Time flies, and half a day has already passed.
Taking advantage of their unpreparedness, Xiao Feng circulated his spiritual energy and forcefully opened a large hole in the mountain wall in front of him.
The spirit ore kept falling from inside; all he had to do was throw it into the basket.
In an instant, he filled twenty baskets with the spirit ore and placed them aside.
He lay on the ground to attract Chen Xianmiao's attention.
"That guy really doesn't know what's good for him. If he doesn't complete the mission, those guards won't hold back when they say they want his life."
At this moment, he hid the baskets in the shadow of the large hole.
Without careful observation, no one would notice that he had completed his task.
Little did Xiao Feng know, he was pondering how to get the answer he wanted from Chen Xianmiao.
Revealing his identity was obviously the worst option, as he had no idea whether Chen Xianmiao was friend or foe.
If he were to reveal his identity, it would be like handing himself over to the chopping block; Su Xuerou would never let him go.
As luck would have it, Chen Xianmiao quietly approached, her face full of displeasure: "Get out of the way, I've finished mining all the mines there."
Xiao Feng stood up nonchalantly, dusting himself off: "After you finish mining, can't you go back and rest?"
"Finish digging? It definitely won't be finished before midnight."
Even the guards at the gate knew that meals were served at midnight.
Seeing Chen Xianmiao's expression, Xiao Feng understood that she suspected he was toying with her, so he simply stepped aside to let her clearly see the spirit ore hidden inside.
Those who can come here are not internal staff of the Palace of Bliss, so it's impossible for anyone to prepare ore for them in advance.
When she saw the veins inside were full of minerals, her eyes widened suddenly: "This...you really finished mining it all?"
Xiao Feng shrugged nonchalantly: "Digging these veins won't take me much time."
Seeing the mineral vein she had been hoping for inside, Chen Xianmiao's greed was palpable.
"call out..."
He put down the hoe and his body transformed into a beam of light, gradually approaching.
"Bang.."
After exchanging a palm strike, Xiao Feng had already sensed that his strength had significantly decreased.
Just as she was about to make another move, Xiao Feng's spiritual power erupted, forcefully pressing her to the ground. He walked up to her and said, "Trying to steal my spirit mine?"
Chen Xianmiao sensed that his strength was extraordinary and vaguely felt that something was wrong, her face full of shock.
She was definitely the leader among these people. Even she didn't have the ability to mine so many spirit mines at the same time. She didn't understand how Xiao Feng did it.
If she can master it, she will have more time to cultivate her sacred body.
After much thought, Chen Xianmiao felt that she had to accept this loss.
In an instant, her expression changed completely, and she patted her leg, saying, "Let me get up."
Seeing that all the spiritual energy in her body had disappeared, Xiao Feng withdrew his own spiritual energy and walked aside.
"How did you collect them? Could you teach me?"
Seeing Chen Xianmiao's sycophantic demeanor, Xiao Feng knew she must have suffered a lot here.
He couldn't easily reveal his methods, otherwise he definitely wouldn't get the information he needed.
He deliberately pretended to be in a difficult position and lay down next to the large hole, which happened to be a blind spot, so the guards outside could not see inside.
Seeing that Xiao Feng was different from the others, Chen Xianmiao held up two fingers: "I'll give you two days' worth of food, as long as you can tell me how."
"Two days' worth of meals?"
Hearing these unusual terms of the deal, Xiao Feng felt a little curious.
However, he also harbored some unfounded thoughts, feeling that the Palace of Bliss did not treat them as human beings at all.
If it weren't for their need to survive, they probably wouldn't even have this meal.
"Lend me some spirit stones, and I'm willing to tell you some secrets."
Through Zhao Yuwei's connection, she was able to vaguely learn about the information within the Palace of Bliss.
And this is all information she cannot share; none of the people here have heard it.
She had already taken a very risky step to obtain this method.
Seeing that Chen Xianmiao was about to make this concession, he pretended to think for a moment and said, "Two days' worth of food, plus these ores."
"As you wish."
Chen Xianmiao gritted her teeth, feeling resentful but unable to voice her grievances.
After a moment, Xiao Feng made way for her, indicating that she should go inside and get it herself.
"You'd better not go out now, otherwise they'll find out we have a way to mine more veins, and they'll only give us more missions in the future."
If the task is not completed on any given day, physical pain will still be incurred.
Seeing Chen Xianmiao's terrified expression, Xiao Feng nodded slightly: "As you wish."
He never intended to leave, and Jing Shen hasn't returned yet, clearly held back by something.
What do you want to ask?
Seeing that her ten baskets of spirit ore had been placed, Chen Xianmiao finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart.
Xiao Feng glanced at her and asked, "How were you captured? Can you tell me?"
It wasn't a secret, and she felt there was nothing wrong with talking about it.
She then sat down next to Xiao Feng and said, "I was personally dragged up here by Su Xuerou, but I refused to compromise, so they locked me up here."
What would happen if we compromised?
Hearing Xiao Feng ask such a question, Chen Xianmiao felt somewhat uncomfortable and stood up.
"Many disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect and the deputy pavilion master of the Lingxiao Pavilion have pledged allegiance to the Holy Maiden Su Xuerou in exchange for their lives and a place in the Bliss Palace."
"They didn't come to rescue you?"
When Chen Xianmiao heard that Xiao Feng was trying to get others to save her, she gave a bitter smile: "Save me? They probably can't even save themselves."
This is not an exaggeration. If they were completely useless, Su Xuerou would probably kill those people as well, and would not let them leave safely.
Looking at Chen Xianmiao's disdainful expression, Xiao Feng already had a certain understanding of her situation.
"How many people are around the Holy Maiden?"
"countless."
Chen Xianmiao took a deep breath and voiced the helplessness in her heart.
To be willing to follow the saintess for the sake of survival is a temperament that she cannot understand.
Looking at Chen Xianmiao's angry face, Xiao Feng reminded her, "Control your spiritual power."
There were guards at the entrance watching them closely. If they were spotted at the same time, the two of them would likely be arrested.
How were you arrested?
Xiao Feng frowned slightly at her curious gaze: "This is not something you should be asking."
He couldn't very well say that he came in on purpose, otherwise Chen Xianmiao would definitely think he was mentally ill.
One sentence cut off Chen Xianmiao's words that were about to come out: "I thought we could become friends, but it seems you don't have that intention."
His words sounded very aggrieved, clearly indicating that he had long regarded Xiao Feng as his friend.
Being able to demonstrate such strength here will give them more time to cultivate their sacred body in the future.
As long as I can curry favor with Xiao Feng, who knows, he might be able to mine ore for me in the future. Why not?
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