Chapter 25 Beginner Quest Completed, Unlocking Part of the Original Story!
On the way back, Li Shiyue gave Shitou some instructions, and she said it simply: "Brother, if Mother and the others don't ask, don't tell them what we just saw."
If they ask, tell them to ask me.
Although Shi Tou didn't understand why Li Shi Yue was giving him instructions, he still obediently nodded in agreement.
When the two returned to the Li family's donkey cart, no one asked them what they had encountered on their way to gather firewood. Only Li's mother asked them if they were thirsty.
"The boiled water is in that kettle; don't drink the water from the bucket."
As darkness fell completely, to conserve fuel, very few families in the Li Family Village camp lit torches, and Li Shiyue's family didn't light any at all.
As soon as Li Shiyue lay down on the straw mat, still leaning against her mother, she felt a tingling pain in the soles of her feet.
Li Shiyue couldn't help but hope that this third mission would bring him some useful items, preferably a Great Rejuvenation Pill, or some kind of miraculous medicine that would grant him unparalleled martial prowess, allowing him to take on ten opponents at once.
However, Li Shiyue had no expectations for this garbage system. After all, what good things could a system called "The Cultivation of a Beloved Concubine" possibly give its host?
Having won prizes with names like "Beauty Pill" and "Fertility Pill" in the previous two missions, Li Shiyue really couldn't imagine what kind of reward she would get in mission three this time.
"It wouldn't be bad to get a few beauty pills as a safety net; I might have to rely on them on my journey ahead."
Li Shiyue closed her eyes and opened the system's virtual screen in her mind. She looked at the two red dots on the system interface with some surprise.
One is the red dot that indicates you can draw a prize after completing Mission 3, while the other is something that has never appeared before—the storyline!
The story panel is right next to the quest bar!
Li Shiyue quickly clicked on the plot section, and saw the first line read: "The host has successfully completed the novice mission. In order for the host to complete the mission better in the future, some plot of the original book will be unlocked for the host."
After understanding the plot, the host is expected to complete the tasks assigned by the system better and become a favored concubine as soon as possible!
Li Shiyue inwardly curled her lip, feeling utterly contemptuous of the phrase "a favored concubine of a generation"!
"This is hilarious! Favored concubine, favored concubine, listen to that! A beloved concubine."
This approach is clearly designed to make men subservient; who wants to be subservient?
Even if we don't want to be in a superior position, we should at least be on equal footing!
With a heart full of pent-up emotions, Li Shiyue angrily clicked on the flashing words "plot". In just a few hundred words, Li Shiyue gained a certain understanding of the original book's plot.
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In the fifteenth year of the Yuanhe era of the Dalong reign, Emperor Xianzong Liu Chun, in his later years, became fond of seeking immortality and inquiring about the Dao. He enjoyed taking elixirs of immortality and was quick-tempered. He often beat palace maids and eunuchs. Later, he was assassinated in the Zhonghe Hall by the eunuchs Chen Hongzhi and Wang Shoucheng.
When Emperor Xianzong died, his son Liu Heng ascended the throne. The court officials were dissatisfied, and at that time, the country suffered a severe drought, and refugees gradually rose up in various prefectures.
Meanwhile, the military governors of Lulong and Chengde raised troops in rebellion. In order to suppress the rebels, the capital city conscripted able-bodied men to serve in the army.
In Lijia Village, dozens of strong men from the village were arrested by armed soldiers and forced into service, their fates unknown. Among them were Li Shiyue's uncle, Li Wangzheng, and Li Chunli's father, Li Wangtian.
Li Shiyue's family was lucky; none of them were drawn, which is why they all stayed.
Amidst natural disasters and man-made calamities, Li Shiyang, who was studying at the prefectural school in the city, foresaw the impending collapse of the Dalong Dynasty. After returning to his village, he rallied the villagers to flee north to escape the famine, claiming that Prince Liu Cong of Zhenbei was the restorer of the dynasty, and persuaded everyone to pack their belongings and flee with their entire clan.
The villagers of Lijia Village encountered a group of refugees led by Dazhuzi on their way to escape famine. That night, more than half of the villagers died or were injured. Li's grandmother was pushed out by Li's father to take a knife and died. Qin Tao miscarried while trying to save Li Chunli. In the original book, Li Shiyue was killed by the refugees with a knife while trying to save Shitou.
After overcoming numerous hardships, they finally arrived at the territory of the Zhenbei King, the Protectorate General of Andong. The remaining twenty-odd people from Lijia Village were settled in Liujiatun.
The original female protagonist, Li Chunli, who was picking mushrooms in the mountains, accidentally discovered the original male protagonist, who had collapsed on the hillside and was shot with an arrow...
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Upon seeing this, Li Shiyue tried to scroll down even more, but there wasn't a single word left.
"It seems that the three tasks I've completed so far are only enough to see this small part of the story, and most of them are things we've already experienced. I guess I'll need to do more tasks later to continue reading the original plot."
With her eyes closed, Li Shiyue repeatedly reviewed the few hundred words of the original plot in her mind and thought: "First of all, Father and Mother successfully divorced, and Father was separated from his family to live with Qin Tao's family."
The old woman didn't die, and Qin Tao's baby was still alive. Moreover, based on what was seen in the evening, it's possible that the fetus in Qin Tao's womb wasn't her father's biological child.
I transmigrated, I resisted, I didn't die, and the stone is perfectly fine.
All of the above proves that the original plot can be changed!
And I am that variable!
Secondly, considering the original male protagonist mentioned in the plot, my system must require its host, me, to become the male protagonist's favorite concubine, right?
So, if I don't want to be a concubine, I have to kill the male lead first?
Wait, no, no, never mind, I'll just try to survive until I reach the Protectorate General of Andong.
Just as Li Shiyue was thinking this, an electronic voice sounded in her mind again: "Long-term mission detected. Please accompany the female lead Li Chunli and the female supporting character Qin Tao to the Andong Protectorate. Upon completion of the mission, you can be upgraded to the second rank and exchange for skills to better become a favored concubine!"
Li Shiyue thought to himself, "Good heavens, you really are something else!"
Does this mean my ultimate mission as the system host is to become the male protagonist's most beloved concubine?
So they're going to be tied to the female lead and the supporting female character, huh?
"Can't I be beautiful on my own, detached from them?"
The system did not respond to Li Shiyue's words, even after Li Shiyue cursed "garbage system" several more times, he still did not receive any reply from the system.
Li Shiyue had no choice but to accept this situation reluctantly. She accepted it, but how she did it was up to her.
Actually, Li Shiyue was somewhat happy, because according to the system's words, if they could safely reach the Andong Protectorate and the plot could proceed smoothly, that is, if the male and female protagonists of the original book could meet, then the system could be upgraded, and Li Shiyue could exchange for skills.
Being able to exchange for skills is ultimately a good thing.
Lost in thought, Li Shiyue finally fell asleep. Not far from the Li family's donkey cart was the very cart that Li's father had given to Qin Tao's family to use.
Still blocked by a long wooden plank, Li Chunli reached out and patted her older brother, Li Shigui, again: "Brother? Brother? Are you asleep?"
Li Shigui, with his eyes closed, replied to Li Chunli: "Liniang, what's wrong?"
Li Chunli was unhappy that Li Shigui kept his eyes closed. She reached out and tried to pry open Li Shigui's eyelids. Li Shigui had no choice but to open his eyes: "Speak, what is it now?"
"Brother, do you think what Li Shiyue said before was sincere or not?"
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