Chapter 72

Mu Huiyue suddenly opened her eyes.

Her heart was pounding, and the ceiling of an unfamiliar room came into view.

She stared at the ceiling of Wen Li’s guest room for a while, slowly calming herself down.

Cyber Beastmaster City, dreamlike biological technology, mechanical Anaros, the thrilling escape…

And the magical creature named Xiaomeng, a pink jelly-like being.

The vivid and intense dream, everything that happened in it, was clearly etched in her memory.

Mu Huiyue had never had such a real dream, and after waking up, she remembered all the details.

It was still not even seven o’clock, and the sky was dimly lit. The little dog, Tuanzi, was sound asleep beside her, breathing evenly and steadily.

Perhaps it had dreamt of something, as the white-furred pup let out soft, muffled growls, curling up into a ball.

Mu Huiyue sat up, gently stroking Baiya for a while. The fluffy texture and the real warmth made her feel a sense of grounding, as if she had finally returned to reality.

The shadowed figure of the Card Tooth Soldier revealed itself, and its long fingers gently tapped the Beastmaster’s forehead, producing a soft clicking sound.

“Click?” (Did Mu Huiyue have a nightmare?)

Ellen rarely saw Mu Huiyue wake up so early, still looking so intense.

Mu Huiyue shook her head. It couldn’t really be called a nightmare; it was just a very rare experience of a lucid dream.

But this dream was so vivid that it bothered her, especially the existence of Xiaomeng.

It was a creature entirely unknown to her.

They say dreams are a projection of one’s subconscious. Would a person see things they’ve never known in their dreams?

She glanced at the calming herb sachet by her pillow. It was still exactly as she had left it before falling asleep, showing no signs of change.

Not long after, Wen Li woke up, yawning and looking drowsy as she came over to check on Mu Huiyue.

Wen Li was the type who could fall asleep in any wild, secret place in just three seconds. Even she hadn’t slept well. Perhaps the calming herb sachet had the opposite effect?

Mu Huiyue asked her a couple of concerned questions, but Wen Li didn’t seem to mind much. She felt like she’d had a pretty exciting dream, but couldn’t remember it upon waking. Her body, however, felt as if it had been running all night, exhausted beyond measure.

“Meow-whoa…” Yanxi Meow nudged the Beastmaster’s lower back, urging her to get up and wash up.

It wasn’t the first time Wen Li had dreamed of strange and bizarre things. Once, she even battled someone in her dream and suddenly shouted “Fire Wheel” in the middle of the night, which scared Yanxi Meow so much that it almost reflexively used Fire Wheel to smash into the bedroom ceiling.

The two had breakfast together, and at 9 o’clock, Mu Huiyue received an unexpected message.

She looked at the long letter sent to her phone and showed a thoughtful expression.

“What’s wrong, Huiyue?” Wen Li asked, vaguely, after finishing the last of the soup dumplings.

“Just a personal matter,” Mu Huiyue replied, closing her phone and smiling at her. “I have to leave for now. I’ll contact you when I have time, Wen Li.”

“Okay.” Wen Li nodded and watched her friend leave.

She yawned again and patted Yanxi Meow by her side.

It was still early, so she decided to take a nap later.

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As Mu Huiyue walked out of Wen Li’s apartment complex, she looked at the long letter on her phone once more.

It was a message from a law firm.

Her mother, Aisha Legend, seemed to have left a notarized will before her last exploration of the secret realm.

If Aisha failed to return successfully from the secret realm and did not alter the notarization, then once Mu Huiyue turned eighteen, all the assets and shares listed would be transferred to her name.

The executor of this notarization was Aisha Legend’s long-time partner, senior lawyer Zhao Lu.

On the very first day of Mu Huiyue turning eighteen, she received a letter of contact.

Coincidentally, Lawyer Zhao’s office was in Jingjiang City. Mu Huiyue thought for a moment and decided to go directly to the law firm to have a face-to-face conversation with Zhao Lu.

Apart from fulfilling the notarization, she had many other questions to ask this person who knew Aisha so well.

Mu Huiyue took a taxi to the address on the letter and met the capable senior lawyer in her office on the top floor.

Lawyer Zhao Lu was of the same age as Aisha Legend, dressed in a professional suit, and her hairstyle and collar were impeccably neat.

