Chapter 5. The Encounter Before the Dungeon, Xiaoxiao...

The car flew all the way from the inner ring of the imperial capital to the outer ring, left the east gate and continued to go out, passing through a large forest, more than an hour later.

We arrived at an area about ten kilometers away that had been cleared by humans. There was nothing left but yellow earth. We could vaguely see a place with a horizontal fence in the distance.

Many people had already arrived here in advance, dressed in various kinds of professional attire.

Some were dressed in cool armor with a giant sword on their backs; some wore leather armor with various daggers strapped to their legs and waists; some wore loose mage robes and tall mage hats... It looked like they had accidentally wandered into a cosplay event.

However, the age and condition of the equipment clearly show which team is richer.

Lin Xiaoxiao stared wide-eyed, looking around until she saw a mage's professional attire. She then instinctively turned back to look at Xiao Weizhi, who was wearing a loose-fitting purple-black mage robe.

Xiao Weizhi's hair was neatly combed back with hair gel, with a few strands falling on both sides of her face. She wore gold-rimmed glasses and a pair of cross-shaped amplification earrings, making her look like a popular celebrity walking the runway.

Xiao Weizhi said coldly, "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't sneak around like a thief."

Lin Xiaoxiao crept closer, chuckling awkwardly as she whispered, "Why aren't you wearing a mage's hat? Is it because your image is important?"

Cheng Cheng, who was not far from them, couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this.

Xiao Weizhi glanced coldly at Lin Xiaoxiao, his expression somewhat speechless.

Doesn't this woman know that a mage's hat with an overly large brim can obstruct vision? Besides, the reason mages wear mage hats is because their class outfits don't provide enough buffs.

Seeing Xiao Weizhi's cold face, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately hid behind Cheng Cheng.

Seeing that a little bit of the small bag she was carrying was sticking out, she quietly reached out and pulled it back, hiding it behind Cheng Cheng like a little puppy that had done something wrong.

Cheng Cheng smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Hey, Boss, Xiaoxiao is still young, don't scare her."

Xiao Weizhi sneered. Young? I don't know how old the person is hiding under the skin. What if he is a 40-year-old old man pretending to be young?

As the group walked in, wherever they went, everyone subconsciously made way, regardless of whether they knew the Dragon Fang team or not.

After all, the professional attire worn by all the members of the Dragon Fang Squad looked extremely expensive. Those who could wear such equipment were either rich or extremely powerful, and none of them were people the Dragon Fang Squad could afford to mess with.

When the Dragon Fang team approached the horizontal bar, they saw a copy portal 30 meters behind the bar. It emitted a faint light, was 5 meters wide, 8 meters high, and twisted the space in a vortex shape.

There were also more than a dozen teams standing near the horizontal bar, all of them from the capital and all of them were strong teams.

Three of the team leaders were around the same age as Xiao Weizhi, and looked to be under thirty.

A man dressed in royal knight's silver-white armor, with a buzz cut, three inverted exclamation mark-shaped earrings on one ear, a large chest, and a powerful physique, walked towards Xiao Weizhi with a hearty laugh and open arms, seemingly wanting to give Xiao Weizhi a hug.

His voice was warm and cheerful: "Weizhi, you're here? I thought you wouldn't come this time."

Xiao Weizhi's ruby ​​ring on his index finger flashed a few times, and a magnificent 1.8-meter-long staff, inlaid with many gems and engraved with many lines, appeared out of thin air and pressed directly against the man's chest, preventing him from getting any closer.

He said coldly: "Gu Qingqi, just talk, don't make moves all the time."

The man named Gu Qingqi wasn't angry at being treated this way. He pushed the staff away from his chest as if it were normal. He approached with a smile, his eyes fixed on Lin Xiaoxiao. He lowered his voice and asked gossipingly, "Is this the little girl you brought back after your change of heart? She looks much more obedient than that young lady."

Xiao Weizhi put the staff back into his spatial storage, his brows furrowing slightly, his voice cold: "You've been quite free lately? Has the Gu family gone bankrupt?"

