I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 488, page 2.1-17: The Crown: The Treasure of a Lost Dynasty
"What's going on?" Laqi asked, frowning as she followed Mu Yegui.

Mu Yegui didn't say anything, but just kept walking forward.

Seeing that Mu Yegui remained silent, Laqi's expression turned slightly annoyed. She strode up to Mu Yegui, stopped, and blocked her path with her arms outstretched, demanding, "Why did he suddenly release them? Or is this actually a conspiracy of yours? What do you want to gain?!"

The questioning voice sounded particularly sharp in the quiet environment, drowning out the pattering rain.

Rain poured down her head, soaking her. She glared angrily at Mu Yegui, feeling no remorse for her actions despite her disheveled state and inner fear.

Mu Yegui paused slightly, his cool silver eyes quietly watching Laqi. Even standing in the rain, his hair remained fluffy and soft, unaffected in the slightest. Raindrops fell one by one from his long hair to the ground without wetting anything.

"Speak up! What are your goals?!" Laki was practically going crazy. She was captured as soon as she arrived, then tortured, and was about to be burned at the stake. She was finally rescued, only to find that the comrades she thought she had were enemies.

She could no longer distinguish which side was the enemy and which side was her ally...

Or is it that everyone is an enemy?

"It's time to go, it's still very dangerous here." Mu Yegui glanced at the distance and said calmly.

“That’s not what I meant!! Tell me!” Rachel yelled.

"So, do you want to die?" Mu Yegui tilted her head, her delicate and beautiful face as expressionless as ever. Her soft, sweet voice was flat and emotionless, yet it spoke terrifying words.

"What..." Laki's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously took a step back.

Mu Yegui took a few steps forward, inching closer to Laqi. His soft, childlike voice was cold and devoid of any emotion, "I saved you because I have a bet with the king, and that's all. If you want to die, I'll personally deal with you the moment the sun rises."

Fools have no right to ask questions; they lack even the most basic judgment. It was my mistake to have placed my hopes on you. I should have stayed with these worthless people instead of letting you escape on your own.

His cold eyes stared at her intently, as if he were looking at a fool.

"You!" Laqi kept pushing backward, her expression wary. The three rushed forward to save her, but Mu Yegui casually slapped them away.

Mu Yegui grabbed Laqi's chin and pulled her face closer to his, saying calmly, "Before losing your temper, you'd better consider who you're dealing with. Although I don't care much about other people's attitudes, I will choose to be firm with those who don't want to cooperate with me."

This might not be clear to fools, so let me put it another way: you just need to follow me and do as I say. I don't need you to have any other thoughts. You're just tools in my bet with the king. If you dare to get in my way, I won't hesitate to deal with you.

The pupils of those silver eyes contracted slightly, instantly transforming into cold, ruthless vertical pupils, as terrifying as a wild beast.

Looking into those cold, vertical pupils, Laki suddenly felt a chill, as if she were standing bare-chested on an iceberg, shivering with cold, as if her neck was being strangled, unable to make a sound.

"You'll behave, right?" Mu Yegui tiptoed closer to Laqi's ear and whispered.

Lachi stiffened, then slowly nodded. "Good girl. I will protect you from being killed, and ensure you live safely until sunrise," Mu Yegui said softly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Mu Yegui casually released Laqi, whose cheek bore a terrible bruise from Mu Yegui's earlier action. However, this was with the lightest possible force Mu Yegui had deliberately used; otherwise, she would have crushed Laqi's jawbone to powder.

Dionysus then slowly walked over, surprised, and said, "Huh? You've already rescued him."

Rachi looked at Dionysus with fear; it was because of this guy that they had been captured.

"It's him!" Laki shouted.

Mu Yegui glanced at Laki, then looked at Dionysus, who suddenly stiffened, and slowly said, "So you two met before, but Xiao Jiu just watched Bell steal him away, right?"

"Uh..." Dionysus awkwardly scratched his messy red hair, gave a dry laugh, and said, "I was drunk, and I just..."

Mu Yegui narrowed his cold, silver, vertical pupils slightly, took a step forward, and said indifferently, "I overestimated your strength. I didn't expect that a dignified god would be even worse than trash. Even a random person can snatch someone from in front of you. What is the use of your god? Or has drinking ruined your brain? Since that's the case, quit drinking from today onwards. Anyway, drinking is useless, so you might as well feed it to the pigs."

Dionysus: "..." How ruthless.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please don't take my wine; it's my life. To make amends, I'll do anything you ask, just don't touch the wine," Dionysus pleaded, his face contorted with misery and utter humility.

"If I hadn't brought the person back, and if Bell had killed them first, do you think you could have made up for that mistake?" Mu Yegui reached out and snatched the money pouch from Dionysus's waist, speaking coldly.

"I just accidentally..." Dionysus said, feeling wronged.

"So, I accidentally took your money for drinks too," Mu Yegui interjected.

Dionysus: "..." This guy really holds a grudge!
"Give me a chance to make amends, I mean it, this time I won't hold back no matter who it is! I promise no one can take them away from me!!" Dionysus held up a finger, trying to persuade Mu Yegui, pleading pitifully.

Mu Yegui grabbed the finger and moved it slightly, followed by a crisp sound of bone breaking.

After several seconds, Dionysus suddenly said, "Ouch, it hurts! My bone is broken."

The expression on his face didn't change much, as if it were fake, but the truth was that the finger was completely twisted and drooping down, not only broken but shattered.

His narrow, gilded eyes stole a glance at Mu Yegui, then he reached out his left hand, grabbed the limp finger, and casually rubbed it. The next second, the finger was back to its original shape, as if it had never been broken before.

"I'll give you one chance. If you get robbed again this time, you're not drinking anymore." Her cold, vertical pupils swept across Dionysus's neck as she spoke slowly.

Dionysus shuddered, thinking to himself, why won't they leave his poor wine alone? It was his only hobby.

(End of this chapter)