Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

The aura of two Blood Seals resonated at this moment.

Suddenly, Su Mu’s heart trembled.

No, it’s not that the other party saw through my disguise, but that they’ve sensed the aura of the Blood Seal on my chest.

"This person is after the Blood Seal... could they be from the Tao Family?!"

As thoughts raced, a wisp of Spiritual Power hovered around the jade pendant on his chest. Su Mu took a deep breath and quickly calmed his emotions; until now, Su Mu hadn’t sensed any hostility from the other party.

"Why, elder?"

Su Mu remained composed, speaking calmly, as a solid and powerful Spiritual Power enveloped them both; external noises still reached their ears, but the conversation between them was inaudible to others.

The elderly man stared at Su Mu for a few breaths, scrutinizing every move, then suddenly let out a soft laugh.

"I’ve killed Tao Family members before..." the elder casually grabbed a tangerine from the plate and popped it into his mouth, "tsk, tsk, kid, your Disguise Technique is indeed exquisite, but there’s no need to pretend in front of me. I want to make a deal with you."

"What kind of deal does the senior wish to make with me?"

The other party was straightforward, and Su Mu no longer defended himself, accepting with ease and secretly exhaled in relief, confirming that it wasn’t a flaw in his disguise, but that the Blood Seal had been noticed by the person in front of him.

And the other party also had a Blood Seal from the Tao Family within their body, which they admitted openly, thus ruling out the possibility of them being from the Tao Family.

If they are not from the Tao Family, they are likely enemies of the Tao Family, and as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Being the Tao Family’s enemy, Su Mu became interested in hearing why this elder sought him out.

"Earlier, I saw you being troubled by that young member of the Tao Family, I can give you an opportunity to openly confront the Tao Family."

Su Mu was no fool; upon hearing this, he immediately had an inkling.

"An opportunity to openly confront the Tao Family? With the four-family competition approaching... it seems this person is likely from the Li Family, wanting me to participate in the competition?"

With this thought, Su Mu was intrigued.

Recently, he was vexed about finding suitable strong opponents to spar with, and the remaining Power of the Five Elements Technique still needed some pressure.

Moreover, that Tao Han was someone Su Mu had seen once on his first day in the city; Tao Han might not remember Su Mu and Li Lu, but at that time, Tao Han had mocked people like them from a teahouse at the city gate, calling them ’bumpkins from the countryside’.

This was the second time. Su Mu, who believes in acting with a clear conscience and having unimpeded thoughts, had already thought about confronting Tao Han.

Additionally, with some investigation during this period, Su Mu believed that Li Kang and Li Lu, the father-daughter duo, were likely from the Li Family, one of the Four Families of Donglai, seeking to return to their roots.

However, the old man from the Li Family in front of him was truly brazen; pretending to be disgusted by the Tao Family’s ways, claiming he wanted to help Su Mu, giving him a chance to vent his frustration, while in fact, he just wanted Su Mu to get involved on behalf of the Li Family in the competition.

The elder, eating tangerines, noticed Su Mu contemplating and thought the fish had taken the bait, leisurely sipping tea as he awaited Su Mu’s grateful acceptance.

But in the next moment, he almost spat out his tea when he realized Su Mu wasn’t as grateful as he expected, only indifferent.

"Elder, you’ve mistaken... I greatly admire the Tao Family and have never had any conflict with them."

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