"Bang!"

The door to the private room was violently flung open, and Qin Zhenzhen's gentle and delicate face was now filled with an almost manic excitement. She completely ignored the two fox brothers inside who were hugging and crying, and rushed to Shen Zhaozhao in one step.

"Zhaozhao, we've won!"

She excitedly grabbed Shen Zhaozhao's shoulders and shook her back and forth: "Just now, the little thing you put in the secret box as a bonus has done a great job!"

"Several cultivators sent messages saying that if the Tranquil Heart Pendant in their arms hadn't suddenly become hot, they would have been disturbed by demonic energy or had low-level demons approach them!"

"Now many people are asking if I made it!"

"Several late-stage Golden Core cultivators have already approached me to discuss refining their own natal magic weapons. They'll provide the materials themselves!"

Qin Zhenzhen became more and more excited as she spoke, her face flushed: "I have to go back to the sect immediately to open for business. Other people's orders will be handled by them, and I will only provide my crafting skills. It's like getting free weapon-refining experience points, a sure-fire way to make a profit!"

As she spoke, she turned around and was about to rush out to finish the work, but then, as if remembering something, she stopped, turned back, and looked at Shen Zhaozhao with bright eyes.

"By the way, Zhao Zhao, a very small number of the natal magic weapons of Golden Core cultivators will immediately awaken their spiritual bodies after being bound to a bloodline and recognizing their master."

"Your Purple Cloud Sword was made primarily from that unlucky Black Tortoise. Because its shell is incredibly hard, it withstood several bolts of heavenly lightning before finally dying."

"It's like it's been repeatedly tempered by the Nine Heavens Thunder, containing extremely pure thunder power. Once it's bound to you, it's very likely to awaken its sword spirit immediately. Remember to form a blood pact with it as soon as you have time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhaozhao's eyes lit up: "Understood, Senior Sister."

She blinked, watching Qin Zhenzhen's overjoyed expression, and pondered how to explain the Pixiu cub. After all, no matter how many opportunities a normal cultivator had, it was impossible for him to adopt a mythical beast.

However, Qin Zhenzhen seemed to have seen through her hesitation completely.

She suddenly grinned, and without warning, opened her arms wide, giving Shen Zhaozhao a tight bear hug, pulling her completely into her embrace.

Warm breath brushed against Shen Zhaozhao's earlobe. Qin Zhenzhen's voice was tinged with laughter, yet it possessed a resolute and undeniable power: "Silly Zhaozhao, are you still trying to figure out how to explain this to your senior sister?"

"No need to explain, your senior sister believes you."

"Whether it's a windfall or something picked up on the roadside, my Zhao Zhao is so beautiful, what's wrong with taking two auspicious beasts as her little brothers? Is that so hard to understand?"

"Opportunities and good fortune don't have names on them, so why should they all belong to those hypocritical guys from the Heavenly Evolution Sect and Medicine King Valley?"

"If my Zhaozhao runs into it, then it belongs to Zhaozhao!"

This straightforward and fervent trust, like a red-hot iron, suddenly burned into the deepest part of Shen Zhaozhao's heart, leaving her completely frozen.

This...this works?

Although the reason was so absurd it made her want to laugh, the unfamiliar emotion in her chest prevented her from laughing at all.

When was the last time someone trusted her unconditionally?

I don't quite remember.

There was no way around it; after all, in her previous life, Shen Zhaozhao was a ruthless and vicious capitalist who only cared about profit.

She was surrounded by either flatterers and insincere flatterers, but even more so by her mortal enemies who hated her to the bone but couldn't get rid of her.

At the party before she transmigrated, wasn't it her long-time nemesis who had disliked her for years who gave her a potent drug, attempting to physically "submit" to her in the most humiliating way?

But when has she ever sat idly by and waited for her death?

As the drug took effect and her vision blurred, she grabbed a passing unlucky man and, with her last bit of consciousness, dragged him into the empty lounge next door.

You know what, that unlucky guy actually had a really nice physique...

She felt a little bad for them; halfway through the task, everything went black, and when she opened her eyes again, she was dressed here.

Shen Zhaozhao rubbed her arm, which was sore from Qin Zhenzhen's tight grip. The budding guilt she felt about the last mess of her past life hadn't even had a chance to develop before she extinguished it herself.

...What are you feeling guilty about?

At the time, she was under the influence of the drug and her vision was blurred. It was pure luck that she was able to touch a guy who felt nice.

Besides, she's been drugged, so how much strength could she possibly have?

If that unlucky guy really didn't want to, how could he not break free from her?

Who knows who's getting the better deal?

With that thought, Shen Zhaozhao felt at ease and let Qin Zhenzhen cling to her for a while before returning to the sect, looking back every few steps.

...

That night.

Murong Xiao hugged the soft pillow, and after gathering his emotions for a long time, he was about to sneak out of the room to use the excuse that "I was frightened today and need my brother to apply a talisman to make me feel better" to coax Tu Shanche.

Before he could even step out of the door, the scenery before his eyes suddenly became distorted and blurred.

When he regained his senses, he found himself standing in a boundless void, flowing with a silvery halo.

Ahead, a figure stood with his hands behind his back. The mere presence of that person was enough to make Murong Xiao's soul tremble instinctively.

The little brat was also very honest. His legs went weak and he knelt down solidly in this void of consciousness with a "thud". His head was lowered very low, and he didn't even dare to glance at the person's indifferent face that was devoid of any emotion.

Immortal Venerable Mo Yuan!

The atmosphere around this big shot was terrifyingly tense, clearly indicating that he was in an extremely bad mood.

Why...why?!

Why is Your Majesty unhappy?!

Why did Your Majesty pull him into your sea of ​​consciousness if you're unhappy?!

I haven't done anything to him!

Murong Xiao's little brain was working like crazy, and in a flash, he felt he had figured it out!

Yes!

With His Excellency in charge of the order of the Three Realms, how could such a major event as the loosening of the spiritual core of the Flowing Cloud River's earth veins and the demon race's invasion be kept from him?

Right now, they must be here to hold his brother accountable for his ineffective inspection!

Thinking of this, Murong Xiao was so frightened that his voice trembled with tears. He spoke first, trying to shift the blame: "Your Majesty, please see the truth! What happened today is really not my brother's fault! Blame my dog ​​father!"

"It's all his fault! He forced my brother to find that audacious demon from another world who disturbed your Dao heart as soon as possible, saying that once he found him, he must kill him on the spot!"

"My brother... he was so focused on finding that damned demon, worrying about it day and night. That's why he made a mistake and let the demons take advantage of the situation!"

"Your Majesty, my brother really did his best. The fault lies with my dog ​​father who put pressure on us recklessly. If you must punish someone, punish him!"

The invisible low pressure surrounding Xie Linyuan instantly intensified, making Murong Xiao's scalp tingle and wishing he could bury his head directly into this void.

Haotian?

That old man does nothing productive all day long. While he's in the mortal realm, what kind of nonsense is he thinking about?

How to expose the otherworldly demon?

Or should they kill them on the spot?

He dares.