Mu Xue and Mu Xue

"Damn it! My Xue'er~ My Xue'er has been snatched away again! Wuuuu." Lin Mo was crying, and his desperate expression was as if the sky had fallen. His eyes turned red with anger and sadness, like a wounded beast.

"You can't beat him, so what's the point of complaining?" Yan Liyu said indifferently. His indifferent look was really annoying.

He lay on the chair with his legs on the table, his eyes full of disdain, as if Lin Mo's pain was just a funny farce in his eyes.

After another sleep, Lin Mo recovered a little, at least his upper body could move.

He struggled to sit up, his brows furrowed, and it was obvious that the pain in his body was still tormenting him.

"What book are you reading? You've been reading it till late at night."

Lin Mo asked weakly, trying to divert his attention and temporarily forget the pain of Xue'er being taken away.

"He's an alchemist, what? You want to see it?"

Yan Liyu shook the book in his hand. The cover of the book looked a little worn, but it exuded a mysterious atmosphere, as if it contained countless unknown secrets of alchemy.

"Okay! Let me see it. I may not understand it, but I'm very curious."

A glimmer of anticipation flashed in Lin Mo's eyes. In this dull and depressing atmosphere, he longed to find a little comfort from this mysterious alchemy book.

"You want to see it! I won't give it to you!"

Yan Liyu said this with a naughty expression on his face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised with a mischievous smugness, his eyes were like looking at a child who asked for candy but was rejected.

"If you don't give it, then don't give it. It's deducted like this."

Lin Mo said unhappily and lay back on the bed. He felt a little dissatisfied with Yan Liyu's stinginess, but he could do nothing about it.

Although the night was long, it passed quickly and the next morning came in the blink of an eye.

Today, Ziyuan was like a happy little bird, jumping up and down, because the compensation from the Bai family had arrived! Her eyes were sparkling with excitement, and that light was brighter than the morning sun.

Ziyuan looked at the storage equipment loaded with the wisdom-level magic array and the blue star water grass, and he couldn't express how happy he was!

The Nachi-level magic circle emits a mysterious halo in the storage equipment, as if it contains endless wisdom and power.

The blue star water grass is even more eye-catching. Its leaves seem to be carved from the purest blue crystal, and each leaf sparkles with charming luster. The stem is light blue with strange patterns on it, like ancient runes, full of mystery.

"Sister Ziyuan, what is this? I know this is a magic circle, but what is this grass used for?"

Muxue blinked her big eyes curiously at the blue grass in Ziyuan's hand. Her eyes, like black gemstones, were full of curiosity, and her long eyelashes fluttered like two little butterflies dancing.

"This is a great thing I need to break through the realm of wisdom! It's called Star Water Grass. I've awakened the water element, so I need Star Water Grass to increase my chances of advancement."

Ziyuan patiently introduced Muxue to her. Her voice was gentle and kind, like a spring breeze blowing across her face.

She gently stroked the leaves of the star water grass, her eyes full of cherishment.

"Oh~ Sister Ziyuan, are you going to break through now? Wouldn't it be unsafe to break through now?"

Muxue tilted her head and asked with a worried look on her face. Her cute little face was full of concern for Sister Ziyuan.

"I definitely can't break through again. It's definitely not safe here, so I have to go back to the academy to break through. Look at this."

Ziyuan Shen mysteriously took out a talisman and waved it in front of Muxue. The talisman looked ancient and mysterious, with complex and strange patterns outlined in golden and red lines, as if it contained a powerful power.

Of course Mu Xue didn’t know what this was. She only knew that it was a talisman that looked very powerful.

Her eyes were fixed on the talisman, her mouth slightly open, her face full of amazement.

"I don't know, but it looks amazing."

"This is a teleportation talisman. It can teleport five people at a time."

"Five people? One isn't enough?"

Ziyuan's mouth corners slightly raised, a hint of confidence flashed in her eyes, and she rubbed her fingers lightly, and then another teleportation talisman appeared in her hand.

The talisman exuded the same mysterious aura as the previous one, and the ancient pattern gleamed in the sunlight.

"That's enough now. Now we just have to wait for the verdict to come out, and then we can go back! I can also go back and break through!"

Ziyuan said excitedly, her voice full of anticipation, as if she had already seen the glorious scene after breaking through the realm of wisdom.

Speaking of the judgment, Mu Xue's originally bright eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of haze, and her expression became obviously worried.

Her small eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her heart felt like a deer running around, worried that the verdict would include some particularly severe punishment.

She bit her lip, various bad outcomes constantly emerging in her mind.

Ziyuan saw the worry in Muxue's eyes, so he patted her shoulder gently and said soothingly, "It's okay. The judgment won't be too serious. After all, it's the referee's negligence. If it's too serious... I don't mind replacing the Judgment Envoy."

As she spoke, Ziyuan clenched her fists and made a strong handshake gesture. The joints of her hands creaked, and the crisp sound seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet environment, as if it was a powerful declaration of her determination.

"...This is what happened. What do you think?"

In a room in Luanfeng City, the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

A group of people sat around an antique round table, on which were placed various documents and files recording the incident.

The lights flickered, illuminating everyone's serious faces.

"My opinion is that it was this contestant named Lin Mo who disabled Xiu Zhiwei, so he should be punished. The specific punishment will need to be discussed separately."

A man in a black robe with a stern face spoke first. His voice was low and serious, and every word was like a heavy stone hitting everyone's heart.

"I think it's the referee's fault. After all, he didn't estimate the damage of the attack, which prevented him from providing timely assistance. So he should be punished. Not only him, but also the contestant named Lin Mo. Punishment is inevitable. After all, he was the one who caused this incident. A light punishment will suffice."

A woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing gold ornaments on her head continued speaking, her eyes sparkling with thought, and she held an exquisite fan in her hand, waving it from time to time.

"..."

The others nodded as well, each whispering to the other. Various opinions intertwined, and the room was filled with noisy discussions.

"..."

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly, suddenly, a strange atmosphere spread in the room.

The originally noisy voices suddenly stopped, and everyone's mouths that were talking stopped immediately, as if they were cast under a spell.

Because they all clearly felt the emergence of a breath that did not belong to any of them. That breath was cold and mysterious, descending quietly like a ghost in the darkness.

"who?!"

The person sitting in the main seat suddenly stood up. He was a white-haired old man with eyes as sharp as an eagle and a voice full of majesty, breaking the suffocating silence.

"It doesn't matter who you are! We are from the Huayan Dynasty Judicial Mission. Don't even think about going against us, or you will suffer the consequences!"

A burly man roared, a ferocious expression on his face and his muscles tensed, like a beast ready to pounce on its prey.

"Don't always think about taking action!"

A gentle scholar-like man advised, with a hint of worry in his eyes, afraid that the situation would get out of control.

A breeze blew through the room, bringing a hint of coolness, making the papers on the table rustle.

At this moment, a figure slowly appeared on the table. He appeared in a lying position, with a leisurely and casual posture.

His figure seemed somewhat illusory, as if he had come from another time and space.

"I have no ill intentions. I'm just checking whether you are enforcing the law impartially. Go ahead and just ignore me."

He lay on his side on the table, his head supported by one hand and the other hand playing with something like a token.

The token emitted a faint light, and the pattern on it was complex and mysterious, as if hiding an unknown power. His eyes revealed an unfathomable expression as he quietly watched everyone present.