The world has mutated, with all sorts of possibilities. You never know when someone might stumble upon a lucky accident and suddenly rise to prominence.

Every day people fall, and every day people rise, so although Xiao Mu is surprised by the appearance of the Red Nether Association, he is not deeply shocked.

"No need."

Xiao Mu waved his hand, refusing outright.

The strength of the Red Nether Association seemed not to be weak, but he had no intention of joining.

Turning to Wang Tong and Zhao Yan, he said, "Let's go."

Xiao Mu did not like to clash with people rashly. Since the ruins have already been occupied by others, he intended to leave with his people.

"What a pity!"

Wang Tong shook his head slightly, feeling regretful.

To provoke conflict with a guild over a single black-purple Blood Demon was unwise and unnecessary.

So even though he felt regret, he didn't express any opposition and followed Xiao Mu in leaving.

Descending from the hillside, Zhao Yan looked back and suddenly said, "The Red Nether Association, I've never heard of it before."

"It must be a newly risen power."

Xiao Mu replied.

Zhao Yan continued, "Inside the ruins, there must be treasure, otherwise they wouldn't be so cautious."

Xiao Mu and Wang Tong both nodded. Those two guards were too careful—if there wasn't a treasure, they wouldn't have acted that way.

"I wonder what kind of treasure it is."

Wang Tong said regretfully, and couldn't help but look back at the hill one more time.

By then, they were gradually moving away from the hillside, and the two guards had hidden again in the shadows.

"No matter what kind of treasure, it's not important anymore. Others have exerted great effort to kill the Evil Ghosts and taken the Evil Ghost Camp, and they have shed blood and made sacrifices. The treasure in the camp should belong to them."

Xiao Mu shook his head, "As humans, there's no need for us to kill each other."

He didn't really care about ordinary treasures. He was capable of obtaining what others could.

Unless they were on opposing sides from the beginning, Xiao Mu really didn't want to make enemies with people over treasures.

"That's true."

Zhao Yan and Wang Tong agreed.

In fact, they weren't extremely self-centered either. They would never kill people over a treasure unless the other party took the initiative to provoke or attack them.

Moreover, judging from appearances, the strength of the Qing Ming Association seemed not bad. If they forcefully attempted to snatch the treasure, they themselves may not come out unscathed.

So there they were, driving the Magic Cart, with the three of them and a ghost continuing on their way.

Behind them, there was suddenly the sound of a figure cutting through the air.

"Friends ahead, wait for me."

Someone suddenly shouted and used Qinggong to chase after them.

The three of them were surprised and simultaneously looked back.

The person who came after them was a familiar face.

It was the young woman driving the vehicle they had seen on the road not long ago. She was a martial artist.

Her Qinggong movement techniques were not weak. She chased after them at a fast speed, using a technique called "eight steps to catch a cicada". Each step covered a distance of several meters.

The three of them looked at each other, feeling even more puzzled.

This young woman, they had watched her drive into the encampment of the Qing Ming Association, so she was clearly a member of the association.

They were all bewildered as to why she would suddenly chase them.

In their surprise, they stopped to wait for her.

"Thank goodness, I finally caught up with you."

The young woman caught up with them, panting heavily due to the large consumption of energy from the use of the "eight steps to catch cicada" technique.

Xiao Mu looked at her carefully. The young woman was tall and looked about twenty-seven or eight years old. Her strength had also reached the late stage of the Third Realm, although it seemed like she had just recently broken through into it.

Such strength, given the current situation, could be considered highly skilled.

After all, Xiao Mu and his companions' strength were also in the late stage of the Third Realm, but they had broken through earlier and consumed several energy fruits, reaching the mid-late stage of the Third Realm.

"What is the purpose of you chasing after us?"

Xiao Mu asked.

The young woman took a deep breath, her breathing became much more even, and then she said, "When I was in the vehicle, I noticed you all had considerable strength and had probably just passed by out of coincidence."

Hearing this, Xiao Mu nodded. They had indeed just happened to pass by there.

The young woman said, "Just now, I asked the guards. They said that when you found out this place was occupied, you turned around and left. Moreover, you probably guessed there was a treasure on the mountain, yet you didn't plan to seize it. From these points, I think your character is commendable."

Xiao Mu and his companions looked at each other. They didn't know how to respond to her words.

The young woman continued, "In this Mutant World, there aren't many people with such character left. I would like to invite you to join us."

Only then did Xiao Mu understand the young woman's intentions. She wanted to invite them to join.

However, he had never planned to join any other guilds, neither in the past nor in the present.

In fact, he already had his own guild. It wasn't official, limited to collaborations and distribution of benefits among a few friends. They just didn't bother naming it.

He refused, "Sorry, we have no plans to join any organizations."

Upon hearing his words, the young woman smiled. Her white teeth glinted slightly, giving off a warm impression, "I think you misunderstand me. I wasn't inviting you to join the Red Nether Association, but to work with us."

"Cooperate?"

Xiao Mu was perplexed and looked at the young woman.

The young woman invited, "You know about the treasure on the mountain, right?"

Xiao Mu nodded.

The young woman continued, "The Evil Ghost is also coveting this treasure. Although our strength isn't bad, to completely guard the treasure and keep the Evil Ghost out is not an easy task."

"Considering you all have considerable strength, I want to invite you all to guard the treasure together. As long as the treasure can be secured and the Evil Ghost repelled, the treasure would be split evenly among us in the end."

"What do you think?"

"Big Brother Mu."

Wang Tong was the first to be interested. He couldn't help but cry out, obviously wishing for Xiao Mu to agree.

Xiao Mu looked at the young woman, "We still don't know your name?"

The young woman gave her teeth another smile, "My name is Wang Jie."

Wang Jie was evidently her real name.

In the early days of the World Mutation, to hide their identities and protect themselves, many people adopted code names, like Xiao Mu.

However, as the world adapted to the mutation, the majority recognized that code names had lost much of their meaning. As a result, many went back to using their real names.

This woman was clearly using her real name.

"And you?"

Wang Jie asked them.

"Xiao Mu."

Xiao Mu introduced himself, also using his real name.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jie frowned slightly, since she hadn't heard the name before.

Then she looked at Zhao Yan and Wang Tong.

Xiao Mu introduced them one by one. Wang Jie also had not heard their names before.

"Mr. Xiao, what do you think? Would you like to cooperate with us?"

Then, Wang Jie asked again.

Xiao Mu considered for a moment, "Before I agree, I'd like to know exactly what the treasure you mentioned is."

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