Chapter 689: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 690 Background Rabbit Spirit (62)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

When she left back then, Shen Yao could be said to have traveled light; now returning, Shen Yao could be said to be returning home in glory.

The proverb says, to wear fine clothes and not return home is like walking in fine clothes at night.

Shen Yao sat in the carriage entering the city, for some reason suddenly thinking of this sentence.

It seemed that today she could also be said to be returning home in glory? After all, she was the Imperial Consort of Jing Wang personally conferred by Sheng Di, and with Jing Wang's current external reputation, even she, this Imperial Consort of Jing Wang confined to the inner residence, had fiercely brushed a wave of presence.

Upon receiving news of Jing Wang's imminent arrival, the officials of Qingping City had long come to the Yi Zhan to wait; seeing a procession of carriages and horses approaching from ahead, the officials all wore faces of flattery, their expressions obsequious.

Lin Xingzhi calmly waved his hand, only saying that this time he came merely to rest and stay overnight, Qingping City was not on this inspection itinerary, and there was no need to make a big fuss over it.

The officials of Qingping City:...

The thing was, the Prince said he didn't care about these empty formalities, but who could guarantee others wouldn't be picky?

Besides, Jing Wang's great name was truly like thunder in the ears; these officials actually had no confidence in their hearts, for fear that while appearing not to care on the surface, they would privately be frantically making trouble, and if they were caught with some small misdeed they hadn't had time to hide, wouldn't they then have nowhere to seek justice?

Anyway, no matter how it was said, they had to serve this Prince from afar comfortably, until the other party left before they could truly breathe a sigh of relief.

"They are thinking too much; if you want others not to know, don't do it yourself. Even if we leave Qingping City, they can still find trouble." After all, the officials of Qingping City had too many small misdeeds; not to mention normal collusion between officials and merchants, being in cahoots, just their own daily administrative handling capacity... Shen Yao simply didn't want to look at them a second time.

"These people are truly unworthy of being court officials," the system also disdained them.

They eat everything but never have enough, do everything but know nothing; where are they the local parents-officials? Clearly they are bandits who eat and take everything.

Wrong, bandits still care about ecological balance, knowing that chives cannot be cut all the time; they need to be nurtured to stably produce.

And these greedy officials? They wish to squeeze out all the value of the people under their jurisdiction, with an appearance of only caring for the present and not the future; Li Guo having them is the court's blessing!

"Hah, even a system like you can see it, how could the court not know?" Shen Yao raised her eyebrow, the corner of her mouth curling into a bright arc, "Knowing but not handling it means permitting it, because their bottom line still exists; as long as they don't cross the line drawn by the court, these parents-officials can continue to serve."

This was not that the officials were naturally greedy, but rather the drawbacks of the feudal dynasty; clans, forces, all sides needed a balance.

Of course, these people in Qingping City couldn't escape, because they really had no bottom line and had long displeased the Emperor and the court.

To put it impolitely, Lin Xingzhi's trip this time counted as extra overtime.

System:...

"Alright, no need to care about these officials in Qingping City; they will be replaced sooner or later, and for Lin Xingzhi this is even a small matter." From the start of his journey, Lin Xingzhi had sent people to gather major and minor events in Qingping City over recent years; apart from a few officials with few flaws and no major problems who could be entrusted with important tasks, the others looked not very capable.

After all, as Lin Xingzhi said, the entire court of Li Guo was like this; as long as they didn't cross the court's tolerance bottom line, some things didn't need to be investigated to the root.

"Who can guarantee that relatives and family members will never make mistakes? Even the royal family itself cannot avoid it, let alone using this theory to demand other officials."

Did they really think scholars studied hard for years just to display their talents, display their ambitions, serve the country and the people?

Of course, one cannot deny that there was indeed part of that reason, but more was that the fixed class system made them eager to become people above others; after all, this was the only chance in a lifetime for those from poor families.

"Bored and idle, go stroll around Qingping City, look at that osmanthus tree in Guihua Alley from back then, and take a look at Escort Zheng of Qingwei Escort Agency."

If I remember correctly, that Escort Zheng had a difficult background, and on the road he had once revealed some worries when talking to me; he was also the person most deeply bewitched by Nanli Town.

Since parting at Floating Clouds City, several years have passed; I don't know if that Escort Zheng really went to that small town called Nanli, or how his life is going?

His life was naturally very good, even with a loving couple and a pair of children.

Those who returned to Nanli Town back then were few and far between; most treated it as a beautiful dream, and upon waking and the show ending, chose to return to real life.

