"Really dead?"
It took Zhou Zhizhi a long time to recover. Undeterred, she squatted down and repeatedly checked the female assassin's pulse.
But without exception, the female assassin met her demise.
She's doomed too!
Zhou Zhizhi plopped down on the ground, her face ashen.
"Grand Preceptor, there is no need to worry. Even if the assassin dies, I will find out who is behind the murder sooner or later."
Xiao Xiyou's deep voice sounded softly in her ear. Zhou Zhizhi looked up and saw him squatting down in front of her, his sharp, hawk-like eyes quietly watching her.
His tone was calm, but his eyes seemed to subtly reveal a hint of gentleness and comfort.
Zhou Zhizhi glanced at him, then lowered her head again, too busy to pay him any attention right now.
Because her life is still in the hands of that damned system!
"Is there really no room for negotiation?"
【No】
Zhou Zhizhi was on the verge of collapse. The task issued by the Good Deeds System required her to do good deeds and not to do anything that would harm others.
The original owner was a ruthless and murderous Taoist master in the court; if it were her, she would have to help an old lady cross the street.
The world is truly going to the dogs!
"I was also trying to save the male lead. If the assassin hadn't killed him, the male lead would have died." She began to try to reason with him.
The system's cold voice echoed in his mind again: [Severe resistance detected in the host; system will initiate blocking mode.]
Zhou Zhizhi: 666.
Suddenly someone patted my shoulder.
Zhou Zhizhi was extremely anxious and frustrated, and turned her head away while suppressing her anger.
Xiao Xiyou frowned slightly, his handsome features gaining a touch of warmth in the candlelight.
"This assassin didn't have a waist tag. All the secret guards in the capital are on the Shenxing Division's register. If it really is my brother..."
He parted his thin lips slightly and analyzed the situation with an air of seriousness, but Zhou Zhizhi couldn't hear anything at the moment, her mind filled with the sense of crisis that her life was about to be in danger.
She jumped to her feet: "Shut up, little grapefruit!"
Xiao Xiyou: "..."
Silence fell instantly.
Xiao Xiyou was stunned. He frowned and was about to speak when Zhou Zhizhi rushed out the door.
The door was wide open, and a gust of cold wind blew in, ruffling a few stray hairs at his temples and making him appear even more handsome and ethereal.
He watched the figure rush away, his gaze paused, then moved to his legs, a hint of darkness flashing in his eyes.
Is National Preceptor Zhou...shy?
Zhou Zhizhi rushed out of the prince's residence in one breath, and only stopped panting heavily when she reached a secluded alley.
"Damn system! Show yourself!"
She didn't stop, leaning against the wall, closing her eyes, and roaring in her mind.
Xiao Xiyou had been nagging and complaining the whole time, so she hadn't been able to perform well at all. Now she was determined to have a good talk with that damn system.
There was no response in her mind, so Zhou Zhizhi called out a few more times before the guy finally appeared, albeit reluctantly.
[Stop struggling, the system will initiate the annihilation in three minutes.]
The system's voice suddenly rang out.
Zhou Zhizhi froze, as if someone had put a silencing device on her, and she instantly shut her mouth.
After a long pause, he fiercely slammed his sword into the ground and said, "You win."
After saying that, she slumped to the ground, closed her eyes, and awaited death.
One point, two points...
Ten minutes passed, and Zhou Zhizhi suddenly opened her eyes.
Touch my legs, touch my face.
OK!
The surroundings remained unchanged; nothing had happened at all.
【cough...】
[There's been a minor glitch. We just detected that the assassin was a suicide soldier who had ingested poison before carrying out the mission. He died from the poison before the host could act.]
Zhou Zhizhi: ......
"Are you messing with my mentality?"
She slammed her hand on the ground and stood up, her face turning green with anger.
She'll tear this damn system to shreds and feed it to the data dogs one day!
There's no need to be so vicious...
The system's cold voice held a rare hint of guilt. After waiting for a while without Zhou Zhizhi responding, it silently reminded her again.
[When you left the prince's residence, you called out to the male lead, Xiao Xiyou, and his face turned green.]
Zhou Zhizhi: ...
Zhou Zhizhi's mood was like a rollercoaster ride, and she managed a weak smile.
"Why don't you just kill me outright?"
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