Chapter 113: Another Paradise, Spirit of the Secret Realm

  Leng Ruo Xue held onto Yao Jiao's hand, closely following behind him. In her heart, however, an unusual feeling involuntarily arose - hmm, this feeling of being protected was quite nice.

  "Be careful, you little demon!" Qing Ruoxue reminded in a soft voice.

  "Uh-huh, don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll protect you." The demon said very seriously.

  Along the stairs, they arrived at the interior of the ruins, and everyone was suddenly stunned...

  Uh! Is this that ruin? They seem to have taken a wrong turn somewhere. But, they didn't feel like they were transported to another place at all!

  What's going on? Everyone's face is full of question marks.

  Leng Ruo Xue was very careful, sizing up the surroundings. Where were they now? They should be in a garden, with lush green trees, vibrant flowers of every color, and many butterflies and bees buzzing around them as they worked diligently. The warm sunlight shone down on them, making them feel extremely comfortable. There were also many birds chirping, and cute little animals hiding behind trees and in the bushes, peeking out at them timidly.

  Above them was a house, on the left side of which there was a hot spring, in which fish were swimming happily...

  Where is this? This place and the ruins they just came down from are really not matching at all! It's simply impossible to imagine that after coming down from above, there would be another world inside...

  "Haha, dead girl, welcome to my home." A mechanical voice suddenly sounded from everyone's ears.

  "Ah! Everyone was shocked, this isn't..."

  "Is this how you treat your guests? Hiding behind and showing only a little, it's really too impolite." said Leng Ruo Xue intentionally in a loud voice.

  "Right, you won't be ugly and can't be seen by people, will you?" The demon also cooperated and said.

  "It's highly likely, you know. We should understand that a guy who doesn't even dare to show his face must be ugly beyond recognition!" Cold Snow said with great certainty.

  "Fart, I'm not ugly at all. I'm a rare handsome man under the sky." The mechanical voice said in a very arrogant tone.

  "Cut it out, pretty boy? Who knows what kind of thing you are?" Leng Ruoxue said with some disdain, making it clear that she looked down on him.

  "Ah! I'm furious now, you damned girl, you'll pay for this!" the mechanical voice bellowed.

  "What's the price? I'd like to know what kind of price I'll have to pay, you can come at me with all your might!" said Leng Ruoxue indifferently.

  "You'll regret this, you little wretch." The mechanical voice seemed to say with some satisfaction.

  "You're all talk! Come on, let me see what you've got!" Ling Xue continued to provoke, now she most wanted to teach the Spirit of the Secret Realm a lesson. What a broken secret realm and broken task! It had wasted so much of their time, making them like headless flies, not knowing what to do. Hmph! Since the Spirit of the Secret Realm had come to their doorstep, they would settle the score properly!

  "Dead girl, I'm already in front of you." The mechanical voice said.

  "Huh? Where is it?" Leng Ruoxue raised her eyes and looked around, but she didn't see anything.

  "Down below." The mechanical voice reminded.

  Leng Ruo Xue heard the voice prompt and hastily lowered her head, but only saw a small black dog...

  That little dog was extremely cute, not even the size of a palm, with a shiny black body, fluffy hair, and obsidian-like black eyes staring at her with a hint of discontent.

  Her eyes sparkled like snow as she blinked, Ah! She hadn't misseen it, had she? Could it be that this little dog was the Spirit of the Secret Realm?

  Everyone stared at the little dog on the ground in shock, and for a moment, everyone fell silent. It turned out that the mysterious spirit that had been disturbing them all along was this little thing!

  Her expression as cold as snow, she calmed her mind and picked up the little black dog from the ground, holding it in front of herself.

  "Xiao Hei, although you're very cute, but..." Leng Ruo Xue only said half a sentence before stopping.

  "I'm not called Xiao Hei!" The little black dog protested, thinking that as the majestic spirit of the secret realm, how could it be called such an unpleasant name?!

  "Opposition is futile!" said Leng Ruoxue, her voice unyielding.

  "I'm a spirit of the secret realm, I can't be called by such an unimpressive name." The little black dog said with its head held high, in a rather arrogant tone.

