Safe Escape, Detoxification...

The bright red branches and leaves of the fruit instantly smeared across Huo Yuhao's face, the juices rapidly seeping into his skin.

Huo Yuhao felt his scalp tingle, and a strange, surging heat began to rise throughout his body.

Fortunately, at this moment, Tianmeng's voice reached him: "Huo Yuhao, channel the Ice Attribute Magic Core to release cold energy; it might be able to suppress it temporarily."

Huo Yuhao did not hesitate for a second, immediately communicating with his system space. A wave of icy power began to spread from his body, and the sensation of heat eased significantly.

At the same time, Mu Jin felt the chill released by Huo Yuhao. Driven by the instinct to combat the heat, she pulled him directly into her arms to absorb the cooling sensation.

Although Mu Jin's stature had shrunk somewhat, she was still two and a half meters tall, and her clothes had been nearly torn to shreds during their frantic escape.

Caught off guard, Huo Yuhao found his face pressed against Mu Jin's chest.

That feeling...

However, Huo Yuhao quickly stopped himself from dwelling on it.

Fortunately, thanks to the Soul Tools Huo Yuhao had deployed earlier, and the fact that Mu Jin was already on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, they were making good time.

Although their speed had dropped, it was still fast enough that they soon cleared the outer perimeter.

Soul Beasts were highly territorial; once they left their domain, the beasts stopped pursuing, which allowed Huo Yuhao to breathe a sigh of relief.

However, very soon.

Huo Yuhao felt his heart skip a beat again as he looked at Mu Jin.

"Teacher Mu, um, you... please steady yourself."

Huo Yuhao looked at Mu Jin's reddened eyes, which were filled with such heat and longing that he felt like a lamb waiting for the slaughter.

Mu Jin shook her head.

"You little brat, what are you thinking? Even though I'm not your homeroom teacher and I have conflicts with Zhou Yi, I still know the difference between right and wrong. I'm not so depraved that I would lay a hand on a kid like you who hasn't even grown his hair out yet."

Mu Jin gritted her teeth, forcing herself to endure.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate; he had the means to help Mu Jin detoxify.

However, before Huo Yuhao could even speak.

Mu Jin felt that wave of heat surge again. Without the slightest hesitation, she domineeringly pulled Huo Yuhao even tighter against her.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to speak, his mouth was blocked by something.

This caused Mu Jin's body to tremble violently, and that strange sensation grew even more intense.

Following that, she gave Huo Yuhao an embarrassed glare and walked straight ahead.

At this point, Mu Jin noticed an abandoned village and carried Huo Yuhao toward it.

Before long, Mu Jin discovered a well, but it was dry and held no water at all.

By now, Mu Jin could finally hold on no longer and collapsed to her knees.

She had consumed a forbidden drug and endured a long, grueling run; the drug's effects were devastating. In the past, she might have been able to resist the body's heat, but now she was feeling powerless.

Mu Jin's consciousness was drifting. Looking at Huo Yuhao, she acted on physical instinct; although her mind still held onto some semblance of restraint, she was on the verge of losing control.

But just then, Mu Jin suddenly felt a refreshing chill wash over her.

"Teacher Mu, using this will make you feel better."

Huo Yuhao spoke up and immediately produced a second-tier Ice Attribute Magic Core.

Seeing the magic core in Huo Yuhao's hand, Mu Jin was startled and said, "The aura you just released... that isn't the attribute of your martial soul."

Huo Yuhao looked confused: "Teacher Mu, my martial soul is my eyes."

Hearing this, Mu Jin finally snapped back to reality.

She had been poisoned while being chased, which had left her thoughts in disarray, causing her to overlook that detail.

Without further hesitation, Mu Jin took the second-tier Ice Attribute Magic Core and sat cross-legged to begin absorbing it.

At the same time, Mu Jin knew that by doing this, she was indebted to Huo Yuhao.

But she couldn't worry about that now; she had to resolve the heat in her body first, and they could discuss the rest later.

Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down cross-legged as well.

He had also been poisoned, and his body was inexplicably hot.

Fortunately, the ice attribute of the magic core had suppressed the toxicity, and it was no longer as severe.

Huo Yuhao did not hesitate.

At that moment, he suddenly discovered that by circulating the Burning Mantra, even though there was nothing in his body, he could absorb the heat contained in the sunlight of the world.

Perhaps it was because this world was different.

Threads of fiery energy poured continuously into his body, helping him resist the toxins within.

During this process.

Huo Yuhao inadvertently glanced at Mu Jin, wanting to see how she was doing.

However, at that one look, Huo Yuhao gasped in shock.

Mu Jin's physique had shrunk a little more, yet she remained tall.

Following that, Huo Yuhao discovered that due to the changes in Mu Jin's physique and the intense running from before, the fabric of her clothing had torn and fallen away, leaving her exposed before Huo Yuhao's eyes without any cover.

Furthermore, because Mu Jin was currently resisting that toxin, her red lips were opening and closing as she practiced her breathing.

As for certain areas.

Huo Yuhao glanced at them involuntarily.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao sensed something and looked sharply toward a patch of grass nearby.

In that place, there was grass, very dense.

At the same time, within that dense grass, there was actually a water well.

The well did not look deep, and it was not a dry well; it was actually slowly flowing with some water.

Huo Yuhao did not hesitate, walking toward it step by step, thinking to himself that he should use some cool water to lower the temperature first.

Just like that, time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it gradually reached noon.

Huo Yuhao had completely expelled the toxins from his body and had also taken a bath.

By this time, Mu Jin had completely dealt with the toxins in her body, and that Ice Attribute Magic Core had naturally shrunk by a circle.

Mu Jin walked up to Huo Yuhao and said, "Huo Yuhao, thank you. If you want any compensation, just tell me."

Just a moment ago, Mu Jin had walked into an abandoned house nearby and changed into a simple set of clothes.

Huo Yuhao took the Tier 2 magic core that Mu Jin brought over and did not hesitate: "Teacher Mu Jin, you should know what I want, right?"

Teacher Mu Jin thought for a moment, guessed a possibility, and spoke: "You want me to go teach at your academy that much?"

Huo Yuhao nodded: "Yes, I'll say it again: you don't need to resign from your teaching position at Shrek Academy, you just need to register your name there."

After hearing this, Mu Jin pondered slightly before speaking: "Shrek Academy does not have a hard rule stating that instructors here cannot teach elsewhere, but no one has ever dared to open a second academy in Shrek City, so you are completely exploiting a loophole in the academy's rules."

Huo Yuhao nodded: "I wouldn't say that, but since the rules don't forbid it, does that mean you're willing?"

Mu Jin looked at Huo Yuhao, and after a moment of silence, she spoke: "Fine. Since you saved me and the academy has no hard rules against it, I can naturally go teach at your place. However, I spend most of my time at Shrek Academy, so I can only go to your place to teach every once in a while."

Huo Yuhao nodded and smiled: "No problem, my school doesn't even have any students yet."

Mu Jin...

Mu Jin was speechless for a moment...