Era of Chaos, Year 1842.
A slightly old carriage bumped along its way. The sound of wheels crushing gravel mixed with the clatter of hooves, echoing through the quiet woodland.
Two young figures sat side by side in the back of the carriage.
"Young Master Aise..." Eni brushed a lock of long hair behind her ear and called out softly.
"Is something the matter?" Aise replied with an elegant and composed smile.
"No... it's nothing."
Eni lowered her head, swallowing the words she was about to say.
Even though Young Master Aise's attitude towards her had been much better since they left, for some reason, Eni still felt an indescribable strangeness about him.
It was like a chill that pierced right into the bone.
"You two... venturing out into the world at such a young age." The hired coachman in front held his whip and asked casually, though his gaze swept over them from the back a few times.
"We are not that young anymore," Aise replied with a smile. "Back in the day, my father was also my age when he came out to become an adventurer."
"Then you're truly remarkable... The world isn't very peaceful nowadays." The coachman shook his head and sighed. "You have to be careful out there. Inexperienced little folks like you are the easiest targets for bandits."
"It's fine, Young Master Aise is very strong," Eni replied to the coachman. "And I know magic too."
"Oh... oh! So you two are mages. Cough, please forgive my disrespect." The coachman's shoulders tensed almost imperceptibly, followed by a couple of dry laughs.
The coachman raised his whip and cracked it against the horse's rump. The horse let out a neigh of pain and ran faster.
The carriage jolted, and Eni's shoulder bumped into Aise. Aise's posture remained as steady as a rock, and even the smile on his lips didn't waver.
"What's wrong with being mages? Makes us harder targets?" Aise suddenly remarked out of the blue.
"Uh... ahem, young master, what are you talking about?" The coachman stiffened, pretending to be ignorant.
"Back on that small road, your companions were lying in ambush, weren't they? They gave up on the attack because they discovered our identities," Aise said calmly. "Eni, you talk too much."
"Ah... I'm sorry, Young Master Aise." Eni's face turned slightly pale, and she suddenly felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
However, did Young Master Aise mean that he had hoped those guys would actively attack them?
"Ha... haha, you really know how to joke, little master." The coachman let out an awkward laugh. "How could I possibly do something like that?"
"Hmm, I was just guessing blindly, it's nothing." Aise hugged the longsword in his hands, narrowed his eyes, and then sighed.
Naturally, he had just wanted to provoke the other party into making a move.
But it seemed they wouldn't take the bait.
Aise glanced at Eni beside him.
Eni looked uneasy, seemingly feeling that she had done something wrong.
"It's fine." Aise gently placed his hand over Eni's.
"Young Master Aise..." Eni was slightly taken aback, but the warmth coming from his hand made her feel very reassured.
Aise revealed a gentle smile identical to Xia Lun's.
Having inherited the bloodlines of Aina and Xia Lun, Aise's appearance was naturally quite handsome. Eni couldn't help but stare blankly, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.
It seemed... just as her mother had said, perhaps Young Master Aise wasn't that scary after all.
She had grown up with him since childhood... Even if his illness relapsed, he surely wouldn't hurt her.
Moreover, his condition was very well controlled now, and it seemed he hadn't had an episode in recent years... Otherwise, Master Xia Lun wouldn't have let them move out of the manor.
Perhaps... she really should try to accept him.
It was just that when they were young, Aise had left a bit of a shadow in her heart... By the river, Aise had dismembered a few frogs and stroked her cheek with bloodstained hands, his eyes flashing with a light she couldn't understand...
At that time, Eni truly thought she was going to be killed by Aise as well, which was why she harbored fear toward him in her heart.
Thinking about it now, it didn't seem like much; perhaps it was just a mischievous child's prank.
Yes, Young Master Aise liked her. As long as she was willing to accept Aise... she and her mother would be able to live a good life in the future.
Eni bit her lip and tentatively held Aise's hand back, intertwining her fingers with his.
Eni glanced at Aise. Aise's expression was very calm; he didn't pull away, but he didn't show any joy either.
The speeding carriage gradually slowed down.
"We have arrived at Olie City, my two Lord Mages," the coachman smiled obsequiously, his movements appearing somewhat deliberate.
"Mhm, how much?" Aise asked lightly.
"No... no need. When traveling away from home, consider it making a friend."
As the two got off, the coachman immediately drove the horse, almost fleeing in a panic as he cracked his whip and kicked up a cloud of dust.
"Young Master Aise... shouldn't we find a way to deal with him?" Eni looked at the coachman's retreating back and tugged at the corner of Aise's clothes. "If we just sit by and do nothing... he'll go and harm other people in the future, won't he?"
"On what grounds should we attack him?" Aise patted Eni's shoulder. "They didn't make a move against us... If we attack him, we'll become criminals indiscriminately killing the innocent."
"But he's an accomplice to robbers, isn't he?" Eni asked in return.
"That was just my guess... Although I am basically certain in my heart that he is not a good person, until he actually takes action, we cannot truly determine his good or evil." Aise shook his head.
"I'm sorry... Young Master Aise." Eni lowered her head. If she hadn't talked too much...
"It doesn't matter."
Aise didn't take the matter to heart. "Let's go, it's getting late."
The two walked to the plaza of Olie City.
A giant stone stood there. Workers were still busy, setting up high bamboo scaffolding, holding hammers and chisels, clinking and clanking as they carved the giant stone.
"Hey! How many pockets were on City Lord Ankula's skirt again?"
"Forgot. Let's ask her next time."
"We should just have her leave a skirt here."
"Hmm... her facial features are a bit hard to carve. After all, the City Lord is so busy, it's impossible for her to stay in the plaza as a model all the time..."
"It's fine, City Lord Ankula sculpted a small statue. We can just copy that when the time comes."
Eni looked up at the giant boulder, which was over a dozen meters high, and secretly marveled: "Such a huge stone... it must have been created by earth magic, right? Is it going to be made into a statue?"
"Probably."
"That Auntie Ankula is too full of herself." Eni stuck out her tongue. Erecting such a massive statue, she could certainly never do something like this.
"They insisted on doing it this way, I had no choice," Ankula sighed from behind the two.
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
