"Is this... the place?"

Yawning and holding Xiaobai, Ning Yunmiao stopped in front of the stones, cautiously looking around. "That Fiend Beast won't wake up early, will it? I'm not even enough to fill the gap between its teeth..."

"Meow~"

Xiaobai meowed, unclear whether it was encouraging its owner... or mocking her.

"Well, I came to take a look, but it seems like there's nothing I can do..." Ning Yunmiao muttered to herself, lifting Xiaobai up. "Xiaobai, do you have any ideas to help stop that Fiend Beast from coming out?"

She asked with the mindset that trying wouldn't hurt, but to her surprise, Xiaobai, after a moment of thought, wriggled free from her hands and landed on the ground.

"Huh? Xiaobai, do you really have a plan?" Ning Yunmiao was taken aback.

Xiaobai ignored her, took a few steps forward, and then began to dig a hole with its paw.

"Xiaobai, what are you doing? Are you going to poop?" Ning Yunmiao squatted down, watching Xiaobai with curiosity.

Xiaobai paused slightly at her words, then continued to dig the dirt in front of it.

"Xiaobai, you've never pooped before. Have you awakened?"

"......"

"Well, even so, isn't it bad to poop here? How about we find another place?"

"......"

"Xiaobai, why are you ignoring me? Say something, Xiaobai."

"Meow~"

"Tsk, Xiaobai, you're swearing so much. I'm your owner, you know. How can you do this?"

"......"

Finally stopping its digging, Xiaobai looked at the small hole in front of it, its golden cat eyes showing a very human-like expression of resignation.

Then, a golden light flashed across its forehead.

As the light faded, a few strands of fur fell from Xiaobai's forehead.

Seeing the fur fall into the small dirt hole, Xiaobai used its paw to push the previously dug-up dirt back in.

"Xiaobai, what exactly are you doing? Wait, are you really trying to stop the Fiend Beast?"

Hearing this, Xiaobai's movements in covering the dirt became noticeably more cheerful.

But...

"Xiaobai, will this really work? Aren't you just going through the motions?"

"Meow!"

Xiaobai finally couldn't help but turn its head and "meow" at Ning Yunmiao.

"Tsk, Xiaobai, you're swearing so much. You're not a good kitty."

"......"

Xiaobai pressed down on the dirt it had just covered, then turned and left, ignoring its owner.

"Hey? Xiaobai? Xiaobai, wait for me!"

The rocky ruins returned to silence.

Then, the next visitor arrived.

"Is there really a Fiend Beast hidden here?"

Xiao Lin circled the rocky ruins, still finding it hard to believe.

The mountain I live on every day, harboring a Fiend Beast? Who could easily accept that?

But after hearing the thoughts of his two Junior Sisters, Xiao Lin understood that it was already a fact, and no matter how much he couldn't accept it, it was useless.

"Sigh, since I got this information early, I can't let Master handle it all. I have to do something..." Xiao Lin squatted on the ground in a rogue-like manner, looking troubled. "But it seems like there's nothing I can do... Should I start digging here, find the Fiend Beast's lair, and then take it out?"

He chuckled at his own words.

"Forget it, I'll just make a token effort. The rest is up to Master." Shaking his head, Xiao Lin took out a basketball-sized black sphere from his Storage Magic Treasure.

This was the new Earth-Grade Magic Treasure he received from Leng Youxue a few days ago, after claiming that his previous one was taken by Yu Qiaoxi—the Thunderclap Pearl.

Yes, he knew the name was low and lacked any sense of grandeur, but there was nothing he could do; that was the name of the treasure, and it couldn't be changed.

And to be honest, this Thunderclap Pearl not only had a low name, but its function was equally low. Simply put, it was an explosive.

As an Earth-Grade Magic Treasure, it avoided all flashy gimmicks, all the swagger and coolness.

Art is explosion, art is Patrick Star!

And it's a one-time use, the kind that becomes useless after exploding.

So Xiao Lin always felt that when Leng Youxue gave him this bomb, she laughed, not because she remembered something happy.

"Well, at least this bomb can set explosion conditions, it's quite smart." Xiao Lin injected a trace of spiritual energy into the Thunderclap Pearl in his hand, set it up, then summoned Liuhan and dug a big hole on the spot.

"Give the Fiend Beast a little explosive shock, my little treasure!" Saying this to the Thunderclap Pearl in his hand, Xiao Lin placed the Earth-Grade Magic Treasure into the hole, then began to fill the dug-up dirt back in.

"Alright, that's it. The rest is up to Master."

Putting away Liuhan, Xiao Lin clapped his hands and turned to leave.

The rocky ruins returned to silence.

Then, the next visitor arrived.

"Hmm, I don't sense any danger..." Yu Qiaoxi looked at the rocky ruins in front of her and shook her head. "And didn't the teacher say there's no problem?"

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However, there's no reason for Third Senior Brother to lie, and since Senior Brother and the others said so...

Yu Qiaoxi took out a specially made brush, rolled up both sleeves, and said, "Then let's take this seriously."

With that, Yu Qiaoxi began setting up formations around the rocky ruins with her brush.

As she set up one formation after another, time slowly passed.

Two hours later, Yu Qiaoxi left the rocky ruins.

The rocky ruins returned to silence.

This time, there were no more visitors.

……

……

Another day passed, and early that morning, as Xiao Lin opened his door, he saw Yu Qiaoxi approaching excitedly, followed by Luo Qingyan and others.

These days, they all knew that Xiao Lin had a new mark and that Yu Qiaoxi was helping him develop a method to activate it.

So seeing everyone gather around, Xiao Lin knew she had succeeded.

Fourth Junior Sister really values her taste, getting up so early again...

Glancing at the excited Ning Yunmiao, Xiao Lin then looked at Yu Qiaoxi and smiled, "It's done, Fifth Junior Sister..."

But before he could finish, Yu Qiaoxi pushed him into the room.

"?"

"Stop talking, Senior Brother, hurry, take off your clothes." Yu Qiaoxi said bluntly as she followed him into the room, preparing to close the door.

Then she felt something was off.

Why does it feel like there's a murderous intent locked onto me?

Blinking in confusion, Yu Qiaoxi turned to look outside the room, her charming eyes sweeping over the excited Ning Yunmiao, the curious Lu Xingqiu, and Luo Qingyan, whose face was as cold as ever, and suddenly found the murderous intent had disappeared.

【Hmm, must be my imagination...】

No, no, it's not your imagination...

Since being pushed into the room by Yu Qiaoxi, Xiao Lin had been watching Luo Qingyan closely and was certain that just moments ago, Luo Qingyan had indeed released a murderous intent towards Yu Qiaoxi.

It wasn't a joke; it was genuine murderous intent.

But it vanished in an instant, so Yu Qiaoxi didn't notice.

It seems Second Junior Sister still cherishes the bond of fellow disciples and stopped herself in time...

Xiao Lin looked at Luo Qingyan, feeling greatly relieved.

Then he heard Luo Qingyan's inner voice...

【Senior Brother wants me to give him twins, what can this cheap woman compare to me?】

When did I ever say I wanted you to give me twins! Don't take your imagination as reality!