  "In my eyes, you are just a little dog." Leng Ruoxue said calmly, this little dog actually called himself a handsome guy, it's really too funny.

  "Grandpa, I'll leave first." Leng Ruo Xue turned her head and said to Leng Qing Tian and the others.

  After finishing speaking, Leng Ruo Xue hugged that little dog and walked towards the back of the house.

  "Huh? Where did Miss go?" Feng Da asked curiously, and everyone else's face was also full of question marks.

  "I don't know." Leng Qing Tian's expression was very calm, but his heart was racing, Ah, Xiaotou! You'd better go easy on me!

  "Ahh! Oh!"

  A moment later, a mournful wail like the killing of pigs came from behind the house...

  Everyone heard that miserable cry and suddenly understood everything. Although they also wanted to do so, but they didn't have the guts as big as Leng Ruoxue's.

  More than ten minutes later, Leng Ruo Xue was holding the little black dog in her hand and walking back from behind the house with a carefree expression.

  The little black dog was now twice as fat as before, its eyes narrowed to a slit, but still managed to squeeze out a smile on its face...

  Everyone's eyes filled with deep sympathy as they saw the little black dog.

  "Xue Er, what?" Leng Qing Tian was about to speak but stopped himself. In fact, he wanted to say that the spirit of this secret realm wouldn't find an opportunity to retaliate against them, would it? After all, they were now in the secret realm, and this realm was controlled by it.

  "It's nothing, we're fine now, aren't we, Xiao Hei?" Leng Ruo Xue said with a threatening glint in her beautiful eyes.

  "Yes, yes." The little black dog hastily said with a fearful face, wooo... this demon actually dared to hit it and even made it fatter by one circle, wooo... thinking of its dignified status as the spirit of the secret realm, who wasn't both loving and fearing it, showing utmost respect!

  "This is more like it." said Leng Ruoxue with satisfaction.

  "Xiao Hei, why is your home in ruins?" Leng Ruo Xue continued to ask.

  "Of course, it's to cover up! If it weren't for that little snow leopard, you wouldn't have found this place." The little black dog said with utmost gloominess, "Hmph... a traitor who eats inside and peels outside!"

  "What's the task here?" Leng Ruoxue asked curiously. If they couldn't find the ruins, how could they complete the task?

  "There's no task here! Haha!" Little black dog burst out laughing triumphantly.

  "What did you say?" Cold-as-snow half-narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked coldly.

  "I said there's no task here!" The little black dog repeated with a smug tone.

  "Since there's no task here, why were we transported to this place?" asked Leng Ruoxue in a cold tone, had they really been played by the secret realm? But in her heart, there was a voice telling her that something seemed to be waiting for her.

  "Huh? I don't know either! It's been a long time since anyone came here." Little Black Dog reacted, hastily saying.

  "Aren't you the Spirit of the Secret Realm? Isn't the Secret Realm under your control? How dare you tell me you don't know?" Leng Ruoxue growled, her face full of displeasure, and her grip tightened. She was truly angry. What kind of thing is this? The Spirit of the Secret Realm actually told her that it didn't know why they were transported here.

  "Ah! You little scamp, are you trying to suffocate me? Let go a bit, I can hardly breathe!" Little Black Dog kicked its four short legs and cried out for help.

  "You'd better tell me clearly, otherwise, you'll be waiting to become a dead dog!" Leng Ruoxue threatened, and casually loosened her grip.

  "Cough, cough! I'm the spirit of the secret realm, how can you be so rude to me? Waaah..." The little black dog panted non-stop, looking at Cold-as-Snow with teary eyes like a wronged wife, and complained.

  "What business do you have with me? You'd better give me a clear explanation, otherwise, I won't let you off." said Leng Ruoxue indifferently.

  "Huh? There's no task here. People who were teleported here before would gather herbs, catch spiritual beasts, and when the time comes, they would naturally be teleported out of here."

  "Besides, this is my home and I don't really like strangers coming here." Little Black Dog explained.

  "Is your home a ruin?" asked Leng Ruoxue with sarcasm, as if to say that they had just come from the ruins themselves.

