The next day, at daybreak, Xia Ling and Simu Feng arrived at the Youku Secret Realm.

They arrived relatively late, and the secret realm had been open for nearly a week. The spiritual plants and treasures in the outer and middle areas had long been looted, so it was natural that they could not gain any benefits.

However, the two of them did not care and leisurely wandered around the inner and outer areas for most of the day, and only slowly entered the inner area at noon.

At this moment, they were standing at a fork in the road.

On the right is a strange forest covered by fog, and on the left is the Fire Mountain with boiling magma and raging flames.

"Second Brother, which path do you think we should take?" Xia Ling asked while playing with the simple bamboo flute he made in the morning.

Simu Feng half raised his eyes and glanced at him, then said nonchalantly, "Left."

Xia Ling had no objection, "Okay, let's go."

Just as the two were about to move forward, a timid and delicate female voice came from behind them, "My two Taoist friends, please stay. Are you planning to go to Fire Region Mountain?"

Hearing this extremely familiar voice, Xia Ling paused, then turned around and looked back.

Sure enough, the owner of this voice is the heroine Wen Wan (16 years old).

The two men in white surrounding her were also Shui Qingheng's direct disciples.

One is the eldest senior brother Gu Qi, and the other is the second senior brother Bai Yu.

Gu Qi (21 years old) is in the early stage of Jindan, and Bai Yu (19 years old) is in the late stage of foundation building.

The two of them came to the Youku Secret Realm for training was secondary. The main reason was because Shui Qingheng was worried that his beloved little disciple would get hurt, so he sent the two of them to protect him personally.

But according to the progress of the original text, they should have entered the forest on the right long ago... Why is it different now?

Could it be the butterfly effect caused by her action of destroying her spiritual roots that day?

Xia Ling concealed his inquiring expression and replied, "Yes, what's the matter?"

As expected of the heroine, she is really pretty.

She has standard almond-shaped eyes and a melon-shaped face, and stands gracefully in a white dress.

Apart from her overly thin body, her eyes that were always filled with tears made her look even more fragile and vulnerable, which made people feel pity for her.

If she didn't know all the evil things she had done, she would probably have shouted "Pretty sister, stick with me".

"...I do have something to discuss with you two." Wen Wan saw the girl in front of her, who was dressed in fancy clothes and looked not as good as herself, and was acting perfunctory. She smiled faintly, feeling a little dissatisfied.

Before this, she had never seen the man and woman in front of her.

But judging by their attire, words and behavior... they don't look like disciples from a big sect.

Especially this rude girl, she was dressed in such gaudy clothes that she was simply unsightly.

However, the young man next to her looks quite good, but unfortunately he has neither an outstanding identity nor a mediocre cultivation level at the moment, so he is not of much use.

If she didn't know that the Misty Forest was full of dangers and it would be safer to have someone to explore the way, she wouldn't bother talking to people like them.

Wen Wan forced out a pitiful smile, suppressed her emotions and said softly: "I am a disciple of Yinmiao Sect. I hope you can go with us to the forest on the right so that we can help you. If you go to Huoyu Mountain alone, you will definitely encounter danger."

Introduce yourself? Force a team?

Xia Ling yawned and lazily declined, "Sorry, my brother and I have decided to go to Huoyu Mountain to take a look, so we won't bother you three anymore."

Wen Wan's face instantly showed disappointment, and she pursed her lips and said, "... Fire Region Mountain is dangerous, I am just worried about your safety."

As she spoke, her voice dropped, and she suddenly said, "I think it's because my cultivation is low, and the girl doesn't like me, so she doesn't want to be with me. In that case, I won't force you..."

She looked innocent as if she had been wronged, and her eyes turned to Si Mufeng who was standing silently beside Xia Ling, as if she was waiting for him to express his opinion.

Unfortunately, Si Mufeng acted as if there was nothing in front of him, and he couldn't see or hear anything, and he didn't even look at her.

Seeing this, Xia Ling added, "I can't help it if you think so. But then again, I'm really reluctant to team up with you guys."

Wen Wan's life has been smooth sailing since her rebirth. This was the first time she was ignored like this. Besides being angry, she couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved.

Regardless of her original purpose, she raised her hand and pulled Gu Qi's sleeve. Tears were about to fall, and she said aggrievedly: "... Senior Brother, Wan'er is annoying, let's go."

