He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Su Qingluan chuckled softly. She lifted her long, slender legs, crossed them, and placed them firmly on Xu Yi's right shoulder.

"Since you don't want to admit it, then continue to be my stepping stone."

This time, Xu Yi didn't struggle. Instead, he silently turned his head away, since it wasn't really smelly anyway.

Just you wait, I'll beat you to death someday.

More than anything else, he is now concerned about the dream travel issue.

This dream journey was interrupted by Su Qingluan, and I wonder if I'll have to wait another week before I can enter it again.

I don't think so.

So, the so-called dream travel that takes place once a week, refers to a completely new travel, right?

If I get interrupted, can I re-enter at any time?

Let's wait until Su Qingluan leaves before asking the system in detail. The system didn't explain many details clearly, it's really unreliable.

Seeing that Xu Yi had stopped struggling and was instead obediently enduring it, Su Qingluan felt even more relieved.

The feeling of having control over one's enemy is truly indescribable.

She rubbed her nail-painted toes against Xu Yi's ear.

Xu Yi's ears were itchy from being teased.

He couldn't help but tilt his head and shake his shoulders, trying to avoid the mischievous toe.

Xu Yi frowned, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction.

"You, as the emperor, can't you stop doing such childish things? Be mindful of your status!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile flashing in her phoenix eyes, her tone carrying a touch of matter-of-factness.

"Identity? My identity in front of others is indeed that of the emperor."

She paused, then lowered her voice slightly.

"But in your eyes, you're the master, and what's wrong with a master playing with a pet?"

Xu Yi was so angry that he wanted to say something but stopped himself. He really couldn't be bothered to argue with this woman anymore.

He silently turned his face away, trying his best not to look at that foot, which was whiter than jade.

The air was silent for a few seconds, with only the soft sound of Su Qingluan turning the pages of a book remaining in the hall.

Just when Xu Yi thought he could finally have some peace and quiet, the woman spoke again.

"I will be going out the day after tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi turned his head abruptly, ignoring the foot that was almost touching his face, and asked with ecstatic joy.

"real?"

Su Qingluan glanced at Xu Yi, who was practically jumping for joy, and a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"Of course it's true."

Xu Yi was overjoyed.

Su Qingluan paused for a moment, then looked up at Xu Yi expressionlessly and said, word by word.

"You will be taken along by me as well."

Xu Yi felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Xu Yi let out a long sigh, his shoulders slumped limply, and his voice was full of bitterness.

"Can you leave me behind?"

Su Qingluan looked down at her book and said lazily.

"This is informing you, not asking you."

Su Qingluan's voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.

After hearing this, Xu Yi felt like he was dying; he really didn't want to stay with this madman.

But why would an emperor suddenly go out like this?

Xu Yi's thoughts suddenly shifted, and a hint of doubt arose in his mind.

He began to recall his memories of his previous life, three thousand years ago, in this timeline... it seems like something important is about to appear.

Wait, it seems like... the immortal fruit has descended to earth?

No wonder this woman wanted to go out; she was probably going to steal the Longevity Fruit!

Holy crap, if this woman actually gets her hands on it, I'll feel worse than dead.

If someone else takes this, that's fine.

But if it were taken by an enemy who was riding on his head, Xu Yi's heart would really not be able to take it.

Most importantly, she's really easy to snatch.

Because the appearance of that thing came without any warning, appearing silently in the Western Regions, hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Cangming Empire.

The place was deserted and uninhabited; at first, not even any cultivators noticed it.

In the end, it was mistakenly eaten by an ordinary person.

Sigh, forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, there's no way to stop her from getting it.

He raised his head, looking at Su Qingluan on the bed, his tone tinged with a hint of probing.

"I don't want to bring any chains or anything like that with me when I get out."

"Can."

Su Qingluan's voice came softly, without the slightest hesitation.

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Qingluan in disbelief.

He had expected Su Qingluan to say something sarcastic or make things difficult for him again, given her sharp tongue.

So you just agreed like that?

This unusual attitude made Xu Yi feel uneasy and puzzled.

Su Qingluan seemed to see through his thoughts. She put down the book in her hand, raised an eyebrow at him, and spoke with a hint of impatience.

"Stop looking at me with your little eyes, come and play chess with me."

Playing chess?

Xu Yi's thoughts were drawn back to his previous life.

He couldn't help but recall the time when he and Su Qingluan were trapped together in a secret realm.

At that time, both of them were seriously injured and could not fight even if they wanted to. They could only pass the long and boring days by playing chess.

Xu Yi snapped out of his thoughts, put on that bewildered look again, and shook his head, saying...

"Playing chess? I'm just a country farmer, I've never played anything so sophisticated, I don't know how."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan's phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously, and her tone instantly turned cold, carrying a hint of threat.

"Xu Yi, if you keep pretending, I'll shove my foot in your mouth."

Xu Yi was speechless after hearing this, and sighed helplessly.

"Alright, I'll play with you."

To his surprise, Su Qingluan casually waved her hand and unlocked the chains binding his hands and feet.

The feeling of constraint disappeared, and Xu Yi regained his freedom on his wrist, which surprised him even more.

Not long after, the palace maids outside the hall were summoned in.

They brought over a small rosewood table and placed it next to the bed, along with an exquisite jade chessboard and chess pieces.

After the palace maids left, Xu Yi looked at the chessboard in front of him, then at Su Qingluan sitting opposite him, and couldn't help but offer his advice.

"Please, just let me go."

"How many emperors in this world actually kept men in their own palaces?"

"Aren't you afraid that these palace maids or something will spread this around? Aren't you afraid that the world will label you a tyrant?"

Su Qingluan picked up a black chess piece and gently placed it on the board. Then she looked up at Xu Yi and said calmly.

"First of all, I don't keep a man, I only keep a pet."

Xu Yi's lips twitched. Only a dog would want to be your pet!

"Secondly, the people around me are a thousand times, ten thousand times more loyal to me than you."

Su Qingluan's voice remained calm, yet it carried an air of absolute confidence.

"This kind of thing will never get out."

But my loyalty to you is negative... even if multiplied a thousand or ten thousand times, it's still negative.

Xu Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart.

If Su Qingluan encounters difficulties, Xu Yi will definitely be the first to stab her in the back.

Su Qingluan seemed to see through his thoughts, but she didn't point it out, and simply continued speaking.

"In the end, I don't care what the world thinks of me."