"Mmm, I know..."
Jian Ruyan looked at Wen Rou, who was at a loss, and realized she herself had also lost her composure. She quickly suppressed the negative emotions in her heart and spoke to Wen Rou with her usual tone.
Mu Jinyu's gaze lingered thoughtfully on Wen Rou, considering that her cultivation talent was indeed extraordinary.
He remembered how not long ago, Wen Rou's mother had suddenly emerged from the Kunlun Ruins to find her. Could it have something to do with this?
Their trip to the Kunlun Ruins seemed like it wouldn't be peaceful.
"Dinglingling!"
The ringing of a cellphone broke the silence.
Mu Jinyu picked up the phone and saw it was from Gu Xiyan. After pressing the answer button, he responded with a few hums and then hung up.
Gu Xiyan and the others had all rushed back.
"You guys should talk more here, make clear any issues with your bodies. You never know if it'll save your lives again in the future," said Mu Jinyu after putting away his phone to Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou.
"Mmm, I understand..." Wen Rou obediently nodded her head and then began to purse her lips in thought. What was different about her own physical constitution?
Mu Jinyu stepped out of the room and left the Secluded Valley, heading towards the headquarters building on the mountain outside.
Soon, he arrived at Mu Hongchen's office.
Following the text message from Mu Jinyu, Gu Xiyan, Mei Yinxue, San Liu, and Nameless had all given up their pursuit of the next ferocious beast and hurried back to Dragon King Hall.
Entering the office, Mu Jinyu noted the uneasy and angry expressions on everyone's faces and said, "You've all learned about the situation from Aunt Mu, right?"
"Mmm, Xiaorou and Xiyan are alright?" Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue both looked very upset as they asked Mu Jinyu.
Initially, when they received Mu Jinyu's text telling them to return, they didn't quite understand the urgency, especially since there were still many targets left. But after hearing Mu Jinyu's stern message, they had no choice but to give up their targets and rush back.
After returning and not finding Mu Jinyu, they learned from Su Zijin and Mu Hongchen that Ye Wushuang had come looking for trouble, kidnapping Jian Ruyan. Then, while Mu Jinyu was defeating Ye Wushuang and pursuing him, Ye Wushuang's contingency plan ambushed Jian Ruyan, ultimately leading to Wen Rou and her engaging in a mutual Soul Seizing... It shocked them profoundly.
Could there be such an astonishing thing?
After their shock and amazement subsided, they were filled with fear.
They were well aware, although Jian Ruyan wasn't one of Mu Jinyu's women, she was the sister of Xiang Mantang's owner. Before Xiang Mantang left, he had entrusted Mu Jinyu to take care of her, and they had no idea what Mu Jinyu would become if anything happened to Jian Ruyan!
And indeed, Mu Jinyu's urging them to return was because he was anxious to get back to rescue someone. Having ultimately failed to kill Ye Wushuang, he worried that Ye Wushuang might seek revenge on them afterward, which is why he asked them to return quickly.
To prevent them from becoming tools for threatening Mu Jinyu.
"There's nothing seriously wrong," Gu Xiyan and Mu Jinyu said, shaking their heads in response to the two women's inquiries. "It's similar to Nameless, the cultivation state is a bit off, but as for daily life, I still can manage on my own."
As Mu Jinyu spoke, she turned to Nameless and nodded slightly, her tone sincere and filled with gratitude and admiration. "Nameless, thank you for your 'Soul Snatching Technique.' If you hadn't passed this secret technique on to them that day, I really wouldn't know what to do now..."
Nameless's temperament was somewhat similar to Jian Ruyan's, as she rarely showed various emotions. Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, she just shook her head gently and said softly, "Dragon Master, you don't need to thank me; it's all fate. If you hadn't helped me and San Liu that day, we would have died. This encounter today is not my doing; it can only be said that good people receive good rewards."
