The City Lord must have been an absolute construction enthusiast!
On the way to the undersea mausoleum, Lady Duanmu introduced ngcheng to her, saying that all the city’s architecture was personally designed by the City Lord during his lifeti!
They rode a submarine, cruising above the city, looking down on the entire tropolis, which resembled a gigantic, fervent heart.
Lady Duanmu said, "The City Lord once determined the entire city’s layout. Now, when building houses, no one can deviate from this plan. It was a rule he set on his deathbed, one that all citizens who adored him willingly follow. He hoped that one day, when the woman he loved appeared, she would see his unwavering devotion—a lifeti spent loving only her."
Si Mingjing felt a pang of envy.
"The City Lord was a deeply passionate man."
"He was, even more so, a heartless man. For any woman to fall in love with him was to court tragedy."
These were Lady Duanmu’s heartfelt words.
Si Mingjing smiled without saying anything.
She looked down at the city through the submarine’s glass window. It was so beautiful that she couldn’t help but take several photos and post them on social dia.
She added the caption: "So affections, once they blossom, are as irretrievable as spilled water."
At that mont, the submarine landed on the underwater square in front of the mausoleum.
Another submarine of a different model was also docked in the square.
Lady Duanmu stepped out of the submarine. Staring at the familiar-looking vessel, her delicately shaped eyebrows furrowed. "They’ve co again."
Si Mingjing followed Lady Duanmu, wondering, What does she an, ’they’ve co again’?
"Miss Si, co with ."
Lady Duanmu led the way to the outer entrance of the undersea mausoleum.
At the entrance, more than a dozen Sentinels were on duty. Seeing Lady Duanmu, they bowed and saluted, "Acting City Lord."
"Hmm, has Zhu Lanying co again?"
A Sentinel replied, "Yes, Acting City Lord. We couldn’t stop her."
Before the City Lord conquered ngcheng, this area had been a vast Pearl Mining Base, and Zhu Lanying was the daughter of the base’s largest pearl rchant.
When the City Lord took over the Pearl Mining Base, Zhu Lanying hated him to the bone, constantly scheming to sabotage his grand city-building plans.
The City Lord, unwilling to stoop to the level of a "re girl," simply dismissed her as if she were air.
Zhu Lanying, who had always been regarded as the epito of fairness, wealth, and beauty, believed there wasn’t a man she couldn’t conquer. However, when she encountered the City Lord who treated her as if she were invisible, her pride and self-esteem took a heavy blow.
Perhaps driven by her desire to conquer n, she suddenly began to pursue the City Lord with great fanfare, declaring she would marry no one but him.
Of course, the City Lord ignored her once again!
From then on, Zhu Lanying beca obsessed, surrounding herself with many n who bore so resemblance to the City Lord.
She went through one man after another, parading each one before the City Lord to get his attention—so had a similar nose, others a similar mouth, face shape, or even just a similar silhouette.
She wanted to enrage the City Lord.
Unfortunately, the City Lord continued to treat her as if she were air, paying her no mind.
Zhu Lanying tried every conceivable thod, but still couldn’t capture the City Lord’s attention. This beca an obsession she couldn’t overco.
After the City Lord passed away, Zhu Lanying’s obsession beca even more entrenched.
For decades, she ca to his mausoleum every month to cause a disturbance.
She wanted to enter the mausoleum to see what legacy the City Lord had left behind. However, the City Lord had established a restriction during his lifeti: no one but his beloved woman could enter.
Zhu Lanying was furious, and her hatred intensified!
This intense emotion hadn’t dissipated for decades!
And here she was again.
Even if she couldn’t get in, she wanted to make her presence felt, determined not to let the City Lord’s spirit rest peacefully in the mausoleum.
Si Mingjing followed Lady Duanmu through the main gate. Before they even saw the person, they heard her voice—curses echoing from a distance.
"Hahaha! Didn’t you claim you loved only one woman in your lifeti? What a pity, your beloved woman still hasn’t appeared! Do you think I’m a failure? You’re the complete failure! You’re just low! Utterly low!"
"So what if you looked down on ? I, Yin Congying, have enjoyed the company of at least twenty n in my life, if not thirty! I’ve had young, handso n by my side every day. But what about you? The great City Lord, who died young in his pri—you probably never even touched a woman before you died, did you?"
"Stop pretending! The truth is, you just couldn’t perform! That’s why you didn’t dare get close to won! If a man is impotent, he should just admit it! Why invent an imaginary beloved woman?"
Lady Duanmu heard this and roared from a distance, "Zhu Lanying, shut your mouth!"
Lady Duanmu quickened her pace, wanting to reach Zhu Lanying and stop her from slandering the City Lord.
Si Mingjing kept up with Lady Duanmu. After traversing a long underground corridor, their surroundings suddenly opened up, revealing a massive underground air-raid shelter.
How large was it? It must have been the size of ten football fields!
Si Mingjing saw a noblewoman, about the sa age as Lady Duanmu, standing in front of a rope bridge, crudely shouting curses.
Lady Duanmu strode over, looking very imposing, and raised her hand to slap Zhu Lanying.
Zhu Lanying was no pushover. She dodged to the side and burst out laughing. "I was wondering who was acting so desperately! Turns out, it’s his little lapdog. Duanmu Xue, don’t you also love that man? And just like , you couldn’t catch his eye either, could you? Is an impotent man truly worth your undying loyalty even now?"
"If you dare disrespect the City Lord again, don’t bla for being harsh!"
Zhu Lanying scoffed. "Save your empty threats for soone else. What can you possibly do to ? Don’t think that just because you’re the Acting City Lord, you can run roughshod over everyone in ngcheng!"
The Zhu family had originally been rchants at the Pearl Mining Base. Although their slaves were liberated years ago, causing them heavy losses, her father quickly adjusted his strategy. He hired these forr slaves to continue mining pearls and actively complied with the new policies enacted by the City Lord. Consequently, the Zhu family remains the largest pearl rchant in ngcheng to this day.
The Zhu family holds significant influence in ngcheng!
Zhu Lanying, hands on her hips, laughed. "You don’t want to say it? Well, I’m going to say it! He was just putting on an act, inventing a lover to hide his own impotence! I advise you to wake up and face reality. You will never see the woman he spoke of—never! Hahaha..."
Si Mingjing had no interest in listening to a woman’s tirade born of unrequited love. Her gaze fell upon the only rope bridge leading forward.
She took a step forward and walked onto it.
Lady Duanmu cried out in alarm, "Miss Si, stop! Don’t go over there!"
Si Mingjing didn’t heed the warning and gracefully stepped onto the rope bridge.
The rope bridge swayed slightly. Beneath it lay a pitch-black, bottomless abyss. Fortunately, Si Mingjing didn’t suffer from acrophobia, so she crossed the five-ter-long bridge without difficulty.
At that mont, Zhu Lanying, who was still loudly mocking and cursing, suddenly froze, her jaw dropping in shock.
She couldn’t accept this reality and bellowed, "How... how is this possible? How could she have crossed over unscathed?"
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