Chapter 353 - Luring

Chapter 353 Luring

Mu Mu?

A hint of hesitation flashed across Gu Ze’s eyes. He stopped thinking and the two words he just heard echoed in his mind.

After hearing this name coming out from someone else’s mouth, he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, as if he had not heard that name in a century. How long has it been since he last heard that name?

The frenzy all over his body gradually became tame. At this moment, Gu Ze was motionless, just like a puppet.

Seeing that Gu Ze had calmed down, Tang Xia was overjoyed. Knowing that her words were useful, she continued. “Mu Mu…she’s still here. Really! Doesn’t she love to eat cake? When we find her, we’ll take her to eat a lot of delicious cakes.”

She did not know whether Gu Ze would believe it or not, she only knew that he still remained in the same position, silent with his head lowered. She did not know what he was thinking about.

At this point in time, Tang Xia could only give it her all. There was no other way.

His mechanical-like, rigid fingers moved. His heart was full of Mu Mu’s name. He seemed to be unable to remember her appearance clearly. He only knew that he missed her very much…

After a long while, he finally moved his lips and said, “Mu Mu… where is she?”

Seeing that Gu Ze was responding, Tang Xia was overjoyed. However, she still had to remain calm and pretend to be chill. She could not alert the enemy and startle the other system-assigned men, especially Gu Ze.

“She’s in a small town in the north.”

A small town in the north? Gu Ze frowned slightly. He was feeling a little conflicted.

Why did he not remember anything? He seemed to have forgotten who he was as well. Until now, he only remembered Mu Mu.

Due to Gu Ze’s change, the surrounding system-assigned men also stopped their attacks on Tang Xia and the others. Like Gu Ze, they also froze on the spot, as if they were blocks of wood. They could only wait for Gu Ze.

Tang Xia knew that he could understand what she had said. Knowing this, Tang Xia’s uneasy heart calmed down a lot.

She had originally been probing him while hoping for luck. She did not expect it to work.

However, Gu Ze continued to stand there. That was not a long-term solution. She continued to say in a soft voice, “Mu Mu is still there. She didn’t leave you. She was just caught by a group of people and brought to the northern town.”

Upon hearing that she had been taken away, Gu Ze became inexplicably irritable.

Even standing some distance away, Tang Xia could feel the instigation from Gu Ze’s heart. She knew that he was angry.

“Don’t get agitated. As for who took her away, we don’t know either. We only know that she was captured to the northern town, but we can guarantee that she is fine and hasn’t been injured anywhere.”

Tang Xia approached Gu Ze cautiously. After shouting for so long, her throat was getting hoarse. She could only get close to him and let him hear her clearly.

However, Gu Ze’s eyes were full of an endless massacre. He muttered, “Who… who is it?”

“I don’t know. Let’s go find her together, okay? By then, you’ll see for yourself who took Mu Mu away and punish them then.”

As Tang Xia continued to coax him, she approached Gu Ze step by step. She wanted to ease his frustration so that he could calm down.

If he really got pissed, they would really not be able to escape.

Tang Xia had accidentally heard him mention Mu Mu. Her first instinct told her that this name carried great significance to him. Even if he became an emotionless person and was unable to think normally, he could still remember this name.

Mu Chengxuan had been observing Tang Xia and Gu Ze all along. After listening for so long, he had some idea.

Seeing Tang Xia picking up the courage to approach that motionless Gu Ze carefully, Mu Chengxuan raised his delicate brows slightly.

To be honest, she was really good at comforting people. Even a system-assigned man like Gu Ze was listening to her. Fortunately, she never lied to him. Otherwise, he might really not be her match.

He knew that Tang Xia had lied to Gu Ze about Mu Mu being in the northern town so that Gu Ze could take the lead in finding out details of the northern town.

It seemed that Gu Ze was the leader of this group of system-assigned men. Otherwise, they would not have followed Gu Ze to freeze.

It was all thanks to Tang Xia this time.

On the opposite side, Tang Xia was still trying to persuade Gu Ze. Gu Ze’s eyes were filled with haziness. He did not have any clues as to what he should do.

“Didn’t you like Mu Mu the most? She’s in danger now, should you save her or not? What if… I mean what if she’s really in trouble? You’ll definitely regret it for the rest of your life.”

Tang Xia was not in a hurry at all. When dealing with system-assigned men like Gu Ze, it requires patience. If you did not have the patience to deal with them, how would they have the patience to listen to you?

There was no doubt that Gu Ze was still looking at the cold ground with his dull gaze. Given his current intelligence, it was a bit too much to let him learn how to think.

“Don’t you want to see Mu Mu for yourself? She’s in the northern town, hurry up and go find her! Don’t miss this good timing. She must be so helpless being somewhere without you. Aren’t you feeling helpless too? Do you want Mu Mu to become like you?”

Tang Xia threw him a series of questions that he still did not understand.