Otherwise, why would the eldest young master of the Gu family listen to gossip everywhere every day?

Gu Qingqi tutted his words and nudged Xiao Weizhi with his elbow. "No, the whole capital is talking about this now. The eldest son of the Xiao family has changed his heart, giving up the willful eldest daughter and falling in love with the obedient and well-behaved girl. Old Xiao, tell me the truth, are you really done with that Miss Liu?"

The fact that Xiao Weizhi's fiancée was making a scene about breaking off the engagement was known to every family in the capital with even a little bit of status.

As Xiao Weizhi's childhood friends, they knew his temperament well and knew that he would not give up so easily. They just didn't expect that he would bring back a cute little girl, which caused quite a stir in the comments.

Xiao Weizhi glared at Gu Qingqi coldly and said, "Get lost."

Gu Qingqi shrugged, approached Lin Xiaoxiao who was chatting with Cheng Cheng, smiled honestly, and extended his right hand to her: "Hello, I am Xiao Weizhi's childhood friend, my name is Gu Qingqi, I am a member of the Gu family, and I am also the captain of the Tiger Roar Squad. It's nice to meet you."

Lin Xiaoxiao extended her hand, made a perfunctory gesture, and then quickly withdrew it: "Hello, my name is Lin Xiaoxiao, and I am a new member of the Dragon Fang Squad."

New team member? Got it~

Gu Qingqi smiled and continued the conversation: "You're Weizhi's newest member, huh? How old are you this year, Xiaoxiao? Do you have a partner? What kind of person do you like? Do you see anyone in my team who's your type?..."

A barrage of words, delivered without pause, rained down on Lin Xiaoxiao, making her dizzy and wanting nothing more than to say to the man in front of her: "Master, stop reading, my head hurts."

Just when she was at a loss and didn't know how to answer these questions.

Xiao Weizhi approached and coldly uttered, "Get lost!"

Gu Qingqi shrugged at Lin Xiaoxiao, waved goodbye, and said, "Xiaoxiao, if you don't like this ice-cold face, just tell me. The guys in my team are pretty good too."

Seeing that Gu Qingqi was still chattering, Xiao Weizi raised his hand, a purple-black light condensed in his palm, and he threw a small thunder cannonball at him.

Gu Qingqi drew the greatsword hanging at his waist with a backhand, raised his hand and cut the fist-sized lightning-type cannonball into more than a dozen pieces, calmly defusing the crisis.

After finishing all this, Gu Qingqi gave Lin Xiaoxiao a gold-embossed business card, gestured for her to call him if needed, and then quickly left.

Lin Xiaoxiao obediently accepted the gold-embossed business card, glanced at it a few times, and then casually stuffed it into her small bag.

The business card was golden in color, with only Gu Qingqi's name and his Fetion ID number written on it.

Xiao Weizhi's face darkened several shades when he saw that Lin Xiaoxiao not only accepted the business card but also carefully put it in her pocket as if it were a precious keepsake.

Just as the atmosphere within the team suddenly fell silent, an unexpected person appeared.

Liu Duoxin approached quickly, her delicate and beautiful face full of irritation and impatience. The moment she opened her mouth, her willfulness was completely exposed: "Why are you here? I'm telling you, I will never go back with you."

Xiao Weizhi didn't speak, but just stared coldly at Liu Duoxin.

Liu Duoxin continued, "I already said I want to cancel the engagement. It was arranged by the older generation when we were young and ignorant. Arranged marriage is not what I want."

After Liu Duoxin finished her rambling, Xiao Weizhi's thin lips parted slightly, his voice cold: "Are you sure?"

Liu Duoxin raised her small face and said expressionlessly, "Of course, who would like a perverted control freak?"

Xiao Weizhi lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze icy, her tone flat and even: "As you wish."

These words rendered Liu Duoxin unable to say anything more. She stomped her foot in anger and then turned and left.

As Liu Duoxin approached, Lin Xiaoxiao quietly hid behind Cheng Cheng, so Liu Duoxin didn't notice her presence at all.

