Yun Que'er pondered for the entire night and finally decided to meet Wang Shufen.
She had some say in these matters and might be able to help.
Early in the morning, Yun Que'er first went to the village grocery store and dialed the phone number Wang Shufen had left for her.
But unfortunately, Wang Shufen told Yun Que'er that she was about to return to the city.
"Is there something urgent? Has someone bullied you again? Otherwise, I'll refund my ticket and come to see you."
Hearing this, Yun Que'er quickly refused. "No, no, no. There's really nothing. I just wanted to ask when you were leaving so I could see you off."
Wang Shufen laughed on the other end of the phone. "We'll surely meet again in the future. Don't run around. Be careful of meeting bad people."
Listening to Wang Shufen's advice, a pang of guilt welled up in Yun Que'er's heart.
Wang Shufen was truly sincere to her, but she wanted to use her.
Yun Que'er quickly put away her petty thoughts. After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Wang Shufen, she hung up the phone.
She walked out of the grocery store dejectedly. It seemed this way wouldn't work. Did they really have to have family members take turns guarding day and night to prevent those with ill intentions from causing trouble?
"Sigh..." Yun Que'er let out a soft sigh.
At this moment, the voice - controlled customer service that had been silent for a long time suddenly spoke up.
[A new task has been assigned. Please accept it, Master.]
Another task?
Yun Que'er quickly checked in the mailbox. It was asking her to find an empty house in the village and rent it.
What a strange task!
"How much does it cost to rent a house..." Yun Que'er mumbled.
The customer service replied, "Master can choose something cost - effective."
That was easy to say. Not to mention that almost every house in the village was occupied. Even if there were a few idle ones, it was because the owners had left the village.
Wasn't this just giving Yun Que'er a difficult problem?
Moreover, on what grounds could Yun Que'er persuade Yun Fujin to help her rent a house?
"Can't you just assign me fewer strange tasks?" Yun Que'er wailed.
"Sorry, Master. You can't go against the system's instructions."
Forget it. Even if she complained a thousand or ten thousand times, she still had to do what she was supposed to.
Yun Que'er took a deep breath and set off on the road to find an idle house.
The village wasn't big, and Yun Que'er had walked around it all morning. As expected, she returned empty - handed.
At this time, the voice - controlled customer service issued another reminder.
"Master needs to find the house before sunset today."
Yun Que'er ruffled her hair irritably. "Am I crazy or is the system malfunctioning? Can't I just not do this task?"
"Master doesn't have the right to refuse. Please complete the task before tonight anyway. Otherwise, you'll have to accept the corresponding punishment, and your accumulated luck value will also decrease."
Yun Que'er squatted on the ground angrily. This was definitely a bully clause.
In fact, after a year in the countryside, Yun Que'er had fully adapted to the life here. Sometimes, she almost forgot that she was a time - traveler, and her desire to leave was almost zero.
But the problem was that Yun Que'er had been too hasty before. She had started the task to end the time - travel early without thinking it through. So even if she didn't want to leave now, she couldn't refuse the system's requirements.
She slumped for a while, getting angrier as she thought. She mumbled and cursed under her breath.
"What are you muttering about?"
Yun Que'er was startled by the sudden voice in front of her. "Oh my god! When did you come?"
Ji Chengxuan blinked. "I've been here for a while."
He blew the dust off the stone beside Yun Que'er and plopped down on it.
"Let me guess. What are you worrying about again?"
Ji Chengxuan pretended to be in deep thought. "What could make you so troubled..."
He gave a sly smile, as if just realizing it, and showed an exaggerated expression.
"Ah! I know. It must be that your system has issued another inhumane task, right?"
Yun Que'er punched Ji Chengxuan. "Our systems are almost bound together. Why are you pretending not to know what's wrong with me?"
Ji Chengxuan gave a couple of hehes. "What's your task?"
"To find an unoccupied house." Yun Que'er said with a face full of grievance.
"Hmm... That is quite difficult." Ji Chengxuan said seriously.
Yun Que'er glanced at him. "What about you?"
"Me? I..." Ji Chengxuan scratched his head. "I'm supposed to find a bunch of unused tables and chairs."
Yun Que'er looked at Ji Chengxuan for a while and suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha! You made fun of me, but you're not in a much better situation!"
Ji Chengxuan's face showed a moment of embarrassment. "It's all your fault. If you hadn't tried to end the time - travel early, I wouldn't have to deal with such strange things!"
Yun Que'er patted Ji Chengxuan on the shoulder. "Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on us. Maybe this is a test for you and me."
Ji Chengxuan rolled his eyes hard, imitating Yun Que'er. She had learned to gloat.
"Okay, stop laughing at me." Ji Chengxuan interrupted Yun Que'er's unrestrained laughter. "Let's first figure out what to do now. Should we act separately or cooperate?"
"Can we cooperate on this?" Yun Que'er was a bit surprised. "Even though what we have to do might be related, what's the use if the assigned tasks are different?"
"But you can look at it from another perspective." Ji Chengxuan held the opposite view. "If we combine, we need an idle room and the tables and chairs I'm supposed to find. So we can look for them together. Maybe there's a place that can meet both conditions."
The two looked at each other and thought of the same place simultaneously.
"The abandoned school in the village!"
Under the scorching sun, the two stood at the entrance of the abandoned school, "enjoying" the sunbath.
A gust of wind blew, not bringing any coolness but instead adding a touch of heat, making people feel even more irritable.
Yun Que'er put her hands on her hips, her face dark.
"Do you really think this place can be used?"
"Maybe... it can?" Ji Chengxuan, who always thought he had a sure - fire way for everything, lost his confidence at this moment.
Yun Que'er exhaled a puff of turbid air. "Have you ever thought that this place might collapse soon?"
The abandoned campus in front of them hadn't been used for who knew how many years. Hardly anyone came here usually. And because it was built a long time ago, wooden building materials were used. It was also in disrepair and at risk of collapsing at any time.