Chapter 24 Xiaoshuang Vomited Blood
Fu Ning's words were so confident that the system became curious. It really knew too little about the host. "Boss, did you have children in your previous life?"
Fu Ning closed his eyes and turned over, "No."
"Are you married?"
"No."
"Then there should be someone you like, right?"
Fu Ning answered patiently, "Neither."
The system was surprised. The host did not look like someone without any emotional experience. It asked again, "Boss, may I ask how old you were in your previous life?"
Fu Ning counted on her fingers. She rarely celebrated her birthday in the later years, so she didn't even calculate how old she was.
"Well, probably more than two hundred years old."
The system took a deep breath and started yelling in her mind, "No way, Boss, you haven't met someone you like in more than 200 years?"
Fu Ning was so sleepy because of the noise from the system that she looked out the window at the bright white moonlight shining into the room. Perhaps because it was late at night, she felt like chatting. She thought carefully, "Maybe I was too obsessed with cultivation in the first hundred years. I missed the age of first love, and I couldn't get interested in any man I met later."
When the system heard this, it felt that such a pure and simple host was very much in line with their requirements for the time travel bureau, and quickly suggested: "Boss, why don't we just bind ourselves together, and we can go to other small worlds together to complete tasks in the future."
Fu Ning showed little interest. "What's the point of traveling from one fake world to another?"
The system quickly said, "You can experience different lives, and you can also buy a lot of things in the real world. Many people reach the pinnacle of life by traveling through small worlds. Anyway, you don't have anything to miss in this world, so why not come with me?"
Fu Ning yawned and said, "Let's finish the task here first."
The system quickly detected that the host had entered a sleeping state.
Although its proposal was rejected, it became more determined to recruit the host to join the group. This host who suddenly appeared was much more reliable than Miss Qian Qiaoqiao.
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Fu Ning slept in and didn't wake up until almost noon. When he opened his eyes, he saw Song Jinghe coming into the room carrying a plate.
"You finally woke up."
Fu Ning sniffed, smelled the aroma of braised pork, squinted his eyes happily, and said confidently: "I know my bed. I haven't slept well in the fat county magistrate's house for more than a month. I have to make up for my sleep when I come back."
Song Jinghe raised the corners of his mouth slightly but was suppressed by him again. This woman is really good at telling lies with her eyes open. I'm afraid no one in the county magistrate's mansion sleeps better than her.
Fu Ning put on his coat and saw Yun Lan coming in from outside, "Xiao Shuang, I'm here to have dinner with you!"
Fu Ning asked curiously, "Why do you want to eat at my place when you have Ah Cai's food?"
The air stagnated for a few seconds, and she suddenly realized that she seemed to dislike the food cooked by Song Jinghe.
Yunlan also felt a little embarrassed. She glanced at Song Jinghe and saw that he looked normal. She laughed and said, "I'm used to eating with you!"
Fu Ning had not forgotten that Song Jinghe had been poisoning her, so she quietly asked the system, "Is it poisonous?"
System: "It's in the braised pork."
Fu Ning nodded, walked to the table, pointed at the braised pork and said to Yunlan: "You can eat with me, the braised pork must be mine."
Yunlan knew that she loved to eat meat, so she didn't fight with her. She smiled and nodded, "Okay, the braised pork is all yours."
Fu Ning sat down with satisfaction, picked up the chopsticks, unceremoniously placed the plate of braised pork in front of him, and scooped several pieces into his bowl.
Song Jinghe was silent for a moment, then he picked up the chopsticks with a little force, picked up a piece of vegetable and put it into his mouth. Counting the days, this woman had been taking the fatal pill for four months, and it was time for it to take effect.
After dinner, Fu Ning and Yun Lan gathered the girls she had brought back, gave each of them an axe, and went into the woods to chop trees together.
Xiaoya and Xiao Sanhua have become very close now, and the two little animals, one big and one small, follow Fu Ning closely.
As a result, before they had walked a few steps, some people were already complaining that they were tired, "How far do we have to go? I can't walk anymore."
Fu Ning glanced at her expressionlessly and said, "If you are tired, just rest where you are."
The woman was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? Then I'll wait for you here."
Fu Ning walked up to her and raised his lips. "First of all, we won't go back the same way. Secondly, there are many wild animals in this mountain. If you are taken away by a tiger, brown bear or leopard, we won't care about you."
The woman's face turned ugly. "I...I won't rest anymore."
With Fu Ning's intimidation, there were fewer complaints along the way.
Fu Ning was used to walking on mountain roads, but she had to slow down for these women. She started chatting with the system, "Their physical fitness is really too poor. They need to be fed some Qi Gathering Pills. Sigh, I am such an old woman."
System: "For the sake of population growth."
Fu Ning: “…” Actually, I feel a little regretful.
Based on the information provided by the system, she walked in the mountains and forests for a long time and finally selected trees suitable for use as beams and pillars.
