Does Xu Mu Have a Crush on Me

Hearing this, Yan Baizhi was rendered speechless.

She had originally suspected that Xu Mu was the mastermind behind this, but thinking it over carefully, he was actually the least likely candidate.

The woman before her, Tong Guoguo, was here to kill him.

If Xu Mu was really the one playing tricks, why would he go out of his way to come here and throw his life away?

He should have stayed comfortably at home, waiting for Tong Guoguo to ruin her.

But Xu Mu came. What good did that do him?

Could it be... it really was Wu Tian?

"Xu Mu, stop your nonsense. I won't believe a single word out of your mouth. I'll only say this once: you die, and she lives."

Tong Guoguo sneered. Recalling the humiliation Xu Mu had subjected her to earlier, she gritted her teeth in hatred.

Today, she could finally have her revenge.

"Guoguo, if she dies, I'll run,"

Xu Mu said flatly. "Let her go, and I will stay right here."

"Xu Mu! We are not that close. If you call me by my first name again, I'll chop off one of her hands first!"

Tong Guoguo pointed at Xu Mu and shouted coldly.

Yan Baizhi's mind was still racing. She truly couldn't understand why Xu Mu had traveled all this way to save her.

"Your target is me, and I'm already here. The fact that you still won't let her go shows that, despite being a dignified Mid-Transcendence expert, you have no confidence at all."

Xu Mu grinned. "Or is it that you think you can't take me down in a one-on-one fight?"

"I won't fall for your taunts! I'm definitely using this hostage today!"

Tong Guoguo had fought Xu Mu before. She knew very well that he had too many bizarre and unpredictable tricks up his sleeve.

Only by using formations inside the ruins was she able to trap him.

Out here in the open, the moment Yan Baizhi—the hostage—escaped, Xu Mu would definitely run away too.

"Guoguo, let me tell you my motive for coming."

Xu Mu suddenly spread his hands. "I don't want others to die because of me, so I had to come and save her. But if I fail to save her, I'll have a clear conscience, knowing that I at least tried."

Hearing this, Tong Guoguo began to ponder.

If Yan Baizhi really died, she would no longer be a threat to Xu Mu.

Xu Mu's words made sense. Expecting him to trade his own life for someone else's was not something an ordinary person could do.

Thinking of this, Tong Guoguo pulled out a vial of potion from her clothes.

She grabbed Yan Baizhi by the chin, pried her mouth open, and poured the potion down her throat.

At the moment, Yan Baizhi couldn't muster an ounce of strength in her body, so naturally, she couldn't resist.

After swallowing it, she began to cough violently. "What... what did you just make me drink?"

"Toxins extracted from rare earthly treasures. You just drank half a bottle. In half an hour, you'll be dead."

Saying this, Tong Guoguo put the potion away and looked at Xu Mu. "The antidote is on me. Xu Mu, come and get it if you have the skills."

"Guoguo, you're not very old, but your heart is so filthy. Mr. Soul has been a bad influence on you."

Xu Mu said with an indifferent expression.

Hearing Mr. Soul, Yan Baizhi was secretly shocked. She had heard her father mention this title before.

This person was the boss of the Immortality Research Institute. So this woman was from the Immortality Research Institute; no wonder she was so powerful.

"Xu Mu, if you're afraid, you can just leave her to die."

Tong Guoguo pointed at Yan Baizhi next to her.

"Hand over the antidote!"

Xu Mu growled.

"As long as you defeat me, you can take the antidote from me."

As soon as Tong Guoguo finished speaking, she turned into a streak of light and lunged toward Xu Mu.

Boom!

She threw a punch, and Xu Mu quickly brought his arms up to block it.

However, the terrifying force still sent Xu Mu flying backward.

Whoosh!

Xu Mu's body crashed through two walls in succession.

Tong Guoguo didn't stop, continuing her assault on Xu Mu.

