have long disliked your Jiuli tribe. Before long, I will lead my three thousand soldiers to crush you."

Xu Mu's dagger was already deep into Wu Li's neck, and a trickle of blood slowly flowed out. "Release those two women, or I'll take your head."

Song Nuanyang rolled her eyes. He still doesn't change his name, but he's changed his name several times since we met today.

"What if I release them, but you don't release me?"

Wu Li tried hard to remain calm, but his legs still trembled uncontrollably when faced with the threat of death.

"You have no choice, because your life is more important than theirs."

Xu Mu looked at the several men in black robes in the distance and said, "Let's have a high-stakes gamble. I'll count to ten, and if you don't retreat to that hilltop over there, I'll kill you."

"Boy! If you kill me, you'll die too—no, your whole family will die!"

Wu Li's face was pale, but his tone remained cold.

"I, Ye Chen, have no family, I only have my three thousand soldiers. If you have the guts, then come and get them!"

Xu Mu said calmly, "One! Two! Three..."

Several men in black robes stood motionless in the distance, but they were all staring at Wu Li, waiting for his orders.

In those few short seconds, Wu Li's mind was racing.

If I were to die, the best course of action would be for my men to kill those two men.

He's already dead, so what's the point of killing these two?

But what Wu Li fears is that even if he releases the two, Ye Chen will still try to kill him.

However, one is certain to die, while the other has a chance of dying.

He could only choose the latter.

"seven!"

"Retreat quickly!"

Wu Li shouted quickly.

The men in black robes immediately retreated to a distance, heading towards the hilltop about 500 meters away.

Before Xu Mu could give any instructions, Song Nuanyang quickly stepped forward and helped the two women up.

Xu Mu scanned the two people with his senses and found that they were only injured and did not have any Gu worms in their bodies.

Perhaps in the eyes of martial arts, this kind of obvious force is not worth using at all.

"You all need to get out of here!"

Xu Mu said to Song Nuanyang.

"Xu... I will definitely keep my promise to you! Ye Chen, thank you!"

Song Nuanyang almost called out Xu Mu's name, but luckily she reacted quickly.

Wu Li said calmly, "Ye Chen, the person has been released. Shouldn't you release me now?"

"Alright, I'm a man of my word. I'll let you go this time, but I'll come after you again next time we meet!"

Xu Mu put down the dagger and pushed Wu Li's back hard.

Then he turned and left, heading down the mountain.

Wu Li stared at Xu Mu's back with a sinister look in his eyes. He knew everything about Xu Mu, including his name and appearance.

Once his arms have recovered, he will first cut off Xu Mu's arms, and then feed them to the Gu poison in his body.

Just then, Xu Mu, who was in the distance, suddenly turned around and looked at Wu Li. "What a coincidence, we meet again."