Chapter 56: Come on, Brother-in-law 33 (Finale)

The world spun and darkness fell before her eyes... When she woke up, she was back where she started, on that same barren planet devoid even of grass.

Mo Ming still spoke with the tone of a creditor demanding a debt: "According to the rules, watch!" This time, the words were even briefer than before.

Xi Ning felt that Mo Ming’s tone was just like that fire-breathing dragon, missing only the prefix "vile human" as a modifier.

A screen appeared in front of her, beginning to play the events that transpired after the mission was completed...

After Xi Ning left, the original soul returned, and Yeyu was the first to sense it.

She really had left... Coupled with her battle against Corby Povad, Yeyu realized that there were still many powerful mages in this world. Therefore, he proposed to go to the royal palace to become a magic apprentice, and Slan naturally wrote him a recommendation letter immediately.

Upon arriving at the royal palace, Yeyu made rapid progress. In the city outside the royal palace, his shop also flourished, selling not only specialized potions but also magical items.

The wyverns of the royal guard fell in love with roasted magical beasts, and whenever they had a break, they would go out hunting in groups. The captured magical beasts were brought to the barbecue shop to be processed on the spot and shared with their masters. As for the excavated magic cores, they were entrusted to Yeyu to be sold in his shop on an eighty-twenty profit split.

Because of the steady supply of magical beast meat, the barbecue shop’s business remained consistently booming.

Suyun inherited the Povad family, and taxes were now collected by designated personnel.

Yeyu continued serving in the royal palace, so the two of them never crossed paths again. And so, the days passed one by one!

Slan and Maria, true to expectations, had twins first, followed by another son. Now, they were overwhelmingly happy, becoming a model couple who sprinkled romantic affection wherever they went.

Three years later, the shop's lease expired—the initial agreement had been three years of free rent. Yeyu thus went to the Povad estate to discuss renewing the lease with Suyun. By now, the shop’s business was exceptionally good, yielding a net profit of over a dozen gold coins every month, allowing him to buy land and establish properties. If he had to move the shop elsewhere, he would find it rather hard to part with.

When Yeyu arrived at the Povad estate, he saw Suyun, whom he had not laid eyes on for three years.

Suyun was now eighteen years old. As he had heard from others, Suyun had taken the place of her married older sister, becoming the number one beauty in the magical world, as well as the sole head of a magical family who possessed no magic herself.

With the alliance of the Cameo family, a powerful older sister and brother-in-law as her backing, and the protection of the dragon clan, Suyun had further expanded the Povad family's enterprises, with revenues fast approaching those of the Cameo family.

Suyun had grown significantly taller than she was three years ago, her long blonde hair falling in slight waves. Her skin was like snow, and her lips were rosy. Dressed in the patriarch's robes, she stood beside a fluffy pink dragon, helping it straighten a loose bow on its horn.

Noticing someone approaching, Suyun turned around to look. Her blue eyes were as clear as a blue sky after rain.

Upon seeing Yeyu, Suyun was momentarily startled, then broke into a smile. Over the past three years, Yeyu had transitioned from a magic apprentice into a court mage, appearing even more mature than before.

It was said that when a foreign princess came to attend the prince's bride-selection ball and caught sight of him, she changed her mind on the spot and demanded to marry him, nearly provoking the prince into a duel. There was nothing to be done—the men of the Cameo family were simply handsome!

This princess, originally destined to become the crown princess, was undoubtedly sent back and replaced with another!

At that very instant, Yeyu made up his mind to marry Suyun. Since "she" would never return, "her" shadow still lingered within Suyun.

He would surely win her hand; after all, unlike his older brother Slan, that "potion" could finally come in handy to give birth to a magical child.

A smile blossomed on Yeyu's face as he walked toward Suyun. And as Suyun watched the strikingly handsome Yeyu approach, a pair of rosy blushes bloomed across her cheeks...

A new hero and heroine were thus born, embarking on a new fairy-tale romance!

Seeing this, Xi Ning was thoroughly satisfied and gratified. Now this was a perfect ending!

Yet someone else seemed less than pleased, as she heard Mo Ming let out a cold snort: "Such a simple mission, yet you managed to turn it into a complete mess!"

Hearing this, Xi Ning refused to take it lying down. Not only did the original soul survive, but she also became the female lead; the Povads were safe and sound, and even wealthier to boot. She could not fathom a better ending: "Then tell me, what should I have done?"

Mo Ming said coldly, "Kill Maria, kill Slan, and slaughter anyone who stands in your way. Open the barrier, release the dark power sealed away in the past, absorb it, become the queen of magic, subjugate the fire dragon as your mount, and conquer the entire world!"

Xi Ning was speechless.

This fellow was definitely a creature of the dark side.

If he were sent on missions, it would undoubtedly bring devastation to all living things and leave corpses strewn across a thousand miles.

The corners of Xi Ning's mouth twitched slightly, and she asked with some uncertainty, "Are you joking?"

"Who is joking with you!" Mo Ming seemed too lazy to bother with her: "When all is said and done, you're simply too weak!"

She mentally pictured herself like a female fiend, riding a ferocious fire-breathing dragon, soaring above a landscape stained crimson in blood, laughing arrogantly and inhumanely toward the heavens... Forget it, she preferred to remain weak. She would take the fairy-tale ending any day!

"Finished watching? Go do your mission!" Mo Ming's words made her protest again.

"Why is it time for a mission again? Can't you let me rest for a while?" Xi Ning sat on the barren ground, only to find that her body felt like mist; sitting on the pebble-strewn earth, she did not feel the hard stones at all.

"Without doing missions, can you ever become powerful?"

"Then at least grant me a short rest. Even the most wicked capitalists don't exploit laborers quite like you do."

Mo Ming remained silent for less than five seconds before declaring, "Rest is over. Go do your mission!"

Uh...

While Xi Ning wanted to rest, she also wanted to figure out her situation: "Where is this place, and why have I become like this?"

Mo Ming let out a cold sneer: "And what did you expect yourself to look like?"

That question cornered her. Xi Ning pondered for a moment: "Well, not like this! Who am I? Am I a ghost? Did I die?"

"Want to know?" Mo Ming asked.

Xi Ning immediately offered a wry smile: "You asking that proves you have no intention of telling me."

"It seems you aren't completely stupid; there's still hope for you!" Mo Ming dragged out his sentence as if afraid he wouldn't anger her to death: "It's just that you're too weak, weak to the absolute extreme."

Weak to the absolute extreme!

A smile hung on Xi Ning's face: "At least the mission is complete. If you're so unconvinced, why don't you go play the mission yourself!"

Weren't they all about taking the path of supreme darkness, slaughtering anyone in the way, and conquering the whole world? Go on then, go ahead, good riddance!

That must have hit home, as Mo Ming responded with a single "Hmph."

Xi Ning felt she had won back a round and felt a small surge of happiness.

Suddenly, Mo Ming whispered, "Someone's coming!"

"What?" Xi Ning had never imagined that in this godforsaken place—where even bird droppings were absent—anyone would ever show up.

Two uninvited guests—to be exact, two exceptionally handsome men.

They materialized out of nowhere; their figures initially hazy and indistinct before instantly sharpening into clarity two seconds later.