Li Chenshuang Arrives

Upon hearing Xu Mu’s words, Li Chenshuang’s tone was filled with surprise. “What? Where did you get the Yuyou Worm?”

“To be precise, I caught two larvae of the Chi Ting. I found them quite interesting and was wondering if I could use them.”

Xu Mu asked with a smile.

“You’re overthinking it. You have a Holy Gu inside you as well; the mother is the ruler. What you caught are just larvae—completely useless.”

Li Chenshuang said on the other end.

“But I can control corpses using a mental cultivation technique. Of course, I’m not sure if I’m controlling the corpse or the Gu worm itself.”

Xu Mu said into the phone.

“What? You’re saying you can control Chi Ting’s corpse?”

Li Chenshuang’s face was filled with disbelief.

“That’s right. I can force the corpse to obey me. However, it can use the mother to control the larvae and make them leave the corpse.”

Xu Mu thought for a moment and explained.

“What kind of technique is this? I’ve never heard of any mental cultivation method that can control Gu worms.”

Li Chenshuang asked on the other end.

“It’s just an ordinary technique. Are you saying I have no ability to control these Gu worms?”

Xu Mu certainly wouldn’t reveal his divine-level technique.

“I’m not entirely sure either. Where are you now? I can head there tomorrow and see if I can help.”

Li Chenshuang said.

Xu Mu hesitated slightly, then asked, “I’m at the Cleaners’ place. Do you dare to come?”

“I definitely wouldn’t dare to go there. But if you can guarantee my safety, I’d be willing to come.”

Li Chenshuang laughed.

“I’m not sure about that either. I’ll ask the senior Cleaners here later. If they agree, I’ll message you.”

As Xu Mu said this, he noticed Zhao Qian and Wang Pengyan walking out of the simple hut. “I’ll hang up now.”

He returned to the spot where the tent had been.

Zhao Qian and Wang Pengyan also came over to their seats.

Zhao Qian looked at Xu Mu and said, “The higher-ups have always taken a laissez-faire attitude toward the Inner Realm. We have to give the foreign races some space to operate. They’re all together in large numbers, and squeezing their living space would put us at risk.”

Xu Mu nodded. “I understand. So the higher-ups mean I should agree to cooperate with them, right?”

“Yes, but there must be conditions. The most important one is that no matter who becomes the king of the Baishi Clan, they must not use the intersection between the Inner and Outer Realms to cause trouble.”

Zhao Qian said. “That’s the key. We don’t want to go to war with them—that would cause problems.”

“What other conditions are there?”

Xu Mu asked.

“Have them send someone to sign a contract with us. If they violate it, we’ll wipe them out.”

Wang Pengyan added. “The purpose of the contract is to have a proper reason to silence other foreign races.”

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan both nodded. With a contract in place, if the other side broke the agreement first, the other races couldn’t complain even if they were annihilated.

“Lastly, the Sanitation Department is willing to send you an expert at the Boundary-Breaking Third Stage.”

Wang Pengyan smiled. “The goal is to protect your safety.”

“Senior, I know the second leader of the Jiuli Clan. She might have a way to help me control the Yuyou Worm. If I can use these two things, the two corpses on the ground will be enough to protect me. There’s no need for the Sanitation Department to send an expert.”

Xu Mu paused and asked, “It’s just that she’s afraid you’ll go after her.”

“The second leader? Li Chenshuang?”

Wang Pengyan asked. “This woman hasn’t done anything threatening to us since becoming leader. Don’t worry, we won’t target her.”

Zhao Qian added, “We’ve always been very restrained with the Jiuli Clan. After all, many descendants of Yanhuang have Jiuli blood.”

“That’s good. I’ll message her now.”

Xu Mu definitely trusted these two people. An organization like the Sanitation Department wouldn’t break their word.

“There are bunk beds in the simple hut. You can go rest.”

Zhao Qian said with a smile.

“No need. We’ll find somewhere.”

Xu Mu led Chen Xuan to a nearby hillside. He raised his hand, and black ice rose around them.

The ice formed a semicircle with an opening left.

Xu Mu and Chen Xuan walked inside, took out bedding from their spatial rings, and laid it on the ground.

The two lay down together.

“Old Chen, how’s your injury?”

Xu Mu turned to look at Chen Xuan and asked.

“Minor injury.”

Chen Xuan smiled. “I feel like if I put in a bit more effort, along with the pills you gave me, I might be able to reach the Transcendence Realm.”

“That should be about right.”

Xu Mu nodded. After all, Chen Xuan was the protagonist.

But if Chen Xuan was about to enter the Transcendence Realm, Ye Chen might have already reached that level too.

“By the way, Brother Mu, aren’t you fire-attributed? How can you create ice?”

Chen Xuan asked curiously.

“Oh, this is a water-attributed technique.”

Xu Mu gave a simple excuse without explaining the real reason—he didn’t even know the cause himself.

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The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Xu Mu and Chen Xuan were awakened by sounds outside.

Through his perception, Xu Mu sensed the Cleaners outside beginning their activities.

However, many of them were drawn by one person.

That person was wearing a black cloak that hid their face.

But unlike a full robe, the cloak was open at the front, like a coat without a closure.

The figure’s chest—so prominent it was like a wild beast—was naturally on display.

It was utterly astonishing!

Without even seeing the face, just this sight made every man present turn their heads.

Xu Mu could clearly see the expressions of these men.

Of course, Xu Mu was the same—only hypocrites and gay men would hate such abundance.

Li Chenshuang was currently sitting in the tent, chatting with Zhao Qian and Wang Pengyan.

“Old Chen, get up.”

Xu Mu called out, then stood up, packed away the bedding, and melted the ice above.

Chen Xuan also got up and organized his belongings.

The two walked over to the tent. When Li Chenshuang saw Xu Mu approaching, she immediately stood up—she had nothing to say to those two old senior Cleaners.

“Brother Xu Mu.”

Li Chenshuang walked toward him. “I came early enough today, didn’t I?”

“Mm, indeed early enough.”

Xu Mu glanced at Chen Xuan. “Old Chen, take out the Gu worms.”

Chen Xuan nodded, took out plastic bottle from a woven bag, opened the lid, and poured out two black ice cubes.

“What should I do now? Release it immediately?”

Xu Mu looked at Li Chenshuang and asked.

“Yes, release the ice. The larvae will instinctively burrow into the ground. As long as they sense the mother’s aura, they’ll crawl toward it.”

Li Chenshuang smiled. “I want to see first how you use your technique to control them.”

As they chatted, Zhao Qian and Wang Pengyan came over to watch, along with Ji Qingge.