《Interstellar Super Doctor》 CH 1 Chapter 1 Transmigrated In the dark, on the vast pile of rubble, the wind blew and lifted the dust from the ground. ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu coughed non-stop, looking up at the boundless black, looking despair. Where the hell is this? Why the road seems to never come to an end? Had it not been for the deep feeling of exhaustion, he would have almost suspected that he was dreaming. Walking further, he was really tired and can¡¯t keep standing. His feet softened and he tripped by a stone, fell facedown to the ground. A strong sense of dizziness filled his mind, he closed his eyes. Not sure how long it has been, there is a sound from the top of the head and that sound is getting nearer and nearer. His eyelids moved, and Xi¨¤o Mu mustered all his strength trying to turn over. Finally facing the sky, he took a deep breath and opened his eyes. A white dot was getting closer and brighter, and he could see clearly that it was the light on the plane. Although, he had never seen such an aircraft ¨C all black, oval-shaped, like an alien aircraft in a movie. The ¡®plane¡¯ came closer and closer, eventually hovering not far away, and two men in dark green uniforms jumped down and ran towards him. The familiar color made him feel at peace, heaved his last breath, and fainted. ¡°My God, he¡¯s so petite. Could it be he¡¯s a guide? The tall man was shocked. ¡°He is just an ordinary person.¡± The short man crouched down to check his breath. When the tall man heard it, he bent over and carried Xi¨¤o Mu on his shoulders like a gunny sack, ¡°Scared me to death, I thought he is a guide. Since he is an ordinary person, we can just throw him to the hospital.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes again, the sky was shining brightly, and he squinted subconsciously before he got used to it. It was a white-dominated room, it was supposed to be a hospital. He came to this conclusion after looking around. At this moment, the door was pushed open, a man at the height of at least 1.85 meters, wearing a white coat came in. The man saw that he is awake, and said, ¡°Get up now. You are not a weak guide, still lying down?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t understand what he means by ¡®guide¡¯, but he still understands the word weak. A little embarrassed, he sits up, ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± The doctor put his hand up to stop his words, ¡°Tsk, stop dilly-dallying.¡± That stunned Xi¨¤o Mu. In the hospital he worked in, he never such a bad attitude of the doctor. Is he not afraid of being complained about by patients? ¡°You¡¯ve got a brain injury. Now I¡¯ll ask questions, you answer. Name?¡± ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± ¡°Age?¡± ¡°26.¡± The doctor glanced at him, ¡°Where are you from?¡± ¡°A Province, B City.¡± The doctor pitifully looked at him, ¡°Amnesia plus delusional. Dude, I really sympathize with you. I must say, don¡¯t randomly join the pro-retro group even if you have free time. Is your brain is not clear/rational?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has a stunned expression on his face. Is it okay to be so sloppy with the QA? He has no amnesia and not delusional! What is the pro-retro thing he talked about? ¡°Doctor, are you mistaken? I didn¡¯t¡­¡± The doctor raised his hand again to stop his words, very straightforward and confident. ¡°We did a genetic test for you, oh, we didn¡¯t spy on your privacy, but you don¡¯t have a personal terminal1. We can¡¯t determine your identity, so we want to check your identity through gene matching. Unfortunately, no result.¡± ¡°But we can be sure that you¡¯re 17 years old now. As for the provinces and cities you said, I think if my history studies haven¡¯t been completely forgotten, I supposed those are area boundaries back in ancient Earth.¡± Ancient earth? Xi¨¤o Mu swallowed, subconsciously wanting to reach out to take the nuts from his pocket, and stopped. ¡°Is this the patient attire of this hospital?¡± So retro? But it¡¯s a little familiar. He immediately realized why the doctor was saying ¡®pro-retro group¡¯. ¡°You even forget what you¡¯re wearing ¨C oh well, you¡¯ve lost your memory and I understand.¡± The doctor rolled his eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu felt uncomfortable in his heart. He looked at his hand and saw a pair of white slender hands, but, very unfamiliar. ¡°Is there a mirror?¡± His hands trembled and he tried to keep his composure. ¡°At the bathroom.¡± The doctor raised his finger to the left. He rushed into the bathroom like a whirlwind and the doctor rolled his eyes again, ¡°Rest assured, you are not disfigured. I say, you already looked like a guide, but you even acted narcissistic like them?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not bother with the doctor as he looked at himself in the mirror in disbelief. He pinched his face and immediately felt the pain. This is not a dream! He is no stranger to the face in the mirror and is even quite familiar. Isn¡¯t this the character he played in the Sword Heroes/½£32 game, Wanhua sect male disciple? Even the clothes he is wearing are Wanhua sect uniforms. That year due to the college entrance examination, he temporarily stopped playing the game, and parked his character in the sea of flowers in the Wanhua Valley, while wearing the sect uniform ¨C that is his current appearance. ¡°I admit you look good, but do you have to look at yourself for so long? Don¡¯t you think there¡¯s a problem?¡± The doctor impatiently asked after waited for a while. Xi¨¤o Mu returns to his senses, it seems that he has inexplicably transmigrated into his game character, and here, presumably, is not Earth. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, a little uncomfortable and a little confused. ¡°Where is this?¡± ¡°Empire First Hospital, ¡± said the doctor, not ready to continue to say nonsense again, ¡°these days the relevant departments will do some questioning with you. If there¡¯s no problem, they will give you a personal terminal after that.¡± ¡°Amnesia and delusion are difficult to treat and need long-term treatment. Right now, you¡¯re penniless so you can¡¯t be treated for the time being.¡± The doctor paused and continued, ¡°Oh yeah, you currently need to pay a total of 1,300 star coins for medical expenses. Since you have no money, you need to do labor in the hospital. You only need to work half a day every day. The pay is 100 star coins daily.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was relieved to hear that. No matter how much is it, it¡¯s fine if he could make money. He looked at his hospital bed and said, ¡°Can I live here?¡± The doctor raised eyebrows, ¡°Do you like this ward? Of course, you can. It¡¯s 50 star coins for bed charge per night. Starting tomorrow morning, go to the instrument room on the east side of the second floor to get the treatment device. Someone will inform you about your work.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu noted down the info, ¡°Thank you, how do I address you?¡± ¡°Just call me Xi Mu.¡± When Xi Mu finished talking, he turned and waved his hand, ¡°Lunch will be delivered by a robot.¡± There was only Xi¨¤o Mu left in the ward. He sat on the edge of the bed with a wry smile and looked down at his ancient-style clothes, feeling incredible. Lunch was delivered by a robot half a human¡¯s height. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at it for a long time while it placed the lunch box on a shelf by the door and walking out robotically. He took the lunch box and was surprised to find that the food was very good, with cabbage tomatoes, and meat. Just don¡¯t know if it¡¯s his illusion, he feels the food is a little weird ¨C and looked slightly different from common food. He picked up some cabbage with his chopsticks, a bland taste passed to the taste buds. His brow frowned and ate a piece of tomatoes, the same bland taste. Finally ate the meat, the same blandness! He desperately figured that he has lost his tastebud. Intending to make sure he is full, he ate all the food. After eating enough, he was a little sleepy. Just as he is ready to go to bed, a ¡®Ding¡¯ sound suddenly sounded in his brain, and then a mechanical sound said: [Congratulations to the host on activating the game system.] At the same time, his mind appeared Sword Heroes game panel, the panel opened to his skill interface. Each skill he is familiar with, but all gray. In the game, if the skills are not learned, the icon is dark. The Wanhua sect has two kinds of cultivation methods, Sacred Fire is a healing type, where replenishing blood/health (red bar) can also add to the blue bar. Flower Space is the attack type cultivation. At this time the panel displays the icon of Sacred Fire skill. He is a Wanhua player who used both Sacred Fire and Flower Space to play. He remembered that he just finished a mission before going offline. The reason why he remembers it so clearly because he got the pendant he wanted from the mission. ¡°How do skills be activated?¡± He asked in his head. [Click on the skill description] A clean mechanical voice explained. Xi¨¤o Mu wonders, how do I click? He stared at the panel, only to find that the skills on the panel were not quite the same arrangement as in the game. There are two rows, the first row full of blood/health healing skills, while the second row has skills for reducing the injury and refill the blue bar. The far left side of the first row is the most common skill he used ¨C Pin Hold, which is a continuous blood-refilling skill. As he looked at it, a row of words suddenly appeared on the Pin Hold icon ¨C [Continuous recovery of spiritual power. Activation condition ¨C Help 100 patients with mental confusion, current progress 0.] What does mental confusion mean? Soon he understood what is that. Early the next morning, at Xi Mu¡¯s instruction, he went to the instrument room to get a treatment device, as well as a Bluetooth headset-like walkie-talkie. After that, he went to the ward to treat the patient according to the room number said in the walkie-talkie. Many patients have abnormal gruesome wounds and need at least twenty stitches on Earth. Here, holding a treatment device to the wound, wait five minutes, the wound will recover as before, no scars at all. He finally understood why Xi Mu did not ask him whether he knows how and let him work directly. With the treatment device in hand, once one learns to operate, even a fool can use it. He came out of the ward, looked at the door number, and said to the walkie-talkie: ¡°Room 303, the patient has finished treatment.¡± The voice of the hospital staff on the walkie-talkie sounded almost immediately: ¡°Room 118. ¡± He was stunned, and this was the first patient on the first floor today. He was on the third floor, so he didn¡¯t take the elevator, took the stairs to the first floor. 113¡­ 114¡­ He looked at the door sign as he walked along. PENG! A chair was suddenly thrown out of room 115, flying straight in front of him, and the wind from impact blew his long hair up. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the chair that had hit the wall and was torn apart ten meters away, his heart beating fast. Such strong strength, if he has taken one more step, his ending is probably the same as that chair! ¡°Keep him down, the sleeping device, hurry up!¡± The roar came from 115. It¡¯s the voice of Xi Mu. He peeked in and saw Xi Mu and two other people in white coats pressing down on someone struggling on the bed, and soon the man lay down motionless. He took two subconscious steps in. Strangely, he seemed to be able to feel the man¡¯s pain, and there was an impulse in his heart to help him. ¡°Hope the chair didn¡¯t hit you?¡± After settling the patient down, Xi Mu went to the door and asked Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°No, ¡± he glanced at the hospital bed. ¡°Mania?¡± ¡°Mental confusion,¡± Xi Mu shrugged, ¡°common illness of sentinels, injection of guide¡¯s pheromone will be fine. His control is too poor, so added some sleeping agent to make him obediently lie down.¡± ¡°Why are you here?¡± Xi Mu asked and answered his own question, ¡°Must be a busy day. It seems that the summer vacation is really a good day to get injured for the young sentinels!¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, there are good days for injury? Once again, hearing a keyword he didn¡¯t understand, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What does sentinel mean?¡± Xi Mu¡¯s action of walking out stopped, and as if looking at the idiot he said, ¡°Dude, you should probably go to the children¡¯s department for a few days.¡± Then he looked over at the treatment device on the hand of Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Which room?¡± ¡°118.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless. Looking at Xi Mu¡¯s reaction, he knows that question he asked is very idiotic in this world. ¡°Just right, I¡¯ll go with you. I¡¯ll tell you more as we walk.¡± Xi Mu waved to him, and he trots to keep up. CH 2 Chapter 2 Spirit Animal ¡°There are 3 kinds of people in the empire, 9,999 out of 10,000 are ordinary people. 1 out of 10,000 are sentinels and guides, and the ratio of sentinel and guides is about 8:2.¡± ¡°Sentinels has a large and tall figure with well-developed five senses, and their fighting power is abnormal,¡± Xi Mu emphasized on the word ¡®abnormal¡¯. Their five senses are too developed. All the sounds, smells, and tastes are magnified in their senses countless times. Therefore, they can only eat the blandest food and wear the softest clothing.¡± ¡°Of course, after awakening, they will be sent to the White Tower to learn, learn to use spiritual power to build barriers. Then they will be able to live like ordinary people, but without a guide to help them do spiritual treatment, they will be prone to mental confusion if they are stimulated.¡± ¡°There, like him, for example.¡± Xi Mu stood at the door of 118, pointing to the tall man inside whose face was flushed, clutching his head and jumping up and down. Xi¨¤o Mu looked inside. He felt that the man was in pain, and the urge to help him surged in his heart, just like seeing the patient in Ward 115. He couldn¡¯t help but walk in quickly when a husky half of a human¡¯s height suddenly sprang out from the inside of the bed. Xi¨¤o Mu took a step back in fright. The husky didn¡¯t come to bite him, but rushed to the wall, and rubbing the corner of the wall with his tongue out. His big face was half flattened against the wall, unexpectedly cute/meng. ¡°This¡­¡± He was about to ask if it was illegal to bring pets to the ward. Xi Mu patted Xi¨¤o Mu on the shoulder, ¡°Tsk, so timid.¡± He walked around Xi¨¤o Mu and pointed at the patient, ¡°Lie down.¡± He didn¡¯t even glance at the wall, as if he hadn¡¯t seen the dog. The patient murmured, ¡°You are too slow, ah ah ah, my head is going to burst¡­¡± he complained while lying on the bed, panting with his tongue out. Xi¨¤o Mu endured a smile, ¡°You are really like a dog.¡± Xi Mu quickly injected the patient with a guide pheromone agent. The patient looked much more peaceful. He opened his eyes and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°You can see my spirit animal?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu puzzled, ¡°Spirit animal?¡± Xi Mu pointed to the patient, ¡°Treat him for the physical injuries.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pointed the treatment device at the patient¡¯s wound, and the patient stared at him tightly, making his heart feel itchy. ¡°Stop staring, he is an ordinary person.¡± Xi Mu broke the patient¡¯s beautiful imagination. After Xi Mu finished speaking, he folded his hands on his chest and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. In his heart, he is thinking that even if it was a temporary part-time job, Xi¨¤o Mu has no common sense at all, which would affect the reputation of the hospital. ¡°Didn¡¯t I explain about the sentinel to you before? Every sentinel and guide has a spirit animal, and only they can see each other¡¯s spirit animal. Ordinary people can only see it through the quantum glass.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll talk about guides again. Guides are emotionally sensitive, have strong empathy, and can feel the emotions of others. They can soothe sentinel¡¯s irritable emotions, and can lead sentinel from zoning out state.¡± Xi Mu raised his eyebrows, ¡°Guide is usually slender and petite, just like you. They are usually difficult to see as all the awakened guides are in the Golden Tower. If you go out, you can see the tallest one in the center of Zone A, it¡¯s a golden building.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu held the treatment device¡¯s hand tightly, ¡°What is a spirit animal?¡± ¡°The mental reflection of the sentinel and the guide,¡± Xi Mu looked at the patient, ¡°your spirit animal should be dog type ba?¡± The patient raised a bright smile and waved towards the corner, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a Husky, super handsome!¡± Xi Mu looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Time is up here, go see other patients.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded in a daze, put the treatment device away, and walked out. He was a little puzzled. Xi Mu said that he is an ordinary person. Why can he see spirit animals? Thinking back to the reaction when he saw the injured sentinel, his emotions were much more sensitive than usual. Could it be that he was actually a guide? ¡°Doctor Xi Mu, how do you distinguish sentinel from the guide?¡± he asked. ¡°Everyone has quantum receptors in their terminals, which can be used to distinguish them. As for guide and sentinels, they can directly sense each other, and recognized one at a glance without the aid of tools.¡± After Xi Mu finished speaking, he touched the earpiece at his ear, ¡°I¡¯m going to Ward 188.¡± He stepped away on his long legs and waved his hands casually. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he was thinking too much. Xi Mu must have checked him already before this. If he were a guide, he would have been discovered long ago. He turned on the walkie-talkie, ¡°The treatment in Ward 118 is complete.¡± ¡°Room 1303.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced back and forth, the elevator in front was closer, so he continued to move forward. There are a lot of people waiting for the elevator, all of whom are about the same height as Xi Mu, at least 185 so his height of 178 is particularly conspicuous. Xi¨¤o Mu was a little depressed. He himself was as tall as Brother Hua (the game character) and had a perfect skinny proportion. He had never felt short before. ¡°Ding¡­¡± The elevator door opened, and the patient and family members walked in. Xi¨¤o Mu did not react as fast as they did and has to wait to enter last. The moment he stepped into the elevator, his heart jumped wildly. A flash of heat instantly swept over his body. His feet softened making him fell forward, but fortunately, he supported himself at the wall in time. ¡°Are you okay?¡± someone asked. Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and shook his head, while slowly moving into the elevator. There was an unusual heat radiating from his whole body. Something in his mind is raring to move as if trying to break free and rush to the left area further in front. He looked over and found that there were two wards building, and farther away was the hospital gate. Soon, the elevator door closed, and he recovered. He pressed the 13th floor. The elevator rose rapidly, and soon there were fewer people in the elevator. The 13th floor arrived soon, and he walked out of the elevator. The speed of his heartbeat gradually returned to normal, and the heat in his body slowly dissipated. At the same time, there¡¯s an emptiness in his heart that seemed to be missing. This is abnormal, he thought. He took a deep breath and walked out of the elevator, but only two steps out, he was stunned. He ¡®sees¡¯ a very thin line sticking out of his head. It is strange because though it is transparent, he can see it clearly. Then came the second and third lines. He had a wonderful feeling that these lines could be controlled by him, which was stronger than the feeling of controlling his hands and feet. He tried to direct them to retract them into his brain, and after a while, they all disappeared, as if it was just his illusion. Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead, this brother Hua must have a problem with his body! He has to find a way to save money for a full-body examination. At the special area of the Imperial First Hospital, an aircraft of the latest model was parked there. At this time, the aircraft was in chaos inside. Several doctors in white coats ran over quickly, and the doctor in the lead rushed into the aircraft. Sitting in the back seat of the aircraft was a tall man with handsome features and awe-inspiring momentum. His black military jacket was randomly thrown aside, and the three buttons on the shirt of the same color were torn off by him, revealing flushed skin. ¡°Oh, my God, how could Major General Leo suddenly get heat fever?¡± The doctor who was leading was shocked. Leo Arnold is the number one blacklisted member of Golden Tower. He has refused to participate in the Golden Tower graduation ceremony for two decades, and he has never asked a guide to give spiritual treatment before. He has never heard of any guide that can make this major go in heat! ¡°Quiet!¡± The man, Major General Leo¡¯s light blue eyes half-opened as he roared at the doctor with a grumpy face. The doctor shivered, and quickly closed his mouth. He proceeds to inject the major with a special guide pheromone agent that is specially used for heat fever. A slender white hand stretched out in front of him, his breath was unstable, ¡°Give me a shot too.¡± The doctor turned his head, saw a handsome face, and said in shock, ¡°Major General Lyle, are you having the heat fever too?¡± The doctor kept a shocked face and gave Lyle an injection. He felt that he was dreaming that the two youngest major generals in the empire had a heat fever almost at the same time. Is it possible? He stared at Lyle with wide eyes. Could it be this beautiful major general was actually a guide? Lyle glanced at the doctor and said softly, ¡°What? Do you want to accept a challenge from me?¡± The doctor got a chill down back and shook his head hurriedly, ¡°No, no, no, I don¡¯t want to.¡± His speculation just disappeared in an instant. Although Major General Lyle was good-looking, he was 1.96 meters tall and had AA+ spiritual power. He would definitely not be a guide! ¡°When did Golden Tower put people in your hospital?¡± The medicine the doctor brought was very useful. Leo wasn¡¯t in a sorry state as before, leaning against the back of the back seat and asking. The doctor was stunned, ¡°Golden Tower? Major General Leo is talking about guides? How could they let their guides go to our hospital? Although we do want them to work in the hospital, you know that they have affiliated hospitals and never let their guides go to other hospitals.¡± Leo flatly said, ¡°There is definitely a guide, otherwise how do you think I and Lyle were affected?¡± The doctor quickly understood the meaning of this sentence, with a face full of disbelief, ¡°You mean, there is a guide in the hospital, and that guide put you two into heat fever?¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± the doctor himself retorted, ¡°The match rate needs to be more than 95% to be able to cause a heat fever without contact, not to mention that you and Major General Lyle got it almost at the same time.¡± He felt absurd, ¡°As a sentinel, you should know that a sentinel who can find a guide with a match rate of more than 70% can be considered have saved the world in his past life.¡± ¡°100%.¡± Leo interrupted him in a deep voice. ¡°What?¡± The doctor jumped up, ¡°You mean a 100% match?¡± ¡°96%,¡± Lyle said, looking at Leo, ¡°It¡¯s really a headache. It was so rare to be able to meet a guide with a high matching rate, but that person is 100% matched with you. All sentinels will be so jealous of you.¡± Leo snorted, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in weak chicken guides.¡± ¡°Before the summer vacation, you also rejected the principal of the Golden Tower?¡± Lyle raised his eyebrows. ¡°However, for that person¡¯s match rate with us is more than 95%, his spiritual power should be at least A+, right?¡± ¡°As far as I know, the guide with the highest spiritual power in Golden Tower currently is only A.¡± Leo thoughtfully said. Lyle tapped his chin with his finger, ¡°The principal of Golden Tower has always liked to publicize high-quality students. If there are A+ students, we wouldn¡¯t not heard of it.¡± Leo looked at the doctor, ¡°Your hospital is hiding a guide with high-level spiritual power.¡± ¡°No no no,¡± the doctor panicked and shook his head, ¡°absolutely impossible. It is a felony to hide a guide. Everyone in our hospital is good citizens of the empire who obey the law.¡± Leo glanced at the doctor and rolled his shirt sleeves to his elbow. He pushed him away with one hand, and jumped out of the aircraft, ¡°Keep this matter a secret for the time being. Take me to the silent room.¡± Lyle jumped out of the aircraft. His gaze scanned the hospital, and he shouted at Leo¡¯s back, ¡°Leo, I¡¯ll walk around. We go to see the marshal together later.¡± CH 3 Chapter 3 Weak chicken Xi¨¤o Mu was busy all morning and finally finished his work. The hospital treated the staff well and provided packed lunch. Lunch was eaten in the lounge, and eating with him were two other men who looked around 20 years old. Both of whom were around 185 and taller than him; one with blond hair and the other with black hair. The lunch is still made up of two meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes. After a bite, the sweet and sour taste filled Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s taste buds, and he almost cried with joy. Fortunately, he did not lose his sense of taste! The blond man ate lunch while watching a movie on his personal terminal, and chatted with the black-haired man, ¡°Work meal is still more delicious. The life-sustaining meals that I¡¯m usually given have no taste at all.¡± ¡°At least it can fill your stomach. This hospital is already benevolent. Even if it¡¯s all nutritional-based ingredients, they still deliberately make it look like a delicacy to increase appetite.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all because for those sentinels, so the food tastes bland.¡± The blonde tsk-ed. The black hair guy turned his head to watch the movie with the other guy, ¡°Wow, what dense spiritual filaments, this guide looks so amazing.¡± ¡°Of course, this is a Level A guide!¡± The blonde was smug. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved, and he slowly moved closer to look at the actor guide. The blonde looked up at him, ¡°You are even more beautiful than this actor.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. If it is just a face he customized in the game, he would be very happy to hear the praise, but right now he is using this face1. He is a man, what the hell does the blonde guy mean by beautiful? He took a mouthful of food and looked at the screen, only to see two men sitting opposite each other on the screen; one tall and the other petite. Countless transparent filaments sprang from the petite man¡¯s head and entered the tall man¡¯s head. The chaotic spiritual ball of thread in the tall man¡¯s head gradually became loosen, and then he opened his eyes and hugged the petite man. ¡°If there were such a good guide, the hospital wouldn¡¯t have so many sentinel patients.¡± The blonde snorted. ¡°It¡¯s useless even if such guide exists Once a sentinel paired with the guide, they will become each other¡¯s only ones. There are so much lesser guides than sentinel soldiers. Single dogs still have to come to the hospital.¡± The black hair hehe-ed. The plot on the screen gradually developed to an ¡®adult feel¡¯, and sounds that could make one blush and has a rapid heartbeat kept coming out. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his enthusiastic temporary colleagues and moved aside with a blush. ¡°Wow, Xi¨¤o Mu, you blushed!¡± The blonde laughed. The black hair looked at him, ¡°Could it be you are still a virgin? You want to chat with me tonight?¡± ¡°Cough¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was choked with food and kept coughing. It took a long time to calm down, and his face turned redder, ¡°No, no need.¡± The blonde and black hair laughed again at his embarrassed look. Xi¨¤o Mu continued to eat speechlessly, thinking of the movie scene that he had just watched in his mind. The thread that stretched out before in his mind was the same as that of the guide. According to black hair, it seems to be called ¡®spiritual filaments¡¯. It seems that there is no problem with his body! However, all signs indicate that he is a guide, so why didn¡¯t Xi Mu realize? Is it because he didn¡¯t have spiritual filaments before? In any case, it is a good thing not to find out because Xi Mu said that all guides are in the Golden Tower. It¡¯s hard for ordinary people to see them, which means that they rarely come out, and he doesn¡¯t want to be kept in one place. Calculating that he treated a lot of people in the morning, he opened the game panel and looked at the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill bar expectantly. The progress was 0. Why is it still 0? He obviously went to the first floor to treat patients with spiritual confusion. Could it be this system has broken down? He shut down the system depressedly, put the lunch box in the recycling area, said goodbye to the blond and black hair, and went back to the room to rest. After waking up from a nap, there was an extra creature in the room. He looked at the familiar animal beside him, and he was stunned. Isn¡¯t this the Wanhua¡¯s sect pet squirrel? His brother Hua2 has one. Because the squirrel is chubby and its tail is fluffy, he named it Fatty. The moment he got up, Fatty, which was motionless earlier, stood up quickly; like a roly-poly toy that suddenly bounced up. Its tail was facing him, and its big fluffy tail swept his entire face. The next moment, it turned around flexibly, holding its paws in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, and looking at him with round eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu found that his pet squirrel is much larger than the average squirrel, almost half his height. It was so cute that Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t hold back, and rubbed its head. Strangely, he managed to immediately understand Fatty¡¯s thoughts. Looking at its paws in front of him, Xi¨¤o Mu said sadly, ¡°I don¡¯t have nuts, I want to eat it too.¡± Fatty pounced into his arms, its tail kept sweeping his feet, acting like a baby. Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t defend against the cuteness and said, ¡°I work hard to make money, and I will buy it for you when I have money.¡± Fatty¡¯s tail swept faster and looked very happy. So easy to coax, Xi¨¤o Mu thought. He held Fatty and found that his spiritual filaments had increased again, and are stretching out comfortably around his head. Xi¨¤o Mu took them all back, and when all the spiritual filaments disappeared, Fatty also disappeared. He froze for a moment, and then immediately realized that he might really be a guide, and Fatty should be his spirit animal. Xi¨¤o Mu is a little nervous. If someone finds out, will he be caught in Golden Tower? After thinking about it, he put on his shoes and went out, decided to find a library or something to learn about the world, so that he could make the right plan. Several patients were walking quickly in the aisle. Xi¨¤o Mu saw it as soon as he went out and then couldn¡¯t help rubbing his eyes. These people actually have a red and blue bar on their heads! For a moment he thought he was playing a game. He stared at the red bar on the head of the person who passed him, and suddenly an explanation appeared in his mind: Stamina 2000, Level D. He looked down slightly at the person¡¯s blue bar, and another line of explanation: Spiritual power 1000, Level E. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately thought of the effect of the previous ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ that said ¡®continuous restoring of spiritual power¡¯. He looked at the others and found that other people¡¯s physical strength was between 500 and 4000, Level E to C, and spiritual power was between 100 and 2000, Level E to D. As soon as his thoughts turned, he opened the system panel and clicked on his character attributes. Name: Xi¨¤o Mu Stamina 100/unknown, Level E, potential discovery, Spiritual power 2000/20000, Level D, the seal is in a process of being lifted. This is the lowest physical strength he has ever seen! Does the discovery of potential mean that it can be improved? Then for spiritual power, the seal is being lifted? Is it saying that he has a cap of 20,000, but is it sealed? He looked at the spiritual power, and a line of explanation suddenly appeared in his mind. [The spiritual power of the body exceeds the upper limit of this world, and it will be automatically sealed after entering the world and will be gradually unblocked in practice.] He looked at physical strength again, [The physical strength of the body is the lowest in this world, but the human potential is endless, keep up the good work3!] The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched and he turned off the system. Then he walked towards the elevator. The elevator reached the first floor. As soon as he walked out of the elevator, his heart beats violently again, and the familiar heat quickly swept through his body. His breathing was stagnant, and his spiritual filaments kept struggling to come out. He subconsciously felt dangerous and tried his best to control them. He looked to his left. There was a separate ward building over there as if something was calling him. It was a strong desire he had never had before. When he reacted, he had already stood at the door of a ward. Along the way, he subconsciously controlled his spiritual filaments. Gradually, a transparent film appeared in his brain, and his violent emotions eased a lot. what is inside? Why does he become so strange? Xi¨¤o Mu held the door handle nervously and pushed open the ward door. The room was very empty, only there was a soft sofa and stool in the middle. Sitting on the stool was a handsome short-haired man with tall stature. The muscles on the man¡¯s chest and arms are very formidable, and the rush of male scent wafted to his face. The man is closing his eyes at the moment, frowning tightly, and seemed very uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart beats violently uncontrollably, and he swallowed. This man really fits his aesthetics too much. Suddenly, the man opened his light blue eyes and looked at him sharply, ¡°Get out.¡± ¡°Hey, what are you doing here?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was about to apologize and was patted on the shoulder. He turned his head. It was a doctor. ¡°You went to the wrong ward. Are you new here? This is a silent room. ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu found out that he was wearing the white coat he changed before work in the morning. He secretly rejoiced and took a step back: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I went wrong.¡± As he said that, he turned around to leave. ¡°Hold on.¡± The man sitting in the room, that is, Leo suddenly spoke, got up, and walked in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s whole body froze, even his fingertips tremble, almost all of his mind is used to control the spiritual filaments that are about to move around. The man is a head higher than him, he is extremely oppressive, and what makes him unbearable most is to control the urge to pounce. When was he so ¡®thirsty¡¯? Xi¨¤o Mu was so disappointed in himself. Leo frowned and looked at the man. The feeling before waking up was too real, so real that he thought that the guide with a 100% match rate is standing next to him. But this person didn¡¯t have any guide aura. He tentatively stretched out his spiritual filaments. His spirit animal, a black panther, its height reaching his waist, appeared beside him. The graceful cat was very agitated at the moment and circled around Xi¨¤o Mu. The hair on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s whole body is erected, Le¡­ le¡­ leopard! He was so scared that he stepped back a few steps, not paying attention to the steps behind. He stepped on the emptiness and fell to the ground on his back. Fortunately, he fell onto a patch of grass, and he supported his body with his elbow in time, without falling too badly, just that he felt too shameful. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that he was blushing even without looking in the mirror. He quickly got up, embarrassed. Seeing a person fall so easily, Leo frowned, retracted his filaments that wanted to test the person. He stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, who was flushed with a red face, and mocked unceremoniously, ¡°Are you a Paramecium?¡± The doctor on the side crazily shouted in his heart. It has appeared! Major General Leo¡¯s standard mocking question! Xi¨¤o Mu retorted subconsciously, ¡°I am not.¡± ¡°Paramecium is better than you.¡± Leo dropped that sentence and strode out of the ward. The doctor looked at Leo¡¯s back and patted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t feel inferior. You looked young. Work hard and you will be better than Paramecium.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°May I ask, what does Paramecium mean?¡± He had a feeling that it is not only referring to single-celled animals. The doctor looked at him as if seeing an idiot, ¡°Don¡¯t stay at home every day, you are out of touch with society. Paramecium, a single-celled animal, the weakest animal a guide ever had as a spirit animal is a Paramecium.¡± ¡°In short, weak chicken.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± CH 4 Chapter 4 Adopted son Feeling that he is deeply despised, Xi¨¤o Mu determined that he must exercise well after he has solved his living problem! ¡°Doctor, where is the library?¡± After a staring match with the doctor for a long time, Xi¨¤o Mu decided to ignore the part about paramecium. As soon as he asked, he received the look as if he¡¯s an idiot again. The doctor exaggeratedly said, ¡°God, are you an old antique who has just crawled out of a grave?¡± ¡°How many years ago was the library? It is now in the network era. For any question, you can open a personal terminal to enter the network and you can get all the answers ¨C of course, confidential questions are not included.¡± ¡°Uh,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked helplessly, ¡°what if there is no personal terminal?¡± ¡°How could there not be? Everyone has it from birth, even if you have a bad family background, there are still the outdated terminals sent by the country to store your personal chip¡­¡± The doctor said suddenly ¡°No, the hospital will not recruit people without identification, you are teasing me!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has a sincere expression, ¡°What I said is true. Dr. Xi Mu told me that I have memory loss, and the relevant departments will not reissue the personal terminal until after the investigation.¡± ¡°Oh, you are the patient who was mistakenly taken as a guide by the interstellar pirates and captured. Then they found out that you are not a guide, so they threw you into Zone F no man¡¯s land,¡± the doctor suddenly shook his head and said with emotion, ¡°So pitiful.¡± What¡¯s all this? Xi¨¤o Mu looked dumbfounded. No man¡¯s land in Zone F? Is he talking about the place where he can¡¯t see the side when he walks all the time? ¡°You may have misunderstood.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. ¡°I know, it¡¯s shameful, and it¡¯s normal if you don¡¯t want to mention it.¡± The doctor full of understanding and patted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged, boy. You are still young and you can grow taller later. I¡¯m going to see a patient. If you want to check any information, go to Xi Mu for help.¡± Looking at the doctor¡¯s back, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. He wanted to say that he only came to this world inexplicably, and he was not mistakenly taken away as a guide by some pirates at all! But this explanation, he can¡¯t say it, he can only think about it. Since there is no library, he decided to find Xi Mu. Xi Mu has been treating patients on various floors, and he might miss him, so Xi¨¤o Mu went to the dispatch room to ask. The dispatch room is on the 20th floor, and he has to take the elevator. He walked toward the elevator, and when he passed a ward, he stopped. The feeling in the ward made him very uncomfortable, and his spiritual filament was eagerly moving about, wanting to erase this discomfort. He controlled them and couldn¡¯t help but push the door into the ward. The patient in the ward was lying on the bed with a distorted expression and looked particularly uncomfortable, even then he did not wake up. Obviously, he was injected with sleeping pills, and after sleeping pills, he would usually be injected with a guide pheromone agent. So, it seems that the guide pheromone agent is not very useful to him. A large eagle was flying randomly in the sky, hitting the wall from time to time, and a lot of feathers were scattered down. Upon seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu twisted his eyebrows and closed the door, and stretched out a filament. The next moment, he saw the patient¡¯s chaotic spiritual filament, like a jumbled ball of wool, with torn splits in the middle. The scene in the movie at lunch immediately appeared in his mind, and almost instinctively, his spiritual filament penetrated the patient¡¯s mind and flexibly organizing the man¡¯s spiritual filament. It¡¯s just that the patient¡¯s spiritual filament is much more than his, which is too slow. He just thought about it, his spiritual filament suddenly split, one became two, and the work of disentangling was accelerated instantly, and the chaotic spiritual filaments were sorted out in a short while. He retracted his spiritual filament, only to find that the big eagle standing at his feet and rubbing him lightly, and the patient on the bed recovered calmly. A sense of satisfaction arose in his heart. This feeling was wonderful, just like treating a crying child and making them laugh. Thinking of the spiritual filament he had just increased, he opened the character attribute panel, and his spiritual power increased by two hundred! There was a joy in his eyes, he was about to close the system, but saw the skill panel glow slightly, he opened it in a daze. The glowing position is the progress bar of the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill. He looked at it and the current progress is 1/100. After reading it, the glow disappeared. He stared at that 1 progress for a long time, then looked at the patient on the bed. Could it be that only the patient who he used spiritual filament to treat mental confusion counted as progress? If so, not only would he have to work part-time in the hospital, he would also have to take advantage of the time the sentinel being fed sleeping pills and fall asleep for treatment. Otherwise, he will definitely be discovered. He closed the system panel and left the ward. Then he took the elevator to the 20th floor and went directly to the dispatch room. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect that the moment he went in, he saw Xi Mu with a bad expression. Xi Mu was glaring at him, ¡°Where have you been? Didn¡¯t I say you can¡¯t leave the hospital?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked, thinking that something was wrong, and quickly explained: ¡°I went to the first floor and did not leave the hospital.¡± ¡°Why are you walking around? I have been looking for you for a while and asked the doctor around, but they all said that they didn¡¯t see you.¡± Xi Mu walked out quickly after that, ¡°Catch up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly followed him, and Xi Mu glanced at him, ¡°I thought you were dragged away by someone to the bathroom and get done in. You¡¯d better have a deep understanding of your appearance that can tempt other people into crime.¡± He tsk-ed, ¡°You can¡¯t protect yourself, but still dare to run around.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his mouth slightly in surprise, ¡°Did you make a mistake? I am a man, a man!¡± ¡°Are you an antique or what? Marriage has been free of gender restrictions for thousands of years. As long as it feels nice, who cares if it is a man or a woman?¡± Xi Mu squinted at him. Xi¨¤o Mu felt attacked. According to Xi Mu, his current situation is the same as those beauties on Earth. And his risk index is higher than that of ordinary people. He touched his side face, regretting it very much. If he knew about this ¡®transmigration¡¯ earlier, he would never customize Brother Hua to look so good, and he would make a rough man face instead. Xi Mu took him to an office where a man in military uniform sat. When the man saw them, he immediately got up, and his gaze fell on Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, the major general1 has something to do, so he specifically asked me to pick you up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu let out a bewildered sound, and then immediately said, ¡°You have recognized the wrong person, I don¡¯t know you.¡± ¡°I heard from Dr. Xi Mu that you have lost your memory.¡± The man stepped forward and reached out to grab Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left hand. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly retracted his hand and looked at him warily, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Xi Mu said, ¡°He is your father¡¯s adjutant, John. He just wants to help you wear your personal terminal. I really can¡¯t tell at first, you are actually the adopted son of the Greene family.¡± ¡°Father? Where did that come from? Didn¡¯t you say that gene matching couldn¡¯t find out who I am? I am probably an orphan.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked dumbfounded. This body is a game character. What father? If there¡¯s really one, he should be this character¡¯s father, both his soul and body. Uh, that sounds a little strange. John looked at Xi¨¤o Mu blankly, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, don¡¯t be willful. The major general doesn¡¯t like willful children.¡± As he said, he turned on the personal terminal, swiped twice, and then turned the virtual screen in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°This is a picture taken during New Year.¡± There are more than a dozen people in the photo. John points to the person on the far right of the first row. Xi¨¤o Mu looked over and was stunned. The person inside was wearing a white shirt with a shallow smile on his face and looked very shy. His appearance was almost exactly the same as he is now, but his hair was light blond, and he was thinner and shorter. ¡°I admit, I look a lot like him, but I am not him. Didn¡¯t you find that he is thinner than me and shorter than me, and his hair color is different?¡± John frowned, ¡°No one cares what hair color you dye. I haven¡¯t seen you for half a year. It¡¯s normal for you to change a little. Besides, don¡¯t you still remember your name, Master Xi¨¤o Mu Greene2? Don¡¯t make a scene.¡± ¡°My name is Xi¨¤o Mu, and my surname is Xi¨¤o.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt confused, how could such a coincidence happen? John ran out of his patience, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, you are already seventeen years old. Although there are still three years to adulthood, you should be sensible. Don¡¯t always make trouble for the major general.¡± As he spoke, he firmly grasped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left wrist and stuck a circular sheet on it. Xi¨¤o Mu felt warm in his wrist for a while, and after a while, the sheet disappeared. He touched his wrist in shock, and suddenly, a virtual screen appeared, very similar to the normal web page. ¡°Doctor Xi Mu, I have already paid for the medical bills. Can I go through the discharge procedures now?¡± John glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked Doctor Xi Mu. Xi Mu nodded, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°No, I still have to stay in the hospital as a part-time job!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said. He currently has no other way to make money, and he has to activate his skills. Doctor Xi Mu said, ¡°Your medical expenses have been paid and you don¡¯t need to do labor services. As the adopted son of the Greene family, why do you need to do part-time jobs?¡± ¡°I am not.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is helpless, even if he resembles that person, he can¡¯t impost others and enjoy other people¡¯s property. He looked at John and said seriously, ¡°You really recognized the wrong person, this is a mistake. You should quickly find a way to search for that person. Maybe he is very dangerous now.¡± ¡°No mistake,¡± John was very troubled by the young master¡¯s stubbornness. ¡°The aircraft that captured you did pass through the F zone no man¡¯s land, and you were saved there. There is nothing wrong with it.¡± ¡°What about the genes? You can compare the genes, compare it with my ¡®previous¡¯3 genes.¡± ¡°No, your genes are not recorded in the system,¡± Doctor Xi Mu said and then looked at John, ¡°This is very abnormal, Mr. John.¡± Every citizen will carry their genetic information in the personal chip as soon as they are born, and the genetic information will be archived at the National Information Office to prevent one from being trafficked or lost. John said solemnly, ¡°The doctor just needs to do his job well.¡± Doctor Xi Mu raised his eyebrows. There must be a problem, but it has nothing to do with him. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, I will take you back to your apartment.¡± John walked to the door and turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu ignored John. He looked at the virtual screen and clicked on the personal information tab at the top left. Name: Xi¨¤o Mu Greene Age: 17 Adoptive father: Kain Greene School: Imperial Grass Academy4 There was also a passport-type photo in the upper left corner of the personal information. He stared at it for a while and had to admit that they looked so alike. He was taken aback for a moment, and Xi¨¤o Mu began to wonder. Could it be said that his current body was not his game¡¯s Brother Hua, but transmigrated into Xi¨¤o Mu Greene? A chill ran through his back, and Xi¨¤o Mu shivered suddenly. John glanced at the time and urged again, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, I still have to work in an hour, please hurry up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was unsure of his current identity. After thinking about it, he exchanged contact information with Xi Mu and got into the aircraft behind John. CH 5 Chapter 5 Misunderstanding John¡¯s aircraft is smaller than the aircraft Xi¨¤o Mu saw in the uninhabited zone before. It is also oval in shape, military green in appearance, and has a spacious rear seat. Xi¨¤o Mu sat by the window and looked out the window in amazement. There are colorful virtual tracks everywhere in the sky, interlacing each other in space. Right now, John is driving the aircraft on the green track, and the layer below them is the cyan track. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to look at the sky above, and there were some crisscrossed black tracks above. This is amazing. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in amazement that the air traffic here is so developed that there will be no traffic jams at all. Suddenly, a flash of gold caught his eyes, and he looked over. It was a very tall building with a golden castle-like roof. He couldn¡¯t see more clearly, the speed of the aircraft was too fast, and the building is quickly left behind. Then what appeared in his field of vision was a white building the same height as the golden building, but with a Gothic-styled roof. John has been paying attention to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s actions, and said, ¡°That is the Golden Tower and the White Tower. Those are places that Master Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t belong to.¡± Though John¡¯s tone was weak, but Xi¨¤o Mu still heard contempt inside. Xi¨¤o Mu remembers what Doctor Xi Mu said when he introduced sentinel and guide to him. Guides stayed in the Golden Tower and sentinels stayed in the White Tower. That means Xi¨¤o Mu Greene is neither a sentinel nor a guide. The aircraft quickly stopped in front of an apartment, which was a small two-story building with approximately 80 square meters on each floor. Instead of getting off the aircraft, John said to Xi¨¤o Mu from the driver¡¯s seat, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, you will be recovering from your injuries in the apartment. Don¡¯t forget the opening ceremony 14 days later.¡± ¡°Wait¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand and wanted to ask how to open the door, but the aircraft quickly disappeared from his vision. Feeling helpless, he walked to the door and studied the door, but did not find a keyhole, only a rectangle box similar to a display screen on the left. He bent down and looked at it. It was dark inside, like an electronic screen. Xi¨¤o Mu studied it for a while, but the door didn¡¯t react at all. He stood up straight in depression, then his body froze. A familiar feeling hit him, causing his heartbeat to run wildly, and his spiritual filaments struggled to come out. He tried to control them, turned around, and saw a black aircraft landing not far away. Then, a familiar man jumped off the aircraft and strode towards him. Leo simply couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. Someone actually dared to steal from an apartment in the military administration zone! The moment he saw a sneaky person from the aircraft, he told the adjutant to stop the aircraft right away without even thinking about it. Lyle, who was sitting next to him, took a look outside, ¡°Leo, you should be going to the apartment further back. You wouldn¡¯t forget where your grandfather used to live, would you? Don¡¯t let the marshal know, or you will be miserable.¡± Leo said while staring down, ¡°Just stop here.¡± Lyle raised his brows and moved to the window to look down. Then he said in surprise, ¡°That¡¯s really brave, to attempt a thievery here.¡± The door of the houses here can be easily opened by swiping one¡¯s personal terminal. People who need to examine the terminal receivers generally wanted to destroy them to steal things. Xi¨¤o Mu watched as Leo approached. Even the muscles of his fingertips tightened and his face flushed from struggling to restrain his spiritual filaments. As he tried his best to control the spiritual filament, the transparent film formed in his mind became thicker and thicker. Soon, the spiritual filament became a little quieter. ¡°Why is it you?¡± Leo originally stretched out his hand to subdue the person, only to find that he had seen this person before, the weak chicken. He folded his hands on his chest and looked at the person condescendingly, ¡°You don¡¯t have the ability, but still dare to steal things here. You are overestimating yourself.¡± The oppression Leo gave Xi¨¤o Mu was too strong. His physical strength and spiritual power were much higher than him, especially his physical strength, which was ninety times his. Xi¨¤o Mu realized the meaning of Leo¡¯s words after a while, and quickly explained, ¡°I didn¡¯t steal anything.¡± ¡°It¡¯s no good to lie. If you are not stealing things, then why are you examining the door?¡± Leo looked at the display. ¡°Stay here obediently, the neighborhood police will come soon.¡± He snorted and raised his left hand. Xi¨¤o Mu followed Leo¡¯s gaze and looked at the display screen. Thinking about his previous actions (examining how to open the door), his face flushed. Then when he heard the next sentence (calling for police), Xi¨¤o Mu quickly grabbed Leo¡¯s hand. At that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu felt like his mind has exploded in an instant. The filaments that had settled down suddenly thrashed wildly. He hurriedly retracted his hand and took a step back. ¡°Don¡¯t call the police, I am a good citizen.¡± Leo stared at the place the person had just touched and frowned in confusion. At that moment, he had a strong desire for this person, wanting to touch him and possess him. Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and calmed his heartbeat, ¡°This is my house, I, I was just studying how to open the door.¡± Hearing the explanation, the fascination in Leo¡¯s heart disappeared instantly. How could he feel something towards a weak chicken? It would be the end of the world ba! He stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you a paramecium?¡± He glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu disgustingly, unceremoniously grabbed his left hand, and pointed his wrist to the display screen. The next moment, the door slid open from left to right, and the door panel retracted into the wall. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t feel happy at all1, because his scalp was about to explode with the sensation, and all his strength was used to control the spiritual filaments. The film formed in his mind began to disintegrate the moment Leo grasped his hand, and now only a thin layer is left. He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Let go of me.¡± Leo subconsciously grasped Xi¨¤o Mu even tighter, and his spiritual filament stretched out uncontrollably. His black panther circled around Xi¨¤o Mu madly, its nose twitching constantly as if it is looking for something. The panther was so big that it almost reached Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chest. Xi¨¤o Mu softened his feet in fright and fell back. Leo looked at the person collapsing like a soft-footed shrimp and regained his senses. Then he let go of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand in disgust. ¡°You¡­¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu thoughtfully, then at the panther, ¡°can you see it?¡± Leo started thinking, this person looked weak, but the two times he fell were after his spirit animal appeared. However, this person did not have a guide¡¯s aura, and the terminal quantum sensor did not respond. ¡°What?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stood up, took two steps back to distance from them, pretending not to understand. Leo looked at the person strictly and leaned against the door. The next moment, the panther jumped from the ground and rushed straight towards Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breathing was stagnant, and his heartbeat stopped almost instantaneously. When the panther disappeared, he realized that both his feet were stiff. He actually didn¡¯t dodge! Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to give himself a thumbs up and silently added this person to the blacklist. In the future, he will stay away from this person and never have any physical contact with this person! ¡°You don¡¯t even know how to open the door. You should go to the child care department for a few days.¡± Leo left these words and returned to the aircraft. Lyle was replying to a message when Leo came back. He raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°Why are you so late? That person¡¯s skill is that good?¡± ¡°No one can be weaker than him,¡± Leo folded his feet and put his hands on the back of the seat. ¡°That¡¯s his house.¡± Seeing the black flying vehicle leave, Xi¨¤o Mu sighed long and closed the door. He sat softly on the sofa in the living room. It took him a while to relax and he started to study the personal terminal. After half an hour, he leaned on the sofa and read the information about sentinel and guide carefully. The basic information of the sentinel and guide has been told by Xi Mu and it is simple and clear, but he did not talk about match rate. After a guide is awakened, he/she2 will be sent to Golden Tower as soon as possible, and then he/she will continue to study in Golden Tower until graduation. The Golden Tower holds a graduation ball every year, inviting adult sentinels with military merits or good backgrounds to participate. This is equivalent to a blind date, a sentinel and a guide with a match rate of more than 50 will register for marriage the next day. After the sentinel guide pair are fully ¡®combined¡¯, a link will form between the two and they will recognize each other as their only one. If one party dies, the other party will suffer a great blow even if they didn¡¯t die. Before getting married, the guide must always study in Golden Tower. Only on vacation can one go out occasionally, under strict protection. The school system here is twenty years of education. The first seventeen years are compulsory education. At the age of eighteen, one can go to university and choose a major. The guide will finish their studies at the age of seventeen. The choice of university major depends on their sentinel¡¯s major. The guide is the best assistant of sentinel. Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu secretly rejoiced that no one knew that he was a guide. The conditions of Golden Tower are very good, and the welfare of the guide is also very good. However, Golden Tower clearly regards the guide as an accessory of the sentinel, and there is no freedom at all. Must never let people discover that he is a guide! Xi¨¤o Mu thought while inquiring about spiritual power. It is a pity that there is very little relevant information on the Internet, as many web prompts are only open to sentinels and guides. So Xi¨¤o Mu stopped checking, and instead checked this Xi¨¤o Mu Greene¡¯s school. Imperial Grass Academy is an agricultural school. The students in the school are going to study plant-related majors, such as the Department of Horticulture. He used to be a pediatrician, so he was not very interested in the plant profession. He then proceeded to investigate matters related to the transfer. The transfer is actually an easy process. The education here advocates freedom and you can choose a school at will, as long as you apply before the enrollment of the school is full. Except for universities, applicants for all schools don¡¯t have to take exams and only need to use their speedy hands to quickly grab a spot. He is now 17 years old and needs to register for the second grade of the higher education department. There is no major in the higher education department. Students are free to take the courses they want to learn, find the majors they are good at and like, and prepare for the choice of university majors. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately opened the map of Area A he currently belongs to, marked the location of the Imperial First Hospital, and looked for the school with it as the center of the circle. Soon he found it one ¨C the Imperial Military Academy, it is only 20 minutes away on foot to the hospital, and he doesn¡¯t need to take a public aircraft. Since Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t need to choose a major in the higher education department, he didn¡¯t need to think too much. He quickly checked the school¡¯s updates and glanced at the countdown to enrollment: 13 days. He looked away from the virtual screen, only to realize that the sky was getting dark and his stomach was hungry. Getting up, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to go to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat. Just as he is turning a corner at the sofa, he was taken aback. There is a robot half a human¡¯s height behind the sofa. Suddenly encountering such a thing under dim lighting is really scary. He took a closer look and found that the robot¡¯s eyes part actually is not eyes, but a rectangular black screen, which was similar to the one on the door, but slightly larger. He placed his left wrist on the display, and the blue light flashed in the display, and then a mechanical sound came. ¡°Robot One is here for you, what do you need, Owner?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at it in shock for a while before speaking, ¡°Can you cook food?¡± A flickering blue line appeared on the display screen, and it quickly became a straight line, ¡°The keyword ¡®food¡¯ is detected, do Owner need me to start preparing for dinner now?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± CH 6 Chapter 6 Shy After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he saw the robot turned around and then slid towards the room on the left. He looked down at the robot¡¯s bottom half. It had two feet similar to humans, just that it is installed with wheels. He curiously followed the robot and witnessed the whole process of the robot¡¯s cooking. When a fragrant tomato egg fried rice was placed on the dinner table, Xi¨¤o Mu is already calm. It was getting darker at this time. He looked at the robot and tentatively said, ¡°Turn on the lights.¡± With a flash, the living room was suddenly bright as day, but the robot did not move a bit. Xi¨¤o Mu guessed that it had master control on its body. After eating, he asked the robot about the structure of the apartment and asked some questions about its owner. The only answer the latter answered was ¡®Owner likes to eat tomato egg fried rice¡¯. The structure of the apartment is very simple. The first floor is the living room and kitchen, and the second floor is the bedroom, bathroom, and study room. Xi¨¤o Mu went upstairs and took a look at every room. They were all new to him and didn¡¯t feel familiar at all. This makes Xi¨¤o Mu a little flabbergasted. He wasn¡¯t sure if he suddenly came to this world1 or was reborn into Greene¡¯s body. He needs to find a way to figure it out, otherwise, he really doesn¡¯t know how to face Greene¡¯s relatives. If he is not Greene, then he doesn¡¯t need to care about it at all. If he is, then there will be relatives who raised him. Since he has occupied other people¡¯s body, so he can¡¯t just enjoy without giving anything. Not sure if the military has any monitoring that could show the aircraft that captured Greene throughout the chasing process. If there is, it¡¯s great. As long as the aircraft doesn¡¯t stop and throw people out¡­ Wait, thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt enlightened. As criminals, the captor discovered that they had caught the wrong person so they decided to throw away the trouble. At that time, would they still care about the life and death of this person? Certainly not. The worst case would be trying to hurt him to vent their anger. In this case, when their aircraft passes through no-man¡¯s land zone, even if they throw people out, they will never deliberately land the aircraft and then let the captive out properly. Xi¨¤o Mu remembered clearly that when he came into consciousness, there were no wounds on his body. If he were Greene, this would be unreasonable. So, he is not Greene! A smile raised up on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. He is feeling extraordinarily relaxed as the idea of transmigrating with Brother Hua¡¯s body is more acceptable for him. He turned on his personal terminal and requested to speak with Kain Greene, the father of Xi¨¤o Mu Greene. Soon, Kain Greene¡¯s young face appeared on the virtual screen, completely unlike a father with a 17-year-old son. Kain frowned. Even so, his expression still seemed gentle, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, what¡¯s the matter? You should know that I am very busy.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu recalled what title John called the man with a serious expression. ¡°Major General Greene, I am Xi¨¤o Mu and my surname is Xiao. I am not your adopted son. You made a mistake. I suggest you send someone to find your son quickly.¡± ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, don¡¯t throw tantrums. You¡¯ve always been so well behaved,¡± Kain looked at Xi¨¤o Mu disapprovingly, and he was silent for a moment, ¡°Is it because your genetic matching has no results and you are upset?¡± Not waiting for Xi¨¤o Mu to answer, Kain continued, ¡°I am your father, and every father loves his children, but you must understand that if someone knows that you are my biological son, it will damage the reputation of the Greene family. ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked surprised, he didn¡¯t call to listen to Greene¡¯s secrets. ¡°Major General Greene, did you hear what I said? I said I am not your son. Can¡¯t you see? I have black hair.¡± Kain rubbed his eyebrows, his gentle expression disappeared, and sternly said, ¡°I know you missed your mother. You like black hair. I won¡¯t blame you for dyeing it like this, but don¡¯t say strange things.¡± ¡°Or¡­,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu coldly, ¡°you want to sever ties with the Greene family? If you can deal with both your grandfathers (paternal and maternal) and make sure they don¡¯t cause trouble, I can agree.¡± ¡°No, no,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has a headache, why is this person so stubborn, ¡°I am really not your son.¡± He quickly explained the reason for his analysis, and then looked at Kain expectantly. Kain looked at Xi¨¤o Mu disappointedly, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m as naive as you? No one understood the effect of treatment devices better than our soldiers.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave up his explanation and pointed to his left wrist, ¡°I will figure out how to reset the terminal as soon as possible. I will borrow the apartment for one night, and I will find a way to find a new place tomorrow.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t fool around,¡± Kain scolded. ¡°Did you behave well for the last 10 years just for the rebellion today?¡± He glanced at the lower-left corner. A notification will appear when there was a new message coming in. ¡°I still have something to deal with. Don¡¯t do things that make me angry. Send me a location notice in the apartment every day, otherwise¡­¡± He paused before added, ¡°I don¡¯t think you would be willing to go to the Rebellious Youth Management Center for two weeks.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched Kain disappear on the virtual screen and wanted to curse. He absolutely didn¡¯t hear that wrongly; the last sentence is a threat! He looked at the solo photo of Xi¨¤o Mu Greene on the bedside table and expressed deep sympathy for him. Even after he said so much, Kain didn¡¯t realize that he was not his son, and thought it was his son throwing tantrums. He casually checked the rebellious youth management office that Kain mentioned. Seeing the huge differences between the before and after photos of the young people, his heart tightened up. If these brawny men have been so miserable, won¡¯t it be even worse for a weak chicken like him? Very well, Kain has successfully threatened him. Xi¨¤o Mu got up and went to the bathroom, took a new toothbrush to wash. He¡¯ll just stay here, no biggie. He would definitely find a way to prove his identity and then get his own terminal. The current priority is to make money. He is not going to use Greene¡¯s money. Of course, the balance in Greene¡¯s account is also pitifully small. Early the next morning, he had breakfast and was thinking of going to the Imperial First Hospital. Before leaving, he thought of Kain¡¯s words and sent a location notice to him. Standing at the door of the apartment, he remembered that he didn¡¯t know the way. Hence, he quickly turned on the terminal and query the map. Hmm, this is actually a military management zone. He was a little surprised, but turned to think of Kain¡¯s identity, and felt it¡¯s nothing abnormal. The apartment was eighty kilometers away from the First Hospital and Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned. Recalling how he came to the apartment yesterday, it took about eight minutes. In other words, the speed of the aircraft is almost ten kilometers per minute, which is almost two-thirds of that of modern aircraft. He once again sighed in amazement towards the advancement of science and technology, and then he felt embarrassed. He wouldn¡¯t be able to walk over to the hospital at such a long distance, and the map clearly showed that there was no public aircraft station nearby. The nearest aircraft station is ten kilometers away from here! What made him even more despair was that there were no taxis here. Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless, how can he travel like this? Greene has a flying car, but he is not him so he can¡¯t drive it. Xi¨¤o Mu turned around and looked at the community where the apartment was located. Then he looked down at the schematic diagram of the terminal community, which was one of the districts. There are only ten apartments in this community, and the number of apartments is arranged as one, two, four, two, one2, and the outermost apartments are connected in a quadrilateral shape. Except for the two middle buildings, the rest of the apartments all face the road, which is very convenient for docking aircraft. After closing the terminal, he decided to walk around the community and try his luck, thinking that if he met neighbors who went out, he would ask them to bring him. He hopes to meet good-hearted people, and it is best if they can send him back here afterward as well. Otherwise, he has to walk ten kilometers back. The truth was cruel. Xi¨¤o Mu walked around from the right, and now he walked to the door of the neighbor on the left of Greene¡¯s apartment, without even seeing a person. He was thinking about what to do when a black aircraft landed in his direction. He was taken aback and ran away to make way. He did not leave but looked at the aircraft hopefully. The more he looked, the more familiar the aircraft became. Isn¡¯t this exactly the same as that man¡¯s aircraft yesterday? Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously checked his spiritual filaments and they are all peaceful and unmoving. He breathed a sigh of relief, the aircraft should be just the same model only. However, the next moment, his breathing was stagnant, and the familiar feeling came again. He turned around, and soon he saw the man coming out of the second apartment at the inner row (3rd row). Xi¨¤o Mu instantly went on guard. He controlled his spiritual filament, turned, and ran away. The middle-aged man who went out with Leo saw that, and slapped Leo¡¯s shoulder with a palm, ¡°As expected of my grandson, you are very charming. Look at that kid, he must like you. That¡¯s why he ran away shyly when he saw you.¡± Leo turned his head, ¡°Paternal grandfather, how do you see that he likes me? He is so weak. Isn¡¯t he just got scared off by my strong aura?¡± ¡°Humph, it¡¯s no wonder you haven¡¯t get into a relationship even after you reached 38. Are you blind? Didn¡¯t you see him blushing with shyness?¡± Ren Arnold glanced contemptuously at his grandson. ¡°It¡¯s just that it¡¯s troublesome that he¡¯s not a guide¡­¡± Ren said to himself. Leo placed the military cap on his head, ¡°Grandfather, do you think I would like a weak chicken?¡± He said that he strode towards the aircraft, and Ren yelled at him angrily, ¡°You think everyone is as violent as you? You should just be a bachelor for a lifetime!¡± Leo turned his head, ¡°Grandfather, you shouldn¡¯t be emotional now. Or maybe you want to enter the nursing home?¡± ¡°Bastard, I am the marshal, your boss, and your grandfather. What is your attitude?¡± ¡°Dear Marshal, since you are so energetic, it seems that you don¡¯t need to recuperate. So, the group army¡¯s cross-regiment military exercise can be put on the agenda?¡± Leo raised his eyebrows. Ren held his forehead, ¡°I¡¯m not feeling well. Let me take a break. You guys can discuss the specific planning process of the exercise. I will double-check for errors for you. By the way, don¡¯t forget the thing that Grandpa An Rui asked you to help with.¡± After speaking, Ren quickly returned to the apartment and closed the door. Leo¡¯s expression did not change, and he turned and continued to walk towards the aircraft. ¡°Uhm, please wait.¡± Leo was about to enter the aircraft, and a slightly embarrassed voice came from behind him. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red because he was restraining his spiritual filaments, and at the same time he felt embarrassed when thinking about his running away earlier. Leo turned around, looked at Xi¨¤o Mu thoughtfully. He saw that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face was flushed, his gaze dodging his eyes, and didn¡¯t dare to look at him. Leo must admit that his grandfather was indeed an experienced man. This boy really fell in love with him. There are a lot of people who like him, so Leo doesn¡¯t feel much in his heart anymore. It¡¯s just that he was unexpectedly not disgusted. One needs to know, he has always been disgusted and hated it when he saw weak people expressed their liking. ¡°Don¡¯t like me, I won¡¯t like a weak person like you.¡± Leo has always been straightforward. He doesn¡¯t drag matters and spoke out bluntly. CH 7 Chapter 7 Poisonous tongue Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback by the ¡®accusation¡¯. His first thought was, is it possible that Greene liked this person before this? He quickly explained, ¡°You misunderstood, I am not Greene, I don¡¯t like you.¡± ¡°Coward, why do I care who you are,¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu contemptuously and continued, ¡°You don¡¯t even dare to admit that you like me, do you think I¡¯m blind? Your face is so red. If you don¡¯t like me, then why is your face red? There are so many people who like Laozi1, why don¡¯t you dare to admit it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked dumbfounded. The reason why he blushed was because he wanted to control the spiritual filaments! He felt that his spiritual filaments like this man more than him. Every time they met, the filaments crazily wanted to get closer to him. Of course, this reason cannot be said so he reluctantly blurted out, ¡°You really misunderstood. My face is red because I was running before.¡± In order to convince the man, he added, ¡°My face tends to turn red after exercise.¡± Leo didn¡¯t think he is being narcissistic2, but since the other party didn¡¯t admit it, he couldn¡¯t force him to admit it. He snorted softly and said, ¡°You ran off as soon as you saw me, so why are you looking for me now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the man expectantly and asked, ¡°I want to go to the Imperial First Hospital, are you going in the same direction? Even if it¡¯s not the same direction, can you take me to the public flight station?¡± ¡°This is the reason you use to approach me?¡± Leo disdained and said, ¡°Do you think I would believe that the people living in this apartment don¡¯t have a flying car?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, and he felt that the other party hadn¡¯t listened at all when he said, ¡°I don¡¯t like you¡±. ¡°I don¡¯t know how to fly an aircraft.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu received the look ¡®are you an idiot?¡¯ again. He looked back awkwardly, with an innocent look on his face. He can drive a car alright?! ¡°Let me think,¡± Leo thought for a second, and then said, ¡°You are the so-called ¡®adult baby¡¯ that person said on the internet? Then it¡¯s the correct decision to go to the hospital. Go and check your brain properly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and asked, ¡°Has anyone ever said that you have a poisonous tongue?¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu lightly, ¡°Weak stamina, cowardly, and unable to accept criticism. I just said a few words of truth and that already makes you uncomfortable?¡± He turned around and walked into the aircraft, ¡°Come up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at the man¡¯s back and said, ¡°Thank you, but no need.¡± He turned around and trot towards the public flight station accordingly to the route he checked on the map before. As a pediatrician, he has never had a bad temper. But the man¡¯s repeated mockery and contempt really made him angry. What worries him is that whenever his emotions fluctuated, the control of his spiritual filaments will weaken. He is afraid that he will reveal his identity if he stays next to this man again. This man¡¯s ability is very strong, he knows by looking at the red and blue bars above his head. Both of his physical and spiritual power exceeds 9000, which means Level SS. Even if he doesn¡¯t know much about the strength of this level now, he also knows that this man is very strong. Among the people he has met, this man has the highest number for both bars. Xi¨¤o Mu is almost certain that as long as this man¡¯s spiritual filament probed him slightly, he would certainly recognize his identity as a guide. Leo tsk-ed and jumped down from the aircraft quickly. A few seconds later, he hooked the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s collar and dragged him backward. Xi¨¤o Mu was wearing Greene¡¯s shirt3. The moment Leo pulled at his collar, the top button snapped open and fell to the ground. He hurriedly grabbed his neckline but was forced backward, ¡°Let go! Hey, I said let go, don¡¯t you hear me?!¡± Leo dragged Xi¨¤o Mu to the door of the aircraft before letting go. Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his neck and gasped for breath. Leo leaned against the aircraft door with his hands crossed, and looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You ask me for help. If I agree, I will definitely do it.¡± He pointed his chin towards the aircraft, ¡°Go in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chest fluctuated violently as he glared at the man. A few seconds later, he chickened out and enter the aircraft to sit in the corner seat of the back row. He straightened his shirt and comforted himself, ¡®a wise man submits to circumstances¡¯. He can¡¯t escape and overrun this person. If he got caught once again, all of the buttons on his clothes may get destroyed. Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is being obedient and feel satisfied. He sat down in his usual seat, just beside Xi¨¤o Mu. Crossing his legs, Leo leaned on the back of the chair and looked down at his right hand as he rubbed his fingers together. Tsk, this person is a weak chicken indeed. His skin is so smooth and slippery. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at Leo to prevent him from making any sudden movements while controlling his spiritual filaments. The transparent film in his mind gradually thickened, and his body soon relaxed. He found that as long as there is a film protecting his mind, even if he is close to the man, his reaction will not be too big. But without the film, his heartbeat will speed up and his whole body will be hot. However, when he comes in contact with the man, the protective film will gradually become thinner, which makes him feel uneasy. Fortunately, the several physical contacts previously happened for a short time only. ¡°Excuse me, what¡¯s your name?¡± After thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu decided to note down this person¡¯s name. He will try to avoid any situations where he might encounter him again in the future. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and said unceremoniously, ¡°Your pickup line is too low.¡± Is there a problem with this person¡¯s brain circuit? ¡°I¡¯m not trying to pick you up. Since you helped me today, I want to know your name. I hope I can return the favor when I have a chance in the future.¡± ¡°Return the favor?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°The moment I need you to repay the kindness, I might as well just wait for death. Also, if you want to talk to me more, you¡¯d better say something interesting, don¡¯t ask such stupid things like my name.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but murmur, ¡°Are you a superstar? You said it like everyone should know your name.¡± Leo finally realized that this person really didn¡¯t know his name, and he said in disbelief, ¡°Your ignorance really makes me insightful.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, could it be this person is really a superstar? But what he wears is obviously a military uniform. Xi¨¤o Mu opened his personal terminal. He thought for a moment, and typed in ¡®popularity list¡¯. Staring at the person who appeared on the top of the virtual screen for a while, he then turned to look at the man and asked, ¡°Major General Leo Arnold?¡± ¡°Your brain doesn¡¯t seem to be completely broken.¡± ¡°My brain is very good,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth. ¡°You are really rude to talk like this.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know what a five-year-old child can master. I just reasoned it out.¡± Leo raised his eyebrows. Xi¨¤o Mu decided to ignore Leo. He looked at the screen, and exclaimed in surprise, ¡°You are 38 years old?¡± This man only looked 20 years old to him! Leo asked in dissatisfaction, ¡°What with your tone? I¡¯m 38, not 83. There are many single people at 38, alright?¡± He was too used to his grandfather¡¯s nagging so when he heard of his age, he naturally thought about getting married. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled dryly, ¡°I was just surprised. You look very young. I thought you were about the same age as me.¡± ¡°This flattery is good.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo speechlessly and continued to look at his information. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he became. The identity of this person is great! No wonder he is so narcissistic. Thinking of what Leo said just now about being single, he checked the information about marriage. The life span of the people on the planet is around 300 to 400, and they reach adulthood at the age of 20. After they reach adulthood, they can get married. But for sentinel and guide, they can get married at the age of 17. However, many people do not get married so early, and ordinary people want to enjoy being single. The reason for sentinel and guide not getting married early is because it is difficult to come across a partner with a match rate higher than 50%. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the notes below and saw that a sentinel spiritual state would become more chaotic over time, and the usefulness of the guide pheromone agent would gradually diminish. Unless there is a guide who conducts spiritual treatment frequently for them, it is easy for sentinels to die of a ¡®zoning¡¯ state. The average age of sentinel and guides is much less than that of ordinary people, usually less than 200 years old. Xi¨¤o Mu unconsciously tapped his finger at the word spiritual state. Does this refer to a state where the spiritual filaments are at? ¡°We have reached the hospital.¡± The driver landed the aircraft and reminded. Xi¨¤o Mu regained his senses and quickly thanked the driver. Then he thanked Leo and quickly got off the aircraft. The aircraft took off again soon and Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Doctor Xi Mu. Xi Mu spoke quickly the moment he answered the call, ¡°Very busy, quickly say your purpose.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finished his reply in one breath, ¡°I am Xi¨¤o Mu. I want to continue to work part-time in the hospital and I will do a full day. Can I get 200 star coins a day?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you rich kids are thinking. The summer vacation is the busiest time in the hospital. You go directly to the personnel department.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the hung-up call and shrugged. He had already seen how busy is the hospital before this. The part-time formalities went through very smoothly. He received 2 sets of white coats and a temporary work permit. He went to the staff lounge to change into a white coat and went to the dispatch room to receive the treatment device and walkie-talkie. After that, he started to work. Only then did Xi¨¤o Mu understand why he had received so few patients on the first floor when he was working before ¡ª the first floor is full of sentinels. In his colleagues¡¯ words, even if anyone goes crazy, they won¡¯t fall to death on the first floor. The treatment of sentinel generally does not require a part-timer¡¯s help, but there are too many sentinels who get sick during the summer vacation. The full-time doctor is too busy, so they have to let the part-timers help deal with the physical injuries. Sentinel¡¯s mental confusion symptoms are still handled by a full-time doctor. The spiritual power of each sentinel is different, so the concentration of the sleeping agent and the guide pheromone agent is also different. This is not a work that part-timers can do. Xi¨¤o Mu treated patients according to the schedule while looking for opportunities to give spiritual treatment to patients who had been injected with sleeping pills. He soon made new discoveries. Every time he used his spiritual power for treatment, he would unlock 100 to 500 points from his bar. However, the red bar4 corresponding to his spiritual power above his head will decrease at the same amount as the unlocked value. Spiritual treatment will consume his spiritual power. In the morning, Xi¨¤o Mu treated 5 sentinels. The total value of his spiritual power has become 3400, and the level of his spiritual strength has become D+, but his current spiritual power is only left 1000. When he came to the hospital, his red bar was full, totaling 2200. He looked at the progress bar of the Pin Hold skill and began to worry. This mission to treat 100 sentinels is not simple. In the afternoon, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power recovered 200 points and he looked at the time. It was 2 hours later, that is to say, through natural recovery, he will recover 100 points in 1 hour. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. If he leaves work at 6.00 pm and returns to work at 8.00 am the next day, he could recover 1400 points and that enables him to treat 6 or 7 patients. In this way, before going to school, he can almost activate ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ to the max. However, he soon discovered that things are not that simple. At that time, Xi¨¤o Mu was performing spiritual treatment on a sentinel, and a mechanical sound of the system suddenly appeared in his brain. [Warning! Warning! Spiritual power is lower than 20%, host is in a dangerous state.] The sound startled Xi¨¤o Mu but he concentrated on treating the patient first and exhaled lightly when it¡¯s done. Only then he noticed that he has a slight fever, which is not uncomfortable. It¡¯s like a cold with a low-grade fever. He glanced at his spiritual power bar. His bar limit has now unlocked to a total value of 4000, level D+, but only 700 points are left to use. CH 8 Chapter 8 Not Too Stupid Rubbing his forehead, Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the ward and asked in his mind, ¡°What happens if the spiritual power is lower than a certain value?¡± [Less than 20% = low-grade fever symptoms. Less than 10% = high-grade fever and vomiting symptoms. Less than 2% = automatically enter a protective coma, and will wake up naturally within 24 hours.] Xi¨¤o Mu wrote down these values. At this time, a room number was reported in the walkie-talkie. He stopped thinking about the problem and walked to the elevator. When he got off work at 6.00 pm, Xi¨¤o Mu swiped the temporary work card on the punch card. The next moment after swiping, his personal terminal vibrated and there was a notification. He looked at the newly added 250 star coins in his account and smiled happily. The 50 coins were the remuneration of the previous day, after deducting 50 coins for the bed fee. When Xi¨¤o Mu went back, he spent 5 star coins on the public aircraft. That makes him felt a little distressed, but compared with the 50 coins bed fee, he felt that it was a bargain. After getting off the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu set the destination on the terminal and then began to trot. After running for a kilometer, he stopped and panted labouriously. This body was really too weak. He used to be about the same size as Brother Hua. There was no problem with running 5 laps on the college field, which was 2 kilometers. He panted while supporting himself on his knees, thinking that there were 9 kilometers left, and felt desperate. At this time, the sky was a little darker, and if it continued like this, it would be dark in less than an hour. It¡¯s a shame to say, but Xi¨¤o Mu is afraid of the dark! In the past, whenever he is on the night shift, he will go to the hospital early and after his shift, he will wait until dawn when to return home. What made him even more desperate was that there were no nuts1 in his pocket, and he had no sense of security at all. Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fist and cheered himself up before continued to trot. Soon, he couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. His heart seemed to pop out of his chest, his face was too hot, his hands and feet were cold. [Warning, warning! Physical strength is about to drop less than 10%. After less than 10%, hands and feet will feel soft, and host will have no strength left.] Probably because Xi¨¤o Mu asked for more explanation before this, the system said the effect in more detailed this time. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled bitterly. He still has around 12% physical strength. Even if it is not lower than 10%, he doesn¡¯t have much strength anymore. Feeling discouraged, he sat down in the flowerbed on the roadside and then began to search for a nearby hotel. The result only has one which was a military guest house. Xi¨¤o Mu took a break for 10 minutes and walked to the guest house, secretly hoping that it would be open to the public without being too expensive. He walked very slowly. Fortunately, the guest house was not far away. 10 minutes later, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the door of the guest house. This¡­is such a gorgeous and cool building. Is it alright to call it a ¡®guest house¡¯? It looked way better than any five-star hotels in his previous world Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated. In such a place, his 250 star coins were not enough. He thought for a while and decided to ask anyway. If it is too expensive, he can try to rent the staff¡¯s dormitory. But just as he took a step forward, his body became stiff. Xi¨¤o Mu turned around and saw a familiar black aircraft landed slowly. After a while, Leo jumped out of the aircraft, followed by two more people. One of them walked side by side with Leo, both men were wearing military uniforms. The one beside Leo is wearing an epaulet with 1 star and 1 olive branch2 on his shoulders, while the other person had 3 stars and 1 olive branch on his shoulders. Leo led the major general of the 5th Division to the guest house and said, ¡°You are the earliest person to come. The rest of the major generals will probably arrive tomorrow. We will discuss further tomorrow.¡± ¡°No need to be polite. I am very familiar here, you don¡¯t need to send me over.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just along the way,¡± Leo said before stopping without any explanations and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. The major general didn¡¯t mind that he got ignored and followed his gaze. After that, he glanced at Leo with a grin and led his adjutant into the guest house. Leo strode towards Xi¨¤o Mu, he looked at him with an interrogative gaze, ¡°Are you following me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hands repeatedly, ¡°No, you overestimated me. Besides, I came here before you.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± seeing Xi¨¤o Mu with a sorry appearance, Leo felt that he did overestimate him and said, ¡°Personally came here to bump me, you want to see me that much?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, he almost has no strength to deny, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t know you would be here.¡± To prevent this person from overthinking him into an infatuated stalker in his mind, Xi¨¤o Mu explained, ¡°I just returned from the hospital and got off the public aircraft¡­ I can¡¯t run any further so I want to find a place to rest.¡± Hearing that, Leo was lazy to even show an expression of disgust. ¡°It is forbidden to build public flight stations within 10 kilometers of the military management zone. As far as I know, there is a flight station just 10 kilometers away from your apartment, which is less than 2 kilometers away from here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu embarrassed to admit it, ¡°You are right.¡± ¡°So, you only ran 2 kilometers and can¡¯t stand it anymore?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°You really refreshed my lower limit for weak chicken.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo and couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°I want to be as physically strong as you too, alright? I am feeling helpless too!¡± Leo frowned and said sternly, ¡°Excuses. Even if it¡¯s me, my initial physical fitness is only A-. If you exercise hard since childhood, even if you don¡¯t get D, you should get at least it¡¯s E+.¡± Physical strength at 1000 to 2000 points is E+, but he only has 100 points right now. Xi¨¤o Mu felt very innocent. He has just arrived in this world, how can he get the opportunity to exercise from childhood? ¡°The weak are never truly weak, it just that they didn¡¯t work hard, so their ability is still extremely poor,¡± Leo said with a serious face, ¡°For this kind of person to like me, I feel sick.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo in surprise. He thought Leo disliked him, just because he was weak. It turned out to be because Leo thought he was weak and didn¡¯t work hard. But what does his last sentence mean? Why does he(XM) care how does Leo feel about people who like him3? He is not interested, okay?! ¡°I will work hard in the future,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo with a sincere expression and then he asked expectantly, ¡°Are you going back to the community? Can you give me a ride?¡± Leo said, ¡°You¡¯d better do what you say. Keep up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded quickly and got on the aircraft happily. He quietly glanced at Leo, who was sitting on the other side. He was really handsome. Although his mouth was poisonous, he actually had a good heart. At that moment, Leo opened his eyes suddenly, and Xi¨¤o M quickly tilted his head out of the window, pretending to look at the scenery. Leo humphed. This person keeps saying that he didn¡¯t like him, but he actually likes him so much. See, he peeped at him just now. He thought in his heart, Laozi¡¯s charm is that great. * Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a whole night and made a decision. He asked for leave the next morning to learn to drive the aircraft through the online teaching video from his terminal. Facts have proven that things that can be driven by a 5 old child can¡¯t give him any trouble; he finished learning in less than an hour. Driving the aircraft is particularly relaxed, he just needs to select the destination, the system will automatically select the route and drive automatically, and the driver only needs to deal with special situations. For example, to cooperate with relevant departments for inspection, or if an aircraft temporarily fails in front, the driver needs to do an emergency stop. Xi¨¤o Mu spends most of his time learning traffic rules. Fortunately, the traffic rules are also simple. The black track is the military track, the white is the medical track, the green is the civilian track, and the cyan is the temporary aircraft track4. Each color track has a different speed limit. When the system selected a route, it will try to adjust accordingly to the routes of all citizens traveling at the same time to ensure that there will be no congestion. Xi¨¤o Mu wrote down the main rules and went to the underground parking lot to drive Greene¡¯s aircraft out. He checked the price of an aircraft before, and the cheapest one was 15,000 coins, which he really couldn¡¯t afford. Thinking of Greene, Xi¨¤o Mu was very helpless. He forgot to send a location notice to Kain in the morning, and John immediately sent a message asking where he was. He immediately sent Kain a location, and at the same time emphasized again that he was not Greene, and asked him to send someone to find Greene¡¯s whereabouts. But he only received a sentence as a reply: Stop making trouble. Xi¨¤o Mu drove slowly around the community. When he passed Leo¡¯s house, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. Leo is also a major general, a member of the military department. Knowing that someone has been taken away, Leo wouldn¡¯t leave the matter alone, right? ¡°Someone requested for a call.¡± Suddenly, the flight deck issued a notice. Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little strange5. He pressed the accept button on the left-hand side of the panel, and the voice from the opposite side immediately came, ¡°Please leave your current position as I will land immediately.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked back and saw only the black tinted glass. Thinking of something, he turned his head and pressed a button, and the familiar black aircraft appeared on the display. ¡°Sorry, I will give up my position right away.¡± He awkwardly drove the aircraft to turn left, but he dared not go too fast, and he was relieved when he landed at the entrance of the apartment. ¡°Knock knock¡­¡± The glass on the left was knocked. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and was surprised to see Leo standing outside because he didn¡¯t expect Leo would come out to meet him. He opened the door and jumped out of the aircraft, looking at Leo suspiciously. Leo said, ¡°You are not too stupid, but your speed is too slow. The freehand driving speed should not be less than 9 kilometers, otherwise, it will cause a rear-end collision.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°En, I know. The slowest orbital speed is 9 kilometers.¡± The speed here is calculated by points6. Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°See, you can be better.¡± ¡°This kid, you thought you were leading soldiers?¡± A man walked up from behind Leo and smiled at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Ignore him. He is used to leading soldiers and only knows to use the carrot and stick approach.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stood up straight subconsciously, ¡°Mr.Marshal.¡± Previously when he was checking Leo¡¯s news, Xi¨¤o Mu saw a picture of this person. This is the Imperial Marshal Ren Arnold, Leo¡¯s grandfather, a Level SS sentinel. Ren smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, what¡¯s your name? If I remember correctly, this is the apartment of the Greene family. You belong to the Greene family?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was overjoyed and realized that this was a good opportunity. Who could find someone faster than the marshal? Just as he is about to speak, Leo said, ¡°Grandfather, the cross-group military exercise meeting is held today, you need to come to host it.¡± Ren glanced at the time, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He said to Xi¨¤o Mu again, ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged, this kid has a low EQ. Work harder to chase him and you will succeed, you have my support.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the two who left quickly with a speechless expression. What kind of misunderstandings do you grandfather-grandson pair has for me?! He glanced at Ren¡¯s apartment and felt incredible. He actually lived in the same community as the Marshal. But then again, he remembered that the Marshal¡¯s mansion is actually near the White Tower. But that¡¯s okay. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and decided to visit Ren personally after work. Then he will tell him about Greene and ask him to help investigate. Worried that it would be impolite for him to arrive too late, Xi¨¤o Mu took the time to check the internal communication of Ren¡¯s apartment and made an appointment in advance. Ren¡¯s voice sounded very happy when he accepted his request. Work went smoothly in the afternoon and his spiritual power recovered a lot. Xi¨¤o Mu found a chance to treat 5 people, and the progress of his Pin Hold mission increased again. However, ever since the total value of his spiritual power exceeded 4.000 points and reached Level C, the speed of his spiritual bar unlocking is only half of the previous one after each treatment. Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the game¡¯s leveling system. It is indeed more difficult to level up later on, which was not surprising right now. After getting off work, Xi¨¤o Mu landed the aircraft at the gate of Greene¡¯s apartment and walked to Ren¡¯s apartment. Before he reached the door, a very painful feeling struck Xi¨¤o Mu. The feeling was more excruciating than any patient with mental confusion he encountered in the hospital. CH 9 Chapter 9 Destined guide Xi¨¤o Mu knocked on the door, and soon the door slid open, and a tall sentinel with Level AA strength appeared behind the door, looking at him sharply, ¡°You are?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°My name is Xi¨¤o Mu. I¡¯m here to find the marshal. I made an appointment in the afternoon.¡± He glanced around the room and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Where is the marshal?¡± The feeling that made him uncomfortable didn¡¯t come from this person. That person should be in the house, and he guessed that it was most likely the marshal. ¡°The marshal is in the study, wait a moment.¡± The sentinel said, raising his left hand to connect to the internal line, ¡°Marshal, someone named Xi¨¤o Mu is looking for you.¡± After a while, he frowned, ¡°Marshal?¡± Hearing no response, Xi¨¤o Mu was alerted and couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°Is he unwell?¡± The sentinel¡¯s complexion instantly changed, and he disappeared from the door like a gust of wind. He pushed open the study door and saw Ren behind the desk. He has a painful expression and his gaze was chaotic, so the sentinel immediately took out a guide pheromone agent. ¡®BANG!¡¯ Ren waved his hand irritably, ¡°Go away!¡± Sentinel said anxiously, ¡°Marshal, this is Zorn. You are in a very bad state, and you need immediate treatment.¡± A huge black panther appeared next to Ren and roared at Zorn. Zorn took another guide pheromone agent but was still not allowed to approach. While sending a message, Zorn ran to the door and pulled Xi¨¤o Mu to the study. Xi¨¤o Mu was dragged by the sentinel and staggered all the way. With just one glance, he knew that Ren was in a bad state. The uncomfortable feeling makes him feel disturbed, and his spiritual filaments are raring to go. Zorn handed the guide pheromone agent to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Give the marshal an injection.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, ¡°Me?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Zorn looked serious, ¡°I¡¯m a sentinel and the marshal is not conscious right now. If another sentinel gets closer to him, he will reject the person.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the hospital¡¯s treatment habits and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Don¡¯t you need a sleeping injection?¡± Zorn said, ¡°The marshal hates sleeping injection.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the guide agent and approached Ren. When the tip of the needle was a fist distance from his arm, Ren suddenly reached out and crushed the injection. Then he flung it to the ground. Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback and took a step back, ¡°What should I do?¡± Zorn gritted his teeth, took out a bottle of spray, and sprayed it twice at the manic Ren. After a while, Ren closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair. ¡°This is?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was surprised. ¡°Sleeping spray,¡± Zorn said, ¡°The guide agent injection is not successful, of course, the sleeping injection cannot be used as well.¡± As he said, he stepped forward to give Ren a guide pheromone agent. After that, he asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°The marshal will wake up in about half an hour. Are you leaving first or waiting here?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and replied, ¡°Wait here.¡± Although the uncomfortable feeling has eased, it still cannot be ignored. He is a little worried. ¡°I¡¯ll get the blanket for the marshal, don¡¯t walk around,¡± Zorn said. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Zorn recalled how Ren was excited when Xi¨¤o Mu said he was coming to visit, so he figured that the two should be acquaintances. With Xi¨¤o Mu looking after him, Zorn was relieved and went to the bedroom to get a blanket. After Zorn left the study, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Ren¡¯s frown and couldn¡¯t help but stretch out a very thin spiritual filament. The next moment, he quickly retracted and looked around in shock. In that instant, there seemed to be something around the apartment that attracted him, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. This feeling is no stranger to him, and his reaction is the same every time he sees Leo. The feeling just now didn¡¯t feel as violent when facing Leo, but the feeling came from all around him, which made him very uneasy. Zorn¡¯s expression changed suddenly when he was ready to return with the blanket. What did he feel?! He actually sensed a guide who had a 93% match rate with him! And the person is so near to him! God, he must be dreaming. His spirit animal appeared beside him and ran toward the study in excitement. Zorn was about to run, but his terminal vibrated several times in a row. Zorn was shocked. The 4 messages were from the hidden guards in the surrounding apartments, and they are the people who secretly protected the marshal. His heart beats rapidly, someone attacked the community? When he accepted the calls at the same time, the virtual screen was divided into 4 grids. His teammates said excitedly almost at the same time, ¡°Zorn, did Golden Tower sent a guide to the Marshal for treatment? What is his name? My God, that person is my destined guide!¡± Zorn quickly realized what they meant, ¡°You feel it too?¡± ¡°What do you mean by ¡®too¡¯?¡± One of them said, ¡°Bro, he belongs to me. My match rate with him is 91%.¡± Zorn made swiped twice to connect all teammates¡¯ calls and said in a deep voice, ¡°He and I are 93%.¡± ¡°What? I¡¯m [91%] [90%] [92%].¡± The three voices answered almost simultaneously. ¡°This must be a prank.¡± One of them murmured after a while. Zorn said, ¡°I don¡¯t feel anything now.¡± ¡°Neither did I.¡± The 4 voices neatly replied. Zorn glanced at his spirit animal returned dispirited and frowned, ¡°Maybe some special situation has happened. Everyone should be on alert and report back if there is a problem.¡± He hung up the call, went back to the study. After putting the blanket on Ren, Zorn turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu was very nervous when he saw Zorn and tried to use a joke to relieve the tension, ¡°If you look at me this way, I would think you like me?¡± Zorn said, ¡°Has anyone been here just now?¡± ¡°No, aren¡¯t you in the apartment as well? If someone comes, you will definitely know.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. In his mind, he couldn¡¯t help thinking if Zorn is one of the people who attracted him just now? Zorn stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I felt the presence of a guide just now.¡± He is one of the people! Xi¨¤o Mu stared in amazement, ¡°Guide? Where? I heard that guides rarely go out in Golden Tower. I have never seen them before!¡± Zorn looked away at the guide pheromone agent that had been smashed by Ren before, ¡°Probably not. 5 Level AA sentinels felt a guide¡¯s presence with a match rate of more than 90% at the same time. This sounds like a dream.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart trembled. 5 matches that are more than 90%? Then what is his match rate with Leo? He can feel that he and Leo have the highest match rate. He thought again that he must not be discovered as a guide, it was too dangerous. However, he was a little puzzled. Why was he never found out when he was treating patients in the hospital? Is it because the sentinels who go to the hospital are all below B-grade? It seems that he needs to be more cautious in the hospital in the future. While Zorn is cleaning up the guide pheromone agent, he put some on the tip of his finger and smelled it, but he felt nothing. This is so strange. He clearly sensed that the guide was in this room just now, but there was no trace at all. If he considers other possibilities, there is only the guide pheromone agent, but he just tested the agent and excluded it. He couldn¡¯t help but look suspiciously at Xi¨¤o Mu again. Xi¨¤o Mu secretly guarded himself. When he saw the gray wolf that suddenly appeared and approached him, the corner of his mouth twitched. Does sentinel like to test people like this? He pretended not to see it and asked, ¡°Can I go and sit in the hall? I did a part-time job for a day and was a little tired.¡± Zorn nodded, ¡°Of course.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked over the wolf lying at the door. Then he turned his head and saw that the wolf was gone. He asked, ¡°I¡¯m a bit thirsty. Can you give me a glass of water?¡± Zorn said, ¡°The robot will give it to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thanked him, turned his head, and smiled brightly. He didn¡¯t want to drink water, he just used the movement of turning his head to make sure that he just dispelled Zorn¡¯s suspicion with the way he left the room. Sitting in the living room and holding a water glass, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself. Every time he saw Leo, he would have an obvious reaction, but when there was a protective film in his brain, he felt shielded, like a barrier. He didn¡¯t turn his head and looked at the direction of the study from the corner of his eye. There was no movement there. Xi¨¤o Mu put the water glass on the coffee table and gripped his hands firmly. He concentrated, and gradually, a transparent film appeared on the surface of his mind. Taking a deep breath, Xi¨¤o Mu moved out a very thin spiritual filament. No feeling! His eyes lit up, and sure enough, this film could isolate the spiritual filaments from being detected by the sentinels. The protective film struck Xi¨¤o Mu with a flash of inspiration. If the film can become bigger, big enough to cover both his and the patient¡¯s mind, does it mean that he will not be sensed by the higher level sentinel when he does the treatment? Xi¨¤o Mu became excited by the thought that he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about being discovered in the hospital. Hence, he tried to expand the scope of the film. The film expanded like a balloon and gradually growing outward from his scalp. After a distance of about 5 cm, it stopped growing. Xi¨¤o Mu tried to continue, but his head suddenly became hot, and his brows wrinkled. [Warning warning! Spiritual power is about to fall below 20%] Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback by the warning and quickly checked his red bar. His spiritual power is currently at 20%, which is 1100 points. He remembered clearly when he came over, his bar was at 29%, 1600 points. He asked in his mind, ¡®Will this film consume spiritual power?¡¯ [Building a spiritual barrier needs to consume spiritual power, and the value of the spiritual power is equal to the radius of the barrier. To maintain the spiritual barrier, it costs 1 point of spiritual power per minute] The spiritual barrier should refer to this protective film ba, but the barrier radius¡­ His spiritual power became 500 points lesser when building a spiritual barrier, and the film grew 5 cm above the scalp, so this radius only refers to the distance from the scalp. He raised his hand and gestured forward from the forehead, inwardly guessing that if he needs to treat the patient, their heads should need at least 15 cm of coverage. In other words, if he conducts spiritual treatment for sentinel, and wants to be undetected, he must spend at least 1500 spiritual power to build a barrier. The theory is like this. But imagining placing his head next to the sentinel during treatment, the corners of his mouth couldn¡¯t help but twitch. The distance he can accept is far more than 15 cm, it must be at least¡­40 cm. At the same time, it takes spiritual power to maintain the barrier. It only costs 60 points per hour, and he will recover 100 points per hour, the balance between the two sides is still a positive number. But he has to treat patients to activate skills and unlock the spiritual power bar as well. Xi¨¤o Mu was a little depressed and removed his spiritual barrier. He should only build the barrier when there is danger! Spiritual power is too precious for him now. Just thinking about it, his heart beats rapidly suddenly. Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked, and subconsciously established the smallest barrier, and his spiritual power was immediately reduced by 100 points, leaving only 18%. Turning his head, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo strode into the house. His(L) eyes swept over him with a slight surprise and went straight into the study. After a while, Leo came out and sat down on the other side of the L-shaped sofa. With his feet crossed and his elbows resting on the armrests, Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°What is it? You changed your strategy, and want to please my grandfather first?¡± Leo narrowed his eyes, ¡°Or, you are just making an excuse to see me?¡± CH 10 Chapter 10 Discovery Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the narcissist Leo in front of him and didn¡¯t know what expression he put on for a while. He explained, ¡°You misunderstood, I have a business to find the Marshal.¡± As he said, he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. His spiritual power was less than 20%, making his forehead feel hot as his head was placed in a steamer. It was stuffy and hot, and he was a little dizzy. ¡°Business?¡± Leo raised his eyebrows. His gaze swept through Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face, and he humphed, ¡°You are blushing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Gritting his teeth, Xi¨¤o Mu rushed to Leo quickly and squatted down so that his forehead was against the back of Leo¡¯s hand on the armrest. In an instant, his spiritual barrier thinned, and the spiritual filaments struggled crazily wanted to get close to Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu moved away as soon as he touched the back of Leo¡¯s hand and returned to his original position with a serious look. Then he said, ¡°My face is red because I¡¯m having a fever. I am really not thinking about you.¡± Although Leo is the type he likes, this kind of like is similar to liking idols; just purely appreciation. Leo looked down at the back of his hand. The person had already left, but the warmth of his forehead seemed to remain on it. He leaned against the back of the sofa and put his hands on his feet. ¡°You are more proactive than I thought,¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°but, no next time. I hate physical contact with other people.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Does this person have a filtering system? Anyone saying they don¡¯t like him will automatically be filtered. He thickened the spiritual barrier and calmed down the spiritual filaments. Right now, the distance between them is only 2 meters. Because of the spiritual barrier, his reaction to Leo is almost negligible. Hence, hearing that Leo didn¡¯t like to be in contact with people made him feel happy; it was simply great. In the future, he will immediately establish a spiritual barrier if he saw Leo. Without physical contact, his spiritual barrier will not be affected and his identity will not be exposed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will keep a distance from you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said and shifted his seat to the left; leaving more distance between them. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and closed his eyes to rest. Although this child always tried his best to jump around in front of his eyes, he(XM) was not noisy, not disturbing, not sticky, and lastly, he(L) was not disgusted by him. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu,¡± Ren strode out of the study with a friendly smile and sat down beside Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Sorry for my rudeness earlier, did I scare you?¡± Ren still has memories of when he was mentally confused. Xi¨¤o Mu looked weak, so he is really worried that he would scare Xi¨¤o Mu away. Xi¨¤o Mu could still feel slight discomfort from Ren, but Ren acted like he is fine with a relaxed smile. ¡°Not scared,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Are you well?¡± Ren waved his hand, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s nothing. Relax a bit more, we are at home now so no need to be so polite.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and turned to glance at Leo. He happened to meet Leo¡¯s eyes, so he quickly moved away his gaze. The Marshal said he¡¯s fine, but he thinks he(R) just afraid he will be worried. Leo sat upright, humphed softly to himself. The guy said he didn¡¯t like him, but he peeked at him just now. Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a smile, ¡°You said you have something to ask me. Do you want to ask about Leo? Which year do you want to know1? I will tell you slowly.¡± ¡°Grandfather.¡± Leo gave him a warning look. Ren glared back at Leo, ¡°It¡¯s hard for someone to finally dared to approach you. Give me a good attitude. If you scare away another person again, are you expecting to find a partner from those people who profess love to your pictures online?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: I didn¡¯t approach him! In order to prevent the grandfather-grandson pair from shifting to a topic that caused him headaches, he hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Marshal, I want to ask you for help.¡± Ren turned his head to look at him. Xi¨¤o Mu proceeds to explain that he was not Greene and that he had been misidentified. Then he said, ¡°Greene should be taken away. I want you to help him find him.¡± Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, ¡°Are you an orphan? If Greene is found, then you will have nothing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Well, I want to live as myself and don¡¯t want to pretend to be someone else.¡± He helplessly spread his hands, ¡°I told Major General Greene several times, but he didn¡¯t believe it. He thought his son was just throwing tantrums.¡± Ren asked Leo, ¡°Lyle is in charge of the interstellar guide trafficking case, right?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Yes, not much progress, but I¡¯ll contact him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched Leo raise his left hand and quickly said, ¡°Can you bring up the tracking video? As long as you make sure that they didn¡¯t throw anyone away in the middle of the escape, then you can prove that I am not Greene, and the real Greene has been taken away.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and swiped a few times on the terminal. After a while, he gestured at Xi¨¤o Mu with his chin and said, ¡°We didn¡¯t add each other as friends, so I am unable to share the video directly with you. Come here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was about to get up, when Ren cut in, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you two add each other as friends? You can add now. It¡¯s nothing big anyway, you can watch the video together.¡± Leo ignored Ren¡¯s words. He turned on the video and pulled the virtual screen larger. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly felt like he was watching a movie and stared at the screen. In the video, 3 young people; 2 male and 1 female, were walking on the road when an aircraft suddenly hovered beside them. A man who covered his entire body reached out and grabbed the girl. The girl was pulled backward by the boy in green, while he pushed the boy in white forward at the same time. Hence, the man grabbed the boy in white, pulled him into the aircraft effortlessly, and then quickly left. Upon seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fists. The boy in white is Xi¨¤o Mu Greene. He was not mistaken as a guide and captured, but he was a substitute for someone else. The aircraft flew to a remote place. Then, 3 tall men and Greene could be seen transferred to a smaller earthy gray spacecraft and proceeded directly to Zone F. At the end of the screen, almost in the blink of an eye, the earthy gray spaceship disappeared. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. During the whole process, the spacecraft did not stop for a moment and did not throw anyone out. ¡°Can pass the video to¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned to ask if he could pass the video to Kain, but when he saw Ren and Leo staring at the screen with serious expressions, he shut up subconsciously. Leo furrowed his eyebrows and his expression was almost fierce. He swiped at the screen and in the video, 5 seconds before the spaceship disappeared was cut out separately and replayed back slowly frame by frame. Ren murmured, ¡°It¡¯s exactly the same.¡± After he finished speaking, his expression stunned fierce, ¡°I¡¯ll contact Louis.¡± Leo turned off the video, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at him nervously. Just now, he could feel the uncomfortable feeling that Leo passed to him. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that he was in a state of mental confusion, but he couldn¡¯t understand why. Leo obviously looked fine before this. Is there any problem with this video? Leo rubbed the bridge of his nose, and when he lowered his hand, he threw a swear word, ¡°Is Lyle blind? He didn¡¯t notice anything wrong.¡± As he talked, he went to contact Lyle again and fiercely scolded, ¡°Have you seen the video where Xi¨¤o Mu Greene is captured? Are your eyes grown on your face just for symmetry purpose?¡± Lyle was stunned. He knew Leo, and know that he is furious right now, so he furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? There are 2 other people captured on the same day as Greene. Both were guides. Since Greene was found, my followers doing the follow-ups for his case. As for me, I am looking for the 2 guides. Golden Tower put a lot of pressure on us.¡± Leo took a few deep breaths and restrained his temper, ¡°Send me the tracking videos of the other 2 guides.¡± Lyle looked at the hung-up call with an inexplicable expression. Then he quickly posted the video to Leo. Thinking of something, he stood up all of a sudden. ¡°My dear, en, I missed you. We found a clue, come back first, alright¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched Ren hang up the call with a gentle face, and was shocked. Is this the Marshal? This is clearly a young man in love! After Ren hung up the call, he wiped his face and said, ¡°Louis will be back soon,¡± he turned his head to Zorn, who acted as an invisible man, ¡°Contact Golden Tower and ask them to arrange a guide doctor for me.¡± ¡°Grandfather,¡± Leo glanced at him worriedly. Then he asked with a sneer, ¡°Can those trash in Golden Tower enter your spiritual state?¡± Ren helplessly spread his hands, ¡°We can always try,¡± he looked at Zorn, ¡°We should get in touch with the Association of Pharmacists too, and them to prepare more advanced medicine.¡± Zorn nodded. Leo played the other 2 videos he received and closed the terminal, ¡°It¡¯s not the same.¡± Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I will help you contact Major General Greene. You should be able to recover your real identity soon.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Thank you, Marshal.¡± Ren patted Xi¨¤o Mu on the shoulder, ¡°No, I should thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is puzzled, but judging from their previous behaviors, they should have found some important clues in the video. He didn¡¯t ask too much. With their identity, things that can make them nervous must be big. Ren asked again, ¡°You are an orphan, so where did you live previously?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a fixed place to live. I work everywhere and live everywhere.¡± Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, ¡°To think that there are still wanderers in the empire. After you move out of the Greene apartment, where are you going to live?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but worry about the issue as well. He thought for a while and said, ¡°I work part-time in the hospital, so I can stay in the hospital temporarily. When the school starts, I will live in the school.¡± Ren sighed, ¡°What a pitiful little guy. Have you applied for social assistance?¡± ¡°Social assistance?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu leaned forward, ¡°Can I apply? How much assistance can I get each month?¡± ¡°You are not an adult, and you don¡¯t have a guardian. Of course, you can apply. Social assistance is subsidized at 1,000 coins per month, but after you started working as an adult, you have to pay it back,¡± Ren said, ¡°You haven¡¯t applied for it? How did you live before?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu scratched his head awkwardly, ¡°I don¡¯t remember very clearly. I had a brain injury when I woke up, and I forgot most things.¡± Hearing that makes Ren felt that Xi¨¤o Mu is even more pitiful. After thinking about it, he looked at his weak appearance and suggested, ¡°Why don¡¯t you come to live with me? After Louis comes back, I don¡¯t have much time to live here.¡± ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly waved his hand, gratefully said, ¡°Thank you, Marshal.¡± Ren had some scruples at first, but when Xi¨¤o Mu refused, he persuaded, ¡°Just live here. There are many vacant rooms in the house. You are about to start school, and you won¡¯t be staying for many days here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the hospital bed fee and couldn¡¯t help but be moved. His salary before the start of school will be almost 2,500 and if the bed and car fees were deducted, it might be less than 2,000. Although the school does not require tuition fees, it does require accommodation fees. He forgot to check the accommodation fees of the Imperial Military Academy. Besides, he also needs to eat. When he started school, he can¡¯t go to the hospital except on weekends. Not sure if he can find other part-time jobs. ¡°Thank you, Marshal, then I will bother you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat upright and thanked Ren formally. Early the next morning, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal identity information was locked. To get the terminal unlocked, he had to go to the Citizen Information Collection Institute. He searched for the route, closed the door, and walked slowly towards the flight station. ¡°Come up.¡± A black aircraft stopped beside him, and Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to see Leo leaning on the back of the chair lazily with his legs folded, looking sideways at him. CH 11 Chapter 11 Exposed Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback and hurriedly ran over. He sat down by the window farthest from Leo, and thanked him with a smile, ¡°Thank you.¡± With a flying car, he can go to his destination much faster without getting tired. Leo waved his hand casually, ¡°It¡¯s along the way, I¡¯m going to the guest house.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu still remembers that Leo brought a person of the same rank as him to the guest house. He guessed that Leo had a business matter to discuss and consciously said, ¡°I¡¯ll go down to the guest house too.¡± The remaining journey to the flight station is less than 2 km, which is not far. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu; quite sensible. ¡°Which district did you wander in before this?¡± Leo asked suddenly after being quiet for a while. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo innocently, ¡°I don¡¯t remember. The doctor said that I was found in Zone F, so it should be in Zone F ba.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Zone F? Can you even survive a day there?¡± He narrowed his eyes. ¡°I investigated you and found no clue. You simply appeared in Zone F out of thin air.¡± He tapped his finger on the armrest of the seat, ¡°Or, you are not from the Empire. You illegally smuggled into the Empire?¡± Being suspected, Xi¨¤o Mu sat upright and looked serious, ¡°I don¡¯t remember. Maybe I am, maybe I¡¯m not, I forgot it all.¡± Since he came into this world suddenly and has no reasonable identity at all, Xi¨¤o Mu could only insist that he had forgotten everything and start a new life again. Leo stared at him, and he openly let Leo stare his fill. He just wanted to live well in the Empire, and he didn¡¯t have any bad intentions. Finally, Leo looked away and said, ¡°You better said the truth. If I find out that you have any bad ideas, I can pinch you to death with one hand.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo¡¯s hands subconsciously. His hands were big and his five fingers were slender and strong. Then Xi¨¤o Mu touched his pale and tender neck, he doesn¡¯t doubt Leo¡¯s words. ¡°It¡¯s all the truth, I have no bad ideas.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said seriously. ¡°We have arrived,¡± The driver said. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced outwards. This was the entrance of the guest house. Leo jumped off the aircraft, and he jumped off to follow immediately, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu. His skin was particularly white, even dazzling under the sun, Leo thought; like a soft bun. ¡°The meeting here ends at 6.30 pm.¡± After Leo finished speaking, he turned to enter the guest house. Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and became happy. What Leo meant was that if he gets here at 6.30 pm, he could hitch a ride home? Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time and trot briskly to the flight station. Soon, he couldn¡¯t continue to run and could only walk slowly. After 25 minutes, Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the flight station. He sighed slightly, if he kept this speed, he could catch up with the free ride in the evening. The process to register for a new terminal was handled very smoothly, but the part to take samples of his blood and gene which will be kept in national record took some time to process. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have any money to buy a new terminal. The terminal was given by the Empire, and it was quite functional, similar to a modern computer. Looking at the personal information on the terminal, the corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth curled up. This is the ID that belongs only to him. After setting up the terminal, Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to the hospital. When he arrived at the hospital, it is almost 10.00 am, which means he took only 2 hours of leave. For the remaining 2 hours, he could still get the 50 coins wages. The dispatching room was so busy that the staff didn¡¯t ask too much when he saw him. The staff only urged him to change into his white coat and hurry to work. Xi¨¤o Mu put on the walkie-talkie and held the treatment device in his other hand. Then he said while buttoning his shirt, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is free.¡± ¡°1003.¡± As soon as the words fell, a ward number was reported in the walkie-talkie. After Xi¨¤o Mu treated 6 patients consecutively, he finally heard the room number on the first floor in the walkie-talkie. He glanced at his remaining spiritual power, which was more than 2,500 points. It means he has recovered more than 1,500 points from last night to now. He did a mental calculation; right now the limit of his spiritual power bar has been unlocked to 5,500. That means his minimum safety value is 1,100 points. He can use more than 1,400 points, but with the increase of treatment for the sentinels, his spiritual power will unlock more, and the safety value will also increase. To avoid accidents, he decided to give spiritual treatment to only 3 sentinels today. There is not much time left in the morning, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s plan is only carried out ? of it. He is not in a hurry. There is a lot of time in the afternoon. It is not difficult to find 2 sentinels who will be taking sleeping medicines. About 2 minutes before noon, when Xi¨¤o Mu came out of a ward, a staff¡¯s voice came from the headset, ¡°End work, change shift.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his wrists and walked towards the lounge. A part-time worker like him works 2 shifts; 1 in the morning and another in the afternoon. Then he has an hour to eat lunch and rest at noon. When he reached a corner, someone coming quickly from the opposite direction ran into him. The bump caused Xi¨¤o Mu to stepped back several steps, and he held on to the wall to stabilize his body. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Xi Mu¡¯s face was grumpy, and he was about to curse out. However, seeing Xi¨¤o Mu holding on to the wall, he swallowed his original words, he asked about Xi¨¤o Mu instead. Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head in depression, ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡± Doctor Xi Mu is just an ordinary person but when they ran into each other, Xi Mu didn¡¯t budge at all. Instead, Xi¨¤o Mu took a few steps back. He was¡­too weak. Doctor Xi Mu waved his hand, ¡°Go to eat now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and took the elevator to the lounge. After Xi¨¤o Mu left, Doctor Xi Mu turned his head and said to the middle-aged man in a suit next to him, ¡°I already said no, that means I don¡¯t have it. The guide pheromone agents used by our hospital are all standardized. I did not use any new type of guide pheromone agents.¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± the man denied. ¡°If it¡¯s just 1 or 2 cases, it can be said to be a coincidence. Now there are more than 10 people. The thread in the sentinel¡¯s forum that talked about the new guide pheromone agent has accumulated more than 10,000 posts.¡± ¡°Director Jones,¡± Xi Mu was extremely annoyed, ¡°All the guide pheromone agents we used are sent from the hospital. Rather than asking me, it is better to investigate the guide pheromone agent storage room.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been investigated,¡± Jones then added, ¡°Those patients¡¯ spiritual state was like a brand-new state, and almost all of them were patients under your care. If you didn¡¯t use any new type guide pheromone agent in private, could it be you are actually a guide, and you secretly gave them spiritual treatments?¡± Xi Mu stopped abruptly, pointed at himself, and smirked, ¡°Do you think I am such a weak creature like a guide?¡± Recalling the scene where Xi Mu bumped Xi¨¤o Mu into taking a few steps back, Jones shook his head quickly. He smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just kidding,¡± then he persuaded with all his heart, ¡°Dr. Xi Mu, a new type of medicine with such a good effect is a boon for all sentinels. I assure you that as the creator of the formula, you will definitely be acknowledged as the sole owner, and no one can pretend to be you.¡± ¡°The patent of the formula is also yours. You can sell it to any pharmaceutical company freely. Of course, our Pharmacy Research Institute will research the formula and pay you the corresponding fee. Other than that, we will never let your research be stolen.¡± He said in a seductive tone, ¡°As you can imagine, this is a huge asset.¡± Xi Mu squeezed the bridge of his nose. He can¡¯t remember how many times he repeated, ¡°I didn¡¯t use any new guide pheromone agent. I am just a doctor. I don¡¯t have a hobby of studying guide pheromone agents, and I don¡¯t usually do experiments.¡± He turned his head and spat a swear word, this Jones has been pestering him all morning. He went to work for less than an hour, and Director Jones of the Pharmacy Research Institute called for him. It is said that someone posted on the sentinel¡¯s forum that the First Hospital has developed a new type of guide pheromone agent, which worked better than any guide¡¯s spiritual treatment. After that, their spiritual state would feel like a brand-new life. And he only managed to work less than an hour, as Jones investigated the guide pheromone agent of the hospital, and checked all the staff in charge, to no avail. In the end, Jones discovered that almost all the dozen sentinels who acknowledged the post were handled by him. That¡¯s why Jones suspected that he had developed a new type of guide pheromone agent, but only used it secretly and did not announce it. Listening to what Jones said just now, he(J) probably thought that he(XM) is afraid that his credit will be robbed by his superiors as he is a small doctor. Jones frowned and looked at Doctor Xi Mu, ¡°This is illogical. You have seen it yourself. All the dozen sentinels have released a before-and-after comparison image of their spiritual state. Moreover, they have only received treatment in your hospital during that period.¡± Xi Mu nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve seen it, and I¡¯m also very surprised. I suggest you gather them together and check their physique carefully. It might be something about their body.¡± He affirmed again, ¡°I don¡¯t have any new guide pheromone agent.¡± Jones spread his hands helplessly, ¡°Well, I will check them as soon as possible, but I remain suspicious of you. I promise you that your glory will not be replaced by anyone. Our research institute respects every researcher.¡± Xi Mu watched Jones leave, and couldn¡¯t help rolling his eyes; what a stubborn mule. He glanced at the time and returned to his office. He ordered a lunch then sat on a stool thoughtfully. This incident was very strange. A sentence Jones said suddenly appeared in his mind, ¡®Could it be that you are actually a guide and gave them a spiritual treatment?¡¯ Doctor Xi Mu stood up abruptly, he had a bold guess in his heart that there is a guide in the hospital. At the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu was eating lunch in the lounge. Temporary colleagues changed every day, so everyone ate their meal and played with their terminal, and there was no communication between them. ¡°Is it true?¡± A short man on the right put his chin on the shoulder of a big man sitting on the stool and looked at his virtual screen. The big man released his chopsticks and tapped the screen, then retracted his hand to continue eating, ¡°There are the images of their spiritual state before and after as comparison, it should be true.¡± ¡°Our hospital is really amazing, to research out such a powerful new guide pheromone agent.¡± The short man sighed. ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s strange that the hospital didn¡¯t announce it in public, and there were only a dozen beneficiaries.¡± The big man was puzzled. The smaller man nodded in agreement, ¡°This sentinel¡¯s forum is about to explode because of this post. Believe it or not, we will get busier and busier soon.¡± The big man wailed, ¡°I don¡¯t like dealing with those arrogant sentinels. If I get beaten accidentally, it hurts like hell.¡± Since hearing the words ¡®spiritual state¡¯, Xi¨¤o Mu has been paying attention to their conversation. Upon hearing this, he opened his terminal and searched the sentinel forum. After entering the forum, at a glance, he saw the hot post stickied on the top in red and bold wordings, ¡°Imperial First Hospital has a new type of guide pheromone agent, and the effect is amazing. ¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the post, set the post to slide up automatically. Then he read the thread while eating. After seeing the before-and-after comparison images sent by the sentinels of their spiritual state, he gradually tightened his hold on the chopsticks. He has an impression of these people, and they are the ones to whom he gave the spiritual treatment. Xi¨¤o Mu became nervous and scrolled the post to the end. Every post was copied and pasted: I will go to the First Hospital for treatment immediately. Closing his terminal, Xi¨¤o Mu began to wonder what to do. Suddenly thought of something, he turned his head and looked around; he forgot an important thing. Is there any CCTV in the hospital ward? Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and put his lunch box in the recycling area. Then he opened the terminal again and searched in the input box, CCTV in the Empire First Hospital. CH 12 Chapter 12 Making medicine Staring at the search results on the screen, Xi¨¤o Mu skipped a series of introductions about hospital monitoring equipment and focused on the key points. In order to ensure the patient¡¯s safety and their privacy, the hospital does not have monitoring in the ward. There is only monitoring on both sides of the corridor, which can monitor everyone who enters the ward. Doom! Xi¨¤o Mu cursed in his heart. If it is confirmed that the hospital does not have a new type of guide pheromone agent, someone will definitely suspect a guide hidden in the hospital. As long as someone checks the monitoring, they will find out that he has been in all the wards of those sentinels who acknowledged the forum post. Calm down, don¡¯t panic! Xi¨¤o Mu closed his terminal and tried to calm himself down. No one doubts him yet, he can still think of a way. If he is found to be a guide, he will be forced to enter the Golden Tower and get assigned to a marriage with a stranger. He can never let this happen! Xi¨¤o Mu hopes that no one can think of checking the monitoring system, but he knows that there aren¡¯t many fools in this world! It was only a matter of time before someone realized that the same person has entered all of those sentinels¡¯ ward. So, is there any way to prevent them from suspecting that he is a guide who has been giving the sentinels spiritual treatment? Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes, and thought. After a while, he opened his eyes. That¡¯s it, guide pheromone agent. Just as how someone suspected that the hospital has a new type of guide pheromone agent, as long as he has a good guide pheromone agent or any type of medicine that can treat mental confusion, he can use this as an excuse to remove his suspicion as a guide. However, where to find this kind of medicine? Xi¨¤o Mu has no money and doesn¡¯t know how to make it himself. It would be nice if he could do it. Thinking of this, a familiar mechanical sound suddenly came from his mind. [Congratulations, host. Activating life skills: Manufacturing type ¨C Medical skill] The notification caused Xi¨¤o Mu to freeze for a moment. He opened the system panel and saw that the life skills panel was slightly glowing. Tapping on the panel, he can see the medical skill icon was shining with a light green light. He looked over and saw a line of explanation that appeared next to the medical icon. [The initial skill level is Level 10. Once successfully created a medicine, gain 1 experience point. The next upgrade level is Level 20, which requires 100 experience points.] When Xi¨¤o Mu looked down, there is a progress bar at the bottom of the medical icon. The bar looked like this ¨C the number 10 is stated at the top left of the bar, while the number 20 at the top right of the bar. In the middle of the bar is 0/100. At the same time, there is a smaller icon on the right side of the icon, which says: Primary basic recipe. He checked the icon, and a long line of familiar medicine names immediately appeared on the panel. Two vertical bars were displayed side by side. Except for the top two medicine names lighted up, the rest were greyed out. On the left vertical bar says ¡®Low-grade healing pill¡¯1 (Material: Rhubarb 2g): Instantly recover 100 points spiritual power, with an interval of 2 hours per usage. On the right vertical bar says ¡®Low-grade boost pill¡¯2 (Material: Liquorice 2g): Instantly recover 100 points physical strength, with an interval of 2 hours per usage. Xi¨¤o Mu looked down and found that the middle-grade and top-grade pills were all greyed out. There were no descriptions, only stated that the medical skill level limit was 20 and 30. He immediately understood that when his medical skill level reached Level 20, he could make middle-grade healing and boost pill. Then when his level reached 30, he could make high-grade ones. The lowest value of spiritual power in this world is 100 points, Level E. For sentinels, they are at least more than 500 points. The effect of the Low-grade healing pill is far from enough for him. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know how much spiritual power the middle-grade pill can recover, but it is at least more than 100, so he should raise his skill level to Level 20 as soon as possible. Thinking of the sudden activation of his life skill, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°How to activate life skill?¡± [It is automatically activated when the host wants a certain skill. After activating a skill, you need to raise the skill to the full level before you could learn another life skill.] Hearing that, the corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Similar manufacturing type skills include casting, cooking, and sewing. If he accidentally thought of wanting to learn cooking or sewing clothes, he didn¡¯t know how long he would have to wait to learn medical skills. Moreover, after careful consideration, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that the most useful thing for him to live in this world is medical skills. Although it is the era of mecha, and casting is the most practical skill, he needs to conceal his identity as a guide, and his physical strength is like a weak chicken. Hence, medical skills are the most suitable option for him. Thinking back to the food made by household robots and the button that got pulled apart by Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu said in his heart, this is dangerous. He ignored the boost pill for restoring physical strength and focused on the healing pill, which was used to restore spiritual power. The material needed is rhubarb 2g, which means that one pill requires 2 grams of rhubarb. His skill experience points need to reach 100 to upgrade to Level 20, which means that at least 100 units of low-grade healing pill are required. Therefore, he required 200g of rhubarb. Xi¨¤o Mu did not delay and immediately opened his terminal to enter the imperial online trading market, and input rhubarb in the search box. Looking at a series of shops, he sighed slightly. Fortunately, this world has Chinese medicine, otherwise, it will be over for him. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced around and found that the price of rhubarb in each store was the same, all of which were 500 star coins per catty, which was equivalent to 1 star coin for 1 gram. Looking at the balance of more than 300 star coins in his account, Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and bought 220 grams of rhubarb. The extra 20 grams is for backup, in case he failed the production at the beginning. Xi¨¤o Mu filled the hospital¡¯s address as the delivery address and paid the order. He looked at the time, there was a little more than 5 minutes left to 1.00 pm. He got up, went to the bathroom before starting his second shift. At 1.30 pm, there was a message from the dispatching room that his express order has arrived. Xi¨¤o Mu was very surprised because he didn¡¯t expect the delivery speed to be so fast. He didn¡¯t hesitate and took the package, which he also asked for leave at the same time. Xi¨¤o Mu must prepare the pills as quickly as possible; the slower he is, the more dangerous his situation is. The staff in the dispatching room was very dissatisfied with Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s emergency leave. However, seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu seemed rushed, he approved the request for leave. Xi¨¤o Mu took the package, thanked the staff, and trot out of the dispatch room. Doctor Xi Mu was about to enter the dispatch room when they almost collided. Xi Mu reacted quickly and moved a step to the right. Xi¨¤o Mu apologized in embarrassment, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Then he continued to walk outside. Doctor Xi Mu grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°Where are you going in a hurry?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I have something to do, and I have asked for a leave.¡± Hearing that, the doubts in Doctor Xi Mu¡¯s heart became greater, and he turned to study Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s appearance up and down. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s long black hair was tied behind his head, his face like a polished jade, and his features are exquisite. His figure is petite, and his skin is pale and tender; completely a standard guide¡¯s appearance! It¡¯s just that he couldn¡¯t understand one thing. He had done a physical examination on Xi¨¤o Mu before, and he was clearly not a guide. Besides, the quantum receptors on his terminal did not respond. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was chilled by Xi Mu¡¯s gaze. Could it be Xi Mu found out something? Doctor Xi Mu pulled Xi¨¤o Mu with him and said, ¡°Come with me to the office.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was even more agitated, ¡°I have something urgent, can I not go?¡± ¡°Not going?¡± Xi Mu sneered, looking back at Xi¨¤o Mu before adding, ¡°If you don¡¯t go, I will tell everyone about your secret.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart trembled upon hearing that and did not speak anymore. He followed Xi Mu and entered the office; secretly guessing what clues he had in his hand. Xi Mu closed the door and leaned against the door panel, ¡°Say it, are you a guide?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked puzzled, ¡°Guide? Didn¡¯t you say that I am not a guide?¡± Xi Mu said, ¡°Uh, I don¡¯t understand this, but,¡± he paused and continued, ¡°you have treated those sentinels in that post, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t remember, but it should be on my work record if you want to check.¡± In a matter of fact, almost none of those sentinels were assigned to him. Xi¨¤o Mu had concerns and worried that his work records would expose him. It¡¯s just that he forgot about the CCTV! Thinking of this, he couldn¡¯t help sighing ¨C ¡®a hundred of precautions but still missed one¡¯3. But think about it again, if he didn¡¯t treat the patient¡¯s mental confusion, his spiritual power cannot be unlocked, and his skill activation progress will not increase. In order to live well, he must have the ability. It¡¯s a fact that Xi¨¤o Mu understood a long time ago. Therefore, even if he knows that there is a monitoring system, he will still do it, but he will be more cautious and make extra movements to confuse the tracking. Xi Mu was silent for a while before saying, ¡°That¡¯s alright. If all those patients were under you, the people from the research institute won¡¯t just look for me.¡± He raised his eyebrows and stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression, ¡°When I am free tonight, I will check the surveillance camera. Say, do you think there will be the same person who went in and out of these wards?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fingers. Since Xi Mu is saying that, it means that he hasn¡¯t watched the recording from the surveillance camera yet. Right now, he¡¯s just suspecting him. Xi¨¤o Mu followed the flow of Doctor Xi Mu¡¯s words and nodded, ¡°It should be,¡± he tilted his head in distress, ¡°and it may be me.¡± Instantly, Xi Mu jumped up and stood upright, ¡°It¡¯s really you? You gave them spiritual treatment?¡± ¡°How is it possible?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the doctor and said, ¡°I am not a guide, how can I do spiritual treatment, but¡­ I think they looked uncomfortable, so I gave them some medicines.¡± This is the plan that Xi¨¤o Mu thought of. And it¡¯s okay to say it in advance so that he dispels Xi Mu¡¯s suspicion. ¡°You can make medicine?¡± Xi Mu was surprised to hear that, as he didn¡¯t expect this to be the reason. But after thinking about it, it feels reasonable. After all, if Xi¨¤o Mu is a guide, he couldn¡¯t think of the reason why he couldn¡¯t detect it. Xi¨¤o Mu has not made any medicine yet, and he doesn¡¯t know what the result will be. He solemnly said, ¡°I promised to keep it secret, so I can¡¯t tell you. I have an urgent matter to go out now,¡± he paused, his tone relaxed as he added, ¡°Can you keep the secret for me if those people didn¡¯t think to check the surveillance camera?¡± ¡°Hey, do you think they are all idiots? According to the procedure, the surveillance camera should be checked latest by tonight,¡± Xi Mu snorted, ¡°But they keep harassing me earlier, so I suggested that they check those sentinels¡¯ body condition. Hence, they are spending some time doing experiments at the moment. Otherwise, they will be checking the monitoring now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not expect an incident like this to happen which provided him with time to make medicine, and said gratefully, ¡°Thank you.¡± Doctor Xi Mu glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°It¡¯s useless to thank me. What you did will definitely be exposed. Although the medicine you gave to the patients doesn¡¯t conform to the hospital¡¯s regulations, nothing bad has happened to the patients. And with the medicine you have, no one will hold you back. It¡¯s just that it will be hard for you to hold on to the prescription.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the prescription for the low-grade healing pill and the corner of his mouth twitched. 2g of rhubarb, whoever wanted it can take it. ¡°I have to go now,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I will cooperate when I¡¯m exposed.¡± Xi Mu waved his hand, ¡°I thought you were a guide earlier. That gave me a scare.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and left the office. While waiting for the elevator, he suddenly remembered that he had no personal space to work on the medicines. Where to go then? The marshal¡¯s apartment is definitely not a good place. The marshal is too powerful, and several Level AA sentinels are guarding nearby, it is too easy for him to get spotted. After thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu entered the elevator but did not go downstairs, and went to the balcony on the top of the hospital instead. It¡¯s the farthest location from the first floor. Every floor above the first floor is full of ordinary people and no one will disturb him. It¡¯s a good place. He opened the package and took a look at the rhubarb. The quality was pretty good. Xi¨¤o Mu sat down cross-legged and opened the system panel. Recalling how the process to make medicines in the game, he looked at the medical icon. [Start making medicine? Yes/No] He mentally tapped at ¡®Yes¡¯. [Lacking tool ¡®Big Medicine Mortar¡¯, medicine cannot be made.] Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his face. As expected of a game system, my god, they even included the tools as one of the requirements. CH 13 Chapter 13 Selling medicines Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the words ¡®Big Mortar¡¯ and was very worried. He didn¡¯t know if there was such an ancient medicine-making tool in this highly technologically advanced place. He opened his terminal and searched for a large medicine mortar. The result popped up 2 stores, and both were not pharmacies, but antique stores. Their price is the same, 100 star coins. He browsed around in the store and saw that the big medicine mortar was the cheapest of all products. At the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s account is only left with a little more than 100 star coins. With a painful expression, he placed an order for a mortar and filled in the delivery address as the entrance of the hospital. Looking at the balance of less than 100 star coins, Xi¨¤o Mu slapped his forehead; he forgot to apply for social assistance. Thinking of money, he quickly inquired about the accommodation fee of the Imperial Military Academy. The accommodation fee is divided into 3 levels; 20,000 coins per semester for single rooms, 10,000 coins for double rooms, and 5,000 coins for quadruple rooms. ¡®Why is it so expensive?! Why not stay in the hospital then?!¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu thought. It is a pity that the Imperial Military Academy adopts militarized management, which means students are not allowed to leave the school except on weekends, which means that they must stay in the school. While he worked part-time in the hospital, he had already learned that minors can only work part-time during holidays. Institutions like hospitals and all companies do not recruit minors during the non-holidays period. Especially in the compulsory academic years before the age of 18, young people have to go to school to study. It¡¯s probably only wanderers are special cases. The only way is to raise money right now for accommodation. Xi¨¤o Mu submitted an application for social assistance online while thinking about the ways. As long as the checking is passed, he will receive a 1,000 coins subsidy every month. With 10 days left before school starts, his part-time at the hospital can earn 2,000 coins, which means he is 2,000 short from the lowest accommodation fee. Not sure if the school accommodation fee can be paid in installments, or¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes fall on the rhubarb. The medicine he makes can be sold for money, right? Although low-grade medicine can only restore spiritual power at 100 points, it can be taken once every 2 hours. For the weaker sentinel, taking it 5 times a day will restore their power to full value. At present, the cheapest guide pheromone agent on the market costs 1,000 coins. He only sells one-tenth of the price, which is 100 coins each. The medicines should be able to sell, right? Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t be sure, but even if he sells it at 20 coins each, he still can get 2,000 star coins for 100 low-grade healing pills. This thought gave Xi¨¤o Mu peace of mind when he thinks about it. 20 minutes later, Xi¨¤o Mu went downstairs to receive the mortar, and then returned to the top floor. Then he opened the system panel and look at the medical icon. [Do you want to start making medicines?] Xi¨¤o Mu directed his mind to the word ¡®Yes¡¯. At the next moment, as if he is guided by some kind of force, Xi¨¤o Mu naturally poured the rhubarb into the big medicine mortar. Holding the medicine pestle, he started pounding on the medicine. In the process of pounding the medicine, his spiritual filaments were divided into countless branches and penetrated the medicine. Soon, the rhubarb changed its shape, and it was divided into 110 parts evenly and displayed three-dimensionally in the big medicine mortar. Xi¨¤o Mu thought while doing the action, ¡®this is not in accordance with physics; a lot of rhubarb are floating!¡¯ He stopped pounding the medicine and concentrated on each small portion of rhubarb, with his spiritual filaments touching on each medicine. Suddenly, each filament emits a faint white light. After a while, the white light dissipates, and all the rhubarb becomes a yellow bean-sized pill. Imagine them in yellow [Congratulations, host. Your level of medical skills has reached 20. Activation formula: Mid-grade healing pill, Mid-grade boost pill] The moment the spiritual filaments were retracted, the small round pills fell to the bottom of the large medicine mortar, and at the same time, the mechanical sound of the main system sounded in his head. The medical icon glowed with a pale green light. After he looked over, the light disappeared, and the progress bar at the bottom changed to reflect 20 ¨C 30, and the middle value was 10/200. In other words, to reach level 30, 200 finished medicines need to be made. Xi¨¤o Mu swept his gaze across the panel and accidentally discovered that his spiritual power had been reduced by 1100 points. So, every low-grade healing pill costs 10 spiritual power. Thinking of the white light that came out of the spiritual filaments before, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help thinking; could it be his spiritual power went into the medicine?! He took out a pill and looked at it carefully. When his fingers touched the pill, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that his hand was stained with yellow powder. He took a closer look and came to a realization; no wonder that the medicine was called ¡®San¡¯ (pill medicine/É¢); it means a sphere wrapped in powder. He carefully put the medicine back into the large medicine mortar. Then Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the medical icon again and checked the mid-grade healing pill. [Mid-grade healing pill: (Material: Chinese peony 2g) immediately replenish spiritual power to 1,000 points. Use interval once per 2 hours.] Upon reading the description, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up instantly. The spiritual power of the sentinel who came to the hospital was mostly between 500 and 5,000 points. Even if the sentinel¡¯s spiritual power is 5,000 points, the mid-grade healing pill can already restore one-fifth of the spiritual power. The mid-grade healing pill can be used as an excuse for his spiritual treatment of the patients. Without any hesitations, Xi¨¤o Mu immediately buys peony online. 1g of peony cost 2 star coins so he bought 20 grams, leaving 10 star coins for transportation fare. A total of 10 mid-grade healing pills were made, which cost him 200 spiritual power points. In order to make the mid-grade medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu poured all the low-grade healing pills from the mortar into the express packaging bag. He wanted to safely store the mid-grade healing pill but was depressed to find that he didn¡¯t have any containers with him except the express package. If he knew it earlier, he would be more careful when he opened the courier; like making a smaller opening. Packing the medicine in his hand, Xi¨¤o Mu stood up, and a gust of wind blew his clothes up. Thinking of his current dilemma of almost penniless, he felt inexplicably sad. No, he still has the medicine! Xi¨¤o Mu inquired about the famous shopping street in Area A, chose Huan Le street which is very popular with sentinels. He took the public aircraft and went straight to the destination. People are coming and going on the street, and there are voices and music everywhere. If he ignored the oppressive feeling brought by the tall and big passers-by, Xi¨¤o Mu even thinks that he has returned to Earth. He was really not used to this kind of visual sense, and it made him feel that he had suddenly shrunk. As Xi¨¤o Mu walked along the street, he found that most items sold in the stalls were minerals, mecha models, trinkets, weapons, and medicinal materials. He deliberately went to observe a medicine stall. The stall sells primary relievers, which are effective in relieving mental confusion. The selling price is 1,000 star coins. In less than 3 minutes of observation, Xi¨¤o Mu can see how the 80 pills on the table got sold out. The one who set up the stall was a middle-aged man. After the medicine got sold out, he began to clean up the folding table. While doing so, he glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, who was still standing nearby, and saw that he was a fair and handsome young man. With an understanding look, the middle-aged man smiled and said, ¡°Coming to buy a reliever for your boyfriend? Mine already sold out. You can check if there are any more left in other stalls.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand awkwardly, ¡°No, I don¡¯t have a boyfriend.¡± ¡°Oh,¡± the middle-aged man smiled ambiguously, ¡°with such a good appearance, you do need to slowly pick your choice. You are still young, you can try a few more people first to know what a good life is.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu originally wanted to borrow the man¡¯s table, but when he heard this, he immediately dismissed the idea and walked away with a blush. In his mind, he thought to himself that the function of the healing pill is to restore spiritual power. Although the amount of recovery is not enough to treat a sentinel to complete health but isn¡¯t it equivalent to a reliever? Xi¨¤o Mu made up his mind, walked to a fork in Huan Le Street, and sat cross-legged in a less crowded place. He unfolded the bag containing the low-grade healing pills, and carefully spread out the soybean-like medicine, making sure that no pills got piled up. Next, he opened his terminal and called up the virtual screen. On the screen, he wrote about the low-grade healing pill, its price as 500 star coins each, and its effect which is relieving symptoms of mental confusion. After enlarging the font size to the maximum, and making sure there are no typos, Xi¨¤o Mu flipped the screen to face outward. Originally, Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to sell the pills at 100 star coins each, but the lowest in the market price seemed to be at 1,000 star coins. So, if other people saw his price of 100 star coins, they might doubt the effect of his medicine. His advertisement was straightforward and conspicuous, and soon a tall, dark-skinned sentinel approached. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the man and saw his stat ¨C spiritual power 1,000 Level E, physical strength 5,500 Level C. Xi¨¤o Mu currently only has 22% of his spiritual power. Although he really wanted to establish a spiritual barrier to check the man¡¯s spiritual state, he dare not take any risks. ¡°Can this pill really alleviate the symptoms of mental confusion?¡± The dark-skinned sentinel squatted to look at the small yellow spheres, frowning. He sounded not convinced as he continued, ¡°This is the first time I see relievers like this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled sincerely and answered, ¡°It¡¯s true. Since you are so tall, you must be a sentinel. I heard that you guys are sensitive to spiritual power. If you don¡¯t believe my words, you can try one first. After that, you can pay if the pill is indeed working.¡± He paused and added, ¡°This medicine can be taken every 2 hours, and the effect is the same every time.¡± ¡°Is it really possible to eat first and then pay?¡± The dark-skinned sentinel looked at Xi¨¤o Mu incredulously. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded with a smile. His eyes were very bright and his smile was gentle. For a moment, the dark-skinned sentinel stared at his beautiful face in a daze, and couldn¡¯t react. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± This kind of scene is like ¡®a young girl getting on the wedding sedan chair for the first time¡¯1. He coughed slightly, ¡°Do you want to try it?¡± ¡°Oh, yeah.¡± The dark-skinned sentinel lowered his head in a panic. He randomly grabbed a pill and swallowed it. At this time, a tall green-clothed sentinel came over. He probably heard what Xi¨¤o Mu said earlier because he directly reached out and picked up a pill. Putting it in his mouth, he was about to swallow the pill but immediately took it out in surprise, ¡°Huh, this ¡­¡­¡± ¡°Really useful!¡± The dark-skinned sentinel exclaimed, interrupting the other sentinel¡¯s words. He jumped up as he said, looking excited, ¡°My God, this is definitely the fastest remedy I have ever seen. 500 star coins, right? How many you have in total? I want them all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was about to answer when the green sentinel said, ¡°Wait, I want it all.¡± The dark-skinned sentinel looked at the other sentinel in displeasure, ¡°I¡¯m here first.¡± Then he looked at the pill in that sentinel¡¯s hand, ¡°You haven¡¯t tried it yet, maybe it¡¯s useless to you.¡± The green-clothed sentinel said, ¡°It is definitely useful. This medicine has the smell of a guide¡­ the fresh nutty fragrance makes me feel comfortable just by smelling it.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Why didn¡¯t he smell it before? Isn¡¯t it just smelling nutty¡­ Thinking of his favorite snacks and the form of his spirit animal, Xi¨¤o Mu was startled. Don¡¯t tell him that after using his spiritual power to make medicine, the medicine will have the residue of his spiritual power! The green-clothed sentinel put the pill near his nose, ¡°It¡¯s a pity, the smell is too weak. It would be nice if the smell is stronger.¡± He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You made this medicine?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu heard his words and shook his head quickly: ¡°No, no, I bought it from a short boy the day before yesterday. He seems to be in desperate need of money, so he sold it to me cheaply.¡± ¡°Shorter than you?¡± The dark-skinned sentinel asked subconsciously. Xi¨¤o Mu has black lines (=_=ll) on his face and asked, ¡°Are you going to buy it or not?¡± ¡°Of course, I want them all.¡± Both sentinels said at the same time. ¡°I¡¯m here first.¡± The dark-skinned sentinel glared at the green sentinel. ¡°I¡¯ll buy all at 600 coins per piece.¡± The green-clothed sentinel took out a 2 palm-sized box and handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Help me pack it up.¡± ¡°Axxhole!¡± The dark-skinned sentinel gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I¡¯ll buy all at 700 coins per piece.¡± Then he took out a bag from his pocket and handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°I give 800¡­¡± ¡°I give 900¡­¡± The two people raised their prices after each other with furious expressions and their voices became louder each time. The distance between the two became closer and closer, and they looked like they were about to fight. CH 14 Chapter 14 Shorty The noise from the 2 customers was so loud that many passersby heard the noise and came to watch. Some sentinels curiously approached and squatted down after listening to the two sentinels, and looked at the low-grade healing pill in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. They can¡¯t understand how this unknown medicine could cause them to start fighting for it. Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand, wanting to put the medicine away, but his speed was nowhere comparable to the sentinel. Seeing his movements, the other 3 sentinels in front reached out and took a pill. They soon discovered the special features of the pill, and a blonde sentinel said, ¡°I want it all, give me a price.¡± ¡°I said it first.¡± The dark-skinned sentinel stopped glaring at the green sentinel and yelled at the blonde sentinel. The green-clothed sentinel also turned his head and shouted, ¡°Scram back to where you come from. How can there be any for you?!¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Sentinel¡¯s violent temper was vividly displayed at this moment. The blond sentinel stood up and pushed the green sentinel. Caught off guard by the push, the green-clothed sentinel took a step back and hit the dark-skinned sentinel. The dark-skinned sentinel and the green sentinel, who were originally going against each other now cooperate to fight their common enemy, and punched the blond sentinel, ¡°Fxck, you dare to take actions?! See this Laozi beat you to death!¡± How can the blond sentinel be beaten by them and not do anything? And so, he didn¡¯t hesitate to fight back, and his friends immediately joined the battle. The bystanders watching the excitement were affected and got beaten somehow. The heat of the battle rose, causing everyone to raise their hands to fight back. For a while, the scene was chaotic, and it was impossible to tell who was hitting who. This gave Xi¨¤o Mu a headache. He took the opportunity to pack up his pills, stayed close to the wall away from the battlefield, and stood in a recessed doorway to avoid accidental injury. There was a dead end on his left, and the intersection on his right was blocked by the melee. There was no other way to leave but to wait for the fight to disperse. Before long, there was a noise from outside the alley. Xi¨¤o Mu was curious and stood on tiptoes to peep, but couldn¡¯t see anything as the crowd blocked his sight. His feet started getting tired and his stretched neck felt sore so he returned to his standing position by the wall. Bowing his head, he reached out to rub the back of his neck. Suddenly, one by one the fighting sentinels were thrown into the alley from outside. Groxning1 sound could be heard everywhere, and one of the sentinels fell by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s feet. It¡¯s the dark-skinned sentinel. He turned his head to the right in surprise and saw that many eyes fell on him. Right in front of the crowd was a furious person, someone he actually knew, Leo. On Leo¡¯s right is the major general who he saw in the guest house before, and on Leo¡¯s left is the green sentinel, who is currently pointing at him. Xi¨¤o Mu glared at the green sentinel; why are you pointing at me?! Leo quickly walked up to Xi¨¤o Mu, and snorted: ¡°You are so courageous, huh? Daring to go to the street with the most sentinels. With such a weak physique, how many punches do you think you can resist?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was speechless and muttered, ¡°I¡¯m not here to fight.¡± Leo pointed to the green-clothed sentinel, ¡°He said they were fighting because of the medicine you sold, what medicine?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu explained with a look of innocence, ¡°It¡¯s really nothing to do with me, and I didn¡¯t expect them to start fighting,¡± he unfolded the bag and continued, ¡°this medicine is called Low-grade healing pill, which relieves mental confusion.¡± Leo took out a pill and sniffed it, ¡°Smell of a guide¡¯s pheromone.¡± His eyes turned sharp and he asked, ¡°Where did you get these from?¡± ¡°It was sold to me by a short man.¡± Answering this question for the second time, Xi¨¤o Mu can answer quickly this time. ¡°Short?¡± Leo glanced at him. ¡°Shorter than you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth. Creatures like sentinels are really not cute. He closed the bag of medicine and stretched out his hand, ¡°You took a pill, 500 star coins please.¡± ¡°500?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Is there something wrong with your brain? Why is it so cheap¡­ how many coins did you used to buy?¡± ¡°Is it too cheap? How much do you think is appropriate?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu automatically ignored Leo¡¯s complaints and asked curiously. Leo frowned, ¡°You haven¡¯t answered my question yet.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought quickly, ¡°50 in total, and there is also another medicine. You know, I¡¯m very poor and don¡¯t have much money. He seemed to be short of money at the time, and he said he was losing a lot.¡± Hearing that, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with an unspeakable look. He thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Is there an old saying that fortune favors the fools? I am starting to believe it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo. At this time, several police officers arrived at the alley. One of them came to say hello to Leo and he warned with a cold face, ¡°I don¡¯t want this to happen again.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The police officer stood up straight and saluted. Then he led his team to take away all the fighting sentinels. The major general who was with Leo walked over and patted Leo on the shoulder. He smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I believe this is an accident. With you managing Area A, there must be very few fights like this.¡± Leo¡¯s face tightened, but quickly relaxed, ¡°It¡¯s an accident.¡± He was embarrassed enough today. After the meeting, he led the major general from another district to inspect his jurisdiction together. They only walked a few blocks and encountered a scene of gang fights. The major general took a glance at Xi¨¤o Mu and jokingly said, ¡°I can walk around by myself, so you two can go on a date now.¡± ¡°No¡­¡± Leo retorted, but no one listened. The major general turned away and left the alley. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo incredulously, ¡°How much do you like to be alone, that other people only saw me with you twice to mistake us for being a couple?¡± ¡°The last person who dared to pester me and appeared in front of me all the time, do you know how he is now?¡± Leo¡¯s eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. Sensing an inexplicable danger, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested.¡± After thinking about it, he added, ¡°I didn¡¯t pester you.¡± Leo nodded, ¡°You are very smart. You don¡¯t say anything that disgusts me, and always appeared in front of me with enough reason.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said calmly, ¡°It is just a coincidence every time we met. The first time was I go mistaken as Greene. Then due to I lived in the same block as you, we naturally met again.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like people who talk a lot,¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu before turning around. ¡°Keep up. My grandfather said yesterday that he would let you live in his apartment. I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t do unnecessary things.¡± ¡°Wait, I haven¡¯t sold my medicine yet! Don¡¯t forget, you still owed me 500.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly followed behind Leo. Leo kept walking as he said, ¡°I want them all. As for the other one, let me see it later.¡± After getting on the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu sat down, and Leo stretched out his hand, ¡°The other medicine.¡± Shooting a glance at Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a bit, ¡°Can¡¯t sell you those for the time being, I may have encountered a problem.¡± As he said that, Xi¨¤o Mu opened his terminal, and click on the Top post in the sentinel forum. Then he turned the screen to Leo, ¡°Do you know about this?¡± Leo looked serious, ¡°I know, both the Pharmaceutical Research Institute and the military are investigating this matter.¡± ¡°Military?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, ¡°How come this matter is related to the military?¡± Leo solemnly replied, ¡°Sentinel almost always works in the military.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood that a sentinel¡¯s powerful combat effectiveness is a sharp blade to the military, but their mental confusion will affect the sharpness of this blade. If there is a new type of guide pheromone agent, it will be a great improvement for the military. ¡°Why did you mention this, what do you know?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu sharply. Xi¨¤o Mu calmed his mind and said the words he had planned for a long time, ¡°These sentinels recovered because of me.¡± Leo was surprised and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu from top to bottom, ¡°Because of you? Don¡¯t joke with me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu seriously explained, ¡°I¡¯m not kidding. I gave them the pills, the other type that I mentioned earlier.¡± He paused before continuing, ¡°When he sold it to me, the boy said that this medicine is good for sentinels. Since I work part-time in the hospital, sometimes I will pass by the wards and heard the patients painfully groxning, so I want to try it.¡± He added, ¡°I was worried that there will be a problem with the medicine so I took it by myself first. Seeing that there are no side effects, I then gave it to the patient. After the patient took it, they seemed to be less painful. Later, whenever I saw sentinel in bad condition, I gave it to them so I don¡¯t have much left.¡± ¡°Take it out and show me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened the other packaging bag. The moment it was opened, Leo¡¯s complexion changed suddenly, ¡°The smell of the same guide, and the smell of this medicine is more obvious.¡± As he said, his body approached Xi¨¤o Mu unconsciously. Xi¨¤o Mu took out a mid-grade healing pill and handed it to Leo. Then he covered the bag and said, ¡°He said it was called a mid-grade healing pill.¡± Leo took the medicine, something appeared in his mind, ¡°This kind of smell, isn¡¯t this¡­ Where did you meet him?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Not far from the hospital.¡± His current life is very monotonous. Xi¨¤o Mu almost commutes back and forth only from the hospital and the apartment every day. The apartment community is a military management zone, and there will likely be surveillance everywhere. The outside of the hospital is a public area, so even if there is surveillance, there will be many blind spots. ¡°It must be him!¡± Leo said with conviction. That makes Xi¨¤o Mu puzzled. He knew about this matter best. There was no shorty selling meds to him at all; he made the medicine. ¡°Who is it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking. A complicated look appeared in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°I went to the hospital a few days ago and sensed a guide with a 100% match rate with me. He has the exact same smell.¡± He paused, ¡°That day, I also met you for the first time. Did you meet him that day?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu secretly said to himself, as expected, Leo has the highest match rate with him, but he did not expect it to reach 100%. This means ¨C a match made in heaven? Thinking of Leo¡¯s poisonous tongue and his dislike for his(XM) body strength, Xi¨¤o Mu shuddered. He may be overthinking this. ¡°It¡¯s that day.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded without hesitation. Making Leo mistakenly believe that there really is a guide, and that person is not him, is very beneficial to him. Talk about that day, Xi¨¤o Mu recalled what happened. His body suddenly became hot and he didn¡¯t understand it at the time. Now thinking about it, it should be he sensed Leo who has a 100% match rate with him. That moment, his spiritual filaments suddenly appeared, which may also be related to this situation. Leo looked at the medicine on his hand, and suddenly he said, ¡°Being shorter than you, I think he is also a weak chicken.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth, ¡°The medicine he made is very useful. Weak or not, one can¡¯t just look at physical fitness. Everyone is good at something. You have a strong combat power, but can you make this medicine?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and nodded after a while, ¡°You are right. I guess that he is probably not under the control of Golden Tower. To be able to avoid the Golden Tower, his ability is not small.¡± Leaning on the back of the seat, Leo continued, ¡°Suddenly, I¡¯m quite curious about my 100% match rate guide. Maybe, I should send someone to look into it carefully.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± He lamented in his heart, sorry I was wrong. I shouldn¡¯t talk too much. You said I¡¯m a weak chicken, I should just admit it. Please don¡¯t be curious, okay? CH 15 Chapter 15 Spiritual Treatment In Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind, he thought to himself that he must prevent Leo from sending someone to look for him. If any clues are found, the possibility of him being exposed is too great. He showed a puzzled expression, ¡°I heard that the Golden Tower is very good. Since he is so powerful, Golden Tower will definitely be better for him. Why should he avoid Golden Tower?¡± Leo tsk-ed and said, ¡°Just a gorgeous cage that raised a bunch of trash.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo¡¯s dislike for Golden Tower and immediately felt relieved. Then he said with a sincere tone, ¡°In this case, if his identity is revealed, he will be forced to stay in Golden Tower. Do you think he will be happy?¡± Leo frowned, and suddenly glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu sharply, ¡°You seem to be reluctant to let me find him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart felt tight. Leo wouldn¡¯t doubt him, right? In the next second, Leo showed a stunned look and asked, ¡°Are you afraid that after I found my 100% guide, I won¡¯t even give you a look again?¡± ¡°Cough, cough, cough,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by Leo¡¯s brain circuit and waved his hand quickly, ¡°No, no, you think too much, I just think logically.¡± ¡°Anyone who is dominated by their match rate is worthless,¡± Leo humphed and shook the medicine in his hand. ¡°He can make this medicine, which means his spiritual power must be very strong. I need his help.¡± He turned his gaze to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face, ¡°Since you spoke out for him and not because of me, does that means you do keep in touch with him? If you help me contact him, I can promise not to disclose his identity.¡± ¡°No.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart beats fiercely. For a moment, he wanted to tell Leo the truth, but soon, he dismissed the idea. He couldn¡¯t take any risks. Leo examined Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression, and Xi¨¤o Mu forced a calm look on his face. After a while, Leo stretched out his hand, ¡°In this case, I will check it myself. Give me the rest of the medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu lamented in his heart, what he said just now is all in vain. Why does he still need to be investigated? ¡°There are only 9 left,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not take the medicine out, but looked embarrassed. ¡°The people at the Pharmacy Research Institute will definitely come to me tomorrow. I need at least 1 to explain to them.¡± He paused, and his eyes flashed, ¡°Also, didn¡¯t you ask the price of this medicine? I didn¡¯t know the price before and set the low-grade healing pill at 500. Adhering to the concept of being an honest businessman, I know that I have lost money but I didn¡¯t increase my price on the spot. However, for mid-grade pills, I can no longer lose money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his wrist and pointed to the terminal, ¡°My account balance is almost zero now, so I¡¯m very poor.¡± Then he stared at Leo, ¡°So, with your status, you won¡¯t grab poor people¡¯s medicines or forcefully buy them at a low price, right?¡± ¡°So long-winded,¡± Leo dismissed, ¡°The equivalent Level E guide pheromone agent price is 5,000, so I will give you at the market price. You keep 1, and the rest will be given to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned: ¡°5¡­ 5,000?¡± ¡°Too little?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he might have underestimated the medicine he made. He doesn¡¯t know much about the guide pheromone agent and reliever agent here, so he doesn¡¯t know how to set the pricing. He thought to himself that the value of Level E sentinel spiritual power is 1000-1500, and the Level E guide pheromone agent is probably recovering a similar amount of spiritual power. For Level E sentinel, Level E guide pheromone agent can make their spiritual power heal immediately, but sentinels above E+ can only recover part of it, which is equivalent to a reliever. After thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°How long is the interval between each sentinel injection of the guide pheromone agent? Are there any side effects?¡± Leo didn¡¯t understand the reason for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s questioning, but for the sake of the medicine he had, he patiently replied, ¡°For 24 hours. If the same kind of guide pheromone agent is used too much, the effect will gradually weaken.¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips couldn¡¯t help but rise, ¡°In this case, mid-grade pills can¡¯t be sold to you for just 5,000.¡± Hearing that, Leo said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t like greedy people. Reason?¡± ¡°The interval between using mid-grade healing pill is 2 hours, and the effect is the same every time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said very confidently. There have never been any side effects when the medicine is used at intervals of 2 minutes in the game. He now has a certain understanding of the system, which almost the same as in the game. Leo¡¯s complexion changed, and his voice became low and oppressive, ¡°What you said is true? You have to know that if you tell a lie, the body of the person taking the medicine will be affected, and the consequences are not something you can bear.¡± Sensing that the air suddenly stagnated, Xi¨¤o Mu moved to the side, pulling the distance between the two, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe it, you can try first.¡± He tentatively asked, ¡°You are buying the medicine for the marshal?¡± Leo frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t ask about things that shouldn¡¯t be asked.¡± ¡°Major General, we are here.¡± The driver¡¯s voice came from the driver¡¯s seat. Leo got up and jumped out of the aircraft, ¡°Decide on the price of the medicine, then take 1 and give me the rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu followed Leo down and looked at the apartment in front of him. He was embarrassed to raise the price now. He was almost certain that Leo wants to buy the medicine for the Marshal. The Marshal took him in and was kind to him. If it is not for his spiritual treatment will be discovered and that his current spiritual power is not enough to establish a large enough spiritual barrier, he actually wants to do spiritual treatment for the marshal. As Xi¨¤o Mu walks, he calculates the money he needs urgently. Accommodation costs 5,000 coins, living expenses and hospital wages are probably enough. If the social assistance is approved, 1,000 can be used to buy bedsheets, quilts, and clothes. In case of special circumstances, it is best to have a little balance. He also needs money to buy materials for medicine, so 10,000 coins are enough. He followed Leo into the room and was about to talk, only to find that the atmosphere in the living room was not right. The marshal was sitting on the sofa facing the door. Zorn was standing behind him on the left. On the sofa on the right was a middle-aged woman in a black suit. Next to her was a beautiful girl in a white fluffy dress. The girl looked weak, and her face was pale. Her eyes were red, and she looked like she was wronged and going to cry. At a glance, Leo knew what was going on and frowned. He strode to the sofa on the left and sat down, snorting coldly, ¡°This is the Golden Tower¡¯s guide with the highest spiritual power? It¡¯s really amazing.¡± He said it was amazing, but even fools could hear the sarcasm bite in it. The middle-aged woman¡¯s expression looked very ugly, ¡°Major General Leo, please understand. Except for a few sentinels with spiritual power Level S, Weyner can perform good spiritual treatments.¡± Leo¡¯s mouth twitched slightly, full of ridicule, ¡°Are you disdaining that our spiritual power is too high? How long did she stay in bed after treating a Level A sentinel last time?¡± His expression was cold as he continued, ¡°The sentinel¡¯s spiritual power in the White Tower is rising every year, and Golden Tower¡¯s guides are also rising, in the opposite direction1. I really admire you.¡± Ren glanced at Leo and looked at the middle-aged woman with a gentle smile, ¡°Director Nila, please don¡¯t be angry. Leo doesn¡¯t know how to speak nicely, but he is not malicious.¡± He looked at the girl in the white skirt again, ¡°Weyner, try again. If it doesn¡¯t work, go back and rest.¡± Weyner turned to look at Nila questioningly, and when she saw her nodding, she said, ¡°Okay,¡± she paused, ¡°Asking the Marshal to trust me and don¡¯t reject me.¡± Ren looked at Weyner and sighed, ¡°I said that already, my spiritual state was not even on guard during your treatment.¡± ¡°How is it possible?,¡± Weyner bit her lips. ¡°Your spiritual filaments attacked me and it affects my treatment.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°I really doubt if you guys only know how to eat in the Golden Tower. Your spiritual power is low and you have poor control of your spiritual filaments. Not to mention Level S sentinels. Even with Level A+ sentinel and if their spiritual state is disturbed, they will also take the initiative to attack.¡± Weyner¡¯s jaw tightened and she glared at Leo with red eyes, but Leo didn¡¯t even look at her. Weyner looked back, got up, and walked over to Ren, ¡°Marshal, I¡¯m ready to start.¡± Ren nodded, leaning on the back of the sofa relaxedly and closing his eyes, looking very lazy and undefended. Xi¨¤o Mu had long sneaked over to sit on the sofa opposite the Marshal. Hearing this, his eyes widened, and he stared at Weyner unmovingly. He has only seen spiritual treatment in movies, but he has never seen it in reality. He was very curious and wanted to see if the Golden Tower spiritual treatment method was the same as his. Before long, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Weyner¡¯s forehead, and Xi¨¤o Mu could only stare at her, he couldn¡¯t see anything at all. His own spiritual filaments are restrained in his mind so he can¡¯t observe other people¡¯s spiritual state. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to build a barrier to quietly watch the treatment, but his gaze swept across his remaining spiritual power that is approaching the safe point. He immediately dispelled the idea. ¡°AH¡­¡± Suddenly, Weyner let out a painful cry, took a step back, and fell on the sofa with her head in her hands. ¡°Weyner.¡± Nila hugged her anxiously, ¡°Take a deep breath, calm down, it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay.¡± Weyner trembled for a while before calming down, tears falling, ¡°It¡¯s so painful.¡± With a serious gaze, Weyner looked at Ren who was smiling slightly stiffly. A guide had a strong sense of mutuality and was easily influenced by others. Since Weyner said that it¡¯s painful, it must be the feeling that Ren passed on to her. ¡°Marshal, it seems that your condition is very bad. Whenever the Marshal¡¯s spiritual state tends to be in a dissociated state, his status needs to be notified in the military to prevent accidents. Should I report it truthfully?¡± ¡°No,¡± Ren smiled softly, but his tone was firm, ¡°I don¡¯t feel that bad.¡± ¡°Marshal,¡± Nila rubbed Weyner¡¯s forehead and continued, ¡°The Golden Tower trains guides to provide spiritual treatment to sentinels. Spiritual treatment of high-level guides is the prerogative of the military officials. At the same time, we also have the responsibility to supervise your physical condition.¡± She paused, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that we need to be responsible for the entire Imperial Army. We can¡¯t hide anyone¡¯s illness, especially the marshal.¡± Nila has a sincere expression when she said this, ¡°You have to understand that if there is an emergency in your body, and the military department has not prepared in advance, it is likely to cause chaos. I believe that you don¡¯t want this to happen.¡± Ren narrowed his smile and released his aura, ¡°I said I don¡¯t have a serious physical problem. You want to report it to the military? Fine. But if it is found to be an exaggeration, I don¡¯t know if higher up dares to trust you in the future. Nila hesitated and looked at Weyner, ¡°How is the marshal¡¯s spiritual state?¡± Weyner noticed a stern gaze directed to her. She looked over and met Leo¡¯s eyes, and she quickly moved away in fright, ¡°Within a year, it should be okay.¡± Nila pulled Weyner up and said, ¡°Marshal, I¡¯m sorry for not able to help you. We will try to find a solution.¡± Ren nodded. Leo was about to make a wave of sarcasm but was stopped by Ren¡¯s gaze. After they left, Leo angrily scolded, ¡°Shitty method, a group of canaries2! Even if they have to use the most stupid method, which is stimulating their spiritual state every day, their spiritual power still won¡¯t get as worse as they are now.¡± He couldn¡¯t stop sneering, ¡°For more than 100 years, no S-level guide has appeared, rubbish!¡± CH 16 Chapter 16 This is really a misunderstanding From Leo¡¯s tone, he was extremely dissatisfied, especially when he thought of Ren¡¯s physical condition, he was even more furious. Ren rubbed his forehead and sighed, ¡°There are lesser guides nowadays, and they are getting more and more delicate. Even a fall will get the people in Golden Tower very nervous, what more to stimulate their spiritual state. That will probably kill them.¡± Leo turned to Ren and looked worried, ¡°Since the guide is useless, how about the medicine from the Association of Pharmacists?¡± Ren smiled bitterly, ¡°I have used 2 types of Level A potions for many years, and the effect is getting worse and worse.¡± ¡°Try this,¡± Leo thought for a moment and took out the mid-grade healing pill. ¡°The ingredients are Chinese medicine, which is harmless to people.¡± Sentinel has a well-developed sense of smell. When Leo got the pills, he could judge the approximate ingredients based on the taste. Ren took the pill and examined it. He could smell a burst of clear scent from it. Ren said in surprise, ¡°The smell of a guide¡¯s pheromone.¡± Leo nodded. Ren did not hesitate and swallow the pill. After half a minute, Ren sat upright and looked serious, ¡°Although it¡¯s not very obvious, my spiritual state that was originally on the edge of zoning has stabilized.¡± There is excitement in his voice as he asked, ¡°The effect is good and quick. Where did the medicine come from?¡± Leo pointed to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°He bought it. The seller should be a high-level guide who is not in the Golden Tower¡¯s record.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly sat upright, ready to answer Ren¡¯s question. As expected, Ren asked him carefully about the process of buying the medicine, and Xi¨¤o Mu repeated what he had said to Leo. After speaking, he looked regretful, ¡°I didn¡¯t know he was a guide. If I knew, I would definitely ask for his contact information.¡± Ren: ¡°It¡¯s not your fault, who would have thought that there would be a guide who walking around the streets alone!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. Suddenly, his smile stiffened, and he blinked quickly as he stared at the red and blue strips on top of Ren¡¯s head. The red bar listed some figures like 1900/9200 Level S, and the blue bar is 8900/9000 Level S. Before this, he had clearly seen his own red and blue bars, and everyone else that he could only see the total value, not the remaining value. To double-check, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to look at Leo. His red bar is 9,000 Level S, the blue bar is 9,000 Level S. It is indeed showing only the total value. Is it because Ren ate his medicine? ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Leo noticed that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression was different and frowned. Then he humphed and said, ¡°Just now you stared at the guide, and now you are staring at me. You really are fickle.¡± Leo paused, showing a thoughtful expression, and continued after a while, ¡°There is an old saying called ¡®Watery poplar flower/Ë®ÐÔÑ¡¯1, it should be referring to people like you, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, and solemnly proposed, ¡°Major General Leo, you may not be suitable for reading ancient books. Please read lesser in the future.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, his eyes sharp, ¡°Are you saying I used the wrong words?¡± That gaze looked like if Xi¨¤o Mu dares to nod his head, Leo will definitely give him a lesson. Xi¨¤o Mu forced a faint smile, ¡°No, I am impressed by your usage of old sayings. Moreover, you have misunderstood. I was staring at the guide just because it¡¯s my first time seeing a guide and I was curious.¡± ¡°Then why are you looking at me?¡± Leo lightly snorted, ¡°I already said you like me, but you don¡¯t want to admit it. Then you like to look at me whenever there¡¯s a chance. You¡¯d better keep it to yourself. I hate being stared at.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately looked away. He can¡¯t simply say that he was just looking at Leo¡¯s red and blue bar right? He smirked, ¡°I just found out that you and the marshal looked alike.¡± Leo dismissed in disdain, ¡°Crappy excuses.¡± Since Ren¡¯s spiritual state is temporarily stable, his mood has improved a lot. He stretched out his leg and kicked Leo, ¡°Boy, do you have a negative EQ? This kind of thing should just keep it inside, don¡¯t say out.¡± After he finished speaking, he gently said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Ignore him, don¡¯t be embarrassed. This kid¡¯s temperament is like this, but since you like him, you will definitely tolerate him, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt speechless, ¡°Marshal, the part that I like Major General Leo¡­¡± ¡°Ren.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words were interrupted by a dark but affectionate voice from the door. Hearing those words, Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, with a ¡®I knew it a long time ago¡¯ look. As for Ren, he turned to look in the direction of the door. He stood up happily and opened his hands. Xi¨¤o Mu watched dumbfoundedly as a tall man ran into the house and hugged Ren. Then Ren hugged the man back, and the two kissed like no one else is there. Xi¨¤o Mu felt deflated and became expressionless. He hasn¡¯t finished saying the second half of the sentence, ¡®this thing is really a misunderstanding!¡¯ Soon, he couldn¡¯t stay calm. The two people who kissed didn¡¯t look like they are going to separate at all. Their kisses reverberated ambiguously in the living room, and Ren¡¯s clothes had been lifted up by the hem. Is this going to be a ¡®live action¡¯? But this is the Marshal, for goodness sake. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s scalp felt numb and he stood frozen. ¡°You still want to watch?¡± Suddenly, Leo¡¯s impatient voice came beside his ear. At the same time, Leo¡¯s hand fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, in the middle of leading him out. A familiar heat instantly hit him, and his spiritual filaments struggled frantically. Xi¨¤o Mu jumped away in shock and slapped Leo¡¯s hand away. Then he hurriedly established a spiritual barrier. A warning sound from the main system sounded in his head, and the next moment, a feeling of dizziness came. However, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t dare to be careless. He stared at the frowning Leo, trying his best to control the spiritual filaments. Leo tsk-ed and bent over, his face almost touching Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You can¡¯t even stand touching me? Then you dare to stay here?¡± After he finished speaking, Leo straightened up. He turned and went upstairs. The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eye caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing on the ground. It was clearly worn by the marshal before this. His face became even redder and he hurriedly rushed to the second floor. At the corner of the second floor, Xi¨¤o Mu encountered Zorn who was standing against the wall. That makes him feel embarrassed because he didn¡¯t realize when Zorn came up. Thinking that if Leo hadn¡¯t reminded him, he would sit there stupidly in the middle of the ¡®live action¡¯. That would be even more embarrassing. Zorn¡¯s expression looked as usual and he pointed to the right-hand side, ¡°The first room belongs to the major general. Marshal Ren said that you will stay next door and it has been cleaned.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned to look in the direction of the room. Then, seeing that Zorn is still standing at the same place, he guessed that his(Z) room was on the first floor, so he asked, ¡°Do you want to go to my room for a seat?¡± ¡°No,¡± Zorn said, ¡°I need to stay on guard at all times.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the second room on the right. When he passed the first room, the door was not closed. He turned his head and saw Leo in the middle of taking off his military jacket. His shirt button was unbuttoned to the 4th one, revealing most of his honey-colored chest and tightly packed chest muscles. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart beat faster and he swallowed. Sensing a presence, Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and said coldly, ¡°You better not a voyeur or I will throw you downstairs now.¡± ¡°I am not,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head, speeding up and walking towards the next door, ¡°I¡¯m just passing by.¡± He opened the door and closed it with a bang. Leo raised his eyebrows and walked to the bathroom as he undressed, ignoring the wide-open door at all. Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down his heartbeat, and inside his mind, he scolded himself for not being calm. Leo is handsome, but that man is a narcissistic poisonous tongue king! He looked at the room again, and saw that the layout of the room was very simple; black and white tones. The room was well-equipped, and there was nothing superfluous at all. Xi¨¤o Mu was so satisfied that he is feeling even more grateful to Ren. Thinking of Ren¡¯s remaining spiritual power, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that the amount is not safe yet. There are 9 pills, and he will take 1 for the Pharmacists Association, which means 8 pills left. If Ren eats all of them, his confusion condition will be healed. Thinking for a while, since it is inconvenient to look for Ren now, Xi¨¤o Mu will do it later. As Xi¨¤o Mu was thinking, he checked his remaining spiritual power. Since he did a temporary spiritual barrier just now, it was already below the safe value, so Xi¨¤o Mu decided to take a bath and sleep first. He walked into the bathroom and was about to open the hot water. Then it suddenly occurred to him that he didn¡¯t have any clothes to change. What¡¯s worse, he had no money! Very quickly, Xi¨¤o Mu had a perfect plan. Leaving the bathroom, he went out to find Leo with the medicine. He has decided that he would sell the medicine to Leo first at the price he calculated earlier. It can be regarded as a thank you gift for letting him stay overnight, so will only bill Leo the amount of 10,000 star coins. After he got the money, he can immediately go online to buy clothes. With the current express delivery speed, he could take a bath and rest in less than an hour. When Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the door next door, he saw the wide-open door and was stunned. Even at home, he himself wouldn¡¯t be so casual. Glancing around the room, Xi¨¤o Mu saw no one. After thinking about it, to prevent any misunderstanding, he stood at the entrance and knocked on the door, ¡°Major General Leo, are you there?¡± Leo was about to take a bath and frowned when he heard the sound. He put on a bathrobe casually, and walked out of the bathroom, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Leo only draped his bathrobe on his body and, his belt was not fastened. Hence, most of his front body was exposed. His nxked upper body and his lower body wearing only black underwear were mostly exposed to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sight. With a woosh, Xi¨¤o Mu instantly averted his eyes and said awkwardly, ¡°If it is not convenient for you, I will come again later.¡± ¡°So long-winded,¡± Leo impatiently said. ¡°If you have something to say, just say it. I hate being interrupted during rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t dare to look directly at Leo, and let his eyes drooped slightly. He raised the bag in his hand, ¡°Don¡¯t you want the medicine? I took 1, so here are the rest of it.¡± Leo stepped forward to take the medicine and looked at the express bag package with disgust, ¡°How much?¡± ¡°10,000.¡± Leo: ¡°Open your terminal. So 9 pills equal to 90,000 star coins, plus the other kind of small medicine¡­ how many pills are there?¡± With Leo standing so close to him, Xi¨¤o Mu lowered his head even lower and turned on his terminal, ¡°Just give me 10,000 in total.¡± Hearing that, Leo raised his eyebrows and he looked down to see Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears turning red, ¡°Didn¡¯t you think 5,000 is too little before this? What now? You heard I said that I don¡¯t like greedy people so you want to please me?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was speechless and explained, ¡°Since the medicine is for the marshal, this is a friendship price. Consider it my thanks to the marshal for letting me stay.¡± He thought for a while and added, ¡°It has nothing to do with you, I don¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Too long-winded,¡± Leo impatiently cut Xi¨¤o Mu off. He raised his hand and connected with Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen anyone who is more shilly-shally than you. Don¡¯t dare to admit it? Fine. But don¡¯t keep saying it. You thought I didn¡¯t hear what you just said in the living room?¡± The ¡®accusation¡¯ caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breath to stuck in his throat. He was about to explain that there is still the second half of the sentence, but Leo has already turned away saying, ¡°Leave if you have nothing else to say!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and decided to get the truth straightened up with Leo. He rushed into the room and was about to talk but Leo is already one foot into the bathroom. The last picture in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes was the appearance of his bathrobe half taken off. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately stopped on his tracks, turned around, and walked out. At the speed of Leo¡¯s undressing, he would definitely see scenes that are unsuitable for children the moment he(XM) enters the bathroom. At that moment, he could guess with his toes2 that Leo would definitely brand him as a voyeur. Moreover, if he(L) got angry for real, he might actually lift him up and throw him downstairs. As for the explanation he wanted to say, Leo wouldn¡¯t believe it anymore. Xi¨¤o Mu could almost imagine Leo¡¯s disgusted expression, and then said, ¡®Already peeping on my shower, still don¡¯t admit that you like me?¡¯ CH 17 Chapter 17 Gratitude Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head to shake away the terrible image in his mind and went back to his room to buy clothes online. After thinking about it, he bought another 200 grams of peony. When his spiritual power is restored tomorrow, he will try to find an opportunity to make some mid-grade healing pills, which he can eat and sell at the same time. However, about how to sell is a problem, as he can¡¯t do it like the incident before this. He hadn¡¯t noticed that there is a guide¡¯s pheromones left on the medicine. If he knew it, he would definitely not dare to set up a stall openly. Sitting on a stool and waiting for the clothes to be delivered, Xi¨¤o Mu checked online regarding channels for selling things. The transaction methods here are quite similar to his time on Earth. There are physical or online stores, mobile vendors, and auction houses selling precious items. Xi¨¤o Mu thought about it for a moment and inquired about the auction house. The page that popped up showed several auction houses. The top message read ¡®Shocking! There is a Level A animal mecha in the auction house, with a transaction price of 80 million!¡¯ There is a lot of news about successful auctions below the post. Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu closed the page; auctions were too high-profile. He wants to make money by selling medicine, but he absolutely does not want to see news such as ¡®Shocking! New medicine appear in the market!¡¯. In particular, he has already said that he is not the maker and only has a handful of the medicine left in his hand. If similar medicines are sold in public, Leo will definitely find out; it is too easy to discover him through auction houses. If the research institute finds out about him, they will also know the existence of the mid-grade healing pill, and this kind of news will also attract their attention. For him, it is not safe. Casually browsing the pages of selling channels, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes suddenly stopped at the word ¡®black market¡¯. Looking closely at the information about the ¡®black market¡¯, his eyes brightened slightly. ¡®Black market¡¯ is a trading market opened by the largest auction house ¡®Shang Gong¡¯. The black market provides trading venues for private craftsmen and mercenaries. It opens every Saturday night from 7.00 pm to 12.00 am. The identity of everyone who enters the black market is kept confidential. Entry tickets are 1,000 star coins each. When items are successfully traded, the black market will charge a handling fee which is 10% of the transaction price while the commodity tax is paid by the black market. Black market fees are high, but because of its confidentiality, the business is very good, and unexpected precious items often appear. Therefore, many wealthy people went there to sweep good things. Xi¨¤o Mu felt very excited, and it was okay to him if the handling fee is a little bit more. He would just ask for a higher price, it¡¯s fine as long as he could make money. He takes note of the address and opening time of the black market, and it didn¡¯t take long before his clothes arrived. In the hallway, he perked up his ears to listen if there are any movements in the living room before moving down quietly. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t see Zorn when he went downstairs, he breathed a sigh of relief and went out to pick up the courier. When Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the house, he saw the tall man who was hugging Ren before this coming out of the room next to the study. He was wearing a black bathrobe, with red hic-keys1 on his exposed neck. His short hair was slightly damp, it was obvious that this man has just taken a shower. His facial features looked hard with defined lines. Even at this moment although his complexion is soft, he cannot hide his wildness, and his aura is very strong. Previously, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t get to see this man¡¯s appearance clearly. But now that he is facing him, he immediately remembered his identity; Lieutenant General Louis, Ren¡¯s partner, Leo¡¯s grandfather, and an ordinary person. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu thought of this, he subconsciously checked Louis¡¯s red and blue bars. His spiritual power is 3,000 Level D, while his physical strength is 8,500 Level A. For sentinels, this value may not be particularly powerful, but for ordinary people, it is simply OP2. ¡°Are you Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was deep in his thoughts when he heard a deep voice asking this question. He nodded quickly, ¡°Yes, Lieutenant General Louis.¡± Louis went to the living room, poured a glass of water, and walked back with it, ¡°Thank you for the medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said, ¡°You are welcome, I am very grateful to the marshal for taking me in.¡± Hearing that, Louis has a smile in his eyes, ¡°He has a soft heart. You should go and rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went upstairs. When he passed Leo¡¯s room, he deliberately looked straight ahead, but from the outside, he still can see the figure of a person lying on the bed. Even when he was passing by, Xi¨¤o Mu could feel a sharp gaze suddenly fall on him, and he hurried back to the house. After napping for almost an hour, Xi¨¤o Mu was awakened by Zorn to go downstairs to eat dinner. Ren and Louis sat side by side, Zorn sat on the left and Leo sat on the right, so he sat down on the opposite seat. As soon as he sat down, he checked Ren¡¯s spiritual power and saw the bar at 1,860/9,200. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned to see that. It was almost 2 hours, but not only Ren¡¯s spiritual power not only did not automatically recover, 40 points were consumed instead. He checked his own and he has recovered close to 200 points. Then Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo¡¯s bar and saw that his points have decreased by 10. Could it be that the spiritual power of sentinel will not automatically recover? Moreover, it will even decrease over time. In this case, Xi¨¤o Mu could understand why sentinel always needs a guide pheromone agent. Think about it carefully, this is in line with common sense. If one can recover spiritual power automatically, there won¡¯t be so many sentinels going to the hospital. ¡°Eat,¡± Leo snorted, ¡°Can you get full by just looking at me?¡± Coming back to his sense, Xi¨¤o Mu is slightly embarrassed. He silently reminded himself that the next time he wants to check someone¡¯s spiritual power, he will take a casual look at the bar and turn his gaze to somewhere else. Otherwise, the misunderstanding will only get deeper and deeper. Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t pay attention to him. I heard that you only charged 10,000 star coins for the medicine. Will the money be enough? This kid is really unpolite, taking so many medicines but only gave you that little money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°It¡¯s the price I asked for,¡± he was a little embarrassed as he continued, ¡°You took me in for a temporary stay. To give my thanks, I shouldn¡¯t have charged you anything at all, but I am almost penniless at the moment, and I have to pay for the accommodation fee for the school.¡± Ren shook his head, ¡°You can¡¯t do this, you can¡¯t always tolerate him. Knowing that you have no money and still so stingy, you should dislike it when it¡¯s like this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand pinching his chopsticks was slightly stiff, and at this moment he realized the terrifying nature of heredity. This grandfather and grandson pair can connect any of his words and actions to mean he likes Leo. What makes him powerless and troublesome is it doesn¡¯t seem far-fetched that they understand it that way. Ren glared at Leo again after speaking, ¡°Don¡¯t bully Xi¨¤o Mu just because you know he likes you. He simply said a price and you gave the exact amount? Why don¡¯t I know you are such an obedient person?¡± Leo picked up the food and ate it as usual, ¡°If I gave too much, it would look like we don¡¯t accept his gratitude. The price was set at that amount because he wanted to thank you, and I can¡¯t decide on your behalf to refuse it. If you are not happy, you can just give him more money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave Leo a surprised look. He didn¡¯t expect him to be so thoughtful. He thought Leo only transferred the money casually. Ren continued to stare at Leo, ¡°You kid really can speak. Since you said out like this, how can I give him the money now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly said, ¡°No, I have enough money.¡± What¡¯s more, he can make more medicine, and the cost of medicine is almost negligible. From the effect point of view, 1 pill selling at 10,000 is not too expensive, and Leo¡¯s response made him very confident that his medicine can definitely be sold. In this way, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t have to worry about money. After eating, Ren called Louis and Leo to the study. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at their serious expression and knew they had something to talk about, so he went upstairs to his room. The study door is closed, and Louis asked with a serious tone, ¡°I received the news, you said you have new clues?¡± Ren nodded, and Leo opened his terminal and played a short video cut before, ¡°This is the surveillance video of the guide kidnapping case a few days ago.¡± After watching the clip, Louis cautiously said, ¡°It¡¯s exactly the same as the scene where they disappeared.¡± Ren uttered an En and looked at Leo, ¡°Leo, go to rest first. I will tell you if we make progress, you are not allowed to interfere.¡± Leo¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°Grandfather, I want to participate in the investigation.¡± ¡°No,¡± Ren said with a cold face, ¡°I won¡¯t allow the same thing that happened 20 years ago to happen again. If you go against my intentions, all relevant information will be kept secret from you in the future.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s breathing suddenly increased, and he looked at Ren stubbornly, ¡°My self-control now is completely different from that time. I won¡¯t lose control.¡± Ren didn¡¯t loosen his stance, ¡°No, forget about it for the time being. Don¡¯t forget that you promised me to help An Rui3.¡± Leo didn¡¯t want to give up. Just when he is about to speak, Louis said, ¡°Leo, I have been responsible for this matter for so many years, don¡¯t you distrust me?¡± Leo¡¯s heart shuddered, ¡°No, grandpa, I trust you completely.¡± Louis nodded, ¡°You can go to rest.¡± Leo knew that they were determined not to let him in, and left the study depressed. Ren relaxed from his upright posture and leaned at the back of the chair while rubbing his forehead. Louis took out a mid-grade healing pill and placed it on his lips, ¡°It¡¯s been more than 2 hours.¡± Ren rolled his tongue around the medicine and licked Louis¡¯ fingertips by the way. He raised the corner of his eyes, and said vaguely, ¡°It¡¯s great that you¡¯re back.¡± The action got Louis¡¯ eyes to deepen. He leaned over and pinched Ren¡¯s chin and kissed him hard. After a while, he released him and said, ¡°I will contact Lyle and go to no man¡¯s land again.¡± Ren nodded, ¡°Be careful.¡± Louis handed Ren the box with the mid-grade healing pill, ¡°Eat it every 2 hours. Did you send someone to investigate the person who made this?¡± Ren: ¡°Of course.¡± Louis left the apartment after the talk. Ren went back to the bedroom and put the medicine box on the bedside table. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu woke up early because he went to bed early. After washing, he went downstairs and the living room was quiet. Zorn sat silently on the sofa facing the bedroom and he said good morning to Zorn. As soon as he left the house, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the distance of 10 kilometers from the flight station and felt his feet turning soft. In his mind, he decided to buy a flying car first after earning money, otherwise, it would be too inconvenient to travel. He walked to the fork in the road and paused when he heard the footsteps of someone approaching. Leo wore a black vest and shorts of the same color. The muscles on his arms were exposed, and his honey-colored skin was stained with sweat, making him look particularly attractive. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help swallowing; he admired and liked what he saw. But this liking is no less than that of a modern straight man seeing a beautiful girl¡¯s swimsuit photo. To add to it, she is a beautiful woman with an explosive hot body. Leo reached him in the blink of an eye, and Xi¨¤o Mu quickly stepped aside to make way. Leo only glanced at him before passing by in silence. Looking at Leo from behind, Xi¨¤o Mu feeling inexplicable that he was in a bad mood. If in normal times, he would probably say, ¡®Wake up so early? You just want to watch my morning exercise, right?¡¯ The imaginary scene caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth to twitch. He tried to forget this mess of imagination and trotted towards the flight station. With his previous experience, he trots for 1 kilometer and then switched to walking. Although his progress was slow, his body could bear this speed. 20 minutes later, just after he had walked 2 kilometers, a black aircraft suddenly stopped on his left side, and Leo¡¯s voice could be heard from inside saying, ¡°Come up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu seemed to have heard the sound of Heaven. He quickly got into the aircraft and sat down, with a sincere expression on his face, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo raised his hand and looked at the time, ¡°2 km in 20 minutes,¡± he glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sweaty hair and humphed softly, ¡°And that¡¯s enough to make you in a sorry state. You are amazing.¡± CH 18 Chapter 18 Stalked Hearing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu feel depressed. He panted lightly and said, ¡°I know that I have poor physical strength. You don¡¯t need to be sarcastic, just say it straight.