At such close range, she naturally overheard their conversation.

Ice obsidian, a top-grade natural treasure.

Improving the purity of one's own water-attribute Qi is used to advance to the Transcendent Realm.

As someone with the same water element, she naturally understood what this meant.

Unexpectedly, Xu Mu gave it to him directly.

If she could live and die with Xu Mu, perhaps this treasure would be hers.

But there's no going back in this world.

After Xu Mu and the others finished eating, they left together.

Before leaving, Xu Mu glanced at Shi Fumeng, who was wiping away tears with a tissue, and was surprised to find that her filial piety value had changed from -4 to 2.

After the three returned to the hotel, Xu Mu originally planned to take the two back in a helicopter.

But Chen Xuan felt that since Xu Mu and Fu Jinyu were both injured, they should rest and leave tomorrow.

Xu Mu considered it for a moment and thought it made sense, so he booked two rooms at the hotel.

The group took the elevator upstairs together, and Xu Mu opened one of the rooms and went inside.

Chen Xuan then opened another room.

"Holy crap? Old Chen, where are you going?"

Xu Mu called out to him from behind.

"Brother Mu, what are you pretending for? Booking two rooms, isn't it just so you can whisper to this lady? I get it."

Chen Xuan winked at Xu Mu with a meaningful smile.

After saying that, he closed the door.

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu helplessly, "If I said that my original intention was to sleep in the same room with him, would you believe me?"

I don't believe it.

Fu Jinyu glanced at Xu Mu and walked in on his own.

"Damn it! I can't explain this anymore, I'm a perfectly respectable gentleman!"

Xu Mu followed him into the room. If he had known this would happen, he would have…

Instead of standard rooms, they booked double rooms.

After closing the door, Xu Mu took out the five rings again. He sat on his bed and checked the contents one last time.

Fu Jinyu lay on another bed, sighed, and stretched.

This inner realm attack was a huge blow to her.

I originally thought that I was already a master at the mid-stage of the Transcendent Realm.

Only after meeting true masters do you realize how insignificant you are.

"Empress, this Yellow-level cultivation technique is a good thing, it's perfect for you, you won't need to wear sunglasses anymore."

Xu Mu tossed a cultivation technique onto Fu Jinyu's bed.

After taking it, Fu Jinyu examined it carefully and discovered that it was a disguised technique.

It can alter the contours and shape of the face; however, because it is a yellow-level attack, it is easily detected.

But she made her eyes look like a normal person's precisely to hide it from ordinary people, who wouldn't be able to detect her cultivation technique.

"Two Earth-level cultivation techniques, I'll give you one."

Xu Mu then gave Fu Jinyu another cultivation technique.

[Favorability +10]

Fu Jinyu was deeply moved, but still shook his head. "No! You found all of these things. Chen Xuan took the Heaven-level cultivation technique, and I took the Ninth-grade Ice Obsidian Stone. If I take another Earth-level cultivation technique, you'll get the least. How can that be?"

"Wang Hun wants to kill me, but I am not his match yet. I want you to become a master to protect me."

Xu Mu looked at Fu Jinyu, "You don't want to?"

[Favorability +15]

Fu Jinyu knew, of course, that this was just Xu Mu's excuse for making him accept it. "Fine! I can swear to you, if Wang Hun wants to kill you, he'll have to get over my dead body first."

"Empress, you've taken the benefits, shouldn't you be rewarded?"

Xu Mu smiled and said, "I'm not going to walk over your corpse; I want to walk over your body."

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