Mi Li's lips curled into a sneer: "In the end, it's because the State of Song was descended from the Shang Dynasty, while the other states of the Spring and Autumn Period were descendants of the Zhou people, that's why they're being slandered in various ways."

Zu An was dumbfounded. He never expected such a crazy move. Many of those jokes had become idioms. Thousands of years later, everyone still remembered the stupidity of the Song people. This move was truly devastating.

"Ah Zu, Ah Zu?" Pei Mianman's voice came from the side at this moment, as she kept tugging at Zu An's sleeve.

Zu'an snapped out of his daze and hurriedly asked her, "What's wrong?"

Pei Mianman looked worried: "You've been acting strangely since the beginning. You were staring at the murals by yourself, muttering to yourself. I thought you were possessed. Are you alright?"

Zuan then realized that she had neglected Mi Li while chatting with her, and since she couldn't see Mi Li's presence, she hurriedly explained, "It's nothing, I was just looking at what these murals were about, and I got engrossed in them for a moment."

Pei Mianman asked curiously, "Can you understand what's written on it?"

“Of course!” Zuan recounted what he had just heard to her, explaining some necessary historical information in a way she could understand.

Pei Mianman's beautiful eyes lit up with admiration, and she grabbed his arm, saying, "Grandpa, you are so knowledgeable! You even recognize these ancient characters. I've made up my mind. Even if Chu Yan disagrees after we leave, I will still take you with me!"

Zuan: "..."

The wonderful sensation on his arm momentarily captivated him, and a look of utter enjoyment appeared on his face.

"Hmph!" A cold snort came from beside him.

Anger from Mi Li: +998!

This guy actually used what I taught him to show off and pick up girls, it's infuriating!

Seeing the busty woman snuggling so intimately against Zu An, and Zu An looking on with obvious enjoyment, Mi Li felt a surge of anger. She vanished in a flash, ignoring Zu An's calls.

Oh my god, did I really make the Empress angry?

After calling out for a while without getting a response, Zu'an couldn't help but ask, "Empress, are you jealous?"

"Hehe, eat your big head!" This time, Mi Li finally responded.

Zuan laughed heartily: "It's perfectly normal for you to fall in love with a cool and outstanding man like me after spending so much time with me."

Mi Li: "..."

I don't know where this guy got such a thick skin to think he could fall for him?

How could she, the mother of a nation and the empress of an empire, fall in love with this scoundrel?

If it weren't for the fact that their souls were now bound together, sharing life and death, she would have slapped him to death on the spot.

If I were truly blind to have fallen for this guy, I'd be punished by kneeling before him and singing "Conquer" every day!

Their souls became intertwined, and they learned a lot more about each other. She even knew the song "Conquer".

Anger from Mi Li: +33 +33 +33...

Sensing that she was truly angry, Zu'an hurriedly apologized and tried to comfort her, but no matter what he said, Mi Li stopped responding.

Zuan is used to it; similar things have happened quite often lately. She's such a proud and aloof older sister.

He held Pei Mianman's hand and continued to explore deeper into the area. Suddenly, a sense of alarm rose in his heart, and he hurriedly pushed Pei Mianman away, while simultaneously jumping in another direction.

Just then, a beam of cold light descended from the sky and struck the spot where the two had just been standing.

"Ah Zu!" Pei Mianman also came to her senses, her body wreathed in black flames, already in battle mode. However, when she saw the appearance of the attacker in the middle, she froze on the spot, "This is..."

His skeleton faintly radiated a crystalline light, and two streaks of red light shone from his deep-set eye sockets. He held a huge long spear in his hand, and his whole being exuded a fierce and imposing aura.

Zuan swallowed hard: "Why does this guy look so familiar?"

Pei Mianman replied, "It seems to be the skeleton warrior who was kneeling next to the stone gate earlier..."

Before she could finish speaking, the skeleton warrior moved, performing a side somersault and swinging its long spear at Zaun. Clearly, even though it was dead, it still instinctively regarded the man as the greatest threat and wanted to eliminate him first.

The opponent's aura surged at this moment, and the way he spun and swung his weapon was incredibly cool. He looked like a grim reaper wielding a scythe to reap lives.

If he hadn't come for him, Zaun would probably have given him a thumbs up.

But the overwhelming aura made him dare not be careless at all. He hurriedly drew his Tai'a sword and charged forward without dodging, shouting, "Let me test your strength!"

boom!

With a loud crash, a figure was sent flying backward, crashing into a nearby wall and shattering some of the bricks.

Zuan rose from the dust, spitting out the pebbles from his mouth: "Hmm, that's really quite impressive."

Pei Mianman chuckled to herself. This guy was so funny even when he was fighting. Worried that he might get hurt, she hurriedly waved her black flames and rushed over to help.

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The remaining two chapters were posted together today, and yesterday's chapter was added.

I really despise my terrible typing speed. I'm exhausted like a dog every day, but I haven't written many words. I really envy those peers who can write 10,000 words a day and still relax and have fun at night. I can't even write 10,000 words from morning till night!