Chapter 173: Cannot Force Entry
Song Jiulai was originally watching the Players bicker.
Suddenly, she felt a chill on her wrist.
A chill—
Huh?
Her eyes suddenly widened.
Where was the scorpion on her wrist?
She had kept the scorpion outside because it couldn’t be put into the Warehouse.
This scorpion was strange and liked to drink a little mortal blood; she didn’t dare let it run around.
“Where is that scorpion?”
Song Jiulai subconsciously asked the System.
The System said, “It just crawled out. I saw you didn’t react, so I thought you’d given it permission to go play.”
Song Jiulai: “……”
Even when not in a desperate situation, humans can experience an emotion called despair.
For example, Song Jiulai facing this kind of System.
Seeing the disbelief in Song Jiulai’s expression, the System continued to flaunt its corruption as a new-generation data guardian: “Oh, isn’t it normal for children to want to go out and play when they grow up?”
This made Song Jiulai shiver.
“Grow up? It’s only been a few days since it was born!”
Song Jiulai stood up and dashed towards the door: “Which direction did it go?”
She wasn’t afraid of the scorpion getting hurt, but rather of it bothering the NPCs inside and then being discovered as hers.
What if she got implicated?
The System made an unreliable suggestion: “Doesn’t it have telepathy with you? Try sensing it.”
This scorpion did have a slight telepathy with Song Jiulai, but it could only give her vague perceptions.
However, if she calmed down, she could hear some faint whispers.
“So big…”
“So fragrant…”
“She （ it ） is so fragrant, I want to drink…”
This last sentence sent a chill down Song Jiulai’s spine.
She immediately tried to command the scorpion in her mind: “You shut up right now!!”
She thought for a moment that the scorpion used its tail to suck blood.
“…Shut sting… shut tail—never mind, just shut all your organs immediately. If you dare to drink, I’ll turn you into dried scorpion!”
The scorpion indeed went silent.
After a while, another voice came.
“So fierce, so fierce…”
Song Jiulai, guided by the vague response, sensed the scorpion’s location.
However, standing at the target location, she was momentarily bewildered.
Because the scorpion’s location was in the Master’s Courtyard, which was Qin Yongkang’s residence.
This place was strictly forbidden by Xiao Cui.
The tallest mansion was decorated with festive banners, and even in broad daylight, the red lanterns inside were lit.
On the path leading to the Master’s Courtyard, there was a dividing courtyard gate, where two guards stood, staring at Song Jiulai.
“What are you doing?”
Song Jiulai gave an awkward smile: “Nothing, I was just wandering around.”
“This is not a place you should be. Leave immediately.”
The guards were far less patient than Xiao Cui, treating all guests with the same attitude: impatient and indifferent. “Leave now.”
Song Jiulai naturally wouldn’t argue with the guards. As she was about to leave, a blurry image suddenly appeared before her eyes.
“Ah—”
“Damn it, where did this stinking bug come from?”
She heard a woman’s scolding voice, and a glimpse of a slender, fair wrist flashed before her eyes, as if she were grabbing something.
Then Song Jiulai heard a voice.
“Fragrant, much more fragrant than before…”
Song Jiulai: “……”
The System said hesitantly, “It’s probably not talking about you, right? Children say whatever comes to mind, don’t take it to heart…”
Unfortunately, Song Jiulai didn’t have time to argue with a scorpion.
She noticed the blurry image becoming clearer, a large expanse of scenery rapidly passing by, as if a filter had been added and the camera was constantly shaking.
Moreover, Song Jiulai saw the perspective from behind the guards; she even saw the figures of the two guards at the entrance.
Immediately after, a sting on her wrist, and the scorpion quickly crawled back.
The image in front of Song Jiulai disappeared, and she saw the guards’ frowning, vigilant expressions: “You’re still not leaving, what do you want?”
Song Jiulai reacted with surprise and immediately said, “I’m leaving right away.”
After returning to her bedroom, she took out the scorpion and looked at it.
The scorpion’s extremely long tail swayed, looking rather lazy.
Song Jiulai frowned: “Did I just see its perspective?”
System: “Probably.”
Song Jiulai exclaimed in surprise: “It has this ability?”
And it had such a divine ability without any Spiritual Energy.
The image was of it stinging—
Song Jiulai shook the scorpion: “Who did you sting just now?”
The female voice in the previous image sounded distorted, and Song Jiulai didn’t know who it had stung.
Regardless, it was in Qin Yongkang’s residence.
The female occupants inside were likely not ordinary.
The only one Song Jiulai knew was Qin Yongkang’s maid, Xiao Cui.
The scorpion did not answer.
Only its inner voice continued to speak.
“So dizzy, so dizzy… sleepy…”
Saying that, it tilted its head and lay on Song Jiulai’s wrist to sleep again.
Song Jiulai: “……”
What a bizarre creature!
At this moment, Xu Qingchuan returned from the side.
Xu Qingchuan had originally come with the identity of ‘Bride’.
Seeing Song Jiulai, he raised his eyelids to look at her and sneered: “Did you go to the Master’s Courtyard just now?”
Song Jiulai looked thoughtfully at Xu Qingchuan: “Brother Tie Gen has eyes everywhere.”
In this Instance, Spiritual Energy couldn’t be used freely. If he knew she went to the Master’s Courtyard after leaving, it seemed these Cultivators had many special methods.
Xu Qingchuan didn’t care about Song Jiulai’s veiled sarcasm; however, the mention of Brother Tie Gen made his eyelid twitch.
He didn’t argue with Song Jiulai but said, “I advise you to give up on the idea of inquiring in the Master’s Courtyard. No one will be allowed in before the official wedding.”
Song Jiulai just smiled sweetly: “Brother Tie Gen, it’s just facing a group of Mortals. How about you and I join forces and try to break into the Master’s Courtyard to gather information?”
Her proposal seemed plausible, but Xu Qingchuan gave a strange smile: “Sure, you can try tonight.”
Song Jiulai was, of course, bluffing.
This was a Mortal World, but the Cultivators who entered hadn’t intended to force their way in with Spiritual Energy, indicating there was a trap.
Just because she didn’t know anything didn’t mean she would act recklessly.
Since it was said that the Master’s Courtyard was off-limits, she definitely wouldn’t trespass.
—Unless someone took the lead.
Seeing that her words hadn’t fooled him, Song Jiulai could only say regretfully: “In that case, I’ll try tonight.”
Xu Qingchuan’s eyes flickered.
He didn’t quite believe Song Jiulai would go, but Song Jiulai, a reckless youth, didn’t know she would be one of the chosen Brides upon moving in.
What if she actually went?
Just then, several servants came out from the Mansion, distributing something.
Seeing Song Jiulai and Xu Qingchuan, they said, “Two guests, the weather has been bad these past few days, and there have been bugs appearing in the Mansion. These insect repellent bags were distributed by Sister Xiao Cui’s orders. Please remember to place them in your rooms to avoid being bitten.”
Xu Qingchuan, though confused, politely accepted: “You are very thoughtful.”
Song Jiulai, however, scratched her cheek and accepted with some guilt.
