Chapter 113

These words struck a chord, and the scholar’s face turned red, unable to speak.

“Be down-to-earth. When I get the gold, I’ll arrange your marriage. With such a betrothal gift, even Miss Wang from the Wang family would be a match for you!”

But after seeing the celestial-like woman earlier, the Miss Wang he once dreamed of had now become a vulgar and unrefined woman, unworthy of his attention.

Yet, he knew in his heart that there was no possibility between him and that celestial-like woman.

Seeing the scholar silent, the old man grumbled, “Watch the stall for me. When the noble lady returns, sell her the iron lump. I’ll go home and tell your parents the news.”

With that, the old man walked away with his hands behind his back.

Watching the old man’s retreating figure, the scholar’s expression was complex. He knew his grandfather had left him with one final opportunity.

The scholar sat on the bamboo mat, gazing in the direction where the woman had departed, lost in thought.

He knew there was no possibility between him and the woman, but it was this sense of helplessness that tormented him the most.

After a while.

The woman did not reappear.

A man in a black robe suddenly appeared in front of the stall, as if descending from the sky, startling the scholar.

“Sir, what would you like?”

The scholar asked politely.

But the black-robed man ignored the scholar entirely. With a flick of his sleeve, he overturned the entire stall, sending various old bottles and jars crashing to the ground, many of the ceramics shattering into pieces!

“What… what are you doing!”

The scholar shouted, but he dared not step forward to stop him. He could feel the threatening aura emanating from the black-robed man, like a wild beast ready to tear him apart at any moment.

Hearing this, the black-robed man paused briefly, raising his head to cast a cold glance at the scholar.

That glance sent a shiver down the scholar’s spine, and he involuntarily swallowed hard, stepping back.

The black-robed man scanned the surroundings again, the killing intent in his eyes growing thicker.

“Get lost!”

With those words, the black-robed man lowered his head again, continuing to rummage through the bottles and jars, soon leaving almost everything in ruins.

Seeing this, the scholar felt not only anger but also genuine fear.

He knew full well that the man before him could kill him as easily as stepping on an ant, should he so desire.

Finally, the black-robed man pulled out a piece of iron covered in red rust from the pile of broken shards, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

“Master, is this it?”

“Yes.”

After confirming, the black-robed man reached out to tuck the iron piece into his sleeve.

“Wait!”

At this point, the scholar could no longer hold back. He knew this piece of iron had been reserved by the young lady earlier for ten taels of gold, and he couldn’t let the black-robed man take it just like that.

Hearing the voice, the black-robed man stopped his hand.

He turned, his sinister gaze locking onto the scholar.

Feeling that viper-like stare, the scholar involuntarily took a step back, but he still spoke firmly:

“You can’t take it! That piece of iron has already been reserved by a young lady!”

Hearing this, the black-robed man’s brow furrowed slightly, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

“A young lady?”

At the same time, he quickly asked in his mind:

“Master, could this woman who reserved the iron piece be the one who intercepted the previous two opportunities?”

“There’s a possibility.”

The old man didn’t speak definitively, continuing:

“We’ll wait here. If it really is her, I’ll help you capture her and reclaim the opportunity.”

Hearing this, the black-robed man was overjoyed. The thought of regaining the lost opportunity made him almost laugh out loud.

“Thank you, Master!”

After settling on the plan, the black-robed man reached out again to tuck the iron piece into his sleeve.

But at that moment.

A blurry afterimage whistled through the air, accompanied by a sharp sound that seemed to tear through the atmosphere, arriving in front of the black-robed man in an instant and blowing the iron piece away.

The black-robed man hadn’t expected such a turn of events and was momentarily stunned.

But in the next moment, he reacted.

“It’s her! It must be this woman who stole my opportunity!”

The black-robed man fixed his gaze and saw a woman dressed in a light red gown, her figure graceful, elegant, and transcendent, exuding an air of nobility.

Especially her eyes, deep as the starry sky, shimmering with a faint golden light, resembling stars, vast and boundless, unforgettable at a glance, as if one could fall into them and be unable to extricate themselves.

Yet, the woman’s appearance was merely delicate, seemingly incongruous with such an extraordinary and transcendent aura.

“Who are you?”

Inside the ring, the old man warned:

“This woman is somewhat peculiar; I can’t see through her. You must be careful.”

