Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 511: What does it have to do with you if I destroy you?

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

In the mountains and forests, Senior Brother Kang frowned and looked at Junior Brother Jiang, whose face was somewhat pale.

Jiang, the junior brother, covered his neck with one hand and moved it from side to side, his face full of confusion: "I don't know why, but my neck feels a bit stiff, and I feel empty inside. Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night."

Just as Senior Brother Kang was about to say something, a golden spirit bee flew back.

He extended his index finger, and the bee obediently hovered on his fingertip.

After pondering for a moment, Senior Brother Kang confirmed the target's death from the faint information transmitted back by the spirit bee before speaking:

“The man surnamed Fu should be dead by now. Quickly recall your spirit pet, and let’s leave this place as soon as possible.”

This bee is not inherently poisonous, but its stinger is hollow, allowing it to store toxins in advance.

Combined with its tiny size, agile flight ability, and appearance that is almost indistinguishable from ordinary bees, it is extremely difficult for cultivators to detect with their divine sense, making it an excellent tool for poisoning and assassination.

The whole process was so simple it was almost boring.

All we need to do is find an opportunity beforehand to have the bees deliver the strange poison into that old man's teacup.

Fu Chang drank the tea, and then he died.

Murder is actually quite simple.

All you need to do is give it a gentle push at the right time and in the right place.

Upon hearing that the mission was complete, Junior Brother Jiang's face lit up with joy. He quickly made a hand seal, attempting to summon his colorful spirit snake back.

However, after several attempts, his commands went unanswered, like stones sinking into the sea, and he couldn't get in touch with anyone.

Cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead, and his tone became somewhat flustered: "Senior Brother Kang, I seem to... not be able to sense my spirit snake anymore."

Kang's lips twitched.

He glanced in the direction of the mansion in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Let's retreat directly. There must be another expert in charge of this mansion. Now that the mission is complete, there's no need to linger and increase the risk unnecessarily."

"But... that's my precious spirit snake that I've raised for seven whole years!" Junior Brother Jiang said with a bitter face, full of resentment.

Senior Brother Kang merely glanced at him coldly: "You didn't waste many rare resources on it, just a little time. If it's gone, just raise another one."

'Easy for you to say, since it wasn't your spirit pet that died, right?'

Jiang Shidi felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but he could only nod helplessly.

He was only slightly regretful about the time and effort he had invested over the years, but he had absolutely no intention of risking his life for a small spirit snake.

Seeing that he had agreed, Senior Brother Kang said no more and turned to leave.

Jiang Shidi glanced back at the Fu residence one last time with lingering reluctance, sighed heavily, and had no choice but to turn around and follow.

……

"Senior Brother Mo Yu, you have no idea! Today when I went to the prefectural city, I ran into the people from the Five Colors Sect. They are just a mortal gang, but they are so arrogant. They were running around the streets like crazy, even more unreasonable than ordinary sect disciples like us!"

As soon as Dong Xuan'er returned to the Fu residence, she saw Mo Yu leisurely flipping through a scroll of martial arts manual, and began to chatter on and on.

The mortal Mo Yu was carefully studying the method of beast taming when he heard this. He simply pointed, and the pot of spirit tea that had just been brewed on the table flew up on its own and filled the two teacups.

He casually picked up a cup, took a sip, and then said unhurriedly, "Have some tea, sit down and talk slowly."

Dong Xuan'er took another cup of warm tea, but pouted with dissatisfaction: "Senior brother, you are clearly not even sixteen years old yet, but you don't have the vigor that a young person should have at all. You are always so old-fashioned, just like those uncles in the sect who are about to die."

Mo Yu, a mortal, didn't care at all and didn't even lift his eyelids: "The so-called 'youthful vigor'? It's just a nicer excuse for one's own recklessness and lack of strategy."

"When making choices, one can be decisive and ruthless; but when acting, one must proceed cautiously and carefully. Otherwise, one wrong step will lead to total defeat."

"Ugh……"

Dong Xuan'er sighed, feeling that her senior brother's tone was more like that of a powerful figure in the sect.

Unwilling to dwell on the matter any longer, she changed the subject: "Senior Brother Moyu, it seems that the Five-Colored Sect is a gang supported by Spirit Beast Mountain in the secular world! The new land deeds for the mine, our mission target, are in their hands!"

Mo Yu, a mortal, nodded, still studying the cultivation technique, and casually asked, "So?"

"I heard that the Five Colors Sect is currently locked in a fierce battle with a gang called the 'Surprising Dragon Society'! Why don't we... secretly intervene and help the Surprising Dragon Society wipe out the Five Colors Sect in one fell swoop!"

Dong Xuan'er became more and more excited as she spoke, feeling like she was a genius!

"Without the pretext of the Five-Colored Gate, Spirit Beast Mountain will no longer have any excuse to covet this silver essence mine!"

Her bright, almond-shaped eyes looked at her senior brother Mo Yu with pride, as if waiting for praise.

However, the mortal Mo Yu remained calm.

He casually took out a completely black token carved with a ferocious dragon head from his storage bag, and with a slight release of his magic power, the token floated lightly in front of Dong Xuan'er.

"what is this?"

Dong Xuan'er subconsciously took the token and asked, puzzled.

"Didn't you want to help the Jingjiao Society destroy the Five Colors Sect?"

