Zhu Ping paused, "The matters Brother Mu mentioned... are currently unknown, I will investigate as soon as possible to find out why Tai Cang had to kill Rui Wei, the Array Master."

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

The sound of the Escape Art suddenly rose, and the Five-color Escape Light brightened from afar, stopping nearby.

"Who goes there? Stop!"

A voice from the Village Protection Team outside the courtyard intervened to stop the newcomer.

"We are elders of the Alliance, here to investigate the deceased. Please step aside!"

An elder voice suddenly heard outside the courtyard made Xiao Mu smile; he knew immediately it was Huang Yuan speaking.

"Three elders, please come in!" The respectful voice of the Village Protection Team's guard came again from outside, clearly recognizing the identities of the visitors.

Zhu Ping looked uneasily at Xiao Mu, knowing the high status of the Alliance elders and that, as a member of the Village Protection Team, he should personally welcome them.

Xiao Mu, understanding Zhu Ping's thoughts, nodded at him, "Tell the elders of the Alliance that an old acquaintance is waiting in the room. There's no need for you to come in; I have matters to discuss privately with these three Alliance elders."

"Yes, Brother Mu!"

Zhu Ping respectfully agreed and left the room to greet Huang Yuan and the others.

Then Xiao Mu heard Zhu Ping's polite and respectful voice greeting Huang Yuan and the others, "Three elders, there's an old acquaintance waiting inside, please come in!"

"Old acquaintance? Who? Whose old acquaintance? Why not come out and greet directly?" Huang Yuan's straightforward complaint echoed into the room, followed by the sound of robes fluttering as three people entered the room consecutively.

"Elder Huang, long time no see!"

As Xiao Mu spoke, he revealed his true face and casually manifested a swirl of the Five Elements Power, spreading it throughout the room to seal it off, preventing anyone outside from hearing the conversation inside.

"And Brother Yu, long time no see, all well? This must be Team Leader Zhu Fuchen, a pleasure to meet!"

Xiao Mu casually greeted all three.

"Xiao Mu, is that you?" Huang Yuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting to encounter Xiao Mu here.

"Brother Xiao, it's been a long time, I'm all well. You also seem to be doing fine!" Yu Wen'en greeted Xiao Mu with a bow.

"So, you're Xiao Mu? I'm Zhu Fuchen, I've heard much about you. Heh, meeting you today, you're indeed out of the ordinary!" Zhu Fuchen, the head of the External Affairs Group, was quite curious about Xiao Mu and scrutinized him upon their first meeting.

"Xiao kid, what brings you here?"

Huang Yuan spoke as straightforwardly and bluntly as ever, and after exchanging greetings, he directly asked Xiao Mu's purpose.

Xiao Mu explained, "My purpose is the same as yours, concerning the murder in Twilight Forest Village."

Saying so, Xiao Mu turned to glance at Rui Wei's corpse.

"Arrived too late, unfortunately. Tai Cang acts both swiftly and ruthlessly. This person's strength was too weak; otherwise, he might have detained us for a moment, giving us an opportunity."

Huang Yuan said while shaking his head, looking at Rui Wei's corpse with much regret.

Xiao Mu curiously asked, "Elder Huang, how did you know that this person was killed by Tai Cang?"

Huang Yuan rolled his eyes, "Nonsense, we have always been tracking Tai Cang, monitoring his movements, of course, we knew he killed the person."

Xiao Mu felt somewhat embarrassed by the rebuff but knew that was just Huang Yuan's nature and didn't mind, then asked again, "Elder, do you know why Tai Cang had to kill this Rui Wei, the Array Master?"

"Cough, cough!"

Zhu Fuchen interrupted Huang Yuan before he could stare and speak again, taking over the conversation, "Let me say it, we don't know whom Tai Cang wanted to kill or what identity this Rui Wei, the Array Master held, we were merely tracking Tai Cang."

So that's it!

Xiao Mu nodded, he had already known about the three chasing Tai Cang from the Alliance Information Services, now he was just confirming their actions.

"I am also hunting Tai Cang, if the three of you get any information on Tai Cang, please inform me."

"You? Alone?" Huang Yuan took over the conversation in disbelief.

Having experienced clashes with Tai Cang, he knew how tough he was to deal with and couldn't help but doubt whether Xiao Mu's approach was correct.

Xiao Mu, well aware of what Huang Yuan was thinking, looked at him and asked nonchalantly, "I remember it's been quite a long time since we last met. Elder Huang, how much has your strength increased in this time?"

"This..."

Huang Yuan felt awkward, unsure how to respond.

Since the last time he met with Xiao Mu, his strength had indeed increased, but the reason for the increase was due to the Thunderous Attack of Thunder God and the Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown, two Treasures.

And these two Treasures were both contributions made by Xiao Mu to the Alliance, making it awkward to claim as his own strength improvement in front of Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu chuckled, taking the opportunity to ask again, "Elder Huang, how much do you think my strength has increased?"

Huang Yuan was dying of embarrassment.

Why must this guy speak like this?

Comparing him to Xiao Mu, his strength improvement was indeed negligible.

It had been just half a year since he last met Xiao Mu, who had advanced to the peak

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