Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess

"Mu Mu, Mu Mu, the fog around us has cleared!"

"Mu Mu, Mu Mu, I can't see ghosts anymore!"

"Mu Mu..."

"Stop calling me that." Mu Qinglan firmly pinched her face.

"Mmph! Mmph mmph!" Bai Yuyu struggled vigorously, her gaze quite dissatisfied.

After a while, she finally escaped Mu Qinglan's devilish little hands and protested: "I was just worried! I've never been to a secret realm before, what's wrong with being cautious?"

Mu Qinglan was quite speechless. With her around, what danger could they possibly encounter?

She had already run this dungeon so many times.

If she didn't have to worry about appearing too abnormal, she would've taken her wheelchair and shattered this stupid dungeon already. Why would she be leisurely strolling around with Bai Yuyu?

They were just blind ghosts, nothing but easy targets for her.

However, Bai Yuyu clearly had no idea about Mu Qinglan's good intentions.

"You can't get hurt. I promised that old grandfather of yours," Bai Yuyu said solemnly, then continued, "If we encounter danger, we'll just run away. As for that treasure, there's no need to fight for it. My family will eventually find something similar anyway."

Mu Qinglan's blood pressure rose a bit.

Why was this Little Bai so conservative? Always thinking about running away?

She hadn't farmed enough experience yet. No running allowed!

You're not allowed to escape the impact!

Though Mu Qinglan thought this way, on the surface, she remained considerate: "Alright, whatever you say. But let's go to the center and see first. There's no danger at the moment."

"Fine." Bai Yuyu felt more at ease and patted her chest in assurance: "I'll protect you!"

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At the center of the secret realm.

It was a small plain with sparse trees and flat terrain.

On the open ground, a group of people wielding weapons carefully advanced toward the light pillar at the center of the secret realm.

Creak—

Boots stepped on fine sand, producing irritating footsteps.

"Senior Sister! Are we just going to let them push us around like this? We still haven't found two junior brothers and one junior sister!" The leader grumbled in a low voice, glancing at the rear of the group.

The team of about thirty people had scattered morale and superficial unity. If not for people surrounding and driving them from behind, they would likely have scattered in all directions.

"Just listen to them for now." Lu Xi's eyes flickered slightly as she shook her head.

"We're almost at the center of the secret realm!"

"Don't rush. We can't win against them. Let's see how things go." Lu Xi was also helpless. She hadn't expected that although this secret realm wasn't large, a mysterious force was already lying in wait, even threatening them to explore the path for them.

She had no choice.

The leader of the other side was a seventh-rank expert, accompanied by a mysterious woman whose strength couldn't be determined.

They also had numerous subordinates who followed orders strictly and showed exceptional unity. Their overall strength far exceeded her side. Judging by their imposing manner, they might have some unknown trump cards.

In comparison, her side was just a disorganized mob.

Lu Xi could escape, but she couldn't simply abandon her junior brothers and sisters, so she had to comply temporarily.

She inconspicuously glanced behind.

At the front of the black-clothed formation, two slender women dressed in black robes and wearing veiled hoods stood out.

"Sister, they seem a bit unsettled. We're almost there, should we...?" One of them asked softly, glancing at the crowd ahead with a flash of killing intent in her eyes.

"Don't create unnecessary complications."

The woman in the lead admonished.

"This secret realm isn't as simple as it appears. Let them test the waters first," the woman continued. "This kind of secret realm shouldn't be explored by us... Compared to the potential accidents from driving these people, the secret realm itself is more dangerous."

"Tch!" The one who spoke first clicked her tongue: "Troublesome!"

As she spoke, she took out some calculation beads and fiddled with them. They were unmistakably the mysterious duo Mu Qinglan had encountered a few days ago.

And beside her was the woman who had spoken to Mu Qinglan that day.

The two had no names and were sisters who had been adopted by Prince Li's mansion since childhood. They were given the names Yun Juan and Yun Shu. After achieving some success in their cultivation, they were sent out to collect treasures.

"Still can't find anything unusual?" The older sister, Yun Juan, glanced at her sister's actions and asked.

"Can't calculate it. It's beyond our scope." Yun Shu frowned.

"With your ability combined with these formation pieces, you can deduce even seventh-rank secret realm layouts to some degree. If you can't calculate it..." Yun Juan understood, her expression becoming more solemn.

Suddenly, the older woman paused and frowned, looking into the distance.

On the vast white sand, a black dot had abruptly appeared in the distance.

The black dot wasn't moving quickly, but it maintained a steady pace, showing none of the panic that previous encounters had displayed.

"Drive them in that direction."

Yun Juan's gaze flickered slightly as she calmly ordered.

The black-robed death warriors reorganized their formation, driving the crowd ahead toward that direction.

"Senior Sister, that direction..." the young man couldn't help reminding.

