Shi Lan thought to herself, "Impressive!" and looked up to meet Ming Xiao's eyes, which were as large as a small lake.

"The way you're looking at me is scary!"

After pausing for half a breath, Shi Lan blinked and said.

Mingxiao was heartbroken. It risked being struck by lightning and turned to ashes to rush down and save people, only to be scolded in return.

Mingxiao panted twice, quickly shrank to the size of half a palm, jumped onto Shi Lan's shoulder, and said with a look of disgust, "Dirty."

Shi Lan patted her robes and swallowed a pill somewhat embarrassedly.

Ge Li hurriedly dragged the unconscious You Yue over, knelt down again, and introduced himself.

Mingxiao snorted, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied with Ge Li.

Shi Lan had received help from You Yue before, although it was just passing on a message, it was still considered that she had done her best. Ge Li was You Yue's elder, and Shi Lan did not want to embarrass him, so she turned aside and looked at the arrogant Ming Xiao.

Mingxiao received Shi Lan's gaze and, no longer wanting to act arrogantly, could only say in a pretentious tone, "Alright, this matter is settled, let's go." Then it spat out a small golden ball and said, "This is for that kid, consider it his reward."

Ge Li quickly bowed in gratitude, and Ming Xiao transformed into a streak of light, sweeping up the stone mist and soaring into the sky.

A sudden, intense dizziness washed over Shi Lan, and she felt a tearing pain all over her body. When she came to her senses, she found herself back in her soul form, and her physical body had vanished without a trace.

Standing in the misty space, Shi Lan looked around.

"Mingxiao, where is Haoze?"

Mingxiao shook his body on the ground and twitched his furry ears, saying, "Someone found this place. Lord Haoze went to clean up the scum."

Shi Lan suddenly recalled that time in the palace, the figure fleeing in panic, and how Haoze was eager to bring her back but had to postpone it because of her request.

"Was it because of my willfulness that others came looking for me?"

Mingxiao bared his teeth, forcibly swallowing back the words, "So you do know that?"

"Not entirely. Actually, these people have been looking for us all along, but you are good at hiding, so they have no clue. Some time ago, someone used a secret method to find your whereabouts. You didn't want to cause trouble, so you wanted to hide. Who knew that those people overestimated themselves and took your tolerance as weakness. You just taught them a lesson. After a while, you will be back."

Mingxiao forced a not-so-successful smile.

Shi Lan glanced at it and said dejectedly, "So they don't dare to do anything to Haoze, so they take it out on me and want to destroy my soul and body."

Mingxiao grinned, then jumped up in a rage, "They really said that?"

Shi Lan nodded and sat down on the stone platform, looking somewhat dejected.

"Don't worry, the master will definitely help you get revenge and make them die a thousand deaths," Mingxiao said, panting heavily.

"I'm still too weak and dragged you down," Shi Lan said in a low voice, ignoring Ming Xiao's harsh words.

“You’ll get stronger eventually,” Mingxiao unconsciously twitched his ears, changing the subject: “Actually, there’s something I haven’t told you. The stones you’ve collected contain chaotic power. This power only appears in traces when the world was created. Now that the world is formed, it’s impossible to see chaos again. You could say that the chaotic power in this stone is the only one left in the world. That’s why they’re hunting you down.”

Shi Lan blinked and asked, "What's the use of that chaotic power?"

Mingxiao scratched his ear, puzzled, and said, "I don't know either, maybe it can prove some kind of Great Dao."

Shi Lan then asked, "Then what does this have to do with me?"

Mingxiao froze for a moment, then turned his fluffy head away guiltily: "I guess he doesn't want you to collect all the stones and restore them to their original state."

Shi Lan thought about it and felt that it made some sense, but she also felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"I saw the Chaos Technique there. Is there some connection between that place and us? And why was it destroyed?"

Mingxiao paused for a moment and said, "That is where the Chaos Stone was born. After taking human form, it set up a training ground there. The Chaos Technique is one of the techniques they practice. Ten thousand years ago, the Chaos Stone was betrayed by someone close to it, and its original form was shattered in the Nine Netherworld Soul Refining Thunder Prison. To protect its spirit from being destroyed, the Lord has been running around outside. Inevitably, he neglected that place a bit, and those 'villains' took the opportunity to destroy it."

Mingxiao glanced at Shi Lan cautiously and saw that she was listening attentively without any awareness. He sighed inwardly, "However, later, the lord found the person who made the move and destroyed that person's soul and body, which can be considered as avenging half of the grudge."

"half?"

Mingxiao looked away, cleared his throat, and said, "That's right. The master said that this is all he can do. It's her destiny, and he can't overstep his bounds."

Shi Lan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Seeing that she had no questions, Mingxiao said, "Alright, it's almost time. We should go on our mission. Don't worry this time, they will never find you."

Shi Lan nodded and asked the question that had been on her mind. Knowing the current situation, she was somewhat anxious. She also wanted to collect all the stones as soon as possible, because no one wanted to have a sinister hand sticking out from behind them all the time.

Mingxiao raised its claws, and a vortex appeared in the air. Shi Lan obediently stood in the vortex, and the familiar dizziness immediately enveloped her.

A series of low murmurs and strange clicking sounds kept drilling into her ears. Shi Lan frowned and opened her eyes, enduring the dizziness that felt like she was drunk.

A man's heavy breathing came from outside the thin wall: "Baby, just give it to me."

The woman, panting heavily, coyly said, "No, my sister is right next door. She'll find out if you keep doing this."

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