Qi Yu was certain that she would head north, but he also knew that she might turn back, so Xia Yixin simply did the opposite, heading west and then north!
Moreover, in the past two weeks, through the shops and other things Qi Yu had given her, she had roughly figured out his sphere of influence, so she avoided towns and instead took all the mountain paths.
On the other side.
Not long after Xia Yixin's arrival, Qi Yu was found unconscious by the waiter. Only then did An Wu and the others realize they had been tricked, but they did not expect their master to be even calmer than they were.
Qi Yu's lips and eyes were deep and dark, filled with madness and rage.
This time he's going to bring her back, and even if he has to lock her up, he won't let her leave again.
Picking up the black gold dagger that had fallen to the ground, he led An Wu and the others out of the city that night, and just as Xia Yixin had predicted, they headed north.
Two weeks later.
Xia Yixin traveled day and night, her thighs were chafed raw, and she finally arrived at Shangye City, which was at the junction of the three kingdoms of the West, North and South. In order to attract attention, she didn't even dare to use a code to contact Ying Qi and the others.
She is now 300 miles from Kuncheng, the southernmost point of the Xia family's sphere of influence. Once she gets there, she will be safe.
She still didn't go into the city. Instead, she ate and rested at a small teahouse outside the city, and then, as before, found a dilapidated temple to stay in.
However, she was clearly not the only one who shared her thoughts.
When she entered the teahouse, another group of people were also resting there.
There were about ten people in total. Although they were dressed in grayish-brown clothes, their aura was not like that of ordinary people from the west. Instead, they seemed like soldiers or assassins. Although they were dressed the same, they were vaguely centered around a man with a full beard in the middle.
His hair was disheveled and his face was covered with a beard, but one could vaguely see his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he had an extraordinary air about him. Moreover, the sword he carried on the table, though simple in appearance, had a silver scabbard that clearly indicated it was no ordinary item.
When Xia Yixin appeared on the horizon riding her little donkey, the group's demeanor changed instantly. They looked at "him" nervously, but quickly relaxed.
At this moment, Xia Yixin had changed her clothes again, wearing a coarse linen outfit, her face smeared with black paint, and her hair tied up in a messy manner, in the style commonly worn by men here. Her height was only enough to make her look like a boy. After wrapping her chest, she changed her horse to a mule, making her look like a rustic country girl. In addition, the local dialect she had learned along the way made her look just like a person from the countryside of Nanlin.
Seeing the group's aggressive demeanor, Xia Yixin was about to turn around when suddenly the system's exclamation rang in her mind.
"Ding! Host, congratulations on encountering a male supporting character. You have activated the dungeon mission—Protect the male supporting character's life. The enemy will arrive in 15 minutes! Your current health is 80. You will receive 1000 points upon successful completion! You cannot refuse, or you will be immediately eliminated!"
Xia Yixin silently rode her little donkey away from the teahouse.
The system paused for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly, "Host, you must be strong! Don't develop any resistance!"
"I think your main quest is to kill me, right? Shen Shaoyang is a wanted criminal now! I don't know martial arts! I can't even run as fast as a donkey! And strictly speaking, Shen Shaoyang has a grudge against the Xia family. Now the entire Shen family has been executed, and only he and the female lead have escaped. Do you think he will kill me or kill me?" Xia Yixin was furious.
What a terrible set of tasks!
"I don't care anymore, let them erase me if they want, I'm not doing this anymore!" All the emotions she had been suppressing along the way seemed to be ignited, and she went completely insane with anger.
She rode her little donkey into the nearby forest, found a clean stream, and ignored the system's earnest and persuasive advice in her mind.
Until the system tearfully blurted out, "...How about...I secretly grant you permissions to restore your sealed stamina and data, for one hour, how about that!"
"Ten hours, or forget it." Xia Yixin took a sip of water.
"Three hours!" the system bargained.
"I don't care anymore, let him live or die as he pleases, bye-bye." Xia Yixin lay flat on the rock, her inner thighs still throbbing slightly.
In the distance, the sounds of fighting and the neighing of frightened horses could be faintly heard, indicating that the people chasing Shen Shaoyang had arrived.
The system, worn down by the grind, sighed, "Host, you win. 10 hours! The countdown begins now. Please hurry and complete the dungeon mission. The male supporting character's health has now dropped to 60."
Xia Yixin never expected that the system would actually grant her request, and it seemed like she had discovered a new world.
She had been forced to complete tasks all along, and she remembered giving up on a task in the second dimension, but the system didn't stop her then. Now, the system was actually afraid that she would give up?
She vaguely sensed a conspiracy; perhaps this system was far more complex than she had imagined.
Xia Yixin put aside her doubts for the time being. With the system notification, she felt a warm current surge out of her previously suppressed dantian. Immediately, all the soreness and weakness in her body disappeared, replaced by a sense of strength!
Her body also became a level lighter. She checked her stats and found that they had all returned to their peak. Even the wound on her thigh had healed. With a thought, her appearance changed automatically.
Her body grew taller, and her facial features changed. In the reflection by the stream, the malnourished rural girl suddenly transformed into an arrogant man. She changed into a black outfit, and although her appearance was quite ordinary, her aura was imposing.
Between the Black Yama Spear and the Evil Sword, Xia Yixin chose the Black Yama Spear, which was more suitable for mounted combat. With the spear wrapped in black resentment in her hand, Xia Yixin's aura instantly turned murderous.
The system shouted urgently, "Host, hurry up! The male supporting character is about to die!"
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