Chapter 523: Chapter 265: She Was Just Like a Clown

The battle at Dingbei Pass is tense, they should be in a hurry, but why are they traveling so slowly?

Also, this sudden change to this official road feels somehow circuitous, something’s wrong, very wrong!

"System, don’t you think their route is very strange?"

[This route is indeed a bit strange. Normally, heading straight north should suffice, so why change the road and detour?]

[Changing the road clearly leads to detours, and currently, the road they are taking would eventually require them to go back to South Mountain Direct Road to reach Dingbei Pass. What’s happening???]

[Could it be that we were wrong about their destination, and it’s not actually Dingbei Pass?]

The system suddenly panicked, even the cold messages seemed to carry a touch of chaos.

[Host, if we really guessed wrong and they’re not heading to Dingbei Pass, then we’ve been following them for two days now. That means too much time has been wasted.]

To reroute back to South Mountain Direct Road would require at least another sixty miles. More importantly, what about Yun Wanchen’s mission?

Should we continue following to complete the task first, or just quickly head back to Dingbei Pass to keep an eye on the main character to prevent uncontrollable changes on his side?

Su Qianxue and the system were caught in a dilemma.

"Damn, how did things end up like this?"

"Did Yun Wanchen see through us and is now deliberately making fun of us?"

"Then what is their real destination? Aren’t they in a hurry to get there?"

"Also, were those heartfelt words he said before purposely said to me to mislead me?"

Thinking about Yun Wanchen in front of the snow campfire, when he talked about ’Su Qianxue,’ the look of despair he showed, those words of disappointment, made Su Qianxue feel a wave of rage and shame.

If it really is as she guessed, then the smugness and misinterpreted emotions she showed upon hearing those words, wouldn’t all have been seen through by him?

Does he think she looks like a clown?

Embarrassing, she lost all face.

Su Qianxue gritted her teeth, full of resentment, wishing she could immediately rush to Yun Wanchen and give him a good beating.

This guy looks so open and honest, who would have thought he’s actually a sinister and cunning person?

Indeed fits the villain character.

[Uh, Host, the main character’s task is more important. Perhaps we should leave this cannon fodder task aside and immediately turn back to find the main character?]

[After dealing with the main character, we can search for opportunities to complete other side missions?]

Detecting the strong resentment, the system originally didn’t want to provoke her at this critical moment, but given the situation, there’s no time to waste.

Urgency demands a decisive and quick decision.

This host isn’t smart—just throws a tantrum when facing difficulty, not even considering how to resolve the issue.

The system really worries that without guidance, she’ll lose her mind the next moment.

"Tasks, tasks, it’s always tasks. Look around, can these messed-up plots even be worked out?"

"System, are you human? What kind of system issues so many tasks at the same time with such high difficulty levels?"

"Targeting to kill the Emperor, the figure discerning your existence, and having a eunuch with a cheating history marry the Princess and so on..."

"Are you sincerely trying to torture me?"

"I can’t do these tasks, whoever wants to do them let them handle it, otherwise just eliminate me, I’m f***ing fed up!"

"Not only detected by target characters, but also toyed around like a dog for two days. If I hadn’t sensed something was off, you wouldn’t notice anything strange, how dare you call yourself a system?"

"Is there a more useless system than you?"

"..."

In truth, the system still couldn’t fully grasp Su Qianxue. Even offering the correct solution couldn’t prevent her complete breakdown.

She rattled on like pouring beans, launching a barrage at the system, looking entirely unruly.

The system, berated, shrank back in a corner, not daring to breathe heavily, let alone retort.

Even it felt it was indeed too useless.

As a system aligned with Heavenly Dao’s will to support the plot, how could it let itself be detected by anyone?

This is simply unreasonable—a world that truly feels bizarre in every way.

[Beep beep, system error detected. To compensate the host, teleportation items are being dispatched, updating the task system, changing from reward and punishment mode to reward mode.]

[Tasks will no longer penalize upon failure, but completing tasks will grant substantial rewards~]

[The task rewards are extremely bountiful, please keep up the good work, host.]

[Beep beep, task mode switch completed.]

[Beep beep, teleportation items dispatched.]

[Gentle reminder: Teleportation Items*5, capable of instant transport anywhere in this world, with no use limitations~]

[The host can use this item to directly teleport to Dingbei Pass. This item can save the host a significant amount of time, so please calm down, host.]

The system, which had been cowering quietly in the corner enduring the scolding, timidly surfaced and cautiously approached to curry favor after Su Qianxue had vented her rage and the fire in her chest had cooled a bit.

