These few-hundred-point missions could also be done, as long as they could be completed. After carefully comparing, Yu Yi chose a mission to rescue someone in a mountain village.
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Yu Yi looked down at herself. Her thin body wore a short, light gray jacket, black coarse cloth pants washed to near-whiteness. Her pant legs revealed two small feet wearing oversized black cloth shoes. Stretching her hands forward, her thin wrists peeked out from the insufficiently long sleeves.
She had become a girl named Min Ling.
She picked up the bundle from the ground, felt inside to confirm that everything she needed was there, and then looked around. Behind her was a small mountain village, and it was dinnertime, with white smoke rising from many rooftops.
So the Min clan ancestral hall is just ahead.
Yu Yi ran along the gravel path, but she couldn’t run well and had to adjust her cloth shoes every few steps.
The Min clan ancestral hall was located not far from the northwest of Luo Shang Village, hidden among two rows of century-old trees. After running for a short while, Yu Yi saw a black roof ridge emerging through the lush green branches.
The ancestral hall’s door was half-open. As Yu Yi ran over, before even entering, she saw an elderly man with graying hair sitting in the courtyard. She waved and called out loudly, “Third Uncle, Third Aunt asks you to come home for dinner.”
Master Min slowly stood up, stretched his back, and asked curiously, “Why is dinner ready so early? The shift replacement hasn’t even arrived yet.”
Yu Yi said, “Third Uncle, I’ll watch things here. You go eat.”
Master Min asked hesitantly, “Ling, are you sure you can handle this alone?”
Yu Yi nodded, “Of course! I’m just watching things here.”
Master Min reminded her, “Don’t run off. Your Second Dog Uncle will be here soon.”
“I know!” Yu Yi answered brightly, sitting on a small stool looking obedient.
Master Min shuffled away. Once he was gone, Yu Yi quickly ran inside the hall. A large bamboo pig cage lay on the ground, with a woman tied up inside like a zongzi.