The mortal Mo Yu finally deigned to lift his gaze from the book, glanced at her, pointed to the token in her hand, and said calmly:
"This is the Dragon Head Token of the Jingjiao Society. With it, the entire Jingjiao Society will obey your commands."

Dong Xuan'er's lips twitched, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

His mind, which had just been basking in pride at his "brilliant idea," went completely blank. "The Jingjiao Society... is that the force you supported, Senior Brother?"

"I remember, I've said it many times. Before joining the sect, I spent a long time mingling in mortal gangs." Mortal Mo Yu made no attempt to hide anything.

He needs a process of rationalization, to lay out his past experiences and his cards on the table, one by one.

It's wise to keep a few trump cards hidden from everyone, and then play dumb to outmaneuver the enemy at crucial moments.

But if you hoard all the cards in your hand and don't use a single one, that's just plain stupid.

"I...I thought it was just a coincidence that Jingjiao and the Five Colors Sect would start their war at this time..."

Looking at the token in her hand, Dong Xuan'er once again felt the profound intellectual gap between herself and the senior brother in front of her.

Mo Yu, a mortal, rolled his eyes: "How many coincidences are there in this world?"

Dong Xuan'er squinted and looked at him with a deep gaze.

Although her senior brother didn't say it explicitly, she always felt that he was implying that she was stupid.

She changed the subject, somewhat unconvinced: "By the way, where's Manager Fu Chang? I haven't seen him anywhere."

In recent days, Fu Chang has also realized that the mortal Mo Yu is not easy to deal with, so he has placed all his bets on Dong Xuan'er, treating him like an old servant, serving him meticulously.

Based on past experience, Fu Chang should have been eagerly rushing to greet her when she returned.

But this time, Dong Xuan'er didn't see anyone for a long time, which made her a little strange.

"died."

The mortal Mo Yu lay lazily on the recliner and said leisurely, "Not long ago, he was poisoned in his study. I have already sent someone to report to the authorities, and the body has been sent to the yamen."

Dong Xuan'er's lips twitched.

She then suddenly remembered that this senior brother in front of her had just paid two hundred spirit stones to buy Fu Chang's life a few days ago.

"I...I still don't understand, why?"

It must be said that Fu Chang's various attempts to please him these past few days have had some effect.

While it might not make Dong Xuan'er hate Mo Yu because of this, at least it would make her ask one more question.

"Because, for a behemoth like a sect, in such a small dispute, the most important thing is never the gain or loss of benefits... but face!"

Mo Yu, a mortal, put down the bamboo scroll and said seriously, "I want to destroy the Five Colors Sect. No matter the reason, it is a slap in the face to the Spirit Beast Mountain. In the eyes of outsiders, it is the Spirit Beast Mountain that has lost miserably in this game with my Yellow Maple Valley."

In this way, Spirit Beast Mountain will lose all face and, in order to regain its reputation, will inevitably hold a grudge against me, and may even escalate the situation.

"But what if, before we can make a move, the manager of my Yellow Maple Valley stationed here 'dies' at the hands of the people from Spirit Beast Mountain?"

"From an outsider's perspective, it's just that both sides suffered casualties, but my Huangfeng Valley ultimately prevailed and won this round. There's nothing to talk about."

On the other hand, since things are more respectable at Spirit Beast Mountain and there's a way to save face, they won't dwell on this trivial matter.

Dong Xuan'er listened quietly, feeling a chill run down her spine.

There was no earth-shattering scheme at all!
Everything is simply to save face for the other party, so one side must suffer some "appropriate" losses...

Fu Chang, unfortunately, was chosen by his senior brother Mo Yu to be a bargaining chip used to balance the scales.

So, he is dead!
Mo Yu, a mortal, noticed that her complexion was not good. He finally stood up from the rattan chair, walked to her side, and gently patted her shoulder.
"Of course, if Junior Sister cannot accept this explanation, it can also be seen as punishment for Fu Chang's incompetence and embezzlement over the years."

“I will distribute all the assets he has embezzled over the years to his sons, nephews and descendants. After returning to the sect, I will also report to the sect on his behalf as ‘dying in the line of duty’ and have the sect issue a generous pension. I will personally give them an additional one hundred spirit stones.”

"Fu Chang was already nearing the end of his life. With his frail old life, he was able to exchange this immense wealth for his descendants. I suppose he could rest in peace if he knew this in the afterlife."

After saying that, he stopped looking at her and walked alone into his room.

Looking at her senior brother's tall and straight back, Dong Xuan'er felt a chill inexplicably rise in her heart.

"Is this... the real and cruel world of cultivation that my aunt always talks about?"

Strength is paramount, and profit is the ultimate goal.

In the eyes of those with higher cultivation levels, the lives of lower-level cultivators are nothing more than pawns that can be discarded at any time.

As long as the ultimate benefit is sufficient, it can be discarded at will.

If you don't want to be a pawn, you can only do your best to improve your cultivation and strive to climb higher.

Become... the player of the game!
but……

To those of higher status and greater cultivation, the so-called player who wields the pieces is nothing more than a more important piece.

For example, Fu Changzhi's relationship with his senior brother Mo Yu.

Like Senior Brother Moyu... to Aunt Hongfu.

Fu Chang was powerless to resist in this game. But could Senior Brother Mo Yu possibly resist?

Dong Xuan'er stood there silently, stunned and motionless.

In that instant, things she couldn't understand before, she seemed to... understand a little.

(End of this chapter)