Those years, those jokes, those scum

Early the next morning, Leng Nuan followed the elderly village chief under the curious and awe-inspiring gazes of the villagers to the 20-meter-high temple that was within sight not far from the village.

"Dear savior, Princess of the Kingdom of Wind, I will tell you the answers you want to know." The elder with silver hair but a straight body said calmly.

"You can just go in."

Leng Nuan looked around. This place, which was said to enshrine the "guardian god" of this world, was much simpler than the underwater temple they had visited. Was it really okay to place the forbidden area in such an obvious place?

"Thank you." Leng Nuan thanked him, then glanced at Qin Shuangjiang beside him and went ahead.

After pushing open the door, there was only a shelf in the empty wooden house. Leng Nuan couldn't help but sigh. Was this dragon too simple or were people being too careless? She looked at the wall behind the shelf. It seemed to be the dragon head she saw underwater. But this time it was a clear dragon. The appearance was the Western dragon she had drawn in the real world. The dragon here was both majestic and solemn.

The two walked to the side of the shelf. On it was a huge book. The words were something Leng Nuan had never seen before and could not recognize. But when she touched the words, a pool of water suddenly appeared under her feet, and disappeared before she could react.

Qin Shuangjiang glanced at it without being surprised. She then moved her sight to the dragon depicted on the square.

Suddenly, the dragon on the wall flashed like a divine light and walked out. It looked at the man who was only as tall as its feet and said kindly and gently: "Your Highness, we meet again."

Qin Shuangjiang frowned and replied dissatisfiedly: "You shouldn't think about revealing anything to Leng Nuan." Even if it was only for a moment, she noticed it.

"Don't disturb my plan." Qin Shuangjiang looked coldly at the person who should have been the guardian of this world.

The blue water dragon was silent for a while, then spoke again helplessly and sadly: "Your Highness, my life is coming to an end. I am afraid I will no longer be able to protect this world. Instead of this, it is better to..."

"Why? You are the god of this world! Aren't gods supposed to be immortal?" Qin Shuangjiang panicked when Shenlong said this. If she lost the protection of the gods, her plan would be even more difficult to implement.

"Haha, God! My Lord, even Gods will not fight to the death. Please remember this."

This time it was Qin Shuangjiang's turn to remain silent. She lowered her head so that no expression could be seen. She bit her lips tightly, her shoulders trembled, and blood flowed from under her clenched fists.

"So you put all your divine power into the armor this time." Qin Shuangjiang took a deep breath and forced himself to control himself. No wonder she was still surprised.

Shenlong nodded. "Your Highness, please believe..."

"What do you believe in? Do you believe in these so-called aliens?" Qin Shuangjiang interrupted Shenlong and said disdainfully. She had believed in them before, but what was the result?

"Ah..." The dragon looked at the person at his feet with pity. It waved the blue wings behind it, and to some extent, it saved some wronged souls. It could not guide her to regain the light, and this was all it could do to help her.

Qin Shuangjiang looked at his palms which were healing from the wound and felt the relaxation in his body, and said nothing.

"Child, please try to trust again. Try to believe this otherworldly being."

“Please don’t forget your original intention.”

The dragon's silhouette began to become vague and ethereal. Finally, it disappeared. Even the patterns on the wall disappeared, and the wall was as clean as if it was new.

Qin Shuangjiang stared blankly at the empty wall. Silent tears wet the ground beneath her feet. She knew that she would never hear its voice again.

Time passed unnoticed. A puddle of water appeared on the floor again, swirling. When Leng Nuan opened his eyes, he saw that the princess, who had always been calm and composed, was now squatting under a pillar in the palace in a very ungraceful manner.

Hmm? Did anything happen when she left? This kind of decadent temperament is not worthy of your noble and elegant princess status.

"What did you see there?" Qin Shuangjiang stood up and walked to Leng Nuan as if nothing had happened. His dark eyes were sharp and emotionless.

"Ah, I just went to look at the history of this continent. There's nothing special." Leng Nuan answered truthfully. What she saw was almost the same as what she saw in the book.

When preparing to leave, the village chief looked at Leng Nuan respectfully and warned him: "What you see may not be true, and what you hear may not be true. People of opposite status are not necessarily enemies, and people of equal status are not necessarily allies. I hope you will remember this and be cautious."

Leng Nuan nodded in thanks, then pondered over it carefully.

On the way back, Leng Nuan reviewed the past two days. The harvest was not bad. She looked at the prompts of the auxiliary system.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the protective gear "Legendary Armor"]

[Side Quest 1: Gather all the legendary items. Completion rate: 1/3]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a partner: Warrior-Lucas]

[Side Quest 2: Form a team to defeat the Demon King. Completion rate 1/4]

[Princess Qin Shuangjiang’s favorability is: +27]

Hmm? Did she do something? Why did the princess's favorability suddenly increase so much! Leng Nuan looked at the person next to him strangely. Tsk tsk, women's hearts~

"Hey, it's not good to have a high host favorability!" Aren't you the same? The system rolled its eyes.

"No, it's nothing. There's nothing wrong with having a high favorability rating. I just think it's a little weird."

Favorability? What is that? Qin Shuangjiang listened to the inner thoughts of the people around her, thinking that this might have something to do with her. Compared with the aliens in the past, she was quite happy to be with Leng Nuan. After all, this person not only did not talk too much nonsense on the surface, but also had a very rare calmness in his heart. Even if he occasionally revealed his inner thoughts, he was very quiet and did not disturb others.

It seemed that her inner voice would only become clear when she was talking to something, just like now.

But even she could only hear Leng Nuan's voice, but not the voice that was talking to her. She was still quite curious about this. It was probably a spiritual consciousness. If she could hear that voice, she might be able to get more information!

"Then think about it more and see if you can find a pattern." A.K0527 suggested.

"Maybe this princess appears calm and composed on the surface, but is actually fickle-minded?" Where can she find regularity?

Huh~ so fickle. Qin Shuangjiang's expression turned cold.

[Ding——Princess Qin Shuangjiang’s favorability decreases to: +20]

"..."

"See, I was right." Leng Nuan looked at the new prompt and said to the system.

[Ding——Princess Qin Shuangjiang’s favorability decreases to: +12]

"Ahhh, what on earth did you do?! Why did it drop again? I finally got it up to 27!" A.K0527 was about to cry.

"It's none of my business. You've seen it. I'll just go on my way quietly. Maybe this woman is just full of drama and unpredictable."

[Ding——Princess Qin Shuangjiang’s favorability drops to: -7]

"..."

"..."

As an excellent warrior, one must have a strong sense of crisis. Although he didn't know what happened to the two noble adults in front of him, he remembered his father's words. Don't get involved in the war between women.

Thus, the tall young warrior, Lucas, became less and less noticeable on the way back to the Imperial City...