Chapter 20: Twenty Cuts "Me and My Unfortunate Teammate"...
The original Misty Star Sea did not have the Heavenly Pillar. Ten thousand years ago, this world encountered a crisis.
At that time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was unbalanced. The spiritual energy of the celestial realm was so rich that it was about to fall into the lower realm. Mortals, spirit beasts, low-level cultivators, ordinary demon cultivators, and even ordinary demons in the lower realm simply could not survive in such an environment with such rich spiritual energy.
This was tantamount to the collapse of the celestial realm, a catastrophe for both the immortals of the heavens and the creatures of the mortal world. At that time, everyone lived in fear of the impending collapse of heaven and earth, but one day, the Pillar of Heaven rose from the starry shore, piercing through the nine netherworlds and separating heaven and earth.
The Heavenly Pillar is a pillar that supports the heavens and the earth. No one knows where it began to grow; they only know that it appeared overnight and saved the world.
After both the Demon Realm and the Monster Realm denied that the Pillar of Heaven was their feat, the four Celestial Lords of the Heavenly Realm did not deny it—of course, they did not admit that the Pillar of Heaven was their creation either; they simply remained ambiguous whenever asked.
In short, regardless of who created the Pillar of Heaven, this pillar truly saved this world and protected the lives of its inhabitants.
Luo Mingshu looked up at the huge, towering pillar that reached into the clouds. She walked forward, wanting to get closer to the pillar and admire its splendor.
The Pillar of Heaven is open to any cultivator, for since it supports the heavens and the earth, it is naturally not afraid of being damaged by anyone. Cultivators who pass by often try to touch its surface, and some even attempt to graffiti on it, but so far, no one has been able to leave a mark on it.
Luo Mingshu was unaware of this fact that everyone knew. When she walked up to Cheng Tianzhu, she even used the recording function of the Spirit Network to take a picture of her and Cheng Tianzhu, just like every cultivator who came here for the first time.
After taking the photos, Luo Mingshu leaned closer to examine the pillar. The Heavenly Pillar was entirely black, without any patterns, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. She didn't know what it was made of, but it was so captivating that she couldn't help but place her hand on it and touch it.
The moment Luo Mingshu touched the Pillar of Heaven, the pillar suddenly shimmered with a faint glow under her palm. Luo Mingshu thought that this would happen to anyone who touched it, so she curiously ran her fingers over it. Under her fair fingertips, it was as if ripples were created by birds skimming across the water, and the pillar of Heaven lit up with a faint glow.
After playing around like this for a while, Luo Mingshu was suddenly horrified to discover that she had left a mark on the spot where she had first pressed her hand on the pillar of heaven. It was roughly the outline of a palm print. Upon closer inspection, she could see that beneath the outline, there were actually layers of faint patterns, as if they were the scales of some kind of creature.
If anyone were to pass by her place, they would be astonished by the sight, for no one had ever been able to leave a mark on the Pillar of Heaven before.
Luo Mingshu was startled by this. She immediately withdrew her hand, somewhat flustered, but fortunately, the palm disappeared soon after, as if it were breathing.
After this incident, Luo Mingshu dared not touch the Pillar of Heaven again, and obediently went to the entrance of the Misty Star Sea to register.
The entrance to the Misty Star Sea is actually a spatial rift, which is extremely vast. It is surrounded by the entire Star Coast Territory. Therefore, there is more than one entrance to the Misty Star Sea. You only need to step into the rift to be considered as one.
Luo Mingshu deliberately chose an entrance with fewer people because she didn't like queuing. In recent years, with the Water Mirror Sect as the main force, the connection between the Misty Star Sea and the Spirit Network has become closer, making it more convenient for cultivators to explore. After entering the Misty Star Sea, they can also receive guidance from the Spirit Network in the early stages.
She handed over her identity card, confirmed it through the Spirit Network interface, and walked directly into the Misty Star Sea.
The moment Luo Mingshu stepped into the crevice, she fell into chaos. She felt as if she had lost all weight and was floating in this void.
What will she face next? Luo Mingshu was somewhat looking forward to it, because in the early stages of exploring the Misty Star Sea, they wouldn't encounter too many difficult events. For her, this exploration of the Misty Star Sea was like a vacation.
However, the chaos around her remained unchanged for a long time. Just as Luo Mingshu was wondering, the voice of the Spirit Network System rang out in the void around her: "Hello, dear beauty, 300-year-old water spirit root is super easy to fool. Your teammates have not yet arrived. Please wait patiently."
