Chapter 136 Is She the One Who Caused the Problem? 48
Lü Zhi's lips twitched. He wasn't like this when he was teaching her before. She gently reminded him, "You can't use 'high mountain to look up to' like that."
"It's okay, after all, this is my first time being human, so I forgive myself."
Zhu Qing'ai knew, of course, that wasn't what she meant by "admiring the high mountain." She just said it to tease Lü Zhi and, incidentally, to establish a persona for herself.
Of course, she felt a little guilty about lying, after all, she had long since stopped being human. She said with righteous indignation, "The point of being a person is to forgive yourself more, don't you think?"
Lü Zhi looked at the girl who seemed to have shrunk considerably as she winked playfully at her, and nodded as if possessed.
"Are you free now? Come out with me for a walk."
Zhu Qing'ai is now very adept at ordering people around. She doesn't care about the status of those she orders around, because no matter how high their status is, they are still human. And she just happens to be non-human, so status in human society makes no difference to her.
Empress Lü was still pondering why He was in this posture, and said that this was her first time being human.
Out of curiosity, I agreed, since I didn't have too much to do lately and could delegate less important tasks to my subordinates.
She raised her hand to touch her cheek, her eyelashes lowered, to temporarily relax her restraint and let those people know what it means to be sensible.
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When Zhu Qing'ai took Lü Zhi out to the street, Lü Zhi discovered something even more shocking: it seemed that everyone on the street could see Him.
It's as if He really is a person...
She didn't even need to test Him. When she took Him out of the mansion, she discovered that a trusted confidant was secretly watching the people around her.
Once on the street, those gazes were even more noticeable; compared to herself, she was truly dazzling.
It's not a comparison of appearance or temperament; it's just that he really doesn't seem like a human being...
Being stared at like this is both unexpected and understandable.
He was so fast that he would instinctively walk over to any stall that caught his eye; of course, this was just his walking over.
In Lü Zhi's eyes, it was so fast that it left no afterimage, causing those around her to gasp in surprise. However, since this was the first time she had shown such an unusual speed, the people around her simply thought they were seeing things and were merely amazed, without any further disturbance.
This startled Lü Zhi. When she saw His gaze shift and He had clearly changed his target, Lü Zhi subconsciously raised her hand to grab His wrist.
"Is there anything you'd like to eat this afternoon?" Lü Zhi paused for a moment, her eyes widening slightly, but she didn't show any other unusual behavior.
Suppressing the churning questions in his mind, he calmly grasped the 'person's' wrist and pulled them back.
Zhu Qing'ai certainly didn't have a physical form; she didn't have enough points to buy such an expensive item. She simply used people's sense of touch slightly.
It was just to give Lü Zhi the illusion that she was holding someone's wrist. The visual clipping had been carefully corrected. As long as Lü Zhi didn't intend to break her wrist with one hand, there wouldn't be any problems.
He shook his head: "I won't eat it, their cooking is not good."
Lü Zhi extracted information from this sentence: He had eaten human food, but she didn't know whether it was the tribute he had received in the past, or... the conclusion he reached after secretly tasting it now.
She looked down at the shimmering white object she held in her hand, somewhat dazed.
It's actually quite normal for non-humans to have physical forms, so why did she previously think she was just a phantom...?
He looked down at Lü Zhi's trembling hand, then looked up at her with a smile: "How old are you? Do you still need me to hold your hand and walk with you?"
Lü Zhi's appearance was familiar to those around her. When she first took over Pei County, not everyone was convinced of her abilities. It was only after she had been in power for a long time that her reputation gradually grew.
Whether it's doing things personally or caring about the community, she has a very good reputation.
The surrounding residents were familiar with her, but they were quite unfamiliar with Zhu Qing'ai, who looked very young and stood next to Magistrate Lü.
They dared to say such things to their county magistrate, and someone immediately frowned, wanting to say something.
However, Lü Zhi changed the subject, smiling and saying, "No, if you walk slower, I can keep up."
This strange attitude led nearby people and passersby to think that it might be because the young man was of a high generation. Even if it wasn't a large family, this kind of behavior might still occur in any family with a lot of members.
Since Magistrate Lü himself didn't care, they naturally didn't need to care either, but their gazes still occasionally fell on the two of them.
Along the way, Zhu Qing'ai skipped and hopped ahead, while Lü Zhi followed behind carrying a bunch of small pottery trinkets.
Empress Lü had no complaints about this. As long as He had taught her and found her a teacher, she would be willing to serve Him like a slave.
