"I see, it concerns an Ancient Divine Beast, so only entrusting your own Young Master can be reassuring, right?" Mu Hanyan suddenly realized and looked at Wu Qiuyun with a sly grin, "So, that means your status in the Wu Family isn’t simple either."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I guess I should be the Young Master of the Wu Family," Wu Qiuyun stroked his chin, then added, "But if I die in the Exotic Beast Valley, then I’d be nothing."
"Are you not afraid I’ll cross the river and tear down the bridge after telling me all this?" Mu Hanyan asked with a smile.
"Do I have another choice? The situation turned out completely beyond our expectations. If it weren’t for running into you by chance and forming an alliance after listening to Wu Songxing, I’d probably have been gnawed down to the bones by Exotic Beasts. I have no other choice but to trust you," Wu Qiuyun said with a wry smile.
Initially, choosing to accompany Mu Hanyan was partially out of using each other, so some things had to be left unsaid. But now, the situation was dire. To keep hiding things could harm himself, which he could no longer afford to do, hesitating back and forth.
"Rest assured, your choice is the right one," Mu Hanyan nodded and said. Wu Qiuyun was a smart man. She believed he would make the right decisions.
Due to past experiences, Mu Hanyan would never easily expose her back to anyone again. She absolutely wouldn’t tolerate any betrayal. However, as long as someone was sincere and genuine with her, she would never let them down.
They continued walking deeper into the valley, just as Yang Boqiao had described. Exotic Beasts all have a very strong sense of territory. Since an Earth Splitting Crocodile appeared, there would be no other beasts of similar strength within a hundred miles. Even if they occasionally encountered a few reckless ones, they were much weaker.
"Alright, I’m not making a move this time. These two are yours," Mu Hanyan said lazily, looking at the two One-horned Rhinoceroses in front of them.
One-horned Rhinoceroses, mutated from wild mountain goats, have a single horn similar to a rhinoceros, but their impact strength is several times stronger than ordinary rhinos. The one in front of Mu Cheng, its strength approached that of a Sixth-tier Knight.
Since they were inherently not fierce predators, One-horned Rhinoceroses had fatal weaknesses. In fact, they were no match for a Sixth-tier Knight, perfect for Mu Cheng to practice on.
After all, it was also a trial. Surely, he couldn’t actually be raised as a pig.
"I... probably can’t do it," Mu Cheng said timidly.
"When I tell you to go, just go. Why so much nonsense?" Mu Hanyan glared at Mu Cheng. Where had his boldness gone, the one he used to show in front of her? Did he think she was easier to bully than a dumb mountain goat?
"Brother Han Yan, you’re the boss. Why don’t you go, and I’ll cover you," Mu Cheng cheekily said, wearing a thick-skinned face.
"I need you to cover what exactly? Are you going or not?" Mu Hanyan feigned a furious expression and asked.
"No, I can’t win," Mu Cheng shook his head vigorously, like a bobblehead doll.
"Really not going?" Mu Hanyan asked sternly.
"A man of his word, since I said no, I mean no. After all, you are my brother, and you surely can’t just kill me with a sword," Mu Cheng puffed out his chest and declared "bravely."
Hearing this, Mu Hanyan was both frustrated and amused. Having spent a lot of time together, this guy had figured out her temperament and was not really afraid of her anymore.
"Did you forget what Master told you? Daring to upset me, have you grown too bold? Don’t you want to continue being my disciple anymore?" Mu Hanyan’s eyes flickered mischievously, smirking. However, inwardly she scoffed a few times, ’What Master? That guy’s just shamelessly making the most of things,’ but at times , bluffing with some borrowed authority kinda helped.
(I’m begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets, aww aww aww~~~ Continuing with a dozen more Chapters! Chu Xi’s son, Little Eight, will probably be born in about ten days. Little Eight’s name, hmm... I’ve chosen one, it’s really, really... quite cute hehehehe.)