It seems that the villain is targeting me.

The previous National Day bounty was calculated in pieces to have seven chapters, and the extra part is also counted as one chapter.

A total of eight chapters [16,000 words]

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Chapter 113 God: Good Girl

Three days after the coronation ceremony, Xiao Niao finally found time to talk to the system.

She got up early on purpose, and as usual, she chose a very secluded room and tried to avoid other people around her as much as possible.

Of course, there were servants waiting outside the Queen's bedroom at all times. Xiao Niao waved his hand to refuse the service and told them not to disturb him.

"Her Majesty is still resting," Xiao Niao whispered, "Let's go in a little later and let her sleep a little longer."

Gwyneth had been very busy with official duties these days. When she returned to her bedroom at night, she was so tired that she could hardly open her eyes. After forcing herself to say a few words, she fell asleep leaning against her.

Xiao Niao let Gwen sleep. Her work was actually very heavy, but because she was already used to this intensity of work, she was not as tired as Gwyneth.

She came to the secluded room, quietly found a chair, sat down in a comfortable position, and silently called the system in her heart.

After more than ten minutes, the system woke up from hibernation.

【Good news, your mission progress in this world is complete. 】

The system's voice sounded slightly resentful: [It was full when that girl ascended the throne. You should have called me then—now you can leave at any time.]

"Well, okay," Xiao Niao said slowly, "Don't worry, I have a question first..."

"Don't worry"?!

Xiao Niao heard a tone of gnashing teeth in this suddenly raised voice. If the system had a physical existence, it would probably have grabbed Xiao Niao's collar and started shaking it.

The system really wants to curse.

Xiao Niao's situation is actually very special: her body in the real world is actually dead, and in order for her to return safely, the system proactively made a deal with the main controller:

It sold the rest of its life to the master controller and voluntarily stayed in the main world to become part of the stability maintenance program.

Only the unlucky ones who made mistakes and AIs without any personality will be stuffed into the stability maintenance program by the main control - that is another story, so we will not discuss it here.

In short, for a system with a formal organization and intelligent personality, selling itself to the master in this way is basically equivalent to selling its body and soul at the same time.

It took so much effort to catch this stupid bird, but she actually told herself "don't worry"?

Perhaps the system had been down for too long. After waiting for a while, Xiao Niao broke the silence first.

"I just want to ask, if I go back now, what will happen to my body in this world?" Xiao Niao asked cautiously, "Will it disappear immediately, or will I die the moment I'm teleported?"

[…Ah, why didn’t you tell me earlier? So that’s what you wanted to ask.]

The system's mood stabilized slightly: "At the moment the transfer is complete, your soul will be extracted from your body, and the remaining body will become an ownerless, empty shell, similar to a vegetative state. In fact, your body in the real world is also in this state now."

A body without a soul will gradually weaken, but its organs will continue to function until natural death.

This will cause a lot of residual problems, and even the time travelers themselves will find it difficult to accept psychologically.

[We usually suggest that the host destroy their body before leaving the small world, such as cutting with a knife, burning with fire, drowning in water, taking poison... just let your imagination run wild.]

The system continued to explain, "If you have sufficient causal points, you can also entrust the system to do this."

"How to entrust?" Xiao Niao asked calmly.

The usual approach is to use karma points to fine-tune the plot line, arranging a sudden, unexpected event to send the host off: such as an assassination attempt or the arrival of a dump truck, ensuring the departure is reasonable and sympathetic.

Of course, Brother Tongzi thought, since you already have some serious heart problems, you probably don't need to spend that extra point.

"So, if I leave now, I'll become like a vegetable..."

Xiao Niao stroked his chin, seeming to be lost in thought.

"Want to arrange an assassination?" the system asked enthusiastically. "Guaranteed to be quick and painless, and no innocent people will be implicated—for a few thousand extra points, you can even throw dirty water on others."

"What does this mean?" Xiao Niao frowned.

"As you know, several members of the Tudor family are disgruntled with Gwyneth's claim to the throne," the system said matter-of-factly. "They only yielded because circumstances forced them to do so—sooner or later, these people will hinder your precious Gwyn."

Xiao Niao's eyebrows almost flew up because of Tongzi's words "baby Gwen": "So?"

So, we can use the causal points to distort the plot, making these people rush over to assassinate you in a fit of rage.

