SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

Su Nianhe's beautiful eyes lit up instantly, her pink lips parted slightly, and her face was filled with undisguised surprise. Even her breathing quickened a bit: "Lin Mu, can I take this as... you confessing your feelings to me?"

Lin Mu replied seriously, "I was talking about the future, not now."

Su Nianhe pouted, a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice: "Tch~ What if I don't wait?"

Lin Mu frowned: "You can't not wait."

Su Nianhe suddenly chuckled, took a step forward, and lightly tapped his chest with her fingertips: "You don't even admit you like me, so what right do you have to tell me what to do?"

"What if I fall in love with someone else in the future?"

Lin Mu frowned even more deeply: "You can't like other people."

"I will kill whoever you like."

"Pfft—" Su Nianhe laughed even harder, taking his arm: "Lin Mu, you're so silly."

She leaned closer to his ear, her voice growing even gentler: "In this life, I will only love you."

"Could it be... that you're going to kill yourself?"

"Of course I don't count," Lin Mu said, and strode out of the room.

"Lin Mu, you have to hold hands when you go out from now on! Understand?" Su Nianhe smiled and quickly followed after him.

2:40 AM.

Hundreds of meters from the simple temple atop the mountain, Lü Ping finally couldn't contain his curiosity and leaned close to Gu Cang, whispering:

"Brother Gu, who exactly are we waiting for?"

"They've arrived."

Gu Cang looked at the two figures approaching side by side in the distance, stepped forward to meet them, and muttered to himself: Good heavens, there are actually two people coming at this hour.

Could it be that my casual guess has come true?

Did they have a fight but then... made up and moved in together?

But that doesn't make sense either. Why would he bring this woman to a place like this?

Was the guy too confident, or did he simply not take that bald monk seriously at all?

Ning Mo, Qing He, and Feng Xi followed Gu Cang without saying a word.

This scene left Lü Ping even more bewildered. He quickly chased after the person, but when he got closer and saw who it was, he froze on the spot:

Holy crap! Isn't this Brother Gu's distant cousin?

Why did Brother Gu let this kid run to such a dangerous place?

Isn't this just a complete burden? Brother Gu is so confused!

Feng Xi's expectant gaze dimmed instantly when she saw the woman nestled beside Lin Mu.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, and she was holding Lin Mu's hand affectionately, the two of them looking just like a couple deeply in love.

She sighed inwardly: Combining Ning Mo and Qing He's words, and that brief encounter last night, I thought I had guessed correctly...

But now it seems that he is definitely not the Chief of the Court. When has the Chief of the Court ever been so gentle?

Ning Mo's eyes also flashed with surprise: he knew that Ting Shou was in love, but he did not expect that Ting Shou and this woman were so inseparable that they even had to bring each other along to the dangerous mountain peak.

Although he didn't understand, he had already made up his mind: if there was any real danger, he would definitely protect Ting Shou's woman.

Only Qinghe's expression was exceptionally interesting at this moment: his eyes were wide open, as if he had seen a ghost: Tingshou and Hongwang were living together!

The next second he nodded to himself: As expected of the Chief of the Court, he can even easily control the King of Calamity!

Gu Cang was about to greet them when Lin Mu interrupted him in a deep voice: "Let's go take a look, no need to follow."

Before Gu Cang could react, Lin Mu and Su Nianhe walked side by side toward the simple temple not far away.

Lu Ping was completely dumbfounded: What's going on? Why do I feel like this new Awakened One is giving us orders when he speaks?

And why aren't Ning Mo and the other three saying anything?

Is it simply that you don't want to speak today?

Forget it, my pig brain isn't suited for thinking too much. If they're not curious, then I'm too lazy to figure it out.

Feng Xi's dim eyes lit up again, but seeing Su Nianhe nestled against her, she couldn't help but have doubts:

Is it possible that Chief Minister Ting is really in love?

Two figures strolled leisurely toward the temple, completely disregarding the monks inside.

Su Nianhe's voice was gentle: "Speaking so casually? You're not planning to hide it anymore?"

Lin Mu nodded, his tone frank: "They are all my trusted confidants, there's no need to hide it from them."

"If they can't guess it, that's their problem."

"Besides, after tomorrow, I will return to Zhen'e Court in my current capacity."

"puff--"

Su Nianhe couldn't help but chuckle: "It's interesting to think about. Zhen'e Tingting is going to return to his own territory as a newcomer."

Lin Mu paused, then added, "It's just a change in my status; it doesn't mean I'll go."

Su Nianhe blinked her bright eyes, then asked as if suddenly realizing something, "So this counts as... a nominal appointment?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Mu's eyes.

He hadn't expected her to understand that, and a faint smile appeared on his lips: "You're really smart."

Su Nianhe first raised her chin smugly, but then realized what she had done and said coquettishly, "Lin Mu! Do you think I'm stupid?"

"No, you're not stupid. You're the smartest."

"real?"

"real."

"Hmph, I'll reluctantly believe you this once."

As they spoke, the two had already reached the temple gate.

"boom--"

Lin Mu lifted his foot and kicked open the old wooden door of the temple.

But inside the temple, an eerie silence prevailed…

Lin Mu stood in the center of the temple, his brows furrowed slightly: "They escaped? That shouldn't be the case. How could a seventh-tier high-level Awakened be scared away by Gu Cang and the others?"

"Lin Mu, are you going to destroy this place?"

As Su Nianhe asked gently, a crimson wing suddenly bloomed behind her, carrying a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble.

Lin Mu pondered for a moment, then said gently, "No need. I'll come here often in the future."

"If it's destroyed, he might never come back, and the trail will be completely cut off."

Su Nianhe instantly retracted the crimson wings behind her, and her tone softened: "Alright, I'll listen to you."

The two walked out of the temple side by side, while five people not far away waited quietly with different expressions.

Gu Cang gazed thoughtfully in the direction of the temple.

Ning Mo remained expressionless, Qing He crossed his arms, and Feng Xi gripped the hem of her clothes with her fingertips.

Only Lü Ping paced back and forth, looking completely bewildered, as if he had long forgotten why he had come here.

Lin Mu looked at the five people, a faint smile on his lips. Just as he was about to speak, Su Nianhe grabbed his arm under everyone's gaze.

Her voice was soft and coquettish: "Lin Mu~ It's very late, let's go home and go to sleep."

Gu Cang's lips twitched slightly, Ning Mo's cold face suddenly froze, and Qing He's mind was frantically flooded with "Ting Shou is awesome".

Feng Ximei's eyes widened, and she had only one thought in her mind: she had to ask him directly today!

Lu Ping was even more confused: Why could Brother Gu feel at ease letting his distant cousin bring his girlfriend to the temple?

At this moment, he suddenly missed the days when Zhang Huai was by his side; the two of them, who didn't use their brains, were still very happy together.

"Cough, cough."

Lin Mu cleared his throat twice to break the awkward silence: "There's no one left in the temple. That monk must have escaped. We... see you later."