I'm Not Hugging, You Hug If You Want

In the alley, the armored soldier running ahead suddenly stopped and looked back at Xu Mu, who was following him.

He suddenly turned around and lunged at Xu Mu.

Seeing the green aura flickering on the other party's body, Xu Mu's expression drastically changed.

That was the power of Gu bugs; this person was not Ye Chen.

As for the Gu bugs on his body, the Spirit-Devouring Holy Gu on Xu Mu hadn't detected them, perhaps because of the array.

After all, Xu Mu couldn't sense the cultivation realms of any of these armored soldiers.

Xu Mu cursed inwardly. As expected of the male protagonist, his luck was truly good.

Just as he was about to catch up to him, another person suddenly appeared and drew his attention.

Xu Mu thought for a moment. Under the current circumstances, the only Gu master left should be Wu Cang.

Wu Cang's son and Shanyue from the Ninth Tribe were most likely still trapped in the previous location.

Li Chenshuang was in the same area as him.

Coupled with the fact that the person in front of him had erratic movements, it was almost certain that he was Wu Cang.

Xu Mu immediately raised his hand and cast a Phantom Sword toward the sky.

The person across from him, who was just about to attack, immediately stopped upon seeing this.

He opened his palm, and the green light on his body slowly fell to the ground, eventually forming two words and a question mark.

Xia Chuan?

Seeing this, Xu Mu nodded vigorously.

Wu Cang immediately turned around and waved at Xu Mu.

Xu Mu followed behind Wu Cang, and the two ran deeper into the alley.

Eventually, they arrived at a plaza within the city.

Xu Mu looked toward the plaza and saw a person with long silver hair wearing golden combat armor.

Behind this person was a pond, but the water inside was entirely dark purple.

Wu Cang squatted down and pressed his hand against the ground. Using his Gu bugs, he formed a string of text below.

"You hold him off while I trigger the Gu bugs. The Gu bugs here can kill the second-floor guard. When the Gu bugs attack, hide inside a building, but break a hole in the roof. Once we enter the third floor, I'll explain it to you."

Xu Mu looked at the dense, tiny words on the ground, unsure if he should trust the other party.

After careful consideration, he nodded.

This array still had a final layer, which was the third floor.

Logically speaking, this person Xia Chuan was definitely still useful, so he probably wouldn't trick him right now.

Thus, holding his longsword, Xu Mu charged toward the array figure in the distance.

Seeing someone approaching, the distant array figure immediately flew toward Xu Mu.

Xu Mu cursed inwardly. Why were there so many array figures at the Realm-Breaking stage here?

He didn't fight but intentionally lured it elsewhere.

Seeing the guard leave, Wu Cang quickly ran toward the pond in the plaza.

He squatted by the pond, continuously releasing green aura downwards with both hands.

The originally mirror-like dark purple pond water suddenly began to churn.

The array figure entangled with Xu Mu noticed someone at the pond and immediately turned to fly in that direction.

Xu Mu continuously slashed out Heaven-Burning Sword Qi. The sword qi from his Heaven-rank cultivation technique temporarily suppressed the array figure.

Because the array figure was too rigid and didn't know how to dodge.

Finally, purple smoke began to rise from the dark purple water in the pond. The smoke blotted out the sky and spread in all directions.

Wu Cang immediately ran far away. He found a nearby building and blasted a hole in its roof with a single strike.

Seeing this, Xu Mu quickly returned the way he came; there were other people on his side.

However, the purple mist behind him was extremely fast, almost catching up to Xu Mu's speed.

Finally, Xu Mu saw Fu Jinyu in the distance. "Sister Empress! Come quickly! It's dangerous!"

Fu Jinyu, who was in the middle of a battle, also noticed the purple mist behind Xu Mu.

This purple mist was relatively thin, so the distant scenery could still be seen.

Fu Jinyu quickly flew toward Xu Mu.

Without delaying for a single second, Xu Mu grabbed Fu Jinyu's hand and ran into a nearby building.

He released his power and punched a hole in the roof above.

On the other side, Li Chenshuang had already dealt with dozens of armored soldiers and also heard Xu Mu's voice.

When she looked back, she discovered a massive cloud of smoke blotting out the sky.

She immediately searched for Xu Mu's figure. Fortunately, the mist was thin enough to see what was happening inside.

However, by this time, the mist had already surrounded many buildings. To go inside and find Xu Mu, she would definitely have to come into contact with the mist.

But she had no choice. She didn't understand arrays, and perhaps Xu Mu could actually break it.

When she stepped into the mist, she realized that her Qi and Gu bugs were completely unable to block this aura.

Rather than an aura, it felt more like an array.

She felt dizzy, and a purple hue appeared on the surface of her body.

...

Xu Mu and Fu Jinyu were inside a building, surrounded by mist. Only the circle of light cast down from the hole in the roof was clear of it.

This area was circular, with a diameter of only one meter.

The two sat on the ground face-to-face, their bodies fitting perfectly within the circle of light, avoiding the surrounding smoke.

However, Fu Jinyu's face was slightly flushed. She was so close to Xu Mu, and they were facing each other.

She could feel Xu Mu's breath hitting her face.

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"Wu Cang said that this smoke can deal with the City Lord of the second floor. Let's just wait here quietly,"

Xu Mu smiled at Fu Jinyu.

"Chen Xuan should be fine, right?"

Fu Jinyu changed the subject. She knew Xu Mu had a good relationship with Chen Xuan, remembering that when Xu Mu healed her back then, he had brought Chen Xuan along.

"I think he'll definitely be fine."

Although Xu Mu said this, he was still slightly worried inwardly.

But thinking about it carefully, as the male protagonist, Chen Xuan definitely wouldn't die here.

Right at that moment, the door of their building was suddenly pushed open.

Hearing the sound, Fu Jinyu quickly released her power.

However, the person who came in was Li Chenshuang.

She had already collapsed on the ground and was crawling toward Xu Mu. "Xu Mu! Save me! I think I've been poisoned! The world is spinning, and I can't even stand steady!"

Seeing this, Fu Jinyu looked at Xu Mu with eyes full of gratitude again.

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Initially, looking at the surrounding smoke, it seemed very thin.

She hadn't thought it was anything formidable, but now seeing Li Chenshuang, a wave of lingering fear washed over her.

In terms of cultivation realm, Li Chenshuang was stronger than her. If even Li Chenshuang couldn't withstand it, she definitely would have suffered the same fate.

Xu Mu said indifferently, "Weren't you just slandering me earlier? And now you want me to save you?"

"As long as you save me... I promise you one thing, anything."

Li Chenshuang didn't want to die, so she decided to placate Xu Mu first.

Fu Jinyu suddenly cast a glance at Xu Mu with her beautiful eyes.

Xu Mu put on a look of righteous indignation. "I listen to Sister Empress. I'll only save you if Sister Empress tells me to."

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Fu Jinyu slightly raised her pretty face and nodded in satisfaction.

She looked at Li Chenshuang. "It's useless to beg him. You should beg me."

"Fu Jinyu, I beg you to save me. You've seen the array here; without me, your chances of getting out are very low."

Li Chenshuang crawled bit by bit in their direction.

Fu Jinyu thought for a moment, then looked at Xu Mu. "Save her. What she says makes sense."

"But we only have this tiny bit of space, and her peach is so big. There's not enough room for another person to sit. How about this, Sister Empress, why don't you hold her?"

"I'm not holding her! If anyone is going to hold her, you do it!"

"Okay!"

Xu Mu immediately nodded.