The Ninth Princess of Chu

"You actually have a way to save him?" Ma Feifei was a little surprised. Wasn't this mother dragon's only skill to eat Spirit Crystal, eat Spirit Crystal, and eat Spirit Crystal? When did it become capable of saving people?

"Remember that Dragon Ball? It also has the power to Reversal," Yun Qingyang said casually, glancing at Baili Chuxue.

Upon hearing this, Baili Chuxue's face lit up with joy, and she took out the Dragon Ball that Ma Feifei had given her when she attended her birthday party from her spatial bag.

The Dragon Ball, about the size of a pigeon's egg and golden in color, lay in Baili Chuxue's hand, emitting a faint golden glow.

"How do I use this?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

This was the first time he had ever heard of the Dragon Ball being able to Reversal, but since Yun Qingyang had said so, the Dragon Ball must have this effect.

"Just Swallow," Yun Qingyang said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunji stepped forward, took the Dragon Ball from Baili Chuxue's hand, and went to Chang Kong's side. Without thinking, he helped Chang Kong up and fed him the dragon Dragon Ball.

Neither Zhang Yunji, nor Baili Chuxue, nor Liu Ying, nor Jian Shiqi questioned whether the Dragon Ball could revive Chang Kong.

Or rather, questioning at this point is pointless.

After Zhang Yunji fed Chang Kong the Dragon Ball, he stepped aside. The group of people quietly stared at Chang Kong lying on the bed, waiting for the Dragon Ball to produce a miraculous reaction and revive Chang Kong.

But after waiting for about fifteen minutes, there was still no response from Chang Kong.

Everyone was puzzled, and Ma Feifei couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't there any reaction?"

Yun Qingyang said calmly, "His flesh and tendons are severely damaged, and the repair process will take some time. Judging from his condition, he won't wake up for at least five days."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

"That makes some sense, but he looks much better now," Ma Feifei said, staring at Chang Kong's pale face.

Although his face was still pale, his complexion had improved compared to when it was at its worst, and he did not vomit blood again. Clearly, the Dragon Ball had begun to work.

Seeing that Chang Kong's injuries had stabilized, Zhang Yunji and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles of relief appeared on their faces.

"Thank you, shopkeeper. Thank you, Saint Majesty." Zhang Yunji, Baili Chuxue, Liu Ying bowed to Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang in unison.

Ma Feifei waved his hand and said, "This really has nothing to do with us, there's no need to thank us."

Ma Feifei was telling the truth. The Dragon Ball had already been given to Baili Chuxue as a birthday gift, and it had nothing to do with Ma Feifei. Therefore, the credit for Chang Kong's recovery could not be attributed to Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang.

But how could Zhang Yunji and the other two possibly attribute such merit to themselves? They kept blaming Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang, saying that if Ma Feifei hadn't given the Dragon Ball as a gift, they wouldn't have had the Dragon Ball to heal Chang Kong, and so on...

Anyway, now that Chang Kong's injuries have stabilized, everyone's mood has improved a lot, and the oppressive atmosphere has gradually been dispelled by this back-and-forth banter, making things more relaxed.

However, since Chang Kong is injured, the matter of the Lantern Holder must be put on hold for the time being, and everything will be discussed again after Chang Kong has recovered.

After staying at the Zhang Manor for about half an hour, it was already quite late. Ma Feifei and Yun Qingyang bid farewell to Zhang Yunji's family and left, returning to the Mysterious Bookstore.

In the stillness of the night, Ma Feifei lay in bed, lost in thought.

The assassination attempt made Ma Feifei realize that things were not going well. As the Mysterious Bookstore became more and more famous, the profits it offered increased, and the strength of the cultivators who came to spy on it also increased. In the past, it was difficult to even see a Spirit Emperor in half a year, but now even Spirit Saint were commonplace. Moreover, the level of the assassins was also getting higher and higher, and now they had directly risen to the Spirit Saint Fifth Stage or above.

"What should I do in this perilous situation?" Ma Feifei muttered to himself.

"Oh! Something seems off." Suddenly, Ma Feifei sat up abruptly and went to the system panel to check today's information.

We found the rewards that the thousand cultivators redeemed with their points today.

"Why weren't any Spirit Crystal collected?" Ma Feifei was a little confused.

Ma Feifei's main purpose in opening the world of "Lotus Lantern" this time, besides completing the listing task, was to hope that this "One Book Multiple Travels" would bring him some Spirit Crystal that he could feed the Divine Beast Mew. However, this time the system did not charge the handling fee as required by the reward!

Where did the "money-grubbing" trope go?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei couldn't help but ask the system.

'First: The book is not listed on the shelves and is not within the Bookstore's business scope, therefore no fees can be charged. Second: Rewards earned by readers who unlock One Book Multiple Travels using points are free of charge.'

"We've really lost out this time." Ma Feifei sighed, shrugged, and collapsed onto the bed after hearing the system's explanation.

This time, most people received seventh or eighth-tier treasures as rewards, which would be a huge sum of money if calculated. Even if the system took 90%, it would still be an astronomical figure for Ma Feifei. If he could obtain those Spirit Crystal, even if Mew had a huge appetite, Ma Feifei was confident he could upgrade it to level four.

Unfortunately, the dream didn't come true.

"Ugh~ assassinations, missions, Spirit Crystal, it's really overwhelming." Ma Feifei covered her eyes and complained.

After complaining for a while, Ma Feifei complained that she was tired, and fell asleep wrapped in a thin blanket...

Meanwhile, in a bustling capital city of the Qin State, thousands of miles away, two figures stood under the moonlight, discussing matters concerning Ma Feifei.

"It failed?"

"Yeah, I almost didn't make it back."

"There's actually someone within the territory of the Chu Kingdom who can stop you? Could it be the Saint Chu?"

"No, it was a young woman. She didn't lay a hand on me, but I suppose if she had, I wouldn't be standing here talking to you."

"Even stronger than Saint Chu?" There was a hint of surprise in his voice.

"Only stronger, never weaker."

A brief silence fell over the area, broken only by the Bug Buzz of birds, beasts, and insects, accompanied by the sound of the wind.

"Then what about this mission?"

"Either we replace you with someone else, or we cancel the order. I want to live for another two years."

"Our organization has never had a single order canceled in its more than 5,000 years of existence."

"Then let's switch players, I can't win."

"That's not like something you'd say, Shadow Saint."

"There's no other way. Without the slightest determination to win, going there would only be suicide."

Another moment of silence followed.

"Okay, you don't have to do this task, but there's one you absolutely must complete."

Who are you going to kill this time?

"The Ninth Princess of the Chu Kingdom, Chu Qiongyu!"

"Of course, you can also call her Gongsun Qiong!"