Chapter 11: The Correct Way to Open the Golden Finger
"Unless I die!" Qiao Mu was at his wit's end.
The more spectacular the death, the higher the Death Assessment, and the stronger the revival afterward!
He wished he could die at the hands of the City Lord right now.
However, in the eyes of the crowd, his words and actions seemed to disregard life and death.
"Even a passerby whose name is unknown would stand up and speak for the Sword Couple, disregarding life and death?"
Everyone couldn't help but show reverence.
Only City Lord Guo Yan sighed softly:
"It seems like there's nothing more to discuss."
In the moment he sighed, a pale figure appeared behind Qiao Mu.
Qiao Mu only heard the sound of wind in his ears, and by the time he reacted, he felt an irresistible force in his hand.
This was an old man dressed in gray clothes. His arms turned into a blur, and in an instant, he had Qiao Mu's hands locked. Childe Guo, who had been held in his hand all along, finally fell to the ground.
Previously, Qiao Mu took the opportunity to attack and captured Childe Guo, who was protecting the crowd.
Now, this gray-clothed old man also disappeared among the crowd. He quietly approached while Qiao Mu was talking to the city lord, and then suddenly made his move.
Qiao Mu exerted force with his hands, trying to break free, but his hands were firmly fixed and could not resist at all.
The strength of his arms, weighing five hundred kilograms, would easily overpower an ordinary person, but it had no effect against this gray-clothed old man.
"The difference in strength is even greater than I imagined. What rank is he? I didn't even react just now."
Qiao Mu was not panicked at all in his heart. He was even a little pleased.
His mind sank and the Ouroboros Long Life Lock in his mind kept shining!
At this moment, he and City Lord Guo Yan had the same thought in their hearts.
The situation was settled!
Suddenly, the crowd was in an uproar.
Quickly, several guards stepped forward and helped the swollen-faced Childe Guo up, while several soldiers surrounded Qiao Mu with their swords.
City Lord Guo Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. If they could have reached an agreement, he wouldn't have allowed his subordinates to secretly take action. Who knows if there would be any more mistakes?
Then, his gaze silently swept across the faces of the many people around him, but a trace of gloom flashed across his face.
"Boy, what is your name?" he looked down on Qiao Mu, who was already surrounded by soldiers.
"City Lord Guo is worrying too much." Qiao Mu, knowing that his time was almost up, laughed loudly, and his voice carried far:
"I am called Qiao Mu, just a nobody, without any influential background, but it doesn't matter if City Lord Guo wants to kill me!"
"He seems to have a bit of courage." City Lord Guo Yan stepped forward and carefully observed Qiao Mu, then suddenly said:
"Let him go."
The few soldiers were taken aback, but they naturally didn't defy the order and stepped back.
City Lord Guo Yan said solemnly, "Qiao Mu, you have extraordinary courage and bravery, truly exceptional. If you intend to join the military and serve the country, you can report to my residence, Yan City Lord's Mansion, at any time."
Qiao Mu：？
Is there something wrong with this script?
Before he could respond, Childe Guo, who had just awakened from a daze beside him, shouted:
"Father..."
"Shut up!" Guo Yan turned around and slapped his son, making him dizzy.
"I have spoiled you too much in the past... Take him back to me!"
After saying that, City Lord Guo Yan quickly mounted his horse, and before leaving, he said one last thing to Qiao Mu:
"Qiao Mu, if you change your mind, you can come to the City Lord's Mansion anytime."
Immediately, he rode away with his soldiers on horses.
Qiao Mu remained silent, quietly watching the City Lord riding away.
He noticed keenly that when the City Lord said the last sentence, he glanced at other people on the street from the corner of his eye.
After the City Lord left.
The crowd immediately became noisy with discussions.
"Our city lord is really generous, he actually let go of the young hero named Qiao Mu!"
"Tsk tsk, although the City Lord's son is a useless playboy, the City Lord can still be reasoned with."
"That young hero Qiao Mu is also lucky. After this incident, he caught the attention of the city lord. If he joins the city defense army, he might even become an officer."
The discussion among the people quietly shifted, with most of them praising the city lord's generosity and admiring Qiao Mu's heroic actions.
Obviously, his recent actions had made him famous among the crowd.
Qiao Mu just furrowed his brows and didn't pay much attention.
He didn't care about his reputation, it was just an external thing.
What he pursued was martial arts, his own strength.
Just like today's event, the city lord's fist is the strongest, so he is the law, the embodiment of reason in this city.
In the chaotic ancient times, strength was the rule.
So, the only thing he cared about right now was actually one thing.
"After going through all this, the atmosphere has reached this point, I've thought about my last words, why am I still alive?" He looked up at the sky in confusion, feeling greatly devastated.
"This lord and his son must have evil intentions, they actually won't let me die!"
Qiao Mu felt indignant, but when his mind sank and he saw the Ouroboros Long Life Lock in his mind again, he was once again surprised.
That Ouroboros Long Life Lock, at this moment, still emitted a faint glow in his mind, it didn't lose its radiance because Qiao Mu was out of danger.
According to Qiao Mu's previous experience, when the Long Life Lock glowed, it meant that his Death Assessment was rising.
And now, this Long Life Lock, in his mind, was persistently shining like a light bulb.
What does this represent?
After thinking for a long time, Qiao Mu bravely made a guess.
"My Death Assessment didn't disappear when the city lord left, does this mean... if I die now, I can still get a higher Death Assessment?"
So here comes the question.
Is the current Qiao Mu different from the previous Qiao Mu?
Qiao Mu looked around.
As his gaze fell on them, many people on the street smiled and nodded at him, and the green-clothed swordsman who had just helped him even bowed and thanked him sincerely.
Qiao Mu suddenly understood.
If he were to die now, it would be as a "brave youth who angrily scolded the Yan City Lord in public," not just as an insignificant nobody named Qiao Mu.
And so, Qiao Mu realized.
He suddenly understood the correct way to unlock the "immortality" superpower.
Death is a good thing for Qiao Mu.
But even if he doesn't die, it's still a good thing for Qiao Mu!
As long as Qiao Mu continues to act bravely and righteously, his fame and reputation will keep increasing.
In this way, when Qiao Mu finally dies, it will be a grand and high-quality death!
Succeeding in risking his life will make him stronger at the cost of his age!
Failing in risking his life will continue to pile up buffs, improve Death Assessment, until the day Qiao Mu dies.
It's like a gambling game.
Qiao Mu puts his own life on the table.
Winning the bet means life, losing means death.
If he wins the bet, he will continue to accumulate chips and get more and more.
The day he died was the day the chips on the gambling table were cashed in!
In this game of life, whether he wins or loses, he earns in blood!
Win-win! I win on both sides!
Translator: Volume 2 has been translated and published on Amazon (https://amzn.to/3UmhiKm). In this volume, Qiao Mu and Martial Saint, who devoured his three thousand disciples, met for the first time. Will Qiao Mu become his "food"?
