22: If I don't pay, it won't count as selling.

Regarding Lin Mu's words, both said in unison, "Your things?"

"That's right, my things."

Princess Tianning asked, puzzled, "When did I take your things?"

Su Mo also said, "I'm also very curious, what did I take from you?"

Lin Mu feigned surprise, "Oh, I forgot to tell you."

"Anything I fancy is mine."

Princess Tianning had seen all sorts of people in the imperial court.

But someone as shameless as this, she was truly seeing for the first time.

She brushed the dirt from her body and shakily stood up.

She tried to compose herself, to appear as elegant as possible.

"Do you know who I am?" Princess Tianning said, her voice slightly lacking in confidence.

Lin Mu said, "Who you are is not important to me."

Princess Tianning's heart trembled upon hearing this. "It seems this person knows my identity and still dares to brazenly intercept and kill me."

Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated, pulling out her storage ring and tossing it to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu took the ring and briefly scanned it with his divine sense. He found the jade slip in the ring's space.

Next to the jade slip were two divine crystals, and several other items, which Lin Mu did not examine one by one.

After withdrawing his divine sense, Lin Mu's cold gaze turned to Su Mo: "It's your turn."

In the past century, Su Mo had never been as disheveled as he was today.

Just now, Great Emperor Yun You had saved him with his last wisp of vital energy and then fallen into a deep sleep.

He feigned composure and said, "If I give you the things, will you really let me go?"

Lin Mu said with a hint of mockery, "You don't seem to have the right to bargain with me."

Su Mo's eyes darted around, and finally, he reluctantly handed over his storage bag.

Compared to Great Emperor Yun You, other items were dispensable to him.

Thinking of this, he cautiously asked,

"Can I leave now?"

Lin Mu smiled indifferently, "Of course, I always keep my word. I won't kill you."

Su Mo stared intently at Lin Mu, realizing that Lin Mu didn't seem to be joking.

He struggled to his feet, cautiously turned, and with a flash, flew into the distance.

Just then,

Princess Tianning was astonished to see the Black-clothed Old Man raise his hand and unleash a sword light in the direction Su Mo had fled.

The sword light was beautiful, like a crescent moon, and it was precisely the sword move "Half-Moon Slash of the Gods" that Su Mo had just used.

Su Mo's fleeing figure crashed heavily to the ground.

His head flew high, his face still bearing an expression of disbelief.

He was a man destined to become a Great Emperor, yet he died here silently.

The sword light chopped off Su Mo's head, then spun back to shatter his sea of consciousness.

Great Emperor Yun You, who was in his sea of consciousness, died completely in his sleep.

If Princess Tianning had held a glimmer of hope just now, she was now utterly despairing.

She was a high and mighty princess, the most beloved daughter of Emperor Yanshan, a proud daughter of heaven admired by thousands.

She didn't want to die!

Tears blurred her exquisite face, and she slumped powerlessly to the ground, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Do you want to die or live?" Lin Mu's voice suddenly rang out.

Princess Tianning incredulously looked up at Lin Mu: "Of course I want to live! Will you let me go?"

Lin Mu lifted her chin with his finger and said emotionlessly, "If you want to live, it depends on how much value you have to me."

Princess Tianning saw a glimmer of hope for survival and hastily pleaded, "I can surrender my soul blood and make a blood oath, to be at your command from now on."

"There's no need for that. If I can let you go, I can take your life anytime!" Lin Mu said confidently.

Then Lin Mu took out the heavenly dao stone from Su Mo's storage bag.

He said to Princess Tianning, "Use all your connections to find the whereabouts of this divine stone. Notify me immediately if you have any news."

After speaking, he threw a jade slip to Princess Tianning and said, "This is my divine sense jade slip. Contact me through it."

Princess Tianning carefully put away the jade slip and said, "Tianning will surely do her best for This Young Master. Please rest assured, This Young Master."

"When I need you, I will find you anytime!"

After Lin Mu finished speaking, he turned and disappeared into the jungle with Lao Mo, leaving Princess Tianning standing there, lost in thought.

A disturbance temporarily came to an end.

In the following days,

Lin Mu used spirit stones daily to increase his spiritual energy and studied Great Emperor Yun You's insights into spiritual energy.

