F Plan

Ming Qiuxue's gaze was intensely oppressive.

Lu Mi pressed his lips together. "He wasn't coming for you."

Lu Mi's expression was cold as he laid out the facts.

"Yu Tu's Diamond-grade Energy Crystal was dug out. When he arrived on Calamity Planet, he was still wearing custom-made shackles.

"Besides, he only has memories from the past two months. Cang Qi's assessment can't be wrong."

A stunned look surfaced in Ming Qiuxue's eyes. He turned and sat back down, a trace of contemplation flashing through his gaze.

If that was the case, Yu Tu truly had not set himself up as bait.

The price of digging out an Energy Crystal was far too great.

Even the strongest anesthetic would not work on the skin surrounding an Energy Crystal.

Digging out an Energy Crystal meant enduring inhuman pain, and it would leave barely any of one's strength behind.

Most importantly, once an Energy Crystal was removed, there was no possibility of recovery.

It was indeed impossible for a Diamond Energy Master to come to Calamity Planet at the cost of himself.

"Besides..."

Lu Mi gave a disdainful snort.

"What the hell are you? Why would he put himself through this for you? I'm still here. Aren't I more attractive to him than you are?"

Ming Qiuxue: "..."

Ming Qiuxue curled his fingers and tapped the desk lightly.

"Warden Lu, let me remind you. Who was it that said Yu Tu was no different from any other serious criminal to you?"

Lu Mi looked at him contemptuously. "You believe whatever I say? I've never seen you trust me this much before."

Ming Qiuxue changed the subject. "Let's talk business. I'm glad you're willing to join the F Plan, but I want you to keep this plan secret from Yu Tu. Even if Lan Xiao personally takes his life, I still wouldn't dare trust him."

Lu Mi nodded. "Don't worry. I don't want him involved in the F Plan either."

"Fine."

Ming Qiuxue stood and extended a hand toward Lu Mi. "We have an agreement. Then, happy cooperation."

The hands clad in black leather and white gloves shook briefly before separating. Ming Qiuxue lifted a hand and swept the long hair beside his right cheek behind him.

"Come on. Hit me here."

Lu Mi took the whip hanging from his waist, stepped back, and mercilessly lashed Ming Qiuxue across the face, instantly leaving a bloody mark.

That was not enough. He also flipped Ming Qiuxue's desk and casually whipped the wall twice.

Ming Qiuxue was clearly used to this. Once Lu Mi reeled in the long whip, he immediately pulled out an energy gun.

"Hey, wait." Lu Mi stopped him. "Don't use that. Use your Longevity Lock."

Ming Qiuxue raised a brow.

Lu Mi undid his cuff and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a lean arm.

Then he unfastened his collar, exposing his pale neck.

"Don't hold back. Make it as brutal-looking as possible."

Lu Mi said seriously,

"The Warden of the First Prison and the Warden of the Second Prison are at odds and always getting into petty fights. It would be easy to expose a flaw."

Ming Qiuxue snorted coldly. "Let's hope that's really what you think."

As he spoke, Ming Qiuxue clenched his five fingers. A golden chain condensed from his palm and lengthened, like a venomous snake alive with vitality. One end coiled around Lu Mi's left wrist, its middle wrapped around his neck, and the other end wound around his right wrist.

With a point of Ming Qiuxue's finger, the chain viciously tightened, making veins bulge from Lu Mi's forehead in instant pain.

Ming Qiuxue's Longevity Lock did not keep people safe.

Like the Diamond-Grade Golden Python he had awakened, once it found its prey, it decisively cut off all chance of survival.

Ming Qiuxue quickly withdrew the Longevity Lock. Even though he had held back, Lu Mi still choked and coughed several times.

Ming Qiuxue opened a drawer, took out a small box, and tossed it to Lu Mi. "Seeing how hard you worked, here's a consolation prize."

Lu Mi caught it casually and firmly grasped the long box in his hand. He twisted his neck and looked quite satisfied with the purple marks on his wrists.

