"Beep beep beep—Transmigration mission complete, energy almost depleted, Ring World System temporarily entering hibernation mode."
Accompanied by a cold and strange sound, Li Mufan slowly awoke from his slumber.
What greeted his eyes was swirling dust and the thunderous hooves of galloping horses.
The violent jolting made his stomach churn, and at the same time, a sharp pain shot through his right arm, where a long arrow was embedded.
"Where am I? Wasn't I playing a game?"
He was now lying on the back of a horse, looking around at a young knight in red armor, his face filled with anxiety, galloping forward at breakneck speed.
Around him, dozens of other red-armored knights on fine horses were also galloping forward with a roar.
As if sensing his movement, the knights on horseback hurriedly looked down and, seeing Li Mufan staring at them in confusion, were instantly overjoyed.
"Your Majesty! Prince Cheng's troops are catching up! What should we do? Which way should we escape to?"
"Your Majesty? Is he calling me?"
Li Mufan felt as if his body was falling apart, his mind a complete blank.
Suddenly, a flood of memories rushed into his mind. He felt a splitting headache, his vision went black, and he fainted again.
At dawn, the rising sun brought light to the dark earth.
Sunlight filtered through the treetops, dappling his body. He breathed in the fragrance of earth and the faint scent of a young girl.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the arms of a young girl. He was surrounded by a dense forest, and soldiers in red armor lay sprawled on the ground.
"Your Majesty, you're finally awake!"
A girl's joyful voice reached his ears. Looking at her face, covered in blood and dust, Li Mufan blushed.
The memories in his mind clearly told him that he had transmigrated—transmigrated into the body of the king of a small, fallen kingdom!
This is not Earth, but a place called Tianheng Continent. The original owner of this body was also named Li Mufan, the king of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, a subordinate of the Yunqin Empire.
However, not long ago, he was overthrown in a palace coup just one year after his ascension to the throne. On his wedding night, he was forced to resign and driven out of the royal city, pursued all the way here.
The girl holding him is named Fan Qingyue, a head guard in the royal palace and the only female guard in the entire palace. Her strength has reached the first level of the Body Refinement Realm.
When the rebel army came, she and her loyal personal guards fought desperately to protect him as he escaped from the royal city, escorting him all the way here. However, he was struck in the arm by a poisoned arrow along the way and his soul departed.
Meanwhile, he from Earth—Li Mufan—had inexplicably transmigrated here.
Fan Qingyue saw that Li Mufan's pale face had turned slightly rosy, and his complexion looked much better than when he was unconscious. She breathed a sigh of relief, tightened the red cloak wrapped around them, and shouted loudly, "General Zhao, His Majesty has awakened!"
A moment later...
In a clearing in the dense forest, Li Mufan, dressed in the robes of the Sun and Moon King, sat upright on a blue stone. After a simple meal and some water, his complexion appeared somewhat better than before.
Looking at the hundred or so Red Shirt Army guards kneeling before him, remnants of his defeated army, he cleared his throat and called out, "Please rise, gentlemen."
However, his voice was low and slightly weak.
Upon hearing this, the guards shouted in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Having absorbed all the memories of his predecessor, Li Mufan quickly assumed his role. He sighed inwardly and calmly called out, "Liu Long!"
A tall young man standing at the forefront of the guards immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute and replied, "Your subordinate is here!"