My Silly, Sweet Wife-Chapter 972: Shen Mu Reveals His Greed

Guan Renwang suddenly felt his blood boiling.

The hidden sect!

It is a legendary place, a pilgrimage site for martial artists.

And Ye Guichen, he actually intends to challenge the Seven Kings of the hidden sect.

That means, I might become someone who creates a new chapter in history!

Almost instantly, Guan Renwang made a decision, nodding vigorously: "Mr. Ye, from now on, I will follow your lead, sacrificing my all without a shred of hesitation!"

Ye Guichen patted Guan Renwang's shoulder, not afraid that he might pocket the gold and silver treasures: "Since that's the case, I'll have Kui Long assist you, and also have Sun Erniang follow your orders. With the help of these two, I believe unifying the desert won't be a problem."

"Sun Erniang?" Guan Renwang was taken aback at these words, then awkwardly smiled: "Mr. Ye, perhaps you don't know about Sun Erniang's temperament; she has a deep-seated hatred for men, I'm just afraid..."

"Hehe, I have my ways." Ye Guichen did not elaborate further, and after making arrangements, he left the chaotic rocky area.

The old man insisted on following Ye Guichen, saying that since he had met the Young Master, it was only natural to protect him.

Ye Guichen had no choice but to let him follow.

The old man had a commanding name, Xuanyuan Wudi, formerly one of the Ten Kings, known as the Great Ming King, with unparalleled skills in witchcraft; even the current Witch God Sect Master is said not to be his match.

Though his legs were crippled, besides his adeptness in witchcraft, he could control beasts.

From somewhere, he summoned a gray wolf the size of a calf, riding on its back confidently, and it did not impede his movement.

Before departing, Xuanyuan Wudi also taught the array of the rocky terrain to Guan Renwang for convenient entry and exit.

After leaving the rocky terrain, Ye Guichen soon found Kui Long.

Meeting Ye Guichen again, Kui Long was utterly excited.

Ye Guichen briefly recounted the events, then instructed Kui Long to stay in the vast desert and recruit troops alongside Guan Renwang.

Naturally, Kui Long had no objections.

After bidding farewell to Kui Long, Ye Guichen sought out Sun Li to inquire about the whereabouts of Brown Bear and his company.

Unexpectedly, Sun Li had been discovered and quickly shaken off.

Originally, seeing Wu Nuannuan unharmed, Ye Guichen hadn't planned to intervene further.

After all, his relationship with Wu Nuannuan was just ordinary, and Wu Nuannuan's affection towards him was merely part of a mission.

Besides certain purposes, there was likely no emotion between them, not even friendship.

Whether Ye Guichen acted or not, no one would fault him.

Regarding the Heartless Sect, Ye Guichen also considered how to incorporate them; since Brown Bear could not be found, he asked Sun Li to lead him straight to the Heartless Sect's location.

However, as they headed towards the Heartless Sect, a group silently followed them like a shadow.

This group was, of course, Brown Bear's people.

Now Brown Bear and company had already merged with Shen Mu.

"Hehe, Young Master Shen, there's a great opportunity right before you." Li Xiaosheng whispered to Shen Mu while trailing behind Ye Guichen and company: "This Ye Guichen is exceptional, having killed Hua Heshang, and now he's probably colluded with the Heartless Sect. You saw earlier, that woman from the Heartless Sect who followed us was shaken off, then quickly joined Ye Guichen. I now have reason to suspect Ye Guichen has found Hua Heshang's hidden treasures. If we can capture him and force him to reveal the treasure's location before killing him, those treasures will be ours."

Li Xiaosheng was indeed quite crafty.

After some analysis, he nearly figured out the situation. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Yet, despite guessing Ye Guichen likely found Hua Heshang's treasure, he hadn't figured out why Guan Renwang hadn't surfaced after leaving.

Initially, they considered following Kui Long after his departure, but once they saw Ye Guichen, they realized he was of greater interest.

Thus, after merging with Shen Mu and company, they secretly followed.

This could be seen as killing two birds with one stone; as long as they killed Ye Guichen and forced him to reveal the treasure's location, everyone would be delighted.

Shen Mu's expression wasn't good.

He had paid Brown Bear's group to kill Ye Guichen, yet Ye Guichen remained alive.

But Li Xiaosheng quickly absolved himself of responsibility.

Simply with Ye Guichen single-handedly killing hundreds of Hua Heshang's followers, Shen Mu couldn't help but take him seriously.

"You saw this Ye single-handedly kill hundreds of Hua Heshang's men with your own eyes?" Ten Sword Immortals next to Shen Mu had already asked seven or eight times.

Despite being one of the Ten Sword Immortals, he lacked the ability to kill Hua Heshang and his hundreds of followers.

However, if Ten Sword Immortals and Li Liuliu collaborated, it might be possible.

Li Xiaosheng swore: "It's definitely true, which is why I didn't dare act rashly, waiting for Young Master Shen and you to arrive. I know we took your money, but if we acquired Hua Heshang's wealth, mere hundreds of thousands would be trivial."

Shen Mu said nothing, but asked Ten Sword Immortals: "Sword Immortal Senior, if Ye Guichen truly possesses such skill, it proves many rumors might be true. Could this Ye Guichen truly be a magic master, the legendary Master Ye?"

Ten Sword Immortals sneered: "So what if he's Master Ye? Hehe, the path of magic doesn't happen overnight; even the strongest magic master needs time to conjure their magic. However, I have ten swords, able to slay him before his magic fully conjures. Therefore, what is there to fear?"

Li Liuliu nodded slightly: "Exactly, though the path of magic is extraordinarily profound and those rumored to practice magic are said to be even stronger than martial arts experts, they misjudge one thing: speed. Once a martial artist reaches a certain speed, magic masters are merely lambs for slaughter. Therefore, if we wish, killing Ye Guichen isn't difficult; it's just..."

As Li Liuliu spoke, his gaze fell on Xuanyuan Wudi riding the large gray wolf: "That old man puzzles me; he gives me an unsettling feeling. If we act rashly, it may lead to trouble."

"Master Liu, do you mean that crippled old man is a master?"

Li Liuliu shook his head: "I can't be certain now, even if he's not a magic master, the gray wolf clearly is a Wolf King. Since he can subdue the Wolf King, his tactics may be beyond ordinary, so we must be cautious."

"That's simple, let them test it first." Ten Sword Immortals casually pointed at Brown Bear's group: "Since you took the money without killing Ye Guichen, though you can redeem yourself with Hua Heshang's treasure, it won't quell Young Master Shen's anger. Thus, you need to probe that old man."

"Us?" Brown Bear's group was reluctant: "Young Master Shen, we are in this together, if we probe, won't we alert them?"

Shen Mu sneered: "What if they're alerted? Do you think you can just pocket the Shen Family's money? If you don't act, I don't mind making you return it!"

With that, Shen Mu drew his sword, placing it at Li Xiaosheng's neck and glancing at Wu Nuannuan, eyes filled with malevolence: "Moreover, this beauty doesn't seem to be with you. Does carrying such a beauty not burden you? If others in the desert encounter her, can you protect her? Since you can't, let me Shen Mu protect her for you."