Ming Shu went straight to the palace where Princess Rong Hua lived.
âWhy did you come here?â Mu Huai was puzzled.
âTo beat up the princess.â Ming Shu started to climb the wall with the help of some objects next to her. She hadnât seen Princess Rong Hua in a long time, so she didnât get any Hatred Points in recent days. What else could she do?
âWhat makes you hate her so much?â That you have to beat her up before leaving.
âNo, I donât hate her.â
âWhat? What for, then?â Mu Huai didnât believe her.
âFor my empty stomach.â
ââŠâ
What is the relationship between your empty stomach and Princess Rong Hua?
Seeing Ming Shu struggling hard to climb the wall, Mu Huai flew up and landed on the palace wall, reaching out to her.
Ming Shu looked up to stare at him, hesitating a little. The moonlight shone softly on the two quiet people.
âWe donât have much time. We must get to the city gates before dawn,â Mu Huai explained.
Ming Shu hesitated for a while longer before reaching out her hand to Mu Huai as well. The latter took her hand and gently pulled her up. Mu Huai landed on the other side lightly with Ming Shu in his arms.
There were many guards in Princess Rong Huaâs palace. Perhaps in order to save time, Mu Huai helped Ming Shu ambush them.
This is not bad. Ming Shu joyfully accepted the kindness and she then headed directly to Princess Rong Huaâs bedroom.
âGet out, all of you!â
Princess Rong Huaâs sharp shout echoed from the room, after which a group of maidservants and eunuchs were driven out, followed by shards of porcelain.
âAhhhhh!!â Princess Rong Hua shouted with her hands on her head. Her hair was loose and messy, making her look like a real shrew.
Ming Shu jumped in through the window. Princess Rong Hua must have heard the noise, and she roared furiously, forgetting all the manners of a noble princess. âDidnât I tell you to get out? What! Canât you understand my words?â
After roaring, Princess Rong Hua felt it didnât seem right.
The direction the noise was coming from was wrong.
She quickly turned to look at the window.
Ming Shu stood by the window, smiling lightly, and her entire body radiated a tender aura of innocence.
Right, it was like this.
The scene displayed in front of Princess Rong Hua now overlapped with the scene Ming Shu appeared in last time.
âWhy are you here? Donât come closer.â She didnât know why, but Princess Rong Hua was frightened, and she backed up step by step. Tear stains were still shining on her face, making her look like a poor, weak prey. âShen Ci, I hate you! I hate you! Why you are the royal princess, why? Why is it you?â
Why?
But it was not decided by Shen Ci, nor her.
Because the noble title was imposed on this body by âthem.â
Who had asked after Shen Ciâs wishes?
Who cared what she wanted?
Ming Shuâs eyes curled into two crescent moons. Then her brisk voice slowly sounded: âYou hate me, thatâs good.â
If you donât hate me, it will be hard to complete the missionâŠ
Ming Shu walked to Princess Rong Hua.
âWhat do you want? Stop, donât come closer, this is my bedroom, donât come closer.â
Ming Shu flexed her wrist. âLast time I beat you, so this time, it will be the same. You can shout whatever you want, but I donât think anyone will come to save you.â
Ming Shuâs words reminded Princess Rong Hua of that unfortunate memory. Her face then turned as pale as paper.
âŠ
Princess Rong Hua lay on her stomach in a strained position, tears and snot streaming down her face, her voice hoarsened. âWhy are you doing this to me?â
âYou provoked me first, remember?â If you didnât show up, how could the system post a message to gain Hatred Points from you? So just blame yourself.
âUncle⊠Uncle, save me.â Princess Rong Huaâs eyes suddenly gleamed as if she had seen a savior.
Ming Shu glanced behind her. Mu Huai was standing by the window and staring inside; it seemed he had been there for quite a while.
âAre you done?â he asked.
âEmm⊠a little longer.â Ming Shu replied.
âUncleâŠâ It was as if lightning struck Princess Rong Hua. She incredulously looked at Mu Huai. âYouâŠâ
Youâre with this woman?
Why?
Ming Shu felt very strange too. She had beaten Princess Rong Hua so fiercely, why didnât the Hatred Points increase?
