Chapter 684: Sour, sour

This place is a treasure trove, with too many treasures.

Moreover, there is no danger at all; it's a place one wouldn't even dare to imagine in a dream!

Xiao Feng ransacked the Imperial Study for books, reviewing the inheritances.

One after another, the secret inheritances from the Primeval Era were all known to him.

Then, due to low compatibility, they were put back on the shelf.

Half an hour later, He Er Na said to him, "Master, I've arrived at the city gate. There are three block-shaped characters on the gate; I can't quite read them. Would you come out to take a look in a moment?"

Xiao Feng said, "Let's check later; first search the Imperial Palace thoroughly, then we'll talk."

The script of this world resembles the ancient characters of Dragon Country, but not exactly the same; without system translation, Xiao Feng himself couldn't read it.

"Mm, I've entered the city. Huh…… the corpse of this city guard general hasn't rotted, and even his armor is intact!" He Er Na exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Feng, hearing that, said, "An undecayed armor should be an inheritance; you can sense it to see if it suits you."

The undecayed general's strength is probably comparable to that of the officials in the Imperial Audience Hall.

The inheritance represented by its armor is surely not bad!

"Let me try."

He Er Na responded.

After a moment, she replied, "This armor is extremely tough; even with my full strength, I couldn't leave a single scratch on it—it might be stronger than a Chief Divine Artifact! But its feel…… is overly rigid and domineering; it probably isn't suitable for me."

"Just leave it there and remember the location; we have plenty of time to pick slowly." Xiao Feng told her.

The rigid type of armor…… would actually suit Lao Zhang well.

It's a pity Lao Zhang isn't here; he missed a tremendous opportunity.

He Er Na couldn't take the armor, so she left it on the general's body and hurried toward the Imperial Palace.

Xiao Feng continued to clear out the portable items in the Imperial Study.

While busy, he listened to He Er Na recount what she had seen and heard along the way.

This city, just like the Imperial Palace, was wiped out in an extremely short time by a mysterious force.

On the city's main streets lay countless corpses, some relatively intact, fallen to the ground.

Some had been destroyed, bones shattered, clothing turned to dust.

It's not hard to imagine that the ancient deities of the Yuan Su Shen Yu who came here via the Wind Spirit Island Passage once inflicted a certain degree of destruction on the remains of the Primeval Era's ancestors.

But compared to the whole environment, the damage is still minor; basically most places remain intact.

We just don't know how much inheritance those people took away, nor whether the Primeval inheritances they received will continue to exist.

The city is huge; on foot, without flight, it takes a long time to get around.

Xiao Feng waited nearly two hours before He Er Na came in from outside the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, he had also just finished taking all the portable books from the Imperial Study, leaving only over thirty inheritance books and seven inheritance artifacts untouched in their original places.

He Er Na entered the Imperial Study and saw an empty room with only the bookshelves left; she couldn't help but smile.

"Master, your harvest this time is huge~"

"He Er Na!!"

Before Xiao Feng could respond, Bing Lu let out a loud cry, lunged forward, and bear-hugged He Er Na, pressing close to her.

"This stinky man bullied me, grabbing my horns several times! You hurry up and cure him, drive him away from Wind Spirit Island!"

Seeing He Er Na, Bing Lu felt as if she had found a backer, and fiercely tattled.

"You, can't you be a bit more mature, a bit more steady?" He Er Na said helplessly while rubbing her cheek.

Bing Lu objected, "How am I not mature and steady? It's this guy with a terrible temper—right off the bat he grabs my horns and bullies me in every way! I have no choice but to grudgingly obey his orders, doing many things I don't want to do!"

Saying that, it sounded as if Xiao Feng had humiliated her.

The tactic of the evildoer accusing first is also quite practiced; unfortunately, He Er Na simply doesn't believe her.

He Er Na laughed, "Stop messing around; if you keep it up, I might help Master bully you. He is my master; everything I have is his, and I will always stand by his side—don't you get it?"

"Whimper~ How could this be~"

Bing Lu clung to He Er Na's slender waist, shaking her head against her chest in feigned tears, emitting unwilling sobs.

Actually, she didn't shed tears; she was simply dissatisfied with Xiao Feng.

"Alright, alright, little male deer spirit, make some space."

Xiao Feng grabbed Bing Lu's little arm, tossed her aside, then took He Er Na's soft hand and walked toward the nearby bookshelf.

He said softly, "Come, let's see which of these inheritances suits you best!"

"Mm, thank you, Master."

He Er Na obediently replied, picked up the book he gave her, and carefully sensed its profound inheritance.

After a moment, with half-closed eyes, she mused, "This should be a military-type inheritance; it's too profound—I fear I could never fully comprehend it in a lifetime."

"Mm, it's called *Military Strategists' Battle Methods*; its compatibility with me is also low. If it's not suitable, forget it—there are plenty more to choose. Come, let's look at this one!" Xiao Feng said, then led her to try the next inheritance.

"Damn guy…… two damn guys!"

Bing Lu watched them from the side, their affectionate appearance making her nose sour, almost bringing her to tears.

Clearly she came first, yet she didn't expect to have her love snatched away by a rival!

That dog of a man, Xiao Feng! One day I'll beat him to death! I'll whip him mercilessly, stripping off a layer of his skin!

Otherwise, I cannot quell the hatred in my Deer God's heart!

——Bing Lu thought viciously.

However, no one paid attention to her thoughts; she could only stand aside, feeling sour, watching the hateful man bring her most beloved beautiful goddess, sensing the aura of Primeval inheritances one by one, deciding whether to inherit them.

"Huh, I almost forgot—this place is full of Primeval inheritances; I can learn them too!" Bing Lu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking.

Primeval inheritance, ah—it's such a good thing that even the Chief God covets it!

As long as she can learn something a bit better, she will have a chance to surpass the main god and become the strongest person in the world.

By then, not even one Xiao Feng, even if there were ten, could beat him to the point of crying for his parents and kneeling to beg for mercy.

Hmm, let's do it like that!

Bing Lu made up her mind, began to use her gaze to search for a suitable inheritance in the study.

Soon, she discovered on the wall of the rear half of the study a hanging scroll that seemed to have a very alluring aura.

That is a piece of cinnabar and ink treasure depicting a vast ocean; on the sea surface is a long serpent‑shaped creature with four legs and two horns, wildly dancing, half its body in the air, half underwater, unknown how huge it is.

The 'long serpent''s head pierces the clouds; that cloud seems still to be thundering, yet it has no effect on it.

It roars toward the sky, baring fangs and brandishing claws, looking fierce, yet it doesn't seem intentionally fierce; rather, it is struggling against something.

Bing Lu looked at the pair of splendid antlers on the 'long serpent''s head and wondered aloud: "This guy isn't a snake, so why does he have deer antlers on his head?"

Meanwhile, Xiao Feng, who was beside He Er Na selecting an ancient inheritance, instinctively retorted: "What snake? A snake with horns on its head is a dragon, an Eastern divine dragon—you people from these fantasy worlds definitely haven't seen one!"

(End of chapter)