Just as Mu Qianyue was in shock, the man quickly slipped the ring onto her index finger.
"Cough, cough... Are you proposing? But even if it's a proposal, you've put it on the wrong finger. It should be on the ring finger. Besides, did I ever say I would agree to your proposal?"
Marriage proposal? She surely has a wild imagination!
"This ring, take it with you. It will bring you unexpected benefits." The pale lips under the silver-gray mask twitched slightly.
"..." Mu Qianyue looked at him suspiciously. Judging from the situation, he seemed to know the former owner of this body, but no matter how much she searched her memories, she couldn't find anyone like him.
Seeing the man let go, Mu Qianyue reached to pull off the ring on her finger. Although the ring was beautiful and probably very valuable, she still had her dignity. How could she casually be bound by a man she couldn't even see the face of? Who knows, this guy might be hideously ugly; otherwise, why would he be wearing a mask!
Strangely, once the ring was on her finger, it couldn't be removed, as if it had rooted itself to her finger.
A ghostly green light flashed, and Mu Qianyue felt a connection of blood and flesh with the ring. Her intuition told her this was no ordinary ring!
The man's eyes flashed with a glow, and his gaze towards Mu Qianyue grew even deeper.
"What exactly are you trying to do? Speak plainly!" Mu Qianyue's eyes slowly turned cold. Presumably, before she traveled here, he had already been here.
His thoughts were too deep and unfathomable, making such a person very dangerous!
Looking at the woman in front of him who was like a hedgehog ready to explode at any moment, the man's eyes unconsciously filled with a shallow smile as he stepped closer, "What do you think I might do?"
Mu Qianyue was taken aback. Could this man really be a pervert? Her mind raced with strategies, but none of them seemed usable, because this man was too strong!
"Remember, your life is mine," the man suddenly declared in an overwhelmingly domineering tone.
Mu Qianyue felt a dark shadow flash before her eyes, and the man's figure disappeared from sight.
Such speed!
She touched the ring on her index finger, and a faint glow flashed in her slightly lowered phoenix eyes.
Just as the man left, two figures darted out from the forest like a gust of wind and appeared in front of Mu Qianyue.
"Miss, so you were here."
"Miss, are you injured?"
These two were the shadows by Mu Qianyue's side who accompanied her to the Sky Curtain Mountain Range to capture beasts. They got their orders from Mu Yurou and were led away, which resulted in 'Mu Qianyue' being killed, thus leading to her arrival from another world.
Though they said they were worried, Mu Qianyue couldn't see any worry in their eyes, only a sense of indifference as if they were just following a routine.
Previously, Mu Qianyue was not only a useless person, a fool who believed slanders, always infatuated with the Crown Prince, and even squandered her family's wealth. Therefore, it was reasonable that they didn't like her as the eldest lady!
"If you two don't want to follow me, then you don't have to from now on. I don't want useless trash like you around!" Mu Qianyue said coldly.
The two showed anger on their faces upon being called trash by Mu Qianyue, "Even though you're the eldest lady, you can't insult us like this!"
"What? Not convinced? How about we have a fight to prove whether you're trash?" Mu Qianyue raised her eyebrows, a challenging look in her eyes.
"Miss, if you apologize to us, we'll let this go." Although they were angry, they didn't intend to fight. The eldest lady was a useless person without Elemental Power, how could she possibly be their match? They could even pinch her to death with a flick of their fingers!
"Enough nonsense, both of you come at me together," Mu Qianyue beckoned with a contemptuous sneer.
The two were successfully provoked by Mu Qianyue, "Don't blame us if you get hurt. Swords have no eyes."
They decided to teach Mu Qianyue a lesson. After all, they were the shadows of Duke Zhen's mansion and were trusted aides personally trained by the National Guardian General. They couldn't be insulted at will, not even by the granddaughter of the master!
"Zheng!" The longsword unsheathed with a sharp sound, the bright blade gleaming coldly in the fragmented light as they charged at Mu Qianyue.
Mu Qianyue stood still, showing no panic or fear, but rather a cold smile. She moved like an agile leopard, leaping to dodge the stabbing longsword. Her palm struck down, causing the person to feel a numbness in the chest, their whole body suddenly wracked with pain and unable to exert strength!
After taking down one, Mu Qianyue spun in the air, appearing behind the other in a bizarre manner, her fingers pressing down on the vital points on their back. The person's body stiffened, hearing a girl's cool voice from behind, "If I had a knife now, you'd be dead, wouldn't you?"
The two's expressions changed drastically, filled with disbelief. They were defeated! Defeated by a girl known as useless, and in one move no less! They were Fifth Rank Martial Artists, after all!
Her series of actions earlier were skilled, as smooth as flowing water, like an elegant piece of art. She was ruthless and decisive, and even without any Elemental Power, she subdued them easily!
Was this still the useless eldest lady?
"Can't even defeat a useless person like me, yet you won't admit you're trash?" A mocking, icy voice rang out again, shaming the two till they wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
"Since my father left you to me, it means you are my people. Yet you show disrespect to your master—why should I keep you around? Leave, I don't want trash!" Mu Qianyue continued.
Their expressions changed, "Miss, we know our mistake! From now on, you are our master!"
"If you want to follow me, your future performance will determine it. I can't tolerate even a speck of dust or the slightest betrayal." The girl's voice was cold and harsh, and a terrifying, bloodthirsty aura exuded from her slender figure.
This aura drastically changed their expressions, involuntarily reminding them of a man from back then in white, proud and unmatched—arrogant, domineering, and cold!
The daughter of such a man could hardly be lacking, could she?
...
Back in the Bright Moon Garden, Mu Qianyue took off her clothes, revealing sharp, slender wounds all over her body, turned dark red from dried blood, looking sinister and alarming.
Even after healing, they might leave scars.
Mu Qianyue was unafraid; she was the heir of an ancient martial arts and medical family, healing wounds and removing scars were her specialties.
But she would need to first buy herbs to craft the scar-removal ointment, although she was too exhausted and needed a rest.
Upon arriving in this world, she first dealt with two people who wanted to kill her, then encountered a perverted man, and subsequently subdued two shadows. Just staying conscious was the limit for this body.
Suddenly, the scene changed before her. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar environment.
The hard, blue-grey stone walls were inscribed with runes she couldn't understand, and the place was otherwise empty.
Where is this?
"Are you the chosen master of the Heaven-Reaching Tower? So weak!"