Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne-Chapter 104: This is the Kingdom Ria Conquered for You
"Thankfully, it’s a through-and-through. The bullet missed the bone. What happened? How did he get a gunshot wound in his own country?"
Spencer Sinclair remained silent. Someone among his own subordinates had been bought off. As their leader, he bore the primary responsibility.
Fortunately, it wasn’t as if Morgan Fisher was actually waiting for an answer. He was already treating Cole Sinclair’s wound.
Half an hour later, Morgan Fisher emerged from Cole Sinclair’s room and quietly gave Spencer Sinclair instructions. "I’m heading to the guest room to catch some sleep. Come find me if you need anything. And tell the butler to get me something to eat. I haven’t even had dinner."
"Yes, Young Master Fisher."
...
At the crack of dawn the next morning, Riley Perry and Victoria Koenig were woken by the sounds of animals.
Riley Perry stepped out of her tent to take a look. A herd of adorable creatures had gathered by the riverbank. The camera crew was nowhere in sight, but the moment she emerged, a drone whirred over to her.
Hearing the noise, a sika deer’s ears instantly shot up, its body tensing in alarm.
But the moment it saw Riley Perry, it immediately came trotting over to her.
Victoria Koenig, who had also woken up, saw this and quickly covered his mouth, terrified he might make a sound and scare away the beautiful herd of sika deer.
Riley Perry’s hands were itching to pet them. Unable to resist, she started stroking the deer. "You feel so nice. It would be perfect if I could take you home with me. I’d pet you all day, every day."
As she petted the sika deer, Riley Perry began to name them. "You’re the strongest, so you’ll be Deer One. You’re Deer Two... and this smallest one here is Thirteen."
Victoria Koenig watched with longing as Riley Perry petted the deer and gave them names. "...Ria, I want to, too..."
Riley Perry made a grand, sweeping gesture. "Then come on! This is the kingdom Ria has conquered for you. You can pet them all!"
Bullet Comments: [Pass it on: Riley Perry told Victoria Koenig to touch whatever he wants!]
[Pass it on: Riley Perry said this is the kingdom Ria conquered for you!]
[Pass it on: Victoria Koenig belongs to Riley Perry!]
Vick’s fans: ’Thank goodness we know what’s actually happening!’
’Thank goodness we’re still rational!’
’Then again, shipping this big-sis/little-bro pairing is kind of fun.’
[A domineering queen and her pretty-boy idol?]
An early-rising netizen who had idly clicked into the livestream happened to see the sika deer appear. With quick eyes and even quicker hands, they created a GIF of the moment. And thus, the now-legendary GIF was born: Riley Perry, making a sweeping, arrogant gesture and boldly declaring, "This is the kingdom Ria has conquered for you!"
[Does Riley Perry have some kind of trait that makes animals like her? It was monkeys yesterday and sika deer today. What’s next?]
[Are sika deer normally this unafraid of people?]
[You might as well just say the production team arranged this in advance. Of the six contestants, Riley Perry is the least famous. If the crew were to set something up, they’d do it for a bigger star. Use your brain, people.]
After petting the deer to her heart’s content, Riley Perry finally started making breakfast. They still had rice and some wild vegetables from yesterday, so she made a simple vegetable congee.
After breakfast, the two set off again. Victoria Koenig remarked, "Ria, it feels like we have more and more luggage, and we can’t get rid of any of it."
’Especially the fruit the monkeys had brought—it was all so delicious, he really couldn’t bear to throw any of it away.’
’What a rare treat it was to eat delicious fruit out here!’
Riley Perry pointed to the sika deer still lingering by the river. "Then we’ll have them help us."
Bullet Comments: [I was dozing off watching this, but the second she pointed at the deer, I was wide awake again.]
[I have to see how she’s going to make the deer help.]
[Letting them get pet was already amazing. She’s not actually thinking of making the deer carry their luggage, is she?]
