My God of Wealth is a Short-lived Ghost

"Why did the prince leave as soon as he arrived in Nanling City?" Wan Sutong asked the system in confusion.

"A big event has occurred in the court. His Majesty is seriously ill and unable to quell the unrest in the court. The current crown prince needs to return to the palace immediately to govern the country. It seems... things are going to change." Wan Sutong heard concern in the system's tone, which was enough to show the seriousness of the matter, but what does this have to do with her?

Wan Yanzhong looked at the dilapidated mansion and sighed, "The mansion is in such a state of disrepair that I won't keep the eldest son here." Zhao Jinghua nodded without saying a word and then got on his horse.

"Dad, do all the royal family members of Zhao Kingdom have silver hair?" Wan Sutong asked Wan Yanzhong in confusion.

Wan Yanzhong took her to the kitchen. "Not all of them. Among Emperor Minghua's descendants, only the crown prince and the second prince who died in battle have silver hair. Among the crown prince's descendants, only the eldest son has left the palace, and everyone knows it. No one knows the appearance of the other princes."

Wan Sutong looked at the empty mansion and asked a question that she didn't know if it would expose her. "Dad, my mother..." She didn't dare to say the rest because she didn't know what to say. She hoped that Wan Yanzhong could guess what this sentence meant.

Wan Yanzhong sighed and said, "Your mother won't be back for at least seven days."

Wan Sutong said "oh" and complained in her heart, "This woman is a bit unreliable. She ran away first when she saw the city gate was lost."

The system chuckled and said, "She didn't run away, but she has been back to her parents' home for more than a month, and she didn't bring you with her. You should be content with having Wan Yanzhong loving you."

Wan Sutong's stomach was growling with hunger, and she felt like her front was sticking to her back. Looking at Wan Yanzhong who was busy making a fire, she decided to show off her skills. "System, is this the only way you can talk to me?"

The system shook left and right as if shaking its head. "No, everything can be exchanged for points. The more valuable the item, the more points you get. Points can be exchanged for many things. There is nothing this system cannot do, except what you can't think of."

Wan Sutong's eyes instantly shone like stars. After a moment, the system quickly added, "In addition to bringing people back to life." Wan Sutong's face instantly fell after hearing this. Her dream of becoming a miracle doctor was shattered. She glanced around the courtyard and looked at the dusty ceramic jar with withered lotus flowers. "How many points is this?"

At the same time, Zhao Jinghua ate the last bite of a hardened cake in the military tent, and then drank a sip of water from the ceramic bowl. At this time, the deputy general opened the curtain and walked in, holding a roasted rabbit in his hand. "My lord, I caught a wild rabbit. We are in for a treat!"

Zhao Jinghua swallowed the soaked cake with a rolling Adam's apple. Looking at the extremely excited deputy general, he chuckled and shook his head, "I've eaten it. You can keep it for yourself. I'm going to go out for a while."

Zhao Jinghua's deputy general was this rough man, who had no idea about these twists and turns. He really thought Zhao Jinghua was full, and then he ate heartily beside him.

Zhao Jinghua stood up and walked out of the main tent. Seeing the hungry soldiers eating porridge with complaints after running all the way, he decided to go to the mountains to see if he could find some food. The rabbits in the deputy general's hand were not enough for one person to eat, so the soldiers would not complain, but eating porridge for a long time would definitely be a problem.

Zhao Jinghua did not ride a horse but went up the mountain along the road, but found that there were no wild fruits to fill his stomach along the way. He continued to go up and came to a cliff. There was a berry forest and some goats running on the other side of the cliff.

But just as he was stunned, a black horse came straight towards him from a distance. When Zhao Jinghua was stunned, the black horse had already come to him. When he looked closer, Zhao Jinghua found that the black horse had black and shiny hair. It was three inches taller than any horse he had ever seen. It had a well-proportioned body and strong muscles.

The black horse saw Zhao Jinghua standing there in a trance, so it lowered its head and rubbed Zhao Jinghua's shoulder with its head. Zhao Jinghua came to his senses, chuckled, and touched the black horse's head with his hand. Then he turned around and jumped up to the opposite cliff. When the black horse raised its head, it barked twice, as if saying goodbye to Zhao Jinghua.

At this time, Wan Yanzhong fell into deep thought when he saw his daughter's stir-fried cabbage from the kitchen. "Nannan, where did you find it? Isn't there only some rice and flour left at home?"

Wan Sutong turned her head away from Wan Yanzhong, trying to find a reason to lie to Wan Yanzhong, "That... um... I..." After thinking for a long time, Wan Sutong still couldn't come up with a realistic lie, so she could only put the bowl heavily in Wan Yanzhong's palm and said, "Oh, don't worry about it! Just eat it."

Wan Yanzhong chuckled, "That's right..." But as soon as he took a bite of rice, he sighed, "I don't know what the people eat."

Wan Sutong didn't know what to say to comfort him, so she could only coax and lie, "Don't think about it yet, try it first, there is nothing left in the mansion, and we don't know what we will eat next."

