276. Wishing you a safe journey.
Outside, night fell and snow raged; all was silent except for a few candles inside, which provided light, yet it remained dim.
The waiter looked at the young man in front of him, whose face was splattered with hot blood that was still flowing down. His handsome face was half immortal and half demon, and his skin was so white that it resembled a ghost.
A young face, but eyes like those of a demon crawling out of hell.
He held the knife and stood there silently gazing at him from afar.
A dimly lit figure, a fallen corpse.
Her jet-black hair, snow-white face, crimson robes, and sharp knife tip were all dripping blood.
Like a vengeful ghost seeking death.
The waiter felt a chill run down his spine.
Qu Zijin staggered to his feet and found his sword on the ground, picking it up with his good left hand.
After briefly assessing the relative strengths of the two sides, the waiter turned and ran into the night.
Xie Wenling watched as he ran into the blizzard, slowly put the little dumpling down, and then went forward on his own, ignoring Qu Zijin's struggles, and directly took the bow and arrow and an arrow from his back.
Then, draw the bow, nock the arrow, and aim.
The arrow shot out like a meteor, piercing directly through the waiter's body.
He convulsed a few times, then fell straight down, lifeless.
Xie Wenling took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the blood off his face.
The little girl didn't even look at him shooting the waiter; she had already run to Qu Zijin's side: "Grand Tutor..."
Qu Zijin still couldn't see anything, but he could definitely hear Xiao Tuanzi's voice.
He gently touched the little girl, her face, her hands, and her feet, and only after confirming she was safe did he hug her tightly: "Teacher!"
The little boy carefully touched Qu Zijin's eyes and found that he seemed to be blind.
Then he looked at Qu Zijin's wounds, which were still bleeding.
The little girl panicked. She felt that the Grand Tutor must be in a lot of pain, and tears welled up in her eyes. She instinctively turned to the only adult she could turn to for help: "Brother Xie... the Grand Tutor is injured..."
Before Xie Wenling could speak, Qu Zijin exclaimed in shock, "What? Xie Wenling is with you too?"
He realized that the little dumpling must have a helper by his side, but he didn't expect that the helper would be Xie Wenling.
He was both surprised and delighted to have found both of them in one go.
Xie Wenling sighed, went around to the back kitchen and brought out a basin of warm water: "Use this to rinse your eyes."
The little dumpling turned around, laboriously grabbed the edge of the basin and dragged it over. She put her little hands into the water, making it easier for Qu Zijin to find a place, and then scooped up water herself to carefully wash the Grand Tutor's eyes.
Soon, the stinging sensation in his eyes subsided, and Qu Zijin was able to see things blurry again.
Qu Zijin first confirmed that the little girl was unharmed, then quickly hugged her: "Thank goodness, teacher! It's so good that you're alright!"
He then looked at Xie Wenling: "Thank you very much, Lord Xie..."
He looked up and saw Xie Wenling had just lit a candle and was holding the candlestick up to him.
Xie Wenling looked extremely pale, but his first words were: "You idiot."
Qu Zijin's grateful smile froze on his face: "...What?"
“I said, you idiot.” Xie Wenling patiently repeated himself a second time.
Qu Zijin's gratitude was forced to hide, turning into anger: "How could you insult me like that?!"
"Heh," Xie Wenling sneered, "You came out looking for us, didn't you?"
“Yes,” Qu Zijin said, even angrier, “so how dare you insult me?!”
"And what about your men?" Xie Wenling questioned.
Qu Zijin shut up.
Xie Wenling was incredibly aggressive: "You came out to find us without any men? Are you short-handed, or did you simply not bring any?"
"You're incredibly stupid no matter which option you choose."
“You know perfectly well that there is danger here, and that the two of us are very likely to be in danger, yet you didn’t bring enough manpower.”
"You didn't inform His Majesty, did you? Oh, judging from your expression, you really didn't."
"So what are you here for? To get yourself killed?"
Qu Zijin dared not utter a sound.
"No, no fighting..." The little dumpling looked at this one and then at that one, trying to mediate the fight.
