425: Chapter 425 So you can't play dirty, so you resort to your ultimate move?

"Jiang You!"

She let out a joyful exclamation, completely lacking any of the reserve or dignity expected of a Great Zhou imperial princess.

The girl's petite body instantly turned into a pink afterimage, lunging fiercely into Jiang You's arms!

Her jade-white arms wrapped tightly around Jiang You's neck, burying her entire face into the crook of his neck, hanging off him like a koala, rubbing against him vigorously.

"Jiang You, thank you! Thank you!"

Her love was just like this: sincere, sunny, and fervent.

After losing the father who doted on her, losing the Princesss Mansion, and losing her entire world.

The man before her, who always kept a cold face yet would return to save her when her life was in danger, was the only, and most incandescent, light in her life.

And this time.

Facing this sudden, warm, and soft embrace, for the first time ever, Jiang You did not flinch, nor did he push her away.

His body stiffened for half a second, then he reached out with his slender right hand and, somewhat awkwardly but extremely gently, patted The Fourth Princess on the back.

"Rest well for one more day today."

"Tomorrow... we are going to go on a rampage!"

On this day.

Jiang You rarely went out of his way to avoid her, and The Fourth Princess keenly sensed his indulgence.

It was as if she had an endless belly full of words; her little mouth chirped away without a moment's pause, constantly sharing every little detail of her past with Jiang You.

Because she knew better than anyone that this opportunity to sit by his side, chatting without any reservations or barriers, had entered its final countdown.

She wished she could take these past dozen years, every piece of scenery she had seen, every little thing she had experienced, and on this one day, break it all down, crumble it up, and stuff it all into Jiang You's memory.

She wanted him to remember her.

To remember The Fourth Princess of the Great Zhou dynasty who liked him the most.

"Jiang You, let me tell you, when I was little, I caught a big cricket and secretly put it in the Grand Tutor's teacup. He was so scared on the spot that he even pulled off his wig. Father punished me by making me face the wall for a day, but I secretly ate all the sugar cakes in the kitchen..."

"The Ferghana horse I raised is called 'Spring Breeze.' It has such a stubborn temper; it won't let anyone ride it except me. When, later..."

Jiang You just sat across from her, holding a dry branch to poke at the flames, quietly acting as a listener.

The Fourth Princess was very anxious.

Her speaking speed grew faster and faster, her little mouth seemingly tireless.

Night fell, and the stars twinkled.

The bonfire crackled in the cave, the orange firelight reflecting on their faces.

Until a faint, fish-belly white began to appear at the edge of the sky, and the morning dew outside the cave dampened the withered leaves.

The Fourth Princess's somewhat hoarse voice continued to echo in the cave.

"Then I told Father that the cat presented as tribute by Persia was too ugly, and that it would be better to..."

"It's almost dawn."

Jiang You finally spoke up to interrupt her.

He put down the firewood in his hand and looked into her somewhat red and swollen, yet still sparkling, large eyes: "Get some sleep. If you don't rest, you won't have the energy to fight when we go to the palace tomorrow."

The Fourth Princess was stunned for a moment, then belatedly turned to look at the sky outside.

Only then did she realize that she had actually dragged Jiang You into talking for an entire night.

Today was the day to go to the palace to seek justice for herself!

Even if she didn't sleep, Jiang You still needed to rest!

"Oh... okay."

The Fourth Princess nodded obediently, stopped talking, and slowly lay back down on the pile of hay.

But just after lying down, her eyes rolled around, and she suddenly poked half her head out from the hay. Looking at Jiang You, who was preparing to walk toward the cave entrance, she said with a blushing face: "Jiang You, will you sleep with me for a while?"

Jiang You: "..."

On Jiang You's usually cold face, his expression twitched for the first time in a long while.

"I mean!"

The Fourth Princess noticed Jiang You's expression was off and hurriedly explained loudly, blushing, her two little hands gesturing in a flustered manner: "You can... can you lie down next to me and keep me company for a while? We're about to go to the palace to face those bad guys, and I... I'm actually a little scared..."

Her voice grew quieter as she spoke, and her fair neck turned completely red.

Well, actually, she wasn't that scared.

As long as this man stood by her side, even if the sky fell, she felt it was no big deal.

She just wanted to be greedily closer to him before their final parting, close enough to hear the sound of his breathing.

However, facing this pitiful, even somewhat seductive request, Jiang You's line of defense for his sanity was as firm as a rock.

The previous hug, he could barely use the excuse of "comforting a friend" to brush it off.

But now, early in the morning, a man and a woman lying on the same pile of hay?

If he lay down, it would truly be impossible to explain!

His bottom line was that he absolutely could not create any illusory ambiguity for her before he left.

"No."

Jiang You refused without hesitation.

His voice was cold and ruthless, leaving no room for negotiation.

After speaking, Jiang You turned around and walked toward the cave entrance without a hint of reluctance, preparing to go outside to blow off some cold wind and sober up.

"I'll keep watch outside; you go to sleep."

However, just as he took his first step and his body hadn't even moved half a meter away, a slightly shy, angry, yet extremely tsundere cry suddenly came from behind him: "Time Scissors... Cut the Spring and Autumn!"

Boom!!!

The moment the words fell, an extremely blinding, pure golden light burst forth from the hay pile without warning!

This golden light did not cover the sky and earth like it did before at the Princesss Mansion, but was precisely controlled in strength by The Fourth Princess, just enough to completely envelop this cave of several dozen square meters!

The sky outside was still just beginning to brighten, with no earth-shattering phenomena.

But the laws of time inside the cave were, at this moment, forcibly pressed with a pause button!

The sparks drifting in mid-air were frozen tight.

And Jiang You, who was preparing to walk out of the cave, his right foot stepping in mid-air, and even the black hem of his clothes fluttering in the wind, were all, in this instant, like a perfect sculpture, frozen firmly in place!

Jiang You's consciousness remained clear, but his body couldn't move even a single strand of hair.

Jiang You: "???"

He was so angry that ten thousand question marks exploded in his mind, and he roared frantically in his heart: "Damn it!"

"Can't handle it so you go ultimate, huh?!"

"You're using a time divine ability capable of instantly killing a peak Tier 5 expert just to deal with a teammate who refused to lie down with you?"

He truly had no way to deal with the time-stop Supernatural Ability of the time type.

Qi and blood like a dragon?

Useless. If time doesn't flow, qi and blood cannot circulate at all.

Use [Boundless Ink Realm] for spatial travel?

Even more useless! The activation of spatial laws also requires the scale of time as support!

Although [Eye of Tianshu] could see through the flaws in the laws of time, he truly had no means on his person to counter time-type Supernatural Abilities!

His other Supernatural Abilities were not of the time type either...

Therefore, no matter how formidable Jiang You's methods were, at this moment, he could only obediently be frozen in place, unable to move a single inch.