The system patiently instructs them, "Sooner or later they will be caught by Gwyneth, and then the girl will have a legitimate reason to kill them."

But wouldn't that mean dying before Gwyneth's eyes? Gwyneth would see her bloody corpse, witness the gruesome scene of her death—would she weep over it?

Xiao Niao was silent for a long time: "...cause and effect

Points can be used like this? Why didn't you tell me that before? "

"Because points can only modify minor plot points, and it's difficult to harm the protagonist, who is protected by luck," the system grumbled. "Besides, you were broke back then, so telling you wouldn't be of much use..."

Let me put it this way: The World Will wishes every stowaway who crosses here to die young, so if you voluntarily spend points to commit suicide, He will turn a blind eye and cooperate.

Xiao Niao subconsciously looked up at the ceiling and felt a little tired. In her heart, she gently greeted the mother of the world's will - if She even had one.

After a long time, she finally let out a long sigh.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Xiao Niao stretched out his right hand and rubbed his sore nose bridge. "I want to stay in this world for a while longer."

If this were a comic, the system would probably fill the entire page with ellipsis marks like a ticking timer, because it would be hard for it to say anything else. […What did you say?]

"I'm serious. I have to stay here for a while." Xiao Niao repeated his words helplessly.

The system actually had a premonition of this, but when it actually heard the bird say this, it still felt as miserable as if it had seen its own cabbages jump into the pot.

"You damn fool," the system muttered, "I predicted this from the moment you married that girl. She's completely screwed you over—remember what you told me back then? 'I'll never have an intimate relationship with anyone in this world.'..."

"People change," Xiao Niao defended himself dryly, "Um, I, I mean, this is my fault after all. I was the one who proposed marriage first... At least wait until the domestic situation eases a bit and Gwen is firmly in her position..."

[…You’re even the one below,] the system continued to mutter to itself, [Don’t try to argue, I saw that girl getting her nails done.]

Xiao Niao stopped talking.

Her silence was deafening.

The system stopped talking. It began to regret that it had not been able to persuade her with all its heart, and had let the bird simply leave Gwen alone.

——It failed to persuade the bird then, and it is even more impossible now.

"It won't take too long, Tongzi," Xiao Niao tried to convince the system, "Just a few months... a year at most. It's been so long, it really doesn't matter."

"Wait until I have arranged everything, then find a deserted place to destroy the body, and then we will leave."

The system looked at the bird and felt distressed. The cabbage was still swimming in the pot unconsciously - but it couldn't tell what was wrong with Xiaoniao's arrangement.

Brother Tongzi has felt that there are too many things wrong recently. He always feels suspiciously that the will of the world is staring at the bird. For this reason, even the frequency of his appearance has begun to decrease, and more and more energy has been diverted to concealing himself.

The system even developed some strange intuition: if this stupid bird doesn't leave, she might not be able to control it in the future.

But the system couldn't tell Xiao Niao about this. Firstly, Xiao Niao might not believe something as mysterious as intuition. Secondly, if it really said something that made Xiao Niao waver, it felt like something bad would happen...

The more Brother Tongzi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he really couldn't think of any way to have the best of both worlds.

Finally, it could only say with great frustration: [Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you.]

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It was quiet outside the bedroom, with only the sound of birds singing and the faint sound of wind blowing in from the half-open window.

Gwyneth felt the cool breeze blowing on her cheek, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and before she opened her eyes, her hand subconsciously reached to her side.

It was cold under the quilt, and the person who was supposed to be by her side was nowhere to be seen.

Her heart skipped a beat, and Gwyneth's eyes snapped open.

She pushed herself up from the bed and looked around the room, but Xiaoniao was not in the room at this moment.

Gwyneth looked out the window again and saw that it was already bright outside.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Gwen reached out and rang the copper bell on the bedside. Soon, a servant pushed open the door and walked in silently.

The newly promoted chief chamberlain stood slightly forward, directing the others' work with gestures while whispering reminders of the Queen's itinerary for the day.

The elderly female head maid spoke in a very dignified and steady manner. It was because of this character that she was promoted by Gwyneth from the inner court attendants.

Gwyneth turned to look at her and asked, "Where is the emperor?"

"I left the city early in the morning," the other person answered truthfully. "I took my horse from the stable and headed towards the forest outside the city..."

Afterwards, the head maid must have said something else, but Gwyneth didn't hear a word she said.

