Chapter 1423: Chapter 1423

Both the human and demon that had been meditating and healing their injuries had already got up, fully recovered. Little Princess was first attracted to the mirror on the tomb’s door, as she subconsciously guessed that it must be the Star Tethering Plate.

It was also Owen Bertram’s first time seeing Princess Amelia’s true nature on display: like a vigilant bird of prey, she stretched her arms slightly open and her head and neck forward, her feet tiptoeing as if to avoid something on the ground. She walked cautiously towards the wooden door, her neck gracefully swiveling her head as she carefully observed the images in the mirror.

Owen Bertram, watching her from behind, found her posture all too familiar. A sudden realization struck him: She’s like that darned Magpie!

But Owen Bertram dared not say it, fearing that if the Little Princess got angry, she would fly at him and peck him. He joined her in front of the tomb’s door, but the image of the "future" displayed in the mirror was not very promising.

Both the human and the demon’s faces grew somber.

The images in the mirror traced the story of Owen Bertram and Princess Amelia, from the beginning of their collaboration through various adventures. At first, they were wary of each other, but eventually saved each other in various predicaments. Although they faced conflicts and even considered abandoning each other at times, they ultimately remained true to the goodness in their hearts and became trusted partners.

As their interactions increased, their feelings for each other gradually changed, and affection began to grow between them. Finally, during an adventure in the Ancient Annihilation Domain, Owen Bertram was struck with a Tier-9 deadly poison. Believing his death was imminent, he confessed his feelings to the Little Princess. But she had already secretly harbored affections for him, and they embraced tightly. Risking her life, the Little Princess managed to find a cure for Owen Bertram against all odds.

For a while, the human and the demon enjoyed a long-lasting, shamelessly happy life together.

However, in the mirror, whenever the scene became shameless, the image would suddenly blur. This left the Little Princess huffily unsatisfied.

It was crucial for her to secretly sneak a peek at Owen Bertram’s lower body, making his face turn pale, almost unable to resist using the Wudang Supreme Skill: What are you looking at?

I’ll pull out my little brother to scare you - in the purest literal sense.

But their happy and shameless life soon came to an end, as their story was destined to end in tragedy. War erupted between the Human Race and the Demon Clan. As a high official of the Wood Dynasty and the Heaven’s Chosen of the Human Race, Owen Bertram inevitably stepped onto the battlefield.

In the end, the lovers became enemies. When Princess Amelia forced Owen Bertram to choose between the Human Race and her, he eventually chose his career.

Little Princess washed her face with tears and, due to love turning into hatred, she returned to the Nine Witch Demon Court to become a leader against the Human Race. Their last meeting was leading the armies of their respective races in the final battle!

"Hahaha!" The Little Princess suddenly burst into laughter, pointing at the mirror: "This fellow must be the worst storyteller in the world. It’s such a cliché! A forbidden love between human and demon, betrayal by the man... Why?! If it really comes to that, I’ll kick you first!"

Little Princess jabbed her finger at Owen Bertram’s chest: "Kick you, kick you, kick you!"

Owen Bertram was speechless. The mirror should at least make up something more interesting. How could he possibly be interested in an ordinary, unremarkable girl like Princess Amelia? It was insulting to his taste.

Princess Amelia also knew the mirror must be making things up. How could she possibly develop romantic feelings for Owen Bertram? She just wanted to take him as her brother! How could a brother and sister be shameless like that? That would be incest, right?

The Little Princess took a sip of saliva, reminding herself not to indulge in wild thoughts. It wasn’t exciting at all!

With a whoosh, Little Princess lunged forward, her hands flashing a saber forged from Spirit Fire, and struck the mirror with a clang. The shattered mirror fell to the ground, and the Little Princess said to Owen Bertram: "This is a shallow attempt to sow discord, making us believe this is our future and provoke internal conflict."

Owen Bertram nodded in agreement, pointing at the tomb’s door: "It’s your turn."

As the door was blocked by a giant stone, Little Princess nodded and moved to the door, shaking her shoulders. Flames gathered from all directions above her body, condensing into a Phoenix True Form. With a swift nod, the sharp, flame-forged beak of the Phoenix pecked heavily at the boulder blocking the door.

The boulder exploded, sending fist-sized pieces of rock flying in all directions, leaving marks on the entrance of the tomb.

Owen Bertram’s body tensed, finding the resemblance between the Little Princess and that darned Magpie growing more striking... It was fortunate he hadn’t said something inappropriate earlier; otherwise, he would undoubtedly be pecked.

"Brother, let’s go." Little Princess peeked into the tomb and was about to hop inside when Owen Bertram grabbed her neck from behind and pulled her back.

You have to admit, the advantage of being a plain, ordinary, yellow-haired girl like Amelia was being lightweight and easy to manipulate.

With a baffled expression on her face, the Little Princess felt that Owen Bertram could sense the soul bodies inside the Great Tomb becoming agitated. Owen Bertram quickly retreated with the Little Princess, and another bolt of thunder fell from the sky, impacting the Chain Lock. With a sizzling sound, the soul bodies inside the Ancient Tomb were blasted away.