With her spatial ability to raise beast husbands, the wicked female becomes the darling of the group

Chapter 419 Perception
But Su Muyao was no longer listening to what was being said next.

"The Xiao family?"

She had naturally heard Old Madam Xiao mention the Xiao family before. They were an utterly ruthless family. They had harmed Old Madam Xiao back then, so were they going to harm Xiao Jihan as well?

The system said, "Host, Xiao Jihan may be in danger."

"I suspect that Xiao Jihan thought something had happened to you, so he went to the Hall of Light to deal with those orcs, which exposed his strength. The Xiao clan found out and took him back. Could it be that they want his Ice Spirit Root?"

Su Muyao had obviously thought of this as well.

When I visited the Xiao family on the Mortal Beast Continent, Old Madam Xiao mentioned some things about the Xiao family.

The Xiao family on the Mortal Beast Continent is merely a branch of the Xiao family.

The Xiao family of the Azure Beast Continent is the true branch of the family.

Su Muyao said, "I remember that Madam Xiao once said that Xiao Jihan's father was exceptionally talented from a young age. He was born a pure-blooded ice wolf and possessed an extremely rare ice spiritual root. It was because of this that the Xiao family tried every means to plunder him."

"They didn't know at first. Later, the Xiao family plundered half of it, and only then did Old Madam Xiao and the others risk their lives to bring Xiao Jihan's father back."

It was Xiao Jihan. In order to protect him, Old Madam Xiao initially sealed his Ice Spirit Root talent, causing his cultivation to be slow and others to be unable to discover the secret of his spiritual root.

The system said, "This kind of main branch family naturally looks down on branch families."

"Perhaps from the very beginning, it was all about finding the Xiao family bloodline with the talent of ice spirit root so that they could plunder it."

"They must have taken advantage of your vulnerability. Xiao Jihan thought something had happened to you, so he must have fought with all his might when he was fighting the Hall of Light. He might have even unleashed his Ice Spirit Root talent, which exposed him and made him a target of the Xiao family."

Su Muyao's heart jumped. "I'll go to the Xiao family first. I must find Xiao Jihan no matter what. I can't let the Xiao family take away Xiao Jihan's Ice Spirit Root."

The system said, "We do need to be quick; hopefully, we can still make it in time."

"According to Madam Xiao, Xiao Jihan's father was rescued at that time. The Xiao family only stripped him of half of his Ice Spirit Root. Even so, Xiao Jihan's father returned to the Mortal Beast Continent, but he was weak and sickly and passed away early."

"This method is probably very cruel and goes against the natural order. It may result in the loss of the Ice Spirit Root, and the orcs may also die."

Su Muyao absolutely could not accept this situation.

She asked directly, "Do you know where the Xiao family's main residence is located?"

Upon hearing these words, the expressions on the faces of the people at that table changed, clearly indicating they didn't want to discuss the matter further.

Su Muyao took out some more high-grade spirit stones and released a powerful aura.

The people at the table tensed up, realizing they had encountered a master.

The reason Su Muyao released her imposing aura was to prevent these people from thinking that she had a lot of spirit stones and from having any improper thoughts.

"Miss, it's not that we don't want to tell you, it's just that we are too weak to find the entrance to Xiaozhou City."

"Yes, it wasn't like this more than 20 years ago. It is said that a traitor from a branch of the Xiao family retaliated and severely damaged the main Xiao family before fleeing. Since then, Xiaozhou City has been under extreme martial law. To get to the Xiao family, you have to find the entrance to Xiaozhou first. The Xiao family is located in Xiaozhou City. The Xiao family controls everything in Xiaozhou. These are the rules they set."

"So, entering Xiaozhou City and leaving it afterward isn't easy either. But Xiaozhou City is indeed prosperous, with many shops, especially those selling elixirs..."

Hearing this, Su Muyao frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me, how do we get in!"

Su Muyao lost her patience and took out some more high-grade spirit stones.

"Go to Xuanji Tower. If you have the ability, Xuanji Tower will naturally tell you the entrance to Xiaozhou..."

……

Soon, Su Muyao found Xuanji Tower, bought the information she wanted, and headed towards the entrance of Xiaozhou.

The system sighed, "No wonder you couldn't find out anything about the Xiao family when you were in the northern part of the Azure Beast Continent, let alone Xiao Jihan."

"They said that more than twenty years ago, the Xiao family changed its rules because of a branch's betrayal, allowing orcs to enter and leave Xiaozhou City according to their family's rules. Could it be that it's related to Xiao Jihan's father?"

Su Muyao said, "Perhaps."

"They told me to wait here at Shenshi (3-5 PM) today, and then I could enter the city using this entry pass."

The system said, "Could it be that the Xiao family and Xuanji Tower are one and the same, or that the Xiao family earns spirit stones through Xuanji Tower?"

Su Muyao shook her head and said, "I don't know. We'll find out once we go in."

"But this Xiao family is indeed not simple. The location of the entrance may be different at different times."

“Let’s go to Xuanji Tower. You’ll see that the managers are all wearing masks and don’t show their faces. They also seem to be quite skilled. There are formations outside and traps inside. Ordinary people wouldn’t dare to cause trouble in Xuanji Tower.”

"If they want to break into the Xiao family, they'll probably set up all sorts of traps and mechanisms."

