Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 179

Lu Tang carefully recalled Teacher Zhao’s words.

What were the two words that suddenly made the system feel uncomfortable?

“Zhao Kingdom? Intelligence?” Lu Tang picked out the possible sensitive words from the sentence and asked the system.

The system groaned a couple of times, 【Host Daddy, I feel stifled, as if someone is covering me, mmm…】

Last time, the system had left a string of garbled messages before suddenly going silent.

This time, it sounded like it was being kidnapped.

Lu Tang was extremely puzzled.

The system, a virtual entity, could be kidnapped by whom?

While the system suddenly went silent, Lu Tang didn’t know what to do for a moment. Her consciousness gradually returned, and Teacher Zhao’s voice became clear again.

“Of course, I won’t tell you that Princess Zhao Yue is imprisoned by Lord Gu. Haha, all these years, our princess has been respected here as the wife of the Minister of War, while your princess has been our prisoner.”

When Teacher Zhao mentioned Zhao Yue, the Sixth Princess immediately whipped him.

“Where is Zhao Yue imprisoned?”

“Of course, I won’t tell you, it’s in Lord Gu’s villa in the Western Mountains.”

His mouth seemed to be controlled by some curse, completely beyond his own control.

These top-secret matters were spilling out one by one from his own mouth. Teacher Zhao was sweating profusely with anxiety.

But that damned mouth just kept talking.

The Sixth Princess and the Crown Princess could no longer stand still. The Crown Princess said to the four officials, “I entrust him to you, please ensure that nothing he said today leaks out. We will leave first.”

Everyone knew where they were going.

Gu Zongming’s villa in the Western Mountains.

“Your Highnesses, please be careful and stay safe,” the four officials said, bowing to the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess nodded, then turned to Lu Tang, “Little Tang…”

Lu Tang immediately asked, “Can I go too?”

Without a word, the Crown Princess took her hand and walked out.

They got into the carriage, and the driver whipped the horses, heading straight for the Western Mountains.

The carriage rumbled along, the only sounds inside were the wheels rolling over the ground and the wind outside.

Leaning against the wall of the carriage, Lu Tang frowned as she recalled Teacher Zhao’s words.

What were the two words that made the system feel uncomfortable, that made the system feel stifled? What…

【Host Daddy, save me, someone wants to kill me, they’re going to take me away and kill me.】

The system suddenly screamed, and Lu Tang was startled into opening her eyes.

“Where are they taking you?”

【I don’t know, they put me in a big box, it’s so scary, they nailed the big box shut, I’m going to suffocate.】

A big box?

Nailed shut?

Suffocate?

A coffin?!

“What shape is your big box? How long is it?”

【Wuwuwu】

“What happened to you?”

Lu Tang sat up straight, causing the Sixth Princess and the Crown Princess to look at her.

Lu Tang smiled stiffly, “No, nothing, I just seemed to have fallen asleep and had a dream.”

Lu Tang had indeed been resting her eyes earlier, so the two princesses didn’t think much of it. The Crown Princess held Lu Tang’s hand; her fingers were icy cold and trembling slightly. The Crown Princess frowned, “Are you scared? Don’t worry, there won’t be any danger.”

Lu Tang licked her lips, and just as the Crown Princess held her hand, two words suddenly popped into her mind.

Zhao Yue.

Could the two words that made the system uncomfortable be Zhao Yue?

If it’s Zhao Yue, then…

Lu Tang dared not think further; she feared her imagination was too wild. But the words on the tip of her tongue felt necessary to speak, “I suddenly dreamt that Princess Zhao Yue was being moved.”

The Crown Princess was stunned, her dark eyes staring at Lu Tang, “You dreamt of Zhao Yue?”

Lu Tang nodded with pursed lips.

The Crown Princess and the Sixth Princess exchanged glances. The Sixth Princess quickly asked, “Why did you dream of Zhao Yue?”

Lu Tang wasn’t sure of her guess; she hesitated for a moment, “I dreamt she was put in a big box and was going to be moved.”

“A big box?” The Sixth Princess asked in surprise.

Lu Tang twisted her fingers, “I-I don’t know why I had such a dream. But if we’re going to rescue the princess, maybe we should split up? One group searches Gu Zongming’s villa, and the other looks around?”

The system’s information was incomplete; everything Lu Tang said was based on her own speculation.

She didn’t dare to give absolute opinions for fear of missing the chance to rescue Zhao Yue.

The Sixth Princess and the Crown Princess looked at each other. The Crown Princess quickly decided, “I’ll take Little Tang to Gu Zongming’s villa, you go back and get the Third Prince.”

The Sixth Princess responded, jumped out of the carriage, and rolled on the ground before running in the opposite direction.

She was running back to the capital.

Watching the Sixth Princess’s swift figure, Lu Tang felt a lump in her throat.

This is what family is.

The Crown Princess held Lu Tang’s hand, “Do you know why I agreed to bring you along?”

Lu Tang looked away and turned to the Crown Princess, shaking her head.

The Crown Princess smiled lightly, “You are the one Little Nine has chosen, just like us, you are family. Since we are family, there is no reason to let you face danger alone.”

After a pause, she added, “In other words, if you were in danger tomorrow, none of us would back away either.”

Lu Tang felt a lump in her throat and nodded.

The Crown Princess continued, “Zhao Yue… Back then, our nation was weaker than Zhao Kingdom. We urgently needed to stabilize and recuperate. It was Zhao Yue who suggested to the Emperor to arrange a marriage alliance, not for love as He Yujiao claimed. As Teacher Zhao said, it was for intelligence. Initially, I was the one chosen, but before the Emperor announced it, Zhao Yue publicly revealed my relationship with the First Prince. That made me unsuitable. She said we were all people with emotional ties, not suitable for espionage. Her martial arts were better, and she had no emotional burdens. I knew she was looking out for me. I… He Yujiao claimed she smothered Zhao Yue with a pillow, but Zhao Yue’s martial arts are better than the Sixth Princess’s, how could that be possible…”

Lu Tang understood the Crown Princess’s feelings at this moment. She turned and held the Crown Princess’s hand, “Perhaps, the situation forced her at that time.”

Anything involving the system was indeed forced.

Could Princess Zhao Yue really be related to the system?

What kind of relationship?

Was it the same as the one she had with the system or…

An hour later, the carriage arrived at Gu Zongming’s villa in the Western Mountains.

As if anticipating their arrival, Gu Zongming stood outside the villa’s gate. When he saw the carriage arrive, he showed no surprise. As they got off the carriage, Gu Zongming bowed, “Greetings to the Crown Princess.”

After speaking, he glanced at Lu Tang.

That glance sent chills down Lu Tang’s spine.