"Yuanbao, buy two invisibility talismans and one calamity talisman." Xu Nian gritted her teeth and still spent points to complete this mission.
"Host, two invisibility talismans cost 200 points each, and one calamity talisman costs 100 points each. You've spent a total of 300 points." Yuanbao's words made Xu Nian's heart bleed. She only got 100 points per mission, and she would have to complete three missions to earn back these three talismans.
"Host, why don't you just spend your life with the male lead? Your task is just a matter of his thoughts." Yuanbao naturally knew how stingy Xu Nian was with spending points, so it suggested that she could just lie down and not spend any points after completing the task.
"No, he's going to be emperor someday, destined to have a harem of three thousand beauties. I don't like sharing things with others, especially men. I can't bring myself to kill him then, and I'd be the one suffering. Rather than suffering later, I'd rather spend some points now to end it all." Xu Nian wouldn't gamble on a possibility.
She and the male lead had only known each other for a short time, yet they had already slept together for over ten days. There was no need for her to endure that kind of mental torture for just 300 points.
Seeing that Xu Nian had made up her mind, Yuanbao didn't say anything more.
the next day.
Zhao Zhen got up very early; he was going to court.
Xu Nian didn't get up until quite a while after he left.
After leaving the General Zhenguo's Mansion using an invisibility talisman, Xu Nian headed straight for the Xu family.
Xu Nian's father was a fifth-rank official, so he naturally went to court at this time.
Xu Nian entered the Xu residence and went to her mother's place.
At this moment, Xu's mother had just gotten up and was washing up. There was only one maidservant in the room helping her with her grooming.
"Mother." Xu Nian untied the invisibility talisman and pushed the door open from the outside.
"Nian'er." Mother Xu turned her head in surprise, and was a little excited to see her daughter.
Madam Xu dismissed the head maid and took Xu Nian's hand, asking, "Nian'er, your father said you severed your father-daughter relationship with him and that you even gave yourself to the General Zhenguo. Is that true?"
“It’s true, Mother,” Xu Nian said, her head bowed.
"How could you do this? You betrayed your husband's family and married someone else, and you even severed ties with your own father. You are disloyal and unfilial! All these years of raising you have been for nothing!" Mother Xu scolded angrily.
“Mother, the Liu family gave me away as a gift to Prince Lixian for his pleasure. Why can’t I betray them?” Xu Nian looked up, her eyes full of confusion.
“Even so, you cannot sever ties with your father and continue to be with the General Zhenguo,” Mother Xu insisted.
"The letter of severance was written by my father. How could I possibly defy the General Zhenguo? Or does Mother hope that I will hang myself to preserve my reputation?" Xu Nian's words made Xu's mother gasp for breath.
"Fine, go! Just pretend you were never here." Mrs. Xu walked back to the dressing table, dejected. As a mother, she naturally wanted her child to live, but her upbringing told her that this was wrong.
"Mother, if I am given away to many people by the Liu family, and I beg you for help, will you save me?" Xu Nian still wanted to ask if she would choose to let the original owner live.
“Nian’er, a person must have backbone. If you lack backbone and are afraid of death, people will talk behind your back.” Xu’s mother’s words made Xu Nian understand that if the same thing happened again, she would still receive a bottle of poison.
"Mother, why can evildoers live a life of luxury while the victims have to die? What kind of logic is this? The victims are the innocent ones!" Xu Nian couldn't understand either. The original owner's family wasn't too bad, so why were they unwilling to save her and let her live the rest of her life in anonymity?
“Nian’er, there aren’t that many reasons to believe in this world. You may say you’re not wrong, but what about others? They’ll all think you’re wrong, wrong because you’re still alive.” Mother Xu closed her eyes. These words were cruel, but they were the truth.
The innocent who die are pitied, while the living victims are blamed.
"I understand." Xu Nian left her mother's room and went to her father's study.
She sat at her father's desk and was surprised to find a letter that hadn't been put away. It was addressed to her, but for some reason it hadn't been delivered to her.
Xu Nian read the letter, which was filled with condemnations of her for not living a worthless life.
After putting the letter down, Xu Nian completely lost the desire to talk to his father. What he wanted to say had already been fully expressed in the letter.
Leaving behind the Calamity Talisman, Xu Nian departed as she had come.
Suddenly, Yuanbao's urgent voice rang in Xu Nian's mind: "Host, something bad has happened. The male lead's people discovered you were missing and immediately notified him. The male lead didn't even attend court and came looking for you."
"What, so fast?" Xu Nian's mind raced, and she hurried towards the city gate. She hadn't planned to leave the city before because she was afraid that she would die in an accident before completing the mission.
She's stalling for time so the male lead can't find her.
When Xu Nian arrived at the city gate on foot and saw the heavily guarded and tightly closed gate, she knew she was in trouble; the male lead reacted too quickly.
The distant barking of a dog sent chills down Xu Nian's spine. Could Zhao Zhen be using the big yellow dog to find her?
In this era, big yellow dogs were all hunting dogs, so finding her was just a matter of time.
"Yuanbao, is there anything that can block out my scent?" Xu Nian asked hurriedly as she left the city gate.
“Host, every living being emits its own scent. To completely isolate your scent, we would have to isolate you, and those points aren’t cheap.” Yuanbao was worried that Xu Nian wouldn’t be willing to part with those points.
"How many points?" Xu Nian thought that as long as it wasn't too expensive, she could accept it.
"Two thousand points." Yuanbao's words made Xu Nian gasp. She would sell herself for that much.
Jumping into the water would block out the smell, but she had no idea how many big yellow dogs Zhao Zhen was chasing after her with.
Moreover, once her scent disappeared near the water, Zhao Zhen wasn't stupid; he would definitely know that she had jumped into the water and run away.
He will then surround the area around the water, leaving her with nowhere to escape.
"Host, the invisibility talisman's effect lasts for ten minutes." Yuanbao's reminder was truly a death knell.
Xu Nian took off running, but she couldn't run anymore after a short while.
I leaned against the wall, panting, with more and more dogs barking all around me.
"Yuanbao, isn't there anything that can mess with the big yellow dog's nose?" Xu Nian changed her approach. She couldn't isolate it, but surely she could make the big yellow dog's nose break for a while!
"Yes, a colorful perfume worth 500 points. The chaotic scent can make the big yellow dog lose its sense of smell."
"This is it, give it to me quickly." Xu Nian was too tired to run anymore, but she still had to leave this place.
After she left for a while, the perfume took effect, and even the big yellow dog that had been chasing her couldn't catch up.
Zhao Zhen frowned as he watched the big yellow dog his subordinate was leading circling in place, refusing to move even when he offered it Xu Nian's things to sniff.
"General, these hunting dogs have a problem with their noses." The person who trains the hunting dogs knows them best, and this condition clearly indicates that their noses are malfunctioning.
"Check if all the hunting dogs are having problems, and where the problems occurred. Then cordon off this area." Zhao Zhen clenched his fists, his face icy cold. He refused to believe that Xu Nian could fly or disappear; she couldn't escape.
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