Chapter 51: Jiang Xiaoyu No. 711

Jiang Xiaoyu blanked for a moment, then burst into laughter: “Passing your own door three times without entering? Cousin, this joke of yours really lightens the mood.”

“It’s not a joke,” Xiaoqi lowered her voice. “It’s the rules.”

Seeing her serious expression, Jiang Xiaoyu raised both hands in surrender: “Alright, alright, whatever you say, cousin.”

He inserted the silver key into the keyhole.

Click, the first time. He pulled the key out and knocked on the door once.

Click, the second time. He pulled the key out and knocked on the door again.

Click, the third—

The lock cylinder suddenly turned on its own, and the door silently slid open a crack.

Jiang Xiaoyu looked down at the key still clutched in his hand, then at the door: “Cousin, you can’t blame me for this. High-tech… automatic door.”

Xiaoqi’s expression changed. Black flames erupted violently, and a slender black flame lightsaber materialized in her palm. She took a step in front of Jiang Xiaoyu: “An unknown aberration is following right behind us!”

At that moment, an explosion went off in Jiang Xiaoyu’s mind.

[Memory of Jiang Xiaoyu No. 710 successfully integrated!]

[Welcome, Jiang Xiaoyu No. 711, to the 1314 space.]

[Current Quest: Bring Xiaoqi to find a safe zone in 1314. Time limit: 30 seconds.]

[If successful, gain 24 hours of survival time. If failed, you will be eradicated by the Power of Creation.]

[Countdown begins: 30, 29, 28…]

Jiang Xiaoyu’s entire body went numb! So the memories of 1314’s day and night were the rules summarized from his 710 previous deaths.

“This is my 711th time! That’s why the number on the key is 711.”

The countdown was still ticking down.

[17, 16, 15…]

He had no time to dwell on it; he had to find a way to survive.

Suppressing the churning emotions within him, he turned and smiled at Xiaoqi: “Cousin, there’s no need to jump at shadows. The principal just gave me the clearance rules.”

Xiaoqi tilted her head: “When did that happen?”

“Right when you turned around to walk ahead.”

“Oh, then there’s nothing to worry about.”

“Cousin, close your eyes. I’m going to take you somewhere fun.”

“Where?”

“The secret garden in Room 1314. There are lots of delicious and fun things there.”

Xiaoqi nodded happily.

Jiang Xiaoyu grabbed Xiaoqi’s hand, shoved the door wide open, and bolted like a madman toward the Star Gate.

[10, 9, 8…]

God bless, I hope I guessed right. The Star Gate was the place where he had spent a whole night without anything going wrong; that should be the safe zone!

The two of them charged into 1314, and the door slammed heavily shut behind them by itself.

In the living room, a hyena aberration that had been lingering in stealth slowly materialized.

It tried to follow Jiang Xiaoyu across the threshold of the Star Gate, but the moment it crossed the red line, its front-left leg was instantly severed by an invisible force.

It squeaked and retreated, then tried to enter the kitchen, only to be blocked by an invisible barrier.

It went to push the Moon Gate next, but failed to shake it in the slightest.

The hyena aberration stood in place, staring at the Star Gate, and reported calmly to the void: “Lord Monarch, Target No. 711 did not enter the kitchen safe zone; instead, he entered the Star Gate. I cannot get close to the Star Gate, nor can I enter the kitchen safe zone alone. Furthermore! The Moon Gate has mutated and cannot be opened. The tracking mission of No. 11 S-rank hyena aberration has failed, and no useful rules regarding 1314 were obtained.”

As the words fell, an invisible force suddenly flooded the entire 1314 living room, and the S-rank hyena aberration was instantly reduced to ash.

Inside the Star Gate.

Xiao Junlin clung desperately to Dongfang Yueli’s thigh, refusing to let her step over the threshold of the main hall: “Wife, I’m sleepy, I want to sleep-sleep!”

Dongfang Yueli yawned, giving her right leg a vigorous kick: “Get lost! I feel like kicking you to death!”

Qinghe hurried over to hug Xiao Junlin: “Young Master, the eldest miss still needs to exorcise the Eldest Princess. This servant will coax you to sleep, alright?”

Xiao Junlin refused to let go: “No, no! I can only fall asleep hugging my fragrant wife!”

Qinghe glanced at Dongfang Yueli, bit her lip, and whispered softly: “Then this servant will take off her outer robe and let the Young Master hold her…”

Dongfang Yueli rolled her eyes at Qinghe and said nothing.

Just then, the Princess hurried over clutching her silk handkerchief, her face full of anxiety: “Yueli, why haven’t you gone in to perform the exorcism yet? The Eldest Princess’s hysteria is quite terrifying; she looks as though she wants to eat people…”

Getting close to the threshold, she spotted Xiao Junlin hugging Dongfang Yueli’s thigh outside the corner and refusing to let go, swallowing the latter half of her sentence.

The Princess sighed: “Silly son, Mother will coax you to go to sleep, alright?”

Xiao Junlin rocked back and forth: “No… I just want my fragrant wife…”

The Princess sighed and beckoned to two guards: “Take the Young Master back to his room. Without my command, do not let him out.”

Right then, a burst of eerie, sinister laughter rang out from within the grand hall: “So many living humans! The place my cousin brought me to is indeed wonderful, I want to eat them!”

Xiao Junlin’s expression shifted drastically, and he lunged a step into the grand hall, grabbing a large apple at random and stuffing it straight into the Eldest Princess’s mouth.

The others fixed their eyes on her and drew a sharp breath.

The Eldest Princess’s eyes were crimson, her skin as pale as paper. Though her features were exquisitely beautiful, that face radiated an indescribable eeriness.

“Mm-mm…” Xiaoqi chewed on the apple, her eyes wide as she lifted a hand to point indistinctly at the Prince of Huai and his attendants: “Brother, I don’t want to eat these, I want to eat them!”

Jiang Xiaoyu sighed, pulling out a cup of Fire Dragon Flower tea as if performing a magic trick, and handed it over.

Xiaoqi removed the apple from her mouth, leaned closer to sniff the cup, and grew utterly tempted: “Brother, what is this? Why does it smell so good?”

Jiang Xiaoyu smiled: “System reward, Fire Dragon Flower tea. Drinking it increases your mental energy by ten percent and makes your appearance ten percent more beautiful.”

Xiaoqi tilted her head: “Give it to me!”

Jiang Xiaoyu pulled the tea back: “Cousin, this is just one of the many good things your brother has; I have plenty more like it. If you want them, I can give them all to you.”

He paused slightly, his tone turning serious: “Your brother came to this world with a mission. Once the mission is completed, all the delicious and useful things will be yours. From now on, not only can your brother raise you to be pretty, but he can also skyrocket your cultivation. There is only one requirement: you must listen to me?”

Xiaoqi nodded: “I’ll listen to whatever Brother says.”

Only then did Jiang Xiaoyu hand over the Fire Dragon Flower tea.

Xiaoqi took it, drank it down in one gulp, and then grew dizzy and hazy, as if intoxicated: “Brother, this is so good, I want more…”

The moment the tea entered her throat, Xiaoqi’s pupils returned to normal, and a healthy flush returned to her pale cheeks.

At this moment, wearing a light-yellow court dress, her eyes closed in a faint smile, she looked breathtakingly, shockingly beautiful.