Chapter 471: Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System (6)

Just look at the young ladies of the first and second branches who have already been married off—

Xie Ping of the first branch entered the palace to become an Imperial Concubine for the Emperor; Xie Ting and Xie Xian of the second branch—one married the grandson of the current Grand Tutor, a grandson who was unfortunately raised poorly, had once beaten an innocent passerby to death in the street, ultimately faced no consequences by relying on his family background, and even had a tendency toward domestic violence; the other became the second wife of the Minister of Revenue's youngest son, who spent his days wandering through pleasure districts and neglecting his proper work.

Setting aside Xie Ping, who entered the palace through the selection, the marriages of Xie Ting and Xie Xian were both personally reviewed and finalized by the Old Matriarch.

When discussing the marriages, could she have failed to hear about the character and conduct of these two future grandsons-in-law?

One can only say that for the sake of face and profit, the Old Matriarch simply turned a blind eye and a deaf ear.

To sacrifice two granddaughters in exchange for climbing up to two in-law families with influence in the imperial court—what a high-value, cost-effective deal!

Xie Yang pondered that she might not be able to recover the Palace Struggle System within ten years, and after ten years, she would be about the age to discuss marriage.

With a powerful sect as her backing, the mansion would have to weigh things carefully if they wanted to manipulate her marriage.

Secondly, with Xie Ping bound to the "Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System," the Xie Mansion would not be very peaceful in the future. At the very least, economically, it would only be worse than it is now.

Because the Main System said that the Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System's main feature is "Krypton Gold."

Want beauty pills, Slimming Pill, Childbearing Pill... Yes! They have them all!

Want to gain the Emperor's favor, want to climb step by step to the top of the harem, they have that too!

But it requires topping up with Silver, commonly known as Krypton Gold.

And as the rank of the concubine gets higher, the Krypton Gold becomes more intense.

Once started, it cannot be interrupted, otherwise, one will lose experience points, lose their concubine rank, lose the beauty gained from beauty pills, and lose the curvy, good figure gained from the Slimming Pill.

Even the child, who was never destined to be born, gained through the Childbearing Pill, will suffer from constant minor and major illnesses.

Xie Ping entered the palace through the selection three years ago, spent two years as an obscure Small Promise, was suddenly promoted to Regular Attendant last year, and became pregnant with a Dragon Fetus early this year; it is evident that she not only bound the Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System but has also activated the Palace Struggle Mode.

Even if the topping up of Silver cannot keep up later on, and she wants to terminate the Krypton Gold, it will no longer be up to her.

Unless she is willing to return to having nothing and being obscure, just as she was when she was a Promise.

But having tasted the sweetness, which woman in the harem would be willing to abandon glory and favor?

So just watch, with such money only going out and none coming in, the Duke Mansion will sooner or later be emptied of its treasury silver.

In such a large mansion, once there is no silver to circulate, how many issues will arise?

Just think of the Jia Mansion in Dream of the Red Chamber and you will know.

Unless Xie Ping's son becomes the Emperor and Xie Ping sits on the Empress Dowager's throne, bestowing generous rewards upon her maiden family.

But how many years would that take to wait for?

Before that, the Duke Mansion will likely have long since been severely damaged and unable to bear the cost of Xie Ping's endless Krypton Gold.

Therefore, Xie Yang intends to take this opportunity to save some private money for the third branch.

Along the way, acting as bait to clear out the human traffickers of this dynasty can also be considered accumulating virtue and doing good deeds for this little body.

……

The three-year-old child, fair and chubby, walked unsteadily along the empty, deserted official road, calling out "Daddy" and "Mommy," simply like a big piece of fat meat delivered to the mouths of human traffickers.

"Hu Ge, although this chubby girl is a money-losing item, she looks auspicious because she is fair and chubby. Didn't Wealthy Philanthropist Liu from the Eastern Market Entrance let slip a while ago that he wanted to find a Child Bride for his foolish son? Look, isn't this chubby girl perfect?"

