Chapter 13 The Male Lead Also Loves Bacon Pills (Revised) In the future, Brother Chu will...
Xie Qingfeng was not a calm person to begin with, and now his blood was rushing to his head, and his face turned red.
He unleashed a palm strike, the surging spiritual energy startling the surrounding magical treasures, creating a whooshing sound, and struck Xie Yuehua.
Xie Yuehua's body, like a tattered rag, burst out of the private vault door, soaring high into the air before crashing unexpectedly onto the stone floor.
Xie Qingfeng seemed to be venting his anger through this fierce behavior, or perhaps he wanted to regain his masculine pride.
After venting his anger, he realized a problem.
There are too many people here.
He can't stay here and become a laughingstock for others.
Suppressing his inner turmoil, Xie Qingfeng picked up Feng Gulan and Xie Yuehua, one in each hand, and turned to leave.
If there's anything, let's go back and talk about it.
Xie Jiaoyue stood in front of Xie Qingfeng: "Second Uncle, please wait."
She smiled and pointed at the spirit stone Xie Qingfeng was holding: "Second Uncle, with such a high monthly stipend, you wouldn't covet the spirit stone from the eldest son's family, would you?"
Xie Qingfeng's face turned from green to purple.
He threw the spirit stones on the ground: "I don't care about your spirit stones!"
"Second Uncle."
"What else do you want to say?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask Second Uncle, since Second Aunt and... the eldest young master are injured, do you need me to help call a healer?"
Xie Qingfeng gritted his teeth: "No need!"
...
With the second branch of the family leaving, only a few members of the first branch remained in front of the private vault.
Then Chu Xingjin was sent back by the First Madam, and the other servants were dismissed. In the end, only Xie Jiaoyue and Gong Shirao remained.
Gong Shirao bent down, half-squatting on the ground, and tried to pick up the spirit stone from the ground.
She hesitated for a moment before extending and retracting her outstretched finger, repeating this several times before finally grasping the spirit stone.
Nothing happened.
She neither breathed a sigh of relief nor was she too surprised. She calmly accepted everything, only touching her chest and letting out a deep sigh.
She murmured twice, "Qingyun, is that you?"
Xie Jiaoyue quietly checked with the system: [What's going on? Why isn't it working on my mother? Is there something wrong with your product?]
Although Xie Jiaoyue did not want her mother to get hurt.
The system said: "[Gong Shirao possesses the essence blood left behind by your father.]"
It turns out it was the love between my parents.
Xie Jiaoyue quietly huddled in the corner, not wanting to disturb them.
"Jiaoyue, come here."
Xie Jiaoyue obediently walked over.
Gong Shirao picked up a small box from her private treasury.
It was the little blue box that Xie Jiaoyue had liked so much before.
"This is the Pecon Pill that everyone covets. The day of the Spirit's Restoration is in five days. Take it and consume it."
Xie Jiaoyue felt she should take it immediately, otherwise if she waited any longer, this thing might end up belonging to the Chu family.
But just as she was about to take it, Gong Shirao stopped her.
"Mother?"
Gong Shirao shook her head: "My lineage is at its best during the waning of the moon, and that's when we eat the best food."
She did some quick calculations and said, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth, you can eat it tomorrow night."
Xie Jiaoyue sighed. Just as she was interrupted, she heard the frantic notification from the system.
[Task 2 completion progress 50% - Warning! If you actively reduce the completion progress, you will be punished.]
She knew that hesitation would lead to defeat.
"Since I am supposed to eat this tomorrow, why are you giving it to me now, Mother?"
Gong Shirao said, "Keep this with you and nurture it for a while, so that it will be more effective when you take it tomorrow."
So that's how it is.
Alas, it's all a matter of timing and fate; this Bacon Pill was simply not meant for her.
Gong Shirao added, "Forget about other things, you can give them to me if you want, but this thing is extremely precious. Even I would have a hard time getting a second one. You must not give it to your little lover."
Xie Jiaoyue remained silent, realizing that she probably couldn't control such a situation.
She can only delay it for a while at most.
After explaining all this, Xie Jiaoyue was pushed out the door. The door to the private vault slowly closed behind her, and faint sobs could be heard coming from inside.
Gong Shirao was probably missing Xie Qingyun, which is why she was in such a hurry to kick her out.
Since that's the case, she shouldn't go back and bother them.
Xie Jiaoyue looked at the small box in her hand. She did not follow Gong Shirao's instructions to carry the item with her. Instead, she put it back in her room before going out again.
She didn't have any particular purpose; she was just going out for a stroll.
Not only that, the next day, she ordered everyone in her courtyard to leave, and then spent the whole day wandering around outside with Hua Yi, so that the huge courtyard seemed empty.
Xie Jiaoyue played wildly in Jinling City until the moonlight was as bright as silver before she finally returned home, having had her fill.
Under the cover of night, the courtyard, which was bustling during the day, became unusually quiet.
Xie Jiaoyue's mind was quite lively.
[Host, you should quickly deliver the Pegen Pill to Chu Xingjin and then complete the mission.]
[Are you my system or Chu Xingjin's system? I feel you treat Chu Xingjin much better than you treat me.] Xie Jiaoyue felt that this system was more suitable to be cannon fodder than she was.
The system defended itself: "No, my existence is for the world."
【world? 】
The system stated: "The world within the book requires the support of a protagonist possessing great fortune."