"I'm leaving. If anything comes up, have Golden Eye notify me."

He and Ming Qiuxue rarely communicated using communication devices.

Lu Mi opened the door with a cold expression. Outside, Black Shadow was growling low at Golden Eye, who hung from the chandelier overhead.

At the same time, a teacup skimmed past Lu Mi's cheek and crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces!

Behind him, Ming Qiuxue's furious voice rang out—

"Lu Mi, get the hell out! If there's a next time, I'll kill you!"

Black Shadow shifted its gaze and unleashed a barrage of furious roars at Ming Qiuxue inside the room.

"Roar, roar, roar! Roar! Roar!"

It was clearly cursing viciously!

Lu Mi lifted a foot and kicked its iron butt. "Let's go."

Heh, had it gotten addicted to acting?

Lu Mi walked out with a dark expression, the injuries on his neck and wrists exceptionally conspicuous.

They made anyone who saw them shudder.

The two prison officers followed after him.

"Warden Lu, Warden Ming went too far, didn't he? Should we report this?"

Lu Mi touched his neck and hissed.

"Report it? The emperor is far away and the mountains are high. What use would reporting it do?"

Lu Mi revealed a vicious smile.

"When it comes down to it, who takes whose life is still uncertain!"

-

Lu Mi pushed open the doors to the Warden's Rest Cabin.

The Third Prison's Warden Qi An's call had arrived, late though it was.

Lu Mi accepted the call, turned on the speaker, set the communicator on the table, and then opened the small box Ming Qiuxue had given him.

"Lu Mi, you went looking for trouble with Qiuxue again today?"

When the box opened, Lu Mi's gaze suddenly softened, though his voice remained cold. "Yes!"

"Oh, Lu Mi, tell me, why did you go looking for trouble with Qiuxue again?"

Qi An's nagging voice drifted through the air...

Lu Mi took out the item in the box, turned around, and skillfully inserted one end into a gap in the third shelf of the bookcase.

He then sat down in the computer chair and used his right hand to adjust it downward, lowering the backrest until sitting became lying down.

Lu Mi raised both hands and tucked them beneath his head, lazily watching the thing gently swaying above him—

The cat teaser Ming Qiuxue had given him.

There was no bell, just a simple little rod with an elastic string and a small round ball.

After staring at it for a while, Lu Mi finally could not resist reaching out and lightly pawing at the swaying ball.

His eyes narrowed instinctively as well, and he looked relaxed and pleased.

After awakening an Energy Source, Energy Masters would more or less be influenced by it.

Just as Yu Tu needed water, after awakening the Diamond-Grade Black Panther, Lu Mi could not resist any cat teaser.

He had once consulted a specialist about it.

He could not understand it. Why could a black panther not resist a cat teaser?

After giving him a full-body examination, the doctor's answer was—

Probably because black panthers belonged to the cat family.

Lu Mi sulked over it for a week, but in the end, he still bought a whole box of cat teasers to comfort himself.

He played with the cat teaser while listening to Qi An's persuasion.

"...Just look at the two of you. It's been so many years, and you still can't stand each other. Can't you coexist peacefully?"

Qi An sighed repeatedly.

"I heard this happened because of Yu Tu. How about this? Transfer Yu Tu to the Third Prison. This First Commander—I don't think either of you should handle him. Let this old man take care of him!"

Lu Mi gripped the round ball, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Qi An, I already told Ming Qiuxue this.

"I'll formally notify you once more—

"Yu Tu is my prisoner, Lu Mi's prisoner. No one can take him!"

Qi An clicked his tongue. "You brat, why are you taking your anger out on me? Oh, right... Yu Tu really is your ex-boyfriend?"

Lu Mi snorted coldly. "That's right. I'm keeping him so I can pull his tendons and strip his bones. Whether it's you or Ming Qiuxue, stay out of it!"

"Ah, Lu Mi, listen to my advice!"

"Go advise Ming Qiuxue. I'm hanging up!"

"Hey, don't—"