Chapter 1008: I Lost!

The Witch Tribe's lifespan is long, so time is not so pressing for them.

Moreover, the territory is sufficiently vast; even piloting a faster‑than‑light ship, taking a tour within the star domain ruled by the Witch Tribe,

by Earth's reckoning, it still takes two to three years.

Thus, the origin, development, and conclusion of a matter usually span a relatively long time.

Fortunately, within the Illusion Realm, time flies.

Perhaps Ji Wu, being a woman, wants the affair to end quickly; regardless of good or bad, a result is required.

So she accelerated time again.

In a hazy blur, by Earth's clock, several decades have passed.

That day, Ji Wu received a piece of news inside the prison.

Her mother, Jiang Wu, has already been sentenced; she may go see her mother's final moments.

After being led out of the cell, less than a hundred meters away lay Jiang Wu's cell.

As before, Jiang Wu remains beautiful and graceful, her eyes full of wisdom.

The two said little, merely gazing silently at each other for a few minutes.

Then they exchanged a few simple words of farewell.

After returning to the cell, Ji Wu received another shocking piece of news.

The Witch King ordered the dissolution of her marriage to Zhan Ze (Lin Feng).

A princess much younger than Ji Wu will replace her as Zhan Ze's wife.

And Ji Wu is, for now, permanently imprisoned.

Upon hearing this, Ji Wu couldn't help but give a wry smile.

This Illusion Realm she created turned out to be a self‑inflicted psychological journey.

She made the Illusion Realm too vast, and with her prior emotional instability, she can no longer fully control it.

At most she can only accelerate its flow of time.

The Witch Tribe's lifespan is long; even if she speeds time tenfold, this lifelong imprisonment

still constitutes an extremely long period.

Simply waiting like that isn't Ji Wu's style.

She began to strive, attempting to alter the plot's development as much as possible.

Even if it's just a little.

While Ji Wu was making her effort, Lin Feng naturally noticed.

He cooperatively merged Ji Wu's intention into the Illusion Realm.

Thus…

"Princess, I am the new Prison Guard…"

A few days later, a young woman appeared outside the cell, cautiously telling Ji Wu that she is the new Prison Guard.

Even knowing this is a result of her own alteration, Ji Wu curiously asked, "Aren't you a robot?"

The young woman shook her head and began to explain.

It turned out the Witch King feared that Ji Wu's mother might also tamper with the prison's control system,

so before the new prison system is loaded, a living person will replace the previous robot Prison Guard.

And this young woman had actually been helped by Jiang Wu.

Thus she can now do some small tasks for Ji Wu.

Such as reporting outside information and the like.

As for rescuing Ji Wu, even if this grateful Prison Guard had the nerve, she lacks the ability to do so.

The first piece of news the Prison Guard told Ji Wu was that her mother had already been executed.

Not only was her flesh destroyed, turned directly into the most basic particles of the Universe, but even her soul energy was annihilated.

This news caused Ji Wu great pain.

Another long stretch of time passed,

by Earth's reckoning, roughly two years had elapsed.

The Prison Guard delivered a surprising piece of news to Ji Wu.

Something big happened on Zhanze Star.

The Prison Guard recounted the events as follows…

After Princess Ji Wu was imprisoned, Zhanze Star Lord suddenly displayed an astonishing talent.

Under Zhanze Star Lord's leadership, Zhanze Star repeatedly defeated invading enemies, each time at minimal cost.

In a short span, Zhanze Star Lord gained great prestige on Zhanze Star.

Then Zhanze Star Lord ordered the abolition of rules set by the Witch Royal Family and dismantled many surveillance systems.

The Witch Tribe on Zhanze Star finally regained freedom.

The Witch King naturally learned of this and was, of course, furious.

Consequently, he covertly dispatched a Fleet aiming to capture Zhanze Star Lord.

But Zhanze Star Lord was not fooled; instead, he set a trap, luring the Witch King's fleet into an ambush and annihilating it outright.

After the battle, the Witch King nullified Ji Wu's marriage to Zhan Ze and arranged another princess for a marriage alliance.

"Hehe~"

When the Prison Guard finished, Ji Wu thought he was done and let out two cold laughs.

Then she gave a wry smile and said, "Now Zhan Ze, my former husband, must be extremely pleased!"

He not only gained greater power, but also made the Witch King bow to him; he even gave my most beautiful sister, Princess Liqi, to him in marriage.

The prison guard exclaimed in surprise, "Princess, how do you know it's Princess Liqi?"

Ji Wu sneered, "I know my father the Witch King best; when faced with such a matter, he is always very generous."

Since we want to win over Zhan Ze, of course we must send out the most beautiful woman from our Witch Tribe.

Maybe if Zhan Ze gets happy, he'll submit?

