Chapter 311: Long and Handsome People Have Good Luck

Zu'an felt his consciousness enter a vast, misty space, surrounded by light gray fog that made it impossible to see far. He tried to explore deeper with his consciousness, but no matter how far he ventured, the environment remained unchanged, like the chaotic state before Pangu separated heaven and earth in myths. After a while, his spiritual energy was almost depleted, preventing him from going any deeper.

"This bead is quite peculiar," Mi Li's voice echoed in his ear. To some extent, Mi Li was one with his soul, so anything he could see, she naturally could too.

"Empress sister, do you recognize this bead? I remember the red dragon called it the Glazed Treasure Pearl," Zu'an asked eagerly. He knew his limitations; as an outsider to this world, he understood very little. Mi Li, however, was different. With her profound cultivation and past high status, her knowledge was incomparable to ordinary people.

Mi Li shook her head. "Glazed Treasure Pearl? I haven't heard of it. I only know that it contains extremely complex spatial rules. And it seems to be difficult to identify because of various reasons... either it's severely damaged or most of its functions are sealed."

"Sealed?" Zu'an was startled at first, then overjoyed. "Doesn't that mean it could be a divine artifact?" Having watched so many movies and read so many novels in his previous life, he knew that any magical item sealed in this way was always an existence defying the heavens.

Mi Li snorted. "I don't know why you're so blindly optimistic. A sealed artifact isn't necessarily a powerful one. No one knows what it is until the seal is broken."

Zu'an was stunned. "Someone would go to such great lengths to seal an ordinary artifact?"

"The world is vast and full of wonders," Mi Li said indifferently. She silently added a thought to herself: 'Given that a blockhead like you exists, why would anything else be surprising?'

"Then how do I unseal this thing?" Zu'an asked eagerly, keen to know its functions.

Mi Li shook her head. "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Zu'an was frustrated, having never expected such an answer. Unable to bear his disdainful gaze, Mi Li's face flushed. "I'm not omniscient and omnipotent, so why is it strange that I don't know? As far as I'm aware, breaking these seals often depends on serendipity; there's no fixed method."

"So, it depends on luck?" Zu'an was taken aback.

"Depends on luck?" Mi Li had been with him long enough to understand some of his novel terms. "Yes, it truly depends on luck. Some people are blessed with deep fortune and can break seals unconsciously, while others may search their entire lives without success."

Zu'an chuckled. "Then I'll be fine. My luck has always been good."

Mi Li was speechless. She had gradually grown used to his inexplicable confidence. She snorted and continued, "You're actually quite lucky. Although this bead is sealed, it seems capable of spatial storage. Try pointing the bead at the item you want to store and then silently give a command with your spiritual energy."

"Spatial storage?" Zu'an's face lit up with excitement. This was precisely what he lacked most. Carrying various items, especially things like the Tai'a Sword, was incredibly inconvenient on a daily basis. If he had a storage artifact, everything would be much simpler.

He first tried pointing it at a large rock nearby. With just a thought, the rock was indeed stored inside. Then, with another thought, the large rock reappeared. It was Zu'an's first time using an artifact akin to the spatial rings from novels, and he couldn't help but repeatedly store and retrieve the item out of curiosity.

"Hick," Mi Li, standing by, curled her lips, though a faint smile unconsciously appeared between her brows.

Zu'an suddenly had a whimsical thought: "With this, wouldn't I be invincible? Next time I see an enemy, I can just store them away directly, no need to fight at all." It would be just like the Purple Gold Gourd from *Journey to the West*, which could entirely absorb people.

Mi Li directly shattered his illusion: "You wish! Spatial artifacts can generally only store non-living objects, not living beings. This is due to fundamental rules and cannot be changed by human power. Furthermore, if an item bears someone else's spiritual imprint, you won't be able to store it either."

"Otherwise, during a fight, you could just snatch away their weapons, clothes, and so on. What would be the point of fighting then?"

Hearing her explanation, Zu'an's eyes lit up. If he could directly take away an opponent's clothes during a fight, wouldn't he be invincible when facing women...?

Mi Li gave him a strange look, unsure what he was thinking, given his lewd smile.

"The problem now is we don't know the size of this storage space," Mi Li murmured. "Although it seemed quite vast inside just now, it's full of mist, so we can't see the distant environment. How about this, try to store the dragon's corpse inside."

"It's so big, it probably won't fit," Zu'an said, somewhat surprised. After all, the red dragon was dozens of meters long, and when coiled, it was like a small mountain. Despite his uncertainty, Zu'an still tried it on the red dragon's corpse. Unexpectedly, the massive body vanished instantly. Zu'an rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief. Hesitantly, he released it again, and sure enough, the mountain-like giant dragon reappeared before him.

