Chapter 55: Who Is So Detestable?

Back at Yingke Peak.

Songgao and Zaoni came out to welcome them.

Zaoni was elated. “Your Highness, the spiritual energy in the Qingling Sect is so abundant! The Huan Li egg has three stars now.”

“Really?”

Ning Shengsheng pushed the door open and headed straight for the bed.

Spiritual energy from all directions drilled into the eggshell, slowly outlining patterns on the blue shell.

The star patterns glowed with golden light.

She happily picked up the spirit beast egg and cheered, “Great, our little Huan Li is about to break out of its shell!”

The little thing inside felt her joy. It moved slightly.

The round spirit beast egg jumped in her arms.

She exclaimed, showing it off to Songgao and Zaoni. That wasn’t enough; she ran next door to find Xue Chen.

“Xue Wuyin! Look at my egg!”

“Ah—”

Ning Shengsheng held up the spirit beast egg to cover her eyes. “Xue Chen, why don’t you lock the door when you’re changing clothes?”

Did she see that right just now?

This guy has lean muscles!

He hasn’t eaten or drunk well for years; how does he have lean muscles?

Xue Chen turned his head and glanced at her calmly. “Your Highness, I didn’t expect someone to trespass on a private residence either.”

“Um…”

She knew she was in the wrong. “You change, I’m leaving.”

“Wait.”

Ning Shengsheng waited obediently where she was.

Not long after.

Pale, slender fingers grabbed the spirit beast egg, exposing her face to his line of sight.

“I’ve changed.”

Her nose twitched slightly. “It smells so good~”

It was the scent of orchids!

Xue Chen leisurely held the egg and examined it; the little thing had a good appetite and had eaten its fill of spiritual energy.

Hearing Ning Shengsheng say it smelled good, he glanced sideways. “Is Your Highness talking about herself?”

“I’m talking about you.” Ning Shengsheng leaned in and sniffed Xue Chen. “It’s the scent of the sachet.”

Xue Chen lowered his head. “Mm, this scent helps with sleep.”

He had trouble sleeping for a long time. In his childhood, the most peaceful and happy days were at the farmstead.

Back then, no one remembered him.

Smelling the scent of orchids every day.

He slept well every night.

“I want one too!” Ning Shengsheng held out her small hand.

“Your Highness has plenty of good things; why do you need a sachet used by commoners?” Xue Chen said indifferently.

“I want to have the same scent as you.”

Ning Shengsheng raised her hand, her eyes persistent.

Xue Chen paused, shifting his gaze from the spirit beast egg to her face. “Why?”

He couldn’t help but ask.

“Because I have insomnia too!”

Since transmigrating, her sleep quality had been extreme—either sleeping until dawn or not falling asleep until the early hours of the morning.

Hearing it was for this reason, Xue Chen let out a sigh of loss.

He thought she would say something romantic.

He overthought it.

The young man walked towards the desk, the hair ribbon hidden in his black hair swinging slightly with his steps.

Ning Shengsheng was like a curious kitten. Her gaze followed the arc of the hair ribbon.

“Here.”

Xue Chen turned and tossed a sachet to her.

“The Huan Li will come out in another two months. Prepare the spiritual herbs for its cultivation in advance.”

“What is needed?” Ning Shengsheng tied the sachet to her waist seriously.

“I have the others; you just need to buy Cloud Glow Mushrooms and Thousand Illusion Lotuses, the more the better.”

“Where do I buy them?” she asked humbly.

Xue Chen was stunned for a moment, not knowing where she came from to be so ignorant of these things.

Her secrets, he still didn’t fully know.

He had been a bit lax recently.

“Myriad Treasures Pavilion.”

He glanced outside; the sky was getting dark.

“There’s one at the foot of the Qingling Sect’s mountain. I’ll go with you tomorrow.”

“Okay, thank you!”

Ning Shengsheng reached out to take the Huan Li egg, turned, and waved her hand. “Xue Wuyin, see you tomorrow~”

“Mm, see you tomorrow~”

The young man nodded, the corners of his mouth rising.

…

Ning Shengsheng went back to her room and rummaged through the storage pouches on her body. And the storage ring.

Trying to sort out her financial situation.

Countless!

Simply countless!

