Excited Xu Mu

Wang Hun rolled the window back up. Leaning against his seat, he asked, "Have we been to the Xu family manor too?"

"Yes, we have. Xu Mu's older sister wasn't home; she left not long after returning from work."

The driver looked at Wang Hun through the rearview mirror and added, "His father isn't there either."

"It seems Xu Mu is really dead," Wang Hun said softly.

In his mind, he had already sorted out a rough outline of what happened. It must have been the expert Cleaners who noticed that Xu Mu hadn't come out for a long time.

So they led people to break into the Demon Queen's ruins. Right at the entrance of the ruins, they found Tong Guoguo and conveniently captured her.

And these Cleaners must have also informed Xu Mu's family of his death.

"Let's go back."

Wang Hun clenched his fists tightly. Tong Guoguo being taken by the Cleaners was the last thing he wanted to see.

Ever since Tong Guoguo regained her sight, she had been following Wang Hun.

Wang Hun hadn't deliberately cultivated her critical thinking skills; he merely gave her orders, telling her what to do and how to do it.

What he feared most was this woman overthinking things and awakening other ideas.

This was also why, upon learning that Xu Mu had spared Tong Guoguo, he had planned to kill Xu Mu.

Because Xu Mu's appearance might cause Tong Guoguo to develop other emotions.

Now that Tong Guoguo had been captured by the Sanitation Department, they had masters specializing in psychology. Perhaps Tong Guoguo would be brainwashed.

And Tong Guoguo knew many secrets of the Immortality Research Institute.

The most important of which, naturally, was the location of their current headquarters.

"Ever since I met Xu Mu, my luck has been terrible."

Wang Hun pushed up his sunglasses. "Leave someone behind to keep watch. With Xu Mu dead, his family will definitely hold a funeral. Evacuate only after seeing the funeral."

"Yes, I will notify someone to come over right away."

The driver drove the car out of the villa area and continued to ask, "Mr. Soul, where are we going?"

"Back to headquarters," Wang Hun said flatly.

...

In the basement of the villa.

At this moment, not only Xu Ningbing, Meng Wanyue, and Dai Xingluo, but even the others had begun trying to spar with Tong Guoguo. A teacher like this was hard to find.

While sparring with Ye Yu, Feng Yue, and the others, Tong Guoguo realized that their understanding of combat was much weaker.

So she lowered her own realm to fight with them.

Xu Mu was grilling meat while checking on the situation over there.

With Tong Guoguo joining in, it indeed put a lot of pressure on them.

However, there was one thing that surprised Xu Mu a bit, and that was Xu Ningbing.

He had previously given Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo different cultivation methods, yet Xu Ningbing could use both of them, and she was not the least bit weaker than they were.

As expected of a Level 10 Destiny; this woman's talent was indeed incredibly strong.

If she had one flaw, it was that her combat skills were inferior to Meng Wanyue and Dai Xingluo's.

This was normal, as Xu Ningbing had almost never been in a real fight.

Bang!

With another loud crash, Ye Yu and Bai Yi flew backward together, hitting the ground at the same time.

"Ouch! I'm done, I'm done. It's been a long time since I've had such intense exercise."

Ye Yu sat on the ground, panting heavily. She suddenly looked at Ye Tong, full of surprise. "Sis, you seem like you can still fight."

"Oh, that's mostly because I... engage in intense exercise frequently."

As Ye Tong said this, she sneaked a glance at Xu Mu.

"Alright! Stop fighting. Everyone take a short break and get ready to eat!"

Xu Mu shouted to the crowd.

Then, he took out a tray and placed the barbecue on it.

Meng Wanyue and Bai Yi walked over first, picked up the trays, and placed them on the laid-out blankets.

Ye Tong and Ye Yu brought out disposable cups and poured juice and beer into them respectively.

Once everything was ready, everyone sat around in a circle.

"Hurry up and taste it. I made the sauce and seasoning for this barbecue myself," Xu Mu said, gesturing with his hand.

No one here stood on ceremony; they all picked up meat skewers and started eating.

"Wow! This tastes amazing!" Ye Yu's eyes widened. "Brother-in-law! You're awesome. This is way better than what they sell out there."

[Favorability +20]

"Brother! If I can eat the food you cook every day after marrying you, I won't even ask for a bride price." Dai Xingluo smiled at Xu Mu.

[Favorability +20]

Although Xu Ningbing didn't say anything, the satisfied expression on her face already proved that it tasted excellent.

She glanced at Xu Mu, genuinely envying Ye Tong from the bottom of her heart for having such an all-around capable husband.

[Favorability +20]

Feng Yue finished two skewers in the blink of an eye. Xu Mu's culinary skills were indeed too strong.

Without her realizing it, a new wish had emerged in her heart: to marry Xu Mu and live together openly.

[Favorability +20]

Back at Lumang Mountain, Bai Yi used to be an employee of a barbecue boss. Her daily meals consisted almost entirely of this kind of high-oil, high-salt food.

She originally thought she was sick of it, but what Xu Mu made didn't have that greasy feeling at all.

[Favorability +20]

Tong Guoguo also looked at Xu Mu in shock. Exceptionally talented, and he even knew how to cook? This man was earning way too many bonus points, wasn't he?

[Favorability +30]

Watching the favorability points popping up above their heads, Xu Mu nodded in satisfaction.

He smiled at Meng Wanyue. Judging from her expression, she clearly loved the food too.

However, because she had reached the cap, no favorability points appeared for her.

But Ye Tong was different; her aura could continue providing justice points.

[Favorability +130]

"Holy crap!" Xu Mu was thrilled inwardly. This felt too good.

It seemed he needed to host more gatherings like this in the future. Of course, not too frequently.

Doing the same thing too much would lead to desensitization, and correspondingly, the favorability wouldn't increase as much.

"Come on! Let's drink!"

Xu Mu raised his beer.

Everyone raised their cups together.

After a few drinks, Ye Tong suddenly raised her beer and said to the several people in front of her, "Is our husband awesome or what?"

"?"

Xu Mu immediately frowned. What did he just hear? Why did it feel like there was an extra word?

"Awesome!"

The key was that everyone present, except for Xu Ningbing and Tong Guoguo, echoed her in agreement.

Xu Mu was a bit bewildered. Did they not understand, or were they playing dumb?

However, judging from the favorability points popping up above the heads of Feng Yue, Dai Xingluo, and the others, they seemed to have understood perfectly.

"Here, these are the pills I refined recently. There's a share for everyone."

Xu Mu took out a red plastic bag from his storage space, which was full of pills.

He handed them out like snacks, letting everyone grab a handful.

A large batch of justice points appeared once again.

Looking at the blue pills, Tong Guoguo was completely stunned. "Are these... Qihai Pills?"

"That's right. There's a share for you too," Xu Mu said with a smile.

[Favorability +10]

Tong Guoguo quickly waved her hands. "I'll pass. With my current realm, Qihai Pills won't do much for me."

"Then take these pills. These are healing pills and Qi-replenishing pills. You'll definitely find a use for them in the future."

Xu Mu took out another dozen or so pills and handed them to Tong Guoguo.

Seeing these, Tong Guoguo felt a very strange sensation in her heart.

She didn't understand why Xu Mu was treating her so well.

Moreover, Xu Mu's kindness seemed to be unconditional. He wasn't like Wang Hun, whose purpose was to use her as a test subject.

Just then, Xu Ningbing took out her phone and glanced at it, then looked up at Xu Mu. "Someone just broke into our manor."