Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

Eva smiled even more broadly.

She turned around, her bare feet stepping onto the soft carpet, and walked back to the couch, where she reclined again.

The dark green silk robe spread out over her body like a blooming dark flower.

She reached out and picked up the black pearl necklace, gently fiddling with it between her fingertips, her emerald eyes filled with a satisfied smile.

"Okay, I'm not teasing you anymore."

Her voice returned to its usual languid and calm tone, as if the teasing just now was merely a harmless joke.

"Let me think about this."

She paused, her gaze falling on Qian Renxue's face, a meaningful smile curving her lips.

I'll tell you when I think of it.

Qian Renxue sat in the chair, the blush on her face not yet completely gone.

Looking at Eva's languid and composed demeanor, she felt a complex mix of emotions that were hard to describe.

There was embarrassment, anger, and a sense of frustration at having one's weakness exploited.

But more than that, it was something subtle that even she herself hadn't noticed...

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

He stood up, straightened his robes, and regained his usual composure and calm.

"Okay," she said, her voice devoid of any emotion. "I'll wait for your reply."

Then she turned and walked toward the door.

His steps remained steady, and his back remained straight.

But if someone looks closely, they will notice that the base of her ears is still red.

The moment the door closed behind her, Qian Renxue leaned against a pillar in the corridor, closed her eyes, and let out a long breath.

The night breeze swept through the corridor, ruffling the stray hairs on her forehead.

She reached up and touched her cheek; it was still hot.

“Eva…”

She murmured the name, her voice tinged with a hint of gritted teeth.

Then, she straightened up and walked towards the Imperial Study.

There were also mountains of memorials waiting for her to review.

As for that conversation just now...

Qian Renxue quickened her pace, as if trying to leave some thought behind.

Inside the palace, Eva still leaned against the soft couch, her emerald eyes gazing in the direction where Qian Renxue had disappeared, a smile lingering on her lips.

She gently fiddled with the black pearl necklace in her hand, her voice so soft it was as if she were talking to herself.

"This is getting more and more interesting..."

……

the other side.

As night deepened, the moonlight shone like water.

Three figures moved swiftly along the winding mountain road.

Tang Hao walked at the front, his pace neither hurried nor slow, each step covering an extremely long distance.

Tang San and Cinderella followed behind him, barely managing to keep up by pushing their Xuan Tian Gong to its limit.

They have been gone for a long time.

Starting from Wuhun City, we traveled along the official road, over hills, and across rivers, heading west.

Cinderella didn't know where Tang Hao was taking them, nor did she ask.

From the first day she met this man, he was not one to explain himself.

He always does things directly and never gives prior notice.

Just like back then when he suddenly left, leaving only a letter and some money.

Just like when he suddenly appeared in Wuhun City, leading them and Zhu Zhuqing to escape Davis's encirclement.

Just like now, he walks silently in the night, not uttering a single unnecessary word.

Cinderella sighed inwardly and quickened her pace to catch up.

As the first hint of dawn appeared on the horizon, Tang Hao finally stopped.

Tang San and Cinderella also stopped, slightly out of breath.

Cinderella looked up, stared ahead, and then froze.

Before us lies a valley.

No, to be precise, it's a pool of water.

The pool is crystal clear, tranquil and deep, like a huge sapphire set among the mountains.

The morning mist drifted gently across the water, enveloping the entire pool in a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere.

Sunlight streamed down from the eastern mountain ridge, turning the pool into a warm, shimmering gold-colored hue.

On one side of the valley, a waterfall about 20 meters wide hangs like a jade belt across a mountain wall nearly 200 meters high. The thunderous roar is produced by its impact on the pool below.

The waterfall shimmered with silvery-white light under the sunlight, like countless pearls cascading down from a great height into the pool, splashing up layers of mist.

The mist, illuminated by the sunlight, refracted a faint rainbow that stretched across the pool, a beauty almost unreal.

On the other side of the valley, near the edge of the pool, there is a wooden house.

The wooden house wasn't big, but it looked very sturdy.

The roof was covered with thick thatch, the walls were made of whole logs, and there was an axe at the door with chopped firewood piled up next to it.

Next to the wooden house, there was a small plot of cultivated land where some unknown vegetables were planted. Although they were not growing very lush, they were green and pleasing to the eye.

Cinderella stood there, gazing at the idyllic scene before her, without uttering a word.

Tang San remained silent, his gaze sweeping over the pool, waterfall, wooden house, and vegetable garden, a hint of surprise flashing in his deep eyes.

He never expected that Tang Hao would bring them to such a place.

Quiet, beautiful, and secluded from the world.

It's like a corner of the world that has been forgotten.

Tang Hao turned around and looked at the two of them, his cloudy eyes expressionless.

His voice remained calm, as if he were stating a perfectly ordinary fact.

"For the next two years, this will be where you live and cultivate yourselves."

He pointed to the pool.

"I'm thirsty, there's water right here."

He then pointed to the dense forests on both sides of the valley.

"If you're hungry, there are wild fruits, wild vegetables, and fish. Figure it out yourself."

Cinderella looked at the dense forest, then at the fish swimming in the pool, and her lips twitched slightly.

Try to figure it out yourself?

She looked at Tang Hao, hesitant to speak.

Tang Hao didn't look at her and continued, "There are two cabins, one for each person. Help yourselves with anything you need; there are no servants to wait on you."

He paused, his gaze falling on Tang San.

Chapter 469 Establishing her as Empress

"For the next two years, I will give you special training on the Clear Sky Hammer here."

Tang Hao's voice was calm, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary. But his eyes were more serious than ever.

He took a forging hammer from his waist and casually tossed it to Tang San.

The forging hammer was completely black, with a head the size of a watermelon and a smooth, shiny handle, clearly indicating that it had been used countless times.

It's quite heavy, weighing at least thirty or forty pounds.

Tang San caught the forging hammer without saying a word.

Tang Hao raised his hand and pointed to the other end of the pool.

"There."

Tang San looked in the direction he was pointing.

On the opposite bank of the pool, a waterfall about twenty meters wide cascades down from a mountain wall nearly two hundred meters high, the thunderous roar of the water deafening.

Below the waterfall, near the center of the pool, a protruding round stone is faintly visible.

The surface of the round stone was smooth as a mirror from the water flow. It was about the size of a millstone, just big enough for a person to stand on.

"Below the waterfall, there's a protruding round rock." Tang Hao's voice cut through the roar of the waterfall and clearly reached Tang San's ears. "You need to stand on it and practice the hammer technique I'll teach you."

Tang San's gaze fell on the round stone below the waterfall, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The waterfall's water cascades down from a height of nearly two hundred meters, and its impact is unimaginable.

"The first phase of special training will end when you can swing the hammer eighty-one times under the waterfall."

After saying this, Tang Hao turned around and stopped looking at Tang San.

His gaze fell on Cinderella, a complex emotion flashing in his cloudy eyes.

"You can stay here and cultivate with the mistress."

Cinderella looked at Tang Hao, her amber eyes calm as still water.