Xue Mushi clutched the shoulder wounded by the Military Formation Puppet. Blood soaked his clothes, and he looked to be in very poor shape, though still better off than Mei Chengyu's "frail" Junior Martial Sister, who was too weak to stand.
To Xue Mushi, meeting someone who carried a strange fire and was also a World Destroyer might have happened before he died. But now that it had really happened, it felt so subtle—and so funny.
Ever since the Special Grade Armor Formation, Xue Mushi had sensed that Yu Sui was no ordinary person, but he had never once suspected she might have ties to a strange fire.
Looking back now, though, the idea seemed entirely reasonable.
Mei Chengyu looked up and asked Yu Sui, "Is that him?"
"Mm!" Yu Sui whispered beside Mei Chengyu's neck, keeping her eyes on Xue Mushi. "Xue the Diviner, are you all right?"
The moment Xue Mushi heard Yu Sui call him by that nickname, his heart gave a little tremble.
He lowered his head and let out a brief "Mm" from his throat. He looked cold and impolite, aloof enough to keep everyone at arm's length.
He had to remember the character Yu Sui had asked him to play.
Yu Sui continued, "This is my Senior Martial Brother. Yan Xiaochuan found the Sound of Water Crossing outside and called out to bring Sister Yuezhen and the others here."
Xue Mushi walked along on his own, giving only a brief sound in response to her words.
Yu Sui went on, "We're going to find the warship on the water, challenge the City Defense General, and break out of the formation."
Without looking back, Xue Mushi replied, "All right."
Yu Sui asked Xue Mushi, "Can you hold on?"
Xue Mushi said, "I can."
Mei Chengyu