The moment the thought arose in Tang Wutong's heart, she suddenly remembered that the Ice Puppet mark Lu Jun had planted seemed capable of sensing her emotions and even her thoughts.
Her face instantly flushed scarlet. She hurriedly waved her hands in panic and stammered out an explanation, "N-No, that's not it! That's not what I meant just now! I-I meant... it's only right for us to take you back. After all, we're allies now... Yes, allies should help each other! It's not that I'm unwilling! Really!"
She defended herself anxiously, yet she did not dare meet Lu Jun's eyes. Her guilty, flustered appearance left Wu Sidu beside her utterly baffled.
Lu Jun, however, acted as though he had not seen the blush and panic on her face. He merely shrugged indifferently. "All right, I didn't take it to heart. Let's get going. Right now, all I want is to find a bed and lie down."
Tang Wutong felt as if she had been granted a reprieve. Not daring to say anything further, she took a deep breath and calmed her churning emotions.
A gentle yet sacred pink-blue glow spread around her. The light was not dazzling, but it carried a warm, boundless lifting force as it softly enveloped Lu Jun and Wu Sidu.
The next instant, the three of them became a streak of light and rose silently into the air, shooting across the skies above Heaven Dou City toward Mingdu in the south.
The speed of a god was far beyond that of an ordinary Limit Douluo. The wind howled outside the glow, yet Lu Jun felt exceptionally steady within it, as though he were inside a warm, quiet bubble. His exhaustion came over him in wave after wave like the tide.
Mingdu, a villa in the