yasinovel Chapter 5 The Beautiful Snake Who Sucks the Marrow from the Bones
Chapter 5 The Beautiful Snake Who Sucks the Marrow from the Bones
The problem is that Dong Guanfei is still unclear about the system's task-issuing mechanism, such as the criteria for identifying witches, and whether there are time or number restrictions for task triggering, etc.
So going back to her might not be useful, and could even cause more trouble in your life.
Just then, he sensed the sound of the copper ring outside the courtyard gate being struck coming from where he was.
Dong Guanfei immediately focused his mind on his body, and then his vision blurred for a moment before he found that his vision had returned to normal and the space cabin had completely disappeared.
When he reaches the late stage of "True Qi" or "Spiritual Energy", his soul can enter the spatial cabin without the guidance of the Peace Silver Lock.
In addition, he could sense that the "Ruyi" had silently merged into his face.
To be on the safe side, Dong Guanfei activated "Ruyi" and adjusted his aura to that of an ordinary person.
Then, he looked down and checked himself, finding nothing unusual, and quickly walked to the back of the courtyard gate.
"Who?"
"Young Master Dong, this humble servant is Miao Ning."
A gentle, young female voice sounded from outside the door.
Dong Guanfei froze. "Miss Miaoning, are you alone?"
"Yes."
After a moment's hesitation, he opened the door, and his eyes lit up.
Standing outside the door was a slender woman who looked to be around twenty years old, wearing a navy blue velvet cheongsam.
Her features were exquisite, and the cream-white fleece-lined cloak she wore accentuated her jade-like skin and unparalleled beauty.
The veiled hat she wore, adorned with embroidered flowers, created a hazy and alluring charm.
At this moment, four words came to Dong Guanfei's mind: both pure and lustful.
The woman's face was full of worry as she carefully examined him.
Fortunately, Dong Guanfei did not appear to have been injured.
The "Evil-Eyed Witch" probably hasn't had a chance to make a move against him yet.
Thank goodness... otherwise I would have been heartbroken!
I've worked so hard for so long, and I almost got robbed by those brutes.
"Miss Miao Ning, what's wrong?"
The woman's smile was like a hundred flowers blooming.
"Young Master Dong, I'm worried you might do something rash."
"You've done all this for me."
"Why don't you go stay with one of my sisters to lay low for a while? She only has one sister, and I'll go there too."
next moment.
A pale golden light curtain quickly unfolded.
[A witch has been discovered.]
[Xie Miaoning, a dual-profession of swallow and assassin: This kind of top-quality male swallow prospective, who can charm both men and women, is a rare find. With him, all kinds of high-ranking officials' wives, noble ladies, and male generals will fall into my trap. I must win him over as soon as possible and not let the "evil-eyed witch" harm him in the slightest.]
[Option 1: You are deeply in love, so you agree to be with her. (Reward: Five Universal Points, ten days of passionate encounters with multiple female swallows, enjoying all the pleasures of love, quickly becoming the top male swallow in the Swallow Clan, and able to charm both men and women within three months)]
[Option Two: Your extraordinary wisdom exposes the Swallow Clan's trap, and you confront, threaten, and warn her. (Reward: 15 Universal Points, 5 Cubic Meter Storage Backpack, high probability of being attacked or kidnapped by the Swallow Clan and the Missing Clan within three days. Demonic effect: Each use of the storage backpack renders you infertile for 24 hours.)]
[Option 3: You subtly deceive her and make excuses, then secretly investigate the Yan Clan, the Que Clan, and the Money Gang, exacting severe revenge and reaping compensation more than ten times your lost wealth. (Reward: 15 Universal Points, Dangerous Intuition Talent, Demonic Nature: Each time the Dangerous Intuition Talent is triggered, your current Luck value decreases by one-third for 24 hours.)]
[Note: The characteristic of the Danger Intuition talent is—]
1. You can have a vague sense of impending danger three seconds in advance;
2. Actions that, based on intuition, lead to personal danger even a second in advance.
It really was a trap set by the swallow!