Wan Yanzhong sighed, "That's right... I can't even protect myself." He picked up a piece of cabbage and put it in his mouth, then couldn't help but sigh, "Nannan's cooking skills are really good."

Wan Sutong was afraid of being exposed, so she didn't dare to cook too much. The dishes and rice were only enough for the two of them to barely fill their stomachs, so she didn't arouse Wan Yanzhong's suspicion.

After the meal, Wan Sutong looked at her impoverished family and sighed, "My father is really honest. Only his jar is worth some money in the whole mansion." She sighed again, "Just one baby cabbage costs 15 points. How many days can these 800 points last?"

At this time, Zhao Jinghua had already put all the wild fruits into the backpack behind him. Seeing the goat in the distance, he transformed into a bow and arrow. The moment his right hand put the arrow string on the bow, an arrow appeared on the bow. He pulled the bow and then aimed at the goat's head. After the arrow was shot out, it accurately hit the running goat. Zhao Jinghua put the goat into the spiritual sea, and then he shot two more goats in succession.

When Zhao Jinghua turned around, he saw that the black horse had not left, but was waiting for him at the original place. Zhao Jinghua returned to the side of the horse and asked uncertainly, "Are you waiting for me?" Unexpectedly, the horse really understood what Zhao Jinghua said, nodded, and neighed.

Zhao Jinghua touched the horse's mane and said, "You don't want to eat this wild fruit, do you?" Then he took a wild fruit from the backpack and handed it to the horse. However, the horse lowered its head and did not intend to eat it. Zhao Jinghua chuckled and said, "It's up to you." Then he resolutely turned around and walked down the mountain. Unexpectedly, the horse followed him and followed Zhao Jinghua all the way back to the camp.

Zhao Jinghua's deputy general loved horses very much, and he knew at a glance that this horse was no ordinary thing. When the horse saw the deputy general approaching, it hurriedly hid behind Zhao Jinghua. Finally, when it saw that it could not hide anywhere, it turned around and ran away!

The deputy general knelt down immediately upon seeing this and said, "I am guilty. I wanted to take a closer look at this horse, but I didn't expect it to scare it away."

Zhao Jinghua helped the deputy general up and said, "It's okay. I can only say that it's not my destiny." Then he handed the basket to the deputy general, washed it and gave it to the soldiers to eat. Then he transformed into three goats from hunting. The patrolling soldiers came over quickly when they saw this and said, "What's this, General?"

Zhao Jinghua chuckled and said, "Go and process it. Cut it into small pieces and I'll roast them for you to eat."

After hearing what Zhao Jinghua said, the patrol soldiers immediately ran over to carry the goat. However, the goat was too heavy and it took six people to carry it. There were only ten patrol soldiers in total. After carrying one goat, they couldn't carry the other one. Zhao Jinghua saw this and walked over. With Zhao Jinghua's help, the five people carried the goat away.

The soldiers laughed and joked, "Don't look at the general's frailty, he has the strength of two of us."

Zhao Jinghua smiled and did not blame them for their offensive words. He carried the goat to the kitchen and turned to leave. The soldier hurriedly followed him. He knew that Zhao Jinghua was going to carry the other goat. However, something unexpected happened. Zhao Jinghua actually picked up the goat with its legs up in the air by himself.

At this time, the soldiers in the tent heard the noise and came out, but they were stunned when they saw this scene. Zhao Jinghua chuckled and said, "What are you looking at? Why don't you go and prepare the grill for the sheep?"

At this time, Wan Sutong was sitting on the bed bored, with her legs crossed, listening to the system assigning her a task leisurely: "Find Zhao Jinghua to ask for advice on how to practice, the task reward is unknown." Wan Sutong was very speechless. What do you mean by unknown task reward? If there is no reward, just say it directly.

"Friendly reminder: If you give up, all your points will be deducted~" The system's voice was cunning and evil.

Wan Sutong's eyes widened. "Not only did you not give me any points! You even deducted them!"

The system chuckled and said, "Why isn't it considered a reward? Zhao Jinghua can teach you how to practice."

Wan Sutong sighed, "That's right." After a long while, Wan Sutong tentatively said, "How about being a hero and saving the beauty? When he sees how weak I am, he might even take the initiative to teach me how to practice." After saying that, she stood up from the bed and said, "Let's do it!"

The system interrupted her fantasy with a sigh, "Host, how can you afford to hire someone to be a bandit?"

When Wan Sutong heard this, she covered her chest and fell back on the couch. "Your words really hurt my heart." Then Wan Sutong realized what she looked like. "Quick, get me a mirror!"

The moment he finished speaking, a round mirror with a diameter of six centimeters appeared in Wan Sutong's hand. "Ninety points, no need to thank me~"

Wan Sutong stood there in a daze, looking at the small round mirror in her hand. Six small cabbages were gone just like that. "Thank you..." At this point, Wan Sutong swallowed the rest of the words back. "Thank you!" Wan Sutong gritted her teeth and said, "You're welcome!" The system felt a chill on its spine after hearing this.