Chapter 301 Gentle Senior Brother 9 (2/2)

Just as she was about to breathe her last, a faint light appeared beneath her feet.

A thought flickered in her mind, and she held her breath and descended.

Finally, her toes touched something hard, not the mud she had expected.

Zi Xi steadied herself and looked around in slight surprise.

The bottom of the pool was unusually clean, covered with smooth white jade beads.

The densely packed beads emitted a soft glow, illuminating the underwater space as if it were a moonlit night.

It turns out to be a material that can be used to make a universal antidote pill: the Mirage Pearl!

So many!

Zi Xi suddenly realized, so this is what they mean by seeking fortune in danger and turning misfortune into blessing?

But at this moment, spiritual energy is scarce, so it's not the time to delve deeper.

Zi Xi stretched out her hand, her palm gently waving along the water's flow, swimming and pulling back as she went.

Only when she could no longer sense the Mirage Pearl at the bottom of the deep pool did Zi Xi take out her homemade swimsuit from her storage bag and swim upwards.

Ripples spread across the water's surface as Zi Xi burst forth from the water.

The sunlight returned to my eyes, bringing with it the joy of surviving a catastrophe.

As Zi Xi surfaced, her long, jet-black hair clung wetly to her fair cheeks and neck. Water droplets rolled down her smooth jawline, slid across her slender, delicate neck, and disappeared into her curvaceous body, accentuated by the wetness of her form-fitting swimsuit.

Normally pale and cold skin, after consuming the elixir, became full of spiritual energy and radiated a faint, lustrous glow.

Those usually calm and unwavering eyes were now filled with joy at the acquisition of tens of thousands of Mirage Pearls.

She was still surrounded by misty water vapor, but all her disheveled appearance had vanished, and she looked like a lotus emerging from the water, her beauty beyond compare.

Just then, a beam of moon-white sword energy from beside the deep pool precisely annihilated the last roaring monster.

As the sword light faded, Mu Yuan landed gracefully, his robes fluttering, spotless.

He was about to speak, a gentle, languid smile playing on his lips.

Upon seeing Zi Xi in the pool, all words unexpectedly caught in his throat.

Little Ice Cube's skin was radiant and her eyes were bright. Her usually aloof face even carried a genuine smile, which was so stunning that it captivated him.

Mu Yuan's peach blossom eyes widened slightly, and he was unusually stunned for a moment.

He subconsciously abandoned his languid posture, which had been anticipating a good show, and his gaze involuntarily swept over her eyes, which were brighter than the stars, and her exquisite curves, which were faintly visible underwater.

In an instant, countless thoughts raced through Mu Yuan's mind, and he couldn't bring himself to say the teasing words he wanted to say.

"Junior sister, it seems my heroic rescue was a bit unnecessary?"

Mu Yuan coughed lightly, his voice still carrying its usual magnetism, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and his smile deepened.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. You even cleared out these remaining demonic beasts for me. I'm fine now."

Zi Xi nodded slightly, the faint smile from before disappearing, and she returned to her usual cool and calm demeanor.

Mu Yuan stared at her expression and was momentarily lost in thought.

Could it be that he was attacked by some kind of demonic illusion, and he was hallucinating?

Otherwise, how could one feel that the person before them was as clear and bright as a pearl cleansed by moonlight?

"I'm glad you're alright, Junior Sister. Farewell."

Mu Yuan quickly suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and only left a sentence in haste.

Before he finished speaking, he had already turned and left, his steps revealing a hurriedness unlike his usual demeanor.

Zi Xi looked at his retreating figure, which seemed to be fleeing in panic, with some confusion, and frowned slightly.

After confirming that there was no further movement or sign of life in the valley, Zi Xi quickly leaped out of the pool, used her spiritual energy to evaporate the water vapor, and changed into clean clothes.

Having survived this ordeal, she is bound to have good fortune in the future. The Mirage Pearl should be her greatest gain from this secret realm.

Therefore, Zi Xi decided not to continue her journey.