It was all because she had read too many novels before. She thought that traveling through time could change her destiny!
"May I ask if the master wants to end the time travel ahead of schedule?"
Yun Que'er looked utterly listless. Even if she wanted to end it ahead of schedule, she couldn't be sure when that would be. Nor did she know if she could complete the instructions issued by the system.
After thinking for a long time, Yun Que'er finally made a decision.
"Then turn on this function."
Anyway, she might as well give it a try.
Maybe she'd get lucky and finish all the tasks in just a few days.
"Okay, master. The system will turn on the function for you right away."
A countdown appeared on the screen. Three seconds later, the originally simple lottery system page was completely renewed. There was an extra luck value progress bar and two additional sections.
One would open when the system issued a level - passing task instruction, while the other would open when the system was upgraded.
Yun Que'er observed it carefully and found that her luck value had accumulated a little.
"When did this accumulate?" Yun Que'er asked.
"This depends on the master's luck during the lottery. If the master wins a first - level reward, it won't be counted towards the luck value. A second - level reward can accumulate five points. A third - level reward can accumulate ten points. If a blessing is fulfilled, an additional five points can be accumulated. A fourth - level reward can accumulate twenty points, and if a fifth - level reward is won, the progress bar will be filled directly."
Got it. It meant that it all depended on Yun Que'er's luck.
If she always won first - level rewards, she might as well just kill herself. If it was always second - level rewards, it would probably take ages to fill the progress bar. But if she won a fifth - level reward, she wouldn't need to accumulate luck value anymore, and she could travel through time again.
But the problem was that what she wanted was to end the time travel ahead of schedule, not to travel through time again.
If she continued to travel through time, wouldn't she have to start a new life all over again?
Wouldn't all the tasks she had done before be in vain?
This was definitely a bug!
If the screen in front of her wasn't virtual, Yun Que'er would have punched it to pieces long ago.
What a lousy invention! It was better not to have it!
Yun Que'er realized a truth: one should only come into contact with a technology after it has matured. Otherwise, one would end up like her, a guinea pig.
"Does the master have any other questions?"
"No..." Yun Que'er said dejectedly, "You can go."
"Okay, master."
The screen dimmed, and Yun Que'er's vision returned to normal.
She got up, patted the dust off her pants, and continued to lean on the railing, looking out at the river.
At this moment, she really wanted to jump into the river to find an exit back to her own world, but that was impossible.
Although the system didn't say it explicitly, Yun Que'er could roughly guess that if she jumped in and let the original body die, she would probably die too.
What hope would there be of returning to her own time and space then?
As the old saying goes, it's better to live on in ignominy than to die a heroic death. It's better to have food and clothing than to lose one's life.
Yun Que'er finally resigned herself. She turned around dejectedly and walked towards home.
But at this moment, the system suddenly issued its first level - passing instruction.
The screen popped up automatically, and the voice prompt was as loud as thunder.
"The master needs to return home within three minutes. If the master fails to complete this task, the difficulty of the next level - passing task will increase."
"What? Three minutes???"
Yun Que'er jumped up excitedly. "Even if I use all my strength, I can't run back in three minutes!"
Good heavens! How far was it from here to the Yun family's home? Why not just give her a pair of wings and let her fly?
However, the system didn't care. It just started showing the countdown.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."
Seeing that the level - passing task was about to start, Yun Que'er's nerves immediately tensed up.
Damn it! It gave her such a difficult task right from the start. If she couldn't complete it, the difficulty would increase next time. Yun Que'er really didn't know what she would have to face in the future!
Wasn't this just giving her a tough start?
"Three, two, one."
The countdown ended. Without thinking, Yun Que'er took off like a shot.
She ran like crazy. The wind roared in her ears, making her eardrums ache. She could hardly hear anything except the wind.
At this moment, she didn't care how difficult the road was. Usually, she was always so careful. But now, she stepped right into the potholes. Dirty water splashed all over her, but she still ran towards the Yun family's home.
Finally, Yun Que'er rushed into the Yun family's courtyard at the last second.
She suddenly stopped and fell to her knees with a thud, gasping for breath.
Yun Que'er felt like her lungs were about to explode, and there seemed to be a metallic taste in her throat.
This wasn't a level - passing task; it was killing her!
Yun Que'er collapsed to the ground, prostrate, on the verge of tears.
This system was really a pain...
At this time, Yun Fujin inside was seeing off the old doctor Ji.
Today, in order to accompany the guest, Yun Fujin had drunk quite a bit of wine. But he was only seventeen years old this year, and he had never touched alcohol before.
The pure - grain wine tasted sweet at first and wasn't spicy. It felt warm in the stomach, quite comfortable. So Yun Fujin didn't realize how strong the wine was at first.
By the end, he found himself feeling dizzy and unsteady on his feet. When he stood up, it was as if he was stepping on a wet sponge. He staggered forward.
The old doctor Ji was also happy today and had drunk quite a bit. He didn't notice that Yun Fujin was drunk for a while.
The two stumbled and supported each other. Somehow, one of them kicked a bump on the ground and fell straight forward, dragging the other one down with them.
Yun Que'er was kneeling right in front of them. She instinctively reached out and caught the two men.
"Ugh..."
Yun Que'er let out a muffled groan. She was about to be crushed to death...
Why was it so coincidental? Why did it have to happen just when she was here!
Yun Que'er didn't dare to move at all, for fear that if she let go, the two men would fall to the ground.
But she was about to lose her strength!
At this time, she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Ji Chengxuan coming in. She immediately roared.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come help me! My hands are about to break!"
As soon as Ji Chengxuan entered the door, he saw Yun Que'er with her small hands outstretched, holding Yun Fujin and the old doctor Ji on either side like a mother hen.
The two drunk men seemed to have had all their bones removed. Their waists were resting on Yun Que'er's arms, and their upper bodies were leaning forward, about to fall to the ground.
At this moment, Yun Fujin beside her swayed. Yun Que'er heard a crack from her arm and tears welled up in her eyes from the pain.
"Ji Chengxuan, hurry up!"