"It's been a long time since someone has managed to pass through four levels in a row and come directly in front of me..."

There was no specific direction to the voice.

Although the person making the sound was standing right in front of him, Wang Xiaole felt like the source of the voice seemed to be coming from all directions.

The blue-clothed girl, the ruler of this ancient city, raised her hand to support her chin, and at her fingertips, a drop of water fell, "drip-drop," landing on the tiled floor.

"Lord."

When Wang Xiaole heard this address, his eyes widened a bit, and he immediately asked:

"Girl, are you calling me?"

"Is there another 'former male' nearby?"

The girl saw through Wang Xiaole's past gender at a glance, and to distinguish him from Mewo White in her address, she called him "Lord."

Wang Xiaole wanted to know:

"Why are you calling me that?"

The girl answered truthfully:

"My nature is that of a merchant, and when facing others, it's natural to use polite titles. Based on the surveys I've done before, this kind of address is what men prefer to hear the most."

"What about her?"

Wang Xiaole pointed to Mewo White, implying how would the girl address a female.

"Regarding her... she looks young, but my way of addressing women is the same, so I would call her 'Madam'."

"We are not married, is it inappropriate for you to address her like that?"

"Whether you get married is your business, how to address is mine, don't confuse the two."

"What about you, girl? How should we address you?"

"Lord can use the most commonly used term by others. You and Madam can call me 'Misplaced Balance'!"

For hundreds of years, a widely circulated legend has existed across the east, west, south, and north of the continent.

The legend is related to a lovely girl who appears before people with strong desires to help them fulfill all their wishes.

The girl's name is unknown to people, but a widely known nickname is passed down;

For this peculiar girl, regardless of gender, people always delight in calling her "Misplaced Balance."

Since the days when Caidang was still a young novice, many people on the mainland were already aware of this legend;

And in modern times, more precisely, for the past two hundred years, the content of the legend has changed.

Instead of a petite girl appearing before those with strong desires, it has transformed into an elegant and graceful young lady.

Whenever Wang Xiaole tried to recall the memories in his mind, he could remember the differences in these two versions of the legend.

Until today, he had not found it strange that the content of the legend had changed;

After all, those who sing these stories always evolve their concepts with the changing times.

He speculated:

Back then, people said it was a girl, perhaps because there were more Lolicons in that era;

But in modern times, with the rise of "onee-sama" enthusiasts, the content of the legend that was easier for people to accept had also changed.

But in the blink of an eye, the blue-clothed girl called herself "Misplaced Balance";

If it were a "repeated name," it is somewhat understandable, but how could even the nickname match too perfectly?

Moreover, as Wang Xiaole delved deeper into his thoughts, he suddenly felt:

In front of him, she looks quite similar in temperament to the legendary girl.

If you can interpret it as a coincidence like this, then Wang Xiaole can only come to one conclusion:

"Girl, do you feel that: the legendary girl is very powerful, and because you admire her, you changed your name to her nickname?"

Wang Xiaole glanced at the girl's age and thought that girls of this age love to fantasize;

And Wang Xiaole is more experienced in dealing with people with similar personalities;

Not for anything else, just quite coincidentally, he happens to have a "junior high" little sister.

The girl in blue was questioned about her identity, but she didn't say much, and didn't emphasize her identity, just said expressionlessly:

"The girl in the legend known to the master, also known as 'Lost Libra'... What kind of image do you think she would be like?"

This question came without warning, and seemed to have no connection to the current situation and the previous questions;

However, Wang Xiaole still answered instantly:

"A girl who fascinates people must look like a little angel, and have a good and understanding personality like Mewo White..."

That was enough for the girl to hear.

At that moment, with a complex emotion, she took a step out in a waltz-like manner;

Her right arm lifted, controlling the whole spread out right hand.

She turned and leaped, with water droplets adhering to her fingertips fluttering in the air, leaving moist traces;

Her delicate body seemed to dance gracefully in the mist, both real and illusory.

"It seems that the master will be disappointed, the girl you imagine to be exceptionally beautiful, unfortunately..."

The girl's height gradually decreased, her dancing arms shortened rapidly with the retraction of the water droplets, looking similar in size to Mewo White;

At the same time, her voice also became childlike, a standard "child voice".

The only thing that adapted to the change was that water-colored dress;

Once fitting so well on the girl, it still looked the same now, not too big or too small.

