Chapter 9 The Ancient Scholar Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 9) Chu Nanfeng Reads...

Chu Nanfeng looked at Han Qige and said, "Qige's concerns are not unfounded. You are young, so you shouldn't come with us to take risks."

Han Qige couldn't help but clench his fist. He had originally intended to persuade Chu Nanfeng to give up on saving people and then secretly spread the news later. Chu Nanfeng would definitely not have a good reputation.

Or we could have everyone go to Jin County together. That was his idea, so he could get credit for saving people too.

Unexpectedly, this fool surnamed Zhao messed things up.

It's really unnecessary for him to risk his life for such a little bit of fame. This isn't modern society; even leaving a town, it's best to travel in groups.

Who knows, a robber might suddenly appear from some hidden corner; the scene right before us is a bloody example.

"Saving lives is urgent, so let's set off immediately."

Chu Nanfeng pretended not to see Han Qige's dilemma and, together with Zhao Jingmo, carried the person to a carriage that had been cleared out, and had the driver drive.

Zhao Jingmo was traveling to take the imperial examination with a companion, his second uncle. The three of them, including the wounded man, took a carriage and quickly changed their route.

Han Qige's face went from dark to white, then back to dark again. He felt that everyone around him was looking at him strangely. It wasn't until his servant tugged at him that he got into the carriage.

"Chu Nanfeng, is there really a robber? Should I go out and check?" Lin You looked out of the car. The ground was covered with weeds and dead branches, and she had a feeling that there was a bad guy hiding somewhere.

"This scholar is dressed simply, which shows that he comes from a poor family. Although this place is desolate, there is a military camp five miles to the southeast. No bandit would be so foolish as to rob a few pennies here."

Chu Nanfeng spared no effort in teaching Lin You, saying, "His documents, identification, and personal belongings are all missing; it's rare for robbers to specifically take those things. And..."

Seeing that Zhao Jingmo had released his hand from the acupoint, Chu Nanfeng asked, "Brother Zhao, can you tell what weapon injured this gentleman?"

Zhao Jingmo sighed softly, "The wound is narrow and deep, the cut is indistinct, and the murder weapon is a blunt knife. Judging from the size, it is most likely a paper cutter."

Chu Nanfeng continued, "The wound was on his front body, but there were no signs of a struggle or tearing. He was attacked suddenly after someone approached him. He knew the assailant and they had a good relationship."

Zhao Jingmo continued, "The three wounds look serious, but they didn't damage any internal organs. The person who did it must be a novice. He didn't encounter any robbers."

Lin You squatted to the side, staring blankly at the injured person whose clothes had been changed. Could so much information be discerned from them?

"Looks like Han Qige isn't so bright after all." Chu Nanfeng sighed helplessly as he listened to Lin You's long silence before finally coming to this conclusion.

"Chu Nanfeng, is he going to die? Should I buy him some medicine to use first?" Lin You couldn't help but ask, looking at the injured man's pale face.

Hearing that she said "buy," Chu Nanfeng frowned and asked, "Sister, what do you use to buy things?"

"System points? When we bound our accounts, I received a beginner's bonus of ten points, which can be used to buy many different things." Lin You continued to answer his questions without fail.

Chu Nanfeng lowered his eyes and continued to ask, "How many points do you have left? What can you buy with those points?"

"You have five points left. What do you want to buy?" Lin You thought he was just curious, so she told him about the most expensive item on the main page.

He also remarked, "Something that expensive can probably only be bought by systems that have completed a lot of tasks."

Chu Nanfeng didn't say anything more. During the time since the two were bound, she had taken out five different items, and it was likely that these five points were spent on this.

She usually knows how to save money when she buys things, so why is she so wasteful with her points? Come to think of it, none of these five items are absolutely necessary.

"Do you need to buy medicine? I found some wound medicine. One point can buy a big box. It's very effective at stopping bleeding, but how are you going to apply it to him?" Lin You asked while browsing the system shop.

"No need to buy!" Chu Nanfeng interrupted her directly, his tone more serious than ever before. "Sister, don't buy it!"