"This... this..." Zu'an was momentarily at a loss for words to express his feelings.

Mi Li couldn't help but exclaim, "You really are a lucky fellow! Ordinary spatial rings have limited storage space, but yours can even hold a giant dragon. And I sense it can hold even more."

Zu'an chuckled. "Handsome people never have bad luck!"

Mi Li was speechless. She could no longer stand his narcissism.

"Alright, alright. There are no other dangers now. I'm going back to sleep again. This time it's for real, don't disturb me unless it's important." After saying this, she fell silent.

Zu'an's expression was a bit strange. He wondered why she specifically emphasized that this time was "for real." Could her previous claim of falling asleep have been fake? However, he didn't mind her seeing his valiant actions; after all, they were already so familiar with each other. Zu'an deliberately talked to himself and, finding no anger points received, confirmed that she was genuinely asleep.

Just as he was about to turn back to the cave, he noticed a pool of blood nearby and a golden saber lying beside it. Only then did he recall that Chen Xuan had been crushed right there. Alas, a generation's hero, crushed into a puddle of mud just like that. Why was he feeling... so good? That scoundrel Chen Xuan had committed every evil imaginable; he deserved to die long ago!

He suddenly noticed a small porcelain bottle nearby. Picking it up, he saw it contained half a bottle of liquid. He sniffed it, and a sweet scent wafted out. "What is this?" Zu'an didn't dare to drink it, but subconsciously, he felt it must be something good. He directly placed it into the Glazed Treasure Pearl's storage space, thinking he would ask Ji Xiaoxi to analyze it next time, as she was proficient in pharmacology and should be able to figure out what it was.

Next, he searched the relatively intact small portion of Chen Xuan's remaining body and suddenly pulled out a stack of thin leather masks. "Oh?" Having watched so much television, he naturally knew how to use these items. He tried putting one on and found he could transform into various unfamiliar appearances.

"No wonder no one could ever catch this Chen Xuan all these years; he could change his appearance at any time," Zu'an murmured, carefully storing the masks away. They might be useful in the future. The only regret was that these masks had fixed appearances, so he couldn't transform into any look he desired. He then put away Chen Xuan's golden saber. Finding nothing else of value at the scene, he quickly hurried back to the cave.

"A'Zu, where did you go?" Zheng Dan had sat up by then, looking around in a panic. When she saw him, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Zu'an rushed over to comfort her. "I just stepped out. Why are you crying?"

"I thought you had abandoned me," Zheng Dan said with an embarrassed smile. Having just given herself to her lover, it was natural for the young woman to feel a bit anxious and uncertain.

Zu'an's heart suddenly stirred. Zheng Dan's clothes had long been torn, and as she sat up, an unobstructed view of her figure was fully revealed before him. Zheng Dan covered her chest with one hand, used the other to tuck a few strands of hair behind her ear, and said shyly, "You've been looking all night... haven't you seen enough yet?"

Zu'an was somewhat surprised. Last night, she was as passionate as fire, but now she was incredibly shy, as if she had reverted to the gentle young lady he first met. It felt as if she had a dual personality. However, her condition didn't seem serious. The two personalities weren't clearly split, and their memories were interconnected, unlike the scenarios in movies where one personality had no idea what the other had done. Besides, even if it truly was a dual personality, it wouldn't matter. Double the pleasure, isn't that good?

"Never enough," Zu'an said, reaching out to cup her chin and admiring her exquisite, flawless face with genuine admiration.

Zheng Dan's face turned red, and she whispered, "Not this time, really, it hurts..." Her large, moist eyes were full of shyness.

Zu'an chuckled and pulled her into his embrace. "Don't worry, I'm not that much of a beast." Not to mention her, even he couldn't withstand another round after their passionate night.

Ultimately, Zu'an found a purple-glowing garment in the cave, primarily woven from ice silkworm threads and adorned with crystals, agates, and similar ornaments. It looked like an immortal's robe, and even the well-traveled Zheng Dan couldn't put it down after trying it on. It was likely that dragons inherently enjoyed collecting shiny objects, as the depths of the cave contained many gold and silver treasures, along with numerous precious elemental stones piled up. This garment, being shiny, was thus guarded in the red dragon's treasure hoard.

"We're rich, so much treasure!" Zu'an exclaimed, gazing at the piles of gold and silver in the corner, estimating there were at least two to three million taels. "Let's split it half and half."

Zheng Dan shook her head. "Wealth is merely external. It holds no meaning for me. You can take it all."

Zu'an was taken aback. "If it holds no meaning for you, then why did you secretly establish the Giant Whale Gang?"