Xu Mu first patted Tong Guoguo on the shoulder, then said to the women, "You wait here, someone will come to pick you up in a little while."

After saying that, he left with Guoguo.

Once outside, Xu Mu took out his phone and called Jiang Huihui to report what had happened.

She lives too far to come over, so she'll have a nearby cleaner come over immediately.

Xu Mu and Tong Guoguo waited quietly outside the paper mill gate.

"I have to say, Wang Hun's move was very effective. He controlled several masters of internal energy with poisoned wine, and then found a few ordinary people to take care of the children. Even if the cleaners found out, he would not suffer any losses."

Xu Mu then looked at Tong Guoguo and asked, "Did you know about this kind of place before?"

"I don't know, I've never heard Wang Hun mention it."

Tong Guoguo shook her head. "It seems he's afraid I'll find out about these things too."

Xu Mu glanced at Tong Guoguo, "What are your plans for the future?"

"My mind is a mess right now."

Tong Guoguo sighed.

"Since you have nowhere to go, stay with me for now. I'll provide you with meals. Let me know when you've decided where you want to go."

Xu Mu said with a smile.

Tong Guoguo looked up at Xu Mu and said calmly, "You probably have some ulterior motives towards me too, right?"

What could I possibly want from you?

"He's after my body."

Guoguo crossed her arms and turned her face away.

"Guoguo, I don't really like what you said."

Xu Mu's expression was solemn. "I prefer to hear you say that I value your character and your strength. You have many merits, and your appearance is not as important as these merits."

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Tong Guoguo glanced at Xu Mu and immediately looked away.

She felt that Xu Mu was right. She was stronger than Xu Mu and a better person, so how could he say such a thing?

It's as if I'm just a pretty face, with nothing but this body.

Xu Mu checked Tong Guoguo's filial piety score and found that it had improved very quickly.

No wonder Tong Guoguo was completely fooled by Wang Hun; she's far too trusting of others.

Currently, Tong Guoguo's filial piety towards Xu Mu has reached level 6, which is considered a lower-level filial daughter.

At this stage, she already has an emotional connection with her father and feels that he should be doing well.

Upon seeing this level, Xu Mu raised his left hand, and a dark golden light appeared in his hand.

He instructed the Devouring Spirit Sacred Gu to command the smaller Sacred Gu, causing it to stop absorbing Tong Guoguo's Qi.

In just a moment, Tong Guoguo discovered that the Qi within her body was beginning to recover little by little.

"It was you who did it!"

Tong Guoguo glared at Xu Mu.

"There's nothing I can do. You're stronger than me. I can't trap you without this move."

Xu Mu flicked his fingers, but did not retract the dark gold in his palm.

Tong Guoguo suddenly frowned, feeling a slight itch in her nostrils. She wrinkled her nose slightly and suddenly noticed a small, dark golden dot flying out of her nostril and landing in Xu Mu's palm.

"This...could it be a Gu poison?"

“That’s right, the Soul-Devouring Sacred Gu. During the last battle, I let the Gu worm enter your body. I can let it devour your Qi at will. That’s why your Qi disappears whenever you fight me.”

Xu Mu retracted the small Gu worm into his body, and he suddenly discovered that the Devouring Spirit Sacred Gu had directly devoured the small Gu worm.

At this moment, only the mother body remained on his fingertips.

"Xu Mu! In other words, you can't do anything to me now."

Tong Guoguo clenched her fists and sneered, "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"