Man on the ark, forced to become king

In her early years, she assisted the Yan Kingdom and, together with the eldest brother of the Sui Beast fragments, guarded the Jade Gate Pass to block evil spirits.

After returning to the mainland, he lived in Shangshu, where he helped Shangshu City avert a natural disaster.

Having rendered great service and helped the Yan Kingdom on several occasions, the Yan Kingdom's court basically didn't pay much attention to her. Even the high-ranking Grand Tutor and the respected Old Celestial Master would give her some face. She lived openly on Shangshu Mountain, as neighbors with Si Suitai and the renowned Qing Leibo. She would often go down the mountain to buy wine and enjoyed it.

The experts left behind by the Yan Kingdom in Shang Shu were more for the purpose of preventing the Sui Beast from suddenly going out of control than for targeting her personally.

All I can say is that the eldest sister is still the eldest sister.

In comparison, what kind of days did we spend before the New Year and the Eve?

Xi, needless to say, has been squatting in the painting for hundreds of years, and was even taught a lesson by the Celestial Master with thunder magic.

In 2018, he was constantly being chased by Si Suitai, having to hide in different places every now and then, and he dared not stay in one place for long.

It didn't make me feel at all comfortable.

In fact, one can glimpse the charm of the year from the outline drawn by the year and the evening.

Based on just a few words overheard, it seemed certain that the older woman's level of understanding was far superior to that of Nian and Xi.

Lin Lu found it hard to imagine that someone like that could also suffer from the disturbance of the awakened beast.

"Eldest sister, the Year Beast? Ah... Eldest sister doesn't care. What I asked for for her was just wishful thinking on my part. In any case, it's an extra layer of insurance, so what's wrong with that?"

It was the dead of winter, and the Spring Festival was just around the corner.

In the howling, cold wind of the wilderness, the Raider, a Wilderness Series T-08 armed vehicle from Raytheon Industries, travels across the vast land, following the fixed routes left by the mobile city, raising long plumes of dust.

Leaning back in the driver's seat, one hand gripping the steering wheel, Nian raised his eyelids and smiled wryly when he heard Lin Lu's question.

“Your sister is indeed not like me and Xi, who are suffocated by the shadow of the Year Beast all day long. In the words of those people from the Celestial Master’s Mansion, she has attained great freedom and ease. All the things in the world are just a fleeting dream to her.”

"But who can say for sure about some things?"

“We fragments all originated from Him. To be honest, no one knows what it will be like when He truly awakens. If Second Brother goes mad, he's gone and that's that. But Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister… I do care about them. Now that I've found a way, I have to let them know.”

"Besides, we're both married now, aren't we?"

At this point, Nian shifted her body, adopting a more comfortable and casual posture, blinked, and teased, "Although there were no formal betrothal gifts, no grand wedding ceremony, and no eight-bearer sedan chair, we still had to inform our close elder brothers and sisters, right?"

"How about this, when we return to Longmen in a few days, I'll have Old Wei arrange a grand ceremony for you two, get you two a phoenix coronet and wedding robes, and find a big sedan chair to put you in?"

Lin Lu glanced at her sideways and picked up the conversation.

If this guy really dares to ask for it, then he really dares to do it. It's not a bad thing to experience the customs of Yan Kingdom.

Perfect, this is a good opportunity to collect some monetary gifts.

He knew that this was the prevailing custom in Yan Country; people like Lao Wei were respectable and would certainly be generous with their money.

"No thanks, I can't stand that. You'd be better off investing that money in making a movie; who knows, it might become a huge hit someday..."

"You also know that your terrible movies won't sell."

"She knows exactly what she's doing, but she's just being stubborn."

Xi, who was lying in the back seat yawning, suddenly interrupted, piercing Nian's heart like an arrow, freezing his expression on his face. He then turned around and glared at her fiercely.

"I'll deal with you when we get to Shangshu!"

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Alright, alright, we're driving, stop making noise."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Lin Lu was at her wits' end and quickly spoke up to stop them.

Good heavens, if something goes wrong on the way, one slip could mean sleeping in the open all day and having to walk all the way to Shangshu. He doesn't want to experience that.

How much longer until we reach Shangshu?

Lin Lu picked up the map that was placed next to her, looked at it, thought for a moment, but couldn't figure anything out.

If Mostima were here, he might be able to give a rough estimate. But he's not a professional messenger who travels all year round. In this vast wilderness, everything looks the same, making it very difficult to determine our exact location, let alone how far we are from our destination.

"It's coming soon."

Nian leaned over and glanced at it, pondered for several seconds, and finally came to an answer.

"I think at this pace, we'll definitely arrive before tomorrow!"

"Nonsense, you're just guessing, aren't you?"

Lin Lu had anticipated Nian's unreliability and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

The way she was driving, the speedometer was maxed out. It's only because the people in this car are all highly skilled and daring; if it were someone less courageous, they might have been scared to death inside the car.

If we drive like this for a day and a night, we could easily reach not only Shangshu, but even the capital of Yan Kingdom. Do you even need to guess?

"What can we do? I can't make this car fly. It can only go this fast. If you ask me, I'll go to a place later and modify it so that it can go up to 600 miles per hour. Next time we go out, it will take half the time."