  "It wasn't like this before, it was beautiful here, with many herbs, minerals and spiritual beasts. Almost everyone who was transported here would leave with a full load, but then something happened and it became like this. And also, it's been a long time since anyone has been transported here." The little black dog said slowly with some nostalgia.

  "Did you set up a barrier on those grasslands?" asked Leng Ruoxue thoughtfully.

  "Hmm, but my abilities are limited, the barrier is not perfect, otherwise, I wouldn't have made the entrance here look like a ruin either. Originally thought no one would come down, who knew you guys actually found this place, sigh! This might be fate!" As it spoke, the little black dog suddenly let out a sigh of emotion.

  "What if someone else like us was transported here?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some curiosity, if they could find this place, then others might also have the possibility.

  "Not everyone who sees the ruins wants to come down and investigate, besides, no one has your good luck. In short, in a word, the fortress was breached from within, you were able to find this place because there is a traitor." Little black dog said with some gnashing of teeth.

  "Traitor? Are you referring to Xiao Xuebao?" Leng Ruo Xue looked over, at the little guy who was innocently lying on Lei Xiao's back.

  "That's right, it is." The little black dog said with a scowl.

  "You're wrong, it's not that there are traitors, but rather we have too much charm, haha!" Cold Snow said with a good mood, teasing while looking at the small black dog eating.

  "Hmph!" The little black dog turned its head and ignored the smug demon.

  "Xiao Hei, since there's no task here, when can we leave?" Leng Ruo Xue stretched out her hand and turned Xiao Hei dog's head around, asking.

  "We've been waiting for four days." The little black dog said gruffly.

  "Do we have to wait for four more days? It's too long." Lan Ruoxue said somewhat discontentedly, sighing. She was already eager to leave the secret realm.

  "In four days, you can leave this secret realm." Little Black Dog reminded.

  "Are you saying that in four days we will be transmitted out of the secret realm?" Leng Ruoxue was somewhat uncertain, had she misheard? Had Xiao Hei heard her inner voice?

  "Yes." The little black dog nodded, whining... As long as it holds on for four more days, the devil will leave, what a relief.

  "When can our points be redeemed?" Leng Ruoxue hadn't forgotten about the points.

  "You will have a chance to exchange before you leave." Little Black Dog explained.

  "Oh, Xiao Hei, so we'll be staying here for these four days." said Leng Ruoxue with a smile.

  "No way, you can't stay here, hurry up and leave." Little black dog was frightened when he heard Leng Ruo Xue wanted to stay for a few days, so he immediately issued an order to drive them away.

  "This young lady has already made up her mind." Lan Ruoxue said calmly, with a hint of turning the tables.

  "I am the master here." The little black dog barked indignantly.

  "What's that got to do with anything? When we came in, didn't you say 'Welcome to my home'?" Leng Ruoxue reminded him very kindly.

  "I was just being polite, actually I don't welcome you." The little black dog gritted its teeth and said resentfully.

  "It's late, alas! Inviting the gods is easy, but sending them off is hard! Since the secret realm transported us to the plains and we found you here, it's enough to show that we have a predestined relationship. This is what they call fate!" Cold Snow lightly laughed and said.

  "This is clearly a cursed fate... Wooo..." The little black dog began to wail, why was it so unlucky?!

  "Hey Xiao Hei! Don't cry, we'll only be staying for four days." Leng Qing Tian said with great kindness.

  "You can go to the plains and stay there! You don't have to be here with me." The little black dog sobbed tearfully.

  "No, it's good here and safe." Leng Ruo Xue refused, humph! She wouldn't do as he pleased.

  "Yes, it's very dangerous on the plains, it's better here." Leng Qingtian also echoed.

  "It's not dangerous, with your strength, that little danger is nothing!" The little black dog persuaded unremittingly, its greatest wish now was to send this group of plague gods away, wooo... fulfill it!

  "Xiao Hei, you'd better take a break! We're not that easy to get rid of." Leng Ruoxue reminded kindly, not wanting it to waste its breath.

  "Wo..." The little black dog was helpless and resigned to its fate.

  "Xiao Hei, take us on a tour of your house!" said Leng Ruo Xue.

