Chapter 3: Hu You and Fire

  Mudanxing followed Alfred and walked slowly behind him, now starting to observe the old manor where he had been living for a day.

  This is a magnificent and solemn ancient building, with decorations all around that are full of classical charm. Antiques and oil paintings from various periods are placed in the manor, each showing the brilliant history of the Wien family.

  The famous Batcave should be somewhere under this estate, although Mu Xingxing really wants to take a look, he knows it's absolutely not the right time. After all, at this moment, he is going to meet Bruce Wayne, the Batman, where his latest lair was discovered.

  As he passed through the manor hall, Mudan Xing saw that the entire hall was bustling with servants. It wasn't until then that he remembered today was Bruce Wayne's birthday, and now everyone in the manor might be preparing for tonight's grand banquet.

  But these busy people would never have thought that this ancient beautiful manor would be reduced to ashes by a big fire tonight! Some things are just like that, often beyond expectation.

  Looking at everything in front of him, Muxin Xing didn't make a sound and just shook his head lightly. In his heart, he felt sorry for this beautiful mansion that was about to disappear. Because he knew the plot, even if he told everyone now, no one would believe him that tonight this place would be burned down by bad people into a white land, and instead they would treat him as a madman.

  Before long, Alfred stopped in front of a beautifully decorated gate. After lightly opening the door, he made a gesture to invite Mu Xingxing in and smiled: "Mr. Mu, please come in, Master Vain is inside, I won't disturb you."

  Mudan Xing smiled and thanked Alfred before walking straight into the study. Next, in this study, he saw a man wearing a high-grade bathrobe, who was smiling at him at the moment.

  Completely opposite to the cold feeling he gave people when disguised as Batman, Bruce Wayne now gives the impression of a handsome, polite and wealthy young master plus a diamond king.

  If you didn't know him, you would never associate this billionaire with the crime-fighting Batman. After all, the two give people a completely different feeling, and not every billionaire is willing to take on the thankless task of fighting crime.

  As Mudan Xing stared at Bruce Wayne in a daze, the other party was also observing this young Oriental man before him.

  His pale skin and seemingly slender build were no different from those of an average university student nowadays, but according to Alfred, this young man had carried himself up the stairs alone.

  At the same time, Bruce Wayne's keen observation found that this young man had bright eyes, steady footsteps and very stable breathing, looking like a high-level fighter.

  What struck Bruce Wayne as strange was the young man's gaze, under which he had a feeling of being seen through all his secrets. But he could be certain that this was the first time he met this young man, so why did he have such a strange feeling?

  "Hello, friend from the East! I'm Bruce Wayne. Thank you very much for your help that day, please sit down." With good manners, Bruce Wayne instantly suppressed the doubts in his heart and warmly shook hands with Mochou Xing, greeting him with a smile.

  True to his origins from a long-standing noble family, Bruce Wayne gives off a very nice and approachable feeling. Compared to last night when he transformed into Batman, it's like two completely different people.

  "Hello, Mr. Wayne! My name is Mudan Xing, from China." Mudan Xing also smiled slightly as he introduced himself, after all, at this time, he couldn't be rude to others either.

  "Mr. Mu, I don't know why but I always have this feeling that you can see through all my secrets with just one glance, did we meet somewhere before?"

  As soon as both of them sat down on the expensive leather sofa, Bruce Wayne looked at his opposite, Mudan Xing, and asked very frankly about the doubts in his mind.

  Mudanxing didn't expect Bruce Wayne to ask so directly, so he immediately put on a calm and collected expression and replied: "Really? Maybe it's Mr. Wayne's misconception, I just arrived in this city yesterday too. It just so happens that I met the injured Mr. Wayne."

  Seeing the answer from Dustin like that, Bruce Wayne was also wise enough not to pursue this matter. After all, everyone has their own secrets, just like himself.

  Bruce Wayne immediately changed the subject: "Maybe, I don't mind asking Mr. Mu what brings you to Gotham City. If there's anything we can help with, feel free to ask, my family still has some connections in this city."

  For Bruce Wayne's words, Mochou Xing absolutely agrees in his heart. The Wayne Enterprise is the pillar of Gotham City, and without this family, the city would be in ruins.

  "I actually came to Takasago City to investigate a person named Ninja Master and an organization called Shadow Warrior Alliance, it would be great if Mr. Wayne could help me out. Since I tracked them down to Takasago City, I completely lost his trail."

  Just then, Dustin had already decided to use the reason of tracking down the Ninja Master to explain why he came to Kōshin City. Anyway, Bruce Wayne would know about the Ninja Master by tonight. Telling him now was just a diversion.

  As soon as the dust settled, Bruce Wayne's face changed immediately. He stood up from the sofa in an instant and said tensely: "The Ninja Master is still alive, this is impossible!"

  It's been a few months since he easily took down the Ninja Master, and Bruce Wayne still remembers it vividly. Now that he hears that he is being investigated for this matter, how can this old fellow not be surprised?

  "Mr. Wayne, are you acquainted with the Ninja Master?" asked Dustin Star, feigning ignorance as he gazed at Bruce Wayne's excited face.

  But Bruce Wayne remained silent, he had met the ninja master while traveling around the world, and all his martial arts skills were learned from the Shadow Clan, a secret that he had never told anyone, including his old butler. However, the other person should have been dead by now, this was what he saw with his own eyes.

