Although the little apprentice sister is weak, she can fight

"Hey!!"

The four people who had gathered to discuss Senior Brother Xie were all startled by the sudden interruption of the voice.

Li, Zhang, Shang and Shen all looked at the young man who had joined the discussion at some point.

This person had a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes, the pupil color of which appeared amber when facing the light. Because of the slight leaning movement, a lock of golden braided hair fell on her shoulder. Her smile was as refreshing as the spring breeze, and she was very friendly.

"My name is Xie Qingyan, hello to all my fellow apprentice brothers and sisters."

The group of people were stunned. They didn't expect that Senior Brother Xie was actually from another world.

The young man looked at the four children with an amused smile, "Scared?"

The four of them quickly came to their senses after hearing this, and unanimously bowed and saluted, "Greetings, Senior Brother Xie!"

Xie Qingyan smiled and said, "Oh, there's no need to be so restrained. We'll all spend more time together in the next few days, including in the secret realm. As for why my senior brother didn't come..."

He lowered his voice and leaned forward, "Actually, he was so nervous about leading the team this time that he dreamed last night that he subconsciously used the 'digging technique' to dig down the small building we all lived in. These days, my junior sister is watching us lay the foundation, so he won't be coming."

No wonder I heard a loud noise last night...

"Are you... okay?" Zhang Zhi couldn't help but ask.

"No." Xie Qingyan raised a warm smile.

"Brother, you're still on top of things. You stopped right before my sister and I were buried alive and suffocated, and Master discovered it just in time. So everything's fine now."

Buried alive... dead...

No matter how I hear these words, my eyes go dark.

"Okay, okay, let's stop here." After saying that, Xie Qingyan clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention back.

"It's time. Let's talk on the way. After you get on the boat, each of you tell me your name. I have to check your numbers so you don't get lost if you're not paying attention."

The four of them did as they were told, but they always felt that this trip was not like a trip to a secret realm for trial, but more like an autumn outing.

I'd heard that Brother Xie was a teacher before he decided to become a monk, specializing in the early education of young children. Li Yue, the oldest of the four, was only twenty years old. At that age, he was barely a full-grown child among monks, let alone the other three.

"Little brat".

Shen Qiao felt a little more balanced. Now everyone was a child.

But... we are about to leave, why haven't we seen the Fairy Duchen yet?

Because they were in a hurry this time, the five of them went directly on the feather boat. If it was fast, they would arrive in one or two hours at most.

On the way, Xie Qingyan briefly explained the situation in this secret realm. In order to prevent accidents, he also put a yellow spiritual seal on everyone's wrist.

"This is our identification. Remember, after entering the secret realm, don't trust any fellow Taoist who approaches you, especially if you're unsure of their identity. You can't be sure if they're a real 'human' or just a 'temptress' conjured from within the secret realm."

"If you're being targeted, try to get away from them. Killing them would be best, but the abilities of these 'lures' vary. The highest one can even reach the sixth stage of the Mu Ze realm."

After saying this, Xie Qingyan seemed to become more serious. "Don't always think about defeating them. Avoid them if you can. Don't fight them too long. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

The four of them also looked serious. Xie Qingyan nodded with satisfaction at their expressions, as if they had taken his words to heart. "Very good. Now go and rest for a while, and keep your spirits up and maintain your strength."

"it is good!"

The four of them rested in meditation for the rest of the journey. After Xie Qingyan came out of the cabin, he stood at the bow for a while, then walked to the pile of inconspicuous mechanical parts at the bow, squatted down, and said softly, "Master?"

The small mountain of mechanical parts moved noticeably, and the next second, a slender white arm suddenly stretched out from it.

Xie Qingyan: "...Do you want me to help you?"

The hand made a gesture to retreat, and Xie Qingyan stood up and instantly retreated two or three meters.

Following the sound of parts falling, a tall woman with a cold look stood up. There were some wood chips hanging in her hair, but she was slowly packing the cloak used to conceal her breath in her hands.

It is hard to imagine that this fairy Duchen could emerge from a pile of mechanical parts with such an almost expressionless and cold image.

"That's all I need to know." She dusted herself off without feeling awkward, and repeated her instructions, "Don't tell them I'm here. I won't show up unless absolutely necessary."

Xie Qingyan smiled, "Maybe you can really try to communicate with others."

"My fellow junior brothers and sisters are very well behaved."

Du Chen stood there as if in deep thought for a while, and finally waved his hand, "No need, you guys can just take over."

Xie Qingyan sighed inwardly, "Yes, disciple understands."

"So this Fairy Duchen has been here for a long time?"

"Shh... Our illusion is very small, don't get discovered."

"Oh oh." Zhang Zhi quickly shut up.

In fact, the reason why the four of them were awake was because Shen Qiao inadvertently said something when he got on the boat, and they sensed a not-so-obvious spiritual power field.

Thinking of the fairy who was afraid of seeing people, the four of them became cautious. After Xie Qingyan left, they carefully took a look through the crack of the door under the cover of Shen Qiao's illusion.

"But...why did you develop this habit of being afraid of seeing people, fairy?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of seeing people." Li Yue added softly in the spiritual awareness field established by the four people, "I'm just not used to seeing 'living people'."

Shang Mian couldn't help but be curious, "Huh? Why?"

"I heard that Fairy Duchen was a famous woodcarver before she joined the Tianxing Sect. She specialized in carving statues of deceased people she felt were worthy of commemoration, and then gifted these statues to their living relatives. She set a rule for herself: after carving the hundredth statue of the deceased, she would formally become my disciple."

"But it took her a full thirty years to accomplish this goal. So by the time she completed her mission and was taken to the sect by the then-Falling Star Immortal Venerable, she had already become accustomed to it and had forgotten even how to smile. Even now, she's still not used to interacting with living people."

After Li Yue finished speaking, the other three were silent for a moment, and couldn't help but admire the Fairy Duchen.

"Then let's just pretend we don't know."

The other three nodded.

The feather boat was floating and moving, and when several people tried to stop the boat, they opened their eyes at the same time.

"Everyone." Xie Qingyan opened the cabin door and walked in.

"Here we are."