If the Misty Star Sea is a vast chaotic entity, then the cultivators' current exploration progress can encompass the outer perimeter of the Misty Star Sea and connect it to the Spirit Network through arrays. However, if they explore deeper, there will be no more guidance from the Spirit Network.
Simply put, we're still in the beginner's guide phase.
Luo Mingshu wondered who the person opposite was. How dare they act like a big shot and be late!
But it took her over a hundred years to find a match, and despite her protests, she could only endure it. So she drifted aimlessly on the outskirts of the Misty Star Sea, patiently waiting. 'Pianozl'
In fact, given Xie Changming's speed, he should have arrived here before her, but unfortunately, he also went to see the Heavenly Pillar and sensed some unusual aura on it.
He raised his hand and touched the spot where Luo Mingshu had once pressed his palm print. Here, the traces Luo Mingshu had left had disappeared, but Xie Changming's senses were sharp, and he felt that the aura on the Pillar of Heaven was somewhat familiar.
Unlike Luo Mingshu, even he could not leave a mark on the Chengtian Pillar. Xie Changming followed the remaining aura and discovered that the person who left the aura had been scribbling on the Chengtian Pillar and had written a string of characters.
If he wasn't mistaken, what she wrote was...
"I'm the best in the world, hahaha!!!"
Upon tracing these words, Xie Changming abruptly withdrew his hand, as if afraid of being infected with the mental disability virus.
Alright, we can basically confirm that she was here, but the aura stopped after she left Chengtian Pillar.
Xie Changming erased all the aura on the Pillar of Heaven and headed towards the entrance of the Misty Star Sea as planned.
Luo Mingshu was almost asleep while waiting at the Misty Star Sea waiting area. She even called Manman out to play rock-paper-scissors with her, and used her adult wisdom to win many rounds, making Manman so angry that he crawled all over the floor.
The moment Xie Changming stepped into the Misty Star Sea, the voice of the Spirit Network System rang out in two different chaotic spaces.
"Congratulations, anonymous cultivator, you are 192 cm tall. Your teammates are waiting for you. The team is assembled and you are being matched with competitors."
"Congratulations, this 300-year-old beauty with a water spirit root is super easy to fool. Your teammates have arrived, the team is assembled, and we are matching you with competitors."
Due to the limited resources in the Misty Star Sea, it is impossible to open an exploration space for each participating cultivator individually. Therefore, in the initial exploration, they will encounter one to three teams of competitors, exploring in the same exploration space.
After the exploration is completed, the land cleared out belongs to the explorers who ultimately win the competition, and only the winning team can enter the deeper parts of the Misty Star Sea to explore.
This allocation mechanism is quite reasonable. It not only integrates resources but also ensures that only truly capable cultivators venture into the Misty Star Sea, reducing the probability of unexpected events.
However... when matching Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming's team with competing teams, the Lingwang's control AI hesitated slightly.
A cold voice rang out above Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming.
"Estimating the team's strength."
"beep--"
"Calculation error, restarting."
"Beep—"
The Spirit Network's control intelligence nearly collapsed. The massive array connected to the Misty Star Sea suddenly lit up. Based on the feedback, Luo Mingshu was at the Nascent Soul stage, while Xie Changming's strength... exceeded the Spirit Network's computing limit.
Unable to accurately assess Xie Changming's true strength—after all, he was even stronger than the Four Immortal Lords who created this Spirit Network system—the Spirit Network system simply abandoned itself, ignoring Xie Changming and using Luo Mingshu's cultivation level as the standard to search for competing teams for them.
Using Luo Mingshu as a benchmark, she quickly found a competing team, and the voice of the Spirit Network System finally rang above her head.
"Congratulations, you are a 300-year-old beauty with a water spirit root who is very easy to fool. We have matched you with two competing teams and are generating an exploration space based on your combined attributes."
Meanwhile, at the other two entrances, Lu Yaoyao and Shui Qingnian, who had been waiting for a short while, also received the same notification.
Luo Mingshu became excited. She had heard about the exploration mechanism of the Misty Star Sea. This boundless chaotic space was like malleable soil, which could be influenced by the cultivator's personality and goals and molded into different shapes.
She was very curious to see how this misty starry sea would dissect her heart and create a fantasy world for her.
Ideally, she'd be given a cave filled with gold and jewels, where she'd lie and refuse to come out, leaving the exploration to her treacherous teammates.
