On the water's surface.

A young boy with a tender face stood on a small wooden boat, looking about thirteen or fourteen years old, showing panic as he constantly paddled, pushing the boat forward to escape.

And a few dozen meters behind the boy, there were two figures following, one male and one female, each stepping on a leaf-like floating plate, closely pursuing him.

The man was tall and burly, nearly two and a half meters in height, holding a silver Long Halberd and wearing black armor.

No, upon closer inspection, this was not armor worn on his body, but pitch-black scales growing on him, resembling Dragon Scales.

A head of thick brown-black hair; except for the scales on his body, his physique was almost like a human, with pupils of pale gold, hinting at some mysterious magical aura...

The woman's figure was slightly smaller, but this was only relative to the two-meter-tall man; she stood around one meter seventy-eight, with silver long hair cascading down, revealing a snow-white neck.

Her figure was graceful, with perfect curves; slender where she should be, and full where she needed to be, her peach blossom eyes exuding natural allure, each subtle movement brimming with enchanting charm, causing anyone to be entranced with just a glance.

However, she also had unique traits, with two small silver horns on her head, which didn't feel out of place at all, but added a hint of the Witch's flavor.

Upon closer look, one would notice that the burly man's position was clearly a little behind the woman's, indicating her noble status, likely suggesting a master-servant relationship.

"Venerable Lord, if we continue the chase like this, we might leave this millennium of space-time behind."

At this point, the burly man spoke softly to the silver-haired woman standing on the floating plate beside him.

After his words fell, the voice of the silver-haired woman came: "As long as we can kill him, I wouldn't mind pursuing him for thousands, even tens of thousands of years."

Her gaze locked onto the boy on the small boat ahead, her purple eyes filled with killing intent, yet hidden within that intense killing intent was an almost imperceptible trace of fear.

Because, even when facing him in his juvenile years, that fear in the heart couldn't be completely erased.

In this River of Time, their speed was greatly suppressed, not to mention, they were moving against the current, having to pursue at this pace.

The boy had revealed his last cards; it's too difficult to catch him. Even after reversing time, going back to hunt his younger self, they had pursued him for a year but never caught him.

Somehow, he found a way with such weak Cultivation to ascend the River of Time, leading them to pursue him onto this temporal river.

She suspected that likely his powerful future self had already anticipated that she would reverse time to kill his past self, so he had laid a plan for his younger self beforehand.

Because once his past self was killed, the Future Body would also vanish.

She had to seize this excellent opportunity because, at this moment, several other masters had already detained him in the future, preventing him from manifesting to stop her.

If she missed this opportunity, there would be no further chances.

...

The boy on the small boat desperately rowed, not understanding why these two people persistently chased after him.

He had only been involved in Cultivation for less than a year and couldn't recall angering such powerful enemies, and he certainly didn't have the capacity to provoke such enemies.

A year ago, these two appeared in his Sect, and with a wave of their hand, they killed the Sect Leader and all Elders, making it clear that their target was him.

Following the words of an old man in his dream, he found a Space Ring under a stone and used the treasures within it to keep fleeing.

He had been running for a whole year.

Moreover, he remembered in the dream, the old man told him a piece of advice—"Remember, two incredibly powerful enemies will chase after you in the future, and your task is to keep running using the treasures in the ring, never thinking of resisting, you must keep running."

"If you find yourself at a dead end, use the small wooden boat in the ring, and you will find yourself on a river."

"Remember, once you reach the river, you will encounter a man, if he keeps his promise, he will protect you, if not.... it is the destined calamity for both of us."

He had repeatedly dreamed of the same scenes, heard the same words since a year ago.

Initially, he thought it was merely an effect of straying into demonic paths in Cultivation, resulting in frequent nightmares.

Until those two formidable enemies appeared, he realized, it was all true from what the old man in his dream had said.

Just as the old man had said, he arrived at this river....

But he hadn't seen any man!

....

By now, he was utterly exhausted, having exhausted all the tricks up his sleeve.

As his speed slowed down, the burly man and the silver-haired woman quickly closed the distance, within ten meters now.

