Second Ring Town.
Shen Family Five-Star Hotel, Presidential Suite 404
"Splash..."
The sound of running water stopped, and the bathroom door was pushed open.
Liu Ruyan was wrapped in a white bath towel, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.
She peeked out halfway with a guilty conscience, looking at the empty living room outside.
"Gulp."
"That deadpan guy..."
"He forced me to take a shower the moment he walked in the door; he's probably hiding somewhere outside the door, lying in wait for me!"
"The moment I step outside, I'll be like a lamb entering a wolf's den, completely devoured by him!"
"What can I do? I have no way to resist under the contract's Suppression."
"Am I, the mighty Sword Emperor, destined to die tonight at the hands of this [born]?!"
Liu Ruyan leaned against the door frame, after an internal struggle and self-hypnosis.
She finally made up her mind.
"Since we can't resist..."
"Even the Sword Emperor must retain his last shred of dignity! He absolutely cannot be looked down upon!"
So, Liu Ruyan suddenly pushed open the bathroom door, rushed into the living room, and shouted in a fit of despair.
"Come forth, you who were born!"
"But I'm warning you, even if we're going to do that, I, Liu Ruyan, must be on top!!!"
"..."
However, no reply was received.
In the presidential suite, apart from the faint sound of the central air conditioning, there wasn't a soul in sight.
Liu Ruyan remained in that position for a full ten seconds before awkwardly opening her eyes.
Looking at the empty sofa, her cheeks flushed red!
An unprecedented sense of embarrassment and shame.
She was so angry she wanted to dig a bowl of soup and a plate of broth out of the floor with her toes right there and then!
"Ugh! This is so embarrassing!"
Liu Ruyan covered her face and huddled in the corner of the sofa, "Where is he? Where did he go!"
Little did she know, Jiangnan wasn't even in the room at that moment.
Instead, he was undergoing a full physical examination by Head Nurse Charlotte inside the [Human Emperor Lamp].
Meanwhile, in the hotel lobby on the first floor.
Shen Yingchun, who had just made a mess of things by betraying her own family, was wiping the cold sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
"Pass on my death order!"
Shen Yingchun yelled at the lobby manager.
"From this moment forward, cut off all access to the presidential suite on the fourth floor!"
"Anyone!"
"Any ghost messenger!"
"Anyone who dares to step into the fourth floor and disturb that esteemed person's rest will have their entire family executed!"
"Oh no, I'll just use the Ten Clans Stripping Art!"
Upon hearing this, the lobby manager scratched his head anxiously. "But sir, this..."
What will happen to the contestants in this selection competition?
"Presiding Officer Shangguan took twelve presidential suite accommodation vouchers from us as a reward for the second stage of the competition."
"What are we going to say when they come with the documents demanding the room?"
"What a load of crap!"
Enraged, Shen Yingchun kicked the bar counter. "With that esteemed person present, this competition begins the moment he steps into Soul Return Town!"
"It's already over! Who dares to compete with the adults for a ranking?!"
"But..."
Shen Yingchun changed the subject, rubbing her temples, "We can't mistreat the contestants either."
"Go and send someone to keep watch here. Bring those idlers who brought the scrolls directly to my residence and treat them well."
"The equipment over there isn't much worse than here."
"Yes, sir! I'll take care of it right away!"
The manager quickly ordered security guards to block the people at the entrance.
Shen Yingchun raised her head and glanced in the direction of the fourth floor.
My legs suddenly felt weak, and I didn't dare to go up.
"That official was a ruthless Living Yama back then; no one who crossed him ever had a good ending."
"I still remember it to this day..."
"Thousands of years ago, there was an Evil God named [Helge] who had his heart and lungs ripped out by an adult just because he rolled his eyes!"
"I need to hurry and sound out Phoenix Emperor to come up with a foolproof plan to apologize!"
Having made up her mind, Shen Yingchun turned to leave.
"Bang!"
The hotel doors were pushed open, Shangguan Shuyi rushed in, carrying two wooden boxes in her hands, her brows covered in sweat.
Shangguan Shuyi!
The moment Shen Yingchun saw her, she felt a surge of anger.
"What are you up to! Why didn't you inform me beforehand that Lord Dragon God was also on the roster for this competition?!"
"Do you know that just now my entire Shen Family was almost wiped out because of you?!"
Shangguan Shuyi, her face filled with panic and grievance, hurriedly spoke while holding the lunchbox.
"Commander Shen, please stop scolding me! I only just found out your true identity myself!"
"Tell me quickly, which floor is Dragon God on? I need to go find him and apologize right away!"
"Hmph! In apartment 404."
Shen Yingchun snorted coldly and waved her hand, "This old man is now going to Central Forest Garden to apologize to Lord Phoenix Emperor!"
