Chapter 202 The King of a Lost Country 2

"Who is playing tricks there!"

The third prince widened his eyes in shock, but no matter how he looked, he did not see anyone else.

[Host, don't be surprised, you can't see me, you can only hear my voice.]

This so-called wise king training system is naturally Yao Rong.

After receiving the memory and the plot, she has been thinking about how she should complete the task.

The system's suggestions are to use a corpse to revive, or to attach to a small animal, or to use the dream-entering technique to enter the third prince's dream.

But Yao Rong felt that none of these three methods were suitable for her.

After careful consideration, she decided to disguise herself as a wise king training system, accompany the third prince, and guide the third prince little by little in the form of issuing tasks.

After the shock, the third prince calmed down.

He felt that this person who called himself "system"... person? Let's just say it was a person... everything she said was strange and hard to understand.

Maybe he didn't sleep well today, so he had hallucinations. The third prince comforted himself and climbed down the tree with his hands and feet.

[Now releasing the main task one: Save Guisheng who is about to be pushed into the water. The time limit is 15 minutes.

After completing the task, you will receive a novice gift pack and 100 points. There is no punishment for failing the task.]

The third prince's head buzzed and he almost lost his balance.

"What did you say? Guisheng fell into the water!"

The third prince asked anxiously, but he didn't get any response. Only a huge red arrow appeared in his mind, as if to guide him to find Guisheng.

The third prince didn't know whether the system was deceiving him, but he didn't dare to gamble, and he couldn't afford it.

A year ago, Chunyu, the palace maid who delivered him and took care of him, was beaten to death when she went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up something. She saved the punished little palace maid Que'er, which made Concubine Gui unhappy.

Later, Que'er had nowhere to go, so Guisheng brought Que'er back.

Now the only person left by his side is Guisheng...

The third prince opened the door of Changxin Palace and ran out in the direction of the arrow.

As the last rays of the setting sun fell, he finally saw the cotton cloth and charcoal scattered by the lake, as well as the corner of the clothes floating in the lake, through the lanterns that had just been hung on the corridor across the lake.

"Guisheng!"

The third prince rushed to the lake, waded through the cold water, and reached out to grab Guisheng's arm.

If Guisheng was still conscious, this action might be a bit risky, but Guisheng was unconscious at this moment. The third prince dragged Guisheng to the shore with all his strength.

He was so tired that he couldn't breathe, but he didn't care about resting. He rushed in front of Guisheng and pressed Guisheng's chest with both hands: "Guisheng, Guisheng, wake up!"

Guisheng spit out a few saliva, but there was no sign of consciousness, and he didn't respond to his call.

[Host completes the main mission 1 and receives a novice gift pack and 100 points.]

The strange voice rang again.

As if grasping a life-saving straw, the third prince said anxiously: "You must have a way! You must have a way to save Guisheng, right!"

[The novice gift pack has been opened for the host, and the host has received the Drowning Pill.

Drowning Pill: Anyone who has a breath left after falling into the water can survive by taking this pill.]

A black pill appeared out of thin air in the palm of the third prince.

[Host, quickly feed Guisheng the Drowning Pill.]

The third prince still had no choice but to trust Yao Rong.

With trembling hands, he pried open Guisheng's jaw and threw the pill into Guisheng's mouth.

The pill dissolved as soon as it entered his mouth.

The next moment, Guisheng's breathing became steady, his body temperature slowly rose, and his pulse became strong. He opened his eyes, stared at the third prince blankly, and said in disbelief: "Your Highness... Your Highness... How could you be here..."

The third prince raised his hand and wiped away the water stains and tears on his face: "I..."

[The host cannot reveal the existence of the system to anyone.]

The third prince subconsciously looked at Guisheng.

Guisheng seemed to have not heard the voice at all.

The third prince changed his words: "I ran out quietly behind you. Guisheng, let's talk about these things later. I will help you go back to rest first."

Luoshui Pills can save Guisheng's life, but it can't cure the disease. Guisheng forced himself to walk back to the palace, barely changed into a set of clean clothes, and then fainted again, lying on the bed shivering with cold.

The third prince closed all the windows, ran to the next room, brought his own quilt and covered Guisheng with it, but Guisheng still kept complaining about the cold.

There was no charcoal in the palace, only some firewood. Just when the third prince was thinking about whether to use the firewood to make a fire to keep warm, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and ran out of Changxin Palace, and came to the lake again in the dark.

The cotton cloth and charcoal that Guisheng received were still scattered around. The third prince breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately everything was there. He squatted down, picked them up one by one, and used the charcoal that was not damp to make a charcoal fire.

The charcoal distributed to him by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was the lowest grade charcoal, and no palace maid with a little status would use it. When the charcoal fire dispelled the cold, it also raised a thick and pungent smoke.

But even with such low-quality charcoal, there was only a small bag in Changxin Palace.

