Mu Qingling's Plan

"Ling'er, be good at home and listen to your teacher. When Dad comes out of seclusion, I'll take you to find Mom, understand?"

Believing he had arranged everything properly, Mu Feiyang held his daughter, Mu Qingling, in his arms and spoke reluctantly.

Although his daughter would not be in any danger, she had been rather lonely these past few years.

Now, he was about to fall asleep for at least a year, and she would become even lonelier. Still, Mu Feiyang had already made up his mind.

Once the system finished upgrading this time, he would definitely take his daughter and find that woman, Mu Qianxue. Even if she was in the Immortal Spirit Realm, he would tie her up and bring her back.

"Dad, Ling'er understands. Hurry up and go into seclusion!"

"Mm!"

"Teacher, I'll have to trouble you to look after Ling'er."

Mu Feiyang put his daughter down, then turned to the middle-aged man beside him.

"Master, please rest assured. I will take good care of the Young Master."

"Mm!"

Mu Feiyang nodded. After stroking Mu Qingling's head once more, he headed toward his room.

He had never cultivated before, so he did not have any place specifically meant for seclusion.

Still, he only needed to set up a barrier in his room. That way, no one would disturb him.

Besides, going into seclusion inside his room meant he was still staying by his daughter's side. More or less, it would give her some sense of security.

After returning to his room, Mu Feiyang set up an array outside it. No one would be able to disturb him.

"System, you can begin the upgrade."

Having finished all that, Mu Feiyang gave the system the order in his heart. He only hoped the upgrade would be faster, so he could return to his daughter sooner.

Ding, the system is upgrading to a new version. The host will fall into a deep sleep.

Ding! Ding!

An unknown change has occurred during the system upgrade. An accident has occurred during the upgrade. The upgrade duration is undetermined.

Before Mu Feiyang had completely fallen asleep, his face darkened upon hearing the system's notification.

However, before Mu Feiyang could say anything, he completely lost consciousness.

What Mu Feiyang did not know was that the instant he turned and returned to his room, a glint flashed deep within Mu Qingling's eyes.

After waiting for a while, Mu Qingling tiptoed to the front of Mu Feiyang's room. Looking at the tightly shut door, she gently reached out with her little hand and touched it.

Sure enough, just as she had expected, a light barrier appeared outside Mu Feiyang's room, sealing off the entire room.

Seeing this, Mu Qingling could no longer suppress the curve of her lips.

But she hurriedly covered her mouth with her little hand, stopping herself from laughing aloud.

"Young Master, it is time for class."

Just as Mu Qingling walked out of the courtyard, Liu Wenjun had already set up the desk and prepared the lessons that had to be taught every day.

Hearing Liu Wenjun's words so suddenly, Mu Qingling was startled inside.

How had she forgotten about this uncle? Her father had entered seclusion, but if she wanted to go out and find her mother, she still had to deal with this uncle first.

Mu Qingling thought about how she could knock Liu Wenjun out, but she still walked toward him.

Before she came up with a good plan, she absolutely could not let her teacher know she intended to make a move against him. Otherwise, if he became wary, it would not be so easy to succeed afterward.

"Hmm?"

For some reason, Liu Wenjun felt as though something unlucky was about to happen to him. He then put on a serious air and pinched his fingers to divine the future, but in the end, he could not calculate anything.

"Was I overthinking it?"

Unable to divine anything, Liu Wenjun muttered to himself. Then he stopped dwelling on it and continued teaching the Young Master.

His own cultivation realm was not low to begin with, and he was now in the True Spirit Realm. There should be nothing capable of threatening him.

Besides, he was on his master's territory. There was simply no way anything bad could descend upon this place.

As time slowly passed, the morning lesson soon came to an end. Just as Liu Wenjun was preparing to pack up and leave, Mu Qingling stopped him.

"Teacher, do you know of anything that can make someone fall unconscious?"

Mu Qingling raised her little head and asked Liu Wenjun. She had thought of many methods, but none would work.

The only way was to drug her teacher unconscious. Only then would she have a chance to sneak out.

But she did not know which herbs could make someone unconscious, and it had to be something very potent. Otherwise, it would not be easy to knock her teacher out.

"Young Master, which aspect are you referring to?"

There were many ways to make someone lose consciousness. The most direct method was naturally violence, but Liu Wenjun did not know which kind Mu Qingling meant.

"What if I wanted to use medicine?"

"There are many kinds of drugs. For example, in the True Spirit Realm, there is a pill called the Heavenly Illusion Pill. It can make people fall unconscious."

"Some poisons can also make people unconscious. The Seven Banishment Pill, Five Poisons Pill, and Blood Concealment Pill can all render someone unconscious without taking their life."

"At the same time, some rarer herbs have the same effect. I know of one extremely potent herb in the True Spirit Realm."

"This herb is colorless and odorless. Even immortals can fall victim to it if they are careless. However, because of its growing environment, no one in the True Spirit Realm dares to pick it."

Although Liu Wenjun was somewhat puzzled as to why Mu Qingling was asking about these things, he still told her what he knew.

After all, this was also knowledge. Knowing more would benefit Mu Qingling in the future.

"Really?"

"Then what does this herb look like, and what is it called? Also, where can it be found?"

Mu Qingling had no way of obtaining the pills Liu Wenjun mentioned, but she became greatly interested in the herb he spoke of last.

"Young Master, this is what the herb looks like. It is called the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower, and it only grows in places filled with poisonous miasma."

"However, this herb is always guarded by the demonic beast known as the Seven-Poison Golden Toad. Since the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower can help demonic beasts advance in rank, ordinary people truly would not dare to pick it."

"Moreover, such an environment only exists in the Demon Soul Abyss, deep within the Thunder Mountain Range. That place is simply not somewhere humans can go."

"Teacher, I want to eat grilled fish. Go prepare the ingredients while I go catch some Seven Treasures Fish."

With a target in mind, Mu Qingling immediately began acting. However, she needed an excuse to leave, and catching Seven Treasures Fish was the best excuse.

She had caught them herself many times before, so this would not arouse Liu Wenjun's suspicions.

"Uh... all right!"

Liu Wenjun could not quite keep up with Mu Qingling's train of thought. Had they not just been discussing the Purple Blood Spirit Melting Flower? How had the topic suddenly turned to grilled fish?

Still, Liu Wenjun agreed. He was not worried that Mu Qingling would encounter danger. Not to mention Mu Qingling's monstrous cultivation, with Little Black by her side, she would not be in any danger.

"Little Black, let's go catch Seven Treasures Fish!"