Chapter 153: What Now? Both of Them Are Panicking

Mu Hu hadn’t gone far when he was suddenly surrounded by a group of men in black, all of whom came at him with lethal intent.

He was no weakling, but neither were they. A two-on-one fight might still be winnable, but this was five against one.

Blood streamed from his wounds, but what worried Mu Hu most wasn’t his injuries—it was the letter tucked in his chest.

A letter bound for Jingcheng, one that had to be delivered directly into the hands of the Old Madam. Whatever it contained had to be even more important than Bei Lanfeng’s appearance in the Great Yu Kingdom.

The wounds on his body kept multiplying, but none were fatal. It was clear—they wanted him alive. The five men were slowly closing in.

Mu Hu was barely able to stay on his feet. He knew exactly what they were after. They wanted to capture him alive, pry open his mouth, and force the information out of him.

Resolved to die rather than be taken, Mu Hu had only one thought left: death was better than betrayal.

Maybe it was because he was on the brink of death, but his mind suddenly flashed to the child from earlier. If he was being ambushed here, then the child was likely being ambushed too.

It had to be him—Mu Hu—who had leaked something, who had been followed. He had brought trouble to that child.

Just as that thought crossed his mind, a blinding flash lit up the night.

Then came a sharp crack, like something splitting apart.

Mu Hu: ?

He opened his eyes and was met with a surreal sight.

The five men who had just been closing in on him, full of murderous intent, were now sprawled on the ground in awkward, twitching heaps. It was as if… they’d been struck by lightning.

Mu Hu looked up.

The night sky was clear, not a cloud in sight. He stared in bewilderment.

“Thank you, heavens, for your divine intervention!”

In the shadows, Bai Yun’an was in the middle of negotiating with the System, trying to unfreeze his Favorability Points.

【See that, System? Even he’s thanking you! Those five aren’t even dead, so stop freezing my Favorability Points already. You think I wanted to get involved? If you can guarantee that Juanjuan won’t get hurt, won’t die, then fine, freeze my points.】

【But you dragged me here, and brought a whole bunch of people who died at the same time from different worlds to this place. You think you can protect Juanjuan?】

System: …

This guy’s mouth was lethal.

Seeing that his Favorability Points hadn’t been frozen, Bai Yun’an let out a cold laugh.

Well, luck was on his side, and the System wasn’t completely unreasonable. If there was room to bargain, then he’d bargain with everything he had.

This was what happened when you were too nice—people took advantage of you.

With a yawn, Bai Yun’an turned and spent five Favorability Points to freeze the rest, in exchange for one use of his psychic power.

His terrifyingly powerful spiritual sense exploded outward, instantly covering all of Taoyuan County, even reaching the mountain ridges dozens of kilometers away.

Every detail was miniaturized and imprinted into his mind.

He filtered through the images, locking onto anyone who had come into contact with the five attackers.

“Hm?”

There weren’t any suspicious people nearby anymore, but then—

“Help! Murder! Someone’s killing people!”

The smile on Bai Yun’an’s lips twitched. He turned toward the direction where his brothers were and felt a sudden jolt of dread.

“Bai Yunxing, what the hell are you yelling for?! I’m not even back yet! You’re gonna wake Dad up with that shout, and when he opens his eyes and sees all three kids missing, how am I supposed to explain that?!”

“And Bai Yunqi, what are you even doing? Can’t you help out a little?!”

Bai Yun’an cursed under his breath, but his body moved without hesitation as he sprinted toward home.

With a leap and a push off the wall, he flipped over the courtyard wall and landed smoothly inside.

As he looked up, he froze.

Standing directly in front of him, staring him in the eye, was his little sister.

For a moment, words failed him.

【What am I supposed to say? What do I even say right now?】

【And why does this feel so familiar? Like the last time I was about to go on a rampage, Juanjuan popped up and stared at me just like this.】

Bai Family’s little Juanjuan, who had just witnessed her third brother’s dramatic wall flip and could now hear his inner thoughts: …

She hadn’t expected to run into him like this either!

She’d been hesitating in her room, thinking maybe she shouldn’t come out. Her brothers were all strong, and she might just get in the way.

But then she’d heard a cry for help—it sounded like Second Brother’s voice.

Their mother had almost woken up too. Juanjuan had to coax her back to sleep before sneaking out to check what was going on.

And then, just like that, she bumped into her third brother flipping over the wall.

So now… what was she supposed to do?

“Juanjuan, go get Mom and Dad! Something’s happened outside!”

Bai Yun’an recovered quickly. After a brief pause, he immediately changed the subject, his tone urgent, shifting her attention outward.

Juanjuan let out a breath of relief at the change of topic, but her heart tightened all the same. What exactly had happened outside?

Before she could ask, Bai Yun’an had already turned and was running toward the side room, shouting, “Dad!”

Juanjuan also dashed toward the inner room, calling for their mother.

Bai Tian and Jiang Dai were both deep sleepers, and neither of them liked being woken up.

But this wasn’t just any situation.

The kids were shouting like their parents had just died—panicked and scared. The moment the two adults were jolted awake, all they wanted was to know what had happened.

“Outside! Second Brother’s calling for help!”

Bai Yun’an wasted no time throwing his brother under the bus.

What else could he do?

【I’m not their parent. I’m not responsible for cleaning up after them every time. If you don’t have the ability to handle your own mess, then don’t go around causing trouble.】

【I was the one who secretly took care of those five people earlier. Otherwise, the messenger would’ve been dead long ago. Now that he’s shouting out loud, he must have come up with a plan.】

Juanjuan glanced at her third brother, a little suspicious that what he was saying in his heart might not be the full truth either.

Because…

He kept saying he’d clean up his own mess, but in the end, he still stepped in to save someone.

So this is what they call a sharp tongue and a soft heart¹.

When Bai Tian woke up, it felt like the sky was falling.

“Third! Where’s your eldest and second brother? Why aren’t they in the room?!”

【Thank goodness Third is still here. What’s wrong with that eldest one? Every time something happens, he’s always the one stirring up trouble, never staying put at home, always running around!】

Juanjuan, now aware that all three brothers had snuck out: …

Forget it. If Father thinks Third Brother is the obedient one staying at home, then let him believe that.

“Come on, let’s go see what’s going on!”

Jiang Dai didn’t even finish putting on her clothes properly before rushing outside.

Bai Yun’an quickly followed. He wanted to see what his twin brother was up to this time.

The quiet night was suddenly pierced by screams and a growing buzz of voices.

When Jiang Dai and Bai Tian arrived, they almost screamed themselves.

Jiang Dai instinctively shielded her young daughter behind her, clearly practiced at keeping children from seeing such things.

Seeing Jiang Dai’s reaction, Bai Tian quickly moved to block the view for his obedient third son as well.

Bai Yun’an: 【It’s just a dead body!】

Juanjuan: …

She didn’t know why, but hearing Third Brother’s inner thoughts actually calmed her down quite a bit. Somehow, it didn’t seem that bad anymore.

Among the braver adults, Bai Yunxing crouched down, trembling and pitiful, looking completely helpless.

Jiang Dai’s heart nearly stopped when she saw her second son covered in blood. She quickly handed Juanjuan over to Bai Tian and hurried toward him.

“Mother…”

Bai Yunxing looked up at her, still frightened and timid.

Translator’s Notes