  "There's nothing good to see there, and it can't accommodate so many of you." The little black dog choked out.

  "Xiao Hei, whether or not you participate is up to me to decide." Leng Ruo Xue reminded coldly.

  "Oh, let's go then!" The little black dog compromised, but a hint of calculation flashed in his dark eyes.

  The little black dog led everyone into the house and took them on a tour of each room.

  "This is the control room. Everything in the secret realm can be seen from here." The little black dog led Cold Snow and others into a room with a light screen, saying.

  Lengruo Xue raised her eyes to scan the huge light screen, which was divided into several small light screens. Each small light screen displayed a place in the secret realm.

  Unexpectedly, here, I can see a place similar to the monitoring room she knew in her previous life, only these light screens are controlled by energy.

  "Xiao Hei, seeing us running around like headless flies on the plain, aren't you happy?" asked Leng Ruo Xue with a somewhat unpleasant tone.

  "No, no, how could I be delighted by someone's misfortune! She's not that kind of person!" Xiao Hei hastily denied, but his heart was secretly filled with cold sweat. How did this devil know? Could she read minds?

  "You're not human, of course you'd be delighted by others' misfortunes." said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "Uh!" The little black dog was very embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

  "Miss, isn't that Huo Qing?" Feng Da pointed at one of the people in a small light screen.

  "Hmm, Xiao Hei, where will they be transported to?" asked Leng Ruo Xue with some curiosity. At this time, the Huo Qing on the screen was entering the transmission array and heading towards their next destination.

  "I'm not clear, the transmission is random and not controlled by me." Little black dog explained, if it could control the transmission location, it would never bring this group of plague gods to Pingchuan.

  "So tell me, what can you control?" asked Leng Ruoxue, who couldn't help but ask. Originally, she thought the permissions of the Secret Realm Spirit were quite broad, but now it seemed that they weren't that great after all!

  "The rules of the secret realm, as well as some tasks with extra rewards, are all under my jurisdiction." The little black dog said proudly.

  "What is the task of the extra reward?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some confusion.

  "It's just some relatively difficult tasks, like Desert Labyrinth and so on." Little Black Dog said.

  "Does the Desert Labyrinth have a difficulty level?" Ling Ruo Xue's face was filled with question marks, if that kind of task is considered to have difficulty, then this secret realm is too poor!

  "For a pervert, it's definitely not much of a challenge." Little Black Dog said with implication.

  "Pervert? Xiao Hei, are you talking about me?" asked Leng Ruo Xue with a smile.

  "No, no, how could you be a pervert?!" The little black dog hastily denied.

  "What am I then?" asked Leng Ruoxue relentlessly.

  "Genius! You are a rare talent, unparalleled in the world!" The little black dog was extremely flattering, patting Cold Snow's horse and speaking with a fawning expression.

  "Stop flattering!" Leng Ruo Xue gave Xiao Hei Gou a slap, obviously just a dog, yet it also learned to fawn over humans like them, truly losing face for dogs.

  "Wo... hit me again!" The little black dog was tearful and resentful.

  "Hey, let me tell you, my young lady hates it the most when people flatter her. In her words, 'no good deed goes unpunished.' " Feng Da said with utmost sympathy in front of Xiao Hei Dog.

  "By the way, Xiao Hei, why does your voice in the desert sound different from now?" Feng Da asked with a curious face.

  "I used a voice changer." Little Black Dog said honestly.

  "Transformer? What's that? Lend it to me for a bit." Feng Da said with great interest.

  "That's it." The little black dog pointed at a black square object.

  Feng Da picked up a black square object and started fiddling with it, constantly saying "Hey, hey!"

  "This thing is quite fun!" Feng Da said with a voice changer in his hand.

  "Lend me for a bit!"

  "Lend me for a play!"

  Others who heard Feng Da's voice were also curious and wanted to try it out, and for a time, that small voice changer became a hot commodity.

  "Xu?r, let's go visit other rooms!" Yāo xiè said quietly to Lěng Ruò Xu?, seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to the voice changer.

  "Alright, Xiao Hei, take us to another room." Leng Ruo Xue commanded the little black dog in her hands.

