Mu Yunjin originally had no mind to pay attention to other matters; her heart was entirely focused on the other pearl.

Now, hearing Master An mention the words “hypnosis technique,” she couldn’t help but burst into laughter, holding her stomach.

“Isn’t it hilarious?” Master An also found it amusing; for them, hypnosis was nothing difficult.

Mu Yunjin nodded. Her hearty laugh nearly brought tears to her eyes. She couldn’t help but beckon to Yun Shuangleng across from her, “Young lady, come back to us. We can help you awaken Feng Che!”

Yun Shuangleng was stunned but remained standing in place.

Seeing Master An interrupting, Feng Lan coldly said, “That boy has no more use to me. You can wake him if you can!”

Now that he had the other pearl, if these people fought hard, he would immediately crush the pearl. Even if he died, at least he would take Mu Yunjin down with him!

“Tsk, if he’s of no value to you, he’s of no value to us either. If the man wants to lie there and die, let him!” Master An spoke with disdain.

Mu Yunjin nodded in agreement.

…

…

This Yun Shuangleng had been sent by the black-robed figure to monitor their actions all along, playing them for fools. Why should they bother to break Feng Che’s hypnosis?

Hmph, not worth the trouble!

At this moment, thoughts surged through Yun Shuangleng’s mind.

…

After chatting with Mu Yunjin for a while, Master An stepped back and walked to the unconscious Daoist Feng Xuan, examining his pulse.

Discovering that all his meridians were broken, Master An’s eyes darkened, and he channeled some true energy into Daoist Feng Xuan’s body.

On the other side, seeing Master An enter without taking further action, Qiuye frowned, not understanding what Chu Li’s intention was.

“Do you still want the pearl or not?” Qiuye asked.

“Of course we want it.” Chu Li replied calmly.

Qiuye raised his lips, “This pearl is the spirit crocodile’s eyeball. You have one yourselves, so you naturally know how fragile these pearls are…”

The implication was that he could destroy this pearl at any moment.

“Grandmother, why did you bring Yuer to this place?” A childlike voice came from outside the stone door.

Then, an elderly person in a gray robe, leading a little girl in a pink dress, walked in. The two moved very slowly, entering unhurriedly.

When Mu Yunjin saw these two people, her eyes revealed surprise, and she opened her mouth but made no sound.

“Oh, Grandmother, look, it’s that big sister from that day…” The little girl called Yuer let go of the elderly person’s hand and ran excitedly toward Mu Yunjin.

She remembered her big sister. She had a beautiful phoenix pattern on her back, and she was the only person her grandmother had saved in all these years.

“Yuer…” Mu Yunjin lowered her eyes and smiled at her, remembering that the little girl was called by this name.

“Hehe…” Yuer smiled sweetly at Mu Yunjin.

The elderly person slowly walked closer and nodded to Mu Yunjin upon seeing her.

“Master…” Chu Li suddenly spoke up, bowing slightly to the elderly person.

The elderly person nodded but didn’t speak much with Chu Li. With a glance, she noticed Daoist Feng Xuan, who had already awakened, and a strange expression flashed in her eyes.

After hearing Chu Li call the elderly person “Master,” Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows in surprise, “This elder is your master?”

“Yes.” Chu Li responded.

Mu Yunjin’s lips twitched. She had only known that Chu Li’s teacher was Grand Tutor Zhuang and didn’t know his master was a reclusive expert!

That day, she had been saved entirely thanks to Chu Li’s master!

“Hahaha, how interesting! Today has truly opened my eyes. I never expected that Master-Mother would be Prince Ning’s master… truly keeping a low profile!” Feng Lan laughed out loud, then glanced at Daoist Feng Xuan.

“I am no longer your Master-Mother.” The elderly person glanced coldly at Feng Lan.

Hearing this, Feng Lan slapped his forehead, “Look at my memory! I almost forgot about how Master-Mother betrayed Master with Elder Brother Feng Xuan, and was ultimately willing to sever ties with Master for Elder Brother Feng Xuan’s sake!”

“You were expelled from the sect. Your words cannot be trusted.” The elderly person’s face remained calm.

“Hahaha, interesting!” Feng Lan laughed. All these years, he had stayed in this Ghost Valley Cave, right next to Blue Peak Island, yet they had never interfered with each other.

Today, she had stepped into Ghost Valley Cave, clearly intending to help Chu Li and the others. Why should he consider their face?

“Rushi, you came…” Daoist Feng Xuan, who had just been given some true energy, had awakened. He never expected that upon opening his eyes, he would see Murong Rushi, whom he hadn’t seen for nearly twenty years.

Murong Rushi ignored him.

“Which one of you has the other pearl?” Murong Rushi looked at Feng Lan and Qiuye.

“It’s with that old black-robed devil!” Someone answered directly.

Murong Rushi nodded, coughed once, and rubbed her temples, “For a day and night, your Ghost Valley Cave has been so noisy that Yuer couldn’t sleep. At my age, I was also annoyed by her disturbance…”

“I came to see who was making trouble, only to find it was my disciple being bullied by you.” Murong Rushi’s words were helpless. After speaking, she turned to look at Chu Li.

“You, boy, when I saw your aptitude was good back then, I secretly taught you martial arts. Now you’re embarrassing me.”

Hearing this, Chu Li slightly raised the corner of his lips, his eyebrows slightly raised, “Yes, Master is right to admonish me.”

Mu Yunjin glanced at Chu Li. It was the first time she had heard this guy speak so humbly to someone, though his tone still sounded quite provoking!

