Chapter 129: Entering the 79th Secret Realm

"You know my mom? You aren't lying to me, are you?" Xie Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, her gaze filled with shock.

Ye Lin: "..."

"I was just talking nonsense. Let's go, let's enter the secret realm."

The corner of Ye Lin's mouth twitched slightly.

To be this naive and still live safely to this age, Xie Xiaoxiao's background must be shockingly impressive.

A child raised in an ordinary family could never maintain such simple thoughts and such enthusiasm for this world.

Ye Lin, who grew up in the slums, knew this point particularly well.

He was very glad that he had only entertained the thought of killing her for her loot without actually acting on it; if this girl were related to that big shot in Qingcheng, there might be someone protecting her in the shadows.

Furthermore, even if he had succeeded in killing her for her loot, he would have faced a torrential, overwhelming pursuit afterward.

"Phew! I knew it. If you knew my mom, I'd be done for. If she found out I ran away from home, she would definitely nag me to death," Xie Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh of relief and muttered softly.

"So you snuck out?" Ye Lin asked.

"Yes! I'm amazing, right?" Xie Xiaoxiao proudly lifted her little head, looking like she was waiting for praise.

"... mazing." Ye Lin couldn't quite understand the thought process of these wealthy young ladies.

"By the way, what's your name? What level are you? I can feel that you seem quite strong!" Xie Xiaoxiao looked Ye Lin over with curiosity.

"My name is Ye Mushuang, and I'm almost level sixty. How about you?"

Ye Lin asked in return. At his current level, the skills he cast were enhanced into Forbidden Spells, which were indeed similar in power to skills released by level fifty or sixty professionals. If he stated his level too low, it would easily invite suspicion.

"Almost level sixty? You're so amazing!" Xie Xiaoxiao widened her eyes. "No wonder Dad always tells me that there is always someone better, and a sky beyond the sky! Judging by your age, you should only be twenty-five or twenty-six, right?"

"To be nearly level sixty at twenty-five or twenty-six—looking across the entire Great Xia, you can be considered a genius!"

Ye Lin smiled without saying much. At this moment, wearing the Illusionary Face, he did indeed look twenty-five or twenty-six.

"But compared to me, you're still a little bit behind. I'm 17, but I'm already level thirty-seven. By the time I reach your age, I will definitely surpass you," Xie Xiaoxiao said proudly.

"17? Level thirty-seven? Then wouldn't you have already become the top scorer in the college entrance exam?" Ye Lin was somewhat surprised.

"I've never taken the college entrance exam, and none of my friends have either. My dad says that for me, the college entrance exam is a waste of time," Xie Xiaoxiao said truthfully.

Ye Lin fell silent for a moment. That was true; after all, the national top scorer was only awarded one legendary-grade piece of equipment.

For someone with a powerful background, the view that participating in the college entrance exam trials was a waste of time was completely valid.

While the two were talking, they had already entered the 79th Secret Realm.

What met their eyes was a black earth, vast and boundless, as if it were an abandoned ancient battlefield.

On the ground, there was dark red soil everywhere, as if it had formed after blood had dried.

In the sky, there were only two or three stars, flickering with an eerie light, like eyeballs hanging overhead, observing everyone who entered the secret realm.

Looking into the distance, one could vaguely see some towering mountain ranges. Their shapes varied; some were like winding giant dragons, others like prowling fierce tigers. Those peaks seemed to have lives of their own.

From time to time, the roars of monsters would echo from the depths of the mountain ranges.

Ye Lin stood at the entrance of the secret realm, sensing the aura around him, his brows slightly furrowed. The entire secret realm was permeated with an oppressive and dangerous atmosphere.

"It seems I guessed right. There must be real demons inside this secret realm! This stench is very familiar!"

As soon as Xie Xiaoxiao entered the secret realm, she couldn't help but cover her nose.

"Do you deal with demons very often?" Ye Lin asked curiously.

"Yes, but every time I've seen demons before, it was with my elders. This is my first time facing demons alone!" Excitement flickered in Xie Xiaoxiao's large eyes.

"Am I not one? Am I even human?"

Ye Lin pointed at himself and asked.

"You are human, of course, but you're different from my elders. You're my teammate, and you wouldn't risk your life to protect me," Xie Xiaoxiao said very clearly.

"How do you know I wouldn't?" Ye Lin gave a faint smile.

"What did you say?" Xie Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, somewhat incredulous.

"Nothing."

Ye Lin looked away. Xie Xiaoxiao was an excellent way for him to understand the big shot behind the scenes. If he could gain her trust, he should be able to obtain a lot of useful information.

After all, he and that big shot behind the scenes would clash sooner or later.

It was just that gaining trust could not be rushed; haste makes waste.

The two continued to venture deeper into the 79th Secret Realm. During this time, they also saw many job-changers fighting against monsters.

The monsters in the 79th Secret Realm were quite strong, and there even appeared several high-level monsters comparable to the Hellhound.

More job-changers were searching everywhere for the brilliant scepter they had seen outside the secret realm. Seeing is believing; they firmly believed that there must be such a treasure inside the 79th Secret Realm!

As Ye Lin and Xie Xiaoxiao walked along, they also encountered many monster disturbances, but they were all dealt with by Ye Lin one by one.

"Ice Blade Art!"

Ye Lin casually froze an attacking monster into an ice sculpture, then stored the corpse into his Great Sumeru Ring.

"Why do you keep collecting the monsters' corpses?" Xie Xiaoxiao, who was by his side, asked with some curiosity.

Along the way, whether it was monsters killed by others or monsters Ye Lin killed himself, Ye Lin would store the corpses in his storage ring. This left Xie Xiaoxiao extremely puzzled—what could one do with monster corpses?

"I'm an orphan. Monster corpses are worth quite a bit of money," Ye Lin casually found a reasonably plausible excuse.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to ask that," Xie Xiaoxiao said, feeling somewhat ashamed.

"It's fine. But from just a moment ago, you've been intentionally or unintentionally leading me in one direction. Can you sense where the demons in this secret realm are?" Ye Lin asked.

"Yes! But... I can't explain the principle to you. That's my secret," Xie Xiaoxiao said seriously.

"That's fine." Ye Lin shrugged nonchalantly.

"Don't worry! After we hunt the demons later, you can have all the corpses. I don't want a single one. Demon corpses are worth much more than monster corpses. But can you promise me one thing?" Xie Xiaoxiao asked.

"What is it?" Ye Lin asked.

Xie Xiaoxiao took a pink mobile phone out of her pocket and said, somewhat embarrassed.

"When I deal with the demons later, can you take a video for me? I want to prove to my family! I'm not that little kid who needs their protection anymore; I already have the strength to hunt demons alone!"