"I see, you don't have any wish to tell me anything, do you? Since you don't have any wish to assist the crown prince,the future emperor of this empire, Then, I suppose this empire also doesn't need you anymore. Chen, come forward and give that to him, it's time I sent him to his afterlife."
Yun Si stood up as he signaled one of his men, walking away towards the door.
"You lost your last chance, Yun Shu. Don't blame me for this, cousin!"
Yun Si looked back at Yun Shu sideways as he stopped walking, but the subtle smile on Yun Shu's face only broadened.
Bang! Kringgg!
After Yun Si was gone, Yun Shu saw with a blurry vision as the man took a long whip scaled with sharp needles as he started to beat her.
For some reason, the beating today felt way too painful and stinging then any other.
In a few moments, the changes started to show up as Yun Shu felt dizzy. She could see Chen Yi at side, who was looking at her with teary eyes.
Ding!
[Extremely venomous snake poison has been detected.]
[Remaining Life Force : 17%
16%
15%
…]
'Hmm… it's painful… I ain't gonna choose this method anymore!'
'I must… choose a painless death… the next time… '
Yun Shu closed her eyes, the rain-like sound of whipping seemed to have stopped ringing in her ears slowly.
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"Gasp!"
With a jerk, the man woke up, widening his eyes as looked left and right towards his surroundings. Making sure that she was back, Yun Shu grabbed her clothes tightly, and her body was sweating profusely.
"Is it done?"
Did I really… save him from his tragic fate?
[Well done, host.]
Chen Yi sounded a little bit lethargic, though he was smiling happily.
'So… I really did come back? Is that even possible?'
But then again, Yun Shu was truly able to cross dimensions and come into another world, at this moment, nothing seemed to be impossible anymore.
"It's good then, I returned. Though, at that time, the pain I felt was so real! I'm never choosing such a gruesome death ever again!"
The pain was so real that Yun Shu felt like her soul was being torn apart to pieces. Hearing the complaint, Chen Yi's expression suddenly changed as his eyelids trembled slightly before it went back to normal.
"Host, you should check your status window." Chen Yi reminded Yun Shu as he looked away from her.
"Ah! Oh, yeah! I almost forgot that. But then again, I had a few questions regarding this mission. What would happen to Bai Yunxian's memories of this incident? Would he forget it, or would he notice that something was wrong? Also, what's going on with my body? It seems that nobody realized that I'm a girl even after my clothes were torn apart? How could it be possible?"
Yun Shu was really puzzled when she saw how Yun Si was still treating her like a man even though she was a woman. Could it be that there was something wrong with his eyes? Or was it a problem from my side?
"Wait, wait, host. You are asking too many questions at once. Let me answer you one by one." Chen Yi was flustered by the sudden flood of questions, but he calmed down soon and went back to being normal.
"The Male lead's memories will be alternated by the present contribution you left, and he will only remember the moment where you helped him."
"What? Then, his previous memories… what would happen to them? Why do I suddenly feel like I'm committing an unforgivable crime?"
Yun Shu was startled by his explanation as she panicked.
Everyone has something or someone they cherish very much, and they wouldn't like it when the cherished things get taken away by some unknown intruders.
If the system really did something like that, then Yun Shu didn't feel like she could forgive herself.
Seeing the girl panic, Chen Yi suddenly smiled as he patted her head, "Calm down, host. You didn't do something illegal."
Although his host was tough in rough situations, she also sometimes act like a little kid.
"Then, how would you explain that to me?"
"His memory is still intact. The system is not fool enough to try and mess with someone's memory who is superior to him. We are just overwriting his memories along with the previous ones, so that he would remember your help at that time."
"Is it something right?"
"Of course it's safe, you don't need to worry about that."
Phew!
Yun Shu let out a sigh of relief as she looked relieved.
"If so, then what about the next question?"
"Did you notice the earring in your left ear?" Chen Yi asked the curious Yun Shu as she subconsciously touched the earring.
"You mean this?"
"That's right. This is no ordinary earring, it's actually an artifact."
In a flash, a name floated out of the screen in front of Yun Shu as she stared at it.
[Artifact : Tears of Mermaids
Skill : Hide, Ace
Can be used in suitable circumstances.]
?
Yun Shu furrowed her eyebrows with confusion, she really didn't understand the function just by staring at the screen blankly.
"This means that the artifact you use has reached its suitable condition and helped you hide your gender thoroughly. Because of the artifacts 'will', people will see your body as a man's body, hiding your feminine grace."
"Ooo…."
Yun Shu made an 'O' shape with her lips as she nodded her head, she already understood the things by now.
"This artifact comes in pairs since it's an earring. You can give the other one to Bai Yunxian as well since it can help him hide his aura and appearance to a certain extent."
"Hmm, alright. I'll make sure to give that one to him."
A comfortable silence came down in the atmosphere for a while, before another screen flashed in front of her nose.
Ding!
[Congratulations player for clearing the quest!]