Chapter 29: Reappearance of the Task

  At the same time, in another small courtyard of the Wu family, Wu Renjie was talking to a servant, "Are you sure? Has that old man really left the city?" Wu San Shao felt a wave of tension in his heart at this moment. He couldn't help it, as it involved the Wen family and he couldn't afford not to be tense. The third young master thought that this should already be considered one of the craziest things he had ever done in his life.

  "It's true, young master! I've been keeping watch for a whole week now, hiding in the gatehouse of the mansion. That old man who came with the Wen family left the house and headed straight for the city gate, he must have left the city by now!" The servant, whose face was covered in acne, said with a flattering smile to Wu Renjie.

  "What the...! I asked you if you saw that old man leave the city with your own eyes, and you said you did! Now you're telling me he should have left?! You little scoundrel, are you trying to get a beating?! What's going on here, tell me!" Wu Renjie was furious, slapping his subordinate on the head and rebuking him.

  "Oh no! Oh no! Young master, listen to my explanation! I was afraid that old man would discover me, so I didn't follow him. Besides, the other party is from the Wen family, they should be skilled in martial arts. If I had recklessly followed him and got caught, wouldn't it have ruined your important matter, young master? Now, as long as I continue to guard the gatehouse, if that old man still hasn't returned by nightfall, doesn't that mean he has left the city?" The beaten servant hastily explained, fearing further punishment.

  Wu Renjie nodded in agreement, "The people from the Wen family are basically all skilled in martial arts, even a little girl like that is exceptionally talented and can take care of herself. Looking at it this way, that old man probably isn't as simple as he seems, if he really sent someone to secretly keep an eye on us, who knows what kind of trouble we might get into!" Thinking this, Wu Renjie looked at the servant's face which had slightly improved, still feeling a bit too rash himself.

  "Hmm, not bad, you're right. Consider this 200 taels of silver as your reward for working hard all week. Now, hurry up and go to the gatehouse to keep watch. As soon as it gets dark, no matter if that old man has returned or not, come back and report to me! Did you hear?! At that time, I won't forget your good deeds!" Wu Renjie said to his servant who was overjoyed after receiving the reward.

  "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master! You just watch out, that old man's trail will definitely not escape the eyes of a small person like me!" After finishing speaking, the servant walked towards the door, thinking to himself, "These two hundred taels should be enough for me to live comfortably for a while. When the time comes, I must find a little girl to vent my frustrations."

  "Come back!" Wu Renjie thought of something and said immediately.

  "Ah! Is there anything else I can attend to, Master?" The servant hastily returned to attention.

  "Things are secretive, and that old man doesn't know if he has martial arts skills or not, so you absolutely cannot be discovered. Be clever for me, understand?" Wu Renjie said seriously to the servant.

  "Yes! The little one will definitely not be discovered. At that time, the little one will hide in the door house, take a mirror to reflect the door, and absolutely will not be discovered. Young master, you can rest assured!" The servant proudly expressed his own thoughts, and then flattered Wu Renjie a few more times.

  "Hmm, good. As long as things are done properly, I'll reward you handsomely then." Wu Renjie said to his servant with satisfaction.

  "Yes! Young master, you can rest assured, I'll go right away!" After finishing speaking, he swiftly ran out of the courtyard.

  Staring at the already disappeared servant, Wu Renjie's face slowly turned gloomy and terrifying, "Dead fatty, your death is near! See where you little bastard can run to this time! Hehehehe..."

  "Ah-choo!" Wu Ye Yu, who was savoring the exquisite dishes on the table with a self-satisfied expression while hugging Wen Xue Yue, suddenly let out a loud sneeze without warning. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned his head to the side in time, or else tonight's dinner would have been eaten with saliva mixed in.

  "Whoa! Who's scolding me?" Wu Yeyu said with a flick of his head.

  "Hehehe!" Xueyue chuckled and took out a handkerchief from her bosom to gently wipe Wu Yeyu's face.

  ……

  After the two finished eating, the sky gradually darkened. Wu Yeyu accompanied Wen Xiyue to their original residence to fetch some bedding and personal items, and they quickly returned to the small courtyard.

  Wen Xiyue naturally had to sleep in Wu Yeru's mother's room. Even if their relationship was good, they weren't at the point where they needed to sleep together. Moreover, anyone who cultivates generally uses the night for cultivation. As the saying goes, "cultivation is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll retreat." Unless one's skills have reached a level where they no longer need to deliberately cultivate and their body's energy can automatically circulate on its own, time is wasted otherwise.

  Everything was arranged, little loli. Wu Ye Yu hummed a tune as he returned to his room, took off his clothes and just wanted to go to bed to cultivate when he heard a long-familiar voice.

  "Ding! Danger detected, system issuing random task. Within the next three days, protect Wen Xueyue's life and kill at least one assassin. Upon completion, you will receive 100,000 energy points and a chance to participate in a lucky draw. For each additional assassin killed, you will receive an extra 10,000 energy points. If the task fails, 1,000,000 energy points will be deducted. The system has activated a temporary task map, please figure out its functions yourself. You have one hour of preparation time, after which the task timer will start."

  Wu Ye Yu, who had just sat down on the bed, suddenly stood up again with a "whoosh" sound. "Damn it! There's actually a mission at this time. Luckily there's an hour to spare, or else I'd have to face the enemy with my pants off!"

  Quickly getting dressed, Wu Yeru stepped out and arrived at Wen Xiyue's room in just a few strides.

  "Knock knock knock! Xiyue, open the door, I have something to say." Although Wu Yeyu's heart was somewhat anxious, he still had some confidence since there was an hour left.

