Jun Changxiao decided to use up the two Seal-Breaking Talismans before transforming the Difficult to Retrieve Blade, so he temporarily placed the stone he treasured as his lifeblood in the spatial ring.

“Don’t run!”

“Only a fool wouldn’t run!”

Just then, voices suddenly came. He looked back in bewilderment and discovered two Space-Time Worms had actually awakened and were chasing each other.

What… what was going on?

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao’s Space-Time Worm dragged its small body, running around in the spatial ring.

The Space-Time Worm behind chased for a while but couldn’t catch up. Finally stopping, it said angrily, “Shameless creature!”

“Come on, come on.”

The Space-Time Worm in front wiggled its tail, looking very smug.

From the voice, this was clearly a female creature.

It hadn’t been sleeping? How did it suddenly wake up? This is a long story… so let’s keep it brief.

After the other Space-Time Worm entered the spatial ring, the little guy detected a similar scent, so it awakened, especially seeing it was a female, and couldn’t help but give her a kiss—which woke her up.

Thus, the scene of two little worms chasing around occurred.

“Come on, come on…”

“Bang!”

The male Space-Time Worm was showing off when Jun Changxiao punched it on the head, saying, “I need an explanation!”

…

“I see.”

Jun Changxiao sat in soul form in the spatial ring, looking at his own Space-Time Worm, then at Empress Lingping’s Space-Time Worm, and said, “So they come in male and female.”

“Of course.”

“Otherwise how would they reproduce?”

Jun Changxiao stroked his chin and said, “You two look too similar. To distinguish you, from today you’re called Zhuzi, and she’s called Cuihua.”

System: “…”

These names full of rustic flavor could only come from Dog Leftover!

“Master, I don’t want to be called Zhuzi!”

“Who are you!”

The two Space-Time Worms strongly objected to their names, especially Cuihua, who said dissatisfied, “What right do you have to name me?”

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao grabbed it over with a sinister look, “Because I’m your master!”

“You…”

Cuihua looked terrified.

Space-Time Worms were only used to open space-time tunnels and didn’t have strong combat ability, so before Jun Changxiao, who had just broken through to Five-Grade Sword-Martial Dual Saint, it was undoubtedly like a small ant.

“Master!”

Zhuzi panicked and said, “Please don’t hurt it!”

Jun Changxiao said coldly, “Immediately relax your mind and become my contracted beast.”

This tone of absolute certainty, combined with his domineering aura, immediately made Cuihua’s heart tremble. In the end, it could only give up resistance and sign an unequal contract with him.

“That’s a good girl.”

After becoming this Space-Time Worm’s master, Jun Changxiao’s face immediately showed a kind and amiable smile, in stark contrast to his earlier fierce and menacing appearance.

“Since you’ve awakened, you should be able to dig tunnels, right?”

“Yes!” Cuihua said.

Zhuzi said, “I’m still very weak and can’t open space-time tunnels. If I had more spirit stones to supplement me, I could recover in just a few days!”

Jun Changxiao casually flicked it away and held Cuihua in his palm, smiling gently, “In a few days, help master open a tunnel to Starfall Continent.”

“Okay!”

…

Space-Time Worms came in male and female and were attracted by scent, causing them to awaken—this not only surprised Jun Changxiao but also delighted him, since he could return to Starfall Continent!

He didn’t immediately have Cuihua dig a tunnel to leave because there was still a more important matter to handle.

“This woman has been campaigning in other dimensions for thousands of years. She must have obtained many good things. Since I’ve come here, how could I return empty-handed?”

Jun Changxiao wouldn’t forget that another purpose for coming to Soul Clan Continent was to plunder what he could.

Now with a Space-Time Worm, he could not only leave at will but also break various restrictions. As long as he found the treasury storing various resources, moving everything wouldn’t be a problem.

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao took out the Treasure Detector.

“Buzz buzz!”

After activating it, the compass showed dense lights, all pointing toward one location, allowing him to confirm, “Should be the treasury!”

…

Night fell.

Empress Rose continued working at her desk reviewing memorials.

Under candlelight, her serious working face appeared even more alluring.

“Your Majesty.”

A maidservant said from outside, “The King is not in his bedchamber.”

Empress Rose closed the memorial and muttered, “Is he hiding because he’s worried I’ll come find him?”

Because of the mess Empress Lingping caused, there were too many memorials from various cities. She worked until late at night before lazily lying on the bed.

She didn’t sleep but recalled her first meeting with Jun Changxiao and following him to various cities, an enchanting smile involuntarily forming at her lips.

“I’ll help you reclaim everything you’ve lost.”

Especially remembering that man standing before her, placing the straw hat on his head and saying those words—unprecedented emotional ripples arose in Empress Rose’s heart.

…

Somewhere in the forbidden area of the imperial palace.

A black shadow silently descended.

“This is it.”

Looking at the light dots displayed on the compass, Jun Changxiao’s eyes gleamed with fervent heat.

Even without the Treasure Detector, he could confirm this location, because this place had many ancient formations—the defensive level was even higher than the Ancient Hall.

The treasury—heavily guarded.

Even after Empress Lingping reclaimed the throne, though she’d sent many formation masters to try breaking through, it definitely couldn’t be done quickly.

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao summoned Cuihua and said, “These formations are in your hands. Remember, be very careful.”

“Yes!”

Cuihua lived up to expectations. Without even activating its enlarged form, it directly began gnawing at space in worm form, causing formations to lose their effect one by one.

…

The next day.

Empress Rose leisurely awakened. She got out of bed barefoot, and her peripheral vision caught the toothbrush and cup placed on the desk—an inadvertent smile forming.

“Your Majesty!”

Just then, a female general rushed to the bedchamber entrance and reported, “The treasury has been robbed!”

“What?”

Empress Rose’s entire face turned cold.

When she rushed over and saw the formations protecting the treasury had all failed, her brows furrowed, “Who did this!”

The female general lowered her head, trembling, “This subordinate discovered the treasury… was robbed… during morning patrol…”

This meant she didn’t know who the thief was!

“Useless!”

Empress Rose scolded angrily.

Then she recalled the scene at the Ancient Hall where Jun Changxiao broke formations, so she thought, “Could it be him?”

“Your Majesty!”

Several maidservants rushed over, kneeling on the ground, “This morning when we went to clean the King’s bedchamber, we found a letter on the desk.”

“A letter?”

Empress Rose took it, opened it to look, and immediately pressed her right hand on a pillar, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“Ugly woman.”

“By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Soul Clan Continent.”

“As for the treasures in the treasury, that’s right—I took them as payment for helping you reclaim the throne.”

“Following parents’ orders and matchmaker’s words.”

“Our union violates Starfall Continent customs, so it’s not protected by marriage law.”

“You can also consider this letter a divorce document.”

“Farewell.”

“If fate allows, we’ll meet again in the jianghu.”

“Oh, right.”

“I’m not without conscience—there’s a pill in the treasury that should help heal your injuries.”

Signature.

Eternal Sect Master, Jun Changxiao.

Below was a very infuriating emoticon.

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…

“Your Majesty!”

The maidservants rushed over in panic to support her, but Empress Rose pushed them away.

She tightly gripped what seemed like a divorce letter, glaring at the sky through gritted teeth, “Jun Changxiao! This old lady will never forgive you in this lifetime!”