"I'm aware." Lu Xi retracted her gaze, silently saying nothing.

The black-robed death warriors behind hadn't noticed the small interaction between the two, only continuing their driving actions. Soon, the crowd finally encountered the black dot.

"This..."

The black-robed woman was stunned for a moment, exchanging glances with her sister in confusion.

"The wealthy young lady from before? How come at this time..."

The crowd ahead also burst into commotion. Clearly, they never expected to see a wealthy young lady in a wheelchair in this secret realm. Wasn't she afraid of dying?

The young man was puzzled: "Was it their doing earlier? Do they have family members following them?"

"Probably not," Lu Xi hesitated for a moment, still not suspecting these two overly young girls of being experts. "It's so open around here. If someone were following, we shouldn't have missed them."

"I see. That's quite pitiful then."

The young man cast a sympathetic glance at the wheelchair-bound girl, his eyes full of regret.

In his view, how could such a wealthy young lady possibly survive after being targeted by those ruthless black-robed people? They must be merciless killers! That's the only reason their group was so suppressed.

"What are you all...?"

When they got closer, the girl pushing the wheelchair curiously asked them.

Immediately, two kind-hearted young ladies explained the situation to them. The two wealthy young ladies also looked back, receiving a heap of murderous gazes in return.

"Thank you."

The girl pushing the wheelchair expressed her gratitude.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." The two young ladies hurriedly waved their hands, saying no more.

After this small interlude, the two groups, one in front and one behind, continued walking silently inward.

The light pillar grew closer, but since arriving at this small plain, everyone had not seen a single ghost.

"What do you think?" Bai Yuyu complained quietly: "I told you we shouldn't come. Now it'll be hard to leave too."

"What are you afraid of?" Mu Qinglan comforted her: "With Chief Constable Bai's abilities, are you really afraid of these people?"

"You! Always saying nice things. I'm just worried!"

Bai Yuyu was unhappy.

She wasn't particularly afraid of that seventh-rank warrior, after all, unlike the Human Gate, she now had a purple destiny trait, precious weapons from her family, and the Bai family's secret martial arts that weren't taught to outsiders. She wouldn't be much inferior to a wild-trained seventh-rank.

But there were still risks. Couldn't you show some respect for a seventh-rank expert, stupid Mu Mu!

"Don't worry, watch me perform." Mu Qinglan said coolly.

"You!"

Bai Yuyu was extremely annoyed and snorted, turning her head away, ignoring her.

What performance? This secret realm is so dangerous. Don't talk big now without consequences, only to have me protect you in the end.

Is this the time to act cool?!

But Mu Qinglan didn't comfort her, thinking to herself, you'll see soon enough how I'll perform for you.

She secretly smiled.

Saying this secret realm dungeon was simple was only true for her. She knew the dungeon mechanics, the boss's weaknesses, and the boss's strength, so naturally, she could clear it easily.

But for ordinary people? They'd be lucky not to get killed by this dungeon.

Mu Qinglan thought about this, recalling the glorious days of dominating with her main and alt accounts, then silently observed these people and the death warriors behind, slightly shaking her head.

Them?

Clearing this? Impossible.

Among the jianghu warriors, the strongest should be that female disciple dressed like a martial arts school student, with average looks, quite old, and seemingly average talent too.

Let's just call her Average Female Warrior.

As for the group behind, they looked like death warriors from some private force, driving the people ahead to be cannon fodder.

Strength... they didn't look impressive either.

Mu Qinglan probably arrived early. She remembered that when she played this game dungeon before, these people didn't exist inside.

And now? Let these clueless folks show Miss Bai how dangerous this secret realm really is, and...

Just how reliable she herself truly is.

After all, only through comparison can people feel the difference.

So thought Miss Mu Qinglan.

The two death warriors from Prince Li's house behind didn't care what this harmless wealthy young lady was thinking. They only had one thing on their minds:

'How should we navigate this secret realm?'

'It seems beyond our scope, but if we don't try, we won't be able to leave this damn place anytime soon.'

'At least we have people exploring the path. Let them explore first.'

Creak—

The wheelchair grinding over the fine white sand.

After tens of minutes without encountering any ghosts, with their speed, the group had arrived at a desolate ruin with many collapsed stone pillars.

The weathered stone pillars lay randomly on the ground, shattered, covered with moss and traces of wind and sun exposure.

Not long after entering the ruins.

The vast white fog surged out again, several times denser than what they had encountered before!

Eerie laughter echoed layer upon layer in the white fog.

Cold sweat dripped down the warriors' faces. The ghost density here was much, much greater than outside! Many couldn't help but beat their chests in regret.

"Hold back a bit, don't stand out too much." Mu Qinglan pulled Little Bai closer, subtly glancing behind.