Xie Wenling fell silent, and Qu Zijin then explained in a low voice, "Someone went to report to His Majesty. I was so worried when I heard that my teacher had gone missing that I..."
“Useless,” Xie Wenling said angrily again, “So many people, and you can’t even keep an eye on a child. What use are you? A bunch of useless people.”
Qu Zijin shut up again.
Xie Wenling felt dizzy and swayed.
"Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother!" The little dumpling rushed forward and supported his knees.
Xie Wenling pulled her up, took a few steps forward, and shoved her into Qu Zijin's arms: "Take her away."
He then collapsed and fell unconscious.
Qu Zijin was stunned: "He... he was so angry with me that he fainted?"
He admitted that he did make a silly mistake, but he obediently bowed his head and accepted the scolding without arguing back!
Surely it's not enough to make someone, especially someone with such strong mental fortitude like Xie Wenling, faint from anger?
No way!
But the little girl knew why Xie Wenling had fainted, and she was very anxious: "Brother Xie is injured!"
Qu Zijin finally broke free from the dead end of "he made Xie Wenling faint from anger".
He stepped forward with difficulty to check Xie Wenling's injuries, his brows furrowed: "He needs a doctor."
He looked at himself again, still bleeding profusely, his vision blurry, and the deep wound on his right hand exposing the bone: "...I need it too."
The little dumpling felt utterly dejected.
Now, you are a trio of the old, weak, sick, and disabled.
【Ha ha. 】
The system's auntie's voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by two emotionless "haha"s.
She told a really lame joke.
At least the little dumpling can't laugh.
[At least you've reunited, which increases your chances of survival.]
The system aunt's voice gradually lowered.
[Host, from now on, I will be unable to provide you with any additional assistance beyond the mission.]
I wish you a safe journey ahead.
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The capital city.
The Marquis of Beiding's residence is now in complete chaos.
A furtive little shadow sneaked up to the back door.
"Damn it, I finally got my chance!" Tao Wanbi was almost in tears. "I'm kneeling there copying books every day, my hands are about to break! They won't let me eat until I finish copying, it's outrageous!"
Now things are in chaos at the Marquis of Beiding's residence, and no one cares about her.
That damn system disappeared for some reason.
This is the perfect opportunity for her to escape!
She had to run, run out of the Marquis of Beiding's mansion, run out of the capital!
As for where he ran off to?
She didn't know either, but she just ran.
However, before she could even step out the door, the system's voice rang out.
It was still a gentle male voice, but now it sounded somewhat like he was gritting his teeth.
Damn it!
Tao Wanbi jolted and pulled her foot back: "I...I...I didn't mean to run away!"
【What? 】
The system didn't seem to understand what she was saying; it was just very agitated.
I clearly found that mysterious power! Why did it suddenly disappear? Why?!
"Huh?" Tao Wanbi was taken aback.
Mysterious power?
She seemed to remember it somewhat.
The system seemed to have mentioned that some mysterious force attacked it, changed the script, and changed the world.
It's just that even though this cerebral palsy system was attacked to such an extent, they still haven't been able to find the perpetrator.
"What happened?" she asked cautiously.
I suddenly sensed that mysterious power a while ago. It appeared in the south and generated fluctuations in power, more than once.
I immediately broke away from you to investigate, but I found nothing. Because it promptly cut off any clues that would allow me to follow it.
But the good news is, I know it's still in this world.
Previously, I always thought it attacked me, rewrote the script, and then left.
[I never expected it! It's so bold to dare to stay in this world!]
Tao Wanbi thought to herself: So what if they stay? Anyway, you're an idiot and you won't be able to find it, and even if you do, you might not be able to beat it.
But she still said, "What should we do then?"
The system's tone was sinister.
I will wait for it to generate power fluctuations again.
[This time it was because it was too far away. If it were closer, I would definitely have been able to catch it!]
What if they get caught?
Eliminate it!
This is my world, and I have absolute control!
[If I find it, I will definitely destroy it!]
No, I want to eat it whole! I want to seize its power and use it for my own purposes!
[This makes me stronger, and I can forcibly control everyone using the power of the plot!]
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