Chapter 164 – How to Elegantly Finish Off Meng Liang (1)
The hired thug was drenched in the blood of a dog and didn’t dare to voice any rebuttal.
This gambling house had been raking in dirty money in Hejian County for several years, always manipulating others, tormenting countless gamblers, and scattering countless families. How many gamblers lost everything and went insane? And how many of their children and wives were sold into the brothels?
One could say that the establishment and operation of this gambling house were all forged from the blood and tears of gambling families.
Every single copper coin, every morsel of silver here was stained with blood, utterly unclean!
However, who would have thought that the boss of the gambling house, who spent his days playing with hawks, would end up getting his eyes pecked out by one, all thanks to a young boy’s trickery.
That was over four thousand taels of silver!
A normal person would take several lifetimes to earn that much money.
Faced with the furious boss, someone finally grew a pair and hesitantly asked, “Boss… what should we do with that captured one?”
“Of course, we throw him into the wood room and lock him up! Do you expect me to treat him like a treasure and worship him?”
The gambling house boss was left speechless, practically wishing he could stomp on Meng Liang’s head to crush it, but he ultimately managed to restrain himself.
Meanwhile, Jiang Pengji took Nong Qin to buy a set of women’s clothing and then donned a heavy hood to shield her face.
“Young Master, is this alright?” Nong Qin, excited and flustered as it was her first time wearing such fine fabric, blushed deeply, her head lowered, daring not to raise her eyes against the gaze of others.
“It’s a bit lacking, but this is the only ready-made outfit that fits, so it’ll have to do.”
In ancient times, there was no such thing as ready-made clothing shops. Most households had the lady of the house venture out to buy suitable fabric to make clothes. Some families even grew their own materials, slowly turning them into cloth, dyeing and tailoring them into garments.
Even so, some places still offered ready-made clothing, like larger fabric stores.
The fabric stores sold materials and offered bespoke clothing as well.
Sometimes, to provide customers with a more intuitive introduction, they would make some ready-made outfits for display in the store.
Although these garments were for sale, it was not the main business of the fabric store.
Jiang Pengji browsed through the fabric store with Nong Qin, buying high-quality fabric that suited her figure for a complete women’s outfit.
She made Nong Qin wear the hood and also purchased two bolts of good fabric for underwear, preparing to give it to Xun Mei and Ta Xue.
The servants at Liu Residence each had their own dress codes. Jiang Pengji didn’t want to make any special exceptions; Nong Qin’s purchase was due to a special situation, not favoritism. However, for fairness’s sake, she didn’t want to neglect the other two maidservants in the courtyard either.
Even if she made clothes from the other fabric, they wouldn’t be able to wear them, so it was better to buy fabric meant for underwear, which would be comfortable to wear.
“Let’s go.”
Jiang Pengji said.
Nong Qin nodded and arranged the white veil of her hood to avoid exposing her face.
The System cautiously piped up, “Host… aren’t you considering it really?”
Jiang Pengji had calmed down from her previous anger and asked seriously, “Can that so-called instant task module you have be uninstalled once loaded? Stop sending these random tasks; even if you do, I won’t do them.”
The System spoke in a pained tone, “Sorry, Host, the module can only be uninstalled during the next major upgrade.”
“In other words, until your second major upgrade, these nonsensical tasks will keep piling up?”
The System carefully observed her expression, ensuring she wasn’t about to blow up, before cautiously continuing.
“Well, not ‘nonstop’; according to the module manual, the issuance of instant tasks follows a pattern. For example, when the Host encounters significant events, the module calculates the best outcomes and routes, then issues tasks. Completing them earns rewards, while failure incurs equivalent penalties…”
Jiang Pengji fell silent for a while. Just as the System thought she’d carry on ignoring it, she spoke up with one question.
“System, clarify once more, what exactly are you? I want to know your full name!”
The System was puzzled; wasn’t that a stupid question?
But recalling the Host’s temperament, it knew that if it didn’t respond, it might get scolded.
So it answered honestly, “The full name is—Dimension Palace Fighting Live Broadcast System.”
“Right! You are the Dimension Palace Fighting Live Broadcast System. The instant task module loaded is also to serve the main plot—this is clear from the task rewards—‘Willow’s Slim Waist: A Delicate Grip, Enchanting by Nature’, ha, how useful is this? Sure, men like slim waists, and having one can indeed catch a man’s lingering gaze for an extra second, but…”
Jiang Pengji’s tone was extremely flat, yet it was this very calmness that sent chills down the System’s spine.
“I want to eliminate all who stand against me and ascend to the throne, not sleep with every man and make them help me become the emperor!”
The difference between becoming the emperor and becoming the woman of the emperor? Totally not the same!
“So now, System, you can just zip it!”
The System, for all intents and purposes, fell completely silent.
Jiang Pengji hadn’t originally had such a strong desire to cause trouble; it was the foolish System along with the even more foolish customs of the age that drove her to it. She didn’t want to be changed, so she had to find ways to change others.
As for the System’s so-called fifth-level electric shock punishment?
Ha, does it really think that the Federation’s training of genetic warriors is child’s play?
That so-called fifth-level electric shock punishment was 90% intimidation, the remaining 10% was something she clearly understood.
And precisely because she understood, she felt no fear.
Still, it all came down to this—play these games with her?
She could toy with it even with her eyes closed; intelligence was a hard limit, something you couldn’t just upgrade.
But a fifth-level electric shock punishment, huh?
Jiang Pengji’s eyes flickered, her lips curving into a sly smile; this might just be a good opportunity knocking at her door.
The training program for genetic warriors was vast, yet the core part was to fully activate muscle activity through external stimulation.
The System’s punishment wouldn’t truly use electric currents, as the human body is different. Most likely, it would replace electricity with some kind of energy to stimulate the nerves and muscles throughout her body, creating an experience akin to a fifth-level electric shock.
If that was the case, it would actually serve as a great training opportunity.
Jiang Pengji returned to Liu Residence with Nong Qin, sending her to the outer courtyard where Meng Liang had previously lived.
“You’ll temporarily stay here for the next few days, until things settle down and we can revert back to normal.”
Nong Qin nodded just as a sound approached rapidly.
“Young Master, Young Master, you’re finally back! If you hadn’t, I would have been forced to go look for you…”
The voice trailed off mid-sentence, staring blankly at Nong Qin and Jiang Pengji.
It turned out that Meng Liang’s little servant thought his Young Master had returned.
Spotting that little servant rushing over, Jiang Pengji suddenly smiled.
What a coincidence! She almost forgot there was someone else here.
