She sheathed her sword and rushed to Gu Mu's side. The wind lifted the hem of her white skirt, making her look like a drifting white cloud in the air.
"Your Majesty, I am very sorry, I failed to keep an eye on Zhang Banxian, and he was killed..."
"And that thief, just now, also got away."
Shen Ling pouted, looking somewhat disappointed.
She knew this person must be very important to His Majesty, but unfortunately... she couldn't keep this witness.
"It's alright, I'm glad you're alright. Are you hurt?" Gu Mu pulled Shen Ling's arm and spun her around in front of him, looking her up and down. He didn't find any signs of injury.
Although there were many bloodstains not far from where Shen Ling had stood, her gauze dress remained spotless, and her umbrella sword, though capable of killing without shedding blood, gleamed with a cold luster.
But Gu Mu knew that the bloodstains were definitely not Shen Ling's, but the enemy's.
Since Shen Ling is alright, why did the system issue a mission to rescue her, and why did it seem so anxious along the way?
Just then, the system task changed for the first time. The words "Hero saves the beauty" flashed a few times and then disappeared. When it reappeared, the system task looked like this.
[Hero saves the damsel in distress (this world and this system are both beautiful, and beauty is not limited to the female lead) – In female-oriented novels, whenever the female lead is in danger, the male lead appears like a divine intervention (but readers know the female lead won't actually be in mortal danger, after all, she's already the female lead; this plot is just to advance their relationship), rescuing her from dire straits (thanks for the invitation, it's necessary for the plot).]
[Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the mission and gaining 5 male lead points. Your current male lead points are 12. Since you are currently ranked first in male lead points, you will receive an additional reward (the opportunity to reset your male lead points)]
I have to say, this system is truly awful.
The reason it was in such a hurry was that it was afraid the female protagonist would get too excited and cause the world and system to collapse.
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