After finishing, Xu Mu went to wash up briefly.
Ye Tong's eyes had lost all their sparkle.
Tired. Let the world end.
She had already decided that from now on, when they were at home, she would strictly follow one rule: never greet Xu Mu before he was fully dressed in the morning. Only after that would she open her eyes.
When Xu Mu was done washing, he smiled at her. "You should wash up too."
"Mm." Ye Tong nodded softly and headed into the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Xu Mu sat down in a chair, opened the system again, and began his next ten-draws.
Let's see what he'd get this time.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 20 attribute points.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained 20 cultivation points.]
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[Ding! Congratulations, Host has obtained a Grade-Five Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure — Blood Ginseng Yam.]
Xu Mu rubbed his chin in thought. Another new item—another heavenly treasure.
Coincidentally, it was the same item Xiao Ran had gifted him before, but more wasn't a bad thing.
This kind of treasure that directly enhanced qi was incredibly useful.
He didn't really need it himself, but others could benefit from it—
for instance, his father Xu Shou, or Meng Wanyue.
Thinking about it, his circle of strong allies was still too small. Xu Shou had his own affairs, and he couldn't rely on him to protect Ye Tong and Ye Yu.
The only person he could use right now was Meng Wanyue.
It was clear—he needed to cultivate more experts. The previous incident where Feng Yue and Mu Qingying got captured had been a painful lesson.
One day, he'd have to face the hidden families. If they decided to target Ye Tong, they'd catch her without effort.
Xu Mu checked the results of the draw—
once again, mostly minimum rewards, except for the Grade-Five treasure.
Luck wasn't great today.
After tallying up his gains, he had 310 cultivation points and 120 attribute points.
He allocated them all to himself. A surge of energy ran through his body—it felt like another level had been reached.
Then he opened his status panel:
Name: Xu Mu
Identity: Villainous Sacred Body, HR Manager of the Xu Group
Realm: Mid-Stage Qi Force
Physique: 450
Spirit: 450
Cultivation Progress: 370 / 400
Fate Power: 195
Xu Mu nodded with satisfaction. Not bad growth—
one more ten-draws, and he'd reach the late stage of Qi Force.
Just then, Ye Tong came out of the bathroom.
Xu Mu smiled. "Didn't Ye Yu say she wanted to go to the beach today? Let's go wake her up."
Ye Tong honestly didn't want to go anywhere—she just wanted to collapse in bed.
But since this trip was mainly for Ye Yu's sake, she nodded reluctantly.
Xu Mu walked across the hall and knocked on the door.
Meng Wanyue opened it with her usual calmness. "Good morning, Manager Xu. Sister Ye."
Xu Mu nodded and stepped inside, noticing Ye Yu still sprawled on the bed.
"Ye Yu, wake up! Didn't you say you wanted to go to the beach today?" he said.
"Not anymore," Ye Yu yawned, stretching lazily. "My legs are sore from all that walking yesterday. Brother-in-law, let's just go home."
Ye Tong quickly followed up, "Going home sounds good too. I'm a bit tired myself—yesterday was too much walking."
Xu Mu smiled. "Alright, we'll skip the beach this time. Get ready, we'll head home."
After a two-hour drive, they returned to Jiang City.
Once home at the villa, Xu Mu immediately noticed a Blood Ginseng Yam placed by the window, tied neatly with a red ribbon.
Meng Wanyue also saw it but wasn't surprised—Xiao Ran had already mentioned it to her while they shared a room.
She said Xu Mu had cured her hidden illness, so she wanted to give the treasure to him as payment.
"Oh, right, Manager Xu—these are the items we took from those guys last night."
Meng Wanyue handed him a backpack.
Xu Mu peeked inside—about 200,000 yuan in cash. "And what about the videos you mentioned?"
"I went through their phones," Meng Wanyue explained. "They'd blackmailed over a dozen people. I've already organized the footage into files."
"So that's why you made them leave their phones." She smiled faintly. "You wanted to check if they had other victims, right?"
Xu Mu gave her a thumbs-up. "Wanyue, you're brilliant. I don't even know how to reward you."
He had indeed wanted to see whether those men had other recordings—perhaps even familiar faces.
If so, the footage could be used for leverage.
He'd completely forgotten about it in last night's chaos, but Meng Wanyue had already handled it flawlessly.
No wonder she was a professional killer—meticulous to the core.
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Meng Wanyue lowered her head modestly. "Manager Xu, it was just my duty."
After all, Xu Mu had gifted her a Profound-Rank cultivation technique—this much effort was nothing.
"Ah, it feels good to be home."
Ye Yu flopped onto the sofa, kicked off her shoes, and stretched out contentedly.
"I'll cook lunch," Ye Tong said. "After we eat, I'll head back to the office."
"Alright."
Xu Mu nodded. He also planned to go to the company later—to deal with Xu Ningbing's situation.
If he could help her become a martial artist, she'd definitely be grateful.
Xu Mu asked Meng Wanyue to stay for lunch, then the two of them went to the office together afterward.
Before leaving, he sent Ye Tong a message.
"What's this? Some kind of medicine?" Ye Tong asked, reading the text.
"It's my new formula," Xu Mu replied with a grin. "Test it with Wang Weiliang—if it works out, it could be the next best-selling drug."
Ye Tong was stunned. Just how capable is my husband?
No wonder Wang Weiliang kept praising Xu Mu as a pharmaceutical genius—
now she was finally starting to understand why.
"Alright!" she said firmly.
Meanwhile, the three women chatted in the living room while Xu Mu retrieved herbs from his storage space.
He busied himself in the kitchen, experimenting again until he produced a small black pill,
then wrapped it in a red plastic bag and slipped it into his pocket.
By 2:30 p.m., Xu Mu and Meng Wanyue arrived at the company.
She went to her post while Xu Mu took the elevator up to the President's Office.
Through his sensory perception, he detected Xu Ningbing inside—wearing tight black sportswear, practicing punches on a heavy sandbag.
Her powerful movements made certain… twin thunders tremble violently—
a sight Xu Mu certainly didn't mind appreciating.
He knocked gently on the door.
Inside, Xu Ningbing quickly ran to her desk, grabbed her blazer, and was about to put it on.
"Sis!" Xu Mu called.
Hearing his voice, she relaxed and put the jacket down. "Come in."
Xu Mu entered, closing the door behind him.
"What is it?" she asked, glancing at him before returning to the sandbag.
"Sis, guess where I went yesterday?" Xu Mu asked with a grin.
"I don't care."
She threw a punch into the sandbag.
"I spent a lot of money and even got injured," Xu Mu said, smiling. "But I finally got my hands on a Heavenly Treasure that allows one to step into martial cultivation."
At that, Xu Ningbing's eyes widened like copper bells.
"But now I've got a dilemma," Xu Mu continued, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"There's only one pill. Should I give it to my wife… or to my sister?"