Chapter 105: Chapter 105: Consequences
Faced with Priest Bona’s reproach, Wen Shu’s expression remained calm.
She quickly closed the doors and windows, confirmed there was no one around, then stood opposite the old priest and pretended to be surprised as she tested the waters, "You wouldn’t want to say this snow is because of me, would you?"
Seeing her fearless attitude, Priest Bona’s dark lips tightened, unwilling to waste time.
With a devout expression, he took out a Divine Tree leaf from his bosom, carefully cradling it in his palm, his brow furrowed with deep lines, "Wen Shu, this is the consequence of you casually changing destiny!"
With a powerful voice, he grabbed Wen Shu’s wrist and forcefully pressed it onto the dimly glowing Divine Tree leaf.
At the moment the fingertips touched the leaf, Wen Shu felt a warmth surge into her palm, and the leaf suddenly emitted layers of golden light, immediately pulling her consciousness into a silvery-white realm.
Biting cold wind carried massive snowflakes, assaulting her face.
In pain, Wen Shu touched her face, only to see blood stains on her palm. The warmth rolling down her cheek dyed the snow-covered ground in dark red.
Surprised, she looked up into the distance.
Everywhere she could see was boundless snow fields.
Snowflakes filled the sky, dancing with the strong wind, all drifting into her face and hair.
Her view obscured, Wen Shu raised her hand to shield her forehead, carefully observing her surroundings, trying to discern where she was. But when she saw the distant high wall clearly, she was stunned.
The familiar high wall was buried in deep snow, only its highest platforms protruding, among which countless silhouettes gathered, all stiff, already enveloped by snow into ice figures.
Seeing this shocking scene, Wen Shu held her breath, urgently looking further away, but there was only a vast expanse of snow and nothing else.
The low-lying Beast City, completely buried in snow, merged into the terrifying snowy fields.
With lingering fear, she withdrew her gaze, whispering to herself, "This is clearly..."
Before she could think more, a rumbling sound like a stampede came from behind.
She hurriedly glanced back, seeing a dark mass of beasts, like a storm passing through, rushing toward her.
Countless pairs of blood-red eyes locked onto her, with mouths wide open, viciously snapping at her face!
Wen Shu’s heart pounded in fear as she avoided them, yet the scene before her suddenly vanished.
Priest Bona, hidden under his hood, with an elderly face illuminated by golden light, reappeared before her.
He pressed his deeply-lined lips together, his gaze fixed tightly on her, with profound worry in his eyes, "Did you see? If you recklessly change destiny again, the entire continent will suffer!"
Wen Shu had just left the Illusion Realm, her view still a bit hazy.
Gasping urgently for two seconds, she stabilized herself by holding the table, then closed her eyes forcefully, as if truly frightened, saying in terror, "I don’t understand, you said I was just a minor character, how could I affect the entire continent?"
Seeing that she finally realized the seriousness of the situation, Priest Bona’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed slightly.
"You indeed are not important..."
He stuffed the leaf back into his bosom, his gaze falling on her pale face, with rare empathy for her in his cold heart.
No matter where she came from, she was still a fragile female, and wouldn’t take long to meet her end...
Priest Bona withdrew his gaze, his aging voice spoke slowly, "But your destiny is closely linked to other individuals crucial to this world."
Though he spoke vaguely, Wen Shu immediately grasped the key point—other important individuals?
The savior that affects the continent’s safety is only the female lead, and the original character in the story did indeed profoundly influence the female lead in the early stages.
But she didn’t understand.
Wen Shu directly asked, "If others are that important, why stop me specifically instead of directly affecting them?"
Her words were sharp, but Priest Bona was stunned.
The question the female posed, he had never considered.
All along, he only conveyed the Divine Tree’s commands, never contemplating such questions, but the Divine Tree is the foundation of the continent, whatever information it conveys has its reason.
His brow furrowed deeply again, astonished by the female’s keen observation.
This female from another world doesn’t blindly follow the Divine Tree’s commands, persistently seeking loopholes, clearly wanting to resist.
With the entire continent’s safety at stake, no mistakes could be made.
"Wen Shu, I don’t know what you’re doubting, but everyone’s destiny is predetermined. If you no longer arbitrarily alter it, others can proceed on their original path, and this continent can remain safe."
The old priest’s grave warning landed heavily on Wen Shu’s heart like a dull thud,
She bit her lip tightly, somewhat understanding.
The world’s will focused on her only because she was the sudden anomaly off track.
And if she didn’t follow the original path, the protagonist group’s fate would change, the savior would vanish, and the whole continent would face destruction...
"The beastmen are about to head to Yasen City, you should think it over."
In the deathly silent room, the door creaked shut with a "squeak."
Wen Shu clenched her palm, standing there heavily with the oppressive atmosphere.
At this point, she only had one road left to follow: play the supporting role well, push the female lead’s destiny, and then at the end of death, plan a route to survive.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm down, softly comforting herself, "Though it’s a bit difficult, it’s not impossible to accomplish..."
Her words sounded relaxed, yet her tone remained heavy.
But now wasn’t the time to consider these things; the snow was falling heavier, she had to leave Su’en City quickly.
Thinking this way, she started packing the things in the house, but as soon as she turned around, the window suddenly opened.
The whistling wind carried snowflakes, pouring into the room, quickly covering the floor.
Wen Shu shivered from the cold, intending to close the window, but a cold voice suddenly asked from behind, "Where are you planning to go?"
The deep, magnetic voice was hauntingly familiar.
Wen Shu froze her action to close the window, feeling an eerie chill crawl up her back.
Such heavy snow, the bandits should have already retreated, why is he here...
Without figuring it out, steady footsteps sounded.
Her heart immediately raced wildly, she lunged toward the window!
However, he moved faster than she did, before she could step onto the windowsill, a pair of solid and powerful arms reached out from behind, gripping her waist, and pressed her down onto the bed.
Curly gray hair hung by her side, blocking her view, Wen Shu frowned tightly, only able to see the face with cold gray skin, deep and wild features.
He slowly leaned closer, with dark blue eyes swirling with shadows, lips pressed tightly with displeasure, appearing very angry.
Wen Shu truly felt his anger, the male’s hand was cold and hard, pressing her down so forcefully it seemed to want to break her waist.
Pained, she furrowed her brows, quickly seeking a route to escape, yet worrying about suddenly being taken away!
In this position, she couldn’t see if he wore the magnetic ring...
And while pondering, a large chilly hand gripped her cheek, forcing her to look at his face.
"Female..."
The male’s lip curled into a sneer, his gaze boldly sweeping over her body, voice coldly asking, "Did any of your beast husbands touch you here?"