System, help me be an empress

Chapter 133 Meeting the villagers at the bottom of the cliff

Even if Xu Youxi realizes that she has been tricked by the system, she has nothing to do, she still has to continue buying shadow guards.

【system error! ! ! 】

[Your remaining prestige points cannot buy shadow guards for one month! 】

"Why has the price increased so much? Didn't the renewal fee be based on 2999 points per month?"

[Shadow Guard: An excellent bodyguard who comes and goes without a trace like a shadow, and must be equipped by the Empress every day.Price: 2999 prestige value/day]

Xu Youxi looked at the panel unacceptably. You must know that there is still a 1:10 exchange ratio between points and prestige, which is equivalent to a full three hundred times the price!
When she was wronged!

[Host, the system here recommends that you purchase a shadow guard.Prestige points can be earned again, but the life of the 'Eternal Empress' is priceless]

Ha ha.

Don't think that if you praise me a few words, you can be fooled by you!

Xu Youxi ignored the system and began to observe the surrounding environment.

At this time, the sky was completely dark. Looking up, except for the steep cliff, there was a sky full of stars, and the sound of wind and insects could be heard everywhere.

"Wang!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

In the darkness, two small earthen dogs suddenly galloped towards Xu Youxi's direction, barking loudly all the time.

"..."

Countless images of being bitten by dogs flashed through Xu Youxi's mind. As the empress of the ages, how could she be afraid of dog bites!

"System, hurry up, all the remaining points can be exchanged for shadow guard days!"

[Ding, I have purchased 'Shadow Guard' for the host for two days, and the remaining prestige value is 25, please continue to work hard on the host. 】

Even if he saw his prestige value being deducted into single digits in an instant, Xu Youxi didn't have time to feel distressed.

Two earth dogs, one black and one yellow, had already blocked Xu Youxi's face, and at the same time, the two dogs kept making low, threatening sounds in their throats.

Relying on the presence of the shadow guard, Xu Youxi squatted down without fear, but the two dogs were frightened by her actions and fled back for several steps, and even the barking could be heard a bit of bluff.

I'm not very brave.

Xu Youxi opened the system backpack, took out a few chicken legs that had been stored before, and threw them at the two dogs.

The black dog hesitated a bit and didn't move, but the yellow dog couldn't stand the temptation at all, and rushed forward frantically and swallowed the chicken legs one by one.After eating, still drooling, he wagged his tail cheerfully at Xu Youxi.

Now, the black dog stopped staring at Xu Youxi, and started barking at the yellow dog angrily. The yellow dog seemed to think that the black dog was scolding Xu Youxi, and barked back fiercely.

Xu Youxi looked at the two dogs scolding each other, and it was quite interesting: "Looks like a domestic dog. Are there still people living in this valley?"

Suddenly, there were noisy footsteps not far away, and Xu Youxi became vigilant subconsciously, it wouldn't be so unlucky, would it be the dozen or so swordsmen just now?

However, the two native dogs who were barking fiercely at first quieted down immediately, and ran towards the direction the crowd came from.

"who are you!"

Xu Youxi found an angle to hide herself, but she couldn't control that shadow guard who stood upright, afraid that others would not see him!

About [-] people came from a distance, both men and women, mostly young and middle-aged.These people were dressed in rough linen clothes, and basically everyone had some weapons in their hands, such as sticks and kitchen knives.

"She's the one in white that fell from the mountain!"

Xu Youxi saw that he couldn't escape, so he stood up generously: "Are you also from Jishan County?"

"She's a human or a ghost! Why didn't she die after falling from such a height?"

"Why do I think that the one in black standing behind her looks more like a ghost?"

"Should we get closer and see if there is any shadow of the two?"

The villagers didn't shy away from Xu Youxi at all, and just discussed her life and death just like that.

"I'm not dead yet." Xu Youxi took a few steps to the side, revealing his shadow under the moonlight, "I'm just a businessman who came to Jushan County from other places to run a business."

For the time being, Xu Youxi was not sure whether these villagers were the 'rebels' hiding in the Jishan Mountain, and even less sure whether these people were hiding at the foot of the mountain because they hated the imperial court, so he quickly made up a less threatening identity for himself.

As soon as the word "businessman" was uttered, these villagers all cast sympathetic eyes.

"You are a businessman, why do you come to our Jishan County to do business? And why were you pushed down from the top of the mountain?"

Xu Youxi quickly thought up the complete story: "I have been in business for a short time and have no experience, so I was deceived by the big landlord here. Now all the goods I brought are in his hands, but their people use the method of bringing me In the name of visiting Jishan Mountain, they tricked me and my guards into the mountain, and arranged for someone to push us down the cliff in order to steal the goods I brought."

An excellent emperor, in addition to some real acting skills, must also have superb deception skills.

"This, this, why did you suddenly seek wealth and kill yourself?" These farmers were honest and responsible people, and they were all surprised.

"Haven't you heard? A group of rebels suddenly appeared in Jushan County, and they all went to the court. If I guessed correctly, those big landlords wanted to push the matter of my falling off the cliff to the rebels. Go up, so as to take the opportunity to occupy my goods."

"Rebels?! It's terrible!"

"It's over, it's over, why did someone start a rebellion, and why did they start from Jishan?"

The farmers chattered into discussions, and all of them were worried about the safety of the country.

"..."

There is absolutely no one in the right place!
Xu Youxi was frustrated to find that she hinted in vain.

"How did you and your guard fall from such a high place without any injuries?" The villagers began to ask again.

"My guards know how to fly over eaves and walls, and just happened to encounter a few trees with crooked necks, so I got down safely." Xu Youxi explained a few words casually, and then changed the subject, "Do you know any way to leave? There are a few guards outside waiting for me to go out."

"There will be heavy rain in the next few days, and the mountain road will be very dangerous to walk on, and several places will have to be climbed with bare hands, which may cause fatalities."

"What about traveling overnight?"

Xu Youxi was mainly afraid that Xu Ling would get the news of his accident, so he messed up first.

"...Girl, have you ever seen someone climbing a mountain with a torch?" A slightly older villager stood up, "You and your guards will go back to the village with us to rest. get out."

This group of villagers was really simple, and they quickly believed Xu Youxi's words.

"Well, have you lived under this valley for generations?" Xu Youxi inquired about the news.

"No, our group of people just came to this place to live temporarily. After a while, all the food that can be eaten in the valley is gone, and we have to leave."

"Girl, let me tell you quietly, all the farmland in Jishan County was cultivated by our group in the past."

"Then why did you come to this place suddenly? I see that all the farmland in the county has been abandoned."

The young villagers seemed to get angry when they mentioned this: "Didn't the landlord increase the rent for our fields? If we just did this, we would bear it. The old horse in the village was seriously ill and just left. The landlord sent people to chase away the old horse. The daughter-in-law and son left. Ma's eight-year-old son bit the other party because he resisted, and was beaten all over his body, and he was lying on the bed for more than half a month!"

"Didn't you see the doctor?"

(End of this chapter)