However, this exploration space is generated based on the eight people who participated in the exploration. Among the several teams, there are humans, demons, monsters, and even other strange things... Faced with their demands and desires, this Misty Star Sea also plays the role of a master of balancing.
Thus, the strangest exploration scenario in history was generated.
The Spirit Network system's voice rang out above the eight waiting individuals: "The exploration scenario has been generated, covering an area of 9,768 li. Please confirm your teammates, defeat the competing teams, and have a pleasant exploration."
When the area was announced, even Luo Mingshu herself was surprised. The area was really huge. Even if a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage came to explore, the area generated during the initial exploration would be about this size.
Thinking of the endless treasures waiting for her, Luo Mingshu almost forgot about Wei Qing completely. All she wanted was to quickly claim this space for herself, and the gold, silver and jewels, her own territory, would all be hers!
As she thought this, chaos enveloped her, her vision went black, and her consciousness seemed to be ripped away from her body.
A clear, crisp voice woke her up.
"Your Highness, Consort Gao has invited you to stroll in the Imperial Garden this afternoon," a young maid dressed in palace attire said excitedly, lifting the curtain at the head of Luo Mingshu's bed.
Luo Mingshu: "???" What the hell is this? ??? What is Consort Mei?
She looked up, staring in shock at the maid who resembled Ah Fa somewhat, probably a projection of her own inner self. All the faces around her were familiar.
Luo Mingshu had read those storybooks before, such as those about the struggles between mortals and the court in ancient times. Afa had read a lot of these kinds of palace intrigue literature, and she would flip through them when she was bored.
But help! Why is she, a cultivator, transformed into a beautiful concubine? Is she crazy? Why does this name sound so awful?
At this moment, a prompt popped up on the Spirit Network interface that only she could see: "Hello, your code name in the exploration scene is generated by randomly selecting one character based on your Spirit Network name."
The cold tone seemed to be implying to Luo Mingshu that she was being lenient by not calling her a "deceitful concubine."
Luo Mingshu had difficulty breathing, but fortunately her room was still as magnificent as ever, with all kinds of jewels, jade and antique paintings filling every corner of the room, showcasing her extravagant and decadent style.
By the way, didn't she have a teammate? Where did that treacherous teammate go?
Could it be that the "Gao Fei" mentioned by the maid is her teammate? Help! Her teammate's name is even worse than hers. Can't these people just come up with decent online names?
Luo Mingshu's vision went black. She didn't even know how to handle the situation. Fortunately, she still had her cultivation. So, she raised her hand to stop Afa from doing her hair and used magic to tie her hair into a bun on top of her head.
She casually used the expensive jewelry in her dressing case to adorn herself, and with one hand, she touched some lip rouge and dabbed it on her lips.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Luo Mingshu was puzzled again. She was so beautiful, so why was she still a concubine? She should be an empress, right? No, why didn't the emperor make her emperor?
Does the Misty Star Sea have any foresight?!
Seemingly sensing Luo Mingshu's confusion, the maid began to explain: "There are currently four concubines in Yingtian Palace. You and Consort Gao are close, and you come from the same hometown, so your interests are intertwined. As for the Empress, although she possesses unparalleled beauty and is the object of everyone's admiration, she has long resided in the palace and is practically a figurehead. And the Emperor is in poor health; it seems he will soon..."
The maid lowered her head and whispered in Luo Mingshu's ear, "If the emperor dies, you and Consort Gao will also have a chance to sit on the throne, and the only empress in the palace will belong to you."
Luo Mingshu: "???" Misty Star Sea, have you ever read palace intrigue novels? Are we fucking fighting in the palace here to kill the emperor and marry the empress? And we have to marry them both at the same time? Do you have something to say?
After a moment's thought, she realized that if they wanted to win over the other explorers, they had to follow the plot's hints, kill the emperor, get promoted and become emperor themselves, and incidentally win the title of the most beautiful empress in the land. Perhaps marrying the empress was the key to winning the entire exploration—this empress might be a personality projection of the trial scenario.
What is all this? Where is the promised treasure? Where are the gold and silver jewels? Luo Mingshu couldn't help but begin to despise the taste and intellectual level of the other explorers.
She tidied herself up and left her maidservant to guard the palace.
What's going on? She's a cultivator now, okay? She should just go and punch that emperor right now, and kill him outright.
Luo Mingshu lifted her skirt and summoned her turtle—yes, you can ride a motorcycle in this palace. She was wearing a wide-skirted, gorgeous and elaborate court dress. From a distance, the deep purple brocade and light purple gauze were intertwined, which was really gaudy.
