It's already 3 or 4 o'clock when Mu Sheng returned to the Wooden Bridge at night. After dealing with some things, it's almost six o'clock now. Originally, a faint light appeared in the night sky, breaking through the horizon, and gradually changed from a dim and hazy glow to a fish-belly silver light, and the world is about to welcome a new dawn...

  It's been almost fifteen minutes since Zhou Xuan went out and she still hasn't returned, as if something unusual has happened.

  Three women in the hall were silent, all sitting together with their faces downcast. Beside them seemed to form a dense magnetic field that was squeezing out someone's breath. If Shangguan Xingyun's cold eyes had the ability to release icy rays, Mu Xiao might have been chilled to the bone and frozen into an ice sculpture.

  Although, Shangguan Xing was very dissatisfied with Mu Xiao sending Zhou Xuan, she understood that now Zhou Xuan is Mu Xiao's person and she no longer has the right to command Zhou Xuan, let alone blame Mu Xiao. So, Shangguan Xing did not scold Mu Xiao, but only used her eyes to express her dissatisfaction.

  "If she doesn't come back in five minutes, I'll go look for her." Mu Xiao considered the emotions of the three women, especially Mu Xuan's clear and beautiful eyes that kept flashing with a soft, watery light, full of a pleading that could melt people's hearts. At the same time, he didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Xuan, especially since she was his first subordinate. If something unexpected happened to her, leading to her death, it would definitely have a significant impact on the five female bodyguards who were awakened. She had a moderating effect and should be removed except for Shangguan Yuxin; those female bodyguards all looked up to her as their big sister, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to survive intact with such high abilities. It was very likely that those female bodyguards also protected her."

  Mu Xiao did not immediately go out to find Zhou Xuan, in fact, he didn't want to hastily leave home, especially after knowing about Jin Gao Yi's trouble, he didn't want his little sister to be in an unprotected state. Moreover, Zhou Xuan was physically strong with mid-SSS level abilities, as long as she wasn't encountered by a mutant, there would basically be no accidents, even if some enhanced zombies were too much for her, she could completely escape.

  There aren't many high-level variant monsters nearby, so Mu Shuao is very relieved that Zhou Xun has gone out.

  Moreover, this was the first task assigned to her by Mu Xiao, and it could be considered a test for her. If she had to personally resolve everything herself, then there would be no need to recruit any subordinates.

  But some things often go beyond unpredictable circumstances, which is something Mu Xiao would never have thought of.

  ——

  More than ten minutes ago, Xia was so heartbroken that she had a severe loss of self-esteem, unable to control her emotions, and walked out of the building in agitation. When the cold wind blew in front of her, her agitated emotions were like being doused with cold water, and she suddenly came back to herself, only to find that she was in a dilemma.

  Going back is too humiliating, but if I don't go back, I'll be facing countless terrifying monsters alone, and my life will be lost at any time.

  Xia Zhen was struggling inwardly, knowing that she would have to go back anyway. She might as well stay outside for now and see if Mu Xiao or someone else came to persuade her. If someone did come to persuade her, she would have an excuse and wouldn't lose too much face.

  So she sat in a small park outside the building entrance, and anyone who came out of the building would definitely see her figure.

  As soon as Xia Zhan sat down, she found Zhou Xuan coming out, and her tense mood completely relaxed.

  After spending some time together, Zhou Xuan didn't dislike Xia Cai that much. Although she could tell that Xia Cai was somewhat selfish and had a petty mind, at least she knew how to gauge the situation and take care of others' feelings. She also handled interpersonal relationships with ease and didn't have any particularly annoying habits.

  "What's the hurry to rush out and do this? Are you regretting it now?" Zhou Xuan said with a half-mocking, half-joking tone, her hands crossed over her chest as she strolled over step by step.

  "Was it he who called you down to persuade me?" Xia Qi asked with expectation.

  "That's right. But he also said don't keep you here against your will." Zhou Xuan said truthfully.

  Xia Qian had barely finished listening to the first sentence and hadn't even had time to get excited when the next sentence made her face turn as pale as an eggplant that had been frostbitten, and she fell silent.

  "Let's go." Zhou Xuan looked at her dispirited appearance and could only explain, "He didn't explicitly say to keep you here, but he hinted that I can keep you here. Do you understand? He couldn't find an excuse himself, and the relationship between you two is really..."

  Suddenly, Zhou Xuan's words were cut off abruptly, and the second half of her sentence was gone.

  "What's wrong?" Xiang Xi heard Zhou Xuan's words, her mind had just become clear, but she didn't hear the second half of the sentence. She raised her head to look at her and found that her face was as pale as if she were dead, her eyes staring forward in extreme terror, as if she had seen something extremely frightening, and was so scared that she lost the ability to speak.

  Zhou Xuan is not a timid woman...

  At this moment, a chill ran down Xia Cen's entire body. She really wanted not to look back, but somehow, she felt as if a pair of icy eyes were staring at her back. If she didn't turn around, there was a strong sense of reality that her neck would be chopped off.

  Xia Zhen's head turned stiffly like a stone, and in that short moment, it seemed as if she had gone through a long period of time. Her clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and her skin became even colder and more chilling...

  When I looked back, I saw a pair of azure eyes that were not possessed by ordinary people, filled with the extreme coldness of an icy world, even evoking an unbearable sense of despair.

  Her silver hair flowed like a snowy line, as if she was a woman from the depths of the underworld. She floated in mid-air like a ghostly seductress, her crystal-clear skin revealing a network of azure veins that crisscrossed her deathly pale face. Her appearance was terrifying and cruel, with an aura that was both extremely cold and extremely brutal, containing two extreme intentions: destruction and annihilation.

