Seeing that Cheng Yi and the others had no intention of counterattacking, Yan Jin intended to close the courtyard gate.
“Wait!”
The man in blue clothes walked over and spoke to Yan Jin with a smiling face.
“Our captain said that attacking your inn was purely a misunderstanding. How about we shake hands and make peace?”
“…”
Yan Jin sneered inwardly. When someone showed unprovoked courtesy, there was usually either deceit or theft behind it. She decided to see what exactly they were planning.
Before Yan Jin could speak, the man in blue clothes, Cai Liang, continued, “This place of yours… is an inn, right? It’s getting late now. Can we stay here tonight?”
Although Yan Jin wanted to make some money from them, they had come here to capture Qi Hua. Inviting them in to stay seemed somewhat…
When Cai Liang saw the hesitation and struggle in Yan Jin’s expression, he smiled slightly and said, “We guarantee that we will not attack Qi Hua again. The room fee is not a problem either.”
When Qi Hua heard Cai Liang speaking to Yan Jin, he loudly said to her, “Boss, I believe Cheng Yi and the others are not the kind of petty people who break their promises.”
He walked closer to Yan Jin and whispered into her ear, “Why not keep them here and see what tricks they are planning?”
“Staying is fine, but there are no rooms left. You can only sleep in tents. One tent costs three crystal cores per night.”
[Xiao Qi, does this count as completing the mission?]
[I suppose… it does.]
The system could not help sighing. Human intentions were truly difficult to predict.
As soon as the system finished speaking, Yan Jin heard the mechanical voice announcing that the mission had been completed.
Cai Liang showed a troubled expression and whispered with Cheng Yi. Cheng Yi could be seen grinding his teeth before finally nodding.
After that, Cai Liang took out a bag of crystal cores and handed it to Yan Jin.
…
Night fell.
Cai Liang brought that lackey with him and walked into the hall where Yan Jin was. As soon as they entered, they smelled a rich aroma of meat that lingered in the air for a long time.
Both of their noses twitched involuntarily several times.
It smelled so good…
They had clearly just filled their stomachs, yet after smelling the fragrance, a sudden wave of hunger rose again. They realized that it seemed they had not eaten meat for a very long time.
Seeing Yan Jin staring straight at them, they suddenly remembered the purpose of their visit.
“Sorry, that was quite embarrassing,” Cai Liang said with a smile.
“Is something the matter?” Yan Jin asked, puzzled, unsure what scheme they were plotting.
“Our captain said that right now only Qi Hua knows the whereabouts of that batch of supplies. However, we are short on manpower, so we would like to cooperate with the boss.”
“Cooperate? What benefit would I get? Don’t tell me you expect to give me a few crystal cores and have me work for you?”
“Our boss said that if the boss is willing to cooperate with us and help find the supplies, we can split it seventy thirty,” the lackey beside Cai Liang said, raising his chin at Yan Jin.
“You get seventy, and I get thirty?” Yan Jin sneered. They had really calculated things well.
“Giving you thirty percent is already a favor from our boss.”
“In that case, there’s nothing more to talk about.” Yan Jin turned and left.
Just as the lackey was still somewhat indignant, the Wolf King beside Yan Jin walked over with “elegant” steps. It licked its tongue at them, and saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth.
The two of them took several steps back, afraid that they might accidentally anger it.
“Wait… we sincerely invite the boss to cooperate with us,” Cai Liang said while keeping his eyes on the Wolf King.
“You call seventy thirty sincere? Besides, Qi Hua is the only one who knows the whereabouts, right? If I refuse to hand him over, you probably won’t get anything at all.”
“Then… what do you suggest?” Cai Liang felt that the woman in front of him was extremely difficult to deal with.
“Fifty fifty,” Yan Jin said.
“You might as well go rob someone!” the lackey cursed angrily.
Cai Liang pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. After a brief pause, he said, “Fine. Tomorrow morning, we will await the boss’s presence.”
After watching the two of them leave, Yan Jin immediately opened the panel to check the newly activated weapons section.
The weapons looked completely different from those in her previous life, and there were not many unlocked weapons either, only a few scattered ones.
[Host, if you complete more missions, you will unlock more weapon types.]
[Other people receive weapons as rewards after completing missions, but all I get is a shop. Even buying a dagger requires me to spend my own gold coins!]
Yan Jin complained about how stingy the system was.
The only weapon she could afford in the weapon shop was the dagger in front of her, and it still cost 3,000 gold coins.
As an ordinary office worker in her previous life, even though she did not understand weapons, she could still tell that this dagger was far from ordinary.
When she opened the description, there were only five simple words.
Cuts through iron like mud.
Although the description was short, it looked like a very good item. As a weak woman who could not even truss a chicken, she had to buy one to protect herself.
[Qiqi!]
[This system does not change its name whether walking or sitting. Please call me 007.][1] T/N: “Qi” (七) means “seven” in Chinese. The nickname “Xiao Qi” literally translates to “Little Seven.” jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1864791_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1864791_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });
[Alright then, Xiao Qi. Look, your host here is just a weak woman right now, right?]
System: ???
[Your host is poor and weak! Can you give a discount on this dagger?] After saying that, she even pretended to squeeze out two tears.
When the system looked at the pitiful number of gold coins she had, which was not even as many as its own, it could not help reflecting on itself. Had it given too few missions?
[Host, please work hard and complete more missions. Gold coins will eventually come.]
Yan Jin: “…”
Yan Jin patiently bargained with the system for a long time. Finally, under the pressure of her persistent demands, the system could not help giving her a discount.
She bought two daggers. One was given to Bai Ruozhu, and the other she kept for self defense.
That night, Yan Jin discussed with everyone the matter of searching for the supplies with Cheng Yi and the others the next day.
“Sister, I want to go with you tomorrow as well,” Bai Ruozhu said nervously while looking at Yan Jin.
“You stay here and watch the place. Old Qi and I will go, and the Wolf King will follow secretly. Don’t worry,” Yan Jin reassured her.
Yu Chen felt that if he had not brought Qi Hua to the inn, Yan Jin would not have encountered such trouble. He asked, “How about I go with you as well?”
“Yes, Old Chen should go too. It will be good to have someone to look after each other.”
Seeing Yu Chen’s uneasy expression, Yan Jin thought that Cheng Yi probably had some hidden scheme. She felt that they definitely had bad intentions, so having another person would provide extra support.
She nodded and agreed to Yu Chen’s request.
“I want to go too…”
At that moment, a series of footsteps sounded from outside the door. It was Ji Yanting.
“Your injuries haven’t healed yet. It would be better for you to stay in the inn and recover.”
Although Ji Yanting still coughed from time to time, his complexion was noticeably rosier than when she had first picked him up.
The pills produced by the system were indeed extraordinary.
“I’m almost recovered. I think that if I go out and walk around a bit, it might even help me recover my memories faster.”
When Yan Jin heard this, she wanted to refuse, but she could not think of a reason to reject him.
Qi Hua did not want this mysterious person of unknown origin to go along, so he gave Yu Chen a look.
Yu Chen naturally understood Qi Hua’s meaning, so he spoke up, “I think the three of us going is enough. If we encounter any danger, it will be easier to escape with fewer people.”
“That’s right. Why don’t you stay in the inn and recover from your injuries.”
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