Mu Yurou's unlucky nature activated? The flying boat exploded the moment she finished speaking!

After chatting with the two big shots for a while, I managed to extract quite a few secrets about the Cangxuan Great Realm from them.

Lin Mo's expression shifted slightly as he suddenly sensed something.

"Everyone, I have something to attend to. I'll excuse myself for now."

He cupped his hands in salute to the group, then turned and left the deck, heading straight toward the guest cabins at the rear.

Just moments ago, his keen Divine Sense had detected a faint fluctuation of Qi coming from Mu Yurou's room.

"Looks like this girl is about to wake up?"

Lin Mo pushed open the door and indeed saw the young lady, who had been lying unconscious on the bed, now propping herself up groggily, struggling to sit up.

"Awake?"

"How do you feel?"

Lin Mo quickly stepped forward, his voice gentle and concerned.

"Mmm..."

Mu Yurou rubbed her temples, her small face still pale and delicate-looking.

"Dizzy..."

"So dizzy..."

"I feel like there are lots of little stars flashing before my eyes..."

She shook her head, her voice soft and weak, clearly not fully recovered yet.

After a while, her gaze gradually focused as she looked around the unfamiliar surroundings in confusion.

"Wait..."

"Where is this?"

"I remember I was at Zhenyuan Pass?"

She stared blankly at Lin Mo.

"We're on Brother Lei's flying boat."

Lin Mo casually poured her a cup of Spirit Tea and explained:

"The battle at Zhenyuan Pass is over. We're now heading to Taihua Domain."

"To... Taihua Domain?"

"What are we going there for?"

Mu Yurou tilted her head, looking utterly clueless.

"Taihua Domain has a Cross-Domain Teleportation Array. We need to pass through there to reach the Yanyang Holy Land."

Lin Mo answered truthfully.

"Oh..."

"Going to a Holy Land..."

Mu Yurou nodded in sudden understanding, sipping the tea in small sips without showing much reaction.

Seeing her like this, Lin Mo's eyes flickered as he tentatively asked:

"What, do you have objections?"

"Or... do you want to leave?"

His question was skillfully phrased, neither forcing her to stay nor subtly hinting, "If you want to go, I won't stop you."

"Huh?"

"Are you kidding me!"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Mu Yurou immediately widened her eyes like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Do I have objections? Do I dare have objections?!"

"You still owe me 150 million... no! 200 million High-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Until that debt is settled, I'm sticking to you like glue no matter what!"

"Trying to shake me off? Not a chance!"

Even though her mind was still a bit fuzzy from just waking up, she remembered this most important matter in her life clearly and without any ambiguity!

"Ha, that's great then."

"Ahem... I mean, I'm honored!"

Seeing her adorable, money-grubbing look, Lin Mo couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.

This was exactly what he wanted!

As long as this girl was willing to follow, the rest would be much easier.

"Hmm?"

Mu Yurou looked at him suspiciously.

"What did you just say was great?"

"Let me tell you something!"

She put down her teacup, her expression suddenly turning serious as she spoke with great earnestness:

"Don't think I'm joking."

"To help you, I went all out before!"

"Not only did I overexert my body, but I even suffered a terrifying backlash!!"

"Terrifying backlash?"

Lin Mo was taken aback, then carefully looked her up and down, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Really?"

"But aside from being a bit weak, you don't seem to be missing any limbs."

"Where's this backlash?"

"Hey, don't believe me, huh?"

Seeing Lin Mo actually daring to question her, Mu Yurou puffed out her cheeks angrily.

"How do you think that secret technique was performed before?"

"Let me tell you, it consumed this young lady's Luck!"

"Consumed your Luck?"

Lin Mo was stunned.

This was the first time he had heard such a claim.

Luck was something mysterious and profound—could it really be used as a consumable?

"Exactly, it consumed Luck!"

Mu Yurou nodded, her tone somber.

"And to suppress that You Xuan, I used up most of my Innate Luck..."

"Do you know what that means?"

"No idea." Lin Mo shrugged, answering honestly.

Mu Yurou took a deep breath, her small face growing even more serious.

"It means that this young lady's fortune from now on is a complete mess!"

"With Luck draining away and the backlash from the secret technique..."

"In the coming period, I'll probably choke on water while drinking it! Trip over flat ground while walking!"

"And if I'm not careful... I might even lose my life!"

Seeing her earnest expression, Lin Mo also set aside his joking attitude, realizing she wasn't lying.

"Is there any way to counter it?"

Lin Mo asked with a frown.

"Well... it's actually simple."

Mu Yurou's eyes darted around as she stared intently at Lin Mo.

"The Luck consumed by activating the secret technique isn't permanently lost. Over time, it will slowly return."

"Of course, that's provided this young lady can survive this unluckiest period."

"So..."

At this point, she frantically winked at Lin Mo, her hinting almost too obvious.

"Oh, I get it."

Lin Mo instantly understood.

"You mean that during this time, I need to act as a bodyguard, protecting you and preventing any accidents, right?"

"You got it!"

"Exactly, that's it!"

Seeing Lin Mo so clever, Mu Yurou nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of anticipation.

"And besides, your Luck is so strong, like a little sun."

"If I stay close to you and soak up some of your Luck, my own Luck will recover faster too!"

Saying this, she looked at Lin Mo somewhat anxiously and asked weakly:

"Hey, I am your lifesaver after all. You wouldn't refuse to help with such a small favor, would you?"

Seeing her pitiful, pleading look, Lin Mo merely pondered for a moment before smiling and nodding.

"Fine."

"Miss Mu did help me greatly before. Both in terms of sentiment and reason, I should lend a hand."

He had intended to bring Mu Yurou along anyway. Now with this legitimate reason, he could not only protect her and build rapport naturally but also make her rely on him more.

This was killing two birds with one stone!

"Great!"

Receiving the affirmative reply, Mu Yurou immediately cheered.

"Big brother, I knew you were a good person!"

"Ahem... but, you know..."

After her excitement, she added somewhat sheepishly:

"I hope you can mentally prepare yourself first."

"Because in this state, I really am extremely, extremely unlucky!"

"The level of bad Luck might be a bit beyond your imagination..."

"For example..."

"Ouch!!"

BOOM!!!

Before Mu Yurou could finish speaking, the entire massive flying boat, which had been flying at high speed, suddenly and violently shook without warning!

The tremor was extremely fierce, as if they had crashed into a mountain!

Caught off guard, Mu Yurou was thrown flying, nearly crashing headfirst into the wall. Fortunately, Lin Mo reacted quickly and grabbed her.

Immediately after.

An ancient, desolate, and overwhelmingly oppressive terrifying aura suddenly spread from outside the flying boat!

And the intensity of that aura made even Lin Mo's scalp tingle!

"No way... sister..."

Lin Mo steadied himself, looking at the frightened Mu Yurou in his arms, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

"Did you jinx it with your mouth?"

"You just mentioned bad Luck... and it's already happening?!"