bayedsolid Chapter 1248 How to Turn a Princess Back into a Demon
Chapter 1248 How to Turn a Princess Back into a Demon
"Host, why are you looking at me like that?"
The system wasn't afraid of its host; after so many years together, the host knew its despicable nature all too well.
It also knows what kind of person its host is.
The last time the host looked at it like this, it seemed like the problem was solved, but it didn't seem very happy.
"Nothing, I was just wondering if your monthly allowance would be enough to top the list on the first page."
The system fell silent...
Instead of words, it takes direct action, magnifies the host's balance, and holds it close to the host's face so the host can see it clearly.
"Host, don't you feel any remorse when you say that?"
Its host balance is around tens of thousands per minute, and this luck coin is rare even in the entire host world.
In the short half-minute it spoke, the host's luck increased by more than 20,000.
Sometimes it doesn't even know what the other hosts are doing. Why is it so hard to earn Luck Coins? It's been several years already.
The highest number of people who topped the leaderboard was only a little over 70,000 Luck Coins, and some even had fractional amounts, as if they had spent all the money they had earned in their lifetime.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the host did not reply, the system's attention was drawn to the top-ranked request for help with over 70,000 views.
"What do you mean by begging for a way to turn a princess back into a dragon? Are you in a fairy tale world, buddy?"
Earning only 70,000 in my entire life? That's so useless.
The system didn't say what came next, but it felt like it was implying a "let them eat cake" mentality.
The host often taught it to be low-key as a dog.
While the system was asking questions, Liang Chongyue had already entered the governor's mansion. With the navigation on the panel, she quickly found where Li Yu'an was staying.
Upon entering, the first thing that catches the eye is the room full of antiques and calligraphy. Li Yu'an is surrounded by these things, and the only place he can turn around is about the size of a table.
Hearing the door open, Li Yu'an didn't even have time to lift his head, his voice still carrying a hint of coldness as he asked, "Which courtyard did you dig this out from?"
Liang Chongyue was saying that when she came in, the first thing she smelled was mud.
Feelings are things that are dug out from underground, and it must have been hard for Li Yu'an to find them.
"It's so late, why aren't you resting?"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Li Yu'an paused, his hand poised to write. He looked up in surprise, his eyes lighting up the moment he saw His Majesty.
The system entered at that moment, and when it met Li Yu'an's eyes, it felt even more terrifying than when its host had looked at it earlier.
If the host's glance at it was just a joke, Li Yu'an's eyes looked like someone who had been widowed for eight lifetimes and had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
"Your Majesty has come to see me?"
What nonsense is this? Liang Chongyue wanted to see what he was busy with at his desk, but she couldn't even squeeze in.
Li Yu'an rose to prominence by stepping on those calligraphy and paintings.
"You've been busy all day and a half, you haven't been in this yard the whole time, have you?"
Liang Chongyue now strongly suspects that Li Yu'an has never left the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office since she sent him out.
Li Yu'an finally reached His Majesty, passing by a pile of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain.
Each one is valuable; if this whole room were sold, it would be enough for all the people of Qiyang to live on for several generations.
When Li Yu'an stood before His Majesty, he didn't forget to lower his head and sniff himself to see if he smelled bad. His Majesty didn't like bad smells, and he didn't want to displease His Majesty.
"Alright, why bother with all this at a time like this? I sent you, how could I possibly complain about you?"
Liang Chongyue pulled him into her arms and pinched Li Yu'an's firm cheeks: "How long has it been since you ate? You've lost all the flesh on your face."
Li Yu'an was already thin, and his face had always looked like that, but hearing His Majesty's concern for him warmed his heart.
The system couldn't stand in this room any longer; it couldn't even turn around and back out. In the end, it was unclear how it got in and how it backed out.
After exiting, the system wandered to the backyard of the house and looked at the yard full of boxes, which were covered in mud.
The system carefully stepped over the clean ground. After all, the host had just cleaned its skin, and it got dirty again before it was even clean for a day. It would inevitably be teased by the host all day long.
Once they finally reached a relatively clean box, the system raised its hand, revealing a glowing fingernail, opened the lock on the box, and lifted the lid.
Upon seeing the gleaming gold ingots, one couldn't help but click one's tongue in admiration:
"I knew the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner was the most cunning guy. He kept accounts while others were embezzling, outlasting them, and then he embezzled everyone's money."
As he said this, the system took a picture with one click and sent the scene in the backyard to the host.
Liang Chongyue heard it clearly, along with its other words.
It was Li Yu'an who spoke up as he stood in front of her: "I originally agreed with Fei He to investigate separately. I thought we could investigate at least four or five companies in a day and a half, but I didn't expect Qiyang to be full of hidden talents. It's really not easy to investigate."
Li Yu'an casually pointed to a huge vase: "Does Your Majesty believe this was dug up from underground?"
In Qiyang, a place where no official is not corrupt: "The governor's mansion looks poor, but if I hadn't kept a few loose-lipped servants under control, after a thorough interrogation, no one would have known that what was buried under the governor's mansion was not soil, but all sorts of treasures."
While others use wood to build their houses and lay foundations, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner uses antiques and calligraphy to lay his foundation.
They embezzled but dared not use the money, pretending to be honest and upright.
Li Yu'an finally understood why he hadn't been promoted all these years. He insisted on being a pure land in a cesspool, which made him stand out from the crowd. The fact that he didn't die in Qiyang was all thanks to his clever methods.
"He got off too easily." Even if he were beaten to death, it would still be too lenient for him.
Liang Chongyue felt that the punishment for these officials in Qiyang had been too lenient.
They should be locked up and tortured slowly, driven mad, torn apart and biting each other.
They thought they could survive by stepping on the corpses of their own kind.
When only one person is left...
Then bury him alive with the bones of his kind.
It would be enough if they could never be reincarnated.
The governor's office is like this, and so is the provincial judicial commissioner's office; there's also the provincial administration commissioner between them.
Liang Chongyue casually adjusted the panel and saw Fei He there.
Look at this, all the officials in Qiyang are from the same lineage, no different from rats in a sewer.
Have you had dinner yet?
Li Yu'an subconsciously wanted to nod, but seeing the Emperor watching, he dared not lie and shook his head instead.
"Take care of yourself, I'm going to see Fei He, and I'll come to pick you up for dinner later."
Since the restaurants in Qiyang are open until midnight, she decided not to take the two of them back for dinner. Calculating the time, by the time she returned from Fei He's place, her mother would already be asleep.