Chapter 1203 Lost

Mu Wanqiu hugged her long saber, looking at the not-so-wide stone wall environment around her. Her thoughts were somewhat complicated.

All along, she had been a simple person.

She did whatever came to mind.

So, following the feeling in her heart, she came here without hesitation.

Then... she got trapped here.

At this moment, a trace of regret welled up in her heart.

Perhaps dreams were all illusory things, especially nightmares in the Disaster Zone. The guidance about herself and the Judge might have been false from the start, not worth trusting or pursuing at all.

But this trace of regret was fleeting.

She quickly accepted the situation.

Whether it was regret, entanglement, or sighing, none of it could change the present situation.

She had to leave this place.

This damn place looked like it was all walls, but in reality, it had thousands of exits.

However, among the thousands of exits, the vast majority were probably Dead Gates!

Mu Wanqiu stretched out her palm and gently pressed it against the stone wall that she had shattered, earnestly asking, "If we can't understand ancient writing, then we can't get out?"

The ancient writing on these stone walls would change.

This also meant that the position of the Gates would also change accordingly.

Neither she nor Gu Shen understood ancient writing, so how were they supposed to find the correct Gate?

Gu Shen stood in front of the stone wall, silently looking at the obscure words, lost in thought.

After a long time, he softly uttered two words.

"Not necessarily."

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Central City.

Zhu Xue pushed open the old-fashioned wooden window with a creak. Sunlight fell, and a cascade of light poured down from the dome, illuminating the room. He held an unlit cigar between two fingers, turned slightly, and asked with a smile.

"Miss Meng, you are a goddess of Light City, with a special status. Staying in the Northern Continent for so long is probably not appropriate, is it?"

Meng Xizhou had arrived here before the restart mission began.

She had not left these days.

Meng Xizhou's purpose in this trip was only one.

To see the Empress.

However, the reply she received was uniform... Legion Commander Ziyu refused her request on the grounds that "personal travel cannot represent Xizhou." The Northern Continent was a place that valued rules.

No matter how respected Meng Xizhou's status was, it was useless.

After all... this was not Light City. Even if she was a goddess, even if she had many followers, she had no special privileges.

"I ran away."

Of course, Meng Xizhou heard the implied meaning of Zhu Xue's words, but she was not annoyed. Instead, she said softly, "Light City is probably already looking for me."

"Light City has already found you."

Zhu Xue smiled. "Not long ago, Grand Knight Jia Wei of Light City sent me an email, hoping that I could persuade you to return to your continent on your own..."

Due to the broken engagement.

The relationship between Light City and the Northern Continent's royal family was now somewhat delicate.

With the goddess's strength, the transcendent who would be dispatched to bring her back to Xizhou must be powerful enough... and that kind of expert, from the moment they stepped into the Northern Continent, would be considered a transgression against the Empress's rules.

Grand Knight Jia Wei's letter from Light City could be said to be a "friendly" exchange.

It could also be said to be a kind of probing, as well as a preliminary greeting.

If Meng Xizhou was still in the Northern Continent after a while.

Then... Light City could believe that Zhu Xue's "persuasion was ineffective," and at that time, they could send a transcendent across the border to carry out the task of bringing her back, which would not be considered a provocation.

"Then let Jia Wei come in person," Meng Xizhou said without any reaction after listening.

Her tone was still gentle.

This gave Zhu Xue a headache.

He turned around, helplessly looking at the woman bathed in sunlight, who appeared incomparably sacred and pure.

It was said that this goddess had been blessed by God since birth.

Within the Five Continents, the seven Seeds of Fire had always required those who controlled them to undergo layers of trials and countless hardships to have the opportunity to slowly merge with the Seed of Fire... This was in line with the laws of the transcendent world.

No Divine Throne was born a Divine Throne.

They were also ordinary when they were born.

But Meng Xizhou was different... Perhaps it was because the Light Divine Throne had given her mother a blessing while she was pregnant. When she was born, blazing light gathered, the sky was cloudless, and the entire Light City was shrouded in a holy light.

A miracle.

This had never happened before.

Perhaps some people were born chosen by the will of heaven, destined to be "Gods," but this kind of thing had never been heard of in the past six hundred years of the Five Continents' history. Although lucky people blessed by Divine Thrones were rare, there were more than just Meng Xizhou.

It was not certain that such a person would appear among tens of millions of people.

Therefore... from the moment she was born, she was considered the "Light Goddess" chosen by heaven.

The Meng family also received God's favor because of her and became even more radiant.

This was precisely the reason why Zhu Xue was so troubled at this moment.

