“The first step is to familiarize yourself with the significant events and figures of the Republican era. Then, you’ll undergo training to adjust your speech and mannerisms. This will be crucial for blending into that time.”
With a determined nod, Yu Yi prepared for the journey ahead.
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“No need. I want to complete this task alone,” Yu Yi refused. If she were to complete the mission with someone named Meng Qing, wouldn’t they have to share the reward? This way, when would she be able to repay the performance points owed to the Heavenly God, and when would she save enough points to exchange for money to redeem her mother and sisters?
Chapter 19 Warlord (1)
Yu Yi wore a deep blue homespun garment, her hair braided in the typical rural girl’s hairstyle of this period, standing among a group of young women dressed similarly, waiting to be selected.
The mission target was sitting on a luxuriously decorated sofa chair in the hall, legs crossed, holding a thick cigar between his fingers, scanning
Tu Feibaai slightly furrowed his brow, looking at the woman in a magenta qipao sitting on another sofa chair, his tone impatient: “Haven’t you chosen yet?” Then he pointed at Yu Yi, “Her. She’s fine.”
The woman in the magenta qipao was named Ding Jingman, beautiful and delicate. Hearing Tu Feibaai’s urging and looking at Yu Yi again, she thought Yu Yi was too attractive and reluctantly pouted: “Can’t I be patient? Since she’ll be staying by my side forever, I should choose carefully.”
Tu Feibaai’s brow furrowed tightly: “I’ve asked everything that needed asking, seen everything that needed seeing. What else do you want to choose? You can stay here and pick. You don’t need to go to the banquet.” He extinguished his cigar in the crystal ashtray and suddenly stood up, walking towards the door.
Ding Jingman panicked, quickly standing to chase after him: “Hey, Feibaai, don’t be angry. I’ve chosen. It’s her.” As she walked out, she hurriedly instructed Yu Yi: “You’re Ah Ju, right? Follow Wu Ma first. Ask her if you don’t understand anything. I’ll be back tonight.”
And just like that, Yu Yi became Tu Feibaai’s third concubine.
The mission objective was to eliminate Tu Feibaai’s warlord forces.
