He's obviously the villain, but the heroine is all for him?

Zhu Qian felt a little lost as she looked at the body on the ground: "That was my distant cousin. I didn't expect that he would die here today."

"Then what are your plans for the future?"

Bai Mu wanted to interrupt Ling Yun and persuade Zhu Qian to sign a contract with him. But compared to Ling Yun, he was like heaven and earth. If Zhu Qian wasn't stupid, she would definitely know which choice to make.

"I am now an ownerless wandering card. In a while, I will lose all my power." Zhu Qian looked up at Ling Yun and wanted to apply actively, but she didn't know how to start.

What if he doesn't think highly of my strength? What if his contract expires...

"My team happens to lack a suitable front row. If you don't mind, maybe we can become new partners."

"But I...but my level is not high enough."

Level 3 is indeed not weak, but compared to the real ace, it is just the beginning.

"You don't have to be so modest. A level 3, 5-star card player is a powerful fighter no matter where he is. And I have only just been promoted to a B-level card player."

B-level card player?

Zhu Qian was a little stunned and looked at Li Qingqing again.

"You may have misunderstood. She is not my card, but was sent to protect me."

Zhu Qian suddenly understood and felt a little excited.

Joining a team of A-level card players is completely different from joining a team of newly-qualified B-level card players.

I can shine in the latter team and gain recognition from my partners!

"I am willing!"

"Okay then. If it's convenient, you can leave with me first. We'll go to a suitable place to sign the contract."

"Ok!"

Zhu Qian carried the shield behind her. Her fighting style mainly relied on the shield, and she had no other weapons for the time being.

Her shield is an exquisite legendary round shield with a dragon carved on it. It looks very old and may be a family heirloom.

"Thank you for your generous help. As for that magician, I express my deepest condolences."

Zhu Qian's words pierced Bai Mu's heart.

He had originally been attracted by Zhu Qian's strength, but he ended up getting nothing and even lost a magician.

Bai Mu didn't know what to say, so he could only give a wry smile: "It's okay, we're all human, it's what we should do."

"Bai Mu, your wanted posters are plastered all over the empire."

Ling Yun looked at him coldly: "Don't think you'll be alright just by escaping to Death Valley!"

"Wanted order?"

The female swordsman and Zhu Qian were both stunned. They never expected that Bai Mu was actually a wanted criminal!

"You don't know yet." Ling Yun took out a wanted poster. "Bai Mu, the empire's most wanted criminal. Her Highness the Black Princess said there's a million-dollar reward for capturing you!"

Li Qingqing stepped forward and blocked his retreat.

Zhu Qian's expression also became extremely solemn. She silently took off the shield behind her and prepared for battle.

Seeing that several powerful men were facing her, the female swordsman looked panicked and immediately raised her hands: "Sir, please have mercy, I really have no idea!"

"If you help capture the wanted criminal Bai Mu, I can pretend nothing happened." Ling Yun put his hands in his pockets.

The female swordsman looked back at Bai Mu, and in his pleading eyes, she gritted her teeth and drew her sword.

"I'm sorry, Contractor. I'm a citizen of the Empire and must uphold its laws."

"You are betraying me, betraying me!"

Bai Mu almost went crazy, but his reason controlled everything and he ran away.

[The protagonist Bai Mu's mentality exploded, he lost all his spirit, his luck was weakened by 500 points, and his luck returned to zero!]

[Congratulations, brother, for depriving Bai Mu of his "protagonist" status. Rewards are being distributed. Please wait...]

[Successfully deprive a "protagonist" of his identity, and receive a realm upgrade to the ninth level of Stepping on the Stars. The "protagonist" Bai Mu's luck had already been reduced to zero before he lost his identity, and you will be rewarded with an advanced martial arts upgrade card!]

[Advanced Martial Arts Upgrade Card]: can upgrade earth-level martial arts to heaven-level, and the training threshold remains unchanged.

nice one!

Now that he has used the Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique, even if he fights against a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of the Moon-Chasing Realm, he is confident that he can kill him head-on!

When using martial arts upgrade cards to upgrade, the grade of the original martial arts will also be taken into consideration. For example, the Fire Rain Sword Technique of the lower earth grade can only be upgraded to the lower heaven grade.

But the top-grade Earth-level Sword-Cutting Technique directly turned into a mid-grade Heaven-level Sword-Drawing Technique after he used it!

It seems that it has only improved two small levels, but the power and speed have increased several times!

Heaven-level martial arts can only be perfectly mastered by cultivators in the Destiny Realm. However, Lingyun, who is only in the Star-stepping Realm, has directly skipped three major realms and forcibly mastered it. This is the result of the combined effect of the martial arts upgrade card and the "Shilipo Sword God".

Looking at Bai Mu who was fleeing in panic, Ling Yun glanced at the female swordsman, who immediately rushed over with her head down.

Bai Mu's speed was no match for the level 2 card, and he was quickly caught up by the female swordsman and knocked to the ground.

Ling Yun threw a bundle of hemp rope to her. She tied Bai Mu tightly and dragged him to Ling Yun.

"You can go now. When signing a contract in the future, you still need to understand the other party's background."

"Hey, I was anxious at that time too... But thank you very much, I almost got implicated by him."

She had known Bai Mu for less than two weeks, so it was hard to say how deep their feelings were.

After she unilaterally severed the contract, Bai Mu, whose mental power was released again, did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

"Sir, shall I go first?"

"Take this money. It's your reward for participating in capturing the wanted criminal."

Ling Yun threw a bag of gold coins to her. The female swordsman held it in her hand for cushioning, opened it and took a look, feeling extremely grateful.

At least a hundred gold coins!

