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Chapter 157 Golden Armored Corpse!

Every member of the Mei family is essentially his human form points!

Losing even one of them would break Yuanxing's heart.

Jiang Nianmei has been missing for two days. Mei Xingyue, her biological mother, pretends to be worried, but Yuan Xing, an outsider, is genuinely worried.

He went alone to the small garden from yesterday and began to question the system.

"System, can you tell me Jiang Nianmei's whereabouts?"

[The system does not have a tracking function; the host can redeem one instance using 5,000 points.]

Points again!

Yuanxing is now a little scared of the word "points". The system seems to be omnipotent, but everything requires points.

What he lacks most right now is points.

Five thousand points can be spent quickly, but earning them is extremely difficult.

But Jiang Nianmei was really important, so Yuanxing had no choice but to exchange her.

[The host has used 5,000 points to redeem one tracking function session. In use...]

As the system provided Jiang Nianmei's coordinates, two small flags appeared in Yuanxing's mind, one blue and one red.

What puzzled him was that the two small flags were overlapping.

"System, what are these two little flags?"

[Blue represents the host, red represents Jiang Nianmei]

Upon hearing this, Yuanxing immediately looked around, his face blank.

"Is there a mistake? These two little flags are stacked together, and Jiang Nianmei is next to me?"

With this type of host, the system will not malfunction.

Yuanxing also believed in the system's abilities, but after looking around for a long time, he still couldn't find Jiang Nianmei.

Just as he was about to ask again, his gaze suddenly drifted to the pond in the small garden.

A thought popped into Yuanxing's mind, startling him!

He strode to the edge of the pond, staring at the frozen surface of the water, his heart pounding.

Could it be... Jiang Nianmei is in the pond?

Yuanxing looked at the two small flags in her mind again. Although the two flags had overlapped, there was still a slight misalignment.

Now, as he squats by the pond, the two little flags are completely stacked together.

Yuanxing stared blankly at the ice on the pond for a long time before finally managing to ask a question.

"System, can the deceased Jiang Nianmei be sacrificed and exchanged for points?"

Jiang Nianmei did not reach the peak of her fortune during her lifetime, therefore she could not be sacrificed to gain points.

The system's verdict left Yuanxing in despair; he didn't even want to investigate how Jiang Nianmei died.

He had only one thought in his mind: this girl's death was so undeserved.

He didn't contribute a single point; he's a real money-loser!

Seemingly sensing the frustration of the circularity, the system offered him a suggestion.

[If the host does not wish to abandon Jiang Nianmei, he can refine her into a corpse puppet. After the puppet is refined, he can continue to accumulate fortune.]

What is a corpse puppet?

I've never heard of roundness before.

Corpse puppets, puppets among corpses, come in three grades: bronze-armored, silver-armored, and gold-armored. Jiang Nianmei, being a virgin, is the best material for crafting a gold-armored corpse puppet.

The golden-armored corpse puppet is impervious to blades and spears, possesses strong combat capabilities, and has its own consciousness; the system reluctantly accepts it as a living being.

Once the system explained it this way, Yuanxing understood; it was as if the system had opened a convenient door for him.

Originally, Jiang Nianmei was worthless after her death, but if she were to be refined into a corpse puppet, her fortune could be rebuilt.

Even if you sacrifice when your luck is at its peak, you can still exchange it for points!

Yuan Xing was extremely excited and immediately asked, "How do you refine it? Is there a method?"

As a monk, he has abandoned all humanity and only wants points.

[By taking the heart blood of his biological parents and combining it with the method of creating a corpse puppet, it can be completed in three days.]

Only three days?

It wasn't too troublesome, Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief.

The most difficult part is dealing with Mei Xingyue and the Crown Prince's heart's blood.

Mei Xingyue dotes on her youngest son, so she can be easily fooled, but the crown prince is a more troublesome case.

The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, and his status is more important than that of his biological father. The Crown Prince would never easily give up his heart's blood.

Yuanxing was squatting by the pond, deep in thought, when he suddenly heard someone call him from behind.

"Young master, what are you doing here? Madam is looking for you, please come with me!"

The palace maids were startled to see Yuanxing standing guard by the pond, fearing he would discover the secret within.

Although everyone knew that Jiang Nianmei's body would be discovered one day, they still hoped that day would come later.

Yuanxing couldn't think of a good way to obtain the heart's blood, so he could only suppress the secret of Jiang Nianmei's death for the time being.

Let her soak in the pond for now!

Once I obtain the heart's blood, I will refine the golden-armored corpse.

.........

Shang Food Supervisor.

Jiang was chopping wood when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.

She was exhausted. She looked up and glanced outside, then lowered her head and continued working.

Not long after, a young palace maid ran in excitedly and pulled Jiang Zao, saying, "Xiao Zao, this is great! We can have a full meal today!"

Jiang Zao wiped away her sweat with difficulty, panting heavily.

"What do you mean by 'full'?"

Since it started snowing in the capital, supplies have gradually become scarce in the market.

While the nobles in the palace were unaffected, palace maids and eunuchs like Jiang Zao were in trouble.

We used to eat brown rice regularly, but after the snow disaster, we couldn't even get brown rice anymore, and all we had left was thin porridge.

Jiang was starving every day, yet she still had to work, and she lost a lot of weight in just over ten days.

Hearing that she could have a full meal, she couldn't help but lick her lips.

The palace maid said excitedly, "You don't know, it was a goddess who descended to earth and brought us plenty of food and charcoal."

"The Ministry of Revenue has received the supplies, and each palace has been allocated a portion. I just secretly took a look, and large carts of charcoal and grain are entering the Imperial Food Bureau."

"When the rice bag was opened, it was full of the finest white rice. I have never seen such beautiful white rice before."

The little palace maid was drooling as she spoke.

It feels like I can already enjoy fragrant white rice for my next meal!

Jiang Zao's heart was also filled with hope, even though Eunuch Liu had designs on her and was deliberately tormenting her.

However, this is white rice given by the goddess, and all the palaces have it. Surely Eunuch Liu wouldn't withhold any, would he?

Even if he couldn't get white rice, Jiang would be satisfied with just a mouthful of brown rice.

Full of anticipation, she asked, "What goddess? She's so amazing! I heard just a few days ago that rice in the capital is almost as expensive as gold. How could the goddess get so much grain?"

The same applies to charcoal; charcoal is consumed just as quickly as grain.

The young palace maid whispered, "I don't know either. I've only heard that a goddess descended from the heavens specifically to save the people of the capital and resolve the snow disaster."

As she spoke, the little palace maid looked around, as if she had some big gossip to share.

"I also heard that the goddess is currently living in the East Palace, and if this snow disaster is resolved, the goddess will become the Crown Princess of the East Palace."

"When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the Goddess will be the Empress!"

The young palace maid's tone was full of envy, as if she were lamenting why such a life hadn't fallen to her.

Jiang Zao frowned, somewhat puzzled.

The goddess descended from the heavens, able to provide so much charcoal and food, and solve such a great problem; she must be extraordinary!

Is the ultimate goal of such a person to marry into the Crown Prince's palace?

Jiang Zao couldn't quite put her finger on the awkward feeling in her heart.

She was just thinking that if she had such abilities, she would not be trapped in the harem.

This palace was like a cage, locking her up tightly.

If she possessed the abilities of a goddess, where in the world could she not go?