¡± Leo put his arms around his chest and glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You do know your limitations.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at his stamina value of 110 points, and said helplessly, ¡°There is no point in denying the obvious.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± Leo turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Then why do you always deny that you like me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± How is it an obvious thing? Realizing that this might be a good opportunity to make it clear, Xi¨¤o Mu said with a serious look, ¡°I admit that you are an excellent person and I admire you. But it¡¯s not that kind of ¡®like¡¯.¡± Leo¡¯s eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. He raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°You should look at yourself in the mirror when you say this. If you see how red is your face, you won¡¯t say that.¡± Then he squinted his eyes slightly, ¡°Or did you say this deliberately to highlight your difference from other people, to get my attention?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°My face is red because I just exercised. I already said that my face gets red easily after exercise.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Leo sneered. ¡°Do you think I¡¯m blind? Every time you see me, your face turns red.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth. That¡¯s because every time he saw Leo, he was trying to keep his spiritual filaments in control, making his face turned red. But this reason, he can¡¯t say it out. ¡°No more excuses? I have never seen someone so wishy-washy like you,¡± Leo humphed. ¡°Don¡¯t mention this again in the future. I¡¯m not interested in weak chickens. You don¡¯t have to rack your brains about it.¡± He paused before added, ¡°Grandfather likes you a lot but don¡¯t even think about using him to approach me. Since your medicine can make my grandfather better, I will take care of you. Don¡¯t think this as something else, taking a mile after I give an inch.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and nodded happily, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will definitely keep a distance from you. My weak chicken body is not worthy of you, and I won¡¯t have wishful thinking either.¡± Leo threw a glance at Xi¨¤o Mu and said nothing. The aircraft landed directly at the entrance of the hospital. This was a surprise to Xi¨¤o Mu. He smiled and said, ¡°Thank you so much.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s features are exquisite, and although he is a male, he is particularly beautiful. At this time, his smile is bright and his eyes seem to glow. Leo thought to himself, it¡¯s not like Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have any positive points, at least he looks pretty good. Leo nodded, ¡°Not need to be polite, it¡¯s only a delay of 2 minutes for me. I already said I will take care of you a bit.¡± In case someone forgot, XM should look something like this Or this. This look is softer Xi¨¤o Mu jumped out of the aircraft and waved his hand to bid Leo farewell. He felt that it was worthwhile to sell the medicine to the Marshall/Leo at a discounted price. He was trying to express his gratitude and get a free ride in return. Just as he arrived at the hospital, he received a call from Doctor Xi Mu to go to the dean¡¯s office. Other than the dean and Xi Mu, there is another stranger in the office. Xi Mu introduced, ¡°This is Director Jones from the institute.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu greeted Jones, and asked in confusion, ¡°May I ask what¡¯s the matter? My working hours are coming up soon.¡± Jones looked at Xi¨¤o Mu again and turned on his terminal. A 16-inch virtual screen appeared in front of them, and Jones pressed the play button. The video was obviously cut to show the main point, no more than 2 minutes in total which is the scenes of Xi¨¤o Mu entering different wards. After the clip ended, Jones asked directly, ¡°Is that you in the surveillance?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°It¡¯s me, what happened?¡± ¡°All the sentinels in the ward and their spiritual states have been perfectly treated. According to our investigation, this is related to you,¡± Jones asked with fiery eyes, ¡°What did you do to them?¡± Since Xi¨¤o Mu is expecting the question, he calmly answered, ¡°I gave them some medicine.¡± He explained the process of him buying the medicine from a stranger again. Then he added a note to avoid being held responsible, ¡°I have confirmed that there are no side effects, and I will give it to them only when they are uncomfortable.¡± Jones stepped forward excitedly, ¡°Where is the medicine now? Is there any more?¡± ¡°There is only 1 left.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took out the pill he kept for this purpose. Jones took the pill carefully, and Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°There is only the last pill, do you want to buy it?¡± Jones nodded, ¡°Of course, how many star coins are you willing to sell?¡± ¡°I heard that the same type of guide pheromone agent is worth 5,000. You can just pay me 5,000 then.¡± He smiled in embarrassment. ¡°You are not a sentinel patient in this hospital, so I can¡¯t gift it to you.¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Jones paid the money readily and even felt a little disbelief that he got the new medicine so easily. In a particularly good mood, he said to the dean, ¡°Even the part-time doctors in your hospital are so caring. Your hospital really deserves to be the best hospital in District A.¡± The dean smiled after hearing this, ¡°Thank you, thank you. Doctor Xi Mu, please add 1,000 star coins in his pay as a reward.¡± Doctor Xi Mu nodded and took Xi¨¤o Mu away. When they are approaching the dispatch room, Xi Mu asked in a low voice, ¡°Did you really buy this medicine from someone else?¡± Though being asked suddenly about the matter, Xi¨¤o Mu still calmly answered, ¡°Of course, do you think I simply picked it up from the ground or something? I dare not give the patient medicines that I randomly picked somewhere.¡± Xi Mu sighed, ¡°Tsk, that¡¯s very lucky of you. But you gave away so many medicines for free, that¡¯s a lot of money you lost. A pill is almost your 1 month worth of wages.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I only bought it for 50 coins each, and I just made five thousand, no loss.¡± Xi Mu glanced at him, ¡°Dogshit luck.¡± Changing into a white coat, Xi¨¤o Mu started working his shift. Although it was not obvious on his face, he was actually very worried inside. In order to avoid getting exposed, he can¡¯t do spiritual treatment to the patients anymore. This means that the progress of the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill will be stopped. His spiritual power cannot continue to unlock, and his ability will stagnate. The higher his spiritual power, the stronger his control over spiritual filaments, and the easier it is to conceal his identity. Moreover, the establishment of spiritual barriers and making medicine require the use of spiritual power. The higher the spiritual power, the more spiritual power he can utilize. The inability to continue spiritual treatment is a very serious problem. In the morning between work, Xi¨¤o Mu bought a bag and a porcelain bottle online. At noon, he took advantage of the rest time and went to the rooftop. Using the 200 grams of peony he bought the day before, he made 100 mid-grade healing pills and left the large medicine mortar on the rooftop. A total of 2,000 points of his spiritual power was consumed. From last night to noon today, he only recovered 1,700 spiritual power points. When he finished making 80 pills, his spiritual power was close to the 20% safe point. After he ate 1 pill, his spiritual power recovered 1,000 so he continued to make the remaining 20 pills. Xi¨¤o Mu stored the remaining 99 mid-grade healing pills into the porcelain bottle, capped the bottle, and put it in his bag. When he got off work in the afternoon, he tendered his resignation. He originally worked in the hospital not just for money, but mostly to take the opportunity to carry out spiritual treatment on sentinel, unlock his spiritual power and activate skills. In this situation, staying in the hospital no longer useful for him. If he continues to treat the patients secretly, the act will definitely be discovered, and the first person to be suspected is him. Moreover, he already said that he has no medicine left on him. Turning in his temporary work card and changing his clothes, Xi¨¤o Mu took his bag and put the large medicine mortar in it, then he left the hospital. After getting off the public flight station, he thought as he walked, is there any place with sentinels and no surveillance? It would be better if those sentinels were in a coma too. Thinking of this, he couldn¡¯t help but laugh; sounds crazy. Although there are more sentinels than guides in this world, their numbers are still pitifully small compared to the total human population. Every sentinel is cherished by the empire. How could there be such a place1? Stopping to think about it, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the road carefully. After walking a certain distance, he seemed to hear footsteps behind him, which is getting closer and closer. He turned his head abruptly and swept his eyes around but there was nothing behind him. There were 2 rows of thick green trees neatly arranged by the road. The trees are lush green, full of vitality, and when the setting sun falls through the cracks of the trees, the rays formed spots of light. On the other hand, it is quiet here. Xi¨¤o Mu thought he should have heard it wrong, and continued to walk forward. Not long after that, he heard the fast-approaching footsteps again. His heart suddenly jumped, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks. After a sound of footsteps, he stopped, and he turned his head, still nothing. He frowned and scanned the trees on both sides, and suddenly his eyes stopped. A black leather shoe tip was exposed beside the root of the tree on the right-hand side. Xi¨¤o Mu tightened his hand that was holding the bag containing the big medicine mortar. In his mind, he is thinking about whether to scare the person away with a stern voice or just run away. Within a second, he turned and ran forward at his fastest speed. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that with his small figure, it was too difficult for him to scare people away. Although he probably couldn¡¯t outrun the person, the front is a residential area, where they may encounter people. At the same time, his behavior is a signal to tell the man that he has noticed him. If the person hiding has guilt in his heart, he will probably leave. Xi¨¤o Mu hoped that the man does feel guilty. However, the next second, the sound of footsteps coming from behind let Xi¨¤o Mu know that his hope was lost. After a while, when the sound of footsteps was very close, he gritted his teeth and stopped. He turned around and yelled, ¡°Stop!¡± Only then did Xi¨¤o Mu see the man¡¯s face clearly. He was a young man wearing a blue T-shirt and black pants. The man had a beard and slightly long hair. His eyes fell straight on his face with wretched eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu panted while holding the big medicine mortar with a guarded look on his face. He scolded, ¡°What are you doing following me?¡± ¡°Hehe,¡± the man¡¯s eyes stuck to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face as he said, ¡°You ask what I want to do? I didn¡¯t make a mistake, you looked really good.¡± The young man stretched out his hand as he said that to touch Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked and disgusted. He never thought as a big man, he would encounter such a thing as getting stalked. He swiftly avoided the man¡¯s hand, and kicked at the man, ¡°Get away.¡± However, Xi¨¤o Mu has forgotten about the difference between his body and the natives of this world. Instead of kicking at the man in blue, his foot was caught by him. The blue-clothed man chuckled and said, ¡°Such light strength, area you flirting with this brother?¡± As he said, the man rubbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ankle. Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and pulled his feet back hard. He took a few steps back before standing still. Seeing the man in blue stretching out his hands again, he lifted the large medicine mortar with both hands and slammed it on the man¡¯s head. ¡°Can you not so fking disgusting? Damn per-vert2.¡± After he smashed the man, Xi¨¤o Mu turned and ran without looking. ¡°Arggh¡­¡± The blue-clothed man exhaled in pain. He didn¡¯t expect that Xi¨¤o Mu would be so ruthless to hit him. He could only move to the right in time, resulting in his left forehead slammed by a heavy object, and blood flowed down immediately. He wiped his forehead, his gaze became fierce when he saw the blood. The man immediately ran after Xi¨¤o Mu while shouting, ¡°You dare to smash Lao Zi?! Wait until Lao Zi catches you, I will teach you a good lesson!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart was at his throat. Hearing the man¡¯s declaration, he knew that he will be dead meat if caught. ¡°Help!¡± He didn¡¯t care about the embarrassment and started yelling loudly. The blue-clothed man grinned, ¡°Scream as much as you like. Lao Zi will have you scream under me later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu clenched his fists heavily. If he had a ¡®g u n¡¯ in his hand, he really want to take this man down with a shot. ¡°Ngh¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a sharp pain in his arm, and he gro-aned in pain. Half of the man¡¯s face was stained with blood, and his hideous face looked even more terrifying at this moment. ¡°Still run?¡± The blue-clothed man forcefully dragged Xi¨¤o Mu to the side of the tree. Then he pushed him against the tree, ¡°Dare to smash Lao Zi? See if Lao Zi will¡­¡± ¡°See how what? En?¡± A deep voice carrying a furious tone came from behind the man in blue. At the same time, the man was pinched by the back of his neck and lifted into the air. CH 19 Chapter 19 Saving the beauty Because Xi¨¤o Mu was suddenly slammed into a tree, his back got injured. But when he saw Leo behind the man in blue, the panic feeling disappeared. The blue-clothed man snorted in pain. He wanted to grasp the hand that is pinching his neck Just as he lifted his hand, he got thrown heavily to the ground. With a loud thump, the man in blue fainted right away without given a chance to scream out in pain. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief and he looked at Leo in shock, ¡°Did you kill him?¡± His lips trembled because the shock of witnessing a murder was too great. ¡°Only fainted,¡± Leo¡¯s face was dark as he replied. Then he lowered his head to send a message from his terminal. After that, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°What? You are worried about him? That¡¯s very ¡®kind¡¯ of you. If I¡¯m not here, do you know what will happen to you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips, ¡°I¡¯m not worried about him. Just that it¡¯s not worth it to commit a crime for him.¡± Leo: ¡°Are you worried that I will be convicted if I killed him?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded honestly, ¡°Yes, I am very grateful for your help. But if helping me will implicate you, I will feel guilty.¡± Leo¡¯s gaze stayed on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face for 2 seconds, then he softly humphed, ¡°He dares to commit a crime. Even if I killed him, it is still considered a legitimate defense. Let¡¯s go. I¡¯m about to return home.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned back to take a glance at the blue-clothed man who looked like a dead man on the ground. He followed behind Leo and hesitated for a moment but finally decided not to go back to retrieve the mortar. Entering the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly sat down. He expended too much physical strength so his physical strength is approaching the safe point. His body felt weak all over, so he leaned back after unloading his tension. ¡°Mmm¡­¡± A sharp pain came from his back, and Xi¨¤o Mu bent his body forward out of reflex. His chest is pressing to his knees, and his upper body fell soft and flat on his thighs. But it made him feel comfortable to stay in this position, so Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t get up. Suddenly, a pair of black military boots appeared in his sight. While Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, his back suddenly felt a breeze. Then, an excruciating pain ran through his body following the back of his T-shirt being pulled from bottom to top. ¡°AHH¡­¡± The pain caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face to pale, and his heart surged in anger. Raising his head, he asked angrily, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s back and frowned. ¡°Bleeding.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu had expected that outcome since the sensation was so painful just from lifting his clothes. It¡¯s probably because the blood got stuck to the clothes, so the wound got torn from the clothes being suddenly pulled apart. Xi¨¤o Mu moved aside and slightly put some distance between the two of them. Just now when Leo lifted his clothes, Leo¡¯s finger accidentally touched him, and his spiritual filaments were moving in a frenzy at that time. If he hadn¡¯t immediately established a spiritual barrier the moment he saw Leo1, he might have been exposed. Just a slight touch from him, his barrier has already become a little thinner. Xi¨¤o Mu cheered himself up and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll take care of it when I go back.¡± As he said, he stretched his left hand to his back and pulled his clothes down. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and walked to the back. He returned shortly after, holding the treatment device in his hand. When Leo leaned over, Xi¨¤o Mu was startled and his body immediately leaned in the opposite direction, ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Giving you treatment,¡± Leo shook the treatment device, ¡°isn¡¯t it obvious?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu moved further inside of the seat while controlling his spiritual filaments, ¡°Not need to bother you, I¡¯ll do it by myself later.¡± Leo furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°You are so long-winded. Grandfather will be worried when he sees it.¡± His voice sank and raised his hand, ¡°Come here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head. But when he saw that Leo is getting impatient, he quickly said, ¡°Just leave the treatment device here and I will do it myself.¡± ¡°Can you do by yourself when the wound is at the back?¡± Leo humphed. Stepping forward, he bending over to pull the hem of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s clothes. Smack! Anxiousness caused Xi¨¤o Mu to raise his hand and slapped away Leo¡¯s hand. Leo¡¯s expression sank, ¡°You better stay still.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t come here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu tried hard to stick himself to the wall of the car. His figure shrank into a ball, as looked at Leo with alert, ¡°I can treat the wound by myself.¡± Leo glared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a long while, then his expression suddenly calmed down, and his voice became softer, ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t be afraid. I am just treating you and I won¡¯t do anything else to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and only reacted after a while. Did Leo think he was shocked by the incident just now and gotten traumas? Thinking back of his reactions just now, Xi¨¤o Mu felt embarrassed and helpless, he didn¡¯t think in that direction at all. He was just afraid that Leo would touch him again and his spiritual barrier would collapse. However, this misunderstanding is a good thing for him. ¡°Don¡¯t come near me, I can use the treatment device.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stared at Leo¡¯s actions closely. Leo hated ¡®soft-footed shrimp¡¯2 the most, like even the smallest thing can scare them into sh i tless. However, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s pale and alert face, like a frightened little animal, he suddenly couldn¡¯t say any mocking words, which made him feel very upset. Leo threw the treatment device to the seat next to Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°Troublesome.¡± Then he returned to his seat on the other side. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Holding the treatment device, he proceeded to treat himself with awkward backhand movements. After he was done, a layer of sweat has appeared on his forehead and he softly leaned against the back of the chair. Soon, the aircraft arrived at the apartment, and Leo jumped off the aircraft quickly. Xi¨¤o Mu stood up while supporting himself at the back of the chair. A wave of dizziness came, and he closed his eyes. After the dizziness disappeared, Xi¨¤o Mu slowly got off the aircraft. When he saw Leo not far away, he was stunned. With his speed, Leo should have entered the apartment by now. However, at the next moment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened in surprise. Leo is unbuttoning his uniform jacket one button after another. Then he takes off the jacket and strode toward him. Xi¨¤o Mu took a step back subconsciously and asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°What do you think I would do to you?¡± He said, throwing his clothes on Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Put on.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was puzzled by the action so Leo lowered his voice, ¡°You think since the wound is healed, the blood on the clothes will be gone as well?¡± Realization hits and Xi¨¤o Mu puts on the jacket that still had the temperature of a man¡¯s body. The height difference between them is almost 20 centimeters, so the jacket makes Xi¨¤o Mu looked like a child wearing an adult¡¯s clothes, which is very amusing. Xi¨¤o Mu was slightly embarrassed and looked up at Leo, only to find that the corners of his mouth were curved up. However, he instantly returned to his usual expressionless face and turned back into the apartment. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked, thinking he must have seen it wrongly, otherwise Leo is mocking him for being short! Ren was sitting in the living room drinking tea. When he saw Xi¨¤o Mu, he was choked by the tea. After coughed for a while, he smiled and said, ¡°Not bad, not bad. Go upstairs and have a rest first, and then come down for dinner later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew that Ren must have misunderstood when he heard this ¡®not bad, not bad¡¯ comment, but he couldn¡¯t explain the incident so he went upstairs embarrassedly. He took a shower and changed into clean clothes. As Xi¨¤o Mu was wiping his hair, he considered whether to cut his hair or not. Sword Heroes is a game set in the ancient Chinese period. Men at that time have long hair. His character, Brother Hua even has straight and black hair, with the length reaching his waist. Xi¨¤o Mu thinks about it every time he takes a bath, but he is always reluctant to cut it. Whenever he sees his hair, he will deeply realize that this is not his body, nor is he dreaming, but is living in another real world. On the other hand, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if it¡¯s because of the character in the game or something else but his hair is very smooth and doesn¡¯t bother him. Even if it¡¯s not tied, the hair won¡¯t get messy. Just that it¡¯s a little troublesome to wash. Drying his hair with a hairdryer, Xi¨¤o Mu grabbed a handful of his hair, and the strands slipped smoothly out of his fingers. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated but decided not to cut it. He will do it when it finally becomes a hindrance. Maybe at that time, he will have a sense of belonging to this world and doesn¡¯t need hair to remind him. Putting the hairdryer back in the bathroom, Xi¨¤o Mu saw the military jacket he took off before. He checked it carefully and found that it didn¡¯t get stained with blood. However, after thinking about it, he decided to put the uniform jacket to wash with his clothes as well; it didn¡¯t seem nice to return it directly. After dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu went online and bought a backpack, a large medicine mortar, 10 porcelain bottles, and 200 grams of peony. After thinking about it, he bought a set of cosmetics. What happened on the road today made him realize that Xi Mu was not joking when he said his appearance looked unsafe. He had to be careful when going out in the future. Waiting for the delivery to arrive, Xi¨¤o Mu strolled slowly around the apartment. By the time he finished a lap, Leo had already finished 10. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s physical fitness value is low, but the advantage is that he recovers quickly; he can reach full value after one hour of rest. He originally had only 100 points of physical strength. But after he walked for at least 2 kilometers a day in the past few days, his total value has increased to 110 points. Although the progress was much slower than his spiritual power, the moment he saw the value change, he was still very excited. On the way back to the apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s physical strength has recovered to a full bar. When Leo passed by him again, Xi¨¤o Mu stepped up and ran. Leo is such a strong person who exercises every day, so he(XM) can¡¯t be lazy. Subconsciously touching his back, Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips and his gaze was firm. He must try his best to improve his ability because he can¡¯t keep counting on other people to help every time; he must rely on himself. Xi¨¤o Mu kept running until he heard the main system¡¯s warning that his physical strength is left only 11 points. He stopped and walked slowly for a certain distance to ease the pumping heart. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that his hands and feet were soft and his heart was beating like a drum, but he felt grounded with his achievement. Perhaps, he should take some stamina boost pill and eat it once every time he exercises. Then his training volume will be doubled. In this way, he can train in the morning, then take the pill to recover when his physical strength is low, it will not affect his daily exercise routine during the day. ¡®Just do it if you can think of it¡¯3. His current physical fitness only needs a low-grade boost pill so Xi¨¤o Mu bought the material for making low-grade boost pills, 200 grams of liquorice. ¡°Do you have common sense? Don¡¯t stand still after exercise.¡± Leo¡¯s voice came from behind. Xi¨¤o Mu looked up from the order confirmation page and saw that Leo¡¯s frown. He replied with a smile, ¡°I finished walking the ease-up part.¡± Leo snorted, ¡°If you can keep doing this, you won¡¯t be so weak.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched Leo¡¯s back until he enters the apartment and shrugged helplessly. He has only been here for a few days! He went back to the bedroom to take a shower, changed into his pajamas, and went downstairs to get the courier. He put the large medicine mortar, porcelain bottle, and medicinal materials in his backpack. Then he checked online for secluded places around District A. After searching for a long time, Xi¨¤o Mu finally determined the destination; Wilderness Forest. This is a semi-natural flora and fauna attraction, and it is also an educational base. Tickets are sold for 20 coins. It is the most frequent place for young people in Zone A to visit. Since young sentinel and guides are isolated from the outside world, almost only ordinary people come to this attraction. Moreover, most of the tourists are children, which means it is a very safe place. This place is the new location for him to make medicine. Early the next morning, Xi¨¤o Mu ran around the apartment, and not surprisingly saw Leo. Leo was a little surprised to see him but he did not say anything and passed by him like a gust of wind. When Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s physical strength reached the safe point, he stopped his morning jog and returned to take a shower. After that, he used 30 mins to put on makeup in front of the mirror before going downstairs to eat. Leo was sitting at the dining table, and holding a sandwich in his hand. He about to take a bite when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. He wrinkled his brows, ¡°Is the hospital organizing a masquerade party? So you going as a ghost?¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°I¡¯m not that scary ba?¡± HXi¨¤o Mu used various dark primers to darken his skin and thickened his eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil. Then he dotted a small mole on the bridge of his nose. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know those high-level techniques like changing the shape of the face with highlights and shadows. He could only do simple makeup like these. Although his appearance is uglier than usual, he definitely doesn¡¯t look like a ghost! CH 20 Chapter 20 The Black Market Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face and grinned, ¡°One part of your face is darker and the other is lighter. One of your eyebrows is drawn high, while the other lower; wide, and narrow. Can anyone grow naturally like this?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°Is it so obvious? I¡¯ve been busying in front of the mirror for a long time. But you can tell it at a glance?¡± Leo: ¡°Anyone can see it if they are not blind.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat down, took a depressing sip of the juice. Then he couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Is it conspicuous? Will this look attract people¡¯s attention on the road?¡± ¡°So ugly, who would look at you?¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and continued to eat. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up immediately and he smiled, ¡°That¡¯s great then. That¡¯s great.¡± Leo finished eating and wiped his mouth, ¡°Your brain got a problem? You have such a bad sense of aesthetic.¡± Because Xi¨¤o Mu was in a good mood, he didn¡¯t mind Leo¡¯s words at all, ¡°I did it on purpose so that no one would notice me.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s eyes flashed and he lowered his voice, ¡°Are you afraid of encountering problems like yesterday?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu uttered an En, then said, ¡°I don¡¯t have the ability to protect myself for the time being should I encounter that kind of thing again. So I can only think of a way to make people take lesser attention at me.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said, the corners of his mouth were curved downwards. A big man like him had fallen to this point, it makes him felt really helpless. Leo furrowed his eyebrows and said solemnly, ¡°I have jurisdiction over the security of District A. Yesterday was an accident. I won¡¯t let this happen again.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo in surprise and thought of his military rank. Then he realized those words were normal, ¡°No matter how strict the jurisdiction is, the people¡¯s mind is hard to control. I have noted down the number for emergency yesterday. It would be nice if the policemen could dispatch right away after getting the call.¡± Leo pondered for a moment, ¡°You are right.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. Thinking of today¡¯s arrangements, he said to Leo, ¡°Just send me to the public flight station today.¡± ¡°Not going to the hospital?¡± ¡°En, I quit my job. I am going to walk around have a look before school time starts. You know, I forgot a lot of things. I¡¯m too unfamiliar with this place.¡± Leo: ¡°Up to you.¡± After eating, Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to Wilderness Forest. Wilderness Forest is a scenic spot where one could directly go via public transportation. When Xi¨¤o Mu bought a ticket, he received a message that the social assistance he applied for has been approved. Smiling, he lined up behind a group of adults taking their children to visit the place. Xi¨¤o Mu found that many families consist of 2 men with their children, and their actions were intimate. Thinking of the marital status here, he smiles deeper. He has decided that when he becomes an adult, has a stable income, and has enough ability to ensure that his identity will not be discovered by others. he might go find someone to accompany him to old age. After entering the scenic spot, Xi¨¤o Mu did not follow the flow of tourists walking down the conventional route but went to a remote road. Climbing the mountain takes a lot of energy. He walked for a while and rested, and when he couldn¡¯t hear any human voices, he sat cross-legged behind a big tree and started making medicine. He spent 1,040 points of his spiritual power to make 52 mid-grade healing pills. Then he ate 1, and put the rest into porcelain bottles, adding up to exactly 150 pills with the previous batch. Then, he spent 500 points of spiritual power to make 50 low-grade boost pills. When the small light blue pills fell into the mortar, a mechanical voice sounded in his brain. [Congratulations, host. Your medical skill has leveled up to level 30, and the basic medicine formula is activated: High-grade healing pills, High-grade boost pills] Xi¨¤o Mu immediately opened the system panel, and the medical icon was faintly lit. He looked at it and saw the progress bar under the icon has changed to indicate 30-40. At the middle of the bar was 12/1000. In other words, to reach level 40, he needs to make 1,000 pills. Each low-grade pill costs 10 spiritual power to make, and a medium one costs 20 each. So, each high-grade pill will cost about 30. Xi¨¤o Mu found that the number 30 had the word ¡®³õ/Basic¡¯ in the upper left corner, while the number 40 had the word ¡®ÖÐ/Intermediate¡¯ in the upper left corner. Recalling what the main system said before, it seems that the medicines after level 40 will be mid-level medicine? Thinking about it this way, he can understand the reason for the skill experience points requirement that suddenly rises to 1,000. Clenching a fist, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the formula nervously and excitedly. ¡®High-grade healing pills¡¯ (material, Plantago1 2g) immediately recover spiritual power to 2,000 points, with an interval of 2 hours. ¡®High-grade boost pills¡¯ (Materials, Rosary Peas 2g, Blue Grass 1g) immediately restores stamina points to 2,000 points, with an interval of 2 hours. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up instantly. A high-grade healing pill recovers 2,000 points which equal to Level D spiritual power. That means 1 pill can instantly treat sentinels below Level D. He immediately went online and looked for Plantago. Only 5 shops sell it, and at 100 coins per gram. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by the price. Compared with the first two ingredients, this is too expensive! He checked it and found out that Plantago doesn¡¯t grow on this planet, Planet Yao. It grew on a nearby planet called Planet Wu. Planet Wu is a planet rich in materials and merchants went back and forth from there a lot. Mid-grade healing pills is worth 5,000 coins each, and high-grade pill can only worth higher. Compared with the finished product, Xi¨¤o Mu feels that the ingredient is not too expensive anyway. He was about to place an order, but stopped himself and put it in the shopping cart. He is not going to return home now, so he would place an order after he went back. Today is Saturday, so he is going to the Black Market2 at night. Packing up the medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu put the big medicine mortar behind a tree and covered it with leaves. He took his backpack and started to enjoy the scenic spots as a tourist. The environment here is good, there is no surveillance system and the confidentiality is good. He planned to come here to make medicine in the future, so he wants to be familiar with the surroundings, just in case. After having lunch at the scenic spot, he returned in the afternoon and went directly to the shopping malls around the Black Market. He didn¡¯t buy anything but just took the opportunity to learn about prices and the commodities in the world. The entire 6th floor of the mall was full of mechas and robots, and Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned when he saw it. There are also fighting videos in the middle of the store, which makes people excited. ¡°Wow, this is the video of the champion and runner-up in the Mecha King arena, right?¡± ¡°Yes, I had something to do that day so I didn¡¯t log in to the virtual net. I missed the game and I¡¯m really regretting it.¡± ¡°Hahaha, I went to the arena. The fight was awesome, and I also won 2,000 star coins!¡± Hearing the conversation makes Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved. He opened his terminal and searched the word ¡®virtual net¡¯. After reading the explanation, he felt that he was like a country bumpkin. The virtual net is 99% similar to reality, which is equivalent to another world. Some people do business while some exercise and study on the virtual net. Logging onto the virtual net requires these equipment ¨C a computer terminal and a net cabin3. Because of its high level of realism, one could use all 5 senses in the virtual net. In order to ensure safety, everyone has a time limit online. Adults cannot exceed 8 hours a day, and cannot exceed 4 hours straight in one session. For minors, the limit is halved. Children under the age of eight must be accompanied by an adult. Back in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s time, people always imagine how would holographic products look like. When he used to play games, he also wanted to play holographic online games. Unexpectedly, this mode has already existed in this world. Xi¨¤o Mu was a little excited and checked the price of the equipment on the Internet, which was as low as 20,000 coins. It¡¯s not too expensive, but he doesn¡¯t have his own place yet. There¡¯s no space to put them if he buys them. Thinking of getting his own place, Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fist and resolved to make more money. He has a system in him and could be considered much luckier than ordinary people. It¡¯s a pity that his medicine cannot be sold publicly. Otherwise, it would be much more convenient to open an online store. Maybe he can find a way in the future after he entered the medicine major. Walking around on the 6th floor, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the photos in his terminal, which he took with the mecha; it felt so real. When he walked out of the mall, he realized that it is a bit over 6.00 pm. He found a restaurant and called the apartment while waiting for his meal to arrive, saying that he would be back later. After eating, he went straight to the Black Market. The Black Market is very inconsistent with its name. It is a three-story modern building with 4 brawny men in black guarding at the door. On the right-hand side is the place to buy tickets. When Xi¨¤o Mu arrived, there were already many people in line, many of whom were sentinels. He established a spiritual barrier and kept a distance from the rest of the people. When he bought the tickets, he realized that there were 2 types of tickets; buyers and sellers. The seller ticket is 2,000 coins each while the buyer ticket is 1,000 coins. Xi¨¤o Mu bought the seller ticket and received a mask. Looking around, he found that everyone is wearing the same mask, except that they were divided into two colors, red and white. Apart from that, there are numbers printed on the mask, and everyone has different numbers, even though their mask color is the same. On Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mask, his number is the same as his ticket; Red, 48. Upon entering the hall, Xi¨¤o Mu felt like he has walked into an exhibition hall. There are 3 long counters next to each other, with numbers on them. There were already many people standing behind the counter, all with red masks on their faces. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood and walked to the counter 48. Then he took out the 2 porcelain bottles containing the mid-grade healing pill. He spread a piece of paper on the counter and poured out a pill. After doing this, Xi¨¤o Mu opens his terminal and wrote ¡®Mid-grade healing pill, recovers spiritual power. Fast and effective. The interval between use is 2 hours, no side effects, and the price is 6000 per pill¡¯. He glanced at the sellers on the left and right. One side is selling energy core and the other sold minerals and herbs. A tall white man with a white mask walked up to his counter. It was a Level D sentinel with spiritual power of 3,000 points. ¡°I have never seen this kind of medicine before. You wouldn¡¯t be making false advertisements, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu deliberately lowered his voice and made his voice thicker, ¡°It is a new medicine, not a fake advertisement. If your spiritual state is not good, you can pay a 1,000 coins deposit and try the medicine on the spot. No money will be charged if it¡¯s fake.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded: ¡°But if you don¡¯t pay for the medicine afterward, I will report to the staff member.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s really effective, who cares about that little money?¡± The man in white disdained. Poor people will not come to the Black Market. He paid the 1,000 coins deposit and picked up the pill on the paper. When he brought it nearer to his nose, the man was taken aback, ¡°The scent of a guide!¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart tightened but he did not speak. Except for those whose valuables were stolen and reported to the Black Market, goods sold in the establishment were not asked about their origin. The white-clothed man did not hesitate and swallowed the medicine. Half a minute later, he grabbed the counter with both hands and his eyes glowed in excitement. ¡°It¡¯s amazing, I can¡¯t believe it! It felt so comfortable!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a step back, ¡°In this case, sir, please pay the rest of the bill.¡± The man in white did not hesitate and paid the remaining 5,000 coins. He did not leave and his gaze shifted from the empty paper to the 2 porcelain bottles beside it. ¡°What other medicine do you have?¡± ¡°It¡¯s all the same kind.¡± ¡°How much more? I want all.¡± The white-clothed man said immediately. Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, ¡°There are 149 pills, and you need to pay 894,000 star coins. Do you really want it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The man in white said, and directly transferred 894,000 coins to Xi¨¤o Mu. When Xi¨¤o Mu looked at his account balance, his heart beating so fast. There was a sense of surrealness with that amount of zeroes. ¡°I gave the correct amount,¡± the white-clothed man said. He was wondering what is wrong as he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Can you give me the medicine now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu reached for the porcelain bottle, ¡°Of course.¡± Then the white-clothed man said again, ¡°I have to check it first. What if only the one I took is the real medicine, and the rest are fake?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Should you consider this kind of thing first before paying?¡± ¡°I gotta pay the money first, what if someone wants to fight for the pills with me?¡± The white-clothed man added, ¡°To anyone who dares to cheat in the Black Market, they can make you vomit out the money you scammed.¡± ¡®So shrewd¡¯, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself. He folded the edges of the paper to prevent the pills from rolling out and then poured out all of them from the porcelain bottle. At that moment, he suddenly heard a gasp, then his surrounding turned dark as a bunch of people rushed to his counter. ¡°My god, such a comfortable guide¡¯s scent!¡± CH 21 Chapter 21 Have fun The hall instantly became chaotic, and all sentinels rushed towards Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s counter; their eyes frenzied. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart was beating wildly. He quickly gathered the pills in the paper container, wrapped it up, and retreated to the wall. If he got robbed at this moment, he would suffer a big loss. This matter makes him a little upset. He couldn¡¯t smell the guide¡¯s scent they keep talking about, so he didn¡¯t think much about it. It now appears that though a pill has a faint scent taste, the smell will become thicker when piled together. Countless scorching eyes fell on him, and one after another shouts came from the crowd, ¡°It¡¯s 6,000 per pill? How much do you have in total? I want it all.¡± ¡°I want! I want!¡± The people in the back pushed the people in the front to the counter, and the people in the front sprawled on the counter while stretching out their hands desperately. Xi¨¤o Mu trembled as he stood against the wall, hoping that the counter could hold on. Otherwise, he would definitely be crushed by so many people. ¡°Disperse, disperse.¡± Soon, the staff of the black market appeared and separated the crowd. A tall man in a suit and leather shoes walked to the front of the Xi¨¤o Mu counter. Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked. A majestic lion stood beside the man, roaring towards the left and right sides. ¡°Apologies,¡± the man said in a gentle voice, ¡°please don¡¯t be afraid. Anyone who makes trouble will be dealt with by the black market.¡± Calming down, Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and glanced away. Then he saw the people who had been crowded together earlier standing by the side obediently, looking at the man with fear in their eyes. ¡°Manager Zhao, you are misunderstood. We are not making trouble, we just want to buy medicine.¡± Someone said. ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± A lot of people echoed the statement. The man in white stepped to the front at this moment, ¡°I have paid for the medicine, and he sold it to me.¡± Manager Zhao asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Is that right?¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Manager Zhao chuckled and looked at the others, ¡°This shop is sold out. There are still many good products on the black market. You might as well shop around.¡± Some people left after hearing this, while others were not reconciled, and asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you coming next week? I want to make a reservation.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Not necessarily.¡± Tonight¡¯s sale is too noticeable. He made so much money at once and will not come to the black market again for the time being. Seeing the people slowly dispersing, Xi¨¤o Mu put the paper that contained the pills back on the counter before opening it, and he felt a lot of gazes directing at him. Manager Zhao¡¯s nose moved slightly and sounded surprised, ¡°No wonder, it¡¯s the scent of a guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked the man in white, ¡°Do you have a box?¡± The man in white said, ¡°Sell me the porcelain bottle too!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Forget it then, consider it a freebie for you. I¡¯m going to count them now, please look clearly.¡± He put the pills one by one into the porcelain bottle. After counting until 1501, there are 2 little blue ones left on the paper. It should be the low-grade boost pill that accidentally got mixed in when he is storing the pills. Xi¨¤o Mu gave the porcelain bottle to the man in white. After that, he took out another porcelain bottle which stores the boost pill from his backpack; preparing to return the 2 blue boost pills back to the bottle. ¡°Wait,¡± Manager Zhao interrupted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s movements aloud, ¡°You didn¡¯t sell this medicine to him, right?¡± The white-clothed man also chipped in, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that there is only one type of medicine? I want those in your hand as well.¡± Both men¡¯s actions make Xi¨¤o Mu felt amused, ¡°This medicine is not for recovering spiritual power. It¡¯s for my own use and I am not going to sell it.¡± Manager Zhao gently asked, ¡°Could you tell me what it is for? Since you still have a porcelain bottle of it, can you sell me these 2 in your hand?¡± The man in white said, ¡°I want too.¡± In his mind, he thought, since the quality of this man¡¯s medicine is great for spiritual power, the rest of his medicine is definitely not bad. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°This is to restore physical stamina, and the recovery value is very low. So it won¡¯t be useful to you.¡± Upon hearing the effect, Manager Zhao¡¯s eyes flashed, ¡°I have a friend with very low physical strength. Can you sell 1 to me?¡± Seeing that the man has been so polite to him, Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while, and agreed with a nod, ¡°Each pill is 1,000 star coins.¡± Manager Zhao swiftly transferred the money to Xi¨¤o Mu. The man in white quickly expresses his intntion to buy 1, so Xi¨¤o Mu sold him the other one. After receiving the payment, he took a look at his balance and put away the porcelain bottle in his backpack. Then he went to the other side to pay the handling fee. Manager Zhao turned to look at the man in white, ¡°You bought 150 mid-grade healing pills, right? How about selling 1 to me? I¡¯ll double the price.¡± The white-clothed man smiled and said, ¡°Since Mr. Zhao has spoken, I will not refuse the request.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finished paying the handling fee and was about to leave. Before reaching the door, Manager Zhao¡¯s voice came from behind, ¡°Wait a minute, is this your first time in the black market?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and nodded, ¡°Did I not complete the procedures?¡± Manager Zhao chuckled, ¡°No, it¡¯s fine as long as the seller submits the handling fee. But it¡¯s the first time you are here, it would be a shame not to go and check downstairs.¡± ¡°Downstairs?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked. Suddenly, a person draped his hand across Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulders. When he turned his head, he heard the white-clothed man saying with a smile, ¡°Didn¡¯t you just make money? Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you down to have fun.¡± Manager Zhao smiled and said, ¡°I wish you two have a good time.¡± Being held at the shoulders by the white-clothed man, they walked to a flight of stairs heading down. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly bent down and took a few big steps to the side, pulling the distance between them. The man in white probably does not have a high match rate with him, as skin contact does not affect his spiritual barrier, but he is not used to being too close to strangers. ¡°Sorry, I have to go home.¡± As he said that, Xi¨¤o Mu turned and walked towards the door. ¡°Hey, hey, you are already here. It¡¯s a shame not to go down and see,¡± the man said and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm after 2 steps. He continued, ¡°A fight won¡¯t last more than 10 minutes. To thank you for selling all the medicine to me, I¡¯ll show you around.¡± When they were talking, a few guests passed them and soon disappeared down the stairs. Xi¨¤o Mu guessed that it¡¯s probably a common thing to go downstairs when coming to the black market. He said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested, let me go.¡± ¡°If you are a man, you won¡¯t be uninterested.¡± The man in white looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and pulled him down the stairs. The statement caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart to tighten. Is it possible that this man is doubting his identity? He compromised, ¡°I¡¯ll go and see with you, but I will leave in 10 minutes.¡± The white-clothed man smiled, ¡°I promise, as long as you watch it, you won¡¯t even want to leave if I tell you to go after 10 minutes.¡± Following the man in white down to the lower level floor, they walked through a long corridor, and come to an iron gate. 2 tall men in black clothes stood in front of the door. When they approached, the iron gate slid open automatically, and deafening shouts rushed toward them. Xi¨¤o Mu paused, and the white-clothed man¡¯s voice sounded excited, ¡°Have you never seen such a scene?¡± An underground type battledome? Xi¨¤o Mu was pulled into the door, and the iron door closed behind him. He looked around and found that it looked like a Colosseum. The ground was an inverted trapezoid. There was a large flat ground in the middle of the bottom and 2 men were fighting in the middle. Surrounded by gradually rising stairs, there are rows of seats, but no one is sitting. All the audience is standing, shouting their cheers. The number of audiences was large, and almost none of them wore masks. His current position is at the most top, and the man in white drags him down, and shouted, ¡°Isn¡¯t it cool? This game has already started, you can place a bet on it.¡± As he said, he stopped in front of the nearest vacant seat and turned on the black LED screen on the back of the front seat. A list of names appeared on the screen, two in parallel, connected by the word ¡®VS¡¯ in the middle. The three groups on top are greyed out, each pair has a name highlighted with the WIN logo. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood that this is an arena casino. The man in white neatly placed bets on the next three rounds, all choosing the name on the right. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t move, he said something to him, but the surrounding voices were too noisy and Xi¨¤o Mu heard nothing. The white-clothed man leaned closer and said loudly, ¡°Let¡¯s play some betting. Today is already the last few days of summer vacation. Many sentinels have joined so the fighting is fierce.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu moved a step to the right. While rubbing his ears, he wrote on his terminal, ¡°Let me take a look first, thank you.¡± The man in white quickly grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist and raised his own left hand. With bright eyes, he shouted loudly, ¡°Let¡¯s add each other¡¯s contact information. The next time you come back, remember to contact me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pulled back his wrist forcefully, finally understood why the man was so enthusiastic. He typed, ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m selling the pills on behalf of someone. Next time he might find other people to help. Do you know where the bathroom is?¡± The man in white frowned and pointed to the back corner, ¡°I will take you there.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head quickly and typed, ¡°No, you can stay to watch the game, I will look for you later.¡± At this moment, there was a loud shout, and the man in white quickly glanced at the fight to see one of the fighters has fallen to the ground. He couldn¡¯t help clenching his fist and waved at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Okay!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the opportunity to blend into the crowd. He took off his mask halfway and threw it away. Followed the directions on the wall, he walked towards the exit. When he reached the exit and his hand is on the doorknob, the door was kicked open from the outside. ¡°Ungh¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was knocked back a few steps until his back bumped against the wall. There was a shooting pain in his nose. He stretched out his hand to touch it, and his hand was immediately stained with blood. ¡°Who?¡± A handsome blond man rushed in while the door is still open. He was about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black T-shirt, and carrying 2 plastic bags filled with bottled water on his hands. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m sorry!¡± The blond man was shocked when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s miserable appearance and realized what ¡®good thing¡¯ he has done. Throwing the bags on the ground, he quickly rushed to Xi¨¤o Mu. He stretched out his hand and wiped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s nosebleed, ¡°I didn¡¯t know there was someone at the door, otherwise I would never do this, I¡¯m so sorry¡­ hmm, you are so short. Even shorter than me.¡± Blue veins twitched on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead. He covered his nose and turned his head, ¡°Stay away from me.¡± The blond man moved away, then weakly bowed his head, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Then he saw the water scattered on the ground and exclaimed, ¡°Ahhh, is the bag broken?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched as the young man hurriedly picked up the water bottles on the ground and put them back into the bag. Then his eyes suddenly stopped at something. There is a small yellowish spot on the edge of the blond man¡¯s auricle (ear) and it is extremely tiny. Logically speaking, he shouldn¡¯t be able to see such a small thing, but the fact is he saw it, just like how he discovered his spiritual filaments at that time. A very thin strip of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual filaments floated out and swaying in the direction of the yellow dot. Right before the spiritual filament is about to break through his spiritual barrier, Xi¨¤o Mu controlled it just in time and retracted it. This feeling is very strange because it was not as agitated as when he is facing a sentinel with a high match rate, but very kind and gentle. The blond man carried the bag with an apologetic expression, and whispered, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the lounge to clean it. If it¡¯s serious, I¡¯ll take you to the hospital later, and I will pay for the treatment.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hands were covered with blood, and he doesn¡¯t have to check at his face to know that his current appearance looked sorry. He agreed, ¡°Okay.¡± The blond man smiled and his big eyes curved up, ¡°So nice, I¡¯m so worried that you will not let me help if you are mad at me, eh¡­¡± He tilted his head as he said that. Then he shifted both bags to his left hand and touched his ear with his right hand. After that, he shifted the bag again and turned to the right corridor. Xi¨¤o Mu followed behind the blond man; feeling surprised. After he touched his ears, the small yellow dot on his ears moved behind his ears and was blocked by the long blond hair. And at that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu saw a very thin spiritual filament sticking out from behind his ears, touched the small yellow dot, and then it disappeared. This blond man is clearly a guide. CH 22 Chapter 22 New Job Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the red and blue bars of the blond man ¨C Spiritual power 1,800 Level E+, physical strength 7,000 Level B. Didn¡¯t everyone said that all guides are weak chickens? Xi¨¤o Mu began to doubt his inference. He remembered that the guide with the highest stamina in the Golden Tower at the moment was at 3,500 Level D. The blond man walked to the door of a room and put his right foot behind him; ready to kick up the door. Suddenly thinking of something, he turned back to glance at Xi¨¤o Mu and gave him a sheepish smile. The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Obviously, kicking the door is a common action for this person. The blond man gently pressed his right foot to the door, and slowly pushed the door open. Hopping into the room with one foot, he still held the door open with his right foot, and looked back at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Come in!¡± ¡°Hawke, since when you start to act gently?¡± Someone yelled in surprise. ¡°Whenever anyone opens the door in the future, they are not allowed to kick the door. Open it slowly!¡± the blond man yelled back before smiling at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Come in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu entered the lounge. This is a large living room with rows of black leather sofas. A dozen people are sitting everywhere; all of them are tall sentinels. He glanced at the blond Hawke in surprise, wondering how Hawke managed to prevent himself from getting found out. Did he also erect a barrier? A man with a fierce tiger tattooed on his chest walked up to Hawke. He took the bag of water in his hand, and casually threw the bottles at the people sitting on the sofa. Those people obviously didn¡¯t look in their direction and are playing among themselves, but when the water bottle is about to hit them, they all managed to reach out in time to catch it. The man threw the water bottles while looking at Xi¨¤o Mu. Seeing that he was holding his nose and there was blood on his hands, the man couldn¡¯t help laughing out and patted Hawke on the shoulder, ¡°Hawke, this should be your masterpiece ba. And here I thought you have changed.¡± Hawke glared at the man and kicked him, ¡°Go away.¡± He changed back to his smiling face and said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Come with me.¡± There are 2 rooms on the left. He took Xi¨¤o Mu to one of them and said, ¡°This is the bathroom. You can tidy up here.¡± He glanced at the blood dripping that stained the clothes on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chest, and said, ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll find a change of clothing for you.¡± ¡°No need.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu cupped some water with his hands and washed his face. Hawke is about to persuade Xi¨¤o Mu when someone called him to check on the injured fighters. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at himself in the mirror with a distorted expression. In order to change his complexion, he applied a thick layer of foundation. When he washed his face with water, the foundation melted and his face now looked like a paint palette, which was super ugly. He watched the makeup lesson and the removal tutorial together, and found it too troublesome. In order to remove makeup with a simpler method, he specially bought water-soluble cosmetics. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, if he had known earlier, he will buy a waterproof one instead. Going out like this look is definitely not good. There¡¯s no way, he has to wash away all his makeup. After wiping his face clean with a tissue, he tried to rub the blood on his front, but could only make the color lighter. ¡°Wow, you are so beautiful.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu went out, Hawke just came out of the next room. With an amazed expression, he jumped over and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm. The sentinels sitting on the sofa looked over when they heard this. Several people exclaimed a wow, and some whistled. Xi¨¤o Mu blanked out for a second and pulled his hand out. He frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡± Hawke blinked and said, ¡°My name is Hawke. Do you feel uncomfortable? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a big problem, so no need to go to the hospital.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words just fell, and the door was pushed open. 2 men came in carrying a sentinel with a bloody face. Xi¨¤o Mu wrinkled his brows subconsciously; the sentinel¡¯s feeling of discomfort is affecting him. ¡°Wow, that looked tragic,¡± Hawke said as he walked to the room next to the bathroom, ¡°put him in bed 4.¡± That sentinel was carried to the room. Hawke said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Wait here a bit, I will give you my contact information after handling this patient. If your body has any problems afterward, remember to contact me.¡± After Hawke entered the room, Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment before followed him in. The uncomfortable feeling from the sentinel made him want to see the situation. After he entered, Xi¨¤o Mu found that the inside was bigger than the living room, and there were 10 hospital beds lined up left and right, with numbers on the heads of the beds. The bed number gets smaller as they went further inside. Xi¨¤o Mu walked past the hospital beds and came to bed 4, frowning uncontrollably. The uncomfortable feeling deepened, and it didn¡¯t come from just one person. A sentinel was lying on each bed in bed 1, 2, and 3, and it was all uncomfortable. ¡°Why did you come in,¡± Hawke was taken aback, then smiled, ¡°Oh sorry, are you in a hurry? Wait a minute.¡± Hawke skillfully used the treatment device to treat the wound of the patient on bed 4; injecting the guide pheromone agent and sleeping agent after that. ¡°I¡¯m going to wash my hands now.¡± Hawke finished speaking and went to the bathroom inside the treatment room. When he came out, he got a bucket full of water and placed it next to Ward 4. Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Doesn¡¯t he need to go to the hospital?¡± Hawke replied, ¡°No, sending him to the hospital will delay the treatment time. The medicine here is the same used in the hospital and I have no problem with performing these simple treatments.¡± He put his index finger on his lips and lowered his voice, ¡°Other than that, these sentinels came to the battledome in secret, so they don¡¯t want people to know their identities.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved and he looked around, ¡°Is there no surveillance here?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Hawke dropped his gaze on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s clothes. ¡°Do you want to change clothes here? Don¡¯t worry, no one will see it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head and asked, ¡°Are you going to stay here at night until they wake up?¡± ¡°No,¡± Hawke waved his hand. ¡°There are 20 rounds a day. After the last round is done, I can leave after taking care of the injured. They will go back themselves when they wake up.¡± He blinked, ¡°Are you going to wait for me to take you to the hospital after I get off work?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No, I¡¯m fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s thoughts are running in his mind. There is no surveillance around, plus there are injured sentinels here. This can be a place for him to carry out spiritual treatment to patients. It¡¯s just that there are sentinels in the living room, so just in case, a spiritual barrier must be established during treatment. His current total value of spiritual power is close to 6,000 points. With a full bar, he could establish a 40 cm barrier, reserve enough points for safe value, and take a high-grade healing pill halfway through ¨C he could at least treat 7 patients. Moreover, they don¡¯t want other people to know about them fighting in the battledome. That means after leaving here, even if they found that their spiritual state has improved, the probability of them speaking out is also low. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Are you still recruiting people here? I have worked part-time in the hospital and have experience. I am going to study medicine in the future, so I want to practice more.¡± ¡°Oh,¡± Hawke was stunned by the question. Scratching his face and laughing, he said, ¡°I am the only one working in the infirmary. If you are willing to come, of course, you can, but the working hours are from 7.00 pm to 12.00 am during the holiday, can you come? ¡± He whispered, ¡°You are so beautiful, it is not safe to go out at night.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was slightly embarrassed by the remark, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can put on makeup.¡± Hawke laughed, ¡°No wonder you were sporting a ghostly look before this. If you want to join me, my job will be a lot easier in the future. Your wage is 200 coins and you will be paid at the end of each day. Is there a problem?¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked hesitantly, ¡°You make the decisions here?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Hawke said with a smile, ¡°this is my dad¡¯s property. I don¡¯t fancy doing business, I like treating illness instead.¡± That caught Xi¨¤o Mu by surprise, Hawke turned out to be the second generation of the rich. ¡°Since you are injured, go back and rest first. You can come back tomorrow.¡± Hawke said again. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Well, see you tomorrow.¡± As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu went out of the treatment room, he could hear a few more whistles from the living room. He was walking to the door with a straight face when a tall sentinel suddenly stood up and stopped in front of him. The man th-rust1 his hips at Xi¨¤o Mu before lowering his head to whisper ambiguously, ¡°Little cutie, how about spending a good evening together?¡± Feeling something poking his abdomen at that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned green. He stepped away and said, ¡°No.¡± Laughter rang out in the hall, and the sentinel touched his nose before sighing, ¡°What a pity.¡± He then stretched out his hand and waved, ¡°Be careful on the way back.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu ignored the sentinel, but he was relieved inside. Although the people here2 are open-minded, they are gentlemen3 except for per-verts. He opened the door to leave the lounge and walked away quickly. At the back door, Xi¨¤o Mu used his terminal to remember the location to make sure that he could find this place tomorrow. After that, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t go back to the apartment directly. First, he went to the mall to buy a second-hand aircraft. The cheapest model is about 50% new, which cost him 8,000 star coins. It is too inconvenient to have no aircraft, and it is much safer to travel on the aircraft than on the road. Xi¨¤o Mu drove the aircraft back to the community and was forced to land at the main gate Upon landing, 2 tall soldiers shouted solemnly at the door of the aircraft, ¡°Come down.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback. In his mind, he thought to himself if he accidentally vio-lated any traffic rules or hit anyone. ¡°Which resident are you? This aircraft has not been registered.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood the reason and replied, ¡°I live in #106 and this aircraft was just bought today.¡± The two soldiers looked at each other, and #106 was the property of the marshal¡¯s partner. ¡°Sorry, please contact the resident of the household. Otherwise, you can¡¯t be allowed in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time. It was about 9.30 pm. At this hour, neither Ren nor Leo will be resting. He breathed a sigh of relief and dialed the apartment number. After a while, Leo ran over in a black vest, and two soldiers immediately saluted him, ¡°Major General.¡± Leo lightly nodded and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. Then, his gaze landed on the aircraft behind Xi¨¤o Mu and he frowned, ¡°Who sent you back?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I came back by myself.¡± ¡°You bought this aircraft?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Yes.¡± Leo glanced at him and said to the two soldiers, ¡°Register him.¡± After finishing the formalities, Xi¨¤o Mu embarrassedly thanked Leo, ¡°Sorry to bother you.¡± He can tell by looking at Leo¡¯s clothing that he is exercising at the moment. Leo said nothing, but walked to the aircraft and looked at it again, ¡°Secondhand?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°En, it¡¯s cheap and the performance is good.¡± He has enough money to buy a brand new model, but the source of the money he earns tonight needs to be kept secret. The money he has on hand is only enough to buy the cheapest one. After Xi¨¤o Mu answered, he asked Leo, ¡°Do you want to go back in the aircraft?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Too slow.¡± He turned and ran towards the apartment. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched and he drove the aircraft back. When he passed Leo¡¯s room, Leo was taking off his clothes while walking to the bathroom; the smooth lines of his back were completely revealed to his eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly moved his eyes away, in his mind he understood why Leo sneered at his aircraft, saying it¡¯s slow. He was about to leave when Leo said solemnly, ¡°Stop.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stopped for a moment, and Leo walked quickly to the door. He stared at the front of his clothing, ¡°Got injured?¡± Leo wasn¡¯t wear anything on his body, and his explosive figure is right in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. He hurriedly lowered his eyes and saw the blood spots on his clothes. He shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I accidentally bumped my nose.¡± ¡°Accidentally?¡± Leo asked as he stared at the top of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head. Thinking about the eye-catching blood spots, he felt inexplicably irritable. He shot out, ¡°Are you a paramecium? Students in the kindergarten won¡¯t get a nosebleed from a bump, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked up and saw that Leo looked unhappy. Feeling somewhat strange, he asked, ¡°Why are you angry?¡± ¡°Who said I am angry?!¡± Leo snorted, ¡°What does your stupidity have to do with me, I¡¯m not angry.¡± Seeing Leo turn around and slammed the door, Xi¨¤o Mu curled his lips. Leo actually slammed (closed) the door that hadn¡¯t been closed for 10,000 years. Still say he is not angry?! CH 23 Chapter 23 The Same Reaction The next morning, Xi¨¤o Mu went for a jog in the morning. After taking a shower, he headed downstairs for breakfast. When passing by Leo¡¯s room, he had a glimpse of Leo buttoning his military jacket. Sensing his gaze, Leo tilted his head to look over, so as not to get misunderstood, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly walked past the door. Leo stared at the door, frowning. Xi¨¤o Mu came downstairs and saw Zorn standing at the entrance of the study. He greeted him and walked to the dining room when the doorbell rang. So he walked over and opened the door, and ended up staring at the person for a moment. The visitor was very tall, at least 1.9 meters tall. What surprised him was that the man was very beautiful. If Xi¨¤o Mu ever hears someone use this word to describe a tall man, he will definitely silently rant about the usage of the keyword. But now, he felt that the word ¡®beautiful¡¯ is too suitable for the man at the door. The man is as beautiful as a two-dimensional character. Though, with his height and the boldness between his brows, he will never be mistaken as the wrong gender. ¡°Hmm, who are you? You look really good.¡± Lyle raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the stranger opening the door. As he said that, he reached out and touched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. Then he curved his lips and smiled, ¡°Feels good too.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes suddenly widened, and he took a step back quickly. Before he had time to react to this person¡¯s bold action, he was shocked by the changes in his spiritual barrier. The moment this person touched him, his spiritual barrier actually became thinner. Although the speed was slower than when he was in contact with Leo, it still shocked him. One Leo is dangerous enough, so why is there another one?! Xi¨¤o Mu tried his best to control the agitated spiritual filaments due to Lyle¡¯s touch. Lyle looked at the stranger¡¯s flushed face and chuckled, ¡°Your face is really red, how innocent!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu twitched the corners of his mouth but did not speak. He turned around, wanting to ask Zorn if they want to let this person in. Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he saw Leo standing at the top of the stairs, looking at him with complicated eyes. A hint of interest flashed in Lyle¡¯s eyes, and he raised his hand to put on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, ¡°My name is Lyle, what¡¯s the name of this little beauty?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was startled and slapped Lyle¡¯s hand away. He rushed to the dining room, as his face turned redder because of the suppression of spiritual filaments. Leo frowned more tightly. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction was so familiar to him; the panic when he was touched, and the blush when he was close, there were all familiar. Only before, these reactions were in front of him. Unlike now, it is not because of him. He suddenly became irritable and looked at Lyle, ¡°Why are you here so early?¡± Lyle smiled and raised his eyebrows, ¡°I came for free breakfast, of course.¡± He waved to Zorn. ¡°Where is the marshal?¡± ¡°Communicating with Lieutenant-General,¡± Zorn said. Leo walked to the dining table and sat down. Lyle took a seat next to Xi¨¤o Mu and asked Leo with a smile, ¡°Are you not going to introduce us?¡± Leo glanced at him lightly before saying, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu,¡± and then at he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Major General Lyle Bruce.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu noted down this person¡¯s name and secretly reminded himself that he should keep his distance in the future. He greeted, ¡°Major General Lyle.¡± While saying hello, he checked Lyle¡¯s red and blue bars. His spiritual power and physical stamina were both 8,800, a Level AA+ sentinel. ¡°Oh,¡± Lyle suddenly smiled when he heard the name. ¡°I heard Lieutenant General Louis mentioned you before.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded but did not speak as he needs to concentrate now. In his experience, the match rate between Lyle and him is certainly not low. Having 2 sentinels with a high matching rate sitting close by his side is really tormenting for him. His spiritual filaments will come out from time to time, and he must concentrate on controlling them. Fortunately, there is a spiritual barrier blocking them, or he will be exposed long ago. Lyle raised his eyebrows, he was very confident about his appearance but Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction was really cold. Seeing his blushing face, he couldn¡¯t help chuckles lightly, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, what¡¯s wrong? Fell in love with me at first sight? Your face is so red. You are too easy to get shy, right?¡± Leo was slicing the bread when he suddenly exerted force. The knife and fork struck the dinner plate, making a sharp noise. Lyle glanced at Leo thoughtfully, then turned to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless, the people here are really overconfident! Trying to stay calm, he held up the juice while replying, ¡°No, I¡¯m just feeling heaty.¡± ¡°Your face was quite normal when you opened the door,¡± Lyle blinked, lowered his voice ambiguously, ¡°So upon seeing me, you thought of something hot?¡± ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was too surprised, so he choked on his juice and coughed. Seeing Lyle raising his hand to pat his back, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly got up and took a step backward. Then he pulled a piece of tissue and wiped his mouth. Lyle retracted his hand, ¡°Ahh, your reaction really makes me sad,¡± he looked at Leo, ¡°have I become ugly?¡± Leo ignored Lyle and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. He(XM) seemed to be afraid of contact with people, to him, and Lyle. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say anything. In just a short period of time during breakfast, he found that his spiritual barrier had become thinner. Staying calm, he didn¡¯t return to his seat. He remained standing and took 2 sips of juice before saying, ¡°I¡¯m full, please enjoy your meal.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu left the dining room and was about to go upstairs when he saw Ren walking out of the study with a smile on his face. He glanced at Ren¡¯s spiritual power and saw the numbers at 8200/9200. He smiled, ¡°The marshal is in a good mood.¡± Ren patted Xi¨¤o Mu on the shoulder, ¡°All thanks to you. I have finished the medicine, and I feel very comfortable as if I¡¯m young again.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sincerely said, ¡°You looked young to start with.¡± If in his world, a father with a son like Leo would not look younger than Ren. And Ren is Leo¡¯s grandfather! Ren laughed and said, ¡°You really can talk, unlike that stinky boy. He¡¯ll just anger me to death.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, he has experienced Leo¡¯s style of speaking many times. Returning to his room, he put the Plantago and porcelain bottles that he bought last night into his backpack. Next, he took out new waterproof cosmetics and painted his eyebrows in front of the mirror. Half an hour later, he checked his work. His eyebrows were neater than the ones drawn yesterday, and his skin tone was even. Xi¨¤o Mu went downstairs with a backpack and saw the men sat on the sofa in the hall. Ren was talking to the other two, ¡°According to this plan, you two will command the First and Second Army, I don¡¯t worry¡­¡± He glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and was stunned, ¡°Are you participating in a fancy dress party?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo and thought to himself that the brain circuits of this pair of grandson and grandfather are really similar. He shook his head and explained, ¡°No, it¡¯s easier to go around in this appearance.¡± Hearing that, Ren nodded very understandingly, ¡°Yes, you are too beautiful and easy to be shy. Did you get chased and confessed yesterday when you went out?¡± Ren didn¡¯t see Xi¨¤o Mu yesterday, and only knew that he was out to play. Just that he didn¡¯t know that Xi¨¤o Mu put on makeup yesterday as well. Before Xi¨¤o Mu had time to speak, Ren looked at Leo again, ¡°Brat, you have to hurry up. Don¡¯t let Xi¨¤o Mu get snatched away.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°It has nothing to do with me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said, ¡°Marshal, you really misunderstood. I only admire Major General Leo. I don¡¯t have any other thoughts. Such an excellent sentinel of Major General will definitely meet an excellent guide.¡± If this was the past, Leo would definitely think that Xi¨¤o Mu was only thin-skinned and dare not admit it. But Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction when he opened the door and saw Lyle before, and his sincere expression now, Leo cannot be sure anymore. Such bad eyesight1, Leo thought to himself. He felt a little unhappy in his heart and snorted heavily. Ren looked at Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu, and comforted, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. Even if you are not a guide, don¡¯t feel inferior.¡± In his eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu blushes every time he sees Leo. Leo is so excellent, how could Xi¨¤o Mu not like him?! Xi¨¤o Mu was helpless. While he is uncertain about Leo¡¯s reaction, he knows clearly what Ren thinks. He(R) still didn¡¯t believe his words. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I don¡¯t feel inferior.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to discuss this matter anymore. After all, it is not easy to argue, and he can¡¯t say that the blushing is because he is restraining his spiritual filaments. He smiled, ¡°I¡¯m going out first, and I won¡¯t come back for dinner at night.¡± Ren reminded, ¡°Be careful outside.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu left, Ren continued the previous topic, ¡°The military exercise is as what I just said.¡± He paused and looked at Leo, ¡°Louis called earlier, and said that things have made new progress.¡± Leo leaned forward, ¡°Really?¡± Ren sighed inwardly and smiled, ¡°Yes, Louis asked us to wait patiently for the news.¡± Lyle got up and handed a thumb-sized chip to Ren, ¡°This is all the information regarding the interstellar guide kidnapping for 20 years.¡± Ren took the chip, ¡°Thanks for your hard work.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu left the apartment and drove the aircraft directly to the Wilderness Forest. There, he made 100 high-grade healing pills. Each high-grade healing pill consumes 30 spiritual power. Due to the lack of spiritual power, he made one first and ate it. Upon recovering 2000 spiritual power, he then continued to make the rest. When it is finished, 99 pills in light orange color fell into the large medicine mortar. At the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu smelled a very light fragrance. It is the smell he is familiar with; the smell of nuts. When he ate the pill earlier, he didn¡¯t smell any fragrance. Now, it should be because he has a lot of pills in one place. Xi¨¤o Mu swallowed and put all the medicine into 3 porcelain bottles. After he closed the caps tightly, the scent disappeared immediately. Even he can smell the scent now, so the scent of the high-grade healing pill will only be stronger in front of the sentinels with the powerful five senses. He has to be careful. After finishing his things, Xi¨¤o Mu ate lunch near the scenic spot and then returned to the aircraft. He did not leave in a hurry but stayed on the aircraft to read the historical materials of Planet Yao. It¡¯s too early to go to the battledome infirmary. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to return to the apartment halfway and come out in the afternoon, so he decides to stay on the aircraft to study up. Meanwhile, he took a high-grade healing pill every 2 hours. By the time he went to the infirmary at night, his spiritual power has already full. Hawke has a lively personality, and he isn¡¯t the type to wait patiently after handling the patient. Hence, he would go out talking to people or playing games in the lobby. Xi¨¤o Mu on the other hand will stay in the ward. Sitting on a stool beside the bed, he will rest his head on his arm by the head of the bed. Secretly, he created a spiritual barrier while carrying out spiritual treatments. Xi¨¤o Mu deliberately used this posture. Not only he could get close to the patient, but if someone came in, they would only think he fell asleep, and would not disturb him. After treating 7 patients in one night, Xi¨¤o Mu was in a great mood looking at the progress bar of the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill. At the time he gets off work, Hawke praised, ¡°You are so dedicated, you will definitely become a great doctor in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°You know very well about medicine, and your skills are good now.¡± The compliment caused Hawke to smile with his eyes curving. He said goodbye to Xi¨¤o Mu at the back door, ¡°Be careful on the road. See you tomorrow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand, ¡°See you tomorrow.¡± The work in the infirmary went smoothly. Time flew by, and soon it was the time for recruiting new students for each school. Xi¨¤o Mu decided to study medicine a long time ago. Since he has a flying car now, he doesn¡¯t need to consider the distance between the school and the workplace. Hence, he went to the official website of the Higher Education Department of the Imperial Medical University; the school with the strongest medicine. At 10.00 am2, the countdown to enrollment became 0. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the updated page and saw that the enrollment quota is only 200. So little? He frowned and quickly clicked on the signup button. He entered his personal information and when he pressed the confirm button, a pop-up dialog box caused him to be dumbfounded. What does it mean by ¡®Enrollment is full¡¯?! CH 24 Chapter 24 The Devil Academy Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t believe his eyes, because he specially camped on the page to sign up! He clicked into the school forum and the page was full of people commenting, ¡®Ahhhh, are all those who successfully registered tentacle monsters?¡¯ Looking at the first post, there is already a string of short comments below it in the next second. ¡®Heh, I can tell you are inexperienced at first glance. There are not many smart people like me who prepare the necessary information in advance and then copy and paste directly into the form.¡¯ ¡®Tentacle monster +1, I didn¡¯t manage to sign up even though I clicked on the link on time.¡¯ ¡®¡­¡¯ ¡®All those commenting up there, stop dreaming. If you don¡¯t hurry to sign up for other schools, you just wait to leave Zone A for other schools!¡¯ ¡®Oh God, I¡¯m leaving.¡¯ ¡®Leaving, leaving¡¯ When Xi¨¤o Mu saw this, he was shocked. He closed the page and thought about it. Just in case, he went directly to the official website of the Ministry of Education and clicked on the list of school registration page. The registration page is divided by grade. He clicked on the page listing schools open for the 2nd year of the higher education department in Area A and the schools were arranged on 1 page. His eyes swept the list; 1st row is the Imperial Military Academy which is the first one he excluded and saw that the other schools were all full. Xi¨¤o Mu has done his research on this before. The registration page of the official website of the Ministry of Education is ranked according to the comprehensive strength of the school. Without hesitation, Xi¨¤o Mu immediately clicked on the Imperial Military Academy¡¯s name to register himself. The registration went well this time, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he was stunned when he looked at the number showing 138 beside the Imperial Military Academy¡¯s name. For other schools, except for the weaker schools in the bottom rows, the number shown beside the other schools was showing 0, which means that their quota is full. Xi¨¤o Mu was puzzled. The Imperial Military Academy is the number 1 school on the list. Theoretically speaking, shouldn¡¯t it be the most popular one? However, even until the registration deadline at 5 pm, the number of students enrolled by Imperial Military Academy was still 56 short, that is to say, only 144 students registered in their 2nd year higher education department this time. At dinner, Ren asked Xi¨¤o Mu with a gentle smile, ¡°Tomorrow is the school opening day. Which school did you sign up for? Do you have everything ready?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°The higher education department of the Imperial Military Academy. And my preparations are ready.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu only has a few things, and he plans to buy bed sheets and quilts after he moves into the dormitory tomorrow. The express delivery in this world is super fast. Hearing that, Ren was startled slightly, ¡°Imperial Military Academy?¡± Ren¡¯s reaction caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart to skip a beat. Thinking of the school¡¯s number of enrollments that are not fully enrolled, he suddenly felt a little uneasy. The higher education department has only 2 years of studies, and students are normally tied to the school as they advance from last year, so the number of 2nd year enrollment in each school is only about 200 pax. With such a small number of quotas and the school¡¯s strong comprehensive strength, it¡¯s only logical to get filled up in no time, but the school didn¡¯t. Xi¨¤o Mu was about to ask why when he heard Leo snorted coldly, ¡°You got guts.¡± He looked at Leo blankly, and asked with a confused expression, ¡°Is there any problem?¡± Ren glared at Leo, and comforted Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°The Imperial Military Academy¡­ well, their style of study is relatively overbearing so you must pay attention to safety. By the way, I will prepare a few anesthetic shots for you. Just carry them with you all the time, just in case.¡± Because of the abnormal reactions from Ren and Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu was very nervous when he went to school the next day. The aircraft landed in the school parking lot and he glanced out the window. The parking lot was full of aircraft of various styles. Carrying a backpack containing all his belongings, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the school map on his terminal and walked to the freshman reception desk. Since it is the first day of school, there were a lot of students walking around. Walking for a while, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart was pounding hard. Along the way, all the classmates he saw had physical strength above Level B, and almost all of them were above 185 in height. They were tall, muscular, and¡­they looked fierce. Xi¨¤o Mu felt a lot of eyes on him; staring and checking him out. About 50 meters from the reception area, Xi¨¤o Mu stopped walking. 5 meters in front of him, he can see 3 tall classmates stopping a shorter black-haired boy. Although the boy was slightly shorter, his height was also 1.8 meters tall. Just that his body is not sturdy. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the map and saw that there¡¯s an intersection; he needs to turn right to go to the reception desk. ¡°You new here? You just bumped into me. It¡¯s best if you compensate me, otherwise¡­ Seeing your figure like this, I don¡¯t think you can¡¯t stand any beatings from me?¡± The classmate in the middle said to the black-haired boy. The next second, the black-haired boy raised his hand and stabbed something on the classmate¡¯s arm. The guy¡¯s body instantly became stiff. Them the black-haired boy kicked him to the ground with one foot and stepped on his abdomen. He waved the injection tool in his hand and looked at the other two classmates, ¡°Still need me to apologize?¡± ¡°No need.¡± The two shook their heads again and again. The black-haired boy snorted. He turned right and left the scene. Xi¨¤o Mu watched this scene dumbfounded, and waited for the three tall boys to leave in embarrassment before continuing to walk. When he arrived at the reception desk, he connected his terminal to the self-service reception device according to the prompts. After the connection, the dormitory application interface popped up on the virtual screen, and he chose a quadruple room. Soon, ¡®Building 30, Dorm 601¡¯ were displayed on the screen, and the fee was 5,000. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu paid the dormitory fee, his terminal received the access card permission for Dorm 601, and he pressed confirm. After that, his terminal received a message, and he clicked on it: [Welcome to the higher education department of the Imperial Military Academy. Please download the class schedule on the official website and choose your courses. Each lesson is 1 credit. To graduate, you will need a minimum of 20 credits per week, and 300 credits per semester. Note: At least 5 credits per week is compulsory for physical education.] Xi¨¤o Mu felt novel after reading the rules. There are no compulsory classes here, and everyone is free to join whichever class they wanted to, which is very different from Earth. He went to the official website to download the course. After downloading it, he clicked on the button to start his schedule. The list of courses filled the entire screen, which some of it had to be swiped down to see the full content. Various courses have their own colors, and there is a row of notes on the right like this: Recommended courses for Department of Mecha Combat Recommended courses for Department of Battle Command Recommended courses for Department of Medicine Recommended courses for Department of Mecha Manufacturing The colors of the courses recommended for different departments are different. Public subjects are white in color. Xi¨¤o Mu clicked the button for the Department of Medicine. The courses in green and white color were highlighted, while the rest of the other courses greyed out. Students in the higher education department do not need to take any year-end exams, and they are allowed to take classes freely. However, when they graduated to the university level, they will need to take exams. These recommendations are for students who have already decided on their future university majors to study in a targeted manner. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the terminal and walked out of the reception. Suddenly, he bumped into a person hurrying into the reception and took 2 steps back. ¡°Sorry, sorry, are you okay?¡± ¡°Hawke.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the blond boy who hurriedly apologized and exclaimed in surprise. Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, why are you here?¡± He blinked and looked at him incredulously. ¡°Could it be you sign up for this school?¡± He grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, ¡°Could it be that you only looked weak, but your physical strength actually reached Level B?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu realized once again that his poor stamina was an obvious thing. ¡°No, my physical strength¡­very poor.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he couldn¡¯t help but wonder, ¡°They didn¡¯t state a requirement for physical strength at the enrollment page. Could it be that there is a physical fitness assessment?¡± ¡°No, no,¡± Hawke waved his hand, exclaiming as he looked confused, ¡°You really don¡¯t know?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt uneasy, ¡°Did I miss any important information?¡± Hawke glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Have you never heard of the other name for the Imperial Military Academy¡­ Devil Academy?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head. When Hawke finished his explanation, Xi¨¤o Mu finally understood why the school was not full, and people¡¯s reaction after hearing his choice of school. The Imperial Military Academy and its affiliated colleges have strong faculty and a high degree of freedom in learning. However, the graduation assessment is the most stringent of all schools. The school motto is self-improvement. Since the establishment of the school, the school has a tradition of respecting the strong, and all the best students in the empire have gathered in this school. Because of the highly developed medical skills in this era, as long as no lives are lost, the school will not care about fighting incidents in the school. This is a school that speaks with fists. Sentinel has been trained by White Tower, and their first choice after coming out from the tower is the Imperial Military Academy. Sentinel¡¯s combat effectiveness is higher than most ordinary people¡¯s. Standing at the top of the school chain, the weak can either make themselves stronger or be bullied. Over time, people who are not confident in their own abilities will not choose the Imperial Military Academy and its affiliated academies. At the same time, an unfamiliar rule has been formed ¨C those with physical stamina below Level B will not enter the Devil Academy. Everyone in the Imperial Military Academy has to have the ability to protect himself; whether with close combat, medicines, mechas, or other specialties. Although there are hidden dangers in school life, this kind of environment makes it easy for people to grow up. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t give any reactions after he finished speaking, Hawke whispered, ¡°Strong People don¡¯t necessarily look strong. Don¡¯t be afraid. You looked weak but still dare to come to this school, others will think you are good at something. So they won¡¯t attack you so easily.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu remembered seeing a scene before this; 3 big classmates ¡®kicked the iron plate¡¯1 with the weak-looking black-haired boy. He rubbed his forehead, ¡°People who do this in the school, they shouldn¡¯t be doing this for no reason, right?¡± Hawke blinked and started counting with his fingers, ¡°There are many reasons like, if you are too weak, you will affect the reputation of the school, if you are too ugly, it¡¯s unpleasant to their eyes, and¡­ beautiful people are chased by a lot of people, the suitors fight among themselves, refused to lose face. There are too many reasons to start a fight.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu secretly said to himself, people who used these reasons are crazy people ba?! He began to regret his decision and asked, ¡°Can I still change schools now?¡± ¡°What grade are you in?¡± ¡°The 2nd year of the higher education department.¡± Hawke spread his hand helplessly, ¡°There are very few enrollment spots for 2nd year. Now every school should be full already. The only school that is not full, is probably our school.¡± He comforted Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°It¡¯s okay, aren¡¯t you going to study medicine? You just need to bring some meds with you, such as anesthetic shots or knockdown shots at all times. Also, classes are absolutely safe to go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finally understood why Ren gave him the medicine. ¡°I¡¯ll go back to the dormitory and see.¡± Since he can¡¯t change schools, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t think too much. Although it sounds terrible, he feels that everyone is human, so they won¡¯t randomly start fighting without reason. ¡°I¡¯m in Building 28, where are you?¡± Hawke asked with bright eyes. ¡°Building 30.¡± ¡°Eh, why are you staying in a quadruple room? ¡± Hawke whispered, ¡°Are you short of money?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Still alright.¡± He is not short of money, but he doesn¡¯t have much that is publicly known. Hawke suddenly said, ¡°So you want to experience the feeling of living with other people? I don¡¯t have a roommate eh. Anyway, go to tidy up your dormitory. I will look for you to play in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and walked to the dormitory with gazes on him all the way. The dormitory unit has 4 bedrooms, 1 living room, and 1 kitchen. The nameplates for the 4 rooms are empty at the moment, which means no one has moved in yet. He chose the inner room on the right and was shocked when he entered his bedroom. The room consists of a bedroom, an attached bathroom, a study room, and there is a set of holographic equipment in the study room. From now on, Xi¨¤o Mu will not think that the cost of accommodation is too expensive anymore! He absolutely loves this dormitory. However, when he is about to sleep at night and pulled the curtains, he saw the person in the opposite dormitory on the 6th floor of Building 29 is just 2 meters away from his window. At that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu had only one thought. Is it too late to change the dormitory now? CH 25 Chapter 25.1 Famous Xi¨¤o Mu gripped the curtain with his right hand as he watched Leo undressing bit by bit, and felt like crying. Why is Leo here? Xi¨¤o Mu finally waited until school starts and can stay in the school dormitory. He also thought that he could stay away from Leo and doesn¡¯t have to maintain his spiritual barrier for a long time. The result is, Leo ended up in the dormitory right opposite his dorm. Leo took off his shirt, untied his belt, and was about to take off his pants. He stopped his hands and looked sharply at the opposite dormitory. Xi¨¤o Mu drew the curtains awkwardly, blocking the view of the two of them. Leo wouldn¡¯t think he lived here deliberately to get a chance to peep at him ba? Staring at the closed curtains, Leo frowned heavily. Xi¨¤o Mu really came here. He is so weak, can he hold on in this school? He glanced at the opposite dorm and hit the button by the window. Instantly, the window seemed to be covered with a layer of white mist. This function doesn¡¯t affect the people inside from looking out, but people from outside will only see a white layer. Xi¨¤o Mu sat on the bed and inquired about school dormitory arrangements. The university of Imperial Military Academy shares the campus with the higher education department. The northern part is the dormitory area, the northwest is the university department, and the northeast is the higher education department. There are a total of 30 dormitories, which were originally equally divided between single (Building 1-10), double (Building 11-20), and quadruple dormitories (Building 21-30). Over the years, the occupancy rate of quadruple dormitories has continued to decrease, and the demand for deluxe single rooms rose sharply, resulting in a short supply. Therefore, 9 quadruple dormitories were demolished and then converted into single-room dormitories. As of today, there is only Building 30 left for the quadruple dormitory. Even so, it is still not full. The single dormitories are luxurious and large in size, which also makes the post-built dormitories close to each other, especially the newest single room and the last quadruple room. Xi¨¤o Mu closed his terminal, in his heart thinking that it¡¯s no wonder his dorm is so close to the opposite building, and no wonder he is the only one in the dormitory unit until now. Other than that, he is really amazed by the student¡¯s great financial state! Xi¨¤o Mu woke up very early the next day. His purpose was very clear. He will major in the medicine department next year. So, he has already sorted out the class schedule yesterday. This morning, there will be an introductory course on medical materials. After washing and going downstairs, Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the cafeteria according to the map. He looked at the floor plan of the school on the terminal as he walked because he wanted to familiarize himself with the school map as soon as possible. A gust of wind blowing around him, Xi¨¤o Mu looked up and saw a figure running in front of him. What a crazy speed! He was amazed in his heart. Along the way, students passed him one after another, and Xi¨¤o Mu finally can calmly look at his schoolmates speeding by. When he is approaching the cafeteria, a tall, black-haired sentinel suddenly bypassed Xi¨¤o Mu and blocked in front of him. He didn¡¯t expect that someone would suddenly block the way and couldn¡¯t stop immediately. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu bumped into the black-haired sentinel. He was about to take a step back when his waist caught in a tight grip. A teasing voice came from the above, ¡°Newcomer? Where do you want to go? I¡¯ll take you there.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and tried hard to push the person away but failed to do so. He gritted his teeth, took a step to the side to distance himself, ¡°No need.¡± ¡°Fck, are you looking for trouble?¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu stepped to the side, he accidentally blocked a classmate who was behind him, and the classmate grumpily cursed. ¡°Sorry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and saw a tall chestnut-haired sentinel, looking at him in displease. He quickly moved aside again. ¡°Watch your attitude,¡± the black-haired sentinel yelled at the chestnut-haired sentinel, ¡°Isn¡¯t he just blocking your way? So what if he is looking for trouble?¡± The chestnut-haired sentinel pulled up his sleeves and walked the black-haired sentinel. He waved his hand and threw a punch right away, ¡°Looking for trouble, huh? See if I don¡¯t beat you to death. You are rubbish, still want to flirt with other people?¡± ¡°You? Beat me to death? Scram!¡± The sentinels instantly grabbed each other and start fighting. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by the fight but students that were passing by are not surprised. Some of them acted like they didn¡¯t see anything and continue walking, while some surrounded the two and cheered. Seeing blood has appeared on both of the sentinels, Xi¨¤o Mu looked around and stopped a gentle-looking boy who was slightly shorter and asked, ¡°Where is the teacher¡¯s office?¡± The boy glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Why are you looking for a teacher?¡± ¡°If they continue to fight like this, something terrible might happen.¡± The boy looked strangely at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You can¡¯t be trying to get a teacher to stop them?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, and the boy said, ¡°Don¡¯t think about it. If they are not dead, the teachers won¡¯t care.¡± After the boy finished speaking, he saw the chestnut-haired sentinel punched the black-haired sentinel¡¯s face, and shouted, ¡°Good job, punch him!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched the onlookers cheering and applauding in high spirits. Then he glanced at the 2 fighting classmates. After thinking about it, he turned on his terminal and entered the school network. Calling the campus security office, he directly said, ¡°2 sentinels are fighting in front of the cafeteria.¡± ¡°Are you a freshman? Small matters, small matters, they won¡¯t kill each other. If you like it, you can stay to watch the fight. If you don¡¯t like it, then go do your own thing. Someone from the medical team will go to the scene later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu speechlessly looked at the hung-up call. Is he really overreacting? He stood for a while, and soon, 2 members of the medical team in white coats came over. Instead of pulling the sentinels away, they participated in the onlookers. One even yelled, ¡°Can you do it? Why your skills so bad? Why you slapped him? Kick his stomach!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu expressionlessly left and went to the cafeteria. He bought breakfast and sat in the corner to eat. During the short time he ate his breakfast, Xi¨¤o Mu witnessed 3 fights; one is a hand-to-hand fight, one is someone trying to start fighting but got stabbed with medicine, one hand-to-hand fight turned to mecha fight, which they started bombing each other outside the cafeteria. All 3 battles started inexplicably. Two were because the classmates are fighting for seats, and the other was because of an accidental bump when passing by. Xi¨¤o Mu drank the juice and wiped his mouth while thinking that many of his classmates suffer from irritability; he needs to remember to keep his distance. He threw the tissue on the table and touched the side pocket of the backpack with the back of his hand; making sure that the anesthetic shots given by Ren are still there. Then he relaxed slightly. When Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the introductory class of medical materials, he glanced at the time and saw that it is only 7.30 am, the class will start at 8.00 am. Xi¨¤o Mu start to estimate the time spent eating in the morning and going to the classroom and made a new morning exercise arrangement in his mind. In the 10 days before school started, he persisted in exercising in the morning and evening every day. Coupled with the boost pills to restore his physical fitness, he managed to double the amount of training, and now his physical strength has reached 260 points. Although it is still very low, he is already very happy. At least he has improved, and he can now run 5 km in one go. The strengthening of his physical fitness made Xi¨¤o Mu pay more attention to exercise. On the first day of class today, he was not familiar with school yet and worried that he would be late if he starts his exercise on the same day. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the course materials and previewed in advance. At about 8.00 am, the number of students in the classroom suddenly increased, and soon full with 200 people. Xi¨¤o Mu was still a little worried. With so many people in the same room, it is too easy to cause friction. However, no one fought. Some people though did not start a fight but just pointed at the other party and said harsh words like ¡®The entrance of the teaching building after class, see how I finish you!¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of what Hawke said ¨C ¡®absolutely safe during class¡¯. At 8.00 am, his terminal vibrated. It was a message from Hawke. ¡®Ah ah ah, I experimented until late yesterday. I didn¡¯t get up in the morning and only managed to get a seat in classroom 2 for material class. Which classroom are you in?¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu looked up, and there was a big number 1 written on the wall at the front of the classroom. ¡®It should be classroom number 1.¡¯ ¡®Too bad, I want to attend the same class as you. We are going to study in the Department of Medicine anyway so our courses are the same. Let¡¯s set the same classrooms in the future.¡¯ ¡®Okay.¡¯ ¡®The teacher is coming, let¡¯s talk after class.¡¯ At 8.05 am, a tall man dressed in white clothes and white trousers with a refined and elegant face walked into the classroom and sat on the podium. ¡°Dear students, open your terminal and connect to the docking device on the desk.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the classmate beside him and mimicked their action to point his terminal at the black LED screen on the table. The next moment, a virtual screen was unfolded in front of him, and the teacher appeared on the virtual screen. At the upper left corner, a countdown began to record the length of the class. ¡°If you want to make medicine, you must first learn to recognize the medicinal ingredients. You must understand the external form and effect of various medicines. This is the basic skill that medical students must master.¡± The teacher¡¯s voice is serious, ¡°Many medicines looked similar, but some are poisonous to people while others are beneficial. If you make a mistake, it may cause irreversible consequences.¡± The screen flashed and a herbal medicine appeared on the screen. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. Isn¡¯t this rhubarb? The teacher¡¯s voice sounded beside his ears, ¡°First, identify the most common herbs, rhubarb¡­¡± The teacher¡¯s tone of the lecture is not rushed, as he is only reading the basics of the medicinal materials according to the courseware. He spent more time displaying photos of rhubarb in different growth periods. After saying that, he mixed in the picture of herbs that looked similar to rhubarb to form a 9-square grid for the students to identify. Xi¨¤o Mu carefully selected 2 pictures of rhubarb in the 9-square grid, and the screen showed firework special effects: [Congratulations on your answer!] ¡°My God,¡± the classmate next to Xi¨¤o Mu whispered in a sad tone, ¡°I lost 5 minutes.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and looked over, not quite understanding what the classmate meant. The classmate felt his gaze and pointed to the upper left corner with a bitter expression. ¡°If you answer a wrong question, the countdown will subtract 5 minutes from your time. You will only receive 1 credit every 40 minutes.¡± Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu is more compelled to listen in the class more seriously. If he was not serious in class and answered the wrong question, he would not get credit for a lesson. Xi¨¤o Mu previously thought it is easy to spend only half a day in class every day! It now appears that quality is more important in schools. Each major lesson in the course consists of 2 small lessons, with a 10 minute break between them. Then, there will be a 30 minutes break between major lessons. There are 2 major lessons in the morning and the afternoon. If one studied the whole day, they can get 8 credits in one day1. After the first major class, Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his neck. He thought too lightly of the classes before this. It is too uncomfortable to concentrate on listening in class for the entire major lesson¡¯s duration like this. Hawke sent a message to him, ¡®I¡¯m waiting for you at the door of classroom 1.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the classroom and saw Hawke waving at him. Hawke ran to him and asked, ¡°There aren¡¯t any courses related to the Department of Medicine this morning. Are you going back to the dormitory or you are going to take public classes?¡± ¡°I am going to take physical education class.¡± There are only small classes in public classes, which lasted for 40 minutes each. The school stipulates that every week, one must acquire 5 credits in PE. That is to say, he needs to attend at least 5 PE classes every week. Xi¨¤o Mu was worried that the amount of training in PE class would be too large. So, after some considerations, he decided to attend 1 session every day. ¡°I¡¯m going too.¡± Hawke took Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and pulled him out. When the two went downstairs, they heard someone shouting ¡®Nice!¡¯, and saw a group of people watched the two students fight. With a burst of laughter, the people surrounding the fight suddenly dispersed. Someone was kicked out and fell somewhere not far from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s right hand. He glanced at the person and realized he is one of those who spoke harshly before class. The classmate really did what he promised! Xi¨¤o Mu walked around the crowd and walked to a place with fewer people. Hawke glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°Are you scared?¡± He stopped, ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll get you some potion.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu refused, ¡°No need. If the strength gap is too big, even if there is a potion, there is no chance to use it, right?¡± After he finished speaking, Xi¨¤o Mu watched as Hawke stood in place and his gaze kept moving, as if he was looking for something. When he saw Hawke empty-handed, he couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°What are you¡­ doing?¡± Hawke scratched his hair, ¡°My space storage is too messy. I¡¯m thinking of what potion I can give you.¡± ¡°Space storage?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu repeated the term, which was easy to understand, but it flew past his understanding. Hawke lifted his left hand and shook his little finger. There is a silver ring on his little finger, carved with simple patterns. ¡°This one,¡± he glanced at the backpack behind Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°You can also buy one, it¡¯s only 1 million per cubic meter, which is not expensive.¡± Not expensive? There are only more than 900,000 star coins in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s account. He originally thought that he is at least well off now, but the conversation makes him realize that he is really poor. However, he looked at the small ring and thought to himself that he would buy one if he had money. His backpack contained has the healing pills and boost pills, so he did not dare to let others touch his backpack. Space storage seems to be much safer. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said to Hawke, who is still looking for the medicine. ¡°I have medicine in my backpack too. And, as I said just now, it¡¯s impossible for people with high physical strength to let me stab them with my slow speed. ¡± Hearing that, Hawke was even more worried. After leading the way for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, ¡°I know. You can use spray type. Wait for me to go back and study it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed when he heard the words, ¡°Thank you.¡± Hawke chuckled twice, ¡°You are welcome, we are friends. Besides, you are so beautiful, I must protect you!¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Can you not mention being beautiful?¡± Hawke blinked, and it became clear to him suddenly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, then I won¡¯t talk about it.¡± He leaned closer and whispered, ¡°But honestly, since you choose this school, you must have some great specialties, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly shook his head, ¡°No.¡± To be honest, during the 8 days he worked in the battledome before the beginning of the school year, he treated about 7 sentinels almost every day. Therefore, his spiritual power has been unlocked a lot. It¡¯s just that the speed is slower as the level progressed. After leveling up to 7,000 points Level B, the unlocking speed is only 1/4 of his spiritual power consumption. After he reached 8,000 points Level A, the unlocking speed becomes 1/8. Finally, when he exceeded 9,000 points to Level S, the speed became 1/16. Right now, Xi¨¤o Mu has to treat 6 sentinels before he can unlock 100 spiritual points. His current spiritual power is 9,100 Level S. Except for a few Level SS sentinels in the entire empire, almost no one is higher than him. However, he couldn¡¯t speak out about this strength. Apart from treating sentinels, concealing his identity, and making medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu found no other use for his spiritual powers. ¡°Then how can you dare to come to this school?¡± Hawke was surprised and puzzled. He thought that Xi¨¤o Mu had some hidden skills! Xi¨¤o Mu replied honestly, ¡°I didn¡¯t know the situation of this school before this. Also, all medical schools are full.¡± Seeing Hawke began to worry again, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Those guys fight to prove that they are good. They won¡¯t have a sense of accomplishment in winning me. I¡¯m still safe if I don¡¯t provoke others.¡± Hawke stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a while, and smiled brightly, ¡°Yes, you are so beautiful, so lesser people will seek trouble with you. Even if there is, your suitor will help you solve the problem.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, I don¡¯t want to rely on my face! He looked at Hawke. Hawke¡¯s physical fitness and height are not prominent in school, and his real identity is a guide. Shouldn¡¯t he stay away from the school that consists of the most sentinels? ¡°Why did you come to this school?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking. Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Of course it¡¯s for my male god. I¡¯ll be able to see him when I go to university next year.¡± ¡°Why next year?¡± Hawke smiled dreamily, ¡°This year¡¯s university PE class is handled by the 1st group army major general as substitute class. Next year, it will be the 2nd group army major general¡¯s turn. He said before the year before that he looked forward to returning to his alma mater to substitute class!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Leo in the opposite dormitory and asked, ¡°You mean, Major General Leo will be doing PE classes in the university department this semester?¡± Hawke shook his head: ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be possible to get Major General Leo. There are a few major generals in the 1st group army. The others are more likely.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself, what is impossible? The substitute teacher is clearly Leo. Otherwise, he couldn¡¯t think of any idea why Leo, as a major general, would live in the school dormitory. ¡°Aren¡¯t we going to the exercise hall? It¡¯s too early for lunch now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pointed to the cafeteria in front of him with a speechless expression. Hawke scratched his hair, ¡°I didn¡¯t eat anything in the morning so I¡¯m hungry right now. There are another 30 mins before class. You sit and rest for a while.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought that it¡¯s fine to sit for a while anyway. When Hawke came back with porridge and bread, he couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°Buy some biscuits and put them in the bag. Then you can eat them halfway through the small class when you are hungry.¡± ¡°Biscuit?¡± Hawke shook his head. ¡°Only children in the early childhood department eat that.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked dumbfounded, there¡¯s an age limit to eat biscuits? He opened his terminal to check the map of the school. He found that other than 6 cafeterias, there was no snack shop, but there were 3 nutrient pack shops. ¡°Don¡¯t you all eat snacks?¡± ¡°I stopped eating it after I reached 10 years old. There is no useful nutrient.¡± Hawke finished and whispered, ¡°Although I don¡¯t think the nutrient pack is tasty at all.¡± To think that everyone on the planet managed to abstain from snacks altogether, ain¡¯t it too amazing?! Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that he hasn¡¯t eaten any nuts for a long time, and so is Fatty. Thinking of Fatty, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a headache coming. Originally, he planned to let Fatty out in the dormitory from time to time. But now that Leo is staying so close to him, he can only restrict the time Fatty can come out for fresh air. Chapter 25.2 Famous After eating1, the two arrived at the exercise hall. The first hall has 200 people inside and is already full, so they went to the second hall. The PE teacher Gillett is a tall Level BB+ sentinel with dark skin and wearing a strong black outfit, which looks very oppressive. ¡°In today¡¯s first class, we will check your physical fitness level first. In-class activities will be arranged according to your different physical fitness.¡± Soon, 200 students lined up to form 10 queues, with 20 students per queue according to Gillett¡¯s request. There were 10 physical strength testers at the front, and 10 students will be tested at the same time. The test results will be directly transmitted to the teacher¡¯s terminal, and the teacher will send the corresponding physical fitness arrangements to the classmates. Xi¨¤o Mu and Hawke were standing in the last row. Xi¨¤o Mu felt slightly relaxed when he saw this arrangement. It was great to teach students in accordance with their aptitude. He was worried that the content of all the students¡¯ classes was the same, and he couldn¡¯t keep up! Soon, the people in front of him were all tested, Xi¨¤o Mu stepped forward and put his feet on the tester, and a beam of white light swept from the top of his head to the sole of his feet. ¡°Done.¡± Gillett didn¡¯t look up, and quickly sent the in-class arrangements that had been made long ago to the corresponding classmates according to their physical ability. Suddenly, he stopped moving, raised his head, and shouted, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was staring at his terminal, ready to check his training schedule. Hearing Gillett¡¯s voice, he quickly responded, ¡°Here.¡± Gillett scanned Xi¨¤o Mu up and down with his eyes and walked up to him with his pair of long legs. He looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°Physical strength Level E?¡± There was a sound of surprise behind him, followed by a burst of laughter. ¡°That¡¯s terrible, still dare to enter the military academy?¡± ¡°Ain¡¯t it gonna lower the average level of the school?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that countless eyes fell behind him. He regretted not failing to enter this school. How he wished he could quickly grab a place in the medical schools! ¡°Yes.¡± With Gillett¡¯s eyes were still on him, Xi¨¤o Mu answered softly. Gillett raised his eyebrows and slapped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left shoulder. The force caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left knee to bend and his body tilted to the left. Gillett hurriedly retracted his hand and coughed, ¡°You are brave. However, in-class arrangement for Level E is temporarily unavailable. You can run or do some lifting exercises as you wish. The in-class arrangement will be done before tomorrow, and I will send it to you when it is done.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was slightly embarrassed to hear that there was no arrangement for him in class. Obviously, there has never been a Level E physical strength student in Imperial Military Academy. ¡°Thank you, teacher.¡± Gillett waved his hand and Xi¨¤o Mu walked towards the running tracks. He noticed that many classmates who were exercising looked at him mockingly. Hawke ran to Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°Are you okay?¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, the teacher is nice to me.¡± Hawke looked around, ¡°I¡¯ll run with you, and we can walk together after class.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew that Hawke was worried about his safety, and smiled, ¡°Okay.¡± After class, Xi¨¤o Mu did not leave the stadium immediately but waited until the students were almost finished before leaving. Unexpectedly, someone blocked him on his way back to the dormitory. ¡°Why are you here?¡± The tall sentinel in a vertical striped T-shirt strode to Xi¨¤o Mu and asked angrily. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by the question. The sentinel in front of him looked very handsome, but he had no impression of this face, however¡­ He looked at the sentinel¡¯s red and blue bars and saw spiritual power 2880/3000, physical fitness 6800/7800 Level B+. Obviously, this sentinel had taken his medicine before2. ¡°I am asking you a question!¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say a word, the sentinel became even angrier. He glanced at the pedestrians on the road and tried to lower his voice, ¡°If I hadn¡¯t seen your picture on the forum, I didn¡¯t know you were here. ¡± This height and voice, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved with a thought. Isn¡¯t this the guy who bought his 150 mid-grade healing pills3? But what does he mean by ¡®seeing his photo in the forum¡¯? Hawke reacted faster than Xi¨¤o Mu. Opening the forum, he touched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s elbow and exclaimed, ¡°You are famous in the forum, along with Major General Leo!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in his heart. It¡¯s not surprising that Leo¡¯s appearance at school will cause a sensation, but why is he famous as well? He opened his terminal and entered the Imperial Military Academy¡¯s forum. The first hot post was ¡®Major General Leo substitutes PE lessons¡¯, and the second post was ¡®Level E physical strength students appear in school¡¯. He clicked on the second post. Before Xi¨¤o Mu had time to read the content, he saw a photo of him running in the exercise hall. He was about to look at it again when a hand appears and slapped hard on his hands. He instantly felt the stinging pain. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his hands and glared at the sentinel. Being neglected, the sentinel becomes furious, and his chest was violently heaved up and down, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you have guts. I am asking you questions here! Why are you here?! Does father knows about this?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°You got the wrong person, I don¡¯t know you.¡± ¡°Stop pretending,¡± hearing that caused the sentinel to become even more annoyed. ¡°Eileen has been blaming herself for a long time. Why didn¡¯t you inform us that you came back safely? Did you deliberately hide away so that father will blame us?¡± ¡°Is your father Kain Greene?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu probably understood what was going on. Xi¨¤o Mu remembered very clearly that in the video where Xi¨¤o Mu Greene was taken away, there was another young man and a girl with him(XMG) at the time. Since this person called him Xi¨¤o Mu and also mentioned a girl¡¯s name, he is most likely from the Greene family. ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Roa Greene looked in disbelief at Xi¨¤o Mu who spoke without a cowardly expression, ¡°You actually called father by his name directly.¡± As expected. Xi¨¤o Mu explained seriously, ¡°You have gotten the wrong person. Xi¨¤o Mu Greene and I do look alike, but I am not him. Major General Kain knows about this, and he has admitted that he got the wrong person before this.¡± ¡°You said my father knows about this?¡± Roa didn¡¯t believe what Xi¨¤o Mu said, but he said Kain knew. That makes him feel puzzled. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded affirmatively, ¡°Yes, my body and hair color are different from Little Greene.¡± Roa looked at Xi¨¤o Mu for a while and saw that although he and the pesky guy had different looks and temperaments, their facial features were the same as if it was carved out of the same mold and couldn¡¯t help being disgusted. He snorted coldly, ¡°Not the same? Both of you are just trash. I say, even if you are not him, you are still the same annoying. Are you seeking death? Coming to the military school with such a weak physical strength.¡± After that, Roa maliciously speculates with a sharp voice, ¡°Are you the illegitimate son of his mother and other men?¡± With a cold face, Xi¨¤o Mu unceremoniously throws out a sarcasm, ¡°The upbringing of the Greene family is really contemptible. Spouting unfounded speculation without tact, it is really insightful.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Roa was furious when he heard Xi¨¤o Mu mention Greene¡¯s name, and tried to slap his face. Hawke immediately raised his hand to block the slap and glared at Roa with widened eyes, ¡°What are you trying to do?¡± Roa looked down at Hawke with contempt, ¡°You want to be the hero to save the beauty? Can you beat me?¡± Roa is more than 1.9 meters tall, while Hawke is only about 1.8 meters. Hawke is a size smaller than Roa, and it looks like he is not Roa¡¯s opponent. Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly took out the anesthetic shots and said coldly, ¡°Do you think the two of us can deal with you?¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes were bright and he was not afraid as he continued to glare at Roa, ¡°I am going to become a great student of the Department of Medicine in the future. Do you want to try the taste of anesthetic shots?¡± Roa¡¯s jaw tightened and his face looked particularly ugly. He gritted his teeth and flicked away his raised hand, ¡°Just you wait.¡± Watching Roa¡¯s back as he angrily left, Hawke exclaimed in an extremely excited tone, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you are amazing! You looked so cool and handsome just now!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu put away the anesthetic shots amusedly, ¡°You are more handsome. I just moved my lips.¡± Hawke scratched his hair, his eyes sparkling, ¡°Really? Am I really handsome?¡± ¡®Pfft¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help laughing and nodded. His bad mood caused by Roa has lessened. Thinking of what Roa said before he left, Xi¨¤o Mu was worried and said, ¡°Be careful when you see him in the future.¡± Pursing his mouth, Xi¨¤o Mu thought in his mind that if he knew earlier that he would get upset by Roa, he would not sell him the healing pills. Hawke doesn¡¯t care much and said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of him. From now on, I will wait for you downstairs in your dormitory to have class together. The classroom and dormitory are absolutely safe. Together, we will not be afraid of troublemakers on the road.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu responded, ¡°Okay.¡± ¡­ On the other side at the teacher¡¯s office, Gillett looked at the blank in-class arranged titled Level E Physical fitness plan and did not start for a long time. He wiped his face helplessly. As a professional PE teacher, this matter really got him stumped this time. Gillett searched his memories and couldn¡¯t remember if there are any people with Level E physical strength around him. There was no reference available. Gillett was worried that the too much arrangement would be too burdening to the student¡¯s body. After thinking about it, he opened the academy PE teacher exchange group for help ¨C ¡®How to make the in-class arrangements for students with Level E physical strength?¡¯ Just after Gilette sent the message, a few replies immediately appeared, ¡®Gillett, you have nothing to do in your spare time?¡¯ ¡®So idle, why are you wasting time thinking about this kind of problem that will not happen?¡¯ ¡®The 2 teachers upstairs, you must have not opened the forum today. Gillett, you are sure lucky. That Level E student attended your class today, right?¡¯ Gillett rolled his eyes, ¡®Yes, and teachers, don¡¯t forget the school¡¯s curriculum schedule. I haven¡¯t created the plan yet. It¡¯s not certain whose class he will go to tomorrow4!¡¯ ¡®Wow, I just browsed through the forum. What a beautiful child, so courageous.¡¯ ¡®This question is really hard. After all, there is no student with such poor physical ability around me.¡¯ ¡®Wait, let me ask my friend who is a teacher in a nursery school. He might have some good suggestions.¡¯ Gillett finally saw a more reliable answer. Thinking about it, he opened his contact list. He also knows a teacher in the early childhood department. Although that teacher does not teach PE, it may be helpful to understand the endurance capacity of a Level E student. While sliding through his contact list, his terminal vibrated slightly. Gillett clicked on the new message, only to find that there was an attachment. He opened the attachment, which was a complete in-class arrangement for Level E students. After reading the plan, he was surprised that the amount of training was so small while looking at the sender, only to realize that it was an unfamiliar number. However, he was stunned when he glanced down. The name stated, ¡®Temporary substitute Leo Arnold¡¯, inside the exchange group of PE teachers. Gillett jumped up and opened the dialog box with his hands trembling slightly. Oh my God, he couldn¡¯t imagine that his idol would take the initiative to contact him and solve problems for him! Gillett tried to write his replies several times, but keeps deleting them and changing the wording. In the end, he sent out, ¡®Thank you, Major General Leo. Your vast knowledge is admirable.¡¯ After sending out his reply, Gillett took a long breath. He sat back in his seat and sighed in his heart. His idol really deserves to be a major general of the First Army; to know exactly how to train Level E people. In a personal office, Leo looked at the monitors. The virtual screen is divided into two. On the left is the school forum, and on the right is his conversation window with Gillett. Seeing Gillett¡¯s reply, he snorted slightly. If he hadn¡¯t known Xi¨¤o Mu, he wouldn¡¯t possess any specific knowledge of Level E physical strength except for the word ¡®weak¡¯. Looking at the photos on the forum, he frowned. It was really troublesome. That guy managed to attract attention on the first day of school. ¡®I want to be as physically fit as you; I¡¯m helpless too¡¯ What Xi¨¤o Mu had said suddenly appeared in Leo¡¯s mind. He pursed his lips. Xi¨¤o Mu has been exercising every day before school started, and he saw them all. Hence, Leo found out that he has been making progress, though very slow. Perhaps, that guy just has a bad foundation. Re-reading the in-class arrangement he sent to Gillett again, Leo closed the interface, and check the official business sent by his adjutant. ¡­ After Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the bedroom, he bought 5 catties5 of hazelnuts, walnuts, and macadamia nuts on the Internet. Then he bought another 5 catties of flour and various materials for making biscuits. After placing the orders, he erected a spiritual barrier around him. His barrier becomes thicker every time his spiritual power increase levels. After reaching Level S, the thickness has reached 5 cm. After the barrier is built, Xi¨¤o Mu carefully stretched out a strand of spiritual filaments. After a while, he confirmed that he didn¡¯t feel anything out of the norm and gradually released all the spiritual filaments. With countless filaments unfolded and floating in the air like seaweed in the sea, Xi¨¤o Mu felt particularly comfortable. A fat squirrel appeared in front of him, jumped into his arms, and rubbed its head against Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chest. A smile flashed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes, and he hugged the big squirrel, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s my fault. I missed you too, and I bought nuts yo.¡± Hearing that, Fatty immediately stood up with a whoosh and its big tail swept back and forth. Obviously, it is very excited when it heard about the nuts. After lunch, all the things Xi¨¤o Mu bought have arrived, and he released Fatty again. He couldn¡¯t help being joyful as he watched the squirrel gleefully sat in a pile of nuts. Next, he went into the kitchen to start making biscuits. Xi¨¤o Mu used to be a pediatrician in his previous life, and he often coaxed children with all kinds of biscuits he made; it tastes good too. When the biscuits are almost ready, all of his spiritual filaments suddenly floated in the same direction to the dormitory area. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately reacted and instantly recovered all his spiritual filaments, and confirmed if the spiritual barrier is still maintained. After his spiritual power reaches Level S, his control of spiritual filaments is more precise and faster. Less than 5 meters away from the Building 29 dormitory, Leo strode into the building without realizing anything and reached the sixth floor. As soon as he entered his room, he suddenly smelled a sweet smell. Walking to the window, Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu has left the window open, and is currently placing small biscuits on a round tray. Taking a whiff of the sweet smell, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but grab a biscuit and ate it. The familiar milky sweetness spread in his taste buds, making his eyes curve with pleasure. Suddenly, he seemed to hear someone calling him. He walked to the window and saw a tall boy on the 5th floor opposite the window. The young man asked, ¡°What are you making? It smells good!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched as the young man tried to stretch his body out further the window, and quickly replied, ¡°Biscuit. And it¡¯s dangerous for you to hang out the window like this.¡± The young man didn¡¯t care, trying to stretch his neck to see clearly what Xi¨¤o Mu was holding, ¡°Sell it to me, it smells delicious.¡± Though the 2 dormitories are built close together, each floor is high. Except for the dormitory on the same floor, the other dormitories cannot see the interior. A thought flashed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind and he said with a smile, ¡°Wait, I am making it for the first time today. I will give you some first. If you find it delicious, you can buy it later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the countertop and filled a small tin with biscuits. Tying it with a rope, he lowered the tin to the 5th floor. When the young man got it in his hand, Xi¨¤o Mu then released the rope and said, ¡°The ones on top are sweet and the bottom ones are salty6. Try which one you like.¡± The young man moved his body back to his room, leaving only his hand outside the window, and waved, ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said it¡¯s fine and retracted his head. His gaze swept by the sound-proof button next to the window, and he thought for a while. Except for the time he is sleeping, he won¡¯t activate the button; it was pretty nice to hear the noise outside. ¡°Clack¡­¡± A slight noise came from the opposite side, Xi¨¤o Mu looked over. The originally white window slid open from left to right, revealing an icy face behind the window. Urgh. Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand and greeted Leo. Knowing that sentinels had excellent hearing, he only raised his voice slightly, ¡°Good afternoon.¡± Leo nodded, and his gaze fell on the round tray with the remaining biscuits on the counter next to Xi¨¤o Mu. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw this, he thought to himself, this man must know that he has just given away biscuits to other people. Taking the considerations that he has been living in Leo¡¯s house for so long and now has made food, he should also give some biscuits to Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Wait a moment.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he got 2 small jars and filled one with sweet biscuits while the other with salty biscuits. Then he returned to the window, ¡°I just made these. Not sure if you like it or not.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu says that, he moves to stretch out half of his body. Then he heard Leo say, ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± The next moment, Leo jumped on the window sill. Then he hooked his feet on the bottom window edge. Next, he held on the upper window edge with one hand, and swiftly lowered himself to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side. He reached out and took the 2 jars lightly, and jumped back to his room. Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked by Leo¡¯s thrilling movements. When he is about to say something, the opposite window slid closed with a ¡®click¡¯. There weren¡¯t any curtains blocking his sight, but all he can see at the opposite dorm is just white. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, that is too rude! Leo looked at the jar blankly and put the salty flavor aside. Silently, he twisted the jar with sweet biscuits. Since that guy took the initiative to give this to him, he won¡¯t refuse to give it a taste. Honestly, he doesn¡¯t like sweets very much! CH 26 Chapter 26 Opening shop Staring at the white window for a long time, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Hawke¡¯s words that he stopped eating biscuits after he was 10, and wondered if Leo would eat them. Since Leo accepted it, he should eat the biscuits, right? Probably¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t be sure, but it doesn¡¯t matter. He has done his part of manners, and he can¡¯t control other people¡¯s behavior. He filled the remaining biscuits into two transparent jars according to taste and put them on the table in the living room. After the afternoon nap, Xi¨¤o Mu received a message from Hawke. He washed his face and dried it with some tissues. Then he headed downstairs with the biscuit jars. ¡°See if you like it? I made at noon break.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu handed the biscuit jars to Hawke as they walked to the school building. Hawke happily received it and twisted open one of the jars, ¡°Wow, it smells better than what I had when I was a kid.¡± Taking a piece and ate it, Hawke praised it before even completely swallowing it, ¡°It¡¯s delicious!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smelled the milky scent and asked with a smile, ¡°So you like the sweet ones?¡± Hawke swallowed one, then took another piece, ¡°I like everything, as long as it tastes good.¡± A sentinel passing by smelled the scent and couldn¡¯t help but look back at Hawke¡¯s hand. Hawke saw it and immediately closed the lid. He wrinkled his nose and said, ¡°Mine, I won¡¯t let you eat it even if you stare.¡± Right after Hawke said that, the jars of biscuits disappeared from his hands. Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, and soon realized, ¡°Have you put it in your space storage?¡± Hawke nodded and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry now, so just eat a bit to satisfy my tastebuds. I will eat some later between classes to replenish energy.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu gave biscuits to the classmate at the opposite dorm building, he already had a plan in mind. Seeing that Hawke also liked it, Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to ask him his opinion, ¡°I want to make biscuits for sale. After tasting the biscuits, would you be willing to spend money to buy them?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Hawke nodded affirmatively and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu admiringly. ¡°You are still underage but already know how to start a business.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched his nose and coughed slightly, ¡°Not so exaggerated, I just want to make some pocket money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is not expecting the biscuits to make money. He just wanted to use them to slowly transfer the money he earned from the medicines publicly. In this way, spending money on things in the future will not arouse suspicion by others. Hearing that, Hawke¡¯s worshipping gaze immediately became distressed, and he patted Xi¨¤o Mu on the shoulder, ¡°If you are short of money, you must remember to borrow from me.¡± He paused, ¡°Or, how about I give you a salary increase?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand, ¡°Just pay me according to what we agreed. I am neither rich nor short of money.¡± Then he turned the topic back to business, ¡°Previously, you said before you don¡¯t eat biscuits after 10 years old. Won¡¯t there be very few people buying it?¡± Hawke tilted his head and thought for a while, ¡°Everyone definitely likes to eat nice things, but¡­ if someone sees them eat snacks, they may be laughed at, saying that they haven¡¯t grown up. But there must be a lot of people who secretly eat them.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes moved as he thought of an idea and clapped his hands, ¡°That¡¯s it! Many people in the school may be embarrassed to come forward to buy the biscuits. You can open a store on the virtual net, then! It¡¯s for the sake of eating good food anyway1.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart is moved. This is a good idea, and there is no need to worry about express delivery. ¡°I will go to the virtual net to check after class.¡± Along the way, both Xi¨¤o Mu and Hawke received many gazes on them; mostly mocking and contempt. Xi¨¤o Mu heard the keyword Level E mentioned several times and could guess what they were talking about. In his heart, he angrily scolded the person who took his picture and posted them on the forum. The two arrived in the classroom safely, and the class started not long after. This class is a medical material extraction class, the main content is to learn to extract the essence of materials. Different medicinal materials use different tools and steps. The first half of the courses are mostly about equipment learning. As Xi¨¤o Mu listened to the lesson, he wondered if the value of the spiritual power recovery be higher for the healing pill if made from the extracted medicinal materials2. Also, he wondered if there are any finished products online. If there is, he wanted to buy some on weekends and try it. It was only 3.30 pm after Xi¨¤o Mu finished his classes for the day. He wanted to inquire about opening a store in the virtual net while Hawke wanted to go back to the dormitory to do an experiment, so the two went back to the dormitory together. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his room, opened the terminal, and searched about the store opening process. He read the relevant information carefully, and the corners of his mouth curved in a good mood. It is very convenient to open a store on the virtual net. There is no age limit and one can just rent a place at the store rental center on the official website of the virtual net. After that, one simply registers their business and it¡¯s done. Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the shop rental center and a large map was marked with dense green dots appeared. These are all the shops that could be rented. After a glance, he closed the window and decided to determine where to rent after a site visit. Xi¨¤o Mu put on his helmet according to the instructions and lay down in the holographic capsule3. After everything is ready, he pressed the green button on the right side of the capsule with his right hand. The next moment, slight dizziness came, and when he opened his eyes, he is in a confined space with mirrors around him. [Welcome to the virtual net, this is where you input your name and adjust your appearance¡¯s interface. Please enter the name you wished to be called on the virtual net] A pleasant female voice sounded. After that, a virtual screen appeared in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, with a naming interface on it. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and wrote ¡®Little Wood Block¡¯, and then clicked OK on the confirmation dialog box that popped up. [Please set your appearance. Do take note that the greater the difference with your appearance in real life, the more it will cost you] Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s image appears on the virtual screen. The setting bar on the right-hand side is similar to the appearance customization interface in games. Not only he could adjust his face, but his height also can be set. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the mirrored walls around him and realized that these are probably here to help one observe the effect during customization. He found it very novel and tried changing his long hair to short black hair. The cost in the lower right corner changed from 0 to 5,000 star coins. The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched when he saw that; it is too expensive! He tried to modify different parts and found out how the charges are determined. Changing colors alone will cost 1,000, and facial features will start from 5,000 coins, even just a bit. Changing the height or body shape will cost 10,000 onwards. After Xi¨¤o Mu finished his customization, the total fee came up to 63,000 star coins. Without any hesitations, Xi¨¤o Mu canceled the preview with one click and restored to his original appearance. He is trying to open a shop to cover the money he will be spending in reality, and he needs people to know that he opened a shop to make money. Hence, he doesn¡¯t need to hide himself. One second after pressing OK, the mirrors around Xi¨¤o Mu disappeared. Noises could be heard, and he found himself standing at the entrance of a bustling street. After a while, several people suddenly appeared beside Xi¨¤o Mu. Those people didn¡¯t stop and walked directly into the street to mix into the crowd. Looking around, Xi¨¤o Mu can see that it is exactly the same as a real-world shopping mall. There were buildings everywhere. The only difference was that all buildings were on the first floor. He pinched the back of his hand, and the pain came in an instant. Amazing! Xi¨¤o Mu took a step forward and found that the shops he passed by were mostly mecha or medical material shops. There were 2 restaurants in between and their business looked quite good. As Xi¨¤o Mu was walking, his shoulder was hit by someone who passed him from behind. ¡°Hurry up, the Mecha Challenge of the first season will start immediately, I don¡¯t want to miss it.¡± ¡°I have tried my best to be as fast as possible¡­¡± The voices swiftly disappeared on the road ahead, but Xi¨¤o Mu no longer gets surprised at their running speed. After a moment of thought, he walked in the direction they disappeared. Before he even got closer, the deafening cheers blasted into his ears. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu discovered that the place is a huge arena, surrounded by enthusiastic spectators. 8 mechas were standing on the stage, some in human form while some in animal form. All were at least 3 meters tall; very oppressive. A host stood in front of the mechas and said, ¡°In 5 minutes, the game will officially start where the 8 mechas fight to decide the top 4. For the schedule, please see the official website. And for spectators who have not place their bet, you should do so in this last 5 minutes!¡± When the voice fell, the 8 mechas collectively turned right and returned to backstage. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the smoothly moving mechas in amazement. At first, he thought it was the auction site of mechas. It turned out that those mechas were driven by people. With more and more spectators, Xi¨¤o Mu felt uncomfortably squeezed. After watching a game, he left the arena while covering his ears. Walking around the arena, Xi¨¤o Mu looked around at the mecha-related shops around and had an idea in his mind. He opens the map location on the terminal and shares it with the shop rental center map. He zoomed in on the map and clicks on the rentable shop near the location to view the details. The shop rent in this area is the same pricing, 500 coins per square meter per month. Xi¨¤o Mu chose a 20 square meter shop and fill in the registration information. The name of the shop is ¡®Fragrant Sweet Pastries¡¯ and he paid a one-month rent of 10,000 coins. After filling in the information, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal received the permission of the store door. At the next moment, a prompt pops up on the screen: [Please upload the interior design of the shop as soon as possible. The rental center will proceed with the renovation as soon as possible]. Xi¨¤o Mu clicks on the ¡®Fragrant Sweet Pastries¡¯ icon on the homepage of his terminal. It listed various information about the store, including area space and daily income. The column of the interior design drawing of the store is blank, indicating that it is waiting to be uploaded. The shop Xi¨¤o Mu picked is located in the second row of the street. Just outside his shop is a mecha repair shop, and further out is the arena. He went inside the shop, took a look at the shop, and drew the interior design of a bakery. The area nearer to the wall is the production area, and the window side is the sales area. He wrote down the equipment and furniture needed in each area. After he finished selecting the things, Xi¨¤o Mu double-checked to make sure nothing is missing and uploaded the design to the rental center. [The construction time of Fragrant Sweet Pastries will take 20 hours. Please check back in 20 hours to confirm completion] So fast. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, then walked around a bit more before leaving the virtual net. When he sat up from the holographic capsule, he realized that the sky has already turned dark. He quickly jumped up and went to the cafeteria to have dinner. After that, on the way back to the dormitory, Xi¨¤o Mu checked his schedule for tomorrow¡¯s classes. There¡¯s 1 major class each in the morning and afternoon; he had to get up early. After half an hour from dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu tied his hair tighter and went downstairs to run around Building 30. The occupancy rate of Building 30 was low and there were few people around. Xi¨¤o Mu has thought about it. Since the dormitory and area around are both safe areas, should someone makes trouble for him during his jog, he will run into the dormitory. After running for about 5 kilometers, Xi¨¤o Mu is physically close to his safe point. He returned to the dormitory to eat a low-grade boost pill and went downstairs to continue running. At the moment it was completely dark, only the street lamp opposite the dormitory was still shining. But the light was very dim when it reaches the dormitory building. Checking his health bar, Xi¨¤o Mu saw that only half of his stamina was recovered. He planned to make some medium-grade boost pills on the weekend. Now that his stamina is more than 200 points, and the low-grade boost pill is insufficient as it only recovers 100 stamina points. Once again, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s stamina bar reaches almost to the safe point. He panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead. When he is about to walk towards the dormitory, Xi¨¤o Mu saw a figure standing not far away, and he was startled, ¡°Who?!¡± The man approached him, and Xi¨¤o Mu exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Major General Leo.¡± Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s red face and asked, ¡°Startled?¡± Hearing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu a little embarrassed, and Leo humphed, ¡°So timid.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and asked, ¡°Major General Leo, haven¡¯t you heard of the saying ¡®human scaring another human will lead to death¡¯4?¡± Leo: ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his mouth. Nevertheless, while trying to catch his breath, he asked, ¡°Is there something you want?¡± Since Leo came over to find him, there must be a reason. Leo raised his hand, a transparent jar suddenly appeared in his palm, ¡°Returning this back to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the empty jar and blinked. He is very familiar with the jar because he specifically bought it for his biscuits. After taking the jar, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo uncertainly, ¡°You¡­ have finished all?¡± CH 27 Chapter 27 Part 1 Fainted Leo looked a little uncomfortable, but one couldn¡¯t see it in the dim night. He threw a glance at Xi¨¤o Mu and said solemnly, ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy, I just don¡¯t like wasting food.¡± Really now? Xi¨¤o Mu restrained a smile in his heart, he won¡¯t believe it. With Leo¡¯s character, if he really didn¡¯t like it, he would just throw it away. He wouldn¡¯t wrong himself to finish it. Moreover, this deliberate act of returning a jar, this jarring behavior is a bit weird no matter how you think about it! Xi¨¤o Mu tentatively said, ¡°The next time I made more biscuits, I will give some to you. Will you eat it?¡± Leo suddenly felt that Xi¨¤o Mu, whose physical ability was extremely poor, is very pleasing to his eyes. He replied with restraint, ¡°The upbringing of the Arnold family taught me not to refuse the kindness of others.¡± Like I ever believe that! Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the Leo with a serious expression and felt compelled to believe it if he didn¡¯t know the truth. Unfortunately, he is quite experienced in dealing with this kind of awkward personality. Xi¨¤o Mu met several kids acting cool before who wanted to show that they are different from other kids by not eating desserts. When he saw them sneakily eating the food, they would sullenly say that because the snacks were sent by the doctor uncle, they have to give him face and eat it. ¡°That¡¯s great,¡± he smiled crookedly, ¡°the next time I send it to you, please don¡¯t refuse it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face was not very clear in the night, but his eyes were very bright. Leo looked at his eyes and faintly replied, ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of his bakery shop that is about to open, and asked, ¡°Is the taste of the biscuits I made too strong for sentinel?¡± Sentinel has developed 5 senses, and he doesn¡¯t know if everyone can eat the biscuits he makes. His bakery is aimed at all groups of people after all. ¡°No,¡± Leo thought of the biscuits he had eaten not long ago, and his Adam¡¯s apple moved slightly. His gaze fell to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes that are seeking answers, and he snorted softly, ¡°Level S sentinel can control their spiritual power freely, hence could strengthen and weaken 5 senses at will.¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°Lower-level sentinels do not have enough control over their spiritual power, especially those sentinels that are still in the White Tower. They can¡¯t control their five senses and the senses will be enlarged infinitely. Hence, they can only eat special food. As for the sentinels who graduated from the White Tower, it¡¯s no problem for them to live like ordinary people. If they can¡¯t control their tastebuds and greedily ate something, they are the ones suffering.¡± After Leo said that, his eyes narrowed slightly, ¡°Who other sentinel are you going to give the biscuits?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head and took the opportunity to advertise his shop, ¡°I opened a bakery on the virtual net, and I was worried that it would not meet the customers¡¯ appetite.¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s smiling face. Thinking of his life experience, Leo¡¯s heart felt moved slightly. Although this person is weak, he¡­ is very self-reliant. ¡°Just drop the intensity of taste for every raise of level, aren¡¯t that good enough?¡± After speaking, Leo turned and walked toward his room at the next building. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. Indeed, the biscuits should be made with different sweetness and saltiness. Ordinary people like different tastes as well. He looked down at the jar in his hand, opened the lid, and smelled it. The remaining milk scent wafted out, and the corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but curve up. It turns out that Major General Leo likes to eat sweets! At breakfast the next day, Xi¨¤o Mu received a PE class arrangement from Teacher Gillett. He clicked to check it, and Hawke, who was sitting next to him, leaned close to his head curiously. ¡°So simple?¡± Hawke couldn¡¯t help being surprised after reading it. ¡°Could it be the teacher set the value wrongly?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t feel it¡¯s simple at all, and his expression tightened. There are a total of 3 items in the PE training schedule. The first item is a 2-kilometer run in 10 minutes, followed by 200 sit-ups in 10 minutes, then 60 pull-ups in 10 minutes. In the middle of each item are a 5-minute break, which is exactly 40 minutes. ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Hawke couldn¡¯t help asking when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face looking serious. Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and asked, ¡°You think it¡¯s easy?¡± Hawke nodded, ¡°10 minutes is enough for everything.¡± Then, realizing that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression looked wrong, he blinked, ¡°You¡­ you think it¡¯s hard?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t hide the truth. He nodded and replied, ¡°En, it¡¯s not difficult but totally impossible for me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu runs every day and knows his physical fitness well. At present, the limit of his physical fitness to the safe point is 5 kilometers in half an hour. He can barely finish a 2-kilometer run in 10 minutes in the 40 minutes class, plus 1 item in the list. If he takes a boost pill halfway to recover to 100% physical fitness, he can complete all 3 items. However, there are many students and sentinels in PE class, so he can¡¯t take the pill. Although he can¡¯t smell the fragrance of the low-grade boost pill, but using the low-grade healing pill as an example, Xi¨¤o Mu guessed the boost pill will also carry his scent. After all, his spiritual power was also consumed when making medicine. Hawke scratched his hair and gained a new understanding of weak physical ability. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°I will tell the teacher in class, maybe it can be changed.¡± After breakfast, the two took a major class on medical history. After half an hour of rest, they went to the exercise hall together. Seeing Gillett walk into the stadium, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. At least they met each other once before this, he should be easier to talk with. Gillett pointed to the right-hand side, ¡°Students who did not attend PE class yesterday, stand in a row of 10 to the right field to test their physical fitness. The rest of the students, trained according to the class arrangement. That¡¯s all.¡± Except for the 12 students who moved to the field on the right, the other students dispersed and went to different exercise areas. Xi¨¤o Mu stood there waiting, and Hawke said, ¡°I¡¯ll go for a run first. Call me if you need anything.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. 2 minutes later, the 12 students got their arrangement and scattered to different exercise areas. Gillett crossed his arms and leaned against the wall while scanning around the hall at the students. Xi¨¤o Mu walked over, ¡°Teacher, I have something to look for you.¡± Gillett was surprised. He was very impressed with this student who broke the school¡¯s physical fitness lowest record. Thinking of the class arrangements he sent, he smiled and asked, ¡°Does it feel too easy for you? Don¡¯t rush for success. Overtraining is actually harmful to your body. If your physical fitness is strengthened in the future, I will increase the difficulty of your training.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and explained his intention, ¡°Teacher, the arrangement in class is too difficult. I can¡¯t finish the whole thing at the moment. Can I reduce it?¡± ¡°What?¡± Gillett rubbed his ears. ¡°Am I hearing it wrongly?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was slightly embarrassed, and his face was slightly red, ¡°Can it be reduced?¡± Gillett realized that Xi¨¤o Mu was not joking, and his gentle complexion suddenly became serious. His thick black eyebrows furrowed into a frown, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you have a poor foundation and have no capital to be willful. Maybe the set of training will be hard, but you can¡¯t be lazy.¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu explained quickly, ¡°I¡¯m not being lazy. It¡¯s just that I really can¡¯t complete the whole set. I can do 2 items though.¡± ¡°Not negotiable, you can definitely do it.¡± Gillett sternly said. This is an in-class arrangement made by Major General Leo himself, which is absolutely suitable for students with Level E physical ability. Gillett glanced sharply across Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fair face, ¡°If you are afraid of hardship, don¡¯t enter this school. If you haven¡¯t tried it, don¡¯t say you can¡¯t do it. The school doesn¡¯t welcome cowards.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips. He didn¡¯t know why Gillett could be so sure. He guessed that other Level E students might have completed it. The range of Level E is from 100 ¨C 999. He currently only has 260 points, which is at the lower part amongst the Level E students. However, the test here can only test the physical strength level but not the specific value, so Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t refute the verdict. ¡°Come with me.¡± Gillett lowered his hands and walked towards the start of the runway. Xi¨¤o Mu followed him, and when he reached the starting point, Gillett pointed to the timing terminal standing next to him, ¡°Connect with your terminal, and then start running.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t refuse. He moved his terminal to face the LED screen on the timing board, moved his hands and feet, and started running. The moment he ran out, the terminal started timing. There was a 500-meter lap of the stadium track. After 4 laps, the terminal vibrated slightly. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at it and it showed 9 minutes and 38 seconds. The running item was completed. ¡°See, you completed the first one.¡± Gillett glanced at his terminal, and motioned with his head, ¡°Come with me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu panted, controlled his breathing, and followed Gillett to the sit-up area. There are 2 long rows of rectangles juxtaposed on the ground of the area. Each rectangle has a movable vertical plate in the middle and a movable foot holder at the top. Gillett walked to the far side and pointed to the ground, ¡°The 4-minute rest begins.¡± The walk to this area has taken a minute of the rest. Following the instructions on the vertical board, Xi¨¤o Mu sat in the rectangle with his legs straightened and fixed with a fixator. Sitting upright at a right angle, Xi¨¤o Mu moved the vertical board to the place where he can touch his forehead. 4 minutes later, he swept his terminal across the LED screen on the vertical panel. He folded his hands behind his head and started doing sit-ups. The left side of the vertical version shows a 10-minute countdown, and the right side is the effective value of crunches. Only when the forehead touches the vertical version is valid. After doing 10 crunches, Xi¨¤o Mu lay down and panted. After taking a break, he slowed down and continued. His speed got slower and slower, and Gillett frowned as he watched. A system¡¯s warning sounded in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head, stating that his physical fitness is about to be less than 10%. He gasped for oxygen and glanced at the timing board. He only did 83. Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head to look at Gillett, ¡°Teacher, I can¡¯t do it.¡± Gillett said with a stern face, ¡°Continue and hold on. You can still speak means you can move. I can see with a glance that you usually don¡¯t exercise much. Right now, you are sure to feel uncomfortable, but don¡¯t escape, just go through this stage.¡± The students from two machines away yelled, ¡°Teacher, haven¡¯t you heard a sentence, ¡®The mud can¡¯t climb the wall¡¯? He is so weak and delicate, I think you might as well apply to order him to drop out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu squeezed his fist and turned his head to look over. The student looked at him mockingly, and start doing sit-ups like a spring, already finishing 10 in a glance. Gillett glared at the student. ¡°It¡¯s nothing to do with you, exercise by yourself.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath and mustered his strength to bend down. It took about 5 seconds to barely make a crunch. The more energy he lost, the faster his physical strength flows out, and his speed became slower and slower. When the remaining stamina was less than 2%, the warning noise sounded again. Xi¨¤o Mu barely lifted his body, and suddenly fell down when he is less than 5 centimeters from the ground. His whole body turned soft, and he couldn¡¯t even open his eyes. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu!¡± Gillett was taken aback and quickly squatted down to see his situation. Xi¨¤o Mu was pale, and lying on the ground softly, as if he is dead. ¡°How could this happen?¡± Gillett murmured incredulously as he quickly unfastened the foot restraint. He carried Xi¨¤o Mu and ran out of the hall like the wind. The students looked over curiously when they heard the commotion, and many people stopped their training to discuss what had happened. Gillett stopped for a while at the door, and said with a solemn expression, ¡°Continue to exercise, the teacher in the next hall will come and check on you. If the items in this class are not completed, stay back for the next class.¡± After speaking, he ran out of the stadium and rushed to the infirmary. Gillett was carrying Xi¨¤o Mu in his hands, but his speed was fast as if he is empty-handed. Chapter 27 Part 2 Fainted Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have any strength left in his body. His chest was tight and uncomfortable, and if he tried to breathe even slightly harder, it would feel as if he was being stabbed by a knife. Contrary to his physical strength, Xi¨¤o Mu has sufficient spiritual power and a clear mind. He could hear the sound and knew what was happening outside, but he didn¡¯t have the strength to open his eyes. Gillett broke into the infirmary and kicked the door open for ward 1. After putting Xi¨¤o Mu on the soft bed, he shouted, ¡°Tang Cheng, look at what¡¯s wrong with him.¡± Tang Cheng has worked in the infirmary for 3 years and is very familiar with Gillett. Gillett usually has a good temper and a stable temperament. Hence, him acting this way is rare. Tang Cheng pulled Gillett away from the bed and asked while checking Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°What happened before he fainted?¡± Gillett rubbed his face, ¡°In class training. He only had 3 simple items to do. Just now, he reached the second one. I thought¡­¡± ¡°You thought?¡± Tang Cheng interrupted Gillett with a cold face, ¡°This student fainted from exhaustion. His physique is very poor and his life is almost in danger.¡± ¡°How could this be?¡± Gillett was puzzled. ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be like this. There will never be a problem with his class arrangement.¡± This was made by Major General Leo, how could something go wrong! Tang Cheng put on oxygen equipment for Xi¨¤o Mu and hung up a bag of glucose for him. After he was done, he turned around and crossed his arms while facing Gillett, ¡°He is that Level E physical strength student, right?¡± He sneered, ¡°As far as I know, this is the first time you have encountered this kind of student. Obviously, you made a mistake in your class arrangements. As a teacher, didn¡¯t you find the problem before he became unconscious? He didn¡¯t tell you that he was uncomfortable? ¡± Gillett was ashamed, ¡°He said it but I thought he was afraid of hardship,¡± he paused, ¡°but there is nothing wrong with the arrangement in class.¡± ¡°Oh, how confident.¡± Tang Cheng curled the corner of his lips, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You don¡¯t plan to amend his training schedule? You know, treatment for physical trauma is easy, but physical strength can only rely on oneself to recover. Medicine and food¡¯s help on the recovery is very slow. If it is not dealt with in time, it is easy to get problems.¡± Gillett was embarrassed. Major General Leo was his idol and was omnipotent in his heart. He didn¡¯t believe that there is a problem with the schedule he made. ¡°Could it be that he is unwell today?¡± Gillett wondered about other possibilities. ¡°He is in good health, and everything is good except for completely exhausted.¡± Tang Cheng frowned, ¡°Since when you don¡¯t dare to admit your mistakes?¡± Gillett subconsciously didn¡¯t want to mention Leo and didn¡¯t want others to know that Major General Leo might have made a mistake. ¡°I go back to do data analysis and research. If there are really problems, I will apologize to him and make new in-class arrangements for him.¡± Tang Cheng waved his hand: ¡°Go, the student will be fine with me.¡± Have to trouble you.¡± Gillett finished speaking and exited the infirmary. After thinking about it, Gillett sent a message to the teacher in the hall next door. Instead of returning to the stadium, he went straight to the office building. When he passed the private office for the military substitute teacher, he hesitated for a while. While he is hesitating, the office door opened, and Leo frowned, ¡°Mr. Gillett, if I remember it correctly, it¡¯s class time.¡± Gillett stood at attention immediately, ¡°Major General Leo.¡± His lips moved to say something, but his expression looked complicated. ¡°Say it quickly if you have something to say.¡± Leo snapped coldly. People who dawdle are most annoying. Gillett was startled and subconsciously blurted about Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fainting incident. After he finished speaking, his voice became quieter, ¡°I think the major general¡¯s in-class arrangement must be correct, maybe there are other reasons.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s bright eyes from last night suddenly appeared in Leo¡¯s mind, and he felt uncomfortable thinking that he has fainted right now. He called up the in-class arrangement he saved in his terminal and asked, ¡°This is what you gave him?¡± Gillett looked at the screen earnestly. Since the training program was simple, he finished reading it at a glance, ¡°Yes.¡± Leo frowned, ¡°How much did he do today?¡± ¡°2 kilometers run, plus 98 sit-ups.¡± ¡°For the time being, change his arrangement to a 2-kilometer run and 100 sit-ups,¡± Leo said, adding, ¡°There is no time limit.¡± Gillett nodded and lowered his head to make changes in his terminal. After he made the changes and set them to deliver to Xi¨¤o Mu tomorrow morning, Leo was gone. ¡­ When Leo walked into the infirmary, Tang Cheng was surprised, ¡°Major General Leo, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?¡± Leo asked, ¡°Which ward is Xi¨¤o Mu in?¡± ¡°Number 1.¡± Few patients in the infirmary need hospital beds. Although many people are fighting in schools, the medical team only needs to carry the treatment device around for mobile treatment. Patients who need the bed for more than 2 hours will not stay in school but will go to the hospital instead. As Tang Cheng watched Leo walked into ward 1, he stroked his chin thoughtfully. Xi¨¤o Mu was lying on the hospital bed, with long black hair scattered on the white pillow. There is a needle in his right hand, and breathing support equipment connected to his face. Leo walked to the head of the bed and looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu. His face looked especially pale by the contrast of his black hair. Leo furrowed his eyebrows. Whenever they met, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face was always red, and at the moment he only felt that it was particularly unpleasant1. Xi¨¤o Mu was very surprised in his heart. His spiritual filaments had a unique and crazy reaction to Leo. Although he could not hear any movement and couldn¡¯t open his eyes, he knew that Leo is beside him. He felt it when Leo entered the infirmary, and he immediately established a spiritual barrier. Xi¨¤o Mu was puzzled and didn¡¯t understand why Leo came here. After half an hour, his physical fitness finally recovered to 5%. Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes and saw Leo looking at him. He curved his eyes and wanted to speak, but found that his nose and mouth were blocked by the oxygen mask. Leo frowned, ¡°Such simple 3 items and you can¡¯t complete it. Why are you smiling?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked dumbfounded, he was not trying to smile, but subconsciously smiled as a greeting. This person came all the way to see him just to show his disgust? Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo and raised his hand to remove the oxygen supply mask, but unfortunately, his hand was soft and powerless; he couldn¡¯t move it. Leo bent over and reached out to help him. Before Xi¨¤o Mu could withdraw his hand, his fingers accidentally touched Leo¡¯s hand, and his fingers curled up immediately. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You are that afraid of contact with people?¡± He lifted the oxygen mask and didn¡¯t take it off. ¡°Is it difficult to breathe?¡± ¡°No.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help frowning as he said, his voice was too weak. Leo hesitated, then put the oxygen supply mask on Xi¨¤o Mu again. The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, and before he could speak, Leo left the ward and called the doctor. Tang Cheng came in and took a look at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s situation, ¡°It¡¯s okay, just rest more and you will regain your strength.¡± Leo bent down again and took off the oxygen supply cover. Tang Cheng received the cover and glanced at the glucose solution, ¡°It will take about an hour, but after that, you should still have no energy. So you want to go back to the dormitory or be hospitalized?¡± ¡°Go back to the dormitory.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t hesitate, he didn¡¯t want to feel so weak and soft all the time. He wants to return to the dormitory to avoid people seeing him taking the boost pill, and he would soon recover. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly sent a message to Hawke, asking him to help take out the backpack he left in the hall locker. Tang Cheng: ¡°It¡¯s better to have someone take you back. It¡¯s not safe for you to go back alone in this condition.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was about to say he could get a friend to come, when Leo said, ¡°I will send him.¡± CH 28 Chapter 28 Part 1 Princess carry Xi¨¤o Mu was startled, Leo sending him back? With his weak appearance right now, physical contact is definitely unavoidable, absolutely not! Hearing the words, Tang Cheng glanced across the two of them, and smiled meaningfully, ¡°With Major General Leo around, it must be safe. After the infusion, you can leave.¡± After saying that, he walked out of the ward and shut the door deliberately. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and looked at Leo, ¡°I can ask my friend to pick me up. You should be very busy, right?¡± When he spoke, even Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but dislike it himself; his voice was too soft. Leo sat down on the stool beside the bed, ¡°I¡¯m not busy, I¡¯ll see you off,¡± he paused, ¡°This time it¡¯s my mistake.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to look at Leo puzzledly, ¡°What mistake?¡± ¡°I made your schedule in PE class,¡± Leo looked into Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. ¡°As a teacher, I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°There are too few students like me who have low physical fitness, so it is inevitable to have no experience to refer to.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu can understand that, and finally, understood why Gillett has always been sure that he can do it. After all, it is an in-class arrangement made by Major General Leo. ¡°No,¡± Leo leaned forward, the distance between the two of them become less than arm¡¯s length. He put one hand on the bed, and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression, ¡°I have a lot of experience with you.¡± ¡°You trained every day before school starts and I know your physical fitness well. Although it is difficult for you to complete the 3 items, you should still be able to finish it.¡± He wrinkled his brows and lowered his voice. ¡°So why did you faint today?¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyelashes quivered quickly. He knew where the problem was. When he was training in the apartment, he would take a boost pill in the middle to regain his stamina. But today, the situation does not allow him to take the pill. He couldn¡¯t tell the truth, so he thought for a moment before replying, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe because I was only running before this and wasn¡¯t used to other sports.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Leo felt something was wrong. He knew the physical stamina required for sit-ups and pull-ups, and they had all been calculated. ¡°I can¡¯t think of another reason.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. The reason why he asked was because he couldn¡¯t think of other reasons either. After pondering for a moment, Leo made a decision, ¡°You will train with me every night from now on, and I will find the reason.¡± Leo has brought up countless soldiers, formulated training content countless times, and has always been able to formulate the most suitable plan from person to person. This is the first time a situation like this has occurred. ¡°That¡¯s¡­ no need ba.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth curled. His spiritual power is now at Level S, and his guide pheromones are completely imperceptible after creating a spiritual barrier. But if they train together and stay together for too long, accidents will inevitably occur. ¡°You are not willing?¡± Leo narrowed his eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu has a sincere expression as he said, ¡°I can run by myself. If I interrupt your exercise, I will be very guilty.¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a while, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression almost turned stiff by his staring. Then Leo thoughtfully asked, ¡°Are you afraid of me?¡± He paused, ¡°Before this, I thought you liked me and were too shy to stay around me or have physical contact. But now it seems that it is not the case.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was almost moved to cry. This man finally understood that he has no interest in him. Of course, he wasn¡¯t shy, Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while, and gave a barely plausible reason, ¡°I am a wanderer, and you are a major general. I have never gotten along with anyone with high status. So, I am nervous and afraid to look at you.¡± Leo lightly humphed, clearly not convinced, ¡°Really?¡± Of course, Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t refute his own words, so he nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Nervous and scared, huh? Great then,¡± Leo¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°You must dare not refuse what I said. So, follow my instructions. Starting tomorrow, you will go to Room 333 of the gymnasium at 7.00 pm every day.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu whispered, ¡°Can I not go?¡± Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°If you don¡¯t come, I¡¯ll go to your dormitory to find you.¡± He leaned forward, and the distance between the two of them became closer. ¡°Perhaps you prefer me to take you there personally?¡± Leo is tall and was sitting next to the bed, so when he leaned down, he almost covered half of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body. Xi¨¤o Mu got very nervous, and he had no energy to avoid any contact at this time. If Leo got any closer, they will touch each other. Hearing what Leo said just now, Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said, ¡°I will go by myself.¡± Leo was satisfied to hear the confirmation. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s nervous appearance though, he asked in displease, ¡°What are you afraid of? You are not my soldier.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to upset Leo and he doesn¡¯t have the power to resist him. He complimented, ¡°This is just the normal reaction of the weak to the strong.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You have a correct understanding of yourself. You have made progress recently, but it has been too slow. Train with me, and I will re-form your class schedule according to your situation. The training will make you progress faster.¡± ¡°You asked me to train with you. Is it because you want to help me make appropriate in-class arrangements?¡± ¡°More than that,¡± Leo frowned, ¡°I must find out the cause of my mistake.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt very helpless. If he knew earlier that his training in the apartment would be noticed by Leo, he would definitely avoid Leo after taking the boost pill. But he never thought that the Empire had a tradition of having major generals to come as PE classes substitute teachers. Unfortunately for him, it was Leo this year, and he didn¡¯t even think that Leo would make in-class arrangements for him. The physical education teacher he met was obviously Gillett, and Leo was a substitute teacher for the university department. After Leo stated his decision, he saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is looking tired so he said, ¡°You take a rest first, and I will send you back to the dormitory later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is exhausted indeed. Knowing that Leo is not someone he could persuade, he closed his eyes and rested. He hoped to restore more strength and at least make sure that he could walk back by himself. Xi¨¤o Mu woke up from the pain of needle removal. Tang Cheng used a sterile cotton ball to press on the wound. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes, Tang Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Press it for a bit, and the pain will disappear soon. Then it will stop bleeding.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pressed the cotton ball in embarrassment. He used to coax the child like this too. ¡°Thank you, doctor.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his character panel and saw that his physical strength has recovered to 18%, but his body muscles were exhausted and he can barely move. He got out of the hospital bed, and Leo, who was sitting beside him, got up and reached out to help him. However, Xi¨¤o Mu took a step aside, ¡°I¡¯m much better now.¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for 2 seconds, then retracted his hand, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Wait a minute,¡± he turned to ask Tang Cheng, ¡°Doctor, how much is the medical fee?¡± Tang Cheng patted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, ¡°You are injured in class, so you don¡¯t need to pay for medical expenses.¡± In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu secretly sighed in admiration about the good treatment at the school. He managed to save money and felt much better. He tied his hair, said goodbye to Tang Cheng with a smile, and left the infirmary with Leo. Leo was walked in front of Xi¨¤o Mu but when they are about 100 meters out of the infirmary, Leo suddenly stopped. He turned and stared at him. Being stared like that makes Xi¨¤o Mu uncomfortable and he subconsciously touched the hair he had just tied, ¡°It¡¯s not tied properly?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t avoid just now,¡± Leo said solemnly, looking upset. ¡°What?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t understand Leo¡¯s words for a moment. Leo snorted, ¡°Just now the doctor patted your shoulder and you didn¡¯t avoid it. When you got up, I stretched out my hand to help you. Before I can even touch you, you avoided it.¡± Uh. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned. He had no defense against people who would not stimulate his spiritual filaments. It¡¯s not like he is being taken advantage so he had no special feelings about that. After all, when he was a doctor, he often came into contact with people like this and is not sensitive at all. But he forgot the obvious difference in treatment in Leo¡¯s eyes. ¡°You are a major general,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said with a dry smile, ¡°so how can I dare to let you help me? I am under a lot of pressure here.¡± ¡°At school, I¡¯m a teacher, and it is right for the teacher to help the classmates.¡± Leo took a step forward. Before Xi¨¤o Mu had time to react, he carried Xi¨¤o Mu up in a princess carry and ran to the dormitory building like a gust of wind. ¡°You are really slow, this is so much faster.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was startled. The image of trees on both sides of the road flew past quickly, he subconsciously supported himself on Leo¡¯s shoulders, but suddenly let go. His body was trembling from trying to control the spiritual filaments, and Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly built another spiritual barrier 5 centimeters away close to his head; like a small circle within a big circle. ¡°Let me down, I¡¯ll go by myself!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu kicked his foot. But the hands around his waist and knees exerted some force and easily controlled his struggle without any problem. Leo kept walking and softly scolded, ¡°Be a bit more obedient. A patient should act as a patient, and stop trying to be strong.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu squeezed his fingers to calm himself down. There is 2 layer of barriers now. He still has more than 8,000 spiritual powers to use. He can build barriers many times; don¡¯t panic. Otherwise, he would look abnormal and easily aroused suspicion. Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down and stopped struggling. Chapter 28 Part 2 Princess carry Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu. He was less than 1.8 meters tall and looked so small in his arms. He who originally hated weak chicken the most, suddenly felt that the weak Xi¨¤o Mu is less annoying now. Moreover, the soft touch under his palm is really comfortable, making him want to squeeze more. Leo coughed heavily to disperse the messy thoughts. He suddenly wanted to say something he used to say to himself; his mind got problem ba! Hearing the cough, Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyes to glance at Leo. He curled the corner of his mouth. Running so fast, serve you right for getting choked by the wind! Why are you in such a hurry? Won¡¯t it be better to let him go and walk by himself?! Xi¨¤o Mu retracted his gaze and a thought moved in his mind. This is a good opportunity! After his spiritual power reached Level S, the thickness of the established spiritual barrier is almost 1 cm. He knew that the barrier would become thinner after contact with a sentinel with a high matching rate, but the specific change was unknown. If he knows how fast the barrier disappears, he would know how to handle the matter in the future. Then he can show a lot of calmness, and he won¡¯t act abnormally to make people suspect him. This way, the chance of exposure will be even lower. With this in mind, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the terminal and checked the time. 4 minutes later, Leo stopped at door 601 of Building 30. He put Xi¨¤o Mu down and said, ¡°Open the door.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the first barrier that had just disappeared and breathed a sigh of relief. One barrier lasted for about 5 minutes. He built another layer and tapped his terminal with the door lock. After the door slid open, he hurriedly walked in and pulled the distance between them. After that, he said with a sincere smile on his face, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo didn¡¯t care much about Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s action, ¡°I just made up for my mistakes. I will help you order a takeaway for lunch. I hope you will act as a good patient so you can recover as soon as possible.¡± ¡°En, I won¡¯t go to class today and I will have a good rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu responded. Seeing his well-behaved appearance, Leo felt itchy in his heart. There was a sudden urge to rub Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head. He glanced over Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s flushed face and secretly said in his heart; still so pleasing to the eye. He made an En sound and turned to leave. But he thought for a while, and said, ¡°If you feel uncomfortable, turn off the dormitory sound insulation system and call me at the window.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that it¡¯s really convenient for the dormitory to be close, but suddenly he thought of something. With a stunned expression, he said, ¡°No need.¡± Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Don¡¯t want me to help?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked serious as he replied, ¡°You are a sentinel. You always control your 5 senses during the day but you need to rest at night. If you don¡¯t turn off the sound insulation system, you will definitely not be able to sleep.¡± For Leo to be able to hear his call, the soundproofing system in his bedroom must also be turned off. Xi¨¤o Mu knows very well that in the apartment where Ren lives, the entire apartment has a soundproof system, as well as every room, and the soundproof system is turned on every day. Leo¡¯s door almost never closes, nor is it soundproofed. He can know anything that happens in the apartment at any time. However, his rest at night is not affected at all because few people are living in the apartment and it is quiet at night. But the school is different and there are too many noises. ¡°Are you caring about me?¡± Leo put his arms around his chest. He leaned against the door and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, with a smile on his lips. Xi¨¤o Mu said seriously, ¡°I don¡¯t want to cause trouble to others.¡± Then he smiled, ¡°I am recovering very well now. I will rest after eating and there won¡¯t be any problems. I am just exhausted, and not injured.¡± Leo¡¯s gaze fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s delicate face. Thinking about the aircraft he bought and the medicines he sold to Ren at a low price, Leo stopped insisting. The Xi¨¤o Mu he knew is indeed a person who didn¡¯t like to bother others and owe favors. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left wrist. Xi¨¤o Mu was startled, and subconsciously moved to retract his hand, ¡°What is it?¡± Leo naturally wouldn¡¯t let Xi¨¤o Mu take his hand back. He opened his terminal and said, ¡°Requesting to add your number. I will turn off the sound insulation system of my room. If anything happens, contact me by the communication device.¡± Leo paused before adding, ¡°This will not cause me trouble. If you have an accident, it will cause me big trouble. Your in-class arrangements are made by me, and I will not shirk responsibility.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu heard the words and said, ¡°Let go. I will open my terminal to approve the request.¡± The two added each other¡¯s contact information, and Leo left with satisfaction. Xi¨¤o Mu moved his wrists and felt a bit amused. They lived in the same apartment for half a month, and now only they have each other¡¯s contact information. Leo is a little different from the first time they met, or it can be said that he saw another side of Leo. He isn¡¯t that difficult to get along with. Lunch was delivered quickly and it was an energy-rich food. After Xi¨¤o Mu had eaten it, he sent Hawke a message to confirm that he is in his dormitory now and is about to go to him to get his backpack. Hawke disagrees and said he will deliver the bag to him personally. After seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu is just weak but okay, Hawke let go of his worries. Fearing to interrupt Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s rest, Hawke left soon after. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the backpack and checked the medicine in the secret compartment. He was relieved to see no traces of them being touched. Xi¨¤o Mu only left 2 healing pills and 2 boost pills in his backpack. The pills were small and difficult to be found, but he was still worried. Going back to his room, he put the backpack away, and took out a boost pill from the corner of the closet, and ate it. After a while, a warm current of energy rushed into his limbs, and his whole body became vigorous. Leaning on the bed, Xi¨¤o Mu searched about the Empire¡¯s information on stamina recovery. When he was working part-time in the hospital, he already felt strange that the doctor¡¯s treatment methods were the same as on Earth. The people here pay attention to high efficiency, so this kind of slow treatment is too inconsistent with their habits unless there is no better way. Sure enough, as he thought, all the information showed that in the Empire, stamina exhaustion can only be relieved through an infusion of nutrients, and then add medicine to supplement food and rest. There is no special medicine like his boost pills. Xi¨¤o Mu lightly tapped his chin with his finger, it seemed that he couldn¡¯t expose his boost pill. Although his healing pills have a good effect, it has at least the same effect as a guide pheromone agent and reliever, so its appearance is not too glaring. However, the boost pills are different. It is a completely new medicine and will definitely cause a sensation. Thinking of the 2 boost pills he sold before, Xi¨¤o Mu regretted it very much right now. If he had known earlier, he would not sell it. But thinking about the attitude of the two at the time, the sentinels didn¡¯t seem to be too surprised by the boost pill¡¯s effect. Probably because he said that the pills won¡¯t recover much at the time, the sentinels thought it is similar to the effect of high-energy food. Not sure who will they give the pill to after that. If it is for people with high physical strength, they should not be able to find the problem. Xi¨¤o Mu is just afraid that if the pill is given to people with Level E physical strength, then the effect will be too conspicuous. Thinking about this, he felt a little uneasy. Xi¨¤o Mu searched the Internet for news about abnormal physical strength, but no one talked about it. Instead, he saw the news about spiritual power recovery. He clicked on it saw that it is an anonymous forum for the netizens. The topic of the post was ¡®Shocking ¨C Spiritual Power Recovery Medicine with Guide¡¯s Scent.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback and quickly clicked on the post. The number of comments has been over 1,000 replies. Many of them were scolding the thread starter (TS) for fishing for replies. However, after more than 100 comments, someone echoed the TS¡¯s claim and testified that he had also seen medicine with a guide¡¯s pheromones scent. The discussion afterward was varied. Some people asked where they saw it, and some people guessed which pharmaceutical company produced it and when it will be publicly sold. There are also many members of the Pharmacy Association and students of the Department of Pharmacy discussing the possibility of the existence of medicines, and how to make them if they exist. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the comments and had a sudden flash of inspiration. He double-checked about the security of the forum¡¯s anonymity, to ensure that his identity would not be found out before returning to the forum again. He put his nickname as [Wonderful Imagination] and posted his comment ¨C ¡®Since it smells like a guide¡¯s pheromone, could it be made by a guide injecting his/her spiritual power into the medicine? The spiritual power of the guide can treat the sentinel. So when combined with medicine, the effect will be better, right?¡¯ After Xi¨¤o Mu replied, his words quickly stirred up waves in the thread. ¡®As expected from someone called Wonderful Imagination, that¡¯s a large brain hole there.¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ve never thought about it this way, but it somewhat makes sense when you really think about it.¡¯ ¡®Makes sense +1, is there any guide who can try it out?¡¯ ¡®Golden Tower shouldn¡¯t study pharmacy. I hope some married guides will try it. I remember that many military generals¡¯ wives are from the pharmacy department. Could it be they are the ones who made this medicine?¡¯ ¡®Come on, the guides should be living a great life after they got married. Going to university is just a front. You still hoped as if they really learned anything!¡¯ ¡°This one above, just a glance and I know you are an ordinary person. See that disgusting and jealous reply.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the scolding war in the discussion and shrugged helplessly. He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from them. No matter which world, the style of netizens is the same. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the forum with a smile. Since he provided a start, those who have the same ideas will definitely put it into practice. If there is more than one medicine that has a guide¡¯s scent, his medicine will not be too conspicuous. Although there will be competitive pressure, he is not nervous and he has confidence in the quality of his medicine. At the same time, bored people from different places saw this comment. Some people started thinking, some people stood up excitedly, and some people¡¯s eyes gleamed with ideas. ¡°Eileen, I will go to Golden Tower on Friday to pick you up home for the weekend.¡± ¡°Alright, brother.¡± Roa Greene stared at the hung-up call and his heart is beating wildly. This time, the reputation of the Greene family will surely rise! CH 29 Chapter 29 Part 1 New skill Because it was known that he is recuperating, Xi¨¤o Mu can only stay in his dormitory after the lunch break. With the free time in hand, Xi¨¤o Mu browsed through some medical-related courseware for a while and then watched the hottest popular dramas recently. The plot is as dog blood as real-life drama back on Earth but he doesn¡¯t mind. Xi¨¤o Mu just wants to understand the way people live on this planet. When it was time for dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu turned off the terminal and was about to go to the canteen. His terminal received a message that his takeaway has arrived. Seeing the high-energy food exactly as it was at noon, he immediately knew who ordered it. After some hesitation, Xi¨¤o Mu sent a message to Leo. ¡®Thank you for the takeaway. I have recovered.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu unpacked the food and started eating. His terminal vibrated and he looked down. Leo replied, ¡®No need to thank me. This is what I should do. It¡¯s good that you are fine.¡¯ The replies from both of them were extremely standard that Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but laugh at. He continued to eat but before he could take another bite, his terminal vibrated again. It is still from Leo, ¡®See you in the gym tomorrow night.¡¯ At the same time, his terminal received the lock permission of Room 333 of the gymnasium. Xi¨¤o Mu felt a bit helpless. Leo really cared about the mistakes in his curricular arrangements. It was a pity that he could not tell him the truth; Leo is destined to be unable to find the real reason. After eating, Xi¨¤o Mu estimated that even if he didn¡¯t take the boost pill, his physical fitness will be almost restored fully, so he stopped worrying and went straight to the virtual net. The ¡®Fragrant Sweet Pastries¡¯ store has finished its renovation, so when he walked to the door, Xi¨¤o Mu even suspected that he went to the wrong place. It is completely different from the standard model he has seen before. The outer walls of the store are painted with a light yellow color. A sign with the name of the store is hung on the sales window. There are also patterns of biscuits scattered between the words so one can see what the store sells at a glance. Opening the door, Xi¨¤o Mu saw that the room is completely decorated according to his design. The biscuit-making instruments were neatly arranged side by side, and the long preparation counter was placed against the wall. After checking, he confirmed that everything is complete. Xi¨¤o Mu placed an order on the virtual net to buy the biscuit materials and the biscuit jar. 10 minutes later, all the things he bought were delivered. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the door and concentrated on making biscuits. The sweet smell filled the tip of his nose, making his mouth curve up with smiles and his mood is very relaxed. The biscuits he made this time had a lighter taste. The batch of sweet and salty biscuits was made 3kg, and they were divided into 5 jars; 300 grams each. After sealing the jars, he put them at the sales window and set a price of 50 coins per jar. Next, he set up the automatic vending mode, and then cleaned the store before leaving the virtual net. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed on the virtual net for almost an hour. Excluding the time to buy ingredients, it seems that 50 minutes is enough to make biscuits. At this moment, the sky is not completely dark yet. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to go downstairs for a run but was worried that Leo would see him, which Leo would then find out that his physical fitness recovery is not normal. After thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu simply decide to take a shower. During his bath, his terminal kept vibrating, which was a reminder for the sale of biscuits. Every time a jar of biscuits was sold, he would get a notification. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but check the notification when it comes, which is really affecting his work. Hence, he turned off the automatic reminder and set it to manual check. His terminal immediately quieted down. After Xi¨¤o Mu finished his shower, he browsed the school forum for a while and went to sleep. After washing up the next morning, he received a message from Hawke, ¡®I¡¯m heading downstairs now. Can you go to class today?¡¯ ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll get down right away.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied. Hawke was already waiting when Xi¨¤o Mu went downstairs. Hawke immediately raised a big smile and waved his hand. When he approached, Hawke grabbed his shoulders and checked his complexion, ¡°You look better. I was scared to death yesterday.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was a little embarrassed. He also felt that his body is too delicate now; worse than the girls on Earth. ¡°I am fully recovered, don¡¯t worry.¡± He smiled. The two bought some food from the cafeteria and sat in a corner to eat. After a while, Hawke looked around, leaned close to his head, and asked in a low voice, ¡°Have you noticed that many people are watching us?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled bitterly, he had noticed it earlier because the gazes are so obvious. He nodded, a little apologetic in his tone, ¡°They should be talking about me.¡± After saying that, Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head slightly to the left, and saw the two young men waiting at the window selling bread looking at him. They pointed at Xi¨¤o Mu and seemed to be saying something. Then, noticing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze, the young man in black clothes curled his lips. The young man in blue clothes beside him twitched his mouth and opened his mouth to make a roar like a wild beast. Then the young man in black laughed out loud. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Is it funny? The laughter of the two stopped abruptly as if they couldn¡¯t believe that they didn¡¯t scare Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and continued to drink porridge and eat steamed bun (Xiaolongbao). ¡°Hahaha¡­¡± Hawke saw everything and couldn¡¯t help laughing. After laughing, he asked in a low voice, ¡°Are you scared?¡± ¡°Do you mean the action of opening his mouth to roar?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Hawke couldn¡¯t help but smile again. When the corner of his eyes saw the two young men walking towards them with their food, Hawke stopped smiling and looked at them guardedly. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and touched the side pocket of the backpack with his right hand to make sure that the anesthetic shot is there, so he didn¡¯t panic. With his physical stamina, he probably could not even land a finger on them if a fight starts. But with Hawke beside him, Xi¨¤o Mu could provide the medicine, so it¡¯s not a problem for Hawke to fight 1vs2. The black-clothed young man walked to their dining table and glared at them angrily. Then all of a sudden, he stretched out his hand. Hawke looked at the young man vigilantly, as long as he waved his hand to Xi¨¤o Mu, he(H) would absolutely stop the young man in time. However, the young man in black did not swing his fist at Xi¨¤o Mu but thumped it hard on the dining table. A loud BANG could be heard by the people nearby. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s porridge shook out due to the shaking of the tabletop, and some of it spilled on the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. He quickly retracted his hand and wiped the back of his hand with tissue. Looking at the inwardly concave arc of the dining table, Xi¨¤o Mu could feel that it must be painful. The black-clothed young man looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shrinking back action with satisfaction because he thought Xi¨¤o Mu was frightened. Then he gritted his teeth and asked, ¡°Still want to laugh?¡± ¡°Fxxk!¡± Hawke grasped his fist and stood up, but Xi¨¤o Mu pulled his sleeve to make him sit down again. The young man in black snorted proudly through his nostrils and grinned mockingly at Xi¨¤o Mu. Then he turned around and walked a few steps forward, and sat with the young man in blue on the dining table not far away from them. ¡°He is too much,¡± Hawke said angrily. ¡°Did you get scalded?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I have been stirring the porridge to cool down before this, so it¡¯s not that hot.¡± As he said that, Xi¨¤o Mu opened his terminal and typed a message. Hawke took a bite of his bread, still feeling angry, ¡°Why don¡¯t you let me get back at him? I brought a lot of medicine, so I won¡¯t suffer any loss.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly said, ¡°I believe you will not suffer, but it is inevitable to get hurt in the fight. It is not worth it to get hurt for them.¡± ¡°Then we just let them continue to act so proudly?¡± Hawke pouted, his face full of upset. ¡°Classmate, are you the one who sent the message?¡± Just as Hawke just finished speaking, a tall man in a white chef uniform approached. He glanced at the table and asked Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and pointed back to the young man in black seated at the rear left, ¡°It was a message from me. This dining table was damaged by the student in black.¡± ¡°Thank you for letting me know.¡± The man in the chef uniform thanked him, strode behind the man in black, and grabbed his back collar to pull him up. The young man in black was startled, ¡°What are you doing?! Let me go!¡± The man in chef uniform steadily dragged the young person to the table that was dented by him and asked, ¡°Did you smash it?¡± At this moment, there were a lot of people sitting in the cafeteria. The black-clothed man felt embarrassed from getting pulled up like a little chick so he yelled, ¡°It¡¯s me, so what?!¡± ¡°So what? Damaging school equipment, you must compensate according to the price. However, listening to your tone, you seemed completely unrepentant and your attitude is bad. So you will also need some ideological education, come with me.¡± The man in chef uniform sternly dragged the young man in black to the back of the kitchen area. ¡°Let go of me! You are just a cook, why are you acting like a bigwig in front of me?!¡± The young man in black heard the sneer from all around him, and it caused his blood pressure to surge. Trying to grab the hand that was twisting his back collar, the young man kicked his feet backward at the same time. ¡°AHH¡­¡± The black-clothed man hadn¡¯t reacted yet, and he fell face down. His nose hurt, and he couldn¡¯t help but exhale in pain. ¡°Wow!¡± The exclamation came from the classmates who were eating, they all looked at the chef with admiration. Xi¨¤o Mu was also a little surprised. Yesterday, he had nothing to do so he studied the rules and regulations and added a lot of knowledge. He learned that anyone damaging the school equipment would be punished, so he sent a message to the cafeteria when he saw the young man in black slammed the table. Originally, he only wanted to get the young man punished, but he didn¡¯t expect that there is a master in the cafeteria. But after thinking about it again, he feels that this is only logical. With its students so aggressive and prone to violence, if the school put someone with no skills to guard the cafeteria, the cafeteria will be demolished sooner or later. The black-clothed young man was brutally suppressed, but the man chef uniform showed no mercy. He grabbed the young man¡¯s left ankle and dragged him to the office area in this manner. As for what kind of punishment he will receive later, nobody knows. Hawke was overjoyed, and gave Xi¨¤o Mu a thumbs up, ¡°So smart, this is like an invisible killing move!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°All thanks to his cooperation1. This table is currently being used by us. If the compensation for the table is shifted to us, we will suffer a lot.¡± Hawke blinked his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are only worried about the compensation?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu ate the last dumpling, ¡°Since I can¡¯t beat him, I have to use my brain.¡± After eating, the two of them walked to the teaching building. People were pointing to Xi¨¤o Mu along the way, but no one came forward to make trouble. Hawke turned his head and stared around, ¡°These people are really annoying. So what if you are weaker? Have you done anything bad to them?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu soothed Hawke and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not familiar with them. Their attitude doesn¡¯t matter to me.¡± The first class of the day is the introduction to medical materials. Xi¨¤o Mu has taken the class before and knew that there will be exam questions at any time, so he listened to the lesson seriously. Time flies quickly when he is focusing, and after the major class, it¡¯s PE period again. The building for his material class is located is not far from the exercise hall. The nearest one is exercise hall No. 4. However, students have to fill in hall No. 1 first. Hall No. 2 will only open after hall No. 1 is full of 200 people. All lesson courses are arranged in this way as well. Except for the PE classes in the exercise hall, the rest of the classes are conducted in the classrooms. The first classroom must be fully occupied before the second classroom will open. Students can go to classes freely. It is not possible to determine the number of students in each class, so it is not easy to arrange teachers. According to this rule, one can only determine how many classrooms each class takes and how many teachers are needed when it¡¯s time for the lesson. This is why the teacher always arrives in the classroom 5 minutes after class starts. Hawke: ¡°Huh?¡± The exercise halls are all connected. To get to hall No. 1, you need to pass hall No. 42. When passing by hall No. 4, Hawke was surprised when he saw people playing in the exercise hall, ¡°Why is hall No. 4 open right now?¡± There are more than 20 minutes before class, and there are not many students in the higher education department. Under normal circumstances, exercise hall 4 won¡¯t be used at all. For it to be opened at this hour today, it is inevitably for anyone to be surprised. ¡°I¡¯ll ask what¡¯s going on,¡± Hawke said, running into the hall. ¡°Hey, classmate, are the first 3 exercise halls full right now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stood by the door waiting while for Hawke, watching the people on the court curiously. They were playing basketball, 3 on 3. This was the first time Xi¨¤o Mu saw someone playing basketball in this world; he even thought that this sport had disappeared. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw Hawke approaching the players, they stopped playing and said something to Hawke. Hawke nodded and turned and ran towards the door. At this moment, the classmate who is holding the ball suddenly looked towards the door. Xi¨¤o Mu felt the person seemed a little familiar and was trying to recall who is he. The young man suddenly flung the ball in his hand and the basketball flew towards Xi¨¤o Mu in a straight line like a shadowless phantom. The young man used a lot of strength, so the ball fiercely whooshed by Hawke in the blink of an eye. Hawke was startled and then shouted, ¡°Be careful! Quickly get away!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart shuddered. His thoughts were much faster than his movements, and he kept telling his body to avoid, but the ball had already arrived in front of his eyes before his feet could take a step. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s pupils shrank suddenly, his heartstrings were tight, and his nervousness was extreme. Just before the ball is about to touch him, his body suddenly moved away to the right. The ball passed the place where he had stood the previous second in a straight line, and finally hit the tree by the side of the road. After rebounding, the ball was caught by the passing classmates from the higher education division, ¡°Who the fcxk is randomly throwing the ball?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. Holding the fence around the exercise hall with his hands, his feet were a little soft. If he really got hit by the ball, he would turn into a fool if not dead. [Congratulations, host! Martial skill activated, basic qinggong : Crane Resting on Jade Platform] The familiar mechanical sound rang in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head. That notification stunned him and he opened the system panel to see the icon of Crane Resting on Jade Platform in the martial skill tab glowing with silvery-white light. He tapped on it: [Crane Resting on Jade Platform: Move quickly to the right, the higher the physical fitness, the farther the movement distance. The current distance is 2.7 meters. Note: The distance limit is 20 meters.] The icon stopped glowing after he tapped on it, and it greyed out. There was a 30-second countdown on the icon, which was the skill cooling time. In other words, Xi¨¤o Mu can use the skill Crane Resting on Jade Platform once every 30 seconds. He could use it at critical times to avoid attacks and save his life. Xi¨¤o Mu checked his physical strength. His current points are 270, which means that the distance of Crane Resting on Jade Platform is 1/100 of the total physical fitness, in meters. Chapter 29 Part 2 New skill ¡°Are you okay?¡± Hawke rushed to Xi¨¤o Mu and asked anxiously when he saw him standing there in a daze. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his senses, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± From the corner of his eyes, he saw the players coming over, so he let go of his hand holding the fence and stood upright. One of them asked for the basketball back, and the other 5 players walked up to Xi¨¤o Mu. The guy in the front said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that my hands slipped. Hope I didn¡¯t scare you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the guy coldly. He finally remembered who this person was. Without saying anything, Xi¨¤o Mu turned on his terminal and dialed a number according to his memory. Roa Greene was very dissatisfied that Xi¨¤o Mu is ignoring him. Gritting his teeth, he said, ¡°Hey, I am asking you something¡­¡± ¡°Which one?¡± A familiar voice came from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal. Roa instantly turned dumb as he stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with wide eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Roa and said directly to the terminal, ¡°Major General Greene, I¡¯m sorry to disturb you. I am Xi¨¤o Mu, uh you asked which son¡­ I don¡¯t know which one, it¡¯s the one with short yellow hair. He bullied me at school and frightened me greatly. It seems that you have yet to explain about Little Greene to him. Perhaps I can explain it on your behalf so he will not trouble me again in the future.¡± Kain was silent for a moment, and his voice was gentle but with a tone one couldn¡¯t refuse, ¡°No need for your explanation, I will tell Roa myself. If you are harmed in any way, the medical expenses can be charged to my account.¡± ¡°I have quite good luck, so I¡¯m okay for the time being,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got angry thinking about what happened just now, and raised his eyes to Roa, ¡°Do you want to say something to your father?¡± ¡°Roa?!¡± Kain obviously didn¡¯t expect Xi¨¤o Mu to complain to him right in front of the perpetrator, and his tone was surprised. But he quickly calmed down and added, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I am very busy now. I will find another time to formally apologize to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew in his heart that the excuse for being busy was that he didn¡¯t want to talk about the issue in front of Roa. Saying it was an expression of apology, but Kain is just trying to get him to stop talking. Just now, when Xi¨¤o Mu said to help Kain to explain about Little Greene to Roa, he is using Little Greene¡¯s status as his illegitimate son to threaten him. Obviously, Kain immediately understood what he meant and gave him a satisfactory response. ¡°Okay, as long as it¡¯s not during class time, I should be able to pick up the call at any time.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu hung up the call, Roa looked at him incredulously, ¡°Why do you have father¡¯s contact information?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Your father took me as the wrong Little Greene before this, so we contacted each other.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t mean to memorize the number, but Kain¡¯s number has only 4 digits, which is super simple to remember. Apart from that, Kain always pressed him to send his location previously. Hence, he remembered the number after messaging him a few times. After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he warned Roa, ¡°You can hate whoever you want to hate but don¡¯t trouble me. Otherwise, I will call your father every time you do it.¡± Back on Earth, Xi¨¤o Mu have encountered too many naughty and stubborn children in his work. It is impossible to expect them to be obedient, so threatening to tell their parents is effective to stop their bad behavior. Hearing that, Roa was very angry. He would never be frightened if it is just saying harsh words and fighting, but he didn¡¯t dare to offend his father. He has to agree that Xi¨¤o Mu has caught his weakness. ¡°Hey, he is the Xi¨¤o Mu discussed on the forum, right?¡± Roa¡¯s companion asked, and patted him on the shoulder. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s that¡¯s weak chicken,¡± Roa replied angrily. His companion sneered, ¡°Let¡¯s go ba. I heard that he is very weak, and he almost killed himself in PE class. It is better for us to stay away from him. If we accidentally bump into him and he dies, then the blame will be on us. That¡¯s really bad luck.¡± Roa glanced at his companions. It was obvious that they are trying to make excuse for him to step down1. He glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu sarcastically and took his companions away. Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu carefully, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, their mouths are dirty as always.