I don't have time to waste on your nonsense, I'm leaving now!
After saying that, Shen Yingchun ran away without looking back, afraid of getting involved in any karma.
Shangguan Shuyi calmed herself down and quickly stepped into the elevator to the 4th floor.
"Knock knock knock."
There was a knock on the door of apartment 404.
A humble apology came from Shangguan Shuyi the door:
"My lord... Your Shangguan Shuyi, has come to apologize to you."
"I was blind and ignorant during the day, and offended you, sir. Please forgive me, sir..."
Inside the room.
Liu Ruyan, who was curled up on the sofa in frustration, immediately perked up her ears upon hearing this voice!
"Is that the smelly woman with the black and white ponytail from noon?!"
Liu Ruyan immediately recognized the man who had made her lose face on stage.
Forced to publicly admit that he was the culprit who volunteered to be the mount!
"If she hadn't insisted on making a fuss, I wouldn't have had to do this embarrassing thing in front of so many people!"
New and old grudges surged into his heart.
Liu Ruyan was so angry that she was about to rush up and open the door to teach her a lesson, but she stopped in her tracks.
"Wait... My lord? This wretched woman actually calls me Lord Jiangnan?"
"And they were so scared that they kowtowed and begged for forgiveness?"
Liu Ruyan's eyes darted around, and a despicable plan took shape in her mind!
"Jiangnan is not here now, this is the perfect opportunity for this Sword Emperor to take revenge!"
Liu Ruyan cleared her throat and arrogantly walked to the door.
Then, peeking through the peephole at the obsequious Shangguan Shuyi outside, he began to falsely convey an imperial edict.
"Ahem! My husband said he doesn't want to see you right now!"
Weren't you very arrogant during the day?
"Your master orders you to slap yourself twice right now at the door and shout that I'm an idiot, or he will never forgive you!"
Shangguan Shuyi outside the door, was taken aback, though she felt this method of punishment was a bit farcical.
But the thought of the Dragon God's terror made her slap herself twice.
"I'm so sorry, sir! I was an idiot! Please punish me!"
Liu Ruyan, who was looking through the cat's eye, clutched her stomach and laughed so hard she almost squealed like a pig.
Just as she was about to escalate the humiliation, Shangguan Shuyi pleaded.
"My lord, you may punish me however you wish, but..."
This dish doesn't taste good if it's left out for too long.
"I specially went to buy two servings of your favorite bluegrass-cooked rabbit!"
"Please finish your meal first before punishing your subordinates!"
Upon hearing the name "Blue Grass White Cut Rabbit," Liu Ruyan's stomach, which hadn't eaten or drunk anything since morning, immediately responded.
It cooperated by making a gurgling sound.
"I'm so hungry... Never mind, I'll eat first!"
Liu Ruyan swallowed hard and once again falsely conveyed the imperial edict.
"Alright, alright!"
"The master said, leave your food here and you can get out! Don't get in my way!"
Shangguan Shuyi outside the door, grew anxious. "But... I want to speak to the Lord in person..."
"Get out! Can't you understand what adults are saying?!"
Liu Ruyan rudely told them to leave.
Helpless, Shangguan Shuyi assumed Jiangnan was still angry and could only put the lunchbox on the ground.
"Yes... I'll take my leave now."
The sound of footsteps faded into the distance.
Shangguan Shuyi walked to the corner of the corridor, but stopped in her tracks.
Her brow furrowed; she sensed something was amiss.
"Wait... the adults didn't say a single word throughout the entire process?"
"Is it all that female servant he used as a mount relaying messages?"
"No! Given an adult's personality, even if they wanted to punish me, they would never stoop to such petty, shrewish tactics!"
"Could it be that stinky beggar is playing a trick on me behind the adults' backs?!"
Upon realizing this, Shangguan Shuyi's eyes sharpened.
She parted her red lips slightly and spat out a mouthful of ink!
But the ink didn't fall on the wall; instead, it blended into the surrounding space!
Supernatural Ability Sequence 075 [Ink]!
The surrounding space was originally three-dimensional.
Under the application of this ink, it miraculously transformed into a two-dimensional plane!
Shangguan Shuyi took out a paintbrush and quickly placed it near the door of room 404.
A lifelike wall was painted.
She then blended directly into the background of the painted wall, completely disappearing from sight.
"As one of Phoenix Emperor's trusted confidants, my painting skills are second only to his!"
Shangguan Shuyi, hiding behind the wall, sneered, "With the two-dimensional concealment of the [Ink] magic, no one can See Through my disguise!"
"Let me see if you, you filthy beggar, are just playing me on purpose!"
Click.
The door to room 404 was quietly opened a crack.
Liu Ruyan poked her head out, looked at the empty corridor, and laughed triumphantly.
