She stopped when she saw a small mountain spring pool. The water was only half a person's height in the shallow parts. She grabbed a corner of the blanket and pulled hard, throwing the burning hot female protagonist, Zi Linglong, into the pool.
The cold water jolted Zi Linglong awake instantly. She struggled in the water, and just when she thought she was going to die, a strong hand suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Stand still, the water's up to your waist. Calm down, I'll get you some medicine!"
The strange man's voice was deep and magnetic. Zi Linglong, feeling weak all over, knelt in the water. She only came to her senses when the figure was far away. She clearly remembered that she had sneaked out of the palace to visit the legendary brothel. She had just excitedly watched the beautiful male prostitute dance when she felt something was wrong with her body. She only had time to get angry and send the male prostitute away before she could even call her bodyguard, Ying, and fainted.
In her dazed state, she even saw her uncle, the Ninth Prince, and he…
Thinking of this, Zi Linglong shivered violently. The biting cold reminded her that she was not wearing any clothes. At the same time, she was horrified to confirm that this was not a dream. She had almost been violated by her uncle!
Suddenly, she heard the sound of water, and a large, outstretched hand appeared in front of her. "Eat this, and you'll feel a bit more awake."
Zi Linglong instinctively tried to dodge, but the other party forcefully stuffed some unknown herb from his hand into her mouth.
She felt nauseous, but the bitterness of the herbs, mixed with a refreshing coolness like mint candy, really helped to dissipate the burning desire within her. She clutched her chest, curled up, and looked at the men in black on the shore not far away.
"Who...who are you?"
The woman's voice was light and melodious; any man would be swayed by it. But Xia Yixin could only sigh, "As expected of a heroine in a harem novel. She's only fifteen years old. While most modern girls have small, bean sprout-like figures, she has a curvy figure, petite body, soft skin, and a delicate, childlike voice. No wonder so many men are chasing after her."
Would Chu Mubai fall in love at first sight with such a beauty, just like in the original story?
What should I do if I inexplicably feel like getting rid of the female lead?
"Ding! Successfully rescued the heroine's virginity, earning 100 reward points! Also, congratulations on unlocking a new dungeon! Max out the heroine Zi Linglong's favorability, currently at 10%. Success will earn you 200 points. Keep it up!"
"...Boost the female lead's favorability?" Xia Yixin felt that there was something fishy about this system task.
"That's right, keep it up, host!"
After the system finished speaking, the time flow returned to normal.
Xia Yixin guessed that the system might have sensed that she wanted to abandon the female lead, so it deliberately issued those weird tasks.
She said in a deep voice, "You don't need to know who I am. I'm entrusted to protect your chastity. Soak here for another hour, and I'll go find you some clothes."
She took a few steps, then turned back with concern and warned, "I'm warning you, don't even think about running away. I'll let you go anywhere safely after dawn, but this area is all mountains and forests for miles around. If you go out, you'll die."
She only left after seeing Zi Linglong obediently nod in fright at what he said.
Xia Yixin actually had clothes in her storage ring. She went out to give the female lead some time to calm down, and she also wanted to go back to the vicinity of the capital to see what was going on.
"Isn't Zi Linglong always accompanied by a bodyguard named Ying, who is the emperor's man? His disappearance tonight is too coincidental. And if I'm not mistaken, the Ninth Prince's men ran into another group on the way. System, tonight's events weren't simply about Zi Linglong visiting a brothel and the Ninth Prince being jealous, were they?" Xia Yixin analyzed as she traveled.
The system gave her a positive answer: "That's right, tonight's incident was not an accident, but rather deliberate. Because the host has been frequently involved with Chu Mubai lately, the one in the palace is getting impatient and wants to take the female lead away as soon as possible, while the Ninth Prince is protecting her in real time."
"I remember in the original story, the Ninth Prince was the last person to have sex with the female lead. Before that, he was always portrayed as an elder. I think this new emperor did it on purpose. He used aphrodisiacs tonight to make Zi Linglong see through the Ninth Prince's true colors and force her to return to the palace. But I intercepted him halfway. I really didn't expect the new emperor to be so carefree. If things had gone too far, the female lead would have lost her virginity." Xia Yixin thought to herself.
She then thought about the original work and made a bold guess: "System, do you think that Zi Linglong having so many men in the future is also a means for the new emperor male lead? If it weren't for Chu Mubai's coup in the original work, I remember that in the original work, he used Zi Linglong's safety to completely control the other ten men, and Bei Ming was also annexed."
The system gasped, "Well... it's not impossible. After all, the original work is a brainless Mary Sue story written from the female lead's perspective. The main focus is on the sex scenes, and the men's roles are basically nonexistent. Apart from Chu Mubai, the male supporting character who is somewhat intelligent, the others are just lustful creatures when they see the female lead. The main god will fill in the logic of each small plane, so it's really possible that what you think is true, host."
From this perspective, she shouldn't underestimate these characters from the original work.
Especially that new emperor. At first, she thought he was just controlling Zi Linglong, but now she thinks he's ruthless enough.
Moreover, Zi Linglong's other nine future husbands may not necessarily be truly sincere towards her.
"So, host, you really aren't going to accept that 2000-point harmony mission?" the system asked obsequiously.
Xia Yixin was somewhat swayed this time, but still refused, saying, "Changing the main storyline isn't that easy. Your lousy system is terrible, I'm not falling for it."
Xia Yixin was quick to rescue people. She returned to the vicinity of the capital and confirmed that the Eastern Depot and the Ninth Prince's men had indeed searched the entire capital and were investigating in their direction. She quickly turned around and ran back.
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