Chapter 174 The Heavenly Snow Lotus Aims for Immortality (4)
"Wow." Que Hanri thought to himself. He hadn't expected her to have such abilities. She hadn't hidden herself from the weak, rescued orphan girl she was before, and now she was a master archer. Wasn't this transformation a bit too drastic?
“Miss Zhang, don’t you think you should explain this to me?” He gestured to the bow and arrow in her hand and the scene in the distance.
Zhang Xuelian glanced at it and said innocently, "What's there to explain? I'm a frail woman living in Hong Kong, surely I know some self-defense techniques, right?"
Que Hanri: "Is there no problem?" He was smiling one second, and the next second he started to fight, every move filled with killing intent.
Zhang Xuelian quickly dodged, avoiding his attack. Although this body was a puppet, its movements were still quite agile. She felt she should give the system a good review later.
Que Hanri only tested her a few times, stopping after confirming her skills were good. "Good skills." That's what he said, but his wariness towards her only increased. His skills were good because he had received family training, but where did her skills come from? The force in his arm made him feel numb. When did Que Heyu meet someone like this?
Of course he didn't know that a puppet's most basic requirement was a sturdy body. Although it had no spiritual power, its sturdiness was no weaker than a stone. In addition, it wasn't some strange thing, so even a demon-revealing mirror couldn't do anything to it. Compared to a demon-revealing mirror, its nemesis was things like bombs.
This is why Zhang Xuelian wanted to extend the puppet's lifespan. 10,000 emotional points a day was a bit too much for her, but if she could move freely around the world, then 10,000 a day wouldn't be out of the question.
However, they had more important things to do. "We should go, or they'll find us." In the distance, on the cargo ship, a group of people looked in their direction from the arrows being fired. Zhang Xuelian said to them.
Que Hanri also knew the importance of the matter, and quickly turned to his men and said, "Withdraw." He didn't want to give anyone a handle to use against him.
When Que and Yu received the message, half an hour had passed. It was hard for them not to look grim. "How much of the goods were still intact?" Don't tell him that so much of the goods were burned.
The subordinates said, "We only managed to save one-fifth. We could have saved half, but someone shot an arrow that caused the fire to escalate again, so we could only salvage these few." As for the boxes that Que Han had taken away, they were completely inconspicuous among them.
When the bow and arrow were mentioned, Que Shiyi's eyes showed fear. "That archer was able to hit targets from three miles away with such good accuracy. If he wanted to kill someone, it would be a piece of cake." You know, it's one thing for a sniper to hit someone from miles away, but it's different for an archer. How good must his eyesight and arm strength be?
Que and Yu had no idea when Hong Kong had such a powerful figure. "Investigate," they said. They refused to believe that such a person could remain unknown.
News travels fast in Hong Kong. With a cargo ship burned, it was impossible to miss such a large fire. So, many people quickly learned that the eldest son of the Que family's goods had been burned and began to speculate about who was responsible.
Compared to outsiders, a group of people felt that it was their own family members who did it. Recently, the old man's health has been getting worse and worse. Because of the family property and the future heir of the Que family, the various branches of the family are fighting more and more fiercely.
Que Heyu felt the same way. After calming down a bit, he asked, "Is there any other news about my younger brother?" The only brother he could acknowledge was Que Hanri, who was born legitimately. The other two illegitimate children had never been acknowledged by him.
The subordinate said, "Everything is normal in Chenxuan Courtyard, but the second young master brought back a woman from outside and let her move into his courtyard."
Que Heyu frowned. "A woman? Have you found out her identity?"
"I heard she smuggled herself in from the inland, which is not easy to investigate." Everyone knows how big the inland area is, and they have no influence there, so finding out her identity would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"However, so far, she shouldn't have any connection with any other forces." Could it really be that the second young master just brought her back because she's pretty?
As for the life-saving grace that Zhang Xuelian mentioned, only Que Hanri and his close friends knew about it; otherwise, they wouldn't have felt that way.
After all, if I had stayed inland, how could I have received the life-saving grace?
However, precisely because of this, Que Hanri became increasingly curious about the person in front of him. "How did my older brother offend you?" The reason he didn't ask her how she got the information was because he knew she wouldn't tell him.
Zhang Xuelian said in a good mood, "He didn't offend me. On the contrary, I quite like him." A free tool to boost her mood points—how could she not like him? He's the only special one in the world. Thinking of the 150,000 mood points that had just arrived, she finally didn't have to worry about running out of mood points to spend.
