Favored by the Demon Queen

"Again?"

Hearing this, Xu Mu smiled and walked over. "Buddy, did you also catch a woman just now?"

"None of your business! You don't look like an ordinary person, but trespassing into the Demon Queen's territory gives us the right to attack!"

The Red-haired Youth said coldly.

"Looks like talking nicely isn't going to work."

Xu Mu took a single step forward and instantly appeared in front of the Red-haired Youth.

The Red-haired Youth widened his eyes in horror. Before he could even raise his hand, Xu Mu grabbed him by the neck and pinned him to the ground.

Swish!

A White Emperor Holy Sword fell from the sky, piercing the ground right next to the Red-haired Youth's head, missing him by a mere two centimeters.

Seeing this, the Red-haired Youth's face turned as pale as paper from fright.

"Boss, spare my life! Don't kill me!"

"Now, can we have a proper talk?"

Xu Mu released the Red-haired Youth's neck and asked calmly, "Did you see a woman earlier?"

"That's right, I saw a girl earlier. She was very cute."

"How tall?"

Xu Mu immediately asked.

He figured that in a place like this, confirming one distinct feature would be enough to be sure.

The Red-haired Youth gestured, "About 1.6 meters, I think. I didn't look too closely."

Hearing this, Xu Mu was certain that it had to be Ye Yu.

"Where is she now?"

"She was brought in by people from the Immortality Research Institute. We didn't dare touch her, so we sent her over to the Demon Queen. We don't know her current situation."

Not daring to hesitate, the Red-haired Youth quickly explained.

"Alright, thanks."

Xu Mu glanced at Fu Jinyu beside him. "Let's go over. As long as we state our intentions, she should let her go."

Fu Jinyu didn't say anything, but she felt that Demon Queen Shisanniang wouldn't be so easily dealt with.

However, no matter what the other party did, she would definitely protect Xu Mu.

The two arrived at the entrance of the ruins.

They passed through the formation there and entered the interior.

Inside the ruins was also a mountainous forest. Not far away stood a simple house where a few guards were playing cards.

Seeing strangers appear, they immediately stopped and walked over.

"Who are you people?"

A middle-aged man leading the group walked up and asked.

"We are Cleaners. We came here on business with the Demon Queen."

Xu Mu said with a calm expression.

"Cleaners?"

The middle-aged man frowned, then took out his walkie-talkie and walked a short distance away.

Before long, the middle-aged man walked back. "The Demon Queen asks you to come back another day. Today is her birthday, and she doesn't wish to receive strangers."

"Is it that much of a coincidence?"

Xu Mu then smiled. "I happen to have brought some gifts."

"Please go back. The Demon Queen has already asked you to leave. Don't make things difficult for us; we don't want to clash with the Cleaners."

The middle-aged man's face gradually turned cold.

"Was a girl brought in here just now? She is my sister. If you don't release her, then we are already in a conflict."

Xu Mu looked at the middle-aged man and said.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man took out his walkie-talkie and walked away again.

A moment later, he returned. "The Demon Queen said to come back another day."

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu and said somewhat helplessly, "It looks like we'll have to force our way in."

"Then let's do it!"

Fu Jinyu came here to fight anyway, and this was a good opportunity to test her strength.

Boom!

She suddenly erupted with power, her long hair dancing wildly. The guards over there were sent flying by a single palm strike from Fu Jinyu.

She grabbed Xu Mu's shoulder, spread her wings, and flew toward the depths of the ruins.

Along the way, Fu Jinyu told Xu Mu that Demon Queen Shisanniang was a master of formations.

This was also why she could live so well despite offending so many foreign experts.

As they flew in the sky, they could already see the palace on the mountain peak deep within the ruins.

But when they flew to the middle of the ruins, thick purple fog suddenly rose around them, obscuring their line of sight.

Xu Mu looked around and immediately said, "Let's land. The formation has been activated."

Fu Jinyu nodded and landed on a hillside.

"Let me study it."

Xu Mu squatted on the ground, pressing his hands against the earth.

But before he could investigate much, he noticed that the thick purple fog was rapidly closing in on them.

He could originally see scenes a hundred meters away, but now the visibility had shrunk to ten meters, and it was still shrinking rapidly.

Xu Mu immediately opened his storage space and took out a transfer token. "Hold onto this first, just in case."

Fu Jinyu nodded. Just as she reached out to grab it, the thick fog enveloped them.

Now, Xu Mu's vision was completely covered by the purple fog. Let alone Fu Jinyu, he couldn't even see his own hand.

"Sister Empress, are you still there?"

Xu Mu called out, but found there was no response.

He spread out his perception and still didn't see Fu Jinyu's figure, but he noticed two people approaching him.

These two were wearing what looked like iron combat helmets on their heads.

The patterns of a formation were flashing on the helmets. Xu Mu tried moving to the left and found that these two people moved as well, constantly approaching him.

This proved one thing: they could see him.

"It should be the formation on the helmets that exactly negates the formation I am currently in."

Xu Mu murmured softly.

Without perception, he didn't know if Fu Jinyu could survive this ordeal.

Because the purple formation in front of him not only blinded the eyes but also concealed the fluctuations of Qi.

Without using his perception, Xu Mu wouldn't have noticed these two people at all.

Just then, one of the men, who had a large beard, arrived in front of Xu Mu.

Holding a machete, he swung it at Xu Mu's neck without hesitation.

Clang!

A crisp sound vibrated through the nerves.

Seeing the scene before him, the bearded man's pupils shrank in shock.

Why could this man in front of him see his attack?

And he had caught the blade using only two fingers.

Before he could react, Xu Mu snapped the machete in half.

Swish!

The broken blade pierced into the bearded man's chest.

Seeing this, the other, a skinny man, turned around and ran.

Swish!

But the White Emperor Holy Sword pierced through his neck from behind, and he collapsed weakly to the ground.

Xu Mu squatted down and removed the bearded man's combat helmet. Having lost its supply of Qi, the formation on it had already disappeared.

He put it on his own head, released his Qi, and injected it into the helmet.

The formation on top lit up again, and the thick fog in front of him vanished completely.

But when he took off the helmet, the thick fog reappeared.

"Interesting."

Xu Mu raised his hand, letting the Spirit-Devouring Holy Gu swallow the two corpses. He wore one helmet and put the other into his storage space.

He prepared to put it on Fu Jinyu, but after searching the surroundings for a long time, he couldn't find any trace of her.

He had no choice but to continue deeper. After reaching the depths, Xu Mu saw a group of pretty boys gathering in the distance.

Those people were not wearing helmets, but they could communicate freely; they were likely already outside the formation.

So, Xu Mu took off his helmet. The thick fog still lingered before his eyes, but after walking forward a dozen steps, he emerged from the purple mist.

"Come here, quick!"

Just then, a middle-aged woman in the distance waved at Xu Mu.

Slightly surprised, Xu Mu walked over anyway, joining a group of pretty boys.

"Make sure you all perform well later. If you manage to be favored by the Lady Demon Queen, you'll be set for life," the middle-aged woman said to the few men present.