77. Side Quest: Hero Saves Beauty
Taiyuan Prefecture, Taiyuan Private School.
Today the sun is shining and the sky is cloudless. Wu Jinxing also rarely went out early in the morning.
He held a medicine basket in one hand, a money bag and a gold coin in the other, and a pot on his back. A rope passed through the two handles at both ends of the pot, and Wu Jinxing then carried the pot on his back like a scabbard on his back. He patted the pot on his back first to make sure that the back of the pot was strong, and then he staggered out of the dormitory and walked outside the private school.
Today he was going to buy the medicinal herbs that the doctor wanted, and by the way, he also bought the elixir. But before that, he had to go to the blacksmith shop and sell the old iron pot as scrap.
Wu Jinxing found that he didn't need this dilapidated iron pot, because he already had an iron pot. And through the recycling function of the system, it is forced to show that the dilapidated iron pot is worthless, more precisely, it is not worth a pot coin, and it can only be thrown away when the trash can throws away the dilapidated iron pot.
But Wu Jinxing didn't do it. This is a good pot, a big and round pot, even if it is used as broken copper and iron, you can get a lot of money, why is it not worth a pot currency to the system?
Stingy! Stingy! Miserly!!!
These are a few words that Wu Jinxing has been using to scold the system. And the system lived up to his expectations and fulfilled these requirements.
is also in this case, and the bottle of pot ashes was also taken by Wu Jinxing to see if he could find an opportunity to sell it.
At the moment when Wu Jinxing just stepped out of the door of the private school, a familiar electronic voice sounded in his ears without warning:
"Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the side quest, which can be viewed on the dashboard."
"Huh? What the heck? Wu Jinxing couldn't help but step aside, then stopped and opened the information board:
"Side quest name: Hero saves beauty;
Task Type: Optional;
Mission content: Protect Zhou Jinyan, the little princess of the Zhou Dynasty, so that she will not be assassinated for three days;
Task duration: 3 days;
Rewards: 100 XP and 100 Pots;
Current Progress:ββ;
Current time frame: 0/3
Additional Mission Name: Cauldron of Anti-Killing
Additional Task Type: Optional
Additional Quest Content: Carry the Cauldron of Counter-Assassin Killing
Additional Quest Rewards: "Copper Pot" (Ordinary Physical Technique) and Mustard Seed Pot (Ordinary Item)
Special help: You can view Zhou Jinyan's current location on the map function. β
Wu Jinxing looked down one by one along the information of the task, and gave birth to different complaints about each one:
[Hey, what the hell is this mission title: Hero Saves Beauty?] Which beauty do I have to save? I hope she doesn't look like Hu Jinyun. ]
[Thank goodness for finally getting me to wait for an optional assignment.] Since you can choose to do it, of course, you have to choose not to do it! ]
[Yo, it turns out that this beauty is Zhou Jinyan...... Haven't heard of it. However, the name of the little princess of the Zhou Dynasty is quite interesting. But it's unforgivable that such a little princess should have someone to destroy flowers with her hot hands, tsk tsk...... Shall I go down the well? ]
[Cut, it's only 100 pot coins, it turns out that this so-called little princess is so worthless!] And it's also limited to three days, and you can't row it. ]
[Huh?] How can there be additional tasks? Let me see...... The Cauldron of Anti-Killing? What is this? ]
[Awesome, the mission type is not done again...... Ahem, it's an option, it's an option. Then let me look at the content of the mission. ]
[uh...... The fate of these Assassins has been laid out in plain sight...... Should I applaud these unfortunate Assassins? Or do you observe three seconds of silence for them? That's a real problem. ]
[The reward for the hero's mission to save the beauty is so low, presumably the reward of this anti-killing cauldron is not high...... Oh my God, the reward for this quest is ...... It's against the sky, okay?
The effect of "Iron Pot Chapter" alone is so good, so isn't its upgraded version of "Copper Pot Chapter" even more powerful? And this little mustard pot, although I don't know what kind of prop it is, but mustard seeds and Sumeru are antonyms, and the little mustard pot is so awesome, so the little mustard pot must not be far behind, right? I have to win these rewards!
Now that I think about it, I, Wu Jinxing, as a citizen of the Zhou Dynasty, it is my bounden duty and obligation to protect the princess. I definitely didn't do it because of these rewards...... It's just that this task of anti-killing cauldron is a bit difficult to complete! ]
Wu Jinxing couldn't help frowning. In the more than a year since he got the pot god system, he has carried countless pots, so he has more or less some insights and experiences in carrying pots.
For example, there must be someone else's responsibility and then push it onto him, and he himself must not have anything to do with this responsibility, but he must have a certain connection with the incident.
So this anti-killing cauldron is to ask others to kill these assassins, he can't do it, but in the end he bears these responsibilities.
