Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

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"We've arrived."

Chu Ci looked up at the luxurious mansion in front of him, which looked even more luxurious than his seaside villa in Lijiang, Lanhai City.

"What brings you here, gentlemen? The Elias Royal Palace does not receive guests at this time. You may come another day," a guard patrolling the entrance said to the group.

Guests? The royal residence? What is this guy talking about?

Mina took something out of her bosom and handed it to him. After the guard examined it carefully, he suddenly opened the door respectfully.

"So you are Princess Dylin's guests. Please come in. Princess Dylin's residence is at the very back. Would you like me to show you the way?"

Mina put the things away and refused him.

"No need, we know the way ourselves."

When the group entered the mansion, the scene before them left Chu Ci stunned.

The mansion, which didn't look very big from the outside, seemed to stretch infinitely on both sides. Before them was a vast lake, and the road under their feet was even paved with some kind of yellow jade-like mineral.

"This is Wenyang Jade. It can only appear in a rare place where the fire and water elements achieve a delicate balance. Each gram is worth ten gold coins or even more," Mina explained to Chu Ci from the side.

I go!

Ten gold coins per gram! That's for this whole path! My goodness, how much money would that cost?! I hate rich people!

But thinking about it this way, my villa, which costs a few dozen gold coins per square meter, doesn't seem so bad.

It's true what they say, comparison shopping makes things worse.

"Let's go, the person we're looking for is inside."

The group continued walking along the Wenyang Jade Path on the lake.

As Chu Ci walked, for some reason, she felt that someone was watching her.

And the further he walked, the stronger the feeling became, until he suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Seeing this, Mina and the others also stopped.

"It seems like we're being watched by something?"

Hmm? Is there? The group turned their heads and looked around. Apart from a few lakeside courtyards and an endless lake, there was nothing else.

"I didn't feel anything, did you?"

All three holy knights shook their heads.

This……

Suddenly, the feeling of being watched vanished. Chu Ci was stunned for a moment, which made him even more certain that the feeling was not an illusion. But the other party had already withdrawn their gaze or hidden themselves even deeper, so there was no point in dwelling on it any longer.

"Maybe my feeling was wrong. Anyway, let's go inside."

After walking for a while, the group finally stopped in front of a rather simple courtyard.

It seems this is our destination.

Mina was about to knock on the door when it was suddenly flung open, and a figure darted out and hugged her.

"It really is you, Mina! You finally decided to sneak out to see me. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?! It's been months since you last came."

With her playful voice and blue hair, Chu Ci's gaze was instantly drawn to the koala girl clinging to Mina.

"Huh? Are there any other guests this time?"

At this moment, the girl noticed Chu Ci and the others, and quickly got off Mina and walked up to Chu Ci to shake hands with him in a familiar manner.

"Hello, I am Princess Dillin of Elias. The fact that Mina brought you here proves that you must be her friend, so you are also my friend, Dillin. Just call me Dillin!"

"Oh... hello."

The other person always had a warm smile on their face, which made Chu Ci feel at a loss, and even made her stutter when she spoke.

"Alright, stop teasing him, Dillian. I'm here because I need your help, but before that, I need your help with something..."

boom!

For some reason, the ground around us suddenly started to shake.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Dilline stared at the lake in surprise, and everyone followed her gaze.

What was once an empty lake center is now seeing energy gathering and faintly forming a vortex gate.

"How could this be? The Hidden Dragon Secret Realm clearly needs at least another six months to be fully formed, so why is it so much faster now?" Dilling's tone was full of disbelief.

Chu Ci noticed that Mina was looking at him quietly.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think you're really lucky. You managed to run into such a good thing. The Hidden Dragon Secret Realm is a place that even many chosen ones are not qualified to enter. You got the advantage right away."

After sighing, Mina quickly said to Dillin, "Dillin, do me a favor and get this guy inside."

"Ah!" ×2

A few minutes later, the vortex gate in the center of the lake had been fully formed, and the system notification sound appeared in Chu Ci's mind.

[The Hidden Dragon Realm has been detected as open. Would you like to enter?]

"Hey! Hurry up! Otherwise, it'll be a real problem when my father and the others come back."

Dilline urged him on while turning her head to look towards the entrance of the mansion, her heart filled with anxiety.

"In short, I've said everything I need to say. Remember, you must kill as many monsters as possible inside, only then will the dragon egg have a chance to hatch." Mina nodded to Chu Ci.

"But what will you do if I go in?"

"Ah! You don't need to worry about that. My father and the others dote on me. I'll take Mina and the others back to my residence. You can just relax and do your own thing inside." Dillian gave Chu Ci a reassuring smile.

Since Mina herself recommended him, he shouldn't be unreliable. With this in mind, Chu Ci entered the vortex.

[Ding! You have entered the Hidden Dragon Realm. Please note that all monsters in this realm are dragon-blooded creatures. Please proceed with caution.]

"Oh, by the way, Mina, what rank is your Chosen One friend? Rank six or seven? You dared to let him venture into the Hidden Dragon Realm alone, he must be incredibly powerful!"

Dilline looked at him with starry eyes and an expression of adoration.

"No, he just broke through to the first level recently."

???

Dilline felt that there must be something wrong with her ears. Mina had just said that she had sent a first-level Chosen One into the Fulong Secret Realm.

"Haha, there must be something wrong with my ears, Mina, how could you..."

"Do you think I'm joking?"

...Indeed, it doesn't seem like it.

Wait! I understand!

"Mina, is it because that guy keeps bothering you, like when you first became the Holy Maiden? So you want to find a reason to get rid of him and teach him a lesson at the same time? Of course, I fully support you, but isn't it a bit cruel to do this? After all, I've heard that the lowest level of the dragon-blooded creatures inside is level three, and there are even records of level nine creatures appearing."

*Smack!* Mina, speechless, quickly flicked her forehead.

"Ouch! That hurts! Why did you hit me, Mina?"

Nonsense, if you keep talking, what will become of my reputation?

"I'm not as malicious as you think, okay? That guy really is capable, I believe in him, and besides, this is the fastest way."

"Oh!" Dilling nodded, still somewhat doubtful.

"Speaking of which, Mina, you seemed to have asked me for help before. What exactly was it?"

Mina whispered in her ear.

"He has a dragon egg in his hand, it should be a purebred."

"Wow!"