Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Ancestral Dragon Palace, the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, something has happened."

Wei Xiaoxian walked over hurriedly and quickly explained what had happened at the entrance of the secret realm, the Twisted Treeline.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Xia frowned slightly:

"You mean that Tianrun sealed off the secret realm without permission, incurring the wrath of the masses?"

Wei Xiaoxian nodded, his expression somewhat grave, and said:

"This matter has already caused a great deal of public opinion online, and netizens are now vehemently condemning His Highness the Ninth Prince."

The Great Xia Emperor tapped the table in front of him lightly with his fingers, his eyes narrowed slightly as he fell into deep thought. The air around him seemed to freeze, causing Wei Xiaoxian beside him to feel a sudden tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing.

Fortunately, the Great Xia Emperor did not remain silent for long, and then spoke indifferently:

"This matter ends here. Order all media platforms to block all news related to this incident. At the same time, open the sealed-off secret realm and allow anyone to enter and exit."

"As for that brat Tianrun, let him stay in the secret realm for now. I'll deal with him properly when he returns."

"The slave obeys the order."

Wei Xiaoxian felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders, took a deep breath, and bowed respectfully.

……

Several hours later, at the entrance to the Twisted Treeline.

With the support of troops arriving from all directions, the riot in the area finally came to an end.

The various adventure teams that participated in the riot initially thought they were in jail.

But to everyone's surprise, not only were they unharmed, but Wang Tiejun, the person in charge of guarding the secret realm, was handcuffed.

The reason given was that the secret realm was sealed off without authorization, violating the law.

A middle-aged man in military uniform with a stern face stepped forward and shouted:

"Gentlemen, His Majesty the Emperor has learned of what happened here. He is furious about Wang Tiejun and his group's unauthorized sealing of the secret realm and has ordered me to bring all those who have broken the law to justice and give everyone an explanation!"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise and delight appeared on everyone's faces:

"Does that mean we can enter the secret realm now?"

“That’s right.” The middle-aged man nodded with a smile.

In an instant, everyone present couldn't help but cheer loudly:

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise! His Majesty the Emperor is mighty!"

Just then, a young man suddenly raised his hand, looked at the middle-aged man, and asked:

"Is it true that you will bring all those who break the law to justice?"

"of course it's true."

The middle-aged man nodded without hesitation, his face filled with righteous indignation, and said:

"We will never tolerate those who break the law, and we will not let any of them escape justice!"

"Oh."

Qin Yu nodded, then immediately smiled brightly and said:

"The Ninth Prince is the mastermind behind this. He's inside the secret realm right now. Go in and capture him!"

Middle-aged man: "..."

"Um, this..."

The middle-aged man's lips twitched, his voice stammering, his mind racing as he tried to figure out how to explain.

We can't just say that because the Ninth Prince is of noble birth, even if he breaks the law, we wouldn't dare arrest him...

"Ahem, well, I need to pee, I need to go to the toilet first."

The middle-aged man thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, so he simply chose to yo-yo.

"Tch, so it all comes down to following one's heart after all." Qin Yu curled his lip.

However, regardless of the circumstances, we can now enter the secret realm.

"Ding! Selection complete, reward received: Void Community Domain Card *1 (PS: A radius of 5 kilometers becomes a community domain, which can trigger the title [Bi Gui Yuan Five-Star General], lasting for two Kunzhong."

Looking at the black card that appeared in his hand, Qin Yu grinned wickedly and put it into his spatial ring.

After a short rest, Ma Long and his group walked into the entrance of the secret realm.

Through the spatial rift, everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and when they opened them again, they found themselves in a dense forest. All around them were trees that were tens or even hundreds of meters tall, blocking out the sun and making the forest appear extremely dark.

Captain Malone unfolded the map, glanced at it, and then spoke:

"Based on the location shown on the map, the Wood Spirit Fruit is about 800 kilometers southeast of us, and the estimated travel time is one week."

"However, because there is a deep black lake in the middle of the road, we need to detour, so we need to add three more days, which means it will take us about ten days in total to reach our destination, just in time for the Wood Spirit Fruit to ripen."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu couldn't help but raise his hand and ask a question:

"If you don't understand, just ask. Why can't we just use the local materials, cut down these trees, build a boat, and cross the lake? Wouldn't that save a lot of time compared to going around?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Long explained:

"Many extremely powerful five-star monsters lurk in this abyss black lake. Without exception, all the adventure teams that chose to cross the river by boat were attacked by the monsters lurking at the bottom of the lake and were eventually wiped out."

"So that's it."

Qin Yu nodded, then stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Uncle Ma, do you think if I threw a nuclear bomb into the lake, all these monsters would die out?"

He still had the miniature nuclear remote-controlled bombs that the system had previously rewarded him with, which made him really itchy and eager to use them.

Upon hearing this, Ma Long's lips twitched violently, and he quickly stopped himself from having such a terrifying thought:

"Stop! Stop! Let's not even talk about where you're going to get this nuclear bomb. Even if you do get it, the power of an ordinary nuclear bomb isn't enough to instantly kill a five-star or higher monster. Instead, it will enrage them, and then we'll all be finished!"

"Oh? Really?" Qin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. "I'm a little skeptical, but I'd love to try it."

"Come on, you're just asking for trouble."

Ma Long shook his head speechlessly, then ignored the kid's nonsense and led everyone to begin their journey along the planned route.

at the same time,

More than 100 kilometers ahead of Qin Yu and his group, the Ninth Prince Zhou Tianrun and his men were also traveling at a rapid pace.

Just then, one of his subordinates' expressions shifted slightly, and he quickly came to Zhou Tianrun's side and whispered something to him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianrun's expression suddenly darkened:

"These lowly people are utterly outrageous!"

He was the ninth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the entire Great Xia belonged to the Zhou family. Moreover, it was just a temporary closure of a secret realm. He never expected that these lowly people would dare to cause such a disturbance because of this. They had really gone too far!

Zhou Tianrun's face was cold and his expression was furious, but he finally took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Although these lowly people were eventually allowed into the secret realm, fortunately they had set off half a day earlier, giving them an advantage in the struggle for the Wood Spirit Fruit.

However, this is not yet a guarantee.

The Wood Spirit Fruits were extremely important to him, and he had to make sure that he could obtain all ten of them without any failure!

Zhou Tianrun narrowed his eyes slightly, then unfolded the map of the secret realm [Twisted Jungle] and began to examine it carefully.

Soon, a glint of light appeared in his eyes, and a plan immediately came to mind.

Zhou Tianrun's lips curled into a cold smile. He then beckoned to several of his men to come over and gave them his orders:

"You guys do it like this for now *&%￥@@..."