  "Yes." The little black dog hung its head, resigned to its fate. Alas! Why was this devil not interested in the voice changer? It had thought it could take advantage of the opportunity to escape, but there wasn't even a glimmer of a chance.

  "Xiao Hei, I know you're not willing, but you'd better behave yourself. Don't try any tricks, or else I'll make you regret it." Leng Ruoxue warned coldly.

  "Ah! I'm willing, very willing." The little black dog nodded repeatedly, and... its small thoughts were discovered again.

  "Xiao Hei, for the next few days, you have to stay with me obediently. Once we leave this place, you'll be free." Leng Ruo Xue said with a smile, her words were equivalent to putting Xi Jing Zhi Ling under house arrest, but she had no other choice! Who let this place be controlled by Xi Jing Zhi Ling? If this little thing harbored evil intentions, they would be in danger.

  "Uh! I'll be good, I promise." The little black dog said with a sad face, wooo... this devil is really too scary, it can't be provoked! It's not the opponent of this devil, at this moment, it doesn't have any ideas, it has really admitted defeat.

  "Then you'll have to be with me and guide me, Miss." Cold Snow said calmly. Humph! Playing the pitiful card in front of her was useless, who made her not trust the Spirit of the Secret Realm?

  "Yes, I know." The little black dog replied very obediently.

  "Xiao Hei, what is this room for?" asked Leng Ruo Xue as she pushed open a door to reveal an empty space with nothing inside.

  "This room is empty!" The little black dog stared with wide eyes in disbelief, as if asking, can't you see that?

  "Ah!" Leng Ruo Xue's forehead dripped with two drops of cold sweat, feeling embarrassed and awkward. It turned out that it was just an empty room after all! She had thought there was something mysterious about this room... Ugh, how humiliating!

  "Xuě er, let's just live in this room!" The demoniacally strong-willed one said with a suppressed smile, heh heh, Xuě er is so cute!

  "Good, Xiao Hei, you'll be living with us from now on!" Ling Ruo Xue reminded.

  "Got it." The little black dog replied with a resigned expression.

  "Sister, I'm coming out." At this time, Ball was transmitting a sound to Leng Ruxue in the bangle.

  "Come out!" Leng Ruo Xue released the balls.

  "Sister!" Ball Ball's chubby little body rubbed against the cold and beautiful face of Xue, then flew out of the house.

  "I really didn't expect it, but you've actually tamed the Treasure Beast." Little Black Dog said with a hint of surprise.

  "What? Don't you know? Aren't you the Spirit of the Secret Realm?" Leng Ruoxue said with a hint of mockery.

  "I won't be staring at the screen all day, of course I don't know everything." The little black dog said with a hint of grievance, it was very busy.

  "Have you been lazy? This is an irresponsible attitude!" Leng Ruo Xue deliberately misinterpreted his words, with a serious and sincere tone of advice.

  "I didn't slack off, it's just that I had too many things to do." Little Black Dog defended.

  "Oh, I didn't see that." Leng Ruoxue said with a tone of disdain.

  "Hmmph! You don't think about it, if I didn't work hard, you wouldn't get so many treasures there!" The little black dog clenched its small paws and growled angrily.

  "Sister, I found the treasure." At this time, Ball's voice came in, and in less than ten minutes, Ball flew back, with a handful of unknown herbs clutched in his paws.

  "Ah! My Lingxiao Grass, you damned Treasure Beast, who allowed you to treasure hunt here?" Little Black Dog immediately blew up as soon as he saw the herb in Ball's hand.

  "Ballball is a treasure hunter, of course, it's got to find good treasures. Ballball, well done, you've done a great job." Leng Ruoxue took the purple grass from Ballball's paws and praised him.

  "Uh-huh, sister, there are so many treasures here, I'll go find some more." BallBall coquettishly rubbed against Leng Ruoxue and then flew out again.

  "Damn treasure beast, come back here, don't go!" The little black dog struggled with all its might, wanting to break free from Leng Ruo Xue's restraints and catch that annoying treasure beast again. But would Leng Ruo Xue let it have its way?

