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Chapter 4861: 5.0613 Suspicion

Qiao Mu used a formation map to construct a confining array, making it impossible for the black-clad man to escape.

After locking onto the man's aura, she touched the small white snake wrapped around her wrist.

The small white snake immediately transformed into a slender white shadow and swiftly darted into the night.

Qiao Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. After walking a few steps, she saw everyone pouring out of their tents. The common people looked somewhat startled, glancing around and anxiously asking, "What happened?"

"What's wrong now?"

"Could it be a monster attacking the camp?"

Young Master Qin Er lifted the tent flap, looking at the noisy scene before him, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Enough had happened today.

Unexpectedly, one wave hadn't subsided before another arose. They hadn't even entered the Sacred Lotus Realm yet, and who knew what treacherous things would happen once they did.

Qiao Mu drew a tracking talisman in the air, flicked it out, and then slowly walked towards her target.

A moment later, the Tai Xu Great Serpent's figure, several feet long, flashed past, suddenly wrapping around Qiao Mu and pulling her back dozens of meters.

At the same time, a towering blaze, accompanied by an explosion, erupted in the camp.

Qiao Mu's eyes instantly turned several shades colder and more severe, with an unreadable glint flickering within them.

Her gaze fell on the raging fire, so somber that the emotions in her eyes were indiscernible.

A dozen or so Qin Mansion guards quickly rushed over, and the Water Spirit Masters promptly brought the explosive situation under control.

"How are things?" Qin Da hurried over, a hint of worry on his face.

"Reporting to Young Master, it's fine. Everything is now under control."

Qin Da glanced at Qiao Mu, seeing the little poker face with a cold expression, encircled by a Tai Xu Great Serpent dozens of feet long.

The great snake gradually shrunk, transforming into a slender small white snake, wearing a tiny crown, tilting its small head. It no longer had its massive tail form. Its pair of bright, watery eyes looked cutely at the terrified commoners around them.

When everyone saw the dozens-of-feet-long great snake just now, their faces were all stunned.

Some were so scared their legs turned to jelly and couldn't move, while others, enveloped by fear, cried and screamed, causing quite a chaotic and lively scene.

"Is everyone alright?" Old Steward Luo, with his plump belly, trotted quickly from behind.

Qiao Mu's somber gaze slid from the old steward, sweeping across the faces of everyone present, finally settling on the several young masters of the Qin Mansion.

"Someone wants my life, do you know that?"

Young Master Da's expression slightly darkened, and he quickly nodded and said, "Qiao Qiao, rest assured, we will fully investigate this matter."

Qiao Mu looked at him with deep eyes, her lips slightly curled, revealing a faint, unreadable smile. "Oh?"

"This person could infiltrate the camp at night and accurately find me in so many large tents. Who do you think it could be?"

Old Steward Luo frowned slightly, trying to smooth things over with a conciliatory smile. "Little girl, this was just an accident. Someone trespassed into the camp; the young masters were unaware. But to be frank, the Qin Mansion guards don't have an obligation to protect everyone's safety for free. Both in the past and now, the only one you can rely on is yourself."

Qiao Mu nodded indifferently, said nothing, and turned to walk towards her own tent.

"Qiao Qiao." Young Master Qin Da quickly called out, then turned and sternly rebuked Old Steward Luo, "How can you talk like that? If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"

Old Steward Luo was a very senior steward of the Qin Mansion. All along, the young masters of the Qin Mansion had treated him with due respect.