Chapter 174 – Brutal Beastman Marshal vs. White Lotus, Black Lotus, Pitiful Plant Prince (01)
Arriving in a new world once again, Mu Jin opened his eyes and stared blankly at the white ceiling. He felt a severe ache all over his body, with a particularly sharp pain in his arm.
Without even needing to look, Mu Jin knew he was injured. Fortunately, the injuries weren’t too serious, but there were probably quite a few wounds on his body, the most severe being on his arm.
On the other side, 003 had already started diligently repairing Mu Jin’s injuries, leaving only the surface wounds. The internal injuries were all taken care of. Mu Jin wondered what situation he had crossed into, and why the original owner of this body was injured.
Quickly surveying the room, Mu Jin noticed that while the decor wasn’t luxurious, it exuded a sense of nobility. It seemed the original owner lived in a decent environment, but Mu Jin wasn’t sure if this room belonged to him or if he had been rescued by someone.
Before he could think further, the door to the room was pushed open. A maid in court attire walked in. She was elegantly dressed, with delicate features and long, black hair cascading down her back.
Though she appeared to be an ordinary beauty, when she looked up, Mu Jin noticed her eyes were a striking green, reminding him of the forest spirits he had seen in the past.
Without showing any emotion, he watched as she approached, carrying a white bowl filled with dark medicinal liquid.
Seeing Mu Jin awake, the woman smiled gently and said “Your Highness, why do you have to think so hard? Didn’t His Royal Highness the Second Prince tell you that he will arrange everything properly and will definitely not let you get hurt.
Your escape this time has angered His Majesty the Emperor, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince spent a lot of time to suppress His Majesty’s anger. You should drink this bowl of medicine quickly and conserve your energy. You will have to leave with the marriage team tomorrow.”
After speaking, the maid looked at Mu Jin with concern and handed him the bowl. Mu Jin, knowledgeable about medicine, knew the liquid had no harmful substances, and in fact, would benefit his wounds. Without hesitation, he drank it all in one gulp despite the bitter taste.
To his amazement, the small wounds on his body started healing at a visible rate, and even the large gash on his arm was reduced to a red scar.
Although 003 told him the medicine’s effects on internal injuries weren’t as miraculous as its external healing properties, it was enough for Mu Jin to gain a new understanding of this world.
Seeing Mu Jin obediently drink the medicine, the maid looked relieved. She comforted him with a few more words, and when he didn’t respond, she wasn’t bothered, assuming he was in a bad mood. She instructed him to rest well and then left with the empty bowl.
Despite her gentle demeanor, Mu Jin sensed the maid’s underlying malice. No matter how kind her words were, she couldn’t hide the contempt in her eyes.
From what the woman said, Mu Jin could confirm that she was the original owner’s maid, indicating the original owner held a high status. However, the mention of an arranged marriage puzzled him. If he had to deal with a marriage agreement right after arriving, it would be quite troublesome.
Even if the marriage didn’t go through, Mu Jin doubted his future partner would let it go easily once he found out. With an overly imaginative and jealous lover, his partner might use this as an excuse to punish him. Not that Mu Jin didn’t look forward to certain punishments, though.
For now, the priority was to understand the nature of this world. Once the door closed, Mu Jin waited a while longer to ensure his safety, then instructed 003 in his consciousness to transmit the world’s storyline to his mind.
From the information 003 provided, Mu Jin learned that this was a highly advanced interstellar world.
What surprised him was that this world was inhabited by beastmen. The continent was divided into three parts: the Plant Empire, the Beast Empire, and the Blue Sea.
The Plant Empire and the Beast Empire were self-explanatory. Both plant people and beastmen had humanoid and original forms. Blue Sea inhabitants were various aquatic creatures capable of transforming into human or semi-human forms, like mermaids.
There were also external invaders, the notorious Zergs. The Zergs invaded other star systems to plunder resources. However, in this technologically advanced world, the three realms united to resist them.
The Blue Sea people lived underwater, so their territory wasn’t the main battleground. The Plant Empire and Beast Empire constantly coveted each other’s land but maintained a precarious balance, occasionally solidified through marriage alliances.
Beastmen’s males and females were not very different from humans in their biology. Once in human form, they resembled humans entirely, except for size differences and minimal traits from their original forms.
Plants, however, were different. They were usually genderless and more beautiful than beastmen. They were particularly attached to their flower forms and scents. For instance, the current emperor of the Plant Empire had a peony as his original form.
Noble plants usually had rare and valuable flowers as their original forms. Their human appearance was one aspect, but their scent and plant form were deemed more important.
Most plant people’s eye colors reflected their original plant’s characteristics, and some even had intricate patterns on their bodies. So even in human form, it was easy to distinguish plants from beastmen based on their appearance.
Over the years, apart from the Blue Sea, the two empires occupied opposite sides of the continent. Beastmen, with their superior combat abilities, looked down on the fragile plant people. Plant people, proud and haughty, also scorned the beastmen’s primitive past.
