The Transformation of Shi Fu's Mental State

Xu Mu answered the phone and asked with a smile, "Big sister, what's up?"

"Weren't you the one who called me? I ran into a bit of trouble on my end. My phone was in my spatial ring, so I didn't hear it."

Fu Jinyu's noble and cold voice came through the receiver.

"I originally wanted to ask you to be my hired muscle, but things are settled on my end, so I don't need you anymore."

Xu Mu spoke into the phone, "We can be considered friends. If you really run into any trouble, you can come to me for help."

Although Fu Jinyu belonged to an alien race, Xu Mu had a pretty good impression of her. Not to mention, she was part of Brother Evil God's harem.

Currently, he and Brother Evil God had already become enemies. Poaching his harem in advance was a top priority for Xu Mu.

Fu Jinyu paused slightly on the other end, then said, "If I need your help, I'll ask. Since there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

Xu Mu looked at his phone. He didn't even need to think to know that Fu Jinyu was definitely in trouble.

However, with her personality, it would probably be very difficult for her to swallow her pride and beg Xu Mu for help.

Unless she encountered a problem she absolutely couldn't solve.

But Xu Mu definitely wasn't going to just rush over to help. Sometimes, she just needed to be made to lower her head.

"Xu Mu! You still haven't told me what happened in the ruins! Aren't you only at the Grandmaster realm? How did you survive?"

Shi Fumeng tugged at the corner of Xu Mu's shirt.

"Sigh, it's a long story. After I risked my life to save you and get you out, I was besieged by them and ended up heavily injured."

As he spoke, Xu Mu deliberately coughed a few times.

"Where are you hurt? Let me see."

Shi Fumeng looked a bit nervous. The enemies were so strong; Xu Mu definitely wasn't lying.

[Affection +6]

"My balls!"

Xu Mu looked at Shi Fumeng and said, "Their attacks were incredibly dirty, all aimed at vital spots. Do you want to see? Besides there, I also have a few scars on my thighs."

"No need! Let's forget about that area."

Shi Fumeng hurriedly waved her hands. "Then how did you survive?"

"I had no choice but to keep running and disguise myself using formations. But they could still find me. In the end, I managed to capture that Yuli from earlier."

Xu Mu shook his head deeply. "It's easy to say, but you have no idea how much pressure I was under. If it weren't for the healing pills my master gave me, I wouldn't have made it out alive to see you."

"You big idiot! You have a hole in your head! I told you a long time ago, you need to be more selfish. A pushover like you won't live long!"

Shi Fumeng scolded him.

"But it was for you."

Xu Mu said softly.

Hearing this, Shi Fumeng's eyes widened. Her body swayed slightly, and she had to take a step back to steady herself.

"Y-you... what nonsense are you spouting? What about me? Are we even that close? You used to constantly... make fun of me for being small."

Shi Fumeng clutched her short skirt and muttered with her head down.

[Affection +8]

"The emotions between people often spark in a single moment."

Xu Mu looked at Shi Fumeng. "Right after we entered the ruins, we ran into an expert at the Mortal Shedding realm. You saw me charge at them, and you followed right behind me. Just because of that one thing, my attitude toward you completely changed."

Hearing this, Shi Fumeng nodded inwardly. So it was because of that.

Actually, she had also wanted to escape, but when she saw Xu Mu preparing to fight, she didn't know why, but she followed him in.

Perhaps she believed in Xu Mu's strength, or perhaps it was something else.

"Shi Fumeng, from now on, you are my good friend."

Xu Mu took the initiative to grab Shi Fumeng's hand.

Being held by Xu Mu like this, Shi Fumeng's entire arm felt like it had been electrocuted, trembling slightly.

[Affection +5]

At this moment, she felt like she was such a bad person. Xu Mu treated her so well, but what about her?

She still wanted to covet Xu Mu's cultivation techniques.

"Fumeng, here."

Xu Mu took out a pill from his pocket. "My master gave this to me. I'm giving it to you this time. You gave me the location, but I ended up getting nothing."

"This is... a seventh-grade Qi Sea Pill!"

Seeing this pill, Shi Fumeng was completely dumbfounded.

Xu Mu had saved her and told her to run, and she had actually run away without looking back.

Now that he was finally safe, he was giving her a seventh-grade pill?

[Affection +10]

Shi Fumeng wanted to slap herself a few times. Was it really okay for her to deceive such a big idiot?

Xu Mu carefully observed Shi Fumeng's reactions.

He found that her affection had already risen a lot, and her filial piety value toward him had also gone from -4 to -3.

This proved that the system's filial piety value was not malfunctioning.

Even now, she was only getting close to him for a certain purpose; it wasn't a genuine relationship at all.

However, Xu Mu chose to willingly give her a Qi Sea Pill, considering this matter settled between them.

He definitely wasn't going to share the heavenly treasures he had worked so hard to get with her, since she hadn't done anything.

As for Qi Sea Pills, Xu Mu had plenty of them, often getting them from the lottery draws.

The heavenly treasures he obtained this time were worth far more than a Qi Sea Pill. Giving her one could be considered her cut.

"Xu Mu, I can't accept this. I almost got you killed this time; I don't have the face to take your pill."

Shi Fumeng shook her head like a rattle drum.

She had suspected before that Xu Mu was just pretending and deceiving her.

But the pill wasn't fake, and looking at his eyes, he genuinely wanted to give it to her.

It was like when a woman was being pursued by men: one man would speak sweet words all day and make empty promises.

Another man, however, would occasionally give expensive gifts.

Even a fool could tell who was sincere.

Xu Mu obviously belonged to the latter. In the face of danger, he risked his life to let her go first.

Afterward, having not obtained any treasures, he even felt sorry for her and used a Qi Sea Pill to compensate.

If it were just because of this, Shi Fumeng would think that Xu Mu was a natural-born simp.

This kind of man was the easiest to control.

But as it happened, Xu Mu didn't seem interested in her appearance and didn't want her body.

In the past, there were indeed many men who were willing to give things to her.

Shi Fumeng could see the burning desire in their eyes; to put it bluntly, they just wanted to have her.

But there was clearly none of that in Xu Mu's eyes. He seemed to truly consider her a friend.

[Affection +5]

Xu Mu suddenly reached out, grabbed Shi Fumeng's chin, made her open her small mouth slightly, and directly shoved the pill inside.

Shi Fumeng had wanted to say something else, but the pill melted in her mouth, instantly turning into a pure energy that merged into her entire body.

Feeling this power, she was incredibly shocked. She had eaten a Qi Sea Pill before, but this one was much better than the last.

"Don't be so polite with me, we're on the same side."

Xu Mu finally let go of Shi Fumeng.

...

An Escalade pulled up in front of Xu Mu. The window rolled down, revealing Meng Wanyue's pretty face. "Brother Mu."

Xu Mu glanced at Shi Fumeng. "Get in."

"I'll pass. I just remembered I have other things to do."

Shi Fumeng smiled and waved her hand to decline.

This person, Xu Mu, had caused a shift in her state of mind, and she didn't think this was a good thing.

She needed to continue brainwashing herself: profits came first, and only what she held in her hands was real.

She needed to become stronger, and she needed a powerful cultivation technique. For this, she was willing to sacrifice absolutely anything.

"Alright then, I'll get going."

Xu Mu opened the rear door of the car, astonished to find Xiao Ran sitting right there.