On her desk, there was a strange black-and-white scale, which was idly swaying its two arms.

[Name]: Guiding Scale

[Attributes]: Light-type, Mental-type

[Species Level]: High-level Battle General

[Growth Rank]: Mature Phase Level 4

[Talent Core]: Draw a Canon (Mental-type C level)

[Species Introduction]: A special extraordinary creature discovered in the S-level secret realm “Chaotic Time-Space,” capable of perceiving and reflecting on the laws of causality and rules. Its inherent ability allows it to detect the accuracy of things.

[Normal Hidden Ability Value]: 224056P

This is quite rare; a pet beast whose abilities involve laws and causality. It has almost no combat power and is used in various occasions that require argumentation and oath-taking due to its unique traits.

The most common use is during wedding vows, where the bride and groom place their rings together on the arms of the Guiding Scale to prove their commitment to each other.

Some people also use the Guiding Scale as a lie detector. In some ways, it is indeed a very fitting pet beast for a professional lawyer’s partner.

Lawyer Zhao looked up at Mu Huiyue and gave her a slight nod. “Please, take a seat.”

Mu Huiyue pulled out the chair from the desk and sat down.

Lawyer Zhao took out a large stack of documents that had already been prepared, all of which required Mu Huiyue’s signature, and placed them in front of her one by one.

These were all the property records left by Aisha Legend.

There were properties in Star Island’s Changning City and the capital, Jingjiang City, as well as bank funds and deposits, and shares in various companies…

Mu Huiyue saw the shares of the Xiaoyun Dog Breeding Base and the Changning Dojo, along with many other industries she wasn’t familiar with, including foreign-owned companies.

ZH Zenith Super Control Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of a high-tech group in Nova District, which held a stake in the Great Yan Territory.

Most of the industries were being continuously operated by professionals. Aisha, as a minor shareholder, did not participate in the management of these companies, only needing to wait for the dividends on time.

These assets were almost all of Aisha’s savings as a legendary beast tamer.

Before she embarked on the dangerous journey to explore the ultra-S-level secret realm, “The Sea of Trees of All Things,” it seemed she had anticipated that this would be a perilous trip. Therefore, she made the will in advance, leaving her daughter a secure future free from worries.

Mu Huiyue silently signed all the documents, while the Guiding Law Balance quietly watched her, its scales swaying rhythmically from side to side.

Completing the handover in front of the Guiding Law Balance legally fulfilled the client’s will. Zhao Lu’s gaze softened slightly as she watched the silent young woman before her.

She had never met Mu Huiyue before. During her early years of studying abroad in Nova, she had become acquainted with Aisha, and later heard about the young legend’s early marriage and daughter, even feeling some regret for a while.

However, Aisha did not retire after marriage. She remained active on the front lines of exploring secret realms, frequently making headlines.

The Guiding Law Balance, born from an S-level secret realm, was something Aisha had specifically brought back and handed over to her as part of their contract.

Ten years ago, before that exploration, Aisha had left her this notarized will, and Zhao Lu had once asked her:

“Since you know the dangers of secret realms, why did you still join the exploration team without hesitation? Especially when you have so many people to care about?”

“In that secret realm, there are secrets that could change the world.”

She still remembered Aisha’s response at the time, and the gleaming, passionate eyes of the legendary beast tamer when she spoke of her dreams.

“If I don’t go now, I will definitely regret it later. I never make decisions that I would regret.”

Aisha’s love for her family and daughter was real, as was her desire for her dreams and the curiosity that surpassed most people’s. She didn’t want to sacrifice either side.

This notarized will was Aisha’s answer to the decisions she had made in life.

“Zhao Lu, may I ask you a few questions?”

After signing all the documents, Mu Huiyue looked up at the serious-looking middle-aged lawyer.

Zhao Lu’s fingers were lightly clasped together, the posture she often assumed when listening to clients.

“Do you want to hear the answer of a professional lawyer, or the answer of a friend of Aisha?”

“I want to hear the answer of a professional lawyer who is also Aisha’s friend,” Mu Huiyue smiled.

Zhao Lu nodded slightly. “Go ahead, ask.”

“Besides these documents, did my mother leave anything else?” Mu Huiyue asked.

