Chapter 499 A Refined Young Lady from the Republican Era Gets the Male and Female Protagonists Killed (1)
Jin Shu lived a comfortable and carefree life.
He earned the title of a wise and benevolent ruler who ushered in a prosperous era, yet he remained infamous for his indifference to state affairs.
Zhang Shixu had no children and guarded the Jin family's empire for over forty years before passing away at the age of over seventy.
Jin Shu lost interest in this world, so she found an excuse to leave this world.
It's really meaningless. I've lived too long and seen too much. Once the mission is completed, Jin Shu will basically be out of the picture.
Finally, Jin Shu died in her thirtieth year as empress.
She didn't know the rest.
After all, when she regained consciousness, her body was once again in a floating and swaying state, a state she was very familiar with. Having experienced it so many times, she even felt a sense of familiarity upon experiencing it again.
"You're back."
"Um."
"You did a fantastic job on this mission, so fantastic that I can't even describe it in words."
Jin Shu smiled.
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Jin Shu, can I talk to you about something?"
This was the first time Arno had said something like this, and Jin Shu agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, go ahead."
"As you travel through time more and more, your memories and skills will accumulate, which will greatly help you complete your missions."
At this point, the usefulness of the 48-hour skill set seems somewhat negligible.
Jin Shu thought for a moment and then agreed.
"right."
"I don't want to hide too many things from you, nor do I want to do anything to you without respecting your wishes."
So I'm letting you know in advance that in the world to come, I might have to erase some of your memories.
Before Jin Shu could speak, Arno continued.
"Choosing you is to let you prove the importance of time."
Forty-eight hours, twice the normal amount of time, to what extent would human potential and limits be unlocked?
But nowadays, with the accumulation of your memories and the continuous improvement of your skills, the importance of time has been diminished under so many innate advantages. Thus, this demonstration of the importance of time is no longer fair.
Therefore, my lord, who you can also understand as my superior, proposed the method of erasing memories to reaffirm the importance of time.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Jin Shu could certainly understand.
She seemed to have become a guinea pig.
Her existence is to prove a theory: the importance of time.
At this moment, her overly intelligent and calm mind, along with the knowledge and skills she had accumulated from previous worlds, would affect the fairness of this experiment.
After realizing this, she acted more calmly than Arno had expected.
"Okay, I understand."
"Thank you, Jin Shu."
"No need to thank me. I was already prepared to do this when I accepted your help."
You don't have to tell me these things.
Arno remained silent for a moment, looking at the girl in front of him who could almost be described as "submissive," and his voice became even softer.
"You know you have no other choice, so my advance consultation seems somewhat hypocritical and unnecessary."
"No, I'm very grateful."
"I will try my best to negotiate with the higher-ups and get you your freedom as soon as possible."
free.
These two words, when they reached Jin Shu's ears, unusually made her momentarily lost in thought.
free?
What to do after you're free?
She thought about it.
"If I could gain my freedom, I hope you could send me to a small world, let me become an ordinary person, and experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, which will never happen again, and experience the most authentic death."
Then, let me vanish forever into the heavens.
Her words, though calm, carried a chilling sadness.
Arno remained silent for a long time, then responded gently.
"good."
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"Mission complete."
Task evaluation result: Excellent.
Tasker: Jin Shu.
Proceed to the next task? Yes.
Mission in progress...
1, 2, 3, Mission started successfully, mission participant Jin Shu successfully loaded.
The system successfully loaded after 48 hours.
The time flow ratio between the real and virtual worlds is 1:1; the system will be operational in 48 hours.
In a traditional Chinese house in downtown BH, as night fell, the old butler, dressed in a gray-white robe, stood in front of the door early and hung up lanterns.
The red lanterns lit up in front of the gatehouse, looking somewhat out of place compared to the Western-style houses next to it, which were bathed in the warm glow of red lanterns.
The old butler hunched over and closed the door, then walked along the corridor from the side door, past a rockery and stream, and arrived at the side room in the inner courtyard.
"Madam, the young general is staying at the Wutong Mansion tonight and will not be returning. You should rest early."
"Okay, you should get some rest too."
Inside the room, the lamplight flickered, and a desk made of Phoebe zhennan wood sat in front of the slanted window.
On the table is a piece of paper, a writing brush, and an inkstone.
The lotus-shaped lamp was the most modern piece of equipment in the entire room. Under the lamp, a woman wearing a pink and white off-the-shoulder cheongsam was bending over and writing something.
Upon closer inspection, there were only two words on the entire piece of paper.
Jin Shu.
This is her name, yet it is the thing she knows best about herself.
"Jin Shu..."
The woman had her long hair piled up, with a few stray strands falling from her temples, unable to conceal her full, smooth forehead and delicate eyebrows.
Jin Shu put down her pen, stared at the two characters in front of her, and read them aloud from time to time.
The name sounds familiar; it is indeed hers.
But for some reason, she always felt that her life had been somewhat dazed.
Before the fall of the feudal kingdom, her grandfather was a high-ranking official in the court.
After the emperor was deposed, her parents passed away one after another amidst hardship and displacement.
She was left alone, along with an old house, multiple properties, and a substantial dowry, to marry Zhang Jisheng, the son of her father's best friend.
Zhang Jisheng, her nominal husband, married her before enlisting in the army, as his parents had arranged.
On his wedding night, chaos erupted in the north, and he hurriedly took a car to the northern front.
That departure lasted for five years.
During those five years, he wasn't completely out of the public eye; after all, newspapers would frequently report on the remarkable feats his troops had accomplished.
It was in that newspaper that she saw the woman who always stood beside him.
Zhao Hanying.
The first batch of students who returned from studying in the United States spoke fluent English, had the most fashionable shoulder-length short hair at the time, and had bright eyes and cheerful smiles.
At first, Jin Shu just thought this girl was very impressive. She was able to make the decision to return to China in such a chaotic world, and she was able to help her husband negotiate with foreign soldiers and debate with a group of scholars without being intimidated.
Until recently, she was overjoyed to receive news of the northern warlord's victorious return, but the smile on her face vanished the moment she unfolded the newspaper and saw the photo.
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