Gu Qi saw that her eyes were red, and he felt very distressed. He looked at Xia Ling with a pair of narrow and sharp eyes, and his voice was even colder than usual:

"My junior sister is kind-hearted and invited you with good intentions. Since you two are unwilling to show your favor, it means you look down on the Yinmiao Sect. I, Gu Qi, will remember what happened today. We will say goodbye now and take care of yourselves in the future!"

After he finished speaking, he took Wen Wan's hand and walked into the forest. Bai Yu was obviously unhappy. He frowned and looked at Xia Ling and Si Mufeng before following them.

"?"

Tsk.

Forced grudges? Just remember where they live and whether their identities are real? Well, remember them for life.

Their strange behavior and words seemed to be executed on a quick key, leaving Xia Ling, who was standing there, feeling extremely confused.

It's just nerves...

Xia Ling pulled the corner of his mouth, nudged Si Mufeng next to him with his elbow, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother, what do you think?"

Simu Feng closed his folding fan and patted his palms. After a moment's silence, he said, "I think he's seriously ill."

Is this what the beloved disciple of Yinmiao Sect is like?

Apart from the fact that he originally disliked the Yin Miao Sect, Simu Feng had no interest in this kind of troublemaker who only knew how to cry. Now after seeing him, he felt even more disgusted.

Of course, let alone a brainless idiot like Gu Qi.

“Pfft…” Seeing his serious expression, Xia Ling couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Second Senior Brother, can you read minds? Hahaha!”

"No, it's just that my ears are good and my eyes are not blind." Simu Feng stretched and walked towards the Fire Domain Mountain on the left.

Thinking of the rumors about Xia Ling, Simu Feng glanced at her sideways, restrained his lazy look, and asked calmly: "Do you want revenge? I will help you?"

He considers himself not to be a good person and is extremely protective of his own shortcomings.

Not to mention that she didn't do those evil things, even if she did, so what?

Now that she has become his, Simufeng's, junior sister, as long as she doesn't do anything that touches the bottom line of the sect and himself, he doesn't mind protecting her to the end without any bottom line.

Xia Ling was stunned for a moment. She really didn't expect him to say that.

To be honest, I was really touched.

But she couldn't agree to it.

Xia Ling followed with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Second Senior Brother, but no need, I can do it myself! One day, I will clear my name, believe me!"

After personally experiencing the pain of digging out her spiritual roots, destroying her dantian, and severing her tendons and veins, she personally experienced the original owner's helplessness, pain, and endless grievances...

She must repay this hatred with her own hands, which can also be regarded as repaying the kindness of borrowing the original owner's body.

It's not just Wen Wan. To her, most of the Yinmiao Sect are enemies. She can take advantage of the situation to hide for a while, but life is long, and she doesn't want to rely on others blindly. She will pay back this hatred at all costs.

Seeing her firm attitude, Si Mufeng didn't say much, "If you need help one day, you can always tell me."

Xia Ling stared at him, his eyes burning with emotion, "Second Brother! You are such a nice person!"

Si Mufeng smiled lightly without saying anything, avoiding the erupting lava and taking a detour to continue moving forward.

The surroundings were terribly hot, but fortunately after reaching the foundation-building stage, Xia Ling had a certain resistance to the external temperature, so he could still bear it.

While chatting, she also recalled the original plot of this stage.

Although Wen Wan and his companions entered the inner circle a little later than in the original text, it remained basically unchanged.

In the original text, including the three direct disciples of Yinmiao Sect, the disciples of other sects also chose the Misty Forest on the right.

According to the original plot, a group of them gathered together after entering the forest, and then were entangled by invisible miasma and fell into a foggy swamp.

After finally escaping from the misty swamp, the heroine was chased by a fifth-level monster because she accidentally stole the spiritual herb guarded by it.

Of course, they managed to escape in the end.

However, only Wen Wan was safe and sound, while the others were injured to varying degrees.

Not only that, under the influence of the heroine's halo, Wen Wan also contracted an ice-attributed phoenix beast, as well as a large number of natural treasures that should not appear in small and medium-sized secret realms.

It is really enviable.

However, Xia Ling didn't care about it, and had no intention of taking the risk to intercept it.

Since Second Brother has chosen Huoyu Mountain, let’s go.

Although there is not much description of it in the original text, it is still mentioned in one or two sentences.

Maybe it looks dangerous, but in fact it is not that serious, and all the monks who go in will come out alive.

This is just right for a half-baked cultivator like her to gain experience, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Xia Ling originally thought so, but an hour later, she regretted it...

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