96: Return to the Cui family

Above Yunzhou City, a spatial fluctuation suddenly occurred, and two figures flickered into existence.

The two were Lin Mu and Xu Nianzu, who had arrived by teleportation.

Xu Nianzu opened his eyes, looking at the scene before him with an unsettled heart.

When he saw the majestic city beneath his feet, he asked in astonishment,

"Is this Yunzhou City?"

Lin Mu nodded and said, "That's right, we've arrived."

Although Xu Nianzu already had a guess in his heart, hearing Lin Mu's affirmative answer still shocked him immensely.

One second they were in the Heavenly Dao Sect, and in the blink of an eye, they were in Yunzhou, thousands of miles away?

He looked at Lin Mu with reverence, and couldn't help but think,

"What realm is Uncle Lin in, to possess such divine abilities?"

Originally, he had been somewhat worried.

After all, the Cui Family was a super family with a Venerable Realm expert overseeing it.

Not only did it hold absolute power in Yunzhou, but it was also one of the top powers in the entire country.

Now, he was filled with confidence in Lin Mu's strength.

His worries were completely unnecessary.

If he knew that the Cui Family was merely a dog raised by Lin Mu, he wondered what his thoughts would be.

While Xu Nianzu was lost in thought, Lin Mu had already locked onto the Cui Family's mansion with his divine sense.

A hundred years had passed, and the Cui Family had become the sole dominant power in Yunzhou.

Their mansion had also moved from its previous location into the City Lord's Mansion.

The original City Lord's Mansion had become a mere name, relegated to a corner in the west of the city.

And the Lin Family had long since been driven out of Yunzhou by the Cui Family.

It could be said that Yunzhou City was now completely under the sole control of the Cui Family.

At this moment, in front of the Cui Family's mansion.

A large crowd of people had gathered, entering the Cui Family mansion in small groups.

The entrance to the Cui Family mansion was adorned with lanterns and decorations, as if celebrating a joyous occasion.

Lin Mu and Xu Nianzu stood at the back of the crowd, quietly observing the bustling people.

Suddenly, a somewhat sharp voice rang out beside Lin Mu and Xu Nianzu.

"Are you two also here to attend the Cui Family Young Master's wedding?"

Lin Mu glanced indifferently at the speaker, but did not speak.

This person had a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks; one look was enough to tell he wasn't a respectable individual.

Xu Nianzu was eager for revenge, and seeing that Lin Mu didn't respond, he slightly cupped his hands and said, "Indeed."

The man's eyes darted around a few times, then he asked, "Do you two have invitations?"

Xu Nianzu was taken aback by the question.

The man secretly smiled, as if he saw through everything.

He chuckled, "I suppose you two arrived in a hurry and forgot to bring your invitations, didn't you?"

Xu Nianzu quickly agreed, "Precisely. Do you have any suggestions, brother?"

The man nervously looked around for a moment, then leaned close to Xu Nianzu and said,

"I have internally designated invitations from the Cui Mansion here. With them, anyone can enter the Cui Family."

As he spoke, he pulled out two gilded invitations from his chest.

Xu Nianzu took the invitations and opened them, examining them carefully.

Although he hadn't seen what a real invitation looked like, he could feel that these invitations were exquisitely crafted.

There was even a faint, unique spiritual energy fluctuation on them.

Xu Nianzu tentatively asked, "You're not trying to trick me with fakes, are you?"

The man didn't get angry at the question. He said with a proud expression, "I have connections within the Cui Family, so rest assured, it's genuine and honest."

"If you're not at ease, I can escort you inside."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nianzu turned to look at Lin Mu.

Lin Mu did not interfere much in this matter.

Seeing that Lin Mu did not stop him, Xu Nianzu looked at the man again and said,

"How do you intend to transfer these two invitations to me, sir?"

Seeing Xu Nianzu speak like this, the man's face also showed an excited expression.

He calmly extended two fingers.

