ALL NOVEL Chapter 94: Helping You Remember
While everyone present was stunned by the negative emotions emanating from Xiao Yan, he suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and the negative emotions on his body quietly dissipated, making everyone think that the overwhelming sensation they had just experienced was an illusion.
Xiao Yan glanced lightly at Mu Li, his eyes calm and unperturbed.
Mu Li was already on his hit list, and Xiao Yan definitely intended to kill him. However, not now.
Mu Li’s father, Mu She, was here, and Xiao Yan couldn’t match the strength of a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level).
Besides, his purpose for coming today was not to kill Mu Li, but to resolve another, more important matter. He couldn’t afford to mix up priorities.
Xiao Yan put the Heavy Black Ruler back on his back and then clasped his hands together, bowing to Mu She.
“Junior Xiao Yan, pays respect to Commander Mu.”
Regardless of whether the rumors were spread by Mu She’s orders or not, Xiao Yan would show courtesy to Mu She. This was just basic manners.
Of course, the extent of respect in his gesture depended entirely on Mu She’s perspective.
“Xiao Yan…”
Mu She recited Xiao Yan’s name coldly, unable to comprehend how all the negative emotions emanating from Xiao Yan had suddenly vanished, and now he was showing such courtesy.
What exactly is he thinking?
Mu She couldn’t fathom Xiao Yan’s thoughts, and just as he was pondering, Xiao Yan spoke again.
“Commander Mu, may I ask how much the gate of your fortress cost to make?”
“Huh? The gate?”
Xiao Yan’s inquiry left Mu She momentarily stunned.
In his mind, he had imagined several possible actions and words that Xiao Yan might do or say, including but not limited to reprimanding his son Mu Li and criticizing the rumor, though there was no evidence, that they had spread.
However, Mu She never expected that Xiao Yan’s first question would be about the cost of their fortress’s gate.
Mu She’s mind was truly blank for a moment.
After a while, he slightly regained his senses, but perhaps his mind was still somewhat muddled. He turned his head to ask a nearby mercenary, “Hey, how much did that gate cost?”
“R- Right, Commander. The gate cost around five thousand…”
“What? Just five thousand?” Hearing the answer, Mu She seemed to have just realized the price, glaring at the mercenary. “What is this gate? It’s the face of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company! Why was so little money spent on it?”
“Well… this gate has been there since you first established the mercenary corps in Qingshan Town. At that time, the Wolf Head Mercenary Company had just been established and was strapped for cash. So, wherever they could save money in the fortress, they did. Moreover, the gate hasn’t broken in so many years, so it wasn’t replaced…”
The mercenary’s words came to an abrupt stop as he noticed Mu She’s gaze shifting behind him. Mu She also followed his gaze and saw the deep dent on the side of the gate.
Without a doubt, it was caused by Xiao Yan’s strike with the Heavy Black Ruler just now.
“Apologies, I made too much noise when knocking on the door. I hope Commander Mu can forgive me.”
Xiao Yan spoke like this and took out a gold coin card from his Storage Ring, tossing it to Mu She. Mu She caught it steadily, his eyebrows slightly furrowing.
“What’s this?”
“This gold coin card contains sixty thousand gold coins. Fifty thousand are for compensating the loss of the gate, and the remaining ten thousand are for the labor cost of replacing the gate. Please accept it.”
Xiao Yan’s answer left Mu She completely stunned, staring blankly at Xiao Yan, who had a serious expression.
To be honest, ever since Xiao Yan killed members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, there had been no room for reconciliation between the two of them.
As a mercenary corps commander, if his subordinates were killed, and he couldn’t even avenge them, who would follow him? Moreover, the person who killed his subordinates was just a small Dou Zhe (Battle Practitioner, 2nd Level), Mu She had no reason not to seek revenge for his subordinates.
In other words, Xiao Yan and Mu She’s positions were fundamentally opposed.
But Mu She couldn’t understand why Xiao Yan, with his current attitude, seemed to have no understanding of the extent of the conflict between them. Was it really necessary for him to compensate for the damage to the gate?
Mu She couldn’t comprehend it, really couldn’t.
If Xiao Yan really gave out these sixty thousand for the purpose of compensating for the gate, then Mu She was even more puzzled.
What exactly are you… doing?
Just as Mu She was puzzling over it, Xiao Yan spoke again.
“There’s one more thing, I came here specifically to inform you.”
However, this time his voice was not just directed at Mu She but was loud enough for all the onlookers behind him to hear clearly.
“Your mercenaries, I’m the one who killed all of them.”
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Xiao Yan’s words startled everyone present. Xiao Yixian wanted to rush out to say something, but she was stopped by Boss Yao, who covered her mouth, allowing her to struggle while looking apologetically at Xiao Yan.
Perhaps the only way to break the rumors was for Xiao Yan to do this.
Mu She also looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment. He never expected that Xiao Yan would dare to announce in front of the entire town that he was responsible for killing those people.
No… that’s not right.
Xiao Yan wasn’t taking responsibility for their deaths; he was merely stating the truth.
In fact, Xiao Yixian was the one taking responsibility for their deaths, but because of her reputation in Qingshan Town, Mu She had to pin it on her. That was an unavoidable situation.
As previously mentioned, it was much easier to slander Xiao Yan than Xiao Yixian, but similarly, once Xiao Yixian spoke in defense of Xiao Yan, the slander would dissipate.
So he had to slander Xiao Yixian.
But that Xiao Yan would come forward and admit it was something Mu She never expected.
However, Mu She still wanted to struggle a bit.
At least within Qingshan Town, toppling the Myriad Medicines Hall was much more important than dealing with Xiao Yan.
“Is that so?” Mu She pretended to be surprised and glanced indifferently at Mu Li. “But what my son told me was that Xiao Yixian killed my subordinates in order to seize their treasures, and my son was lucky enough to escape.”
“Right! Right!” Mu Li reacted and glared fiercely at Xiao Yan while saying, “It was Xiao Yixian who killed them! I saw it with my own eyes!”
Mu Li’s words left the onlookers unsure of what to believe.
And that was the problem.
Yesterday, the only member of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company that returned with Xiao Yixian was Mu Li. The rest of them had all disappeared.
As for what happened yesterday, only those who were present at the time would know. No matter how much others speculated, it would only be speculation.
Xiao Yan coldly looked at Mu Li and then spoke again in a calm voice.
“Mu Li, you keep saying that Xiao Yixian killed them. So, tell me, how did she kill them?”
“Huh?” Xiao Yan’s question left Mu Li momentarily stunned, and he panicked before saying, “It was poison! She used poison to take the treasures from us!”
Given Xiao Yixian’s delicate appearance, it was impossible for her to kill so many mercenaries through brute force. Therefore, the only possibility was poison.
But that was an unfillable loophole.
“But in my memory, I killed them, smashing their heads one by one like they were grapes.”
Xiao Yan stared closely at Mu Li, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
“Their remaining bodies are buried near the cliff. Although I don’t want to disturb the dead, if your memory is truly confused due to fear, I can take you there to have a look.”
“Or…”
Xiao Yan slowly touched the Heavy Black Ruler, and the killing intent in his heart once again emanated out, causing Mu Li, who was full of fear, to tremble. Xiao Yan squinted his eyes slightly and said calmly, “I can help you remember right now.”