Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Role Reversal!

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“It hurts so much… save me…”

Luo Chenxi’s entire body was wracked with excruciating pain that nearly stripped away her consciousness, and her mind gradually became hazy.

“So tired, so exhausted, I just want to fall asleep like this…”

She had endured quite a few beatings here in the past, but this time, the palace maids’ punches and kicks carried a venomous cruelty, clearly intending to kill her.

How she wished that at this moment, a hero could come to save her.

There had been none in the past.

And this time… how could there possibly be one?

“Stop! How dare you bully a little girl!”

Suddenly, a familiar delicate shout rang out.

The palace maids all stopped their actions, staring uncertainly at the woman who had suddenly appeared, their faces full of terror:

“Where did you come from? Are you a ghost?”

Taking advantage of this brief pause, Luo Chenxi struggled to lift her eyelids through the intense pain, and the person before her made her heart tremble.

A delicate and cute girl was glaring at those palace maids, her small face flushed red with anger.

She was… Lin Muyu?!

This name instantly crashed into Luo Chenxi’s confused mind.

Why was she here?

Could it be that she came to save her?

“You’re absolutely beasts! How dare you beat a child like this!”

Lin Muyu’s gaze fell on the wounded Luo Chenxi, and genuine heartache immediately flooded her eyes.

The Luo Chenxi before her was clearly still just a child, and she hated people who bullied children the most.

“This doesn’t seem to be a ghost…”

One palace maid quietly whispered to her companion.

“Could she be a new palace maid? She’s got quite the nerve, daring to speak to seniors like that?”

The palace maids, seeing that the other party was just a child, gradually lost their fear, malicious smiles returning to their faces as they stepped closer, surrounding Lin Muyu.

“Oh, little girl, do you want to taste the same treatment as her?”

“She’s not running away, but actually daring to approach?”

Lin Muyu, who was in the heat of anger, couldn’t be bothered with idle chatter.

With her Qi Refining middle stage cultivation, dealing with these ordinary palace maids was as easy as pie.

“Slap!”

A crisp slapping sound echoed through the corridor. The leading palace maid didn’t even see Lin Muyu’s movement before being sent flying by a tremendous force, crashing heavily to the ground.

On her already plain face, five bright red finger marks instantly appeared, with blood seeping from the edges. Several teeth in her mouth were also knocked loose by the force, spraying out mixed with bloody foam.

The other palace maids immediately froze in place, their eyes filled with disbelief, they hadn’t even seen Lin Muyu raise her hand.

“You all can’t escape either.”

Lin Muyu curled her lips, her eyes carrying a hint of coldness as she raised her hand to give each of the remaining palace maids a slap.

In an instant, all the palace maids were sent flying at the same time, piling up into a small mountain of human flesh, their miserable wails immediately echoing through the corners of the palace.

After finishing all this, Lin Muyu immediately rushed to Luo Chenxi’s side, asking with concern:

“Are you alright…”

“I’m fi… cough.”

Just as Luo Chenxi was about to speak, a fishy sweetness surged in her throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood suddenly sprayed onto the blue bricks.

This didn’t look like being fine at all…

Lin Muyu didn’t dare delay, quickly circulating her spiritual energy and carefully channeling a strand of pure Wood-attribute spiritual power into Luo Chenxi’s body.

As a Wood Spirit Root cultivator, her spiritual energy naturally carried extremely strong healing power.

In just a moment, the wounds on Luo Chenxi’s body began to slowly heal, and her lost strength gradually returned.

Just as Luo Chenxi was about to struggle to stand up, Lin Muyu directly extended her arms and steadily lifted her in a princess carry, turning to run toward the exit.

Luo Chenxi was instantly bewildered, instinctively letting out a soft cry:

“Ah?”

“Time is urgent, it’s faster if I carry you while running.”

Lin Muyu didn’t stop her steps, her voice carrying a hint of urgency.

Luo Chenxi leaned in her embrace, her expression slightly frozen.

This scene felt strangely familiar, could it be intentional?

She wanted to see something from Lin Muyu’s face, but the other party only showed the focus of traveling, without any unusual expression.

‘Woo hoo, young Luo Chenxi is actually this cute, and so delicate!’

Lin Muyu, holding the light and fluffy little one in her arms, couldn’t help feeling joyful in her heart.

She had always liked petite and cute girls, who could easily trigger her protective instincts.

In her previous life’s terms, she was a “lolicon.”

But in her previous life, she didn’t dare have such thoughts because there was an anti-lolicon miracle cure… seaweed egg drop soup.

No vegetables, no soup.

In this life, there weren’t so many rules.

But she had become a girl herself, and was rather short, encountering only big sisters.

Apart from the cat girl down the mountain, she hadn’t seen anyone shorter than herself.

Thinking of the innocent and cute cat girl, her heart inexplicably felt a touch of longing.

“Thank you…”

Luo Chenxi in her arms said thanks in a somewhat embarrassed low voice.

“You’re welcome,”

Lin Muyu looked down and flashed her a smile, her eyes curving into crescents.

“But after we go back, you’re not allowed to bully me, okay?”

As she spoke, her hands also moved restlessly like Luo Chenxi had done to her before.

Young Luo Chenxi was indeed soft and fluffy, especially comfortable to hold, making her want to tease her…

Wait, did others feel this way when looking at her too?

Lin Muyu suddenly understood a bit.

Luo Chenxi looked at her smiling face, her heart skipping half a beat.

A trace of crimson quietly crept up her cheeks as she softly responded:

“Mm.”

However, would the grown-up version of Luo Chenxi really acknowledge what the young Luo Chenxi promised at this moment?

Lin Muyu held her, trying her best to avoid the patrolling guards and palace maids along the way, stepping lightly toward the direction guided by the spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in her mind was like a bright lamp, always pointing toward the weak points of the world, while the little fox waited outside the illusion, ready to assist at any moment.

Before long, a majestic palace appeared before them, surrounded by rows of armored guard soldiers standing solemnly, each with a stern expression and tight security.

“The world’s weak point is actually on the dragon throne?!”

Lin Muyu looked at the endpoint guided by the spiritual energy, feeling somewhat surprised.

What kind of strange place was this?

Based on her experience, the weak points of the world usually had special significance to the dream’s owner. Could it be that Luo Chenxi harbored thoughts of becoming an empress?

She looked at Luo Chenxi in her arms with surprise. It was already shocking enough to know she was a princess, but she didn’t expect her to have such aspirations.

No wonder she always felt a mysterious sense of pressure from her.

Now that she had saved her, if she really became an empress in the future, wouldn’t she also have merit from being an early supporter?

Sensing Lin Muyu’s gaze, Luo Chenxi also looked back with confusion.

“It’s nothing, I was just wondering if there should be any cultivators in this imperial palace…”

Lin Muyu looked at the arrayed soldiers, feeling somewhat nervous.

To enter the palace, they had to pass through these soldiers. If there were any Qi Refining stage cultivators among them, she wouldn’t be able to handle them with her current strength.

“…Should be?”

Luo Chenxi said with some uncertainty.

Logically speaking, Father Emperor’s personal guards should at least have Qi Refining stage strength, but this was an illusion after all, and probably couldn’t simulate the existence of large-scale cultivators.

“What do you mean ‘should be’…”

Lin Muyu frowned, feeling somewhat unsure.

But having come this far, she could only bite the bullet and try.

Anyway, there was still the little fox outside as backup, so there shouldn’t be any major problems!

Little fox, be reliable!