Chapter 228: The Twin Fruit

However, at this moment, the Empress looked towards an inconspicuous corner, where Ye Xuan stood looking bewildered.

A ferocious octopus-like beast had already thrust its tentacles fiercely towards Ye Xuan’s chest.

The Empress’s face changed instantly. She used the power of the Empress Phoenix Crown, appearing beside Ye Xuan in an instant. With a wave of her hand, the awakened beast’s body turned into ashes, disappearing without a trace.

As a result of the shock, Ye Xuan almost fell to the ground.

The Empress reached out and held Ye Xuan’s waist, supporting him, and asked, “Ye Xuan, are you okay?”

A bewildered Ye Xuan replied, “Are you Su Mengli? Why do you look like this? Where am I? Wasn’t I in class? How did I end up here? I want to go home, where are my parents? This must be a dream, it must be a dream, I need to wake up, I need to wake up!”

As he spoke, the young Ye Xuan slapped himself several times on the face.

He was also very speechless. He had just fallen asleep in class, how could he have such a nightmare? And this dream felt so real, it was terrifying.

Unfortunately, despite slapping himself several times, his face stung, but he couldn’t wake up.

The young Ye Xuan was somewhat on the verge of collapse, continuously slapping himself, behaving like a madman. He was just a middle school student, how could he end up in such a strange place?

The Empress looked at Ye Xuan’s appearance, hesitated for a moment, and then, in the standard posture of a male lead kissing a female lead in a movie, she kissed Ye Xuan directly on the lips.

The young Ye Xuan was stunned, his eyes widened, looking at the Empress, unsure of the situation.

After a while, their lips parted, and the Empress looked at the young Ye Xuan, saying, “You must have been greatly affected, that’s why you’re like this. It’s okay, I have understood my own feelings. From now on, you are the husband of my Red Lotus Empress, I will take care of you.”

The bewildered young Ye Xuan finally reacted. He was a middle school student who often read novels and played games, as his grades were poor and his focus was not entirely on academics.

Now, he had inexplicably appeared in another world, where a powerful woman resembling Su Mengli had kissed him. This was truly the treatment of a male lead in a time-travel story, right?

With this beginning, if he were to write a book, it would probably be titled “Starting with a Kiss from the Empress.” After drifting through life for over a decade, was he finally going to have an exciting life?

In the main world, Su Mengli’s expression changed slightly. She could feel that her power had suddenly increased by twenty percent, and the strand of remnant soul had completely disappeared.

Su Mengli felt a sense of loss. Did the Empress leave on her own because she was angry?

Su Mengli felt somewhat empty, but at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was also a bit worried that the Empress’s presence would change her, but now that she had disappeared, it was for the best.

At least she was still herself, her thoughts were not influenced in any way, even after viewing the Empress’s memories, it was like watching a movie to her, without much impact.

On another note, with the Empress’s remnant soul gone, there was no longer any barrier between herself and Ye Xuan, and Ye Xuan’s birthday was approaching…

Ye Xuan, being held by Su Mengli, felt his girlfriend’s soft and delicate body, and asked, “System, did the Empress go back?”

“She has safely returned. Congratulations, host, you have won two advanced draws.”

Ye Xuan was taken aback, “Where did the advanced draws come from?”

The system replied, “The host provided the Empress’s remnant soul with the Hammer of the Thunder God, combined with the Empress’s own fondness for the host, which now stands at fifty points. As the Empress is an SSS-class genius, the host receives two advanced draws.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan was quite shocked. Could it work like this? Wasn’t the Empress and Su Mengli the same person? How could the fondness be calculated separately for both?

Moreover, so far, Ye Xuan had only drawn from Long Hanjie during the advanced draws, and each reward was very generous. This time, the Empress directly provided him with two advanced draws, so in the end, he wasn’t at a loss.

Furthermore, Ye Xuan had also saved the Empress by doing so. Thinking about it, Ye Xuan really didn’t lose anything.

With that in mind, Ye Xuan said, “Let’s go for a double draw!”

The advanced draws had never disappointed Ye Xuan. He believed that with two advanced draws, he wouldn’t lose out, and might even gain something!

“Congratulations, host, you have won the Fortune Cudgel(如意金箍棒: Basically 如意 = power and good fortune, and 金箍棒 = weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West)and the Twin Fruit.”

Fortune Cudgel: Weighing thirteen thousand five hundred catties, it can change size at will, possessing the power of the sea!

Twin Fruit: A special type of fruit, only for the host to consume. After consumption, the host will immediately awaken a second type of ability!

Ye Xuan looked at these two prizes and became excited. Indeed, he had never been at a loss.

There was no need to mention the Fortune Cudgel; it was definitely not inferior to the Hammer of the Thunder God and might be more handy and flexible to use, as it could change size.

As for the Twin Fruit, Ye Xuan was even more eager. Although his superpower had been advancing, it had always been a single ability. Now, being able to randomly obtain a second ability, Ye Xuan was naturally excited.

Having two complementary abilities might produce an effect where one plus one is greater than two. Ye Xuan couldn’t wait to consume this Twin Fruit!

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