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Sun Moon Empire, imperial palace, evening.
Xu Tianyuan was lying in bed preparing to sleep.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind.
He instantly sprang up, jumping straight from the bed to the floor, seriously suspecting he was experiencing auditory hallucinations.
Yet the next second, Xu Tianyuan revealed a smile of someone finding a new lease on life in a desperate situation.
"System?!"
"Do you know how hard I've waited for you all these years?!"
"As expected, novels never deceive me!!"
"A transmigrator's essential golden finger!!"
"I've finally waited for you, thank goodness I didn't give up!!"
Xu Tianyuan almost wept with joy, knowing that he finally no longer needed to live in fear and trembling.
He had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent for a full sixteen years.
If the place of birth had been any of the other three empires, even if his status were merely a commoner, Xu Tianyuan felt he could have enjoyed a peaceful old age.
Yet as luck would have it, his birthplace was the Sun Moon Empire, and coincidentally, his status was the son of the Sun Moon Emperor and the half-brother of Xu Tianran.
That bastard Xu Tianran had his legs blown off by someone five years ago just as he became crown prince.
Pitiable as he was, the things he did were simply frantic and inhumane!
Not only did Xu Tianran lingchi a few of his younger brothers to death, but he even launched a ruthless purge against all imperial relatives who might threaten his position as crown prince.
By the end of the killings, almost no members of the Xu family were left, leaving only him to live in fear.
He was able to survive until now purely because he had read the original work, so he had pretended to be a good-for-nothing in advance, drinking and making merry all day, visiting brothels for songs, and neglecting his cultivation.
It was somewhat like Xue Beng of ten thousand years ago, enduring humiliation and burden!
Precisely because of this, Xu Tianran probably figured he posed no threat and hadn't made a move against him even now.
However, it was probably going to happen soon.
After all, no matter how much of a good-for-nothing he was, he actually still had the right of succession to the throne, and Xu Tianran would absolutely never allow him to live and threaten his imperial seat.
"System! I've been playing the obedient grandson all these years and am only level 29 at sixteen; falling behind by a few decades almost catches up to a certain theoretical Grandmaster, making me even more useless than a good-for-nothing."
"You must definitely help me!"
Xu Tianyuan beat his chest and stamped his feet, continuously pouring out his grievances to the system in his mind.
In order to survive, he and Xu Tianran were destined to be irreconcilable, and one of them had to die.
Yet he was merely level 29 at present, while Xu Tianran was on the verge of breaking through to a Titled Douluo; if he didn't hurry up and raise his strength, what awaited him was definitely a dead end.
However, before the system could even react, with a loud bang, the doors to the bedchamber were kicked open from the outside.
Subsequently, three figures in black were seen walking in from outside, their faces masked and their exposed eyes filled with murderous intent-needless to think, they were definitely here for an assassination.
"They really came?"
Xu Tianyuan wished he could slap himself.
He truly had a crow's mouth; the moment he thought about being killed by Xu Tianran, the assassins arrived immediately.
If these three men in black weren't sent by Xu Tianran, he'd eat a ton!
"Heh heh heh, His Highness the Sixth Prince still hasn't slept at this hour; truly a rare sight." The leading man in black held a dagger in his hand, smiling hideously.
Xu Tianyuan forcefully feigned composure on the surface.
Yet he was actually panicked to death inside.
System!
Little Tong!
If you don't show up again, remember to burn paper money for me this time next year, burn a lot of it, preferably the kind of underworld money in the tens of digits...
Bah bah bah, no, remember to find a system that can resurrect me.
[Host, do not panic.] [Please stall for about another minute or so.] [The template is still loading.] [60... 59... 58...]
Oh my god!
Then what more is there to say!
Just do it!
Xu Tianyuan instantly gained confidence, immediately straightened his back, swept his gaze over the three men in black not far away, and sneered, "Did Xu Tianran send you?"
Anyone who thoroughly read the original Douluo Continent knew that villains loved to flap their gums; as long as one chatted casually with a villain for a bit, the other party was bound to blabber.
A mere minute-could he not stall for that long?
"Yo, it looks like His Highness the Sixth Prince isn't stupid after all."
The leading man in black was indeed influenced by his base-level programming. He immediately scoffed, winking and grinning at his two companions on either side. "Even though he's trash, his brain is actually pretty sharp. He even managed to guess this much-worthy of praise."
"Hhahahaha!"
Hearing this, the other two men in black also burst into laughter, not worried in the least about being overheard. After all, Xu Tianran had already arranged everything.
Tonight, no one could save Xu Tianyuan.
Facing a level-29 piece of trash, they didn't mind playing around a bit longer anyway. The victory was already secured.
[50... 49... 48...]
Listening to the countdown in his mind, Xu Tianyuan rolled his eyes, then abruptly put on an extremely terrified expression and kept retreating backward.
"How insolent! I am the current Sixth Prince. If you kill me, you'll undoubtedly die as well!"
"How much did Xu Tianran give you?"
"I'll pay double!"
Upon hearing this, the mockery in the eyes of the leading man in black grew increasingly dense. He thought to himself that this brat truly was trash, exactly like the rumors said.
According to the rumors, the Sixth Prince had clearly awakened the imperial family's inherited Sun Martial Soul, and his innate Soul Power was even rank 9. If he played his cards steadily, a Titled Douluo was within reach.
Yet, ever since he was little, he remained idle and good-for-nothing, engaging in petty theft, acting arrogant and domineering, running off to pleasure houses to listen to tunes by the age of thirteen, and even harassing palace maids. He was thoroughly proficient in using power to bully others.
He was simply trash beyond redemption.
"So what if you're the Sixth Prince?"
"Do you think the imperial relatives we've killed are few in number?"
The leading man in black raised his dagger, gently licking along the blade with his tongue, revealing an intoxicated, perverted expression. "As for the benefits, His Highness the Crown Prince naturally won't treat us poorly."
"Don't even mention that trash like you can't afford double; even if you could, if we kill you right now, can't we just loot your money all the same?"
"Besides, we can go collect a reward from His Highness the Crown Prince afterward. Isn't that sweet?"
Damn, that actually made a lot of sense.
For a moment, Xu Tianyuan couldn't even find words to retort.
[20... 19... 18...]
Yet, having said that.
With only a dozen or so seconds left, he might as well finish playing out this little act-it was about time to end it.
Xu Tianyuan exerted what he considered to be very profound acting skills, clutching his shoulders tightly with both hands and beginning to sway from side to side, looking just like someone who had spotted a flower-picking bandit.
"Ah, ah, ah, no way, yamete, I don't want to die yet, don't kill me, help!"
Seeing this, the leading man in black blinked and instantly froze.
After snapping out of it, he finally realized that he seemed to have been played by Xu Tianyuan, even though he didn't know where the other party found the courage.
"How dare you toy with this lord? You're courting death!"
"Brothers, make sure this brat suffers the most despairing agony before he dies later!"
"Pin the bastard down for me first!"
Xu Tianyuan also realized that he had overacted.
However, sorry.
His cheat had already arrived!
[3... 2... 1...]
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[However, it becomes useless after the sun sets.]
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