And it's not just the Swallow Bureau!
About half a year ago, the original owner of this body went to the famous "Bai Fu Men" club with her childhood friend and colleague, police officer Zhang Fugui, and met Xie Miaoning, who had just become a dancer, and fell in love at first sight.
From then on, the original owner fawned over him, buying over three hundred silver dollars worth of dance tickets alone.
The Eagle Dollar was a silver coin minted by the Western Golden Eagle Federation. It was of very high quality and therefore very popular.
At current prices, one silver dollar can buy sixty catties of rice or eight catties of pork.
Considering inflation and wage levels, its value is roughly equivalent to about 300 RMB before Dong Guanfei's time travel.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, because Xie Miaoning has a gambling-addicted father, a sick mother, and a disabled younger brother.
About three months ago, her father owed three thousand silver dollars in gambling debts, which quickly ballooned to five thousand silver dollars due to compounding interest, leading to him being harassed by the Money Gang.
If she can't repay the money, Xie Miaoning will either become the fourteenth concubine of Shi Guanghao, the sixty-year-old leader of the Money Gang, or sell herself in a brothel controlled by the Money Gang.
The original owner of this body learned of this by chance and immediately went to the door. Seeing the beauty weeping and looking heartbroken, he was immediately captivated.
At the time, the original owner had more than three thousand silver dollars in cash and valuables, and the shortfall was not too large, so he consigned two precious antiques left by his uncle Dong Guotao.
The problem is that it takes time to realize cash from consignment sales.
With the help of his childhood friend Zhang Fugui, the original owner borrowed 2,800 silver dollars from the familiar Yinlilai Money Shop, mortgaging the land deed and house deed of his villa for the loan.
The villa is worth at least 50,000 silver dollars.
However, the original owner wasn't too worried, because those two antiques were worth at least five thousand silver dollars.
However, the two wealthy businessmen who had initially been very fond of the two antiques suddenly lost interest, and a new buyer was nowhere to be found.
However, the loan agreement with the money shop contained hidden traps, which caused the debt of 2,800 silver dollars to grow to nearly 11,000 silver dollars in just three months!
In addition, the monthly salary of a third-class police officer in the concession police station was only seven silver dollars.
Now, it seems that Dong Guanfei has no other way to go but to sell the villa.
The deadline for repayment is three days later.
The key issue is that the original owner's predicament has spread to the brokerage firms in the surrounding area, resulting in him being subjected to extremely low prices.
A villa can't even sell for 11,000 silver dollars now.
Later, there were no other buyers besides the Money Gang.
Even if he sold the mansion to the Money Gang three days later, he would still owe them more than two thousand silver dollars.
The most outrageous thing is that the original owner only touched Xie Miaoning's small hand and put his arm around her slender waist while dancing, and that was it. He is still a fledgling to this day.
The important thing is that the original owner stepped forward voluntarily, and he didn't even have a handwritten IOU from Xie Miaoning.
How could I put the woman I like in a difficult position?
"Otherwise, how am I any different from the person who forced Miao Ning?"
"Wouldn't that be kicking someone when they're down?"
"Miao Ning is so pitiful."
These were the original owner's most basic thoughts.
In fact, Xie Miaoning gave the original owner one or two hundred silver dollars every month after that, although this amount of money was just a drop in the bucket.
The original owner was very touched and told her not to work so hard, and was even more unwilling for her to ruin herself.
After all, these days, even the most popular dancers only earn three to five hundred silver dollars a month.
Before becoming a forest ranger, Dong Guanfei worked in finance on Xiamen Island and was familiar with some of the tricks used to defraud and prey on the wealthy.
After receiving the original owner's memories, he intuitively felt that there were deep traces of manipulation involved, and that there were many damned people involved.
He just hasn't had time to deal with it yet.
Unexpectedly, Xie Miaoning wasn't only after the original owner's money; the original owner herself was her true target.
Not content with squeezing him dry, they now want to tarnish his reputation!
This is a beautiful snake that sucks the marrow from bones!