Chapter 150: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (15)
Gu Xi tapped the table, a gesture he often adopted when deep in thought.
The appearance of Chu Huang disrupted his plans, and it seemed that his queen had many secrets.
"What did the miracle doctor say?"
"The divine doctor couldn't find the ingredients of the antidote pill. He had never seen or heard of such a pill before. Moreover, the source of the spiritual spring that was sent over later could not be found. He said he suspected that it was not something from the mortal world."
Not something of this worldly origin? Then what is it?
"Continue the investigation, but remember not to be discovered or alert the enemy."
"yes."
The Qi Spirit vanished from its spot, and Gu Xi's expression was complex.
...
Wen Wan had no idea that what she buried was actually dug up by the male lead. The system was also afraid that the host might do something that would affect the plot if she got angry, so it chose to keep it a secret.
The next day, Wen Wan asked Xiao Taozi to buy some thugs to keep watch on the mountain day and night. However, after a week, there was still no news, as if the treasure thief was watching her bury the treasure.
"How is this possible? Could it be someone from the Prince's Mansion? But wait, I wasn't at the Prince's Mansion when I first buried the treasure. Could it be someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Wen Wan said, while Xiao Taozi, who was standing beside her, also found it strange. "Could it be Chu Sisi?"
Wen Yan: "..."
Little Peach! Even though you're a maid on the side of the vicious cannon fodder, you don't have to make the female lead take the blame for this, do you? This has absolutely nothing to do with the female lead.
How could the female lead possibly be watching her steal?
"No, I must find that person. Prepare some more things for me. I'll bury him again tonight. I refuse to believe that he can actually be dug up again."
Little Peach felt this was very dangerous. "Your Highness, if it really is a thief, this is far too dangerous. Should I take some people to bury it?"
"No, I think he's only targeting me. You guys definitely can't go."
Wen Wan acted immediately.
That night, after Chunye fell asleep, she once again secretly tried to sneak out of the Prince's mansion with Xiaotaozi and a lantern. The system was speechless and quickly stopped its host, saying, "Host, don't you know that there are invisible guards all around the Prince's mansion? Last time was a coincidence, but maybe the male lead already knows. Are you afraid you won't stand out enough?"
Wen Yan: "..."
That makes sense.
"So the person who stole my treasure might actually be one of the male lead's people?"
System: 【！！！】Why did the host suddenly become so sharp? Why did you suddenly think of this aspect?
"But wait a minute? This is my first time hiding treasure, shouldn't the male lead have discovered it?"
"Yes, this can't possibly be the male lead. Why would he steal your treasure if he's not short of money? He's not just killing time," the system quickly said.
"Something's wrong with you."
system:【……】
"I think you're lying to me. You must know who stole my things, right?"
System: [How could I possibly know? We're in this together, I would never lie to you, you have to trust me.]
"Never mind, I have to go out tonight. I'll be extra careful."
Wen Wan ignored the system's advice and, with Xiao Taozi, climbed over the wall and slipped out of the Prince Xi's mansion again. She had climbed over the wall to this place before; it was a dead corner next to the dog kennel, a place where no one usually came. And no one would have thought that she would dare to run this way after being chased so badly by that dog.
"Your Highness, are we really going?" Little Peach was still carrying a dagger in her arms, afraid of encountering any danger.
"Of course, I'm determined to see that bastard this time."
The two went up the mountain and started digging holes in the places where they had buried things before, and buried the things in them.
Let's go.
After walking for a while, the two quickly ran to the side to hide. When the system saw its host's actions, it suddenly stopped worrying about the male lead being exposed, because it was really too stupid. This was indeed the imagination of an online novel author. Such a ridiculous thing, and they still wanted to cover it up.
Ten minutes later, nothing happened.
Half an hour later, nothing happened.
An hour later, nothing had happened.
"Your Highness, is the thief really coming?"
"Did he know we were waiting for him?"
System: Isn't that obvious?
Wen Wan waited for another half hour. There were many mosquitoes on the mountain at night, and Wen Wan felt itchy all over. Xiao Taozi said, "Your Highness, let's go back."
Wen Wan looked around and saw that no one had come yet. It seemed that the thief had been alerted and dared not come back. "Alright, let's go and dig the stuff away first."
This thing definitely can't be left here.
The two men were digging up what they had just buried when suddenly a wolf howled.
"Damn, here it comes again. Trying to scare me again?"
Wen Wan quickly ran towards the direction of the sound, with Xiao Taozi chasing after her, "Your Highness, wait for me! It's too dangerous, come back quickly!"
Wen Wan was determined to catch the thief, so she kept running and running, and then... she got lost.
Wen Wan finally realized she was scared. She called out several times, "Little Peach? Little Peach..." but there was no response.
"system?"
System: [I told you not to be so impulsive. If you had listened to me earlier, would this have happened?]
"Thank you."
system:【……】
Wen Wan searched for the way down the mountain while also looking for Xiao Taozi; the lights were almost going out.
"System, do you think I've lost my mind? To risk everything for such a small amount of money... I should have just listened to you sooner..."
Hearing the host's frightened tone, the system felt sorry for him and said, "Alright, just follow my instructions, and you'll be able to leave soon. Don't worry."