Bai Yuyu nodded; she knew what was important.

Soon.

As the white fog approached, the warriors brought out their best skills.

At once, the sounds of fierce battle shook the heavens.

Mixed in were several screams of agony, but these sounds were quickly swallowed by the rising and falling screams all around.

After a long while, the fog dissipated.

When the white fog cleared, Mu Qinglan looked around. Over a third of the warriors had died in this ghost tide, and even those still alive were covered in blood and wounds.

In this situation, their pair actually became more conspicuous.

Logically, after such a battle, their mismatched pair would definitely receive special attention.

But Mu Qinglan didn't care about this at all because she knew that soon, they would have no leisure to pay attention to her.

Because a wind rose from the flat ground.

Not fog.

Pure cold wind, so cold it made people shiver.

Three white spectral figures slowly appeared, forming a triangular formation to surround everyone.

"This is trouble. Prepare to run." Lu Xi's face turned grim as she ordered in a low voice.

"I know..." The young man also panicked.

These three spectral figures were clearly different from the small ghosts before. Not only were they larger, about three meters tall, but they also had hollow eye sockets—though the sockets were empty, when she looked at them, she always felt like black eyeballs were staring right at her.

It was bone-chilling.

In an instant, the warriors fell into chaos.

The fear that had accumulated earlier suddenly erupted. The group scattered like headless flies.

The black-robed death warriors stepped in to control them, but earlier, people didn't run because they feared becoming the unfortunate ones to be cut down. Now they ran because they wanted to be the lucky ones who survived.

After several lives were lost, a dozen warriors fled in desperation.

The spectral figures reached out, blood splattered, and in the blink of an eye, more lives were claimed.

From a team of twenty to thirty people,

Now only a handful remained, fleeing in panic.

After casually taking several lives, the three fierce ghosts turned their attention to the group of black-robed death warriors, drifting toward them.

'Wh-what is that?'

Bai Yuyu instinctively moved closer to Mu Qinglan, her legs trembling, almost shaking.

She wasn't afraid of small ghosts, true, but were these small ghosts?!

These were fierce ghosts from strange tales!

Bai Yuyu's little mouth turned pale with fright. She clung to Mu Qinglan's arm, refusing to let go.

She could crush those warriors, true!

But not this quickly and easily?!

'Ghosts, ghosts... why do there have to be such powerful ghosts?!'

Little Bai became terrified, her whole body stiffening as if struck by lightning.

'Even more powerful ghosts... there are many more…'

Mu Qinglan leaned to her ear and whispered eerily, her expression as frightening as if possessed by a fierce ghost.

"You! You! Don't scare me!"

Bai Yuyu was so frightened her voice changed. She feared ghosts the most. When she was little, her grandfather would scare her by saying big ghosts would come to their home to catch her, making her unable to sleep all night and too tired to get up the next day.

These fierce ghosts were scary enough, but there were even more powerful ones?

"I'll teach you how to deal with them. Listen to me."

Mu Qinglan's lips parted, her calm voice in the desperate situation somehow making people unconsciously trust her.

Bai Yuyu nervously nodded.

"Close your eyes, don't look over there, and don't struggle. Just do nothing..."

"Are you sure?"

Bai Yuyu was a bit panicked. That sounded so unreliable!

"Trust me." Mu Qinglan said calmly, her voice seemingly containing magic that made Bai Yuyu involuntarily nod slightly.

"Then I'll close my eyes." Bai Yuyu swallowed.

"I don't trust you. I'll help you," Mu Qinglan commanded without hesitation: "Squat down!"

Little Bai immediately squatted.

Obedient like a big dog raised in Mu Qinglan's home, told to pet, and she lets you pet.

"I'll cover your eyes. Don't peek!" Mu Qinglan turned her body slightly, and her two little hands gently covered Bai Yuyu's face.

"Got it!" Bai Yuyu quickly responded.

A ticklish sensation came from her face. Bai Yuyu moved her eyebrows but ultimately resisted the urge to open her eyes.

Violent explosion sounds reached her ears.

But these explosion sounds only lasted a few seconds. At the moment they disappeared, Bai Yuyu clearly heard several urgent screams.

She became even more frightened.

Shiver~

But precisely because she was so afraid, Bai Yuyu became more dependent on the little hands covering her eyes. She couldn't help but raise her own hands, grabbing the other's wrists, secretly exerting force to press them firmly against her cheeks.

As if this could give her more sense of security.

Mu Qinglan lowered her eyes, silently smiling, feeling like she was being clung to by a puppy.

She thought for a moment, then bent down, leaning close to Bai Yuyu's ear.

Gently exhaling, she made a breathy sound:

"Don't open your eyes, okay?"

"The ghosts are staring at us right now..."

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Bai Yuyu's whole body trembled, her hands pressing even harder.

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