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Mu Xiaoling and the rest hid within the crowd until the pressure gradually receded. Only then did they heave a sigh of relief. If they had joined the crowd earlier, they would have left by their original route.

"How is it?" Tang Ling asked.

Mu Xiaoling replied, "I didn't leave, but I'm still not too far from here. It's safe for the time being."

Qi Tai asked, "What happened to the martial arts stone test just now?"

Mu Xiaoling was also at a loss. It wasn't that she hadn't measured her talent before, but it was definitely impossible for her to step into the stage where a martial arts stone would shatter.

Feng Jiuyang had a complicated look on his face, "I know of a situation where a martial arts testing stone would shatter."

Mu Xiaoling asked, "What's the situation?"

Feng Jiuyang said, "Legend has it that in the ancient times, talent was divided into three levels. The first level is the Martial Spirit Talent that we are familiar with, and it is also the lowest level, the second level is the Martial Immortal Talent, and the third level is the Martial God Talent. However, these two kinds of talents have long disappeared, so gradually, people only know about Martial Spirit Talents.

Mu Xiaoling was silent. Before, when Xiao Yu was unconscious, NanGong Qi had said something similar: Xiao Yu was awakening her Divine level talent, then what was her current talent?

"Didn't they tell their master?" When Gu Xiu heard their conversation in the beast driving space, he couldn't help but say, "Master now has both martial immortal and beast driving talents."

Mu Xiaoling was surprised as she didn't know about this.

Embarrassment appeared in Gu Xiu's indifferent eyes. He thought that since the others said so, he didn't say much. This was probably what the others thought too, but in the end, no one said anything.

Jiang Feng leaned on the tree beside the swing and looked at Gu Xiu Hu. He continued to stare blankly at Gu Xiu Hu's swing.

Gu Xiu Hu felt the veins on his forehead throbbing. He waved his hand and made a swing on the tree in front of him, "Where are you going?"

Jiang Feng shook his head. "I want this."

"Alright, here you go." Gu Xiu directly flew to the swing on the other side and conjured a gentle breeze to push him.

Jiang Feng followed right after, "I still want this."

Ancient Cultivator Fox: "…" His indifference and calmness was on the verge of collapsing.

Mu Xiaoling was already used to the commotion between the two of them. Even though she knew that the atmosphere was quite serious, she still couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Feng Jiuyang and the other two, who were discussing in low voices, suddenly focused their gazes on Mu Xiaoling.

Mu Xiaoling's smile froze for a moment before she gave a low cough. "Let's leave this place first."

Feng Jiuyang said, "That's fine too, but those people will think that there are other martial artists lingering in the city, and they will send people to search for it. The inn is not a place to stay, and the city gates on the other side must also be heavily guarded."

Mu Xiaoling suddenly raised his head. "Someone is coming."

However, this room was very small. There were only a bed and a small cabinet on the four walls. There was no place for people to hide.

At this time, the door opened and a young woman walked in. Feng Jiuyang quickly pressed on the Madame's acupuncture point to prevent her from making a sound, and Tang Ling dragged her into the room.

The woman looked at them in horror, but she could not move.

Mu Xiaoling saw that the woman was dressed in a clean and tidy manner and looked fresh and refined. She apologized seriously, "My lady, we were forced to hide here for the time being and leave immediately. We have some silver coins as compensation and hope that you do not blame us."

After apologizing and leaving behind some things, Feng Jiuyang opened his meridians, and the four of them immediately walked out the door.

"Wait!" The woman suddenly called to them.

The four of them stopped. Feng Jiuyang politely asked, "Madam, what's the matter?"

The woman hesitated for a moment before deciding. "I've heard a bit about what happened outside the city. I believe you have nowhere else to go. You aren't bad people, so there's no harm in staying here. I just need your help with something.

Feng Jiuyang said, "Madam, please speak your mind."

The woman smiled bitterly, "My husband died early. I am a widow and am now in this state. I am often harassed by men. Please help me drive those people away."

Tang Ling was a bit confused, "Aren't you afraid that we're bad people?"

"Bad?" The woman took a deep breath, "No matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than those who covet my body. My reputation has long been defiled by those people, so I'll just take it as a gamble, since it's just a last ditch effort. Even if you're bad guys, I'll die."

Mu Xiaoling nodded. "Alright, we agree."

The five of them identified themselves. The woman's name was Li He, and Tang Ling and Mu Xiaoling disguised themselves as Li He's younger cousin. Qi Tai was Tang Ling's husband, and Feng Jiuyang was Li He's older brother.

After checking his identity, Li He cleaned up another room and came out. Tang Ling and Mu Xiaoling were in one room, while Qi Tai and Feng Jiuyang were in another.

The four of them were also a bit embarrassed and felt that doing something like this was not good. So, Feng Jiuyang and Qi Tai helped clean up the courtyard while Mu Xiaoling and Tang Ling helped clean up the house.

At noon, Li He prepared a table of food, and the five of them sat in the courtyard, eating and drinking.

Seeing that the four of them were very understanding and had a good heart, Li He knew that she had made the right bet this time and finally had some hope in her heart.

Mu Xiaoling flew up to the roof and leaned down to peek outside. On the street outside of Li He's home, a group of black-clothed men were pressing two middle-aged men forward. In front of them were two prison carts and three people were already seated inside, each of them wearing chains that resembled Divine Sealing Chains.

The two middle-aged men struggled as hard as they could, and their legs were broken by the people behind them.

That person laughed contemptuously, "You want to enter the secret realm even though you are acting like this? Do you think we are all dead?" As he spoke, he dragged the man onto the carriage. Immediately after, someone put shackles on the middle-aged man with a broken leg.

That person snorted and shouted, "Keep searching. Third Elder said not a single one can escape!"

"Yes sir!"

"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison, and then they split into groups and rushed into the alleys.

Mu Xiaoling came down from the rooftop and said, "Someone is coming."

Li He's house was at the third room at the entrance of the alley. In the blink of an eye, several people came over and knocked on the door.

Although knocking on the door was actually similar to knocking on a door, Li He was so scared that his face immediately lost all color. "You guys …"

"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Mu Xiaoling stopped Li He's words. After all, a martial artist with sharp eyes and keen ears would always pry into Li He's ears at such a short distance.

Li He nodded, stood up and opened the door.

These black-clothed men were getting impatient from waiting, but when they saw such a beautiful woman like Li He, they calmed down a little. "Go away and follow the orders to search."