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Surrounded by a group of diligent people, You Ruo remained as calm as ever, sitting there calmly observing the movements in the forest and playing with the spirit beasts.

Perhaps seeing that everyone else was closing their eyes and ignoring them, the spirit beasts all ran to You Ruo's side.

A spirit beast, taller than You Ruo and resembling a tiger, rubbed its large head against You Ruo, making her stagger.

Then, as if it had discovered something interesting, it kept rubbing its big head against You Ruo, knocking her over.

Great Spirit Beast: Hey, you humanoid roly-poly toy!

You Ruo: →_→

Upon hearing a commotion in the nearby woods, You Ruo stood up almost impatiently.

The spirit beasts also noticed that as soon as You Ruo opened the barrier, they scattered in all directions.

Good grief, you're worried they'll get scammed? It's the other way around.

After tidying her hair and casting a cleansing spell on herself, You Ruo finally returned to the less disheveled You Ruo she was at the beginning.

Then she added a concealment array to cover everyone, and stood at the very edge of the array, quietly listening to the sounds from afar.

The people in the distance were also very careful. You Ruo could only hear the sound of sharp blades cutting through tree branches and the sparse whispers of their conversation.

She also glanced at the little spirit beasts and noticed that they were much quieter now.

Oh wow, it seems these people are quite strong, at least stronger than them, posing a threat to these little spirit beasts. They've all quieted down now.

You Ruo silently prayed in her heart, hoping that these people would not discover them.

The closer those people got, the more nervous she became.

Then she realized that they had already spotted them, and their movements were clearly heading this way.

Although there were many traces left when they came before, doesn't that mean that someone has already walked this way and they need to change direction?

Could it be that...the reason they came over even though they knew someone had walked by was to steal their things?

The more You Ruo thought about it, the more likely this was to be true. She tensed up and stepped out of the formation, flying to a tree.

The little spirit beast that had jumped onto You Ruo's shoulder earlier was still on the tree. When it saw her come up, it tilted its little head and jumped onto her again.

Standing tall, one can see far. You Ruo noticed that those people were wearing uniform disciple robes, about forty or fifty of them, all dressed in white.

So many people, yet they're so quiet on their way!

This is another disciple from a major sect!

What's going on? So many people have entered the secret realm, why do they keep running into people from major sects?

Looking down at her worn-out clothes, You Ruo wondered how she should stop these people if they continued to walk forward.

As she was thinking, she suddenly heard the little spirit beast beside her let out a piercing cry, and she could hear fear in it. You Ruo subconsciously pulled it into her arms and then quickly hid behind a tree trunk.

With a "thud," the spot where You Ruo had been crouching was pierced by a gleaming silver arrow.

"Tsk, so it's just a young girl..."

A murmur sounded in You Ruo's ear, startling her so much that she almost lost her footing and fell.

She turned her head and saw a wicked man with fox-like eyes smiling at her.

You Ruo quickly retreated, watching him warily.

As she stepped back, the person took a step forward as well.

"Why are you hiding? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"

You Ruo remained silent, standing still with her eyes fixed on him.

"Oh dear, are you so afraid of me? Then why were you spying on us just now?"

You Ruo couldn't hold back any longer: "It was you who insisted on going this way, I've been standing here the whole time."

"Is that so?" The man raised an eyebrow, looking at You Ruo with a half-smile. "Since only people have walked this way, we'll naturally head this way too. Maybe you'll even find some treasure..."

Ah.

"Whatever you want."

Not wanting to have much interaction with this person, You Ruo turned around and jumped down from the tree. She found a group of people standing in front of the formation she had set up, and Yun Si and the others were standing in the formation confronting them.

Grass.

This man was indeed here to stall for time!

With a pale face, You Ruo jumped into the formation and stood in front of Yun Si.

"Is it the Xuanli Sect, the number one sect in the Northern Region?"

"Why are there people from the four major sects again? I hate the four major sects."

The top sects of the four regions—east, west, south, and north—are collectively known as the Four Great Sects. You Ruo never expected that they would meet three of the Four Great Sects in such a short period of time.

It's because the Thousand Buddha Sect in the Western Regions are all Buddhist cultivators, and their cultivation methods are different from theirs. They rarely return to secret realms and the like.

The devilishly handsome man who had spoken to You Ruo at the beginning had also returned to the group. Now, the white-clad group was at the very front, and he looked at You Ruo with a smile: "Why do you hate the four major sects? We haven't done anything to make anyone hate us, have we?"

You Ruo: "Those with squinty eyes are never good people."

The man's face froze instantly, while the others in the group smiled.

Zhang Hequan reached up and touched his face, his fox-like eyes looking at You Ruo with a hint of resentment: "What's wrong with squinty eyes? Do I look bad? Or..."

He pointed at Yun Si: "You prefer someone like him?"

You Ruo nodded: "Yes, he looks younger."

???

Zhang Hequan could hardly believe his ears.

Young? Who among those who were able to enter the secret realm this time wasn't a young person under a hundred years old? He was only a little over ninety years old, still a young and vibrant person.

"My junior brother is only in his sixties. How old are you?"

Someone answered on Zhang Hequan's behalf: "He is already over ninety years old. If he had come a few more years later, he wouldn't have been able to enter this secret realm."

"Hey, a man in his nineties."

Zhang Hequan became withdrawn, deeply withdrawn. He touched his face and looked up at the sky.

Is he really an old man?

The eldest disciple of Xuanli Sect, who was leading the group, glanced helplessly at Zhang Hequan, rubbed his temples, and cupped his hands towards You Ruo: "Shen Xi of Xuanli Sect, no offense intended, we will leave now."

After saying that, he turned around, and the people around him made way for him. He then left with his men without looking back.

You Ruo: An old man on the subway looking at his phone.JPG.

What's going on here?

"We made a wasted trip. We thought they had found something good, but it turns out they just wanted to find a place to rest."

"It's probably a small sect. Even if they get something, they can't keep it. They might as well not waste their time and focus on cultivation."

"That's true, their formation looks pretty good."

"If it were you, how long would it take you to break through?"

"A quarter of an hour? Or half an hour?"

As the group walked away, You Ruo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to tell everyone to continue their cultivation.

Yun Si sent the others back to the cave first, while he stayed behind.