During her first mission, Yu Yi’s first thought standing by the official road was to escape. But she quickly dismissed this idea, knowing that if the divine being could instantly transport her far from the capital, they could just as easily bring her back. Immediately, the divine being’s voice rang out, seeming to speak both in her ear and in her mind. She understood that she only had a chance of survival by completing the tasks entrusted to her.
Yes, survival – returning to the brothel would mean death for her, and she would rather die than be sold.
So after completing the second mission and returning to the white room, Yu Yi almost eagerly asked, “Divine Being, what is the third mission?”
The divine being said, “You spent quite some time completing the second mission. Don’t you want to rest?”
Yu Yi was surprised, “Can I rest?”
The divine being laughed, “I’m not a slave owner. Rest first, and call me when you’re ready.”
As soon as he finished speaking, something began to protrude from the wall. Yu Yi nervously stepped back, causing the divine being to burst into laughter. Embarrassed, she glanced at the ceiling, aware that the divine being could see her every move.
The protruding object was rectangular, slightly taller and wider than a person, but looked almost indistinguishable from the wall – white and emitting a soft glow. When it stopped protruding, a large rectangular hole appeared on its front surface – or perhaps a door?
The divine being said, “This is a shower room. Press the blue button after entering. If there’s an emergency, press the red button.”
Yu Yi blushed, lowering her head and entering the shower room, the door closing behind her.
The rest of the passage continues in this detailed, narrative style, describing Yu Yi’s first experience with a modern shower and her interactions with the mysterious divine being.
Walking out of the bathroom, she saw the bed. She only realized it was soft when she sat on it. As soon as she lay down, the room’s light immediately dimmed.
Fatigue rushed towards her like a tide.
In Liu’s residence, she had always been on edge, especially when Liu Zhengyu slept in the main room.
What would she do after completing the task, and what was the deal with that somewhat strange deity…
However, when she truly returned to this room, she was no longer troubled by those thoughts. Almost in an instant, she fell into a deep sleep.
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Yu Yi didn’t know how long it had been since she had slept so sweetly and soundly, without even a single dream. When she woke up, she felt both her body and mind were extremely comfortable.
“Great Deity?” she called softly.
She waited a moment before hearing the deity say: “Rested?”
“Yes.”
“The third test task is… well… protecting a prince and preventing an assassination…”
Yu Yi was afraid the deity would suddenly make her possess someone like before, and quickly said: “I don’t know martial arts.”
“Just learn!” the deity’s tone was extremely relaxed.
Yu Yi was puzzled. Although she had never been in contact with martial artists, learning martial arts to even a basic level would surely take five or ten years, right? But if the deity used magical powers, perhaps he could give her martial skills instantly?
But he said “learn”?
“Close your eyes,” the deity commanded. Simultaneously, Yu Yi felt a wave of dizziness and involuntarily closed her eyes. Many things flashed before her eyes at a speed she couldn’t clearly see.
“Done,” the deity said. “Try it now.”
Yu Yi slowly stood up and tried moving her arms, but felt no change had occurred.
Suddenly a completely black figure appeared, throwing a right punch towards her. She quickly leaned back, simultaneously shifting her right shoulder back. Her left hand grabbed the opponent’s wrist, gripping and pushing right, causing the punch to miss. In the next instant, Yu Yi’s right hand formed a fist and swiftly struck the figure’s chin.
At this moment, she noticed the black figure had no face, with its entire head being black. The black figure fell backward and then disappeared.
All of this was done through pure instinct; she had reacted without thinking.
The deity said: “Basic combat skills, costing one hundred merit points, consider it a gift from me. If you want to learn intermediate and advanced skills, including weapon techniques, you’ll have to pay yourself. Physical training can’t be quickly learned and requires your continuous practice.”
Yu Yi hesitated: “I have no money.”
“You earned payment from your first two tasks. Let me check… one hundred and eighty points. But learning intermediate, advanced combat, and cold weapon skills will cost over four thousand points. How about this – you’ll owe it and repay through future tasks.”
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Yu Yi felt the deity was quite business-like and suddenly realized, joyfully asking, “Great Deity, can I stay?” Since he wanted her to repay through future tasks, it meant he had essentially accepted her.
“I never said that. If you fail this time, you still can’t stay. Those skills I can take back,” the deity’s voice sounded extremely cold.
Yu Yi felt disappointed but didn’t show it, telling herself she would definitely complete the task.
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Yu Yi became a martial maidservant, usually dressed as a servant, staying close to the prince. What she found strange was that she had never heard of this prince. The princes in the court should all be over fifty, yet this one was only in his thirties, in his prime, and the people around him wore clothing and hairstyles somewhat different from what she was used to.
Despite her doubts, Yu Yi remained highly alert, always watching the surroundings. For several consecutive days, no dangerous incidents occurred, but her nerves became increasingly tense.
One day, a banquet was held in the prince’s residence – an extremely suitable occasion for assassination. Yu Yi followed the prince, nervously scanning the surroundings while trying to avoid staring too long to avoid being considered rude by the guests.
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With cups exchanging hands and songs and dances entertaining, Yu Yi secretly wondered if someone would really assassinate the prince publicly during a banquet.
After three rounds of drinks, the prince stood up unsteadily to use the restroom. Yu Yi, along with another martial maidservant named Qingting and two guards, followed and stood guard outside. Hearing water sounds from inside, Yu Yi blushed and turned her back, even though a door separated them.
The change happened in an instant. The water sound stopped, and a cry of “Ah!” came from inside. Yu Yi tensed, shouting: “Assassin in the restroom!”
The guards had already rushed in upon hearing the prince’s cry, fighting the assassin inside. Yu Yi was a step behind, about to enter, when she saw the prince stumble and fall out of the door. She hurried forward, no longer caring about propriety, and together with Qingting, held his arm and tried to pull him up, guiding him down the corridor.
In the corridor, the prince fell again. Yu Yi then noticed his trousers were not pulled up, hanging on his feet and preventing him from walking. Fortunately, his outer robe was wide, so Yu Yi only saw his calves, but even so, her face was completely red.
She turned her head away, afraid of seeing something she shouldn’t, but saw two light, floating black figures sweeping into the corridor, their tiptoes already pouncing towards them. She hurriedly shouted: “There are assassins!”
Chapter 6 Test Mission Three (2)
Yu Yi was at a loss when two assassins appeared. When she saw Qing Tong leap towards the black shadows, she also rushed up and began fighting with the assassin on her right.
