Wen Rou listened and showed a look of realization, feeling indeed that she might have been thinking too narrowly.
Yan Chengyun and Xiao Wudao are cultivators; they understand Mu Jinyu's power. As long as Mu Jinyu doesn't have any mishaps, they absolutely wouldn't dare to mess with the Heavenly Sword Faction, and might even proactively protect the Heavenly Sword Faction.
Fearful that any mistakes might provoke Mu Jinyu's wrath!
Yan Hua doesn't cultivate much; his strength is only around the Divinity Transformation Realm, mostly piled up from Spiritual Medicine. As a Crown Prince, he has a noble identity and seldom fights with others!
Additionally, with Yan Chengyun sheltering the Yan Kingdom, he doesn't bother with this little fellow, so he wouldn't fully understand the terror of someone as strong as Mu Jinyu.
If Mu Jinyu stays away too long, it's hard to guarantee that this rebellious son, who dared to anger his father to death, wouldn't dare to tamper with the Heavenly Sword Faction!
Considering Mu Jinyu's status, even if he killed Yan Hua, no one would dare to deal with him; thus, killing Yan Hua is indeed the most hassle-free way.
Mu Jinyu sneered coldly at this moment, then continued: "Moreover, the most important point is, if I leave the King's City without killing anyone, with time, Yan Chengyun and the others might think I'm soft-hearted and easy to take advantage of, suspecting the news of me slaughtering the Blood Sword Sect and the Liuyun Sect is false, thinking that no matter how crude their actions are, I would forgive them, thus become restless…"
"Then I can only kill as a warning, and Yan Chengyun and Xiao Wudao still have their uses, so they're not good to kill. The others have no enmity with me. Only Yan Hua has a vendetta against me and has a unique identity, making him the best sacrificial offering for a warning!"
Jian Ruyan hearing Mu Jinyu's words nodded silently.
Indeed, if he were to spare Yan Chengyun and Xiao Wudao, even with Zhao Daoji's precedent, they might still think Mu Jinyu is only fierce outwardly but soft-hearted inwardly, and the effect of killing people like Yeqing City and Suxiao from the National Guard List would be just like that.
Only Yan Hua, as the new King of the Yan Kingdom, Mu Jinyu would say kill and kill!
Yan Chengyun and the others would naturally understand that Mu Jinyu is not someone who is fierce outwardly and soft inwardly and can be bullied, having no choice but to be more wary!
Thinking this way, Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan didn't feel sorry for Yan Hua but felt he was asking for trouble!
If not because this clown was too flamboyant, Mu Jinyu wouldn't have used him as a warning!
Wen Rou understood the motive behind Mu Jinyu killing Yan Hua, then looked timidly at Mu Jinyu, saying: "Little Mu, why do I feel, you've changed a lot recently?"
"Really?" Mu Jinyu turned his head and looked at her in confusion.
Jian Ruyan also nodded, saying: "There's definitely some change, I also feel you've become much more domineering, you weren't like this before…"
"Before?" Mu Jinyu furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes," Wen Rou agreed, "You weren't like this before. When we just came to Kunlun Ruins, you led us to hide quietly, urging us not to be too ostentatious, but now you resolve matters with fights and killings whenever there's a stir…"
Wen Rou had always been puzzled by this, feeling Mu Jinyu had changed a lot, but dared not ask much.
When Mu Jinyu destroyed the Blood Sword Sect and the Liuyun Sect, she could understand, as they did have big vendettas!
But when they were in the King's City, Mu Jinyu still acted this way, and if it were the former Mu Jinyu, faced with Yan Xuefei's arrogance and collision, although he wouldn't bow his head, he wouldn't easily let the other party go, yet he wouldn't whip her until her face was ruined!
Nor would he, upon Yan Ran's invitation, kill the Barbarian Demon Sect's Hou Xin in one move!
And he couldn't have cruelly turned the stunning Yueya into fireworks!
After all, the former Mu Jinyu, although not lecherous, seeing a woman liking a woman, seemed to have little resistance against beauty.
Wen Rou initially saw Yueya's plead, acting pitifully, and was indeed worried Mu Jinyu might indulge in her beauty.
Who knew Mu Jinyu would turn and blow her up grandly!
This frightened her quite a bit!
All of this made her feel Mu Jinyu became exceedingly unfamiliar.
If it weren't for him still being very good to them, with gestures and little actions indistinguishable from before, Wen Rou would suspect Mu Jinyu is swapping souls with someone else like her and Jian Ruyan!
"Seems so…" Mu Jinyu heard Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou's comment, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said quietly, "I seem to be more confident, not so timid and cautious anymore, when did this start?"
Mu Jinyu then thought of those who also comprehended the Intent Domain; some are in the Selfless State, like Li Zhexiong, who often foolishly indulges in past memories; others are in the Self Realm, like Wei Ziping, who sees himself as supreme, noticing nothing.
Then there's an elder cultivating the Supreme Unfeeling Mood, who reportedly was not of this character before developing the Intent Domain.
Could the My Way State of Mind be affecting me?
But Mu Jinyu feels it's fine; the My Way State of Mind currently seems not to have a large impact on him, not making him as mad as Li Zhexiong nor as blind to consequences as Wei Ziping!
Overall, he can accept everything what's happening now.
But…
Perhaps this feeling of acceptance comes from the My Way State of Mind?
Affecting him, making himself feel able to accept?
Like how Li Zhexiong also feels he can accept his ghost-like change, and Wei Ziping doesn't see his arrogance as incorrect, perhaps these are negative influences of the Intent Domain?
Thinking this way, Mu Jinyu became cautious again.
Of course, he doesn't think all the current changes might come from the My Way State of Mind, perhaps it's also related to the Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture he cultivates, or possibly the entire Blood Essence Crystal he absorbed!
After all, the Blood Essence Crystal isn't purely Spirit Stone or Spirit Vein; it's infused with extremely concentrated Qi and Blood Power, the origins of which he's unaware, but he knows it carries dense resentment and evil energy.
It's possible the excessive absorption of Blood Essence Crystal has affected him, making him more bloodthirsty.
Or maybe…
In any case, Mu Jinyu struggles to determine where his current changes stem from, but he knows his State of Mind lags behind his cultivation level.
He indeed has a unique physique; with enough resources, he can advance rapidly without any bottlenecks.
But his state of mind can't keep up with the progression!
It's like an elementary student suddenly swapping bodies overnight with an adult; how can the student adapt to working and earning a living?
And avoid poor performance leading to dismissal by the company?!
Currently, that's his situation, cultivation growing rapidly from the Sixth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm to the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm, the Intent Domain absorbed from the Heavenly Sword Pool, with the Domain learned sneakily from Yan Chengyun, all indicating his state of mind has long been unable to keep up with his strength.