Zhang Hao knew that Murong Xian'er was Murong Jingtian's beloved daughter. He doted on her a lot, so how could he let her come in and take risks?
"Hehe, I asked for it. Xian'er heard that the Secret Realm is very fun, and since my sister returned to the Sect, I'll take her place," Murong Xian'er said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao was relieved. This time, he hadn't seen anyone from the Royal Family entering the Secret Realm, and he was wondering about it, but he didn't expect to run into Murong Xian'er here.
"Xian'er, where did everyone from your Royal Family go? Why didn't I see any of you after entering the Secret Realm?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.
"Hehe, Brother-in-law, this is a secret, you can't tell outsiders," Murong Xian'er said with a smile.
Zhang Hao snorted and said, "You call me Brother-in-law, so how am I still an outsider? Do you not acknowledge me as your Brother-in-law?"
"Ah!"
Zhang Hao's words left Murong Xian'er speechless.
"Okay, Brother-in-law is indeed not an outsider, I'll tell you then," Murong Xian'er said helplessly, drooping her head.
It turned out that the Royal Family of Watt Country possessed an extremely mystical Bloodline that was passed down through generations. That was the Phoenix Body. Every few generations, someone from the Royal Family would awaken it. This generation, the only one with this Bloodline was Murong Xian'er. And in the Mist Sea Secret Realm, there was a phoenix blood crystal that could increase the Awakening level of the Phoenix Body. This time, the people from the Royal Family came to the Phoenix Mountain in the Mist Sea Secret Realm specifically to help Murong Xian'er search for the phoenix blood crystal.
"Hmm, so did you find the phoenix blood crystal?" Zhang Hao looked at Murong Xian'er and asked with concern.
"Of course I found it, because the phoenix blood crystal is only relatively useful to people with the Phoenix Body, so there wasn't much competition. I found it yesterday," Murong Xian'er said with a smile.
Zhang Hao smiled and said, "Then congratulations! Xian'er, you've awakened the Phoenix Bloodline, you'll definitely be very powerful in the future."
Towards Murong Xian'er, perhaps Zhang Hao felt a sense of 'loving the house and its crow'. He was happy for her too.
"That's right, if anyone dares to bully Brother-in-law in the future, Xian'er will definitely protect you," Murong Xian'er said seriously.
"Hehe, then I'll rely on Xian'er for protection from now on," Zhang Hao said this, feeling a little moved.
"Of course!" Murong Xian'er waved her small fists, looking like she was very strong.
"Oh right, Xian'er, how long have I been unconscious? Why do I feel a bit hungry?" Zhang Hao asked Murong Xian'er sheepishly.
"Brother-in-law, you've been unconscious for three days, of course you'll be hungry."
"Okay, Brother-in-law, don't talk too much. Xian'er will go find you something to eat. You need to heal properly," Murong Xian'er said to Zhang Hao like a little adult.
"Okay!"
Zhang Hao nodded slightly.
After Murong Xian'er left the cave, Zhang Hao took out a Blood Recovery Pill and swallowed it. His wound gradually began to heal. The health bar above his head started regenerating.
From Murong Xian'er's narration, Zhang Hao finally learned that the major families each had their own encounters and gained quite a bit. Suddenly, he thought about when he was at the TianZong Holy Hall. He only saw Li Haofeng and people from a few smaller families. But Wang Shijun hadn't appeared. At that time, if Wang Shijun had been there, Zhang Hao knew that getting the tianyun crystal would probably not have been so easy.
Where did Wang Shijun go? For some reason, Zhang Hao felt an inexplicable sense of unease in his heart.
In Zhang Hao's opinion, besides the Royal Family going to Phoenix Mountain in the Secret Realm to search for the phoenix blood crystal, the Wang Family couldn't possibly not know that the TianZong Holy Hall had opened. Yet in the end, the Wang Family didn't appear. They must have gone to another place that was more attractive to them. Where could this place be?
Unable to figure it out, Zhang Hao didn't think too much.
"Little Dragon, are you still there?" Zhang Hao called out.
"Boss, I'm here!"
Little Dragon's voice was a bit weak. Clearly, the battle in the TianZong Holy Hall had drained Little Dragon considerably.
"How are you? Are you alright?" Zhang Hao asked with concern.
"Boss, Little Dragon is fine, just heavily drained. I need to sleep for a while. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you these next few days," Little Dragon said.
"Little Dragon, go rest! Recover well!" Zhang Hao felt a bit apologetic.
Zhang Hao knew that although Little Dragon said he was fine, based on his understanding of Little Dragon, the injury must have been significant, otherwise Little Dragon wouldn't have voluntarily mentioned needing to sleep.
"Oh right, Boss, the reason we were able to leave smoothly this time was largely due to that dead cat's help. I think I saw that dead cat helping block Li Haofeng's final blow against Boss. Otherwise, Boss might not have escaped so easily," Little Dragon said.
"Okay, I understand."
"Boss, then I'm going to sleep. But if Boss encounters danger, you can wake Little Dragon up," Little Dragon added.
"Got it," Zhang Hao said.
After Little Dragon fell asleep, Zhang Hao took the tianyun crystal out of his System space.
A fist-sized purple crystal appeared in his hand, emitting a brilliant purple light.
"Ding dong, congratulations Player Zhang Hao, you have completed the task of helping the System upgrade."
"The System reward gift package has been issued, please check."
"Ding dong, the System is starting to upgrade. During this period, players will not receive System rewards for killing monsters. This upgrade is expected to take seven days. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to players."
After the System's voice faded, the tianyun crystal in Zhang Hao's hand mysteriously disappeared.
"Seriously? An upgrade takes seven days?"
"Okay, seven days it is. It's not that long anyway," Zhang Hao shook his head.
Zhang Hao was just about to enter the System to check the System reward gift package, but he found that he couldn't access the System anymore. That meant he couldn't open the System gift package.
"Damn it, would you die if you upgraded later?" Zhang Hao suddenly felt a bit depressed.
Forget it, the gift package won't run away after the upgrade, it's still mine.
Just then, Murong Xian'er walked in from outside like a cheerful skylark, excitedly saying to Zhang Hao, "Brother-in-law, quick look, what delicious food did I find for you?"
Looking at Murong Xian'er bouncing in, Zhang Hao also felt a little anticipation, smacking his lips. He wondered what delicious food Murong Xian'er would get for him.
"Brother-in-law, look," Murong Xian'er extended her fair little hand, smiling at Zhang Hao.
On Murong Xian'er's fair and delicate little hand lay three fruits the size of lychees.
Zhang Hao: "..."
"Xian'er, you were gone for so long just to find these for me to eat?"
"Yeah, I've been eating these every day since I entered the Secret Realm! They're very tasty, Brother-in-law," Murong Xian'er said with a smile.
"Cough, cough, cough... These aren't even enough to fill the gaps in my teeth, alright, I'll just rely on myself," Zhang Hao walked out of the cave.
"Brother-in-law, are you really not going to eat them? They're very tasty," Murong Xian'er looked a bit confused.