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 merciless as he remembered.

His rat-like eyes narrowed into slits as Tian Chi shot Yu Tu a disdainful, 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 at will—"

"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, froze. His red eyes widened, and he looked both angry and aggrieved.

Lu Mi closed his eyes, then opened them again. A flicker of reluctance passed through his gaze.

But there was yellow sand below, enemies ahead, an unknown road before them, and love at his side. No matter how unwilling he was to let Yu Tu know, he still said resolutely,

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

The windblown sand still carried the scent of blood.

Yet it could not stop everyone's curiosity.

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 a brow. "Oh?"

From afar, Lin Luo gave Lu Mi a thumbs-up. "That's incredible, Boss Lu!"

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

Whispers continued to rise around them.

Yu Tu sat on Black Shadow's back, his expressionless face flushed red.

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He felt like his head was burning, as though it were about to explode. He held it in for a long time, but finally could not endure it any longer...

With a soft hiss.

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

Huff huff, this felt so good, so good, so goooood~~~

Yu Tu let out a soft breath, his face changing from bright red to rosy crimson as he continued pretending to be his crazed commander self.

If... his red eyes had not kept sneaking glances in Lu Mi's direction...

He would have looked quite intimidating.

Lu Mi turned around, presenting his back to Yu Tu. The tips of his ears were slightly red.

Enough!

You old bastard!

Stop pretending!

You're too damn adorable!

Tian Chi fell silent for a moment, his eyes glinting meaningfully. "No wonder... His Majesty wanted Yu Tu executed immediately, but that person said it was 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 knows perfectly well."

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

Tian Chi quickly wiped away his smile. "But none of that matters anymore. No matter what that person is plotting, 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 only a short time, they had trapped everyone from the three major prisons within their forces.

Tian Chi pulled something else 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 resembling ghostly scribbles, and in the lower-right corner was Lan Xiao's personal seal infused with his origin power.

The planet-shaped emblem emitted a faint blue glow, while the character "Xiao" at its center looked like a burning flame, exceptionally striking.

Tian Chi took out his communicator. As Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue's direct superior, he possessed the authority to connect to the public-address speakers outside the three prisons on Calamity Planet.

At the same time, Tian Chi's voice sounded throughout the three major prisons on Calamity Planet—

"I am Tian Chi, Deputy Director of the Blue Star Prison Directorate! By decree of His Majesty Lan Xiao! All serious criminals on Calamity Planet are to join me today in exterminating the rebels. All serious criminals will have their merits and crimes offset; they shall bear no further punishment and will all regain their freedom!

"Prison officers on duty at the three major prisons, open the prison gates and let all serious criminals rush to Second Prison to assist me!"

This place was Second Prison.

Tian Chi's words left the inmates of Second Prison wildly excited. They rammed 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 lost his mind?!"

Ninety-nine percent of the serious criminals imprisoned on Calamity Planet had committed unforgivable crimes!

"To take Yu Tu's life and mine, Lan Xiao would rather release a pack of tigers back into the mountains? What kind of Blue River Emperor does that make him?!"

Ming Qiuxue gritted his teeth. "I rebelled too late!"

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

"Take the bastard down!"

Tian Chi remained where he was. More than a dozen Imperial Army soldiers stepped forward and formed a tight shield wall around him.

The instant the impenetrable wall took shape, another dozen or so Imperial Army soldiers charged toward Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi!

Standing among 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 for some time."

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

"Your Majesty, I suggest a thorough investigation of the Director."

As the Imperial Army Tian Chi had brought and the serious criminals gradually released from Second Prison joined the battlefield, the situation changed once more.

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

Yu Tu frantically operated the Energy Sprayer's remote, working so hard that Bean Sprout on his head got split in half.

As prison officers in black and white uniforms gradually fell, he became extremely anxious!

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

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 imagined I would one day become combat power. Usually, I spend all my brainpower developing toys for Lord Lan! Besides, I don't really like researching energy weapons!"

Yu Tu continued firing. "Little Cang, it's not your fault. If we don't have new weapons, then we'll come up with tactics!"

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

"Tactics? What tactics?"

As Cang Qi asked, the serious criminals released by 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 First and Second Prison, then surged forward 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 rise to wealth and rank."

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

As he watched the serious criminals charging toward him, Yu Tu's eyes lit up!

"I've learned it!"

Cang Qi asked, "What?"

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

Yu Tu looked toward Lu Mi, who was locked in fierce combat in the distance. "Cang Qi, get on."

Once Cang Qi was seated 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 serious criminals rushing over pounced on nothing, leaving only Zhang Jiao, who had been standing beside Black Shadow with his eyes closed.

"Damn it, Yu Tu ran 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 serious criminals kicked Zhang Jiao a few times, then turned to look for Yu Tu.

At the same time, 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 snapped, "What are you doing here?"

Didn't he know this place was dangerous?! Huh?!!!

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

At a life-or-death moment like this, how am I supposed to get close to you?!

Lu Mi was nearly furious. He whipped 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!"