Chapter 1626: Chapter 1626: Good Mood Halved

Not far away, Chen Ziyu watched Mu Hanyan smiling gently as she talked with Ye Lanfeng and Fen Qianji, and the jealous fire in his heart was about to burn him to ashes. Those two had made him lose face, and they even dared covet his Han Yan. In this Secret Realm trial, he was determined to eliminate them both, and he absolutely wouldn’t let them die easily—he would torment them ruthlessly before taking their lives.

"Master." At Chen Ziyu’s side, a beautiful female Disciple called out softly, a little worried. The adoration in her eyes was obvious enough that even a fool could see it. Chen Ziyu naturally knew that quite a few female disciples admired him. He had never rejected their advances, yet never truly accepted them either—no acceptance, no refusal. He simply enjoyed this feeling very much.

"Say no more." Chen Ziyu waved his hand, cutting off what she wanted to say. It was nothing more than persuading him not to go too far, otherwise it would be bad if the Sect Leader or Fuhua Peak’s Peak Master investigated. Disciples of the same sect turning on each other was a grave taboo in the Canglan Sect. Once such a thing occurred, it would incur the most severe punishment. Having one’s cultivation abolished and being expelled from the sect would already be considered a light sentence!

The Array Sealing was quickly opened. After the elder in charge of this trial spoke a few words of encouragement, he waved his hand and let everyone enter.

Mu Hanyan led the disciples of Fuhua Peak and was the first to enter the Secret Realm.

"You can choose to travel with me, or you can go alone to seek opportunities. If you encounter danger, crush the talisman paper that was distributed to you outside, and you will be transmitted out instantly—but you won’t be able to come back in after that." Mu Hanyan said concisely.

When her words fell, everyone’s thoughts were different. Following Mu Hanyan would certainly be safer. But in that case, it would be hard to split any good things they found. Profit and risk had always coexisted; everyone understood this truth. Thus, many people chose to train on their own or grouped up in twos and threes. In the end, only Ye Lanfeng and Fen Qianji stayed at Mu Hanyan’s side. Jin Yuguang was the first to run off—he really didn’t want to remain by the two senior brothers’ sides any longer; it was too terrifying. Going on his own to train, it would be great if he encountered opportunities; even if he ran into danger, he could just crush his talisman paper and leave. And if he didn’t find any opportunities, that was fine too—so long as he stayed far away from those two senior brothers, it was good.

"Then let’s go." Mu Hanyan looked at the two remaining in front of her, then turned and led them toward the depths of the Secret Realm.

"Senior Sister, it’s said that a Phoenix once lived in this place. Is that true?" Ye Lanfeng stepped forward a couple of paces, walking at Mu Hanyan’s right, shoulder to shoulder with her.

Fen Qianji also came up, walking on Mu Hanyan’s left.

"What do you think?" Mu Hanyan smiled faintly, speaking with a bit of mystery.

"It’s true." Fen Qianji’s voice was somewhat low, yet it gave people a strange sense of conviction.

"I’ve always believed it’s true." Mu Hanyan raised her head, looking toward the tallest peak in the distance.

"Then let’s go have a look." Ye Lanfeng said.

"You’re not afraid?" Mu Hanyan turned her head to look at Ye Lanfeng and smiled.

"Isn’t Senior Sister here? Senior Sister will protect us." Fen Qianji’s lips also lifted in a faint smile.

"Exactly, isn’t Senior Sister here?" Ye Lanfeng shot Fen Qianji a sidelong glance, inwardly full of admiration for how shameless the other was.

Mu Hanyan’s attention, however, was not on this right now. Her Six Senses were keen; she had already sensed that someone was following them from far behind. The other party seemed to be using some kind of method to conceal their aura. Only, it was truly unfortunate—this sort of concealment talisman paper just happened to be a product of their Fuhua Peak, and was precisely the handiwork of Second Senior Brother. If it were anyone else, they really wouldn’t have discovered the people behind them. But Second Senior Brother always kept a trump card in everything he produced, and of course he had informed them of the flaws he deliberately left behind. So Mu Hanyan instantly picked out the ones trailing them from afar.

Mu Hanyan’s gaze turned slightly cold, but a smile appeared on her face: "Come on, let’s go take a look at the deepest part of Phoenix Valley." Chen Ziyu, it was time to teach him a lesson.

The three of them walked and chatted as they went.

"I haven’t seen you these few days. What have you two been busy with?" Mu Hanyan asked, "I haven’t seen you practicing either. Did Senior Brother have you go into seclusion to train hard?"

"Yeah, seclusion." The corner of Ye Lanfeng’s mouth twitched. This brother‑in‑law was not easy to fool.

"Mm, constant seclusion." Fen Qianji’s mouth also twitched a little. That elder brother’s ’seclusion’ was not easy to endure.

Mu Hanyan felt that something was a bit off, but seeing Ye Lanfeng and Fen Qianji so certain, she didn’t ask further. Anyway, Senior Brother always did things with proper measure; she didn’t worry about it.

"Senior Sister, have you been to the deepest part of Phoenix Valley?" Ye Lanfeng asked.

"I have. But there’s an Array Sealing at the very end, and I can’t open it." Mu Hanyan replied. "I also haven’t told anyone about the Array Sealing there."

"Then doesn’t that mean no one knows what’s inside?" Fen Qianji asked.

"Right. This Secret Realm was originally only for new disciples to train in. Elders can’t enter. And supposedly there’s nothing particularly good here, and the level of danger is limited. Maybe everyone just feels there’s nothing worth making such a fuss over." Mu Hanyan looked into the distance, and her gaze suddenly grew hazy as she murmured, "But I keep feeling that the legend is real. So I never told anyone about this."

"You didn’t tell Senior Brother or Master either?" Ye Lanfeng asked. When he received Mu Hanyan’s affirmative answer, he felt a bit of joy inside. But when the corner of his eye caught Fen Qianji, that joy was cut in half. Hmph, this guy was here too.

Fen Qianji’s mood at this moment was identical to Ye Lanfeng’s. Good mood: fifty percent off!

"Then Senior Sister, let’s go have a look. There might be some good things inside." Ye Lanfeng said, full of curiosity.

"Yes, Senior Sister, maybe we’ll be lucky this time and pick up a Phoenix Egg." Fen Qianji was also full of expectation.

Mu Hanyan let out a puff of laughter, then solemnly nodded: "Alright, alright, let’s go see. Who knows, maybe we really will pick up a Phoenix Egg." In truth, Mu Hanyan herself didn’t quite know what was wrong with her. She had never told anyone about that Seal in Phoenix Valley, yet today she couldn’t help telling these two, and even wanted to go there together with them.

What an act. Face, where is it? Phoenix Egg—why not say Phoenix shit? Ye Lanfeng glanced at Fen Qianji, despising this man to the extreme.

Same to you. Fen Qianji answered Ye Lanfeng with a cold smile.

The three went straight toward the deepest part of Phoenix Valley, and Chen Ziyu, who had been following from afar, also hurried to keep up. At Chen Ziyu’s side were two female disciples; both harbored feelings of admiration for him. The two exchanged a worried look and quickly followed along. They simply couldn’t dissuade Chen Ziyu; all they could do was stay by his side and act according to the situation. They had also prepared Sound Transmission Talismans, planning that if anything happened that they couldn’t handle, they would directly send a transmission to the elders outside, or even to the Sect Leader. The ominous feeling in both their hearts grew stronger and stronger.

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