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Feng Chengxuan's smile froze for a moment. He cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment, but then he heard a discordant sound behind him. He immediately became furious and turned around, shouting, "Who is so rude!"
The sound was made by Zhao Feiyu, who couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. It was simply too funny to see a prince of a nation in such a predicament. However, now that she had been discovered, she couldn't stop herself from laughing, especially at the sight of Feng Chengxuan looking both ragged and imposing, which made her laugh even harder.
If there was ever a moment that embodied anger mixed with shame, it was Feng Chengxuan at this moment. His roar even drew the attention of Baike and others nearby, who looked over to see what was happening.
However, Zhao Feiyu was not from Dream Nation, so the most she could do in response to Feng Chengxuan's anger was to keep quiet. If he really tried to take action against her, she wouldn't be afraid of him at all. Thus, aside from roaring, Feng Chengxuan had nothing else he could do. In the end, he had no choice but to leave in frustration because Yun Tianmo and Ouyang Zixin clearly did not welcome him; staying would only make him feel more awkward.
"Well, the atmosphere has improved again," Ouyang Zixin said fearlessly as she added another jab at Feng Chengxuan from behind. If it weren't for his decent upbringing, he might have fainted from anger right there. Instead, he stumbled slightly and continued to walk away with his "princely gait."
Yun Tianmo found Ouyang Zixin's behavior amusing and shot her a glance to prevent her from looking back at Feng Chengxuan. She turned Ouyang Zixin's body back around and pointed at the Screen, urging her to continue.
Seeing that no one was chasing her away, Zhao Feiyu shamelessly decided to stay. She certainly wasn't foolish enough to return to where she had come from; who knew if that Crown Prince from Dream Nation would take out his anger on her later?
"It means I can control everyone and everything here..." Ouyang Zixin said with a mischievous smile. So this was what it felt like to have an advantage. All the benefits of the world were hers alone, and no one could take them away from her.
"But have you figured out how to explain it?" Yun Tianmo wasn't ready to relax just yet; instead, she became even more cautious. This so-called "selective cheating" felt rather unreliable.
How to do it?
Ouyang Zixin's sly smile froze at this question. The text on the Screen only mentioned that one could use the Small Stone Box to control everything, as if it were some kind of setting. However, it seemed that there were no specific instructions on how to operate it at all.
"Don't rush, let's see if there are any instructions later." Since it's cheating, there must be a method taught, otherwise who would know how to use this Small Stone Box? She herself was a victim, having been deeply trapped by this Small Stone Box. Even if Yun Tianmo was right beside her, she had to be extremely cautious.
A cup of tea's time passed...
A stick of incense's time passed...
Is that it?
Just as Zhao Feiyu yawned for the ninety-ninth time, Ouyang Zixin's dry voice finally broke the silence: "It seems there are no instructions... Heh heh, what should we do?"
Yun Tianmo looked at Ouyang Zixin, who appeared disappointed and was blinking her big eyes pitifully at her. No matter how you looked at it, he wanted to pinch her pretty face. However, his hand was clearly more honest than his mind and had already reached for her face, just as he was about to pinch her, she dodged away.
Ouyang Zixin glanced at Yun Tianmo and then made a gesture towards Zhao Feiyu with her lips. Although Zhao Feiyu "smartly" covered her eyes, the gap between her fingers was large enough—did she think everyone else was blind?
Yun Tianmo shot a knife-like glare at Zhao Feiyu, startling her into a shiver. She was relieved that he only moved his eyes and not his hands or anything else. She quickly chuckled and signaled for the two to continue while she shrank behind a sturdy-looking tree.
"If it weren't for the fact that she's from the Exiled Nation, I would..." Ouyang Zixin deliberately spoke loudly, baring her teeth at Zhao Feiyu while making a gesture across her throat. Then she turned back to look at the Screen that hadn't changed in a long time and sighed, "What does this mean? Having mountains of gold and silver but no way to use them?"
Yun Tianmo wasn't as agitated as Ouyang Zixin. Since the Screen showed no changes, he had been staring at it while occasionally glancing at the Small Stone Box in his hand. The Mirror Guardian on top of it was also silent now; all the spreading ripples had disappeared, and the surface of the Mirror Guardian had returned to calmness.
Could it be that the Screen only changes when the Mirror Guardian has fluctuations?
If that's the case, does that mean all he needs to do is activate this Mirror Guardian?
Yun Tianmo was furrowing her brows, contemplating the possibility of this method, while Ouyang Zixin was growing increasingly frustrated. She kept telling herself that cheating was an option, yet she wouldn't even share how to operate it. Was there really such a trickster? Seizing the moment while Yun Tianmo was still deep in thought, she dashed to the spot directly beneath the Screen and slapped it without hesitation, thinking perhaps it would respond like a television—just a few slaps when there was no image.
"Are you crazy?"
The scene of Ouyang Zixin forcefully slapping in mid-air caught everyone's attention, and the same two words rose in their minds. Especially Feng Chengxuan, who had just been scorned by Ouyang Zixin, felt a sense of schadenfreude. "I thought she was something special; turns out she's just a fool."
With that, she burst into laughter, as if this would somehow release her earlier frustration.
Zhai Yiqi had interacted with Ouyang Zixin to some extent and did not think that a woman capable of facing a High-Level Howling Twin-Headed Serpent could be foolish. If she hadn't concealed her strength back then, he wouldn't have underestimated her and ended up with nothing.
"White Maiden, she..."
Baike wanted to mock Ouyang Zixin mindlessly like Feng Chengxuan but knew better. The woman seemed reckless but was actually quite thoughtful. This bizarre action likely held deeper meaning, though she couldn't figure it out at the moment.
"Let's wait and see." Baike pondered for a moment and noticed Feng Chengxuan was watching Ouyang Zixin before quietly asking, "So how did you and the Crown Prince escape later?"
Although Zhai Yiqi didn't disclose all the details of what happened in the passageway, Baike was perceptive enough to sense something was off between them. After all, in life-and-death situations, self-preservation was paramount.
"To be honest with you, White Maiden, I don't know what happened either. After a series of tremors, it seemed like all the mechanisms stopped working, and we somehow got out. If it weren't for that, I fear..." Zhai Yiqi glanced at Feng Chengxuan with a bitter smile. At that moment, wanting to silence them had been desperate; looking back now, if Feng Chengxuan had fought with all her might, he might not have succeeded either. In the end, who would have perished remained uncertain.
(To be continued.)
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