The dance-like steps took the final step, and it was time for the water droplets to fall together.

The girl transformed into a young girl's appearance, turned back and stood, presenting her frontal face to Wang Xiaole.

"Sadly, the girl is just like this in the master's eyes right now, 'nothing more'."

The ability to change appearance was not new to Wang Xiaole; it could be achieved with certain magic.

But the scene where the girl transformed into a girl earlier truly surprised him;

As someone equally well-versed in magic, he knew the girl had not used any magic just now, and did not sense any fluctuations related to forbidden spells either.

"How did you do it exactly?"

Unable to help himself, Wang Xiaole asked, and the person he asked felt there was no need to conceal, so she truthfully explained:

"I have a few tricks up my sleeve that allow me to freely choose when and which age range appearance to show."

According to the person herself:

She previously showed herself as seventeen or eighteen years old;

As for now, she has transformed into an eleven or twelve-year-old appearance.

"Even if I put on this appearance now, the master and madam would feel regretful, as I don't look like an angel, and my personality is even worse."

As the conversation reached this point, Wang Xiaole began to have some belief that the girl in front of him might actually be the real "Lost Balance".

Although this kind of trust couldn't be guaranteed, believing briefly wouldn't cause any loss.

The following questions and answers were based on the assumption that Wang Xiaole now reluctantly treated the girl as genuine:

"What is your name, I'm asking for your real name."

"Melynn---You can also call me that if the master and madam wish."

"Oh, Melynn..."

To be honest:

Wang Xiaole wasn't particularly surprised that Melynn could live for countless years without aging;

There were people like Melynn around him who claimed to have lived for hundreds of years.

What made it hard for him not to care was the conflicting content between the two legends, which was the real reason.

Just as Wang Xiaole was about to ask, Mewo White turned towards Melynn with a silent response;

After a while, Wang Xiaole translated that silence in his mind, which meant Mewo White was asking the other:

"How did you go from appearing as a young child centuries ago to the appearance you had two hundred years ago?"

It wasn't just Wang Xiaole who understood the meaning of Mewo White's silence, Melynn understood it too and gave an answer without hesitation:

"Because I got tired of it. Appearing as a little girl all the time was not very meaningful, so I decided to make myself look more mature later on!"

Melynn turned around on the spot, and her appearance and figure returned, staring down at Mewo White once again.

No analysis was needed, anyone hearing this reason would come to the conclusion that it was "too casual".

After hearing an answer that didn't make much sense, Wang Xiaole decided to get back to the main topic and quickly changed the subject:

"Melynn, I want to confirm with you, the widely spread rumor in the outside world: 'As long as you pass the test, you can obtain rare treasures', that rule shouldn't be a lie, right?"

This sharp question was necessary to ask and closely related to half of the reason Wang Xiaole came here.

If the rule was fake, or if Melynn was planning to change the rule, then Wang Xiaole and Mewo White wouldn't need to stay here anymore.

Soon, the explanation given by Melynn was something that those two hadn't anticipated:

"Have you misunderstood something?"

The truth about "treasure hunting" within the ancient city was not what those adventurers had in mind;

As Melynn continued to explain:

When she originally built this city, she had no intention of encouraging adventurers to come here and challenge it;

It was only shortly after the city was built and known to the beastkin that a strange rumor began to spread.

No one knew who started it, saying that the original owner of the city had passed away, and that the vast treasure left by the former owner was hidden in various places within the city.

Once this rumor was accepted by the beastkin, a "gold rush" swept through the beastkin kingdom.

Countless beastkin, eager to get rich, entered the city on their own, willing to destroy walls and furniture in search of treasure.

It was the moment when her private property was destroyed that Miyn made up her mind to take action;

although she did not appear in person, she created a large number of powerful creatures through magic, letting them fiercely teach the invading robbers a lesson.

Yet the greater the obstacles, the harder it was to stop the desires of those outsiders who came seeking treasures in this place;

so much so that, due to the hindrance of the powerful creatures, a second rumor emerged:

the powerful creatures were the guardians left by the original owner to protect the place;

their presence further proved that there were priceless treasures in the city worth protecting!

Thus, the frenzy of "gold digging" became even more prevalent, and in the end, even with numerous casualties, it could not stop the greed of certain outsiders.