Zheng Li was one of the most determined among them; even the Head Escort couldn't persuade her to stay, but the Head Escort also knew Zheng Li's family matters had no solution, so he let her go.

It's just that Zheng Li returned to Qingping City with her husband and children after three years in Nanli Town, and she is currently still an Escort at Qingwei Escort Agency.

"Is it here?" Shen Yao looked at the rather ordinary courtyard before her, her expression carrying a touch of nostalgia.

Actually, it could be considered fate, because this courtyard was located in Guihua Alley, and was the residence of that Madam Dong from back then.

Before Shen Yao left, this courtyard had long been rented to others; she didn't expect that after returning this time, the owner of the courtyard had changed to the familiar Zheng Li family, and not far away was the osmanthus tree swaying its branches to welcome her back.

Hualalala—hualalala——

The osmanthus tree stretched out its branches; it knew Shen Yao, remembered the other's help, and before Shen Yao could speak, it sent the branches full of osmanthus flowers before her eyes.

"Long time no see"

"Shasha sha"

The branches of the osmanthus tree made a faint sound, as if it were speaking.

Actually, the osmanthus tree's spiritual wisdom was already able to support it conversing with others or demons, but the osmanthus tree was used to branch language, and currently still rarely used spiritual wisdom to communicate.

Shen Yao raised her hand and lightly touched the osmanthus flowers on the branches; after just a moment she felt the condition of the osmanthus tree, recovering quite well, the missing demon heart had already grown out, everything developing in a good direction.

Squeak—

The tightly closed room door opened, and out came a man with a clear and handsome appearance; he was carrying an empty water bucket in his hand, as if he had completely failed to notice the abnormality of the osmanthus tree, and went straight to the well not far away to draw water.

Drawing water and carrying it back, repeated several times, the water bucket was directly taken by a pair of hands stretched out from the doorway.

"I said this matter is left to me to do, why did you go out early again yourself?"

The woman's voice sounded somewhat urgent, but inside it was full of words of concern; it was clear this person was not really angry with the man, but more worried and heartache.

"Liniang, I'm fine," the man raised his head and laughed in response, then began to care about the woman's body; his words inside and out all indicated that this Liniang was pregnant and should not be tired at this time.

Zheng Li smiled with a face full of sweetness, about to say a few more words to her husband, but unexpectedly, as soon as she raised her head, she saw the woman standing outside the door.

Hmm?

Seemed somewhat familiar?

Zheng Li's eyes unconsciously narrowed, and her opened lips slowly closed.

"Liniang, what's wrong?"

The man was somewhat surprised by the change in his wife's expression; he turned back to look, and suddenly discovered that in the place that should have been empty, a woman holding an umbrella had appeared.

The woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a beautiful appearance, and most striking was the ethereal and illusory aura emanating from her body.

The man's expression suddenly turned ugly; he was no ordinary person like Zheng Li, he was a demon, and a demon who had seen cultivators at that.

This person was a cultivator, and a high-level cultivator at that.

Subconsciously shielding Zheng Li in front of him in his arms, he faced Shen Yao in an attacking posture, even though he knew he was no match for Shen Yao.

Shen Yao:...

"Not to mention anything else, this little demon is far stronger than ordinary people," at least looking at him, he had a sense of responsibility and guts, unlike others who would run away at the sight of danger.

System:...

Cough cough cough, this isn't pointing at certain people, is it!

"Niang, hurry and leave," the man lowered his voice, his gaze toward Shen Yao growing increasingly fierce and wary.

Zheng Li:...

Zheng Li waved her hand to have the man lower his arm, explaining in a low voice that she thought Shen Yao looked kind, and they must have had some prior connection.

"Don't be afraid, she won't be disadvantageous to us," Zheng Li's words did not put the man at ease; on the contrary, the man felt even more that the Shen Yao appearing before him was up to no good.

Shen Yao:...

"Escort Zheng, it's been many years since we parted outside Floating Clouds City; I wonder if you've been well?" Shen Yao smiled as she took a few steps forward.

Looking at Shen Yao's beautiful and radiant face, Zheng Li suddenly realized, "So it's Miss Shen; your trip to Floating Clouds City back then helped us a great deal!"

Speaking, she directly pushed aside the arm blocking her view, smiling as she came before Shen Yao, "It's been several years since we parted, Miss Shen is still radiant," she almost didn't recognize her.

"Not only me, Escort Zheng is still as spirited as ever," lowering her eyes to glance at Zheng Li's not-yet-swollen belly, Shen Yao could clearly feel demonic energy swirling around, a human-demon hybrid being nurtured.

Unless she took medicine during pregnancy like her, the offspring of a human-demon union must be a hybrid, and most would carry some demon characteristics.

