Le Zhengyue's Invitation

Although he wasn't keen on using it, Le Zhengyue still hadn't made up his mind.

As he left the hotel, only two Angel Guards accompanied him. The others had already gone ahead—or rather, they had begun surrounding the Mysterious Underworld Sect.

Meanwhile, on a dimly lit street, several pieces of clothing hung out to dry.

Jiang Nannan had just finished washing the clothes and hung them up inside when she heard whistling from the doorway.

"Whistle, whistle. Well, well, this widow and her daughter sure live pretty comfortably."

"I heard that little girl's already over ten, isn't she?"

"She's still a bit too young. How about you grow a few more years, then become your big brother's wife?"

The two men outside spoke in taunting tones.

Hearing their words, Jiang Nannan's expression didn't change much.

She simply stood silently by the door, her fists clenched slightly, her gaze growing more complicated.

The most important reason she had been able to leave for Shrek Academy without fear of being bullied—or even worrying about her mother—was the Mysterious Underworld Sect.

It was because the Mysterious Underworld Sect had looked after her family that she could leave without worry.

If she hadn't gotten together with Xu Sanshi, become his woman, and slept with him, what would have become of her in the end?

As she thought about it, Jiang Nannan looked at her hands. A terrifying power lay within her body.

It was the power of a Super Douluo, the power she had possessed at the peak of her strength in her previous life. It was only that this power was weak now, and she could use it at most once or twice.

With this power, she could kill these two men. But how many people could she kill?

In the end, her fate would be no different from before.

"Am I still only able to be with Xu Sanshi in this life?"

"Become his woman?"

"Become someone nobody cares about?"

Jiang Nannan spoke in a low voice, her teeth gently gritted as she spoke.

If Xu Sanshi hadn't taken her virginity, with her looks, she could surely have found a better man.

Especially since her strength and talent were no weaker than anyone's. In fact, they were quite exceptional.

A woman with only beauty was just an ornament.

But when she also had remarkable strength and talent, she was a daughter of heaven.

In that situation, she believed she deserved any man. Xu Sanshi's talent was also exceptional, but even so, she had never really liked him—not even in the end.

Still, no matter how complicated she felt right now, she understood there was nothing left to consider. In the end, she would still have to become Xu Sanshi's woman.

"This is fine, too. At least we really did become husband and wife in the end. He treated me well enough, and he never cheated on me. He was a pretty decent man."

Jiang Nannan murmured to herself, her gaze subdued. She had already decided to go find Xu Sanshi again.

Just as she had made up her mind and was listening with some disgust to the two men joking outside, the sound of a bone cracking rang out. A man cried out as he was knocked to the ground.

The sound came so suddenly that Jiang Nannan froze. Puzzled, she looked in that direction, then heard a gentle knock on the door.

One scream followed another, then came the sound of someone clamping a hand over a man's mouth.

The strange turn of events made Jiang Nannan's whole body pause for a moment. A trace of hesitation appeared in her eyes.

Then she slowly stepped forward and gently opened the door.

The first person she saw was a young man in ordinary clothes. His appearance was unremarkable, and when he saw the door open, he brought his feet together and stood respectfully to one side.

Only after the young man stepped aside could Jiang Nannan see the person behind him.

It was a boy of about six or seven, very short for his age. He had a head of golden hair and a pair of golden eyes.

Especially when those eyes turned toward her, Jiang Nannan felt a sudden, instinctive pang of fear.

At that moment, Le Zhengyue was also sizing up Jiang Nannan. The girl before him looked barely ten, not fully grown yet, but at a glance, her face already had the makings of a classic beauty.

Though her face was filthy and her clothes were tattered, they even reeked of mildew,

her sharply defined features and lovely figure were already beginning to show. She was unquestionably a beauty in the making.

The pale skin at her slender wrists and ankles was as white as porcelain. A closer look at her proportions revealed an almost golden ratio.

A hint of fear appeared in Jiang Nannan's eyes. She looked warily at the boy before her, unable to understand why he was looking at her as if she were merchandise.

But with the foundation of her previous life, she wasn't all that afraid.

"May I ask what you want with me? Or who are you?"

"Why have you come to my home?"

As she spoke, Jiang Nannan took a step backward.

Her gaze remained calm. Just by looking into those eyes, Le Zhengyue knew she must have a trump card of her own.

That wasn't beyond his expectations. And he hadn't come to subdue the girl in front of him by force. He'd come to win her heart.

A girl like Jiang Nannan was far too sensitive and perceptive.

Girls like her wouldn't like it if you pursued them and gave them the power to choose. They might even grow annoyed with you.

What they liked were strong-willed boys.

With girls like this, under normal circumstances, you didn't need to let them choose. Instead, you needed to show them the way.

Under Jiang Nannan's wary gaze, Le Zhengyue calmly stepped forward.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Le Zhengyue of the Yue Family, Southern Legion, Sun-Moon Federation."

As Le Zhengyue spoke, he held out his hand to Jiang Nannan. She stared at the boy's pale fingers for a moment, then reached out and shook his hand.

Jiang Nannan watched as her somewhat darkened hand touched his, but saw no trace of disgust in the boy's eyes.

When their hands gently parted, a hint of confusion appeared in Jiang Nannan's eyes. "The Sun-Moon Federation? Where's that?"

"Aren't you from one of the great empires?"

"The only other empire I know of is the Sun-Moon Empire, right?"

"Are you from the Sun-Moon Empire?"

There was some hesitation in Jiang Nannan's voice. She had only just recovered her memories, and her original identity had been that of someone from the lower classes. Naturally, she couldn't have known that the three continents had merged.

She knew even less about the so-called Sun-Moon Federation. The only reason she knew about the Sun-Moon Empire was that she had her memories.

At Jiang Nannan's words, Le Zhengyue's expression didn't change in the slightest. "We don't come from your continent. We come from another continent, and we aren't from the Sun-Moon Empire, either."

"Mm... You might not understand if I put it that way, so let me explain simply!"

"My grandfather is a Limit Douluo. My father, along with the rest of my family, includes more than fifteen Super Douluos."