System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 71

Chapter 71

◎The Imperial Marshal Has Come to Kill!◎

The strength drained from Yun Wenzhou’s hands as she held the plate.

But in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to drop the food on the plate.

Was this food? No, it was a work of art!

It was a piece of art she had managed to complete after half a day of struggle, risking the complete destruction of the Imperial Marshal’s reputation in the kitchen!

But now you’re telling me my A-Jiu ran away?

The A-Jiu who constantly called me her wife in her heart?

The A-Jiu who swore to trust her and said she would definitely keep her promise?

Yun Wenzhou had a smile on her lips when she walked out of the kitchen. Now, let alone a smile, there was barely any color left in her face.

She expressionlessly returned to the kitchen, packed the breakfast she couldn’t deliver into a meal box, sealed it, and then left the kitchen, heading to Mo Jiu’s chambers.

The Soldier Bee at the door followed her, shouting “Oh no” repeatedly in her mind.

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no…

Why did the Marshal suddenly stop smiling? Now I’m even more afraid to tell her! She’ll kill me! Absolutely!

Not only did the Queen run away, but she took the Soldier Bee from the prison with her—can I even say that?

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

The meal box in her hand was slightly warped from the immense pressure, but it was ultimately spared for the sake of the work of art it carried.

The Soldier Bee’s inner voice continued: [But the Queen left a letter for the Marshal. If I don’t tell her, how will I give her the letter?]

Yun Wenzhou paused, then asked without turning her head: “Did the Queen wake up?”

The Soldier Bee practically slid to a kneel: “Reporting to the Marshal, Your Majesty the Queen… she… she…”

Move your damn mouth! Concealing information will only make my crime worse!

Yun Wenzhou didn’t have the patience to wait for her to gather herself and interjected: “What are you panicking about? Could she have left the Royal City?”

Soldier Bee: “…”

Yun Wenzhou: “She left the Royal City? Did she leave anything behind?”

Soldier Bee: “Ah, yes, a… a letter!”

The kneeling Soldier Bee pulled out a piece of paper folded into quarters from her chest.

I don’t know what it says. I didn’t dare to look… I hope she didn’t elope with that Soldier Bee. Otherwise, the Marshal will definitely slaughter the entire prison…

Yun Wenzhou didn’t know why everyone thought she was bloodthirsty; in fact, she only killed those who deserved it.

But the person was saying it in her mind, and Yun Wenzhou couldn’t argue. She could only expressionlessly take the letter, unfold it, and read it.

My dear Imperial Marshal Yun Wenzhou:

There are rebellious forces outside the city. I am going to quell them. If you trust me, stay in the Royal City and do nothing. Wait quietly for my message. I will give you a satisfactory answer. If you don’t trust me, a battle between us may be inevitable. If possible, I don’t want to be your enemy, because you are the only Queen Consort I acknowledge.

Your loving wife, Mo Jiu

The handwriting was Mo Jiu’s, and the content did sound like something Mo Jiu would write. Yun Wenzhou could almost picture Mo Jiu’s tone while speaking those words.

The reason for “running away,” the demands she placed on her, the consequences of disobeying the demands, and the final bit of coaxing.

This woman was always trying to control every situation.

If I don’t trust her, a battle is inevitable?

Heh. It was as if she thought Yun Wenzhou would send troops to kill all the “rebellious forces” outside the city if she didn’t trust her.

But, this opening address, this signature, this tone that was much livelier than the content of the letter…?

“Where was this found?” Yun Wenzhou frowned and asked, feeling there was a possibility that the letter was forged.

Soldier Bee: “In the prison… the cell where Ye Lan was held… Your Majesty the Queen, she, she…”

Yun Wenzhou: “She released Ye Lan, left a letter, and left with her?”

Soldier Bee: “…Yes.”

Yun Wenzhou: “How did she get out?”

Setting aside the Soldier Bees near the prison, at least the guards at the chamber door had taken the psychic resistance agent and shouldn’t have been controlled by the Queen Bee’s pheromones.

Could it be that Mo Jiu’s power had recovered to the point of ignoring the effects of the drug just by getting some sleep?

Yun Wenzhou “tsk’d,” folded the letter back up, and tucked it into her uniform pocket.

“Suppress this news. No one is allowed to spread or discuss it.”

“Yes.”

“I’m leaving the Royal City.”

“Eh? You, alone?”

“Since Her Majesty could leave the Royal City without hindrance, then bringing more people would only result in bringing more useless individuals who can’t even disobey her orders.”

Mo Jiu asked to talk to Yue Xinghe alone, but Ye Lan didn’t move.

Yue Xinghe gave Ye Lan a look, and only then did Ye Lan salute the two of them, leave the room, and close the door.

Yue Xinghe stood up, offered the sofa to Mo Jiu, and pulled up another chair for herself.

Mo Jiu didn’t stand on ceremony, walked to the sofa and sat down, then organized her thoughts: “Where should I start… Hmm, let’s start with my imprisonment. Yun Wenzhou ambushed me, imprisoned me, and seized the Empire. This is true, but her actions stemmed from a misunderstanding of me, and that misunderstanding was actually half-resolved before I rescued Ye Lan. Oh, by the way, Ye Lan hasn’t told you yet, right? It wasn’t her who rescued me; I rescued her.”

Yue Xinghe listened intently, her eyes slightly unfocused, clearly deep in thought.

She didn’t make Mo Jiu wait too long and quickly came to a conclusion: “So, you didn’t come here for refuge. You came to stop us from attacking the Royal City?”

Mo Jiu was momentarily stunned.

She knew Yue Xinghe was smart, but she didn’t expect her to grasp the key point so quickly.