As a result, this group of flashy motorcyclists, with their familiar roar, sped towards the Yingtian Palace under its red bricks and glazed tiles.
When Luo Mingshu arrived, the Yingtian Palace was empty, but she was certain that she was the last one to arrive because she had spent a long time getting ready.
Inside the Yingtian Palace, an unknown mass of chaos stood on the throne—because the explorers who participated in the exploration all had very distinct personalities, the Misty Star Sea couldn't even create a concrete image of an emperor. Since they couldn't create one, they just left it as is and put a mass of chaos on it.
Luo Mingshu acted swiftly and decisively, casting a spell to slash. Several dark purple lights flashed beneath her hand, all disappearing into the Chaos Emperor's body as if they had vanished into thin air, without any reaction.
She took a half step back and began to pull out magical treasures: the Thunder Cannon, the Fire Blossom Kite flying diagonally overhead, the Mysterious Wave Bow in her hand, and the Glazed Flame Mech. All sorts of high-level magical treasures were lined up in a row. Luo Mingshu didn't have anything else, but he had money and magical treasures.
Luo Mingshu drew her bow, aiming at the unfortunate Chaos Emperor. The bowstring was taut, and with a swift release of her slender fingers, the flowing fire fell. The cannon-like magical artifacts around her roared in unison, and countless attacks flew toward the Chaos Emperor.
Even if the opponent was a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage, he should be dead by now, but the Chaos Emperor dared to swallow all the attacks without being hurt.
Alright, Luo Mingshu now knows why the Chaos Emperor is still alive. His dragon throne is now riddled with dents and bumps, which means that other explorers probably tried to bombard it before she arrived, but they didn't kill him.
It seems that there's no way to pass this exploration using the normal method. Luo Mingshu slowly retracted her turrets. If the maid were here and knew what she was thinking, she would definitely shake Luo Mingshu's shoulder and say, "You call this the normal method?"
Luo Mingshu was very disappointed that she couldn't punch the emperor in the face. She was planning to go home and then go to the Imperial Garden in the afternoon to see the "Consort Gao". But when she turned around, she saw someone standing outside the Yingtian Hall.
The man was tall and his clothes, though ornate, did not appear feminine—yes, he was a man. The Chaos Emperor had no gender, so he was not particular about gender.
He looked at Luo Mingshu in surprise, but Luo Mingshu stepped forward confidently and introduced herself very naturally: "Hello, I am Consort Mei."
As long as she's not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.
The monk was a stranger; he was handsome with a high nose.
To meet the requirements of the trial scenario, their appearances will be changed to some extent. For example, Luo Mingshu herself, if she enters the exploration scenario with her original face, then the legendary empress would not be worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the world... So although Luo Mingshu still retains the original general facial features, her beauty has indeed decreased. Of course, the same goes for someone else.
He was clearly not used to his new identity and stammered, "You... hello, I am Consort Neng."
Luo Mingshu: "?" Damn, this name is even weirder than mine.
After confirming that the person was not her teammate Gao Fei, she took her leave. Now was not the time to take action. It seemed that she still had to abide by the rules here to clear the level. She planned to meet the legendary Gao Fei first.
Luo Mingshu rode her tortoise back to her palace, where palace servants came to greet her. They helped her tortoise down and treated it well, polishing, waxing, and adding power stones to it. Every step of the process was carried out with remarkable skill—Luo Mingshu would often tinker with her travel companion in this way in her spare time.
The maid, who serves as a connecting character in the plot, did not forget to introduce her identity and characteristics to Luo Mingshu: "Your Highness, back then you were favored by the Emperor because of your superb riding skills and were known as the 'God of Chariots' of Yingtian Palace. You rose through the ranks all the way. I never expected that you would perform riding skills again today, and your charm is as undiminished as ever."
Luo Mingshu felt she might need oxygen. This emperor was choosing concubines, not drivers. It would be better if he even noticed her beauty.
"The emperor is in good health," Luo Mingshu commented. "He doesn't look like someone who's about to die."
The maidservant warned, "His Majesty was poisoned years ago and his health has been poor ever since. If he touches anything he shouldn't..."
Luo Mingshu thought that the emperor in Yingtian Palace could die, and all the gossipy palace servants deserved half the credit.
She returned to her room and plunged into her little golden cage. At this moment, Manman, who had been resting in her cage, also crawled out. The chubby little black mouse moved around the room, observing the surrounding scenery.
