"Thirty percent death rate isn't high enough?" Sister Qi glared fiercely at Xiao Mu.

It's twenty percent.

Xiao Mu corrected her internally but didn't mean to argue, "It's better than risking bribing the officials and getting caught in the end."

"How do you know you'll definitely get caught? Are you planning to tattle?" Sister Qi retorted fiercely.

"I'm just giving you a friendly warning. If you want to lose your temper, you don't need to direct it at me. Besides, I'm not obligated to endure your anger since I'm not anything to you. Consider this my last word; think about it yourself."

Xiao Mu had no desire to bear others' anger, especially since Sister Qi's matter had nothing to do with him to begin with.

He immediately put on a cold face and retorted at Sister Qi coldly.

After speaking, he no longer lingered and directly walked towards his own room.

Sister Qi was stunned by his words, only then realizing that her tone earlier had indeed been a bit over the top.

But she opened her mouth, and couldn't bring herself to apologize, staring at Xiao Mu's back, the words she wanted to say ultimately turned into a cold snort.

"Sister Qi, I think there's some sense in what he says!"

After Xiao Mu left, Xiao Ling, who had been pondering Xiao Mu's words, couldn't help but try to persuade Sister Qi, "Instead of risking bribing the officials and getting caught, it would be better to take a chance on the True Strength Seed task."

"Xiao Ling, don't listen to him, it's not that easy to get caught. Others don't get caught, but I will?"

Sister Qi's tone was very dismissive; her attitude towards Xiao Ling was inevitably different from that towards Xiao Mu, ultimately calming down to explain, "You don't know how high the death rate of the True Strength Seed task is, it's thirty percent, at least three out of ten people die. My strength is average; if I really participate, at least nine out of ten I'm dead."

"Isn't it that bad?" Xiao Ling feebly refuted.

"Why not?" Sister Qi raised an eyebrow, her anger rising again.

"Okay, okay!" Xiao Ling smartly chose to shut up.

Xiao Mu returned to his room and immediately brushed Sister Qi's matter aside; things that have nothing to do with him really weren't worth wasting too much thought on.

Sitting quietly, he prepared for the night exploration of the Kuang Clan's old residence.

In the living room, the conversation between Sister Qi and Xiao Ling gradually stopped, footsteps were heard, and someone returned to their room.

Afterwards, there were footsteps coming towards Xiao Mu's room.

Knock, knock, knock!

There was a knock on the door.

Xiao Mu reached out and opened the door, discovering it was Xiao Ling, a slight smile appearing on his face, "Do you need something?"

"I'm sorry, sir, I'm here to apologize on behalf of Sister Qi—she wasn't in a good mood today, and her tone was harsh. I hope you don't take it to heart."

Xiao Ling sincerely apologized to Xiao Mu for Sister Qi.

Xiao Mu laughed, "You're overthinking it. If I were holding a grudge, I wouldn't be in this state now."

"Thank you for your generosity!"

Xiao Ling spoke slowly, articulating clearly, "Also... also this morning, I accidentally said your strength was weak; please don't mind it as well."

"I've long since brushed it off, and besides, my strength is indeed weak." Xiao Mu nonchalantly smiled.

"I'm... sorry!"

Xiao Ling appeared embarrassed, worried that he had offended Xiao Mu again, stammering while explaining, "Weak strength... it can actually be improved through cultivation, as long as... you cultivate more."

"I also want to cultivate more." Xiao Mu saw his expression and suddenly sincerely wanted to tease him, deliberately saying, "But I don't have energy fruits for cultivation."

"Don't you still have twenty-five energy fruits on you?" Xiao Ling looked at Xiao Mu with confusion.

"Twenty-five energy fruits are only enough for a few days; one a day, only lasting twenty-five days. If I use five a day, they'd be gone in five days." Xiao Mu shook his head in feigned regret.

"I..."

Xiao Ling's voice gradually grew quiet, again speaking hesitantly, kindly reminding Xiao Mu, "My family has a spiritual array; once it's activated, you can cultivate. Even the worst... even the worst spiritual array requires only one energy fruit per day."

"I saw your family's spiritual array as soon as I came. I'd really like to use it." Xiao Mu pretended to sigh, "But I don't have any energy fruits on me; would you let me use it for free?"

"Don't you still have twenty-five energy fruits on you?" Xiao Ling's voice slightly heightened, staring at Xiao Mu with a hint of anger.

Lying right in front of me?

Xiao Mu said, "I'm planning to use those twenty-five energy fruits together with the spiritual array. Combining the spiritual array and energy fruits should speed up cultivation considerably."

"One energy fruit can let you use the spiritual array for a day." Xiao Ling's voice dropped again.

"Then forget it." Xiao Mu intentionally sighed, "I'm so heartbroken, being told my strength is weak and lacking energy fruits for cultivation."

Xiao Ling's mind immediately went into chaos, feeling at a loss, "Stop it, just stop it. How about... how about I let you use the spiritual array for a day for free?"

"One day, one day, what's that enough for? Enough to raise my strength to the Heavenly God Realm, no, the Mortal Realm Fifth Level?" Xiao Mu's tone deliberately sounded dissatisfied.

"Opening the spiritual array for a day... just one day consumes an energy fruit." Xiao Ling couldn't help but glance up at Xiao Mu and softly reminded.

She felt pained—a single energy fruit, I usually use them sparingly myself.

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