Volume One, Chapter 55: Rescuing the Crown Princess

“I’m not afraid!” Guan Cui declared firmly.

Upon hearing those three words, a surge of emotion rippled through Li Lan’s heart.

“Good. From now on, as long as I have a bite to eat, I’ll never let you go hungry.” She grasped Guan Cui’s frail, bony hand.

In this boundless grassland, she was finally no longer alone.

All the grievances, all the loves and hates, converged before her eyes in an instant, only to shatter just as quickly, as if they were but fleeting moments.

“Bang!” Suddenly, a loud crash echoed from afar, like the sound of some massive object plunging into water.

“What’s the hurry? Whether our son did well or not, he knows the score himself!” Huang Qiurong, the mother, said to her husband nearby.

It turned out these bones were the remnants of his second uncle’s decayed body. After awakening in the main tomb chamber, Li Dong had brought them all out. Since there was nowhere to place them inside the tomb, the first thing Li Dong wanted to do was to re-bury them underground beside the suspension bridge.

Ten minutes into the game, Zero would continuously send messages online about planting mushrooms. This gave the opponent the illusion that he was simply farming mushrooms again, never suspecting they were actually stealing the dragon. This tactic was indeed effective.

Yet Yin Shixiu himself likely never imagined that a man like him would be betrayed by his own wife, becoming a laughingstock among the capital’s wealthy elite.

Meanwhile, isolated and prosperous, the ancient Shu Kingdom remained unaware for a long time that men outside had become so ferocious.

After possession, Hun Xi dragged his shattered body through day after day within the tomb. It was only after five or six years in this pitch-dark existence that new visitors finally arrived—none other than Captain Song and his team.

“I just got back. I brought Shiyao over to visit. You guys continue,” Bai Li Ziqian said solemnly, though a faint smile tugged at his lips when he mentioned Shiyao.

Zhang Yongnan had just finished his work in the field and came back to find his undisciplined son still with that city-dwelling enchantress. Furious, he scowled without uttering a word.

“All right. Since you’ve already asked about how to ‘foresee the future,’ I’ll impart my experience so you can master this ability!” Just as Qin Long felt a tinge of disappointment, the masked man’s words brought a spark of joy to his heart. He nodded emphatically.

The level 15 priest had also learned a new skill, choosing Discipline to acquire Holy Fire. With a flick of her hand, Ai Yue conjured a white fireball with a trailing tail that struck a cursed cultist.

“Big Sister Ziyan just became so much stronger all at once,” Wei Mei murmured, her wide eyes fixed on Murong Ziyan’s skill.

This reason was perfectly legitimate, leaving no room for doubt. Coupled with Jian Su’s calm tone, utterly devoid of any hint of guilt, Wan An found no grounds to suspect her, and could only believe her words.

Seeing the man opposite so reluctant to even feign an act to deceive her, Su Ye felt a strange sense of relief. She stepped back two paces, making way at the door, and Shen Hanyu happily moved in.

The fourth challenge was set by Ding Qianru: reciting the “Virtues of a Husband” after marriage. Guo Lianxi refused to recite it, so Ding Qianru ordered the servants to block the entrance firmly. Amid the groom’s friends’ teasing and mediation, Ding Qianru reluctantly deleted a few lines, and Guo Lianxi finally agreed to recite.

Following Xu Yichen’s gaze, he spotted a rusty iron sword. The blade emitted a dazzling golden light, the rust slowly peeling off under its glow. The golden light illuminated the entire sky, leaving Xu Yichen dumbfounded by this transformation.