The third prince placed the charcoal basin next to Guisheng's bed, moved it to ensure that the smoke would not smoke Guisheng's eyes, and whispered: "This should make it warmer."

[A benevolent king should have a compassionate heart.

To encourage the host to continue to be strong, the system rewards a lottery opportunity and 10 points.

Does the host want to draw the lottery now? ]

The third prince was stunned: "...Yes."

[The lottery is in progress...]

[Congratulations to the host for winning 2 constant temperature quilts and 10 pounds of the best quality silver charcoal. Does the host want to use it now? ]

The third prince said "yes" again.

The charcoal basin that was originally smoky suddenly had no smoke.

The third prince picked up a small wooden stick thrown nearby and tried to poke it.

The charcoal broke into pieces, and its texture was smooth, much like the legendary smokeless silver charcoal.

He reached out to touch the quilt again.

The quilt was still tattered on the outside, but the cotton core, which was originally cold and hard and no longer had much warmth, regained its softness and warmth.

The third prince looked at Guisheng and made sure that Guisheng was asleep, then he tiptoed out of the room.

[Can you trust me now?]

The moonlight flowed down like water, and the third prince sat on the cold steps and whispered, "Guisheng can't hear your voice, right?"

[Of course, in this world, only you can know my existence and hear my voice.]

"Excuse me...are you a god?"

[I'm not a god. ]

The third prince thought, being able to predict Guisheng's fall into the water, being able to make a drowning pill appear out of thin air, and being able to replace charcoal and quilts silently...

isn't this a divine method?

He pursed his lips, considering how to ask without angering this person: "Are you a human?"

[Yes. ]

Knowing that the other party was a human, the third prince was inexplicably relieved: "Then why do you call yourself a system?"

[This involves my origin and identity. ]

Yao Rong started to deceive people: [Have you heard about the deeds of the founding emperor of Daye? ]

The third prince said honestly: "No."

[At the end of the previous dynasty, heroes were divided and wars broke out. Emperor Taizu was taken by cruel officials to dig canals, and he dug out the Heshi Bi that had been lost for a thousand years. From then on, Emperor Taizu unified the north and the south in just ten years as if assisted by God and established Daye. ]

The third prince frowned slightly: "You mean..."

Yao Rong interrupted him and said in a very affirmative tone: [That's right. There is a saying that has been passed down for thousands of years: Heshi Bi is the imperial seal, and whoever gets it can get the world. ]

[Everyone thinks that the preciousness of Heshi Bi lies in the fact that it is a seal of protection, but they don't know that it is because there is a system for cultivating wise rulers in Heshi Bi. ]

The third prince blinked, not knowing whether he believed it or not: "I have never seen any imperial seal."

[Before Emperor Taizu died, he ordered Qin Tianjian to calculate a hexagram, and calculated that there would be a great catastrophe one hundred and fifty years after Daye was passed down. If Daye cannot survive this catastrophe, it will perish, and the world will fall into war and displacement again. ]

[I owe Emperor Taizu a favor. He asked me to wake up again after 150 years and help the Daye royal family survive this disaster.]

[And you are the one I have chosen.]

[I will train you to be a wise ruler just like I trained Emperor Tai|zu.]

The third prince: "..."

"Anyway, thank you for saving Guisheng."

[You're welcome.]

Yao Rong reminded: [The Luoshui Pills can only save his life, not cure his illness. His body was not feeling well to begin with, and falling into the water may aggravate his condition.]

[However, as long as you complete the tasks I have issued, you can obtain the right herbs and various supplies to improve your living conditions. ］

"…Why do you want to help me?"

"I mean, saving Guisheng, obtaining herbs and materials, seems to have nothing to do with the matter of cultivating a wise ruler."

[Helping you solve your troubles and taking care of the people around you are all necessary emotional investments in the early stage, and are also for the purpose of gaining your trust. ]

[Besides, only with a good living environment can you put all your energy into studying. ]

The third prince was a little dazed.

Yao Rong smiled and deliberately asked: [Do you know what a wise ruler is? ]

The third prince: "…Why me?"

He didn't read any books, but he still knew what "wise ruler" meant.

[You are the most suitable candidate. ]

If it were an ordinary child, he might be excited by Yao Rong's words.

But the third prince didn't believe it at all.

He was very sober and rational.

He was born and raised in the cold palace. He had no powerful family to rely on, nor had he ever been valued or favored by the emperor. He was not proficient in any of the six arts of a gentleman. Apart from having half royal blood in his body, he had no capital to become an emperor.

He didn't even have the ambition to become an emperor.

After all, for someone like him who had a hard time even living a good life, how could he be qualified to dream of the throne? That would be too presumptuous and too unrealistic.

However, the third prince would not speak out what he was thinking.

What if the system listened to him, was disappointed in him, abandoned him like Que'er, and chose to help other princes?

