My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 16 I was tricked by the system

Seeing his nephew hesitate and even show dissatisfaction in his eyes, Lu Xingyan simply smiled gently and remained silent.

I know he wants to trade tomorrow's food for this bottle, but what a divine thing... who wouldn't want it?
Lu Xingyao was incredulous. "Third Uncle, I'm your own nephew. You won't even give me a bottle?"

Lu Xingyan: "Xingyao, your third uncle likes this bottle. You wouldn't be eyeing something your ailing and terminally ill third uncle likes, would you?"

Because he was about the same age as Lu Xingyao, Lu Xingyan never put on airs as an elder. In addition, he was in poor health and spoke in a gentle and soft voice. He could be said to be the most beloved elder among the grandchildren. But at this moment, he was putting a heavy burden of airs on Lu Xingyao.

"Poor health" and "not long for this world"—after hearing these eight words, how could he, as a junior, dare to worry? If he were to agree, he feared he wouldn't even be able to afford a simple pancake the next day.

If any member of the family doesn't side with Uncle San and covets his things, they're just asking for trouble.

...

Gu Xingzhao, carrying his clothes, returned to the modern world with great interest.

This looks like it's from a pretty old era; I wonder how much this clothing is worth...

She had a slight expectation; she wasn't looking for a million or two, but she figured she could at least get seventy or eighty thousand. After all, it was a genuine antique, and she was honest about it.

However, the moment she stepped into the modern world, the clothes she was holding turned yellow and aged rapidly, and finally the fabric broke in her hands and fell silently to the ground.

"???"

"!!!" Gu Xingzhao's pupils widened in shock and disbelief.

What the hell! ?

Can someone explain what happened? How did perfectly good clothes turn into a pile of rags?

The system explained, "Due to the nearly thousand-year time gap, the items have also been affected by the passage of time."

Gu Xingzhao's expression changed rapidly, a lump forming in his throat, unable to rise or fall: "..."

numb.

This junk, let alone seventy or eighty thousand, nobody would even want it for seventy-eight yuan.

At that moment, she felt like a complete swindler, having spent two hundred yuan in taxes... What was the point?!

The shop offers a cultural relic restoration function; the host can select cultural relics for restoration.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xingzhao felt a little better. Thank goodness, things could still be fixed; it wasn't too bad.

But the moment the system opened the repair function panel for her, she was struck dumb. Her hands trembled, and her lips twitched. "My eyes are blurry, I can't see clearly... System, tell me, what does this say..."

[Each use requires 200 offering points]

Ten minutes ago, Gu Xingzhao had 205 offerings, but now he only had 25 left and wanted to curse.

She felt pain in her face, her flesh, and her heart. How could she have thought the offerings were worthless, useless, or easy to collect?

The system could have reminded her when she was about to bring the clothes back, or even reminded her when she was exchanging the marrow cleansing fluid that the artifact needed repair, so she wouldn't be in this situation of being empty-handed.

It was precisely because of that 199 offering points that she found it hard not to suspect the system.

Gu Xingzhao's money-making plan was forced to stop after losing two hundred yuan and 199 offerings. She put the pieces of her clothes in a box and put them away. Although she had been ripped off, she thought that maybe one day she would have enough offerings to repair them.

Because her emotions fluctuated so much that day, she couldn't sleep at all that night, feeling extremely distressed whenever she thought about it.

In the middle of the night, Gu Xingzhao got up, picked up the box, and threw it into a corner of the warehouse, out of sight, out of mind.

...

The Lu family was surprised to find that Lu Xingyan hadn't coughed for several days in a row, and his complexion had improved a lot. He looked almost no different from an ordinary person.

The exile caravan traveled for several days, during which Gu Xingzhao delivered food twice a day, morning and evening. Despite her tireless efforts, the town was small, and the supermarket didn't have a large daily customer flow. Her bank account balance was dwindling, and as taxes were deducted bit by bit, Gu Xingzhao began to feel anxious.

The higher the value of the items sent, the more taxes will be deducted. If this continues, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford to pay the taxes.

Before she could accumulate enough offerings, she could only try to find a way to make money from the supermarket's revenue. Finally, she decided to organize an event, which happened to coincide with the fact that the Lunar New Year was just a month away and the people in the town would be starting to buy New Year's goods.

That night, Gu Xingzhao turned on his computer and racked his brains to plan the event, including discounts, spending thresholds, and even a lucky draw with prizes.

She stayed up until 2 a.m., so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, when suddenly the alarm blared urgently: "Danger! Danger!"

[Lu Qing, the person under guardianship, is facing a life-threatening situation!]

Gu Xingzhao suddenly jumped up from his chair...

[Lu Xingyao, the person under guardianship, is injured!]

Gu Xingzhao: "???"

[Lu Zhou, a person under guardianship, is facing a life-threatening situation!]

……

"!!!"

【Danger! Danger! 】

Gu Xingzhao immediately became anxious and hurriedly asked the system what was going on, how did they all end up together?

[The exile convoy has been ambushed and attacked by bandits. The Lu family is in grave danger. Host, please respond immediately!]

Human life is at stake, so Gu Xingzhao didn't dare to delay for a moment. He immediately teleported to an ancient world. The nights that were usually as quiet as water were now filled with the sounds of clashing swords, fighting, and screams.

Gu Xingzhao had never seen anything like this before. There were people lying dead at her feet, and she was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

A dozen or so masked men in black attacked people with knives. To save his life, the prisoner escaped in shackles, and several officers gave chase.

Some members of the Lu family were trained and protected the elderly, women, and children in the middle, but they couldn't hold out for long.

Lu Qing stumbled and was shielded in the middle. He didn't know where his cane had fallen when he was fleeing for his life. As he watched his son, grandson and clansmen stand in front of him one by one, he was heartbroken and grief-stricken. He felt both hatred and sorrow.

They thought they had escaped a calamity... but was fate truly determined to wipe out the Lu family...?

Although Lu Zhou was a scholar, he was the eldest son in the family and was always the first to step forward in times of trouble. He had already been stabbed several times and picked up a policeman's knife from somewhere, which was extremely difficult to lift. "Xingyao! If there is a chance later, take your younger siblings and protect your grandfather and mother to leave!"

The Lu family's lives hang by a thread!
Gu Xingzhao frantically scrolled through the system panel, but the more nervous she became, the less she could see which functions were available. "Stop pretending to be dead! Hurry up and use all those protective features you mentioned before!"

[Points are required for redemption. You do not have enough points to activate the protection feature.]

"Then use the money! Hurry up!"

Your balance is insufficient to enable the protection feature.

Gu Xingzhao was furious. What kind of time was this? This damn system didn't know how to be flexible at all. "Loan! Apply for the loan now! Hurry up!"

Okay, your loan has been processed.

Protection mode has been enabled for you.

"Father, be careful!"

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, a bolt of lightning struck the black-clad man who was swinging his knife toward Lu Zhou's head!

Today's update is here~ (Wags its tail and walks away smugly)

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