Inner Thoughts Exposed: Reborn General's Farming Daughter Has a System

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: A Revenge

During the day, Xiao Qingya played with Xiao Xue in front of the house while her siblings helped Zhou Anran deliver the rice seeds to the neighbor.

Everyone was quite flattered when they received them.

"Anran, it’s been a while since I saw you," Aunt Dong smiled at her.

They all exchanged some pleasantries every time they visited each house, making the trip take a little longer than it was supposed to be. Hence, one day wasn’t enough.

It was already the second day.

Xiao Qingya watched her mother and sister going back and forth. Her little hands supported her chin.

Su Wan had come a while ago, and she joined Zhou Anran, helping her to bring the bundles of rice stalks with her.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qingya’s eyes continued to look around. She laid on the grass under a tree, seemingly in a daze, but her eyes were quite alert.

In front of the house, there was Xiao Yuyan who was tying the rice stalks into several bundles. Zhou Wenzhi and Xiao Jingran had returned to the county to bring more paddy rice to Hejia Village.

[System...] The little one sighed.

The System jumped to her lap, trying to use its soft fur to alleviate her worries.

She glanced at Xiao Yuyan with some pity, somehow feeling bad for her second sister. Coincidentally, she was with her when she was given a mission last night.

It was just unknown whether the plot will happen today. The system task never specified about it.

[So... that bad old woman is finally gone from the yamen?] She muttered, still finding it a little unbelievable.

[The wicked uncle too? Who had released them?] She scratched the back of her head.

Xiao Yuyan would occasionally glance at her little sister to make sure she was still there, but she was too far away to hear the conversation between her and the system.

As such, she didn’t realize that Xiao Qingya had another mission triggered.

In fact, no one was aware of it.

They thought that they finally had some peace in their lives.

Xiao Qingya couldn’t help but stare at the mission interface again.

[Mission Triggered!]

[Mission Objective: Chen Huayun is plotting to harm you. Swim ashore to save yourself.]

[Reward: Legendary miracle box (needs another trigger to be unlocked)]

The plot where she finally died was there, drowned by Chen Huayun’s evil claws, although it was now for a different reason.

In the original plot, Chen Huayun killed her because she didn’t want another mouth to feed. Zhou Wenzhi kept on helping the Xiao family, which made her extremely unhappy.

Xiao Qingya’s elder siblings were already old enough, so she considered them useful, some good free labor force. On the other hand, Xiao Qingya was too young and could do nothing useful yet.

Chen Huayun’s murder attempt didn’t happen only once or twice. And thanks to the plot that no longer followed the original trajectory, Xiao Qingya was spared from it.

[What if I ran away and didn’t follow through with this mission?] Xiao asked the System.

The System fell silent for a moment. If it could, it actually also didn’t want Xiao Qingya to take risks.

[Host, once you survive this... you will be considered for having escaped the original plot and break the curse.] It said solemnly, and continued. [However, whatever your decision is, I will support you, Little Ya.]

Xiao Qingya bit her lip. She stared at the mysterious reward and asked, [What is this mysterious miracle box?]

[It’s a golden finger.]

[Similar to you? A System?]

The System thought about it. [This item is extremely rare, and I can’t ascertain what it is. This is usually for the female lead or the male lead.]

[If one of them obtains a golden finger, the chance of changing the plot will be higher.]

The little one stroked her chin thoughtfully.

[The female lead... should be my mother or my sister, right? They are the only known female leads for now. Forget about my stinky father. I am not giving this item to him.] Xiao Qingya decided.

The System asked her. [Host, are you going to do the mission?]

Xiao Qingya nodded. [I can’t swim... but I already thought of a way to go through this one.]

With that, she called the Ling siblings over.

[Little Master, do you need something from us?]

Thanks to the paddy rice harvested from the fields they gave to the Xiao family, they obtained merit which now strengthened their ghost cultivation.

