Baiyu Mountain.
"Big brother, fourth brother wrote a letter! Fourth brother wrote a letter!" The excited voice echoed through the valley, and the workers stopped what they were doing, their eyes fixed on the note in the hand of the eldest brother at the head of the table.
"The time has come. Yan's Hot Pot in the capital of Yin Kingdom, come quickly."
"Hahahaha, it seems our time has come! Brothers, pack up! We've been hiding for so long, it's time to reappear in the world!" the bearded man shouted.
"Great, we can finally go out."
"Yes, I can go see my mother now. I wonder if she's still..."
"Yu Niang, it's been almost eight years since we last met. I'm back."
Seeing his brothers looking radiant and full of anticipation for descending the mountain, the bearded man waved his arm and said, "Brothers, everyone pack your gear, we're going down the mountain the day after tomorrow."
"Good! Good! Good!" everyone responded enthusiastically.
The bearded man quietly left and walked along the path into the mountains. At the end of the path was a bamboo forest, full of spring, with the bamboo stalks lush and green. In the middle of the bamboo forest was a bamboo house. The bearded man respectfully said outside the door, "Young Master, Yue Si sent a message asking us to go to Yan Ji Hot Pot in the capital of Yin Kingdom."
Squeak~
The door to the bamboo house opened, and a man dressed in red stepped out, stretching, yawning, and raising an eyebrow as he spoke.
"Great! I've been living in these mountains for eight years, I'm about to go crazy!"
"But what is this hot pot?" the man asked疑惑地, realizing he had been in the mountains for too long and knew nothing about the outside world.
"Young Master, I don't know," the bearded man said, bowing his head.
"Hmm, it's nothing. Are we heading to the capital of Yin Kingdom?" asked the handsome young man with rosy lips and white teeth.
"Yes, young master."
"How interesting. Well, it's good to go to Yin Kingdom for a while. Maybe by the time I'm done in Yin Kingdom and return to Yue Kingdom, that old bastard Yue Lin and his bastard will be dead, and I won't have to do it myself." The young man smiled playfully, a hint of bloodlust and wickedness in his expression.
The boy's voice echoed through the bamboo forest, and the sunlight shone on him, making his red robes stand out even more, like a pearl that had been covered in dust for many years bursting forth with brilliant light.
"Then I would like to congratulate you, young master, on achieving your goal." The bearded man said in a deep voice. Eight years is far too long, long enough that it takes blood to completely wash away the dust and cleanse the shame.
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Didi
"Hello, host. Long time no see. You have a new mission." The system's voice came in Yan Wan's mind.
Yan Wan was excited to hear this long-lost voice. She wished the system would issue tasks every day so that she would have a high chance of winning the Life-Changing Talisman in the lottery, so that Ji Mohan could be saved.
"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly." Yan Wan's hands trembled slightly. Great, there was still a glimmer of hope.
"Alright, this mission is: help Ji Mohan evade assassination. Upon successful completion of this mission, you will be rewarded with one lottery draw! Please complete the mission as soon as possible."
"Dodge the assassination? But this is a crucial plot point that cannot be changed. The plot controls the inevitable occurrence of important events, meaning that Ji Mohan's assassination attempt was inevitable. System, are you playing me?" Yan Wan froze upon hearing the mission, because she remembered the system saying that important events are bound to happen, and the fate of important people will not change. Doesn't this mission contradict what the system said?
Or has the power of the plot loosened, allowing for change?
"Host, as long as his injuries are less severe than those described in the original book, the system can determine that the mission was successful," the system patiently explained.
"So that's how it is. Thank you, system. I know what to do now," Yan Wan said softly, pondering the plot of the original book.
"You're welcome, host. Keep it up!" The system said and then logged off. If Yan Wan had observed closely, she would have noticed that the system seemed to have gained a bit of human touch.
As a system, the worst thing it can do is to have human thoughts and emotions!
Yan Wan carefully recalled the plot of the original book. Ji Mohan destroyed an important stronghold of the Meng Kingdom in the city and killed many Meng Kingdom spies by following the clues. The Meng people held a grudge and lured him to the back mountain of Huguo Temple, wanting to take the opportunity to assassinate Ji Mohan. However, Jing Xi, who happened to be going to Huguo Temple to offer incense, got involved. The two were outnumbered and jumped off the cliff behind Huguo Temple. There was a cold pool at the bottom of the cliff, which saved the two of them.
However, Ji Mohan's injuries were severe, so Jing Xi carried him step by step out of the dense forest below the cliff. Along the way, they evaded several searches by the Mongol people. Eventually, exhausted, Jing Xi also fell into a coma. Just then, the Crown Prince, who had been searching for them for a long time, found them and took Ji Mohan and Jing Xi back to heal. As the male lead, the Crown Prince was even jealous of this, thinking that Jing Xi would rather die than let Ji Mohan go unprotected. And because of this incident, Ji Mohan also developed genuine feelings for Jing Xi.
Yan Wan thought for a moment. In the original book, Ji Mohan was hit by eight arrows and jumped into the cold pool, which caused his wounds to become infected. Fortunately, he was treated early and survived, but he was left with sequelae. Whenever he was exposed to wind, he would cough incessantly.
As soon as the system issues a task, the plot will be nearing its timeline. Yan Wan needs to ask Jing Xi when to go to Huguo Temple, and then find a golden silk soft armor for Ji Mohan to wear. This way, his injury shouldn't be too serious, or at least it won't leave any aftereffects.
The Ouyang family's golden silk armor is renowned throughout the world, and coincidentally, the Ouyang family patriarch is currently in the capital.
It seems Yan Wan will have to go with us to Huguo Temple this time, otherwise she will be worried and unable to put her mind at ease.
Yan Wan acted immediately. After arranging to meet Jing Xi at a hot pot restaurant, she hurriedly left the mansion with Li Xia.
"Wan'er, why are you in such a hurry to ask me out?" Jing Xi asked in confusion. She had just been playing with Jing Mo at home when a servant came in and said that Yan Wan had asked her to meet him at a hot pot restaurant.
"Jingxi, are you going to Huguo Temple soon?" Yan Wan asked directly.
"Wan'er, how did you know? I plan to go to Huguo Temple on the eighth day of the sixth lunar month. I heard that Zen Master Tianfan will come out to explain the scriptures on that day." Jingxi said in surprise. Could it be that Wan'er had another precognitive dream?
"Wan'er, did you dream about something again?" Jingxi asked.
"Yes, Jingxi, I dreamt that you were seriously injured that day." Yan Wan said truthfully. The dream was a lie, but Jingxi's injury was true. The assassins from Meng Kingdom were like madmen, desperately trying to kill Ji Mohan that day, and Jingxi was also seriously injured.
"Oh, I was planning to try my luck at Huguo Temple to see if I could run into Kong Fan. I didn't believe in these empty theories before, but ever since I inexplicably came to this world, I've started to believe in them a bit. So I wanted to ask how I can go back." Jing Xi said regretfully, it seemed she shouldn't go to Huguo Temple that day.
After hearing Yan Wan's words, Jing Xi gave up the idea of going to Huguo Temple. If it really didn't work out, she would go after the eighth day of the sixth lunar month. Anyway, Kong Fan wouldn't just disappear into thin air.
But man proposes, God disposes; what is destined to happen will eventually happen.
June 8th, today is June 2nd, there are still six days until another plot point.
Will they be able to escape this time?
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