Chapter 23 The Deal with 001, Qin Wenxue Pian...

Qin Wenxue tilted his head and coughed lightly twice. His face was pale, and his figure was thin and fragile. He seemed to be in a lot of pain, and his chest was heaving rapidly, but his expression was indifferent and unnoticed.

Shi Wenzhe worriedly touched Qin Wenxue's forehead, only to find that the person was covered in cold sweat and had an icy cold body temperature.

"Did you catch a cold? Did I disturb you last night?" She felt very guilty, and deep self-reproach rose in her eyes.

Qin Wenxue shook her head without speaking. As she shook her head, her collar opened, revealing a beautiful collarbone. Shi Wenzhe looked up and saw a red line on his collarbone. The red line, like a blood vessel, was deeply engraved under his skin, extending from his neck to his neck and disappearing into his long hair. It was very eye-catching and made her heart skip a beat.

"What is this?" She raised her hand to touch it, but Qin Wenxue turned away and dodged her.

Shi Wenzhe lowered his hand, realizing he had been somewhat offensive, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just in a bit of a hurry."

"It's nothing..." He coughed lightly again, a red blush creeping into his eyes. "Let's go in." With that, he turned to walk towards the cave.

Qin Wenxue swayed, as if standing still had exhausted all his strength. The moment he took a step, he suddenly slipped and fell onto the grass.

Shi Wenzhe's heart skipped a beat, and she was so frightened that her soul almost left her body. She quickly threw herself to the ground and cushioned her body under him, and the newcomer landed in her arms.

"You..." She wanted to ask if he was alright, but when she touched his clothes, she realized he was soaking wet and shivering uncontrollably. Shi Wenzhe's heart pounded: "Did you fall into the river? You're burning up." Shi Wenzhe shook her: "Qin Wenxue! Don't sleep!"

"It's nothing," Qin Wenxue said weakly. He tried his best to stand up, but he couldn't even support his body. He could only lean on Shi Wenzhe's neck for support. Shi Wenzhe shivered from the cold as his wet hair fell. She reached out and hugged him.

Shi Wenzhe was a little scared. Qin Wenxue was ice cold all over, even her breath was cold. No matter how she tried to warm her up, she couldn't. She was so weak that she was about to faint at any moment.

"Qin Wenxue, don't fall asleep, you're not trying to scare me, are you?" Shi Wenzhe's hands trembled as he shook the person in his arms, but unfortunately, the other person's breath was so weak that he could barely detect it.

She wanted to hug him, but she was too weak.

A long trail was dragged across the grass, leading straight from under the tree to the cave entrance. The red clothes, green grass, black hair, and white shirt were extremely eye-catching in the light.

After Shi Wenzhe settled the people in, he found some branches from the back mountain and lit a fire. The temperature inside the cave instantly warmed up, and the bright yellow firelight shone on Qin Wenxue's pale face, making it seem as if it had gained some color.

The little furball whimpered as if it sensed something. It kept kicking its legs in Qin Wenxue's arms, trying to wake up, but it was trapped in a nightmare and could not escape.

Shi Wenzhe held Qinwenxue and channeled her spiritual energy into her. She couldn't understand why everything had changed in just one night. Was this valley fraught with danger? If such a powerful person could be injured for no reason, what about her? Was she just waiting to die?

"This is really bad." She slumped to the ground, clutching the hem of Qin Wenxue's clothes and staring blankly. Shi Wenzhe bit her lower lip tightly and made a decision in her heart. She hoped that this time it would be more reliable.

"001, 001?" Shi Wen called out to the system in his mind. Although the half-dead system was unreliable, it was the only one he could turn to for help at this moment.

Shi Wenzhe heard the ticking of the clock. She knew it was something she had imagined out of nervousness, but each tick was a signal of urgency, and her heart sank slowly.

"Sizzle—Host call detected... sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle."

Shi Wenzhe stared wide-eyed.

"Host's call detected. The half-dead system, Gold Medal Dream Fulfiller 001, is at your service. What can I do for you, host?"

"You're really online." Shi Wenzhe smiled happily, then asked anxiously, "Could you check on Qin Wenxue for me?"

"Beep—Scanning—"

"Scan failed, beep—re-scan, body temperature rising, meridians reversed, seemingly a sign of qi deviation...beep—detection error, fever."

Shi Wenzhe raised her hand and then put it down, feeling like she had been teased. "Fever?" She didn't think so. If it were just a fever, Qin Wenxue wouldn't be in so much pain. She pressed on, "Really? This doesn't seem like a fever symptom."

"..." 001 paused for a moment, and then the blood-red "XX" appeared on the screen. It said, "Beep - Detection failed, possessed by demons."

"Um?"

"Beep—Detection failed, fever detected."

Shi Wenzhe: "..." "Are you serious? Why are you being so unreliable again?"

001 said with absolute certainty, "Fever, fever." She even typed the two words in bold on the screen. Shi Wenzhe nodded quickly and affirmed, "Okay, okay, thank you 001. If it's a fever, do you have any medicine? Isn't that how it's written in novels? Transmigrated systems are all-powerful. Can you get me some fever reducers?"

"..." 001 said methodically, "Violation of operating procedures."