“It seems I was right,” Yue Xinghe took Mo Jiu’s brief daze as confirmation.

She no longer used honorifics for Mo Jiu but didn’t show any hostility either, continuing in a calm tone: “A hive can only have one Queen Bee. The embryos in the cultivation chamber will differentiate into a certain proportion of Soldier Bees or Worker Bees based on the colony’s needs. There is only one situation that will cause a new Queen Bee to differentiate: when the Empire’s sole Queen Bee suffers a misfortune.”

“I was born two days before the Imperial Marshal imprisoned you. The moment I was born, I inherited all the important memories of this hive and was given a sole mission.”

“My mission is to enter the Royal City, replace you, and rule the Empire.”

Yue Xinghe spoke very directly, but precisely because of this, Mo Jiu could sense that Yue Xinghe had doubts about her mission.

If she truly intended to attack the Royal City and claim the throne, she would simply do it and wouldn’t need to tell Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu could vaguely guess her doubt: “The premise is that I suffered a misfortune, but I am not only alive and well, but my power hasn’t declined?”

“Yes. If you still had the ability to influence the entire colony with your pheromones to serve you, I shouldn’t have been born. But I was born. Did something happen to your body or your power, or is something wrong with me?”

Yue Xinghe was seriously contemplating this problem.

However, the actual situation might be…

Mo Jiu: Is it because I was originally supposed to die? Does that count as a bug?

System: It can be explained away. Anything can be explained away. An excellent creator can explain anything. For example—Jiu Jiu, your fertility is gone.

Mo Jiu: Good heavens.

Mo Jiu: While it’s true I have no plans to have children, you really…

System: It’s just a setting, and besides, I’ve wanted to say this for a long time. Since Jiu Jiu already knows her true identity, I’ll say it boldly—actually, this world’s setting for reproduction only added the requirement of another person’s involvement based on your original ability. Jiu Jiu, you are the Goddess of Life and Creation! You can create a child just by rubbing your hands together!

Mo Jiu: Oh right.

Mo Jiu suddenly realized that when “creating life” existed as an ability rather than an identity and duty, she wasn’t resistant to it.

What she resisted was never the ability to “create life,” but the duty of the Queen Bee to expand the hive.

However, this was indeed a good reason, so Mo Jiu adopted it.

“You’re right. Something happened to my body,” Mo Jiu said gravely. “I… cannot create new embryos.”

“I see,” Yue Xinghe nodded. “No wonder I was born… Is this why the Imperial Marshal imprisoned you?”

“No, that’s not it,” Mo Jiu refuted, but didn’t plan to elaborate, as it concerned her and Yun Wenzhou’s private matters.

Yue Xinghe understood, skipped the question, and asked something else: “So what are you planning to do? Press pause on us, go back to the Royal City, restrain the Imperial Marshal, and then invite me to the Royal City?”

Mo Jiu did have this intention, but there was a problem, which was…

Mo Jiu: If Ye Lan’s hostility towards Yun Wenzhou decreases, and Yun Wenzhou’s hostility toward her doesn’t decrease, will Ye Lan still be in danger?

System: Hard to say.

Mo Jiu: Who exactly is the one who wants to kill Ye Lan? Don’t tell me the specifics, just give me a hint of their general identity. Is it someone I can beat up after I leave this world?

System: If I only answer that, yes, the answer is you can beat them up.

Mo Jiu: Then I can rest easy.

Mo Jiu pondered for a moment longer, then told Yue Xinghe: “No, you choose an appropriate time to attack the Royal City, but I hope you can control it well, try to avoid actual fighting, minimize casualties, and also, the conversation today must not be known to a third person, especially Ye Lan. Please trust me, this is to protect her.”

Yue Xinghe stared at Mo Jiu for a while, then suddenly smiled with interest: “It’s truly amazing. Since I was born, I’ve been uneasy due to the difference between myself and those around me, unable to sincerely trust anyone. Originally, Ye Lan was the only exception—she’s simple, straightforward, and very easy to understand. But you… I am actually willing to trust you. Your pheromones shouldn’t affect me, just as mine can only affect the allegiance of the Soldier Bees and Worker Bees, but not you.”

“That means I am also simple and straightforward,” Mo Jiu said boastfully, smiling.

Yue Xinghe accepted Mo Jiu’s proposal without even asking why. After all, she was planning to lead the faction of Soldier Bees loyal to her to attack the Royal City anyway.

Mo Jiu rested at the base for one night, planning to return to the Royal City when she woke up.

She knew Yun Wenzhou’s patience would only last overnight.

However, things still exceeded her expectations.

Early in the morning, right after she finished washing up and went out to find the training Ye Lan, she saw a Soldier Bee rush toward Ye Lan in a panic: “It’s bad! The Imperial Marshal has come to kill!”

“Wh—” Mo Jiu was incredulous.

Even if Yun Wenzhou ultimately chose not to trust her, the journey by flying vehicle takes more than ten minutes. How could she have brought an army to kill them?

Did she know the location of this base from the beginning, and then as soon as she found out Mo Jiu had run away yesterday, she immediately led the army out? Without even a moment of hesitation? Not an ounce of trust?

Mo Jiu felt a little disappointed.

Ye Lan remained relatively calm and asked the Soldier Bee: “How many people came?”

The reply: “One… just the Imperial Marshal alone.”

Mo Jiu: ?

Ye Lan: “Are you sure it’s only one person? You can’t take down one person?”

“The Soldier Bees on the training ground have all been beaten down by her alone, Captain! We need you!”

Ye Lan: “…”

Mo Jiu: “…”

Mo Jiu: Worthy of being my wife.

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