  Behind her was a seemingly bottomless abyss, an unfathomable terror that couldn't be discerned in terms of depth or shallowness. Those demonic sapphire pupils were jumping with a faint light, extremely cold...

  In an instant, Xia Qing and Zhou Xuan felt that the entire world had completely died out.

  ……

  "After that, when I came back to my senses, Xia Qian was gone." Zhou Xuan lay in the arms of Shangguan Wanxin, her whole body seemingly drained of energy after a long battle, her mental state extremely dazed.

  Muxiao was about to go out and find Zhou Xuan when she discovered that her face had lost all its color, as if she had lost her soul. She mechanically followed her instincts back to their residence. Muxiao instantly understood that something unexpected must have happened, so he used his spiritual power to stimulate her consciousness sea, wanting to know what had just occurred.

  When she finally came back to herself, she still often spaced out, but also spoke of the strange situation she had encountered downstairs at that time.

  At the same time, Xia Qing thoroughly lost her trace, and even Mu Xiao personally went down to investigate once, but there was no gain. He only had a feeling in his heart and caught a breath that was the same as his own.

  "Could it be her? If it's really her, then why did they catch Xiasu..."

  The woodcutter's hundred thoughts cannot solve it.

  "Since that mysterious woman didn't harm you, she probably won't kill Xiazhi either. Maybe she has another purpose." Mu Xiao couldn't just drop everything and chase after Xiazhi and the mysterious woman's trail, especially after hearing Zhou Xuan's description - that mysterious woman might have already broken through the genetic resonance boundary and achieved a certain realm.

  Mù xiāo yuè xiǎng yuè jiào de kě néng shì tā, zhǐ yǒu tā cái yǒu rú cǐ biàn tài de tiān fù, ér qiě tā yǒu kě néng zhuī xún dào zì jǐ de qì xī zhǎo le shàng lái, zhǐ shì kě néng yì wài yù jiàn le xià sè, bù zhī dào wèi shén me chū shǒu zhuā qù.

  English Translation:

  Mu Xiao thought more and felt that it was probably her, only she had such a perverted talent, and she might have been able to track down her own aura and found her way up, but possibly encountered Xia Si by chance, didn't know why she took action and caught her.

  Before long, Mu Xiao couldn't help but bitterly smile to herself. She had thought that she was already quick enough in upgrading her genetic resonance, yet the other girl was even faster, and had even directly broken through to the boundary. She truly was the most terrifying existence of the future new world...

  "It's just like this." Zhou Xuan sighed and said, as if she hadn't found what Xia Qian had lost in her heart.

  "Take a rest, don't think too much. Some people are not in a hurry, so it's not up to us to be anxious." Shangguan Xuanxian felt very sensitive and vaguely knew that Muxiao was clear about the inside story, but just didn't tell her yet.

  "You two go rest, today there's a trouble to be solved." Mu Xiao seemed not to hear the implication in Shang Guan Xuan Yin's words, only letting Lyu Xiao Man and Mu Xiang Yin, these two sulky girls, go rest, while preparing to solve the trouble of Jin Gao Yi.

  "By the way, let's talk about your combat abilities, as for physical strength..."

  Mu Xiao's eyes scanned the four beauties in front of him, each with their own unique physique and size. They were all slender and delicate, lithe and soft, with elegant and refined bodies that seemed to be carved from jade. In an instant, he had a clear understanding of their physical abilities.

  The four girls felt as if Mu Xiao had X-ray vision, and suddenly a bright red blush floated up. Everyone threw out a few words and escaped like they were fleeing, regardless of whether Mu Xiao understood or not.

  Muxiao has a vast knowledge base and can analyze what abilities they have from just a few sentences.

  Mokō has the ability to create illusions, which is a very good Jing Shinsei ability. Mokō is very satisfied that her younger sister has such a talent.

  Because she had taken a physique-enhancing drug in the past, Mutsuki's physique was at the same level as Shuuen's, which was mid-SSS rank.

  Zhou Xuan has the ability "Vitality Enhancement", every time she upgrades her genetic resonance, her vitality increases much more than anyone else's, and her physical comprehensive value will also exceed that of people at the same level.

  If she died, the emerging one would be a "life-enhancing" ability source, in fact, both are a xìng quality, just one is a one-time enhancement of xìng, and the other can be upgraded each time.

  The ability to exert its effect naturally differs when it is on a dedicated host.

  And Shangguan Wanxin has an ability outside of her auxiliary abilities, which is "Mechanical Insight". It's no wonder they have weapons to use, and her physical body is only at the peak of SS-level.

  Lü Xiaoman was only able to perceive the computer waves emitted by humans, distinguishing between good and evil, and this ability in Mu Xiao's memory was called "perception of good and evil". Her physical strength was slightly lower than that of Shangguan Xingying, only at mid-SS level.

  However, the four girls' resonance frequency was actually quite low, with no more than thirty times, extremely weak. But Mu Xiao didn't plan to let them fight together, as long as they had self-defense capabilities, that was enough.

  Muxiao hadn't slept for several nights, especially since the night he encountered the demon. Although he had suppressed his breath at the time, in secret, his spirit hadn't relaxed in the slightest, consuming a considerable amount of mental energy. He also missed Muxuan, that lovely and pure little sister. When she disappeared, his spirit fluctuated violently, and his entire being was almost reduced to a state of low morale and fatigue, requiring rest and recovery.

  If it were an ordinary day, he could still hold on for a week without sleep, but in order to solve the trouble of Jin Gao Yi, there would definitely be a battle. However, whether it was a trivial matter or a powerful enemy from the Desolate Beast, he always made thorough preparations for battle, because there had been too many examples of people capsizing in the calm waters before, and he didn't want to become one of them...