The interior space of the Golden War Chariot was far more expansive than it appeared from the outside—it was practically a mobile palace.
Lu Ning was “invited” into a side hall by two golden-armored guards.
The furnishings inside were simple, with only a jade bed and a jade table.
Immediately after, the palace doors closed mercilessly, and the runic light flowing across them showed that the door was now completely sealed.
She walked over to the jade bed and sat down.
On the surface, she still appeared utterly calm, but her thoughts had already drifted into her mindspace.
【Tongzi, hurry up and give me something good to save myself!】
【Ding! Detected that the host has successfully left the area of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Main mission: Survive in the Heavenly Demon Sect, completed.】
【Task settlement in progress……】
【Task Evaluation: Grade A (The host not only survived with extraordinary wisdom and courage, but even managed to stabilize the position of Sect Master to a certain degree, and established a deep bond with the key figure ‘Gu Qinghuan.’ However, leaving in the end as a prisoner has slightly lowered the evaluation.)】
【Task rewards being issued……】
【Congratulations, host has obtained: ‘Ascension Stage Completion Cultivation Ten-Second Experience Card’ (single-use item) ×1.】
【Congratulations, host has obtained: Low-grade Storage Bag ×1 (automatically stored in system space).】
【Congratulations, host has obtained: Marrow Cleansing Pills ×3.】
A string of system notifications rang out in Lu Ning’s mind, making her spirits lift.
It’s here!
Finally, it’s here!
She just knew her Tongzi would never let her go empty-handed.
【Ascension Stage Completion Cultivation Ten-Second Experience Card: After use, your cultivation can instantly be restored to the peak of the Ascension Stage, lasting for ten seconds. Note: After the experience ends, you will enter a brief period of weakness. Please use with caution, host.】
【Marrow Cleansing Pill: Can cleanse the meridians and wash away bodily impurities, slightly improving one’s innate constitution and aiding in the repair of damaged meridians.】
Lu Ning looked at the rewards on the system panel and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
【Tongzi, aren’t you being a little too stingy?】
Lu Ning furiously complained in her heart.
【I acted my heart out, sold myself out, even got betrayed by my own disciple… and all I get is a ten-second experience card? Ten seconds? What’s that good for?】
Though she complained, Lu Ning actually felt a weight lift from her heart.
This experience card was her ultimate trump card.
Ten seconds might be brief, but for a cultivator at the peak of the Ascension Stage, it was more than enough to do a lot.
At the very least, if Ji Linglong really tried to kill her, she’d have something up her sleeve to strike back.
As for the three Marrow Cleansing Pills—they were a timely boon.
What she needed most now was to speed up the repair of her meridians.
The pills came at exactly the right moment.
【New main mission issued: Survive in the Great Wilderness Dynasty.】
【Mission hint: As a caged bird, only by displaying value far beyond the ordinary can you earn a sliver of hope for survival.】
Lu Ning’s eyes narrowed slightly as she read the new mission prompt.
Display value?
Her greatest value now lay in the “game strategies” for Immortal Devil Epoch stored in her mind, didn’t it?
Ji Linglong, the Princess Royal of the Great Wilderness Dynasty, a heaven’s chosen daughter.
In the game, she was an extremely important NPC, proud and vengeful.
The cultivation method she practiced was the royal secret art, “Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Scripture,” overbearing and unparalleled, with limitless power.
But Lu Ning remembered clearly that this technique had a fatal flaw.
In the late-mid stages of the game, there was a major dungeon event involving the Great Wilderness Dynasty.
One of the key stages was Ji Linglong suffering from qi deviation due to the flaw in her technique, requiring players to seek special rare treasures to heal her.
As for the specifics of the flaw and how to resolve it, Lu Ning, as a hardcore player, remembered them down to the last detail.
This might be her key to breaking out of this predicament.
Just as Lu Ning was deep in thought, the side hall door was pushed open.
Ji Linglong’s tall, resplendent figure appeared in the doorway.
She had changed out of her elaborate palace dress and was now wearing a relatively simple gold casual gown, but her innate nobility and pressure were in no way diminished.
She walked in at a measured pace, without a single guard accompanying her.
The palace door closed slowly behind her, runes glowing again, sealing the room off from the outside world.
Lu Ning lifted her eyes, calmly watching her.
“You’re quite composed.”
Ji Linglong walked up to Lu Ning and looked down at her, scrutinizing with her beautiful phoenix eyes, which brimmed with inquiry and a hint of barely concealed hatred.
“What’s the point of a prisoner panicking? Am I supposed to cry and beg for your mercy?”
Lu Ning’s tone remained flat, as if discussing something that had nothing to do with her.
“Hmph, sharp-tongued.”
Ji Linglong sneered, “This princess would like to see if your bones are as hard as your mouth.”
She circled Lu Ning slowly once, then spoke again, “I’m very curious. Why would a great devil like you surrender yourself for the sake of a mere sect?”
“You think I’ll believe that you sacrificed yourself for your sect?”
Lu Ning didn’t answer, only stared at her quietly.
She knew that anything she said now might become a tool for the other’s probing—silence was the best defense.
Seeing Lu Ning remain silent, the coldness in Ji Linglong’s eyes grew.
“You don’t have to speak.”
She stepped up to Lu Ning and suddenly pinched Lu Ning’s chin, forcing her head up.
“Before bringing you back to the imperial city as a servant, there’s something I need to confirm.”
“To prevent a devil like you from hiding any self-destructive treasures or restrictions, I’ll personally search you.”
There was a subtle note of pleasure in Ji Linglong’s voice.
She quite enjoyed having someone who once humiliated her utterly at her mercy.
A body search?
Hearing this, Lu Ning’s pupils shrank sharply.
She wasn’t afraid Ji Linglong would find some magical treasures—everything on her was stashed in the system space.
What she was afraid of was Ji Linglong discovering her biggest secret!
Her wide Sect Master’s robe could hide her figure, but once hands were laid on the chest-binding cloth tightly wound around her front, it would be impossible to hide.
“What’s the matter? Afraid?”
Ji Linglong saw the flicker of panic in Lu Ning’s eyes, and her lips curled even more mockingly.
“This princess just wants to see what secrets your devil’s body is hiding.”
As she finished speaking, her other cold hand, almost tauntingly, pressed against Lu Ning’s chest.
That hand, separated by several layers of fabric, pressed down neither gently nor hard.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Lu Ning distinctly felt Ji Linglong’s movements pause.
Even the grip on her chin unconsciously loosened.
Lu Ning slowly lifted her eyes to look at Ji Linglong.
She saw the proud Princess Royal with those beautiful phoenix eyes wide open, filled with disbelief.
What was that?
That softness beneath her palm definitely did not belong to a man.
Ji Linglong’s mind went blank in an instant.
She subconsciously pressed again.
The sensation was even clearer now.
Snapping back to her senses, Ji Linglong’s expression grew more and more excited.
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