Xie Jiaoyue scoffed. "Even a protagonist with great fortune can be replaced. Does Chu Xingjin really deserve it?"
But she didn't say it aloud; she only said, "Don't worry, I'll give it to you."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he bumped into Xie Yuehua, who was in a disheveled state.
The once dashing young man had shed his fine clothes and was now dressed in the attire of a servant. Countless scars peeked out from the corners of his clothes, revealing the ordeal he had endured in the past few days.
His body was also hunched over, as if he was unable to stand up straight due to the pain.
Xie Jiaoyue glanced at Xie Yuehua's waist and abdomen, the spot where her second uncle had struck her the day before.
Even in the darkness, the thick bandages and faint bloodstains were still visible.
Based on the force of his second uncle's anger, Xie Yuehua's dantian should be destroyed.
"This road leads to the main house, what is Brother Yuehua doing here?"
Xie Yuehua looked somewhat flustered. He lowered his head, seemingly unwilling to say more to Xie Jiaoyue: "Just passing by."
Xie Jiaoyue laughed and said, "Oh, I thought Brother Yuehua came to find pills."
Xie Yuehua looked even more nervous: "Don't talk nonsense, I came to the main house to look for some kind of elixir."
Xie Jiaoyue said innocently, "Of course it's a healing pill. I have one left, I'll give it to Brother Yuehua."
Xie Yuehua pushed Xie Jiaoyue's hand away and staggered away into the distance.
Hua Yi was confused: "Miss, what exactly did the eldest young master come here for?"
Xie Jiaoyue patted Hua Yi: "It's nothing, it's late, go back and rest."
Hua Yi nodded, not forgetting to add, "Miss, remember to take the Pecon Pill today."
"Good Huayi, why are you so long-winded, just like your mother? Alright, alright, I'll go back and take it now."
Xie Jiaoyue returned to her room, where the small blue box remained on her desk, seemingly untouched.
She picked up the box and shook it in her hand. Even though she couldn't see any marks, she was 100% certain that the contents had been switched.
She deliberately created this opportunity for Xie Yuehua, so how could Xie Yuehua not seize it?
Xie Yuehua cared so much about Bacon Dan that she repeatedly plotted against her and even lost her status as the eldest son because of it. Bacon Dan had become Xie Yuehua's obsession, and the last straw she could grasp in her destitute state.
Xie Yuehua would definitely not let go of any opportunity given even the slightest chance.
Xie Jiaoyue's plan was simple: she would give Xie Yuehua a chance to steal the pills so that she wouldn't have to hand over the real Peigen Pills to Chu Xingjin.
Since Xie Yuehua's dantian has been destroyed, the pills are useless to him. He will definitely try to sell them, and then she can get them back.
The only question here is whether Xie Yuehua's actions can fool the system, and whether the system is omniscient and omnipotent, or can only observe the world through her five senses.
It has now been proven that it was the latter. The system not only remained completely unaware, but also kept urging her to hand over the little blue box to Chu Xingjin.
Xie Jiaoyue responded with a "hum" or "ha" but didn't move her body.
Brother Chu will definitely come looking for me.
Before the words were even finished, there was a knock on the door.
"Jiaoyue, it's me."
"Brother Chu? What brings you here so late?"
"I was worried about Jiaoyue, so I came to check on her."
Xie Jiaoyue opened the door and stared into Chu Xingjin's eyes, which were indeed eagerly searching for the trace of Bacon Pill.
His eyes lit up when he saw that the little blue box was still there.
Xie Jiaoyue, like a sweet and understanding flower, asked, "Brother Chu, is this what you want?"
Chu Xingjin was overjoyed: "Jiaoyue will give it to me, won't she?"
He had been certain of this, but Xie Jiaoyue hadn't come to his door these past two days. Seeing that it was almost time for the First Madam to arrive, he finally couldn't resist going to her house.
He was even somewhat dissatisfied with Xie Jiaoyue. If Xie Jiaoyue truly loved him and truly cared for him, she should have been more proactive.
Xie Jiaoyue's smile faded slightly: "Brother Chu, there's only one of these medicines."
She also offered a compromise: "I've heard that Bacon Pills are amazing; even taking only half of it can achieve 80% of the effect."
Xie Jiaoyue knew that with Xie Yuehua's overwhelming resentment, the pill must have been replaced with something filthy. If Chu Xingjin hesitated, she could simply not give it to him.
Chu Xingjin frowned: "How can 80% be enough? Jiaoyue, I am destined to become a Celestial Venerable. You can't hold me back."
Xie Jiaoyue sighed, marveling at how men throughout history and across the world could be so uniformly self-righteous.
He was using a woman's money, yet she became the one holding him back.
How strange and wonderful!
Xie Jiaoyue nodded with deep affection in her eyes: "Yes, it would be better for Brother Chu to take this Bacon Pill."
She pressed on, asking, "Will Brother Chu treat me as his principal wife from now on, and will there be no other women?"
Chu Xingjin casually replied, "Of course, who else could it be but you as the legal wife?"
See, even if it was just a perfunctory response, Chu Xingjin only gave a perfunctory answer to the first half of the sentence.
Even a dog wouldn't believe a man's words.
A note from the author:
After some thought, I decided to make the plot more coherent, so I made various changes. The major changes started from Chapter 10. In the next chapter, we'll officially begin the Day of the Spirit's Determination.
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