"Fan Ji!"
Chu Mu watched the man fall backwards, and his tired body suddenly burst out with remaining strength.
He jumped out of Ju Meng's arms and leaped onto Fan Ji's back, intending to support the unconscious man.
As a result, he overestimated himself. Not only did he fail to support the person, but he was also pulled backwards by Fan Ji's weight.
In the end, the two fell into a ball.
Looking at the two people who fainted one after another, Qi Meng suddenly felt a huge sense of frustration.
But as proud as he is, he will never admit his failure.
…
The battle was extremely brutal. The Qizhen Sect lost three elders, the most seriously injured one in the Wu Sect could not survive, and even the two leaders fell into a coma.
Chu Mu's physical fitness is not as good as Fan Ji's. Although he was more seriously injured, Fan Ji woke up earlier than Chu Mu.
By the time Chu Mu opened his eyes drowsily, Fan Ji was already able to walk around.
Chu Mu was woken up by the sound of talking outside the house.
The objects of the quarrel were Fan Ji and Ta Meng.
Chu Mu didn't hear clearly what they were arguing about, but he vaguely heard his own name a few times. When he wanted to listen carefully, the quarrel outside the house had ended.
A series of footsteps stepped away in rhythm.
The chassis was unstable and the steps were weak, which meant Fan Ji couldn't escape.
Squeak——
The person who stayed at the door pushed open the half-open wooden door.
"Awake?" Tatar came in holding a basin of steaming ice cubes, joy welling up in his dark eyes.
He placed the ice cubes beside the bed and gently helped Chu Mu sit up.
After drinking a glass of water to moisten his throat, Chu Mu finally felt alive again.
“…Where is this?”
His voice was still a little hoarse, and his dry throat was itchy, so Chu Mu couldn't help coughing a few times.
"The capital of Zhuhua." Tatar poured him another glass of water.
Chu Mu was shocked: "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Seven days," Tamang said, a hint of fear on his face. "The source of that snake's energy lies in its two eyes. You faced its source head-on. You're lucky to be alive."
The existence of the snake monster was completely beyond Tatar's cognition, including the otherworldly snake monster that was summoned later, which was beyond Tatar's understanding.
He wanted to get to the bottom of it, but he didn't know where to start.
Chu Mu changed the subject: "What happened during the ten days I was unconscious? How did you get to the capital so soon? This time it was such a big fuss, what did the temple say?"
Taman thought for a moment and tried to speak simply and directly:
"Look, you guys are unconscious. The old man from the Fan family was trying to do something bad again, but I knocked him out and tied him up."
"Afterwards, we rescued a caravan heading to the capital from the monster's jaws. They had carts and horses, so they could travel quickly."
"As for the temple—" Taman's expression showed a hint of confusion. "They didn't receive any images of the snake ghost at all. I tried to inquire, and whether it was the people in the temple or the guests from other alien planets, they all agreed that you were injured like this because you were dealing with some other ghost."
"They don't even know about the existence of Snake. It's like someone is helping to hide it..."
Chu Mu looked at Tamang deeply and said, "No matter what you think, for the sake of our friendship, I still want to remind you that the battle between me and the temple is actually fair."
"Friends?" Tamang's attention was completely drawn to these four words. "You really only consider me a friend."
"Being a friend," Chu Mu said meaningfully, "is better than being an enemy."
Chu Meng clenched his fists, the veins on the back of his hands popping out. "Chu Mu, I'm your friend, but what about Fan Ji?"
"He," Chu Mu sighed, "an unjust bastard."
"Chu Mu, I--" Chu Mu took a step forward, intending to trap Chu Mu in his arms.
Just at this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and the other party was approaching this side quickly.
Chu Mu turned his head to look over, and the next second, Fan Ji pushed the door open and walked in.
"Chu Chu!" Fan Ji's face showed surprise, and then he glared at Chu Meng without any courtesy, "It's your turn."
The look in his eyes after his confession was interrupted was almost murderous.
However, Fan Ji did not give in: "You want to break the contract?"
Dong—he slammed the door and left.
Only Chu Mu and Fan Ji were left in the room.
"What are you doing?" Chu Mu frowned as he looked at Fan Ji's sweat-soaked shirt. "Your injury hasn't healed yet, what are you doing now?"
"We're taking turns making ice." Fan Ji pointed to the basin of ice beside the bed. "The temperature is too high. Without ice, no one can bear it."
Chu Mu felt the coolness brought by the ice cubes, and his body felt refreshed. "Is it caused by saltpeter?"
"Yes, there is a natural saltpeter cave on the mountain behind this house, which has never been discovered before."
Chu Mu took a look at the furnishings in the room and asked: "Where is this?"
Fan Ji's expression was a little strange: "Your home."
"?"
"To be precise, it's Xiao Achu's home, the Qimen General Altar."
Chu Mu's heart skipped a beat: "How can you be so sure that little A Chu is me?"
"Here on his back," Fan Ji pointed to the dimple on his lower back, "he has a birthmark exactly like yours."
For some reason, Chu Mu felt a little embarrassed and annoyed: "Wow, are you a beast? You don't even let go of such a young child?"
"Unfair!" Fan Ji hurriedly explained, "The Qimen Sect Master was afraid someone might impersonate him, so he examined Xiao Achu's birthmark in front of me. That's how I saw it."
"...He can't even recognize his own child. It seems he is not a good person." Chu Mu suppressed the vague expectation in his heart, his face as calm as water.
Fan Ji brushed Chu Mu's hair aside: "No, they love you very much."
Chu Mu turned away awkwardly: "How do you know they must be me...it doesn't make sense at all."
"Because I've experienced this era," Fan Ji smiled, "the powerful men who stood up against the Temple back then didn't have a valve, but—"
Chu Mu listened quietly, his heartbeat quickening as Fan Ji spoke.
"The Qi Valve existed in an earlier era, almost at the same time as the Dragon God. That was the first period of turmoil that the Hua people encountered.
At that time, the temple had not yet taken shape and demons were in power in the world.
For the sake of the people of the world, Qimen also sacrificed his own children, thus awakening the dragon god who protects all flowers.
You carry the blessing of the Dragon Gods, so you can occupy the position of Judge in the temple."
Chu Mu grabbed the thin blanket under his hand: "So that's how it is..."
Hong Liu moved the story of the past to the present, and the two Chu Mu met.
If he cannot stop Xiao Achu's sacrifice, then both his past and present selves will be wiped out by the torrent.
Chu Mu smiled bitterly. Hong Liu, the invisible and greatest controller, gave him possibilities, but at the same time, he was murderous at every step.
We really can't be negligent at all.
"Want to go see them?"
Chu Mu knew that the “they” Fan Ji was talking about were his biological parents.
"Not for now," Chu Mu bit his lip, "I have to sort things out."
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