229: Who sent you?

The advantage of a Spatial Secret Realm is that it can pull enemies into the space, leaving them with nowhere to hide.

The drawback is that you also have to fight inside the space; if you are outmatched, you must retract the space before you can disengage and escape.

Zhou Qi tentatively cast a glance at Ding Fang.

She must be guessing blindly, right?

Although big brother Jiang Mengfei's Spatial Secret Realm isn't one of a kind, no one who has entered their realm has ever escaped unscathed.

Could it be that they really underestimated this girl?

"While you were waiting for the three young masters just now, news came from the commercial building that this Mr. Gu sold nearly five hundred beast corpses in one go!"

Jiang Mengfei spoke faintly, his eyes filled with undisguised excitement.

"Nearly five hundred?"

Zhou Qi's eyes lit up, and she instinctively licked her lips.

If she can casually sell so many beast corpses, doesn't that mean her Yu Beast Space must contain even more good things?

They originally thought that killing the three young masters from Prince Yi's family would already yield a generous reward.

They didn't expect there would be a fat sheep delivering itself to their door!

Gu Xiaoyue looked at the three of them opposite her; their gazes were as if they wanted to swallow her whole.

She shook her head and sneered with disdain; if it weren't for the three White brothers being present...

...the three of them wanting to touch a single hair on her head would be nothing but wishful thinking!

Ding Fang and Zhou Qi summoned their pet beasts.

Ding Fang's pet beasts' combat power was primarily based on water and ice attributes, while Zhou Qi's were primarily lightning and fire attributes.

A total of seven pet beasts stood in a row, opening their bloodthirsty maws toward Gu Xiaoyue and Deng Xian.

Deng Xian also summoned his pet beasts: a two-headed black snake as thick as an adult's embrace, a four-winged white tiger, and a giant frost centipede.

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Deng Xian's forehead. His own death was a minor matter, but the safety of the three young masters was paramount.

Even with Mr. Gu able to lend a hand, there was no chance of winning!

Deng Xian gritted his teeth, ready to fight to the death, when he saw Gu Xiaoyue's small hand block in front of him.

"Elder Deng, please wait a moment; leave these two to me!"

As soon as her words came out, expressions of astonishment appeared on everyone's faces.

"Good! Mr. Gu, fight with all your might; I will watch over you to make sure no one takes advantage of the situation!"

After Deng Xian finished speaking, he retreated a few steps, giving up the battlefield, but his gaze remained fixed on Jiang Mengfei.

Gu Xiaoyue nodded slightly; Jiang Mengfei hadn't summoned his pet beasts, so she was also guarding against him trying to sneak attack her.

Zhou Qi was furious at Gu Xiaoyue's confident demeanor and directly commanded her pet beasts to attack.

"You must not have brushed your teeth in days; such foul breath!"

Gu Xiaoyue leisurely drew a summoning formation while raising her hand to cast over a dozen vines, binding the bodies of the seven pet beasts.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that his pet beasts were all bound, Ding Fang cursed angrily, took a dagger from his Yu Beast Space, and stepped forward to cut the vines on them.

In just those few seconds, Gu Xiaoyue's pet beasts had already been summoned.

A full eight of them, all transformed pet beasts—Xiao Qi, Yinglong, Hou, Xiao Jiu, Qingqing, Xiao Xiong, Xiao Lv, and Xiao Mo.

Zhou Qi, who had just been thwarted by Gu Xiaoyue, couldn't help but smirk.

Jiang Mengfei didn't even try to hide his greedy gaze.

"You lot have designs on me and my pet beasts; you'd better put those thoughts away and think about whether you can even leave this Spatial Secret Realm today!"

Ding Fang and Zhou Qi's pet beasts were only at the Mature Sixth Rank, with one at the Mature Seventh Rank, and their grades were only Earth and Heaven grades.

They were nothing compared to Gu Xiaoyue's pet beasts and were controlled by Xiao Lv and Hou in no time.

"Hahaha, it's been so long since this lord came out for a stroll; I was bored to death!"

Hou laughed wantonly, and the fire ring he unleashed grew even more intense!