She ate the melon while regretting that she hadn't brought any melon seeds.

But when she heard Xiao Weizhi say "As you wish" in her heart, she couldn't help but complain in her mind: "You villain, you're so stubborn. In the end, you'll still be following the male and female leads around like a puppy, starting a 'she runs, he chases, he chases and chases' mode."

Perhaps Lin Xiaoxiao's gossipy expression was too obvious, because Xiao Weizhi turned his head and gave her a cold look.

Lin Xiaoxiao immediately hid behind Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng smiled and turned his body, showing no fear of Xiao Weizhi's cold gaze, to block Lin Xiaoxiao's small figure.

"Hiss------cough cough cough, can you hear me?" After a burst of electric current sound, a gentle middle-aged male voice sounded.

After the man's voice rang out, the group that was still chatting stopped and turned to look at the middle-aged man in a gray-black suit standing in front of the railing.

The middle-aged man smiled warmly: "Alright, I know you're all anxious. I'll make it short. In this new secret realm, no one knows what's inside. I hope you all have a great harvest and return safely. Best wishes for your martial arts success!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man raised his arm and swung it backward.

Several staff members wearing black uniforms and full-body helmets came forward and pulled open the horizontal bars.

As the horizontal beam was opened, all the teams began to move towards the vortex-shaped portal in an orderly manner.

Xiao Weizhi called to Lin Xiaoxiao in a low voice, "Come here and stand next to me."

Lin Xiaoxiao stood obediently behind Xiao Weizi, no more than 30 centimeters away from him.

Cheng Cheng, unaware of what had happened, cupped her cheeks, looking as if she had bumped into something. Chen Feng (the vice-captain) stood helplessly beside Cheng Cheng, gazing at her with tender and indulgent eyes.

Soon, it was the Dragon Fang Squad's turn to enter the secret realm.

The thirty seconds it took to pass through the portal to the secret realm felt like being in a washing machine, being rolled around dozens of times, and then being pulled out and shaken hundreds of times.

Upon landing, Lin Xiaoxiao gagged and grabbed Xiao Wei's robe at the waist to steady her unsteady body.

Xiao Weizhi didn't shake off her hand immediately; instead, he stood there and waited for a while.

After she replied, he turned to his team and coldly instructed them: "Be on guard, observe the situation in the secret realm, and analyze the distribution of species within it..."

A series of concise instructions were issued, and everyone went about their tasks in an orderly manner.

Lin Xiaoxiao clutched his robe, and asked groggily, "Then what do I need to do?"

Xiao Weizhi was using the communicator in his hand to quickly take pictures and record the surrounding environment. He replied in a deep voice: "You don't have to do anything, just stay as you are."

Lin Xiaoxiao finally reacted. She was still holding onto Xiao Weizi's robe, and a blush appeared on her face uncontrollably, but she still obediently held onto the corner of the robe in her hand.

Xiao Weizhi felt his robe being pulled tight behind him. He was about to say, "Keeping things as they are doesn't mean you have to pull my robe. Just let go and stand still."

But when he saw Lin Xiaoxiao's slightly flushed face, he inexplicably swallowed those words.

Lin Xiaoxiao tugged at the corner of Xiao Weizhi's clothes and looked around at the surrounding environment.

The surrounding environment is exceptionally beautiful, with towering trees, lush green grass, and clusters of colorful flowers in bloom. When the wind blows, it is accompanied by a fragrant aroma, making it comparable to a 4A-level scenic spot.

Lin Xiaoxiao subconsciously said, "It smells so good, this fragrance is really nice."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weizhi was about to reprimand Lin Xiaoxiao for focusing on such useless things when his ears twitched, as if he had heard something, and his expression changed drastically.

He turned around, put his right arm around Lin Xiaoxiao's waist, made a few hand gestures with his left hand, and quickly retreated in accordance with the fluctuations of the skill.

In just three seconds, they retreated more than twenty meters.

They had barely retreated when a loud 'boom' suddenly erupted from their spot, blasting up yellow earth and filling the air with dust.