Save my man, why does he always turn out to be the savior?

Chapter 222 Palace Intrigue World: A Harem Pierced Through Like a Sickle VS An Awakened Emperor with

When Su Jinyue used her divine sense to probe Xiao Jing'an again, she finally discovered the trace of the miniature puppet talisman that was shining brightly in Xiao Jing'an's head.

Su Jinyue first carefully enveloped the puppet talisman with her divine sense, then gently pulled it, carefully avoiding Xiao Jing'an's vital points, before confidently tearing the puppet talisman with her divine sense to render it ineffective.

At first, the puppet talisman resisted, but it was no match for Su Jinyue's strength and was eventually destroyed by her.

Without the puppet talisman's control, Xiao Jing'an immediately returned to normal. He held his forehead and then shook his head, as if trying to shake off the uncomfortable feeling.

Afterwards, Xiao Jing'an looked up and looked around before realizing that he had just been talking to Su Jinyue.

Why are you here?

While Xiao Jing'an was still confused, Su Jinyue quickly stepped forward to ask him.

"Xiao Jing'an, how are you feeling? Are you still feeling unwell?"

Xiao Jing'an looked at Su Jinyue, who was concerned about him, and asked curiously, "What happened to me just now?"

Su Jinyue glanced at Xiao Jing'an's entourage not far away, but remained silent, thinking to herself.

“Xiao Jing’an, you were just hit by Consort Chun Ruan Ruolan’s puppet talisman and you are on your way to Ruan Ruolan’s residence. Fortunately, I destroyed the puppet talisman for you and you regained consciousness.”

Ruan Ruolan? Puppet Talisman?

Xiao Jing'an was startled; he had no idea when his actions had been tampered with.

Xiao Jing'an was now only grateful that Su Jinyue was still by his side.

"Jinyue, did destroying the puppet talisman harm yourself?"

Su Jinyue looked at Xiao Jing'an, who was worried about her, shook her head, and said, "Don't worry. I'm fine. I can handle a small puppet talisman."

Xiao Jing'an looked around and, seeing that Su Jinyue was really alright, he was relieved.

However, just as Xiao Jing'an relaxed, a golden light, invisible to others, rushed into his mind.

This time, Xiao Jing'an was able to clearly realize that his will seemed to be controlled by a sudden force.

That force bound his soul and took over his body.

Xiao Jing'an could feel a voice in the darkness telling him that giving up the struggle would end the pain, that Consort Chun, Ruan Ruolan, was the love of his life, and that missing her would cause him eternal suffering...

Xiao Jing'an knew clearly that the force was bewitching him.

He clearly doesn't love Ruan Ruolan and is very wary of her, so why would he be in pain if he missed her?

Xiao Jing'an did not want to submit, but the more he resisted, the stronger the forces binding him became.

His soul seemed to have become a battlefield, but the opposing forces were too disparate in strength, and the enemy was too powerful, so he could only retreat step by step.

However, just as Xiao Jing'an was about to suffer a complete defeat, another warm force rushed into the battlefield and took his place to fight the enemy.

That warm power, strong and captivating, easily routed the enemy, leaving them utterly defenseless.

Xiao Jing'an knew, deep down, that the source of that warm power was Su Jinyue!

She was strong, yet she made him feel incredibly at ease. However, thinking about the unimaginable hard work she must have endured to achieve such strength, Xiao Jing'an felt a pang of heartache.

While feeling heartbroken, I also felt an indescribable sense of relief; it was a truly complex feeling.

Just as Su Jinyue was helping Xiao Jing'an defeat Ruan Ruolan's second wave of attacks, Ruan Ruolan, who was sitting in her room waiting, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

If it's a system item that Ruan Ruolan bought, and it's used on Xiao Jing'an, even if it doesn't achieve the desired effect, there won't be any side effects.

However, for this operation, Ruan Ruolan used talismans purchased from the system store.

Ruan Ruolan had used so many system items before but hadn't achieved the effect she wanted, so now she was getting a little impatient.

This was just a low-level ancient plane. Ruan Ruolan originally thought that with her own methods, winning over Xiao Jing'an would be a piece of cake.

But unexpectedly, the journey to conquer the map was so unsuccessful.

Therefore, Ruan Ruolan directly used talismans that did not exist in this world.

Talismans are things that only exist in higher planes. If Ruan Ruolan wants to use talismans, she will have to use power that is beyond this ancient plane.

The first time she used a regular talisman, it suddenly stopped working for some reason.

So, Ruan Ruolan used the enhanced version of the puppet talisman the second time, but it was still destroyed.

The second time, Ruan Ruolan injected even more power, so the backlash was even more severe when it was destroyed.

After the talismans were destroyed twice, Ruan Ruolan finally realized that this mission was not going to be easy.

Thinking of the system she found on Wei Changzai, Ruan Ruolan wondered if Xiao Jing'an had other system-bound users around him who were helping him deal with her.

However, Ruan Ruolan was proud of her identity as a quick transmigration mission taker, and she had already completed the conquest missions of several worlds and would soon level up, so no one else could be her match!

Ruan Ruolan couldn't believe that there was anyone in this world who could compare to her in terms of missions!

Moreover, Ruan Ruolan is very competitive, as evidenced by the fact that she chose to inhabit the body of the most beautiful concubine in the harem when she came into this world.

She wanted to use her beauty and cunning to conquer Xiao Jing'an as soon as possible so that she could complete her conquest mission sooner.

But Ruan Ruolan never expected that this mission would be so unsuccessful!

However, Ruan Ruolan was unwilling to give up!

She didn't want to lose to the other mission takers!

Unwilling to give up, Ruan Ruolan browsed the system shop and found an item called "Heart of True Love". This item makes the person who has it fall in love with the user unconditionally, which can greatly shorten the time required to win them over.

But what troubled Ruan Ruolan was that this 'Heart of True Love' was too expensive!

If Ruan Ruolan buys this item, not only will she squander all the points she accumulated in the previous worlds, but she will also have to owe the system a portion of them.

After thinking it over for a long time, and considering the generous rewards that would follow if the strategy was successful, Ruan Ruolan decided to buy the item.

After all, she had already bought a lot of props and spent a lot of points for Xiao Jing'an, and giving up now would be too much of a sunk cost.

Moreover, the points gained from successfully winning over Xiao Jing'an were indeed tempting for Ruan Ruolan, making it worth the risk.

After making up her mind and discussing it with her system, Ruan Ruolan finally bought the 'Heart of True Love'.

This 'Heart of True Love' can be sent over long distances, and she had previously located Xiao Jing'an, so she wasn't worried about the message failing to be sent.

Then, she immediately took action, targeting Xiao Jing'an's location, and selected to use the prop.