Chapter 473: The Pay-to-Win Palace Intrigue System (8)

【Host, in order to help you obtain this permission, System has emptied out its little treasury!】

Seeing the Host so happy that her chubby face was squeezed into a pink meat bun, the Main System did not forget to vie for its own benefits:

【Host, look, your current points are enough to buy several more Robot Bodyguards. Why not buy another one? When you are out and about, having an extra Robot Bodyguard means extra protection.】

Xie Yang: "..."

Where did it learn this sales pitch?

But why would she need so many Robot Bodyguards?

Just one had already cost her quite a few points.

Besides, Robot Bodyguards can change their skins, and one can do the work of N, so she didn't need more for the time being.

It would be better to buy a means of transport like a Small Flying Saucer, whose internal space could be used to store supplies.

She swiped back and forth on the Mall interface and finally chose a Cargo Flying Vehicle.

The price was even cheaper than the Small Flying Saucer because it lacked stealth capabilities.

But it had the advantage of a dedicated cargo hold, and the internal space looked to be more than three times that of a standard shipping container.

When the Robot Bodyguard moved all the supplies stored between the seats of the Small Flying Saucer into the cargo hold of the Cargo Flying Vehicle, it discovered that they only occupied a tiny, minuscule corner.

Xie Yang was instantly as happy as a mouse that had burrowed into a rice jar, and she rubbed her hands together with squinting, smiling eyes: "Next, I can look for more mountains rich in supplies."

Main System: 【...】

Its own built-in space, would it not henceforth be relegated to the Host's storage space?

"Third Master, there are several people outside claiming to be escorts from the Shun'an Escort Agency looking for you, Third Master."

The gatekeeper sent a servant to the Xi Kuayuan to pass on the message.

"Shun'an Escort Agency?"

Xie San was completely bewildered.

He didn't know anyone from the Shun'an Escort Agency! Nor had he ever had any dealings with an escort agency.

But those who escorted goods usually possessed hard martial arts skills, so it was better not to offend them if possible.

Having nothing else to do, Xie San followed the servant who brought the message.

Outside the mansion gate, several carriages were lined up on the open ground, and several burly, sturdy escorts stood beside the carriages, chatting leisurely.

Seeing the gatekeeper's servant leading a middle-aged man with luxurious attire and an imposing air across the high threshold, the escorts straightened up, cupped their hands in a salute: "May I ask if you are the Third Master of the Zhenguo Duke Mansion?"

"I am indeed! May I ask, brothers, who are you..."

"We are escorts from the Shun'an Escort Agency responsible for the route from Jingcheng to Linzhou Fu. We were entrusted by the 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' to bring a few boxes of festival gifts for the Third Master. Oh, right, there is also a letter that the 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' entrusted us to deliver."

Upon hearing that it concerned his precious daughter, Xie San's face was immediately filled with smiles: "So that's how it is! Thank you, little brothers! The journey must have been tiring, please come inside to rest and have some tea and snacks."

"You are too kind, Third Master! We are in a hurry to return to the main agency to deliver the goods, so we will skip the tea and snacks. Let's just unload and verify the cargo!"

The escort who was speaking took a letter from his bosom and solemnly handed it to Xie San.

The other escorts jumped onto the carriages and began to unload the goods.

One by one, the escort boxes with seals attached were lifted off the carriages.

There were ten boxes in total, the seals were intact, and after the escorts thanked the Third Master for the reward money, they left with the caravan.

But there were still quite a few onlookers at the scene, whispering to each other:

"I heard it was a festival gift sent by the 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' via the escort agency."

"The nearest festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but isn't it a bit early to send gifts?"

"Didn't you hear what the escort said? The 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' is taking her little apprentice to Jiangnan to visit friends and cannot send the little apprentice back to reunite with her family, so she entrusted the escort agency to make this trip as compensation for the little apprentice being unable to fulfill her filial duties."

"They say that martial artists have always looked down on civil officials, but this 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' is an exception."

"I really envy the Xie Mansion; they now have people in the martial arts world they can talk to."

"I really want to see what the festival gifts the 'Saintess of a Thousand Faces' sent for her little apprentice are. A whole ten boxes! They wouldn't all be volumes of Martial Arts Secret Manuals, would they?"

"How could that be! Do you think Martial Arts Secret Manuals are Chinese cabbage? Haven't you heard the storyteller? In the martial arts world, the appearance of even one Martial Arts Secret Manual can trigger a bloody storm."

"That's true."

"..."

Everyone craned their necks to look at the elm-wood escort boxes lined up, really wanting to see what was inside.

Unfortunately, Xie San did not hear their inner thoughts and directly ordered people to carry the ten heavy iron-wood boxes inside.

Naturally, they were carried to the Xi Kuayuan of the Third Branch.

It was rare to have festival gifts specifically addressed to him, why should they enter the mansion's storehouse and benefit the other two branches?

Upon receiving the news, the Third Madam of the Xie family was already waiting in the courtyard in front of the Main Courtyard.

"Master, I heard that Yang Er's master entrusted the escort agency to send Mid-Autumn Festival gifts. Did they say how Yang Er is doing?"

Xie San waved his hand, dismissing the servants who were waiting on them.

Only then did he take out the letter handed to him by the escort, opened the envelope, read the contents of the letter at a glance, and laughed heartily:

"Good, good, good! Worthy of being the daughter of me, Xie Changyun, her luck is just that good!"

"What good luck? What happened to Yang Er? Nothing happened to her, right? Oh, Master!"

The Third Madam of the Xie family stamped her feet in anxiety:

"Don't just keep reading it to yourself! What exactly does the letter say? Read it to me quickly! Did Yang Er cry or make a fuss? Does she miss home?"

"This... the letter does not mention it."

Xie San read it again; it truly did not mention whether his daughter had cried or made a fuss about wanting to go home.

Since it wasn't mentioned, he supposed she hadn't made a fuss?

"The Saintess says in the letter that our Yang Er is bold and meticulous. While following her to practice martial arts in the mountains and forests, she discovered several high-quality wild ginseng, Ganoderma, and other medicinal herbs, and insisted that the Saintess pass them on to us."

"Top-tier medicinal ingredients that even the Holy Aunt praises endlessly—they certainly won't be bad! Madam, would you say Yang Er has good luck or not? It must have come from me!"

Xie San's tone was filled with immense pride.

"Why is she practicing martial arts in the mountain forest?"

Xie San's wife was on a completely different wavelength, her delicate brows furrowed in endless worry:

"The mountain forest is so dangerous! Yang Er is only three years old by nominal age; she isn't even steady walking on flat ground, let alone mountain paths. Not to mention how tiring it is to walk, what if she falls or bumps into something? Husband, why don't you bring Yang Er back? I miss her. Even if she really must practice martial arts, can't we wait until she is a few years older?"

"..."

Xie San was practically laughed to anger by his wife.

Is this a question of whether he goes to fetch his daughter or not?

It is that he has no idea where the Thousand-Faced Holy Aunt is staying at all!

Martial arts experts have superb lightness skills and uncertain whereabouts; where is he supposed to go to fetch someone?

Besides, if she could be fetched just by wanting to, he wouldn't have let the Thousand-Faced Holy Aunt take her away that day.

It was just that there was nothing to be done about these martial arts experts.

"Alright, the Holy Aunt even praised our Yang Er in the letter, so it shows the little girl should be doing quite well by her master's side; otherwise, she wouldn't be sending home the wild ginseng and Ganoderma she dug up herself."

Xie San's wife had calmed down by now; she picked up a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes and watched as Xie San personally took a cutting knife to break the seal and open the chest.

"Whoa!"