Chapter 9 See you later

Early the next morning, Fu Ning just got up and saw Song Jinghe lying on a wooden bed not far from her with his back to her, motionless. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

It was really because his expression yesterday was so funny that whenever she thought of Song Jinghe condescending to confess his love to her and his face turning pale because of her words, she couldn't help laughing.

Song Jinghe wouldn't really think that his hypocritical confession would have any effect.

She picked up a coat at random and put it on, and heard a knock on the door.

The little white dog was barking in the yard. Fu Ning touched its head. No one knew where the little Sanhua had run off to. When she left, she had to entrust the two little guys to someone else.

She pushed open the gate and saw Ah Cai.

Ah Cai's eyes were dark blue, and it was obvious that she hadn't slept well that night. When she saw Fu Ning, she was furious and poked her forehead with her finger, "You, how can you still laugh?"

Fu Ning quickly suppressed the corners of his mouth that were raised and asked, "What's the matter?"

Ah Cai said, "You are such a heartless person. I am here to put on makeup for you and send you off. Now that you have made up your mind, you should go there looking pretty."

Fu Ning was just about to let her into the house when they heard a commotion not far away. They both stuck their heads out and found that a group of people were surrounding a person and walking towards them. They saw Xiao Dan behind the swaying heads.

Ah Cai quickly turned around and went to greet him, "Xiao Dan, where is my sister?"

Xiao Dan's face was full of anxiety, and he was still cold. It was obvious that he rushed up the mountain overnight. "The village chief is still at the foot of the mountain. I was the only one who sneaked up the mountain."

As she spoke, she pulled out Fu Ning who was following Ah Cai and spoke like a string of cannonballs, "I heard that you want to curry favor with the county magistrate? Are you out of your mind? Why are you wasting yourself like this? The village chief will never agree! Don't you even listen to the village chief's words?"

Fu Ning didn't expect the little girl to care about her so much. She was moved and patted the back of her hand. Seeing that everyone was staring at her, she explained, "I know everyone has good intentions, but I'm not just doing this for the village. I'm the wife of the county magistrate, living a wealthy life, and in exchange for everyone's peaceful life. I think this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

But apparently no one believed this.

"Boss, why don't you tell them the truth?" The system couldn't stand it anymore. Its host loved acting too much. The stars in its world were not as addicted to acting as the host.

"Hey." Fu Ning heard a few more favorable impression notification sounds, "This way the favorable impression will increase faster."

Since instant favorability can be exchanged for points in the system mall anyway, she would of course choose the method that can gain higher favorability.

System: “…” Its host really has no conscience.

Acai, Fu Ning and Xiaodan went back to the house and said hello to Song Jinghe. Acai took out her dressing tools and Xiaodan helped. The two of them applied pearl powder on Fu Ning, applied rouge on her cheeks with a powder puff, and put several layers of lip balm on her lips. They were busy for half an incense stick of time and finally finished.

However, Song Jinghe, who had been silent beside him, had a strange expression on his face. He still had that stinky face, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Fu Ning had a bad feeling.

She picked up the mirror beside her and took a look, and almost scared herself to death.

The pale skin, two bright red spots on the cheeks and the bloody mouth made him look like he had just eaten a child.

This clearly means that she is asked to dress up as a female ghost and send the county magistrate to the west.

Her hand holding the mirror trembled slightly, "You two don't think this looks good, do you?"

Ah Cai and Xiao Dan looked at each other, nodded simultaneously, and said in unison: "It's very beautiful."

Xiao Dan even asked Song Jinghe, "Xiao Jing, what do you think?"

Song Jinghe nodded. In fact, ever since Fu Ning put on this makeup, the corners of his mouth have never shrunk. "Not bad."

Fu Ning: “…”

They all have the ability to tell lies with open eyes.

She put the mirror down, fearing that she would have a nightmare if she looked at it for too long. "That's it, I'm going down the mountain. I'll leave Xiaojing, Xiaosanhua, and Xiaobai in your care."

Song Jinghe gritted his teeth when he heard her instructing him to put himself and his pet together.

This bandit was absolutely first-rate at provoking him.

Ah Cai and Xiao Dan wanted to send her off, but Fu Ning refused, "The mountains remain green and the water flows forever. We will meet again in the future."

After hearing this, Ah Cai covered her eyes with her hands and wiped them, "Okay, we'll see you later, and you must take good care of yourself."

Xiao Dan was a little at a loss. She was not used to facing such a sad scene of separation. After hesitating for a while, she said, "Then you can chat with Xiao Jing. We'll leave first."

"Ding, the favorability of the cottage passerby Acai increased by five points, and the current favorability is ninety-five. Ding, the favorability of the cottage passerby Xiaodan increased by twenty points, and the current favorability is eighty."

Fu Ning quickly converted his favorability into points, to avoid being discovered by them that he was acting and having his favorability drop again.

Only Fu Ning and Song Jinghe were left in the room. Song Jinghe obviously didn't want to talk to her, so Fu Ning spoke first: "I will be back, you wait for me at home."

Song Jinghe sneered, "I'm relieved. With your current horrible appearance, the county magistrate's men will definitely send you back intact."

Fu Ning secretly chatted with the system, "Hey, he's not pretending to be pitiful anymore. Now he's acting like a villain. It seems like I really let him down yesterday."

System: "No, he confessed to you despite having a negative favorability rating, and you still insisted on cheating on him. The villain must be very angry."

