Quick-wear flirting system: being spoiled by gods in the plane

Chapter 111 The Cold Knight of the Western Noble Family (6)

Rui En was stunned. Her expression changed repeatedly in the darkness, eventually turning into repeated swings of her blade.

Inside the room, two figures crossed paths. One's steps were slightly heavy, while the other's movements were light and natural. The distance and intimacy between them were entirely controlled by the latter.

Having likely reached the age of thirty and having neglected her training for many years, Rui En's sword swings became visibly weaker and weaker, and her breathing became extremely disordered.

While leisurely dodging the attacks, Yu Ci spoke gently: "You tried to silence me before even meeting with me."

"Having been a heartless and loveless spy for over ten years, has she already betrayed the Kingdom of Ryukyu?"

"You fart!!"

The woman's voice snapped at her in a low voice, "Don't you know that every spy from the Ryukyu Kingdom has been poisoned with a Gu curse? If they betray us, they will bleed from all seven orifices and die!"

That's right.

This is a common method of controlling people used by the Ryukyu Kingdom.

However, as a former spy of the emperor, Rui En's poison was naturally administered by the emperor when she was a child.

The original owner of Yu Ci's body only started following the male protagonist at the age of thirteen, and at that time the male protagonist, who was twenty years old, had already become the regent. The Gu poison was naturally administered when she followed him.

One is an old Gu, and the other is a new Gu; both types of Gu have certain side effects.

Like the emperor's poison, those who are infected will have shorter lifespans.

However, the male protagonist's Gu may have been developed in several versions, and the side effects will vary from person to person. For example, the side effect of Yu Ci, the original owner, is that her body temperature will be lower than that of an ordinary person.

It didn't affect Yu Ci much, because her body temperature was already low.

The two types of Gu are somewhat different, and both are currently under the control of the Regent.

The life and death of spies rests entirely in the hands of that man thousands of miles away.

Moreover, her magic couldn't eliminate this Gu, just like the original owner in the ancient world had a weak constitution; she couldn't avoid it or get rid of it.

“I receive the antidote to the poison from my contact every month, which shows that in the King’s heart and in the eyes of the Ryukyu Kingdom, I have never betrayed you!”

Rui En scoffed, but her knife-wielding speed slowed down due to exhaustion.

“I am the only spy who has been able to infiltrate the Duke’s mansion in all these years.”

"Even if I do nothing and don't send any information, the king will keep giving me the antidote because I can stay in the ducal mansion!"

The woman spoke slowly, her breath coming in short gasps.

"But now that you're here, I'm no longer the only one."

As she spoke, Rui En scoffed, her eyes sweeping fiercely across the surrounding darkness: "Tsk, what am I talking to a dead man for?"

"Go to hell!"

The house was huge, but it was only so big. He swung the knife for a long time but couldn't hit anyone. This person actually thought he could silence her.

Yu Ci: "..."

Having lost all interest in maneuvering, he casually waved his hand, and the figure crashed into a corner of the wall.

"I think I know why you've been able to remain hidden in the Duke's mansion for so long."

Yu Ci sat at the table, propping her head up with her hand. Her loose black hair draped over her barely visible collarbone. A gentle breeze blew by, and moonlight streamed through the window once more.

Rui En struggled and met the girl's eyes.

"Haven't you realized it yet?"

"You've been injured, and the old wounds and chronic illnesses have taken a toll on your health. There also seem to be other reasons... In short, your martial arts skills are completely gone."

Yu Ci covered her eyes, her expression indifferent: "You can't kill me."

Being followed.

His breathing was extremely disordered.

He wielded the knife like a three-year-old child.

An utter idiot, a calm madman, and the person in front of me is somewhere in between.

Even though he was once considered one of the best in Ryukyu, after more than a decade, he has become somewhat like an ordinary person.

Remembering the task in the original owner's wish, Yu Ci felt it was a bit tricky.

To rendezvous with a partner and complete a spy mission?

How can I avoid revealing my spy identity to my comrades?
"..."

The probability that these sisters' identities have been exposed is 100%.

She didn't believe that the small fragments were invisible.

It can only be said that the reason this person was able to stay safely is most likely because his martial arts skills were almost completely crippled, making him easy to monitor and control, and judging from the timeline, it should be as she guessed.