Yan Baizhi took a deep breath. At this moment, she couldn't be sure if Wu Tian was the mastermind behind this.

But she could be certain that Xu Mu was definitely innocent.

Tong Guoguo was using lethal moves, aiming to kill, which proved that these two were not putting on an act.

Yan Baizhi shook her head slightly. These things were no longer important.

Her phone had been taken, so she couldn't notify anyone else.

She had no strength in her body and couldn't escape on her own. On top of that, she had been poisoned.

Judging from the current state of the battle, Xu Mu was simply no match for Tong Guoguo. Getting the antidote was absolutely impossible.

However...

[Affection +8]

Affection appeared above Yan Baizhi's head. There was one aspect where Xu Mu was indeed better than Wu Tian.

Wu Tian had only taken one strike from Tong Guoguo before being knocked into the river. Given his cultivation realm, he definitely wouldn't have passed out.

Yet he never reappeared, evidently having hidden himself or run away.

But the Xu Mu before her was different. He had already taken several attacks, his body constantly being sent flying.

Yet he didn't run away; instead, he persevered.

Yan Baizhi muttered in her heart, "Could it be that Xu Mu likes me?"

As Xu Mu fended off Tong Guoguo's offensive, he was also pondering how to inject the Holy Gu into Yan Baizhi's body.

Boom!

Xu Mu's body shuddered violently again, flying backward into the open space outside the fertilizer plant.

Watching Tong Guoguo charge at him once more, Xu Mu suddenly drew a black longsword.

Seeing this, Tong Guoguo immediately executed a Heaven-tier defensive technique. Clearly, she was afraid that Xu Mu's longsword was coated with Spring Night Grass again.

Xu Mu looked at the incoming Tong Guoguo and swung his sword.

Crack!

He unleashed a God-tier technique once again. Facing her absolute defense, the only thing Xu Mu could do at the moment was to break it using a spiritual attack.

"This move again. Xu Mu, I won't believe you!"

Tong Guoguo first checked her own condition. After confirming she was fine, she continued her attack on Xu Mu.

Xu Mu didn't activate it immediately. Tong Guoguo's spiritual power was very low; even if she knew it was fake, she would still fall for it.

He needed to think of a method.

Facing Tong Guoguo's renewed assault, Xu Mu suddenly deployed an Illusion Array, altering the environment around his body.

The blood-red flames that covered his entire body in the dark night suddenly turned black.

Tong Guoguo, who was just about to attack, immediately stopped when she saw this.

Xu Mu possessed too many bizarre tricks. Unsure of what this move was, she didn't dare to attack rashly.

"What kind of technique is this?"

Tong Guoguo asked.

"This is the technique I asked my master for, specifically to deal with you!"

Xu Mu leaped forward and charged at Tong Guoguo.

"Hmph! The gap in our cultivation levels cannot be bridged!"

Although Tong Guoguo said this, she still met his attack with caution.

Crack!

Suddenly, Xu Mu's longsword struck Tong Guoguo's defense.

Tong Guoguo quickly dodged. She checked her shoulder and found that her defense wasn't damaged at all.

"It seems your master isn't that great after all."

Tong Guoguo sneered sarcastically.

"What do you know? Are you feeling a little out of breath right now?"

Xu Mu suddenly smiled.

Hearing this, Tong Guoguo immediately felt her breathing become obstructed.

"My technique can solidify Qi. In other words, under my influence, that Heaven-tier technique wrapping your entire body will turn into an airtight wall. If that happens, you will suffocate to death."

Xu Mu said with a smile, "Is your breathing starting to feel blocked right now?"

He was completely bluffing; he had no such technique at all.

The reason Tong Guoguo was gasping for air was that he had unleashed the power of his Divine-tier technique.

Since her spiritual strength was rather low, the aftereffects of the Shattered Mirror strike would afflict her for a very long time.

What he needed to do now was dismantle her Heaven-tier technique; only then would he be able to force the Gu bug down her throat.