Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty
Chapter 366 - 366: Blackened Junior Sister (71)

However, the third imperial prince, Liu Mo, did not anticipate that the affection Yue Ran held for him would be so deep and solemn considering the little time they spent together

The young woman even gave him such a close-fitting item that she would only give it away to her one and only beloved. On the other hand, Liu Mo was a little ashamed to accept such a valuable thing after he considered the value of the item he readily gave away—the Ice Soul Pearl was worthless and had no personal significance to him.

In fact, this prayer stone was something Yue Ran happened to come by on the ground when she was grilling fish two days ago, and it also held no significance to her.

Because Lan Jin was playing enthusiastically by the side after getting distracted and liked to find new things to play with almost all day and night, the young woman decided to store it away for Lan Jin to pass the time with at a later date so that the little guy would not devote all his time to stick to her if there was nothing to attract his attention.

Instead of Lan Jin, though, this "prayer stone" was used for Liu Mo at a time like this. At least the stone was indeed pretty and would be put to good use, which was to make her words believable enough.

Finally, the Ice Soul Pearl, or the Ice Glazed Bead, was successfully cheated away from Liu Mo with a little effort on Yue Ran's part.

If truth be told, Yue Ran had never given the third imperial prince, Liu Mo, the time to think deeply throughout their meeting from beginning to end. Especially after the incident of the two stumbling in which Liu Mo's leg was struck by something, Yue Ran had always been holding the reins of their conversation.

Liu Mo was only led behind her with an invisible string connected to the unseen collar around his neck. What was more was that the young man was not aware of it at all.

It was for this reason that Liu Mo may not have suspected Yue Ran all throughout. But that can't be said to last for long. The young man would start to mistrust Yue Ran sooner or later whenever he thought of their meeting.

On the other hand, Yue Ran had obtained what she wanted from the young man, and the plan was a success. There was no reason to spend any more time on the third imperial prince of the dynasty when his usefulness was no longer there. He is an abandoned pawn, and the matter of becoming his woman would be nulled, of course.

When the two separated, Yue Ran met with the leader of the troupe and hinted a few words to the man. The other party quickly understood what the situation was and immediately urged her to seize the opportunity, asking her not to let the third prince get out of her grasp.

The leader of the troupe was still inside the imperial palace because his other singers, actresses, and actors were still waiting for their turns on the stage.

After exchanging a few more words, Yue Ran walked out of the imperial palace unscathed and turned to get together with Hai Bing Tu. The two of them made their way straight to the largest river in the imperial city, where Long Yuan would be waiting for them.

By that time, the most important and exciting event of the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony was drawing near. Countless people would congregate by the river like a school of fish, and a number of people from the imperial palace would go on a calming boat ride on the extensive river.

When the time came, the populace who wished to participate in the fun would either release the sky lanterns into the dark abyssal sky of the night or let the river lanterns, which come in a variety of shapes, float down the river following its current.

These sky and river lanterns both carried the best wishes of the people and their visions for the coming year.

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The riverside was teeming with people, as if the entire population of the city was crowded on both sides of the river bank.

As soon as the time came, a gigantic ship sailed over the river, and its incredibly opulent appearance attracted the attention of the sea of people.

Upon identifying the majestic ship and the owner on it, all the people unanimously knelt down to salute His Imperial Majesty, the emperor. A few bold children dared to quietly look up at the ship, but they were swiftly slapped on the back of the head by their parents and ordered to kneel well when caught.

Originally, the people were going to kneel for a while, but they abruptly heard an unusual ringing of a bell mixed with the ethereal sound of a woman's laughter, which sounded as pure as the first snowfall.

The majority of the citizens had their heads lowered and were unable to notice where the source of the sound came from. Therefore, they did not know that a young woman in a red dress was slowly descending from the sky while riding a giant white demon beast, which looked particularly terrifying.

Situated behind the young woman was a man clad all in black, coldly and solemnly standing in the air with his arms folded.

All aboard the magnificent ship could instantly identify this man. Even the emperor could not help but frown. He did not expect the evil witch, Yue Ran, and the Sword of the Demon, Long Yuan, to dare to make trouble during the Immortal Sacrifice Ceremony!

Before the emperor could bark out any orders, Qiao Jie, positioned behind him, had already made a move. Qiao Jie jumped up from the ship with his sword drawn and swung it at Long Yuan with a bloodthirsty ferocity.

Before anyone else could...