Chapter 4: The Princess of Yelang [1]

Mo Qingcheng was overjoyed in her heart, thinking to herself how wonderful it would be if the Tower Master came to seek revenge on Chun Shiniang right at this moment. However, Heaven blessed Qingcheng; speak of the devil, and the devil appears.

"Chun Shiniang, this day next year shall be your death anniversary!" Ouyang Xiu, the Tower Master of the Dark Night Tower, had been watching the battle from the sidelines for an unknown amount of time before suddenly appearing to strike Chun Shiniang with a lethal blow.

"What kind of hero uses numbers to bully the weak!" Struck by a sword, Chun Shiniang saw her position weakening and sought to escape immediately.

"There is no need for martial arts etiquette when dealing with a female demon like you." Ouyang Xiu's voice was somber, his entire being like a cold blade waiting to be drawn from its sheath.

"Hmph, you're merely resentful because I plundered you last night and are looking for an opportunity for revenge." Chun Shiniang intended to provoke Ouyang Xiu, hoping to find an opening and end the fight quickly.

"Give me your life!" As expected, Ouyang Xiu's fury caused his hair and beard to stand on end, his handsome face darkened, and his sword intent grew even more ferocious, every strike aiming to kill.

If she didn't flee now, when would she! Mo Qingcheng suddenly grabbed the bundle on the ground and turned to run, her figure leaping lightly to land several yards away.

"Qingcheng, where are you going?" The sound of Feng Ming's voice rang out behind her. She hadn't expected him to chase after her, so Mo Qingcheng had no choice but to stop in her tracks.

"I am returning the items to the Dark Night Tower first. Feng Ming, instead of rushing to help the Tower Master, are you waiting for the female demon to escape so she can come and plunder you another day?"

Feng Ming's expression changed upon hearing this, and he turned to run toward the two masters engaged in a bloody duel within the forest. Thus, everyone has something they care about in their hearts; sometimes, a single sentence can move mountains.

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The night sky was quiet, with starlight stretching for ten thousand miles.

Mo Qingcheng was lying on a giant rock at the mountain peak, the black bundle right by her hand. Due to the fierce battle just now, she had been heavily injured and had briefly fallen into a coma, slipping into a dream.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, her body trembling, and she was drenched in sweat; it seemed the owner of the dream was not having an easy time.

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"Qingcheng, you must go back to the past. You must prevent the destruction of the Yelang Kingdom!" Her mother, covered in blood, gripped her hand tightly. Outside the palace, the fires of war and smoke billowed; countless citizens were dead or wounded, and severed limbs were scattered everywhere...

"Mother! Mother!" Mo Qingcheng jolted awake from the dream, her eyes filled with tears as she gasped for air. She had had that dream again—the nightmare that had accompanied her for ten years. She truly wished it were just a dream.

Unfortunately, it was not a dream, but a reality.

She was originally the sacred and noble princess of the Yelang Kingdom. In a single night, her country was destroyed and her family perished. At the age of six, she held tightly to her mother's dying instructions, but being small and powerless, she fell into the ranks of refugees, eventually becoming a cold-blooded killer who did not blink at taking a life.

Fortunately, Heaven does not fail those who strive. Today, she had finally found the sacred object, and the restoration of her country was within reach. She had to act quickly before the people from the Dark Night Tower caught up.

Mo Qingcheng took a black disc out of the bundle. It was engraved with the Yelang Heavenly Script, surrounded by six inlaid pearls, with a small circular hole in the center. The world only knew it as a treasure, but they did not know the secrets hidden within.

This was precisely the sacred object of the Yelang Kingdom—the Seven-Pearl Disc. Legend had it that it was crafted by the Goddess Nuwa using the last piece of five-colored stone left over from mending the heavens. It possessed great magical power and could travel through time. It had always been managed by the Great Priest of the Yelang Kingdom and enshrined in Pangu Village.

Furthermore, she was not only the princess of the Yelang Kingdom but also its Saintess. Had the kingdom not fallen, she would have been consecrated as the Great Priest today, managing the sacred Seven-Pearl Disc to ensure the peace, prosperity, and favorable weather of the Yelang Kingdom.

Mo Qingcheng pulled an amulet hanging from her collar out from her bosom—a cylindrical stone also engraved with the Yelang Heavenly Script, with a single pearl inlaid at the top. This was precisely the key to opening the Seven-Pearl Disc.