At this moment, Xue Yun came to Xie Qi's side and sat down without hesitation. He stared at Xie Qi with puzzled eyes and asked, "Junior Brother Xie, there's something I don't understand. Why do everyone call you Master?"

Hearing this, Xie Qi didn't even bother to raise his head, and simply responded indifferently: "Haven't you already investigated it secretly? Why bother asking me again?"

In fact, Xie Qi had long noticed that Xue Yun always intentionally or unintentionally asked other companions about his affairs. Xie Qi was naturally aware of Xue Yun's little tricks.

After hearing Xie Qi's words, a hint of embarrassment involuntarily appeared on Xue Yun's face, which had been calm and composed.

After a brief pause, he continued, "I really don't have any ill intentions, I'm just curious."

However, Xie Qi seemed to have ignored Xue Yun's explanation. He simply leaned back and casually rested his head on Mu Ze's thigh. Then, he closed his eyes tightly and muttered to himself, "Oh my, I'm so sleepy!"

Xue Yun was helpless for a moment when he saw that Xie Qi was so obviously unwilling to communicate with him.

He could only smile helplessly at Mu Ze, indicating that he didn't care. Then, he slowly stood up, walked towards the others, and found an empty seat to sit down.

After Xue Yun left, Mu Ze, who had been silent the entire time, lowered his head and looked at Xie Qi, who was dozing on his lap. He asked softly, "Are you doubting Senior Brother Xue Yun?"

Hearing Mu Ze's question, Xie Qi, who had originally closed his eyes, slightly opened one eye and answered slowly: "Ever since we met him, things have not been going smoothly for us. I have to be on guard."

After listening to Xie Qi's words, Mu Ze couldn't help but reveal a hint of thought. He turned his head and glanced at Xue Yun in the distance, as if trying to see some clues from him.

But he quickly turned his gaze back to Xie Qi and asked doubtfully, "But... Senior Brother Xue Yun is only 17 years old this year. Given his age and abilities, he shouldn't be able to handle the various abnormalities that have occurred within this secret realm..."

Xie Qi sighed heavily, a hint of worry in his eyes, and said slowly: "Of course I understand this, but I don't want anything to happen before I go out."

Mu Ze gently raised his hand, gently covered Xie Qi's eyes, and said softly: "In that case, let me keep an eye on it for you. You should have a good rest first."

It was two hours later when Xie Qi woke up again. The scene in front of him made him slightly stunned.

At this moment, everyone was sitting cross-legged quietly on the ground with their eyes closed, obviously concentrating on practicing breathing exercises.

Xie Qi turned to look at Mu Ze beside him with a puzzled look, his eyes full of questions.

Seeing this, Mu Ze quickly leaned over to his ear and explained in a low voice, "They all said they didn't want to betray your trust in everyone, and they didn't want to waste precious time, so they decided to take advantage of this moment to practice."

Hearing this, Xie Qi felt very relieved. Then Mu Ze also joined in the practice, while Xie Qi was responsible for guarding them.