One person: plays Wendy, the most carefree director of Nadu.

Inside the side room, the expressions on the faces of the people were varied.

Zhang Chulan was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Wang Ai and Lü Ci both had grim faces, their expressions extremely unpleasant.

Feng Baobao tilted her head and looked at the spider spinning its web on the eaves, her expression calm.

With a smile on his lips, Su Mu met the terrifying gazes of Wang Ai and Lü Ci and continued speaking.

"Xiao Zhang, now you should realize just how formidable these two old men really are, right?"

Zhang Chulan nodded blankly.

"We...we've gotten to know each other."

"That's why I told you to quickly hand over the Qi Source Flow to the two old men, Wang and Lü."

"Whether you hand it over to Old Master Lü and have him change your appearance and hide you, or you hand it over to Old Master Wang and have him protect you, it's fine."

"Anyway, the two old men are already among the Ten Elders, with strength and status, and they have already mastered one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, so they don't care about mastering another one."

"Am I right?" Su Mu turned to Wang Ai and Lü Ci, "you two."

Wang Ai and Lü Ci exchanged a glance and remained silent.

The two things Su Mu just mentioned are somewhat better known to the Wang family, as they are things that are known to people of higher status in the circle.

The reason the Wang family obtained one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Spirit Binding and Commanding, was that Feng Tianyang voluntarily handed over Spirit Binding and Commanding to the Wang family in exchange for their protection.

But the situation with the Lü family is completely different.

The Lü family possesses a unique, inherited skill—the Art of Enlightenment.

The Soul-Enlightening Technique allows one to unleash blue Qi Hands to attack enemies from the soul level.

However, simply attacking is actually the most irregular way to use the Soul-Brightening Technique.

The true function of the Soul-Enlightening Technique is to arbitrarily modify another person's cognition, memories, and soul!

This incredible effect is one of the abilities of the Dual-Handed Technique, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.

Unlike the Wang family, the Lü family obtained the Eight Extraordinary Skills voluntarily from others.

The Lü family obtained the Dual-Hand Technique by coercing Duanmu Ying, the person who had mastered it.

In this matter, Lü Ci acted unethically, even excessively, and utterly disgraced the Lü family.

So he kept this a secret, and even renamed the Double-Handed Technique as the Soul-Enlightening Technique.

The Lü family is a highly united bloodline family.

Logically speaking, even if Nadutong wanted to investigate, it would be impossible to find out the truth; at most, it would only raise suspicions.

The way this kid is talking now, so logically and persuasively, is undoubtedly a signal that the company deliberately sent him out.

The company has been keeping a close eye on people in the "Outcast" circle.

Even the Wang and Lü families were no exception.

The company doesn't care how your two families acquired the Eight Extraordinary Skills, at least not now.

But you can't reach out anymore!

Wang Ai and Lü Ci were both shrewd and experienced individuals, as well as powerful figures in high positions.

Almost instantly, the two of them realized this.

After realizing this, the two fell silent.

Don't be fooled by Lü Ci's confident words before, saying that Longhu Mountain is so big, it's normal for the company to lose two people.

But both of them knew very well that times had changed.

It's no longer the era where powerful individuals could act with impunity.

No matter how strong you are, you are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when facing a high-tech modern war machine.

The fact that Su Mu can reveal such a secret means he must hold a high position in the company.

Perhaps, he is being groomed as a protégé, intended to be a successor to the board of directors.

If someone like that makes a move, they won't be able to stay in the country.

but……

That is the ultimate technique, the source of Qi!

As extraordinary individuals, who wouldn't want to see what the ultimate splendor of magic truly is?

However, there's no rush.

There will always be opportunities in the future.

Thinking of this, Wang Ai chuckled.

"Little guy, you really know us both quite well."

"However, our desire for Zhang Chulan to hand over the Qi Source Stream is purely out of a desire to protect him, and we have no malicious intent."

Zhang Chulan subtly pursed his lips upon hearing this.

Pshaw, who would believe that?

"I can tell that Zhang Chulan doesn't seem to understand the Qi Source Flow."

"Then we won't force it today."

Lu Ci was taken aback and turned to look at Wang Ai.

"Old Wang..."

"Old Lu, it's alright, there's plenty of time."

"Hmph!" Lu Ci snorted coldly, "There's plenty of time in the future, but I'd like to test the abilities of the person the company is heavily investing in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a purple Ruyi energy surged from the ground beneath Lü Ci's feet, then suddenly exploded from the ground in front of Su Mu, heading straight for Su Mu's face!

"Watch out!" Zhang Chulan couldn't help but exclaim.

Feng Baobao immediately threw out her dagger, preparing to step forward and block the Ruyi Force for Su Mu.

But Lu Ci's attack came so suddenly that even Feng Baobao, with her speed, couldn't catch up.

Is this the strength of the Ten Elders?

That's so scary!

As Su Mu watched the Ruyi energy rushing towards him, a golden light flashed in his eyes—

Thousand Winds Decree - Reversed!

An invisible pale golden energy surged into the Ruyi Force, causing the originally swift Ruyi Force to suddenly become like sinking into a quagmire!

Lu Ci stood up instantly, his face full of surprise.

What?

My lucky charm actually...

The next second, Feng Baobao's knife arrived and blocked the Ruyi Force.

She stood in front of Su Mu, holding her knife to Lü Ci, and asked, "Are we about to start fighting?"

"No, no need."

Su Mu pressed down on Feng Baobao's arm and looked at Lü Ci.

"Old Master Lü's Ruyi Kung Fu is indeed formidable. If it weren't for my colleague's help, I probably would have gotten beaten up."

Lu Ci sat down silently and closed his eyes.

Are you kidding me?

Having practiced the Ruyi Jin for so many years, do you think I can't see that just a moment ago, the speed of the Ruyi Jin slowed down several times?

Otherwise, how could that girl have made it in time?

However, these two lads, one can make my Ruyi Jingu Bang lose control and slow down, and the other can block it...

It's so interconnected... truly unfathomable...

Seeing that Lü Ci had stopped speaking, Su Mu smiled slightly.

Alright, it seems that old fellow Lü Ci has compromised.

"Gentlemen, shall we go now?" Su Mu asked.

"Okay, let's go. We won't keep you for dinner," Wang Ai replied casually.

"Alright, then we'll take our leave."

Su Mu bowed and turned to look at Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao.

Zhang Chulan looked at him with admiration and gave him a thumbs up.

"Brother Su, you're amazing!"

Feng Baobao asked, "Aren't we going to get a thud? Can we leave now?"

Zhang Chulan sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"Big sister... what exactly are you doing here...?"

"Alright, let's go."

Su Mu led the two away from the side room.

They hadn't gone far when Zhang Chulan suddenly spoke solemnly.

"Brother Su, thank you so much for today."

"Also, I'd like to apologize to you..."

"When you first asked me to hand over the Qi Source Stream, I thought..."

"Thought what?" Su Mu chuckled, "Thought I was these two old guys' lackey?"

"Hehe, how could that be?"

"Do you still think I'm unreliable?"

"Who! Who thinks my brother Su is unreliable?"

Zhang Chulan put his hands on his hips and looked around.

"Anyone who dares say my brother Su is unreliable, I'll be the first to beat them up!"

[Ding! Host detected as a backup for companion, role progress +2]

Current progress: 38/100

Hearing the system notification in his ear, Su Mu smiled slightly.

I knew that Wendy would step up and protect her companions when needed.

The next ability will be unlocked when the role progress reaches 40, so it seems that I may even have time to unlock the ability before Quanxing attacks the mountain.