Chapter 71

Xugui lost his balance and collapsed . His body was close to Mu Yi but it seemed as if he was far away . He lost the fight and suffered a crushing defeat . He would have never thought he’d fail in the last moment when a second before, he’d still thought he could win .

If Mu Yi hadn’t found Xugui’s weakness and hadn’t changed his strategy at the end, he would have lost . Unfortunately for Xugui, all those things happened . Mu Yi found a way to win against the odds .

Xugui was carried away by the thought of success and lost . Mu Yi’s victory was beyond his belief . He won despite the fact that the difference in strength between the two was minimal . Yet, the result of the battle was as far apart as Heaven and Earth when one considered the two fighters .

Mu Yi used almost all of his mind strength to activate the five thunders charm . He scored a lucky hit and somehow managed to use the five thunders charm at its full strength . It was no different from when he used it outside .

The five thunders charm struck Xugui’s previous injury which was his weakness . He lost . Such an outcome was normal . Mu Yi looked down and grabbed Xugui . He didn’t look sad or happy . Xugui was just a passing traveler in his life .

Mu Yi was even grateful to him . He progressed even faster thanks to Xugui . Since he was facing a dead end, he had done all he could . It would have been impossible in the previous fight for him to wait and reach the second difficulty .

Xugui had made him come to this place but Mu Yi didn’t hate him for that . He had met many people like Xugui when he was traveling across the world . Everybody said, if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it, but how many people really understood the saying .

Hatred and grudges made the hearts of people like the hoodlum or Xugui cold and dark . They were sad and pitiful people .

“You lost,” said Mu Yi calmly .

Xugui’s expression stiffened when he heard the words . He stopped trying to get up . He couldn’t sense the other half of his body anyway because of the transformation . Mu Yi sensed that Xugui’s vitality was flowing out of his body at an alarming rate . He would die soon if it continued .

“No, I didn’t lose,” said Xugui .

It was a struggle for him to talk . He still didn’t want to admit his defeat even though he was about to die . Mostly because he had fought against Mu Yi .

“Tell me, where is Su Jinlun? Maybe I will do you a favor,” Mu Yi said .

Xugui wasn’t worried because Mu Yi couldn’t have any more trump cards . However, the spirit protector still hadn’t shown up .

“Hehe, you can’t find him . The Su Clan is doomed whether I die or not,” Xugui said .

His eyes twinkled . He almost looked happy . Soon after, his Qi completely dispersed . Mu Yi looked at the dying man and frowned . The situation was more complex than he had thought and it definitely wasn’t over based on what Xugui was saying .

“It doesn’t matter . I will deal with any new situation that comes,” said Mu Yi .

He turned around and walked to the door of the main hall . He pushed the door with all his strength . Mu Yi struggled but finally managed to open the two doors slowly . A cold wind swept into the room and assaulted Mu Yi . He didn’t mind at all .

He looked out and saw two figures wandering around in the courtyard . One was Nian Nuer and the other was a hunched-over old woman . She was holding a walking stick . The walking stick produced and scattered silver lights which terrified Nian Nuer . It seemed that she had suffered from it a lot .

The walking stick had a jingle bell on it . The bell kept ringing . Each time it rang, Nian Nuer would become rigid . The old woman’s attacks almost reached her every time she was slowed down by the sound .

The old woman kept preventing Nian Nuer from approaching the door . Nian Nuer kept trying every way possible to get out of the woman’s control because she knew Mu Yi was probably in danger inside . Otherwise, she would have already made it to the door with her speed, even if the old woman was extremely strong .

Nian Nuer saw the door opening from the inside . The bell rang which made her body stiffen up again . The old woman was rather merciless . The moment Nian Nuer couldn’t move, she tried to hit her with the walking stick .

“How dare you!” Mu Yi shouted .

He released a bit of mind strength and threw an evil spirit slaying charm . White lights flashed in his hand before they flickered and rushed towards the old woman . The old woman was most likely the spirit protector . She helped Xugui but her specialty was controlling ghosts, not defense .

Xugui could resist evil spirit slaying charms, but the old woman didn’t have the power to do so . While she was attacking Nian Nuer, she was vulnerable . What option did she have? She pulled her walking stick back, turned around and struck the white lights with it instead .

Everything happened in a matter of seconds . It was almost impossible to follow with one’s eyes . The white lights exploded . The old woman was forced backward by the explosion . Her walking stick flew to the side and clattered to the ground .

“It’s you?” said the old woman .

She seemed astonished when she saw Mu Yi . Mu Yi should have been dead .

Had Xugui lost?

The old woman abandoned her walking stick when the thought crossed her mind . It was as if it had been another person’s, she turned around and ran to the door leaving it behind . She disappeared into the corridors . Nian Nuer started to chase after her but Mu Yi prevented her from doing so .

“No need to chase her,” said Mu Yi .

He just shook his head . He didn’t have any more mind strength . He also felt dizzy . Buzzing sounds filled his head . He was able to sense that he had no mind strength left at this time . It was a different feeling from before .

Chasing the old woman was useless since he had no mind strength . They could kill the old woman solely relying on Nian Nuer . However, they would also be giving her a chance to win . She was scared so she had left . They also left soon after mostly because Mu Yi knew that Su Jinlun wasn’t in this courtyard . He was starting to deduce where Su Jinlun could be .

Mu Yi would definitely take care of the old woman at some point . He wasn’t afraid of her . He just needed to recover a little and then he’d kill her . Mu Yi didn’t forget to take the walking stick with him before they left .