Xiao Mo began to absorb their level experience unhurriedly.

Ding Fang and Zhou Qi also wanted to resist and stepped forward to grapple with Gu Xiaoyue.

Gu Xiaoyue snorted coldly. With a body strengthened twelve times, plus the cultivation techniques from her past and present lives spanning over twenty years, how could she be suppressed by them!

She was actually thinking about absorbing level experience together with Xiao Mo; Xiao Lv and Xiao Lan were already at the late stage of Mature Fifth Rank, while Bi Fang and Xiao Hei were both at the mid-stage of Mature Fifth Rank.

If she could raise them to the Mature Sixth Rank, the system would surely grant another wave of generous rewards!

The three of them were locked in combat, and Ding Fang and Zhou Qi's pet beasts tried to counterattack, but their skills were either blocked by Xiao Xiong's Earth Shield or their lightning skills were swallowed by Xiao Qi.

Xiao Mo's Yuan Absorption was never interrupted, and they went from having the energy to counterattack to gradually becoming weak and powerless.

After fighting for only a hundred rounds, Gu Xiaoyue stabbed her sword into Ding Fang's right leg and slashed Zhou Qi's left leg.

"Who were you saying you wanted to turn into a human stick just now?"

Gu Xiaoyue raised an eyebrow, a strange smile curling on her lips.

Zhou Qi couldn't help but shiver; could it be that this damn girl was holding a grudge because of what was said earlier?

That's right!

For the past six months, Gu Xiaoyue had carefully cherished White Gaze; how could she tolerate this woman not only running her mouth but actually harboring thoughts of hurting him!

In the 0.1 seconds that Zhou Qi was distracted, her right leg was also slashed.

"Big brother, save me!"

She knew that if she didn't call for help now, she would likely die here!

Zhou Qi called out loudly for help, but Jiang Mengfei had no reaction.

She continued to scream many times, but it was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

She looked at Jiang Mengfei in terror, seeing him watching her with an excited expression, his eyes filled with greed.

"Big brother, why aren't you coming to save me and Brother Fang? Could it be—you were bought off by Prince Yi long ago?!"

Zhou Qi thought of many possibilities, and looking at Jiang Mengfei's expression, this was the most likely one!

She had actually treated him like a big brother and worked for him!

"Hilarious. Do you think he doesn't want to save you?"

Gu Xiaoyue leisurely crippled both of Zhou Qi's hands and said slowly.

"He is under my illusion; in his eyes, the one whose hands and feet are being stabbed is me!"

Gu Xiaoyue knew that the three of them—Jiang Mengfei and the others—must have wanted their lives, which is why they pulled them into the Spatial Secret Realm.

Since that was the case, she didn't need to sow discord between them.

Because she didn't intend to let them leave alive either!

"No... impossible... for you to make big brother fall for your illusion, your Mental Power..."

Zhou Qi was incredulous; her eyes were almost bulging until they bled!

"What about my Mental Power? Didn't you see I can summon eight pet beasts? Can't you count?"

Gu Xiaoyue sneered and continued.

"Could it be that you were so focused on killing me and stealing my pets that you even forgot how to count?"

"Now I want to know, who gave you the guts to assassinate Prince Yi's three young masters?"

Gu Xiaoyue's Mental Power was naturally stronger than Jiang Mengfei's, but this illusion wouldn't last long and could fail at any moment.

She had to extract useful information within this period.

"Are you talking? Hmm?"

Gu Xiaoyue crippled Ding Fang's hands and feet, slashing his chest with her twin swords, one stroke after another.

It wasn't just because they refused to reveal the person behind them; it was also her venting her anger.

It was likely post-traumatic stress from the apocalypse.

Facing these greedy robbers who relied on force to steal resources, she always carried more hatred!

Gu Xiaoyue wore a smile, her eyes filled with gentleness, yet the strength in her hands did not diminish; in just a few moments, Ding Fang's chest was stained red with blood.

Yet Ding Fang's mouth was quite tight; he remained silent.

Their tooth roots were also embedded with deadly poison, but they still held out hope for Jiang Mengfei, wanting to wait for him to regain consciousness and try to counterattack!