Princess Rong Hua sank into the water after struggling for a while. The waterâs surface soon evened out again.
âIâve satisfied your request, Royal Princess, now can you give me the painting?â
âOf course.â Ming Shu agreed readily.
Ming Shu passed the painting to Qi Hongwei, and the latter hurriedly reached out to take it. However, before he touched the painting, several dark figures suddenly jumped out of the water, trying to grab the painting.
Qi Hongwei had to give up the painting first. He and the figures in black had trapped each other. Ming Shu stepped back to the edge of the boat with the painting, and suddenly a whoosh sounded from behind her. She bent down out of reflex.
It was Cheng Jinyun. She appeared out of nowhere once more. After failing to land the first strike, she quickly dropped to the ground opposite of Ming Shu, staring at her with cold eyes. âGive me the painting.â
âWhy?â Ming Shu smiled and provoked, âYou wish.â
Cheng Jinyun shouldnât have any knowledge of Kung Fu, so how did she come to this boat? Getting on the boat may not require Kung Fu, but judging by her actions, it seemed she was not unfamiliar with Kung Fu. So sheâd actually been hiding her strength before?
The plot was developing a bit incorrectly!
[The fake female protagonist herself is a variable, so you donât have to make a fuss, Guest, just focus on your mission and gain enough Hatred Points.] The Harmony System came online just in time to remind Ming Shu.
ââŚâ So except for the Hatred Points, the rest is unimportant, right?
[Our original mission is to gain Hatred Points.] Always remembering the task at hand is an internal quality that a system should have.
ââŚâ It sounds a bit reasonable?
âShen Ci, hanging onto that painting only leads to a dead end.â Cheng Jinyun lowered her voice and warned, âDonât you see how many people are aiming for this painting now?â
âSo what?â Ming Shu stopped thinking other things. âBecause you want the painting, I have to give it up? Is it you are losing your mind, or I will be acting stupidly?â
She thinks I am the Doraemon, how funny!
âWith your ability, do you think you can protect this painting under such circumstances?â Noticing some people coming over, Cheng Jinyun became a little anxious. âGive me the painting!â
âNo.â
Cheng Jinyun gritted her teeth, making up her mind. She directly waved her hand to attack Ming Shu with a blast of swift, fierce wind.
Ming Shu narrowed her eyes but didnât avoid it, waiting to be hit by the force of that wind.
However, a shadow flashed in front of her, and the wind was easily dissolved, disappearing into the air.
Mu Huai reached out to pull Ming Shu into his arms. He held her around the waist with one hand and employed Kung Fu to rapidly leave Cheng Jinyunâs range of attack.
The two fell to the second level of the boat. Mu Huai released Ming Shu and stared at her coldly. âNext time you wonât be so lucky.â
An angry and cold toneâŚ
Ming Shu was even angrier, and her smile looked a bit ferocious. âI didnât ask you to save me!â I was trying to commit suicide!
âRoyal Princess, you mean that I shouldnât have saved you?â Mu Huai snorted. He had saved her. Even if she didnât appreciate it, there was no need to be ungrateful!
âThatâs right.â
âIf it werenât for me, you would have been one of those bodies.â
âWell, Iâm happy to be one, what does it have to do with you?â
âIf you were not holding the painting, you think Iâd want to save you?â Mu Huai almost exploded. How could there be such an annoying person?
Ming Shu narrowed her eyes again and her lips slightly curled. âI knew you wouldnât be so kind.â
Itâs all for this painting.
Mu Huai didnât say anything. After a while, he reached out and said, âGive me the painting.â
âNo.â
Ming Shu took out the fire roll from inside her sleeves, getting ready to ignite the painting without warning. MMP, since you all want it, then no one should have it.
Mu Huai was totally frightened. He quickly went forward to stop her. However, Ming Shu fell backward and jumped directly from the second level.
She rolled and then stood up in a corner below. The painting was unfolded now. Ming Shu lit the middle of the painting with fire.
When the fire grew closer to the painting, some golden patterns seemed to be appearing and flashing on it.
âStop!â Qi Hongwei roared from afar. He swept aside the people blocking his way and rushed to Ming Shu.
But Ming Shu showed no sign of stopping at all. She quickly ignited another part of the painting. Qi Hongwei was angered until his eyes were red. He would definitely kill this woman.
Ming Shu maintained her beautiful smile and waved the burning painting at Qi Hongwei, then threw it hard, right off the boat.
One of the men in black rushed out to catch the painting, and he quickly put out the fire. However, two-thirds of the painting had been burned into messy pieces.
Everyone: ââŚâ This woman must be crazy.
The group of men in black looked at each other before leaving with the ruined painting. âRetreat!â
âTake them!â Qi Hongwei roared again.
Those men jumped into the water one after another, disappearing under the waterâs quiet surface.
Cheng Jinyun was nowhere to be seen, either. Perhaps she had left, or hidden.
Qi Hongwei held onto the boat railing with his fingers pressed into the wood. His fingertips became bloodless with the amount of pressure he exerted, and distinct blue veins appeared on the backs of his hands. He stared at the water fiercely.
Shen CiâŚ
âShen Ci!â Qi Hongwei spun around in terrible anger. His good-looking face now had been overtaken by distorted rage and cruelty. âTake her!â
Mu Huai jumped from the second floor to shield Ming Shu, his clothes flapping.
âKing Huai, what do you intend to do?â Qi Hongwei said in uncontrollable anger, his voice shaking.
âEven if you kill her, the painting is gone.â Mu Huai stated this fact in a cold voice.
âShe must pay for it. Itâs none of your business, go away!â He had planned everything for so long, and it was all for the painting. Now because of the stupid actions of this woman, everything was ruined. How could he let her go!
Mu Huai didnât give in and said very slowly, âIf you want to take her, take me first.â
Qi Hongwei sneered again. âHo, who would have imagined this? That one day the noble King Huai should say something like this because of a woman.â
But to be honest, Qi Hongwei didnât know much about King Huai. This King Huai didnât seem to have any weaknesses. In the borderland, he spent most of his time training soldiers.
Mu Huai looked at Qi Hongwei without saying a word. Perfect acting!
Qi Hongwei gritted his teeth. âKing Huai, you also came for the Dragon Root. Now the painting is gone, so no one can find the Dragon Root. Arenât you angry?â
âDragon Root? Is it edible?â Ming Shu poked her head out from behind Mu Huai.
Seeing Ming Shuâs smiling face, Qi Hongwei got angrier and angrier. He wished to tear it up! He said furiously, âDragon Root is the foundation of the Wushang Dynasty. As long as the Dragon Root is found, the days of the Wushang Dynasty will be numbered.â
âThen itâs inedible. For a thing you canât eat, do you really need to fight so hard? You sure are funny, arenât you?â
Man proposes and god disposes. Do you really think you can change the world?
Where have you put the natural law?
Be careful, human. The natural law might punish and devour all of you.
Qi Hongwei: ââŚâ What do you understand besides eating? How did this stupid woman become a royal princess, by eating?
Mu Huai reached out and nudged Ming Shuâs head back. âI came for a different purpose. As long as the painting does not fall into your hands, I donât care if it is intact or not.â
âImpressive, King Huai. I didnât expect you would work yourself to the bone for the emperor. After all, âHis Majestyâ treated you that way.â Qi Hongwei ridiculed Mu Huai.
âIt has nothing to do with him.â I did this for the mission, and it has nothing to do with my damn relationship with the emperor.
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