Do I have to beat her again? Just as Ming Shu was thinking over whether or not to give Princess Rong Hua another beating, the Harmony System suddenly popped out to remind her the Hatred Points acquired were enough.
Ming Shu looked at Princess Rong Hua, who was lying on the ground in despair. Then she looked at Mu Hua, who was standing outside the window with an indifferent look, speechless⊠It turned out the critical factor was him.
âGo, go, go.â As soon as the Hatred Points were full, Ming Shu retreated, delaying not a single minute.
Great! Next world!
âShen Ci, you will die like a dog!â
The vicious voice of Princess Rong Hua emerged from behind her.
Ming Shu turned around, and the corners of her mouth curled in a beautiful, shallow arc. âOh.â
Princess Rong Hua was drowning in fury, but she could only watch Ming Shu and Mu Huai leave. From beginning to end, Mu Huai didnât spare her even a single glance.
WhyâŠ
Why!
âŠ
âWhat are we doing here?â Mu Huai looked at the mansion gates of the Cheng family, strings of curses running across his mind. This woman is seriously crazy.
âPaying a visit to Cheng Jinyun,â Ming Shu said.
Mu Huai couldnât help mocking her. âOh⊠Royal Princess, you must have forgotten, but Cheng Jinyun is not as weak as Princess Rong Hua; she has martial arts skills. You will be discovered before you can get near.â
âRightâŠâ Cheng Jinyun had inexplicably gained some martial arts skills. Why wasnât I so lucky? Ming Shu asked Mu Huai in a depressed tone, âUncle, how can I become a superior martial arts practitioner quickly?â
Mu Huai looked down on her. âFirst, you need to find a superior master, then ask him to pass all his skills onto you.â
âThat simple?â
âSimple?â Mu Huai repeated coldly. âThis method can allow ordinary people to become masters in a very short period of time, but they can live no longer than two years.â
For those who originally had some foundation of martial arts skills, it may not be that bad. As long as those skills could become useful, it was not a problem to survive. But those who didnât have any martial foundation would generally live no longer than two years.
Itâs like a basket which can only hold one pound of fruit, but you stuff two pounds of fruit inside. That basket will end up broken.
Ordinary people suddenly acquiring powerful skills would be in a similar situation as the basket.
Ming Shu touched her chin and pondered deeply.
âDonât think you wonât reap what you sow. Even if you are willing to live for only two years, no one wants to pass on all his lifeâs skills to you.â Mu Huai thought Ming Shu was pondering on this matter so he couldnât help warning her.
Ming Shu wasnât listening actually. After considering for a long time, she said slowly, âIâm going to set the house on fire.â
âOkay.â
Wait, what?
Set it on fire ?
Ming Shu never went back on her words.
She burned Cheng Jinyunâs room down and left a note for her, fearing that she wouldnât know that it was she who did it.
Isnât it a provocation?
Isnât she asking for trouble voluntarily?
Ming Shu constantly refreshed Mu Huaiâs bottom line of cognition; he really was underestimating this troublemaker.
He wondered if it was not too late to return her to the Heavenly Temple.
Mu Huai took a few deep breaths before finally persuading himself not to drop her.
âItâs time to go, before itâs too late.â Mu Huai said these helpless words again, which had been repeated many times this evening.
âLetâs go.â
âIf we canâtâŠâ Mu Huai also prepared further convincing words, but he didnât expect Ming Shu to agree so quickly right then.
Since Ming Shu had agreed, Mu Huai didnât dare delay. He quickly took her to the city gates and met with Ye Cong and the others.
Mu Huai returned to the capital city with few people and few things, but because he had to bring one more person back, another carriage was added to his convoy.
In the distant sky appeared faint signs of the coming dawn. The heavy city gates were slowly opened, the sound of which seemed like a song of long history.
Mu Huai and the others exited the city immediately and headed straight in the direction of the border.
Ming Shu sat inside the rickety carriage, watching the city outline become vaguer and vaguer, gradually disappearing from sight. This imperial city, upon which the Wushang Dynasty had been established a hundred years ago, now seemed to have begun to collapseâŠ
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