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures, magical artifacts and spiritual tools piled up like a mountain, and there were probably over five hundred thousand spirit stones.

“It feels so good to be a rich woman.”

She patted the storage pouch and lay happily on the bed.

【Ding, your system is online.】

【Host, did you forget something?】

The system’s tone was somewhat resentful.

Ning Shengsheng rolled on the bed, cupping her cheeks with both hands as she looked at the blue panel in front of her.

“Forgot what?”

【You haven’t talked to me in so long…】

The top of the panel showed “typing…”

In the end, nothing was sent.

Why did she feel that her system had become more human-like? It had little mood swings!

“You said it yourself, you won’t answer if I ask about the plot, and you’ll come out yourself if there’s something.”

【Typing…】

After a while.

【Oh…】

Ning Shengsheng burst out laughing.

Her eyes rolled.

She asked: “System baby, did you upgrade?”

The other party blurted out: 【How did you know?】

After speaking, it realized it misspoke.

Silence for a moment.

【I’d better go offline, goodbye.】

【Ding, your system has gone offline!】

“Hahahahahaha!”

Ning Shengsheng clutched her stomach and laughed; what a silly system.

If she guessed correctly, the system came from a higher dimensional space and should be a tool or magical artifact developed by someone else.

Finding hosts to complete missions.

They would upgrade.

As for what they would upgrade into eventually, Ning Shengsheng believed that with enough time in contact with the system, she would get the truth out of it.

Songgao heated the water and attended to her bath.

Ning Shengsheng finished bathing, flipping through the soul technique manual while drying her hair.

Perhaps the sachet worked. The faint scent of orchids lingered on the tip of her nose, and she quickly fell into a dream, having a good dream.

In the dream.

She took advantage of the takeout price war and stocked up on a lot of ice cream. A full fridge.

Ordered hot pot takeout, eating hot pot while the air conditioner blew, chasing the hottest TV drama of the moment.

After finishing the hot pot.

She poured three cups of ice cream into a bowl, scooping it up spoonful by spoonful, her mouth filled with cold milky fragrance.

“Delicious, hehehehe…”

Suddenly!

A young man wearing a green robe with wide sleeves appeared, a wicked and ruthless smile curling up the corners of his mouth.

“Ning An, your ice cream is all mine!”

“Your life is also mine!”

“Ahhh! Xue Chen, why are you here?”

Ning Shengsheng opened her eyes in fright.

She sat up and took deep breaths.

“Oh my god, a sweet dream turned into a nightmare.”

Songgao heard the movement and came in. “Is the Princess awake?”

“Mmm…”

She hugged the quilt and lay back down, mumbling: “Not completely awake yet, I guess…”

“Hostage Prince Xue has been waiting outside for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, saying he agreed with Your Highness to go to Myriad Treasures Pavilion.”

“Oh!”

She quickly scrambled up.

Running to the door, she looked out through the crack.

Xue Chen was sitting under the tree, and Zaoni was pouring tea for him.

The nightmare really came…

Her head felt dizzy, and she raised her hand: “Songgao, help this princess comb hair and change clothes.”

“This servant is coming right away.”

Ning Shengsheng changed into a pink dress today.

Peach blossom patterns were embroidered on the collar and hem, and the hem was slightly shorter for easy movement when going out.

Her hair was tied up with a matching hairpin.

Songgao very carefully paired it with pink earrings.

Pink and tender.

Ning Shengsheng’s mood became much more beautiful. The nightmare was completely forgotten.

“Let’s go!”

Xue Chen lowered his head to sip tea, heard someone’s cheerful voice, and looked towards the source of the sound.

The morning light sprinkled on her brows and eyes.

Her already charming cheeks were covered with a layer of halo.

He lowered his eyes, his fingers tightening on the rim of the teacup, and when he looked up again, he was calm and breezy.

“Your Highness, did you have a good dream last night?”

“!!”

It was fine not to mention it. Mentioning it made her hair stand on end.

“I did have a beautiful dream, but unfortunately I was scared awake by someone.” Ning Shengsheng said angrily.

“Oh—?”

Xue Chen tilted his head and asked curiously, “Who is so detestable?”

Ning Shengsheng lowered her head and grinned at him.

Giving him two words.

“Heh, heh.”

Xue Chen: ?