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Chapter 3778: 4.1378 You Did That on Purpose! (Monthly Ticket Bonus Update 2)

"Hey, you didn't give this soul fragment back to Qiao Qiao. You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

"Purpose? I forgot," Mo Lian said with a straight face.

Forgot my foot! He probably kept it because this soul fragment of Qiao Qiao's is adorable.

Mo Lian coughed lightly and put away the Sacred Wood Essence. "I'll give it to her later."

Duan Yue blinked. "If you're giving it to her later, let me play with it first!"

Who knew the little stone-faced girl's soul fragment would also be expressionless? So much fun...

Mo Lian spat at him, not bothering with the fellow.

"We know Qiao Qiao's direction now. Once we take the Unsealing Pills, we can go find her."

While they were discussing, Qiao Mu and her group had already reached deeper into the dense forest, continuing their journey forward.

They encountered no dangers along the way. Occasionally, two or three small, oblivious beasts would leap out, but they were all scared off by the group.

They had no idea that a group of miserable Royal Academy students were currently experiencing collective bad luck.

Most of them hadn't even reached the entrance of Phoenixwood Forest yet, still frantically rushing along the road from Ox Head Mountain to Phoenixwood Forest...

"Legend says that hidden deep within Phoenixwood Forest are the Phoenix Clan, who have lived in seclusion for millennia."

"I wonder if it's true," Little Fatty muttered.

"It's true," Cao Qi nodded, his face serious. "The millennial Phoenix Clan lives in seclusion. Unless something extraordinary happens, they won't emerge at all."

"They have an ancient heritage. Within the Phoenix Clan, some might inherit a portion of the Sacred Beast Golden Phoenix's bloodline."

"They are so noble that they couldn't be bothered to interact with the secular world."

"Oh," the little stone-faced girl responded as if listening to a story, then let out an "oh," immediately making Classmate Cao Qi lose interest in continuing.

What's going on?

Talking to the stone face always feels like being choked mid-sentence!

"Do you guys feel like someone's following us?" Qi Xuanxuan suddenly paused, looking back.

The forest was full of trees. Turning around, she only saw swaying tree shadows and nothing else.

She secretly mocked herself for being overly suspicious, then raised a hand to touch her small nose.

"They've been following us for over half an hour," Duanmu Qing said faintly.

Qi Xuanxuan was startled, then realized it wasn't just her imagination. Qiao Qiao and Duanmu had known someone was trailing them all along.

"What do these people want?"

"We don't know what they're here for," Duanmu Qing said with a cool smile. "But I do know they're about to have a very bad time."

Everyone was momentarily speechless.

Because Qiao Mu had already stopped and turned around.

Everyone followed suit, stopping and turning around together.

At this point, they had walked deep into the dense forest. There was no one around, the wind was still, the grass wasn't swaying—it was very quiet.

"Come out. Hiding and sneaking around like a villain."

As soon as Qiao Mu spoke, silence remained. It was as if Qiao Mu had simply mistaken or imagined things, and no one was there.

Qiao Mu frowned slightly and flicked out a Revealing Talisman. "Sneaking around, do you think an Invisibility Talisman can conceal your aura?"

As the Revealing Talisman landed, several burly figures were immediately exposed among the trees.

The man leading them, with a knife scar at the corner of his left eye, grinned at their group. "The little girl has some tricks."

A powerful surge of Saint Force suddenly erupted from his body.

Qiao Mu and the others were suddenly startled, their gazes shifting slightly.