How strange, his face has turned red! Has he fallen ill?

  Hua Rou thought of this and immediately wanted to reach out and touch Mu Junwu's cheek.

  Mu Jun suddenly opened his eyes, Hua Rou was startled and quickly closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

  "Since you're awake, let's head back."

  Hua Ruo heard this and opened her eyes with a hint of shyness, lowering her head as she left Mu Junwu's embrace: "That... are you okay?"

  "What can I do?"

  Hua Rou quickly lifted her head and looked at him: "Your face is a bit red, aren't you sick with a fever?"

  "I'm fine, let's go!"

  Mo Jun immediately stood up, Hua Rou pulled her cloak and followed behind him, very concerned: "Really nothing wrong?"

  Longing for you, I don't respond, just keep walking forward.

  "I'm asking you!" Huā Róu discontentedly chased after him, Mù Jūn Wú suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at her with some annoyance, hastily saying: "You should worry about yourself first!"

  "What?" Huā Róu was puzzled.

  "Your face is as red as a monkey's butt!"

  Hua Rou's face turned red as she covered her cheeks and lowered her head in embarrassment.

  You've finally agreed, I'm beaming with joy. With a spring-in-my-step kind of smile, I extended my hand to her: "Shall we go?"

  Hua Rong's face turned red, and she silently stretched out her hand.

  Then he took her hand and they walked back together.

  ……

  In the courtyard of the Soul Snatcher's mansion, Grandma stood at the entrance of the main hall, gazing at the birds chirping and chattering in the trees, with a smile on her face.

  The trial has begun, and as long as everything goes smoothly, she can finally rest assured and get rid of those two pests.

  Thinking that such days will soon arrive, I feel content in my heart, and suddenly this early summer feels like a vibrant midsummer with the sun shining brightly.

  Just then, Tang Min brought Tang Eleven and Tang Jing into the courtyard in a hurry.

  As soon as Grandma saw the three of them, her expression immediately turned serious.

  Tang Min led the way in front of Grandma just as she was about to speak, Grandma hastily said: "Say it inside."

  Then they all entered the hall.

  Grandma sat in the main chair, looking at Tang Min with a serious expression: "Guarding the door."

  Tang Min immediately went to the door and stuck to it, staring outside with great vigilance.

  "Speak!" exclaimed Grandma Tang to both Tang Shi and Tang Jing.

  Tang Eleven took a step forward and bowed his head: "Grandma, we... are too late, Tang Die is already dead."

  "Dead?" Grandma's tone was filled with doubt, as if she couldn't believe it.

  "Yes, when we arrived she was already dead and her body had been cremated." Tang Jing added.

  Grandma winked and pouted: "It's probably just an illusion!"

  Tang Eleven's face turned cautious as he said, "It's not like that... the situation we've heard about is very similar to a poisonous explosion. Besides her husband, four other members of the Tang family died with her."

  "Four people from the Tang Sect?" Grandma stood up immediately:

  "We almost caught everyone in the village and asked them, and their statements were completely consistent. Among those who died together, four of them were from the soul-snatching house."

  Grandma's face turned gloomy as she slumped back into her chair, and it wasn't until after a long while that she reacted: "Tang Min! Immediately investigate all the disciples sent out by the Soul Snatcher's Chamber. I want to know who got ahead of me."

  "Yes, Master."

  "Grandma, we have another discovery this time." Tang Jing added at this time: "Tang Die... also has a daughter."

  The gloomy face of Grandma suddenly had a joyful expression: "Oh? Where is this person?"

  "This person has gone missing, but we inquired about her name, and she is surnamed Hua, named Rou."

  Grandma was stunned on the spot. Tang Min looked at Tang Jing in shock: "What? What did you just call her?"

  Tang Jing was about to repeat himself, when his grandmother's hand rose and two long needles were instantly stabbed into the back of his neck and Tang Eleven's. The two immediately went weak in the knees and fell to the ground, unconscious.

  Tang Min looked at her grandmother, whose eyes were filled with incomprehension and shock, but more so with a sense of helplessness. However, her grandmother got up calmly and walked to Tang Min's side.

  "You didn't hear anything just now."

  Tang Min nodded nervously: "Yes."

  "These two disciples are also considered to have made contributions. It's a pity they were killed, which ruined their memories. Let them stay with you as sparring partners!"

  "Yes."

  "Remember." Grandma's eyes gleamed with a fierce light: "I don't want a third person to know."

  "I understand!"

  ……

  When Hua Rou and Mu Jun returned to the high platform, everyone had already rested well.

  Yu'er anxiously approached: "How come you've been gone for so long?"

  Hua Rou smiled awkwardly: "When Mu Da Ge was setting up his formation, I got sleepy and fell asleep."

  Tang Xiao saw that Hua Rou was wearing a cloak, and understood that it was something from Mu Junwu. A hint of loss flashed in his eyes.

  "Wow, Brother Mochi, you're amazing!" Yuer praised Mochi, but before she could finish speaking, Tang Liu took over: "That's right! Mochi! You're a man I still can't beat for the time being!"

  I heard your words and smiled, shaking my head.

  Hua Rou's mood wasn't bad, and she immediately teased Tang Liu'er: "Ah, it's not easy for you to admit that you can't beat Mu Gege!"

  "Just for now!" Tang Liu hurriedly emphasized: "Only for now!"

  "Enough idle talk, where are we going next?" Tang Ji's question made Mu Junwu look at Tang Xiao, but Tang Xiao shook his head: "I still won't make the decision, just in case..."

  Tang Xiao wanted to speak but stopped, everyone looked at each other, who didn't want to take the lead.

  "Let's just go with what Brother Mu says!" Hua Rou saw the situation and straightforwardly found her most trusted person, everyone else also nodded in agreement. So Mu Junwu didn't hesitate either, and said to Tang Xiao: "The map."

  Tang Xiao immediately handed over the map and unfolded it, Mu Junwu asked him directly: "Where did you originally want to go?"

  Tang Xiao pointed at one with his hand.

  I looked at you and chose the farthest one on the map: "This one!"

  Tang Xiao's eyes widened, while Tang Jing slightly furrowed his brow: "This is the most difficult and farthest, why?"

  "My goodness! It's so far away. Even if we don't stop on the way, it'll take at least two days to get there!" Tang Liu scratched his head in confusion: "Why choose this one?"

  "So far, Tang Xiao has always chosen the safest route. Tang Fei Yan is familiar with his habits and can easily guess which one he will choose. If we follow his thinking again, it's hard to guarantee that we won't fall behind them once more. Why not choose the most distant one instead? Let her think that we're trapped in a maze and can't get out - wouldn't that be even better?"

  Mo Junwu's explanation made Tang Xiao nod in agreement: "You make a lot of sense."

  "And if the other party feels that everything is under control, they might start snatching the token..."

  Admiring you, I look at Tang Xiao. At this moment, Tang Xiao's eyes are wide open - Admiring you, I have grasped what he is thinking in his heart.

  "Perhaps we can also have a yellow sparrow."

  Your words make Tang Xiao's eyes complex, but he doesn't say a word.

  "What does 'yellow sparrow' mean?" Huajou didn't understand.

  "It's just a bargain, this idea sounds good, I like it!" Tang Liu exclaimed: "Hmph, Tang Feiyan robbed us, next time we'll let her taste the feeling of being robbed too!"

  Hua Rou smiled slightly and said: "What are we waiting for? Let's set off!"