"...Huh?" Lin You was startled by his tone. "Wh...what's wrong?"

“Sister, when we encounter someone in distress, we can lend a helping hand. Saving people is a good thing, but we must first take care of ourselves,” Chu Nanfeng said solemnly.

"It's just one point, it's not that serious." Lin You coughed lightly. How could she not understand this kind of thing? She wasn't some saintly Mary Sue.

“Points are the foundation for your system to improve its strength, so they must be very difficult to obtain,” Chu Nanfeng sighed. “How can I get points, sister?”

Lin You knew this: "Aside from some rare special events, I can only earn points by completing missions."

Chu Nanfeng continued, "So, how many points will I get after completing this mission, Sister?"

"Huh? Oh... After completing this mission, I get... 100 points." Lin You suddenly remembered the cheat mission, and her tone became a little guilty.

Chu Nanfeng sensed Lin You's unfinished words and couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Her guilty tone didn't sound like she had done anything wrong; rather, it sounded like her younger sister deliberately hiding something when she made a mistake.

Chu Nanfeng suddenly remembered his cheat system, the mission world that Lin You had mentioned. Just from the few words she revealed, he could tell that it was a place with strict rules and regulations.

Is it really possible for someone to use such a magical treasure without any cost?

"Sister, is there a problem with this cheat code quest?" Chu Nanfeng suddenly asked.

"No... what could possibly be wrong with it? It's just a matter of writing a report later. Yes, a trial report, a very detailed one, which is quite a hassle."

Caught off guard by the question, Lin You hastily made up an excuse, but unfortunately, she had little experience in lying, and her words were evasive, making it impossible to hide the truth.

"If the mission fails, will points or experience points be deducted? Or will both be deducted?"

Chu Nanfeng's tone turned cold, and his serious voice sounded just like Lin You's homeroom teacher in her senior year of high school.

The task she received as a novice shouldn't come with too severe a punishment. For Lin You right now, the most important things are the points and the experience points.

Lin You shrank back, not daring to speak, pretending that he had crashed, and listened as his task target began to guess.

"thirty?……

Fifty? ……

eighty? ……"

Seeing that Lin You didn't answer, Chu Nanfeng raised his voice three points higher in the mental link, "One hundred? All the rewards you earned from this mission will be deducted?!"

“…Hmm.” Lin You could only respond softly, still not understanding how he had guessed it.

"What else?" Chu Nanfeng pressed. "After all, my sister can't hide anything from me, so let's just tell her everything."

Lin You, who never suspected that Chu Nanfeng was bluffing her, whispered the requirements of the Golden Finger mission and the penalty for failure.

Then, Chu Nanfeng, who had always been gentle and polite to her, gave her a severe scolding.

Lin You wasn't ungrateful; although she was scolded, she understood it was for her own good and readily admitted her mistake.

"Chu Nanfeng, don't be angry. I really didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that the mission was impossible to complete, so why bother telling you and making you worry?"

Hearing her hesitant voice, Chu Nanfeng felt both angry and helpless. If she didn't get any experience points or points, what would she do for her next mission?!

She also said that this was a beginner mission, and that future missions would only be more difficult, but she was mindful of her own feelings and didn't mention it at all.

"Isn't the only requirement for the mission to increase the emperor's favorability? There's no requirement to go to the harem. His Majesty is of a peaceful nature, and while getting 60 favorability points is difficult, it's not impossible."

"Huh? You... you can calculate it like this?" Lin You was bewildered and at a loss after hearing his analysis, and her voice became even softer: "I... I hadn't thought about this."

Lin You, who has always been a good girl and has never even cheated on an exam, was shocked to discover that she could exploit the loopholes in the cheat system.

"Alright, sister, be careful in the future and think of more solutions when problems arise. It's just that I didn't think of this because it was my first time doing a mission and I had no experience."

Seeing her listless tone, Chu Nanfeng coaxed her a few more times and promised to take her shopping when they got home.