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head and smiled, ¡°I¡¯m not angry. I saw those words on the forum. I thought they were all talk but didn¡¯t expect¡­ for anyone to really take action.¡± Then his eyes curved to a smile, ¡°And I was wondering earlier why those people only pointed at me but didn¡¯t start a fight. Turns out they were concerned about this!¡± Hawke rolled his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s not something worth being happy2.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged helplessly, ¡°Of course it is worthy of getting happy. At least my safety is guaranteed now. To be honest, I also want to punch the child to teach them a lesson, but it is impossible for my physical strength to do it. Since I can¡¯t do it, it¡¯s better to look optimistic about the current situation.¡± Hawke thought for a while and nodded, ¡°What you said makes sense. Anyway, let¡¯s go to exercise hall No. 1.¡± Before he took another step, Hawke opened his mouth again, ¡°How about you ask the teacher for leave? What if you faint again?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his terminal and showed Hawke the new class schedule he received in the morning, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can finish the items now.¡± Hawke looked at the class schedule on the screen and felt that his perception of weak physical ability is being refreshed again. But thinking of the scene happened previously, he couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°How did you manage to evade just now? I didn¡¯t see it clearly, it was like you teleported.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied vaguely, ¡°Maybe the danger stimulated my hidden potential.¡± ¡°That¡¯s so timely. I was frightened into a cold sweat.¡± Hawke said thankfully without doubting Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words. In the PE class, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that many people were observing him in secret. He was very uncomfortable, but there was nothing to do. He had no choice but to train according to the arrangements. This time he finished the items smoothly. After class, he and Hawke returned directly to the dormitory, and the two separated downstairs of Building 30. Back in his room, Xi¨¤o Mu placed an order for making biscuits in reality and virtual net respectively. Then he clicked on the ¡®Fragrant Sweet Shop¡¯ interface and was surprised to find that the biscuits were all sold out. There are many comments left in the message area of the store: ¡®When will the goods be restocked?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s delicious, I want to buy it again.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, he is very happy that someone likes his food. 10 minutes later, he entered the virtual net to make biscuits again and put them in the vending area. It was lunchtime when he left the virtual net. After he finished his meal, he went back to his bedroom to make biscuits3. There was a sweet smell in the kitchen. Being surrounded by the smell make his thoughts relaxed. When Xi¨¤o Mu is done, he stored the biscuits in a jar. He took the jar with the lowest sweetness and walked to the window. Then he sent a message to Leo, ¡°Are you in your dorm now?¡± Leo was sitting opposite Ren on the sofa in the apartment when his terminal vibrated. He glanced at the message and replied, ¡®No, what¡¯s the matter?¡¯ Ren asked curiously, ¡°Who is messaging you?¡± Leo understands his grandfather very well. If he answers truthfully that the message is from Xi¨¤o Mu, his grandfather can immediately start to consider the date of their marriage. So he automatically filtered away the question, and switched the topic to business matters, ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as it¡¯s ordinary soldiers?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ren glared at Leo, he actually dared to conceal something from him. However, after hearing Leo¡¯s question, Ren nodded affirmatively, ¡°The Pharmacy Association and Golden Tower are cooperating this time, trying to make a medicine that treats spiritual power similar to a guide¡¯s treatment. You know that the Golden Tower is extremely protective of its guides, right? So it is impossible for them to leave the Golden Tower to go to the Pharmacy Association4.¡± Ren paused and spread his hands, ¡°However, the Golden Tower does not have professional pharmaceutical equipment. All the equipment needs to be sent to the Golden Tower but they are not at ease to let other people do it, so they apply for the help of the First Group Army.¡± ¡°The chairman of the Guide Protection Association is worried that sentinels will do radical things when entering the Golden Tower, and specifically emphasized that only ordinary sentinels5 are needed.¡± The so-called radical thing is forcing a guide to fall into estrus heat, ¡®combine¡¯ with the guide, and ¡®occupy¡¯ the guide. You should know, sentinels from the military are powerful, and it is not difficult for them to do this in the face of guides whose spiritual power is very different. Most sentinels dream of having their own guides, and the number of guides is far fewer than sentinels so many sentinel¡¯s dreams are destined to break. Hence, when a sentinel enters the Golden Tower, he is facing a huge temptation and his heart will inevitably shake. The chairman¡¯s worry is not unreasonable. Leo stood up and said, ¡°I will arrange the manpower,¡± he snorted coldly, ¡°I hope that group of caged canaries can make some achievements, and don¡¯t let my soldiers do nothing.¡± Ren optimistically said, ¡°The medicine I took before this should be made by a guide. If other guides can do it, then the trouble of sentinel getting mental confusion during the war will be solved.¡± Leo has reservations as he said, ¡°Grandfather, it is inferred that the maker of the medicine you took has at least spiritual power Level A+,¡± he walked out and added, ¡°don¡¯t hope too much, I¡¯m leaving.¡± Ren glared at Leo; not cute at all. ¡­ After receiving the reply, Xi¨¤o Mu felt complicated for a while as he is considering whether to answer honestly or simply say it¡¯s nothing. Then his gaze fell on the window sill, and he remembered how Leo jumped from there to take the biscuits before this, and he had an idea. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the window and put the biscuit jar on the window sill. Then he closed the window and sent a message to Leo. ¡®I made biscuits and put them on the windowsill. You can pick them up when you come back.¡¯ How convenient, and there is no need for them to meet at all. After waking up from the lunch nap, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the kitchen and took a look outside the window. The biscuit jar had been taken away. He turned on the terminal to check the time, only to find that there were 2 unread text messages. Leo: ¡®Took it.¡¯ A few seconds later, Leo sent another one, ¡®Thank you.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but smiled, closed the terminal, and went to class. At dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu checked the situation in the store and found that the biscuits had been sold out. After eating, he went to the virtual net to make another 10 jars. When he left the virtual net, it was 6.40 pm. He quickly went downstairs with a backpack and walked to the gym. Xi¨¤o Mu was worried that if he is late, Leo would really come to him personally. When he walked to the door of Room 333, the door was closed. He docked his terminal with the LED screen on the door. The next moment, the door slid open from left to right. As soon as the door opened, the indoor scene was revealed to him. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned because he saw a panther mecha nearly 3 meters high standing in the middle of the room. Under the spotlight, the mecha¡¯s whole body exudes a metallic luster. Suddenly, the panther¡¯s head turned to him, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body turned slightly stiff. The panther was extremely oppressive. Even if it just stood still and looked at him quietly, it made him feel stressed. Leo jumped out of the control room6 lightly. He was wearing a black vest and black military pants. His arm muscles were uncovered, and his whole body was full of strength; Leo looked like a moving hormone container. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu standing in a daze by the door, Leo raised his hand, and hooked his finger, ¡°Come here.¡± CH 30 Chapter 30 Part 1 Plan This is a foul, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself. He turned back and pressed the close button on the door, taking the chance to calm his heartbeat. After taking a deep breath, he walked to Leo as usual, his eyes couldn¡¯t help falling to the panther mecha behind him. His eyes were full of admiration, ¡°This is your mecha?¡± Leo was in a great mood when he saw the admiration. This is not only his mecha but also his fighting brother. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, ¡°Yes, he is called Ying (Shadow).¡± He raised his hand, and the next moment, a ferocious black panther appeared beside him. His palm was placed on top of the black panther¡¯s head, ¡°It was made in the shape of my spirit animal.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breathing was stagnant, and he tried his best to control his body to not retreat. He pretended not to see the panther, and his gaze dared not look there. He simply raised his head to look at Leo, ¡°Really? It¡¯s a pity that I can¡¯t see your spirit animal.¡± ¡°Do you want to see?¡± Leo lowered his head and asked, then patted the panther¡¯s head. The panther started walking to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side with graceful steps. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body froze, and his head no longer works, ¡°I¡¯m just an ordinary person, how can I see it?¡± Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°Don¡¯t you know that ordinary people also can see the spirit animal of the sentinel guide through quantum glass?¡± He paused, ¡°The school has a room with quantum glass, should I take you there?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu only hoped that Leo could quickly recall the panther so he declined his proposal, ¡°There will always be a chance in the future. Let¡¯s start training now.¡± As soon as the black panther disappeared, Xi¨¤o Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Leo snorted, ¡°It¡¯s not something you can see whenever you want.¡± In Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, he hoped Leo will never show him again. It was too stressful for him when the panther is present and he is afraid that he might accidentally reveal a flaw. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and changed the subject, ¡°Am I going to train according to the PE class items?¡± ¡°En,¡± Leo nodded, ¡°the length of this indoor track is 200 meters a lap. Go and finish 10 laps in 10 minutes. After finishing it, take a 5-minute rest and go to the corner to do sit-ups. Stop when you only left the strength to walk. I will see how your results come up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu heard the instructions and replied, ¡°Okay.¡± He put the backpack in the sit-up project area in the corner and then started running. Leo returned to the control room to continue the robotic basic exercise training. Xi¨¤o Mu paid attention to Leo¡¯s movements as he ran. After a while, the panther was still standing motionless, but its tail began to swing up and down, left and right. It makes this awe-inspiring big guy unexpectedly looked cute. Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal vibrated. He stopped to look and was stunned by the call because it was from Leo. ¡°Don¡¯t stop, keep running.¡± Leo¡¯s voice came out as soon as the call is connected. Confused, Xi¨¤o Mu continued to run, and asked with a gasping voice, ¡°Why are you calling me?¡± Hearing that makes Leo¡¯s ears felt itchy inexplicably. He pinched his ears, and said sternly, ¡°It is too simple to concentrate on controlling the action of the mecha. I need some interference, so it is closer to actual combat simulation, which is good for improvement.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Am I a distraction in your training?¡± Leo: ¡°Your speech has a stronger effect than news broadcast.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know if it was good or bad. He gasped, ¡°Major General Leo, it may be difficult for you to understand, but I must tell you that talking and not talking while running is 2 completely different experiences. You should just listen to the news broadcast ba!¡± After that, Xi¨¤o Mu did not hesitate to cut the call. If he continues speaking, his running training will definitely fail. Leo operated the panther¡¯s tail while staring at the hung-up call. Xi¨¤o Mu actually dared to hang up on him?! What does he mean by 2 different experiences? Does talking affect running? Inside the control room, Leo¡¯s spiritual filaments are connected with the mecha, so when the mecha Ying heard his question, it thought Leo was asking it and answered after inquiring online. [According to online information, for physically weak people, talking while running will affect their breathing rate and thus decrease speed] Leo heard Ying¡¯s mechanical sound and muttered ¡°so troublesome¡±, but the anger that arose from being hung up disappeared in an instant. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his terminal unexpectedly. Based on his knowledge of Leo, he couldn¡¯t be so quiet after he(XM) hung up his call. At least he would shout, ¡°You dare to hang up?!¡± Maybe something happened just now, he guessed. At the end of his run, the panther is still doing the basic movements of tail swinging up and down. Xi¨¤o Mu wiped his sweat and walked to the corner to rest against the wall, with some admiration in his heart. Leo repeats such a boring action countless times, insisting on practicing every day. It¡¯s hard to not become a master with such training frequency, not to mention Leo is a very talented sentinel. Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly remembered what Leo had said before. What he despised was not the inherently weak, but the weak who had not worked hard. Since such talented people work so hard, he must exercise more seriously! After resting for 5 minutes, Xi¨¤o Mu started doing sit-ups. However, he only did a dozen or so before his terminal vibrated. He looked at the panther mecha helplessly. Don¡¯t tell him Leo thinks that talking while doing sit-ups would be all right? He is now spending more than half of his physical energy. He can barely hold on with not speaking. If he speaks, he won¡¯t be able to straighten his waist the moment he stopped exerting force. Anyway, Xi¨¤o Mu took a glance at his terminal. It turned out that it wasn¡¯t Leo¡¯s call, but from a number he didn¡¯t save; he has a deep impression on the 4 digits though. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed in and out for a few rounds, making sure to speak well before connecting, ¡°Major General Greene.¡± ¡°Are you exercising?¡± Although Xi¨¤o Mu had adjusted his breathing, there was still a gasp in his words, and Kain could hear it. ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s okay, we can talk now,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°I probably know why you contacted me. I am not interested in other people¡¯s family affairs. As long as the people from your family don¡¯t trouble me, I promise that I do not know anything.¡± Since Kain¡¯s intended words were blocked by Xi¨¤o Mu, Kain paused before saying, ¡°You are very smart. I like to talk to smart people. Remember your words, Roa won¡¯t bother you again.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said sincerely. Kain: ¡°If I hear rumors that shouldn¡¯t be known, you have to believe that the consequences are not something you can bear.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew this was a warning, and he smiled, ¡°I don¡¯t know anything at all. If someone else spread it out, you can¡¯t blame that on me.¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± Kain said affirmatively, ¡°you are the only instability factor regarding this matter. So please don¡¯t make me regret my kindness now.¡± ¡°You are a major general of the empire. Protecting citizens is your duty and mission. Kindness is a noble character. Of course, you will not regret it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s best if everything works out. If it¡¯s okay, don¡¯t contact me again.¡± Kain said slowly. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°It¡¯s just what I want.¡± He hung up the call and curled his lips. He can tell at first glance that this person had done something wrong. Otherwise, why is he so afraid of other people knowing that Little Greene is his biological son? ¡°Kain¡¯s call?¡± Leo looked at the call log on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s screen and asked in surprise. Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback. He didn¡¯t know when Leo came over. Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly raised his head to look at Leo and asked, ¡°You make any sound when you walk?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°It¡¯s just that your sense of alertness is too weak. So, why did Kain contact you?¡± Both of them are major generals, knowing each other¡¯s contact number is normal, so Xi¨¤o Mu is not surprised. However, it is somewhat embarrassing to let Leo know that he complained to a parent. Xi¨¤o Mu touched his nose and explained, ¡°His son is making trouble for me during the day so I contacted him to file a complaint. At that time, he said he is busy and will contact me later to express his apology.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t like to talk about other people¡¯s family matters, not to mention that he promised not to speak out, so he used Kain¡¯s excuse to answer half-truth. ¡°His son, Roa Greene?¡± Leo asked thoughtfully. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and Leo glanced at him from top to bottom, ¡°Where did you get injured?¡± ¡°No, I managed to evade it.¡± ¡°For you to be able to evade it, Kain¡¯s son is really weak.¡± Leo disdained. The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth curved up; still with that familiar poisonous tongue. If Roa hears it, Xi¨¤o Mu afraid that Roa will start a fight on the spot. Without waiting for Xi¨¤o Mu to say anything else, Leo leaned against the wall and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. He crossed his arms at his chest and said, ¡°Go on, don¡¯t be lazy.¡± He is not being lazy! Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo and did sit-ups again. His speed is getting slower and slower. After 50 sit-ups, each sit-up can be counted in seconds, and he did 10 more at this speed. However, when his body is 10 centimeters away from the ground, his body suddenly stopped exerting force and Xi¨¤o Mu fell backward. The expected sensation of hitting the ground did not come, but he felt the hot temperature from a palm. At the same time, his spiritual filaments started to move crazily. Xi¨¤o Mu calmly built the second barrier, before thanking Leo between pants, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo furrowed his eyebrows. He waited until Xi¨¤o Mu can sit firmly by himself, before moving his palm away. Looking at his palm, Leo swallowed what he was about to say, but raised his eyebrows and stated, ¡°You seem no longer afraid of my touch.¡± No, I¡¯m still afraid! Xi¨¤o Mu was worried that Leo would make other contact actions, and said sincerely, ¡°I know you are being kind to help me, so I¡¯m not nervous.¡± Leo thought of the scene where he reached out but was avoided in the ward, and recalled the touch of his palm against Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s back just now; feeling inexplicably happy. He helped out twice, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction was completely different from last time. ¡°Can you still hold on after a rest? Or is it the end of tonight?¡± Leo asked. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately said, ¡°That¡¯s it for tonight.¡± His physical strength has reached the critical point of safety. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression and continued asking, ¡°You can go back by yourself, or should I send you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go back by myself.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied and stood up by pressing his hands on the ground. His physical stamina hasn¡¯t reached the safe point yet, he still can move around. Leo glanced at the numbers on the vertical board of the sit-ups and recorded Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s training tonight. As Leo was recording, he stopped and muttered, ¡°It¡¯s wrong, I shouldn¡¯t start the training like this today.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was puzzled, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu without explaining and instructed, ¡°Come back again tomorrow.¡± ¡­ In the next few days, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s life is very regular. He took a major medical class in the morning and afternoon every day, plus a minor PE class in the afternoon. Then he will make biscuits for sale on the virtual net at noon and evening, which he will also make a batch in reality. He would still put a jar on the window sill and let Leo pick it up. At 7.00 pm every night, Xi¨¤o Mu will go to Room 333 on time, but his training content according to Leo¡¯s requirements, is only running. After training on Friday night, Leo opened his daily record sheet with a serious face. ¡°I have to apologize to you. I compared your training data these days with the training you did in the apartment, and exclude other possibilities. I have to admit that I have not considered it comprehensively. Unfortunately, I did not calculate the physical energy you consumed by attending class and daily walking. The arrangement of the class is not properly designed and I have put you in danger.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s daily running amount at school is obviously less than what Xi¨¤o Mu did back in the apartment. Leo constantly ruled out the possibility and finally concluded that since his physical fitness is too poor, walking on campus and attending classes will also consume his stamina. Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned. Seeing Leo¡¯s formal apology, he couldn¡¯t help feeling guilty. The real reason for this was that he had eaten boost pills during training in the apartment to regain his strength! Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips heavily and felt uncomfortable. Does he want to hide his guide identity and his medicine-making ability for the rest of his life? How long does he have to hide, worrying about getting exposed? For this matter, he told lies, one after another. As long as he continues hiding, the lies would accumulate like a snowball, it will only become more. Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fist. He wanted to live a free life, but he didn¡¯t want to live it under cover. Sentinels are not ordinary people and they even can get into mental confusion easily. But sentinels can all live freely, so why can¡¯t a guide? ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression was wrong. He tried to recall what he said but found nothing was wrong. After thinking about it, Leo asked, ¡°Are you thinking of the uncomfortable feeling when you are completely exhausted?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu recovered from his thoughts and smiled reluctantly. Then he said with a serious look, ¡°I¡¯m fine. You don¡¯t need to apologize and don¡¯t mention this in the future.¡± Leo heard Xi¨¤o Mu said not to mention it again and is even more certain that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to recall the feeling at the time. He nodded, ¡°Okay, your plan in PE class will remain unchanged for the time being. I will revise it when your physical fitness improves.¡± ¡°En,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and put on his backpack, ¡°I¡¯m leaving now. By the way, I need to work on weekends so I won¡¯t be coming for training.¡± Leo nodded, he wouldn¡¯t stay at school on weekends as well. His lips moved slightly, and he hesitated again when he wanted to ask Xi¨¤o Mu what kind of job he is doing. But what does it have to do with him? Leo struggled for a rare moment. It did not matter to him, but he can¡¯t help but wonder. When Leo was determined to ask, Xi¨¤o Mu had already stepped out and waved his hand. Forget it, he will ask next time. Chapter 30 Part 2 Plan When Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the dormitory, he took a boost pill and regained his physical fitness. After taking a bath, he opened his terminal to check information about guides. After reading for a long time, he rubbed the bridge of his nose. Guides are precious because they can do spiritual treatment for the sentinel and their number is small. They are overprotected because of their preciousness. There are several reasons. First, their physical fitness is generally weak, and easy to get injured. The second is that their average spiritual power is worse than the sentinel, so they can be forced into estrus heat and get ¡®taken¡¯ by the sentinel who has higher spiritual power. In short, it¡¯s just because guides are not strong enough. If his identity is revealed, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t have to worry about the second point. As for the first point, his stamina is indeed too weak. Xi¨¤o Mu rested his chin on his hand to think, his spiritual power is very high so is there any way to use his spiritual power to make up for lack of physical fitness and enhance self-protection ability? As he was thinking, his terminal vibrated, which was a reminder that he had browsed the webpage for more than 2 hours. Only then Xi¨¤o Mu realized that it is already midnight. He closed his terminal and decided to think again tomorrow. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu bought materials to make high-grade healing pills and mid-grade boost pills online, as well as the porcelain bottles to store the medicine. After breakfast, he took the courier and drove his aircraft to the Wilderness Forest. He made 100 pills of each of the 2 medicines, which cost a total of 5,000 spiritual power. Xi¨¤o Mu ate a high-grade healing pill halfway through and prepared to take another one after 2 hours so that his spiritual power would be fully restored at night. After storing all the pills, Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the things he considered before going to bed and stretched out a spiritual filament. The filament twisted and swayed under his control; various postures were effortless, and it could be thickened and thinned at will. When conducting spiritual treatment, his spiritual filaments can organize the chaotic spiritual filaments of sentinel in an orderly manner to achieve the therapeutic effect. So what if his spiritual filaments are not treating, but attacking instead? A guide can touch the spiritual power of the sentinel in their spiritual state, and it stands to reason that it can be attacked. If guides can attack the spiritual state, even if they are physically weak, they can protect themselves through mental attacks, and the attacks are invisible. If Xi¨¤o Mu has the ability to protect himself, and he won¡¯t be forcibly ¡®taken¡¯ by a sentinel, there shouldn¡¯t be any reason for Golden Tower to imprison his freedom, right? There is another reason why the Golden Tower may be reluctant to release the guides is their matchmaking tradition. But he has a medicine-making level beyond this world, and this ability can benefit many people. Xi¨¤o Mu believes that even if Golden Tower wants him to marry someone they selected, knowing that he has pharmaceutical capabilities, the rest of the sentinel community will never agree to the arrangement. After all, when a sentinel ¡®combined¡¯ with a guide, the guide will only serve their own sentinel. The more Xi¨¤o Mu thinks about it, the more optimistic he feels about his situation. The most important thing now is to practice his mental attacks and make sure it is useful. Looking back at how he hid himself in a panic when he first knew about his identity as a guide, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. Right now, he dares to think of exposing his identity because of his enhanced ability. If it weren¡¯t for his high spiritual power and strong pharmaceutical capabilities, Xi¨¤o Mu would not dare to think about it. After all, he can¡¯t joke about his freedom. Xi¨¤o Mu picked up his backpack and left Wilderness Forest. At night, instead of going to the black market, he entered the staff area of the battledome directly from the back door. Xi¨¤o Mu has thought about it earlier. It has been less than half a month since the last time he sold the medicine, so selling it again in a short time will easily attract people¡¯s attention. He plans to save all the medicines and sell them together a month later. He is currently unable to bear the consequences of the exposure, nor is he confident to say that he can protect himself and does not need the protection of Golden Tower after the guide¡¯s identity is exposed. Xi¨¤o Mu pushed open the door of the waiting area and saw 5 sentinels forming a circular arc at the entrance of the infirmary. Several people were talking at the same time, their tone was fast and anxious, and it sounded very noisy. Generally, the waiting area is very quiet, and the sentinels who are waiting for their turn will play their own games, so they are rarely like this. ¡°If you want it, just go to the hospital to buy it. There are piles of them. I use the same thing as the hospital here. It¡¯s no different.¡± Hawke¡¯s voice came out of the circle, in a very annoyed tone. He was completely covered by the sentinels. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t see Hawke at all if he didn¡¯t speak. Hearing his voice, Xi¨¤o Mu thought he was being bullied, and hurriedly walked over, ¡°Get out of the way, what are all of you doing?¡± Hawke pushed away the sentinel in front of him and met Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze, ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here. I¡¯m almost getting annoyed to death by them.¡± Hawke was on the verge of exploding. Xi¨¤o Mu was confused by the situation and asked, ¡°What happened?¡± He glanced at the sentinel in front of him. They all looked familiar and should have come to the battledome before. Hawke helplessly glared at the group and pointed to a sentinel with a striped shirt, ¡°He came first and said he wanted to buy medicine from me.¡± Then he pointed to a sentinel in cartoon clothes, ¡°and then he came to ask the same thing.¡± Hawke proceeds to point at the remaining few people one by one, ¡°Next, they all came with the same request. The most ridiculous thing is that they all came to buy medicine from me. I asked them to go to the hospital to buy medicine but they said it was different. The effect is far better than the ones from the hospital.¡± ¡°Absolutely different. After I lose the battle and get a treatment here, my spiritual state seems to be reborn,¡± the sentinel in striped shirt said, ¡°You must have used other medicine.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, me too,¡± the sentinel in cartoon shirt hurriedly supported with his statement, ¡°The last time I came to the battledome was because my mental confusion was irritating me. I didn¡¯t expect that after I was treated here, my spiritual power recovered and I don¡¯t experience any minor discomfort anymore.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a sigh in his heart because he knew what was the real reason. After these people were injured, he gave them spiritual treatment. Now it seems that his previous thoughts were correct. They secretly came to the battledome and found that their spiritual state had changed but they were afraid to talk about it. They just wanted to buy what they thought was a high-efficiency medicine. Hawke became annoyed, ¡°I said it a hundred times, but it will still be the same!¡± He backhand dragged the box behind him forward, ¡°All the medicines I bought are here, and these are the same thing I used on you. Want to buy? Sure, just pay double the price than the hospital¡¯s amount.¡± The sentinel in the striped clothes glanced at the box and said in dissatisfaction, ¡°This is what the hospital sells, it¡¯s not what I want.¡± Hawke glared at the sentinel, almost give in the urge to twist his stubborn head off. At this moment, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°You guys must have misunderstood something. Why don¡¯t you think maybe it¡¯s because of other reasons? If we have such a good effect medicine, why would we use it on you?¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up upon hearing that and he raised his chin, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m not familiar with you. If I really have any high-efficiency medicine, I would have sold it a long time ago. Like I could expect you to make enough money for us in the battledome?¡± As soon as these words came out, the sentinels hesitated. This is indeed the truth. The infirmary only needs to ensure the safety of the injured participants, and there is no need to use high-efficiency medicines on them. The sentinel in the cartoon clothes guessed, ¡°Perhaps, maybe it¡¯s your pharmaceutical test product? And you used us to test the drug!¡± Hawke often does experiments to make medicines, almost everyone who has been to the infirmary knows. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s it.¡± The striped clothes sentinel felt that this should be the truth when he heard it. He looked at Hawke, ¡°As long as you sell me the medicine you make, I won¡¯t report you for using untested medicine.¡± The other sentinels nodded. Hawke rolled his eyes and said, ¡°No, I only used the hospital¡¯s medicine to treat you. The medicines I make are offensive types. You want to try?¡± As Hawke is talking, the door is pushed open. A sentinel who had just lost the fight is carried in by 2 staff members. ¡°What are you doing crowding around here? Get out.¡± Hawke hurriedly drove the people at the door of the ward aside, and said to the staff who carried them, ¡°Bed 1.¡± After the patient was placed on the bed, Hawke and Xi¨¤o Mu began to treat the wound for him. The other sentinels stayed back, watching around the bedside. Hawke curled his mouth unhappily and didn¡¯t yell at them to go away. These idiots, after seeing that he is using the medicine from the hospital, they won¡¯t pester him to buy any unnecessary medicine, right? After dealing with the patient, he waved his hand and drove them away, ¡°See it all clearly now? Really annoying. Go and find out the real reason yourself!¡± ¡°It must be because of us watching by the side that you deliberately didn¡¯t use the medicine you made.¡± ¡°Fxxk off!¡± Hawke felt completely outrageous. ¡°I already said there isn¡¯t anything like that! Are you guys here to make trouble? Think I¡¯m easy to bully, huh?!¡± Hawke raised his wrist and was about to contact the security department. All of a sudden, the 5 sentinels shook at the same time, and a gentle but domineering male voice came from the door, ¡°Are you guys making trouble here?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback by the voice. In an instant, 5 animals appeared in the room, all with their ears drooping, as if they were afraid of admitting their wrong. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the door and saw Manager Zhao in a black suit leaning against the door while casually sweeping his eyes across the 5 sentinels. In front of him stood a majestic cougar1 with a mouth wide open and sharp teeth. Isn¡¯t he in charge of the black market? Why is he here? The striped shirt sentinel trembled and said, ¡°Manager Zhao, it¡¯s a misunderstanding, no trouble here,¡± he wiped his forehead and whispered, ¡°Can you remove your pressure as a high-level sentinel?¡± ¡°Since it¡¯s a misunderstanding, of course.¡± Manager Zhao smiled gently. As he said that, the cougar disappeared instantly, and the other animals with their heads drooping disappeared as well. The 5 sentinels all breathed a sigh of relief. Hawke hummed triumphantly, and ran to Manager Zhao holding his hand, ¡°Cousin, why are you here now?¡± ¡°Have you forgotten that my father¡¯s birthday dinner is tonight?¡± He glanced in the room, ¡°Say it, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Hawke explained about the matter very quickly, and said uncomfortably, ¡°I¡¯m so exhausted, they won¡¯t listen to any explanation.¡± Manager Zhao¡¯s expression moved slightly. Then his eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu, and his eyes narrowed slightly, ¡°This is?¡± ¡°He is my friend Xi¨¤o Mu and he works part-time here. We are from the same school,¡± Hawke smiled and said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°This is my cousin, Zhao Sheng. He is a Level AA+sentinel, super awesome!¡± Zhao Sheng looked at the 5 sentinels, ¡°Not leaving yet?¡± The 5 people left the ward busy. Zhao Sheng walked to Xi¨¤o Mu and stretched out his hand, ¡°Student Xi¨¤o, nice to meet you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu established a second layer of spiritual barrier before stretching out his hand, ¡°Mr. Zhao is too polite2.¡± The next moment, Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and looked a little confused. His spiritual filaments did not respond with the contact. In his experience, he has a very high match rate with sentinels above Level double-A, and it is impossible to have no response when contacted. Hawke smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be too polite with each other,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m going to the dinner tonight, are you okay with the patient alone?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has long been used to working part-time in the hospital so he nodded, ¡°No problem.¡± Hawke shook Zhao Sheng¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go quickly, cousin¡¯s wife is so timid. There are so many people in the family today. If you are not here, he/she3 must be scared to death.¡± Zhao Sheng showed a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, and poked Hawke¡¯s forehead, ¡°Don¡¯t say it like that about Miao Miao.¡± Seeing the two leave the infirmary, Xi¨¤o Mu lightly tapped his chin as he fell into thinking. His spiritual filaments did not respond, could it be because Zhao Sheng is married? CH 31 Chapter 31 Part 1 Mutual secret reveal Zhao Sheng has a personal driver so he does not need to drive the aircraft himself. He sits in the back row of the aircraft with Hawke while Hawke selects the evening suit he needs to change into later in the terminal. Checking the pictures of beautiful suits sent via the chat channel, Hawke said with delight, ¡°Cousin¡¯s wife is really nice, he prepared so many clothes for me.¡± Zhao Sheng¡¯s expression turned soft, ¡°Miao Miao likes to dress people up. He will be happy to hear that you like it.¡± After Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he casually asked, ¡°When did Xi¨¤o Mu start working part-time in the infirmary?¡± Hawke thought about it and stated the date. Thinking of that day, he laughed, ¡°His actual appearance is beautiful, and he probably is afraid of being harassed so he put on some makeup. I accidentally hit his nose with the door. When he washed his face, all of his makeup was washed off.¡± Zhao Sheng followed with a smile, ¡°Sounds like you guys are brought together by fate.¡± ¡°Yes, I was surprised to see him later in school. After all, his physical strength is so weak, I didn¡¯t expect him to report to the Higher education department of the Imperial Military Academy.¡± Zhao Sheng listened to Hawke as he speaks and occasionally responded with 1 or 2 sentences. At the same time, he opened his terminal to check the date when the mid-grade healing pill was sold on the black market ¨C it¡¯s the same day as Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s part-time job in the infirmary. After thinking for a while, Zhao Sheng checked the records of the battledome fighters in the recent period of time. Swiping quickly, he soon found the 5 people who had appeared in the infirmary today. He checked their record of fights; all are after Xi¨¤o Mu started working in the infirmary. Zhao Sheng had a guess in his heart, but to be more certain, he looked at Hawke and asked, ¡°Do you remember what kind of clothes he was wearing when you first met Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± ¡°White T-shirt,¡± Hawke remembered clearly because the blood from his nose dripped onto his clothes; making it extremely obvious. The corners of Zhao Sheng¡¯s mouth raised slightly. The same clothes, height, and black hair. Even at the same time of appearance, Zhao Sheng can now be sure that Xi¨¤o Mu is the one who sold the mid-grade healing pills. The 5 sentinels who had asked to buy the medicine did not lie, but the fact that their spiritual state could recover had nothing to do with Hawke. Xi¨¤o Mu should have given them the medicine secretly. Zhao Sheng was a little puzzled; he couldn¡¯t understand Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s intention. Why did he do this? Is it because of his nature of being a healer? Hawke shifted his gaze from the evening suits to Zhao Sheng¡¯s face, ¡°Cousin, why are you asking about Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± He stared at him before continuing, ¡°I¡¯ll say this first, if you cheat in your marriage, I will definitely tell cousin¡¯s wife.¡± Zhao Sheng tapped Hawke¡¯s head, ¡°What nonsense are you spouting? I only love Miao Miao. Don¡¯t forget, once the sentinel and the guide ¡®combine¡¯, they will belong to each other and will not react to other people. I will never do anything that upsets Miao Miao.¡± Hawke pouted, ¡°Then you are suspicious of Xi¨¤o Mu? He is a good person.¡± Zhao Sheng did not conceal his intention and explained, ¡°I saw him in the black market before this, but he was wearing a red mask that time. I was not sure so I asked you. Based on your answer, I got the correct person.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Hawke sounded surprised, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is so capable. Not only does he work part-time and sell cookies on the virtual net, but he also sells things on the black market. What does he sell?¡± ¡°Mid-grade healing pill powder, a medicine that restores spiritual power, and one that works very well.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°Did he make it? I didn¡¯t know that he could make medicine that well.¡± Zhao Sheng shook his head, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be. The medicine has the scent of a guide so it should be made by the guide. Xi¨¤o Mu is just helping to sell it. By the way, did you see who he has contact with?¡± Hawke pursed his mouth, ¡°No. Due to his poor physical fitness, people at the school always mock him. He only has me as his friend. Could it be you have mistaken?¡± Zhao Sheng pondered for a moment, ¡°Maybe it was a private contact. The guide who made the pills can trade with him. It is very likely that the guide is not in the Golden Tower. They must be very cautious when contacting each other.¡± Hearing that, Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up. He whispered, ¡°You mean there is a guide who is not in the Golden Tower?¡± Zhao Sheng nodded, ¡°It is very likely.¡± Hawke bit his lip and his gaze moved around as he thinks of something. Zhao Sheng warned softly, ¡°Don¡¯t mess around. You can¡¯t tell anyone about your identity. If anyone found out, your current happy life will be gone, and you have to stay in the Golden Tower.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t mess around,¡± Hawke said. Zhao Sheng saw Hawke¡¯s obedient appearance and smiled with satisfaction. Then he said, ¡°Give me Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s contact information, I want to talk about a business cooperation with him.¡± Hawke blinked and smiled, ¡°Then you must not let him lose money. He is poor, and he carries a backpack to class every day! His aircraft is a ragged second-hand too.¡± Zhao Sheng raised his eyebrows. According to his understanding, Xi¨¤o Mu sold his batch of pills for a high price last time. He might not be able to afford space storage, but a brand new aircraft can still be bought. Zhao Sheng thought for a while and reminded, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone about Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s appearance on the black market. You said he put on makeup that day. Maybe he was afraid of being recognized.¡± Hawke felt that it¡¯s logical and nodded, ¡°En, I won¡¯t say it.¡± The aircraft landed, and the two entered the Zhao residence. Zhao Sheng went to see his dad, while Hawke quietly went to his room that the Zhaos left for him and changed into his suit. Soon after the banquet started, Zhao Sheng received a message, ¡°Manager Zhao, the medicine dregs you sent last time have been tested. There is only 1 ingredient, liquorice, which has no side effects on the human body.¡± Zhao Sheng replied, ¡°Thank you.¡± During the banquet, Zhao Sheng drank quite some wine. At the end of the banquet, he was slightly drunk and was helped by his guide partner Gu Miao back to the bedroom. Gu Miao was 182 cm tall and slender compared to Zhao Sheng, making him extremely petite. Zhao Sheng wrapped his hands around Gu Miao¡¯s waist and cornered him behind the door. Not far from the two, a cougar was lying on its side, hugging a white rabbit in its arms. The rabbit¡¯s long ears turned pink, and it raised its small paw to touch the cougar¡¯s mouth. The cougar sucked on the paw in its mouth and did not let go. Gu Miao¡¯s face was red. Zhao Sheng lowered his head and kissed him. Zhao Sheng didn¡¯t let go until Gu Miao couldn¡¯t breathe well, before bending over to carry him into the bathroom. After doing it a few times, Gu Miao¡¯s body became soft and weak. Zhao Sheng was particularly energetic due to the stimulation from the alcohol tonight, and he nibbled at Gu Miao¡¯s ears. ¡°Ah Sheng,¡± Gu Miao gro-an_ed softly, begging for mercy, ¡°Mhmm, I¡¯m out of strength already.¡± Zhao Sheng raised Gu Miao¡¯s head and kissed his lips. A light blue pill suddenly appeared between his thumb and forefinger. After feeding the pill to Gu Miao, Zhao Sheng stared at his expression and asked, ¡°How is it?¡± Gu Miao said, ¡°It¡¯s a bit sweet, is it a candy¡­ Huh?¡± He blinked in surprise, as a warm current suddenly ran through his body. In less than a minute, Gu Miao¡¯s originally exhausted body actually recovered a lot of stamina. He embraced Zhao Sheng¡¯s neck and kissed him on the lips. With his face flushed, he said, ¡°Ah Sheng, my strength has returned. You bought an excitement medicine?¡± Gu Miao¡¯s initiative made Zhao Sheng unable to hold back even more. He kissed Gu Miao fiercely, and replied vaguely after a while, ¡°Kind of.¡± At this time, Xi¨¤o Mu, as the person who made the pills, had no idea that his medicine was misrepresented. He had just returned to his dormitory not long ago. Although he was a little tired, he was very happy. Today, while people were not paying attention, he performed spiritual treatment on the injured sentinels and found a sentinel with the lowest spiritual power. Then he tried to use his spiritual filaments to attack the sentinel¡¯s spiritual state. The person gr-oa_ned painfully. Xi¨¤o Mu withdrew his attack in time and used his spiritual power to appease the sentinel, so the man did not wake up. Although his spiritual filaments would resist the urge when Xi¨¤o Mu wants to attack and he would feel a sense of self-disgust, he quickly recovered from the state. Facts have proven that the direction of his idea is correct. Spiritual power has offensive power, which means guides also have the ability to protect themselves. In the morning of the next day, Xi¨¤o Mu got up as usual and placed another order for the medicinal materials that he bought yesterday. Then he began to exercise. Xi¨¤o Mu stopped his morning jog when his physical strength left only 50 points, and his express order arrived at his dorm. Xi¨¤o Mu took the courier back to the room and took a shower. He changed into lighter clothes, sat on the sofa, and sorted the newly bought medicinal materials into his backpack. After sorting it out, he took out a mid-grade boost pill that was made yesterday and ate it. Xi¨¤o Mu plans to regain his energy and go to Wilderness Forest to make more pills. ¡°Ngh¡­¡± Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is pulling the zipper of his backpack, severe pain shoots up through his limbs all of a sudden. His hand trembled, and the backpack fell to the ground. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have time to take care of it. After a while, the pain radiated from his limbs, and his whole body seemed to be cramped up. The pain was bone-deep that he can¡¯t help trembling. Xi¨¤o Mu curled up in the corner of the sofa like a baby as his teeth chattered. The clothes he had just changed were quickly wet with sweat and stuck to his back. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to raise his hand to open his terminal and call the emergency number, but he couldn¡¯t move. His body seemed to have locked in place, and he could do nothing but tremble. He was so in pain that he couldn¡¯t help letting out a painful whine, but this didn¡¯t make him feel any better. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind gradually blurred, only feeling that every minute and every second is extremely slow. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know how long the pain lasted. He didn¡¯t know when he fell asleep or fell into a coma. When he opened his eyes again, the sun outside the window was shining brightly, and he felt like he lost weight from 200 catties (120 kg) to 90 catties (54 kg); feeling particularly light. However, the fatigue still radiated from his bones. Except for the unrestricted movement of the eyeballs, every part of his body was as soft as cooked noodles. [Congratulations, host. Your stamina successfully broke through and reached Level E.]1 Suddenly, a familiar mechanical sound came from his mind and Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. He blankly repeated these words in his mind twice before he understood what it means. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly opened the character interface and stared at the value of his stamina at 50/1000 in disbelief. When he finally woke up from the pain, his strength is still at 50 points, but his total value was originally only 270 points! Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the total amount for a long time and finally confirmed that he was not dazzled. A huge surprise hit him, and the corners of his mouth couldn¡¯t help curving up. After Xi¨¤o Mu has calmed down, he asked the system in his head, ¡°Why did my physical strength suddenly break through?¡± The tone of the system¡¯s mechanical sound does not fluctuate in the slightest: [The remaining value of your physical energy adding the medicine recovery value is higher than your level¡¯s limit, thus forcing a breakthrough] Xi¨¤o Mu was surprised to hear that, ¡°You mean the remaining 50 points of my physical strength plus the 1000 points of the mid-grade boost pill recovery? The total is 1050, which is greater than my current level¡¯s limit so it broke through?¡± [Yes] Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth is slightly open. Physical strength at 1000 points is the start of Level E and 2000 points is the start of Level D. If he can really level up like this, does that means when he eats a top-grade boost pill, he can jump to Level D right away? One needs to know, the value of the high-grade boost pill is exactly 2000 points! Xi¨¤o Mu asked the system whether his idea is feasible. [The theory is feasible, but the greater the distance between the current value and the next level, and the higher the next level, it means higher degree of strengthening of the muscles and bones, and the worse the pain] Thinking of the pain he experienced earlier, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s conditioned reflex trembled, ¡°Is my previous pain considered serious?¡± [270 breaking through to 1000, the value difference is less than 1000, so your belongs to the lowest level pain, 1st level pain] Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but froze. It was actually the lowest level of pain. Won¡¯t people die from the pain if it¡¯s higher than the 1st level of pain? He asked, ¡°How to classify?¡± [For every difference in value exceeding 1000, the pain will increase by a level, which the limit is up to 10 level¡­ But this world is not a cultivation world, so no one can resist pain above 3rd level] In Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, he agreed with the system. In fact, to be able to withstand twice the pain he felt can be considered a tough person. After he cleared the doubts in his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu stopped asking but looked at his remaining stamina anxiously. His remaining stamina is only 5%, which is below the safe point. He had experienced this exhaustion a long time ago. His spiritual power and physical stamina have the same recovery rule. Above the safe point, he will recover 100 points per hour, but if below the safe point, he will only recover 1 point per hour. Xi¨¤o Mu lay softly on the sofa. His sweaty clothes have already dried, but they didn¡¯t smell very good. The corner of his mouth tugged up as he consoled himself. At least he fell on the sofa, not on the floor so he won¡¯t have to sleep on the hard floor. Since he couldn¡¯t do anything now, Xi¨¤o Mu closed his eyes and continued to rest; silently feeling the changes in his body. 2 hours later, he slowly shifted his body to the ground. Lying on his stomach, Xi¨¤o Mu tried to open his backpack, took a mid-grade boost pill, and ate it. Soon, a warm current rushed into his limbs. The tiredness was completely wiped out, replaced by an unprecedented feeling of strength. Xi¨¤o Mu climbed up from the ground and moved his limbs. Then he couldn¡¯t help sighing in admiration. His physical strength is just Level E and he can already feel his body full of strength, what more of those at Level B? They would only feel the change more profoundly. The time is already 1.00 pm, which means Xi¨¤o Mu actually fell asleep for almost 5 hours. He quickly ordered a takeaway and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After the shower, the time is just right to eat. After eating, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled contentedly and his eyes curved in smiles. Today is really a surprise! Checking his backpack, Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the mid-grade boost pill¡¯s material Blue Grass and thought for a moment. Next, he placed another online order and bought 200g of Rosary peas2. He already made 100 mid-grade boost pills yesterday, which is enough for him. Xi¨¤o Mu planned to make high-grade boost pills today. Although he doesn¡¯t want to feel the pain similar to the 1st level of pain, for the time being, he can¡¯t say for sure when he suddenly could be cruel to himself and let go of his reservations. Each top-grade pill requires 1g of bluegrass and 2g of Rosary peas. He already has Blue Grass in hand, so he just needs to buy Rosary peas. After the express delivery arrived, Xi¨¤o Mu put the material into his backpack and left his room in a great mood. Chapter 31 Part 2 Mutual secret reveal At this moment, Greene¡¯s house in City A Eileen Greene bit her lips and looked at Roa with red eyes, ¡°Brother, I dare not.¡± Roa looked at Eileen disappointedly, ¡°Didn¡¯t you feel very happy when you came back last night? You told me that the medical teacher praised you and said you have a talent for pharmacy?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Eileen nodded, ¡°but now I only learn the basics and don¡¯t know how to make medicine.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Roa rubbed the top of Eileen¡¯s hair. ¡°Eileen is so smart, you will learn to make medicine soon, and you will be even better than Weyner.¡± Weyner is currently the guide with the highest spiritual power in the Golden Tower while Eileen¡¯s spiritual power is Level B+. However, because Eileen has a good background and is very popular in school, Weyner always likes to find fault with Eileen. The two have been secretly fighting each other for a long time. Hearing that, Eileen¡¯s eyes flashed, ¡°I will practice harder so that I won¡¯t lose to her.¡± Roa raised his hand, and a medicine pill appeared in his hand, exuding a very light fragrance, ¡°As long as others know that you are the person who made this pill, they will see that you are much better than her, and the Greene family¡¯s status will also soar from your fame.¡± He paused, ¡°You will be the most powerful guide in the history of the Greene family and the hero of the Greene family.¡± ¡°But,¡± Eileen felt afraid and continued, ¡°I don¡¯t know how to do it. If someone knows the truth, they will definitely scold me.¡± Roa frowned, ¡°You might not know how right now, but you can definitely do it in the future. I still have 140 pills in my hand. Even if you only produce 1 pill every week, no one will disdain the slow speed so this batch of medicine in my hand can drag the processing time for quite some time or even years. At that time, you would definitely be able to make better medicine than this.¡± Eileen was a little moved, but her face still showing a complicated expression. Upon seeing this, Roa reminded her, ¡°You are going to graduate next year. Don¡¯t you want to marry the most powerful sentinel? Now the Pharmacy Association and Golden Tower are barely starting to cooperate in making medicine. If you are the first to learn and make a finished product, all sentinels will go crazy for you.¡± Eileen¡¯s eyelashes trembled, ¡°Is it really undetected?¡± Roa nodded: ¡°You simply reveal to the public that every pill will consume spiritual power. It¡¯s easy to fail if you don¡¯t concentrate so you made your medicine privately.¡± ¡°When you finally learned the basics on how to make medicine, you can make them in public. Then, make it look like you fail because of inability to focus so that you can dispel the doubts of others.¡± Eileen took the medicine from Roa¡¯s hand and nodded, ¡°I will work hard.¡± Roa rubbed the top of Eileen¡¯s hair, ¡°Eileen is the best. This move is just to give you the headstart. From there on, you will have to rely on your pharmaceutical skills.¡± He smiled before adding, ¡°Eileen will definitely become a high-level pharmacist and will marry the most powerful sentinel.¡± Eileen¡¯s eyes lit up, and her cheeks were slightly red. Then Roa reminded, ¡°I will find an opportunity to spread the news about you making medicine. Don¡¯t worry about anything. If someone asks you if you are that person, you can admit it. Remember to be humble, just say that you are not skilled in the process so you didn¡¯t open up to the public to increase the authenticity, understand?¡± Eileen nodded seriously. ¡­ After Xi¨¤o Mu finished making the pills in the same place, he hesitated whether to continue staying in the forest to visit the scenic spot or go back to his bedroom for a rest and then go out. Then, his terminal vibrated and it is from an unfamiliar number. He connected the call but did not speak for a while. Xi¨¤o Mu wants to check if the other party is a salesperson, which he would hang up in the next second if he is. ¡°Hello, Student Xiao, this is Zhao Sheng, Hawke¡¯s cousin.¡± The gentle male voice could be heard from his terminal, and Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, ¡°Hello Manager Zhao, is Hawke¡¯s terminal malfunctioning?¡± ¡°No, I asked him for your number. This call is for you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about their meeting yesterday, and had a hunch in his heart, ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± Zhao Sheng spoke directly, ¡°I want to cooperate with you. I hope you can sell the mid-grade healing pill directly to me, and I will buy it at your selling price. You don¡¯t need to set up a stall on the black market.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu leaned against a tree and asked, ¡°How can you be sure that I am the seller of medicine?¡± Zhao Sheng repeated the series of verifications that he told Hawke to Xi¨¤o Mu. After he finished speaking, he paused, ¡°In fact, I still have a doubt. Why do you want to give your medicine to the patients in the infirmary? I heard Hawke say that you are not rich, those medicines are worth much higher than your salary from a part-time job.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled silently. No wonder Zhao Sheng didn¡¯t doubt his identity, it¡¯s because he thought he only gave medicine to the patients. Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say, but this doesn¡¯t affect our cooperation, right?¡± ¡°Of course. That being said, it means you agreed to cooperate?¡± Zhao Sheng asked with a smile. ¡°I don¡¯t seem to have reason to refuse. After all, this cooperation will also save my money from buying black market¡¯s ticket.¡± Zhao Sheng chuckled and asked, ¡°How often can you get the medicine, and how much can you get each time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied vaguely, ¡°Not sure, the time and amount are not stable. I can send it to you once a month, can we bill it according to the amount?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Zhao Sheng can understand the difficulties. After all, according to his guess, the guide who made the pills doesn¡¯t want to be discovered. ¡°Contact me when you can deliver the medicine, and I will let someone take you to the office. We will pay for the pills then.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu paused and added, ¡°I hope the lesser people know about this, the better.¡± ¡°I strictly keep all information about our clients confidential.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is very satisfied to hear that, ¡°Then I will contact you when I deliver the medicine, and then¡­¡± ¡°Wait,¡± Zhao Sheng said hurriedly when he heard that Xi¨¤o Mu is about to hang up. He coughed slightly, ¡°Do you still have those pills to restore physical strength from last time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback. It is possible that Zhao Sheng found something wrong with the boost pill. Xi¨¤o Mu asked tentatively, ¡°That medicine seems to be of little use to you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s for my partner. He is a guide with weak physical strength,¡± Zhao Sheng said in a gentle voice. Then as if he thought of something funny, he chuckled and said, ¡°The medicine is taken in the middle of s_e-x. I enjoy the session a lot, and he likes it very much as well.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was caught off guard by the sudden ¡®car drive¡¯1 and got fed some dog food. The corner of his mouth twitched. The pill is for recovering stamina, not an excitement medicine! On the other hand, the remaining low-grade boost pill is of no use to him. Better not waste them and sell for money. He replied, ¡°Yes, there are about 80 or 90 pills left. I am not sure about the exact number. I will go to the infirmary tonight. Do you want to buy them?¡± ¡°I want it all.¡± Zhao Sheng said immediately2. Listening to the excited tone in the voice of the other party, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the sky speechlessly. This person must have thought of something unsuitable for children. After hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu went back to the dormitory. He took 2 high-grade healing pills and 2 mid-grade boost pills to keep with him, while the rest of the pills were hidden in the corner of the closet. Next, he took out the low-grade boost pill and put them in the backpack. Seeing that it is still early, Xi¨¤o Mu leaned on the sofa to scroll through the forum and watched some drama. When it is 6.00 pm, he went to the cafeteria for dinner, and head to the infirmary. Hawke is already there when he reached. Upon seeing him, Hawke immediately held his hand with glowing eyes and dragged him all the way to his laboratory behind the ward. After he closed the door, Hawke leaned against the door panel and looked at him eagerly. Xi¨¤o Mu asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why do you look at me like this?¡± Hawke leaned close to Xi¨¤o Mu, his lips almost touching Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears, and whispered, ¡°Will you introduce him to me?¡± ¡°Who?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was confused. ¡°The guide,¡± Hawke said, then he looked around cautiously, as if he is afraid of being heard, ¡°the guide who made the pills.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by the question, ¡°How did you know?¡± Hawke explained, ¡°My cousin said that he wanted to do business cooperation with you. Then he said that you are in contact with a guide who knows how to make medicine and can get the medicine from that guide.¡± He pouted, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me such important things.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt complicated. Hawke looked cute, and acting like a baby doesn¡¯t look bad, but his(H) height is 180 cm, which made him very stressed. ¡°You know right, apart from guides who are married, anyone who is found to be a guide must enter the Golden Tower,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said while looking at Hawke¡¯s expression. ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to be deprived of his freedom.¡± Hawke hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to tell anyone,¡± he paused. Looking at Xi¨¤o Mu with his eyes wide open, his eyes are clear when he asked, ¡°we are friends, aren¡¯t we?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Of course.¡± Hawke said: ¡°You and he are friends. Since you are willing to hide the truth for him, you will definitely hide it for me, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth opened slightly. He had anticipated what Hawke would say next, and before he could stop him, Hawke had already blurted out, ¡°I am also a guide.¡± After speaking, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly, ¡°You won¡¯t tell others, right? So will you introduce your guide friend to me now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Hawke who stared at him with trust and expectation. His eyes were clean as a newborn baby, so Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t say any words of rejection. Perhaps he could tell Hawke that both of them are hidden guides, and they are in the same situation. Moreover, they are friends. He smiled and said, ¡°Yes, I won¡¯t tell others. And I will also introduce you¡­ No, you don¡¯t need to be introduced, you are already friends.¡± After speaking out, Xi¨¤o Mu felt very relaxed. Hawke blinked and suddenly jumped up, ¡°Oh my God, who is it?!¡± He whirled around and grabbed his hair while trying to think. ¡°You say he¡¯s already my friend? Which one it is? I can¡¯t even think of who it will be.¡± Then Hawke stopped abruptly and asserted, ¡°You must be joking. If I were friends with him, how could I not notice it at all?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know whether he should praise his perfect cover, or express his helplessness at Hawke¡¯s slowness. He pointed his finger at himself, ¡°That guide is me.¡± Hawke: ¡°¡­Huh?¡± CH 32 Chapter 32 Part 1 Moved Xi¨¤o Mu saw Hawke in a daze, and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. He waved his hand before Hawke¡¯s eyes, ¡°Come back to your senses yet?¡± Hawke grabbed Lin Mu¡¯s hand and asked, ¡°Really? Really?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Really.¡± ¡°Oh my God,¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°I didn¡¯t notice it at all. How did you do it?¡± As he said that, Hawke lowered his voice, ¡°Are you also using inhibitors? Or are your spiritual filaments too weak so it¡¯s difficult to be detected?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Inhibitor?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the medicine that can hide a guide¡¯s pheromone. It is contraband though,¡± Hawke replied subconsciously. After saying this, he was taken aback, ¡°You don¡¯t know about the inhibitor? Then how did you hide your pheromone?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I controlled the spiritual filaments in my brain, and establish a spiritual barrier when it is really uncontrollable, then prevents the filaments from leaving the barrier range.¡± Hawke¡¯s mouth opened in surprise, ¡°You can control it without medicine? Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. He had only come to know about the existence of inhibitor so he didn¡¯t use it. And according to Hawke, the inhibitor is contraband, so he has no way to get it by himself. Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu incredulously, ¡°How much is your spiritual power?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment, but decided to answer honestly in the end, ¡°Level S.¡± Hawke was stunned by the answer and repeated after Xi¨¤o Mu stupidly, ¡°Level S?¡± Hawke¡¯s reaction made Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless, ¡°How about we continue this talk after you calmed down?¡± ¡°AHHHHH¡­¡± Hawke yelled suddenly and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, ¡°How can I calm down?! Level S guide, a live one! I actually met a living Level S guide, I really wanted to tell everyone about this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Only you can know about this. I hope you don¡¯t tell anyone.¡± Hawke blinked and gradually calmed down, ¡°I know, I just randomly express my thoughts. I will never say anything out,¡± he hesitated, ¡°But can I tell cousin?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t want to take risks. I¡¯m not ready to expose my identity.¡± Hawke: ¡°You don¡¯t want to be locked in Golden Tower, is it?¡± ¡°Yes, you should be thinking the same too, right?¡± Hawke nodded but shook his head after that, ¡°I awakened as a guide when I was very young. My family concealed my identity very tacitly and they hired private tutors for me since childhood so I learn at home. I also get training since childhood. I didn¡¯t know that I was a guide until middle school. At that time, I was told that if someone knew about my identity, I would be locked in the Golden Tower and lose my freedom. Hence I have stayed concealed since young.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°Your family must love you very much to keep concealing your identity for you.¡± Hawke laughed, ¡°Yes, my family treats me very well, but it is a tradition in my dad¡¯s family to conceal the identity of a guide. My dad is also a guide, although no one knows about it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was surprised to hear that. Then he asked, ¡°Does Manager Zhao know your identity?¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± Hawke said, ¡°The relatives from both my father and dad¡¯s side know that. Our family members have been working to fight for the guide¡¯s freedom in case anyone of us got exposed one day. It¡¯s a pity that there has been no big progress in making medicine to recover spiritual power. ¡± He said, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes, ¡°If you can join us, our plan will be successful.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the plan?¡± Hawke scratched his hair, ¡°I may not be able to explain it clearly, but I know that as long as the medicine to restore spiritual power can be produced efficiently, the chance of success of our plan will be very high. How about I let my cousin explain the details to you? Don¡¯t worry. My cousin will definitely not reveal your identity.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu thinking for a while and hesitated, Hawke anxiously added, ¡°I give you my promise. If my cousin tells other people who you are, I won¡¯t talk to him anymore, and I¡­ I will take the initiative to tell Golden Tower that I am a guide.¡± ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed. Since Hawke can say those words, he had to believe him and nodded. ¡°I will talk to Manager Zhao. I also hope that guides can freely choose their lifestyle instead of staying in the Golden Tower, waiting for people to arrange their pairing.¡± ¡°Great!¡± Hawke jumped up and opened his terminal. ¡°I¡¯ll let my cousin come over now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stopped Hawke from calling, ¡°Let¡¯s wait after we get off work. We should change to a suitable place for conversation. I will deal with the talk later.¡± Hawke reluctantly nodded, ¡°Well, then,¡± he said, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly, ¡°Can I see your spiritual state and spiritual animal? I have never seen a Level S guide!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Okay, but get closer.¡± He leaned close and almost touched Hawke¡¯s forehead. Next, he established a spiritual barrier to cover them before releasing all spiritual filaments. Fatty stood by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s feet and raised its hands. Then it tilted its head and looked at Hawke curiously. Its whole body seemed to be covered in a transparent film. Suddenly, Fatty tilted its head and swept its fluffy tail in front of it, staring at the tiny yellow dot on the tip of its tail. ¡°So cute!¡± Hawke looked at Fatty with bright eyes. ¡°Is this a squirrel?¡± ¡°En,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, and hesitated for a moment to ask, ¡°What is your spiritual animal?¡± ¡°Paramecium!¡± Hawke pointed to the tip of Fatty¡¯s tail. ¡°Only a paramecium can be so small. It is actually hard to see with the n.a.ked eye. My only spiritual filament is attached to it so that it has a light on it. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find it, even for me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Leo¡¯s sarcastic lines suddenly appeared in his mind: Are you a paramecium? Hawke did not notice the emotions in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, but curiously looked at the film surrounding Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual filaments, ¡°Is this the spiritual barrier you are talking about?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± ¡°You¡¯re really amazing,¡± Hawke exclaimed in admiration and pouted, ¡°I only have one spiritual filament. People on the Internet laugh at guides with paramecium spiritual animal as a single cell individual.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment before asking, ¡°Have you never exercised your spiritual power? It stands to reason that spiritual power can be enhanced through exercise.¡± ¡°Yes, but I still can¡¯t generate extra filaments.¡± Hawke was a little frustrated. Hearing that make Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved, and he was about to make suggestions. Then someone slapped the door loudly and snapped, ¡°Hawke, Xi¨¤o Mu, haven¡¯t you finished ¡®doing it¡¯? Quickly zip up your pants and get out to work.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, and Hawke turned to open the door. He glared at the person outside, ¡°What are you talking about? Do you want to try being my guinea pig?¡± ¡°No, no need,¡± the person who lifted the injured person outside the door waved his hand again and again. Seeing the speed of Hawke opening the door, he knew that he had misunderstood, and laughed, ¡°I¡¯m kidding, but the person we got here is seriously injured. He needs immediate attention. ¡± ¡°If you are that worried, you should call the emergency number and send him to the hospital!¡± Hawke humphed. Although he said so, he has started walking to the ward to treat the wounded. The battledome began, and one by one injured patients were sent to the infirmary. Xi¨¤o Mu and Hawke both got busy until after the 10th patient was dealt with before they had time to rest. At this moment, the door of the ward was knocked. Hawke turned to look at the person at the door, and exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Cousin, why are you here? I haven¡¯t contacted you yet!¡± Zhao Sheng smiled and said, ¡°I came to find Xi¨¤o Mu for the medicine. Did you forget, I said yesterday that I want to cooperate with him. Why do you want to contact me?¡± Hawke glanced at the door, then he replied with a serious expression, ¡°I can¡¯t say here. It¡¯s very important, super important!¡± Zhao Sheng showed a look like he didn¡¯t expect that. Hawke is pure-hearted and always had a big heart. Such seriousness is rare. But this also shows that what he wanted to say is extremely important. Zhao Sheng couldn¡¯t help but become curious, what would be something that is important and could not be said casually? Xi¨¤o Mu took out the porcelain bottle containing the low-grade boost pill from his backpack, walked to Zhao Sheng, and handed it to him, ¡°If it is convenient, let¡¯s find a quiet place to talk after we get off work.¡± Zhao Sheng took the medicine, and the medicine disappeared in his hand in the next second. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the space ring in Zhao Sheng¡¯s hand enviously. Zhao Sheng said, ¡°It¡¯s about 90 pills. 1,000 star coins per pill mean 90,000 coins. I will transfer the money to you.¡± After he transferred the money to Xi¨¤o Mu, Zhao Sheng sent a message on his terminal and said, ¡°Both of you have to go to class tomorrow, so just get off work now. We¡¯ll talk.¡± Hawke hesitated, ¡°There are still 10 arena matches left. What about the injured?¡± Zhao Sheng pointed at his left wrist and explained, ¡°I have asked someone to take over, let¡¯s go!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rejected the suggestion to hitch a ride with them. He drove his aircraft and followed Zhao Sheng¡¯s deep blue aircraft, and they stopped at a single-family villa with a beautiful environment. Walking into the villa, Zhao Sheng instructed the robot to make drinks and desserts. Next, he turned on the villa¡¯s defense system and sound isolation system, before pointed to the sofa, ¡°Sit down, it¡¯s absolutely safe here.¡± Hawke could not hold back anymore and pulled at Zhao Sheng¡¯s arm to sit down. Then he blurted without a pause, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is that medicine maker. He is a guide, a Level S one. I told him about our family¡¯s plan and asked him to join us. But I can¡¯t tell him properly about our plan so I want you to explain to him.¡± Zhao Sheng crossed his fingers on his knees. He leaned forward slightly, and his face was full of surprise. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression and asked, ¡°Really?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. The next moment, a majestic cougar appeared in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, baring its teeth at him with its mouth wide open. Xi¨¤o Mu moved back with a wry smile, and pointed at the cougar which is taller than him even when sitting, ¡°I am quite timid, and your spiritual animal is too fierce.¡± ¡°Sorry,¡± Zhao Sheng apologized mildly. The cougar disappeared instantly, his eyes were bright and excited, ¡°I believe that my spiritual power is not bad. But except for your short stature and weaker physical fitness, I can¡¯t detect you as a guide at all.¡± ¡°He¡¯s Level S.¡± Hawke triumphantly said with his chin up, as if the person with Level S spiritual power is him. Xi¨¤o Mu released Fatty and silently instructed in his heart. Fatty raised its hands and shook them back and forth as if it is giving them a New Year greeting. Its actions were very cute. ¡°So cute!¡± Hawke couldn¡¯t resist at all, staring at Fatty with beaming eyes. Zhao Sheng smiled and said, ¡°Thank you for your trust. As Hawke said it, the Huo1 family has been planning for many years, but unfortunately, there has been no progress.¡± ¡°Guides are only special due to their special ability ¨C they can give sentinel spiritual treatment. Although the guide pheromone agent in the market can treat mental confusion, the retention time will decrease as the use of guide pheromone agent increases. Moreover, prolonged usage of the same type of guide pheromone agent will produce resistance. Then the effect will be greatly weakened, or even completely useless.¡± ¡°Our plan is to solve the problem fundamentally so that the ability of the guide is no longer unique. We are committed to inventing a spiritual power medicine that can replace the guide and has the same effect as the spiritual treatment.¡± As Zhao Sheng said that, he clenched his fists and his voice became excited, ¡°According to our tests, the mid-grade healing pill you made has this effect.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a moment. He admired their ideas. He had only thought about how he would convince Golden Tower to obtain freedom after being exposed, without considering other guides. However, after thinking about it, the possibility of him getting privileges (freedom) alone is very low. If the problem is solved from the root cause, he doesn¡¯t need to worry at all. ¡°I agree with your ideas, it¡¯s just¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°The medicine I make needs the guide to inject their spiritual power into it, so we still need the guides.¡± Zhao Sheng pondered for a while, and asked, ¡°How long is needed for a guide to make a pill?¡± Since Xi¨¤o Mu decided to talk about it, he won¡¯t hide the information, ¡°I don¡¯t know about other guides. If I only make healing pills, I can take a pill every 2 hours to restore 2,000 spiritual power. With this, I can make about 500 pills during the day.¡± Zhao Sheng immediately caught the keyword, ¡°Restore 2,000 spiritual power?¡± Only then did Xi¨¤o Mu remember that this world doesn¡¯t have a specific value for spiritual power. He thought about it, and explained in easy-to-understand words, ¡°It means people who have just reached Level A (80002) can restore a quarter of their spiritual power with the pill.¡± Zhao Sheng¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°In other words, if one takes 3 pills in 6 hours3, they will be able to return their spiritual power to the max?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s not right,¡± Zhao Sheng suddenly thought of the test results. ¡°According to the test, the mid-grade healing pill can only restore half of the spiritual power for sentinels who has just reached Level D (2000).¡± Xi¨¤o Mu explained, ¡°I¡¯m talking about high-grade healing pill. I only learned it recently. It is better than middle-grade.¡± Since he had made top-grade today, Xi¨¤o Mu automatically thought of top-grade when he answered the question. He forgot that Zhao Sheng only knows about middle-grade ones. ¡°Oh my God, Xi¨¤o Mu, you are so amazing!¡± Hawke heard this and looked at him admiringly. Xi¨¤o Mu touched his nose awkwardly, ¡°I just had better luck.¡± If he doesn¡¯t have a golden finger like the game system, he would not be able to make these medicines. Zhao Sheng restrained his excitement as he said, ¡°If it is as you said, then your worry is completely unnecessary. Guides often need to rest for some time after giving spiritual treatment. Many sentinels cannot be treated in time, especially on the battlefield. This medicine could solve these troubles.¡± ¡°Your medicine can completely replace the guide. It is even more powerful and convenient than a guide.¡± Zhao Sheng added, ¡°With you at our side, our ideas will definitely be realized.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°The number of sentinels is too large. So you definitely can¡¯t rely on me alone. I have replied to related posts on the forum and suggested guides to use their spiritual power to make the medicine. Maybe someone will succeed soon. I think we can get more allies because it shouldn¡¯t be just me and Hawke who dislike the locked-up life in the Golden Tower. ¡°I¡¯ve read that post,¡± Hawke said excitedly, ¡°So you deliberately put up that idea!¡± Zhao Sheng nodded, ¡°You are right. I believe that it is human nature to desire freedom. Even though there are people who enjoy the caged canary-like life at the status quo, it is definitely not all of them.¡± ¡°I will secretly follow the news of guides making medicines. If someone succeeds, I will arrange contacts and win more allies.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I have an abrupt idea.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at Xi¨¤o Mu questioningly, ¡°What is it?¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu said his thoughts4, Zhao Sheng looked at him in surprise, while Hawke jumped up from the sofa, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you are so smart. I actually understand everything you said!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help laughing, and looked at Zhao Sheng, ¡°I will need your support. You have to handle most of the processes and I can probably only make medicine.¡± ¡°For this plan, you are irreplaceable,¡± Zhao Sheng said, ¡°I will arrange it as soon as possible.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°The sooner this suggestion is achieved, the faster the speed of your plan,¡± he got up, ¡°it¡¯s getting late now, I¡¯ll go back to the dorm first.¡± Hawke quickly stood up, ¡°I¡¯ll go back to the dorm too.¡± Zhao Sheng thought for a while. Since they have said everything that should be said, he offered, ¡°I will send you off.¡± Chapter 32 Part 2 Moved The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu got up for a run as usual. He was pleasantly surprised to find that he could run 8 kilometers in 10 minutes, several times faster than before. Moreover, after running, his body was not uncomfortable as before. When attending the PE class, he completed the items more easily. At the end of the PE class, Xi¨¤o Mu only used a quarter of his stamina, and he just panted lightly; unlike the uncomfortable feeling previously. When he calmed down, he immediately pretended to be tired and powerless. Then he sat at a corner to rest, secretly worried. During training at night, with Leo¡¯s keenness, he would definitely find something wrong. How would he explain himself then? No, he has to find a way to avoid Leo! Leo, the person who Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to avoid, is blankly looking at the rows of students queuing in a square at the moment. He wore a pair of army boots and dressed in a black costume. This is the PE class of the university category, Class 3 of the 1st grade. Even though the students are physically and mentally exhausted by Major General Leo¡¯s iron-hard and bloody methods, they still look at him excitedly and admiringly. Their class is so lucky! They were actually picked by Major General Leo, who temporarily attend their PE classes and showed them fighting skills on the spot. Leo walked around, and finally stopped in front of the tall sentinel with short yellow hair, ¡°You, step out.¡± ¡°My God! This kid, Roa is too lucky!¡± ¡°Could it be that Major General Leo knew him, so he deliberately chose him to guide him personally?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s great to have an amazing father.¡± Leo glanced over sharply, and the students who were whispering shuddered all over. They immediately stood upright with their heads looking straight in front. Let alone talking, they didn¡¯t even dare to turn their eyes. Roa looked excited and said, ¡°Thank you Major General Leo for your advice.¡± Leo looked at Roa faintly, ¡°At the school, I am a teacher,¡± he finished, and threw a glance at Roa, ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± Soon, under the gaze of all the classmates, Roa personally demonstrated what it means to be a punching bag. There are various colors on his body. He already mobilized his spiritual power to strengthen his vision and perception, wanting to see Leo¡¯s actions clearly to dodge them. However, even when his spiritual power is consumed more than half, he found that everything was in vain. Even if he used his vision to the extreme, he couldn¡¯t see Leo¡¯s moves, let alone dodging them. ¡°En¡­¡± Suddenly, throbbing pain shoots up to his mind. Knowing that his spiritual power is overused, Roa hurriedly said, ¡°Please wait.¡± After he finished speaking, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he lightly touched the ring of the little finger of his left hand. The next moment, a pill appeared in his palm. Roa swallowed it without hesitation, and his original pale face returned to a healthy blush. ¡°Teacher, I am not your opponent, you are too good.¡± Leo frowned while staring at Roa¡¯s expression, ¡°Where did you get the pill you just took?¡± He would never recognize it wrongly, that pill is a mid-grade healing pill, exactly the same as the one he bought from Xi¨¤o Mu. Everyone in Class 3 listened with their ears perked up. They could see clearly that Roa is in a very bad state just now, but he recovered a lot soon after taking the pill. This pill is definitely good medicine. Roa hesitated before saying, ¡°My sister made it,¡± he seemed to be anxious, ¡°My sister just learned medicine not long ago, and she didn¡¯t dare to give it to others after she made it. I tested the ingredients and it is harmless to the body. To encourage her, I try to eat it. After taking the pill, I found that I could restore spiritual power, so I took the rest with me.¡± An exclamation came from the square queue, ¡°Oh my God, restore spiritual power?¡± ¡°Is it the one discussed on the forum, the medicine that is made with a guide¡¯s spiritual power?¡± Leo snorted, ¡°Not long after she learned to make medicine?¡± From the first time he saw the medicine until now, it has already been more than half a month. ¡°Yes,¡± Roa thought Leo didn¡¯t believe that Eileen could make a finished product since she only started learning medicine not long ago and added, ¡°This is a recent cooperation project between the Pharmacy Association and Golden Tower. She is also worried that the medicine she made will not work so she dare not spread it.¡± ¡°Then your sister is really talented in medicine.¡± Roa smiled, ¡°My sister said that their pharmacy teacher also said the same. She has always dreamed of becoming a high-level pharmacist, making medicines that recover spiritual power, and helping all sentinels who suffered damages in their spiritual state!¡± ¡°That¡¯s awesome.¡± Leo continued to snort coldly, curving his index finger, ¡°Continue.¡± Soon, Roa fell to the ground gro.a.n.ing painfully and was sent to the infirmary under Leo¡¯s instruction. Leo¡¯s eyes scanned the rest of the students, ¡°Did you see the moves? Train by yourself now.¡± The students in Class 3 looked at each other, they didn¡¯t see anything at all! What to see with such a fast speed? ¡°Oh my god, such a demonic teacher. Seeing Roa being beaten so hard, I don¡¯t envy him for getting selected by Major General Leo.¡± ¡°I really sympathize with him.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be sympathetic, he has a guide sister who can make medicine to recover spiritual power!¡± ¡°Oh, I must pursue her. With her, I don¡¯t have to worry about mental confusion anymore.¡± ¡°Stop dreaming, she is mine.¡± ¡°¡­¡± All sentinels in Class 3 became rivals in love at the same time. ¡­ After Leo finished giving his instructions, he walked away to the entrance of the exercise hall. A big beauty, Lyle in white casual clothes stood by the wall next to the door. Seeing Leo coming over, he waved his hand, ¡°You are so slow, I thought you didn¡¯t see me!¡± Leo: ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Lyle put a hand on Leo¡¯s shoulder, ¡°I say, are you addicted to being a teacher? I finally got a day off, can¡¯t I have a meal with you?¡± Leo pursed his lips, ¡°How is Zone F?¡± ¡°Lieutenant General Louis will take over, so I don¡¯t know,¡± Lyle said, changing the subject. ¡°Did the kid from the Greene family messed with you? You beat him up so unceremoniously?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°He doesn¡¯t have the ability, but still wants to bully other people. I just make him recognize his limit.¡± Lyle raised his eyebrows and curiously asked, ¡°Who is being bullied?¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Leo originally wanted to say ¡®weak chicken¡¯, but thinking of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face, he inexplicably rejected using bad words to describe him, so Leo simply said, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Lyle and Leo have been playing together since they were young, and they know each other well. The first half of Leo¡¯s words are clearly meant to be sarcastic, but he actually stopped himself, which is really unusual. What made him even more strange was his behavior. Lyle removed his hand on Leo¡¯s shoulder and looked at Leo with his arms folded, ¡°I say, brother, since when you will take revenge for a bullied person? Even I don¡¯t get this kind of treatment. Could it be your heart is moved?¡± Hearing that, Leo was shocked, but his expression didn¡¯t change. He unceremoniously revealed, ¡°Major General Lyle, you shouldn¡¯t forget that you have always been the one who bullied others.¡± Lyle smiled and didn¡¯t press further for the truth. He felt that with Leo¡¯s slowness (dense), Leo probably didn¡¯t know what his heart felt. Pretending not to realize that Leo had ignored his question, he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go for lunch.¡± The two had lunch together. After they were separated, Leo sat in the back of the aircraft and blankly swiping on his terminal. On the search box, he typed the word ¡®how to know if one is moved?¡¯. Clicking on the top entry on the search page, he read through the content. The more he looks at it, the more rigid his expression becomes. When one¡¯s heart is moved, 1. Facing the crush, their heart will thump wildly. 2. Their face will blush uncontrollably. 3. Their surrounding would look like surrounded in pink bubbles, other people would feel that the air is exuding a sweet aura¡­ Leo thought to himself, ¡®See, that bastard Lyle likes to talk nonsense, how could he be moved!¡¯ He continued swiping to the end and saw the words ¨C ¡®from observation of guide¡¯s mood when they are facing sentinels.¡¯ Leo: ¡°¡­¡± CH 33 Chapter 33 Part 1 Jealous Leo exhaled lightly, suppressing his urge to destroy his terminal, and closed the page. What kind of messy answers was that?! With a cold face, he returned to the search box and typed ¡®signs of sentinel feeling moved¡¯. Many answers popped up in an instant, Leo¡¯s gaze fell to the top of the answer. But his thoughts were still filled with the list of guide¡¯s reactions, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s recent actions automatically replayed in his mind. Leo realized in depression that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t seem to have any of these reactions! Though Xi¨¤o Mu easily blushed and panicked at first when they met, he(XM) is calmer now. Could it be because they have seen each other too much? Leo humphed dissatisfiedly and clicked on the answer at the top of the search interface. Then he scanned the content with a serious face. Seeing Leo¡¯s serious expression in the rearview mirror, the driver was shocked. In his heart, he is thinking that something serious had happened to the military. Signs of a sentinel falling in love: 1. Want to ¡®conquer¡¯1 him (the guide), 2. Feel happy when seeing him (the guide), 3. Doesn¡¯t have any self-principle in front of him (the guide), 4. Anyone who bullies him (the guide) can go to die, 5. People who covet him (people) can go to die as well, 6. He is mine, .2 10. He is mine. PS: When you start searching about this problem because of someone, then brother, don¡¯t hesitate. Start chasing this person! Staring at the last sentence, Leo tapped his finger on his leg, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s delicate face appeared in his mind. He closed the terminal and gritted his teeth, ¡°It¡¯s not reliable at all!¡± He hates weak chicken the most, how can his heart moved by¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu? The hell, he can¡¯t even imagine associating bad words like ¡®weak chicken¡¯ to him(XM)! His brain must be malfunctioning. The driver¡¯s expression became solemn, and he wondered which unlucky person angered the major general. In the afternoon, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his bedroom after a major class. He logged into the virtual net and made biscuits, then put them on the vending machine. When he left the virtual net, it was almost dinner time. He struggled internally for a while, before deciding on something and placed an order for a treadmill online. Next, he sent a message to Leo. ¡°Thank you for the personal training last week. From today on, I won¡¯t go to the gym, Room 333 anymore. I felt sorry for always interrupting your own training. I just bought a treadmill and planned to train in the dormitory in the future.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu sent the message, he leaned back on the sofa with a sigh of relief. He will train in his dormitory in the future. The possibility of encountering Leo is greatly reduced, so Leo will not find out that his physical strength is abnormal. In fact, training in the dormitory is also a lot more comfortable. Although fewer people are staying in Building 30, people would still occasionally pass by. Every time they saw him jogging around the area, they would laugh, not to mention that he come across even more people on his way to Room 333 every night. Xi¨¤o Mu is guessing that if it hadn¡¯t been for the rumor that his physical strength is too poor, and those people are afraid of accidentally killing him, many of them would have taken action to teach him a lesson by now. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s bakery has been in business for more than a week, and the business is very good. No one knows how much his actual profit is but his spending can be covered by the bakery. As long as his spending is not exaggerated, there is no need for him to worry about his source of money being suspected. There is no pressure in buying a treadmill. Xi¨¤o Mu stood up and was about to go to the cafeteria to eat when his terminal suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Leo, and a location was included in it: ¡°No need to thank me, I just want to find out the reason for my mistake. As an apology, I treat you to dinner.¡± The location included in the message indicated the private room in the dining area for school staff, which is on the 3rd floor of the cafeteria. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly replied: ¡°No need, I should treat you to dinner instead.¡± If it wasn¡¯t for him concealing the fact that he took the boost pill to restore his stamina, Leo wouldn¡¯t have to worry about the mistake at all. ¡°Alright then, the location is already selected, you can pay the bill.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the message with a stunned expression for a moment. He was just being polite when he wrote that, he didn¡¯t mean to treat Leo for real! Although Xi¨¤o Mu is not afraid of getting close to Leo anymore, he is afraid of unexpected accidents, so he still wants to stay away as much as possible. But when things have come to this stage, he didn¡¯t have time to regret it. After thinking for a moment, Xi¨¤o Mu asked cautiously, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just send me the bill, and I will pay it later?¡± Sitting on the chair facing the door in the private room, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reply and his expression turned uglier. In his heart, he was very depressed. Obviously, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to meet him. He frowned and felt impatient to communicate via messages, so he called Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s number directly. Xi¨¤o Mu was waiting for Leo¡¯s reply and didn¡¯t expect Leo would call him instead. His finger accidentally touched the Reject button. Umm, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the missed call in his call log, and his back felt inexplicably cold. Did he just refuse to answer Leo¡¯s call? With his knowledge of Leo, Leo will definitely be furious! Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly called back. In almost less than a second, the call interface showed that the opposite party refused to connect. Xi¨¤o Mu secretly felt that things are not good, and quickly dialed again. His call is still refused at the next second, and Xi¨¤o Mu repeated the attempt 5 times in a row. Then Xi¨¤o Mu gave up. Just when he wanted to send a text message to explain, his spiritual filaments suddenly went crazy. That got Xi¨¤o Mu stunned, and he subconsciously established a spiritual barrier. 3 seconds later, the door of his dorm was knocked on by someone. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitantly opened the door, and not given any time to be surprised, the person at the door walked in and pushed him against the wall. Leo¡¯s face was sullen, with anger and dissatisfaction in his eyes, as well as unexplainable irritability. He put his right hand against Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left shoulder and pressed him against the wall. Then he lowered his head and asked viciously, ¡°Dare to reject my call? You are good! ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly built another barrier and shrank his neck, ¡°Don¡¯t be impulsive, I just accidentally touch the reject button.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he raised his right hand with an innocent look, ¡°I swear, it was really accidental.¡± This innocent action pairing his beautiful face, Xi¨¤o Mu looked unexpectedly cute in Leo¡¯s eyes. His anger disappeared all of a sudden. He captured Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s raised hand with his left hand. The sensation felt strangely smooth, so he couldn¡¯t help rubbing his thumb on the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. ¡°So, it¡¯s not that you don¡¯t want to talk to me?¡± Leo asked. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s small body is covered by Leo¡¯s figure, and his heart became tensed. The touch on the back of his hand made him stare in shock. He threw his question to the back of his head and pulled his hand out forcefully, ¡°Leo, you¡­ are you alright?¡± Leo glanced at his empty left hand, only then realized what he had just done. His body just moved unconsciously, what he did just now didn¡¯t go through his mind at all. ¡°Why won¡¯t I be alright?¡± Leo asked while maintaining a serious face. Ignoring the scene just now, he threw a glance at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to treat me to dinner? Let¡¯s go.¡± The person concerned already showed up at his door, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t refuse that. Seeing Leo with the same expression as usual, Xi¨¤o Mu only felt that what had just happened was an accident, and didn¡¯t think much about it. He just hoped that Leo would let him go quickly so he swiftly nodded, ¡°En, let¡¯s go!¡± Leo lets go and Xi¨¤o Mu stretches his shoulders. Seeing that, Leo¡¯s eyes flashed and asked, ¡°Did I hurt you?¡± Leo felt kind of annoyed with himself and added, ¡°I did control my strength.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not made of tofu.¡± Leo snorted slightly, apparently feeling that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s rebuttal was weak. In his eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu is almost the same as tofu. When he is about to walk out, Leo¡¯s gaze scanned the coffee table in the living room, and he suddenly said, ¡°I won¡¯t go out to eat anymore.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t understand what he meant. Leo pointed to the biscuits on the coffee table, ¡°You can make biscuits. I will watch you make them.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little amused by the change, ¡°Biscuits are snacks. It¡¯s not good to eat it as a staple food. Let¡¯s go to dinner. If you want to eat biscuits, I will make some for you later and put them on the windowsill.¡± ¡°Who said I want to eat it,¡± Leo snorted coldly, and took a step to the living room. ¡°I¡¯m not going out anymore. Go and make biscuits, I want to watch.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was helpless, but right now he just wanted to meet Leo¡¯s request quickly, and send him away, ¡°Okay, I will first place an order to buy materials, and then order 2 takeaways. Wait a moment.¡± The express order arrived soon, and Xi¨¤o Mu handed Leo¡¯s takeaway to him, ¡°You can eat in the living room and I will make the biscuits now.¡± ¡°Eat first.¡± Leo frowned. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not hungry right now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to finish making the biscuits earlier so Leo can take the biscuits and leave. He went to the kitchen, and kneaded flour skillfully. Then he used molds to make the shape, put them on the oven tray, and slide the tray into the oven. ¡°AH!¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu washed his hands and turned around, he saw Leo standing behind him and he didn¡¯t realize it at all. Taken aback, Xi¨¤o Mu stepped back subconsciously and shifted his back against the counter, ¡°When did you come into the kitchen?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with complicated eyes. Just a little bit more and he could almost hug Xi¨¤o Mu, which was abnormal 3. A brief thought flashed in his eyes, and Leo took a step forward, making them almost touching each other. He lowered his head and replied in a low voice, ¡°While you were putting the batter into the mold.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu covered his ears and his face flushed. How could Leo speak next to his ears?! The heat from Leo¡¯s breath hits his ears, and it¡¯s making his heart beat faster. Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s blushing face, and his eyes darkened suddenly. Xi¨¤o Mu can feel his scalp going numb from Leo¡¯s staring, and he walked 2 steps to the right to widen the distance between the two. His heart is beating rapidly, there is something wrong with Leo. It¡¯s not that he is narcissistic but he had a feeling that Leo is trying to get close to him. Does Leo finally start doubting his identity? But after thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t figure where did he reveal loopholes. ¡°We just have to wait for the biscuits to finish baking, I¡¯ll go to eat first.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu almost ran to the living room as if he is fleeing from something. He opened his takeaway and was unpacking his chopsticks. When he saw the nuts beside the biscuits on the table, a thought moved in his mind. Could it be that Leo saw the nuts and linked the mid-grade healing pill with the fragrance of nuts, then doubted him? Leo returned to the living room and ate his takeaway across from Xi¨¤o Mu. He would glance at Xi¨¤o Mu from time to time while showing a thoughtful expression. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed on guard the entire time, ready to deal with Leo¡¯s testing. However, until they finished their takeaway, Leo said nothing, and his spirit animal did not appear either. When Leo left with the jar of biscuit, Xi¨¤o Mu simply couldn¡¯t believe it. He watched until Leo¡¯s figure disappear into the corner and wondered to himself. So Leo just left? He¡¯s not going to test me? Suddenly, Leo returned like a gust of wind. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu is still standing at the door, looking in the direction he left just now, Leo revealed a cheerful expression. Xi¨¤o Mu is still on guard so he waited for Leo to make a move. He didn¡¯t expect Leo to do nothing. Leo just said solemnly, ¡°Your stamina is very poor. Practice hard, and I will check it when I come back!¡± Dumbfounded, Xi¨¤o Mu watched as Leo disappear into the corner again. What does he mean by ¡®check after he comes back¡¯? Chapter 33 Part 2 Jealous Greene¡¯s residence in Area A Kain¡¯s always gentle face looked green at the moment, as he glared at his son standing in front of him, ¡°Roa, you are so courageous. Dare to make a private decision on such a big thing, huh? If not because the news is so widespread, are you expecting to hide the truth from me?¡± When Kain went to his military department this morning, someone came over to congratulate him. He didn¡¯t understand what had happened until the man flattered that his Greene family had a genius guide in making medicine. When he got home, he called his daughter and learned the truth. Immediately, he called his brave son back after hanging up the call. Roa didn¡¯t dare to refute loudly, and whispered, ¡°Father, I¡¯m not going to hide it from you. I just want to surprise you.¡± ¡°Surprise?¡± Kain almost laughed out loud in anger. ¡°Do you know if this matter is not handled properly, it will ruin the reputation of the Greene family?¡± ¡°No,¡± Roa said anxiously. ¡°we won¡¯t be discovered. I have told Eileen about it. She will be very careful not to show any flaws.¡± Kain opened his terminal and pointed to the discussion post on the forum, ¡°The medicine you bought is called a mid-grade healing pill, right? See this? People said it has a nutty fragrance. Don¡¯t tell me that you have forgotten the scent of Eileen¡¯s guide pheromone.¡± ¡°I know, it¡¯s the fragrance of orchids,¡± Roa calmly replied and took out a small square box from his space storage. Opening it, he placed the box on the table in front of Kain, ¡°This is the mid-grade healing pill.¡± Kain looked at the neatly placed medicine in the box and his anger disappeared. Next, Kain was surprised, ¡°How can it give off an orchid¡¯s scent now?¡± Roa explained, ¡°The pill is coated with a guide inhibitor that is not harmful to sentinel to cover up the original scent. Then it has been kept in the box that has the smell of Eileen¡¯s pheromones. That¡¯s why the pill gave off a slight smell of orchid.¡± He looked at Kain, ¡°Father, I¡¯m serious, I have done a lot of preparations.¡± Kain looked at Roa for a while, with a smile on his lips, ¡°As expected of my son, but,¡± his expression became heavy, ¡°have you ever thought about it, what if Eileen never able to make this pill?¡± Roa replied, ¡°Eileen is my sister. She wants to marry the most powerful sentinel so of course, I support her. Now everyone knows her skills and almost all single sentinels want to marry her. There are many top-ranked single sentinels in the 9th Army, and Father is familiar with them. You can definitely help her to choose the most powerful one.¡± He paused, ¡°This batch of pills can last for a long time. At that time, Greene¡¯s happy event1 has been held for a long time. Father doesn¡¯t have to worry about the relationship between the sentinel and the guide2. At that time, we¡¯ll just fabricate an accident. Eileen will then ¡®forgot¡¯ how to make the pill, logically speaking.¡± Kain pondered for a moment, and said gently, ¡°You forgot about the instability factor; the real medicine maker.¡± Roa looked serious as he replied, ¡°I have been monitoring the seller. It seems that the seller has contact with the medicine maker. If I tailed behind the seller, I will definitely find the maker.¡± Kain frowned, ¡°Tell me again in detail of the time when you bought the medicine.¡± After Roa finished speaking, Kain asked, ¡°Short and thin? Why didn¡¯t you think that the seller and the maker are the same person?¡± ¡°My terminal that detects guides didn¡¯t respond, and he didn¡¯t smell like a guide. When Manager Zhao appeared, he released his spirit animal but the seller was not surprised or panicked. He was very calm.¡± Roa recalled. ¡°Have you forgotten about the inhibitor?¡± Kain asked lightly, ¡°For a guide who lives outside the Golden Tower, it is not difficult for him to reach the level you said. Of course, it is also possible that he is just an ordinary person, but he is the maker which is in line with the norm.¡± Seeing that Roa is listening carefully, Kain continued, ¡°The guide who made the medicine definitely does not want to reveal his identity. Using a middleman will increase the risk. The reason for selling the medicine in the black market is mostly to conceal his identity. So, the medicine maker personally selling it sounds completely feasible.¡± ¡°Father is right,¡± Roa tilted his head for a moment, then smiled quickly, ¡°I know what to do.¡± Kain looked at Roa appreciatively, and said solemnly, ¡°Never let other people know the truth. Keep that guide with us, it is best if he can be used by us. That way, your plan will progress more smoothly.¡± ¡°Yes, Father. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Kain: ¡°If you need anything, contact me.¡± ¡­ After Leo left behind an inexplicable word, it took a few days for Xi¨¤o Mu to understand the meaning. It turned out that he has left school the next day. The school forum has been discussing about the joint military exercises of the imperial armies in recent days, and Major General Leo, who is acting as a substitute for the imperial military school, asked for leave to direct the exercises. The scale of this exercise is grand, and the whole process of the exercise will be kept confidential. At the end of the exercise, the exciting part will be announced to the public. Although no one knows about the specifics, it does not affect the enthusiasm of netizens. Supporters of the various army groups are arguing fiercely on the Internet, as they all believe that the army they support is the best. Hence, everyone engaged in an invisible smokeless war on the Internet. Some people even set up a poll in the forum for the supporters to vote. All of the supporters began to chant for their supporting army groups, and anyone who did not participate in the exercise is allowed to vote for the group army they supported. Xi¨¤o Mu sat on the sofa and looked helplessly at Hawke, who was shaking his(XM) arm with excitement, ¡°Just let go of my arms, I will vote for the 2nd Army, alright?¡± Hawke smiled and nodded. He sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu, staring at him as he voted, ¡°Major General Lyle is the most perfect person in the world. The 2nd Army under his leadership will definitely win!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the vote confirmation button and asked, ¡°You said that you came to this school for your male god. You mean Lyle?¡± ¡°Of course it is him. No one is more perfect than him,¡± Hawke cupped his face. ¡°I will definitely study medicine very hard and be a person worthy of him. I want to get marry him!¡± ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, ¡°You want to marry him?¡± Hawke glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu sadly, ¡°Are you laughing at me for thinking above my class? I also know that I am not worthy of him. He is a high-level sentinel, so he must be looking for a guide who matches him.¡± Hawke clenched his fist and waved it, ¡°However, as long as he is not married, I still have hope. My spiritual power is low and I cannot give him spiritual treatment, but I will definitely make medicine to recover spiritual power. Then, even if I am a guide with the lowest spiritual power, I am still worthy of him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly explained, ¡°I¡¯m not laughing at you.¡± He just couldn¡¯t accept the part that a young man declaring to get married3. If Hawke is saying that, wouldn¡¯t that means he(XM) has to get married too in the future? Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, forbidding himself to continue thinking. He saw Hawke¡¯s fighting spirit and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°You confessed to him already?¡± Hawke shook his head, ¡°Not yet, I haven¡¯t learned how to make medicine to restore spiritual power, in case¡­ in case I couldn¡¯t learn it, I will not be able to solve his spiritual power problem in the future. I can only watch him suffer. There is nothing I can do, and I will be very uncomfortable.¡± He paused, ¡°Although my dad never said it, I know that every time my father suffers mental confusion, he will be very uncomfortable. Every time that happened, he would stay in the laboratory longer and longer. My dad is afraid that I will end up like him so he always hoped that I could find an ordinary person as my partner instead.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was surprised to hear that. He always thought that Hawke¡¯s family is very happy, but he also had troubles it seems. Xi¨¤o Mu changed the topic and asked, ¡°So, you are studying medicine to restore spiritual power, not just for the freedom of the guide?¡± Hawke clasped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, ¡°No. My father said that this is the real freedom of the guide. With this medicine, sentinel does not need to rely on the guide alone. Hence, guide and sentinel can get together without the need to consider the level restrictions. Ordinary people, sentinel, and guide can become a companion.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and nodded, ¡°Your father is right.¡± Hearing Hawke mentioned that his spiritual power is low, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the night when he talked about cooperation with Zhao Sheng. He did not mention the proposal and asked, ¡°I remember you said you can¡¯t generate new spiritual filaments?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Hawke was frustrated. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Have you ever thought that it¡¯s not about regenerating, but dividing the filaments? 1 split to 2, 2 into 4, and so on. Then the total number of spiritual filaments can also be changed, and spiritual treatment can be better carried out. It also helps towards making medicine.¡± Hawke was stunned, and pounced on Xi¨¤o Mu after a moment of thinking, ¡°You are so smart, why didn¡¯t I think of it?!¡± Seeing Hawke¡¯s enthusiastic appearance, Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said, ¡°Don¡¯t try now, this is the school. Do it at home, and make sure to try in a safe place.¡± Hawke couldn¡¯t contain himself, he speedily stood up and ran out, ¡°I¡¯ll go first. If I don¡¯t have time for class tomorrow, you must be careful by yourself. I will get make-up classes later.¡± ¡°En, rest assured. I¡¯ll be fine.¡± After watching Hawke leave, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his gaze to the screen, which is still the interface for voting. The first place is the 1st Army led by Leo, with almost half of the entire votes. No wonder Leo is so confident. In addition to the top abilities in his own life experience, he also has the self-confidence that these admirers give him! Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time, and saw that there is still more than half an hour until dinner time. He checked his online business and saw that the inventory is 0 already. There were a lot of requests for goods in the message area. ¡®It¡¯s super delicious, asking for the boss to restock!¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ve never seen such a lazy boss who only sells 20 jars a day. It¡¯s not enough to stuff my teeth, so I begged the boss to restock.¡¯ ¡®Restock +1¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He likes the current state very much. He is used to making biscuits twice a day on the virtual net, making 10 jars each time. He is not planning to make more for the time being. Making biscuits is his way of transferring his money to the public, and it is also his hobby. He is not going to really make this into a profitable career. If he overworked on this, he may make more money, but he may lose interest in his hobby. After logging on to the virtual net, Xi¨¤o Mu closed the door of the bakery and made biscuits as usual. Suddenly someone knocked at the door. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned. It stands to reason that people can¡¯t see from the outside if there is anyone inside! The person keeps knocking on the door so Xi¨¤o Mu washed his hands and went to open the door. The person standing outside is a strange-looking tall sentinel with oil paint on his face. The next moment, the sentinel suddenly hold him in his arms. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, but he immediately reacted by stomping on the sentinel¡¯s foot and punching his chin at the same time. Although this is not the reality, the 5 senses are almost exactly the same. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t bear the fact that someone came to take advantage of him so blatantly! He managed to stomp on the sentinel¡¯s foot, but he didn¡¯t seem to feel any pain. The sentinel didn¡¯t move and caught Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand just when his fist is close to the sentinel¡¯s chin. Xi¨¤o Mu tried to drew his hand back, but it was caught in a firm hold. So he glared at the sentinel and saw the man dropping a kiss on the back of his hand. ¡°Axx-hole, you¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could finish his words, the sentinel suddenly disappeared, as if everything that happened were his hallucinations. The f.c.uk! Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and exploded in curses, as he wiped the back of his hands vigorously. Don¡¯t go offline if you have the guts! ¡­ Leo looked at his adjutant coldly. The adjutant is under pressure as he reported, ¡°Major General, someone in the 2nd Army has touched the 39th line4. Did we proceed to destroy or pretend not to see it?¡± Who doesn¡¯t know that Major General Lyle of the 2nd Army and his family Major General are good brothers? Hence, the soldiers of the First Army are really unsure what to do. Recalling the fact that he had specifically inquired whether ¡®someone¡¯ voted for him or not, but ended up seeing that person¡¯s name under the 2nd Army list, Leo got up from the holographic cabin and snorted coldly, ¡°Annihilate all of them.¡± CH 34 Chapter 34 Part 1 Danger Lyle led his 6 surviving soldiers to escape the chase and hide behind a bunker. He pushed his sweaty bangs back, then gritted his teeth and cursed, ¡°Is Leo¡¯s brain damaged?!¡± Next, he sent a private message to Leo, expressing a strong question: ¡°???¡± Leo was very satisfied with the results, and replied in a good mood, ¡°Treating the opponent with the most serious attitude is our respect to them.¡± ¡°Scram!¡± Lyle ruthlessly replied. If it wasn¡¯t the circumstances don¡¯t allow it, he really wanted to challenge Leo for a hand-to-hand fight right now. Leo didn¡¯t mind Lyle¡¯s irritable reply and showed a faint smile. After thinking for a moment, he asked his adjutant, ¡°Say, the scene where the 2nd Army was intercepted just now, do you think it will be selected as a highlight clip for the public announcement?¡± The adjutant trembled in his heart and wanted to remind his major general that if he really did that, Major General Lyle would definitely hunt him(L) down! Major General Lyle was born beautiful, so he hated the most when other people questioned his abilities. This time, he was caught off guard and fled miserably. The main reason was that he took the 1st Army lightly. This is definitely a huge black spot in his life. However, seeing how his major general seemed to be looking forward to, the adjutant vaguely replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He tried to guess his major general¡¯s thoughts. The public announcement is nothing more than to show that the 1st Army is better than the 2nd Army. He paused and added, ¡°As long as the 1st Army wins, even if there are no highlights, the people of the empire will know that the 1st Army is the strongest.¡± War spirit raised in Leo¡¯s eyes and he nodded, ¡°You are right. Next, let the rest of the army see the true strength of the 1st Army!¡± ¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the empty door of the bakery for a while before closing the door helplessly. He thought for a while and checked guides about security issues on the virtual net. He only found 1 answer ¨C to ensure safety, immediately go offline. Uh, that makes sense, and it makes Xi¨¤o Mu feels stupid. He turned off his terminal and continued to make cookies. After it is done, he put it in the vending machine and left the virtual net. A week passed in a blink of an eye, and it is the weekend again. On Saturday morning, Xi¨¤o Mu got off the treadmill and was about to take a bath. Then his terminal vibrated, it is a call from Zhao Sheng. ¡°Good morning, are you free in the morning? The pharmacy company has completed the relevant procedures, and the medicines can be put on the shelves after they are passed to the relevant departments for testing.¡± Zhao Sheng paused, ¡°I have an acquaintance in the relevant department. The medicine test is just a formality. Also, I want to invite you to come to my house as a guest. The first reason is to send the medicine for testing. The second is my partner wants to see you. Apologies, he is timid and is not used to going out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was a little surprised to hear that. He didn¡¯t expect the procedures to be done so soon. Opening a pharmacy company is the first step in the plan. Their company will only sell medicines to restore spiritual power. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I have time. Just send me the location, I¡¯ll go later.¡± ¡°Come here with Hawke, he usually comes to my house to play on weekends.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu responded and hung up the call. After hanging up, Hawke contacted him, and the two agreed to meet at the door of the dormitory in half an hour. Xi¨¤o Mu took a bath and put the dirty clothes in the washing machine. After that, he sorted the medicine and the medicinal materials he bought last night. Putting them in his backpack, Xi¨¤o Mu went downstairs. He drove his aircraft while Hawke set the route. After that, Hawke sat in the co-pilot and chatted with Xi¨¤o Mu all the way, ¡°Cousin¡¯s wife is super nice and very cute. He always buys a lot of clothes for me.¡± Hawke smiled brightly and added, ¡°You will definitely like him. He is a little timid but he will be fine when you guys get familiar.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and asked curiously, ¡°What is his spirit animal?¡± ¡°Long-eared rabbit,¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Just as cute as your spirit animal. Ah ah ah, why is my spirit animal so small? I can¡¯t even see its shape.. maybe it doesn¡¯t have a shape at all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the information he read about Paramecium and didn¡¯t know how to comfort Hawke. Even with his eyesight, he couldn¡¯t see the Paramecium at all, let alone know what it looked like. Hawke smiled again for a moment and shook his fist, ¡°Fortunately it¡¯s a paramecium. Otherwise, I might not be able to hide my identity so smoothly. I¡¯m quite lucky.¡± Then he looked outside, ¡°We are here, it¡¯s the one with a lawn. Hey, we are not stopped. I guess my cousin must have informed the guards in advance.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked out, and it is green everywhere he can see. The two-story villa is built on a large area of grass. A row of the latest aircraft are docked in front of the villa, and a path winding through the grass led to the villa. Xi¨¤o Mu landed the aircraft to a position near the gate of the villa under Hawke¡¯s command. His dilapidated aircraft looked even shabbier in front of this series of luxury goods around. The security guard at the villa¡¯s security office looked puzzled, ¡°Since when Mr. Zhao get acquainted with the less privileged? When I received a message saying not to intercept an old aircraft just now, I thought it was a joke!¡± The colleague glanced at him, ¡°Stop talking nonsense. Can you understand the world of the rich?¡± Entering the gate of the villa, they came to a garden. After going around the garden, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Zhao Sheng standing at the door and the handsome man with half of his head exposed behind him. ¡°Welcome, this is my partner Gu Miao, a guide.¡± Zhao Sheng took Gu Miao¡¯s hand that is holding his sleeve and squeezed his hand comfortingly. Gu Miao blushed and exposed his head. His round eyes looked at Xi¨¤o Mu curiously before he swiftly hid behind Zhao Sheng again. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Does he look scary? Zhao Sheng helplessly turned his head and said softly, ¡°Miao Miao, have you forgotten what I said? Xi¨¤o Mu is Hawke¡¯s classmate and a guide as well.¡± Hawke jumped to Gu Miao¡¯s side, ¡°Yes, cousin¡¯s wife, Xi¨¤o Mu is super nice!¡± After a while, Gu Miao moved out from behind Zhao Sheng. He is about 1.8 meters tall. His black hair was supple and his skin was particularly pale. The contrast caused his face to look especially red now. ¡°I¡¯m Gu Miao, hello.¡± Gu Miao bit his lip. His eyelashes trembling as he stretched out his hand. Xi¨¤o Mu had never seen a man1 like this, but he didn¡¯t feel disgusted at all. He subconsciously lowered his voice, shook Gu Miao¡¯s hand, and quickly let go, ¡°Hello, I am Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Hawke took Gu Miao¡¯s hand and laughed, ¡°You guys are too polite. I¡¯m thirsty, I want to drink juice.¡± Gu Miao: ¡°I¡¯ll get it.¡± Zhao Sheng invited them to sit in the living room. After Xi¨¤o Mu drank the juice made by Gu Miao, his eyes brightened and he praised, ¡°It¡¯s delicious.¡± Hearing that, Gu Miao is overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth curled up, ¡°As long as you like it.¡± ¡°Cousin¡¯s wife¡¯s cooking skills are very good, the food and drink he made are very delicious.¡± Hawke quickly praised. Gu Miao blinked his big eyes and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly, ¡°Will you stay for lunch?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, he immediately showed a happy expression. Standing up, he moved to go to the kitchen. Zhao Sheng held Gu Miao by the waist and pulled him back to sit on the sofa. Then he kissed him on the cheek and said, ¡°Baby, I know that you are happy to meet new friends, but it¡¯s not even 9.00 am yet. It¡¯s too early to prepare lunch. Let¡¯s talk about things now.¡± Gu Miao blushed and sat upright, ¡°Oh.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is a little embarrassed, but seeing everyone looked natural, he felt that he is a bit too anxious. The husband-husband relationship is legal in this world, and interactions between partners are normal. Xi¨¤o Mu took out the medicine he had prepared and handed it to Zhao Sheng, ¡°One each for the low, mid, and high-grade healing pill. Is 1 enough for testing?¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough.¡± Zhao Sheng nodded and sent a message via terminal. Soon, someone walked in and took the medicine away. ¡°It takes about 2 hours for testing plus sales permit processing,¡± Zhao Sheng said, and transferred a document to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°This is the company¡¯s information. You can take a look. If you have any comments, you can put them forward.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu read it carefully, and when he saw the name ¡®Delish Meds Company¡¯, his eyes paused. If people didn¡¯t know about their company, they would think their company is selling gourmet food! General manager: Zhao Sheng R&D manager: Gu Miao As for the heads of other departments, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know them. Main business: Selling medicine to recover spiritual power Business Category: Manufacturing and sales Sales channels: Online Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the attached store link. The store page is simple and refreshing, with the store name written on the top, and the rest are empty. After reading it, he said, ¡°I think it¡¯s good. The cost of selling online is low and it avoids a lot of trouble. However, without any popularity, it won¡¯t sell after opening. Have you thought about how to promote it? Zhao Sheng smiled and said, ¡°After the store opens, Zhao Company will broadcast related advertisements. As long as someone has bought the pills, with the high effect of the medicine, there is no need to worry about the follow-up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°I have an idea. It won¡¯t occupy your advertising space, and will send business straight to us.¡± Zhao Sheng was curious, ¡°What is it?¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu talked about his idea2, Zhao Sheng¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°I¡¯ll make arrangements right away.¡± After he finished speaking, he got up and walked outside to contact someone. Hawke and Gu Miao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes, and Hawke said, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you are so smart.¡± Gu Miao kept nodding his head to agree with Hawke¡¯s words. He pinched the corner of his clothes and whispered, ¡°Ah Sheng said that you are not suitable to come forward in the public, so he wrote the R&D manager¡¯s name as mine. Don¡¯t be angry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯m not angry as I¡¯m the one who proposed it. I also want to thank you. This may cause you some trouble.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Gu Miao blinked and opened his eyes widely. Then he said with joy, ¡°I¡¯m glad to be able to help, you¡­ can you teach me how to make medicine? I can¡¯t do anything for Ah Sheng except cooking every day, I want to help him.¡± ¡°Who said you can¡¯t do anything for me?¡± Zhao Sheng heard that the moment he entered. He walked over to Gu Miao and hugged him, ¡°You have done a lot for me, don¡¯t get yourself tired.¡± Gu Miao pouted, ¡°But I can only cook.¡± ¡°Cooking is already very hard.¡± Zhao Sheng patted Gu Miao¡¯s head. ¡°But when you went to work, I am bored at home,¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes glowed as he continued, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to buy the medicine made by other guides as well? If I can do it too, won¡¯t I be able to make money?¡± Zhao Sheng whispered, ¡°Are you short of money? Where is the gold card I gave you?¡± ¡°I want to use the money I earn to buy you presents.¡± Gu Miao said softly, looking up. So cute! Zhao Sheng received a violent ¡®cute¡¯ blow and he reached out to stroke Gu Miao¡¯s ears. Gu Miao shrank his head, and his face instantly turned red. This was a habitual movement from Ah Sheng whenever he ¡®wanted¡¯ him. Thinking of the people in the room, Gu Miao whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t¡­¡± Zhao Sheng clenched his fist sharply. If it weren¡¯t for other people present in this room, he really wanted to swallow his little partner right away. Xi¨¤o Mu closed his half-opened mouth that was ready to reply to a question. He deeply suspected that the lunch today is dog food. The pair over there finally got tired of flirting with each other, and Gu Miao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly again. Xi¨¤o Mu felt pressured and replied honestly, ¡°I have not gone through systematic medicine studies and cannot teach other people. The only thing I can say is to release spiritual power when making medicine and inject your spiritual power into the medicine. The effect of the medicine should be much better.¡± Gu Miao carefully noted, ¡°I¡¯ll find some instructional video later, I will definitely study hard.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Gu Miao¡¯s spiritual power Level B, 7000 points, and looked forward to it. He didn¡¯t know how other guides felt when they used their spiritual power to make medicine, so he asked, ¡°Can you write down your feelings and thoughts when making medicine later? I want to know more about the process.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Gu Miao nodded and blinked quickly, ¡°Let¡¯s exchange numbers, and I will send it to you as soon as I write it.¡± The two added each other¡¯s number and Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his list of friends in the contact book. The 3 present in this room already accounted for half of them, and the other 3 were Ren, Leo, and Dr. Xi Mu3. At 11.00 am, Gu Miao went to the kitchen to cook. After a while, Zhao Sheng received the information that the medicine passed the test. Soon, the sales permit was sent to him. Zhao Sheng asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°How many medicines of each type are there in your hands?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took out 3 porcelain bottles, all pills are yellow in color, but with different shades. He said, ¡°The colors from light to dark, contain 300 low-grade pills, 500 medium-grade pills, and 200 top-grade pills. I will make some more tomorrow. Which one needs to make more?¡± ¡°Top grade,¡± Zhao Sheng answered without hesitation. ¡°The welfare of sentinel is very good, and their purchasing power is very strong. They can afford 25,000 star coins for a top-grade pill with no problem. In fact, in terms of efficacy, it is even cheaper than the usual guide pheromone agent.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay, by the way, have you heard of a medicinal plant called Wuming Extract?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu made a lot of medicines for several consecutive weekends, and his medical skill level has finally reached 40. He unlocked the intermediate low-grade healing pill, which could restore 3000 spiritual power. Each pill needs the material Wuming Extract 2g, but he searched around in the online shop and nobody is selling it. Planet Yao4 didn¡¯t have the material for high-grade healing pill5, so he suspects that Planet Yao doesn¡¯t have Wuming Extract either. Thinking that Zhao Sheng has a wider experience than him, Xi¨¤o Mu thought Zhao Sheng might know. Zhao Sheng thought for a while and shook his head, ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless, he managed to unlock a new prescription, but without the ingredients, he couldn¡¯t do anything! Hawke asked curiously, ¡°What kind of medicinal plant is that? I have read the encyclopedia of medicinal plants but why haven¡¯t I heard it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Do you really know all the plants in the encyclopedia?¡± Hawke proudly answered, ¡°Of course, I started reading it ever since I decided to study pharmaceuticals a long time ago. My foundation is solid.¡± A sudden thought crossed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind. Could it be Wuming Extract has another name in this world? He is unfamiliar with medicinal materials and has never seen Wuming Extract before, but when he clicks on the medicinal materials, the system will display the appearance of Wuming Extract. ¡°Do you have any courseware I can borrow? I may have remembered the name incorrectly. I want to take time to read it.¡± Hawke immediately transferred a copy of the medicinal plant encyclopedia to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu opened a page casually and saw those pictures and texts. Not only it included the efficacy of the medicine, but also the origin of the medicinal materials. He is very satisfied with the encyclopedia and decided to browse it in his dorm later. Lunch is not the dog food Xi¨¤o Mu thought, and the dishes are very exquisite. Gu Miao¡¯s cooking is very good. Xi¨¤o Mu is full of praise, while Hawke ate until his stomach is full. Gu Miao smiles broadly and is not so nervous when facing Xi¨¤o Mu. After eating, the 3 guides went for a walk on the lawn outside the villa. Only then did Xi¨¤o Mu found out that such a large area of lawn is built because Gu Miao liked grass. Chapter 34 Part 2 Danger At about 12.30 pm, Zhao Sheng called them back to the living room. The virtual screen shone at the wall of the living room is showing real-time news. ¡°Dear viewers, I just received the news that there is an incident on Baijin Road. Please come to the scene with our reporter.¡± When the screen was switched, it showed a tall sentinel on the street with gro-a.ning in pain. His face is flushed, and his eyes were bloodshot. The sentinel keeps attacking everyone he sees like a crazy person. ¡°Mental confusion.¡± Gu Miao was startled to see that. His voice trembled, and he looked at Zhao Sheng in panic, ¡°You must tell me if you are unwell.¡± Zhao Sheng held Gu Miao¡¯s hand and calmly said, ¡°Silly, you forgot that our spirits are combined. You know my situation best, don¡¯t you? So, don¡¯t worry.¡± The screen began to shake violently, and the reporter seemed to have been spotted by the manic sentinel. The reporter ran, so the camera shifted to the other side for a while. Suddenly there was a cry of pain, and the image stabilized. The camera turned to the manic sentinel, and the sentinel can be seen restrained by the 2 other sentinels. Among them, the blond sentinel said in displease, ¡°Consider yourself lucky.¡± As he said that, he fed a pill to the manic sentinel. In less than a minute, the blood lines in the eyes of the manic sentinel disappeared, and his expression calmed down. After that, the previously manic sentinel thanked the two sentinels. The blond sentinel stretched out his hand, ¡°I bought the pill from Delish Meds Company at 25,000 star coins. The purchase of this medicine is limited to 2 pills a day. Consider this a goodwill from me1, you can just give me the money of the pill.¡± The manic sentinel asked excitedly, ¡°Where is this company you are talking about? I have never taken medicine that works so well, I want to buy it too!¡± The blond sentinel didn¡¯t answer but lowered his head to place another order online. He heaved a sigh of relief after completed the purchase, ¡°Phew, fortunately, it¡¯s not sold out yet.¡± The blond sentinel then replied, ¡°Just search for ¡®Delish Meds Company¡¯ on the Internet. I was planning to buy food but accidentally clicked on this company. Seeing that the described effects are good, and there is a sales license, I wanted to try it. If I knew earlier that the effect is this good, maybe I won¡¯t give it to you!¡± At this time, the police arrived, and the director switched the interface to a public service announcement ¨C ¡°It¡¯s a false alarm. But here¡¯s a reminder to all sentinels that spiritual power illness must be treated in time.¡± Zhao Sheng turned off the news and went into the online store to check, ¡°Business is good.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all sold out!¡± Hawke said in surprise. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the selling prices, which were 1,500 coins, 8,000 coins, and 25,000 coins2. Excluding his selling price for each medicine, the profit was less than one-third. For a rich person like Zhao Sheng, the current profit is not enough to be called allowance money. ¡°There is too little medicine,¡± he said. Zhao Sheng said, ¡°The store has a notice that we are buying medicine from guides. I have arranged for people to advertise in the major forums frequently visited by guides. After all, the idea of using spiritual power to make medicines has only come out recently, so there won¡¯t be much finished products for the time being.¡± He smiled, ¡°Don¡¯t be impatient, the first step went smoothly, and it will be better in the future.¡± As Zhao Sheng said that, he transferred the money of the pills to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the 7.3 million star coins in his account, and his heart beat wildly. It is the first time he saw so much money. Until he left Zhao Sheng¡¯s house and went to the infirmary with Hawke, he still had a sense of unreality. Hawke tugged at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sleeve, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? What got you so happy?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu whispered, ¡°Do you know how much medicine money your cousin transferred to me just now? More than 7 million! I will treat you to dinner tomorrow.¡± Hawke blinked, patted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, and said in pain, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, for you to be so happy for so long with such a small amount of money, you must have suffered a lot since you were young.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°7 million! How is that a small amount of money?!3¡± Hawke counted down with his finger, ¡°You can¡¯t buy the latest aircraft, you can¡¯t buy a house in the city, you can¡¯t even buy a Level B mech. The only thing you can buy is probably delicious food,¡± Hawke felt moved and continued, ¡°You are so kind, for wanting to treat me to dinner when you have some money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Sometimes the rich second generation really does make other people¡¯s teeth itchy with hatred. Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down from the excitement. He is living by himself and had no fixed place to live. There are a lot of places that he needs to spend money in. Apart from improving the quality of his life, the rest of the money should be saved up. When he reaches adulthood, he can buy a house and gift it to himself! The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu went to Wilderness Forest early in the morning and kept making medicine. He took a top-grade healing pill every 2 hours to restore his spiritual power and then continued the medicine making. In the evening, in order to be less conspicuous, he wore a mask and went to the black market to give Zhao Sheng the pills. He returned to the infirmary before the battledome starts and stared at the online shop dashboard with Hawke. Zhao Sheng updated the store with 350 top-grade medicines, and it got sold out in less than 10 minutes. There were a bunch of messages in the shop comment box: ¡°My god, can you inform in advance when you replenish the stock? I have just gone to take a shower, and the pills are sold out!¡± ¡°Can you add more stocks? I can pay more!¡± ¡°Why do you need to limit purchases? Afraid I can¡¯t afford them? I can afford them all by myself!¡± ¡°Wake up, the one on top. Do you think anyone here is short of money? If they don¡¯t limit purchase, won¡¯t reseller hog everything?¡± Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu admiringly, ¡°You are amazing. I wonder when I can make a finished product like you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t you already have 4 spiritual filaments now? It will get better, but you have to be careful not to be discovered.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu reminded in a low voice. Hawke has a serious look as he replied, ¡°En, I will be very careful,¡± he paused before continuing, ¡°I am going to quit school. It is not very convenient for me at school. I want to study via online classes at home and apply for college directly next year.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned to hear about the news, but he smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. It will be much safer for you.¡± ¡°How about you drop out of school too and live in my house?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rejected Hawke¡¯s proposal. Knowing that Hawke is worried about him, he smiled and said, ¡°No, you don¡¯t have to worry about me. I have a bad foundation and it is better to study at school.¡± Although the system gave him a godly ability to make medicine, he didn¡¯t learn how to make it physically and that has always made him feel uneasy. If the system is gone someday, wouldn¡¯t he end up with nothing? Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to master the real skills, not to mention, after understanding how are the procedures, he may be able to find a more suitable formula. Hawke dropped out of school on Tuesday. Since then, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s school life is very regular. After attending class every day, he returns to his dorm to exercise, read, and make biscuits. To his delight, he saw Wuming Extract on the encyclopedia, but in another name, Wolfberry leaf. As he expected, Planet Yao did not have it. Planet Ba farther away has it but it is a planet that belonged to the military. It is said that the military exercise this time is organized in Planet Ba. Therefore, the plant is not sold on the Internet. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated whether Leo could help bring some back, but then he remembers that this was a drill. Moreover, they are not particularly familiar with each other and Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to disturb Leo so he gave up. On the next Saturday, Xi¨¤o Mu made medicine during the day, and at night, in order not to attract attention, he still wore a mask to Zhao Sheng¡¯s office. In the infirmary, with Hawke playing cover, it is more convenient for him to carry out the spiritual treatment. After finishing a treatment, Xi¨¤o Mu saw his progress for ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill is at 99/100 on the system panel. Then he took a glance at his spiritual power that was more than 30% of 2,700 left and started to treat another sentinel. [Congratulations, host. You have activated the skill ¡®Pin Hold¡¯. Buff skill, restore spiritual power 100 points every 3 seconds for 15 seconds, a total of 500 points recovery. Spiritual power consumption is 10% of the total recovery value, no CD4] Immediately after the treatment, a notification from the main system popped up in his mind, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up. The effect of Pin Hold is equivalent to that he consumes 50 points, which can make the receiver recover 500 points. Although it looks incomparable with the healing pill, this skill does not have a CD, which means that it can be used continuously. Using ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ on the same target every 15 seconds for a minute, the receiver can recover 2,000 points. Even with Level S sentinel, they can fully recover in less than 5 minutes! Moreover, he can use ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ on another sentinel within 15 seconds of waiting time to achieve the effect of simultaneous treatment. [Congratulations, host. You have successfully activated the skill. Please choose reward: 1.Backpack, 2.Mount, 3.Candied haws] Immediately after the 1st notification, the mechanical sounded again. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the selection interface and felt inexplicably nostalgic. In the Sword Three game, he can be an apprentice of a teacher. These 3 rewards are almost the standard rewards given by the master to the apprentice. Mounts are most likely to be horses. They might be useful in ancient times but in this world, it is completely impractical. As for the candied haws, it is even more unnecessary. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t hesitate and picked the backpack. The next moment, an additional backpack interface appeared in the lower right corner of the system panel. He clicked on it and saw a total of 24 grids. Taking out the spare pills from his backpack, Xi¨¤o Mu thought in his mind to put it in the system backpack. The pills disappeared instantly and now occupy 2 grids in the system backpack. The high-grade healing pill and the mid-grade boost pill each occupy a grid. Xi¨¤o Mu was overjoyed. This is so convenient, it is equivalent to saving a million from buying space storage! And there is no need for a carrier medium, so he doesn¡¯t need to worry about losing it. When Xi¨¤o Mu got off work, his spiritual power is close to a safe point, but he is in a good mood. He used ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ on himself while walking. The moment he used the skill, a green tea leaf floated out of his right hand and entered the space between his eyebrows. A cool and comfortable feeling swept over his body. A ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ buff icon appeared under his red and blue bars, and there is a countdown on the icon. Xi¨¤o Mu bid farewell to Hawke and left through the back door. When he is approaching the parking place of his aircraft, a sudden tingling came from the back of the right side of his neck, the pain of being stabbed by a syringe. He swung his fist backward and clutched his neck with the other hand. Then he looked back with a guarded stance. ¡°Why is that you?¡± Roa looked at this hated face in surprise. If his clothes and height were not the same, Roa even suspected that he got the wrong person. ¡°Roa?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that his spiritual barrier is gradually disintegrating, and the spiritual filaments went crazy. Frowning, he asked, ¡°What did you inject me?¡± Roa glanced at the syringe in his hand, ¡°Such a waste, using the guide stimulant on you. I thought you might be the medicine maker or the guide who sold the pills!¡± He did not hide the contempt in his eyes, ¡°But I knew it is impossible when I saw you. Who made the medicine that you sold?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt something is wrong. Although he had never heard of guide stimulants before, he could understand it literally. It is probably a medicine that stimulates the spiritual filaments of the guide. He found that his spiritual power is being drained, and controlling spiritual filaments is not as easy as usual, so he quickly continued to use ¡®Pin Hold¡¯. The rate of loss of spiritual power stopped, but it did not increase. The spiritual filaments were extremely active, and it was very difficult for him to control them. Xi¨¤o Mu suppressed the panic in his heart and said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you are talking about!¡± ¡°Stop pretending. I had people monitoring the black market, but the person who sells the healing pill never returns. Instead, a company called Delish Meds Company appeared on the Internet.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, the general manager of this company is Manager Zhao from the black market. Obviously, you sold the medicine directly to him.¡± ¡°When you came out of Manager Zhao¡¯s office, I kept my eyes on you. But at the battledome, there was too much audience and I lost you. Then I asked everyone to guard each door and I choose the back door. It seems that I am really lucky. My question is who made the medicine?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect someone to keep an eye on him all the time. He pinched his fingers. His current situation is too dangerous. If he continues this talk with Roa, he will definitely be exposed. ¡°Don¡¯t you know who is the company¡¯s R&D manager?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked while walking towards the aircraft. ¡°Impossible, that is Zhao Sheng¡¯s partner.¡± Roa stopped Xi¨¤o Mu from walking away. ¡°He has Level B spiritual power and has been studying medicine at home, why is it impossible? Why do you think I want to sell the pills on the black market? He requested it because Zhao Sheng works in the black market.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu expressionlessly continues to spout nonsense, ¡°Why do you care about this husband pair¡¯s preference?¡± Roa frowned. He recently received news that Xi¨¤o Mu and Gu Miao took a walk together. If this is the case, it will be troublesome. Some things must be done as soon as possible. He was a little unwilling, but after looking at Xi¨¤o Mu with an ugly expression, he turned away and left. Xi¨¤o Mu felt slightly relieved but doesn¡¯t dare to be careless. He swiftly stepped on the aircraft, set the route back to school, and leaned back on his chair with a frown. His heart beats wildly, and after the spiritual barrier collapsed, he re-established it, but it quickly became thinner. His spiritual filaments wanted to go out from the barrier with excitement, and he could hardly control them. Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that things are not good as the effects of the stimulant have completely activated. He clenched his fists tightly and used ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ without stopping, but making a spiritual barrier and using strong control of spiritual filaments still cause the spiritual power to gradually decrease. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time. He had taken a high-grade healing pill before, and it is almost an hour and a half from now. He just has to hold on for another half an hour, Xi¨¤o Mu secretly cheered himself up. When the aircraft landed, he ran to the dormitory as fast as he could. However, when he reached the 6th floor, his spiritual filaments became crazier, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face instantly turned pale. What happened?! A tall figure stood at the door of his dormitory and turned his head to look over. Upon seeing Xi¨¤o Mu, he then strode towards him. Leo! Xi¨¤o Mu bit the tip of his tongue hard. He turned his head and ran downstairs without hesitation. CH 35 Chapter 35 Part 1 Exposed Leo waited expectantly until Xi¨¤o Mu came back. He didn¡¯t expect Xi¨¤o Mu to turn around and ran. All of a sudden, his mood fell into a trough, followed by a wave of rising anger. Is he so scary? Don¡¯t they already familiar with each other? Are those interactions during exercise every night fake? Leo gave chased with his long legs. His speed is very fast, and in a blink of an eye he caught up with Xi¨¤o Mu. He put his hand on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder to stop him from running forward, and asked unhappily with a cold voice, ¡°Why are you running?¡± The shoulder trembled slightly, and Leo was taken aback. Anxious, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu clenched his fists, he almost exhausted all the strength he could use now. Turning around, he waved away Leo¡¯s hand, while rebuilding the barrier that had just collapsed. At the same time, he tried to control the spiritual filaments that almost on the edge. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s voice was muted with restraint. Every cell in his whole body wanted to hug Leo fiercely, and he wanted to let go of all control and relax. It is midnight, and the sky is very dark, but there were emergency lights in the aisle. Although it was very dim, it did not affect Leo¡¯s eyesight at all. At a glance, he saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face is flushed, his brows furrowed, and the hair on his forehead was wet with sweat. Leo felt tight in his heart and asked, ¡°Are you sick?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pinched his fingers fiercely and reluctantly replied with forced calmness, ¡°I am uncomfortable and want to go back to rest. Can we talk about this tomorrow?¡± How can he not worry? Leo stepped forward and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the infirmary.¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu struggled, ¡°Let me go!¡± Leo was stunned by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s action. His reaction was too great, and his voice suddenly rose sharply. Xi¨¤o Mu looked a little stern in the night light, so Leo subconsciously let go of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. The barrier that Xi¨¤o Mu had just built collapsed again so he built another one. Looking at the remaining spiritual power, his face looked tense and he ran towards his room. He didn¡¯t understand why Leo would appear at the door of his dormitory at this time. He only hoped that Leo could leave now and let him stay in his dormitory quietly. As long as there is no interruption by Leo, he can concentrate to restrain the stimulant by himself. Moreover, in another 20 minutes, he will be able to take a healing pill and recover his spiritual power. However, his hopes fell through. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is about to close the door, Leo pressed against the door panel and suddenly wrinkled his brows, ¡°Are you injured?¡± He smelled blood, it was very light but couldn¡¯t be ignored. As he asked the question, Leo¡¯s left hand pressed the light switch by the door of the bedroom, and the room instantly lit up. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes were stimulated by the light and instantly closed to avoid the light. Before he opens his eyes again, Leo grabbed his left hand. Leo opened Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fist gently and looked at the obvious pinch marks on his index finger, which was clearly caused by himself. Leo¡¯s voice sank, ¡°It¡¯s so uncomfortable that you hurt yourself, why don¡¯t you go to the doctor?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to withdraw his hand but was firmly grasped by Leo. Leo added, ¡°I will take you to the infirmary!¡± His tone was firm, and he bent over to carry Xi¨¤o Mu after speaking. Xi¨¤o Mu took a step to the side, but his hand still got caught. He absolutely can¡¯t go to the hospital. With his current condition, his spiritual filaments would be uncontrolled soon. From here to the infirmary, they have to pass through the other dormitory buildings. The dormitories for the university department and the higher education department are in the same area, and each building may have at least a sentinel. The sentinel of the University Department of the Imperial Military Academy has always been the best. Among them, there are a lot of Level AA sentinels, so Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t take risks. Now, Building 30 is the safest place. Sentinel has good welfare and they have no financial pressure at all. Therefore, there is no sentinel in the quadruple dormitory. Other than that, Building 30 is the outermost building. In case his spiritual filaments get out of control, based on the distance, only the Level AA sentinel of the nearby 3 or 4 dormitories can be affected. Xi¨¤o Mu only hopes that there are no Level AA sentinels in these buildings. ¡°Let me go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo firmly. The hair on his forehead and temples was wet, and he looked miserable. Leo felt angry and funny at the same time, ¡°Afraid to see the doctor? Your face is red, so you might have a fever. Normal trauma is fine but this kind of injury can easily get worse if it is not treated in time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression was strained and he built a spiritual barrier again. Then suddenly, he received a prompt in his mind. His spiritual power is less than 20% now. Xi¨¤o Mu is in extreme pain. If he has the ability to do so, he really wants to throw Leo downstairs. ¡°Why the hell are you looking for me?¡± ¡°I¡­¡­¡± After saying a word, Leo¡¯s voice cracked and he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in shock. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s jaw tightened. In an instant, he couldn¡¯t control himself properly and a very thin spiritual filament passed through the barrier. Although he took it back almost immediately, his heart sank when he saw Leo¡¯s expression. Leo stared at him closely, and his expression changed several times. A black panther suddenly appeared beside him, walking anxiously around Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart jumped to his throat. Because of the distraction, his control on the spiritual filaments became weaker, and two more sprang out. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened. As if guided by fate, his and Leo¡¯s spiritual filaments moved close to each other. Xi¨¤o Mu controlled them back to his mind, but they only retracted a little bit before extending forward again. Fatty appeared at his feet. With its big tail swept in front of itself, it curled into a ball. The panther lowered its head and pressed its head against Fatty. Its fat body was trembling, staying in place without giving any response. Xi¨¤o Mu felt soft all over, and the familiar heat instantly swept through his body. He bit his tongue hard. The pain made his mind clearer, and he glared at Leo, ¡°Get out!¡± Leo didn¡¯t go out but took a step forward instead. Kicking the door open, he slides his hand along Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist uncontrollably, ¡°It¡¯s you.¡± The refreshing smell of the guide rushed into his nose, and Leo instantly understood everything. The part about buying pills from his 100% compatible guide was fake, Xi¨¤o Mu has always been the only one. Xi¨¤o Mu is his 100% compatible guide; the medicine maker! Leo¡¯s dark voice shocked Xi¨¤o Mu. He shuddered uncontrollably by Leo¡¯s contact on his skin. He could no longer stand, his feet fell softly, and was caught by Leo¡¯s powerful arms halfway. Immediately after, hot breath spread to the side of his neck. Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his neck to avoid it, and his voice trembled, ¡°No!¡± Leo¡¯s eyes were red. He has just realized his heart no long ago. He always did things cleanly so he came back to the dorm immediately after the military exercises and wanted to confess to Xi¨¤o Mu. However, he didn¡¯t expect the development of things to be completely unexpected. With his love and the attraction of a 100% match rate, Leo almost immediately fell into the combined heat and wanted to ¡®eat¡¯ this person in front of him. He tried his best to control himself, and the person in his arms trembled, causing him to feel pity involuntarily. The guide¡¯s pheromones became more and more intense, and he knew that his guide would also enter the combined heat soon. Leo kissed the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, and soothed in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I will help you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened, and his soft hand pushed against Leo¡¯s shoulders. Although it was a useless attempt, he expressed his emotions very clearly, ¡°Let me go and get out of here!¡± Leo frowned, his voice darkened, ¡°A sentinel will not leave his guide alone.¡± ¡°I am not your guide!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately retorted, he took a deep breath, ¡°Leo, don¡¯t forget, I am the weak chicken you hate most1.¡± ¡°You are not,¡± Leo couldn¡¯t help tightening his hand, bringing the two closer together, ¡°I like you.¡± Leo bowed his head and wanted to kiss Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to avoid him. Xi¨¤o Mu tightened his brows uncomfortably. His whole body went crazy and desperately wanted to get close to Leo. His refusal to Leo made him felt particularly uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu bit the tip of his tongue, and the smell of blood spread in his mouth. The sharp pain made his paste-like mind clearer, and the words he said next were filled with undisguised irony. ¡°Leo, you said that anyone who is controlled by their match rate is rubbish. Do you also finally succumbed to your match rate?2¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo pinched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin to make him open his mouth slightly. The smell of blood in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth stimulated Leo¡¯s nerves. Leo brushed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips with his thumb and replied, ¡°I only follow my heart.3¡± Xi¨¤o Mu almost laughed angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you like me.¡± Leo¡¯s blue eyes looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, and his voice was dull and deep, ¡°Yes, I like you.¡± If he hadn¡¯t been ridiculed by Leo so many times, hadn¡¯t been disgusted so many times, Xi¨¤o Mu would almost believe it when he saw Leo¡¯s expression at the moment4. ¡°Major General Leo, I really despise you.¡± Leo¡¯s face changed slightly, and his tone was low and hoarse, ¡°You don¡¯t believe me.¡± ¡°No one will believe that. This is just your excuse for not being able to resist finding a 100% match.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu mocked. Leo leaned close to Xi¨¤o Mu, and their breath mingled with each other, ¡°I will make you believe it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his head and was about to say something, then his expression changed. He looked in the direction of Building 29. His spiritual filaments swayed for a few moments over there but firmly stretched towards Leo in the end. Leo¡¯s brows wrinkled. There was no soundproofing system in this room. He felt that 5 people are running towards Building 30; all sentinels with high abilities. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that his hopes were unfulfilled. Not only there are Level AA sentinel in the nearby dormitories, there are several of them. ¡°Leave, right away!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said immediately. He can¡¯t stay here, otherwise, he can¡¯t imagine what will happen when the sentinels arrived. Leo knew by looking at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression, that he(XM) also knew that someone is coming. But he is a guide and his hearing should be similar to that of ordinary people. This is not normal. ¡°How did you know?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked helpless as he explained, ¡°The match rate between me and all Level AA sentinels is above 90%. As long as my spiritual filaments get out of control, the nearby Level AA sentinels should be able to sense me.¡± If right now weren¡¯t late at night, and most people should be in a deep sleep state, they would have come here long ago. Leo: ¡°¡­¡± He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a complicated expression. Picking him up, Leo opened the door. He released his mecha Ying from the space storage and activated the flight mode. Ying fell down the dormitory building, and a pair of huge metal wings suddenly raised from the side. It flew back to the corridor on the 6th floor and opened the hatch. Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu and jumped to the mecha. He put Xi¨¤o Mu in the lounge behind the driver¡¯s seat, set the destination to leave. Xi¨¤o Mu lay on the leather sofa and curled up into a ball. He used the skill ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ without stopping, and his spiritual power that had been empty slowly rose back up. Joy flashed in his eyes, and the effect of the medicine is gradually disappearing. However, the next moment, he is held in Leo¡¯s arms, and he could feel the heat on his back. His joy dissipated in a flash. Leo¡¯s fiery breath spread across the back of his neck, followed by a light bite. Xi¨¤o Mu had to bite his lip to restrain himself from gro-a.ning. He knew that Leo¡¯s current condition is very bad, and he is the same as well. If this continues, something will definitely happen. ¡°Leo.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was turned over to face Leo. Looking at Leo¡¯s gaze as if he is about to eat him, Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly calls out. However, he is not in a good state at this moment; his whole body seemed to be burning, and his voice sounded soft and sticky. Leo heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s voice and his eyes darkened. Lowering his head, he kissed Xi¨¤o Mu firmly in the mouth. Chapter 35 Part 2 Exposed ¡®Mhmm¡­¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu widened his eyes. He tried to avoid Leo, but his head is positioned at the side of the sofa; giving him no space to avoid Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, but he couldn¡¯t stop Leo¡¯s movements at all. Leo didn¡¯t let go of his lips until Xi¨¤o Mu thought he would suffocate. He p.a.n.ted violently. When he recovered, the hem of his shirt had been lifted, and Leo¡¯s callous hands have moved up his waist. Xi¨¤o Mu shrank subconsciously, trying to avoid his touch, and hurriedly shouted, ¡°I¡¯m not willing! Leo, I¡¯m not willing!¡± Leo is a proud person, he won¡¯t force anyone who is unwilling. However, at this moment Leo has been enduring the combined he.at for several minutes, and he is totally different from his usual self. Leo paused when he heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words and frowned in pain. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo nervously, but when he saw his red eyes, his heart tightened. Then, k_isses fell like a violent storm, his breathing almost stopped. His instinct to follow the flow clashed with his strong resisting thoughts, and that almost drove him crazy. ¡°Let go!¡± He reluctantly spat the words, but his voice was soft and light and Leo seemed to have not heard it. His(L) hand care.ss all over his body, and the k_isses moved downwards along the side of his face. This can¡¯t continue! Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and ga.sp_ed heavily. Biting his lip, he tried his best to control the urge to reach out and hug Leo. His unfocused eyes slowly regain its focus and Xi¨¤o Mu closed his eyes to concentrate on controlling his spiritual filaments. He twisted some of them into a bunch, restraining his guide instinct, ignoring the pain from his head, and slammed it towards Leo¡¯s spiritual state. ¡°ARGH!¡± A painful cry came out of Leo¡¯s mouth, then Xi¨¤o Mu felt him slump heavily on his body. At the same time, an uncomfortable feeling flooded Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind like a tide. His whole body is trembling uncontrollably. His spiritual filaments almost instantly shrank into his mind, as if they have lost their life, without the slightest light. [Master fell into a coma, enable defense mode] A mechanical sound rang out, but Xi¨¤o Mu was so immersed in pain that he did not hear it at all. It took him several minutes before he could come back to his sense, only to realize that there is a feeling of wetness on his face. It turned out that he has been crying unconsciously. Xi¨¤o Mu looked down at Leo and saw that Leo fell on top of him, so quietly that it frightened him. He quickly got up and turned Leo over. After confirming that he is still breathing, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. When he scanned for Leo¡¯s spiritual power, Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback. He hadn¡¯t noticed it before, but it seems that Leo had taken his pills before this at some point. That¡¯s why he could see the remaining value of his spiritual power at the moment. His previous spiritual power balance was more than 6,000, but now it is only more than 600, which is less than 10% of his overall points. It must be because of his mental attack just now. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart is full of guilt and misery, but this is not an emotion he can control. The guide¡¯s nature is to help sentinel, and not only does he just hurt a sentinel, but that person is also his 100% compatible sentinel. All the uncomfortable emotions doubled in him, making Xi¨¤o Mu feel depressed. He silently moved to the corner farthest from Leo and sat down with his feet in his arms. His body felt hot and his head is throbbing with pain. Before this, Xi¨¤o Mu has checked a lot of information related to the guide. He knew that he is experiencing a combined heat. Like Leo, if he has no medicine or a sentinel to help him, he will feel very tormented. Fortunately, the initiator sentinel, Leo is now in a coma and will not make his condition worse, and his spiritual power is recovering. The effect of the stimulant gradually dissipated, and the recovery speed of his spiritual power gradually increased. Xi¨¤o Mu watched the time and took a high-grade healing pill. Instantly, he recovered 2,000 spiritual power. After another 10 minutes, his spiritual power is finally full. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and the heat on his body gradually dissipated. His limbs regained strength, and he can now establish a spiritual barrier. It¡¯s just that his spiritual filaments are still feeling awkward. Although they have restored their luster, the filaments don¡¯t float like usual, but stayed limp in his mind; seemingly unable to lift their energy. Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips, his body actually felt the same. He obviously has plenty of physical and spiritual power, but his emotion is very low. Xi¨¤o Mu is a sensible person and knows that this is just his guide side¡¯s feeling, but he has no way to solve it. Looking at Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu used ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ on him. In an instant, emerald green tea leaves floated from his palm to the space between Leo¡¯s brows in the blink of an eye. Xi¨¤o Mu felt better now. As a guide, healing other people always made him feel satisfied. When Leo¡¯s spiritual power returned to 20%, Xi¨¤o Mu stopped using the skill. He took out a high-grade healing pill and put it next to Leo¡¯s head. At this moment, his spiritual filaments immediately floated out. Xi¨¤o Mu restrained the urge to touch Leo and walked to the window, which his spiritual filaments fell limply again. That makes Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little amused inexplicably. He felt like his spiritual filaments looked like Leo¡¯s diehard fans. It was dark outside the window, and there was nothing to see. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know where they are right now, let alone know when it landed here. So, he couldn¡¯t estimate how far they are from the school. Thinking of school, he couldn¡¯t help having a headache. There is a residual smell of a guide¡¯s pheromone in his dormitory, so his identity is probably exposed. If the Golden Tower comes for him, he can only negotiate with his own ability according to the idea he first had in mind, that he has the ability to live independently. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to leave the mecha but he didn¡¯t see any buttons to open by the door. Climbing into the driver¡¯s seat, he saw the densely packed buttons on the control panel and got even dizzier. [You villain, what do you want to do?] An angry mechanical sound sounded. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned and he looked around but he did not see any living creatures. So he asked, ¡°You are?¡± [I am Mecha Ying. You hurt master, where do you want to take him? Let me tell you this. Even if you are master¡¯s 100% compatible guide and I cannot attack you, I will never follow your instructions to take master away!] Xi¨¤o Mu has a moment of realization. He was not surprised though because he knew that smart mecha has independent consciousness. After listening to it, he secretly rejoiced inside. If he and Leo are not a 100% match, he afraid that the moment he attacks Leo, the mecha will attack him. ¡°I won¡¯t take him away. I just want to leave, so can you open the door to let me out?¡± [Can¡¯t let you run away!] Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to wait for Leo to wake up. After Leo woke up, the combined heat might not disappear yet. It would be too dangerous for him to stay here. Leo would be on guard so if the same situation happened again, he(XM) might not be able to stop him. He thought for a while, ¡°If you don¡¯t let me go, I will stay here and continue to hurt him. I am such a bad person and he is not safe with me here.¡± The smart mecha¡¯s IQ is equivalent to that of a child. It only has Leo as its master from the moment it was built. Leo only regards it as his mecha and combat partner. They have never communicated properly with each other. Ying has a strong fighting ability, but it knows very little about other things. Ying thought for a while and searched the Internet silently ¡®how to ensure safety¡¯ and got ¡®stay away from danger¡¯ as the answer. It felt that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words are right. For its owner¡¯s safety, Ying made a decision. It opened the door and forced Xi¨¤o Mu out. Xi¨¤o Mu fell to the ground. The black mecha fused together with the night so he couldn¡¯t see the mecha clearly. However, thinking about the big guy that is over 3 meters tall, Xi¨¤o Mu could only comfort himself that it was fortunate that he didn¡¯t get thrown out directly out of the window. He stood up by supporting his hands on the ground and looked at the time. It is almost 2.00 am, the time when people slept most deeply. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment and decided not to call Hawke and Zhao Sheng. Except for his depressed mood, everything is fine now. It¡¯s not very good to disturb people at this kind of hour. Turning on the flashlight function of his terminal, Xi¨¤o Mu discovered that he is in a huge outdoor stadium. The mecha was parked in the middle of the stadium, away from the surrounding area. An empty location is indeed a good place for him whose spiritual filaments are out of control. He walked quickly out of the stadium by following along the edge of the stadium, which was just a stadium inside a comprehensive stadium. After walking for almost an hour, Xi¨¤o Mu finally reached the entrance of the main stadium. He saw someone in the security room at the door from a distance. After thinking about it, he backpedaled and walked along the wall to find a lower place so he could climb over and leave. He soon lost his hope. Xi¨¤o Mu is very helpless. He keeps yawning constantly and felt so sleepy. In the end, he simply sat down in a secluded corner and fell asleep against the wall. He decided to ask Zhao Sheng for help at dawn. Fortunately, the temperature is not low right now, so even if he sleeps in the open all night, it will not affect him much. However, when he opened his eyes again, he is no longer in the corner of the stadium. There was a white ceiling above him, and he is sleeping on a soft bed. Xi¨¤o Mu looked around and got stunned. This is his room in Ren¡¯s apartment! There was a soft noise from the door, and he turned his head to look over. Leo stood with his back facing him so Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t see his expression. Leo didn¡¯t seem to expect that Xi¨¤o Mu would be awake so Leo was stunned. Then he walked quickly to the bed. Xi¨¤o Mu shrank back subconsciously but was stunned when he saw Leo¡¯s face. Usually, Leo is just like his spirit animal, his body seems to contain countless powers all the time. However, at this moment, he looked tired, his expression is gloomy, and he looked particularly mournful. Leo¡¯s thin lips were pursed heavily, and his tone was low, ¡°You hate me that much?¡± When Leo woke up last night, he almost collapsed2. If it weren¡¯t for the faint familiar smell around his nose and he saw the pill, he might not be able to stay calm. Leo knows better than Xi¨¤o Mu that a guide always felt closely to the highly matched sentinel, even to the point of obedience. Since Xi¨¤o Mu has a 100% match rate with him, when he(XM) hurts him, the action hurts himself(XM) as well. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s strong reaction made Leo understand that not only Xi¨¤o Mu disliked him, he even hated him. This is the first time his heart is moved but he was completely rejected, which made him very uncomfortable. Apart from that, as a sentinel, the feeling of being hurt by a guide caused him to feel even more uncomfortable. Sentinel and guide complement each other. They both need each other¡¯s emotions. If they can get it, the feedback will be doubled. On the other hand, the hurt will be doubled too. The heavy pain in Leo¡¯s tone stunned Xi¨¤o Mu. Thinking of his depressed mood at the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that it was caused by their guide and sentinel¡¯s side. He looked down and said, ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t hate you, and I don¡¯t want to hurt you. I just don¡¯t like being forced by anyone.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s eyes shone slightly. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly, ¡°You don¡¯t hate me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and added, ¡°I don¡¯t like you either3.¡± He tilted his head to avoid Leo¡¯s fiery gaze and said, ¡°Major General Leo, I believe you are a determined person. You have not forgotten what you said before this, right?¡± Leo thought of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words of sarcasm last night. He thinks back to the way he spoke toward Xi¨¤o Mu before and felt his face hurt. He squeezed his fist tightly; he would let Xi¨¤o Mu know about his heart. ¡°I won¡¯t tell anyone about your identity.¡± Leo didn¡¯t answer Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s question, instead, he mentioned what Xi¨¤o Mu cares about and gave his promise. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled bitterly, ¡°Thank you, but I may not be able to hide the secret.¡± Leo thought of something, and snorted heavily, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not exposed.¡± ¡°How is it possible?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened. Although he didn¡¯t believe it, he still had some expectations. The author has something to say: Leo: My crush doesn¡¯t believe that I like him. What to do? Waiting online, urgent! CH 36 Chapter 36 Part 1 Heartthrob Recalling what happened last night, Xi¨¤o Mu remembered clearly that several Level AA sentinels sensed his presence. After he was taken away by Leo, it is easy to find his bedroom with their enhanced 5 senses. Moreover, they left in a hurry so his dormitory had not been cleaned up. That means the smell of his guide pheromone should still remain in it. Even a fool knew that a guide is living in one of the rooms in unit 601. It is easier to inquire about a student¡¯s information based on their dorm. That¡¯s why Xi¨¤o Mu thinks his identity is exposed no matter how he thinks about it. Being stared at by Xi¨¤o Mu tickled Leo¡¯s heart. His fingers twitched, but he restrained his urge to touch Xi¨¤o Mu; he couldn¡¯t afford to scare him anymore. ¡°Your identity is not exposed. You can see it by looking at the school forum.¡± Of course! Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that he is being stupid. If he really got exposed, the school forum would definitely explode. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly entered the forum and scrolled through the posts from top to bottom. There wasn¡¯t any news about him. Instead, there were a few posts about sentinels. ¡®Are they crazy? Sentinels fought to stay in the quadruple dormitory!¡¯ ¡®Big news! The Jin family is definitely going bankrupt soon. The Jin¡¯s young master, Jin You, now lives in a slum dormitory ¨C Building 30.¡¯ ¡®I feel that the financial crisis is coming. Young Master Wu, Wu Nai1 has also moved into the slum!¡¯ ¡®On the other hand, could it be the rich have nothing to do and wanted to experience the suffering of the commoners?¡¯ ¡®Agree with upstairs +1¡¯ ¡®+1¡¯ ¡®¡­¡¯ After reading the post, Xi¨¤o Mu felt complicated and didn¡¯t know whether to be happy or unhappy. He deeply hoped in his heart that the guess wrote in the forum is correct. Those young masters who he did not know probably wanted to experience the sufferings of the commoners. Though Xi¨¤o Mu felt that the quadruple dormitory is super luxurious, and it is not really a suffering! Moving his gaze from the forum post to Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Have you heard of Jin You and Wu Nai?¡± Leo answered, ¡°They are both Year 2 students of the Imperial Military Academy,¡± he paused, showing an unhappy expression, and added, ¡°Level AA sentinel.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt his previous hope is gone. These two people are definitely from the bunch of sentinels who discovered him last night. ¡°Do you know which dormitory they are living in?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked again. He only hoped that the answer is not 6012. Living with unstable factors is really dangerous. ¡°There are 5 sentinels in total. They fought to determine the privilege. The worst one got unit 603 while the other four got unit 602.¡± Leo asked tentatively, ¡°How about, I live in unit 601?¡± ¡°No!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu refused without thinking. Leo¡¯s expression darkened, but the residual pain in his head reminded him that he should not rush. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am in the opposite dormitory so you won¡¯t be in any danger.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. In fact, he felt that the greatest danger is Leo. ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Frowning, he added, ¡°It was an accident yesterday.¡± ¡°Accident?¡± Leo¡¯s voice sank, and his aura suddenly became frightening. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°You already know that I made those medicines, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu explained about his medicine sales and his cooperation with Zhao Sheng, ¡°The first batch of medicine was sold to Roa, and he set his eyes on me.¡± He said helplessly, ¡°He suspected that the medicine maker and the person who sells the medicine is the same person. So he injected me with stimulants, wanting to verify my identity.¡± A mockery flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°Such dishonesty. As far as I know, the medicine you sold to him was said to be made by his sister. Recently, the Greene family¡¯s popularity has skyrocketed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned to hear that. He didn¡¯t think that there is such a thing. But there¡¯s something he doesn¡¯t understand, ¡°The medicine has the smell of guide pheromone. Could it be my scent is the same as his sister?¡± ¡°Not sure. Do you want to check it out? I¡¯ll get some medicine for you to study.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll buy it myself!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said hurriedly, he didn¡¯t want to trouble Leo. On the other hand, he is quite interested in the matter of covering up the guide¡¯s scent. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply, ¡°At least don¡¯t refuse my kindness. Greene¡¯s medicines are not sold to the public. I heard that they take a week just to make one.¡± Leo¡¯s blue eyes were deep and focused, and Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by the gaze. He agreed before he could refute himself. Leo changed the subject and asked, ¡°Breakfast is ready. After breakfast¡­ are you going back to school?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°En.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu washed up, he went downstairs. There were only 2 of them in the house; him and Leo. As he is eating breakfast, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Where is the marshal?¡± Leo: ¡°Today¡¯s military exercise commendation meeting, he went to host it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned, ¡°The military exercise just ended yesterday?¡± Seeing Leo nodded, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips moved and he wanted to ask Leo why he came looking for him yesterday. But if he really asked, the topic will inevitably touch on what happened last night. Hence, he decided not to ask. After eating, Leo said, ¡°I will send you back to school.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not refuse because his own aircraft is still at school. Plus, Leo can be considered a school teacher, so it¡¯s a good way to go! Halfway through, Leo received a call, and Xi¨¤o Mu heard the roar even from 2 seats apart. ¡°You rascal! Still not coming over soon?! If you are not here, who would dare to take the championship trophy of the 1st Army?¡± ¡°No time,¡± Leo replied with a frown. The answer caused Ren to choke and he was surprisingly angry, ¡°No time? I checked the records. You just left the apartment after breakfast and are heading to school now. Don¡¯t you tell me you are busy going to class?¡± Without waiting for Leo to speak, Ren shouted again, ¡°Come over right away. This is the biggest event I attended after recuperating for 2 months. If you mess this up, I will teach you a lesson!¡± Leo looked helplessly at the hung-up call. Based on what he knew about his grandfather, he is not joking about the threat in his last sentence. As for the ¡®lesson¡¯, it should be getting transferred to remote planets to patrol or chase after space criminals. He usually doesn¡¯t mind these tasks, but right now, he doesn¡¯t want to leave Area A for even a moment. Thinking of the students staying in unit 602/603, he doesn¡¯t even want to leave the school. When the aircraft landed, Leo said, ¡°I will walk you to the dormitory.¡± ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly refused, and helplessly added, ¡°Didn¡¯t you have things to do?¡± Leo wanted to say something, but Xi¨¤o Mu looked at him and asked, ¡°In your eyes, I am so weak that I need someone to accompany me to the dormitory?¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo denied immediately. He is now very sensitive to the word ¡®weak¡¯. ¡°It¡¯s the classmates in your dormitory next door, I¡¯m not relieved.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is also a little bit unsure. They are the few people who knew his identity and matched him with a very high rate but they did not disclose it to the public. Obviously, they wanted to keep it to themselves. Just that Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if they are a domineering type or not. He didn¡¯t refuse anymore, letting Leo go back to the dormitory with him. Though, the dormitory on the 6th floor is exceptionally quiet, as if there weren¡¯t any newcomers living in. Xi¨¤o Mu stood by the door, ¡°Thank you. The dormitory is an absolutely safe area, you don¡¯t have to worry about it, go and do your thing!¡± Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°If something happens, contact me in time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. Seeing Leo¡¯s bad complexion, the feeling of guilt could not dissipate in his heart. So, Xi¨¤o Mu took out a top-grade medicine and handed it to Leo. Leo¡¯s eyes brightened. His expression was unbelievably gentle as he reached out to take the pill from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. At that moment, his fingers inadvertently rubbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s palm. Even the momentary touch makes him feel happy. Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly retracted his hand and saw that Leo looked normal. Thinking the touch just now is accidental, he said nothing and closed the door. Leo stared at the door panel for a while. The corners of his eyes and brows were full of joy; his little guide is really soft-hearted and cute. Xi¨¤o Mu tidied his room and went to the virtual net to make biscuits. When he logged off, the door of his room was knocked. As soon as he opened the door, all he can see is a big bunch of something brilliant red, and a scent wafted from there. Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously took a step back, and then he could see the whole picture. A handsome sentinel with light blond is holding a large handful of roses. His smile is shining, and he is looking at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes. ¡°You are?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned. ¡°My name is Jin You, I live next door to you,¡± his gaze fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face, ¡°Beautiful boy, you may not believe it but I fell in the river of love when I saw you the first time. From now on, I will be your loyal follower.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°This classmate, did you got the wrong person? I¡¯m not from the drama club!¡± There was even an aria in his speech! After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he closed the door directly. Thinking for a moment, he turned on the sound insulation system. There are only a few people he knows in the school anyway. If anyone really needs to see him, they can call him. Looking at the class schedule, Xi¨¤o Mu decided to attend 2 major classes in the afternoon to make up for the missed classes in the morning. He didn¡¯t open the door again until he is about to eat lunch. There is a sentinel with pale yellow hair standing outside the door. He was pushing a dining cart and it is full of food. He smiled slightly when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Hello, I am Wu Nai, a classmate in the unit next to yours. To show my friendliness to classmates, I am treating everyone in Building 30 to lunch. Please don¡¯t refuse me.¡± Uh¡­ Hearing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu felt that it is raining money in this person¡¯s background. Although the occupancy rate of Building 30 is small, there are at least 100 students here. He is treating everyone? So rich. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°You are too polite, thank you for the meal.¡± Wu Nai¡¯s eyes brightened, and the faint smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, ¡°May I take it in for you?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it 1 serving per person?¡± Wu Nai handed Xi¨¤o Mu a dish to hold, and picked up another 2, ¡°Of course not, just 1 dish is too shabby.¡± When Wu Nai moved quickly to move the food on the cart to the unit¡¯s living room, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that something is wrong, ¡°Wait, there is only 1 person in my dormitory, not four, so you don¡¯t need to give this much dishes to me.¡± He looked at Wu Nai suspiciously, ¡°Do you really treat everyone in Building 30 with this many dishes?¡± Wu Nai looked at Xi¨¤o Mu calmly, his expression indifferent but his gaze was hot, ¡°Of course not. You are special, the rest of the dormitory got much simpler food.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sent the person away politely, ¡°Thank you for your lunch. I won¡¯t need it in the future.¡± Wu Nai sighed, ¡°Although I know you would be more receptive if I lie to you that everyone gets the same dishes, but you are special in my heart.¡± He stood outside the door, his eyes burning with passion. Xi¨¤o Mu was speechless, ¡°Allow me to remind you that we only met for the first time today.¡± He closed the bedroom door with a bang. Wu Nai went back to his room at the next unit and swiped the terminal to open the door. If Xi¨¤o Mu saw the inside, he would doubt his eyes. Is this really the same quadruple dorm as him? Wu Nai sat on the sofa and smiled lightly, ¡°He accepted the food I sent.¡± Jin You looked at his terminal, checking ¡®100 ways to pursue a guide¡¯, and said with disdain, ¡°Guide is sensitive and hates being cheated the most.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t cheat.¡± Wu Nai rested his chin on his hand; he only misled him. When Jin You saw the list wrote ¡®Give him the best¡¯ on the guide, he raised his head and asked, ¡°Say, want to take advantage of him attending classes to renovate his dormitory? Whenever I recalled that my destined guide living in that kind of dilapidated room, my heart is breaking.¡± He held his chest and added, ¡°Old-fashioned door, antique curtains, My God, if I hadn¡¯t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn¡¯t believe these things still exist in this world.¡± A piece of orange peel hits Jin You¡¯s face between his eyebrows, and the black-haired sentinel sitting across from him said in disgust, ¡°Go to the drama club if you want to be dramatic.¡± Jin You instantly pounced at the black-haired sentinel, ¡°A55h0le, who do you think you are? You dare to laugh at me?!¡± In the morning when he returned to the dormitory with flowers in his hand, he already suffered merciless ridicule. Right now, he is particularly sensitive to the word ¡®drama¡¯. The fighting between the two quickly implicated everyone present. The fight between 5 sentinels exploded, and they almost demolished the unit. Fortunately, they kept their sanity, knowing that there is a fragile guide next door, so they didn¡¯t really demolish it. Chapter 36 Part 2 Heartthrob Xi¨¤o Mu finished class in the afternoon and it is time for dinner. He went straight to the cafeteria to eat. Not long after he left the cafeteria, he was stopped by a somewhat familiar person. ¡°Hey now, that blondie can¡¯t bear staying with you and left already? It¡¯s really pitiful to be stared at every day together with you!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu remembered who this person is. He is the classmate who was brutally suppressed by the cafeteria staff. He wore a black T-shirt today. Then Xi¨¤o Mu realized that this is not a safe place. At first glance, he can already tell that this person is looking for trouble and wanted to vent his anger. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say a word, just stare at the person vigilantly. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s silence made the other party even angrier, ¡°What are you looking at? You made this Lao Tzi be laughed at. See if Lao Tzi not beat you to death today!¡± As he said that, he threw a fist at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly used the skill ¡®Crane Resting on Jade Platform¡¯. Almost in the blink of an eye, Xi¨¤o Mu can be seen zooming into the woods 10 meters away¡­ Opposite the cafeteria is a small forest and the environment is very good. There are many seats inside, and a lot of students like to eat in the forest. ¡°Wow! Did I see that wrongly?¡± ¡°Is that the legendary weakling just now?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it, even my speed can¡¯t be that fast!¡± Shocks and questions sounded one after another. The black-clothed sentinel looked at his fist with a face full of disbelief. The school¡¯s famous weakling actually escaped his attack? He hadn¡¯t recovered from the shock yet, and felt huge pain came from his chin. Then his whole body flew back into the air, falling heavily to the ground 3 meters away. On the other side, Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the big tree less than 1 meter away from him with horror. If the distance of the skill is a little further, at such a fast speed, he would hit himself at the tree and die on the spot. He secretly reminded himself to observe the position before using the skill in the future. Suddenly, he found that the system panel is faintly glowing. As he is about to check it, he heard a scream from the other side, and he quickly raised his head. He happened to see the whole process of the black sentinel flying to landing. Xi¨¤o Mu made a ¡®hiss¡¯ sound on reflex, that must hurt so much! The person who did a 1-hit KO to the black-clothed sentinel is a gray-haired sentinel. He looked all dressed up and temperamental, judging from the reactions of the surrounding students, he should be a school celebrity. The gray-haired sentinel turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. He strode over, and asked coldly, ¡°Injured?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the red and blue bars above the sentinel¡¯s head; Level AA. He shook his head and answered, ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu left the forest and returned to the main road of the cafeteria. The black-clothed sentinel had been taken away by the doctor. He checked the system panel and saw the skill of ¡®Crane Resting on Jade Platform¡¯ glowing. Looking over, a line reminded, The maximum distance is 10 meters. For safety, please confirm the distance before use. If the distance is not confirmed, the default is the farthest distance. Seeing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up. So the distance can be controlled! He felt safe suddenly. On the way back to the dormitory, Xi¨¤o Mu found that the students who always liked to point at him were extremely quiet at the moment, but their line of sight is still on him. Just that it¡¯s no longer mocking, and more to curious. ¡°When did he get so powerful?!¡± ¡°Wow, what relationship he has with God Kai? He actually helped him!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, isn¡¯t God Kai always acts alone?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and saw the gray-haired sentinel behind him, keeping 2 steps away. He looked like he didn¡¯t care about the comments around him, and seemed to live alone in his own world. On the 6th floor, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo standing at door 601. The gray-haired sentinel who had been silent greeted, ¡°Major General Leo.¡± His voice was clear and excited. Leo nodded, and the gray-haired sentinel walked into Room 602. Xi¨¤o Mu was about to ask something when Leo said, ¡°He is Kai Men from 3rd year. If I¡¯m not in school, he will protect you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly replied, ¡°I don¡¯t need protection. What brings you here today?¡± Leo pursed his lips, ¡°I want to see you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Opening the door, Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the dorm, and looked at Leo sincerely, ¡°You don¡¯t need to be like this. I will help if there is any problem with your spiritual state. My medicine is sold online. Although the quantity is small now, it will definitely be a lot more in the future.¡± He paused and continued, ¡°For safety reasons, you choose to be with someone who is unfamiliar and has a high matching rate. I can understand that, but please believe that this matter1 will be resolved.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°I hope you find the person you really like soon.¡± Leo couldn¡¯t help but wanted to defend himself, ¡°You are¡­¡± Looking at the closed door panel, Leo frowned. He really wanted to break the door open! He stood at the door for a while before leaving. After his daily exercise, Xi¨¤o Mu checked the forum and got stunned. ¡®Shocking, Major General Leo went to school with the famous weakling!¡¯ The picture attached is a photo of him and Leo getting off the aircraft and entering the dormitory. ¡®Impossible, it¡¯s definitely a PS-ed picture. Who doesn¡¯t know that Leo hates weak chicken the most! ¡¯ ¡®Ahhh, my heart is broken! ¡¯ ¡®¡­¡¯ The TS2 soon added another line, ¡°Shocking, Jin You, the son of the Jin family, is actually pursuing the weakling!¡¯ The picture attached is the flower Jin You bought and the card on the flower that says, ¡®To Xi¨¤o Mu ¡ª My Love¡¯. The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. The replies at the bottom were all ¡®Shocked!!!¡¯ Unexpectedly, another ¡®shocking news¡¯ appeared next. ¡®Shocking, God Kai protected the weakling!¡¯ The picture attached is Kai Men hitting the sentinel in black clothes and returning to the dorm with Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡®My God, how did the world turn so fast? Since when a weakling can be a heartthrob?¡¯ ¡®His strength seems to be stronger now. He can move 10 meters away in an instant!¡¯ ¡®I suddenly thought of an ancient legend. Could it be the weakling used voodoo stuff on them?¡¯ ¡®Maybe he a fox spirit!¡¯ ¡°Pff¡­¡± Xiao-Fox-Mu is also shocked. The imagination of these students is too rich. After being shocked, came a headache. This is too high-profile! Even if he didn¡¯t reveal his identity, these strange behaviors will be noticed by those with keen eyes. Then it will be inevitable that his identity gets suspected. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the post, wanting to see if anything else happened. Once he refreshed the forum, he saw that the post that had several thousand replies just now dropped to 2nd spot. The first one is still a ¡®shocking news¡¯. ¡®Shocking! Major General Leo confessed!!!¡¯ Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu had a bad feeling. He clicked into the post. The first post is a screenshot, which was a screenshot of Leo¡¯s reply to the previous shocking post. Leo: ¡°The picture is us, that¡¯s right. I am pursuing him. If you want to chase him too, please contact me for a battle. Also, whoever mentions things like weakling from now on is considered challenging me. He is a diligent and serious student. People who exercise every day and work hard are worthy of everyone¡¯s respect.¡± ¡®Ah ah, male god got captured!¡¯ ¡®Male god got captured +1, and¡­ my broken heart can¡¯t breathe¡¯ ¡®Upstairs +1¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu turned off his terminal, raised his head, and sighed. Zhao Sheng called and asked him about the situation. Xi¨¤o Mu told him about what happened last night and said helplessly, ¡°Leo won¡¯t tell anyone about it. As for the others, I¡¯m not sure, but even if I don¡¯t say it, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯m going to be suspected.¡± He paused, ¡°If someone really investigates it, you just insist that you don¡¯t know that I am a guide. With my ability, there will be no problems, and the original plan will continue.¡± Zhao Sheng knew that it is illegal to conceal the existence of the guide and not report it, but he believed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s abilities. With Major General Leo behind Xi¨¤o Mu, Zhao Sheng is not even worried, ¡°Okay, be careful and stay in touch.¡± Next, Hawke called to ask about the situation. Xi¨¤o Mu told him the same story. Hawke was worried and wanted to come to school but was persuaded by him. Then he said they¡¯ll meet at Zhao¡¯s residence on the weekend. In class the next day, Xi¨¤o Mu originally thought that he would be stared at by the people, but it was calmer than before. There used to be people pointing and mocking him. Now, almost no one will look at him carelessly, but occasionally someone will look at him curiously. Although he felt that this seemed strange, Xi¨¤o Mu still breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he arranged his course schedule tighter. In the evening, after he exercises, Xi¨¤o Mu starts to read the courseware of pharmaceutical practice. Making medicine in this world is through high-tech equipment. They put all kinds of medicine ingredients into the instrument and set the temperature and time. So, medicine making is mainly following a prescription, amount of medicinal materials, and the control of temperature and time. Xi¨¤o Mu checked the simple prescriptions published on the Internet. Many of the medicines have complex ingredients, made by mixing Chinese medicines with various chemical agents. It suddenly occurred to Xi¨¤o Mu that he hadn¡¯t told Hawke and Gu Miao about the prescription yet! On Saturday, Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to Zhao¡¯s residence. Since Hawke left school, he almost lived at Zhao¡¯s residence half of the time. Hawke gave him a big hug when he saw him. ¡°I have 16 spiritual filaments now!¡± Hawke said excitedly. Xi¨¤o Mu was surprised as Hawke¡¯s progress is so fast. He praised, ¡°That¡¯s amazing.¡± Hawke was overjoyed. Gu Miao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with his big eyes and his face turned reddish, ¡°Ah Sheng has something to do in the company, and will be back at noon.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Can you take me to the medicine-making room? I want to do an experiment.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to compare the difference between his prescription and the online prescription. Also, he wanted to see the difference between the big mortar and modern equipment, the difference between using raw materials and already extracted materials. ¡°Of course,¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes glowed, and he led Xi¨¤o Mu to the medicine-making room on the right. When he arrived, he took out a small box and said embarrassedly, ¡°I made this last night but I don¡¯t know what is the effect.¡± ¡°Wow! Cousin¡¯s wife, you didn¡¯t tell me such a big thing!¡± Gu Miao blinked his eyes, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that if it has no effect, you will be happy for nothing. So, I want Xi¨¤o Mu to see it first.¡± The medicine is a white pill the size of a soybean. Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t see much from the outside. He picked it up and wanted to bring it closer to see if there is a guide¡¯s scent. As soon as he picked it up, a line of words [Primary level medicine, recover spiritual power 500 points. Usage: Every 2 hours] suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, then he laughed. Gu Miao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu nervously, ¡°What is it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°It¡¯s a finished product, the effect is 5 times that of the low-grade healing pill in the store, and half of the medium-grade one.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Cousin¡¯s wife, you are amazing!¡± Hawke jumped up and pounced on Gu Miao. Gu Miao pursed his lips and smiled. Suddenly thought of something, he immediately raised his terminal to contact Zhao Sheng; wanting to share the joy with him. However, the voice of Zhao Sheng¡¯s assistant came from the other side. The assistant¡¯s voice sounded panicked, ¡°Madam, the president was taken away by the police, saying that the medicine from Delish Meds Company is harmful and needs to be investigated.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes instantly turned red, ¡°How is Ah Sheng now?¡± ¡°Madam, don¡¯t worry,¡± the assistant thought of the personality of the president¡¯s wife, and immediately calmed himself down, ¡°It¡¯s just to cooperate with the investigation. Nothing will happen¡­ If you are worried, you can check the news.¡± Hanging up the call, Gu Miao opened the news channel and saw that Zhao Sheng has taken away and from the news, it says that the company¡¯s medicine is harmful. The host said, ¡°This time the victim is Yan Chen, the younger brother of Major General Yan Shun of the 5th Army. He is receiving emergency treatment at the First Hospital at this time. Can the Zhao Company solve the crisis this time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. He won¡¯t believe that there is any problem with his medicine. He stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the hospital.¡± He looked at Gu Miao comfortingly, ¡°Trust me, nothing will happen.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes were red, but he stood up and insisted, ¡°I want to go with you. If Yan Chen¡¯s situation is bad, I can give him spiritual treatment on the spot. At least I can¡¯t let his current state turn worse and can buy time for investigation.¡± Although ever since Gu Miao ¡®combined¡¯ with Ah Sheng, he(ZH) would be jealous of other sentinels whenever he performed spiritual treatments for other people, he can¡¯t care about it now. It¡¯s fine as long as Ah Sheng is well. Xi¨¤o Mu looked a little surprised, Gu Miao bit his lip and said, ¡°I have to do something.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go together. It¡¯s just right because I can¡¯t do spiritual treatment in public.¡± Hawke jumped up, ¡°I¡¯ll go too!¡± CH 37 Chapter 37 Part 1 Breakthrough Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t let Hawke go with them. Hawke¡¯s spiritual filaments have recently increased so he is worried that Hawke might not be able to control himself and risk the exposure of his identity. There were many sentinels in the First Hospital, which is very dangerous. He and Gu Miao took some Zhao family¡¯s bodyguard with them and head to the First Hospital. On the way, Zhao Sheng¡¯s assistant informed them of Yan Chen¡¯s ward number. Yan Chen is in ward 108 at the emergency building, behind the main building. When the two arrived, there is a group of reporters at the door. The reporters were stopped 5 meters away from the door by soldiers in dark green uniforms and were not allowed to get closer. Gu Miao¡¯s body trembled slightly. He seldom went out, and crowded places make him more nervous. With red eyes, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu worriedly, ¡°How do we get in?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu placed his hand on Gu Miao¡¯s shoulders to comfort him. Then he led him to the edge of the group where there are few people and said, ¡°If we are stopped, just explain your intentions that we are here to help.¡± Gu Miao took a deep breath. Thinking of Zhao Sheng, he calmed down. ¡°Stop right there!¡± A dark-skinned soldier stopped them. Then he got stunned by the fact that one of them is a guide. With a much softer voice, the soldier said, ¡°Please step back.¡± Gu Miao bit his lip and summoned his courage, ¡°I am a guide. I want to see Yan Chen. If he is not in good condition, I can give him spiritual treatment.¡± The soldier looked at Gu Miao in surprise. This is clearly a guide with a partner. Generally speaking, a guide with a partner is more suitable to give spiritual treatment, because their spiritual filaments will not get distracted by other sentinels. However, because of the sentinel¡¯s strong possessiveness trait, almost no sentinel is willing to let their guide partner give other sentinels spiritual treatment. Being stared at and not given any responses, Gu Miao¡¯s eyes became redder, ¡°Can I?¡± The soldier nodded subconsciously. Sentinels had a natural protective desire for the guide. Seeing Gu Miao looked so soft and weak, it seemed like a crime to even speak louder to him. After nodding, the soldier realized his wrong, and quickly added, ¡°Please wait a moment, I¡¯ll go and ask for instructions.¡± After a while, a tall sentinel walked out. He is dressed in a dark green military uniform with the major general¡¯s badge on his shoulder. The sentinel looked elegant and handsome, but his bloodshot eyes and unkempt stubble make him looked haggard. The sentinel gave Xi¨¤o Mu an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Just as he is thinking about who is this person, the loud commotion from the reporter beside him gave him a headache. When the reporters saw the sentinel, everyone started asking questions, ¡°Major General Yan, what is your brother¡¯s current situation?¡± ¡°Major General Yan, did your brother really have an accident caused by Delish Meds Company¡¯s medicine?¡± ¡°Major General Yan¡­¡± Yan Shun¡¯s face was cold, and he swept his eyes across the group of reporters. In an instant, the noisy commotion disappeared. ¡°This is a hospital, please keep quiet.¡± He walked towards Gu Miao and Xi¨¤o Mu. When he saw Xi¨¤o Mu, a hint of unexpectation flashed in his eyes. Next, his gaze fell on Gu Miao, ¡°Do you know Ah Chen?¡± Gu Miao shook his head. At this moment, all reporters are looking at him. Gu Miao¡¯s nervous lips trembled, unable to speak. Xi¨¤o Mu patted Gu Miao¡¯s shoulder hurriedly, and asked, ¡°Major General, can we talk in the ward? Staying outside makes him nervous.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finally remembered who this person is. He saw him around Leo¡¯s side a few times before. Yan Shun thought for a moment before nodding and took the two to the ward. The ward is a 2-room ward. The outer room is a reception room, while the inside is the hospital bed. Gu Miao finally calmed down and explained, ¡°I am Zhao Sheng¡¯s partner and I hope I can help,¡± he opened his eyes wide, ¡°Delish Meds doesn¡¯t have any problems.¡± Hearing that, Yan Shun¡¯s brows jerked. He thought of his younger brother¡¯s painful appearance and looked at Gu Miao coldly. If it wasn¡¯t because the other party is a guide, he would have thrown this person out the moment he knew his identity. Gu Miao stepped back subconsciously. Xi¨¤o Mu held his hand and looked towards Yan Shun, ¡°The most important thing now is your brother¡¯s health. Gu Miao is a Level B guide who already has a partner.¡± Level B guide has spiritual power that exceeds 7000 points, which is considered a higher-level guide. There are not many guides who have spiritual power higher than this in the Golden Tower. Moreover, guides with a partner are more stable and have more advantages in doing the spiritual treatment. Yan Shun understood this as well. Although he is angry with Gu Miao, he nodded for Yan Chen¡¯s sake, ¡°If Ah Chen is okay, then everything is fine. However, if something happens to Ah Chen, then Zhao¡¯s company¡­¡± He didn¡¯t continue but everyone present understood the rest. Yan Shun took them inside, and as soon as he entered, a howling of pain could be heard. The painful cries make Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart trembled, and Gu Miao¡¯s body trembled even more. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the hospital bed. On the bed is a young, thin, black-haired boy. His face is flushed at the moment but his face looked terrible. Blue veins were popping on his forehead, his hands and feet were fixed on the bed, and he kept struggling. His stamina is 7800 points, Level B+ and in a stable state. On the other hand, his spiritual power is only 300, but the total value is constantly changing. It suddenly becomes 2000, and then erratically drops to 1000 plus. Xi¨¤o Mu stared for a while and found that every time the point drops, the total value of Yan Chen¡¯s spiritual bar would increase. From the moment he entered the ward until now, Yan Chen¡¯s total value had increased from 1758 to 1763. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly understood what is going on; Yan Chen¡¯s spiritual power is breaking through. Xi¨¤o Mu is a little upset with the realization. He himself had accidentally broken through the level of his physical strength before. He should have thought that the healing pills would cause a breakthrough as well. In the future, people who buy pills will have to be restricted in terms of grades. For the sake of their safety, it is best to accurately measure their spiritual power value before deciding which grade they could take. The Zhao family is doing business in selling medical equipment. Maybe they can study to make an instrument for accurate measurement of spiritual power value. The most important thing now is to let Zhao Sheng come out safely. Xi¨¤o Mu retracted his thoughts and glanced away. There are 4 doctors in the ward, and the oldest is standing at the foot of the bed. Xi¨¤o Mu had seen this doctor outside Leo¡¯s ward before. Yan Shun clenched his fists heavily and looked at the doctor at the end of the bed. His voice was hoarse, ¡°Qiao, how is Ah Chen?¡± Qiao¡¯s expression tightened as he stared at the screen at the foot of the bed. He answered, ¡°His spiritual state is on the verge of collapse.¡± Yan Shun looked at Gu Miao abruptly before asking, ¡°He is a guide, can he help?¡± Qiao shook his head, ¡°Yan Chen is now in an attacking state and will repel anything that approaches.¡± Hearing that caused Yan Shun¡¯s expression to become uglier. He said coldly to Gu Miao and Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Get out.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyelashes quivered quickly and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly. Xi¨¤o Mu returned the gaze with a soothing smile. At this moment, Yan Shun is full of anxiety. Hence, upon seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s smile, he immediately exploded, ¡°You smiled?! What¡¯s there to smile at this moment?! Get out!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback by the sudden increase in Yan Shun¡¯s voice, and hurriedly apologized, ¡°Sorry.¡± He threw a glanced at Yan Chen and used the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill on him. An emerald green leaf floated into the space between Yan Chen¡¯s eyebrows. The total value bar which is slowly rising with every erratic drop of spiritual power now increased by an extra 100 points each time. The extra point is from the buff that recovers spiritual power every 3 seconds for 15 seconds. Yan Chen¡¯s struggling movement became lighter in an instant, and Yan Shun couldn¡¯t bother with Gu Miao and Xi¨¤o Mu anymore. His heart tightened as he rushed to the side of the bed, ¡°Ah Chen.¡± His voice trembled when he said that. Ah Chen suddenly stopped struggling, he shouldn¡¯t be¡­ Yan Chen didn¡¯t dare to think deeper about it. On the other side, Qiao¡¯s voice sounded excited, ¡°His pain value is decreasing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu heard the words and thought in his heart. It seems that, the closer the total value during the fall and the total value bar, the lighter the pain. When the two values are the same, the breakthrough is successful and the pain will disappear. Just that with this current speed, the difference is more than 200 points, Yan Chen only recovers 1 point every minute. That means he will still need to endure the pain for about 4 hours. The pain of this intensity will probably make anyone faint in the middle of the process. What¡¯s more, the patient is a sentinel, and his 5 senses are much sensitive than ordinary people. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the teenager on the bed and couldn¡¯t help admiring him. When his physical strength broke through a level last time, he almost couldn¡¯t endure it. Soon, when the buff countdown only left one-third, Yan Chen¡¯s spiritual power finally stabilized. Right now, his spiritual power¡¯s remaining value is 300 while the total value of his spiritual power is 2000 points. ¡°Brother.¡± A weak voice sounded in the ward. At the same time, Qiao yelled, ¡°My God, this is a miracle. How could Yan Chen suddenly recovers?¡± He clicked frantically on the screen to check the values just now. Yan Shun knelt on the floor at the head of the bed, his eyes stung, ¡°Where else hurts?¡± Yan Chen shook his head tiredly and wrinkled his nose at Yan Shun, ¡°Brother, you look really ugly now. Be careful you can¡¯t get a wife like this.¡± Yan Shun scolded with a smile, ¡°And who do you think caused this?¡± Yan Chen is about to say something when he got interrupted by a loud yell. Then Qiao, a famous spiritual power expert in the Empire flailed around like a madman. Qiao rushed to the bed like a gust of wind, and asked excitedly, ¡°Yan Chen, your previous spiritual power was at Level E, right?¡± ¡°En.¡± Yan Chen narrowed his mouth. For a sentinel, this value is too low and it bothered him for a long time. Fortunately, his physical strength is not bad, and the things he liked to do did not require high spiritual power. ¡°My God, do you know that your spiritual power has broken through?!¡± Yan Chen¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Is it Level E+?¡± Qiao shook his head, wishing to stare a hole into Yan Chen¡¯s head to see what miracle has happened inside, ¡°Level D! You must stay longer in the hospital, I must figure out what happened!¡± Yan Chen was so scared by Qiao that he shrank his neck. Qiao saw it and the corner of his mouth twitched. Showing a kind smile, he asked, ¡°Ah Chen, tell me, what did you do before this happened?¡± ¡°After attending the commendation ceremony with my brother, I played around in Area A, and then went to repair the mecha for my brother.¡± He looked at Yan Shun carefully before continuing, ¡°I accidentally overused my spiritual power, so my brother gave me a pill to recover¡­¡± In an instant, all eyes fell on Gu Miao at the door. Gu Miao probably understood what happened, and he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise. He knew that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s medicine is good, but he didn¡¯t know that it would enable one¡¯s spiritual power to break through. As a native-born guide, he most understands how difficult it is to break through one¡¯s spiritual power. If it is simple, then the average spiritual power of the guide will not get lower and lower each year. Noting the gazes from the sentinels, he subconsciously pinched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sleeves. ¡°Major General Yan, since everything is okay now, can you inform the police and let Boss Zhao go¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could finish his words, he saw Qiao rushed towards Gu Miao. So he hurriedly reached out to stop Qiao. Qiao was dissatisfied, and stood on tiptoe to look at Gu Miao, ¡°Who made the medicine for your company? Sell me a few!¡± After he finished speaking, his eyes felt like he wanted to see through Gu Miao, ¡°What did you do earlier?¡± Gu Miao looked dumbfounded, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°Impossible, you have just entered the ward and Yan Chen suddenly got better. How can there be such a coincidence?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, Qiao is really keen, but his posture at the moment really made him helpless. He stretched out his hand and pushed Qiao backward, ¡°Doctor, can you step back?¡± He(XM) is standing in the middle, but Qiao didn¡¯t care, as if he is just a wall. And this wall is just a low wall, the type that you can see the people on the other side of the wall if you tiptoe. Gu Miao stuck to Xi¨¤o Mu and ignored Qiao. He poked out his head to look at Yan Shun, ¡°Delish Meds doesn¡¯t have any problem, will you let Ah Sheng out now?¡± Yan Shun nodded, ¡°I have just notified the police,¡± he paused, ¡°but your medicine is too potent. Even if it is beneficial for certain individuals, you should remind the buyer about the risk.¡± Gu Miao tilted his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that with sentinel¡¯s sense of hearing, even if he talked to Gu Miao in a low voice, Yan Shun would hear it. So he simply replied, ¡°We will take that into consideration in the future.¡± Yan Shun relaxed, and asked with a smile on his face, ¡°Aren¡¯t you with Leo? How are you related to the Zhao family in this case?¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°I¡¯m working with the Zhao¡¯s family. Also, I¡¯m just temporarily staying in Major General Leo¡¯s house.¡± ¡°Since when have you been so gossipy?¡± Leo walked in and asked Yan Shun rudely. With a glance, he saw that Qiao looked like he is about to grab Xi¨¤o Mu, so he walked quickly to push Qiao away, ¡°Qiao, you are almost 100 years old!¡± So, don¡¯t even think of seducing Xi¨¤o Mu! Qiao glared at Leo, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being 100 years old? I¡¯m still young. Get out of the way, I haven¡¯t asked the truth yet!