The scene of the bird walking alone in the forest in the dream flashed through her mind again and again. It was only a few heartbeats before the feeling of panic occupied Gwyneth's entire mind.

Her face was pale, and the blood color faded in an instant. Gwen subconsciously clutched the quilt under her, and her hands were shaking unconsciously, as if all the strength in her body was about to be drained away.

Unexpectedly, Gwyneth's voice was extremely calm: "There are

Is there anyone here?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have Lady Luna with us, as well as several guards," the head maid said. "The Emperor left a message for Your Majesty, saying he would be back before lunch."

Gwen was silent for a few seconds, and her heart calmed down a little. She nodded to the head maid.

Gwyneth thought to herself that she seemed to be becoming timid. It was all because of that dream - that strange and weird dream made her so sensitive.

Gwen actually knew very well that there were no such high cliffs around the capital, and she also knew that Xiao Niao was unlikely to leave her without saying goodbye as he had done in her dream.

But when she heard the news that the bird had left the city, Gwyneth inevitably felt scared.

The situation in the city has basically stabilized, but there may still be people from the Hamilton family left. She is worried that the bird will be retaliated after leaving her protection, and she is also worried that the bird will never come back once it leaves.

It was just a dream, Gwyneth tried to comfort herself, it was just a nightmare.

"...Send someone to let me know when you get back," Gwen raised her arms, her expression dark. "Change your clothes."

At lunch time, Xiaoniao came back as promised.

She had taken the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture to inspect the fields outside the city that morning. After returning, she mentioned the spring plowing to Gwyneth: Judging from the current land conditions, it would be best not to delay any further.

Lunch was served, but Xiao Niao hardly touched the food on the plate. He just focused on talking to Gwen about spring plowing.

Behind her was a black marble fireplace, painted with armored knights holding swords and with solemn expressions. The hearth was very high, and the stove legs were painted with scenes from medieval wars. Next to it was a huge religious sculpture, which outlined the gods and their servants in a majestic artistic style.

Gwen watched the bird quietly.

She suddenly felt very light. Gwyneth heard the low hum of the flames in the fireplace and the sound of the glass being gently pulled by the wind. The whole world seemed to be rumbling and throbbing, as if responding to the ideas that were gradually taking shape in her mind.

All the sounds became clearer and echoed in Gwen's ears, the sound of knives and forks rubbing against each other, the sound of birds' heartbeats, the bells ringing in the distant church, and she could even hear the faint sound of prayers coming from the church.

Gwyneth breathed slowly, a wonderful ripple flowing through her skin and all over her body. She felt that some mysterious existence was looking down at her from above the sky, and the gods were looking at the world through the eyes of those sculptures.

Xiao Niao continued to speak attentively, the gentle wind rustling the loose hair on her forehead. Her face was so pale that it was almost transparent, her lips were thin and pale, and only her eyes were a warm chestnut color.

Gwyneth's heart couldn't help but tremble, and she could hear her own rapid heartbeat.

She prayed to God: God, please let this person stay with me.

Something was swaying slightly under the eaves, and the branches were shaking softly in the wind.

The gods watched her.

Chapter 114: Broken Arm

The capital is located in the north of the empire, and the climate is relatively cold. Even though summer is approaching, life is not easy, and it is often hit by sudden cold waves.

Xiao Niao felt the discomfort in his heart more and more clearly during this period of seasonal change. Even if he just sat there doing nothing, his chest felt heavy as if a stone was pressing on it.

She seemed unable to take a complete breath, and her strength was lost halfway through.

If it is rainy for a long time, it will be even more unbearable. In addition to the heart, the wings that have suffered fractures and toxin erosion will also feel a creepy pain.

Sometimes his heart would start beating wildly in the middle of the night for no reason. Whenever this happened, the little bird could only curl up and endure it. Gwen almost noticed something was wrong twice, but she finally managed to cover it up.

...At least she managed to fool people on the surface. As for whether Her Majesty the Queen actually believed her, Xiao Niao herself was not sure.

Gwyneth was an excellent student in every sense, and Xiaoniao would soon discover that during the time they had been separated during the war, the girl had grown at an astonishing rate.

Xiao Niao is good at identifying people and things, but she has too many emotions mixed with Gwyneth, which makes Xiao Niao subconsciously unwilling to look at this person with scrutiny and vigilance, exposing her own weaknesses in front of Gwen.