Free Web NovelChapter 260: Chapter 260: The Third Male Lead Revealed
Yue Yue looked at the floating orb. It was still beautiful, but the thin crack remained. Yue Yue turned to Cang Yuze, her voice soft but full of confusion.
"How could so many parasites suddenly appear here?" she asked.
"This place should be the most sacred and the most purified area in the entire Sea Empire. The orb’s power is so strong and concentrated here. How could they survive inside the orb’s purification energy? Isn’t the orb’s main task to push back the darkness and pollution and keep the palace and the whole empire safe?"
Cang Yuze nodded slowly. His face looked heavy. "I don’t know, Yue Yue. From childhood, we have all been taught that the orb’s most sacred duty is to push back darkness and pollution. But now... we have seen parasites clinging to the orb itself, trying to destroy it, and they were not even affected by its power. Most importantly, we could not even see them with our own eyes. This is truly terrifying."
Cang Yuze felt like he was losing his mind. How could something like this happen so suddenly? The sacred room had always been the safest place. Now it felt violated.
Yue Yue’s eyes roamed around the room, searching for anything else that felt wrong.
Suddenly, she noticed a very antique item placed on a small stone stand in the corner. It was a beautiful old mirror and comb set. The items looked elegant but completely out of place in this sacred room.
"What is this doing here?" she asked, pointing at the mirror and comb. "Why would such a strange item be placed in this room? Everything else here is ancient and powerful, but this looks... different."
Cang Yuze followed her gaze and explained calmly, "It is an ancient artifact used by the first queen herself. My fifth brother found it some time ago, so we decided to place it here together with the orb. Since the orb is also a remnant of the first queen, it felt right to keep both things in the same sacred space."
Yue Yue stared at the mirror and comb. She felt something odd... a strange, uncomfortable energy coming from them. It was faint, but it made her skin crawl. She wanted to ask more, but before she could speak, the door opened again.
A young man walked inside quickly. He looked flustered and worried. "Brother, what happened? Why are you suddenly here?"
Yue Yue looked at him. This was the fifth prince of the Sea Empire. His name was Cang Mingyu. He had sharp features and carried himself with the grace of royalty, but right now he looked anxious.
Cang Mingyu saw Yue Yue and Han Soi, and his expression changed. "Brother, you know you cannot allow outsiders here," he said in a low, almost sad voice.
Cang Yuze’s expression immediately turned ferocious. His powerful aura dropped heavily in the room, pressing down like a storm. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
He growled at his younger brother, "They are not outsiders. They are my family."
Cang Mingyu immediately shut his mouth. He tried to smooth things over and said quickly, "I did not mean it like that. I’m just concerned."
Yue Yue looked at Cang Mingyu carefully.
Suddenly, her eyes widened and she almost covered her mouth with her hand. There were not just one or two parasites on him... there were many.
Countless small black insects with thin strands were crawling all over his body, especially around his neck, shoulders, and chest. They moved slowly, feeding on his energy.
What had actually happened to him? How could there be so many parasites covering the fifth prince?
Yue Yue’s face turned pale. She stepped forward slightly and said in a calm but urgent voice, "Cang Mingyu... you have many parasites on your body right now."
Cang Mingyu froze. He looked at her in confusion. "Parasites? What are you talking about? I feel fine."
Cang Yuze and Han Soi also turned to look at him, their expressions serious. They still could not see the parasites, but they trusted Yue Yue completely.
Yue Yue raised her hand, letting a soft green light glow from her palm. "Stay still. Let me purify them."
The moment the green energy touched Cang Mingyu, the parasites became visible to everyone. Dozens of disgusting black insects suddenly appeared on his body, wriggling and trying to hide or run away.
Cang Mingyu’s eyes widened in horror. "What... what is this?!"
Cang Yuze’s face turned dark with anger and worry. Han Soi stepped closer, ready to help if needed.
Yue Yue did not waste time. She sent the purification energy over Cang Mingyu’s body in gentle waves.
One by one, the parasites became visible and then dissolved with small puffs, leaving behind only that awful smell.
Cang Mingyu stood frozen, staring at the spot where the creatures had been. His eyes were filled with fear and deep disgust.
He could not believe something so filthy had been clinging to his body without him knowing. His face turned pale, and he looked like he might be sick.
Suddenly, he stiffened. A strange feeling washed over him, as if he had lost a part of himself.
At first, he had felt only disgust, but now that all the parasites were gone, he felt empty and lost. He could not even form a proper sentence.
At that exact moment, Yue Yue heard a clear "ding" sound inside her mind.
The system spoke coldly: "Host, your lifespan has been reduced by one day."
Yue Yue was shocked. "What?" She had never seen the system reduce her life before.
Her time in this world was already limited, and now this damn system was taking even more of it away. freёweɓnovel.com
She asked inside her mind, "What happened? Why did you suddenly reduce it?"
The system replied without emotion, "You have tried to sow discord between the female lead and the third male lead of this world."
Yue Yue was stunned. She looked at the fifth prince standing in front of her and asked silently, "He is actually the third male lead?"
The system answered, "Yes, correct, Host."
Yue Yue felt even more confused. "What does this have to do with me purifying him? I only healed him. How did I accidentally sow discord? I have not even met Lin En for a long time. How could killing these parasites cause anything like that?"
