Phoenix Shadow Country, outside the city in the Sky Curtain Mountain Range.
"Bang!"
A corpse was mercilessly thrown into the bushes.
From the slender figure and disheveled black hair, one could vaguely tell it was a woman.
"Even if someone finds her like this, they shouldn't notice anything, right?"
"This is the Sky Curtain Mountain Range, where the last thing we lack are mythical beasts. I'm afraid her body might not even remain intact until then."
"Well, the eldest lady is really pathetic, getting thrown into the wilderness like this and becoming food for mythical beasts..."
"Humph! She got what she deserved! Does she really think the Crown Prince is within her reach?"
Suddenly, a fierce wind blew through the quiet forest, rustling the leaves loudly, adding a hint of eeriness to the silent atmosphere.
"Why did this strong wind suddenly start?"
"Ah! Look over there..." One person screamed in shock.
They saw where the corpse lay, tender green shoots emerging and then rapidly growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, withered trees blossomed, branches sprouted, flowers bloomed in competition...
This eerie sight frightened the two, turning their faces pale and causing their legs to tremble.
"Wha-what's going on? Is it even possible..."
"Let's get out of here, this place is terrifying!" The other person swallowed nervously in fear.
Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard a faint groaning sound of a woman behind them, the sound was elusive, yet exceptionally clear.
"Uh..."
Mu Qianyue only felt her head spinning, her body aching sharply, her eyes fluttered open, revealing the canopy of branches blocking out the sky, with small specks of sunlight filtering through, like scattered stars.
Looking up and glancing around, all she could see was an endless forest, struggling to sit up from the ground, her eyes filled with confusion.
Where is this place?
"Ah! Ghost... a ghost..." The two about to leave were shocked, their faces changed drastically, as they saw the supposedly dead girl suddenly sit up, and screamed in terror.
"No, impossible! Could it be she's not dead? Quick, kill her! Don't let her survive!" The bolder of the two quickly regained composure, a ruthless gleam flashed in his eyes as he drew the long knife from his waist and charged at Mu Qianyue.
It was then that Mu Qianyue noticed the presence of two men in front of her, she looked up, her eyes slightly narrowed, and a chilling murderous intent flashed across her dark pupils.
She propped herself on the ground and swiftly sprang up, her body slightly crouched like a leopard ready to attack at any moment.
With a leap, her head slightly tilted, her fingers quickly clamped onto the man's throat and squeezed with force.
Crack!
The man collapsed with a sound, instantly silent.
After dealing with one, she raised her head, swinging her long legs to kick the other man's abdomen, reaching him before he had a chance to get up.
She raised her foot, stepping on the vital spot on his chest.
Her movements were extremely skillful, seamlessly flowing like a dance.
"Pfft..." The man spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turned ashen, eyes filled with fear, "M-miss, spare me, none of this was my doing... it was the Second Miss's orders, she made us do all this!"
Second Miss? How come she didn't remember having a second sister in the family!
Frowning, she sorted through the thoughts in her mind.
She remembered she was at home researching a new type of potion, just as she was about to succeed, it seemed the potion exploded...
Then, she remembered nothing.
Suddenly, a flood of unfamiliar memories surged into her mind.
This was a world called Tianwu Continent where Primordial Energy was everywhere, and strength was revered!
Mu Qianyue, the eldest daughter of the Duke Zhen's Mansion, an unparalleled beauty, was born without a Martial Soul and unable to cultivate, mocked as a worthless joke throughout Phoenix Shadow Country, yet engaged to the current Crown Prince!
This time, she was coaxed by Mu Yurou, known as the Second Miss mentioned by this person, to capture a mythical beast from the Sky Curtain Mountain Range as a birthday gift for the Crown Prince. Her guards were bribed by Mu Yurou and took her life in this sparsely populated place, fabricating a scene of being killed by a mythical beast.
"Humph! Since you've betrayed me, what reason do you have to live?" She squatted down, grabbed his throat, and with a squeeze, he was dead.
As an inheritor of Huaxia's ancient martial arts medicinal family, she was ruthless and relentless, feared by all across the black and white zones.
She stood up, dusted off her hands, and a cold, disdainful smile curved at her lips, "Mu Yurou? Very well! Just you wait!"
Mu Qianyue quickly accepted the reality of being transported to another world, only to find that the name of this body was the same as hers, and their appearances identical.
Could this be fate?
Suddenly, her brows furrowed, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes, she had no time to react further, but quickly rolled to her side.
Looking up, a tall black figure appeared before her.
He wore a silver-gray mask, only showing a pair of narrow phoenix eyes, charming yet sinister, his dark pupils carrying an eerie hint of pale purple light, deep and mysterious, impossible to decipher, as if gazing into them would cause one to fall into an abyss.
His ink-black hair casually draped behind him, exuding an aura of arrogant coldness.
Mu Qianyue's expression changed, instinctively sensing this man was incredibly powerful, beyond what she could contend with!
"Who are you?"
The man said nothing, but stepped forward, and Mu Qianyue felt an inexplicable oppressive force, an uncomfortable feeling pressing on her, causing her to take an involuntary step back.
Suddenly, the man firmly grasped her wrist, his speed so fast she couldn't react in time.
Mu Qianyue's heart was in a panic, thinking he might silence her!
"Hey, let's talk about this, we're civilized people, resorting to violence is unseemly." She glared at him.
He remained silent, gripping her hand, those deep phoenix eyes under the silver-gray mask narrowing with occasional dangerous glints, just when Mu Qianyue thought he might be mute, the man spoke, "Did you unseal the Heaven-Reaching Tower?"
Though his voice was cold and emotionless, it sounded like a spring breeze, like a song from the clouds.
This was ridiculous!
"What Heaven-Reaching Tower, what seal, I have no idea what you're talking about. Hey, let go of me, don't think just because you're handsome you can publicly harass a respectable lady without consequence!" Mu Qianyue glared.
Having just arrived in this world, not even understanding the current situation, and now being told she had unsealed the Heaven-Reaching Tower... Could there be some unspeakable secret within this body?
The man's eyes narrowed with a dangerous arc, scanning Mu Qianyue up and down, as if trying to see through her.
The girl in front might be in tattered clothes, with disheveled hair and face dirtied with blood, but her dark eyes shone like stars, dazzlingly bright, flickering with brilliant light.
"This time I was late, which nearly cost you your life, I won't let it happen again." As he spoke, with a flick of his palm, a silver ring suddenly appeared in his hand, its material indiscernible, engraved with intricate patterns, with a bright green Crystal Stone set in the middle, remarkably beautiful and delicate.
Wow, is this magic?