【Watching God Xiaoyao close his eyes and calmly accept his execution, you found yourself confused.】
【Was he really not the mastermind?】
【He had even admitted that he was one of the surviving remnants of the Ancient Desolation. Why would he still refuse to admit that he was the mastermind?】
【Admitting that he was a remnant was already a death sentence.】
【Although the Human Realm had never launched a massive investigation or purge against those remnants, they would still be executed on sight if discovered.】
【He was doomed to die either way. Could he really refuse to tell the truth even on the verge of death?】
【If God Xiaoyao wasn't the mastermind, why didn't he have any inner thoughts?】
【He didn't look like a dead man, either.】
【You thought of another question and decided to see whether he would answer it honestly.】
【“Where is the Heaven and Earth Sword?”】
【“The Heaven and Earth Sword has the greatest destructive power among the Human Realm's Five Elements Root Artifacts. It has been controlled by the Ancient Desolation Secret Realm since long ago, reserved as a final measure.】
【“That is why the Heaven and Earth Sword has always remained intact and has never been damaged.】
【“However, it went missing approximately three thousand years ago.”】
【Although you couldn't hear God Xiaoyao's inner thoughts at the moment,】
【with the ability to read people that you had developed through several lifetimes of experience, you could tell that God Xiaoyao wasn't lying.】
【Was he really not the mastermind?】
【Your body began to turn slightly transparent.】
【You knew that you wouldn't be able to remain in the Human Realm for much longer.】
【Looking at God Xiaoyao, you pondered a question.】
【Should you kill him?】
【The air around you fell silent, so quiet that the only sound was the sea breeze blowing between the two of you.】
【In the end, you left.】
【The doubts surrounding God Xiaoyao were a clue you had painstakingly uncovered—one that might be connected to the mastermind.】
【If you killed him now, the trail would end, and those doubts would remain unresolved.】
【It would be better to leave him alive and have Chen Six keep an eye on him, forbidding him from entering the Ascension Road again. If Chen Six watched him for a hundred or two hundred years, perhaps even several centuries, you might uncover something else.】
【If he really was the mastermind, keeping him alive would indeed be a hidden danger.】
【But this was only a simulation, and uncovering more clues and information was ultimately more important.】
【God Xiaoyao turned around, only to discover that you had already disappeared.】
【He sat somewhat dejectedly on the isolated island, gazing at the heaving sea and letting out a long sigh.】
【You returned to White Cloud County and dragged Chen Six out of the Chen Clan Cemetery.】
【“All right, stop crying at the graves! I’m giving you another task: keep a close eye on God Xiaoyao and record everything he does!”】
【You then hurried to the Divine Armament Pavilion to complete this descent-to-the-mortal-realm mission and take away the First Prince of the Star Apes, the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey.】
【“I hope Old Sixth can catch God Xiaoyao in the act this time and find evidence that he’s the mastermind…”】
【To achieve that goal, you felt that it would be best for you to live a little longer in this lifetime.】
【Otherwise, if you died before the mastermind could lose his patience, the trail would go cold once again.】
【After returning to the real world, just as in the previous simulation, Sun Xiaosheng took out a black stone and gave it to you as a token of gratitude.】
【The loyal Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey also acted just as he had the last time. Seeing his old acquaintance hand you a worthless black stone, he waved his arms and loudly declared that he would definitely repay you someday.】
【On Purple Violet Star, in the ancestral grounds of the Ji Clan, Sun Xiaosheng and the other Star Apes gathered around the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey, preparing to escort him away.】
【“First Prince, it’s time to go.”】
【At that moment, you remembered something and pulled Black Wind over.】
【“Wait! Everyone—uh… you monkey brothers! I have one more thing to ask.”】
【Sun Xiaosheng raised his chin.】
【“Go ahead, go ahead.”】
【“Are you familiar with the Dragon-Scaled Horse Clan?”】
【“More or less, more or less. Your humanoid race has classified us as one of the Three Ancient Divine Beasts, after all. Hahaha! You people are simply too ignorant. If we count as Ancient Divine Beasts, then there’d be far too many Ancient Divine Beasts in this universe! Hahaha!”】
【“Take a look at this horse. Do you know anything about him?”】
【You pulled Black Wind in front of them.】
【Black Wind was rather embarrassed. He shifted his hooves and lowered his head.】
【Several high-ranking officials of the Star Apes circled Black Wind a few times. Then they exchanged glances, smiled, and pointed at one another, as if they had reached a unanimous conclusion.】
【“Your friend is indeed a member of the Dragon-Scaled Horse Clan, but we can’t tell which branch he belongs to, or whether his bloodline is noble. That’s what you wanted to ask, right? Hahaha! Sorry to disappoint you!”】
【“I feel that his bloodline must be noble.”】
【“What evidence do you have?”】
【“None. I just wanted to ask—when you return, could you take him to the Dragon Horse Star System if it’s on your way?”】
【Sun Xiaosheng immediately waved his hands.】
【“No, no, no! The Dragon Horse Star System is far out of the way. We have to hurry and take the First Prince back to… uh, to ascend the throne!”】
【Sun Xiaosheng refused, but the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey was displeased.】
【“What are you saying, Lord Sun? My benefactor isn’t asking you for gold or silver. He only wants you to take one of his friends home. What’s the problem?”】
【“Your Highness, your memories haven’t returned yet, so you don’t know this. If one of your brothers is found by another team, and we’re even a step late getting back, everything will be over!”】
【“That four-eyed junior brother of mine came up here decades before I did. What are you panicking about now?”】
【Sun Xiaosheng and the others wanted to put the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey on the throne, so they could only observe the proper distinction between ruler and subject.】
【Since the Fiery-Eyed Golden Monkey insisted on helping you, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree to escort Black Wind home.】
【Black Wind looked reluctant to leave.】
【“Boss, can I stay?”】
【You patted Black Wind’s sturdy neck.】
【“Parting is for the sake of a better reunion. Once you reach the Dragon Horse Star System, you’ll surely encounter a great opportunity. By then, these monkeys might even have to curry favor with you.”】
【“Black Wind doesn’t want any opportunity. Black Wind only wants to stay by Boss’s side and serve you.”】
【“Black Wind, what I’m going to do in the future will inevitably be dangerous. I’m not asking you to help me, but I hope you’ll at least have the strength to protect yourself. Otherwise, when the time comes for me to accomplish something important, I won’t bring you along for your own safety.”】
【You successfully talked Black Wind into it. He agreed to leave with Sun Xiaosheng and the others and head to the Dragon Horse Star System in search of the Dragon-Scaled Horse Clan.】
【“By the way, do you recognize this?”】
【You took out a lightning-shaped horn and showed it to Sun Xiaosheng.】
【This was the horn you had removed from Bull Tri-Horn’s head—the master of the Blood Iron Sect on Blazing Light Star.】
【The moment Sun Xiaosheng got a good look at it, his eyes widened.】
【“That’s the horn of a Thunder Beast!”】
【Your mind began to race.】
【“Then I’m guessing the Thunder Beasts are the last of the Three Ancient Divine Beasts, right?”】
【“That’s right! But the Thunder Beasts are more special than both us and the Dragon-Scaled Horses.”】
【“How special?”】
【“Their population is extremely small. There are fewer than a hundred of them in the entire Thunder Star System!”】
【“That few? Are they nearly extinct?”】
【“No. They’ve always been that few. But every one of them is born with Immortal Lord-level combat power!”】
【“Holy crap!”】
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ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
