The scream Old Li let out before he died was exceptionally loud, almost echoing throughout the silent Xiaolin Village.

Upon hearing this scream, almost all the villagers were jolted awake and quickly gathered in front of Mu Jinyu's straw hut.

"The sound came from here!"

"What's going on? Something happened to Jinyu?"

"No, wait, I think that scream wasn't from that kid, it sounded more like Old Li's..."

"It can't be, why would Old Li come looking for that kid?"

The villagers gathering in front of Mu Jinyu's temporary hut grew in number, and the sounds of their startled questioning echoed louder and louder.

"Creak!"

In no time, Mu Jinyu, having heard the commotion outside, pushed open the door himself. His expression was indifferent as he looked at the villagers outside and said coolly, "Old Li just came to kill me, but I killed him in self-defense!"

"What?!"

"Old Li is really dead?"

"Why would Old Li want to kill you for no reason?"

"What's really going on?"

"..."

Amid the clamor of the crowd, several villagers who were close friends with Old Li lost control of their emotions, ready to attack Mu Jinyu regardless!

The Old Village Chief and Elder Ji, along with several clan elders from Xiaolin Village, soon arrived upon hearing the news.

"What's the matter?"

"Who's involved in an incident?"

Mu Jinyu looked toward the Old Village Chief and others, his cold demeanor slightly softening, saying, "I don't know why Old Li wanted to kill me, but I fought back and killed him!"

"Old Li? This..."

"How could it be..."

The Old Village Chief and Elder Ji, upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, revealed expressions of disbelief, filled with astonishment.

They hadn't expected Old Li would go to kill Mu Jinyu!

Then they remembered the conflict earlier tonight between Old Li and Mu Jinyu!

Could it really be because of that bowl of soup, Old Li couldn't let it go and therefore wanted to kill Mu Jinyu?

It doesn't sound right!

It should be Mu Jinyu who couldn't let go of Old Li not giving him the soup to drink, so he went to kill Old Li, right?

At this moment, the villagers who were friendly with Old Li saw the village chief and others arriving, so they started shouting, "Impossible, why would Old Li have eaten his fill and come to kill you?"

"I think it's this kid who couldn't tolerate Old Li embarrassing him tonight, making him almost miss out on drinking the Monster Race Remnant nourishing soup, so he acted out in anger and killed Old Li!"

"That's right, he tricked Old Li to come over and then killed him, pretending to be the victim!"

"..."

Mu Jinyu looked coldly at them, not bothering to respond, saying to the Old Village Chief and others, "Everyone, come in and take a look!"

With that, Mu Jinyu then stepped aside to let the crowd enter his temporary straw hut.

However, the hut was too small for the entire village to enter.

In the end, only the village chief and Elder Ji, along with the esteemed elders of Xiaolin Village, and Old Li's friends entered.

Upon seeing Old Li's tragic corpse lying in a pool of blood next to the bed, everyone's expressions couldn't help but change.

"This is Old Li's dagger, generally he wouldn't take it out, but with this dagger present, it shouldn't be Jinyu who tricked Old Li to come and then harmed him!"

"I can't believe Old Li would want to harm this kid for no reason, the dagger might have been Old Li taking it out for self-defense, and it was then used against him!"

"Hmm, I happen to possess a Divine Skill that can show the truth from an hour ago. Kid, you didn't expect this, did you? Just wait for the truth to come out, and I will personally kill you!"

As soon as the Old Village Chief inferred that Old Li indeed died from self-defense, Old Li's friends immediately spoke in rebuttal, and one of them mentioned his Divine Skill's effect, then looked at Mu Jinyu with full smugness and menace.

He wanted very much to see Mu Jinyu's look of panic, then he would use the skill to reveal the truth from half an hour ago in this room!

By then, even if he's not a match for this Pureblood Wastrel, the village chief and the others would certainly not shelter this outsider who killed one of their villagers!

Tonight, he will certainly die!

"Then proceed with it!"

But after waiting for so long, what came was Mu Jinyu's calm and indifferent words, completely unrelated to what he was doing.

He wasn't at all afraid because of this!

"You're not afraid?!"

Seeing Mu Jinyu's composed demeanor, the man asked surreptitiously and uncertainly.