As it turned out, she was.
Riley Perry bundled all their luggage and draped it in pairs over the deers’ backs. Naturally, she didn’t forget to infuse a little Spiritual Power into each one as she did.
The deer squinted comfortably, standing obediently in place as Riley Perry arranged the packs on their backs.
Riley Perry saved the two strongest deer for last. She took two elixirs from her pocket, popping one into each of their mouths. To the naked eye, the two deer instantly seemed more spirited and even stronger than before.
These were elixirs that Riley Perry had specifically refined for Spirit Beasts back in The Cultivation Realm. They could restore a Spirit Beast’s Spiritual Power, and for ordinary animals, they increased stamina.
Once all the luggage was secured, she said, "Victoria Koenig, to your mount!"
Victoria Koenig started walking forward. Riley Perry quickly shouted after him, "Victoria Koenig, I said to your mount! Where do you think you’re going?"
The sika deer let out a bleat, looking at Victoria Koenig with utter disdain. ’This guy’s a bit of an idiot. I don’t really want to carry him, but I have to save face for the Little Fairy.’
Victoria Koenig froze, turning to look back at Riley Perry with a dumbfounded expression. ’You said to the route, and I’m on the route, aren’t I?’
Riley Perry slapped her forehead. "I said MOUNT, not ROUTE! As in, ride the deer! For today, we get to be deer-riding immortals."
With that, she led by example, swinging herself onto the back of a deer. The sturdy sika deer let out a cry as it rose to its feet, effortlessly carrying Riley Perry in a circle around Victoria Koenig.
"Hurry up, Deer Two is waiting for you. Let’s try to get out of these mountains before noon."
Victoria Koenig: ...
’He glanced at the sika deer in front of him—oh, right, Deer Two. Why was he suddenly feeling so excited?’
Mimicking Riley Perry, he swung his leg over the deer’s back and grabbed its antlers. Deer Two immediately stood up and fell in beside Deer One. With a point from Riley Perry, Deer One raised its hooves and began trotting up the mountain.
[Holy crap, can someone tell me if sika deer are actually strong enough to carry people?]
[My mom asked why I was kneeling to watch a livestream, then she started kneeling too! Is Riley Perry some kind of goddess who came down to earth?]
[Screenshots! Taking all the screenshots! This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime sight!]
[Look at the other guests next door, walking on their own two feet, and then look at these two. The comparison is just brutal.]
[Hahaha, girls, did you see that? The look on our Vick’s face just now, he looked like he was in heaven!]
[No kidding, who wouldn’t be?!]
[I want to ride a deer too! Praying for the heavens to send me my own Riley Perry!]
Even though it was early in the morning, and even though these two had the smallest fanbase among the six contestants, the hashtag #RileyAndVictoriaRideDeer still shot to the top of the trending list!
Meanwhile, the hashtags about Riley Perry’s roadside rescue and her Qinggong from yesterday were still firmly planted at the top of the list, showing incredible staying power.
...
On the third floor of a certain villa, a handsome man slowly opened his eyes. He had the exact same features as Eldest Master Sinclair. But where Cole Sinclair gave off an icy-cold impression, this man exuded a lively and cheerful energy. His eyes seemed to smile at everyone, making those who met his gaze feel as if they were watching flowers bloom.
If Cole Sinclair was an iceberg, then the man in the bed was a blazing fire—utterly dazzling.
The man slipped on a pair of slippers, got out of bed, washed up, and headed into his walk-in closet.
His walk-in closet was more than twice the size of Cole Sinclair’s, and it was crammed with all kinds of clothes, shoes, hats, bags, and watches. Unlike Cole, whose closet was mostly filled with formal wear, this man’s was stocked entirely with casual and athletic apparel. The colors ran the gamut—white, pink, blue, light green. There were hoodies, pullovers, and even an entire rack of floral shirts. His tastes were the complete opposite of Cole Sinclair’s.
