Chapter 497: Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System (32)

However, Xie Wan was not the type to be obediently arranged; on the eve of her wedding, she drugged the maid and matron guarding the door, stole the dowry Silver, and ran off to parts unknown.

When the family of the Ministry of Revenue official came to collect the bride and learned she had vanished, they made an unceasing scene, insisting that the second branch compensate them with another daughter-in-law.

In the end, so that Xie Huan could successfully take a wife, the second mistress pinched her nose and married off her own biological daughter.

"..."

Xie Yang was simply speechless after hearing this gossip.

What do you call this? Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet?

The most unfortunate one was Xie Chan; she was abused by her wet nurse's family as a child, and after being brought back, she didn't even have two years of good days before being "sold" by her biological parents.

She didn't have a particularly good or bad impression of this cousin, but since she knew, she still helped her out in secret.

She spent points to redeem a mischievous potion, causing the Ministry of Revenue official's son to break out in herpes all over his body, especially in that place, making it agonizing to move or touch.

Now, never mind seeking pleasure in brothels, he couldn't even stiffen his neck to scold Xie Chan, let alone commit domestic violence.

Xie Chan's life at her in-laws' was better than imagined: her husband was immobile and couldn't do anything to her; her parents-in-law needed her to maintain appearances, so they treated her well on the surface, fearing she would propose a divorce, and satisfied her every request as much as possible.

With money in her hands, she gradually developed the bearing of a young mistress.

Having grown up in the countryside, she had seen too many poor couples suffer and too many incidents of husbands kicking and beating their wives, so she had absolutely no longing for married life.

As for children, at worst, she could just adopt one from the clan.

Just like the Old Matriarch, with money in hand, who would fear not being taken care of when old?

【Host, the experience points of the Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System have already fallen below 1000. At this rate of decline, it will unbind from Xie Ping in less than three days.】

In the scorching summer, the cicadas chirped.

Xie Yang was lying on the bedroom couch taking a nap.

The ice cellar dug at home was packed full of ice blocks collected during the winter.

Even if they ran out, there was still Niter to make ice, so while the outdoor sun was scorching, the indoors were filled with coolness.

She turned over comfortably and was just about to fall asleep when she was cued awake by the Main System.

She instantly perked up.

She had finally waited for this moment!

To wait for this day, she hadn't gone anywhere.

She was so bored she was almost picking at her toes.

Less than three days, right?

Then for these three days, she would hide in the Invisible Small Flying Saucer and keep watch above Xie Ping's sleeping palace.

Xie Yang made a prompt decision, dismissed the serving maids and matrons, first shot a letter "written" by the Thousand-Faced Holy Nun into her father's study, then rolled up a bundle containing three days' worth of dry rations and snacks, and took the Robot Bodyguard into the Invisible Small Flying Saucer, zipping off toward the Imperial Palace.

When Third Master Xie returned home from work and saw the familiar "Flying Knife shooting a letter," his mouth twitched. When he saw the content, he wanted to twitch his mouth even more.

Speaking of which, did the Holy Nun have misanthropy? How did she have time to shoot a Flying Knife to send a letter, but no time to come home for a visit?

But if you say she is misanthropic, she had just returned from beyond the Great Wall and immediately took his daughter away, saying she missed her disciple.

Looking around, among the masters and servants coming and going in the mansion, not a single one had seen how the Holy Nun had taken Yang Er away.

Oh, Ning Gu was gone too?

Then they must have left together.

Who knew how long it would be before they returned after this departure?

Third Master Xie sighed toward the sky.

Late at night two days later—

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully recovering the bug Sub-system of this plane. The task for this plane is complete. Reward points are being calculated...】

On the flattened seat of the Invisible Small Flying Saucer, Xie Yang, who was absorbing Moonlight Power and meditating cross-legged, sensed a ball of white light darting out from Xie Ping's sleeping palace. As she grabbed it, the long-lost "ding" sound reached her ears.

Subsequently, she saw the Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System in the form of a mythical beast in her sea of consciousness.

No wonder it loved gold and silver so much; it turned out to be a bona fide gold-swallowing beast!

Mythical beast... oh no, it should be called the Krypton Gold Palace Struggle System. Although it didn't understand why it had just unbound from the previous Host and welcomed a new one so quickly, it didn't stop it from bringing out its usual routine—painting a pie for the Host:

【Hi, human! I can assist you in becoming the master of the harem. See this? As long as you bind with me, these magical pills will all be yours... Huh? Eh—human! Human!】

Before it could finish speaking, it saw Xie Yang expressionlessly balling it up and sending it back to the factory for repairs.

Main System: 【...】

The Host didn't say it out loud, but she was definitely complaining about their System Realm in her heart again.

【Congratulations to the Host, the task for this plane has been successfully completed! Throwing flowers!】

【The timing for the next task plane to open is still a bit off. Does the Host want to continue staying in this plane, or activate the 'Set Off Immediately' Prop? To go to a random task plane?】

Xie Yang glanced at it.

In the past, it would just "ding" to inform her; why was it so sycophantic this time?

However, Props were rare, and she didn't intend to spend them recklessly.

Besides, she still wanted to go see South America at this time.

Now that the task was complete, she had plenty of time to go out.

Xie Yang did not return to the mansion; her family thought she had been picked up by her master anyway.

She directly started the Invisible Small Flying Saucer, departed from the Imperial Palace, crossed the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in turn, and flew straight to South America...

Three years later—

"Next month is Yang Er's birthday again. I wonder if she will come home this year."

Third Mistress Xie sat in the garden pavilion, watching her chubby grandson squatting in front of the koi pond watching the koi play among the lotus flowers, and couldn't help but think of her daughter.

Seven years ago, her daughter was the same age as her eldest grandson when she was abducted by human traffickers, only to be saved by her master; afterwards, she was often taken out by her master to roam the jianghu, and the number of times she returned home was few and far between.

Especially this last time she left home, she hasn't returned for three years.

By rights, her tenth birthday should have been celebrated grandly, but since her daughter was not at home, there was not much point in holding a birthday banquet.

Feng Yuezhen naturally knew the weight her sister-in-law held in the hearts of the family.

Not to mention the others, just take her husband; if it weren't for the connection to his sister's master, he might still be playing polo and mahjong at the Farm in Jingjiao even now!

Unlike now—

Owning three merchant ships that could sail the oceans without sails, the goods transported back and forth from Nanyang every year were not only highly popular in the capital, but also sold well in every prefecture and county.

After the Steam Ocean-Going Ship's trial voyage was successful and Chen Geer had been weaned, she had also gone on a trip to Nanyang with the ship, following her husband to broaden her horizons and increase her knowledge.

And all of this was brought about by her sister-in-law.

For her sister-in-law, she felt nothing but gratitude and pity.

Just thinking about how she was roaming about with her master at Chen Geer's age, supposedly running to many places every day, sometimes even crossing mountains and ridges, and having to practice her cultivation with her master morning and night.

At such a young age, she was busier than an adult.

This time she left home, she hadn't returned for three years.

A few letters ensuring her safety had arrived, but without seeing her in person, the whole family could not help but worry.

"Mother, in this daughter-in-law's opinion, regardless of whether Sister returns or not, we should set a table for a feast on the day of Sister's birthday, and each of us shall prepare a birthday gift for her."