¡± Yan Shun looked at Leo meaningfully. He didn¡¯t expect to ever see Leo being an anxious person. Clearly, he(L) has fallen in love. Chapter 37 Part 2 Breakthrough Leo ignored Yan Shun and lowered his head to ask Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you all right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head. After a while, Zhao Sheng arrived at the ward. Gu Miao threw himself into Zhao Sheng¡¯s arms when he saw him, and then burst into tears. Zhao Sheng hugged Gu Miao and glanced at the people in the ward with a cold face. Finally, his gaze fell on Yan Shun, ¡°Major General Yan, it¡¯s not manly to bully a guide.¡± Suddenly, a cougar appeared in the ward, roaring fiercely at Yan Shun; showing its owner¡¯s inner anger. Yan Shun frowned and pressed down his spirit animal that is about to emerge, ¡°Stop talking nonsense, I didn¡¯t bully him. Although my brother has survived the danger, he suffered a lot because of your company¡¯s medicine. If it wasn¡¯t for his spiritual power breakthrough, I will not stop pursuing the matter, you better be friendly.¡± ¡°Spiritual power breakthrough?¡± Zhao Sheng was taken aback. Yan Shun: ¡°You don¡¯t even know the effectiveness of your company¡¯s medicine, but you dare to sell it?¡± Zhao Sheng briefly glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu. His eyes could not hide his surprise but then he moved away in a flash, and said lightly, ¡°Company secrets.¡± He lowered his head and whispered to comfort Gu Miao, ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± Before they could leave, Qiao swiftly grabbed Zhao Sheng¡¯s arm, ¡°Boss Zhao, sell me 2 pills from your company!¡± Zhao Sheng: ¡°It¡¯s out of stock. The store will replenish it from time to time. You can check the store for an update.¡± ¡°Ei! I can¡¯t match the hand speed of a young man, just open a back door for me.¡± Qiao has completely forgotten that he was boasting about being young a moment ago, and looked at Zhao Sheng eagerly. Zhao Sheng can¡¯t do anything else with Qiao. There are very few high-ranked families in the imperial that didn¡¯t recognize Qiao. Almost all sentinels had been treated by Qiao since they were young. ¡°I will let you know next time it is available.¡± Qiao is satisfied to hear that and released his hand. He went to check Yan Chen¡¯s condition again, preparing to check him carefully to see if he could find the key to spiritual power breakthrough. Xi¨¤o Mu followed Zhao Sheng and left the ward. The reporters were extremely excited to see them, ¡°Boss Zhao, is this a misunderstanding?¡± ¡°What is the relationship between Major General Leo and Boss Zhao?¡± ¡°Did Major General Leo help to suppress the matter?¡± ¡°Major General Leo, is this ordinary black-haired man your confession object? Will your family allow you to be with ordinary people?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu discovered that Leo has left the ward and is following behind him. He lowered his head slightly, not wanting to be photographed. At that moment, a shadow covered him. Leo has walked to his side and blocked the view of the reporters. Boarding the aircraft, Zhao Sheng was taken aback when he saw Leo. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu questioningly, and Xi¨¤o Mu simply spread his hands helplessly. ¡°I¡¯m very interested in your plan,¡± Leo said, naturally sitting next to Xi¨¤o Mu. Zhao Sheng nodded, with Major General Leo joining, their plan will be more successful. Gu Miao being held in his arm has stabilized his mood. And now, he is joyfully telling Zhao Sheng about his medicine-making success. Zhao Sheng kissed Gu Miao deeply and praised, ¡°Miao Miao is awesome.¡± Gu Miao held onto Zhao Sheng¡¯s neck with a smile and curved his eyes, ¡°I will work hard to make better medicine.¡± Zhao Sheng said warmly, ¡°Don¡¯t get too tired.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not tired, I like this very much.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes are bright as he said that and Zhao Sheng can¡¯t wait to swallow this little white rabbit in one bite. Miao Miao is more dazzling now than usual; confident and happy. Leo sat blankly across from the pair. He turned his head and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply; he wanted to hold Xi¨¤o Mu like this too! Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and asked in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Do you have anything you wanted to tell me?¡± Leo took a deep breath and raised his hand. Instantly, a pill appeared on the palm of his hand, ¡°Greene¡¯s medicine.¡± After he said that, Leo thought of Roa hinting at something when he asked to buy a pill. In his heart, he mocked, ¡®Want to marry into the Arnold family? In your dream!¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t take it, but asked, ¡°Can you smell the fragrance?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Orchid.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand to look at it. This is exactly the same as the mid-grade healing pill he made, but how could the fragrance change? He looked at Gu Miao, saw that Gu Miao also looked at the medicine in his hand curiously. So Xi¨¤o Mu explained the matter to him and then asked, ¡°Does your house have any equipment for analyzing the components of medicine?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Gu Miao nodded. Speaking of instruments, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of what he had considered before, ¡°The current instruments for measuring spiritual power and physical strength are too general. I want instruments that can measure specific values.¡± ¡°Specific value?¡± Zhao Sheng furrowed his eyebrows and thought. ¡°Yes, what happened to Yan Chen today reminds me. The high-grade healing pill can recover 2000 spiritual power but Yan Chen¡¯s spiritual power is only more than 1,000 at Level E. He took the top-grade medicine when he had 300 left. The remaining value plus the pill recovery value is greater than 2000, which is Level D, causing a level breakthrough.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°This is very dangerous. It is extremely painful when breaking through, and there may be other problems cropping up. In the past, high-grade pills were probably bought by people with high spiritual power. Their remaining spiritual power is very low when they eat the pill, so there was no problem.¡± ¡°So I want an instrument that can measure specific values. Then we will prescribe different pills according to the buyer¡¯s situation. Of course, if the instrument can be promoted to the public, it would be easier for everyone to take medicine according to their own situation.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly, ¡°How do you know the specific value of other people¡¯s spiritual power?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Perhaps because my spiritual power is higher, my feeling is more accurate.¡± Zhao Sheng didn¡¯t doubt Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words. Level S guide is just a legend before this, and it makes sense that Xi¨¤o Mu has this ability. He pondered for a moment, ¡°Logically speaking, it can be done, but there is no specific standard to follow. Different values need to be adjusted according to different spiritual power.¡± ¡°I can help with this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. He can see the specific value of anyone¡¯s spiritual power at a glance. As for their total value bar, he can just let the other party eat a low-grade healing pill1. Zhao Sheng nodded, ¡°I will arrange for someone to improve the current tester as soon as possible. I¡¯ll notify you when we need to set the value data.¡± As Zhao Sheng was talking, the aircraft arrived at Zhao¡¯s residence. The housekeeper informed them that Hawke had gone to his laboratory, so they went to Gu Miao¡¯s workshop. The results of the orchid scented pill¡¯s test came out quickly. Gu Miao frowned, ¡°The scent is dyed onto the pill, and the outside is covered with a layer of guide¡¯s inhibitor. I peeled the layer off and looked at it. The inside is a mid-grade healing pill.¡± After saying that, Gu Miao is a little angry, ¡°This medicine does not affect sentinel, but the guide¡¯s inhibitor will affect the guide¡¯s health.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°The Greene family is so brave. They dare to use forbidden drugs. I¡¯ll solve this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Leo: ¡°Direct conviction. The pill is the evidence.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment and shook his head, ¡°The problem with the pill only got detected after it is in your hand. What if he refuses to admit it and says you framed him?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. He(XM) is sitting silently and tilted his head to think. The sun outside the window is shining on him, and his whole body is glowing. Leo couldn¡¯t control his heart beating wildly, but when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lifted, there is a smile in his eyes. The pair of black eyes are bright enough to suck people in, and the corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth lightly curved up, ¡°I have an idea.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, Leo couldn¡¯t help raising his hand towards Xi¨¤o Mu but he came back to his sense in the middle. Thus, he moved his hand that is heading to the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face to the top of his head and rubbed it. The soft hair rubbed in the palm of his palm, gave Leo an itchy feeling that reverberated to the bottom of his heart. Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned by Leo¡¯s action and shrank his neck, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo covered his gaffe and withdrew his hand, ¡°You are so smart.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He is not a kid anymore so he doesn¡¯t need to be praised with a pat on the head. Gu Miao nodded hurriedly, agreeing with Leo¡¯s words, ¡°Yes, Xi¨¤o Mu is the smartest. The company promotion before this was also his idea!¡± Zhao Sheng embraced Gu Miao with a gentle smile and looked at Leo pitifully. The invincible Major General, it seems that his emotional path does not go smoothly! Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Zhao Sheng questioningly, ¡°Is there any problem with what I just said?¡± ¡°No, I will arrange it.¡± 2 days later, a major incident occurred in the Golden Tower pharmacy training class. Eileen took out the medicine she had made and was being praised by the teacher. Then, Weyner suddenly took the medicine and ate it. Director Nila, the supervising teacher, was taken aback, ¡°Weyner, what are you doing?¡± Weyner looked innocent as she replied, ¡°I heard that Eileen¡¯s medicine is very effective. I recently used a lot of spiritual power in refining pill. I want to try the effect of her pill. Maybe I will feel the effect after eating it. It will be inspiring for me to make medicine, en¡­ ¡± As she said, Weyner suddenly gr.o-an in pain. Clutching her head and squatting down, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes. She got the news that Eileen¡¯s medicine contained prohibited ingredients, which did not affect the body, but would suddenly and temporarily increase spiritual power. Recently, her limelight has been suppressed by Eileen. She wants to take the opportunity to expose the problem with Eileen¡¯s medicine. Daring to use an illegal ingredient, not only Eileen but the Greene¡¯s family will also be affected. Nila was taken aback, and Eileen was trembling all over. How could this happen? Brother already reminded her that every pill should be handled with care and not let anyone take it away. As the guide with the highest spiritual power in Golden Tower, Weyner is highly valued and is immediately sent for treatment. Suspicious looks were directed to Eileen. Soon the results came out and Eileen is taken to an office. Nila asked with a calm face, ¡°Why do you add inhibitors to the medicine?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± Eileen¡¯s lips trembled. Leo opened the door, ¡°Director Nila, Eileen¡¯s use of inhibitor drugs is a crime and this case will be taken over by the military.¡± Roa is in school and was unceremoniously arrested. Then, Kain heard the news that both his children were under control, and Greene¡¯s residence is also surrounded and searched. His usual mild expression with a smiling face is currently expressionless. He opened his terminal and issued an order. Then he went to find Leo and angrily asked, ¡°Leo, what do you mean by this?¡± Leo threw a faint look at Kain, ¡°Major General Kain, I just deal with the case impartially. Eileen pretends to be a medicine-maker and also used illegal ingredients in her medicine. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know about this.¡± Of course Kain knew, but the medicine had no effect on sentinel, and Eileen had only a pill in her hand. Not only is the pill needed for class assignments, but she also carries it with her to give it to a sentinel at any time. That way, the sentinel could feel the effect of medicine right away, and this will enhance Eileen¡¯s attractiveness, thus achieving her purpose of a good marriage. Unexpectedly, the pill was eaten by a guide. Kain¡¯s expression looked ugly. According to the information he received, Leo definitely did it on purpose. He ¡®happened¡¯ to go to the Golden Tower by such a coincidence, and also took out the pill he tested 2 days ago. The extra evidence makes it even more difficult for Eileen to escape. If it¡¯s just that Weyner feeling uncomfortable, they could place the blame on Weyner, saying that she accidentally consumed the inhibitor somewhere and not from the pill. But with the pill Leo obtained from Eileen2, which still has the scent of Eileen¡¯s guide pheromones, it is difficult to argue. Kain stabilized his thoughts and revealed an uncomfortable look, ¡°Eileen is young and competitive. She will only let me know that she is good, so how can she tell me that her abilities are fake? If I know earlier, I will stop her. As long as she is happy, I don¡¯t care if she doesn¡¯t know how to make medicine.¡± Leo stared at Kain¡¯s expression and was very upset in his heart. This kind of sneaky people who pretended to be innocent working in the military department; it is annoying to see. ¡°When the house search results come out, you can¡¯t say that you don¡¯t know anything anymore!¡± Kain didn¡¯t panic at all because he is confident that Leo wouldn¡¯t find anything, ¡°Eileen should be punished if she made a mistake at a young age. But Roa didn¡¯t know it, so you should let him go.¡± Eileen is a guide and a minor. The consequences are not serious and she will not be severely punished. Leo sneered, ¡°I don¡¯t think he doesn¡¯t know anything. He gave Eileen the pill, right?3¡± His eyes became colder when he thought of Roa injecting Xi¨¤o Mu with stimulants and bullying him at school. Kain took a step forward and lowered his voice, ¡°The Greene family and Arnold family have always been ¡®well water avoiding the river water¡¯4. You suddenly taking action, it¡¯s for the guide named Xi¨¤o Mu, right?¡± He suddenly chuckled, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, it¡¯s illegal to hide the guide¡¯s identity and not report it.¡± Leo: ¡°What are you talking about?¡± ¡°Maybe I¡¯m talking nonsense, since¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t exist. At all.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Leo looked at Kain fiercely, feeling uneasy. CH 38 Chapter 38 Part 1 Completely exposed Leo¡¯s reaction made Kain very satisfied. He said with a helpless tone, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is my adopted son. His full name is Xi¨¤o Mu Greene, and he ran away from home to throw tantrums.¡± Kain paused before continuing, ¡°I was going to leave him alone, but now the family is facing some problems. As a member of the Greene family, he will have to do something for the family.¡± Leo finally understood Kain¡¯s plan, and said coldly, ¡°He is not your family. You shouldn¡¯t forget who brought out the proof that he is not your son at the beginning, right?¡± ¡°He is! That surveillance video doesn¡¯t tell anything. Since a guide can disappear suddenly, he also can drop off from the aircraft without a trace. I have pictures of my son since childhood until now.¡± Kain smiled faintly, with a fatherly look, ¡°Seeing him acting resolutely, I thought to let him play as he like. It would be better after a while, as it¡¯s normal for children to have a rebellious period.¡± Leo stared at Kain closely, ¡°What did you do?¡± Kain looked too confident. Kain glanced out the window, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just ordered people to bring him back.¡± He paused. ¡°As for the disobedient child, there is always a way to make him obedient, don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right,¡± Kain said, ¡°This matter is actually inseparable from him. He is the one who made the medicine and the case has nothing to do with Eileen. He has always loved his sister and will soon surrender1.¡± Leo¡¯s expression suddenly became ugly. As he strode out, he said, ¡°If something happens to him,¡± Leo¡¯s voice was like icicles aiming at Kain, ¡°Just wait for your death!¡± Kain¡¯s faint smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and he sneered, ¡°You are too arrogant!¡± He stared at Leo¡¯s back blankly, and sent another message to his men, ¡°Bring him back as soon as possible. It¡¯s fine as long as he still has the last breath2.¡± There is a lot of rumors flying around regarding Leo¡¯s love confession. Kain originally planned to let Eileen marry Leo. Hence, when he saw the news, he was extremely dissatisfied and wanted to see who Leo actually fell in love with. When he saw the post, he immediately realized that something is wrong. Kain doesn¡¯t believe that those sentinels really changed their dormitories to experience the suffering of the commoners. He contacted Roa and asked about Xi¨¤o Mu. After learning that Roa had injected Xi¨¤o Mu with stimulants that night, Kain confirmed his guess that Xi¨¤o Mu is definitely a guide. Moreover, Xi¨¤o Mu is the medicine-maker guide that he kept Roa looking for. From that day on, Kain arranged for people to follow Xi¨¤o Mu secretly; ready to kidnap him at the first opportunity to the Greene¡¯s residence, and take him in as Xi¨¤o Mu Greene. However, something suddenly happened to Eileen so he could only accelerate his plan. The story would be Xi¨¤o Mu awakened as a guide after leaving home and gave Eileen the medicine he made; everything will make sense. Xi¨¤o Mu has a special identity and can make medicine. There is basically no need to worry about punishment3, while Eileen and Roa can stay as the innocent party. The news that Eileen couldn¡¯t make medicine will inevitably spread, but it doesn¡¯t matter as the Greene family has another guide who can make medicine. So, no one would want to offend his family. Kain thought the plan over and went to Roa. ¡­ After Xi¨¤o Mu finished his major class, he headed to the PE hall with a backpack to attend PE class. As he was walking, 3 tall young men stopped him. Among them, a young man with short-haired smiled with a tease, ¡°Oh, his look is really good.¡± He pointed with his chin in the opposite direction of the PE hall and said, ¡°Let¡¯s have a talk over there.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu only threw a glance at them. Then he tried to get around them from the right but was quickly stopped. The 3 young men formed a triangle to surround Xi¨¤o Mu, and the short-haired guy warned in a vicious voice, ¡°If you are not obedient, don¡¯t blame us for being impolite.¡± As soon as his words fell, his fierce complexion revealed a touch of complacency, and Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt a slight tingling in his neck. This feeling is not unfamiliar to him; it is the pain of an injection needle stabbing into his flesh. Instantly, Xi¨¤o Mu understood that the short-haired guy is deliberately attracting his attention. He turned his head abruptly and the bald young man who unknowingly stood close behind him grinned, ¡°Oh, quite sensitive.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is about to say something, but the short-haired guy took the advantage of him turning away to wrap his hands around his waist and half-dragging Xi¨¤o Mu towards a place with fewer people. Xi¨¤o Mu found that his physical strength is declining rapidly, and his heart tightened up. The medicine injected into him is coming into effect. ¡°Let go of me!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu struggled violently. Thinking of the injection method4, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Who asked you to do this? Roa?¡± The moment Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he felt an obvious pause from the short-haired guy. Then he heard the guy sneered, ¡°Who is Roa? We just saw that you looked good and want to talk to you.¡± The man¡¯s words affirmed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s guess even more. He couldn¡¯t struggle to move away so he lifted his foot and stomped heavily on the toes of the young man behind him. There is a cry of pain. The black-haired man howled in pain and his hand on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist loosened. Xi¨¤o Mu took the opportunity to use the skill ¡®Crane Resting on Jade Platform¡¯ and almost instantly moved 10 meters away. He didn¡¯t stay put and ran with all his might towards the PE hall. His stamina is dropping extremely fast. Originally, his stamina bar is almost at full value, 1000 points, but now it is only more than 800 in 2 minutes. Apart from that, it is still dropping at a rate of 1 point per second. The 3 people who were surrounding Xi¨¤o Mu were stunned for a moment. Obviously, they didn¡¯t expect Xi¨¤o Mu to be so fast. The short-haired guy ran after Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°Don¡¯t let him run away. He has been injected with a weakening agent, and soon he will lose his energy.¡± The bald guy followed closely and cursed inwardly, ¡°Who asked you to be in such a hurry? It¡¯s not a good time to act at all.¡± The short-haired guy scolded, ¡°Shut up, you think it¡¯s safe at noon? Don¡¯t forget about the people showing up around him these days.¡± The bald guy thought of those high-level sentinels who constantly appearing around Xi¨¤o Mu, and shut up his mouth. If it weren¡¯t for those people, they would have finished their task long ago. Right now is the time when they all have classes, and it¡¯s a good time that they can get. Xi¨¤o Mu ran as fast as he could. He didn¡¯t run towards the PE hall for the higher education department, but the university department instead. There are still 20 minutes before class. By that time, even if he takes a boost pill halfway through, his stamina will still bottom out. There is no guarantee for his safety before the class. He does not know any classmates in the higher education department, and no one will help him if he is bullied. After all, fights are common in this school, and there are no nosy people who will help out. But the university department is different. Kai Men is there, and also the people in the dormitory next to him (Dorm 602) are there5. They can at least ensure his safety. Xi¨¤o Mu panted hard. His stamina bar is dropping faster because of his running. In a blink of an eye, there were only more than 600 points left. The 3 guys behind him are chasing after him. When the cooldown for ¡®Crane Resting on Jade Platform¡¯ is over, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his body sideways, modifying the right shifting into forward shifting6. He managed to dodge the hand stretched out by the short-haired guy several times. ¡°I don¡¯t believe that I can¡¯t catch you!¡± The short-haired guy has watched Xi¨¤o Mu moved 10 meters away in an instant several times, so he shouted angrily this time when he managed to catch up with Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu lamented that his situation is not good because ¡®Crane Resting on Jade Platform¡¯ still has 5 seconds cooldown time, so he may not be able to dodge this time. The short-haired guy stretched his hand to his shoulder. However, at the moment he is about to grasp him, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly jumped 10 meters away. [Congratulations, host. You have activated the Jianghu light work skill ¡®Chasing Moon on Cloud¡¯ ¨C Move forward to a certain distance, the farthest is no more than 20 meters. The specific maximum distance is 1% of the physical strength, distance is controllable]7 There was cold sweat on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s back but when he heard the mechanical sound coming from his head, happiness flashed in his eyes. He now has 2 transportation skills. There are a total of 4 Jianghu light work skills in the Sword Heroes game, 1 for each direction. Xi¨¤o Mu felt like he could detect a pattern of skill awakening; it seemed to activate occasionally in an emergency. With 2 transportation skills, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s speed in escaping is faster now and his physical strength has dropped below 300 points. Without any hesitation, he retrieved a mid-grade boost pill from the system¡¯s backpack and ate it; restoring his physical strength to full speed again. Seeing the distance between them getting longer, the black-haired guy couldn¡¯t help but explode in anger. Didn¡¯t people say that the school weakling has the weakest physical fitness? How come the weakening agent hasn¡¯t worked yet? When he is not far from the hall, Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to breathe a sigh of relief. But the bald guy suddenly rushing out of the side path and pounced at him without any hesitation. Xi¨¤o Mu has been using his transportation skills as soon as the cooldown is done, so both skills are cooling down at this moment. With his current state, there was no way to avoid the bald guy. Xi¨¤o Mu knew very well that if he is caught this time, he would not be able to escape. Roa used medicine on him twice, which made Xi¨¤o Mu feel very dangerous. Sending people to capture him this time should be because Roa is suspecting his identity. That¡¯s why the people assigned to capture him are ordinary people, probably because he is worried that Xi¨¤o Mu would use the sentinel¡¯s natural protective desire for the guide to make them let him go. These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment. The bald guy can grab him just by raising his hand in the next second. Without hesitation, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual filaments twisted into a ball and slammed into the guy¡¯s mind. ¡°AH!¡± The bald guy cried out and collapsed to the ground. Ordinary people do have spiritual power. Although their spiritual power is not as good as sentinel or guides, their spiritual state is very stable and hardly gets into confusion state. As long as one has a spiritual state, spiritual attacks can be carried out. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. The discomfort caused by this spiritual attack is far less intense than when he attacked Leo, but it still made him uncomfortable. Guides are born with strong empathy and are too susceptible to emotions from others. What made him even more helpless is that there are at least 10 sentinels who sensed him from the attack just now. His spiritual filaments randomly spread to the front space and were attracted to many directions that there is no unified direction for a while. Xi¨¤o Mu also received great resistance when he tried to pull back his filaments. Fatty appeared at his feet and jumped forward as if something is attracting it in front. But soon, Fatty turned around in circles and fell down in dizziness. Xi¨¤o Mu pressed his forehead, his spiritual filaments got attracted to so many people for the first time, and he is a little at a loss. All he could do is concentrate on taking back the spiritual filaments one by one. At the same time in the PE hall, there are a lot of people playing sports scattered in the university department¡¯s hall. Among them, the basketball court is the most crowded, and almost all the players are sentinels. Basketball passes and shoots require precision. This sport is very helpful to sentinel¡¯s control, so it is very popular with sentinel. If the courts are not enough, the students will even go to the higher department¡¯s side to borrow the venue. The game was going on in great spirits when suddenly, several Level AA sentinels on the court stopped on their track and rushed out almost at the same time. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°What happened to them?¡± ¡°Look over there, that court also has people running out like crazy.¡± The classmates sitting in the corner and watching the game were all surprised. Some classmates who loved gossip followed closely behind, while some classmates who admired the strong couldn¡¯t help but exclaim. ¡°All the people who ran out are Level AA sentinels from our school. Oh my god, did something big happen outside that we didn¡¯t feel it?¡± As soon as this statement came out, more people ran out. They all felt that this guess is very reliable. After all, Level AA sentinel¡¯s 5 senses are much higher than them. In such a short period of time, no one thought of refuting with ¡®Is there anyone stupid enough to play in the hall without controlling their 5 senses?¡¯8. After all, so many high-level sentinels running out at the same time, there is no better explanation. More than a dozen Level AA sentinels ran out of the hall. In front of them, there is a petite guide standing not far away. With long black hair tied behind his head, the guide has delicate features, and his face is flushed. It made people want to take a bite from him. ¡°Oh, my destined guide is so cute!¡± Almost everyone thought so. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that he would definitely be exposed, but he is not nervous. He simply focused on taking back the last few spiritual filaments. He is about to breathe a sigh of relief when a heavy gasp came from behind him. ¡°Can¡¯t run anymore?!¡± The black-haired man panted, ignoring the classmates who came over to watch the commotion. Fighting in the public and being watched is the norm in this school. He raised his hand to grab Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, but at the next moment, he is kicked into the air. Then he fell to the ground and fainted before he could scream in pain. Kai Men pulled Xi¨¤o Mu away in time, without looking at the black-haired man. Frowning at Xi¨¤o Mu, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± He knew very well that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to reveal his identity. Major General Leo also ordered him to try not to let Xi¨¤o Mu reveal his identity. So he asked, ¡°Is there someone bullying you? Don¡¯t be afraid, I will protect you.¡± ¡°Go away, he is mine. My match rate is 90%.¡± ¡°Mine is 92%.¡± ¡°Mine is 93%.¡± ¡°¡­¡± After a quarrel, a sudden silence descended in the crowd. The excited expression from the Level AA sentinels turned into confusion. ¡°That¡­ that¡¯s not true, right?¡± Chapter 38 Part 2 Completely exposed Everyone¡¯s eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu, and the crowd behind him suddenly exclaimed, ¡°Oh my God, could he be a legendary god-level guide?! Only god-level guide has a super high match rate with high-level sentinels.¡± ¡°I also remembered. I have read that mythology book, sentinels below Level AA won¡¯t even have a 1% match rate with the god-level guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu built a barrier but his body gradually weakened. He tried his best to stand while being supported by Kai Men. Everyone¡¯s eyes fell on him, and someone asked, ¡°Are you a god-level guide?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head. He had never heard of this term. At the moment, his physical strength is depleting very quickly. He wanted Kai Men to send him back. Before he could say anything, some people started talking in surprise. ¡°Isn¡¯t he the¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu with the worst physical strength?¡± Due to Leo¡¯s warning before this, the person swallowed the word ¡®waste¡¯ in time. ¡°It¡¯s him, I have seen pictures of him.¡± ¡°No wonder his strength is so poor, it turns out that he is a guide!¡± ¡°But, my terminal couldn¡¯t detect anything right now. Hey, aren¡¯t you a sentinel? Can you feel that he is a guide?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°It must be due to his ability as a god-level guide. Otherwise, how could he be so powerful that even the Quantum Sensing Apparatus be fooled by him?¡± An aircraft for school usage landed not far away, and a middle-aged Level AA+ sentinel walked out of it. ¡°Principal An Rui.¡± Someone called out in surprise. Earlier, upon receiving the alert, An Rui immediately drove his aircraft to the PE hall. This all started after he heard about Leo¡¯s confession. He went to the forum curiously to see it, and already feeling suspicious at the time. A normal person suddenly being pursued by a sentinel is too easy for other people to be suspicious of. However, Leo didn¡¯t change his expression and acted like nothing happened, so An Rui also pretended he didn¡¯t realize anything. In his heart, he is thinking to wait until Leo successfully chases the person, then he would go to old man Ren to get more benefits1. But he didn¡¯t expect such a sensation to happen within a few days. He had already seen the school surveillance video on the way to the PE hall and knew that someone wanted to catch Xi¨¤o Mu. He just couldn¡¯t understand how Xi¨¤o Mu managed to injure the bald young man in the end. ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the infirmary.¡± An Rui smiled kindly. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Kai Men subconsciously. Kai Men is the only person that he is familiar with here. But before Kai Men could speak, a black aircraft landed nearby. Leo walked toward Xi¨¤o Mu with a cold face and stooped to carry him up. Without saying anything, Leo turned around and walked towards his aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have much strength so he didn¡¯t resist and didn¡¯t speak2. He wanted to leave as soon as possible anyway and he is more familiar with Leo than the others. An Rui yelled with anger, ¡°You rascal, did you know that the school prohibits flying vehicles from outside of school?!¡± ¡°Principal An Rui,¡± Leo turned around, ¡°Send the campus surveillance video to me as soon as possible.¡± An Rui glared at Leo without speaking further. Looking at the injured black-haired man and the bald man, he smiled and said to Kai Men, ¡°Get these 2 people into my aircraft. By the way, there is another person somewhere. The 3 of them tried to hurt this guide.¡± An Rui released the screenshot from the video and swept a glance at the other students. ¡°Before class, bring him here.¡± The sentinels acted immediately. The ¡®talented¡¯ student who had escaped earlier, tremblingly sent a message out before getting caught soon after. ¡­ ¡°How are you feeling?¡± Leo asked Xi¨¤o Mu nervously. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°Lack of energy. I got injected with a weakening agent¡­ It should be Roa¡¯s people.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s eyes flashed sharply, ¡°It¡¯s Kain¡¯s. Not long ago, Eileen was caught because her medicine contained contraband. To solve that matter, Kain wanted to recognize you as Xi¨¤o Mu Greene.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by Kain¡¯s plan. Then he thought about it and felt that it¡¯s plausible. If he really got taken away, with their access to prohibited medication, it¡¯s not impossible they have other methods like hypnosis or ways to confuse one¡¯s memory. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated before saying, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu Greene is an adopted son to the public, but they are actually biological father and son. If I were to replace Greene, him calling me an adopted son is the best plan.¡± ¡°Biological son?¡± Leo is surprised to hear that. ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°he accidentally said the truth when he misidentified me.¡± Leo sent a few messages out and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t let you become Xi¨¤o Mu Greene.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and said in distress, ¡°I can¡¯t hide my identity anymore,¡± he pursed his lips, a little nervous, ¡°How does Golden Tower usually make a guide enroll inside?¡± Leo lightly flicked a finger on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips. Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his head and glared at Leo, ¡°Don¡¯t think to do anything. You should know, even if I don¡¯t have the strength, I still have the ability to hurt you.¡± Leo is not afraid of the threat but thought Xi¨¤o Mu is cute instead when he is pretending to be fierce. Just that he is worried that Xi¨¤o Mu will get angry at him, so Leo obediently took his hand back and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, I just can¡¯t help but want to touch you.¡± That reply caused Xi¨¤o Mu to feel a little uncomfortable and more helpless. This damn match rate, it is simply confusing people¡¯s mind. Leo sent Xi¨¤o Mu to the First Hospital and get him hooked up with a glucose IV drip. Before the infusion is over, some people from the Golden Tower came. There were a total of 4 people; a refined middle-aged man plus the director Nila he had met, and the other 2 are bodyguards. Leo frowned when he saw the group but remained seated on the stool beside the bed without moving. The middle-aged man smiled gently at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I am Qi Sai, the principal of Golden Tower. I am here to take you to Golden Tower, where you will get the best education and treatment as a guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu expressionlessly asked, ¡°Can you sensed that I am a guide?¡± Taken aback by the question, Qi Sai moved closer until he reached the head of the bed and got blocked by Leo. Then he puzzled replied, ¡°No.¡± Nila: ¡°You don¡¯t want to admit it? The whole Empire already knows about this matter. The Golden Tower has more sophisticated equipment, and it can definitely detect your guide¡¯s pheromones.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°How? Testing me by using stimulants or instruments to stimulate spiritual power?¡± Qi Sai solemnly said, ¡°You have a deep misunderstanding of Golden Tower. Guides are precious assets and we will never do anything to harm the guides.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the man with a serious face and breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, this is just something he is worried about. ¡°Since even you guys are not aware of my identity, I don¡¯t think I have anything to learn from the Golden Tower. I prefer to learn like ordinary people.¡± Qi Sai disagrees, ¡°It is too dangerous for you outside. Not to mention that you and high-level sentinels have a super high match rate, there are too many people coveting you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyebrows, ¡°There is nothing dangerous about that. Aren¡¯t I¡¯m fine now? Or you wanted me to go to the Golden Tower, so you can make a deal with someone at the graduation prom? Then scheme at me to bond with that person?¡± That question caused Leo¡¯s expression to suddenly turn cold. This is something he had never thought of. His dissatisfaction with Golden Tower is only because Golden Tower has raised the guides to become weak, making the situation more dangerous for the sentinel3. Qi Sai¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Why do you think so? The combination of sentinel and guide is completely voluntary,¡± he looked grim, ¡°Who is your guardian? He has caused you to have a deep prejudice against Golden Tower!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked, the principal didn¡¯t seem to be guilty at all. This is the worst thing he could guess. Regardless of whether Golden Tower really has under-table deals or not, he only said it to express his concern. It is also the reason why he refused to enter the Golden Tower. ¡°Prejudice?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is about to speak but was cut off by Leo. The moment Leo received the updates of the messages he sent out earlier, he stood up suddenly and his voice is freezing cold. ¡°Major General Leo, what do you mean?¡± Qi Sai asked in dissatisfaction. Leo looked at Qi Sai coldly, ¡°Major General Greene and his guide met through the Golden Tower, right?¡± *Squeak*¡¯ A stool moved and it made a noise on the floor. Nila forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I accidentally bumped into it.¡± Qi Sai threw a glance at NiLa and said to Leo, ¡°Yes, I remember it clearly.¡± ¡°Then, did you know that he already combined with a guide before that marriage?¡± Leo sneered. Qi Sai¡¯s expression suddenly changed, ¡°How is it possible? If Kain combined with a guide before, how can he combined with another guide?¡± After a sentinel guide pair combined, they only have each other in their eyes, and there are no other people who could get in between them. Leo stared at Qi Sai, ¡°Did you forget the knot cutter? There is only one knot cutter that could cut off the link of a combined sentinel guide pair. In order to protect the guide, this instrument is placed in the Golden Tower.¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± Qi Sai tremblingly refuted. ¡°The knot cutter is only used as the highest punishment. It has not been used for 50 years already.¡± After a sentinel guide pair is combined and forced to cut off the connection, it will cause a huge blow to both parties and could cause death. Only the worst offenders will be punished in this way. Leo frowned, Qi Sai looked like he didn¡¯t know about this matter. He said, ¡°You¡¯d better investigate it. Apart from this possibility, I can¡¯t think of how an already combined sentinel gets together with another guide.¡± Seeing Leo¡¯s serious expression, Qi Sai knew that Leo is not a nonsense person. He said seriously and cautiously, ¡°I will investigate as soon as possible.¡± Without waiting for Qi Sai to finish his words, Leo interrupted, ¡°There is a problem with the Golden Tower. I will not let Xi¨¤o Mu go there and I will take care of him.¡± Qi Sai didn¡¯t want any guides to wander outside, but there is something more important at this time. He told Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Please exchange contact information with me. If you have any danger, you can contact me. The Golden Tower will always be a haven for guides.¡± Seeing that he spoke sincerely, Xi¨¤o Mu agreed to add Qi Sai¡¯s number. Qi Sai glanced at Leo and left before saying to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°No matter what the other party¡¯s identity is, they can¡¯t force you4. After dealing with internal matters, I will pick you up as soon as possible.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to say don¡¯t come, but that would lead to another conversation, so he didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Golden Tower doesn¡¯t seem as terrible as I thought.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, leaning on the big pillow. Leo strangely looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°How do you know that Golden Tower has those dirty deals? You couldn¡¯t be¡­¡± Leo couldn¡¯t help thinking that Xi¨¤o Mu has escaped from Golden Tower before this. ¡°I¡¯m just spouting nonsense,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Those are all the excuses why I don¡¯t want to go, and of course, there¡¯s the freedom restriction factor.¡± No matter how good is a guide¡¯s life inside the tower, he still doesn¡¯t want to go. Leo¡¯s blue eyes looked at Xi¨¤o Mu tenderly, ¡°No one can force you what you don¡¯t want.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyebrows at the statement and Leo immediately thought of the night he discovered Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s identity. Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡®I¡¯m not willing¡¯, but he(L) didn¡¯t stop at that time. Leo suddenly felt gloomy. From the time they are acquainted to the present, he has done so many things that Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t like, so how can Xi¨¤o Mu like him? But, he will never give up! After recovering his strength, Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to Zhao¡¯s company and saw the building surrounded by many people. ¡°Zhao Sheng didn¡¯t pay the staff their wages so they came to collect the debt?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but guess. Leo¡¯s hearing is much better than Xi¨¤o Mu so he explained, ¡°The crowd came to request Delish Meds Company to open their business,¡± he frowned before adding, ¡°We can¡¯t get in at the front door. Please contact Zhao Sheng to let us walk through the special passage.¡± When they arrived at Zhao Sheng¡¯s office, Zhao Sheng smiled bitterly, ¡°The news that our company¡¯s medicine can assist with spiritual power breakthrough has been spread. As per your requirements, since the detailed tester has not been completed, our online store will not open. So, now a bunch of people surrounded the company to demand the store to open.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Spiritual power breakthrough is very dangerous, are they are not afraid of pain?!¡± ¡°To be able to improve their ability, it¡¯s nothing to hurt a little,¡± Zhao Sheng said, ¡°Strength is the most important thing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes shifted as he thinks of something, ¡°It just so happens that my identity has been exposed and something is happening in Golden Tower now. After they finished dealing with their matter, they might come to get me in again, so I might as well take this opportunity to put pressure on them.¡± ¡°So, help me post an announcement in the shop. Just say¡­ my identity got exposed and I feared that my freedom would be restricted if forced to go into Golden Tower. That¡¯s why I won¡¯t be making medicine for the time being.¡± According to their original plan, the store¡¯s medicines are all made by a guide, which proved the guide¡¯s ability. Then when the company¡¯s medicines have enough influence on the public, Xi¨¤o Mu will reveal his identity and the company suspends operations. Using the pressure of public opinion, Golden Tower would have to lessen the restriction. After he studied enough about a guide¡¯s abilities in Golden Tower, he can freely choose whether to stay in Golden Tower or leave whenever just like sentinel (at Silver Tower). At the moment, his identity has been exposed so their plan has to be changed. But with special cases as supporting, the things they are going to do next will be much more convenient. CH 39 Chapter 39 Part 1 Getting ingredients As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu said his idea, Zhao Sheng immediately understood what he meant. Just as he is about to contact his subordinates to make arrangements, he received a call from Gu Miao. It was not known what the other side said, but Zhao Sheng¡¯s expression looked extremely ugly. He stood up and softly comforted Gu Miao. After hanging up the phone, he rubbed his eyebrows and explained, ¡°I¡¯m going back first. Someone wanted to sneak into Zhao¡¯s residence. He was caught in time but Miao Miao got frightened by the break-in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is surprised to hear that, and asked quickly, ¡°Is he okay?¡± ¡°He¡¯s fine, just scared.¡± Zhao Sheng walked out and hesitated for a while, ¡°Are you sure you want to expose your identity as the medicine maker? You will be in danger.¡± The medicine maker will not only receive people¡¯s admiration but jealously as well. The effectiveness of the medicine is too crazy, and the quantity available is far from enough. People with bad intentions will inevitably target the medicine maker. Xi¨¤o Mu also thought of this scenario but still, he nodded. Right now, the R&D manager is Gu Miao. If he does not expose himself, Gu Miao is the one who is in danger. Zhao Sheng apologized, ¡°Feel free to do what you want at the moment. The spiritual power tester has been improved and the process is going smoothly. The value data can be adjusted in a few days.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It¡¯s fine. Just notify me when the time comes.¡± After Zhao Sheng left, Leo said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Your identity has been exposed so it is not safe to continue staying in school. How about staying at my house?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated. Then, Leo received a call and he informed Xi¨¤o Mu after hanging up, ¡°The military has received the news and is arranging a team of guards for you.¡± ¡°Team of guards?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is speechless. ¡°Isn¡¯t that a bit exaggerating? Or do other guides have the same treatment?¡± Leo shook his head, ¡°You are a god-level guide, and your medicine-making ability is even higher than that of a senior pharmacist. Your situation is special.¡± He paused, ¡°The marshal wants to see you.¡± And so, Xi¨¤o Mu got on Leo¡¯s black aircraft to visit the marshal. When they landed, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that they are not in the apartment community but a mansion that looked like a castle. ¡°That apartment is where my grandfather used to live. He had very little time to come back because of military tasks. So, Grandfather would only go to the apartment to rest for a while every time he is in spiritual confusion state.¡± Leo explained after jumping off the aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu kept the information in mind and the two approached the living room. Ren is sitting on the chair facing the door, pretending to be angry, ¡°You are good, you managed to fool everyone.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said his greeting with a smile, and touched his nose awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I just don¡¯t want to go to the Golden Tower.¡± ¡°Sit down. Wait for the guards recommended by the various army groups to come over, then you pick 4 from them yourself,¡± Ren said. This gives Xi¨¤o Mu a headache. He doesn¡¯t want people to follow him everywhere, ¡°Can I not? I¡¯m not used to someone following me around.¡± Ren looked serious as he said, ¡°You are a legendary god-level guide and you can make medicine that allows one¡¯s spiritual power to breakthrough. You are too precious, and we must ensure your safety.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu voiced his doubts, ¡°What is a god-level guide? I am not that. My spiritual power is only at Level S!¡± ¡°God-level guides only exist in legends. They have extremely high spiritual power and powerful treatment methods. And¡­ their matching rate with all sentinels above Level AA is higher than 90%.¡± Ren could not help but sigh, ¡°Do you know what 90% means? This means that the offspring after the combination is definitely a high-level sentinel or a guide. After the combination, the abilities of both parties will be strengthened. Some sentinels went through their lives searching but couldn¡¯t even find a guide with a match rate higher than 50%.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his stomach subconsciously. Although he is a guide, he is a man. Where do the offspring come from? He hesitated for a moment before asking this question. Hearing that, Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise. His eyes are full of pity. Such a good child and he has amnesia. ¡°The offspring of the male partner is cultivated in the nurturing capsule. Or if one of them is willing, an artificial uterus can be implanted.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned to hear about the artificial womb¡­ just mentioning it makes his scalp turn numb. He quickly changed the subject and returned to the previous question, ¡°I¡¯m fine with people protecting me when I want to go out, but I don¡¯t want them around in the house.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want his place to rest to be too tense. Ren¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°We can do that, but you can¡¯t live in a dormitory anymore. You have to live in my marshal¡¯s mansion. The security facilities in the mansion are complete and safe.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. It takes no more than 10 minutes to drive the aircraft to school. He just has to get up a bit earlier. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu also knows that he can¡¯t stay in the dormitory anymore. In fact, he is very worried about whether he would be able to attend school at all. Facts have proved that his worry is not an overthinking. The next day when he went to class, he already deliberately wore a mask but was found as soon as he entered the school ¨C because he is the shortest one in the school! Leo was worried so he sent Xi¨¤o Mu to the door of the classroom. His 4 guards are sitting on the front, back, left, and right side of his seat, and everyone¡¯s eyes almost glued on him during the entire class. After the class and on his way to the PE hall, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the tall sentinel who is confessing to him. This gives him a headache, and he couldn¡¯t even remember how many times someone came to confess to him so far. This one is the 15th or 18th? He almost couldn¡¯t maintain his polite smile, and his mouth is getting dry from refusing the sentinels. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu made a decisive decision and went back to his dormitory to pack up his belongings. After going through the formalities of returning the room, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion with a backpack. Leo also came back with 2 PE sessions in the morning and saw Xi¨¤o Mu sitting on the sofa while browsing the forum. Seeing him, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up, and asked hurriedly, ¡°Can you help delete the photos related to me on the Internet?¡± Without the photos, lesser people would know about him. Leo also felt that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s photos on the Internet would increase his danger so he immediately replied, ¡°I will get someone to deal with it.¡± As Leo said, he swiftly contacted the relevant personnel. At noon, Ren returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion with a tired look. Xi¨¤o Mu threw a glance at Ren¡¯s spiritual power, which was above the safe value, so he is relieved. Ren sat down and took a sip of water, and then said, ¡°Kain is sued in a military court.¡± Leo frowned, ¡°He really had a deal with Golden Tower?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Ren said with a stern face, ¡°His first combined guide is Xi¨¤o Min, who had weak spiritual power. The two were married in private. Before they could get married officially, Kain went to the battlefield.¡± ¡°His spiritual state was severely damaged, and his condition was terrible. Xi¨¤o Min couldn¡¯t save him. Kain¡¯s father is a teacher in Golden Tower at the time, so he thought of an idea to forcibly cut off his bond with Xi¨¤o Min. At the same time, he immediately arranged for a level B guide (Kain¡¯s current wife) for Kain.¡± Ren sighed, ¡°Kain recovered, but Xi¨¤o Min was in very poor condition. Xi¨¤o Min only found out that he is pregnant and persisted until the child was born prematurely. Worried that the matter would be revealed, and in order to appease the Xi¨¤o family, Kain took the child in to raise him as an adopted child. Then he paid a large sum of money to the Xi¨¤o family.¡± Ren patted Leo on the shoulder, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you realizing that something is wrong, this incident would not have been discovered. This incident also brought out some private transactions in Golden Tower. It¡¯s very messy, Qi Sai will be keeping busy for a while.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°It was Xi¨¤o Mu who told me that Kain¡¯s adopted son is his biological son, so I asked people to check it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt that Kain deserved it, ¡°He revealed the secret himself.¡± Ren felt upset when he thought of the Greene family¡¯s affairs. He changed the subject and asked Leo, ¡°Are you going to Planet Ba tomorrow?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°En, there are a total of 1,000 people training in this selection and all of them are mecha fighters. I will come back after the handover with Planet Ba.¡± ¡°Why are you in a hurry?¡± Ren glared at Leo. ¡°Those are your soldiers. Stay a bit more and check out their situation.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I will return as soon as possible.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved when he heard of Planet Ba. Wuming Extract is his new medical prescription material for level 40 and it is in Planet Ba. The progress bar of his current medical skills from level 40 to level 50 is still 0/2000. That¡¯s right, although he made a lot of medicine after upgrading his level, his progress has not changed. Xi¨¤o Mu suspects that the progress bar of the intermediate medicine can only be increased by making intermediate medicine, so he is a little impatient. Xi¨¤o Mu has checked the system panel many times. The medical skill level for making intermediate medicine is 40/50/60. When he checked the formula for intermediate medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu found that other than restoring spiritual power and physical strength, there are 2 more special formulas. It¡¯s just that both are greyed out at the moment, and he needs to reach level 50 to unlock it. One is escalate pill, which increases the running speed by 50%, and the other is dispel pill, which removes a poisonous state. Xi¨¤o Mu is very interested in the dispel pill, especially after being injected with harmful agents twice in a row that put him in a dangerous situation. Right now, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t wait to upgrade to level 50 to see the effect. According to the remarks of the pill, Xi¨¤o Mu guessed that the dispel pill could relieve the unfavorable effect of the certain medicine. As for whether it can do it or not, he had to try it first. Xi¨¤o Mu thought of this and looked at Leo expectantly, ¡°Can I go to Planet Ba with you?¡± Leo is startled by the request. He didn¡¯t expect that Xi¨¤o Mu would make such a request and his eyes lit up, ¡°You want to go with me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°There is a kind of medicinal material in Planet Ba, I want to collect some.¡± Hearing that, Leo is slightly disappointed. In his heart, he hoped that Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to follow is because of him. But when he thought that he would not need to be separated from Xi¨¤o Mu for a few days and that the mission is not dangerous this time, Leo immediately agreed, ¡°Alright, you can follow along.¡± ¡°Great,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled brightly, ¡°How¡¯s the weather over there? What preparations are needed?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hot,¡± Leo dropped his gaze on the fair skin of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck, ¡°pay attention to sun protection.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. He is an adult man. It is a bit weird to say to pay attention to sun protection so seriously. Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Is there nothing else to prepare?¡± ¡°Just bring a few sets of clothes. The starship has the rest of the things you needed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll make some preparations like buying some tools for digging herbs and a storage container.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went shopping online immediately after returning to his room; purchasing tools and containers for digging herbs. Thinking that his identity had been revealed, he then bought high-grade healing pill materials and a large medicine mortar without needing to hide anything. After the things arrived, Xi¨¤o Mu made 200 high-grade healing pills in the marshal¡¯s mansion, which consumed 6,000 spiritual power. Xi¨¤o Mu ate one and immediately recovered 2,000 points, and then continued to use the Pin Hold skill. Ever since Xi¨¤o Mu activated the Pin Hold skill, his spiritual power can be maintained at full value almost all the time, except for the times he is low on spiritual power from making too many pills in one go. However, the skill can recover 2,000 points in a minute, plus the instant-recover top-grade healing pill, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power will be full in less than 3 minutes. He took out the porcelain bottle and is about to pack the rest of the pills when someone knocked at his room¡¯s door. Xi¨¤o Mu stopped what he¡¯s doing and opened the door. Standing outside are Leo and the 4 guards who should only follow him when he went out. ¡°What¡­what¡¯s wrong?¡± Their gazes are so hot that Xi¨¤o Mu took a small step back subconsciously. ¡°I smell a nice smell, are you making medicine?¡± Leo asked. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and said embarrassedly, ¡°Does it affect you guys? I will put it away right now.¡± He returned to the room, quickly put the pills from the large medicine mortar into the porcelain bottle, and then store it in the system backpack. Leo¡¯s eyes flashed the moment the pills disappeared, but thinking of the money Xi¨¤o Mu got from selling the pills, he reasoned that it should be more than enough to buy space storage. ¡°It¡¯s not affecting us, it just smells pleasantly comfortable,¡± Leo explained and the guards nodded. They looked reluctantly at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand that was holding the porcelain bottle just now. After dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the training room for exercise. The facilities in the mansion¡¯s training room are even more comprehensive than the school PE hall. When his physical strength is almost reaching the safe point, Xi¨¤o Mu took a boost pill and rested for a while. Then he continued to run and did pull-ups. Suddenly, a shadow covered him and Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head. He saw Leo leaning on the railing. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair is wet from the sweat, and his sharp facial features are completely revealed when he casually brushed his bangs to the back of his head. Leo¡¯s blue eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu and he looked at him(XM) quietly without speaking. The look caused Xi¨¤o Mu to feel uncomfortable and a little awkward. Leo¡¯s current state is unfamiliar to him. Xi¨¤o Mu stopped exercising and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo stretched out his hand to wipe off the sweat that is about to fall on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. He lightly rubbed the wetness on his fingers when he retracted it, and his expression didn¡¯t change a bit after doing this. ¡°Your physical strength has increased a lot.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by Leo¡¯s action, but his expression looked natural as if there isn¡¯t anything wrong with the action just now. So, it would be strange when he(XM) voice out about it. He nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve improved.¡± ¡°What pill did you just take?¡± Leo asked. The question had Xi¨¤o Mu taken aback. Leo was in his mecha while he(XM) took the medicine. How did Leo see it? Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated. But sooner or later, this boost pill will be exposed since they spent every day in the same training ground, Leo will find out that something is wrong. ¡°The mid-grade boost pill, it¡¯s to restore physical strength.¡± Leo¡¯s complexion changed slightly. He took a step forward and they are so close that they almost touched each other. Leo bent over and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with slightly narrowed eyes, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to explain something to me?¡± Chapter 39 Part 2 Getting ingredients Xi¨¤o Mu stepped back subconsciously and Leo swiftly raised his hand. Seeing that, Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his neck. Could it be Leo will hit him? The next moment, his head bumped at the railing1, but the sensation is soft instead. Xi¨¤o Mu is startled. He turned his head and see Leo¡¯s palm resting on the back of his head. Leo casually rubbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair and couldn¡¯t help but sneered, ¡°So jumpy, is your head made of iron?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, ¡°Who ask you to get so close all of a sudden.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face is red after the exercise, and his black eyes are filled with amazingly bright lights. Leo¡¯s eyes turned deep and he put his hands on the railings on either side of Xi¨¤o Mu; trapping him in the middle. ¡°What¡­ what are you doing?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heartbeat speeded up sharply. With sufficient spiritual power, he has built several barriers and is not afraid of contact with Leo, but he is not used to being so close to other people. Especially Leo¡¯s figure is big and tall, with his body covering him at the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s nose is full of manly hormones, which makes him nervous. Leo: ¡°I made a mistake in the physical education class arrangement before. What is the reason?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood what Leo had said before about the explanation. He is in the wrong and he pursed his lips, ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t deliberately want to hide it. It¡¯s just that I¡¯m afraid the news of this boost pill spreading out and attract people¡¯s attention.¡± ¡°Can recover energy in an instant?¡± Leo asked. ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t plan to hide it anymore and added, ¡°Can be consumed once every 2 hours, it¡¯s the same recovery rate as the healing pill of the same level.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, and said solemnly, ¡°This kind of medicine can enhance combat effectiveness then.¡± ¡°Yes, it can.¡± Leo thought for a moment, ¡°Are you going to make and sell it? If you are selling, remember to tell me. I want it all.¡± ¡°This¡­ I am currently mainly focusing on making the healing pill. If you need the boost pill, I can make some and sell it to you, but I don¡¯t want to make it public for the time being.¡± The healing pill has already driven the buyers crazy. If the boost pill is launched, won¡¯t Zhao¡¯s company gets demolished2? Moreover, there are too few healing pills on the market now. Xi¨¤o Mu planned to wait until most guides can make them, and when the quantity can stably meet the demand, he will then make the boost pill. ¡°You already made some medicine today, will you be exhausted?¡± Leo worriedly asked. ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu reached out and poke Leo¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Just step back, I need to go buy some materials.¡± Leo moved his fingers, but he held back from grabbing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and stood aside. After Xi¨¤o Mu placed an order for the ingredients, he continued his training. When his physical strength reached the safe point again, he left the training ground. Receiving the courier parcel, Xi¨¤o Mu then went to his room to make 200 high-grade boost pills. ¡­ After eating breakfast the next morning, Xi¨¤o Mu handed the porcelain bottle to Leo, ¡°There are 200 pills in total. I will bill you the same price as the high-grade healing pill. One is 20,000 star coins so the total is 4 million.¡± Leo took the porcelain bottle and it disappeared in his hand instantly. Then he opened his terminal to transfer money. Looking at the 8 million extra star coins in his account, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°You have transferred too much.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that much,¡± Leo didn¡¯t mind the money and continued, ¡°This kind of medicine is not available on the market. It is worth twice the price, or even higher. I will transfer another 2 million to you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless. People usually asked for a bargain when buying things, but this person is afraid that he didn¡¯t give enough instead. The cost of his medicine is no more than 10,000 star coins. Looking at the balance in his account, Xi¨¤o Mu inexplicably felt a little guilty. Selling medicine is really a huge profit! Leo¡¯s adjutant Wood walked over with a bag and handed it to Leo, ¡°Major General, this is what you ordered last night.¡± Leo took the bag and gave it to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Put on this suit and you will be my accompanying doctor on this trip.¡± The bag contained a light green military uniform with a cross sign on the arm. After putting it on, Xi¨¤o Mu looked in the full-length mirror sighed in admiration, thinking that he did a good job on the customization on his character¡¯s face. So handsome. The uniform made him stand straight, showing his narrow waist and long legs perfectly. However, after Xi¨¤o Mu went out, his excitement is like a bubble getting popped by a needle. The legs he thought were long looked a bit short beside Leo. In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu comforted himself silently that at least he(XM) has perfect proportions. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, frowning, ¡°Change to normal clothes!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got stunned by the order. ¡°Didn¡¯t you said to wear a uniform?¡± Fire is burning in Leo¡¯s eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu looked too tempting wearing the military uniform. He wanted to do ¡®something¡¯ very much. Also, Leo didn¡¯t want other people to see what Xi¨¤o Mu looked like at this moment. ¡°Major General, there are only 10 minutes left.¡± Wood reminded. Meaning, if you drag on, we will be late. Leo also knows that wearing regular clothes is more eye-catching. It is easy for someone with keen eyes to guess the identity of Xi¨¤o Mu. Hence, Leo stopped talking about changing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s clothes. He didn¡¯t hold back and went to hug Xi¨¤o Mu at the waist. He whispered, ¡°Stand next to me, where I can see you at any time, hear that?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears turned red, and then he stopped struggling, ¡°If someone finds out that I am not a member of the military, will you be punished?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s my starship, I have the final say.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his lips. If that is the case, then why he so nervously reminded him to stay near? Doesn¡¯t that mean Leo is afraid that he will be exposed? Xi¨¤o Mu patted Leo¡¯s hand, ¡°Let go, I will be careful and follow you all the time.¡± As the aircraft landed in the suburbs, Xi¨¤o Mu followed behind Leo. He stared at the huge triangular black starship ahead, with eyes full of admiration. About 1,000 sentinels lined up in the open space next to the starship. They are dressed in black military uniforms and stood upright. After seeing Leo, they saluted neatly, ¡°Major General.¡± The sudden explosion of greeting startled Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo simply returned a military salute and walked into the starship. Xi¨¤o Mu discovered that there is a giant black panther icon on the side of the starship, which is obviously Leo¡¯s logo. Leo entered the operation chamber, and the entire wall in front of the console is occupied by screens, monitoring the starship in real-time. ¡°Major General.¡± The captain is checking the details when he saw Leo, so he quickly saluted. Leo nodded, ¡°What¡¯s the situation?¡± ¡°The area nearby the jump point is safe and there is no storm sighted. Planet Ba is sunny today and we are expected to arrive smoothly in 4 hours.¡± Leo left the operation chamber after learning about the situation and went to the rest room not far away. His rest room had a bedroom, a living room, and a bathroom. Except for its small size, it looked normal like any usual room. Wood went to the lounge next door, and Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Where is my lounge?¡± Leo pointed to a room and sat down on the sofa, ¡°Here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked around and found that there is only a bed. But it¡¯s just a 4-hour journey so he could just sit on the sofa. Sitting down, Xi¨¤o Mu looked out the window excitedly. He is about to go from one planet to another, and see the sights of space in person! Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a smile in his eyes. It never crosses his mind that he would come to like someone, be tolerant to this person, be afraid of being hated; like he is bounded by his hands and feet. The starship took off, Xi¨¤o Mu leaned over to the window expectantly. However, he soon realized that he couldn¡¯t see anything. So, Leo took Xi¨¤o Mu to the operation chamber and opened the interstellar map. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help exclaiming in admiration. It turned out that there are so many beautiful planets and floating rocks in places he couldn¡¯t see, and some looked like mountains. The starship flexibly passed over them and moved forward quickly. About 2 hours later, the starship broadcasted an announcement, ¡°A space jump is about to take place, please be prepared.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is about to ask what he needs to prepare when he got picked up by Leo. Then he is taken to the lounge and placed in a seat against the wall. Leo turned on the switch and Xi¨¤o Mu is immediately tied up. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Leo sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°It will be all right soon.¡± Not long after, the starship shook violently. Xi¨¤o Mu felt dizzy and some tightness in his chest. Then, the starship stabilized again after about 5 or 6 minutes. Leo poured him a glass of warm water and Xi¨¤o Mu felt a lot more comfortable after drinking it. ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo brushed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wet lips with his fingers and retracted the empty water glass in his hand. Hearing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s thanks, he frowned and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so polite.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face reddened, and he pursed his lips. There seemed to be the touch of Leo¡¯s fingers remaining on his lips. Xi¨¤o Mu thought that Leo is being rude. His various actions are clearly ambiguous, but Leo didn¡¯t seem to notice it at all. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated, but couldn¡¯t help but asked, ¡°You, can you not always make small movements like this?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu seemingly puzzled. At this moment, his terminal shook. Xi¨¤o Mu saw his brows tightening and his whole demeanor became hostile, so Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t speak anymore. Leo snorted, ¡°They must be tired of living!¡± Hanging up the call, Leo immediately notified the officers on the starship to go to the command room for a meeting. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Stay here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Leo and followed behind him, asking, ¡°What happened?¡± Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to stay, Leo went silent for a moment and finally let him follow; taking Xi¨¤o Mu to the command room with him. Leo didn¡¯t say anything along the way. Instead, he opened his terminal to play a video. In the video is a tall sentinel with dark skin, short hair, and a fierce appearance, ¡°Planet Jiu is mine from now on. Anyone who wants to mine here has to buy from me.¡± The video changed to another one and a tall, thin, man in a dark-green military uniform appears. He has bloodshot eyes, looking sad and tired. ¡°I am the commander of the Garrison of Planet Jiu, Qian Yao. Space pirates have sneaked into Planet Jiu and encourage miners to launch a riot. The garrison has suffered heavy damage and is requesting support.¡± Leo turned off the video with a grim expression, ¡°Planet Jiu is the planet that supplies energy ores to the empire. It belongs to the territory of the empire. Whoever dares to grab the planet, we will destroy them! Since we are the closest to Planet Jiu, I have accepted the military arrangement. From now on, we are the suppression army troop.¡± He paused before adding, ¡°Planet Jiu has 30,000 miners. According to the current news, there are no more than 30 people in the space pirate group. There is 1,000 garrison soldier in total, however, the remaining number is unknown. Right now, they are trapped somewhere in a mine. We must hurry and get them out.¡± ¡°Now, listen to my arrangement.¡± With clear instructions, Leo made a series of arrangements, and the officers went down to prepare. He said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°If I leave the starship, I will get a small group of people to protect you. So, stay on the starship.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while, he is weak while other people are all mecha fighters. Even if he followed Leo, he will only drag him behind so he nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Leo raised his hand and stroked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s furrowed eyebrows, ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± he looked disdainful as he said, ¡°The space pirates will definitely regret what they did today.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. It just that he(XM) has never faced a warring situation directly before but he soon relaxed upon seeing Leo¡¯s confident expression. The starship quickly jumped into a landing point nearest to Planet Jiu. It activated the anti-reconnaissance mode and landed quietly on a remote grassland. At this moment, the starship entered a simulation state, and its appearance became the same green color as the grass around. Leo had long put on his combat uniform and stood in the command room, watching various live videos and news from the soldiers who are quickly dispersing. CH 40 Chapter 40 Part 1 Spiritual damage In the northeast of Planet Jiu, a large hole was dug in the northwest corner of a rocky mountain. A bunch of miners with weapons stood at the entrance of the hole. In front of the miner stood a dark black humanoid mech and a tall sentinel jumped from the mech. He had short hair and a ferocious-looking face. This is the space pirate¡¯s leader, Jonassen, the one in the video that Leo played before. With a face full of fierce expression, he said to the thin man who is crossing his arms beside him, ¡°Mitte, what do you want to do now? If we wait any longer, the imperial reinforcements will come soon.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the rush?¡± Mitte¡¯s face looked pale. His hair is slightly long, and it has half-hidden his eyebrows, making him looking very gloomy. ¡°The announcement is just sent. The empire has just conducted a military exercise at the nearest Planet Ba and it ended a few days ago. So, for the next few days, there¡¯s no one there.¡± ¡°The nearest empire¡¯s reinforcement is at least 3 hours away from us. The people inside have been surrounded for 3 days and they have no energy to come out. The smoke bomb that I asked you to throw in will make them all unconscious within 10 minutes.¡± Glancing at the time, Mitte said, ¡°Get your people to tie up everyone in 10 minutes, especially Qian Yao.¡± Jonassen glared at Mitte dissatisfiedly, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you give me the smoke bomb earlier? You caused us to waste 3 days here.¡± Hearing that, Mitte looked at Jonassen coldly, ¡°Your people took 3 days before finally finding out all spacial jump points for Planet Jiu, you still have the face to say?¡± ¡°You!¡± Jonassen¡¯s chest heaved violently. He took a step closer and glared at Mitte viciously, ¡°Do you believe that I can pinch you to death in the next second?¡± Mitte sneered and his eyes looked gloomy, ¡°You can try? We¡¯ll see who will die first?¡± Jonassen gripped his fist. Thinking of Mitte¡¯s bizarre methods, he stood on guard. Just then, his terminal vibrated. Pretending to read the notification, he took a step back. But when he saw the content of the message, Jonassen¡¯s face suddenly changed. ¡°There is movement at the south jump point,¡± Jonassen glared at Mitte. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that it should take at least 3 hours for someone to come?¡± Mitte sneered, ¡°What are you afraid of? Too sooner they come, the better, lest you have to wait longer for them. The mined ores have been shipped away anyway.¡± ¡°Do you know who is here? Leo Arnold!¡± Jonassen said while sending a message, ¡°I already helped you to rob the mines, and I also posted a video to cover for you. Whatever you want to do next, suit yourselves. I¡¯ll be leaving now. ¡± Jonassen said that he is about to jump into the mecha, but was stopped by Mitte, ¡°Wait. Are you not curious why I deliberately attracted the reinforcements?¡± Jonassen waved his hand, ¡°The result of my curiosity last time is I get caught and sent to jail. Just after I escaped, I have to do things for you. I don¡¯t want to be curious.¡± ¡°If there is no effective treatment, you will get into mental confusion in less than 10 days, right?¡± Although Mitte is asking a question, his tone is a confirmation. He did not wait for Jonassen to answer, and continued, ¡°You have recently made preparation for the moment you fell for mental confusion, and you are worried that the interstellar police could find your track so you didn¡¯t follow Planet Yao¡¯s news?¡± ¡°There is a new type of medicine that can restore spiritual power in Planet Yao. It could instantly restore one¡¯s spiritual power without side effects. With the best quality one, even if a Level S sentinel is close to madness, they can be cured by taking 5 pills.¡± Jonassen immediately understood what Mitte meant, ¡°You want to change the medicine with the remaining Planet Jiu garrison soldiers?¡± Mitte nodded, ¡°I was going to grab the mine ores and leave. But I didn¡¯t expect Qian Yao to be good at defending. It took me that long to settle him but the timing is just right. If I left earlier, I would miss the news about the medicine. It doesn¡¯t matter to me if the soldiers die, so we should exchange them for something beneficial.¡± ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± Jonassen asked. Mitte pointed his chin toward the mine, ¡°Get your people inside 10 minutes later. Tie the soldiers up, and take them to the east transition point for negotiation.¡± He paused and explained why he wanted help, ¡°I¡¯m by myself so it¡¯s not very convenient to do all these.¡± ¡°You are not by yourself,¡± Jonassen sarcastically replied. ¡°Aren¡¯t you still carrying a trash with you?¡± Mitte¡¯s face instantly darkened, and Jonassen felt a chill down his back. He put away his mecha and said, ¡°I¡¯ll get someone to come over.¡± The soldiers under Leo¡¯s command drove a small military aircraft, advancing swiftly to Planet Jiu. Most of them sneaked behind the miners, knocked them out, and then changed into mining suits neatly. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at their actions and gave them a thumbs up silently; so handsome! ¡°According to the news from the miners, the riots mainly occurred in the northeast, where there is a red silver mine.¡± Leo frowned. Red silver is the main material of advanced mechas. It is precious and difficult to collect. Its accompanying ore is flammable and explosive, and it has always been traditionally collected by hand. Where there are red silver mines, thermal weapons cannot be used. ¡°There is a small starship staying in the east. It is located in the middle of the mountain. There is electromagnetic interference around it and it is impossible to approach it.¡± ¡°Team 1, approached the starship from the east. Be careful to hide yourselves. If someone approaches or leaves the starship, catch them.¡± Leo ordered. On the main starship, 100 soldiers stayed behind, while the remaining 900 soldiers are scattered around Planet Jiu. They are divided into 9 teams, consist of 100 soldiers per team. The captain of Team 1 heard the order and immediately conveyed it to his team. Then, everyone in the team gradually approached the area where the small starship is stopping. 10 minutes later, the live feed of Team 1¡¯s captain suddenly flickered in the command room, and the next moment it turned completely black. ¡°Captain of Team 1, please reply if you hear this.¡± Leo frowned and contacted the leader of Team 1. However, the opposite side did not react at all, as if they have disappeared. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart tightened suddenly. The man was fine the moment before, so how could he suddenly break contact? ¡°Captain of Team 2, reply if you hear this.¡± ¡°Major general.¡± The captain of the second team said briskly. Leo looked at the live feed from the captain of Team 2 staying in the southeast, and said with a serious voice, ¡°Team 1 found a small starship in the east, and lost contact when trying to approach it. Take someone with you to check the situation, and immediately withdraw if the situation is not right.¡± ¡°¡­Yes.¡± The captain of Team 2 sounded surprised for a moment, before replying in a deep voice. 5 minutes later, Team 2 captain appeared not far from the place Team 1 captain lost contact. Leo stared at the screen and said, ¡°Stop. Look around and check if there¡¯s anything wrong?¡± Team 2 captain cautiously released his 5 senses. When he looked to the right front, he is taken aback and ran forward subconsciously, ¡°I saw the captain of Team 1.¡± ¡°Stop!¡± Leo roared. The captain is stunned for a moment, then he suddenly grabbed his head like he had a headache. The image of the live feed got disrupted at the same time and then turned black. ¡°What caused the communication interference?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu recalled the scene before the screen turned black. ¡°The captain from Team 2 seems to be¡­under a mental attack.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu used mental attacks twice, and the one being attacked looked similar to Team 2 captain¡¯s expression. As one of the victims of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mental attacks, Leo can relate with his reaction when being attacked. He said, ¡°I agree with you, Planet Jiu may have beings with advanced spiritual power.¡± Saying that, Leo sent a message to all other teams, ¡°Everyone, avoid the east. Stabilize the miners everywhere, and react accordingly if the situation is not good.¡± After the order, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Stay here, I will go to the east.¡± ¡°Major General, you can¡¯t take risks.¡± Wood said hastily. Leo opened his terminal, and it showed Jonassen¡¯s photos and information, ¡°Jonassen is the head of the infamous Nathan space pirate a year ago. He is mainly active in the galaxies near Plant Yan. He escaped from Planet Yan¡¯s prison more than a month ago.¡± ¡°According to the data, the person with the highest spiritual power in the Nathan space pirate group is Jonassen himself, Level A. Team 1 and 2 captains have Level B+ spiritual power. With just Jonassen¡¯s ability, it is impossible for him to cause the captains to lose consciousness immediately¡­ especially when the captain of Team 2 is on guard.¡± Wood: ¡°They must have new people joining. Since the situation is unknown, you can¡¯t take any risks.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°If even I am in danger, who else in our troop won¡¯t get caught?¡± He turned and walked out, ¡°I want to see how much this shabby space pirate group can do.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shouted when he saw Jonassen¡¯s face suddenly appeared on the screen. Leo turned around when he heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s voice. He saw him pointing at the screen and looked over, then his complexion immediately became extremely ugly. ¡°Major General Leo, and friends of the Empire, hello everyone.¡± Taken aback, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly turned on his terminal. The first channel of the Empire Interstellar Live Platform showed the exactly same content as the screen on the command room screen. Jonassen is broadcasting! Jonassen smiled evilly, ¡°This is Jonassen, currently at Planet Jiu, and this¡­¡± He pinched Qian Yao¡¯s neck with his right hand and dragged him from outside the screen into the screen. Qian Yao¡¯s eyes are closed, and he stayed limp like a ragdoll; unable to fight back. Jonassen seemed to be particularly satisfied and smiled deeper, ¡°This is Qian Yao, the commander of Planet Jiu¡¯s garrison. There are also some garrison soldiers behind me but I don¡¯t think you would want to see their current sorry state.¡± ¡°I¡¯m a pacifist,¡± Jonassen didn¡¯t feel embarrassed to say it blatantly. He looked straight at the screen and continued, ¡°Major General Leo, my request is simple. Use 1,000 high-grade healing pills in exchange for their lives. ¡± He paused, ¡°Oh, not only them but also your subordinates. 1,000 pills are no more than 20 million star coins. Their lives are much more expensive than this, right? I¡¯m a reasonable person and will give you enough time. 3 hours later, if I don¡¯t get the medicines, I will kill one person after every minute.¡± There is a bloodthirsty light in his eyes, ¡°I¡¯ll kill the newcomer first.¡± The newcomer means the soldiers brought over by Leo. After Jonassen finished talking, his broadcast disappears and the live feed of each captain returns to the display. Even the breathing sound can be heard in the quiet command room. Leo has never been threatened so blatantly before, and he felt like he is going to explode. He unfastened the top 2 buttons of his uniform and tapped on the screen, ¡°Dare to be so arrogant, see if this Lao tzi don¡¯t kill you?!¡± He strode out but stopped after 2 steps. Turning to Wood, Leo said, ¡°Make sure Xi¨¤o Mu is safe.¡± Seeing his furious appearance, Wood quickly saluted him, ¡°Yes, Major General, but you are alone¡­¡± Leo ignored Wood and turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. His eyes softened as he comforted, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, wait for me to come back.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips moved, but he didn¡¯t say anything. He doesn¡¯t think he could persuade Leo to stay. As Leo said earlier, with his spiritual power, if he also gets in trouble, the rest of the troop won¡¯t be safe. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power is high enough, but his combat power is too thrashy so he is equally unsafe outside. Leo¡¯s actions are extremely fast. He released his Ying mecha as soon as he exited the hatch and swiftly disappeared. Chapter 40 Part 2 Spiritual damage Jonassen threw Qian Yao aside and looked at the satisfied Mitte, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, 500 pills are mine.¡± Mitte coldly replied, ¡°Won¡¯t be any lesser,¡± he stretched out his hand, ¡°Give it back to me.¡± Jonassen took off the small round magnet behind his ear, ¡°This is the anti-interference device? If I give it to you and you use mental interference on me, what can I do?¡± Saying that, he looked down at the bunch of unconscious army soldiers. Jonassen tsk-ed twice, and his gaze fell on Mitte, ¡°Give me a mental disruptor device. Since we have a cooperative relationship, the stronger I am, the better for you.¡± Mitte sneered, ¡°Dream on!¡± The mental disruptor device is his bargaining chip. If given to Jonassen, he will become useless to Jonassen. No doubt, the first person Jonassen will deal with is him. Jonassen only said it casually and didn¡¯t expect Mitte to give it to him. Pretending to forget what Mitte asked for, Jonassen put the round magnet behind his ear again. ¡°I¡¯ll rest for a bit and come back when the time is up.¡± Jonassen kicked Qian Yao who fell to the ground. ¡°Will he wake up halfway?¡± ¡°Get someone tie him up. Then, it wouldn¡¯t matter if he really wakes up.¡± Mitte didn¡¯t care much and turned back into the small starship. However, his expression turned ugly soon. He caught up with Jonassen, coldly glaring at him, ¡°Where is he?¡± ¡°How do I know?¡± Jonassen rolled his eyes. ¡°Isn¡¯t ¡®he¡¯ from the Empire? He probably heard that the Empire army is coming, so he ran away.¡± Having said that, Jonassen warned, ¡°Don¡¯t make mistakes for that waste.¡± Mitte¡¯s complexion changed, and there was no warmth in his eyes, ¡°Shut up! I¡¯m an ordinary person too, would you like to try my ¡®trashy¡¯ skill?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Jonassen raised his hand. Grabbing Qian Yao¡¯s collar, he walked towards the Nathan Starship docked in the north, while cursing in a low voice, ¡°So many messy things in my hand. It¡¯s not like I like seeking death. That person, other than his face, which part is not a waste?¡± Mitte¡¯s face changed several times. He turned on his terminal and stared at the red dot on the map for a moment. Then he went to Jonassen with a cold face. ¡°Let your subordinates bring him back in good condition,¡± Mitte directly said his intentions. Before Jonassen could refuse, he added, ¡°If you don¡¯t send someone, I will go personally. If the imperial soldiers come, you will deal with them yourself.¡± Hearing that, Jonassen¡¯s expression looked ugly. He only has a small number of people. This time he has lost a lot of people. Without Mitte¡¯s mental disruptor device, he has no chance of winning. ¡°You stay here, I¡¯ll let someone go,¡± Jonassen said and contacted his men. ¡°Old Third, go get that waste back.¡± The remarks caused Mitte to glance at Jonassen coldly but he shared the position of the red dot with Old Third anyway. Jonassen is worried that the situation would change and refused to let Mitte leave, so he dragged Mitte with him into the Nathan starship. Suddenly, Mitte¡¯s terminal shook frantically, he raised his hand and walked out with a calm face. Jonassen followed Mitte out and watched the surveillance video from his terminal. A black mecha activated their sensor and is moving fast around the mine, seeming to want to find a place to breakthrough. Surprised and shocked, Jonassen blurted, ¡°Leo Arnold¡¯s Ying mecha?! He actually came in person!¡± Mitte sneered, ¡°So what?¡± He unceremoniously turned on the mental disruptor device and adjusted it to the highest level. At the same time, the surveillance video showed that Ying has stopped moving suddenly. The next moment, the surveillance video flashed and turned black. ¡°What happened?¡± Mitte was stunned. ¡°Anti-interference, your surveillance has been disrupted,¡± Jonassen looked around warily, ¡°He is a Level S sentinel. Could it be your disruptor is useless to him?¡± ¡°Impossible,¡± Mitte said with certainty. ¡°You should be clear about that since you have tried it yourself. Even if one doesn¡¯t go into a coma immediately, he will at least suffer severe injuries.¡± ¡°Just injuries are not enough,¡± Jonassen took out a dagger and dragged Qian Yao out. ¡°Just in case, if he comes, I will start a broadcast. Let¡¯s see if he dares to ignore Qian Yao¡¯s life in front of the empire.¡± Mitte looked at Jonassen contemptuously, ¡°What are you afraid of? No one here dared to use thermal weapons and Leo¡¯s spirit is severely damaged. You can¡¯t even beat him like this?¡± The question makes Jonassen glare at Mite, ¡°Even if a Level S sentinel is injured, you can¡¯t underestimate him. If you can make him unconscious right away, I won¡¯t have to be so cautious,¡± he said bluntly, ¡°I will leave if the situation is not right.¡± Mitte sneered, ¡°You can just start the broadcast now and let others see how cowardly you are.¡± Jonassen remained unmoved, ¡°If I don¡¯t cherish my life, I am long dead.¡± Suddenly, a huge black panther leaped up to the mid-level platform. The surrounding guards exclaimed and got knocked out one after another. Jonassen¡¯s expression changed. He pressed his dagger to Qian Yao¡¯s neck and moved back in the direction of the Nathan Starship. At the same time, he opened the live broadcast and said with a grin, ¡°Major General Leo, I¡¯m currently broadcast live to the Empire. Do you want me to kill him?¡± Leo sat in his mecha with a pale face. The sudden strong mental disturbance made him felt like his head is about to explode so he immediately established a spiritual barrier to make him feel better. The mental disturbance continued and his spiritual power is declining rapidly, but Leo did not retreat and decided to end the fight quickly. He felt that the closer he is to the mid-levels, the greater the intensity of interference, which means the source of interference is nearby. Such steady and continuous interference caused Leo¡¯s expression to become more serious. He realized that this does not come from a person with high spiritual power, but a weapon to attack spiritual power. ¡°Jonassen,¡± Leo¡¯s voice came from the tall mecha, with a metallic coldness, ¡°Go to hell!¡± As soon as the voice fell, Jonassen¡¯s head suddenly felt severe pain. Screaming, he fell on his back and let go of the dagger. At this moment, a huge black panther lunged at him like a phantom. The pain in his head is fleeting, and his rich combat experience made Jonassen react reflexively. He rolled to the right and avoided the killing blow. Releasing his humanoid mecha, Jonassen jumped onto the cockpit. However, at the moment he entered his mecha, his back was severely clawed by the panther. That hit almost sent Jonassen shooting into the cockpit, spitting out a large mouthful of blood. [Warning! Master, your spiritual power is seriously insufficient. Please get it treated.] Ying¡¯s mechanical voice radiated from the seat, and Leo¡¯s forehead is filled with cold sweat. He had just launched a mental attack on Jonassen, which greatly consumed his spiritual power. His spiritual filaments lost the protection of the barrier and got attacked by the mental disruptor. Although it only happened for a moment, it was excruciatingly painful. Leo took out the high-grade healing pill given to him by Xi¨¤o Mu and his expression softened. After eating the pill, his complexion looked better. Jonassen did not counterattack, instead activated the acceleration mode and ran to the Nathan Starship quickly. Leo snorted and followed closely. Within 2 seconds, he caught up with the humanoid mecha. Jonassen gritted his teeth fiercely, showing a fierce expression on his face. Knowing that it is impossible to escape, he turned to face the enemy head-on. Jonassen has been relying on his good judgment and has always avoided opponents who are stronger than him, so as not to fall into disadvantages. In fact, his strength is not bad at all. He has the foundation of Level AA, plus rich experience in fighting after being a space pirate. His strength is not weaker than a normal Level AA+ sentinel. It is lunchtime in the empire at this time, but no one is eating. All of them are staring at their terminal, watching the battle between the panther mecha and the humanoid mecha in the live broadcast without blinking. This is purely hand-to-hand combat, and no one uses thermal weapons. ¡°Major General Leo, bombarded him with particle cannon!¡± ¡°Are you a fool? Look at where they are. This is clearly the ores associated with the red silver mine.¡± ¡°I also recognized it. If a particle cannon is used and high temperature is generated in an instant, this mountain will definitely explode and Major General Leo will die with the opponent!¡± In order to avoid the mental interference, Leo kept the spiritual barrier on. Although his spiritual power has recovered nearly by a quarter, it gets consumed extremely fast, so Leo is very cautious with his usage. He didn¡¯t use spiritual power to connect with Ying but manually piloted the mecha instead. His hands on the control panels were like phantoms, and the panther mecha moved quickly and sharply under his control. With a ¡®bang¡¯, the humanoid mecha fell heavily to the ground. The panther mecha didn¡¯t give the enemy time to breathe and stomped on it fiercely. Then, a laser sword rolled up from its tail and plunged into the humanoid mecha¡¯s heart area. ¡°Oh my God, if the laser sword went through and stabbed on the ground, the place will explode!¡± However, there is no explosion. Leo managed to control his action accurately. After damaging the cockpit, he retrieved the weapon. Jumping out of his mecha, he dragged the bloody Jonassen out of the cockpit, ¡°Who gave you the right to crazy, and you dare to threaten Lao tzi?!¡± ¡°Wow, Major General Leo exploded!¡± The barrage went crazy. ¡°Has anyone noticed that Major General Leo¡¯s face is very pale?¡± Jonassen opened his eyes and looked at Leo unwillingly, ¡°How did you avoid the mental interference?¡± Then, noticing that Leo¡¯s hands are shaking slightly, Jonassen suddenly grinned, ¡°It turns out that your spiritual state is injured. It seems that you won¡¯t be able to hold on for long.¡± ¡°Hahaha, urgh¡­¡± Jonassen got choked with laughter, ¡°It¡¯s worth it, exchanging my life for yours. Too bad I won¡¯t be here to see you getting crazy and die from mental confusion!¡± Leo kicked Jonassen into the air. Without the chance to say anything, Jonassen died straight away. Leo wiped his hands, and muttered with a despising tone, ¡°Trash.¡± After that, Leo turned back and prepared to get on the mecha. The tingling sensation from his head made him dizzy slightly. He rubbed his forehead and continued to move. Suddenly, he stopped and turned his head to look to the right. A small white starship gradually disappeared from sight, and at the same time, the mental interference disappeared. Leo¡¯s complexion changed and he immediately sent a report to the military, ¡°The white starship fled and it carried a weapon that could attack spiritual power. Track its tracks closely, and paying attention to safety.¡± Next, Leo jumped onto Ying and drove the mecha away. ¡°Major General Leo¡¯s spiritual power is damaged? It looks dangerous!¡± ¡°Wow! No, are there any kind people who could continue the broadcast?¡± ¡°Major General Leo won¡¯t have any trouble, right?¡± Everyone on the live broadcast screen is full of worries. Ren sat in the office with an ugly face after watching the broadcast. Combined with the expression on Leo¡¯s face, Ren can¡¯t help worrying that his spiritual power is seriously damaged. He ordered the whole army to track down the small white starship. After a moment of thought, he contacted Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu is currently persuading Wood in the starship command room, ¡°Please let me out. Leo is in a very bad state. If he encounters any riot army in the middle of returning, it is very dangerous.¡± Wood had a complicated look as well, ¡°It¡¯s a warzone outside, it¡¯s dangerous for you to go out.¡± He promised the major general that he would never let Xi¨¤o Mu get into trouble. 10 minutes ago, a large-scale cargo starship suddenly appeared at the jump point not far from them. When that ship encountered Team 10 that was left behind as backup, it immediately started attacking them. At this moment, a battle is going on outside. Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Ren again to explain the situation. Ren gave up his original idea and said solemnly, ¡°Let the nearest team pick him up, don¡¯t go out. Believe in Leo. If something happens to you, no one can help him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu relayed Ren¡¯s meaning to Wood, and Wood contacted the captain of Team 3 and asked him to get Leo. Leo jumped down the mountain platform and found the unconscious captains and their team members. He is about to contact Wood to ask him to escort Xi¨¤o Mu over. Then, he heard a cry not far away. Next, Leo saw a thin figure being apprehended by a bald head guy. Seeing that, Leo¡¯s expression suddenly changed, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu!¡± CH 41 Chapter 41 Part 1 Powerful treatment As soon as Leo spoke, he realized that he got the wrong person. Although this person¡¯s appearance looked the same, his demeanor is quite different. His body shape and hair color are also different. Also, Xi¨¤o Mu never cried in front of him. The tall mecha is particularly conspicuous. Even though there is still some distance away, the bald man can still see Ying at a glance. His expression becomes tense. He dragged Greene behind him, and said in a vicious voice, ¡°You better behave!¡± Had he not come out to search for this waste, how could he bump into Leo? Greene staggered back 2 steps, sobbing while staring dazedly at the black panther mecha. He recognized it as Leo¡¯s mecha at a glance, so he felt like he is dreaming right now. Major General Leo is not far away from him. Leo jumped off the mecha and stared at Greene, ¡°Are you Xi¨¤o Mu Greene?¡± Greene¡¯s eyes suddenly widened, ¡°You, you know me?¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s face changed slightly. Instead of answering his words, Leo looked at the bald man and asked, ¡°Who is he?¡± The bald man immediately realized that something is wrong, this trash actually knew Leo. His eyes flashed, and he pulled Greene forward, trying to use him as a cover. Leo kicked off from the ground at the moment he stretched out his hand. Before the bald man could react, Leo has arrived in front of him. Throwing a kick at the man, Leo sneered, ¡°Nathan Space Pirate is famous for holding hostage as cover, huh?¡± The bald man fell to the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood. He tried to contact Jonassen with trembling hands, but there was no response to the call. He felt cold in his heart and wanted to run. At this moment, the captain of Team 3 rushed over with a small group of people. When they saw what happened, they restrained the bald man and brought him to Leo, ¡°Major General.¡± Leo frowned, ¡°Why are you here?¡± He had given his order before this. In order to avoid more people getting affected by the mental inference, all teams should avoid the east. The captain of Team 3 immediately repeated Wood¡¯s order. Then Leo asked after hearing it, ¡°How is the situation on the starship side?¡± ¡°A dozen minutes ago, a large-scale cargo starship appeared at the jump point and clashed with the remaining Team 10.¡± The captain of Team 3 reported honestly. Leo¡¯s jaw slightly tightened. He gestured lightly with his chin towards Greene, ¡°Take him back to the starship and leave half of your men here to protect the safety of Team 1 and 2 soldiers. Qian Yao is at the middle of the mountain, get him down.¡± After the order, Leo jumped into his mecha and hurried back to the starship. Xi¨¤o Mu stood in the command room, keeping an eye on the situation everywhere. The rioting miners had been apprehended by the various teams of the 1st Army. In fact, most people didn¡¯t even know what happened. ¡°Major General!¡± Wood exclaimed, and Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to see Leo walking towards him with a pale face. He frowned immediately. Leo¡¯s spiritual power is less than 10%, which is dangerous. Xi¨¤o Mu used the ¡®Pin Hold¡¯ skill on Leo and the emerald green tea leaf flew to the middle of Leo¡¯s brows. Then the buff icon appears under Leo¡¯s red and blue bars. Leo paused, he instantly noticed that his spiritual power had changed. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, ¡°You gave me a spiritual treatment?¡± However, he said with a puzzled look afterward, ¡°I didn¡¯t feel your spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t explain the system skills, so he thought about it and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a spiritual treatment, but a simple treatment. If I need to give you a spiritual treatment, you must take sleeping pills.¡± He and Leo have a compatibility rate of 100%. Hence, unless one of them is unconscious, doing the spiritual treatment is comparable to taking ¡®spring¡¯ medicine. Leo felt that his spiritual state is much more comfortable, and was surprised by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s high treatment methods. He didn¡¯t ask anymore, just shook his head, ¡°That¡¯s fine for now. I still have things to handle, it¡¯s not the time for spiritual treatment.¡± He paused after speaking, ¡°Team 1 and 2 soldiers are all in a coma, can you go see their situation?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. Seeing that the buff under Leo¡¯s red and blue bars disappeared, he added another, ¡°Of course.¡± If it weren¡¯t for Leo letting him follow the trip, it would be difficult for him to go to Planet Ba. It would be better if he could do something for the 1st Army. Xi¨¤o Mu can just consider the service as a starship ticket to Planet Ba plus the permission to enter the planet. Leo contacted the teams and made proper arrangements after understanding the various situations. After watching the battle between Team 10 and the cargo starship, Leo lightly sneered and took Xi¨¤o Mu out of the command room without any worries. When both men arrived at the door, they happened to run into the captain of Team 3. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the person being supported by the captain in surprise. They really looked alike. ¡°You¡­¡± Greene was stunned. Unlike Xi¨¤o Mu, he didn¡¯t know that there is a person who looked similar to him. ¡°Hello, my name is Xi¨¤o Mu. Xiao as the last name and Mu as the given name.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. ¡°Are you a relative from my mother¡¯s side?¡± Greene couldn¡¯t help but wonder. Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand, ¡°No, I have no relatives.¡± He is just a character from the game, how can he have any relatives? Greene nodded slightly but still couldn¡¯t help wondering. After all, they were so alike. He glanced away, only to find that Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo are standing closely side by side. Frowning impatiently, Leo let out Ying and bent down to pick Xi¨¤o Mu with him. Greene exclaimed loudly, staring at Leo¡¯s back, with an incredulous expression on his face. Leo carried Xi¨¤o Mu directly into the mecha and put Xi¨¤o Mu in the co-pilot seat. Then he issued the command, ¡°Go to the east.¡± Ying received the order and started to move. Suddenly rising 3 meters high from the flat ground caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heartbeat to jump rapidly. When he recovered, he is already sitting in the co-pilot seat. Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head and realized Leo is sitting in the driver¡¯s seat while looking at him with his blue eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad. That person just can¡¯t say nice things.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt confused by Leoi¡¯s words but after he thinks about it, he replied in amusement, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me, you thought Greene asking about his relatives brought up my sadness?¡± When Leo saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction, he immediately knew that Xi¨¤o Mu isn¡¯t bothered at all. Feeling a little embarrassed, Leo pursed his lips and said nothing. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t continue with the question, but got surprised by another thought, ¡°Is this place close to the no-man area of Zone F? Why is Greene here?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu remembered clearly that in the guide abduction case related to Greene, the ship suddenly disappeared in no man¡¯s land. After Leo watched the video, his reaction was quite agitated. Leo¡¯s expression changed slightly, ¡°There is no Planet Jiu¡¯s jump point near the no man¡¯s land. After returning, I have to ask Greene about the details.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t ask again. Although he didn¡¯t know what it meant when the guide disappeared suddenly in the no man¡¯s land, he knew that Leo is very concerned about it, and Greene probably knew the inside story. Ying¡¯s speed is very fast, and they reached their destination in a short while. Team 3 has carried out the soldiers from Team 1 and 2 who are mostly in a coma. Xi¨¤o Mu then got carried by Leo and they jumped down. The momentary weightlessness made Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. The sensation like he is jumping off a building. Patting Leo¡¯s arm, Xi¨¤o Mu asked Leo to put him down. After he could stand firmly, he looked at Ying helplessly and asked, ¡°Is jumping up and down the only entering and exiting the mecha?¡± Reminded of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s weak body, Leo felt annoyed by himself and asked, ¡°Uncomfortable?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not good for the heart,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu answered. After that, he walked to the captain and squatted down. He looked back at Leo and thought for a while, ¡°Can you build a spiritual barrier?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu maintains the smallest barrier around him at all times, but if he uses spiritual power to check the patient¡¯s condition, unless a large barrier is built, it will definitely cause Leo to react. There are too many sentinels in a coma, so he must use his spiritual power carefully. It takes too much spiritual power for Xi¨¤o Mu to build a large barrier but Leo building a barrier has the same effect. Leo immediately understood what Xi¨¤o Mu meant. Now is not a good time to trigger the heat fever. He nodded and immediately established a barrier. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and he saw the transparent barrier around Leo¡¯s mind; the same as his. After Leo built the barrier, his(L) spiritual power is consumed a lot in an instant. Xi¨¤o Mu gave him a Pin Hold buff again, before reaching out his spiritual filaments to check the spiritual state of the team leader. At first glance, he couldn¡¯t help frowning. The spiritual state is composed of spiritual filaments. And it represents the body¡¯s spiritual power. When one¡¯s spiritual power is sufficient, the filaments will glow faintly. However, at this moment, the filaments of Team 1 captain seemed to be struck by lightning and looked gray in color. Even if he(XM) could not see the remaining spiritual power of the captain, Xi¨¤o Mu knew that the situation is very bad. He didn¡¯t hesitate and used the Pin Hold skill on the captain. Watching as the buff counts down and the withered filaments gradually come back to life, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. With so many people in need of help, it is impossible to complete spiritual treatment by himself. If Pin Hold can be used, then the matter can be settled easier. After all, Pin Hold does not have CD1 and can be used again and again. What surprised him is after he used the skill, he could see the remaining value of the captain¡¯s red and blue bars. Xi¨¤o Mu turned to face the unconscious soldiers and used Pin Hold skill one after another. Each time, he would consume 50 spiritual power, and every 5 times he used it, he would use the skill on himself once to ensure sufficient spiritual power. Team 3 worked very fast and they managed to carry the remaining unconscious soldiers of Team 1 and 2 to the nearby ground to lie down. Xi¨¤o Mu stood on the spot and moved only after a while. The distance to use Pin Hold is 20 meters, and it is an instant skill. Although 200 are a lot of people, he could heal a person in about 5 seconds so his speed is very fast. 15 minutes later, Xi¨¤o Mu managed to use Pin Hold on everyone who is in a coma. ¡°Is the situation tricky?¡± Leo saw Xi¨¤o Mu returning to stare at the captain of Team 1 without speaking. He(L) swept a glance at the soldiers on the ground and pursed his thin lips. The faces of the Team 3 soldiers looked ugly because many people recognized Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s identity at close range. At first, they are grateful and thought to themselves that their comrades would be fine since they had a god-level guide with them. However, in their eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu did nothing but walked back to forth, and standing still from time to time. Because of the major general¡¯s attitude and that they are worried about their comrades, the soldiers have been patiently waiting. But at this moment, someone finally couldn¡¯t help but speak out. ¡°Major General, he did nothing!¡± A sturdy sentinel¡¯s eyes turned red as he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I know that you guides are precious and do not like to give spiritual treatment to other people. Say it, what conditions do you have to give them treatment? I¡¯ll agree to everything!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback, ¡°I have already treated them.¡± ¡°Liar,¡± a young sentinel yelled, ¡°You obviously just walked around. Could it be you don¡¯t dare to admit it in front of the major general?¡± Leo¡¯s face darkened, and he glared at the young sentinel, ¡°Apologize!¡± The young sentinel stiffened his neck and fought back, ¡°Major General, you look down on useless guides the most. This time, you must have been deceived by him. I think he just sounded powerful in the legend and is useless in reality. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t do nothing like this and treat us as a fool.¡± Leo¡¯s brows twitched. He doesn¡¯t want others to mention his previous attitude2 towards guides and weak people. It really hurts his face3. When this is mentioned in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo felt that his life looked gloomy. He is afraid that Xi¨¤o Mu would not believe that his(L) feeling for him(XM) is real. Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu nervously. Xi¨¤o Mu originally thought he confessed because of their match rate. After hearing this, wouldn¡¯t Xi¨¤o Mu think he confessed because of his level S guide identity? To be honest, if someone tells him that he would like Xi¨¤o Mu (before his identity was revealed) when he hadn¡¯t met Xi¨¤o Mu yet, Leo would definitely ridicule that person severely. But the facts are always unexpected. Even he himself doesn¡¯t know when he started falling for Xi¨¤o Mu. The appearance of his blushing face, the appearance of his serious exercise, the appearance of him making biscuits¡­ even the appearance of him lowering his head down makes Leo like it very much. ¡°Shut up!¡± Leo scolded, ¡°Apologize to Xi¨¤o Mu. If he said that he has given the treatment, then it is done. He would never lie.¡± Chapter 41 Part 2 Powerful treatment In his heart, the young sentinel felt that the well-known Major General Leo is just charmed by the legendary god-level guide, so he is lying with his eyes open. So many people in their Team 3 saw it with their own eyes that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t do anything to help. ¡°En¡­what¡¯s the matter?¡± A confused voice came from below. The captain of Team 1 is a muscular man with cropped hair. He looked confused for a moment before jumping up like ¡®a carp out of water¡¯. ¡°Major General, the other party has a weapon that could attack spiritual power!¡± He saluted Leo with a serious face. The scene caused the young sentinel to be stunned, and the rest of Team 3 are also stunned. After a while, the soldiers who are lying on the ground woke up one after another, recalling what happened before they fell unconscious. Then they looked around with question marks in their eyes. However, after seeing Leo, they consciously swallowed their question and stood up to wait for his(L) order. The captain of Team 1 realized that something is wrong, and glanced at the Qian Yao lying on the ground. ¡°Major General, when did I rescue Colonel Qian¡­ and who gave me the treatment?¡± He remembers that his spiritual state was suddenly attacked so fiercely that he fell into a coma instantly. The force should have caused him to suffer a huge trauma so how did he recover? Leo stared at the young sentinel. The young sentinel¡¯s face flushed red and he turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. He was about to speak, but he saw Xi¨¤o Mu squatted down to check Qian Yao¡¯s situation. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and released the Pin Hold skill on Qian Yao. The buff is then displayed under the red and blue bars of Qian Yao and he could see the remaining value of Qian Yao¡¯s physical fitness and spiritual power. Qian Yao is in a bad state, his spiritual power and physical strength are all critical, almost to 0 value. A person¡¯s life is in danger so Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t care of anything else1. He quickly took out a high-grade boost pill but looked at Qian Yao who was unconscious, he looked a little helpless. Xi¨¤o Mu turned to Leo and asked, ¡°Is there any water?¡± To reply, Leo looked at the young sentinel again. The young sentinel quickly took out a military kettle from the space storage and handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo glared at him, grabbed the kettle, and squatted down. Putting the kettle by his feet, he pinched Qian Yao¡¯s chin with his left hand, while holding the boost pill in his right hand. Next, Leo stuffed the pill into Qian Yao¡¯s mouth and poured water from the kettle down Qian Yao¡¯s throat. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, isn¡¯t that too rude?! Waiting for Qian Yao to swallow the medicine, Leo threw the kettle back to the young sentinel, who quickly caught it. Then when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu stand up, the young sentinel yelled loudly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback by the yell and don¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry. He couldn¡¯t help but rubbed his ears. Leo¡¯s face is almost frozen with anger. He pointed at the young sentinel, ¡°An Lu, you rascal. Are you itchy for a beating? Quickly carry Qian Yao on your back and return to the starship.¡± An Lu shrank his neck and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, please forgive me.¡± He is surprised by his power and admiringly added, ¡°You really are a god-level guide. I have never seen someone giving treatment to sentinel like how you did.¡± He couldn¡¯t help raising his voice, ¡°My God, I simply can¡¯t believe it. You have treated 200 unconscious sentinels who suffered from mental confusion in 15 minutes!¡± The captain of Team 1 finally got his answer and found out who treated him, so he quickly thanked Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s just my thank to your Major General for taking me to Planet Ba, but you are welcome.¡± A group of people returned to the starship. The cargo starship had been completely suppressed, and Wood reported the situation. ¡°The person in charge of the cargo starship is the vice commander of the Nathan space pirate group. He is called Old Second in the group. He transported the last batch of ores and left Planet Jiu. Shortly after that, he was spotted by the Planet Yan¡¯s police so he fled to Planet Jiu to escape.¡± Leo sarcastically said, ¡°They can¡¯t contain the space pirates nor catch them. Planet Yan¡¯s police force is really amazing.¡± In a deep voice, Leo continued, ¡°The Nathan space pirate group made trouble in Planet Jiu so they are now the prisoners of our Planet Yao Empire. Keep them guarded tightly so that Planet Yan doesn¡¯t laugh at us.¡± Wood responded with a serious face. His major general just ridiculed other people for making mistakes, so if he made the same mistake immediately after that, his major general might explode on the spot. It didn¡¯t take long for the remaining survivors of the Planet Jiu garrison to be rescued by the 1st Army. Among them, many soldiers fell in a coma, and the doctors accompanying the starship are instantly busy. Leo arranged follow-up matters in the command room, while Xi¨¤o Mu went to help the doctors. His identity is no longer a secret, so his previous behavior of wearing a hat and lowering his head is considered useless. Fortunately, the army soldiers are strictly disciplined. Even if they know his identity, no one will come to him to make a confession or something. It¡¯s just that no matter where Xi¨¤o Mu goes, the gaze on him is extremely hot, comparable to modern fanatics fan. The garrison soldiers were seriously injured, and there are obvious wounds everywhere. Xi¨¤o Mu gave each person a Pin Hold buff and found that most of their bar is low, almost at the extreme value. He asked the soldiers to put those soldiers with extremely low physical strength together and fed everyone a mid-grade boost pill. The mid-grade pills are actually prepared for himself, while for high-grade pills, he only had 4. These are extras from when he made boost pills for Leo, in the case for emergency. After dealing with the patients, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Although his spiritual power can always be restored to the max, he will inevitably feel tired from treating so many patients, walking around, and providing help from time to time. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the system backpack and saw that the boost pills have consumed a lot. About to close the system panel, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of something and moved to the skill panel. At the second skill ¡®Pin Lift¡¯ on the upper left, the progress bar is activated and showed the number of currency progress: 525/1000. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the Pin Lift icon, and saw a line of prompt appeared next to it: [No cooling time, chanting for 1.25 seconds to release. Recover spiritual power 1,500 points once. Spiritual power consumed is 10% of the recovery value.] Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up. This is a commonly used skill in the game to increase blood/red bar. The chanting time is short, but the recovery value is high. And if combined with the skill ¡®Strange Blood¡¯2, it will have the effect of detoxification. However, the skill panel is a little different from the game panel, as there is no column for Strange Blood, and Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if there is an additional effect of detoxification available. What surprised Xi¨¤o Mu after that is he remembered ever since he activated the skill Pin Hold, he did not give anyone spiritual treatment. That means in the progress of 525, almost all of the increase came from the skill treatment today. The skill progress requires Xi¨¤o Mu to treat patients with mental confusion, which means that spiritual treatment is not mandatory. Xi¨¤o Mu can also use the game skills that restore spiritual power to add to the progress. In this case, his skill progress will be much faster. ¡°You are a god-level guide?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw Greene standing not far away, looking at him with complicated eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu is not sure about that but thinking about Ren¡¯s words, Greene is probably right. So Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°No wonder,¡± Greene whispered, eyes turning red3, ¡°I envy you.¡± Starting at the face almost the same as him with red eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu felt particularly awkward. In fact, apart from their appearance, he and Greene are different in many ways. His figure is slender, but Greene is thinner than him; unhealthy thinness. Their hair color is far different, and Greene is a little shorter than him. When Leo came out of the command room and passed by the infirmary, he saw Xi¨¤o Mu standing by the door, ¡°Are you tired? Go and rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°A bit later.¡± ¡°Thank you. If there is anything you need help with in the future, feel free to ask me.¡± Qian Yao stood beside Leo and said. His face is pale, but his expression looked serious. Seeing that both men are heading out, probably to deal with the follow-up, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to delay their work. He smiled, ¡°Okay.¡± Leo saw Xi¨¤o Mu looked tired and worried that he is forcing himself, so he offered, ¡°I will send you back to the lounge first.¡± ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand and pointed in the direction of the lounge, ¡°I can go by myself.¡± Leo stared at him and Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless. He is heading to the lounge originally so he said goodbye to Greene, and went into the lounge. Leo waited until Xi¨¤o Mu entered the lounge before leaving with Qian Yao. Greene stood dazedly at the door. Staring at Leo¡¯s back, he couldn¡¯t help wanting to cry. Major General Leo didn¡¯t even give him a look, but they looked so alike4! It¡¯s all because he is too weak. He doesn¡¯t know anything so he is useless. The more Greene thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he squatted in the corner; crying silently. After washing his hands and face, Xi¨¤o Mu laid on the sofa to rest and fell asleep after a while. Later, he is awakened by the itchy feeling on his face. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Leo close at hand. Leo is half-kneeling by the sofa, his blue eyes watching Xi¨¤o Mu intently, and his fingers are grazing his face. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart jumped suddenly, and he shrank his head. Rubbing his eyes to hide his uncomfortableness, he asked, ¡°Are we going to leave soon?¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°Have something to eat first and we will leave in an hour.¡± He paused, ¡°Why don¡¯t you sleep in the bed?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu then realized that the room is full of the smell of food. He got up and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine sleeping on the sofa.¡± ¡°Next time when you need to rest, sleep on the bed. I don¡¯t need to sleep for short trips.¡± Leo said. However, it only takes about an hour to travel from Planet Jiu to Planet Ba, so neither of them uses the bed in the end. As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu stepped off the starship, the heat spread over his body. Planet Ba had a very high temperature that after being exposed to sunlight for a minute, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body is swimming in sweat. Leo asked Wood to take Xi¨¤o Mu to the training dorm, while he took the mecha soldiers to the training ground to welcome them for their upcoming half-year torturous training. The training dorm is very similar to the student dormitory. There are 4 buildings, with 10 quadruple rooms on each floor. Then, there is a two-story building in the middle, which is the dormitory of the instructors. Xi¨¤o Mu is taken to the middle room on the 1st floor of the instructor¡¯s dormitory building. Wood: ¡°Please contact me if you have any requests¡­ can I add your contact information?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu accepted Wood¡¯s friend application in his terminal and thanked him. After looking around the room, Xi¨¤o Mu is ready to go out and look for Wuming Extract. Wood insisted on following him. Xi¨¤o Mu knew it is Leo¡¯s order and didn¡¯t want to make it hard for Wood. Just that, looking at the umbrella Wood is holding, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little helpless. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°We are all men, it¡¯s okay to get a little tan.¡± Wood¡¯s face looked serious as he said, ¡°If I don¡¯t hold the umbrella for you, your skin will get sunburned.¡± So Xi¨¤o Mu could only rely on Wood holding the umbrella for him while he walked around looking for herbs. Planet Ba is worthy of the place where Wuming Extract is produced. He soon found the herb but ended up feeling depressed when he wanted to dig the plant up. This ground is too hard! When he stabbed the shovel on the ground, the soil is not dug up, but his hand got shocked by the vibration5 instead. Xi¨¤o Mu suspected that the herbs here are way different from the ones in his world. How can herbs grow on this kind of hard ground? Had it not been for the picture displayed in the system panel to be exactly the same as the one on the ground, Xi¨¤o Mu even thought he got the wrong herb. In the end, he stood beside Wood holding an umbrella, while Wood took the medicine spatula to help him dig the herb. Leo saw this scene when he came to find them and his face turned black in an instant. He must inform Xi¨¤o Mu that Wood is already 60 years old! The author has something to say: Wood (indifferent face): I haven¡¯t reached 56 years old yet, a¡¯ight?! CH 42 Chapter 42 Part 1 Cooperation Striding over to Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo took the umbrella from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and held it up for him. Then he blankly looked at Wood, ¡°If I remember it correctly, you came from the special training team, right? But now you are so ¡®delicate¡¯ that you need to use the umbrella when going out. It seems that I need to arrange more training tasks for you.¡± The ¡®delicate¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Upon hearing those words, Wood felt a chill down his back. He quickly said, ¡°No, no, no, I don¡¯t need it,¡± he glanced at the umbrella and added, ¡°The umbrella is too big so I got covered as I¡¯m a bit too close.¡± As soon as he said this, Wood found Major General Leo¡¯s face turned darker so he immediately said, ¡°No, it¡¯s not that I¡¯m too close, it¡¯s¡­¡± Leo frowned and interrupted Wood, ¡°You are already 60 years old!¡± Wood: ¡°¡­ I¡¯m only 56 years old in December.¡± Leo ignored Wood¡¯s rebuttal and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a serious reminder, ¡°Wood is almost 60 years old.¡± Leo remembered clearly how Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback when he(XM) knew that he is 38. Although he is considered young before reaching 100 years old, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t seem to like older people. Leo thought that his own age is just right, while Wood is a little too old. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Wood in surprise. To him, Wood looked almost like a 30-year-old in his world, or even younger. He couldn¡¯t tell that Wood is more than 50 years old at all. Xi¨¤o Mu squatted down and stretched out his hand, ¡°Let me dig ba. If I know earlier that you are so old, I definitely won¡¯t let you do the rough work. The corner of Wood¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, I¡¯m still very young. Digging medicine is very simple, and not a rough job at all.¡± He said, as if to verify his words, Wood waved the medicine shovel and shoveled towards the root of the herb. ¡°PENG¡­¡± Due to using too much strength, the metal part of the medicine shovel flew off from the handle and rolled a few times on the ground. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed silent for a moment before saying, ¡°I believe what you said. You are indeed very young and strong.¡± Leo said blankly, ¡°No, he¡¯s old. See, he can¡¯t even control his strength.¡± The corner of Wood¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t help but twitch again. He walked to the side and picked up the medicine shovel. Xi¨¤o Mu leaned over and stared at the shovel, ¡°Can it still be used? I only bought one.¡± Holding the umbrella, Leo followed Xi¨¤o Mu closely, making sure that he would not be exposed to the sun. He heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s question and glanced at him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s easy to fix. If it can¡¯t be fixed,¡± Leo glanced at the herbs on the ground, ¡°There are other ways to harvest the herb.¡± The method Leo said is simple and rough. He got someone to drive an excavator to shovel a piece of land containing the herbs. Then he gets his men to pick up the herbal medicine, knocked off the soil adhering to the roots, and placed them neatly aside. Xi¨¤o Mu only needs to put the herbs in his space storage, which is simple and fast. When it is time for dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s backpack is already full. Seeing the fruits of the harvest, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes are slightly curved with a smile, ¡°Thank you, Major General.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s black eyes are extremely bright. Leo who is holding the umbrella with his right hand, and couldn¡¯t help raising his left hand and rubbed his thumb lightly at the corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eye. Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu froze, Leo restrained the urge to continue and retracted his hand naturally. Coming back to his senses, Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and asked in embarrassment, ¡°Is my face dirty? I¡¯m going to wash it.¡± To put something in the system backpack, Xi¨¤o Mu has to touch the item. He has been storing the herbs, so he will inevitably touch some soil too. Perhaps he accidentally smudged some dirt on his face. Leo¡¯s eyes flickered. He lifted his hand to touch Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, down to the side of his face, and finally pressed on the corner of his lips. Then, Leo said with a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s clean now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked, he had a feeling that something is wrong, and took a step aside, ¡°I¡¯ll go back to my room.¡± Leo followed tightly Xi¨¤o Mu and shaded him under the umbrella. Though the sunlight is weaker now, he still worries about Xi¨¤o Mu getting burnt by the sunlight. Xi¨¤o Mu is helpless and felt that Leo is too nervous. Seeing that he insisted on not letting him basking, Xi¨¤o Mu offered to hold the umbrella instead, but Leo refused. He gave a good reason too. ¡°Your hands are dirty, so you will get the umbrella¡¯s handle dirty.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his dirty hands and decided to let Leo hold the umbrella. At the door of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s room, Leo said, ¡°My room is just next door. The one in the west is to the cafeteria. I will come to see you in 5 minutes and we¡¯ll have dinner together.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. After entering his room, he went directly to the bathroom and washed his hands carefully. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at his face left and right in the mirror but his face looked clean and there are no traces of dust on his face. That man Leo, did he, he couldn¡¯t be taking advantage of him just now? Or did he wipe it too clean? Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously chose the second explanation. As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo walked into the cafeteria, they almost get burnt by the scorching gaze. Some stared with worshipping eyes at Leo, but most of them looked at Xi¨¤o Mu curiously. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s immunity to the gazes has improved day by day, but he still got affected when he is eating. Leo looked around coldly, and the gaze that fell on Xi¨¤o Mu immediately retracted. Xi¨¤o Mu felt relieved. ¡°Eat well,¡± Leo wrinkled his brows. ¡°You are too skinny.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at his hand and pinched at the flesh on his wrist, saying, ¡°Actually, I have enough flesh. It¡¯s just that my bone structure is smaller than yours, hence looked thinner.¡± Leo picked up a piece of meat and said, ¡°Not as much meat as this piece of meat.¡± After speaking, Leo stared intently at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist and took a bite of the meat. Seeing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu felt an inexplicable pain in his wrist. After eating, the two went back to their room together. Leo stood outside the door of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s room, ¡°There is still training in the evening, I have to go and oversee it, are you going with me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking about making a new medicine with the herbs so he shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Generally speaking, there is no danger here. But just in case, Wood stays behind to protect you, so yell out if something happens.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Returning to his room, Xi¨¤o Mu took out the big medicine mortar. He put in the herbs and started to pound them with the pestle. Due to the scorching sunlight on this planet, the leaves of Wuming Extract are dry, but it is still very different from the processed dried ingredients he bought online before. Worried that the efficacy of the medicine would be compromised, Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to mash the herbs first before starting to make the medicine. Although the leaves are dry, they are still fresh leaves. After being mashed, a lot of water is squeezed out and it mixed with the broken leaves, which made the content looked really ugly. Xi¨¤o Mu silently glanced at the messy large pill mortar and stopped pounding to avoid wasting the medicine. He opened the system panel and switched to the medical-making panel. Trying his luck, Xi¨¤o Mu touched the button for the intermediate low-grade healing pill. [Do you want to start making this medicine?] ¡°Yes.¡± [Please select the quantity, ?/10] Without hesitation, Xi¨¤o Mu choose the maximum quantity of 10, and a familiar feeling swept over his body. Soon after, his spiritual filaments shimmered, and when the light dissipated, 10 light green pills fell into the big medicine mortar. The mortar which is originally dirty is very clean now, there¡¯s nothing in there except for the pills. Xi¨¤o Mu could smell a faint fragrance of nuts. He couldn¡¯t help but twitched his nose and swallowed his saliva. He began to regret that he didn¡¯t put nuts in his system backpack. Taking a pill to his hand, Xi¨¤o Mu can smell that the scent came from the pill. At the same time, a notification appeared in his mind: [Recover 3,000 spiritual power with 2 hours interval between use.] Xi¨¤o Mu checked the system panel and saw the progress of his medical skills had increased by 10, and his spiritual power has been consumed 400 points. He casually gave himself a Pin Hold buff and thought with his chin on his palm. The herbs he placed in the big medicine mortar just now are at least 100 grams. Logically speaking, 10 pills should only require 20 grams of Wuming Extract, but the actual consumption is far more than that. No, it should be because the medicine has not been processed. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but glance at the clean mortar again. It seems that when he made the medicine (using the system), he will automatically process the ingredients to remove the unwanted parts. So, the weight of the usable parts will be calculated and show the number of pills that can be made. The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth curved up, the system is so convenient. Having gained experience from the 1st try, Xi¨¤o Mu took out a bunch of herbs. In order to put more herbs into the big medicine mortar at one time, Xi¨¤o Mu will still mash them up. He put about 1 catty1 and made 50 pills. After making 2 more batches, Xi¨¤o Mu made a total of 160 intermediate low-grade healing pills. Continuously making the pills caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power to be consumed a lot. He glanced at the time and took a rest. After a good rest, Xi¨¤o Mu went out for a run and exercise and used his skills to restore spiritual power while running. He ran in the open space in the middle of the dormitory building. The sky gradually dimmed, but there are street lights on the streets so it did not affect his running. A faint shout and applause came from a distance, and Xi¨¤o Mu glanced in the direction of the training ground, where the lights are bright and especially conspicuous at night. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s physical strength has now reached the lower level of ordinary people. Moreover, he took boost medicine halfway through the run. He relied only on running to exercises so his running time is much longer than before. Even though he has been trying his best to run as fast as he can, by the time his physical strength reaches the safe point, it¡¯s only a bit more than half an hour later. Xi¨¤o Mu panted and walked slowly for a while before returning to the dormitory, which by then, his spiritual power has returned to full value. He continued to make more intermediate low-grade healing pills and produced another 200 pills. At this moment, Wuming Extract is almost used up. Xi¨¤o Mu previously thought that he harvested quite a lot of Wuming Extract, but now he thinks he was too naive. The herbs might look like it¡¯s a lot, but they are light in weight and occupy a lot of space. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to put the pills into the porcelain bottle when he heard a noise outside the door. He thought that it¡¯s strange and then someone knocked on the door. Leo¡¯s voice came from outside, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback. He got up and opened the door. Leo is standing outside the door with a cold face. Behind him stood 3 sentinels in combat uniforms, 2 of which are restraining a red-faced dark-skinned sentinel. The dark-skinned sentinel is extremely irritable and yelled, ¡°Let go of me!¡± As he struggled, he suddenly stopped and stared in the direction of Xi¨¤o Mu in a daze, ¡°It smells good.¡± ¡°What is that?! It smells so good!¡± The other 2 sentinels¡¯ complexions changed instantly, and they couldn¡¯t wait to peek inside the door through Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you making medicine again?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and pointed to the dark-skinned sentinel, ¡°Mental confusion?¡± The manic sentinel in the promotion for Delish Meds before this had a similar expression with this dark-skinned sentinel. ¡°Yes,¡± Leo replied, his expression sinking, ¡°His spiritual power is unstable, but still wants to challenge me. So he went into mental confusion during the battle.¡± The 2 most serious mental illnesses occur in sentinel. One is zoning that is caused by the severe lack of spiritual power and their spiritual state loses its vitality. The other is the mental confusion caused by the insufficient control of the spiritual power. The former is a quiet death, while the latter will always cause some trouble to others. Chapter 42 Part 2 Cooperation Understood what happened, Xi¨¤o Mu gave the dark-skinned sentinel a Pin Hold buff. He can see that man¡¯s stat ¨C Spiritual power Level A+, the current value is 460/8700, which is less than 10%. Then, he took out a mid-grade healing pill and gave it to Leo. Leo took it and fed it to the dark-skinned sentinel, ¡°50,000 star coins for a pill, remember to pay Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Soon, the dark-skinned sentinel¡¯s face could be seen visibly calmed down. He said to the 2 sentinels who are restraining him, ¡°You can let go now. I won¡¯t attack indiscriminately anymore.¡± The sentinels looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in shock. The dark-skinned sentinel reacted the same as them and asked, ¡°Did you just gave me a mid-grade healing pill?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, and Leo hurried the men away with a cold face, ¡°Go back to the training ground, the evening training is not over yet.¡± The dark-skinned sentinel touched his head and smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, ¡°I¡¯m one of the instructors, no need to rush,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with piercing eyes, ¡°The scent in your room should also be a kind of medicine for spiritual power recovery? So fragrant. You should have a lot of it, right? Sell me some!¡± Recently, the news about the healing pill is overwhelming. The sentinels in the empire are making a lot of noise because of Delish Meds suspending their business. He did not expect that he would meet the medicine-maker in Planet Ba. The source of medicine is near to him, the dark-skinned sentinel doesn¡¯t want the golden chance to pass by like that. Even if he only buys 1 pill, it¡¯s still worth it; the pill he just eaten doesn¡¯t count! Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a while and then had a sudden flash of inspiration. When a guide has awakened, they will be taken to the Golden Tower for their protection. This smooth progress1 is inseparable from the support of most of the military. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s current goal is to let Golden Tower gradually let go of their strict management towards guides, giving the guide the greatest freedom, at least their right to choose. If there he has the support from the military, their plan will be simpler. The military is the place with the most sentinels, and they have the greatest demand for spiritual power¡¯s medicine. Xi¨¤o Mu can get the support of the military by relying on his pills. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and asked, ¡°Are you the person in charge of Planet Ba?¡± The dark-skinned sentinel replied, ¡°I¡¯m the chief instructor Irwin. Don¡¯t worry, my salary is completely enough to pay for the medicine. For now, I will transfer the payment for the pill just now, 50,000 star coins.¡± After the man said that, Xi¨¤o Mu corrected him, ¡°The market price for mid-grade healing pill is just 10,000 star coins, no hurries,¡± he thought a little bit and asked, ¡°you should have guide pheromone agents here, right?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Irwin nodded, ¡°but we used it since we were young, so the effect is getting lower and lower for us. On the other hand, the medicine I took just now is very effective.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked again, ¡°What is the range of the sentinels¡¯ spiritual power training in Planet Ba?¡± ¡°Level B (7000) and above,¡± Irwin smiled confidently, ¡°All the top students from various army groups are trained here. Tomorrow, the sentinels from other army groups will come for special training. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can take a look.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is overjoyed when he heard that the trainees are made up of various army groups. It would be even better. ¡°Can you decide matters related to medicine procurement?¡± Hearing that, Irwin¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°You want to sell us the medicine? If it¡¯s your medicine, I can make the decision right now. I can pay as much as needed, out of my own pocket.¡± Irwin laughed, he wouldn¡¯t lose any money anyway as he could resell it. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°As for now, the medicines sold in our store are basic level pills. Just now, I made a batch of intermediate low-grade healing pills. The effect is 3 times that of the medicine you just took. The interval of use is the same.¡± ¡°3 times?!¡± Irwin widened his eyes. ¡°You must be joking. If your words are true, then even if the spiritual power of a Level S sentinel is exhausted, they can recover fully with just 3 pills!¡± More than 9,000 spiritual power is Level S, and 1 intermediate low-grade healing pill restores 3,000 points, which is almost the same indeed. Xi¨¤o Mu spread his hands, ¡°I¡¯m not kidding and I hope to do long-term business with you. The price of intermediate medicines will not be cheap. It¡¯s fine if you use a guide pheromone agent for minor mental confusion. I am confident that my medicine being used during critical time can completely replace the need for a guide.¡± ¡°I accept, no matter how expensive it is!¡± Irwin said immediately. Planet Ba has a harsh climate and the guides are weak and precious. Even if some instructors have guide companions, they won¡¯t allow their partners to come to Planet Ba. Therefore, Planet Ba has no guide at all, and everyone relied on the guide pheromone agent to treat mental confusion. The daily guide pheromone agent for military usage does not work well. Advanced guide pheromone agent on the other hand is not available to ordinary people. The quantity is small and expensive. This causes many soldiers to return to Area A once a month to get treatment from the hospital. The most troublesome thing is that sometimes there is a sudden case during training, and there is no way to treat it in time. If they are lucky, they will be sent back to Area A for treatment. The unlucky ones will suffer spiritual power damage and even sudden death. Every soldier who comes to Planet Ba is a valuable asset of the empire. Any death will also make people feel heartache. As the chief instructor, Irwin hopes that they won¡¯t need to use the sacrifice quotas given by the military. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and took a step back, letting the door open, ¡°Let¡¯s go into the room and talk!¡± Everyone sat on the L-shaped sofa. Leo directly sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu, and coldly glared at Irwin who wanted to get closer. Irwin sat down to the opposite side of Xi¨¤o Mu instead and stared intently at the pills on the table. The other 2 sentinels who followed in had the same reaction, and even one of them couldn¡¯t help taking a deep breath, ¡°Such a pleasant scent.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pointed to the medicine, ¡°After it goes on the market, I will sell it at 50,000 star coins. But I will give you a special discount. For every 100 pills you buy, I will give 1 free. How many you want? Irwin: ¡°I want it all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu reminded Irwin, ¡°Use it only when you are close to zoning or mania, it is not cost-effective to use in normal times, you can give me a specific number ba.¡± He smiled and continued, ¡°Also, we are doing long-term cooperation. You may not be able to grasp the speed of consumption now, so do not buy too much for the first time. I will trade with you once a month, then you can buy the quantity according to your needs.¡± Irwin calmly thought for a while and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, but¡­ these are less than 500 pills. Our troops in total are more than 10,000 people, which is not enough.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have enough raw materials,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu expressed his intention, ¡°Wolfberry leaf is the main material of intermediate low-grade healing pill. The main production of the ingredient is at Planet Ba. That¡¯s why I also want to make a deal with you.¡± ¡°Do you want us to gather medicine for you?¡± Irwin immediately understood what Xi¨¤o Mu meant. ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said helplessly, ¡°I can¡¯t always come to Planet Ba to pick the medicine by myself. So, you can exchange a catty2 of Wolfberry leaf for 1 pill. What do you think?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little for setting the exchange rate. He can make 50 pills per catty, but if he set the rate to more pills, then the price of Wolfberry leaf will be too expensive. This exchange rate is something Xi¨¤o Mu had seriously thought about. 1 catty of Wolfberry leaf is equivalent to 50,000 star coins, and 1 catty only left 100 grams after processing unwanted parts. The price of Wolfberry leaf is 500 star coins per gram online, which is 5 times more expensive than Plantago. Both require interplanetary transportation, but Planet Ba is a military star, and there are restrictions on entry and exit. This price (exchange rate) is not too exaggerated. ¡°Okay,¡± Irwin nodded without hesitation, ¡°but I will need you to teach me to recognize the herb.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took out a leftover Wolfberry leaf, ¡°This is it.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this found everywhere?¡± Irwin asked in surprise, ¡°I thought it is just some useless weeds! Really can exchange a catty for a pill?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes, but I suggest digging herbs at intervals. Don¡¯t dig too much, so that it won¡¯t extinct.¡± ¡°These are all star coins now. I will definitely let the soldiers take care of them to make them grow better.¡± Irwin said. ¡°Can you guys pick some for me tomorrow morning? I will sell you 500 pills for the first time, and 5 complimentary pills. Then I will a few more pills based on how many herbs you can give me.¡± Irwin nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll bring it to you tomorrow morning.¡± The next morning, when Xi¨¤o Mu washed up and went out, he saw the Wolfberry leaf piled up on the doorway. Irwin smiled, revealing 2 rows of white teeth, and said, ¡°A total of 50 catties, how about it?¡± These weeds that he usually thought are useless actually worth 2.5 million star coins. Just thinking about it made Irwin very happy. ¡°Awesome!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave him a thumbs up, ¡°Come to find me after lunch, and we will trade on the spot.¡± Irwin looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, ¡°So fast?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled faintly, ¡°Of course, a good mood makes the process faster,¡± he sighed, ¡°but this kind of good day may not be long. You know, my identity is known to the empire, and maybe I will be locked up soon in the Golden Tower. At that time, it may be time for our cooperation to terminate.¡± Irwin blinked and chuckled, ¡°You are really interesting. The Delish Meds Company announced that you are afraid of going to the Golden Tower and being restricted in your freedom. Hence, you are not in the mood to make medicine for the time being, but you are willing to cooperate with me.¡± ¡°I understand what you mean,¡± Irwin continued with a smile. ¡°There is only 1 god-level guide. I don¡¯t dare to dream that you can become my guide. Medicine on the other hand is real. I absolutely support your complete freedom.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled deeper; doing business with smart people is comfortable. He stretched out his hand, ¡°Happy to cooperate with you. Trust me, one day, sentinels will no longer need a guide partner, and can live a long life safely.¡± ¡°I am looking forward to it so that I can,¡± he blinked, ¡°find a sentinel as a partner, hahaha.¡± As Irwin said that, he raised his hand to shake Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. Before he touched Xi¨¤o Mu, his hand is slapped aside heavily by one hand. Leo glanced at Irwin coldly, and passed the breakfast he held in his other hand to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Ignore him and have breakfast first.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little embarrassed. It is obvious that Leo came back to the dorm after eating breakfast. He took the breakfast over and said, ¡°Thank you, did I get up too late?¡± ¡°You¡¯re just too tired,¡± Leo said, ¡°Rest more later.¡± Irwin shook his head and said, ¡°When one is in love, their principle is beyond recognition.¡± After saying that, he dashed away. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo, he felt that Leo is really different from before. He ate breakfast and looked at the time. He really slept longer than usual last night, probably because he consumed too much spiritual power. Although his spiritual power can be maintained at its full value almost all the time, but if he uses too much, he will gradually get mentally tired. ¡°How many days do we need to stay at Planet Ba?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked Leo, who is sitting across from him. Leo: ¡°I¡¯m planning to leave tomorrow morning, do you want to stay longer?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No, the ingredient collection is left in Irwin¡¯s hand.¡± He needs to return to Planet Yao as he had a lot to handle. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu quietly, and suddenly said, ¡°The 1st Army absolutely supports you.¡± The sudden declaration caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be stunned. Then he smiled and asked, ¡°En, your army should also need medicine, right? Can you give me the contact information of the head of the logistics department? I want to cooperate with the 1st Army too.¡± ¡°No need, just talk to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Alright. But the personnel trained by the 1st Army and Planet Ba are different. Their spiritual power is different. One needs to be more careful with the medicine intake. I will talk more about it when I go back. I need to see how Zhao Sheng¡¯s spiritual power tester is going.¡± Leo¡¯s expression changed slightly, ¡°Are you worried that the medicine is too effective that it will cause a breakthrough?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked serious. ¡°This is very dangerous. Last time, Yan Chen¡¯s spiritual power level is low and he can barely withstand it. So, people with high levels may not be able to endure the pain at all. In the future, people who want to buy Delish Meds pills that are at least medium-grade or higher must be prescribed according to the prescription before they can buy.¡± ¡°You are right,¡± Leo nodded. ¡°I will introduce the tester to 1st Army too to make sure there are no problems.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and wondered to himself. Is there any way, that even if the breakthrough condition is reached, it will only restore one¡¯s spiritual power to the maximum and won¡¯t break through? If they can¡¯t find a way, then they can only rely on the tester to write a prescription and sell the pills accordingly. CH 43 Chapter 43 Part 1 Clan Xi¨¤o Mu stayed in the room to make pills after breakfast, while Leo went to the training ground. Today, the soldiers from the rest of the army will be there for special training so he has to go and see. When Xi¨¤o Mu is making the pills, he ate a healing pill in the middle of the process and used his game skills to boost his spiritual power too. With the experience of last night, he can make the medicine smoothly now. Almost running out of the 50 catties of Wolfberry leaves, Xi¨¤o Mu produced a total of 2500 pills. Thinking of the prices that these medicines could sell, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt like he turned rich overnight. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the system panel. His medical skill level has been upgraded to level 50. The new prescriptions for level 50 are intermediate mid-grade healing pill and mid-grade boost pill, with a recovery value of 4,000 points. At the same time, he unlocked the 2 special prescriptions, escalate pill and dispel pill. Xi¨¤o Mu searched the Internet for the materials he needed, and the medicinal materials needed for the Level 50¡¯s formula are not sold on the Internet. He is not discouraged though and decided to look for them in the Medical Encyclopedia when he had time. Xi¨¤o Mu counted 555 pills in the big medicine mortar and put them into porcelain bottles. As for the rest, he stored them in the system backpack. He didn¡¯t prepare enough porcelain bottles for this trip. Fortunately, each medicine in the system backpack only occupies 1 grid for every 1,000 pcs. After the pill-making, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little tired, so he took a nap. When he woke up, it is time for lunch. He opened the door of the room to go to the cafeteria and saw Leo holding his lunch as if he is about to knock on the door. Irwin stood beside Leo and asked, ¡°Is a guide¡¯s hearing that good?¡± Then answering his own question, Irwin said, ¡°That¡¯s right, your spiritual power is so high. It¡¯s not difficult to temporarily increase your five senses.¡± Hearing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved. He can use spiritual power to improve the five senses? Xi¨¤o Mu put this question aside first, and replied with a smile, ¡°I didn¡¯t hear the sound. I just happened to be going to eat.¡± Leo: ¡°Don¡¯t go. There are too many people in the cafeteria today so I brought you food.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the stares from the sentinels during the meal before and immediately nodded. Then he let the two men into the room, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a soft gaze, ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished his meal, he handed the bottles of intermediate low-grade healing pill to Irwin, ¡°There are 555 pills in total, and I¡¯ll bill you the price for 500 pills.¡± Irwin carefully collected the porcelain bottle. After that, he docked his terminal with Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal, and immediately transferred 25 million star coins to him, ¡°I have arranged for someone to pick the herbs, and I will bring it to you tomorrow morning.¡± He chuckled, ¡°You have enough pills to exchange with the herbs?¡± ¡°Yes, I made more.¡± Irwin smiled and pointed to his terminal, ¡°Add my number since I will contact you frequently in the future.¡± Saying that, he sent a friend request to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu approved the application, and the next moment, a familiar mechanical sound came from his mind. [Congratulations, host. You have reached 10 friends. Activating the permission for the creation of clan. Do you want to create a clan now?] The notification stunned Xi¨¤o Mu. In the game, it is very simple to establish a clan. Players just need to reach 10 members within 3 days, otherwise, the clan will be disbanded. Unexpectedly, Xi¨¤o Mu could create a clan with 10 friends as well in this world. He didn¡¯t know what¡¯s the use in creating a clan here, but there are only good things in the system so he did not hesitate to choose ¡®Yes¡¯. [It takes 30 star coins to create a clan, do you agree to continue?] ¡®Yes¡¯ The system panel suddenly disappeared, replaced by a three-dimensional view of a big house, almost exactly the same as the clan¡¯s house in the game. [Congratulations on the establishment of the clan. Do you agree to use 20,000 star coins to starting the homeland?] ¡®Yes¡¯ [Congratulations to the host for starting the homeland. The homeland currently has a piece of land that can be used for planting after reclaiming. If you want to get more land, you must reclaim the land you already own first, and the purchase cost per piece of land is 20,000 star coins.] As soon as the voice fell, a land overgrown with weeds appeared in a space that should be the vegetable field in the game. On the right side of the clan interface, there are 2 buttons, which is to enter the clan view and the other is to leave the clan view. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± A pain at his chin caused Xi¨¤o Mu to leave the clan interface. He saw Leo pinching his chin and asked him(XM) with a frown, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu recovered to his senses and shrank his head back. At the same time, Leo let go of the hand holding his chin. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced across his terminal and smiled awkwardly, ¡°It¡¯s the first time I see so much money, I just got too excited.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not excitement, more like shocked witless,¡± Irwin teased, ¡°I thought you got overjoyed from adding me as a friend!¡± After Irwin finished speaking, he felt that the surrounding air instantly became cold, and he glanced away from Xi¨¤o Mu. As expected, he saw Leo looking at him coldly. Irwin looked back innocently, it¡¯s not like he is going to snatch someone from Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu put the matter about clan and homeland aside and reminded Irwin, ¡°You should have seen the news about spiritual power breakthroughs. The spiritual power breakthrough is very painful. The more advanced is a sentinel¡¯s level, the painful it is. Therefore, it is best to use this medicine only when one¡¯s spiritual state is in a bad state.¡± Irwin noted it down seriously and smiled, ¡°I am not willing to give such precious medicine to others.¡± He stood up, ¡°I¡¯ll go oversee those little boys so they don¡¯t make trouble during the lunch break. I¡¯m going first.¡± Leo also got up and said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Take a good rest. If you want to go out, you must let Wood follow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. He is not planning to go out. Since he didn¡¯t need to dig for medicinal herbs, he has nothing to do to go out. Moreover, all the army groups have arrived. He would definitely be stared at when he went out. When both men were out, Xi¨¤o Mu locked the door and sat on the sofa. He opened the system panel, switched to the clan interface, and then chose to enter the clan view. Suddenly, his vision changed, and the surrounding scenery is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. He had seen it on the computer screen many times, but this time it is immersive. Not only that, Xi¨¤o Mu saw himself sitting on the sofa. He is leaning on the sofa and closing his eyes as if he is asleep. It¡¯s as if he has an extra clone now, one in the real world and one in the clan territory. Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the vegetable field area, and the only available piece of land is square. It¡¯s much larger than he thought, about 100 square meters. Walking around the vegetable field, Xi¨¤o Mu saw various farm tools in the southeast corner. An idea flashed in his mind. This vegetable field can be used to grow herbs! Although the deal has been negotiated with Irwin, Planet Ba and Planet Yao are planets apart after all. What if there is an urgent need for medicinal herbs? By growing some on his own, he can collect it at any time and save money. Moreover, the raw materials for pills at Level 50 are not sold online. From this point of view, the more advanced medicines are more difficult to obtain in this world. If he plants it himself, Xi¨¤o Mu only needs to search for the herb once. Later, after he has the seeds, he can plant them directly on the vegetable field instead of buying them everywhere. He just doesn¡¯t know if the environment of his homeland can grow these herbs or not. Xi¨¤o Mu picked up the sickle and began to cut the weeds. Whether he could plant the herbs or not, he had to try first and plant Wolfberry leaf after preparing the land. After working for almost 4 hours before he finally cleared the ground, Xi¨¤o Mu rested against the shovel and panted. Then, he wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand. [Congratulations, host. The land has been successfully reclaimed. Do you use 20,000 star coins to buy the second land?] Xi¨¤o Mu chose Yes. Suddenly, another piece of exact same land appeared beside the land he was on, except that there are overgrown weeds all over it. Just by looking at the second land, Xi¨¤o Mu felt his hands and feet turning sore. He put the shovel in the place for farm tools and decided to leave the interface first. He is too tired now and must take a rest. Looking at the button to leave the clan view, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes suddenly stopped. Not sure when it appeared but there are 2 more buttons on the right side of the clan panel; sowing and harvesting. Xi¨¤o Mu tried to choose sowing, and after a while, a line of prompt is displayed next to the sowing button: [Insufficient seeds, 22% of the land occupied.] Xi¨¤o Mu immediately looked at the ground and saw that in about one-fifth of the land close to him, the large clods that he had turned out with a shovel before are looking neat and nicely tilled at this time. It looked exactly the same as those sown land he had done before in the countryside. Xi¨¤o Mu is at a loss, what is this sown inside? He hasn¡¯t prepared any seeds yet! Digging out the seed in the corner, Xi¨¤o Mu held it in his hand and stared at it for a while. He is quite familiar with it as he had seen it on the Wolfberry leaf before. A thought turned in his mind and Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the system backpack. The remaining Wolfberry leaf is still stored in the grid. He took 1 out and found that there is a broken mark on the top. After thinking about it, it seemed to be the fruit growing on top. Xi¨¤o Mu is startled by his finding and then laughed. Farming with the system is really convenient, it¡¯s just that the reclaiming part is a bit tiring, but this is much better than actual farming. Xi¨¤o Mu left the clan view thinking that the sky should be getting dark by now, but he didn¡¯t expect the light outside to be still bright. Checking the time, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that though he had stayed in the clan for more than 4 hours, it is only more than 4 minutes in reality. If it weren¡¯t for aches and fatigue all over his body, Xi¨¤o Mu would almost suspect that he had only dreamt of farming. Not only he is tired, but he is also sweating. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly took a shower and changed clean clothes, and felt much more comfortable. Just as he came out of the bathroom, he suddenly heard crying from outside the door. Xi¨¤o Mu is hesitant whether to look at it when the doorbell rang. Wood stood outside the door helplessly, and beside him is Greene who is crying with red eyes. Greene¡¯s appearance is in a pitiful state, his pants are stained with mud, and his face looked flushed as if he had been exposed to the sun. His arms under his short sleeves are in the same state, and he has some peeling skin. Xi¨¤o Mu asked in surprise, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Wood pointed to Greene as he explained, ¡°He went out without an umbrella and got sunburned. He rushed back to get one and fell down on the way. But he didn¡¯t have a change of clothes and he couldn¡¯t wear our clothes. Can you lend him a set of clothes?¡± ¡°Wait for a moment, I¡¯ll get it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went back to the room and took a white shirt and black trousers. Greene looked at him embarrassedly, and he smiled at Greene, ¡°I wore your clothes before this so consider us even.¡± Greene looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise, and Xi¨¤o Mu simply explained, ¡°Your father mistook me for you and let me stay in your apartment previously.¡± Hearing that, Greene finally understood. He took the clothes and thanked Xi¨¤o Mu, leaving with a sad feeling in his eyes. When Major General Leo saw him, he recognized right away that he is not Xi¨¤o Mu, but his father did not recognize him. Wood saw that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair is slightly wet. Thinking that Xi¨¤o Mu is going to rest now, he doesn¡¯t want to continue bothering him, but said, ¡°Please let me know when you want to go out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and closed the door. He looked at the umbrella leaning next to the door and thought of the skin on Greene¡¯s face and arms. It turned out that Leo and Wood didn¡¯t exaggerate their concern at all. Xi¨¤o Mu got up very early the next day. As soon as he went out, the door next door opened. Leo is dressed in a stiff black military uniform. The military cap concealed his sharp eyebrows, leaving only a hard jaw and thin lips. His whole figure resembled a sharp-edged sword; sharp and cold. Xi¨¤o Mu stopped subconsciously, but when Leo walked to him, as if the cold winter had turned into warm spring, the cold air all over Leo¡¯s body had dissipated. Leo raised his hand and tuck a bunch of hair that fell on the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face behind his ears, and naturally retracted his hand, ¡°Let¡¯s go to eat breakfast together. Then we will leave for Planet Yao later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is startled by Leo¡¯s action, feeling a little strange in his heart. However, seeing Leo¡¯s serious appearance, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he is just thinking too much. The two went to the cafeteria together. There is no one in the canteen now, and there are chants from the training ground. Obviously, the sentinels of the special training team are training in the morning. Chapter 43 Part 2 Clan After breakfast, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the dormitory. From a distance, he saw Irwin commanding a few soldiers and directing them to put Wolfberry leaf to the door of his room. After a while, the empty space in front of the dormitory is full of Wolfberry leaves. When Xi¨¤o Mu approached, he couldn¡¯t help but wondered out loud, ¡°You couldn¡¯t be digging up all the Wolfberry leaf?¡± ¡°Of course not. I know sustainable development,¡± Irwin smiled and narrowed his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s a total of 200 catties1, you don¡¯t want it?¡± ¡°No, I want it. I don¡¯t mind excess at all,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and asked, ¡°You have any more porcelain bottles? I don¡¯t have a container to put your pills in.¡± Irwin handed Xi¨¤o Mu a wooden box. Xi¨¤o Mu asked him to enter his room and Leo followed closely behind. Xi¨¤o Mu counted 200 intermediate low-grade healing pill pills in front of the two and packed them into the wooden box. Irwin¡¯s eyes glowed as he watched Xi¨¤o Mu counted the pills, ¡°How many more do you have? Why don¡¯t you just sell more to me?¡± Amused, Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°The medicine on your hand is still not used yet. Why do you want so much?¡± Irwin chuckled, ¡°Ain¡¯t I just preparing just in case? This group of soldiers have just started training and doesn¡¯t need the pills yet. But after more than half a month, the demand will increase.¡± ¡°At that time, please contact me in advance to inform the amount you needed. I will try to prepare for you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Hearing what Xi¨¤o Mu said, Irwin stopped with the topic and asked Leo, ¡°When are you guys leaving? I will send you off.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to send us,¡± Leo looked disgusted by Irwin. He just wanted him to not show up in front of Xi¨¤o Mu again. Leo glanced at the time and said, ¡°We will leave in half an hour.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went outside and stored all the Wolfberry leaf in the system backpack. Fortunately, the system backpack doesn¡¯t count the volume that occupies a grid. Every 100 catties2 occupies a grid, he can store them without any problem. Taking the starship again, Xi¨¤o Mu is not as excited as before. Leo sat on the sofa to deal with business affairs. Having nothing to do, Xi¨¤o Mu leaned on the sofa and went into his clan homeland to reclaim the land. He arrived in front of the cultivated land #1 and is shocked. The Wolfberry leaf planted yesterday has matured, so Xi¨¤o Mu pressed the harvest button. At the next moment, a prompt is displayed next to the harvest button: [30 catties3 of Wolfberry leaf are harvested, and 5 catties of Wolfberry leaf seeds is received.] At the same time, the Wolfberry leaf seeds occupied a grid in the system backpack, while the 30 catties of Wolfberry leaf are mixed with the ones from Irwin. The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth could not be restrained from curving up, he would not have to worry about lacking Wolfberry leaf at all in the future. Xi¨¤o Mu pressed the button to sow, and land #1 immediately is filled with Wolfberry leaf¡¯s seed. He picked up the sickle and started to cut the weeds on land #2. Since he has already gotten a harvest, Xi¨¤o Mu is very motivated to reclaim the land this time. In fact, thinking about the time difference between clan homeland and reality, the speed of Wolfberry leaf production is not that surprising. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has just cut half of the weeds when he heard Leo¡¯s voice. He immediately threw down the sickle and left the clan view. As soon as he opened his eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo patting his face and looking at him worriedly. Leo brushed his forehead with his fingers and asked, ¡°You had a nightmare? You are sweating a lot.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wiped his forehead with his backhand and smiled dryly, ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡± He glanced outside, ¡°Are we there yet?¡± ¡°En, the space jump is about to happen soon,¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu worriedly, ¡°Are you uncomfortable? People usually won¡¯t sweat so much in their dreams.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said immediately. In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking that he must not go to his clan homeland in the future when other people are around. Leo frowned but looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression, he can see that his expression is natural and doesn¡¯t look uncomfortable. So, Leo is slightly relieved. He carried Xi¨¤o Mu to the side seat and helped him put on the seatbelt. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t even have time to struggle. He wanted to say something, but the starship shook violently. Almost biting his tongue, Xi¨¤o Mu shut his mouth tightly. 5 or 6 minutes later, the starship returned to stability. Xi¨¤o Mu felt like his stomach was shaken uncomfortably, and a cup of warm water is handed to his hand. Leo: ¡°Drink some warm water, it will be more comfortable.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a few sips and felt much better. Leo unlocked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s seatbelt, and Xi¨¤o Mu quickly got up to the sofa by himself. If he is any slower, Leo might carry him again. He pondered for a moment and then said, ¡°Major General Leo, my physical strength is much better than before. You don¡¯t have to be so careful with me.¡± He smiled and added, ¡°My identity as a guide doesn¡¯t change anything. I¡¯m still me. I¡¯m¡­ not used to you being so polite.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s black eyes are clear and charming, making it easy for people to see his thoughts clearly. Because of this, Leo¡¯s expression is getting more and more ugly, as he stared straight at him. Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by the expression and became nervous inexplicably. He thought back to what he said just now¡­ he was very polite and didn¡¯t say anything that would offend Leo! Leo stepped up to him and bent over. His gaze moved inch by inch from under Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead to his chin and finally returned to his eyes. The distance between them is very close. All Xi¨¤o Mu could smell is Leo¡¯s scent; strong and domineering. His heart tightened and he slowly leaned back, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did I say something wrong?¡± Leo pinched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin and his eyes narrowed slightly. His voice is deep as he asked, ¡°You said that I don¡¯t need to be so careful?¡± Leo didn¡¯t use any force, and Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t feel any pain, but he immediately became alert when he heard Leo¡¯s words. Xi¨¤o Mu has a feeling that if he nodded his head, his jaw would be crushed in the next moment. ¡°No no no, it¡¯s better to be careful. Although my strength is better than before, I¡¯m still far behind a Level S sentinel¡¯s strength.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said cautiously. That¡¯s why, please don¡¯t use force! Leo frowned, ¡°Afraid of me?¡± ¡°Not afraid.¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, and he said thoughtfully, ¡°You are right, maybe I don¡¯t have to be so polite.¡± If Xi¨¤o Mu could, he would swallow all his previous words into his mouth. He tilted his head to free his chin from Leo¡¯s hand, ¡°I think basic etiquette is still needed. So, you acting like this¡­¡± He raised his hand to pinch Leo¡¯s chin, ¡°This kind of action is impolite.¡± The action caused Leo¡¯s eyes to deepen suddenly. Leo even lowered his head to rest his chin on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°I don¡¯t mind you being impolite to me at all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and swiftly let go. His ears have turned red from the blush. He must have been blinded by a ghost. How dare he try to explain to Leo with practical actions that pinching someone¡¯s chin is impolite?! However, Leo¡¯s reaction is really unexpected. Shouldn¡¯t he snort at him with a ¡®You have guts!¡¯? Staring at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s red ears, Leo realized that he bought Lyle¡¯s words of nonsense4. His brain must be malfunctioning. Leo reached out and touched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s earlobe, ¡°Your ears are red.¡± Jumping away in a shock, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s entire face turned red now. He slapped Leo¡¯s hand away, and said while trying to calm down, ¡°I¡¯m blushing because I am trying my best to control the spiritual filaments. We¡¯d better keep our distance.¡± Leo went silent for a moment and took a step back. He couldn¡¯t be impatient. Xiao Mu obviously didn¡¯t like him now, so he should keep it in moderation so as not to disgust him. The fact that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t like him made him feel frustrated, and at the same time, he is a little delighted. Xi¨¤o Mu is different from other people. Many people in the empire like him, and most of them have not even seen him in person. He once thought that being liked is a cheap and common occurrence. Leo received a lot of love letters when he was young. Out of curiosity, he opened some to read before, and the content all mentioned how they admired him this and that. Leo just thought it is ridiculous. These people only heard about his family background, saw his photos, and knew that he is a Level SS sentinel. Besides that, they know nothing about him or got along with him before. To mention that they liked him so deeply? Leo dismissed all of it. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t like him because of these. If Xi¨¤o Mu liked him, it would only be because of his person alone. Thinking of this, Leo¡¯s heart felt hot and his eyes showed a strong desire. Longing for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s liking, and also longing for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s person, all of him. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief because Leo backed away, but got flustered by his hot gaze instead. He took out an intermediate low-grade healing pill and asked, ¡°You want this, it is? Just tell me if you want it. You looking at me like this is making me flustered.¡± Leo took a deep look at Xi¨¤o Mu. Concealing the emotions under his eyes, he sat down beside Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Why are you getting flustered? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m going to eat you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself, the look in Leo¡¯s eyes just now really seemed like he wants to eat him. He explained, ¡°You may not know it yourself, probably you soldiers have been on the battlefield and have a strong aura. That why when you stare at people, it¡¯s very deterrent.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled when he saw Leo returning to normal. Leo said, ¡°I won¡¯t hurt you. Never be afraid of me.¡± He looked at the pill in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I won¡¯t take it now. I will give you the medicine purchase list after the spiritual power measuring instrument has been studied successfully and we tested the specific values of our soldiers¡¯ spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thinks that Leo has thought things over comprehensively, but he reluctantly said, ¡°You have so many soldiers so the pills are probably not enough.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Leo said, ¡°Your pills are only for emergency use. For the usual matter, we can still use the guide pheromone agent. I will try my best to control the consumption.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay, and I will try my best to prepare more.¡± The starship returned to Area A smoothly. Leo has only walked out of the starship when he received Ren¡¯s message. Then, his slightly relaxed expression instantly went cold. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at him, and Leo explained coldly, ¡°Kain has been in court for the past 2 days. He refused to admit that his adopted son is his biological son, nor did he admit that he had a union with another guide before his marriage.¡± As he said, his eyes flashed coldly, ¡°He also said that you are his adopted son. And by doing a genetic comparison with him, people will know that you are not his biological son.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu becomes speechless, ¡°He really¡­ won¡¯t give up until the last moment, huh? Well, he is not very lucky. He will never think that we will bring Greene back when we go to Planet Ba this time.¡± Leo turned around and saw Greene whose eyes are still red. Then he said to Wood, ¡°Bring him with us,¡± and then to the guard who came to get Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Protect him well.¡± The 4 guards saluted, ¡°Yes.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°Go back to rest first, I¡¯ll go to the court.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew Leo is going to deal with Kain¡¯s affairs, and nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Next, Xi¨¤o Mu is escorted to the aircraft by the 4 guards. Leo watched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s aircraft take off before walking to his aircraft. Wood followed closely behind with Greene. Less than a minute after Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s aircraft started, Xi¨¤o Mu received a call from Zhao Sheng. Zhao Sheng¡¯s voice is filled with excitement, ¡°The measuring instrument is successful. When will it be convenient for you to help adjust the value?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time and saw that it¡¯s only 2.00 pm right now. So he replied, ¡°I have time now. Should I go to the Zhao¡¯s company?¡± ¡°Yes, on the 26th floor,¡± Zhao Sheng sounded a little worried and he added, ¡°I will pick you up at the back door, please pay attention to safety.¡± CH 44 Chapter 44 Part 1 Renting Xi¨¤o Mu hung up the call and said to the driver, ¡°Go to the Zhao company.¡± The captain of the guards, Ah Da said solemnly, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, it¡¯s dangerous for you outside now. It is safer to return to the marshal residence instead.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I won¡¯t go outside to the public. It¡¯s just going to the Zhao company and I¡¯ll use the special passage from the back. There will be someone picking me up, so I won¡¯t be discovered by others.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said, he felt a little helpless, but this situation is really not what he wanted. Even if Golden Tower stopped forcing him to stay in the Golden Tower, he still has no freedom because he has to worry about his safety. After solving the problem of the Golden Tower, Xi¨¤o Mu now had to find a way to normalize his existence, so that he could live like an ordinary person, walking on the street without being watched. Ah Da took out a peaked cap with a long brim, ¡°If you insist, please put this on.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the cap and put it on his head, ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous!¡± ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, the Internet is full of news about you. Many people hope that you can continue to make medicine and that Delish can open as soon as possible. Because of the announcement Delish put up, some people even went to leave messages on the official website of Golden Tower so that they will not interfere with your life.¡± ¡°Yeah, those sentinels are crazy. If they see you, they will definitely pounce and get you to make medicine on the spot.¡± ¡°There have been some bad rumors in Golden Tower recently. Some people suspected that you have been treated unfairly in the Golden Tower and secretly ran out to hide your identity. Reporters from major news agencies are thinking of finding you as soon as possible to interview you.¡± ¡°There are still many high-level sentinels who want you to be their guide and fought. They also open bets on the Internet who can become your partner. They all look forward to meeting you and showing their best to you!¡± ¡°Of course, although Major General Leo hasn¡¯t responded in recent days, his position is still the highest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face became darker as he listened. He looked at his guards who have stiff expressions and deeply felt that he shouldn¡¯t judge a book by its cover. His first impression of them was they are people who don¡¯t speak much! ¡°You guys sure know the information on the Internet really well.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed. ¡°It¡¯s related to the safety of Master Xi¨¤o Mu, of course, we have to keep an eye on it.¡± ¡°Furthermore, Master Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t take us when you go out. We have time so much time in our hands.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched but he didn¡¯t speak. He didn¡¯t like that someone is following him all the time. Leo left the 4 guards in Zone A because he(L) could take care of him, which the arrangement is particularly to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s liking. The aircraft landed behind the Zhao company, and Xi¨¤o Mu is escorted off the aircraft. Zhao Sheng greeted him, and the group used the president¡¯s elevator to the 26th floor. The adjustment value of the measurement device requires many people with different spiritual powers for the data and the accurate value will be recorded as mentioned by Xi¨¤o Mu. Hence, all the people who work in the Zhao company are called upstairs in batches by Zhao Sheng to test the measurement device. Even the 4 guards around Xi¨¤o Mu joined as the testing subject. Even so, the numbers are still not fully adjusted. Zhao Sheng saw that it is almost half-past five, and quickly said, ¡°We will continue tomorrow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Okay, we can¡¯t get any more people today so there will be no progress. By the way, I have something to tell you.¡± Zhao Sheng paid attention the moment he heard Xi¨¤o Mu is specifically mentioning a matter. He knew that Xi¨¤o Mu went to Planet Ba to find herbs last time, so he could guess what Xi¨¤o Mu is going to say. It should be about the new medicine, so he motioned to go to the office to talk. There are only two of them in the office. Zhao Sheng turned on the sound insulation system. Xi¨¤o Mu told Zhao Sheng about his cooperation with Planet Ba and Irwin, ¡°I tried to make more medicine in the past 2 days. When the measurement device is officially usable, Delish will reopen. ¡± He thought for a while and said, ¡°The measurement device needs to be put into production as soon as possible, and multiple testing sites should be opened too. People who want to buy medicine can buy it after getting tested with the device.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise. To think he could actually make such a highly effective medicine so quickly. Zhao Sheng wanted to say something but seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s indifferent expression and doesn¡¯t look excited at all, he secretly praised that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s temperament is surprisingly calm. Zhao Sheng nodded in agreement with Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s proposal, ¡°The measuring device is being produced, and I have tentatively decided to make 100 units.¡± As expected of a big company¡¯s boss, Zhao Sheng is very thoughtful. After finished talking about their business, Xi¨¤o Mu asked with a smile, ¡°How are Hawke and Gu Miao?¡± Zhao Sheng looked gentle as he said, ¡°Hawke has been practicing to control his spiritual power. Miao Miao has made some medicine in the last 2 days. He didn¡¯t dare to let me take it, but I ate it secretly anyway. The effect is good. If you have time, please help him check his result.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu heard that, he had a new idea. He pondered for a moment before speaking, ¡°Our goal is to let sentinel get used to medicine gradually and no longer rely on the guide. The number of sentinels is too large so we have to buy medicine from guides who can make it. If only relying on me to determine the effect of the medicine, it will be too slow and not practical.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Can an instrument be made to measure the efficiency of the pills?¡± Zhao Sheng replied, ¡°At present, we know that guide pheromone agent has 3 levels; low, medium, and high. It¡¯s the same as the spiritual power level where the levels only represent the approximate recovery range value. However, a device can be made to check the efficacy value, it should be no problem.¡± He finalized it in one fell swoop, ¡°I will let people study it as soon as possible, and I may need your help at that time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t know anything about various instruments, so this is the least I can help.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°You really surprised me. If I didn¡¯t know your age, I would never believe that you are a minor.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. He is not a minor in the first place. Zhao Sheng knocked on the table, ¡°According to the original plan, I will transfer Delish to you after you come to age. But now, your identity is exposed. Although you are a minor and cannot be the boss, I still want to hand over the executive rights of the company to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback for a moment, and then he thought about it seriously. Delish Meds is created according to his plan. It was only because of his age and status that Zhao Sheng became the boss. For Zhao Sheng, the money he makes in Delish is not even enough for him to invest, so he is actually doing voluntary labor and it is just so he could achieve his goal for the freedom of guides. Zhao Sheng saw Xi¨¤o Mu is silent, thinking that Xi¨¤o Mu might be worried that he would not be able to handle it, he then said, ¡°You know the best about the medicine, like when you will make new ones, how effective it will be, and what price to set. On the other hand, the company will be handed over to you sooner or later, so it¡¯s better to operate according to your idea from the start.¡± He smiled, ¡°Of course, I will provide all the technical support you need.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thinks what Zhao Sheng said is right, but he still has concerns, ¡°I have a lot of things I don¡¯t understand. Although I temporarily dropped out of school, I will be taking entrance exams for university next year. I am afraid that time will not be enough.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s medicine-making skills came from the system. He himself has almost no understanding of medicine. He has to master the skills himself, and also study the differences and commonalities between the system¡¯s medicine-making skill and the one in reality. In this way, he may be able to make greater improvements, and also find a method suitable for guides to make the medicine. The success of his plan depends on how many guides can learn to make medicine. This will provide the guides sufficient independence and guarantees that the supply of medicines is adequate. Only if the medicine supply is sufficient, the sentinel¡¯s reliance on the guide will be reduced. When it gradually evolves to the point where guides are not necessary, then the sentinel¡¯s obsession with the guide will be reduced accordingly. This is beneficial for the sentinels too. After all, the number of sentinels is much higher than that of guides, so even if they are matched 1-to-1, there are still a lot of sentinel bachelors. Without having to consider their safety anymore (from mental confusion), sentinels will be able to choose someone else, other than guides. And because of the uniqueness of the guide and their medicine-making, they will still have an advantage in society. Therefore, they don¡¯t need to worry about the decline of the guide¡¯s status. ¡°It¡¯s okay. You only need to grasp the general direction of the company¡¯s operations. I will arrange the subordinates that are needed.¡± Zhao Sheng said, ¡°Actually, it is almost the same as now, but minus the step when I help to convey your message/directions to the public.¡± ¡°If you think about it, you actually are the one who decided the pricing and publicity of the company¡¯s opening. I¡¯m simply arranging the staff as you said.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is convinced by Zhao Sheng and agreed, ¡°Okay, I will take over Delish. Delish and Zhao will be partners in the future, and the equipment will be purchased from you at market prices.¡± Zhao Sheng shook his head, ¡°We have a common goal. Although the company is yours, you can¡¯t do things alone. Equipment and manpower are considered my support to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t push it, this little money is not enough for Zhao Sheng to do anything anyway, ¡°Okay, I will go back and think about the company¡¯s development plan.¡± Back at the Marshal¡¯s Mansion, Xi¨¤o Mu happened to run into Leo, who is walking out with a sullen face. Leo looked at him up and down. When he saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is alright, his expression eased and he asked, ¡°Why are you back so late?¡± ¡°I went to the Zhao company just now. Are you going to go out?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked casually. ¡°I was going to find you.¡± Leo turned back and went into the hall with Xi¨¤o Mu. As soon as he entered, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Greene sitting in the corner of the sofa with swollen eyes, and Ren is talking to him. Ren saw them coming in and smiled, ¡°So you guys met at the doorstep?¡± Leo nodded. Glancing at Greene, he couldn¡¯t help frowning. Ren asked the butler to take Greene back to his room to rest and let him deliver some food as well. ¡°He got terribly scolded by Kain, and now he doesn¡¯t say a word.¡± Ren sighed, feeling that Greene is quite pitiful. Leo didn¡¯t speak, but Ren warned, ¡°I will ask him personally so you are not allowed to ask him anything. If you frightened him, he might end up not saying anything.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°I don¡¯t want to watch him cry, it¡¯s time for dinner now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu and the two had dinner. After a rest, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo went to the training room to train. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s training range is basically on the periphery of the gym. So sports equipment such as the treadmill or for strength training and sit-ups are all on the periphery. Leo on the other hand occupies a large area in the middle. Most of the time he is practicing with his mecha. It¡¯s not any majestic combat training, but simple exercises that are done repeatedly. For example, squat and stand up, or jump on the spot. Another training is putting an object in front of the mecha and roll it up with the panther¡¯s tail, then put it back in place. Leo would practice only 1 movement throughout the night, and sometimes for several days in a row. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but admire Leo after seeing it. Such patience! After Xi¨¤o Mu finished doing 100 sit-ups, he rested for a while and took a boost pill. Just as he is about to continue exercising, the butler walked in and said, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, the marshal has something to look for you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed the butler to leave the training ground. The panther, which was exercising its tail, stopped for a while. Then its big head looked towards the door. After a while, Leo jumped off the mecha and left the training ground in strides. When he arrived in the living room, he saw Ren holding a cup of tea and drinking. Leo asked directly, ¡°Where is Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Ren: ¡°Greene didn¡¯t want to communicate with me. He asked to see Xi¨¤o Mu and will only tell Xi¨¤o Mu what happened after he got kidnapped.¡± Leo frowned and turned to leave but Ren softly called out, ¡°Stop. Greene can¡¯t hurt Xi¨¤o Mu, I promise. And¡­even if Greene has the ability, he probably can¡¯t bear to hurt other people. He was raised to become too timid by Kain.¡± Chapter 44 Part 2 Renting Xi¨¤o Mu walked into Greene¡¯s room and saw him sitting in the corner of the sofa with his hands on his knees. His whole body was shrunk into a ball, his eyes were dull, and his eyes only moved when he heard his footsteps. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed. Greene makes him feel distressing for his sake. He is like the kind of kid he had seen in the hospital before. Because lacking family love since childhood, he grew up to become timid and inferior. Xi¨¤o Mu sat down in front of Greene and tried his best to keep a distance from him to make Greene feel safe. Then he said softly, ¡°I¡¯m surprised that you are willing to communicate with me.¡± Greene pinched the hem of his clothes, ¡°You¡­ you are willing to lend me your clothing.¡± Greene lowered his eyes. He used to be bullied at school and his body would be so dirty that no one wanted to approach him, let alone lend him clothes. He bit his lip and raised his eyes courageously, ¡°Also, I want to ask you what happened after you were misidentified by my father.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned. He remembered that when he returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion, Ren said that Greene was scolded terribly by Kain. But now Greene is asking about Kain and what happened after he misidentified him? Did Green still hold hope in his heart? Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated and answered it honestly. Actually, there was nothing to say. He didn¡¯t even see Kain. After listening in silence for a long time, Greene whispered, ¡°Sure enough, it¡¯s like this. I, am I annoying? No one likes me.¡± As Greene said, a solemn face flashed in his mind. He pursed his lips. Although the person is protecting him, he did not say that he liked him. That person is probably just doing that to express his gratitude! Greene doesn¡¯t know or can¡¯t help with anything, so it¡¯s normal that the man didn¡¯t like him. Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No, I don¡¯t think you are annoying. You should be more confident in yourself. Don¡¯t deny yourself because of your father¡¯s attitude towards you. Maybe you will be angry if you hear this, but I have to say that your father is the annoying one.¡± Greene is stunned by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words. There is a trace of doubt in his eyes, but his eyes lit up slightly. He whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t deny myself because of their attitude? But, I¡¯m really useless. I¡¯m just an ordinary person. I¡¯m not a guide so I can¡¯t give the sentinel spiritual treatment.¡± ¡°The largest amount of people in the world is ordinary people. I know a doctor and he is also an ordinary person, but he is very powerful.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is patient as he explained, ¡°Actually, ordinary people are pretty good. You should know that the guides are kept in the Golden Tower to study. Unlike ordinary people, who have the freedom to do whatever they want.¡± Greene is stunned again, ¡°As a god-level guide, you also envy ordinary people?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled bitterly, ¡°I don¡¯t like being stared at by a group of people when I go out in the public, I prefer a free life.¡± If he is not a guide, with his game system, Xi¨¤o Mu can live a much easygoing life than now. Greene stayed silent for a long time before saying, ¡°Thank you, you are willing to listen to me and answer my questions.¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could speak, he continued, ¡°I don¡¯t know much about what the marshal asked.¡± He tilted his head as if thinking back, ¡°After being caught by the guide kidnapping syndicate, I quickly fell into a coma. When I woke up, I was on a strange planet. That planet looked strange and there were rocks everywhere. At that time, there are 3 guides in the aircraft and a pale-looking man. I thought he was also kidnapped, but¡­¡± Greene stopped before continuing, ¡°His name is Mitte, the person in charge of the kidnappers. They only stayed on that planet for a while, and then the Nathan space pirate arrived. Later on, I was taken on board by Mitte the Nathan space pirate¡¯s aircraft and we went directly to Planet Jiu. As for the rest of the kidnapped guides, I don¡¯t know where they were.¡± ¡°Mitte took me to hide in a remote location in Planet Jiu. The members of the Nathan space pirate group have been disguising themselves as miners and secretly instigating them. There was a riot not long ago.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wondered, ¡°What is Mitte doing in Planet Jiu? From what you said, he seems to have done nothing?¡± ¡°He is a supervisor. I have heard them talked about it before. His people rescued Jonassen. In return, the Nathan space pirate needed to steal the ores from Planet Jiu¡¯s mine and transport it to the organization where Mitte is located. He also¡­¡± Speaking of this, Greene¡¯s eyelashes quivered quickly, ¡°He has devices that could attack spiritual power, as well as a lot of lethal weapons. He provides technical support to the Nathan space pirate, I know only so much.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Have a good rest and don¡¯t think too much.¡± ¡°En, thank you.¡± Greene nodded slightly. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the hall, Leo¡¯s eyes immediately fell on him. Seeing that he is okay, Leo turned away. Xi¨¤o Mu relayed Mitte¡¯s words to Ren. Ren pondered for a moment and smiled at him, ¡°Thanks for your help. Go and rest early!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and went back to his room to rest. Leo couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°There must be a jump point near the place where they disappeared. Maybe it¡¯s the planet with lots of rocks like what Greene said.¡± Ren glanced at Leo, ¡°Louis had tested it a long time ago. There is indeed a jump point there, but after the jump, it is dark all around. He tried several times and got the same result so he thought that place is just a quiet area.¡± He solemnly said, ¡°I will inform Louis of this matter, don¡¯t interfere.¡± Leo furrowed his brows, ¡°Grandfather, I can fully control my spiritual power now, and I won¡¯t lose control. I want to take over.¡± ¡°Do you not believe in Louis? This matter is final. I have lost my son and son-in-law. You must not get into any accidents, not when there is the slightest possibility of danger to you.¡± Leo couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°But I also want to find my father and dad. I don¡¯t believe they are really, really dead.¡± Ren¡¯s voice is flat and in a tone that could not be rejected, ¡°I have been searching for so many years, and now we finally have new clues. Louis will take care of it. You have dropped a lot of classes recently, and you promised An Rui to be a substitute teacher in school. You gave your promise so you must do your part properly.¡± Leo¡¯s jaw tightened and he clenched his fists. He stood up right away and said, ¡°Grandfather, after next year¡¯s spring beast tide, if you haven¡¯t found them yet, I will definitely do it myself.¡± After speaking, he strode back to his room. Starting at Leo¡¯s back, Ren sighed lightly. When there is no progress for so many years, Leo could still hold back. But with so many clues this year, Leo couldn¡¯t contain himself anymore. Ren looked out the window, he couldn¡¯t help himself too. He always felt that he would be able to find them in the next moment. Taking a deep breath, Ren calmed down and called Louis¡¯s number. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know about the conversation in the living room. After returning to his room, he looked at his energy bar that has become full not long ago. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to go back to the training room anymore so he simply did push-ups in the room. When he felt tired, he would take a rest until his bar shows low energy. Xi¨¤o Mu sat directly on the ground and took out the Wolfberry leaf to make intermediate low-grade healing pills. After that, he took a bath and sat on the bed to look through the encyclopedia. The medicine he wants to find is Honeysuckle, which makes Level 50 medicine ¨C an intermediate mid-grade healing pill. Another one is Pinellia, which makes the dispel pill. Xi¨¤o Mu is very familiar with Honeysuckle, but he doesn¡¯t know about Pinellia. He has been looking in the system for a long time and remembered Pinellia¡¯s appearance in his mind. So he compared the image with the various plants in the Herbal Encyclopedia. It didn¡¯t take long before he found the introduction for Honeysuckle, which looked similar to the Honeysuckle in his memory. The place of origin is in Bran Forest, Area C. After Xi¨¤o Mu takes a note of it, he continued to look through the pages. It is almost 11.00 pm when he saw Pinellia, but it looked bigger than the picture in the system. Many people called the plant Summer grass instead. Xi¨¤o Mu is worried that he got the wrong plant. So he marked the page and closed the encyclopedia. Next, he went online to search for Bran Forest on its official website. Bran Forest is at the junction between Zone C and Zone D. The climate is quite frequent and the normal temperature is above 36 degrees. There are also frequent heavy showers. Bran Forest has a long history. It is a primeval forest with all kinds of beasts and poisonous insects, which sets the forest at a very dangerous level. Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself, no wonder there isn¡¯t anybody selling Honeysuckles. Xi¨¤o Mu remembers that back on Earth, Honeysuckles come in season in summer and can be seen in many places in the countryside where they grew naturally in the wild. The climate of this Bran Forest is somewhat similar to the summer in his world. How to collect herbs in such a dangerous place?! Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t think of a way for a while. However, thinking that his current prescription is enough for him at the moment, he shouldn¡¯t be too impatient. Due to he had been resting on the starship for a long time during the day, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t sleep. Hence, he opened the herbal encyclopedia again and continued to search for Pinellia. Until he finished reading the book, he did not see the same herbs as Pinellia, except for an enlarged version of it, the Summer grass. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that perhaps Pinellia had mutated in the interstellar space. He jumped to the introduction page for Summer grass and got stunned when he saw the place of origin. It is Bran Forest again. Thinking for a moment, Xi¨¤o Mu went to check the materials needed for the intermediate mid-grade boost pill ¨C it is Siler root and Magnolia berry. Among the 2, Magnolia berry is also found in Bran Forest, while intermediate mid-grade healing pill requires Siler root and Pinellia. Siler root is an ingredient needed at level 40 too, for intermediate low-grade boost pills. This means that all the new materials needed for level 50 medicines are in Bran Forest. Xi¨¤o Mu searched for Bran Forest again and kept flipping through the search page to see if anyone mentioned it. When he turned to the 3rd page, Xi¨¤o Mu stared at a post. The title of the post says ¡®Going to Bran Forest soon, place your order if needed.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu clicked in, and the upper left corner showed [Suixin for hire]. There is a hexagram sign in front of the title. This post was published 3 days ago, and many people have responded to it. ¡°My God, the Suixin mercenary team is as capable as usual. Daring to even go to Bran Forest, impressed!¡± ¡°Capable people are sure brave. I once went to Bran Forest and was accidentally bitten by a spider. I was just outside the forest, don¡¯t know where the spider came out from. Half of my body was paralyzed. Fortunately, I was rescued in time, otherwise, I¡¯ll die.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great, I just recently needed the green crocodile skin to make some parts. You must bring it back for me!¡± ¡°Upstairs, are you not sent by another mercenary group? You want the green crocodile? I think you just want the Suixin team to get destroyed!¡± Xing Chen [Hexagram sign]: ¡°It¡¯s okay. As long as you can afford to pay, you can say order you want o(*£þ¨Œ£þ*)o¡± ¡°Old Fifth sighted!¡± ¡°Taking a photo with Old Fifth!¡± ¡°Suixin mercenary team, Old Fifth is indeed the most ¡®meng¡¯ and soft!¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu read until here, he thinks he probably understood what happened. He supported his chin while thinking. Since there are mercenary teams here, things should be easily done. Xi¨¤o Mu sent a private message to Xing Chen: [Hello, do you still take the order for Bran Forest?] Then, glancing at the time, Xi¨¤o Mu saw that it is already half-past twelve. So, after confirming that his private message is sent successfully, he saved the post, and then closed his terminal to sleep. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu finished his morning exercise and ate breakfast, he went straight to the Zhao company. He busily worked until noon, and finally finished adjusting the value of the measuring device. Zhao Sheng said, ¡°The rest will be handed over to the technicians. It should be available to use in about 2 days.¡± He raised the terminal and took a glance. Then he smiled, ¡°Miao Miao invites you to my house for lunch, and Hawke is also there.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu happened to have something to discuss with Gu Miao and Hawke, so he accepted the invitation. The lunch is prepared by Gu Miao himself and it tasted good. After eating, the 3 guides strolled on the lawn and went to Gu Miao¡¯s medicine-making room together. Chapter 44 Part 3 Renting ¡°This is the latest one I made using the peony you mentioned. What do you think?¡± Gu Miao held a small box with a white pill inside. Xi¨¤o Mu picked up the pill, and a notification appeared in his mind: [Instant recovery of 700 spiritual power, usage is 2 hours apart.] ¡°You have improved almost half from last time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Gu Miao¡¯s eyes lit up instantly, and Hawke patted Gu Miao¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Cousin¡¯s wife, you are amazing!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu put the medicine back in the box and looked at Gu Miao questioningly, ¡°May I see how you make the medicine?¡± Gu Miao nodded nervously, walked to his work table. Taking out 2 grams of peony powder and placed it in the medicine processing instrument, Gu Miao pressed the Start button. The instrument rotated quickly, and at the same time, Gu Miao infused his spiritual power into the medicine. Soon, the medicine turned into a spherical shape and the instrument stopped. Gu Miao retracted his spiritual filaments and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu nervously. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but praise, ¡°Good job.¡± The whole process is almost the same as making pills using the system, except, in reality, the ingredients need to be weighed. Turning the ingredient into a spherical shape will require instruments, and the finished quantity is different each time. Gu Miao¡¯s eyes curved with a smile, and his face flushed. He said, ¡°But the effect is still not as good as yours.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. This may be related to the accuracy of the system, ¡°Can you use extracts? If you use the extracted essence to make medicine, the effect may be better.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°I didn¡¯t think of that. I¡¯ll try it now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Wait,¡± he walked to his side, pointed to the three-layer circular hole on the medical processing instrument. He asked, ¡°Does this instrument makes more than 1 medicine at once? ¡°There are 10 holes in each layer, so 30 portions of medicinal ingredients can be put in. To make ordinary medicine, 30 medicines can be made at one time.¡± Gu Miao replied. ¡°How many pills have you tried to make at once?¡± Gu Miao was taken aback for a moment, ¡°Huh? Is it possible to make multiple pills at one time when infusing spiritual power into the medicine?¡± ¡°Of course, otherwise the medicine-making speed is too slow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Your spiritual power is quite high. It¡¯s okay to make 30 at a time.¡± ¡°But, I¡¯m afraid that my spiritual power is not well controlled.¡± Gu Miao is moved by the thought but is worried at the same time. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Peony is not very expensive anyway. You can try it a few times, but you should pay attention to your remaining spiritual power. Keep your spiritual power above 20% so as not to feel uncomfortable.¡± Gu Miao carefully noted, ¡°I will pay attention,¡± he looked at the medical processing instrument, ¡°Then I will try it now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and turned to Hawke, ¡°How about your spiritual filaments?¡± Hawke released his spiritual filaments and smiled brightly, ¡°16.¡± He moved the spiritual filaments, and finally formed a circle, ¡°Look, I have become more and more proficient in controlling them.¡± ¡°Awesome!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave Hawke a thumbs up, ¡°Be careful when you are outside.¡± ¡°En, I seldom go out recently.¡± Hawke looked serious. He hadn¡¯t used inhibitors because he wanted to practice his control on spiritual power recently, so he was very careful. ¡°I made 2!¡± Gu Miao¡¯s surprised voice suddenly came from behind. Xi¨¤o Mu picked the pills up and looked at them. Both recovery value is at 700, ¡°Both also a finished product (successful).¡± Hearing that, Gu Miao is full of joy, ¡°I will try to make 3 this time.¡± Seeing that Gu Miao wanted to continue, Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and stopped him, ¡°Wait, I have something to discuss with you.¡± Gu Miao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu curiously and Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Zhao Sheng handed me the operation right of Delish Meds. For our plan wants to be carried out smoothly, we need a lot of medicine to be sold. Recently, the Golden Tower has no news about any success. I suspected that they might have encountered problems with their medicine-making method. I want to record the process of your process and put it on Delish¡¯s homepage. Not only this will attract the attention of the guides, but it also allows the guide to learn how to use their spiritual power in medicine-making more quickly.¡± ¡°Record mine?¡± Gu Miao was surprised, ¡°You can do better than me. It¡¯s better to record yours.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°You are more suitable than me, and your spiritual power level is closer to the public.¡± Gu Miao said in realization, ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right,¡± he twisted his fingers, his face flushed, ¡°Can I not record my face? Otherwise, Ah Sheng will be angry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt he got inexplicably fed a mouthful of dog food, but nodded, ¡°Of course, I won¡¯t record your face, but people who watched the video should be able to guess it¡¯s you.¡± After all, the process will show their hands. With the discerning eyes of the masses, even if they don¡¯t recognize the person at first, they will always find out and confirm the identity of the person in the video in the end. ¡°That¡¯s okay,¡± Gu Miao smiled, ¡°Just don¡¯t let them see my face.¡± Gu Miao started to make medicine again. Xi¨¤o Mu turned on the recording function in his terminal and captured the whole process. After that, he showed it to Gu Miao and confirmed that he did not show his face at all. After they chatted for a while, Xi¨¤o Mu announced that he is leaving and returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion. He thought about development issues for Delish and wrote down his thoughts as he thought about it. First of all, he is going to open a physical store but no medicines will be sold in the store. The main purpose is to test people¡¯s spiritual power and give them the prescription to buy the correct meds. There are 2 other purposes, 1 is to receive guides who are interested in cooperating to sell their pills, while the other is not related to Delish Meds. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to open a spiritual treatment business in the store and activate more skills as soon as possible. His identity as a guide has been exposed anyway, so he might as well give treatments in an upright manner. He could earn money and activate skills at the same time. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu started looking for information on renting or selling houses centered on the marshal¡¯s mansion. After seeing many units, Xi¨¤o Mu finally took a fancy to a commercial building in Pingle Square not far from Zhao¡¯s residence. The commercial building is built in the early days, so the area is not very large. It happens that the entire 3rd floor is for rent as a whole. Due to the good location, even if the area is small and the hardware is not new, the rent is not low as it cost 200,000 coins per month. If this is the old Xi¨¤o Mu, he would be reluctant to rent, but now he could make a few million with the medicines he made in a batch. He didn¡¯t care so much about the 200,00 so Xi¨¤o Mu immediately decided to rent the 3rd floor. Just as he is about to contact the business building¡¯s owner, his terminal suddenly shook to indicate that he has a notification. Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on it, it is a reply to a private message from the forum. ¡°Excuse me, the team doctor has something to do temporarily. The trip to Bran Forest is temporarily suspended and we won¡¯t be going in a short while o(¨i©n¨i)o.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the text emoji and wanted to laugh for some reason. But he thought the reason sounded strange and asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t it enough to just bring a treatment device with you?¡± The effect of the treatment device in this world is so good that there is no need for an accompanying doctor. ¡°¡­ The treatment device cannot treat sentinel¡¯s problem¡­ The guide pheromone agent cannot be used to solve emergencies, please understand.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stayed silent for a moment before asking, ¡°The pills from Delish Meds also cannot help?¡± The other side stayed silent for a moment as well, and then replied, ¡°If we can buy the pills, we would have left 3 days ago!!! Are you not from the Empire? Delish has been closed for several days now.¡± An idea flashed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind. He posted pictures of Honeysuckle, Magnolia berry, and Pinellia, ¡°I need these 3 medicinal plants. It doesn¡¯t need to be too much. Just a mature stalk and bears fruit for each type is fine¡­ The reward is a high-grade healing pill, is that okay?¡± If Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have the homeland in the system, this matter may be a bit troublesome. After all, Bran Forest is so dangerous. The more medicines one needs to collect, the longer they need to stay. And the longer they stay, the more dangerous it is. However, he has the homeland. As long as he has the seeds, he can plant anything. According to the harvest rate of the homeland¡¯s vegetable field, even if there is only 1 seed, Xi¨¤o Mu can harvest the whole piece of land in a few days. The other side responded quickly this time, ¡°How many do you have?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while before replying, ¡°Have you seen these kinds of medicinal plants before?¡± ¡°I have seen summer grass, the location of summer grass production is deep in the forest, and the risk is very high. A high-grade pill is only worth 25,000 coins which is not enough to pay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has searched the news about Bran Forest before so he had a deep understanding of possible danger. He asked, ¡°How many people are going?¡± ¡°Huh? You are not really from the Empire, are you? There are 5 members in this mercenary group. Except for the doctor who has a personal problem, it will be 4 people going.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Since there are 4 people, then I give you 8 high-grade healing pills. I hope you can come out smoothly.¡± ¡°8!!¡± The punctuation marks in Xing Chen¡¯s reply fully showed his shocked mood at the moment. He added, ¡°I just lost a bargain. If I said 5 people, won¡¯t you be giving me 10 then? (>_<)¡± ¡°Do you accept or not?