"Waaah, Moon!"

With no one around, Li Mingke immediately threw himself into his sister's arms.

Li Pinyue was a safe haven she could completely trust, always so reliable.

"How did you find your way here? Is the fighting over there over? Are you injured?" She checked Li Pinyue over from head to toe.

Seeing that Li Pinyue looked relaxed and that her clothes were almost wrinkle-free, she felt relieved.

“The remaining few people over there can be handled by one person during the day. I was worried about you, so I rushed over.”

Although Li Pinyue knew that Bie Chen was powerful and that with him protecting Li Mingke, no one else could hurt her, and she had also heard him express his loyalty, who knew if he was up to something?

Handsome men are always prone to lying.

Seeing her brother standing alone, looking rather pitiful, she sneered, "I knew it, that man is unreliable."

That person?

Li Mingke asked, "Yue'er, are you talking about Biechen?"

"Yes, I thought he could protect you well, but looking at the current situation, it would have been too late if I had arrived even a moment later."

Li Pinyue flicked the spear lightly, and all the bloodstains on it disappeared, leaving the spear as clean and new as ever.

She put Lietian back on her back.

"Let's go, brother, we shouldn't stay here any longer."

She took Li Mingke's hand.

As Li Mingke passed the bodies of the two little siblings, Ting Tong and Qian A, he couldn't help but close his eyes.

"Such a young child, what a pity..."

Li Mingke knew that since they were able to participate in the Elite Competition, they must have extraordinary abilities, and she had indeed witnessed them just now.

Li Pinyue spoke indifferently, "This is the cruelty of competition. They should have been prepared for this the moment they decided to cultivate immortality. Just because they are young, does that mean others won't kill them?"

Li Mingke listened and said nothing more.

Indeed, cultivating immortality is not a game of make-believe where everything is peaceful and harmonious. Didn't they just try to attack her?

She just sighed.

As they walked, Li Mingke suddenly remembered something, "Um... Yue'er, it seems we've forgotten something..."

"Forgot what?"

"Bie Chen! We've left him behind!"

"oh."

Li Pinyue simply said "oh" without stopping for a moment.

"He must be trapped in the formation too. Let's hurry back and find him!" Li Mingke turned around and started to walk back.

Her wrist was suddenly grabbed.

"Brother," Li Pinyue said, "don't go back."

"Why? But it's Bie Chen..."

"He got trapped in the formation because of his own carelessness. What does it have to do with us? If he can't break free and stays trapped inside, then he deserves it."

Li Mingke's eyes widened; she never expected Li Pinyue to say that.

"But he was clearly protecting me all along..."

"It's only right that he protects you," Li Pinyue said coldly.

"He should have killed you the moment he found out you were his daughter. Sparing his life is already extremely lenient, so... shouldn't he protect you? He can't just do nothing, can he?"

Li Pinyue seemed to be talking about something perfectly ordinary, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Li Mingke was stunned.

"But... he didn't do anything wrong, did he? Although I don't know how he found out, does he deserve to die just because he knew I was his daughter?"

"Brother... anyone who knows your identity deserves to die!"

Li Mingke had never seen his sister like this before.

She was like a stubborn bird, building her nest high in the sky to protect it, and anyone who tried to peek would have their eyes pecked out.

Although she didn't think she deserved to do it.

"Moon..." her voice trembled slightly.

Li Pinyue reached out and covered her eyes.

"Brother, you don't need to think about anything, you don't need to stay for anyone." Her voice softened. "Just be happy all the time."

Don't let anyone into your heart, don't let anyone leave a mark on your heart.

Li Mingke's eyelashes trembled slightly. She could feel the warmth of Li Pinyue's palm, which was warm and dry, with calluses on its surface from years of shooting practice.

Li Pinyue suddenly laughed, "Brother, don't worry about Biechen. I had already broken the formation for him before I came to rescue you. He said he had some friends on the island and wanted to meet them, so I let him go."

"real?"

