The bad value system is measuring values.

Chapter 131 Monster

During the journey, the warrior spoke eloquently, constantly explaining the various weaknesses of the dragon.

"Let me tell you, Princess, the dragon's horns... the dragon's scales... the dragon's wings..."

After hearing his description, Qiao Xiao began to doubt whether he was lying to her, and whether this hero had ever seen a dragon.

Qiao Xiao steered the conversation back on track, "Can we go find my sister now?"

"No, no, Your Highness, the dragon needs a legendary weapon to defeat him."

Qiao Xiao: Finally, we've gotten to the point.

Qiao Xiao: "Tell me what weapon you want, and I'll have my brother reward you with it."

“Princess, this is not a matter of rewarding or not rewarding. Only a dragon-slaying hero can wield that legendary weapon.”

Qiao Xiao: You made the right choice by bringing me along.

Qiao Xiao: "Are there any conditions for becoming a dragon slayer?"

The hero stroked his beard and said, "Yes, Princess, once a dragon-slaying hero senses his power, he will inevitably have to engage in a life-or-death struggle with the evil dragon."

Qiao Xiao: "System, do they not know that the hero appears every fifty years?"

System: "The hero only learns he is a hero at the age of eighteen. Moreover, there are also those who are chosen to automatically give up their hero status and are unwilling to face the overlord of this world. To date, no one has explored this, and no one knows this potential pattern."

Qiao Xiao: "Whoever kills the dragon is the dragon slayer. This unspoken rule isn't very useful, since it's not public information."

System: "Yes, host."

The hero is a chatterbox, a bit long-winded, and his temperament is actually quite similar to Tarot (Joe's adoptive father). During their conversation, Qiao Xiao discovers that this seemingly elderly hero is actually only twenty-two years old.

Qiao Xiao: My God, how come he has so many nasolabial folds?

The hero, seeing the princess looking at him, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Qiao Xiao quickly averted her gaze, concealing her inner thoughts. "It's nothing, brave warrior. Since you know my name, it's only right that I know yours as well."

Upon hearing this, the hero couldn't help but laugh and said, "Princess, you are joking. As a princess of a nation, your status is extremely noble, and your name is naturally known to everyone. If that's the case, then the princess should know everyone's name, right?"

Qiao Xiao: "..."

This hero is so ruthless! Does he really think of me as a princess?

“Tell me.” Qiao Xiao stopped, seemingly pressing him for an answer.

Seeing the princess's persistence, the hero put away his smile and said seriously, "Alright, princess, my name is Erran."

Qiao Xiao: "Okay, brave one."

Despite knowing his name, Qiao Xiao still called him the Warrior.

The hero laughed heartily, "You really are unique, Princess."

They came to a fork in the road. Erran always chose the dense forest, thinking that there might be treasure there, so she didn't hesitate to turn her gaze to the road leading into the depths of the forest, while the other road looked much flatter and safer.

Erran: The princess will probably choose the safer path.

Qiao Xiao: "Which path is shorter, the one for the brave? Which one should we choose?"

Erran said with some selfish motives, "Princess, it's closer to walk through this forest, but I'm afraid you'll get hurt."

Qiao Xiao: "Can't you protect me? Brave and fearless warrior."

Upon hearing this, Erran felt a surge of resentment. "Of course I can protect you, Your Highness. Then let's choose this path."

They walked through the forest, and there was no movement along the way. However, there was one problem: their food supplies were running out, and the two of them were walking at an increasingly slower pace.

Suddenly, Qiao Xiao was the first to hear some strange noises. She alerted the brave warrior, and Er Ran immediately became alert as well.

Erran comforted him, "They're probably just some harmless little monsters." He thought to himself: At least there's some food to eat.

However, judging from the sound of the movement, it couldn't be small in size, so the two of them were fully prepared.

Erran gripped the sword hilt tightly, never letting go for a moment.

"Your Highness, let's find some cover to hide in."

Qiao Xiao agreed with his idea and said, "Okay."

Unexpectedly, the source of the sound suddenly appeared before them—a flower fairy with roots as her feet. This flower fairy was only about 1.5 meters tall. Suddenly, she released a strange aura, and in an instant, Qiao Xiao and Er Ran fell into a deep sleep. Neither of them could escape the effect and both fell into unconsciousness.

