OBS Chapter 13 Mo Xuan
Chapter 13 Mo Xuan
Lu Jinyan was chatting with Chu Chu when the system's voice suddenly popped into her head. This unexpected surprise caught her off guard, and her mind automatically ignored the second half of the system's sentence.
"What?! The target has appeared!"
"Yes, host!"
"Oh my god, heaven rewards those who persevere! It's finally appeared! Where is it?" Lu Jinyan rubbed her hands together excitedly.
"Ahem, host, didn't you hear the last sentence?" the system reminded her somewhat awkwardly.
"What's the last sentence? What does it mean?" Lu Jinyan was completely bewildered.
"The target's vital signs are declining..."
Seeing Lu Jinyan looking somewhat bewildered, the system kindly repeated what it had just said.
Lu Jinyan: ...
"What do you mean? Your vital signs are declining?" Lu Jinyan was even more confused.
"It means exactly what it says, host! If you don't save him, he'll really die!" The system blinked her big, adorable eyes, looking incredibly cute.
Lu Jinyan: Hehe!
The good news is that her target has appeared; the bad news is that her target is going to die!
The enemy is about to die before we even start the strategy. What the hell is going on?
"Host? Are you alright?" The system looked at its dazed host and felt a little scared.
"Hehe, do I look like I'm in trouble or not?" Lu Jinyan glared at the system fiercely. What kind of trouble is this?
She'd been eagerly anticipating her target for ages, but before she could even feel happy, she learned he was going to die. He was going to die before she even started trying to woo him! What was she supposed to do with trying to win him over?
"Ahem, well, host, if you don't save him soon, he'll really die..."
The system looked at the decreasing vital signs data on the panel and spoke anxiously. She didn't want the target to actually die. She was hoping the host would accept the mission quickly so she could earn points. She was just a little short of leveling up to level two!
"Okay, okay, where is it? Take me there!" Lu Jinyan sighed. What kind of fate did she have?
Holding Chu Chu in her arms, Lu Jinyan followed the direction indicated by the system and walked deeper into the forest. The further she went, the deeper the fallen leaves accumulated on the ground, feeling as if there was a super thick layer of leaves on the ground.
"Host, we've arrived, this is it!" the system's voice announced.
"System, are you sure you're heading in the right direction?" Lu Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief. She was a little tired after walking for so long, but looking around, she couldn't see a soul, let alone a ghost.
"Host, you're right!" the system pouted.
"Then may I ask you, where is my target?" Lu Jinyan asked with some doubt.
"Um, host, he's under your feet... You're stepping on him right now..." the system's weak voice came through.
"Under my feet? What nonsense are you talking about? There's nothing under my feet except a pile of fallen leaves. You're not going to make me conquer these leaves... Holy crap!"
When Lu Jinyan heard the system say that the target of her conquest was under her feet, she looked incredulous. There was nothing under her feet except a bunch of broken leaves. Could it be that she really had to conquer a bunch of leaves?
If that were really the case, she would definitely have the system humanely destroy her. Lu Jinyan complained as she looked down at her feet. When she saw what was under her feet, she jumped up so high that she almost threw Chu Chu out of her arms.
Lu Jinyan hopped away as if her life depended on it, clutching Chu Chu's flowerpot tightly in her arms, her eyes warily fixed on the spot where Chu Chu had just stood.
She saw a black thing peeking out from a thick pile of leaves. It was round and black. Although it was a bit far away and only a small part of it, she still recognized it. It was a snake, a black snake tail. Lu Jinyan was a person who feared nothing in the world except soft-bodied, invertebrate animals.
For example, snakes, earthworms, loaches, eels, caterpillars, and the like. Can you believe that a tough woman who dares to catch mice and cockroaches with her bare hands could be so terrified by an earthworm smaller than a toothpick that she jumps three feet in fear and bursts into tears?
Actually, she wasn't afraid of these things a long time ago. She could even catch earthworms with her bare hands to fish. The main reason for this was an experience she had when she was a child. Lu Jinyan grew up in the countryside with her grandparents, who made a living by farming. When she was little, she would go to the fields to play with her grandparents after school.
Once, her grandma was turning over the soil, and she was playing barefoot, jumping around chasing grasshoppers in the soil that her grandma had turned over. When her grandma finished turning the soil and came to call her home, she found a small, plump snake in the ground, which must have just hatched.
The snake had been trampled to a bloody pulp by Lu Jinyan, with only a small section of its tail still twitching. Lu Jinyan broke down on the spot upon seeing this scene, crying her heart out. She collapsed onto the ground, not daring to look at the little snake's corpse for even a second.
