Chapter 187: Dilemma

"How is this possible!?" Seeing the Water Demon Beast indeed slowly healing its wounds, Li Nianlong was extremely shocked. Another Thunder Spirit Talisman was used, turning it into charred remains again. However, shortly after, the Water Demon Beast's wounds began to visibly heal once more.

"What's going on?" Li Nianlong couldn't understand. He remembered asking Tintin about this before, and Tintin's answer was that he could defeat the Water Demon Beast, but it was immortal.

With a raised eyebrow, Li Nianlong recalled that he had indeed asked Tintin about this before, and Tintin's response had been that he could defeat the Water Demon Beast, but it was immortal.

Thinking about this, Li Nianlong coldly snorted. "So what if it's immortal?" Suddenly, he took out a ring. The ring was square-shaped, with strange three-dimensional patterns engraved on it. The ring had a name—Space Ring.

This was the ring that Li Nianlong had bought in the props store that day. It cost him one hundred million soft sister coins, almost making him bleed, but it was all worth it because this ring was the gift he prepared for the Water Demon Beast.

Space Ring: Contains a space of ten cubic meters, only for storing inanimate objects. Any living beings stored inside will undoubtedly die.

"You see! Ten cubic meters is enough to contain the Water Demon Beast. And any living being stored inside will undoubtedly die. Let's see if the Water Demon Beast dies in there or not?"

"Collect!" With a simple command, the Water Demon Beast disappeared. In the next moment, Li Nianlong saw the Water Demon Beast inside the Space Ring. It seemed to be affected by the Space Ring, emitting a series of miserable screams. Its active cells were rapidly dying. After a few minutes, the Water Demon Beast stopped struggling, fell limp, and its eyes became lifeless. Obviously, it couldn't die anymore.

Seeing the immortal Water Demon Beast dead, Li Nianlong smirked. But after waiting for half a day, Tintin still hadn't said the mission was complete. Li Nianlong furrowed his brows, seemingly realizing something. He released the Water Demon Beast from the Space Ring. As he suspected, the Water Demon Beast showed signs of resurrection again. This shocked Li Nianlong immensely. He quickly put the Water Demon Beast back into the Space Ring. The Water Demon Beast struggled and screamed once again, but soon went silent.

Li Nianlong was puzzled. In the end, he could only turn to Tintin for help. "Tintin, what's going on?"

Tintin snorted lightly. "Why should I tell you?"

"Oh! So you're throwing a tantrum now?" Li Nianlong sneered. "Looks like you want to taste the feeling of being restrained by the Indestructible Wind and Fire Wheel again."

Tintin was unyielding. "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the host shouldn't expect to get the complete set of the Divine Movement Suit."

"..."

Li Nianlong sighed. "Alright, you win. What do you want?"

"I want the host to never bully me again," Tintin said coldly.

It seemed that Tintin was indeed afraid of being bullied by Li Nianlong last time.

Li Nianlong was speechless. "Okay, I promise you."

"You swear."

"I... fine, I swear. If I ever bully Tintin again, let me be unable to find a wife. Is that enough?"

"No, you have to swear that if you bully me again, your JJ will shrink by 1 centimeter every day."

"Damn! You're really cruel!"

"Anyway, I want you to swear this. Otherwise, I won't tell you."

Tintin was really tough. Li Nianlong was helpless. "Okay, if I bully you again in the future, my JJ will shrink by 1 centimeter every day. Is that okay?"

"Hehe..." Tintin finally seemed satisfied. "Because of the laws of space, the Water Demon Beast is destined to be immortal in this space. But inside the Space Ring, the Water Demon Beast doesn't receive protection from the laws of space, so it dies."

"I see." Li Nianlong nodded in understanding. Then he frowned. "So, if I take the Space Ring out of this world, will the Water Demon Beast reappear in this space? That would prevent me from completing the mission, right?"

"Yes." Tintin smiled. "The host's intelligence has improved, and you think much faster. Congratulations."

Congratulations my ass!

Li Nianlong had a splitting headache. What should he do? The ring definitely couldn't be taken away, but he couldn't just casually hide it somewhere. Otherwise, someday in the future, if someone discovered the ring and released the Water Demon Beast, wouldn't the mission remain uncompleted?

What should he do?

For a moment, Li Nianlong couldn't think of a good solution. He could only first meet up with the three girls. At least, he needed to settle them down first. Once he cleared the level, this world would become his exclusive world. It would only operate when he entered it, and it would remain static otherwise. Li Nianlong thought this was pretty good. He wouldn't have to worry about his real-life being affected, and his real-life wouldn't affect this world either.

Also, his Shushan swordsmanship and other techniques could only be used in this world. They had no effect in reality. He could forget about becoming a sword immortal in reality. He could only indulge in it here.

"Brother Menglong (Brother Liu)!" When the three girls saw Li Nianlong appear, they instantly let out a sigh of relief and ran over, their faces full of joy as they hugged him.

Anu asked excitedly, "Big Brother, did you kill the Water Demon Beast and Baiyue?"

Li Nianlong smiled wryly. "It's considered killed, but also not."

"What do you mean!?" The three girls were puzzled.