Plant people had strong mental powers and advanced medical knowledge due to their deep understanding of plants. Their lands were rich in resources. However, due to constant harassment from the Zergs, the three realms had no time for internal conflicts, uniting against external threats, creating a state of peace.
The main storyline of this world begins in the Plant Empire. The protagonist of this small world is named Bai Qian, a plant person.
Generally, plant people are not as physically strong as beastmen but have powerful mental abilities. However, Bai Qian was an exception. He was as strong as an ox and had mental abilities that were quite formidable even by beastman standards, although considered average among plant people.
Bai Qian’s adoptive father was a servant in the palace. Bai Qian had no mother and was found by his father in a forest. As he grew older, his aging adoptive father, nearing the end of his life, brought him to the palace to work as a servant, ensuring he had food and shelter.
Shortly after settling Bai Qian’s life, his adoptive father passed away. Bai Qian was heartbroken and, while crying in a corner, was comforted by a very cute child, whom he later learned was the fifth prince, the least favored member of the royal family.
The fifth prince’s mother was a female slave who died shortly after giving birth. After being comforted, Bai Qian began to pay attention to the prince and discovered that he was treated poorly, even worse than the common servants. Feeling a sense of shared suffering, Bai Qian secretly started bringing him things, and they gradually became friends.
Thus, a prince and a servant grew up together, forming a close bond. After his adoptive father died, Bai Qian regarded the fifth prince as his only family. However, on the day the fifth prince came of age, he was ordered to marry Marshal Cromwell of the Beast Empire.
Marshal Cromwell of the Beast Empire was notoriously ugly, cruel, and a combat fanatic. Everyone feared his ruthlessness, and there were even rumors that he enjoyed torturing people. It was unimaginable what kind of fate awaited the fifth prince if he married him.
For Bai Qian, the fifth prince was his only family in the world. He couldn’t bear the thought of his pure and innocent childhood friend marrying such a demon, so he proposed that they escape the palace together.
One night, they attempted to flee the palace but were soon discovered. They made it to the forest, but their pursuers caught up. Bai Qian was severely injured, and the fifth prince was captured and taken back.
Bai Qian fell into the water, unconscious and with his life hanging by a thread. At this critical moment, his beastman bloodline was awakened, saving his life.
It turned out Bai Qian was not a pure plant person; he had half-beastman blood. When he woke up, he found himself in the dangerous depths of a forbidden forest in the Plant Empire, a place no one dared to enter. Bai Qian had no idea how to escape.
In the forest, Bai Qian experienced many adventures and even discovered a way to cultivate his abilities. He struggled to find a way out while fighting fierce beasts and training to enhance his strength. After several months, he finally managed to escape the perilous forest.
After leaving the forest, Bai Qian immediately sought news and learned that the fifth prince had already been taken to the Beastman Empire to marry the marshal. Hearing this, Bai Qian became very anxious and hurried to the Beastman Empire.
The Beastman Empire and the Plant Empire had always been xenophobic, requiring detailed scrutiny for anyone entering. However, because Bai Qian’s appearance was very robust and resembled an ordinary beastman, and since he had already activated his beastman bloodline, no one suspected him. He easily infiltrated the Beastman Empire.
Upon entering, he heard rumors that his childhood friend had already died and that the brutal marshal had tortured him to death. This enraged Bai Qian.
He vowed to avenge his friend, but the marshal’s strength was too formidable. Bai Qian knew that trying to kill him now would be futile, so he suppressed his hatred and remained in the Beastman Empire.
Bai Qian bided his time and, through a series of fortunate events, entered the Beastman Empire’s Imperial Academy. After enhancing his skills, he joined the imperial army.
With his military achievements, he steadily rose through the ranks and eventually became a general. During an invasion by the insect race, the marshal was severely injured in a battle with the insect queen. Bai Qian seized this opportunity to kill the brutal marshal.
In the fight, Bai Qian fully activated his beastman bloodline, transforming into a dragon. This revealed his royal lineage, as only members of the royal family could transform into dragons.
When this information reached the emperor of the Beastman Empire, he discovered that Bai Qian’s mother was the bride sent by the Plant Empire for a political marriage. Although the emperor treated her well, she had a lover back in the Plant Empire. Seizing an opportunity, she escaped and returned, abandoning her newborn child, Bai Qian.
All these years later, Bai Qian finally learned his true identity. Due to the beastman’s deep loyalty, the emperor of the Beastman Empire never remarried and had no other heirs, placing his hopes on his newly found son.
As subsequent events unfolded, Bai Qian’s power grew. After defeating the insect race, a fierce conflict erupted between the Plant Empire and the Beastman Empire. Ultimately, Bai Qian led his troops to conquer the Plant Empire, uniting both empires and becoming a legendary leader of the continent.
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