Chapter 1540: Rubik’s Cube Beauty (2)

The four of them were fortunate. As soon as they entered the Cube World, they encountered the original host—Tang Guo.

The original host's identity was anything but ordinary. It could be said that within the Cube World, she could travel wherever she pleased, completely unrestricted.

What drew her to the group was not so much the four of them, but rather Zhai Chenming's unwavering devotion.

She simply didn't believe that anyone who entered the Cube World and experienced its countless rotations could preserve their original intentions to the very end.

The Cube World was filled with danger, but it was also overflowing with opportunities.

If people could freely enter and leave, many would willingly come here in search of fortune and adventure.

She didn't believe in eternal love, but she had no intention of interfering with their relationship.

She was merely curious.

Or perhaps simply bored.

So she decided to personally participate in their journey.

Whenever they encountered danger, she would offer a few pointers, preventing them from dying too early.

Otherwise, she would never get to see the outcome.

Her decision was essentially a cheat code for four newcomers like Zhai Chenming and the others.

Though they faced countless dangers and suffered injuries every time the world rotated and they entered a new city, enduring various crises and hardships, the original host's presence ensured that, unlike so many others, they would never lose their lives.

The Cube World existed as a realm unto itself.

It consisted of six smaller worlds, known as six cities.

Its universal currency was the Cube Coin.

The place where the four protagonists first appeared was called Happiness City.

Every month, the world would rotate once, randomly transporting them to another city.

The remaining cities were Amusement City, Illusion City, Death City, Sin City, and Trading City.

Their final destination was Trading City—the paradise sought by everyone wandering within the Cube World.

As its name suggested, Trading City was a city where anything could be bought and sold.

It possessed treasures unavailable anywhere else.

Everything could be purchased with money.

As long as one could imagine it, the city could provide it.

Not only medicine capable of curing terminal illnesses—even youth and limitless lifespans could be bought, provided one possessed enough Cube Coins.

Thanks to the hardships they endured, coupled with the original host's guidance, Zhai Chenming and the others had managed to save a considerable amount of Cube Coins.

Upon arriving in Trading City, he immediately purchased medicine to cure Yi Yingxue's terminal illness.

Afterward, he bought longevity, youth, and strength for all of them.

Only then did he finally think about leaving.

Even after all those purchases, they still had a considerable amount of Cube Coins remaining.

At that time, the original host informed them that Trading City possessed a lottery box.

There was a chance that one could draw a key capable of opening the Cube World.

As long as they obtained that key, they could leave.

Unfortunately, the odds were extraordinarily low.

Countless people had lived in the Cube World for tens of thousands, even millions of years, without ever drawing it.

Throughout all those years, no one had heard of anyone succeeding.

In the end, Zhai Chenming and the others spent every last Cube Coin, yet still failed to obtain the key.

They hated the Cube World's monthly rotations.

Furthermore, time within the Cube World flowed in sync with the outside world.

They still had family members they cared about and could not remain here forever.

By the time they returned to Trading City again, it might be another six months—or perhaps even longer.

They had only reached Trading City on their sixth rotation because they had been lucky.

One day, Zhai Chenming sought out the original host.

Taking advantage of her momentary lack of vigilance, he plunged a divine dagger—an artifact he had drawn from the lottery box—straight into her heart.

And then he said:

“Is it amusing, to toy with ordinary people like us?”

“You are the Lord of Trading City, aren't you?”

“As long as I kill you, Trading City will collapse, and the Cube World itself will disappear.”

“And once this world is gone, all of us will naturally be able to leave.”

The original host had never imagined that Zhai Chenming would suddenly turn his hand against her.