A woman like Meng Xizhou must be an extremely intelligent person. How could she not know... how much trouble her stay here would cause?

He sighed softly, "His Majesty is unwilling to see you. Why are you so persistent?"

Meng Xizhou was silent upon hearing this.

She stared blankly at the distant blue sky.

Washed by the sunlight, the entire Central City looked incomparably pure, like a sacred oil painting.

After a moment, Meng Xizhou stretched out her slender fingers and gently peeled off an object from another wrist.

"Duke Lin Chou, I know... you are in a difficult position. This string of 'Light Beads' is my thank you gift."

She gently placed the string of beads on the table.

Zhu Xue was one of the four Dukes of the Northern Continent. Aside from this identity, he was also the younger brother of Her Majesty the Empress... He had seen thousands of treasures in this world, but he still couldn't help but constrict his pupils when he saw the beads.

This string of beads had a total of eighteen, each one full and crystal clear.

At the center of each bead, like flowing fire, was inlaid a wisp of light condensed into substance!

That was real "Fire Seed power"!

Normally worn, this light could nourish the spirit and nourish the soul.

If used... the power contained in a single bead should be able to instantly flatten an entire giant suspended skyscraper.

This was probably equivalent to the "full-strength strike" of a titled transcendent!

Offensive and defensive!

Only the "Light Goddess," who had the endless divine favor of Xizhou, was qualified to possess such an item... How much "doting" would it take to bestow such terrifying power?

It was no exaggeration to say that if a low-level transcendent got this string of beads, it would be equivalent to having the combat power to declare war on a medium-sized Northern Continent fortress!

Zhu Xue's expression was very complicated. He looked at the string of beads, shook his head, and said firmly, "I can't accept this. Take it back."

What a joke...

He, as the Empress's younger brother, was not qualified to possess this level of "heavyweight sealed item"!

If he really took it, could he really use it?

If he just kept it in his hands, Light City would eventually want it back.

This string of beads was too precious.

"I left Light City in a hurry... I'm afraid this is the only item on my body that can catch your eye."

Meng Xizhou lowered her eyes, looked at the beads on the table, and smiled self-deprecatingly. "If Mr. Zhu Xue is worried about returning it, I can write a letter proving that this string of beads was willingly given by me, as compensation for the loss of reputation to the Lin family due to the annulment of the engagement."

The words "annulment of the engagement" came out...

Zhu Xue's expression changed slightly.

But he quickly regained his composure and did not become angry or cold, as Meng Xizhou had expected.

This made her a little confused. Back in the castle hall, even the Legion Commander's expression had changed when this matter was mentioned... But Mr. Zhu Xue didn't seem very angry.

Duke Lin Chou should be the older brother of her "fiancé."

Even if he didn't care about his younger brother.

Didn't he care about the losses the Lin family had suffered as a result?

"Miss Meng thinks too little of Lin."

Zhu Xue smiled with great grace. Of course, he was not happy to hear this news, but a truly cultivated aristocrat would not reveal negative emotions in front of outsiders, as it would be undignified.

Lin Chou paused slightly and added, "Or rather... too little of the Lin family."

"What you have done will not have much impact on the Lin family."

He picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and said softly, "Unlike your Meng family, the Lin family is a family that truly stands at the peak of the Five Continents, a royal family that holds the iron fist of the Northern Continent. Even if you really annul the engagement, it's nothing. Moreover... these are just your personal statements and cannot represent the attitude of Light City, nor can they represent the position of Xizhou."

Although these words were gentle in tone.

But the impact... was very strong!

What Zhu Xue said at this moment was basically the same as what Legion Commander Ziyu had expressed earlier.

Although there were thousands of people supporting her.

She was still ultimately under one person.

From the moment Meng Xizhou's fate became magnificent because of the Light Divine Throne's favor, many things were beyond her control.

At this point, Meng Xizhou understood somewhat.

The reason why she was "valued" for what she said and did here was only because she was the Light Goddess.

And the reason why she would not receive true "importance" was also because she was the Light Goddess.

"Miss Meng, I'm very curious. Why do you insist on staying in Central City?"

Zhu Xue was no longer polite. He sat down, opened his work files, and said softly, "In a situation where none of us welcome you, and knowing that you can't see Her Majesty... what is it that supports you in staying here?"

After a long silence.

Meng Xizhou also pulled out a chair and sat down.

Under the pouring light.

She sat opposite Zhu Xue, looking directly into Lin Chou's eyes.

"There is something that I must say to the Empress in person, and can only say to the Empress in person."

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