Novel Lived
Chapter 534 - 541: Come and Catch Someone
Chapter 534: Chapter 541: Come and Catch Someone
Sikong Ling watched Su Wenyue continue without any intention of stopping and was somewhat dumbfounded. He quickly intervened, realizing that not only was Su Wenyue just recovering from a serious illness, but even Ordinary people would have problems if they suddenly ate something so spicy. It seemed that Han Yu’s control had been too harsh. The saying “too much of a good thing can be a bad thing” was proven, as it had led to Su Wenyue’s extreme craving.
Shen Nanfeng laughed, “How could I not come when you young man are undertaking such a grand endeavor? Although I am old, I still have some strength left!”
“Director Shen, have you… broken through to the Epic Level?”
“Mm,” Shen Nanfeng nodded slightly. “It was just luck. After all, in the Chasm world, if you don’t break through to the Epic Level, you are always just cannon fodder.”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
While speaking, his tone suddenly changed.
“Your plan coincides with ours, which is why it has received the support of many, particularly from those two high-ranking individuals.”
“I hope everything goes as you have anticipated that we can fight a grand turnaround battle within the Chasm world!”
“Also…”
Shen Nanfeng beckoned Zheng Cheng to come closer.
“Moreover, I hope you can leave the Territory’s Heart of Myriad Snake City.”
“Director Shen, I…”
“I know what you need the Territory’s Heart for. How is the cultivation of your world wonder coming along?”
The world wonder was, after all, personally delivered into his hands by Shen Nanfeng.
Zheng Cheng responded, “Jasha Island, Wilderness, Spirit Charm Blessed Land… The restoration rate is probably around seventy percent.”
“Seventy percent!”
Shen Nanfeng inhaled sharply, “I haven’t misjudged you! A seventy percent restoration rate, it seems that if you indeed obtain Myriad Snake City’s Territory’s Heart, you really stand a chance of fully restoring that world wonder!”
“But afterwards, the Territory’s Heart of Myriad Snake City, which controls all the city’s Defensive Arrays and building levels, will be absorbed by you. The entire Myriad Snake City will become nothing but a live target, basically incapable of serving as a city defense.”
“After discussing with the military of the Underground Great Wall, they’re willing to exchange five damaged Territory’s Hearts in exchange for Myriad Snake City’s Territory’s Heart. What do you say?”
“Five damaged Territory’s Hearts? What’s that?”
Shen Nanfeng shook his head with a wry smile, “Over the past three hundred years, Xia Country has had nine cities in the underground world.”
“Unfortunately, as time went by, the number of spatial rifts in the underground world increased, alien races, and monsters surged like a tidal wave.”
“Already, five cities have been breached by aliens and monsters: Yongning City, Yong’an City, Changle City, Tongyuan City, and Ningyuan City. When we retreated, we took away the Territory’s Hearts of those five cities, but they had already been damaged.”
“All these years, we have been seeking a way to restore the Territory’s Hearts, but to no avail.”
“And then what, under what status? As a Concubine or a Concubine Aunt, or a little girl? Surely you don’t mean to give me the status of Legal Wife,” Su Wenyue said, her voice laced with sarcasm and a hint of desolation, hinting at her previous life, when she was deceived by Sikong Ling’s sweet words and trapped in the Mansion.
Sikong Ling had initially wanted to continue joking, but upon hearing Su Wenyue’s poignant tone, the words stuck in his throat, as if speaking another line would surge guilt and shame through him.
“Forget it, I was just joking with you. I’ve already married a first wife and, both publicly and privately, I can’t divorce her without cause. You, Su Wenyue, are a person of integrity and pride; how could you be a concubine? That would be an insult to you. I would never dare to entertain such an idea, nor could I bear to let you endure such humiliation. Han Yu might have failed to protect you this time, but setting that aside, he truly is a Good man and a suitable match for you. The two of you should live well together,” Sikong Ling conceded, his emotions turning over and over inside, recognizing that he lacked such fortune.
Su Wenyue saw the sincerity in Sikong Ling’s words and felt quite moved inside, but she responded with a cunning smile, “Good, that’s what you said, and I will take your advice and get along well with Han Yu from now on. Since you’ve given up on that idea, shouldn’t you let Han Yu and me leave Peach Blossom Valley?”
Although she already had a way to leave Peach Blossom Valley, being able to leave openly and easily would still be better and less trouble, and would spare Han Yu the risk of finding out.
“No way,” replied Sikong Ling without a moment’s hesitation, his refusal instantly frustrating Su Wenyue.
Su Wenyue’s eyes widened in surprise; she had thought after Sikong Ling’s speech, he would have given up and agreed, but instead, he rejected her. What did that mean? Was he toying with her?
“Hey, Sikong Ling, do you find this amusing? After clearly saying you wouldn’t pester me any further, you continue to keep Han Yu and me trapped in this valley. Isn’t that a little unfair? Are you even a man?” she challenged.
“No need to try to provoke me with reverse psychology. Your little schemes might work on your Han Yu, but not on me. They’re simply not enough,” Sikong Ling said, his face and tone shifting back to one that dared her irritation.
“Sikong Ling, you’re nothing but a bastard. I was a fool to believe you. Liar,” Su Wenyue practically fumed, unable to accept his refusal and mockery, diminishing her intelligence—this was intolerable.
“Say whatever you like, but what’s decided is decided. I’m not going to let you go willingly. If Han Yu wants to take you out, he can figure out his own way. If he doesn’t have the ability to do so, he doesn’t deserve to be your man. Don’t worry yourself with such matters; they are for men to deal with. There, there,” Sikong Ling concluded, then picked up his bowl and chopsticks to start eating the dishes Su Wenyue had specially made for him, determined not to waste them.
Seeing Sikong Ling so nonchalant, Su Wenyue deflated. What was the point of her getting angry if he was enjoying his meal without a care? Besides, the spicy dishes had already been removed from the table by Sikong Ling, leaving her with little appetite. She sat there foolishly, begrudging how eagerly Sikong Ling ate while internally begrudging him.
As Sikong Ling had expected, upon returning and not finding Su Wenyue, Han Yu inquired about her whereabouts and immediately came to fetch her.
Seeing Su Wenyue’s bright red lips—a clear sign of indulging in spicy food, and not just a little—Han Yu felt a tickling rage. The girl was just too disobedient, too infuriating: “Su Wenyue, are you still a three-year-old toddler, or what? How could you not understand and do such a sneaky thing as stealing food!”
“Well, if you hadn’t denied it to me, would I have needed to? Besides, I didn’t eat much. It won’t be a problem,” Su Wenyue softly protested, her voice carrying a hint of defiance. She had planned to mold Han Yu into a doting husband, but somehow, things had gone awry. Instead, she was tamed by Han Yu into compliance.