Time flew by like a white steed passing through a crack; half a year had gone by in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, in Lan Anguo.
The system watched Ming Li, who was leisurely basking in the sun, and after a moment’s thought, it spoke, “Host darling, it’s been half a year, when are we going to complete the mission?”
Hearing the system, Ming Li calmly took a sip of her peach blossom wine, cast a casual glance at it, and said, “The Emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is. What are you rushing for? Don’t you know that haste makes waste?”
The system choked, “……”
After withdrawing her gaze, Ming Li fell into thought. For some reason, in previous plane missions, she always wanted to finish quickly, the faster the better. But for this mission, she found herself wanting to take her time, to go slower and slower, as if by doing so, she might encounter something very important… or perhaps, a very important person…
It was quite strange…
Thinking thus, Ming Li raised her wine jar again and took another sip.
Seeing this, the system asked, “Host darling, aren’t you afraid that Little Thirteen will encounter danger alone outside?”
Ming Li raised an eyebrow and said casually, “I’ve placed something on him. I know if he’s in danger or not.” After all, he was the mission target. If he died, how could her mission be completed?
Just then, the old King, who was out walking his dog, saw Ming Li drinking again. He hobbled over with his cane, raised his hand, and abruptly snatched the wine jar from Ming Li’s grasp. “You stinky girl, what are you drinking all day? Hmm? This wine smells… let me have a taste.”
Saying that, the old King took a big gulp of the peach blossom wine from the jar. Ming Li was utterly speechless at the sight. “You stinky old man, give me back my wine!”
The old King ignored Ming Li, swallowed the wine, his eyes lit up. He then turned and left, clutching the wine jar. “You’re just a child, why are you drinking? I’m confiscating it!”
This left Ming Li and Da Hei staring at each other, dumbfounded.
Ming Li: “……” expressionless…
The next day, Ming Li returned from a stroll, and her expression changed. Someone had been here?
Her gaze swept over the room, which was in disarray, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
At this moment, a servant saw Ming Li. He froze, then rushed over in a panic, kneeling on the ground. “Princess, please go and manage it! His Majesty the King insisted on coming here to find something today, and we couldn’t stop him!”
Hearing this, Ming Li’s lips twitched. She had likely guessed what happened and asked expressionlessly, “Where is he?”
The servant replied, “He’s… in the basement…”
Ming Li: “……”
Upon arriving at the basement, Ming Li indeed saw a somewhat short figure rummaging through everything. The entire basement was in utter chaos.
The old King, who was sneakily searching for something, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He turned around and saw the expressionless girl standing at the entrance of the basement.
Almost instinctively, the old King straightened up guiltily, like a child who had done something wrong. “You… you stinky girl, why did you come back so soon?”
Before the girl could speak, the old King continued, “I I I… I saw that your basement was too messy, so I thought I’d tidy it up for you…”
“Heh heh…”
Ming Li looked at the little old man in front of her with eyes that saw through everything and cut straight to the chase. “Looking for the wine?”
“How did you know? Cough cough cough! No, what are you talking nonsense about! I I I… I really just thought your basement was too messy…”
Ming Li: “……”
Seeing Ming Li’s silence, the old King coughed twice as a cover and tentatively asked, “Uh… stinky girl, where did you get that wine yesterday?”
Ming Li: “……”