When she awoke, she found herself back in the castle, where Asdor was staring at her in his true form. His eyes were unusually deep, as if there was a dark light flickering within them, and even a deep crimson hue.

Qiao Xiao: "Is it a hallucination?"

"You didn't even heed my instructions!"

Qiao Xiao: "It's an illusion."

In an instant, the illusion shattered, and a flower demon was seen drooling, about to swallow Erran whole with its gaping maw. Qiao Xiao reacted quickly and ripped off a large petal from it.

The flower fairy reacted and roared at Qiao Xiao, but it caught the scent of Asdor and its expression froze instantly. Then it fled in a panic.

Qiao Xiao quickly shook Er Ran awake, and Er Ran woke up with a start.

Qiao Xiao looked at his haggard appearance and asked, "Why do you look so bad?"

Erran's face was deathly pale, a stark contrast to my previous state, as if my life force had been drained away.

Erran stared blankly at Qiao Xiao, her voice trembling with remorse, and said, "Princess, I'm sorry, how did I end up in the same place as you? Have we gone to heaven?"

Qiao Xiao was confused. "What are you talking about?"

Erran burst into tears, "I didn't mean to, I was just too hungry."

Qiao Xiao: "That's an illusion, Erran, not reality. We're all still alive."

Erran immediately stopped crying. "What? We're all still alive? It was all fake?"

It took him a while to react, and he breathed a deep sigh of relief. "Princess, let's turn back the way we came. We've run out of food, and we don't know how much further we have to go."

Qiao Xiao nodded. "Okay."

Just as the two were moving, a giant bear-like monster strode forward on its four powerful legs and charged straight at them, then stood upright in front of them like a human.

The brave man was somewhat bewildered. The bear was enormous, nearly three meters long, and judging from its sharp fangs and the way it was drooling, it was clearly starving.

Qiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: it was much smaller than that python.

Erran stood there dumbfounded. Qiao Xiao was also a little panicked. She had never been eaten by wild animals before, but even though she was afraid, she wanted to experience the thrill of fighting wild beasts.

She pulled some medicine from her pocket and instantly splashed the irritating liquid onto the bear monster. The bear monster howled in pain. Qiao Xiao then took out the dagger she had bought earlier and plunged it into the bear monster's paw. The bear monster reacted by swinging its forearm, but Qiao Xiao quickly dodged. She then took out an even smaller dagger and plunged it directly into its eyeball. The bear monster groaned in pain and retreated. Then, Qiao Xiao seized the opportunity, used all her strength to pull the dagger from the bear's paw, and decisively slashed horizontally at its head.

With each follow-up attack, the bear monster died.

Erran was clearly terrified by this scene. He went limp and collapsed to the ground with a thud, staring timidly at Qiao Xiao with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

He shouted, "You're not a princess, you're a monster! Where is the real princess? What have you done to her?"

Qiao Xiao was about to refute him, but upon reflection, she realized that his thinking was not wrong.

Qiao Xiao: Forget it, there's no point in explaining.

She looked at the limp Erran and saw that he was powerless to resist her. She directly took the map from his waist. Erran could only watch helplessly as his map was taken away, and dared not make any rash moves.

Qiao Xiao walked to a secluded spot and examined it carefully. She looked left and right and found that the place on the map looked so familiar.

Qiao Xiao: "Isn't that the volcano?"

She sighed and rubbed her forehead, feeling utterly speechless. "In the end, I still have to go back."

She asked the system, "How far are we from the volcano?"

System: "It's not far, just across one continent."

Qiao Xiao nodded solemnly and said seriously, "Hmm, are you out of your mind? Do you have any other means of transportation?"

System: "Dragon".

Qiao Xiao: "..."

She realized the system was sulking. Systems can get angry? Isn't it just a bunch of data?

Qiao Xiao: "Let's keep moving forward."

After she left, Erran endured days and nights of agonizing fear before rushing to the village of heroes. He proclaimed that he had encountered a strange humanoid creature posing as a princess, characterized by striking silver hair.

The crowd was skeptical, but Erran, seeing this, said anxiously, "It's true! I saw that monster eating a giant bear alive with my own eyes!"

At this moment, the village chief stepped forward and said, "Take us to see."

A group of people were searching for the carcass of a bear monster in the forest when they were shocked to find several clearly visible teeth marks on the monster's body.

Village chief: "Are there really strange things?"

Several young, strong men worked together to carry the bear monster's corpse to the village of heroes for observation.