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked. ¡°Accept! You, who are you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Confidential. So, how do we trade?¡± Xing Chen transferred a contract over and said, ¡°I have stamped our mercenary¡¯s stamp. As long as you sign it, it will take effect immediately. You will mail the pills to the address on the contract, and you will be given a return receipt after we received the medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and asked, ¡°What if you took the medicine and did nothing?¡± ¡°It stands to reason that half of the commission will be paid first and the remaining half will be paid after the transaction for the usual case. But your commission fee which is the pills may be used when we enter the forest. For safety reasons, you have to pay it all at once. If you are not at ease, we can pay half of the price of the pills to you. Then, you can return the money to us after the deal is done.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and found it reasonable, ¡°Okay.¡± After the discussion, Xi¨¤o Mu applied for express delivery service online and bought some raw materials for primary level pills. He also bought a large number of medicine containers online. Immediately afterward, Xi¨¤o Mu continued his previous task which is to call the business building¡¯s owner in Pingle Plaza. He made an appointment to see the building the next day, and if it is suitable, he would sign a lease contract. After confirming that everything is settled, Xi¨¤o Mu closed the terminal. Thinking that land No. 2 had not been cultivated, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his room and entered the homeland. He cultivated land No. 2 and planted it with Wolfberry leaf. Then, he bought land No. 3 and started to reclaim it. After weeding for a while, Xi¨¤o Mu felt too tired and left the homeland. His body is sweaty, and the clothes stuck on his body made him feel particularly uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu took a shower, lay on the bed, and fell asleep after a while. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, wake up!¡± Half asleep and half awake, Xi¨¤o Mu seemed to hear someone calling him and his brows frowned. The voice sounded again, he half-opened his eyes and saw a face close to him. Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback and woke up instantly. He kicked the bottom of the bedboard and moved back. With a ¡®bang¡¯, his head hit the top of the bedside, and his eyes burst into tears from the pain. Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, who looked at him with a complicated expression. Leo¡¯s face is indeed very handsome, but no matter how handsome people are, it is still shocking in such close distance. Leo sighed imperceptibly, and stretched out his hand to rub the top of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head, ¡°Be careful, don¡¯t you feel pain in your head?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head moved back so Leo shifted his hand down to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. He moved his thumb to touch the end of his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t cry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu slapped Leo¡¯s hand away, ¡°I didn¡¯t cry. The tears only came out from reflex1. It hurt so much just now. How did you get into my room?¡± Leo wrinkled his brows when he heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words, ¡°I knocked on the door but you didn¡¯t respond. I¡¯m worried that something will happen to you. You only wake up after I called you several times. Are you sick? Why are you sleeping so deeply?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect himself to sleep so deeply too. He shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m just a little tired.¡± He looked at Leo warily, ¡°Can you enter my room as you please?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± Leo¡¯s face turned black. ¡°I must get permission first. But you didn¡¯t respond within 5 minutes so I can activate the permissions to get in.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu is a little relieved. He took a look out the window, and quickly got up, ¡°It¡¯s so late now.¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°How long did you sleep?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time, and said, ¡°Almost 3 hours.¡± Leo: ¡°What did you do in the Zhao¡¯s house and why are you so tired?¡± ¡°I just made some medicine.¡± Of course, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t say that it is because he got too tired from reclaiming the land. Leo went silent for a moment. He knew about Xi¨¤o Mu and the Zhao family¡¯s plan. Hence, he can understand why Xi¨¤o Mu is eager to make more medicine. ¡°Don¡¯t be too impatient. Kain has been convicted today. He will be exiled and will never have the opportunity to return to Area A in his life. Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about the Golden Tower. Many supporters voiced objection for you to enter the Golden Tower so Qi Sai will not force you to go in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Where is Greene then?¡± ¡°His identity is disclosed to the public already so he became the legal heir of the Greene family, and has returned to the Greene house.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s worries, Leo added, ¡°Now that the people in the empire know that he has been treated unfairly since he was a child, the Greene family will treat him well now.¡± As for whether it is true or not, it has nothing to do with him. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°I hope he can have a good time then. Have you eaten dinner yet?¡± ¡°No.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little embarrassed, apparently, Leo only came to ask him to have dinner. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to the business building and discussed the unit with a fat middle-aged man. The man looked surprised when he saw him, but said nothing. This attitude makes Xi¨¤o Mu more satisfied with him. There are a total of 4 office rooms on the 3rd floor, 2 on the left and 2 on the right. In the middle is a large living room. The middle of the living room is blocked by a frosted partition that divided the space into interior and exterior halls. Each room is equipped with a basic soundproofing system. Xi¨¤o Mu is very satisfied after seeing the unit. He signed a 1-year contract on the spot and paid the rent in advance for 6 months. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Zhao Sheng and told him that he rented a unit and his plans with the physical store. But he concealed the part where he needed to activate his skills, and then said, ¡°After the measurement device is ready, can you send someone to deliver directly to my front desk?¡± ¡°Yes, have you hire any helpers yet?¡± ¡°Not yet, I considered about it and thought to just use a robot at the front desk. Then I will need a receptionist guide and a public relations manager who will receive goods for me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Zhao Sheng: ¡°No need to find anymore, I got someone to recommend to you. He has always wanted to help, and is looking for a suitable position for him.¡± ¡°The person you recommend is definitely no problem. Well then, I won¡¯t look for other people. The store will be renovated today, and I will meet with the person you introduced tomorrow!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Not long after hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu received a call from Hawke. Hawke sounded very excited, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, my dad said he will be working in your company? Is that true? So you still need more people? I want to go too!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got taken aback. The person Zhao Sheng mentioned was Hawke¡¯s dad? As far as he knows, Hawke¡¯s dad is also a top local tyrant! Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu felt stressed. CH 45 Chapter 45 Part 1 Confession Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but wonder if Hawke made a mistake, ¡°Are you sure your dad is coming to work in Delish? Our company is lacking an employee to receive the guides. The employee is responsible for guide-related matters, such as receiving the guide or organizing information about the sale of medicines by the guide.¡± ¡°Your cousin did recommend someone to me, but didn¡¯t say who it was.¡± ¡°It¡¯s my dad,¡± Hawke said. ¡°I¡¯m with my dad right now and he just got a call from my cousin.¡± ¡°Er¡­¡±, Xi¨¤o Mu asked in a low voice, ¡°Does Uncle want to help?¡± Apart from this, he couldn¡¯t think of why Hawke¡¯s dad wanted to come to Delish to work. Hawke: ¡°Yes, my dad felt bored staying at home every day. He has always wanted to help since he heard that our plan is progressing. Hence, he had an agreement with my cousin that he needs to tell him if manpower is needed.¡± Hawke raised his voice, ¡°If there¡¯s any place you can use my help, don¡¯t be polite and ask me for help!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu responded with a smile, ¡°Okay.¡± After hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu entered the online shopping mall, ordered the signboard for Delish Meds Company. Then he walked around on the third floor and bought two sets of sofas. After placing the order, Xi¨¤o Mu began to visit the robot market. There are many types of robots, including simple household robots, but also complex housekeepers or assistant robots. The IQ varies greatly, and the price difference is even larger than the IQ. Xi¨¤o Mu chose for a long time and finally bought a relatively simple humanoid robot for 2 million coins that can be set with a program and let the robot work according to the program. After completed the purchases, Xi¨¤o Mu sat in the lobby and browsed the forum while waiting for the delivery to arrive. As he is reading through the forum, Xi¨¤o Mu received a private message from Xing Chen. Xing Chen told him that he had received the high-grade healing pills. Today, they set off for Bran Forest. At the same time, Xing Chen asked if he had other needs. The team is happy to fulfill the request with medicine as the commission fee. Xi¨¤o Mu replied to the message, and sincerely wishing them all the best. At the same time, he expressed that he doesn¡¯t have other needs. Sitting in the lobby for less than half an hour, all the things Xi¨¤o Mu bought before arrived. The guards helped him hang up the signboard and put the sofa in the inner lobby and the office on the inner right. Xi¨¤o Mu followed the instructions from the manual to learn how to use the robot. He pressed the switch button on the back shoulder of the robot. Then the LED screen of the robot¡¯s eyes immediately flashed with a faint blue fluorescence, followed by a mechanical sound, ¡°Hello Master, please connect your terminal to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu docked his terminal according to the prompt, and the mechanical sound came again, ¡°Please give me a name, and at the same time enter how you want me to call you.¡± The terminal virtual screen displayed the naming interface. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment and fill in Jinjiang (nickname Xiaojin) and Xi¨¤o Mu (as to how to address him) respectively. The reason why Xi¨¤o Mu filled in the name Jinjiang is because the moment he saw the robot, he thought of a novel about robots that he had read on the Jinjiang website in his previous life. As for the address, he is really not used to being called Master. It¡¯s enough to hear that from his system. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, Jinjiang will serve you wholeheartedly. Please set up the relevant procedures according to what you want me to do.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a long time and referred to the instructions and videos several times before finally setting up the program in Jinjiang working mode: It will automatically say hello when its eyes scanned a facial feature. Then, Jinjiang will introduce the spiritual power measuring device while raising its hand to show the way. The whole process is very simple. Xi¨¤o Mu copied a section of the introduction of the measuring device and imported it into Xiaojin. Next, he put Xiaojin at the reception desk. To test whether Xiaojin is set up properly, he then opened the door from the outside and walked into the company. After confirming that everything is correct, Xi¨¤o Mu locked the door and returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu met with Hawke¡¯s father. Zhao Meng. Zhao Meng is also a guide with paramecium as a spiritual animal but he hid it well. If he hadn¡¯t said it, Xi¨¤o Mu would not have realized it. Compared with Hawke¡¯s liveliness, Zhao Meng seldom speaks and looked attentive when listening to people. Hearing how Hawke described him before, Xi¨¤o Mu can tell that his father is a serious person. The meeting between the two parties is very enjoyable. Although Zhao Meng spoke few words, he is an easygoing person to get along with, and he spoke quite straightforwardly. Zhao Meng didn¡¯t feel like someone who has a son as old as Hawke; he was particularly innocent. Xi¨¤o Mu asked Zhao Meng to arrange his office as he like, and bid farewell after eating lunch together. 2 days later, Xi¨¤o Mu received a call from Zhao Sheng. Zhao Sheng told him that the measuring device is ready so he made an appointment with Zhao Sheng and went to the company at 2.00 pm. Zhao Sheng arranged for someone to deliver the measuring device to the physical store. Xi¨¤o Mu asked the staff to place the measuring device in the outer hall and moved Xiao Jin¡¯s position a bit to make sure that when it raised its arm to lead the way, its arm will be pointing at the measuring device. After he is done, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Zhao Meng and told him to start working the next morning. Next, he returned to the Marshal¡¯s Mansion to make medicine. He made 200 hundred pills for each of the 3 grades of primary level medicine. After he finished it, he packed them into porcelain bottles. When Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the delivery part, he searched for shipping business-related matters on the Internet and found that there is a drop-off/receive point near Pingle Square. After finishing the preparations, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little excited. However, when he switched to the forum and saw that all the red Hot posts are related to him, he began to consider if he should hire a few more security guards. After thinking for a moment, Xi¨¤o Mu gave up this idea. The business building has a security team already, plus he also has guards with him. It should be enough. The more people there are, the more complicated it will be. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu had breakfast after a morning exercise and went straight to the Delish company. He sat in the office room on the right-hand side and turned on the monitor in the living room. He also checked the situation in the lobby through the screen on the wall. Not long after, Zhao Meng also came. His office room is opposite him, the office on the left-hand side. Zhao Meng is mainly responsible for talking with the guide who contacted Delish, and if they offered to sell their pills, he will liaise with them. This also means that Zhao Meng in the early stage doesn¡¯t have much work as there are very few guides who would contact Delish. Xi¨¤o Mu entered Delish¡¯s online store with the authority as the boss and deleted the previous announcements. Then he released the latest announcement: [Delish has reopened. Welcome to buy medicines. In order to ensure the safety of those who take the medicines, they need to go to Delish logistics points which are available in various places. After getting checked by the spiritual power measuring device and obtaining the result, the customer can then purchase the corresponding medicine.] Xi¨¤o Mu uploaded a map of Delish¡¯s logistics points, which is actually vacated space in various offices that belonged to Zhao¡¯s company. After uploading that, Xi¨¤o Mu saw the recording he took of Gu Miao making pills in his terminal and proceed to upload it in the shop¡¯s announcement board. Xi¨¤o Mu saw that the number of messages in the message area increased sharply. So, after the video is uploaded, he immediately clicked on the message board. ¡°God! It¡¯s finally opened!¡± ¡°Ahhhhh, why is there no logistics point near me? Then I definitely can¡¯t fight for the pills!¡± ¡°Upstairs, I am very close to a logistics point. So I quickly got the test result which prompted me to buy a high-grade healing pill¡­ But! I already got my test result at such a fast speed, right? Currently, I doubting my eyes right now, because I think the stock quantity is always at 0.¡± ¡°It¡¯s 0 alright, +1. Did the boss forget to update the number of goods on the shelves?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t anyone question why you need to measure your spiritual power first?¡± ¡°I have an idea. Didn¡¯t Major General Yan¡¯s younger brother break through his spiritual power last time? I heard that the process is very dangerous. Delish is probably worried that someone will break through after taking the medicine and then can¡¯t bear the effect, right?¡± Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but reply, ¡°Upstairs, you are witty. That¡¯s right, the breakthrough of spiritual power is accompanied by severe pain, which is very dangerous. Please take the medicine according to the grade of your test result.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± After a row of ellipsis representing speechlessness appeared, Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned as well. What does this mean? He glanced at the ID, it is indeed the boss of Delish, and there is also the official Delish logo under his avatar. Everything is correct! Then Xi¨¤o Mu re-read what he wrote just now, it¡¯s completely written in an official tone too. ¡°Who is this?¡± ¡°As far as I know, this is Boss Zhao¡¯s own account, but Boss Zhao is attending the Morning Financial News Channel as a guest right now. Then, who is the person responding at this moment?¡± Reading the replies, Xi¨¤o Mu realized what happened and is about to reply to say that he is an assistant when he saw another reply. ¡°No matter who it is, what I care about is whether today¡¯s medicine is on the shelves? If it is on the shelves, then how many were set? I am considering whether to go to the ophthalmology department.¡± ¡°Going to the ophthalmology +1.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is slightly embarrassed by the mistake, he really forgot about that. He silently filled in the quantity of the 3 primary medicines at 200 pills each. Then he added a new product, the intermediate low-grade healing pill, which is sold for 50,000 coins per pc. The quantity is 200 too. After pressing OK, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the message area and posted, ¡°Dear customer, the goods are now on the shelves, welcome to buy.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu temporarily closed the message area and switched to the homepage interface. He wrote a note beside the video uploaded before: [Welcoming guides to discuss with our company about medicine-making methods. Our shop will buy finished products produced by the guides and the price is paid according to the efficacy of the medicine. Our shop only charges a small admin fee. If you are interested, please contact us privately.] After making sure that there is nothing to add to the note, Xi¨¤o Mu switched to the message board. ¡°Wow! There are new products! Inferring from the price, the efficiency must be super good.¡± ¡°Maybe I¡¯m too noob. I have spiritual power Level D. In the later stage of mental confusion, I have a vague tendency of zoning. I always pay attention to Delish¡¯s products. The moment I got the news of the reopening, I went to the logistics office immediately. As a result, I only got recommended to take the high-grade healing pill. Didn¡¯t get recommended to use the new product. Based on this speculation, the revelation is extremely shocking.¡± ¡°Mine is Level C, my recommended pill is also not a new product!¡± ¡°Is Delish looking down at my account balance? I can afford the pills! I want to buy the best medicine.¡± ¡°I am more curious about the new medicine when I see the announcement. Anyone who bought the new medicine, can come out and talk about it?¡± ¡°56 of the new product is gone from the available stock. It means someone can buy it.¡± ¡°Level B here, after taking the pill, my spiritual power recovered about half of it. I feel great now! Support Delish! With Delish¡¯s medicine, I don¡¯t have to worry about mental confusion anymore.¡± ¡°So powerful?¡± ¡°Probably fake?! Or self-bought?¡± ¡°It¡¯s definitely self-bought. In less than half a minute, the new medicine is also sold out!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shifted to the stock backend view and saw that the remaining quantity for all pills has become 0. He opened the purchase record and generated an electronic delivery note with one click. Soon, 800 delivery notes are printed out. Xi¨¤o Mu took a look at the printed delivery notes, and found that it has been printed neatly for each grade of medicine; 200 pcs stacked together in each stack. Soon, the robot worker of the express company came to Delish company to pick up the goods. Xi¨¤o Mu handed the medicine to the robot, and the robot quickly separated the medicine into boxes, stuck the shipping slip, and then left with the packages. The high efficiency caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be dumbfounded. He originally thought that it would take a long time to sort out 800 copies of deliveries, but he didn¡¯t expect the robot to finish everything in less than 10 minutes. And so, with the free time, Xi¨¤o Mu went to Delish online store again and added a sentence to the announcement: [Sentinels with the remaining value of spiritual power that is less than 10% can make an appointment for the spiritual treatment service at Delish headquarter. For those who are interested, please send a message to the assistant robot Xiaojin. There will be only 20 slots per day. The fee is 30,000 star coins.] Chapter 45 Part 2 Confession After posting the announcement, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted the building management and proposed restrictions on entering the 3rd floor. Those who did not meet the requirements are not allowed to stay on the 3rd floor. Since the entire 3rd floor belonged to Xi¨¤o Mu for the time being, his request is quickly approved. Then, he immediately contacted Zhao Sheng and asked him to send a technician over to set the restriction on the scanning terminal at the 3rd floor¡¯s entrance which everyone would have to scan to enter. The required documentation needed to enter the 3rd floor includes Delish¡¯s staff card (for the staff) or, the appointment instruction sheet for that specific day (for the sentinels). Next, Xi¨¤o Mu went to adjust the settings for Xiaojin to accept the appointment requests. Xiaojin has to first confirm the value of the sentinel¡¯s spiritual power and his conditions before approving the appointment request. When it is approved, Xiaojin will send an appointment instruction sheet to the other party. The day of the appointment is marked on the instruction sheet. Each day will only accept 20 appointments so if the appointments exceed the limit for that day, the extra ones will be pushed to the next day and so forth. Therefore, everyone whose request is approved will receive an appointment instruction sheet, but their time will be different. After everything is set up, Xi¨¤o Mu went to check the appointment requests received by Xiaojin on the terminal and got stunned by the number. Within a few minutes after he posted the announcement, the number of appointments set for him tomorrow is already full. Xi¨¤o Mu checked the comment area of the store and saw these: ¡°Ah ah ah, can you not post stuff in chunks like stuttering? Earlier when I saw that the pills are sold out, I exited the store¡¯s webpage and didn¡¯t see your latest announcement in time. When I got to it, my appointment date is already 5 days later.¡± ¡°Is the boss doing this deliberately? You want me to live inside the shop¡¯s webpage, is it? Say it! Do you still have anything left that you forgot to say?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t dare to leave anymore. I felt like if I leave, I will regret it next moment.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed and replied, ¡°I have said everything I have to say, there is nothing left to see in the shop.¡± He thought for a while, and sent another reply, ¡°Oh yeah, to add to my reply just now, the stocks will be updated at 10.00 am every day from now on, welcome to buy~¡± ¡°Cheater, I almost left the webpage.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t dare to believe what the boss says anymore, how could Boss Zhao give his account to someone who stutters!¡± ¡°Same, I also don¡¯t dare to believe it. I¡¯ll just live here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched as the last comment being copied and pasted indefinitely and felt helpless. He posted a reply, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I promise I didn¡¯t forget any more things to say. If I forget anything again, I will add more stocks as an apology and also give a discount.¡± Since Xi¨¤o Mu offered to add stocks as an apology, the customer finally believed his words and stopped trying to ¡®live in the store¡¯s webpage¡¯. They said they would check the store¡¯s page before 10.00 am tomorrow. Xi¨¤o Mu exited the shop interface and looked at the time. It is less than 11.00 am, but the shop¡¯s goods are all sold out. Since he has nothing to do in the office, Xi¨¤o Mu decided to leave work early. He talked to Zhao Meng and told him to leave early. If any matters arise, he(ZM) could deal with the matter at home. Zhao Meng agreed, and the two left the company together. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the Marshal¡¯s Mansion and continued to make medicine, preparing the pills that he is going to sell tomorrow. Then he entered the homeland in the system and continued to reclaim the land. When it is time for dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu left to head to the dining hall. The moment he stepped out of his room, Xi¨¤o Mu met Leo, who is walking towards him. Leo¡¯s expression is slightly dark and he stood in front of him. Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little strange. He has been very busy with his own thing these two days. It seems that he hasn¡¯t offended Leo in any way, right? ¡°Is there something you want to ask me?¡± ¡°Did you take over Delish?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Leo asked in an unhappy voice, ¡°You will also provide spiritual treatment to sentinels?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded again, ¡°Yes.¡± Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu and said solemnly, ¡°I don¡¯t agree!¡± The reply caused Xi¨¤o Mu to feel inexplicably confused. This has nothing to do with Leo, right? Thinking of Leo¡¯s identity, Xi¨¤o Mu said seriously, ¡°The company¡¯s operations are completely formal and legit. There is no illegal transaction going on, and spiritual treatment is also legal.¡± ¡°Even so, I don¡¯t agree with it,¡± Leo said. ¡°Doesn¡¯t your medicine able to treat mental confusion? Why do you need to provide spiritual treatment as well?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu internally replied that his skills would not improve with just selling medicine. But on the outside, he said, ¡°The more I use my spiritual power, the more proficient I can be. Also, my spiritual power can gradually increase.¡± ¡°If you want to practice, practice with me.¡± Leo stared intently at Xi¨¤o Mu with his blue eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu did not understand why Leo is being so persistent, ¡°Your spiritual state is at its peak and does not need treatment at all. Why, why do you disagree?¡± Leo said in a deep voice, ¡°It¡¯s dangerous for you to face sentinel by yourself. It¡¯s inevitable that someone will harm you.¡± It turned out that Leo is worried about his safety. Xi¨¤o Mu replied in amusement, ¡°You can go to see the announcement on Delish¡¯s page. I set restrictions on the appointment for spiritual treatment. You should know that my spiritual power is not only for healing but also for hurting people. They can¡¯t hurt me.¡± Leo¡¯s jaw tightened, staring at Xi¨¤o Mu without speaking. So, Xi¨¤o Mu took a step aside and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to eat first.¡± Leo followed Xi¨¤o Mu and blocked in front of him, ¡°No spiritual treatment is allowed unless it involves life safety.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is feeling really helpless now, ¡°Major General Leo, I can¡¯t agree with that.¡± He just wanted to activate his skills earlier to make himself stronger and stronger. He smiled, ¡°Thank you for your concern, but I will guarantee my own safety.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not just for your safety.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently. Xi¨¤o Mu looked puzzled, ¡°Huh?¡± Leo¡¯s expression is serious as he said, ¡°I will be¡­ jealous.¡± Since Leo started the first part, he can now say out the rest of his words smoothly, ¡°I will be jealous. During spiritual treatment, the spiritual filaments from both parties will be in contact, and I don¡¯t want you to have intimate contact with other sentinels.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help being surprised when he heard the first sentence from Leo. Then the corners of his mouth twitched when he heard the latter part. He is obviously just giving a treatment. Why does it sound so wrong when Leo said it? Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know how to react for a while. After thinking about it, he took out an intermediate low-grade healing pill and said, ¡°When you are having mental confusion, take it and try the effect. I can make better medicine in the future.¡± Leo furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly. Xi¨¤o Mu thought about how to phrase his words and finally said, ¡°After you try the pill, you will believe what I said before about not needing a guide as a partner. In the future, even if sentinel doesn¡¯t have a guide partner, they don¡¯t need to worry about their safety. The medicine made by guides can completely replace the need.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu paused and concluded, ¡°So, sentinel does not need to regard the guide as the first choice of the partner for the sake of their safety, especially for people with status like you. If you are worried that you can¡¯t buy the medicine, I will personally sell you 1 every month.¡± As long as Leo doesn¡¯t always focus on him. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled confidently, ¡°Believe me, there will be more of the medicine in the future, and it will be a sustainable source. The safety of sentinel is long-lasting.¡± Leo¡¯s expression turned uglier as Xi¨¤o Mu explained himself. He stepped forward and his chest almost hit Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s nose. Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously wanted to back away, but Leo¡¯s hands are wrapped around his waist so he is unable to escape. ¡°Do you still think that I like you because of your identity?¡± Leo¡¯s low voice has a tone of strong displeasure, and his eyes were also slightly disappointed. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. Leo¡¯s aura is too strong. Xi¨¤o Mu wisely said nothing to reply, but Leo could see his expression at a glance that said plainly, ¡®Isn¡¯t it obvious?¡¯ Leo lifted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin and looked down at him. His eyes were ruthless as if he wanted to see into Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, ¡°No, I said it before that only waste gets dominated by their compatibility rate and I have not forgotten nor changed this view/opinion.¡± ¡°I¡¯m worried that my sudden behavior will be too radical and will make you feel disgusted, and I have been trying my best not to touch you. God knows how much I want to touch you.¡± As Leo said that, he rubbed his thumb against Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips. Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his neck subconsciously, and Leo continued, ¡°I don¡¯t want to you misunderstand anymore, and I don¡¯t want to follow any stupid suggestions like ¡®to boil the frog in warm water¡¯ so that you can slowly adapt to my contact.¡± ¡°I like you. Because I can¡¯t see you during the military exercise1, I think about you every day. After I returned, I immediately went to stand at the door of your dormitory, just to confess to you.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply, ¡°So, do you understand it now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked quickly, nodded lightly to express that he understood. Xi¨¤o Mu has a deep impression of what happened that day that he could remember every detail clearly. The fact that Leo realized his identity as a guide is after he returned to the dormitory. But Leo had already decided to confess at that time. That is to say, the fact that Leo confessed is not because he discovered his identity. The scene of their previous interaction appeared in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind, and it seemed that Leo¡¯s attitude towards him is getting better and better. Xi¨¤o Mu is a little confused. If someone asks him who he thinks is the least likely to like him, his answer must be Leo, but the facts completely subvert his thoughts. ¡°Tell me,¡± Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is not saying anything, so he lowered his body, his eyes changed rapidly as he asked, ¡°Tell me how can I make you believe my words? Do you want me to prove it to you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got taken aback, and gripped Leo¡¯s wrist, ¡°Let me go first.¡± Leo¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. His gaze stayed on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face for a moment, and he let go. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately took a step back to put more distance between the two of them. After thinking for a moment, he said, ¡°I believe you, but I¡¯m sorry. You are a very good sentinel, but I do not have feelings for you that are more than friends.¡± Truth to be told, as long as his identity problem (as a guide) is not resolved, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t even consider the issue of relationship at all. He has thought about finding a partner in this world before, but the premise is that he is not restricted by his identity. The first thing he thought of last time was not to be forced to enter the Golden Tower. But now, Xi¨¤o Mu added another goal, which is to make the guides normal so that even when they walk on the street like usual, they will not be stared at by other people. Hearing that reply makes Leo feel a little disappointed. He gripped his fist in his hand and stared fixedly at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I understand. But starting from today, please face my feelings squarely as I want to pursue you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was stunned and felt a little embarrassed inexplicably. This is too straightforward, he didn¡¯t know how to react. But Leo didn¡¯t say anything. He just took a step forward and held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°Go eat dinner.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu struggled but couldn¡¯t break free. He glared at Leo, ¡°Let me go.¡± ¡°You should know that it is impossible for a sentinel to be indifferent when facing the person they like. I will only hold hands, and that is already very restrained of me.¡± Leo said seriously with a blank face. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and said, ¡°But I don¡¯t accept it. If you are going to do this again in the future, I will move out tonight.¡± That caused Leo to stop walking. He stared at their holding hands for a long time before letting go. ¡°You are not allowed to move away, as other locations are not as safe as the Marshal¡¯s Mansion.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect that Leo would compromise so quickly so he turned to look at him in surprise, ¡°If I live well here, I won¡¯t move out.¡± After all, staying in another location is likely to cause more people to be sent over to protect him, and Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to cause trouble. Leo felt depressed. He found that even after he said everything clearly, their relationship is still not closer. Also, because he is worried that Xi¨¤o Mu would really move away, Leo didn¡¯t even dare to make small moves anymore. After dinner, Leo called Lyle¡¯s number. When the call is connected, Lyle¡¯s smiling voice came, ¡°Well, is my suggestion great? How far is your relationship now?¡± Leo said with a cold face, ¡°The things you said like inadvertently making small movements, let Xi¨¤o Mu gradually become familiar with my touch¡­ all of those are useless. I just confessed to him, and he¡­ rejected me.¡± Lyle went silent for a moment and then couldn¡¯t help laughing, ¡°Well, finally you got what you deserved. The number of people who you rejected is enough to circle around the empire once, you know? Man, how the tables have turned.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t call you for this,¡± Leo said coldly. ¡°Then why are you calling me?¡± Lyle asked, then added, ¡°Do you want me to give more tips to you?¡± ¡°No, I just want to tell you to read lesser of these useless strategies in the future; it¡¯s just a waste of time.¡± Leo finished speaking and hung up without hesitation. Leo stood quietly for a long time and went online searching for a bunch of courting strategies. After reading it, he felt silly for even believing those advice and closed his terminal. In his mind, Leo thought ¨C he had to rely on himself. CH 46 Chapter 46 Part 1 Reservation Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the company on time at 8:30 in the morning. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the hall is crowded with people. Some were sitting on the sofa, and some had no seats so they just stand around talking excitedly in twos and threes. The guard hurriedly blocked in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, and the people in the hall instantly reacted to the movement. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu appeared, all the gazes swept over. Xi¨¤o Mu is still wearing the peaked cap with a long brim. He pressed the brim down and asked, ¡°How did you guys manage to come up?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s figure is petite among a group of big men where the minimum height is at 1.9 meters and the majority is over 2 meters. It is precisely because of the difference in height and the brim of the hat is big enough that the people cannot see his face. ¡°So small, is that a guide?¡± ¡°Definitely. It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t feel the aura of a guide, and my terminal did not react.¡± ¡°Could it be a god-level guide?¡± ¡°I also heard that a god-level guide can perfectly cover up his aura.¡± Listening to the noisy discussion, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched; his words have been completely ignored! He opened the terminal and checked Xiaojin¡¯s appointment records. Then he felt a bit speechless. These people are actually the sentinels who made appointments for today¡¯s spiritual treatment. His sight swept past the group; there are 20 people in total, no more, no less. But the appointment instruction sheet already mentioned the exact date and time, with an approximate time of each turn. Half of the people here were arranged to come in the afternoon. But in the end, everyone arrived even earlier than him. ¡°The session starts after 10.30 am so why are you all here so early?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked helplessly and added, ¡°Lunch is not provided here.¡± ¡°Of course we have to be early. There is a guide here. In case we are late, it would be too rude. I will take care of my own lunch, and I can even treat you too.¡± ¡°My treat, my treat! Just order whatever you want.¡± Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu felt like he is here to fish for free food. A sentinel suddenly asked, ¡°Are you Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± ¡°It must be!¡± Another person raised his hand to compare a height, ¡°I have seen the photos. Not only do you have the same figure as Xi¨¤o Mu, but you can also hide your aura perfectly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment. These sentinels¡¯ deducing abilities are too strong. He flicked the brim of his hat. Just covering his face seemed useless. ¡°I am,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu simply confessed. Taking off his hat, his delicate face is revealed. With a serious expression, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I suggest that you guys go shopping in the mall or go home first. The office needs to maintain silence.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really Xi¨¤o Mu! I actually managed to see a god-level guide with my own eyes!¡± ¡°Wow! He looked better up close! ¡°I must be dreaming. Being single for 30 years, the speed of this hand finally have achieved a big thing1.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu coughed slightly, ¡°If you can¡¯t keep quiet, please leave.¡± The hall instantly became quiet. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time and thought to himself that he should get Zhao Sheng to send someone to add one more restriction on the elevator to the 3rd floor, which is one could only arrive at most, half an hour earlier than the allocated time. Otherwise, the hall will be crowded with people every day, like a vegetable market. After the crowd stopped making noise, Xi¨¤o Mu is satisfied and signaled to the head of the guard, Ah Da. The guards asked the sentinels to make way and escorted Xi¨¤o Mu to the office. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the store homepage and set the number of pills to be sold today. Then he sets the opening time at 10.00 am, and then checked at the message area. The message area is super active, and comments keep coming in, causing Xi¨¤o Mu to be dazzled by the speed. He tapped at the page and slowly swipe down manually. ¡°Mr. Zhao really has quite the ability, he actually managed to invite the god-level guide to work in the company.¡± ¡°Ahhhh, what use of my hands? I want to see the god-level guide quickly too. The speed of this hand is too slow. I only make managed to get an appointment 7 days later.¡± ¡°The god-level guide is really nice. Not only does he make medicine, but he also personally provides spiritual treatments. He is closer to the citizens, unlike ¡®some people¡¯ in the Golden Tower.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, I used to go to the guide hospital for treatment. The level C guide they provided had a reluctant look on their face, and my face nearly turned stiff from trying to smile the entire time.¡± ¡°Not only I am a fan of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ability, but I¡¯m also a fan of his beauty, ah, ah, he is simply too perfect.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu randomly looked around for a bit more and left the shop. It is only 9.00 am. After thinking about it, he walked out of the office and sat down on the sofa behind the frosted glass partition. Turning on his terminal, Xi¨¤o Mu typed a sentence and sent it into Xiaojin. However, a sentence popped up on the screen saying: [There were too many appointment messages.] Xiaojin¡¯s AI brain is overloaded, so it hangs. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed silent for a moment and contacted the robot company¡¯s maintenance staff, hoping that they could repair it as quickly as possible. He checked the progress of the appointments and found that it has already reached 100 days later. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but rubbed his forehead. Delaying for so long, according to the low remaining spiritual power of the sentinels when they made an appointment, how could they be able to hold on for 100 days?2 Xi¨¤o Mu entered the message area of the store again, and as expected, he saw a bunch of comments from people who are unable to make an appointment. Xi¨¤o Mu created a post and wrote, ¡°So sorry, there are too many appointments, and the schedule waiting list is too long. The appointment is temporarily suspended for new requests. In the future, I will only open appointments within the span of half a month. For sentinels who didn¡¯t get it, please go to the hospital for treatment in time or buy our medicine.¡± ¡°Feeling uncomfortable, and I haven¡¯t made an appointment yet!¡± ¡°I have a bold idea. Could it be the official account is now being used by the god-level guide?¡± ¡°I agree with the idea upstairs.¡± Reading this, Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless. These people¡¯s brains are spinning too fast. He did not reply but replaced the content on the announcement box regarding spiritual treatment with what he wrote in the comment area. After that, Xi¨¤o Mu closed his terminal and called out to the external lobby, ¡°Appointment #1, you can come in.¡± He is free right now anyway, so Xi¨¤o Mu simply took the opportunity to treat people as soon as possible, lest they all crowded here. Immediately, 2 guards stood at the junction between the inner and outer halls. Sentinel No.1 looked stunned, and then he jumped up suddenly, ¡°Oh, the appointment time is advanced?¡± He quickly rushed to the inner hall. Xi¨¤o Mu motioned for the man to sit down, and reached out a spiritual filament to check his condition. However, he immediately took it back in the next second. Other than his guards, Xi¨¤o Mu could sense at least 4 Level AA sentinels, one of which is sentinel No.1. ¡°Good God, a guide with 93% match rate!¡± A Level AA sentinel excitedly ran towards the inner hall, where Xi¨¤o Mu is at but is stopped by Ah Da with a cold face. Sentinel No. 1 stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with fiery eyes, ¡°It turns out that the rumors are true. The match rate between you and Level AA sentinels exceeds 90%.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked annoyed by his mistake and said, ¡°Sorry, I forgot about that.¡± In his previous spiritual treatments, the sentinels are either low-level sentinels or unconscious sentinels. Xi¨¤o Mu only thought of them as patients coming for an appointment. Still thinking with the same awareness back in the hospital, Xi¨¤o Mu did not think that the sentinels here might be high-level sentinels, which is too reckless of him. ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Sentinel No. 1 said softly, ¡°Can I pursue you? No, even if you refuse, I won¡¯t change my mind.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, and he took the opportunity to correct the man¡¯s thoughts, ¡°It is not sensible to decide your life partner just because of the match rate.¡± ¡°This is an instinctive sign!¡± Sentinel No.1 said. ¡°No, it¡¯s not. If so, what about people like me? And the number of guides is much lower than sentinels. Are those sentinels destined to spend the rest of their life alone until they die?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°I believe you will meet someone you really like in the future and it will have nothing to do with the match rate. You will like that person because of your emotions, your love, which is not solely thinking to possess that person.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu spouted the lines from some romance drama and tried to hold his expression as he said it. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately changed the subject, ¡°Now close your eyes and feel your spiritual state. You can open them when I say so.¡± Sentinel No.1 closed his eyes, hiding his thoughtful look that was caused by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words. Xi¨¤o Mu released the Pin Hold skill to sentinel No.1. The man¡¯s spiritual power is at 8,500 points, and the remaining value is only 8%. He almost needs to recover nearly 8,000 spiritual power. 15 seconds later, after the Pin Hold buff disappeared, Xi¨¤o Mu added another one. 4 minutes later, sentinel No.1 spiritual power has returned to its full value. ¡°Okay, you can open your eyes now.¡± Sentinel No.1 is full of wonder. Countless spiritual filaments stretched out under his control, each one glowing faintly, and the sensitivity was extremely high. A black Tibetan mastiff appeared beside him, looking majestic and strong, and its fur seemed to be shining. Xi¨¤o Mu moved back subconsciously. Spirit animals here this world is much taller than the real animal. The Tibetan mastiff¡¯s eyes shone brightly. Although it is not fierce, it still looks terrifying. ¡°Thank you so much!¡± Sentinel No.1 swiftly got up and bowed. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly got up and avoided the bow, ¡°Don¡¯t be too polite. I am not doing this as a volunteer job. You still have to pay for the medical fee.¡± Sentinel No.1 said sternly, ¡°With this level of treatment, it¡¯s not an exaggeration even if you charged 300,000 star coins. But you only charge 30,000 coins, which is no different from voluntary labor.¡± After he finished speaking, he proceeds to pay the money in full. Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt that what he had is not a game system at all, but a gold mountain! When Sentinel No.1 left the inner hall, the waiting sentinels are surprised to see him, ¡°You finished the treatment so soon?¡± ¡°Or your illness is hard to treat?¡± ¡°Could it be even the god-level guide couldn¡¯t enter your spiritual state?¡± Sentinel No.1 said, ¡°Nah, I¡¯m treated already. I¡¯ve never felt so good!¡± As he said that, the man released his spiritual power with all his strength, and the vigorous spiritual power spread out instantly. Even sentinels of the same level felt the pressure. ¡°Ohh, my God! I can¡¯t believe it, the process is so fast!¡± ¡°As expected of the god-level guide, I can¡¯t wait for my turn any longer.¡± ¡°I¡¯m No.2, can I go in?¡± The sentinel No.2 asked with an anxious expression on his face when he got stopped by Ah Da. At this moment, the maintenance staff came to fix the robot, and Xi¨¤o Mu paused his treatment. Xiaojin is quickly repaired, and the staff reminded Xi¨¤o Mu before leaving that when processing too much information, he could set more filters to avoid malfunctions. Xi¨¤o Mu thanked him, he controlled Xiaojin to come inside the inner hall, and let Xiaojin call the numbers. Chapter 46 Part 2 Reservation The speed of his healing skill is very fast. In fact, if it is not for Xi¨¤o Mu worrying about his abnormality being noticed, he could even treat everyone, and the overall speed will be even faster. After all, when treating the sentinels one by one, the buff will be on cooldown for 15 seconds. If he treated all people at the same time, these 15 seconds of buffering can let him attend to at least 8 more sentinels. By 10.00 am, there were only 8 people left waiting outside. ¡°Please wait for a moment, I need to process the courier bills for today¡¯s order.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the inner hall and said. ¡°It¡¯s okay, you have been busy for so long, do you want to rest for a while?¡± ¡°Yes, I used to go to the guide hospital. Some of the guides there have to rest for several days after a spiritual treatment. We will be fine to wait until the afternoon.¡± The speed of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s treatment is too fast, and the sentinels had gone from shock to calm. Their appointment is already much earlier than they expected. ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu could feel the sincere worry from the sentinels and smiled, ¡°I won¡¯t force myself.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened the dashboard of the shop. As expected, all the medicines are sold out within 5 minutes. He contacted the courier company to process his delivery orders. By 11:30 am, Xi¨¤o Mu has treated all the sentinels for today. He breathed a sigh of relief and drank a cup of warm water. Then he went to Zhao Meng¡¯s office. Zhao Meng was seriously reading a book about medicine-making. He didn¡¯t look up from the book until Xi¨¤o Mu called him. Zhao Meng: ¡°Today, there are only people contacting our office to inquire about medicine-making. No call from guides yet for the consignment of medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Maybe there are not many people with high talents like Gu Miao. Also, guides who could make the pills may not sell them on consignment.¡± ¡°Then, what should we do?¡± Zhao Meng opened his eyes widely. ¡°I will study to improve the methods of medicine-making. If the benefits are attractive enough, there¡¯s always someone who will be willing to sell it. The guides might be treated well, but their family members may not. To be able to make money is a good thing for them. Many people are definitely watching on the sidelines. It will be easier later when someone takes the first step. Zhao Meng nodded, and said sternly, ¡°En, what you said makes sense.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Uncle, you can come to work in the morning. Then, continue at home in the afternoon. If there is something that needs to be discussed, we will talk about it the next morning in the office. Right now, our work is finished. We can leave for today.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± When they came out of the business building, they saw the crowds of people in front of the building. When the people saw them, someone shouted, ¡°They came out!¡± A toy drone carrying a large bouquet hovered in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. On the drone, it said, For my beloved guide -Jin You1. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, this person again? The manager of the property¡¯s security team heard the commotion and rushed over, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, please leave from the special passage.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu followed the manager and boarded the aircraft from the side door under the escort of the guards. Zhao Meng, on the other hand, is picked up by the Huo2 family¡¯s bodyguard. Sitting in the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu massaged his forehead. This is not good. People are monitoring him everywhere and it felt really awful. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and sent a message using the official account, ¡°Sorry, Xi¨¤o Mu was disturbed after getting off work. The shop will be temporarily closed tomorrow. The spiritual treatment will be postponed by a day and a new appointment form will be sent to your terminal, for those who have already secured an appointment.¡± ¡°Be careful!¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu sent the message, a force caused him to fell to the side. Ah Da caught him in time so he didn¡¯t fall. Xi¨¤o Mu looked out the window of the aircraft and saw a dark blue aircraft flying side by side with theirs. A sentinel with his yellow hair combed high poked his head out of the sun roof and seemed to be holding a communicator in his hand. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, someone has requested for a call.¡± The driver guard said. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Connect it.¡± ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu! Are you Xi¨¤o Mu?! Please release your guide pheromones and let me enter the heat fever with you3! Oh, I¡¯m catching up with you now. Where are you? Can you reach out a hand and show me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned as he looked at the sentinel, which half of his body is stretched out towards his aircraft, and said, ¡°Are you seeking de¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could finish his words, his body shook and he slammed into Ah Da. The guard in the driver¡¯s seat cursed inwardly. His voice is tense as he said, ¡°Boss, he has gone insane. The sentinel has crossed the divider¡¯s line. If we keep giving him space, we will be forced to occupy another track.¡± It is very dangerous to change lanes suddenly. An aircraft¡¯s speed is generally fast. Hence, at the moment of changing lanes, one is very likely to be hit by the aircraft behind. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu! Xi¨¤o Mu! Why are you not talking? Are you in danger?! You are surrounded by sentinels, right? They definitely can¡¯t help but attack you. Let me ¡®combine¡¯ with you and I will protect you!¡± The face of the guards on the aircraft turned livid, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression is ugly too. Half of it is because of the chilly penetrating way the man called his name, which is almost like a soul-calling voice. The other half is because their aircraft is getting more and more unstable. ¡°Damn, he is ramming into us!¡± The driving guard cursed and turned on the warning light and the real-time traffic map, then flew the aircraft to the upper channel4 abruptly. ¡°Stop! Where are you taking the god-level guide?!¡± The yellow-haired sentinel shrieked and followed closely behind. ¡°BANG¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened as a violent impact sounded behind. Then an alarm sounded in his ears. ¡°Traffic radio broadcast ¨C Please note that a flight accident has occurred in Section 103 of Green Line 5. Drivers flying in Line 5, please pay attention.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead, and the driving guard suddenly exclaimed, ¡°Major General!¡± As he said that, he turned on the virtual screen. A black aircraft is parked next to the dark blue aircraft which the tail part had been hit. Leo in a full military uniform strode to the aircraft, kicked open the cockpit door, and dragged the yellow-haired sentinel by the collar out of the aircraft. The yellow-haired sentinel had blood on his forehead, but the rest of him is fine. His body swayed around as he is dragged away by Leo, and all the struggles were easily apprehended by Leo. ¡­ At lunch, Leo entered the house with a cold expression. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu from top to bottom and said, ¡°From now on, tell me when you go to and get off work. I will go to pick you up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Leo added, ¡°If you refuse, I will immediately apply to be the captain of your guards.¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Doesn¡¯t Leo think this is overkill? Leo regarded Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s silence as tacit agreement. He sat down, and his voice sounded much softer, ¡°The man from today has a mental problem, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°En, I¡¯m just a little surprised, not afraid.¡± ¡°Are you going to the company again this afternoon?¡± Leo asked. ¡°No, I won¡¯t go out in the afternoon.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu planned to make more medicine in the afternoon, and then do some self-learning. He also wanted to buy a batch of pharmaceutical equipment as he wanted to try not to use the system to make the medicine and study the difference between the two, hoping to find a way to help the guides to make medicine. Leo finished his meal and said, ¡°I have 2 minor classes in the afternoon, and I will be back when I finished it. Contact me if something happens.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Leo left. Xi¨¤o Mu went back to his room to make medicine and cultivated the land. After that, he took a nap. When he woke up, Xi¨¤o Mu found that there are several unread messages in his terminal. Xing Chen: ¡°Are you there? Are you there?¡± Xing Chen: ¡°We got the plants you asked for. Last time, I saw your sender address stating the Marshal¡¯s Mansion. Are you Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Xing Chen: ¡°We really have no choice. If you are Xi¨¤o Mu, can you come out to meet us? Our boss was poisoned while collecting the plants. I know you may not have any solution, but I can¡¯t think of another way.¡± Xing Chen: ¡°The doctor said he can¡¯t treat it and our boss has fallen into a coma. Do you have any solutions?¡± Xing Chen: ¡°I¡¯m sorry for my words, my mind is too messy. I have mailed the plants to you.¡± Finished reading the messages, Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly got up. He asked the housekeeper and heard that his courier has arrived. Quickly, Xi¨¤o Mu picked up the box and checked the content. To his surprise, there is more than a stalk of each plant, of course, not too many either. Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly picked the Pinellia plants out. Leaving only a stalk for his homeland, he used the rest to make the dispel pill. The result is he made a total of 2 pills. Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Xing Chen, ¡°Where are you? I¡¯m going to your place now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu originally wanted to just mail it, but he wanted to see the effect of the medicine, so he decided to take the trip in person. CH 47 Chapter 47 Part 1 Detoxification Receiving the address from Xing Cheng, Xi¨¤o Mu passed it to the driving guard, and then they went out quickly. The aircraft landed in a private hospital. Xi¨¤o Mu got off the aircraft wearing a hat and went directly to VIP Ward 208. At the door of a ward, stood a young sentinel of about 1.9 meters and he is looking anxiously in the direction of the elevator. When he saw Xi¨¤o Mu and the guards, he immediately wanted to run to them. After taking 2 steps, the person hesitated and stopped. He opened his terminal and sent a message to Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Are you here yet?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the sentinel, looking somewhat surprised, ¡°Yan Chen1? Xing Chen?¡± ¡°It¡¯s me,¡± Yan Chen¡¯s bloodshot eyes brightened and he asked, ¡°Do you know me? Are, are you really Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± His voice lowered to a whisper at the last part. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Let¡¯s go in and talk.¡± Hearing that, Yan Chen felt annoyed by himself for not thinking about it and apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, please come in.¡± He opened the door and stood aside, letting Xi¨¤o Mu enter first. His face is full of excitement. Originally, Yan Chen just didn¡¯t want to give up any chance to try, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be such a coincidence. The ward is divided into two sections, and Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to the inner room. 2 sentinels are sitting on the sofa at the right side of the bed, while another one is leaning against the wall at the end of the bed. All 3 of them looked tired and their eyes are red and bloodshot. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu stepped forward, their gaze landed on him. The sentinel who was leaning against the wall looked extraordinarily strong and his voice is hoarse, ¡°Are you a friend of Boss?¡± Yan Chen quickly explained, ¡°He is the person who requested the medicinal plants. I asked him to come.¡± Yan Chen was worried that his group members would be disappointed with the false hope, so he did not tell them that he contacted Xi¨¤o Mu privately. Someone looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked seriously with hope, ¡°Since you are here, do you have any way to help?¡± Since Xi¨¤o Mu is not sure about the effectiveness of the dispel pill, he said cautiously, ¡°I will try my best.¡± He walked to the hospital bed and was taken aback when he saw the person on the bed, ¡°Kai Men?¡± ¡°Do you know him?¡± Yan Chen is surprised too, and then he thought about it. ¡°Did you meet him at school?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. He is surprised that Kai Men is the boss of the Suixin mercenary group! However, Kai Men is strong so it seems normal that he could do that. Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that Kai Men had been protecting him at school because of Leo¡¯s instruction. After he(XM) left school, only then Kai Men began to pick up his mercenary business. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he seemed to have bothered Kai Men and gave him troubles. Xi¨¤o Mu used the Pin Hold skill on Kai Men. Kai Men¡¯s spiritual power is over 50%, but his physical strength is very poor, which is only 7% remaining, and it is still declining. What concerned Xi¨¤o Mu even more is other than Pin Hold buff appearing under Kai Men¡¯s red and blue bars, there is another black icon. Staying at the same row with Pin Hold, this debuff means a negative effect in the game. Based on his understanding of the system, this icon means that Kai Men is poisoned. Xi¨¤o Mu took out a dispel pill and said to Yan Chen, ¡°Feed this to him.¡± Yan Chen stepped forward to take it, but his arm was held by another sentinel and the person asked, ¡°You believe him just like this? What if something bad happens?¡± ¡°Old Third, I believe him.¡± Yan Chen said seriously. The sentinel leaning at the wall said, ¡°Old Third, let go. There is nothing worse than now.¡± Old Third gritted his teeth hard and released his hand. He wiped his face and said, ¡°I¡¯ll step out for a breather.¡± Old Third went to the outer room, and the atmosphere in the ward instantly turned intense. Yan Chen¡¯s little baby face tightened, and his eyes are slightly red. If the medicine doesn¡¯t work, the next second he feeds it down, Boss may not even have a breath left. Xi¨¤o Mu comforted, ¡°This medicine has no side effects, so you don¡¯t need to be too nervous.¡± Even if the pill is ineffective, it will not take away a life. Yan Chen calmed down and fed Kai Men the pill. When he is feeding the water, most of the water ran down from the sides of Kai Men¡¯s mouth, wetting his clothes and bed. Then, Yan Chen frantically tried to wipe it away. Seeing this caused the corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth to twitch. Yan Chen obviously rarely did such a thing. Think about it, indeed, his brother is a major general of the 5th Army, and he seems to be very good to his brother. As the young master of the Yan family, there is no need for Yan Chen to do such a thing like caring for sick people. The affected area of the bed is messy, even a lot of Kai Men¡¯s grayish-white hair got wet. Yan Chen finally managed to feed the medicine, and then he looked at Kai Men nervously. The rest of the teammates also stared at Kai Men and even subconsciously lightened the sound of their breathing. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes fell on the black icon under the red and blue bars. After about half a minute, the color of the black icon began to gradually lighten, as if a drop of ink fell into the water and gradually melted away. After 5 minutes, the black icon disappeared, and at the same time, his physical strength stopped dropping. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn¡¯t help but slightly curved the corners of his mouth. The dispel pill can detoxify poison state indeed, it did not disappoint him. ¡°Boss¡¯s complexion seems to have changed for the better, doesn¡¯t it?¡± Yan Chen¡¯s tone sounded excited, and his voice was trembling slightly as if worried that this is just his hallucination. ¡°Yes,¡± Old Fourth at the sofa said with a low voice, ¡°his complexion originally looked green, but now he is just pale.¡± Old Second at the end of the bed finally moved from his position. He strode to the side of the bed and looked down at Kai Men¡¯s face, ¡°The poison is detoxified.¡± At first, when Boss got poisoned, his face gradually turned green. As the color changed, his condition got worse. Now that the green tint faded, the poison is definitely resolved! ¡°Why is Boss still not waking up?¡± Yan Chen looked happy and then worried again. Xi¨¤o Mu took out a mid-grade boost pill, ¡°Give him this.¡± Yan Chen trusts Xi¨¤o Mu very much now and does not hesitate to feed Kai Men the boost pill. In less than half a minute, Kai Men¡¯s eyelids move, then he opened his eyes. Then he keeps coughing. His gray hair shook with the movement of his violent cough, and his pale face is soon flushed with blood. ¡°Boss!¡± Yan Chen pounced over, ¡°You finally woke up.¡± Kai Men who usually looked expressionless wrinkled his brows and pulled at his collar, ¡°It¡¯s wet,¡± his gaze fell on Yan Chen, ¡°What¡¯s happened?¡± Yan Chen jumped up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll get you a clean one.¡± As he said, Yan Chen took out a black T-shirt from his space storage and threw it to the bed. Kai Men lifted the quilt away and pinched the hem of his clothes, preparing to undress. But Yan Chen hurriedly held his hand and said, ¡°Wait, you can¡¯t take it off.¡± Although Xi¨¤o Mu did not directly acknowledge his identity, Yan Chen is almost certain that he is Xi¨¤o Mu. There¡¯s a guide in the room, so how can a sentinel undress just like this?! That¡¯s too rude. Yan Chen then said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for our rudeness.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression turned into ‡å. They are all men, so he really didn¡¯t mind at all. Hearing that, Kai Men turned his gaze to Xi¨¤o Mu. Even if he couldn¡¯t see his face properly, Kai Men could still recognize Xi¨¤o Mu. He looked a little surprised as he asked, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, why are you here?¡± ¡°What?!¡± Old Second and Old Fourth beside the bed were shocked. Old Third who heard the earlier commotion came in and heard the same thing. He asked in surprise, ¡°He is Xi¨¤o Mu? That god-level guide?¡± Old Fourth immediately said, ¡°Impossible. Delish announced that Xi¨¤o Mu was shocked by the crowd and even the store will be closed tomorrow. What¡¯s more, after the announcement, he got chased by a fanatic suitor on the way home. His situation is definitely not good so how could he come here?¡± Yan Chen turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu with a touch of emotion, ¡°Thank you so much. I didn¡¯t see the news. I don¡¯t know if you are in a bad situation¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his hand to stop Yan Chen¡¯s words, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m in good condition and healthy.¡± ¡°This, Xi¨¤o Mu is admitting2 it?¡± Old Third is surprised. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Please keep it secret, I don¡¯t like being watched.¡± ¡°Sure sure.¡± Kai Men: ¡°You saved me from the poison?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Yes, but you are the one who brought the materials back. Fortunately, you have collected more. Otherwise, it won¡¯t be enough to make the medicine. You can consider that you saved yourself.¡± ¡°I just pulled it casually and didn¡¯t think much about it.¡± Kai Men said. Yan Chen patted his chest, ¡°Fortunately, fortunately.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his terminal and returned the money previously given in place of the medicine to Yan Chen, ¡°Well, you gave me the items and I returned the money. Right now, Kai Men only needs to rest for a while.¡± Yan Chen heard the notification from his terminal and saw the transfer. He quickly asked, ¡°Eh, why are you refunding the money? We haven¡¯t pay you the money for your detoxification medicine!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Consider that as my payment for extra stalks. Well then, I¡¯ll leave first.¡± ¡°Wait,¡± Kai Men said suddenly, and Xi¨¤o Mu looked at him suspiciously, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°What is the 2nd pill that was given to me just now?¡± Kai Men asked. After his poison is detoxified, Kai Men has already regained his consciousness but he was weak. He could hear voices next to him and knew what the person next to him is doing, but he couldn¡¯t move. After Yan Chen gave him another pill, a surge of heat rushed through his limbs, and he suddenly gained strength. Kai Men was very surprised by the effect as he had never heard of a medicine that could recover physical strength like this. With this medicine, it can save lives in battles. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Sorry, I am not planning to sell it for the time being, so I am not going to announce it to the public. You must already know the effect, and I hope you can keep it secret.¡± Kai Men wondered, ¡°Why? This medicine is as important as the medicine sold in your shop.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied, ¡°I have to concentrate on the most important medicine first.¡± He had to shift the public focus from the guide to the medicine. Only when they have enough medicine for spiritual power available in the market that they can achieve the goal. Hence, him suddenly selling pills for physical strength will affect his plan. Kai Men didn¡¯t ask anymore, but said, ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°You are welcome, you also helped me before.¡± Chapter 47 Part 2 Detoxification Xi¨¤o Mu left the hospital and went back to the Marshal¡¯s Mansion. He asked the housekeeper if there is an empty room available for him to use. When the housekeeper learned that Xi¨¤o Mu is going to the room to store medicine-making equipment, he took Xi¨¤o Mu to the west wing, ¡°The rooms here are all empty. You can choose whichever you want.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu worried that the scent of his medicine would be smelled by people passing by, so he chose the one farthest from the main entrance. The housekeeper immediately instructed the household robot to clean the room selected by Xi¨¤o Mu. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu shopped online and spent almost all of his savings to buy a set of medicine-making equipment. He set up a single sofa in the room and spent the afternoon reading medicine-related books in the room. As he read the books, Xi¨¤o Mu would experiment with what he read, and slowly, he has a deeper understanding of medicine-making. After Leo returned to the marshal¡¯s mansion, he listened to the housekeeper report daily matters and strode to the medicine-making room. Xi¨¤o Mu seemed to be fascinated by the courseware that he didn¡¯t turn his head until he felt a pressure on his shoulders. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu disapprovingly, ¡°Do you know what time it is?¡± Glanced at the time, Xi¨¤o Mu bookmarked the courseware and closed his terminal. He replied, ¡°It¡¯s 5.30 pm, are you here to call me to eat?¡± Leo: ¡°I went to the military headquarters in the afternoon. If I come back later, are you going to stay here forever?¡± ¡°Of course not,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu slanted his shoulder to shrug off Leo¡¯s hand, ¡°I will be hungry.¡± Leo¡¯s gaze stayed on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder for 2 seconds. Then he turned around and walked out, ¡°Go to eat.¡± After eating dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the virtual net to make biscuits. He thought for a moment and realized he hadn¡¯t made biscuits in reality for some time, so he ordered some ingredients online. While waiting for the delivery, Xi¨¤o Mu made some pills, packed them in the porcelain bottle, and put it in the system backpack. After that, he entered the homeland to harvest mature herbs, and also planted the new medicinal plants he obtained today. When Xi¨¤o Mu finally left the homeland, the ingredients had already been delivered. He took the courier and walked into the kitchen. Before long, a sweet smell wafted out from the kitchen. The smell is not strong and smelled very delicious. Xi¨¤o Mu only made the sweet version this time. Considering that everyone in the Marshal¡¯s Mansion is sentinel except for him, he deliberately made the taste very light. Although sentinels can control their 5 senses, the degree of control varies with external stimuli. For example, the harsher the sound, the more spiritual power is consumed to block it. Similarly, the stronger the taste, the more spiritual power is consumed if they want to be able to taste it. This is why sentinels are extremely prone to mental confusion. Almost all daily life scenarios which are normal for other people is a source of pollution for them. Only in White Tower that everything is completely isolated, but sentinel¡¯s inherent strength means they are destined to fulfill their responsibility (as the defender of the empire). They can¡¯t hide in the White Tower for a lifetime. The moment a sentinel is born, their instinct is to become stronger. Leo followed the fragrance to the kitchen and leaned against the door to watch the busy little guide. The little guide¡¯s black hair reflected brightly under the light, and his white neck glowed like white porcelain. Xi¨¤o Mu is tiptoeing as he tried to get some plates from the cupboard above so he did not notice anyone standing at the door. The hem of his shirt is lifted by the movement of his hand, revealing a delicate waist. Leo¡¯s fingers moved and his eyes turned deep. His gaze stayed for a moment on the thin waist of the little guide before he strode forward. His left hand encircled Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist, while his right hand easily took out a stack of plates and placed it on the counter. ¡°Be careful.¡± Leo lowered his head to remind Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu was startled by the sudden appearance of Leo. He turned around, wanted to say something but accidentally brushed his face on Leo¡¯s chest. Then Xi¨¤o Mu realized that they are standing very close together. Leo put his right hand on the plate but didn¡¯t let go, and his left hand is wrapped around his waist, completely surrounding him. Xi¨¤o Mu flushed and lowered his gaze to the ground. Then he lightly poked Leo with his elbow, ¡°Let go.¡± Leo didn¡¯t let go immediately, but said, ¡°Don¡¯t do dangerous actions like this in the future.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu became speechless, ¡°I just want to get some plates.¡± ¡°But if you didn¡¯t hold it firmly, it will crash on your head later,¡± Leo said solemnly. As they are standing closely at the moment, Leo¡¯s breath is brushing past Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help it and his ears turned red. He pushed Leo hard and Leo took a step back following the force. Finally, he took away the hand that is holding his waist. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head to glance at the cupboard above. He sulkily said, ¡°Ain¡¯t it because your family¡¯s cupboard is too high.¡± Leo: ¡°You are too petite.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu twitched his mouth and rubbed his arms, ¡°Can you change the word? I would rather hear you say that I am short.¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. At this moment, a reminder sounded from the oven. Xi¨¤o Mu took out the biscuits and placed them on the plates. It filled up 3 plates in total. Xi¨¤o Mu took out some small jars and asked Leo, ¡°Does the marshal eat biscuits?¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t.¡± Leo leaned against the counter with his arms around him, turning his head to watch Xi¨¤o Mu carefully put the biscuits into the jar. 2 plates of biscuits filled up a total of 8 jars. Xi¨¤o Mu picked up the other plate and asked Leo again, ¡°How many jars do you want?¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Who else do you want to give to other than me? Isn¡¯t it all for me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo in surprise, ¡°Of course not. You can¡¯t finish it alone!¡± ¡°I can finish it,¡± Leo said seriously, ¡°Give them to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No. If you really like it, you take 2 jars. You can¡¯t eat the biscuits as a meal.¡± Leo¡¯s expression turned unhappy. Xi¨¤o Mu walked out after speaking and he thought to himself, Leo seemed to like eating biscuits more than he thought. Xi¨¤o Mu gave the plate of biscuits to Ah Da, who looked surprised, and the other guards are also surprised and happy, and quickly thanked him. Xi¨¤o Mu is in a good mood when he saw that the guys liked it. On the way back to the kitchen, he saw Ren. Ren said, ¡°Did you just gave Ah Da and the others some biscuits?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, he pretended to be unhappy, ¡°Since they have it, why didn¡¯t I get one too? Do you have an opinion on me?¡± Ren¡¯s words caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be slightly embarrassed. He said, ¡°Leo said you don¡¯t eat biscuits.¡± The norm here in this world is adults don¡¯t eat snacks when they grow up. Ren is a bit old for snacks and it is normal not to eat biscuits, so he doesn¡¯t doubt it when Leo said that. ¡°That brat!¡± Ren angrily scolded, ¡°He needs to be taught a lesson!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt amused by Ren¡¯s reaction and returned to the kitchen. Leo just came out of the kitchen and stopped him, ¡°The biscuits are all with me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu became dumbfounded. Bypassing Leo¡¯s hand, he went into the kitchen to take a look. The household robot has cleaned up the kitchen, and there were no biscuits left on the counter. ¡°Major General Leo, you can keep 2 jars but give me the rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand. Leo frowned and stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you angry?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, ¡°No.¡± ¡°If you are not angry, why did you called me Major General Leo?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Don¡¯t say you are being respectful, I won¡¯t believe it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his lips, ¡°Taking people¡¯s things without asking, this is too much.¡± ¡°Then, tell me who are you giving the biscuits to, and I will return them to you,¡± Leo said. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and for the first time, he felt that Leo is extremely childish. He replied, ¡°Gu Miao, Hawke, and the marshal. I just met him, and he said he eats biscuits.¡± Leo¡¯s face remained unchanged, and he took out 7 jars, ¡°I¡¯ll give you 1 of mine1.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave Leo a surprised look. Originally, he was planning to keep some for himself, but he didn¡¯t know that there won¡¯t be any left after the distribution. On the other hand, he didn¡¯t care too much for the biscuits either. After returning from Planet Ba, he bought a bunch of nuts online and even specially occupied a grid of the system backpack to store the nuts. As long as he could eat nuts at any time, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t care about other food. It¡¯s just that Leo obviously liked to eat biscuits so much judging from before, but he still generously gave a jar to him. That surprised him. But then Xi¨¤o Mu thinks further and realized, the biscuits are made by himself! Xi¨¤o Mu stopped being polite and put 5 jars away. The remaining 2 jars, he gave to Ren. The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu did not go out in the morning and still stayed in the medicine-making room to study medicines. But the housekeeper would come every 2 hours to remind him to go out and rest. Also, the housekeeper¡¯s attitude is really strict. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, you should also pay attention to your body when you study. If Major General Leo knows that you don¡¯t care for your body, he will be angry.¡± The butler looked serious as he said that. Xi¨¤o Mu finally knew how the housekeeper could develop into a housekeeper aunty. After having lunch at noon, Xi¨¤o Mu started to browse the forum. As expected, he saw people talking about him getting frightened and Delish closing for a day. Most of the comments were accusing those people who came to the office to see him. Many people promised that they would only support him silently in the future and would not do anything that would frighten him. They also used the yellow-haired sentinel as an example and denounced his behavior. ¡°As a god-level guide, he didn¡¯t act high and mighty at all. He personally gave us spiritual treatments, and he did not conceal the technique to make medicine at all. He even shared the process directly. He is worthy of our love.¡± ¡°Whoever frightens him or hurts him again will be going against us sentinels!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt very surprised by how things turn out, it is even better than he expected. ¡°Big news! For the sake of the god-level guide, Major General Leo publicly stated that he is open for challenges in the battledome!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback by the sudden change and opened the link in the reply. CH 48 Chapter 48 Quarrel After Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the link, it brought him directly to the page of Leo¡¯s personal account. With a glance, he saw the latest post by Leo that says: [If you want to pursue Xi¨¤o Mu, you will have to win over me first. See you in the virtual net battledome #1.] No more than 10 minutes after Leo posted the post, the number of replies underneath has reached close to 8 digits. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the reply blankly. The vast majority of replies were: ¡®so handsome¡¯, ¡®so domineering¡¯, ¡®I give my support¡¯, ¡®feeling uncomfortable, my male god has a sweetheart already¡¯. There were also skeptical replies like: ¡®Has the military department set their eyes on the god-level guide? High-level guides don¡¯t have a say in their marriage. So anyone with a bigger fist (stronger) can get a high-level guide? I began to doubt the freedom of guide¡¯s marriage!¡¯ The reply that questioned Leo¡¯s post got scolded into a mess. ¡®Don¡¯t be too scheming. Major General Leo is so strong, who doesn¡¯t like him?¡¯ ¡®If you don¡¯t have the skills and wanted to have a god-level guide, ask yourself ¨C are you worthy?¡¯ ¡®I think the owner of this reply must be a rubbish. Please don¡¯t fantasize all day, and improve your strength instead! Otherwise, I am afraid that no guide will be willing to take a look at you.¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu closed his terminal. He was planning to go to Gu Miao¡¯s house, but now he doesn¡¯t have the mood, so he sent the biscuits directly by courier. Returning to his bedroom, Xi¨¤o Mu kept making medicine until his exhaustion struck. Although he could keep his spiritual power constantly at full value, but upon recovering from this much consumption, it caused him to feel mentally fatigued. The spiritual power that was consumed twice does not give Xi¨¤o Mu a strong feeling, but at the 3rd time, the exhausting feeling gradually became obvious. At the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu has a spiritual power of 11,000 points. Recovering 3 times means he used more than 33,000 points in making the pills today. Even if it is a level 50 medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu can make more than 600 pills at a time. Moreover, every time he gets tired, he can recover after one hour of sleep. As long as the materials are sufficient, Xi¨¤o Mu can make a lot of medicine a day. Rubbing his forehead, Xi¨¤o Mu went to bed. Xi¨¤o Mu was awakened by a notification by the bedside: [Major General Leo applied for permission to enter, do you agree? If there is no reply after 2 minutes, the permission will be granted.] Xi¨¤o Mu recovered to his senses and answered without hesitation, ¡°Reject.¡± On the other side of the door, Leo has already waited for 3 minutes but there isn¡¯t any response from the door. He couldn¡¯t help but worry. According to the housekeeper¡¯s report, Xi¨¤o Mu had been staying in the room for almost 4 hours. However, hearing the reply from inside the room, his expression instantly became ugly. Xi¨¤o Mu seemed to be fine, just that he didn¡¯t respond as he was sleeping. Right now, Xi¨¤o Mu refused his request to enter the room! Xi¨¤o Mu went to the bathroom to wash his face. Looking at the time, he saw that it is time for dinner. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to see Leo at all right now, but he didn¡¯t want to cause trouble. If he doesn¡¯t go out, the marshal and steward will definitely ask why, or maybe they will think he is sick and call a doctor. He opened the door and saw Leo leaning against the wall next to the door. Leo turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu and took a glance from top to bottom, ¡°Don¡¯t sleep too long in the afternoon, it will affect your sleep at night.¡± Closing the door, Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Leo and walked past him to the dining room. Leo furrowed his brows and strode to catch up with Xi¨¤o Mu. He puts his hands on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulders and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu slapped Leo¡¯s hand away. He did not speak and walked to the stairs connecting the first floor, turned right, and went downstairs. Leo¡¯s face is slightly dark. He followed behind 2 or 3 steps before stretched out his hand to hold Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s left hand, ¡°Who angered you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is much shorter than Leo, and he is standing on the stairs a step lower than Leo. The gap between their height is even greater. Leo grabbed his hand and Xi¨¤o Mu is forced to lift his hand so his body is tilted to the left. Xi¨¤o Mu struggled to release his hand, but couldn¡¯t break away. As he pulled against Leo¡¯s hand with his right hand, he said angrily, ¡°You let go!¡± Leo¡¯s jaw tightened. He didn¡¯t want to let go. He wanted to know the reason for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s anger, but seeing his pale wrist turned red from the grip, Leo couldn¡¯t help but let go. ¡°You¡­¡± He was just about to continue to ask, but unexpectedly Xi¨¤o Mu was struggling with all his strength at the same time. Hence, the moment he suddenly let go, Xi¨¤o Mu fell backward from his exerted force. There are more than a dozen steps behind Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly got stunned by the fall, and he couldn¡¯t find any point to counter the direction of the force. His toes were gripping the ground hard, but it was useless. Xi¨¤o Mu fell back like he is weightless, and his eyes widened in panic. It seems that the back of his head is going to get injured. Leo¡¯s heartbeat almost stopped, but fortunately, he reacted very quickly. Leaning forward, he reached out and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist. Because of inertia, they fell forward. Leo bent his knees to exert some force and leaped into the air with Xi¨¤o Mu. Then, he turned his body in mid-air, and they landed at a spot 1 meter from the last step. Everything happened in an instant, Xi¨¤o Mu only recovered after a while. He is held tightly in Leo¡¯s arms, and Xi¨¤o Mu can only hear his own heartbeats drumming in his ears. His face is pale and his feet felt a bit soft. After Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down a bit, he did not raise his head, and reached out to push Leo, ¡°Let go.¡± Leo pinched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin so he is forced to look up. He saw that Leo¡¯s eyes looked fierce and all kinds of emotions are surging in his eyes. Leo asked solemnly, ¡°Do you want to scare me to death? Who made you angry?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu slapped Leo¡¯s hand away and took a step back. Seeing Leo asked the question seriously, Xi¨¤o Mu felt ironic in his heart and finally couldn¡¯t help revealing his anger. He sneered, ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know what you did!¡± Leo puzzledly asked, ¡°You are angry with me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu clenched his fists tightly and looked up at Leo, ¡°So you think I shouldn¡¯t be angry? Major General Leo, I am not a prize. I have my own thoughts. No matter who wins the battledome, it has nothing to do with me.¡± The more Xi¨¤o Mu thought, the angrier he gets, ¡°It¡¯s your business that you like to fight and exchange pointers with other people, but don¡¯t pull me into it. I have nothing to do with you, and you can¡¯t make any decisions for me.¡± The anger that has been restrained since noon now being thrown in one breath, Xi¨¤o Mu feels much more comfortable, ¡°I will find a house as soon as possible and will not continue to live here.¡± Perhaps it is precisely because he lives in Leo¡¯s house that Leo considers him his already. Xi¨¤o Mu should have thought about it carefully, he himself also has to bear the responsibility. To still live in the same house after knowing Leo¡¯s feelings, perhaps that¡¯s why Leo misunderstood. Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression changed slightly. He stopped Xi¨¤o Mu who wanted to leave after speaking and explained, ¡°I won¡¯t lose.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but sneered, ¡°So you mean I must choose you?¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo frowned, he is not good at explaining himself, ¡°I don¡¯t want them to disturb you. Do you want them to pursue you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Whether I want it or not, or if they pursue me, it is also a matter between me and the other person. It has nothing to do with you, and you have no right to stop it.¡± ¡°How can it has nothing to do with me?!¡± Leo¡¯s voice is dark, ¡°I wanted you to be my partner. That means those people are my rivals in love. I don¡¯t want them to be close to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and looked at Leo, ¡°Do you think that if I only have a suitor, I can only choose that person?¡± He waved his hand, ¡°Forget it, we have a generation gap, and I can¡¯t explain it clearly. I hope you don¡¯t pull me into anything no matter what you do in the future.¡± Leo froze in place and stared thoughtfully at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s back. Generation gap, huh? This is the first time he has seen Xi¨¤o Mu so angry. Xi¨¤o Mu has always been very gentle. He knows very well that what Xi¨¤o Mu said today is very important. Leo walked to the dining room in silence and recalling Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words one by one while eating. When he noticed that Xi¨¤o Mu is leaving the table after finished eating, he stood up. ¡°Wait,¡± Leo called out. Xi¨¤o Mu only looked at him lightly, and Leo thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Sorry, you don¡¯t need to find a new house, I will move out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got taken aback and shook his head, ¡°No, this is your home.¡± Leo thought what Xi¨¤o Mu meant is this is his home, so he will come back anytime, and that Xi¨¤o Mu is worried about meeting him. Thinking about this, Leo¡¯s eyes darkened and he replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if you don¡¯t want to see me here, I won¡¯t show up.¡± ¡°No, I didn¡¯t mean that,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°You should continue to stay in your home. I wanted to buy a house anyway.¡± ¡°It¡¯s safe here,¡± Leo said. ¡°This is my grandfather¡¯s residence. I have my own apartment so I will live in my apartment.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Do as you like, but I am not going to continue living here.¡± He has recently bought medicine-making equipment and used up his savings. That is why in the afternoon, Xi¨¤o Mu made a lot of pills, it¡¯s specially to buy a house. Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a while before saying, ¡°I will arrange the guards for you. The military attaches great importance to your safety.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of what Leo previously said so he said, ¡°Okay, but I won¡¯t accept you as the captain of the guards.¡± With a sharp sound of ¡®click¡¯, the chopsticks in Leo¡¯s hand snapped into 2 parts. His blue eyes stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, and his voice is low, ¡°You hate me that much?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips. He didn¡¯t hate Leo, but Leo¡¯s behavior this time made him very angry. However, denying might give Leo hope, so Xi¨¤o Mu went silent. Leo felt tight in his chest, glancing at the petite little guide looking away, he felt weak and helpless for the first time. Leo pulled at his collar irritably and threw the broken chopsticks aside. The chopsticks collided with the porcelain plate and made a clinking sound. When everything quiets down, Leo said, ¡°Go and rest ba, everything will be as you wish.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the dining room and saw the stairs not far away. He whispered, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo watched Xi¨¤o Mu disappear outside the door with a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his mouth. He opened his terminal and deleted his latest post. After a moment of thought, he clicked into Delish¡¯s shop page. He knew that Xi¨¤o Mu is responsible for Delish now, and the words written in the announcement are all done by Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu opened a store to sell medicine, not only for money but also for the freedom of the guides. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s goal has always been simple, which is to live a normal life as a guide. Leo¡¯s eyes narrowed, his fingers slid on the table ¨C freedom. ¡­ The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the company on time. When he arrived, there are already 20 people waiting in the lounge. These are the sentinels whose appointment got postponed yesterday. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t ask Xiaojin to postpone a full day1 and got them to come before 10.00 am the next day instead. In this case, only the people with yesterday¡¯s appointment will change their time, while the people of today and later dates will not be affected. The sentinels are very excited when they saw Xi¨¤o Mu. Their eyes lit up, but their behavior is quite restrained. ¡°Everyone better act properly, if anyone scares him, don¡¯t blame me for being impolite!¡± Several sentinels said these words almost at the same time. Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but smile. Although he is not so easily scared, he is very satisfied with the result of this misunderstanding. Xi¨¤o Mu set the number of medicines to be sold today and set the sale timing as 10.00 am and proceed quickly to do spiritual treatments. Before 10.00 am arrives, all sentinels had been treated. Xi¨¤o Mu poured a cup of warm water and sat back on the sofa. He turned on his terminal and looked at the listing of houses. 3D pictures of various houses are displayed on the virtual screen, which is guaranteed to match the real thing. In the end, Xi¨¤o Mu took a fancy to a 2-storey apartment in the Garden District. The area is not too big. The 2 floors are only 150 square meters, but for Xi¨¤o Mu, it is enough. After half an hour, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the apartment community to take a look and is very satisfied with the apartment he chose. The price is not too expensive, 20 million star coins. He paid the full price with the money he earned from the medicine he sold at noon. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu went back to the marshal¡¯s mansion and moved his things to the aircraft. Finally, he sat in the living room, waiting for Ren to return. Ren and Leo came back together, with 5 soldiers in black uniforms behind them. ¡°Marshal, I¡¯m sorry for causing you trouble.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got up and apologized. Ren smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± He pointed to 5 uniformed sentinels. ¡°They are your guards and will be responsible for your safety in the future.¡± Leo¡¯s gaze fell on Xi¨¤o Mu without a word. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s aircraft landed by the gate of his new home. Xi¨¤o Mu jumped off the aircraft and saw a black aircraft hovering not far away. When he reached the front door, Xi¨¤o Mu turned around and saw the black aircraft gradually moved away. Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little strange, what does Leo mean by that? CH 49 Chapter 49 Part 1 Broadcast After Xi¨¤o Mu moved everything into his new home, he immediately returned to the company. He apologized to the sentinels who are waiting for their spiritual treatment and started to treat them. Before 3.00 pm, Xi¨¤o Mu has finished his work in the office. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly went online to buy furniture and various daily necessities. In the evening, Xi¨¤o Mu personally cooked a meal in his new home. As he is eating the food, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of how he now has his own home. He suddenly felt very stable in his heart and also felt a sense of belonging. The next day, after Xi¨¤o Mu finished working out and ate breakfast, he heads out to go to the company. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Leo standing at the door holding a handful of bright red roses. Leo was wearing a black military uniform, and his sharp facial features softened when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°This is for you.¡± Leo held up the flower bouquet and handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked, felt like he is having hallucinations. He couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Are you okay?¡± A trace of awkwardness flashed across Leo¡¯s face, but he quickly calmed down, ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± he glanced at the flower, ¡°I hope you like it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo several times, but he didn¡¯t understand why would Leo suddenly give him flowers. He shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t accept them.¡± Leo retracted his hand and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu seriously, ¡°You don¡¯t like it? What flowers do you like?¡± ¡°Uh,¡± Leo¡¯s attitude caused Xi¨¤o Mu to feel a little unable to withstand it, ¡°I like them all, but I don¡¯t like holding them in bouquets.¡± Bouquets can only be kept at home for a few days at most, and he is not good at taking care of it. Xi¨¤o Mu prefers flowers that are alive and grow in the soil. Leo nodded, ¡°I see.¡± He stepped aside to let the door open for Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu locked the door and walked towards his aircraft. He looked up and saw Leo¡¯s aircraft parked not far away. When his aircraft landed in front of the business building, Xi¨¤o Mu turned around to look back when he entered the building and saw the familiar black aircraft drifted away. Leo today is very strange. Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, trying to stop himself from thinking about Leo¡¯s abnormality, and proceeded to deal with the company¡¯s matters. After finishing the official business, he sat on the sofa in his free time to read the relevant books of the Department of Medicine, and occasionally discussed some medical matters with Zhao Meng. Xi¨¤o Mu got off work at around 3.00 pm as usual. He returned to the apartment and went directly to the medicine-making room. The room was on the first floor/ground floor, while his bedroom and study were on the above floor. This time, Xi¨¤o Mu did not use the system but directly used the spiritual power to make pills with the aid of instruments. He found that the higher the purity of the medicinal materials, the better the effectiveness. Xi¨¤o Mu kept doing variable tests, trying to make the effect of medicine made by medical equipment closer to the medicine made by the system and made some new discoveries. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t come out of the pharmacy room until the alarm clock for dinner went off. He recorded the new findings and then went to the kitchen to make dinner. After eating, he started making medicine again, then exercised and read books. When Xi¨¤o Mu went out the next day, Leo is standing at the door. Everything seemed to be back the day before, except that instead of a handful of roses in his hand, Leo is holding a pot of red flowers. Xi¨¤o Mu paused for a moment when his gaze fell on the flower. If he is not wrong, the flowers should be red chrysanthemums1. red chrysanthemum ¡°This is for you.¡± Leo reached out and handed the flowerpot to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyes, Leo¡¯s eyes are focused and serious, so he asked uncertainly, ¡°Why are you giving me these flowers?¡± ¡°You said you don¡¯t like bouquets so I think you might prefer living flowers. I have checked. Red chrysanthemums are easy to care for and the color is very beautiful.¡± Leo paused, ¡°Do you like it? If you don¡¯t like it, I¡¯ll change another flower.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went silent for a moment, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I seemed to say something that made you misunderstood yesterday. It has nothing to do with flowers. I can¡¯t accept your gift.¡± Leo liked him, he refused him, it is impossible to accept Leo¡¯s gift. Leo¡¯s hand that is holding the flowerpot uncontrollably exerted some force. With a ¡®ka¡¯ sound, the edge of the flowerpot got crushed by Leo¡¯s thumb. The edge of the notch is triangular and the tip is sharp. Leo didn¡¯t pay attention and kept his thumb there. Hence, after a while, his thumb got cut, and blood flowed down the flowerpot. Xi¨¤o Mu called out in surprise, ¡°Your hand!¡± Leo glanced casually at his finger, not paying too much attention, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± After he said that, he turned and walked out to his aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the blood spot at the door for a moment before closing the door and walked towards his aircraft. When he entered the office building, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and saw the familiar black aircraft leaving. He went to the company to set amount the of medicines to be sold online and then added a sentence to the announcement aimed for guide, which is to purchase their finished product: The store can help to identify medicine which you are uncertain about its efficacy. If your medicine-making process is found to be wrong, the store will try to help you fix it. After publishing the announcement, Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and came out with a plan. Their current plan to wait for guides to contact them is too passive, they have to put more fire in this. He contacted Gu Miao and told him about his plan. Gu Miao excitedly agreed, and then said, ¡°Wait, Ah Sheng has something to tell you.¡± ¡°I am Zhao Sheng. The 1st Army ordered 50 measurement devices this morning. Are you cooperating with anyone else other than the 1st Army? If yes, I¡¯ll prepare more devices in advance.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°You already know about Planet Ba, but they don¡¯t need the measurement device. Except for them, I don¡¯t have anyone for the time being. The supply of medicine is not enough. Even if we want to talk about cooperation, it will be useless.¡± Zhao Sheng: ¡°No hurry, when the plan you just told Miao Miao is successful, there should be an improvement.¡± ¡°En, if there are enough medicines, I will contact the people of the 2nd Army next.¡± Upon saying this, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of something and asked, ¡°Which army leaders are the loyal supporters of Golden Tower?¡± ¡°4th, 7th, and 8th Army. The companions of these 3 army generals are guides from the Golden Tower.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°In this case, we won¡¯t be considering cooperation for the 3 armies for the time being.¡± Hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu turned on the system and entered the homeland since he is alone in the office. Although the medicinal materials that Suixin mercenary brought back are only a few, Xi¨¤o Mu planted them in cycles over the past few days and harvested a lot. He harvested the mature medicinal plants in the field and replanted them. After the 3 vegetable plots are fully planted, there are still remaining seeds in his backpack. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the grassy patch in No. 4 plot and decided to go home early and reclaim the land. Soon, the sentinel who made an appointment for spiritual treatment arrived. The technicians under Zhao Sheng have excellent professional knowledge. After setting the permissions of the 3rd floor, the sentinels can only go upstairs at the time given to them, and they are not permitted to arrive too early in advance. Xi¨¤o Mu spent the next few days in a regular schedule, going back and forth between the company and his home. He would see Leo every morning but Leo stopped gifting anything or take the initiative to talk. He only leaned against his black aircraft and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently with blue eyes. When Xi¨¤o Mu got on the aircraft, Leo would also drive his aircraft to follow, and won¡¯t leave until he entered the commercial building. Xi¨¤o Mu met with Gu Miao the day before, and when he arrived at the company the next day, he added 100 more mid-grade healing pills to the usual amount, and at the same time added a new product called Baiyao 2. The healing effect is 700 points and the price is 3,000 star coins. The effect of Gu Miao¡¯s pills that is made with ordinary medicinal materials recovers 700 points. With extracted ingredients, the effect can reach up to 1,000 recovery points, which is exactly the same as the effect of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mid-grade healing pill.3 About 5 minutes after 10.00 am, all the medicines are sold out. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the message area. ¡°Wow! I¡¯m surprised, there are more pills than usual. I thought I couldn¡¯t buy it!¡± ¡°Will the amount be the same every day from now on?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a bit strange, the name Baiyao is completely different from the name of the medicine made by Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and replied under the comment, ¡°Baiyao was made by another guide. He also made the 100 extra mid-grade pills. The effect of the medicine is consistent with the usual instructions. In the future, more guides will learn how to make medicine, and more medicine will be put to use.¡± ¡°Oh, the official channel has spoken.¡± ¡°Really? My slow hand speed really is pitiful, so I hope more and more medicine will be available!¡± ¡°That¡¯s amazing. Who is the guide? It should be a high-level guide too!¡± Zhao Sheng¡¯s Miaomiao: ¡°Hello everyone, I made the medicine. Thank you very much for the guidance from Xi¨¤o Mu. I am very happy to make medicine that can help sentinel. I will continue to study hard o(n_n)o¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu saw this ID, the corners of his mouth twitched. He suspected it was Zhao Sheng the vinegar jar who created the ID. ¡°Wow! Boss Zhao¡¯s guide?¡± ¡°It must be!¡± ¡°I know why the new medicine is called Baiyao. I remember Boss Zhao¡¯s spirit animal is a white lop-eared rabbit!¡± ¡°As far as I know, Boss Zhao¡¯s guide is Level B. He managed to learn how to make medicine so quickly. It seems that the official channel didn¡¯t lie. There will be more and more medicines in the future.¡± ¡°I look forward to this so I don¡¯t have to worry about mental confusion anymore!¡± ¡°When I finally managed to buy 100 pills, I will propose to my sentinel friend! Even though I am also a sentinel, I have the medicine now, so I¡¯m not afraid!¡± ¡°Wait, the one upstairs. The person I like is also sentinel, but I am an ordinary person. Even so, I will try my best to grab the medicine every day, and I will definitely grab 100 pills before you4!¡± ¡°Wake up guys. You can already give thanks to your God if you can even grab a pill a day!¡± Seeing this, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help frowning. The medicine in the store needs to be bought with the test result sheet. Judging from the responses, many people saved up the medicine and didn¡¯t take it immediately. The more they delayed their mental confusion state, the more serious they will be. Maybe some people deliberately keep their spiritual power value low in order to get the test result sheet they want. It is even possible that the person who buys the medicine does not take it by himself, but resells it. Someone will likely try to make a breakthrough. Their store already stated the instructions for using the pills and making restrictions on the purchase of pills. Hence, anything that happened from those misuse has nothing to do with the store, but it didn¡¯t change the fact that the pills are sold by Delish. Xi¨¤o Mu thought again, wondering if there is a way to prevent the breakthrough, even if the conditions are met, it will only recover the user to their full value of spiritual power. He turned on the system as he thought about it, but after reading the explanation from the system all over, Xi¨¤o Mu still couldn¡¯t find a solution. He temporarily put this issue aside and thought, even in his world there are people selling pesticides. Meaning, if one wants to die, no one can stop it. Just thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal vibrated. It is a call from Zhao Sheng. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, check out the online broadcast channel, room number 222. Someone started a live broadcast to reveal their spiritual power breakthrough.¡± Zhao Sheng¡¯s voice sounded solemn, ¡°I have asked people to search for the user¡¯s real-time location. We will stop the person as soon as possible and determine the source of his medicine.¡± Zhao Sheng added in a cold tone, ¡°Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with Delish.¡± Chapter 49 Part 2 Broadcast After hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the interstellar live broadcast channel and entered room 222. The barrage of comments on the screen has completely obscured the picture. He looked at the lower-left corner. The broadcaster nickname is ¡®b¡¯. The number of viewers has exceeded 100 million. While adjusting the position of the comments, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that the broadcaster should be added with the word ¡®stupid¡¯ in front of his nickname, to live up the name1. Xi¨¤o Mu divides the screen into left and right screens, three-quarters on the left is the live screen, and the right is the barrage of comments. ¡°This is my test result sheet. This is a new product pill (intermediate low-grade healing pill).¡± b is a sentinel with a round face. He held sheet and pill each in one hand. ¡°My current spiritual power level is Level B, 7,000 points and my remaining value is 5,500 points. The new product can recover 3,000 points. Right now, I will take the pill and I will be able to break through to Level A (8,000).¡± ¡°Stop dallying, eat it!¡± ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t waste time, eat quickly!¡± b¡¯s round face smiled kindly, ¡°Alright, I will eat right away. I¡¯m just showing the proof to everyone so that no one will say that I cheated somewhere. Besides, there is a huge danger in breaking through, won¡¯t you guys cheer me up?¡± The comment area is immediately filled with notifications of gifts being sent. ¡°Thank you,¡± b smiled until his eyes became a line, ¡°I am ready to eat it, and I will share my feelings with you in real-time.¡± After he finished speaking, b swallowed the intermediate low-grade healing pill directly. ¡°Oh yes, it felt refreshing!¡± ¡°66666¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have time to watch the barrage of 6 covering the screen. He stared at b and his heart couldn¡¯t help beating quickly from the nervousness. ¡°It¡¯s amazing.¡± 5 seconds later, b¡¯s eyes brightened with excitement, ¡°I can feel my spiritual power suddenly becomes higher, AHH¡­¡± b¡¯s face suddenly turned red, and he gripped his head with both hands while screaming in pain. His cry did not stop immediately after crying out but keep going on, and it sounded frightening. b¡¯s whole body is curled up on the chair and he¡¯s trembling. His face cannot be seen as it is covered by the arm holding his head. Blue veins appeared on his arm and looked like they are about to burst, and a layer of sweat soon appeared on his skin. The comment area seemed to be stuck 2, and the next second it flowed rapidly and overwhelmingly. ¡°My God, it sounds so painful.¡± ¡°Does anyone know where the broadcaster lives? If this continues, I¡¯m afraid something will happen.¡± ¡°It looked so terrible. At first, I wanted to take the risk, but now I don¡¯t dare.¡± b¡¯s voice soon became hoarse, and the cry of pain caused people to feel suffocating. b couldn¡¯t feel anything except the pain. As for the ¡®sharing his review¡¯ part, it is even more impossible. But he doesn¡¯t need to share how he felt as all the live viewers understood pretty well by watching his reaction. b¡¯s voice is getting weaker as time passed and Xi¨¤o Mu immediately stood up. If this continues, b will be broadcasting his death. Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Zhao Sheng, ¡°Have you found where b is yet?¡± ¡°Building 2 in Qingyuan Community.¡± Zhao Sheng said, ¡°My people are rushing there and the police have been notified. I watched the live broadcast. He has a test result sheet, and he also knows that his actions are dangerous. Delish will not be affected.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°En, I want to go and see him. Maybe I can save him.¡± Hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu immediately walked out of the office and said to Ah Da, ¡°Go to Qingyuan Community.¡± Qingyuan community is not far from the business building. 5 minutes later, the aircraft landed at the gates of Building 2. Xi¨¤o Mu had already told Ah Da on the aircraft what had happened, so Ah Da applied for permission to enter Building 2 in advance. After entering the building, Ah Da listened for screaming and determined b¡¯s location, leading the way in front. b is the only person in his apartment so he didn¡¯t close the door of his room when doing the live broadcast. Xi¨¤o Mu walked in and saw b lying on the seat on the right side of the room. At this moment, he only had a shallow breath, and the hand originally holding his head is hanging weakly by his body, as if he would die in the next second. Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly walked over. No time to think about anything else, he directly uses Pin Hold skill on b. The remaining value of b¡¯s spiritual power is 3,000 points, which is declining in seconds. The total value kept changing between 7,211 and 8,000 points and the lowest value is still slowly increasing. However, b¡¯s physical energy is only 1,000 points, and the rate of decline is faster than his spiritual power, almost 5 points per second. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help frowning, b is about to die, but his spiritual power is still breaking through. Looking at the rapid decline in physical strength and spiritual power, Xi¨¤o Mu did not doubt that after the value reached 0, b would really die. Due to Xi¨¤o Mu is worried about b¡¯s condition, he didn¡¯t consider his surrounding for the time being and didn¡¯t notice that the live broadcast has not been closed. The rumors that the live broadcast about level breakthrough has become a live broadcast of someone¡¯s death caused the number of viewers in the live broadcast room to constantly rising, almost exceeding 1 billion viewers. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu appeared, the entire live broadcast room exploded. ¡°Oh, are my eyes playing a trick on me?!¡± ¡°God-level guide! It¡¯s definitely him!¡± ¡°Are you guys from Planet Yao¡¯s? Your planet actually has a god-level guide?¡± ¡°Which broken planet is the guy upstairs from? Your news is too outdated!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know the commotion as he is paying attention to b¡¯s situation with a serious expression. After using the Pin Hold skill, b¡¯s spiritual power no longer dropping, but his total value is still constantly flickering. Every change will bring great pain, and in order to resist the pain, his physical strength will drop rapidly. This seems to be a little different from low-level breakthroughs, Xi¨¤o Mu thought. He took out a high-grade boost pill and gave it to b. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu turned to the guards who are guarding the door and window, ¡°Establish a spiritual barrier (on yourself).¡± The guards have been followed Xi¨¤o Mu for a while now and they have a certain understanding of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s methods. They immediately understood that he is going to release his spiritual filaments, so the guards raised a barrier on themselves. ¡°Someone is coming.¡± Ah Da frowned suddenly. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It may be Boss Zhao or someone from the police department. Help me to stop them by the door. If there is a high-level sentinel around, please remind them to raise a barrier around themselves.¡± b¡¯s situation is so bad that Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t dare to delay. When Ah Da leaves the room, he releases his spiritual filaments and enters b¡¯s spiritual state. b¡¯ spiritual state is particularly in poor condition. Many filaments shine brighter and brighter and then explode suddenly. Many filaments suddenly appear and wither, the cycle repeats. He tried to appease b¡¯s spiritual filaments. His filaments touched those filaments that were about to explode, and the light gradually stabilized. While for those that appeared suddenly, at the moment they appeared, Xi¨¤o Mu wrapped around the filaments and transmitted his spiritual power. As for the remaining filaments that tangled up like a ball of threads, Xi¨¤o Mu separated a part of his filaments and shuttled flexibly through the ball, which is quickly sorted out. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power is sufficient, and he has many spiritual filaments. Different tasks are carried out at the same time without much effort needed. Soon, b¡¯s spiritual state returns to a calm state. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu withdrew his spiritual filaments as if they are attracted to something, his filaments floated toward outside the door. Xi¨¤o Mu forcibly retracted his filaments and established a spiritual barrier around himself. Then he used the Pin Hold skill on b again and looked at the door. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, the boss is fighting with someone outside.¡± A guard saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is done with his treatment said quickly. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to walk out when someone grabbed his arm. He turned his head and saw b kneeling on the ground, looking excited. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu! Thank you, you are my savior! I will repay your grace even if I have to work as ¡®your cow or horse¡¯3.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched and he pulled out his hand, ¡°If you really want to repay me, please don¡¯t do dangerous things in the future that involves Delish.¡± b immediately said, ¡°I was wrong, I will definitely take the correct medicine according to Delish¡¯s test result¡­ Huh,¡± he suddenly opened his eyes and jumped up from the ground. ¡°I broke through, I succeeded!¡± Disbelief, b released his spiritual power and said, ¡°Level A, I succeeded!¡± He jumped again and knelt down in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You helped me, right? I was going to die. I know, I smelled the scent of death. Not only you saved my life, but you also recreated me. This big favor, I really don¡¯t know what to do to repay.¡± As b spoke, his eyes turned red and his eyes are moist. Xi¨¤o Mu felt like a headache is coming. Why is this person so emotional? He walked out quickly after saying, ¡°If you don¡¯t cause any more trouble, you are already repaying me.¡± b wants to keep up but got stopped by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s guard with a cold face. When Xi¨¤o Mu arrived in the living room, he saw Ah Da fighting with a sentinel with cropped hair in a uniform. On the other side, 3 men in suits and 3 men in uniform are facing each other. ¡°Chief Xiao.¡± The men in suits greeted. Ah Da and the sentinel with cropped hair kicked each other. Borrowing the strength to flip back, Ah Da landed next to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°This police officer is unwilling to establish a spiritual barrier.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu could sense a sentinel with Level AA earlier so he is not surprised, ¡°It¡¯s okay, the matter is done. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Chief Xiao,¡± said a man in a suit, ¡°we have to investigate the source of the medicine, so we won¡¯t send you out to the door.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°No problem.¡± ¡°Boss, b has recovered, he¡¯s okay now.¡± A police officer quickly went to the room to check the situation, and then swiftly returned to report to the sentinel with cropped hair. Hearing that, the sentinel with cropped hair shifted his gaze on Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Did you help him to break through?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It¡¯s just good luck.¡± Even so, Xi¨¤o Mu also knew that the other party would not believe it. He can already predict that he will be hounded by people who want to improve their spiritual power in the future. The sentinel with cropped hair is about to say something when someone walked in quickly through the gate. ¡°Major General Leo.¡± The sentinel with cropped hair and the police officers saluted. Leo bowed back and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Any problems?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, and Leo continued, ¡°The whole process of your treatment was broadcast live, which caused a strong sensation. The military will add more escort for you, and I will send you back.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu let out a cry full of annoyance. He was thinking of saving b, so he totally forgot about b¡¯s live broadcast. Leo soothingly said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little embarrassed by Leo¡¯s words. He used to coax children with the same sentence. He shook his head, ¡°I just find it troublesome.¡± Leo sent Xi¨¤o Mu to his apartment and sent double the number of guards. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the guards surrounding his apartment and felt very helpless. Maybe he should save more money and buy a bigger house. ¡°Is this too conspicuous?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but asked after Leo finished arranging the guards. ¡°People might not know where I lived before this, but now they definitely know.¡± Leo: ¡°You think no one knows where you live?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got stunned by the question, ¡°You mean, they all know?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s easy to infer from the route you take every day, but you don¡¯t need to worry about that.¡± Leo sounded confident and calm, ¡°The 2 buildings next to your apartment belong to the military department, and there are remote guards on duty. There are strict inspections at the nearby entrance and exit checkpoints. The people patrolling in the area are all elite soldiers. I will conduct random inspections when I have time. Don¡¯t worry about the danger.¡± The arrangement caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be stunned. He didn¡¯t know this at all. He just thought moving away will cause a few more guards to be assigned to him. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect that it would involve so many people and suddenly felt a lot of pressure, ¡°Why, why is this happening ah? What do I have to do?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine with everything you did,¡± Leo said with a soft tone, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, ¡°You created a new method of medicine-making, shared the process of medicine-making, sold the medicine you made, and¡­¡± Leo paused, ¡°You also gave sentinels spiritual treatment. You brought hope to the sentinels.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face reddened, ¡°I¡¯m not that great? I just want to have the confidence to negotiate with the Golden Tower. I want the guides to be free, not to be constantly surrounded by people, and to be like ordinary people. I want to be unnoticed no matter where I go.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s clear eyes and felt soft in his heart, ¡°Your ideas can be realized, but¡­ you can¡¯t not attract attention/unnoticed. Even if you are not a god-level guide and can¡¯t make medicine, you are still charming.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked and his face flushed, but this time it¡¯s from another type of embarrassment. He couldn¡¯t help but wondered out loud, ¡°You, you, have you watched any romantic dramas recently?¡± A trace of discomfort flashed across Leo¡¯s face and Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply. ¡°I thought about what you said previously for a long time. I probably understand what you mean. I will give you the right to choose freely and I will not force you, nor put pressure on you, nor will I make any decisions for you.¡± ¡°However, I think I also have the right to pursue you. It¡¯s just that,¡± Leo felt slightly at a loss and embarrassed as he said, ¡°I have no experience. My words always make you angry, so I want to learn more (from romantic dramas).¡± After saying those words, Leo regained his composure, ¡°What I said was what I said in my heart. I used to dismiss these words, but now I will overcome the habit and tell you properly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo sitting straight across from him, and his expression was serious as if he is holding a military meeting. He felt a little funny and a little moved in his heart. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that Leo liked him, but only now that he really feels Leo¡¯s feelings. Leo is changing for him. Xi¨¤o Mu started to face Leo¡¯s feelings in his heart and thought of Leo¡¯s recent actions. Xi¨¤o Mu knew very well that Leo did not lie. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, but I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t give you the reply you want.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Leo gazes on Xi¨¤o Mu, focused and affectionate. ¡°I have enough patience and confidence.¡± ¡°I will make you like me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heartbeat jumped abruptly. Leo¡¯s gaze at him is filled with extra strength. It is obvious that he(XM) is the one who decided this answer, but Leo seemed to be more certain than him. CH 50 Chapter 50 Part 1 Brain death Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and inexplicably felt a little embarrassed. At this moment, his terminal vibrated. It is a call from Zhao Meng. Upon connected, Zhao Meng¡¯s voice sounded vaguely excited, ¡°Xiao Mu, a guide just contacted our company. The sample medicine will be delivered to the company in about half an hour. Where are you? I¡¯ll send it to you later.¡± According to Delish¡¯s procedure, any guide who intends to sell their medicine on consignment needs to courier a sample of their work to the company. After the company determines the efficacy of the medicine, they will set the price. If the other party agrees with the price, the medicine will be officially put into the store for sale. ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo, secretly sighing that the call came in time. He got up and said, ¡°I will go back to the company immediately.¡± Leo¡¯s expression looked calm and he doesn¡¯t look like he suffered any shock. Instead, Leo even secretly felt delighted because of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction. He sent Xi¨¤o Mu to the office building and left in his aircraft after Xi¨¤o Mu entered the building. Not long after Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the company, the sample medicine arrived. Xi¨¤o Mu took the medicine in his hand and immediately detected the effect: [Instantly recovered 500 spiritual power, with an interval of two hours between use.] ¡°Recover 500 points, the price is 2,000 star coins.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stood by Zhao Meng¡¯s desk and said. Zhao Meng relayed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words to the other party. After a while, Zhao Meng raised his head, ¡°Xiao Mu, he wants to ask about medicine-making.¡± As Zhao Meng said that, he expanded his virtual screen and the conversation between him and the other party is immediately shown in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu read it and said, ¡°Let him record the process of his medicine-making and send it over.¡± Zhao Meng passed the message to the other party. When he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, his eyes lit up slightly, ¡°Hawke has recently increased his spiritual filaments. Also, he is going to try to use spiritual power to make medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Hawke has studied about medicine before, so he learned much faster than guides who only recently came into contact with medicine-making at the Golden Tower.¡± When Zhao Meng heard the words, he also smiled. His terminal vibrated, and the other party¡¯s video is transferred over. He clicked on it and watched the video with Xi¨¤o Mu. After the video is finished, Xi¨¤o Mu pointed out the other party¡¯s shortcomings. When he finished speaking, Zhao Meng had already typed out what he said without missing a word and sent it to the other party. The other party replied with a ¡®thank you¡¯. There is no further response after that. Xi¨¤o Mu watched the video again. The other party used a common basic medicine formula, which is completely different from the materials he used for medicine-making. Xi¨¤o Mu began to consider that if he got the free time, he will study the formula. If he can improve the system¡¯s prescription and the existing formula in the empire, maybe there will be unexpected discoveries. Since Zhao Meng¡¯s side didn¡¯t need his help anymore, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the outside hall and checked the appointments for sentinels¡¯ spiritual treatment. Looking at the progress of his system skills, Xi¨¤o Mu is not satisfied with it. Treating 20 people per day is too slow. He thought for a while and asked Xiaojin to send a message to the sentinels whose appointment is in later days, and asked to advance their appointment time. If the person is not free at that time, then the person can follow their original appointment time. From now onwards, Xi¨¤o Mu will increase from 20 people to 50 people every day according to the original schedule. In fact, treating 20 people a day is an exaggeration, let alone 50 people. But today he has already caused a sensation online. ¡®When there are too many lice, he is not afraid of the itching anymore¡¯. No point worrying too much about other things, becoming stronger is the priority. After importing the information to Xiaojin, Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a moment and contacted the construction company. He wanted to install an air purification system plus an odor isolation system for his company. In this way, he can use his free time to make medicine in the office at any time, which will save time. At 3.00 pm, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his apartment and went directly to the medicine-making room to do research. Not long after, Ah Da called him at the door and said someone came to visit. The person here is Bach, the grandson of the 4th Army major general. Bach is a sentinel with a spiritual power only at Level C. He directly indicated his intention and wanted Xi¨¤o Mu to help him break through. After he finished speaking, people from the 3rd Army also came to visit. Then, people from the 6th, 7th, and 8th Army arrived, all with the same purpose. Xi¨¤o Mu had a headache and directly refused, ¡°Everyone has a different tolerance to pain. One might get killed by the pain in just a few minutes, which is very dangerous.¡± However, those who came said that they didn¡¯t mind. Bach looked fearless and full of the desire to become stronger, ¡°I can hold on. I have watched the live broadcast. With your help, there will never be a problem.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°That is just good luck. Spiritual power is the same as physical strength. As long as you train hard, you can become stronger. The strength you obtained by breaking through using shortcuts is not as good as those who trained hard.¡± Bach¡¯s eyes opened widely as he said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. You said it so simply but do you know how much time it takes to break through a level with training? I can¡¯t wait for that so please help me. As long as you agree, the reward is up to your request.¡± ¡°Me too, any requests are acceptable.¡± The rest of the people in the living room hurriedly spoke, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face darkened slightly and he rejected, ¡°I can¡¯t give my promise. The process is very dangerous. I can¡¯t guarantee the safety of the person who wants to break through. Please leave.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. I won¡¯t go back as long as you don¡¯t agree. Or I can just take medicine in front of you. Then you will have to help when I am about to die.¡± Bach raised his chin stubbornly. Xi¨¤o Mu hated being threatened the most. He said with a cold face, ¡°It¡¯s none of my business if you want to die, but please do it somewhere away from here and don¡¯t dirty my place.¡± The other people didn¡¯t say anything, they just looked at Bach in silence. As long as Xi¨¤o Mu loosen his stand, their goal would be easy to achieve. Bach¡¯s nostril flared twice, ¡°You!¡± Just then, an intermediate low-grade healing pill appeared in his hand. Bach swallowed it and said, ¡°My grandfather is a general of the 4th Army. I think you won¡¯t dare to let me die, AHH¡­¡± Before Bach finished speaking, he cried out painfully and fell to the ground from the sofa, holding his head. Just when Leo entered the hall, he heard Bach¡¯s threatening words. He knew what had happened when he saw the situation and walked to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side with a cold expression. Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Bach, he felt particularly angry, and his breathing became heavy with the emotional change. Leo coldly watched Bach rolling on the ground, and then looked at Xi¨¤o Mu comfortingly, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, it has nothing to do with you.¡± Leo¡¯s voice is steady and Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at him. Calming down, Xi¨¤o Mu responded in a low voice, ¡°En.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Bach¡¯s red and blue bars and couldn¡¯t help but sneer. Bach¡¯s spiritual power was at 6500/6500. But Bach took the pill to restore 3,000 spiritual power. In short, to suddenly increase his spiritual power to more than 9,000 points, Bach is simply seeking death. Leo looked at Bach coldly and motioned to Ah Da, ¡°Throw him out, and make sure to throw far away.¡± ¡°Major General Leo,¡± a major general of the 7th Army said suddenly. ¡°That¡¯s not good. If old General Bach knew about this, I¡¯m afraid the 4th Army will get into conflict with the 1st Army.¡± ¡°Conflict?¡± Leo sneered. ¡°I can¡¯t ask for more!¡± At least, they can save time from making more trouble as an excuse (to seek conflict). A major general of the 8th Army stopped Ah Da, ¡°Don¡¯t be stupid. You are the guard assigned to the god-level guide but Bach did not endanger his(XM) safety. If Bach is thrown out by you and something happens, you have to pay full responsibility.¡± Ah Da¡¯s face looked fierce as he replied, ¡°Military orders are absolute.¡± Ah Da is about to stretch out his hand when Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Ah Da, don¡¯t move him.¡± Suddenly, everyone¡¯s eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu. The rest of the army group had their eyes shone slightly. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to give in! Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Bach blankly and waited for Bach¡¯s spiritual power to almost drop to 0. Then he used Pin Hold skill, and then said to the others, ¡°Raise a barrier on yourself.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual filaments reached out but he didn¡¯t bother with the filaments that exploded due to Bach¡¯s excess spiritual powers, nor the filaments that suddenly appeared and withered. Instead, he simply straightened out those filaments that got tangled into a ball. Before long, Bach gradually calmed down. His uniform shirt is completely soaked with sweat, and his pants got crumpled by his movement when he was in pain; looking particularly haggard. Bach got up from the ground, and the major general of the 7th Army couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°How is it?¡± Bach closed his eyes and felt for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes turned red and he glared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°How is this happening? Why am I still at Level C?¡± He is clearly C-rank at first! Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°You should feel thankful that you are still alive and didn¡¯t drop straight to Level E.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew in his heart that Bach¡¯s biggest problem is he tried to jump too much ahead, which his original spiritual filaments are forced to grow and exploded a lot, resulting in irreversible damage to his original spiritual power. In fact, Bach only dropped from 6,500 to 5,500 points, which is already very lucky. But Xi¨¤o Mu won¡¯t tell them that. If the truth is told, someone will definitely do the same thing as Bach, but calculate the value better next time. ¡°No, it¡¯s impossible,¡± Bach¡¯s eyeballs bulged, ¡°Did you deliberately not help me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu coldly said, ¡°I start to regret not letting you die deliberately.¡± Bach thought of his reduced spiritual power. He is originally the weakest among the grandchildren generation of the army generals. But now, he ended up even further behind the others. Bach shook his head in despair, ¡°I don¡¯t believe it!¡± Bach moved to grab Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, but Leo stepped forward to stop him. Leo pushed him back and Bach staggered a few steps then hit the wall. Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Bach and looked at the others, ¡°I already said that breakthrough is very dangerous, the chance of success is very low, and the more likely result is death and irreversible damage to spiritual power.¡± He helplessly said, ¡°The medicine is sold publicly. If there is no danger, why do I need to specially come out with a measuring device for testing? Doesn¡¯t that look like I have too much free time in my hand?¡± Some people in the army groups felt very reasonable when they heard the words. Although they were very agitated with the thought of breaking through, getting a downgrade is a more serious blow to them than death, and they did not dare to try it lightly. Some people¡¯s expressions changed a little, as they doubted that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t try to help at all. But that thought made them even more afraid to speak. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s attitude is very obvious and he didn¡¯t want to help. If Xi¨¤o Mu can really control the result, then there is almost only 1 result from trying the stunt again, and that is downgrading. At that time, they won¡¯t be able to blame anyone. After all, Xi¨¤o Mu would be considered saving their life. In the end, the people from various armies stood up and said goodbye. Bach looked at Xi¨¤o Mu unwillingly and left angrily. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed lightly and leaned back on the sofa. He asked Leo, ¡°Say, do you think there will be anyone else who wants to try that again?¡± Leo: ¡°No. No sentinel can afford a downgrade.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡± Then he helplessly added, ¡°I thought it would take at least a few days before someone came to the door, but I didn¡¯t expect them to be so fast.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu knew that the process of him helping b to break through was broadcast live, he knew that this would happen. Leo smiled sarcastically, ¡°It¡¯s nothing more than weakling worrying about being left behind.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo curiously and asked, ¡°Have, have you ever thought of doing the same?¡± Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°Do I need to break through? Level only determines the starting line. Training is the root of becoming stronger. Even with people with a higher level than me, I have the confidence to defeat them.¡± Leo has no expressions on his defined face, his eyes are focused, and he looked confident. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and had to admit that he is an excellent sentinel. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°If everyone thought the same as you, these things wouldn¡¯t happen.¡± Leo: ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, just refuse them from coming in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu spread his hands, ¡°They are all military officials, so it¡¯s hard to refuse them.¡± ¡°There is nothing wrong with it, as long as you like it.¡± Leo didn¡¯t care about those minor matters. In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu thought it must be because of his family background that this person can do whatever he wanted without hesitation! Then he thought about what happened after Leo¡¯s confession and felt his heart moved slightly. Leo has restrained himself a lot in front of him(XM). Chapter 50 Part 2 Brain death Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking about it, his terminal suddenly vibrated. It is a message from Ren. He is a little surprised and opened the message. After that, Xi¨¤o Mu looked slightly stunned. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I need your help. Please come to the apartment. Don¡¯t let Leo know.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo realized that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression looked wrong, and thought he saw there is a hint of helplessness. Xi¨¤o Mu recovered to his sense and closed his terminal quickly, worried about being seen by Leo. His heart sank slightly because considering Ren¡¯s attitude, something big must have happened. Xi¨¤o Mu replied, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking about how to let Leo leave naturally, Leo received a call from someone. Frowning, he then hung up and said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I have to leave now. Contact me if something happened.¡± The communication arrives so timely that Xi¨¤o Mu suspected that Ren did something. He forced a smile and said, ¡°En.¡± When Leo left, Xi¨¤o Mu found that his guards almost looked down at the same time at their terminal. After reading it, Ah Da looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked seriously, ¡°When will we leave?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Now.¡± On the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°What instruction did you just receive?¡± Ah Da: ¡°First-class secret, and it is strictly forbidden to spread it outside.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression becomes thoughtful and he asked, ¡°Do you also need to keep it secret from Leo?¡± Ah Da: ¡°En.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu suspects that Leo is the one person who they really need to keep secret from. After all, this is the feeling Ren gave him from his message. Soon, their aircraft landed in Louis¡¯s apartment and Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the living room. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw Ren, his heart tightened. Ren¡¯s face looked haggard, his eyes are red, and his body is full of sadness. As soon as Ren saw Xi¨¤o Mu, he quickly greeted Xi¨¤o Mu and calmed his mind. He asked Ah Da and the others to stay outside the door and took Xi¨¤o Mu to his bedroom. At the door, he paused before opening the door. A person is lying on the bed in the bedroom, and various medical instruments are placed around the bed. At the end of the bed is a display device. In front of the display device stands a middle-aged doctor, who is the famous spiritual power expert in the empire, Qiao. Xi¨¤o Mu had a bad feeling about this. He stepped forward, clenching his fists heavily, and saw Louis lying on the bed. No wonder Ren¡¯s expression looked so bad. Qiao looked very serious and turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu to explain, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis suffered a strong mental attack on his mind. At the critical moment, his mind entered a suspended animation state. However, this state is very dangerous and may cause him to be brain death at any time.¡± As Qiao said that, he looked at Ren who has a pale face, ¡°Marshal, you need to rest.¡± Ren shook his head and solemnly said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I have to depend on you, please tell me whatever you need.¡± He paused, ¡°Don¡¯t be under too much pressure, just do your best.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°I will try my best.¡± Walking to the left side of the bed, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Louis and frowned. At this moment, Louis¡¯s red bar has almost turned entirely black. It¡¯s a black color that makes people feel very uncomfortable, and the edges of the bar seem to be foggy. Only about 1/20 of the length of the red bar is in dark red. The remaining value of Louis¡¯s spiritual power is 1, and it keeps flickering. Xi¨¤o Mu suspects that when the red bar turned black, Louis will be dead. He immediately used Pin Hold skill on Louis. The buff icon is displayed under the red and blue bars. However, after 15 seconds, the remaining value of the bars has not changed at all. His skill seems like a drop of water falling into the sea, no effect can be seen. He used Pin Hold in a row, but still no effect. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to Ren and said, ¡°Marshal, I need the sentinels with Level AA and above around the apartment to raise a spiritual barrier around them.¡± He knows that many of Ren¡¯s guards are high-level sentinels. If they got attracted by their high match rate, the sentinels will affect him during spiritual treatment. Ren: ¡°It¡¯s okay, I have installed a quantum isolator in my bedroom, and I will go out temporarily.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Ren went out and closed the door. Qiao stood in front of the display and said, ¡°If the situation is not right, I will remind you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu made a sound of acknowledgment. Then he stretched his spiritual filaments and entered Louis¡¯s spiritual state. Although Louis is an ordinary person, his spiritual power is not weak. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw his current spiritual state, he couldn¡¯t help gritting his teeth. Generally, one¡¯s spiritual state is constructed by spiritual filaments. Under normal circumstances, the filaments will be glowing with white light and appear full of vitality, but Louis¡¯s spiritual state is dark, with only a few gray filaments in the center. Xi¨¤o Mu released all his filaments and wrapped them around those dark filaments. Then he transmitted his spiritual power over until the system reminded him that his spiritual power is less than 20%. Louis¡¯ spiritual state is still black, but the dark shade looked fainter and faded. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart is slightly relaxed; at least something has changed. He retracted his filaments and checked the condition of Louis¡¯s red bar. The remaining value is still 1, but the length of the black color was reduced by about 1/20, and the dark red color increased accordingly. According to this calculation, Xi¨¤o Mu needs to do 18 more spiritual treatments to restore the entire bar to dark red. However, the color would be dark red, not the normal red color. ¡°How is it?¡± Qiao asked hurriedly upon seeing Xi¨¤o Mu move. Xi¨¤o Mu answered, ¡°I can help but it takes time,¡± he looked at the display and asked, ¡°has the display changed?¡± Qiao shook his head, ¡°No, but the situation earlier was Louis getting progressively worse. It¡¯s a good thing that it stopped.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression slightly relaxed. He took an intermediate low-grade healing pill to restore 3,000 spiritual power and kept using Pin Hold on himself. After his spiritual power became full, Xi¨¤o Mu went to treat Louis again. After repeating this 3 times, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind felt sluggish, he stopped the treatment. Xi¨¤o Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The effectiveness of all his tries is the same. If this treatment continues, Xi¨¤o Mu just has to repeat the process 3 times a day for about 6 days and the red bar will turn dark red. Only for these days, he probably has no way to make more medicine, and he can barely treat 50 appointments. Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead, ¡°I will come again tomorrow.¡± Qiao looked at the display screen, his eyes gleaming when he raised his head, ¡°Can I use a quantum instrument to observe your treatment process?¡± He paused and hurriedly added, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell anyone about it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while, ¡°Sure.¡± He didn¡¯t do anything special anyway. He just connected their filaments together to transmit his spiritual power. Getting the approval, Qiao is full of joy, ¡°I¡¯ll let someone bring the equipment over.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and walked out of the room tiredly. Ren was leaning against the wall. He turned his head when he heard the noise, and his voice trembled with an imperceptible tremor, ¡°Can, can he be saved?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in admiration regarding Ren¡¯s feeling for Louis, and smiled comfortingly, ¡°Marshal, don¡¯t worry. He can be saved, but it takes time. I will temporarily suspend my medicine-making, and shorten the treatment time of my appointments as much as possible. Then, I will come here every day.¡± Hearing that, Ren became stunned. He lowered his head abruptly and pinched the bridge of his nose. It took a long time before he recovered his composure. Ren stood up straight and seriously said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Thank you!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Marshal, you are too polite. I am also very happy to be able to help.¡± He hesitated for a moment, but still asked, ¡°Will you keep hiding it from Major General Leo?¡± Ren sighed, ¡°I probably can¡¯t keep it under wraps for long.¡± Ren felt fortunate in his heart. If Louis cannot be saved, he had to tell Leo immediately. On the other hand, if Louis can recover quickly, he will keep this hidden. Although Louis is saved now, the treatment takes time so he can¡¯t keep it from Leo for so long. Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked, ¡°Leo must be very worried about Lieutenant General Louis too, so why didn¡¯t you tell him?¡± Ren explained, ¡°Do you remember when Greene disappeared? We have always known that there is a transition point there, but even after moving inside for 10 minutes, we still can¡¯t find an exit. We speculated from Greene¡¯s experience that there must be an exit there, so Louis is trying again. This time, about half an hour after entering the jump point, he was attacked.¡± He paused before saying, ¡°Except for Louis, no one knows what happened, but he is very likely to be close to the exit. Obviously there is a huge danger there. If Leo knew about it, he would definitely go there to check it out personally¡­ 20 years ago, both Leo¡¯s father and dad disappeared in there.¡± That information caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be stunned. When he read about Leo¡¯s information online, he had seen photos of Leo¡¯s parents. The two were a strong sentinel-guide combination. His father was an army general while his dad is a guide with Level A spiritual power. He had never seen or heard anyone mention Leo¡¯s parents, so he thought they were stationed elsewhere. Sighing, Ren continued, ¡°At that time, Leo was super agitated. He went around searching frantically and fell into a mental mania. It took a long time for him to be completely healed. After that, Louis took over the search and did not allow Leo to intervene.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu understood what happened now. Thinking about Leo¡¯s temperament, Xi¨¤o Mu also felt a little anxious and asked, ¡°What to do now? The situation there is unknown. If Leo went to check, it will be very dangerous for him.¡± Ren replied, ¡°After you two came back from Planet Ba, I have ordered the research of instruments to resist the spiritual power attack, but time is too tight, and there is no progress at the moment. Without enough preparation, I will not let Leo take the risk.¡± He thought for a while and said, ¡°I need you to help me persuade him.¡± ¡°Me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is startled. Ren showed a smile, ¡°I know what¡¯s on that kid¡¯s mind. I have never seen him care about a person so much, and even restrained his nature a lot. You can persuade him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red, Ren asked again, ¡°Can you help?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu embarrassedly replied, ¡°I¡¯ll try.¡± He is not sure whether he could persuade Leo, but just as what Ren said, Leo will rush forward recklessly, which is too dangerous. ¡­ Leo got inexplicably called out by Lyle for something important, but in the end, there weren¡¯t any important matters. Lyle simply called him out because he said it has been a long time since them brothers went to relax together. Fearing that Leo would not agree, Lyle made an excuse. Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression turned ugly, but he gave face and didn¡¯t leave on the spot. Hence, Leo got dragged by Lyle to play ball one-on-one, but the more he played, the more he found something is wrong. Lyle frequently zones out during the game. ¡°Go back to the nursery school to practice skills before you play with me again,¡± Leo sneered. Spinning the ball on his fingertips, he flipping his wrist and tossed the ball aside. ¡°Say, what do you want to ask for help? It¡¯s not your style to beat about the bush.¡± Lyle reluctantly curved his mouth and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, why do I need your help?¡± Leo looked at Lyle suspiciously. Suddenly thought of something, he contacted Ah Da. Ah Da replied saying that Xi¨¤o Mu is still in his apartment. Then he asked if anyone is visiting Xi¨¤o Mu, but Ah Da said no. ¡°Did you get someone from the 2nd Army to ask Xi¨¤o Mu to help break through?¡± Lyle¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°No, I¡¯m not interested.¡± Leo didn¡¯t believe it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Lyle had deliberately distracted him away so as to let others take the opportunity to find Xi¨¤o Mu. So he warned Lyle, ¡°He doesn¡¯t like it, and no one can force him.¡± Lyle raised his hand, ¡°I know you treasure him, who dares to force him?!¡± Lyle picked up the ball and said, ¡°Go on.¡± Leo¡¯s terminal vibrated. Leo waved his hand, connected the call. Then, his expression became more and more ugly. After hanging up, he turned to look sharply at Lyle. Lyle got taken aback. He blinked and acted innocent, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo didn¡¯t answer. He summoned Ying directly and drove the mecha to the apartment. Lyle hurriedly sent a message to Ren, ¡°Marshal, the secret seems to be exposed.¡± Ren calmly replied, ¡°I just told him.¡± Lyle: ¡°¡­¡± There is no good person in the Arnold family! Even though Lyle thought this way, he hurried to Louis¡¯s apartment as well. His expression became more and more serious. Since the Marshal decided to tell Leo about the secret, does that means Lieutenant General Louis cannot be saved? CH 51 Chapter 51 Part 1 Returning to marshal¡¯s apartment Striding into the living room, Leo saw Ren and Xi¨¤o Mu drinking tea. One of them is not in good condition while the other looked mentally tired. The faint smell of tea made them relax a lot. Leo¡¯s tight expression slightly loosened and he walked to Ren, ¡°Grandfather, how is Grandpa?¡± Ren explained what Louis had encountered and the current situation, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu said he can be saved, but it will take some time.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, and Xi¨¤o Mu nodded to agree with Ren¡¯s words. Leo glanced at him deeply, ¡°Thank you.¡± After he finished speaking, he went to the bedroom to look at Louis. Leo came out soon but his face was ugly. ¡°Grandfather, tell me all the relevant information. I want to go there in person.¡± Ren is not surprised by Leo¡¯s reaction, and pointed to the sofa, ¡°Sit down.¡± Clenching his fist, Leo finally sat down patiently and said with a firm tone, ¡°I must go. If you don¡¯t give me the information, I will just go directly. I know where that jump point is anyway.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t go,¡± Ren said in a gentle voice but in a tone that cannot be refused, ¡°You have seen Louis¡¯s situation. That place is very dangerous. I have ordered the study of related equipment to counter the attack. You will go there when we are prepared.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t wait!¡± Leo stood up suddenly, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of danger.¡± Seeing Leo turn around and want to leave, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°Leo, don¡¯t be impulsive.¡± Leo stood still, and Lyle arrived at this moment. Seeing that the atmosphere is not right, he sat quietly on the edge of the sofa. Seeing Leo¡¯s sight falling on him, Xi¨¤o Mu thought about what Ren had said, and persuaded, ¡°The situation at that place is unknown. At least you have to wait for Lieutenant General Louis to wake up before making arrangements. If you go forward rashly, it is easy to get an accident.¡± Ren continued from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words and scolded softly, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is a minor but he knows better. You have been in the military for so many years. So, you should be very clear about the importance of knowing yourself and the enemy, not to mention¡­¡± He paused before saying, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, the beginning of November is the founding day of the Planet Yao. There will be large-scale celebrations going on. This year, many countries from other planets are coming to join the ceremony. You know who are they coming for, right?¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved. Don¡¯t tell him is it because of him? Ren¡¯s expression sank and he looked at Leo, ¡°It is still unknown whether Louis will recover at that time. Are you going to leave Xi¨¤o Mu and me behind and leave Area A unguarded?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Why does the last question sound so strange? He glanced at Ren and felt that the main reason Ren asked him to help persuade Leo is actually placed in this question. Leo looked struggled. He stood silent for a moment, and sat down again, ¡°After the celebration, as long as Grandpa wakes up, I will go to Area F. Ren secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It¡¯s fine if Leo didn¡¯t act impulsively for the time being. By then, the instrument to resist spiritual power¡¯s attack might have already been made. After Leo finished speaking, he saw that Xi¨¤o Mu looked tired. Earlier when he entered the bedroom, he asked Qiao about Louis¡¯s situation. He knew that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fatigue is caused by excessive use of spiritual power. Leo is both grateful and distressed for Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I will send you back to rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was going to leave after the treatment just now. He only stayed behind because he promised Ren that he will help to persuade Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, but thinking of the injured Louis, shook his head next, ¡°I won¡¯t be in danger with Ah Da and the other guards guarding me. You can take care of the marshal here.¡± Leo hadn¡¯t spoken yet but Ren waved his hand. After knowing that Louis could be saved, he felt a lot relaxed, ¡°I don¡¯t need him to look after Louis. Let him send you back, your current safety is more important than anything else.¡± Lyle finally found the time to interrupt, ¡°I¡¯ll stay here to look after the marshal. You guys can leave without worry!¡± Leo nodded to Lyle. Previously, he was angry to know that his friend deliberately diverted his attention to hide his grandpa¡¯s injury. Now Leo has a clear mind and understood that it must be Ren¡¯s idea so he is not angry anymore. Getting up, Leo moved to escort Xi¨¤o Mu out. After taken 2 steps, Leo suddenly stopped. He turned his head and said solemnly, ¡°Grandfather, no matter what happens in the future, I hope you will stop hiding things from me. I am not a kid anymore and I don¡¯t want to be deceived by my most trusted person.¡± Ren stunned by Leo¡¯s firm gaze, then solemnly nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± As usual, Leo followed behind Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s aircraft with his black aircraft, leaving after Xi¨¤o Mu entered his apartment. Leo didn¡¯t return straight to the Louis apartment but went to spot-check the patrols nearby first. After a round of inspections, he sent additional manpower to the neighborhood¡¯s security. Then he gave an order to the transportation department to strictly inspect the entrances and exits of the air track near the Garden Community. It must be checked throughout the day and continue to be monitored for 24 hours at the same time. After making a series of arrangements, Leo returned to the Louis apartment. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his apartment. Because of the excessive use of spiritual power, he did not go to the medicine-making room. Instead, he sat on the sofa in the bedroom and entered the homeland¡¯s vegetable patch to harvest seeds and reclaim the land. By now, the raw materials of various medicines for level 50 had already accumulated a lot so Xi¨¤o Mu took out some and made 2 of each medicine. The intermediate mid-grade healing pill is an emerald green ball, which can restore 4,000 spiritual power at a time. Even if there are only 2 pills on his hand, Xi¨¤o Mu can still smell a light fragrance. He stored the pills carefully before washed up and went to bed. The next morning Xi¨¤o Mu went to the company and asked Zhao Meng about the acquisition of guide¡¯s finished product. The guide from the previous day mailed 100 pills with recovery of 500 spiritual power and a sample of another pill. Zhao Meng passed the sample pill to Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°This was done after you gave your suggestion for improvement. The guide made it last night. He is very eager to know the effect of the medicine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took it and felt a little surprised, ¡°The recovery of this medicine is 1,000 spiritual power. The guide has made quite rapid progress. By the way, what is his name?¡± Zhao Meng switched his terminal to the chat interface and answered, ¡°The name he used to contact with me is Abei. I will tell him about the effect of his new medicine now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and added, ¡°The price of medicine with recovery of 1,000 spiritual power is 5,000 star coins. Please contact him and accept as much as he can provide.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu left Zhao Meng¡¯s office and soon received the medicine that Gu Miao sent to the company. It contained 100 pills with 700 recovery points and 200 pills with 1,000 recovery points. Xi¨¤o Mu is a little surprised, the speed of Gu Miao¡¯s medicine-making is faster than he thought. Xi¨¤o Mu updated the stock with Gu Miao and Abei¡¯s medicines on the shelves and set them to start selling at 10.00 am. At the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu stated in the shop announcement that for special reasons, he will temporarily stop making medicines and the medicines sold by the company are made by other guides. After updating the announcements, Xi¨¤o Mu entrusted the mailing work to Zhao Meng and then went to Louis to continue the spiritual treatment. After the treatment, Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the bedroom looking slightly tired. Leo who is standing at the door looked at him worriedly. He reached out to support him but retracted his hand in time, ¡°You should go to the sofa and rest.¡± Just as Xi¨¤o Mu sat down, Leo brought him a cup of hot tea. Xi¨¤o Mu held the teacup with both hands and felt the warmth passing from the palm of his hand to the bottom of his heart. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo gratefully and said, ¡°Thank you.¡± Leo: ¡°You¡¯re welcome, and it¡¯s me who should say thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He sipped his tea and felt Leo watching him intently. Xi¨¤o Mu gradually became a little uncomfortable and his face slowly turned red. If he didn¡¯t think about Leo¡¯s feelings, he would feel comfortable. But now that he knows Leo¡¯s feelings to him and he can feel it as well, it is difficult for Xi¨¤o Mu to stay calm. He felt somewhat strange, but also a little embarrassed. ¡°Cough cough cough¡­¡± Stunned by his thoughts, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breathing became unsteady, causing him to choke on his tea, and he coughed violently. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly put the glass on the desk, then covered his mouth and turned his head away. Leo pulled a few pieces of tissue and handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu. Seeing that his fair porcelain face is flushed from the cough, Leo finally reached out and patted Xi¨¤o Mu on his back, ¡°Is the water too hot?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the tissue and wiped himself. When his breath calmed down, he looked embarrassed as he explained, ¡°No, I just choked on it accidentally. Sorry, I am being rude.¡± Staring at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s red face, Leo¡¯s eyes turned deep, and he sat back to where he was, ¡°It¡¯s alright. It¡¯s fine as long as you are okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down and laughed suddenly, ¡°If it were you before, you would definitely say, ¡®Are you a paramecium? How can anyone choke even when drinking water?¡¯ Or ¡®Even students in the early childhood department/kindergarten can¡¯t choke while drinking water¡¯.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression became unnatural for an instant but he quickly recovered his composure. The corner of his eyes curved up as Leo said, ¡°You know me well. No one ever told me that those words would be this annoying.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. In his heart, he thought to himself that even if someone finds it annoying, they won¡¯t say it. After all, Leo¡¯s identity is not simple, and everyone around him is probably flattering him all the time. They will throw all good words at him like it¡¯s free, no one will want to offend Leo by saying bad things. ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not annoying,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu whispered, ¡°For people unfamiliar with you, they will find it hateful. But after one understands you better, they will know that you are not malicious, just that your words/expression is too arrogant.¡± ¡°So you don¡¯t hate it?¡± Leo¡¯s eyes shone slightly. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly added, ¡°It doesn¡¯t feel good either.¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. His blue eyes stared deeply at Xi¨¤o Mu, making no secret of his emotions, ¡°Then you have to look after me well and remind me to correct myself from time to time.¡± The words caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face to feel hot, and his heart beat rapidly. Leo¡¯s eyes are so strong that he is at a loss. And the meaning of this sentence is too intimate. Fortunately, after a short while, the butler came in to remind them about lunch and rescued Xi¨¤o Mu from the complication. After lunch, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the company under Leo¡¯s escort. He took a nap first, and then attended to the appointments all afternoon. When he is back to the apartment, the time is at about half-past five and Xi¨¤o Mu is a little tired. Instead of cooking, he ordered takeout. He also ate the biscuits he made previously, and then took a rest before starting to exercise. Before going to bed, Xi¨¤o Mu opened his terminal to check the current status in Delish¡¯s store. The medicines put on the shelves were all sold out, and there was no bad review. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief and switched to the message area. Most of the comments are about them wailing that there is too little stock and their hand speed is not quick enough. Also, many messages are speculating about the special reason (for XM not making meds temporarily). ¡°Did b¡¯s live broadcast last time frightened male god? So, for fear that the same thing would happen, the medicine he made would not be sold in the store in the future?¡± ¡°Oh no, I still want to store more medicine!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that is the problem. You are not well informed, huh? Bach from the 4th Army took the pill in front of male god to force him to help him break through, and he almost died. Male god rescued him, but Bach¡¯s spiritual power ended up downgraded. I don¡¯t think anyone will dare to take the pill in excess anymore, at the risk of getting their spiritual power downgraded.¡± ¡°There is such a thing? Bach is too much! Male god mentioned it long time ago that doing so is dangerous, and for this problem, he has specially developed a measurement device. Bach is clearly mentally blackmailing male god.¡± ¡°Anyway, I for one won¡¯t dare to do so. I would rather die than get downgraded. I will definitely take my medicine according to test result in the future.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that is the reason. Have you forgotten what day it will be soon? The empire¡¯s founding day celebration! There must be many countries from other planets coming by then. Not selling medicines is actually to avoid the medicine being bought by people from other planets!¡± ¡°It makes sense. Delish¡¯s shop is available within the planet¡¯s intranet. Other planets can¡¯t access to buy them. Now that they know that there are such good medicines, after they come to Planet Yao, they will definitely want to buy the medicine for research. Male god must have stopped selling his medicines after receiving orders from the military.¡± ¡°I think that is the truth.¡± ¡°The truth +1.¡± ¡°Guys, be a little conscious. Don¡¯t give the pills to the outsiders if you have some in your hand. Maybe the empire has some arrangements for this matter! We can¡¯t let the outsiders get the formula of the medicine for free.¡± ¡°Yeah, we can¡¯t let the outsiders get benefits for free!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help being amused when he saw this. He only stopped making medicine because treatment for Louis consumed too much spiritual power. Plus he had to complete the appointments in hand. However, he has to admit that the masses have a high IQ and a high level of ideological awareness. If Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know the inside story, he would really think what they said is the truth. Chapter 51 Part 2 Returning to marshal¡¯s apartment In the next few days, Xi¨¤o Mu went back and forth between the Louis apartment and the company from his apartment. During this period, 2 more guides contacted Zhao Meng and signed a sales contract with Delish. The store¡¯s stock for medicines has increased and this change makes the buyers extremely excited. Not because of the added stock, but they begin to realize and believe that more and more guides will learn to make medicine. The sentinels feel that in the future, buying medicine made by guides will be as easy as buying clothes and food online. Also, the days when they no longer need to worry about mental confusion is not a fantasy, but something possible to achieve. The news made them very excited. Not only did they left messages in the message area of the store, but they also shared their joy in the forum posts. When Xi¨¤o Mu browsed online with his terminal before going to bed, he couldn¡¯t help but feel delighted. This is a good phenomenon and everything is progressing smoothly. On the morning of the 6th day, on the way to the Louis apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu saw fluttering red star flags everywhere. Colorful lights hung on the trees by the road, which looked particularly festive and lively. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the date and asked Ah Da, ¡°Is the celebration happening in 3 days?¡± Hearing that, Ah Da glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu in surprise. As a citizen of the empire, this question is really strange. He replied, ¡°Starting from the 1st, the celebration lasts for 3 days.¡± The moment Xi¨¤o Mu asked the question, he knew that he had asked a stupid question. Hence, he nodded and didn¡¯t ask anymore, but opened the terminal to check. The imperial celebration lasts for 3 days, and the schedule is different every day. The 1st day is to review history and talk about how they look forward to the future. It is probably where higher-ups go on stage to give speeches one by one and report on the development of the year. At the same time, they will reveal exciting benefits for the future, making people excited. The 2nd day is a performance exhibition of top achievements in various industries. The highlight is military-related performances, including friendly discussions with people from other planets, and demonstrating the strength of the empire. The 3rd day is a big carnival which will last from morning to night, and the highlight is the dinner banquet. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, we have arrived.¡± Ah Da¡¯s voice snapped Xi¨¤o Mu back to reality. He closed the terminal and got off the aircraft. Ren¡¯s complexion has improved a lot compared to the previous few days. He wore a grand military uniform and came out of the bedroom. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, there will be envoys from other planets arriving starting today. I will be very busy so I entrust everything on your hand.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, and Ren said again, ¡°For your safety, I hope you will temporarily stop going to your company and avoid contact with strangers. This time there are unprecedented numbers of envoys. Even foreign countries that have not been in contact for hundreds of years also have sent their messengers. Their goal is obvious, it¡¯s you.¡± Ren saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is nervous, and calmly added, ¡°I will add more guards around you and try not to let you appear in front of others.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but worry. He tried to think from the positive side, ¡°Since they are visiting the empire, they shouldn¡¯t be doing bad things, right?¡± Ren¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly, ¡°Not necessarily. They might not do anything openly but I am afraid they will use tricks or hidden schemes, and¡­ the transition point in the no-man¡¯s land is very problematic. I am worried that one of the envoys has something to do with it.¡± Ren looked serious as he continued, ¡°Refrain from going out as much as possible. The situation at the transition point is unknown. If someone starts to attack and kidnaps you, there will be the greatest danger.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu solemnly nodded. He understood Ren¡¯s worries very well. Greene disappeared in there and Louis got seriously injured at the same place. In case of him being caught, the situation will be too dangerous. ¡°I¡¯ll stay here in the apartment for the time being ba!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said after a moment of thought. The security here is tight, and Xi¨¤o Mu can save time traveling from his apartment to here, which can minimize the danger. Hearing that, Ren¡¯s expression turned softer, ¡°That would be great. I wanted to suggest it, but I was worried that you would be unwilling. Your attitude was too firm last time in the marshal¡¯s mansion.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled embarrassedly, and Ren added, ¡°Your room has been kept clean by the house robots. Leo has gone to the military office at the moment. I will ask him to come back as soon as possible.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It¡¯s alright even if he doesn¡¯t hurry back, this place is safe.¡± Ren didn¡¯t say anything as time is running out, he left the apartment under Zorn¡¯s escort. Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the bedroom, greeted Qiao, and checked Louis¡¯ situation. Louis¡¯s red bar is only a little bit black, and the rest had turned dark red. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t delay and started the treatment for Louis. After a round of treatment, Louis¡¯ spiritual state is no longer black and gloomy but looked grayish now. Xi¨¤o Mu took an intermediate low-grade healing pill and released Pin Hold to himself while looking at Louis¡¯s status. The red bar turned dark red. Although the remaining value of spiritual power is still 1, it didn¡¯t flicker anymore. After Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power is fully restored, he started the treatment again. After it ended, Louis¡¯s dark red red bar is shortened by 1/10, and the shortened part revealed the normal red color. This result lets Xi¨¤o Mu relax a bit. He sat on the seat next to the bed and started resting, waiting for his spiritual power to recover by the way. Qiao¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Lord Louise is getting better.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes, he might be waking up in 3 days.¡± ¡°It¡¯s amazing,¡± Qiao exclaimed in an emotional tone, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t believe it if I hadn¡¯t seen it with my own eyes.¡± Qiao stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with a burning gaze, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis¡¯s brain was in fake death state for 6 days. To be honest, if it wasn¡¯t you saying he could be saved on the 1st day, I would have given up. In fact, I have always been puzzled.¡± He paused before saying, ¡°Even the instrument can¡¯t accurately detect the improvement of Lieutenant General Louis¡¯s spiritual state. Why are you so sure that he will be fine? I recorded Lieutenant General Louis¡¯ spiritual state through quantum glass, and found no changes.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Qiao in disbelief, ¡°No changes have been found?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finds that strange because he can clearly see that the color of Louis¡¯ spiritual state has changed. Although it only changed from black to gray, the change is still obvious. He asked, ¡°Can you show me the change in spiritual state?¡± Qiao nodded, ¡°Of course.¡± As he said, Qiao walked to Xi¨¤o Mu and tapped his terminal twice. Then, a 14-inch virtual screen unfolded in front of them. ¡°This one is the 1st day,¡± Qiao said, half a minute later, he swiped to the next pictures, ¡°This is the next day¡­ and this is today.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°It looked exactly the same indeed.¡± It looked like an x-ray image, all the filaments are shadow-like, and there is no difference in color. Qiao stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with a strange light in his eyes, ¡°Then, how can you be sure?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. He can be sure because he saw from the status of Louis¡¯s red bar which confirmed that he can be saved. Upon careful inspection, he then found that the filaments have become a lighter shade. If he couldn¡¯t see Louis¡¯ red bar, perhaps Xi¨¤o Mu would ignore the color change too. Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t mention the red bar since it¡¯s a system plug-in, so he pondered for a while and said, ¡°What I saw is different from what you see with the quantum glass.¡± ¡°Not the same? How is it different?¡± ¡°I can see the color/shade of the filaments. On the first day, Vice Admiral Louis¡¯s filaments were completely black, but now it is gray.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking and smiled, ¡°Perhaps this is what a guide sees with their eyes.¡± He couldn¡¯t help but suggested, ¡°The observation of spiritual state through quantum glass is not very accurate. You can consider studying to make better quantum instruments, preferably shows results in color. That way, you can judge one¡¯s health according to the color depth of their spiritual filaments.¡± Qiao excitedly said, ¡°You are right, the treatment will be more precise like this. In the future, people who encounter the same situation as Louis will not be mistakenly judged as cannot be saved and giving up their treatment.¡± Qiao stood up and walked around in the bedroom. He muttered as he checked his terminal, ¡°Hmm, how to create something like that? What is the principle being used here? Will improving the quantum glass works¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu saw that Qiao is immersed in his thoughts so he did not disturb him. He proceeds to give Louis the 3rd spiritual treatment. After Xi¨¤o Mu is done, he checked the state of his mind and found that his fatigue is not serious. This finding caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes to brightened so he refilled his spiritual power and did the 4th spiritual treatment. After it is over, the familiar feeling of tiredness struck him. Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead and smiled. He guessed that because of the extreme use of spiritual power these days, his endurance has strengthened. Walking out of the bedroom, Xi¨¤o Mu drank a cup of hot tea and informed Zhao Meng about not going to the company in the next few days. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu sent a message to Xiaojin, asking the robot to inform the sentinels of the incoming appointments that he is suspending the treatment for time being and wait until the celebration is over. Soon someone replied. Some people are not satisfied with the temporary hiatus, while most expressed their understanding. The citizens of the empire knew that various envoys will be arriving one after another starting today. Reading the replies, Xi¨¤o Mu sighed. He too felt that it is not very good for him to keep making changes with the appointment schedules. So, he decided to open future appointments only 1 day in advance and he will confirm that he is free before opening the slots. Xi¨¤o Mu got up and walked outside. Before he reached the door, Leo pushed the door open and walked in. When Leo saw him, his expression became tense for an instant. Then Leo looked at his reaction while saying, ¡°Grandfather said you would be staying here for a few days. Are you regretting your decision? ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No. I just want to go back to get some daily necessities. I¡¯ll return later.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression relaxed, ¡°Wait a minute, I¡¯ll go back with you.¡± He walked quickly to the bedroom to check on Louis, then walked to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew that Leo is worried about Louis so he told him about Louis¡¯s current situation, ¡°He may be waking up in 3 days. As of now, Lieutenant General Louis is recovering well.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and laughed at himself, ¡°I don¡¯t know what to say except thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Then don¡¯t talk about it.¡± Leo paused and his gaze is incredibly soft, ¡°Oh, I thought of a sentence to say ¨C it¡¯s nice, to be able to meet you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helped his grandfather with his recurring mania, and he helped his grandpa with treatment. These caused Leo to feel emotions he had never had before. Now think about it, it¡¯s great that he meet Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears turned red. Leo¡¯s words seemed to be magical, rushing into his ears to the bottom of his heart. Leo¡¯s eyes fell on him as if it could melt people. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart lost its usual rhythm, and at this moment, Xi¨¤o Mu is deeply aware that his reaction is very strange1. He flees quickly to the aircraft. Upon taking off, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and looked back. The black aircraft followed behind, guarding silently. Back at the apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t need to pack many things. It¡¯s mainly clothes and toiletries, which took less than 10 minutes to tidy up. He went downstairs with a backpack. Just as he reached the bottom of the stairs, his terminal shook. It is a call from Zhao Sheng. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, Hawke¡¯s identity as a guide has been exposed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°How come? Hasn¡¯t Hawke been practicing his spiritual power and making medicine at home recently?¡± Zhao Sheng helplessly explained, ¡°The Huo2 and Zhao¡¯s family will attend the dinner on the 3rd day of the celebration every year. Hawke got excited and took Miaomiao out to buy an evening suit. As a result, they got into a conflict with other people. During the fight, Hawke couldn¡¯t maintain his spiritual barrier properly.¡± Stunned by the news, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Hawke¡¯s control of spiritual power is already quite stable, that shouldn¡¯t happen!¡± Zhao Sheng sounded even more helpless, ¡°His match rate with the person he fought has reached 65%.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know what to say anymore. With this luck, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know whether to say it is good or bad. Under normal circumstances, if a pair of sentinel and guide reached a match rate of more than 50% and this situation occurred at the Golden Tower¡¯s prom, they can already go to get the wedding certificate the next day. ¡°The most troublesome thing is that the sentinel is Planet Yan¡¯s prince3, Prince Noga, who just arrived at the empire today.¡± Zhao Sheng finally couldn¡¯t help sighing. Xi¨¤o Mu turned speechless, ¡°Where is Hawke now?¡± ¡°At the Huo family¡¯s residence, my uncle forbids contact with the outside world. Hawke wants to see you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°What can I do?¡± ¡°Hawke didn¡¯t say anything else, he just begged me to help him see you. He asked me to help him sneak out to find you, but uncle found out,¡± Zhao Sheng smiled bitterly, ¡°Uncle won¡¯t even let me enter Huo¡¯s residence now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while before saying, ¡°I¡¯ll go to Huo¡¯s residence to see him later.¡± CH 52 Chapter 52 Part 1 Apology After Xi¨¤o Mu hung up, he continued to walk downstairs. Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is only carrying a backpack. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s light packing made Leo think Xi¨¤o Mu is staying over for 1 night only. Hence, Leo tried to ask in the most unpresuming way he could think of, ¡°You packed everything up already? Or you placed them all in your space storage?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu patted his backpack, ¡°All the things I need are here, I don¡¯t have many things to pack.¡± Leo glanced over Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shirt and slacks and suddenly understood. Then he realized what he could gift to Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo pressed the urge to place an order online immediately, and stretched out his hand, ¡°I¡¯ll help you carry it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a step back and avoided Leo¡¯s hand. Then, he said helplessly, ¡°Although I have poor physical strength, I can still carry a bag like this.¡± The moment Leo heard the word physical strength, he subconsciously explained, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m thinking you can¡¯t carry it yourself, I just want to do something for you.¡± Leo¡¯s expression is very serious and he looked like he is a little bit annoyed by himself. Seeing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved slightly. He felt like Leo has suddenly activated his speaking skills, and it¡¯s making his face feel hot. Xi¨¤o Mu coughed slightly and changed the subject, ¡°I¡¯m going to Huo¡¯s residence to find Hawke first.¡± ¡°Why are you looking for him suddenly?¡± Leo asked, and added, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu repeated Zhao Sheng¡¯s words as they head outside, and said helplessly, ¡°Such a coincidence.¡± Leo raised his eyebrows after he heard what Xi¨¤o Mu said. The corners of his mouth curved up slightly; obviously in a good mood. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo and frowned, ¡°You seem to be happy?¡± He thought of it a little and stopped. ¡°You always mocked other people with the word paramecium before. Could it be you are biased against paramecium guides?¡± The more Xi¨¤o Mu thought about it, the more he realized it is possible. So, Xi¨¤o Mu solemnly said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to accompany me to Huo¡¯s residence, to avoid conflict.¡± Surprised, it took a moment before Leo could react, ¡°Hawke¡­ is a paramecium guide?¡± Leo¡¯s reaction looked like he didn¡¯t know about Hawke¡¯s identity. But if he really didn¡¯t know, why would he looked happy just now after hearing what he said? Isn¡¯t it just gloating over people¡¯s misfortune? Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo strangely, ¡°Yes, don¡¯t you know that? Then what are you smiling at just now?¡± The question made Leo smiled deeper, and the laughter overflowed from his mouth. Because Leo deliberately lowered the sound, the chuckle sounded hoarse and magnetic, as if it could get into people¡¯s hearts through the ear. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently and said, ¡°He has the best relationship with you so I was worried before this that you would like him. Since he is a guide, I got a tough rival off the list, so I am happy.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears silently turned red, and he is a little speechless. If Leo hadn¡¯t said it out, he would never think that Leo had such an idea. ¡­ Not long after, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo arrived at Huo¡¯s residence. Hawke¡¯s father Huo Tian is an elegant middle-aged man with a gentle attitude. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t see how he is the harsh uncle mentioned in Zhao Sheng¡¯s words. Zhao Meng has already rushed back home when he heard about Hawke¡¯s matter. With a concerned tone, he said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Please go and see Hawke. Persuade him, and make him stay at home obediently.¡± He sighed lightly, ¡°With his identity suddenly exposed, not only the prince from Planet Yan, major news reporters, and ill-intention people in the empire must be monitoring Huo¡¯s residence. If he goes out, it¡¯s very easy for him to get into accidents.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°En, I will persuade him.¡± Zhao Meng took Xi¨¤o Mu to the door of Hawke¡¯s room. Then he looked at Leo, who had been following Xi¨¤o Mu, with a vigilant look, ¡°Major General Leo, please go to the living room for tea first.¡± After Hawke¡¯s identity as a guide is revealed, Zhao Meng is particularly sensitive to other sentinel¡¯s approaches. Guides are usually kept in the Golden Tower and are usually difficult to be seen outside. Hence, guides are extremely attractive to sentinel. Leo raised his eyebrows. Zhao Meng¡¯s thoughts are so obvious that they made him amused. He only had his little guide in his eyes, and he is not interested in another guide. Hawke heard the sound outside the door and quickly opened the door. He saw the people outside, and his eyes lit up. Turning to the side, he held the door open and said, ¡°You guys, come in.¡± ¡°Hawke, Major General Leo is a sentinel!¡± Zhao Meng said disapprovingly. Hawke uncaringly answered, ¡°It¡¯s okay, he likes Xi¨¤o Mu anyway. Even if he doesn¡¯t like Xi¨¤o Mu, he still won¡¯t be interested in me.¡± Hawke acted cute and shook Zhao Meng¡¯s arm, ¡°Dad, I need their help with something. Please go and talk to Father instead so that he won¡¯t be angry with me.¡± Zhao Meng patted Hawke¡¯s head and turned to Leo. Leo said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am only interested in Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Zhao Meng then turned to Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°If there is any danger, remember to shout loudly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu held back a smile and said, ¡°En.¡± Zhao Meng then left, feeling assured. Hawke invited the two into his room. After he closed the door, he muttered, ¡°Dad is too serious about everything, and he is very stubborn.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°He is just worried about you. So Zhao Sheng said you want to see me?¡± ¡°En,¡± Hawke pointed to the sofa and said, ¡°sit down first.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo both sat down, Hawke bit his lip, struggling to say something. Next, as if he had made some important decision, his gaze firmed up, ¡°I asked you to come so that I can ask for Major General Leo¡¯s help through you. Since he came with you, it¡¯s easier. ¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s thoughts turned in his mind. Thinking of what Hawke had said to him in the past, he had a guess in his heart. Leo sounded surprised, ¡°Asking me for help?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Hawke nodded and then solemnly said, ¡°Please help me call Major General Lyle out. I know you and him are good friends. If you ask him, he will definitely come.¡± Hawke sounded a little upset, ¡°My father doesn¡¯t allow me to go out, so I can only trouble him to come to my house.¡± After Hawke said his intention in a breath, he paused. He lowered his voice and looked at Leo eagerly, ¡°Can you help me?¡± Leo: ¡°It¡¯s a simple request, but why are you looking for him? If it¡¯s going to harm him, I refuse.¡± ¡°How could I harm him?¡± Hawke retorted subconsciously. Then, his face flushed, and his eyes wandered for a while before he said loudly, ¡°I want to confess to him!¡± Leo nodded and swiftly opened his terminal. He proceeds to send a message, ¡°I will ask him to come over.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°Why so sudden?¡± Hawke had a crush on Lyle for a long time, but specially asking Leo to help arrange for the confession right now is too abrupt. Hawke shook his fist, ¡°Before Noga left, he said he will be coming to ask for my marriage from my family. He is a prince from Planet Yan. I am worried¡­ I am worried that I will be sent to him as alliance marriage.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Aren¡¯t you thinking too much? Are there still alliance marriages in this era?¡± Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Why not? Many allied planets often sent their people to marry each other. If Planet Yan offers good conditions to the empire, even if I don¡¯t want it, there is no way to refuse.¡± ¡°Father and Dad have been spoiling me, I can¡¯t cause them trouble. I can only think of this way, I have to try it anyway.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wondered if meeting with Lyle is the way he thought of? What does he want to do during the meeting? All of a sudden, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of a possibility and looked at Hawke in surprise. Could Hawke be thinking of the bold idea he(XM) just thought? Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment. Although he felt embarrassed to ask directly, he still wanted to confirm what is Hawke¡¯s plan. He was about to speak when someone knocked at the door. Zhao Meng pushed the door open, and his expression looked ugly, ¡°Hawke, Planet Yan¡¯s 2nd and 3rd prince, and Major General Rys are here to offer their apology.¡± Hawke jumped up instantly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to see them.¡± Zhao Meng frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t be childish. They are messengers from Planet Yan. They are here to offer their sincere apology. If you don¡¯t give them face, it will make people think that we are hostile to Planet Yan.¡± Hawke grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm. Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that Hawke¡¯s hands are trembling slightly, and asked worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Hawke explained, ¡°My match rate with Noga is 65%. Although I hated him a lot in my heart, but when I come into contact with him, the barrier disappears. Then, I will unconsciously¡­ want to get close to him.¡± Hawke glared, ¡°I hate it, I don¡¯t like him!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went silent. Hawke¡¯s hand trembled because of fear and fear of being out of control when facing Noga. Xi¨¤o Mu held Hawke¡¯s hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Build a barrier around yourself. If you don¡¯t touch him, nothing will happen.¡± ¡°Go out together with me.¡± Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly. In his opinion, though Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s match rate with all Level AA sentinels is over 90%, he can still stay calm in Leo¡¯s presence, who is Level SS. Hawke feels safe around Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze met Hawke¡¯s round eye. Then he looked at Leo. This is Huo¡¯s residence and Leo is here as well, safety will not be a problem. ¡°Alright.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up instantly and his hands stopped shaking. Raising his chin, Hawke humphed, ¡°Let¡¯s see how he apologizes.¡± Zhao Meng slapped Hawke on the head, ¡°Be obedient and pay attention to etiquette. Don¡¯t cause trouble so they can leave quickly.¡± Hawke rubbed his head and answered honestly, ¡°Oh.¡± 4 people were sitting in the living room, Huo Tian and the other 3 envoys from Planet Yan. As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu and Hawke approached the living room, all 4 of them looked over. One of the men with blond curly hair and wearing a long blue trench coat stood up. He glanced over them, and then looked at Hawke. ¡°I am Novi, apologies that my 3rd brother has offended you previously. Please don¡¯t blame him, Young Master Huo.¡± The young man is less than 1.8 meters tall and has exquisite features with fair skin and red lips. Although he said the apology, he didn¡¯t have a shred of sorry on his face, as if he is just here to go through the motions. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Novi and frowned. This person, Novi should be a guide, but¡­ under his blue bar, there is a translucent gray icon showing debuff (harmful to the body). However, Novi¡¯s complexion looked pretty good. He didn¡¯t look poisoned or sick at all, which made Xi¨¤o Mu a little puzzled and a little curious. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± the Level AA+ sentinel with short blond hair beside Novi stood up and said to Hawke, ¡°I didn¡¯t know your identity before, and I was wrong to fight with you. I have already told my imperial father about this. I am willing to offer 2 mining stars as dowries to marry you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it!¡± Hawke glared. The tall man in the dark purple military uniform who has been staying silent beside Noga suddenly smiled at this moment, ¡°It is inevitable for Young Master Huo to be angry, but you should know that it is not easy to encounter a sentinel with a high matching rate.¡± ¡°I do not care about that at all.¡± Hawke said with a straight face, ¡°Since you have finished apologizing, leave my house quickly.¡± Novi frowned: ¡°Master Huo is too rude. Is this how Planet Yao treats guests?¡± Huo Tian glanced at Hawke and Hawke shut his mouth obediently. Huo Tian smiled gently and said, ¡°Hawke has an impatient temperament, Prince Novi, please be magnanimous to him. Do take a seat. As the distinguished guests, you naturally have to at least drink a cup of tea.¡± Novi pinched his fingers with anger. Those words obviously meant for them to leave after drinking tea. He glared at Noga and sat down on the sofa. Noga sat next to him, looking unhappy as well, ¡°If you have any other requirements, you can say it. I will try my best to satisfy them. Hawke is the first guide I have ever met with a match rate of over 50%. I take this matter seriously. ¡± ¡°I won¡¯t marry you,¡± Hawke glared at Noga and added, ¡°I already have someone I like.¡± ¡°The person you like?¡± Noga frowned, ¡°What is your match rate with him?¡± ¡°I like him even if the number is only 1,¡± Hawke said firmly. Hearing that, Noga looked puzzled and angry as well, ¡°Are you going to watch as that person fall into mental confusion and die with your own eyes, and then you die with him?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, he won¡¯t die, neither will I!¡± Hawke took a step forward, itching to fight Noga again, but Xi¨¤o Mu held him back in time. Chapter 52 Part 2 Apology ¡°Are you the god-level guide of Planet Yao?¡± Novi looked at Xi¨¤o Mu seriously. Then his eyes brightened, ¡°I heard that your spiritual power is very powerful, I want to compare with you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is a little surprised, ¡°How do guides compare their spiritual power?¡± It won¡¯t be fighting using spiritual power ba? Novi raised his hand, and a crystal ball suddenly appeared in his hand, ¡°This is to test the strength of one¡¯s spiritual power. You just have to inject your spiritual power into it. If your spiritual power is high, the color will turn red. We will compete who can make the crystal ball turn red first.¡± Hearing the explanation made the corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°No.¡± His spiritual power now is needed to do a lot of things, so Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to waste it inexplicably on stuff like this. ¡°Could it be that the rumor that you are a god-level guide is fake?¡± Novi asked in dissatisfaction, ¡°I only came here because of the god-level guide, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t bother to come to Planet Yao.¡± ¡°True or not, we¡¯ll know after we test it.¡± The man in the dark purple uniform made a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth. At the next moment, a big tiger with yellow skin and black stripes suddenly appeared in the living room. It raised its head and roared, then pounced towards Xiao Mu. At that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu felt pain from his arm as Hawke gripped him tightly, and his heart stopped for a moment from seeing the tiger. This tiger looks the same as the Siberian tiger, but its body is much larger than the pictures he has seen. Its height is at least 1.5 meters. Just as the Siberian tiger is about to reach Xi¨¤o Mu, a giant black panther stood in front of him and opened its mouth wide, revealing its sharp canine teeth. At the same time, Leo stepped forward and blocked the Siberian tiger owner¡¯s hot gaze at Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Major General Leo, I heard of your name for a long time.¡± Leo said with a cold face and sharp eyes, ¡°Major General Thornton Rys, you are in Planet Yao¡¯s capital, you should restrain your behavior.¡± Thornton spread open his hands and smiled indifferently, ¡°Major General Leo, don¡¯t be so serious. It¡¯s just a little joke, we just want to confirm something.¡± He curled his lips playfully. ¡°Now I¡¯ve confirmed it¡­¡± Thornton narrowed his eyes evilly, ¡°I heard that the match rate between the God-level guide and all Level AA sentinels is over 90%. I am very curious because I have never encountered a guide who has over 50% match rate with me.¡± ¡°God-level guide, you might as well remove your spiritual barrier and let me experience it?¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression sank, and the pressure belonging to Level S sentinel rushed towards Thornton. Thornton¡¯s complexion stiffened for a moment, but then his complexion returned to normal as he released his own pressure to confront Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that Hawke¡¯s hand is shaking again. Turning his head, he realized that not only Hawke, but Zhao Meng¡¯s face also is pale as well, ¡°Hawke, what¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Hawke gritted his teeth and reluctantly said, ¡°The pressure is too strong.¡± Realization dawned and Xi¨¤o Mu called out, ¡°Leo, stop.¡± Novi, who also looked pale on the other side, kicked Thornton angrily, ¡°Major General Thornton, are you trying to murder the royal family?¡± Leo and Thornton restrained their pressure at the same time. Huo Tian embraced Zhao Meng and his gentle smile has disappeared. With an expressionless face, he said, ¡°The Huo family doesn¡¯t welcome unfriendly visitors. Please leave.¡± Novi got up and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu whose expression looked normal. He bit his lip and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t get affected at all. They are both Level SS sentinels, and your spiritual power is even stronger than them.¡± He paused for a while and then said, ¡°I lost, but I will continue to train, and one day I will surpass you.¡± Noga¡¯s face is not very good too because of the pressure from Level SS sentinels. He looked at Hawke and said, ¡°Sorry, but I won¡¯t give up on you. We are destined partners.¡± Hawke is half-leaning against Xi¨¤o Mu. When he heard this, he immediately stood up and said angrily, ¡°No, I won¡¯t marry you!¡± Thornton looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with an extremely aggressive gaze, ¡°God-level guide, we will meet again.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. The look Thornton gave him made him particularly uncomfortable. It¡¯s like a beast staring at a certain prey, making him feel dangerous. Leo watched the three people left with cold eyes and issued an order in his terminal for his men to pay close attention to their whereabouts, especially Thornton. At the door, the Planet Yan¡¯s envoys bumped into Lyle. Lyle raised his eyebrows and they greeted each other courteously. The group left and Lyle entered the house. ¡°Am I late?¡± Lyle greeted the owner of Huo¡¯s residence, then raised his eyebrows at Leo, ¡°You can¡¯t handle the three of them? Have you turned into a noob?¡± Lyle thought Leo asked him to come to help deal with the Planet Yan¡¯s trio. Leo snorted and glanced at Hawke. ¡°He wants to see you.¡± Ever since Lyle appeared, Xi¨¤o Mu can feel Hawke¡¯s hands trembling constantly. At first, he is worried for Hawke, but when he saw him blushing, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry. When Lyle¡¯s gaze fell on Hawke, Hawke subconsciously pulled away from Xi¨¤o Mu and stood upright, with a perfect military posture. Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the side and Leo followed him. Huo Tian frowned, but didn¡¯t say anything, and sat down on the sofa next to Zhao Meng. Lyle¡¯s beautiful fox eye blinked, and some light flashed in his eyes. With a hand supporting his chin, Lyle glanced at Hawke from top to bottom. Hawke¡¯s whole body became stiffer and his military posture became more erect. Lyle said, ¡°The military posture is good.¡± Then he turned his head to look at Leo, ¡°ff he¡¯s your people, why don¡¯t you let him enter the 1st Army? Besides, even if he wants to enter the 2nd Army, since he is your friend, he doesn¡¯t have to stand so seriously like in assessment.¡± Leo sneered, feeling once again that he is really stupid for asking Lyle how to chase people. Lyle¡¯s emotional intelligence is worse than his! Hawke¡¯s face blushed, and he couldn¡¯t maintain his posture anymore. Flustered, he quickly said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to enter the 2nd Army, oh, no, I want to enter the 2nd Army.¡± Hawke spouted things randomly and felt anxious and embarrassed. He wanted to show his best in front of his crush, but he always ended up embarrassing himself instead. Hawke bit his lip hard and stopped talking. Seeing Hawke lowering his head with a frustrated look and red ears, Lyle couldn¡¯t help feeling soft in his heart. His voice is gentle with a chuckle, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, say it slowly. Why do you want to see me?¡± Hawke looked up and saw Lyle¡¯s extremely beautiful face. There is only a faint smile and no trace of disapproval. Sensing it as a sign of encouragement, Hawke suddenly felt courageous again. ¡°I like you!¡± After Hawke finished saying that, he really wished to burrow underground. The confession he imagined in his mind countless times for so many years, he ended up yelling it at Lyle. Yes, Hawke got too excited and couldn¡¯t control his volume. People who didn¡¯t hear what he said will think that he is arguing with someone. ¡°I¡¯m, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Hawke¡¯s voice instantly become tinier. However, thinking that this might be his only chance, he straightened his waist. Hawke¡¯s handsome face is full of seriousness, and his sleek and pure eyes only reflected Lyle in it. ¡°I like you, I have liked you for a long time, you, can you marry me?¡± Hawke felt extremely shy in his heart, but he still mustered up the courage to finish the sentence in one breath. After that, Hawke saw Lyle opened his mouth to say something. Afraid of hearing words of rejection, he hurriedly said, ¡°I am a paramecium guide. Although my spiritual power is not high, I train every day so I will definitely get stronger in the future.¡± ¡°I have also studied medicine-making for a long time, and I will definitely be able to make medicines for you in the future. I will make sure that you get enough medicine in case you get into mental confusion.¡± ¡°Yes, even if my spiritual power is not as good as a high-level guide, I will definitely not let you get into an accident, I promise you.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes are reddish as he added, ¡°Please believe me. What I said is true, I am no worse than a high-level guide.¡± ¡°Silly.¡± Lyle sighed slightly, regretting the teasing he had made before. He raised his hand and rubbed the top of Hawke¡¯s hair. ¡°I agree.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Hawke blinked, staring blankly. ¡°Agree to what?¡± ¡°Agree to marry you,¡± Lyle smiled softly. ¡°Seeing you are so anxious, I will speed up the process and try to choose a good day for the wedding.¡± Then Lyle frowned as he said, ¡°Hmm, that is not acceptable. If the time is too tight, the wedding won¡¯t be grand enough, and you will be wronged.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not afraid. I don¡¯t want the wedding. It¡¯s okay if we go to get the marriage certificate now.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up. If it were not for self-restraint, he would have taken Lyle out of the house and get the marriage certificate right away. ¡°I don¡¯t agree!¡± Huo Tian cannot maintain his elegant face anymore, and now it¡¯s black like the bottom of a pot. The son he raised with care sent himself to other people¡¯s doors and the other party didn¡¯t even have to hook his finger. Huo Tian really couldn¡¯t understand how their Huo family as a business family could raise such a son who didn¡¯t seek benefit and loss himself in the process. ¡°Father.¡± Hawke looked at Huo Tian pitifully. He felt like he is dreaming at this moment. He hadn¡¯t thought that Lyle would agree to marry him. He is afraid that a little bit of trouble would wake him up from this dream. Huo Tian scowled and looked at Lyle, ¡°Major General Lyle, Hawke is just fooling around so why are you joining the play? You should already know that he is a guide, right? Do you know what it means to marry him?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Lyle said calmly. ¡°He will be the only one in my life.¡± If the sentinel marries an ordinary person, they can still divorce in the future. But after the sentinel gets together with a guide, they will only have each other. A sentinel guide pair is rarely forced to cut off the union, which is fatal to both parties. Moreover, except for criminals with serious sins, it is illegal to forcibly cut off the union. Hearing that, Hawke stared at Lyle blankly, and tears fell in big plops from his clear eyes. Zhao Meng saw it and glared at Huo Tian, ¡°What¡¯s there to disagree with? Isn¡¯t it great that our son¡¯s wish is going well? Are you still thinking about the 2 mining stars?¡± Huo Tian: ¡°I don¡¯t care for those¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine then,¡± Zhao Meng grabbed Huo Tian¡¯s hand and walked to the bedroom. ¡°Let¡¯s check our assets first and arrange for Hawke¡¯s dowry.¡± Lyle held Hawke with one hand and wiped his tears with the other. But the more he wiped away, the more came out. Lyle smiled bitterly, ¡°These are not eyes but a faucet ba? Stop crying, or your eyes will feel hurt later.¡± Hawke sobbed softly, ¡°I, I can¡¯t help it, I¡¯m so happy.¡± Lyle felt amused, ¡°Isn¡¯t one suppose to laugh in happiness, why cry?¡± Seeing Hawke still not stopping, he helplessly lowered his head and pressed his forehead at Hawke¡¯s forehead. Then he threatened, ¡°I will kiss you if you don¡¯t stop crying.¡± Hawke is stunned. Then he blinked, and the tears flowed more fiercely. His round eyes stared at Lyle as he said, ¡°Then I won¡¯t control it. I, I will continue to cry, and you must fulfill your threat.¡± Lyle is stunned for a moment, then he chuckled. Lowering his head, He dropped light kisses from Hawke¡¯s forehead to his cheek, and then he licked away the tears, ¡°Don¡¯t cry, or I won¡¯t kiss you anymore.¡± Hawke: ¡°¡­¡± Sentinel is really fickle. Hawke didn¡¯t dare to cry anymore and he looked at Lyle unmovingly. Lyle felt weak in his heart and kept pecking him, ¡°The Huo family¡¯s young master is so powerful when beating others. Turned out he is a crybaby.¡± Hawke blinked, ¡°You know me?¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Lyle rubbed Hawke¡¯s earlobe. ¡°Otherwise you thought I would marry a stranger?¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°You, weren¡¯t you moved by my confession?¡± Lyle pinched Hawke¡¯s nose, ¡°I¡¯m touched.¡± Hawke¡¯s heart felt tickled, ¡°No, really, how did you know about me? Did you agree to marry me because you took a liking in me before this?¡± ¡°Secret.¡± Lyle kissed Hawke¡¯s red nose and sat with him on the sofa opposite Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo. Only now that Hawke noticed there are still people here. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face and blushed, but his face is full of joy, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, Lyle agreed to marry me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt tired in his heart and replied, ¡°Yes, I saw and heard it. I want to thank you because I don¡¯t have to eat lunch anymore. I¡¯m full with dog food already.¡± The corners of Hawke¡¯s mouth couldn¡¯t be suppressed and they curved up. ¡°You heard it too, did you? So it¡¯s not my hallucinations or dreams.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t stand it and got up, ¡°Since you are okay, I will leave first.¡± At this moment, Huo Tian and Zhao Meng, who was preparing the dowry for Hawke, came to the hall again, and neither of them looked good. Huo Tian turned his face to the door and said, ¡°Golden Tower is here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat down again. He doesn¡¯t know what kind of attitude the Golden Tower will have regarding this matter. If their attitude is tough, then some things that have been planned for the future will have to be said now. CH 53 Chapter 53 Part 1 Golden Tower¡¯s plan Golden Tower¡¯s dean Qi Sai walked into Huo¡¯s residence living room and got slightly taken aback when he saw the 3 outsiders (Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo, & Lyle) aside from Huo¡¯s family members. After another look, he found that everyone¡¯s complexion is not very good, and even carried a vague look of alertness. Qi Sai shook his head and sighed. Huo Tian forced himself to greet politely, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Dean Qi Sai to come here in person, please sit down.¡± Qi Sai sat down and is about to speak, but Huo Tian already spoke out strongly. ¡°Hawke¡¯s sudden awakening (into a guide) is really surprising. He is used to living the life as an ordinary person. I am afraid that he is not used to living in Golden Tower. The Huo family does not lack the money to raise this son, so we won¡¯t bother Golden Tower.¡± Qi Sai became speechless. No matter how serious Huo Tian¡¯s expression is, he won¡¯t believe that Hawke had suddenly awakened into a guide. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he hurriedly said, ¡°I didn¡¯t come to take Hawke to the Golden Tower.¡± Hearing that, everyone present is surprised. Xi¨¤o Mu is more surprised than the rest, he sat straighter and his body leaned forward slightly to listen to what Qi Sai going to say next. Qi Sai arranged his expression and glanced over at the people in the room. Then he sighed lightly, ¡°The identities of everyone here are not simple, presumably you have all heard of the recent problem that happened in Golden Tower.¡± He sighed, ¡°I¡¯m really ashamed. The purpose of Golden Tower is to let the guides be well taken care of and prevent any harm unto them. But unexpectedly, bad intentions appeared in some people and they seized the loopholes in the Golden Tower¡¯s rules to use the guides to make money for themselves.¡± Having said that, Qi Sai looked at Leo and said, ¡°Thank you also to Major General Leo, or I¡¯m afraid I will still be in the dark.¡± Indeed, they all know about the recent events of the Golden Tower, and Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo are considered the initiators. When Kain is tried in the military court, all major media went frenzy over the news. However, Golden Tower was worried that it would cause panic among the guides, so few people knew the exact details. Hence, everyone here except Hawke knew about it. Kain got seriously injured on the battlefield, especially in his spiritual state. His first guide, Xi¨¤o Min, had weak spiritual power and was unable to help. In order to keep Kain alive, the Greene family conspired with the Director Nila of Golden Tower to forcibly cut off the union between Kain and Xi¨¤o Min. Then they arranged for Kain to tie the know with another guide, his current wife. Kain¡¯s wife¡¯s spiritual power is Level B. He was fooled by Director Nila and didn¡¯t know about the scam. He even thought that meeting Kain is a match made in Heaven for him. It is said that this incident has dealt a great blow to Kain¡¯s wife. For Golden Tower, this incident is just the beginning. The management of Golden Tower ushered in great turmoil. When Qi Sai thoroughly investigated the matter, he found out that Director Nila is problematic. Upon detailed investigation, Qi Sai discovered a series of shady scenes regarding guides¡¯ union. Qi Sai disposes of a group of people without hesitation. Golden Tower has done a good job in keeping the matter under wraps. Some guides have some guesses, and most of the guides don¡¯t know anything. This matter is not considered a secret in the upper echelons of military families. Hence, the family of these guides immediately brought the guides back to their homes under various reasons. Qi Sai looked ashamed as he said, ¡°I can hardly blame my management for such negligence, and even thought about resigning to make amends. But I can¡¯t rest assured with the current management, and I don¡¯t want to be a coward who resigned to escape the burden/trouble. When Golden Tower truly achieves the true purpose of the tower, I will immediately resign.¡± Qi Sai looked at Huo Tian, ¡°Actually, I¡¯m very surprised when I learned that Hawke is the guide. I have been thinking about the correct way to protect the guide recently and realized that the real protection is to make them stronger and have their own will.¡± He sighed lightly, ¡°If they could do this before, the guides would not grow up to be too naive and follow the arrangements by Nila blindly. However, I have studied the records of the Golden Tower guides regarding their physical strength and spiritual power for a long time, and found it difficult to make any improvements.¡± Qi Sai looked complicated for a moment but finally said, ¡°Golden Tower made the guides too comfortable in their comfort zone. Their abilities have been on a downward trend for many years. Before this, they only thought about their safety and didn¡¯t think too much about it. Now that bad incidents occur, they discovered a big mistake.¡± ¡°I was at a loss, thinking about how to change the status quo. Hawke gave me hope.¡± Qi Sai looked solemn, ¡°President Huo, the main purpose of my coming today is to ask you how you trained Hawke. As a guide, his physical fitness has reached level B, which is a surprise. And¡­¡± He glanced at Hawke before continuing, ¡°And as far as I know, Hawke is a paramecium guide. Prince Noga on the other hand is a Level AA sentinel, but their match rate managed to reach 65%, which is amazing.¡± The matching rate between sentinel and guide is not random. Although there are some rare surprises, the general trend is that the closer both people¡¯s spiritual power is, the higher their matching rate. This is also in line with biological instinct. If the guide and sentinel¡¯s spiritual power are similar, then the guide would be able to give the sentinel spiritual treatment. If the difference is too far, even if the pair got together, the guide will not be able to do anything to help with the sentinel¡¯s mental confusion, just like Xi¨¤o Min and Kain. Huo Tian saw that Qi Sai spoke sincerely, so his defensive attitude is slightly relaxed, ¡°Hawke started training since he is a child, and he has been exercising without stopping after awakening. His spiritual power has also increased recently, but he hasn¡¯t measured how much it is.¡± Qi Sai can understand why Hawke didn¡¯t measure his spiritual power. After all, the measurement data is connected to the network, which can easily reveal his identity. Qi Sai thought for a moment and paraphrased, ¡°So, after the guide is awakened and sent to the Golden Tower, they must start training their physical strength. Or better, we should promote training for everyone to start from an early age.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Do you think this needs to be preached? The empire respects the strong. It has long been a habit for citizens to train since childhood. Only the awakened guides are deprived of this training habit.¡± Lyle raised his eyebrows and lightly tapped his chin. He said his guess, ¡°Perhaps there are guides who tried to train upon entering the Golden Tower, but if they fall or got hurt somewhere, the Golden Tower staff will make a fuss and prohibit such activities in the future, right?¡± Qi Sai¡¯s expression looked slightly unnatural. It is obvious that Lyle¡¯s guess hits the bullseye. Qi Sai helplessly replied, ¡°Guides are too weak and too important, so it can¡¯t be helped that we got too cautious.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Facts have proved that guides are not that weak. Although they might not be as good as sentinels, it is not a problem for them to reach the level of ordinary people.¡± Qi Sai nodded, ¡°You are right,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and added, ¡°Your physical strength has improved very quickly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and admitted, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m much better than before. I have been keeping up with my training.