The woman who had suddenly appeared was none other than Xiao Minghuang, who had just returned from fetching money.

“And who are you? Why are you here?”

After speaking, Xiao Minghuang didn’t wait for the black-robed man’s reaction. Instead, she waved her sleeve, and a pile of gold flew out, landing in the scholar’s arms.

“Here are ten taels of gold. Take it and leave quickly!”

Seeing Xiao Minghuang produce ten taels of gold as if by magic, the scholar realized that the woman before them was not, as they had thought, a young lady who had run away from a prominent family.

She must be a young martial artist from some sect.

“Miss, be careful…”

The scholar whispered a reminder, then turned and fled with the gold.

The black-robed man paid no heed to the scholar’s departure; to him, the scholar was nothing more than an ant.

His eyes flickered as he asked:

“I guess, before you came here, you must have already been to two places, haven’t you?”

Hearing the question, Xiao Minghuang replied indifferently:

“So what if I have, and so what if I haven’t?”

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man’s lips curled into a mocking smile, and he sneered:

“The stone tablet at the bottom of the lake, the golden book in the cave—those were my opportunities, but you took them first. Do you know what price you will have to pay for this?!”

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she pondered, “Who is this person? How does he know that I have already obtained two opportunities today? And he is so certain that I intercepted them?”

As she thought, she summoned the system panel.

【Name: Xiao Yan】

【Realm: Spring Water Third Level】

【Fate: Transmigrator (Gold), Child of Destiny (Gold)】

【A wisp of a soul from another realm, usurping a nest, seizing a body to be reborn.

Turning calamity into fortune, always encountering opportunities in times of crisis, and possibly facing danger when encountering opportunities.】

Seeing the panel, Xiao Minghuang’s pupils contracted slightly, and she was startled.

This person was actually the First Prince!

“No wonder!”

Xiao Minghuang looked up, giving the First Prince a deep glance, and immediately became fully alert.

Seeing the speed at which the First Prince had broken through, she couldn’t help but feel a bit relieved that she had arrived in time to stop his actions.

Otherwise, if the First Prince had obtained the opportunities, it would have been troublesome.

In just one day, the First Prince had broken through from the first level of Spring Water to the third level. Truly, he was a transmigrator of destiny!

Moreover, it seemed that the First Prince also possessed the means to detect opportunities, which she had not anticipated.

But now, she was confident she could easily defeat the First Prince.

She had witnessed the First Prince’s actions just now, which were completely lawless, reckless, and without any discipline, driven solely by his whims. If such a person were to grow up, he would likely cause great calamity.

Thinking of this, Xiao Minghuang felt a chill in her heart. She decided to take this opportunity to completely eliminate the First Prince, this hidden danger, to prevent him from becoming a threat to her in the future.

Xiao Minghuang calmly looked at the First Prince and said indifferently:

“Natural treasures belong to the capable, and opportunities are not predestined by heaven. You say I stole your opportunity, but what evidence do you have?”

Hearing this, the First Prince’s face stiffened. The location of the opportunity was deduced by the old man; how could he produce any evidence?

Moreover, the woman’s words were just an excuse, and he did not intend to refute them.

“Hmph! I’ll let you have the first two opportunities, but you won’t take this one.”

As he spoke, the First Prince’s figure flashed, and he instantly appeared beside the iron block, reaching out to take it.

At that moment.

A sharp sound of breaking air suddenly rang out, and a brilliant sword light, like a flowing luminescence, rose in an instant, carrying a sharp air current. Where the sword light passed, the air was actually split open, leaving a long mark in the air.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if only this sword light remained.

The First Prince, enveloped by this sword light, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his hair standing on end, a shadow of death enveloping him, filling him with great terror.

He quickly dropped the iron block and retreated explosively, flying back thousands of feet.

The sword light, bright as a galaxy, fiercely struck the ground, causing the earth within a radius of hundreds of feet to tremble violently. The ground cracked inch by inch, countless gullies appeared out of nowhere, and a cloud of dust rose, blotting out the sky, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.

“What formidable sword energy!”

Having dodged the sword light, the First Prince was still shaken.

That sword strike just now could have seriously injured him!

“Xiao Yan, run! You’re no match for her!”

Hearing this, the First Prince’s heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked:

“Master, this woman has taken two opportunities from me, are we just going to let it go?”

He wanted to ask the old man to possess him, kill this woman, and reclaim the opportunity.