"More than perfect! She is simply a God-sent wealth-attracting child. Wealthy Philanthropist Liu has always been generous; once the matter is settled, he will surely reward us brothers handsomely."

"Then what are we waiting for!"

The short, sturdy man called Hu Ge spat out the thin bamboo toothpick he was using, and assigned the tasks:

"Gou Dan, you go and grab that girl. Hei Pi, you go and pick up that batch of goods. Meet at the old place in one hour; tonight, we'll take the first batch of goods back to the Eastern Market Entrance."

"You got it, Hu Ge!"

……

【Host, there is another Fish on the hook.】

The Main System reminded its Host.

Actually, it didn't need to remind her; Xie Yang also knew someone was coming for her.

This was not her first time acting as bait.

After leaving Jingcheng, she spent points to redeem an Invisible Small Flying Saucer, also called a UFO.

It wasn't the kind of base-type UFO large enough to hold an army, but a mini-model saucer with just a tiny bit more space than a helicopter.

A base-type UFO was too expensive; even if she had enough points, she couldn't bear to spend them.

Besides, she was only three years old now, a tiny child who couldn't do anything; as long as she had a means of transport that could accommodate her and take her away from crowds to travel at high altitudes, she wouldn't waste the points.

Thus, after being taken out of the city by the Robot Bodyguard, she found a hidden hilltop and left in the mini flying saucer.

The first stop was Pingkang Town.

Two hundred li away from Jingcheng.

Putting away the Small Flying Saucer, she hadn't even entered the town on her short legs before she was scooped up into a carriage by a group of human traffickers.

This was a group of traffickers specializing in kidnapping young boys, but a chubby girl picked up on the road was better than nothing. If no one wanted her, she could just be sold to a brothel.

However, they were destined to pay a high price for their greed.

It was still the "Saintess of a Thousand Faces" making a high-profile appearance, punishing the human traffickers and rescuing the dozen or so young boys who had been drugged in the lower level of the carriage.

Because the leader of the traffickers was a fugitive with a heavy bounty on the wanted list, the "Saintess of a Thousand Faces" received a reward of one hundred taels of silver from the local government.

This was also the first income Xie Yang had obtained since transmigrating to this plane.

This windfall suddenly opened up a new way of thinking about making money for her.

Thus, from then on, besides acting as bait to fish for human traffickers, she also kept an eye on the wanted lists posted at the gates of every city.

With the Main System helping with background checks, it wasn't difficult to lock onto fugitives on the wanted lists.

Soon, these robbers, bandits, and mountain brigands who had wreaked havoc among the people for many years and caused the government endless headaches were captured one by one.

Among them were flower-plucking thieves who had roamed over thirty provinces and counties harming nearly a hundred people, highwaymen who were habitual thieves and murderers of the innocent, and mountain bandits who occupied mountains as kings and robbed houses...

In less than a month, she had earned over a thousand taels in bounty money.

One hundred taels can still be carried on one's person with some effort, but how is one supposed to carry thousands of taels around?

Xie Yang gave the Robot Bodyguard a temporary skin, disguised it as a steward from some wealthy household, found a money shop, and exchanged the Silver for silver notes in denominations of ten, fifty, and one hundred taels.

Silver notes are much more convenient to carry.

It also does not affect her continuing to earn bounties by tearing down wanted posters.

As the number of times increased, the reputation of the "Saintess of a Thousand Faces" spread even further.

Storytellers everywhere were practically describing this figure as an existence "found in heaven, but nowhere on earth."

This left the martial artists wandering the pugilistic world stunned: "..."

Saintess of a Thousand Faces?

Which sect does this expert come from?

Why has no one ever heard of this person before?

No one could tell which sect the martial arts she used belonged to, and her lightness skill gave people the feeling of being elusive and ghostly.

However, this also confirmed a golden saying: of all martial arts in the world, only speed is unbreakable.

Because of this, the recent pugilistic world has been uncharacteristically calm, with every sect and faction watching to see whether the "Saintess of a Thousand Faces" is ultimately a friend or a foe.