Only one person quickly broke free from the black cat's earthen wall and leaped upwards. Clearly, he was a superhuman, and judging from his speed, he was likely a speed-type superhuman.
Ji Yueyao lowered her gaze to the few people still struggling on the ground, covered in sweat, and a slight smile curled her lips. So this was the difference between superpowered individuals and ordinary people. Noticing the surrounding tree trunks, Ji Yueyao leaped onto another branch, gaining a better view.
Because the group had known the location of the ambushers from the sky, they had climbed the trees beforehand and launched their attack from above. Yes, this was how they caught the enemy off guard; the sky was definitely to blame.
The sky nodded silently, indicating that Ji Yueyao was right.
Mu Yanxuan stood on another tree, watching the man who was about to escape, and sneered. The next second, Ji Yueyao suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure in the air around her. Then, the man who was trying to escape was twisted tightly like a rope, blood gushing from his face and his body shrinking rapidly. In almost a breath, a living person was twisted into a ball and died. Blood splattered all around, which horrified the people who were still trapped.
"..." Ji Yueyao turned her head away indifferently, then jumped down from the tree and looked at the people struggling in the soil, coldly asking, "Who are you people?"
"You think we'd tell you, you bitch..." A man struggled and spat at Ji Yueyao, but before he could finish speaking, a dark substance suddenly surged up all over his body. His eyes widened, and he turned to ashes amidst painful screams.
Ji Yueyao swept away the ashes before her, concealing the darkness in her eyes, and continued calmly, "Who are you people?"
This time, the remaining people around screamed in terror, trembling uncontrollably, and the cold sweat rolling down their heads had soaked the soil in front of them.
"We'd rather die than tell you!" the crowd shouted sharply, struggling desperately, but of course, they were powerless to resist.
Zhu Mu felt his hands starting to ache from the pressure. He sighed, shook his head, and said to Ji Yueyao, "It's a pity, but as long as I'm Qin Lichang's man, I won't tell you."
"..." Ji Yueyao looked at the bamboo and wood, blinking her eyes.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent. Even those who had been captured stopped struggling and stared blankly at the bamboo and wood.
Is this guy here to tell lame jokes?
Although it was a bit inappropriate, Ji Yueyao couldn't help but laugh when she saw Zhu Mu's silly expression.
“Let’s take care of everyone else,” Ji Yueyao whispered to Mu Yanxuan. “I think this guy is quite interesting.”
Mu Yanxuan glanced at Ji Yueyao with doting eyes, then turned to look at the black cat. The black cat immediately understood, and the next second, everyone except Zhu Mu was buried alive underground.
"I'm not entirely at ease with you." Mu Yanxuan looked down at Zhu Mu, who was crawling on the ground like a dog. A flash of displeasure crossed his eyes, but no one caught it. He raised his hand and aimed it at Zhu Mu's head, and even the atmosphere around him changed.
Ji Yueyao glanced at Zhu Mu, then at Mu Yanxuan, and felt that Mu Yanxuan seemed a little strange right now.
Zhu Mu didn't speak; he simply stared intently at Mu Yanxuan before looking away. He clearly saw the killing intent in Mu Yanxuan's eyes; it seemed he couldn't escape this fate.
Ji Yueyao turned her head away. Since this was the person Mu Yanxuan wanted to kill... should she... stop him or not?
Looking back at the bowed bamboo and wood, Ji Yueyao frowned, gritted her teeth, and raised her eyes to walk towards Mu Yanxuan, intending to say something.
Mu Yanxuan watched her walk over, his eyes darkening slightly, and then he immediately used his supernatural ability.
The surrounding air was becoming suffocating, and Zhu Mu could barely breathe. He closed his eyes tightly, feeling his blood rushing backward and every part of his body aching as if it were being squeezed outward.
"This is what death feels like." Mu Yanxuan's deep voice rang in Zhu Mu's ears, and then the surrounding air seemed to rush in all at once, and all the suffocating and heavy feeling disappeared.
Zhu Mu was breathing heavily, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. The sudden influx of fresh air almost made him faint.
"He's yours now." Mu Yanxuan glanced back at Ji Yueyao, then grabbed Zhu Mu from the ground and threw him to the termites. Zhu Mu's hand was immediately pulled from the soil, and a sharp pain shot through his nerves. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out; instead, he caught his breath.
“He is Qin Lichang’s man. If used properly, he can be useful to you,” Mu Yanxuan said softly.
Ji Yueyao was taken aback, then raised an eyebrow at the disheveled Zhu Mu, walked to Mu Yanxuan's side and whispered, "Give him to me? I thought you were going to kill him."
"It's useful to you." Mu Yanxuan turned her face away somewhat uncomfortably, then tried her best to maintain her aloof demeanor, which made Ji Yueyao want to laugh.
"So that's why you kept it? You're really something." Ji Yueyao patted Mu Yanxuan's shoulder teasingly, but Mu Yanxuan grabbed her wrist instead. "Don't pat me like that, or I won't let go."
"..." Is this blatant harassment?
Ji Yueyao twitched her lips, then withdrew her hand and walked towards the bamboo and wood. "Are you afraid of dying?"
Bamboo and wood's hands were still trembling, and his heart was pounding. "I'm scared, of course I'm scared!"
"Afraid of death? Very good. Being afraid of death is very good." Ji Yueyao squatted in front of the bamboo and wood, smiling very happily. "I am also afraid of death, which is why I have been able to live until now." Back then, she had suicidal thoughts. If she hadn't been afraid of death, she probably would be somewhere by now.
How could she so brazenly say something as shameful as being afraid of dying?
"What kind of look is that? Aren't you only alive because you were afraid of dying?" Ji Yueyao chuckled. "But..."
Her eyes suddenly changed, and a suffocating aura suddenly emanated from her. Immediately afterwards, various cries rang out from the surrounding forest.
Everyone immediately became alert, but Ji Yueyao maintained her calm expression. "It's fine to be afraid of death. I admire your fear of death as my enemy. But if you, as one of my people, were to betray me like you have this time... then you should die."
"You mean... it's okay for an enemy to be afraid of death, but not for someone who's your man?" Zhu Mu swallowed hard, looking into Ji Yueyao's dark eyes and feeling that he was even more terrifying than Mu Yanxuan.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Ji Yueyao chuckled. "From now on, you'll be working for me."
"I understand." Zhu Mu took a deep breath, knelt before Ji Yueyao, and bowed deeply—the proper greeting from the Nanxiao Base. Ji Yueyao looked at Zhu Mu, nodded, and gestured for him to rise. "How did you know I was from the Nanxiao Base?" (To be continued.)
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