What Else Do You Have?

"What's going on, little guy? Didn't I just release you downstream?"

"It's only been a short while. How did you get stranded again?"

As he spoke, Su Mu grabbed Little Turtle. Under Little Turtle's stunned gaze, Su Mu revealed his Qilin Arm, took several steps back, got a running start, and hurled it with all his strength.

He tossed it straight into the middle of the river.

Favor Points +6

Another six Favor Points—one more than before.

What an adorable Little Turtle. In just a few minutes, it had earned him eleven Favor Points.

Su Mu simply headed upstream again and began staking out the area.

Before long, a Little Turtle swam desperately to the shore. But the moment it came ashore, it rolled onto the ground in a strange posture.

It was clear that it was really trying, but Su Mu was in no hurry. He watched for a while.

After quite some time, the Little Turtle finally managed to turn itself over and began crawling up the bank.

At that moment, it was time for warmhearted citizen Su Mu to step in.

He strode over, grabbed Little Turtle, and tossed it straight into the river without another word. "Off you go!"

Favor Points +10

It kept increasing! Su Mu looked delighted, then ran farther upstream and resumed his stakeout.

However, after squatting there for over an hour, he saw no sign of Little Turtle.

It seemed Little Turtle had stopped being so stubborn. Su Mu patted his backside, got up, and continued his patrol.

On a continent in another world, within the Mystic Heaven Divine Sect.

A Glazed Immortal Palace with blue-tiled roofs stood upon an island, shrouded in Immortal Clouds and surrounded by rainbow bridges.

Before the palace gates, a stooped old man in a blue robe gazed at the sky and muttered, "The Old Ancestor ascended a thousand years ago. I wonder how he's doing in the Upper Realm."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blond-haired man beside him also looked skyward with anticipation written across his face.

"Jin'er, your true form is a Golden Scale Sacred Fish. In another five hundred years of cultivation, you'll reach the Ascension Realm as well and follow in the Old Ancestor's footsteps to the Upper Realm."

"You are already invincible in this world. The Upper Realm is where you truly belong."

The blond-haired man clasped his hands behind his back, faint immortal light flickering in his pupils as he slowly asked, "Master, what exactly is the Upper Realm like?"

"That, I don't know. Since the Old Ancestor, you are the person with the greatest hope of ascending to the Upper Realm."

"The Old Ancestor's true form was a Black Tortoise. He cultivated for three thousand years before he could ascend. Judging by talent alone, you have reached the Ascension Realm in just one thousand years. You are even stronger than the Old Ancestor."

As he spoke, the stooped old man in blue heavily patted the blond-haired man's shoulder and said earnestly,

"The Old Ancestor has been in the Upper Realm for a thousand years. Perhaps he has already become a great figure there. Once you ascend, you can follow in the Old Ancestor's footsteps."

"I definitely will."

The blond-haired man looked toward the sky, a peculiar brilliance shining in his eyes as his fists unconsciously clenched.

"Master, I'm going into seclusion first. I'll strive to ascend as soon as possible."

"Mm, go on."

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, dark clouds blanketed the skies above the Mystic Heaven Divine Sect, and divine thunder roared through the heavens.

A man radiating golden light all over shot into the sky from an island and came to a halt in midair.

At that moment, all the cultivators of the Mystic Heaven Divine Sect emerged, looked up at the sky, and knelt in worship toward the golden figure in the void.

"Farewell, Sect Master, on your ascension!"

"Farewell, Sect Master, on your ascension!"

"Farewell, Sect Master, on your ascension!"

The heaven-shaking cries spread to the horizon like ocean waves.

Watching his disciple reach this point, tears glimmered in the blue-robed elder's cloudy eyes. Then he smiled and waved. "Go, go. Go to a broader world."

The blond-haired man looked down upon the crowd from above, his voice rumbling like thunder. "I am leaving!"

With that, he shot toward the dark clouds and divine lightning.

The next second, the Space Crack vanished, and heaven and earth returned to tranquility.

"Huh?"

"Found another little guy. How did this one get stranded too?"

Su Mu found a stranded Small Golden Fish by the shore. He quickly stepped forward, crouched down, grabbed it, and casually tossed it downstream. "Go back."

The entire process flowed in one smooth motion.

He then stood up, humming a tune as he continued along the riverbank, rescuing those little creatures that had jumped out of the river or become stranded and needed help.

At the same time, in some world, at some point in time, within some pond, a Small Golden Fish was eating River Sand at the bottom and blowing bubbles.

That day.

Su Mu was taking a nap in the courtyard before the Stone House when he suddenly heard some movement ahead.

He slowly opened his eyes, rubbed away his drowsiness, and saw a Small Boat slowly approaching, preparing to pass through this stretch of river.

He immediately walked to the shore and waved at the figure aboard. "Come here, come here. Pay up before you pass."

Whether it was because the distance was too great, the other party had deliberately ignored him, or she simply sat motionless in the boat, Su Mu instantly grew annoyed and used the divine ability Water Manipulation.

He made one square meter of water beneath the Small Boat enter Water Domain Stasis. Then he stepped onto the river surface and leisurely walked toward it.

Only when he got closer did he see that it was a rather delicate-looking woman, about five foot five, with an oval face. She was staring at him in shock.

"Who goes there? State your name."

Su Mu blocked the Small Boat's path and questioned the woman aboard.

After hearing this, the woman stood and cupped her fists. "This young woman is Yang Huan, from Blue Star."

Upon hearing "Blue Star," a trace of surprise flashed through Su Mu's eyes. Good heavens, could she be another Transmigrator?

What was going on? Han Xiaopao, whom he had met last time, had been a Transmigrator, and this woman named Yang Huan was one too—a female protagonist transmigrating, at that.

"Oh, then pay the toll."

Su Mu lowered his head and looked at the four words carved into the Small Boat—"Great Yong Dynasty."

It seemed this female Transmigrator's destination was a dynasty called Great Yong.

"I-I don't have any money."

Yang Huan had not yet completed her transmigration and was still in the process of crossing over. She did not have a single coin on her, so where would she get a toll? Before transmigrating, she had read plenty of female-protagonist transmigration novels, but she had never heard of having to pay a toll to transmigrate.

The man before her could walk on water. Could he be one of those legendary immortals? He probably was. Otherwise, he could not have stopped her in the middle of her transmigration.

Su Mu had long expected that answer, so he directly asked,

"If I'm not mistaken, the place you're going to should be a dynasty."

"What lofty ambitions do you have for developing yourself over there?"

Yang Huan answered without hesitation, "Marry into the imperial family and become empress!"

Su Mu froze upon hearing that.

Good heavens, it really had to be female-oriented fiction.

Male-oriented fiction: Sweep through the Turks, avenge the humiliation of the Xueluo River, long live the Great Tang! Female-oriented fiction: Marry into the imperial family.

Male-oriented fiction: Wash away the humiliation of Jingkang! Slaughter the Jin dogs, long live the restored Song! Female-oriented fiction: Marry into the imperial family. Male-oriented fiction: March east beyond Shanhai Pass, raze their courts and lairs—the Third Ming Empire, activate! Female-oriented fiction: Marry into the imperial family.

"Then what can you give me after you get there?"

Su Mu asked.

For these female protagonists who transmigrated to another world to become empresses, Su Mu truly had no idea what he could make them owe him.

For example, say you become empress. The country belongs to the emperor, and the treasury is controlled by the Ministry of Revenue. Other than being favored, what else do you have???

What else do you have???