After listening to Mu Jinyu's words, the young man's expression shifted from uncertainty to resolve. He finally gritted his teeth, reached out, and pulled out a long knife from his storage bag.

Regardless of whether Mu Jinyu was setting a trap, he figured he wouldn't be able to escape anyway, so it would be good if he could kill these few enemies.

"Shhh!"

"Kacha..."

The young man clutched the long knife and stabbed it into a man's heart. Seeing that Mu Jinyu truly didn't stop him, he suddenly swung the knife again, the blade shadow flashed, and he chopped off this man's head!

"Swish, swish, swish!!"

Murderous intent surged in the young man's eyes, recalling the days when they chased him like a hunted dog. His hatred drove him wild, and he kept slashing and hacking with the long knife.

In no time, he overturned all those assassins pursuing him!

Mu Jinyu watched the scene silently, without any reaction, nor did he mock the other party. After the young man finished off the enemies, he tugged at the veil hanging from his bamboo hat and said, "Alright, you've got your revenge now, and there's no one left to hunt you down. Consider this hat and cloak as your reward, I'm leaving..."

After saying that, Mu Jinyu prepared to leave, not caring to ponder what kind of treasure the young man possessed that warranted such relentless pursuit.

After all, it was merely something from the Divinity Transformation Realm. He didn't bother to pay attention.

Despite Mu Jinyu's lack of interest in these matters and the young man's treasures, the young man wasn't sure if Mu Jinyu would truly let him go.

Watching Mu Jinyu's figure gradually disappear into the distance, the young man's eyes flickered with uncertainty, occasionally showing signs of hesitation. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wait..."

"What is it?" Mu Jinyu stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at him.

The young man hesitantly asked, "You... truly have no interest in the treasure they chased me for?"

He felt that since Mu Jinyu would even take his not-so-valuable hat and cloak, there was no reason to think he would pass up the most valuable item on him!

Mu Jinyu chuckled, "Do you really think I'm a thief, stealing everything in sight? Your hat and cloak just happened to be useful to me, and you happened to mock me, so I didn't mind taking them as compensation. As for the so-called treasure on you that stirred up such a pursuit, it's probably useless to me, so why would I take it?"

Pausing slightly, Mu Jinyu turned back around, continued to stride forward, and waved to the young man behind him, "Don't worry, I won't covet your treasure..."

The young man saw that Mu Jinyu was genuinely preparing to leave freely, and his eyes flickered with surprise. He then shouted, "But I want to give it to you! I'm afraid of being hunted again!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the young man's shout, Mu Jinyu paused slightly in his stride and, after a moment's thought, turned back and said, "Alright then, I'll be a good person to the end. What do you want to give me?"

Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, the young man wanted to roll his eyes, but realizing he truly wanted to give Mu Jinyu the hot potato, it seemed like Mu Jinyu was indeed helping him?

With this in mind, the young man said nothing more and directly took out a pale green pearl from his storage bag, "Look, they chased me for this thing. Actually... I'm not clear on what this is supposed to be for? It's not like a Spiritual Pearl, but it doesn't seem like ordinary jewelry either!"

"Huh?!"

Mu Jinyu squinted slightly at the pale green pearl the young man brought out, masking the glint in his eyes.

At first, he thought it was just an ordinary pearl or perhaps a more special kind of natural magic treasure, like a Water-Repelling Pearl or Fire-Avoiding Pearl.

But soon, he was certain it wasn't one of those useless items!

Judging by the faint Dragon Qi emanating from it, it should be a Dragon Ball!

No!

The Dragon Qi was a bit too sparse; it wasn't a Dragon Ball, but rather a Dragon Qi Crystal!

"This thing is actually a bit useful to me! Where did you get it?"

Squinting his eyes slightly, Mu Jinyu then thought of something and asked the young man in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the young man gritted his teeth and said, "I discovered it at the bottom of a cliff near my home!"

Thereafter, the young man explained to Mu Jinyu the entire story of how he acquired the Dragon Pearl and why he was being hunted.

His family was in a relatively remote town in Yan Kingdom, where due to its remote location, there were naturally no powerful figures, so a cultivator of Half-Step Return to Void Realm was enough to dominate that small town.

And this Half-Step Return to Void Realm strength was due to Mu Jinyu seizing the Hidden Dragon Conference, the Kunlun Dragon Veins relocating to Yan Kingdom, greatly increasing the cultivation level of the cultivators in Yan Kingdom. Otherwise, that person would merely be at the Late Divine Transformation Realm Stage.

The young man's name was Lin Yun, and he had a crush on a girl named Chen Qian.

Moreover, Chen Qian was the daughter of a Half-Step Return to Void Realm expert who dominated the small town!

For some reasons, Chen Qian also accidentally acquainted herself with Lin Yun and had some fondness for him.

Her father, Chen Shiluan, after learning about this, how could he allow Chen Qian to have feelings for Lin Yun, a mere poor boy?

He could never let the unexpected happen.

As such, Chen Shiluan sent men to pull Lin Yun out of his home that night and left him at the bottom of the cliff outside their town.

Lin Yun miraculously survived at the bottom of the cliff and discovered this pearl among a pile of bones.

Though he couldn't extract the Spiritual Energy contained within, he found the pearl very beautiful and unlike ordinary jewelry, so he took it back.

Lin Yun wasn't aware at the time that the person who threw him off the cliff was one of Chen Qian's father's subordinates. After leaving the cliff, he went to find Chen Qian with the intention of giving her the pearl.

But from Chen Qian, he learned the true culprit was Chen Shiluan's subordinate. Chen Qian didn't take the pearl and told him to leave quickly, urging him not to stay in the small town any longer.

Feeling lost, Lin Yun left the town. He had barely separated from Chen Qian and hadn't gone far before he was hunted again.

The person chasing him demanded he hand over the pearl so that he could grant Lin Yun a whole corpse!

Lin Yun realized that when he went to find Chen Qian, he had been seen by them, and they had set their eyes on his pearl.

Of course, Lin Yun wouldn't hand the pearl over so began to run. Due to the special Cultivation Technique passed down in his family, he narrowly escaped death and fled near the Heavenly Sword Faction.

Since the assassin could never catch Lin Yun alone, he gathered more and more people to hunt Lin Yun together.

Lin Yun found an opportunity to escape to the Heavenly Sword Faction, where he would be completely safe. But Mu Jinyu snatched his hat and cloak, and they found him. This led to the scene where he was once again pursued by a group of assassins.

So ultimately, the purpose for chasing Lin Yun wasn't initially to kill him and seize his treasure; they were just dealing with a troublesome pawn for someone else.

If Mu Jinyu had questioned more of the assassins, he would have uncovered this inside story, but Mu Jinyu only asked a few people and then lost interest, allowing Lin Yun to deal with them.

"Oh, is that so?"

Having listened to Lin Yun's story, Mu Jinyu looked at him with a faintly mocking expression.

After hearing Lin Yun's account, Mu Jinyu naturally understood the young man wasn't trying to rid himself of a troublesome item to avoid future problems, but rather he wanted to gamble, hoping Mu Jinyu would help him take revenge by returning to his small town!

With a smile, Mu Jinyu said, "Alright, this pearl is indeed useful to me. I can accept it and then give you two choices. One, I'll escort you to the Heavenly Sword Faction, where you'll no longer need to worry about this matter. Two, I'll accompany you back to your small town, and I'll help you strike a few times. It's up to you to choose..."

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