  "I came across an old notebook I had obtained by chance, which recorded the mysterious organization's affairs. It seemed that this Shadow Warrior Alliance was behind several major disasters in human civilization from ancient times to the present. Out of curiosity, I began to investigate everything about them." Mu Chen Xing saw Bruce Wayne remain silent and decided to change what Master Ninja would say to him at night a bit earlier, then told it to Bruce through his own mouth instead.

  "You're saying the League of Shadows orchestrated the disaster that befell humanity!" Bruce Wayne couldn't help but be shocked upon hearing this secret for the first time. He was well aware of what those people in the League of Shadows were capable of.

  And they will deal with everything they consider evil in the most extreme way.

  "Yes, the possibility is extremely high. I've been tracking and investigating them for several years, but I haven't found any concrete evidence yet." Anyway, since the plot has already been leaked, he might as well just make up a bunch of nonsense to deceive Bruce Wayne, after all, no one would come to verify the authenticity of his words.

  "What... Mr. Mu, do you know why the Ninja Master has come to Gao Sen City?" Bruce Wayne asked seriously, his face stern as he inquired of Mu Chen Xing, regarding the Shadow Warrior Alliance and the Ninja Master's path, which made this young Batman have to gather his spirits to respond.

  "I'm not quite sure, after all, I can only do so much on my own. If the influential Wayne family in Gotham City could provide some help, that would be great." Mudan Xing said to Bruce Wayne.

  In fact, Martian Dust was just bluffing Bruce Wayne, but he thought it was a matter of great importance to Bruce Wayne and immediately agreed with his purely nonsense reason.

  Seeing himself fooling Batman like this, Muxuying felt a little guilty in his heart, but this was also an unavoidable thing. After all, as a traverser, he had to find a reasonable excuse to temporarily shift the attention of the old brother in front of him.

  Just as Bruce Wayne was about to continue negotiating with Mu Chen Xing, he inadvertently saw a familiar small car parked at the front gate of the mansion through the window. Seeing the person coming out from inside, this old brother immediately showed a apologetic expression and said: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Mu, I have to go see a friend now, can you wait for a bit?"

  Knowing that Bruce Wayne was going to see someone, the dust star now wished he would disappear quickly, otherwise he would have to find a topic to continue to deceive him. So he nodded and replied: "It's okay, Mr. Wayne, you go see your friend first, we'll talk about what we just discussed later. It's just that I haven't had a good look at the beautiful scenery of this manor yet!"

  "Wait a minute, Mr. Muo! I'll have Alfred take you on a good tour of the estate!"

  After Bruce Wayne finished speaking, he walked towards the manor gate. Mudan Xing saw that the old brother had left and also came out to appreciate the ancient building that symbolized the Wayne family's emblem.

  Because Mudan Star knew that if he didn't take this opportunity to look around, there would be no more chances, as the place would be reduced to ashes by the Ninja Master tonight.

  As he continued to admire the various antiques on display, he made his way to the grand hall where a banquet was being set up and spotted Bruce Wayne hastily making his way towards a private room, apparently having another pressing matter to attend to.

  "Mr. Mu, sorry I have to go out for a bit now, tonight is my birthday and I hope you have fun tonight."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Bruce Wayne hurriedly walked inside, and Mudan Xing knew that he must have gone to help his good friend Rachel.

  It's as if Bruce Wayne had transformed into Batman to save Rachel and then rushed back to attend his own birthday party, thinking of this, Mochou Xing couldn't help but shake her head.

  Bruce Wayne's spirit is really good, I don't have such a good spirit myself. It's still better to take advantage of the present and conserve energy, there's another great show to watch tonight.

  As night falls, the usually quiet Wayne Manor is now bustling with activity, with all sorts of luxury cars parked inside. The Wayne family is indeed one of the most influential families in Gotham City, and the manor's grand hall is filled with the city's elite and celebrities, all gathered to attend the birthday party of the sole heir to the Wayne family fortune.

  Mudan Xing, dressed in a high-end suit prepared by Alfred, held a glass of whiskey and stood on the floor observing the guests arriving one after another. The guests here were all elegant socialites, and the sound of laughter and music was constant.

  Suddenly, Xue Chen saw a target he had been searching for all along, a tall middle-aged man who was mixed in the crowd. The other party was obviously one of the guests attending this banquet.

  The ninja master who was chatting with a few guests downstairs suddenly felt the gaze of Mudan Star, turned around and looked towards his location.

  As soon as he saw the dust star looking over, he immediately raised his hand with a whiskey and made an inviting gesture to him. After that, he finished the beautiful wine in one gulp and slowly left his line of sight. He didn't expect that the other party's feeling was so keen.

  Walking casually around the entire hall, Muxin Xing found several ninjas under the masters among the crowd again. At this moment, they were mixed in with various identities among the people attending the banquet, without arousing anyone's suspicion.

  Just as Mudstar was considering whether or not to take action and quietly take care of a few people to help Bruce.

  Bruce Wayne finally returned from his outing and everything that happened next was back on track.

  Bruce Wayne deliberately kicked out all the friends who came to attend his birthday party in order to protect the safety of the people in the hall. He stayed alone in the manor to face the Ninja Master, and Mudan Xing also followed the guests to come to the outside of the manor.

  The entire manor suddenly started burning from the inside, although Mo Xing knew that according to the plot, Bruce Wayne would escape safely with Alfred's help. The plot was also proceeding in the right direction, but he couldn't help worrying about the safety of the master and servant in the manor. After all, watching a movie burn down a house is completely different from watching it live.

  "Let's just take a gamble!" Mu Xunxing, after thoroughly drenching himself in the water of the fountain in the garden, charged head-on into the fiercely burning mansion amidst everyone's astonished gazes.