I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 297, 1.21-13: The Girl Imprisoned in the Tower
Faced with Qiao Lin's sincere request, Mu Yegui turned her head and glanced at him with an expression full of uneasy jealousy. She waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite. We're just passing by and are leaving now."

Mu Yegui reached behind her and grabbed the wrist of the hand that was holding her by the back of her collar. "Qi, let go, I'm leaving."

His dark orange eyes glanced at the two of them briefly before finally settling on the trembling man beside him. He snorted coldly, released Mu Yegui's collar, then grabbed Mu Yegui's wrist and turned to walk in another direction.

"Qi?" Mu Yegui jogged after Jealousy, then looked up at her with her clear, cold silver eyes at Jealousy's indifferent face, and asked in confusion.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Jealousy stopped and let go of Mu Yegui's hand.

"I'm sorry," Jealousy said softly, lowering his eyes.

Mu Yegui blinked, tilting her head and looking at him in confusion, not understanding why Jealousy had to apologize to her.

Jealousy didn't answer Mu Yegui's confusion. He simply turned his head to the side and murmured, "Let it be, while I'm all alone now..."

He was jealous, so jealousy was the emotion he had no shortage of. He was jealous of everyone, so jealous that he wanted to kill them all. But in the end, he couldn't bear to spoil her fun. He shouldn't have been so arrogant, shouldn't have taken himself so seriously.

Even so, he still felt jealous when he saw others get close to her. Perhaps it was because of that intense resentment and jealousy that he himself was one of the original sins, and only death could free him from it all.

But he didn't want to get rid of it, because being able to be jealous was a blessing; if he didn't even have the chance to be jealous, that would be true despair.

Mu Yegui looked down at the map on the page of the book in his hand, not paying attention to the jealous thoughts that were swirling in his mind at that moment.

"According to the map, the next place we need to go is Dark Valley." It is a huge valley filled with all kinds of poisonous insects and swamps, and it is also the only way to the Endless Land and the Endless Forest.

In other words, only after passing through the Dark Valley can one truly begin choosing between the forks in the Endless Land and the Endless Forest.

From afar, Mu Yegui could see many players hesitating about whether to enter the valley. He glanced at them with envy and then walked towards the valley on his own.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" came someone's voice from behind.

Mu Yegui paused, turned around and looked at him, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I see you're all alone, perhaps you need our help," the burly man said, scratching his head sheepishly.

Mu Yegui glanced at the jealous man beside him, then at the extremely burly man in front of him, and remained silent for a while. As someone who was attracted to good looks, he couldn't accept such a weak teammate, but saying it directly seemed like it would be hurtful.

After much deliberation, Mu Yegui earnestly said to them in her soft, sweet voice, "Thank you for your invitation, but please allow me to decline. I can go in by myself."

She would agree if the person was weak but good-looking, but she didn't want to bring a burden along, as it would be troublesome in a fight.

In short, Mu Yegui is a looks-obsessed person. She can accept someone even if they are weak, as long as they are good-looking. But if they are ugly, she will refuse them no matter how strong they are.

In a world obsessed with appearances, things just don't make sense.

"It's too dangerous for you to go alone," the burly man said, frowning.

"I'm very strong, thank you for your concern, Uncle." Mu Yegui nodded to the group and said very politely.

"Uncle... Uncle?" Amidst the burly man's self-doubt, Mu Yegui walked straight towards the valley.

A slightly noisy voice came from behind, "Am I that old? Why are you calling me uncle?"

"Hahahaha, aren't you the uncle?!" Snowflakes continued to fall from the sky, gradually turning the black earth white.

A slightly chilly breeze gently blew through her misty gray hair. Mu Yegui glanced around and finally fixed her gaze on a woman wearing a black veil not far away.

That person's figure seemed somewhat familiar...

As she watched her, she slowly turned her head to face her.

A mysterious black fringe covered one of her eyes, and her pale skin and bright red lipstick accentuated her stunning beauty. She possessed a breathtaking beauty; even the pallor tinged with utter despair couldn't diminish her captivating allure.

Her hands were tightly wrapped in white bandages, down to her fingertips, so carefully that her original skin was no longer visible.

"Long time no see, Fernana," Mu Yegui greeted her with a calm expression.

Even though she looked completely different from before, she still recognized her at a glance.

Fernana's amethyst-like eyes were lifeless and devoid of any light; even the sound of familiar voices she hadn't heard in a long time couldn't stir any emotion in her.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice was hoarse, like an old man being choked, as if her throat had been completely destroyed, like the harsh, unbearable sound of chalk rubbing against a blackboard.

Mu Yegui remained expressionless. She walked up to Fernna and slowly said, "Because I'm also in the instance." She didn't say whether she was on the players' side or the instance owner's side, but to others, it would only sound like she was on the players' side.

The next second, a flash of cold light appeared, and Mu Yegui took a step back to avoid Fernana's attack.

"Is Fernana acting so impulsively now? If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have waited until now." Mu Yegui looked down at his sharp nails, lost in thought.

If she wanted to kill Fernana, she would have plunged her nails into Fernana's neck the instant she attacked, instead of trying to dodge like this.

She really had no hostility towards Fernana.

“Impulsive, huh…” Fernana muttered sarcastically, and then fell silent.

If she hadn't been constantly on guard, she would have been worn down by the relentless pursuit long ago. If she hadn't entered this instance, she would still be on the run for her life.

Having long since lost everything, all that remained of her was this worthless life.

But she didn't want to die.

She wanted to continue living, mocking those who wanted to kill her but couldn't.

"Tang Xiuna..." Mu Yegui had only uttered three words when she saw a cold glint rushing towards her.

Mu Yegui caught the blade with his hand and continued, "Tang Xiuna should still be alive and well in the Fairy Tale Kingdom."

Fernana's body trembled slightly. She tried to pull back the dagger but couldn't, so she had no choice but to abandon it, grab Mu Yegui's fragile neck, and roar fiercely, "What do you know!"

At the same time, a large hand grabbed Fernana's wrist with such force that it felt like it was going to crush her bones.

(End of this chapter)