"Awooo~~~~"
Wen Yan: "..."
I was so angry I almost cried. "What did that thief mean? Was he mocking me?"
System: [I don't think so. This doesn't seem like a person impersonating someone.]
"What do you mean? Don't scare me!"
Leave quickly, don't worry, nothing will happen.
Wen Wan's legs were weak, but she still forced herself to run. As she ran, she suddenly thought, "If I leave, what will happen to Xiao Taozi?"
system:【……】
"No, I brought her here. If she stays on the mountain, and if there really are wolves on the mountain, she's doomed!" Wen Wan stopped in her tracks. "System, can you find her location?"
【Yes, just follow my instructions. Don't go on your own, okay?】 This is no joke. If there really are wolves here, and it's a system, it can't help the host at all. It would be fine if the host gets hurt by the wolves, but if they die, it would be too much of a fuss if their mission failed.
It can only keep the host as far away as possible from the location where the wolf howls are occurring.
"Little Peach~" Wen Wan called softly, "Don't scare me, answer me if you hear me."
On the other side, Little Peach cried as she searched for her queen. If anything happened to the queen, she would never forgive herself.
The next second, the person was suddenly knocked unconscious by a dark shadow.
Meanwhile, Wen Wan suddenly saw a dark figure. "Is that Little Peach?"
System: [Unsure.]
Damn, it quickly detected that person's identity. Who else could it be but the male lead, Gu Xi? It seems my host can be saved.
Let's go and see.
Wen Wan followed the dark figure. Fortunately, the moon was bright tonight, so even though the lanterns were out, she could still see clearly. After following the dark figure for more than ten minutes, Wen Wan saw the little peach lying under the tree.
She rushed over quickly, "Little Peach, are you alright?"
Little Peach was shaken awake and burst into tears upon seeing her princess. "Your Highness, you scared me to death! What would I do if something happened to you!"
How did you end up lying here?
Little Peach: "I was knocked unconscious by a dark figure. Your Highness, let's leave quickly, it's too dangerous here."
This time, Wen Wan didn't dare to be careless. She quickly took Xiao Taozi and the two of them went down the mountain.
After silently escorting the two down the mountain, Qi Ling returned to the mountain to report to her master, "Your Highness, the princess has safely returned to the palace, and the wolf has also been captured."
"Hmm." Gu Xi, dressed in all black and wearing a jade mask, said.
Where is what she hid?
"They've already been dug out by our people. There were very few this time; it was probably to lure us out." Who would have thought that the princess would come up with such a stupid idea, and then be so unlucky as to encounter wild wolves?
"The princess has been keeping a close eye on this place. I'm afraid she might discover our secret someday. Your Highness, what should we do?"
"Spread the word that there are wolves in this area and that people have died."
"yes."
Meanwhile, Wen Wan and Xiao Taozi returned to the palace. Xiao Taozi was heartbroken to see her princess covered in bruises. The noise woke Chunye, who screamed if Wen Wan hadn't quickly told her to shut up.
"Your Highness, where have you been? What happened to you?"
Wen Wan looked at Chun Ye and said, "I fell in the yard."
"Did Little Peach fall too?"
Wen Wan: "We fell together."
Chunye: "..."
Does she look like an easily fooled idiot? Nevertheless, she still went to find medicine for Wen Wan, who was covered in scratches from weeds, falls from stones, and mosquito bites. Her whole body was horrific, covered in injuries. Although they were all minor, there were so many of them, even on her face, that it looked quite frightening.
Wen Wan watched Xiao Taozi cry, but she was actually alright because the system had synchronously blocked her sense of pain; otherwise, she would have been in excruciating pain.
After getting everything done, Wen Wan felt like she had lost most of her energy. "Go to sleep, tonight is going to be a nightmare."
Wen Wan went to bed, and Xiao Taozi and Chunye also left the room.
...
Wen Wan didn't wake up until noon the next day, and she was woken up by hunger. As soon as she got out of bed, she felt like her bones had been disassembled and reassembled, and she felt so sore and numb.
When Chunye helped her wash up, she saw her face in the bronze mirror. Her forehead was red, and her nose was scratched by wild grass.
While applying medicine to the princess, Chunye said, "Your Highness should be more careful in the future. If the prince sees this, he will worry again."
"Your Highness is aware of this?"
Chunye nodded. "The prince said that the princess should take good care of her injuries and also sent a portion of the spiritual spring that Miss Chu had prepared for the princess to use."
The male lead actually gave the female lead her things to use?
However, thinking about the effects of the spiritual spring, Wen Wan immediately drank it and instantly felt that her whole body was no longer sore. The effect was incredibly fast.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Wen Wan originally planned to go and take a look during the day, but Xiao Taozi said that there were wolves in that place that had killed people before.
Wen Wan was instantly traumatized and decided she would never want to go to that place again. There was more than one place to hide the treasure; she would think of another way later.
After a few days of rest, Wen Wan's injuries were completely healed. In the past few days, Chu Sisi has become incredibly famous, a renowned physician in the entire Mingzhou, and even the Emperor values her highly.
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