¡± Qi Sai¡¯s eyes shimmered slightly and his expression became excited, ¡°Both of your experiences are very precious information. It convinced me that it is feasible for guides to join the gym class at Golden Tower. Without the facts before my eyes, I would not dare to make a decision lightly.¡± He asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Can you tell me how is your exercise schedule? You should know, the physical fitness of guides is generally low. If the intensity is too high, it may be counterproductive.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll transfer it to you,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu transferred his improved PE arrangement to Qi Sai while reminding, ¡°Everyone¡¯s situation is different, and people of the same level of physical strength are not the same as well.¡± He paused before adding, ¡°I¡¯ll suggest you buy a few spiritual power measurement devices from the Zhao company, as well as custom-made physical fitness measurement devices. After knowing the accurate spiritual power and physical fitness of each guide, assignment better exercise arrangement will be smoother.¡± ¡°Also, when the remaining value of their physical strength is left only 20%, they must stop exercise in time to ensure that no harm will be caused to their body.¡± Qi Sai noted down the measurement device that Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I have heard of the spiritual power measurement device. In fact, I have been paying attention to Delish. I admire your actions.¡± He hesitated a bit before asking, ¡°You should understand that the medicine-making technique that you have is a hugely valuable asset. In fact, I don¡¯t understand why did you make it public?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu realized that this talk is a good opportunity. When he heard of Qi Sai¡¯s purpose of coming today, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but feel happy. He felt that it would be easier to persuade Golden Tower to change their stand than he thought before. It is fortunate that though Golden Tower has a shady operation going on, it has nothing to do with Qi Sai. With the support of the dean himself, the suggestions for changes will be easier to approve. Smiling, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°My purpose is very simple. In fact, it is the same as yours, which is hoping that guides will be stronger. What you think to improve are their spiritual power and physical fitness. I agree, but I don¡¯t think it is comprehensive enough.¡± ¡°I made the medicine-making skill public so that all guides can learn to make it themselves. Then they will have skills and the ability to support themselves independently, rather than relying on Golden Tower alone.¡± ¡°Of course, I am not generous. My ultimate goal is to make Golden Tower similar to White Tower, which is not a place of imprisonment, but a place to learn. When the guide meets the conditions and level of ability, they can come out of the tower and choose freely the life they want to live. They can choose the partner they like, which is not limited to the sentinels in the graduation party.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, his eyes curved slightly as if seeing all the scenes being realized. Only in this way guides can appear in the public, and let sentinels and ordinary people get accustomed to their existence. Then, guides appearing on the street will not cause a commotion, and they can live a normal life. ¡°This,¡± Qi Sai is shocked by the idea Xi¨¤o Mu said, but came back to his senses, ¡°Guides leaving the Golden Tower will be very dangerous. You should understand that the attraction of a guide to sentinel cannot be blocked by anyone.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is still smiling as he replied, ¡°Indeed. Hence, I also have this in consideration when letting the guide learn medicine-making. Sentinel wanted a guide as their partner. Other than following their sentinel nature, it¡¯s also because of the guide¡¯s ability (spiritual treatment).¡± ¡°You should already know the efficacy of the pills made by guides. When a large number of such medicine appear on the market, sentinel can buy them at any time. Mental confusion can be treated by taking the medicine, and they don¡¯t no need to worry about the same problem with guide pheromone agent, which too much usage will lose its effectiveness.¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth curved up, ¡°The medicine is even easier to use than the sentinel going to the guide hospital for treatment. Do you think with this convenience, sentinels will still put a strong attachment to the guide?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu knew that if he wanted to persuade Qi Sai, he had to go all out. Qi Sai¡¯s current state of mind is already leaning close to his ideas, and right now is the best time. He swiftly added, ¡°Besides, the Golden Tower will teach the guide to build a spiritual barrier. After enhancing their physical fitness and spiritual power, and even learning how to attack with spiritual power for their self-protection, guides will be allowed to leave Golden Tower after meeting the assessment conditions.¡± ¡°The current law in the country favors guides, so guides are actually very safe outside. Just in case, Golden Tower can set up a guide protection association outside the tower to give enough protection to them.¡± Qi Sai caught something in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words, ¡°Attach with spiritual power?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. ¡°Guides has been carrying their identity as an assistant and medical provider for too long, that people forgot about their attack power. In fact, guides¡¯ attack ability is not weak, just that it is reflected in their spiritual power.¡± Qi Sai is very interested in this, ¡°You know how to use it?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Qi Sai¡¯s body unconsciously leaned towards Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°What you said today deeply enlightens me. I have to admit that it makes me excited that I can¡¯t wait to see the day when it comes true, but¡­¡± ¡°But, the Golden Tower¡¯s teaching about spiritual power may not be perfect, especially how to attack with spiritual power. I will make a complete course plan when I go back. I sincerely invite you, Xi¨¤o Mu, to be a teacher of the spiritual power attack course.¡± Thinking of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s dislike of entering the Golden Tower, Qi Sai added, ¡°The course will not be too tight and it will not tire you. Also, you can enter and exit the Golden Tower freely.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by the proposal, he didn¡¯t expect something like this to happen. He couldn¡¯t help thinking about the request. To be honest, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that there is nothing for him to teach. All the guide has to do is just attacking the opponent¡¯s spiritual state with their spiritual filaments. If he really went to teach, the lesson will be over in 3 minutes. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to, I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult for us to find a teacher to teach the course.¡± Qi Sai looked embarrassed when he said that. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and nodded, ¡°I agree, but I have to be honest, the principle is very simple. After the initial lesson, the guide just needs to constantly practice. So, after I taught the students about the basics, I will choose the few best students to continue the lesson. I¡¯m won¡¯t be a full-time teacher.¡± ¡°Of course, if the students encountered any problem, you can contact me at any time and I will try my best to find a solution.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu may not have a deep understanding of spiritual power, he has a system and top-level spiritual power to back him up, which is a strong advantage over ordinary guides. Satisfied with their discussion, Qi Sai stood up and said, ¡°I have disturbed you enough today, let¡¯s say goodbye first.¡± He wanted to go back to the office quickly and set up a new plan for the development of the Golden Tower. Qi Sai has a faint hunch in his heart that Golden Tower would undergo a historical change in his hand. He clenched a fist and vowed to devote his life to this change as the amends for his previous negligence. Chapter 53 Part 2 Golden Tower¡¯s plan After Qi Sai left, Zhao Meng breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Huo Tian to their room, saying, ¡°Since the issue with Golden Tower is resolved, there¡¯s nothing to stop Hawke¡¯s marriage. To prevent Planet Yan from doing any tricks, it is better to set the dowry as quickly as possible.¡± On the other hand, Hawke is full of excitement and stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with red eyes and admiration, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you are so amazing. You actually convinced the principal of Golden Tower to accept your suggestions!¡± Lyle looked at Hawke¡¯s cute appearance and couldn¡¯t help reaching out to rub his hair. Hawke saw that and his eyes curved with smiles. Just as Lyle¡¯s hand is about to touch him, he leaned forward, looking eager to be touched. Lyle chuckled, satisfying his request. Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he can¡¯t stay in this place any longer. ¡°I¡¯m not that amazing. It¡¯s mainly because Dean Qi Sai wanted to change so things are going smoothly than I expected. Of course, Golden Tower¡¯s changes will harm the interests of some people. When the 1st batch of guides pass the assessment1, someone will definitely voice their strong objection. But don¡¯t worry about that, that¡¯s for the future anyway.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got up and waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯m leaving first, remember to notify me when the wedding date is set.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes glowed and he made no secret of his good mood, ¡°Okay, I want you to be my best man!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed, ¡°No problem.¡± Hawke is his first good friend here, and Xi¨¤o Mu also wants to personally see him gain happiness. Leo went out with Xi¨¤o Mu, and when they walked to the door, Leo glanced back at the 2 people hugging each other in the living room, with a puzzled expression on his face. Lyle has low EQ but he easily managed to get a partner he likes, not to mention his partner delivered himself to the door! Leo thought for a while, and recalled an old saying ¡®Fortune favors fools¡¯. Lyle has a high IQ, but a low EQ, hence in terms of feelings, he can be called a fool. Seeing Leo¡¯s serious expression, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Or is there something wrong with what I just said to Qi Sai?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply and shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± Leo paused before adding, ¡°You said it well. Don¡¯t worry about your plan getting disrupted in the future. The 1st Army will definitely support you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched his ears, it really started to get hot again. Leo¡¯s gaze is too deep so Xi¨¤o Mu felt like Leo can see straight into his heart, without any means of hiding it. ¡°En, I¡¯m not worried.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu whispered. He had already made arrangements. By then, those who voiced their objection would become their strong supporters instead. After returning to Louis¡¯s apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu received a call from Zhao Sheng, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, the measurement device for medicine has been made, but we need the data to adjust the value precisely.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about it and said, ¡°We will need different pills with various efficiency for the adjustment. I will try to make some as soon as possible and mail them to your company.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Zhao Sheng replied and asked again, ¡°Have you met Qi Sai? He just bought 50 spiritual power measurement devices and custom-made physical fitness devices. He said you are the one who suggested it to him.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°When you go to Huo¡¯s residence, you can ask Hawke about the specifics. Also, he will give you a big surprise.¡± Zhao Sheng wondered, ¡°Surprise?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± After hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but smiled. The news of marriage is a surprise. Xi¨¤o Mu went back to the room and made a pill each with various recovery values. Louis¡¯s apartment did not have any medicine-making equipment and the medicine Xi¨¤o Mu made through the system had a fixed value, which is not enough data. He thought about contacting Gu Miao to ask him to use different materials and control his spiritual power to make more medicine. Then Gu Miao can send them to him to check the value, and he could mail everything together to the Zhao company. Gu Miao heard that it is to help Zhao Sheng, and immediately agreed happily, ¡°That¡¯s great, thank you, Xi¨¤o Mu. If it weren¡¯t for you, I don¡¯t know what I can do for Ah Sheng. I can finally help with his career. I am so happy! I will make the pills as soon as possible.¡± ¡°En, just make 1 of each kind and don¡¯t consume too much spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu worried that Gu Miao would be too excited and didn¡¯t pay attention to his usage of spiritual power. ¡°I will pay attention.¡± Gu Miao answered obediently. Xi¨¤o Mu put the pills separately and looked for paper and pen to write the numbers on each bottle. However, after searching around, he couldn¡¯t find any paper and pen at all. After thinking about it carefully, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that people here on this planet rely on their terminals to contact other people. Classes and homework are also done via terminals, so it seems that pen and paper are not needed. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the 5 identical porcelain bottles and secretly worried if he should visit Zhao¡¯s company in person? Thinking of the recent incidents that happened when he went out, Xi¨¤o Mu really didn¡¯t want to go out. Xi¨¤o Mu put the porcelain bottles back into the space storage and walked out of the room. When he passed Leo¡¯s room, he saw Leo sitting on the sofa not far from the door, looking at the virtual screen with a serious expression. Leo noticed someone¡¯s presence and turned his head to look over. The next moment, he immediately closed his terminal, his face slightly uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. That moment when Leo turned his head, Xi¨¤o Mu saw the screen and it has a pink header! Xi¨¤o Mu knew because he got curious about all kinds of dramas in this world before and explored it. He is very sure that Leo was watching a romance drama! The genre of the various dramas on this planet will be indicated in different colors at the top of the screen. Romance is pink, horror is black, professional-style drama is striped, military-related is military green, and medical show is white. Not only is the color displayed when you watch it, but the cover of the show is also displayed in the same way. It is very convenient for the viewer to find the thing they want to watch in the pool of selections. Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of what Leo had said before. So Leo is learning how to pursue him through watching romance dramas? Seeing Leo¡¯s defined face showing embarrassment and a reddish face, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help feeling moved. A feeling swelled in his heart, and a little bitterness inexplicably appeared. Leo¡¯s usual temperament should be aggressive and bold instead of this. ¡°Feeling anywhere uncomfortable?¡± Finding Xi¨¤o Mu standing in a daze, Leo couldn¡¯t help worrying. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his senses and he looked up at Leo. His lips moved but he didn¡¯t know what to say. Xi¨¤o Mu was going to ask the housekeeper, but he finally asked, ¡°Any paper and pen?¡± ¡°Paper and pen?¡± Leo is surprised by the question and thought for a while. ¡°Grandfather should have it in his study. He occasionally practices ancient calligraphy. Do you want to practice too?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took out the 2 porcelain bottles and talked about the medicine measurement device. ¡°I want to write the value on the paper and stick it on the bottle as a mark so that I don¡¯t have to personally go to Zhao¡¯s company to explain.¡± Leo took the porcelain bottle and looked at it. ¡°It¡¯s just that?¡± ¡°En.¡± Leo said, ¡°You don¡¯t need paper and pen for this,¡± he looked back at the room and added, ¡°come in and sit for a while.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat down on the sofa in Leo¡¯s room. Leo rummaged through the bedside table and finally found a small fruit knife. He walked over to sit down next to Xi¨¤o Mu and tapped the bottle with the knife, ¡°What do you want to carve on this?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu let Leo hold the porcelain bottle while he opened the cap to look at the pills in the bottle, ¡°1000.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s action pulled the distance between them closer, and his long hair that fell swept Leo¡¯s neck. Leo¡¯s hand that is holding the knife suddenly tightened, and his eyes darkened. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t notice and turned his head. After checking the pills in the bottle, he then sat back to watch Leo use a knife to carve numbers on the bottle. Leo has excellent control over his strength. When the number 1000 is engraved, the porcelain bottle is not damaged in the slightest. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up. He took the carved bottle and handed another bottle to Leo, ¡°100.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu showing a delighted look, Leo¡¯s complexion softened, and a smile appeared in his eyes. Leo felt peaceful in his heart. He never thought that doing such a small thing will make the other party this happy. After engraving 5 porcelain bottles with numbers, Leo asked, ¡°Are there any more?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°Usually I will use a different color to distinguish which porcelain bottle for which pill. But I only have extra white porcelain bottles for now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu paused before adding, ¡°If I have too many types of medicine in the future and not enough porcelain bottles to distinguish, can I ask you to engrave the mark for me?¡± Leo¡¯s eyes moved slightly and locked on Xi¨¤o Mu as if trying to see what Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking in his heart by that. His voice sounded deep as he said, ¡°Of course, as much as you want.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red and his heart is pounding. He got up in a panic, ¡°Thank you.¡± After saying that, Xi¨¤o Mu moved to walk out but he didn¡¯t notice his footing and stepped on Leo¡¯s foot, causing him to stagger forward. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in his heart that it is too embarrassing to fall face down like this. But before he fell to the ground, a pair of powerful hands caught him by the waist. The next moment, Xi¨¤o Mu felt dizzy as his body turned 180 degrees. When he opened his eyes, he saw Leo¡¯s handsome face. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced away and realized that Leo is sitting on the sofa while he is lying in Leo¡¯s arms. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face flushed and he struggled to get up. Leo is worried but couldn¡¯t help being amused as well, ¡°Don¡¯t struggle. If you really fell, you will get hurt and I will feel it too.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt even more embarrassed upon hearing those words. He forced himself to calm down and stood up, ¡°Thank you,¡± he added, ¡°and I¡¯m sorry to cause you trouble.¡± Leo leaned on the sofa and looked up at Xi¨¤o Mu with a chuckle, ¡°I hope for more of this kind of ¡®trouble¡¯. The more the better.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t stand it, thinking that the romance drama in this world is too powerful. Leo¡¯s ability to sweet talk skyrocketed like a rocket after watching those. Xi¨¤o Mu touched the side of his face, it felt hot. Even if he didn¡¯t look in the mirror, he knew he must be blushing. As Xi¨¤o Mu walked out, he said, ¡°I¡¯m going back to my room.¡± ¡°En.¡± Leo nodded, his gaze stuck to Xi¨¤o Mu and his expression happy. His little guide felt something about him. Leo reminded himself that he must be restrained and not frighten him. He must have enough patience. Not long after Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his room, the housekeeper robot knocked on the door. Feeling puzzled, Xi¨¤o Mu opened the door and saw the robot standing outside with a lot of bags in its hand. The robot entered the room and its blue eyes flashed, quickly scanning the room. Then it put the bags on an empty spot and walked outside. ¡°Wait, I didn¡¯t buy anything!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shouted, but the robot did not answer him. It went back downstairs to stand at its designated spot. Xi¨¤o Mu stood outside the door speechlessly as he watched the robot disappear in the corner. Leo walked out from the room beside and said, ¡°Those are the clothes I bought for you. If you don¡¯t like it, I¡¯ll change to another one.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Why did you suddenly buy clothes for me?¡± Leo said, ¡°You have too few clothes. If you are still refusing, take it as my thanks for giving treatment to my grandpa.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t say any words to refuse, ¡°I¡¯ll accept it this time, but don¡¯t buy again in the future. I have enough clothes to wear.¡± His requirements for clothes are not high. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu is willing to accept his gifts, Leo is very satisfied, ¡°Okay, tell me if there is anything that is not enough. I will buy it for you.¡± Leo¡¯s eager expression made Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless and he could only say, ¡°I don¡¯t need anything for the time being.¡± Not long after, Xi¨¤o Mu received the pills from Gu Miao. After checking the value of the pills, he asked Leo to help engrave numbers on the bottles and put them separately. Then he mailed everything to Zhao¡¯s company. ¡­ In the next few days, Xi¨¤o Mu did not go out and continued to give spiritual treatment to Louis every day. Ren and Leo got busier day by day, especially Ren, who would sometimes return to the apartment after midnight. Ren would go to check Louis¡¯ situation as soon as he returned to the apartment before going to rest in the bedroom. In a blink of an eye, 1st November has arrived. When Xi¨¤o Mu woke up, both Ren and Leo are nowhere to be seen. He washed out and found 2 more guards at the corner of the stairs. Reaching downstairs, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Ah Da and Kai Men in the living room. As he eats his breakfast, the housekeeper robot relayed Ren and Leo¡¯s messages to him. They basically had the same meaning, which is not to go out and pay attention to safety. After the meal, Qiao arrived. The moment he saw Xi¨¤o Mu while tidying up his clothes, he exaggeratedly said, ¡°My God! I am finally allowed to enter the house. I seriously suspected that they did the inspection to take advantage of me!¡± Feeling amused, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Qiao¡¯s hair like ruffled chicken feathers and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Even your hair has been checked?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Qiao sighed, ¡°I only went out to check the progress of the enhanced Quantum Glass. I will never go out again, I don¡¯t want to get frisked anymore.¡± Looking at Qiao¡¯s appearance, Xi¨¤o Mu could guess how tight is the security of the apartment even though he did not go out. He smiled, ¡°Go and see Lieutenant General Louis, he should be able to wake up this morning.¡± When all the dark red color disappeared and turned into normal red, and Louis¡¯s spiritual state returned to glow brightly, Joe yelled, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis¡¯s spiritual power is recovering!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up and he used the Pin Hold skill on Louis. As the buff counted down, Louis¡¯s spiritual power gradually increased. The moment the buff disappeared, Louis¡¯s eyelids moved and he slowly opened his eyes. CH 54 Chapter 54 Part 1 Celebration Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Louis nervously while Qiao stood beside the bed holding his breath. After Louis¡¯s gaze changed from dazed to sober, Qiao lowered his face to face Louis. ¡°Do you remember who you are?¡± Qiao asked. Louis¡¯s lips moved slightly, then furrowed his sword-like eyebrows. His lips closed and opened, his voice hoarse and low, ¡°Louis.¡± ¡°Ohh, it¡¯s a miracle! Do you know how scared I am that you will become a fool after waking up?¡± Qiao exaggerated while making notes on his terminal. Xi¨¤o Mu poured a glass of warm water and asked Qiao, ¡°Can Lieutenant General Louis drink water now?¡± Qiao glanced at Louis¡¯s condition, ¡°Yes, that broken voice needs to drink some water to get better.¡± Holding the glass, Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated whether to support Louis to sit up but Louis acted first. He put his right hand on the bed and sat up by himself. So Xi¨¤o Mu quickly passed the glass to him. Louis took the glass and drank half a glass of water in a gulp, ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°You are welcome.¡± He continued to use Pin Hold on Louis to recover his spiritual power. After Louis drank some water, his throat felt more comfortable. He raised his hand and took a glance at the terminal. Immediately, Louis lifted his quilt to get out of bed. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Qiao asked in dissatisfaction, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis, please remember that you are a patient. Please don¡¯t move around while your body is not fully recovered. I will now do a comprehensive inspection of your spiritual state.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± Louis pursed his thin lips. ¡°The celebration has already begun, I have to rush over.¡± While operating the medical instrument, Qiao asked, ¡°What¡¯s the rush? The marshal might get distracted upon seeing you instead. Many envoys from other planets came this year, so marshal can¡¯t make any mistakes.¡± Louis¡¯s voice did not fluctuate in the slightest, ¡°I want him to see me and know that I have recovered. I want to reassure him.¡± Seeing Louis sitting on the side of the bed and started to put on his shoes, Qiao felt so anxious that he wanted to jump around, ¡°Although we have been giving you nutrient solution during your coma, the fact is you have not eaten anything for so many days. Your physical fitness has reached the limit. You don¡¯t want the marshall to see fainting in front of him, right?¡± Louis finished putting on his shoes and stood up. Then his body shook. This strange weak state made his brows tighten. Louis stretched out his hand to Qiao, ¡°Give me some nutrient solution.¡± With a firm expression, Qiao glared at Louis for a few seconds but is helplessly defeated. He took out 2 bottles of nutrient solutions and said, ¡°It¡¯s useless for you to eat right now. To replenish physical strength, you need to rest. How about you lie down now and I will give you an infusion?¡± Louis took the nutrient solution and drank it all, then put the empty bottle on the bedside table, ¡°I want to see him.¡± After Louis woke up, he felt a strong surrealistic sense. He thought he is bound to die, but unexpectedly, he is still alive. When he thinks of Ren, his heart hurts terribly. Ren must be very sad when he saw him unconscious. Moreover, this incident happened during the empire¡¯s celebration. He used to accompany Ren to the celebration every year, so he knew how tiring it would be for Ren. Qiao glared at Louis, ¡°So everything I said just now is all in vain? Why are you so stubborn?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched as Louis picking formal clothes from the closet, he is obviously determined. Louis had no expression on his face, but his words are very straightforward ¨C he wanted to see Ren. Xi¨¤o Mu had seen the sadness on Ren¡¯s face when Louis is in a coma. After seeing how Ren and Louis interact, Xi¨¤o Mu could probably guess Louis¡¯ thoughts in his heart. Understood that he and Qiao couldn¡¯t persuade Louis, Xi¨¤o Mu took a look at Louis¡¯s physical strength value that is less than 10%. Then he took out a mid-grade boost pill and handed it to Louis. ¡°Lieutenant General Louis, if you are determined to go, please take this medicine. It will make you feel better and the marshal won¡¯t be so worry when he saw you.¡± Louis threw the clothes he selected on the bed and asked, ¡°You are the one who treated me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes. Fortunately, Lieutenant General Louis did not give up hope when you are in danger.¡± According to Qiao, Louis forced himself into a fake death state at the critical moment. If he is slow to make this decision even for a second, he might have really died. Louis ate the boost pill and started to unbutton his clothing. Realizing something, he then said, ¡°You two go out first, I want to change clothes.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu is a little embarrassed because he knows too well what that means. Although Louis said ¡®you two¡¯, but in reality, he(XM) is the only one who really needs to go out. He walked out the door quickly and Qiao rolled his eyes, ¡°So troublesome.¡± After they walked out of the door, Qiao grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu and asked with fiery eyes, ¡°What medicine did you give Lieutenant General Louis just now? What¡¯s the effect? It will help to recover physical strength?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu secretly sighed at Qiao¡¯s keenness. However, thinking that Qiao would be able to detect it anyway when he saw Louis later, Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Qiao looked excited. He laughed twice, like those strange uncles, and asked, ¡°Is there any more? Give me one for research purposes!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, this medicine is not going to be released to the public for the time being so please keep it secret.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Qiao is reluctant to give up, and persuaded, ¡°You should know that there is no medicine that could instantly recover physical stamina. This is a great discovery, and it will definitely cause a sensation when it is announced.¡± ¡°At present, the main medicine is to restore spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. Qiao puzzledly asked, ¡°There is no conflict between the two.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly explained, ¡°Everyone¡¯s spiritual power is limited. Right now, there is a large demand for spiritual power medicine in the market. After the guides have learned how to make that medicine, then the medicine for physical strength will be announced.¡± Qiao tilted his head and thought for a while, ¡°I still don¡¯t understand but you have your plans.¡± He laughed again, ¡°Then just give me one. I¡¯m fine with the lowest efficiency, I just want it for research.¡± Qiao raised both hands, ¡°I promise not to spread a word about this. I¡¯ll secretly do the research alone in the laboratory without anyone seeing it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t do anything with Qiao. When he saw Qiao starting to swear/making an oath with various styles, he took out a low-grade boost pill, ¡°Here you are.¡± Qiao immediately relaxed his eyebrows and smiled. Taking the medicine carefully, Qiao immediately stored it in his space storage. He proudly said, ¡°Look, I will never let people discover it.¡± At this moment, the bedroom door opened and the two looked back. They saw Louis wearing a neat military uniform. Louis¡¯s face is clean, it seems that he had cleaned the stubbles that appeared when he is in a coma. The bangs on his forehead are slightly wet, and he had obviously washed his face. Qiao circled Louis with bright eyes, ¡°Oh God, that¡¯s amazing. No matter who sees you, they won¡¯t be able to tell that you only just woke up after being in a coma for so long.¡± He walked around to Louis, and asked with expectation and excitement, ¡°How do you feel? How much energy did you recover?¡± Louis bypassed Qiao and walked towards the living room, ¡°Almost half.¡± Hearing that, Qiao is stunned. If almost half, wouldn¡¯t that means Louis recovered at least 4,000 points of his stamina? When Louis saw Ah Da and Kai Men, he swept his gaze around, and immediately knew that the security of the apartment had been upgraded to a special level. Ah Da and Kai Men saluted him. Louis nodded and turned back to Xi¨¤o Mu who was following him, ¡°I will go alone, you stay here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is a little worried, but he also knew he had better not go out now, ¡°How about let Kai Men lead a team to follow you?¡± ¡°No need.¡± By now, Qiao had already recovered from the shock. Hearing this, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll follow Lieutenant General Louis. After all, he has just woken up. If the marshal knew that I let the patient leave alone, he would definitely blame me. The guards can stay here, we won¡¯t be in any danger.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. There are very few people who knew about Louis¡¯s situation. Moreover, they are in the capital so they don¡¯t need to be too careful. Too much precaution makes him look like he has a sense of persecution. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say anything and Louis drove the aircraft with Qiao, heading directly to the imperial hall. Xi¨¤o Mu sat in the living room and turned on the terminal to watch the live broadcast of the celebration on the Empire Channel. He enlarged the screen to 20 inches and said to Ah Da and Kai Men, ¡°Let¡¯s watch together, don¡¯t be too nervous.¡± The live broadcast is showing Ren¡¯s speech. Although he is over a hundred years old, he has a handsome face and is an extraordinary talker. There are a lot of people confessing to him in the comment barrage. While watching the broadcast, Xi¨¤o Mu took out all kinds of nuts stored in the system backpack and placed them on the table. Then he ordered the household robot to pour 3 cups of warm water. After that, he said to Ah Da and Kai Men, ¡°No need to be polite, just eat whatever you want.¡± Ah Da made himself comfortable. He stayed beside Xi¨¤o Mu for a period of time already so he is not very restrained, especially Xi¨¤o Mu always had something to do. The guards are often bored, and they would also eat and chat to pass the time. Kai Men didn¡¯t even move his eyebrows, as if he hadn¡¯t seen the snacks, and stared straight at the screen. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t force him though. With the leisurely feeling of watching TV in his previous life, he watched Ren seriously talking about the future while eating snacks. CH 55 When Xi¨¤o Mu heard Greene mention Mitte, his face became serious. He asked, ¡°Which envoy? Can you describe his appearance?¡± Greene said, ¡°Not in the envoys, it¡¯s a waiter. He has white skin and a thin body¡­¡± Greene recalled Mitte¡¯s appearance, racking his brains to think of adjectives. He wanted to say that Mitte looked gloomy, but he only opened his mouth and didn¡¯t say it. Greene knew that Mitte is a bad guy, but Mitte treated him well. Xi¨¤o Mu heard this and thought about the many waiters at the banquet. The description is too crude and difficult to find, so he said, ¡°I will try to get a recording of the CCTV later, can you help to circle his picture?¡± Greene stayed silent for a moment before saying, ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hung up the call and turned to Ah Da, ¡°Can I get the monitoring video of the banquet as soon as possible? I need the video before and after the sentinels turned manic.¡± Ah Da nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± Ah Da didn¡¯t ask more. He heard what Xi¨¤o Mu said during his call, and he could probably guess it¡¯s some useful information from the person who contacted Xi¨¤o Mu. The video is soon transmitted to the Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal, and Xi¨¤o Mu forwarded the video to Greene. Soon after, Greene sent a picture to Xi¨¤o Mu. It is a screenshot from the video. In the picture, a man in a burgundy waiter suit is circled by a red circle. The man wore a ceremony staff hat and raised his head slightly behind the chaotic crowd, revealing a too pale face. His expression is cold, but there is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. It looked chilly to see. Xi¨¤o Mu sent a message to thank Greene and then contacted Leo. He repeated what Greene told him, and at the same time transferred the picture with Mitte in the circle. After a while, Leo replied, ¡°I saw him on Planet Jiu, it should be correct.¡± After Leo sent the message, he told Ren about it while Ren has some free time in hand. Then, he left the banquet hall. He ordered his men to start investigating the waiters and went to the person in charge of the banquet to get the list of waiters. Leo frowned and stood in the office while watching the person in charge confirm whether everyone is present according to the name list. ¡°What?¡± 5 minutes later, the person in charge contacted more than 20 people, and his voice suddenly rose sharply, ¡°When was it? Look for him and stop him.¡± The man hung up the call and said to Leo, ¡°5 minutes ago, a waiter named Temi suddenly had diarrhea and went to the bathroom.¡± ¡°Temi?¡± Leo snorted coldly. Such a lazy fake name. The person in charge said, ¡°I have asked the team leader to search for him. We will definitely find him.¡± However, the next moment the person in charge got ¡®a slap on the face¡¯. After hearing the reply from the group leader, his face turned pale, ¡°Temi is gone.¡± Leo¡¯s expression darkened, ¡°Check the surveillance camera, and¡­¡± he looked at the person in charge sharply, ¡°prepare to explain why an unidentified outsider can serve as a waiter on an important occasion like the state banquet.¡± The person in charge became more nervous, ¡°It was my negligence. I will review myself carefully.¡± After saying that, the man didn¡¯t dare to be sloppy and immediately pulled out the monitoring of the first 10 minutes, and then called the team leader to ask where he last saw Temi. Then, he cut the monitoring about Temi separately. Temi, that is, Mitte in the banquet hall, clutching his stomach and speaking with the group leader with an uncomfortable face, left the banquet hall. However, instead of going to the bathroom, he went to the kitchen garbage cleaning area. He stood under the monitor at the last corner of the path. Suddenly, he raised his head to look at the monitor with cold eyes, then raised his hand. A sound of electric current came and the view disappeared. The view disappeared for about 10 seconds, then returned to normal. Mitte is no longer visible. In other monitoring videos, 10 seconds is easy to attract attention. But this is the garbage cleaning area, so these 10 seconds of blank screen are ignored. Leo frowned and sent Mitte¡¯s photo to the 1st Army headquarter. He issued a strict order to catch Mitte as soon as possible, not forgetting to remind his men not to take him lightly. Mitte had many attacking instruments on his body. After giving the order, Leo contacted Kai Men again and instructed the apartment security to stay alert at all times. They also have to report to him every half an hour and no one is allowed to visit. Leo is really worried, Mitte looked weak, but he had advanced equipment in his hands. That is too dangerous. Mitte, who had left the banquet hall, is standing in front of an apartment at this moment. He is wearing a blue sweater and slacks of the same color. His posture relaxed, without any panic. After Mitte knocked on the door, and the door is quickly opened. A delicate face is revealed and the occupant can be heard asking, ¡°Who is it?¡± When Mitte¡¯s expressionless face saw Greene¡¯s widened and shocked eyes, his anger instantly disappeared. Before Greene could react, Mitte reached out to put his hand on Greene¡¯s shoulder and pushed him into the room. Then he closed the door with his other hand. After moments of shock, Greene returned to his senses, and couldn¡¯t help trembling, ¡°You, why are you here?¡± Even if Green doesn¡¯t know the specific situation, he can guess that the military must be looking for Mitte everywhere now. Mitte¡¯s expression turned sullen. He squeezed Greene¡¯s chin, and looked down at him, ¡°Why can¡¯t I be here? My little Greene, do you know that I¡¯ve made a decision long ago? As long as you don¡¯t think of me, I will never come to see you. But¡­ you happen to remember me.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Flustered by Mitte¡¯s gloomy eyes, Greene subconsciously wanted to refute. ¡°No?¡± Mitte snorted coldly. ¡°My photos are probably circulated all over the military department at the moment, right? It¡¯s all because of you.¡± Mitte stroked the side of Greene¡¯s face with his fingers, ¡°To be honest, I am touched. There were so many people in the picture at the time. I only looked up but in a moment, but you notice me.¡± Greene¡¯s lips trembled, ¡°You, how do you know?¡± Mitte seemed to be pleased by these words. He squinted his eyes and leaned close to Greene¡¯s ear, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I can¡¯t bear to part with Little Greene. Although I have decided not to take the initiative to find you, but I thought what if you missed me?¡± ¡°Thinking about it, if I can¡¯t see you, I have to at least be able to hear you. Your apartment,¡± Mitte paused. ¡°This is the 5th day of your stay, right?¡± ¡°Thanks to you for changing your apartment. If it was the apartment before, I¡¯m afraid it will take me a lot of work to find you. ¡± The apartments near Louis¡¯s apartment were all bought by the military at high prices. Since Kain is exiled, no one in the Greene family is checking on Greene. So, Greene sold the apartment1 for a large price. The money he got is enough for him to live a stable life. Greene then bought a small apartment in an ordinary residential area. Compared with the previous apartment, he prefers the current one. Although the security is not as good as the previous apartment, there¡¯s a lot of people around and it makes him feel more secure. Greene glared at Mitte, ¡°You put a listening device in my apartment?¡± ¡°Smart.¡± Mitte embraced Greene¡¯s waist and threw him on the sofa, regardless of his struggle. Then he moved closer and placed his hands on each side of Greene¡¯s body, confining him to the sofa. Mitte slid his finger down from Greene¡¯s forehead to the side of his face and pressed down lightly. Greene¡¯s fair skin slightly sank from the pressure. Mitte asked coldly, ¡°Say, it¡¯s been so long since we last met and you gave me such a big gift, how can I thank you?¡± Greene kept shrinking back, wishing to shrink himself into a ball, ¡°Don¡¯t mess around.¡± Mitte¡¯s breath fell on Greene¡¯s face. Greene is anxious and flustered, and his eyes turned red. ¡°It¡¯s all because you are not a good person. If you don¡¯t do bad things and don¡¯t harm people, how can I report you? It¡¯s all because you are not a good person!¡± Mitte hooked his finger under Greene¡¯s chin to make him look at him, and sneered, ¡°I¡¯m not good? What¡¯s wrong with me? Look at the sentinels and guides. What right do they have to get preferential treatment since they were young, and we ordinary people get disdained instead?¡± ¡°Think about your bullying when you were a kid. Think about the apartment you are living in now. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know that the reason your apartment gets bought is just to protect the god-level guide.¡± ¡°No,¡± Greene shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s not like that. Lieutenant General Louis lives there, and the Marshal often stays overnight. It has nothing to do with Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± ¡°Nothing?¡± Mitte snorted coldly. ¡°Your apartment only got bought after the god-level guide moved in. Coincidence?¡± Greene bit his lip and looked at Mitte with wide eyes, ¡°That¡¯s also okay. He helped a lot of sentinels so he deserved to be protected.¡± Greene looked solemn and tried to persuade Mitte, ¡°Sentinels may be treated well since childhood, but they are sent to study at White Tower since they were young. After coming out of the tower, most of them joined the military and fought in the front line to protect our safety. For those responsibilities, they deserved better treatment.¡± Mitte squinted his eyes, ¡°Do you really think so? If you were a guide, you wouldn¡¯t get bullied since childhood, right? You wouldn¡¯t get ignored for so many years too, right?¡± Greene pursed his lips and looked sad, ¡°If I am a guide, I would get abandoned even earlier. After all, they just need to hand me over to the Golden Tower.¡± ¡°My misfortune is not because I am an ordinary person, don¡¯t you know?¡± Greene¡¯s eyes shone slightly, ¡°After started living here, I see that my neighbors are ordinary people. They are very happy, even happier than sentinels and guides.¡± ¡°I used to be run from reality, but now I understand that my previous misfortunes are due to my life experience but also more to my character. I will rely on myself for everything in the future, and it has nothing to do with anyone.¡± ¡°I will be braver and stronger. I will learn to praise myself, and I will work hard to be happy.¡± Staring at Greene, Mitte felt like Greene¡¯s face seemed to glow, and he couldn¡¯t help but lowered his head to kiss Greene. After a while, Mitte pulled back a little. Greene, who had been talking about the future, has turned red and in a daze, ¡°You, why did you kiss me?¡± A hint of uncomfortable flashed in Mitte¡¯s expression, and he snorted softly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to listen to your nonsense, Little Greene. Your innocence makes me feel ridiculous.¡± ¡°When there is no more unfair treatment in this world and left with only ordinary people, you will truly feel happy.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget, you looked almost exactly the same as the god-level guide. Do you dare to appear in front of the public? Facing with the words and scrutinizing eyes that will compare between you two, can you be happy?¡± Mitte felt Greene¡¯s body turned stiff, and he said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, we are all the same. We are looked down and disdained at. As long as there are no more sentinels and guides, all these will change.¡± ¡°Now,¡± Mitte grabbed Greene¡¯s left hand with one hand, ¡°your terminal will be confiscated. You will solve the trouble you caused me. I will stay here and let you see with your own eyes that we are not far from our goal.¡± ¡°No,¡± Greene gets flustered inexplicably and shook his head. ¡°Don¡¯t hurt people anymore. I hope for the best for the sentinels and guides. My goal is different from yours.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous,¡± Mitte said, ¡°I won¡¯t let you do anything. Just watch it, but don¡¯t try to expose me again by making those small moves. If you did it again, I will never let you go so easily next time.¡± CH 56 Chapter 56 Figured out The first day of the celebration ended soon, and the empire looked peaceful. But everyone knows that this is just the surface. The fact that sentinels suddenly fell into mania at the luncheon cast a shadow on many people¡¯s hearts. Moreover, the Empire State Security Office also sent additional staff to patrol everywhere in the capital. Ren and the rest returned to the apartment and they sat on the sofa to chat. Ren has been receiving foreign guests and going through the formal process, so Leo handles the matter regarding investigation and security. Leo said with a serious face, ¡°Mitte has extremely high knowledge in terms of spiritual power usage. The driver who transported garbage was hypnotized by him, so no trace of him was found.¡± ¡°That 4 sentinels also underwent a full-body examination and we found no problems with them. After some inquiries, we did not find anything wrong.¡± ¡°Mitte,¡± Ren thought out loud, ¡°If I remember correctly, his original identity is a guide-kidnapper. Combining that with his ability, I suspect that he might not be as simple as just a guide-kidnapper.¡± Louis asked, ¡°Do you suspect that they are using guides to do experiments on spiritual power?¡± Ren nodded, ¡°Yes, in fact, each planet also has a certain number of guides kidnapped every year. The Alliance strongly cracked down on the buying and selling guides transactions, which is quite effective in this matter. However, we only managed to recover a few guides. Most of them seem to have disappeared.¡± He asked, ¡°Where did the other guides go? What are people doing with them?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart felt tight when he heard this. Ren¡¯s previous words have answered his own question. He inferred that those guides had been kidnapped to do spiritual power-related experiments, and he had to say that Ren¡¯s speculation is very reasonable. However, the word experiment sounded chilling. The air felt still at the moment, and Leo spoke with a slightly hoarse voice, ¡°If this is the case, then it is very likely that coming out of the transition point in Zone F will be the planet where they did the experiment. Or at the very least, it would be a transfer station. Dad and the others disappeared there. They¡­¡± Ren interrupted Leo, ¡°It¡¯s not necessarily the worst scenario. Your father and dad¡¯s abilities are not bad. I believe they won¡¯t get into any trouble.¡± It¡¯s just that if they are still safe, why haven¡¯t they sent the slightest news back for so many years? Everyone in the room had such doubts, but no one said it out. It¡¯s like after saying it, bad guesses would happen for real. Louis patted Ren on the shoulder, ¡°Before I fell unconscious, I caught a glimpse of light at the jump point so there should be an exit nearby. The jump point is very different from the rest of the place. It should have been specially built and the jump took more than half an hour. This is also the reason for our negligence as we have been assuming that it is just a static zone.¡± Louis added, ¡°There is a strong wave of spiritual power attacks there. I¡¯m not sure of the specific situation.¡± ¡°I have arranged for someone to start researching the instrument to resist the spiritual power attack. There has been progress in these 2 days. You two have to be patient.¡± Ren looked at Louis and Leo seriously. He knows his partner and grandson very well and is worried that they charge to Zone F on impulse. Louis put his hand on the back of Ren¡¯s hand, ¡°I won¡¯t mess around.¡± Leo stayed silent for a moment and nodded, ¡°Neither will I.¡± Ren breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped his face and stood up, ¡°Go to rest now, there are still things to be busy with tomorrow. Next year, when the congress starts, I must propose to change the celebration day to once every 5 years instead, so we won¡¯t have to trouble ourselves like this every year.¡± Ren and Louis went to the bedroom to rest. Only Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo are still in the living room. Xi¨¤o Mu handed Leo 100 intermediate low-grade healing pills he made before dinner, ¡°Take it, it¡¯s for emergencies.¡± Leo did not refuse, but opened his terminal to prepare the transfer of funds, ¡°I remember this type of pill is 50,000 each. How many pills are there in total?¡± ¡°No need,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as I can help. You guys gave me so many guards and I haven¡¯t paid a penny!¡± Ren¡¯s speculation made Xi¨¤o Mu realize that his situation is not safe. If it weren¡¯t for the military providing constant protection, he would not be able to live his daily life so smoothly. Although Xi¨¤o Mu is not free to go wherever, he did everything he wanted to do just fine. Leo didn¡¯t insist, and stored the medicine, ¡°If you are short of money, remember to tell me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t think he would be short of money soon. He had already made a lot of money from making medicine every day. But he didn¡¯t refuse the offer in case Leo insist on paying for the pills, Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and stood up, ¡°I will go to rest first, good night.¡± ¡­ The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu is still eating breakfast alone and the security of the apartment is the same as the previous day, with exceptionally strict security. Xi¨¤o Mu sat on the sofa and watched the live broadcast of the celebration. Today is the exhibition of the top products of various industries this year, mainly to demonstrate the imperial strength and inspire the citizens. The morning arrangement is a military parade, displaying different types of weapons and equipment. Watching the teams passing by the marshal¡¯s podium on the screen, Xi¨¤o Mu has a familiar feeling. Looking at the barrage of passionate patriotic declarations, he couldn¡¯t help but smile. This kind of scene can really inspire a sense of national honor1. The last team is the mecha team. As soon as the announcement came out, the barrage of comments instantly burst into an uproar. Xi¨¤o Mu looked over and saw only shadows of words zooming quickly, and he couldn¡¯t see the content of the comments at all. When the mecha team came out, Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously held his breath looking at the familiar Panther mecha. There are 2 mechas in the lead, the Panther Mecha and the White Fox Mecha. Behind them is a whole team of animal-shaped mechas. Each mecha is large in size, but their movements are very light. They walked step by step with the accompaniment music, and the pace is good. When they walked to the marshal¡¯s podium, all the mechas scattered and they knelt on one of their front legs, giving a military salute unique to mechas. Ren returned the salute to the mecha team. The mechas stood up neatly, then turned to the side to perform fighting scenes with each other. The Panther and the White Fox mecha, along with their men behind fought in one line, displaying all melee styles of play. The actions are so fast that people can barely see the mechas, and only see the shadow. During the whole process, the soundtrack is extremely passionate, bringing the atmosphere to a climax. ¡°Too handsome!¡± ¡°Ahhhh, male god! *licks the screen*¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is equally excited. Although he could not drive a mecha, any man would have emotional ups and downs in such a scene. Suddenly, his terminal vibrated so Xi¨¤o Mu casually connected it. Hawke¡¯s excited shout could be heard, and even the sound of loud footsteps on the floor. It¡¯s obvious that Hawke is walking up and down excitedly while talking. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, are you watching the celebration? Lyle is so handsome! Did you see it or not? Very handsome! I¡¯m so excited, he¡¯s so handsome!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his ears. He actually wanted to ask which is Lyle, but he felt that asking it directly is equivalent to pouring cold water on Hawke, so he didn¡¯t ask. Looking at the screen, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Lyle¡¯s identity, and his gaze finally fell on the white fox mecha. He said, ¡°It¡¯s handsome. Lyle can control so many tails, he¡¯s very strong.¡± ¡°You think so too!¡± Hawke is even more excited and started speaking incoherently. After a little while, he calmed down and said, ¡°Major General Leo is also very handsome. If you want to praise him, you can say it out like me. I will listen to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­He is very powerful.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Hawke is stunned. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a bit too calm? Could it be that¡­¡± His voice rose suddenly, incredulously, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t like Major General Leo?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his mouth to answer ¡®yes¡¯, but when he is about to say it, he swallowed the word. Thinking about his unnatural behavior when facing Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but hesitate. And this slight hesitation made his face heat up. ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched his hot face and said helplessly. ¡°If you like him, then you like him. If you don¡¯t like him, then you don¡¯t like him. What¡¯s there to be not sure?¡± Hawke wondered. ¡°Just like how I like Lyle and my cousin¡¯s wife likes my cousin, I can¡¯t be more certain.¡± Hawke paused before saying, ¡°Major General Leo must be very sad.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu had no idea how Hawke came to the conclusion. Hawke righteously said, ¡°I have liked Lyle for so long. The moment I think that he doesn¡¯t like me, I would feel extremely uncomfortable. Major General Leo confessed to you in front of the whole world. If he knows that you don¡¯t like him, or you are not sure if you like him, how uncomfortable would it be for him?!¡± ¡°Moreover,¡± Hawke muttered, ¡°You are so smart, how come you don¡¯t even know if you like him or not?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu became speechless. He turned to look at the black panther on the screen and couldn¡¯t help thinking. When he first saw Leo, he was very surprised. Leo¡¯s appearance and body are his favorite type. It¡¯s just that their relationship afterward is not so good. To add to that, because of the need to disguise his identity, Xi¨¤o Mu always blushed when facing Leo. It made Leo misunderstood, causing Leo to repeatedly expressed his dislike for weak chicken and that he would not like him(XM). Perhaps at that time, Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously formed a mindset that Leo could not be his cup of tea. Therefore, Xi¨¤o Mu never thought to the direction of having a lover relationship with Leo. He didn¡¯t believe that they can be anything until Leo confessed. Later, Leo¡¯s compromise and adjustment of behavior made Xi¨¤o Mu realize that Leo really liked him. From that time on, whenever he saw Leo, his mindset changed and he would think towards a lover relationship. Probably because of this, facing Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu will gradually become unable to calm his heart. His heartbeat easily accelerate, and he felt easily embarrassed and helpless. Xi¨¤o Mu supported his forehead and showed helplessness on his face. If Leo had been like this in the first place, he would have fallen in love with him a long time ago. It¡¯s just that he didn¡¯t manage to make Leo fall in love at first sight. However, thinking about it carefully, if Leo really did fell at first sight, Xi¨¤o Mu might also worry that Leo only fell in love with his appearance. Then Xi¨¤o Mu would feel insecure. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled bitterly. He is a coward, emotionally. He got too cautious from seeing same-gender couples who swore their love to death but ended up breaking up in the end. Even in this world where same-gender marriages are legal, Xi¨¤o Mu will subconsciously think a bit more. In fact, Leo has always been the type he likes. Disregarding Leo¡¯s poisonous tongue, his appearance, his ability, and his boldness are all that he likes. Moreover, Leo has never been talking poisonously to him since he confessed. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart suddenly became more relaxed, ¡°You are right, I am a fool.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say it!¡± Hawke dissatisfiedly replied. ¡°You might be an emotional fool at best.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. Just as the mecha performance is over, Hawke¡¯s voice briskly said, ¡°Yay, it¡¯s over. Lyle and I have an appointment to have lunch together. He said that at lunch, he will tell me the little secret of why he agreed to my marriage proposal! Gonna hang up first, bye bye.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips curved up. There¡¯s an inside story indeed. Lyle doesn¡¯t look like someone who will get touched so easily that he agreed to get married to a stranger. Xi¨¤o Mu ate lunch and took a break. Sitting on the sofa in the room, Xi¨¤o Mu thought about what to do when he sees Leo at night. He felt that since he understood what he wanted, not telling the other party about it is like deliberately making him wait, which is not good. Just as he is thinking about it, a call from Ren came. After he connected, Ren went straight to the point. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I have something to discuss with you. After the envoys saw the display for this year¡¯s medicines, many of them proposed to let their guide learn how to make medicines. I remember that your shop¡¯s medicine-making method is open to the public. Do you mind letting the people from other planets learn about it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sits upright, and thoughts are swiftly spinning in his mind, ¡°I don¡¯t mind,¡± he thought and added, ¡°I think that it¡¯s better for the people on the other planets to learn. Otherwise, it will be dangerous if everyone sets a target on us.¡± ¡°And if they spend some time inquiring around, it won¡¯t be difficult to find out. Letting them learn publicly, we can take the opportunity to get some benefits from them.¡± Ren¡¯s tone became slightly relaxed, ¡°I think so too, do you have anything you want? I can help you bring the request up.¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°just let the empire get more benefits. When the empire is strong, I will be able to live with peace of mind.¡± Ren laughed and said, ¡°Alright, the person my grandson like sure has high awareness.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blushed inexplicably, and don¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry. Ren is very busy. After getting his approval, he went to arrange related matters. Xi¨¤o Mu originally thought that he just need to give his approval, but he didn¡¯t expect he needs to give the lesson personally. When Leo came to the apartment to pick him up, Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked, ¡°Isn¡¯t there a tutorial video on Delish¡¯s homepage? They can just watch that video and learn by themselves.¡± Leo: ¡°Delish¡¯s site got hacked. Due to the attack, the data self-destructed.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is shocked to hear that. ¡°Delish¡¯s site set a prohibition preventing anyone with outsider¡¯s identity from entering since the first day the envoys arrived. At the same time, the homepage video is forbidden to rebroadcast or screenshot. Some people wanted to steal the information, so the information self-destructed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stayed silent, Zhao Sheng has much higher awareness than him. This anti-theft and self-destruct mode is obviously made by Zhao Sheng¡¯s technical talents. CH 57 Chapter 57 Lesson Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu left the apartment together. As they approached Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s aircraft, Leo stopped and waited for Xi¨¤o Mu to board the aircraft so he could return to his own aircraft as usual. Xi¨¤o Mu continued to take a step forward and found that Leo had stopped. He turned his head back to meet Leo¡¯s focused gaze, and he felt moved in his heart. Leo was worried that he(XM) will feel disgusted if he is too near so Leo kept keeping the distance between them. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Your mission is to protect me, right? If there is an emergency, it is too late to save me if you are not next to me, right?¡± Leo¡¯s eyes changed slightly, ¡°What do you mean?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head towards the aircraft and signaled, ¡°Let¡¯s sit in the aircraft together.¡± Leo took a deep look at Xi¨¤o Mu, took a big step forward, and looked down at him, ¡°You¡­ you don¡¯t hate me being near you anymore?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stepped back and pulled the distance away, his ears are red from blushing, ¡°Let¡¯s get to business quickly, it is not good to let the envoys wait too long.¡± After speaking, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly walked into the aircraft. Leo¡¯s blue eyes seemed to be shining. He strode into the aircraft and sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu. After giving the command to start the aircraft, Leo then turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu with a fiery gaze. There is an uncontrollable excitement on his face and his fists clenched tightly at the side. Leo has a guess in his heart that made him almost crazy, but he didn¡¯t dare to think further about it. This anxiety felt like it could drive him crazy. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t bear the intense eyes. He raised his right hand to cover Leo¡¯s eyes and whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that, I¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced around the aircraft. Even though there are only him and Leo in this row, there are guards at the front and back rows. And they are all high-level sentinels, which means they have very good hearing. Hence, the guards knew about everything happening right now. Xi¨¤o Mu paused and reminded in a low voice, ¡°There are other people around here.¡± So you better keep yourself in check! Leo grabbed the wrist of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand that is covering his eyes. He pulled it down and held it in his hand, his face full of joy and disbelief. Leo noticed that Xi¨¤o Mu is not struggling with the hand he is holding, and his eyes turned brighter. Leo lowered his head. This action caused their head to almost touching together. He asked with a slightly hoarse voice, ¡°Can I kiss you?¡± The question made Xi¨¤o Mu feel helpless. His reminder just now didn¡¯t seem to work at all, but seeing Leo¡¯s cautious action and thinking of Hawke¡¯s words, his heart ached slightly. However, if he say anything, the people on the back and front row could hear it so Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t answer at all. He took the initiative and raised his left hand to hook around Leo¡¯s neck, then slightly raised his head to touch their lips. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is about to withdraw, a big hand cradled the back of his head, followed by stormy kisses on his lips. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breathing hitched and his eyes widened. He could feel the intense emotions coming from his lips, and he closed his eyes1. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s docile reaction made Leo¡¯s breathing turned harder, but Xi¨¤o Mu soon found that Leo is just nibbling slowly on his lips and no other further movement. He thought about Leo¡¯s character and couldn¡¯t help sighing ¨C Leo couldn¡¯t be¡­ he doesn¡¯t know how to kiss? An inexplicable emotion arose in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, similar to love and pity. He felt slightly awkward and felt that if Leo continued, he might not be able to see anyone later. Xi¨¤o Mu pushed at Leo¡¯s shoulders, Leo reluctantly relaxed his strength and backed away after a while. Xi¨¤o Mu panted lightly and Leo stroked his side face with his hand, his voice hoarse, ¡°Not enough.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched his slightly swollen lips and glanced at Leo, raising 2 layers of spiritual barriers at the same time. He secretly rejoiced that his spiritual power is quite high now2, otherwise, he and Leo might have fallen into a bonding fever now. Predicting that they are almost at the destination, Xi¨¤o Mu moved aside and avoided contact between them. Seeing Leo frowned, Xi¨¤o Mu explained, ¡°I will need to use spiritual power later, so I don¡¯t want to waste them building spiritual barriers now.¡± Leo is still feeling dissatisfied, but he also knows that what is the priority. He stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips and said, ¡°After we ¡®combined¡¯, your pheromones will not affect other people anymore. Also, we won¡¯t need to build barriers whenever we touched.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face flushed red. From what he searched online, he had learned about the sentinel and guide¡¯s ¡®union¡¯, including the physical union, and the spiritual union. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t have a deep understanding of spiritual union. He only saw someone¡¯s comment before that it is a deeper union than a physical union. It feels very dreamy and some people even think that they have reached heaven. Moreover, after the pair combined, both of their spiritual states will be connected, and their spiritual power will increase. However, how much will it increase is not certain. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead, what was he thinking?! He is already thinking of union kind of progress, it¡¯s too fast! Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu rubbing like this, Leo worriedly asked, ¡°Did you get a headache from overusing spiritual power?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu dropped his hand. He wouldn¡¯t say what he was thinking, ¡°I¡¯m fine, just let myself calm down.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face looked normal and didn¡¯t look uncomfortable, a smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. The aircraft landed in front of a conference building of the Congress Hall. 2 guards jumped down first, followed by Leo. He stood at the door and waited for Xi¨¤o Mu to come down. The escort of the aircraft behind followed Xi¨¤o Mu neatly; Xi¨¤o Mu is completely surrounded by guards. As they walked, Leo said, ¡°You will be teaching the envoys in room 101. Relevant medicine-making equipment and quantum isolators have been shipped there.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, and soon the group arrived at the door of Room 101. Both sides of the aisle at the door are full of guards. There are all kinds of races, obviously, they are guards that came with each envoy. Except for Leo, the rest of the guards are left at the door. Leo explained, ¡°Almost everyone who came to study are guides. To avoid possible commotion from the sentinels, guards are not allowed to enter.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu fully understood, and couldn¡¯t help reminding, ¡°You must establish a spiritual barrier later.¡± Their match rate is too high and it has too much influence on him. Leo nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the room. In the middle of the room are the medical equipment and the table with ingredients. There is a large quantum glass screen in front of the table. In front of it are 2 rows of seats. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced around and saw that there are lesser people than he expected. Moreover, a glance at the people sitting in the 2nd row, Xi¨¤o Mu knew that they are the same as Leo, not to study but to guard. ¡°Why are there so few people?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu wondered. Leo explained, ¡°Many envoy groups don¡¯t have a guide,¡± he pointed to an instrument in front of the quantum glass screen. ¡°They are in room 102. The medicine-making process will be broadcast to them in real-time, including the use of spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu understood and Leo walked to the 2nd row of seats. Xi¨¤o Mu looked over. There are 6 guides in the first row of seats, and exactly 6 sentinels behind. Leo is sitting on the 7th chair and his front seat is empty. Xi¨¤o Mu immediately understood that there is a guide and a sentinel from each planet. After greeting each other, Xi¨¤o Mu walked to the table. He introduced the materials one by one and explained the medicine-making process. Finally, he looked at the sentinels in the back row, ¡°Please establish a spiritual barrier.¡± When they nodded, Xi¨¤o Mu started to make medicine. He used the equipment to make medicine many times when he was studying to improve the method of medicine-making. Therefore, Xi¨¤o Mu could perform the process proficiently and explain while doing it. Preparing the materials and placing them in the medical instrument, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°The next step is the most important step for the guide-made pills. In the process of forming the medicine, you need to insert your spiritual filament into the medicine and transmit your spiritual power.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he stuck out a filament to make sure it is not affected by the sentinels. He turned on the device while his filament touched the medicine lightly. As the medicine is made, his filament shone slightly. The moment the medicine formed, the light flashed and disappeared in the medicine. ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. When Xi¨¤o Mu was making the medicine, everyone could see the movements of his filament clearly through the quantum glass in the front. Hence, after Xi¨¤o Mu said that, his filament could be seen retreating back to his head. Suddenly, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a strong force of attraction. His filament turned to a direction and tried to extend to that place. At the same time, the rest of the filaments in his mind are also agitated. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly focused to control them and looked to the source of attraction. Thornton in the dark purple uniform has turned red from the excitement. He already stood up when he felt Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power. Thornton stared at Xi¨¤o Mu with surprise and joy in his voice, ¡°99% match rate!¡± His eyes looked very aggressive as he said, ¡°You are destined to be mine.¡± As soon as Thornton¡¯s words fell, Xi¨¤o Mu immediately sensed a pulling sensation from the other 5 sentinels. With an icy expression, Xi¨¤o Mu swept his gaze over the faces of the remaining envoy generals who are ecstatic. He tried his best to retract the filaments, panting slightly. With an ugly face, Leo flipped himself over the table and jumped directly in front of Xi¨¤o Mu, blocking everyone¡¯s sight of Xi¨¤o Mu. He looked sharply at Thornton, ¡°Major Thornton, you have violated the rules.¡± Thornton chuckled and said casually, ¡°Sorry, I thought the process is done, and accidentally released my spiritual power.¡± He spread his hands, ¡°Look, I didn¡¯t do anything? But,¡± Thornton added, ¡°The combination between sentinel and guide has always been based on a high match rate. My rate with him has reached 99%. Even if I am not Planet Yao, I am also qualified to be his partner, right?¡± ¡°I am also 99%!¡± a blue-skinned envoy next to Thornton said excitedly, ¡°he is my destined guide!¡± Several other people also stated their match rate, all of which are above 95%. Thornton raised his eyebrows, ¡°As expected of the god-level guide, such a high matching rate is so shocking.¡± Leo said coldly, ¡°That has nothing to do with you either.¡± Thornton narrowed his eyes, ¡°How much are you with him?¡± ¡°100%.¡±3 Leo looked serious. ¡°I am his destined sentinel.¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± Several voices said at the same time. Thornton¡¯s smile turned slightly stiff, ¡°Impossible. In the history of the interstellar, there hasn¡¯t been any 100% matching sentinel-guide pair for thousands of years.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Have you forgotten how long a god-level guide has not appeared?¡± No one can answer. God-level guides only appear in legends, in countless sentinel¡¯s childhood fairy tale books. In their understanding, the god-level guide is a fairytale rather than a fact. Xi¨¤o Mu controlled his filament and added 2 barriers. He patted Leo¡¯s arm in front of him and said, ¡°Move a bit.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s calmness, Leo moved slightly to the side. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the other guides and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t understand the medicine-making process, you can ask questions.¡± ¡°You said it very clearly, I have learned it.¡± ¡°I have learned it too.¡± Novi thought for a moment and asked, ¡°You only used a very thin filament in the demonstration. If you release all the filaments at the same time, is it possible to make multiple pills at a time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Novi with admiration, and secretly praised that he is worthy of being a Level A+ guide, ¡°Yes, but the more medicine to make, the higher the requirements for spiritual power¡¯s control. To be honest, I haven¡¯t tried to release all the filaments before.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has tens of thousands of filaments, and there are not enough ingredients that allow him to experiment at the same time. Moreover, it consumes too much spiritual power. Novi nodded. He stood up and said, ¡°Thank you, I will ponder it carefully. If I have more questions, I may also ask you again.¡± ¡°You are welcome, I will try my best to answer any related questions.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. After all, this is an interstellar transaction, so he will take it seriously. CH 58 Chapter 58 Çó»é After the lesson with the envoys ended, Xi¨¤o Mu is escorted back to the apartment by Leo. Arriving at the apartment, Leo did not leave directly. He stared at Xi¨¤o Mu and then followed him into the apartment. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu opened the door, Leo wrapped his hands around Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist and turned his body around. When Xi¨¤o Mu realized what happened, he is already leaning against the closed door. Leo looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply, ¡°There is no one here, can we talk?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu poked Leo¡¯s shoulder, ¡°The door panel is very hard, are you sure you want to speak like this?¡± Leo¡¯s eyes darkened. He reached out and carried Xi¨¤o Mu horizontally in a princess-carry. Xi¨¤o Mu is startled and held onto Leo¡¯s shoulders. When Leo put him on the sofa, Xi¨¤o Mu glared at him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t carry me like this in the future!¡± He is not a woman! ¡°Don¡¯t like it?¡± Leo caressed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear and paused. ¡°But I like it very much, you are very light.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°It has nothing to do with my weight. It¡¯s just that I feel very strange being carried like this. Anyway, I don¡¯t want it anymore.¡± Leo thought for a moment, then nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± He looked into Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes, his expression extremely serious. There is still a hint of nervousness in Leo¡¯s eyes as he said, ¡°Your action today¡­ can I think it as you accepted my confession?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red but he did not evade the question. He nodded and said, ¡°En, I like you¡­mhhm¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could finish speaking, he is pressed on the sofa and kissed by Leo. Leo is tall and only lightly pressing down on Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo didn¡¯t use any force, but his figure completely covered Xi¨¤o Mu. All Xi¨¤o Mu could smell is Leo¡¯s scent. Leo is extremely excited with his kisses. Xi¨¤o Mu felt pain on his lips and hissed. Leo immediately let go and started to lick the injured spot gently, his movements are light and gentle. Xi¨¤o Mu took the opportunity to take deep breaths. He thought Leo would leave soon, but he didn¡¯t expect Leo to bite him again soon. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the increasingly irritable head in front of him and sighed in his heart. He raised his hand to embrace Leo¡¯s neck and opened his mouth to return the kiss. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his tongue to brush across Leo¡¯s lips. The sensation caused Leo¡¯s body to stiffen and his lips opened slightly. Xi¨¤o Mu curved his eyes with satisfaction and plunged his tongue into Leo¡¯s mouth. He hooked around Leo¡¯s tongue and gave him a deep kiss. When the kiss ended, Xi¨¤o Mu is about to retreat and his tongue is hooked by Leo. Leo learned very quickly and his technique quickly surpassed the ¡®teacher¡¯. Leo didn¡¯t let go until Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t breathe and patted him on the shoulder. Xi¨¤o Mu panted. Seeing Leo lowering his head and wanting to continue, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly reached out to block between them, glaring at Leo helplessly, ¡°Step back, my spiritual barrier is about to collapse.¡± After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he took out a medicine that restores 4,000 spiritual power and ate it. Then he stuffed Leo another similar pill. Leo¡¯s eyes moved slightly, and he ate the medicine from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. He knelt down beside Xi¨¤o Mu, just keeping their distance close. ¡°Marry me. I will prepare for the wedding as soon as possible so that you won¡¯t be wronged.¡± After Leo ate the pill, he reached out to Xi¨¤o Mu, and suddenly a small square box appeared in his hand. Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned. He didn¡¯t expect something like this to happen at all and asked in surprise, ¡°When did you buy it?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, ¡°I bought it 2 days ago. I want to propose to you as quickly as possible.¡± He just prepared in advance, waiting for the day Xi¨¤o Mu fall for him. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo acting so seriously and felt helpless, ¡°But I am not ready to get married yet. I think we should get along as a couple for a while, and then decide after cautious consideration.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has only realized that he liked Leo recently. He really didn¡¯t think about the step of getting married. Shouldn¡¯t there be a period for people to date first? There is a saying that says ¡®falling in love is easy but getting along isn¡¯t¡¯. Back in his time, no one will get married straight away without dating first, except those who did flash marriage! ¡°I¡¯m very cautious,¡± Leo said solemnly, his thin lips pursed slightly, ¡°Is there anything about me that is not good enough that makes you feel insecure about marrying me?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed, wondering, ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too fast? Do the couples in the capital get married the moment they confirmed their feelings with each other?¡± Leo thought for a while, his face darkened, ¡°No, but I want to marry you as soon as possible.¡± His gaze is hot as if it could burn, and he stared deeply at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips, ¡°Not only do I want it as soon as possible, I may even combine with you before our marriage. In front of you, I can¡¯t resist.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face felt hot. Leo is too straightforward, and he couldn¡¯t do anything about that. He is a man too and doesn¡¯t have too many thoughts about things like chastity. In Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind, he felt that it is normal to have an urge to do intimate things with the person he likes. Xi¨¤o Mu coughed lightly and said, ¡°I can¡¯t agree to your marriage proposal for the time being. Let the progress take its course.¡± Leo¡¯s eyes darkened when he heard the first part of the sentence, but his eyes lit up again upon hearing the rest. He put the small box in his hand away and said seriously, ¡°I will prove to you that I can be a good husband. You will not regret marrying me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu instantly felt ruffled, and asked, ¡°I am also a man, why am I marrying you1? Can¡¯t it be me marrying you2?¡± ¡°You want to marry me?¡± Leo is surprised by the question and frowned. ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of a guide marrying a sentinel3, but if you want to, we can. It¡¯s fine as long as we can get married.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu fell silent. Since they are getting together, he shouldn¡¯t make a fuss about the keyword. ¡°Forget it, I was just randomly thinking about it. We¡¯ll talk about it later. Let¡¯s date as a couple first. Marriage is no rush, there are still many things to deal with.¡± Leo¡¯s eyes moved slightly, ¡°After the celebration, I will definitely go to find my father and dad, and we will get married under their witness.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled comfortingly at him, ¡°You will find them.¡± Leo reached out and hugged Xi¨¤o Mu. He hugged Xi¨¤o Mu tenderly, and put his chin on top of his head, ¡°Whenever my father is with my dad, I could never understand why father is always stuck to him, now I understand.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes curved with a smile when he hears this, Leo¡¯s parents are clearly in love. He built a spiritual barrier and starting playing with Leo¡¯s palm. In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu sighed that Leo is really the darling of heaven indeed, no wonder he has some bad habits. A good family background, top qualifications, and a harmonious family atmosphere, he has everything. Had it not been for his parents¡¯ sudden disappearance, Leo¡¯s life experience would have been perfect. The atmosphere is so warm that Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but yawned. Leo looked down at him and asked, ¡°Are you sleepy?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°You came to find me soon after lunch. There¡¯s no time for a nap.¡± Leo knew that Xi¨¤o Mu would take a break at noon every day. He circled Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s back with one hand and supported his bottom with another hand. With ease, Leo picked Xi¨¤o Mu up and laid him down on the bed, ¡°Go to sleep.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blushed and swiftly rolled away from Leo on the bed. The way he carried him just now is clearly meant for holding a child! ¡°Don¡¯t hold me like this in the future!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared in dissatisfaction. Leo frowned awkwardly, ¡°Holding horizontally or vertically is not acceptable for you. If I carry you on my shoulders,¡± as he said that, Leo tilted his head and glanced at his right shoulder. ¡°You will feel uncomfortable in the stomach.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu palmed his forehead and muttered, ¡°Then don¡¯t hold me. It¡¯s not like I don¡¯t know how to walk myself.¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo knelt on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s bed and looked down at him, ¡°I like to hold you.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart beats violently and he covered his face. What if he thinks of another meaning?!4 Leo chuckled lightly, his voice sounded particularly low and magnetic, ¡°So shy?¡± He lowered his body and stroked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side face with his thinly callused hand. The itch spread from his face to the bottom of his heart, and Xi¨¤o Mu realized that he had a faint reaction from that sensation. Lamenting that this body is too young, he bent his knees and turned his back to Leo, ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep, you go out.¡± This body belongs to Brother Hua in the game, which obviously has never experienced anything before, so Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t stand even a bit of teasing at all. Leo keenly sensed that something is wrong with Xi¨¤o Mu. His eyebrows moved slightly and he got out of the bed. The bed vibrated slightly and Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Leo is gone. However, a few seconds later, Leo appeared on the side of the bed he is facing. Leo bent over to look at him and took a glance at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lower half. A smile flashed in his eyes, and he kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips, ¡°You mentioned before that you have forgotten a lot of things. Still remember the knowledge about body reactions from class lessons?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body trembling lightly, Leo soothed, ¡°This is a normal reaction, don¡¯t be afraid,¡± he said in a low voice, ¡°I will help you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly grabbed Leo¡¯s hand that is getting lower. Then he buried himself under the pillow and said embarrassedly, ¡°You, go out.¡± Of course he knew this is a normal reaction, and he remembered the lessons about body reactions! However, knowing about the information is useless. Getting a reaction in front of other people, even if it¡¯s the person he likes, it is still embarrassing. Leo whispered words of consolation, ¡°You will feel uncomfortable this way, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s firm voice came out vaguely from under the pillow, ¡°I¡¯ll get better soon after you go out.¡± Leo stayed silent for a moment. He lowered his body and kissed softly behind Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear. His voice slightly muted as he asked, ¡°Is it because of me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his neck in embarrassment, trying to avoid Leo¡¯s kiss, ¡°Yes, yes, just go out!¡± Leo¡¯s low chuckle spread out in the room. Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth and kicked at Leo, ¡°Stop teasing me, I have poor resistance.¡± Leo didn¡¯t care about being kicked. Instead, looking at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s foot, Leo couldn¡¯t help but reach out and hold it, ¡°Your feet are so fair and tender. Don¡¯t kick people in the future, be careful of getting injured.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pulled his foot back with force. He got up from the pillow and gritted his teeth, ¡°Are you doing this on purpose?¡± He pointed to the door and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t go out now, you won¡¯t be allowed to come in in the future.¡± Leo saw that Xi¨¤o Mu is getting angry. Although he just wanted to help, he is afraid to anger Xi¨¤o Mu, so he could only leave the room, ¡°I¡¯m going to be at next door. If you need anything, call me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu closed the door remotely, leaving Leo worrying in his heart behind the closed door. How to make it so that his little guide won¡¯t be so shy? Xi¨¤o Mu slumped on the bed and slowly relaxed after a long while. Thinking of what happened just now, he couldn¡¯t help but chuckle. It felt good to have someone he liked. Xi¨¤o Mu slept and made up for his afternoon nap. Then, he makes some pills after waking up. Thinking for a while, he called Leo and they watched the live broadcast of the celebration together in the living room. The two had dinner together. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is waiting for his food to be digested5, Ah Da said, ¡°Prince Novi from Planet Yan requested to visit.¡± Leo simply said, ¡°No one is allowed to visit.¡± Ah Da: ¡°Prince Novi is resolute and insisted us to pass the message. He said that he has a question regarding medicine-making to ask Master Xi¨¤o Mu. He will attend a dinner tomorrow and then leave Planet Yao the next morning. Hence, he only has some time now to ask Master Xi¨¤o Mu the questions.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and asked, ¡°How many people are there?¡± Ah Da: ¡°Prince Novi said that in order to prevent us from being on guard, he purposely came here alone.¡± Leo raised his eyebrows, ¡°He is alone?¡± Ah Da nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± If it weren¡¯t for Novi¡¯s sincere and determined attitude, and that he came alone, Ah Da would not bother to pass the message. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Let him come in then. Maybe he really has questions. I can add his number later, and he can call or message me when he has any questions.¡± Novi finally entered the living room after the security checks. His expression looked a bit ugly, but he still suppressed his temper because he is asking for help. After being seated, he took out a can of tea leaves, ¡°This is Planet Yan¡¯s specialty, Yan tea. We never go empty-handed when we visit so this can is for you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the gift. It seemed to be black tea, so he thanked Novi, ¡°You are too polite, so what problem did you encounter with your medicine-making?¡± Novi took a sip of tea and frowned, ¡°Are you not satisfied with my gift? Why don¡¯t you try it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s complexion changed slightly. He found that the moment Novi said this, the debuff icon under his red and blue bars turned black. The edges seemed to faint, similar to the red bar that turned black when Louis is in a coma. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the tea caddy and found nothing wrong, and tentatively asked, ¡°You want me to make tea and drink together?¡± Novi pushed the teacup aside, ¡°That would be great. It¡¯s rude of me but I am used to drinking Yan tea.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is a little puzzled now. Novi obviously wanted to drink the tea. If there is a problem with tea, he should avoid it instead. However, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that there is a big secret in Novi¡¯s body, and it is probably related to Louis¡¯s coma. Louis¡¯s coma is related to the transition point, which involves Leo¡¯s parents. Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated and asked the butler robot to make tea but stayed on guard in his heart. With a smile on his face, he politely asked, ¡°What problem did you have with your medicine-making?¡± CH 59 Chapter 59 Spiritual Residue Hearing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s question, Novi stretched out his right hand, and 3 pills appeared on his palm, ¡°I made this. I heard that the pills in the empire¡¯s shop are sold according to different efficiency. I want to ask, how to distinguish the effects of medicines?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not answer directly, but asked, ¡°Is there no guide pheromone agent in Planet Yan? It can¡¯t be your guide pheromone agent is not graded?¡± ¡°Of course they are graded,¡± Novi looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and added, ¡°but as far as I know, the medicine made by guides is better than the guide pheromone agent. Also, it can lead to spiritual power breakthrough. I heard the pills in the empire are sold strictly in accordance with the sentinel¡¯s test result.¡± ¡°So I think you must have a way to distinguish the effects of medicines.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It seems that you have checked a lot of information about the guide medicine.¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Novi did not deny, ¡°As Planet Yan¡¯s only guide to learn about medicine-making, I need to pass on the skills after I go back. Hence, I must figure out everything.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°In this case, I think you should have heard of the spiritual power measurement device?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve heard,¡± Novi nodded. ¡°It is said that the numerical adjustment of the device was completed with your help. I am puzzled. How do you judge the specific spiritual power value? I can only judge the level.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied with the same old answer, ¡°What I saw is different from what you saw, perhaps because I have higher spiritual power.¡± Novi frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the answer, but he has no way to rebut. Even if Xi¨¤o Mu is lying, Novi could not refute it. He is not a god-level guide, and he has no idea what the scene Xi¨¤o Mu can see is like. ¡°So back to my original question, how to determine the efficacy of the pill?¡± Novi asked. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while before answering, ¡°The largest company specialized in machinery and equipment is the Zhao company. The spiritual power measurement device is developed by them. Also, the medicine measurement device is about to be successfully developed. At this point, I think it¡¯s better for you to contact the Zhao company instead.¡± Novi stared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You provided the data adjustment support?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not refute, ¡°If you want to ask me how to distinguish the effects of the medicine, I may not be able to help you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the medicine from Novi¡¯s hand and surprise shown on his face. As expected from a Level A guide. This is the first time Novi made the medicine but the effect is already very good, ¡°When I touch the medicine, I will feel the spiritual power in it. Your medicine could recover 1,000 spiritual power.¡± He explained, ¡°It could help sentinels or guides who have just reached Level D (2,000) to recover half of their spiritual power.¡± Novi¡¯s eyes lit up slightly, ¡°So powerful?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. Then, suddenly thought of something, he looked annoyed with himself, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I forgot to remind everyone that the guide¡¯s medicine can only be used 2 hours apart, otherwise it is a waste to eat more.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has done experiments before. Except for the medicine he made, the medicine made by the other guides will not cause a level breakthrough. The interval is the same. If one consumes more than a pill within 2 hours, it will have no effect and the medicine will be wasted. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to look at Leo, and whispered, ¡°Can you contact the other envoys? Please tell them the interval of taking the medicine.¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Alright.¡± At this time, the housekeeper robot brought up the brewed tea, and each of them took a cup. Novi held the tea and sniffed the tea fragrance. Then he took a sip with a relaxed expression. Xi¨¤o Mu watched Novi as he drunk the tea, but his red and blue bars did not change at all. Xi¨¤o Mu felt even more puzzled. He picked up the teacup, and the moment he touched the teacup, he could sense a very weak spiritual power. Staring at the teacup, Xi¨¤o Mu thought, is this residue of some spiritual power? ¡°The taste is not bad and it smells good. It has a light taste, you can try.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu staring at the tea, Leo thought he was hesitating because of drinking a new drink for the first time. So he took the tea and took a sip, then commented. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly looked at Leo, ¡°You drank it?¡± Leo chuckled, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not monstrous or fishy, what are you afraid of?¡± Novi voiced his dissatisfaction, ¡°The taste is definitely not worse than your empire¡¯s tea. Why do you look disgusted?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Novi and kept staring at Leo¡¯s red and blue bars. When he saw a light gray debuff icon appearing under bars, his hand shook. The hot tea spilled on the back of his hand, causing Xi¨¤o Mu to let go, and the teacup fell to the ground with a clang. Leo swiftly grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and licked on the red spot, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not answer, but grabbed Leo¡¯s arm, ¡°You, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu asked the question, he suddenly remembered something. He quickly opened the system backpack, took out a dispel pill, and put it directly into Leo¡¯s mouth. Though Leo is a little puzzled by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s nervous look, he opened his mouth and ate the medicine, ¡°I¡¯m fine. You are the one who got scalded, not me.¡± When Novi saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s actions, he was puzzled at first. Then he turned stunned and glared at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you think the tea is poisoned? I drank it myself, didn¡¯t you see it? Also, don¡¯t tell me that your housekeeper robot doesn¡¯t have the function to test for poison?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu saw that Novi is acting righteous and firm as if he didn¡¯t know about the unusual effect of the tea. He frowned and asked, ¡°Where did your tea come from?¡± Novi said, ¡°My subordinates prepared it for me, of course. This is harvested from Planet Yan¡¯s best tea farm. All the tea for the royal family is top-grade tea.¡± As he said that, his eyebrows raised up, ¡°What do you mean by your question? Are you saying that my subordinates did some tricks to the tea?¡± Novi then took a big gulp of the tea, ¡°Look at me, do I look like something is wrong with me?¡± Then Novi pointed to Leo, ¡°Do you think Major General Leo looks like something is wrong with him? Don¡¯t try to stir trouble!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have the time to pay attention to Novi. His mood is extremely bad because he found that after taking dispel pill, the debuff under Leo¡¯s red and blue bars still did not disappear. Leo noticed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s worried eyes and rubbed the top of his hair, ¡°I feel alright, don¡¯t worry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. He looked at the 2 people who are clearly not okay but keep saying they are fine and felt tired in his heart. But he couldn¡¯t say anything about the system and Leo¡¯s spiritual power is also Level S, so Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t use high spiritual power as the excuse. Since the debuff is a problem found by the system, Xi¨¤o Mu simply opened the system panel and browsed the sub-panels one by one, hoping to find a solution. ¡°Does he have a mental problem?¡± Novi could not help but guess when seeing Xi¨¤o Mu with a cold face and not moving in his seat. Leo glared at Novi coldly, ¡°You can leave now.¡± Novi curled his mouth, ¡°That won¡¯t work,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you have to make it clear on the spot that there is nothing wrong with my gift. I don¡¯t want you guys to wait until I left for Planet Yan and then charge me with some unreasonable charges. I won¡¯t admit it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Novi, then turned his attention to the system panel again. Finally, he stared at the newly activated skill at the bottom of the skill panel, and his eyes lit up. ¡®Breeze Dew¡¯¡¯s ability is to dispel debuffs1, he hasn¡¯t used it since it is activated, and almost forgot about it. Looking at Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu used ¡®Breeze Dew¡¯ on him. The next moment, the debuff icon under Leo¡¯s red and blue bars disappeared, and Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged like nothing happened. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes curved with joy, the skill is useful! He then looked at Novi and decided to help Novi detoxify the debuff after a moment of thought. He could sense spiritual power in the tea so this poison is probably related to spiritual power. There will be a party tomorrow night. If Novi became an unstable factor, it can be very dangerous for the party. Xi¨¤o Mu used Breeze Dew to Novi, and a notification popped up in his mind. [Non-friendly target, skill release failed] Xi¨¤o Mu was taken aback, and suddenly there was a wave of dizziness in his head. [Congratulations, host. You have activated the function to differentiate between enemy, friend, or neutral party. Note: Blue is the friendly party, Red is the enemy, and Yellow is the neutral party] The dizziness and mechanical sound disappeared at the same time. Xi¨¤o Mu blinked, he looked at Novi and then at Leo. He quickly understood what the prompts of the system meant. Leo¡¯s red and blue bars are now lined with an extremely thin blue border, while Novi¡¯s bars have yellow borders. This means that Leo is friendly and Novi is neutral. The setting also shows that Novi is not a bad-hearted person. However, if malicious intent is used to distinguish between the enemy and the other two parties, how does one distinguish between the neutral party and the friendly party? Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a moment, and suddenly recalled the time when the homeland function was activated. At that time, his friends had just reached 10, and it corresponded to the number of friends in his address book. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at Novi and said, ¡°Pardon my rudeness. Your worry won¡¯t happen. Zhao company can solve all the problems you asked for today. If there are any questions in the future, I will try my best to answer you. Let¡¯s exchange numbers for future communications?¡± Since Xi¨¤o Mu offered to exchange numbers, Novi¡¯s expression eased down, ¡°Alright, you are more familiar with Zhao company. I may need your help as the middleman in the future.¡± They exchanged numbers, and Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Sure,¡± he paused, ¡°but the Zhao family and the Huo family are relatives. If you want to cooperate with them, you¡¯d better ask your brother to dispel the idea of marrying Hawke.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he turned to look at Novi and saw that the borders around his red and blue bars have turned blue as expected. Having proven his guess, Xi¨¤o Mu felt happy inside, and he released Breeze Dew on Novi. The transparent lotus leaf flew from him into the area between Novi¡¯s eyebrows; the skill is successfully released. Novi nodded, ¡°I will persuade him. To be honest, I don¡¯t approve of him marrying outsiders¡­¡± His words stopped suddenly. Novi¡¯s expression kept changing, and his face getting redder and red. Suddenly, he hugged his head with his hands and gave a short cry of pain. Then he fell limply on the sofa. Novi¡¯s eyes are closed, and he is in a coma state. Xi¨¤o Mu is shocked and he got up quickly to check. Novi¡¯s debuff has disappeared. Theoretically speaking, it should be a good thing but how could he suddenly fall into a coma? Xi¨¤o Mu squatted beside Novi and called out his name softly. At the same time, he checked Novi¡¯s spiritual power and physical strength. Both values are high, all above the safety line. However, Novi is not waking up. Leo said, ¡°I am contacting the envoys of Planet Yan. Novi may have some hidden illness that we don¡¯t know.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips. He knew that Novi¡¯s coma is related to his use of skills, but it is difficult to explain it. He said, ¡°Establish a spiritual barrier first, I will enter his spiritual state to see.¡± Leo: ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his filaments and plunged directly into Novi¡¯s spiritual state. Novi¡¯s spiritual state is very quiet, and all the bright filaments fell submissively at the bottom of the space, just like the owner of the body, who is in a coma now. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and twisted his filaments into a few thicker bundles. Then, using them as a shovel, Xi¨¤o Mu dug at the bottom of Novi¡¯s filaments, then lifted them up. Next, he dropped them, allowing Novi¡¯s filaments to fall freely from a high place. A hint of black flashed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s line of sight. Xi¨¤o Mu used the rest of his filaments to single out the black filament. He continued his previous action, waiting for all the filaments to fall to the bottom again. After confirming that there is only 1 black filament, Xi¨¤o Mu transmitted his spiritual power to the black filament. He didn¡¯t stop until the black color turned bright white. In the other apartment, one person looked at the disappearing red dot on the screen with a gloomy expression. Then he stretched his feet to knock down the table in front of him and stood up abruptly. Raw word count: 3204 #EditedMTL #BananaHasDisqusHere #IAmABananaTranslation #AppreciateKofi #AppreciateComments #NoRepostInWattpad #PleaseTurnOffAdblock #ManyThanksForReading Banana: Terribly sorry for the missed out. I missed to translate the notification from the system when XM gotten his new skills. JJWXC was not working properly so I cannot login to check the official raw so I make do with coughOtherRawcough¡­ most of the raws out there didn¡¯t have the part regarding the system¡¯s notification, for some reason. 1. Shaoyang¡¯s point (to slow down the target); 2. Breeze Dew (to dispel debuff from friendly¡¯s party); 3. Jueyin¡¯s point (interrupt target from chanting/gathering power) CH 60 Chapter 60 Persuade Sitting in the corner of the sofa, Greene is taken aback by Mitte¡¯s violent movements. Looking at Mitte with the corner of his eyes, Greene saw that his expression is cold and angry. He asked in a low voice, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Mitte turned to look at Greene and expressionlessly said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Go to your room and sleep.¡± Greene frowned, ¡°Where are you going? What are you going to do?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to know,¡± Mitte said, then a message prompt popped up on the screen. His expression instantly changed. Mitte turned off the screen and pulled at Greene¡¯s arm, ¡°Go back to your room.¡± Greene struggled. ¡°I¡¯ll go by myself.¡± Mitte stared at Greene for 2 seconds. He released his hand, and turned to go upstairs, ¡°Keep up.¡± Furrowing his eyebrows, Greene followed behind Mitte. When they reached the door of his room, Mitte pushed him into the room. He stood at the door and warned, ¡°Behave and don¡¯t try to leave the apartment.¡± Seeing that Mitte is about to close the door, Greene quickly said, ¡°I want to go to school tomorrow. I¡¯m already a lot behind in class.¡± ¡°School?¡± Mitte snorted coldly, ¡°Did you forget what I said? You and Xi¨¤o Mu look alike. Do you know what repercussions you will cause when you appear in front of the public?¡± ¡°What¡¯s more, there are a lot of envoys from other planets in your Planet Yao right now and they coveted for Xi¨¤o Mu. If they know that there is someone who looked like him, you will inevitably get taken away. Those people will use some dirty tricks to cause trouble, then take the opportunity to swap you two and take Xi¨¤o Mu away.¡± Greene¡¯s eyes flashed in panic, and he bit his lip, ¡°You are just scaring me.¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m just scaring you? Could it be you think the situation I just said will never happen?¡± Mitte couldn¡¯t help mocking. Greene whispered, ¡°You said you want to deal with sentinels and guides, and you have been paying attention to matters related to Xi¨¤o Mu. Since you have thought of that way, and I am standing in front of you, why didn¡¯t you do like what you said?¡± Mitte narrowed his eyes and lowered his head. He looked at Greene deeply and asked softly, ¡°You want to know why?¡± Greene¡¯s expression became tense but nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± Mitte stared at Greene for a long time. But he stood up straight and pulled the distance between the two, lightly mocking, ¡°No matter how much similar, you are still not him. Also¡­¡± For this kind of plan to succeed, he needs to make some external changes on Greene. Moreover, to prevent being exposed, it is best to let Greene fall into a coma or fake death. Mitte is unwilling to do this, and he is unwilling to say it out at this moment. Not continuing to say the reason, Mitte only warned Greene once more, ¡°You are not allowed to go out. I have surveillance around the apartment. Any small movements you make, I will find out,¡± he said with a cold tone, ¡°Don¡¯t make me angry.¡± Greene plucked up the courage and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to stay locked in the apartment for a lifetime. If you are worried about the envoys, I will start school when they leave!¡± He added firmly, ¡°You are not allowed to keep me locked up. ¡± Although Greene¡¯s tone is firm, his gaze looking at Mitte isn¡¯t, showing his inner anxiety. If Mitte doesn¡¯t agree, Greene knew that he has no way to resist him(M). Thinking of this, Greene looked dejected. Is he too useless? Although he has planned about how to live in the future, his plan is easily disrupted by other people. Mitte expressionlessly looked at Greene¡¯s gloomy expression, and said coldly, ¡°I can promise you, but you have to be obedient and don¡¯t expose me.¡± Hearing that, Greene hesitated, and Mitte¡¯s expression turned ugly. He pinched Greene¡¯s chin and raised his head to look at him, ¡°You wanted me to die that much?¡± ¡°No.¡± Greene retorted subconsciously, but he thought of what Mitte had done, and how the imperial military is looking for Mitte everywhere. If he exposes Mitte¡¯s whereabouts, Mitte will definitely not end well. ¡°What you did last time did not result in deaths. Promise me that you won¡¯t hurt people anymore and I¡¯ll help you to hide your track.¡± Greene looked at Mitte expectantly. Internally struggling for a while, he then said, ¡°And I will help you to cover, cover for you.¡± Greene sounded a little upset, he knew it is wrong for him to do this, but Mitte is the first person to express kindness to him, and Greene hoped Mitte would live well. Mitte went silent for a moment before chuckling, ¡°You are really naive. Do you know that your offer is negating my condition? You could give me a fake promise, then you will find a chance to inform Xi¨¤o Mu after you left the apartment. And I won¡¯t doubt you, directly agreeing with your request to go to school.¡± Greene pursed his lips. ¡°I don¡¯t want to lie to you.¡± He stretched out his hand and held on Mitte¡¯s sleeve. ¡°Will you promise me? Sentinels and guides are very good, don¡¯t hurt them.¡± ¡°Good?¡± Mitte¡¯s voice is cold. Greene looked at Mitte in the eyes and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be prejudiced. I told you before that most sentinels will be on the front lines on the battlefield. Their abilities alone are worth several ordinary people. If there are no sentinels around when the wave of beast stampede arrives every year¡¯s spring, many ordinary people will die. Their preferential treatment is proportional to their responsibilities.¡± ¡°Except for a very small number of guides, most guides have lived in the Golden Tower since their awakening. They have no chance to hurt people. On the contrary, many guides will give spiritual treatment to the sentinels who have mental confusion. They are all kind.¡± ¡°All?¡± Mitte couldn¡¯t help mocking. ¡°You forgot how we caught you in the first place?¡± Greene¡¯s eyelashes trembled quickly: ¡°Roa and Eileen are from the same mother so they are closer. It is a normal reaction for Roa to save Eileen.¡± Mitte stared at Greene coldly, ¡°Do you really think so?¡± Greene gripped his fist, ¡°Yes, I think so now. Back then I was sad and uncomfortable, and I also complained a little but I think so after thinking it through. Many things will have a different answer from different angles.¡± He bit his lower lip and added, ¡°Keeping resentment in the heart will make one see everything resentfully.¡± Mitte laughed angrily. ¡°Are you talking about me?¡± ¡°I just hope you can look at things impartially. There are so many beautiful things that you haven¡¯t done yet. Why do you want to focus on these hurtful things?¡± Mitte¡¯s terminal shook slightly, and he glanced at Greene, ¡°You are too naive. It¡¯s late, go and rest early.¡± Greene looked helplessly at the closed door. He still failed to persuade Mitte. Mitte went back to the living room and turned on his terminal. He split the virtual screen into two. On the left is the floor plan of the apartment and there is a green dot in the next room, which represents the location of Greene. On the right is his communication screen. Confirming that Greene is staying obediently in his room, Mitte opened the two previous messages. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? How did the second prince of Planet Yan, Novi, break the connection?¡± ¡°What happened? Could it be you got captured? Reply as soon as you read this!¡± Just by looking at the messages, Mitte knew that the sender is very nervous. He replied the message with, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I found a place to hide. The situation with Planet Yan¡¯s prince is not clear. He took the catalyst to find the god-level guide. Not sure what happened, his connection suddenly gets cut off.¡± ¡°It must be related to the god-level guide. I originally wanted you to bring him back so I could study his spiritual power, but now it seems that the possibility of you completing the task is almost zero.¡± Mitte frowned, ¡°There are many guards around him throughout the day, as well as Level S sentinels. I originally planned to let Novi give the catalyst to the god-level guide, and then make a big commotion at tomorrow night¡¯s party. During that time, I can take the advantage to take him away. It¡¯s just that there is a problem with Novi now so this plan can¡¯t be realized. You are right. I can¡¯t complete the task we originally planned.¡± The person from the other side of the message doesn¡¯t seem to be angry as he wrote, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Unexpected situations are hard to predict, but the god-level guide has too much influence on our plan. He is actually able to cut the connection. I have a hunch that with him around, our plan for years is likely to fail.¡± ¡°Mitte, your mission is changed now. Don¡¯t bring the target back, make him disappear.¡± Disappear means death. Mitte replied with the word, ¡°Noted.¡± He pressed the send button, and Greene¡¯s face suddenly flashed in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, Mitte continued to type, ¡°Brother, we denied sentinels and guides their existence based on our own unfortunate experience, don¡¯t you think our decision is too one-sided?¡± ¡°Mitte!¡± Even if it is just a message, Mitte could imagine the stern face of the person on the other side, ¡°Your belief is shaken. Have you forgotten how you were stepped on and spurned by the guide? Have you forgotten how everything that should belong to you gets easily taken away by someone with a sentinel¡¯s identity?¡± ¡°Everyone is born equal, and what we have to do is great. We will end these unequal relationships with our own hands. The world will be more loving and harmonious in the future, and everyone will praise us.¡± ¡°Mitte, my good younger brother, we are about to succeed. Do you want to deny us so many years of hard work? Or do you want to deny yourself?¡± Mitte hasn¡¯t answered yet, and the other side sent another sentence, ¡°Mitte, have you made friends?¡± Mitte¡¯s expression stiffened and he replied, ¡°No, I haven¡¯t wavered. I promise to complete the task with all my strength.¡± ¡°Good boy, I am waiting for your good news.¡± Staring at the last message on the screen, Mitte waited until the screen gradually turned black before his body relaxed. ¡­ As for the target, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know that someone wanted his life. He is looking at Novi anxiously at this moment. After tidying Novi¡¯s spiritual state, he thought that Novi would wake up, but Novi is still unconscious. Leo once again proposed to contact Planet Yan¡¯s envoys. Xi¨¤o Mu is worried that it would cause an interstellar conflict, so he proposed to let Qiao come to see Novi first. Leo had no objection to his suggestion and Qiao quickly arrived at the apartment. Qiao asked anxiously as soon as he walked in, ¡°Has something happened to Lieutenant General Louis?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu comforted Qiao, ¡°No, he¡¯s fine. But can you help and see how he is?¡± He pointed to Novi who is lying on the sofa. Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw Novi, he is taken aback: ¡°The second prince of Planet Yan?¡± As he said, Qiao stepped forward and checked Novi. After the examination, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu questioningly, ¡°Did you compete spiritual power with him? He is fine, just mentally fatigued. Simply put, the prince is too tired so he is sleeping. Just let him rest for a few hours.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. He got worried for a long time and didn¡¯t think fatigue would be the reason. He shook his head, ¡°I didn¡¯t compete with him,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu threw a guess, ¡°Perhaps he was too diligent in making medicine in private.¡± Qiao pondered: ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense. His spiritual power is very sufficient. If he is too into making medicine, his spiritual power should be consumed a lot, and not left with this much spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t think of the reason, and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s fine if he is alright. So, how long will he be able to wake up?¡± ¡°With his physical fitness plus the level of fatigue, at least 2 hours.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu felt like he has a headache. Novi has a special status so Planet Yan¡¯s envoys will definitely try to contact Novi in less than 2 hours. Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, let him sleeps as long as he likes. If someone is looking for him, we¡¯ll just let them take him away. Now, let¡¯s go to the training ground.¡± After eating dinner and waiting some time for digestion is finished, it is time for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s evening exercise. Qiao stared at the two holding hands and snickered twice. He patted Leo on the shoulder and said, ¡°Not bad.¡± Leo: ¡°Should I get someone to take you back?¡± Qiao shook his head and sat on the sofa, ¡°I¡¯m very curious about why Novi is in this situation. You guys go and do your thing, and I will wait for him to wake up.¡± He pointed to the guards around him, ¡°There are so many people here, so you don¡¯t have to worry about anything.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I am also very curious about his situation. Once he woke up, please get the housekeeper robot to notify me.¡± Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu went to the training ground. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s exercise ended earlier than Leo so instead of leaving early as before, Xi¨¤o Mu leaned on the bars in the corner to watch Leo exercise. When Leo saw Xi¨¤o Mu waiting for him, his expression always turned softer, and the boring training became more interesting. Qiao¡¯s estimated time is accurate. 2 hours later, when Leo just finished his training, they received a message from Qiao that Novi has woken up. At the same time, Qiao specifically reminded Leo that the Major General from Planet Yan who is also a Level SS sentinel, Thornton has personally come to pick up Novi an hour ago. He is currently waiting in the living room for Novi to wake up because he said he is worried about any situation happening when transferring the unconscious Novi. Leo responded with a cold snort. When Qiao saw the two again, he saw Leo hugging Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist, a very intimate action. CH 61 Who missed to release the chapter last night? Who? Not me |?¦Ø©V) Chapter 61 Sorting out Xi¨¤o Mu is amused at Leo¡¯s childish behavior, but he didn¡¯t stop it, letting Leo cling to him. If this action can stop other people from coveting him, he is very happy to do so. In the hall, Novi is already awake, but his expression looked ugly. Thornton and Qiao sat on either side of him. Thornton didn¡¯t speak and Qiao is asking Novi about what happened before he fell into a coma. When Novi saw Xi¨¤o Mu, he spoke for the first time after waking up, ¡°About the Yan tea I gave you, please throw it away. Don¡¯t drink it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat across from Novi, ¡°What did you remember?¡± Novi¡¯s complexion changed slightly and his hands resting on his knees tightened. Instead of answering, he asked, ¡°How did you find the problem? I don¡¯t feel it at all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched the back of his hand that was scalded before, ¡°I sensed a hint of spiritual power in the tea.¡± Novi bit his lip, ¡°I didn¡¯t feel it.¡± After he said that, his expression sank, and he turned to Thornton. ¡°Call Ah Le from the diplomatic team. He is the one who gave me the tea caddy as a gift for visiting.¡± Thornton originally didn¡¯t know what is going on. From the conversation, he somewhat understood that the tea that Novi gave to Xi¨¤o Mu was tampered with. The main task of his trip is to be responsible for the safety of the entire mission. Hearing Novi¡¯s words, his eyes flashed coldly and he asked his men to bring Ah Le over. Novi assured Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo, ¡°I will definitely give you an explanation. Planet Yan and Planet Yao are members of the alliance. We are friendly and will not do anything harmful.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°I believe you but what I care more about is, why did you suddenly fall into a coma earlier?¡± Novi gripped his fingers tighter, and he said with difficulty, ¡°I remembered something,¡± he looked down, ¡°It¡¯s a bad thing.¡± Having said that, Novi stared at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, ¡°Did you offend anyone? Why else would someone use my hand to deal with you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly stretched his hands, ¡°I didn¡¯t have any grudges with anyone. This kind of thing happening also makes me feel helpless.¡± Novi turned his head to think for a moment, and suddenly thought, ¡°No, maybe it¡¯s not that they want to deal with you. They just want to make you the same as me like before.¡± ¡°Do you know what you were like before?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked immediately. Novi nodded lightly, with a look of frustration, regret, and guilt in his expression, ¡°I have always been proud of being a Level A guide. Later on, I am even more proud of becoming a Level A+ guide.¡± ¡°The reason why I was in a coma is actually very simple, though I don¡¯t know why. It¡¯s just that I suddenly remembered a lot of things that I had somehow forgotten.¡± Novi glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and gave a wry smile, ¡°I think it has something to do with you. However, I am right in front of you now, but I can¡¯t feel what you have done to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and didn¡¯t admit it. He simply asked, ¡°Did you suddenly become a Level A+ guide?¡± Novi¡¯s face turned pale, ¡°I also thought I was. I even felt complacent and thought I was talented.¡± Thornton raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Prince Novi is the fastest guide to level up in Planet Yan. He just went out for a trip and became a Level A+ guide when he came back, causing a sensation throughout Planet Yan. Even now, there are still people asking where Prince Novi has gone for the trip!¡± Novi glared at Thornton but recalling something, his momentum weakened again and he looked away a little flustered. Thornton narrowed his eyes. He sensed something is wrong, but thinking that there are other people here, he didn¡¯t ask further. Xi¨¤o Mu detected the key point and asked, ¡°What happened during your trip?¡± Novi¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°I was kidnapped.¡± Thornton looked at Novi swiftly, his eyes sharp, ¡°You got caught?¡± Novi ignored Thornton, but blurted everything in a breath, ¡°I don¡¯t remember these memories. They all came back to me before I fell into a coma. I remember that I was captured into an underground laboratory.¡± ¡°I was very scared at the time and kept yelling that if they hurt me, Planet Yan¡¯s military would definitely raze it to the ground. Perhaps, for this reason, they were very polite to me.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly what they did. My spiritual power rose to Level A+ within 2 days, and then I was sent away. I was in a semi-coma during the whole process, confused and dazed.¡± Novi took a deep breath and continued, ¡°I went back to my guards, no longer have any relevant memories. Instead, the memories planted in my mind is that I hated my guard for following me around so I sneaked out to play for 2 days. After that, my spiritual power broke through suddenly.¡± ¡°There was nothing wrong after that. No, it should be I simply couldn¡¯t remember these things. There is nothing wrong on the surface but if I think about it carefully, I did a lot of things for them without my knowledge.¡± Novi rubbed the bridge of his nose, ¡°The latest 2 incidents I did, one is I let Jonassen get away, and the other is causing confusion at the luncheon yesterday. Those manic sentinels have had tea with me before.¡± ¡°So, Jonassen¡¯s escape really has something to do with you.¡± Thornton¡¯s expression looked ugly. Jonassen is a prisoner under Thornton¡¯s guard so Jonassen escaping from Planet Yan¡¯s prison made many people question his ability. There are even opposing politicians who suggested that he conspired with the space pirates, and they are in the same group. At that time, Thornton was so annoyed that he wanted to find someone to fight with every day. He investigated the case and found that only Novi, who went to jail for exercising his spiritual power, is the most suspicious suspect. However, Novi refused to admit it and sneered at his ability. Novi looked uncomfortable by Thornton¡¯s question and then Ah Le, a member of Planet Yan¡¯s diplomatic team is dragged over by Thornton¡¯s men. Novi¡¯s expression returned to being sullen. He sat upright, full of royal authority, and stared sharply at Ah Le, ¡°Who are you working for? Where did the tea you gave me as a gift come from?¡± Ah Le is a chubby middle-aged man with gentle facial features. He is panting because he was dragged over in a hurry. Hearing Novi¡¯s question, he looked at a loss, ¡°Prince Novi, I didn¡¯t give you tea.¡± ¡°Excuses,¡± Novi scolded, ¡°You mean I¡¯m lying?¡± Ah Le wiped the sweat on his forehead, ¡°I really didn¡¯t give you any tea. You told me that I only need to prepare gifts when you are going out to visit. But I didn¡¯t know you are going to visit anyone tonight.¡± ¡°I always have the tea with me, ready to be given away, but I didn¡¯t give away any today.¡± As Ah Le said, he took out a tea caddy. It is a dark red cylindrical can, and the body of the can is tied with a beautiful flower in red silk, which one can tell at first glance that it is used for gifts. Novi made a move with his right hand and Ah Le quickly offered the tea caddy with both hands. Novi opened the can and took a glance. Then he handed it to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Take a look.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t sense anything from the unmade tea so he let the housekeeper robot brew the tea, and then asked Novi, ¡°Are you sure you remember everything correctly?¡± ¡°I was sure earlier, but,¡± he frowned and looked at Ah Le, ¡°If Ah Le is telling the truth, then I don¡¯t know. In my memory, it was Ah Le who gave me the tea and reminded me to give it away when going out to visit.¡± Ah Le couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°Prince Novi, I really didn¡¯t give you tea!¡± He is very confused and couldn¡¯t understand what is going on. Ah Le looked at Thornton with his eyes, wanting a hint whether Prince Novi had mental confusion or something, but Thornton ignored him. The robot brewed the tea leaves that Ah Le took out. Xi¨¤o Mu held a cup of tea in his hand and felt for a moment. Then he said, ¡°This is a normal tea.¡± Ah Le glared indignantly, ¡°This is the best Yan tea from Planet Yan!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He took a sip, and nodded, ¡°It tastes really good.¡± Novi looked at Ah Le seriously, ¡°Ah Le, you really didn¡¯t lie? Where were you at 11.30 am yesterday?¡± That is the time between the end of the celebration and before the luncheon. Ah Le thought for a while before replying, ¡°At that time, the members of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs are all together, checking the celebration gift to be given to Planet Yao at the luncheon later, the Level S mecha.¡± Novi contacted the Minister of Foreign Affairs and asked him what he was doing at 11.30 am yesterday. Although the minister thought the question was strange, he answered his question, exactly the same as Ah Le¡¯s answer. Novi gritted his teeth and asked the guards to send Ah Le back to his residence. Novi closed his eyes and knocked on his forehead, ¡°What is going on?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned to look at Leo and Leo said, ¡°There is a possibility, hypnosis. The person who caused the chaos yesterday knows how to use hypnosis, and he may be the one who gave you the tea.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Originally, I was surprised why there are only 4 people suddenly became manic. Now I understand, it¡¯s because they drank the problematic tea. This tea is probably used in conjunction with some kind of instrument that can cause spiritual power mania.¡± Novi¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°According to your words, the reason why I forgot about being kidnapped before and thought that I went out to play, it¡¯s because I was hypnotized? But why can I remember these but not the person who gave me the tea?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe there is a slight difference. I can only guess that you were under mental control before, but now you are out of their control.¡± Novi gritted his teeth, ¡°Give me information about the person who caused the mania. He borrowed my hand to do bad things, I will never let him go! And that experimental base. When I find it, I must blow it all up!¡± Leo: ¡°Let¡¯s exchange information. I want to know all the information about the experimental base.¡± Novi frowned, ¡°I don¡¯t know much. I already said that I was in a coma when I went in and was in a semi-coma when I came out. There¡¯s nothing much to remember.¡± Leo looked serious as he said, ¡°Try to provide any kind of information, the vibration of the starship, and the length of time, all these are very useful.¡± Novi opened his terminal, ¡°En, I will try my best to remember and write down the details. I hope that the information you are exchanging is also comprehensive.¡± When Novi finished writing his memories, Leo said, ¡°You can pass it to Xi¨¤o Mu. I have already sent the relevant information to Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Novi curled his mouth, ¡°Isn¡¯t it easier for us to transfer it to each other directly?¡± Leo sternly said, ¡°You are a guide, and I am a sentinel with a boyfriend. To prevent you from ruining my relationship with my boyfriend, I will never add your number.¡± Novi got choked by the rebutting and said, ¡°The number of people who want to add my number can circle around your Planet Yao once.¡± Leo simply ignored Novi and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu thought it was funny, he is sure that Leo learned this kind of thinking from those pink romance dramas. He sent the information regarding Mitte to Novi, and Novi also sent him his memories. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t read it and forwarded it directly to Leo. Novi opened Mitte¡¯s profile and made a ¡®huh¡¯ sound. Then he turned his virtual screen to Thornton and asked, ¡°Look at this, do you find him familiar?¡± Thornton¡¯s mouth evokes a sneer, ¡°Except for his expression, he looks about 70% like the youngest member of Planet Yan¡¯s council.¡± Novi supported his chin on his palm, ¡°I¡¯ve seen his resume before. His father has a brother who was originally the head of the family. He also has a cousin. However, the family of the cousin suffered a fall, and the head of the family became his father. From then, his father¡¯s official career rose.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect to know more about Mitte¡¯s life experience and reminded the men, ¡°Although he is an ordinary person, he has a weapon that could attack with spiritual power in his hand and he knows hypnosis. Maybe he has other skills that we don¡¯t know. He is a powerful person. You must be careful if you saw him.¡± Novi furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°Weapon to attack with spiritual power? Is it specially designed to deal with sentinels and guides?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Not necessarily. Ordinary people also have spiritual power, but it is generally low.¡± He glanced at the time and said, ¡°It¡¯s late now. Go back and rest. I won¡¯t tell anyone about tonight.¡± Novi: ¡°Thank you.¡± Thornton glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu before he got up to say goodbye, and escorted Novi away. Qiao has been listening quietly beside Xi¨¤o Mu, his eyes looked fanatic as he said, ¡°If you find the base, you must notify me. I¡¯m sure that their research on spiritual power is much ahead of the empire!¡± He stared intently at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you willing to let me study your spiritual power?¡± Leo grabbed the back of Qiao¡¯s collar with a sullen face and lifted him from the sofa. Then he pushed him out of the apartment and said, ¡°Stop dreaming.¡± Qiao adjusted his collar, still not giving up as he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°When you finally want to do the study, remember to tell me!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand at Qiao, he had no interest in being an experimental subject. Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and escorted him back to his bedroom. Upon reaching the door, he gave Xi¨¤o Mu a deep kiss, ¡°Get a good rest. I have to go to the celebration site tomorrow morning. You¡¯d better not go out. After tomorrow, I will accompany you wherever you want to go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and touched the side of Leo¡¯s face, ¡°I¡¯m not a kid. Don¡¯t coax me with general words, I know how serious things are.¡± Leo grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and his eyes looked deep, ¡°Don¡¯t take the initiative to touch me. I won¡¯t be able to help it and I won¡¯t want to leave.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu flushed and poked at Leo¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Go back to your room.¡± Knowing that Leo would study Novi¡¯s memories carefully, Xi¨¤o Mu reminded Leo, ¡°Remember to go to bed early.¡± Leo kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips hard before letting go and leaving his room. CH 62 Chapter 62 Attack In a blink of an eye, it is the last day of the celebration. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed alone in his apartment all day eating snacks and watching the live broadcast. After an afternoon nap, he make more medicine and continued watching the broadcast. He only turns off the terminal at dinner time. Since it¡¯s the 3rd and the last day of the celebration, a banquet is organized for the guests. Other than the envoys, there are also top people from all walks of life in the Empire, including scholars, experts, businessmen, and entrepreneurs. The whole process is forbidden to be broadcast live, so the empire¡¯s tv channel broadcasts an entertainment evening show. Xi¨¤o Mu is not interested in this. Also, as a precaution, he did not go to the dinner banquet too. After eating dinner, Xi¨¤o Mu went to work out as usual. Then he washed up and dried his hair with a dryer. Sitting on the bed, he browsed the news in his terminal. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu saw a news flash. ¡°Citizens traveling in aircraft, please take note. An aircraft has exploded at the entrance of the green military route. The authorities are investigating the matter so please drive around it.¡± Below the report is a picture of a burning aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, green military route is not far from Louis¡¯s apartment. It¡¯s the route connecting the public area and the military administration area. He scrolled down to read the detailed report. Seeing that there¡¯s no casualties, Xi¨¤o Mu heaved a sigh of relief and switched to the front page of the news channel. ¡°A sudden explosion has occurred on the road closest to the state banquet building. According to the eyewitness at the scene, it is most likely caused by someone. If anyone sees suspicious people, please report it in time.¡± The news at the top had changed to another one, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart tightened after reading it. The banquet tonight is arranged in the state banquet building. At the same time, Greene also saw the news. He jumped up from the sofa and his face looked slightly pale. Thinking of Mitte¡¯s words before he left, Greene¡¯s heart felt even more uneasy. ¡°I¡¯m leaving and I probably won¡¯t see you again. You¡¯re fine like this now, but don¡¯t be too naive in the future and don¡¯t get bullied. This is a gift for you. If you encounter a dangerous situation, turn on the switch. It can save your life.¡± ¡°I have set a 12-hour restricted access in your room¡¯s door control so you can not go out for the time being. But after that, you can go anywhere you want. Remember to pay attention to safety.¡± ¡°Oh yes,¡± Mitte smiled lightly that time, ¡°there won¡¯t be anyone who looks like you in the future. Even if someone compares you to him, it will only be for a while. This kind of comparison will soon be over.¡± Greene thought about it and touched his lips. Mitte kissed him before he left. Why did he kiss him, and what did he mean by his last words? Greene suspected that Mitte is going to do something to Xi¨¤o Mu. He wanted to contact Xi¨¤o Mu, but all the contacts in his address book have been deleted by Mitte. Even if he wanted to ask Doctor Xi Mu who knew Xi¨¤o Mu once again, he couldn¡¯t. Greene watched the news with anxiety, knowing that if Mitte did something, there would be news reports. Watching 2 news items mentioning explosion one after another, Greene¡¯s uneasiness increased. He had lived in the apartment complex where Louis was for some time and is familiar with the street names in the neighborhood. Also, everyone in the Empire knew that the celebration banquet is held in the state banquet building. Greene looked at his terminal, his expression torn with indecision. There is another way he might be able to reach Xi¨¤o Mu, and even if he couldn¡¯t, he could give Xi¨¤o Mu a heads up ¨C contact the police. The other side may or may not believe his words, but since Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s identity is special, so even if it¡¯s just in case, the other side will probably give a reminder to Xi¨¤o Mu. It is just that if the police asked further, they would know that Mitte had been staying in his place for the past few days and would easily become suspicious of him. Greene¡¯s mind is at war for half a second before he bit his lip and finally contacted the police. The state banquet building is very busy at this moment. The dinner starts at 7.00 pm and ends at 8.00 pm, which then the ending party will start. The venue of the party is huge, with a buffet of desserts and drinks all around and brightly lit. People from all walks of life who knew each other well are chatting together. The party has a very important function as everyone can make a lot of top-tier friends. For businessmen, the party is a treasure trove, and they often can strike big business in the party. However, compared to the successful people happily moving around in the middle of the hall, the surrounding guards and the military personnel responsible for security work in all areas are not relaxed at all. Every guest in the hall is a big deal, and with so many bigwigs gathered here, the burden on security work is extraordinarily heavy. Leo sat in the guard room, his eyes sharply staring at the monitor which is split into 16 screens in front of him. He pointed to a sofa corner in the upper right corner, ¡°Have someone pay attention here, don¡¯t miss out on any blind spots.¡± After Leo finished saying that, the corner of his eyes caught his deputy, Wood looking like he has something to say. Loe frowned and said, ¡°Say what you want quickly.¡± Wood read out the breaking news and reported, ¡°For the explosion outside the building, Major General Lyle has gone to deal with it. As for the explosion at the green military route, it is also being dealt with, no news from the security in the apartment.¡± These 2 incidents didn¡¯t seem to have anything to do with the safety of the apartment, but the location is so special that Wood hesitated for a moment and decided to report it anyway. He is all too aware of the importance of the person inside the apartment to his Major General. Leo¡¯s eyebrows knitted, ¡°Contact Kai Men and tell him to keep an eye on it. These incidents sounded unusual and something likely¡­¡± Before Leo could finish saying his words, his terminal suddenly vibrated. Wood¡¯s terminal vibrated almost at the same time as his. The two moved quickly to connect the call, but they did not hear anything from the other side, just the sound of static. Leo jumped to his feet. He immediately thought of the situation that happened in Planet Jiu before where the captain of Team 1 and 2 passed out in the call. ¡°Kai Men.¡± ¡°Ah Da.¡± They said the names of their caller at the same time. Upon hearing them, Leo¡¯s face went cold. He kicked the stool away and strode out of the guard room. Wood also felt anxious in his heart, but he still remember their main responsibility and hastily reminded Leo, ¡°Major General, you are solely responsible for the security of the party tonight.¡± Leo stopped abruptly in his tracks, then said, ¡°You stay here.¡± Wood is about to say something but Leo had already walked out. Leo contacted Ren as he walked and quickly went over what had happened, ¡°Have someone take over my duties. I have to go back to the apartment. For now, Wood is staying in the guard room and keeping an eye on the banquet hall.¡± Ren whispered something to the person next to him, then said to Leo, ¡°Louis will be taking over your task. Make sure to keep Xi¨¤o Mu safe, and be careful yourself.¡± ¡°En.¡± As Leo walked out of the banquet building, Lyle saw him and is about to say hello. Then Lyle saw Leo releasing his mecha, Ying from the space ring and swiftly drove Ying away. Lyle¡¯s expression changed slightly. Leo is the head of security responsible for the party venue, but he suddenly left the hall. Something must have happened. Something really happened and the guards at Louis¡¯s apartment are in chaos at the moment. Xi¨¤o Mu is watching the news when someone suddenly knocked on the door. It¡¯s not the usual knocks but a rapid slapping sound. Hearing the sound thump thump thump was disturbing. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the door and saw Da standing outside with a serious expression, ¡°There is an attack. A wave of powerful spiritual power attack is spreading from the outer apartments towards us.¡± Speaking of that, Ah Da¡¯s expression turned ashen, ¡°The communication signal is jammed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately thought of the scene during Planet Jiu and said, ¡°It¡¯s most likely caused by Mitte,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked worriedly, ¡°What about the guards in the outer apartments?¡± Ah Da clenched his fist tightly, his eyes turning red, ¡°The contact is broken after the notification of attack.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart tightened and he comforted, ¡°Maybe they just passed out. There are guards in Planet Jiu who couldn¡¯t stand the sudden spiritual power attack before and passed out, but later they were all fine.¡± Hearing that, Ah Da¡¯s expression eased slightly, ¡°Follow me, I will escort you out first.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu followed Ah Da and walked to the staircase. All of a sudden, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression changed badly. Just now, a wave of spiritual power attacked him and directly broke his outer barrier. Due to the increase of guards and mostly high-level sentinels, Xi¨¤o Mu habitually built 2 layers of barrier around him. Right now, the outer layer is broken, leaving the inner layer. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t dare to be careless and hurriedly built another layer. Seeing Ah Da and Kai Men in the living room, and the other 6 sentinels with pale faces and sweaty foreheads, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly reminded, ¡°Build spiritual barrier and make it at least 2 layers. Else. you won¡¯t be able to stand it.¡± ¡°2 layers?¡± Kai Men¡¯s cold eyebrows moved slightly. His gray hair is wet with sweat, sticking to his forehead. ¡°Yes, control your spiritual power and you will be able to control the size of the barrier.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he built another barrier again while using Pin Hold on himself. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu used Pin Hold for each of the 8 guards in the living room. After doing so, while waiting for Pin Hold¡¯s buff to count down, he used Pin Lift on the sentinel with the palest face. For each use of Pin Lift, it can restore 1,500 spiritual power. Combining with Pin Hold, they can at least recover enough spiritual power for a barrier. The guards looked shocked when they felt the constant stream of spiritual power flowing into them and they looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with fervor, like fanatic fans who had seen their idols. Xi¨¤o Mu took out the bottle containing intermediate mid-grade healing pills and poured some into his hand, ¡°Take 1 for each person, and eat it when you can¡¯t hold on.¡± The guards consciously took a pill each and built a barrier while spontaneously protecting Xi¨¤o Mu in the innermost part of the room, looking at the door warily. Kai Men¡¯s expression looked cold as he said, ¡°It¡¯s too passive for us to stay inside like this. I¡¯ll go out and take a look.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is not quite at ease and asked, ¡°How long can you last?¡± ¡°How much spiritual power can the pill you gave recover?¡± Kai Men asked. ¡°Close to half.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu answered honestly. Kai Men thought about it and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be back in a minute.¡± After saying that, he glanced at Ah Da, who said seriously, ¡°I will protect him.¡± Kai Men opened the door and is about to go out when he saw a small aircraft landing at the entrance. At the same time, the intensity of the spiritual power attack increased. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression tightened, and he kept releasing his skills, but there are too many people than he could heal. Hence, after a few muffled grunts, all the guards, except Ah Da and Kai Men, fell down. Xi¨¤o Mu felt worried in his heart, but he didn¡¯t have the time to check their situation. He kept using his skills on Kai Men and Ah Da. But even so, their spiritual power is decreasing rapidly. The door of the aircraft is pushed open, and Mitte jumped down. When he saw Kai Men at the door, and Ah Da and Xi¨¤o Mu standing inside the door, an unexpected look appeared on his face and his eyebrows are slightly raised. Before Mitte¡¯s expression could take shape, Kai Men has already come at him like a phantom. Mitte smiled coldly and instantly increased the level of spiritual power attack to the highest strength. Kai Men halted, and just when Mitte thought he is going to fall straight down, Kai Men took a pill and came at him again. Mitte is surprised and instantly moved away, barely avoiding a strike from Kai Men. Though Mitte¡¯s figure is slim, he is agile and quick. After he avoided the attack, Mitte retreated directly to the aircraft. He didn¡¯t leave but stared coldly at the 3 people who are still standing. In less than 30 seconds, Kai Men and Ah Da fell one after another. Then, Mitte stepped down from the aircraft again. Looking at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face which is similar to Greene, Mitte said coldly, ¡°You really surprised me, but it¡¯s a pity.¡± As he said that, a miniature particle cannon suddenly appeared in his hand, and Mitte slowly raised his hand, ¡°Goodbye¡­¡± CH 63 Chapter 63 Caught Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened and his jaw tightened. The moment Mitte is about to pull the trigger, his wrist got hit by a pill thrown at a high speed. The sudden pain caused Mitte¡¯s hand to tilt to the right. At the same time, the spiritual power protection device attached to his ear shattered, and a sharp pain suddenly overtook his mind. Mitte exhaled in pain and quickly turned off the spiritual attack device. Then he stared at Xi¨¤o Mu incredulously, how could this happen? Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face is pale, and the black hair on his forehead is wet with sweat on his forehead. That caused his jade-like face to look even paler, giving people a sense of fragile beauty. He had just twisted his filaments into thick strips and violently attacked Mitte¡¯s spiritual state while enduring the pain of being attacked. But his attack hit a protective barrier instead. The barrier is broken by him but his spiritual power was traumatized, and he could no longer attack again so Xi¨¤o Mu could only retract his filaments. The good news is that the spiritual attack disappeared in the next second. A thought flashed in his mind and Xi¨¤o Mu probably understood why Mitte didn¡¯t get affected by his own indiscriminate spiritual attack. It is because Mitte was wearing something like a protective device and his attack just now has damaged that device. These thoughts only flashed momentarily in his mind and the tension in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart loosened. Without the spiritual attack device, Mitte¡¯s danger level is greatly reduced. As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu relaxed, his body shook and is hugged tightly by Leo who ran into the living room like a phantom. Though Leo is hugging Xi¨¤o Mu, there is still undispersed horror in his eyes. When he got off the aircraft, he saw Mitte aiming to shoot Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo almost stopped breathing. At that moment, he was holding a pill that he is ready to take at any time to face Mitte. With no time to think, Leo threw the pill out with his greatest strength. Fortunately¡­ Leo loosened Xi¨¤o Mu slightly and kissed his forehead. It is great that nothing bad happened. Xi¨¤o Mu took a pill to restore his spiritual power. Since the attack has already stopped, his spiritual power recovered quickly. Xi¨¤o Mu patted Leo¡¯s arm and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, apprehend Mitte first.¡± Leo released Xi¨¤o Mu. His gaze pierced at Mitte like an ice spear, ¡°He can¡¯t escape.¡± The moment Leo said the words, he had already rushed out and arrived in front of Mitte in a short breath. Then Leo stepped on Mitte¡¯s chest. ¡°Please don¡¯t!¡± Suddenly, a terrified voice shouted. It is not too loud, but the two words were shouted in a broken voice, showing the mood of the speaker. Leo turned his head and saw a face similar to Xi¨¤o Mu. Frowning, he looked at the police officer who came with Greene, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± The police officer is shocked by the scene and hurriedly saluted, ¡°Major General Leo, I am a police officer on Min¡¯an Street. This resident called the police and said that the God-level guide is in danger. He asked us to contact the God-level guide.¡± ¡°However, what he said was baseless and shouldn¡¯t be accepted, according to the rules. It is just that he was locked in his own apartment and could not get out. Our captain thinks that the matter is strange, and because the matter he reported was serious, our captain asked the technician to help him open the apartment door. Then he ordered me to take this resident to check on the matter.¡± The police officer showed a helpless expression after speaking, he never thought that Greene¡¯s words are true. This matter even got Major General Leo involved. Greene saw blood at the corner of Mitte¡¯s mouth and fell in a panic. He couldn¡¯t restrain himself anymore and ran towards Mitte. The police officer got momentarily stunned by the sudden action and said, ¡°Wait¡­¡± He stretched out his hand, but he was slow to react when it happened so he couldn¡¯t catch Greene. The police officer turned to look at Leo to ask for his opinion, should he stop Greene or not? Leo ignored the police officer¡¯s gaze but watched with cold eyes as Greene approaches him. He didn¡¯t lessen the strength of his foot at all, ¡°You knew what he planned to do?¡± With red eyes and trembling lips, Greene squatted down beside Mitte. He looked up at Leo, and summoned his courage to say, ¡°Don¡¯t step on him anymore, he can¡¯t escape.¡± Leo snorted, ¡°Pleading on his behalf? Are you a part of his group?¡± Mitte has been staring at Greene since he appeared. He turned his gaze to Leo when he heard this. With a hint of mockery in his tone, Mitte said, ¡°I don¡¯t have such a weak teammate, nor I have any accomplices who will report me behind my back.¡± Greene bit his lip, tears falling drop by drop. He was at a loss at that time. He didn¡¯t want Mitte to get into any trouble, but he couldn¡¯t approve of what Mitte did. He couldn¡¯t just ignore what is going to happen, so Greene called the police. But what should he do now? He can¡¯t stop Mitte, and he doesn¡¯t want Mitte to be hurt, but he can¡¯t do anything. Greene looked at Mitte with tears in his eyes. The moment he think that Mitte would die, Greene felt terribly uncomfortable in his heart. Even though the person he admired the most, Major General Leo, is standing beside him, Greene¡¯s thoughts are all on Mitte. When warm tears dripped on the side of his face, Mitte¡¯s expression instantly changed and he turned his gaze to Greene again. Then he tilted his head to the side and coughed. Because there is blood in his throat, Mitte sounded hoarse, ¡°Why are you crying? Isn¡¯t it your wish for me to be arrested? Or you are disappointed that I didn¡¯t get caught by the people you brought over?¡± The heavy ridicule in Mitte¡¯s words made Greene¡¯s heart felt complicated in an instant, even his breathing seemed to hurt. His tears flowed faster, and he unconsciously shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s not¡­¡± Mitte is about to say more when Leo twisted the back of Mitte¡¯s collar and lifted him up. Then he neatly handcuffed his hands and feet. The unconscious Kai Men and Ah Da had woken up after Xi¨¤o Mu treated them. Kai Men¡¯s expression looked colder than usual, and he saluted Leo. Leo handed Mitte to Kai Men and said, ¡°Search his body, he must have a lot of useful information. Don¡¯t let him run away and also don¡¯t let him die.¡± Kai Men nodded, ¡°Noted.¡± Greene followed Mitte with red and swollen eyes. Seeing Mitte staggered due to being dragged by Kai Men, Greene subconsciously reached out to help him. Mitte stepped aside and avoided Greene¡¯s hand, his face looked cold as he said, ¡°I am a felon wanted by the empire now, do you really want to get involved with me?¡± The tears that have stopped before started to flow down again. Kai Men frowned and saw Greene stretching out his hand. So he grabbed Greene¡¯s wrist and said, ¡°Don¡¯t interfere with official business.¡± Greene hissed in pain, and Mitte glared at Kai Men darkly, ¡°Let him go!¡± Kai Men only lightly glanced at Mitte and he released Greene. After that, he threw a warning glance at Greene before pulling Mitte into the military aircraft. Greene rubbed his wrist. He unconsciously chased after the aircraft for a few steps and then stopped. Greene lowered his head dejectedly. He can¡¯t catch up at all, even if he catches up, he couldn¡¯t do anything to help Mitte. Xi¨¤o Mu treated all the guards in the living room. When they wake up, Leo and Ah Da escorted him to several surrounding apartments. As soon as he got out of the apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Greene standing blankly not far from the door. Earlier when Xi¨¤o Mu was treating Kai Men and Ah Da, he heard the commotion outside. Although he didn¡¯t see what happened with his own eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu knew about the situation. ¡°Thank you for coming over.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked to Greene and thanked him sincerely. ¡°Also, thanks for the clues you provided last time.¡± Greene¡¯s expression looked sad. These two things just reminded him how he went against Mitte. Thinking of Mitte, Greene felt very uncomfortable and he bit his lip, ¡°No need to thank me. I, I just don¡¯t want him to do bad things.¡± He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with red and swollen eyes, ¡°He is actually not a bad person, really. Can he not die?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly said, ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly what crime he will be convicted of. You think he is not a bad person, maybe just because he is good to you. But look around, do you know how many people are in danger because of him just now? ¡± Hearing that, Greene looked ashamed, ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s just that his thinking is too extreme. He hates guides and sentinel too much.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Do you know what his purpose is?¡± Greene¡¯s eyelashes trembled. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He clenched his hands into fists because he is lying. Greene is scared of saying the truth. Mitte is in a bad situation now. If the military knew that Mitte¡¯s goal is to eliminate all the sentinels and guides, Mitte might not have a chance to survive. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t ask anymore, but just comforted, ¡°You should take a rest in the apartment, and someone will send you back later.¡± Leo: ¡°Don¡¯t leave by yourself, I want to ask you something.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo but did not say anything. Not wanting to waste time, he went to the nearest apartment to treat the sentinels inside. After all sentinels are treated, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, no one died in this attack. Moreover, the scope of the spiritual attack is quite limited. Louis¡¯s apartment is kind of far away from other places so the attack did not harm the rest of the people around. It is 9.00 am at this moment and the neighborhood is as bright as the day. The guards have gone back to their posts. Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo, and Greene sat on the sofa. Leo asked Greene coldly, ¡°How do you know about Mitte¡¯s plan? Where is he hiding these days?¡± Holding the hot tea delivered by the housekeeper robot, Greene stared at the white steam and honestly told Leo about Mitte staying in his apartment. Leo asked, ¡°Did he reveal any information about himself?¡± Greene shook his head, ¡°No, I only know that he has been monitoring the apartment of Prince Planet Yan and Lieutenant General Louis. But last night, he suddenly became angry.¡± Greene recalled the scene in his memory and added, ¡°It seemed that something went wrong with the surveillance at the time, and his expression looked ugly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved, thinking of Novi¡¯s debuff lifted by him last night. ¡°Any other information about him?¡± Leo asked. Greene shook his head, ¡°No, he rarely speaks, always playing with things I can¡¯t understand.¡± Having said this, Greene suddenly remembered something. He stretched his hand into his pocket and touched a palm-sized cube. However, thinking that it is a gift given to him by Mitte, Greene felt a little reluctant. He hesitated for a moment, but still took it out in the end, ¡°This was given to me before he left, saying that if I encounter a dangerous situation, it can save my life.¡± Leo took a look at the cube and asked, ¡°Do you know the specific effect?¡± Greene shook his head and Leo said, ¡°I will hand it over to the military¡¯s technical department for research. If there is no problem with it, I will return it to you in the end.¡± Hearing that, Greene¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Okay.¡± He didn¡¯t care about the effect, he just wanted to keep this gift. Other than concealing Mitte¡¯s purpose in attacking the sentinels, Greene said everything he knew. Xi¨¤o Mu then asked Leo to arrange a guard to send Greene back to his current residence. Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his forehead. He felt a little tired and Leo embraced him from behind, ¡°Go and rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. When he reached his room, his terminal suddenly received a message. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I am Thornton. I wanted to find a chance to be alone with you, but unfortunately, there are always people by your side. I thought about it and decided to state my purpose directly. How about we make a deal, and you can mention any conditions at will?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyebrows. Novi is the only one from Planet Yan to know about his contact number. Thornton must have asked Novi. ¡°Not interested.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied without hesitation. Thornton then sent another message, ¡°Don¡¯t rush to refuse me. You just need to give me your [s]perm. It¡¯s a simple request, isn¡¯t it? I only want this one thing. If you agree, the terms are up to you. If you refuse, then I would have to consider snatching ¡®someone¡¯ from Leo.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. He is unable to keep up with Thornton¡¯s way of thinking at all. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression looked wrong, Leo lowered his head and glanced at the message. Then his expression sank, and he reached out to write the reply in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal, ¡°Scram back to Planet Yan, and stop dreaming.¡± Thornton: ¡°Hi, Major General Leo!¡± With a cold face, Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist and dragged Thornton¡¯s number into the blacklist. After doing that, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°You won¡¯t be angry with me doing that, right?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and touched the side of Leo¡¯s face, ¡°Of course not. If I disagree with your action, I will stop you. But it is exactly what I want to do as well.¡± Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and bowed his head to kiss him. Then he bent over to carry Xi¨¤o Mu in a princess carry and opened the door. After closing the door, Leo put the person on the bed. Seeing Leo lowering his head and preparing to continue, Xi¨¤o Mu put his hand on Leo¡¯s shoulder to stop him. He is somewhat concerned with Thornton¡¯s message. ¡°Say, he said he wanted my sp¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red and he vaguely skipped over the word, ¡°What, what do you think he wanted to do with it?¡± Raw word count: 3377 CH 64 Chapter 64 Intimate Hearing that question, Leo¡¯s eyes flashed slightly. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a deep gaze and asked, ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head and mumbled, ¡°Who knows what he is thinking, inexplicable stuff like this? Is it strange (to ask this question)?¡± ¡°Not strange,¡± Leo stroked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears with his hand. The soft sensation under his fingers made him linger, gently kneading, ¡°Planet Yan, like Planet Yao, respects the strong and pursues high abilities.¡± ¡°However, the management of their governing body is more complicated than Planet Yao. The military and government are completely separated. The government is linked to the old families of Planet Yan, and they value family honor the most.¡± ¡°This also means that they attach great importance to the cultivation of the next generation. Their high-level sentinels are more persistent to marry high-level guides. The next generation born from high-level sentinel and guide pair has a high probability of being either a sentinel or a guide1. The birth rate of sentinel is even higher than the guide.¡± ¡°Every family in power is led by a high-level sentinel. Planet Yao¡¯s prosperous family must ensure that each generation of the family has outstanding descendants if it wants to ensure its longevity.¡± ¡°Thornton¡¯s purpose is obvious, he wants to have offspring born from you and him,¡± Leo said with cold eyes, ¡°he is dreaming.¡± Hearing that made Xi¨¤o Mu smacked his lips, ¡°We are both men, how can we have children?¡± Leo helplessly said, ¡°It seems that you really forgot. You don¡¯t even know this kind of common sense. But I¡¯m very surprised. Since you have forgotten about the common sense, why would you have such a question?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes drooped slightly, not daring to look at Leo from guilt. He is not a native at all, so how could he know the ¡®common sense¡¯ here? Leo didn¡¯t notice the complicated emotion in Xi¨¤o Mu. Seeing him like this, Leo only thought that Xi¨¤o Mu felt uncomfortable because of his amnesia. He kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. It doesn¡¯t matter if you forget.¡± ¡°The offspring are cultivated in vitro. Of course, some people want their children to be implanted in the uterus and conceived in the body, but¡­¡± Leo said, ¡°It will be laborious. Even if you want, I won¡¯t allow it.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°I don¡¯t want to, not at all.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has been a man since he was born. He has never thought about him giving birth and have no interest in doing so. He still found the concept very strange. After all, two men can give birth to a child, that really broke his original perception. However, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly realized something and became nervous. He put his hand on Leo¡¯s shoulder, raised his head, and asked, ¡°Then, if my sp[e]rm is taken away by someone when I didn¡¯t realize it, wouldn¡¯t it be possible for them to have my child without my knowledge?¡± Leo sensed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s anxiety and explained, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the procedures for conceiving offspring are comprehensive, and both partners must go through it together. It is illegal to steal other people¡¯s s[p]erm and conceive offspring without the consent of others.¡± ¡°But Thornton¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is still a little worried, ¡°These laws don¡¯t apply to people with special identities?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t allow this to happen.¡± Leo said firmly, ¡°Moreover, no one can force you to do this kind of thing. Your spiritual power is very strong. As long as you are unwilling, it won¡¯t happen.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled awkwardly. He only know to worry, but forgot the very thing itself. This is something he can control! ¡°I¡¯m not worried anymore,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time and poked Leo¡¯s shoulder, ¡°get up, it¡¯s getting late. I¡¯m going to take a bath and rest!¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply, ¡°Saying this in front of me, it would make me think that you are inviting me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face reddened, ¡°You think too much, I am very tired today.¡± Leo gently hooked a finger under Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin to lift his head, and kissed him, ¡°You really gave me a scare today, so this is compensation for me.¡± Leo kissed Xi¨¤o Mu lingeringly, unlike his usual possessive enthusiasm. It felt like Leo is just carefully feeling the person in front of him, feeling his existence. Xi¨¤o Mu closed his eyes and could feel Leo¡¯s emotions. So he embraced Leo¡¯s neck to kiss back. Ambiguous sound is particularly obvious in the quiet room. The breath of the two became heavier, and since their bodies are stuck close to each other, they could feel each other¡¯s changes. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu indulgingly. His fair jade-like skin seemed to be dyed with colors. Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that Leo moved away slightly and his gaze seemed to fall on his face with scorching heat, so he opened his eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s black eyes are like high-quality obsidian, and they are amazingly bright under the light. Leo looked at it and felt that he is being sucked in. Fascinated, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and started to kiss down from his forehead to the bridge of his nose, lips, chin, and lastly, the neck. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head, revealing his slender fair neck. This unguarded reaction made Leo more emotional. His kisses changed from light to heavy without his control. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body felt hot, and he only felt that the temperature is too high. He unbuttoned his shirt collar impatiently. Leo¡¯s eyes suddenly darkened, and he swiftly went to nibble lightly on the just exposed skin. After a while, Leo took Xi¨¤o Mu, who has gone jelly, to the bathroom and showered him personally. Sitting in the bathtub, Xi¨¤o Mu looked up and saw Leo¡¯s thing that hadn¡¯t gotten a relief. Tilting his head, Xi¨¤o Mu inadvertently saw popping veins on Leo¡¯s neck and realized how uncomfortable it is for Leo right now. So, Xi¨¤o Mu reached out to draw Leo closer. Leo didn¡¯t resist, and fell into the bathtub along with his pull, shifting his body slightly to avoid pressing on Xi¨¤o Mu. Next, Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand to hold xxx and Leo¡¯s expression suddenly changed. His voice sounded hoarse, ¡°You!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blushed and held onto Leo¡¯s waist to stabilize himself, ¡°Don¡¯t talk, I want to go to rest after this is done.¡± To be honest, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t mind going all the way with Leo, but he is really tired today. With his understanding of Leo¡¯s stamina, Xi¨¤o Mu knew that he can¡¯t handle Leo at all. What¡¯s more, although he has a wealth of theoretical knowledge, his actual experience is zero. Without any mental preparation today, Xi¨¤o Mu feels a little flustered. As he helped Leo to get his relief, Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that some things seemed to be prepared in advance. Judging from Leo¡¯s kissing skills, Xi¨¤o Mu knows that he couldn¡¯t depend on Leo to do his part properly. After more than an hour, Xi¨¤o Mu felt so tired that even his eyelids trembled. As he is lying on the bed, he angrily kicked away the Leo who was trying to scoot closer, ¡°Go to sleep!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu regrets a little bit for getting soft-hearted for Leo. The saying ¡®give an inch, take a mile¡¯ is definitely tailored for Leo. Leo thought to himself that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s angry expression is particularly attractive, and a smile flashed in his eyes. He covered Xi¨¤o Mu with a thin blanket and held his snow-white feet. Dropping a kiss on the back of his feet, Leo left the room contentedly. Xi¨¤o Mu shrank his feet into the blanket and fell asleep after a while. When Xi¨¤o Mu woke up, it is already 8.00 am, and it is more than an hour later than usual. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly got up to change clothes and wash. After washing his face, he felt refreshed, and the fatigue from last night is gone. When leaving the bathroom, he recalled how Leo helped him to relieve too last night. The scene where Leo washed his hand that is smeared with his release in the warm water with a serious face, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears couldn¡¯t help but feel hot. As soon as he opened the door of his room, he saw Leo standing outside the door with a relaxed expression. He raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°How long have you waited?¡± ¡°Not long.¡± Leo pulled Xi¨¤o Mu with him and headed downstairs. ¡°Do you feel any physical discomfort today?¡± ¡°No, I had a good rest yesterday.¡± Leo tilted his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Me too.¡± He added, ¡°I have never rested better than the last night.¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth moved slightly. He didn¡¯t see that wrongly, right? When Leo spoke just now, the corners of his mouth were curved up! Xi¨¤o Mu also couldn¡¯t help but curved his eyes with smiles. They are already in their twenties but suddenly have that feeling of a teenager with his puppy love. Knowing that the other person is happy because of him, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart felt like he is flying. Xi¨¤o Mu ate his breakfast and saw that Leo is just sitting there, watching him eat. He couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Why don¡¯t you eat?¡± ¡°I have eaten.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his mouth. Obviously, Leo didn¡¯t speak the truth when he said that he hadn¡¯t waited long. After eating, he drank the juice and asked, ¡°The envoys are leaving Planet Yao today, right? You don¡¯t need to send them off?¡± ¡°Grandfather and grandpa went there already and Lyle is responsible for security. I am responsible for your safety.¡± Leo added, ¡°The time they leave is the best time to take you away. I won¡¯t give them the chance.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Shouldn¡¯t be that exaggerated ba. I have taught them about the method of making guide medicine. They shouldn¡¯t keep thinking of me, right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate yourself, and don¡¯t underestimate the attraction of the god-level guide to high-level sentinels,¡± Leo said. Xi¨¤o Mu rested his chin on his palm, ¡°This is really bad.¡± The whole morning, the envoys left Planet Yao one by one smoothly. Ren and Louis also returned to the apartment. The two of them have been extremely busy these days. After waking up from the coma, Louis did not have a good rest. Hence, he went to take a good rest upon returning. After the afternoon nap, Xi¨¤o Mu received a call from Qi Sai, the Dean of Golden Tower. He is asking him when he would be free to go to the Golden Tower and give the lesson regarding the spiritual attack to the guides with the strongest spiritual power. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. Every afternoon, he would go to the company to give spiritual treatment to the sentinels who gotten the appointment. Thinking of his morning task which is to upload stocks in the online shop, Xi¨¤o Mu can remotely do it through his terminal, so he agreed to teach at Golden Tower from 9.30 to 11.30 tomorrow morning. After the call, Xi¨¤o Mu continued to make medicine in his bedroom. Not only did he make some medicines to be put on the shelves the next day, but he also made more to put in the system backpack. His spiritual power has improved and his threshold for fatigue is also enhanced so Xi¨¤o Mu could make a lot of medicines in a day. Finished making the medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu rested for a while. Due to the special schedule the next day, he decided to talk to Ah Da first. It is best to find a sentinel or an ordinary person who already has a partner as his guard. After hearing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words, Ah Da helplessly replied, ¡°The guards are all single dogs. As for getting ordinary people, Major Leo only selected sentinels who have high combat ability to guard you, so there are no ordinary people.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt that the sentinel¡¯s marital status is worrisome. Among his guards, many people are above their 30s, some even in their 40s and 50s. Although they are still considered young here on this planet but Xi¨¤o Mu felt miserable for them to be still single after living for so many years. Leo, who had just discarded his single status, came in from the door. Upon seeing Xi¨¤o Mu, his expression instantly softened. He strode over to Xi¨¤o Mu and sat down, ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu repeated the words he said to Ah Da, ¡°There are too many guides in the Golden Tower. I am worried that single sentinels will accidentally encounter a guide with a high matching rate after going there, which will cause turmoil.¡± ¡°I will accompany you.¡± Leo said, ¡°The rest of them will be waiting outside the Golden Tower. I will accompany you in.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Do you have time?¡± ¡°En, there will be no class tomorrow morning.¡± Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged, but in his mind, he decided to contact the afternoon PE teacher to switch classes later. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± he blinked, ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a problem for me to go alone.¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo said, ¡°No matter where you go, you need someone to accompany you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged. Everything is going smoothly now, and one day, he will be able to walk down the streets alone with no problem! The next day, Xi¨¤o Mu entered the Golden Tower accompanied by Leo. The environment of the Golden Tower is particularly good. It¡¯s like a large apartment complex, with complete security and greenery. Qi Sai personally led him to the classroom. After arriving in the classroom, Xi¨¤o Mu deeply felt for the first time how high is Leo¡¯s popularity as the empire¡¯s number 1 bachelor, or he should say ex-bachelor now. CH 65 Chapter 65 Lesson Standing on the podium, Xi¨¤o Mu watched as almost all of the 30 guides in the classroom stared at Leo with glowing eyes and blushing face, completely unaware of his existence, and felt helpless. ¡°Wow, it¡¯s really Major General Leo!¡± ¡°So handsome, he is even more handsome than the picture. His manly hormones are overflowing, and my heart beats so fast!¡± ¡°Major General Leo, look at me! Sigh, how come I can¡¯t feel Major General Leo¡¯s spiritual power? Maybe we have a high match rate!¡± The discussion kept increasing, and the tone sounded agitated. Many people took a peek at Leo as they said their thoughts. They would peek then look away after that; revealing a shy expression. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Most of the guides in the classroom are boys so he is really unaccustomed to seeing this expression. The world suddenly felt like in a fantasy genre to Xi¨¤o Mu. Qi Sai coughed heavily, and the discussion stopped suddenly. Qi Sai introduced Xi¨¤o Mu to them, ¡°This is the god-level guide Xi¨¤o Mu, and also your spiritual attack teacher.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at the right time, ¡°Hello everyone.¡± The eyes of the guides finally fell on him, accompanied by various exclamations. ¡°God-level guide whoa~ He¡¯s real, I wonder how powerful he is.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t feel his spiritual power, is it hidden like Major General Leo?¡± ¡°Sigh, there seemed to be no hope for me. Major General Leo confessed to him before, and now he even comes to class with him. Major General Leo absolutely can¡¯t see me anymore.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not necessarily. Maybe he just came as a guard. Anyway, as long as they are not married, I won¡¯t give up!¡± ¡°So what if you don¡¯t give up, I heard that their match rate is 100%!¡± As soon as this is said, the person who was still holding hope instantly went speechless. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a lot of envious and jealous gaze on him. His expression remained unchanged, however, and he gestured to Leo. Leo walked to the end of the classroom. He did not sit down, but stood against the wall with his arms around him, staring at Xi¨¤o Mu. A guide couldn¡¯t help but turned around to look at Leo, only to find that Xi¨¤o Mu is the only one in his eyes, and he turned his head sadly. In an instant, the guides in the classroom lost their love at the same time. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have much time left for this lesson. In fact, there¡¯s very little that I can teach you and you need to practice by yourself. Before this class ends, I will choose 5 outstanding students, and you will be responsible to teach the rest of the guides in class.¡± When the guides heard the words, their expression turned serious. Xi¨¤o Mu continued, ¡°I will also leave my contact information to the best student. If you have any questions in the future, you can tell that student and he/she will compile the questions to ask me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze swept across in the classroom, ¡°Now, let¡¯s start the class. The principle of the spiritual attack is very simple. Just twist the spiritual filaments into a thick strand and attack other people¡¯s spiritual state.¡± ¡°Of course, as guides, you should all understand that our nature is to heal and help. So, to be the one who attacks, you will need to fight against your instinct.¡± ¡°The spiritual attack is to strengthen our self-protection ability, not to do bad things. You must remember this clearly. When facing danger, life preservation is the most important thing.¡± ¡°Now, I¡¯ll show the way to you.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, a bundle of filaments appeared and he slowly twisted them into a thick strand. The soft filaments swung in the air like a sharp sword under his control. ¡°You can try to do it now. As long as you can control your spiritual power properly, it is easy to do. The most difficult part is to overcome your instincts when using them to attack. This requires your own practice.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched the guides try to control their filaments, and he has to say, as expected of the 30 highest-ranking guides in Golden Tower. The guides quickly succeeded in executing his instructions. ¡°Teacher,¡± a guide asked, ¡°Such a bundle of strands only needed a small part of our total spiritual power. Does this mean that if all of our filaments are controlled in this way, multiple targets can be attacked at the same time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes, but this requires higher spiritual power control, and it will make the guide very uncomfortable.¡± The uncomfortable feeling of self-blame just by attacking one person is already very strong. If he attacks multiple people at the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu is not sure whether he can handle that himself. With a serious expression, he added, ¡°You can practice that if you want, but I don¡¯t recommend you to do so. When you actually use your spiritual power to attack, you will understand that overcoming your instinct is not that simple. ¡± Having said that, Xi¨¤o Mu took a step forward and divided the 30 students into 2 groups, ¡°Now, 2 people with similar spiritual power can practice with each other. One person builds a barrier and the other attacks.¡± Hearing that, the guides looked at each other. Qi Sai also felt a little worried and asked, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, will this be a problem?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the guides who didn¡¯t dare to do it, and smiled, ¡°Then let¡¯s make the spiritual barrier first. Do what I said.¡± After building a barrier, he said again, ¡°Now, condense your spiritual power and build another barrier outside the original barrier.¡± This process took a while. After everyone had mastered the establishment of a double barrier, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Now, you can start the practice. The group on my left will attack the group on my right.¡± Some people are quite hesitant to take action. Some people twisted their spiritual filaments into a thick strand according to the earlier lesson, but only halfway through the attack, their faces began to turn pale. Only 3 people successfully launched the attack and got blocked by the barrier. Without exception, all 3 of them looked terrible and they apologized to their teammates with guilt. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I think you should understand where the most difficult part of a spiritual attack is. You¡¯d better follow my instruction to practice in a group. You are not allowed to practice this attack privately. Also, you must be accompanied by a school teacher when you practice. I don¡¯t want anyone to use this maliciously to hurt other people.¡± Seeing the guides listening seriously with a pale face, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Don¡¯t be too nervous. This class is not meant for you to fight, but to master a self-protection ability.¡± ¡°It is difficult for us guides to attack multiple targets at the same time, but it is not impossible to treat them at the same time. The principles are similar, but the spiritual power requirements are very high. You can also practice more for this.¡± ¡°Now, you continue to practice attacking each other.¡± The guides practiced with their partner earnestly. The previously hesitant guides saw that their attack would not really hurt their teammates, so they mustered some courage to attack. But after trying again and again, the guides¡¯ expressions became uglier. When the time is almost up, Xi¨¤o Mu called for the lesson to stop and pointed out 5 guides who had the best control over the spiritual power in his observations. Among the 5, Xi¨¤o Mu saw someone he met before. It¡¯s Weyner1 with the highest spiritual power in Golden Tower. ¡°The principal will arrange for you to teach the rest of the guides. When you practice in groups, remember to use the spiritual power measurement device to measure your exact numbers. Then, divide the class into groups of 2 where both parties have the nearest spiritual power. This can ensure safety, understand?¡± The 5 guides nodded, and 1 of them asked with a nervous tone, ¡°Teacher, we are also beginners. Can we really teach other guides?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu comforted the guide, ¡°You have good control over your spiritual power, and the principle is very simple. You are fully qualified for this job.¡± Then, he looked at one of the guides, a thin and tall boy with a soft complexion, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Xie Bei.¡± His voice is also very soft, but it didn¡¯t sound feminine. And the boy didn¡¯t say a word extra. Hearing the name caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes to change a bit. The word ¡®Bei¡¯ reminded him of someone. Besides Gu Miao, the first guide who worked with Delish was called Ah Bei. Xi¨¤o Mu and Xie Bei exchanged contact numbers and he said, ¡°Contact me if you have any doubts. Also, I would have to trouble you to organize your classmates¡¯ questions.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Xie Bei nodded. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to end the class when Weyner glared at Xie Bei and asked in an unhappy expression, ¡°Teacher, my spiritual power is the highest, why did you choose Xie Bei?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°He has better control of spiritual power than you, and his spiritual power is not much lower than you.¡± ¡°He only has Level B, I am Level A!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Xie Bei, ¡°Well, he has reached Level A now. Spiritual power can be upgraded through practice and training. You are lucky and have a good foundation. If you practice hard, you will be better than Xie Bei.¡± ¡°What, Level A?!¡± Not only the students sounded surprised, but Qi Sai is also surprised. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, a little curious, ¡°How often do you measure the guide¡¯s spiritual power?¡± ¡°They will only be tested every year at the beginning of the school season. Unless they encountered any injuries, they will not be tested again in that year.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Xie Bei and praised, ¡°You are amazing.¡± Xie Bei glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Still far from you. This improvement is due to your guidance. The more pills are made in a batch, the higher the requirements for spiritual power control. During my medicine-making process, not only my control is strengthened, but I also broke through.¡± ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, have you given Xie Bei lessons before?¡± Qi Sai asked in surprise. Not only he but the other students were also surprised. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Xie Bei and called out tentatively, ¡°Ah Bei?¡± Xie Bei nodded so Xi¨¤o Mu told Qi Sai about the cooperation between Xie Bei and Delish. He looked at the other guides and smiled, ¡°Delish is willing to cooperate with any guide. If you are interested in medicine-making, please contact Delish.¡± ¡°We only charge a small fee for selling medicines. You can treat that as a part-time job.¡± ¡°No wonder Ah Bei bought so many medicinal materials before, so he is cooperating with Delish!¡± Someone exclaimed. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°This is the end of today¡¯s class, goodbye everyone.¡± It is currently the time for the guide to leave school. Hence, when Xi¨¤o Mu is heading out, he heard exclamations along the way, and the number of onlookers is increasing, all directed at Leo. Qi Sai explained in embarrassment, ¡°Major General Leo has always been the Golden Tower¡¯s male god. The guides are too excited to see him in real person for the first time.¡± Leo¡¯s face looked cold, with a look that prevents strangers from approaching. Only when he is looking at Xi¨¤o Mu that his gaze turned soft. Xi¨¤o Mu had some experience facing the onlookers and didn¡¯t care too much. He refused Qi Sai¡¯s invitation to treat him but only asked about Xie Bei¡¯s situation. ¡°I have an impression of him,¡± Qi Sai said. ¡°He was a guide sent from a remote planet. He only awakened at the age of 13. His family is very poor and he only has an ordinary person younger brother.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not surprised to hear that he and Delish are working together. His younger brother is also going to school in Zone A at his insistence. The related expenses came from the large subsidy from the Empire when he came to Golden Tower, but his brother is not in good health. Xie Bei spent a lot of money on medical treatment before, and he should be short of money.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu understood the situation and smiled, ¡°He has a very good medicine-making ability. I think he should not be short of money now.¡± Qi Sai also laughed, ¡°After today, there must be more people applying to work with Delish. There are quite a lot of guides where their families are in bad conditions.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes curved with smiles. Coming to teach and meeting Ah Bei is great. He also managed to spread the information that making medicine can train spiritual power. This is an unexpected joy. He has the same idea as Qi Sai, that the number of people working with Delish will definitely increase rapidly. Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo ate lunch and Leo sent him back to the company. Xi¨¤o Mu went directly to Zhao Meng¡¯s office. Zhao Mengzheng seemed to be focusing on his virtual screen, typing quickly with his fingers. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t want to bother him, but Zhao Meng saw him at the corner of his eyes. His eyes looked bright as he said, ¡°Xiao Mu, all of a sudden, many people asked about cooperation with Delish today!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and glanced at the screen, ¡°Would you like to hire another staff member? You looked very busy.¡± Zhao Meng shook his head and turned his gaze to the screen, ¡°I can do it alone.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu watched Zhao Meng move quickly to switch the screen, registering the contacts one by one on a form. Their personnel-related information, purpose, and contact time are all recorded in detail. Zhao Meng continued to record the statistics, focusing on his work and forgot about Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu did not disturb Zhao Meng and returned to his own office. Then he entered Delish¡¯s dashboard with the owner¡¯s account. CH 66 Chapter 66 New medicine There were more than 2,000 pills up for sale in Delish¡¯s shop in the morning. Xi¨¤o Mu checked again afterward and saw that all the pills¡¯ quantity displaying 0 stock left, and once again amazed the powerful purchasing power of the sentinels. He opened the sale record sent to him by Zhao Meng and calculated the income of each of the guides. Then, he transferred the money to them. Even after he transferred a large sum of money out, the total amount of his account still increased a lot. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Before this, he always found it difficult to make money, but now he finds it too simple. Sure enough, excellent technical ability is the most important thing. Xi¨¤o Mu looked through the store reviews, almost all wrote about their excitement because of the increase in the number of pills in the store, and the excitement expressed by those who have the spiritual treatment today. ¡°Ahhhhh, can you help me see which suit to wear? The blue one makes me more handsome or the black one makes me calmer? The thought of meeting my male god makes me so excited.¡± ¡°Wake up, no matter how good you look, can you compare to Major General Leo?¡± ¡°Agree with upstairs +1.¡± ¡°Y¡¯all bastards, don¡¯t pour me cold water. Can¡¯t you just make me happy for a while?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed and turned off the comment page after making sure that there are no bad reviews. After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to Zhao Sheng and asked about the progress of the medicine measurement device. After the message is sent, Xi¨¤o Mu received a reminder from Xiaojin that the sentinel who made an appointment for treatment has arrived. Xi¨¤o Mu got up and went to the living room, and began the treatment. Since Xi¨¤o Mu activated the Pin Lift skill, his healing speed is faster than before, and he could heal a person in less than a minute. The treated sentinel is shocked, ¡°How, how did you do it? I didn¡¯t even feel your spiritual power!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said nonchalantly, ¡°I built a barrier around the spiritual filaments to prevent contact so that the matching rate would not affect the treatment.¡± Although it is an excuse that he said casually, Xi¨¤o Mu had seriously considered it and thought it was feasible. It¡¯s just that he is relatively busy recently and had not had time to experiment. Sentinel exclaimed, ¡°I¡¯ve never heard such a method before. You are so powerful, you really deserve to be a god-level guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied with a friendly smile and silently corrected in his heart that it should be ¡®as expected from the system¡¯. As his speed increased, Xi¨¤o Mu asked Xiaojin to notify those in the appointment list to arrive early if they are free. In a short while, many people arrived at the company. Xi¨¤o Mu found out from hearing their conversation that they actually stayed in a quiet place in the mall at noon while waiting for their turn. Xi¨¤o Mu realized that mental confusion is really common, and he also knew more about the sentinel¡¯s obsession with guides. When guide-made medicine became common, this phenomenon could be changed. Before 4.00 pm, Xi¨¤o Mu finished all the treatments for today. He returned to the Louis apartment and started making medicine after a short rest. In the middle of the medicine-making, he received a notification from the system that his level has broken through Level 60 and has unlocked the high-grade healing pill and high-grade boost pill in the intermediate category, which restores 5,000 spiritual power and stamina respectively. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the high-grade healing pill formula and saw the raw material stated, 2 grams of Jinchuang grass. He recalled for a moment that this name didn¡¯t seem to appear in the medicinal plant¡¯s encyclopedia. Xi¨¤o Mu clicked on the picture of the medicinal plant in the system, then he opened the terminal and clicked on the encyclopedia to compare them side by side. Xi¨¤o Mu guessed that that the name of the medicinal plant might have changed in this world. Sure enough, when halfway through the encyclopedia, Xi¨¤o Mu found the plant and it is called Golden grass here. The place of origin: Bran Forest. Xi¨¤o Mu is silent, why is it this place again? The last time Suixin mercenary group went there, Kai Men almost died inside. Xi¨¤o Mu is very clear about Kai Men¡¯s strength and had a deep understanding of the danger of Bran Forest. He looked at the material of the high-grade boost pill, it says Wolfberry/Goji and Magnolia berry. The Magnolia berry has been brought back by Suixin last time. As for goji berries, Xi¨¤o Mu lamented that there is finally a kind of herbal medicine he knew without needing to refer to the encyclopedia. He remembered clearly that the place of origin for goji berries is also in Bran Forest. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the gray unactivated formula of higher level medicine under the system panel and deeply doubted that the materials required for the advanced medicine formula at the next level might all originate from Bran Forest. He checked online to see if the mercenary group will be going to Bran Forest soon but found no news. It¡¯s only the comments under Suixin¡¯s post on their own page that someone talked about Bran Forest. ¡°Kneeling and begging big bosses to go to Bran Forest again, I need materials urgently!¡± ¡°Kneeling and begging too here. Since the last time big bosses went to Bran Forest, it is rumored that your leader is going to die. Then, no mercenary group dares to take over. I beg you to go there again!¡± ¡°Yeah, I saw Old Fifth posted ¡®hahaha¡¯ on his page yesterday. Your leader must be fine. Since you have the means to deal with the danger and have experience, wouldn¡¯t it be a piece of cake to go again?¡± ¡°Suixin is the best, please go once more! The price is negotiable!¡± [Xing Chen]: o(n_n)o Boss is free recently, we are in the midst of making plans. Anyone who has requests, please PM! ¡°Wow! I spot Old Fifth!¡± ¡°You won¡¯t come out if I don¡¯t praise you guys? Now I know how to summon Old Fifth in the future.¡± [Xing Chen]: ¡°It¡¯s just a coincidence. We are excellent and don¡¯t need to be praised. This is a fact!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at Yan Chen bantering with the commenters in the forum and sent him a private message: ¡°I have 2 medicinal plants that I want and both of them are in Bran Forest. Will you take the order?¡± Yan Chen replied almost in seconds: ¡°For sure!!! We could reject anyone¡¯s request, but yours must be accepted! We will accept it even if we have to go through fire and water!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched: ¡°Speak normally. I have another request. In addition to the 2 plants this time, can you pick up a stalk of all the herbs you see?¡± ¡°No problem, it¡¯s just along the way.¡± Satisfied with the answer, Xi¨¤o Mu sent the picture of Golden grass and wolfberry to Yan Chen: ¡°What¡¯s the price?¡± Yan Chen: ¡°It¡¯s too tacky to discuss about prices, can you¡­ provide some medicine instead? Like the most advanced spiritual power recovery medicine in the Delish store. Also the antidote and another pill you gave to the boss last time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is preparing to reply, and another message came from Yan Chen again: ¡°Just give us enough medicine for 200,000 star coin, and we will make up the difference.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while before replying: ¡°How many people will be going this time?¡± ¡°5, our logistics member is back.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I will mail the medicine to you. There is no need to make up for the price difference. I hope it goes well. Just bring me more herbs.¡± These 200,000 star coins are probably the discounted price for his request for 2 medicinal plants. As for the other request of him, Xi¨¤o Mu don¡¯t know how many medicines they will bring back. This transaction is very cost-effective. He just needs them to come back safely, otherwise, everything is in vain. This is as if he stated his request after providing medical support. Yan Chen happily replied: ¡°Thank you!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied back with some polite words before ending the conversation. When Xi¨¤o Mu is about to close his terminal, he received a reply from Zhao Sheng: ¡°The final testing has just been completed and the device will be mass-produced as soon as possible. There are a lot of reservations from Golden Tower, Planet Yan, and other planets.¡± After this message, Zhao Seng added another: ¡°You have brought such a large amount of business to the Zhao family. I must thank you seriously. Miao Miao also wants to see you. Do you mind coming to my house for a meal?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and replied: ¡°Then I¡¯ll accept your invitation. I will be there at about 10.00 am tomorrow, is that alright?¡± ¡°No problem, see you tomorrow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. After closing his terminal, he prepared 2 sets1 of all the medicine and went downstairs. He handed it to the housekeeper robot to help him with the delivery. When things are done, Xi¨¤o Mu is about to go back upstairs and he saw Leo striding into the living room. The serious expression on Leo¡¯s face eased a lot when he saw him. ¡°What are you delivering?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu talked about his request to Suixin mercenary, and then asked, ¡°Did you get any useful information from Mitte?¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t say a word, obviously not cooperating. The technical department is cracking his space storage. When inspecting the place he passed by, the team found fragments of special materials at the door, which is currently being studied.¡± Leo said. Xi¨¤o Mu patted his own head, ¡°I almost forgot if you didn¡¯t mention it. Those fragments should be a protector from spiritual attack. It is very likely that I broke it when I attacked him with my spiritual power.¡± Leo ran his fingers across Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, and his eyes showed self-blame, ¡°If I hurry a bit more, you won¡¯t have to make a move.¡± Leo remembered very clearly that Xi¨¤o Mu said in the class that when the guide attacked other people, they would feel uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu grabbed Leo¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think like that. You have your things to do, and I don¡¯t want to be your burden. I have the ability to protect myself.¡± Leo felt dissatisfied and replied, ¡°You are not a burden, no one is better than you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and pulled Leo upstairs. At the door of Leo¡¯s room, he said, ¡°I have cleaned up my things. Later, I will return to my apartment.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s complexion changed. He flipped his hand and grabbed on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand instead, ¡°You want to leave?¡± When seeing Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, Leo immediately loosened his grip but did not let go. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and whispered, ¡°It is not convenient to live here and my medicine-making equipment is also in the apartment. Right now, Lieutenant General Louis¡¯s body has recovered and the envoys are leaving, so there is no need to worry about danger.¡± This is Louis¡¯s apartment and the area is not very large. Both Ren and Louis are currently staying in the apartment now. The two have a good relationship. So, as a junior, Xi¨¤o Mu would be embarrassed if he bumped into some intimate scenes. The most important thing is that the folks are very open-minded, and the expression of feelings does not matter whether on the occasion or the audience. Ren himself does not mind, but Xi¨¤o Mu will be embarrassed. Leo frowned, ¡°Why is it inconvenient? If you want to research medicine-making, I will buy a set of equipment and put it here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly explained, ¡°It¡¯s just inconvenient. Do you want to be the light bulb between Marshal and Lieutenant General Louis here?¡± Ren has been worried about Louis for so many days. When Louis finally woke up, coincidentally it¡¯s the busiest time of the year. But from today onward, they would be free so it is obvious what they would do. Leo sneered, ¡°They didn¡¯t think of us. Even if we stand in front of them, they won¡¯t lose their interest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, shook his hand away, and turned to go to the room next door. There is a generation gap between him and Leo, and their thinking doesn¡¯t click. Leo curled his eyebrows and followed Xi¨¤o Mu. When Xi¨¤o Mu left the room with his bag of clothing, he still followed. Xi¨¤o Mu knew that he must be unhappy, so he let him follow and escorted him all the way back to the apartment. When they arrived at the apartment, Leo didn¡¯t leave. He followed Xi¨¤o Mu to the room and looked around. Finally, he took off his military cap and put it on the bedside table. He sat on the sofa and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I will live here too.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finally understood what Leo is planning but he didn¡¯t mind, ¡°Okay, don¡¯t forget to inform the marshal. Also, you didn¡¯t take any change of clothes, let someone send it to you.¡± ¡°No need, I¡¯ll wear yours.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took a pillow and threw it at Leo, ¡°Can you even wear my clothes?¡± Leo swept a glance across Xi¨¤o Mu from head to toe with scorching eyes, and said in a deep voice, ¡°Then you wear mine in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears turned red when he heard it. He arranged his clothing in the closet, and pointed to the hanging row of clothes, ¡°I have my clothes, I don¡¯t need it!¡± Many of these were bought by Leo before. Leo raised his eyebrows while asking someone to send him his clothes, and said nothing. When Xi¨¤o Mu took his bath in the evening, he finally understood Leo¡¯s silence. He pointed to the black military shirt that Leo handed over and asked, ¡°Where are my clothes?¡± ¡°I just accidentally touched the sink and your clothes got wet, so just wear mine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo, his clothes and the washbasin are not on the same level at all. His excuse is so terrible but Xi¨¤o Mu felt that if he request Leo to go to the cabinet to get his clothes, all his clothes might just ¡®get wet¡¯. So, Xi¨¤o Mu simply put on Leo¡¯s shirt just as Leo wanted. Leo is a lot taller than Xi¨¤o Mu so Xi¨¤o Mu wore the shirt like a skirt. He doesn¡¯t even need to wear underwear, and all the important parts are properly covered. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s skin is fair all over, and it is even brighter against the black shirt. Leo¡¯s eyes turned deep, and he reached out to carry the Xi¨¤o Mu who was trying to wear his slippers. One of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s slippers fell to the ground, and he patted Leo¡¯s arm, ¡°The slipper fell.¡± ¡°No need to wear,¡± Leo said. He put Xi¨¤o Mu directly on the bed, his eyes dark, ¡°Wait for me.¡± After speaking, Leo went to the bathroom to take a shower. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and got up from bed. He quickly pulled out a series of possible useable things that he had bought in the system backpack and placed them on the bedside table. Then, he closed the bedside table tightly. CH 67 Chapter 67 Union Xi¨¤o Mu is lying on the bed and staring at the light blue ceiling. Leo had a habit of not closing the bathroom door so the sound of running water in the bathroom is transmitted to his ears, making his ears turned red. His thoughts drifted away, and he didn¡¯t know how long it had passed. It seemed that only a moment, and then a tall figure pounced on him, and the bed shook. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and looked at Leo. Leo¡¯s eyes are dark and his hair has been dried with a hairdryer. Though, there are still water droplets on his face, which fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face along his chin. Feeling a little itchy, Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head slightly and raised his hand to wipe off the water droplets. Before his hand touched his face, Leo grabbed the hand and pulled to his mouth to kiss. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand suddenly felt numb, and his fingers moved. When he touched Leo¡¯s lips, a smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. Leo bit on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s index finger, then licked it. After that, Leo dropped kisses along the finger to the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, wrist, and arm, and kissed all the way, without letting go of any piece of skin. Xi¨¤o Mu felt an itchy sensation trailing from his hands to his heart. His white jade-like skin gradually dyed pink, his body temperature rose, and his breathing became a little faster. Finally, Leo went up from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck to kiss his lips. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and embraced Leo¡¯s neck before returning the kiss heavily. The slow gentleness before this is too much for him to endure. Leo¡¯s gaze became deeper, like the blue sea that is bottomless, brewing monstrous waves and is always ready to roll the person in front of him to the bottom of the sea. Leo kissed his little guide deeper and heavier, and Xi¨¤o Mu gradually lost the power to resist. His cheeks felt slightly sour, and the root of his tongue has turned numb. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in his heart. Compared with Leo¡¯s physical fitness, he is really bad. Squinting his eyes slightly, Xi¨¤o Mu let Leo continue to kiss him while he moved his hand along the back of Leo¡¯s neck. Xi¨¤o Mu unbuttoned Leo¡¯s clothes but stopped halfway through his unbuttoning. His hand reached in, feeling the solid abs inside inch by inch. Compared with his soft abdomen, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help showing envy. The touch caused Leo¡¯s body to stiffen suddenly. He kissed Xi¨¤o Mu fiercely and moved away slightly for a while. Looking at the ambiguous silver line between their mouth, Xi¨¤o Mu flushed. Leo pressed his forehead against Xi¨¤o Mu and panted heavily. He held his hand tightly to prevent him from moving randomly, his voice sounded hoarse as he said, ¡°Let me do it. Don¡¯t move, otherwise,¡± a fierce color flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°I can¡¯t control myself.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought to himself that he doesn¡¯t need Leo to control himself. He is ready for everything and he is not afraid at all. He opened his mouth and is about to speak when Leo lowered his head and kissed him again, blocking all the words Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to say. Xi¨¤o Mu weakly glared look and closed his eyes to respond to the kiss. It doesn¡¯t matter if he doesn¡¯t say it, they¡¯ll just do it and it¡¯s done. The atmosphere is just right. Xi¨¤o Mu devoted himself to it and gave his cooperation. The temperature in the room gradually warmed up. Xi¨¤o Mu felt like a big white steamed bun. His body is getting hotter and hotter, even his head felt like it¡¯s warming up. There is a faint fresh fragrance in the air. But after a while, it suddenly seemed to thicken, becoming more and more intense. All of a sudden, Leo¡¯s movements stopped and he called out, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes, he is greatly attracted to Leo so he approached him subconsciously, ¡°En?¡± Hearing that soft and sweet voice from his mouth, Xi¨¤o Mu froze for a moment, and suddenly returned to his senses. He didn¡¯t know when his spiritual barrier disappeared, and his spiritual filaments came out, trying to reach Leo. He wanted to withdraw the hand that is holding Leo¡¯s waist, but every cell in his whole body are resisting, unwilling to leave, unwilling to let go. Xi¨¤o Mu understood the current situation, ¡°Are we going to enter the union heat?¡± Leo nodded. With furrowed eyebrows, Leo painfully loosened himself from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hold. Then he stepped back to his right side, keeping a palm¡¯s distance from Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°We can¡¯t continue, otherwise I can¡¯t help it.¡± Leo¡¯s departure made Xi¨¤o Mu miserable. Xi¨¤o Mu used almost all his restraint to resist chasing after Leo. But he glared at him, ¡°Who ask you to hold back? I feel very uncomfortable here.¡± Leo clenched his fist and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu fiercely like a beast, ¡°Do you know what you are talking about?¡± ¡°Bullshiet.¡± The uncomfortable feeling from deep in his heart made Xi¨¤o Mu irritable. He turned over and took all the items out of the bedside table. Then he threw it on Leo. Leo is indeed inexperienced, but after knowing what Xi¨¤o Mu wanted, he immediately research a lot to prepare for when it¡¯s needed. Looking at the things Xi¨¤o Mu threw over, his eyes turned red. With blue veins popping on his arms and fiery red eyes, Leo said, ¡°We are not married yet. I originally wanted to do the union with you on the wedding day, but now¡­¡± He lifted his hand from the bed and is about to move. Then the expression on Leo¡¯s face suddenly changed, and he looked out the door sharply. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes instantly shrank. He can sense 5 other sentinels besides Leo, and those sentinels are trying to attract him and obtain his response. Xi¨¤o Mu frantically wanted to get close to Leo but at the same time, his filaments are affected by the sentinels. He is in a chaotic state and Xi¨¤o Mu felt like his thoughts are going to explode as if he is about to fall apart. Gro.a.ning in pain, Xi¨¤o Mu curled up his body, and rolled towards Leo, pulling his arm, ¡°Leo, I¡¯m so uncomfortable.¡± Leo¡¯s arm muscles are taut and his eyes are full of distress and self-blame. He resisted the urge to hug Xi¨¤o Mu tightly and do him on the spot. Taking his hand away, Leo got out of bed and used a bed sheet to wrap around Xi¨¤o Mu tightly. After that, he opened the window of the balcony and released mecha Ying. After Ying is in the sky, Leo activated the flight mode and Ying flew to a height parallel to the balcony. Leo returned to the bed and carried Xi¨¤o Mu, who is wrapped in a ball with the bedsheet, and jumped directly into Ying. Roaring sirens from police cars and the sound of ambulances could be heard approaching nearer, Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°Leo, something happened?¡± Leo didn¡¯t bother with those and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± As he set a destination for Ying, Ying quickly left the apartment. The space inside the mecha rest cabin is not big to start with, so it is filled with Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s guide pheromone smell in less than a while. Unlike the last time where Xi¨¤o Mu tried his best to resist the reaction, he even actively cooperated this time. As a result, his reaction to Leo became stronger. Xi¨¤o Mu twisted his body impatiently, it is very uncomfortable to be confined by the bedsheet. It makes him uncomfortable and anxious so Xi¨¤o Mu bit Leo¡¯s shoulder and said breathlessly, ¡°Bastard, you tried to force me when I don¡¯t want it, but you tried to hold back when I want to give it to you! Why are you such a bastard?!¡± Leo subconsciously relaxed his muscles and hugged Xi¨¤o Mu tighter when he heard the words, and muttered in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear, ¡°I won¡¯t hold back.¡± ¡°Then, release me from this bedsheet, I¡¯m very uncomfortable!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, but his whole body is soft now. His voice sounded soft and sweet, and his glare is not strong at all. Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu like he is a delicious pastry. Any of his reactions made the pastry more attractive. He lowered his head and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu on his eyes, ¡°I will release you soon.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is forced to close his eyes, and he felt a little uneasy thinking of the feeling just now, ¡°The guards in the apartment will be fine, right?¡± They are all professional guards, and their state just now obviously indicated that they have fallen into a heat, otherwise they will not instinctively try to attract his reaction, let alone go upstairs to his room. When sentinel and guide are caught in the heat, it will be very dangerous if the matter is not dealt with in time. ¡°It¡¯s okay, the ambulance has been dispatched,¡± Leo replied while kissing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face soothingly. Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback and he opened his eyes wide, ¡°You mean, the ambulance and police car I just heard went to the apartment because of them?¡± ¡°Yes, all sentinels who are single will have an alarm system in their terminal. It will automatically send an alarm when the sentinel is caught in heat, and the police and relevant medical staff will arrive in time.¡± Leo replied. In order to temporarily divert Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s attention and make him feel less uncomfortable, Leo continued to explain, ¡°This is to ensure the safety of the sentinel, and at the same time to prevent the sentinel from forcing the guide to fall into the union heat, which can be stopped in time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°How about you?¡± ¡°I removed the alarm system long ago,¡± Leo lowered his head to look deeply at Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Before I met you, I didn¡¯t believe that there would be anyone out there who could get me into a union heat.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but raised his head to rub against Leo. After touching him, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little more comfortable but still felt not enough. His thoughts returned to the matter in hand again, and he frowned, ¡°Where are we going?¡± After saying that, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of something and his body froze. His voice also stiffened as he said, ¡°According to what you just said, does that mean that the police and the medical staff who went there know that I am in heat?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Leo said. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°Do they all know that you are with me?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not a secret.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pressed his forehead against Leo¡¯s shoulder and felt extremely embarrassed. With the speed at which the rumors spread, almost the entire empire would know by tomorrow that he had saex with Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu bumped his head on Leo¡¯s shoulder in annoyance, ¡°I don¡¯t want this kind of private matter to be known publicly, and I don¡¯t want to cause trouble every time it happens. I don¡¯t want the guards anymore.¡± Leo¡¯s palm propped on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, ¡°Be careful not to hit the epaulets. Your room doesn¡¯t have a pheromone and spiritual power isolation system installed. That¡¯s why your reaction triggered them. Anyway, you won¡¯t have to worry about that in the future.¡± When Leo finished speaking, Ying stopped. Leo picked up Xi¨¤o Mu and jumped directly to the balcony opposite Ying. Xi¨¤o Mu took a look and recognized that this is the room in the marshal¡¯s mansion. Leo gently put Xi¨¤o Mu on the bed and closed all windows. He activated all isolation systems and pressed Xi¨¤o Mu down under him. Xi¨¤o Mu was halfway rolling away to roll off the bedsheet but got pressed by Leo. He kicked out and demanded, ¡°Take this away, it¡¯s uncomfortable.¡± Leo rescued Xi¨¤o Mu from the bedsheet and threw it to the side of the bed. Next, he started to organize the things that Xi¨¤o Mu threw at him earlier on the nightstand one by one. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face felt hot, he didn¡¯t realize when Leo put these things away. After placing the things, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply. Suddenly, he stretched out and pulled Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shirt in an outward motion, snapping all the buttons instantly. ¡°Hey!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback by Leo¡¯s fierce movements, ¡°You¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, his mouth is blocked by Leo. The touch made Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body softened, and every cell in his body felt comfortable. He hooked Leo¡¯s feet and let his filaments reach out to Leo. ¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu originally thought this is just the most normal lovexmaking between lovers, but three days later, he leaned limply against the head of the bed, thinking that he was too naive. This is nothing close to ¡®normal¡¯ at all! Seeing Leo looking refreshed in his neat military uniform, Xi¨¤o Mu stretched out his hand angrily and shouted, ¡°Return all the boost pills to me!¡± CH 68 Chapter 68 Refuse Kneeling on the side of the bed, Leo kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand with his left hand while rubbing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist with his right hand. He comforted, ¡°It¡¯s my wrong, don¡¯t be angry. Right now, I will send you back to the apartment first. I have to go to the military headquarter in a moment but I will come back soon.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and bit Leo¡¯s chin, ¡°Don¡¯t be so long next time. Else, how can I meet people when I go out next time1?¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, and his brows slightly raised, ¡°It¡¯s okay, when the sentinel and guide had their union for the first time, it usually last at least 1 day. Our time is not considered too long.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu is sent back to the apartment, the guards still have their usual wooden faces. But Xi¨¤o Mu himself is very embarrassed. After thinking about it, he is still worried about those sentinels who fell into heat that day and asked about their situation. He is relieved when he heard that they are all right. Ah Da looked serious when he asked, ¡°You have your union with Major General Leo?¡± After seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, Ah Da said, ¡°That¡¯s good, I won¡¯t have to submit an application for transfer anymore.¡± He didn¡¯t want to experience the situation of being suddenly forced to fall into heat a second time. Xi¨¤o Mu coughed awkwardly. Just as he is about to say something, another guard informed him that someone from the military court had come to investigate the situation. Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu looked weird and he turned Ah Da, ¡°The guards reported me?¡± The only time he is involved in harming others is putting his guards in danger of union heat. Ah Da shook his head, ¡°No, they should be asking about Major General Leo. For your information, it is illegal for a sentinel and guide pair to get into union privately2, and¡­ the fact that no alarm went off when Major General Leo fell into union heat. Hence, he is suspected of criminal intent.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression changed, ¡°Leo really went to the military headquarters?¡± Ah Da: ¡°The military court.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gritted his teeth. Leo¡¯s expression looked normal when he left as if he is just going to the military headquarters for some matter. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t expect Leo to go to the military court. The man sent by the military court is a middle-aged male prosecutor with a serious face and a meticulous suit. After greeting Xi¨¤o Mu, he went directly to the topic and asked Xi¨¤o Mu about his union with Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu remained calm on the surface, but he has a row of black lines on the inside [=_=lll]. Asking about this kind of thing, it sounded wrong no matter how you think about it, a¡¯ight?! The union is just a round of ¡®exercise¡¯ between couples, and the prosecutor makes it sounds like they did something bad. