Spoiled by Eight Uncles (Lily)

"Are we going back?" Ivan asked.

Lilly nodded. "Of course, we're going back, but before we do, we need to pick something up..."

Ivan looked at her. "The thing Rory mentioned?"

Lilly nodded.

However, she wasn't retrieving it for herself, but for Ivan.

She had a feeling that this item would help Ivan take a significant step forward.

If her companion could become stronger during their journey together, she could relax a bit more.

Who doesn't like to take it easy?

Once they obtained this item, she had a feeling that she and Ivan could safely return home.

Although it should be safe to go back now, it's always better to be more secure.

But...

Huh? It seemed like she had forgotten something...

The trapped Black Dragon was speechless. I haven't come to see you for so many days. You wouldn't really think I'm a dragon that doesn't keep its word, would you?!

The still-chained Earth Goddess said, "D*mn it! You promised to unlock the Nether Chain for me!!"

Rory, dispirited and disoriented, unknowingly arrived at the temple, concealing Emperor Greenbow's secret.

Emperor Greenbow was the guardian of the Nether. His statue stood here, but the exact origin or creator of it could not be traced.

The massive statue stood atop a mountain, with a small temple behind it.

Rory accidentally discovered that a secret was buried under Emperor Greenbow's statue. He had once peeked and found a large number of immortality stones, cultivation jade slips, and others. Emperor Greenbow's legacy was actually hidden here!

That's why Rory speculated that Emperor Greenbow had fallen and firmly believed that he could become the next Emperor Greenbow.

It was because he was the first to uncover the legacy hidden by Emperor Greenbow. Such things were usually passed on to those who were destined.

He was the chosen one!

Unfortunately, he had exhausted all his strength before and couldn't move Emperor Greenbow's statue.

Rory took a deep breath and murmured, "This is the opportunity Emperor Greenbow left for me. I am the chosen one. I will succeed."

He successfully convinced himself!

Temporary setbacks meant nothing!

Today, no matter how embarrassed he was in front of his clan, he would definitely bring that young woman in front of everyone and defeat her with one move once he became Emperor Greenbow! He would eventually regain what he lost!

Rory's eyes flashed with determination. He gritted his teeth and attempted to move Emperor Greenbow's statue again!

As a result, he bit his lips until they bled, but the statue didn't budge.

Rory felt both anxious and angry. Why couldn't he move it?

He cut his hand again and poured the blood on the statue.

Ancient methods were always like this; only the inheritor's blood could unlock the treasure's doors...

But it was still useless.

"Maybe my strength is not enough..." Rory sat down dejectedly at the foot of the statue's stairs.

He was already at the peak of his strength now because he couldn't go any higher.

Wasn't Emperor Greenbow's legacy meant for him?

It must be for him. He discovered it, so it was meant for him. Why else would others not discover it, and he did?

Lilly raised her hand to calculate while looking up at the sky.

There was green brilliance in the sky and a statue on the ground.

Although she couldn't calculate her own fate, she could still calculate Ivan's.

"Have you figured it out?" Ivan was carefree.

It was so nice to have a companion to rely on!

Most men pursuing the path of strength couldn't accept a woman being stronger than them.

He was different. He was a boy, not a man.

Lilly was slightly stronger, so all he needed to do was follow her. He was definitely not freeloading...

But who doesn't like to take it easy?

Lilly looked at Ivan speechlessly and said, "Ivan, why have I never noticed that you're such a slacker before?"

Ivan's eyes sparkled with laughter. "Nonsense. I'm not lazy enough to be labeled a slacker."

Lilly chuckled and asked, "Then what would you like to be called?"

Hmm... Polly was ranked fifth, Bellflower was ranked sixth, and Tortoise was also ranked sixth. Ivan might as well be ranked first as the leader of the little creatures, the king of children... Ivan didn't respond and changed the topic. "We've arrived."

Sure enough, they could see a statue standing on a distant mountaintop.

From a distance, they could see its majestic and awe-inspiring posture, although its specific features were not visible.

In an instant, they teleported in front of it. Lilly looked up at the statue and exclaimed, "Wow... it's so tall."

The inscription beside it read-Emperor Greenbow.

Lilly thought to herself, Just as I expected.

"That's you, Ivan," she said.

Lilly was a bit taken aback. She felt as if she had traveled thousands of years to reunite with an old friend.

"Ivan, were you this young before?" She observed closely. "It seems like you were just in your teens, much like you are now."

Ivan looked up at his image from a thousand years ago and said quietly, "I was 20 back then."

He became the Great Emperor at the age of 20, so his age was forever frozen at 20.

Unfortunately, Emperor Prosper still teased him for being in a May-December relationship.

Lilly exclaimed, "Ivan, have you regained your memory?"

Just like Dad?

Dad started anew, but his memory remained, so Dad was the person from a thousand years ago, yet not entirely the same person.

Ivan shook his head. "No. I have discarded the memories of my past life. Before this, I found my old imperial palace and simply read some records." Reading those records felt like reading someone else's biography, learning about past life experiences, and that was all.

Lilly nodded. "You're just like me then. Everything is new for both of us."

Ivan nodded.

Of course.

"Why are you two here?!" Rory heard the voices and emerged from the temple. He was immediately filled with anger when he saw Lilly!

"Are you following me?! How despicable and shameless!"

Lilly may have suspected that he had a secret but didn't know where it was, so she deliberately followed him!

Wasn't it enough to slap him in the face and ruin his path?

Now, she wanted to steal his opportunity?!

Rory held deep resentment in his heart...