"Can you get the medicine?" Shi Wenzhe asked again to confirm.

"able."

"How can I have it?"

"Host has completed the mission."

Shi Wenzhe's heart sank. Missions... Ha! So far, she hasn't completed a single mission, and she's even failed one.

"Ugh...headache." She tapped her head, bargaining, "Could you give me credit first? I urgently need to save someone..."

Before she could finish speaking, 001 coldly refused: "No."

"001!" Shi Wenzhe jumped up and down in anger: "I am your host, do you have to be so cold and heartless to me! Save people! Save people! It will bring you good karma! This is a great thing, why do you refuse?"

001 did not reply, but instead displayed the word "XX" on the screen again, this time in larger and bolder form, and it also rotated and flashed 360 degrees.

Shi Wenzhe: "..." Shi Wenzhe was so angry that she had a heart attack. She really would be angry at 001 for a second.

Shi Wenzhe was already at her wits' end, but Qin Wenxue's condition was critical, and she was as cold as ice. She could only shamelessly plead, "Really, is it not possible? Please give me some medicine."

001: "XX" "The host has not completed any tasks and there is no reward."

“Okay.” She scratched her hair. “I understand, 001.” She glanced at Qin Wenxue and then spoke in a gentle tone, “Can I get an advance on the reward? I know this will put you in a difficult position, but 001, I promise… I promise I’m willing to do everything I can to complete the mission.”

"Planting all the plants in Yunmeng Marsh, obtaining information about Peach Blossom Valley, and surviving." Her eyes shone: "The first two may be difficult, but my vitality is terrifyingly strong, like an unkillable cockroach. 001, you made the right choice in choosing me. I'm so afraid of dying, I will definitely, definitely survive."

The system fell silent, and Shi Wenzhe continued to output: "I am fighting alone now and I need Qin Wenxue's help, but he is currently running a fever and is unconscious. If he dies, I will be left to die alone in the Mustard Seed Space. Who will complete the next task for you?"

Shi Wenzhe pleaded in a low voice, "001, only you can help me. Please give me some fever reducer. I promise I'll cling to life no matter what, even if it means doing all sorts of bad things... Ugh, no way. I am the light of righteousness, and I will survive no matter what." She asked in a trembling voice, "In the meantime, I will also try my best to complete the mission in Peach Blossom Valley, okay?"

"Sizzle—" The system paused for a second, seemingly moved by the last paragraph. It made a great decision and reminded: "But that's difficult. Peach Blossom Valley used to be a secluded place, but it has long been destroyed. Information is scarce. You need to collect at least 80% of the information, otherwise you will be punished and you won't be able to bear it."

"I know, I know." Shi Wenzhe repeated, her mind solely focused on getting the medicine first, and she would worry about the rest later. She promised, "I will do everything in my power to complete this task. If I fail, I am willing to accept any punishment, but..." She paused, seemingly a little embarrassed, "What kind of punishment is it? Can you tell me first?"

"Please wait... Retrieving for you..."

"Ding—Cephalexin X1 has been delivered to the host. Please collect it from your inbox in time."

[Note: Progress in gathering information about Peach Blossom Valley: 1%]

Time limit: 10 days

"Please complete the task in time. If the task is failed, you will be punished with eighty-one heavenly lightning strikes."

"?? Cephalosporin?! 001, you're so down-to-earth?! How can you be so stingy? Give me some more, hey... Hey! 001, 001, don't log off yet."

001:“.”

"Sure, sure." Shi Wenzhe held the cephalosporin and felt it was too hot to handle. She didn't know whether to feed it or not. She was really conflicted. She gave up and said, "At least give me amoxicillin instead. What if Qinwenxue is allergic to cephalosporin?"

001: "..."

"Amoxicillin X1 has been distributed to the host. Please collect it promptly." With that, 001 quickly logged off.

Shi Wenzhe stared at the lone amoxicillin in her palm, disheveled in the wind. She murmured as if her soul had left her body, "Oh God, how can this be so unreliable? I seem to have lost out big time..." She thought of the eighty-one heavenly lightning tortures and felt a wave of dizziness. She really didn't want to live anymore.

Shi Wenzhe covered her face and summarized, sighing bitterly, "It seems I'm trapped... Waaah." She pitifully crawled to Qin Wenxue's side. Looking resentfully at the sleeping woman, she muttered discontentedly, "She's only good-looking." She gestured, "If you weren't a beauty, I wouldn't have been so eager to save you. I'd just let you fend for yourself, sigh..."

"However," Shi Wenzhe recalled the strange occurrence last night, when the other party suddenly developed a fever, which might have been caused by him. He felt he should make amends.

She could only willingly find medicine for him; it seemed that this was simply fate.

The hot breath of the person in her arms hit her face, and a trace of water spilled from the corner of Qin Wenxue's mouth. Shi Wenzhe wiped it away with her hand, tucked her long hair behind the person's ear, and there was an imperceptible pity in her eyes.

A breeze carried the fragrance of flowers, a scent that seemed very familiar – it was from that peach tree. Speaking of which, that peach tree was truly enormous, standing proudly in the world, its fragrance reaching even the farthest valleys.

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