Helping You Remember

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Chapter 95: Helping You Remember

As everyone in the room was frozen in place by the negative emotions radiating from Xiao Yan, he suddenly let out a deep breath, and the negative emotions around him gradually dissipated, making everyone think that everything they had just felt was merely an illusion.

Xiao Yan glanced briefly at Mu Li, his eyes calm and emotionless.

Mu Li was already on his death list; Xiao Yan was absolutely determined to make him die.

But, not right now.

Mu Li's father, Mu She, was present. The strength of a Dou Shi and his entire mercenary group was something Xiao Yan couldn't currently easily oppose.

Moreover, the purpose of Xiao Yan's visit wasn't to kill Mu Li, but to solve another, more important matter. He couldn't lose sight of his priorities.

Xiao Yan placed the Heavy Xuan Ruler back on his back, then clasped his hands and bowed to Mu She.

"Junior Xiao Yan, I pay my respects to Captain Mu."

Whether or not the rumors were something Mu She ordered to spread, Xiao Yan still bowed to Mu She; it was his basic courtesy.

Of course, how much respect this bow contained depended entirely on Mu She himself.

"Xiao Yan."

Mu She coldly repeated the name, not understanding why the negative emotions around Xiao Yan had suddenly disappeared. Now, Xiao Yan was being this polite.

What was he thinking?

Mu She was confused by Xiao Yan's intentions. Just as he was pondering, Xiao Yan spoke again.

"Captain Mu, may I ask how much did it cost to build the door of your stronghold?"

"Ah? The door?"

Mu She was taken aback by Xiao Yan's question.

He had already imagined several possible actions and words from Xiao Yan, including but not limited to reprimanding his son Mu Li, blaming the rumors that, though lacking evidence, were clearly spread by them, and so on.

But Mu She never expected that the first question Xiao Yan would ask was how much the door of his stronghold cost.

Mu She's mind momentarily failed to process it.

After a while, Mu She regained his composure, but perhaps still a little disoriented, he turned to a nearby mercenary and asked, "Hey, how much did the door cost?"

"Report, Captain, one door costs five thousand."

"What?! Only five thousand?" Hearing this, Mu She seemed to just realize the price. He glared at the mercenary. "What is this door? This is the face of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group! Why did it cost so little?!"

"Well… this door was there when you first established the mercenary group in Qingshan Town. At that time, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had just been founded and was financially strained. We tried to save money wherever possible in the stronghold. Plus, the door hadn't been damaged over the years, so it wasn't replaced."

The mercenary paused, looking blankly at the door. Mu She noticed his gaze and looked back, noticing the deep dent in the door.

Without a doubt, this was caused by Xiao Yan using the Heavy Xuan Ruler earlier.

"The sound of knocking on the door was a bit too loud. I hope Captain Mu will forgive me."

Xiao Yan said this, then took out a gold coin card from his storage ring and tossed it to Mu She. Mu She caught it steadily, his brow slightly furrowed.

"What's this?"

"This gold coin card contains six thousand gold coins. Five thousand is to compensate for the damage to the door, and the remaining one thousand is for the labor cost to replace the door. Please accept it."

Xiao Yan's response left Mu She completely stunned, staring blankly at Xiao Yan, who maintained a serious expression.

To be honest, ever since Xiao Yan killed a member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, there had been no chance for reconciliation between the two.

As the leader, if Mu She's subordinates were killed and he couldn't even seek revenge, who would still follow him? Moreover, the one who killed his men was just a Dou Practitioner, and Mu She had no reason not to avenge his subordinates.

This meant that Xiao Yan and Mu She were fundamentally at odds.

However, Mu She couldn't understand why Xiao Yan was acting this way now. Did he not realize the depth of their conflict? Why was he offering compensation for the door? Was it really necessary?

Mu She couldn't understand, truly couldn't understand.

If Xiao Yan was offering the six thousand gold coins as compensation for the door, then Mu She was even more perplexed.

What exactly was Xiao Yan trying to achieve?

Just as Mu She was deep in thought, Xiao Yan spoke again.

"There's one more thing I came here to tell you."

This time, however, Xiao Yan's voice was loud enough for not just Mu She but the entire crowd to hear.

"Your subordinates were killed by me."

!!!

Xiao Yan's words stunned everyone in the crowd. Xiao Yi Xian immediately tried to rush out to say something, but she was stopped by Boss Yao, who covered her mouth and held her back. Her eyes were filled with regret as she looked at Xiao Yan.

Perhaps the only way to break the rumor was for Xiao Yan to say it out loud.

Mu She, too, stared at Xiao Yan in shock. He never imagined that Xiao Yan would dare to admit in front of everyone in town that he was the one who killed the mercenaries.

No… no, that's not right.

Xiao Yan wasn't taking the blame. Those men had indeed been killed by him, and now he was simply stating the truth.

On the contrary, Xiao Yi Xian was the one who had been blamed.

But due to Xiao Yi Xian's reputation in Qingshan Town, Mu She had no choice but to blame her, even though it was a forced move.

As he had said earlier, it was much easier to slander Xiao Yan than Xiao Yi Xian. However, once Xiao Yi Xian spoke up for Xiao Yan, the slander would disappear.

So, he had no choice but to slander Xiao Yi Xian.

But Xiao Yan was actually taking the initiative to admit it. Mu She never expected this.

Still, Mu She wasn't ready to give up.

At least in Qingshan Town, toppling Wan Yao Zhai was far more important than toppling Xiao Yan.

"Is that so?" Mu She feigned surprise and cast a casual glance at Mu Li. "But according to what my son told me, Xiao Yi Xian killed my men to steal the treasures, and Li'er barely escaped with his life."

"Yes! Yes!" Mu Li reacted quickly, glaring at Xiao Yan and saying, "It was Xiao Yi Xian who killed them! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Mu Li's words made the onlookers uncertain of what to believe.

And therein lay the problem.

Yesterday, the only member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group who returned was Mu Li, while the rest of the group had disappeared.

As to what exactly happened yesterday, only those present at the scene knew. Any speculation by others was just that—speculation.

The final outcome would depend on whose testimony was more convincing.

Xiao Yan coldly looked at Mu Li and then spoke in a calm voice.

"Mu Li, you keep saying that Xiao Yi Xian killed them. Can you tell me how Xiao Yi Xian killed them?"

"Huh?" Mu Li was stunned by Xiao Yan's question. After a while, he panicked and answered, "Poisoned! She used poison on us to kill us and take the treasure!"

With Xiao Yi Xian's weak appearance, it was impossible for her to kill so many mercenaries through sheer force, so it had to have been poisoning.

And this was the flaw that couldn't be covered up.

"But from my memory, I killed them. One by one, I crushed their skulls."

Xiao Yan's eyes locked on Mu Li as his killing intent flared again. His fierce gaze sent a shiver through Mu Li.

"If you really have memory issues, I can take you to the cliff where I buried their bodies."

"Or..."

Xiao Yan slowly placed his hand on the Heavy Xuan Ruler, his murderous aura once again rising. He narrowed his eyes and coldly said, "I'll help you remember right now."

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(End of Chapter)

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