Confession

Lu Mi was thrilled!

The cold corner of his mouth lifted slightly, but when he remembered he was still in the middle of a battle, it immediately fell again.

Tian Chi's gaze happened to land on Lu Mi's face.

Warden Lu was as ruthless and murderous as he remembered.

His rat-like eyes narrowed into slits as Tian Chi shot Yu Tu a contemptuous, mocking look.

"The rumors were actually true, Yu Tu. You willingly became Lu Mi's pet. That really is shocking.

"But so what? You treat Lu Mi as your master, but what about Lu Mi?

"In his eyes, you're nothing more than a toy he can discard whenever he pleases—"

"Shut up!" Lu Mi could no longer endure it!

He stole a quick glance at Yu Tu.

Yu Tu's fingers, which had been rapidly pressing the remote control, froze. His red eyes widened, and he looked both angry and wronged.

Lu Mi closed his eyes, then opened them again. A trace of unwillingness flashed through them.

But yellow sand lay below, enemies stood ahead, the road forward was unknown, and love was by his side. No matter how unwilling he was to let Yu Tu know, he still said decisively,

"Tian Chi, Yu Tu is the person I love. I won't allow you to spout nonsense and make him sad."

The wind and sand still carried the scent of blood.

Yet it could not stop everyone's urge to gossip.

Fighting was certainly important.

But if they did not gossip, they would die.

Pairs of eyes shifted back and forth between Yu Tu and Lu Mi.

Ming Qiuxue raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

From afar, Lin Luo gave Lu Mi a thumbs-up. "Damn, Boss Lu!"

Cang Qi curled both hands into tiny fists beside his cheeks and stomped excitedly. "Aaaaah! Warden Lu just said it outright! Commander Yu Tu, Warden Lu confessed to you!"

Whispers continued to rise all around them.

Yu Tu sat atop Black Shadow, his expressionless face flushed red.

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He felt like his head was burning, as if it were about to explode. He endured it for a long time, but finally could not hold it in anymore...

With a soft "pfft."

After a wisp of white smoke rose from above his head, Bean Sprout shot out at high speed, forming a heart shape and spinning wildly.

Woohoo, this feels so good, so good, so goooood~~~

Yu Tu let out a soft breath. His face went from bright red to rosy pink as he continued pretending to be his unhinged commander self.

If... his red eyes did not keep sneaking glances in Lu Mi's direction...

He would have looked quite intimidating.

Lu Mi turned around and faced away from Yu Tu, the tips of his ears slightly red.

Enough!

You old bastard!

Stop pretending!

You're too damn adorable!

Tian Chi fell silent for a moment, meaning flickering in his eyes. "No wonder... His Majesty wanted Yu Tu executed immediately, but that person said it would be inappropriate for the First Commander to die on Blue Star."

Ming Qiuxue's gaze sharpened as he immediately asked, "Who?"

Tian Chi smiled. "Warden Ming, you already know."

Ming Qiuxue said nothing. His stare at Tian Chi looked as if he wanted to bite him to death.

Tian Chi swiftly restrained his smile. "But none of that matters now. No matter what that person is planning, all of you must die today!"

With a flick of Tian Chi's finger, the Imperial Army he had brought immediately moved in an orderly formation to encircle them from both sides. In no time at all, everyone from the three major prisons was trapped within the army's encirclement.

Tian Chi pulled another item from his robes. "Oh, right. This is the Thousand Pardons Edict bestowed by His Majesty."

Tian Chi unfolded the Thousand Pardons Edict. It was covered in characters that resembled illegible scribbles, while in the lower right corner was Lan Xiao's personal seal infused with Origin Essence.

The planet pattern glowing with faint blue light bore the character "Xiao" at its center, burning like a ball of fire and standing out starkly.

Tian Chi took out his communicator. As Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue's direct superior, he possessed the authority to connect to the external loudspeakers of Calamity Planet's three major prisons.

At that same moment, Tian Chi's voice rang out across Calamity Planet's three major prisons—

"I am Tian Chi, Deputy Director of the Blue Star Prison Directorate! By His Majesty Lan Xiao's decree, all violent offenders on Calamity Planet are to join me today in exterminating the rebels. All violent offenders will have their merits offset their crimes, be absolved of all punishment, and regain their freedom!

"Prison officers on duty at the three major prisons, open the prison gates and let all violent offenders rush to the Second Prison to aid me!"

This place was the Second Prison.

Tian Chi's words drove the Second Prison's inmates wild with excitement, and they slammed against the bars until they rattled loudly.

Qi An gave the order. "Remove their Energy Lock Rings."