"real."

Li Mingke lowered his eyes, "...Okay."

Seeing that she kept her head down, Li Pinyue said, "I think I saw a mirror that Mother left for you on my way here, but I was in a hurry and didn't look at it carefully. Brother, come with me now!"

Li Mingke's gloomy heart brightened a little. "Okay!"

I hope what Yue'er said is true...

Yue'er wouldn't lie to her... right?

The two walked in the direction Li Pinyue indicated. Li Mingke asked, "Yue'er, how did you learn to break the formation? Haven't you been practicing the family's secret techniques?"

She had never heard of the Li family's secret techniques including methods for breaking formations!

“This is what my mother taught me,” Li Pinyue said. “Brother, you know that Mother comes from the Dragon Roar Clan. Their clan is best at two things: formations and Gu techniques. This formation technique was taught to me by Mother.”

"Wow, that's amazing!" Li Mingke's admiration for his mother reached a new level.

In her mind, Li Pinyue's image as a genius became even more magnificent.

She truly lives up to her reputation as Li Mingke's sister; she can do everything!

"Although these two children are young, they are able to create such a formation, which shows their talent, but I still managed to break it!" Li Pinyue's expression was the same as usual, but her chin was slightly raised.

Seeing his sister like this, Li Mingke couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Pinyue blushed when she heard her brother's laughter.

Li Mingke was talking to his younger sister when he caught a glimpse of a dark figure flash by out of the corner of his eye.

"Huh?" She paused for a moment.

"What's wrong, brother?"

"Just now, it seemed like someone was there..."

Li Mingke tensed up. Could it be that someone was trying to ambush her again? But the thought of her genius younger sister by her side made her feel safe again.

Li Pinyue replied, "Are they spirit beasts or wild animals? Although the island has been cleared out, there are bound to be some that slipped through the net. Brother, don't worry, let's keep going!"

"Okay." Li Mingke nodded.

Perhaps she really did see it wrong.

Li Pinyue subconsciously touched the Lietian on her back, but then withdrew her hand as if she remembered something.

"Look, Moon, there really is a mirror!"

Li Mingke hadn't seen it at first, but was suddenly dazzled by a bright light. She looked up and saw a mirror about half her height hanging from the top of a cherry tree.

This mirror is so similar to the Xuanfang Mirror!

"Could it be the Mysterious Mirror?" She looked left and right. "Moon, have you ever seen the Mysterious Mirror?"

"……No."

"Moon, let me tell you, this mirror is exactly the same as the Xuanfang Mirror! When I entered the inner courtyard, the third test I underwent was the Xuanfang Mirror." She laughed heartily, "It's really strange, I still don't know what the third test was for!"

Li Pinyue gave a somewhat forced smile.

“This mirror is exactly the same as the one Mother described to me. Brother, this is the one Mother specially saved for you.”

Li Mingke was clearly excited and skipped and hopped to the mirror.

She struck a few poses in front of the mirror that she thought were incredibly cool.

"Then I shall accept!" She reached out to the mirror.

What good things did Mom leave for him? I really hope she left some snacks made by the family cook; my cheeks are sore from eating jerky these past few days!

Just as her hand was about to touch the mirror, a stone tripped her, and she stumbled and fell directly into the mirror.

"Hey hey hey hey—" she screamed in alarm, waving her hands wildly in the air.

Meanwhile, outside the mirror, Li Pinyue's figure had vanished without a trace.

Li Mingke was of course unaware of the extent of the impact his fall had.

She felt nothing in the mirror, but from outside the mirror, she could see an incredibly beautiful woman sitting cross-legged inside.

Her eyes held a myriad of colors, and her eyebrows were adorned with vermilion.

She turned around in the mirror, searching.

That's strange, where did she put the things her mother left her?

Outside the mirror, a woman with an almost identical appearance to the person in the mirror slowly walked over.

"I can't believe it! It's you! I'm so sorry..."

"benefactor!"