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu clearly stated that he willingly did the union and was not subjected to any coercion. The prosecutor finished his routine questioning and left the apartment. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and felt not at ease so he contacted Leo but Leo did not connect the call. At this moment, Leo is currently listening to a prosecutor¡¯s questions with impatience. Someone next to the prosecutor whispered to him about the result from inquiring Xi¨¤o Mu. The prosecutor did not mention to Leo about the private combination with Xi¨¤o Mu and moved the topic to another aspect. ¡°Leo Arnold, you secretly removed the alarm system to warn about your union heat. Are you trying to escape from being held accountable by the military after forcing a guide into the union?¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Do you think I need to force a guide? Don¡¯t you find it funny to ask this kind of question?¡± The prosecutor¡¯s face turned black, ¡°This is a common deduction. Since it is not for this reason, why do you want to secretly remove the alarm system? As a military officer, you should know quite clearly that this is a violation of the regulations.¡± Leo: ¡°Useless things for me do not need to exist.¡± ¡°Are you questioning imperial legal means?¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo said calmly. ¡°I¡¯m just confident enough to not force any guide. For the rest of the sentinels, I think this system is still necessary.¡± ¡°Are you admitting that you broke the law?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Leo nodded. The prosecutor and the rest of the jury turn to discuss this matter. After a while, Ren appeared with his defense lawyer. He glared at Leo before smiled kindly at the prosecutors whose expressions had changed slightly. After bringing in the defense lawyer, Ren left without saying anything. In the end, Leo paid a fine of 10 million star coins because of his friendly attitude towards confession and there¡¯s no actual crime. Walking out of the court building, Leo saw the familiar aircraft docked next to his aircraft at a glance. He calmed down and walked directly onto the aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu is sitting in the back seat and Ren sat opposite him with a genial smile. His gaze is like he is looking at his grandson¡¯s wife and he is talking enthusiastically about when the wedding would be held. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s smile is slightly stiff. Ren is too enthusiastic that he couldn¡¯t handle it. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo entering the aircraft, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Leo sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu and Ren glared at him, ¡°You rascal, you only know to make mischief. You even dare to mess around before getting married. Fortunately, Xi¨¤o Mu has a good temper and doesn¡¯t mind that about you.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression became uncomfortable. To be honest, he is the more active party in this matter. After all, Leo gave him the opportunity to stop halfway. Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist naturally and snorted, ¡°Stop acting, you think I don¡¯t know you are feeling happy?¡± Ren couldn¡¯t help but laughed. If Xi¨¤o Mu is not here, Ren would want to say ¡®Good Job!¡¯ to Leo. ¡°It¡¯s good that you are here. I was discussing with Xi¨¤o Mu when you two will have your wedding.¡± Leo glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and remembered Xi¨¤o Mu saying that getting married now is too early for him so he said, ¡°No hurry, I¡¯m very busy these days.¡± Ren asked in displease, ¡°What are you busy with?¡± After Ren said that, he became alert and stared at Leo, ¡°You promised that you won¡¯t be impulsive3!¡± Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged, ¡°I won¡¯t be impulsive. Grandpa went to the technical department today, right? With the things Mitte has on hand, the technical department will soon be able to develop a protective device against spiritual power attacks.¡± Ren snorted, ¡°You even know about Louis¡¯ whereabouts huh? I thought you are too immersed in your happiness these days!¡± Leo shrugged, ¡°If things are not too important, I would rather stare at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sleeping face without moving my eyes. I will never take the time to pay attention to these things.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu heard Leo¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help but pinched Leo¡¯s arm lightly. What is he saying in front of the elder? Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged, even deliberately relaxing his muscles to let Xi¨¤o Mu pinch him comfortably. Their aircraft landed in the marshal¡¯s mansion, and they sat in the living room chatting. It didn¡¯t take long for Louis to come back with good news. ¡°The technical department made chips based on the broken fragments from Mitte¡¯s device, which can resist spiritual power attacks. It is currently being massively produced on an urgent basis.¡± Ren moved his fingers slightly, his expression calm, ¡°When are you going to leave?¡± Louis sat on the armrest of Ren¡¯s seat and put his hand on Ren¡¯s shoulder, ¡°In 5 days. I will be fully prepared, nothing bad will happen.¡± Ren nodded and looked at Leo, ¡°I know that you will definitely go this time. In 5 days, take care of your current pending works, especially the security matter for Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I will go with them.¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo immediately refused in a deep voice, ¡°You stay in Zone A.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and looked at Leo, ¡°It will be safer for me to go. You know my abilities best.¡± After they joined in a union, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo can feel each other¡¯s spiritual power and emotions. Because of the union, their spiritual power has increased by 1,500 points each. His spiritual power has exceeded 13,000 points while Leo is close to 10,000 points. The higher the level, the more obvious the subtle difference, the person who knows the level of his spiritual power best is Leo. Leo didn¡¯t loosen his stand and said, ¡°I will bring enough medicine so you don¡¯t need to go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s brow furrowed more tightly. He felt uneasy about Louis¡¯s situation and Novi¡¯s situation last time. If something goes wrong, at least they will be treated in time if he is there. Ren persuaded, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, you should stay in Zone A. Zone F is a deserted area and the environment is harsh. Also, the interstellar transition is physically demanding, not to mention that the transition time is 5 or 6 times longer than normal transition, which is not good for your health.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment and thought of Greene and Novi, ¡°My physical strength has improved a lot now. I can do this.¡± Truth to be told, Ren felt complicated too. The situation that happened to Louis before this really gave him a fright. This time Louis and Leo will be going together, and he is even more worried. He can¡¯t bring himself to imagine the situation where both of them had an accident at the same time. Since Xi¨¤o Mu healed Louis, Ren has a lot of confidence in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s abilities. If Xi¨¤o Mu can go with Louis, he will feel at ease. But Xi¨¤o Mu is a god-level guide, so by right, he shouldn¡¯t go to dangerous places. If something goes wrong, it will be a huge loss to the empire. Ren didn¡¯t speak for a while, feeling difficult whether to persuade Xi¨¤o Mu or not. Leo looked serious as he said, ¡°I will arrange for guards to protect you properly in Zone A.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°What do you mean by that? You want to monitor me?¡± ¡°No, they are just responsible for your safety.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu snorted and did not speak, not wanting to fight in front of the elder. He understood that Leo did this for his own good, but he didn¡¯t want to be treated as a helpless flower. Also, it is obvious that it would be helpful for him to go. However, Leo refused straight away, saying that he is worried, but in actual Leo just doesn¡¯t believe in his ability. Upon seeing this, Ren decided to let the couple have a good talk on their own, and took Louis back to their room. Xi¨¤o Mu got up and walked out, Leo hurriedly embraced him, ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°To the company,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said in a huff and shrugged off Leo¡¯s hand. ¡°Let go, I haven¡¯t been to the company for a few days.¡± Leo didn¡¯t let go and embraced Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± ¡°No need, why are you following when I¡¯m just going to do my thing? Go and do your thing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took Leo¡¯s hand away and went out. Leo felt helpless, these words are obviously insinuating about him going to Zone F, but the journey is dangerous, and he didn¡¯t want Xi¨¤o Mu to take risks. He is too unfamiliar with coaxing people so Leo has no other way than following behind Xi¨¤o Mu wherever he goes. He stuck to Xi¨¤o Mu like plaster but he controlled his distance well without disturbing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s work at all. Xi¨¤o Mu ignored Leo. Deep inside, he had already figured out how to deal with the matter. He must go together with the trip, he can¡¯t stop worrying otherwise. When Xi¨¤o Mu went to Zhao Meng¡¯s room in the office, he didn¡¯t expect Hawke to be there. Hawke saw him and started jumping in front of him happily. Then he smiled ambiguously at him, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to move so fast. I thought that Lyle and I would be faster than you!¡± Hawke said with bright eyes, ¡°Our wedding date is scheduled on the first day of next month. This should be faster than you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed, ¡°En, you guys are faster.¡± After their greeting, Zhao Meng started talking about the business, ¡°In the past few days, many guides signed a consignment contract with the company, and the number of medicines in the store is increasing every day.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is not surprised, and once again proposed, ¡°How about recruiting more staff? Else, you will be too busy.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can handle it,¡± Zhao Meng said. ¡°Xiaojin has been included in the computing system and it will record the name of the guide and the number of medicines sold every day. It will directly transfer the money of their sale to the guides, which is very convenient.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu relaxed a bit. Seeing that it is still early and thinking that he will be going somewhere far in 5 days, Xi¨¤o Mu asked Xiaojin to send notice to the sentinels who have an appointment. If those whose appointment is on tomorrow and they have free time today, they can come to the company today. Xi¨¤o Mu is going to finish all the appointments within 5 days. CH 69 Sorry for the late chapter. I got delayed by a sudden workload in RL. Let¡¯s hope that they won¡¯t spring this nasty surprise on me in the future == I will release another chapter as an apology yo~ Chapter 69 Troubled Due to the number of appointments being doubled, it is already over 5.00 pm when Xi¨¤o Mu left the company. When he used his skills, he would consume spiritual power. There are too many people to treat this time, and he used almost 4 full bars of his spiritual power. Xi¨¤o Mu looked a little tired, and after getting on the aircraft, he closed his eyes and leaned on the back of his chair to rest. Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu in his arms, giving him more comfortable support to lean against. Xi¨¤o Mu squinted at him before turning to his side. Xi¨¤o Mu hugged his(L) waist and closed his eyes to rest. Leo smoothed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s smooth long hair and showed an unhappy face, ¡°In the future, you need to reduce your workload at least by half.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°You are leaving soon so you can¡¯t control me.¡± Leo¡¯s hand paused, frowning. Xi¨¤o Mu continued, ¡°You don¡¯t know when you will be able to come back after you went to Zone F. Hawke and Lyle will definitely go on a honeymoon after they get married. It just happens that I only have been to very few places, so I can go to see the world with them.¡± ¡°No need to worry about me, and don¡¯t expect the guards to block my trip either. The places where I go on their honeymoon are all with good environment and pleasant scenery. As long as there is no danger involved, I have rightful freedom to go out.¡± ¡°Oh, by the way, if I see any place I like, I can just buy an apartment there and live there.¡± Leo lifted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin and looked at him helplessly, ¡°Do you want to go to Zone F together that badly?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes and glanced at Leo, ¡°No, what¡¯s so fun in Zone F? I prefer to travel to other places.¡± Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a long time, knowing that he did it on purpose. But on the other hand, Leo is particularly worried because of what Xi¨¤o Mu just said. If this person is not in a place he could see him, Leo won¡¯t be able to know in case something happened to Xi¨¤o Mu. Thinking this way, Leo compromised, ¡°You can go together, but you have to promise me that if there is any danger, your safety must be the priority.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curved his eyes and took a bite at Leo¡¯s chin, ¡°Okay.¡± Leo supported the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head and gave him a deep kiss. He didn¡¯t let go until Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t breathe. Xi¨¤o Mu panted with his head buried in front of Leo¡¯s chest, his face flushed. There are guards in front and back, he is really embarrassed, but he is very happy to achieve his goal. The aircraft landed directly at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s apartment area. Leo didn¡¯t say anything, he is prepared to live with Xi¨¤o Mu. His change of clothes had already been delivered last time anyway. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the room, thinking about what happened in the room earlier and his ears felt hot. He took a clean sheet from the cabinet. Leo saw that and took it, ¡°I¡¯ll do it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyebrows, doubting whether Leo could make a bed. Although it is a very simple task, but with Leo¡¯s status, it is very likely that he doesn¡¯t know how. Leo took the sheet and lightly humphed, ¡°There is nothing I can¡¯t do.¡± Hearing that, the corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°You are really amazing then.¡± He turned back and looked for clean clothes in the closet. As Xi¨¤o Mu is still looking for his clothes, Leo hugged his waist from behind. Leo rested his chin on his left shoulder, and his breath blew into his ears. Leo¡¯s voice sounded low, and he rubbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist, ¡°I¡¯m amazing, don¡¯t you know that the best?¡± A blush spread from Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears to his entire face. His breathing hitched and his feet turned soft. The feeling that make him crazy for 3 days instantly surfaced in his mind. Xi¨¤o Mu supported himself against the closet, and the soreness of his waist reminded him that although his physical strength can be replenished at any time, muscle aches are inevitable. He patted Leo¡¯s hand, ¡°Let go and continue to make the bed. I will take a shower.¡± As soon as the words fell, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed the changes in Leo¡¯s body. He doesn¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry and secretly regretted mentioning the word bath. Sure enough, Leo asked, ¡°Are you inviting me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and stared at Leo, ¡°You think too much. I¡¯m very tired, so go and solve ¡®that¡¯ by yourself. I need to rest.¡± Leo took a deep breath and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu regretfully. He reached out to touch the corner of his eyes, ¡°When your physical strength is improved, it will be much better.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu threw Leo a sideways glance, ¡°Improving physical fitness is not for this kind of thing.¡± Leo said, ¡°What does it matter? It¡¯s a good result anyway.¡± After Leo said that, he casually took a piece of clothing from the closet and stuffed it into Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. Then he carried Xi¨¤o Mu in a princess carry and placed him in the bathroom. Xi¨¤o Mu kicked at Leo and said, ¡°Get out and close the door.¡± Leo had no confidence in his self-control when facing Xi¨¤o Mu, so he neatly left the bathroom and closed the door according to what Xi¨¤o Mu said. Xi¨¤o Mu felt satisfied with Leo¡¯s obedience. He glanced at the familiar black shirt in his hand, and a smile flashed in his eyes. After he finished the shower, he found that the bed had been made. Leo is sitting on the sofa and looking at his terminal seriously. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say anything, but Leo had a keen hearing. When he appeared, Leo turned his head and looked over. ¡°I¡¯ll get some rest. You should eat first, I¡¯ll eat later.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said and jumped directly onto the bed. He pulled the pillow over his head and closed his eyes. Leo didn¡¯t say a word. He didn¡¯t bother Xi¨¤o Mu and only looked at him from head to toe carefully. Finally, his gaze stayed on the pale skin that is not covered by the shirt. Eyes darkened, Leo gripped his fist to take back his gaze and moved his attention to the virtual screen. ¡­ In the next 3 days, Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu are very busy. Xi¨¤o Mu went to the company in the morning and spent most of the time treating the sentinels with an appointment. He also took some time to make medicine during breaks and only returned to the apartment at dinner. Every day is very fulfilling. On the 4th day, Xi¨¤o Mu received a private message from Yan Chen during his lunch break. ¡°We have returned from Bran Forest. Thanks to your medicine, it went well this time. We brought back everything you wanted. Has the delivery address changed from last time?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu immediately replied, ¡°Yes.¡± He wrote down the address of the company. In less than an hour, the package from Suixin mercenary team arrived. It is a large package. Ah Da helped him move the package to his office, and Xi¨¤o Mu carefully unpacked the package. In addition to the 2 medicinal plants he requested, there are also many other herbs he didn¡¯t recognize. The roots of the herbs are wrapped in dirt, making the package look extraordinarily large. He transplanted all the medicinal plants to the homeland¡¯s vegetable patch and planted the Golden grass on another field separately. They will be going to Zone F soon. Xi¨¤o Mu had to use Golden grass to make some intermediate-level high-grade healing pills in advance. He didn¡¯t know what the situation would be and he wanted to do his best to prepare the best medicine. After replanting the herbs, Xi¨¤o Mu calculated the time and set the timing in his terminal to ensure that when the golden grass grows enough to be harvested, he will plant its seed as soon as possible. At 4.00 pm, Xi¨¤o Mu cleared all the appointments of the day. These days, he started to attend the appointments in the morning, so the end time is much earlier than usual. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to go to the homeland when Zhao Meng came to him. Zhao Meng¡¯s expression looked a little serious, ¡°Xiao Mu, the latest batch of medicines submitted for inspection has been seized and the relevant department won¡¯t issue the certificate to us. There are 8 pills sent to them this time, which are made by the 8 guides who have recently joined us.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°Do you have the samples of their pills?¡± Zhao Meng nodded, and Xi¨¤o Mu went to his office with him. Zhao Meng took out 8 marked boxes from the cabinet against the wall, ¡°It¡¯s these 8.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu checked one by one, and said in a puzzled way, ¡°They are all okay, nothing wrong with it.¡± Zhao Meng furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°I¡¯ll ask Ah Sheng to ask about the situation. If it¡¯s not the quality of the pill, then someone must have instructed to do this.¡± ¡°You mean we are being troubled?¡± Zhao Meng nodded, ¡°Although Delish is selling well before this, our lack of stock did not affect anything. Now that our stock is increasing, it will naturally cause pressure on other people.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu understood after a moment of thought. He has seen this kind of thing a lot before, back on Earth. Delish¡¯s popularity has given pressure on some people so that they start to make small tricks at the back. Zhao Meng contacted Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng replied very quickly. The matter is a bit tricky. It is not certain pharmaceutical companies that gave the instruction but the Pharmaceutical Research Institute. After hanging up the call, Zhao Meng said, ¡°80% of guide pheromone agent¡¯s production comes from the Pharmaceutical Research Institute. They are the authority in this area of expertise. The best medicines used to come from them.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about it for a while. He had met the people from Pharmaceutical Research Institute before. At that time, he also contributed a pill for their research. Delish has been in business for so long, and none of them have come forward. They probably wanted to come secretly to buy medicine through the store and research it, but making the pill needs spiritual power, which is impossible for them to learn. Perhaps it is for this reason that they have not contacted Delish. They can¡¯t help but take action right now, probably because the development trend of Delish caused them to have a sense of crisis. Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment. His purpose is very simple, it is so that sentinels can easily resolve their problems with mental confusion, so as to reduce the influence of guides on them. Also, it is to stop sentinels from clinging to guides. He has no interest in monopolizing an industry. ¡°I¡¯ll go to the research institute.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu made a decision. 20 minutes later, Xi¨¤o Mu stood in an office of the research institute. The man in the office is very familiar, it is Director Jones he had met before. Director Jones smiled politely, ¡°Please sit down, what is the matter of your visit?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sat down and stated his purpose directly, ¡°I have checked the pills that Delish sent over for certification and there is no problem with them. The Medicine Supervision Office received your instructions and rejected our pills. I thought about it and felt that it would be faster to solve the problem from the source.¡± Jones smiled stiffly. He had never seen anyone so straightforward like this before. He said, ¡°I think someone is deliberately discrediting the Institute.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyebrows, ¡°You know the facts in your heart. Seriously, if I go directly to the supervision office to broadcast the public test, the citizen of the empire will know whether there are any problems with the medicines Delish sent.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that things shouldn¡¯t be so stiff. In the end, if the research institute is involved, your reputation will not be good.¡± Jones couldn¡¯t keep his smile, ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± ¡°No,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°I¡¯m just stating the facts. The research institute has authorization in medicine and has made a lot of contributions to the empire. I just think what you are doing currently is irrational.¡± Jones stared at Xi¨¤o Mu for a long time, and said solemnly, ¡°Do you know how many staff members are under the academy? But here you are urging the guides to take over their job.¡± ¡°When many citizens get unemployed at the same time, do you know what it means? The guides can be doing nothing and they will still be supported by the state. But our staff are all ordinary people, no one wants to support them.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned. He did not think of this matter, but he then thought, ¡°Why will you people get unemployed? There is always a huge gap in spiritual power-related medicine. So, increasing production will only saturate the market and nothing more.¡± ¡°When there is a better choice, will you choose the worse one?¡± Jones sighed, ¡°We have been studying for many years how to eliminate the side effects of the agent which its effectiveness will be reduced after using too much, but we are still unsuccessful. The guide medicine, on the other hand, does not have this problem.¡± ¡°To be honest, the institute¡¯s move is not clean, and it is not good. But if we let Delish continue to develop, the situation I mentioned just now will happen.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment, ¡°I have an idea, maybe it can solve your problem.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Jones leaned forward and asked anxiously. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t say too much, ¡°It¡¯s just a guess and I will need your help.¡± Jones immediately said, ¡°As long as our problem can be solved, I will help with everything.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has expectations in his eyes. If it succeeds, his plan will go smoother. CH 70 Chapter 70 Level S guide pheromone agent Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and told Jones his request, ¡°I need to do an experiment with a complete set of guide pheromone agents with various efficiency.¡± Jones is stunned, ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. He thought about it and added, ¡°I also need a room equipped with a spiritual power isolation system. I need to do an experiment with it.¡± Jones stood up and said, ¡°No problem. Come with me,¡± he took 2 steps, and then asked, ¡°There are pheromone agents that have different flavors but the same efficiency, do you need to take all of them?¡± ¡°No need.¡± Jones nodded and sent a message to his assistant. He took Xi¨¤o Mu to a room, ¡°This is my medicine-making room, all equipment is fully equipped.¡± ¡°I will use spiritual power later so please turn on the isolation system.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. After his union with Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power will no longer cause sentinels to react, but it will still be noticed by them, and he doesn¡¯t want to cause a sensation. In the current social situation, seeing a guide outside the Golden Tower is like seeing a panda on the road back on Earth. Jones turned on the system, and his assistant sent the guide pheromone agents. When he handed them over, the assistant hesitated and asked, ¡°Director, the advanced ones are also brought over. You really wanted them?¡± Jones nodded, ¡°En, put them all on the table.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stayed in the medicine-making room, and the others stayed outside the door. Earlier, Ah Da and 2 guards checked the room first and went out after making sure that there is no danger. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes fell on a row of guide pheromone agents. The guide pheromone agents are all in liquid form and used together with syringes. If a sentinel falls into a coma, liquids are more convenient to be used than pills. He stretched out his hand and touched the guide pheromone agent one by one. Every time he touched one, the corresponding medicine effect and use interval would appear in his mind. There are a total of 10 guide pheromone agents, the efficacy increases every 500 points from left to right. The amount will rise from 500 points to 5,000 points. The interval of use increases as the efficacy increases. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the bottle cap of the guide pheromone agents. He divided his spiritual filaments into 10 parts and inserted them into the guide pheromone agents. After that, he inputted spiritual power into it. 2 seconds later, the leftmost filament felt resistance, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power could not continue to be inputted. Soon, the rest of the filaments felt the same. It took about a minute for the last 2 pheromone agents to start to feel the resistance. Both agents almost consumed 1,000 points of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power. He took the rest of the filament back but left the filament on the far left to continue to forcibly inject spiritual power into it. Suddenly, with a ¡®BANG¡¯, the glass bottle containing the guide pheromone agent burst. Some of the glass is scattered on the tabletop, and the guide pheromone agent spilled some around. At the same moment, the door of the room is pushed open abruptly. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to see Ah Da looking around the surrounding with a guarded expression. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly retracted his filament and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Jones looked at the scene on the desk and wondered, ¡°Why did it explode? What experiment did you do?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not answer right away. Instead, he reached out and touched the guide pheromone agent from left to right. The medicine¡¯s information that appeared in his mind made him smile. For all the medicines, their efficacy has doubled, and the interval time has become 2 hours instead, which is the same as the pills made by guides. Xi¨¤o Mu was a little surprised to find out the result. He didn¡¯t expect that the effect will be so good, especially the advanced guide pheromone agent, which is actually doubled, and could instantly recover 10,000 points. It is even more powerful than the formula that he had just activated in the system. Xi¨¤o Mu had this idea of injecting spiritual power into the guide pheromone agent that is made by ordinary people 2 days ago. That time, he was reading the summary of questions the guides wanted to ask, which is forwarded to him by Zhao Meng. Many guides wanted to make medicine, but most of them have never studied medicine before. They didn¡¯t even know anything about medicinal materials, so they feel like they don¡¯t know how to start. Xi¨¤o Mu also learned at that time that the reason why Xie Bei is able to contact Delish so quickly and courier a sample medicine to Delish is because Xie Bei is a student in the pharmacy course jointly organized by the Pharmaceutical Association and Golden Tower. Xie Bei already has experience before he came to watch the video on Delish¡¯s website. Moreover, due to his brother¡¯s poor health, he has been studying medicine-related courses by himself. Xi¨¤o Mu deliberately checked and found that the guides who signed the contract with Delish these days are all students in the pharmacy class. The question that the guides left are mostly related to medicine-making. At that time, Xi¨¤o Mu started to think about whether he could use spiritual power on the guide pheromone agent that is currently sold on the market. That way, guides only need to use their spiritual power, and it can greatly speed up the preparation of the medicine. It¡¯s just that he is too busy these few days and hasn¡¯t had time to experiment. Hearing what Jones said, he decided to give it a try right away. Xi¨¤o Mu has carefully thought about the process of guide-made medicine. The biggest difference between normal medicine is that spiritual power is injected at the same time as the medicine being made. He guessed that it is possible to prepare the medicine first and then inject the spiritual power. Facts have proven that this idea really works. After Xi¨¤o Mu confirmed the result, he smiled at Jones and asked, ¡°I wonder if the institute is using the medicine measurement device from the Zhao company?¡± ¡°We have placed an order for it,¡± Jones nodded. ¡°The Institute has some instruments for testing the efficacy of medicines, but it is not as specific as the one from the Zhao company.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pointed to the guide pheromone agents, ¡°It just so happens that you can test these agents again.¡± Jones puzzled asked, ¡°Is there any problem with them?¡± As he said that, Jones walked to the table and picked up a guide pheromone agent. Then he brought it to the instrument in the corner. He put the guide pheromone agent with 1,000 points efficiency into the instrument. When he saw the result, his eyes widened. Jones quickly took back his hand and looked at the label at the bottom of the bottle, making sure that he had taken it correctly, and turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu in disbelief. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at him. Jones knew that Xi¨¤o Mu already knew that the value is changed when he saw his expression. He finally understood why Xi¨¤o Mu asked him to retest the agents. Jones took a deep breath, and excitedly put the remaining guide pheromone agents into the instrument one by one. Except for shock, he couldn¡¯t make any other expressions at all. When he put the second-to-last guide pheromone agent, which its efficiency is only at 4,500 points into the instrument, the green dot on the top of the instrument suddenly lit up. At the same time, an alarm sounded continuously. Ah Da and another guard swiftly rushed to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s side to protect him and looked at Jones warily. Jones is stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted, ¡°Oh, my God! Level S guide pheromone agent! I actually saw a Level S guide pheromone agent!¡± Jones¡¯s eyes are red with excitement. He carefully picked up the guide pheromone agent, and the instrument quieted down instantly. He then turned to look at the last guide pheromone agent, as if he is looking at a stunning treasure. As Jones stretched his hand to the agent, he stopped halfway and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. He swallowed and asked, ¡°This one, its effect will be better than the previous one?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes, I am also surprised by that. Your advanced guide pheromone agent is very powerful.¡± Jones sighed, ¡°There is not much production in a year though. Before today, I was still proud of it. But now, these medicines doubled their efficiency in your hands in just a few minutes. I just feel ashamed.¡± ¡°You are too humble,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked serious as he added, ¡°The quality of your medicines is very high, otherwise there would not be such improvement.¡± From looking at the guide pheromone agent that burst, it can be seen that different agents can withstand different amounts of spiritual power. The better the quality, the higher the endurance. Jones smiled. He took a deep breath and picked up the last potion, jokingly saying, ¡°I think I need an ambulance any time soon.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed and curiously asked, ¡°This quality is better than the previous one. But the highest level for the agent is Level S so would the result be any different?¡± Jones shook his head, ¡°Although the level display is the same, the induction intensity is different.¡± He is about to put the agent into the instrument when there is a sudden noise at the door. ¡°Who are you people?! You dared to stop me? Do you know that this is my territory? Get out of my way!¡± Hearing that, Jones¡¯s complexion changed. He quickly said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°It¡¯s Dean He. He must have known that the Level S guide pheromone agent had appeared, so he came here to take a look.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu motioned to Ah Da, and Ah Da asked the guard to let the person in. Dean He is a shabby middle-aged man with messy hair and a dark beard. He is wearing a long white coat and his face is unhealthy pale as if he has not seen the sunlight in a long time. As soon as he came in, he rushed towards Jones. His eyes are glowing and he caught Jones¡¯ arm, ¡°You made a Level S agent? What are the formula and procedures? Which one? Show me, quickly!¡± Jones helplessly tidy the collar that Dean He pulled to his shoulder, and motioned to the guide pheromone agent that caused the instrument to react, ¡°That one.¡± Dean He immediately let go of Jones and started to inspect the guide pheromone agent from all angles. Not surprisingly, Jones put the last agent on the instrument, and the instrument rang again with a green light. At the same time, a red light beside the green light began to flicker. Next, a harsh shrill scream could be heard. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help frowning. Ah Da and the other sentinels¡¯ faces became dark at the same time. This kind of voice is too difficult for sentinels to hear. Dean He and Jones on the other hand are both shocked and delighted. Dean He quickly grabbed the guide pheromone agents and put them behind his back. ¡°Jones, I want all the recipes. Otherwise, I won¡¯t return the agents to you.¡± Dean He confidently threatened Jones. Jones helplessly replied, ¡°You are the one who made the 2 advanced agents, and you are asking me?¡± ¡°Impossible!¡± Dean He rebutted and added, ¡°I know the effects of the medicine I made the best.¡± Jones turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°This is what you said before that could solve the problem? How did you do it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°It¡¯s very simple. I just injected spiritual power into your medicine. You should have understood the process of guide-made pills. What I did just now is just moving the step of injecting spiritual power to the end process instead of in the middle.¡± Jones immediately understood, ¡°You mean, let the institute and guides cooperate?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°I think this is a win-win situation. Most guides don¡¯t know how to make medicine, but they know to use spiritual power.¡± ¡°Can every guide double the effect of the medicine?¡± Jones asked. Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know about this because I haven¡¯t tested it before. This is my first experiment. There are members of the Pharmacy Association in the Institute, right? Isn¡¯t the Pharmacy Association and Golden Tower cooperating to make medicine? Let the guides try then. The Golden Tower has a measurement device so the value can be judged more accurately.¡± Jones nodded. Dean He understood what happened from hearing the conversation. He rushed to Xi¨¤o Mu but got blocked by Ah Da¡¯s wooden face, ¡°Step back.¡± Dean He glared at Ah Da and stretched his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I still have some medicine here. You can try to inject spiritual power again. I want to see it live.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has an inexplicable feeling of deja vu. This Dean He and Qiao are really alike. He wondered if all researchers acted the same like this. However, hearing Dean He¡¯s request, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind flashed and he asked, ¡°Are these 2 agents the most advanced medicine you have?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Dean He¡¯s eyes glowed. The medicine in his hand disappeared from his hand, and 2 other medicines suddenly appeared. Dean He stretched out his hand to Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°Do it now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°No problem, but I have a request. Sell me 10 each of these medicines.¡± Dean He narrowed his eyes slightly, ¡°We don¡¯t have that many. At most, I can sell you 3 each.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu remembered that Jones said earlier that there are not many high-grade medicines produced in a year, so he nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± CH 71 Chapter 71 Setting off Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the apartment from the institute happily. This time, he had a good haul from the institute. Not only did he resolve the conflict with the institute, but he also managed to buy 6 super powerful guide pheromone agents. After he injected his spiritual power into them, the efficiency value is at 9,000 points (3pcs) and 10,000 points (3 pcs). These agents could instantly recover nearly full value of spiritual power for Level S sentinel and guide when they are in their worst condition. This time Xi¨¤o Mu also put forward the proposal of getting the research institute and Golden Tower to cooperate. It also means that the threshold for guides to make medicine is lower. It can be expected that more guide-made medicine will appear on the market soon. Xi¨¤o Mu is not worried that Delish¡¯s business will be affected. Currently, no more than 3,000 pills are on the shelves every day, which is a small quantity compared to the number of sentinels on the planet. Hence, it is impossible to not sell out every day. Moreover, Delish¡¯s real source of income is the sale of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s own medicine and spiritual treatment. The handling fees charged to the guides can only barely subsidize the company¡¯s daily operations, and it does not affect his income. The number of guides working with Delish will probably not be as many as in the previous few days. After all, it will be easier to cooperate with the research institute, and there is no need to study pharmacy specially. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t care either. From the start, he opened the company for a very clear purpose, not to make money. Zhao Meng also came to the company to help and not for money. Their original purpose is to popularize the guide-made medicine and increase Delish¡¯s influence on the sentinels. They want to let the sentinels know that they can treat their mental confusion easily and no longer need to rely on guides. This reduces the sentinel¡¯s obsession with guides, so that in the future when they suggested plans for guides¡¯ freedom, the sentinels won¡¯t be too opposed to it. The increase in the output of the guide medicine simply accelerated their plan. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. The Golden Tower have adjusted their lesson internally, and the external voices of opposition are reduced in advance. The day when the guides¡¯ freedom is realized is not far away. At that time, Xi¨¤o Mu will be able to go to school and go shopping freely to any public place, without being nervously protected like he is now. Even if he is a god-level guide and may attract people¡¯s attention, but after guides become common, his appearance will definitely not cause a sensation as it is now. When Leo returned to the apartment, he saw Xi¨¤o Mu sitting on the sofa with a smile. Half-kneeling on the sofa, Leo lifted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin and asked with his eyebrows raised, ¡°What happened that made you so happy?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu told Leo about the research institute. Hearing that, Leo¡¯s eyes flashed sharply, and he coldly snorted, ¡°Medicine Supervision Office, they are sure brave!¡± Seeing Leo opening his terminal to issue an order, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He held on to Leo¡¯s wrist and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay now.¡± Leo replied in dissatisfaction, ¡°You have to teach them a lesson. How can I ignore them after they bullied you? You are not someone who is easy to bully.¡± Seeing Leo¡¯s insistence, Xi¨¤o Mu let go of his hand, ¡°Alright then. We are going to Zone F the day after tomorrow. If they make any small moves, it will trouble Zhao Sheng as well. So, giving them a warning is good too.¡± Leo sent a message. Then he bowed his head and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips, ¡°No one can bully you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curved his eyes slightly and pushed Leo away, ¡°Let¡¯s go to eat. As long as you don¡¯t bully me, no one can bully me.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t bear to do so.¡± Leo led Xi¨¤o Mu to the dining hall. Xi¨¤o Mu restrained a smile, ¡°You have graduated now (from love lesson), so you don¡¯t need to watch the pink-colored drama anymore.¡± Uncomfortable expression flashes across Leo¡¯s face, and he shifted the subject decisively, ¡°I discussed with Grandpa to bring Mitte with me. If I get into trouble, he might be useful.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment and nodded, ¡°It¡¯s okay to take him. At that time, after I attacked him, the spiritual attack stopped quickly right after. It should be that his protective equipment is broken and he was also attacked by the spiritual attack.¡± ¡°If we are in danger, Mitte is also in danger so he may have a way to deal with it.¡± Leo smiled and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu softly, their thoughts are the same. On the last day before departure, Xi¨¤o Mu finished with all the appointments. He discussed with Zhao Meng about Delish¡¯s next operation and contacted Xie Bei to answer some questions about spiritual power. After handling the matter one by one, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Hawke and Gu Miao. Without telling them the specifics, Xi¨¤o Mu only told them that he is going out somewhere with Leo. Hawke repeatedly reminded him to come back before December and that he must attend his wedding. After Xi¨¤o Mu hung up the call, he went back to the apartment to make more intermediate high-grade medicine. He made some spiritual power and boost medicine, just in case. He also made some escalate pills (for accelerating) and dispel pills (for detoxification). In the system¡¯s homeland, Xi¨¤o Mu has planted various herbs at this time. There are also herbs that he has not used up yet so he is not worried about the lack of medicinal ingredients. After all, he has a system and can make up for what is lacking at any time. Putting all kinds of medicine in the system backpack and checking everything is ready, Xi¨¤o Mu entered the homepage of his virtual bakery and temporarily closed the shop. When they set off the next day, the aircraft landed at a military base. Xi¨¤o Mu walked out of the aircraft and couldn¡¯t help being surprised when he saw the starship outside. He turned to ask Leo, ¡°How many people are going together?¡± ¡°500,¡± Leo said, ¡°don¡¯t worry, there are also garrisons in Zone F.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu went silent. He is not thinking that there are too few people but is surprised that the operation is this big. In less than an hour, the starship landed in Zone F. Louis stood at the front of the command room, holding a black baton in his hand. He tapped on a spot in the map above Zone F, ¡°This is the transition point. We can reach there in 2 minutes from here.¡± Louis pressed on the baton and a row of data appears next to the transition point. ¡°This is the change of surrounding substances within a week. As you can see, the situation here is very stable so we can go anytime.¡± Leo: ¡°Let¡¯s rest for today and we¡¯ll leave tomorrow morning.¡± Louis nodded, ¡°We shall return for a meeting after lunch.¡± Leo took Xi¨¤o Mu to his lounge and asked, ¡°Are you tired?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo helplessly, ¡°I have been sitting all the while, so what¡¯s there to be tired? You don¡¯t need to worry about me, we can set off right now. I am not here to cause you trouble.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not giving me trouble,¡± Leo frowned and brushed his fingers across the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face. ¡°The specific action and arrangement will be discussed in the meeting so it¡¯s better to set off tomorrow morning.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo seriously, ¡°Don¡¯t delay the trip because of me. I promised Hawke to rush back to attend his wedding after all.¡± Leo: ¡°If you are not feeling well, remember to tell me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and smiled, ¡°You know my situation best, don¡¯t you?¡± As he said, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual filaments went into Leo¡¯s spiritual state. Leo is not guarded against him at all so Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s filaments reached their destination easily, making Leo¡¯s filament instantly go crazy. Fatty appeared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s feet. The panther lowered its head and rubbed against Fatty. Fatty stared at the panther with its round eyes and hugged the big cat¡¯s head with both paws. Leo¡¯s eyes deepened instantly. They are spiritually and emotionally connected so they knew each other¡¯s situation well. Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu and sat on the sofa, letting Xi¨¤o Mu straddle his lap. He buried his head on the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck, and his voice is hoarse, ¡°Don¡¯t mess around, you need to save your energy.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt the fierce desire coming from Leo¡¯s filament and heat swept through his whole body in an instant. Xi¨¤o Mu just wanted Leo to see his physical condition and let him rest assured. He didn¡¯t expect to accidentally light up Leo¡¯s desire. It¡¯s just that Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t bear to let him go now. His whole body cells are opposed to this idea, and they just want to get closer to Leo. Xi¨¤o Mu embraced Leo¡¯s neck and bit on his earlobe. Then he moved his body impatiently, ¡°It¡¯s still early.¡± It¡¯s less than 10.00 am now so there is still a while before lunch. There is enough time, and his body is fine for the time being so Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to hold back. As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu moved, Leo¡¯s body reacted instantly. Leo¡¯s eyes turned red, and he lowered his head to kiss Xi¨¤o Mu fiercely. Then, he ¡®did¡¯ Xi¨¤o Mu straight away from his sitting position. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his neck. The pale porcelain skin on his neck is all dyed pink, and his whole person looked very delicious. Leo¡¯s stamina is very good. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s legs have started to tremble before he ended. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair had long been unraveled and currently draped on the sofa. His eyebrows and face are astonishingly beautiful like a painting. Xi¨¤o Mu rested his head on Leo¡¯s shoulder and panted lightly while Leo peppered kisses down along his forehead. When Xi¨¤o Mu managed to catch his breath, Leo carried him and walked to the bed. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s breathing hitched. Then he tilted his head and bit on the side of Leo¡¯s neck, ¡°Get out.¡± Leo put Xi¨¤o Mu on the bed and gave a firm thrust forward. Xi¨¤o Mu instantly opened his mouth, and a quick gro.a.n leaked out. Leo¡¯s voice sounded extremely dark, ¡°There is still enough time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt like wanting to swallow all the words he said previously back into his stomach. In the end, Leo did twice more. He didn¡¯t have any strength left. Only then, Leo half-satisfied carried him to the bathroom. When his body is soaked entirely in the warm water, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyebrows instantly relax. Leo rubbed his waist with one hand and put a pill on his lips with the other. Xi¨¤o Mu opened his mouth and swallowed the pill. After a while, his body is full of strength. He glared at Leo warningly, ¡°Don¡¯t do it again.¡± Leo chuckled softly. His magnetic voice carried a hint of hoarseness, and it is particularly attractive. His hand that fed Xi¨¤o Mu the medicine did not leave immediately, but pressed his lips, ¡°If we don¡¯t go out to eat soon, Grandpa will personally come to look for us.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback and he glanced at the time. It is already past 12.00 pm. He quickly stood up but forgot that although his strength has returned, his body is still sore and weak. His body shook and is caught by Leo in time. ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Leo said and meticulously bathed Xi¨¤o Mu. He dried Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair with a drier, wrapped him in a big bath towel, and put him on the bed. ¡°You change clothes first and I¡¯ll wash up.¡± The two went out for lunch before 12:30 pm. After lunch, Leo sent Xi¨¤o Mu back to the lounge for a noon nap before he went to the meeting. At 8.00 am the next day, their fleet is divided into 4 teams and a team will stay behind. The other 3 teams proceeded in a snake formation and went directly to the jump point. Louis is on the first starship, Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu are on the second starship, and the last one is a logistics plus escort duty. Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo¡¯s cold expression and frowned. He sighed lightly when he thought of the argument between him and Louis before leaving. Leo originally wanted to lead the battle, but Louis disagreed. ¡°All starships are equipped with spiritual power protection devices. Lieutenant General Louis will be carrying spiritual power recovery medicine and stamina medicine. It will be fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu soothed. Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. Then he raised his hand and stroked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s brow, ¡°En, I know.¡± Seeing that Leo¡¯s expression became more relaxed, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t speak anymore. He just sat beside Leo quietly and watched the situation ahead on the screen with Leo. Soon, the screen turned completely black. Leo checked Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s seat and then sat back in his seat, ¡°We are about to transition. I am here, don¡¯t be afraid.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not afraid.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little amused. The starship shook very quickly, but compared to the tremor that Xi¨¤o Mu had experienced during the transition before, the tremor is quite slight, and it ended after 2 minutes. The screen is still pitch black. Only by staring at it carefully will you find that darker objects are retreating rapidly around the black background, which is actually floating rocks. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said before Leo could ask. Leo stared at the screen, ¡°No wonder this place is considered a static zone and has been ignored.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt the same way too. If he hadn¡¯t known in advance, he would have never expected an exit here. In a completely dark environment, time is stretched indefinitely beyond the normal transition time, and nothing is found. The normal reaction is to turn around and return. This kind of scene makes people feel that even if you go further, there will be no change. The unchanging scene lasted for more than 30 minutes. Finally, white light appeared on the screen, and the first starship emerged under the light. ¡°At the exit, the protective device warned that there is a spiritual attack. Please pay attention.¡± Louis sent a message to all starships. CH 72 Warning, cliff ahead. Don¡¯t jump! >w< Chapter 72 Lost contact When Leo received the news from Louis, his expression turned solemn and he informed the whole ship to be vigilant at all times. The scene on the screen changed from darkness to bright light, and the 3 starships went out from the exit one after another. The speed of the starships slowed down, looking for a landing point while flying. Leo split the screen into 3 parts. The top and bottom screen on the left displayed the view of starships no.1 and no.3, and aerial images are shown on the right screen. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the images in surprise, ¡°Just rocks?¡± Leo nodded and stared intently at the screen, ¡°Greene mentioned before that when the kidnapper brought them to meet Jonassen, there were rocks everywhere, so it should be right here.¡± ¡°But, this kind of place is not like a place where people live¡­¡± Before Xi¨¤o Mu could finish his words, the starship suddenly swerved to the left. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body shook, and he stopped talking abruptly. Leo¡¯s complexion sank, and at the same time an alarm came from the cockpits of the 3 starships, ¡°There is an attack, pay attention to the surrounding.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu held on to the armrest of the seat. The safety device on his seat is still active. It¡¯s just that the starship suddenly shook and shocked him. It did not cause him any harm. Hearing that, Leo relaxed. Then he furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the rocks on the screen flying towards the starship, and ordered in a deep voice, ¡°Turn on the thermal scanner to detect any life forms.¡± Soon after receiving the results of the scan, the person who reported it tremblingly said, ¡°The scanner did not find any living organisms, and the source of the attack could not be found.¡± Leo: ¡°Continue scanning.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± In order to avoid attacks from the rocks, the starship kept moving left and right, up and down. Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged. He stood steadily in the control room and gave the command to the pilot, ¡°Avoid the middle space and drive to the edge.¡± At the same time, Louis also sent a message with instructions of similar meaning. The rocks came from all directions, without any patterns at all. Hence, staying in the middle will make them an easy target. The starship dodges the attack while continuing to fly to the edge. The dodging movements caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be dizzy and he grasped the handrail tightly without making any noise. About 2 hours later, when the attack suddenly disappeared, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. But he heard Leo¡¯s tense voice, ¡°Starship No.1, if you heard me, please reply! Starship No.1, if you heard me, please reply!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked up and saw that all 3 screens are filled with images of various rocks, while Starships No.1 and No.3 have disappeared. Leo tried to contact Louis¡¯s personal number, but there is no response at all. Starship No.3 also did not respond. ¡°Major General Leo, we lost track No.1 and No.3 but there is a suitable landing point ahead. Do you want to land?¡± the pilot asked. Leo said, ¡°Yes.¡± A few minutes later, No.1 and No.3 still couldn¡¯t be contacted. They must not be far away at this moment, and there is a suitable landing point ahead. No.1 and No.3 will also land, so maybe they will meet. Even if they don¡¯t meet each other, they still have to go down to investigate the situation here. Soon, the starship landed on a clearing between two rocky mountains. At the moment of landing, Xi¨¤o Mu heard a familiar mechanical sound in his head. [Congratulations, host. You have explored 5 maps, activating the map function] A hint of dizziness flashed in his head and Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the system again. There is an extra panel next to the homeland panel ¨C the map panel. At the moment, the map icon is glowing with an earthy yellow light. He looked over at the icon and a map is displayed in front of him, similar to the map in the game. The name of the map is written in the upper right corner: Rock planet. The whole map is circular and is divided into 2 large areas1. A black circle covers most of the middle part ¨C the living area. Outside the living area is a waste/garbage area. On the map, there are many dots of different colors, red, blue, and yellow. This way of the color display is very familiar to Xi¨¤o Mu. In the game, this kind of dots on a map represents players who have different relationships with the game characters. The red dot is an enemy, the yellow dot is a neutral party, and the blue dot is a friendly party. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s location is marked with golden light on the map. There is a blue dot almost at the same location as him, while another blue dot is not far from the north. Xi¨¤o Mu guessed that these 2 blue dots should represent Leo and Louis. What caused his scalp to feel numb is that the large living area in the middle is full of dense red dots. There are many yellow dots gathered in 3 different places. These are probably the imperial military personnel who came together with them on this trip. Rather than calling them neutral parties, they can be called friendly parties who have not been added to his friend list. Xi¨¤o Mu studied the map carefully and saw that the locations of the 3 starships are all in the waste/garbage area. They seemed not too far apart from what he can see from the map. With the center of the map as the middle point, Xi¨¤o Mu mentally drawn a line connecting the starship No.2 to the center. Near the intersection point of the map, there is a small black dot that says ¡®Jump point #2¡¯. Then on a west location nearer to No.2 starship, there is another dot ¡ª Jump point #1. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at 2 points, completely unable to recognize which point they came in from. As he is thinking about it, the voice of someone reporting news suddenly sounded, making him regain his senses. ¡°Reporting, there is no thermal response within a 1-kilometer radius around.¡± Hearing the report, Leo pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Team 1 and 2 prepare for on-site inspection, and the rest of the teams stay behind.¡± After he gave the order, Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Stay on the starship. I will go down and have a look. Starship No.1 and No.3 are supposed to be nearby so it is abnormal to lose contact with each other. There may be interference equipment here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the jump points he saw on the map and said, ¡°Our formation has always remained the same. They should be at our north and south each.¡± Leo nodded, bowed his head, and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips, ¡°Be careful.¡± ¡°The same to you.¡± Leo led the 2 teams away from the starship. The viewing angle of the screen followed Leo. Everything is normal for the first 10 minutes. When Leo and the others walked to a mound of rocks, the screen suddenly turned completely white. Xi¨¤o Mu stood up abruptly and tried to contact Leo, but there is no response. As Xi¨¤o Mu moved to walk out, Ah Da hurriedly stopped him, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, you can¡¯t go out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Ah Da seriously, ¡°We have lost contact. I have to go out and see. We don¡¯t know what is the situation in this place.¡± Ah Da refused and said, ¡°Wood will arrange for manpower. Major General Leo has given orders to ensure your safety and not to let you get involved in any risk.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt anxious. He glanced at the system¡¯s map and found that the blue dot belonging to Leo didn¡¯t move. He became a little relieved and replied, ¡°I have to go, I can find him.¡± His eyes looked firm, ¡°I am his bonded guide, if something happens to him, I¡­¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu is saying this, he suddenly paused. Just now, he felt a stabbing pain. The pain made his heart jump and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face instantly turned pale. The pair of sentinel and guide who have joined in an union can feel the emotions of the other party. When one is affected by intense emotion, the other side will feel the same. Ah Da¡¯s complexion changed abruptly. Xi¨¤o Mu is in a good condition here so there is only 1 possibility for Xi¨¤o Mu to suddenly turn pale. That is, something went wrong with Major General Leo. His voice sounded slightly stiff, ¡°Something happened to Major General Leo?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu also thought of the same thing but Leo¡¯s dot remained on the same spot on the map. He held back his uncomfortable emotions and said, ¡°He is still at the same place where he just disappeared. I¡¯m going to find him.¡± Ah Da hesitated and Xi¨¤o Mu glared at him, ¡°Do you think I can be safe if something happens to him?¡± Ah Da made a decision and contacted Wood. Leaving 2 teams behind, the remaining 6 teams followed Xi¨¤o Mu and moved towards Leo¡¯s direction together. Xi¨¤o Mu observed the surrounding environment while walking, but there is nothing special here. It is all silver-gray rocks, with some changes in color and size. Some of these rocks are scattered around in piles, and there is no pattern at all. No matter how you look at it, this rock planet doesn¡¯t look like someone is living here. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly thought of 2 transition points on the map. One of them must be connected to the empire, but what about the other? ¡°I saw them!¡± Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking about it, an excited voice sounded. Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyes and saw Leo, Team 1, and Team 2. They are all next to the stone mound not far away. At the moment, they are doing different actions, some standing or sitting. Some people are standing quietly while some are waving their hands and feet with rage. Because many people have their backs to them, Xi¨¤o Mu and his teams can¡¯t see their expressions. The few people who are facing them because they were walking around earlier showed an expression filled with pain. ¡°Is something wrong with them?¡± someone asked. Everyone realized that something is wrong. This kind of scene looked weird and no one talked anymore. The teams all looked at Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously for instructions. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze fell on Leo, who is leading at the forefront. Leo is blocked by most of the people, and only half of his body could be seen. He is standing motionless with his head down, like a stone sculpture. Though it¡¯s just a back view of Leo, Xi¨¤o Mu felt extremely distressed. Through their shared link, Leo¡¯s grief at this moment is transferred to him, and Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t bear Leo¡¯s continued pain. He calmed his mind and established a layer of spiritual barrier. Next, he said to the rest of the people, ¡°Judging from their expression, they are likely to have entered an area that caused them to see some kind of illusion. I am going over for a look. If I found that something was wrong, I would get out immediately.¡± ¡°I will go in with you.¡± Ah Da said immediately. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°Alright, we go in as fast as we can. Meanwhile, we will try our best to drag the people out, starting from the closest person first.¡± Ah Da nodded and followed Xi¨¤o Mu towards the crowd. When he crossed the pile of rocks, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly felt dizzy. At the same time, the scene in front of him changed. He is currently lying on the hospital bed where he first woke up in this world, with a white ceiling on top of him. The door of the ward is suddenly pushed open. Other than Doctor Xi Mu, 2 other people came in. One of them is Director Nila from the Golden Tower. ¡°My poor little guide, you have suffered a lot. Don¡¯t worry, no one will hurt you in the Golden Tower in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but it had no effect. He is taken to the Golden Tower. Because he had no relatives, he is forbidden to leave the Golden Tower. All activities are done in the Golden Tower. Xi¨¤o Mu tried to leave, but never succeed once. At the Golden Tower, he learn how to give treatment to sentinels every day and how to make the sentinel like him more. He only gets to watch pink-colored drama like how guide and sentinel get together, enjoying a happy and fulfilled life. The guides around him are like little wives, looking forward to meeting their destined sentinel at the prom. One year later, Xi¨¤o Mu is introduced to a stranger sentinel by Nila at the prom. Because of their high matching rate, regardless of his refusal, Xi¨¤o Mu is registered with that person the next day and got sent to an unfamiliar apartment by the Golden Tower. When the sentinel¡¯s body pressed on him and touched his face with his hand, a feeling of nausea emerged and Xi¨¤o Mu began to resist fiercely. Not like this, it shouldn¡¯t be like this! Leo¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu opened his eyes abruptly and is hugged tightly in the next moment. This hug is particularly firm, and the muscles around his arm are tight and stretched tautly. Suddenly, there is a burst of static sound like an electric current in his head, gradually forming a sentence that he could understand. ¡°Get out!¡± CH 73 A small cliff but a cliff all the same, jump at your own risk _(;3/ Chapter 73 Information The static voice caused Xi¨¤o Mu to be taken aback for a moment. Then he looked at the rock mound and looked up at Leo, ¡°Let¡¯s go out first.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply with red eyes. He lowered his head and touched Xi¨¤o Mu with his forehead. Next, Leo reached out and carried Xi¨¤o Mu to leave the area. Once they are out, Xi¨¤o Mu found that Leo¡¯s spiritual power had been lost by more than half, and quickly took out a pill for him. After that, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and saw that the others are still inside the illusion range. He quickly patted Leo¡¯s arm, ¡°Let¡¯s get them all out.¡± Leo subconsciously hugged Xi¨¤o Mu tightly, unwilling to let go. Seeing that, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the scene he saw in his illusion. He looped his hand around Leo¡¯s neck and rubbed the side of his face against Leo, ¡°Then, how about you carry me on your back?¡± Leo¡¯s expression loosened, and he turned his back at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu stuck to Leo like an octopus behind him, freeing Leo¡¯s hands. Leo swiftly moved into the rocky area again, and he is not polite at all as he threw his men out one by one. When the soldiers who are waiting not far away saw this, they hurriedly stepped forward to help and lifted those who fell to the ground. Out of the illusion attack range, the soldiers recovered to their senses. However, the intense emotions that they experienced have not completely dissipated. In addition, since their spiritual power has been consumed more than half, their faces don¡¯t look very good. Ah Da is the last to go in so he is the least affected one. He quickly recovered and helped others to leave the area. Xi¨¤o Mu laid on Leo¡¯s back and used Pin Hold skill one by one at the soldiers. After Leo threw all the people out, he moved Xi¨¤o Mu in front of him and hugged him tightly. Then he lowered his head and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply, ¡°You are mine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked what he guessed, ¡°The scene you just saw is related to me?¡± Leo¡¯s hand holding Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist pressed harder. The emotions in his eyes are slightly broken, and his voice is low and painful, ¡°There are also father and dad.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly hugged Leo. Obviously, the illusion that everyone saw evokes the most fearful thing in people¡¯s hearts. What Xi¨¤o Mu saw has made him very uncomfortable, and Leo saw people related to him. There is no need to understand more deeply about that as Xi¨¤o Mu knew that it must be exceptionally cruel to Leo. ¡°Forget about those, they are all fake.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said softly. Leo stubbornly repeated, ¡°You are mine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu squinted his eyes. Since Leo kept emphasizing this sentence, it must be Leo lost him in the illusion. Is this also the scene he fears most? Thinking of how he thought of Leo in the illusion, Xi¨¤o Mu responded in a low voice, ¡°En, I¡¯m yours. Those others are all fake.¡± Leo¡¯s tight body slightly loosened and Xi¨¤o Mu patted his hand, ¡°Put me down, something is wrong here.¡± Leo hesitated for a moment before putting Xi¨¤o Mu down, but his hand did not leave his waist, still holding him. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the rock mound. Just now when the sound of electric current suddenly appeared in his head, he noticed a strong spiritual power from the direction of the rock mound. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t be sure whether the sentence just now is real, or just something preset like a program, which will be activated under certain circumstances. Thinking for a while, Xi¨¤o Mu focused on his spiritual state, and started to meditate in his mind, ¡°Who are you?¡± There is only silence. Just when Xi¨¤o Mu is about to give up, the electric sound appeared in his mind again, ¡°It¡¯s you! You are back! No, no, you are not ¡®him¡¯.¡± The voice sounded a bit angry. After saying these words, the voice became emotionless, ¡°Scram, don¡¯t disturb me.¡± Leo also noticed the fluctuation of spiritual power this time and looked sharply at the rock mound. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the pile of rocks. He could feel the spiritual power, but he didn¡¯t see anyone. There are only stones here. He wondered in his mind, ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°Heh,¡± the voice snorted without emotion, ¡°why do you care where I am? You can¡¯t see me anyway. Leave here, or don¡¯t blame me for being impolite.¡± ¡°You are the one who created the illusion just now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu did not leave as requested but continued to ask questions. ¡°It¡¯s just a little trick,¡± the voice sounded a little smug. Then, the tone soon cooled down again, ¡°Long-winded, do you humans like to talk so much?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu grasped the key point and couldn¡¯t hide his surprise, ¡°You are not a human being? Then what are you?¡± The other party contemptuously replied, ¡°You are not qualified to know what I am. Don¡¯t be long-winded, and get out of here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the pile of rocks and guessed, ¡°Are you a rock?¡± ¡°Nonsense, how could I be that kind of inanimate thing! I am a noble spiritual body!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is quite surprised, ¡°You mean, you don¡¯t have a physical body and you only exist in a spiritual form?¡± The other party stayed silent for a while before furiously asking, ¡°You are trying to trick me into saying more?! You humans are all the same cunning!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu blinked. He really didn¡¯t try to trick the voice, he was just guessing. After all, there is nothing but stones here. Xi¨¤o Mu asked curiously again, ¡°From what you said just now, it seems that you have seen other people before¡­ You mistook me as another person when I contacted you. Have you communicated with that person too?¡± ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu finished asking, he heard Leo calling him. Xi¨¤o Mu turned to look at Leo and saw Leo looking at him worriedly. Leo stroked the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face and asked, ¡°Feeling uncomfortable?¡± In his eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu looked like he is just standing there in a daze. Leo is worried that the spiritual power from the piles of rocks would affect Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu grabbed Leo¡¯s hand and gestured to the rock mound, ¡°Did you hear it talking?¡± ¡°No.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while before saying, ¡°Come and enter my spiritual state.¡± Leo nodded, and the moment he entered Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual state, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words came into his mind, ¡°No need to speak, just use your spiritual power to communicate with ¡®him¡¯.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Leo replied. As soon as Leo spoke, the voice with electric current sharply said, ¡°Reacher, you bastard! How dare you come back?! You even brought someone else with you. I already knew that you are unreliable, what about Xin Xin then?¡± Right after the voice said that it immediately added, ¡°Never mind, you don¡¯t need to tell me, I don¡¯t care about him! And you, scram! Otherwise, don¡¯t blame me for being rude.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is dumbfounded by the scolding, and then he heard Leo say, ¡°My name is Leo. Reacher is my father. Have you seen him? When?¡± ¡°Fa, father?¡± The electric current paused before asking, ¡°Are you Xin Xin¡¯s son?¡± ¡°My dad¡¯s name is Wen Xin. They have disappeared for many years. When have you seen them?¡± Leo asked. The other party answered almost immediately, ¡°17 years ago.¡± Leo said, ¡°That is the 2nd year they disappeared from our planet.¡± ¡°How is it possible? They clearly left!¡± The voice with electric current suddenly increased its volume, ¡°They betrayed me and left without even saying goodbye. They used me right from the start¡­ And you said that they didn¡¯t go back?¡± Leo: ¡°No, we have not heard from them at all.¡± The voice with electric current murmured, ¡°They obviously left¡­ could it be? Impossible. They can¡¯t be caught again, I have never heard those people mention them again.¡± ¡°Who gets caught?¡± Leo asked immediately. ¡°Xin Xin and the others escaped from an experimental base to this rock planet. This rock planet has a jump point that connects to that place. The jump point existed many years ago, but because it is located in the garbage area, our tribe people ignored it.¡± ¡°Xin Xin and Reacher left through the jump point at that time,¡± the voice said again, ¡°betrayed me and left! They didn¡¯t even say goodbye to me.¡± ¡°They are very powerful. If they are caught by people in the experimental base again, those people will definitely talk about them.¡± ¡°But for so many years, the people in the experimental base have come and gone. I have never heard anyone mention them. Only at the beginning, someone mentioned that a powerful experimental subject has escaped, and the boss was very angry. That experimental subject should be Xin Xin.¡± ¡°So, you are lying to me, right? They must have gone home and never even thought of coming back to see me!¡± Leo: ¡°I didn¡¯t lie to you, our purpose this time is to find them.¡± ¡°How could this be?¡± The electric current sounded incredulous, ¡°No, I have to figure out the truth. Those 2 bastards!¡± ¡°Your spiritual power is even stronger than Reacher and Xin Xin. With your help, I can definitely leave here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked, ¡°You can¡¯t leave?¡± ¡°This is a garbage area, and it is also a confinement area for our race. Our spiritual body is imprisoned in the rock, and there are limited places to move around. When I break free from the rock is the day I¡¯m released from my confinement.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is speechless. So this is a prison break? ¡°Transfer spiritual power to me. When I¡¯m free, I will take you to the jump point.¡± Leo: ¡°How to transfer to you?¡± After Leo asked the question, a very thin spiritual filament sprang out from the rock pile, ¡°Connect with me.¡± Not far away, the soldiers who had been guarding their surroundings suddenly looked terrified. Everyone felt a strong spiritual power at the same time. Leo squeezed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°Let me do it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. As Leo transmitted his spiritual power, Xi¨¤o Mu kept using Pin Hold and Pin Lift on him, so that Leo¡¯s spiritual power stayed at its peak all the time. About 5 or 6 minutes later, a slight ¡®ka¡¯ sound came from the rock pile, and the electrical voice sounded surprised, ¡°Xin Xin¡¯s son, your spiritual power is stronger than I thought.¡± Leo didn¡¯t answer but turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu. If it weren¡¯t for Xi¨¤o Mu, his spiritual power would have been emptied. The spiritual power he transferred just now is 3 times more than his total value. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at Leo, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± The voice with electric current sounded again, ¡°Wow, Xin Xin¡¯s son. Even up close, you still looked very similar to that bastard Reacher. Is this Xin Xin¡¯s daughter-in-law?¡± Hearing that, Leo looked around but he didn¡¯t see anything. A thought appeared in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart, and he raised a spiritual filament from inside the spiritual barrier. Then he saw it, a white ball is floating in front of Leo¡¯s face and about 1 meter away. The ball-looking thing is so bright that it¡¯s a bit dazzling to the eyes. With just a glance, Xi¨¤o Mu knew that it contained extremely strong spiritual power. ¡°You can see me?¡± The round ball felt Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze and floated in front of Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°En, very beautiful.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said. The ball immediately turned in a circle, ¡°What is your name? You have good eyes, I like you.¡± Hearing that, Leo quickly embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and Xi¨¤o Mu asked him to reach out a spiritual filament. Soon, Leo saw the ball and immediately swallowed the words of warning he thought to say to the ball. No matter how you look at it, the ball doesn¡¯t threaten his position at all. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied with a smile, ¡°what¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Yin (Sound),¡± the sphere floated up and down twice, ¡°Xin Xin gave me this human name. Our race does not distinguish the same kind by name.¡± After getting to know each other, Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and they walked back to the group. Yin floated beside them and followed them along. ¡°Why did you create those illusions?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked. Yin: ¡°To absorb spiritual power. Although it doesn¡¯t matter to me to stay in the same place, I won¡¯t let it go if I have a chance to get spiritual power. Besides, I have to find those 2 bastards to settle accounts!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly became nervous, ¡°Are there many of your people around here?¡± ¡°Every rock mound has one. Oh yes, my 5th neighbor to the north seems very happy. He seems to have absorbed a lot of spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo looked at each other, and they sped back to the starship. Leo immediately ordered the starship to go north. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the blue dot belonging to Louis on the north side of the system map, hoping that nothing would happen. CH 74 Chapter 74 Fight Starship no.2 swiftly headed north. Not long after, Starship no.1 appeared on the screen in the command room, and Leo ordered to land. ¡°After that stone mound in front, you will enter the range of the illusion made by my fellow people,¡± Yin said. Xi¨¤o Mu saw that the location where starship no.1 landed is just over the stone mound, and is worried. There are more than 100 people on the starship. Could it be that they are all affected? The team led by Leo earlier didn¡¯t stay in the illusion for a long time, and yet their spiritual power is consumed more than half. Starship no.1 landed directly in the illusion range, and it had been staying there a long time. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Can you contact ¡®him¡¯1 and ask him to cancel the illusion?¡± Yin: ¡°He doesn¡¯t necessarily listen to me but I will try.¡± The method of communication between Yin¡¯s race is obviously different from how human beings communicate. Xi¨¤o Mu only felt the spiritual power fluctuations and did not hear any sound. After a while, Yin passed them the reply. ¡°He refused. He said he will be able to leave the garbage area soon so he needs those spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°We can input our spiritual power to him just like how we transferred to you earlier. Can he let our people go?¡± Yin is silent for a while, then nods, ¡°He agreed, but he wants to try your spiritual power.¡± As soon as Yin said that, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo simultaneously heard another electrical voice in their mind, ¡°You can give me spiritual power?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied in his head, ¡°Yes, please ensure the safety of the others.¡± ¡°Come here.¡± Leo walked out of the command room with a serious face, and Xi¨¤o Mu followed him. The native being in the rock planet does not have a physical body but exists as a spiritual body. Each individual can create illusions that can affect many people. Obviously, their spiritual power is very high. Xi¨¤o Mu dares not to be careless and is always on guard. The two got off the starship. After leaving the rest of the teams to stay some distance away from the rock mound, they continued to move forward. As they approached the range, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted Yin¡¯s fellow people. Upon determining that their spiritual power is sufficient, that spiritual body agreed to their request. Leo transferred his spiritual power while Xi¨¤o Mu helped to replenish them. Soon, a ball of light similar to Yin floated from the pile of rocks. Without saying anything, the ball quickly flies to the living area. Leo carried Xi¨¤o Mu and ran to the starship no.1. Not far from the entrance of the starship, the two saw Louis in a coma on the ground. Leo ran over, put Xi¨¤o Mu down, and helped Louis up, ¡°Grandpa.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu checked Louis¡¯s status. To his surprise, the value of both Louis¡¯s red and blue bar is still very high, but there is a gray debuff underneath. Xi¨¤o Mu used the skill Breeze Dew to remove the debuff from Louis. After that, he asked Yin in his mind, ¡°In addition to using spiritual power to create illusions, your people can also use poison?¡± ¡°Poison?¡± Yin puzzledly, ¡°What is that?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback for a moment. Then he realized that they have no physical body, so poison seems to be of little use to them. ¡°Grandpa,¡± Leo called out suddenly. Xi¨¤o Mu heard Leo¡¯s voice and saw Louis open his eyes. Louis frowned and looked around, his expression ugly, ¡°Mitte is taken away.¡± Mitte was guarded by Louis on the starship no.1. Leo asked, ¡°Did you meet the enemy?¡± Louis¡¯s frown became tighter, ¡°After the starship landed, most of the soldiers were in a bad condition, and I was also affected. At that time, a few people suddenly appeared and injected me with something. Then I fell unconscious.¡± Leo relayed the information from Yin to Louis, and Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I will go and see the situation of the other soldiers.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu walked into the starship, someone had gradually awakened from the illusion, but his expression is not very good. The situation of the soldiers of starship no.1 is not as bad as Xi¨¤o Mu had imagined, probably because of the large number of soldiers. Before departure, each soldier is given a guide-made medicine. Xi¨¤o Mu reminded them to take a pill each to recover their spiritual power and personally treated those who are in poor condition. Starship no.1 quickly resumed normal operations. After hearing what Leo had conveyed, Louis immediately decided that all three of them would stay together on starship no.1 and they will head directly to the transition point that Yin said after they found the other starship. Starship no.3 is the luckiest one. It was not attacked by any spiritual being and only got lost in the stone formation. The three starships quickly get together, and the flight went smoothly with Yin leading the way. Yin helped to deal with the rock mounds they come across so there is no danger. Only, after reaching the location, the starship scanner did not find the jump points. Yin bounced up and down, ¡°How could it be? This, this is where Xin Xin and the rest left!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the map in his system. They are about a quarter of a circle from the initial landing site and there are no jump points nearby. He originally thought his map is incomplete! Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the jump point at a quarter of a circle apart and asked, ¡°Could it be you remember the position wrongly?¡± ¡°I¡¯m absolutely not mistaken, it¡¯s here,¡± Yin said. Louis and Leo stared at the result displayed by the scanner, and Louis said, ¡°There are no jump points near here.¡± Yin emphasized, ¡°I will never remember it wrongly. Us spiritual being¡¯s memory is very good. No, I¡¯m going to ask around.¡± As Yin said that, it flew outside the starship, ¡°I will come to you later.¡± Yin is so fast that he is nowhere to be seen. Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°We had been under attack in the middle area before, and didn¡¯t stop until we reached the edge. Why don¡¯t we let the starship fly around the outer circle and scan for jump points while flying?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°I agree.¡± Louis ordered for the 3 starships to slow down and moved forward in a line. Xi¨¤o Mu sat in his seat and kept his attention on the system map. When approaching the jump point, he sat upright and looked at Louis and Leo who had been in front of the podium. ¡°Here.¡± After a while, Xi¨¤o Mu heard Leo say. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes brightened; the system¡¯s map is really accurate. Louis ordered all men to gather. Making sure that everything is normal, he prepared for the transition. Yin came back at this moment and he said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± After speaking, he didn¡¯t say a word and stayed quiet. Louis and Leo didn¡¯t say anything. Yin¡¯s spiritual power is strong, and he knew Reacher and Wen Xin. It didn¡¯t hurt for him to follow. What¡¯s more, he is a spiritual body, so rejection seems to be useless. Louis gave the order to proceed with the jump while Leo let Xi¨¤o Mu sit back in the safety seat. He activated the safety device on the seat, and then sat next to Xi¨¤o Mu, holding Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at Leo and motioned that he is fine. The speed of the jump this time is normal, and they reached the exit in 5 or 6 minutes. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the system map. This planet is called the Planet Lu. The flora coverage on this planet has reached more than 80%. There is a mark in the middle of the map: Experimental Base. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up, it¡¯s here! Before he could speak, the starship shook and started falling abruptly, and his body shook violently. At the same time, an alarm sounded inside the starship. ¡°Reporting, the starship is attacked by thermal weapons, and our right wing is severely damaged.¡± Louis stared intently at the display, which showed 5 green combat aircraft, firing at the starship. Obviously, these people are waiting here on purpose. ¡°Starship no.1 cover for the rest while starship no.2 and 3 quickly evacuated. Look for a safe point and land. Then, solve the signal interference matter as soon as possible.¡± Louis quickly issued a series of orders. Starship no.1 faced the enemy head-on, and 2 mecha fighters jumped off the starship as a mobile unit, going to the side and rear to cause interference to the enemy. An alarm sounded, indicating that there is a spiritual attack. As they have spiritual protective equipment on the starship, the attack had no effect for the time being, but as time passed, the protective equipment gradually fell into a state of collapse. Louis expressionlessly said, ¡°Such a strong spiritual power attack. This is probably where the guide kidnapper¡¯s base is located.¡± Leo looked serious, ¡°If this goes on, the protective device will be unable to hold on.¡± He stared at the combat plane in the middle of the screen, ¡°I¡¯ll go out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Without waiting for Leo to refuse, he continued, ¡°I can help you to recover spiritual power. If you are attacked with spiritual power, it will be safer with me beside.¡± Louis: ¡°Let Xi¨¤o Mu follow you. If he is not by your side, you will be easily distracted.¡± Leo didn¡¯t say anything, released mecha Ying, and let Xi¨¤o Mu sit in the co-pilot. He activated the safety settings and drove into the battlefield like a phantom. Leo attacked from the side. His purpose is very clear, which is to destroy the middle fighter aircraft, where the spiritual attack is the strongest. The attack instrument is obviously there. Ying¡¯s speed is very fast, perfectly avoiding attacks from all directions, while constantly approaching the middle fighter. The enemy¡¯s combat power is completely incomparable with the imperial army. Realizing that their spiritual attack instrument did not play the expected role, they began to withdraw. Louis did not give them a chance and ordered the pursuit. Leo is the fastest to catch up. With a swipe from Ying¡¯s tail, it hit the rear of a fighter aircraft, and the aircraft swayed aside. In the process of running and chasing, all of the retreating enemy fighters suddenly stopped midair. Then, a loud BOOM sounded. No one could react in time, and an explosion has occurred. Standing in front of the podium, Louis put his hands on the table. His fingers are trembling, and his eyes are staring at the fire from the explosion on the screen. ¡­ In a spaceship on the edge of Planet Lu, Mitte sat on the seat, looking at the young man across from him who is wearing a long robe and looked elegant. Mitte stared at the black remote control in his hand. The young man watched the flames burning on the screen and praised, ¡°They all sacrificed for a great cause, and their sacrifices will not be in vain.¡± Mitte asked, ¡°Do they know they will die?¡± ¡°You know, I don¡¯t need cowards. Fear is an emotion that shouldn¡¯t exist. They just need to know that they will succeed.¡± Mitte gripped his fingers, ¡°Y¨®u M¨°2, they are all ordinary people. The ones we wanted to deal with are guides and sentinels!¡± ¡°Sacrifice is inevitable,¡± Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s face remained unchanged. It even carried a faint smile, as the young man looked at Mitte with his eyes narrowed, ¡°My dear brother, you have become kinder, you haven¡¯t called my name for a long time.¡± Without waiting for Mitte to say anything, he chuckled softly, ¡°Is it because of that boy? En,¡± he tilted his head. ¡°He is sure a delicate boy. With reddened eyes, he looked so cute.¡± Mitte¡¯s complexion changed, and he got up from the seat abruptly, ¡°What did you do?¡± Y¨®u M¨° smiled and said, ¡°Seeing that you are so nervous, I know what I did is right. You will be able to see him soon. Are you happy?¡± Mitte¡¯s fist shook slightly, and his head lowered slightly to cover the dark emotions passing by in his eyes, ¡°He¡¯s just an ordinary person.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not ordinary,¡± Y¨®u M¨° said softly. Then he leaned forward to stare at Mitte, ¡°He managed to affect you into questioning our goal. Also, I found an amusing thing. He and that god-level guide really look alike!¡± Y¨®u M¨° shook his head regretfully, ¡°Such a good resource and you didn¡¯t use it. No wonder the operation failed. You really disappointed me.¡± CH 75 Chapter 75 Argument Xi¨¤o Mu fell into a coma due to the huge impact at the moment the enemy¡¯s fighter aircraft exploded. When he regained consciousness, he could not help frowning even before he could open his eyes. ¡°Ah Mu.¡± Leo¡¯s low and slightly hoarse voice sounded beside Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyelids moved and he opened his eyes. Feeling nauseous and dizzy, he closed his eyes. He waited until the feelings settled down before opening them again. Leo sat on the edge of the bed and his reddened eyes are locked tightly on Xi¨¤o Mu. His military uniform is not as neat as usual and looked a little messy. ¡°Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu open his eyes, Leo leaned close to his head and asked in a low voice. Leo¡¯s voice is very soft as if he is worried about scaring him. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Feels dizzy, it should be a concussion. How about you? Are you injured?¡± Leo: ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± As they are talking, someone knocked on the door. Leo¡¯s adjutant Wood came in with the treatment device. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu has woken up, surprise appeared on Wood¡¯s face. He then looked at Leo, ¡°Major General, the wounded soldiers have been treated. Master Xi¨¤o Mu is also awake, so can I treat your injuries now?¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s expression froze, and he glared at the innocent-looking Wood. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and asked, ¡°Where did he get hurt?¡± As he said that, Xi¨¤o Mu put his elbows on the bed, wanting to get up. Just as he propped himself up, Xi¨¤o Mu feel dizzy and his brows furrowed tighter. Leo quickly supported Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Don¡¯t move, it¡¯s just a small injury.¡± He let Xi¨¤o Mu lean on him and sat on the bed. Taking off his jacket and shirt, Leo urged Wood, ¡°Hurry up.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo throw the clothes he took off to the foot of the bed, which happened to be a blind spot in his sight and frowned, ¡°Turn around.¡± Seeing Leo hesitated, Xi¨¤o Mu moved his hand, as if to reach out. Leo saw that and worried that Xi¨¤o Mu would be uncomfortable when he moved, ¡°Don¡¯t move, I¡¯ll turn around.¡± Leo¡¯s back was scalded extensively. At this time, the flesh looked messy and bloody, and the edges of the wound are black, which looked particularly horrible. Xi¨¤o Mu took a deep breath. For a moment before he became unconscious, he vaguely felt Leo hugging him. At that moment, Xi¨¤o Mu thought he was hallucinating. After all, the incident happened suddenly and it is difficult to react in such a short time. But seeing the injury on Leo¡¯s back, Xi¨¤o Mu is sure that it is not an illusion. Leo received most of the damage because of the hug. Xi¨¤o Mu himself didn¡¯t feel any pain in his body except for dizziness. Obviously, Leo protected him very well. Leo quickly turned to face Xi¨¤o Mu again. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and looked to the other side, Leo thought Xi¨¤o Mu is angry. He leaned closer and said, ¡°It¡¯s a minor injury, it¡¯s okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and glared at Leo, ¡°Still not hurry up and get your treatment? If I don¡¯t wake up just now, you won¡¯t get any treatment?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s red eyes, Leo stretched out his hand and stroked the corner of his eye, ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± Then, Leo turned to Wood and said, ¡°Hurry and treat my wounds.¡± Receiving the order, Wood pointed the treatment device forward. Xi¨¤o Mu slapped Leo¡¯s hand away and motioned to the seat not far away, ¡°Sit down properly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu kept staring at Wood¡¯s action during Leo¡¯s treatment. After Leo¡¯s back recovered, looking as if he hadn¡¯t been injured before, Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Wood got a set of clean clothes for Leo and took the treatment device out of the room. Just as Leo is about to get dressed, Xi¨¤o Mu waved to him, ¡°Come here.¡± Leo didn¡¯t know why but still, he went over and stood by the bed. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu asked him to turn around again. Xi¨¤o Mu stared at Leo¡¯s back and stretched out his hand to caress Leo¡¯s previously wounded area. Next, he touched the uninjured area at the edge; clearly feeling 2 different sensations. ¡°I knew it. The wound couldn¡¯t get healed that fast, it just looked okay on the surface. But it¡¯s okay, at least it won¡¯t be infected. Is it still painful?¡± Leo perceives a soft touch from his back, and his body turned uncontrollably tight. The pain from the wound seems to be lessened under the slightly cool fingertips. Leo turned around and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. Passionate fire filled his eyes, and he warned in a low voice, ¡°You haven¡¯t recovered yet, don¡¯t mess around.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo¡¯s ¡®reaction¡¯ as soon as he glanced across his body. He doesn¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry, ¡°Can you stop thinking about unnecessary stuff if you are injured?¡± Leo lowered his head and lightly nipped at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°It¡¯s just a small injury. If it¡¯s not for your bad condition, I will tell you ¡®personally¡¯ that this injury is nothing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face turned red, and he decisively changed the subject, ¡°How is the situation now?¡± Leo let go of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and put his shirt on. He looked a little serious while sitting on the edge of the bed. ¡°Most of the mecha fighters are seriously injured. Fortunately, we have the medicines you prepared earlier for them so no fatalities. However, the situation is not very good. Many people need amputation (½ÓÖ«)1. Starship no.2 has sent them back to Planet Yao.¡± ¡°You have been unconscious for about 6 hours. Our people are searching everywhere. So far, they have not found anything and also have not been attacked again.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked, ¡°The opponent obviously was waiting for us at that moment, but then their fighter aircraft suddenly retreated and self-detonated. I felt like something is a little strange.¡± Leo nodded, and explained with a cold expression, ¡°The technical staff has analyzed the wreckage of the fighter aircraft. The aircraft didn¡¯t self-detonate, but blew up by a remotely controlled bomb.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned and said, ¡°Such lunatic.¡± Leo said, ¡°The other party is very dangerous, I don¡¯t know what else they will do. Grandpa meant for us to stay here first, and at the same time he sent someone out to inquire about the situation.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu opened the map in his system and found that they are still on the edge, far from the experimental base in the middle. What makes him feel strange is that there are no red dots on the map, which means that there are no malicious people to him around. But the other party tries to harm them by sacrificing his own people, so that doesn¡¯t look like the enemy is not malicious. Could it be? Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the experimental base, there is no one in there? If there is no one in the base, Xi¨¤o Mu is even more puzzled. The opponent is obviously not a simple person. He even chooses to directly fight with them, and the means are cruel. That person doesn¡¯t look like someone who would immediately retreat when seeing the military coming. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s thoughtful expression, Leo asked. Xi¨¤o Mu returned to his senses, ¡°I wonder why they didn¡¯t attack again. Are they that confident that the explosion will finish us all?¡± Leo said, ¡°According to the results of the investigation, we suspect that they have left this planet.¡± Leo touched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s pale face and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think about this anymore, you need to rest.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while. As long as the other party has a plan, they will definitely take action. The most important thing now is to recover as soon as possible. It took Xi¨¤o Mu 2 days to recover to normal. Compared with the recovery speed back on Earth, it is already very fast, but Leo has a worried look on his face as he hugged Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Your physical fitness is too poor.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his mouth. Compared to Level S sentinel, his physical strength is indeed very poor, but compared to the time when he first arrived, he is much better now. He looked at the lush forest not far from the window. For the past 2 days, the starship will approach towards the middle area to a certain distance every day. They will carefully survey the surrounding areas, and then continue to move forward. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Still hasn¡¯t found it yet?¡± Leo nodded, and Xi¨¤o Mu added, ¡°The experimental base is very likely to be on this planet. The base must be built in the safest place, perhaps in the middle.¡± Leo agreed, ¡°It¡¯s possible. This planet is not big so at the current rate, we can get to the middle in 3 days.¡± Just as Leo said, 3 days later, the starship arrived in the middle of Planet Lu, and the metal detector kept responding. Without much effort, they found the entrance to the experimental base. Due to the self-detonation incident upon arrival, both Louis and Leo are extra cautious. Both believed that the base is unsafe, but there should be a lot of information about Reacher and Wen Xin inside so they had to go inside. The two quarreled about who will go in. Both wanted to go, and no one gave in. Leo and Louise have a cold expression on their face, and no one in the meeting room dared to persuade them. Wood took the opportunity to sneak out and went to the lounge to find Xi¨¤o Mu. At the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu is making medicine. The previous surprise attacks from the illusion and also Planet Lu consumed a lot of medicine. He took advantage of Leo¡¯s meeting to make some backups. After learning about the situation from Wood, Xi¨¤o Mu is also very helpless. Thinking of how the other party sacrificed his own people without care, Xi¨¤o Mu suspected that a pile of dangerous substance might be planted in the base long ago, and it would blow them into pieces when they entered the base. From what Yin said, Xi¨¤o Mu learned that Leo¡¯s parents have escaped from the experimental base, and then suddenly disappeared. They likely have something to do with the base and there is information about them in the base. Louise and Leo have searched for many years and they cannot give up any possible information. Thinking of this, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly came to a realization. Ever since he woke up, he hadn¡¯t heard anything from Yin at all. He stretched out his spiritual filaments and looked around, but didn¡¯t see Yin. He tried to connect with Yin in his head, but there is no response. Xi¨¤o Mu thought about it and decided to go to the meeting room to see Leo and Louis and ask about Yin at the same time. When he arrived in the meeting room, there are only 2 people left, Louis and Leo. Leo¡¯s voice sounded tense as he said, ¡°Grandfather is still waiting for you.¡± Louis has no expression on his face as he replied, ¡°You have a bonded guide. They are my son and daughter-in-law. If something happens, I as the elder should come forward.¡± Leo: ¡°I am their son, I should go.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go, there is no discussion.¡± Louis insisted. ¡°I don¡¯t agree, I must go in,¡± Leo said. Xi¨¤o Mu listened helplessly as the two refused to make concessions and quarreled like children. He coughed and looked at Louis, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis, let me go with Leo!¡± ¡°Nonsense,¡± Louis said coldly, ¡°I will never allow it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is about to persuade him when Yin¡¯s voice with electric current sounded in his head. The voice sounded intermittent, like a person panting when running, ¡°Mu Mu, you called me?¡± ¡°Where are you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked. Yin¡¯s voice still sounded choppy, ¡°I saw your starship already. Come to pick me up and transfer spiritual power to me. Xi¨¤o Mu felt puzzled by that. Then, a soldier came to report, ¡°Reporting, an unknown object has walked out of the base and is approaching the starship. Please give instructions.¡± Louis got up and asked, ¡°Unknown object?¡± ¡°Yes, the heat sensor detected nothing from there.¡± Louis walked to the command room and Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu followed him. Leo grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°Your proposal just now, you are forbidden to say it again. I will go in alone.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu threw a glance at Leo, ¡°No way.¡± Leo frowned, and they arrived at the command room. On the starship¡¯s screen, they saw a strange object gradually approaching the starship. When it got closer, someone exclaimed, ¡°Is it¡­ a piece of equipment?¡± ¡°There is also an energy core.¡± ¡°How is this possible? These researchers managed to make inanimate objects come alive (become a spirit)?¡± The corners of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. It¡¯s already interstellar age, what are they talking about? ¡°Mu Mu, where are you? Come pick me up, I¡¯m exhausted.¡± Yin¡¯s choppy voice sounded again. ¡°Eh, it lowered itself down! Is it ready to stop?¡± an officer exclaimed. ¡°It¡¯s moving again.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the screen where various equipment and instruments are approaching them and suddenly thought of the scene where the rocks flies to hit their aircraft back in the rock planet. ¡°You¡­ just came out of the base?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked Yin. ¡°Yeah, I also brought a lot of things! Anything that mentioned about Xin Xin, I took them out.¡± Yin¡¯s voice still sounded choppy but the tone suddenly rose at the lower half, as if the speaker is very proud of himself. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°¡­you are awesome!¡± ¡°You have good eyes, I like you!¡± CH 76 Chapter 76 Information Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but laugh. He finally understood something. Whoever praised Yin, Yin will like that person back. When the people in the command room heard Xi¨¤o Mu chuckle, they all turned their gazes to him. The look in their eyes is extremely complicated. This situation is already strange but Xi¨¤o Mu could still laugh out like this. Leo is the first to understand, ¡°Yin?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Let¡¯s go out and pick him up, he seems to be very tired.¡± Louis also understood what happened now. He knew about Yin¡¯s existence, unlike the people in the command room who all looked confused. When Louis saw the pieces of equipment, surprise flashed on his face, and then his expression became cautious. He brought his people out to move the equipment to the starship while the officers in the command room discussed in a low voice, not understanding what is going on. Xi¨¤o Mu listened as their guesses become more and more unreliable and finally told them that the natives of the rock planet are spiritual bodies. After they understood what happened, the men showed a surprised look. This is a new species. Their gaze at Xi¨¤o Mu became even more admiring. At this moment, they had only one thought in their mind. As expected of the god-level guide, Xi¨¤o Mu could actually communicate with other non-human races. After Xi¨¤o Mu explained, he left the command room with Leo to see the equipment brought back by Yin. As soon as he entered the room where the equipment is placed, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Yin floating on the equipment. Then, Yin quickly flew and stopped in front of him. ¡°Mu Mu, a lot of the information in it has been destroyed by someone. You should get someone to try to restore it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu conveyed Yin¡¯s words to Louis, and then asked Yin, ¡°Did you encounter any danger at the base?¡± ¡°No, there is no living creature inside. I saw this computer in a large room after I entered. On the screen, Xin Xin¡¯s name is written there and I have read it. It contains the research records of Xin Xin after he was kidnapped. But it didn¡¯t tell where Xin Xin went after he escaped.¡± ¡°There are traces of destruction in the data. This is your human technology so I thought to bring it back to see if you guys can restore it.¡± ¡°By the way,¡± Yin¡¯s ball-like body rested on the left shoulder of Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Don¡¯t go in. When I was looking for information in the room, I found that there is a gravity sensor on the floor in front of the computer. If it¡¯s you humans who got in, it should be very dangerous.¡± ¡°Phew,¡± after Yin finished saying that, he made a humane sigh, ¡°I¡¯m tired, send me some spiritual power.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and took out a guide pheromone agent with an efficiency of 9,000 points, ¡°Can you absorb it by yourself?¡± He opened the lid as he said that, and saw Yin stick out a filament into the bottle. The next moment, there¡¯s no liquid left in the bottle. Yin¡¯s voice rose suddenly, ¡°That¡¯s amazing, what kind of medicine is this? Do you have more? I want to stock up a mountain!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu twitched the corner of his mouth, ¡°It is the medicine that restores spiritual power. This is the best one so it is not available in large quantities. Another medicine can also restore spiritual power. Just that it is in pill form so I don¡¯t know if you can absorb it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his hand, and a pill appeared on the palm of his hand. After a while, the pill disappeared out of thin air, and only powdery residue is left on his palm. Yin: ¡°This is also good. Although the effect is not as good as the one earlier, it is much faster than me absorbing spiritual power with the illusion.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Yin in surprise. Yin is not restricted by the interval of the medicine¡¯s usage. No matter how he looked at Yin, he is just a small ball of spiritual power, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t understand how he can ¡®eat¡¯ the pill. He asked his doubts and Yin said, ¡°There is spiritual power in it, and things with spiritual power can be easily controlled by me. Then, their spiritual power will be swallowed by me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Planet Yan¡¯s tea, and his heart tightened, ¡°We human beings have spiritual power, can you swallow them too?¡± ¡°It¡¯s only the spiritual power that I swallow,¡± Yin said, ¡°That¡¯s why I set up the illusion before this to swallow your spiritual power and turn it into my own.¡± ¡°Our food is spiritual power, but we rarely get hungry if we don¡¯t use our power.¡± Speaking of this, Yin humphed softly, ¡°I have read the information that I brought back. That group of bad guys secretly studied us, and they also cleverly learned to use spiritual power to control people.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the computer. Louis and Leo had copied the available data to their personal terminal and are looking down to read, while the technicians are studying how to recover the damaged data. Since Yin has restored his spiritual power, he is full of energy now. No need for Xi¨¤o Mu to ask, he said, ¡°Those people are really bad. After Xin Xin got kidnapped, they keep stimulating Xin Xin¡¯s spiritual power. Although his spiritual power did increase later on, I can imagine how painful it was for him at the time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. Although he knew that the experimental base is likely to be doing experiments upon knowing that they are kidnapping guides, he still feel uncomfortable when he heard about it. Especially when the experimental subjects are the relatives of the person he likes. ¡°But Xin Xin is really amazing,¡± Yin said after a pause. ¡°Well, that bastard Reacher is not bad too. They managed to escape from the base to the rock planet even under close guard. They are very strong.¡± ¡°Humph, there¡¯s nothing in the record after that. Maybe they caught Xin Xin and did things that are too terrible, so they didn¡¯t dare to record it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Yin¡¯s attitude when they first met, and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°You seemed to hate humans before, and you kept saying that they betrayed you.¡± Hearing that, Yin¡¯s voice became excited, ¡°They were injured when they first arrived at the rock planet and met me. Do you know how excited I am to meet someone who can communicate with me? I made friends with Xin Xin. He told me a lot about humans.¡± [Banana: Sorry to break immersion for a moment. I want to explain a bit about the rock planet in case you guys get confused by the following conversation. Apparently, the whole rock planet is inhabited by spiritual beings like Yin. The red dots that XM saw in the living area when they first landed on the planet are spiritual beings instead of human enemies.] ¡°Later, the people from the base came to chase after them. I took Xin Xin and Reacher to the living area to protect them, but¡­ I didn¡¯t expect that the bad people to use spiritual power to attack us. At that time, my comrades were caught off guard and many of them were injured.¡± Yin paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°After that, my people gathered together and used their spiritual power to turn on the protection mode. Then, they used the spiritual power to attack back and drove all those bad people away.¡± ¡°The struggle of mankind has brought unnecessarily disasters to my people so my people have become hostile to humans. Anyone who enters the living area will be attacked indiscriminately.¡± ¡°I secretly told Xin Xin about the hidden passage in our land so that they can leave from there to the jump point. But in the end, they are still discovered and Xin Xin¡­ he told everyone that we are not friends and that he is just using me.¡± ¡°I got imprisoned in the garbage area, which is an area where humans can go, but until the moment they left the planet, Xin Xin still did not visit me or contact me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu found that Yin¡¯s ball-like body has turned dark, and said, ¡°You have always emphasized that they betray you, but in fact, you still have expectations of them in your heart. You don¡¯t believe what they say, right?¡± ¡°That, that¡¯s not it! I just want to figure out the truth, and then ask them to settle the matter.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is amused and said, ¡°If you really hated them, you won¡¯t care about their news so much. You even got nervous when you heard that they might be in trouble.¡± ¡°Who said I¡¯m nervous?¡± Yin asked with a raised voice. Xi¨¤o Mu soothed, ¡°En, you are not nervous at all.¡± At this time, the technician finally raised his head and looked at Louis. He hadn¡¯t spoken yet, and Yin rushed to him like a beam of white light, wishing to stick to his face. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. Didn¡¯t you say you are not nervous? Fortunately, the technicians couldn¡¯t see Yin, otherwise, they would definitely be taken aback. The technician looked embarrassed as he said, ¡°The damage to the data is very serious, and we may only recover some fragments.¡± ¡°As much as you can recover, do your best,¡± Louis said. After Louis finished speaking, he signaled to Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu, and the three of them went to the living room of the Louis lounge together. Louis sat down, his expression doesn¡¯t look very good. He looked at Leo, ¡°Have you read all the information?¡± Leo nodded, his face tense as he said, ¡°Father and Dad are amazing.¡± A flash of relief flashed across Louis¡¯s face, followed by worry, and then quickly concealed. ¡°Yes, they are all excellent. According to the data, Ah Xin¡¯s spiritual power has broken through to Level S. Your father¡¯s abilities were about the same as yours before your union with Xi¨¤o Mu. They will be fine.¡± Leo nodded, and Louis said again, ¡°There is some information in the data that makes me feel very uncomfortable. In addition to Ah Xin, there are also 7 subjects being monitored at the same time. When Ah Xin escaped from the base, only 4 were recorded.¡± Leo gripped his fist, ¡°Their way of research can cause casualties.¡± ¡°This is one point, even if it does not cause casualties, their research that disregards other people¡¯s right is strictly forbidden by the alliance.¡± ¡°As for another point,¡± Louis said with a deep voice, ¡°Your grandfather has always kept you in the front line. He wants you to accumulate practical experience while you are young. You may not be familiar with the higher-ups of other planets, but these 4 guides¡­¡± He paused before continuing with a serious expression, ¡°They are from different planets, all of them are partners of higher-ups in the planets, and one of them is even the marshal¡¯s wife.¡± Leo frowned, and Xi¨¤o Mu asked in surprise, ¡°Are they all controlled like Novi?¡± Louis: ¡°This is what I am worried about. If this is the case, the purpose of the person behind this is terrible. He is most likely not here now and I am worried about what else he is doing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but worry, ¡°Their spiritual attack weapons are clearly aimed at sentinel and guides¡­ oh right,¡± His face changed slightly as he added, ¡°Not long before Mitte tried to shoot me, I happened to eliminate Novi¡¯s mind control. They are probably there to prevent me from affecting their plans.¡± Hearing that, Leo immediately turned to look at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You eliminated their mind control over Novi?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his lips. At this moment, he couldn¡¯t care about anything else and nodded, ¡°Yes, I noticed that something is wrong with him earlier.¡± Leo¡¯s face became darker as he recalled the situation that day. They have lost contact with the outside world and don¡¯t know the situation at the moment. They don¡¯t know that what they are worrying about has happened. At this moment, the entire Interstellar Alliance is very chaotic. CH 77 Chapter 77 Terrible Leo¡¯s expression became even uglier when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu nodding. If the people at the base knew that Xi¨¤o Mu could release their mind control, they would definitely not let Xi¨¤o Mu go easily. Leo felt fortunate right now because Xi¨¤o Mu is by his side. If Xi¨¤o Mu stays in Zone A alone, he doesn¡¯t know what will happen. He said in a deep voice, ¡°You must tell me important things like this in the future. Do you know that your situation is very dangerous now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is helpless. He couldn¡¯t explain about himself, so no one knew that he could release spiritual mind control. He shrugged, ¡°Even if there is no such thing, they will still attack me.¡± Leo solemnly said, ¡°If it¡¯s just because you are a god-level guide, they won¡¯t kill you. It¡¯s different if your abilities affect them. You are very likely to ruin their plan so they will kill you directly.¡± He held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°If you have anything else, don¡¯t hide it from me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his eyes and saw that Leo¡¯s gaze is tense. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± As they are talking, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal suddenly vibrated and he is taken aback. After arriving at Planet Lu, the communication signal collapsed. The technical department personnel has been studying signal issues these days. At the same time, a personnel came to report, ¡°Reporting, the communication signal has been restored.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu connected the call, and Ren¡¯s tired voice filled with excitement could be heard, ¡°Finally, my call is connected. How are you doing? How about Louis and Leo?¡± ¡°We are all fine, they are by my side.¡± Ren: ¡°Get a meeting room and we¡¯ll do a video call.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu relayed Ren¡¯s words, and the three of them plus Yin went to the meeting room together. Xi¨¤o Mu changed the call to video call, enlarged the virtual screen, and Ren appeared on the screen. Though Ren looked tired, seeing that all three of them are in good condition, his expression slightly loosened. With his back leaned on the chair, he said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re fine. The situation outside is very bad now.¡± Ren continued with a serious expression, ¡°3 days ago, a spiritual attack occurred on 4 planets in the interstellar alliance. The attack happened on the same day on 4 planets, which caused many sentinels to fall into mania and injured many guides.¡± ¡°In the next 2 days, incidents of bonded sentinel and guide pairs cutting off their bond occurred on various planets, including many planet military officers and politicians. 5 guides are victims of this incident, and their sentinels are currently in very bad condition.¡± Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and squeezed tightly. Xi¨¤o Mu gave him a soothing look in return. Ren rubbed the bridge of his nose, ¡°Planet Yao¡¯s situation is in the best at the moment. We have a spiritual power protection device. When the spiritual attack occurs, the device works in time. It was a guide who launched the attack, and he himself is brain dead. ¡± ¡°Recently, the research institute and Golden Tower have cooperated so the output of highly effective guide-made agents has increased. The injured sentinels and guides have been treated in time. At present, all planets are seeking help from Planet Yao. They wanted Planet Yao to provide technical support on the spiritual power protection device and guide-made medicine.¡± Ren roughly talked about the situation outside, and then asked, ¡°How is your situation?¡± Louis told Ren about their side. He only said Wen Xin escaped after being caught at the base and that there is no news after that. He did not mention what Wen Xin experienced at the base. After speaking, Louis told Ren about the 4 guides who were in the experiment and survived in the same batch as Wen Xin, ¡°They are very likely to be under mind control. It is an unstable factor and very dangerous.¡± Ren furrowed his eyebrows, ¡°The marshal¡¯s wife of Planet Hao? I remember him, he performed very well in this disaster and saved many of Planet Hao¡¯s sentinels. If I remember correctly¡­¡± As he said, Ren¡¯s expression swiftly changed, and he lowered his head to check his terminal, ¡°The headline news today from Planet Hao stated that he will go to Planet Hao¡¯s White Tower today to express condolences to the sentinels.¡± Louis: ¡°The number of sentinels in the White Tower is extremely large. The sentinels in the tower can¡¯t control their spiritual power and five senses properly yet. If they are attacked by the spiritual power, the situation may be very terrible.¡± Ren looked stern and quickly flipped through the news on the various planets on the terminal, and then transmitted it to the screen. The screen is divided into 2, with news on the left and Ren on the right. The news that Ren just uploaded from Planet Yan also included a boy in white. In the picture, the boy smiled joyfully. ¡°This guide from Planet Yan is the son of one of the guides you mentioned just now. He is bonded with Miller, Planet Yan¡¯s youngest politician, not long ago.¡± ¡°After the marshal¡¯s wife from Planet Hao announced that he would go to White Tower to express condolences, he made the same arrangement. He and his father are both high-level guides. When Planet Yan was attacked, they gathered many bonded guides to treat the injured sentinels so their prestige is soaring at the moment.¡± Louis: ¡°They must be stopped.¡± Ren nodded and sighed again, ¡°These 2 guides are very popular because of the attack. I will propose to hold an interstellar meeting to tell them what you have found at the base. Whether the marshals from Planet Hao and Planet Yan believe it or not, it is not up to me to decide.¡± Louis looked at Ren gently, ¡°Sorry, I will go back as soon as possible.¡± Ren smiled and raised his eyebrows, ¡°I can handle this.¡± He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°You are the lucky star of our empire. If it weren¡¯t for you, the loss of our empire would be unpredictable.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled embarrassedly, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything great. The starting point of my plan is originally out of concern for myself.¡± Ren: ¡°You are too modest. The research institute officials have announced that you are the one who proposed that they cooperate with Golden Tower. You have also made Level S pheromone agents out of the institute¡¯s agents. Your popularity in the empire is even higher than the rascal Leo.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is surprised to hear that. He never thought that the research institute would actually announce it. Leo humphed softly when he heard the words and hugged Xi¨¤o Mu; silently declaring his sovereignty. Ren glared at Leo, but there is a faint smile in his eyes, ¡°Keep in touch. The empire is stable right now so don¡¯t worry. I can handle it. You must pay attention to safety, and let me know if there are updates.¡± Louis nodded and Ren stared at him for a few seconds before ending the call. Ren must request an interstellar conference as soon as possible. Otherwise, Planet Hao and Planet Yan might have an irreversible disaster. ¡­ When it is time for dinner, the technician who is in charge of recovering the data brought good news. The recovery of the data fragments is completed. However, all the data fragments added up don¡¯t even exceed 300 words. The data recorded is very small, and many of the data can¡¯t even tell what was originally recorded. Xi¨¤o Mu pointed to the first word in the front fragment, ¡°Explosion? Has the base ever been attacked?¡± Leo gripped the fist in his hand. He can¡¯t help thinking that the reason why there¡¯s no news about his parents was that something went wrong in the explosion. Louis voiced out, ¡°Not necessarily,¡± he pointed to a few words behind that recorded about their research of a guide and its results in the following materials, ¡°these 2 records are not far apart. If a serious incident occurs at the base, the research record will not be so detailed.¡± Listening to their discussion, Yin suddenly said, ¡°I know about this!¡± His voice is different from usual, it sounded a little low. Xi¨¤o Mu held Leo¡¯s hand and motioned him to enter his spiritual state. Then they listened to Yin¡¯s explanation together. ¡°The day I heard you say that Xin Xin and Reacher did not go back, I found it very strange. Later, when we went to the jump point, you guys said that you didn¡¯t find the jump point.¡± As he said, Yin¡¯s voice increased, ¡°I¡¯m sure I remembered it correctly. Our clan¡¯s memory is very good.¡± In particular, they stay alone in the stone mound, and nothing happened in a long time. Hence, if something happens, they cannot forget about it. After he emphasized it, Yin continued, ¡°After I left the starship that day, I went to the living quarters to find a comrade I knew, and asked him about what happened at the time. He told me¡­¡± ¡°He said that the bad people caught up with Xin Xin and Reacher when they made the jump, and then there was an explosion. The jump point got destroyed since then, and the people from the base built another jump point.¡± ¡°My comrade is not interested in human disputes. It is because of me that he pays special attention to Xin Xin and them. However, he said that after the explosion, all the people who fought at the jump point disappeared, leaving no trace.¡± ¡°I, I went to the base earlier just to check if the base has any subsequent records. The technology of the base¡¯s interstellar teleportation is very powerful. I don¡¯t believe that Xin Xin and Reacher really had an accident. Maybe they jumped to another planet!¡± Leo relayed Yin¡¯s words to Louis in real-time. After he finished speaking, Leo said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the original jump point.¡± They have already gotten the information they want so they don¡¯t need to go inside the base. According to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s relay from Yin¡¯s words, the gravity sensing device there is most likely a bomb. The other party deliberately displayed Wen Xin¡¯s information on the computer just to lead them over. When someone stepped on the floor tile, probably everyone who entered will be buried with the base. ¡°We go together,¡± Louis said, neatly ordering all parties to prepare. The starship returned to the rock planet. With Yin leading the path, the starship quickly reached the destroyed transition point. Unlike previously when they just scan around whether the transition point exists, this time the investigation is detailed, and the surrounding material changes are all clearly measured. Louis took into account the unusual jump point at Zone F. This time, there are many experts related to the jump points in the trip. They quickly analyzed various data, and it didn¡¯t take long for the results to be obtained. ¡°It is indeed fragments of a jump point. However, it is difficult to find all the destinations that the jump point leads.¡± Someone suggested, ¡°According to Lieutenant General Louis, one of the original destinations here must be pointing to Planet Yao. It may be possible to reproduce the point, but it may not be as accurate.¡± Louis pondered and said, ¡°If there is no better way, we¡¯ll do that. How long will it take?¡± The experts discussed for a while before saying, ¡°At present, there are not enough professional manpower. We need people from the Empire. If it goes well, it will be done in half a month.¡± Louis immediately made the decision, ¡°I will contact the Empire to send the manpower and escorts you need. After the manpower arrived, starship no.1 will return to Planet Yao, while starship no.3 stay behind.¡± Ren had just finished the interstellar meeting not long ago, but the process is not very pleasant. He asked his adjutant to pay attention to the situation of each planet in real-time, and he had been dealing with the affairs of the empire. After receiving the message from Louis, he immediately assigned the staff to release a Level A mission, and let the requested manpower set off that night. ¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu had dinner and asked the soldiers to mark the boundary between the living quarters according to Yin¡¯s direction to avoid conflicts with the natives. After doing these things, he and Leo went for a walk in a green forest near the starship. As they are chatting, he received the news that the professionals had arrived1. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and saw Leo is looking at him seriously. He laughed, ¡°You want to know how I released the mind control?¡± Leo: ¡°I want to know if you are hiding anything else from me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless and replied, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Is it related to your safety?¡± Leo asked immediately. Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± Then he thought for a while. Although he is not from this world, but according to the current situation, his status in the empire is already legal. So Xi¨¤o Mu added, ¡°My safety won¡¯t be affected anymore.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the starship not far away, ¡°Lieutenant General Louis said that after the professionals arrive, we will return immediately. Everything that you want to know, I will tell you on the starship during our return journey.¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± The starship had just reached Zone F, and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal vibrated. Looking at the caller, Xi¨¤o Mu is a little surprised. It is from Novi. ¡°You must help me, please.¡± Novi¡¯s voice sounded tired, the first sentence from him is a cry for help. CH 78 Chapter 78 Confession Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help feeling surprised when he heard Novi¡¯s words, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, why are you asking me for help?¡± Novi went straight to the point, ¡°You should be aware of the current interstellar situation. Marshal Ren held an interstellar meeting today and mentioned Major General Leo¡¯s discovery at the experimental base. He specifically reminded Planet Yan to pay attention, but¡­¡± He continued in a tone of anger, ¡°It¡¯s too late, Miller¡¯s guide schedule is pushed up earlier. My imperial father is still in the meeting when the guide went to the White Tower. Regarding spiritual mind control, I once talked to my father about it. So, my father immediately sent someone to stop the guide the moment he got the news, but he¡¯s too late.¡± ¡°Miller¡¯s guide used a spiritual power attack device in the White Tower. Most of the sentinels fell into mania and the tower suffered many casualties. The guide¡¯s spiritual power is also severely damaged.¡± ¡°The production of Planet Yan¡¯s guide medicine is in its infancy, and the supply of medicines is severely insufficient. We have applied for medicine assistance from Planet Yao, but these days, the consumption of guide medicines on each planet is very high. The help that Planet Yao can provide is very limited.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. Hearing Novi¡¯s voice, he could feel the heavy tiredness in it. It is obvious that the matter is overwhelming and terrible. However, Xi¨¤o Mu can only helplessly reply, ¡°I also can¡¯t help you. I am just one person so the number of medicines that can be made every day is also limited. It is definitely not as much as the output in your own planet1.¡± Novi: ¡°I¡¯m not asking for help in terms of guide medicine. I would like to invite you to visit Planet Yan in person. When those sentinels suddenly fell into mania during the empire celebration, I saw how you treated the sentinels. Your treatment speed is very fast. If you can come to Planet Yan, you will definitely save a lot of sentinels.¡± Novi¡¯s voice choked, ¡°I have tried many times, and there is no way to quickly treat sentinel in large quantity like you. They are still very young and are Planet Yan¡¯s hope in the future. I, I can¡¯t just watch as they suffer.¡± Guides are born with a strong sense of empathy. Seeing the sentinels getting hurt and helpless will make the guide very uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart also became heavy. As he is thinking about how to comfort Novi, Leo who is sitting next to him said, ¡°No. Xi¨¤o Mu will not leave Planet Yao.¡± ¡°Major General Leo?!¡± Novi is startled, apparently, he didn¡¯t expect Leo to be with Xi¨¤o Mu at this time. Leo ignored Novi. His face looked serious as his eyes locked onto Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled comfortingly at him, and then said to Novi, ¡°Leo is right, I will not leave Planet Yao.¡± ¡°This incident is premeditated and it targeted all sentinels and guides. Even the controlled guide is acting as the perpetrator¡¯s ¡®knife¡¯.¡± ¡°I feel sorry for Planet Yan¡¯s tragedy but Planet Yao has also been attacked. At the moment, we can¡¯t ensure that there is a completely safe place, and we have to make a lot of preparations.¡± Novi could not hide his disappointment, ¡°So, you really can¡¯t come?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°but I have a suggestion. You can organize a group of guides to treat the injured sentinel, especially the guide who doesn¡¯t know how to make medicine.¡± Novi smiled bitterly, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to. You are not in Planet Yan so you don¡¯t know the current situation of Planet Yan. Because Miller¡¯s guide suddenly launched an attack at the sentinels and caused serious consequences, plus the disasters caused by guides in other planets, our reputation as guides have plummeted.¡± ¡°Even as a guide myself, I don¡¯t trust the rest of the guides. I don¡¯t know how to tell whether they are controlled by someone or not. If a controlled guide attacked the sentinels during the treatment, it will only make the injured sentinel worse.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. He didn¡¯t expect the situation to be so bad. He thought for a moment and realized that there is no way to teach Novi the way to distinguish the guides. If he doesn¡¯t have his system, he won¡¯t be able to recognize them too. At this time, Yin¡¯s electrical sound sounded in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mind, ¡°It is so easy to recognize when someone is being controlled, how can you not see it? You humans are really too weak.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got taken aback, ¡°Do you have a way to identify?¡± Yin said, ¡°I can sense it as soon as I encounter one!¡± He asked strangely, ¡°You can¡¯t recognize it?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I can, but there is no way to teach others. Do you have any ways to teach humans to recognize those who are controlled?¡± Yin went silent for a moment before saying, ¡°This¡­ how do we teach you? We are born with it! When someone is being controlled, their spiritual power is not pure. Hence, we can sense it the moment we saw it.¡± Impure? Xi¨¤o Mu recalled the time of Novi¡¯s coma after releasing the mind control, he almost flipped Novi¡¯s spiritual state up and down, only to discover the impure filament hidden in it. Unless one¡¯s spiritual power level is much higher than the suspect or the bonded partner to check, outsiders entering someone¡¯s spiritual state will be instinctively repelled. It is obviously impossible to use this method to check whether someone is under control or not. Unless, there¡¯s equipment built to check this. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes blinked quickly, and a lightbulb flashed in his mind. Back at that time when Louis was injured, Qiao seemed to be inspired by his treatment of Louis. In order to better judge the spiritual state of an injured sentinel, Qiao decided to study the quantum examination device. Xi¨¤o Mu originally suggested diagnosing according to the different color shades of spiritual filaments so that they have a more detailed judgment of the patient¡¯s spiritual state. On the other hand, those who are being controlled have different filament colors from normal people¡¯s filaments. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if Qiao has managed to research it out. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu hadn¡¯t spoken for a while, Novi felt disappointed in his heart. But just as Xi¨¤o Mu said, the condition of every planet is not good now. Xi¨¤o Mu is very important to Planet Yao. In this case, it¡¯s normal that he is not willing to leave Planet Yao. When Novi decided to contact Xi¨¤o Mu, he is ready to be rejected, but he still would inevitably be disappointed in the face of the facts. ¡°No matter what, thank you. I¡¯ll hang up first. If you need any help, please don¡¯t hesitate to say it.¡± Novi organized his mood and said. Xi¨¤o Mu recovered to his sense and felt a little embarrassed. He had an idea in his heart, but he couldn¡¯t be sure that it will work, so he didn¡¯t say it out, lest Novi looked forward to it in vain. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°If someone¡¯s condition is severe and you have no way of treatment, you can send him to Planet Yao, and I will try my best to help.¡± Novi thanked Xi¨¤o Mu sincerely, ¡°Thank you very much.¡± Hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu turned to Leo and said, ¡°Novi¡¯s worries are very reasonable. When we return to Zone A, I want to meet the families of the high-level guides in the empire. I will see them first, and then the rest of the lower-level guides, starting with the most influential guides. I¡¯ll try to find out if there are guides being controlled.¡± He sighed, ¡°It¡¯s just in case, it would be better if there¡¯s none.¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Your consideration is very comprehensive. I will submit an application to my grandfather, and find an excuse to gather all the upper levels of the military officials and their guide partners together.¡± After Leo finished speaking, he looked down at Xi¨¤o Mu and asked, ¡°How did you know that Novi was mind-controlled before, and how did you release him from the control?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu had made mental preparations when he promised Leo he would tell him about himself. Hence, when Leo asked, Xi¨¤o Mu replied directly, ¡°I can see that those who are controlled looked different from ordinary people¡­ like,¡± he tried to find a word for it, ¡± The area between their eyebrows will be light gray.¡± ¡°I used my ability to erase the gray shade, and the control gets lifted.¡± Leo thought for a moment before asking, ¡°Are those the abilities of a god-level guide?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°No, my spiritual power level might be considered god-level, but my ability has nothing to do with a god-level guide.¡± Leo is puzzled and became inexplicably nervous, ¡°Then¡­ you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°You should have discovered that there are many unexplainable things about me?¡± Leo pursed his lips and nodded, ¡°You have amazing abilities. You know how to make medicine and it seems that you don¡¯t need any tools.¡± In fact, as long as one observes carefully, this is easy to detect, especially when they are always together. Xi¨¤o Mu corrected, ¡°I still need tools. It¡¯s just not the current pharmaceutical equipment, but the ancient tools.¡± He looked at Leo, ¡°What I¡¯m going to say next may be unbelievable, but what I¡¯m saying is true.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu paused before saying, ¡°I¡¯m not from Planet Yao.¡± Leo replied in a deep voice, ¡°I guessed that. Because even a wanderer will leave a trace but there isn¡¯t any trace of you in the entire empire.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is not surprised that Leo had investigated him. But since Leo had not troubled him after knowing, he probably thought he is not threatening. ¡°Which planet are you from?¡± Leo asked, grabbing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and staring at him, ¡°I won¡¯t let you go back. I don¡¯t care where you are, you are my guide now.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°To be precise, I am not from this world.¡± Hearing that, Leo frowned, ¡°What do you mean?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°The place where I came from is very different from this world. Our technology is far from being advanced. It can be considered as those ancient single planets listed in your history.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why I suddenly came to the empire thousands of years later. When I woke up, I was in Area F. After walking for a long time, I didn¡¯t see people and houses. Later, I fainted and got sent to the hospital. You probably know what happened after that.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu avoided talking about the game system because that is too difficult to explain. Leo shook his hand uncontrollably hard, ¡°Will you go back?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but I probably won¡¯t. This kind of unthinkable thing already happened once. It probably has something to do with the magnetic field that caused this situation.¡± Leo pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°You are not allowed to go to Area F in the future. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and looked at Leo¡¯s expression, ¡°Do you mind my identity?¡± Leo touched the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face, ¡°Mind what? You are a gift from God to me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry, suspecting that Leo is poisoned by those pink color dramas. He said, ¡°My abilities are all built-in, and they can be enhanced in different ways, unlike the native guides here.¡± Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°I don¡¯t care what ability you have, you are my guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu patted Leo¡¯s arm, ¡°Let go, I need to contact Qiao. He said before that he would research the quantum examination device. I don¡¯t know how the results will be. Maybe the device will play an important role in this incident.¡± Then, Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly added, ¡°Although the number of guides accounts for a small proportion of the total population, the overall number is also quite large. It is too difficult and too slow for me to check them all by myself.¡± Leo loosened his hold on Xi¨¤o Mu but still half hugging him. He let Xi¨¤o Mu lean on him while contacting Qiao. After dialing Qiao¡¯s number, it took more than 10 seconds for Qiao to connect, and his tone sounded very anxious, ¡°Busy, I¡¯m very busy. Say what you want quickly, or just hang up if it¡¯s something minor.¡± Accompanied by his voice is the sound of metal collision. Apparently, Qiao is still busying around while answering the call. ¡°I am Xi¨¤o Mu. Didn¡¯t you say you will study the quantum examination device before? I want to ask how your research results are?¡± Qiao exaggeratedly exclaimed, ¡°Oh my God, I¡¯m going to busy to death. Where did you go? I couldn¡¯t contact you for the past 2 days ago. Come back quickly, I need you!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied, ¡°I will be back to Zone A soon.¡± Then he repeated his question. Qiao noticed what Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to ask and his voice couldn¡¯t hide his excitement, ¡°The device is almost reaching success. I tell you, if it weren¡¯t for the sudden worldwide incident, the finished product might have already been out now. At that time, I was testing the results, and my assistant suddenly called me out to treat the injured sentinels. I have been busy treating them for so long and have no time to continue with the research. I am so exhausted that I can even fall asleep as I talk.¡± As Qiao complained, he asked, ¡°Why are you asking for this now?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu directly answered, ¡°The guide who hurt those sentinels is under the mind control of others. The equipment you research may be able to check whether someone is being controlled. Where are you? I will look for you when I go back and do the test as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Really?!¡± Qiao is surprised to hear that, and soon realized what it meant in the big picture. ¡°It would be great if the device is really useful. We can find out all the hidden dangers and avoid mutual suspicion.¡± ¡°It is very likely to be useful. Just get the instrument ready, and I will return to Zone A soon.¡± Qiao answered immediately, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll get ready right away. I¡¯ll be waiting for you in the hospital.¡± CH 79 Chapter 79 Measurement After Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s call with Qiao, he told Louis about his plan. Upon arriving in Zone A, he went on separate ways from Louis. Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu transferred to an aircraft to go directly to the Imperial First Hospital. When the aircraft passed the front entrance of the hospital, Xi¨¤o Mu looked out the window and saw that the entire hospital, including the area in front of the hospital, is bright as daytime. There are a lot of people coming and going at the entrance of the hospital. Planet Yao¡¯s situation is the best of all planets. But even Planet Yao¡¯s hospital has so many patients in such late hours, so the rest of the planets will only be worse. Xi¨¤o Mu is feeling a little heavy and turned to look at Leo, ¡°Our defense is too passive. After those people evacuated from the base, the interstellar planets is in chaos. They must be the ones who did this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and thought, ¡°We don¡¯t know where they are now. Only by catching them can we solve the problem from the root.¡± Leo raised his hand to smooth the wrinkles between Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyebrows, ¡°Mitte¡¯s photos have been circulated in the interstellar military departments. Also, the entrances of the planets are being closely monitored so they will definitely be caught.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°It turns out that you have acted a long time ago. You are professional in this kind of thing. Fortunately, you are not like me. Only now that I thought of this matter. By then, no one will know how far the culprit would go.¡± The aircraft landed not far from the special corridor of the hospital. Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s waist and got off the aircraft with him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, just do what you want.¡± ¡°Hey hey hey! I say, you guys are too much! I¡¯m so busy that I¡¯m dying, and you guys are flirting leisurely here. If I spread this online, you two will definitely be condemned by the netizens!¡± Qiao¡¯s messy white medical robe is untidy and he was standing against the wall to take a breath from work. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two arrived, he immediately got forced to watch their intimate actions. Feeling discomposed, he rushed over to the pair like a gust of wind. Qiao stretched out his hand to pull at Xi¨¤o Mu, but got slapped away by Leo unceremoniously, ¡°Keep your distance from him.¡± Qiao muttered angrily as he walked toward the hospital, ¡°Stingy.¡± Qiao took the two directly to his research room. Unlike his appearance, his research room is clean and tidy; containing a lot of medical equipment. Qiao pointed to the box-shaped equipment with the square screen in the middle, ¡°This is the quantum examination device.¡± The equipment in this world rarely uses physical screens as virtual screens can almost meet all requirements of usage. Obviously, this screen is a quantum glass. Although Qiao¡¯s eyes are bloodshot, it couldn¡¯t hide the bright light in them, ¡°Before you arrived, I have examined 5 sentinels with different spiritual injuries, and their spiritual state is different from each other.¡± As Qiao said that, he tapped at his terminal and called up the examination results just now. There are 5 pictures in total, which are shown to Xi¨¤o Mu, one by one like a slide presentation. The result of the sentinels¡¯ spiritual state this time is very different. Previously, if the spiritual filaments are damaged, all results will show the same shadow 1 regardless of the degree of injury. The latest result would still show the shadow, but because of the different degrees of damage, the color ranges from white, grey to black so the degree of damage is clear at a glance. Qiao looked at Xi¨¤o Mu expectantly, ¡°I can now be sure that the quantum examination device can determine different degrees of spiritual damage, but how to judge whether someone is controlled by spiritual power. What are you going to do?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°I will do an examination on myself first, and then contact 2 guide friends to do the examination. This is to record how a guide¡¯s spiritual state looks like if they are not being controlled.¡± He paused before adding, ¡°The next thing to do is to find a controlled guide and compare the spiritual state diagram.¡± Qiao frowned, ¡°But we don¡¯t know who is being controlled. You may not know this but the guide who launched the attack previously had no abnormalities at all before the attack. No one found that something is wrong with him. Hence, we can¡¯t tell who is being controlled.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I can.¡± ¡°You can?¡± Qiao widened his eyes. ¡°Yes, do you remember Novi?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu only said that without any specific explanation as he opened his terminal. He contacted Hawke and Gu Miao, asking them for help. Although Planet Yao¡¯s situation is better than that of other planets, the overall atmosphere is still extremely tense compared to usual. The previous attack by the guide did not cause the guide¡¯s reputation to deteriorate like in Planet Yan, but their situation in the public is still a little different from the usual. Hawke and Gu Miao have been staying in the Zhao family¡¯s main house these days. In fact, not only them, but both families are almost staying together to avoid danger. The two of them received a call from Xi¨¤o Mu. Upon hearing about his purpose, they immediately agreed. But when they want to go out, they are blocked by their family members. Zhao Sheng¡¯s father didn¡¯t let them go until they said their purpose. In the end, the two are accompanied by Zhao Sheng himself, along with two high-level sentinels in the family and many guards. The group went to the hospital together. The surveillance of the hospital¡¯s special corridor is connected to Qiao¡¯s research room. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but be stunned when he saw such a large number of people on the surveillance screen. Then, he sighed, ¡°It seems that the situation is really bad.¡± ¡°Everyone is keeping to themselves for safety,¡± Qiao replied casually. When he saw so many people coming over, he called Zhao Sheng¡¯s number and yelled in the call, ¡°The 2 guides plus you can come. The rest please stop right there! The research room cannot fit so many people.¡± Zhao Sheng soon brought Gu Miao and Hawke to the research room. Qiao saw that there are only 3 of them and is satisfied. Then, he turned to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu checked the spiritual power of the 2 and saw that both of their spiritual power is approaching the safe point. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but frown and used his skills on them. After that, he checked their spiritual state to confirm that there is no spiritual damage. Knowing that they are only down with fatigue, Xi¨¤o Mu felt relieved. ¡°You two have used too much spiritual power. Fortunately, it¡¯s still before the safe point. You guys must pay attention to it in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s instinct as a doctor acted and he subconsciously reminded. Hawke¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°You are so amazing, I can immediately feel that my spiritual power is filling up.¡± Gu Miao¡¯s eyes glowed, ¡°Me too.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at Xi¨¤o Mu gratefully when he saw Gu Miao regain his spirit. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He didn¡¯t feel proud, but grateful to have the system to help him. After thinking about it, he thought of the reason for their fatigue, ¡°Are you currently in making medicine or giving spiritual treatment?¡± ¡°Making medicine,¡± Hawke answered. ¡°I use the institute¡¯s pheromone agents and injection of spiritual power. It is much faster than making my own medicine.¡± Gu Miao impressively looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes. ¡°I heard that no matter what kind of agents in the research institute, you can double the effect. But for me, I can only increase half of the efficiency. Also, for agents with the efficiency of 4,000 points or more, my spiritual power will have even less effect.¡± Hawke sounded depressed as he said, ¡°I can only increase the efficiency of agents with 1,000 points by half.¡± As he said, he laughed to himself, ¡°but fortunately, as long as the guide injects their spiritual power into the medicine, it can be used once in 2 hours, and there are no side effects.¡± Only then did Xi¨¤o Mu know that different guides give different enhancements to the guide pheromone agent. He can only guess that it is related to the strength of their spiritual power. Seeing that the spiritual power of the two had returned to the peak, Xi¨¤o Mu signaled to Qiao, ¡°You can examine them now.¡± Qiao swiftly examined the spiritual state of Gu Miao and Hawke neatly. After finishing, he compared Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual state with their result, side by side. ¡°Oh, God, your spiritual power is really amazing.¡± Qiao sighed as he looked at the densely packed glowing filaments in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual state. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is amazing!¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes glowed. For him, he already has more than 30 spiritual filaments. But compared with Xi¨¤o Mu, it seems to be the difference between water droplets and the sea. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Spiritual power is not only determined by the number of spiritual filaments. The strength of your spiritual filaments is very high. Right now, you have broken through Level D- (2000). At this speed, it is not difficult to reach Level D (3000).¡± ¡°Really?¡± Hawke asked excitedly. ¡°Yes.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. While speaking, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze stayed on the picture of their spiritual state. After he looked them through, he breathed a sigh of relief, ¡°It¡¯s all the same. The spiritual state is perfect and has no impurities.¡± Qiao: ¡°So, how do you find someone who is controlled by spiritual power?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged, ¡°This is not certain, but according to the enemy¡¯s behavior, I don¡¯t think they will be merciful to Planet Yao¡¯s people. At the moment, we have prepared in advance and have been on guard so the enemies don¡¯t have a chance to start. But the controlled guide will definitely be more than 1.¡± ¡°Of course,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°If there is only 1 guide, that would be the best. From tomorrow onward, I will perform checks on the guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said, ¡°If there is no result from tomorrow¡¯s check, then I will contact Planet Yan. They have a controlled guide who launched an attack at their White Tower. The guide¡¯s spiritual power is damaged, but he is still alive.¡± Qiao rubbed the bridge of his nose and yawned, ¡°Tomorrow, huh? Then I will take a break now. I will follow you for the checking tomorrow. I¡¯m very interested in how you check it.¡± Amused, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I can recognize them at a glance so it¡¯s nothing special to see. You should take a good rest, I¡¯ll take my leave now.¡± Qiao waved his hand and said stubbornly, ¡°Remember to inform me tomorrow. I must watch by the side.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. Qiao is very experienced in spiritual power and he is also the one who studied the instruments. It might be helpful to go together. He smiled at Hawke and Gu Miao, ¡°Thank you for being here even though it¡¯s so late. Let¡¯s go back and rest now.¡± Hawke said, ¡°It¡¯s good that I can help,¡± he scratched his hair, annoyed. ¡°You don¡¯t know but Lyle has been busy these days. I can¡¯t help with anything and it makes me feel so useless.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu patted Hawke on the shoulder, ¡°Aren¡¯t you making medicine for him?¡± ¡°But it¡¯s still not enough,¡± Hawke said, ¡°I don¡¯t want him to be so busy. It¡¯s all the fault of those bad guys. They have so much free time in hand and just trying to create troubles, a bunch of lunatics!¡± ¡­ Y¨®u M¨°, the boss of a group of lunatics that Hawke just cursed, is sitting on a large sofa in a villa. He is sitting with his leg crossed, one hand supporting his chin, and the other casually resting on the back of the sofa. With a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, he looked at the two people in the empty living room. One of them is standing while another is laying on his stomach. The one standing is Mitte, who is wearing a black T-shirt and his face is white as paper. He had a cold look on his face and he is holding a thin needle2. One of his feet is currently stepping on a man in black suit. If Planet Yan¡¯s citizens saw him, they would be extremely surprised. This man is Planet Yan¡¯s youngest politician, Miller. His prestige reached its peak not long ago, but today because his bonded guide attacked the White Tower, he is the most popular name on Planet Yan¡¯s hot search, followed by vicious curses by the netizens. ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± Miller¡¯s fingers pressed softly against the floor, and the tip of his right finger is stained red with blood. He gritted his teeth and his words almost squeezed out between his teeth. Mitte snorted coldly. He bent down and looked at him sullenly, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for so many years, are you happy to see me?¡± Raw word count: 3086 CH 80 Chapter 80 Revenge Being stepped on by Mitte, Miller only felt extremely shameful. Hatred burned in his eyes as he said, ¡°Bah, you sure live tough. Still not dead yet, huh?!¡± Mitte looked colder and he pressed down with his feet. Miller gro-a-ned and blood spilled from his mouth. Then, a short exclamation sound sounded from the sofa. Hearing that, Mitte¡¯s face changed slightly. He gripped his fist, and blue veins popped on the back of his hand. Greene covered his mouth and shrank in the corner of the sofa. His eyes are red, and he doesn¡¯t dare to look at Mitte. Closing his eyes, his eyelashes kept trembling. ¡°It¡¯s a shame to avoid your eyes in such an interesting scene,¡± However, Y¨®u M¨° didn¡¯t want to let Greene off. He persuasively said, ¡°Open your eyes and take a good look. Don¡¯t miss the scene.¡± Greene shrank his neck. Biting his lip, he reopened his eyes. After a few days of interaction, he is particularly afraid of Y¨®u M¨°. Although Y¨®u M¨° has a refined face and even smiles when he speaks, it always makes him feel cold. Even when Y¨®u M¨° is facing an exceptionally cruel situation, he is still smiling. Greene turned to Mitte who is standing in the living room, looking cruel and cold. It makes him feel unfamiliar and distressed. His heart seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, and the pain made him almost breathless. Y¨®u M¨° smiled contentedly when he saw Greene opening his eyes again, ¡°What a good obedient boy.¡± Then, he turned his gaze to Mitte. Mitte noticed 2 pairs of eyes on him and restrained himself from turning his head. He leaned over and stared at Miller¡¯s sorry face and sneered, ¡°I¡¯m not dead, are you disappointed? But you live so well, how can I be reconciled if I die like this?¡± ¡°Back then, you and your father gathered the rest of the people to force my father to surrender the seat of the house because he had no sentinel offspring. After taking away the seat of the house, you worried that my father would come out with another son. Afraid that my father will threaten your father and son¡¯s position, you planned to kill my parents.¡± As Mitte said that, he pulled up Miller¡¯s left hand and pierced the needle into Miller¡¯s thumb. ¡°AARRGH!!¡± The howl of pain instantly exploded in the living room, but the soundproofing system of the room had been turned on long ago. Even if Miller screamed loudly, he still would not be heard by anyone outside the living room. Y¨®u M¨° stared at Mitte with a happy expression. He glanced at Greene, who is trembling, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly. See? They are not the same people as you, we are. Mitte turned a deaf ear to Miller¡¯s howl. With a disgusted expression, he quickly pulled out the needle, bringing out a string of blood drops, ¡°To be precise, I was included in the list of people you wanted to harm, but I got lucky and escaped.¡± Mitte¡¯s pale face is cold and frosty, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will not let go of any of the people who participated in the plan. What¡¯s so great about you except being a sentinel? My father has worked so hard for the family for half his life, while your father is nobody! It¡¯s ridiculous that those people choose to betray him easily just because you are a sentinel!¡± ¡°Could it be a waste like you want to be the master of the family?¡± Miller gasped and sarcastically said, ¡°Only I am the hope of the family. They choose my father because they are wise.¡± Miller: ¡°My only regret now is that I didn¡¯t kill you in the first place.¡± Mitte snorted coldly, ¡°Then you will regret it for the rest of your life. As for the Mi family1, I am afraid that there is no reputation worse than them on the planet now. If I throw you out on the street now, guess how many people will spit at you?¡± Miller scratched the floor with his fingers, and his fingertips turned white from the strength, ¡°This is all because of you. Did you feel proud of this? You dared to attack sentinels and guides, you will definitely be caught by the interstellar police. Someone will understand that the Mi family is innocent.¡± ¡°You still have the face to say anything about innocence?¡± Mitte couldn¡¯t restrain the coldness in his voice. Holding the needle, he stabbed at Miller¡¯s fingers one by one. Sentinel¡¯s 5 senses are powerful. Due to the actions of his bonded guide, Miller was burnt out and fatigued. Now after being caught by Mitte, he was tortured so his spiritual power and physical stamina dropped rapidly. Hence, Miller can¡¯t control his 5 senses at this moment. All the pain that came from the body is infinitely expanded in Miller¡¯s senses. Miller¡¯s cry of pain became smaller and smaller. Soon, his voice turned hoarse and his whole body is soaked in a cold sweat as if he just got fished out of the water. When Miller passed out from the pain, Mitte stopped. He casually threw the needle at Miller¡¯s body, got up, and gave him a kick. After that, Mitte put a timer device in Miller¡¯s jacket pocket. Next, Mitte ordered his subordinates to throw Miller onto the road where the Mi family¡¯s residence is located. After doing all this, Mitte said to Y¨®u M¨° expressionlessly, ¡°Rest early.¡± After speaking, he walked upstairs without even giving Greene a look. Y¨®u M¨° stared at Mitte¡¯s back for 2 seconds. Because of Mitte¡¯s deliberate avoiding action, his smile turned deeper, but his eyes remained cold. He gently said to Greene, ¡°You also should rest earlier.¡± Greene¡¯s gaze stayed on Mitte until Mitte disappeared in the corner. His gaze turned dimly and then startled by the sudden appearance of a shadow behind him. ¡°What, what do you want to do?¡± Greene stayed guarded, looking at Y¨®u M¨° alertly. Y¨®u M¨°: ¡°Do you like Mitte?¡± ¡°Wh, what?¡± Greene¡¯s eyes widened in shock, then his face flushed uncontrollably. A hint of panic flashed in his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± Y¨®u M¨°: ¡°You really like him. Since you like him, you should be willing to do anything for him? Do you know what his wish is?¡± Greene gripped his hands together. He remembered Mitte saying that their plan was to make all sentinels and guides disappear, leaving only ordinary people in this world. Greene felt scared in his heart, but still summoned the courage to say, ¡°I won¡¯t help you to harm people, they are all good people.¡± Y¨®u M¨° repeated, ¡°Good people?¡± He smiled lightly, ¡°Did you just hear that? Do you know how Mitte looked like when he was a child? When I rescued him, he only left the last breath in his body. He suffered extensive burns and almost his whole body is skin grafted.¡± ¡°Just because Miller is a sentinel, which is more likely to bring benefits to the family, Mitte¡¯s father was forced to give up his position. Mitte was looked down upon because of this, and no one even bother to investigate the truth for them after an accident befell his whole family.¡± ¡°Now, tell me. If they are all ordinary people to start with, how can this kind of thing happen?¡± Greene felt pain in his heart and looked towards the stairs subconsciously. He wanted to find Mitte, but Mitte deliberately avoided him, especially in front of Y¨®u M¨°. Greene voiced his disapproval, ¡°There are also people who do bad things among ordinary people. You can¡¯t convict a type of people just because of individual cases.¡± Y¨®u M¨° corrected with a smile, without the slightest temperature in his eyes, ¡°This is not an individual case. This is a typical case. What¡¯s more, even if there is no such thing as sentinels and guides, do you think it¡¯s fair to treat people differently just because of their status?¡± Greene furrowed his eyebrows to ponder how to answer. But Y¨®u M¨° suddenly lifted his(G) chin and stared at him inch by inch of his face, ¡°You like Mitte but don¡¯t want to do things for him. Your ¡®like¡¯ is really cheap.2¡± A chill ran down Greene¡¯s back by the way Y¨®u M¨° stared at him in detail. He had a feeling that that Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s gaze is like a knife, cutting at his face bit by bit. He is shocked by this thought and turned his head away. Unexpectedly, he easily avoided Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s hand. Y¨®u M¨° stepped back and ordered his men to take Greene back to the room. When Greene disappeared in the lobby, he sent a message to his men. Seeing that his message is sent, Y¨®u M¨° chuckled slightly, ¡°After this change, their similarity is almost 100%.¡± ¡­ Xi¨¤o Mu has not slept well every day since he left Zone A with the team. Hence, the first night after returning, he finally slept well. When he woke up, he realized that he is being held in Leo¡¯s embrace. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the time and saw that there are still a few minutes before 7.00 am. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu has woken up, Leo ran his fingers under Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes, ¡°It¡¯s still early, the banquet arranged by grandfather will not start until 12.00 pm.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly became energetic and sat up, ¡°The marshal gathered the high-level officers of the military department and their guides in the name of a banquet?¡± ¡°Yes, the emotions in the army have been unstable recently. So my grandfather also wants to take the opportunity to calm people¡¯s hearts.¡± Leo handed Xi¨¤o Mu his clothes as he explained. Xi¨¤o Mu took off his pajamas and reached out to take clothes but Leo took them back last minute. Kneeling next to Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo decided to personally dress him. Just that during the process, he accidentally touched Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fair and smooth skin. For a moment, Leo couldn¡¯t help from getting ¡®excited¡¯ in his heart. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze swept down. Seeing Leo¡¯s ¡®reaction¡¯, Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to roll over and get out of bed. However, Leo swiftly held his shoulder and pressed him back to the bed. Xi¨¤o Mu kicked Leo in the calf, ¡°Get up, I¡¯m going to eat breakfast. We still have things to do at noon.¡± Leo leaned over and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Eat later, there¡¯s still time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu panted lightly after being kissed. Leo¡¯s voice sounded low, and he moved his hips to rub against Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You want it too, don¡¯t you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo. His body is young and active, and it is early in the morning right now. It would be strange that he didn¡¯t react from this kind of teasing! But Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he couldn¡¯t control Leo¡¯s action, let alone stop it, so he simply raised his hand to circle around Leo¡¯s neck. Then he bit the side of Leo¡¯s neck and said, ¡°Just once and make it fast.¡± Obviously, Leo, who ¡®get an inch, want a mile¡¯, can¡¯t be satisfied with only just once. But fortunately, he still remember that there is business to attend to later so they managed to eat their breakfast before 10.00 am. Xi¨¤o Mu received a lot of messages during the meal, including those from the research institute, Golden Tower, Qiao, Gu Miao, and Hawke. The latter few are eager to find out if a guide who is being controlled has been found and whether the examination device is useful. The message from the research institute is talking about the Level S guide pheromone agent. The message stated that at present, apart from Xi¨¤o Mu, there is no other guide who can turn the research institute¡¯s guide pheromone agent into Level S. They hope Xi¨¤o Mu can come over to make some. The message from Golden Tower comes from Dean Qi Sai and Xie Bei, both of which are related to improving the effectiveness of the guide pheromone agent. Dean Qi Sai hopes that Xi¨¤o Mu could go to Golden Tower to give classes so that students can master the method quickly and make better medicines. Xie Bei on the other hand is asking him how to inject spiritual power into the agents. After Xi¨¤o Mu finished eating, he responded to messages one by one. His reply to Dean Qi Sai and Xie Bei is the same, ¡°I¡¯ll be going to Golden Tower in the afternoon.¡± Finished replying to the message, Xi¨¤o Mu returned to the room to harvest the mature herbs from the vegetable field in the system. After he sowed new seeds, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the 5th barren patch and decided to cultivate it when he has free time. He proceed to process the medicinal herbs and started to make medicine again. This time, Xi¨¤o Mu made pills for both spiritual power and stamina that could recover 5,000 points. Nowadays, many guides can make medicine. The output of low-level medicine in the market is large so the most lacking is high-efficiency medicine. Before the luncheon, Leo sent a formal suit to Xi¨¤o Mu. It¡¯s a blue suit, a color that is difficult to handle. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at himself in the mirror and saw that his legs are complemented by the clothing, making them look long and slender. Satisfied, he straightened out his bow tie and tied his hair. Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu from behind, frowning in dissatisfaction, ¡°You looked too good.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu slapped away Leo¡¯s hand to let him go, ¡°The adjective for men is handsome!¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. He lowered his head and kissed on the tips of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears, ¡°My little guide.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears felt hot and he turned his head to avoid the heat, ¡°Let¡¯s go out already. The marshal will be angry if we are late.¡± The two arrived at the venue 15 minutes before the luncheon. When they entered, there are already many people in the banquet hall. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but be surprised when he saw so many people. Then he remembers that the empire had 9 army divisions. Considering that if each army sent over a few generals at random and then added their guide partner, there are going to be a lot of people indeed. Thinking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu calmed down. The moment Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu came in, all the people who were talking at the banquet turned their gazes, almost all of them fell on Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo¡¯s expression remained unchanged, and he led Xi¨¤o Mu towards Ren who is standing at the front. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced across the venue as they walked and suddenly became stunned. He asked, ¡°Who is that?¡± ¡°Lieutenant General Bach of the 4th Army. The person next to him is his guide. What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°He has a problem.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu whispered. Hearing that, Leo¡¯s face turned solemn. Before they could take a few more steps, Xi¨¤o Mu asked again, ¡°Who is that?¡± ¡°Lieutenant General Cooper of the 1st Army. That¡¯s his guide next to him,¡± Leo looked serious. ¡°He too?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded with a calm face, ¡°Yes.¡± CH 81 Chapter 81 Release from control Xi¨¤o Mu looked around the banquet hall as he walked. It makes his emotion a little heavy that he found 2 controlled guides as soon he arrived. Fortunately, after he checked the whole banquet, there are only those 2 guides who had problems. Xi¨¤o Mu did not relax his guard though. The entire banquet hall is full of high-ranking officials, almost all of them are sentinels and guides. If the controlled guides suddenly attacked, the consequences would be serious. Xi¨¤o Mu has always been on guard against the 2 while Leo also arranged for someone to monitor them; always paying attention to their actions. Ren¡¯s face tightened after receiving Leo¡¯s message. Taking a drink in his hand, Ren stood up and started speaking. First, he talked about the unexpected events happening in the past few days, and then mentioned Planet Yao¡¯s equipment and medicine to soothe people¡¯s emotions. After he said this, his voice lowered slightly, ¡°Everything is moving in a good direction, but the culprit behind the scenes has not been caught so we can¡¯t take it lightly. There is another thing, everyone should have heard of the chaos that occurs on the other planets. I heard that the guides who launched the attacks are actually under spiritual mind control.¡± ¡°In our Planet Yao, there are also guides who have been controlled. The most important purpose of today¡¯s banquet is to check whether there are controlled guides among the high-level officials¡¯ guide partners so as to avoid tragedy.¡± ¡°How to check it?¡± ¡°Are you doubting us?¡± The banquet hall suddenly became noisy, especially the guides, who nervously stood close to their sentinel while looking at the others with suspicion. Do they really have controlled guides here? Ren raised his hand, and the noise immediately disappeared, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the control can be lifted. After checking, 2 of the guides present are found being controlled. I hope that these 2 guides can work together with us.¡± As Ren said that, he looked over at Lieutenant General Bach and Lieutenant General Cooper¡¯s guide partner. Both of them looked panicked, confused, and at a loss. ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m not being controlled!¡± Lieutenant General Bach¡¯s guide grabbed his sentinel¡¯s arm and said loudly. ¡°I¡¯m not sick.¡± Lieutenant General Cooper¡¯s partner said with red eyes. Cooper kissed his partner¡¯s face to comfort him, and then looked at Ren with a cold face, ¡°Marshal, my partner is normal. There¡¯s nothing unusual about him.¡± ¡°My partner too!¡± Bach said angrily. Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu stood up, and instantly all eyes fell on Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu explained, ¡°The person who is being controlled will not realize that there is something wrong with him, and his usual behavior will not be affected.¡± He smiled and soothed, ¡°I will release the mind control for you. Don¡¯t be nervous. Also, we have developed an examination device for this and it can be used for on-site examination.¡± Qiao jumped up immediately, ¡°We can start the examination now.¡± Cooper looked at his partner. Although his partner is scared, he still nodded, ¡°I absolutely can¡¯t tolerate that I might hurt you. I¡¯m going to take the examination. If there is really something wrong with me, he(XM) said he will help me lift the control.¡± Cooper kissed his guide¡¯s face, ¡°You will be fine.¡± He took his partner and walked to Qiao. Qiao neatly proceeds with the examination. After that, he saved the spiritual state diagram of Cooper¡¯s partner and sent a copy to Xi¨¤o Mu. Then, he looked at Bach. Bach had anger on his face. Although he didn¡¯t want to let his partner take the examination, he knew in his heart that if he refused, everyone would have doubts about his partner. It is better to check on the spot to find out the truth. After Qiao finished the examination for Bach¡¯s partner, he saved the result and sent a copy to Xi¨¤o Mu just like before. Then, he put the device back into the space storage. Next, he lowered his head to compare the latest result with his initial sample. The contrast is obvious. There is a black filament lying at the bottom of the guide¡¯s spiritual state, which is particularly conspicuous in the bundle of white. Qiao looked excited and sent a message to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°We can tell from the result!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu replied, ¡°I suggest working with Zhao¡¯s company to produce large quantities of the device as quickly as possible. The demand will be great, not only from Planet Yao but also other planets.¡± Qiao: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll contact Mr. Zhao. I¡¯ll go first, if you have anything to say, contact me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu displayed the spiritual state diagrams of the 2 guides on a virtual screen. The screens are set up so large that everyone in the banquet hall could see them clearly. He pointed to the two black lines, ¡°Both of their spiritual states are in good condition, except that this black line is proof of them under mind control.¡± Cooper¡¯s partner panicked, ¡°Quick, please help me lift the control.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has always been worried that the guides will suddenly launch an attack so it is best to release their mind control as early as possible. In fact, he can use his skill on them at the moment they met, but Xi¨¤o Mu needed the data of their spiritual state while under mind control for comparison. Furthermore, both guides have distinguished status and cannot be forced into an examination. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t waste time talking. The moment he approached the guide, he directly used the Breeze Dew skill on Cooper¡¯s partner. When the gray icon under the guide¡¯s red and blue bars disappeared, the guide fell into a coma. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Cooper asked anxiously, hugging his partner. Xi¨¤o Mu comforted, ¡°It¡¯s okay, he will wake up soon.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said, he proficiently probed his spiritual filaments into the spiritual state of Cooper¡¯s partner. Finding the black filament, Xi¨¤o Mu injected his spiritual power until the filament emitted white light before stopping. ¡°I¡¯m scared.¡± Looking at Cooper¡¯s partner in a coma, Bach¡¯s partner said, ¡°Little Bach¡¯s level1 downgraded because of his(XM) spiritual power. Will he also downgrade my spiritual power?¡± Hearing that, Bach¡¯s expression changed a few times. His gaze shifted from Cooper¡¯s face to Ren¡¯s face, ¡°Marshal, did your 1st Army act deliberately like this? Do you want to take the opportunity to claim more power?¡± The more Bach thought about it, the more he felt it is possible. ¡°Everyone knows what the guide partner means to a sentinel. The god-level guide is from your Arnold family. You are the one who said he can help to lift the mind control. What if it¡¯s not the case?¡± ¡°If there is a problem with my guide, I can¡¯t be safe. Are you planning to attack the 4th Army first? What next? Which Army¡¯s guide partner will be examined and found to be under control?¡± Hearing the accusation, Ren¡¯s expression sank, ¡°Bach, don¡¯t spread conspiracy theories.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by this development, he couldn¡¯t keep up with Bach¡¯s thoughts at all. However, the senior officials of the other Army changed their expression instantly because of Bach¡¯s words. Thinking about it carefully, Bach¡¯s words sounded really reasonable. The ones who found out about the problem and the solution are all from the 1st Army. Even Cooper is also a member of the 1st Army so his guide may be just acting. In today¡¯s chaotic situation, if the 1st Army wants to take over military power, using their guide partner is indeed a good way to finish off the generals of each Army. Then, it would look natural to integrate their force into the armies. Cooper glared at Bach, ¡°Who did you say is acting?¡± Just as Bach is about to say something, his spiritual barrier suddenly broke, and then a sharp pain came from his spiritual state. Bach¡¯s eyes widened in surprise and he exhaled in pain. Cries of pain sounded everywhere and Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned by it. Leo shouted, ¡°Establish a spiritual barrier!¡± Leo has been keeping a watch over Bach¡¯s partner. After saying that, he immediately grabbed Bach¡¯s partner. Pulling down the brooch that the guide was wearing, Leo studied it for a moment and pressed the close button. The spiritual attack disappeared immediately but many people suffered damage to their spiritual power, especially the guides. Their spiritual power is weaker than the sentinels so the barriers they built are more fragile. Several of them have fallen unconscious. Bach and his partner¡¯s condition is not very good either. They are too close to the source of the attack. Bach¡¯s partner has fallen into a coma while Bach¡¯s eyes are red. His complexion is flushed, and he is on the verge of mania. The sentinels are anxious because of the situation of their partners, and the hall is surrounded by the nervous shouts of the sentinels. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, please take a look at my partner.¡± Cooper hugged his partner with panic in his eyes. His partner was about to wake up but was suddenly attacked. With a short cry of pain, his partner fell unconscious again. Xi¨¤o Mu used Pin Hold skill on Leo first and then went to check the situation of Cooper¡¯s partner. Probably because he is defenseless at the moment he woke up, Cooper¡¯s partner is in terrible condition. Xi¨¤o Mu used Pin Hold on the guide, which continuously recover his spiritual power, and then used Pin Lift 3 times in a row. Cooper¡¯s partner¡¯s spiritual state is quickly repaired. Seeing that his partner has woken up, Cooper hugged him tightly and thanked Xi¨¤o Mu gratefully. The others saw what happened, and they quickly came to ask Xi¨¤o Mu for help. Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°It¡¯s fine to just take the medicine if you are not unconscious.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu walked around in the banquet hall and used Pin Hold on all the unconscious sentinels and guides. Those people woke up quickly and they took the healing medicine each so their situation is much better in an instant. Pin Hold has no cooling time and is released instantaneously. It didn¡¯t take long for the situation in the banquet hall to stabilize. All the military leaders looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a shocked expression. How strong is his spiritual power? It¡¯s incredible that one person can treat so many people quickly and efficiently, and still maintain a normal complexion. Bach¡¯s partner soon woke up. Completely unable to remember what he did, he looked confused. Seeing that Bach¡¯s expression is wrong, he nervously asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Bach glanced at his partner and saw nothing like guilty conscience on his face. The rest of the people couldn¡¯t help feeling a chill when they saw this. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu said, no one couldn¡¯t see the difference, and the person himself also didn¡¯t realize it. Bach got up and saluted Ren, ¡°I¡¯m very sorry. The 4th Army will absolutely support the Marshal¡¯s decision in the future, and there will be no more doubts.¡± Ren only looked at Bach lightly and returned a military salute, ¡°Everything is for the sake of the empire.¡± Hearing that, Bach felt ashamed. Ren only gathered the top leaders and their partner guides, simply because their identities will more likely cause great danger. Helping them to lift the control is to prevent the empire from being harmed. Ren lowered his hand, ¡°Now, we will lift the control from your guide. Do you have any comments?¡± Bach nodded and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Many thanks.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu lightly nodded at Bach and helped to release the mind control. After the matter is settled, Ren lets the staff start serving the food. Because Xi¨¤o Mu confirmed that none of the people present is under control, the luncheon ended in a more relaxed atmosphere. ¡­ In another apartment, the smile on Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s face disappeared, and he darkly said, ¡°Planet Yao¡¯s connection is broken,¡± he squinted, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu a big trouble.¡± Mitte didn¡¯t say anything and asked: ¡°The matter on Planet Yan is almost done. When will we go to Planet Hao?¡± The corner of Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s mouth curved up. He lightly chuckled, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my lovely brother did such a good deed at Planet Hao¡¯s White Tower. At this moment, the whole Planet Hao should hate him to his bones. Let him enjoy it first.¡± ¡°Oh, I almost forgot, I haven¡¯t sent him a message to congratulate him!¡± Mitte watched Y¨®u M¨° send a message and glanced around. Not seeing the person, Mitte gripped his fist. He endured for a while but still ended up asking, ¡°Where is Greene?¡± Y¨®u M¨° raised his eyebrows, ¡°Worrying about him? Don¡¯t worry, he¡¯s fine.¡± Mitte lowered his eyes, ¡°He¡¯s just an ordinary person.¡± ¡°Mitte, this is not like you.¡± Y¨®u M¨° chuckled lightly, but his voice is cold. A thoughtful gaze flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled pleasantly as if he had thought of some good idea. Y¨®u M¨°: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t touch him.¡± Raw word count: 3100 CH 82 Chapter 82 Getting better Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo head directly to the Golden Tower after leaving the banquet hall. When Qi Sai learned that the guide who launched the attack previously was actually under mind control, he was very nervous. Then, he heard that a device has been developed that could check whether one is under control, he said hurriedly, ¡°I will contact the Zhao company in a moment to order a batch. After that, I¡¯ll get all the guides in Golden Tower to take the examination.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°No matter how fast the production is, it will take at least a few days. The number of guides in the Golden Tower is large. I am worried that the other party will try to launch attacks with the Golden Tower¡¯s guides. Coming here today, I mainly want to examine the guides who have recently gone out of Golden Tower and are about to graduate.¡± Based on the information obtained from Planet Lu, it can be inferred that those bad people have been planning to deal with the sentinels and guides for many years. Hence, guides who are nearing graduation are more likely to be the potential candidates for mind control. People at the base have recently launched an attack so those who have recently left Golden Tower are also likely to be used. In fact, the safest way is to check all the guides in Golden Tower, but there are too many people, Xi¨¤o Mu can¡¯t check all of them in one shot. Qi Sai understood what Xi¨¤o Mu meant and made corresponding arrangements immediately. Xi¨¤o Mu reminded him, ¡°Just in case, remind the guides to build barriers at any time. Spiritual protectors must be installed everywhere, especially in places where there are many guides.¡± Qi Sai nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will pass it on.¡± The examination for the guides went smoothly, and the result is very reassuring. No guide was found to be controlled. After Xi¨¤o Mu is done the examination, he got invited to a large classroom by the staff of the research institute who came to collaborate with Golden Tower. The classroom is full of guides who are injecting their spiritual power into the guide pheromone agent made by the research institute. Upon seeing Xi¨¤o Mu, their gaze became hot. ¡°Oh my god, it¡¯s really Xi¨¤o Mu, that god-level guide!¡± ¡°I heard that he can double the effectiveness of all agents!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is already immune to this kind of gaze so he just smiled. As he swept his gaze across the classroom, he saw that there is a medicine efficiency device between every 2 rows of seats. In front of the guides¡¯ tables is a row of pheromone agents. Xie Bei is also among these students and standing in the first row. His expressionless face instantly lit up when he saw Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Teacher Xi¨¤o Mu, can you demonstrate how to inject spiritual power?¡± ¡°Yes, Teacher Xi¨¤o Mu. The effect of our finished product is only 1.5 times more than the original one. Did something go wrong?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and open his mouth to explain. As soon as he opened his mouth, the huge classroom quieted down instantly. ¡°My method is very simple. I put my filament into it, then transmit spiritual power, and stop when I feel the resistance.¡± He thought for a while and added, ¡°The amount of spiritual power injected into each type of agent is different, and the time to perceive resistance is different.¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he did a demonstration in person. He took the guide pheromone agent with the efficiency of 1,000 and 3,000 points from the table in the first row and finished injecting spiritual power in a blink of an eye. The personnel of the research institute immediately took the medicine to the measurement device. The effectiveness of the 2 guide pheromone agents became 2,000 and 6,000 points respectively. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s amazing! It¡¯s really doubled!¡± ¡°Oh my God, his speed is so fast. The time he took to complete 2 is faster than me finishing just 1.¡± Exclamation noises came from the guides, and their gaze at Xi¨¤o Mu became even hotter especially admiration. On the contrary, Xi¨¤o Mu is a little embarrassed by the admiration. His ability is due to his system. And because he effortlessly got the skills, it always made Xi¨¤o Mu feel uncomfortable. That is why he always wanted to improve on his pharmaceutical knowledge, only the knowledge he has learned can make him feel safe. Because the effect of the processed guide pheromone agent is better than the effect of his current pill formula by the system, Xi¨¤o Mu wants to study pharmacy even more deeply now. If he could learn the necessary, he can make Level S medicine by himself. Inspired by Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s words, Xie Bei said, ¡°So, we need to feel the resistance before we can stop? I never know how much spiritual power is needed to inject in the agents before this.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°The more spiritual power the guide pheromone agent can absorb, the higher its efficiency. Injecting the spiritual power until you can feel the resistance means you have reached the threshold for absorption.¡± Xie Bei couldn¡¯t wait to try by himself and took a guide pheromone agent with 1,000 points. 2 minutes later, he stopped the injection and put the guide pheromone agent on the measurement device: 1,700 points. He happily said, ¡°Previously, whenever I work with this type of guide pheromone agent, the maximum I could go was only 1,500 points.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu took the guide pheromone agent and inserted his filament; trying to inject more spiritual power. He only injected a little and put it back in the measurement device: 2,000 points Xie Bei is stunned, ¡°I stopped because I could feel the resistance.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pondered for a while before saying, ¡°Maybe when you are slightly aware of the resistance, try to slow down the injection speed.¡± Xie Bei tried again, this time the effect is even better; reaching 1,800 points. He tried several more times and seemed to get hold of the feeling. Finally, the effect of the finished product reached 1,900 points. The rest of the guides in the classroom are inspired by the conversation between the two of them. Some people kept making exclamations of surprise, saying that the effect of injected agents is higher than before. Seeing the progress, the staff of the academy smiled. He excitedly stretched out to hold Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand to express gratitude. But before his hand could touch Xi¨¤o Mu, he is blocked by Leo and is glared at the same time. The staff is startled, then he laughed in embarrassment a few times before taking back his hand. He only looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and praised, ¡°You are so powerful. Now that the effect of the agents is improved, the medicine the sentinels need will be reduced accordingly. The situation of the empire will get better and better in the future.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu politely said a few words in response. Seeing that the guides are making the medicine seriously, and seeing them excited because of the increase in the effectiveness of the medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He said goodbye to Qi Sai and left Golden Tower with Leo. Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu returned to their apartment, and Xi¨¤o Mu took a bath before taking an afternoon nap. He had this habit to take naps in the afternoon. After all, he did ¡®exercises¡¯ with Leo in the morning, so he is quite tired by now. When Xi¨¤o Mu woke up, he saw Leo sitting on the sofa by the balcony. Leo¡¯s side profile is defined and angular, looking cold and hard. Leo is looking at his terminal, raising his hand to type replies to the messages. At the same time, his reply is accompanied by a sneer. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to laugh somehow, this expression is too familiar in his eyes. Leo turned his head when he heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s voice, and his expression softened instantly, ¡°Did you sleep well?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu got up from bed and changed into lighter clothes. He walked over to Leo and sat on the armrest of the sofa. Then, he put one hand on Leo¡¯s shoulder and looked at his terminal. When Xi¨¤o Mu saw the message in the terminal, he is taken aback, ¡°It¡¯s about Mitte?¡± The top news is Planet Yan¡¯s headline. Planet Yan¡¯s youngest politician, Miller, recently enjoyed a burst of support, but unexpectedly suffered a downfall due to his bonded guide attacking White Tower. Then, he was found almost dying and got thrown onto the main road in front of the Mi family¡¯s residence. Miller¡¯s spiritual power suffered extreme damages and he is in a coma. Seeing this, the Mi family¡¯s head is extremely sad. He couldn¡¯t even stand properly upon hearing the news and had to be supported by his subordinates. ¡°This information should be correct,¡± Leo said. ¡°I contacted Thornton and he soon found out that Mitte and Miller were cousins. The Mi family¡¯s head was originally Mitte¡¯s father. Later, Mitte¡¯s family of 3 died in a fire accident but Mitte is saved by someone and survived.¡± After Leo finished speaking, he sneered, ¡°Thornton said last time that he thought Mitte looked familiar but he never bother to check his identity. So, accidents happened in his territory now because he is incompetent.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu poked the side of Leo¡¯s face with a finger, ¡°Don¡¯t rant.¡± Leo turned his head and bit on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s finger. He did not use any force but held it gently in his mouth. Then, Leo licked the finger with the tip of his tongue before releasing it. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand trembled, and he curled his fingers into a fist. He said helplessly, ¡°Don¡¯t mess around.¡± Leo humphed, ¡°You are the one messing with me,¡± he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You don¡¯t like the way I speak?¡± Seeing Leo with a serious face, Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°No, but don¡¯t forget, Mitte did cause several major incidents in Zone A1.¡± Leo thought of the time when Mitte almost killed Xi¨¤o Mu, and his face turned cold, ¡°When I get my hands on him, I will make him suffer.¡± Previously, they kept Mitte around to add a layer of safety during the dimensional jump. Right now, Mitte is completely useless to them. In Leo¡¯s eyes, Mitte is only an interstellar criminal. After Leo said that, he scrolled down the news, ¡°That one is earlier news. After Miller, 5 other people suffered similar consequences. They were all dying and were thrown on the road at the door of their house. These people were the ones who helped the current Mi family¡¯s head to secure his place.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu puzzledly asked, ¡°Thornton didn¡¯t arrange for someone to guard them?¡± Such an obvious act of retaliation, the targets are apparent. It stands to reason that if something wrong happened, the military will definitely arrange someone to guard the rest of the people who Mitte has not had time to deal with. ¡°Those people were kidnapped in advance. The military only has traces of the people who threw these injured men at the door of their residence and they are all known lawbreakers. Thornton is following the clues from money trails.¡± ¡°They act so arrogantly, so the military will find them soon.¡± Leo wasn¡¯t too worried. Xi¨¤o Mu thought about the advanced level of science and technology in this world and felt that it would not be too difficult to find someone, especially when they are sure that the person is in Planet Yan. However, in the next few days, Mitte seemed to have disappeared into thin air. There is no news about him at all. In the meantime, except for Planet Yao, other planets encountered 1 or 2 more spiritual attacks. Zhao¡¯s company delayed the production of other equipment and quickly produced a batch of quantum examination devices. The military departments, as well as the Golden Tower, White Tower, and Imperial Military Academy became their largest customers. Guides and sentinels across the empire are examined and they found 2 more controlled people, both of which have been released from control by Xi¨¤o Mu. The output of guide medicine in the empire has increased, and its effectiveness has been enhanced. Sentinels who are injured by the spiritual attack is no longer lack medicine. Everything has returned to normal, and the atmosphere in the empire has become much more relaxed. When the other planets heard that Xi¨¤o Mu could release the mind control, they all secretly envied that Planet Yao is lucky to have a god-level guide. They all sent invitations to Xi¨¤o Mu, hoping that he could go to their planet as a guest, but they were all rejected. The other planets also knew about the existence of the quantum examination device, and hurriedly contacted the Zhao company to purchase it. However, even the orders within the empire are hard to fulfill so Zhao¡¯s company has no extra to be sold to the other planets at all. The only thing that makes the other planets happy is that they managed to buy Planet Yao¡¯s guide pheromone agent. Although the number is not too large, at least they got something for their situation. At this moment of interstellar chaos, businessmen with a keen sense of smell will want to take the opportunity to make money, but the technology of the equipment and medicine is in the hands of Planet Yao. Hence, for a while, they can only watch as Zhao¡¯s company and the research institute become prosperous in their business. Some businessmen thought of other ways and offered to cooperate with Zhao. When Zhao Sheng heard what the person from the other side of the call said, his expression remained unchanged, ¡°There are many people who want to share a piece of the cake with us, why should I cooperate with you?¡± ¡°President Zhao,¡± the voice on the other side is slow and he seemed to be chuckling, ¡°You may have heard of my company. I only make profits from the difference and don¡¯t do the production. I will never become a competitor of Zhao¡¯s.¡± ¡°Nowadays, many planets are very interested in your company¡¯s products. If you want to sell them outside, you have to open up new production lines. I can provide all-inclusive services, but you must sell them to me at a discounted price.¡± Zhao Sheng looked at the identity of the other party displayed on the virtual screen: Y¨®u M¨° of the Forest Interstellar Trading Company. ¡°I have indeed heard about you, but you got the wrong person this time as I am out of stock for sale.¡± ¡°Is that so? Then how about we carry out another cooperation? I want to buy the design drawings of your company¡¯s quantum examination device and become the manufacturer of your company¡¯s products. Your Zhao company only needs to assign supervisors. I will absolutely guarantee the quality and will not damage Zhao¡¯s reputation.¡± Zhao Sheng: ¡°If I wanted to manufacture it outside, why don¡¯t I just find a manufacturing company to cooperate with?¡± The other party chuckled, ¡°If I become the manufacturer, your Zhao company won¡¯t need to consider foreign trade channels at all. I can solve it in a one-stop manner. Zhao¡¯s company is the first company I considered when I decided to expand my business scope. I am very sincere.¡± After thinking, Zhao Sheng said, ¡°I will discuss with the board of directors. I will contact you again later.¡± CH 83 Chapter 83 Seeking help The situation in the empire is improving and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s life returned to regular. However, the people from the base hadn¡¯t been caught yet. Just in case anything happens, Xi¨¤o Mu stayed in his apartment most of the time and didn¡¯t go out. Other than dealing with Delish¡¯s matter in the morning, he spends the rest of his time exercising, making medicine, and reclaiming land for medicinal plants. Delish¡¯s current situation is what Xi¨¤o Mu had previously expected. Almost all the guides chose to cooperate with the research institute instead. Delish has no more new guide collaborators. So far there are only 18 collaborators, including Gu Miao and Hawke. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t mind and left a message to Zhao Meng ¨C if someone wanted to end their cooperation, they will agree unconditionally. Xi¨¤o Mu started the company to promote guide-made medicine anyway, and the admin fee they charged from the guide collaborators¡¯ sale did not make much money for the company. Now that guide-made medicines jointly produced by the Research Institute and Golden Tower are known to the entire interstellar, Xi¨¤o Mu does not need to continue promoting it anymore. At present, there are a lot of low-level guide medicines with no side effects on the market. Xi¨¤o Mu decided to change the development direction of Delish and take the boutique/premium route. They will still continue to sell their current collaborator¡¯s medicine but he himself will not make low-level medicine in the future, focusing on high-efficiency medicine. The effectiveness of the most advanced guide pheromone agent in the institute is the same as the efficacy of the system-activated latest formula. It could recover 5,000 points and Xi¨¤o Mu can make a lot of it at any time. The institute, on the other hand, does not have many finished products so this market (for high recovery medicine) is almost entirely his. If you can think of it, you should just do it. And so, Xi¨¤o Mu went and made 200 intermediate high-grade healing pills right away, pricing at 100,000 star coins each. The efficacy is 5,000 points and strictly regulated. Only sentinels and guides with at least Level B (7,000 points) and above could buy. Not only that, but Xi¨¤o Mu also specifically stated that it can only be used when one¡¯s spiritual power is at a low value and the purchase requires real-name authentication. Xi¨¤o Mu set Xiaojin to conduct real-name authentication for customers who purchase intermediate high-grade medicines and make sure that the precautions are clearly stated and will not lead to breakthrough events before putting the medicines on the shelves in Delish¡¯s site. Delish¡¯s goods are small in quantity and there are many similar guide medicines on the market now. Adding to the fact that Xi¨¤o Mu hasn¡¯t been selling the medicine he personally made in the store recently, there are a lot fewer people following Delish¡¯s update than before. A sentinel who has been following Delish¡¯s update heard the reminder of an update. He immediately discovered that Delish had put up a new product on the shelves. He is so shocked when he saw the effect of the medicine. A recovery point of 5,000 is comparable to the strongest pheromone agent in the current research institute¡¯s product! However, the high-quality agents are not sold to the public. The annual output is limited, and all are supplied to the upper ranks of the military. Even during the stable period, the extra medicine will only be stored for future use. Most sentinels who can reach Level B in spiritual power belong in an army. When fighting outside, this highly effective healing medicine is like replenishing half their lives instantly. Therefore, when the sentinel saw that there are only 200 pills in stock, he used the fastest hand speed in his life to place an order and fill in his information to purchase. The sentinel breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prompt of a successful purchase. Only then did he remember to remind his good brothers to place an order quickly. This is life-saving medicine. He is about to switch the screen to find the address book, and he saw that the number of remaining goods in the quantity column had become zero. At the same time, his good brother sent him a call request. The sentinel swiped to connect, and there is a loud roar of excitement in his ear immediately. ¡°Delish has released a new medicine with recovery of 5,000 points. Oh my god, that 1 pill alone can restore most of my spiritual power in an instant. I couldn¡¯t grab any, I couldn¡¯t! I am so angry with myself. I only went away to take a sip of water just now. Why is my hand speed so slow? What use is this pair of hands for?¡± The sentinel tried to calm his good brother again and again, ¡°Don¡¯t get agitated, there always be tomorrow!¡± ¡°¡­You, why are you so calm? Have you not heard clearly, the effect of the medicine¡­¡± ¡°I heard clearly,¡± the sentinel interrupted. He couldn¡¯t help but say with joy, ¡°I got one.¡± ¡°End of friendship, goodbye!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know that his medicine had caused a tragic comedy of a friendship. After putting the medicine on the shelves, he turned off his terminal and leaned on the sofa. He proceeds to go into the system¡¯s vegetable plot to reclaim the 7th piece of land. The hardest part of this for Xi¨¤o Mu is reclaiming the land. He can¡¯t ask for help, so he can only do it himself. However, considering the convenience of systematic harvesting, planting, and the speed at which the herbs mature, Xi¨¤o Mu feels that the hard work is worth it. If the farmer grandpas had this system, they would have to wake up with a smile in their dreams. So, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he should be content. After working in the system for almost 5 hours, Xi¨¤o Mu finally completed the cultivation of the 7th piece of land. He planted Jinchuang grass in all of the available lands and then exited the system. When Xi¨¤o Mu is out, he is sweating profusely. His face is red, and his body is full of fatigue. His clothes stuck tightly against his back with sweat, which made him feel particularly uncomfortable. Xi¨¤o Mu frowned and unbuttoned his collar. The heat dissipated a bit and he felt better. Leo entered the bedroom at this moment and is surprised to see Xi¨¤o Mu looking like this. He quickly placed his hand against Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, ¡°Do you feel sick?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I just did some exercise.¡± Leo glanced at the clean and tidy room, and asked in doubt, ¡°What exercise?¡± Then, suddenly realized something, Leo¡¯s eyes darkened instantly and stayed locked on Xi¨¤o Mu tightly. Xi¨¤o Mu only felt that Leo¡¯s eyes on him seemed to be on fire. He pressed his palm at Leo¡¯s face and pushed his face to the side. Feeling angry and amused at the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°I¡¯m very tired, don¡¯t even think about it.¡± Leo grabbed his hand and started nibbling along his fingertips. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body trembled. Leo stared at Xi¨¤o Mu aggressively while biting him, and did not speak until he bit at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist. ¡°This kind of exercise is not allowed to be done by yourself in the future. Wait for me to come back.¡± After Leo said that, he increased the strength of biting Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wrist. Xi¨¤o Mu noticed a slight pain and moved his wrist. Leo licked the spot to appease Xi¨¤o Mu and released his finger. Then, his eyes narrowed dangerously when he asked, ¡°Since you are doing ¡®it¡¯ alone, are you telling me that I didn¡¯t fully satisfy you?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt inexplicable at first. He needed to enter the system to reclaim the land, so why would he wait for Leo to come back first? It¡¯s not like Leo can go into the system anyway. But after hearing the latter part of the sentence, Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly realized what Leo meant. Leo thought the ¡®exercise¡¯ he said is those unspeakable actions. Xi¨¤o Mu blushed even more. With embarrassment in his tone this time, he kicked Leo, ¡°What are you thinking about, I, I didn¡¯t¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t continue and reached out to push Leo, ¡°Get up, I¡¯m sweating all over my body. It¡¯s so uncomfortable.¡± Leo raised his eyebrows. Knowing that Xi¨¤o Mu is thin-skinned, he did not say anything. He carried Xi¨¤o Mu and went directly to the bathroom. While waiting for the hot water to be filled, he undressed Xi¨¤o Mu. When Leo grasped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s belt, he paused. Half-kneeling on the ground, Leo glanced at the pants then raised his head, wondering out loud, ¡°What did you do exactly in the room?¡± Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s pants looked normal and doesn¡¯t smell like what he thought would be, Leo understood that he misunderstood Xi¨¤o Mu just now. Xi¨¤o Mu is so embarrassed by Leo¡¯s posture that he kicked at his waist with his foot, ¡°Can¡¯t I do push-ups? Go out.¡± Unfortunately, Xi¨¤o Mu underestimated the intensity of digging the ground for 5 consecutive hours. One of his standing feet felt sore and his knees bent, causing him to fall forward. Leo hugged him with his arms and didn¡¯t go out. Instead, he continued his previous action and strip-ped him nekid. Next, Leo carried Xi¨¤o Mu into the hot tub and sat on the edge to massage his sore arms. Surrounding by warm water, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s tiredness dissipated a lot. Leo¡¯s massage felt particularly comfortable to his sore arms, and he couldn¡¯t help sighing. Hearing that, a fire lit up in Leo¡¯s eyes. He lifted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin, leaned over, and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu fiercely. After a long while when Leo finally let go, there is a silver thread between their mouths, and the temperature in the bathroom rose instantly. ¡°You looking like this, don¡¯t seduce me.¡± Leo reminded in a dark voice. Xi¨¤o Mu panted lightly and glared at Leo. Considering that his current voice is not suitable, he didn¡¯t say anything. He is too tired, in case Leo can¡¯t help it, it is himself who suffers. Leo assisted Xi¨¤o Mu to finish his shower. He dried Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair, wrapped him in a large bath towel, and put him on the bed to let him rest. Then he turned back and took a long cold shower. When Leo returned from the bedroom, Xi¨¤o Mu is already asleep. He stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sleeping face, his blue eyes are particularly gentle. When Xi¨¤o Mu woke up, the sky has already turned dim. He quickly got up but his waist is wrapped by a big hand, ¡°Slow down, what¡¯s the hurry? I¡¯ve already been waiting for some time anyway.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback, then turned to face Leo, ¡°Why are you waiting for a long time?¡± Leo: ¡°I didn¡¯t tell you? I came back in the afternoon to pick you up. The marshal from Planet Hao took his comatose partner to Planet Yao secretly, asking your help to treat him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glared at Leo, ¡°You didn¡¯t say! Why only now are you talking about such an important thing?!¡± As Xi¨¤o Mu said that, he pushed Leo away, and Leo handed him his clothes, ¡°You were so tired before, and if you give someone treatment, can you stand it? Qiao has seen the patient. He said the person is in a similar situation to my grandfather before. It¡¯s okay. When you treat my grandpa, you always go in with energetically, but come out exhausted.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hands that are buttoning clothes paused and Xi¨¤o Mu smiled at Leo, ¡°I¡¯m fine now. I was just physically tired earlier, and it has nothing to do with spiritual power.¡± Leo reached out and fastened the remaining buttons for Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°You are the most important person to me. I don¡¯t care about them.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu embraced Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck and kissed him on his lips, ¡°Then how about we go to see the marshal¡¯s wife after dinner?¡± The two met Planet Hao¡¯s people at 7.30 pm. To Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s surprise, Dean He from the research institute is also present. The marshal from Planet Hao, Hao Mian looked very young. He has dark skin but is very handsome, with a deep appearance. Hao Mian¡¯s eyes are bloodshot, and he obviously hadn¡¯t rested for a long time. He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°As long as you can save him, the medicinal materials that Planet Hao sells to Planet Yao every year will be doubled.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is puzzled to hear that but Dean He looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes, ¡°The main medicinal materials of the research institute¡¯s advanced pheromone agent are produced by Planet Hao. The research institute will take all the medicinal materials if there are extras.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu finally understood. No wonder Dean He is here. But Ren said at this moment, ¡°The patient is treated by Xi¨¤o Mu, so the extra medicinal materials will be handed to Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°I will try my best.¡± Hao Mian led Xi¨¤o Mu to a bedroom. On the bed, there is a man with a medium build and still some fat baby on his face. Qiao stood at the end of the bed. On each side of the bed stood a Planet Hao¡¯s high-level sentinel soldier. When Qiao saw Xi¨¤o Mu, he sighed, ¡°His spiritual state was extensively damaged. If it weren¡¯t for the case of Lieutenant General Louis, I would have declared death directly.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the spiritual state displayed by the quantum examination device. The entire spiritual state is black, with only a filament left shimmering. Hao Mian looked at the person on the bed. Holding a fist, he pleaded, ¡°Please heal Merry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu acknowledged with an ¡®En¡¯ and checked Merry¡¯s situation. His situation is the same as Louis¡¯s. His red bar representing spiritual power is black in color, and the remaining value is only 1. At that time, Louis had a strong desire to survive, and he went directly into fake death. Since Merry is still alive in this situation, he obviously also has a strong desire to survive. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power is now higher than before, and his endurance is stronger. He estimated a date and said to Hao Mian, ¡°The treatment will take about 4 days.¡± Hao Mian abruptly turned to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°He can really be saved?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°I will start treatment now, please don¡¯t disturb me in the process.¡± For the next few days, Xi¨¤o Mu treated Merry every day. The output of new medicine is affected, and only 50 pills are available for sale every day. Many people expressed in the message area that there are too few stocks but Xi¨¤o Mu could only express helplessness. He discussed with Dean He and sold all the excess materials to the research institute, which they will give him a quarter of the produced pheromone agents in return. Thinking of the Level S guide pheromone agent that will be put on store shelves in the future, Xi¨¤o Mu feels that it is not a loss to sell a little less medicine these days. CH 84 Chapter 84 New finding Planet Hao¡¯s marshal wife Merry woke up on the 4th day of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s treatment. The moment he sat up, Hao Mian silently pulled him into a hug. Merry seemed to be stunned, with confusion and bewilderment in his eyes. Qiao pulled Hao Mian away and said, ¡°Let me check first and make sure he is okay. You can continue after that.¡± Hao Mian is concerned about Merry¡¯s physical condition and didn¡¯t mind Qiao¡¯s attitude. He stepped aside to let Qiao check, but his gaze stayed on Merry¡¯s face. Merry¡¯s expression looked dark and he didn¡¯t meet Hao Mian¡¯s eyes, silently letting Qiao check him. Merry is very cooperative and looked very well-behaved. Qiao couldn¡¯t help but whisper to Xi¨¤o Mu after the examination, ¡°The result looked normal, but why do I feel like something is wrong with his behavior?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu also felt that something is wrong, so he reached out filament to examine Merry¡¯s spiritual state carefully. Sensing his filament, Merry found that he didn¡¯t repel him at all, and looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a little surprise in his eyes. After making sure that Merry¡¯s spiritual state has been repaired, he smiled at him, ¡°Do you feel uncomfortable in any way?¡± Merry shook his head. His voice sounded hoarse when he replied, ¡°Are you the god-level guide of Planet Yao? Did you save me?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded: ¡°It¡¯s me, but the main reason for saving you is because Planet Hao¡¯s marshal came to Planet Yao to ask for help, and he gave me some benefits.¡± Hearing that, Merry¡¯s eyebrows moved, seeming a little surprised. He gripped his fist, and turned his head to look at Hao Mian, ¡°You¡­ why did you want to save me? You didn¡¯t see him?¡± ¡°Him?¡± Hao Mian frowned, ¡°Who are you talking about?¡± Merry¡¯s eyes dimmed and he forced a smile, ¡°Sure enough, if you saw him, how could you still be so good to me?¡± Hao Mian frowned. He stepped forward and took Merry¡¯s hand, ¡°Merry, what are you talking about? We have been together for so many years, are you suspicious of my feelings to you?¡± Merry stared at his hand and pursed his lips, ¡°He¡¯s back, he¡¯s not dead.¡± Hao Mian finally realized who Merry was talking about, and became silent for a moment, ¡°You mean Y¨®u M¨°?¡± Merry retracted his hand and nodded, ¡°Yes, but he has changed. He¡­ hates me. It¡¯s me who took everything from him. You and he liked each other. I¡¯m just a step-in 3rd party.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think about it,¡± Hao Mian said solemnly, ¡°It has nothing to do with you. Even if he wanted to blame someone, he can only blame me. When did you meet him?¡± Merry¡¯s face changed slightly, ¡°After I returned from White Tower, I suffered injuries in my spiritual state and in bad spirits. Then I received his message and he came in person later.¡± When Merry thought of this, he tilted his head. It seemed that except for Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s intentional injury to him, he didn¡¯t remember other things clearly. He looked puzzled at Hao Mian, ¡°He came to the marshal¡¯s mansion, how could you not see him?