Finally, they staggered to the orphanage, where a woman from inside quickly came over and took the things from Lü Zhi's hands.
"This place looks pretty good, much better than the counties I passed through on my way here."
An old woman in the hall came forward and bowed respectfully: "Magistrate Lü." She hesitated upon seeing Zhu Qing'ai; such a demeanor didn't seem like that of an ordinary person, but she wasn't sure if Zhu Qing'ai held any official position…
Seemingly understanding the old woman's mindset, Zhu Qing'ai smiled and said, "Oh, I'm just a free spirit with no official position, so there's no need for you to bow to me."
The old woman quickly bowed and said, "No, no, you must be an important person to be able to serve Magistrate Lü. How could I not bow?"
Empress Lü did not stop her. She waited for the steward of the hall to arrive before inquiring about the recent situation.
Zhu Qing'ai listened for a while and then found it rather boring. She told Lü Zhi and started wandering around the courtyard.
The establishment of this place was proposed by Empress Lü, and many of the orphans in the hall owe their lives to her, so she naturally cares deeply about their situation.
Zhu Qing'ai could easily guess Lü Zhi's thoughts: it would be great if some of them could become talented; trusted confidants should be raised from a young age.
Thinking about Lü Zhi's future path, she also felt it was very necessary.
So she browsed through the system store, but unfortunately she didn't see anything cheap and useful. She clicked her tongue twice, envying the palace intrigue systems she had read about in novels, where loyalty talismans and wisdom pills were readily available, something she didn't have.
Even things like loyalty charms are explicitly prohibited in the system, as such manipulation of people's minds and treating them as puppets violates the system's laws.
The halo items in the store are meant to create an initial impression of the user in others' minds. The actual effect depends entirely on the user. It's a bit of a trap, but not as sinister as the Loyalty Charm.
Because of this, after going through a world, Zhu Qing'ai truly believed that the main system to which Wei Sheng Jiujiu belonged before was the legitimate system. She now occasionally surfs the system forum, of course, still using the ID 99.
Although the Information System 99 and their lineage were legitimate, she had no intention of actively revealing herself.
[In an ancient world, the host wants to adopt orphans and cultivate them into trusted confidants, but these children have normal intelligence. How can they be improved to become geniuses? Urgent! Waiting online!]
[1L: System 996: I don't know (chewing) Useful methods are too expensive (chewing) For example, the Marrow Cleansing Pill (chewing) It can also enlighten the mind, but judging from the world your host is in, there's no need to use the Marrow Cleansing Pill (chewing) It feels like the losses are greater than the gains (chewing) I suggest you honestly focus on education and not do those messy things (chewing) Be careful you don't get caught and destroyed by the law enforcement system (chewing) ]
Originally, Zhu Qing'ai planned to leave it for a few days and then look at the replies later, but when she saw the law enforcement system mentioned in the first post, Zhu Qing'ai's expression became serious, and she prepared to read the post carefully.
Before she could think of the right words to ask, she saw that the post had received several more replies.
[2L: System 23:996, you're really trying to scare the system. Using a smart device isn't against the rules; there's no law enforcement system to regulate that.]
[3l: System 2024: But judging from the poster's ID, there shouldn't be any need to ask for help...?]
Zhu Qing'ai: ...
I felt like I was being mocked, but!
It must be because the system speaks too directly...
Forget it, the mockery is directed at System 99, what does it have to do with Zhu Qing'ai?
[4l; System 520: I know, System 99's luck is just too bad, how to put it... the kind where you work for six lifetimes and still have zero savings...]
[5L: System 23: Therefore, you must be discerning when choosing a host. Don't just look at appearances; observe the host carefully before binding.]
[6l: System 2024: But aren't we only looking for people who died accidentally? Can we observe them in advance?]
[7l: System 23: Sure, although the academy doesn't officially teach this, the old systems all know that to find a host, you need to find someone from the complete source world, then bribe the King of Hell or something, and see what kind of person they are... cough cough (this will be deleted later).]
Zhu Qing'ai was greatly shocked. She had no idea it could be done like that!
As System23 stated, the message it just posted was deleted three minutes later, which doesn't seem to be a compliant operation.
[8l: System2024: Thanks for the guidance, I've learned it. Unfortunately, this method probably won't work for recent graduates.]
Zhu Qing'ai was very relieved. Fortunately, she had a ready-made host, and the host's soul was also very special. Even if she took him through time and space one after another, there would be no problem.
Wait a minute, isn't she the one who's supposed to be the one causing the problem?
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