  This time's task difficulty can be seen from the reward, that's 100,000 energy points. Just killing one person and hiding would do, and for each additional kill, you'd get an extra 10,000 points. The system's energy points are so easily obtained? The answer is definitely no. From this, it can be seen that the enemy's strength cannot be underestimated, they must be stronger than myself and Xiyue at least. This is absolutely not comparable to the last task, but since there's time to prepare, naturally, there's some leeway left. From this point of view, the system has done a good thing this time.

  "Ah! Is that Brother Ye Yu, Xi Yue? I've already gone to bed. Can we talk about it tomorrow?" Wen Xueyue heard Wu Yeyu's voice outside the door and was taken aback for a moment before quickly dispersing her internal energy and responding. At this time, Wen Xueyue's chest felt like it was drumming, thumping loudly, her heart racing faster and faster, her whole body starting to heat up, becoming somewhat flustered.

  "No way, Xueyue, can't wait any longer, this matter can't be said tomorrow, hurry up and open the door!" Wu Yeyu said hastily after hearing Wen Xueyue's words.

  "Wait, wait a minute, let me get dressed first." Wen Xueyue quickly put on her clothes, simply tying up her hair and throwing a blanket over her shoulders. She then came to the door, opened it a crack, and said, "Brother Ye Yu, what's going on? Why are you in such a hurry?" At this moment, Wen Xueyue's small face was like a delicate porcelain doll, with two big eyes full of mist, looking timid and pitiful. She peeked out through the open gap at Wu Yeyu outside the door.

  Wu Yeru suddenly saw Wen Xiyue's delicate appearance, and he was stunned. After a while, he shook his head vigorously, put aside his distracting thoughts for the time being, and said to Wen Xiyue: "Xiyue, come with me quickly! Someone is coming to assassinate you, and there is only an hour left at most. Let's go! We'll find a place to hide first." After finishing speaking, Wu Yeru pushed open the door, pulled Wen Xiyue out from inside, and ran towards the outside of the door. Just as they had just exited, he suddenly remembered something, put down the little loli, and then ran back into the house: "Wait here for a moment, I'll go get some things, and come back right away."

  He quickly ran to the ancestral hall, bowed to his mother's memorial tablet and said, "Mom, things are critical now, please bear with it for a while, I'll move you to a temporary place, just for a few days." Then he waved his hand and put everything including the offering table and goods into storage. After checking that nothing was left behind, he turned around and went back to the courtyard, carrying Wen Xiyue towards the place where he grew orchids.

  "Night Rain Brother, what are you doing here? Weren't we supposed to find a place to hide first?" Wen Xiyue asked with some confusion.

  "Hehe, don't be afraid, you'll see, I, Wu Yeru, have many secrets. Just hope you won't be too shocked to speak when the time comes." Wu Yeru said with a smile to Wen Xiyue.

  Only to see, Wu Yeru's hand pressed on the ground, notifying the system to absorb energy. Then, the ground sank at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, a small hole appeared. The little loli beside him was shocked. After that, Wu Yeru jumped down and continued digging downwards.

  After more than ten minutes, Wu Ye Yu, who had rich experience in digging holes, had dug the cave to a depth of over 100 meters. Of course, because the cave was slanted downwards, the vertical distance did not reach such an exaggerated degree. In the middle, Wu Ye Yu also deliberately disguised the cave and created several fake branch caves. Later, he spent 100,000 energy points to exchange for two mid-grade Concealment Pills, which had the effect of not being discovered by people with strength higher than his own fifth rank within a week.

  After watching the little loli eat, Wu Yeyu quickly went to the kitchen again and stuffed a lot of food into the storage space. Most of them were cooked dishes, so she didn't need to go through the production process.

  After returning to the cave, Wu Yeru stored enough food and water in the cave where Wen Xiyue was hiding. The space inside the cave was very large, it was specially made, after exchanging a soft lantern, he also spread the blanket on the ground, which became a bed.

  "Stay here quietly, it's safe and no one will find you. Now, Brother Ye Wu is going out to catch the bad guys. I'll come back later to accompany you, don't run around, got it?" Wu Ye Wu said, holding Wen Xue Yue's slightly dusty face and kissing her forehead.

  The little loli was obedient from start to finish, although she was shocked, even to the extent that it couldn't be described in words, but she endured and didn't ask much. Whatever Wu Yeyu told her to do, she did, without any hesitation or delay, very good.

  "Be careful, Brother Ye Yu. I'll be waiting for your return." Wen Xueyue stood up and said seriously to Wu Yeyu.

  Without hesitation, Wu Ye Yu turned around and walked into the narrow passageway, using the 3D printer he had exchanged for earlier to seal off the entrance of the cave where Wen Xue Yue was waiting (high-tech stuff, theoretically as long as you pay for the materials, you can print out anything, printing a wall is naturally no problem, as for materials, this underground place lacks everything except dirt). He left only a few small ventilation holes, made a mark, and then continued to move forward, sealing off each of the fake caves he had prepared earlier with only a few small holes left.

  Ten minutes later, Wu Ye Yu finally arrived at the entrance of the cave and sealed it in the same way. After carefully checking several times to confirm that there was no problem, he stood up.

  "Heh heh heh, this time I've made a huge profit! Just those two Intense Energy Pellets are worth 100,000 energy points. If I don't kill a few more assassins this time, it's like I haven't gained anything at all! Hmph! You guys are just unlucky." Wu Ye Yu patted his head, and a cloud of dust flew up. He looked again at the remaining 20 minutes of preparation time, and then summoned the system, typing "High-tech Weapons" into the search bar. The battle preparations began!"