Qiao Mu nodded in satisfaction. "Alright then, let's go see them."
As the master of the Sun-Moon Secret Realm, the little monkey naturally had a thorough grasp of the space-time within it. Without any apparent effort from her, Qiao Mu and the others felt the space before them subtly shift. When they landed again, they were standing on soft green grass.
Qiao Mu immediately spotted Qi Xuanxuan and her group, frantically running back and forth, scratching their heads, inside a neatly trimmed shrubbery. The trees in this grove were all rows of low shrubs. The entire green maze wasn't actually large, but it had countless winding paths that could make your head spin.
From where Qiao Mu stood, she could see many people circling inside. The trees were clearly only waist-high; one could easily see the correct path by simply looking up, yet no one seemed to notice. They were all acting as if possessed, wildly hacking at a few trees. Even stranger, the grove seemed immune to all spiritual energy. No matter how these people foolishly punched and kicked inside, the trees remained completely still.
The little monkey proudly declared, "They're all trapped in an illusion! They think they're in a vast ancient forest right now!"
Qiao Mu glanced at her, then reached out and stroked her head, pointing in the direction of Qi Xuanxuan and the others. "Let them out."
The little monkey huffed, "If I let them out, then everyone else will inevitably follow."
Qiao Mu scrutinized the area, noticing quite a few unfamiliar faces inside. After a moment of thought, she nodded. "Let them out."
"Don't worry, they won't be able to take even a single item from this secret realm," Qiao Mu continued. "Not only that, but I can also give you some spirit stones and profound spirit jade so this secret realm can continue for a while longer."
Upon hearing this, the little monkey's eyes lit up slightly. She tugged at Qiao Mu's sleeve, "Big sister, you really are a very good person."
It was the first time Qiao Mu had ever been called a "very good person," and her expression instantly became a bit strange. She was accustomed to hearing herself called "little stoic," "little pervert," or "little demon," so hearing "very good person" suddenly made her feel a little awkward.
Crown Prince Mo suppressed the urge to laugh and said with a serious expression, "Qiao Qiao, we don't have much time. We need to quickly get Qi Xuanxuan and the others out, and then we still need to continue clearing the level." He then gave his little wife a look: Wife, we found the treasure you wanted early; we're still in a hurry to get back to the capital.
Madam Qiao Mu understood perfectly. She nodded and turned to the little monkey. "Hurry up, let's not dawdle."
The little monkey extended her hand and lightly clenched her fist. The green shrubbery before them seemed to come alive, moving rapidly to either side and rearranging itself, instantly opening up a path wide enough for two people to walk abreast.
Miss Qi was in the middle of battling a giant ancient vine monster, her small face flushed red with effort. She felt like she was about to give up and was just about to summon her beast to take over when she suddenly found that the tree monster before her had vanished as if struck by a tornado.
She turned around, utterly bewildered, and instantly looked as if she had found a long-lost relative after eight hundred years. Her eyes reddened as she gazed at the small, crimson figure at the end of the path.