ebookland Chapter 53 How can we retaliate in a way that delivers a powerful blow?
Chapter 53 How can we retaliate in a way that delivers a powerful blow?
Inside the Wei family mansion—
Ma Yiyi stood by the tree, striking a beautiful pose, waiting for Young Master Wei to arrive. She seemed certain that Young Master Wei would definitely pass by her location.
Xia Mo used her divine sense to go to the kitchen and bring back a bucket of sweet water.
The pungent, sour smell of that sweet water was too overpowering.
A maid passing by in the corridor exclaimed, "Where's that stench coming from?!"
The maid had duties to perform, so she walked a few steps and left without noticing the water bucket hidden behind the pillar.
As summer drew to a close, the rancid-smelling sweet water "swaggered through the Wei household," always managing to cleverly evade the sight of the maids and servants by using various objects.
Xia Mo used her divine sense to lift the water bucket to the branch directly above the tree where Ma Yiyi was.
Whenever Ma Yiyi shifted her gaze away from the light screen for even a moment, she could see "her flying water bucket".
At the end of summer, she found a hemp rope at the Wei family's house and "tied" the water bucket to the tree. To be precise, she supported it with her divine sense. The rope was just to explain why the water bucket was still in good condition on the tree.
Aunt Feng rushed over: "Miss, Third Master is here!"
A hint of nervousness flashed across Ma Yiyi's face as she tried to appear calm. She then tapped her hand in the air, and a small window appeared on the screen in front of her.
Above the small window, Wei Zhishu's figure was displayed.
Wei Zhishu approached.
When Wei Zhishu saw Ma Yiyi, his eyes lit up with amazement.
Wei Zhishu sighed inwardly, "What a beautiful girl." Before he could even recover from the amazement in his eyes, the bucket on the tree where Ma Yiyi was standing overturned, and the sweet water inside splashed all over Ma Yiyi.
Ma Yiyi stood frozen in place, unable to react, overwhelmed by the suffocating stench.
The bucket of swill seemed to have done it on purpose, ruining half of Ma Yiyi's makeup while leaving the other half intact, giving her a somewhat ghostly appearance.
Wei Zhishu's initial amazement quickly turned into disgust, and she hurriedly looked away.
Ma Yiyi watched Wei Zhishu flee as if running away. She reached out, wanting to call out, but at that moment... her nose was filled with the suffocating smell of rancid water, and when she opened her mouth, she was too uncomfortable to make a sound.
Ma Yiyi has failed her mission again!
A sound wave, inaudible to others, rang in Ma Yiyi's ears. The next instant, she collapsed to the ground in pain, clutching her head as if it were about to explode. She rolled around on the ground, screaming, "It hurts...it hurts so much..."
Feng Ma, unaware of Ma Yiyi's situation, stood helplessly to the side, afraid to move.
Xia Mo's divine sense clearly saw the light screen in front of Ma Yiyi flicker again, jumping to the mission interface.
On the screen, in the task interface, two tasks are displayed:
Main quest: Plundering Fortune, plunder progress 74%...
If even a small amount is lost, the host will be punished.
Side Quest 1: Seduce Wei Zhishu. Success rewards you with "Natural Charm". Failure results in no penalty.
Side Quest Two...
Xia Mo smiled and withdrew her divine sense.
She was happy to see Ma Yiyi in trouble.
As Xia Mo sat against the wall, her feet, which were off the ground, swayed unconsciously, and the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile.
Xia Mo slid down the wall and walked towards Xia Erge.
Brother Xia asked everyone present, but no one was willing to take his question seriously.
"Second Brother," Xia Mo tugged at Xia Erge's sleeve.
Xia Erge looked at Xia Mo with a "about to cry" expression and said dejectedly, "Little sister, your second brother is useless... I couldn't find anyone who can prove your eldest brother's innocence."
Xia Mo smiled reassuringly at Xia Erge and said, "It's alright."
Despair was evident in Xia Erge's eyes; he was completely helpless in the face of this desperate situation.
“It’s getting dark. Shall we go find Mother and Third Brother? Let’s stay in the county town for the time being,” Xia Mo suggested.
Xia Erge, bewildered, let Xia Mo tug at his clothes and leave.
The temporary workers looked at the sky, then at the departing figures of Xia Mo and Xia Erge, shook their heads, and let out a long sigh.
They didn't know that although Xia Moren had left, his spirit remained.
After leaving with Xia Erge at the end of summer, the few people who hadn't gotten temporary jobs gathered together to talk.
“I remember you were there that day too. I was called away by the rice shop that day, and when I came back, you were still there. Did you see Xia Shenggen leave?” Wang Da, who was waiting for a job, asked.
When asked, Zhou Zhi shook his head: "Yes, I know he stayed at the recruitment point with us and never left, but what good was it? The higher-ups gave the order, how could I dare to stand up?! Unless I didn't want to earn money to supplement my family's income."
"..."
Has the higher-ups given the order?
Summer came to a halt as it drew to a close.
Xia Erge stopped in his tracks, puzzled, and asked, "Little sister?"
"Second brother, who are the main people who go to your recruitment point to recruit workers?" Xia Mo asked with a smile.
Xia Erge told Xia Mo the names of several rice shops and general stores.
Frowning at the end of summer.
Ma Yiyi doesn't have that ability to make the rice shop and the store stop Brother Xia and his colleagues from working.
Ma Yiyi couldn't possibly take advantage of the Wei family's influence. After all, she hadn't married Wei Zhishu yet, so how could she dare to reveal her true nature?
She thought of a problem.
On Ma Yiyi's screen, the task interface displays the words "Task in progress" within a rounded square.
Ma Yiyi was responsible for pressing the buttons on the screen. The live streaming system wasn't really capable of changing things out of thin air, so... someone needed to carry it out, right?
As summer drew to a close, Huangfu Qian searched for the fake master.
She hadn't considered before that the two live streams might be related, but now she had new suspicions.
Xia Mo dragged Xia Erge to find Xia's mother and Xia Sange, while her divine sense withdrew from the job posting point and probed the courtyard where the fake master lived.
Inside the courtyard rented by the fake expert—
The fake expert is spouting vulgarities to the audience on the screen.
Xia Mo ignored many of the unpleasant comments on the screen and focused on the key points.
"Miracles happen with great effort": Host, will Ma Yiyi's early execution of the mission affect the mission's outcome?
The fake expert replied with a smile, "It's not the best time, so naturally, the failure rate is higher."
The fake expert put on an air of confidence, as if everything was under his control, and actually thought he was some kind of master.
Many vulgar and offensive comments flashed by on the screen... then more important comments popped up.
I could say the same thing: The streamer uses our world's high-tech gadgets to act like a god, altering other people's memories—isn't that awesome?!
The fake master put his hands behind his back, striking a pose of Taoist immortality, and even used a system item to create an ethereal and otherworldly look.
……
The fake expert may seem to be chatting and joking around, but in reality, he hasn't missed a single crucial event.
Xia Mo thoughtfully withdrew his consciousness.
After she understood the whole situation, resolving the matter became much simpler.
But then she started thinking, how could she retaliate in a way that would strike back tenfold?