Then, he seemed to have discovered something, and with a "quack," he scratched around the candlestick on Luo Mingshu's table. The candlestick was carved from seawood and was impervious to water and fire. Although it was precious, it should not have aroused the interest of the well-informed Earth Moon Mole.
Luo Mingshu slowly pulled him back, and he scratched at the dragon pattern on the candlestick, reluctant to leave.
"Coo coo coo!" He slowly pointed at the pattern, as if reminding someone of something.
Luo Mingshu then noticed that there were similar dragon patterns in almost every place in Yingtian Palace, with heroic and vigorous figures, sacred and noble.
She frowned slightly, seemingly puzzled, but slowly ran back to her cage and took out a small jade pendant.
The jade pendant is carved with a dragon. Judging from its age, it is an ancient product. It shares the same theme as Luo Mingshu's ice crystal phoenix statue, both depicting the heroic figure of an ancient demon god. However, this piece is not as precious as the ice crystal phoenix statue, mainly because the material is not as good as the ten-thousand-year-old ice. But the carving technique is also superb. The dragon's posture is lifelike. It seems to be praying for rain, sprinkling sweet rain on the earth.
This dragon's posture is exactly the same as the dragon-shaped carvings that can be seen everywhere in Yingtian Palace.
Luo Mingshu turned the jade pendant over and over, but she had never been interested in Ying Long. After all, she was proud by nature and always looked down on creatures that might be stronger than herself. If she felt that she was no match for them, she would subconsciously avoid them.
She guessed it must be the result of other explorers here, after all, there were quite a few fans of Yinglong in the lower realm, and of course, she was definitely not one of them.
Luo Mingshu returned the jade pendant to Manman, found some food to feed her, and soon it was afternoon. She remembered her agreement with that "Gao Fei" and realized that this Gao Fei with such an unpleasant name was the teammate she had been matched with—a teammate who had waited a hundred years to finally arrive. She was going to see what kind of person he really was.
As she stepped out of the room, a maidservant came over and reminded her, "Your Highness, Consort Gao should be at the Jade Fish Pond in the Imperial Garden."
Luo Mingshu, who was adjusting her skirt, froze: "What did you say?"
Even if that fishpond is made of white jade, it is still a fishpond. Why would there be a fishpond in the palace? Why would Consort Gao wait for her at the fishpond?
"That's how it is." The maid curtsied and patiently explained, "When Consort Gao entered the palace, she was different from Your Highness. She entered the palace with her unparalleled fish-breeding skills and was known as the 'Sea King' of Yingtian Palace. Even after arriving in the palace, she did not lose her skills and cultivated many different fish species in the White Jade Fish Pond. The Emperor valued her highly."
Luo Mingshu: "..." Please, someone save me, is this emperor choosing concubines?
She took a deep breath and temporarily sketched out an image of a simple, honest fisherman in her mind.
"Okay, I'll go check on him for now." Luo Mingshu was now thinking of ditching her companion.
Of course, the same thought also arose in Xie Changming's mind. The attendant behind him, named 183, bowed and said, "Yes, Consort Gao, the beautiful concubine who is cooperating with you is known as the number one racing goddess of Yingtian Palace. She is very fast and should be able to reach Baiyu Fish Pond in about an incense stick's time."
Xie Changming carefully crushed the fish food he was holding and threw it into the pond. Many slender, pale purple fish swam around in the water. Upon closer inspection, these little creatures did not resemble fish at all, but rather some kind of juvenile dragon.
His feeding movements were quite practiced, and soon a box of fish food was thrown into the pond. He leaned against the railing in the pavilion, his black robe trailing on the ground. After arriving at the exploration scene, he unlocked a more luxurious new outfit, which suited him better than the previous hooded black clothes. It made his figure appear taller and his face more refined and indifferent—though not quite as handsome as his original appearance.
At this moment, the roar of a magical travel device reaching its maximum speed came from outside the Imperial Garden. Luo Mingshu, riding the tortoise, drifted around the bends and darted left and right among the peonies in the garden, rushing towards this place.
Xie Changming's gaze fell on the dark purple patterns on the tortoise. Through this mount, he recognized Luo Mingshu as the rich fool who had been in Fengsha Ferry that day.
Having met Luo Mingshu, he had essentially completed the task of "meeting his companion," so he turned to leave, not intending to acknowledge her.
But Luo Mingshu's voice was clear and crisp. She lifted her skirt, jumped off the turtle, and loudly called out his code name: "Gao Fei!"
