Su Qingwen was filled with countless questions and was jumping up and down, waiting for Hua Yueye to continue asking. However, although Hua Yueye was also extremely curious, due to his good upbringing, he knew well that one should not expose others' past traumas. So he suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask any further.
Su Qingwen: …
She had calculated everything but didn't expect such an incompetent teammate.
What should she do? Suddenly, she remembered her skill "Replay History". This was a side - quest. Could she use this skill here?
Su Qingwen instinctively wanted to ask the system... but then remembered that the system had been muted... So she had no choice but to give it a try and see.
She thought about any items related to the Prince of Rui from his childhood to adulthood... Finally, she cast a horrified look at the Prince of Rui's chamber pot...
No, it can't be?
With a poker face, Su Qingwen once again did the deed of stealing the chamber pot. Fortunately, she was invisible this time and everything went smoothly.
After that, she came to an open space and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Yalaso～～This is the skill～spell～～Aoooooo～words～～"
Whoosh, a flock of crows was startled from the Prince of Rui's mansion. The maids in the mansion were all awakened from their dreams and were looking everywhere for the source of the supposed haunted event.
But a glowing portal successfully appeared! Just like last time, Su Qingwen entered a new place.
"Hey? Where am I? Why am I hanging on a tree? Help!!" This time, she landed in the wrong place and directly landed on a tree. Even more tragically, she was hanging there like a piece of clothing.
It was a pity that she was still invisible. Even if someone could hear her voice, no one would come to rescue her.
This place seemed to be in the wild. In the distance was an open grassland. The lush trees were stretching their branches and leaves in the sun as if they were showing off; from time to time, birds would fly by, flapping their wings and landing in the embrace of other branches; hares and fawns were peeping around, playing hide - and - seek on their own.
It looked so wonderful～She really wanted to go down and play... If only she wasn't hanging on the tree, Su Qingwen thought with tears in her eyes.
Not long after, two people came over carrying a bunch of miscellaneous things, shovels, animal traps, ropes... They scattered them messily on the ground. One was fat and the other was thin. This perfect - match pair started to work.
Su Qingwen looked down at them curiously from above. She watched them panting as they started to dig a pit. After digging the big pit, they placed the animal traps, and then the ropes...
Hunting??? A series of question marks popped up in Su Qingwen's head.
The two people below started to talk while setting up the traps.
"Big brother, do you think what we're doing can meet the requirements of the Crown Prince?" the thin one asked while wiping the sweat off his face.
"Definitely no problem. This pit is so deep, and with the animal traps, not to mention a child, even a cow would break its leg if it fell in!" the fat one said while burying his head in his work.
!!! They were digging a trap!!! And they were going to target a child. Su Qingwen's sense of justice immediately soared. But suddenly she wondered who the Crown Prince they mentioned was.
After they finished setting up, at noon, they took out beef and pancakes and sat on the ground, feasting heartily. Poor Su Qingwen was drooling... Wuwuwu, when I get back, I must have a good meal.
After noon, the two of them packed up their things and ran away.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
Su Qingwen looked in the direction of the sound. Two teenagers were galloping on the prairie. The older one was about thirteen or fourteen, and the younger one was about eight or nine. They were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and had tasseled headbands. They were as fresh as the morning dew.
Su Qingwen's mouth was watering again...
"Xiaochen, slow down. Wait for me!" the older one gasped.
"Brother, you're too slow～When I catch a deer, I'll share it with you～" the younger one said with a beaming smile and rode away without a care.
The crisp sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer to Su Qingwen. Su Qingwen became alert. Thinking of the trap under the tree, she shouted to stop them, "Don't come! Stop quickly!"
But it was already too late. As soon as the younger boy heard the voice and pulled on the reins, he stepped into the trap and fell.
After a dull sound, there was the painful scream of the young boy. Su Qingwen hanging on the tree was so anxious that she was almost crying.
She said anxiously, "Hey! Are you okay?"
"Wuwuwu, it hurts so much. My leg seems to be broken, and it's also caught by the trap wuwuwu." the young boy cried weakly inside.
"Don't move around. See if there's anything around you to pry open the trap! I'll call for help!"
But there was nothing in the hole, and Su Qingwen couldn't call anyone.
This was a malicious and pre - meditated trap.
"Sister, don't call anymore. Wuwuwu, I'm okay." he comforted her.
"Are you thirsty? I'll throw a fruit to you!" Su Qingwen struggled to pick a fruit from the tree and threw it into the hole.
The young boy held the berry and then asked, "Sister, where are you? Why can't I see you... Are you that tree?"
The invisible Su Qingwen was on the verge of tears. This situation was too strange to explain, so she just went along with what the young boy said, "Yes, I'm this tree. I've been cultivating for three hundred years but haven't achieved a human form yet. Today I saw someone come here to dig a hole, and then you came in the afternoon. I just tried to stop you, but you still fell in. By the way, what's your name?"
Hearing the tree sister's question, the young boy said, "Hua Xiaochen. My name is Hua Xiaochen. I'm the Second Prince of the current emperor."
So he was the Prince of Rui! Could it be that the Prince of Rui became disabled from this fall?
After the young boy finished eating the fruit, he was silent for a while and then said, "Sister, don't be sad. You're so kind. You will definitely become an immortal through cultivation."
Wuwuwu, he was so sweet!!! "It would be good if sister becomes an immortal..." then I could heal you...
After that, Su Qingwen kept chatting with him until evening. As the sun was setting in the west, Hua Xiaochen's subordinates finally found them. When the subordinates rescued him from the trap, sure enough, Hua Xiaochen's leg was in a bloody mess...
Su Qingwen watched all this sadly. Thinking that the sweet young boy in his childhood and the gentle young man who treated Hua Yueye well in the future would never be able to stand up again, she beat her chest and cried loudly, "Heartless Crown Prince, pay me for my mental damage!!!"
Suddenly, a prompt sound rang out...
[System: Side - quest 1 has been completed within the time limit. Now leave the historical scene.]
Su Qingwen said embarrassedly, "Hey, the system is unblocked! Wait, I can't leave yet. Let me get down first... Hey!"
Obviously, it was already too late. A flash of light passed, and Su Qingwen fell hard on the ground. Her butt felt like it was split into pieces. She whispered, "You're just holding a grudge. It's definitely revenge..."
[System: Please talk with a clear conscience, dear～]
Thinking of how she had tricked the system, Su Qingwen showed an obsequious smile, "Look, I've completed the task successfully. What's the next side - quest? Is there a hint for the item to activate it?"
Su Qingwen quickly showed a positive attitude towards doing quests.
[System: Hint for the item: The most lethal item in Hua Yueye's study.]