You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"Stay safe, don't die over there."

The next day, at the outskirts of the node, Xia Qingrou waved goodbye with a stern face, clearly discontented with Shen Mochen's "harem declaration" in public last night.

This kind of thing, even if whispered secretly between two people when no one is around! Why shout it so loudly!

"Don't worry, I won't die, I'll be back in a few days!" Shen Mochen laughed.

"Chen, I heard that Roman is much colder than our Yupi, you must keep warm over there," Cai Yuncui gently caressed Shen Mochen's hair.

"Uh-huh, don't worry, I won't catch a cold!"

Shen Mochen bid farewell to everyone one by one, even making a few jokes with Liu Chaoyan, but Catherine remained silent throughout. Even when Shen Mochen initiated a goodbye, she only responded indifferently.

It seemed that Shen Mochen's trip to Roman had nothing to do with her.

"Then I'm leaving!" Shen Mochen prepared to get in the car.

"I hope you can get the family's blessing," Catherine said.

"I'll try... If all else fails, I'll just hold a knife to your father's neck!" Shen Mochen's eyes flashed fiercely.

Catherine pursed her lips. Actually, everyone knew that their resistance was not only from within the Alexandrov Family, but the entire Roman nobility probably did not want to see a foreigner of a different race marry a future Duchess.

She knew her request might be excessive, and sending Shen Mochen to Roman to outwit those old guys was really too dangerous, especially since Shen Mochen was burdened with such grave matters.

She had been willful since childhood, and this time was no different. She was unwilling to compromise; she knew that Shen Mochen wouldn't give up Yin Caiyu nor Xia Qingrou. She thought Shen Mochen had to give something at least.

Even though such actions were almost meaningless, the Roman Royal Family wouldn't agree; it would only place Shen Mochen in danger.

"I made chocolate, eat it on the road." Catherine handed Shen Mochen a box.

"Thanks." Shen Mochen grinned, "Kajiena, how about a kiss before I go?"

"Wait until you return."

"Alright, then Xia?"

"Kiss your head!"

"Sister Cai..." Shen Mochen looked at Cai Yuncui with pitiful eyes.

"Eh, me..." Cai Yuncui pointed at herself awkwardly.

In this situation, it seemed inappropriate, after all, she and Shen Mochen weren't anything... although yesterday she was counted in the "harem".

Catherine and Xia Qingrou looked at Cai Yuncui, making her too embarrassed to move. But Shen Mochen's doe-like eyes were so pitiful it pained her.

After much hesitation, she had to kiss Shen Mochen on the cheek.

Shen Mochen looked proudly at Xia Qingrou and Catherine, as if to say, "See, if you don't kiss, others will!"

Shen Mochen got in the car, and Liu Chaoyan's voice was carried to his ears by the wind.

"You need to be careful, you've been showing off too much recently, the Immortal Palace might have already set sights on you."

Shen Mochen looked out the window and nodded to Liu Chaoyan.

Although the Immortal Palace organization was quite funny, it probably wouldn't threaten his life for now.

The ladies watched Shen Mochen's departure, and Catherine's eyelid inexplicably twitched as she watched the car gradually disappear from sight.

"Fuzi."

In the car, Shen Mochen softly called.

A ghostly figure quietly appeared.

"Don't follow me, stay behind. Secretly protect them," Shen Mochen instructed.

"I follow the orders of my master," Fuzi calmly retorted.

"Enough talk, in the past year, many anomalies have happened in Yu Huai City, especially 0819. First, there was an A+ level monster, and then there was node collapse. So you need to stay, in case, isn't Kajiena's safety more important than mine?"

Fuzi remained silent.

"You know my capabilities, it's safer than Kajiena." Shen Mochen added, trying to entice, "If you listen to me this time, when I return, I'll have Kajiena wear stiletto boots and let you lick her feet, and then whip your butt!"

"Alright, deal." Fuzi agreed.

Shen Mochen nodded in satisfaction, wrapping his arm around Fuzi's neck, pecking her lips to give her a final charge.

"By the way, you're not with the Immortal Palace, are you?" With Fuzi's figure gradually disappearing, Shen Mochen asked.

"Heh..." Fuzi chuckled coldly, with a hint of disdain.

Shen Mochen shrugged.

Soon, Shen Mochen arrived at the airport. He was taking a private jet, and apart from a few public officials, only the flight attendants were onboard.

The plane took off slowly, and after going over the itinerary with the assistants, Shen Mochen, having a clear idea, didn't pay much mind. He wasn't concerned with the apparent mission; he knew that both Buque and the people sent by the Shen Family were experienced enough.

He was only considering how to face the storm from the Alexandrov family and the Roman nobles behind them.

Roman and Yupi were quite distant from each other, and even a direct flight took ten hours. After checking the itinerary, Shen Mochen lay on the couch and closed his eyes to rest.

Because the plane crossed latitudes, it quickly became dark.

They were already in Roman territory, and it was half an hour before landing. Shen Mochen gradually relaxed, thinking that if anyone wanted to harm him, being so close to the Roman Capital would be the worst place to do it.

"Please give me a cup of..."

Shen Mochen was about to ask for a coffee to keep his energy up after landing when suddenly, there was a loud boom, and the plane exploded and disintegrated in an instant!

"Damn..."

Shen Mochen lost consciousness before the second word of his curse.

The plane disintegrated in the sky, and everyone onboard died instantly. Shen Mochen's shattered body was flung out, free-falling from thousands of meters high, crashing hard in less than three minutes.

However, at the moment of impact, Shen Mochen's body suddenly emitted a strange glow, the near-resurrection Blood-locking Ability he had cast on himself.

This light cradled Shen Mochen's flesh, and his broken body began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. Within just a breath's time, Shen Mochen slowly opened his eyes.

"Who wants to kill me?"

Shen Mochen was now hanging from a tree, and this was the first question that popped into his mind.

However, perhaps unable to bear a person's weight, the branch under Shen Mochen suddenly broke. He fell unexpectedly, his head hitting a rock, causing him to pass out instantly.

...

"You're awake?" a woman's voice sounded in his ear.

Shen Mochen opened his eyes again, his head aching... Who am I? Where is this?

Someone wants me dead? Why am I thinking this?

"I didn't expect it to be you," the woman spoke.

Shen Mochen tilted his head; she was an exceedingly beautiful, tall woman, like a Goddess from the myth residing in the Heavenly Palace, breathtaking and with a cold and proud beauty.

Only her eyes, like an endless night, had no light.