Does insulting her increase affection

Xu Mu was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood the reason—it must be because of the Martial Arts Tournament.

Most likely, he had watched footage of his matches. As a member of the Pierced Chest Clan, he definitely couldn’t have entered the venue in person.

“Senior, you probably watched my videos, right?”

Xu Mu put on a smile, but inwardly, his guard was already raised to the highest level.

Just as Tantai Quan had said earlier, someone like him was exactly the kind of target that alien experts would rush to eliminate.

“Why do you assume I watched a video, not that I was at the scene?”

Guan Liu chuckled lightly.

Xu Mu didn’t reply. Instead, he pointed at a few kids in the distance. Among them was a boy wearing only a vest, with the buttons undone.

His chest was exposed, clearly revealing a hollow opening there.

Guan Liu turned to look, then laughed. “You’ve got sharp eyes. I did watch a video, but I was also at the scene.”

“Looks like the security at Kunlun Mountain isn’t as tough as they claim.”

Xu Mu shrugged as he spoke.

“You guessed wrong. I didn’t break into Kunlun Mountain—I was already there.”

“You were already there? Senior, don’t tell me you escaped from inside?”

Xu Mu frowned.

“Hahaha! Bingo. I did escape from the realm within the realm.”

Guan Liu raised his hand, pointing at Xu Mu. “Now, you have two choices.”

“The first is definitely death, Senior. Just go ahead and say the second one.”

Xu Mu had already stepped forward, shielding Shi Fumeng behind him.

That single move made Shi Fumeng tear up with gratitude. She hadn’t expected that at this critical moment, Xu Mu would keep himself in danger while trying to protect her.

Affection +30

“Xu Mu! No matter what we face, I’ll be with you!”

Shi Fumeng stepped forward voluntarily again.

Xu Mu looked at her helplessly. She couldn’t possibly join him in this.

There was no formation here; the exit was right behind him. Even facing this imprisoned villain, he could still escape.

At worst, he’d lose some Destiny Power.

But Shi Fumeng was different. If she died, she was really dead. And what about the martial arts techniques locked in his head?

“Senior! I know exactly why you want to kill me. Plain and simple, it’s because of my talent. I could indeed pose a threat to you, but none of this has anything to do with Shi Fumeng.”

Xu Mu grabbed Shi Fumeng’s shoulders. “Let her go. I’ll stay.”

Hearing this, Shi Fumeng burst into tears that practically sprayed out.

When her father died in her childhood, she was taken in by Li Poshan.

Later, Li Poshan also disappeared, and with nowhere to go, she ended up in the Ten Thousand Races Valley.

There, she had seen just about everything.

For instance, the first to make a move against her in the valley weren’t other aliens, but the Gonggong Clan.

That person knew her identity and was just an ordinary member of the Gonggong Clan.

After lingering in the valley for a few years, his first words to Shi Fumeng were: become his woman if she wanted to live.

Shi Fumeng didn’t tolerate that. She attacked immediately but was outmatched.

However, the fight attracted the attention of the Council of Elders, who managed to save her life.

That elder took Shi Fumeng away. At first, she thought he was kind-hearted, but later she realized he had his eyes on her pure Gonggong Clan bloodline.

He was old, but every child he fathered had turned out useless.

From that point, Shi Fumeng understood the cruelty of the world. She believed that everyone who approached her had ulterior motives.

Everyone could be used. And that survival principle was what kept her alive until now.

But Xu Mu’s actions moved her to tears.

He had only made a verbal agreement with her, yet now he was willing to stay behind just to save her.

Affection +50

“?”

Xu Mu was completely baffled when he saw the affection points pop up above her head.

He was only worried that if Shi Fumeng died, there would be no one to fix the martial arts technique in his head—and he’d end up a fool.

What the hell was this woman thinking?

“Shi Fumeng! Senior didn’t say anything, so he must have silently agreed. Get out of here now!”

Xu Mu urged her.

“I’m not leaving! If we die, we die together—no, I’ll die before you!”

Shi Fumeng wiped her tears with her sleeve, glaring intensely at Guan Liu.

“Damn it! Who the hell wants to die with you? Get lost!”

Xu Mu shoved Shi Fumeng hard.

Affection +20

“I’m not going!”

Xu Mu frowned. This woman was insane. Even when he cursed at her, she still gained affection. “Are you out of your mind?”

Affection +20

“Keep scolding me! I still won’t go!”

Shi Fumeng shouted loudly.

“Stop!”

Guan Liu clapped his hands, signaling for them both to look at him. “Don’t play this melodramatic lover’s game in front of me. Let me finish telling you the second option. My second option lets both of you live.”

“What?”

Shi Fumeng asked hurriedly when she heard that.

“Xu Mu!”

Guan Liu pointed at Xu Mu. “I want you to leave offspring for our Pierced Chest Clan.”

“Huh?”

Both Xu Mu and Shi Fumeng were dumbfounded.

“Huh what?”

Guan Liu turned to Shi Fumeng. “Xu Mu doesn’t get it, but you’re from the Gonggong Clan. Don’t you understand? Our two clans have dwindling populations. To keep our bloodlines going, what other option is there besides mixed-blood children?”

Hearing this, Shi Fumeng understood the reason. What he said made sense.

Back when she still lived there, her father had once said that the Gonggong Clan couldn’t keep going like this—they needed to change.

If they kept marrying within the clan, they’d all become relatives.

Eventually, it would lead to inbreeding, and the offspring would be completely ruined.

“Rather than finding average people for mixed blood, it’s much better to pick a genius like Xu Mu.”

Guan Liu stared at Xu Mu. “My proposal isn’t unreasonable, is it? You get to enjoy yourself and live—where in the world can you find such a sweet deal?”

As Guan Liu spoke, the dozen or so Pierced Chest Clan members nearby began to close in.

Shi Fumeng looked over and then asked, “Who are you having children with Xu Mu?”

“Those kids over there are too young. As for the ones old enough—every single one of them.”

Guan Liu turned around and added, “You’re not allowed to object.”

“Ancestor! Ah Hua is my wife!”

A middle-aged man with a small mustache clenched his fists.

“I’ll raise any child born. This is for our clan’s future. You all know Xu Mu’s talent!”

Guan Liu said coldly. “If our clan produces a genius, would we still have to live in hiding?”

“Brother Guan’s words—I agree first,” said an old woman with a wrinkled face and graying hair, smiling.

“Don’t meddle in this. You’ve been through menopause for decades. The dirt’s already up to your ears. You can’t pop out a damn kid.”

Guan Liu then turned back to Xu Mu. “Xu Mu! You’ve seen the people here. The oldest one, by your Crimson-and-Yellow Offspring’s reckoning, is only about fifty years old.”