Grandma was also terrified and quickly checked Lu Jinyan's feet for injuries. Fortunately, there were no wounds on her feet. In the end, Grandma dug a hole, buried the snake, and took Lu Jinyan home.
For a long time after that day, Lu Jinyan would have the same dream: a bloodied and chubby little snake would come to her and ask why she stepped on it, saying it hurt so much!
Every time, Lu Jinyan would wake up crying in fright. It wasn't until two or three months later that she gradually forgot about it and stopped having that dream. However, she began to be afraid of animals like snakes and earthworms.
The thought that she had just stepped on the tail of that black snake reminded Lu Jinyan of the chubby little snake she had accidentally stepped on and killed when she was a child, and she was immediately terrified.
"Yan Yan, Yan Yan, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Chu Chu asked anxiously, looking at Lu Jin Yan, whose face was a little pale.
"No, it's nothing, I, I'm fine!" Lu Jinyan's voice trembled slightly.
"Host, are you afraid of snakes?" The system looked at Lu Jinyan's pale face and was a little worried.
"I'm not really scared. I just wasn't paying attention and then I suddenly saw it, so I got a fright!" Lu Jinyan took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
Just kidding, she doesn't want that little rascal, the system, to know she's scared!
"But Yan Yan, you look terrible!" Chu Chu was still very worried.
"I'm fine, Chuchu. There's a snake over there, it looks injured. I wasn't paying attention and stepped on it, so I got a fright." Lu Jinyan tried her best to calm herself down so that Chuchu wouldn't worry.
"Snake? Injured? Let's go back and find someone to save him!" Chu Chu could tell that although Lu Jinyan didn't say it, she could still feel her fear from the bottom of her heart. She figured Lu Jinyan must be afraid of snakes, which was why she suggested going back to find someone to save him.
"No, it's too late. It will take us a long time to go back and forth. I think that snake is seriously injured. If we don't save it soon, it may die."
Lu Jinyan wanted to go back and find someone, but the situation didn't allow it. The system's warnings kept coming, and she couldn't think about it any longer. She put Chu Chu down on the flat ground beside her. Then she took a few deep breaths and said, "Chu Chu, wait for me here. I'll go check the situation!"
"Yanyan, are you really sure you can do it?" Chu Chu asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, I can do it. Just wait for me here!" Lu Jinyan curled the corners of her mouth into a very ugly smile, and then shakily headed towards the black direction.
He kept complaining to the system in his mind: "System, are you kidding me? First you made me pursue a flower, now you're making me pursue a snake, next time you're not going to make me pursue a pig or a dog or something, are you?"
"Ahem, host, I can't decide which target you want to conquer. Besides, this is the demon realm, and the person you're going to conquer in the future definitely won't be a normal person. You should prepare yourself mentally in advance." The system kindly reminded Lu Jinyan. After all, this is the demon realm, and the person she's going to conquer in the future will naturally be a demon. As for what kind of demon, she didn't know.
Lu Jinyan: ...Thank you so much...
Lu Jinyan finally managed to move to a spot not far from the black snake. She picked up a branch from the ground and continued walking until she reached the snake. Clutching her heart, which was pounding in her chest, Lu Jinyan held the branch and carefully parted the leaves around the snake with trembling hands.
As she slowly parted the leaves, the black snake's face and body were revealed, followed by an extremely strong smell of blood that almost made Lu Jinyan vomit.
The smell of blood hadn't been released because it was covered by a thick layer of leaves, but now that the leaves had been removed, the stench hit right at the top of my head.
In front of Lu Jinyan was a black snake about the thickness of her wrist, its body radiating a dark sheen. Its entire body was coiled up, making it impossible to tell exactly how long it was.
Only the details of its tail were visible, dangling outside. The leaves beneath it were stained red with blood, and the snake showed no signs of life.
"Ding, target detected. Automatically scanning for target for the host."
Name: Mo Xuan
Sex: Male
Height: 195
Weight: XNUM X kg
Age: 3000+
Cultivation points: 85
Favorability: 0
Walkthrough progress: 0
"Does the host wish to accept the target?"
Mo Xuan? Why does that name sound so familiar? Lu Jinyan thought for a moment, but couldn't remember, so she gave up. She rolled her eyes. Should she accept the target? Could she refuse?
Although she was cursing in her heart, she still clicked "accept." What else could she do? Better to live a miserable life than die a good death, right?
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully accepted the strategy mission. Current progress is 0. Please keep up the good work!"