Hearing this, Mu Jinyu also secretly rejoiced that she had saved Nameless and others on that day and had spontaneously learned the Soul Snatching Technique.
After a brief exchange, San Liu and Nameless left the office. They planned to spend the following period cultivating at Yinlong Mountain and would not go out anymore.
Even if they did go out, they would follow Yu Shenfeng, cooperating to complete the mission of Slaughter Redemption.
Not long after they left the office, Yu Linglong, Lin Qiaoxia, and Xu Qingya also entered the office. Mu Jinyu had just summoned them.
As they entered the office, they immediately felt the atmosphere was a bit tense and oppressive, eerily silent like the calm before a storm.
Their complexions subtly changed, and they sat down on the chairs beside them, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mu Jinyu coughed lightly and said, "Now that everyone's here, I have a few things to announce."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions grew even more serious, and their heartbeats quickened a notch, not knowing what Mu Jinyu was about to announce. But they realized that his decision would surely have far-reaching consequences.
"You all know the course of events. Because Ruyan was ambushed by Ye Wushuang, Wen Rou and she had no choice but to swap bodies, and in the end, I did not kill Ye Wushuang. There is still Li Zhexiong lurking in the shadows, so I summoned all of you back to avoid potential retaliation. I would regret it for the rest of my life if I could not do anything!"
Mu Jinyu spoke softly and continued:
"When Xiyan and Sister Mei came back, I had already sent people to the Xu Family, Yu Family, Lin Family, the Gu Family, and the Xueyin Group to have everyone's family and friends brought to Yinlong Mountain, so that you won't have to worry about them anymore."
During the darkness and chaos, because the situation was urgent, Mu Jinyu had stayed in the Capital City and had not rushed back to River City to support the families of Gu Xiyan and the others.
But this time the situation wasn't too serious. It was more of a precaution to ensure that their families wouldn't be affected by Ye Wushuang's incident. Although the likelihood was slim, he still had to do it. Otherwise, if an accident did occur, he wouldn't know how to explain it to them.
So, before deciding to go to the Kunlun Ruins, Mu Jinyu had people bring over the families of Gu Xiyan, the brothers under Mei Yinxue, Ah-Biao and a few others from River City, as well as the families of Xu Qingya, Lin Qiaoxia, and the father of Yu Linglong.
As for the families of Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou, Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan had no relatives left in Huaxia. Wen Rou's mother was still hopping around in the Kunlun Ruins, with no need for concern. Jian Ruyan's brother was Xiang Mantang, and he was suppressing the Ghostly Demon in the Demon World. If Li Zhexiong felt like chatting with Xiang Mantang, Mu Jinyu wouldn't mind.
Mu Jinyu looked at the women with solemn expressions and smiled faintly, then continued, "This decision of mine is not about closing the mountain and locking the hall. Once you no longer have to worry about your families, it's not about having a final showdown with Ye Wushuang and fighting to the death. My vendetta against them is not an urgent matter; it can be postponed for now, to be settled slowly later. The current urgency, as you might guess, is to find a way to swap back the bodies of Ruyan and Wen Rou before it becomes impossible to do so."
"Therefore, I need to leave Huaxia ahead of time and take them to the Kunlun Ruins," Mu Jinyu announced, his tone tinged with reluctance.
Upon hearing this, Su Zijin and the others nodded with solemn and understanding expressions, looking at Mu Jinyu with a mixture of reluctance and helplessness. They were not too shocked or surprised, as they seemed able to accept the news.
Because when Jian Ruyan had woken up, they had guessed from the conversation between Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan that Mu Jinyu might leave Huaxia early for the Kunlun Ruins.
They just hadn't expected Mu Jinyu to leave much earlier than they anticipated, ready to depart for the Kunlun Ruins right away. They had thought Mu Jinyu would at least settle the current turmoil before departing.
However, Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue were not aware of this. Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, they were greatly surprised and taken aback. Gu Xiyan couldn't help but say directly, "Wherever you go, I go too!"