Ruyi glanced at the princess's unchanging expression, her lips twitched slightly, and she silently handed the carrier pigeon hidden in her bosom to Xiao Tang.
Where did it come from?
homing pigeons?
And the carrier pigeon died!
The letter on the carrier pigeon had been taken down by Ruyi and handed to her.
“Your Highness, it was this servant…this servant accidentally killed it. I saw a white shadow flash by in the courtyard, and I was so frightened that I killed it.”
"That's not the point..." Xiao Tang interrupted her, opening the letter to read.
Write: The prince is in trouble.
The signature is Yan Jiu.
However, if you turn the letter over, you'll find another line written on the back: "May our love be as you wish."
These four words are simple, but also... cheesy.
Xiao Tang suddenly looked up and stared at Ruyi's face.
He wouldn't stop until he had made the girl blush.
Ruyi coughed softly, "Your Highness, why...why are you looking at me like that?"
His voice was full of embarrassment.
Xiao Tang could still detect a hint of shyness in his voice.
She wouldn't believe it if you told her that this girl wasn't really interested in Yan Jiu!
"Were you really frightened by the white shadow... or... did you see the words 'Acacia for You' first and, in your excitement, kill the pigeon?"
Ruyi, whose words had been spoken, seemed to have been struck at a vital point. She stood there stiffly, not daring to even nod her head.
She was too embarrassed to say it.
"When did you two... get together?" Xiao Tang was even a little annoyed.
She hadn't noticed this recently.
Not long ago, Ruyi said she disliked Yanjiu.
Upon hearing this, Ruyi immediately denied it, "That's not true. I don't like Yanjiu. That big fool, I really don't like him at all."
What a hypocrite.
Xiao Tang saw through it but didn't say anything.
However, the words "the prince is in trouble" made her fall into deep thought.
At this moment, I'm actually hoping the system will send a notification sound for the task.
Unfortunately, there has been no response so far.
Ruyi hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, do you want to... secretly go to see the Prince?"
"Why?"
"Ah..." Ruyi was caught off guard by this question.
Xiao Tang stroked her chin, a knowing smile appearing on her face. "I know, is it because you want to see Yan Jiu?"
Ruyi would never accept such a response.
Because she wasn't worried about Yan Jiu at all, and didn't want to see him.
She was only thinking that the princess might worry about the prince.
"Your Highness, is it possible that the Prince's strange illness will suddenly flare up again? Aren't you worried?"
Her voice carried a hint of probing.
Xiao Tang, of course, wouldn't fall for her trick.
but……
After Ruyi's reminder, it seems that, judging from the timing, it is very likely that this is indeed the time when the villain's poison will take effect.
Outsiders are unaware that the Regent Prince was born with a Gu poison; it is a secret.
Outsiders only know that the regent has a strange illness, and that when it flares up, he looks like a monster, inspiring fear in everyone.
She got up, solemnly patted Ruyi on the shoulder, and went back to her bedroom.
Ruyi stood there, scratching her head.
She...couldn't fathom the princess's thoughts.
Xiao Tang waited a whole day before receiving a response from the system.
[Ding, host, the villain's poison has been detected. Please go immediately to detoxify him.]
Even something as far as 108,000 miles away can be detected by this dog-like system.
However, we have a side mission: we hope the host will not reveal their identity.
Why?
There are requirements for this kind of thing.
[You have two choices. One is to reveal your identity as the princess and help the main villain through this difficult time, which will earn you 1000 points. The other is to remain anonymous and help the main villain, which will earn you 5000 points. You can choose whichever you prefer.]
"Look at you, my foot!"
After Xiao Tang finished cursing, she thought the system was an idiot. How could there be a choice in such a multiple-choice question?
A normal person would choose 5000 points.
She rolled her eyes and sighed silently.
"Fine, fine, let's pack up and go find the big villain."
That's 5000 points, after all.
She'd been working so hard for this, all to get a high-points task; this was a good opportunity.
It is said that there are many special herbs and rare medicines in the northern border region, so she went there to look for them.
Who knows, some might even be transferred to her medicinal herb farm for cultivation.
Xiao Tang rubbed his chin. "Since that's the case, then let's make it a deal. If I encounter any strangers on my way to complete the mission, I can treat them and save their lives, and you'll have to give me points in return."
[Host, rest assured, you will accumulate points for treating and saving lives. The system won't cheat you on this.]
【hehe……】
She thought to herself, how many times has this guy messed up his father?
...
Two days later.
On his way to the northern frontier, Xiao Tang suddenly realized something...
[You damn system! If I get there now, the villain's poison will have already taken effect. What chance will I be then?]
[Host, please rest assured, this test is a prediction. It foresees that the main villain will manifest in seven days, and your arrival is just in time.]
[...]
Xiao Tang sighed and rubbed his forehead in disbelief.
She knew it...
After all, it would take five days to travel from Dashengjing City to the border between the two countries.
When did the system become so prescient?
Five days later.
The northern border region.
In the somewhat simple and unpretentious inn, Di Jingling looked at the letter that Yan Jiu handed her.
The man's eyes were sinister, his expression half-hidden in the dim shadows.
Yan Jiu said in a low voice, "I see they're recruiting a strategist. Why don't we secretly send someone in to be the strategist...?"
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