Fu Ning: "That counts as a confession. Just like the word. He confessed for his legs reluctantly. It's unprofessional. Look at me. I confessed countless times just to get his favor."

Actually, it has no effect. The system secretly complained in its heart.

Fu Ning raised his eyebrows to Song Jinghe and said, "I've learned that the old man likes people like me."

Song Jinghe rarely turned his wheelchair around and faced away from her.

Fu Ning wanted to laugh again. She found it really interesting to make Song Jinghe angry.

She said goodbye to Song Jinghe's back, went out, hugged the little white dog, and went down the mountain alone, avoiding everyone.

It’s not that she was afraid of the farewell scene, she was just afraid that her face would scare people.

Xu Chang, who had been waiting for news at the foot of the mountain, saw Fu Ning being brought here by the soldiers. He was so frightened that he almost fainted. "Where did this female ghost come from?"

The other soldiers burst into laughter.

Fu Ning said seriously, "I am not a female ghost. I am Fu Ning, the daughter of the village chief. After discussing it all night, I think your idea is very good, so I was sent here to enjoy the good fortune with the county magistrate. I apologize for any offense I caused yesterday."

They were considered sensible, but Xu Chang frowned as he looked at Fu Ning. This woman looked too rough. Not only was she taller than the average person, but her body was also more robust than that of an ordinary woman. Coupled with that horrible face, he didn't even want to look at her any longer, let alone the county magistrate who was surrounded by beauties.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but your appearance is not pleasing to our county magistrate."

Fu Ning said boldly: "Let your county magistrate change his taste. Our village chief said that if he is not satisfied, he can change people."

Xu Chang felt relieved after hearing this. This woman is just long-haired and short-sighted, especially a woman from a remote area. After being scared by him like this, wouldn't she be obedient and let himself be slaughtered?

Although the one in front of him was obviously not good enough, at least he could get the job done. He was in a hurry to go back to the city to get back the money he won from the gambling, and he couldn't afford to waste time with this bunch of bandits who knew nothing.

Besides, the county magistrate might be used to eating delicacies from land and sea and like this kind of simple meal.

The mountain village was only twenty miles away from Suluan County. Fu Ning followed Xu Chang and a group of more than eighty people, walking and stopping, and finally arrived after noon.

Xu Chang came up and arranged for her to stay in a small inn, pointing at the washbasin, "Wash your face first."

Fu Ning flatly refused, "This is the makeup I carefully put on for meeting the county magistrate. It would be a pity to wash it off."

He couldn't meet the county magistrate with such a grimace. Xu Chang lost his patience and tried to pull Fu Ning, "You have to wash this face."

Fu Ning's arm nimbly dodged Xu Chang's hand, leaving him empty-handed. He then took out an ounce of silver and handed it to him.

"It's just a small token of my appreciation, not a token of respect. Don't worry, sir. Even if the county magistrate doesn't like my face, he will never blame you."

Xu Chang took the silver and his expression softened immediately. He rubbed the silver with his hands and smiled, "A gentleman does not force others to do things. Since the young lady is not willing, I will not force you. You can wait in this inn for the time being. I will take you into the mansion after I report to the county magistrate."

Fu Ning raised the corner of his mouth, "Thank you very much, sir."

After Xu Chang left, he sent two soldiers to guard the gate of Funing, obviously fearing that she would escape.

Fu Ning smiled. After all, she was in the Qi Refining Stage now, so it was easy for her to deal with these two untrained soldiers.

But she didn't want to run away, because she would be free soon anyway. Fu Ning opened the window. The inn faced a commercial street downstairs. The first floor was full of shops and there were small vendors hawking their wares along the street. It was very lively.

"Ding, the important female protagonist Shen Qingning appears, and her current favorability is zero. Ding, the important male protagonist Yan Qu appears, and his current favorability is zero. Please pay attention to the strategy, host."

The system sounded two unusual beeps.

"Huh?" Fu Ning was surprised, "It's only been three months and the hero and heroine have found this place?"

She quickly stretched her neck to search the street and saw the hero and heroine at a glance. It was not because of anything else, but because these two people were too outstanding in appearance, so glamorous and beautiful that they stood out from the people around them at first glance.

The system changed back to its normal tone, "Host, rest assured, this is a normal plot. The hero and heroine did arrive in Suman County at this time, but were later misled to go to a farther place, and only found their way back a year later."

Fu Ning leaned on the window and watched the two people with interest. The male protagonist was tall and straight in a dark blue suit. He followed the female protagonist, who was fairy-like in a lilac dress, a few steps behind, but he never came closer.

"What's the quarrel between them?"

The system sighed, "What else could it be? It's nothing more than the hero telling the heroine that she has fallen in love with him, but the heroine refuses to admit it and must find the villain to prove it to the hero. So one of them is angry and the other is upset."

Fu Ning laughed, "They are quite interesting. I don't know when I can face them."

After all, they will be her targets in the future.

She had seen it in the system's mall before. If she wanted to leave this world, she needed to buy a body in the real world. The bodies in the mall were divided into three levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced. If she wanted to buy an advanced artificial body, she would need more than 100,000 points.

The full strategy value of the heroine can be exchanged for 30,000 points, the hero can be exchanged for 40,000 points, and the villain can be exchanged for 50,000 points. Basically, the favorability of all three people must be at full value to be sufficient.

She suppressed her smile, thinking that there was indeed a long way to go.

At this time, Fu Ning didn't expect that he would soon be able to face the male and female protagonists.