Chapter 3: Volume 1, Chapter 3: The Master Was Actually... Molested?

"Host, I might have to tell you some very bad news now," the system's flat, mechanical voice sounded in Yun Qiyue's mind.

Yun Qiyue: "Speak!"

The worst news was that she would kick the bucket; could there be anything worse than that?

Yun Qiyue never expected her thoughts to be so prophetic. She heard the system say, "Host, your recharge device might be about to kick the bucket."

Yun Qiyue looked down at the man on the ground, only to see him lying there pale and lifeless.

Her heart tightened, and she checked the man's condition again.

Qi deviation, poisonous blood striking the heart. Although he wasn't dead yet, it was a matter of seconds.

Yun Qiyue swallowed hard. "System, tell me honestly, if he dies, what will happen to me?"

The system was silent for a moment. Just when Yun Qiyue thought it wouldn't say anything, its mechanical voice sounded again: "If the handsome man kicks the bucket, the Life Value the Host replenished will be returned."

"And what happens after the Life Value is returned?"

"Since the Host's previous Life Value was already depleted, the Host will kick the bucket along with him!"

Yun Qiyue took a deep breath, suppressing all the curses she wanted to scream. So, all her hard work had been for nothing?

Forcing down her inner rage, Yun Qiyue looked at the handsome man on the ground and asked nonchalantly, "System, let me ask you something."

System: "Ask."

Yun Qiyue: "If I kick the bucket, what will happen to you?"

System: "... Return to the furnace for reconstruction."

Yun Qiyue's eyes lit up, and she asked slyly, "I heard that systems have a newcomer gift pack when they bind to a new host, right?"

System: "... The system advises the Host not to daydream."

Yun Qiyue looked at the sun about to set on the horizon and said shamelessly, "Forget it then. I originally wanted to save this handsome man, but I have no tools. Since the system is so unreasonable, I won't save him. Let's just die together."

Returning to the furnace for reconstruction was no different from dying, was it?

System: "..." It had heard that the host next door was very good at pleasing the system; why was its host threatening its life?

Also, did systems have to be reasonable these days? Why hadn't it received a notification?

But seeing that the Host's recharge device was about to run out of air, the system had to compromise. "What do you want?"

It was still a mechanical voice, but it carried a hint of helplessness and frustration.

"Silver needles!" Yun Qiyue answered without hesitation.

As a Ghost Doctor, how could she save anyone without silver needles in her hand?

The next moment, a set of silver needles appeared in Yun Qiyue's hand.

With the needles, Yun Qiyue put away her previous shameless demeanor. She took them out with a serious expression and, with quick eyes and fast hands, pierced the acupuncture points on Ye Lanjue's chest.

In just a moment, a Heart-Protecting Needle Array appeared on Ye Lanjue's chest.

After protecting Ye Lanjue's heart pulse, Yun Qiyue began to apply needles elsewhere, using a Chain Needle Array to suppress the poison in his body.

By the time she finished, half an hour had passed, and it was getting dark. Yun Qiyue's clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"System, my Life Value is saved, right?"

Yun Qiyue lay on the ground, asking weakly.

"The handsome man's life is out of danger. The Host has performed a meritorious rescue, rewarding the Host with ten percent Life Value."

Yun Qiyue curled her lips. At least her efforts hadn't been in vain.

"However..." the system spoke again.

"However what?" A bad feeling rose in Yun Qiyue's heart.

"Given that the Host pre-ordered a set of silver needles, the system will deduct twenty percent Life Value. The Host's remaining Life Value balance is fifteen percent."

When Yun Qiyue heard this, her face darkened instantly. She looked at the silver needles in her hand and gritted her teeth: "Isn't this a newcomer gift pack?"

System: "Host, the newcomer gift pack is hearsay. Everything is subject to the system's explanation."

Yun Qiyue: "... Stingy!"

Yun Qiyue didn't intend to bicker with the system, so she looked at the handsome man on the ground. "Based on the intensity of teasing the handsome man just now, how long will it take for me to fill up my Life Value?"

System: "... Host, please accept my condolences!"

Yun Qiyue: "..."

System: "There are regulations for replenishing Life Value. Unless the Host sleeps with the handsome man for a one-time fix, the Life Value can only ever be replenished to thirty percent."

Yun Qiyue: "... You might as well change your name!"

System: "What suggestion does the Host have?"

Yun Qiyue: "I think 'Pit-the-Host System' would be more appropriate."

In the end, Yun Qiyue resigned herself to continuing to replenish her Life Value. After filling it to thirty percent, she prepared to leave.

But just as she lifted her foot, Yun Qiyue looked at Ye Lanjue on the ground and finally added another needle to his sleeping point, which would give her enough time to escape.

As for her face... Hehe, when the handsome man saw her again, he definitely wouldn't recognize her.

Under the scorching sun, Ye Lanjue woke up in the blazing heat.

His stunning demeanor and the intense sunlight still couldn't hide the ice-cold chill in his eyes. But when Ye Lanjue placed his right hand on his left pulse, the ice in his eyes shattered for a moment, only to return to its original state the next instant.

Just then, two men in black rushed toward him.

Seeing Ye Lanjue from afar, the two clearly breathed a sigh of relief. But when they got closer and saw Ye Lanjue shirtless, his clothes nowhere to be found, the two men froze instantly.

This... what had happened?

Ye Lanjue's stern eyes swept coldly toward his two subordinates. "Where were you last night?"

The two looked at each other. "We... we were guarding the entrance."

"Thump—thump—" With two sounds, both were swept into the water.

After swallowing a mouthful of water, the two scrambled to the shore, climbed onto the rocks, and knelt down.

"You were guarding the entrance and still let a woman run in? You're useless!"

A... woman?

A woman ran in last night?

Looking at their master's appearance, could it be...

Heavens! Their master, who was as clear as the wind and moon and never touched women... or men... had actually been... molested?

"Please punish us, Master!" The two were both shocked and terrified, not daring to look up at their master again, but they were dying of curiosity about just how much their master had been bullied.

"Heh—" Ye Lanjue let out a cold laugh, making the two men in black tremble like chaff.

Their master never laughed; whenever he laughed, corpses would litter the ground for a hundred paces...

"I'll spare your lives for now." Ye Lanjue's tone was bone-chilling, his eyes filled with thick killing intent. "First, help me find someone..."

On the other side, Yun Qiyue, who had covered her head with her red clothes like a cloak, followed the original owner's somewhat chaotic memories and the system's guidance. After noon, she finally found the General's Mansion. But from afar, Yun Qiyue saw that the General's Mansion was covered in white funeral banners, and a crowd of onlookers had gathered.

Grabbing a passerby, Yun Qiyue asked, "Who died in the General's Mansion?"

The passerby looked full of pity, yet said in a very excited voice, "It's the General's Mansion's third young lady, the one who was both stupid and ugly."

The third young lady herself: "..."

How did she not know she was dead? Ah, no, the original owner was indeed dead.

But to set up a funeral hall so impatiently without even finding the body, wasn't that a bit too heartless?

A sharp light flashed in Yun Qiyue's eyes: with her here, she'd like to see who could still ride roughshod over her.

Thinking this, Yun Qiyue walked toward the gate of the General's Mansion under the surprised gazes of the crowd... ===== CHAPTER 4 =====