Upon hearing these words, the white-haired man froze on the spot, too scared to make any other move.

He turned around, with a face full of dread, and cautiously asked, "Senior, is there anything else?"

This time, he had suffered a great loss. Not only did he fail to hinder Yang Kai's development, but he also made an early enemy of him. If he goes back now, Yang Kai will surely lay down plans in advance to guard against him.

Moreover, he knew Yang Kai's personality well; once he sensed something, he would surely double down on his cultivation, leaving countless traps behind. In the future, he would become even stronger and more difficult to deal with.

But there was no other choice, who would have known that there would be such a powerful presence on the River of Time, and one that even supported this kid Yang Kai.

Even if he had ten thousand guts, he wouldn't dare to refute this powerful man.

"You come to make trouble at my place and think you can just walk away?"

"If others saw this, they'd think that any bird or beast could come here and make a scene."

Upon hearing this, the white-haired man's heart tightened, and he immediately apologized, "Senior, I'm truly sorry. I shouldn't have entered without permission, disturbing your peaceful cultivation and causing you trouble."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu raised an eyebrow.

Apology?

If apologies worked, what would we need the police for?

"Do you think an apology will suffice?"

Su Mu smiled and asked back.

Hearing this, not only the white-haired man but even Yang Kai was taken aback. What did this mean?

"Senior... I really didn't mean to offend."

The white-haired man didn't catch the meaning in Su Mu's words, thinking that Su Mu was planning to take his life. He panicked instantly, and his tone became extremely humble.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu rolled his eyes, thinking why is this guy so slow-witted?

Give the treasure, give the treasure, give the treasure!

Must I resort to forceful measures?

Seeing that Su Mu's expression still hadn't softened, the white-haired man gritted his teeth and chopped off his right arm with a wave of his hand.

Once his right arm was severed, it turned into a ball of light. He then used a small transparent bottle to contain this ball of light, handed it to Su Mu, and said, "Senior, this is my apology gift. I hope you won't disdain it."

Seeing this, Su Mu's pupils contracted. He thought to himself, this guy is pretty ruthless and decisive; this is a true case of cutting off an arm to survive.

Since he had shown sincerity, Su Mu didn't plan to pursue the matter further. Learning a lesson was enough.

Su Mu took the transparent bottle and put it away.

At this moment, he turned his head to look at Yang Kai.

Being suddenly stared at by this unexpected gaze, Yang Kai was startled, almost forgetting that he too was part of the troublemaking.

He took out a small ink-green cauldron, then, feeling it wasn't sincere enough, took out a dark-golden bell.

These were the Ink Jade Cauldron and the Mountain and River Bell, his Lifebound Treasures.

Taking out these two Magical Treasures was firstly to thank the elder for backing him up and retrieving the World Subtree, rescuing him.

Secondly, it was also to curry favor with this senior. A being of this level transcends everything; once you curry favor with them, they can completely change your destiny with a mere thought.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate to take out his Lifebound Treasures.

Su Mu, having seen many treasures, instantly recognized that this cauldron and bell were fine treasures.

Since this young man named Yang Kai was on the bullied side, let's just have him bleed a little to learn his lesson. He should use his brain more in the future and not be so foolish.

If someone challenges you to a fight, do you have to accept?

Can't you stand them up?

Don't you understand patience?

A gentleman's revenge is never too late, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, there will always be a chance for payback.

Just like Su Mu in elementary school when others would say, "Don't leave after school."

Su Mu would never foolishly wait to be blocked at the school gate.

But he would also respond with, "Wait for me at the school gate!"

After saying that, he would climb over the wall from the back gate, go home to enjoy air conditioning and eat watermelon, letting them wait till midnight.

All the while, his father, waiting for them to come home for dinner, would find him with an ancient artifact—a Seven Wolves Belt—at the school gate.

A single strike would immediately awaken his dormant filial piety.

Su Mu was relatively mature, mature from a young age.

For those elementary school students who frequently liked to get into fights, one bout with the belt to fry pork would make them behave.

As the saying goes: Belt painted with iodine, disinfecting as it strikes, the rod in a kind mother's hand splits the wanderer's body, twelve rods a second, each strike a critical hit.

...

Yang Kai, if you can't win, can't you hide?

Forget it, take a loss, and you'll learn your lesson.

After receiving the cauldron and bell, Su Mu was greatly pleased. Seeing how sensible Yang Kai was, he decided to help him out a bit.

Then, he said to the white-haired man, "In the future, don't cause him any trouble. Did you hear me?"

With these words, the white-haired man's heart sank halfway.

If it were anyone else's threat, he could dismiss it as a fart. But who was this being in front of him? A Supreme existence who could control the River of Time with a wave of his hand!

What merit and virtue did he have to be threatened by such a level of existence!

The white-haired man dared not hesitate, nodded, and weakly said, "But senior, what if he causes trouble for me in the future?"

This Yang Kai really had heaven-defying luck, his ancestors must have been freed from smoky tombs, and his fortune was extraordinary, to get the backing of this senior.

But he couldn't let Yang Kai mess with him one-sidedly, could he?

After saying that, Yang Kai said, "As long as he doesn't bother me or affect me, I won't trouble him in the future either."

Hearing this, the white-haired man still nervously looked at Su Mu, thinking that Yang Kai's words were nothing, but the senior's words were of utmost importance.

"Let's leave it at that."

"You can handle it yourselves, just don't cause trouble at my place."

Su Mu only spontaneously gave a warning; he wasn't interested in managing other things—didn't have the leisure. He merely said something on a whim because he found Yang Kai pitiful. Whether they listened or not was their business.

"Alright, don't linger here. Those who should go home, go home; those who need to go elsewhere, go."

As soon as these words came out, the two quickly turned in different directions, one heading downstream, the other upstream, quickly disappearing from Su Mu's sight.

After dealing with the matters, a broadcast from the system echoed in his mind.

[Congratulations! Due to calming the disturbances on the river surface, you triggered a special critical hit, Favor Points +12000]

Seeing that he had directly gained twelve thousand Favor Points, Su Mu thought of telling those two just now that he took back those words—you're welcome to come often and cause trouble on the river!

But the people had already left. Should he encounter troublemakers next time, they would be most welcome!

Returning to his stone hut, Su Mu took out the transparent bottle, examining the light cluster inside.

In the next second.

He opened the transparent bottle, and as the light cluster slowly flowed out, Su Mu reached out his right hand. The instant his fingertip touched the light, something strange happened.

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