“Yuer, these are the two people who kept you from sleeping. Grandmother isn’t feeling well today, so you handle it yourself.” Murong Rushi said, patting Yuer’s head.

Hearing this, Yuer let out a heavy “hmph,” stomped her foot, and put her hands on her hips, “You made Yuer unable to sleep, Yuer is angry, Yuer will freeze you all in place…”

As she spoke, she raised her small hand, extending only two fingers, and waved them at Feng Lan and Qiuye across from her…

“Grandmother, it’s done…” Yuer raised her head.

The others watching this scene didn’t understand what had happened.

“Ahem, Yuer has sealed their acupuncture points. Take the pearl and leave quickly. I need to take Yuer back to rest.” Murong Rushi coughed again.

“Wait a minute…” Master An ran over, walking to black-robed Feng Lan’s side, and lightly tapped his body.

Indeed, he couldn’t move at all.

“Mu’er, come look, this is the legendary long-distance acupuncture point sealing!” Master An looked curiously at Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin stepped forward, “Aren’t you one of the world’s three great masters? Don’t you know how to seal acupuncture points?”

“Well… I don’t!” Master An replied.

“Isn’t Qiuye also one of the world’s three great masters? How could he not dodge a child like Yuer’s acupuncture point sealing technique?” Mu Yunjin suddenly found it miraculous.

Master An pursed his lips, “What’s so special about that? It just means this little girl has extraordinary talent, she’s a good seedling.”

Mu Yunjin pouted. This long-distance acupuncture point sealing was truly formidable.

“By the way, my trip wasn’t for nothing. I thought my things would be useful, but I didn’t expect such a formidable elder to appear.” Master An said, taking out a heavy cloth bag from his sleeve.

Mu Yunjin took the bag, untied it, and looked inside with widened eyes, “A magnet?”

Master An nodded, “Step back a few paces, take out what’s in the bag, and point it at the black-robed one!”

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin indeed stepped back, took out the magnet, and waved it toward Feng Lan…

“Whoosh—”

With a whooshing sound, the pearl hidden in the black-robed one’s sleeve instantly flew toward the magnet, so fast that people could hardly see the process.

Mu Yunjin lowered her eyes to look at the deep red pearl that had stuck to the magnet, her eyes lighting up with joy. She reached out, took it down, and held it tightly in her palm.

“What material is this pearl made of that it can be attracted by a magnet?” Mu Yunjin marveled.

“It contains magnetic powder, of course!”

“Huh?”

“I sprinkled it on him after entering the door. His body is too heavy for the magnet to attract, but a small pearl like this, no problem!” Master An looked proudly at Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin looked at the pearl, then at Master An. She hadn’t even noticed him sprinkling magnetic powder on them when he entered!

Amazing!

Truly amazing!

Now that the pearl was in Mu Yunjin’s hands, everyone nearby was overjoyed, “Consort, time is of the essence. Let’s merge these two pearls and form the crocodile pearl!”

“No rush, let’s do it after we return!” Chu Li spoke up. The current environment was not suitable for forming the crocodile pearl.

Mu Yunjin nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the mission was accomplished, Murong Rushi took Yuer’s small hand, “Alright, now no one will disturb you. Let’s go back and rest.”

“Yes, Grandmother.”

“Murong, all of Feng Xuan’s meridians are broken. He probably can’t climb Blue Peak Cliff. Why not let him stay at your place to recover?” Master An stroked his chin, looking at Daoist Feng Xuan, then at Murong Rushi.

Murong Rushi’s footsteps paused.

“That won’t be necessary. I’ll go by water. I don’t need to climb the cliff.” Daoist Feng Xuan’s voice sounded as he turned his gaze away, not looking at Murong Rushi at all.

Murong Rushi also ignored him.

“Grandpa, broken meridians shouldn’t be subject to travel, or you could easily die…” Yuer kindly reminded him.

“Pfft—” Someone nearby couldn’t help but laugh.

Daoist Feng Xuan’s face froze.

“Hey, you young people, help out and carry this stubborn old man to Blue Peak Island next door! Don’t let him die here; that would put Mu’er and the others in a difficult position!” Master An spoke, giving Ding Xian and Huang Yan a meaningful look.

The two understood and walked to the side, lifted Daoist Feng Xuan, and walked toward Murong Rushi.

Murong Rushi said nothing and led Yuer out.

…

Now, with both pearls easily obtained, Mu Yunjin’s heart, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed. She had thought they would have to confront Feng Lan and Qiuye again, but unexpectedly, after Elder Murong and Master An arrived, the situation was easily resolved.

She couldn’t help but link her arm with Chu Li’s, raising the corner of her lips, “Chu Li, let’s go home…”

“Mm.” Chu Li nodded, putting his arm around her waist.

“Well, then we’ll head straight back to Phoenix Feather Pavilion. We’ll have a good sleep when we get back; I’m so tired!” Qiqi yawned, planning to return directly using the formless space traversal.

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin turned to look at them, then bent down and bowed to them, “Thank you all for risking your lives for me again… I love you all so much!”

“Master, you’re shortening our lives with this!” Qiqi was frightened by Mu Yunjin’s bow.

Nearby, Hua Ying smiled with pursed lips. Catching a glimpse of Xu Heyu, she stepped closer to Mu Yunjin, “After I return and look through the registers, once I have some clues, I’ll contact you, Master.”

Mu Yunjin knew what register Hua Ying was referring to and nodded, “Then you all head back first. Rest well, and I’ll visit you at Phoenix Feather Pavilion in a few days!”

“Master, you misspoke, it’s ‘return to Phoenix Feather Pavilion’…”