Lin You quickly recovered and started asking him about the lively places on the street, making her even easier to coax than his younger sister.

The oxcart, mindful of the wounded, traveled relatively smoothly, though at a slow pace, and it took more than half an hour to reach the county town.

They found a clinic and took the person in. After hearing from the old doctor that there was still hope, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After the wound was cleaned, applied with wound medicine, and re-bandaged, the old doctor gave the patient a blood-nourishing and qi-boosting decoction. The patient's originally pale complexion visibly improved, and his breathing became much more stable.

Seeing that the person had indeed been saved, the old doctor was quite happy. As he felt around the wounded patient's wrist, he remarked with emotion:

"It's thanks to your youth and good health, and also because you brought it in time. If it had been even a little later, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to help."

The wounded man couldn't move for the time being, so he stayed at the clinic. Zhao Jingmo and Uncle Zhao took care of him, while Chu Nanfeng went to the government office in Jin County to report to the authorities.

Chu Nanfeng's status as a scholar was still quite useful. Hearing that the victim was a scholar who had passed the imperial examination, the county magistrate took it very seriously and immediately led his clerk and constables to the clinic to investigate the situation.

After carefully questioning the doctor at the clinic, the clerk stroked his beard and pondered for a while before concluding: "Judging from these clues, the person who did this is most likely a scholar, and very likely an old acquaintance of the victim."

This was quite similar to what Chu and Zhao had guessed. Lin You was amazed; it turned out that there were many methods for investigating cases in ancient times.

The injured man will not wake up for some time. Although we do not know where he is from, the place where he was injured is within the territory of Jin County.

The county magistrate sent people to the scene of the incident and posted notices to solicit information on the injured. After the government took over the matter, Chu Nanfeng and Zhao Jingmo no longer needed to worry about it. They found the oxcart they had hired earlier and continued on their way home.

Because the delay wasn't too long, they actually caught up with the group they had met earlier just as it was getting dark.

Of course, some people deliberately slowed down to wait for them.

"Brother Chu, Brother Zhao, have you managed to rescue the person?" Someone saw them and hurriedly asked.

"They've been rescued, and we've reported it to the authorities." Chu Nanfeng explained the situation in detail, and everyone was very happy to hear the outcome.

Han Qige secretly rolled her eyes. They had gone to great lengths to save the person, why not wait a little longer? Once the person woke up, they could take care of them for a few more days and then she would have the title of savior.

By doing this, you can recruit him as a subordinate, so that you'll have an extra helper if you need to do anything in the future. If he's unwilling, you can accuse him of being ungrateful, forcing him to rely on you.

Han Qige shook her head inwardly, thinking that the ancients were indeed pedantic and foolish.

Unfortunately, he couldn't really learn the ancient imperial examination system, nor did he want to suffer through it again, so he didn't plan to take the exam again.

Han Qige's eyes darted around. Since he couldn't become an official, why not try doing some business? After all, he had modern knowledge, so making money would be a piece of cake.

Once he has money, he can do whatever he wants. After all, he already has the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examinations at the county level). As long as he handles things properly, he won't be classified as a merchant.

Han Qige's secret plans were unknown to anyone. The group traveled for several days before finally arriving at their destination.

The family had already received the good news from the government office. As soon as Chu Nanfeng arrived at the intersection, he was surrounded by congratulatory messages from his neighbors.

Those who were close to the group even set off firecrackers by the roadside, creating a lively and crackling sound all the way.

Chu Nanfeng greeted everyone without any airs, and even affectionately patted the heads of a few little ones who had come to join in the fun.

His family lived at the entrance of a small alleyway facing the street. It consisted of three rooms and a small courtyard. There was a small kitchen next to the door, which was somewhat simple but clean and tidy.

Lin You recognized her mother and sister at a glance. Chu Nanfeng and Chu Xiaomei looked just like their mother, so they were clearly a family.

"They're all beauties!" Lin You praised sincerely, but Chu Nanfeng didn't know how to respond.

People in later generations are so unrestrained and unconventional in using the word "beauty" so readily.

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