"You bastard!" Ming Qiuxue could no longer hold back. "Has Lan Xiao gone insane?!"

Of the violent offenders imprisoned on Calamity Planet, ninety-nine percent were beyond redemption!

"Just to take Yu Tu's and my lives, Lan Xiao would rather release a pack of tigers back into the mountains? What kind of Blue River Emperor is he?!"

Ming Qiuxue gritted his teeth. "I started rebelling too late!"

Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi's gazes met in midair, and they attacked Tian Chi at the same time!

"Get him!"

Tian Chi remained where he was. More than a dozen Imperial Army soldiers stepped forward, shielding him tightly behind their shields.

The instant an impenetrable wall of steel formed, another dozen or so Imperial Army soldiers charged furiously toward Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi!

Standing amid the Imperial Army, Tian Chi took out his communicator and sent Lan Xiao a voice message.

"Your Majesty, Yu Tu and Lu Mi seem to have been involved long before this."

"Otherwise, given Yu Tu's personality, things between him and Lu Mi could not have progressed so quickly."

"Your Majesty, I advise a thorough investigation of the Directorate Head."

As the Imperial Army Tian Chi had brought and the gradually released violent offenders from the Second Prison joined the battlefield, the situation changed again.

Just moments ago, the First Prison and Second Prison had been crushing the Third Prison. Now, the First and Second Prisons had become trapped beasts in a cage instead.

Yu Tu frantically operated the Energy Sprayer's remote control, blasting away until the Bean Sprout on his head had nearly been split apart.

As prison officers in black and white uniforms gradually fell, he became frantic with anxiety!

"Little Cang, do you have any stronger weapons? Preferably the kind that can wipe out everyone in one shot!"

Cang Qi was anxious too.

Ordinary people could not enter Lord Lan's Sky Prison Cell, so he was not worried about that.

But if this F Plan failed, he would become a dead hamster.

If he became a dead hamster, Lord Lan would be sad!

Cang Qi said, "This is already one of the most powerful energy weapons I have... Sigh, this is my fault too. I never thought that I would one day become combat power. Usually, I use my brain to develop toys for Lord Lan! Besides, I don't really like researching energy weapons!"

Yu Tu kept firing. "Little Cang, this isn't your fault. If we don't have new weapons, then we'll think of tactics!"

Haha, did they really think he was stupid? He even knew fighting required tactics, okay?

"Tactics? What tactics?"

As Cang Qi asked, the violent offenders released by the First Prison and Third Prison arrived one after another.

Every one of them was a vicious wolf. Their eyes glowed red as they stared at the prison officers from the First and Second Prisons and surged toward them like mad!

Yu Tu tilted his head in thought.

Tian Chi looked toward him. "Everyone, don't forget Commander Yu Tu. Whoever kills Yu Tu first will not only gain freedom, but also wealth and promotion."

Originally, Black Shadow's intimidating presence had kept Yu Tu's surroundings relatively clear. Now, however, he had become the target of all.

Watching the violent offenders rushing toward him, Yu Tu's eyes lit up!

"I learned it!"

Cang Qi asked, "What?"

Yu Tu grinned. "To capture the bandits, first capture their leader."

Yu Tu looked toward Lu Mi, who was fighting fiercely in the distance. "Cang Qi, get on."

Once Cang Qi sat behind him, Yu Tu pointed ahead. "Black Shadow, go to Lu Mi. There's something I want to ask him."

Black Shadow let out a howl and leaped into the air.

The charging violent offenders pounced on empty air, leaving behind only Zhang Jiao, who had been standing beside Black Shadow with his eyes closed.

"Damn it, Yu Tu got away. Kill Zhang Jiao first!"

Zhang Jiao cautiously opened his eyes and swept his gaze around.

The next second, his eyes rolled back and he fainted on the spot.

"Fuck, I seriously suspect he's faking it! I haven't even made a move yet!"

The violent offenders kicked Zhang Jiao a few times before turning to look for Yu Tu.

Meanwhile, Black Shadow carried Yu Tu and Cang Qi through the crowd and arrived beside Lu Mi.

Seeing Yu Tu's flushed face, Lu Mi's hand holding the Dark Leather Whip trembled as he scolded, "What are you doing here?"

Didn't he know it was dangerous here?! Huh?!!!

Even if you miss me that much, you have to endure it!

This is a life-or-death situation. How am I supposed to cling to you when you're sticking so close?!

Lu Mi was nearly furious. He lashed an Imperial Army soldier to the ground, then turned and cupped Yu Tu's face, fiercely pecking him on the lips.

"Is that enough now? Get out of here!"