After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 11

Although Xiao Yueqing hadn’t spoken very directly, Yun Dan could still hear the implications in his words.

Combined with what he had said before, Yun Dan could roughly guess what was going on.

Anyway, since she had no way to escape from here, she might as well take a gamble. If she could help, it actually wouldn’t be a big deal.

“Alright, tell me what you want me to do.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Dan felt herself flying through the air.

After landing, she discovered that Xiao Yueqing had already brought her back to his courtyard.

She watched him push open the door and walk inside, so she followed him in.

Once inside the room, Xiao Yueqing got straight to the point. “I need you to help me find four treasure maps. You don’t need to ask why. After it’s done, you can have whatever you want. I can guarantee you’ll be safe during this period.”

So it was about finding treasure maps.

Yun Dan thought to herself that she had never participated in this kind of treasure hunting game before.

“I’ll only ask you one thing: are you looking for these four treasure maps to harm others’ lives?”

She had to ask clearly. If they were to be used to harm people, then she couldn’t agree to it.

Xiao Yueqing shook his head and said, “It’s related to me, but I won’t use this treasure to harm anyone.”

“Fine, I agree. When do we start?”

Xiao Yueqing hadn’t expected her to agree so readily. He had originally thought he would need to threaten her.

He pulled out a pill from his sleeve and said, “I never trust human hearts. This is poison. You’ll need to drink my blood every month to prevent the poison from taking effect. After the task is completed, I’ll give you the antidote.”

Yun Dan didn’t hesitate and directly swallowed the poison.

This stunned Xiao Yueqing once again.

“Why did you eat it when you knew it was poison?”

Yun Dan shrugged, “Even if I didn’t want to eat it, you would have made me swallow it anyway. I might as well be obedient. I’ve taken the poison, and I promise I’ll work hard to complete the mission. After it’s done, set me free, and we’ll be even.”

What Yun Dan really wanted to say was that at least she still had some value right now, so Xiao Yueqing wouldn’t let her die just yet.

Anyway, finding the four treasure maps would definitely take a very long process, during which she would be safe.

However, other problems arose.

“I agreed to help you find the treasure maps, but if you let me go out alone and wander around aimlessly, I won’t be able to find them. Don’t you plan to provide me with some clues or something? Otherwise, if it takes me many years to find them, wouldn’t you have to wait a long time?”

Xiao Yueqing shook his head and said, “As far as I know, the first treasure map is in Mingyue Manor. I need you to go undercover and infiltrate Mingyue Manor to help me find the treasure map. This treasure map might not be very important to other people—it might just be a decoration for their entire lives—but it’s different for some people. Someone’s life depends on it.”

Although Xiao Yueqing didn’t speak very clearly, Yun Dan still understood.

The “some people” he mentioned should actually refer to himself.

Yun Dan nodded thoughtfully, thinking that the person whose life depended on the treasure map that he mentioned should be himself, right?

This made Yun Dan curious.

“Could it be that you have some incurable disease, so you want to find this treasure map to save your life?”

Perhaps afraid that Xiao Yueqing might misunderstand, Yun Dan quickly added another sentence.

“Don’t misunderstand. What I mean is, I didn’t expect that you would have me look for treasure maps just to save a life. Because in my understanding, the treasures in treasure maps should all be priceless.”

After all, in TV dramas, treasure maps basically all led to priceless treasures, usually presented in the form of gold, silver, and precious stones.

But this time’s treasure seemed to be somewhat different.

Xiao Yueqing didn’t blame her for being presumptuous, but said earnestly, “These four treasure maps are scattered in various places and are all interconnected. So as long as you get one of them, you can deduce clues to another one. Following this pattern, you can eventually find the treasure. This treasure is priceless and can save lives, so will you save me?”

He suddenly looked up at Yun Dan, which completely bewildered her.

Yun Dan unconsciously stepped back several steps.

But there was a wall behind her, forcing her to retreat no further.

She watched as Xiao Yueqing suddenly bent down and whispered softly in her ear, “This time, seeking you out was indeed my problem, but I had no choice. You’ll save me, won’t you? Can you bear to watch me die alone?”

What Yun Dan really wanted to say was: your life or death is none of my damn business.

But thinking that her own life was still in this person’s hands, she continued following his words.

Now she had to hold tight to this powerful ally, otherwise her own life would be lost here.

Moreover, she had transmigrated into this body—this was her own body now. If she died, she wouldn’t exist in reality anymore!

So Yun Dan was very unwilling but helplessly nodded and said, “Yes, you’re so good-looking. If you died alone now, it would be too pitiful.”

Xiao Yueqing was very satisfied with this answer.

He suddenly realized that when he had originally spared Yun Dan’s life, it seemed he had made the right choice.

Xiao Yueqing had originally thought that he would need to use both threats and inducements before this little girl would reluctantly agree to go undercover for him. He hadn’t expected that she would be so agreeable.

Perhaps he had been too afraid of being deceived, so much so that he was always on guard against these people.

He hadn’t expected that this little girl who had fallen from the sky, whose background couldn’t be traced, would be different.

But this was far from enough.

Trust couldn’t be built overnight, or through just a few simple things.

It required seeing sincerity.

Xiao Yueqing was unwilling to trust human hearts because he had once been hurt by human hearts until he was completely broken, left with only this barely surviving body.

Many times, even he himself felt very disgusted with his current state.

Yet he had no choice but to be forced to accept all of this.

Feeding her poison was because he didn’t want to be betrayed again.

He hoped this little girl wouldn’t disappoint his expectations.

Only then did Xiao Yueqing stand up and move away from her. He turned around with his back to her, seemingly wanting to tell her some important points to note.

“Those treasure maps aren’t easy to find, but I already have clues about one of them. It’s hidden within Mingyue Manor, so I need you to help me go undercover at Mingyue Manor and steal this treasure map for me.”

Yun Dan nodded and asked further, “I know you want me to find all four treasure maps for you. Are you planning to have me give each one to you as I find them? I can do that.

But now there’s another very important problem: after I find the treasure maps, how do I find you? I won’t even know where you’ll be then.”