C16

Mu Xiaoling had been trained as a secret service agent ever since she was a child and a group of nearly 100 people had been selected from all over the world. At the beginning, everyone had a good relationship with each other, but after training, one group died in the process of training and another group died in the process of quests, everyone slowly became numb to the fact that she was the only one left.

She wasn't actually cold, she had been numb for too long. However, Xiao Yu had awakened a bit of warmth that she hadn't felt in her heart for a long time, but this person had left too quickly.

Mu Ling Secret Realm was on a small mountain outside of the Cloud City. When she arrived, there were already many people standing there, not just some people wearing the clothes of the Shen family, but also some small families in the Cloud City. There were a total of more than a hundred people, but their strength was not high.

Shen Zhiheng welcomed her with a smile, "It's good that you're here. May I ask where that young master is?"

"He's gone." Mu Xiaoling didn't want to say more as she walked to a quiet corner and looked up at the moon.

Today was the end of the moon. The crescent moon was like a hook.

Shen Zhiheng no longer moved closer. Instead, he turned around and nodded to the crowd of the Shen family. A young girl stood there, surrounded by the crowd. She was Shen Zhiheng's younger sister, Shen Zhiruo.

However, at this moment, Shen Zhiruo didn't pay attention to her brother at all. Her heart was completely focused on the man she had met that day. Even until now, she still hadn't seen a single person, and when she saw that the time for the opening of the secret realm had come, she couldn't help but feel disappointed.

When midnight arrived, a curtain of light appeared out of thin air, like a huge door that flickered with white light.

Shen Zhenheng cleared his throat and said loudly, "Mu Heng's secret realm has been opened for a hundred years, so I won't explain everything else. This secret realm will be opened for five days, and after five days, everyone will have been automatically spread out.

Everyone said in unison, "Disciple understands!"

Shen Zhenheng nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Let's go in!"

Naturally, the people from the Shen family were the first to arrive. Mu Xiaoling, who was surrounded by the Shen family, walked into the light.

She only felt her vision turn black. When she saw the light again, it was in a charred land. There were many people around her who were all wearing the clothes of the Shen family.

A slightly harsh looking girl walked up and said with a smile, "You must be Lady Mu. My name is Shen Die'er."

Mu Xiaoling nodded slightly.

Shen Bi'er said, "This Mu Ling Secret Realm has been thoroughly explored. We have a map with us. Why don't you come with us?"

"Alright." Mu Xiaoling wanted to see what these people were up to.

She had a total of six people in the group, four men and two women. Other than Shen Die'er, there was one other person who was Shen Zhenheng's younger sister, Shen Zhiruo.

Shen Zhiruo was somewhat absent-minded as she followed the group. However, she did not need to do anything. The four men from the Shen family were pestering her, arranging everything well. Even Shen Die'er was constantly flattering Shen Zhiruo.

Mu Xiaoling saw this but didn't say anything. Surprisingly, when they found the first spiritual herb that could be used for alchemy, they didn't give it to Shen Zhiruo. Instead, they gave it to Mu Xiaoling.

The man who brought the grass over had a rather honest appearance, his name was Shen Bao, "This spiritual herb is the main ingredient of the Rejuvenation Pill, you keep it."

Mu Xiaoling didn't accept it. There were many treasures within her spatial ring, so she didn't need this common spirit grass. "Thank you for not accepting any more without merit."

Shen Zhiruo also looked over. "You're a guest. Here, take it."

Mu Xiaoling and the others glanced at each and every one of them, before he placed the herb back into his pocket.

This was just the beginning. There weren't any ferocious beasts in Mu Ling's secret realm. The few of them walked forward and occasionally picked up some spirit herbs and ores. Most of them were given to Mu Xiaoling.

At first, Mu Xiaoling didn't want it, but later, she just gave it to someone else.

These people were too deliberate. It was as if they were trying to bribe her to run away.

When it was dark, they found a cave and lit a bonfire to rest.

Mu Xiaoling took out Shen Bi'er's map and looked at it silently. The Mu Ling Secret Realm was very small. Tomorrow, they would have reached the end of their journey.

Aside from the route on the map, there were other marks. For example, where the immature spiritual herbs were found, and where the top quality ores were found. Only one of them was an exception.

She pointed to a strange architectural design on the map and asked, "Where is this place?"

This question silenced everyone. For a moment, the cave was incomparably silent.

A hint of panic appeared on Shen Fei'er's face, but she quickly regained her senses and said, "It's an abandoned shrine. I don't know what it's used for, but no one has been there for a long time."

Mu Xiaoling glanced at them. "So that's how it is."

"You must be thirsty. Come and drink some water." Shen Zhiruo handed over a leather water bag.

"Thank you very much." Mu Xiaoling took it and opened the lid. Just as she was about to open it, she heard a sharp scream from her brain. "Don't drink!"

Mu Xiaoling, who was in the sea of consciousness, spoke to Tao Tie. "Tao Zi, what's wrong?"

Tao Biao said, "There's knockout drugs in the water. I think they're Ten Day Fragrance Powder. They're of low quality. If you drink them, they'll definitely let you sleep for ten days and ten nights."

So that's how it was.

Mu Xiaoling understood what was going on. She placed the water bag against her lips and pretended to wipe it before sending it back to Shen Zhiruo. After a while, she yawned and fell backwards, seemingly unconscious.

Shen Bi'er then pushed at Mu Ling and let out a sigh of relief when she saw that there really was no reaction. She then looked at Shen Zhiruo and asked, "Cousin, is this method really feasible?"

Shen Zhiruo said with a cold expression, "Of course it's possible. I have the innate talent to drive beasts, and with one glance I can recognize that her talent is the same as mine. As long as we enter the shrine and use her as a sacrifice, we will be able to call out that ancient fox. After that, it will all be up to me."

"Ancient fox!" "I heard that it was a Spiritual Beast that came from the Upper Realm. There's only one in the entire world. If our cousin were to get it, our Shen family would be able to defeat the Mu Clan and become the number one clan in Yan Kingdom."

"Of course." Shen Zhiruo arrogantly raised her head. "Others might think that the Mu Ling Secret Realm has lost its value, but they didn't know that the most valuable object is still within this Secret Realm. Serves them right as the stepping stone of our Shen family."

Shen Bao could not help worrying. "But Miss Mu, is there really no problem? I keep having the feeling that she isn't simple."

"She can still wake up after being hit by my Ten Day Fragrance Powder." Shen Zhiruo impatiently said, "You guys keep an eye on her. An ancient cultivator fox only appears after being sacrificed by a talented beast driving cultivator. If something happens and she runs away, my brother will definitely not let you off."