Seeing her expression, Que Hanri realized she was telling the truth, and his face grew even stranger. To like him meant ruining his business—this kind of liking was truly heavy. However, since it was Que Heyu who was going to suffer, he was actually happy to see it happen.
However, it would be a lie to say that he was not wary of Zhang Xuelian. Whether it was her saying that she liked his older brother or her unknown identity, it was enough to make him vigilant.
If she can treat Que Heyu like this, who knows if she won't turn against him for Que Heyu's sake one day? So how can she maximize her value? Que Hanri felt he needed to think about it.
But before he could figure out what to do next, Zhang Xuelian said excitedly, "I don't want to stay here anymore, I want to go out." She came here to gain emotional points, how could she gain them if she stayed here all day? Of course, she had to meet him.
Que Hanri frowned. "What do you want to do? I'm warning you, the Que family isn't a place you can just wander around in. If you cause trouble here, I can't protect you, especially since you're currently undocumented." If you get arrested, he won't bail you out unless there's a substantial benefit involved.
Zhang Xuelian: "Don't worry, I know my limits." The more she wanted to see the Chosen One, the more excited she became, and the more lively her expression became. Her excitement and enthusiasm made the people around her feel a little sorry for her good older brother.
How did he manage to provoke this person? He checked, and the two of them shouldn't know each other.
However, thinking of their resounding victory, he still reminded her, "You're here as a servant now, so don't overstep your bounds." If she really angered someone and was kicked out of the manor or something, he wouldn't care.
Zhang Xuelian: "I understand." She never intended for him to protect her. After all, she was an omnipotent puppet. If this body was captured or damaged, she could simply replace it with another one.
It's not a big deal.
In reality, she only treated these people as playthings. She was a high and mighty demon, while they were merely lowly ants. They should be grateful for the emotional energy they provided to restore her strength. Ultimately, she was still unhappy that in her world, the Heavenly Dao favored humans. Why should a weak and lowly mortal receive the protection of the Heavenly Dao? While they, as demons, had to endure countless hardships to become immortals?
She was unwilling to accept it.
However, Zhang Xuelian quickly regained her composure and happily led her people out.
“The eldest young master lives in Yuxuan Courtyard. If you want to go in, you can’t just walk in like that. Just say that Aunt Wu asked you to bring the eldest young master a bowl of ginseng soup.” The people from Chenxuan Courtyard said worriedly, afraid that she would cause trouble for the second young master, since she was officially someone the second young master brought back.
Zhang Xuelian took the medicine from his hand, nodded, and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go now." She ignored him and went inside.
She knew this Jade Pavilion Courtyard very well. When she had the paper figure wander around, it was partly to familiarize herself with the area. Not to mention, her perspective was the same as Que Heyu's.
Her main consciousness is still within his; she's only using a portion of it to control the puppet. That's why she hasn't been struck by lightning yet—because, like the original body, it's focused on her main consciousness.
Que Heyu watched as someone brought her soup again, wondering if her body was really that weak. He brought her soup every day. As for worrying about someone poisoning the soup, that was impossible, because the servants were from generations of family tradition, and the mansion was heavily guarded; outsiders couldn't get in, let alone poison it.
As for the people in the manor, if he dares to drug someone today, someone will dare to drug him tomorrow. Therefore, there is an unwritten rule in the Que manor that even if you want to fight or take action, you must do so outside the Que manor.
Therefore, compared to the outside world, Que Mansion should be considered the safest place.
However, at this moment, the safest place was in question. Zhang Xuelian watched him finish his drink and asked, "Was it good? If it was, I'll bring you more next time." She said this because she saw he was in a good mood. Although the one or two thousand pleasure points were a bit low, she didn't mind. Even a little bit is still something.
However, Que Heyu was startled. "Why aren't you here yet?" He frowned, feeling that this shouldn't be the case. How could he not know whether such a grown man had left or not?
Of course, he didn't know that Zhang Xuelian had created a cheat system to conceal her presence, all so she could scare him when he finished drinking. Looking at her newly acquired 5000 horror points, she smiled and said, "I've been here all along." Her smile was sweet, and her eyes sparkled as she looked at him, like she had seen a fun toy.
But at this moment, it also feels extremely incongruous.
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