[That's really hard to do...... If I can kill the assassins, I can solve everything by calling out the ghost king directly, but now not only can I not kill them, but I must passively protect this Zhou Jinyan, which is really difficult...... Forget it, I don't want to think so much, let's see where this little princess is. But when it comes to maps, this stuff finally comes in handy. ]
Wu Jinxing thought about it, opened the map, and saw a small red dot in the lively area in the center of Taiyuan Prefecture. He zoomed in on the map and finally confirmed that it was in a teahouse.
[Well, this place is not far from the blacksmith shop and the drugstore, so let's go over and see what this little princess looks like.] ]
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The main city street is a main street in Taiyuan Prefecture, and the street is full of all kinds of shops, and there are many vendors who set up stalls to shout at the people who come and go. As a main street, it is naturally more than these things, and all kinds of high-end places for high-level people to consume are also everywhere.
For example, the teahouse is a favorite gathering place for the wealthy, where they can enjoy high-end tea while resting, discussing business with others, or chatting and laughing with old friends. Ordinary people can't afford to spend there, so low-grade teahouses are where they often go.
And a teahouse on Main City Street was crowded with people who wanted to drink tea. The room was full of people, except for a table.
Even though many people don't even have seats, no one wants to go near that table. There were two people sitting at the tableβa girl and a woman.
Both of them covered their faces with hats and wore patched clothing, which at first glance looked like poor people. Although many poor people can't afford to come to the teahouse, not all, there are many people with average economic conditions here.
But the people living in the market know very well what the real poor are dressed like, so their disguise is full of mistakes in their eyes. At the same time, they secretly guessed which family's daughter sneaked out to experience life, but they wouldn't come forward to talk to each other, because if you accidentally provoke the other party, then you don't want to go back alive.
"Alas, is this really the best teahouse in Taiyuan Prefecture? Why is it so unpleasant? It's not as good as it is at home. The girl took a sip of the tea on the table, frowned, and whispered to the woman opposite.
"Ahem," the woman looked around vigilantly and found that no one heard her words, before whispering comfortingly, "Your Majesty Princess, you will be settled......"
Before she finished her words, she was directly interjected by the girl dissatisfied: "How many times have I said it, don't call me Your Majesty the Princess, call me Your Majesty the Queen!" β
"Yes, Your Majesty, no problem, Your Majesty." The woman agreed as if she had answered countless times, and then continued what she had just said, "Your Majesty, how can the tea here be as good as the one in the palace?" But if you really want to drink it, it is estimated that only the largest teahouse in Taiyuan Prefecture-Xuan Ya Ge can drink it. β
"Then why don't we go to this Xuan Ya Ge?" The girl's eyes immediately lit up, and she couldn't wait to propose, "The tea here is really hard to swallow. β
"But Your Majesty, didn't you say that you want to feel the life of ordinary people? Xuan Accord is not a place for ordinary people to go. If you want to really enjoy the good one, then go back to Chang'an. The woman reminded.
"Don't want it!" The girl pouted and shook her head, "Chang'an is the most boring place, I haven't been anywhere." It's rare that I can find a chance to sneak out during the holiday of Chang'an Private School, how can I run back so quickly? β
The girl stared helplessly at the teacup in front of her, and after a while, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she pointed to the street outside the teahouse: "Look at you, that young man is so strange, he actually carried a pot on his back!" β
The woman turned her head and flickered: "Uh...... Is it a fashion to carry the pot on your back? β
Not only did they see him, but even the others saw him stand out from the crowd and quietly pointed fingers at him. But the boy didn't seem to care, he stopped at the door of the teahouse and looked inside, as if he was looking for someone.
For a moment, the girl and the teenager looked at each other. The girl seemed to see that the young man was first distracted, and then the corners of her mouth twitched, and there was a trace of disdain in her eyes, and she seemed to recognize herself. But then he continued as if nothing had happened.
The girl scratched her head in confusion, feeling that she had lost her eyes. As soon as I wanted to confirm with the woman, I heard someone at the next table sigh: "Alas, this world is really difficult, and another poor person who has to smash pots and sell iron to make a living!" β
"How do you know he's going to smash pots and sell iron?" The girl asked, curiously poking her head in.
When the man saw that it was her, he immediately replied, "Because of the pot." Although the pot is worn, it is obviously not to the point where it is unusable, so the pot can only be sold. In addition, there happens to be a blacksmith shop nearby, what else can it be if it is not smashing pots and selling iron? β
"That means that he has been forced to smash the pot and sell iron? Is it because the pot can't be opened at home? The girl asked worriedly.
"It's actually the best-case scenario," the man thought for a moment and said cautiously, "if it's because the family still owes money, it's going to be a lot worse." β
"Oh my God, I can't even see how pitiful he is," the girl couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, then clenched her fists tightly, and said to herself with determination, "No, I must help him." β
After speaking, she said to the woman: "You wait for me here, and I'll go back." β
With that, she picked up a small bag of money on the table, and ran out of the teahouse, running in the direction of the young man.