The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"Yes."

Anser held his chin with one hand, watching Susilun sinking the eggs into the river, with a slight smile on his face:

"Who on earth... suddenly gave this thing to our Majesty?"

Chapter 48: Anser's Gift, Part 5

After crossing the blood-flame door, the scene before her completely stunned Hitana.

Dense green leaves covered the skyline, and the dense treetops blocked the sunlight, making the jungle look a little dark. Some trees were covered with vines and creepers, which intertwined with the bushes on the ground, forming a series of green barriers.

The fresh scent of wood mixed with the smell of vegetation filled Xitana's nostrils. The smell was completely different from the not-so-large snow forest surrounding the village, but it had the same vitality.

The girl's heart began to pound. There was no sign of human use on this land. All things growing naturally made the animal nature deep in her soul cheer, urging her to explore this world.

"This... is such a huge forest, and there's also the sky!"

Xitana looked up at everything in excitement and disbelief: "How can the hall outside hold all the space?"

"His Highness Ivora has an unparalleled understanding of the elements of space."

Ming Fuluo said softly: "It is not difficult for her to open up such an independent space. The difficult part is... such a perfect ecological cycle."

Xitana found the former more surprising. She couldn't help but ask Ming Fuluo, "But is the fifth level really that powerful?"

The petite warlock was stunned for two seconds, then pushed her glasses and said calmly: "Ms. Lance, it seems that because you have followed Anser for too long, you have some misunderstandings about the crown-level extraordinary people."

"The throne achieves sublimation and perceives elements; the scepter touches the rules and controls elements; the crown governs the extraordinary and dominates elements."

"Reaching the crown means that in one or more factors, the extraordinary person has reached the peak that the road to heaven can accommodate. The Grand Duke Shenghui, who was arbitrarily executed by His Majesty, could theoretically destroy a city the size of the imperial capital with one strike if he used forbidden spells and used all his strength; the soul ruler Soren Canast can easily manipulate the soul essence of the extraordinary person. Even after the third level, the soul that has been integrated with the body can be withdrawn and changed at will. As long as he wants, he won't even hurt the other party at all."

She looked at Xitana, who looked bewildered, and was silent for a while. Then she continued, "It's just that under your majesty's rule, the empire seems very...stable. The fifth-level crowns have no chance to fight each other, and their strength is rarely revealed. That's why you have the illusion that they are just like that."

"They are the strongest under the four Gods, Miss Lance. Just because you are used to the irresistible power represented by Anser does not mean... their power will be weakened."

Ming Fuluo felt a little bit unbelievable when she said this.

How much does Anser love her? Does he really treat Lance as the leader of power, rather than just a concubine?

When she thought of this, Ming Fuluo realized that Ansel... wouldn't think like that.

Because he had treated himself like this before.

Whenever she was obsessed with a certain research and working with an almost self-abuse attitude, he would always make jokes in various ways and try his best to disturb her, so that she could rest, relax, and find something else to do.

【First, start by eating well every day】

The petite woman, bound by memories, shook her body. She had ignored everything after the betrayal, and now as she recalled the past, she felt more and more that... Ansor treated Xitana like, like... her former self.

He was not trying to tame Xitana, nor did he want to be unable to work normally. He just didn't want them to suffer meaningless pain and torture, that's all.

While Ming Fuluo was constantly tortured by reality, Miss Wolf looked up at the sky blankly.

When she was outside, she was still wondering what could be inside this hall which was only a few dozen meters high?

But this scene shocked her so much that she didn't know what to say, and it made her start to think... Was everything going too smoothly for her when she was with Anser?

She had no worries, no concerns. No matter if it was food, clothing, or resources for cultivation, she didn't have to ask for anything. Someone would offer everything to her respectfully every day.

Even her birthday present was extravagant beyond imagination—a battle armor that was supposed to be able to slaughter a fifth-tier warrior with a fourth-tier body; a strange realm that could send her all the way to the fifth-tier; and a terrifying device that could guarantee that she would not die for ten seconds even when facing an Old Deus…

Under Ansher's protection, she seemed to have had it so good that she was too lazy to broaden her horizons.

Ahhh, damn it, I should be very happy on my birthday. Ansel prepared such a big surprise for me, I should be even happier, why did I think of such a thing!

