The Shan Hai Assembly.

Are you trying to humiliate me?!

He roared and suddenly stood up.

Without saying a word, he decisively drew his sword.

He had already guessed that this was a trap prepared for him by that mysterious monster!

The fastest way to break free from this environment is to find the core of this illusion!

There is only one core to one's own dreams...

"Bang!"

He kicked the door open, and inside, a middle-aged man was happily playing with a small child.

She smiled when she saw the man.

"What's wrong? Changchun, what happened?"

The man asked gently, his voice as always.

This gesture startled the man for a moment.

He found it hard to believe that the other person was the one he was going to take action against.

But a moment later, he gritted his teeth.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhengfang!"

The man let out a low growl, and then, to their horrified gaze, thrust his sword forward!

"Pfft!"

"Forehead..."

The man named Zhengfang stared in astonishment at the short sword embedded in his chest, his wide eyes filled with disbelief.

"Changchun, you..."

His pupils widened slowly, and he clutched his chest as he slowly backed away.

He seemed to have a lot to say, but only for a moment before he lay flat on the ground, silent.

The man stood there, stunned, somewhat incredulous.

The others, who were also wondering about their boss's commotion, rushed over.

Upon seeing the city lord lying motionless on the ground and the crying boy beside him, their expressions changed drastically.

They've realized something.

A moment later, a man stepped forward decisively, grabbed the boy, and thrust his sword out!

Juanjuan's blood flowed freely on the ground!

"What are you doing!"

At this moment, the belatedly aware man finally came to his senses, his eyes widened, and he tried to stop the other person.

Unexpectedly, the others stepped forward to stop the man.

"Boss!"

They spoke, their voices pleading yet resolute.

"We don't know why you killed the city lord... but since you've done it, you should finish it!"

"There's still a chance to salvage the situation, but if someone leaks the news, you're really finished!"

"Young Master... must die!"

The other brothers' voices were firm and resounding, while the man stared at everything in astonishment.

He looked at his brothers who were thinking of him, then at his benefactor and young master on the ground, their eyes wide open, as if they had never understood why they had been killed. For a moment, he felt a sense of disorientation.

Could it be... that illusion was actually an illusion?

He staggered back a few steps, dazed, his eyes wide, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

He began to lose sight of which side was illusion and which side was reality...

Could it be...?

Did he really kill his benefactor because of a nightmare he had?

His pupils widened even further.

And it was at the very moment when his spirit was about to collapse.

A woman's voice slowly rang out.

"Why are there so many women in your fantasy world? Are they all your toys?"

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299

Chapter 299 The Shanhai Assembly

"Why are all the women in your fantasy world? Are they your toys?"

A clear, crisp female voice rang out, and the words she spoke surprised the man.

But along with that sound, the man suddenly found that the illusion around him began to distort and shrink.

In the blink of an eye, the distortions grew larger and more pronounced... Everything around was like a canvas, being frantically swept into them.

Just a few breaths later, he was back in that desolate and dark forest.

On the side, some guards lay unconscious on the ground, while others knelt down, panting heavily.

Among them, two towering women stood out so conspicuously...

"You..."

The man stared wide-eyed in disbelief, as if he hadn't yet grasped what was happening.

Meanwhile, Sui glanced over gently from the side.

His sharp, vertical pupils were devoid of any emotion; their indifferent arrogance made the man feel as if his heart had been seized!

Suffocation is excruciating...

This woman... this woman is definitely not a kind person!

Seeing that the other person had quieted down, Sui didn't pay any attention. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Maria with even more curiosity.

So, is that so?

"... No, life can never be described as toys, and besides, they are just my friends."

"Just friends?"

The man clearly didn't believe it.

As it was Maria's illusion, she naturally couldn't see her, but she could somewhat sense the aura emanating from Maria's surroundings.

With a little discernment, she could roughly sense what Maria had seen.

However, she didn't quite understand most of it.

Maria's answer was so vague that it only fueled her curiosity.

However, Maria didn't really want to answer the question; she just gazed at the forest in the distance.

In the pitch-black shadows, a huge spider slowly emerged!

"You..."

The spider opened its mouth as if it wanted to say something.

But the young man standing to the side was too lazy to listen to what the other person was saying.

She slightly parted her pink lips.

Then...

"Boom--!"

A towering blaze erupted instantly, and the surging blue-purple flames engulfed the entire mountain forest!

A piercing wail suddenly rang out, faintly carrying a hint of pleading.

But Sui couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the other person's voice.

Since they dared to attack them, they must have been prepared to die for them.

For someone of that age, it's either don't fight at all, or be prepared to gamble everything.

Beg for mercy? Surrender?

These things don't exist!

Die!

The raging flames burned across the entire forest almost instantly, but unexpectedly, they disappeared completely after burning out and did not spread further.

Maria noticed a moment during this, and her body shifted slightly.

"Bang!"

Like an explosion, in the blink of an eye, Maria emerged wrapped in her hunting clothes, carrying something.

Only after Maria put him down did the man realize that it was his own emaciated young master!

"This?!"

The man's eyes widened, his face filled with astonishment.

Because Maria helped find the young master, Maria and the others were taken to the city lord's mansion almost immediately after arriving in the city.

The young master is still rarely awake due to his health condition.

But for the others, the fact that the other person came back alive was a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.

So no one criticized her. To express his gratitude, the city lord even personally came forward to express his thanks to Maria.

And that's how Maria saw what the other person looked like...

This is a very obvious Ursus person.

At least in Maria's mind, the other party should be Ursus.

"That's not true, young lady."

The bear-man, who wasn't particularly tall, shook his head. He exhibited strong atavistic traits, making it difficult for Maria to even determine if he was human, except when he was standing and walking.

"Our Yan has always been inclusive since ancient times... I am indeed from Ursus, but our relationship with the Ursus Empire to the north is almost non-existent."

The bear-man then invited Maria and the others to take a seat.

After taking his seat, he continued speaking with a smile.

"My family genealogy starts from the third generation who came to Yan... I am the thirteenth generation. Although we can't compare to those older families, we still have some roots."

As the bear-man spoke, he also confirmed his identity as a pure Yan.

Maria, however, could understand this.

A dozen or so generations are indeed enough to change everything about a person except for their bloodline.

It was from the other party that Maria learned that this place was called South River City, and that the person in question was Li Zhenfang, the city lord.

After thanking Maria a few more times for saving his child, the bear-man sighed slightly.

"My son is utterly unworthy, and I'm ashamed to say that you two are laughing at me. When I first took office a few years ago, the entire city was unfortunately attacked by Great Beast, and everything was in ruins. I neglected his education, and as a result, things have turned out like this... It is truly my fault as his father."

The bear-man spoke with a face full of sorrow.

Maria, however, seemed somewhat puzzled.

"I heard from your guard that your child wants to be a geologist... Is there anything wrong with that?"

"If that's all he wants, then I'm happy to oblige."