But problems arose when they were cutting down the tree. The women swung the axes for a long time, but not even the bark fell off the tree that was one and a half feet in diameter.
Fu Ning sighed and went into battle himself. Those people were still chattering, "Why don't we go to the city to find a carpenter? How long will it take to cut down trees and build a house ourselves? Can we live in a new house before winter comes?"
"I've never done any of this, not at all."
"Yes, my hands are all rubbed raw, and my legs hurt a lot."
Fu Ning stuck the axe into the tree trunk and said, "I've said it before, we have to be self-reliant here, don't always think about looking for external help."
One of them said, "But building a house is a physical labor that we women cannot do."
Except for Yunlan, everyone else echoed the sentiment.
Fu Ning pulled out the axe and continued to swing it, hammering into the tree trunk again and again. "Our village is almost full of women. Everything here was built by women. Since you think you are not capable of it, then go back to your big yard in Suman County. I will not keep you here."
A few people stammered again, "Suluan County can no longer accommodate us. If we go back, we will be retaliated by the wife of the county magistrate."
Fu Ning sneered, "If you want to seek protection from our village, just shut up and do your work well."
The women were about to say something else when Fu Ning suddenly felt an itch in her throat. She coughed and a large amount of blood suddenly sprayed onto the ground in front of her.
"Xiao Shuang!" Yun Lan was shocked when she saw the blood on the ground and quickly supported her. "What's wrong with you?"
Several women were so frightened that they dared not speak. Xiaoya and Xiao Sanhua were playing nearby, and when they noticed something was wrong with her, they immediately surrounded her and gathered next to Fu Ning.
Fu Ning was also a little confused. She immediately called the system, "What's going on? Why didn't I feel anything when I vomited blood?"
System: "Don't worry, Boss. This is the effect of the [Maintain Status Quo] item. According to the data analysis of the item, the fatal pill the villain gave you should show external symptoms."
"I see." Fu Ning felt relieved. Although the Death Pill was developed by her, she had always given the whole pill to people before. She had never seen anyone like Song Jinghe who used it as a chronic poison, so she herself didn't know what symptoms would appear.
Yunlan's concerned voice kept lingering in her ears. Fu Ning patted her hands and comforted her, "I'm fine. It might be the aftereffect of taking the Xiling Pill before."
"I was scared to death." Fu Ning looked up and saw tears in Yun Lan's eyes, and was stunned.
Yunlan added, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere else? Let's wait and see about building the house until you get well."
Fu Ning swung the axe again. It was just a superficial phenomenon anyway. She herself didn't feel anything and it didn't affect anything at all.
"It doesn't matter. We have to make sure you have a place to live before winter comes."
System: "Ding, Yunlan's favorability increased by ten points, passerby Suyue's favorability increased by ten points, passerby..."
Fu Ning listened to the system's constant notification sounds, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why did the favorability suddenly increase so much?
She didn't know how scary she looked now, with a pale face and bloody lips, as if she was seriously ill. However, even so, she was still working hard for everyone's house.
Several women were moved and joined the tree-cutting team. Before the sun set, they finally cut down a big tree.
"Wow, we actually did it!"
"There are many things we can do." Fu Ning worked tirelessly to tie the tree trunk with ropes, and several people dragged the tree into the village together. Xiaoya bit a rope to help them drag.
Unfortunately, those women could hardly use any strength, and it was only with the help of Fu Ning, Yun Lan and Xiao Ya that they managed to transport the tree back to the village.
As soon as she put down the tree trunk, Yunlan hurriedly pulled Fu Ning back to her yard.
Song Jinghe happened to be cooking, so Yunlan arranged for Fu Ning to come into the house, and went to the kitchen to see the food Song Jinghe was cooking. She said, "Mr. Song, make something lighter for Xiaoshuang today."
Song Jinghe raised his head and asked, "Why, did she ask for it?"
Yunlan got angry when she talked about it, "No, I'll let Xiaoshuang rest first. Those women talked too much today and made Xiaoshuang vomit blood."
Song Jinghe's hand trembled as he put the seasoning in, and a lot of it spilled. He asked calmly, "Did Xiaoshuang vomit blood?"
Fu Ning leaned against the door frame. She was fine and didn't need to rest, so she ran to see what Yun Lan was going to say to Song Jinghe. She didn't expect to hear such outrageous words. She laughed and said, "I didn't make those women vomit blood because of my anger. My vomiting blood should be the side effect of the Xiling Pill."
No, Song Jinghe said in his heart, it was the death pill that took effect, Fu Ning's body would become weaker and weaker until he died.
He looked at Fu Ning. The sky had already darkened. Behind her was the last bit of pink sunset glow in the sky, which would soon be swallowed up by the deep blue night.
Fu Ning's face was facing away from the light, so her expression couldn't be seen clearly. However, Song Jinghe only needed to take a look at her glowing eyes to imagine the nonchalant smile on her face.
Clearly everything was going according to his plan, but why was he suddenly feeling anxious for no reason?
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