Chapter 316 Assassination
Seeing that Gu Yuchuan had ended the topic, Gu Jiayue did not continue to dwell on it. After all, she had great faith in her second brother's abilities.
As for the male protagonist, he was brought here by the will of heaven, so he should be blessed, right?
"Not yet. We have to wait until April, otherwise the late spring frost next month will kill the newly planted saplings."
"But we can graft the peach trees first." When talking about the village, Gu Jiayue became quite talkative.
The reason why Taohua Village is called Taohua Village is because there are peach trees everywhere in the village.
These peach trees were not planted intentionally by the villagers; the seeds simply fell on the ground and grew on their own.
The fruits that grew were very small, sour peaches, and not very tasty, so the villagers had no interest in taking care of them.
But because the flowers of these trees are quite beautiful in spring, they can provide shade in summer, and they can be used to beat children when they are disobedient, the villagers did not cut them down.
So Gu Jiayue thought of using other varieties for grafting and improvement. Even if she couldn't make money, she could at least make the children in the village happy.
"That's good." Gu Yuchuan listened all the way and finally said this dryly. However, seeing that Gu Jiayue's throat was hoarse from talking, he poured her a glass of water.
Holding the water poured by her second brother, Gu Jiayue secretly complained in her heart: Although he is a little cold and doesn't like to talk much, he is still a good person.
The two returned to the yard, packed up some things, and took a carriage back to Taohua Village.
Anyway, the village is not far from the county town, and they have a carriage, so there is no need to stay in the county town to wait for the results. They can just come back after seven days.
After leaving the county town, the carriage moved quickly on the road, and it only took another half an hour to get home.
"System, has the peach tree I bought at the mall been delivered?"
The system's lazy voice sounded. [The simulated robot has completed its delivery service. The village chief has already piled the peach trees in the yard for safekeeping.]
Before Gu Jiayue could say anything, the system continued: [Host, the world is about to explode. What mission are you still going to do? Let's just play it badly.]
?????
This might be the first system to give up the mission before the host?
Also... a little too unambitious.
"Student Xiao Du, I must criticize you harshly. Your mentality of wanting to give up at the slightest setback is unacceptable. Where there's a will, there's a way. Forget about the fact that the world is going to explode. Even if it's confirmed, we still have to live. Even if we can only survive one day, we still have to work hard. We can't all just lie there and wait to die, can we?"
The upgraded system can sense the host's emotions.
The data told it that the host was very angry now.
Although it didn't know why the host suddenly got angry, the data told it that an angry Earth woman should not be provoked.
So, it said sincerely: [Okay, I will listen to the host.]
Anyway, no matter what, it and the host are grasshoppers on the same vine, and neither can escape.
Seeing that the host said nothing more, he withdrew from Gu Jiayue's head, found a deserted place, took out his skin, turned into a cat and jumped in the mountains and forests.
Well, it's still free this way. There aren't many days left anyway. Since the host wants to do the mission, let her do it. He also needs to seize the time and enjoy his last moments. When this world disappears, it should disappear with the host, right?
As it thought about it, it looked up at the sky, as if it could see the distant system world.
Team leader, is the truth really as the host said? Am I just your pawn?
"Meow..." Before the host could finish feeling sad, a man in black suddenly appeared and scared him.
Then he saw a dozen men in black appear under the tree where he was parked.
One of them looked up at it fiercely. "Damn it, why is there a cat here?"
He took out a dagger and wanted to kill the system.
Just as the system was about to run away, the man was stopped. "Okay, it's just a cat. We can't let it affect our mission. Is the carriage about to arrive?"
The man sheathed his dagger. "Yes, it's only about a kilometer away from us."
"Okay, the employer has issued a death order. The man named Gu Yuchuan must die! Whoever kills the target will receive an additional reward of one thousand taels!"
This man seemed to be the leader of this group of people. As soon as he finished speaking, the breathing of the few people who were originally very quiet became noticeably heavier.
One thousand taels, with this money they can retire from the underworld and live a good life.
"Don't worry, boss. We will definitely complete the mission. He's just a scholar, nothing to be afraid of!"
The system that no one cared about was shocked by the content of their chat.
Are these people here to kill the host's second brother? The male protagonist of the reborn revenge and power struggle novel?
This... I have to tell the host quickly. These people look very powerful, can the host's henchman handle them?
The system ran hurriedly towards Gu Jiayue's location.
[Host, host, something terrible has happened. Someone wants to kill you.]
Gu Jiayue was discussing this year's county exam questions with Gu Yuchuan when they heard the system, which had gone out to play, running back screaming.
"Are you kidding?" Who would be so bold in broad daylight?
[Really? There are a dozen men in black lying in ambush ahead. I heard them mention your second brother's name. They're coming for him. What should we do? What should we do?] The system was a little anxious.
Could it be that the world hasn't exploded yet, but his host died first?
He jumped up and down anxiously, and then an idea flashed in his mind. [Host, how about we run away together?]
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"What's the meaning?"
"They want to kill Gu Yuchuan, which has nothing to do with us. Furthermore, he's a person blessed with good fortune by the world consciousness. If he dies, won't this good fortune be scattered throughout the world? This way, we might have more time to find a solution."
The more the system talked, the better it thought this method was. [Host, hurry up! The men in black are just ahead. If we're any later, we won't be able to leave!]
"Hu Zi!" Gu Jiayue didn't have time to deal with the system.
Hu Zi, who was urging his horse to run forward, heard Gu Jiayue calling him and quickly slowed down. "Miss, what's wrong?"
Gu Jiayue came to the carriage and said, "There are more than a dozen men in black lying in ambush not far ahead. Can you handle them?"
Hu Zi exerted a little force on the reins.
A dozen men in black?
"Don't be afraid, miss. I will definitely keep you safe!" At this time, you have to do it even if you can't! "Can you drive, miss?"
"No!" Gu Jiayue quickly replied. She had some idea of what Hu Zi was going to do. "Don't be impulsive, Hu Zi. Things haven't reached the point where we need to confront each other head-on. Perhaps we can discuss it?"
Hu Zi wanted to say that the young lady was naive, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.
Never mind, no matter what, he will do his best to protect the young lady.
"I can drive the car." Gu Yuchuan, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly spoke, startling the two of them.
However, Hu Zi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, pulling out a long sword from the shaft of the cart. "Then please, Second Young Master, take the young lady back to the county town. I'll meet her there after I've dealt with those scoundrels."
After saying that, he jumped off the carriage and ran forward with his sword.
Gu Yuchuan gave Hu Zi a deep look, then tightened the reins and was about to turn the carriage around. "Let's go first, don't let Hu Zi hold us back."
Just when he thought he'd have to explain himself, Gu Jiayue quickly prepared herself and grabbed the doorpost with both hands. "Okay, let's get back to the county town to get some help!"
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