Putting away his cellphone, Xiao Mu continued his journey to the ancient tomb.

To the east of the Song ruins, there was a vast underground tomb complex.

From a great distance, Xiao Mu felt a tremendous surge of royal Qi emanating from the ground, filled with an overwhelmingly lavish aura and vibrant power.

This power could unquestionably induce mutations in various objects, including but not limited to secret manuals of exotic techniques.

Strands of energy escaped from the underground imperial tomb, causing various plants around to undergo transformations and turning them into extraordinary entities.

Xiao Mu personally saw rows of poplar trees that had grown a thousand meters high, reaching into the clouds, with fire-red fruits hanging among the branches and leaves.

Underground, weeds proliferated: foxtail grass, ivy, shepherd's purse, and purslane. Each variety of weed had mutated, bearing strange fruits and exuding enticing fragrances.

Xiao Mu also spotted energy fruit trees and mutated fruit trees, appearing and disappearing amidst the weeds, clearly in more than one place.

Xiao Mu did not pick any. He calmly passed by.

These fruits all belonged to the Alliance, and anyone who personally plucked some would undoubtedly be punished.

After more than half an hour, he arrived near the ancient tomb. Through a huge underground entrance, Xiao Mu entered Emperor Song's Ancient Tomb.

"Xiao Mu, what a coincidence, you were also assigned to guard here?"

A surprised voice suddenly rang in Xiao Mu's ear.

Turning his head to look, Xiao Mu found it was Chen Juan.

Xiao Mu had little contact with this woman, but knew she loved to talk, was warm, and willing to help others.

Xiao Mu had a pretty favorable impression of her.

"Chen Juan, hello, have you eaten?"

Xiao Mu greeted with a smile.

Chen Juan laughed, "If I say I have eaten, you will surely not ask again. If I say I haven't eaten, you will definitely ask why I haven't eaten yet. You might even invite me to eat something, so, can you guess how I'm going to answer?"

How would I know how you're going to answer? I was just asking casually, sister.

Xiao Mu once again experienced Chen Juan's talkativeness.

"You must be new here? I'm Zhu Xinrong."

A slightly obese middle-aged man approached, smiling at Xiao Mu.

"Mr. Zhu, hello, I'm Xiao Mu. Please take care of me in the future."

Xiao Mu greeted him courteously.

"Hehe! So you are Xiao Mu?"

A gloomy voice suddenly resonated from behind, carrying a warning tone.

Xiao Mu turned around with a frown, immediately spotting a cultured and refined young man in his twenties. However, this man's eyes held a trace of menace as he looked at Xiao Mu.

"Xu Yan, are you very familiar with Xiao Mu?"

Chen Juan immediately interjected, fearing someone else would take over the conversation.

"Hehe! Can you say I'm not? How could I not recognize the man who offended Lord Xuan right after arriving?"

Xu Yan sneered, inspecting Xiao Mu from top to bottom with ill intent as if to completely memorize him.

"Offended Lord Xuan!"

Seemingly startled, Zhu Xinrong gave Xiao Mu a cautious look, quickly distancing himself from Xiao Mu as if standing too close to him would bring misfortune.

Noticing Zhu Xinrong's lapse, Xiao Mu secretly smacked his lips, looked at Xu Yan and calmly replied, "It appears that you are very familiar with me?"

"Very familiar? Not really."

Xu Yan's face was full of hostility, "Anyone who crosses Lord Xuan will meet a bad end."

Xiao Mu scoffed silently in his heart while maintaining a neutral expression, "Are you Lord Xuan's man?"

"I wouldn't dare. I just consider anyone disrespecting Lord Xuan as my mortal enemy."

Xu Yan exuded a killing intent, sizing up Xiao Mu aggressively from head to toe.

"I see."

Xiao Mu responded with a calm smile as if he didn't care at all, yet felt a surge of killing intent in his heart.

There was no enmity between him and Xuan Mo, just a misunderstanding.

Xuan Mo was convinced that Xiao Mu had come upon a long jade slab and forced Xiao Mu to hand it over.

Xiao Mu, who had never seen the long jade slab, naturally couldn't hand it over, thus inciting Xuan Mo's displeasure.

Xiao Mu was cautious of Xuan Mo, who was at the True Realm stage, but it didn't mean he would be afraid of others.

Xu Yan wanted to please Xuan Mo by taking Xiao Mu as an enemy, but Xiao Mu wasn't concerned about him at all.

This was the Alliance's territory, and the other party wouldn't dare to do anything to him. Even if Xu Yan wanted to do something, Xiao Mu had nothing to fear.

Xu Yan was nothing to be worried about. He might not even be a match for him.

"My task is to patrol the eastern half, where exactly is the eastern half?"

The switching of shifts happened at eight o'clock. Knowing what his task entailed, Xiao Mu took the opportunity to ask Chen Juan about his patrol area.

"Hehe, whoever assists Lord Xuan's enemies is also Lord Xuan's enemy. Chen Juan, you surely don't wish to become Lord Xuan's enemy, right?"

Xu Yan threatened Chen Juan.

"Sorry, Xiao Mu, I don't know where the eastern half is."

Chen Juan shied away from Xu Yan's threat, speaking insincerely, averted her eyes from Xiao Mu, and quickly distanced herself from him.

However, Xiao Mu quickly received a secret message from Chen Juan, "Xiao Mu, I'm sorry, I can't risk offending Lord Xuan openly. Of course, the eastern half is in the east. Just move in that direction, watch closely, and you'll find signboards. Each area is clearly marked."

"Thank you!"

Xiao Mu was grateful in his heart.

He hadn't expected Chen Juan to secretly share this information with him after distancing herself from him.

"Our tasks are all the same, each person patrols their respective area, make sure no evil creatures slip in to create havoc and seize the royal Qi. There are many ways these creatures could come in, not just one, so observe carefully."

"Don't be afraid of these creatures, unless you aren't strong enough. Killing any evil creature will earn you a reward."

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