Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 569 - 529: Once You Enter the Chrysanthum Garden, It’s as Deep as the Sea_2

Chapter 569: Chapter 529: Once You Enter the Chrysanthum Garden, It’s as Deep as the Sea_2

Through the shadows projected on the screen, one could vaguely see an imposing figure seated there, as majestic as a god in prison.

The lower half was a coiled centipede tail, while the upper half was a giant humanoid with a thousand hands.

A chilling aura seeped through the gaps in the curtain, continuously penetrating the bones of the onlookers, causing them to shiver uncontrollably.

The scene was eerily reminiscent of a "Puppet Show" stage.

One person hid behind the curtain, moving their fingers, controlling numerous puppets below with countless threads, performing a drama of human joy and sorrow.

No need for the Temple Official to beckon, a group of people fell to their knees with a "thud".

It seemed they could feel the mocking gaze coming from behind the curtain’s gap, and all dared not lift their heads, their hearts pounding like drums, their bodies going weak.

They had no doubt that the one seated behind the curtain was the great being controlling the threads on the townspeople.

The Temple Official walked up behind Wang Yuan and the heavily made-up woman, bowing deeply to the presence behind the curtain:

"Duke Wu above, please bestow the Fate Lots Drawing items to the two newlyweds!"

As he rose, the curtain flickered slightly, and hundreds of identical wooden boxes appeared on the ground.

Now in control of their bodies, the two, urged by the Temple Official, approached cautiously to "draw the fate lots".

"The ’Fate Lots Drawing’ prepared for toddlers in the Mortal World is to predict their future and temperament, but here ’Fate Lots Drawing’ specifies your future and role in this drama garden!

All the fate lots are manifestations of your own desires, high or low, and naturally, the results can be good or bad.

Princes, Confucian Scholars, Government Officials, Wealthy Merchants, Prostitutes, Performers... what you pick depends entirely on your own fortune, and no one else can influence it."

Once chosen, there can be no change."

Compared to Wang Yuan’s indecisiveness, the heavily made-up woman was much more resolute.

No sooner had the Old Temple Official spoken these enigmatic words than she clenched her teeth, picked up a box in front of her, and flung open the lid.

Inside the box lay quietly a set of... phoenix crown and robes.

"This is..."

Slightly startled, four brilliant golden characters burst from the phoenix crown and robes, falling upon her like flowers scattered by a Heavenly Girl.

—Lady of Imperial Decree!

Yu Zhenhua Li, renowned for her beauty and virtue, harmonizes gloriously with rivers and mountains, and her impeccable charm lingers at thresholds.

Decree: The joy of early spring is announced before its arrival, the leftover joy of winter appreciates the red plum. Gone are the sorrowful days of hurting autumn, today fortune arrives with endless joy!

The highest honor!

The woman’s name was Sun Yueniang, and in her life, she had opened the Yuelai Inn, seducing men who stayed at the inn with her beauty.

Among those who were handsome and literate, with titles to their names, she would sponsor them with silver taels after several nights of passion.

Hoping to invest in multiple places, she could one day return as a high achiever, take her across the threshold to make her the wife of an official, comfortably living out her second half of life.

"Lady of Imperial Decree" was perhaps the highest pursuit in all her desires.

As for those who were unattractive and rugged, although Sun Yueniang did not shun them,

she would take advantage when they were bewitched and infatuated to quietly drug them.

After stripping their bones and flesh, she made human meat dumplings for sale.

In the years of great disaster, relying on this cost-free business, the business of Yuelai Inn was even better than those "Vegetable People Markets."

And it became the capital supporting her sponsorship of Scholars to invest in the future.

It was clear what kind of person this woman was.

Flirtatious and as venomous as a snake, she could never be related to any gentle maiden of a reputable family or noble lady.

Yet this play-acting grab transformed her in an instant.

Just as the red light flashed, and the phoenix crown and robes automatically dressed her in a moment.

Dozens of transparent threads also extended from her body to behind the curtain, slightly lifting her up.

The next moment, Sun Yueniang’s makeup, appearance, manners, and even her age were drastically altered.

It seemed in just an instant, she transformed into a well-bred miss from a noble family, destined for Imperial Decree.

The sounds of suona played.

Outside the Temple, a marriage procession came forward with jubilation, musicians playing and drummers drumming.

Led by the matchmaker, they all bowed to her.

"Please, madam, enter the palanquin; the master has been waiting at home for a long time."

A daydream, finally realized.

After the shock, a wild joy emerged in the depths of Sun Yueniang’s eyes.

Moreover, she found that the threads on her body did not strip her of her thoughts, but rather, when she wanted to do anything fitting her current identity, they seemed divinely assisted.

What expressions to show, what words to say, what actions to make... she didn’t need to think at all, the threads took care of everything.

If Wang Yuan were to put it,

her current state was just like the main character in the "useless brain-dead flow" storybook, merely charging forward mindlessly, leaving the rest to the author of the storybook.

A set of actor’s guidelines also emerged in the mind of the "Lady of Imperial Decree":

[One, within the drama garden Duke Wu is supreme and must not be looked directly at.]

[Two, Duke Wu asks for nothing more from any actor, regardless of past statuses, please perform your role with dedication and do not stray from the script.

Otherwise, bear the consequences.]

[Three, the closer you resemble your role, the closer you will be to becoming one of His Affiliates.]

[Four, the script written by Duke Wu will experience no mishaps, and if any occur, all must fully integrate and erase it!]

"Everyone rise, do not miss the auspicious moment."

Sun Yueniang spoke eloquently, words she would never have uttered in the past.