¡± Hao Mian: ¡°I was dealing with the matter regarding White Tower at that time, maybe I missed him.¡± Merry frowned. He doesn¡¯t know why, but he felt that it is strange. The scene when Y¨®u M¨° appeared in front of him is a bit awkward. Moreover, Merry looked around and wondered how did he get into a coma? He suffer spiritual injuries after returning from White Tower but he had no impression of what he did. However, there were many eyewitnesses, and facts proved that he did launch an attack at White Tower. Merry was very scared and uneasy. Hao Mian did not allow him to go out. In his room, he went online and saw a lot of people cursing him. It makes him feel particularly uncomfortable. Later, he received the message sent from Y¨®u M¨°. At first, Merry was still very excited, but after seeing the content, he only felt pain in his heart. During those 2 days, he was in a bad state of mind, but he is always sober. The scene of meeting Y¨®u M¨° was a bit vague, but Merry remembered Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s face clearly. Then, he couldn¡¯t remember anything afterward. How did he fall into a coma? Merry couldn¡¯t help but ask, and Hao Mian answered, ¡°Your spiritual state is terrible at the time. When I got home, you had already fallen into a coma. I heard that Planet Yao¡¯s god-level guide is very powerful. After making the necessary arrangement, I brought you over here.¡± Merry¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°White Tower¡­ How about the sentinels of White Tower?¡± Hao Mian gripped his fist, ¡°It¡¯s not your fault because you were controlled at that time. Now that you wake up, Xi¨¤o Mu can help you release the mind control.¡± Merry immediately looked at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Is what he said is true?¡± ¡°Yes, all those guides who made the attack are under mind control. In fact, according to the information we got at the base, you should have been under their control for a long time,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu soothed, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it will be lifted now.¡± Merry thought of Ren¡¯s previous interstellar meeting and looked ashamed, ¡°If I had listened to Marshal Ren at that time, I wouldn¡¯t have made a big mistake.¡± Merry said, frowning: ¡°But I don¡¯t know why. At that time, I actually wanted to listen to Marshal Ren¡¯s reminder, but then I went to the White Tower in the end.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked, ¡°Do you remember anything when you were at the base?¡± Merry shook his head, ¡°No, in my memory, I haven¡¯t been to any base at all.¡± ¡°Then has your spiritual power suddenly increased?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked. Merry¡¯s eyelashes trembled quickly, and he glanced at Hao Mian, ¡°Yes, it was a period of time when I was away from home on a trip to relax myself. After I returned, my spiritual power became much higher.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°The memory of this period of time should have been tampered with. I will release the control for you now. You should be able to wake up later.¡± Merry nodded, Xi¨¤o Mu used Breeze Dew on Merry. Merry fell unconscious and Xi¨¤o Mu entered his spiritual state. After the treatment, Merry did not wake up immediately, but frowned in pain and muttered unintelligible words, seemingly scared. Hao Mian embraced Merry worriedly, stroking his face and calling his name. After a while, Merry recovered to his senses. His face looked pale as if he had a nightmare. ¡°Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?¡± Hao Mian asked anxiously upon seeing Merry¡¯s dazed appearance. Merry¡¯s eyes moved, and then suddenly turned red. Tears fell in big drops, ¡°It was him, it was him! He didn¡¯t come to laugh at me, he came to take revenge on me.¡± Merry lifted his hand to wipe away the tears, and grabbed Hao Mian¡¯s collar, ¡°I remember it now. I didn¡¯t go anywhere during that time. I was caught to an experimental base. My spiritual power was constantly stimulated, and then I broke through. After that, I was sent back to Planet Hao.¡± ¡°He was the one who caught me, Y¨®u M¨°! He hates me, he must hate me to death. He actually harmed so many people in order to retaliate against me.¡± Merry¡¯s face looked pale, and the hand holding Hao Mian¡¯s collar loosened slightly, ¡°No, his purpose is to deal with all sentinels and guides. We must stop him.¡± ¡°The person you are talking about is called Y¨®u M¨°?¡± Qiao asked while listening to the gossip. Merry nodded, ¡°Do you know him?¡± Qiao opened his terminal and called up a stack of materials, ¡°Mr. Zhao contacted me yesterday and said that he will be going to open a branch factory and he would give the design drawing of the quantum examination device to the person in charge of the new factory. If I remember correctly, that person is called Y¨®u M¨°. We made an appointment to meet at noon today.¡± ¡°Opening the factory?¡± Merry sounded unsure. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s just someone with the same name. The Y¨®u M¨° I know studies spiritual power at the base.¡± Qiao also felt that it would not be the same person, ¡°It should be just a coincidence. If he dares came to Planet Yao so boldly, won¡¯t he be too courageous?!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and disagreed, ¡°Not necessarily. Leo has been in contact with the military personnel from various planets responsible for arresting the people related to the base recently. However, there is no trace of them at all anywhere. Since they are so good at hiding themselves, it is very likely that they have a legit identity on the surface as a cover.¡± Qiao pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°It makes sense. Wait, I¡¯ll ask for more information.¡± As he said that, Qiao sent a message to Zhao Sheng to ask about Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s information. It didn¡¯t take long before Zhao Sheng sent it over, with a two-inch photo in the upper left corner of the information. Qiao gave the photo to Merry, ¡°Is that him?¡± Merry¡¯s face changed instantly, his face tensed as he said, ¡°It¡¯s him.¡± Hearing that, Qiao looked surprised and met Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. No one expected to find out something about people from the base so easily. The other party is so bold and obviously confident in themselves, so even if they knew about the identity, they still didn¡¯t dare to take it lightly. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help asking Merry, ¡°When he last saw you, did he give you the fatal blow?¡± Merry nodded, ¡°Yes, I even thought I was dead.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°For you to be still alive, it¡¯s probably because you have a strong desire to live.¡± Merry glanced at Hao Mian, then quickly looked down, ¡°All thanks to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and didn¡¯t say anything. Opening his terminal, he contacted Leo and told him about Y¨®u M¨°. Leo asked him about the situation and reminded him to pay attention to safety. Then he arranged for his subordinates to make an arrest. ¡­ On the other side, Hawke is walking around the mall, accompanied by Gu Miao. There are 2 bodyguards behind each of them, with a lot of things held in their hands. Hawke held Gu Miao¡¯s hand in dissatisfaction and said, ¡°Cousin is too careful. I don¡¯t like anyone following us around at all.¡± Gu Miao whispered, ¡°It¡¯s for our own good.¡± As they passed by a clothing shop, Hawke didn¡¯t bother to complain anymore. His eyes are glued to the white suit display with beaming eyes, ¡°Look, doesn¡¯t this look handsome on Lyle?¡± Gu Miao pondered for a while and nodded, ¡°It should suit him well.¡± Hawke hurried in and chose 3 sets of suits for him and Lyle each in the shop. After paying for it, he gave the bags to the bodyguards to carry. Gu Miao saw that the bodyguards¡¯ hands are full of things and persuaded, ¡°Let¡¯s go back first.¡± Hawke said, ¡°What¡¯s there to do after we return home? Didn¡¯t cousin say that he would be free after a business meeting at noon today? We can have our lunch outside, and then cousin could come to pick us up after his meeting.¡± He added, ¡°I still have a lot of things to buy!¡± After that, Hawke glanced around and pointed to the opposite corner. ¡°There is a fruit juice seller. I¡¯m so thirsty. You just stand here and wait for me to buy it.¡± ¡°Young master, let me buy it!¡± A bodyguard said. Hawke glanced at the things in the bodyguard¡¯s hand. Then he smiled and waved, ¡°No need, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± Hawke swiftly rushed to the drink shop. Hawke bought the juice he and Gu Miao liked to drink. When he is about to leave, from the corner of his eyes, he saw Xi¨¤o Mu being walked out from the other door with a hand on his shoulders. The posture seemed like he is being forced. Hawke got taken aback and turned around. As he chased behind Xi¨¤o Mu, he called out, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu!¡± Gu Miao and the bodyguards waited for a while. Then, one of the bodyguards noticed that something is wrong. The person who entered the shop behind Hawke had already come out, but he had not seen Hawke. ¡°Madam, I¡¯ll go take a look.¡± At the same time, Xi¨¤o Mu just finished contacting Leo, and he suddenly received an unfamiliar message. ¡°If you want your friend to live, just do what I said.¡± Attached in the message is a photo of an unconscious Hawke. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s expression changed in an instant, and another message arrived right away, accompanied by a map, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone. Get rid of the guards, and come to the location of the map.¡± CH 85 Chapter 85 Arrest Xi¨¤o Mu stared intently at the message on the terminal. He is not familiar with Zone A, but he knew about the address on the map. It is the Wilderness Forest where he used to make medicine. The location there is rather isolated. At this hour, it is a working day so there are not many people going there. It is not easy to be discovered if something happens there. Qiao saw Xi¨¤o Mu looking stunned and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? What did Major General Leo say?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly turned off his terminal and smiled reluctantly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I want to go to the bathroom.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu reached the door, he stopped. Clenching his fist, he walked out quickly without saying anything. He can¡¯t let Hawke get into an accident. The other party has superb technology so Xi¨¤o Mu is not sure whether he is being monitored or not. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t dare to do anything, worrying about angering the other party and harming Hawke. It¡¯s not easy to get rid of the guards. People follow him everywhere except in the bathroom. Xi¨¤o Mu went to the bathroom and stared at the bathroom window. He didn¡¯t care too much at this moment. He rolled up his sleeves, pushed the window open, climbed onto the window sill, and jumped down. Just as he has taken 2 steps, he met the patrolling soldiers of the marshal¡¯s mansion. The soldiers knew him and greeted him before returning to their patrol. When Xi¨¤o Mu arrived at the mansion¡¯s door, he is stopped by the guard again. Seeing that there is no guard around Xi¨¤o Mu, the guard said, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, I will call for the guards for you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu waved his hand, ¡°No need, they are helping me with things. I just need to go to the aircraft to get something. I will be back soon.¡± The guard didn¡¯t say anything and watched as Xi¨¤o Mu gets on the aircraft. After a while, the guard in charge of guarding the aircraft got off the ship. Next, the guard¡¯s complexion changed and he turned to his colleague, ¡°The aircraft is flying.¡± The colleague is at a loss as well, ¡°Didn¡¯t he say he just needs to get something and will be back soon?¡± ¡°Something¡¯s wrong, Master Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t have a guard by his side!¡± Just as dumbfounded as them, the guards who had left behind the aircraft are now standing in the ship parking lot. One of them said, ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu took the aircraft away?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t he say he just wants to change his clothes in it?¡± ¡°Stop thinking about it. He doesn¡¯t have a guard by his side now, it¡¯s too dangerous. I will contact the boss.¡± When Ah Da received the news, he kicked open the bathroom door. Looking at the wide-open window, he ground his teeth. As he is arranging for his people to track the aircraft, Ah Da rushed to Merry¡¯s room and glared at Qiao. ¡°What happened? How could Master Xi¨¤o Mu be controlled?¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s unusual behavior, the first thing that Ah Da thought of is Xi¨¤o Mu being caught under mind control. ¡°What?¡± Qiao was shocked. ¡°Didn¡¯t he say he just wants to go to the bathroom?¡± ¡°He drove the aircraft and left by himself.¡± Ah Da gritted his teeth. Qiao felt puzzled, ¡°After he treated Merry, he looked fine¡­ By the way, he seemed to have received a message before he left, and his face didn¡¯t seem to be good.¡± Ah Da¡¯s face turned dark, ¡°It must be an instruction from the person who controls Master Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Qiao also felt that it is possible, and urged, ¡°Contact Leo. He should have sent someone to monitor ¡®that person¡¯ by now. Tell him to capture the person before Xi¨¤o Mu arrives.¡± Ah Da was not in the room earlier so he didn¡¯t know about Y¨®u M¨°. He asked with a start, ¡°You know who is the mastermind?¡± Qiao nodded, but Ah Da did not ask any further and contacted Leo. When Leo heard that something is wrong with Xi¨¤o Mu, his voice almost freeze. He looked at the person he is monitoring on the virtual screen in front of him with cold eyes. ¡°Continue to track the aircraft, don¡¯t act rashly yet.¡± After Leo finished speaking with Ah Da, he gave an order to other people, ¡°Do it.¡± Then, after a moment of thought, considering that Xi¨¤o Mu is very likely to be controlled by someone, but he(XM) himself is the only one who can release the control, Leo added, ¡°Don¡¯t kill him.¡± The mastermind shouldn¡¯t be harmed for time being. Sitting in the living room of a luxury hotel suite drinking red wine, Y¨®u M¨° lowered his head to take a sip of the wine. When he looked up, there are 4 sentinels in black military uniforms standing beside him. He raised his eyebrows, glanced at the intact door and the rope hanging down from the window. Putting down the wine glass, Y¨®u M¨° raised his hands and chuckled. ¡°Are you doing training here? Sorry, I didn¡¯t know this suite was expropriated. I will change rooms now.¡± At this moment, another person walked in through the door. Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s gaze changed imperceptibly, with a little regret. It¡¯s a pity, this person didn¡¯t die in Planet Lu. Leo¡¯s expression is icy as he said, ¡°Y¨®u M¨°, the boss of the Forest Interstellar Trading company in name, but actually a member of the Planet Lu¡¯s experimental base, the creator of this interstellar chaos, right?¡± ¡°Wrong,¡± Y¨®u M¨° answered with a smile, ¡°This officer, I am the boss of Forest Interstellar Trading company, but I have never heard of the base you mentioned. This time I sincerely came to Planet Yao is to cooperate with the Zhao family. Also, the content of our cooperation is an important part of helping to solve this chaos too!¡± Leo said coldly, ¡°Search.¡± The 4 sentinels immediately searched the suite in detail but found nothing. Y¨®u M¨° smiled innocently, ¡°I am a good citizen. My ID card and business license are all legit.¡± Leo¡¯s gaze at Y¨®u M¨° is like icicles. He opened his terminal to ask Ah Da about Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s current location and learned that Xi¨¤o Mu is getting farther and farther from the city center. The destination is obviously not this apartment. ¡°Grab him and seize everything. Let the technicians come to disconnect his terminal and check the space storage on him.¡± Leo issued orders one after another. Hearing that, Y¨®u M¨° smiled stiffly. He didn¡¯t expect that Leo would enforce the law so crudely like this. Seeing the sentinels acted, he said coldly, ¡°This is not in compliance with the laws, I want to report you.¡± Leo sneered, ¡°Report as you like.¡± The corner of Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s mouth is still slightly raised, and there is irony in his eyes, ¡°What shitty laws? It is just to restrain us ordinary people, and it really doesn¡¯t matter for you sentinels!¡± Leo snorted coldly, ¡°Stop pretending, no matter how good your acting is, it¡¯s useless. We have witnesses, and the evidence will be supplemented one by one. Denying is useless.¡± ¡°Witness?¡± Y¨®u M¨° sneered, ¡°I think you simply found random people as witnesses, you want to place false accusation on me?¡± ¡°The wife of Planet Hao¡¯s marshal is not someone we can casually find.¡± After Leo finished speaking, seeing Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s expression changed suddenly, he let out a cold sneer. Gesturing with his chin, his men immediately grabbed Y¨®u M¨°. A crack appeared in Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s smile, ¡°The wife of Planet Hao¡¯s marshal? Are you telling me you got a dead person to accuse me?¡± ¡°Who said he is dead?¡± Leo ignored Y¨®u M¨° and asked his subordinates to take the man to the military prison for a stricter guard. During this moment, Y¨®u M¨° didn¡¯t say anything, but incredulous was shown on his face. Leo frowned. Y¨®u M¨° didn¡¯t threaten him with Xi¨¤o Mu, which is a bit abnormal. Or is it that he didn¡¯t want to admit his identity so he deliberately hide it? Leo didn¡¯t have time to think about the real reason for Y¨®u M¨°. After arranging for his subordinates to contact Ah Da, he drove the aircraft and chased after Xi¨¤o Mu in the direction given by Ah Da. ¡­ After Xi¨¤o Mu set up the route, he sat in the driver¡¯s seat full of worry. He will ask the other party to send a picture of Hawke from time to time to show that Hawke is still safe. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu realized that something is wrong after looking at a few photos. The angles of the photos were all the same as if they weren¡¯t taken on the spot but by a fixed machine. Sending a photo again, the man with quiff hairstyle1 looked unhappy as he complained, ¡°So annoying, it¡¯s really annoying. Hope Mitte can get to him sooner.¡± The person sitting next to the man looks almost exactly the same as Xi¨¤o Mu, even his hair is long and straight, but his face is pale and unconscious. Hearing the man¡¯s voice, the young man¡¯s eyes moved and he half opened his eyes. The memory of not long ago flooded into his mind, and Greene¡¯s eyelashes trembled, face full of guilt. He was taken to a private hospital by Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s people a few days ago. When he woke up, his appearance became almost like Xi¨¤o Mu. At that moment, Greene knew they must want to use him as bait. He wanted to escape but couldn¡¯t and he couldn¡¯t get into contact with Mitte either. At the moment, the quiff hair man asked in annoyance, ¡°Do you want to get Mitte killed? The boss hated his subordinates being affectionate with other people. If you two really got together, nothing good will come out of it for both parties. Mitte already deliberately ignored you before this. You didn¡¯t feel it?¡± ¡°Mitte owed a favor from the boss and he has been active enough to help the boss. Now that you are here, he will only be more dedicated in carrying orders.¡± After that, Greene didn¡¯t dare to try to contact Mitte anymore, just getting panicked by himself. He didn¡¯t want to harm people or let Mitte harm others, but he couldn¡¯t stop it. This morning, the quiff hair man pulled him out and they stayed in the aircraft for a long time. At that time, Greene didn¡¯t understand what they are going to do. Then, he is led to a shop selling drinks. As he is still feeling confused, he heard someone calling out ¡®Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯ behind him. Greene realized what happened at the time and is about to struggle but was made unconscious by the quiff hair guy. Greene looked out of the aircraft. This is a large parking lot but he didn¡¯t know where it is. He turned to ask, ¡°Where is Mitte? How is the person who misrecognized me as Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± The guy glanced at Greene and showed him the picture of Hawke that he had just sent to Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°He¡¯s fine. Don¡¯t be so long-winded. If it wasn¡¯t for Mitte to come over soon, I would like to make you unconscious again.¡± ¡°Where is Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Greene had seen Hawke before in Xi¨¤o Mu photos posted by netizens after Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s identity as the god-level guide was exposed. The two are obviously friends. Greene probably understood in his heart that they used him to capture Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s friend, and the ultimate goal must be Xi¨¤o Mu. The man with quiff hair laughed, ¡°Coming soon and Mitte is there waiting for him.¡± Pointing to the innermost white aircraft, the man continued, ¡°Mitte has the latest creation from the boss. This time, we will definitely finish him once and for all.¡± Then, the man complained, ¡°It¡¯s all because Planet Yao¡¯s inspection is too strict. Otherwise, we can just bring some weapons and can casually settle the matter. That way, we don¡¯t need to use the good things from boss at all.¡± Greene stared at the white aircraft and turned to open the door. He must stop Mitte. The man grabbed Greene¡¯s shoulder and pulled him back to keep him away from the door, ¡°What are you doing?! Be obedient!¡± Greene struggled regardless. The man became angry, he didn¡¯t care whether Mitte will be upset when he saw it and took out an injection device. Next, he stabbed towards Greene. Greene¡¯s eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at the window behind the man, ¡°Mitte!¡± At the moment the man turned his head, Greene gritted his teeth and gathered all his strength to hold the man¡¯s hand. Then, he plunged the syringe into the man¡¯s wrist and pressed down the device. The man turned back his head angrily, ¡°You¡­¡± But the man fell unconscious before he finished speaking. Greene looked at the man tremblingly for 2 seconds before hurriedly getting out of the aircraft. He breathed the air outside and looked at his reflection on the window glass. His confused expression gradually became firmer. But there is a wry smile at the corner of his mouth. Maybe he really is not loved by heaven. He had nothing but himself, but now, he has a person who he wanted to save. Maybe it¡¯s useless, but he has to try it. Then Greene looked at the white aircraft. Mitte, since you are so good to me, does that means you actually care about me, even a little bit? Raw word count: 3139 #EditedMTL #IAmABananaTranslation #AppreciateKofi #AppreciateComments #NoRepostInWattpad #PleaseTurnOffAdblock #ManyThanksForReading CH 86 Chapter 86 Impersonate Xi¨¤o Mu parked the aircraft in the parking lot of Wilderness Forest. Then he opened and enlarged the map sent by the other party. Finally, he confirmed his destination, a white aircraft. Xi¨¤o Mu is almost certain that there will be danger waiting for him in the aircraft because he doesn¡¯t think those people will be looking for him just for a talk. After getting off the aircraft, he thought for a while and established a 3-layer spiritual barrier to prevent any spiritual attacks. Instead of going directly to the white aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu contacted the other party and wanted to talk to Hawke. However, there are no response from the call and he became nervous. Worried that Hawke is in trouble, Xi¨¤o Mu walked slowly towards the white aircraft. Before Xi¨¤o Mu could reach the aircraft, a cry of pain suddenly rang out. Startled, Xi¨¤o Mu saw the door of the white aircraft opened, and someone threw a palm-sized box out from it. At the same time, a strong spiritual attack hit Xi¨¤o Mu and his expression changed. His outermost spiritual barrier is broken right away from the attack. After a while, the second layer is also on the edge of shattering so Xi¨¤o Mu quickly built 2 more barriers. Fortunately, the spiritual attack gradually weakened and disappeared after another 3 minutes. Xi¨¤o Mu breathed out lightly. This is the strongest attack he had ever encountered. Fortunately, it didn¡¯t last long, otherwise, it would be too dangerous. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the white aircraft suspiciously. This attack device is probably aimed at him. Why was it suddenly thrown out? Before the box is thrown out, he didn¡¯t feel the attack at all. The other party is probably worried about being discovered, so something that could isolate the attack is used in the aircraft. The current situation feels unreasonable no matter how Xi¨¤o Mu thinks about it. He hasn¡¯t arrived yet, but the device is already thrown out. Xi¨¤o Mu thought as he walked. Suddenly he stopped and his expression changed. Could it be that Hawke woke up in the middle and had some conflict with the other party? The more he thought about it, the more he felt it is possible. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t take much into consideration anymore. After building the barriers, he walked quickly towards the white aircraft. When Xi¨¤o Mu reached the aircraft, he is stunned by what he saw. The door of the aircraft is open. At a glance, he saw 2 people hugging each other at the door. One of them looked exactly like him at first glance, it¡¯s Greene. Hearing the sound of movement, the person holding Greene turned his head. His face looked abnormally flushed and his eyes are bloodshot. The person¡¯s expression is cold and in despair as if he is not human at all. ¡°Mitte!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu recognized the person at a glance. Hearing that, Mitte blinked. Seemingly thought of something, Mitte quickly hug Greene tightly and turned to Xi¨¤o Mu. He said, ¡°Aren¡¯t your spiritual power very strong? Save him, save him!¡± Mitte hurriedly added, ¡°As long as you save him, I will tell you where your friend is. I will do what I promise.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hesitated for a moment. It is Greene¡¯s current appearance and Mitte¡¯s identity that had to make him think about it. They looked like they had an accident when they are trying to scheme against him. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t move, Mitte¡¯s gaze became icy. He hugged the unconscious Greene, almost roaring at Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Save him! If it wasn¡¯t for you, how could he become like this!¡± ¡°Why is he so stupid? Afraid that you will be killed by me and pretend to be you to suffer,¡± Mitte buried his head on Greene¡¯s shoulders. ¡°The stupidest one is me, I didn¡¯t even notice.¡± There is a strong self-blame in Mitte¡¯s tone, he hadn¡¯t expected Greene to do this at all. Mitte hasn¡¯t seen Greene for a few days. Y¨®u M¨° gave him a new task and asked him to finish off Xi¨¤o Mu. After that, he can see Greene. Mitte was looking forward to it. He knows that Y¨®u M¨° has something to discuss with other people today, which also means he(M) doesn¡¯t need to worry too much about meeting Greene. When ¡®Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯ appeared and asked angrily where his friend was, he started the device without even thinking about it. But when he saw ¡®Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯ holding his head in pain, Mitte immediately realized that something is wrong. This person is not Xi¨¤o Mu, but Greene. He hurriedly put the protective device behind Greene¡¯s ear, but it is too late. Greene has fallen in a coma. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Greene in surprise. In his memory, Greene is timid and shy. They didn¡¯t get along much, and he didn¡¯t understand why Greene did it. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t think too much, he immediately used Pin Hold and Pin Lift on Greene. Then, he probed his filaments into Greene¡¯s spiritual state. Greene is an ordinary person, which generally his spiritual state is very stable. But now that he suddenly got attacked, his spiritual state looked like he was struck by lightning. Xi¨¤o Mu used his skills and let his filaments stay in contact to treat Greene¡¯s spiritual state. Not long after, Greene¡¯s eyelids moved and he opened his eyes. Greene frowned, as if feeling pangs of pain, he closed his eyes again before opening them. Xi¨¤o Mu is standing in front of him, so he saw Xi¨¤o Mu as soon as he opened his eyes. Greene¡¯s body stiffened and he looked back at Mitte. Opening his hands, Greene¡¯s voice sounded weak but anxious, ¡°You can¡¯t hurt him!¡± After he finished speaking, Greene looked back at Xi¨¤o Mu and said with an imploring tone, ¡°He didn¡¯t harm you, so can you not let anyone arrest him, please?¡± Hearing that, Mitte¡¯s hand that is holding Greene turned stiff, and Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned. But seeing Greene¡¯s worried look, Mitte understood something in his heart. ¡°You pretended to be him because of me?¡± Mitte asked Greene while clutching his wrist tightly. Greene answered with a sad expression, ¡°I can¡¯t do anything else. I have nothing but myself. I don¡¯t want you to get into trouble, but I can¡¯t stop you. If you care about me, even a little bit, can you promise me not to hurt people anymore, please?¡± ¡°If you still want to kill Xi¨¤o Mu, you can kill me and hand me over to Y¨®u M¨°!¡± Greene¡¯s face looked pale and tears flowed uncontrollably. It seemed that the more he thought about it, the sadder he felt. Greene kept choking, his hands weakly grasping Mitte¡¯s clothes. Sounding lost and sad, he continued, ¡°Why do you want to be like this? You can be good but why must it be like this? I¡¯m so scared. It was so uncomfortable. If I don¡¯t care about you, if I don¡¯t like you, would I be fine?¡± Greene¡¯s voice is very soft. When mixed with his cries, it made people who heard it feel heavy. Mitte¡¯s expression tensed up, and he reached out to wipe the tears off Greene¡¯s face. Greene seemed to have fallen into his own thoughts. He continued to mutter with no spirit in his eyes, ¡°If I don¡¯t care about you or like you, I can just treat you as a villain. I can report you and not care about what consequences you will have. Then I won¡¯t be in a sorry situation as I am now.¡± Mitte¡¯s lips pressed tightly together. Hearing this, his cheeks moved, and he spurted a mouthful of blood. His body became soft and he fainted. Greene¡¯s eyes widened in surprise and he touched the warm liquid on his face in a daze. When he saw the red color, Greene suddenly realized what was going on and crawled out of Mitte¡¯s arms hurriedly. He held Mitte¡¯s face and shouted tremblingly, ¡°Mitte, Mitte! Wake up, don¡¯t scare me.¡± Leo and Ah Da saw this scene when they arrived. Leo ignored the two and stretched out his hands to hug Xi¨¤o Mu. But worried that he might be under control and not in a good condition, Leo hesitated and called out, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo, ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just that Hawke was caught and I came here as they requested, but Greene came before me.¡± As he said that, Xi¨¤o Mu check Mitte¡¯s condition. Mitte is an ordinary person so his spiritual state should be very stable too, but at this moment, his spiritual filaments are waving in a flurry of disorder, and his remaining spiritual power is also very low. Greene begged Xi¨¤o Mu with red eyes, ¡°Can you save him? I know he wanted to harm you and deserve it, but please save him.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stayed silent for a moment and nodded. He used his skills on Mitte and then said, ¡°But I don¡¯t know why he vomits blood. It¡¯s best to take him back to see the doctor. Do you know where Hawke is kept?¡± Greene shook his head and replied guiltily, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I was knocked out. It was another person on that aircraft who caught Hawke.¡± Greene pointed to the place where the guy with quiff hairstyle laid unconscious. Mitte is a wanted criminal, adding to Greene¡¯s suspicious appearance and the unconscious quiff guy, all three of them are taken to the military headquarters by Leo for interrogation. The quiff guy is the first to wake up. It didn¡¯t take much effort to get the information regarding where Hawke is tied up. Perhaps because of fear of being noticeable, Hawke is kept somewhere close to the mall where he was shopping. Hawke is not injured. For him, he simply felt unconscious and slept, but the matter frightened both Huo and Zhao¡¯s family and Lyle. As for Gu Miao, he cried until his eyes turn red like rabbit eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and asked Leo, ¡°Mitte have to be tried before being sentenced, right?¡± Leo snorted coldly, ¡°He tried to harm you several times. Doesn¡¯t matter whether there¡¯s a trial or not. ¡°What about Y¨®u M¨° then?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu asked again. ¡°He doesn¡¯t admit it but he has already been locked up. With the identification from the wife of Planet Hao¡¯s marshal, he can¡¯t escape no matter how much he quibbles,¡± Leo said. Leo sent Xi¨¤o Mu back to his apartment to rest, and he returned to the military department to deal with follow-up matters. Y¨®u M¨° refused to admit his relationship with the base. Even after Merry had called him out, he still refused to accept it. Y¨®u M¨° only said that he did know each other when he was a child. Later, when he went to Planet Yan, he never contacted Merry again. Y¨®u M¨° called a lawyer to represent, and Leo contacted Thornton while dealing with Y¨®u M¨°. From Thorton, Leo asked for all the materials related to Y¨®u M¨°, especially pictures and video materials whenever he showed up in Planet Yan. Y¨®u M¨° has been doing this for many years, no matter how careful he is, he is bound to slip up. It might be difficult to find out the link if no one connects Y¨®u M¨° to the base. But after deliberate investigation, it¡¯s hard not to find the connection. Y¨®u M¨° went in and out of the planet many times through official business and disappeared inexplicably. After inspection, all the places where he disappeared had jump points to reach Planet Lu or the rock planet. In addition, through various monitoring integrations, Y¨®u M¨° and Mitte have been spotted in the same frame no less than 10 times. Mitte has even come forward as a technical assistant of the Forest Interstellar Trading company before. Y¨®u M¨° watched as pieces of evidence are presented one after another, and finally couldn¡¯t maintain the smile on his face. When he saw Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo appear together, his smile disappeared completely. ¡°You, why are you still fine?!¡± Y¨®u M¨° looked at Xi¨¤o Mu incredulously. Y¨®u M¨° is very confident in his new instrument, which is to use the concentrated energy box to increase the spiritual power attack to the maximum in an instant. The price is that the energy consumption is very fast and the performance time is not long. However, based on his understanding of spiritual power, those few minutes are enough to deal with anyone, even a god-level guide. So, there should never be a way out. Xi¨¤o Mu laughed, ¡°Why can¡¯t I be fine?¡± Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s expression looked ugly, ¡°Where is Mitte?¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu frowned, ¡°His spiritual state is damaged and his brain is traumatized. He is still in a coma now.¡± ¡°What happened?¡± Y¨®u M¨° asked immediately. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°He gets to enjoy your new creation.¡± Stunned, Y¨®u M¨° rejected the statement, ¡°Impossible, he will not make such a low-level mistake. He still has a protective device on his hand.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shrugged, ¡°What I said is the truth. I answered so many questions for you. I think you should answer our questions next?¡± Raw word count: 3071 CH 87 Chapter 87 Setback Upon hearing Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s question, Y¨®u M¨° mocked, ¡°Since you have that much evidence on me, you can just convict me straight away. What¡¯s more to ask?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t speak and turned to look at Leo. Leo said coldly, ¡°I want to know all the news about my dad.¡± ¡°You mean Wen Xin?¡± Y¨®u M¨° chuckled. ¡°He is my most successful experiment. I felt a regret every time I think of him but he is already dead.¡± Leo clenched his fist and Xi¨¤o Mu stared at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°Impossible. If he really died, we will be sad when we see the information from the base. Isn¡¯t this is just what you want? And you won¡¯t be planning to destroy all the information behind with a trap.¡± Y¨®u M¨° raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth curved up, ¡°You sure know me. What I am more curious about is how did you get the information out safe and sound?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°I want to know the news of Leo¡¯s dad.¡± Y¨®u M¨° sneered and answered, ¡°When we caught up with them, they have activated the jump point and are about to jump. Then, an explosion happened at the jump point. Everyone was gone. I¡¯m afraid they have been burned to ashes in space.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo looked at each other. It¡¯s exactly the same as Yin said. ¡°Can you tell me now, how did you get the information?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°The natives of the rock planet helped us.¡± ¡°They?¡± Y¨®u M¨° is surprised as he didn¡¯t expect this answer. ¡°How is it possible? They are obviously hostile to humans.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu curled his mouth, ¡°Isn¡¯t it because your people caused troubles on the rock planet?¡± Seeing that Y¨®u M¨° didn¡¯t know further information, Leo took Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder and prepared to leave. Y¨®u M¨°: ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°Do you still want to quibble?¡± Leo sneered. Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s expression changed a few times, ¡°I want to see Merry.¡± ¡°What right do you have to see him?¡± Leo glanced at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°You are an interstellar felon now, know your place!¡± Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s jaw tightened, ¡°This time, I admit it that it¡¯s my slip up. I didn¡¯t expect to get caught because of Merry. I was impatient, you will never find me if I didn¡¯t go and see Merry in person.¡± He paused, ¡°I want to see him and I can exchange with the research results of the base.¡± Leo pondered for a moment, ¡°Can¡¯t justify with empty words, let me see your sincerity.¡± Y¨®u M¨° asked for a computer and he wrote down one of his research results on communication technologies. Leo let the minister of the information department see it. The minister is overjoyed to see such research and repeatedly request to see Y¨®u M¨° but Leo refused. Y¨®u M¨° is a dangerous person, and he can use hypnotize. Hence, they have strict requirements for who can visit Y¨®u M¨°. Y¨®u M¨° said, ¡°You can let me see Merry now, right?¡± He paused after speaking, ¡°I only want to see Merry, I don¡¯t want to see Hao Mian.¡± Leo conveyed Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s words to Merry. Merry thought about it and agreed. Hao Mian wanted to follow but Merry stopped him. In case Y¨®u M¨° makes a move against Merry again, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo stayed at the side in the room when they met. Merry¡¯s face is still a little pale. He sat opposite Y¨®u M¨°, and he stayed silent for a while before speaking, ¡°You said you want to see me, is it because you want to see it with your own eyes that I¡¯m not dead?¡± Y¨®u M¨° sneered, ¡°Yeah, your life is sure strong. That attack couldn¡¯t kill you.¡± As he said that, Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s voice couldn¡¯t help raising, ¡°You are a thief through and through. How could people like you be still alive?¡± Y¨®u M¨° said angrily, ¡°Just because you are a guide, you easily took everything that belongs to me. Your life is sure good. If¡­,¡± When he said, it sounded like he is in a daze, ¡°If it was me who awakened as a guide in the first place, there would be no place for you.¡± Merry¡¯s face is tense and he gritted his teeth, ¡°I¡¯m not a thief, and I never wanted to take your things.¡± Y¨®u M¨° rebutted with sarcasm, ¡°No? Did you forget that it was me who was with Hao Mian at the time? And it was me and him who liked each other, not you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because you awakened as a guide that Hao Mian is going to marry you. I am also a blind one, that I can like such person. You two scumbags are a good match together.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk bad about Hao Mian,¡± Merry became agitated and his fingers on the table kept trembling. ¡°You don¡¯t know anything, how can you talk nonsense?¡± ¡°I¡¯m talking nonsense?¡± Y¨®u M¨° seemed to have heard some joke. He laughed for a while before stopping and looking at Merry coldly. ¡°Say it then, tell me where I am talking nonsense. Let me hear how you plan to whitewash that scumbag.¡± Merry: ¡°At the beginning, several of Hao Mian¡¯s brothers were vying for the seat as the leader. His situation was very bad. He promised to marry me as a stopgap measure. He secretly asked me to help him, saying that we will only be engaged and not really going to marry.¡± Merry¡¯s face turned paler and his expression sad, ¡°Do you know how envious I was at that time? Although my match rate with him is only 30%, but we are a sentinel and guide pair that are naturally attracting each other. Still, he only thinks about you alone.¡± ¡°I agreed to help him. I just wanted to have a good dream. When the dream ends, I will leave. Moreover, even if I don¡¯t agree to help, his father will still make him choose another guide.¡± ¡°But,¡± Merry¡¯s fingertips turned slightly white, ¡°You didn¡¯t give Hao Mian a chance to explain. When you left, Hao Mian¡¯s father who has been disapproving of your relationship with Hao Mian kept your whereabouts strictly secret. To add to it, you also deliberately concealed yourself. Hence, Hao Mian has been searching for you and couldn¡¯t find you for a long time.¡± ¡°Later, his father received a report saying that you were accidentally killed by space pirates. Do you know how sad Hao Mian was during that time?¡± Merry¡¯s eyes are slightly wet: ¡°Planet Hao was in a tense situation that time. But he has to manage that while looking for you so he is very busy every day. He didn¡¯t believe it when he heard something happened to you. Hence, he personally went to verify the news of your death. When he returned, he looked like he lost his soul.¡± Merry laughed at himself, ¡°Why do you think I would marry him later? He didn¡¯t care about anything at the time. It didn¡¯t matter to him who he married, and his mental condition was very bad. In this case, we skipped the engagement and got married directly.¡± Y¨®u M¨° is stunned. Hearing this, he recovered and tried to maintain a sneer, ¡°Even if I don¡¯t leave, the end is still the same. He will choose you who is a guide after all.¡± ¡°Says who?¡± Merry glared at Y¨®u M¨° with wide eyes, tears streaming down silently, ¡°You don¡¯t believe him at all. Do you know, he hasn¡¯t touched at all me after getting married? He can¡¯t forget you.¡± ¡°Later,¡± Merry paused, the corners of his mouth curved up, but he looked more terrible than crying, ¡°I have been taking care of him. I was afraid that something will happen to him, and I worked hard to learn all the knowledge about caring for sentinel. His health improved, but became more and more silent.¡± ¡°After 2 years in this kind of relationship, I became depressed and couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I was really uncomfortable. A guide¡¯s emotions are sensitive and I had been controlling myself, but I still slowly getting out of control. Worried about hurting Hao Mian, I left Planet Hao, thinking to relax myself somewhere and recover.¡± After Merry said that, he stayed silent for a long time, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily. Everyone present knew what had happened during this period, he was kidnapped to the base. After a long while, Merry said again, ¡°My spiritual power has risen sharply, and I was very happy. I thought I can give better spiritual treatment to Hao Mian, but I didn¡¯t expect the change to give me much more than this.¡± ¡°I always thought it was God who pitied me and caused my spiritual power to suddenly rise. My life has ushered in a major turning point then.¡± Merry looked at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°After I returned, my match rate with Hao Mian reached 78%.¡± Y¨®u M¨° froze, showing no expression except the sneer on his lips. He has studied the spiritual power of the guide for a long time and is very clear about the match rate with sentinels. With this high matching rate, it is simple to fall into the union heat. But it is way more difficult to resist it. Merry kept looking at Y¨®u M¨° and continued, ¡°We bonded. And then,¡± he tilted his head and gave a smile, ¡°My life felt like it ascended from hell to heaven.¡± ¡°I thank God more than once, but now I understand that you are the one I really want to thank.¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Y¨®u M¨° clenched his fist and slammed the table, ¡°Stop talking, I don¡¯t believe it. I don¡¯t believe a word.¡± How could this be?! It¡¯s absolutely impossible! Obviously, it was them, one who wanted to find a guide partner to abandon his original lover, while another one want to snatch a friend¡¯s lover with his identity as a guide. This is clearly the case. It¡¯s not that he abandoned his lover, or that he personally sent his lover out so that his rival¡¯s wish would come to fruition. Not at all! Y¨®u M¨° clutched his head and closed his eyes tightly. His usual grace is gone at the moment, and he shouted, ¡°Get out! I don¡¯t believe it, I never want to see you again, get out!¡± Merry stood up and glanced at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°Actually, I have always envied you.¡± Leaving the prison room, Merry leaned against the wall, tears kept streaming down. Yes, after that union, his life was like heaven compared to before. But as time passed, he got more dissatisfied. He has always liked Hao Mian, and he likes him even before he awakened as a guide. Deep down in his heart, Merry has always longed for Hao Mian¡¯s feelings. Hao Mian treats him very well after their union. Merry was very happy, but he understands that these are only because they are bonded. Merry did not express his emotions in front of Y¨®u M¨°, but when he knew that it was all because of Y¨®u M¨°, the panic in his heart almost rose to the extreme. Everything he has now is because of Y¨®u M¨°. Merry is very frightened because he thinks that he will lose it all because of Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s return. Hao Mian thought that Y¨®u M¨° was dead, that¡¯s why he didn¡¯t care who he was marrying. But now, Y¨®u M¨° is still alive. What is Hao Mian going to do? What should he(M) do? Xi¨¤o Mu watched Merry cry until he is out of breath and patted him on the shoulder, not knowing how to comfort him. Guides are sensitive to emotions and have strong empathy. Xi¨¤o Mu has no idea how Merry endured during the first 2 years. Seeing that he is crying so sadly now, obviously, he was not without worry after that. Merry cried for a long time before clearing up his emotions. He smiled embarrassedly at Xi¨¤o Mu and said with a hoarse voice, ¡°Thank you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu shook his head, and the three of them went out together. Hao Mian had been waiting outside. Seeing Merry¡¯s eyes flushed with redness, he embraced him worriedly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Merry shook his head and said nothing. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help thinking if Y¨®u M¨° and Hao Mian got together back then without being stopped due to their identity, would everything be different now? Maybe Merry would be happier. But there is no ¡®if¡¯1 in the world. This example caused Xi¨¤o Mu to strengthen his intent to complete his goal even more, to achieve complete freedom in choosing a partner without being hindered by one¡¯s identity. As they are about to leave, a prison guard ran out and saluted Leo, ¡°Major General Leo, Y¨®u M¨° requested to see Planet Hao¡¯s marshal.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Merry. Merry¡¯s face turned pale and he pushed Hao Mian away. Hao Mian furrowed his eyebrows and said, ¡°I will send you back first.¡± Merry shook his head, ¡°Go and see him.¡± After Hao Mian left, Merry¡¯s feet softened and Xi¨¤o Mu swiftly supported him. Merry looked to the room, smiling but looked more like crying, ¡°It¡¯s fine, just give me the verdict earlier so that I don¡¯t worry about it all the time.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu understood immediately, Y¨®u M¨° has always been the ¡®knot¡¯2 in his heart. Merry took a deep breath. Standing up, he looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo, and said sincerely, ¡°You are so lucky.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and looked at Leo, who is looking at him with a gentle gaze. Raw word count: 3206 #ThatIsWhyBananaHatedLoveTriangle #EveryoneHasTheirOwnReason #ItsSimplyFrustrating #EditedMTL #IAmABananaTranslation #AppreciateKofi #AppreciateComments #NoRepostInWattpad #PleaseTurnOffAdblock #ManyThanksForReading CH 88 Chapter 88 Punishment Hao Mian quickly came out of the imprisonment room and stood in front of Merry in silence. Then, he held Merry¡¯s shoulders. Merry¡¯s body trembled slightly as he waited in despair for Hao Mian to speak. Hao Mian realized that Merry is scared and looked down at him. Suddenly, he said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Earlier in the room, when Y¨®u M¨° saw him(HM), he did nothing but scolded him. ¡°We are a couple. Why didn¡¯t you tell me if you are in trouble? You can tell Merry and ask him to help, but you don¡¯t want to tell me. Have you ever wondered how sad I was when I heard the news of your engagement?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything, how would I know what you are thinking?! Merry said that I don¡¯t trust you, but do you trust me too? If you trust me and don¡¯t hide things from me, I will never leave.¡± ¡°I have suffered so many years and done so many things because of you. You have cost me my entire life!¡± The scene where Y¨®u M¨° berated him with red eyes is still in sight. Hao Mian still remembers Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s dazed look after he finished speaking. Finally, he smiled and said, ¡°I wish you and Merry will never be happy forever.¡± This sentence is like a curse, and it kept playing back in Hao Mian¡¯s mind on his way out. He is inexplicably frightened and worried that Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s words would become the truth. He and Merry are a combined pair of sentinel and guide so they are emotionally connected. He can feel that Merry is often unhappy, but he doesn¡¯t understand why. But Hao Mian knew that it must be because of him. He knew very well that it is him that Merry cared most, and Merry¡¯s fluctuating emotions are almost due to him. Hearing Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s accusations, Hao Mian couldn¡¯t help wondering whether Merry is unhappy because he usually talks less, which makes Merry feel uneasy. Thinking about it carefully, he and Merry have been together for so many years but most of the time they spent together is in silence, and there is almost no deep conversation. Hao Mian always thought that this is their way of getting along, but now he couldn¡¯t help but doubt that maybe he is making the same mistake of the past. He didn¡¯t say the things that should be said to Merry, which caused him to misunderstand. Hearing Hao Mian¡¯s words, Merry is stunned. Then, droplets of tear fell down, and he staggered back. ¡°Sure enough, you still haven¡¯t forgotten him for so many years. Even if we have been together for so long, I am still inferior to him.¡± ¡°I know, the moment you saw him, you won¡¯t want me anymore, I know.¡± Merry tried not to cry, but couldn¡¯t help it. The tears kept streaming down, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: ¡°You don¡¯t have to apologize. Whatever doesn¡¯t belong to me will never belong to me. I knew you liked him at the beginning, and I did agree to play pretend. The times we are together are the time I have stolen.¡± Merry took a deep breath, his steps unsteady as he wanted to walk out, ¡°You can just mail the documents to me when the divorce procedures are completed, I¡¯ll agree to everything. I will stay at Planet Yao temporarily, not going back with you¡­¡± Merry didn¡¯t finish speaking as a tight hug interrupted him. ¡°I won¡¯t divorce you.¡± Hao Mian said solemnly. He felt as if his heart is thrown into a hot frying pan, and it is particularly painful. It turned out that Merry was unhappy because Merry thought he still liked Y¨®u M¨°. Hao Mian never knew how much of a failure he is until now. The two people he ever loved suffered because of him. ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Hao Mian hugged Merry tightly and buried his head on the side of his neck. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t know you have been so upset. I know very well that I love you. I have already disappointed Y¨®u M¨°, I can¡¯t let you down as well.¡± Merry was stunned, and it took him a long time to find his voice back, ¡°You said, you love¡­ me?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Hao Mian said affirmatively, ¡°I discovered my love for you when you left the planet to relax. I don¡¯t know when I started to care about you, but when you suddenly left, I am not used to it and miss you very much.¡± ¡°After you come back, I am very happy. If I don¡¯t like you, no matter how high our match rate, I would not get with you and would only keep a distance from you.¡± Merry pushed Hao Mian away hard, ¡°You lied to me, it¡¯s obviously not like this.¡± He took two steps back. A wave of dizziness surged and he fell back. Hao Mian hurriedly caught Merry, he had fallen into a coma. Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°He has just recovered from a serious illness, then experienced this kind of emotional ups and downs. Just take him back to get a good rest first.¡± Hao Mian thanked Xi¨¤o Mu and carried Merry away. They returned to the high-end hotel for foreign guests, and Hao Mian went to look for a doctor to examine Merry. Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo did not return to the apartment but went to see Mitte. Mitte is supposed to be in the confinement area, but is now in the military hospital due to his physical condition and is currently in a coma. When the two arrived in the ward, they found that Mitte is awake, but something seemed wrong with him. The 2 soldiers guarding Mitte are standing at the door, confronting Greene and Mitte. Greene looked back anxiously to see what Mitte is saying while pulling his sleeves. Seeing that Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo are here, the soldier hurriedly saluted Leo and explained the current situation, ¡°Major General Leo, the criminal wants to leave with Mister Greene.¡± Greene hurriedly stepped forward and Mitte followed him closely. Greene glanced at him, unable to hide his worry, and said to Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Mitte is not in the right condition. I have been calling for the doctor for a while but the doctor has yet to come. I want to go out to check but Mitte wants to follow me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Mitte but Mitte didn¡¯t notice, his eyes are locked on Greene. When Greene moved, he immediately moved. His expression is not like the usual gloominess, and he looked a little childish. After a while, the doctor arrived and wanted to perform an examination on Mitte. However, Mitte pulled Greene¡¯s sleeve and didn¡¯t let go. Greene looked at the doctor helplessly so the doctor asked him to follow along to complete the examination smoothly. Looking at the result, the doctor stood in front of Mitte and asked, ¡°Do you remember your name?¡± Mitte simply stared at Greene without glancing at the doctor. Greene quickly repeated the doctor¡¯s question to Mitte. Mitte¡¯s eyes looked blank, and he shook his head. The doctor asked a few more questions next, and Mitte would only respond after each question is repeated by Greene. But the response is not very good as he shook his head to all questions. ¡°Doctor, what¡¯s wrong with him?¡± Greene asked anxiously. The doctor said, ¡°His brain suffered injuries and it caused amnesia. It seems that his behavior is also affected and he looked like he only remembers you.¡± He sighed, ¡°The brain is the most complicated part of the human body, and the human body is far from thoroughly researched. It¡¯s hard to treat.¡± Greene become stunned, and he glanced over Leo. Thinking of Mitte¡¯s current identity, he bit his lip, ¡°What punishment will Mitte receive?¡± Leo stared at Mitte, then looked away after a while. Mitte doesn¡¯t look like he is pretending. ¡°Exiled for at least 100 years,¡± Leo said coldly. Hearing that, Greene is startled and he turned to look at Mitte. Mitte looked at him back intently, and when their eyes met, a very faint smile appeared on Mitte¡¯s lips. A thought appear in his heart, and Greene plucked up the courage to look back at Leo and pleaded, ¡°With his current condition, he is completely unable to live alone. Can you let me go with him? You can monitor me by any means, and I promise you I will not do bad things.¡± ¡°You want to accompany him in exile?¡± Leo asked. Greene bit his lip and nodded, ¡°Yes, I want to be with him.¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Before Leo could finish his words, Xi¨¤o Mu took his hand and Leo looked at him. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Greene is my lifesaver. If he didn¡¯t pretend to be me, I would probably get injured. Mitte still needs to be punished according to the law. But his current situation is special so shouldn¡¯t he be dealt with leniently?¡± Leo replied, dissatisfied, ¡°He tried to hurt you several times.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Fortunately, he never succeed.¡± He helplessly added, ¡°He is getting his karma now. In fact, even if he is given other punishments, he would not feel anything. It will only make Greene suffer together.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± Greene said sincerely. Xi¨¤o Mu smiled. He and Greene are quite fated. Xi¨¤o Mu is very grateful to Greene. Although he was dissatisfied with being misidentified at the beginning, Xi¨¤o Mu has to say that he spent a peaceful buffer period of transmigrating to this world in Greene¡¯s apartment. Greene is also very popular. Though Greene¡¯s childhood experience is very bad, he has always maintained a kind heart. He used to think he was cowardly, but he did very brave things. Now think about it, if Greene didn¡¯t choose to impersonate him, Xi¨¤o Mu felt that he would at least be seriously injured. Then, when Leo arrived, Mitte would never escape. Facing the furious Leo, what¡¯s waiting for Mitte would definitely not be better than now. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo, ¡°We¡¯ll follow the laws, but is it okay to deal with it lightly?¡± Leo rubbed the top of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hair. Although he is still dissatisfied, Leo said, ¡°As you wish.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, his eyes curved into crescents. Since they couldn¡¯t ask for any useful information from Mitte, Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu did not stay any longer and went straight back to the apartment. After returning to the apartment, they had a short break before eating dinner. After eating, the two walked along the periphery of the apartment to digest the meal. When Xi¨¤o Mu thought of Hao Mian and Merry, he stopped in his tracks. Then he grabbed Leo¡¯s hand, and looked up at him seriously. ¡°If something ever happens, don¡¯t hide it from me. Even if it¡¯s we are combined sentinel and guide, we can¡¯t really fully understand what the other party is thinking. If we don¡¯t communicate, it is easy to create conflicts.¡± Turning their hands, Leo squeezed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, and lightly pinched his finger bones to play with, ¡°En, I won¡¯t hide anything from you.¡± He said coldly, ¡°I am not as terrible as Hao Mian. No matter what the situation, I will not be engaged to anyone other than you, even if it is just pretending.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Me too. If something like that really happens, I won¡¯t leave without a word. I will make sure to ask and get a clear answer so that I can cut the feelings clearly.¡± Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Don¡¯t break up with me.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave Leo a sideways glance, ¡°It¡¯s just hypothetical.¡± ¡°Not allowed as well,¡± Leo stubbornly said, ¡°you are mine.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu embraced Leo¡¯s waist and chuckled, ¡°En, let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Looking at them, I think we are very lucky.¡± Leo made a sound at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ear, then suddenly released him and took a step back. Xi¨¤o Mu is about to stand on guard when he saw Leo kneeling on the ground. Leo¡¯s right hand is stretched out in front of him, with a small square box on his palm. ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, marry me.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu intently, his voice low and steady. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the box, and for a moment there is an unreal feeling. When Leo proposed to marry him last time, he didn¡¯t feel that way. This feeling of wanting to marry a man and spending a lifetime together. Xi¨¤o Mu shifted his gaze to meet Leo¡¯s deep blue eyes. He asked himself, is he sure Leo is the one? After a while, when Leo¡¯s fingers turned slightly white while holding the box, Xi¨¤o Mu finally asked, ¡°Leo, are you serious?¡± Leo said solemnly, ¡°Of course.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gripped his fist, his voice dry from tension, ¡°Do you still remember about my identity?¡± CH 89 Chapter 89 Next level Leo heard Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s question and his expression instantly changed. Maintaining a kneeling posture, he leaned slightly forward and grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand with his left hand, ¡°You want to go back?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt the strength of Leo¡¯s grip and looked at his nervous expression. He shook his head, ¡°No, I said it before that I might not be able to go back.¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t belong to this world, don¡¯t you mind?¡± At the moment, Xi¨¤o Mu only felt confused in his mind. His origins sounded weird, and yet Leo accepted it easily. Xi¨¤o Mu is worried that Leo had other things in mind and didn¡¯t think carefully when he talked about it last time. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gaze fell on the small box in Leo¡¯s hand. Before he accept it, he had to eliminate uncertainties, otherwise, he couldn¡¯t feel at ease. Leo frowned, seemingly puzzled, ¡°What do I mind? I only worry about one thing, that is you will leave me suddenly.¡± As Leo said that, he added a bit more force on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand. He said solemnly, ¡°I¡¯m serious about you. I¡¯ve already recognized you as my only one and it will never change. I only beg for one thing, please stay with me forever.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt moved in his heart and reached out to take the box in Leo¡¯s hand. After opening it, a silver-white ring is revealed. He nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡± As soon as Xi¨¤o Mu said that, Leo hugged him tightly before he could even blink. In his heart, Xi¨¤o Mu once again sighed in admiration that a sentinel¡¯s speed is sure fast. Leo hugged him for a while and soon released him. Next, Leo seriously put on the ring on his finger. After that, Leo took his hand and pressed a kiss on his finger. Xi¨¤o Mu felt like a rush of heat zapped from his fingers to the bottom of his heart. Just as he is about to say something, his whole body suddenly spun and then left the ground ¨C Leo just carried him. The shift of gravity caused Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heartbeat to speed up abruptly, and he grabbed Leo¡¯s neck to stabilize himself. The image of his surrounding rapidly changed. In less than a minute, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed the soft sensation on his back and he realized that Leo has put him on the bed. Pressing against Leo¡¯s shoulder, Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless and amused at the same time. From their initial location, the periphery of the apartment to the room upstairs, ain¡¯t Leo being too impatient at this speed? Leo put his hands on both sides of Xi¨¤o Mu and stared at him with scorching eyes, ¡°I am very happy, I have never been happy before.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo¡¯s well-defined face. Leo¡¯s usually serious face is now exceptionally gentle. He smiled, raised his head, and bit on Leo¡¯s chin. Leo might be impatient but he liked it very much. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s action instantly ignited Leo¡¯s fire. Leo held the back of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head and smothered him with kisses. The ambiguous sound of water is clearly audible in the quiet room. Even the air seemed to contain sparks. Xi¨¤o Mu went from excitement to powerlessness. He didn¡¯t know how long they did it. He only remembers that Leo is still doing him when he was half asleep and half awake. Then, Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know when he fell asleep. When he woke up again, it is already 10.00 am in the next morning. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu saw the time, he sat up abruptly. Only halfway through the action that he noticed that his waist is sore. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body fell but a hand reached out and caught him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there¡¯s nothing scheduled for today,¡± Leo said as he massaged Xi¨¤o Mu expertly. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head to see Leo sitting on the side of the bed in a neat military uniform, looking full of energy. Xi¨¤o Mu lowered his head. He didn¡¯t know when he changed into black pajamas. He moved his legs and immediately understood that he actually wore nothing except these pajamas. Judging by the length of this pajama, it is obvious that the owner should be Leo. Perceiving that Leo¡¯s hand is gradually moving down from his waist, Xi¨¤o Mu twitched his mouth and grabbed Leo¡¯s hand. He said helplessly, ¡°No matter what, everything needs to be done moderately. Don¡¯t you know doing things excessively is harmful to the body?¡± Leo chuckled, ¡°I won¡¯t feel it¡¯s excessive even if we do it for the whole week.¡± He lifted Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s chin and kissed his lips. It is a very gentle kiss, and it didn¡¯t take long before he lets go. ¡°Maybe if you do it a lot, you will be more familiar and comfortable with it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu turned around and got out of Leo¡¯s arms, decisively changing the subject. He said, ¡°I¡¯m so hungry. I¡¯ll change my clothes now so go see if there¡¯s anything to eat here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu has no confidence in Leo¡¯s self-control. He felt that it would be dangerous to let Leo stay in the room and watch him change clothes. Leo figured out Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s cautious thinking at a glance. His gaze swept across Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fair skin under his clothes, and the urge to touch Xi¨¤o Mu arose in his heart. Leo immediately shifted his gaze and left the room. He sighed in his heart that the physical fitness of his little guide is still too bad. As he walked downstairs, Leo began to think about whether there is any medicine to quickly relieve Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fatigue. After washing up, Xi¨¤o Mu ate something and went back to the room to make medicine. On the other hand, Leo received a message to go to the military headquarters. He reminded Xi¨¤o Mu not to go out alone before leaving. Xi¨¤o Mu is going to continue making intermediate-level high-grade medicines with an efficiency of 5,000 points. In the past few days, the number of medicine being put on sale is quite low due to Merry¡¯s treatment, and many customers are begging him to add more goods in the message area. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while, if he suddenly put the medicine on sale right now, the customers will definitely be dissatisfied because they got caught off guard. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu first made an announcement in the store: 100 pcs intermediate high-grade medicines will be released in the shop at 12.00 pm, welcome to buy. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the shop¡¯s interface after that and started making medicine. During the process, a familiar mechanical sound suddenly sounded in his mind. [Congratulations, host. You have reached Level 70 of medical skill. Activating advanced medical formula] Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up. When he finished making the current batch of medicine, he quickly looked at the system interface. The medical skill icon is shining slightly, and the light disappeared after he looked at it. 4 new medical formulas have been added, 2 for recovery and 2 for enhancement. Xi¨¤o Mu is stunned, what does enhancement mean? He patiently read from the top down. The recovery type is advance level low-grade healing cream and boost cream which the recovery of spiritual power and physical strength are both 7,000 points. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at this value in surprise. The difference between advanced-level medicine and intermediate-level medicine is sure huge. He looked at the ingredients of the formula, and to his surprise, the required ingredients are the same as intermediate-level medicine. Xi¨¤o Mu carefully checked the formula and found that it is someone different from the previous formula. There is a note below each new formula, and the notes are the same: Limit of 10 per day. [Banana ¨C Sorry to break immersion here but I need to stress something. The author wrote ¸à/g¨¡o which means ointment/paste/cream. The word gives a vibe that this new med is not edible but I don¡¯t think the author notice it. For the note above ¡®Limit of 10 per day¡¯, the author wrote 10 ¿Å/10 k¨¥ which means 10 pills/pieces¡­ == Now the author is confusing me, are the new meds edible or not?! Ehmergerd _(;3/ ] Moreover, the spiritual power needed to make each medicine is no longer 10% of the efficacy of the medicine, but 20%. That means that one medicine consumes 140 of his spiritual power. No wonder the material is the same, but the efficiency has increased. After Xi¨¤o Mu read the description for the recovery category, he went to the enhancement category. There are 2 enhancement formulas. [Longevity Pill. Material: 2 grams of Longevity grass, double the spiritual power for 30 minutes with an interval of 2 hours per usage. Note, after 30 minutes, the user¡¯s spiritual power will be reduced to half of the user¡¯s original amount] [Concentration Pill. Material: 2 grams of Concentration grass, double the physical strength for 30 minutes with an interval of 2 hours per usage. Note, after 30 minutes, the user¡¯s physical strength will be reduced to half of the user¡¯s original amount] The effects of the medicine stunned Xi¨¤o Mu. This effect is too powerful, if it is given to people with Level S spiritual power and physical abilities, wouldn¡¯t their combat power instantly explode? With advanced level recovery medicine, eating1 a pill half an hour later afterward, it almost considered to have no side effects. Xi¨¤o Mu read the effects of the medicine for a while and suddenly thought of something. If he took the spiritual power and boost pills he made2 and accidentally caused a breakthrough, wouldn¡¯t he be all right after taking these 2 enhancement pills? One needs to know that level breakthrough is caused by strong medicinal effect and causing one to reach the upper limit of their current level, while the longevity pill and the concentrating pill can increase one¡¯s spiritual power and physical strength in a short time, which can just offset the upper limit for the breakthrough. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and came to the conclusion that he still has to sell his medicines according to the user¡¯s grade. Otherwise, people with only 1,000 spiritual power will try to take medicines with an efficiency of 7,000 points. Even if their spiritual power is doubled with the advanced level medicine, the max they could go is only 2,000 so they will still be forced to break through. These 2 medicines are more effective for people who have high spiritual power and accidentally fall into a breakthrough. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help smiling. The advanced medicines are explosive medicines, and they will be very useful in actual combat. They are likely to turn a losing situation into a winning situation. As for the role of calming a breakthrough, it can be regarded as a bonus. On the other hand, the materials of these 2 medicines are unfamiliar for Xi¨¤o Mu. He had gone through the encyclopedia of medicinal plants many times and did not remember seeing herbs with these 2 names. However, in case the name is different, he opened the encyclopedia again. After sitting for a long time, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s body felt sore. He changed to lay down on the bed and compared the appearance of the longevity grass and the concentrating grass in the system with the herbs in the encyclopedia. After reading the whole book from start to finish, Xi¨¤o Mu flipped over and put a soft pillow behind him. He rubbed the bridge of his nose. He actually found nothing. At this moment, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s terminal vibrated. It is his timer, which means the herbs from the vegetable field are ready to be harvested. Xi¨¤o Mu closed the encyclopedia and entered the system¡¯s homeland to harvest the plants and plant more seeds. As Xi¨¤o Mu walked past the 4th plot of land, he stopped and squatted down to take a closer look at one of the herbs with purple flowers. This is exactly the same as the picture of longevity grass displayed by the system! After careful comparison, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help smiling. He didn¡¯t expect to find one of the ingredients so easily. The 4th piece of land is planted with all herbs Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know. These plants are from the 2nd time Suixin mercenary team helped him to find herbs. As per his requirement, Suixin dug out all the plants they saw along the way. Xi¨¤o Mu walked slowly along the plot, taking a serious look as he walked. Finally, he found Concentration grass in the northwest corner, a kind of medicinal plant with bulging fruits. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the 2 herbs, and then at the vegetable plot panel. As expected, the harvest icons on the panel are all lit up. The herbs in this plot have been planted for a long time, and all of them should be harvestable. It¡¯s just that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know how to use them, so he didn¡¯t harvest them. The plants in the system vegetable field will not change after they are mature. They will always be harvestable, and will not rot like plants in reality. After Xi¨¤o Mu clicked the harvest icon, 2 of his system storage is immediately occupied, which are the seeds of Longevity grass and Concentration grass. He planted the seeds on the 5th and 6th plots respectively. After planting and ensuring that everything is correct, Xi¨¤o Mu left the system homeland. Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at the time, it is almost 12.00 pm. He quickly packed the high-grade healing pill he made before. Next, he updated the number of stocks on the shop¡¯s page to 100 pcs and set the time for release. After Xi¨¤o Mu is done with his task, he started to browse the web and read the news on the internet. The military announced that the person behind the interstellar chaos had been caught, and the internet is full of joy. While browsing the internet, Hawke contacted him. As soon as the call is connected, Hawke thanked him again. Xi¨¤o Mu said helplessly, ¡°You have thanked me many times. Are we not good friends? If you say that again, won¡¯t that be too polite and unfamiliar?¡± Hawke chuckled and smiled, ¡°Then I won¡¯t say anything. I¡¯m just calling you to ask what kind of formal clothing you like. I will buy you groomsman clothes.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°Except for suits, there is nothing else to pick from?¡± ¡°Says who? As long as you want, you can wear a skirt!¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in skirts, just suits please.¡± Then, thinking of the pile of clothes Hawke bought for himself and Lyle, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly added, ¡°Just 1 suit is fine. Please avoid red and white color¡­ just pick blue then. ¡± ¡°Just one? That¡¯s too little,¡± Hawke said, raising his voice, unable to conceal his excitement. ¡°I have been browsing a lot of stores at home these days and I have seen many that suit you. I¡¯ll buy them all for you.¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t want it,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu had a headache, he knew something like this would happen, ¡°I¡¯d better buy it myself.¡± ¡°No,¡± Hawke rejected immediately. Then he muttered, ¡°One is one then, I want to be the one to buy it.¡± Hawke confirmed once more that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t have any requirements for styles as long as the color is blue. They chatted for a while, then Hawke said he couldn¡¯t wait to choose the clothes and hung up the call. CH 90 Chapter 90 Progress Xi¨¤o Mu received the suit that Hawke bought for him the next day. Hawke reminded him twice to try it out. If it doesn¡¯t fit, he will have enough time to change the measurement. Xi¨¤o Mu then tried the suit before his afternoon nap. Standing in front of the full-length mirror, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the elegant and charming person in the mirror. Xi¨¤o Mu adjusted his collar and secretly praised that Hawke had good eyes. The peacock blue suit with black lining makes his fair skin even fairer. The suit makes his waist look narrow and his legs longer, just like a noble young man. A soft noise sounded from the door. Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and saw Leo standing at the door, looking at him intently. Xi¨¤o Mu asked in surprise, ¡°Why did you come back at this hour? Have you eaten yet?¡± Leo walked over to Xi¨¤o Mu and embraced him. He looked at their intimate pose in the mirror and said, ¡°Yes, I had lunch already. I changed my afternoon class with another teacher in the morning. Then, I went to the military department and came back after that.¡± Leo has resumed his teaching at the Military Academy this morning, and he still had a class in the afternoon. That¡¯s why Leo originally said that he would not come back at noon. Xi¨¤o Mu suddenly asked, ¡°Going to the military headquarter? Is it related to Y¨®u M¨° and Mitte?¡± Leo nodded, ¡°Mitte¡¯s situation is special. He will be staying in Zone A for observation for a while before proceeding with his punishment. While for Y¨®u M¨°, there¡¯s still a lot of matter to investigate. As the owner of the Forest Interstellar Trading company, he has many companies under his control and we are investigating his company¡¯s internal personnel.¡± ¡°Yes, he definitely needs resources to do those researches, and he can¡¯t do it by himself.¡± ¡°En,¡± Leo said, ¡°it is impossible for a base to have only one researcher. The military department is worried that he still has accomplices hiding in his company. You have to be careful when I am away.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu frowned. He really didn¡¯t like someone following him all the time. Leo raised his hand and stroked his eyebrows, ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you in an accident.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pursed his mouth, ¡°Even if there are accomplices, I will definitely not be the only person they want to deal with. You are only worried because I am too weak.¡± Leo: ¡°You are the only person I care about. Even if you have Level S strength, I will still be worried.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°Before I have enough self-protection ability, I will accept to be protected as you said. But when I have the self-protection ability, I will refuse the guard.¡± Without waiting for Leo to speak, Xi¨¤o Mu added, ¡°You also don¡¯t have a guard around you all the time, right?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face filled with insistence. Thinking about his current stamina, Leo felt that it would be a long time before he reached the level of self-protection. Leo didn¡¯t want Xi¨¤o Mu to be unhappy, so he nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu patted Leo¡¯s hand away, ¡°I take an afternoon nap later. Then I will exercise after I wake up. From now on, except morning and evening, I will also exercise once every day at noon.¡± Leo carried Xi¨¤o Mu and put him on the bed, ¡°I¡¯ll accompany you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t,¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pushed against Leo¡¯s shoulder to prevent him from pressing down on him. ¡°This is the suit for Hawke¡¯s wedding. Don¡¯t crush it. Get up quickly and let me change it.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with deep eyes and he slid his hand to the edge of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neckline, ¡°You want to take it off? Let me do it.¡± Hearing Leo¡¯s slightly hoarse voice, Xi¨¤o Mu knew what is going on in Leo¡¯s mind and kicked him, ¡°Don¡¯t mess around, my waist is still sore!¡± Leo flipped over and lay down next to Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu quickly got up and carefully changed his suit before hanging them in the closet. After a moment of thought when changing his shirt, Xi¨¤o Mu took his change of clothes and went to the bathroom. Leo stared at the bathroom door and sighed, what a pity. After Xi¨¤o Mu came out, Leo didn¡¯t mess around. He just took Xi¨¤o Mu into his arms and let Xi¨¤o Mu take a nap in his embrace. In the following days, Xi¨¤o Mu could hear about Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s investigation from Leo every day. The conclusion drawn is everything is normal. Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s company is a trading company, and it also has a logistics company attached. This makes it reasonable for his employees to visit various planets. They have complete documentation every time they ship the goods, and there is nothing wrong with it. But it¡¯s precisely because everything is too normal that it makes people feel abnormal. Leo suspected that the logistics company had a problem, and got his people to monitor the company closely. Because there is no definite evidence, those people could not be arrested. Those people are not like Y¨®u M¨°. Y¨®u M¨° personally showed up in front of Merry, thinking that Merry is going to die, and accidentally revealed clues. Since Y¨®u M¨° is arrested, the planets have returned to calm and peace. Almost everyone is relieved, thinking that the matter has been resolved, and the atmosphere of the planets is relaxed. Leo¡¯s subordinates monitored the logistics company for several days and found nothing wrong so Leo decided to interrogate Y¨®u M¨°. Xi¨¤o Mu is worried that Y¨®u M¨° would mind-controlling Leo and insists on going with Leo. His reason is simple, only he could release the control so Leo agreed. Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s expression is not very good. The truth of what happened that year that Merry told him is a huge blow to him. The usual elegant smile is no longer showing his face, and he looked a little gloomy. ¡°What is it now? Do you want me to provide you with some technical support or something?¡± Y¨®u M¨° looked at the pair coldly. Leo asked directly, ¡°Where did your accomplices go after they evacuated Planet Lu?¡± ¡°Do you think I will tell you?¡± Y¨®u M¨° raised an eyebrow. Leo sneered, ¡°Sure enough, there are other accomplices. I¡¯m not asking you, I¡¯m just confirming this from you.¡± Hearing that, Y¨®u M¨° ground his teeth and glared at Leo coldly, ¡°So what if I have accomplices? If you can find them, you won¡¯t be standing here now.¡± Y¨®u M¨° laughed and looked at the two, ¡°You sentinels and guides shouldn¡¯t exist at all!¡± Even if he knew the truth of the year, Y¨®u M¨° didn¡¯t think his behavior was wrong. He thought about it and determined that the real fault is his identity. If it wasn¡¯t for Merry¡¯s identity as a guide and he is just an ordinary person, how could Hao Mian think of asking Merry for help? He and Hao Mian¡¯s relationship is a matter of course and there won¡¯t be so many problems between them. Y¨®u M¨° couldn¡¯t restrain his sneer. Since a sentinel needed a guide and is eager for a guide partner, they should just be locked in together. Sentinel has the freedom to go anywhere so it is inevitable that sentinel will have feelings when getting along with ordinary people. But it is always the ordinary people who get hurt after the sentinel encounters a compatible guide and leaves. Y¨®u M¨° couldn¡¯t get all sentinels and guides to stay together, but he felt that his previous plan is correct. As long as all those sentinels and guides die, they couldn¡¯t hurt ordinary people anymore. If there are only ordinary people in this world, those ridiculous injuries (regarding one¡¯s identity) will not happen, and there will be no unequal treatment. Leo glanced at Y¨®u M¨°, ¡°It¡¯s people like you who shouldn¡¯t exist, you are simply a waste of food.¡± Leo didn¡¯t say much to Y¨®u M¨° and took Xi¨¤o Mu out of the prison room. He only came to confirm that his guess is correct. After leaving, he ordered his subordinates to continue to keep an eye on the logistics company while closely guarding Y¨®u M¨°. Sitting on the aircraft home, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s comrades will definitely consider the military rigorous investigation. I am afraid that they will not act rashly for the time being.¡± Leo snorted coldly, not caring much. His hard face is displaying a confident look, ¡°Either they stay honest for a lifetime because the moment they dare to commit a crime, they will be caught.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and smiled. Leo is always so confident and assertive. It seems that the only time Leo will be nervous and uncertain is when facing him or encountering matters regarding his parents. Just as Xi¨¤o Mu is thinking about it, a call came for Leo. He connected the call and his expression changed instantly. There¡¯s surprise and also nervousness. When Leo hung up, Xi¨¤o Mu immediately asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Leo replied in a deep voice, ¡°There is news from the rock planet that a new transition point has been successfully established. From today onwards, the experts will investigate all the planets that can be reached from the rock planet.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard the words, ¡°So there will be results soon?¡± Leo nodded: ¡°Yes.¡± His hands resting on his knees clenched into fists, looking a little dazed. Xi¨¤o Mu sensed Leo¡¯s emotional ups and downs and grabbed his hand. He spread his fingers open, and linked hands with Leo, smilingly said, ¡°I will wait for the news with you.¡± Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu in his arms. The height difference between them is quite big so Xi¨¤o Mu is almost completely covered by him. Leo put his chin on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, ¡°It¡¯s nice to have you with me¡­ I,¡± Leo said, paused, his voice rarely hesitated, ¡°I¡¯m afraid to hear bad news. I have always believed that they are alive, but when I am about to get the news, I started to worry.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his hand and touched the side of Leo¡¯s face. With a gentle voice, he said, ¡°No matter what, I am here. The Marshal and Lieutenant General Louis are also here.¡± Leo lowered his head and buried his face on the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck. After a while, he raised his head. His emotions have recovered, and his tone is firm, ¡°They must be alive.¡± In the next few days, there isn¡¯t any news from rock planet. Leo had been very calm since that day he revealed a fragile emotion. On the contrary, Xi¨¤o Mu became worried and didn¡¯t want to affect Leo so he didn¡¯t show it. Hawke¡¯s wedding will be coming in another week. The Huo family and Lyle¡¯s Brooke family are both well-known families in the empire. The former is rich while the latter has power so this wedding got the attention of the entire empire. Although the preparation time for the wedding is not long, all the processes are done without any perfunctory. Because of this, Xi¨¤o Mu, the best man, also got busy. He had to follow Hawke around to understand the wedding process and when and what to do. The two walked back and forth several times in the wedding venue. Back in the apartment, Xi¨¤o Mu plopped down on the sofa and felt relieved after drinking a glass of juice. Leo frowned when he entered the room and saw Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s state, ¡°So tired?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded and pursed his mouth, ¡°How is this called preparation for the wedding? I think it should be called persuading people not to get married.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu really admired Hawke¡¯s energetic look, knowing that Hawke is more tired than him, but he didn¡¯t seem to look like it at all. But thinking of the level of Hawke¡¯s physical strength, Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Leo¡¯s expression changed slightly, and he said solemnly, ¡°Don¡¯t go tomorrow.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°No, the final process has not been confirmed yet.¡± Leo held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and looked down at him, ¡°Alright, you can go. But you are not allowed to think about not getting married. You agreed to my marriage proposal.¡± Feeling amused, Xi¨¤o Mu said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I just said it casually. But¡­¡± He said sternly, ¡°I hope everything at our wedding will be simple and not too troublesome.¡± Leo: ¡°I¡¯m afraid we can¡¯t decide on that. Because grandfather and grandpa won¡¯t agree.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought of the scene where he had just met with Ren. At that time, Ren looked very anxious for his grandson to get a daughter-in-law. He might not agree to Leo¡¯s request for a simple marriage ceremony. Xi¨¤o Mu fell discouragedly onto Leo, ¡°Fortunately, it is just once in a lifetime. Whatever!¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. Just once in a lifetime? He liked it. He lowered his head and is about to kiss Xi¨¤o Mu when his terminal vibrated. Leo frowned and connected to the call. The voice on the other side is very excited, and even Xi¨¤o Mu could hear the words clearly. ¡°Major General Leo, there is news regarding Lieutenant Reacher1!¡± CH 91 Chapter 91 Wedding As soon as the other side finished talking, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that Leo¡¯s hand that is holding him froze. Leo took a deep breath and kept calm and asked, ¡°Where are they?¡± ¡°In a planet that has never been discovered before. We intercepted the signal sent by Lieutenant Admiral Reacher¡¯s mecha and are currently trying to get in touch. We will arrange a spaceship to that planet as soon as possible.¡± Leo said immediately, ¡°Notify me as soon as there is news.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± News soon came from rock planet. Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu had just finished their exercises and are about to go back to their room to take a bath and rest. The other party sent a video call request. Leo is a little surprised by that but didn¡¯t think much about it, so he connected the call. The next moment, he is stunned speechless. Xi¨¤o Mu is at the side and is wiping his sweat with a towel. Seeing Leo like this, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly took a closer look at the call and saw 2 men who are no strangers to him across the screen. One of them looked a lot like Leo, very tall and handsome. The other man is handsome too, the kind of sunny handsomeness. The two wore green uniforms that seemed to be military uniforms, but the design looked very different from the military uniforms of the empire. Xi¨¤o Mu grabbed Leo¡¯s hand subconsciously, with surprise in his eyes. These men are obviously Leo¡¯s parents. Leo returned to his senses, his voice sounded slightly hoarse, ¡°Father, Dad.¡± The handsome sunny man is Wen Xin, he called out with wet eyes, ¡°Leo¡­¡± Wen Xin couldn¡¯t help but choke up. He couldn¡¯t say anything for a while, and Reacher held him in his arms. Reacher¡¯s gaze fell on Leo¡¯s face. His complexion is soft with a faint smile, and his voice carried a natural hoarse tone as he gently said, ¡°Leo, you are doing great. Father is proud of you.¡± Wen Xin wiped the tears off his face with the back of his hand. Then with a bright smile, he added to Reacher¡¯s words, ¡°En, Leo is the best.¡± Wen Xin looked at Leo almost greedily, ¡°All these years without us, you have suffered.¡± He said sternly, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad. When Dad returned, I will make up for you!¡± Leo: ¡°It¡¯s fine if you are all right, I will inform grandfather and grandpa.¡± Soon, Ren and Louis joined the video call from another screen. Ren¡¯s eyes turned red when he saw the men, and he kept saying, ¡°It¡¯s great that you are okay.¡± Louis only looked at the men in silence, his eyes staring intently. Reacher: ¡°Father, Dad, it must have been hard for you two these years.¡± Ren uttered an En and then suddenly furrowed his brows. He angrily scolded, ¡°Useless boy, since you are well, why don¡¯t you come back? There is no news from you at all in all these years! If you wait a little longer, you will miss your son¡¯s wedding.¡± Reacher calmly explained, ¡°When we first arrived at this blue planet1, our mecha was seriously damaged. Xin Xin and I were both injured. Later, during the recovery period, we discovered that this blue planet was very backward in technology and had a primitive life. It had no connection with the interstellar at all and hasn¡¯t even begun to study traveling in space. For so many years, we have been researching equipment that can communicate with interstellar.¡± ¡°I worried you, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Ren probably understood that it had not been easy for both children over the years, and he looked distressed, ¡°It¡¯s also my negligence. If I find out that there is a problem with the transition point earlier, maybe I will find you sooner.¡± ¡°Father, don¡¯t blame yourself,¡± Wen Xin said sincerely. Then he turned his gaze to Xi¨¤o Mu and decisively changed the subject, ¡°Just now you said Leo¡¯s wedding. Is this is my daughter-in-law?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s smile froze, daughter-in-law? It is really awkward for an adult male like him to be called that. Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and introduced him, ¡°This is my father and dad.¡± Then, he looked at Reacher and Wen Xin again, ¡°Father, dad, this is my unmarried partner Xi¨¤o Mu.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He is really afraid that Leo would say he is his fianc¨¦e2. It might take some time for him to get used to these titles. He looked at the two elders and didn¡¯t know how to greet them for a while. Finally, he called out with a smile, ¡°Hello, two uncles.¡± Reacher nodded and said, ¡°Hello.¡± Wen Xin looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a smile on his face, ¡°Leo has good eyes. You are so good-looking, and your hair is beautiful.¡± As a man, Xi¨¤o Mu is really not used to hearing this kind of praise. So he smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡± Reacher: ¡°Currently, the blue planet is in a tense situation. It is in a period of a power struggle between the two regimes and one of them is our friend. We can¡¯t go back for the time being and it will probably take a while to go back.¡± Wen Xin also solemnly said, ¡°Our communication time cannot be too long at a time because the energy is not enough.¡± Ren: ¡°I will ask someone to pick you up at the blue planet as soon as possible. If you want to deal with the matter over there, you must get it done first. Also, you must pay attention to your safety.¡± Reacher and Wen Xin nodded and asked about them at Planet Yao. Soon, the energy supply at Reacher¡¯s side could no longer hold on, and the communication is cut off. Ren looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with a smile on his face, ¡°Mu Mu, let¡¯s discuss your wedding with Leo when we have time. What are your requirements for the betrothal gift? No need to be polite, our Arnold family will not treat you badly.¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Marshal, I don¡¯t have any requirements. I¡¯m fine with how we are now,¡± he said before testing the water with a sentence, ¡°It would be nice if everything could be simplified for the wedding.¡± ¡°How can it be simplified?!¡± Ren rejected sternly. ¡°This is definitely not possible, it must be a grand, unprecedented grand!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu helplessly accepted it, ¡°I¡¯ll put everything on your hands then.¡± Ren is satisfied to hear that and he grabbed Louis¡¯s hand. He couldn¡¯t restrain his excitement, ¡°Come, come and drink with me. I¡¯m so happy today. Reacher and Xin Xin are fine and that brat Leo is going to get married. It¡¯s a great thing.¡± Louis¡¯s complexion looked so gentle and he let Ren pull him. He said to Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo, ¡°Good night.¡± Then, Louis hung up the call. As soon as the call ended, Leo hugged Xi¨¤o Mu tightly. He buried his head on the side of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s neck and said, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I am so happy too.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu hugged Leo back and patted his back, ¡°Me too.¡± When there are no news before, Xi¨¤o Mu was worried that it would be a bad result. He didn¡¯t expect things to go so smoothly. ¡­ In a blink of an eye, Hawke¡¯s wedding day has arrived. Xi¨¤o Mu put on the peacock blue suit and met Hawke in the dressing room early in the morning. By the time he arrived, Hawke had already begun to put on makeup. ¡°Come on, your makeup artist has arrived.¡± The makeup artist is in the middle of applying the foundation on his face when Hawke heard that Xi¨¤o Mu has arrived. Hawke didn¡¯t turn around so his voice sounded muffled. Xi¨¤o Mu got taken aback for a moment before he said, ¡°No need. Why do I need to make up?¡± ¡°It looks good,¡± Hawke said, motioning to the waiting makeup artist. Seeing the makeup artist walking towards him, Xi¨¤o Mu keeps waving his hands, ¡°I am not doing it.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu looking nervous, the makeup artist laughed. Then he stared at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face for a while and sighed at Hawke, ¡°Young master Hawke, he has good skin and delicate features, I don¡¯t think he needs the makeup.¡± Hawke patted the person who is applying makeup to him and the makeup artist stopped. Hawke turned his head to look at Xi¨¤o Mu and fell in a daze, ¡°Wow! You looked so good. This clothing suits you so well. I have good eyes indeed.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu pulled out the stool next to Hawke and sat down, ¡°Yes, you really have a good vision.¡± Hawke turned his head back happily and let the makeup artist continue to put on makeup, while Xi¨¤o Mu watched. Hawke looked handsome and energetic. The make-up is mainly for retouching and deepening the contours so that he will look more photogenic. The most difficult thing for the makeup artist is to achieve the effect while also making the makeup feel natural. Gu Miao arrived soon and gave Xi¨¤o Mu all the necessary items like rings, bouquets, and stuff. Then he watched Hawke getting his make-up enthusiastically at the side. At about 10.00 am, everything is ready. Lyle brought a group of relatives and friends to Huo¡¯s residence to pick up his bride. Hearing shouts and cheering outside, Gu Miao reacted quickly like a rabbit and went to the window. He opened the corner of the curtain to look down. Xi¨¤o Mu looked stunned, ¡°What is happening?¡± Hawke flushed. ¡°Testing the groom.¡± [Banana: Pardon the interference. For those who doesn¡¯t about Chinese wedding ceremony, there¡¯s one section called wedding gatecrashing where the groom and his group of friends/family overcome challenges before they could pick up the bride] Xi¨¤o Mu curiously went to another window and opened the curtains. He saw 2 people fighting in the middle of Huo¡¯s residence living room downstairs, and there is a group of people applauding at the side. In the hall, there are groups of people standing around and they looked very conspicuous; a group of people is standing at the entrance while the other is in the inner hall. The group at the entrance wore military uniforms, they are relatives and friends brought by Lyle. The people in the group inside the living room all wore suits. They are sentinel relatives and friends of the Huo family. The people who are fighting right now are Lyle and Zhao Sheng. The spiritual power and physical level of the two are equal, but Lyle has rich practical experience and successfully won. He smiled gently at Zhao Sheng and said, ¡°Thank you, cousin, for your mercy.¡± ¡°Ah Sheng, let me fight next.¡± A sentinel from the Huo family stepped forward. One of the soldiers in the military uniform said with a grin, ¡°Lyle will have to go through the ceremony later. If his hair is messed up, it will affect his handsomeness. Hence, let our brothers accept the test on his behalf.¡± As soon as the soldier finished his words, one person took a step forward from the military group and all onlookers are stunned speechless for a moment. Who can win over him ah?! No one is afraid of losing at the wedding gatecrashing. After all, it is necessary to give the groom some face. But if one loses in an ugly manner, it would be too embarrassing. The sentinel from the Huo family shivered and said, ¡°Major General Leo, let¡¯s start.¡± Leo said politely, ¡°Let¡¯s start.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo. He is used to Leo¡¯s appearance in military uniform, but he didn¡¯t see much when Leo fought against other people. Leo¡¯s action is neat and cool. The more Xi¨¤o Mu watched, the faster his heart beats. There is only one thought in his mind, this man is so handsome! Leo gave the other party some face, calmly leaving room for the person to start the attack, and deliberately prolonging the fighting time. This way, it won¡¯t be unsightly for the Huo family when they lose the fight. And so, Lyle passed the test easily with his bunch of military friends and arrived at Hawke¡¯s room. In this world, they do not have the custom of bridesmaids guarding the door here. There is only a very simple ceremony where the groom knocks on the door, and the bride opens it. It means that the groom is allowed to enter the bride¡¯s world and they will spend the rest of their life together. After Lyle passed the entrance test, Hawke stood nervously behind the door and Xi¨¤o Mu stood behind Hawke to accompany him. Hawke¡¯s hands trembled and he turned to grab Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s arm, ¡°What, what should I do? I¡¯m so nervous. What if I started to walk like a robot later? Won¡¯t it be embarrassing if I fall?¡± Hawke turned back to the door, ¡°Aargh, I felt like I don¡¯t know how to open the door anymore. Wouldn¡¯t it be catastrophic if I ended up locking the door instead of opening it? If that happened, Lyle would definitely be angry!¡± ¡°Or how about I open the door now so I don¡¯t have to worry about making a mistake.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t know if he should laugh or cry as he held Hawke back when he wanted to open the door. If Father Huo knew about this, he would be furious. Which family¡¯s bride would be so impatient that they open the door before the groom arrives? Zhao Meng has reminded him more than once to take care of Hawke and not let Hawke do wrong things. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Just take a deep breath to stay calm. Don¡¯t worry, Lyle will accompany you in the next step of the ceremony, and I will follow behind you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu soothed. Hawke took a few deep breaths as Xi¨¤o Mu said, and he really calmed down. knock knock knock Someone knocked at the door. Hawke clenched his fist. He froze for an instant and looked at the door in a daze. Xi¨¤o Mu whispered, ¡°Open the door, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Hawke tilted his head and blinked, letting the moisture that started to come up in his eyes to clear up. His voice sounded slightly muted as he answered, ¡°I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s just the thought of Lyle standing behind the door makes me feel like I¡¯m dreaming.¡± After Hawke finished speaking, he reached out and opened the door. CH 92 Chapter 92 Questioning Lyle is dressed in a white suit, and his appearance is so exquisite that it cannot be described with words. However, the slanted eyebrows and the heroic aura made it impossible for one to mistake his gender. Hawke is wearing the same suit as Lyle, but a size smaller than him. The moment Hawke saw Lyle, Hawke¡¯s gaze immediately stuck to him. There¡¯s only Lyle in his eyes as Hawke stared at him obsessively. Anyone could tell his feelings for Lyle at a glance. Someone in the group of friends and relatives behind Lyle laughed. Some sighed enviously, and some whistled jokingly. Hawke regained his senses, his face flushed and he looked bewildered. A smile flashed in Lyle¡¯s eyes, and he stepped forward. Holding Hawke by the waist, he carried him horizontally, ¡°I¡¯m here to pick you up.¡± Lyle turned and walked away with Hawke in his arms. Xi¨¤o Mu hurriedly followed, and Lyle¡¯s group of family and friends noticed him. Their gaze fell on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s face with scorching heat. Leo¡¯s face turned dark, and those people instantly moved their eyes away. At the same time, they sighed in their hearts that Leo¡¯s luck is too good. Not only his unmarried partner is good-looking, but he is also a god-level guide! Leo followed behind Lyle for the ceremony while Xi¨¤o Mu followed Hawke. Hence, they walked side by side during the procession. When the wedding host finished the wedding speech, the two1 looked at each other tacitly. Xi¨¤o Mu felt moved in his heart and smiled. After Hawke said, ¡®I do,¡¯ the host announced that the two could exchange rings. Xi¨¤o Mu stepped forward and handed Hawke¡¯s ring over. The pair exchanged rings and kissed each other under the witness of all the guests. Warm blessings and applause came from all directions in the church. The last part of the ceremony is the bouquet tossing. Hawke took the flowers handed by Xi¨¤o Mu and whispered, ¡°Hurry up and stand properly. My accuracy is quite good, and I will throw it to you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt helpless and amused. He and Leo are already preparing for their marriage so it doesn¡¯t mean anything whether he caught the bouquet or not. Waiting for Xi¨¤o Mu to stand still among the unmarried people, Hawke took a look before turning his back. He flung the bouquet backward, and the bouquet flew straight towards Xi¨¤o Mu. Hawke quickly turned his head around and is shocked to see Leo caught the bouquet with a displeased expression before handing it to Xi¨¤o Mu. Leo is unhappy about the bouquet. If he didn¡¯t catch it directly, Xi¨¤o Mu might be hit by it. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo and said with a smile, ¡°Take it then. How can you give it away after catching it?¡± Leo raised an eyebrow and retracted his hand. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. We will be getting married on the same day anyway.¡± The single people around sighed, ¡°Hey hey hey, can you not throw dog food everywhere? Don¡¯t you know there are many single dogs here?! We all know that you are going to get married, a¡¯ight? So keep a low profile and don¡¯t abuse us single dogs.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± ¡°I still remember that the laws of the empire stipulate that all guides must enter the Golden Tower to be protected and educated after awakening. For an unmarried guide appearing here, wouldn¡¯t it be discordant to law?¡± Suddenly, a sentinel in a dark red military uniform said. Leo¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly, and the group of relatives and friends that came with Leo said, ¡°You people from 9th Army don¡¯t watch the news? He is a god-level guide, not a general guide.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t a god-level guide a guide nevertheless? From what I heard just now, Major General Leo has already made a marriage arrangement with him. But the Golden Tower¡¯s graduation party has not arrived yet. So, is this a private engagement?¡± Leo stared at the man and sneered, ¡°Do you have any opinions on our engagement?¡± The man looked around. There are many sentinels at the wedding, and he revealed a meaningful look, ¡°Don¡¯t you all think it¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°According to the rules, if a sentinel wanted to be a guide¡¯s partner, he must first meet certain conditions to obtain tickets to the Golden Tower prom. The number of guides and sentinels are very different, so private engagement is very unfair to the rest of sentinels, isn¡¯t it?¡± The sentinels around fell silent. It has to be said that Leo and Lyle obtained a guide partner with unconventional procedures, which makes many people feel a sense of crisis. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help frowning. The guides in the Golden Tower looked like canaries locked in a golden cage. The feeling of them waiting for an owner to choose them made Xi¨¤o Mu very uncomfortable. He looked at the sentinel from the 9th Army and asked, ¡°In your eyes, do sentinels like you think guides as their personal trophy?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that.¡± The sentinel¡¯s expression changed slightly. Suddenly, there is a commotion on the right side. Xi¨¤o Mu looked over and saw someone who seemed to want to see the scene inside. The person stacked 2 chairs together and stood on them to look over the wall, but he somehow fell down. Quickly, a bodyguard forced the person to open his terminal and they found some pictures taken inside the wedding and a video of the wedding ceremony. A bodyguard came to ask Lyle what to do. Lyle said, ¡°Delete it.¡± Then he waved his hand, and the bodyguard immediately led the person away. With a smile, Lyle swept a glance across the guests and said, ¡°Apologies for poor hospitality, please move to the lunch banquet hall now.¡± After Lyle said that, he immediately walked out and 2 rows of ceremony staff politely led the guests to the luncheon venue. Xi¨¤o Mu apologized to Lyle and Hawke, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Even though he doesn¡¯t like those words from the sentinel, he shouldn¡¯t question him at Hawke¡¯s wedding. If they ended up in a quarrel, it won¡¯t be nice for the wedding. Hawke: ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s that person who is being hateful.¡± Lyle also said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. There are still things to be arranged next, so we won¡¯t accompany you.¡± He nodded slightly to Leo and took Hawke away. Leo stepped forward closer to Xi¨¤o Mu and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. To the public, Hawke is said to suddenly awaken as a guide. As for you, you are a god-level guide, and I have a 100% match rate with you. There will be no problem.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed, ¡°I¡¯m not worried about this, I just don¡¯t like the current situation of the guide. You know my purpose. Right now, I just want Qi Sai to speed up the teaching to the guide and advance the plan.¡± ¡°The timing is wrong,¡± Leo said before adding, ¡°Although the guides from Golden Tower have the ability to support themselves now due to your proposal to cooperate with the institute, their ability for self-protection is far from enough. There is still some time before the next Golden Tower prom so there is time for preparation.¡± Leo put his hand on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I give my absolute support. I believe your purpose will be achieved.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and nodded, ¡°En, it¡¯s really not a good time now, I¡¯m too impulsive.¡± Leo shook his head, ¡°You are doing great. Though you are still young, you surprised me by how you dealt with many things.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu touched his own nose. This body is only 17 years old now, but his actual age is over 20 already. The wedding went very smoothly. After attending the wedding, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo returned to the apartment together. While Leo is taking a bath, Xi¨¤o Mu went to the system to harvest the longevity grass and concentration grass, and then planted them again. At the moment, there are only one each of the medicinal plants, but a plant would produce more than one seed. After the seed grows up, the plant will bear more seeds. Therefore, when the seeds grow up, there will be a lot of mature herbs available to use. After Xi¨¤o Mu planted the two herbs, he harvested the herbs from the rest of the vegetable field and re-seeded them. After finishing it, he exited the system. It didn¡¯t take long for Leo to come out of the bathroom. Leo only wore a white bathrobe and casually tied a belt around his waist. The V-shaped neckline exposed a large area of his wheat-colored skin. Leo¡¯s strong pectoral muscles and sexy collarbone are unreservedly exposed in front of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heartbeat sped up instantly and felt like the air suddenly warmed up. He quickly looked away and ran to the bathroom holding his change of clothes. Leo grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu halfway, and said solemnly in his ear, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you promised to wash together with me next time. I will wait for you in bed.¡± This is what Xi¨¤o Mu had agreed to casually in order to make time to harvest the herbs. The main reason is if he didn¡¯t agree, Leo will make them wash together tonight. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears turned red instantly. He casually nodded, ran into the bathroom, and closed the door. It is another night of en en ah ah that couldn¡¯t be described. In the morning, watching Leo head out to class feeling refreshed, Xi¨¤o Mu rubbed his waist and ground his teeth secretly. The gap between their physical strength is too great. He couldn¡¯t help wondering if there is any medicine to relieve the soreness and lack of energy. Then his face started to blush after thinking about it. The medicine for restoring stamina has already lengthened their ¡®activity¡¯ time. If there is really a medicine that could relieve soreness, with Leo¡¯s stamina, maybe he really won¡¯t be able to get out of bed for a week. En, let¡¯s just proceed step by step like how they are doing now! Life calmed down once again, and no spiritual power attack occurred on any planets. Merry¡¯s body has fully recovered, and together with Hao Mian, they bid farewell to Xi¨¤o Mu. Seeing that Merry¡¯s smile is relaxed and sweet, not as gloomy as before, Xi¨¤o Mu also smiled. It seems that after that day Merry opened up about what¡¯s bothering him, and Hao Mian untangled the knot. Planet Hao¡¯s White Tower has suffered a lot of injuries, and some sentinels even died. Hao Mian still had a lot of things to deal with, so the two did not stay long. They returned at noon that day. Before leaving, Hao Mian bought a lot of guide agents from Planet Yao. Hawke went on their honeymoon with Lyle after they got married. Before Hawke left, he listed to Xi¨¤o Mu where they are going to go in a month and the food they wanted to eat. The arrangements are fully packed, barely just in time for them to return before New Year. Throughout December, Xi¨¤o Mu spent the whole month in a particularly relaxed atmosphere. Xi¨¤o Mu will make medicine every morning, and then put them up for sale in the sale. He will occasionally answer the questions from the Golden Tower students. For the rest of the time, it is either spent for exercise or self-study of medical studies. Every day is fulfilling for Xi¨¤o Mu. The only thing that bothered Xi¨¤o Mu is his wedding with Leo. Ren will pull him over to discuss it whenever he is free, asking him for his opinions on everything from guest name list to suits as if Ren is worried that Xi¨¤o Mu will feel dissatisfied. Xi¨¤o Mu said many times that he will be satisfied no matter what, but Ren is still worried that Xi¨¤o Mu is just being polite so Ren is very careful when considering all aspects. One fortunate thing is the experts at the rock planet are very skilled and a starship has successfully arrived at the blue planet so it is more convenient to communicate now. When Wen Xin learned that they are preparing for the wedding, he enthusiastically stated that he must participate in the preparations. However, the battle on the blue planet won¡¯t be ending in a short while so Wen Xin would not be able to return to Zone A in about a year. Therefore, in order to wait for Wen Xin, the wedding discussion finally stopped and Xi¨¤o Mu is greatly relieved. During the New Year, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo moved to the marshal¡¯s mansion and spent time with Ren and Louis. Ren is very busy during the New Year and he recorded a lot of New Year greetings to the people of the Empire. On the same day, he also went to the military department and some grassroots units to deliver his greeting. The New Year is spent in a relaxed and festive atmosphere, ushering in the new year¡¯s spring. However, Xi¨¤o Mu noticed that Leo suddenly became busy, and the guards around him have tighter expressions than usual as if they are always ready to fight. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s first thought is the logistics company that they had been monitoring for a long time has started to make a move. So Xi¨¤o Mu quickly asked Leo, ¡°Has the rest of the researchers of the base been found?¡± Leo¡¯s expression looked serious and wary. He knew Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s identity 2 so it is not surprising that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t understand the situation. Leo shook his head and said, ¡°No, the spring beast tide is coming.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu sighed in his heart. Although he didn¡¯t know the specific meaning of spring beast tide, he had a general guess from the name itself. CH 93 Chapter 93 Frontline Xi¨¤o Mu is about to ask in detail when Leo¡¯s terminal rang. After hanging up the call, Leo quickly put on his military cap and hugged Xi¨¤o Mu tightly. After that, Leo let go and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s forehead, ¡°I have to go to the frontline, wait for me to come back.¡± Hearing that, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart tightened. Watching Leo strode out and knowing that the matter is urgent, Xi¨¤o Mu quickly pulled Leo back, ¡°Wait.¡± He quickly took out the advanced-level medicine that he had been saving these days and handed it to Leo. ¡°The pills in the white bottle are to restore spiritual power, the ones in the blue bottle are to restore physical power. The bottle with black and white stripes is to enhance spiritual power while the bottle with blue and white stripes is to enhance spiritual power.¡± After Leo took the bottles, Xi¨¤o Mu took out 5 pheromone agents, ¡°I made these from the high-level agents from the research institute. The recovery rate is 10,000 points. Use it when your spiritual power is insufficient.¡± Leo stored the medicines that Xi¨¤o Mu handed to him one by one, and he didn¡¯t ask further about the enhancement medicine because of time constraints. He believed Xi¨¤o Mu. Taking a deep look at Xi¨¤o Mu, Leo couldn¡¯t hold back and stepped forward. He held Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head in the palm of his right hand and kissed him fervently. He kissed so deeply and hard that Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t react to the intense emotions. However, due to the urgency of the situation, Leo let go of Xi¨¤o Mu. Kissing the corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth lightly, he said with a deep voice, ¡°I¡¯m leaving, pay attention to safety.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu uttered an En and took out a red porcelain bottle from the system backpack, ¡°This is the antidote for various poison.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know whether the interstellar beasts are poisonous, he just wanted to give Leo all the medicines he might use so that he would feel more at ease. Leo watched Xi¨¤o Mu keep digging out things from the storage for him and felt warm and moved in his heart. A smile flashed in his eyes, ¡°Is there anything else? I have to go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stepped on tiptoes and bit Leo¡¯s chin, ¡°Be safe and remember to contact me when you are free.¡± Leo acknowledged in a deep voice and glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu deeply. Then, he turned and strode away. Wood waited on the aircraft and saw Leo, who came out nearly 2 minutes later than usual. He saw the soft expression that Leo hasn¡¯t put away and sighed inwardly. This iron man¡¯s tender appearance is really abusive to single dogs. Love makes people slow in their work and acts sticky too! Xi¨¤o Mu stood at the door and watched Leo¡¯s black aircraft leave. Then, he walked upstairs to inquire about the spring beast tide. The exact time of the spring beast tide is about one and a half months in total from mid-January to the end of February each year. During this period, all planets inhabited by humans will be attacked by interstellar beasts. Humans are much more fragile than wild beasts, and their living environment is much better than wild beasts. Most beasts hibernate in winter. In spring, they wake up when their appetite is at its peak. Planets inhabited by humans are the first place they went hunting. However, with the gradual advancement of science and technology, even though human beings are inferior to beasts in physical fitness, they have various weapons and equipment, giving them the ability to resist the beasts. It¡¯s just that the number of beasts is large and they have strong physical strength. Furthermore, they are powered by their desire for food. The interstellar beasts have explosive combat power while human energy is limited. During the confrontation, the humans¡¯ side might change guards several times but the beasts probably won¡¯t change at all. Xi¨¤o Mu searched for the image data of the previous spring beast tide. Looking at the images of those tall, fierce-faced, thick-skinned interstellar beasts, he couldn¡¯t help sweating from his back. Xi¨¤o Mu looked closely and could even feel the power of the beasts from it. The sharp-looking teeth exposed in their mouths seemed like blades as if they could easily pierce human chests. Xi¨¤o Mu swiped the screen and opened a video, which shows a scene at the frontline during the invasion of wild beasts on the edge of the empire. In the video, it is very noisy, people¡¯s screams and roars of wild beasts are mixed together. The camera suddenly shook and zoomed closer. Someone got thrown down under a wild beast. One of the beast¡¯s claws slapped at that person¡¯s brain. Instantly, the mist of blood dyed the eyes of the beast red. The beast raised its head and roared before lowering down to enjoy its prey. The whole process did not exceed 10 seconds. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fingers trembled and closed the video. Xi¨¤o Mu tried to calm down for a while, and then he searched about the armies¡¯ defense against the spring beast tide. The military has a total of 9 armies and the governance areas are divided into regions. The entire empire is like a big cake divided into 8 parts. The south region is the largest area and has the best resource and environment, it is Area A. Area A is the political, economic, and cultural center of the entire empire. It is jointly governed by the 1st and 2nd Army. All armies have their reception room in Area A. The north region is Zone F, which is an area with a harsh environment but sufficient energy and is governed by the 9th Army. Because of the geographic location and environmental factors of Area A, it is the area where the interstellar beasts invade most ferociously in spring every year. This is also one of the reasons why Area A is jointly governed by 2 armies. Apart from that, the danger has also affected the recruitment of the 1st and 2nd Army. The 1st and the 2nd Army have the best treatment but the highest degree of danger as well. Hence, when it¡¯s time to apply for the Army, the cadets always felt complicated in their hearts. This also results in the 1st and 2nd Army¡¯s soldiers¡¯ top-notch combat power in all armies, especially the 1st Army. During the spring beast tide, Leo, as the frontline commander of the 1st Army, seemed like a combat lunatic. For his men to keep up with his rhythm, they must be strong. Xi¨¤o Mu opened the empire map and tapped his finger in the southernmost area. Leo should be there. ¡°Master Xi¨¤o Mu, Young master Hawke is here.¡± Ah Da informed Xi¨¤o Mu. Xi¨¤o Mu closed his terminal and hurriedly went downstairs to the living room. Hawke is holding the juice delivered by the robot butler, but his expression is a little wilted. Xi¨¤o Mu: ¡°What¡¯s wrong, are you unhappy?¡± Hawke put down the juice and pulled Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand to sit down together, ¡°Lyle has gone to the frontline. I¡¯m so worried. I think Leo must have gone too. You might be scared if you stay alone.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu felt moved when he heard the words and smiled. Thinking of the video he watched earlier, his smile became smaller, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid, just a little worried.¡± Hawke shook Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, ¡°Did you persuade Major General Leo?¡± ¡°For?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback. ¡°Of course persuading him not to work too hard, and to rest more! Every year during the spring beast tide, Major General Leo works very hard. You know, I have liked Lyle for a long time, and I have been following Lyle¡¯s news. So, I also know a lot about Major General Leo.¡± ¡°As far as I know, Major General Leo is a fighting madman. He doesn¡¯t want to return after he went to the battlefield. Every year, after the spring beast tide is over, he has to recuperate for a period of time.¡± Hawke whispered, ¡°I heard that this is because his father and dad suddenly disappeared during the spring beast wave. That¡¯s why he has a deep hatred for interstellar beasts.¡± ¡°But he has you now, so he can¡¯t not value his life!¡± Hawke murmured. Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t know that Leo had these pasts and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little distressed. He patted Hawke¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he has a sense of measure.¡± Reacher and Wen Xin are still on the blue planet, and their news has been kept secret. But Xi¨¤o Mu knows the inside story, and he believes Leo will not mess around this time. Hawke glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu and hehe-ed. He give an ambiguous wink and said, ¡°So confident? It seems that Major General Leo is very good to you. You are already bonded with him so how do you feel?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu let out a dry cough. How did the topic change to talk about ¡®those stuff¡¯? Hawke clasped Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s shoulders and rested his chin on it. He whispered, ¡°Lyle is too enthusiastic. I want him to enjoy himself, but my stamina is too bad. Is there any way to help?¡± Hearing that makes Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s ears feel hot. He looked up at the ceiling speechlessly before saying, ¡°You are the strongest person among the guides I know.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s still not enough.¡± Hawke murmured, ¡°Your 1st union with Major General Leo took 3 days. Lyle and I also took 3 days, but my stamina is obviously better than you.¡± Hawke looked at Xi¨¤o Mu with bright eyes, ¡°You must have a way, right?¡± The corner of Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s mouth twitched. He really didn¡¯t want to continue this topic. But now that they are talking about it, Xi¨¤o Mu became curious and couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Even if your stamina can last, isn¡¯t your body sore?¡± Hawke blinked. ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­ and,¡± he flushed, ¡°Lyle likes my soft appearance, and I like it too.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and saw Hawke move closer, wanting to continue to ask. Hence, Xi¨¤o Mu took out a bottle of boost pills with the efficiency of 4,000 points from his backpack, ¡°You can use it when you are left half of your stamina. It can be lower but not higher.¡± Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up. He took the porcelain bottle and placed it in his space storage. Then he said with joy, ¡°I knew you had a way, otherwise, how could you last for 3 days?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu tried to explain, ¡°This medicine is for restoring physical strength. It is used for combat, not for this.¡± ¡°What does it matter? It¡¯s fine as long as I can use it.¡± Hawke is very happy. ¡°Lyle must be very tired when he comes back. I can use this to make him relax!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help smiling when he saw that Hawke is not feeling shy at all for thinking about Lyle. Just as Hawke is feeling happy, he thought about Lyle and began to feel sad again. Sitting upright beside Xi¨¤o Mu, Hawke turned on his terminal and projected the enlarged screen onto the wall facing them. ¡°Let¡¯s watch the real-time news on the border together. Else, not knowing anything will cause me to start thinking about bad things.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded. He was thinking to watch the news too. He requested the robot butler to deliver some snacks and drinks, and the two watched the news together. ¡°This year, the first batch of interstellar beasts have begun to attack the southern border. Major General Leo from the 1st Army and Major General Lyle from the 2nd Army has arrived at the scene quickly. The 1st Army and 2nd Army sentinel mecha teams are quickly in place. Both major generals are personally leading the soldiers to resist the insterstellar beasts.¡± Almost all the comment barrage in the news wrote, ¡®Finish the beast! Let them know how good we are! ¡¯ After the reporter finished speaking, the video is switched to the frontier battlefield. It is only a long-range shot, and one can only see the flames keep blasting from a distance and the battleship flying around in the air. Suddenly, a bird-shaped beast flew into the air with its huge wings and rushed toward one of the battleships aggressively. At the moment when the battleship is about to be hit, a black panther with wings pounced on the bird-shaped beast from the side. The panther¡¯s tail fiercely whipped at the bird-shaped beast¡¯s wings. A painful shriek from the bird sounded from a distance, and the bird-shaped beast fell straight down. Halfway down, the beast is whipped again by the black panther¡¯s tail, and the speed of its descent is even faster. The black panther jumped down from the air like a black phantom, disappearing from the video. ¡°Ahhhh, kneeling and licking the screen!! That is so cool!¡± ¡°When I saw Major General Leo, I just stopped panicking. One day these beasts will definitely be completely beaten by us, and they won¡¯t dare to come again!¡± ¡°Major General Leo is awesome!¡± ¡°Major General Leo is awesome! So handsome!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu stared at the point where the black panther disappeared. He couldn¡¯t hold back and opened his terminal. He carefully typed the same comment and sent it, burying his comment in the one-push duplication stream of comments. Hawke glanced at Xi¨¤o Mu enviously, ¡°I wonder if Lyle will be on the screen later. Even if it only has a tuft of his hair, I want to see it.¡± Raw word count: 3121 CH 94 Chapter 94 Medicine News about the frontlines spread frequently. The 1st Army and the 2nd Army are extremely powerful, under the leadership of Leo and Lyle, they successfully repelled the 1st wave of attacks. The news reported to the public are all positive, but in the front-line command room, Leo and Lyle, who had just returned from the battlefield, looked very ugly. Not only them, but all the people in the room had an ugly expressions. Leo¡¯s eyes scanned everyone before saying, ¡°Everyone can see that while we humans are improving, the interstellar beasts are also improving. The beasts in this attack are flying beasts. This means that our defense this year will be even more difficult.¡± He continued with an awe-inspiring expression, ¡°However, they are not unbeatable. We can defeat them. There are people behind us who we want to protect. We will never back down!¡± ¡°Never back down!¡± A deafening voice came from the mouths of the other officers in the conference room, their faces stern in every posture. Leo: ¡°Strengthen the defenses everywhere, increase the patrol flying squads to check the situation in the air, and maintain the smooth communication of the various departments. If they need support, they can ask for help in time. No matter what, we can¡¯t give up on any soldier.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The officers saluted and left the conference room to return to their respective posts. Only Leo and Lyle are left in the conference room. Lyle¡¯s straight standing posture instantly relaxed and he leaned against the wall. Looking into the distance through the door seam, the corner of Lyle¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Leo, I have no patience to wait until the end of February. Let¡¯s quickly drive them away!¡± A moment of tenderness flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°I have no patience either.¡± He stepped outside, with a fierce momentum in his steps. All the soldiers of the 1st Army discovered that their boss, Major General Leo, is braver than ever this time. He seemed to be even more desperate, staying on the battlefield longer than ever. Many subordinate officers secretly worried about their superior in case he fell into mental confusion or madness, but every time they saw Leo, Leo is in high spirits. No one would ever think that he actually had been on the battlefield for a long duration. On the 2nd day after the wild beasts attacked Area A, news of wild beast attacks also spread from the rest of the areas. All armies are prepared and defended in time so there is no loss of personnel for the time being. However, there is an accident in another area. There is a large cargo terminal at the junction between Area D and F and there are many manufacturing companies nearby. The employees of the terminal and the manufacturing company took advantage of the chaos to occupy the junction area and set up the Fair Army. While occupying the junction, they set up mental attack equipment at the junction between Area D and F. The 8th Army and the 9th Army in charge of these two districts immediately sent soldiers to suppress them. The soldiers who went there got injured by mental assault equipment, and 2 sentinels died as a result. The news caused a violent uproar in the entire empire. At the same time, on the empire live channel, the head of the Fair Army gave a live speech, preaching about the unfair treatment of ordinary people. He raised the topic of the irrational existence of sentinels and guides in the live broadcast. Also, he publicly recruited all ordinary people who have aspirations to build a new era, and create a fair society together. The preaching ended after the military¡¯s technical department hacked into the opponent¡¯s network. However, the content of the talk has been circulated online. Many people called the man stupid, but there are also many people who felt the same as the man. The atmosphere of the entire empire is stagnant. It looked calm on the surface, but stormy underneath. Leo¡¯s expression sank when he got the news. He is busy with the spring beast tide, and he didn¡¯t have time to take care of Y¨®u M¨°¡¯s company. He didn¡¯t expect something like this to happen. Or it should be said that the other party has already made arrangements to deliberately take action when the military is busy with the spring beast tide. It didn¡¯t take long for Ren to contact Leo, ¡°I will solve this. Don¡¯t be distracted on the frontline, pay attention to safety.¡± Soon, the reports on the frontline suddenly changed their reporting styles. It is no longer text reports with logistical pictures, nor camera view of the battlefield from a distance, but zoomed-in focus on the battles. All kinds of ferocious beasts appeared in front of the imperial audience, and soon someone discovered that the sentinel mecha team is always in front. They are like iron walls, blocking the attacking beasts and guarding the safety of the citizens of the empire. This kind of live stream is played for 2 consecutive days. It can be seen that the front-line sentinels¡¯ faces have become tighter, their spirits are no longer energetic as before. Their eyebrows are heavy with fatigue, but even so, they still went forward and never backed away. Ren gave a live broadcast speech at this moment. He looked serious as he said, ¡°As a sentinel, I have never felt that my identity is extraordinary. After my awakening, I began to receive my education in the White Tower. There is only one goal in my heart, which is to become stronger. The most important thing in my heart is my sense of responsibility.¡± ¡°Every sentinel receives the same education. All sentinels know that we are born with talents, and we must master them and be able to use them flexibly.¡± Ren continued solemnly, ¡°Sentinel¡¯s instinct is to become stronger. We are well taken care of by the empire, and our talent is not for enjoyment, but to take on the responsibility.¡± ¡°All citizens are given the same treatment. It is true that sentinels and guides are given preferential treatment by the empire because of their power, but in contrast, they contribute more to the empire.¡± ¡°For those of you who have seen the real situation on the battlefield, you can imagine that if all the people resisting the interstellar beasts are ordinary people, what will happen?¡± After Ren finished his speech, the video is switched to show an industrial zone where the interstellar beasts broke through the gate of the zone. The heavily armed personnel in the zone are shocked and keep attacking with various thermal weapons. However, the beast is huge and has strong strength. After being injured, instead of retreating, the beast became mad and rushed towards the man. When the other companions saw this, they all screamed and ran around in a panic. Other wild beasts chased them around, like a violent wind crossing the border, messing up the equipment and the venue. Someone managed to get into an aircraft at a fast speed. However, he only manage to fly mid-air when a bird-shaped beast flapped its wings and tilted the aircraft. The aircraft spun down and landed on the ground with a loud bang. Just as the beast dived in to take advantage of the victory, and its sharp beak is about to peck the window of the driver seat, a shiny silver mecha zoomed over from a distance like lightning. The mecha kicked the bird-shaped beast away with one kick, and the mecha¡¯s wings opened up to shoot particles laser. The cannon hit both wings of the bird quickly and accurately. The silver mecha didn¡¯t stop moving but quickly turned to the other side to rescue the other ordinary people who almost fell into the mouth of the beast. ¡°AHH! I want to get out, I don¡¯t want to stay here! I want to go to the city! Or you can also put me in jail!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to stay here! I don¡¯t want any fairness anymore, I just want my life.¡± ¡°Me too! I¡¯m so stupid, my life is actually pretty good. It¡¯s only because the person I like fell in love with sentinel that I got persuaded to do this. I never dare to come here again, wuwuwu¡­¡± Cold sweat rose from the back of the ordinary people watching the news. They imagined that if they switched positions with the people in the video, they would not be better than them. Ordinary people are really vulnerable in front of interstellar beasts. Without sentinels to protect them, they would have been killed in the past spring beast tides. No one doubted Ren¡¯s speech. They could clearly see the hard work of the sentinels on the frontline. If their preferential treatment is just for their enjoyment, they don¡¯t need to go to the frontline in person. The comments on the Internet immediately became one-sided. They are all scolding the head of the Fair Army. The person in charge was frightened when the beasts attacked, and now he is sent to the prison to accompany Y¨®u M¨°. After reading the news, Xi¨¤o Mu silently gave Ren a thumbs-up. Ren usually looks gentle but handles things swiftly and cleanly. The internal turmoil in the empire is easily resolved by Ren. Xi¨¤o Mu developed the habit of watching the news every day. On this day, he closed the terminal and packed up all the medicines he made in the past few days according to their efficiency. Then, he sent them out by express delivery. The state of the generals and soldiers on the frontline gradually began to deteriorate. Most of them are sentinels. The high-intensity fighting made them disordered spiritually, which is very unbearable for them. Especially for high-level sentinels, they have stronger abilities and 5 senses, and the battlefield environment is particularly unfriendly to them. Hence, they are more likely to fall into mental confusion. This is also the reason why the empire loses a lot of sentinels to the spring beast tide every year. One and a half months is not long, but it is an extremely severe test for sentinels. At the daily routine meetings, many officers¡¯ expressions looked ugly. One of them asked, ¡°Major General Leo, do you still have the medicine you gave us the day before? The medicines¡¯ quality that the logistics department purchased is too poor, it¡¯s not effective.¡± ¡°Yeah, Major General. Can you give me 2 more of those useful pills that recover 5,000 points? I can kill at least 10 interstellar beasts with a pill!¡± Leo: ¡°No more.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu gave Leo a lot of medicine. Except for the enhanced medicine that he has not used, he received almost a thousand pills for spiritual power recovery. However, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield. There are also generals at various levels, but almost all are high-level sentinels. The pills are really not enough. While they are talking, a guard trots to Leo with a box in one hand and saluted him, ¡°Reporting to Major General, there is a courier for you.¡± ¡°A courier?¡± Leo wondered. The guard handed Leo a palm-sized note, ¡°This is attached.¡± Leo took a look and his expression softened in the surprised eyes of all his subordinates. A smile even appeared at the corner of his mouth. One of the subordinate officers nudged the other with an elbow, ¡°Is there something wrong with my eyes?¡± ¡°It shouldn¡¯t. After all, the chance of our eyes having problems together is unlikely.¡± ¡°As expected of a man who is about to get married, his expression is different. If it is the past I don¡¯t even dream that the Major General would show this expression.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a note right now. If he sees the real person, what will happen?¡± Leo swept his gaze lightly, and the officers instantly sat upright with their backs straightened. Leo put the box on the table and unpacked it lightly. Not surprisingly, it is full of porcelain bottles of various colors. Among them, there are 2 bottles for spiritual power pills and boost pills with an efficiency of 5,000 and 7,000 points. According to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s habit, each bottle should have 200 pills inside. There are also 5 guide pheromone agents with an efficiency of 10,000 points. Other than that, there is a bottle of enhanced medicine each for spiritual power and physical strength, and a small piece of paper is attached to the bottles. Leo took the paper in his hand. It says, ¡°I forgot to ask you the last time I contacted you. How is the effect of the enhanced medicine? I am worried that you can¡¯t use it well so I didn¡¯t make more. You didn¡¯t say that the antidote is needed, so I think it is probably not needed this time and did not make it.¡± Leo moved his fingers slightly, he really wanted to contact Xi¨¤o Mu immediately but he quickly pressed down on this thought. ¡°Whoa! Major General, this is the medicine that recovers 5,000 points, right? I saw it when you took the bottle out last time. It¡¯s in this kind of bottle.¡± ¡°Major General, please give me 2 pills.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± ¡°What kind of medicine is the rest?¡± Someone curiously asked, ¡°Is it all made by the god-level guide? It must be good medicine.¡± Leo put the enhanced medicine into his space storage, he will decide how to divide them to his subordinates after he tried it. Next, he threw the bottle of pills that recover 5,000 points to Wood for him to distribute. After that, Leo handed a guide pheromone agent to Lyle. Lyle had used this agent a day ago and knew that it is the legendary Level S guide pheromone agent. After receiving it, he hurriedly placed it in his space storage carefully. Leo swept his eyes across the room and pointed out the generals with the highest spiritual power. Each of them is issued 3 pills with an efficiency of 7,000 points. After that, he said, ¡°The spiritual power recovery pills can only be used when your spiritual power dropped close to the safe point.¡± CH 95 Chapter 95 Beaten shietless The condition of the 1st and 2nd Army generals quickly stabilized, and their subordinate soldiers are more at ease. The rest of the army troops did not have the good luck like the 1st and 2nd Army so they could only adjust their shift time to prevent their condition from deteriorating. The southern border sirens sounded. Leo¡¯s expression darkened and he quickly rushed out with his mecha Ying. The attack this time is unprecedentedly fierce. It seemed that because the beasts didn¡¯t manage to get any benefits earlier so they are famished and fighting back with all their might. The battle is extremely long. The soldiers had changed 3 batches but Leo is still on the battlefield. Worried, Wood persuaded, ¡°Major General, please take a rest.¡± Leo: ¡°No need.¡± Seeing 2 beasts rushing towards Leo, Wood yelled, ¡°Major General, be careful!¡± Leo calmed down and quickly took the enhancement pills. In an instant, he keenly felt that his spiritual power and physical stamina surged up and a feeling of having full strength that he had never had before washed all over him. A sharp glint flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes. He did not retreat but advanced and the speed of his moves is extremely fast. Some of the difficult movements he had practiced before could be easily done at this time. The particle cannons that hit the beasts are accurate and ruthless, attacking their weak points with no mistake. When the beasts counterattacked, Leo drove the huge black panther mecha, as light as a cat, easily evading it. Wood looked at the movements in shock. Lyle, who is staying in the command room, couldn¡¯t help being surprised. The officers who had just changed their shift are even more amazed. ¡°Major General Leo is too amazing. The battle lasted for such a long time but he is not tired and becomes stronger instead.¡± ¡°Say, could it be our Major General just experienced a breakthrough? Even for a Level S sentinel, this kind of reaction speed is too amazing!¡± Lyle rested his chin on his fist, and couldn¡¯t help but wonder if Leo broke through unintentionally. He and Leo often practiced and he understood Leo¡¯s abilities. Right now, Leo is much better than usual. After half an hour, no more beast dared to approach Leo. The panther mecha is stained with a lot of blood, and it was full of killing aura, like a god of battle. All of a sudden, Leo felt the surging power disappear. There is a moment of confusion in his mind, and his body felt weak. He originally doesn¡¯t have much spiritual power left. And now, it suddenly dropped by half, causing his current spiritual power to go below the safe point. Leo swiftly took out a guide pheromone agent to inject himself and ate a boost pill with an efficiency of 7,000 points. In a short moment, Leo recovered to his usual status. At this moment, the battlefield had returned to quiet. Leo activated Ying¡¯s self-cleaning mode and drove Ying back to the command room. Everyone in the command room stared intently at Leo when they saw him. Some people even rubbed their eyes, suspecting that they saw something wrong. Why does Leo look so calm after such a fierce and prolonged battle? No, he is not just calm, but energetic too. His condition even looked better than their people in the command room. Lyle couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Did you breakthrough?¡± Leo shook his head and took out the enhanced pills for spiritual power and physical strength. Then, his gaze swept across the officers as he said, ¡°Next time when the beasts come again, don¡¯t let any of them run away. Just beat them all at once, so that they don¡¯t dare to come again!¡± After Leo finished speaking, he informed the officers of the effect of the pills, and at the same time gave them 2 pills each. Hearing that, shock flashed in the officers¡¯ eyes. And because of Leo¡¯s words, it ignited warfare in them, ¡°Yes!¡± Leo gave the remaining pills to Wood and asked him to send them to the captains of the mecha team. When the siren sounded again, the other soldiers are surprised to find that there are an unprecedented number of high-level officers in this battle, and their combat effectiveness had been inexplicably improved. The wild beasts are beaten badly so they turned around, wanting to run but the soldiers chase after them and blocked their path. The interstellar beasts are all stunned. In the past, whenever they choose to retreat, the humans always cheered. The interstellar beasts never thought that the soldiers would stop them this time. The attack eventually turned into a reverse slaughter. Wailing from the beasts could be heard all over the battlefield. The beasts who are about to jump to the southern border to support received information from their same kind. Immediately, they turned their heads in fright and dared not land in the south. This battle boosted the morale of the 1st and 2nd Army. They cleared the battle neatly and waited for a wave of attacks in good spirits. However, 2 days later, the southern border returned to its usual calm and is never attacked again. The officers in the command room are full of joy, and someone said loudly, ¡°Major General, this time our future major general¡¯s wife has done a great job!¡± ¡°Yes, that pill is amazing. I instantly feel full of power, and my spiritual power even surpasses Level S!¡± Leo glanced at them lightly and snorted, ¡°His contribution to the empire is more than that.¡± The soldiers present got taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly came to a realization. That¡¯s right, this time the 1st and 2nd Army had no casualties. Previously they would often fall into mental confusion or manic, but now they are treated in time by the Institute¡¯s guide pheromone agent. And the person who proposed the cooperation between the guide and the research institute is their future major general¡¯s wife! Not to mention that the high-level guide-made pills they used are all made by their major general¡¯s wife. As they are talking, Leo¡¯s terminal rang. After a short conversation, Leo quickly hung up and said, ¡°The 3rd and 4th Army requested for support. The beasts in the southeast have suddenly increased.¡± After saying that, Leo¡¯s terminal rang again. This time, it is a call for help from the 5th and 6th Army. The number of beasts in the southwest has increased as well. ¡°These beasts dared not come to the south, so they went to the regions at the side.¡± ¡°Major General, what should we do?¡± Leo thought for a moment and said, ¡°Just in case, the 2nd Army will stay behind. As for the 1st Army, split into 2 parts to support the southeast and southwest region.¡± ¡°These damned beasts, let them know that our empire is not easy to ¡®chew¡¯. Scare them off completely so they dare not come to Planet Yao again!¡± Some people worried said, ¡°I¡¯m out of the recovery pills. I don¡¯t think I can perform with the same effect like just now when I go over to support.¡± It is important to know that the combat power of Level S sentinel is several times more than ordinary sentinels. Because their soldiers have the medicine, a large number of people instantly improved their abilities. Their spiritual power and physical stamina are even higher than Level S, and their combat power surges. As the officer is talking, a guard came in to report that there is a courier for Leo. Suddenly, every officer in the room stared intently at the box in the guard¡¯s hand with fiery eyes. The guard got taken aback and wondered if he had done something wrong. Leo took the box and let the guard go. Opening the box, he saw that the medicine provided is still the same as before, and there are more pills for spiritual power recovery. Leo immediately ordered 2 of his generals to lead the team to support the southeast and southwest army, and divide the medicine equally between them. ¡°We must beat that group of beasts until they run away with their tails tucked between their legs!¡± The 2 generals had a battle aura in their eyes. After they saluted Leo, they left the command room to arrange manpower. At dinner time, the southern border received news that the southeast and southwest region is secured. One of the generals couldn¡¯t help feeling proud when reporting the situation to Leo. ¡°The major generals of the 3rd and 4th Army kept asking us about our training regime, thinking we had some good ways to improve our strength! Our 1st Army people are extremely brave on the battlefield. Soldiers of the 3rd and 4th Army looked at us with lights in their eyes and worshipped us.¡± ¡°One of their colonels almost died. It was the 2nd captain of my mech team that saved the man! The speed of the attack stunned everyone in the 3rd and 4th Army. They all thought the man cannot be saved. Also, they thought my 2nd captain is a Level S sentinel.¡± Leo: ¡°Thanks for your support. Stay there temporarily for 1 more day. You can come back if there are no more attacks on that day.¡± ¡°Roger!¡± said the general with a smile, ¡°The total casualties in the 3rd and 4th Army are 2 generals, 1 lieutenant, and 1 captain. The 4th Army Major General Bach heard that we had no casualties and asked about our defense strategy.¡± Leo: ¡°I will contact him.¡± No need for Leo to do so, Bach has already contacted him, ¡°Major General Leo, thank you for your urgent support.¡± ¡°All for the empire,¡± Leo said. Bach said, ¡°Yes,¡± he paused, his voice a little tired, ¡°The new guide pheromone agents from the institute has added protection to the safety of the soldiers, but it is far from enough for high-level sentinels. In the battle just now, many sentinels of the 3rd and 4th Armies are nearing mental confusion. After taking the medicine, their state is still not good. ¡± After all, the medicine has a usage interval time. ¡°I hope the god-level guide can come to the military base of the 3rd and 4th Army. I know he is your unmarried partner, so I¡¯m calling you to ask for your opinion in advance.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s gaze changed slightly, and he stayed silent for a while, ¡°I only have 1 thing to say, that is to ensure his safety. As for whether he wants to come or not, it is his freedom, and I don¡¯t want to interfere.¡± In Leo¡¯s heart, Xi¨¤o Mu has fair skin and a slender body, just like a delectable dessert. Leo is worried that the ugly and violent appearance of the interstellar beast will scare him. Actually, Xi¨¤o Mu brought forward the suggestion to go to the frontline several times, but he did not agree. Leo is worried that Xi¨¤o Mu could not adapt. Regarding the safety of sentinel soldiers this time, he actually hoped that Xi¨¤o Mu would stay at home safely, but on the other hand, he wanted to give Xi¨¤o Mu the right to choose. Leo knew very well that Xi¨¤o Mu did not like others to make decisions for him. 2 hours later, Leo received the news that Xi¨¤o Mu had safely arrived at the Southeast Defence Army. Pride shone in Leo¡¯s eyes. His little guide is not a canary locked in a golden cage. Though he looked weak, his ability is very strong. Xi¨¤o Mu used Pin Hold and Pin Lift skills to treat the sentinels. His actions are quick and effective, and his attitude is gentle, unlike the guides who came to the border before crying or full of disgust. The eyes of the border guards brightened when they saw Xi¨¤o Mu. ¡°Sigh, what a pity. If he is single, I will pursue him fiercely.¡± ¡°Forget it, even if he is single, it won¡¯t be your turn. I¡¯m afraid that you have never been online before. Don¡¯t you know that many people are chasing him at the beginning? And all of them have high status!¡± A 1st Army soldier walked by and threw his arms on the gossiping soldiers, ¡°Say, you really don¡¯t look at yourself properly. If Xi¨¤o Mu is single, wouldn¡¯t my major general chase after him? With my major general there, the rest of the suitors can only dream about it!¡± Xi¨¤o Mu was walking from Ward No.1 to Ward No.2 to treat the sentinels when the system¡¯s mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind. [Congratulations, host. You have activated the skill Pin Circle: Chant for 1.5 seconds to restore 1,200 points to teammates within 10 feet. CD: 8 seconds.] [Congratulations, host. You have activated a recovery buff for both single-user and group. Activating the attack cultivation panel] Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the system and saw a line of gray skills added to the skill panel, and the leftmost one was: Flower Space. Flower Space is the attack-type cultivation of the Wanhua Sect. However, one only has one kind of cultivation in the game which corresponds to a set of skills while both cultivations co-exist in his system. After thinking about it again, Xi¨¤o Mu thinks it is reasonable. He is not a real game character so how could he switch his cultivation? He is not an ancient Chinese cultivator. Looking at the first skill ¡®Shangyang¡¯s point¡¯ on the left side of Flower Space, Xi¨¤o Mu read the activation conditions, heal 100 individuals that have mental confusion, or attack 100 hostile creatures. Happiness flashed in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. The skills under Flower Space cultivation did not extend from the activation conditions of his healing cultivation but started over. In this case, his attack skills will be activated much faster. CH 96 Chapter 96 Restoring Calm Xi¨¤o Mu looked at ¡®Pin Circle¡¯ skill and saw a note under the skill description: To prevent accidentally healing the enemy instead, this skill is only effective for friends. Friends? This is easy to be done. Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes scanned the patients in Ward 2 and under the wounded soldier¡¯s expecting gaze, he revealed his communication number. Then he smiled, ¡°Please add my number. I will try my best to answer questions about spiritual power in the future.¡± The sentinels are all stunned speechless. Then, followed by joy and they quickly added Xi¨¤o Mu as their friends. Quickly, Xi¨¤o Mu received 40 applications and he approved them with one click. Next, he looked at the map panel. Sure enough, all sentinels became small blue dots, which meant that they are friendly parties now. Xi¨¤o Mu stood in the middle of the ward and used the Pin Circle skill to restore 1,200 spiritual power to all sentinels at the same time. After that, while waiting for the CD time, he used Pin Hold on the sentinels one by one, from far to near, and cast Pin Hold for 6 more people. At this moment, the Pin Circle skill can be used again. Xi¨¤o Mu repeated this set of actions and he left Ward 2 a minute later. The sentinels in Ward 2 became energetic and looked at each other puzzledly, ¡°What happened? Why did I suddenly recover?¡± ¡°Me too. My spiritual state is full of energy, and I felt like I can go to the battlefield right away.¡± Someone murmured, ¡°This is incredible, I have never seen such a strong guide before.¡± ¡°Wake up. This is the 1st god-level guide found in hundreds of years, how could you have seen one before?!¡± When Leo in the southern garrison¡¯s command room received the news, his expression sank. There are so many people who added Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s number! Some of the subordinate officers became anxious, ¡°How can he suddenly add other people¡¯s numbers like this?! He couldn¡¯t have taken a liking on someone else and only added everyone all at once as a cover-up?!¡± Leo glanced at the man coldly, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu is not that kind of person.¡± An officer stepped up to ask for forgiveness on behalf of the officer, ¡°Major general, don¡¯t be angry. Old Cao just likes to say nonsense and enjoy relationship gossip!¡± Just as Xi¨¤o Mu came out of Ward 3, he received a call from Leo. A smile appeared in his eyes, ¡°Leo, I am about to finish the treatment for 3rd and 4th Army¡¯s sentinels. This time, you won¡¯t refuse my request to visit you, right?¡± Leo¡¯s voice sounded incredibly gentle and soft, ¡°Sorry that I can¡¯t pick you up in person. I¡¯ll wait for you here.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t apologize, wait for me.¡± When Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s spiritual power is down to the last half of his red bar, he finally finished the treatment of the sentinels with severe conditions. He couldn¡¯t help showing joy in his eyes when he saw that the skill ¡®Shangyang¡¯s point¡¯ is activated on the system panel. Shangyang¡¯s point: Continuous damage on the enemy, causing 200 spiritual power damage to the target every 3 seconds for 18 seconds. Instant release, no CD. This means that if he cast a Shangyang¡¯s point skill at the enemy, it will cause 1,200 spiritual damage to the opponent after 18 seconds. Since there is no cooling time, he can cast the skill on 1 person and immediately cast it on another person, causing a group attack effect. Due to the large number of sentinels treated, not only Shangyang¡¯s point skill is activated, but the other continuous skill ¡®Graceful Spirit¡¯ is also halfway to activation. Xi¨¤o Mu calculated that at this speed, the activation of attack skills would be much easier than the previous healing skills. He now has a high total spiritual power value and could make better medicine to restore spiritual power. In the spring beast tide, the number of sentinels he can treat is also large, which is a good time to activate skills. Major General of the 3rd and 4th Army expressed their deep gratitude to Xi¨¤o Mu. Under Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s insistence, the major generals arranged a team of soldiers to escort him to the southern guard army camp. When Xi¨¤o Mu stepped off the aircraft, Xi¨¤o Mu saw Leo standing straight, waiting for him. He hadn¡¯t seen Leo for half a month and Leo seemed to be thinner, but he still stood firmly and awe-inspiring as ever. Leo strode towards Xi¨¤o Mu and looked down at him carefully, to make sure he was safe and sound. Then, his expression slightly loosened, and he took Xi¨¤o Mu by the waist, leading him to his lounge. Leo¡¯s fingers twitched in anticipation. If it weren¡¯t for too many soldiers around, he really wanted to hold Xi¨¤o Mu with a princess carry right now. Xi¨¤o Mu followed behind Leo with a smile. Worrying that there are too many outsiders, he did not say much. This is the battlefield and Leo¡¯s soldiers are all around him. Xi¨¤o Mu is worried that he might cause something uncontrollable that would damage Leo¡¯s majestic reputation. Reaching the lounge, Xi¨¤o Mu is about to speak when Leo pressed him against the door, followed by a torrent of kisses. Closing his eyes, Xi¨¤o Mu raised his head and hugged Leo¡¯s neck cooperatively. The two kissed very passionately until Xi¨¤o Mu is almost out of breath. Leo released Xi¨¤o Mu and pressed their forehead together, his gaze locked on Xi¨¤o Mu deeply. Xi¨¤o Mu panted but the corners of his mouth are curved. His hands touched Leo¡¯s face and he said, ¡°You lost weight.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes shifted and he moved his hands up a bit, touching the slightly wet hair on Leo¡¯s temples. Then, he couldn¡¯t help smiling, ¡°Did you purposely go to take a bath?¡± An awkward expression flashed quickly on Leo¡¯s face, he grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and dropped a kiss on it. Then he led Xi¨¤o Mu to sit on the sofa in the outer hall, making Xi¨¤o Mu sit on his lap, and the two looked at each other face to face. ¡°It¡¯s not like at home, it¡¯s messy,¡± Leo explained. Xi¨¤o Mu kissed the side of Leo¡¯s face and looked around. The lounge area is small and the layout is simple, but all the necessary things are there, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s good enough.¡± Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and reminded in a deep voice, ¡°There may be a beast attack at any time. No matter what happens, you should not go out.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°En, I know.¡± He watched the news every day so he knows the brutality of beasts very well, and he will not take risks. ¡°Take a rest, and I¡¯ll get someone to bring you food later. I have to go back to the command room now.¡± Leo¡¯s fingers lingered on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fair face. Xi¨¤o Mu rolled over and got off Leo¡¯s lap, ¡°Go ahead, don¡¯t worry about me.¡± Leo carried Xi¨¤o Mu and put him in the separate bedroom, and kissed his forehead, ¡°Get a good rest.¡± Seeing Xi¨¤o Mu nod, Leo left the lounge. Xi¨¤o Mu does feel a little bit tired mentally. He also wanted to treat the wounded soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Army soon, so he went to sleep to replenish his energy. Xi¨¤o Mu stayed in the south border for less than a day and already treated a lot of sentinels. Hence, his popularity in the army skyrocketed. Many officers in the army who come across Xi¨¤o Mu changed their greeting from Master Xi¨¤o Mu to Furen (Madam). When Xi¨¤o Mu heard it for the first time, he got stunned. Then he couldn¡¯t help but twitched the corner of his mouth. Seeing that Leo seemed to like to hear other people calling him this way, Xi¨¤o Mu thought of how other guides are being addressed like this anyway so he didn¡¯t say anything. Leo watched for Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s reaction and became happier that Xi¨¤o Mu didn¡¯t care about the change. The southeast and southwest regions have returned to the usual peace after the 1st Army went to support them. After the 1st Army returned to the south, they received requests for help from the east and west regions this time. ¡°These beasts seem to be trying their luck at every entrance of the empire. They sure won¡¯t give up that easily huh?¡± ¡°What are you afraid of? We¡¯ll just kick them back to their home!¡± Leo: ¡°2nd Army will stay behind, and 1st Army will go out to support as usual. This time, there won¡¯t be medicine provided so you guys try to hold on.¡± The two generals saluted, ¡°Yes.¡± When Leo returned to the lounge, he did not see Xi¨¤o Mu. After asking the guards, he found Xi¨¤o Mu treating people in the military ward. The moment Xi¨¤o Mu saw him, he smiled at him and they returned to the lounge together after the treatment. Seeing Leo hesitating like he has something to say, Xi¨¤o Mu felt a little strange and asked, ¡°What happened?¡± Leo explained about the effect of enhanced medicine and said, ¡°Both treatment and making medicine will consume your spiritual power. I am worried that your spiritual power will be over-consumed.¡± Hearing about the effect, Xi¨¤o Mu is quite surprised. He didn¡¯t expect that with the enhanced medicine, humans would be able to beat the beast until they dared not attack again. Xi¨¤o Mu originally wanted to activate his attack skills as soon as possible but when he heard Leo¡¯s words, he made a decisive decision. ¡°I will start making the medicine after a break. 2 enhancement pills and 2 advanced pills are considered to be a set, which can be used by a high-level sentinel. I will make as much as possible.¡± The pills mentioned are all level 70 medicines. Making a pill will cost him 70 spiritual power. Xi¨¤o Mu now has a total spiritual power value of nearly 15,000 points. He can replenish himself to full bar 4 times before he would feel tired, which is equivalent to 60,000 spiritual power available to be used. If he doesn¡¯t do other tasks like giving treatment and just making these medicines every day, he can make more than 8,000 pills. According to the group he created earlier, there are more than 2,000 group members. The combat effectiveness of more than 2,000 Level S sentinels will be very strong. Leo: ¡°Don¡¯t force it, you must prioritize your health and safety.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know,¡± he thought for a while before asking, ¡°Why don¡¯t I follow the support army? If we do this, the finished medicine can be given to the soldiers in time.¡± ¡°No,¡± Leo refused. ¡°The battlefield is dangerous. Just stay here. I will send someone to deliver the medicine over. It¡¯s quite fast.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and didn¡¯t force it. If something happened to him accidentally, it would be troublesome instead. Xi¨¤o Mu started to make medicine, ate some to replenish his bars and rest. His schedule is very fulfilling. Every day on the southern border, they will send 1,000 sets of medicine to the east and west districts. In less than 3 days, calm is restored in the east and west areas. A day later, the northeast and northwest regions issued a request for support. Leo had been prepared. The soldiers of the 1st Army stayed in the east and west regions and did not return, so they went directly to the north to provide support. On February 13th, the empire returned to calm. The beasts did not attack the empire again, as if they never existed. The entire military, or we could say, the entire empire cheered. But just in case of sudden emergencies, the armies did not withdraw their troops but continued to stay at the border. Many netizens discussed enthusiastically online. Many people believed that there is a climate change on the planet where the beasts lived so they had enough food this time and they went back. However, on the 14th, the Empire received a request for help from Planet Hao and Planet Yan. Though it¡¯s a request for help, the main purpose is to inquire about their method of repelling the interstellar beasts. Netizens then learned that the beasts did not return to their planet, but got beaten away by imperial soldiers. There is a lot of praise for the military on the Internet. However, many people have questions too. They have read a lot of frontline news. Although the soldiers are tough, they only guarded the border and did not allow the beast to break through. So how did they suddenly become so powerful and manage to drive the beast away in a blink of an eye? Smart people watched the news replay and found that the recent news has returned to its earliest reporting style. It is logistics-oriented, and the battlefield videos are those captured from afar. It¡¯s even farther than the previous perspective, and one can¡¯t see anything except the flames of war. ¡°It must be they deliberately trying to hide some secret weapon!¡± ¡°I also think the same. But no matter what, the empire is awesome, the military is awesome!¡± ¡°I have an insider gossip. It seems that a new medicine has appeared that can improve combat effectiveness without side effects.¡± ¡°Really? A new medicine by the research institute?¡± ¡°As far as I know, the god-level guide went to the frontline not long ago.¡± ¡°Could it be that the medicine is made by a god-level guide?¡± Unlike netizens who speculate wildly, Hao Mian directly asked Ren in a call, ¡°Does the medicine made by Xi¨¤o Mu work? If yes, just tell me your condition. I¡¯ll buy the medicine.¡± Ren didn¡¯t hide it. Interstellar beasts are the common enemy of mankind. They must know that mankind is not their food before they will truly give up. ¡°Yes, he made this privately. Whether he wanted to sell it to you or the price, you have to ask him yourself.¡± Hao Mian: ¡°Alright, can I ask for your help to contact him for me?¡± After contacting Xi¨¤o Mu, Hao Mian went straight to the point and stated his purpose. Xi¨¤o Mu thought for a while and said directly, ¡°I hope Planet Hao can change the education for the guides and the way guides are being treated.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu rephrased what he had said with Qi Sai previously, and proposed the freedom for the guides. At the same time, he asked to promote the freedom of love and released the concept of a new type of guide-made medicine in which sentinels can survive safely without needing a guide to treat them. The current interstellar environment is that the sentinel needs a guide, and the guide is extremely precious. If only Planet Yao alone realizes the freedom for the guides, there will be security risks, and sentinels from other planets will inevitably have bad thoughts. Xi¨¤o Mu wanted to take this opportunity to promote the new idea to the entire interstellar. After Xi¨¤o Mu finished speaking, he added, ¡°I believe of all people, you will understand better about the irrationality of forcing sentinels to pair with guides.¡± Hao Mian stayed silent for a moment before saying, ¡°Okay, I promise you.¡± If it wasn¡¯t for the idealogy passed down from generation to generation that sentinel would live longer and stronger with a guide partner¡­ Then, his parents would not force him to choose a guide to be engaged and all those things that happened later will not happen. Although Hao Mian is very happy now, the pain he has experienced is real. There are even people who suffered from this forced pairing all his life. Hao Mian hoped that no one would repeat the same mistakes as him in the future. CH 97 Chapter 97 The End After Hao Mian contacted Xi¨¤o Mu, Xi¨¤o Mu used 3 days to make 6,000 sets of medicines and the military sent them to Planet Hao. With this, Planet Hao managed to drive away the interstellar beasts smoothly, and calm within the planet is restored. However, the rest of the planets fell under greater pressure and frequently asked for help from the surrounding planets. At the same time, they also contacted Xi¨¤o Mu. The conditions proposed by Xi¨¤o Mu are the same to everyone who called him. Every planet understands that if this continues, the later the problem is solved, the greater the danger of the planet, so they agreed without hesitation. The medicinal ingredients in the system matured quickly, but Xi¨¤o Mu alone had limited spiritual power and couldn¡¯t make so many medicines in a short while. He thought about it and decided not to use the system but used the pharmaceutical equipment to make the enhanced medicine. Finding that the effect is the same, he immediately contacted Gu Miao, Hawke, Xie Bei, and the rest of the guides from his spiritual power class and asked them to help make the medicine together. The people he contacted usually follow the current news and pay special attention to medicine-related matters. Someone previously suggested in the forum that Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s medicine played a role in driving away the beasts so a few of the guides couldn¡¯t help but want to ask Xi¨¤o Mu about the specifics. But they were worried about confidentiality so they have been holding back. Hence, the moment they received Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s call, the guides swiftly agreed. The guides Xi¨¤o Mu called are almost the most capable group in the empire. In order to ensure their safety, Leo sent Xi¨¤o Mu to the marshal¡¯s mansion. The rest of the guides are also sent to the marshal¡¯s mansion. Then, they purchased a large number of pharmaceutical equipment. Xi¨¤o Mu asked the guides to try to make enhanced medicines. The result is although the enhanced medicines they made didn¡¯t double the effect, they are at least 1.5 times more. Also, the medicine Gu Miao, Xie Bei, and Weyner1 made could achieve 1.8 times the effect. Although the effect is not as good as what Xi¨¤o Mu did, it is effective enough. Sentinels with 7,000 spiritual power are Level B, temporarily increasing it by 1.5 will let their spiritual power to go above 10,000 points; that already reached Level S. One must know that most of the military soldiers¡¯ spiritual power is above Level B. These medicines can greatly increase their combat effectiveness. While taking a break from making medicine, Xi¨¤o Mu entered the system¡¯s homeland and reclaimed 2 more plots of land, which one will be planted longevity grass and the other concentration grass. With the support of guide-made medicines, most planets gradually heard the good news. On February 25th, the interstellar alliance as a whole returned to calm, and citizen of the entire alliance is full of joy. The inside story of driving away the interstellar beasts also spread out and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s popularity instantly reached the top. The guides he invited to make medicine with him also became popular, especially the single guides, which received unprecedented attention. Soon, the capital¡¯s citizens diverted their gaze because Lieutenant General Reacher and his partner Wen Xin, who had disappeared for nearly 2 decades have returned. Sitting in the living room of the marshal¡¯s mansion, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo is watching Leo¡¯s parents¡¯ press conference on the screen, feeling inexplicably nervous. After the matter with the interstellar beasts calmed down, Xi¨¤o Mu has returned to his apartment. Today, he is back at the mansion because he received a call from Wen Xin inviting him for lunch. Right now, Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo are waiting for his parents¡¯ press conference to be over. Xi¨¤o Mu thought silently in his heart, this should be regarded as an official meeting with the in-law-parents, right? Leo shook Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand and a smile flashed in his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous. Father and Dad are easy to get along with.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled and glanced at Leo, ¡°Aren¡¯t you just as nervous?¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s face turned slightly stiff. He leaned close to Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s head and asked in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s that obvious?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help laughing, and took a bite on Leo¡¯s chin, ¡°It¡¯s not obvious, but I am emotionally connected with you so I can feel it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu can actually understand Leo¡¯s nervousness. After all, he hasn¡¯t seen his parents for so many years. It¡¯s similar to the feeling of ¡®being timider as one gets nearer to their hometown¡¯. Their tension disappeared without a trace after seeing the parents in person. As soon as they met, Wen Xin gave Xi¨¤o Mu and Leo a big hug each and threw them a bunch of praises. In a blink of an eye, they enthusiastically started the topic about Leo and Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s wedding. As soon as Ren heard it, he immediately joined the topic and both of them chatted a storm. Louis and Reacher looked at their mates, with an expression full of pampering on their faces. At the side, they drank the tea that the robot butler brought up, chatting about their situation over the years. Leo shook Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s hand, Xi¨¤o Mu turned his head and smiled at him. Then, Wen Xin held his other hand in the next moment, ¡°Mu Mu, your opinion is the most important thing. Tell me what ideas you have.¡± ¡°Yes, do you think we should organize the ceremony at the marshal¡¯s mansion or the hotel? What color is the main layout of the venue? What kind of flowers do you like? I will book them in advance to be shipped out.¡± Ren shot out a list of questions. Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t have these kinds of delicate thoughts. In his opinion, just the ceremony is fine for him. It doesn¡¯t matter whether there are flowers or not, even if they are fake flowers, he can¡¯t recognize the difference with the simulation technology here. However, seeing that the two elders are in high spirits, Xi¨¤o Mu doesn¡¯t want to disappoint them so he answered their questions seriously, determining the layout of each place one by one. After talking for a while, the family ate lunch and then continued the conversation. After talking all afternoon, Wen Xin suddenly looked at Leo and asked, ¡°Is the wedding date set?¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu and replied, ¡°The sooner the better.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu thought about their current relationship and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ll just follow Leo¡¯s decision.¡± Ren flipped through the calendar cheerfully and said, ¡°March 30 is a good day. How about it?¡± Leo furrowed his brows, ¡°Still 1 month away.¡± Wen Xin glared at Leo, ¡°Do you know how much you have to prepare? Don¡¯t take advantage of Xi¨¤o Mu being tolerant and randomly throw a simple wedding for him!¡± Leo immediately added, ¡°If the preparation time is not enough, we can postpone it a bit. If there is anything you need help with, let me do it.¡± Hearing those words, Wen Xin is satisfied and said, ¡°Just leave this to the elders. You just have to take good care of your skin, take wedding photos and choose your wedding suit.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is overjoyed when he heard the words, but in the following days, he realized that he was too naive. He spent a whole week busy taking wedding photos and choosing wedding suits. Then Ren or Wen Xin would get worried that he(XM) would be dissatisfied whenever they want to buy something so they ended up pulling him along to buy with them. There are also a lot of things to learn like the wedding process, choosing the wedding venue, making design drawings; all sorts of things to do every day. Ren and Wen Xin made up their minds to make the grand event as perfect as possible. Sometimes they will decide on a good design the day before, but the next day they felt that something is not good and they had to do it again, striving for the best. Xi¨¤o Mu can still keep up with his energy, or maybe it¡¯s because Leo was asked by Ren to temporarily stay at the marshal¡¯s mansion, separating the couple before the marriage date. If the two lived together until the ceremony, Xi¨¤o Mu would have been out of strength every day. All his best friends are married, so the matter of choosing the best man candidate makes Xi¨¤o Mu worry. After thinking about it, he invited Xie Bei. When he heard that Xie Bei agreed, he quickly thanked him. Xie Bei¡¯s reply is, ¡°You are the idol of all guides. I am honored to see you heading for happiness with my own eyes.¡± On the wedding day, Xi¨¤o Mu who had already attended Hawke¡¯s wedding before knew the process well and didn¡¯t panic. A knock sounded at his bedroom door and the moment he opened the door, Xi¨¤o Mu looked at Leo. Leo has a defined chiseled face and is facing him with a soft expression outside the door. A sudden burst of moisture appeared in Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes. He came into this world alone but from now on, he will no longer be alone. Leo stepped forward and embraced Xi¨¤o Mu. He said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Then he carried Xi¨¤o Mu up and walked out. As they are going through the ceremony, Xi¨¤o Mu saw a lot of familiar faces that weren¡¯t Planet Yao¡¯s citizens. They are all high-ranked people from the planets of the alliance. Standing before the oath platform, when Xi¨¤o Mu heard Leo solemnly say ¡®I do¡¯, Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s heart moved, and couldn¡¯t help turning his head to look at Leo. His gaze met with Leo¡¯s affectionate blue eyes, where he is the only person reflected inside. The marriage officiant repeated the oath and asked Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Are you willing?¡± Xi¨¤o Mu nodded, ¡°I do.¡± Leo couldn¡¯t help it and raised his hand, and the marriage officiant quickly said, ¡°Please exchange the ring.¡± Leo regained his senses and put a ring on Xi¨¤o Mu calmly. Many people in the audience gave out friendly smiles. Seeing Major General Leo¡¯s eager action, it seems like he would have gone in for a kiss if he hadn¡¯t been reminded in time by the officiant. ¡°Now, the groom can kiss your partner.¡± Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu, bowed his head, and pressed a solemn kiss on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s lips. It¡¯s not heavy but clearly carries Leo¡¯s silent promise to him. When toasting the guests at the luncheon, the two came to toast in front of the Planet Yan¡¯s group. After drinking the wine, Novi cordially said, ¡°Thank you, I wish you a hundred years of harmony.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu smiled, ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°See, I didn¡¯t even look at him. Please believe me. Back then, I just wanted a strong offsp¡­¡± Xi¨¤o Mu heard an urgent voice just 2 steps away. When he turned his head, he saw Thornton hugging Novi¡¯s shoulder and hurriedly explaining but Novi only peel off his hand with a cold face. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help but laugh. Thinking of the text Thornton had sent him, he secretly thinks that Thornton deserves it. At the table with Planet Hao¡¯s group, Hao Mian and Merry also expressed their gratitude and blessings. Xi¨¤o Mu watched with curved eyes at the two getting along naturally and sweetly. However, thinking of Y¨®u M¨°, who is about to be executed in April, he sighed. It¡¯s just a0 wrong thought on the spur of the moment and everything is ruined. All 3 of them have their wrong but no one can judge who is the most wrong. If Y¨®u M¨° is willing to ask the question, he would not leave so decisively. If he didn¡¯t harbor hatred, everything might be different. Going through the wedding for a whole day, Xi¨¤o Mu almost stood until his kneecaps became stiff and fell asleep on the aircraft back to the new house. When he woke up, he had arrived in a strange room. The room is full of bright red colors, which felt especially festive. Leo is currently undressing him. Xi¨¤o Mu circled Leo¡¯s shoulders and then stretched out his hands and feet to let Leo take the clothing off. Leo stripped Xi¨¤o Mu and carried him to the bathroom. When his whole body is soaked in warm water, the tiredness disappeared instantly. He asked, ¡°Where is this?¡± ¡°My apartment, it is very close to Grandpa¡¯s apartment,¡± Leo said as he quickly took off his own clothes. Then he went into the water and embraced Xi¨¤o Mu, giving him a massage all over. Leo¡¯s hands gradually moved lower and Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help groaning. The temperature in the bathroom rose suddenly. Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and bit his earlobe. His voice is low and hoarse, ¡°I miss you so much.¡± When Leo thinks of the fact that Xi¨¤o Mu is now officially his married partner, his heart felt hot causing his body to react even more. Leo couldn¡¯t control himself at all and took Xi¨¤o Mu once in the bathroom. Xi¨¤o Mu panted lightly. His long black hair is wet and stuck to the back of his neck, making him feel uncomfortable, ¡°Go to the bed and dry my hair first.¡± Leo looked at Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s gleaming fair skin, which is set off by his black hair. Lowering his head, Leo bit on Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s collarbone and then licked it lightly. After he helped Xi¨¤o Mu to clean up, he dried his hair and carried him to the bed. The bright red bed sheets make Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s fair skin look extraordinarily beautiful and Leo looked at him, fascinated. Xi¨¤o Mu couldn¡¯t help bending his foot and kicked Leo on the shoulder. With a blushing face, he said, ¡°What are you looking at? Go to sleep if you don¡¯t want to do it.¡± Hearing that, Leo¡¯s eyes turned deep. He fell on Xi¨¤o Mu and kissed him like a gust of wind and rain. 3 days later, Xi¨¤o Mu finally took a complete tour of his new home. It is a two-story single-family apartment with a large courtyard in the front and a pool in the back. He liked it very much. Rubbing his sore waist, Xi¨¤o Mu sat on the sofa drinking juice and secretly rejoiced that Leo suddenly received a call from the military. Otherwise, he would have to stay longer on the bed. Leo didn¡¯t come back until it¡¯s time for lunch. He grabbed Xi¨¤o Mu and helped him to massage his body while saying, ¡°Y¨®u M¨° was executed yesterday and Mitte has recovered.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu is taken aback: ¡°Where is Mitte now?¡± ¡°In the military prison, he took the initiative to plead guilty. According to the investigation, he had no death under his hand so he is sentenced to 10 years. However, it is hard to say for the time being. He has a very good attitude and even proposed to provide free research results on all aspects of the base in order to reduce his sentence.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu quickly thought of one thing, ¡°Is it because of Greene?¡± Leo said, ¡°Perhaps, it¡¯s the same military department where Greene accompanied him.¡± He pulled up Xi¨¤o Mu, ¡°Let¡¯s not care about this for now. I have already started my wedding leave. Let¡¯s go on our honeymoon.¡± During their honeymoon, the two traveled through 5 planets, including Planet Yan and Planet Hao, and also visited a few acquaintances. Though it is said to be a trip, the two spent most of their time in bed. Xi¨¤o Mu would sternly warn Leo every morning to behave and not to make trouble at night. But in the evening, everything will go out of control and everything planned for the next morning became useless. After the honeymoon ended, their lives gradually calmed down. Xi¨¤o Mu prepared for the university exam in September, while Leo handled military affairs plus substitute lessons. A large number of new guide-made medicines are produced on the market. Sentinel¡¯s mental confusion can be solved by medicine and the concept of freedom of love is gradually circulating on the Internet. There are also many pairs of sentinel couples who openly showed their love and expressed their gratitude to Xi¨¤o Mu on the Internet. ¡°Thanks to Xi¨¤o Mu. I wish Xi¨¤o Mu and Major General Leo happiness!¡± ¡°If not for these new medicines, I am not sure if I dare to get together with him. We have been in love for a long time but we worried about each other and dare not take a step further. With the new medicine, I don¡¯t have to worry anymore. Although I¡¯m not a guide, I can make money to buy medicine for him and I can treat his symptoms of mental confusion for him!¡± ¡°My partner and I are both sentinels. We have been together for many years and are used to each other. We also consider each other¡¯s condition and dare not confess. That fool even tried to get me a ticket to the Golden Tower prom. I could not imagine how sad he should be when he thinks this way.¡± ¡°What are you smiling at?¡± When Leo came back, Xi¨¤o Mu is looking at his terminal with a happy face. Xi¨¤o Mu showed Leo the post he is reading, saying, ¡°This is a good sign. Over time, everyone will become accustomed to the freedom of love, and they will no longer be obsessed with guides. The guides will then receive lesser attention.¡± Leo lowered his head and kissed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s sparkling eyes, ¡°You are amazing.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu tilted his head and muttered, ¡°It¡¯s like you are coaxing a child.¡± A smile flashed in Leo¡¯s eyes, ¡°I¡¯m just telling the truth, not coaxing you.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu laughed and raised his head. He pressed a kiss on Leo¡¯s lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m very happy.¡± Not only Xi¨¤o Mu is joyful, but he also feels the happiness. He is still very young now, and everything is developing in a good direction. He has a long time to enjoy with Leo. Even if there will be twists and turns in the future, as long as they are together, there is nothing to fear. CH 98 Chapter 98 Mitte & Greene Greene is watering the flowers in the yard. From time to time, he would glance at Mitte, who is sitting on the stool by the door. Seeing Mitte sitting upright obediently and looking at him without blinking, Greene smiled at him and then turned to continue watering. Greene took Mitte back to his apartment after Mitte is found to suffer brain damage. To make sure that Mitte is not pretending, the apartment is always under the military¡¯s supervision. Greene didn¡¯t care about that, he is grateful with the current condition. Due to his previous apartment being bought by the military, Greene received a lot of money. Later, he bought this current apartment, and the remaining money is enough for him alone. But adding Mitte into the calculation, especially Mitte¡¯s health is not good, Greene is worried that the money is not enough, so he opened a flower shop online. He is from the Department of Horticulture and this is what he is best at. The money he earns is not too much, but it is enough for daily expenses. It makes Greene feel at ease with this stable flow of money, in and out. As Greene is deep in his thoughts, someone grabbed his sleeves and he turned his head. Mitte is watching him silently. Greene pointed to the stool at the door, ¡°Sit there for a while, I¡¯ll be done soon.¡± Mitte stared at Greene for a few seconds and didn¡¯t speak. He just reached out to grab the watering can and that stunned Greene. Mitte lowered his head and watered the flower meticulously, exactly the same as Greene did before. After Mitte watered a pot of flower, he glanced sideways, as if to be sure Greene is still there before continuing. Staring at Mitte¡¯s side profile, Greene could smell the faint fragrance of flowers in the yard. His nose felt an inexplicable tingle, and his eyes couldn¡¯t help getting wet. This is Greene¡¯s deepest wish since he was a child, to have an apartment, a lover, and flowers that he likes. Greene has known since he was a child that he is not liked and unpopular so he has never dared to expect too much. Even this wish is just an extravagant hope that he never dared to speak out. Greene stared at Mitte blankly. Seeing the gentle look on Mitte¡¯s face, Greene¡¯s heart suddenly felt hurt sharply. This is also fake, his wish is still just an extravagant hope. When Mitte recovers, all of this will be in vain. There is a sudden warm touch on his face and Greene blinked. Then he realized that he shed tears, and Mitte is wiping the tears for him. Mitte¡¯s movements are very light as if he is afraid of hurting him. Seeing him wiping the tears carefully, his expression serious as if he is treating a rare treasure, Greene couldn¡¯t control himself anymore and the tears flowed more fiercely until he choked. Mitte¡¯s expressionless face showed a trace of panic. He hugged Greene awkwardly and patted him on the back. Greene clutched his sleeve and cried loudly. After calming down, he realized that it is long past lunch. ¡°Sorry.¡± Greene left Mitte¡¯s embrace, feeling embarrassed. Mitte didn¡¯t speak, still watching Greene intently. Greene watered the remaining 3 pots of flowers and brought Mitte into the house. He poured him a glass of juice and went to the kitchen to cook. When he randomly turned around during cooking, Greene found Mitte standing straight at the door looking at him while holding the juice. Greene felt a little helpless. Mitte seemed to be very attached to him since waking up, and he(M) always had to keep him(G) within his sight. In the evening, Greene prepared the bathwater for Mitte and put aside Mitte¡¯s change of clothes. Then, he carefully explained the bathing process to Mitte. Mitte just stared at him during the whole process, and Greene didn¡¯t know if he heard it or not. Being stared so intently, Greene felt a little shy and hurried out of the bathroom after the explanation. He went to sit on the edge of the bed with hot cheeks. 2 minutes later, a nekid Mitte stood at the bathroom door and peeped out at him. Greene flushed into bright red. Seeing that there is still foam on his body, ¡°You, you, you, what are you doing out?! Go back and wash!¡± It seems that Mitte is just trying to confirm that he is there. He went back to the bathroom once he glanced at Greene, but he would come out to check every 2 minutes. This caused Greene to blush all over. When Mitte finished washing and putting on neat pajamas, Greene breathed a sigh of relief. He told Mitte to go sleep first as he went to the bathroom to take a shower. Thinking of Mitte¡¯s situation, Greene is a little worried so he didn¡¯t lock the bathroom door. He just finished putting the water in and took off his clothes when there is a noise from the door. Greene turned his head to see Mitte watching him intently. Greene quickly sat in the water, his whole body flushed and felt embarrassed, ¡°You, go out!¡± Mitte really went out and Greene breathed a sigh of relief. However, while washing, Mitte stood at the door again. Greene becomes stunned for a while. Looking at Mitte¡¯s focused gaze, he finally realized what happened. ¡°I¡¯m here and I will go out soon. If you are worried, I keep talking to you, so don¡¯t come in.¡± After Mitte went out, Greene racked his brains to think for topics to say, picking up interesting things he encountered. But soon, he is out of words. His life is always gray, and nothing is outstanding and worthy to be talked about. He smiled wryly, ¡°The biggest thing in my memory is being kidnapped by you. I was really terrified at the time.¡± As Greene washed himself, he recalled the memories and couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°You know what, when I woke up and saw you looking pale and thin, I thought you got kidnapped just like me. At that time, you were pale and seemed to be in terrible condition.¡± ¡°On the street that day, Eileen wanted to eat candy so Roa bought her a big bag. She gave me one. The candy wrapping paper is red and very beautiful. I couldn¡¯t even bear to eat it myself.¡± ¡°But when I saw you looking like your blood sugar is low at the time, I took it out and gave it to you.¡± Greene paused before adding, ¡°Did you think I was funny then?¡± Greene smiled, ¡°Later, I learned that you were their person in charge. I was stunned. I don¡¯t understand why they are afraid of you. Although you always keep your expression icy, I knew you are a good person.¡± Greene pursed his lips, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you when they found out that I was not a guide, they would have thrown me out of the aircraft right away. You saved me.¡± After finishing taking a shower, Greene dressed up and walked to the bedroom. He saw Mitte sitting upright on the edge of the bed near the bathroom, staring at the bathroom door unmovingly. He walked up to Mitte and said, ¡°So, even if you always do bad things, I still want to believe you. Say, do you think I¡¯m stupid?¡± Mitte didn¡¯t reply but Greene didn¡¯t expect to receive a reply anyway. He spread out the 2 quilts and pointed to the inner one, ¡°Go to sleep.¡± Upon waking up in the morning, Greene opened his eyes and become stunned. Looking down, he saw a pair of hands circled around his waist, and their 2 quilts are stacked haphazardly. It is unknown when that he and Mitte went to sleep together. Greene flushed and pushed Mitte¡¯s hand away. Then, he hurriedly changed his clothes and wash his face. Days went by like this, and Greene woke up in Mitte¡¯s arms every day. He always felt a trance. It seemed that they are a pair of ordinary lovers who could grow old together just like this. But every time Greene thought about it, before the sweetness appear in his heart, there will be a huge taste of bitterness and even panic. This kind of intangible thing will disappear one day, sooner or later. ¡­ When spring arrived, the flower shop¡¯s business is getting better and better. In early April, Greene bought a new batch of flowers. Due to the limited space in the yard, the flowers are placed on the flower racks in rows. They are beautiful and easy to look after. Mitte helped him move the flowers to the racks. Greene sent the courier to the door and closed the door. Then just as he locked the door, Greene heard a loud noise behind him. He turned his head abruptly and saw that a flower rack has collapsed, and Mitte is crushed underneath, already in a coma. Greene¡¯s hands and feet instantly turned cold, and he hurried over to move the flower rack. His hands are trembling constantly. Then, as if he thought of something, Greene quickly yelled loudly to the outside, and the military personnel who is monitoring them showed up. They helped him to take Mitte to the hospital. The waiting process is very uncomfortable. After hearing the doctor say that the patient woke up, Greene rushed into the ward as quickly as possible. When he met Mitte¡¯s eyes, his body stiffened. A sentence appeared in his mind ¨C It¡¯s finally here. Mitte¡¯s gaze is still locked on him, but Greene can perceive that Mitte is different. His previous temperament has returned, looking cold and difficult to approach. Greene stood stiffly for a long time. His voice sounded dry when he opened his mouth, ¡°You, you have recovered.¡± Not a question, but affirmation. Mitte nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± Greene pinched his fingers and smiled, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Mitte got out of bed and stared at Greene for a while before saying, ¡°I¡¯ll surrender myself. Can you go with me, please?¡± Greene looked at Mitte in surprise. After a long moment of daze, his eyes lit up and he said, ¡°Okay.¡± Mitte¡¯s sentence came down very quickly, it¡¯s 10 years of detention. When Greene can see Mitte again, he is already locked in the prison room. The two looked at each other for a long time, and Mitte said, ¡°I¡¯m very selfish but I want you to wait for me.¡± Hearing that, Greene¡¯s eyes widened in surprise. His eyes glistened and he said firmly, ¡°I¡¯ll wait.¡± Mitte¡¯s complexion softened, ¡°I won¡¯t let you wait that long.¡± Later, Greene learned that Mitte offered to exchange for meritorious service in order to reduce his sentence. He will provide all the research on the base without reservation, including spiritual power research, information technology, and space transition. Every study provided made the staff of the Imperial Research Department ecstatic, especially the space transition technology. After in-depth research, the research staff found a way to completely avoid the attack of the interstellar beasts. It is through using the space transition point to change their route so that the beasts can no longer step into Planet Yao¡¯s space. The results of this research shocked the entire empire¡¯s higher-level management. After a psychological expert¡¯s assessment, it is confirmed that Mitte had changed his attitude seriously and the court reduced his sentence by half. Greene is very happy when he got the news. Since the day Mitte asked him to wait for him, Greene is full of energy every day. His brows are always curved with smiles whenever he visited Mitte. ¡°5 years will pass very quickly. I¡¯m currently preparing for the exam, preparing for next year¡¯s college exam. I should have graduated for 2 years when you come out. I might even have a store selling flowers by then.¡± Greene whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will visit you every month and bring you some courseware on information technology. This way when you come out, you won¡¯t be out of touch with society.¡± Information technology is what Mitte does best after all. Mitte: ¡°No need.¡± Greene looked at Mitte helplessly, and Mitte said, ¡°I prefer to work for you.¡± This fool, if he comes into contact with information technology again, the military will not be assured of him. Mitte also does not want to be monitored in real-time in the future. Moreover, he retained the memories when he suffered brain damage. Mitte likes this period of the quietest days in his life, and he will never get bored even if he lives like this in his entire life. Greene¡¯s eyes lit up and he said seriously, ¡°I will try to open a shop.¡± Mitte snorted coldly, ¡°I have very high expectations of my boss. I will disdain it if he is too skinny.¡± The corners of Greene¡¯s mouth curved up slightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will take care of myself and I won¡¯t be too tired.¡± Mitte turned his head to ignore Greene but Greene saw Mitte¡¯s almost pale side flushed red. His smile turned deeper. ¡­ One evening 4 years later, in a flower shop not far from the Greene apartment complex, Greene is sorting the flowers in the shop. Suddenly, someone hugged him from behind, and his body shook with fear. Greene waved his fist, trying to fight back. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± A unique cold voice came from behind his ears, and Greene paused. Then he turned his head back in shock. Mitte narrowed his eyes. He lifted Greene¡¯s chin and kissed the corner of his mouth, ¡°Can¡¯t recognize me anymore?¡± ¡°It hasn¡¯t been 5 years yet,¡± Greene said stupidly. He counted down every day. ¡°I performed well and came out early. I wanted to surprise you so I didn¡¯t tell you.¡± Greene becomes upset, ¡°I want to pick you up myself!¡± ¡°I want to see you in person.¡± Greene blinked and felt a burst of sweetness in his heart. Then Mitte continued, ¡°I have the memories during the period of my brain damage.¡± ¡°When you gave me the candy, I didn¡¯t think you were ridiculous. What I thought was how could there be such a lovely person? His aura so clean that people want to approach but afraid of polluting him.¡± ¡°When you always believe that I am a good person, I don¡¯t think you are stupid. I know that you are my salvation.¡± Mitte took Greene¡¯s hand and kissed him at his fingertips. Then he knelt down, ¡°Marry me? I want to spend my whole life taking care of you and loving you well.¡± Greene¡¯s tears kept streaming down and his eyes are amazingly bright. Choking with emotions, he nodded, ¡°Yes.¡± Mitte got up and hugged Greene, ¡°You are so silly. I didn¡¯t even have a ring but you agreed to my proposal. But I can¡¯t afford a ring. Can I work for you for a lifetime as repayment?¡± Greene hugged Mitte back firmly, ¡°Okay.¡± It turns out that his wish is not an extravagant hope after all. CH 99 Chapter 99 Lyle & Hawke At the empire celebration banquet1, high-ranked officials of the empire and famous people from all walks of life are all present, and the banquet hall is very lively. Lyle noticed gazes looking at him and casually put the wine glass in his hand on the tray of the passing waiter. After that, he turned his head to look at the friend next to him, Leo, and said, ¡°I¡¯ll run away first. You keep showing a cold face so those people don¡¯t dare to toast with you, I almost drank all the wine. Any more and I would be drunk.¡± After Lyle finished speaking, he rubbed his forehead and walked towards a place where there are fewer people. He drank a lot of wine so his beautiful fox¡¯s eyes are flushed with blush. That image is so exquisite that it¡¯s charming people¡¯s hearts. Lyle glanced around and saw that his parents are still drinking and chatting with people in the hall. If he left by himself, he would definitely get scolded at home. Shrugging, Lyle walked to the corner sofa. Hawke is staying in the corner, happily eating various desserts. His bulging cheeks looked very cute. While he is eating a dessert, his hand is already stretching out to another flower-shaped cake on the table. However, before his hand touched the cake, a slender and beautiful hand suddenly stretched out and took the cake away. Taken aback, Hawke looked up and saw Lyle who is slightly drunk. He got stunned for a moment and there¡¯s only one thought in his mind: This man is really good-looking. Then, there is joy in Hawke¡¯s heart. Rather than eating silently by himself, he prefers to chat and eat with people. This person came just right in time! Due to the fact that Hawke is an unregistered guide outside the Golden Tower, he seldom went out since he was a child, afraid of getting his identity exposed. This time, Hawke managed to persuade his parents to bring him to the empire celebration banquet after throwing tantrums for several days. Also, he had to promise not to run around and only stay in the corner. As Hawke watched Lyle eat the cake, he saw Lyle¡¯s frown and immediately realized that he didn¡¯t like it. So, Hawke quickly gets busy introducing the flavors of the various snacks on the table. ¡°This kind of crisp candy is salty. Since you don¡¯t like cakes, maybe you will like this!¡± Hawke pointed to the crisp candy and looked at Lyle with bright eyes. Lyle chuckled lightly. This young boy in front of him had clear eyes, and his round eyes staring at him are like a pet inviting the owner to pet it. Hawke got stunned for a moment and wondered why his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat when he heard Lyle¡¯s chuckle. Then, his face started to get hot. Lyle sat across from Hawke and ate a piece of crisp candy. The pair of bewitching fox eyes narrowed and Lyle said with his chin rested on his hand, ¡°It tastes good, thank you for your recommendation.¡± ¡°It, it¡¯s okay.¡± Hawke started to feel helpless inexplicably. This person in front of him clearly did nothing but it made him nervous. Zhao Meng has been paying attention to Hawke at the corner. When he saw Lyle walking to the area, he quickly tugged at his partner¡¯s clothes. Huo Tian and Zhao Meng immediately walked to the corner to take Hawke away. Lyle raised his eyebrows as he looked at the back of the family of three. He stretched out his hand to touch his face thinking, does he look like a bad guy? Why does President Huo look so alert? Then, Hawke turned his head around reluctantly. Lyle waved at Hawke lazily and Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up instantly, waving back. Zhao Meng pulled Hawke closer and whispered a warning in his ear, ¡°He is Level AA+ sentinel, keep your distance from him.¡± Hawke knows that the higher the spiritual power, the stronger the sentinel¡¯s ability to sense the presence of a guide. He also knows that the stronger the sentinel, the higher the requirements they have for their partner. Thinking of this, his bright eyes dimmed. After returning home, life is going on as usual, but Hawke didn¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him. He is always thinking of that beautiful sentinel, uncontrollably searching online for everything about him. Hawke knows that he is the grandson of the Brooke family, his name is Lyle, and that he is currently a colonel. Hawke also knows all of Lyle¡¯s school experience and military history. The more he knew, the more he is fascinated by Lyle. Lyle is powerful and elegant but it doesn¡¯t make people feel contradictory. All Hawke could think about is Lyle. When he is aware of his liking, he felt quite uncomfortable. There is a big gap between his spiritual power level and Lyle¡¯s. Hawke couldn¡¯t be with Lyle. His spiritual power is too low, he won¡¯t be able to help him with his mental confusion. However, the more restrained the feeling, the stronger it becomes. With a glimmer of hope, Hawke tried to find a solution. Knowing that the guide pheromone agent could solve the mental confusion for sentinel, Hawke made a decision to study medicine. If he learns to make a guide medicine and find a way to improve the current guide pheromone agent¡¯s defect, even if he is just a guide with very low spiritual power, he is qualified to be with Lyle! There¡¯s no improvement in his studies but because of hope, Hawke had the courage to like Lyle. Hawke began to appear on all occasions where he might encounter Lyle, but he did not appear directly in front of Lyle. He is worried that Lyle would kick him out of the suitor¡¯s list because of his identity. He left footprints in all forum posts that are talking about Lyle, anonymously expressing his liking for Lyle, and also learned a lot about Lyle. Lyle¡¯s spirit animal is a nine-tailed fox, as beautiful and powerful as himself. Lyle¡¯s mecha is made according to his spirit animal. Like Major General Leo, it is a top-tier animal mecha. Lyle¡¯s favorite thing to do is to collect mecha models. His best friend is Major General Leo. He likes sports and doesn¡¯t like someone to talk about his appearance. Even when he is ruthless, he is still elegant. Hawke took note of all of them, thinking that he could not do things Lyle didn¡¯t like in the future, and then he shifted his attention to the empire¡¯s top mecha model company. Since then, as long as the model company releases new products, Hawke will be there on time to grab the goods without hesitation. After grabbing the goods, he often feels overjoyed and proceeds to pack them nicely with his own hands. Then, he¡¯ll send it to Lyle anonymously. Hawke couldn¡¯t help being happy when he thought of how happy Lyle would be upon receiving the model. Sending a model once in half a year, he has already delivered 6 in a blink of an eye. ¡­ Looking at the 6 mecha models on the shelf in the bedroom, Hawke turned to look at Lyle. The current time is at some time not long after he confessed to Lyle and Lyle promised to marry him. Hawke has been in a dreaming state since then, always feeling that everything is so unreal. Today, Lyle invited him to the house for dinner, and he said will tell him why he agreed to marry him in the first place. Hawke¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Do you know it was from me?¡± Lyle chuckled and wrapped his arms around Hawke¡¯s waist, ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t take things from strangers.¡± Hawke blinked, ¡°But we didn¡¯t know each other until I gave you the model.¡± ¡°Who said I didn¡¯t know you?¡± Lyle lightly scratched the tip of Hawke¡¯s nose. ¡°Didn¡¯t you recommend a lot of delicious things to me when we first met?¡± Hawke felt a little incredulous, ¡°But you shouldn¡¯t be able to remember me much at that time, right?¡± Lyle tilted his head, ¡°Indeed, I didn¡¯t have a deep impression at that time. But eventually, the impression deepened,¡± a smile flashed in his eyes. ¡°The number of times we met in 3 months is simply innumerable.¡± ¡°I thought it was accidental at first, but then I found out that you did it on purpose and didn¡¯t want me to find you.¡± Hawke got stunned, ¡°You saw me?¡± Lyle laughed and said, ¡°My boss¡¯s wedding ceremony, you peeked at me in the corner and got photographed by the aerial camera. Then at the 2nd Army high-ranked gathering, you peeked at me from the corner of the hotel. The hotel manager thought I was being followed and reminded me to be careful. Only when they saw your face, they said it should be a misunderstanding because who doesn¡¯t know Mr. Huo?¡± ¡°Also when you went to the restaurant to have dinner, you peeked at me next door. You thought I didn¡¯t know but you forgot that your seat is located against the floor-to-ceiling glass. Your actions are reflected on the glass.¡± Thinking of Hawke¡¯s cautious actions at the time, Lyle couldn¡¯t help laughing. The reveal caused Hawke to be stunned. His face flushed, and he looked at Lyle nervously, ¡°Do, do I look silly? I¡¯m not like that usually. Maybe I got too nervous. If I think about something seriously, I will definitely not reveal such mistakes.¡± Lyle rubbed the top of Hawke¡¯s hair soothingly, ¡°Not silly, very cute. My first thought when receiving the model is to return it, but when I knew that it was you, I didn¡¯t want to return it for some reason.¡± Hawke immediately raised a bright smile, ¡°You are so kind. If you returned it, I will definitely be sad.¡± Lyle looked at Hawke and sighed, ¡°You don¡¯t blame me?¡± Hawke wondered, ¡°What¡¯s there to blame you? Of course I won¡¯t blame you, you don¡¯t know how happy I am now!¡± He hugged Lyle back, rubbing his head against his shoulder. Lyle whispered, ¡°I know who you are but never said anything. Making you sad and disappointed, you should blame me.¡± ¡°I never confess to you before, and you also agreed as soon as I did. You are so good, how could I blame you?¡± Lyle looked down and saw Hawke¡¯s eyes seemed to be full of light, clear and bright. Moreover, his eyes are full of liking for him. Lyle felt moved in his heart and kissed Hawke¡¯s lips. Hawke¡¯s eyes brightened instantly, and even the corners of his mouth could not be restrained. Lyle chuckled slightly, deepening the original kiss that was meant to be a light one. ¡­ After Hawke learned of Lyle¡¯s feelings, he is full of spirits. He didn¡¯t feel tired at all from the complicated wedding preparations and is full of expectations every day. Lyle sat on the sofa, looking at each of the pictures of the suits Hawke sent. His mouth is filled with a pampering smile. On the other side, his father Brooke had an ugly expression. ¡°You really decided? He is just a paramecium guide. Even if he is the only child of the Huo family, he is not worthy of you.¡± Lyle raised his eyes to look at Brooke, smiling with a touch of sarcasm, ¡°Father, you have been warning me not to marry ordinary people. What now? Even a guide is unsatisfying for you?¡± ¡°Other guides don¡¯t matter, it¡¯s just him¡­¡± ¡°Enough,¡± Lyle¡¯s face turned slightly cold, ¡°Other guides have nothing to do with me.¡± He stood up and started to head back to his room. Just as he took two steps, he asked, ¡°Father, do you know why I have been working so desperately in the past few years to obtain the title of a major general?¡± Not waiting for Brooke to answer, Lyle answered, ¡°Because I always thought he was an ordinary person. Based on what I know about you, unless I have the right to speak in front of you, you will never allow me to marry him.¡± Before he can be sure, Lyle didn¡¯t even dare to make any promises to Hawke, let alone meet him, afraid of losing control. He paused, ¡°You should be happy that he turned out to be a guide now, rather than minding what kind of guide he is.¡± Staring at Lyle¡¯s back, Brook sat there, stunned. This son has always looked easy to talk with but he actually had been fighting him silently all the time? A surge of anger hit Brooke but he took a few deep breaths to calm down. Thinking of Lyle¡¯s power in the military, he finally sighed. Let it be then, the Brooke family will be under Lyle¡¯s charge in the future anyway. ¡­ After Hawke and Lyle got married, it is time for the Chinese New Year, and it didn¡¯t take long for the spring beast tide to arrive. Hawke watched Lyle leave in despair, and went to Xi¨¤o Mu, who is in a similar situation to him. When he left, he is in a better mood and even faintly excited. When Lyle finally returned home from the border, Hawke jumped into his arms the moment he got off the aircraft. Lyle quickly caught Hawke and patted the back of his head, ¡°Slow down, be careful of falling.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t fall,¡± Hawke tilted his head back and looked straight at Lyle. He held onto him without letting go. ¡°I miss you so much.¡± Hearing that, Lyle¡¯s gaze changed slightly and he carried Hawke upright from under his arms. Hawke quickly raised his feet and wrap them around Lyle¡¯s waist. The two embraced face to face and walked from the parking lot to the living room, their breathing has increased rapidly. There is a faint scent in the air, it is Hawke¡¯s guide pheromone. Lyle¡¯s voice sounded hoarse as he asked, ¡°You want it?¡± Hawke shifted his body. His face is reddish, and his eyes are hot and straightforward, ¡°Want you.¡± Lyle pushed Hawke against the wall next to the door. He raised his hand to press the door switch, and the moment the door closed, he bent to kiss Hawke. Unlike his appearance, his kiss is hot and fierce. The ambiguous sound of liquid sounded in the empty living room, and the temperature of the two bodies rose instantly. Hawke firmly fixed himself on Lyle with his legs while unbuttoning Lyle with one hand. Lyle slid his hand in from the hem of Hawke¡¯s clothes, igniting fire all the way. Kneading in two different places, it caused Hawke¡¯s body to tremble and the scent in the air has become more intense. Their spiritual filaments appeared and entangled with each other. A beautiful nine-tailed fox lay down quietly not far from the two, and a tuft of white hair on its forehead is gleaming with golden light. From the living room to the bedroom and then back and forth, the loving session lasted for 5 days. In the middle of the period, Lyle took into account of Hawke¡¯s body and prepared to restrain the desire. However, Hawke is unwilling and ensured Lyle that he is in good condition. Lyle hugged the weak Hawke in his arms, playing with his hair with one hand, and massaging his body with the other, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Your physical strength has leveled up?¡± Hawke rolled over and lay on Lyle¡¯s chest, taking out boost pills and presenting it like a treasure. He had already taken 2 pills when he went to the bathroom halfway. Lyle has taken the boost pills many times on the battlefield, and naturally understands the effect of the medicine. He felt a little amused. Holding Hawke higher from his current position, Lyle pressed their forehead together, ¡°You like me touching you so much?¡± Hawke embraced Lyle¡¯s neck affectionately, answering honestly, ¡°En.¡± Lyle chuckled slightly, and the two exchanged a lingering, tender kiss. ¡­ On August 20th, Hawke stared nervously at the information page on his terminal. At 10.00 am, a message came. After he opened it, he immediately jumped up from the sofa and dialed Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s number. Hawke couldn¡¯t hide his excitement, ¡°Xi¨¤o Mu, I have received an admission letter from the Imperial Military Academy.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu said with a smile, ¡°I also received it. Let¡¯s apply for the dormitory together. It¡¯s best to stay closer.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll see which building is better, and I will contact you later.¡± After hanging up the call, Xi¨¤o Mu cut the terminal screen to the floor plan of the Imperial Military Academy¡¯s dormitory. He tilted his head and asked Leo who is sitting next to him, ¡°Which one do you want?¡± Leo answered, ¡°As long as you like it.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu¡¯s eyes curved up when he heard this. Originally, Xi¨¤o Mu planned to apply for a medical university, but Hawke tried his best to persuade him that starting this year, Lyle would serve as the PE teacher at the military¡¯s university faction. Hence, Hawke resolutely enrolled in the military university. Xi¨¤o Mu thought that the military university¡¯s medical department is also very strong, so he agreed. It¡¯s just that the military university¡¯s school rules are very strict and students must live on campus. Fortunately, the dormitory conditions of the school are good. Now that he is not short of money, he can choose the best dormitory. When Leo heard about it, he made the decision right away to live with Xi¨¤o Mu in the school. It is not in line with the school¡¯s rules that he stay in the school but did not have any substitute classes this year. So, the principal took the opportunity to ask Leo to substitute mecha classes occasionally. He agreed and is allowed to live on campus. Xi¨¤o Mu is still looking at the map when he received a photo from Wen Xin. He smiled to Leo, ¡°Father and Dad have arrived at rock planet.¡± Leo embraced Xi¨¤o Mu and looked down at his terminal, ¡°I will accompany you wherever you want to go.¡± Xi¨¤o Mu glanced at Leo with a smile. This time, Reacher accompanied Wen Xin to see his good friend Yin. Xi¨¤o Mu only told Leo their itinerary for his peace of mind, not for suggesting anything. Xi¨¤o Mu looked at the map again. He and Hawke considered that Leo and Lyle would often need to report at the military department, so they chose the dormitory building closest to the campus¡¯s boundary, and they occupied the two bedrooms on the top floor. Living right across from a friend makes Hawke extremely excited. He is looking forward to his college life. In the first half of the semester, the two received a lot of attention because of their identity as a guide. But in the next semester, the number of guides in each school gradually increased, and their presence became less conspicuous. One year later, the output of guide-made medicines on the market becomes stable and the quality continued to improve. The number of sentinels pair and sentinel ordinary people pair in the empire has increased. On the other hand, more and more guides are willing to go out and successfully pass the Golden Tower¡¯s assessment. The concept of freedom of love became popular. When Xi¨¤o Mu and Hawke graduated, it is common to see a guide on the street. Also, Xi¨¤o Mu officially terminated Delish¡¯s cooperation relationship with all guides and changed to sell Level A and above medicine. At the same time, he started a spiritual treatment project. From time to time, the store will announce the opening of an appointment a day in advance, and limit the registration to 10 people. Apart from that, Xi¨¤o Mu and the research institute have a studio to jointly develop new products. He cooperated with the research institute and Zhao¡¯s company to produce the Level S guide pheromone agent, which will then be auctioned by the whole alliance. The pheromone agent is more effective under their continuous research, and sentinels no longer need to worry about mental confusion. The entire alliance has truly realized the freedom of love, and the guides have ushered in a new life. T H E . E N D