Chapter Twenty-Seven: Darkening Value



[The current character Huo Yanqing's corruption level has decreased by 0.1%, rewarding him with 100 gold coins.]

[Currently, Huo Yanqing's corruption level is 99.99%.]

[Host's account balance: 635 gold coins remaining. Keep up the good work!]

Lin Qixia: "..."

How did this task come about so suddenly?

and……

"Your system is really stingy. It only reduces the corruption value by 0.1%, and the reward for reducing the corruption value by 0.1% is only 100 gold coins," Lin Qixia complained.

How long will it take to complete this?

Perhaps detecting her dissatisfaction, the system proactively spoke up to soothe her: "Host, calm down. This is just a reward to motivate you to complete the task. There will be an extra surprise reward once the task is fully completed."

Lin Qixia raised an eyebrow: "What reward? What are the requirements and standards for completing the task?"

[Returning to host, the reward will be kept confidential for now. As for the criteria for completing the mission, it is simply that the possibility of the character Huo Yanqing turning to the dark side is reduced to below 5%. There are no other requirements.]

"Understood," Lin Qixia replied.

I think this number is reasonable, after all, no one is without a dark side.

Therefore, it's impossible to reduce it to 0%, but even if it were to drop below 5%, it would be quite difficult.

after all……

Lin Qixia looked at the boy in front of her with a deep gaze. She never expected that this boy, who seemed harmless most of the time, would have such a dark heart.

"Xia, Xia'er?" The boy tilted his head, seemingly puzzled by the way she was being scrutinized.

Lin Qixia snapped out of her daze, her lips twitching at his use of "Xia'er." "Don't call me that again!"

He guessed that she was following her brother and sister-in-law's lead in addressing them, but since the other person was different from her own family, she felt quite awkward hearing it.

"Then what should I call you?" The boy sensed the distance in Lin Qixia's tone and felt somewhat disappointed.

Without hesitation, Lin Qixia replied, "Just call me Qixia."

"Hmm..." The boy lowered his head, seemingly dissatisfied with the way he was addressed.

But since Lin Qixia had already spoken, he couldn't very well refute her.

Seeing that he agreed, Lin Qixia thought for a moment and then said, "From now on, you are not allowed to kill people without my permission."

After all, if he were to kill people indiscriminately, his "darkening value" would skyrocket, and he would never be able to complete his mission.

Hearing her words, Huo Yanqing looked up at her, then nodded, "Okay."

Lin Qixia patted his head, "Alright, stay here and wait for me to bring you some venison!"

She left after saying those words.

Huo Yanqing froze on the spot when Lin Qixia patted his head.

...

When Lin Qixia turned to leave, her smile vanished, and her expression turned serious.

After all, it's very unusual for the system to assign tasks to itself.

The system had never proactively assigned her any tasks before; it was only after Huo Yanqing appeared that the system gradually became strange.

For example, guiding her to save the other person...

She noticed it at the time.

In addition, Huo Yanqing's villainous nature made Lin Qixia even more wary of the system's purpose.

If it is intentional to create a connection or bond between oneself and the other party.

She had to be on guard; if she sensed anything amiss, she should stay away from Huo Yanqing.

They're even starting to prepare for the future now, making Plan B.

"Xia'er, come and try my stir-fried venison!" He Zhilan's voice rang out from the kitchen.

"Coming!" Lin Qixia replied, immediately putting on a smile and heading towards the kitchen.

He Zhilan used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of stir-fried venison from the pot and handed it to Lin Qixia, "Here, have a taste."

"Okay," Lin Qixia replied, opening her mouth to receive the meat.

The moment the venison enters your mouth, it is tender, chewy, and delicious.

The meat is perfectly marbled with fat and lean meat, juicy and tender, and very delicious.

"How is it?" He Zhilan asked her nervously, afraid that her sister-in-law would ruin the venison she had worked so hard to hunt.

After all, I haven't cooked meat dishes in a long time.

Lin Qixia, her eyes crinkling with happiness, replied to He Zhilan, "It's delicious! The venison you made is especially good, sister-in-law!"

"It's not as exaggerated as you say," He Zhilan said, waving her hand sheepishly.

But she was relieved; at least the venison wasn't wasted.

Lin Qixia chewed on the venison while watching He Zhilan busy in the kitchen.

He Zhilan's cooking skills are actually quite good. The reason why the wild vegetable porridge she made before didn't taste good was because that's just how the ingredients were and there weren't many seasonings. She had already done her best.

This time, Lin Qixia prepared a lot of seasonings and placed them in various earthenware jars in the kitchen. First of all, there was a large jar of salt, so there was no shortage of it. In addition, the venison she brought back was very fresh.

She was finally able to unleash her full potential, and thankfully, the venison she made turned out quite well.

"Go set the table, we'll eat right away!" He Zhilan called out to Lin Qixia.

Lin Qixia nodded and took the bowl and chopsticks out.

Afterwards, He Zhilan brought out the venison, and the family sat down to eat in the courtyard.

"This meat is so delicious!" Lin Yi exclaimed in her childish voice as she ate. "Auntie, you're amazing! You managed to hunt such delicious venison!"

Although Lin Jiudong was too proud to praise Lin Qixia, he had to admit that the venison she had brought back was indeed quite delicious.

It was the first time this family had ever eaten venison, and they were all as if they had discovered a new world, their faces full of surprise and happiness.

Lin Qixia was already very happy eating the venison.

Being praised like that by her little niece made her so happy she felt like she could fly. She took a large piece of meat and put it in Lin Yi's bowl, saying, "Eat more if you like it!"

“Yes!” Lin Yi responded repeatedly.

He Zhilan then scolded her, "Xia'er, you eat by yourself. Don't serve Lin Yi. Let her do it herself."

"What's the big deal?" Lin Qixia didn't seem to care.

As she spoke, she placed a piece of venison in He Zhilan's bowl, saying, "This meat is also very good, sister-in-law, you should have some too~"

"Oh dear, you really are..." He Zhilan was embarrassed by Lin Qixia's actions.

However, she was happy that her sister-in-law was willing to treat her well.

Seeing this, Lin Jiudong curled his lip and said, "They really know how to fawn over people!"

Lin Qixia turned her head and glanced at her, still smiling.

Lin Jiudong was baffled by her laughter, so he simply ignored her and reached for the meat with his chopsticks.

However, just as she picked up a piece, Lin Qixia's chopsticks reached over and snatched the meat away.

"You!" Lin Jiudong glared at her angrily.

The next second, Lin Qixia placed the piece of meat in her older brother Lin Xiao's bowl, saying, "Big brother, you eat."

Lin Xiao then looked at Lin Jiudong, "Hmm? What do you want to say?"

"N-nothing!" Lin Jiudong lowered his head, instantly deflated.

Lin Qixia smiled slightly at her resentful gaze.

She enjoyed the meal very much.

"It feels so good to eat meat like this," Lin Qixia thought to herself.

After finishing her meal, Lin Qixia went to the kitchen and took out the meat she had secretly saved for Huo Yanqing, intending to deliver it to him.

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