Her words caused the palace servants passing by in the Imperial Garden to pause, and her voice attracted the attention of many.
Xie Changming felt that he shouldn't have come here in the first place. If he hadn't come here, he wouldn't have such an outrageous name. Of course... he was even somewhat relieved that he had changed the name of his spiritual network before entering the Misty Star Sea. Otherwise, names like "Hidden Concubine" or something else would have been even more awful.
He stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Luo Mingshu.
Luo Mingshu excitedly came up to him and patted him hard on the shoulder: "Hey, good brother, you must be Gao Fei, you're really tall."
The 183-foot-tall man following behind Consort Gao straightened his back.
Xie Changming gazed intently at her: "Beautiful Consort?"
Luo Mingshu smiled and said, "It's me."
"This name for the Human Spirit Network is pretty corny," Xie Changming thought to himself.
Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming had officially met. In the small pavilion above the fishpond, the two sat facing each other. On the day of Fengsha Ferry, Xie Changming was wearing a hood, so Luo Mingshu did not recognize him. However, Xie Changming recognized her through the turtle.
"We're going to seize the throne, marry the empress, and after it's all done, the empress will be split between us." Luo Mingshu began to plan her grand scheme.
Xie Changming: "..."
He asked, "You didn't kill the emperor either?"
Luo Mingshu got angry just thinking about it: "That old bastard, I used eighteen different magic weapons to bombard him, and he still didn't die!"
Xie Changming also tried, and many of the dents next to the dragon throne were caused by him smashing them, but... he was more concerned about the ubiquitous Yinglong patterns here.
"Use poison." Xie Changming also grasped this crucial information.
"It seems we have to go through the proper procedures; we can't take him down using normal methods." Luo Mingshu stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Xie Changming possessed immense strength, but because of Luo Mingshu, he was trapped in a low-level exploration scenario, unable to utilize most of his abilities. He doubted that even if he razed the entire Yingtian Palace to the ground, the emperor would still be sitting on the dragon throne.
"Find the poison." Xie Changming succinctly pointed out the direction to pass the level. He wanted to finish the task quickly; he couldn't stand Gao Fei's code name for even a stick of incense.
“There’s another plan.” Luo Mingshu never played by the rules. “Our ultimate goal is to marry the Empress, so we can seduce her and raise her favorability first, which will be more beneficial for passing the level.”
Xie Changming: "..." What kind of teammate did I get matched with?
Luo Mingshu looked Xie Changming's face up and gave him a knowing smile: "You're handsome, you're sure to charm the Empress. I'll find the poison."
Xie Changming said "No".
Luo Mingshu finally revealed her true colors: "But I don't think you're particularly strong in combat. I'm just assigning you a lighter task."
Xie Changming overturned the fishpond beside him with one hand. It was only much later that the white jade fishpond, as a landmark in the exploration scene, slowly returned to its original state.
Luo Mingshu knew she had to use a magical artifact to achieve this effect, so, hoping to end this trial scene as soon as possible, she decided to take on the task of seducing the Empress herself.
With this two-pronged approach, once the emperor dies, they can finally win the beauty's heart—wouldn't that be wonderful?
Luo Mingshu temporarily reached this cooperation plan with Xie Changming, whose attitude was almost one of "I'm going to kill the emperor and you can do whatever you want with the rest."
After the two finalized their agreement, Luo Mingshu was about to leave when 183, who was behind Xie Changming, spoke up: "Lady Gao, it's time for dinner. Would you like to dine at the White Jade Fish Pond?"
Luo Mingshu wanted to freeload here, so she stuck her bottom to the stool and didn't move.
Xie Changming didn't want to eat, but this seemed to be a plot that had to continue, otherwise 183 would keep repeating this sentence behind him.
"Okay," he agreed.
Luo Mingshu rubbed her hands together: "I want to eat with you. You can't refuse. It's your honor to have a beautiful woman accompany you for a meal."
Luo Mingshu is now taking a proactive approach because she knows that Xie Changming is a hard-won teammate, and she must cultivate a good relationship with him.
Of course, there is another reason... Even though Xie Changming's appearance has been slightly modified and he is not as handsome as before, his appearance still fits Luo Mingshu's aesthetic perfectly. She is greedy and lustful, so it is normal for her to be more polite to handsome men who catch her eye.
However, this harmonious atmosphere lasted until... the moment dinner was served.
"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"
"Your Highness, your favorite dish, fish head and tofu stew, is served to you!"
Please enjoy your meal!
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