Listening to Mr. Mu's cold tone, Pei Yan rubbed his wrist and chuckled lightly, "Oh dear, Mr. Mu, I thought we'd been getting along well all this time. Didn't expect you'd resort to such drastic measures just because of some suspicions?"

"Alright, stop pretending in front of me. I understood everything the moment Gu Shenghui appeared. It's impossible for you alone to have figured out the base's situation in such a short time, let alone know the location of the secret passage. Tell me, who's the mole working with you from the inside?"

After Mr. Mu finished speaking, he looked at Pei Yan, who remained silent and just shrugged, and then he answered himself, "It's Su Xiang, isn't it! I should have thought of him sooner, just didn't expect he'd go this far." Then he turned to Gu Shenghui with a teasing tilt of his head. "How did the Investigative Office end up harboring a murderer? The lives Su Xiang has taken surpass those incarcerated in the Secret Prison. I'm now curious about what agreement you've reached with him, to make him betray Divine Desire and deliver such a blow? Full exoneration? If that's the case, I'll surrender now and sign an agreement with you. Arrest me too!"

Seeing Mr. Mu raise his hands mockingly, Gu Shenghui naturally didn't take his intention to surrender seriously. He stepped forward solemnly and said, "What agreement we have with him is none of your concern. What you need to know is that he will certainly pay for his crimes. If you sincerely want to turn yourself in, I can guarantee you'll get a luxurious single cell."

"Fine, I agree, just like the one where my sister and I were held. Mutual courtesy! Mr. Mu, if you are willing to come over to our side, considering all the care you've shown my sister and me, I'll do my best to help you." Pei Yan, standing behind Gu Shenghui, raised his right hand, speaking with a smile.

"Ha ha, well, thank you for being so sentimental and righteous." Mr. Mu lowered his head, chuckling and shaking it, before suddenly raising his head with a twisted grin, his gaze filled with killing intent. "But I still prefer a free life."

"Then there's nothing more to say. Let's do it," said Leng Yang, who had sneaked up from the waterside and was impatient. He shouted, intending to lead Liu Xuan and Dong Shigang into action.

At that moment, Mr. Mu suddenly flung out seven colorful crystal balls from his long sleeves, smashing them into the empty space between the two groups. The fragile crystal balls shattered, releasing a brilliant, multicolored smoke, and a strange fragrance spread everywhere.

"Be careful, it's poisonous!" The Investigative Office personnel quickly retreated, as Gu Shenghui waved and loudly warned, while Pei Yan immediately switched to the internal breathing system. He then handed a long tube to Pei Jin, asking, "Sis, do you need it?"

Pei Jin covered her nose with her hand and shook her head. During the brief conversation, the area in front had been covered by the smoke, completely engulfing the Divine Desire group within it. While the Investigative Office people tried to dissipate the colorful smoke, they closely watched the movements of the Divine Desire group.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to catch his breath, Pei Yan was suddenly seized from the crowd by someone who slammed a heavy punch into his chest.

Staggering backward, Pei Yan, recognizing the masked figure by their shape, broke into a smile and said, "Xia Yu, how are you? I didn't mean to stab... that longspear that day..."

Xia Yu, seeing that she was exposed, yanked off her mask, interrupting Pei Yan's words, and casually replied, "No worries! You know my body, my recovery ability is strong!"

What kind of talk is this? Why does it sound so awkward, Pei Yan thought, furrowing his brow and glancing at Ye Jiumu awkwardly. Fortunately, Wang Wenze interjected, "Is this your sister? Hello, I'm Wang Wenze. Pei Yan, why don't you introduce us?"

Realizing his oversight, Pei Yan pointed at Pei Jin and introduced everyone one by one. At the end, he asked puzzledly, "Where's Zhao Yuanhu?"

"You know her ability is special; she's clearing out lower-level Divine Desire members ahead with the main force. She'll join us shortly," Liang Qian had just finished speaking when she suddenly swayed and fell into Wang Wenze's arms.

This time, Pei Yan didn't tease them about flaunting their affection, as not just Liang Qian but everyone present had been rocked so violently that they all fell to the ground, and the quaking continued unabated.

Losing balance due to the violent tremors, Ye Jiumu crawled on the ground, loudly shouting, "What's going on! Is it an earthquake!"

"How can it be such a coincidence? It must be the work of the Divine Desire people. Could it be that they have someone with abilities like Pei Yan?" Xia Yu asked, chopping down the bamboo that fell around her, recalling Pei Yan's demonstration of his abilities with trepidation.

After several failed attempts to stand, Pei Yan simply activated his flying device. Looking down at his sister and companions, he ordered them to be careful, then soared straight into the air.

The saying goes that seeing from a high vantage point gives a broad perspective. Flying into the air, Pei Yan was able to see the entire mountain's appearance and gasped in shock at what he saw. He activated his loudspeaker and shouted toward the ground, "Run! Run! Get away from the mountain's base, run fast!"

Without further words, he dove down and grabbed Pei Jin with one hand and Liang Qian with the other. However, Pei Jin broke free of his grip and responded, "Don't worry about me, look after your companions. I can fly short distances."

Seeing his sister say this, he didn't argue further and instead grabbed Xia Yu, flying back into the sky towards the river. The high-ranking members of the Investigative Office, alerted, wasted no time. Gu Shenghui and others quickly carried those who couldn't fly away from the bamboo forest.

As Gu Shenghui, dragging Wang Wenze, also flew to a high place and looked back at the mountains, he understood why Pei Yan's expression had changed so dramatically. The mountain housing the Divine Desire base quaked violently, the land splitting, as if some massive beast was trying to break free from within.

Seeing the scene, Gu Shenghui swiftly refocused his attention on the thick smoke at the mountain's base. Most of the colorful smoke was blown away by the wind caused by the mountain's collapse. In the dispersing smoke, Mr. Mu also lifted his head to look this way, meeting Gu Shenghui's gaze. Mr. Mu gave a slight smile, then turned and led his men in a swift run along the riverbank.

"Stop them!" Gu Shenghui shouted with eyes blazing, but before the Investigation Office personnel could pursue, an earth-shattering explosion echoed from the valley. A giant serpent head burst through the mountain, emerging, and as Pei Yan, who had just set down the two women under his arms, was awestruck, the ground shook again, and a torrent of river water surged, as another serpent head emerged from the mountain.

"Damn it! That old bastard just threw the Seven Dragon Balls; is he trying to summon the Divine Dragon?" Ye Jiumu, using his ability to leap through space, hadn't steadied himself yet as he looked in awe at the third serpent head emerging from the mountain, and couldn't help but blurt out.

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