From the perspective of closeness in their relationships, You Siqi and Shen Muzhi were certainly closer to each other than they were to Liu Buli. Therefore, with You Siqi speaking like this, it was highly probable that Liu Buli and the others would indeed be safe.
Li Qingcheng mused inwardly, unsure if she was analyzing or trying to convince herself.
While she hesitated, Shen Muzhi, who usually appeared very serious, actually nodded in agreement. He smiled at Li Qingcheng and said, "Miss Li, just come with us. Liu Buli is very lucky; he won't be in any danger. On the contrary, Siqi is right. If we stay here, we will be the ones facing danger."
With both of them saying so, Li Qingcheng exchanged a look with Tan Wu. They ultimately stopped struggling. However, as they left, Li Qingcheng couldn't help but glance back worriedly and then hesitantly asked, "Are you sure that if we don't help, they will really be fine?"
"I think you should worry more about that monster," You Siqi said seriously. "Although, based on my guess, this monster should be something left over from the age of gods, just like the ones we saw before. But even gods have their nemeses. Find a place far away, where you won't be affected, and watch from a distance, and you'll see the outcome."
He spoke with absolute certainty.
Perhaps it was the tone of his voice that finally made Li Qingcheng stop dwelling on it.
The group moved away from the vicinity at their fastest pace. They stopped only when they reached a distant place where they would definitely not be affected and, as You Siqi suggested, looked from afar at the closing mountain wall and ground.
Everything around them seemed unchanged. The distant mountains remained as they were, silent and without any reaction.
However, unlike the situation outside, Liu Buli and Lu Wuming, who had been swallowed inside, now felt an indescribable complexity of emotions.
Finding something to support themselves, the two stood upright, leaning against each other.
Liu Buli used his spiritual power to ignite a lamp, illuminating the dim surroundings. He then looked around and discovered that the man they had brought with them had been crushed in half by the protruding rocks when the mountain closed.
The smell of blood spread through the air, an unusually unpleasant odor.
Liu Buli frowned and said, "This person really doesn't make anyone sympathetic even in death. The space is already incredibly cramped, and the smell is too awful. It's truly annoying." He pouted with displeasure.
Lu Wuming, on the other hand, quite enjoyed the current situation.
It was precisely because of the narrow space that the two were squeezed together, forcing Liu Buli to stay close to him. Ever since they met Xi Yu, the two had hardly had any intimate contact. Lu Wuming had been suffocating all the way here, and now that he finally had an opportunity to be close to his master legitimately, what did it matter if there was a corpse nearby? He didn't care anyway.
Rubbing against Liu Buli's cheek, Lu Wuming whispered intimately, "Master, actually, it's quite good like this. All the troublesome people are gone, only the two of us, and the place is so small, then... Ow!"
Before he could finish speaking, his head was tapped.
Lu Wuming looked at Liu Buli's eyes with a wronged expression, his pitiful gaze suggesting he was about to burst into tears.
"Behave yourself and don't think about those messy things," Liu Buli interrupted Lu Wuming's thoughts very sternly. "This place is too dirty. If you want to do things with me here, I will definitely be angry with you!"
Lu Wuming stared into Liu Buli's eyes.
After looking at him for a long time, Lu Wuming was sure that his master was not joking.
Although even if his master did get angry, he could probably coax him back with a little effort. However, since this was his most beloved master, after a moment's hesitation, Lu Wuming ultimately chose to behave.
Pouting, he complained, "But Master, lately, no matter where we go, there are always people around to disturb us. Wuming hasn't been able to hug Master properly, and I miss Master a bit."
His skill at acting spoiled was improving remarkably.
Liu Buli, who was already reluctant to make him unhappy, sighed softly upon hearing his words. He reached out and stroked Lu Wuming's head, saying gently, "I already promised you. Once we leave here and return to the sect, you can do whatever you want, and Master will indulge you once. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Because I love Master," Lu Wuming nuzzled Liu Buli again, then pouted and said, "If you continue to be so cold, Master, Wuming will start to suspect that you've changed your mind and don't love me anymore."