Chapter 38 The Arrogant Prince 5

Seeing the boy's expression soften, Xu Qiuqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

She always has a stern face, and it scares her.

Zhou Zichen then sent someone to arrange a tent for Xu Qiuqiu. After Xu Qiuqiu left, the tent flap was lifted, and a nonchalant-looking man in armor walked in.

Upon seeing Zhou Zichen, he grinned and asked, "Zichen, I heard that the Qi Kingdom has replaced their general. Are they planning to surrender?"

"Has that female general been brought back? That woman killed so many of our Lingyue brothers, she must be dealt with properly!" After saying that, he looked left and right, trying to see the Qi Kingdom female general, but found that he didn't see the person he wanted to see, and he was a little depressed.

"Ji Jingzhi, as a deputy general, are you very idle?" Zhou Zichen felt inexplicably displeased when he heard him say that he wanted to deal with Xu Qiuqiu. "If you're so idle, why don't you get a few lashes and lie down properly?"

Upon hearing Zhou Zichen's words, Ji Jingzhi, who had just been carefree, stopped his joking and hurriedly waved his hand in a pleading manner. The military whips used for punishment had barbs, and one lash could leave one lying in bed for several days.

He was Zhou Zichen's only friend, someone he'd known since childhood, so he immediately realized Zhou was genuinely angry. "Zichen, why are you angry again? Did that scoundrel Qi Wang trick you?"

Speaking of King Qi, Ji Jingzhi's anger flared up immediately. "That dog Murong Gu is truly shameless. For so many years, Lingyue Kingdom and Qi Kingdom have been at peace. But as soon as he ascended the throne, he started trying to annex Lingyue Kingdom, causing countless people of Lingyue Kingdom to be displaced. I really want to cut off his dog head and hang it on the city gate to dry in the sun!"

"Sooner or later, we'll cut off his head to apologize to all the soldiers." Zhou Zichen's dark eyes narrowed, then he looked up at Ji Jingzhi. "Come here."

Ji Jingzhi obediently stepped forward and looked at the map in Zhou Zichen's hand. He asked in confusion, "This is... a map of the military distribution of Qi Kingdom?"

"Um."

"It's really uniquely painted..." Ji Jingzhi thought for a long time before coming up with this description, and then asked curiously, "Who painted this?"

"Shi Qiu said she wanted to submit to Lingyue Kingdom and betray Qi Kingdom." Zhou Zichen said calmly, "Send two spies to check the truth of this military distribution map."

"Okay." Ji Jingzhi accepted the order, sketched a draft, and then left with the drawing.

Zhou Zichen sat on the wooden chair, deep in thought. If Shi Qiu was lying, what should he do with her?

Even though he didn't know her and had never seen her on the battlefield while leading troops, why was he always subconsciously... bewitched by her?

He couldn't stand anyone touching her, not even a little bit. He was really annoyed by this strange feeling and hated this uncontrollable feeling.

When he sees her, his gaze unconsciously follows her, as if it were a habit etched into his soul.

Inside the empty and simple tent, Xu Qiuqiu took out some ointment and applied it to her slightly red and swollen wrist. As she applied it, she asked 003, "003, how can there be people who look exactly alike?"

“Host, I don’t know either, but your current appearance is quite similar to Xu Xiaoqiu from the previous world,” 003 replied.

"By the way, what is Zhou Zichen's personality like? Why does he always look angry when he sees me?" Xu Qiuqiu thought of Zhou Zichen, and it seemed that no matter what she said or did, he always had a stern face.

"Zhou Zichen has a rather cold personality. In the book, he kills without blinking an eye, and is ruthless and cold-blooded. No one who crosses him can survive."

"Is it that scary?" Xu Qiuqiu's hand trembled as she applied the medicine. "Looks like I still have to find a way to escape. 003, do you have any invisibility cloaks? If he goes out to lead troops into battle, I'll wear an invisibility cloak and run away."

"Host, no, the first floor of the system shop doesn't have much. There are only some basic medicines and some common offensive weapons," 003 answered honestly.

"Even after upgrading the system, it still feels so useless," Xu Qiuqiu thought helplessly.

“Host… I can hear what you’re thinking. Host, I’m quite useful. I can chat with you, provide you with information, and give you advice…” 003 felt wronged but was also afraid of being disliked, so it hurriedly told Xu Qiuqiu about its uses.

"You've upgraded your system so you can even spy on my thoughts?" Why did she feel like the upgraded system was serving 003?

She didn't like people knowing what she was thinking; what was the difference between that and being monitored? She sternly instructed 003, "You're not allowed to spy on my thoughts. This function is disabled, understand?"

“I am the host,” 003 replied, sounding aggrieved.

After seeing that 003 agreed, Xu Qiuqiu coaxed it, "Okay, I don't think you're useless, don't be unhappy."

After coaxing 003, she sighed. "Sigh, this naive and innocent system has no cheat codes. In other novels, everyone just enjoys themselves. But in the worlds I transmigrate to, I have to find ways to escape. It's too difficult. Why am I so unlucky?"

Hearing what 003 said, Zhou Zichen seems quite scary. I wonder what he'll do with her next. Maybe she should pick someone in this military camp to boost her happiness before Zhou Zichen deals with her.

Once she finishes farming, she can teleport directly to the next world, and then she won't have to worry about what will happen next.