Guisheng has not yet survived the danger. No matter how this misunderstanding was caused, no matter whether the system is deceiving him or not, he needs the system's help now.

[In view of the host's shock today, the system will give the host a pot of ginger soup for free. Please go to the kitchen to collect it.]

The third prince got up and walked to the kitchen.

There were not many containers in the kitchen, and the third prince's eyes quickly locked on the earthenware jar.

He opened the lid of the earthenware jar, and the rich smell of ginger soup hit his nose.

Although it was not the first time he witnessed the system's methods, the third prince was still shocked.

He took out a bowl, poured the ginger soup into the bowl, tried to drink a sip, and was almost choked.

Yao Rong seemed to know what he was thinking: [Strong ginger flavor will be more effective in dispelling cold.]

The third prince: "..."

What can the third prince do?

He can only pinch his nose and gulp it all down.

[Remind the host, it is now the hour of the dog.

How can a brave king not have a strong physique? Please take care of dinner by yourself.

The reward for completing the mission is three sets of herbal medicine for treating colds and coughs and 10 points. There is no punishment for failing the mission.]

***

In the middle of the night, Guisheng really developed a high fever.

The third prince had already obtained the right medicine through the mission. He wet a towel with cold water, wrung it dry, and put it on Guisheng's forehead, then hurried to the kitchen to boil the medicine. After

finally boiling the medicine, the sky gradually brightened.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the boiling medicine, and reward him with breakfast for two people and 10 points.]

A black food box appeared in front of the third prince.

The food box was ordinary in style and divided into three layers.

On the bottom layer were two bowls of thick millet porridge, the rice grains were full and swollen, and a layer of light rice oil floated on the surface of the porridge. The rice fragrance came with the rising hot steam.

The middle layer was filled with side dishes to go with the porridge, which looked very good and appetizing at first glance.

The top layer was filled with date mud cakes.

The third prince opened it and took a look, a smile appeared on his face. He was originally still worrying about how to solve the breakfast problem, but he didn't expect the system to solve it for him directly. These foods are light but nutritious, and the portion is large, just right for Guisheng to eat now.

The third prince took the food box and the medicine bowl to wake up Guisheng.

Guisheng climbed up dazed.

Seeing such a rich breakfast, he felt a little strange.

The third prince fooled around with something and turned to ask about Guisheng's fall into the water.

Guisheng covered his head and recalled.

He went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs after leaving the cold palace. After finally getting the supplies, he walked back with the things in his arms.

When he was close to the lake, he saw two eunuchs standing in a corner chatting. They were a little far away, so he couldn't hear what they were talking about. Not wanting to get into trouble, he quickened his pace and left quickly.

As soon as he walked a distance, two eunuchs rushed up from behind, covered his mouth and dragged him to the lake...

Recalling this, Guisheng's head began to hurt again: "If Your Highness hadn't arrived in time, I might have drowned in the lake."

The third prince handed Guisheng some cooling medicine and asked him to drink it quickly and have a good sleep after drinking it: "The most important thing for you now is to take care of your body, everything else is secondary."

The medicine for treating colds has a calming effect, and Guisheng fell asleep again soon.

The third prince walked out of the room with the empty medicine bowl in his hand, his face turning a little colder.

It was obvious that the two eunuchs were trying to silence

someone. When Guisheng passed by the lake, the two eunuchs were probably plotting something. They were not sure whether Guisheng heard what they said, and they were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so they decided to kill Guisheng to eliminate future troubles.

There was only a short time between the time when Guisheng passed by the lake and when he was pushed into the lake.

The more decisive and ruthless they acted, the more it showed that what they were plotting was serious.

If they knew that Guisheng was not dead, would they let it go?

If those people were more vicious, they might not even let him go. Because those people couldn't guarantee whether Guisheng would reveal the matter to him, and whether he would also be an insider.

He didn't know who was standing behind those people, but seeing how rampant they were, their masters must have a high status in the palace. Is it difficult to quietly kill a prince who grew up in the cold palace?

Thinking of this, the third prince was filled with anger.

He and Guisheng had never harmed anyone, and all they wanted was "safety", but now, even "safety" could not be guaranteed.

He couldn't save Aunt Chunyu.

When he knew the news, Aunt Chunyu had been beaten to death.

Now, is he going to sit back and watch those people kill Guisheng?

No, he can't just sit there and wait for death.

If not knowing anything can keep him and Guisheng safe, he will definitely turn a blind eye. But in this situation, if he still pretends to be ignorant, he probably won't even know how he died.

But what can he do?

He doesn't even know what the two eunuchs look like.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, the third prince asked tentatively: "Do you know what is going on?"

[I know.]

"Can you tell me?"

Yao Rong confirmed with him: [Are you sure you want to know?]

The third prince nodded and said firmly: "Sure."

[Okay, you can use 100 points to buy the truth from me. Please tell me if you want to buy it.]

The third prince couldn't wait to say: "Buy it."