Qin Mengyao regarded Yang Xiaoting as the third most important person in her life: the first was Ye Fan, the second was Tantai Wanrong, and the third was Yang Xiaoting. As for other relatives, they seemed distant to her, and she would not intentionally get close. She only hoped to live with the three most important people in her life.

"Yaoyao, how can you be so bad? You’re not Brother Fan. Even aren’t you Brother Fan yourself? Don’t be like this... Ugh, it’s so uncomfortable!" protested Yang Xiaoting, but it seemed to have little effect. This side of Qin Mengyao, ignited by the little demon inside her, usually only appeared in front of Ye Fan. Perhaps it was because many things she did were what she secretly wished for, and now she was even expressing them in front of Yang Xiaoting.

"Hehe, Xiaoxiao, I am Brother Fan now. If you think of me as Brother Fan, it surely won’t be so uncomfortable. If you can enjoy it, it should be even better!" said Qin Mengyao.

At this moment, Yang Xiaoting felt like crying but had no tears. Being "tormented" by her best friend was really painful. Just then, a loud "boom" came from afar, which made Qin Mengyao stop her actions.

"What’s going on?" Qin Mengyao asked, looking into the distance.

"How should I know!" Yang Xiaoting got up, wanting to find her clothes but unsure where they were now. After a while, the two of them extended their spiritual senses to the place where the explosion had occurred in the distance.

After a while, Qin Mengyao said, "It seems there’s nothing wrong, Xiaoxiao. Maybe we should go inside. Although Brother Fan said this place is very safe, we don’t really know what kind of safety it is. If there’s any danger, Brother Fan might not be able to come to save us in time. Brother Fan also mentioned this is the second secret realm, which should be accessed from the first secret realm. If we stay here, not only must we endure solitude but also face potential danger ourselves."

"Yet you... Forget it, let’s hurry inside. Brother Fan set up defenses around here. Those evil forces shouldn’t threaten us, but if they see something they shouldn’t, how would you face Brother Fan?" said Yang Xiaoting angrily, turning back towards the bamboo house.

Qin Mengyao stuck out her tongue and said in a mischievous tone, "Don’t worry, we won’t be seen. I will always belong to Brother Fan, and besides Brother Fan, no one has the right to claim me!"

"Hmph, you’re saying that to yourself. Aren’t others just like you? Who said earlier that they were Brother Fan and wanted to possess me? Never mind, let’s hurry back. If something indeed goes wrong here, we should quickly figure out how to notify Brother Fan. That sound was really frightening, especially since there are so few people in the second secret realm, and our self-defense abilities are really too weak..."

After Yang Xiaoting finished speaking, she went inside, and Qin Mengyao followed her in.

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After certain changes occurred in the second secret realm, Ye Fan had already learned about it in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Sang Yuan’s message also reached Ye Fan, informing him about what happened. Regarding the situation inside the second secret realm, Sang Yuan couldn’t thoroughly investigate as she was only residing in the Pan Gu secret realm. All real matters must be conveyed through the channel set up by Ye Fan, and she herself did not have the qualification to enter such a connection channel.

Ye Fan said, "It seems there are some problems in the secret realm, and we have to return temporarily. Let’s put things on hold here for now!"

"So, we’re stopping halfway?" Dao Zhen asked curiously.

Xi He glanced at Dao Zhen, seemingly thinking he was talking too much. She preferred to obey orders and said, "Master, have you thought about how to deal with the troubles in the secret realm?"

"Let’s return first and discuss it later. This time it’s related to the second secret realm. I need to go in and take a look to know!" After Ye Fan finished speaking, he took Xi He and Dao Zhen back to the secret realm. After arriving at Celestial City, he left Dao Zhen there and entered the second secret realm with Sang Yuan and Xi He.

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"Brother Fan, you’re here!" Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting had just finished tidying up their clothes and were about to inquire about what happened from the female cultivators guarding the area when Ye Fan appeared in front of them.

Ye Fan looked at the two women and asked, "Do you know what happened?"

Upon seeing Ye Fan, Qin Mengyao had already pushed the previous events to the back of her mind, seemingly forgetting what had happened. She even wanted to get closer to Ye Fan until she realized that his focus was not on her.

Yang Xiaoting was calmer. She said, "Brother Fan, while we were outside... playing, we heard a loud noise from afar. The sound didn’t seem to come from hundreds or thousands of miles away. It seemed farther, and we haven’t had the chance to ask what’s going on yet!"

"Oh, then let’s go and take a look together!" After Ye Fan spoke, he took Yang Xiaoting and Qin Mengyao, accompanied by Sang Yuan and Xi He, to the point where the explosion happened. A deep pit several kilometers wide had formed there, as if a massive nuclear explosion had taken place. Almost all the surrounding plants were blown away since there were no animals in the second secret realm, and no animal deaths occurred here.

There weren’t any female cultivators building villages or towns around the explosion site initially, so no cultivators were harmed. Even the first female cultivators who arrived did so after the explosion and found no valuable clues.

"Master, wasn’t it said that besides plants, there was nothing here? Why does it... seem like there are traces of humans or cultivators?" asked Sang Yuan, puzzled. It was unlikely that Ye Fan would make a mistake investigating such matters, but it seemed the situation in the second secret realm was far more complex than what Ye Fan had uncovered.

Ye Fan said, "Previously, I probed the second secret realm and detected no living beings. As for how this explosion happened, it needs further verification. But we can’t deny the safety of the second secret realm based on this incident alone!"

"Yes!" Sang Yuan accepted the order, understanding that Ye Fan’s intention was for her to continue building towns and facilitate the migration of more people to the Pan Gu secret realm. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

As Ye Fan spoke, there seemed to be another disturbance in the distance. This time, the sound was more of a muffled boom, one even Ye Fan, with his level of cultivation and probing abilities, couldn’t ascertain. It was even more difficult for ordinary female cultivators.

"Could it be Nuwa?" Xi He suddenly opened her eyes and asked.

Ye Fan said, "Even if it’s not Nuwa, it should be related to ancient cultivators. Besides ancient cultivators, it seems no one else can enter the second secret realm!"