You shed a tear, I raze a city

Although some evil thoughts surfaced in Xu Mu's mind, he managed to suppress them.

Fu Jinyu treated him so well; how could he deceive her pure heart?

"Sister Empress, there are too many people here right now. I'll tell you when we're alone."

Xu Mu paused and changed the subject. "You are much more important to me than she is. Let me just ask, has her strength changed at all?"

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu suddenly froze.

Then she nodded to herself. Nalan Shisan had previously reached the peak of the Mortal Transcendence realm.

But now, even Fu Jinyu had reached the peak of Mortal Transcendence, while her realm remained the same. Obviously, Xu Mu hadn't helped her improve.

Otherwise, her realm definitely wouldn't be like this.

He gave such precious pills to her instead of Nalan Shisan. It was self-evident who was more important in Xu Mu's heart.

[Affection +10]

"Then are you really... involved with her?"

Fu Jinyu didn't know what was wrong, but she felt an uncomfortable pang in her heart.

"To you, I am willing to tell everything that happened last time."

Xu Mu felt no need to hide anything from Fu Jinyu.

The only person he felt too embarrassed to tell the truth to was Ye Tong.

He always felt like he had let her down.

However, Xu Mu had also decided to tell her everything once they went back.

Especially regarding his affair with Feng Yue; keeping it a secret from Ye Tong weighed heavily on his conscience.

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu and recounted everything about his last trip to Nalan Shisan's ruins to deliver spirit stones.

Including the fact that Nalan Shisan used to work for the Abyss Chapel, as well as her current mission.

After hearing all this, Fu Jinyu nodded gently.

Although she was extremely displeased inside, the deed was already done. What else could she do?

Her only consolation was that they hadn't gone all the way to the final step.

Nalan Shisan was indeed detestable, but she was also quite pitiful.

Fu Jinyu felt that her words made some sense. Growing up, she herself hadn't experienced much hardship.

But Nalan Shisan's hardships weren't caused by Fu Jinyu. Neither owed the other anything.

"Xu Mu! I'm telling you, if you ever let Nalan Shisan steal you away and abandon me, I will kill you both!"

Fu Jinyu stared fixedly at Xu Mu.

Xu Mu scratched his head. Why did that sound like a confession of love?

How could someone like him abandon Fu Jinyu for Nalan Shisan?

Adults don't make choices; they take it all.

However, since Fu Jinyu had said this much, Xu Mu decided to play along, using a pretentious quote that Ye Chen had said in the original plot.

With a solemn face, he said, "Jinyu, if you shed a single tear, I will slaughter an entire city."

Hearing this, Fu Jinyu almost lost her composure and nearly burst out laughing. It sounded so incredibly silly, but she forced herself to stay calm.

[Affection +10]

"Oh my, you can slaughter a city if you want, just don't slaughter our hometown."

Nalan Shisan walked over from behind. This Fu Jinyu was truly a naive, sweet girl to be fooled by such words.

"Who gave you something just now?"

Xu Mu looked at Nalan Shisan and asked.

He had noticed that Nalan Shisan hadn't followed them immediately. Through his perception, he saw a cloaked figure hand a token to Nalan Shisan.

From their conversation, he gathered that the person was likely the Caucasian man from earlier.

"The person who visited my ruins last time."

Nalan Shisan said coolly.

Xu Mu nodded slightly. He wanted to see exactly what major event would unfold at this convention.

"You don't need to follow us anymore. I have a few people with very low cultivation levels with me, and I'm afraid of dragging them into this."

Xu Mu said to Nalan Shisan, "We'll contact each other when it's time to go in."

"I knew you, you stinky man, wouldn't take me in. Good thing I booked a room in advance, otherwise I'd be sleeping on the streets."

Nalan Shisan said with a resentful look.

"Xu Mu, you go back first. I still have something to say to her."

Fu Jinyu waved Xu Mu off and casually pulled Nalan Shisan away with her.

Xu Mu watched their retreating figures. Logically, they wouldn't fight. At most, Fu Jinyu would just interrogate Nalan Shisan again to clarify exactly what had happened.

He didn't pay it much mind. He bought some food from a few roadside stalls and returned to the hotel.

Meanwhile.

Fu Jinyu and Nalan Shisan headed all the way outside the town.

"Fu Jinyu, what do you want with me? You're not trying to fight me, are you?"

Nalan Shisan shrugged. "Let me tell you, I'm not fighting you. There are so many Yanhuang experts here. If I get caught, how am I supposed to be intimate with Xu Mu in the future?"

"Intimate my foot! You were deliberately playing the victim to win Xu Mu's sympathy. Xu Mu was afraid you'd be killed by the Abyss Chapel, which is why he gave you hope for survival."

Fu Jinyu crossed her arms and said coldly.

Hearing this, Nalan Shisan's eyes gradually narrowed into slits. "Xu Mu even told you about that."

"That's right!"

Fu Jinyu snorted coldly. It seemed Xu Mu hadn't lied.

"Since you already know everything, why did you call me here?"

Nalan Shisan asked expressionlessly.

"I believe Xu Mu. On major, important matters, he definitely wouldn't lie to me, but as for the so-called minor details, I can't be so sure."

Saying this, Fu Jinyu slowly walked toward Nalan Shisan. "Speak! What exactly did you two do that night?"

The corners of Nalan Shisan's mouth curled up slightly. "What do you mean? Didn't he tell you?"

"I'm the one asking you."

Fu Jinyu glared at Nalan Shisan. She refused to let this wretched woman gain the upper hand.

She was just afraid that Xu Mu might have lied about this matter.

"You're obviously the one seeking answers from me. If you don't say anything, neither will I."

Nalan Shisan looked completely unbothered.

"I... Fine, I'll say it!"

Fu Jinyu repeated everything Xu Mu had just told her.

The smile on Nalan Shisan's face grew wider and wider. This Xu Mu really dared to say anything.

He had actually given a rough account of what happened between them last time.

Simply put, they fought against the thunder, then were caught in a pincer attack by the thunder, and finally the battle ended.

"Speak! Is that how it went?"

Fu Jinyu asked sternly.

"He wasn't wrong, but he left one little detail out. I kissed little brother Mu."

Nalan Shisan chuckled lightly.

"What's the big deal about..."

Fu Jinyu was speaking when she suddenly froze. Her eyes widened. "What did you say? You..."

"When feelings arrive, nothing can stand in the way."

Nalan Shisan spread her hands and smiled.

"Shameless! Sooner or later, I'm going to kill you!"

Fu Jinyu turned around and hurried toward the distant hotel. As the dignified Empress, she had already lowered her pride regarding what Xu Mu had said earlier, but this bastard Nalan Shisan...

No wonder Xu Mu hadn't mentioned it. Obviously, he felt it was impossible for him to do such a thing himself.

...

Fu Jinyu returned to the room and found Xu Mu and the others all looking at their phones, killing time.

Xu Mu looked up and said, "Sister Empress, I bought some food, come have a taste."

"I'm not eating!"

Fu Jinyu sat on the sofa to the side, sulking by herself.

She had originally thought about doubling what Nalan Shisan did, but how could she double that?

"What did Nalan Shisan say this time to make you so angry?"

Xu Mu sat by the window, looking at Fu Jinyu with a smile.