Although the Ling siblings still couldn’t easily appear in front of other people, they finally could do that within a certain duration.

[Ling Yu, Ling Bo... I don’t know when my eldest brother will return. Today or tomorrow, I might encounter some danger.] She began to speak earnestly.

The Ling siblings were shocked. They stared at each other with wide eyes before they turned to Xiao Qingya anxiously.

[What kind of danger, Little Master? Shouldn’t you tell your sister about it?] Ling Yu motioned to Xiao Yuyan.

Xiao Qingya shook her head, signalling she couldn’t tell them directly.

[If I tell my brother, I might miss this chance... so it’s better to find another way.] She fell silent for a moment. [During the time you spent in that river, you met a lot of ghosts, right?]

They both hurriedly nodded.

Water ghosts usually were pretty good at restraining people and pulling them underwater. Then, should they be able to help to pull her ashore, right?

[Can we negotiate with them? Can they pull humans ashore?] Xiao Qingya asked, without directly revealing what would happen to her.

The Ling siblings already guessed what would happen to her from her words.

[Little Master, how about we go over to ask them?] Ling Bo asked.

Xiao Qingya nodded. [I still have a few incense sticks for rewards if they can do it. If they have unfulfilled wishes, I can also help them realize it within my capabilities.]

She blinked and added. [Make the requirements clear for them first. Remember that I am only a three year old baby!]

The Ling siblings nodded before they disappeared from the spot and went to negotiate with the water ghosts in the river.

Xiao Qingya stared in a daze again, waiting for the Ling siblings to return. She still couldn’t understand how Chen Huayun managed to escape from the yamen.

It was the yamen runners themselves who sentenced her to a lot of years of imprisonment. Compared to Chen Huayun, Zhou Shiming seemed to be more useful as a lackey.

Probably he also had been released.

Chen Huayun had suffered a lot in the prison, so she would be ruthless if she wanted to take revenge.

Xiao Qingya turned to Xiao Yuyan and secretly apologized in her heart. She knew in order to seize this mysterious reward, she needed to take a risk.

In the process, Xiao Yuyan might suffer from guilt.

Not long after, the Ling siblings appeared again. They brought excellent news even though worry was still present on their faces.

[Little Master, I have already listed several ghosts who were willing to help you.] Ling Bo said.

Ling Yu added. [We also have delivered your message to them. They are aware of your condition. Some of them proposed difficult wishes at the start, but later changed it to incense sticks.]

Xiao Qingya listened to Ling Bo’s listing the ghosts’ names and their requests. They weren’t too difficult.

Some just wanted to tell their family members about the money they had hidden, apologizing for the mistake they have made, or requesting final words of parting.

With so many ghosts helping her, surely nothing would go wrong, right?

As long as they dragged her away from Chen Huayun toward the shore, it should be considered a mission completion. However, she still confirmed it with the System.

The System immediately nodded at her. [Yes, Host. The mission can be completed like that.]

She patted her little chest, relieved.

Then, she just needed to wait for Chen Huayun to appear.

[If my eldest brother is close by, you can also tell him.] Xiao Qingya mumbled. [After I am in danger only, or...]

She couldn’t really explain further. The little one lifted her big, round eyes, hoping that the Ling siblings would understand.

Fortunately, they did. They solemnly nodded at her.

Since Xiao Qingya was aware of what was going to happen, she could feel the anxiety eating her away. Xiao Yuyan came over and gave her some snacks, and she finally calmed down a little.

Then, that plot finally arrived.

Xiao Qingya snapped awake when she felt someone was grabbing her. She opened her eyes to meet Chen Huayun’s ruthless gaze.

Chen Huayun covered her mouth to stop her from screaming for help. From the corner of her eyes, Xiao Qingya saw that Xiao Yuyan had gone, probably taking something from inside the house.

"I finally got you, cursed little thing!" Chen Huayun muttered as she brought the struggling Xiao Qingya to the river.