Mu Xue and Mu Xue

"Oh~, okay, then do you know what this is?" Lin Mo said as he took out a strange bat-like creature from the storage ring. It was the one he found in Mu Xue's room yesterday.

Ziyuan carefully examined the unidentified object in front of her, squinting her eyes and frowning slightly: "This is..." After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head, "What is this?"

Lin Mo originally expected Ziyuan to give some explanation, but she didn't expect that even she didn't know what this thing was.

"I don't know either. I found it by Muxue's bed yesterday morning, and it was already dead. From the outside, it looks a bit like a bat, but how can there be such a big bat?" Lin Mo scratched his head helplessly.

"Hmm... maybe we can go to the academy's library to look for clues. Maybe there are the answers we want there." Ziyuan suggested. After that, she led Lin Mo towards the academy's library.

After walking for a while, the two finally arrived at the base of the library. The library had five floors and looked quite small from the outside, not as grand as the other buildings in the academy. However, compared to ordinary buildings, its scale was still quite grand.

Ziyuan brought Lin Mo to the door of the library. She took out a jade token and scratched a spot on the door, and the door of the library slowly opened.

"Wow! So advanced!" Lin Mo looked at it all in amazement.

"Right, this was made by your master's master's master. Not many people in the entire academy are qualified to enter here. You are in for a treat today!" Ziyuan said proudly while shaking the jade token in his hand.

"The magic circle here is something you will learn later. Although it can't be used in battle, it's still very useful for daily use at home!"

The two walked into the first floor of the library. It was full of books at a glance, with bookshelves stacked one on top of the other, which was dazzling.

Looking at the dazzling array of books before him, Lin Mo couldn't help but feel dazzled. After all, this was the first time he had ever seen so many books. These books were either neatly arranged on the shelves or randomly piled on the table, making it overwhelming.

Mu Xue skipped happily as she strolled through the bustling streets. Today, she would carefully select furniture for her brand new home. Her heart was filled with joy and anticipation, as if she could already see her beautiful new home, a wonderland of peach blossoms.

When she walked into a furniture shop, her eyes were immediately drawn to an exquisite folding screen, which was engraved with a lifelike peach blossom pattern, which made her fall in love with it.

She excitedly ran to the screen, circled it several times, and exclaimed: "Wow, this screen is so beautiful!"

While she was enjoying the screen, she didn't notice a raised wooden board under her feet. She tripped and lost her balance, falling forward and hitting the screen hard.

The screen shook violently a few times, nearly falling over. Mu Xue quickly reached out to hold it. Her face flushed crimson, and she looked around awkwardly. Fortunately, not many people witnessed this scene.

She patted her chest and whispered to the screen, "Don't scare me, I like you so much." Her voice was gentle and playful, as if she was talking to the screen.

Mu Xue then walked lightly to another spot, her eyes drawn to a round table painted with peach blossoms. She walked over and gently stroked the surface with her slender fingers, feeling the delicate touch and exquisite craftsmanship. A sweet smile crept onto her face, as if lost in a beautiful imagination.

At this moment, the shop owner walked up to her and introduced enthusiastically: "Girl, this table is made of high-quality wood, it is sturdy and durable, and the peach blossom painting was also carefully painted by our shop's master, it is absolutely unique."

Mu Xue's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said excitedly, "Really? Then I'll have to give it a try." She plopped down on the stool next to her, ready to experience the comfort of the table for herself. However, something unexpected happened: the stool seemed a little unstable, creaking and tilting to the side. Mu Xue screamed, lost her balance, and nearly fell to the ground.

"Hey, am I that heavy? The quality of your products is so bad!" After Mu Xue stood up, she pointed at the shop owner angrily, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

The shop owner was a little embarrassed by what he said. He was saying the quality was good one second, and this situation happened the next second.

"Miss, why don't you take a look at something else?" the shop owner said embarrassedly.

Muxue saw another peach blossom-shaped vase. She picked it up and looked at it from left to right, unable to let it go.

As she was watching, a small insect suddenly flew out of the vase, scaring Mu Xue so much that her hand trembled and the vase almost fell to the ground.

She patted her chest and complained to the little bug, "You little guy, you almost ruined my good thing."

Muxue put the vase away, then looked at a few pieces of furniture. After choosing one she liked, she gave the money to the shop owner.

The shop owner saw that such a small girl probably didn't have much strength, so he said to Mu Xue, "Little girl, do you need us to help you move these to your home?"

"Ah? Is it okay?" Mu Xue asked curiously.

"Of course!" The shop owner rubbed his hands together, thinking to himself, "Hey, maybe I can make a killing from her this time. Seeing how generous she is, I should be able to make a lot of money!"

"Do you want money?" Mu Xue asked, blinking her bright eyes.

"Ah!" The shop owner was stunned by this question. He originally thought that he would blackmail her for money after the furniture was delivered to the customer's home.

The shop owner didn't expect the little girl to ask for money. Normal customers wouldn't ask that.

"Uh...it costs money." The boss gave an awkward smile.

"You want money? Forget it." After saying that, Mu Xue skipped to the furniture she bought. Her slender hands gently brushed across the surface of the furniture, and the next second the furniture disappeared out of thin air!

The shop owner was shocked when he saw this, thinking, "This little girl is actually a cultivator! Fortunately, I didn't offend her. If I had, something terrible might have happened!" The shop owner was terrified and quickly said, "Miss, I'll help you deliver these things. It's free."

Muxue smiled and said, "No need, I can take it back myself. Thank you, boss." After that, Muxue turned around and left the store.

The shop owner looked at Muxue's departing back and secretly felt lucky that he had not offended this mysterious little girl.

After Mu Xue left, the shop owner came to a sleeping room in the store. He walked to the bed and lay down. His legs were trembling and his heart was beating very fast.

"Hey! I found it! Come and see if this is it." Ziyuan said excitedly.

Lin Mo sat on a stool for a long time because he was told not to touch the books here. Ziyuan looked for the book for a long time and Lin Mo's butt was sore.

"This thing seems to be called the Nightmare Bat. Its ability is to make people dream. In dreams, it can change its shape at will. As long as it tricks the dream owner away, it will devour the dream owner's soul!"

Lin Mo listened, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably as he listened to the rest of the story. "I feel like I'm almost not going to be able to see Xue'er..."

"It's also very simple to interrupt the nightmare bat. The nightmare bat cannot move during the casting process. Just kill it at this time." Ziyuan continued to recite.

"How could something like this appear there? We haven't offended anyone, so it couldn't have been put there by someone else!"

"This creature usually appears around people who have continuous sweet dreams."

"Xue'er did have sweet dreams during those few days. Although Xue'er is fine, we still don't know how she escaped from the nightmare bat without anyone else. After she woke up, she only told me that she dreamed of the Monkey King."

"The Great Sage Equaling Heaven..." Zi Yuan's mouth twitched when he heard the name, and he sighed, "She's still a little girl after all!"

Ziyuan carefully examined the body of the nightmare bat again. She found a deep claw mark on the body, but no other special findings.

"There is a claw mark on it. Could it be that there happened to be a cat over there, which happened to get rid of the nightmare bat and saved Muxue by the way?" Ziyuan said doubtfully.

"Impossible! This is not a novel, how could such a coincidence happen." Lin Mo paused for a moment and then said, "But I still have to thank the mysterious guy who saved Xue'er." His heart was full of gratitude. If it weren't for the appearance of this mysterious man, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Ziyuan nodded in agreement. She also felt that this was too coincidental to be true. But regardless, Xue'er being safe and sound was the best outcome.