However, Gu Ze could understand the gist of what she meant. He loved Mu Mu more than his own life. He did not want to lose her.

Furthermore, he could not understand why Mu Mu had disappeared so suddenly. Now that he had heard that she had been kidnapped, even if his brain was being stubborn, he felt like he lost a part of the corner of his heart.

“Hmm? Mu Mu is still waiting for you to save her. Stop hesitating anymore. Mu Mu is in the north. When you get there, you can see her. Mu Mu is in the north. When you get there, you can see her. Mu Mu is in the north…”

Seeing that Gu Ze was still unresponsive, Tang Xia could not help but repeat those words over and over again. She hoped that Gu Ze could imprint those words in his heart and never forget them.

After waiting for a long while, Gu Ze still did not move. Tang Xia could not help but feel a little flustered. If this went on, it would take way too long for them to complete the mission.

When they looked at each other and were ready to give up, Gu Ze’s eyes recovered a little consciousness and he murmured, “Mu Mu, north.”

Although his voice was not loud, Tang Xia was the closest to him and a glimmer of hope appeared in her heart. Could it be that he had finally awakened and remembered what she had said?

“Mu Mu… north…”

These words came out of his mouth over and over again. Tang Xia could not help feeling overjoyed. All that she had said were really not wasted.

She nodded intensely and said happily, “Yes, Mu Mu is in the north, she is in the north.”

This sentence was like a lullaby, causing Gu Ze to slowly lift his gaze. His eyes were dark and empty. At first glance, it was even somewhat scary. However, Tang Xia knew that he was not malicious at this moment.

She pushed away the strangeness in her heart and stared at Gu Ze intensely, hoping that he would take the next step.

Sure enough, after hearing Tang Xia’s words, Gu Ze’s black pupils reflected a glimmer of light. Mu Mu… was in the north, so he would go there.

He looked up towards the faraway north. Gu Ze kept repeating these words. He wanted to embed them in his mind and try to make himself remember them.

Gu Ze began to move and like someone who had not been moving for a long time, his joints made cracking sounds which made people’s scalps feel slightly numb.

Gu Ze slowly started heading north like a robot. Tang Xia’s voice was still echoing in his mind. As long as he reached the town in the north, he would be able to find Mu Mu.

A miracle happened. Gu Ze took a small step towards the north. All the system-assigned men behind him turned to the north and faced that direction. They all followed Gu Ze systematically.

Tang Xia watched as Gu Ze and the system-assigned men walk toward the north in a grandiose manner. An incredulous look flashed across her eyes.

She initially felt like she wanted to give it a try, but she did not expect it to really work.

She really did it.

Mu Chengxuan did not expect it either, but it was good that they could help them find out details of the north for them.

Initially, he thought that it was already good enough if they could persuade Gu Ze alone. However, somehow they unexpectedly found that he was really the commander. No wonder he could even understand her.

Now, they did not have to worry anymore. With so many people accompanying them, the stone that had been hanging in their hearts was finally put down.

When they had walked quite a distance away from them, Tang Xia saw someone looking at her with a teasing smile.

Tang Xia’s temper flared up instantly. If she had not been quick-witted, their current situation would definitely be very dangerous. There were so many system-assigned men. Even if there were a few more Tang Xias, she still would not be a match for them.

Tang Xia quietly approached Mu Chengxuan. She copied him to raise her eyebrows slightly and signaled to him proudly to quickly catch up with her.

Mu Chengxuan shook his head helplessly. He had already known that she was stingy, but now that he had witnessed it with his own eyes, he felt really helpless.

The group of them followed behind the system-assigned men. When their powerful footsteps fell onto the fine dust, the air quickly became dusty. Tang Xia could not help covering her nose and mouth to prevent herself from inhaling the dust.

In this space, everything was unknown, so they must be careful in all things. Otherwise, their lives may get threatened at any point in time.

Mu Chengxuan only closed his mouth and covered his nose. The sand and dust blinded his eyes, but he had to keep a close eye on the people in front of him.

It had to be said that with so many people walking on the road, not only was there a lot of dust, but even their footsteps sounded very grand. As they stepped on the dusty road, they left orderly footprints one after another.

They followed closely behind the system-assigned men They kept a large gap between them and observed them silently.

Gu Ze led the whole team like a leading sheep. Behind him, all the system-assigned men were walking stiffly, just like him.

Looking at this powerful arrangement, an image of the ancient soldiers came to Tang Xia’s mind uncontrollably, which caused her to get goosebumps all over her body. Right now, they were almost creating as big as a commotion the soldiers did.

As for whether or not Mu Mu was really being hidden in the northern town, Tang Xia could not guarantee it at all. Perhaps she might have already passed away. She did this not only for their safety but also to find out the details of the northern area.

They knew nothing about the road ahead. Having such a powerful troop of system-assigned men protecting them was already the best outcome.

As for Gu Ze… Tang Xia silently prayed in her heart that one day he would really find his Mu Mu.