Love from the Male Protagonist's Harem

Chapter 57-Jianfeng Bullying Part 1

Translated by Snowfall77

Xia Ge was very unsettled.

The matter of clutching onto Senior Sister, whether true or false, set it aside for a minute……

Just knowing that she was recuperating in such a ‘holy land’ was more than enough to freak Xia Ge out.

Furthermore, thinking back carefully, when Xia Ge had woken up, hadn’t her hand been clasped within……Senior Sister’s hand?

Not knowing what to make of that, Xia Ge expended a great deal of mental effort and shifted her thoughts to a different track.

Her system wasn’t responding, but Xia Ge could still access some basic functions, like the Points Mall and the skill panel.

Opening the Points Mall, Xia Ge saw that she now had 20 points for some reason.  She checked the details, finding that she’d received 20 points for [Refining The Sanshangjin Dan] and 10 points for [Discerning The Shanggujuling Formation].

Shanggujuling formation?  Was that the formation from the ancestral tomb she’d used while refining at the entry examination?

Fuck, what a treasure!  Well worth all the blood she’d lost!

Delighted, Xia Ge reread the details, scratched her head, and then her eyes lit up: “This means……I definitely succeeded at my liandan during the examination, right?”

Discerning the Shanggujuling Formation and refining the Sanshangjin dan——

Aiyo, she was so fucking badass!

Bixi, however, disrupted Xia Ge’s inner celebration by moving the small stand away, along with the papers atop it.  Xia Ge guessed she’d missed her chance to peek at the standings, but still——

If she’d refined the Sanshangjin dan, she was unquestionably in the top 6!

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“Wait……20 points and 10 points?  Why do I only have 20 points?  I’m missing 10 points?”  Xia Ge looked at her points balance again, “That’s strange……”

There was usually a clear record of Xia Ge’s income and expenditure of points.  Yet for the inexplicably missing 10 points there was nothing.

Just 30 points awarded and no 10 points expended.

“Aaaah, where did that 10 points go?”

Unable to figure out where they’d disappeared to, Xia Ge reflected on her miserable nights spent digging on the back mountain, desperately hunting for things to sell to the system.  And now, 10 points, 10 points that could have bought her 10 sanitary napkins, had somehow vanished.  Oh, how it hurt her heart: “10 sanitary napkins!”

System: [……The 10 Points Were Used By Me.]

The unexpected sound of the system’s voice startled Xia Ge: “Ah, you woke up?”

System: [Mm.]

Having the system back didn’t bring Xia Ge any joy however.  There was only bitter lamenting: “You used 10 sanitary napkins?!”

System: [……I Don’t Need Sanitary Napkins.]

Xia Ge wept anguished tears: “But they’re gone!”

System: [……]

“Forget it.”  Resigning herself somewhat to the vicissitudes of life, Xia Ge stated: “You’re the bigshot, use what you want.  I’m nothing but the oppressed proletariat after all.”

System: [……]  That didn’t exactly sound like acceptance on its host’s part.

After thinking for a moment, the system decided to explain further.

[Owing To Damage From Lingqi Backlash, I Needed 10 Points To Come Back Online.]

Xia Ge’s heart was made of stone: “Who needs you to wake up?  Don’t wake up, how about you try that?”

System: [……]  Even though it’d lied about what the 10 points been used for, that didn’t mean it didn’t want to beat its host half to death upon hearing her words.

“Well, now that you’re here, help me out and search for any medicine that’ll help me heal faster.”

The points were gone.  Xia Ge knew she had to sadly accept that reality, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t try to squeeze some recompense out the other party.

System: [……]  Just which one of us is the one who’s oppressed?!

However, it had wiped Xia Ge’s memory without her consent.  It could grumble in its heart, yet in the end, it had been in the wrong.

[There Is A Simple Medicine To Aid Your Recovery.  Jinjiang Stuffed Steamed Buns Will Help.]

The system retrieved the [Jinjiang Buns] details page, opening it up in front of Xia Ge’s eyes.

[Jinjiang Xiaolongbao]

[Steamed Stuffed Buns That Can Aid Rapid Return Of Blood!  Ingesting Jinjiang Buns Can Accelerate The Healing Of High-Grade Trauma And Guarantees That You Will Be Able To Move Freely After Just One Day!  Cost Is Only 15 Points!  Super Affordable!]

Xia Ge: “……”

System: [I’m Telling You It’s No Ordinary Bun And You’re Not Believing Me, Are You?]

Xia Ge: “……I can spend a copper coin and get Jinjiang buns down in the village.  That seems a bit more affordable, don’t you think?”

System: [Those Won’t Help You Heal Though.]

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Xia Ge: “……”  I give up.

She spent the 15 points and got her buns.  Plagued by a nebulous feeling of something being off, Xia Ge picked up a bun and stared at it.

[Host, Why Are You Not Eating?]

Noting that Xia Ge was just gawking blankly at her bun, the system’s tone was somewhat nervous.

“I don’t know……”  Xia Ge kept peering at the bun, “I feel like I’ve forgotten something……”

The system’s apprehension grew: [……No, That Can’t Be Right.]

Shaking her head, Xia Ge took a habitual nibble of the bun: “I’m probably overthinking.  Oh yeah, can you quickly check my credibility percentage with Senior Sister?”

Shoving her odd discomfort to the back of her mind.

[At Least It’s Not As Bad As It Used To Be.]  The system was taking a look, [You’ve Got 30% Credibility……On The Condition You’re Telling The Truth.]

Xia Ge was pretty surprised: “Really?  I’m not at 0%?”

System: [……Do You Want To Be At 0%?]

“No, I don’t.”  Xia Ge slowly ate her bun.  “I’m just worried that……if I tell the truth, I’ll be punished, and……”

“I don’t know what to tell Senior Sister……”

Xia Ge touched her chest in vexation: “I don’t know what it is.  Maybe Senior Sister is too fierce looking, but I always feel like I can’t believe her words……”

System: [Who’s Fierce?  You Don’t Want To Be Punished, That’s All.]

Xia Ge: “Ai, I guess……although I do know I can’t avoid punishment this time……it’s more a question of how severe the punishment will be.”

System: [It’s Good That You Know.]

“Well, it’s not like I’m not used to punishment.  By the way, there’s something else I want to ask you.”  Xia Ge clicked on the system panel, pointing at Puppet Panel (updated): [ ].

“What’s the update?”

圣地[shèng dì]

the Holy Land

holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest