I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 205, Sections 1.15 and 3: Royal Wars
Tang Xiuna poured hot water into the transparent teapot, then took out a box of tea leaves, selected some, and threw them in.

His dark purple eyes watched silently as the tea leaves floated in the transparent teapot, gradually staining the water. A faint smile played on his lips, his expression carrying a hint of sadness and longing.

He turned to look at Mu Yegui and asked gently, "Do you like black tea?"

Mu Yegui looked at the somewhat messy study. In addition to the bookshelves filled with books, all kinds of books were piled up everywhere, on the desk, next to the desk, and even in front of the sofa and coffee table. Judging from the titles, the books seemed to be about the history of this world.

She found an empty seat on the sofa and sat down, replying, "Anything is fine with me."

"It's a bit messy. I've been researching the history of various countries recently, and these are all books I found in the library." Tang Xiuna took out a beautiful teacup embroidered with white daisies, poured red tea into it, and then handed it to Mu Yegui.

Mu Yegui casually flipped to a page of the thick book beside him, which contained the history of the fairy tale kingdom.

"The royal family of the fairy tale kingdom? Are you investigating them too?" She asked, taking a small sip of her tea.

"Hmm." Tang Xiuna casually picked up a book from the table, turning the pages with one hand while holding a teacup in the other. He walked to the desk and slowly sat down, his loose, dark purple hair obscuring his fair, full forehead. His handsome face was focused intently on the book, occasionally taking a sip of tea.

“There’s a big problem here. It seems like a major incident happened decades ago, but we can’t find any trace of it.” He frowned slightly, his expression grave, and said slowly.

“The history is discontinuous. Even if some lies were fabricated and recorded, there are still contradictions no matter how they are pieced together. As the Lustful Administrator, I have a responsibility to manage the Fairy Tale Kingdom well before his return, which includes eliminating any dissent.” Tang Xiuna put down his teacup, picked up a quill pen, and wrote on a piece of parchment.

He sat at his desk, diligently taking notes with a quill pen, pointing to the words on the page with one finger. Occasionally, he would furrow his brow in distress, or show a hint of surprise, but he never showed the slightest impatience, like a lifeless puppet endlessly repeating its duties day after day in a relentless pursuit of reality.

"So Tang Xiuna was such a serious person after all?" Mu Yegui looked up at him and suddenly asked.

Tang Xiuna paused slightly in the hand holding the quill pen, his dark purple eyes fixed on the parchment in front of him. A struggle flashed in his eyes, but he eventually gave up as if in despair, and his eyes returned to calm.

A faint smile curved his lips, and his gentle voice, tinged with a hidden tremor and sadness, said softly, "Isn't this my duty? The so-called responsibility, or rather, the arrangement of fate, must be accepted no matter how unwilling one is, and one must keep moving forward step by step, for there is no turning back."

"Ferna thought you were dead, so are you really dead?" She asked, her cool silver eyes calmly fixed on Tang Xiuna.

"I don't know this Fernana you're talking about. I'm just an ordinary person who passed the selection process and was chosen by His Majesty the Duke to serve as the administrator of the Lustful Lord. Even if I'm a newly appointed administrator, you can't compare me to you players," Tang Xiu said slowly, lowering his eyes.

Mu Yegui slowly stood up and walked to the opposite side of the desk, quietly watching him.

Tang Xiuna was slightly taken aback and subconsciously raised his head.

Do you know what a person does when they're lying?

"what?"

Pointing to Tang Xiuna's constantly rubbing index finger and thumb, she bluntly exposed him, "You avoid eye contact, your eyes dart around, and your hands unconsciously fidget. Tang Xiuna, you're really bad at lying. At least in my opinion, your inner thoughts betray your true feelings."

Tang Xiuna remained silent for a long time, then suddenly chuckled softly and said, "Hahaha, Ji Qi was right after all. Lord Ye Gui is ruthless and will never cover for someone; he will expose them without hesitation."

Mu Yegui pursed her pink lips. This wasn't a compliment, and the phrase "ruthless and incorruptible" wasn't used like that. "Adele told me that Fisch has some connections with the royal family. Should we start from that angle?"

"Huh?" Tang Xiuna's expression showed a hint of surprise and astonishment, clearly not expecting Mu Yegui to say that.

"Because I want to know, it might be more efficient for you to investigate. After all, it's not convenient for me to move around here; I'm being watched everywhere. And..."

"And what?" Tang Xiuna asked.

“A dungeon.” She looked at the Nightmare Book in her hand and said slowly, “There might be a dungeon related to Fish.”

"Perhaps we can cooperate." Tang Xiuna picked up his teacup and took a small sip, his dark purple eyes filled with a hint of confusion.

He did the right thing, didn't he...?

Mu Yegui looked up at Tang Xiuna quietly, then suddenly said, "I got Fernna drunk earlier."

"Huh!?" Tang Xiuna's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, causing the brownish-red tea to spill onto his hand. He didn't care at all and put the teacup down on the table. With a crisp sound of tea splashing into the air and hitting the table, he suddenly stood up and looked at Mu Yegui in disbelief.

"A very cute expression," Mu Yegui said, his expression unchanged.

"What are you saying?!" Tang Xiuna's face flushed slightly, seemingly annoyed.

Looking at Tang Xiuna's trembling fists, Mu Yegui added, "She's still holding me."

Without hesitation, Tang Xiuna drew the short sword from the table, pointed it at Mu Yegui with a blank expression, and said coldly, "Let's duel."

"Didn't you say you didn't know him?" Mu Yegui tilted his head slightly, his clear, silver eyes looking at Tang Xiuna with confusion.

Tang Xiuna: "..." No man could tolerate this, okay?

"My wife." Tang Xiuna narrowed his eyes and said without hesitation.

"Even though you're not married, and she thinks you're dead, it's okay for you to have a second spring, isn't it?"

"No! Nana is mine!" I should have known better than to pretend to be indifferent. Although I had prepared myself not to see her again, hearing about this kind of thing made me care about everything. I just wanted to go back to her side and protect her.

“I…have never forgotten her for a single moment…even when I was going through the selection process, I told myself that I had to live to see her, that I didn’t want to see her sad and crying. But later I had to change my mind. I have become one with this world, and there is no longer any possibility between us.”

"There's no going back... but even so... I won't allow anyone to bully her."

In essence, Tang Xiuna was a henpecked husband.

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(End of this chapter)