The spirit stones he obtained from Tianning and Su Mo would last him a long time.

Since Lao Mo had read Great Emperor Yun You's jade slip, he also secluded himself in his room to cultivate diligently.

During this period, Tao Qian participated in the Yunzhou Grand Gathering.

In the very first round, he encountered a Spirit Wandering Sixth Heaven expert and was defeated and eliminated on the spot.

Tao Qian was not discouraged, as he knew the gap between himself and true heavenly prodigies.

Tao Rong, on the other hand, was having a grand time, gathering all sorts of news in the city daily and watching the exciting duels of the heavenly prodigies at the Yunzhou Grand Gathering.

Not only did he broaden his horizons, but he also unintentionally broke through to the Spirit Building Realm, truly making the trip worthwhile.

In the Heaven-rank Room One,

Lin Mu, who had been cultivating continuously for over ten days, stepped out of his room today.

He saw that Lao Mo's room door was still tightly shut. The Tao Family brothers knew Lin Mu was in seclusion and hadn't disturbed him in recent days, and now they were nowhere to be seen.

Lin Mu instantly became a lone wolf.

Since his transmigration, Lao Mo had always been by his side, so being alone now felt a bit unaccustomed.

He strolled downstairs, walked out of the inn, and looked at the brightly lit street. Lin Mu decided to wander around alone.

Men and women, a constant stream of people, filled the street.

As he walked, a charming voice sounded in Lin Mu's ear:

"This Young Master, please come in!"

Following the voice was a heavily made-up woman who reached out and grabbed Lin Mu's arm, pulling him towards a pavilion.

Lin Mu looked up and saw "Autumn Water Residence" written on the pavilion, a rather elegant name.

The alluring woman holding Lin Mu's arm asked as they walked, "Is this This Young Master's first time here?"

Lin Mu asked curiously, "How can you tell?"

The alluring woman didn't speak, just smiled sweetly, and called out:

"Xia Hong, Liu Lü, come welcome the guest!"

No sooner had she spoken than two seductive women, one on each side, clung to Lin Mu's arms.

Xia Hong and Liu Lü were both in their twenties, with exquisitely applied makeup, looking alluring and charming without appearing vulgar.

Lin Mu was not polite, wrapping his arms around their delicate bodies and walking upstairs.

Such scenes were commonplace for him before his transmigration.

On the second floor, there were women everywhere.

A young maid led the three into a quaint private room, where a ready banquet was already laid out on the table.

As soon as Lin Mu sat down, the two women poured wine and served dishes for him, and Lin Mu accepted everything.

After three rounds of wine and five courses of food,

Xia Hong leaned into Lin Mu's embrace, her head gently resting on his chest. She softly asked, "This Young Master, would you like to hear a little tune to relieve boredom?"

Lin Mu slurred, "That... would be excellent... excellent."

Liu Lü rose upon hearing this to make arrangements, and a moment later, a graceful figure entered.

Xia Hong saw someone enter and turned to stand up from Lin Mu's embrace.

She said seductively, "This humble one will go wash and change, waiting for This Young Master."

Before leaving, she even gave Lin Mu a fragrant kiss!

Lin Mu watched Xia Hong leave, then reluctantly turned his gaze to the woman playing the zither.

The zither player finished tuning her strings and asked gently, "What tune would This Young Master like to hear?"

Lin Mu said indifferently, "Anything is fine, just play your best piece."

The woman said no more upon hearing this, and her hands began to pluck the zither strings.

After one piece, Lin Mu was completely captivated.

"Such music exists only in the heavens; it is rare to hear it in the mortal world."

Lin Mu swayed as he walked towards the zither player and said flirtatiously, "Lift your head."

The zither player slowly raised her head. Her skin was as fair as jade, as delicate as grease.

Her lips were tender and luscious, and her eyebrows slightly upturned, not like a woman of the world, but rather like a fallen immortal.

Lin Mu pulled the zither player closer and praised, "The music is beautiful, and the person is even more beautiful. Serve This Young Master well tonight, and you will be handsomely rewarded."

He then moved to pick up the zither player.

The zither player quickly dodged, saying, "This Young Master, please respect yourself. This humble girl sells her art, not her body."

Lin Mu chuckled, "If This Young Master doesn't pay, it's not selling, is it?"