Xitana stamped her feet and shook her head vigorously, putting her upset mood behind her...Ansher might still be watching somewhere, and she couldn't let him think that I was unhappy.

Even though she was thinking this, Hitana still kept the shock and realization she felt just now in her heart.

"Ming Fuluo...Ming Fuluo?"

Xitana didn't hear a response. She turned her head to look at Ming Fuluo who was in a daze and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"

Ming Fuluo came back to her senses, and the moment she met those dark red eyes, she looked away and said softly, "Sorry, Miss Lance, I'm thinking about something."

"Um...ah, I was just thinking about something, nothing much."

Xitana scratched her cheek, looked at Ming Fuluo who seemed unwilling to meet her gaze, hesitated for two seconds, and then said unnaturally:

"You too, please don't call me Miss Lance. I'm not used to that name. Just call me Sitana."

"...Okay, Xitana." Ming Fuluo nodded.

After calming down, Xitana patted her cheeks hard and refocused her attention on the vast and unknown world before her.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the smile on her face gradually became eager and excited.

"This is... the smell of life and freedom."

"I've been in the imperial capital for such a long time, and I haven't smelled such an invigorating scent for a long time. I can't waste Anser's kindness!"

Xitana leaped up nimbly and landed lightly on the vines of the nearest huge tree. Her nostrils flared and her expression was focused, as if she had quickly smelled something.

"A pungent... poisonous gas."

She sniffed hard. "It's so thick. It should have been here not long ago. How dare it leave traces so openly? Humph, it looks like it's a big guy with some skills."

In the jungle and wilderness, the weak try their best to hide themselves, and only the truly strong will not cover their tracks. Hitana was extremely surprised to run into a powerful guy right at the beginning.

"Ming Fuluo!"

She turned her head and looked at the smaller sorceress below: "Can you keep up with me?"

Ming Fuluo didn't say anything. The ring on her middle finger flickered, and a large floating gun appeared beside her.

The petite scholar sat sideways on the floater and easily flew to the same level as Shitana, looking at her quietly.

"You are really...convenient."

Xitana looked at Ming Furo and her "mount", the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily, and she tried hard to hold back her laughter.

Ming Fuluo didn't react, she just asked calmly: "Do I need to hide well? To be honest, although Anser asked me to be your helper, I know nothing about hunting and I'm not sure how I can help you."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay."

Miss Wolf was very tolerant, with an attitude of "I didn't expect anything from you anyway."

"I rely on this to make a living. If I didn't have this ability, my whole family would have starved to death long ago."

Although she hasn't hunted for some time, Hitana has great confidence in her hunting talent and instincts.

"Ming Fuluo, just, um... just hide on the side. Is there any spell that can cover up your smell and other things?"

Ming Fuluo nodded, and the light from the floater and around her suddenly distorted, and Shitana could no longer see her. Her breath also became quite weak, and if she didn't sense it carefully, she could only feel a slight breath.

"Oh... magic is really convenient."

After waiting for Ming Fuluo to reappear, Xitana said with some envy: "I only know how to fight, and I don't know anything else. Alas... But Anser doesn't need me to help him fight now."

The girl often falls into this dilemma. On the one hand, she hopes to fight the enemy for Anser, but on the other hand, she doesn't want Anser to fall into trouble.

She jumped lightly among the trees, her tall and slender figure as graceful as a cheetah when she stretched out. Ming Fuluo controlled the drone to keep up with Xitana and listened to her mumbling:

"Like during the last lecture...Anser told me that there was someone he wanted me to deal with. I was so happy! But I never thought that someone would dare to mess with Anser. It turned out that they were targeting you."

“……” Ming Fuluo didn’t say anything. That test against her and that gift given to Xitana were so... unforgettable.

"To be honest, I enjoyed the beating very much, but I still feel guilty when I think about it later - because it seems like I didn't care about you at all."

Xitana scratched her head and said, "Anser clearly asked me to protect you, but I got caught in a fight."

"…That's why you helped me, Sitana."

"Huh? Really?"

"If it weren't for your desperate efforts, Conrad could have easily killed me. Your interference was too great, so he had no choice but to defeat you first, or to take the opportunity to sneak attack me while fighting you."

