Flexible and Resilient, This Woman is Not Simple

Xu Mu read up to this point and took out the spiritual herbs and treasures in advance. There were many methods to counteract the Black Spirit Crystal.

He used the simplest one, requiring only a mixture of two second-grade spiritual herbs and treasures to neutralize it.

However, most people trapped here wouldn't have access to such materials.

Watching the black mist spread, Xu Mu stuffed the two herbs into his mouth beforehand.

The bitter taste made him somewhat nauseous, but this was the best antidote.

He felt none of the paralyzing sensation brought by the Black Spirit Crystal.

As time passed, those few Black Spirit Crystals had completely burned out.

The entire cave filled with black smoke, causing many people to cough violently.

After another while, the black color slowly dissipated.

Then, the stone door in the distance opened, and the few people wearing gas masks from earlier walked back in.

Xu Mu imitated the others around him, lying on the ground and playing dead.

After they checked everyone one by one, they turned and left.

They waited for about another ten minutes. Then, those few people from the Four-Eyed Clan returned, sat by the entrance, and started playing cards again.

Fu Jinyu clenched her fist; her chance had finally come.

She was determined to kill that bastard!

Taking a few deep breaths, Fu Jinyu realized she seemed able to move.

She struggled to turn over on the ground, still feeling quite difficult. It seemed she needed another ten minutes or so.

But just as she turned over, she discovered Xu Mu had already come to her side.

Fu Jinyu was dumbfounded. What was going on?

He was clearly lying by the cell bars earlier, how did he get in front of her instantly?

"I can save you, but you need to do me a favor."

Xu Mu lay beside Fu Jinyu and whispered.

Fu Jinyu was still full of disbelief and couldn't help asking, "You... why are you unaffected?"

Xu Mu opened his mouth, revealing a dark green mixture of chewed plants. "This in my mouth is the antidote, it counteracts the Black Spirit Crystal."

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu clenched her fist tightly. "I'd rather die than eat that thing from your mouth!"

In her view, Xu Mu had already been searched earlier; even a button-sized camera was found, but no antidote was discovered.

That could only mean the medicine had been hidden in Xu Mu's mouth all along.

In other words, Xu Mu had no other antidote on him. The only antidote was that disgusting, chewed-up stuff in his mouth.

She would never use something like that to detoxify. If word got out, where would her dignity be?

"Huh?"

Xu Mu was confused. What was this about?

He had never considered such a thing. But since this woman had given him the idea, he really felt like teasing this Empress.

"Although you're of a different race, you do have some looks. Once you're rendered useless, what do you think will happen to you?"

Xu Mu lay beside her and whispered, "Only someone like me, who has a family, wouldn't be interested in you."

"Hmph! Before they could defile me, I'd bite off my tongue and end it!"

Fu Jinyu snorted coldly.

"I'm a doctor. Let me tell you something: biting your tongue won't kill you. The amount of blood loss from a severed tongue is simply not enough to be fatal."

Xu Mu's expression remained calm. "They would tie you up. You'd have to watch helplessly as they violate you. Compared to that situation, the thing in my mouth is a pure, flawless holy object."

Saying this, Xu Mu spat the spiritual herbs and treasures from his mouth into his palm.

Fu Jinyu's face turned pale. What Xu Mu said made sense; she absolutely did not want to be violated.

If something like that really happened, even in death, she would have no face to meet her ancestors.

As long as she could survive, there would be plenty of ways to get back at this scoundrel.

She'd capture him and make him drink her mouthwash all day long.

"Of course, you don't have to eat mine. As long as you agree to three things for me, I..."

Before Xu Mu could finish, he was stunned.

He saw Fu Jinyu's hand move like lightning, instantly grabbing the spiritual herbs and treasures from Xu Mu's palm and stuffing them into her own mouth.

Damn, this woman actually dared to eat it!

Fu Jinyu's face was dark as she chewed forcefully. The bitter taste of the medicine made her frown involuntarily.

However, she still swallowed the juice of the spiritual herbs and treasures.

Even though it contained the saliva of the bastard before her.

But right now, she did it to survive!

Xu Mu took a deep breath. Truly worthy of an Empress, able to bend and stretch. This woman was not simple.

Fu Jinyu suddenly widened her eyes. This bastard before her really had some skill.

She had just swallowed it and already felt her bodily functions recovering.

In just a minute or two, Fu Jinyu pushed herself up with her hands and stood up from the ground.

She even had the illusion that she had returned to her original peak condition.

At that moment, she turned to look at Xu Mu sitting beside her, her crimson eyes filled with murderous intent.

"What are you going to do? I saved you..."

Whoosh!

Before Xu Mu could finish, Fu Jinyu moved like lightning, instantly grabbing Xu Mu by the neck.

She spat the spiritual herbs and treasures from her mouth into her own palm, then stuffed them back into Xu Mu's mouth before releasing him.

Xu Mu immediately spat it out. "Ugh, disgusting!"

You dare to disdain me?

Fu Jinyu's expression was cold.

This was just fine. Once she got out, she'd capture him and make him taste something even more disgusting.

“Not at all. I like it immensely, okay?”

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu and said calmly, "Although your meridians are damaged, you should still be able to exert seventy or eighty percent of your strength right now. Can you break this cage?"

"Are you looking down on me?"

Fu Jinyu glanced at Xu Mu with a haughty expression. As she spoke, she grabbed the wooden bars of the cell with one hand.

"Wait!"

Xu Mu immediately grabbed her wrist.

"Take your paw off!"

Fu Jinyu said flatly.

Xu Mu then let go. "I did save your life, after all. Could you do me a favor and rescue those cleaners over there?"

"Impossible! You descendants of Yan and Huang are our enemies, especially these cleaners. Why should I save them?"

Fu Jinyu's expression was indifferent.

"Because I saved you!"

"You did save me, but I haven't retaliated for your earlier insults either. We're even."

Fu Jinyu crossed her arms and continued, "Saving them is possible, but you must heal my injuries."

"You're so clever."

Xu Mu's tone was sarcastic. "I agree, but I don't have the spiritual herbs and treasures required for that."

"Don't worry, I'll provide them."

Fu Jinyu now looked towards the opposite cell where all the cleaners were lying. "What's your plan? That Xie Wangwei outside is very strong. I can't take away all these sickly hostages."

"Don't worry about that. I still have more antidote on me."

"You!"

Fu Jinyu pointed at Xu Mu, her slender, jade-like fingers trembling.

This scoundrel clearly had other spiritual herbs and treasures, yet he made her eat the ones from his mouth.

Forget it! Continue to endure!

After all, she still needed something from Xu Mu. Once he healed her injuries, it wouldn't be too late to capture him then.

"What's your name?"

Fu Jinyu asked coolly.

"My name is Fang... Ye... Enough pretending. My name is Xu Mu."

Xu Mu couldn't be bothered with a fake name anymore. After all, this person had a Level Nine Destiny. Getting closer to her shouldn't be a problem.

"What should we do?"

Fu Jinyu continued to ask.