roccoschili Chapter 130 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (8)
Chapter 130 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (8)
Jingli obediently watched the figure leave until it was completely out of sight, at which point her expression changed.
His eyes gleamed slightly, then dimmed after a moment. He shook his head, quickly slipped through the hole, and left the group of slaves.
Back in her palace, after slightly cleaning up the marks on her body, Jingli lay back on the bed. With a gentle movement of her fingers, the palace servants woke up.
To these palace servants, it seemed as if they had merely dozed off and lost their focus for a moment, and nothing else had changed.
Unbeknownst to anyone, the Third Prince, who had been asleep, had already completed a long run on his own and was now having a private conversation with the birds outside.
[Jingli: This world is really strange. Even now, at night, when I go near the slave settlement, I haven't noticed anything unusual. There are no shadowy figures, and no monsters like those from the last world.]
[6058: The pollution level in this world has exceeded the critical threshold. What I see on the monitoring screen is complete darkness. This world is basically under Sefosi's control.]
[6058: But judging from Mr. Yuan's state in this world, he hasn't completely lost his way, indicating that the consciousness of this world hasn't completely dissipated, but it must be very weak.]
Jingli frowned.
Yu An in this world is too small. When Jing Li associates “weakness” with the small, thin figure he saw, he feels both angry and resentful, and even his breath is filled with anger.
Beyond this world, there are those who consider themselves superior to all living beings. They are like snakes and rats in a stinking ditch, peering at the threads of fate, yet they arrogantly and playfully mess them up as if they were playing with them.
Meanwhile, within the world, some people worship thieves from beyond, following their instructions and using stolen power to destroy their homes to satisfy their selfish desires.
They were clearly born into a normal world, yet they allowed abnormality and darkness to descend.
Everything that Mr. Yuan cherished and protected was slowly devoured by these cunning fellows.
Jingli's eyes were red, and she was so angry that she could hardly breathe.
Sensing that something was wrong, Jingli quickly closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself down.
He had never been so emotionally out of control in the world before.
After his surging emotions subsided, he suddenly got goosebumps all over his body.
[Keiri: The shadows in this world can affect me!]
What's even more alarming is that the system didn't issue a single warning!
6058 rechecked the system and said helplessly:
[6058: Outliers have exceeded the threshold; the system is no longer able to respond to changes above the threshold.]
6058 also felt an unprecedented anxiety. He tried to calm himself down and analyzed:
[6058: You didn't show such severe emotional fluctuations in the past few nights. This change is indeed related to the slave settlement.]
Jingli turned over, drew out some of his energy, and formed two small energy lamps. He placed one by his pillow, and the other moved with his will to go into the birdcage in room 6058.
Under the glow of the energy lamp, the feeling of irritability subsided considerably.
If Jingli hadn't happened to have learned some methods of utilizing his own energy from different teachers in the previous world, he would probably have met with dire consequences in this world.
If he himself was in such a state, then Yu An, who was the target of the shadowy attack, would only be in a worse situation.
The warm energy lamp caressed every inch of Jingli's body, slowly purifying the unseen shadows under Jingli's guidance.
[6058: I have a hypothesis: the weaker the world consciousness, the stronger the abilities of the shadows. If these shadows have already coalesced into something resembling a new world consciousness, our changes might attract "its" attention.]
[6058: From today onwards, we must be even more careful in our actions.]
[Jingli: I know, Mommy.]
[Keiri: As long as global consciousness exists, we still have a chance.]
Both of them had gained a new understanding of the dangers of this world, and that was all they had to say; there was no point in saying anything more.
Protected by the energy lamp, the two slowly drifted off to sleep.
A dreamless night.
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The next day, life in Jingli continued as usual.
The palace servants noticed that the Third Prince's initial enthusiasm had probably worn off, and he had reverted to his old carefree and irresponsible self, with playing being his greatest interest in everything else.
But his study companion, Zeng Yuan, secretly breathed a sigh of relief—those little gadgets he brought would finally have a use again!
After school that day, a little guest arrived at Jingli's palace—the sixth prince, Jing Cheng, who was the younger brother who had previously said he wanted to come to Jingli to see the birds.
Jing Cheng didn't come empty-handed; his young master was carrying a small rabbit.
Like the bird, this little rabbit was a gift from the emperor. However, this little rabbit was not given to Xiao Cheng'er, but to Xiao Cheng'er's mother, the Consort August.
Lady August was younger than Lady Langyue, Jingli's mother. She had big eyes and fair, glowing skin. She loved to apply rouge to her lips, the tip of her nose, and the corners of her eyes. The emperor loved her pitiful appearance.
Two days ago, someone presented me with this rabbit—it was pure white, with its ears, eyes, nose, and lips all tinged with a beautiful pink.
Without a second thought, the emperor personally delivered the rabbit to the residence of the Lady of August.
Whether the August Goddess likes this rabbit or not, Jingli doesn't know, but Xiao Cheng'er must absolutely adore it.
"Third brother, look, isn't my mother's rabbit prettier than your bird?"
Jingli knew that this was just a child's unwarranted competitive spirit. As long as he went along with what Xiao Cheng'er said, the two of them could continue to play happily.
But the current Jingli is the arrogant and haughty Third Prince, and besides, he really thinks 6058 is prettier than this little rabbit.
Jingli pouted and threw the pastries meant to entertain Xiao Cheng'er onto the table.
"This ugly white rabbit isn't even as good as my little bird!"
Xiao Cheng'er was stunned. Looking at the little rabbit that was so frightened that it almost fell off the table, she pouted, and tears were about to fall from her eyes.
"You're talking nonsense! Father said this little rabbit is as beautiful as my mother!"
Jingli stood up, raised her chin, and looked down at Xiao Cheng'er, who was holding a rabbit.
"Is it?"
He perfectly captured the cold smile and a hint of disdain in his eyes, and even Xiao Cheng'er could sense a thousand unspoken words within them.
—Your little rabbit isn't pretty, your mother isn't pretty either, not even my little bird can compare.
But Jingli remained silent, and even if Xiao Cheng'er wanted to refute, she was powerless to do so.
Xiao Cheng'er's eyes grew redder and redder, and tears fell like a broken string.
"Your bird isn't pretty at all! It's stupid too! It can't even talk!"
6058 tilted its head and uttered a loud "Greetings, Sixth Prince!"
These words made Xiao Cheng'er choke and hiccup – he didn't know whether to be surprised by the little bird's greeting or to continue being angry with Jingli.
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【small theater】
Xiao Cheng'er: My rabbit is as beautiful as my mother!
Jingli: My little bird is even prettier! My little bird is my mommy. (′???‵)
Xiao Cheng'er: Wow (;′??Д??`)