Zhao Lu shook her head. “In fact, this notarization was more of a preventive measure. Aisha didn’t intend it to be a ‘will.'”

“It was simply according to our agreement that if Aisha did not alter the notarization before you turned eighteen, I would execute it today according to the terms.”

“…So, there is no evidence to suggest that my mother is already deceased, right?” Mu Huiyue lowered her gaze.

“Yes.” After a brief pause, Zhao Lu confirmed.

“Second question, why does my mother have shares in ZH Company?” Mu Huiyue paused, then raised her head to continue asking.

ZH Zenith Super Control Technology Co., Ltd. entered the Dayan market about ten years ago, around the same time Aisha went missing.

Why did Aisha purchase shares in a foreign company right before entering a dangerous secret realm?

“You know that Aisha is of mixed blood, with her roots in Nova and Dayan,” Zhao Lu explained.

Mu Huiyue nodded. She knew her mother was mixed-race, with her grandmother being a beast tamer from Dayan and her grandfather a researcher from Nova.

“During her university years, Aisha received assistance from the Zenith Super Control Group. After graduating, she naturally joined their research project. She also came to Dayan as a representative for the World Competition, studying and exchanging knowledge under the ZH Group’s name.”

Zhao Lu adjusted her glasses and continued, “At that time, Zenith Super Control had plans to enter Dayan, and Aisha was one of the original founders behind the establishment of Zenith Super Control Technology Co., Ltd.”

Mu Huiyue paused in surprise. She hadn’t known about Aisha’s connection to Zenith Super Control in her memory.

“I believe Aisha’s entry into the ‘Wondrous Tree Sea’ also had something to do with the Zenith Super Control project.”

“They’ve been searching for a special super S-class secret realm, and Aisha believed that was the ‘Wondrous Tree Sea.'”

Zhao Lu’s voice faltered slightly. “The detailed information is confidential, and Aisha never told me, so this is just my personal guess from the perspective of a friend.”

“Thank you for telling me this, Zhao Lu,” Mu Huiyue said.

“There’s one last question. Before my mother went to the secret realm, she mentioned Mu Yixia… my sister?”

Zhao Lu carefully recalled, knowing that Mu Huiyue had a sister of the same age.

A sister of the same age…?

The high-level lawyer’s usually precise and logical thinking seemed to momentarily misfire, like gears that had slightly jammed, before quickly clicking back into place.

“No,” Zhao Lu answered firmly. Neither the video recording from the signing of the notarization nor her own memories showed that Aisha ever mentioned Mu Yixia’s existence.

Mu Huiyue fell into deep thought. The fact that Aisha’s legend never mentioned Mu Yixia anywhere meant that before entering the secret realm, she had no knowledge of Mu Yixia’s existence.

“Isn’t that strange?” Mu Huiyue finally voiced the doubt that had been on her mind.

“Why does it seem like everyone just naturally accepts Mu Yixia’s existence?”

Ever since she saw this memory after crossing over, Mu Huiyue had been unable to understand why no one found Mu Yixia strange.

A “sister” suddenly appearing, brought back from the secret realm, and everyone around her—even the past Mu Huiyue—accepted her existence without ever questioning it.

Who exactly is Mu Yixia, and where did she come from?

After hearing Mu Huiyue’s words, Zhao Lu remained silent for a long time.

So long that Mu Huiyue started to feel uneasy, wondering if she had asked the wrong question…

After a long while, Zhao Lu exhaled deeply, and her objective and rational nature as a professional lawyer overtook her subjective feelings.

“You’re right.”

“Mu Yixia, your sister’s existence, is… unreasonable.”

But until Mu Huiyue had asked this question herself, she had never seriously thought about it.

Usually, people don’t consciously question phenomena and instincts that seem self-evident.

Just like when it gets cold, you put on clothes; when you’re hungry, you want food; the sun rises in the east every day… Mu Huiyue has a sister of the same age called Mu Yixia.

Yes, before anyone explicitly pointed it out, Zhao Lu had always regarded Mu Yixia’s existence as a piece of common knowledge, on the same level as the phenomena mentioned above.

Her reasoning and logic now tried to analyze this self-evident knowledge, which was an unreasonable deduction.

But at the same time, her subjective feeling still insisted that Mu Yixia’s existence should be as natural as the need to breathe.