Chapter 123: Engagement?

Mengyao thought for a moment and said, "Once you reach the first layer of Yuan Ying, you'll be able to control a fourth-tier exotic beast. Of course, it's not unconditional but rather with a limited number of times unless your cultivation level continues to improve."
"Alright, I understand," Chen Xing sighed helplessly.
"Driving a fourth-rank exotic beast with a Nascent Soul is already a reasonable limitation,"
"Fourth-rank fierce beasts are already capable of directly competing with Nascent Soul cultivators without falling behind, let alone powerful exotic beasts."
These alien beasts will only become stronger, not weaker. That's why only those in the Nascent Soul realm can control the fourth-order ones, which is understandable.
Chen Xing is now feeling somewhat helpless.
In his plan, the Spirit Beast Hall is supposed to be a great asset for him.
Subsequent revenge against the Tianmen Sect, or resistance against the forces chasing by the Tianmen Sect, will require the army of spirit beasts from the Spirit Beast Hall.
But unexpectedly, this divine artifact actually has such strict usage conditions, which restrict Chen Xing's plan.
It seems that the fastest way now is to improve one's own strength!
After a brief exchange, Chen Xing asked Meng Yao to leave.
However, the two also reached an agreement.
Mengyao must obey Chenxing once, which is considered to be a full effort to protect his life!
As an exchange, when Chenxing has the ability to release Mengyao, he should immediately return her freedom.
With the promise of Mengyao's assistance once, Chenxing also felt relieved.
He gained another trump card.
The more trump cards, the better!
"Next, what we need to do is to explore down the mountain!"
In the previous simulation, Chen Xing always chose to explore up the mountain.
However, the poisonous miasma in the depths of the Nanling Mountains was too powerful, permeating Chen Xing's protective spiritual energy without him realizing.
Oftentimes, within just a few days, he would meet his untimely end.
Fortunately, he was able to obtain a talent related to energy as a last resort, which proved to be somewhat useful.
【Energized (Blue): Your maximum energy is increased by 50!】
With the sudden appearance of 50 energy points, Chen Xing has an extra opportunity for simulation before going to sleep.
Let him return to the previous frequency of twice a day. No need to stay up all night waiting.
The speed of recovering energy without sleep is definitely slower than that with sleep.
This is also why Chen Xing spends most of his time sleeping at night, except for breakthroughs.
Open the system panel and look at the energy section.
【Energy: 100/200 (Each simulation consumes 100 energy, currently can simulate once)】
With a thought in his mind, Chen Xing triggered a dialogue box from the system:
【This simulation will consume 100 energy points, continue?】
Yes!
【Simulation begins, wish you a pleasant experience!】
【On the first day, you rested in the Spirit Beast Hall, nothing happened overnight.】
【The next day, you wake up!】
【You leave the Spirit Beast Temple and move towards the foot of Nanling Mountain.】
【Passing through the poisonous miasma area, you cautiously proceed.】
【You are aware that as you go further downhill, the toxicity decreases, but you remain on guard.】
[You use soil beads as protection, spreading cold aura to suppress the activity of the poison gas.]
[Only after passing through the poisonous mist, you can walk briskly.]
[Before long, you arrive at the foot of the mountain, where you come across a small team of horsemen.]
【You spot a person in the crowd wearing a familiar outfit.】
【This person is wearing heavy armor and wrapped in layers of gauze.】
【These people are currently battling a toxic beast, including the person in the heavy armor.】
【The air in the field is filled with spiritual energy, and the poison gas fills the sky. The battle becomes even more intense, and it is difficult to determine the winner for the time being.】
【This team can only barely resist against the poisonous beast, and the battle ends in a draw. They are unable to break through the defenses of the fierce beast.】
【But the power of poison attribute beasts is not strong in terms of attack or defense, but poison!】
【Once entangled by a poison attribute beast, as long as you are caught in a fight, it is almost certain death!】
【Some cultivators lost consciousness and fell into a coma, unable to wake up, while others were attacked by ferocious beasts and died on the spot.】
【There are also cunning individuals who have discovered your existence and want to transfer the hatred of the ferocious beasts onto you!】
【With just one blow, you killed that man, and no one dares to speak out in the presence of cultivators!】
【The number of people capable of fighting is dwindling, and a heavily armored man is about to be attacked by ferocious beasts. You stepped in!】
You killed the poisonous beast and saved the remaining people. They are very grateful to you.
You inquire about the identity of the heavily armored man.
You discover that this person is not the familiar Nan Gonghan, but another member of the Nan Gong family!
【However, he knows Nan Gonghan and knows where Nan Gonghan is!】
【Moreover, the heavily armored man tells you that Nan Gonghan is currently facing a crisis and may have a hard time passing this test.】
【Under the leadership of the armored man, you arrived at Nanling City.】
【Nanling City does not have powerful sects, and the Nangong family is the absolute overlord of Nanling City!】
【The servants of the Nangong family regard you as an honored guest and declare that they will report to their superiors and treat you properly.】
【But you refused the invitation from the Nangong family and only wanted to see Nangong Han once before leaving.】
【Upon hearing your request, the originally kind Nangong family servants changed their attitude and became cold towards you.】
【You only now find out that Nangong Han has long been forbidden from going out or contacting anyone from the outside world.】
【This is because she is going to be engaged to Young Master Nangong in three days, on the fifteenth of this month!】
Engagement?
Nangong Han is actually getting engaged?
That's pretty fast!
However...
If it's a normal engagement, why can't the bride go out?
And Nangong Han escaped before, plus the lingering melancholy in his eyes.
Chen Xing knows that this matter is not so simple.
Well, since it's a simulation, naturally we can explore the truth about the Nangong family!
Let's see the extent of the Nangong family's strength, which dominates a city!
By the way, I want to see how Nangong Han is doing lately!
Chen Xing had a thought, and immediately started influencing the simulation process.
[The Nangong servant spoke arrogantly, saying that you must leave, otherwise you will bear the consequences.]
【Of course, you didn't listen to him and directly injured the family servant, rushing into the Nangong family.】
【Inside the Nangong family, despite the disruption caused by the crowd, you forcibly broke into Nangong Han's room.】
You saw Nan Gonghan and confirmed that she was being forced into marriage.
The person she was engaged to is Nan Gongfeng, the young master of the Nan Gong family.
Nan Gongfeng was unfortunately attacked by evil individuals in the Tianmen Sect and has been swiftly sent back to the Nan Gong family for treatment.
【However, the treatment effect is not good, and it is necessary to use Nangong Han's special bloodline as a bait to have a ray of hope.】
【In order to save the young master of the Nangong family, Nangong Han is forced to marry!】
【And since she learned about her special bloodline and her family's plan, she began to feel disgusted with her family and that's why she fled!】
【Out of the past friendship and dislike for Nangong Feng, you decide to help Nangong Han escape from the predicament.】
【Commonly known as running away from marriage!】
【Three days have passed quickly!】
【Engagement begins, you appear at the wedding scene and disrupt the situation.】
【Nangong Feng sees your appearance and immediately spits blood, losing consciousness.】
[You took Nan Gonghan away, but were intercepted by the current head of the Nan Gong family!]
【You're dead!】
[Death Replay: Killed by the current head of the Nan Gong family! Frozen from head to toe, never to thaw!]
[This simulation ends!]
【You did not reach a new record of survival days, no reward for this simulation】