  "Xiao Hei, Qiuqiu is having fun, you're not allowed to stop him." Leng Ruoxue warned very seriously.

  "Wooo... bandits, wooo... my Ling Xiu grass!" The little black dog howled and cried loudly, it was really too bullying for humans, no, it was too bullying for dogs, wooo...

  "Don't cry, it's just a blade of grass!" said Leng Ruoxue indifferently.

  "What do you know? That's good stuff!" The little black dog glared with its big, round, shiny black eyes and barked loudly.

  "What's so special about this little grass?" asked Leng Ruoxue, her curiosity piqued as she carefully examined the small purple grass in her hand. The grass was only about five or six centimeters tall, with a translucent and sparkling purple color that made it look like a delicate work of art crafted from crystal.

  "This herb is of great use to the Beast Beasts, it can make the Divine Beast advance in rank." The little black dog explained with tears, wooo... It's also a Beast Beast, so this Ling Xiu grass has always been protected like a treasure, but today it was actually discovered by a Treasure-Seeking Beast and even pulled out, wooo... This herb is not yet mature!

  "Will the divine beast advance in rank?" Cold as snow, seemingly deep in thought, hummed, indeed it's a good thing, but I wonder what will be above the divine beast?

  "Master, above the divine beast is the super divine beast. However, due to level restrictions, the Diamond Wind Continent does not allow for the existence of super divine beasts. Therefore, if we want to advance in rank, we must go to a higher-level plane." The Phoenix War explained through the ring.

  "Hmm." Leng Ruoxue nodded, it seemed that Shou's situation was similar to theirs. After advancing to a Divine Beast, they would also have to go to a higher-level plane in order to continue increasing their strength.

  "Master, can we keep this Ling Xiu grass?" Feng Zhan reminded.

  "Hmm! Alright!" Leng Ruo Xue was quite helpless. Actually, seeing the little black dog cry so sorrowfully, she had originally intended to return the grass to it. However, since her own beast had spoken up, then of course she had to prioritize satisfying its demands first. As for the little black dog, she could compensate it with something else.

  "Xiao Hei, since this grass has been pulled out, it's mine now. However, I won't take your things for free. I can exchange something else with you." Leng Ruo Xue thought for a moment before speaking up.

  "This grass is still immature and has no use at all now." Little Black Dog said with tears in his eyes.

  "Hmm! Never mind, I can plant it myself." said Leng Ruoxue.

  "It can't be planted anymore, Ling Xiu grass is very delicate and dies as soon as it leaves the soil." The little black dog choked out.

  "How would you know if you don't try?" Leng Ruoxue said, not giving up. Hmm! This grass is really not ordinary, it's so delicate! However, the small grass in her hand now looks like it has lost some of its vibrancy compared to earlier.

  Cold as snow, she turned her mind and brought the demon and little black dog into the ring.

  "Qing Jue!" Cold-as-Snow softly called out into the void.

  "Sister." A small figure suddenly appeared in front of Leng Ruo Xue.

  "Ah! You're also a spirit of space?" Little Black Dog exclaimed with wide eyes, disbelievingly.

  "I'm not," said Qing Jue, looking at the little black dog.

  "But you have an aura on you..." The little black dog's face was full of suspicion, staring at Qing Jue and sizing him up.

  "I am a vessel spirit." Qing Jue explained kindly.

  "Oh, so this is your space?" The little black dog asked calmly.

  "Yes, everything here is under my control." Qing Jue replied.

  "Qing Jue, take a look and see if this grass can still be planted." Leng Ruo Xue handed the small grass in her hand to Qing Jue.

  Qing Jue took over the grass and looked at it carefully.

  "Alright, sister." Qing Jue said with certainty.

  "Do you really have a way?" The little black dog asked nervously with wide eyes.

  "This grass is quite ordinary! No need to be too tense." Qing Jue smiled and said, then took the grass away.

  Uh! After hearing Qing Jue's words, Leng Ruo Xue's forehead was filled with black lines. She really didn't know what counted as good things in Qing Jue's heart. Moreover, since coming to the secret realm, she would always encounter herbs and minerals that she couldn't name, which made her feel somewhat depressed. Alright! She admitted that her knowledge was too limited...

