"Captain Lan, for what reason does Leader Lei wish to see me?"

Xiao Mu asked as he followed Lan Cai out of the ancient palace.

Lan Cai explained, "It's about your assignment. Leader Lei has something to tell you."

Recalling how Lan Cai's timely arrival had thwarted Jiang Mu's accusations against him, Xiao Mu said gratefully, "Captain Lan, thank you for coming just in time, otherwise I might have really been framed by Jiang Mu."

Lan Cai waved her hand dismissively, "Don't overthink it, I just happened to be passing by. I never thought that Jiang Mu would try to frame you at this time. Speaking of which, Xiao Mu..."

She suddenly turned to face him, "When will you fulfill your promise and let me borrow that magic treasure?"

"Magic treasure?"

After a brief pause, Xiao Mu said, "I could lend it to you now, but as we agreed, I can only lend it to you for seven days, not a day more."

"What? You actually got the magic treasure?"

Lan Cai was quite surprised, not at all displeased by Xiao Mu's set term of seven days, she asked in surprise, "Did you borrow it from a True Realm elder?"

Xiao Mu answered casually, "I did make a special trip to a True Realm elder and borrowed a magic treasure for you to study. However, you must ensure that you will study it without destroying it."

Lan Cai glared at Xiao Mu, displeased, "Who would deliberately destroy a magic treasure? Besides, I might not even have the ability to destroy a magic treasure forged by a True Realm elder."

Then she looked up and down admiringly at Xiao Mu, "Xiao Mu, you are something else. To actually know a True Realm elder."

There was a tone of envy in Lan Cai's voice, to be able to borrow a magic treasure from a True Realm entity, their relationship must be out of the ordinary.

She may know Leader Lei, but the thought of borrowing a magic treasure from Lei could be dismissed right away.

Xiao Mu shook his head, "Being acquainted with a True Realm elder isn't necessarily a good thing. Besides, did you really think that I could simply borrow a magic treasure without paying any price?"

Lan Cai countered, "That's still better than someone like me, who doesn't even know who to ask."

"Hehe!"

Xiao Mu simply smiled, choosing not to argue further, "Perhaps when you know the price you have to pay, you won't feel that way. Did you bring the storage item?"

"Will a storage box do?"

Lan Cai revealed a storage box in her hand, her expression turning serious.

Magic treasures were powerful and belonged to the possessions forged by True Realm entities. They were not something that ordinary Variants in the Mortal Realm could easily manipulate. Each use required a tremendous price to be paid and it couldn't even be carried directly. It had to be stored in a storage space.

"Yes."

Xiao Mu reached into the Earth Seal Space and took out the Destruction Spear.

An overwhelmingly strong and seemingly destructible aura escaped immediately. Everything around began to crumble, including Xiao Mu's palm and Lan Cai, who was standing beside Xiao Mu.

"What a powerful magic treasure!"

Lan Cai's face changed, the power of the Destruction Spear exceeded her expectations. It caused her body to crumble upon its appearance, and this was certainly no ordinary magic treasure.

Fortunately, the Destruction Spear was presented for a short duration just as it was taken out of the Earth Seal Space, Xiao Mu tossed it into the storage box in Lan Cai's hand.

Lan Cai quickly covered the box, concealing the aura of the Destruction Spear.

"Incredible! This magic treasure might not be forged by a true entity of the Yin God Realm, it might be even stronger."

Even with the aura of the Destruction Spear sealed within the storage box, Lan Cai still remained in shock, unable to regain her senses for a long time.

Xiao Mu stated gravely, "According to our agreement, I can only lend it to you for seven days. After seven days, it must be returned to me."

The decision to lend the Destruction Spear to Lan Cai was partly due to their agreement. Breaking the promise would inevitably turn Lan Cai into an enemy.

Xiao Mu had enough enemies. He didn't wish to antagonise Lan Cai for now.

On the other hand, the magic treasure came from the Ancient Ruins Wasteland.

The Ancient Ruins Wasteland was a relic of the Ancient Shang Dynasty, which was undoubtedly far more impressive than the Song relics.

The Song relics housed a True Realm entity of the Yin God level, whereas the Ancient Shang Dynasty relics may contain entities even stronger than the City God or Netherlord level.

Xiao Mu suspected that this magic treasure might have something to do with the Sleazy Old Man and Xin Lao, who both seemed to be the same person. It was strange that Xin Lao continuously denied it.

The Ancient Shang Dynasty relics, the potentially same Xin Lao and Sleazy Old Man, might all involve a significant secret.

This secret made Xiao Mu feel uneasy and threatened.

This was the main reason he decided to lend the Destruction Spear to Lan Cai temporarily.

If the Destruction Spear didn't involve any secrets, that was better; if it did, he could take the opportunity to test whether the Sleazy Old Man and Xin Lao harboured any ill intentions towards him.

The Creation Ring was in his possession. Even if Lan Cai had the Destruction Spear, she couldn't use it.

Plus the elusive Xin Lao and Sleazy Old Man hiding behind him, Xiao Mu wasn't afraid of Lan Cai taking advantage and not returning his treasures.

Lan Cai disgruntledly retorted, "You think I would take your magic treasure, Xiao Mu, you underestimate people. Seven days it is then, I will definitely return it to you on time after seven days."

Xiao Mu chuckled, "Let's talk about the bad news now and the good news later, and you shouldn't take it to heart."

Lan Cai glared at Xiao Mu but couldn't help agree with him. She took out a notebook from her body. "The promise you made to me, counts as fulfilled from today."

She opened the notebook, flipped to a page, and checked off her record with a pen.

It was the promise Xiao Mu made to Lan Cai, with Xiao Mu's signature underneath it.

With this check removed, Xiao Mu immediately felt a load off his shoulders, as if a weird force had left his body.

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