479: Chapter 479 Old Stories

Chen You put away the yellowed page of the manuscript.

The ten-thousand-year-old black ice beneath his feet suddenly shook violently.

"Rumble, rumble—"

A dull sound echoed from deep underground.

The ice layer in the center of the pit slid apart to both sides, revealing a dark, deep passage.

Piercing cold air, mixed with a musty scent, rushed toward him.

Chen You stood at the edge and looked down.

The passage was covered in frost, and a crystal-clear ice staircase spiraled downward, bottomless.

"Hill didn't seem to mention this part," Chen You muttered, then took the yuhuang sword and walked down the stairs.

The stairs were long and devoid of light.

However, the +16 yuhuang sword was brighter than any ordinary lamp.

After walking for about ten minutes, an open space appeared ahead.

[System Prompt: You have entered a hidden area—Eternal Cage.]

Chen You stopped in his tracks.

It was a massive underground ice chamber.

The surrounding ice walls emitted a faint blue glow, and in the center of the chamber floated a massive, rhombus-shaped block of solid ice.

Inside the solid ice, the figure of a woman was sealed.

She wore a gorgeous, intricate court gown, her hands crossed over her chest, and her eyes tightly shut.

Her face was stunningly beautiful, carrying a cold and aloof temperament.

Like City Lord Bingbingde, a small snake was coiled on her head.

Chen You tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

If this thing tried to pull a zombie act, he would definitely slash it down the first chance he got.

Cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the rhombus-shaped ice.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

The cracks spread rapidly.

The solid ice dissolved into countless ice-blue specks of light and vanished.

The woman opened her eyes.

She had no physical form; her body was a translucent, ghostly blue, and her feet floated half a meter above the ground.

[City Lord's Wife—Mary Alice (Soul Form), Level: ???]

Chen You stepped back half a pace.

Alice slowly turned her eyes, her gaze falling on Chen You.

She looked him up and down, her eyes lingering for a long time on the fashion item Chen You was wearing—the moyuan star river robe.

"Your outfit, your taste is truly terrible," Alice spoke up.

Her voice was ethereal, but the content was extremely down-to-earth.

Chen You froze.

The lightning at his fingertips flickered, nearly misfiring.

Was this the right opening line?

Shouldn't she be screaming shrilly, "Old thief of the Meng Clan, pay with your life," or asking eerily, "Are you here to keep me company?"

"Big sister, you've been locked underground for hundreds of years, and you still know about fashion?" Chen You withdrew the lightning and retorted.

"A woman cares about beauty until the day she dies," Alice said, lifting her chin with righteous indignation.

She drifted two steps closer and circled around Chen You.

"Who are you? A descendant of the Meng Family? Doesn't look like it."

"The Meng Family members are ugly, with wide foreheads; just looking at them makes me lose my appetite."

Chen You sheathed the yuhuang sword.

"I'm just a helpful player passing by; the Ancestor of the Meng Clan has long since turned to ashes."

Alice's eyes lit up instantly.

She leaned in toward Chen You, almost touching his nose.

"Dead? How did he die? Was it miserable?"

"I hacked him to death," Chen You said, his tone flat.

"His ashes were scattered by heavenly lightning."

"Well done!" Alice clapped her hands vigorously, her translucent body swaying with the motion.

"I knew that old thing wouldn't have a good end."

"Back then, he tricked me into this dump and froze me. Scum!"

Chen You pulled over a flat piece of ice and sat down, fishing a handful of peiyuan pills out of his backpack.

"Tell me more about this scum."

Chen You struck a pose ready to watch the drama.

Alice imitated him, sitting in the void opposite him, and began to vent her grievances.

Back then, the Ancestor of the Meng Clan had a secret rendezvous with her, which was discovered by the previous City Lord.

To save himself, the Ancestor of the Meng Clan pushed all the blame for the seduction onto her and even took the initiative to suggest sealing her at the bottom of Aurora City, using this to prove his loyalty to the City Lord.

"He said this was a sacrifice made for our future big picture," Alice sneered.

"Big picture my ass, he was just greedy for the City Lord's treasure."

Chen You nodded in agreement.

"That kind of person is like a boss who makes empty promises; he doesn't pay you and still expects you to be grateful."

"So what do you want to do now? Reincarnate or take revenge?"

"Revenge? He's already turned to ashes, who am I going to take revenge on? His crooked and deformed descendants?"

Alice waved her hand, her face full of disdain.

"It's meaningless; I don't want to dirty my hands."

"Then aren't you cold staying here?"

"I'm used to the cold; it's mostly just boring."

Alice looked at Chen You.

"Since you were able to come down, it means that stupid dragon up there was taken care of by you, right? And that stubborn knight too."

"It was just a casual task."

Chen You took out the [Sealed City Lord's Token] and tossed it in his hand.

"Is this thing useful?"

Alice glanced at it and scoffed, "A piece of trash."

"Who is the current City Lord? Is she treating this thing like a treasure?"

"Her name is City Lord Bingbingde, a pauper," Chen You said.

Alice laughed until she was swaying back and forth, her translucent body trembling violently.

"She wouldn't happen to want you to come and get the treasure vault key, would she? What a pity, the real treasure vault key is definitely not this piece of junk token."

Chen You straightened his posture, his eyes becoming sharp.

"Where is the key?"

"It's in my stomach," Alice said, pointing to her abdomen.

Chen You stared at her translucent stomach.

"You're a soul form, where do you get a stomach?"

Alice rolled her eyes.

"The key is bound to my soul."

"If you want to get the things in the treasure vault, you have to take me out."

Chen You couldn't help but become vigilant.

This didn't sound very reasonable.

"Take you out? You aren't going to possess my body, are you? I value my life."

"Possess you? You aren't even a woman, why would I possess you? To go scrub backs in a men's bathhouse?"

Alice drifted back a distance, her face full of disdain.

Chen You thought that made sense.

"How do I take you with me?"

Alice pointed to the spot that had trapped her earlier.

A bead emitting a soft white light floated in mid-air.

"That is my Soul Bead. If you carry it with you, I can follow you."

Chen You walked over and reached out to grasp the bead.

[System Prompt: Obtained special item "Alice's Soul Bead". Carrying this item, Alice's soul will accompany you.]

Chen You shoved the Soul Bead into his backpack.

Alice turned into a stream of light and dove straight into Chen You's backpack.

The next second, her voice sounded in Chen You's ear.

"What kind of junk are you carrying in this bag? So many pills, is your body not up to par?"

The veins on Chen You's forehead throbbed.

"Shut up! If you talk nonsense again, I'll throw you back into the ice pit."

"Fine, fine, fine, then hurry up. I'm afraid that if we stay too long, my body scent will turn into the smell of medicine."

Alice's voice was full of undisguised disdain.

"..."

Chen You turned around and walked up the ice stairs.

Aurora City, City Lord's Mansion.

City Lord Bingbingde sat on the City Lord's throne, looking at the treasury ledger with a worried face.

The door was kicked open.

Chen You strode in and slammed the [Sealed City Lord's Token] onto the table with a "slap."

City Lord Bingbingde jolted, standing up abruptly.

She stared fixedly at the token, her hands trembling.

"Warrior! You really did it! You have saved Aurora City!"

City Lord Bingbingde was so excited she became incoherent.