The Kohan were the most ruthless tribe to the imperial court. They not only harassed the region year after year, but also frequently raided border towns, committing all sorts of atrocities, including burning, killing, and looting.

They not only killed many people and abducted and raped women, but also polluted their water sources, causing widespread plagues in many places.

She had been ordered to inspect those places; they were littered with corpses and in complete disarray.

You should never cooperate with Kohan!

"Sister, I have no choice. Once you leave and I ascend the throne, the border states are eyeing me covetously. Only Kohan is willing to form a marriage alliance with me, and, moreover, I am extremely fond of Zitong."

"you!"

Mu Qingyun frowned in confusion, her right hand clenched into a fist, about to throw a punch, but her mother rushed up from behind and hugged her tightly.

"Yoona, no! He's your brother!"

As always, Mother endured humiliation and hardship, choosing to bear it silently even when bullied.

"Brother Mu, Mu Qingyun, don't be fooled by illusions, wake up!"

Su Qiluo's voice came from beside her, but Mu Qingyun remained unmoved, staring at her younger brother in front of her, and finally withdrew her fist.

She knew this was an illusion; she wasn't that stupid.

However, this illusion made her heartbroken. She had clearly paved the way for her younger brother, so why did it turn out like this in the illusion?

"Sister, I have said everything I needed to say. Now that you have returned alive, I will bestow upon you the title of Princess, so that you may keep her with Mother."

The younger brother raised his head, all his previous politeness vanished, replaced by the arrogance of someone who had long held a high position. "However, you are not to be touched, Zitong. Stay in the harem and I will bestow upon you endless riches and honors."

"..."

Mu Qingyun looked at her younger brother, who was just like their father, with a mocking look in her eyes. "You're not my brother. My brother wouldn't turn out like this."

“He despises people like his father the most, and he would never, ever, marry into the family of Kohan, let alone allow others to treat Mother like that.”

Mu Qingyun glanced coldly at her younger brother, "I was just trying to see what you were capable of before."

"Instead of making people ugly, you should make them beautiful. If you want to keep me here, you'll have to find the right solution."

As soon as she finished speaking, her younger brother and mother suddenly transformed into two screaming, roaring liquid monsters, wriggling and charging towards her.

"Use mental power."

Su Qiluo's voice came again, and Mu Qingyun followed his command, using the mental power she had just comprehended to begin the attack.

Virtual things are even more aggressive than physical things.

Those two disgusting things impersonating her brother and mother only let out one scream before turning into a puddle of liquid.

"Focus your mind, come back."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun closed her eyes briefly to focus, then opened them again to see Su Qiluo's anxious gaze.

She withdrew her hand and lowered her gaze. "I think I almost went mad with qi."

"Hmm, it's alright. Luckily, you didn't get too absorbed in it." Su Qiluo looked at her, who was lost in thought, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to speak: "I can see your illusions."

Mu Qingyun suddenly looked up at Su Qiluo and asked, "You heard everything too?"

"Yes." Su Qiluo nodded honestly.

It's over.

This was the first thought that came to her mind.

Should we be honest?

But how long have she known Su Qiluo, and how long have they been together? How could she be so honest with him?

She subconsciously clenched her fist, then looked up and met Su Qiluo's gaze. "I don't want to talk about it."

The meaning of these words was quite clear. Su Qiluo just smiled when she heard this. Worried that she might have some bad intentions, he said softly, "It's okay. You can say it if you want to, or you can say it if you don't want to."

"Um, it's getting dark. Should we continue on our way?" Butterfly Dance glanced at the two of them cautiously.

Although she didn't know what had happened, she knew that a lack of mental focus could lead to demonic possession, and judging from their appearance, something must have happened in Brother Mu's mind.

"Let's go." He glanced down at the compass in his hand and channeled some spiritual energy into it.

Before she came out, she took a look at her sea of ​​consciousness. After what happened with her "younger brother" and "mother", her spiritual power rapidly increased to the fifth stage of the first phase!

Following the compass, they walked forward, but because of Su Qiluo's presence, they could only proceed on foot.

I'm used to being carried by the butterfly, and now I'm walking on my own, which feels a bit strange.

The ground was covered in ruins, making it quite difficult to walk around.

"oops."

Butterfly Dance was not paying attention and twisted her ankle, falling directly to the ground. The rubble below was uneven and pitted. A sharp piece of rubble cut her hand, and blood immediately flowed all over the ground.

"Are you alright?" Mu Qingyun looked at Diewu and quickly reached out to help her up. Upon seeing this, Su Qiluo's light-based abilities flashed.

The warm yellow light shone on Butterfly Dance's injured hand, and almost instantly, her hand healed completely, leaving no trace of the injury.

"Why don't you two just stay flying in the sky? I'll have someone send me a flying vehicle." Su Qiluo looked at the two of them. The main thing was that these two were going to pass the test. He was there to accompany his girlfriend, not to hold her back.

“The aircraft will be seen.” Mu Qingyun frowned and rejected his idea.

If the contestants see the aircraft and then manage to pass the second stage and enter the military academy, then they will truly have no way to explain themselves.

“I had the doctor send in a wing-shaped one,” Su Qiluo replied immediately. The doctor might not know anything, but when it came to scientific research, if he said he was second, only that vampire dared to say he was first.

Wing shape?

She pursed her lips. The doctor was really amazing; he could even shape the aircraft at will. He was truly a master.

Since things have come to this, it seems she has no reason to refuse.

"Okay." Nodding in agreement, Su Qiluo immediately contacted the doctor, talked for a while, and finally sent Yi Beixuan in to deliver the things to him.

The three waited for a while, and then Yi Beixuan descended from the sky, holding a machine box-shaped object in his hand, and got off the rescue plane.

"Here you go." He handed over the machine box, then rolled his eyes at Su Qiluo. "You're really something, coming back without stopping, not even taking a break. I just went to the bathroom, and when I came out you were gone."

"Thanks." Ignoring his long string of words that followed, Su Qiluo took the machine box and waved to indicate that he could leave.

Yi Beixuan: ...

What kind of people are these?!

So he was just a delivery guy?

"I hope you're exhausted." With a snort of annoyance, he got back into the rescue plane and left. He didn't say a word to anyone except Su Qiluo the entire time.

As Yi Beixuan left with an air of nonchalance, Mu Qingyun's gaze fell on the machine box in Su Qiluo's hand.

How could such a tiny cube possibly deform?