  "He's so powerful." Little Black Dog said with a face full of admiration.

  "Xiao Hei, you can go play by yourself." Leng Ruo Xue said somewhat gloomily.

  "Oh." The little black dog was overjoyed, it just happened to want to visit this place.

  "Xuě ér, what's wrong?" The demon asked with a puzzled expression, wrapping his arms around Xuě's waist. Xuě's emotions had suddenly become downcast.

  "You monster, I'm depressed." said Leng Ruoxue in a soft voice.

  "Huh? Why are you depressed?" The demon was somewhat puzzled, he hadn't done anything wrong, had he?

  "After arriving at this secret realm, I was shocked. There are so many things here that I don't recognize... *sigh*..." said Leng Ruoxue calmly.

  "Huh? Xue Er, I thought something big was going to happen! What's the big deal?! Wait till you've seen more of the world, and you'll naturally understand!" The demon comforted him, whoosh, startling him.

  "Uh, Master's 'Reversal Technique' does have teachings on it, but my current strength is not enough to see it." Leng Ruoxue explained, after the demon woke up, she had already told him about Master's affairs.

  "Xue'er, don't be in such a hurry! Cultivation can't be rushed." The demon cooed.

  "Hmm, I know, Ball is calling me outside, let's go!" said Leng Ruo Xue after hearing Ball's voice.

  The demon nodded, and Cold-as-Snow took him out of the circle, leaving the little black dog inside.

  "Sister, sister!" But after Ball flew back, he didn't see Leng Ruxue and couldn't help but spin around anxiously.

  "Ball ball." Leng Ruo Xue hugged the spinning ball tightly in her arms.

  "Sister, here's a treasure for you." Qiuqiu handed over a herb to Leng Ruxue with a treasured look.

  "Qiuqiu, where did you pick these herbs?" asked Leng Ruxue as she put the herb into her ring.

  "In the cave." Ball ball tilted his little head and thought for a moment.

  "Which cave?" Leng Ruoxue was very curious, they didn't see any caves here when they came!

  "Sister, come with me!" Ball exclaimed, then left Cold Snow's arms and flew out.

  "Let's follow Qiuqiu and take a look," said Leng Ruxue, "Those herbs should all be Xiao Hei's kind! I wonder if there's anything else?"

  "Good." The two followed Ball's back, turning left and right, and came to a cellar.

  Down the stairs of the cellar, the two went down.

  "What?" Leng Ruoxue's eyes widened in surprise, what a huge medicinal garden! Although it was planted in an underground cellar, the light here was extremely sufficient.

  Leng Ruo Xue walked into the medicine garden, but was shocked to find that toxic and non-toxic medicinal herbs were actually planted together. Moreover, all the medicinal herbs grew extremely well, seemingly unaffected by anything. This was truly unbelievable.

  "It seems that the Spirit of the Secret Realm has some special skills." said Leng Ruoxue in praise.

  "Xue'er, what kind of flower is this?" The demon pointed at a large black flower and asked curiously.

  "Be careful, that's black locust, keep away from that flower, it's poisonous." Cold-as-Snow reminded.

  "Oh, isn't this a medicinal garden? Why are you growing poisonous flowers?" The demon asked in puzzlement.

  "That flower is also medicinal." Leng Ruo Xue explained.

  "Oh, Xue'er, why did you say that the Ling species of the Secret Realm has so many medicinal materials? It won't even refine the elixir." The demon's handsome face was full of question marks.

  "It must be boring!" Leng Ruo Xue guessed, didn't Qing Jue also like planting these things?

  "It's very likely, Xue Er, I'm also a bit bored now, let's...let's kiss!" The demon said with an expectant face.

  The demoness, again lured her, she is now very angry, the consequences are severe! Cold as snow, she directly pulled down the demoness's head and kissed those two enticing red lips...

  "Uh, Xue Er, I love you!" The demon said deeply during the brief pause.

  "Die, you demon! I love you too!" Leng Ruo Xue once again kissed the demon's lips, reversing the situation and plundering...

  After a long time, the two people who were tightly embracing each other finally reluctantly left each other's arms...

