"You wretched person, this sword is a repayment for the Crown Prince!"
Princess Ning An flicked her wrist, and the soft sword pierced the False Crown Prince's throat like a silver serpent. Blood splattered onto the crystalline ice surface, resembling blooming red plums. The False Crown Prince's eyes widened in disbelief, unable to accept his fate even in death.
"Well done!" Lin Xiaofan exclaimed as he stood up, leaning on his sword. "Why keep such a menace around for the New Year?"
Suddenly, a strange laughter echoed from within the ice sculpture of Moro. Though her body was immobile, her facial muscles twitched: "Hehehe... you think... you can kill me?"
The ice cracked with a sharp sound, revealing Moro's twisted face, which looked particularly sinister: "This is merely... a clone of mine... When we meet next time... you will all die..."
【Alert! Abnormal energy fluctuations detected!】
【Final mission unlocked: Completely eliminate Moro】
【Mission reward: System reactivation】
Lin Xiaofan's heart jolted: "System?!"
As soon as he spoke, a blinding white light suddenly enveloped the entire hall. Lin Xiaofan felt the world spin around him before everything went dark—
"Beep—!"
The sharp sound of a car horn pierced his ears. Lin Xiaofan opened his eyes abruptly, realizing he was sitting in a delivery vehicle, with a truck barreling towards him! Time seemed to freeze as he recognized Moro's familiar face behind the truck's windshield!
"I... returned to the scene of the accident?" Lin Xiaofan gasped for breath.
Moro opened the car door and casually walked up to him: "Surprised?"
"What do you want?" Lin Xiaofan gritted his teeth and asked.
"To go home," Moro shrugged. "I just want to return to modern times. What's wrong with that?"
The scene shifted again. The smell of disinfectant invaded his nostrils as Lin Xiaofan found himself back in the hospital room. Moro stood by the bed in a nurse's uniform, holding a syringe.
"Isn't it nice to live in a dream?" She leaned down, her voice soft. "Parents alive, career successful, ex-girlfriend coming back... Why must you be that 'variable'?"
Lin Xiaofan swatted the syringe from her hand: "How many people have you killed just to go back? The Queen, the Crown Prince, three hundred souls from the General's Mansion, and countless citizens who died from the plague..."
"You know nothing!" Moro suddenly exploded with rage. "Do you have any idea how many times I've failed? Each time I had to start over! Last time I managed to become the old emperor and used thousands as sacrifices to return to modern times, only to run into you, my bad luck!"
She pointed at Lin Xiaofan hysterically: "I originally planned for the False Crown Prince to ascend and perform another human sacrifice... all ruined by you!"
Lin Xiaofan was utterly enraged. He jumped up from the hospital bed, and suddenly, the system panel unfolded before him—
【Ultimate skill unlocked: Word Spirit Sword Qi】
"You're an old pervert!" Lin Xiaofan's words cut like knives. "Jumping around like a flea and calling yourself a god? Do you even deserve it? How many keys do you think you deserve?"
Moro's face changed dramatically as she hurriedly raised her hands to block. Sparks flew in the air as if metal had collided!
"Killing innocents just to go home? Someone like you is nothing but a sociopath in modern times!" Lin Xiaofan pressed on relentlessly. "And sacrifices? Do you think you're some cult leader? In today's world, you'd have been reported by the neighborhood watch a hundred times over!"
Every word transformed into tangible sword energy, forcing Moro to retreat step by step. Her nurse's outfit was shredded, and fresh blood streaked across her face.
"You think you're so high-end?" Lin Xiaofan grew more animated in his insults. "You look like a bootleg Voldemort, with your black robe and cult rituals—what's the matter, did Hogwarts reject you and now you're all triggered?"
Moro spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground. Her body began to turn transparent, like a television screen with poor reception.
"Kill me..." she suddenly laughed, "how wonderful... finally no more reincarnation..."
A gust of wind blew past, and Moro's body dissipated like grains of sand. In her final moment, her expression was one of relief.
A flash of golden light enveloped Lin Xiaofan as he stood once again in the grand hall. The system notification chimed cheerfully:
[Mission Completed!]
[System Reactivated!]
[Energy Restored 100%!]
The court fell silent. Everyone stared in shock at Lin Xiaofan, who had suddenly vanished and then reappeared.
"Uh..." Lin Xiaofan scratched his head, "Am I back?"
Three months later, Fifth Prince donned in yellow robes ascended the throne.
"By the mandate of heaven, Emperor decrees: Lin Yuan's son Lin Xiaofan, wise and brave, upholding the state... hereby appointed as Great Xia's Number One Spouter, rank equal to the three dukes! You are permitted to enter the court with sword and boots, honored without name."
In the court, Lin Xiaofan received the imperial edict, his mouth twitching. "Great Xia's Number One Spouter? Is this title for real?"
Princess Ning An stifled a laugh beside him. "Who told you to insult people so fiercely? You even managed to insult Moro to death."
On his way back home after court, Lin Xiaofan heard chaos erupting from the general's residence. The sounds of metal clashing and shouting filled the air.
"Stop! Calm down!"
"I'll take your life today!"
Just as Lin Xiaofan was about to push open the door, it swung open with a bang. A disheveled man holding a feather fan rushed out and nearly collided with him head-on.
“Lord!” The newcomer was Zhuge Liang.
Seeing Lin Xiaofan, he hurriedly adjusted his attire. “You’ve returned just in time! I’ve improved the battle skirts of the Flower Skirt Army…”
Before he could finish, a sparkling figure dashed out—Huo Qubing, dressed in sequined straps and a pink mini skirt, brandishing a long sword with a fierce expression. “Zhuge, I’m going to turn you into a sieve today!”
“Damn!” Lin Xiaofan couldn’t help but burst out laughing. “Old Huo, is this… your new skin?”
In the courtyard, Lin Yuan and Princess Ning An were already doubled over with laughter. Huo Qubing finally realized what was happening, his face turning red. “It’s all this guy’s fault! He said that improving the military uniforms would boost morale…”
Zhuge Liang peeked out from behind Lin Xiaofan with a mischievous grin. “Isn’t the effect pretty good? Just now during training, the enemy scouts saw our ‘handsome flower boy’ army and ran away in fright!”
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