[System: That's for sure. However, you'll have to figure out the reason on your own. Keep it up!]
"Alright." Su Qingwen felt that the mysteries were piling up. But looking at the current situation, there were quite a few informants around her, keeping tabs on her every move. So, from now on, she had to act in tandem with Ning Yunqing when in front of him.
[System: Darling, since the task has been completed, five task cards will now be combined for you. The surprise gift package is about to open. Stay tuned!]
The system's cheerful notification sounded: "Today is a great day! All your wishes will come true!"
Listening to such a vintage accompaniment, Su Qingwen couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. It felt so out of place.
Thankfully, after singing for a while, the music stopped on its own. The five cards in front of Su Qingwen slowly merged together. A white flash passed by, and suddenly, something like a redemption coupon dropped beside Su Qingwen's hand. It read: Travel Gift Package.
"Come on! This is the surprise? What? Are you going to send me on a multi - day tour?" Su Qingwen asked in despair. Other people's gift packages could double their luck or strengthen the defense system. Why was hers such a useless thing?
[System: I saw that you've been really hard - working lately, so this is a special reward for you. Don't be ungrateful. Also, this trip will bring you benefits. Anyway, the journey of fighting monsters is still ahead. Keep it up!]
What a lousy system! Su Qingwen cursed the system countless times in her heart and felt utterly desperate.
Hua Yueye was striding over briskly with several eunuchs.
"I've got some good news for you," he said mysteriously, his eyes fixed intently on Su Qingwen.
"Don't tell me we're going on a trip outside the palace?" Su Qingwen, who already knew the outcome, asked listlessly without a shred of enthusiasm.
"Hmm? You're pretty close. I'm going on an incognito tour, and I'm taking you with me. How about it? Surprised? Caught off - guard?" Hua Yueye looked at her expectantly, thinking that Su Qingwen would be overjoyed upon hearing this.
Su Qingwen felt as if an arrow had struck her knee. In fact, if it were just a simple trip out, she would be quite willing. But this was the "gift package" she had struggled to obtain, and she just couldn't find any reason to be happy.
"Er..." Su Qingwen cleared her throat awkwardly, clapped her hands, and replied with a very cooperative smile, "Of course I'm happy. I'm over the moon."
"That's good. Xue'er will also be coming with us this time. To ensure our safety, Ning Yunqing will probably join us too. Any problem with that?" Hua Yueye glanced at her and asked.
"No problem. I'll go and get prepared," Su Qingwen nodded. Since the matter was already settled, she didn't intend to fight against fate anymore. She quickly packed some valuables and got ready for the multi - day trip outside the palace.
The next day, as soon as Su Qingwen stepped out, she saw a bright yellow mahogany carriage, followed by several guards who looked like bodyguards. Naturally, one carriage wasn't enough, so there were several escort carriages.
Such a grand spectacle shocked Su Qingwen. She swallowed hard before slowly boarding the carriage.
After she got on, the mighty motorcade set off. It looked imposing. Sitting in the carriage and noticing that Hua Yueye wasn't there, Su Qingwen couldn't help but complain to Hua Xue'er beside her, "Aren't we supposed to be on an incognito tour? Shouldn't we keep a low profile? The way we're going, it's as if we've written 'I'm awesome' on our faces."
"Sister - in - law, you're just being naive. We're traveling as wealthy merchants this time. If we don't dress up properly, how can we show that we're rich?" Hua Xue'er rolled her eyes at her and explained.
Hearing this, Su Qingwen's worldview was completely shattered. She'd never seen anyone go on an incognito tour pretending to be a rich person. Hua Yueye's way of thinking was truly unique.
"Sister - in - law, I'll pretend to be your and Brother's little maid and travel far and wide with you along the way," Hua Xue'er said, fully indulging her imagination and looking forward to it.
Su Qingwen didn't have the heart to shatter her girlish fantasy, so she propped her head up and looked out of the window.
Ning Yunqing was riding ahead on his horse. His strong side - profile cast a beautiful arc in the sunlight. He looked extremely handsome. He stared into the distance, his brows furrowed as if he was vaguely worried about something.
Suddenly, the carriage jolted. Su Qingwen bounced up and then lost her balance.
"Damn it!" Su Qingwen failed to stop herself and rushed out of the carriage.
Just as she was about to give Mother Earth a big kiss, a pair of large hands grabbed the collar of her clothes and pulled her into an embrace.
A familiar scent of ambergris filled her nostrils. Su Qingwen immediately realized that it was Hua Yueye.
She looked up and met the man's deep, ocean - like eyes. Before she could have a good eye - to - eye exchange, a sword flashed by. Hua Yueye pulled her to the back.
"Dog emperor, where do you think you're going?" Several masked black - clothed assassins suddenly appeared in front. They all had fierce looks on their faces and pointed their long swords at Hua Yueye and Su Qingwen.
"Oh my god! We just left the house, and we're already running into assassins?" Su Qingwen felt that this wasn't the surprise gift package from the system but a scary one. It was clearly life - threatening!
"Get to the back," Hua Yueye pushed her and shielded her behind him.
Su Qingwen never thought that the seemingly gentle and frail Hua Yueye knew some martial arts.
She and Hua Xue'er hid behind a big rock and carefully poked their heads out to observe the situation.
Hua Yueye was like a player with cheats. All his movements were as smooth as flowing clouds and running water. Every move was executed beautifully, and each one carried a fierce momentum, forcing the assassins to retreat steadily.
"Oh my god! I didn't expect Hua Yueye to be so awesome," Su Qingwen couldn't help but clap her hands.
"Not just you. I didn't know either," Hua Xue'er widened her eyes, her face full of confusion.
No way! Aren't they siblings? How come Hua Xue'er didn't know? Su Qingwen blinked in confusion and couldn't help but wonder if Hua Yueye had hidden his abilities too well.
But before she could think it through, an assassin suddenly ran behind Hua Yueye, raised his long sword high, seemingly about to launch a sneak attack. Seeing this, Su Qingwen was startled and immediately shouted at the top of her lungs, "Hua Yueye, watch out behind you!"