Although it was insignificant compared to the millions, the female swordsman was already very satisfied. Without Ling Yun's reminder, she might even be arrested as an accomplice.

Watching the swordswoman's departing figure, Li Qingqing glanced at Ling Yun: "Aren't you planning to contract her as well?"

"Her fighting spirit is too weak, and her looks and figure are not up to par. Her talent is also poor. She is unnecessary."

"I thought you gave her so much money because you wanted to bribe her."

"No, is it wrong to be generous?"

Li Qingqing's lips curved slightly under her mask. "My uncle is very stingy. Once he's generous with a woman, it means he's interested in her. For this, my aunt has often beaten him..."

Zhu Qian listened to their heartwarming conversation, and the depressed mood she felt after losing her comrades felt a little better.

She looked at Bai Mu lying on the ground, shook her head, and stopped paying attention.

"Can you walk by yourself?" Ling Yun kicked Bai Mu. He groaned twice and struggled to stand up.

He was afraid of death, but he was also afraid of facing the Black Princess's revenge.

Ling Yun grabbed the end of the rope and pulled him towards Xianxue and the other girls.

The four women did not take any action after Ling Yun left, but instead set up camp on the spot and waited for his return.

Seeing him come back, the little fox ran over excitedly and jumped onto Lingyun.

Zhu Qian was terrified. How could this level 4 card be so unconcerned about being intimate with Ling Yun?

When she thought about the fact that her corruption value did not increase when Ling Yun pulled her hand just now, she became confused again.

If it's just accidental physical contact, and both parties are unconscious, it's normal for the Depravity Points not to increase. However, if you hold hands for more than 5 seconds, the Depravity Points will definitely accumulate.

Li Qingqing saw Zhu Qian's doubts and thought that she was about to sign a contract with Ling Yun, so she did not hide it: "He has the ability to ignore the corruption value."

"real!?"

"Well, the girls here can all testify to that."

Zhu Qian rubbed her forehead. Too many things happened today.

Ling Yun asked them to prepare dinner, and he went back with her to the place where the C-level card player died.

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Zhu Qian sighed, dug a simple hole, and buried her comrades in it.

This is a custom in the empire. Burying the bodies on the spot can allow their souls to rest in peace.

"Lingyun, we can sign the contract now." Zhu Qian said solemnly, "I will be your strongest shield, protecting you and never let this happen again."

"I believe you."

Seeing Ling Yun's smile again, Zhu Qian also smiled knowingly.

What a good-looking man, and the cards around him are so pretty too.

Ignore the corruption value...

Zhu Qian was stunned. If it was really possible to ignore the corruption value, then Ling Yun could...

She quickly shook her head to get rid of these dirty thoughts.

"Let's go back and have dinner first. After that, we'll draft the contents of the contract."

"Ok!"

Chapter 180 Bai Mu's End

That night, Ling Yun signed a contract with Zhu Qian, and he also obtained a front-line tank with excellent talents.

At this point, a team of tanks, warriors, archers, magicians, and nurses that can carry, fight, nurse, and control the enemies has been officially formed.

Although Li Qingqing and Sun Ya are both the ones Ling Yun wants to contract, the summoner and assassin professions are not so necessary in the team configuration.

Besides, they are all level 5. If they join Lingyun's team now, they will be useless except for gaining experience.

After actually joining the team and getting used to each other, everyone realized the benefits of having a tank.

When Zhu Qian stands in front, she is like a wall. She has a taunting skill that attracts firepower from alien monsters and creates enough output opportunities for teammates.

If the opponent wants to bypass Zhu Qian and attack the back row, there is Ji Qiangwei as the second line of defense. Even if he can escape Ji Qiangwei's attack, the little fox can restrict him in time, and there will be no panic at all.

Zhu Qian was very happy with Ling Yun's team configuration. After only one day, they had almost gotten used to each other, and the gloom of all the comrades being wiped out was swept away.

After adding her blessing, Bai Wanlu began to persuade the tied-up Bai Mu.

Although she is his adoptive mother, Bai Wanlu never expected that Bai Mu would fall from a genius card player to the most wanted criminal he is today.

"...Xiao Mu, did you hear everything your mother said to you?"

Bai Wanlu looked at Bai Mu who remained silent and sighed slightly.

If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father. Her education of Bai Mu was not successful, and her brother was even less so. Overall, he lacked any affection for Bai Mu.

"You are not my mother."

Just when Bai Wanlu gave up persuading him and was about to let him go, Bai Mu suddenly said this.

"What did you say?"

Bai Wanlu's voice trembled a little. She didn't dare to believe that these were the words Bai Mu said.

"I don't have a mother who throws herself into the arms of her enemies!"

The nanny's raised hand hung in the air and never fell.

"Hit me, why don't you?" Bai Mu grinned, "Do you think you did something wrong?"

"I can't have physical contact with other members of the opposite sex. If I do, Lingyun will get angry."

Bai Mu was stunned for a while, then spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was so angry that he almost fainted.

It would be fine if Bai Wanlu said she was afraid of increasing her depravity value, but she actually said she was afraid of Ling Yun getting angry!

"Ling Yun, Ling Yun! It's all Ling Yun. Is Ling Yun really that good? Why, why are you all on his side?" Bai Mu was crouching on the ground, bound and unable to even pound the ground. "Don't you know? This guy is a hypocritical hypocrite, a complete liar. He's only after your bodies! One day, when you are no longer useful, you will become his slaves. You stupid women are really stupid, hopelessly stupid!"

Bai Wanlu waited quietly for him to finish venting, then touched her lower abdomen.

"He wouldn't do that."

"Oh, you think it's true?"