"Hahaha! What a brainless, stupid woman! She deserves to be played like a fool by this Sword Emperor!"
She squatted down while laughing.
He then excitedly picked up the two wooden boxes and turned to go back to his room to eat.
"You bitch!!!"
In that instant, the walls of the corridor suddenly melted!
Unable to bear it any longer, Shangguan Shuyi rushed out of the painting and kicked Liu Ruyan right in the buttocks.
They kicked her, box and all, into the room!
"Bang!"
The door was closed.
"Ouch!"
Liu Ruyan fell flat on her face, and before she could get up, Shangguan Shuyi had already mounted her.
He grabbed her hair tightly!
"You shameless, filthy bitch!"
Shangguan Shuyi was so angry that her facial features were contorted.
"I knew it was you, you vixen, who tricked me by falsely claiming an imperial decree!"
"You lowly mount, how dare you ride on my head?!"
"Let go! You crazy woman!"
As the Sword Emperor, Liu Ruyan had never experienced such close-quarters combat.
Without backing down, he grabbed Shangguan Shuyi's ponytail and yelled, "Who the hell are you calling a bitch?!"
"I'm going to mess with you today, you gotta come at me if you dare!"
The two of them frantically tore at each other's hair, scratched each other's faces, and rolled around in a ball on the carpet.
The shouts and curses were incessant.
They played for a good ten minutes.
The two women had messy hair, and their clothes were torn to shreds.
Finally, both of them were completely exhausted and collapsed on the floor, panting heavily.
After some friendly physical communication, Shangguan Shuyi finally understood the situation.
"So... Dragon God wasn't even in the room?"
Shangguan Shuyi rubbed her face, which was red from being scratched, and said in surprise.
"Who knows where that pervert went? I just took a shower and he disappeared."
Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at her, annoyed.
"Gurgle..."
The strenuous exercise made Liu Ruyan even hungrier.
She ignored Shangguan Shuyi, climbed over, and tore open the wooden box containing "[Tu's Rabbit Meat]".
Suddenly, a wonderful fragrance wafted over.
"It tastes good!"
Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up, and she grabbed a rabbit leg, ready to stuff it into her mouth.
What are you doing!
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Shuyi was furious and rebuked her.
"That rabbit meat was meant to apologize to Dragon God! How dare you, a mere servant, steal it!"
"Eat your grandpa!"
Liu Ruyan didn't indulge her at all.
He then shoved the sauce-covered rabbit leg into Shangguan Shuyi's mouth!
"Mmm?!"
Shangguan Shuyi's eyes widened.
"Swallow it!"
Liu Ruyan threatened fiercely, "Now you eat it too!"
"If we have to bear it, we'll bear it together!"
Shangguan Shuyi choked so hard her eyes rolled back, and she instinctively wanted to vomit.
But then she thought again, this was rabbit meat that she had spent 100 taels of silver to intercept on an urgent occasion.
It would be such a waste to spit it out.
In Soul Return Town, wasting food is a major taboo.
So she stiffened her neck and swallowed it down with a gulp.
But just as she was about to wipe her mouth and continue to berate Liu Ruyan for her lack of manners...
Mutation...
It happened.
Shangguan Shuyi felt a surge of heat rising from her lower abdomen to the top of her head!
Her eyes became watery and unfocused, and even her breathing became heavy.
Meanwhile, Liu Ruyan, who had just finished eating the other half of the rabbit meat, was in an even more serious situation!
A flush had crept onto her fair skin.
"You... you filthy bitch!"
With the last shred of her reason remaining, Liu Ruyan pointed at Shangguan Shuyi and cursed her out of extreme shame and indignation.
"You actually put such a despicable aphrodisiac in the food?!"
No wonder you wouldn't give me any!
"You shameless mistress, you're trying to drug Jiangnan and climb the social ladder, aren't you?!"
"The man who stole your Phoenix Emperor!"
"I... I didn't!"
Shangguan Shuyi was also in a daze at this moment, her eyes unfocused.
"I have no idea..."
"I didn't do it..."
"It's so hot... this feels so strange..."
But soon, under the influence of that special product from the Great Chu, the two women's brains completely shut down.
The primal instincts were then controlled by the drugs.
And at this critical moment!
"Call!"
Above the sofa, a cloud of black smoke condensed and took shape.
Just moments ago, Jiangnan, dressed in a flying fish robe and looking refreshed, reappeared in the living room inside the Human Emperor Lamp.
"Indeed, only a proper balance between work and rest can..."
Jiangnan hadn't finished speaking.
"Awoo!"
"I want to be on top!"
Accompanied by two delicate cries!
Two figures, one on the left and one on the right, tackled Jiangnan to the ground on the carpet!