Yu Ling opened her eyes in the warm water, stroking her delicate skin as if she were performing some kind of self-cleaning activity. However, the dagger next to her made the scene look a bit strange.
This is an antique-style room, incredibly spacious, except that the beauties on the surrounding screens are dressed scantily, and if you listen carefully, you can hear a noisy commotion outside the door.
“Prince Ning, Prince Ning, stop! The young master is not feeling well right now, really! You cannot go in!” The young man cried.
"Get out of my way! How dare you block my way? If you don't open the door, I'll break it down!"
"One, two, three!" A woman's cold, slightly angry voice rang out from the doorway.
The door was suddenly flung open, and a frail-looking boy was seen anxiously trying to stop it.
Among the intruders, the woman standing at the front was tall and slender with a beautiful and elegant face. She wore a royal blue long-sleeved robe and black boots, and her hair was secured with a silver crown. She exuded a royal aura.
She took two steps at a time, leading a large group of people around the screen, and as she turned around, she encountered a hazy figure that was faintly visible in the mist.
"You all get out!" Without closing his eyes, the man first shooed away his men, then began to have some doubts.
Uh, it seems like he's... really not in a convenient position...
Yu Ling was also brave. Having inherited the memories but not yet used to them, he turned around to look. He stood up from the water and looked back, just in time to meet the woman's sharp and embarrassed eyes.
"Oh~ why don't you mention your chastity anymore? You're really bold this time, aren't you?" Her tone was somewhat disdainful, but more so, she was disappointed in his lack of self-control.
This is... Princess Feng Ningyue of the Phoenix Kingdom?
Realizing belatedly that this was a place where women were superior to men, Yu Ling quickly grabbed the clothes beside her and put them on, her face flushed red from the steam.
"Yichen greets Your Highness Prince Ning." Despite feeling a little awkward, Yu Ling still used the original owner's gentle tone to slowly bow in the water.
"Heh, you're not flustered at all... Wei Yichen, I truly didn't expect you to have such great abilities, daring to spread rumors about the Crown Princess?"
In the original owner's eyes, the Crown Princess was the biggest enemy on his beloved's road to success, so of course he would do anything to slander her.
Now, with the evidence irrefutable, any explanation is futile in the face of the royal decree.
"I didn't know that you came all this way just for such a trivial matter?" Yu Ling began to speak in the same sarcastic tone as the original owner when she was angry, but her words were as gentle as ever.
"The men who are to capture you are already on their way. I tried to persuade them, but the Queen Mother said that rewarding the entire army with your bounty is non-negotiable. If you still..."
Feng Ningyue didn't actually say the words "have some shame" aloud, and continued, "..."
"...Let's just end it all now, consider it my last act of respect for you."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, but once she was out of the room, she stopped, as if she were going to stand guard for Yu Ling.
Ending my own life? No way! This is just the beginning of a new world; I need to survive for at least a year before considering anything else.
It's just a reward for the army. For the tree spirit, who has become indifferent to such things, isn't this just a pure benefit?
After dressing herself properly, Yu Ling hesitated for a moment, then carefully placed the dagger close to her body and walked out of the room amidst Feng Ningyue's stunned expression.
"Yi Chen has to bear the consequences of her own mistakes... What will you do if I choose to run away?"
Yu Ling smiled and went straight back to the original owner's bedroom to dress up and prepare for the soldiers who were to arrest her.
Honestly, it is a bit strange for a man to do this kind of thing. Fortunately, the original owner was good-looking, with an androgynous appearance, a slender but strong physique, and a gentle and refined appearance.
During this time, Yu Ling also began to sort out the original owner's memories.
The original owner's name was Wei Yichen. He was a young master from a noble family, but due to the decline of his family and being deceived by villains, he was reduced to a courtesan for people's amusement.
He had a beloved woman hidden in his heart, the youngest princess of the royal family, Feng Lianruo. Unlike other women, she was not coarse and uncouth, and remained unmoved by all kinds of women who came to her door. She had a proud and aloof demeanor.
But how could someone of her status be worthy of such a person? The original owner wanted to help the other party become empress, so she began to frame the crown princess, who had three thousand beauties.
In the end, of course, she was punished, which only deepened the relationship between the Crown Princess and the men she was ambiguous with, while Feng Lianruo, the original owner's sweetheart, didn't even know that the original owner existed from beginning to end.
He's definitely a victim of injustice. The Crown Princess is probably completely baffled and wondering how she got involved with this guy. She might even think that the original owner was resentful of her for being fickle.
"Fine, I don't care if I'm love-struck. At least I wasn't put in a death trap. I don't care if I reward the army by becoming their concubine. I won't die anyway." Yu Ling didn't care at all.
But they think you can't go, host.
The system was also somewhat taken aback. Why did its unlucky host have to randomly get such a side quest? It was secretly gloating, but it kept a straight face.
Would you like to check the tasks assigned by the system panel first?
The mission is simply to survive, right? What's so interesting about it? Yu Ling thought. But since the system said so, there's no harm in taking a look. She could also check how much income she earned in the last world.
The system uses its claws to open the semi-transparent panel.
Name: Yu Ling
Gender: Male (variable)
age:? ? ?
Race: Demon
Rank: Intermediate Survivor
Main quest: Survive!
Side quest: Keep your innocence until the quest is completed.
System Level: Level 1
Skill slot: Longevity Turtle Breathing Technique
System Inventory: Savior Badge, Blood Clotting Gem*6, Concealing Breath Necklace.
System Shop: Now Open
Survival Points: (-200*6-1000+100*100)
Yu Ling stared blankly at the words in the side quest section of the system panel.
"To be honest, is this side quest specifically designed to go against me?"
Rewarding the troops while ensuring one's own innocence is such a difficult task; please don't impose it on yourself!
[Ahem, so, host, you'd better find a way to escape. Failing a side quest will deduct survival points... Oh, by the way, congratulations host for reaching the maximum reward limit in the last world, quite a haul!]
Vampires are immortal. After surviving to claim the highest reward, Yu Ling used a long-term slumber as an excuse to slip away. If he had known it would start like this, he would have preferred to stay in the previous world a little longer!
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