Chapter 212

Chapter 212: Deliver a Letter to Shen Sang Ruo

Feng He Yun asked with a hard voice after what just happened: “What do you want with us?”

Bai Mu Mu stroked the Cold Echo Pearl in her hand and curved her lips: “I want to trouble our Senior Brother to make a trip and deliver a letter.”

Feng He Yun blinked, confused: “Deliver a letter? To who?” [What trick is Bai Mu Mu playing now?]

His temper rose as he pressed her: “We finally got into the Heaven-grade Zone, yet instead of leading the team to search for rare treasures, you want someone to deliver a letter?”

He reminded her, angry now: “We paid the price of six people to defeat the Guardian Beast. Our hard work isn’t for your games. You also said we were going to look for Shen Sang Ruo, but you had us fight a Mid Nascent Soul Stage Demonic Beast instead.”

Bai Mu Mu spoke slowly, calm as ever: “Senior Brother, don’t be so anxious. I want Flying Cloud Sect to take first place more than any of you. Everything I’m doing is for Flying Cloud Sect.”

She tilted her head and reasoned: “With only eight of us, how can we search the Heaven-grade Zone for treasures? The Demonic Beasts here are all Nascent Soul and above.”

Feng He Yun was about to demand what they came for, when she added with a cool smile: “So what we must do is rob points from other teams.”

She tapped the pearl and said: “I told you I’d lead you to Shen Sang Ruo. Right now, the Ninghua Sect team is inside the Heaven-grade Zone.”

At the mention of Shen Sang Ruo, both Feng He Yun and Wen Xuan brightened. Feng He Yun asked, a bit excited: “Really?” Wen Xuan’s joy turned tight with worry as he added: “Little Ruo entered the Heaven-grade Zone too? But they only have five people. How did they get in? Is she hurt?”

Bai Mu Mu watched their reactions, a shadow flickering in her eyes. She said lightly: “Once Senior Brother places this letter in Shen Sang Ruo’s hand, you’ll know how they’re doing.”

Her tone sharpened: “Ninghua Sect’s points are high. We only need to lure them over, knock them out, and we’ll sit steady in first.”

She glanced between them: “Haven’t you always wanted to trample the people around her under your feet?”

Feng He Yun frowned: “But we only have eight. Can we beat Ninghua Sect?”

Bai Mu Mu’s laugh held mockery: “What? Did Senior Brother get scared after Ye Huai beat you? You’re frightened already? How can eight not eliminate five?” [I will never expect much from these Flying Cloud fools.]

Her words hit his sore spot. After losing to Ye Huai, Feng He Yun had been crushed for days, almost breaking his dao heart. He hated hearing anyone say he feared Ye Huai. He snapped, face dark: “How would I fear him? I’ll deliver the letter right now and bring them over!”

Bai Mu Mu’s eyes curved, pleased: “Senior Brother truly has courage.”

Wen Xuan still looked puzzled as he asked: “Then why did you call me too?”

Bai Mu Mu looked his way with a plan already set: “Senior Brother delivers the letter. Second Senior Brother is, of course, the one who writes it.”

She softened her tone, yet it was an order: “Your task is to write a letter that will lure Shen Sang Ruo over. With your history with her, that shouldn’t be hard, should it?”

Wen Xuan’s fingers curled. If this were before, he would have been confident, but now… He clenched his hand. [With what little bond we still have, I should at least get her to come once.]

Bai Mu Mu’s gaze turned intent: “Remember, the letter must lead them to the west side of the Heaven-grade Zone so we can set an ambush.” [Only in that place can I let the System work.]

She turned to leave: “Once it’s written, come find me. I’ll tell Senior Brother where Shen Sang Ruo is.”

Half an hour later, Wen Xuan finished a letter several pages long. The two of them came before Bai Mu Mu. She held out her hand: “Give me the letter.”

Wen Xuan frowned and didn’t move. Bai Mu Mu let out a cold laugh: “I don’t care to peek at it, and I don’t lower myself to spying. I’m only placing a tracking spell on it.”

Wen Xuan finally handed it over, but his eyes stayed fixed on her. He had realized his Junior Sister had never been a simple white flower, but a black-hearted, ruthless woman who would threaten him and force him to kneel if it served her.

Bai Mu Mu, of course, had no tracking spell. [The System provides the location.] To Feng He Yun and Wen Xuan, though, she said Master Ling Xiao had taught her this spell. Since Master Ling Xiao always favored Bai Mu Mu, the two men found that easy to believe.

She passed the letter back with a faint smile: “Go, Senior Brother. We’ll be waiting for your good news.”

Feng He Yun gripped the letter, rose on his Flowing Cloud Sword with Sword Flight, and soon vanished from sight.

On the other side, Shen Sang Ruo and her Senior Brothers and Senior Sister were busy gathering rare treasures. The moment they stepped into the Heaven-grade Zone, rich Spiritual Qi rushed at them. This area had been untouched for hundreds of years, and it was now full of precious materials that made their eyes light up again and again. It felt like a huge win.

Any single item here was worth one hundred points. A casual handful could be worth thousands. These were the kind of things small sects would treat as top treasures.

But the Nascent Soul Early Stage Demonic Beasts here were not easy to provoke, so the group moved with great care.

Right now, using the information from the Dodder Flower Sprite, they were sneaking near a squirrel’s nest. The Dodder Flower Sprite suggested with a wiggle of its tendrils: “That squirrel is greedy. If you have something tasty, you might trade with it and avoid a fight.”

Song Wei Yan took out several mouth-watering fruits from his storage bag and asked: “Tasty? We gathered some fruit in the Earth-tier Zone. Will it eat these?”

The Dodder Flower Sprite looked offended: “It lives in the Heaven-grade Zone. It only eats Heaven-grade things. It won’t look at Earth-grade food.”

Su Xi Yu sighed: “Trading Heaven-grade for Heaven-grade is not really a trade, just a way to add variety.”

They had packed talisman paper, pills, and artifacts for a Secret Realm contest. No one brought snacks, not even Su Xi Yu, who loved to cook.

Shen Sang Ruo lifted her Cosmos Pouch: “I might have some food. I don’t know if it will pass the squirrel’s test. I found these in the Phantom Mirage Domain.” She took out a handful of Fish Mint and asked the sprite: “Will it eat this?”

The Dodder Flower Sprite thought hard: “Uh… that feels unlikely.”

“What about these?” Shen Sang Ruo poured out a pile of different mushrooms. “This is all I have.”

“These will do. Wait here, I’ll call him out,” said the Dodder Flower Sprite as it jumped from her hair. Using two vine tendrils like legs, it sped up the trunk toward the squirrel’s hole.