"Is there really no more wine?" After Lu Zhangke left, Hebi Weng stared at Hua Cai for another while.
"No, no more." Hua Cai waved her hands repeatedly: "My daughter left the palace penniless after being castrated. This little bit was all I had, which was meant to keep warm."
Hua Cai's voice trembled, as if she was afraid of displeasing He Bi Weng and being suddenly attacked and killed.
It has to be said that talking nonsense in front of Crane Pen Elder is much easier than talking nonsense in front of Deer Staff Guest.
Disappointed, Hebi Weng was even more eager to reach the Central Plains. Suddenly, he reached out, picked up Hua Cai, threw her onto the back of his pillow, and slapped the pillow hard on the bottom. Then he flew towards the place where Lu Zhangke had left.
The pillow, in pain, neighed and reared up, charging forward and causing Hua Cai to stumble. She quickly grabbed the horse's mane to prevent herself from being thrown off again.
After riding the horse for more than ten meters, you can see two horses parked not far away, which look like the mounts of the Xuanming Elders.
No wonder that drunkard Hebi Weng was attracted here, given how close they are.
"Host, are you alright?" The system finally snapped out of its feigned death state and carefully flew onto Hua Cai's shoulder.
Hua Cai remained silent, carefully wrapping the reins around her wrist twice.
"Boss, I didn't speak just now because I was afraid it would distract you and make you show any strange expressions. You know Lu Zhangke, he's cunning as hell and too difficult to deal with."
The system was in a bad mood; the silence of its own host was terrifying.
"Yes, I know."
Contrary to the system's expectations, Hua Cai showed no intention of pursuing the matter of him faking his death. After making sure the rope was tightly wrapped around her hands, she steadily hung less than ten meters behind the two Xuanming elders.
"Stone, is there a way to keep my face looking the same until I leave the Xuanming Elders?"
"No."
The system is online and humble.
He used up all the remaining energy he had to travel through the world on that painting; a system without energy is truly powerless.
"Boss, aren't you going to find a chance to escape?" The system whispered in Hua Cai's ear, its scalp tingling with fear as it recalled Lu Zhangke's sinister gaze.
These two are really no good people. They killed a little maid who was kicked out of the Prince's mansion just because they were unhappy.
Looking at the two killing gods ten meters away, the system felt that with the current terrain, there was still some hope if they fought back.
"Stone, I have an idea." Under the impatient scolding of Lu Zhangke ahead, Hua Cai leaned forward and pressed herself against the horse's back, increasing her speed slightly.
“Lu Zhangke is not easy to deal with, but Hebi Weng is not difficult to control. If I can make him my puppet, it will be much easier to make Zhao Qiang lose his memory at Bright Peak and take him away.”
Hua Cai accelerated on her pillow, closing the distance between herself and the two horses in front to five meters. Only then did Lu Zhangke turn his head away and stop looking at her.
"This, this—" The system was dumbfounded.
Why has our host, who has always been passive and unhelpful, suddenly set such lofty goals?
He wanted to say that with her current strength, anyone could crush her with one hand. She must have a death wish; such wishful thinking was ridiculous.
but--
"Boss, you're going to knock out the target and take him away right under the noses of so many experts? Are you kidding me?"
"Nonsense." Fairy Tale rolled her eyes: "From now on, keep a close eye on the movements of those two people in front of me. If they appear near me, you must warn me."
Hua Cai instructed that what she was going to do should not be seen by those two people, because given their temperament, they would rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free.
"Can it do it?" After being brainwashed by the system's useless attributes for several days in a row, Hua Cai began to doubt the system's capabilities.
"No problem, leave it to me." The system gave a resentful guarantee and circled around Hua Cai: "I didn't expect your brewing skills to be so superb, boss. Just a small bottle of wine was enough to bribe that idiot."
Whenever I feel guilty, the system starts to fawn over its boss.
"What brewing technique? It's just a bottle of wine I casually asked for when packing my rations at the inn, with some spices added. It only smells appealing." Hua Cai sneered, "Do you really think I'm so incompetent that I almost fell off my horse just because someone suddenly appeared on it?"
Why buy spices? — She doesn't drink alcohol, so if they smell nice, it'll be easier to drink, right?
"Um...this...that..." The system awkwardly shrank behind Hua Cai's head, but was pulled out by a hand.
"It's just that he was influenced by my Soul-Capturing Technique, making him think that this wine is unique in the world." Hua Cai was frustrated. She originally wanted to try to control He Bi Weng directly, but she did not expect that this person was very strong and his mental power was far beyond that of ordinary people. She only made him dazed for a moment, but she suffered a backlash and fell off her horse.
Fortunately, this was a blessing in disguise. Not only did it not affect her plans, but it also allowed her to escape the calamity of Lu Zhangke by a twist of fate.
Hebi Weng is ruthless and merciless, killing without blinking an eye, and she can use him with complete peace of mind.
Most importantly, getting close to these two notorious people, even if it might be disliked by some righteous people or even the male protagonist, will not cause Zhao Qiang to feel hostile towards her because of Zhao Min and the faction he belongs to, since Zhao Qiang has no objective in this mission.
It's unclear what urgent matter Zhao Min gave them, but the Xuanming Elders were rushing the entire way, and Hua Cai's inn plan ultimately failed to materialize.
The three of them traveled at breakneck speed, enduring wind and rain, and arrived at their destination—Green Willow Manor—on the evening of the third day.
Green Willow Manor was indeed as beautiful as Hua Cai had imagined, but at this moment, no one was in the mood to appreciate the scenery.
She felt like she could faint at any moment. For the past three days, she only had one hour of rest each day, and the rest of the time she was constantly on the move.
The two elders of Xuanming were highly skilled in martial arts and could still hold on, but Hua Cai's body had no internal energy at all. The only reason she was able to endure until now was because of the strong willpower she usually had when she stayed up all night reading stories in Qingqiu, as well as the occasional cold rebukes from Lu Zhangke to keep her alert.
Lu Zhangke was extremely fond of beautiful women. In contrast, he never gave a pleasant look to Hua Cai, whose face was covered in bruises, had large dark circles under her eyes, looked lifeless, and had messy hair, making her look like a ghost.
Hua Cai had no doubt that if it weren't for He Bi Weng's desire for fine wine intervening, Lu Zhang Ke would have dismembered himself without hesitation and dumped his body in the street, so as not to offend his eyes that were admiring the beauty.
"My lords, we have been waiting here for a long time. Please come in." The three horses stopped at the entrance of Green Willow Manor. The guards who had been waiting there since receiving the news immediately came forward, bowed to the two elders, and a servant took the reins from them.
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