Chapter 1 This Phone Call

The call wasn't from just anyone; it was actually from Director He.

Yuan Mu-ye was a little surprised. He hadn't expected Director He to suddenly summon him to the provincial capital.

He wondered if it would be like last time, attending that kind of meeting.

Yuan Mu-ye didn't delay after receiving the order from his superior and quickly set off to meet Director He.

He originally thought there would be quite a few people going this time, but when they met, he discovered that it was only him, Secretary Jiang, and Director He.

Yuan Mu-ye was slightly surprised at this point and said, "Director He, how come it's just the three of us?"

"What, are you unhappy that just the two of us are going to the provincial capital with you?" Secretary Jiang said in annoyance.

Hearing this, Yuan Mu-ye smiled awkwardly and quickly said, "No, no, nothing like that. It's an honor to go to Jiang City with Director He and Secretary Jiang."

Yuan Mu-ye started talking nonsense.

Secretary Jiang snorted softly upon hearing this but didn't say much more.

The car drove forward, and no one spoke at first.

But Yuan Mu-ye was curious about the purpose of this trip to the provincial capital, so he asked, "Secretary Jiang, what's the purpose of our trip to the provincial capital this time?"

After he asked, no one answered. Everyone remained silent.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward.

Yuan Mu-ye was stunned for a few seconds, wondering what Secretary Jiang was doing.

Weren't they on good terms before? Why was she leaving him hanging like this? Yuan Mu-ye felt genuinely embarrassed. After a while, Director He spoke up, "Don't worry, Director Yuan. This trip to the provincial capital is definitely a good thing, and a great thing for you at that."

"What good thing could there be for me?" Yuan Mu-ye asked.

"You'll know when we get there."

The car drove for about four or five hours and arrived in the provincial capital. The weather here was much better than in the nearby cities.

At least the yin qi wasn't as heavy here, so there weren't as many dark clouds.

After successfully entering the city.

The other two seemed to have homes in the provincial capital, but Yuan Mu-ye didn't have a suitable place to live, so he could only stay in a hotel arranged by the Paranormal Special Bureau.

Jiang Lan wanted to invite Yuan Mu-ye to stay at her house when she saw this.

But Yuan Mu-ye declined.

Jiang Lan was a little unhappy and glared at Yuan Mu-ye, saying, "Are you sure you don't want to go? I don't usually invite people to our house."

"I appreciate your kindness, Secretary Jiang. I'll see you at the General Bureau tomorrow."

After Yuan Mu-ye finished speaking, he returned to the hotel.

This was Yuan Mu-ye's second time in the provincial capital, and it was still very prosperous.

Lying on the hotel bed, Yuan Mu-ye looked at the ceiling, thinking about a few things.

It had been two or three months, and Director Chen's investigation of Director Wei didn't seem to have found anything inappropriate.

What he found strange was that Director Wei hadn't retaliated against Yuan Mu-ye yet.

But for some reason, arriving in the provincial capital gave Yuan Mu-ye a bad feeling.

After thinking for a while without figuring anything out, Yuan Mu-ye simply stopped thinking. Since he was in the prosperous provincial capital, he might as well ask if they needed him to buy anything.

Yuan Mu-ye entered the jade stone world.

At this time, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to see the end of this place at a glance.

These workers had settled down here, building their own houses and farming their own land.

Yuan Mu-ye didn't intend to drive them away.

Some workers had already asked Liang Sen-yu if they could bring their families in as well.

Yuan Mu-ye thought about it briefly and said, "We'll talk about it later."

He didn't immediately agree.

It was hard to say what would happen in the future, and Yuan Mu-ye himself hadn't figured out what was going on with this jade stone world.

He didn't know if there would be any side effects later.

It was definitely not okay to let too many people live in it now.

So Yuan Mu-ye didn't give a definite answer. Everything would have to wait until later.

Yuan Mu-ye asked about some of Liang Sen-yu's affairs and then went out to shop. The provincial capital had plenty of everything.

It was very convenient to buy things, and before long, Yuan Mu-ye bought a pile of things to take back.

He also bought a lot of seeds to plant inside.

But as Yuan Mu-ye was walking back to the hotel, he suddenly felt like someone was following him.

At first, Yuan Mu-ye thought he was mistaken.

But after a while, he confirmed that the person behind him was indeed following him.

It seemed that things weren't peaceful even in this provincial capital.

Yuan Mu-ye kept walking forward. This time, he simply didn't return to the hotel but deliberately walked to a remote place. When he reached the remote place, the person following Yuan Mu-ye seemed to become bolder and chased after him.

Yuan Mu-ye stopped in his tracks at this moment.

He turned back to look at the people behind him. The people behind him were dressed sloppily, giving the impression that they were not good people.

"Boy, hand over your things."

"What things?" Yuan Mu-ye asked deliberately.

"Of course, the valuables you have on you. If you don't give them to us, be careful with your life."

There were four people in total, but they were all ordinary people with no cultivation talent.

When Yuan Mu-ye saw these ordinary people, he said, "What if I don't give them to you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four people in front of him pulled out their weapons.

Each of them looked fierce and menacing.

"If you don't give them, we'll send you on your way. Anyway, there are so many ghosts and monsters in this world, it won't make a difference if you're one of them."

A tall, weasel-eyed man at the front walked toward Yuan Mu-ye.

A cruel smile was on his lips.

"Boy, I'll give you one last chance..."

"Brother Bing, go for it! Kill him!"

Brother Bing raised his club and smashed it down on Yuan Mu-ye's head.

Yuan Mu-ye didn't even move. A faint layer of aura appeared around his body, stopping the club directly.

Brother Bing's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly realized something. "You, are you a cultivator?"

"I'm not," Yuan Mu-ye said.

"What are you guys waiting for? Come and save me!"

Brother Bing shouted at his lackeys, but his lackeys couldn't care less about him at this moment. They turned around and ran.

They had seen Yuan Mu-ye's attack and knew that they were no match for him at all.

After they left, only Brother Bing was left. Brother Bing also knew that he was no match at all.

He looked at Yuan Mu-ye and then said, "Big brother, I was wrong, I was wrong! Please don't hit me, don't hit me!"

"Why would I hit you?" Yuan Mu-ye said calmly.

"You really won't hit me?"

"Yes, really. I won't hit you, but I will take your life..."