"The situation is complicated." Li Nianlong explained the relationship between the Space Ring and this space, and took out the Space Ring. "Now the Water Demon Beast is inside here. Originally, it was dead, but if released, it will immediately resurrect. I'm headache over how to solve this problem."

"How could such a thing happen!?" The three girls were astonished.

"The situation is quite complicated," Li Nianlong explained the relationship between the spatial ring and this space, taking out the spatial ring and saying, "Right now, the water demon beast is inside it. Originally, it was dead, but if released, it will immediately resurrect. I'm troubled about how to solve this problem!"

"How could such a thing happen!?" The three girls were astonished.

"Although I don't want to believe it myself, the fact is just that," Li Nianlong said with some helplessness. "Anyway, the water demon beast has been sealed in the ring. We can figure out how to deal with it later. For now, let's focus on resolving the issues with the Hei Miao and Bai Miao tribes. Nan Shao is too chaotic."

The three girls nodded, acknowledging that this place indeed needed to be reorganized.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Linger said, "Brother Menglong, I want... I..."

Li Nianlong looked at her and sighed lightly. "Do you want to inherit the position of the Witch King and resolve the issues between the Hei Miao and Bai Miao tribes?"

"Is that possible?" Zhao Linger's face was filled with eager anticipation.

His large hand gently stroked Zhao Linger's hair. "Of course it's possible. Since the biggest problem has already been solved and there's no urgent matter, you can inherit the throne with peace of mind. I'll also help."

"And me," Anu said. "Although I don't like the Hei Miao tribe, if Linger sister becomes the Witch King of the Hei Miao tribe, I'm willing to help."

Lin Yueru chuckled. "I can't help much with this kind of thing, but I can ask my father for some disciples to come and help. If it's about governance, I can also borrow some capable officials from Aunt Yun to assist."

Li Nianlong smiled faintly. "Good! With couples working together, nothing is impossible. Let's make a great effort together!"

Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru responded enthusiastically. Anu blushed and said, "Brother, we're not a couple. You should say 'siblings working together.'"

Li Nianlong laughed heartily. "It's all the same. It's all the same. Anu, since the situation here is quite chaotic, you go back to Dali first and inform your mother about the situation here. Ask her to send some people over to help. And Yueru, I'll trouble you to write a letter to your father and the Minister's Mansion, asking them to send some capable subordinates."

"We all have tasks. What about you, Brother?" Anu asked.

Li Nianlong smiled and hugged Zhao Linger. "Of course, I'll protect Linger's safety and help Yueru clean up some of the short-sighted people in Nan Shao. This period is too chaotic, and there may be some people who try to take advantage."

Lin Yueru giggled. "I'm good at this. I'll take charge of Nan Shao's security."

With such arrangements in place, Li Nianlong and the three girls set off. With Li Nianlong's martial prowess and Zhao Linger's status as the Witch King's only daughter, Zhao Linger easily ascended to the throne of Nan Shao's Witch King. Because Nan Shao was exceptionally chaotic at this time, the coronation ceremony was simple. On the day of her ascension, Zhao Linger issued the first decree, calling for an end to the war between the Hei Miao and Bai Miao tribes, and for them to work together to overcome difficulties in the future.

Later, Lin Yueru received replies to her letters to Lin's Fortress and the Minister's Mansion. Lin Tiannan instructed his two personal disciples to bring over a hundred disciples from Lin's Fortress to help Zhao Linger maintain security in Nan Shao. The Minister's Mansion also sent a few capable officials who had been suppressed and frustrated to Nan Shao to assist in governing the Hei Miao tribe.

The Bai Miao tribe also sent some people to help Zhao Linger. With everyone working together, half a year later, Nan Shao finally stabilized. The Hei Miao and Bai Miao tribes reconciled, which also spurred a boom in Central Plains merchants coming to do business in the Miao territory. The Miao territory finally broke free from the drought and war and entered a period of rapid development.

At this time, the granny of Xianling Island also received news and rushed to the Miao territory from afar. Seeing that the Witch Queen had turned into a stone statue, she couldn't help but feel extremely sad. However, she was very pleased to see Zhao Linger inherit the position of the Witch King. What made her even happier was Liu Li, the little girl. She truly adored her and even prevented Zhao Linger from holding her daughter too much, constantly reminding her, "Be careful, the child is delicate, don't let anything happen to her," and the like.

During this period, because Li Nianlong couldn't leave, Liu Jinyuan and Cai Yi came to Nan Shao together. They saw Li Nianlong and Zhao Linger's daughter and were delighted to find that there was no difference between the little girl and a human child. Liu Jinyuan was overjoyed and spent the night with Cai Yi. The next year, Cai Yi gave birth to a son, making Liu Jinyuan and the entire Minister's Mansion extremely happy. Cai Yi, being favored as the mother of a son, spent a happy life with Liu Jinyuan. Even after Liu Jinyuan's death, she voluntarily dissipated her cultivation, accompanying Liu Jinyuan in death.

This is a story for another time and will not be discussed here.

Meanwhile, Li Nianlong stayed here for half a year. Although time in reality did not change, Li Nianlong was still very anxious because he couldn't think of a way to pass through. Until one day, Lin Qing'er's stone statue emitted a bright light.