Chapter 231 Beauty's Schemes (34) - Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge

Ning Shu knew that her actions over the past two days had been too abstract, but they were necessary.

Seeing the hopeful look in Ning Shu's eyes, Prince Rui's heart stirred slightly. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, uttering a single word before kissing her pink lips: "Granted."

The next morning, Ning Shu was sore all over, but she still insisted on getting up early.

She received permission from Prince Rui to leave the residence, and summoned Tuya to go and purchase wedding supplies.

Now that she has money, she can buy a more expensive ready-made wedding dress and an extra-large pair of dragon and phoenix candles.

She and Tuya quickly gathered their items and headed to Dali Temple.

She was stopped at the prison gate, but the jailer knew she was a maid from Prince Rui's mansion and didn't dare to make things difficult for her.

He simply said, "Lord Gao is inside talking to Lord Cui. Please wait a moment."

Ning Shu and Tuya looked at each other and stood silently to the side waiting. Only after everyone left did they go inside.

As soon as they entered, they heard the jailers, who had their backs to them, chatting: "Lord Cui has only just been imprisoned, and the Gao family has already come to annul the engagement. How heartless!"

One of them said, "What can we do if we don't break off the engagement? If you were in my shoes, would you want your daughter to marry a prisoner?"

"Of course not."

"That settles it."

Upon hearing this, Graffiti was overjoyed; his mission was complete!

But why didn't I hear a system notification?

Just as I was about to discuss it with Ning Shu, I noticed that Ning Shu was quite anxious, so I quickly shut up.

After all, you can't rub salt into someone else's wound, can you?

Ning Shu was focused on getting them to hold the wedding as soon as possible, as it was only a few days away.

When Ning Shu saw the annulment letter lying on the ground, she knew that the graffiti task was a sure thing.

When Cui Zeyu saw Ning Shu, he didn't give her a friendly look.

Ning Shu knew she was in the wrong, but for the sake of the mission, she accepted the punishment and gave them everything she had.

"His Highness, understanding the unwavering love between the two of you, has agreed to allow you to hold your wedding here."

These are all items bestowed by the prince; I left some silver for the jailer.

When you want to have a wedding, just let them know.

They will prepare a sumptuous meal and drinks for you.

That being said, she hopes they can hold their wedding today.

But she knew she couldn't rush things, or she might make things worse.

Yin Xinyue was still very grateful to Ning Shu because Cui Zeyu had not told her the reason for his imprisonment, only that he had made a mistake.

Ning Shu didn't want to stay any longer, so she left her things and took the graffiti with her.

Over the next few days, Ning Shu would go to the Dali Temple every day to ask the jailer Cui Yin if a wedding had been held, and Tuya followed him all the way.

Prince Rui told him to leave the palace the next day, so he returned to his original inn.

The last day arrived. When Ning Shu woke up on Prince Rui's bed, she felt that if Cui Zeyu and the others did not get married by today, she would have to resort to harsh measures.

She couldn't afford to give up the final push; her teammates were playing terribly.

At the same time, she was curious about why Prince Rui had been leaving early and returning late these past few days, and she immediately thought of a possibility.

Perhaps his teammates were urging him to do the task, otherwise he would have been too idle.

I quickly tidied myself up and headed to Dali Temple without even having a meal.

Thank goodness, the jailer told her that Cui Zeyu had asked them to prepare drinks and food last night, saying that today was a joyous occasion.

Upon hearing this news, Ning Shu almost burst into tears; he had finally come to his senses!

Why didn't you just let it go? You made her worry for nothing for days.

Worried about affecting Cui Zeyu's mood, she and Tuya planned to stake out the area near the entrance of Dali Temple, where prison guards would occasionally come out to report on their progress.

Upon hearing that the ceremony was complete, Ning Shu was so moved that she burst into tears.

But she quickly froze, because Prince Rui suddenly appeared in front of her.

Prince Rui stared at her menacingly and questioned, "Didn't you propose that they get married? Why are you crying now? Are you reluctant to let them go?"

He's been busy with his own things these past few days and hasn't paid any attention to her.

She finally finished her busy day and returned home, only to hear from her guards that she had been at the Dali Temple the whole time.

It turns out that today is the day of Cui Yin's wedding.

He didn't understand why Ruyi cared so much about Cui Zeyu. His heart was pierced, and he rode straight over, only to see Ning Shu crying her eyes out.

Ning Shu felt that his mission was complete and he no longer needed to act subservient, so he yelled at Prince Rui, "Mind your own business!"

When Tuya heard Ning Shu say that, she was startled and thought: My goodness, the dungeon is not over yet, take it easy, don't kill yourself!

Prince Rui clearly hadn't expected Ruyi to treat him this way. He narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as knives, his anger palpable.

He couldn't bear to hurt her, so he picked her up and put her on the horse's back.

He sat behind her, riding back to the manor, intending to show her whether he could control her or not.

Want to betray your benefactor? No way!

On the way back to the Prince's Mansion, the instance time ended, and Ning Shu heard the system's voice in her ear.

[Congratulations to player "Strong Man Doesn't Wash Feet 8" for clearing the "Beauty's Schemes" fixed dungeon.]

[You cleared this dungeon in the bottom 50% of players in your cohort, and you receive 10 points.]

[Please select the reward item you wish to receive: 1. A scroll depicting a beautiful woman; 2. A hundred-tael silver note; 3. A packet of arsenic.]

Ning Shu was shocked by the number of points she had received; she hadn't received so few points in a long time.

She sacrificed so much in this dungeon, and all she got were these few points?!

Pay the highest price to earn the fewest points.

It's truly a double loss. Is there really no limit to how bad luck can strike?

And what's more, this crappy reward item is poison?

This was prepared for her in case she had no way to commit suicide.

After thinking for a long time, she actually chose the third one...

She wasn't being suicidal; she simply felt that the most useful thing here was poison, at least she could poison others, like that Si Zhong!

[Do you want to select this item as a personal item?]

She still chose "no," and then there was another "ding" in her ear.

Player information is displayed as follows:

[Player nickname: Strong Man Doesn't Wash Feet 8]

[Skill: Sky-Splitting Strike]

Points: 2806

[Game Level: L1]

[Overall Ability: C3]

[Personal Items: 1. Sharp blade (5007); 2. Heavy weight (028).]

Warehouse Items: 1. A real horse (468); 2. A substitute doll (10065); 3. A master key (8991); 4. A piece of stained glass (6653); 5. A multi-functional fruit (45679); 6. A packet of arsenic (36789)

[Player information displayed. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience!]

Upon leaving the instance and returning to the safe zone, Ning Shu immediately went to find Cheng Chuan.

Upon discovering that Cheng Chuan was also looking at her, she tried to explain.

Cheng Chuan gave her a reassuring look: "I understand, thank you for your hard work this time."

After receiving the system notification, Cheng Chuan regained all his memories and finally understood why he had inexplicably fallen for Yin Xinyue.

This was all part of the game's design, and I suddenly understood everything Ning Shu had done. All my previous grievances vanished instantly.

He never expected there to be this type of dungeon; this game really comes up with all sorts of creative ways to play.