Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 439 3 years in a hurry

The children below listened intently. "Wow, is that divine bird Bai Chuhan's contracted beast?"

Who is that person in red?

The old man shook his head. "These are just my guesses. The real culprits behind Bai Ruanling's death, namely Die Ling and that boy, were taken away by Chaoyang Holy Palace."

Whether they are alive or dead, we have no way of knowing.

Thus, the ordeal at Thousand Waters City comes to an end.

The little girl sitting in the front row had shining eyes. "I'm so envious! The Chaoyang Holy Palace has such a strong foundation!! Even its disciples can contract divine artifacts..."

"If only I had that talent, and if I were noticed, could I also possess a divine artifact?"

"My father has been pushing me to study like crazy these past few years, hoping that when the results are released in six months, I can successfully challenge the other person and take their place in the exam. The pressure is immense!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

Many young people in the back seat complained.

The storyteller took a sip of tea.

"Isn't this for your own good?"

“Divine artifacts are driven by mortals, even the powerful figures of the Chaoyang Holy Palace are no exception. However, Bai Ruanling’s divine artifact disappeared after her soul was scattered, so it may not have been a gift from the Holy Palace.”

Undoubtedly, it is incredibly powerful!

It was a headache to deal with thousands of years ago, so how could such an important artifact be passed on to a young man thousands of years later?

Unless the artifact chooses its own master.

As the sun began to set, the storyteller, seeing that it was getting late, said, "Alright, alright, you should all go home now. If it gets too late, your parents will come to me again and say that I'm leading you astray."

A chorus of mournful cries erupted from below.

"Oh? No, sir, please tell me more!"

"I don't want to go home..."

"..."

In the corner sat a girl completely shrouded in a black cloak, wearing a demon mask.

She stared blankly at her reflection in the teacup.

Half a year...

Ali, have you been gone for so long?

Three years, three months, and seventeen days.

But it all seems like it happened just a second ago.

The girl's scarred hands caressed the rim of the teacup. After taking a sip, she got up and left.

As the sun set, her lonely shadow stretched long.

........

February 13, 2362.

At noon, a large caravan traveled through the desolate desert of western Huangyan Leizhou.

"Dad, I've told you so many times, I don't like her! Why do you insist on making me get engaged to her?"

At the front of the caravan, a brown-haired boy was throwing a tantrum at a middle-aged man with a thick beard next to him!

"dislike?"

"You brat, who was it when you were little who kept tugging at my clothes and saying you liked Lin girl? And even said you'd marry her when you grew up?! Now you don't mean it anymore, do you?"

The man, dressed in brown leather riding attire, spoke in an unfriendly tone.

The boy said impatiently,

"When she was little, that was when she was little! Lin Shan was so cute when she was little, but look at her now. Not only is she arrogant and domineering, but she also speaks coldly to me every day. Who can stand her?"

Honestly, how could my father be so comfortable letting me marry such a shrew? Doesn't he fear bringing shame to our family?

"Arrogant and domineering?"

The middle-aged man slapped him on the head in anger, "Lin Shan is such a well-behaved child, and you say she's arrogant and domineering? I think you just have a problem with her!"

The boy, angered by the blow to the head, retorted, "So what if I did? I don't like her! I can marry whoever I want! I'm not getting engaged to her!!"

"If you don't like her, then who do you like?"

The middle-aged man was furious!

This brat, how can he be so rebellious!?

Who do you like?

The boy's gaze unconsciously drifted to the back of the convoy, to the person who had remained silent throughout, seemingly nonexistent.

The middle-aged man followed his gaze, frowned, and said, "You brat, you've never even seen what she looks like before saying you like her?"

"Your liking is so cheap."

The woman wearing half a demon mask looked young, yet she exuded a faint sense of deathly stillness.

He is taciturn and spends most of his time in silence.

Joining his caravan was a coincidence.

cheap?

The boy was furious. "Dad, is this how you belittle your own son? How am I cheap?"

The middle-aged man rolled his eyes at him.

"Not cheap? Do you even know who she is from? Do you know if she's married? Do you know her name? You keep saying you like her, what else is that but cheap?"

"Oh, so you're expecting me to pay for your impulsive whims?"

"I......"

The boy was rendered speechless by a series of questions from the middle-aged man.

Seemingly feeling embarrassed, he stiffened his neck and said with a red face, "We've only known each other for two days! I'll understand what you're saying!"

The man sneered, "Go away! Zhu Liu, I don't care how much time you waste, but if you miss the Flame Dragon Egg because of this, I'll skin you alive!"

When the matter was brought up, Zhu Liu's expression became more serious. "Hmph, if I can get it easily, then you don't need to worry about it anymore!"

"what ever!"

A cool breeze swept through the area, and a majestic volcano appeared a few miles ahead of the caravan's direction of travel.

Heat waves rolled in from the crater, and the air curved.

The endless yellow sand gradually transitions into wasteland, with piles of boulders and a black volcano standing tall among them.

We've arrived at the black lava volcano.