  "Sister, what were you just doing?" Ball asked curiously with wide eyes.

  "Hmm! I was giving him CPR, he choked." Leng Ruoxue said with a poker face, her expression was awkward to the extreme. That damned thing, she had actually forgotten about Ballball, and didn't know if it would corrupt the child or not.

  "Xu'er, I'm suffocating again, need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." The demon said with a charming smile, constantly throwing flirtatious glances at Leng Ruo Xue.

  Leng Ruo Xue gave the demon a cold glance and ignored him.

  "Brother, let me help you with it!" Qiuqiu kindly volunteered.

  "Uh! Never mind, I'm fine now." The demon's forehead dripped with two drops of cold sweat as he hastily said.

  "Haha!" Leng Ruoxue couldn't help but laugh at the demon's predicament.

  "Xue Er, how can you make fun of me!" The demon's eyes were filled with tears as she complained grievously.

  "Haha! Let's go!" said Leng Ruo Xue, pulling Yao Jiao's hand excitedly.

  The two left the basement with Qiuqiu and returned to the room.

  "Xue Er, where have you two gone?" Zheng Tian asked, searching everywhere for the two of them.

  "Grandpa, we went for a walk around other places, is there anything going on?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some suspicion.

  "Oh, where's Xiao Hei?" Xiao Hei should be with Xue Er, right? However, Leng Qing Tian did not find the shadow of that little black dog by Xue Er's side.

  "I sent it into space and it's having a great time in there!" Leng Ruoxue explained.

  "Oh, that's good." Leng Qing Tian felt relieved. If Xiao Hei were to disappear, then they would have no way of leaving this place.

  "Haha, Grandpa, don't worry, I won't let that little black dog leave my side." Leng Ruo Xue guaranteed.

  "Xue Er, don't you feel that someone seems to have lived here?" Leng Qing Tian asked out of his own doubts. He had just turned around in this house and found many clues, but those marks were absolutely impossible for a small dog to make.

  "Hmm, I had the same idea. But I'm afraid Xiao Hei doesn't know who used to live here either. Maybe it was the previous owner of this secret realm!" Leng Ruo Xue guessed, actually, she had already suspected something when she first entered the house, especially that huge light screen, which couldn't have been created by a small dog like him. Moreover, the little dog didn't seem to have any attacking abilities, otherwise, it wouldn't have let her bully it."

  "Can the Secret Realm of Creek really have a master?" Leng Qingtian frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

  "Grandpa, don't think nonsense." Leng Ruo Xue said somewhat helplessly, and released Xiao Hei from the hoop.

  "Ah! How did I get out? Hurry up and send me back." Little Hei said with a hint of discontent, it was in the middle of learning from Qing Jue Lao Da. Can't leave now.

  "Xiao Hei, I'm asking you, has anyone else lived here before?" Leng Ruo Xue asked directly.

  "After I was born, it's only you guys who have come here, as for before that, I'm not too clear either." Little Hei scratched his head and said.

  "Grandpa, I was right, wasn't I?" After confirming, Leng Ruo Xue sent Xiao Hei into the ring again.

  "Whatever, I don't want to think about it anymore. We still have four days left before we leave this place, as long as there's no danger, that's all that matters." Leng Qingtian stopped worrying.

  "Grandfather, have you chosen a room?" asked Leng Ruoxue with some curiosity.

  "Hmm, we've all chosen, Xue Er, this house is really nice. From the outside it doesn't look too big, but unexpectedly inside there are so many rooms." Leng Qing Tian said with satisfaction.

  "Grandfather, actually, this is not an ordinary house." Leng Ruoxue explained, others may not be able to see it, but she was very clear that this house was actually a divine artifact.

  "Are you saying this house was also crafted by the instrument master?" Leng Qingtian asked with some disbelief.

  "Hmm, the craftsmanship of this house is the same as what Master taught me, but with my current level, I still can't create a house like this." said Leng Ruoxue.

  She felt a familiar atmosphere in this house, so...

  Digression

  Thank you for the diamond sent by Li Chenxiu.

  Thank you yq9589, jenhui, zai 李嫦秀zai and huali shuizhu for the flowers.