At this distance, the silver-haired woman waved her jade-like hand, producing a Silver Needle, and because they were on the River of Time, to ensure nothing went wrong, she waited until they were less than ten meters apart before taking action.

With a wave of her hand, the Silver Needle transformed into a stream of light, shooting towards the boy's forehead.

The boy's pupils constricted; just as the Silver Needle was about to pierce his head, he closed his eyes in despair, awaiting death.

Clang—

The sound of metal echoed, and the boy felt a cool breeze before him as he slowly opened his eyes, realizing something had struck the Silver Needle, knocking it into the water.

The next second.

A figure quietly stepped out from the mist, walking calmly on the water's surface.

The burly man and the silver-haired woman suddenly realized, when did the River of Time beneath their feet suddenly become static.

She looked up at the figure approaching step by step, her beautiful eyes full of shock.

Only when he got closer did she see the man's face clearly. He wore a simple, clean white robe, had rather handsome features, a tall and slender build, and an extraordinary demeanor. He was standing with his hands behind his back, scrutinizing the trio.

For a moment, all three were stunned.

.....

Su Mu briefly assessed the positioning of the three.

The young man with a blank face standing on the small boat in front seemed to be the one being chased, while the man and woman behind him appeared to be his pursuers.

Grudges in the martial arts world, repay grudges with grudges, complaints with complaints. Su Mu would not interfere.

However, before proceeding, they should pay the crossing fee and the maintenance fee for the river after their fight.

...

"You all stop for a moment, pay the crossing fee first, then you can settle your grudges and complaints. I won't interfere."

Su Mu looked at the three and spoke deliberately, word by word.

Upon hearing this, the burly man and the silver-haired woman were taken aback, involuntarily swallowing their saliva.

The silver-haired woman examined this man who walked on the River of Time, making it static with a wave of his hand. Her beautiful eyes flickered, her heart filled with indescribable astonishment.

She had never seen... such a powerful man; what kind of strength could achieve this?!

"May I ask, venerable elder, what does crossing fee mean?"

The silver-haired woman instinctively blurted out "young master" but quickly realized it was inappropriate and hastily corrected herself to elder.

Regarding this question, Su Mu already had a standard set of phrases.

After listening, the silver-haired woman nodded thoughtfully, then took out a Space Ring and handed it to Su Mu.

The burly man also obediently handed over a Space Ring.

At this point, Su Mu turned to the young man being chased and said, "What about yours?"

Upon hearing this, the young man was dumbfounded.

What?!

I'm being chased, and I still have to pay a crossing fee?!

Su Mu furrowed his brows and urged, "Hurry up, everyone is the same, everyone must pay."

The young man fumbled for a long time but truly couldn't find anything. He felt like crying but had no tears, and finally took out a broken Iron Sword and handed it to Su Mu, "Elder, this is my only possession."

Seeing this, Su Mu was momentarily stunned, then thought it over. Well, fine, he's being chased, so a little understanding can be shown.

After all, it's the rule, at least they should hand something over.

After receiving it, Su Mu released the static state of the water area and said to the three, "Alright, you can continue now."

"You continue chasing."

"You continue escaping."

"I won't interfere with you."

Hearing Su Mu's words, the young man almost burst into tears.

At this moment, the young man suddenly knelt down with a thud in front of Su Mu, shouting, "Elder!"

Hearing this, Su Mu also showed a troubled expression.

To be honest, not every time you stand up for justice it's a good thing.

Think about it, you have a father's murderer, and after relentless efforts, you finally reach the moment where you could kill the murderer yourself.

At this time, a hot-blooded passerby suddenly jumps out, without saying a word, gives you a few slaps, releases your father's murderer, and says, "Shout when you see injustice!"

At this moment, won't you be furious, won't you be despairing?

Therefore, in such situations, it's best not to interfere, let them settle their own grudges and complaints.

Because you also don't know what kind of grudges are involved, both parties could have their reasons.

Moreover, there's no guarantee that the weaker-looking party is always in the right.

.....

At this moment, Su Mu suddenly thought of something and asked the young man, "What's your name?"

"Gui."

"Just one word for the name."

The young man replied.

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