At least, he'll restrain a bit, won't be as arrogant as before, giving him some face.

Also give face to the Witch Tribe, making everyone think the Witch Tribe is still united, still the powerful Witch Tribe of its peak era.

Having said that, Ji Wu wore a look of disdain.

"Uh~ not like that!"

The prison guard shook his head and said, "Latest news: Zhanze Star Lord beheaded Princess Liqi as a sacrifice to the flag, then sent troops to attack the Main Star, claiming he wants to rescue you, Princess."

Now, the outskirts of the Main Star have already come under attack.

And, and...

"What else?"

Ji Wu asked, frowning.

The prison guard continued, "Moreover, our Witch Tribe's enemies, the other Star Lords, are also taking advantage of the fire to loot; we Witch Tribe are probably done for."

"Uh~"

Now it was Ji Wu's turn to be stunned.

She seemed to have heard this story before.

Well, it's an ancient Earth story about flying into a rage over a beauty.

Of course, that man in the story doesn't live up to this allusion; he's just using a woman as a stepping stone.

And this Zhan Ze...

Ji Wu couldn't imagine that Zhan Ze had any other reason to launch a rebellion.

Unless he's utterly stupid.

This man actually destroyed the entire Witch Tribe for his own sake.

For a moment, Ji Wu didn't know whether she was moved or feeling something else.

After the prison guard finished speaking, he left.

Afterwards, that young prison guard never appeared before Ji Wu again.

Because the new Prison System had finished loading.

Time flowed slowly; even though Ji Wu sped up time many times over, reaching the limit of her ability,

yet she still felt as if days were like years.

Thanks to the rigidity of the Prison System, Ji Wu was sentenced to life imprisonment; before the Legal Corps under the Witch King issued orders,

Ji Wu would not be executed.

However, the Main Star had by then descended into chaos.

Not only the Legal Corps, but even the Witch King was desperately trying to escape.

No one knew how long had passed.

The prison was suddenly opened.

A tall figure appeared outside the cell.

His handsome face was both familiar and strange.

It was Zhan Ze, who is actually Lin Feng.

In Ji Wu's eyes, Boss Lin was merely wearing Zhan Ze's skin.

"My lady, I've come to rescue you!"

Lin Feng looked at Ji Wu with a smile.

"Ugh~"

Ji Wu cried.

Lin Feng waved his hand, ordering his subordinates to open the cell.

Ji Wu leapt forward and threw herself into Lin Feng's arms.

Even the most iron-hearted woman, upon meeting a man who can forsake everything for her and oppose his entire clan, will have her heart 'melt'.

Lin Feng patted Ji Wu on the back, "Stop crying for now; we need to hurry!"

From now on, we have no home; we can only wander the universe, but I believe we will surely find a new homeland!

Rest assured, as long as I'm here, I won't let anyone hurt you!

"Mm!"

Ji Wu nodded heavily.

Afterwards, Lin Feng brought Ji Wu aboard a starship, flying far away from the Witch Tribe's Main Star.

Then…

Ji Wu no longer wanted to make up stories.

Once this woman falls in love, her eyes see only the man.

However, her final pride caused her to erase Lin Feng's memories in the Illusion Realm before it vanished.

She didn't want Lin Feng to know she had been defeated so utterly in the Illusion Realm.

Such an experience could be written into a love novel with dramatic twists and turns.

The Domineering Star Lord, in a fit of rage over the distressed princess, annihilated the entire Witch Tribe.

Ji Wu didn't know that her Illusion Realm had already been permeated by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng merely seized the chance to weave a story, just to make her return.

In Boss Lin's dictionary, there is no such thing as deceiving women.

If there were, it would only be for the woman's benefit.

…

Time passed—ten hours!

The younger witch saw the two's gazes gradually clear, as if their reason had returned, and then checked the time.

After Lin Feng came to his senses, he furrowed his brows and pinched his bridge of the nose.

Then he shook his head sharply.

Ji Wu stared wide‑eyed at Lin Feng, her expression still a bit dazed.

Finally, she clenched her teeth, turned away, and before Jing Wu could ask, said, "I lost!"

Lin Feng's mouth twitched slightly, a barely perceptible smile crossing his face.

Done!

If the situation hadn't been critical back then...

To be precise, it wasn't advisable to overly interfere with the Illusion Realm Ji Wu created, lest she notice.

Lin Feng was in prison at the time—what a wonderful environment!

He hadn't even barbecued in such an environment before!

His train of thought went off track.

Lin Feng quickly gathered his spirit and said calmly, "I'm tired, I want to rest a bit."

The younger witch and Jing Wu left at once, and casually pulled Ji Wu—who didn't want to leave and wanted to stay—away.