"What should I be afraid of? I'm just afraid you won't dare!" Mu Jinyu sneered.

Not to mention that it was indeed Old Li who for no reason came to kill him and got killed instead.

Even if he was indeed angry at Old Li trying to kill him, would he have anything to fear? Does this guy think he's really his opponent?

"Alright, just keep pretending! When the truth comes out, let's see how long you can keep this up!"

This man, seeing Mu Jinyu being so stubborn, couldn't help but feel indignant, muttering something vicious.

Then he began performing the Divine Skill to reveal the truth of what happened in the room half an hour ago!

The Old Village Chief and Elder Ji saw Mu Jinyu's calm expression and naturally said nothing.

And if Mu Jinyu really deceived Old Li to come over and then harmed him, Old Li was Xiaolin Village's own person after all. If Mu Jinyu blamed Old Li for not giving him soup and resented him, thereby harming him, they must eliminate Mu Jinyu tonight!

"Buzz Buzz!!"

Soon, the man's Divine Skill was successfully projected onto the walls of the shabby straw hut, unveiling a hazy image.

In the darkness, Mu Jinyu was peacefully asleep with his eyes closed.

After about ten minutes, everyone couldn't help but start feeling drowsy following Mu Jinyu in the footage...

Finally, without a sound, the bamboo door of the hut was gently pushed open, and everyone then saw Old Li holding a bright dagger, silently creeping into the room, grinning cruelly as he approached Mu Jinyu!

Soon, Mu Jinyu on the bed was awakened, yawning sleepily. After he called out, Old Li in the footage quickened his pace, trying to quickly deal with Mu Jinyu.

It was at this moment Mu Jinyu sensed something wrong, and with one punch killed Old Li, whose strength was considered decent in Xiaolin Village.

He smashed the dagger into pieces, leaving Old Li's face covered with dagger fragments!

Afterward, Mu Jinyu in the footage stared at Old Li's corpse for a while, muttered a bit, then went to open the door, where a crowd of villagers was standing outside.

"How is it? It was Old Li who came to kill me, right?"

Mu Jinyu watched as the footage gradually faded away and looked at that practitioner of the Divine Skill, who had a deathly pale expression after watching the footage, sneering and saying.

"How could this be..."

"Why would Old Li come to kill you for no reason?! Impossible!"

"..."

He found it hard to believe the result of this reality, no wonder Mu Jinyu was fearless from beginning to end!

"Alas..." At this time, the Old Village Chief sighed softly, saying, "I think I know Old Li's motive for wanting to kill."

"Hmm?"

"What?"

"Village Chief, tell us, don't keep us in suspense!"

"..."

Everyone heard this and turned to look at the Village Chief, curiously asking questions.

Even Mu Jinyu looked curiously at the Village Chief.

He was also keen to know what kind of mind Old Li had, wanting to kill someone over a bowl of Monster Race Remnant soup?

It seemed unreasonable, right?

The Village Chief chuckled bitterly, answering, "Old Li wanted to kill Jinyu, not because his son's Qinghe Sect advancement quota was almost taken, or because of that bowl of Monster Race Remnant soup, but because of that Blood Ganoderma..."

"Blood Ganoderma?!"

"I see..."

Upon hearing the Old Village Chief's words, Elder Ji and others paused momentarily, then suddenly realized, then chuckled bitterly together, their expressions toward Mu Jinyu turning a bit strange and awkward.

Mu Jinyu was somewhat baffled by what they were talking about, so he asked, "What's up with the Blood Ganoderma? Didn't I eat it all? Did he suspect I didn't eat it and hid it?"

The Old Village Chief shook his head and sighed, "No, it's because the potency of the Blood Ganoderma consumed would remain in one's body for a day or two. Thus, the person is essentially a slightly weaker version of Blood Ganoderma. He likely intended to consume you or kill you, using your flesh as Blood Ganoderma, paving the way for his son!"

"How could it be?" Mu Jinyu paused upon hearing this, expressing speechlessness.

The Blood Ganoderma isn't a Spiritual Medicine found on Earth, something Mu Jinyu learned through chatting with the local villagers, hence why he randomly mentioned Blood Ganoderma when villagers speculated what Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures attracted the Beast Tide.

Unexpectedly, such a casual mention brought him a sudden threat of death!

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