Zheng Li and the man's previous pair of children would carry some demon characteristics, such as suddenly growing ears, or revealing tails.

Zheng Li had wanted to invite Shen Yao inside to sit, but thinking of her husband's identity and their pair of children who could not yet control their physiological reactions, she finally silently swallowed the words she was about to speak, only able to continue standing outside the door catching up with Shen Yao.

Actually, Zheng Li had not considered the problem of Shen Yao appearing outside the door at this time; after all, Shen Yao had chosen to take the Qingwei Escort Agency from Qingping City to Floating Clouds City back then, acting very mysteriously all the way, including being spotless in Nanli Town, an ability ordinary people did not have, yet Shen Yao somehow managed to do it.

"Seeing you doing so well now is truly good," Shen Yao smiled as she took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms and handed it to Zheng Li, "I came in a hurry and prepared no meeting gift; please accept these few pills beneficial to the child."

A few pills beneficial to the child?

Zheng Li couldn't help but blink her eyes, thinking this Miss Shen was indeed as consistent as ever; smiling, she reached out to receive it, "In that case, my husband and I thank Miss for her kindness."

Seeing this, the handsome man not far away was anxious to no end; he could not see what kindness this was, it was clearly ill-intentioned.

"No nonsense, Miss Shen is not that kind of person with despicable methods."

"How long have you and this Miss Shen been acquainted? Why are you so certain?"

"I have only known Miss Shen for a few days, but Miss Shen is very important to me," Zheng Li spoke in a firm tone, making the handsome man depressed.

The handsome man did not understand why this was; it turned out Zheng Li had once spoken with Shen Yao, and Shen Yao had vaguely mentioned the trouble in Nanli Town.

Zheng Li had been puzzled at first, not knowing what to do even when the escort agency arrived at Floating Clouds City, but finally, memories kept surging up, allowing her to make up her mind to return to Nanli Town.

Handsome man:...

Could this Miss Shen be their matchmaker? Truly couldn't tell.

Yes, truly couldn't tell; Host, when did you have this unusual causal connection with Zheng Li?

"What? Is this important to you?" Shen Yao had already left Guihua Alley; since she gave Zheng Li a gift, there must naturally be a gift for the osmanthus tree.

The osmanthus tree that had already developed a demon heart had long since left the naive stage of a toddler learning to speak; not only could it communicate with Shen Yao, but it could also cultivate on its own to avoid trouble.

The impact of the Dong couple's departure on the osmanthus tree had already gradually healed with time; believe it won't be long before this osmanthus tree's strength improves by leaps and bounds.

It could be considered a rebirth through nirvana, right?

"It's not important to the System, but the Host actively coming out to give them causality must have the Host's purpose; the Host wouldn't do useless things. Whether it's Zheng Li or the osmanthus tree, there must be something the Host cares about on them."

Shen Yao:...

No wonder they say the System's little brain still has something in it. Look, didn't it just guess Shen Yao's thoughts.

"I indeed have my purpose, but this causality is not on me," rather it should be on those few children; she acted in advance also wanting to form a good karmic bond.

As for whether this good karmic bond is useful, we'll have to wait until they grow up to say.

They left silently and returned just as quietly.

Lin Xingzhi was still handling accumulated government affairs in the study; Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue were learning new Buddhist Gate arts under Master Yuan Kong's teaching; the Imperial Guards and guards were responsible for guarding this Yi Zhan to prevent any danger from occurring.

Huff~

Went out for a trip, still a bit tired.

Casually leaning her hand on the tabletop, Shen Yao called the servant waiting at the doorway and had them prepare warm water for bathing and washing up.

She changed into a new set of clothes; not only that, she also had someone help massage her whole body; by the time everything was done, it was already dark outside.

Lin Xingzhi walked in laughing and talking about part of the arrangements for going up the mountain; this was also the most important matter of this trip.

Shen Yao's eyes were bright and sparkling, "The day after tomorrow?" She had originally been pondering what to do if they didn't go up the mountain, but didn't expect plans couldn't keep up with changes.

Lin Xingzhi's face was extremely pleased; he reached out and pulled Shen Yao into his arms, leaning close to her ear to whisper a few words; then he saw Shen Yao's face turn rouge-red, and she clenched her fists and lightly punched his chest.

Lin Xingzhi laughed heartily; the vibration in his chest made Shen Yao shy beyond measure.

This person, is truly improper!

Lin Xingzhi said this statement was wrong; he was only improper toward Yao Niang, but toward others he still maintained the posture of a gentleman, graceful and debonair.