The Mysterious Beggar

Hearing this, Hongyu's expression suddenly changed. "Don't you have a phone? Why do you want to use mine?"

"My phone broke during the fight just now."

Xu Mu said with a smile, "What? Could it be that your phone has some secrets you don't want me to know?"

Before entering the well, she had been sending the address of this place to someone.

After Fu Jinyu hurried her, she hastily put her phone away and jumped down, not having the time to delete the message.

However, it had been a while since then, so perhaps she had already deleted it.

But Xu Mu still wanted to take a look. After all, the ruins were dangerous and required high concentration; maybe she had forgotten.

"Brother Mu..."

Meng Wanyue, who was over there, was just about to take out her own phone when Xu Mu stopped her with a look.

She instantly understood the reason. It seemed Xu Mu didn't just want a light.

"Hongyu, give it to him."

Fu Jinyu suddenly remembered what Xu Mu had said at the hotel earlier, so she spoke up.

If they could prove Hongyu's loyalty, it would be a good thing for her as well.

Hongyu took out her phone and immediately said, "I'll turn on the flashlight for you."

"No need, just unlock it."

Xu Mu said with a smile, "I'll handle the rest myself."

"I have private photos on my phone. Why should I let you see them?"

Hongyu glared coldly at Xu Mu.

"How about this: you let Fu Jinyu hold it. If she looks at your photos, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Xu Mu said this, then suddenly chuckled, "Sister Empress, usually, a woman like this definitely has a guilty conscience."

"Stop spouting nonsense. How dare you say I have a guilty conscience?"

Hongyu's face darkened, and she crushed the phone with one hand. "I won't allow you to insult me like this!"

"Oh my! Smart!"

Xu Mu laughed and gave a thumbs up. "Too smart. It seems the secrets in your phone are truly important if even Sister Empress isn't allowed to see them."

It had to be said that this Hongyu was indeed formidable. If Fu Jinyu saw the address she had sent on her phone...

She would be caught red-handed, without even a reason to argue.

But now, by destroying the phone, she only earned Fu Jinyu's suspicion, but there was no concrete proof to convict her.

"Empress! My loyalty to you is clear for all to see! I will not allow this outsider to sow discord between us!"

Hongyu immediately dropped to one knee and bowed her head to Fu Jinyu.

"That's right, Xu Mu. Stop trying to drive a wedge between us, or else I'll beat you up!"

Although Fu Jinyu said this, the suspicion toward Hongyu in her heart grew even heavier.

Especially since Xu Mu had previously mentioned that Hongyu might be a mole.

Now, she didn't even dare to let her see her phone, which was enough to show that something was wrong.

Take Fu Jinyu's own phone, for example. Aside from a few contacts, there was only a novel written by Jiu Yue.

Other than those, there was nothing else. What was there to be afraid of showing an outsider?

With her head lowered, Hongyu could also sense that Fu Jinyu had begun to doubt her.

One had to know, Fu Jinyu had always trusted her deeply. Yet, facing the provocation of an outsider like Xu Mu...

She only threatened to beat Xu Mu up, instead of killing him.

"Get up. You watched me grow up, so I definitely trust you."

Fu Jinyu pulled the kneeling Hongyu up.

Xu Mu just smiled and shrugged. He took out his own phone, turned on the flashlight, and began to carefully explore.

He noticed quite a few dry bones in the corner, clearly from people who had been trapped here and couldn't get out.

He touched the nearby wall, pacing back and forth around the area, and then inspected the ground.

Suddenly, Xu Mu stopped. He felt the edge of a formation.

He looked up and revealed a smile. "This is all experience. I've never encountered anything like this before."

"What is it? Did you find the exit?"

Fu Jinyu immediately walked over and asked.

"Found it. Come hold me."

Xu Mu crooked a finger at Fu Jinyu.

"Insolent!"

Hongyu shouted coldly.

"Hongyu, say no more."

Fu Jinyu came to Xu Mu and asked, "What's the situation?"

"If it were a normal person locked in here, they would definitely search the surrounding walls for mechanisms or exits."

Xu Mu pointed upward and said, "But the person who set up the formation thought of that too. The exit isn't on the walls at all; it's in mid-air."

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu hugged Xu Mu from behind, spread her wings, and flew into mid-air.

"Stop!"

At about ten meters in the air, Xu Mu shouted, "A little to the left."

Fu Jinyu gave a slight nod and flew a bit to the left.

Xu Mu then pressed his hand against the empty air, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed it. "Damn, this place is really high-class."

If it were an ordinary person, even if they knew the formation was here, they wouldn't be able to get out, because they would need to hover in mid-air and spend time dismantling the formation.

Unless they were an expert who could forcibly break the formation with a single strike.

Crack!

In just a few short seconds, the formation was opened, and a black hole appeared out of nowhere in mid-air.

"Wanyue, let's go!"

Xu Mu looked down and shouted.

Meng Wanyue nodded, leaped up, and jumped into the black hole.

Hongyu also followed and jumped in.

Finally, Xu Mu and Fu Jinyu went in together.

At this point, two cave entrances appeared before them. Deep inside one entrance, a white light glowed, while the other was as dark as ink.

Beside the two entrances, there were carved words.

Simply put, the one glowing with white light was the exit; if they wanted to live, they should get out.

The other entrance led deeper inside, where there would be formations even more terrifying than the previous ones; those who didn't fear death could enter.

Seeing this, Xu Mu smiled and glanced at Fu Jinyu. "Sister Empress, what are your thoughts?"

Fu Jinyu furrowed her willowy brows, pondering to the side. Finally, she said, "We enter! Although I don't understand formations, I have seen many ruins. From the time we entered until now, we've already gone through several formations. Logically speaking, this should be the final one."

"Alright, then let's go in."

Xu Mu nodded. Having finally made it this far, he didn't want to give up either.

Thus, the group walked toward the pitch-black cave. This time, Xu Mu was extremely careful, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

They walked along the cave for a long time and finally came out. On the ground ahead of them, there was a red line.

The other side of the red line was very spacious. About fifty meters away, there was a large red door with the character "Seal" written on it.

In front of the red door, there were many dry bones, as well as some people whose corpses were relatively intact, looking as if they had just died recently.

"This place is a bit wicked. Are you sure you want to go?"

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Fu Jinyu snorted coldly and stepped over the red line.

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Mu suddenly shouted, "Come back first! There's a living person!"

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu tried to step back, but she found that there seemed to be an invisible barrier above the red line, preventing her from getting out at all.

Swish!

In an instant, a white-haired old man with messy hair, looking like a beggar, arrived beside Fu Jinyu.

"What?"

Fu Jinyu's eyes widened as she struck out with a palm.

But the old man moved like a phantom. In a flash, he appeared right behind Fu Jinyu, his speed completely defying common sense.

Bam!

He slammed his fist into Fu Jinyu's back.

Fu Jinyu was instantly sent flying. However, before she had even traveled five or six meters, the old man reappeared directly above her.

He stomped his foot down on her back, driving her straight into the ground.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, the earth beneath Fu Jinyu shattered and cracked apart.

"Hehehe!"

The old man turned to look at Xu Mu. "Isn't this the part where you play the hero and save the damsel in distress? Because if you don't, I'm going to eat this little beauty alive."