Neither array formations nor mechanisms could stump Su Muyao.

Soon, around 3 PM, the token at Su Muyao's waist seemed to respond to something, emitting a light, and then a large gate appeared in front of her.

Su Muyao felt as if she had suddenly appeared outside a huge city.

There were guards at the city gate, and once inside the city, it was extremely prosperous.

The roads were wide, lined with shops selling all sorts of things, and many orcs were coming and going. After Su Muyao entered the city, many more orcs followed.

They discussed coming into the city to buy elixirs.

"Only the pills from Xiaozhou City are effective."

"Xiaozhou City is safe, and many pharmacists have opened shops in Xiaozhou City. In fact, the most skilled pharmacists are in the Xiao family."

"Yes, I heard that the Qi Gathering Pill and Body Tempering Pill that the Xiao family refines are extremely effective. Not only that, I also heard that the Xiao family has been refining some even more effective pills for the past twenty years, which can help the younger generation of Xiao family beastmen directly break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm."

"Really? The strength of the Spirit Transformation Realm is something that no one dares to even dream of. Many talented seniors have not been able to break through to level 20."

"It's true, of course. The reason why Xiaozhou City is so eager to win over pharmacists, even providing them with free housing and shops and maintaining their safety and order, is to select the best pharmacists to recruit into the Xiao family so that they can refine better pills for the Xiao family. As for whether they have succeeded in refining them, we don't know."

"If the Xiao family's Body Tempering Pills and Qi Gathering Pills could be sold to the public, we could buy them to improve our strength. Cultivation is too slow; we're only at level thirteen now."

"Forget about it. I heard the Xiao family doesn't even have enough resources, and the internal competition is fierce..."

"Yes, I heard that the branch members have a very low status in the Xiao family. Some time ago, the Xiao family steward caught an injured branch member and brought him back to punish him."

"They say that a member of a branch family stole the family's cultivation secrets, but who knows the specifics?"

With Su Muyao's current strength at the Spirit Transformation Realm, she can hear a lot of news even from a great distance.

The system said, "It seems that the Xiao family suffered a major blow more than 20 years ago, so they came up with this method to rebuild the family's strength."

"No wonder that orc who caused trouble on the Mortal Beast Continent back then wasn't very strong. He looked powerful on the Mortal Beast Continent, but he was nothing special on the Azure Beast Continent. The Xiao family is nothing special either."

Su Muyao said, "Don't underestimate them. Perhaps they are just focusing their energy on more important things, such as creating powerful members for their families."

"By then, the Xiao family probably won't use this method to hide the entrance anymore."

"However, the branch of the family they are talking about should be Jihan."

Su Muyao was extremely anxious. She quietly arrived outside the Xiao family mansion in the city and secretly observed the situation.

She discovered that the Xiao family mansion was indeed extremely large.

Su Muyao vaguely sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be gathering towards the mansion.

Her expression shifted, and she said, "There should be a spirit-gathering array set up here. The Xiao family mansion should be rich in spiritual energy, which is convenient for the family's disciples to cultivate."

The system said, "Host, I've detected a lot of guards above the Xiao family mansion, almost one every ten steps. Do you still want to break in at midnight?"

Su Muyao said, "Of course we have to go in. I can sense Xiao Jihan's presence; he's inside."

"But his breath is very weak, I can't wait."

She is now at the Spirit Transformation Realm, and if she is very close to her beastmen, she can sense their presence.

After a pause, Su Muyao continued, "Moreover, these guards are at most level fifteen or sixteen, so they are nothing to fear."

The system said, "I'm afraid there might be a hidden expert inside."

Su Muyao had prepared many things in her space, so she naturally wanted to explore it.

"Go back and prepare; we'll enter tonight."

It would be easier to break in at night.

……

At midnight, Su Muyao, fully armed, appeared outside the Xiao family mansion.

The night was as dark as ink, and the Xiao family's vermilion gate was tightly shut, with only the lanterns hanging on the gate tower casting a faint glow.

The air around them seemed to freeze.

Su Muyao used her spiritual power to investigate and found that the places where the guards stayed during the day had changed. Under the moonlight, there was a faint cold light emanating from their swords and weapons.

Their breathing was so light it almost blended into the night breeze.

A faint blue spiritual light flowed on the courtyard wall, indicating that a high-level early warning array had been set up, which would trigger an alarm if touched.

Su Muyao lay on an old locust tree 300 meters away, her black outfit completely covering her shapely figure, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.

She had hidden weapons attached to her fingertips and hair. After observing them for a while, she then affixed an invisibility talisman to her body. The boots she wore were also magical artifacts, ancient artifacts left over from the time of the sea tribe, which Wei Jinmo had given her.

These boots allow her to leap over walls without making a sound.

It can walk on the roof tiles as if they were flat ground.

Taking a deep breath, she quietly activated her supernatural power, creating a nearly transparent barrier around her that completely concealed her aura before leaping out.

She drifted down from the treetop like a falling leaf, her toes lightly touching the ground before she reached the courtyard wall.

She didn't rashly climb over the wall. Instead, she condensed a faint wisp of supernatural light from her fingertips and gently touched the surface of the courtyard wall. She wanted to break through this warning array.

This part of the plot needs to be written to explain the process, as a lot of the information will be used later. I've tried to write an extra thousand words.