Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Capítulo 1255: Chapter 1255: River God Above (Part 1)

[Thank-You Card synthesis in progress…]

Chuzheng wasn’t transported directly but stayed in the dark, with the bastard’s voice echoing in her ears.

Thank-You Card?

Clue to the Good Person Card!

[Thank-You Card synthesis successful, current progress 2%.]

Chuzheng: “…”

In the last dimension, weren’t there at least a hundred Thank-You Cards?

Only two percent? Are you kidding me?!

[Little Miss, when it reaches ten percent, I’ll give you an Identity Fragment, so do your best!!]

Chuzheng: “…” I want to die.

The King’s Account didn’t respond further, directly transporting her to the next world.

Chuzheng: “…”

Worried about my body… oh spit, my body being cremated.

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When Chuzheng opened her eyes, she found herself sinking continuously, surrounded by water, but these waters were different, like some soft, living beings that wouldn’t cause her breathing difficulty yet wrapped around her, moving her towards something.

Chuzheng: “!!!”

Chuzheng struggled, but since the water was formless, it had little effect.

The speed increased rapidly.

Bam—

Chuzheng landed on her back, the sensation of being wrapped by water disappeared, and in front of her was a gigantic palace, an underwater palace.

Water was all around.

And she was right at the grand entrance of the palace.

The doors were open, and fish of different colors swam leisurely inside.

Chuzheng reached out into the void, could feel the water flow but encountered no resistance and was able to breathe.

What… kind of ghost place is this?

Chuzheng quickly scanned the surroundings to find a safe spot to receive the memories.

–

The original owner was also called Chuzheng, an orphan, adopted by the Yuh Residence from a young age.

Yuh Residence did not permit her to go outside or reveal her identity to others.

Initially, the original owner didn’t know why, but as she grew up, rumors became more frequent, and she realized she was adopted to die in place of Yuh Lian.

Hanjiang City, where Yuh Residence was located, had suffered from the River God’s wrath for years; if the populace didn’t offer a sacrificial offering, the River God would flood Hanjiang City.

And this sacrificial offering was a young, beautiful, unmarried girl.

To ensure fairness, each year every family with an eligible girl participated in a drawing. The family that drew the last red sign had to send their daughter to the River God.

Yuh Residence adopted the original owner to preemptively safeguard Yuh Lian should she come of age without a betrothed and be drawn.

Sure enough, Yuh Lian was drawn this year.

So the original owner was pushed forward as a substitute.

To prevent anyone from recognizing Yuh Lian, she was kept home, never setting foot out, so outsiders had no idea what Yuh Lian looked like.

After the original owner replaced Yuh Lian, Yuh Residence could still pose as adopting a child to inherit the family estate, taking Yuh Lian as a foster daughter, allowing her to marry, have children, and live a peaceful life—houses drawn wouldn’t likely be chosen again for years.

On the date set by the River God, the original owner was sunk into the river, but she did not encounter the River God in this underwater palace and instead met an injured man.

The man claimed he came to destroy the River God and got hurt fighting it.

The original owner, as per the man’s instructions, took him back to the riverbank to a small fishing village to recuperate.

Once recovered, the man asked for the original owner’s name, who bore Yuh Lian’s name at that time as she was substituting as the Yuh family’s eldest daughter.

Yet in a moment of hesitation, she gave her own name.

After the man’s departure, she returned to Hanjiang City, where Yuh Residence, afraid of the River God’s retribution, wouldn’t let her in.

The citizens of Hanjiang City were scared, planning to sink her again into the river. Though the original owner explained the River God wouldn’t come, no one believed her.

Fearful, the original owner fled.

Yet those people refused to let her go, capturing her to sink her into the river once more.

The second time, with nothing from the River God, the original owner drowned.

After her death, the man reappeared in Hanjiang City, proclaiming the River God was defeated, and everyone could stop being afraid.

The man encountered the Yuh family’s eldest masquerading as “Chuzheng,” assuming she was the one who saved him.

Yuh Lian took advantage of the situation, impersonating the original owner. The two ended up tying the knot, becoming an enviable, immortal couple in Hanjiang City.

Now…

She was in the River God’s underwater palace, about to meet that man.

Chuzheng: “…”

I want to be alone.

Don’t ask who alone is!

Chuzheng exhaled, sorting through the storyline in her mind.

Not only did the original owner die in place of Yuh Lian, but Yuh Lian also impersonated her… Chuzheng didn’t know what to say, only sighed.

Right now, Lang Sha—the man the original owner saved—should be battling the River God.

Chuzheng looked at the splendid, grand palace and didn’t proceed inside, wanting to leave directly.

Yet she couldn’t leave no matter how she tried.

The palace evidently had a barrier-like thing.

Just as Chuzheng was about to use Yin Xian, the entire palace started shaking, causing her to fall to the ground in an undignified manner.

Chuzheng: “…”

There’s no one.

Stay calm.

Don’t panic.

After this three-step mantra, a few underwater peculiarities slowly swam past her, pausing curiously in front of her.

“Oh my, what is she doing.”

“Why does she look different from us?”

“So ugly.”

“She’s looking at us…”

“Her gaze is terrifying, eek, run away!”

The underwater creatures swished their tails, ripples forming like water waves in the void, and they darted through the palace doors, peeking out at Chuzheng.

Chuzheng sat up expressionlessly, the palace still shaking but not as violently as before.

Earlier, Chuzheng felt the whole palace tilt 45 degrees.

That’s not the point.

The point is the original owner could understand fish talk?

Did those fish call her ugly?!

Chuzheng pulled a mirror from Space, checked her reflection, her beauty unrivaled, flower-like, where was she ugly?

Chuzheng satisfiedly touched her face, turning to look at the fish peeking from behind the palace door.

Time to kill the fish and silence them!

Chuzheng propped herself up, leaping towards the main gate of the palace.

“Ah!”

“She’s coming over!”

“The ugly monster is here!”

“Run away!!!”

The underwater creatures fled swiftly, disappearing in a blink. Chuzheng didn’t chase far before the tremors underfoot grew stronger.

The original owner didn’t encounter such a situation…

Chuzheng didn’t understand what was happening and didn’t dare to move around randomly, fearing she’d encounter some side plot—it was nerve-racking.

So Chuzheng decided to break this thing and get out.

Chuzheng cast out Yin Xian, attacking the vaguely visible barrier wall outside the palace.

Bang—

The barrier wall was washed open by the water flow, Chuzheng drenched and swept far by the current.

Chuzheng: “…”

What the X!

Is this dimension here to give me bad luck?

Releasing the water without even a heads-up?

Chuzheng wrapped herself in Yin Xian, quickly ascending upwards.

Chuzheng glanced down, the palace was being hit by the water flow, though not really damaged.

Wait…

The palace is shrinking!

Chuzheng halted, indeed, the palace was shrinking…

Not only shrinking, it’s flying towards her?

Chuzheng: “???”