Mu Qingyun, with a small flame burning in her palm, began fighting with Fan Yunche.

Yuehu clutched her head, too pained to utter a single word.

Why does she feel like she's being attacked? She's been diligently cultivating lately, so why is she being attacked like this just because she only used the most basic illusion technique?

While Yuehu was still wondering, Fan Yunche was being beaten back by Mu Qingyun.

Fan Yunche has indeed made great progress, but she has worked just as hard as him and has also undergone professional training at the military academy.

So, he couldn't beat her before, and he still can't beat her now.

A palm strike landed squarely on Fan Yunche's chest, the force of which was like a thousand pounds pressing down, forcing him to take several steps back. Just as he regained his footing, the taste of blood welled up in his throat, and he couldn't help but cough, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“If you want to take something, you’d better think twice about your own worth,” Mu Qingyun bent down, put her hands behind her back, and met Fan Yunche’s gaze with her icy eyes. “According to the rules of the second round, if you can’t take it, you die. Do you have any last words?”

Mu Qingyun's gaze was chillingly cold, and she spoke with a serious expression, without the slightest hint of joking.

She is decisive and ruthless, and will not be indecisive at crucial moments, nor will she be a saint who forgives others without limit.

"You!" Upon hearing this, Fan Yunche clenched his fists and stared at her intently, his eyes filled with a desire to tear her apart.

Despite her best efforts, she was still easily defeated by Mu Qingyun.

Because the first round was broadcast live, footage of him being brutally beaten and verbally abused by Mu Qingyun circulated online. His parents, who were watching his live stream, naturally witnessed his embarrassing moment.

After finally getting through the first hurdle, his parents didn't give him a kind look. Instead, they scolded him with extreme disdain, asking why he was such a good-for-nothing who lost to a traitor who had left home!

His eyes held a ruthless glint in them, like a sharp, poisoned tooth that sent chills down one's spine.

But Mu Qingyun remained remarkably calm when she met that gaze.

It's just a dying struggle, like a clown, just something to watch.

A ball of fire gathered in her palm, and she aimed it at Fan Yunche's head, focusing her strength.

"Um, how about we let him go?" Diewu cautiously suggested. She knew she had no right to advise him, but seeing Fan Yunche beaten to death, she still felt a pang of guilt.

"Since you're so reluctant to do it, why don't you die in his place?" Kazel chuckled and gave her a cold look.

Good grief, this woman didn't help when Fan Yunche made his move, but now that Mu Qingyun has defeated Fan Yunche, she's jumping out to complain.

Upon hearing this, Diewu shut her mouth. She knew she was in the wrong, and saying a word in her defense would be enough to settle her previous friendship with Fan Yunche.

"No, please don't hurt him! We have a raw stone here. We'll give it to you if you let him go!"

Yuehu finally recovered from the immense pain of being struck by Su Qiluo's mental power. Seeing that Fan Yunche was about to be beaten to death by Mu Qingyun, she immediately shouted loudly.

Hmm, something's up?

Mu Qingyun looked up at Yuehu, "Take it out."

"Yuehu!" Upon hearing this, Fan Yunche, who had been staring at Mu Qingyun, immediately looked towards Yuehu. "Are you crazy?"

Ke Yuehu ignored him, took out a purple gemstone from her storage bag, walked up to her, and handed it to her, saying, "Here, gemstone."

"There are still clues." Mu Qingyun glanced at them indifferently, without immediately reaching out to take them.

"You've gone too far! You're never satisfied. You actually want more clues?" Yuehu looked surprised. She really hadn't expected Mu Qingyun to want more clues.

“This isn’t greed. I have the raw stone but no clues, and I can’t even get out. What use would such a raw stone be?” Mu Qingyun held one hand above Fan Yunche’s head and stretched the other hand out in front of Yuehu.

"Since you want to save him, show some sincerity. Besides, he attacked me first. Who is never satisfied?"

Her gaze swept over Yuehu's fluffy tail, which was still wagging, and she suddenly recalled the feeling of touching it earlier.

She already had a soft spot for fluffy little creatures, and if it weren't for the fact that this little fox happened to hit the spot she liked, she wouldn't have bothered to negotiate with Yuehu at all; she would have already killed the fox and taken the stone with a single blow.

“Fine, as long as you let him go.” Yuehu frowned, and before she finished speaking, she took out the clues from her storage bag without hesitation.

There were four paintings, exactly the same as hers.

"No!" Fan Yunche suddenly shouted as if he had gone mad, staring straight at Yuehu, "Why did you save me? You took the raw stone and I'm still dead. Couldn't you have just left?"

“I consider you a friend. I can’t just leave a friend in trouble. Anyway, we still have some raw stones. Let’s go look for more.” Yuehu looked at Fan Yunche and said softly.

The first hurdle was due to a forced binding, but they still met in the second hurdle, and it happened within just one day of entering.

She felt that some things were a matter of fate, and her relationship with Fan Yunche was a perfect example of fate.

Since Tian wanted them to move forward together, she naturally wouldn't abandon Fan Yunche.

"Cunning is a fox's nature. You stupid fox, you haven't learned any of the fox's good qualities." Fan Yunche snorted, turned his head away, and stopped looking at Yuehu.

Not wanting to hear about the human-fox love story to come, Mu Qingyun gestured for Kazel to step forward and take it, while she withdrew her hand from Fan Yunche's head.

"Walk."

After getting the items, the four of them left, ignoring Fan Yunche and Yuehu.

Watching them walk away, Yuehu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Why did you snatch Mu Qingyun's raw stone just now? Didn't you see there were four of them?"

“On their side, only Kazel and Mu Qingyun are capable fighters. Although Butterfly Dance is not weak, she definitely won’t attack us. The rest, Su, is a piece of trash.”

Fan Yunche frowned. "Even if you and I join forces, we might not be able to defeat them. Your illusion magic can control both of them at the same time. I don't think I can't defeat two controlled people."

As he was talking, he seemed to suddenly remember something, "Right, why didn't you use illusion magic just now? It was such a good opportunity."

Kazel didn't seem to intend to make a move. It was just Mu Qingyun; the two of them could definitely have won against each other.

"I don't know. Strangely enough, when I used the illusion magic just now, my head felt like it had been hit hard. It hurt so much that I couldn't even open my eyes." Yuehu recalled the strange thing that had just happened, but still couldn't figure it out.

She felt that this shouldn't be the case.