"Why don't you suggest that next time we crawl into the city's defensive cannons and have Old Wei fire us out with the cannon barrels, blasting us all the way to Shangshu? 300 miles per hour is enough, 600 miles per hour, and there won't even be a chassis left."

"Hey, you know what, that's actually a great idea. Anyway, I'm tough, I can definitely handle it, I can give it a try!"

"Try it, you big head ghost!"

"Are we really almost there? I can see the mountain silhouettes in the distance."

The two people in the front seat were bickering happily when Xi leaned out from the back seat, blinking as she looked ahead, interrupting their 'entertainment'.

"Let me see... that should be about right."

After looking at it carefully, he became happy. The pattern painted on the bright red floral arm seemed to come alive, and illusory cloud patterns appeared in the air.

"Excellent! Let's put in more effort and witness my extraordinary abilities!"

call!

From the outside, the entire off-road vehicle looked as if it had been instantly draped in crimson armor, with cloud patterns swirling around the body, making it seem as if it were riding on clouds. This further increased the already incredibly fast speed, almost leaving a trail of afterimages on the ground as it surged forward, covering an extremely long distance in the blink of an eye.

Inside the car, caught off guard, Lin Lu and Xi were pressed directly onto their seats, their backs almost sinking into the seats, watching helplessly as the scenery outside the car windows on both sides became a blur, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

"Slow down! Slow down!"

Lin Lu hurriedly tried to stop him, but Nian ignored her and became increasingly excited. The high-speed off-road vehicle not only did not slow down, but instead sped up, just like a cannonball being fired.

With the boost of high speed, the distant, layered mountain shadows grew closer and clearer, gradually revealing their complete outlines, and a high city nestled among the mountains came into view.

Three mountains and eighteen peaks, winding streams, and misty clouds.

The renowned city of Shangshu, famous throughout the Great Yan Dynasty, is nestled among mountains. It is a land of abundant resources, outstanding people, and numerous talented individuals. It boasts countless famous mountains and rivers.

The mountainous terrain of Shangshu is complex and not conducive to the development of modern mobile cities.

However, Shangshu, which has thrived and multiplied since ancient times, was unwilling to leave its hometown. As the city moved to a more suitable environment, the urban plots of Shangshu were scattered among the mountains from the very beginning.

The civil engineering masters of the Celestial Master's Mansion worked together to move many famous mountains and towering peaks to the mobile city platform, achieving a miracle of moving mountains and peaks by human power, which can be described as a masterpiece of nature.

The people here have perfectly combined the ancient charm of Yan Kingdom, its beautiful landscapes, and modern industry, creating a unique and picturesque city.

Lin Lu had read about Shangshu City in a book, but now that she had seen it with her own eyes, she realized that the description in the book only captured three or four parts of the true essence of the city.

Words on paper cannot truly capture the essence of Shangshu culture.

It was truly a pleasure to have the opportunity to explore this city.

...It would be even better if the car speed could be a little slower this year.

He didn't know exactly how fast it was going, but the scenery inside the windows on both sides was so blurred that he couldn't see anything at all. He could only see the increasingly larger shadows in front of him. The moving city blocks that were stopped in the mountains were already clearly visible.

At this speed, they'll probably crash into the city's foundation in a few more minutes.

"That's about right, it's time to slow down, isn't it?"

Lin Lu forced a smile, trying to persuade the excited Nian to slow down the car a little.

Unexpectedly, this only fueled Nian's enthusiasm, and he slammed his hand on the steering wheel, his eyes practically blazing with fire.

"Hahaha, such a great opportunity doesn't come often. Don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen."

"Behold my divine power! Heaven has a furnace, and earth produces the five metals!"

click-

With a sharp crack, the car fell silent. Lin Lu stared blankly at the broken part of the steering wheel. Nian lifted the steering wheel, still not quite reacting. Xi, who was looking over from the back seat, turned pale when she saw this.

"It's okay, it's okay, we still have brakes. We'll brake slowly, at most we'll roll a few times, it'll be fine..."

After a moment of silence, Lin Lu glanced at Shang Shu, who was getting closer and closer, and offered a suggestion.

Although braking at that speed would be tantamount to suicide for ordinary people, it's still better for them than crashing headfirst into the city.

Of course, they could also choose to jump ship now; with their capabilities, that would be no problem at all, and they could do it.

However, Lin Lu was still a little reluctant to part with the car; it was quite expensive...

Because if you step on the brakes and the car rolls dozens or hundreds of times on the ground, it can still be used after some repairs. But if it really crashes into the road surface, the tires probably can't be salvaged, and at most a few screws will be left.

"Um, well, I have two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one would you like to hear first?"

Nian chuckled awkwardly, adjusted the steering wheel, winked, and spoke cautiously.

"I've seen the bad stuff, now tell me your good news."

What could be worse than about to crash into a moving city at several hundred miles per hour? Lin Lu certainly couldn't imagine it. He looked at Nian with a hint of hope, hoping to hear good news from her, such as 'there's a way to stop the car'.

However, the answer from that year was as unreliable as ever.