Chapter 21

When the sack’s contents were revealed, Cao Yan’s heart sank. “Oh no, I’ve saved a gunny sack of trouble.”

Cao Yan realized that he was still too young and inexperienced, having made his judgment prematurely. There was a woman in this second gunny sack. He could not tell that there was a person inside because other than the woman, the sack was also filled with cloth strips. They filled up the sack and hid her shape.

That was why Cao Yan did not notice a person in this sack.

The reason he thought he had saved a gunny sack of trouble was that this woman was stunning.

She had an exquisite face that was fair and smooth like porcelain. Her nose was tall, and her lips were cherry red. Her small ears poked out of her hair a little and were as fine as jade.

“Beautiful” did not seem like an adequate description of her features put together.

When she was out from the gunny sack, her hair was a little messy, but that made her look even more alluring. Her delicate curves, full bosoms, slim waist, and long legs were all highlighted under her skin-tight clothes.

This woman could be described as a vixen. She could genuinely be considered a gunny sack full of trouble.

After Cao Yan pulled the trouble out of the gunny sack, he was in a dilemma. He had no idea what he should do with this man and woman. Just as he was thinking, he noticed the woman’s thick eyelashes trembling a little. Cao Yan said, “Since you’re awake, you should get up. This is the forest. The ground here is quite moist… Oh, there’s a snake beside you.”

The woman jumped upon hearing that and subconsciously opened her eyes.

What a woman! The eyes were rumored to be the window to the soul. As for this woman’s eyes, even though they were filled with fear, they were still clear and pure like the mountain spring. Even a monk’s heart would skip a beat if he saw her current gaze that looked just like a startled little deer.

“When did you wake up?”

Although the woman was pretty. Cao Yan, who had browsed through many influencers, could still keep calm. He bent down and undid the rope restricting her movements.

“For a while now. I felt like the world was going topsy turvy just now, so I am still very giddy. Uarghh…”

The beautiful woman supported herself against the trunk of a tree as she vomited the moment she woke up. This scene did not seem very fitting.

Cao Yan could not help but find it funny. Just now, when Eggy was dragging the two gunny sacks, in order not to leave tracks behind, it swung them, together with Cao Yan, across trees like how the spiderman swung across buildings. Since this woman was awake, it was already impressive that she did not vomit in the sack.

“You… are not the one who kidnapped me, right?”

The woman took a few deep breaths before suppressing the urge to throw up. She massaged her wrists that were tied together and turned around, using the faint moonlight trickling through the leaves to look at her surroundings. Just like her appearance, her voice was sweet and alluring.

“In that case, you’ve heard everything that happened outside?”

The woman nodded, then shook her head. “I couldn’t breathe properly in there, so I wasn’t very conscious. The things I heard are in pieces, but now that I think back about it, I suppose you saved me?”

Cao Yan replied honestly, “I chanced upon the fight between both parties and was hiding at the side to watch, but they wanted to silence me. I grabbed the cart and escaped, saving you in the process.”

The woman verified it with what she had heard and believed Cao Yan. When she looked at him again, her gaze changed. Her tone was also happier and uplifted. “Thank you for saving me. What should we do now?”

The trouble obviously treated Cao Yan as her savior in her most difficult time.

But Cao Yan had to admit that it did feel quite good to be depended on by trouble of this level.

However, Cao Yan would not continue immersing in the good feeling. He was still a newbie in this world and did not have a stable footing yet. He would not poke his nose in someone else’s business.

Who knew where this woman came from and the motive of the kidnappers. Being involved with this woman might bring him more trouble.

It was the most rational choice to not deal with her at all.

“You don’t have to thank me. As for what we should do… Of course, we should go our separate ways. All the best.”

Cao Yan continued after pausing for a while, “Magic Metropolis is very close by. You can ask for help there. Bye.”

The woman stared wide-eyed at Cao Yan. She was in disbelief that he would simply turn away and leave. She wanted to call out to him but found no reason for him to be responsible for her just because he had saved her.

While she hesitated, Cao Yan had already made a turn behind a huge tree, disappearing slowly into the darkness.

This was the wilderness in the middle of the night, and it would be inevitable for her to feel afraid. When she saw Cao Yan walk away without even turning back, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of grievance and broke into tears.

“I guess troubles are also human. She’s still a crybaby, ” Cao Yan commented when he heard the sobs from afar.

[Ding! Based on the host’s current experiences, please choose to complete one of the missions:]

Cao Yan paused in his tracks as words on the screen interface appeared:

[Mission: Save the crybaby. Bring her with you. The reward for mission completion is 30 points. (Note: Your worries are unfounded. The trouble crybaby is not someone with a complicated background. She belongs to a clean and average family. There would be no hidden troubles or worries if you save her, so the host can rest assured as you interact with her. Aren’t you short-handed in your shop? You can try to hire her. It’s everyone’s dream to have a beautiful assistant like the crybaby. She can be working for you in the day, and you can be banging her at night. Perhaps… after interacting with her, you might realize there are a lot of unexpected advantages.)]

“Fake system, are you infected with a virus?”

Cao Yan had plenty of reason to believe that the fake system had gotten the dirty virus since it even came up with banging. Why else would the mission description be so lewd?

“…” The fake system remained silent.

If she’s from a normal family, things are simple. The unexpected advantage wouldn’t really be banging her, right? Cao Yan thought.

Just then, the words on the screen interface started to change to reveal new content:

[Mission two: The Dark Side!

Everyone has a dark side to them. Perhaps… you can choose to kill the crybaby and the unconscious man to cut off any troubles that could come knocking on your door. Killing them is also a way to train yourself. There will be no reward for completing this mission, but there would be a form of evolution happening to your mentality.]

What kind of training was that?

There were actually two extremes to this conjoined mission: one was to save a person, while the other was to be a psychopath.

Cao Yan glanced behind before walking back.

Boohoohoo!

In the dark forest, there was a man lying unconscious at the side, the distant howling of wild beasts, and the soft hissing of snakes and insects. Wang Li was so afraid that she did not even dare to cry out loud. When she suddenly saw Cao Yan coming back, she was instantly relieved and happy. Her whimpering quickly became a surprised exclamation, “Why did you come back?”

“I’m kind, alright?” Cao Yan said righteously.

“Mm, sure. Thank you. I will definitely repay you if I have the chance.” As the crybaby wiped her tears away, the softness at her chest shook slightly.