"Miss, you're awake!" A maid stepped forward with a slight smile.
"Th-This... where is this?" Mu Ying frowned slightly as she looked at the unfamiliar surroundings.
Mu Ying was the name of the woman Xiao Yan had saved. She was the third daughter of Mu Sheng, the Mu Clan's patriarch, and also his most cherished daughter.
Mu Ying had originally been cultivating at a sect called the Purple Lotus Saint Sect, ten thousand miles away. She had been there for three years and, thanks to her decent aptitude, had entered the inner sect.
Her return to Fu Ru City this time had two purposes. One was to visit home after being away for years; the other was to select talented members of the family to accompany her into the sect.
The Purple Lotus Saint Sect's Sect Master was a close friend of Mu Feng, the Mu Clan's Grand Elder Ancestor, so the sect and the Mu Clan had always been on good terms.
This was the Mu Clan's advantage over other clans.
Mu Ying had been brimming with excitement on this return trip. She had even traveled back alone, without any companions.
Unexpectedly, she encountered several experts dressed in black robes, their faces concealed, who attacked her midway.
She gradually fell into a disadvantage and tried to flee, but the black-robed experts pursued her relentlessly, eventually chasing her into a dense forest.
Covered in wounds, Mu Ying darted inside and hid herself in an instant. The black-robed experts followed her there, glanced around, sighed, and then turned to leave.
After a long while, once everything outside had completely quieted down, Mu Ying finally limped out in pain.
She struggled forward, intending to leave the forest and hurry to Fu Ru City.
Yet before one wave had settled, another rose. Along