Chapter 315 - 129: Portrait

「Cold protection mode?」

[Yes, once activated, the host will not feel cold anymore.]

「What are you waiting for, hurry up and activate it.」

[Okay.]

[Beep, activating cold protection mode for the host, cold protection mode activated.]

As soon as the system finished speaking, Su Qianxue felt the bone-chilling cold that had been invading her mind and body vanish instantly, leaving her feeling warm and comfortable.

Tsk, who would have thought this cold protection mode would be so effective? With this feature, she would never fear the cold again.

Feeling blissful inside, Su Qianxue was quickly snapped out of her daydreams by the system’s death-knell-like message in her mind.

[Beep, friendly reminder, because the host currently has no points, the system has automatically deducted the host’s life value as compensation.]

[Host’s life value deducted by ten days.]

Su Qianxue: "..."

「What the heck? Deducting life value?」

Su Qianxue’s face turned green, looking incredulous, trembling with anger.

[Yes, host, I have long told you, there’s no free lunch, even the features of this system.]

[If the host wants to enjoy the functions provided by this system, you must pay the corresponding price.]

[With points, the deduction would be from points, but since the host has none, life value or appearance, knowledge, charisma may be deducted instead.]

[The host’s appearance and charisma are key to completing tasks, and considering the host’s incompetence, life value is prioritized for task considerations.]

Su Qianxue: "..."

「If you had to deduct life value, why didn’t you say so earlier? Why didn’t you ask my opinion?」

[But the host didn’t ask either.]

[Besides, would it have helped to say earlier? The host said they were about to freeze to death.]

[The host’s current life value is still 25,560 days, a deduction of ten days isn’t significant. Does the host want to freeze to death immediately, or live for another 25,560 days?]

Su Qianxue: "..."

It makes sense.

Faced with immediate death by freezing or living for another 25,560 days, she’d choose the latter.

Because of her fear of death, she lets this damned system manipulate her. Why is she working so hard?

Isn’t it to stay alive?

So, what choice is there to make?

[The host needn’t be afraid. As long as you complete tasks in the future and earn points, the deducted life value can be redeemed.]

「Alright, I understand. Now, stop talking and quickly tell me Mo Yuanhao’s current situation.」

「And that bastard Yun Wanye. Ever since entering the Prince Manor, I haven’t seen him leave. Quickly help me check the situation.」

At this moment, Su Qianxue was desperate to complete tasks.

She must complete tasks as quickly as possible to earn a lot of points and redeem her deducted life value.

Moreover, the system’s cold protection mode and today’s powerful tools have shown her the system’s magic and capability.

If she had points, she could exchange for unimaginable good things. Just thinking about this is exciting, isn’t it??

So, what are you waiting for to do tasks?

[Okay, please wait, host.]

The system quickly began monitoring Mo Yuanhao, and sent a small video of the room’s situation to Su Qianxue.

Seeing Mo Yuanhao and Yun Wanye sleeping in the same room, Su Qianxue’s blood boiled, cursing Yun Wanye hundreds of times with every insult she could think of.

「This guy is stuck in the Prince Manor and won’t leave. I can’t even determine if he’s targeting me. With him around, how dare I approach Mo Yuanhao?」

「That useless Pei Yu. I told him to distract the Yun Family, spread scandals about Yun Wanyao, cultivate feelings, have him manipulate rumors in the shadows, but as soon as he took the first step, he was assassinated. How is the plan supposed to proceed now?」

「Such a waste, he’s totally unworthy of his supporting male role.」

「It’s strange, in the plot, Pei Yu was never assassinated. So why now?」

「His plot only collapsed once at Xiangming Tea House, and that was because the Yun Family meddled.」

「So, is it possible that his collapsed plot this time is also the Yun Family’s doing?」

「Was he injured by the Yun Family?」

「Yes, definitely. If Yun Wanyao is the new female lead and knows the original plot, she naturally knows Pei Yu will fall for me later, cause her so much grief, and would target Pei Yu in advance.」

「Yes, that’s definitely it.」

Duke Ning Mansion.

After having her milk, Yun Wanqing began flipping through the chat box in her mind and happened to see Su Qianxue chatting with the system.

She quickly skimmed through the earlier messages and suddenly noticed a small video, and upon clicking it, she saw Yun Wanye with Mo Yuanhao.