The Zhen clan members all left the Zhen Mansion, and the courtyard instantly fell into tranquility.
Old Master Zhen heaved a sigh, then turned to look at A Man, who was being held up by the servants. Looking at the man's terrifying face covered in criss - crossing scars, he asked his precious granddaughter, "My dear, are you really sure you want to take him as your husband?"
"Of course." Zhen Xiaoyu nodded affirmatively.
"Then let it be for now. If you ever want to change your husband in the future, grandpa will find you a good - looking one."
【Ten points of killing intent obtained!】
Zhen Xiaoyu glanced at A Man, who had his head down. She thought this was a good opportunity to earn points of killing intent, so she chimed in, "Grandpa is right. If I want to replace him in the future, I'll just kick him out and tell him to get as far away as possible."
After she said this, A Man remained completely unmoved and didn't even lift his head.
There was also no prompt indicating that she had obtained any killing intent.
Zhen Xiaoyu could only guess that perhaps the God of Slaughter considered her a bad person. So the more she fawned on him, the more it would arouse his hatred and killing intent.
To verify this conjecture, she deliberately said in an affectionate tone, "But A Man and I are destined by heaven. I cherish and love him so much that there's no way I'd ever replace him! I'll never change him in this lifetime. Even in death, we'll be together."
A Man suddenly raised his head. His eyes, hidden behind his messy hair, were as cold as jade. He seemed disgusted, and there was a glint of killing intent in his eyes.
【Fifty points of killing intent obtained!】
So satisfying! Zhen Xiaoyu became even more determined not to let this big villain go. She had to keep him by her side while he was recovering from his injuries. Only in this way could she redeem her return ticket soon!
Old Master Zhen was silent for a while, but finally decided to support his precious granddaughter. "My dear, grandpa will support whatever you do. Even if you want to take a male concubine home, it's okay."
Male, male concubine...?
Zhen Xiaoyu swallowed hard. This old master's thinking was so advanced. Could he also be a time - traveler?
"Grandpa, are you joking? If I took a male concubine home, I'd probably be drowned in people's spittle." She probed.
"What's the big deal? Your aunt... cough, anyway, as long as you're happy, my dear." The old master realized he had let something slip and quickly changed the topic.
"I have an aunt?" Zhen Xiaoyu looked surprised.
"You do have an aunt, but she separated from your father's family before you were born. Let's not talk about it. Oh, my head is hurting from all their arguing. I need to go and rest." As if afraid that Zhen Xiaoyu would ask further questions, the old master walked quickly into the house, one hand on his head, even forgetting to use his walking stick.
Zhen Xiaoyu watched the old master's brisk back, then turned to the servant holding A Man and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and carry your master back to his room to rest!"
"Sure thing!" The servant quickly carried A Man on his back and left.
Zhen Xiaoyu thought for a moment, then quickly said to A Hua beside her, "Take me to the kitchen now."
"Are you hungry, miss? I almost forgot you haven't had breakfast yet. But it'll be mealtime in half an hour. How about having some snacks to tide you over first?"
"I'm not eating for myself. I'm going to cook some porridge for A Man."
"Miss, what on earth do you see in A Man to be so nice to him?" A Hua asked in confusion.
What do I see in him?
Of course it's because he wants to kill me...
Zhen Xiaoyu smiled to herself. She didn't dare to say what was on her mind for fear that others would think she was crazy.
A Hua shook her head and muttered, "Well, it's another kind of affection I don't understand."
When they got to the kitchen, Zhen Xiaoyu worked up a sweat. She cooked a big bowl of salted bone porridge and then went to A Man's room.
A Man was lying on the bed. He didn't move when she entered.
She raised her hand to signal A Hua to put the bowl on the table. Then she walked over to the bedside and saw A Man with his eyebrows tightly knitted and eyes closed.
Lying flat like this, his messy bangs fell to the sides, revealing his whole face. Every scar's direction was clearly visible.
Therefore, Zhen Xiaoyu noticed that there were the most scars on his forehead, so dense that it seemed like they were covering something.
She couldn't help but get closer. Suddenly, A Hua's loud voice rang in her ear.
"Miss, stop looking. He's asleep."
Zhen Xiaoyu was startled and trembled. She gave A Hua a helpless look and whispered, "Even if he was asleep, you've woken him up. Go out. Don't get in the way here!"
A Hua scratched her head sheepishly. "Then I'll wait for you at the door, miss."
After seeing A Hua go out, Zhen Xiaoyu let out a sigh. Having such a careless maid was really a challenge.
She turned her head and met a pair of cold eyes. Her heart skipped a beat again.
"You're awake," she said with a flattering smile. "I cooked some porridge for you. Do you want to... get up and have some?"
A Man didn't say a word. He just closed his eyes again, as if he didn't want to see her.
"You'd better get up and have some. If you don't eat, your wounds will heal slowly. I cooked bone porridge for you. Your leg is fractured, isn't it..." When she said this, A Man opened his eyes and gave her a fierce look.
【Ten points of killing intent obtained!】
A smile involuntarily appeared on Zhen Xiaoyu's face. People who didn't know better might think she was happy about his fracture. At least in A Man's eyes, her smile seemed rather gloating.
So, Zhen Xiaoyu heard the system's prompt again -
【Twenty points of killing intent obtained!】
This made Zhen Xiaoyu extremely happy. Her eyes narrowed into slits with joy. She became even bolder and said, "The sooner you recover, the sooner we can get down to business."
【Thirty points of killing intent obtained!】
A Man simply closed his eyes, trying to shut out the annoyance.
But how could Zhen Xiaoyu give up so easily? Instead, she was even happier. She lay on the bedside and looked at him happily, saying, "If you can't get up, I can feed you. Eat more so you can recover quickly. Once you're better, we can..."
【Fifty points of killing intent obtained!】
Along with the system's prompt came A Man's suppressed growl: "Get out!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go. Don't be angry. Anger is bad for your wound recovery. I was just joking with you. I'll respect your choice whether you want to stay or leave once you're better." Zhen Xiaoyu knew when to stop and didn't try to earn more killing intent.
This time, she had earned a total of 110 points of killing intent, which had reached her expected value.
As the God of Slaughter, the big villain had the intention to kill but didn't act because he was seriously injured and wasn't sure he could escape unscathed. So she couldn't push him too hard, or once he recovered, it would be her doom.
On the other hand, Zhen Yunqian also learned from the servants in the mansion that Zhen Xiaoyu had cooked porridge and gone to see A Man. She had a hunch that she couldn't wait any longer, so she also went to the kitchen.
The whole Zhen Mansion was eerily quiet all afternoon.
When Zhen Xiaoyu woke up from the after - effects of the sleeping drug, she was shocked to find that the spatial bracelet on her hand was gone! Not only that, her two killing - intent extractors had both disappeared!
Zhen Xiaoyu immediately went to Old Master Zhen and pleaded with him to send people to find the two items.