Ming Fuluo said calmly: "Your ability is not suitable for protection. If you really want to protect me, it may not be effective. So your... fighting spirit did save me."

"As for your character..."

The woman lowered her head and said softly, "Anser, he has a clear grasp of it."

"Hehehe... So that's how it is." Xitana laughed foolishly, "Anser really understands me the best!"

"About this matter—" Ming Fuluo couldn't help asking, "Anser's absolute knowledge, understanding, and even... control over you. Do you think... this is a good thing?"

"what?"

While running at high speed, Xitana was able to tilt her head and look at Ming Fuluo: "What's wrong? Isn't it good enough that Anser knows me?"

"I mean……"

Meeting those confused yet extremely pure eyes, Ming Furo opened her mouth, but finally swallowed the words she wanted to say.

"No, it's nothing. I just said too much."

"... a strange guy."

Xitana didn't care, she just muttered: "This kind of inexplicable thing, half-said and not finished, mysterious look, really like Anser."

At this point, Xitana couldn't help herself. She slowed down and asked Ming Fuluo, "Hey, Ming Fuluo, three years ago, you and Anser... huh?"

The pungent smell that had been following her suddenly became stronger. Shitana stopped instantly and looked around with narrowed eyes.

She was standing on a thick branch and crouched down slightly, her nose twitching slightly: "It's very close... It stopped near here."

Ming Fuluo's floating gun stopped behind Xitana: "Have you found your target?"

"Hmm, the smell of that venom...it's possible that it just caught its prey. This should be its lair."

The girl glanced at the mushrooms growing on the branches, her ears twitching slightly, and she caught the gurgling sound of the river. Looking up again, although the leaves in this area were still dense, they did not completely block the sunlight, and the light was very good.

"The environment is so good... This is the place, I can't run away!"

Xitana's expression gradually became excited. She turned her head and glanced at Ming Fuluo: "Just hide like this and stay here. I will go find it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xitana jumped down from the branch, and her figure disappeared into the dense vegetation.

At this moment, Hitana deeply realized the power of the Wind Lord.

This was originally used to sense secrets and understand everything, but after being specialized on her... even in the jungle where information elements are extremely complex and even top hunters find it difficult to distinguish them at once, it can still guide her on the way in the first place.

In other words, every blade of grass, every swaying plant, every breeze...all those things that would have interfered with her perception were instead used by her. Everything became a help in her hunting of monsters. In her eyes, the extremely complex jungle was just a smooth road!

“So relaxing…”

The girl murmured happily: "This is the power that Anser gave me, so powerful!"

The smell of venom, traces of movement, a certain incompatible "carnivore" smell, and... there was also a very strange smell that Hitana couldn't describe.

Slowly groping along her perception, the road in front of Xitana became clearer and clearer. Her sight passed over the leaves and vegetation, penetrated the mottled branches and the fallen leaves that could hide, and through the extremely tiny gap, she saw a flowing purple nearly a hundred meters away!

"Got you!"

The excitement of hunting reached its peak at this moment. Hitana suppressed the urge to rush up and ride on the prey's neck to blow its head off, and reached out to touch her back.

After all, this is hunting, not fighting. Hunting should be done in a hunting manner, beautiful and handsome! At this distance, look at my arrow... Eh?

Where are my arrows?

Hitana reached back and felt nothing, then she realized that she didn't bring any weapon!

Forget about a bow and arrow, she didn't even have a knife.

The girl stood there in a daze, and her first reaction was - Anser wouldn't forget to remind me of such a thing.

The second reaction was - why didn’t you tell me?

Then, I immediately understood——

So this is what it means to let Ming Fuluo be my assistant!

Who better to provide her with support and help with weapons than an alchemist?

Xitana immediately turned back the way she came, quickly climbed back up the tree, patted Ming Fuluo who was still standing there, and said casually, "Do me a favor!"

Ming Fuluo was slightly startled: "How can I... help you?"

"Weapons." Sitana said as if it was a matter of course, "You are an alchemist, so you must have a lot of weapons. Give me one first."

"..."

Miss Doll was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure you want to use my weapon?"

"What else?" Xitana was a little confused.