“I can only act once in a short period. If I use it today, I will become weak and won’t be able to help you tomorrow.”

Thinking of this, the First Prince made a decision.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you, Master!”

For him, the benefits of becoming the ruler of the Great Xia were clearly greater.

Taking a deep look at the scene of dust filling the sky and the figure of the woman picking up the iron block amidst the dust, the First Prince felt full of humiliation. Since he had crossed over, he had never suffered such a defeat.

If it were the original Xiao Yan, born with a useless body and a life full of hardships, he could naturally remain indifferent to honor and disgrace.

But for the current Xiao Yan, this was an unbearable humiliation.

He clenched his fists, his eyes red, and said word by word:

“Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the young for their poverty!”

“The shame of today, I will surely—return it twofold in the future!”

After saying this, he turned around and flew out thousands of feet.

Xiao Minghuang put the iron block into her bosom. She had originally thought that, based on the First Prince’s displayed personality, he would be furious enough to fight her to the death.

But she never expected that the other party would just leave like that.

Unfortunately, today she had already made up her mind to kill the First Prince to eliminate any future threats!

Watching the First Prince’s retreating figure, Xiao Minghuang’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, then suddenly opened wide. Within her pupils, golden light shone like two stars radiating endless divine brilliance, instantly piercing through the billowing dust and descending upon the First Prince.

The golden light, like a sword, fell from the sky and struck the First Prince’s shoulder. He immediately staggered and fell from the air, his shoulder flesh torn open, bleeding profusely.

He turned his head and saw the woman slowly and gracefully landing on the ground. Her pupils flickered with golden light, resembling two twinkling stars. In her hand, a longsword formed from condensed golden divine light flowed with mysterious runes, the sword intent circulating throughout her body, as if a celestial being had descended to the mortal world.

Seeing the golden light flickering in the woman’s pupils, the First Prince’s face was filled with terror, his eyelids twitching wildly. He instantly understood.

“You… you are Princess Ziwei!”

The First Prince said in a trembling voice.

“Hmph, First Prince, it seems you’re not stupid after all!”

These two sentences almost simultaneously revealed their true identities.

Xiao Minghuang smiled lightly and waved her hand, removing the disguise on her face, revealing her true appearance.

Seeing this breathtakingly beautiful face, as if an immortal had descended to the mortal world, the First Prince was utterly shocked, his mouth agape wide enough to fit a goose egg!

Princess Ziwei!

The First Prince’s heart was greatly shaken, not only because of Princess Ziwei’s identity but also because she had immediately revealed his true identity with just a few words!

After all, the black robe he wore was a Profound-grade treasure. Even a Spirit Seed Realm cultivator would be unable to see through his aura and true appearance.

Yet Princess Ziwei, with only a Spring Realm cultivation, could see through his disguise.

What on earth is the origin of this woman?

“You! You know my identity!”

Xiao Minghuang said indifferently:

“I know far more than you can imagine.”

Hearing this, the First Prince’s expression fluctuated between dark and light. The strength Princess Ziwei had displayed completely exceeded his expectations.

Even if he managed to escape now, it would be difficult for him to defeat her in tomorrow’s grand competition.

Just as he hesitated.

Xiao Minghuang raised her hand, golden light flickering, sword light floating, and a three-inch-long small sword condensed at her fingertips.

This tiny sword aura radiated an indestructible and terrifying sword intent.

“You do not belong to this world. Return to where you came from!”

Hearing this, the First Prince was so frightened that his mind went blank. His first thought was:

“What does she mean by that? Does she know I’m a transmigrator?!”

Seeing the First Prince stunned, the old man in the ring hurriedly reminded him:

“Little Yanzi, I will take over your body next. Let’s leave first!”

A burst of mental energy struck his spiritual consciousness, instantly waking the First Prince.

“Alright!”

In the next moment.

The First Prince’s aura suddenly changed, deep and vast like an abyss or a mountain. In an instant, a thousand zhang of white light erupted from his body, almost illuminating the entire area.

Under the white light, Xiao Minghuang felt as if her entire body was immobilized, unable to move an inch, even lifting a finger was extremely difficult.

Even her nascent sword intent could not break through the barrier.

In an instant, the white light dissipated.

The First Prince had disappeared before her eyes.

In her mind, the First Prince’s panel still lingered.

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Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu

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