The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Ugh! Let me go!"

In the middle of the Monster Mountain Range, Zhou Jingyi finally snapped out of her daze and struggled to escape the clutches of the monster.

"Snapped!"

Chen Xuan struck again, and this time Zhou Jingyi behaved herself.

But not long after they left, Zhou Jingyi began to sob softly.

"Hey, why are you crying? I haven't done anything yet!" Chen Xuan was speechless. He couldn't stand seeing women cry; it made him unable to resist... teasing them a little more!

"Waaaaah, my life is ruined! This princess is so beautiful, and if I'm not insulted by you, you'll sell me off to someone else! Waaaaah!" Zhou Jingyi cried heartbrokenly.

Soon, Chen Xuan's clothes were soaked.

Chen Xuan shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected this woman to cry so much; she was practically crying out a sea of ​​tears.

"Hey woman, can you stop crying? I haven't even started doing anything yet!" Chen Xuan shouted in a low voice.

Hearing Chen Xuan's roar, Zhou Jingyi cried even harder. She felt so miserable. She was, after all, a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and her sister was the most outstanding among the outstanding. Her life should have always been high and mighty. How did she end up like this?

Seeing this, Chen Xuan had no choice but to soften his tone and say softly, "I told you to stop crying. If you keep crying, I might really do something! Since you want to kill me anyway, I'll just... then..."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Zhou Jingyi immediately stopped crying and looked at Chen Xuan with teary eyes.

Her little face was so delicate and pitiful, it made me want to pity her.

Well, it would be even better if there was no runny nose.

"I have a few questions for you. If you answer them properly, I'll consider letting you go."

"No, I don't believe it! This princess is so beautiful, how could you possibly let me go? Unless you swear an oath to the heavens!"

Chen Xuan was slightly surprised. How could this woman be so silly one minute and so clever the next? Impossible, she must be too narcissistic!

"Snapped!"

"You have no room to bargain with me!"

"Oh." The girl's eyes welled up with tears.

"What's your name?"

"You...you really don't recognize me?!" Zhou Jingyi was extremely surprised. Everyone in the entire Zhou Kingdom should know her appearance and reputation!

Chen Xuan glanced at her and slightly raised his palm.

"My name is Zhou Jingyi!"

"You're Zhou Jingyi? Zhou Jingqi's sister?" Chen Xuan was slightly surprised.

The main reason is that there are many princesses and princes in the Zhou Dynasty who are just as arrogant as her, so Chen Xuan really didn't expect that he would just grab Zhou Jingyi at random.

"You know my sister? And you still dared to kidnap me? If my sister finds out, you'll be living a life worse than death!"

"Snapped!"

"Stop acting up. Just answer my questions, why all the fuss!"

"Oh."

"What's your purpose here?"

"Catch, catch that beautiful spirit beast, make it my sister's mount! Then... go into that ruin to find treasure."

"You mean that golden-winged spirit beast?"

"Hmm? Is it called the Golden-Winged Spirit Beast? All I know is that it glows with golden light all over, and its feathers are like phoenix feathers. It looks extremely beautiful! Only someone with its looks is worthy of my sister!"

"I see. So you and Zhou Jingqi have a pretty good relationship." Chen Xuan nodded.

"Hmph, that's right, my sister loves me the most too!"

"Unfortunately, it's precisely because of this that they spoiled you into this spoiled brat, and then you provoked me." Chen Xuan pinched the girl's cheek.

"This princess is also a genius. So what if I'm a little unruly? If you hadn't bullied me with your Foundation Establishment cultivation, I wouldn't have lost!"

"If I had the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment, I would have slapped your two guards to death long ago."

"Impossible! I have already reached the peak of Qi Refining, and only a Foundation Establishment cultivator can defeat me!"

"That only shows that you've been pushing things too hard and your foundation is too shallow! You couldn't even last a few seconds against someone like me who's at the eighth level of Qi Refining!"

"Impossible! You absolutely cannot be at the Qi Refining stage. This princess has always sparred with the experts in the palace, and I will never be fooled by you!"

Chen Xuan smiled slightly and didn't say anything more; whether she believed it or not was up to her.

What treasures are inside the ruins?

"I don't know either. I only know that there are many precious medicinal herbs and magical treasures there, and even some ancient secret manuals."

"A secret manual?" Chen Xuan was somewhat tempted. If he could obtain an ancient secret manual, his strength would definitely increase significantly.

In this world of mountains and seas, although there are many interpersonal relationships and social customs, personal strength is ultimately more important.

"Alright then, come with me to check out the ruins! You were planning to go anyway." With that, Chen Xuan picked up Zhou Jingyi in his arms, opened the map, and headed deeper into the Monster Mountain Range.

……

"Waaah, you big liar! You said you'd let me go!"

“I only said I’d think about it, but after further consideration, I’ve decided to continue moving forward with you.”

"I... I still have things to finish. Why don't you wait for me to finish them first?"

"What could you possibly be doing? If I'm not mistaken, you ran away on your own, and if the palace sent someone, it definitely wouldn't be you."

"It's really, something's wrong!" Zhou Jingyi's face flushed red.

"Then tell me, what do you want?"

"..."

"Yes, it's about my sister!" Zhou Jingyi thought for a moment. Anyway, it wasn't anything particularly important, so she said it. Even if she didn't say it herself, he would find out later.

"Oh? Your sister! Now I'm curious, tell me about her!"

"Since you know my sister, you must know that she has a fiancé, right?"

"Zhao Tianming, what does this have to do with him?"

"Just a few days ago, my sister took some people to his Zhao family to break off the engagement, but they found no one there! After inquiring, she learned that he had come here, so I came here on my own..."

"You mean Zhao Tianming is here too?"

“Yes, his father said it himself, it’s absolutely true!” Zhou Jingyi said with certainty.

This made Chen Xuan fall into deep thought.

Based on his prediction, there was an 80% chance that Zhao Tianming was the chosen one, and now that he knew that Zhao was nearby, the probability had reached 90%!

But... Zhou Jingqi's engagement was called off too early!

Could it be that Qin Feng has already arrived in Zhou Capital? But he can't even enter the secret realm where the Zhou royal family resides, so how could he possibly meet Zhou Jingqi?

Do you know Qin Feng?

"do not know."

Has your sister been seen with any strange men lately?

"No, I've been cultivating with her the whole time!" Zhou Jingyi said honestly.