The Empress? I Only Date My Wife

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Bab 12

1. "Ningning... No, that's not it."

1. "If I remember correctly, your name is chi qingxin?"

1. "Lord jiang yi doesn't need to remember names. I've been released, and I'm leaving the jinwu guard residence."

1. "Released? Were the accommodations uncomfortable?" 2. "Quite the opposite, having three meals and a soup, fresh bedding changed daily, and plenty of books." 3. "Qingxin actually likes it here."

2. "But... Do we really know commander gu?"

1. "My lord, do you know how much gu ning changed after niu niu's assassination attempt on the empress?" 2. "Her accent, verbal habits, handwriting, dominant hand, the way she walks, her sensitivities-" 3. "Her knowledge base, social circle, "Training" methods, diet, daily routine..."

1. "It's as if she became a completely different person." 2. "The question is, why did she change like this, and will she... Change back to who she was before?"

1. "She was before?"

1. "So what?"

1. "I believe ningning!"

1. "Do you?"

1. "Both you and I want a place to belong. You choose trust and I choose doubt. Since that's the case..."

2. "I hope we both get what we want."

1. "Your majesty..."

1. Inside the secret prison 2. "I know you two are... Enthusiastic..."

1. "But I still had to drag both of you here just to get you in the same room."

1. "And besides qingxin, what is this scribbled mess you two wrote? "Qi mooncake"?"

1. "It's bi yue fang. Huoyu tower's nearest hideout is there..."

1. "If you really want to hit bi yue fang with a surprise raid, you'd better be prepared."

1. "After all, I'm just one of huoyu tower's heaven-rank assassins."

1. "This "Qiuwei"—the imperial exam?"

1. "Yes. The qiuwei is in half a month. Qingxin wrote that she must have sensed something."

1. "We have to go to bi yue fang. Maybe we can uncover more about huoyu tower..." 2. "We need to move fast. The qiuwei is coming-students from all over will be entering the capital."

2. "If they make a move then, it'll be chaos."

1. "But before that... We need to raise our strength. One night owl was already this hard to handle if another one shows up..."

1. "I, did something really happen to me?" 2. "What..."

1. "What happened?" 2. "Nothing, nothing."

1. This system pop-up is so jumpy it's going to scare me to death... 2. Though honestly, having two faces leaning through the "Screen" is even scarier...

1. "Let me see what it says." 2. Pre-req completed. New storyline unlocked for the player: investigate the truth behind huoyu tower.

2. "Yeah, quests are supposed to come with rewards!" 3. "Wait, so I was basically working for free back in the tutorial... Like an unpaid internship. Painful memories unlocked..."

1. Reward: 20 simulated training sessions. Reward skill: "Netherflare one finger." use immediately?

1. "I'll use it later-after I reorganize the jinwu guard team..."

1. "What's up with commander li all of a sudden?" 2. "She must be going through candied-hawthorn withdrawal-she hasn't had any in ages!" 3. Claim "Investigate the truth behind huoyu tower / scout bi yue fang"?

3. Claim "Investigate the truth behind huoyu tower / scout bi yue fang"?

4. I'm basically a veteran gamer out of the starter village now-the advantage is on my side!

1. Available: 0 2. "Whoa... My rollback count is actually zero~~~"

1. "Zero???"

1. "Ningning!"

1. "Ningning?! Qaq"

1. "Pull up every branch quest that can increase rollback attempts!!"

1. Filter complete. Total of two branch quests found. Accept?

1. "Accept, accept!! If I don't have rollback attempts and a choice pops up, I'm dead!"

1. "Ningning!!! Why are you suddenly running so fast?! Wait for meee tt"

1. Outside the dan-ding division

1. "Ningning just now... She-she came here, right?"

1. "Yes. She rushed in, grabbed a bunch of pills, and ran off."

1. "I thought gu ning's memory was coming back, but she shoved me away." 2. "Saying things like, "Quest. No time. I'm in a hurry..." lol" 3. "Where did she go?"

1. "Looked like she headed east as soon as she got outside." 2. "With gu ning in your care, you can't let anything happen to her."

1. "Like you need to"

1. "Tell me!" 2. "Dan-ding division east"

1. "Division, east... Then that can only mean..."

1. Imperial guard camp – commander’s tent

2. "Without anyone around, the world is so beautiful~"

1. "The world..."

1. "The world suddenly is not beautiful!" 2. "You filthy little sex-starved cat, why are you here again?!" 3. "W-wait, wait, wait—calm down! I'm here for real business this time!"

1. "LAST TIME I WAS HERE FOR REAL BUSINESS TOO!" 2. Even if I'd just finished getting laid, that was still "business"

1. "I'm here to make medicine to treat your foot injury!"

1. "This one-apply it externally."

1. "You really came to bring me medicine... Not to kidnap me and drag me back to buchen prison?" 2. "Is my reputation really that"

1. "Really that bad..."

2. Side quest [medicine stockpile] complete. 3. Reward: rollback attempts +1; 1-cubic personal storage space

1. New side quest [deliver medicine to siyun] complete. Reward: rollback attempts +1; one bottle of bone-and-sinew strengthening pills 2. "Okay, okay, right now I can relax~"