Then he softly said, "These things are hard to come by, and we are fated to meet, so I'll just symbolically charge you twenty thousand spirit stones."

The smile on Xu Nianzu's face instantly vanished.

He said with an angry tone, "Are you taking me for a fool, sir? Twenty thousand spirit stones? Why don't you just rob me?"

Twenty thousand spirit stones was indeed not a small sum.

Back then, the entire Tao Family, with all its strength, had only managed to gather a little over thirty thousand spirit stones.

And these two invitations actually cost twenty thousand spirit stones.

Let alone twenty thousand spirit stones, he couldn't even produce two thousand right now.

He was originally a rogue cultivator.

Most of his previous family fortune had been used to support his son's cultivation.

Seeing Xu Nianzu's reaction, the man's smile disappeared, and he said with a look of disdain,

"You don't even have twenty thousand spirit stones, yet you want to curry favor with the Cui Family? Go back where you came from."

He had seen too many people like this, coming from all over to curry favor with the Cui Family.

Originally, looking at Lin Mu's attire, he was sure he was a wealthy young master.

He didn't expect him to be a pauper.

Thinking of this, he said impatiently, "Twenty thousand spirit stones, not a single one less. If you don't want it, a large crowd will be scrambling for it."

Xu Nianzu was momentarily speechless.

He could only awkwardly turn his gaze towards Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was also utterly speechless at this.

If it were before, he would have long since directly stormed the mansion; why would he waste time here?

However, the Cui Family was, at least nominally, his people now.

So, he decided to enter the Cui Family first, observe for a while, and then act when the opportunity arose.

Lin Mu made no visible movement.

He merely made a grasping motion in the air, and a storage bag appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, the pointed-mouthed, monkey-faced man's face showed a joyous expression again.

He walked up to Lin Mu with a fawning smile, making to take the storage bag.

But as his outstretched hand touched the storage bag, he was directly pressed to his knees by a powerful spiritual force.

Lin Mu looked at the man and said in a cold tone, "You should be grateful this is in front of the Cui Family's gates, otherwise tomorrow would be your death anniversary."

The pointed-mouthed, monkey-faced man knelt on the ground, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.

The powerful pressure was so immense that he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Listening to Lin Mu's icy words, he was already scared out of his wits.

He could only repeatedly agree, "This humble one knows his mistake, this humble one knows his mistake. I'll give the invitations to Senior; no spirit stones needed."

Lin Mu snorted coldly, "A mere twenty thousand spirit stones, This Young Master doesn't even put it in his eyes."

After Lin Mu finished speaking, he directly threw the storage bag on the ground.

Seeing this, the pointed-mouthed, monkey-faced man quickly held the invitations with both hands above his head.

Xu Nianzu, who was at the side, stepped forward at the opportune moment and took the invitations.

Immediately, the two turned and walked towards the main gate of the Cui Mansion.

It wasn't until Lin Mu's figure entered the Cui Family that the pointed-mouthed, monkey-faced man shakily stood up.

He exhaled with lingering fear, feeling fortunate in his heart.

He secretly decided that in the future, he must be humble and cautious in his actions.

Who knows, some inconspicuous-looking person might turn out to be a great expert.

On the other side, Lin Mu.

He was currently being led by a Xiao Si (Attendant) into a courtyard.

This courtyard was elegant and unique, still some distance from the main banquet hall.

Lin Mu could only see the bustling crowd in the banquet hall from afar.

More than ten tables of banquets had already been arranged in the courtyard.

The Xiao Si (Attendant) pointed to an empty table and said to Lin Mu,

"You two can sit there. A steward will come to offer a toast later."

Xu Nianzu suddenly grabbed the Xiao Si (Attendant) who was about to leave and said,

"Little brother, why are we arranged in such a distant spot? We have special invitations, you know."

The Xiao Si (Attendant) scoffed upon hearing this, "That's right, this is the banquet specifically for special invitations."

After saying that, the Xiao Si (Attendant) said no more and turned to leave the courtyard.