"..." Looking at the figure in front of her who was constantly wriggling in pain, Yu Ci propped her head up and remained silent.

When those pale eyes looked over, Rui En choked back a sob, forcing down the blood welling up in her throat. Her whole body stiffened, and she felt an unprecedented fear. She felt like a fish on a chopping board, ready to be shredded at any moment.

She was weighing the pros and cons, and Rui En thought anxiously.

Her voice trembled as she spoke, "Shouldn't you...shouldn't you..."

"It should be a vase, and then you swiftly killed it, destroyed the body, and framed it."

Yu Ci responded calmly.

"No, no..." As if finally sensing the threat of death, the figure on the ground began to struggle to approach the girl.

"Don't, don't kill me..."

"I was blind to your greatness, but my crime doesn't deserve death..."

"I know a lot of things... the antidote... the antidote! You definitely need the antidote too, right!"

"Only I know how to find the contact, only I know how to get the antidote..."

"You can't kill me, you can't kill me, I don't want to die, I can't die..."

Inside the room, the woman's pleas for mercy had turned into mutterings to herself, which Yu Ci watched indifferently.

He said, "I won't kill you."

The figure on the ground froze.

Yu Ci continued, "If you behave, I won't touch you. If you don't behave..."

"I'm good, I'm good!" Rui En coughed, unable to get up from the ground, and could only tilt her head back to reply, "I'm good, I'm good..."

The two briefly reached an agreement.

Ruien revealed how she obtained the antidote, as well as the general layout of the Duke's mansion and her position within it.

With over a decade of experience, her position was not low, on par with Bei Ya, but she was only in charge of miscellaneous matters within the mansion and could not get close to the important study.

From these few words, it's clear that Rui En was quite dedicated to her role as a spy in her earlier years, but later, for some unknown reason, she became lax in her duties.

Without making a sound, he cast an invisibility spell on the person, watched their figure leave the room, and then heard a system notification in his ear—

[Wish 5: Meet with your comrade and complete the spy mission - Progress 50%]

“…” Yu Ci lowered her eyes.

The road is long and difficult.

……

Meanwhile, at the distant military camp.

Inside the room, Mel was solemnly describing military matters. The man in front of him glanced down at the documents in his hand, his eyelashes fluttering slightly. His gaze lingered for a moment at the doorway before he calmly looked away.

With his thin lips pressed tightly together, he occasionally let out a soft "hmm" to signal Mel to continue.

Even when he was free to leave after his performance review, Mel still had a hesitant expression on his face.

Noticing that the figure in front of him had not moved, Lancelot looked up at him, his eyes extremely indifferent.

Just as Mel was about to speak, the voice of a guard about to report came from the doorway.

"Go in." The voice was faint and husky, cold and clear.

The guards, dressed in knightly attire, bowed respectfully and reported the situation inside the Duke's mansion:
“Rui En left her room late at night, went out of the Duke’s mansion to buy food, and then went straight back to her room.”

"Her Highness has not left the room, and everything is normal over there."

……

Even after the guard left the room, Mel still had a hesitant expression on his face.

This time, however, no guards interrupted him.

"Your Majesty the Duke..."

After hesitating for a long time, he looked at the expressionless man in front of him and slowly spoke:
"In recent years, female spies sent by other countries have frequently infiltrated the residences of our high-ranking officials to spy on secrets, and there have even been a number of assassinations."

“Countless royal families and nobles in other countries have been assassinated by spies in recent years. Just a few years ago, the entire royal family of Du was slaughtered!”

"You've encountered this before. Even if Her Highness doesn't show any abnormalities this time, isn't it still somewhat inappropriate to keep her in the manor?"

It's not that he's paranoid.

How could they so easily bring a foreign princess back to live in the Duke's mansion?
Mingming's expression was not good when she learned about everything that happened to the princess on her way here.

Moreover, they secretly sent people to investigate the princess's background, deliberately left the duke's mansion to give that person a chance to get close to the princess, and openly suspected her true identity, yet they still dared to bring her by their side...

If it turns out he really is a spy, then the truth will be out in the open!

However, Mel didn't dare say these words aloud; she only murmured them to herself.

Inside the room, Lancelot only glanced at him indifferently. The sound of his well-defined knuckles rubbing together as he picked up the documents was particularly clear in the quiet study.