C70  Unforeseen Calamity on the Way!

A hundred miles away from Meng Yuan City, there was a huge city.

Linshang City!

Linshang City was a large and prosperous city.

The Prince Palace was situated in the middle of Linshang City. It was truly a ginormous place that took one-twentieth of the entire Linshang City.

It was said that newbie servants were often lost in the palace.

From this, one could easily imagine how big the area was.

Within the inner courtyard of the manor:

A woman in a white dress, with delicate eyebrows and a slightly contemptuous gaze, sat gracefully. Her figure seemed to follow the golden ratio, and her skin was so soft and rosy that it appeared a gust of wind could take it away. Although she looked only 16 or 17 years old, she was already very mature and elegant.

However, there was a trace of resentment in her beautiful eyes.

"No! No! No! Father is an idiot if he thinks I want to get married so early."

Princess Zongzheng Wanyou held her whip and continued to whip the humanoid wooden target.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

With a crisp sound, the humanoid wooden target cracked.

At this moment, a flustered maidservant ran over.

That maidservant was pretty.

"Princess, good news, good news..."

"Hmm?"

Zongzheng Wanyou was startled; she frowned and looked at the servant girl.

"Xiang'er, I'm so angry. Why are you still talking about some good news? Unless Father stops forcing me to marry, no news is good news."

Raising her red lips, Zongzheng Wanyou sat down on the stone chair.

"Princess, Xiang'er has truly brought some good news. That pervert has finally been found."

"Oh."

Zongzheng Wanyou casually replied with a listless look.

"What's the big deal about some pervert? It's just some pervert; how could I be in the mood to deal with someone right now?"

"Whateve—"

Zongzheng Wanyou was suddenly stunned.

A pervert?

She jumped up and stared at the maidservant.

"Xiang'er, the pervert you are talking about, is he that bastard who peeked at this Princess bathing?" Zongzheng Wanyou asked with her eyes wide open.

"That's right, Princess. Otherwise, how many other perverts do you know?" Xiang'er said.

"Where is he?" Zongzheng Wanyou asked.

"I just received news that he has appeared in Meng Yuan City," Xiang'er said.

"Let's go! This Princess is going to take care of him." Suddenly, Zongzheng Wanyou stood up. Before, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to vent her anger on someone; now...

"Yes." Xiang'er hurriedly nodded.

The two girls quickly left.

However, the moment they stepped out of the courtyard, they were stopped by a middle-aged man wearing luxurious clothing.

The middle-aged man had a square face, thick eyebrows, and fierce eyes.

"Wanyou, where are you going?"

Zongzheng Wanyou looked at the middle-aged man and said angrily, "You bastard, what are you doing here?"

"Nonsense."

The middle-aged man's face turned solemn.

"I'm father, Wanyou. How can you call your father bastard?"

"You are a bastard. I don't want to marry, but you are still forcing me. Hence you are a bastard. Humph! If mother were still here, she wouldn't have forced me to marry." With that, Zongzheng Wanyou turned her face away, not looking at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man frowned as a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

It was as if a string in his heart had been touched.

After a moment, the middle-aged man calmed his expression, looked at Zongzheng Wanyou solemnly, and said, "Wanyou, there is no room for discussion in this matter. After three months, you must marry someone. From now on, you're not allowed to take half a step out of the backyard."

With that, the middle-aged man looked straight at Xiang'er.

"Xiang'er, keep an eye on Princess. If she disappears, this king will question you."

"Yes, Your Highness," Xiang'er quickly bowed and replied.

Lin Zongzheng Shangjun nodded, then turned and left.

"Father, wait a moment. I have something to say!" Zongzheng Wanyou shouted.

After walking a few steps, Lin Zongzheng Shangjun stopped again.

He turned.

"Wanyou, what do you want to say?"

"Father, I…"

Zongzheng Wanyou hesitated; after a moment, she gritted her teeth.

"Father, I will be honest with you. Someone has already seen me naked, so I can only marry him."

"What?" Lin Zongzheng Shangjun was shocked.

"Damn it!"

"Who is it?"

"Who is it?!"

"This King will kill him! I'll destroy his entire clan!!!"

Under Lin Zongzheng Shangjun's fit of rage, the entire backyard quieted down.

However, Zongzheng Wanyou was still placed under house arrest.

In Zongzheng Wanyou's room:

"Princess, the things you said before, were they true?" Xiang'er had a face full of worry.

"Xiang'er, are you stupid?"

Zongzheng Wanyou raised her hand and tapped Xiang'er's forehead.

"If it weren't for Father pushing the marriage, would I have used that matter as an excuse? That pervert was just an excuse for this Princess to reject the marriage. Who wants to marry that kind of scoundrel?"

"But, Princess, now that Your Highness knows about it, that pervert is dead for sure." Xiang'er was somewhat sad for Zhan Tianming.

"This... He deserves it," Zongzheng Wanyou said.

Although she said that, in her heart, she felt a bit sad.

Then again, if she hadn't told everything, she would've to marry someone. After all, her freedom triumphs over someone's life, right?

Rumble...

Rumble...

On the same day, a fully armed troop left for Meng Yuan City.

Meng Yuan City,

Meng Yuan Military Post:

Zhan Tianming and the red-clothed woman finally reached an agreement.

'Help!'

'I've to help her!'

The benefits offered were simply astonishing and aplenty.

Moreover, the system also gave him a mission.

This was the biggest reason why Zhan Tianming agreed to help her.

Mission: Accompany Feng Wushuang.

Mission Completion reward: 100,000 experience points, 1000 Dragon Qi points, Feng Wushuang +5 like points.

Seeing the 100,000 experience points, Zhan Tianming was happy.

Once he obtained those points, he would immediately become a four-star Martial Practitioner.

He could've relied on just killing beasts, but that would've been slow.

However…

What exactly did he have to accompany her in?

Feng Wushuang didn't say anything; she only said that he would know in two days.

After that, Zhan Tianming asked Feng Wushuang to buy many medicinal ingredients from the drug store and then began refining pills.

"Pill forging!"

"Ding, dong! Pill forging failed. Proficiency +1."

"Pill forging!"

"Ding, dong! Pill forging failed. Proficiency +1."

"Pill forging!"

"Ding, dong! Pill forging failed. Proficiency +1."

Zhan Tianming kept trying, but every attempt was a failure.

It was because he had casually taken a medicinal herb and tried to refine it into a pill without using the formula.

It would be strange if he succeeded.

But this was what Zhan Tianming wanted.

Only by increasing his proficiency could he gain success in pill refining.

Right now, all he needed was proficiency.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

A fully armed cavalry appeared at the entrance of the Meng Yuan Military Post.

A majestic aura naturally emanated from him, causing the people on the street to not dare to approach him.