This sycophantic behavior was vastly different from its usual defiance, making Su Qianxue feel unfamiliar.

However, Su Qianxue’s mood did not improve. Looking at the additional Teleportation Talisman in the item bar, she became even more furious.

"Damn it, I’ve been traveling through wind and snow for so long, my bones are about to fall apart from the bumps, and I’ve suffered countless hardships along the way. If you had this kind of item, why didn’t you give it to me sooner?"

"Now that you’re just taking it out, what do all the difficulties I’ve faced along the way count for?"

The system silently endured the anger, then explained in a gentle tone, fearing that Su Qianxue would really rather die than complete the tasks.

[Uh, host, please don’t be angry, listen to my explanation~]

[This teleportation item, it’s not that I didn’t want to give it to you earlier, but items can’t be distributed randomly!]

[This time, due to a system error, the item was distributed to compensate the host.]

Hearing this, Su Qianxue perked up immediately.

"Ha, so you’re saying that your errors weren’t just once or twice. Why didn’t you compensate me before?"

"It’s not impossible for me to continue with the tasks, but I demand that you compensate me with those previous items as well."

System: [...]

[Host, all this time, you’ve only completed one task. My initial points and energy were already exhausted when I reversed time~]

[If I overdraft my points, I will be forced into hibernation.]

[Once I enter hibernation, I can’t report task progress to the host or accompany the host. More importantly, it might cause a time disorder and teleport you back to the moment you were killed.]

[So, there’s really no way to continue distributing items to the host, can we put it on hold?]

[I promise, as soon as the host completes the next task and earns points, I will immediately reissue the items, alright?]

...

While the system was trying its best to soothe Su Qianxue, hundreds of miles away, Yun Wanqing had already understood their situation and informed the two Yun Family brothers of everything.

[Elder brother, Su Qianxue has discovered the clues.]

[After Cang Yan took the South Mountain Direct Road, she sensed something was off. But now she still doesn’t know that Cang Yan has separated from you, she only assumes she guessed your destination wrong.]

[Originally, she guessed you were going to Dingbei Pass, but this incident has completely overturned her speculation.]

[Now, she plans to temporarily abandon your task and go find the male lead first.]

[Besides, she firmly believes that elder brother has identified the system’s existence and is aware of their tasks.]

[By the way, did elder brother intentionally say something to make her misunderstand earlier? She saw through it and is quite indignant about it.]

[Yes, yes, and to appease her, the system handed out several teleportation items.]

[The teleportation items can instantly teleport Su Qianxue to Dingbei Pass, which means she’ll arrive at Dingbei Pass before us.]

[Sigh, let’s just hope that when she gets there, she focuses all her attention on capturing the male lead and doesn’t have any extra energy to pay attention to father.]

After finishing her report, Yun Wanchen squinted his eyes, a trace of helplessness flashing across them.

"This strategy delayed her for two days, freeing me from the system’s surveillance and concealing our destination, it was indeed effective~"

"I just didn’t expect she’d get teleportation items out of it, I’m not sure whether it’s a blessing or a curse."

Blessings and misfortunes are interdependent. Whether this is a blessing or a curse, who can say before the future arrives and the butterfly effect occurs?

Having shed his disguise and revealed his true self, Yun Wanye rubbed his brow with an indifferent expression.

"When soldiers come, the generals deal with them, when water comes, the earth drowns it. Elder brother, since she can reach Dingbei Pass so quickly, we must also proceed at full speed~"

"To prevent her from targeting father, leaving uninformed father vulnerable. As for everything else, we’ll discuss it when we get to Dingbei Pass."

Yun Wanchen nodded, saying, "Yes, that would be good."

*

Haojing.

Today was extraordinarily lively; the Su Family of the Grand Commandant Mansion had visitors.

It was the Pei Family.

Box after box of precious treasures were carried into the mansion, while the servants bustled in and out without stopping. The street outside the mansion gates was packed with people craning their necks to watch the excitement.

Amidst the crowd, discussions were buzzing.

"Well, it really looks like a betrothal. Could it be that Su Taiwei is really going to marry into the Pei Family? He doesn’t even fancy the Duke Ning Mansion, but he’d consider the Pei Family?"

With these words, someone immediately chimed in, snickering with disdain.

"So what if he doesn’t fancy them? His daughter got involved with the Little General Pei, and coincidentally it was witnessed by someone, causing rumors to spread far and wide. Her reputation is destroyed, not to mention there’s a chance she’s carrying Pei’s child~"

"In the entire capital, aside from Little General Pei, who else would dare to marry her? Which family’s young master would be willing to be the cheap stepfather??"